strategize with other united nations allies and pledging american assistance to the opposition groups. in lybia. the harder line coming after president obama urged muammar qaddafi to step down,ing a he has lost legitimacy because of the deadly crack down on his own people. steve centanni joining us live, from washington. steve? >> reporter: gregg as you said the secretary heading to geneva and before she boarded her plane at andrews air force base this morning she offered the latest administration comments on the situation and said, we have been reaching out to many different libyans who are attempting to organize in the east of that country and we'll be ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance anyone wishes to have from the united states and clinton didn't comment specifically on whether military assistance would be offered and it comes one day after president obama for the first time urged muammar qaddafi to step down, and, in a conversation with angela merckal the president said when a leader's only means