three times. royal ties that have brought the singing group popularity, success and a new song dedicated to old friends getting married. soledad o brien, london, england. and, of course, there is more tonight at 8:00 eastern. we take you behind the scenes when cnn presents the women who would be queen. then this friday, april 29, the big day. tune in for the royal wedding experience or dvr it beginning at 4:00 a.m. eastern. it s going to be better if you watch it live, though. set your alarm clocks. time for a cnn equals politics update. we re keeping an eye on all the latest headlines on the cnn politics desk. after visiting libya last week, senator john mccain is calling for quick action to drive muammar gadhafi out of power. he says a stalemate could open
we begin with making his case. president obama took to the airwaves last night to vigorously defend his decision to enter into the conflict of interest in libya, a move that has been hotly debated by some in washington, but one that he is standing firmly behind. for more we go to nbc s tracie potts in washington. good morning to you. reporter: veronica, good morning. the president said we re using two approaches here supporting the military effort while putting pressure on gadhafi s government. i refuse to wait for the images of mass slaughter and graves before taking action. reporter: president obama defends the attacks on libya saying even though the u.s. wasn t in imminent danger, our interest and values were at stake. but the attack stopped short, he says, at trying to force muammar gadhafi out. if we tried to overthrow gadhafi by force, our coalition would splinter.