you are looking at the live scene from the defense ministry. we are about to have a press conference from defense minister toshimi kitazawa to explain what's been happening and what was the outcome of the helicopter operation that was held about an hour and a half ago of pouring 7.5 tons of sea water on the reactor buildings at the fukushima daiichi power plant. we now have defense minister toshimi kitazawa with the latest. >>> translator: thank you for kindly waiting. as you are already well aware, this morning, starting at 9:48 japan standard time, the self defense forces helicopter squad have been deployed. they have started aerial separations praying water on this re -- spraying water on to reactor number three. there after, in total there have been four such operations conducted by air. a criteria has been satisfied. 4.13 millisieverts at

columbia's defense ministry -- colombia's defense ministry says soldiers mounted a rescue operation using information from an escaped hostage after years of making hollywood movies, pinewood will invest in the u.k. film industry. the studio has concentrated on hollywood blockbusters like pirates of the caribbean and batman. it is a small, landlocked kingdom surrounded entirely by south africa, but it looms large in terms of putting women on the map. yet it is leagues ahead of britain and the u.s.. on international women's day, our correspondent is in one of the best places in the world to be female. >> rush-hour in the capitol. look closely. most of the women -- most of the workers are women. this is a textile company that employs 40,000 of them. the women living here -- many men. this tiny country is a place where women are faring better than most. they are eclipsing richer countries like britain and the u.s. and inclosing the gender gap. this is the health minister. she is part of a government where one in five ministers is a woman and politics in general has been distinctly feminine fe

. >> just 39 years of age, but germany's defense ministry looked like he had a bright future. steven evans reports on a spectacular political fall from grace. >> until now, he has had a charmed political life. his glamorous wife, an aristocrat, right. today, the charm rent out. he resigned from the government because of a plagiarism scandal. >> he says, and a friendly talk with chancellor merkel, i told her that i would resign from my ministerial job. the attention was diverted him from his role as defense minister. the doctoral thesis he said he wrote, he did not write entirely. it was the work of others. no longer the temper of hurdles. the chancellor strode to the microphone and said she had accepted his resignation. >> she says, this morning, i was surprised that he asked to speak with me by telephone. i have accepted his resignation with a heavy heart. the german army is being radically restructured. his departure leaves a gap in government. he was also -- that froze politics into uncertainty. they stood by the defense minister and now sees him forced out. that cannot str

the defense ministry announced yesterday about high level of cesium that was detected in both areas. what is the assessment of the government? and do you plan to expand the evacuation areas? any plans to change the plans? >> is this about cesium, about the discharged substances? well, the highest level was -- well, depending on the area where the highest level is detected, the experts have made the analysis of what they mean. the -- assuming the person stands in the area with the highest level, 120 microsieverts of the radioactivity will be the exposure. and this is little more than a half of the exposure one would experience in an area from new york to japan. that's 1.43 millisievert is the -- is 1/5 of one ct measurement exposure. this is the level that needs to be monitored with close attention. however, even these areas with high level, it will not pose immediate threat to human body and we do not expect any long-lasting effect on human body. >> translator: near the nuclear power plant the radioactive substances were detected in the sea water in the plants. what do you think of t

the defense ministry is viewed as a bit as and ejector seat kind of job. when you look at the german politics, what it amounts to is 2 angela merkel. she is dominant and perhaps too dominant and she could become too isolated. it could be dangerous. >> given his immense popularity and even still, some people are talking about possible comebacks at a later date. is it too soon to talk about that? >> people are talking about it. ordinary germans and people in the party ranks, there is a huge yearning among ordinary germans for him to come back sooner rather than later. he has created his image of himself as the special one of german politics. the kind of politician that speaks to the people in their common tongue. will he be able to retain that aura of being the special one or not? that is the big question. >> what effect will this have on the public image of politics and politicians in general? >> and my be instructive. -- it may be instructive to hear two words. disenchantment with german politics. those are the words you hear. you will hear them more after

the defense ministry official says it is starting to start the ground spraying operation on friday afternoon. and now we have analysis of the latest situation at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. >>> translator: we are now joined by our correspondent. the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant tepco is preparing to restore power source from outside. which was explained at the news conference. at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant, the biggest trouble was that the tower collapsed an the power distribution panel and the facilities were submerged in water due to tsunami and they were broken. so attempts to cool down the nuclear fuel was no longer available. so that's the biggest trouble causing these issues. so tepco is trying to bring new cable from the tohoku electric power company's power transmission lines and they are going to replace the power transmission panels and at number one and number two reactors, they are going to restore and install necessary facilities by the end of the day. these are the fire engines on stand by to go to the plant. these fire engines seem to bel

he is familiar with the chalnges that will face him in the defense ministry. he is also a very loyal merkle man. his nickname in parliament is "merkle's universal weapon." he has always acquitted himself very well. the cusu could have nominated a successor to gutteberg, but chose instead to take the interior minister. merkle is glad to have this reshuffle behind her as quickly as possible. >> we have incredibly high oil prices. gaddafi's forces are battling for control of the oil port brega. analysts are already beginning to doubt whether saudi arabia could fill the gap. crude oil traded in london at $115 this wednesday. these prices will choke off the economic upswing in europe if they persist. >> the oil facility is a prized both gaddafi loyalists and his opponents want to win. it is one of the key oil refineries in libya. only the security guards remain. hundreds of workers have fled over the past few days. for weeks, libya's oil output has been minimal. but that has not led to shortages worldwide. many countries hold massive reserves. germany has enough fo

the defense ministry is viewed as a bit as and ejector seat kind of job. when you look at the german politics, what it amounts to is 2 angela merkel. she is dominant and perhaps too dominant and she could become too isolated. it could be dangerous. >> given his immense popularity and even still, some people are talking about possible comebacks at a later date. is it too soon to talk about that? >> people are talking about it. ordinary germans and people in the party ranks, there is a huge yearning among ordinary germans for him to come back sooner rather than later. he has created his image of himself as the special one of german politics. the kind of politician that speaks to the people in their common tongue. will he be able to retain that aura of being the special one or not? that is the big question. >> what effect will this have on the public image of politics and politicians in general? >> and my be instructive. -- it may be instructive to hear two words. disenchantment with german politics. those are the words you hear. you will hear them more after

meantime, japan's defense ministry decided against a proposed plan to dump water from helicopters over the badly damaged plants. radiation levels are just too high. you can see in this photo a big hole has opened in the containment vessel around the reactor, and large portions have collapsed. here is more on the plant workers who are putting their own workers putting their own lives in jeopardy to prevent a bigger catastrophe. >> reporter: they are the nameless, brave souls who volunteered or perhaps been asked to be the last line of defense. because they have specific skills and nerves of steel. five workers have already died and two are missing after the latest fire and two dozen are injured. nuclear experts say the skell ton crew are not managers, but probably technicians, men with the schematics of the plant in their head and can fix the clogged vents. they have crawled through the dark mazes, armed with flash lights and radiation detectors wearing the full body hazmat suits and breathing through cumbersome oxygen tanks. all the while, deadly doses are all-around them. their suits

the defense ministry say the military remains loyal to saleh.he coming hours and days could be decisive for the fure of yemen. >> japa s stopped all shipments of unprocessed milk and spinach from the area around the fukushima per plant. officials tell people they're not to drink the tap water because of high levels of radiation. on monday, workers at the plant were told to leave after smoke came from reactors two and three. it is still not clear why. >> the smoke rose from the reactor 3. workers temporarily evacuated the facility. japan's nuclear authority said it did not know what was burning,ut there w no explosion. the government tried to reassure the public. >> radioactivity near the reactor has not increased, despite the smoke. we should not forget that even non-hazardous material can catch fire. we must stay calm. >> the operators of the facility are facing more complications. news has emerged of negligence of the plant. a routine inspection was missed just before the quake. components of the cooling system were not checked. oldis and refi

in the center of town, troops who oppose him are holding the defense ministry and the central bank asell as protecting the protestors still in the main square. a colonel of the rebel forces says he is opposing a criminal regime. holding fire while pressure is put on the president to step down. >> it is just under six weeks to go until the wedding of kate milton that to prince william. our correspondent has the story. >> a glance behind the scenes -- polished and preens to perfection. especially this a 1902 carriage that will take them as husband is away from westminster abbey to buckingham palace. it is no stranger to of royal occasion. the queen has used it for decades. in 1945 with her sister and parents. more recently, williams' mother and father traveled in it after their wedding, with huge crowds that lined the streets to celebrate. >> there is something very special about this sort of occasion. it only happens once in somebody's life time. and so it is very important that we get it right. >> also, getting a much needed clean, this state rolls-royce targeted during the student de

the japanese defense ministry is rushing trips to -- troops to the hardest hit cities in the north to help look for survivors. >>> here in the bay area, thousands of japanese-americans are watching this devastation, many trying to get this touch with their loved ones there. linda yee is live with more. >> reporter: allen, this is a huge community with strong ties to japan and the japanese, they do a lot of business but they like to do a lot of vacationing. we caught up with many of them today and news of the earthquake was devastating for them. if it weren't for the social networking sites, they would have remained in the dark. >> reporter: the pictures are terrifying. people rushing and dodging falling chunks of debris and pieces of buildings. then the tsunami swallowing towns in northern japan. all of this seen live by friends and family living in the bay area. >> i have two friendings who live in -- friends who live in sendai, which is ground zero. i'm not able to contact them. >> reporter: this man's family lives about 100 miles governor area hit by the tsunami -- from the area hi

meantime, japan's defense ministry decided against a proposed plan to dump water from helicopters over the badly damaged plants. radiation levels are just too high. you can see in this photo a big hole has opened in the containment vessel around the reactor, and large portions have collapsed. here is more on the plant workers who are putting their own workers putting their own lives in jeopardy to prevent a bigger catastrophe. >> reporter: they are the nameless, brave souls who volunteered or perhaps been asked to be the last line of defense. because they have specific skills and nerves of steel. five workers have already died and two are missing after the latest fire and two dozen are injured. nuclear experts say the skell ton crew are not managers, but probably technicians, men with the schematics of the plant in their head and can fix the clogged vents. they have crawled through the dark mazes, armed with flash lights and radiation detectors wearing the full body hazmat suits and breathing through cumbersome oxygen tanks. all the while, deadly doses are all-around them. their suits

japan's defense ministry has sent troops to help in the hard hit northern part of the country. train service that usually serves 10 million people a day has been suspended and airports in tokyo and northern japan are closed indefinitely. randall pinkston, cbs news. >>> all right. we are going to go out live to sfo right now. we have been on and off the phone with officials there all morning. flights between san francisco and japan were cancelled or rerouted this morning because of the earthquake. two flights en route to tokyo were rerouted to other airports in japan. and united and delta airlines each cancelled an incoming flight. >>> thousands of people evacuated this morning told to go to higher ground and they are still here hours later. we'll check in with some of them on their rude awakening coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we're back live now. live pictures of the harbor in santa cruz. scores of boats have sunk. water still surging there. a number of boats have been damaged. the harbor just overwhelmed this morning as surge after surge came in and it's going to take weeks

the libyan defense ministry says it will retaliate against any foreign attack on its territory by hitting targets in the mediterranean. meanwhile, libyan leader muammar gaddafi says an assault on a city are imminent. his troops are pushing forward to the city. >> government troops pushed the front line ever closer to the rebel strong hold. on wednesday, the airport was bombed by the air force. the rebels brought down two of the attacking planes. there has also been fierce fighting in and around the cities in the west andnd anothe further to the east. the rebels are standing their ground, but the attackers are increasing their efforts. they have one city surrounded and continue pound the city with artillery fire. if it falls, the road will be left open. the roads leading into the city were scenes of earlier fighting. they're bringing supplies to gaddafi's troops. witnesses say 30 people were killed in the fighting here. rebel leaders have appealed once again to the international community to end the bloodshed, but world leaders haven't agreed on a course of action. meanwhile, gaddafi is al

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meanwhile russia's defense ministry says that it is ready to send out its personnel from the pool islandsany time soon this is the closest part of this region to north japan and also sales of io jeans have rocketed in for mrs across the city obviously people want to make sure that they are well propounds in case if there is a radioactive emissions threat from what we know from people we've spoken to is that they are not quite sure whether japanese are playing down the through rats of a nuclear catastrophe or not planes heavey international apple or so of usual civilians because into the shuttle and for what we know there are no edition flights arranged people here indeed are not new to natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes but with a nuclear threat in place it seems that they have to be prepared for the unknown and a lot depends on the wind it is very crucial so what people should be closely monitoring now is weather for cos it will take a radioactive cloud if there is an explosion inside a core of a nuclear reactor less than a day to reach this part of russia. well so far sc

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this is an operation that will be happening in the east and the waist of the country the french defense ministry has confirmed that some twenty french planes have been used in that have been hard hitting tanks and military personnel vehicles now that operation has been concentrated largely in the rebel held town of bin ghazi and the latest word there from rebel fighters is ekadasi forces have been pushed to the in outskirts of what we know though in terms of u.s. assistance is that already they have launched a very true strikes we know that there were three submarines and twenty five american ships at this point in the mediterranean and that u.s. tomahawk missiles have landed in the west of the country in tripoli and in misrata now libyan state television has been reporting small the last few hours that there are heavy civilian casualties it says these are happening here in the city of tripoli and i continue that we have heard a few ambulances driving past it is there also happening in the town of bint ghazi they also say that there's been a strike on fuel stores in misrata now the british air f

this is an operation that will be happening in the east and the waist of the country the french defense ministry has confirmed that some twenty strange planes have been used in that have been hard hitting tanks and military personnel vehicles now that operation has been concentrated largely in the rebel held town of then darzi and the latest word there from rebel fighters is ekadasi forces had been pushed to be announced first now the same time we hearing from the united states that it is playing a leading role in these operations but not necessarily leading the operations per se but we know though in terms of u.s. assistance is that already they have launched paratroopers strikes from cruise ships we know that there are three submarines and twenty five american ships at those are points in the mediterranean and that u.s. tomahawk missiles have landed in the west of the country in tripoli and in misrata now libyan state television has been reporting for the last few hours that there are heavy civilian casualties or series of these are happening here in the city of tripoli and i can tell you that

meanwhile russia's defense ministry is that it is ready to send out its personnel from the coral islands any time soon this is the closest pas of this region to north japan and also sales of i.o.c. and have rocketed in pharmacies across the city obviously people want to make sure that they are well prepared and case that there is a radioactive emission threat from what we know from what we know from people we've spoken to is that the believe the emergence is ministry of russian there are reports of all normal radiation levels is just that they are not quite sure whether japanese are playing down the threat of a nuclear catastrophe or not planes heavey international airport over usual according to the shuttle after what we know there are no edition no flights a range of people here indeed are not new to natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes but with a new clear throughout soon place it seems that they have to be prepared for the a no rain and a lot do cons on the wind it is very crucial so what people should be closely monitoring now is weather for cos it will take a radioact

states we understand that they do have three submarines that are in the mediterranean sea but the defense ministry saying that at this stage of your operations the french will be coordinating and commanding what was happening on the ground in the united states with only becoming involved at a later stage that seems to have done a turnaround i can tell you that at least there twenty french fighter jets have been hovering over libyan air space we know that they struck at least saw libyan tanks and on the person your vocals on the ground that operation so far has been limited mostly to the periphery areas being bossy the second largest city here in libya and the heart of the rebel resistance while most of saturday saw clashes between pro and anti gadhafi demonstrators in that city so that is why the international community is focusing its attention there for the moment we have been told their pride it's had the green ones if they see suspicious activity on the ground to behave as they see fit there is clashes ongoing in misrata the food largest city here but as of yet no international intervention th

is perhaps coordinating all of these efforts but the french defense ministry ministry keeps reminding us that that does not mean that the u.s. has commanded nato now hasn't been able to agree upon whether they want to step in or not so what is that supposed to mean for the international coalition if the u.s. does step back bracing for a military point of view the u.s. the french will always claim that they're not working in the first gulf war but no they're going along because the french military very professional and so they are there working with everybody else you don't see french planes but begin to you know planes from the united. anything i thought there were some reports that initially some of the french jets on saturday that went out that had been cleared or there wasn't you know no i mean the case that in fact the united states wanted another country to be the first there because we don't want to still be seen as an american involvement in a muslim country given the fact that we went into iraq under false pretenses now of course we don't want to be seen that way but i'm just

he is familiar with the challenges that will face him in the defense ministry. he is also a very loyal merkle man. his nickname in parliament is "merkle's universal weapon." he has always acquitted himself very well. the cusu could have nominated a successor to gutteberg, but chose instead to take the interior minister. merkle is glad to have this reshuffle behind her as quickly as possible. >> we have incredibly high oil prices. gaddafi's forces are battling for control of the oil port brega. analysts are already beginning to doubt whether saudi arabia could fill the gap. crude oil traded in london at $115 this wednesday. these prices will choke off the economic upswing in europe if they persist. >> the oil facility is a prized both gaddafi loyalists and his opponents want to win. it is one of the key oil refineries in libya. only the security guards remain. hundreds of workers have fled over the past few days. for weeks, libya's oil output has been minimal. but that has not led to shortages worldwide. many countries hold massive reserves. germany has enough fo

the defense ministry says the military remains loyal to saleh.he coming hours and days could be decisive for the future of yemen. >> japan has stopped all shipments of unprocessed milk and spinach from the area around the fukushima power plant. officials tell people they're not to drink the tap water because of high levels of radiation. on monday, workers at the plant were told to leave after smoke came from reactors two and three. it is still not clear why. >> the smoke rose from the reactor 3. workers temporarily evacuated the facility. japan's nuclear authority said it did not know what was burning, but there was no explosion. the government tried to reassure the public. >> radioactivity near the reactor has not increased, despite the smoke. we should not forget that even non-hazardous material can catch fire. we must stay calm. >> the operators of the facility are facing more complications. news has emerged of negligence of the plant. a routine inspection was missed just before the quake. components of the cooling system were not checked. sol

you would take back to your business units, your board rooms, and to represent two european defense ministries. we would like to see u.s. industry deepen and extend it's already well established patterns of cooperation, and programs of cooperation with european industrial counterparts on missile defense, including with regard to interceptors and censors. after all, 28 allies have committed to nato missile defense and many want to expand their national capabilitys as we proceed. all are limited principally only by resources. but in this time of austerity with scarce defense spending, we can best advance that goal through multinational solutions. and in that regard, missile defense represents a real opportunity to bolster a multinational cooperation with our most credible and capable and trusted security partners. that takes me then to the 5th task, the military dimension. nato will require, ideally as soon as the end of this year, a concept of operations that pulls all of the operational aspects of missile defense into a cohesive whole. together with rules of engage ment, defendant asset list a

the libyan defense ministry says it will retaliate against any foreign attack on its territory by hitting targets in the mediterranean. meanwhile, libyan leader muammar gaddafi says an assault on a city are imminent. his troops are pushing forward to the city. >> government troops pushed the front line ever closer to the rebel strong hold. on wednesday, the airport was bombed by the air force. the rebels brought down two of the attacking planes. there has also been fierce fighting in and around the cities in the west and another further to the east. the rebels are standing their ground, but the attackers are increasing their efforts. they have one city surrounded and continue pound the city with artillery fire. if it falls, the road will be left open. the roads leading into the city were scenes of earlier fighting. they're bringing supplies to gaddafi's troops. witnesses say 30 people were killed in the fighting here. rebel leaders have appealed once again to the international community to end the bloodshed, but world leaders haven't agreed on a course of action. meanwhile, gaddafi is alr

japan's defense ministry has decided against dumping water from helicopters onto the most badly damageden part of an effort to cool down the reactors. in a televised address the emperor is going to its worst crisis since world war two. this is the first time in history that an upper has appealed to his countrymen. >> mark: here's an animation showing how this reactor blew up. they generate electricity by producing steam to power turbines. it comes from a new killer rats. which are exposed to produce heat. there are covered and water that creates the broiling effect to reduce the scene. the prom with the earthquake is it damage the ability to pump water into the reactor the heat, the pressure builds up leading to hydrogen explosions and stayed inside the vessel. they're using and on president measure of using sea water because they do not have access of regular water. they're continuing to try and keep the fuel rods cool but it's been a buildup of heat and pressure that is caused these six versions. >> reporter: we have been showing you some pictures of snow coming in from japan. it is s

the country's ministry of civil defense and emergency management informed reporters of this on thursday. it said that hopes of rescuing anyone else alive from the rubble are gone and the focus is now on recovery. authorities say they have so far recovered the bodies of 161 people. they say the final death toll could reach 240. >>> forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi have launched a counterattack against anti-government forces in the countries northeastern region. this has raised concerns of increased fighting. gadhafi's forces shifted from their previous strategy of concentrating on fighting in the northwest to defend the capital tripoli. on wednesday morning, pro government forces conducted an air trade on bre ga where they temporarily seized an airport. the town provides electricity to benghazi which is an insurgent strong hold. however government troops withdrew after resurgent forces retaliated. at least five people have been killed in the fighting. spore rad dick fighting has been reported though outskirts of brega. gadhafi spoke to mark the establishment of the current p

defense ministry spokesman says three dutch marines are being held by authorities after they were captured by force is lowered loyal to khaddafi. investigations are underway to release dead marines. new zealand declared the effort to find anyone else alive to be over today. say no one who was trapped could have survived this long. families of more than 200 people listed as missing are devastated. they had been holding out hope that a remarkable survival story could come out. many of those listed as missing are among 165 bodies recovered but they have not been identified. a lawyer says the trial court has determined that american see a contractor does not have diplomatic immunity and the shooting deaths of two palestinians. the decision is a blow to d.c. which consiresist the man is considered a diplomat. the immunity issue is being considered by the high court which can reverse the trial decision today. the lawyer representing victims says davis was not charged during today's hearing the next trial date is set for march 8th. worries about unrest in libya continue. they make a choppy tradin

defense ministry officials say self-defense force personnel are currently contacting local governmentelated agencies to assess the extent of the damage. earlier prime minister naoto kan and the cabinet have gathered at the prime minister's office, where an emergency task force has been set up to respond to the earthquake. the task force will gather information on damage and prepare for more possible tsunamis. japan's foreign minister matsumoto has ordered his officials to start preparing to accept foreign assistance. she has also told them to check on the safety of foreigners living here in japan. the pacific tsunami warning center has issued a tsunami warning not just for japan but also for russia, marcus island, the northern marianas, guam, wake island and taiwan. the pacific tsunami warning center has issued a tsunami warning not just for japan, where a tsunami has already struck. you can see some of the damage so far in miyagi prefecture in the sendai area but also for russia, marcus island, the northern mariana, guam, wake island and taiwan. for those just tuning in and living an