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Illusions, this is an american led operation, its success or failure will be a success or failure for the united states and why the president should focus on what our strategic interest in, which is getting rid of muammar gaddafi. if we do not, if we end this essentially without having done this, has this failed? >> absolutely. i think its an enormous blow to american credibility. if risks if gaddafi stays in power that he will do as he has threatened and return to international terrorism and i ...

On the territory of libya. the president just recently issued an ultimatum this afternoon with immediate effect which said that gadhafi had to cease fire, stop moving on benghazi and protect civilians and pull back from three key cities that he has been attacking, allow electricity, water and gas to flow to all civilians and allow humanitarian assistance in and if gadhafi doesnt do so with immediate effect, he will face the consequences and the president was very clear that those consequences wi...

In the first place. a couple of states over from wisconsin, in ohio democrats have been under no illusions that they have any real chance of stopping a union-stripping bill there. because theyre so outnumbered by the republicans in the state legislature. and what republicans -- excuse me, what democrats have been saying from the very beginning is if and when you republicans do this this is what were planning on doing, a statewide referendum. you want to pass your union-stripping bill you? go for...

Both stops what the republicans are doing here and that exacts a political cost from the republicans for having done it in the first place. a couple of states over from wisconsin, in ohio democrats have been under no illusions that they have any real chance of stopping a union-stripping bill there. because theyre so outnumbered by the republicans in the state legislature. and what republicans -- excuse me, what democrats have been saying from the very beginning is if and when you republicans do ...

Are doing here and that exacts a political cost from the republicans for having done it in the first place. a couple of states over from wisconsin, in ohio democrats have been under no illusions that they have any real chance of stopping a union-stripping bill there. because theyre so outnumbered by the republicans in the state legislature. and what republicans -- excuse me, what democrats have been saying from the very beginning is if and when you republicans do this this is what were planning ...

Basically just looking to recover bodies? >> anderson, they have not been able to find anyone alive so far, but they are still treating this as a rescue operation. they are determined to try to find anyone who could still be alive. that could change, of course, very soon. it could change any minute, because you talked about all the obstacles here. the force of the water just wiping everything away for miles. theyre under no illusions theyre going to find a lot of people alive. they have found a ...

Brian, ive worked with these crews from fairfax county, and also from los angeles. the men and women, theyre so dedicated, theyre at great risk to themselves. its difficult working. have they been able to find anyone alive at this point or because its such a different situation with these debris fields from the water, are they basically just looking to recover bodies? >> anderson, they have not been able to find anyone alive so far, but they are still treating this as a rescue operation. they ar...

Snowfall occurred overnight. thats making it more treacherous for the rescuers. weve had three major aftershocks just since weve been here over my right shoulder you can see a tractor tra yoor- truck lifted and placed on a building. thats the kind of danger that youre dealing with here with aftershocks. >> you are with a team that has done this so many times before. they understand the clicking clock. whats their sense as they move in? a friday afternoon quake. now wednesday morning in japan. wh...

From the outside. they are optimistic they can do that. again, no one is under any illusions after more than four days now have passed to find a lot of people alive. they are pressing very hard. i just talked to a chinese rescue official there working alongside the americans and british and they are working very hard as well. chinese official told me that the people in this town only had a 20-minute warning after the earthquake occurred that the tsunami was coming. they had to get to higher grou...

The city. theyre going to be doing that in the coming hours, these teams bring some unique capabilities with them. they have got eight inflatable boats for swift water rescues if that becomes necessary. they have canine teams that can swarm over rubble and detect the scent of surviving humans. theyve got cameras that they can lower into the rubble. that can detect where people are and then they have got jackhammers and saws to get down to the people. theyve got a good track record of finding sur...