you get ping, ping, ping, ping, ping. the middle of the cold war is a series of sounds, it becomes clear quickly the sides testing designs. there was something like a communication going on at this very low bid rate of nuclear explosions between the united states and soviet union. it drops off dramatically in 1991, and then there are just a few. and then finally in 2006 there are a couple in north korea, and that's it. silence after that. i mean, that is, to me, a really deep, graphic version of what's been going on. all of this, and now we're down to here, and the question really is where do we go from here? and i know you all are involved in that question. and i hope the answer is we go to some place that's safer and more secure, where negotiation to the extent that it can replaces threat. those would seem, to me, to be the ideal places to go. so that's, for me, the end of 30 years of work. i've written my last nuclear volume. i caught up with the present. i'll have to wait another decade before there's another book to

. >> qiong han chu and feng ping ou were allegedly killed by a rival merchant. according to san francisco police. he had a long-running dispute with the victims because they sold a similar items. taken into custody and booked on two counts of murder. you can see that he left incense, flowers, and qiong han chu and feng ping ou outside of our store. if these murders of chicken of store owners on the wharf. tourists-have--shaken up. >> and it sounds crazy and we have been here from los angeles it is always a great place to come. >> is a safe. and i know that something like this can happen anytime, anyplace. >> i know that these things are happening, you to watch your back but like a nunot going to stop my life for crazies, out there. and that plea please come forward with this if investigation of. if there were two latin shoppers in the shop during the, . homicide for >> jacqueline. >> and the latest satellite picture, we will show you right on the coast. and with temperatures warmer. then we saw, yesterday. thames and the upper 50s, low 60s for the most part and

but i don't think she'd go for a guy like -- [ ping! ] she says she'd love to. [ ping!n't wait to see me. [ ping! ] she's wanted me to ask her out for over a year now! [ ping! ] she just sent me a video. [ girl's voice ] hi stephen can't wait for our date! oh, can i see that? aah! [ male announcer ] in the network, sparks fly faster. at&t is getting faster with 4g. rethink possible. (♪) girls: ladies, time to raise the cuff, i ain't bluffin. show some ank cuz i ain't seen nothing. welcome to the ankle show. just a little peak of leg is how it goes. jeans raised up -- shoes down low. welcome to the ankle show. dj denim: alright... time to show them ankles please. them sexy little things about a foot below your knees. girls: welcome to the ankle show. just a little peak of leg is how it goes hemline high, shoes down low. welcome to the ankle show. vj vo: let your ankles show with new ankle jeans and flirty flats. >> jimmy: welcome back. we are in hollywood. good night to fall asleep with your television on with us this evening. a talented kid. his next movie is called "la

but i don't think she'd go for a guy like -- [ ping! ] she says she'd love to. [ ping! for over a year now! [ ping! ] she just sent me a video. [ girl's voice ] hi stephen, can't wait for our date! oh, can i see that? aah! [ male announcer ] in the network, sparks fly faster. at&t is getting faster with 4g. rethink possible. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: sounds great. welcome back, everybody. hope you have a great weekend. the 83rd academy -- annual academy awards are this sunday. i'm very excited. it's all across the country. people are making their final picks in the oscar office pools. it's really hard to predict who the winners are gonna be. especially in the category of best picture. just ten nominees. so once again, we turn to the predicting power of the "late night" puppies. it's time for, "if puppies could vote." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you guys want to meet the puppies? [ cheers and applause ] let's bring them out. here we go. ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: gary, watch it. gary, get off her. gary? you guys, let me introduce you to this impressive panel here. w

but i don't think she'd go for a guy like -- [ ping! ] she says she'd love to. [ ping!ing! ] she's wanted me to ask her out for over a year now! [ ping! ] she just sent me a video. [ girl's voice ] hi stephen can't wait for our date! oh, can i see that? aah! [ male announcer ] in the network, sparks fly faster. at&t is getting faster with 4g. rethink possible. ok, allie's spelling bee is monday... sounds like a mini-wheats day to me! and becka's science fair is on the 8th. she's presenting the solar system. hey, i've got just the wholegrain fiber to keep her full so she can stay focused. um, you rock. she'll be ready to rock. [ female announcer ] make your kids big days, mini-wheats days. packed with 100% whole grain fiber, kellogg's frosted mini-wheats cereal has what it takes to help keep your kids full so they can stay focused on the days that matter most. keeps 'em full. keeps 'em focused. [ female announcer ] the latest athletic fabrics inspired stayfree® to create thermocontrol. designed with the comfort of athletic fabrics in mind, stayfree® with thermocontrol qu

he plays a round of ping tic-tac-toe on the game show. this is what it sounds like, tic-tac-toe with ping pong balls. will he win? you can tune in tonight, 8:00 here on nbc bay area. james franco nominated for an oscar playing in the movie "127 hours," also hosting the oscars. coming up the east bay county looking to renew sales tax that expires. why it wants to take action now and who stands to benefit. that's why lysol has started a mission for health. with new mom programs, lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools and disaster relief efforts. when you use lysol at home, you'll know you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >> reporter: new this morning, hide your lap top and your gps. thieves are having a field day on the peninsula. good morning. i'm marla tellez. what you need to know about the latest string of burglaries. >> the trial against the bay area teen accused of trying to blow up his school moves forward. >> and who will eventually replace steve jobs? some shareholders

but i don't think she'd go for a gut like -- [ ping! ] she says she'd love to. [ ping!ays she named me after a character she played that was a vampire named morena. i'm not a vampire so i like the name. >> jimmy: in a way, you were sucking her blood from inside the womb and feeding off her like a vampire would. >> that works. >> jimmy: maybe that has something to do with it. >> and the second one is she was a famous actress and a newspaper article when i was born a pick of her and my dad and me. it said, baby morena doesn't have a name yet. and that stuck. >> jimmy: she let the newspaper name you? >> yep. >> jimmy: do you have the newspaper? >> i do. >> jimmy: your mom was film television? >> theater. a little bit of soap operas. but my mom is a producer. she brought the vagina monologues to brazil. >> jimmy: what? >> i said the word vagina. >> jimmy: is that how it's pronewsed in pra sil? >> she says it very sexily. >> jimmy: that's better somehow. >> it is better. but still hard. and when i would have boyfriends over for dinner and stuff she would say things like my v

when he walked into this fisherman and shocked qiong han chu and feng ping ou -shot. and both are 30 year- old san francisco residents. because of the suspects and victims store sold similar merchandise. the suspect worked at this kiosks selling luggage, purses. right next door to the victims'. you can see that with flowers, incense as a vigil. and shop owners are saying that they are shocked since they saw them 20 minutes before. and i saw him before with a customer and i thought that everything was all right. nothing happened. >> he was a nice guy, really a nice guy smiling all the time. he looked like a little depressed. >> he came to work every day and would not think. the student businesses are suffering-. >> and i am assuming that financial problems are putting hardship on people. >> the suspect is in custody we're still asking for the help of two latin tourists that for inside the store to come forward. >> maureen kelly. >> and a violent start--a violent start. in the last four weeks, christine connolly breaks down the lot numbers of san francisco, oakland, san

year-old hong ri wu walked into the store of a rival merchant and fatally shot quiong han chu and feng ping ou. the bible stores sold the same fake merchandise -- -- rival store sold the same fake merchandise. >> investigators seized $100,000 worth of fake merchandise/cheer. >>> the friends and family of a girl who disappeared 22 years ago are gathering to knightsbridge she was on her way home from middle school to get her ice skates. she banished and her parents say she has never given up hope that eileen will be found -- vanished and her parents say they have never given up hope that eileen will be found. >>> a fire happened at puppy paws pet shop. three puppies in a pet store were killed and firefighters were able to rescue french bulldog puppies. >>> u.s. senators say they are taking steps to prevent another disaster like the san bruno pipeline explosion. they impose tougher penalties when utilities by late safety rules and require remote shutoff valves, protection devices and extra safety devices. >>> a federal judge ruled that portions of the landmark health care reform legislation is

to and from the proceedings in superior court.police believe wu killed qiong han chu, 30, and feng ping ou, 30, in their jefferson street store jan. 20 because he resented the competition from their shop. both the victims' store and the hole- in-the-wall shop that wu operated in an alley off jefferson sold items such as purses, luggage, hats and scarves.wu's arraignment had been delayed for more than a week while he was kept on a psychiatric hold at san francisco general hospital. authorities believe he's a danger to himself. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. >> darya: welcome back to the kron 4 news. a live look here from tulsa, look how slowly the train is moving, cars stopped winning you can see the snow falling. this is a new storm system. they're getting snow their in tulsa today. >> james: an attorney for former president jeff scalings says they deride his client request for release to pretend his funeral. request was denied without explanation. the 20 rob was found dead in his home he last week. >> darya: lindsay lohen

it is a ping-pong effort that goes on here. it is really exploiting the public si's time and project sponsor's time. it is not healthy, for lack of a better term. we are just going around in circles with this. i hope that we can work with the commission secretary avery to draft a letter to the land use chair, whether that means another task force, i do not know if that will get us anywhere. he mentioned all of the different groups that have to be at the table to figure out something that is going to work. commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: i forgot what are was going to say. >> i am sorry. commissioner sugaya: i would like to go on record as supporting everybody's thoughts as far as looking at it more comprehensively and having the staff take a look around as far as what iraq -- of best practices might be out there. they would have some information on what they might be looking at. some resolutions would be for the city to talk to the federal government. in fact, i would rather spend our time looking at what is possible

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and how many ping-pong balls does it take to fit a plane? they say the iq tests favor those adapt to quizzes. >>> for other news before the bell, we'll turn to sharida brantley live at cnbc world headquarters. >> reporter: good morning, scott. futures are fairly high they are morning. as wall street comes off another positive week, that despite friday's disappointing unemployment report showing companies only added 36,000 jobs last month, well below forecast. the dow rose 2% last week. the nasdaq nearly 3%. asian markets jumped overnight and europe is also positive. it is a quiet week for economic data with reports on unemployment, trade deficit and consumer sentiment out thursday and friday. today we get consumer credit figures. fed chairman ben bernanke testified before the house budget committee on wednesday, his first appearance before the republican-controlled house. the dow rising 29 points friday to 12,992. the nasdaq rose to a three-year high. also the settlement is part of a class-action lawsuit filed in 2009 including jpmorgan chas

winning streak overall the markets are set to settle down firmly into positive territory as they track pings in the u.s. and asia and as well prices are moving up with tension in the middle east as. let's have a look at some individual share moves energy majors are mostly higher supported by high oil metals and mining sector is better than the market on high gold portals gold is climbing point eight percent banking shares are also posting gains point seven percent on the rise. now russia's biggest lenders were a bank is set to expand into investment banking c.e.o. here on graphs a decision on its strategy will be announced in less than two weeks the company says it will either buy an existing investment company or create a business from scratch. we plan to quickly develop sperm banks and investment banking are we have ended studying all possible opportunities that exist today of which there are two or by the time acquisition of an existing company or creating a so-called greenfield investment bank but we don't have any deals with potential market and disciplines in place at the moment and fo

and i got a lot of pings. >> reporter: now it's time for sarah to sit back and wait.urcing romance really lead to lasting love? leann clark was impressed by lori's ghostwriting services. didn't bother her when she found out that her date didn't actually write any of his e-mails. >> it's kind of like, here he is, he's the idea guy. and then kind of delegates his ideas to everybody else. so it's typical jeff. >> reporter: when they finally met in person, sparks flew and ten months later, they got engaged. sarah is hoping for the same luck. she's ready for her first date with ron, a match handpicked by her ghostwriter. >> date number one. >> on the date. >> reporter: he didn't seem to find that he had a little help, either. >> so what do you think about the big reveal? >> it's kind of a shocker, but i would say, i would love to have someone do that for me. >> i wanted to make sure that it was the right moment and wasn't contrived or forced, he listened to me and a very long pause. he was like, that's actually really cool. >> reporter: and now sarah is hooked on outsourci

real men wear ping. rick you fowler. one hop into the cup for an eagle. 13-under through 13. jeff ogilvy making a charge in the third round. holes out for bird. 14-under through 14. on to the fourth round. phil mickelson on the par-5 3rd. chipping in for birdie. few do it better than phil. tommy two gloves gainey the big break star, would 3-putt bogey the final hole of the day dropping to 16 under. wilson would drain his birdie, big two-stroke swing, moves to 18-under par. and has a two-stroke lead. holme is one of four at 15-under. >> the hardwood for nba action at 6:00. see you then and there are people who aren't watching the super bowl. >> alan: okay, streafnlg just ahead, going to the dogs in san francisco. the small dog medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-

to me tennis is basically just ping-pong, and the players are standing on the table.hat's all it is. and that goofy scoring. you win one point, all of a sudden you're up by 15. two points, 30-love. 30-love. sounds like and english call girl. "that'll be 30, love... "and could you be a little quieter next time, please?" shh." ♪ we'll forget about the snow and rain ♪

it was the pings and the chicago blackhawks.li this was like 19 years ago. >> they fought for comprehensive coverage of every bay area team. sports net central and comcast is the place to turn every night. a full coverage of just teams you care about. 10:30 on comcast sports net bay area. she did. >> make sure you look at every word carefully. >> she was in the mickey mouse club. >> so this goes back to that. >> i do. >> jessica's dedication was 100%. >> i watched it as a mingled. >> i don't have wings. >> when we come back, a move tu time-honored way to stay home. continue. re >>> tonight at 11:00, playing in the sandbox is a childhood right of passage but could become a thing of the past over concerns about a potential health risk inside. the red wood city parks and rec department spent two years and more than $50,000 trying to figure out why there were such high levels of e. coli at stanford and maddox parks on the peninsula that got us thinking how much e-coli is in the sand and other parts around the bay area and how much i

ping. skeet shooting in the parking lot.full court underhand and through the hoop at gamble pavilion. not done yet. we have to do our little celebration dance. johnny up there across the arena from the other side. bank shot. he bank is open. kid is amazing. post that dash post that on youtube and got 3 million hits so far and the question everybody is wondering is why is he only the back up quarterback? to do that. be starting for somebody. >> amazing. >> impressive. cool stuff. >> i'm sure it took several take but we can be hear all da day. >> that's right. >> that's our report thanks for watching. for larry, and all of us see you in app hour on channel 7

. >> and a rival store owner who killed qiong han chu and feng ping ou because both of their stores sellsimilar merchandise. and other merchants say that the suspect is a nice man and very hard working. and they are shocked he has been arrested for this double homicide. >> city officials in oakland are saying that they're going to be more support from the oakland police department. to bring back 10 of the the officers leave back in july. sergeants and prioritizing the repair of 0 pd patrol cars and continuing to research new car funds. and with communications over the new recent dispatch this past weekend has been repaired. in oakland haazig madyun >> and another big story, violence to 2011 with an alarming of , sides. homicide's--11 in january, and san francisco, and san jose is not far behind, and oakland. this has caught the attention of each police department because they've been going down in years past. christine connolly, kron 4 news. (music) >> our big weather story tonight is the return of the warmer weather this week. dense fog over night. colder temperatures as well with sunny

when the legislature simply addressed these issues with the governor and you put about benefit and ping in place that is reason and sustainable that the taxpayer can afford. >>reporter: pe introduced his bill today. however it has the chance in the legislature controlled by democrats. but his idea may find support among tea party backers. they staged this demonstration in napa in support of wisconsin governor. he was he has proposed taking away the union bargaining power to bargain for employee health an pension benefits and warns today that 1500 people may have to be laid off if the state, 1 1500 people may have to be laid off if the state doesn't gain more flexibility in making budget cuts. now on the other side in condition cord hundreds of mount diablo school district employee gather this evening outside elementary school here where the school board is meeting tonight to consider closing a third campus to save money. like the workers in wisconsin they claim the administration is using budget cuts as an excuse to chop away at the bargaining rights. more cuts as an excuse to chop away

take care of business extending contract for manger bruce and gm brian through 2012 ping the opening.edia defending the title and pablo's weight. >> struck him out. and for the first time since 1954 the giants are world champions. >>reporter: thanks to world series run into november the off season was shorter than usual. but giants players feel like spring training can't come soon enough. >> for me it was the season was over and was already coon of antsy about getting back and getting going again. so definitely makes it more fun to come in with that world series title. >>reporter: giants tim is ready to go. >> fi that will prepare me better through spring training. my body agent bit more. >>reporter: speaking of body. all eyes today were on pablo sandoval. he struggled la season a had weight balloon. it was obvious he shed some points but -- pounds but how many is a mystery. >> i'm not going to tell how many pounds i lost. i lost a lot. >>reporter: in off season of self improvement sandoval has been running with former olympic gold medal dan o'brien. talking hit with barry bonds. even

aaron ralston plays a round of ping tic-tac-toe on the game show which is what it sounds like.he win the big prize? you can tune in tonight at 8:00 here on nbcbayarea.com. by the way, james franco nominated for playing ralston in that film. franco is also hosting this year's oscars. >> fascinating. 5:57. we'll be right back. >> let's do this first. in the heart of the silicon valley some students are ready to become the bay area's future engineers. >> check it out. students at leeland high school are spending their winter vacation building a robot. part of the national first robotics competition. they are responsible for every aspect including wiring it and programming it. that robot has to be able to be mobile and perform some tasks, complete a ring toss. >> impressive. >> and spending their winter break to do it. 5:56 and coming up at 6:00 police are looking for suspects after an attack in oakland. >> some san jose police officers are fighting to keep their jobs. >> and police are warning people who shop at a peninsula mall to be on the lookout. what thieves are taking coming

. >> basically t icht c-tac-top with ping-pong bok balls. minute to win it right here at 8:00.nd james franco is nominated for an oscar for playing him in 127 hours. he's also hosting the oscar this is year. >> have you seen the movie? >> i haven't yet, but it's one of the ones i need to see this weekend. >> hey, lawrence. >> great stories for you tonight. let's start with the giants getting back one of their greats. not just hanging out with the team, he's actually instructing the team just a bit. and the as in phoenix came taking some batting practice. the woman throwing it, the first woman to ever throw batting practice, we'll show you all that and a whole bunch more coming up in sports. >>> and from sports to a look at the shark tank. it's usually pretty cold there, but it's going to get even colder outside the next two days. we'll talk about our potential for record breaking w d how ll ltuanw sd how long it willroti ack sd.un d. >>> the golden gate bridge has undergone a lot of maintenance in the last 73 years. >> a three year multimillion-dollar facelift. showing us what

as you know, our rec center is holding a citywide ping pong tournament this week, and today we are going to determine which of you, playing together as partners, is going to represent us in the tournament. [cheering] - it's totally gonna be you and me, paul. we're the best team, by far. - we'll see about that, danny. francine and i have been practicing. - practicing long days in sweaty gymnasiums swinging these mallets. - paddles. - paddles. - and now we are ready to represent the neighborhood and take home the city championship trophy. - we'll see about that, won't we, paul? - mind if i serve? - go right ahead. - ha ha ha! now you have experienced my secret weapon-- the old spin and serve.

what he is trying to do is uker the republicans into a process, back and forth, a ping-pong thing, back and force, back and forth over a couple of years where both parties begin to show their hand. and eventually you have a situation you had with tip o'neill and ronald reagan in 38ee where they went on another big story, tommy o'neill tells the story where his dad went to the white house one day at the end of 28ee when reagan lost that election, lost 26 sees and reagan said to tip let's go for a walk. and they went on a walk on the back lawn and came back with a social security deal. so i think it's going to take awhile to get there as obama said, jack lou, i worked with-- said we've learned from history that the person who sticks their neck out on social security and medicare and offers to do something doesn't get it, they just get killed. nothing happens because the other side springs into action and says gocha. >> you think obama understands this. >> i think he knows this. therefore he is waiting for the republicans to show something. >> he is not speak together deficit commission re

where serbian strongman milosevic ended up spending the last few weeks of his life playing darts and ping-pong before dying of a heart attack in his cell. but what about america? after being run out of the philippines, they landed in honolulu. they also wrestled with numerous lawsuits before he died and she went back to her homeland. but even with our closest allies revolutions tend to complicate the relationship. could he actually end up here? >> look at what happened with the shah of iran. he was our best friend. we wanted to help him. we couldn't harbor him. we helped arrange for him to go to mexico and then to other places to hang out. but you know the u.s. obviously, is going to be concerned about its relationship with the new government in egypt. >> reporter: ironically after the iranian revolution, the shah sought refuge in egypt before bouncing to morocco, the bahamas and mexico. then he got sick and president carter reluctantly let him seek treatment in america but before long he was forced to hide out in panama before dying in egypt. so, where does that leave him? well, it appears th

to and from the proceedings in superior court.police believe wu killed qiong han chu, 30, and feng pinget store jan. 20 because he resented the competition from their shop. both the victims' store and the hole- in-the-wall shop that wu operated in an alley off jefferson sold items such as purses, luggage, hats and scarves.wu's arraignment had been delayed for more than a week while he was kept on a psychiatric hold at san francisco general hospital. but authorities believe he's a danger to themselves. >> james: a lot of trash talk inside the board of supervisors up for discussion is the garbage contract according to the chronicle and 10 year deal with the ecology is under consideration the deal is worth $110 million. the proposal has opposition from waste management who is the current bridge contractor and a group opposed to shipping that trash. >> darya: a controversial plan to charge festival backers, film crews and construction firms more than $20 an hour to close a metered parking space has been toned down. currently, only construction and building crews pay the $4 fee to use metere

it is not about protecting the innocent, but creating a life threat ping situation -- threatening situation for women. it is a tax increase of historic proportions. it would eliminate the private market for abortion insurance coverage. the chief sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, is clear about his purpose. when he introduced this bill, he sited a -- crit cited a study that showed a decrease in abortions of 25% when funding is cut off. coercion works, and the remarks heard from the chairman made crystal clear that the unashamed purpose is to use economic coercion to prevent women from using their constitutional rights to have an abortion even with their own funds. it is an unprecedented attack on women, on families, on their rights under the constitution, and for that matter, from the private insurance market. let's not pretend this bill has anything to do with government funding. it does not. i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you, mr. nadler, and without objection, other statements will be made part of the record. >> a unanimous consent reque

. >> reporter: 2,000 ping-pong balls in weightlessness. york. >> i'm glad he explained that. we thought they lost their cookies. >> you know, they need to do it with young people, students themselves. >> you've done it and said it's tough on the stomach. >> it is. i won't go into the details. >> i don't want to see that. >> never mind. >> coming up, all the highlights, fashion statements from last night's grammy awards. >> and giada cooks up a last-minute valentine's dinner. you can try it tonight after your local news. >>> good morning, everybody. time is 8:56. i'm brent cannon. you might see rain if you're out and about. christina has the latest on the forecast. >> good morning to you at home. we're seeing a bit of clearing but showers still in the north bay and south bay, san jose getting light rain right now but you'll notice is the showers are really starting to subside. san francisco getting a nice break for now. as we head throughout the rest of the day we'll see light scattered showers activity through 3:00 p.m. and see clearing in

yesterday she talked to president ping-pon. >> she spoke to tony blair about libya? >> yes. she spoke with the president of chad. these are collectively figures who have far closer contacts and broader ties -- let me reverse that. closer ties and broader contacts then we do. we are talking to a wide range of people, trying to do our best to understand fully what is actually happening on the ground. >> should it be a source of concern the we have no direct contact with the opposition in libya? >> this is done unfolding situation. i am not going to -- this is still an unfolding situation. i am not going to rule out bed at some point we will have contact with the opposition -- rule out that at some point we will have contact with the opposition. >> presumably, the u.s. is already using its fall intelligence capabilities to monitor gaddafi. >> in terms of our pledge to hold mr. gaddafi, his family, his regime, fully accountable for what is happening on the ground, we will have to build a case. there has been a meeting in the u.n. today to assess what is actually known. we will b

canada and also talked to tony blair, and yesterday she talked to au chairperson, you know, president ping -- pardon me? >> tony blair? >> why about libya? >> yes. >> are you suggesting that some of these individuals have had contact with the opposition? >> she talked yesterday with the chaddian president, and these are collectively figures who have, you know, far closer contacts and broader ties. let me reverse that. you know, closer ties and broader contacts than we do, so we have been talking to a wide range of people trying our best to understand fully, you know, what is actually happening on the ground. >> should it be a source of concern we have no direct contact with the opposition in libya? >> this is still an unfolding, you know, situation, james, so i'm not going to rule out that at some point we may well reach out to other figures in libya society. in fact, i suspect that we will, but i can't tell you any direct discussions have occurred at this time. >> in the briefing, the u.s. is going to use full extended intelligence capabilities to monitor. clearly, the u.s. is already doi

yesterday she talked to president ping-pon. >> she spoke to tony blair about libya? >> yes. she spoke with the president of chad. these are collectively figures who have far closer contacts and broader ties -- let me reverse that. closer ties and broader contacts then we do. we are talking to a wide range of people, trying to do our best to understand fully what is actually happening on e ground. >> should it be a source of concern the we have no direct contact with the opposition in libya? >> this is done unfolding situation. i am not going to -- this is still an unfolding situation. i am not going to rule out bed at some point we will have contact with the opposition -- rule out that at some point we will have contact with the opposition. >> presumably, the u.s. is already using its fall intelligence capabilities to monitor gaddafi. >> in terms of our pledge to hold mr. gaddafi, his family, his regime, fully accountable for what is happening on e ground, we will have to build a case. there has been a meeting in the u.n. today to assess what is actually known. we will be wa