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tv   America This Morning  ABC  March 23, 2011 4:00am-4:30am PDT

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the limit for radioactive iodine considered safe for infants. parents are now being told to keep it away from youngsters. but the level of iodine is said to pose no immediate health risk to adults. >> also this morning, broccoli was added to an expanding list of tainted vegetables grown in that area around japan's crippled nuclear plant. the fda has already halted all imports from that region. we'll have more about that coming up. meanwhile today, even more breaking news. there is word of an evacuation of workers from one of those crippled reactors at the fukushima nuclear plant. that evacuation came amidst some black smoke from the reactor. all six of the reactors have been reconnected, now, to power lines. but it still could weeks or months before the lines could power the facility's all-important cooling systems. now, to libya, where moammar gadhafi's closest advisers are said to be plotting his exit strategy. >> but the libyan leader did not seem to be going anywhere, when he showed up on tv for the first time in days. >> emily schmidt has details on the late-night appearance. she is live for us in
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washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. this was the first time we've seen moammar gadhafi since the no-fly zone enforcement began. and if he is worried about other nations' war planes over his country, he didn't show it. anti-aircraft fire in tripoli lit up the libyan capital for a fourth night. while moammar gadhafi made his first appearance in a week. libyan tv broadcast what it said was a live speech outside gadhafi's compound. he said, in the short term, we'll beat them. in the long term, we'll beat them. but president obama wrapping up a south american tour, said the no-fly zone enforcement is working. >> we are going to be in the process, now, having eliminated his air defenses, of being able to bring the international coalition in. >> reporter: the u.s. cost of combat became clear yesterday when the pentagon said a mechanical problem downed this f-15 fighter jet east of benghazi. the two crew members were safely rescued. in a nearby hospital, a doctor
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said he welcomed this international help. >> if they don't come to help us, so, benghazi will be lost. >> reporter: it is still unclear who will next lead the no-fly zone enforcement. though, in an exclusive interview, secretary of state hillary clinton told abc's diane sawyer, details will be worked out within days. >> nato will be definitely involved. we do have a lot of nato members who are committed to this process. and they want to see command and control that is organized. >> reporter: president obama called plans for the u.s. handover of control an exit strategy. and he said, it will happen this week. rob and peggy? >> and, emily, this is now the fifth day of the no-fly zone enforcement. we're starting to get an idea of the price tag for all of this. what is the amount we're talking about? >> reporter: at this point, peggy, we're looking at easily hundreds of millions of dollars.
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you look at that f-15 fighter jet that was downed yesterday. and at least 150 tomahawk cruise missiles that have been launched. those run at a price tag of $1 million to $1.5 million apiece. president obama said this can be built into the budget. he even said that the american people will be eventually satisfied that so many libyan people have been helped, so many lives saved. but on capitol hill, some critics are saying they want more details about spending and about strategy. rob and peggy? >> a high price on many fronts. all right. emily, thanks for that report. and those two rescued american airmen are now recovering from their ordeal. >> alex marquardt traveled to the remote desert town near benghazi where their plane went down. >> reporter: the wing and tail only the recognizable parts. onboard the f-15, two crew members, the pilot and seated behind him, the weapons system officer. the plane, preparing for an air strike, carries heavy weaponry. at 11:33 p.m., equipment
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failure. the weapons officer ejects first. followed within a second, by the pilot. the two parachuting down into the darkness. the pilot, separated from his partner, holds a gps beacon and a pistol. he sees villagers approaching and radios for help. just after 1:30 a.m. u.s. jets arrive, dropping two 500-pound bombs to push back the approaching group. at 2:19 a.m., two ospreys reach the stranded fighter pilot. above, choppers stand ready with marines. but they're not needed. one of the ospreys land and the stranded pilot is rescued. the second crew member landed in a nearby field. the 27-year-old injured his ankle but was okay. he hid near a farm. there was confusion. the airmen thought the villagers were gadhafi forces. but they weren't. they gave the crew member food and juice and helped him get back to benghazi, from where he was eventually handed back over to american forces. the family kept his helmet.
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alex marquardt, abc news, in eastern libya. three more journalists taken by pro-gadhafi forces were freed overnight. the men arrived at a hotel this morning in tripoli. they were traveling to tobruk when they were stopped and taken into custody last week. despite an invitation by the government to stay, the three are expected to leave libya later today. four "new york times" journalists who were also being held were released earlier this week. and of course, we'll have much more on libya later today on "good morning america." parts of the american heartland have a big cleanup job on their hands after getting hammered by a batch of spring tornados. more than a dozen reported twisters hit nebraska and iowa, like this one, captured south of des moines. homes and farms were damaged. but luckily nobody was hurt. also, a snowstorm is burying the upper midwest. more than a foot of snow is expected in upper wisconsin, by the end of the day. and now, for the rest of this morning's weather from around the country. that midwest snow is accompanied
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by some powerful winds. we'll have some severe storms move east, battering the ohio and tennessee valleys with large hail, 80-mile-per-hour winds and isolated tornadoes, as well. rain from washington, d.c. to new york. several inches of snow to the north and west of the city. rain from san francisco to l.a. snow in the sierra nevada, cascades and northern rockies. >> and we're looking at 55 in salt lake city. 75 in phoenix. fargo only gets up to 22. and minneapolis, 30. mostly 40s in the northeast. well coming up next the recovery for japan's auto giant is taking longer than first thought. we have new details coming out. plus, the updated recall for nearly 1 million baby cribs. a lot of parents paying attention to that. >> absolutely. and a pony once written off, has a new leg to stand on. stay with us.
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he latest news from japan. toyota, honda and sony, all returning to normal, after production shortages because of raw materials. investors are also worried about libya. tokyo's nikkei average lost more than 150 points today. hong kong's hang seng was off, as well. in london, the ftse also opened down. and on wall street today, the dow opens above 12,000, after losing just 18 points on tuesday. the nasdaq did not change much, either. oil prices are hovering around $105. >> because of the unrest in the middle east.
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but it could be worse. japan's oil consumption is down about 1 million barrels a day because of the earthquake. and that's about the same amount of oil that's being kept off the market because of the problems in libya. also, the consumer products safety commission has recalled -- has issued a recall notice of drop-side cribs after learning that another child has died. the government first recalled almost 1 million drop-side cribs by delta enterprise three years ago, after an 8-month-old girl died. this time, it happened in a crib purchased second-hand. aflac is hoping open auditions for its new voice for its spokesduck. the insurance company fired comedian gilbert gottfried after jokes on twitter about the japanese earthquake. the people think they're a quack, so to speak, above the rest, they can submit their demo at quackaflac.com. are you going to do that? did you ever send out a late-night tweet or facebook update and wish the next morning
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belts, which flag isisev trace amounts of radiation. like that found in everyday about objects, like bananas or slabs of granite. and they're here to make sure the cargo contains no levels of radiation. they greet the plane on the tarmac. why do you screen the japanese products outside instead of inside the building? >> we do it in plain sight because it gives us first access, the most immediate access, to what's being offloaded from the conveyors, from the aircraft. >> reporter: so, when a person goes through immigration, and their passport's being reviewed, they're actually also being screened for radiation? >> yes. >> reporter: they're screened on the flight. screening clothing, machinery, computer parts. if radioactive particles were detected on any of the cargo, they would be checked by this device. it's called an isotope detector. and it can pinpoint just where the radiation is coming from. radiation is not only on items, but in food products, as well.
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about 4% of american food imports come from japan. including process food and vegetables cookies, teas chewing gum, and seafood, such as scallops tuna, lobster and salmon. this device is the radiation pager they've been using. and not one has detected any harmful radiation from japan. dr. richard besser, abc news, jfk international airport. in connecticut, the fbi has joined the search, now, for a missing seventh grader. 12-year-old isabella oleschuk's parents reported her missing sunday morning. the girl is partially deaf. and searchers are concerned she may not be able to hear their calls. despite some reports of some sightings, there is still nothing solid to go on. also, a 92-year-old florida widow is now facing serious charges over a kiss. police say helen sellinger got angry when her 53-year-old neighbor refused to give her a smooch. she went home and grabbed her gun. and then, shot up the guy's house and car. sellinger denies this was all
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over a kiss. she says it was actually about money. >> hmm. not so neighborly. all right. the keys to warding off hypertension may be on your breakfast table. a new study shows men who eat a bowl of cereal per day had 20% lower risk of developing high blood pressure than those who did not eat cereal. and also, the benefits were greater when they had a whole-grain cereal. no froot loops or anything like that. this survey involved 13,000 men over a 7-year period. and now, we turn to some basketball and the highest-scoring nba game so far this season. will selva at espn news shows us why. >> good morning. it was the game that would not end from los angeles. suns and the lakers. and nothing is good about this highlight. at least for much of the fourth quarter. grant hill buries a three. we head to overtime. under ten seconds to go in o.t. suns down three. channing frye, misses the three. steve nash grabs the rebound.
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frey is fouled by lamar odom. a shooting foul. so, frey gets three shots. after hitting the first two free throws, frey would -- nail the third. so, frey is fired up. with good reason. the game is tied. we head to double-overtime. a minute to go in the second o.t. steve nash trapped. somehow goes behind the back to gortat. gortat finds frey. buries the three. another look at the move by nash. just keeps this alive. suns up a bucket. now, the lakers with a chance to tie it down. kobe, beautiful save to pau gasol. fouled in the act. this time, kobe with the cirque du soleil-esque move. gasol with two free throws would tie after making the first. he would tip the second. now, we have triple-overtime. lakers up two. artest, stifling defense.
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and artest, finishes as only he can. lakers up three. now, under 30 seconds to go. lakers up two. kobe with 2 of his 42 points. he also had 12 boards and 9 dimes. the lakers end up winning it. and that will do it for this update. i'm will selva. >> wow. a great game. a miniature horse in texas is enjoying life on all fours thanks to technology that's usually reserved for a human. >> this is 4-year-old midnight. he was hit fitted with a specially-designed prosthetic limb because he was born without most of his right rear leg. doctors at the rescue ranch thought he would have to be euthanized. but he's walking and running just like any other horse. up next, the latest on a powerful system that spawned tornadoes in the midwest. also, how many calories are in movie popcorn? you might not want to know.
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control of the military operation in libya to other countries within days. authorities in japan will be closely watching radiation levels at that damaged nuclear plant. workers had to evacuate today because of black smoke coming from one reactor. testing has also determined that the tap water more than 150 miles away in tokyo, is unsafe for infants. president obama is promising closer cooperation as he returns today from latin america. he's announced a $2 million program to fight drug trafficking. today marks one year since the president signed his health care reform bill into law. it's now at the center of more than two dozen state lawsuits challenging its constitutionality. one part of that bill requires calorie counts at places serving food. and the fda would rule on how movie theaters would be forced to post that information. at some counts, popcorn could have as many calories as three big macs. >> unbelievable. for some of you, your local news is coming up next. >> for everybody else we'll have the latest on chris brown's rampage right here at abc.
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it was no small outburst either. it's still clear that the singer's past is very much a sore spot, you could say. we get the details now from chris connelly. >> reporter: chris brown's singing career has had its share of high notes. but it took more than a b flat to shake this. a shattered window in the vocalist's dressing room in "good morning america."ababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababa
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