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These people in libya right now. >> they finally got libya off the human rights commission. >> that was a joke. >> it was ridiculous. >> gloria, thank you. a group of americans finally escapes the violence in libya. they're bringing with them some hair-raising horror stories. firsthand accounts of what they witnessed just before they got out. >> my heart is completely in libya right now. i feel totally torn. i feel for the people who are still there and who didn't get a chance to get out because it's chaos. [ crickets chirping ]

Deep danger as a result of what's going on. we're going to check in with more of these americans who have just got off that boat, off that charter plane in istanbul, and we'll have their stories for you throughout here in "the situation room." much more of our coverage coming up right after this. [ male announcer ] a powertrain backed for a hundred thousand miles -- 40,000 miles more than the ford f-150. because the people we're depending on need something they can depend on. ♪ chevy silverado. the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pickups on the road. now current gm owners and less...

But the process has been delaid, and now we have ten tons of mustard gas sitting in libya, and we don't know how well it's protected, wolf. >> scary stuff, brian, thanks very much. and happening now, breaking news. here are the latest developments in the libyan crisis. the united states cracks the strongest whip yet against the libyan government, imposing harsh sanctions to spending diplomatic operations in the country. this as the violence escalates at what's being called an alarming pace. plus the long awaited journey to safety comes for more than 100 americans trapped in the war-torn co...

Was being very cautious and its tone while these americans were on the ground. as to whether or not this will have any impact at all, of course i said in the briefing with jay carney, is this really just a crap shoot in this is the first step. they are hoping these sanctions will get his attention, but they do have other things on the table as well that he hope will bring him back to the table, if you will, if he doesn't heed these sanctions. >> dan lothian at white house, thank you very much. embattled but still defiant, moammar gadhafi. urging his supporters to defend libya. how far will a...

Tourists. now we're seeing an exodus from libya. this is from the main points through. we saw a ferryboat come in with more than 300 passengers on board, about half of them were american citizens. it arrived moments after the white house announced that it was suspending operations at its embassy in tripoli, and it would be imposing sanctions against libya. that was also moments after a plane took off, wolf, from tripoli carrying more americans. they landed and spoke to cnn when the plane arrived innist t istanbul. right before announcing sanctions would be imposed. the people coming off of the...