new lies from libya's dictator as the air strikes on his regime accelerate. nato firing more than 60 missiles at targets in tripoli. rare daylight strikes that continued into the evening, targeting command and control centers, including moammar gadhafi's compound. but apparently not getting him. a recording of the dictator today running on libyan state television. listen. >> translator: we will not surrender. we will not give up. we have one option, our country. we will remain in it till the end. dead, alive, victorious, it doesn't matter. >> in addition to the strikes, nato is also using attack helicopters to try to more precisely target pro gadhafi forces and minimize civil casualties. the regime is claiming that many civilians are dying. >> today has been one of the most horrific days of attack on our nation. the forces of evil attacked with full power. >> for one thing, he made no mention of the siege of misurata, which has been going on for months, nor the regime's claim that they would go after the opposition like rats. and when it comes to proving thei

eman had fled libya and was in qatar but was deported back to libya last week. a state department source says the united states worked with officials in libya and europe to get her out of the country safely. eman has said she wants to come to the united states. >>> former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss-kahn pleaded not guilty today to charges related to an alleged incident with a new york hotel maid. the maid is accusing him of sexual assault. his next court date is set for july 18th. >>> the man who falsified documents for more than ten years in bernie madoff's ponzi scheme pleaded guilty today to charges in the case. eric lipkin was charged with conspiracy, fraud, and making false statements. he's scheduled to be sentenced in december. >>> and anderson, the jacket michael jackson wore in the "thriller" video could be yours or mine, actually. the jacket will be auctioned off later this month and is expected to go for up to $400,000. >> wow. really? >> yep. now that your birthday is done, we can look ahead to my birthday. >> that's what you

those stories and the latest from libya ahead at top of the hour. more "piers morgan tonight" in a moment. >>> back with governor mitt romney and joined with your lovely wife, ann. welcome. >> thank you. >> you were hearing that discussion about sin. are there any sins that we should be aware of, given so many politicians at the moment are being hit by scandal. anything we don't know? >> after 32 years of marriage, you know a person pretty well. already a pretty big player in high school. >> high school player. >> really? would you like to elaborate. >> he dated all my girlfriends. would date them for six weeks and dump them. >> seriously? >> i was extremely weary. >> now it's all coming out. because of the mormon faith that you have, you don't drink alcohol. have you ever drunk alcohol? >> no. >> never taken drugs? >> no, no. >> and presumably you never had an affair. >> of course not. >> you can say that with total nonschwarzenegger certainty? >> absolutely. i have tested alcohol. i tried it on one occasion. it was not a good experience. but drugs

they'll be discussing a range of topics, everything from the nato-led mission in libya to the global economy. and then on tuesday night, the president will host a state dinner for the chancellor. on wednesday, following a week of some disappointing economic numbers, the president will host an event on manufacturing jobs. thursday vice-president joe biden leads yet another round of those deficit reduction talks with bipartisan congressional leaders. >> reporter: this week is going to focus on the office of the secretary of defense. the current man holding that job, robert gates, starts the week overseas on one of his last visits to some of his counterparts in other countries. the man who's been nominated to replace him, cia director leon pa net tax will be on capitol hill on thursday for his nomination hearings. a lot of big issues on the table, how many troops will start coming home from afghanistan in july and how much will the defense budget be cut? all that could be on the plate for the next defense sex different defense secretary. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate ri

see now sees her life being outside libya. she doesn't feel safe there from gadhafi's loyalists who might be able to get to her even if she was in the east of libya. she's got her sights now firmly set on getting to the united states if she can on some sort of refugee program. she's a lawyer. she wants to continue her legal studies and she sees the united states as being the best place for her. she really wants to put this part of her life behind them, much as she's got family and friends back in libya. it's what she really would like as well is just to get over this horrible stress and strain that she's been put through. none of this -- none of it -- is what she wanted from the moment of that gang rape to all the sort of shuttling between countries. it's -- she wants a normal life. she wants what all of us want. it is just eluded her for the past few months now. >> nic, how likely is it that she would be able to go to the united states? does she have support? >> she certainly seems to. we know that secretary of state hillary

libya's embattled government said nato air strikes have damaged buildings and injured civilian, our crews in the capital report more than 25 explosions today. >>> trial is resumed for casey anthony, the florida mother accused of killing her 4-year-old daughter. scientists say the decomposing human body is the only explanation for the term in the trunk. >>> anthony weiner admits to the sexting scandal that he now admits to. >> and of course the weiner story is comedy gold and the late night guys, all of the easy and free material. we were interested in w what jon stewart had to say. why? he and weiner are kind of friends and stewart kind of defend him before the truth came out. >> the most exciting thing about having a friend caught up in the scandal of this nature, finding out, "a," he's packing jumbo heat, and, "b," he is ripped. i can't believe this guy and i are the same [ bleep ] age, that's my problem. here's a picture of me from this morning. how -- how good is the congressional health care plan? >> and, of course, congressman weiner is part of the political buzz. it's a look at hot

he's being treated in saudi arabia. >>> nato officials denying their air strikes damaged libya's state run television studios in tripoli. libyan tv is airing pictures of demolished broadcast facilities and satellite vehicles saying nato targeted the facility. >> one of the worst wildfires in arizona's history is threatening homes this morning. evacuations under way and a quarter of a million acres have burned. >>> german chancellor angle merkel receives the presidential medal of freedom tonight. she kind with president obama at a georgetown restaurant last night. the two leaders hold more talks today. >>> the boston bruins getting their first victory in the stanley cup finals. they routed the canucks 8-1 in boston. the canucks led the series two games to one. game four tomorrow in boston. >>> you're caught up on the day's headlines. "american morning" is back right after this. >>> the anthony weiner sexing scandal is basically like christmas, the fourth of july and cinco de mayo wrapped into one if you happened to be a late night talk show host. let's take a look at how they handled it

i don't think libya will be in right away. it will take some time to start production up again -- >> reporter: 2012? what's this market -- >> i would say end -- the middle -- towards the middle/end of october 2011. so, we still have a wee bit of time. but, you're right, they can't go quite up that much because they have to allow also for -- they have to allow libya to save face and still give them the leeway. >> reporter: if you look at geopolitics it's fascinating. an iranian former sports minister, libya didn't make it. secretary-general's a libyan. you know, he's probably torn seeing what's happening in his country right now. then the veteran of saudi arabia who's not saying anything before the meeting but behind the scenes i'm sure he's working it pretty hard to get an agreement. >> exactly why he's not saying anything. i wouldn't be too fast because you have a very well-qualified staff at opec headquarters who can walk them through the numbers and work with the ministers and the really key guy is secretary-general and he'

because you take a look at libya. we think, okay, there's this arab spring, we're going to be supportive of the people wanting to spread what we call democracy. the way they look at it, it seems to be very different if we're talking about that in yemen and the president being ousted and someone else coming in, are we getting anybody, perhaps, better than what we've already got, or are we just sort of throwing it up into the air and seeing what lands? >> i think we are way too optimistic about this. and i think when history is written in 10, 20, or 30 years, this word "arab spring" will be laughed at. look, what we've got here is a process that we, as americans, belief will lead to democracy. it's not clear to me at all that that's where we're at. we're already having questions in egypt about economic performance, youth are asking where jobs are. if we get elections, we'll have the rise of one of the muslim parties, people backed by the muslim parties in egypt. the military is going to start saying, military traditiona

ahead, eman al obeidy, the woman who claims she was gang-raped by gadhafi's soldiers, finally escapes libya. we'll tell you where she is now. [ kimberly ] when i was 19, i found myself alone

also in libya, nato forces stepping up their air assault on moammar gadhafi's regime. a significant turning point here. look at these. this weekend for the first time, british and french attack helicopters were deployed against gadhafi troops in tripoli. >> could this mark a turning point in the effort to remove gadhafi from power? cnn's dan rivers is live in the libyan capital for us. hi there, dan. >> yeah, good morning. this could be really significant, the apache longbo the british forces have deployed for the first time from a ship out in the med ter rare yan is a fierce weapon equipped with missiles and cannon that some military analysts think could be a real game changer here. >> reporter: this the turning point in libya. nato hopes so. french helicopters lift off and for the first time, a striking pro-gadhafi forces. here, british apaches are hitting military targets near the strategically important town of al brega. military analysts say it might just tip the momentum towards the rebels. these are u.s. apaches on training exercise in south korea last year. the

she finally escaped to tunisia and on ward to qatar where she was deported back to libya. we understand she has made it out of qatar. she's on her way to mull ta and europe for processing as a refugee status. secretary of state hillary clinton has taken a personal interest in this case and has helped try and get her out of the country. she'll be on her way to europe for processing as a refugee and on ward to a third country. we've heard she wants to come to the united states. the u.s. isn't saying anything. usually doesn't about asylum cases like this. but we do expect that she'll be in europe and then will be resettled somewhere, possibly the united states. >> thanks very much for the insight. we'll talk to you again. >>> here in the u.s., dominique strauss-kahn is due to be arraigned in a new york courtroom. that's expected tomorrow. the former head of the international monetary fund is expected to plead not guilty to sex crimes charges. a hotel maid has accused him of trying to rape her lant month. skrausz kahn was released a multimillion dollar bond and ordered confine

we are going to libya. both parts of it one by one key members of the president's economic team are headed for the exit as the economy falters what's behind the latest departure. is the president ignoring his economic adviser? what's going on. he lived the american dream growing up poor, rising to become a corporate executive. can show make the presidential election his first election victory? i will speak live this hour with republican presidential candidate herman cain. breaking news. political headlines and jeanne moos straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you are in "the situation room." we begin with new information on congressman anthony weiner's political future. up in the air now one day after an internet sex scandal blew wide open with a married new york democrat admitting to inappropriate online exchanges with multiple women. even as fellow democrats press for an ethics investigation, weiner says he's not going anywhere. listen to this exclusive exchange he had with cnn producer adam reece a little wh

people in libya show reporters damage in their neighborhood. they claim nato air strikes hit their homes and injured civilians. hear about a secret note given to a journalist that put their story in doubt. >>> and third, party chaos. yes, a sweet 16 party with a social media lesson. how one teen accidentally invited thousands of party guests. and the chaos that forced her to flee her own party. you can vote by texting 22360. text 1 for afghanistan drawdown. 2 for faked air strikes. or 3 for party chaos. winning story is going to air later this hour. >>> cnn crews on the ground now in tripoli are reporting 35 nato air strikes today. and there are reports that some targeted moammar gadhafi's compound. now, the libyan leader took to state tv with a defiant message. that happened just a short time ago. i want to bring in our dan rivers who joins us in tripoli. dan, tell us about this message from gadhafi. what did he say, how was it delivered? >> reporter: yeah, it was a message of defiance, again, suzanne. he's been on state tv talking about we wi

arwa damon, cnn beirut. >>> quickly updating you on the story out of libya. within the last half hour a series of air strikes have been reported in the center of tripoli. at least ten loud explosions were heard in the libyan capital. large plumes of smoke are billowing over the city. jets can also be heard overhead. we'll bring you more on this developing story as we get it. we're taking a short break here on "world one." we'll be right back with more. somewhere in america, a city comes to life. it moves effortlessly, breathes easily. it flows with clean water. it makes its skyline greener and its population healthier. all to become the kind of city people want to live and work in. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pay

let's check our top stories for you in libya. waves of nato war planes bombed moammar gadhafi's compound and other targets in the capital, tripoli. the daytime attacks were the heaviest since the air campaign started two months ago. the libyan government says two people were killed during the attacks. gadhafi spoke in a live broadcast on state television vowing he will never surrender. >>> in syria, government troops backed by tanks are moving on areas in the northern part of the country near the border with turkey, vowing to crush a revolt claimed for killing scores of security forces. of the government says 120 security force members were killed yesterday by what it called armed gangs. however, a syrian rights group says the victims were civilians killed by government forces. >>> now, take a look at this amazing video of snowboarders landing on what looks like, well, you'll see here. it sort of looks like a giant pillow. after the break, we'll tell you why some call it one of the top inventions of the year. [ female announcer ]

pthese are two countries on different pages when it comes to the global policies of afghanistan and libya, but today, it was all about accentuating the positive. >> there is hardly any global issue where we don't consult one another. i have said before, i always value angela's intelligence and frankness and approach to issues, and i trust her. and as she said herself, it is fun to work together. it has been again fun today. even as we have addressed some very urgent challenges. >> brianna keilar live there for the white house, and brianna, the things that president obama and chancellor merkel a agree on are the fun parts to quote the president are the easy part, but i want to talk about libya, because the chancellor, wanted five nations to abstain from the national security council's vote to abstain from the air strike, and is that an issue today is? >> well, the reporters tried to get at that in the press conference, but no way that we saw president obama and chancellor merkel airing any of the thorny disagreements even though germany did not vote on the resolution, as you mentioned, and

ago and where we are now or two months ago and where we are now, the progress that has been made in libya is significant. >> also new developments tonight in yemen's political crisis. the u.s. official tells me tonight the condition of the yemeni president is more serious than his government is letting on. this official says it will take weeks if not months for salah to recover from injuries suffered on an attack, and this u.s. official tells us tonight the obama administration sees virtually no chance he will be able to return to yemen. our senior international correspondent nic robertson is tracking the power struggle in yemen. as you hear that, you reported some of this last night. the injuries more severe than the government is letting on. the obama administration now believing time will simply run out on president salah, he will be in the hospital and developments in the country will overtake the possibility of his return. what's happening on the ground right now? >> reporter: well, it really sits with the vice president. the vice president has been left in charge, president ali abdu

well, say we swap uae for libya. you've got someone who is leading a country, whether it is a royal family or other, and they hire guns to come in and turn them against their civilian population for whatever the reason is. how do we know when that crosses the legal line? why isn't that a terrorist attack or something that nato or the american military would take action against? >> good question. you know, the u.s. has been saying for years that many of the people that it is holding in guantanamo prison are illegal combatants because they don't belong to any army, and they don't wear uniforms. well, what do you call all these mercenaries we're using, what do we call cia killer hit teams that are being used in afghanistan and pakistan? they would seem to fall under the same definition. the bigger problem is to whom do these people report in the middle east? everybody thinks mr. prince, who has been accused of running this, he denies it -- >> that's erik prince, who had founded a company called blackwater, a lot of peop

in libya, their deployment could be critical. but their low-level flying will make them more vulnerable than the high-level jets that had been the main attack force until now. nato says that part of the campaign is continuing. here, british tornadoes hit targets in al brega. but there have also been more air strikes in the capital, tripoli. we were taken to a coptic church by government minders southwest of the capital. the priest claimed nato bombs have been falling all around for five days. there were some broken windows. but that was all. the lack of damage in this church perhaps speaks more of the accuracy of some of these nato air strikes. in fact, we can't see any damage at all in here. yet, right next door, what looks like a military installation has been completely destroyed. government officials didn't want us to film this building. next door. apparently some sort of military installation. which looks like it's been bombed. 9-year-old mora had taken shelter in the church with her father when the bombs fell. >> i was feel

libya's output has plummeted. libya's oil minister defected last week and this may leave the cartel divided on whom to support during the civil war. >> the political structure is in a state of war. once you are in a state of war in a country like this, the cohesion is not there. >> iran's president sacked his oil minister and plans to manager that portfolio himself. with the onset of the arab uprisings, 2011 is shaping up to be the first year oil averages $100 a barrel or more. back in 2008, when oil peaked at $147 a barrel, they came close. but the banking crisis led to a second half price collapse. even though opec took more than 4 million barrels a day. in 2009, they averaged 61.76 and rose steadily last year to finish just below $80 a barrel. considering all the unrest in the middle east, the chief executive at one of the top oil giants says opec has done a good job of managing chaos. >> 10, 15 years ago you would have announced that there is a risk of something happening on the suez canal, there's a risk, the

worked closely with officials in europe and libya to get her out of libya and provide her with the support needs. >>> and the fighting in syria is the deadliest. opposition protesters clashed with government troops in the northeast of syria. a television station there says that 120 security forces were ambushed by what they called armed gangs who reportedly set government buildings on fire. we are working to get confirmation on the figures and more details. so stay tuned for that. >>> to arizona where crews are fiting the third largest wildfire in that state's history. look at these images with me. the massive fire near the arizona/new mexico border has already destroyed just about 200,000 acres. pushed along by strong winds, dry temperatures, but here's the tough number here, right now, the fire is zero percent contained. zero. the winds are picking up more and more than 2,000 people have had to leave their homes. arizona governor jan brewer calling this fire horrific. we know that there are a couple of other fires burning in the southeast part of the state, but chad myers, i want to brin

one of the big ones has to do with libya. a lot of news on libya this week. and speaker boehner alerted the president in a letter a little earlier this week saying that as of sunday, tomorrow, that he would consider the president in violation of the war powers resolution if the president didn't seek congressional authorization for having u.s. troops involved in libya. the white house came out and said they weren't going to seek it, they felt that they were within the law to not seek that congressional authorization. that's one big issue. also, we're in the middle of these debt ceiling negotiations that are going on. vice president biden has been up on the hill talking with republicans and democrats. he is, as you know, fred, in this as well as ohio governor john kasich who used to be a member of the house budget committee. the timing is just intriguing. >> it certainly is, brianna. later, when we get more images, hopefully we can see whether there are smiles there on the golf course given this kind of potential friction you just spelled out for us. >> reporte

this week nato announced it would extend the mission in libya by 90 days. >>> there's an opera that premiered in south africa and a movie that has been shot with what you're seeing here with jennifer hudson playing winnie madonna louisiana but how does she feel about it? winnie mandela rarely gives interviews but she invited cnn into her home. and she said she's disappointed in the movie project. >> i was not consulted. i am still alive. and i think that it is a total disrespect to come to south africa, make a movie about my struggle and call that movie some translation of a romantic life of winnie mandela. i think it is an insult. i don't know what would be romantic in our struggle. >> and there ms. mandela is speaking with our reporter. she attended the world premiere in south africa of the opera and was impressed with how that turned out. >> i made those remarks about the opera having been a lily white thing before. and i honestly found it difficult to imagine how you would translate a struggle into an opera. i think they did an amazing job. of course, not everyone would be happy about how

sarah sidner, cnn, misrata, libya. >> thanks to sarah sidner for that dramatic report out of libya. >>> up next, what will happen when we begin to pull our troops out of afghanistan. i'll ask that country's ambassador to the united states. when we come back. i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... with all you need to enroll. put their trust in aarp medicare supplement insurance. plus you'll get this free guide to understanding medicare. the prices ar

we'll have a discussion about libya as well. there's a lot of discussions of where we're going and spending our money but it doesn't just go to military as well. it goes to wherever we are going. our budget is roughly 3.5 trillion and we borrow 1.5, you can cut all discretionary. that means all of the cabinets and everywhere else, we would still need to borrow money. that means that you have 10,000 people retiring every day, these baby boomers. if you don't get a handle on it, it's going to decrease every year. >> are you ready to cut hundreds and billions of dollars a year in defense spending? >> we did cut defense. we put everything on the table. we would be more than willing to lay out. i believe as president asking us to raise this debt limit, he should first lay out a plan that has no accounting gimmick that the budget can actually score it and we can start the discussion. that would be work in a good discussion about how to start with. >> congressman, thank you for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >>> some people say sa

there is troubling news from libya tonight. pro-gadhafi forces may have started using one of international terrorism's most devastating weapons. but there are also worries about the rebels who are battling gadhafi. if nato gives them weapons, could those weapons end up in the hands of terrorists? that's next. they are the purest way to gauge success. ♪ maybe the only way to gauge success. but the most powerful thing about humble beginnings is that they are... ♪ ...humbling. ♪ show where you're going without forgetting where you're from. ♪ and today, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief right to the site of your tough pain. ♪ in fact, it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. extra strength pain relief, twice as fast. had a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit, which provided for their every financial need. [ thunder rumbling ] [ thunder cra

. >>> in libya, a rebel spokesman says his fighters have confiscated a secret military document. he claims it spells out a plan to attack misratah with more than 11,000 troops and clear the city of opposition forces. cnn has seen the 15-page document but cannot vouch for its authenticity. no acknowledgment and no comment from the libyan government. >>> officials at the international monetary fund are still trying to figure out just how much damage was done in a recent cyber attack on the institution's computer systems. so far the imf isn't saying much about the type of attack or whether sensitive world economic data was compromised. the fbi is helping investigate. >>> it's been a spring to remember for bad weather. right now, wildfires and floods are impacting a big part of the u.s. thousands of people are out of their homes. >>> thousands of mempbs americans are out of their homes this weekend chased away by fires and floods. in eastern arizona the second biggest fire in the state's history is still spreading. thousands can now go home but at their own risk. along the missouri a

, two different syrias and two different libyas. we will stay in close touch with you. be careful over there and thanks for the great reporting. to our viewers here, happening now, one of the fbi's most wanted fugitives a mobster captured after 16 years on the run thanks in part to a very unusual tactic. he was teaming up on a bill that would change the laws in the united states. will it lead to legalization. we want to welcome the viewers in the united states and around the world. >>> he was up there with no less than osama bin laden on the list of the fbi's most wanted fugitives. the boston mobster and spent 16 years on the run and wanted for murder along with racketeering, extortion and a host of other charges the fbi found a new tactic. focusing on his long time girlfriend. hoping she would lead investigators to him. they ran this announcement on local tv station across the country. >> have you seen this woman? the fbi is offering $100,000 for tips leading to her whereabouts. she had plastic surgeries. these pictures are from th

. >>> turning next to libya, more breaking news. forces loyal to moammar gadhafi making another attempt to take back the city of misurata, a vitally strategic port city. misrata has been under siege for months and the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting in the war. opposition forces took control of the city but paid a terrible price and have been paying dearly ever since as gadhafi forces have continued to shell the city and murder civilians. now it looks like the battle is very much back on. cnn's reporter, sara sidner in misrata, and john burns, who is in tripoli, which has seen some of the heaviest nato bombing yet over the last 48 hours. sara, what is the situation right now in misrata? >> reporter: what's happening today is that there has been intense, intense fighting on the front lines. there are three front lines outside of the city, about 25 to 35 kilometers outside of the city to the east, the south and the west, and there were 13 people killed, 24 injured at the last time we checked the hospital. so intense fighting f

fighting near misratah, libya, today killed at least seven people according to to a hospital spokeswoman there. among them a woman who died when a rocket struck her home. also today, a rebel spokesman says his fighters killed about 100 troops loyal to moammar gadhafi in fighting west of tripoli. >>> new images today of gadhafi, libyan state tv has shown video of the libyan leader playing chess. it identifying his opponent as the president of the world chess federation. during the video the camera shows a tv screen displaying today's date. there's no word on where the video was shot. >>> elsewhere in libya today, a rebel spokesman says they've confiscated a secret military document. he claims it spells out a plan to attack misratah with more than 11,000 troops and clear the city of opposition forces. cnn has seen the 15-page document but can't vouch for its authenticity. no acknowledgment and no comment from the libyan government. >>> look at that plume of volcanic smoke and ash shooting high from the sky from southern chile. it's causing major problems as far away as australia and new ze

military action in libya. he's sending a report to lawmakers defending the mission and his authority to order it. some angry house members from both parties went to new lengths today to push back at the president announcing a lawsuit challenging america's involvement in the libyan conflict. let's go straight to our white house correspondent brianna keilar. she's working this story. first of all, brianna, we know what the report is going to say, but what's the status of actually delivering it to congress? >> we're expecting it to be delivered to congress imminently, wolf. in fact, we're a little surprised that it hasn't been delivered by now. so this could happen any moment. and of course, we'll be getting it to you as soon as we get it. but about 30 pages or so as we're hearing from the white house. what it's going to include is the justification for u.s. military involvement in libya. but also, and very importantly to members of congress, a rational, a legal explanation for why the white house has not stopped

our policy in libya is substantially flawed. it's interesting. president obama's own people said that he was leading from behind. the united states doesn't lead from behind. as commander in chief, i would not lead from behind. we are the head. we are not the tail. the president was wrong. all we have to know is the president deferred leadership in libya to france. that's all we need to know. the president was not leading when it came to libya. first of all, we were not attacked. we were not threatened with attack. there was no vital national interest. i sit on the house select committee on intelligence. we deal with the nation's vital classified secrets. we to this day don't yet know who the rebel forces are that we're helping. there are some reports that they may contain al qaeda of north africa. what possible vital american interests could we have to empower al qaeda of north africa and libya? the president was absolutely wrong in his decision on libya. >> mr. speaker, address the same question. was it in the vital national interest of the unit

that's why michelle bachmann could say look at what obama is doing in libya. that's all you need to know. france. as if france was some kind of barberist country which of course it is. >> can they help us win our war of revolution? >> a couple other words too. >> that may be a piece of or

libya's oil minister defected. >> it's a difficult selection in the state of war. once you are in a state of war in a country like this, of course, it the cohesion is not there. >> reporter: meanwhile, iran's president sacked his oil minister and plans to head that portfolio himself. 2008 when oil peaked at $147 a barrel, they came close. but the banking crisis led to a second half price collapse when opec took more than 4 million barrels a day off the market. in 2009 they averaged over $60 a barrel and rose steadily last year to finish just below $80 a barrel. considering all the unrest, where three-quarters of the world's oil reserves sit, the chief executive of one of the world's top oil giants says opec has done a good job of managing chaos. >> 10, 15 years ago who would have known there's a risk of something happening on the suez canal, there's a risk of something happening in the strait. the price of oil would have been multiplied by four. >> reporter: with prices at the century mark and rising unemployment in the u.s., opec was under pressure to increase its

but first, jo john's. >>> libya's head man, gadhafis is officially a wanted man. today, the international criminal court issued warrants for him, a son and brother-in-law charging them with crimes against humanity. a libyan official says the charges are a cover for nato's military operations. >>> in illinois, former governor rod blagojevich was convicted on 17 of 20 counts in his corruption trial. the charges were in connection with his attempt to sell the senate seat vacated by president obama. >>> in nebraska, officials are fighting to keep the flooding missouri river away from two nuclear reactors. so far they say they've kept water away from the power sources that help keep nuclear fuel under control so there's no danger of meltdowns like those at japanese reactors earlier this year. >>> a picture may be worth a thousand words. but over the weekend in denver, an old picture of billy the kid was worth $2.3 million to billionaire william coke. the 130-year-old photo is said to be the only authentic picture of the legendary outlaw. and here's the thing, aerndsson

libya is not the issue for the united states. it's the refusal by the united states to grant more drilling permits to produce more do mystic resources. >> we should back up there, steven chu, the energy secretary is a guy they said was doing this to compensate for the loss of gas -- petroleum coming from libya, but you don't think that's true. >> libyan oil goes to europe. we have an excess inventory in curbing, oklahoma, where the refineries along the gulf coast and the midwest have more oil than they need for the foreseeable future because of the inventory situation in the united states. the real reason for increased crude oil price is growing demand in asia. u.s. demand has been flat to down. so china's increased demand. the libyan situation in europe. that's what's driven the price increase more recently. but again, the underlying supply side issue is a very big issue for the world and for this country because china is going to need more this year, more next year, more the following year, and if we don't increase our supply t

military options in libya. the speaker, john boehner, a lot of other republicans and a bunch of democrats as well are not happy the president has gone beyond 90 days with the u.s. nato military operation in lib wra without getting formal congressional authorization. they'd like to see the war powers resolution used in this particular case. the u.s. has spent by the end of september, will have spent about $1.1 billion launching bombs, missiles and other weapons at targets in libya. they say the war powers resolution applies. the white house says these are not, quote, hostilities, as defined in the war powers resolution. that debate goes on. sort of an embarrassing setback to a certain degree for the white house today. on another issue, the white house did announce that the president starting monday will take charge of the negotiations with the republicans and the democrats in the house and senate to deal with this debt ceiling, as you know, and all of our viewers by now know, the treasury department, timothy gei

such as, you know, i'm against the tax cuts before i'm for the tax cuts, or i'm against iraq and for libya. it's not like he has a history of going back and forth politically for political expediency. i don't know what i they're being so critical of him. >> and maria, as you wrap this up, he keeps saying he's evolving on this issue. some say, come on. >> i think lenny's right. he's been very clear from the beginning that his thoughts are evolving and the country's thoughts are evolving, and now for the first time, the majority of americans are for gay marriage. this president has done a lot for the gay/lesbian community. and i think if he looks at where we are from a standpoint of society, i think it is time for him to be able to come out for gay marriage. sometimes you have to put politics aside and do the right thing. the time has come -- >> oh, maria, when does that happen. putting politics aside? >> you know what -- >> t.j., i have to apologize. i was being sarcastic. he has a tendency to flip-flop on stuff like this. >> we'll pick up right there next week. >> he's trying to find the p

then again, that's what gadhafi said about libya. ouch. one isssuissue, many views. >>> a united nations report says japan underestimated the risk of tsunamis and the hazard they create for nuclear power stations. the international atomic energy agency highlighted the problems that contributed to the crisis at the plant when an earthquake and tsunami struck in march. we have a reporter in tokyo now. >> reporter: basically, this is a preliminary summary of this fact-finding mission of the iaea. this team has been here for the better part of a week now trying to figure out exactly what happened, what lessons learned there are. so in a nutshell this is what they found. japan as response post disaster has been exemplary. the problem was in the preparation. the government of japan did not look at the tsunami risk adequately, the tsunami hazard for several sites was underestimated. for example, the walls around the fukushima nuclear plants, the tsunami walls, they're built to withstand a tsunami wave of 5.7 meters maximum. the waves on that day

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