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That. >> and when we were watching the revolution in egypt, there were a lot of names -- you know, a short list, i should say, of names being tossed out as to who might take over if and when mubarak would step down. were not getting a sense of who might step into control in libya, are we? >> not at all. you have an autocratic regime there that suppressed any opposition whatsoever, especially islamic opposition. gadhafi was always making them the enemy of the state. so, you know, for someone to h...

Families are staying in the same apartment complex. sharing a unique bond. >> of course, we all kind of go up and down, as to be expected and say, we can do this. even now, although things have calmed down, we still dont know when were going back. >> reporter: for now beverly clings to the comforts and memories of her distant home. >> i want to go back really badly. but, doesnt mean i dont want to be here pip just want to be able to say good-bye. >> reporter: many families like the dempseys are ...

Good morning, bob. i want to talk about next steps for libya with you. seems to be heading in a very different direction from egypt and tunisia before it. our ben wedeman says this isnt a protest, this is war. both sides are claiming victory. so, do you see how this is all going to play out? >> no, its hard to tell, randi, at this point. clearly, not having people on the ground, other than some reporters that are, you know, watching the every movement of the gadhafi regime and, of course, the op...

Weve got a picture here of what appears to be a libyan rebel launching a shoulder-fired missile toward a libyan jet. are these kinds of weapons just floating around libya for the taking now? >> yes, those weapons are outside of state control now. and our big concern is that they will be diverted to the black market and acquired by terrorists outside of libya. >> reporter: theres no evidence that libyan rebels have sold weapons to terrorists or that they intend to, but experts say arms trafficker...

>> remain positive. >> good to see you. thanks. chaos grows wider in libya this weekend. first, we saw large crowds of antigovernment demonstrators. now take a look at this. thousands of moammar gadhafi supporters appear to fill the streets have streets of tripoli. sorting it out for us, retired colonel robert begins live in one minute. thats why i like fidelity. they give me tools and research i cant get anywhere else. their stock screener lets me search for stocks with more than 140 criteria...

Circulation is if this conflict drag on, both sides could bring in more weapons like this from outside libya. whenever this ends, those weapons could be sold off. brian todd, cnn, washington. with the fighting in libya intensifying, talk of a civil war is growing. lets bring back our senior state department producer elias labbatt. how well armed are the rebels? and what would that mean for colonel gadhafi? >> as we heard from brians piece just now, the rebels do have some sophisticated weaponr...

Effectively. rocket propelled grenades and machine guns will get on the market. >> we expect that to happen. they will circulate for years. >> experts say what may fuel the circulation is if this drags on both sides bring in more weapons from outside libya. then those weapons could be sold off as well. >> youve learned this from the officials. >> a u.s. official says it appears they have the resources to carry on for a long time. this could be a sustained con flick. with gadhafi holding one part...

My heart and our hearts go out to everybody in libya fighting for their own freedom in their own country at this hour. coming up, the wisconsin flu. yet another crop of democratic lawmakers may be leaving a state and heading to illinois. well talk about it with the e team. also, the political fallout from a new report showing home prices at their lowest level since the housing bubble burst. those tax revenues collapsed right along with home prices. so, what do you say we take it out on the teach...

Toughen considerably in the hours ahead. >> dell, what do you think about what you just heard and do you agree to the speculation that perhaps obama is unwilling to condemn gadhafi in the genocide that hes perpetrating as you describe it in the streets of tripoli right now because hes concerned about american alliances with saudi arabia? >> absolutely, i disagree. we shouldnt be concerned about politics right now. we should be concerned about helping the libyan people. theres no media out there....

I dont think the media can grasp whats going on. were there every second on twitter, facebook, on the phones. president obama needs to stand against the gadhafi regime. the deals made with the previous administration dont count. they dont exist anymore. theres going to be a new administration in libya and its in our best interest as americans to fight for freedom everywhere. and to at least verbally stand up. were not asking for the military. were not. were just asking for president obama to con...