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Brega and ajdabiya today. we are heard that gadhafi troops are on the defensive there. we want to go to ajdabiya with international correspondent ben wedeman is there. i know you were in brega today, and did you see the rebels surrounding the city, and who would you say appears to be in control there? >> well, it appears they are still in brega, the gadhafi forces in control. we were to the north of there, and of course, we came under fire three times, three separate times by artillery and some heavy machine gun fire. and what we are told however by rebel commanders is that they basicallyave t...

Personnel carrier, they are beginning to weaken. they do believe that within the next 24 hours, they, the opposition fighters may be able to retake brega. of course, that is a city that in the last six weeks has changed hands six times. brooke? >> well, you mention you and your crew came under fire three times, and we have been playing the video, and i want to play the video again, ben, and we want to turn the sound up, and then i want you the explain exactly what was happening. [ ye [ inaudible ]. so, ben, i don't know who is shooting the video, but people are dashing to the ground and hidi...

For that eventuality. they don't have gas masks. they don't have medicine. there's no early warning system here. they have appealed for some kind of training, but so far on the ground there is nothing that could protect them from any kind of deadly chemical weapon that could be used. they are also, rebel commanders we have spoken to, not very encouraged by what they are hearing from president obama. they don't think that these kind of warnings of unspecified consequences will make any difference on the ground. they say the white house and president obama has warned the government not to attack...