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Like that. they have a shortage of doctors, a shortage of tools, so if you get wounded in a place like misrata at this point in time, theres almost no way to get medevaced out of there. the shortest way is by boat, and thats more than 20 hours. >> oh, my gosh. peter, i know that tim was a friend of yours and you wrote a column today that talked about him being humble and modest. how do you think he would like to be remembered by his fellow journalists? >> well, you know, first of all, he would l...

Some are command areas, some are ammunition dumps. also telecommunications were hit yesterday to try to keep gadhafi from communicating with his troops on the front in the benghazi area and around miz rote because thats what hes using to attack the civilians there. >> peter, maybe you can start with the question, but i would like you both to answer it. clearly, theres a desire to get gadhafi gone. but is the mission enough to happen. diplomacy doesnt seem to be working well. is what is happening...

in a deadly mishap blamed on bp. rig operator transocean and drilling contractor halliburton. 206 million gallons of oil poured into the ocean, doing untold damage to wildlife, the fishing industry and everyone who depends on the gulf. tonight, a year later, bp is painting a rosy picture of progress and promise keeping. one year later it reads our commitment continues. well have more on that in a moment. the copy goes on to say that all beaches and 99% of waters are open. and while tha...

Leader of libya. hes 69 years old. he led the revolution to overthrow the king of libya back in the 1960s. hes been the leader since 1969. in this period here he became known well before osama bin laden as face of terrorism from this region. in 2003 he started to make amends with the world community. in 2006 president bush restored diplomatic relations with libya. lets talk about this man and his challenge with our national security analyst, peter burgin. you have written about osama bin laden a...

martyr and threatened death to anyone who stands up to him. >> translator: the punishment is execution. ransacking, looting, the punishment is execution. >> despite that tonight gadhafis support in eastern libya is totally gone. around 12,000 people have fled across the libyan border into egypt. ben wedeman reports armed people in civilian clothing are guarding the streets and those civilians appear to be in firm control. ben wedeman joins us on the phone. give us the latest where you ...

that, val daosta it is friday, and it always looks good on you, doll o. good morning, sunshine. im robin meade. heres whats going on today. >> i heard a huge explosion, and the building shook quite significantly. >> breaking news overnight. deadly bombings hit two hotels and as crews search for survivors, were getting an idea who may have set off the explosion. a florida couple killed in their home will be laid to rest today and we have new info about the woman arrested in the case. ...