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Children caught in the cross fire, suffering shrapnel and gunshot wounds. is nato doing enough? two of its own member, france and britain, say no. nato says it needs more low flying attack planes. when the u.s. was in charge of the operation, that plane flew regular missions. but for now, its on stand by. the u.s. insists it will continue in a support role and hillary clinton made a point of showing a united front. >> we saying a same goal which is to see the end of gadhafi regime. >> reporter: ...

Rise. u.s. warplanes have continued to bomb targets in libya even after control of the the operation was handed over to nato. the pentagon has disclosed since the handover the u.s. has flown 97 sorties with jets firing on libyan targets on three occasions. the strikes were defensive and part of the militarys support role. the world is watching libyas civil war and natos military action there. cnns monita raj spall pal is in following that. >> reporter: i want to give you an idea what some of...

Financial companies or their executives have been charged with any crime. by the way, goldman sachs shares, they are take ac hit though, down about 2%. that and we also got a weak labor report. that is pressuring stocks overall. the dow down 60 points. carl, back to you. >> alison kosik, thank you. turning now to libya, u.s. war planes continued to bomb targets even after control of the operation was handed over to nato. the pentagon has disclosed since the hand jove earth u.s. has flown 97 so...

Strikes on libya since the handover to nato forces. this is according to reuters, however, they say it is only in a support role. but, again, they do confirm that they have been conducting air strikes on libya since the handover to nato. also, in less than two hours from now, president obama gives an important speech on our debt. hes got progressives in his own party weary, republicans ready to pounce. so how does he walk the line here? a spirited debate will be coming up this afternoon. andrea ...

Nato command with the u.s. in the support role that president obama promised. >> nato will fly and take action as the mission continued. >> trajectory of the u.s. involvement troubled the chairman of the house armed services committee. who told reporters we are in a standpoint. >> maybe we need to think about awful these things before we blow tup. we blow tup and go back to rebuild it. >> britain foreign minister, supplyying nonlethal aid to the rebels and if the u.s. sounded like supplying arms...

Strongholds, right now. [gunfire]. martha: that is brega, the oil-rich town, look at the action on the ground there. nato officials are saying mention could hand over power as soon as this afternoon. to the nato leadership, an american admiral at the helm there and shift to a support role in essence, in this crisis, but republican senators lindsey graham says this strategy, he believes, is not going to get the job done. >> this strategy is going to lead to a stalemate, and, we should be taking t...

According to the "new york times" the u.s. who has long supported him says hes unlikely to bring about needed reforms and must be eased out of office. yemeni troops opened fire on protesters killing six and wounding more than 30 more. now to the crisis in libya. u.s. military officials tell nbc news that combat missions for u.s. war planes in libya will wend this evening. mean time the fighting between the libyan rebels and gadhafis forces continue as gadhafis sons try to figure out the regime...

Especially in terms of air strikes, nato must step up to take care of some of those offensive missions. he we asked our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, to take a closer look. >> reporter: after destroying much of moammar gadhafis air defenses, the u.s. brought in highly specialized aircraft. the ac-130 gunship. and the a-10 warthog. both fly low and slow, doing the crucial job of attacking pro-gadhafi troops and weapons with the precision needed to avoid hitting civilians. >> today we can...

We do now know there are some cia boots or shoes on the ground. does no boots on the ground include special forces as well? >> well, no boots on the ground was very a clear statement with respect to any kind of military personnel. and that means any kind of military personnel. and i support that position. i think its the right position. i wouldnt comment on a news report with respect to any kind of covert activities. >> there are some who say the president of the united states is being very smar...

Resolutions in our estimation neither authorize the provision of military assistance nor preclude it. jenna: so what does that mean? >> well the next step from a u.s. policy point of view is to hand off the civilian protection mission an enforcement of the no-fly zone substantially to nato and our arab partners and step back into much more of a support role. we will continue to enforce the arms embargo. cut off his mercenaries. engage with the opposition and provide political, humanitarian and o...