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
some of the largest anti-government rallies are happening around the middle east today. first we ll start off in oman, at least a thousand protestors gathered for a second straight day in the main square before police tried to disburse them first with tear gas and batons and then rubber bullets killing two people according to witnesses. hundreds of thousands calling for the ouster of yemen s president as the main opposition party joined forces with the protestors for the first time despite saying not using force, they opened fire on friday killing at least four. 24 people have been killed since protests begin february 17th. meantime, tens of thousands anti-government protestors are streaming to to bahrain s diplomatic area. marchers claiming authorities still hold more than 200 political prisoners.
villagers in southern egypt blocked a highway that was burning tires and set fire to three government buildings to protest official corruption. they are calling for a better living conditions and social benefits. anger over widespread corruption drove the uprising that toppled hosni mubarak earlier this month. on saturday a constitutional reform panel wanted to open elections on to competition. and the prime minister of tunisia announced his resignation after renewed strait street protests and violence. the interim president appointed a new president. with protests spreading all over the arab world. iran presence will go. is there anything the world community can do to stop it?