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Cities. brega and ajdabiya and lick ref thal live in benghazi, youve been on the move, rick, what is the latest in this hour? >> well, clearly those international air strikes are having the intended effect on gaddafis stripes and tanks most specifically, that standing in the way of the opposition fighters push to gain recontrol of the cities theyve lost the past couple of weeks. as you mentioned yesterday, ajdabiya fell back into opposition control. because gaddafis tanks were hit hard by these ...

Ras lanouf and there are key cities in opposition control. >> jamie: rick leventhal from benghazi. well check back. thank you so much. >> gregg: lets talk syria, as demands for reform spread to syria. secretary of state hillary clinton says the united states will not get involved there any time soon, at least not to the extent we are in libya. she and defense secretary robert gates spent the morning going over white house positions on the middle east. and caroline shively joins us now from washi...

Situation, it is not like they are opening stores or really, moving back in but they are thing checks out and a lot of buildings have been damaged and tanks have blasted holes in a lost walls and we have seen the disabled tanks across the city and a lot of bund out vehicles. the ground is littered with shells and the air is full of fire. ground fire. at this hour. but ajdabiya is back in rebel control. we can confirm that but, still, a tenuous situation. we have heard that muammar qaddafi forces...

Is it too late? because if you look back into late february, you see the green cities? these are under opposition control. now this update, as gadhafi forces have moved against trying to crush the opposition, you see the government, the regime has taken control of much more of the vital cities along the northern coast. opposition still centered here in the east, though. as we watch this play out, what exactly would a no-fly zone mean? where would the initial strikes come from? cruise missile str...

Cities? these are under opposition control. now this update, as gadhafi forces have moved against trying to crush the opposition, you see the government, the regime has taken control of much more of the vital cities along the northern coast. opposition still centered here in the east, though. as we watch this play out, what exactly would a no-fly zone mean? where would the initial strikes come from? cruise missile strikes could come from some nato assets in the area. any no-fly zone could be enf...

Too late? is it too late? i raise that because if you look back into late february, you see the green cities? these are under opposition control. now this update, as gadhafi forces have moved against trying to crush the opposition, you see the government, the regime has taken control of much more of the vital cities along the northern coast. opposition still centered here in the east, though. as we watch this play out, what exactly would a no-fly zone mean? where would the initial strikes come f...

As something to help their cause and protect their lives. still the question remains, will it save them? or is it simply what some might call just a stay of execution, delaying tactic? lets get more from cnns john king. >> the big question, after the dramatic vote is what next? heres another question. is it too late? is it too late? i raise that because if you look back into late february, see the green cities, these are under opposition control. now this update, as gadhafi forces have moved aga...

Believe would be able to address these issues if, any one of these highly improbable events were to come true. i mean these are things that we prepare for in this country. jon: alex flint from the nuclear energy institute. thanks. >> thank you. jenna: breaking news on another crisis overseas. the conflict in libya now. forces loyal to cadalora, moammar qaddafi extending their gains. bombing a strategic oil town of ras lanuf from the air. the rebels are retreating but vow to fight on. rick levent...

Also following for you developments in libya and of the days for fighting, including steady bombardment of the city. gadhafi claiming control. the key oil report has been under opposition control. gadhafis defensive comes despite international growing pressure. barack obama repeated that he wants him to step down. >> reporter: this is completely the reverse of what we saw about two weeks ago. this square was full of government opposition. now its filled with gunfire, blaring horns and the govern...

He saw libyan government tanks heading toward ras lanuf. there seems to be an intense gun battle going on there at the moment. many of the opposition forces have pulled out to a checkpoint to the east of the city. but what is clear is that their control of ras lanuf is tenuous at best. >> now, ben says this could be a turning point in the civil war. the governments superior firepower has seemed to completely stop the rebels march toward the capital and claims to reclaim the cities under oppositi...