definitely does not want to be seen as intervening in a north african country turning what has been unpopular unrest against the united states or the europeans. getting the arab league in favor of a no-fly zone was essential. it's gone beyond that the europeans, the u.s. has been encouraging arab countries to kick in more resources against qaddafi. charles levinson just put up on a story on our web site saying egypt is now supplying the rebels with the u.s. knowledge. that's a very big move. that's that's a solid move by an arab country. >> shepa: our new friends in egypt after the fall of a regime there. john bussey from the "wall street journ." levinson's article available right now at wsj.com. back now to the developing situation here in japan as we are covering two breaking stories tonight. one week after the earthquake triggered the tsunami, the government's official stand on the death count is at 5300. but factor in the number of people still missing all this