the ha mcht m s briefing. he says they re seeking to protect civilians. he again is reiterating that there are no american boot on the ground, that we have not sent in ground forces, that there is no plan to. he says so far this assault has stopped libyan planes and it has also stopped the government forces advance on benghazi. remember that s really the last large rebel stronghold. say that again angie. okay. and he also says that this no fly zone that you re seeing now on the map is working and it s going to be expanded to tripoli. so, again, we re keeping our eye on that briefing coming to us from the pentagon and we ll be sure to get you the updates as they come in to us here at msnbc. a group of democrats are furious about the american action in libya especially since
instance, where today some senior military commanders have come out against the president. there s a chance will could be a civil war there, as well.hwill a civil war there, as well.twile a civil war there, as well.hwil be a civil war there, as well.ed be a civil war there, as well.e could be a civil war there, as well.ill could be a civil war there, as well.l be a civil war there, as well. be a civil war there, as well.te a civil war there, as well. cou a civil war there, as well. i think with libya they re on the side of western forces at the moment. and the president s own tribe in libya turned against him, so all these changes but all eyes you re right, the attention and spotlight on libya. thank you for coming in. the nuke cheer regulclear r commission says the situation in japan appears to be stabilizing. the nrc says reactors one, two and three do have core damage with you there s been no breach of containment. workers were forced to evacuate when gray smoke rose there two o
jansing & co. here is chris roberts. what is the u.s. end game in the libya? in the 1980s you might recall president reagan saying that gadhafi was the mad dog of the middle east? is u.s. retaliation in his sight? we will address those questions head on. we ll see you at the top of the hour. stay with me. [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren t getting enough whole grain. but actually, it s easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america s number one source of whole grain at breakfast.
sarah palin on a rare overseas trip to israel which is fueling speculation that she s beefing up per foreign policy credentials. the former alaska governor blasted president obama for not blasting the rebels opposing gadhafi sooner. the word dithering, heaven forbid you hear that again in national news over in the u.s., but less dithering, more decisiveness. nora o donnell joins me hive. she s accusing the president of dithering. reporter: that s right, that was the sarah palin in india at a gathering of india s wealthy and elite. and she said she was asked if she would do anything differently on libya and she said we have a tradition of not criticizing our presidents when on foreign soil and then she did
action we ve seen today with bombs and things like that, a convoy that was hit of the armor the vehicles on the libya government s part. all right. sarah palin in israel right now. and you won t believe what she s saying about the president. plus are you really smarter than a fifth grader? smarter than a new immigrant taking a citizenship test perhaps? wait up you hear. hey, bullying to the extreme. this is called a smut list. and it s ruining the reputations of young girls. be right back. [ female announcer ] start your morning. hey. what are you doing up? i thought i d take a drive before work. want to come? [ female announcer ] or make his day. yeah. [ female announcer ] maxwell house gives you a rich, full-flavored cup of coffee, so you can be good to the last drop.