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>> where are you taking her? >> where are you taking her to? where are you going with her? where are you taking her? >> thats the woman right there being whisked off. were preparing to get ready for nic robertson who will join us from the hotel where it happened. as hes preparing to get ready, i want to tell you were told the woman has been released and theyre saying its a criminal case against four individuals who have an attorney that theyre saying, but, again, the woman has been rel...

lets get straight to our panel, richard haass is the president on the council on foreign relations. and also the former u.s. ambassador to iraq and former director of national intelligence. robert kagan is a senior fellow with the brookings institution and jane harman from california who chaired the subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence and is now the new president and ceo of the woodrow wilson center. ambassador, im going to start with you because you have been generally s...

one cool concert, literally. they practically built a symphony from ice. >> good evening, we begin tonight with the trailblazer we lost today. before hillary clinton, before sarah palin, there was geraldine ferraro, the first woman to be nominated for vice president. the year was 1984, ferraro, a little known member of congress from queens, new york, was chosen by walter mondale to be his running mate. they lost, but ferraro walked out that night in san francisco and never left. showin...

next on "msnbc sunday," the road to tripoli. libyan rebels advance closer to the capital. a live report, straight ahead. plus, presidential persuasion. president obama prepares to talk to the nation about americas role in libya, but what can he say to change the mind of his critics? and theyre the royal wedding cake bosses. were going to show you what theyre whipping together for wills and kates big day. good morning, everyone. im alex witt. welcome to "msnbc sunday." just past 9:...

"msnbc sunday." in libya this morning, the rebel forces are on the move. they have recaptured the oil exporting city of brega, which is about 110 miles east of tripoli. and right now they are pushing west toward ras lanuf, another strategic rebel town. a rebel fighter told reporters rebel forces melted away in brega, thanks in part to the coalition air strikes. meantime, libyas deputy foreign minister is slamming the strikes, accusing the coalition of trying to push the country to th...

breaking out, in front of the syrian embassy in beirut, lebanon, thousands of people are expressing their support for president assad and one saying they sacrifice blood and soul for him and anti-government protesters are across syria and at times proved deadly and are having big implications for the whole region, due to assads close relationship with iran. >> gregg: and yemen, a key battle ground on the war on terror, security is beginning to fall apart there. islamic militants taking...

interview, with us, the secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates. then -- the president faces critics from both sides of the aisle. did he overstep his constitutional authority by using force without consulting congress. my interview this morning with republican from indiana senator richard lugar. finally, analysis of the administrations handling of the crisis in libya is our fragile economic recovery continues and our military is stretched thin by t...

the president faces critics from both sides of the aisle. did he overstep his constitutional authority by using force without consulting congress. my exclusive interview this morning with the ranking member of the community, republican from indiana, senator richard lugar. finally, analysis of the administrations handling of the crisis in libya is our fragile economic recovery continues and our military is stretched thin by two other wars, did the president make the case to the americ...

next on "msnbc sunday" as the rebels advance in libya, president obama prepares to make his case for americas involvement, but can he convince his critics? also ahead, false alarm. frightening moments for some workers at that troubled nuclear power plant in japan. what made them flee for their lives. searching for spring. unseasonably cold weather puts a chill on the cherry blossoms and many areas of this country. and summer breeze. why it might be a whole lot easier to find a su...

another round of five. were not seeing the anti-aircraft fire that usually goes up. a remarkable shift in the battlefield. we are seeing the rebels advance quickly. they have taken four towns previously retreated. brega and one other. its really being coalition powered that has paved the way targeting gadhafi forces and personnel carriers so the rebels have been able to advance so far without much of a fight. the government officials here say gadhafi forces are making a strategic retre...