well, good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us, i m betty nguyen. we begin in libya, where forces loyal to moammar gadhafi are pounding rebel positions in a series of fierce counterattacks. gadhafi met with supporters tuesday and claimed the revolt is being led by a small group of foreigners who brainwashed libyan youth. the rebel-held city closest to the capital of zawiyah is under siege from the air and on the ground. this morning rebel forces say pro-gadhafi forces are closing in. mark phillips has more now from tripoli. reporter: for five straight days, the libyan army has been pounding the town and the people of zawiyah. for five days, the anti-gadhafi rebels there have resisted an increasingly ferocious assault and stayed defiant. for colonel gadhafi, this popular resistance, just 30 miles from tripoli, is an embarrassment on his doorstep. one that flies in the face of his claim that the rebellion has been brought under control. he sent in the most notorious
well, good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us, i m betty nguyen. we begin in libya, where forces loyal to moammar gadhafi are pounding rebel positions in a series of fierce counterattacks. gadhafi met with supporters tuesday and claimed the revolt is being led by a small group of foreigners who brainwashed libyan youth. the rebel-held city closest to the capital of zawiyah is under siege from the air and on the ground. this morning rebel forces say pro-gadhafi forces are closing in. mark phillips has more now from tripoli. reporter: for five straight days, the libyan army has been pounding the town and the people of zawiyah. for five days, the anti-gadhafi rebels there have resisted an increasingly ferocious assault and stayed defiant. for colonel gadhafi, this popular resistance, just 30 miles from tripoli, is an embarrassment on his doorstep. one that flies in the face of his claim that the rebellion has been brought under control. he sent in the most notorious
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