much dispersion. the particles will be deposited in decreasing quantities. the heavier particles will be deposited closer to the side and the others carried further. gases will be dispersed. fundamentally, this is not a radiological protection issue for the united states of america. megyn: we appreciate you being here. all the best to you. thank you, megyn. bye. megyn: experts are warning that the first radiation from japan is nearing the u.s. west coast. we ll show you what homeland security officials and the e.p.a. are doing about that. plus, we have major newsbreaking on libya this afternoon. we re awaiting a united nations vote that would clear the way for america to launch airstrikes against qaddafi s military in an extraordinary move by the obama administration after weeks and weeks of pressure. some say it s unnecessary.
have american fingerprints on it because it would be used by propaganda by our enemies. reporter: obviously we are going to be the ones who take the lead in it if anybody is going to do it. the issue is whether the united states can act decisively in its own interest or whether we re timid. the price of be timid is will be more difficult. moammar gadhafi is very close to prevailing, it hasn t happened yet. he s close to prevailing. it s going to require more american and nato force now than if we add acted earlier. it will be interesting to see what russia and china do this afternoon. they had spoken against the no-fly zone before. their position remains unclear. megyn: it s by no means assured that they will vote in favor of this. can we still win? we are getting into the game late you say. can we get a rebel victory there? i think we can. i don t view a rebel victory as necessarily being the triumph of sweet necessary and light. i think there are other
clear that they will also be asking the united nations for essentially a blessing to oppose what? reporter: well, critics were saying that the administration seemed to be dragging its feet on this. now there s fear that it s a day late and a dollar short. the u.n. security council set to approve the no-fly zone over libya, which could lead to the bombing of libya. diplomats wrapped up a closed-door session a little while ago. the vote is expected at 6:00. the resolution would call for military action beyond the no-fly zone, including the authorization of airstrikes and other measures aimed at stopping the slaughter of civilians by moammar qaddafi s forces. united arab emirates and qatar say they will participate.
megyn: fox news alert out of libya. the obama administration now in an aboutface is now trying to get behind a united nations resolution for a potential military strike to stop qaddafi s forces and their slaughter of the militants that oppose the government there. a security council vote at the u.n. is a short time away. eric shawn has more live from our new york city newsroom. eric, i want our viewers to know that this that there had been a u.n. resolution proposed by britain, france and lebanon for some form of intervention. there were questions about whether russia, china and germany would get behind it. and everyone was looking to the united states wondering what, if anything, we were going to do. now the administration has made
it could open up authorization to attack qaddafi s assets and airfields. this action came from the arab league, lebanon, britain and france and picked up steam when the obama administration said they would be willing to go jobed a no-fly zone to potentially authorize airstrikes. the administration hoped for a swift and meaningful action today. it s not clear if russia or china will support the measure or abstain. the russians have been calling for a cease-fire, but the french foreign minister is coming for the meetings saying it leaves the field open to dictatorships. it s not too late to defy this rule. the libyan defense ministry is responding to this potential act saying, libya will hit civilian and military targets