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President said yesterday, no decision made about providing arms to the opposition or any group in libya. were not ruling it out or ruling it in. rear assessing and reviewing options for all types of assistance we could provide to the libyan people. something we have heard over and over again since this conflict began. the government does tell officials cia is on the ground in libya in order to increase military understanding on the ground there and in addition, cnn is told these operatives are i...

About the cia potentially on the ground. what is the view there from the white house, kate? >> reporter: it definitely raises the question of what is next and what this white house is doing. sorry for all of the construction noise youre probably hearing behind me. the white house probably not a surprise, is not confirming or commenting on these reports that the president has signed this secret order authorizing covert u.s. operations in libya. the white house press secretary jay carney released ...

Protocols, and perhaps they have not been as quick to react how bad the situation is. i think there will be a lot of soul-searching and reviewing of the protocols in place when the emergency is over. >>shepard: it appears the yearness of people worried about stuff in oregon, maybe that is fading, and that is probably good news, isnt it? >>guest: yes. the connectors can pick up -- the detectors can pick up a small amount of radiation and when it crosses the ocean and comes to the united states th...

Believe that the plants in this country continue to be designed to a very high standard for seismic and tsunami type events. >> this might be more for jay, was theres been calls for moratoriums in the united states, for example congressman markey called for that. does the president know about these calls for changes in the u.s. handling of this issue? and you said you were reviewing, but what is the timeline for that? this is obviously something that americans are concerned about. >> again, as a...

Selling them hundreds of f-16s, co-producing 1,000 abrams battle tanks and this year scheduled to deliver coastal patrol craft, air defense missiles and surveillance drones. one congressional report estimates the u.s. pays for up to 80% of egypts weapons. >> well evaluate the actions of the government of egypt in making and reviewing decisions about aid. >> reporter: theres a course in congress that argues if the u.s. is holing the purse, its time to pull the strings. the head of the house forei...

Certain activities in egypt. weve never hesitated to raise those concerns. but the aid, we believe, serves our national interest. as weve said, as things go forward, if we have concerns about how our assistance is being used, we wont hesitate to review that. right now theres no reviewing. >> was it a mistake to use frank wisner as a special envoy in delivering a message from the president to president mubarak? >> we thought frank wisney was uniquely qualified to deliver a candid, sharp message t...

Has put that relationship under the microscope. >> reporter: the united states built and bought a lot of egypts military arsenal. selling them hundreds of f-16s, co-producing a thousand battle tanks, and this year scheduled to deliver aircraft and drones. >> we will evaluate the actions of the government of egypt in making and reviewing decisions about aid. >> reporter: theres a course in congress that argues if the u.s. is holding the purse, its time to pull the strings. the head of the house f...

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Friday, we will evaluate the actions of the government of egypt in making and reviewing decisions about aid. that continues. >> secretary clinton said that was not under discussion as of the weekend. is that under discussion? >> no, no, thats not what she said. go back and read the transcript. she said, had a decision been made to cut off? and she said no. and i would say that no decision has been made. she also said later in that answer that we certainly review our assistance posture, and thats...

Friday, well evaluate the actions of the government of egypt in making and reviewing decisions about aid. that continues. >> secretary clinton said it was not up for discussion -- megyn: there you have it. the latest headlines from press secretary robert gibbs. this is streaming live only foxnews.com if you care to listen to the press briefing. joining me for perspective on all this is monica crowley, radio host and fox news contributor. weve seen robert gibbs struggling to walk a fine line betw...