nearly a week into the crisis in japan that there is new hope for avoiding a nuclear meltdown at the stricken plant. helicopters dropping water on the reactors failed to save a yea . >> burst of steam and reactor no. 2. also there is no hope. crews have connected a power cable restoring the electricity should engineers restart upon it was sent coolants over the reactors. there are reports tonight that the u.s. is helping

. >> the rhodesian debt levels have dipped. we do not expect hs of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii and alaska or the u.s. territories in the pacific and not as for america's next and in japa planes arriving fromd chicago and other u.s. cities are chirping radiation detectors jered homeland security are saying that there is no threat

as thought earlier . >> all local agencies including the chicago department of aviation and tell reporters the of information needs to come directly from the department of homeland security or u.s. borders and customs. they say as of tonight and there is little cause for concern . >> while watching japan's nuclear crisis american federal's seven extra careful in monitoring flights arriving in from tokyo. according to the department of homeland's security it was because of the card will not any of the passengers or their luggage. a spokesman for american airlines says it was medical equipment that tripped alarms in chicago. today u.s. customs and borders g

screened for radiation. so it's taking a long time but they aren't checking your carry-on spam on passengers arriving at all here from tokyo say the airline told them their backs were being checked for radiation. and those we spoke with were not worried . >> today mayor daley expressed confidence in the federal government's ability to monitor when what comes into the country . >> according to the department of homeland and security in person or piece of luggage testing positive for her levels of relations will not be allowed into the country appeared again so far no one has been quarantined or packages and sent

back to japan . >> many families in the chicago area are still trying to reach their loved ones in japan. one mother and the south side is fair for sun who has been missing since the earthquake and the tsunami hit . >> he's been teaching english there for close to two years. the last time she from her son was on march 10th the day before the earthquake hit . >> in differenshe says as she'sn touch with a few japanese officials. but hurd misinformation from them . >> big news tonight about libya

with gaddafi's family threatening the rebels' stronghold of the one breaks its silence tonight. that vote authorizes all necessary measures on port to stop gaddafi. and to prevent the slaughter of civilians. it's not likely the u.s. would be involved in the first-strike there are some of the administration worried that this would be labeled an american war it would drag america deeper into affairs to land to there as again about father michael leaving his post at the catholic church at this time the issue is just as much about where the

archdiocese wants to send him as is about his departure. . >> church town hall meeting just wrapping up. a packed house open to church members only and a lot of concern here. he was a very popular priest . >> arriving early many longtime parishioners along them karen thompson carried a letter that she has written to the cardinal about the future of father michael . >> i support him either way he goes to . >> the controversial and often outspoken passers-by with this lot for more than 30 years. far longer than the one-third to six

year terms priest traditionally served. been asked to move just down the street from his church to aloversee a catholic high school. his parish releasing a brief statement today " we realize that father flanagan will not serve as paster of this church forever but considering the current state of the economy we believe that removing him at this time would be devastating to both our parish and the community. that concern offset by the optimism felt over at the school that may be his next stop. . >> parishioners came away from

tonight's meeting a st. church me will be praying about it . >> a fresh look at the crime of john wayne gacy. why 24 hours ae was in prison and to 90 is free. the story of a man who spent 25 years in prison for a crime he did not comment. [ asst mgr ] what are you doing?

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da casey worked as a maintenance man at an apartment building. he provided inaudible . >> said that the notified it the ships to permit but no one

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renewed when a web site called shatter reports dot com there'sc evidence to believe that the possibility exists that he remains a bird in the arctic and blacktop i believe there a birdie human remains located at west miami. . >> what was done in such secrecy even to me it was something that i wondered about that then pared he thinks that police were afraid of bad publicity. he says

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