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Than go into exile. the united nations holds crisis talks on libya in new york today. the security council has been meeting for about three hours now in urgent session. libyas diplomats to the united nations have defected, calling gadhafi a genocidal killer. libyas ambassador in washington has also cut ties to the regime. the u.s. military says pirates killed four americans aboard their hijacked yacht today. the military says gun fire erupted during negotiations with the captors. the pirates are...

Reunion. why a video of a father and his kidnapped son went viral. we know that youre online right now. we are, too. the new zealand earthquake is one of the hottest topics on cnn.com, twitter, google, and other search engines. here is what people around the world are saying. lets get a shot here. new zealand city, there you go. twitter. its shocking the impact of christchurch after the earthquake. kiwis will respond professionally with strength. nz is an amazing nation. all right. another one, ...

Call this number or go to selectquote dot com. selectquote. we shop. you save. >>. >> we have been falling breaking news out of libya. we just saw its leader, moment nar gadhafi speak in green square before a group calling themselves gadhafi supporters. he insists despite eight days of protests, a brutal crackdown by his regime against protesters and a call for his ousters that he will not step down, remain in power and die a martyr. also, dawn is about to break over christchurch, new zealand....

Good. >> thank you. good to see you. new details, this hour, on whats being called new zealands darkest day. rescue workers are scrambling to save survivors trapped under rubble from the 6.3 magnitude quake that left 65 dead and ravaged christchurch, thats the nations second biggest city. a response team from the u.s. is being sent out. look at this. billions are estimated. the iconic cathedral has been reduced to a pile of bricks. >> to see it topple, to see people running out underneath the ...

After 1 p.m. local time, a violent 6.3 magnitude earthquake slamming the southern city of christchurch on tuesday. dozens were feared dead and an unknown number of others were trapped in the rubble. in the aftermath, a city of 400,000, new zealands second largest, had the feeling of a combat zone. power was out, roads were destroyed, buildings were reduced to ruins. dazed residents wandered through the destruction, some bleeding from the head. dramatic scenes of rescue played out. a fire crew pl...

And watch their homes become engulfed. >> very scary. especially on a night like tonight, cold and windy and a fire like this, and people in the home, its terrible and praying to god that everyone got out safely. >> no word yet on what caused that fire and 28 people, mostly firefighters were hurt. wild winds across the country causing a lot of damage and forcing a dramatic rescue, a tree fell on top of two cars, trapping a woman inside one of the vehicles. two rescue workers in roselawn 40 minut...

Trapping a woman inside one of the vehicles. it took rescue workers 40 minutes to let her out of that wreck and the woman is still recovering in the hospital this morning. gives a whole new meaning getting smashed, a drunk driver plowing through the front of a massachusetts liquor store. take a look. oh! >> it keeps going. the drunk driver apparently thinking the store was a drive through, it was not. and he didnt stop there. after crashing through the window, he gets out and tries to grab some ...

Ones to stand up next to these heroes and put our arm around them and tell them how valuable they are. until it comes time for taking care of their retirement. as part of the republican war on unions, rescue workers are being attacked for their pension packages. these workers put their lives on the line, and take pay cuts, in order to be taken care of when they decide to hang it up. after theyve paid their dues and they retire. chris christie, theyre making it harder for them to get a good retir...

As part of the republican war on unions, rescue workers are being attacked for their pension packages. these workers put their lives on the line, and take pay cuts, in order to be taken care of when they decide to hang it up. after theyve paid their dues and they retire.ç chris christie, theyre making it harder for them to get a good retirement. christie is trying to roll back pension increases despite making a campaign promise that he would leave firefighter pensions alone. he has the support...

Creating and integrating solutions, helping business, and the world...work. rethink possible. thanks for watching us tonight. this is "the ed show" on msnbc. we owe a lot to our nations rescue workers, dont we? politicians are always the first ones to stand up next to these heroes and put our arm around them and tell them how valuable they are. until it comes time for taking care of their retirement.