clinton says coladhafi h the power to stop all of this. >> the quickest way for him to end is is to actually serve thliby people by leaving. repeatedly sted gadhafi must go. but the u.n. rolution lls foprection of the byan peoplenot a regime change. that leaves pridt obama to answ some tough estions. house speaker john boehner sen the present a letter wednesdayfi ng off questions about t mission in libya. stated, a united nations not substitute for a u.s. n does political and military strategy. defense secretary robert gates says the u.s. coulturn or control of the operation as early as surday. but the terms of the transition are still being scussed by coreato allies. flyi a larger share of t combat strikes. but the rest is up in the air. terrell brown, c news,he unitedations. early is morning, israeli aircraft hit targets on the gaza strip. israel says the attacks are in response ta round of shelling anwednesday's deadly bombing in jerusalem. a crowded bus was bombed in one woman was killed and more than 20 otrs wounded. iseli authities blame exposed to radiation at than, te crippled nuclearower pla. installing electrical wires, and treatment.o hospitr als fo say radiation levels in tokyo d its water supply have returned to safe levels. but remain high in two nearby nehborhoods. the numberf timad dead and missing from the quake and tsunami now over 25,000. movie icon elizabeth taylor will be buried later this week. taylor died yesterday. she's being remembered as much for e li she led off the scen, ashe is for he academy award-winning movie career. >> and i'm not going to say good-bye to you. to say good-bye to elizabeth ve at her star on the hollywood walk of me, violet flowers to he my world stoppeday and [ sneezing ] ♪ [ male announcer ] what are you gonna miss when you have an allergy attack? benadryl® is more effective than claritin® at relieving your worst symptoms and works when you need it most. benadryl®. you can't pause life. the first of five u.s. soldiers accused of murdering civilians in afghanistan last year has pleaded guilty. specialist jeremy morlock told a judge wednesday, quote, the plan was to kill people. under the plea deal, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison. but will be up for parole in eight. morlock has agreed to testify against the four other members of his unit. a device called a blowout preventer is being blamed for the massive bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. a new study released wednesday says the device failed to stop the spill because of faulty design, and a bent piece of pipe. experts say this casts doubt on the reliability of all blowout preventers. 11 workers died in the bp blast, causing more than 200 million gallons of oil to spill. and a surprising new study this morning on fish and heart health. the research found that eating fish like shark or sword fish with high levels of toxic mercury does not raise the risk of heart disease or stroke. no difference was seen in those with the highest concentration of mercury, compared to those with the lowest. on the "cbs moneywatch," from home sales, they are going to be falling we understand. and prince william and kate middleton make sweet music on itunes. ashley morrison is here in new york with the latest on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. a mixed day for the asian markets. tokyo's nikkei dropped a fraction while hong kong's hang seng ticked up slightly and oil fell from a two-year high but still remains above $105 a barrel. today, wall street gets the february durable goods report and a look at the weekly jobless claim numbers. on wednesday, a late rally kept stocks on the upside. the dow closed up 67 points to hit its highest level in two weeks. while the nasdaq gained 14. the disaster in japan is forcing toyota to slow its production here in the u.s. the world's biggest automaker told employees and dealers wednesday that due to supply disruptions from asia, it expects to halt production at some u.s. factories. the company did not indicate the size or pace of the slowdown, but it is expected to be somewhat limited since most toyotas made in this country use parts made in america. new worries this morning about the housing market, after sales of new homes fell to the lowest on record. sales fell 17% in february, the third straight monthly decline. and the worst since they started keeping records 50 years ago. the median home sale price fell to $202,000. in response, many builders are cutting their prices and building less expensive homes. united and continental airlines are finally rolling out in-flight wi-fi. they are the last major carriers to offer the service to most of their passengers. the two airlines merged last year. 95 live tv stations will also be available. and besides making royal history, prince william and kate middleton are set to make music history. when they tie the knot next month, the entire ceremony will be released on itunes within hours. the wedding album will also be available online before it hits stores. no word yet on just how much the royal download will cost. betty, i'm sure a lot of people will be downloading it. >> yeah, no doubt. interested in that wedding, huh? the countdown is on. >> it is. >> ashley morrison here in new york joining us live. thank you, ashley. actress lindsay lohan has rejected a plea deal on charges she stole a necklace. lohan's lawyer says she didn't take the necklace, and are confident she will win if she goes to trial. the plea deal could have sent her to prison for several months. a preliminary hearing is set for april 22nd. straight ahead your thursday morning weather, and in sports, the grizzlies try to steal one from the celtics. 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