Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110327:20:22:00
Coalition air strikes move closer and closer to tripoli and the surrounding areas? >> reporter: yes. that's absolutely right. it is not just an important city but an important psychological barrier because it really is the last robust line of defense between everything east of surt and the capital. surt's about 250, 270 miles from us here in tripoli, but there's very little in between that could hold back a force like the rebels if they were to penetrate -- penetrate surt. we understand, by the way, from some journalists who actually made a trip to surt today and who were -- we managed to cont...