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D.c. area and at their destinations where possible. by the way, the controller who made this dangerous mistake with the first ladys flight apparently will not be punished. thats according to "the new york post" but now the boss is going to be in the tower and on hand any time she or the vice president or the president or his wife are flying by. back to you. >> all right. very interesting. so theyll have a little extra help while theyre bringing in those flights. thanks, peter. now to the rest of...

During a mortar attack in libya. tim hetherington and chris hondros were there covering the fight. hetherington was nominated for an oscar. hondros is a pulitzer prize winning journalist who has covered events from 9/11 to the saddam hussein trial. he was engaged to be married. two other journalists were injured during that attack. fast moving wildfires in texas have claimed the lives of two firefighters. a firefighter who died last week was laid to rest. this as cooler temperatures now and fede...

>> greta: what a mess. >> i would like to say a couple of words about tim and chris. tim, as you said, produced that wonderful documentary which was nominated for an academy award. probably the most expected videographer to the american military. he took chances. he hung out with the troops. he never asked for special favors. his death tonight not only in the -- money the media, but among soldiers is really a tough -- tough news. >> greta: this is horrible. the situation is getting bleak. what a...

Iphones so far this year. >> developing story out of japan. authorities declaring the evacuation zone around that crippled nuclear plant a restricted area. this shortly after japans prime minister toured the region near the fukushima facility. the evacuation zone covers 12 miles which was once home to 80,000. police can legally block them from going back home now it is considered restricted. im ainsley earhart. we return to on the record with greta. thanks for watching. >> greta: tragic news out...

On the first anniversary of the gulf oil spill, bp is filing a $40 billion lawsuit against the rigs owner. the british company saying that every one of transoceans safety systems failed to stop that spill. bp is also suing cameron international, the company which made the faulty blowout preventer. 11 people were killed when the rig exploded. nearly 200 million-gallons of oil released into the gulf. im ainsley earhardt. we now return to "on the record" with greta van susteren. thanks for watching...

Support behind general eunis. it is an important point because the advisers are coming into the country, theyre supposed to help the rebel army with communications, logistics and organization. and if there is no one really in power, then thats going to be difficult. andrea? >> and we have some breaking news that has been reported that a prominent journalist, we dont have -- havent gotten confirmation, but that a prominent journalist may have died in misrata. >> reporter: well, what were hearing,...

Martin savidge, a lot of work together. we appreciate you as always. we want to switch from japan to libya, where weve been keeping a close eye for some time. a mortar attack by government troops that apparently hit a hospital. a doctor at a clinic in misrata say that the hospital has been shelled and when people went to the scene to try to help people injured from that shelling, it was hit again. rebel forces pulling away from brega. there was some sort of an ambush, and opposition fighters n...

Handsomely. so you have a political stalemate which you can nte is ing violent and has done fr weeks now. this has been going on. there are 50 people killed last week, 460 since novemb. and youre seeing a real crisis start to develop and therer. is the possibility of civil war. onbagbo has heavyas weaponry, hs been firing on civilians in that country. weve not been hearing much about it. 25 people were killed in a mortar attack on a mall the other day. >> then you have the mass exodus. >> right....

Nations this morning after palestinian militants launched the worst mortar attack against the country in two years. hamas is claiming responsibility and israel retaliated with an air strike in the gaza strip, filling cower leaders and wounding four others and hamas allegedly behind an attack of journalists covering a peace rally in gaza city. saying they were cornered and beaten and robbed. the staple center in los angeles evacuated as a knife wielding man stormed the court before a clipper bask...

A top of heated debate. >> america must leave the country. >> american soldiers should stay longer until we can rebuild the army and police forces. >> they are staying on to help strengthen iraqi forces. >> we need 40,000 soldiers right now. we probably need them for some time. >> last week two dozen bombings and shooting across the country killed 56 iraqis, mostly police and soldiers. a u.s. soldier died in a mortar attack. some iraqis want a new leader tougher on terrorists. >> iraq doesnt nee...