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In other places where people are being harmed. but the fact is there are huge u.s. interests on the line, and so you dont have that, frankly, in these other places. we ought to be on the side of the people seeking democracy. jon: should the president speak up and make that case and explain to the american people that, yeah, we have huge american interests on the ground in libya? >> i think so. the case that ghadafi was a very dangerous person before, we sort of forgot about his transgressions du...

Strikes hits target necessary tripoli, jet bombers and tom hawkmisms from the coalition target qaddafi air defense. jon: rebel forces making real progress now that qaddafis tanks have pulled back from key strategic cities, the opposition taking more steps to form a government in the east. rick leventhal is streaming live from benghazi. what can you tell us about qaddafi possibly negotiating an exit plan, rick? >> reporter: well, we heard that libras more than fr called the u.s. assistant secreta...

I mean, everybody knows who donald trump is. how is he going to change that many minds going into this? and the other problem is donald trump, i think its going to be a very entertaining candidate if he runs, but he could seriously contribute to the debate, he could contribute about business, about the economy, about americas global competitiveness, but instead, hes kind of like a dog when it comes to the media, chasing after every car he sees. he cant help himself. so on the view yesterday, we ...

We were part of a true coalition, and very astutely, president 41 made a clear object testify, we were kicking saddam hussein and iraqi forces out of kuwait, we achieved that, the united states and our allies, and history shows that we won the gulf war. jenna: very interesting. douglas brinkley, thank you very much for that perspective today, we appreciate it. >> thank you. jon: "happening now", the nuclear crisis in japan is sparking a run on radiation detection devices in the united states. th...

Were on the north side of the city and east side of the city, has been pushed back to the west and there may still be snipers in town, but they believe that they are making progress in abdadiya and misurata to the west. what were hearing on the ground is thanks to the air strikes, the opposition fighters are able to make some advances and may in fact be making progress here. jon: rick leventhal, live from libya, rick, thank you. jenna: fox news alert for you now. two earthquakes striking myanmar...

U.s. navy is testing the water at a couple of naval bases within about 200 miles of the reactor, the base is at sugi and yosuska, ten times a day theyre checking im told and so far theyve not found anything out of the ordinary, those of you with personnel, loved ones, assigned to the navy bases will certainly appreciate that, i know. jenna: tim is a good businessman! its a personal choice! like a good answer, like its a personal choice if you get to buy a pair of shoes, right? same thing, right,...

This was not a critically dangerous situation, was it? >> no, absolutely not. as you well know. no, theres a large number, probably 125, 150 of the airports in our country that take commercial flights are either not powered, or they, you know, the towers shut down at a certain time. pilots know the procedures, its perfectly safe. jon: but, i guess, what -- part of the reason this controller may have fallen asleep is that there just isnt a lot of traffic at midnight, 12:30 in the morning at ronal...

Contributing to the unemployment rate. they say theres no question unauthorized workers will work for cheap and are taking jobs away from americans, but others point to the tremendous loss of jobs in the construction industry and the tourism industry due to the recession, creating high unemployment there, and they say the majority of the construction jobs will likely not return, which means the state of nevada will likely recover slower than the rest of the country. and jon, after nevada, the st...

Operation. whats also interesting, this is interagency, multiple agencies from both of the border, the u.s. and canada, all here, staffing this, trying to share intelligence, so that they can have a better handle on stuff that hits the water long before it even hits the water. jon: interesting stuff. steve brown, thanks. jenna: a coalition forces in libya, pounding qaddafi defenses with air strikes, but is it too late for diplomacy, have we moved past that point? well have a former ambassador to...

Is with us, do you have any inventories left now? >> i have dozens of units in my office now. the problem is theyre already sold and ready to ship out in the next day or two. jon: percentagewise, what kind of boom in business have you seen since this japan problem began? >> in a normal year, we might sell 1000 geiger counters, and just in the first five days, after the news broke of the disaster in japan, we sold as many as 500. jon: and most of them going to people on the west coast? >> i would...