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who is in harm's way needs to prepare for the worst and pray for the best. >> let me assure you that we are not overreacting. we need to be ready >> if you live in one of these areas, spend time with precaution. >> battering the bahamas. in nasa, jim, what has the damage been there? >> reporter: candy, a little a little bit of palms here with high wind and strong rain. here in nassau, the main tourist areas, no damage or floods whatsoever. the power lines -- [inaudible] they are so confident that the tourist areas -- [inaudible] >> jim, i'm sorry. i'm going to have to interrupt you h...

As you indicated the rebels aren't just thwarted at the gates of sirte. they have been thrown back, lost two towns today. ras lanouf. the second time they lost the oil depot, oil port in one week. i tells you that the rebels without close air support are no match for gaddafi. so to speak of an end game in which gaddafi is now on the march is obsurd. >> bret: i should point out that vice president biden was asked by a producer today what the end game in libya would look like and he said, "the end game is ending right now." his office said he was talking about the press availability at that time...

Fighter plane which itself cost $31 million. the defense department placed the cost going forward at $40 million per month. so clearly, bret, none of this comes cheaply. >> bret: james rosen live at the state department. thank you. world powers agreed to consider additional sanctions against gaddafi's regime but did not discuss arming the rebels. seeking to remove him from power. senior correspondent rick leventhal who spent three weeks on the ground in libya explains why the rebels could use all the help they can get right now. >> a massive retreat from the front lines. hundreds of cars and t...

Wall of fire, not just artillery but coming from local armed m militia. this was clearly gadhafi country they had entered. this counter attack in ras lanouf. losing all of those gains they made. here is the interesting thing. nato claims while all of this was going on, they did not engage gadhafi troops or tanks at all along that coastal road. maybe they are trying to avoid being called the rebel air force. they don't want to show they are taking sides, which they said they are not. nato officials today did confirm they were striking gadhafi

>> some of the men say they're former soldiers. others look like they're just playing war. this man holding french and libyan flags says he worked at pharmacy and carries an ak-47 for the first time. one of the rebel fighters just told us that gaddafi forces moved through ras lanouf, further east to a town that is 18 miles down this road, which means that within minutes, this position could be in range of artillery and tank fire. >> the threat of tanks advancing doesn't stop them from flashing victory sign, predicting free libya within reach. >> we will give a government for us, do anything fo...