even accusations, even if they re not proven, they re enough to dishonor someone. so i think this engagement ceremony that took place in the hometown of tobruk yesterday was an attempt to reject this attempt by the regime to dishonor this woman. the family is saying, the honor is still intact, and that engagement ceremony was an indication of that. i see. reza sayah, thank you for the hustle in gettingen on the phone for us. we re all waiting to find out where this young woman is in libya. now to cuba. former president jimmy carter is actually about to meet with the president there, raul castro. but a reporter just asked him if he s trying to get that american subcontractor released from prison, if it s on his agenda there in cuba. we ll hear his response straight ahead.
here in libya. it s small. this is something that the government here has tried to make big claims about in the past, blaming the opposition rebellion on al qaeda, which is clearly overstating the fact. the extremist element we know because many of them went to fight in iraq against coalition forces there. they came, many of them, from the town of dirna in the east. do they represent the majority of the opposition? no. do they represent a tiny group of people that would want to exploit problems in the country? potentially yes. al qaeda broadly speaking in the north of africa, is trying to grow, is trying to strengthen. and certainly analysts believe that they have training bases in the north of africa that they are using rather than using training bases in pakistan, which are being targeted by drones. so al qaeda would like to use this region as a base for operations in europe in the
the deal as far as he is concerned, so nato takes over command and control of the operations in libya. tomorrow they say they effectively are looking at the embargo on arms, still making sure that that is still in full fledge. they are looking at the no-fly zone and making sure that civilians, they say civilians aren t attacked on the ground, but as i say, more answers to many questions that are still outstanding after events close down here today. becky, thank you. becky anderson in london. next on reporter roulette, things are getting very, very personal in the barry bonds personal trial. want to go to ted rowlands live in los angeles. we heard some colorful testimony from the ex-mistress yesterday who today yesterday. who today is taking the stand? reporter: there s a trainer and the crux of the testimony revolves around a urine test and we expect to hear from the
national council. they ve said that they will pick up the reins on this contact group. so what they re getting, those leading this, the uk, france, and the u.s. is a wider and deeper commitment from everybody that are not just on the military side but the political and diplomatic side, that things are going to be very different going forward. becky, i want to get to something hillary clinton said today. she spoke specifically about why she wanted to come to london. let s listen. we came to london to speak with one voice in support of a transition that leads to a brighter future for the libyan people. i m very pleased with the progress that we have made, both today and in the days preceding it a it, and grateful for everyone who participated in the conference and in the broader effort in libya. i think we are making a lot of progress together, and we could not do it unless we were representing the international community as we are.
expressed concern over the rest because the yemeni government has been a key ally in the fight against al qaeda. the president spoke to his supporters, said he s willing to step down but only to what he id sa, quote, safe hands. there s been word of key talks between saleh and a top army general o dekted to the opposition. sources say they have considered a deal where both men would resign and leave th country. the two mass rallies come a week after dozens were killed at a protest. saleh who s been in office for more than 30 years condemned the bloodshed but urged his supporters to stand firm. now to the libya conflict and detai s on who will comman the nato mission. we learned today that job will turn to canadian general in naples, italy. meantime, british fighters have ent tanks in position to target ajdabiya. pro-gadhafi forces have been going reportedly house to house