Six hundred miles east of the drama in Tripoli is Benghazi, where Libya’s National Transitional Council has been trying to plan for a post-Gaddafi Libya. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Jon Leyne about the latest statements from the Council and what is holding them back from moving to Tripoli.
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