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>> reporter: were you up a few flights? >> no, we were on the ground floor. >> reporter: you've walked through the central city. >> just ruptured sewer lines and all the buildings all over the place. and just everything's pretty messed up at the moment. >> and make sure you stay with cnn as our coverage of the disaster in new zealand continues next hour. first, let's take another quick look at the stock markets. and here in europe, shares have pretty much fallen across the board as worries over libya hits traders. let's have a look at the london ftse is down 1.1%. paris cac also down 1.39%, ...

By, throwing projectiles into the air. we were told that with the fire set by elements of the egyptian -- of the libyan army. now, i was able to speak with one of the leaders of the anti-gadhafi movement in this part of the country. he told me that by and large the libyan army in the east has joined the anti-gadhafi forces. however, their concern at the moment is that there could very well be some sort of counterattack. >> well, people in libya say the situation has gone from bad to worse. with hundreds of people being fired on by the government troops in tripoli. well, cnn is following develo...

By .5%, andrew. so seems to be a down day right across the world. the u.s. markets open today after a three-day holiday. and that's how they're going to open at the moment, at least. that's what the futures look like, down by more than 1% for the dow, .5% for the nasdaq and .6 for the s&p 500. interestingly, this time yesterday, they would just about break even. but as the violence grows in libya, investors are becoming more nervous. certainly the oil price continues to spike, as well. meanwhile in the middle east, markets continue to lose ground. dubai's financial index down over 1.7%, ku...

Emily? >> thanks, andrew. we're following two big stories at this hour. we'll check on the violent unrest in libya. and we'll keep you up to date on the massive earthquake in new zealand.

For various goods and also industry finds it more and more expensive to keep the wheels of industry turning. and that is the reaction by investors to what the market will do when it opens in the u.s. today. it was closed yesterday for the presidents' day holiday. and as you can see, the dow, looks like it's going to open more than 1%. the nasdaq down by about .5%, the s&p 500 down .6%. this is "world business today" live on cnn. up next, more on the earthquake in new zealand. we'll be speaking to a witness next. and in libya, a statement from long time leader moammar gadhafi as anti-govern...