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Own party. we'll talk to two democratic congressmen that disagree on the attacks against libya. and later, the nuclear power nightmare in japan. more smoke today from the crippled reactors. another evacuation of workers, along with bad news of just how long it could take to get the plant back under control. nightmare in japan. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain,

Out after a morning show appearance. what question reportedly sent him off? first, the latest headlines out of libya. the on-scene commander of the international coalition for libya told a news conference this afternoon civilians are under attack by moammar gadhafi's forces in misrata. the last rebel stronghold in western libya. the admiral said the coalition is, quote, considering all options but did not elaborate. despite coalition air strikes, gadhafi's forces are battling for a key rebel-held city in eastern libya. heavy fighting and shelling is reported there. both american crew members...

Strikes have established a no-fly zone in the east. >> and we assume he is alive, that he is hunkered down in a bunker. >> punishing air strikes drove pro-gadhafi forces further to opposition bases. >> we are taking sides in a civil war. >> the commander in chief makes military decisions on libya, and watches the crisis on japan while on a diplomat i can trip to south america. so of course, republicans attack him. >> besides jewel track diplomacy. >> some of my colleagues are upset that france may be in the lead. >> tea partiers and some democrats attacked the president, calling it a possible ...

>> we lost richard engel reporting live from libya tonight. we will be joined now by the huffington post and msnbc's howard fineman to discuss the president's decision to provide this military support to this libyan operation. howard, we were just getting richard engel's live report from libya, trying to determine exactly, for example, how the rebels coordinate with what they think is going on in the air. they don't have all the access and information that we do here, obviously, so they seem to be feeling their way through the different roads to figure out where they should be going next. the ...

The situation in libya. how do you explain that? >> well, i think that individuals are looking at whether or not we are going to be out in the matter of days as opposed to a matter of weeks. and once we see that the president has, in fact, turned over the leadership of what's taking place in libya to nato, then i think that will go up. it will show he is working with the international community. it will show that he is keeping his word to the american people, and he's concerned about the innocent individuals in libya who are being killed by gadhafi. he is going by not necessarily the united st...