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Solace and i think the president also needs to do a fuller job and more formal job of explaining why did the united states use military force to intervene? what is the perspective on the wider region? >> why here and why not? ron allen just reporting the violence there. yemen, jordan, syria, why not there? >> i think that there are three special things about libya that dont apply to other countries. every country is different in some way. one, a threat on the town of a city of 700,000 people. ga...

Were expecting more protests here in jordan today and in syria after funerals to bury the dead. the burn ritual that happens in this part of the world in yemen, negotiations continue, but there seems to be no indication they are breaking through and a pretty tense standoff still there. alex. >> pretty incredible pictures fork a for which we thank you. im joined by senior political analyst and editor at large of "time," mark halperin. good morning. >> good morning. >> the presidents decision to...

People, a week before the air strikes began, the confidence that they would simply roll up the rebel movement pretty quickly. it has erap rated on the move and could turn ugly very quickly. >> okay. nbcs john ray. thank you for the live report. new word from the white house on the operation in libya. in his weekly address, president obama delivered a planned address to the nation on monday. the mission to protect civilians succeeding. >> when someone like gadhafi threatens a bloodbath, and whe...

A lot of this has taken a lot of people by surprise, not the least of which are members of congress, republicans as well as democrats. the president spent part of ms. morning meeting with his national security team, talking about the situation in libya he then convened a conference call about 2:00 here in washington, to talk to the members of congress, keep them up to date. the white house termed that a consultation with congress. not clear what they are going to be asking for for congress, into...

First, were in a burglar polar time. the second thing is, hes dub his best to play down american involvement, and you are not seeing profiles of american military involvement. youre not seeing the president involved. he doesnt want this to be obama versus gadd after e, the united states versus libya he wants to be part of the multilateral force and wants them to do well on monday to transition to nato led force. that is not a military round the flag call to say were out there part of a coalition...

Some homeowners in san francisco are wondering if theyll be losing their homes to mother nature. a rain induced land slide has wiped out six homes on the edge of a cliff. the residents remain inside their homes, but they are worried, certainly, but what could happen next. in new york city, the lights on brot broadway went dim last night in memory of elizabeth taylor. taylor, of course, died on wednesday at the age of 79. were going to take you to japan for a live report on the latest efforts t...

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Skier who captures his ordeal on the ski slopes on camera. good morning, everyone. im alex witt. welcome to "msnbc saturday." breaking news from the front lines in libya rebels have won a major battle this morning, pushing west from benghazi, maintained control of ajdabiya. allied jets made the difference in ending the week-long battle with government forces. this is a brit tissue jet on friday bombing tanks shelling the city from the outskirts. we are in tripoli. good morning, john. i underst...