gregg: headlines we re following, a loud and raucous sunday in the wisconsin capital, the police supposed to start clearing the building, so it can be closed for cleaning, but the protesters camping out, looking like they will stay put. we re following the live developments from madison and will talk about their behavior in a few moments, so stick around for that. and, hillary clinton says the united states is reaching out to libyan opposition groups, trying to topple muammar qaddafi. she made those comments before heading to a u.n. meeting in geneva to talk about libya. and, decision time for former house speaker, newt gingrich, republican officials say he intends to take a formal step in the next two weeks, toward a run for the white house in 2012. heather: wall street is having a banner year, thank you very much, while many american families are still struggling to make ends meet. and the average wall street cash bonus this year, more than
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
benghazi and tabrik, have been far easier for the protesters to take control and now they want to prove they can take and hold a critical city like zawaya, and if the pro muammar qaddafi elements retake the city it will embolden the deranged colonel qaddafi and make him think he can hold on longer with the perpetration of violence is working and he can cling to power for some days or even weeks or perhaps, even months, yet. and, we have seen increasing tensions on the tunisian-lybian border and today a group of men, mob, descended on many of the media thatatgathered at the border and they started kicking and grabbing cameramen and wanted to shut down the media.
wishes to have from the united states. she also said that the u.s. is threatening more measures against khadafy s government but gave no details. all of this coming, of course as president obama, we reported it for the first time yesterday when it happened, calling on khadafy to step down. he wasn t the first world leader to do that. some were saying it was a little late. when and how did the president make the statement? it wasn t on camera and ee it was during a phone call yesterday. he was speaking with german chancellor merkel when he made a comment that was conveyed by the white house press office. the president said when the leader only way to stay in power is violence against its own people he half of the loss gentlemen jit mass. he has to do by leaving now. they expressed their deep concerns over the human
fast-moving developments in libya, where the battle for control of the country is moving closer to tripoli. and rebel forces taking over town after town as they move towards the capital and winning control of the strategic town 30 miles away and the victory may be up for grabs and rebels say 2,000 troops loyal to muammar qaddafi have surrounded the city and are bracing for and all-out counterattack. jonathan hunt is streaming live for us, from the tunisia-lybia border with more. jonathan? reporter: what happens in the town, 30 miles west of tripoli, zawiya, where it may determine lybia s short-term future, the anti-muammar qaddafi protesters took control of the center of the city. that is significant because that would be one of the first cities in the west of lybia they have really had any serious control of and the eastern cities of