including country s vast number of guest workers. some 200,000 are said to have fled, many across the border with tunisia creating a mass refugee crisis. the airports were swamped by mobs scrambling to get out. a ferry chartered to evacuate americans held up by weather in the port of tripoli. depyett the chaos and the fighting, there is hope diplomacy will work. but inside libya, more demonstrations and more fighting. file gadhafi wrapped in his cocoon of security hangs on. how much longer can he hang on? that s the question. how many will die until he goes? absolutely. the uprising in libya is having a major impact on the price of oil and also a major impact on the rest of the world, john. next, the affect and how it will impact on so many of you out there. [ male announcer ] nature is unique.
meanwhile, libya became a no-man s land for foreigners including country s vast number of guest workers. some 200,000 are said to have fled, many across the border with tunisia creating a mass refugee crisis. the airports were swamped by mobs scrambling to get out. a ferry chartered to evacuate americans held up by weather in the port of tripoli. depyett the chaos and the fighting, there is hope diplomacy will work. but inside libya, more demonstrations and more fighting. file gadhafi wrapped in his cocoon of security hangs on. how much longer can he hang on? that s the question. how many will die until he goes? absolutely. the uprising in libya is having a major impact on the price of oil and also a major impact on the rest of the world, john. next, the affect and how it will impact on so many of you out there.
with tunisia, creating a mass refugee crisis. the airports were swamped by mobs scrambling to get out. a ferry chartered to evacuate americans held up by weather in the port of tripoli. despite the chaos and the fighting, there is hope diplomacy will work. but inside libya, more demonstrations and more fighting. while gadhafi wrapped in his cocoon of security hangs on. how much longer can he hang on? that s the question. how many will die until he goes? absolutely. the uprising in libya is having a major impact on the price of oil and also a major impact on the rest of the world, john. next, we ll walk you through the affect and how it will impact on so many of you out there. i don t want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don t want you texting. daddy. ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. and call me but not while you re driving.
one of the reasons was to there are a lot of rumors sweeping libya, in fact reports outside that he left libya. this is the first time i interviewed him in any kind of setting with a window. we interviewed him bizarrely again in a fish restaurant with large windows that looked out over the port of tripoli. he was making it clear at least subliminally that i am here, i am in libya. that seemed to be important to him. in terms of why anyone would be convinced by him saying there s no army, no demonstrations, i really don t have a clue. maria, i want to bring in our own nic robertson who s also in tripoli, and joining me here in new york, fouad ajami. nic, the situation in tripoli is what? there are more cars on the streets, there are more people on the streets.
sweeping his country. about half of his country is out of his control. he does say it with great conviction, however. what s the vantage for him to be saying and his son to be saying, you know, everything s peaceful here, there s no problems? i don t see any advantage in that. i think he met with us for two reasons. one of the reasons was to there are a lot of rumors sweeping in fact reports outside that he left libya. this is the first time i interviewed him in any kind of setting with a window. we interviewed him bizarrely again in a fish restaurant with large windows that looked out over the port of tripoli. he was making it clear at least subliminally that i am here, i am in libya. that seemed to be important to him. in terms of why anyone would