Nightly News   |  February 26, 2011

‘All out effort’ to evacuate last Americans

NBC’s Martin Fletcher offers the latest on the effort to get the last Americans out of Libya.

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>> battle to get americans and other for reigners out goes on.

>> reporter: good evening. it is an all-out effort to get the last of the americans out of libya. those who want to go tonight is flying a plane out to bring 150 people to land here in malta. it isn't clear how many americans will be onboard but the british raised the stakes. they launched a military operation and flew in escorted through libyan air space to land in the air fields in the southern desert. reportedly they had fighters onboard to secure the area. but as they have now landed tired here but happy. it isn't clear at this moment how many americans remain in labor thea wa libya wanting to be rescued.