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And good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us. 7:00 a.m. here on the east coast. the it's 2:00 in the afternoon in libya. that's where the news is being made wednesday, february 23rd. welcome to "american morning," i'm kiran chetry. >> i'm t.j. holmes. in just about an hour, a ferry with americans onboard is scheduled to leave tripoli. this is happening right now. the state department is evacuating u.s. citizens to the mediterranean island of malta. there are up to 5,000 citizens in libya who are trying to get out as this situation continues to get more and more dangerous. also, ...

Demonstrators throwing rocks and police firing back with tear gas. thousands of people are marching through the streets toward parliament. businesses also throughout the country are shut down. there is a live picture right now of athens. they are furious with the government program that cuts salaries and pensions while hiking taxes and, again, they are showing their displeasure with this march to parliament to protest against the pretty bad measures but, in the meantime, it turning violent sometimes with the protesters hurling bottles and stones and the police firing back trying to disperse th...

House, it's hard to get a mortgage these days. you want to love the house you're in right now. the return on your renovation investment has been falling for four or five years. if you're living in your house, be strategic about where you're pumping money into your house. curb appeal, steal front door, big fancy kitchen, probably isn't the best time to do that. >> i was amazed you actually do need to put a spin shine on it almost from the outside and make it look good and appealing. >> the best dollars are spent on the curb appeal. for example, garage door or certain kinds of siding. these are ...

This morning, looking like a stable open, but we'll be watching gold and oil and stocks to see if there's a second day of these libya concerns there. >> christine, we appreciate you as always. thank you so much. meanwhile, time for a look at our other top stories. the exodus of foreigners from libya picking up now. here's a look at the scene from tripoli's airport. the state department has decided to evacuate americans by ferry to the island of malta. the ferry is expected to depart about half an hour from now. also, the search continues in christchurch, new zealand after a 6.3 magnitude e...

That ferry was supposed to be leaving as we speak. some 5,000 citizens in libya trying to get out as that situation gets more and more dangerous. moammar gadhafi is vowing new crackdowns and looks like this violence could continue to spread. he is saying he will stay and he will fight till his last drop of blood. >> translator: not possible that i leave this place. i will be a martyr at the end. >> also sources close to gadhafi are telling "time" magazine at least has ordered security services to start sabotaging their oil facilities. reportedly start by blowing up several oil pipelines and co...