called libya tv and gave a defiant rant for nine minutes, mail planes could nato planes could be heard in the background. he said, quote, we will not surrender. we have only one choice, to the end. death, victory, it does not matter. we are not surrendering. martyrdom is a million times better. meantime, qaddafi got a little more isolated today, another country this time, spain, has decided to side with the ntc, the national transitional council, and recognize the ntc as the legitimate authority here in libya, and also, nato leaders are meeting now in brussels, and the theme of the meeting is obviously what s happening here in libya, and so to pony up, only eight of the 28 nations involved in nato have sent help in this military effort and the effort now is to get more of those countries to be involved. jon. jon: dan springer, streaming live from benghazi, thank you dan. jenna: now back closer to home, lunch break in the casey anthony trial. we ve been following it so closely. we jus
the libyan people from a potential slaughter. we have done so. benghazi is free from threat of the libyan regime right now. they are hunkered down. misurata, which was under severe attack, is now in a situation where although still threatened, gadhafi s forces have been pushed back. and that so what you re seeing across the country is a inexorable trend of the regime forces being pushed back, being incapacitated. you re seeing defections, often times of some very high-profile members of the gadhafi government as well as the military. and i think it is just a matter of time before gadhafi goes. and each country that is part of this coalition is playing a different role.
russia is blocking european union imports. agriculture ministers are meeting in brussels trying to come up with a new page. the impact in europe is being monitored. the centers of disease control are watching for any more out breaks. jenna: a story we ll continue to watch the develo developments o. the casey anthony trial. a big mix-up on a key piece of evidence. how it could impact this case coming up. jon: score one for the defense there. rare daytime air strikes in tripoli reaction from moammar qaddafi s compound. jenna: you get to choose the story you want to see more of. rick folbaum has more of that. reporter: this is you choose and we report. we have three great stories for you. you tell us which one you want to know more about it.
so we did a whole bunch of stuff at the front end to disable gadhafi s air defenses, to take out some of their most significant firepower. now we are in a more supportive role as other countries have stepped up. germany, we did discuss last night germany s role, and there is going to be a lot of work to do when gadhafi does step down in terms of getting the libyan people back on their feet. economic, political work that s going to have to be done and my expectation is going to be that there will be full and robust german support as there has been in the past from from germany on a wide range of issues. with respect to the economy, as i said before this is a tough and complicated piece of business. and, ultimately, europeans are going to have to make decisions about how they proceed forward.
which has proved to be a good format and has, for example, advanced in settling the situation and setting up rules for the financial markets, has been able to come up with credible solutions. and that has strengthened our cooperation, although we do debate matters in a controversial manner, for example. do we need more stimulus, how much do we need, how many savings programs, cuts programs do we need, what structural programs do we need, i think that shows great openness because we re all breaking new ground. these are unchartered waters, and we cannot, with all drew respect, rely completely on the financial business community to give us good advice. every day they have their own vested interests, so we were dependent on our own good and sound judgment. and exchanges will be necessary in the future as well. as regards to libya, the united nations resolution is, still applies. gadhafi needs to step down, and he will step down, i m convinced of that, because we have made great progress.