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Defines success, shepard. >> shepard: we are now hearing a member of qaddafi's inner circle has reached out to the u.s. government. what did he say? do we know? >> a deputy secretary of state here spoke with qaddafi's foreign minister over the weekend. the state department confirms the talks took place but won't say what was discussed. an official says we still have lines of communication open to qaddafi and his lieutenants. secretary of state clinton suggests the message to qaddafi is pretty consistent. >> qaddafi has a decision to make, and the people around him, each have decisions to make....

[chanting] >> shepard: there, the troops are rallying speart of the coalition. and all of those still suffering around libya. team fox coverage of our waziristan -- wars around the world. jennifer griffin at the pentagon. first steve harrigan streaming live from the capital city tonight. you have been hearing new explosions there, it's my understanding, steve? >> that's right, shepard. we thought the pace might slow down on night five of these attacks but anything but. we have heard multiple incoming explosions and outgoing antiaircraft fire as well. the explosions coming off to my right near ...

In japan, fresh smoke from a nuclear plant forces workers to evacuate again. and as radiation spreads, there is word of contamination in the drinking supplies. >> i'll probably put -- water now. >> shepard: tonight, new worries in the nuclear crisis. plus, remembering elizabeth taylor. she was a hollywood legend who collected oscars and husbands. but there is a side of her some didn't always get to see. >> she was down to earth. she was a wonderful mother. >> shepard: tonight, the liz taylor you didn't know. but first from fox this wednesday night. a desperate plea from civilians inside libya....

One person who fled the fighting there said that it was in effect destroyed. now, the rebels have said, shep, that they have been helped by the coalition air strikes. but it seems at this moment that they still lack the organization, and more importantly, the fire power to route the qaddafi's forces. qaddafi's forces, on the other hand, seem to lack, perhaps, the motivation to finish the job and take out the rebels in the center of that city, shep. >> shepard: they may lack some organization on the battlefield, but it appears they are getting more organized politically, jonathan. >> yeah, they...

Between qaddafi and the opposition. >> qaddafi has basically sworn that he will show no mercy to anybody who has been in opposition. that's not exactly an invitation to negotiate. it seems to me that if there is a mediation to be done, it is -- if there is a role to be played, it is among libyans themselves. this matter at the end of the day is going to have to be settled by libyans. >> arab league members are still deciding which -- whether to send planes or other contributions to the coalition and if they send planes, they are still deciding whether to insert some caveats, such as that no bo...