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Recognize that we have to assist these countries and it is in our national interest to do so. >> you can catch that full interview right here on msnbc. we're going to bring you today's "meet the press" coming up at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. a member of the benghazi city council in libya says the cities under rebel control have appointed an ex-justice minister to lead a provisional government. but leader moammar gadhafi is refusing to step down, and he's cracking down very hard on the centers in the capital of tripoli by arming pro-government supporters and septembering up checkpoints. joining ...

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Move by anti-government protesters trying to establish an alternative government. a member of the city council in benghazi says cities under rebel control have now appointed an ex-justice minister to lead a provisional government. also this morning rebels say they now have control of the city closest to the capital of tripoli. meanwhile, the international community is taking new steps in response to the deadly crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. the united nations security council unanimously voted to impose sanctions on moammar gadhafi, his four sons, and one daughter. the council als...

Plan b is to live and die in tripoli. and plan c is to live and die in tripoli." so we're hearing a very consistent message from the gadhafi family that they're not going anywhere. >> richard engel in benghazi, libya for us this morning. richard, thank you. new word this morning from a top republican on the situation in libya. senator john mccain, who's been traveling in the middle east, joined nbc's david gregory on "meet the press." he was asked what steps the u.s. should take to stop the violence. >> we could impose and could have imposed a no-fly zone. they would have stopped flying if t...

So he sees the world conspiring against him. >> richard, what's the sense there in terms of anti-government protesters actually getting closer to ousting gadhafi and actually taking over all of tripoli? >> reporter: the problem here is geography. they have control of eastern libya. they have control of benghazi entirely. they are administering the city. there were traffic police who are now under the control of the rebels, who are working with the rebels, out with whistles trying to prevent traffic jams. the banks in this city opened up today. but between here and tripoli are still about 650, ...