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We'll explain. congress back in session tomorrow, but can they make a deal to stop the government from shutting down? good sunday to you. i'm peter alexander. welcome back to msnbc's extended live coverage this sunday. here is the very latest at this hour from libya. witnesses report heavy coalition air strikes on the libyan capital of tripoli has night has fallen there. that is a live picture. it is 10:00 p.m. their time. anti-aircraft fire has been reported as forces return fire. libyan state television is reporting gadhafi's hometown of surt has been hit while pro-gadhafi forces have atta...

Airplanes will be available if there's any kind of increase in the pace that has to be done operationally from air to ground or air to air defense. >> okay. but general, with this no-fly zone in place, certainly the air defenses have been crippled libya's army, but we're w we're launching ground attacks now. when does the military portion of this end and it becomes just maintenance? >> that's a great question. you don't know at this point. none of the people in command know. the politicians don't know. it's very hard to sit here and sort of talk on tv to the folks that are watching and say, lo...

We see hundreds more fighters pouring in. this is a british war plane launching devastating attacks on gadhafi's tanks near ajdabiya. the combination of air power and reinforcement proves decisive. this morning, rebels recapture ajdabiya, the first significant process since the western military campaign began. richard engle, nbc news, ajdabiya. >> we're going to go with ajdabiya. meantime, in there is still no clear word on when america will take a back seat. discussions are still continuing over when nato will take over the ground attacks. joining me now, retired army general montgomery me gg...

From mubarak. here's the problem, hillary guess with mullens and gates disagrees with hillary. obama shifted his opinion. i don't have confidence in him. this policy is incoherent. he seems to be too little, too late, ill advised and doesn't have the political or moral courage to do this right. tell me where i'm wrong! >> i understand your concern and i share those concerns. and it is incoherent when you say gadhafi must go and then say that the mission is only there for humanitarian purposes. but we are attacking his forces on the ground. we are keeping two major cities from being overrun and...

I expect they won't be used for ground attacks against -- air attacks against gadhafi's ground forces. weal reconnect with paula and double check that. let's bring in retired general. what do you make of this arrangement that was announced and the little bit more detail we got from paula newton? >> frankly, i was shocked when i heard it. it will make things more difficult for the commanders on the ground, not easier. thank god we have commanders -- in the nato supreme allied commander. because they've now been given a mission of deckocodeconfliction >> what does that mean? >> think of libya as...