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Libya, here is the latest. protester by the thousands refuse to end their uprising against moammar gadhafi and he's defying calls from the world to end his bloody crackdown and step down. the united nations estimates more than 1,000 people have died there in the past week. and members of the unsecurity council have arrived to consider harsh sanctions aimed at gadhafi's regime. the u.s. already is imposing sanctions, and it has closed its embassy in libya for now. the push to evacuate americans and other foreigners by air and by sea is in full force. a u.s. chartered ferry with more than 300 ...

Two countries can proceed together and our particular delegation was led by former senator evan bey and u.s. trade representative susan schwab. we had gotten into the country over the weekend and were spread around town at a variety of lunchons throughout christchurch when the quake occurred. >> what happened when it actually hit? >> as i said, there were about five or six different lunches going on, some in the city center, which was greatly affected, and then out toward littleton port. i, myself, was at the antarctic center by the airport. while the building shook furiously and glasses were ...

The time i was actually sitting on the toilet and i swiftly got off and made my way outside to the evacuation point and looking around, people were hysterical and crying and, not knowing, really what to do next. and, you know, looking at the streets, buildings were on fire, and bricks all over the road, and power lines were down, and these huge cracks in the roads as well. so, it was a pretty, pretty intense thing. bill: have you been in a earthquake before? is this the first time. >> this is the first time i have been in a earthquake and i have been in christchurch so far and i started my cou...