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"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 the brink of...

The woman tries to run, but they soon catch her, throw a blanket or bag over her head and bundle her away. the woman who came to see us this morning is now being held in the garden. shes being questioned by secret police. if what weve seen already this morning is any indication as to how shell be treated in the future, then you really worry for her. are you okay? >> no. >> are you okay? >> no. >> reporter: a few minutes later, security men drag her off. were worried about her. where are you taki...

A computer problem led to the cancellation of 152 flights on alaska airlines and its affiliate horizon air. the presidents of both airlines say the system used for flight planning failed, causing those cancellations. at least 12,000 passengers were affected by the problem. the president gets ready to address the nation about the situation in libya. we take a look back at past presidents and how they handled the decision to enter military conflict. an american college student who went missing...

To underscore that concern that hes projecting. >> lets talk about the money, because the president has stressed our engagement in libya is limited, but as you said, we dont know if that means days, weeks, months at this point. there are some in congress very concerned about how much this is all going to cost. how do you see this debate playing out? >> well, there are two elements to that, alex. one is the dollar cost of the u.s. commitment. and the administration is saying that from existing de...

Think the ipod touch and the iphone. that gaming, you can get 99-cent apps on it, you can get cheap gaming. a lot of kids want those. these games are about $40. some of them are cheaper. downloadable games will eventually be less than that, but thats another element of price. >> can you see where were going to go next after this 3d level of things? >> i think once you introduce that, people are going to want 3d without glasses everywhere. i mean, people are going to ask, wheres my 3d television ...

That? >> i think the president should get our support in what is a military intervention in another country. i think, yes, were to congratulate our servicemen and women andur prede from evti aascr ngzi buye multilateralism is quite important, but we need to be clear about tradeoffs, cenk. and the fact is that earlier intervention as you acknowledged would have had more impact here. the fact is that right now, the rebels control only this eastern slice of libya when, in fact, they previously cont...

Chiles the first latin american nation to join a new international effort to strengthen civil society groups that are under threat. and as a member of the u.n. human rights council, chiles joined with us in standing up against human rights abuses in iran and in libya. in short, mr. president, today, we have prompt again when the united states and chile work together, in a spirit of mutual interests and mutual respect, its not only good for the peoples of our nations, i believe its good for the r...

Over the weekend getting antsy when there were unconfirmed reports of civilian casualties on the ground. i want to talk about the politics as you point out here, in the states. speaker boehner, maxine waters, dennis ckusinich, criticizing te president and his statement, speaker boehner said the president is commander and chief but the administration has a responsibility to define what the mission in libya is. better explain what americas role is in achieving the mission. your response to boehner...

Proximity to europe that libya is so close to oourp theyre taking a profound interest here they wouldnt take into a country thats further away, like iraq. i think the geography has something to do with this. >> waiting on president obama and pinera. >> more about the comment general mccaffrey made. a couple of weeks before we started shooting up in libya, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff was publicly obviously, against the use of military force in libya along with secretary of defense a...

International community, because, as i said a while ago, human rights do not, and should not, respect boarders. the responsibility is of all of us in each and every place of the world. whatever the circumstances invoked to violate human rights. and in my view, a person that has bombarded his own people does not deserve to keep on being the ruler of that people. the last question of this conference will be from spain. >> -- to take advantage and -- >> are you a lawyer or a journalist? >> well, i ...