breakthrough in egypt. after decades in power, mubarak caves to public pressure, quietly resigning. fireworks light the sky over tahrir square. in other middle east and north african country, protests either fail to catch on or are put down by government forces. for others, the violence intense phis. we will be victorious in this fight. we will not give up. reporter: the united nations led by american forces sends air strikes into libya but the standoff continues. meanwhile, syria descends into chaos. protests take hold in the south and are met with chilling retaliation from the government. hundreds there are killed. now, the united states is issuing sanctions in an attempt to end the violence. susan malveaux joins us now. one of the things president
jeannie, happy doomsday to you. reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. that s it for us. it is 9:00 a.m. on the east coast, 6:00 a.m. out west. good morning to you. i m carol costello in for kyra phillips. the schwarzenegger scandal keeps getting more shocking. his child with his wife, maria and his secret child with his housekeeper were born just days apart. president obama getting ready to deliver a major speech on how the united states will deal with the new middle east. sanctions for some nations and help for others and a controversial suggestion for israel. this just in to us. the number of people filing for first-time unemployment claims is down again. the second straight week of sharp drops. four years into the job and four days after his arrest on sex crime charges, the head of the international monetary fund hands in his resignation. dominique strauss-kahn made the decision from his new york jail cell. he has been in custody since the weekend, accused of s
no one loses their pension and civil service protections are still intact throughout the state of wisconsin. so i think it s reasonable and a very modest proposal. i know that some of the unions don t agree with that and some of the protesters here but our constituents back home tell us make sure that you do the right thing and get out of this fiscal crisis so our families can have jobs and we can compete with those other states throughout the union. so those senators, they can have their light in the sun and do those interviews. i would encourage them and their constituents are encouraging them get back to work in the capitol behind me so we can solve this fiscal crisis. majority leader scott suder. thanks very much. thanks for being with us from madison, wisconsin. up next libya on the brink. americans trying to flee as gadhafi loyalists crack down on protesters. > new zealand the day after a disaster. the search intense phis.