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You said that you had brought up in libya and brainwashed to think that freedom wasnt a right, and now you know you want to be free. >> yes. >> you want to be free. so if and when -- if and when -- go ahead. >> the only thing -- the only thing everybody is praying for, the only thing that keeps this society all together, the only thing that keeps everybody fighting against whats happening is the word freedom. weve been occupied by a person from our own land, and it is not fair. >> what does -- l...

Thats what theyre telling us. are sanctions in order here? a referral to the icc for human rights violations? what about cutting off trade? what about putting libya back on the state sponsor of terror list? wheres the united states? and what is it going to take for washington to act? thank you. >> well, maybe i can make a few comments here. first of all, brazil is very concerned with the situation in libya. we have a number of nationals working there through companies that have been involved in ...

Question implied, first we have to get the international community together because there is no doubt in my mind that this is now the moment fort international community to act together. and to that end we joined a very strong united nations security council statement yesterday. we are consulting closely the foreign minister and i spoke about this at great length during our meeting. because we are joining with the rest of the world in sending a clear message to the libyan government that violenc...

Vegetables, whether it was bread. they have been just putting everything in freezers. >> how many days can you continue to live like this? >> i honestly dont know, but for me i have enough sauce to last me for another month. >> president obama has state that had they are vehemently against all the violence there in your country of libya, but its a message he imagined was falling on deaf ears when it comes to your leader, that moammar gadhafi doesnt care what the u.s. has to say. would you agree?...

Just as the foreign ministers concern has to be for the safety and security of brazilian citizens. and we are encouraging americans to leave libya. we have taken the step of providing a chartered ferryboat today to take off not only all the americans who could get to the ferryboat pier but also other nationals from other countries who we have offered to similarly take out of libya. we urge americans to depart immediately. if they need help, they should contact the embassy or go to our bureau of ...

Governor john kasich who said hes not trying to take down the unions. that is coming up. dont miss that. also, we just got word that president obama is expected to speak live today, 5:15 eastern time, and hell be addressing the situation, the eroding situation in libya. be right back. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults wi...

Now being in libya, unlike egypt where it has remained a solid nation, there have been a lot of questions because of the tribes in libya, if it would -- if gadhafi goes away, if it would remain a nation state or if it would be splintered. >> reporter: ive spoken to a lot of people here about the whole tribal issue, and they make an interesting point. these tribes are all intermarried. its not little separate entities with no contact with the adjacent tribe. one man was telling me that his wife c...

Objective, that right now the situation is fluid. it is uncertain. it is difficult to get a clear understanding of everything thats happening everywhere throughout the country. so we are working very closely with partners. and there are many countries that have much closer relations with libya than we do, as you know. we havent had those relations for many years to the extent that weve had the kind of influence that other countries might be able to exercise now. but everything will be on the tab...

So even if ga dpadhafi remains control of the capital specifically, he has mounting problems elsewhere, and that includes tabruk, the town in the east where the uprising began. this video shot today shows several hundred people out in the streets against libyas long-time ruler. as i said at the start, the fire is getting hotter. joining me now from neighboring tunisia, cnns nic robertson. lets begin with what youve seen today. >> reporter: this is a country thats being divided. libya is being di...

Portion of the country -- this is it a very big country -- that have not yet fallen. but the people i was talking to today say one of the reasons that theyre fleeing the capital right now is because theyre afraid that people are going to come from the regions that have fallen, from the countryside, and try and take on gadhafis forces in the capital. they think that would be a very, very bloody and dangerous situation. thats why theyre running away. theres no indication thats happened but this is...