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>> a promise to the people. syria moves to lift the state of emergency but there are strings attached. >> sun and sand and the bp oil spill one year after the gulf of mexico disaster has the clean-up done its job? and dress to impress. you, too, can look like a princess and for a lot less than you might think. britain's plan to get more deeply involved in the revolt in libya is attracting criticism and causing concern. it is sending military advisers to benghazi to support rebel fighters. london says its team won'ting training or arming the libyan opposition. it will be to help in areas of organization and communication. the libyan government has slammed the move. foreign minister says it's a backward step that will set back any chance of peace. as the power struggle in libya continues, the head of the opposition is on his way to paris. for the first time he'll hold direct talks with nicolas sarkozy. britain's plan to get more involved in libya come as moammar gadhafi's foess shell misrata. someone says the situation is very dangerous. we want to get the latest from cnn fred in tripoli. fred? >> reporter: hi, monita. the thing on everyone's mind is whether or not nato is going to send any any sort of ground forces. the latest we're hearing from a rebel spokesperson in benghazi says they don't want any combat troops to help them on the battlefield. what they do want is international forces who could possibly shield international aid convoys, international aid ships and protect those from the dangers they're facing right now. one of the biggest dangers that they're facing right now is getting shelled when they go into port of tripoli. certainly what we're getting from the rebels, the latest is that they say, yes, they want these advisers, these advisers will work with the opposition and try to make the opposition a more coherent fighting force and how to move on the battlefield although they won't fight on the battlefield, probably won't accompany those forces onto the fight against moammar gadhafi's forces. so far it seems this is still very far away from nato ground troops getting involved in libya. >> i want to pick up on what you just said there. the aim of these british advisers, military advisers, is to hopefully get the opposition to become a coherent fighting force. as it stands right now, i'm assuming, that this opposition group is one that isn't really one that is a group that's intact with the same kind of needs and same kind of goals because it seems as though there are many different people who don't have this one leader or one particular group to really hold onto. >> reporter: well, their main problem is that many don't have any military training whatsoever. that certainly has been showing on the battlefield, both in eastern front as well as misrata. a little less so in misrata because misrata is not your turf war, more of an urban guerrilla war which is difficult to train for anyway. it is true that many of these people are led by people with no military experience. many don't have very -- have any military experience in and of themselves. they do have sort of a i military leadership that tries to keep track of what they do and tries to divulge strategy on the battlefield. there is a certain way you need to try to move when you're in a battlefield situation that you don't just storm forward into the artillery fire of the enemy, for instance, that you try to keep a sort of coherent formation as you do this. from that perspective there is a lot of catching up rebels will are to do. a lot of them have never been trained on the weapons they use. things, the fundamental use of rifles, rocket propelled grenades, weapons they've manufactured themselves, taken pods off helicopters and mouned them to the back of trucks. trying to get them organized, new weapons reb. s are receiving, from qatar trying to get those into effective use, those are the kind of things these military advisers would conduct there. >> thank you. people across syria are waiting to see if the government lives up to its promises of reform or continues to crack down on opposition. the president said on tuesday he was going to lift the state of emergency that has been in force for 48 years. his government later passed a bill to change the law after another day of clashes. people protested in the center of town, demanding change. eyewitnesss say they were attacked by security forces and police and as many as four people died. cnn's arwa damon has more. >> reporter: late monday evening several thousand people gather in the main square of homs, syria's third largest city, calling for the downfall of the regime. a few hours later, scenes of chaos. the sound of gunfire crackles through the fight. a wounded man is carried away from the square. one witness we spoke to says four people were killed. and accuses security forces of using lethal force to break up the citizens at clock square. cnn could not verify the authenticity of this video but one of several uploaded early tuesday. the clock tower in homs is clearly visible. the opposition says it's aggress gregs like this by syrian forces that's only hardening them against this regime. by phone we reached activist in damascus. >> our complete freedom. we have no choice anymore. we cannot go back -- sit back anymore. it's impossible for now. after all the sacrifices. there's no way. we know that in the future, if we don't get our complete freedom, we will get nothing. >> reporter: since 1963 syria has been in a state of emergency. a law that basically trumps constitutional freedoms, giving syrian authorities cover to carry out arbitrary detentions. now, nearly five decades later, the law is to be lifted. one of the reforms promised by president assad in an attempt to appease the demonstrators but people would still need permission to hold demonstrations. the regime continues to offer both, carrot and stick, but this analyst said assad remains in control. >> the army did not divide. the army did not break down. >> reporter: he says the president may be able to bring the situation under control. but fundamental change is unavoidable. >> he has to give up something, and what is giving now emergency, what is giving now in -- like a party low would not be enough for the future. >> reporter: there's still am questions. will those detained under the state of emergency be released? will assad's concessions be enough to pacify the protests? and there are signs the regime is prepared to take tougher action against the protests. the ministry of interior issued a stern warning about armed revolt and blamed islamic extremists for stoking the trouble. but equally, the growing opposition movement is getting bolder. the demands echoing through the streets to longer about reforming the regime but removing it. arwa damon, cnn, beirut. we to want take a look at what newspapers around the world are saying about what is happening in syria. the international herald tribune headline, as bullets fly, syria gropes for answers. goes on to say, while syria lacks egypt's population or even libya's wealth its influence has long outstripped it's power, given its location, alliance with iran and status as kingmaker here in lebanon. in the uae "the national" has headline damascus moves to abolish hated law. toughening government rhetoric about demonstrations has alarmed some observers who caution the country who may now see new preregs of dissent. here the independent has commentary can president assad do what it takes to cleanse his corrupt regime? the problem lies in that syria remains a dictatorship and assad remains a dictator. his failure to rid his own family of the corrupt man within it is the main problem for the regi regime. you can read all of those articles at facebook.com/w1cnn. when we come back, good news and bad news from japan's nuclear crisis. the anniversary of another disaster in the united states. ♪ oh! 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[ all ] ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ good-bye this is "world one." our top stories, libya's foreign minister is hitting out at british plan to send military advisers into libya. they say they aren't arming or training but advising on command and control. human right groups say syrian security forces shot at protesters in the city of homs on tuesday. they say four people were killed. damascus, syria's cabinet voted to end the 48-year-old emergency law that gave police sweeping powers. to japan where there's mixed news about the situation at the fukushima nuclear plant. engineers found radiation levels in reactor number two are lower than previously thought. workers may soon re-enter the unit. tokyo electric officials have estimated it could take them six to nine months to fully shut down the plant's reactors. there's also alarming news. japan's government is ratcheting up evacuation rules near the nuclear plant. paula hancocks joins us with more. what are the new rules around the plant? >> reporter: well, we heard this from the japanese chief secretary, cabinet secretary today. what he said basically is that it would be an upgrade to the evacuation zone and protected by law. this is the plan. basically those authorities trying to get people away from that 20-kilometer or 12-mile evacuation zone around the nuclear plant can do so with the weight of the law behind them. now, they're saying this is for the health and safety of the japanese people. the reason this is coming into effect now is because people appear to be moving back to the area. we've seen more and more, some of the residents going back to their homes, collecting whatever they need, some of their belongin belongings. some going back to feed animals or to look after businesses. certainly, the japanese government is concerned that more people seem to be going into this particular area. so, this is in the works now. the fact there will be the law behind authorities so they can stop people going in. they are likely, though, to allow people with proper precautions to visit briefly so they can get whatever they need. but certainly, the mandatory evacuation zone wasn't particularly mandatory so they're trying to step this up. >> what about the radiation levels we're hearing about now that are lower in one of the reactors. >> reporter: yes, this is information that authorities got from the robots that they can actually send into damaged reactor buildings. obviously, areas where humans cannot go safely. they've been very useful in that respect. this is reactor two. now, they understand that there are conditions in the reactor two building, something like 41 degrees centigrade or over 100 degrees fahrenheit. but the radiation levels are lower, which sparking some hope that workers will be able to get back in there soon because what they need to really do is to get close enough that they can try to put these cooling systems back online. remember, this is the reactor where there are thousands of tons of radioactive water in as well. this is continuing -- continuing to be pumped out into a separate storage tank and so tepco officials are hoping once that's done, then the workers can go back in. zain? >> paula hancocks reporting from tokyo. severe weather is continuing to pound parts of the yat while in come lo kol lom bee yeah is o deal with flooding. jen? >> the flooding has been bad across parts of colombia over the last year but recently they've been picking up heavy rainfall. let's go over to the video. you can see this widespread flooding that is affecting parts of colombia and also parts of venezuela. reportedly 2 million people have been affected from the flooding. forced their their home. this video showing how widespread the flooding is. you see people trying to cross a flooded roadway. this scene is something that's seen across many areas across colombia. just alone, this year, 70 people have died from the torrential rain that has been coming down. as i take you over, i want to show on you our graphic -- we'll go to our google earth and pull this up. for the areas that have been hardest hit, for two departments. kundinamarca. it's going to take a while before we see improvement. all this rain has been induced by la neen fa. by la nina. south america in blue, this is where we've seen increased amount of moisture from la nina. good news is we're going into more a more neutral phase so we'll see some improvement hopefully across parts of south america and hopefully that rain will start to come to an end. right now on satellite, you can see a few storms popping up over towards the east. in the afternoon, we still could see storms producing very heavy rainfall. doesn't take much when you're dealing with the area already dealing with mudslides as well as landslides across parts of south america. the other story we've been watching, of course, is the severe weather moving through parts of the u.s. once again, we are tracking those severe storms. we actually have a tornado watch in place for parts of the midwest. looks like our graphic is moving a little slowly, but hopefully we'll get that up in a moment. there it is. like magic. moving a little slow. computers have problems but we don't, right? you can see the tornado watch in red. those storms will continue to produce strong winds as well as potential for hail. reportedly we've already had 32 reports of tornadoes. in fact, we have video coming out of missouri. you can see some of the damage that's left behind across the region. people trying to clean up after violent storms ripped through parts of missouri, missouri and illinois hard hit with the storms that came through. we had some stoppage at airports overnight. want to point out, severe weather threat for today will be down towards the southeast. anywhere in the red. we won't see this moderate threat like what we saw yesterday. back over to you. >> jen, thank you for that. you're watching "world one" live from london. passionate affairs, evil twins and bitter rivalry that's what happens on this set. >> i was going to say, not talking about you. we're talking about soap operas, which attracted an army of fans until genre went into decline. can you believe it? >> or did it? 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i love you. bored now. good-bye. there it is. an entire relationship in 140 characters or less. does it sound familiar? it does to me. it's also a reflection of the pace of love in the twitterospear. online survey showed twitter users have a much shorter relationship than people who don't. it's believed it shortens your attention span and your love life. so much speculation and finally we at cnn are happy to report to you what kate middleton's wedding outfit will be made of. it will be made of cheese and mushrooms. actually, it's obviously not her real wedding dress. this is what's going on in papa john's restaurant, the royal wedding pizza featuring a mosaic of the image of the happy couple made in great pizza toppings, some cheese, you can see how her hair looks like olives, red peppers and green peppers, yellow peppers, too. i love pizza. >> i can tell. i can tell. you're a real pizza aficionado. thank you very much. we're watching "world one" live from london. >> doesn't seem like a lot of baby oysters, though. >> there's no baby oysters. that's what's scary. searching for pearls of hope one year after the worst oil spill in u.s. history. british military personnel are on their way to libya. when we come back, how foreign forces are getting more involved in the civil war. i have astigmatism. so my old contact lenses would sometimes move out of place and blur my vision. my eye doctor said there's great news for people with astigmatism. acuvue® oasys for astigmatism. he said it's the only lens of its kind designed to realign naturally with every blink and created with hydraclear® plus. i'm seeing more clearly, crisply, comfortably, all day long. now life doesn't have to be a blur. [ male announcer ] learn more at acuvue.com. acuvue® oasys for astigmatism. . this is "world one" live from london. i'm monita rajpal. >> i'm zain vergee. they'll be giving advice on command and control. libya's foreign minister says that move is a step backwards. and it could worsen the conflict in the country. in damascus, syrian cabinet has voted to end decades of emergency rule. that measure was passed after four protesters were killed and many other injured in the city of homs after they say security forces assaulted demonstrators and fired into the crowd. workers at japan's crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant may enter reactor number two for the first time. yesterday a robot found radiation levels to be lower than originally thought. a tepco spokesman says the crisis may wind down in as soon as six months. in the meantime the japanese government is tightening evacuation rules just around the plant. libya's rebel forces are fighting to hold the city of misrata. that's just east of tripoli. while moammar gadhafi's military has it surrounded and pounds away at it every day. but now members of the international community are taking to heart what many libyans have been saying, that more needs to be done on the ground. brian todd has more. >> reporter: in misrata, the shelling is relentless. there are horror stories about conditions and the humanitarian crisis may only get worse in the days ahead. now the european union has drawn up contingency plans to put forces on the ground in libya, but an eu official tells cnn, this would only be to guard humanitarian aid operations. it would only come if the u.n. asked for it, which it hasn't. and it would be purely logistical with no plan for any combat. that realistic? >> that's totally unrealistic, if you're into combat arena, all of these u.s. soldiers and even contractors have been fired upon, involved in combat, you know, killed. >> reporter: lieutenant robert mcginnis is an analyst who served in four infantry divisions. he says there are positives sending eu forces into libya that could secure ports and giving hope to local residents and rebel forces but experts say these operations can turn bloody and chaotic very quickly. british are planning to send military officials to benghazi and misrata. mcginnis there's a chance those soldiers will be targeted by moammar gadhafi. somalia 1993 u.n. forces went in to feed the hungry but got drawn into a fight between war lortds and ended with blackhawk down, 18 american rangers killed in the streets of mowingdy shoe. >> very different tribal situation. somalis were well equipped with small arms and the like. tentions aren't quite the same. you know, the loyalists with gadhafi, you know, are getting to be brutal at this point. that's not totally out of the question. but i don't think we're quite there yet. >> reporter: that doesn't mean it couldn't get to that point and quickly. he says if western boots are on the ground and moammar gadhafi turns this into a battle against what he's already called crusader forces it could degenerate in a hurry. brian todd, cnn, washington. it was the worst oil spill in u.s. history. one year ago today, an explosion tore through the deep water horizon rig in the gulf of mexico. these dramatic images beamed across the world, the beginning of an environmental nightmare. the equivalent of nearly 5 million barrels of oil poured into the gulf. these were the scenes under water and it went on like this for an agonizing 89 days before the well was finally capped. the disaster triggered a huge debate in the u.s. about offshore drilling. on tuesday the u.s. interior department said it would set out stronger rules. >> operator must now have a plan in advance to shut in a deep water blowout and capture oil flowing from a wild well. they must have a plan, they must have ak is ses to the equipment and they must have arrangements, contractual or otherwise, that show their ability to make use of that equipment. in this way, rather than improvising a containment response on the fly, with its inevitable hits and misses, each operator needs to work through its containment plan in advance and we have to approve that plan. europe is also preparing legislation. it wants to put a legal obligation on oil companies to pay if they release pollution near land. for fishermen on the u.s. gulf coast it's hard to put a figure in dollars on the cost of offshore drilling. many say the oil industry was impacting local livelihoods long before the oil spill. cnn special correspondent went to louisiana to find out how. >> reporter: henry has been fishing in these waters for 35 years. but when he first started, this habitat looked much different. >> it's hard to imagine as i look out here, this is all pretty much water. little spits of grassy marshland. you're saying most was land? >> 80% in back of us, that was a little bitty pond right there. it's all gone. all around here, this was solid land when i first started fishing. >> reporter: even before the gulf oil spill the southeastern part of louisiana was affected by the oil industry. oil companies cleared marshes to lay pipeline and service boats that service the oil industry. the remaining marshland is being lost to erosion. >> when you start to lose these habitat areas, you lose the ability for the young fish and shrimp to be able to hide to grow up to a size where they can survive better in the open water. >> reporter: henry began oystering again in february for the first time after the oil pill. he says this year, the oyster beds are behaving differently. doesn't seem like a lot of baby oysters? >> no, there's no baby oysters. that's what's scary. this should be full, full, full, full of oysters the size of your fingernail. should be blistered all over this thing. >> reporter: oyster larvae normally grow on the shells of mature oysters but they're not growing on the oysters in this area. >> if you don't have tomorrow's oysters you'll go out of business. for life-long oystermen like henry, their livelihood depends on this ecosystem recovering. not only has there been an impact on the fishery but the oil spill happened at the beginning of the shrimping season last year, closing all waters to any fisheries. it year at the beginning of the next season, there's a lot of uncertainty of what the future will hold. at this marina, shrimpers prepare their boats for the coming season. >> i think there's going to be a little shrimp out there. the problem is that the market, consumer, that's what i worry about. >> reporter: for this hard-hit community, last year's losses work extensive. >> after the bp spill, we did a lot of food staple application because we were immediately impacted. we lost our season. fishing is not a get rich business but if you do it right, you live comfortably. >> reporter: and the fishermen in this community are not giving up. >> i went through starvation as a kid in cambodia. got to the united states, this is the opportunity. i'm pretty sure there's plenty of things for me to do. >> reporter: many in this area hope the gulf coast environment is as resilient as the community it supports. for cnn, felipe cousteau. bp's troubles are far from over a year on. they till face billions of dollars in potential fines and payouts over the spill. the company set aside $40 billion to pay for clean-up and litigation. speaking of lit gauge, when it comes to lawsuits, more than 300 lawsuits have been filed against the company. as for those claims, the gulf coast claims facility, the independent organization in karnlg of the claims, has paid out more than $3.8 billion to individuals and businesses and processed more than 500,000 claims but it hasn't been all bad for bp. bp returned to profit last year with a net income of $4.9 billion. you can also find out complete coverage of the oil spill disaster and aftermath on our special website at cnn.com/oilspill. fit for a princess. do you want the kate middleton look? 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to find out we got the help of silist ni stylist nicky penny. >> reporter: i'm, i'm nikki pennie and i've worked with kate before. i'll show you how to look like a princess on the high street. i found it. this is exquisite. this is the perfect dress for cocktail occasion. number one, the neckline is right on point for kate. she loves to show off her beautiful collarbone. very elegant and chic. but yet the color is essential. here's my model for today. okay. >> oh, i love it. >> reporter: i think we're going to take this. the color is such a great match with the jacket and dress. look, you look so chic, so classic. voi voila, my complete look. how appropriate. love this. how fabulous is this? but i think this is a bit too rah-rah. i like this. it's very princess-like. i love it for myself. i'll take that, too. well, i found so many fabulous things, too many fabulous things, and i'm an indecisive person on the planet and i've been told by the producer that i have to pick one outfit. this is perfect for a princess, for any event after you're married. princess rosalia, what can i say. this is the kate shirt. she actually wore this in her engagement photos, which were and they have now named the shirt after her. here we are at kate's favorite footwear store, lvenlk bennett. she lives in these lk bennet boots. day bags, evening bags. how regal are these? these are my favorite. i love these. they're cinderella shoes. just don't leave them at midnight. nikki pennie should not be allowed in this store. >> not too long to wait now. over the next fine days we'll bring you extensive coverage of the penning nuptials. to find out more about cnn's coverage, held to our special unveiled website, your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about william and kate and their big day. right now, though, let's take a look at what's trending on social media. number three, charlie sheen's little battles, american actor was in court today, seeking custody of his twin boys with ex-wife brooke mueller. several media reports say the judge refused his request. he's also in a legal dispute with warner brothers over his dismissal from the hit sitcom "two and a half men." his lawyer wants a public trial after that fallout. number, two toyota's troubles. carmaker says it's making drastic cuts to its production in north america. in china, because of a shortage of parts from japan after la most's earthquake and tsunami. toyota says no staff will be laid off during the production slowdown. number one, the bp oil spill, as we've been talking about today, today marks one year since the gulf oil disaster began. the topic is popular online as people look back at what happened and they talk about what can be done to prevent something like this from ever happening again. you're watching "world one" live from london. there's been another air traffic bungle in the united states where the planebort a la. on board, the u.s.'s first lady. we'll bring you up to date on the near miss involving michelle obama. welcome back. you're watching "world one" live from london. here are our top stories. french president nicolas sarkozy is meeting libya leaders in pair ras. the talks come as libya slams the uk for planning to send military officers to benghazi. britain says they will not be arming the rebels, just advising them. according to libya, that will set back any chance of peace. on tuesday, a day before the anniversary of the worst oil spill in u.s. history, the government lifted the last restrictions on fishing in the gulf of mexico, but many people who live on the coast say the gulf has not returned to formno. they say there's still oil in coast aal marshes and haven't stopped washing ashore. they say five have been killed in capital sanaa, yemen. one protester was killed and seven injured from gunshot wounds in taiz. an aircraft carrying first lady michelle obama had to abort landing after coming too close to a mill cargo plane. they say both planes were trying to land at andrews air force near washington, d.c. officials say they were five kilometers apart but there should have been ate kilometers between them. the faa is investigating but they think an air traffic controller may be to blame. mrs. obama's plane circled the airfield before landing. experts say her life was never in danger but it shouldn't have happened in the first place. >> it cannot become it's okay. let's face it when you look at situation -- i mean, you would think an air traffic controller with all the scrutiny being given to those folks right now, would be extra careful. >> aviation experts are also completely baffled as to why it happened at this particular airport. they say if any air base was going to get it right, it would be andrews. >> it's the gold standard. i mean, andrews is protected air space. it's the last place this should happen. if your point is, how could it happen here, is it happening elsewhere? probably so. but behind all this, then, has to be a look at what's happening to these controllers who are working these double shifts, triple shifts. you know, i feel bad for the administrator and secretary of transportation. they're playing catch-up from a decade of bitter battles with controllers union and the faa over pay, over pensions, over staffing. >> well, washington has announced new rules to address some of these concerns. controllers will now have a minimum of nine hours off between shifts instead of the current eight-hour minimum. on saturday the faa suspended another air traffic controller for sleeping on the job. they say it was the seventh incident this year alone. that's it from team here on "world one". >> we to want give you a look at these pictures out of the u.s. >> as so many of us are enjoying sunshine, it's amazing, spring is here to stay, feels like summer in london, these are pictures out of wisconsin. just a reminder that winter still has the upper hand in some parts of the world. storms are pounding the midwest. storms tearing homes off their foundation and some of the hardest hit areas could be in for another round of extreme weather today. >> more concerns about air safety this morning after first lady michelle obama's plane had to pull up and abort laning. got too close to another plane. a mistake apparently caused by air traffic controllers. >> if you're fed up with long tarmac delays, lost luggage, overbooked flights, flew rules to protect air travelers and they're about to take effect. we'll let you know how the federal government is trying to look out for you. >> plus, michele bachmann live on this "american morning." sher. just color, then give it a boost two weeks in and get a freshly colored look once again. natural instincts. it's all good. or 100 calories? 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