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Captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. the president will address the nation about u.s. involvement in libya tomorrow night in response to calls for him to clarify the u.s. mission there. meanwhile, day nine of u.s. and allied air strikes libya as rebel forces advance and manage to take control of the stra teen ick city of auj taub area in eastern libya, a celebration by rebels there yesterday. opposition forces have now made their way from benghazi, their strojhold, to the port town of brega, overtaking gadhafi forces there, both victories a clearer sign the air strikes...

About the u.s. and allied mission in libya? >> reporter: it means that so far the allied air strikes have allowed the rebels to advance. it they've moved their front lines about 50 miles forward in the last 24 hours or so. and behind me it's clear to see why. western air strikes hadestroyedy our count at least 20 tanks and armored vehicles at least in this area alone. the rebels came through, gadhafi's forces in this area had been destroyed, and now they are pushing even further west. they are likely to get past brega and get to ras lanuf and get to sirte before they find the next part of gadh...

Rhetoric, though, is while he's saying the u.s. will take this military, we need to do this, you can see the subtext clearly his own reluctance to do so. it's not the normal commander in chief fare, our cause is just, our cause is righteous, we'll see it through to the end. instead you hear him saying, we'll be in and out. it's limited in duration. we won't be the ones enforcing the no-fly zone. won't be our ships enforcing the arms embargo. you see that reluctance shot through his rhetoric. >> tom ricks, we began the discussion this morning, richard engel reporting on the rebel, they're getti...

We won't be the ones enforcing the no-fly zone. it won't be our ships enforcing the arms embargo. you see that reluctance shot through his rhetoric. >> tom ricks, we began the discussion this morning, richard engel reporting on the rebel, they're getting closer to tripoli. then what? that's the moment we leave? are we going to supply the rebels? i mean if gadhafi stays, can we really say mission accomplished? >> i think they'll say we can. all obama is saying is give war a chance. not all war. all we did was kick the door down, let the brits and french and others do it. and i think his notion ...

What will happen tomorrow, will they employ different types of weather weapons? >> what you are seeing our live images from downtown cairo. we believe these are pro forces up on higher ground. over the square in october 6th bridge. throwing molotov cocktails down to what they see as the other side of the protests below. molotov cocktails are just bottles filled with gasoline. use of a right into them and set the right on fire. when you throw them, it creates a firebomb. it is crude, bold and effective. brian williams, the managing editor of nightly news is on scene with richard angle right now...