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Time when the allies are debating what they want to commit and how they want to commit the resources. >> the french seem behind this. the french population isn't skittish right now about military involvement in a country that could become very complicated down the road. >> reporter: i expect we will see polls on this tomorrow, hala, just because sunday is a favorite day for the french to poll themselves. in fact, a poll earlier about two weeks ago, a poll indicated that the french were not behind military intervention in north africa. i don't know if it was directed strictly at libya, but at o...

To have moammar gadhafi step down. those are really two separate things at this point. they are watching very carefully. it was a very dramatic time here. you had the people in the room determining what this coalition would do and watching and getting information from their military advisors on what was happening on the ground in libya. that was their determination. now, as i said, the primary thing is to make sure that if it does slow down, if moammar gadhafi does stop that offense, then what is next? will he carry out what the international community wants him to do? >> jill, this is hala. w...

Secretary of state, hillary clinton. she was in paris in a meeting with key allies. there is a clear message coming out of the administration in the brief comments that the president made. number one, they are saying there will be unspeakable attrocities committed by colonel gadhafi if the allies did not act. the president made clear this is not unilateral u.s. action. they made it very clear they have international partners and cooperation here. finally, the administration is making it very clear that while the u.s. will have a role here, they are not sending ground troops to libya. they want...

Barack obama is in brazil. he is on the first stop of the latin american tour that was planned with the focus on jobs and exports. he is also taking a bit about libya. >> remember brazil was one of the five nations that abstained. it wasn't a no vote, but abstenti abstention. >> we have ed henry traveling with the president. how much did he have to say while in brazil? >> reporter: i think he tried to keep it very brief, fred. he is trying to keep the focus in latin america on trade and the economy and trying to bring more exports to brazil and other countries in latin america to make sure tha...

>> we understand that may happen momentari momentarily. he is in brazil at the moment. somewhere within the next 15 minutes, we may hear from the president. chris lawrence, thank you so much. >> we will be right back. we are taking a break. right back with a lot more from libya and around the world as we continue to follow the breaking news story. do stay with us. [ male announcer ] nature valley sweet & salty nut bars... they're made from whole roasted nuts and dipped in creamy peanut butter, making your craving i want to take you straight to london. david cameron is speaking on all that is...