The Libyan port city of Misrata is still under siege. Marie Colvin, a correspondent for the Sunday Times of London, tells anchor Lisa Mullins about the chaos at the port where panicked residents have attempted to board rescue ships amid heavy shelling.
Reporter Matthew Brunwasser visits a NATO base in southern Turkey where parts of the international intervention in Libya are being managed.
Top of the Hour: Civilians, Journalists Killed in Misrata, Morning Headlines
Oscar nominated filmmaker, Tim Hetherington was killed yesterday along with nearly a dozen civilians in Libya’s besieged city of Misrata. Hetherington’s final Twitter message from Misrata said “No sign of NATO.”
While parts of Libya’s northern coast have been changing hands from day to day, weeks of heavy bombardments by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have failed to break the deadlock. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Los Angeles Times reporter Ned Parker.
Tim Hetherington, Oscar-nominated director of the 2010 documentary, “Restrepo” and photojournalist Chris Hondros were killed yesterday in Misrata, Libya. The Takeaway had a chance to speak with another photographer in Misrata, Andre Liohn.