this is footage from the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant as of now. according to the meteorological agency, the wind is moderate from east to west or from the land side to the sea. in the day, there will be southeasterly winds prevailing. >> radioactive substances that leaked from the fukushima daiichi plant have been detected in tap water in tokyo and other parts of the konto area. we look at how those substances reached konto and the measures taken by the government to prevent radiation getting into the water supply. >> this is professor hirom hiromi yomozama who analyzed the situation. according to his analysis, radioactive substances leaking from fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant seem to have reached konto area at least twice, though in very small quantities. radioactive substances first reached konto area after the hydrogen explosion of the number three reactor at fukushima daiichi nuclear plant on march 14th. specifically from march 15th through 16th. there were traces of radioactive substances from fukushima daiichi seems to have been carri

the operator of the fukushima daiichi power plant is stepping up the removal of radioactive water that hinders efforts to restore the plants cooling functions. tokyo electric power company is trying to remove contaminated water from the basements of the turbine buildings of the number one and number two and number three reactors. tepco wants to remove the water into storage tanks. contaminated water must be transferred first. work at the number two and number three reactors is expected to begin on saturday. at the number one reactor, contaminated water in the storage tank will be transferred to another one by saturday afternoon. on friday, workers began a test spraying of resin in areas around the reactors to contain radioactive materials released by hydrogen explosion. the same day, eight posts monitoring levels in the compound started functioning again for the first time since the tsunami struck three weeks ago. radiation levels will be made public on its web site. also on friday, docked u.s. barges started providing water to reactors. the work was suspended temporary after water lea

. >> japanese officials are reporting no major damage from the quake from the fukushima daiichi plant. last month's quake stilled thousands of people. >> using facebook and twitter to issue terare on alerts. the government's color coded warning system will be replaced with a specific plan that offers two levels of alert. elevate imminent. it is expected to be in place by april twenth. in afghanistan, major general in the air field told me by saturday that the troop surge there is making a difference and preventing insurgents from staging terrorist attacks. >> we feel we are contributing to the security of the people back in the united states. when they ask me if approximate it is worth it i say absolute slee. this are is not another 9/11 case. >> and they are helping to strengthen the afghan army a. no board overseeing counting voted against the fair increases for two years. caltrain faces a 30 million budget deficit. they want to close three stations and eliminate rush hour baby bubet - bullet trains. three stations facing closure are bay shore in san francisco. hay word park in san

workers at the troubled fukushima daiichi plant were evacuat evacuated.nd democrats are expressing suspicion over wisconsin's recent supreme court election after new votes suddenly turned up in a race that's taken on added significance as an unofficial referendum on republican policies in the state. conservative it incumbent justice david pross event r took a lead after one woman said she failed to report some of the ballots. she said the more than 14,000 were not included because of a human error. democrats crying foul point to the fact that the very clerk once worked for a gop caucus that was under the republican candidates control. sheels always been criticized for her handling of past elections. liberal supporters had hoped cloppenburg would win to strike down the law stripping away all corrective bargaining right 230s public workers. >>> and a horrific scene in brazil as a gunman opened fire at an elementary school. a 24-year-old former student at the school lined up children at and shot them at point-blank range killing 12. before shooting more, he

. >> today's aftershock knocked the power out of the fukushima daiichi plant. the plant is still leaking radiation and they are urging more people to leave, people in the area to leave citing concerns about long term health risks. 220,000 homes and businesses in fukushima don't have power because of the aftershocks. stay with us for updates in the story. >> eric: there will be more than a legendary rivalry at stake when the dodgers visit at&t park. it's their first trip to the bay area since a giants fan was brutally beaten nearly two weeks ago and security at at&t will be very, very tight. terry mcsweeney is live at the ballpark. police are trying to prevent any attempted pay back? >> trying to stop the revenge factor and out here tonight, security is going to be exactly as pervasive as it was during the world series to try to prevent a recurrence of what happened last month down in l.a. take a look at that person, this is bryan stow, 42-year-old resident. he is still hospitalized with brain trauma. out here at at&t, two teams meet tonight, opener of a three-ga

and there's a new development at fukushima daiichi plant. radiation levels around the plant have dropped enough for authorities to begin searching for bodies in surrounding areas. police are wearing protective suits as they dig through debris. we're up to 1,000 bodies that are believed to be buried. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in germany today to assess the progress of the military effort in libya. clinton reasewerred nato that the u.s. will do its part to ensure the success of the international military dam pain. she also said the world must increase its support for the libyan opposition. nato's secretary said the organization will continue its libyan campaign as long as necessary. >>> nato continued its air strikes this morning. rebels today also begged nato for more air strikes in the areas where they're battling libyan troops saying they face a massacre from government militia. >>> santa clara county residents could soon see their water bills go up. an almost 60% rate hike is being proposed by the water district. the water

it's the latest step to stabilize the fukushima daiichi plant and prevent more toxic spills into the ocean. meanwhile, initial damage estimates from japan's massive earthquake and tsunami are coming in from the insurance industry. total insured losses range from $12 billion to $34 billion. to get more perspective on that, earlier today, tom hudson talked with shivan subramanian, the c.e.o. of f.m. global, a commercial property insurance firm. tom began by asking what the firm's damage estimate is. >> yes, right now, even though we have $7.3 billion of capitol in one of the largest property and shores in the world, i would estimate there are japanese losses that are going to come under $150 million. >> tom: so a bit on the lower side from some of your competitors. what's the biggest loss for f.m.f. global in japan? >> in japan, most of them are earthquake-related, where there is damage to buildings or within the properties. and second, behind that is some water damage because of the tsunami. >> tom: are you able to model any longer lasting damage from the radiation problems, from the

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workers at the damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear plant were briefly evacuated, but work soon resumed pumping water into reactors damaged from the first quake and tsunami. power was interrupted at two other nuclear plants which had been shut down by the earlier quake. more on the market reaction coming up in "market focus." >> susie: back in the u.s., the justice department wants to get its hands on records of american clients of hsbc in india. the feds suspect the clients are hiding accounts to evade taxes. court documents allege hsbc lured americans with the promise of secrecy. today's request comes amid a crackdown by the i.r.s. on offshore tax cheats. hsbc says it does not condone tax evasion. meantime, convicted ponzi schemer bernie madoff says a few big banks, including hsbc, will likely end up paying big money to his victims. in a jailhouse interview with "the financial times," madoff alleges j.p. morgan chase, the primary banker for his firm, had enough information about his account to be suspicious. the trustee liquidating madoff's firm sued the bank last year for $6 billion.

the officials raise the severity level at the fukushima daiichi plant from a five to the seven, the highest possible after re-assessing the impact of radiation leaks on food, air, and water. the country's nuclear agency insists that radiation levels are still less than the 1986 disaster in the former soviet union. but the operator of the plant warns emissions could exceed chernobyl if the crisis continues. engineers in japan are desperately trying to get the situation under control, but aftershocks continue to rattle the region. this photo shows a fire that broke out at one of the reactors following a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. and just yesterday, another aftershock briefly cut off power to the plant. >> this nuclear crisis has more twists and turns than chernobyl did. with fukushima, it always seems like they're going to stabilize, and then it gets worse. >> reporter: more than a month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, experts believe the only way to solve a crisis as bad as chernobyl is with the same solution -- burying it in sand and boric acid and entombing it in concrete. up

sorts of different factors and the important thing is that the disaster is still going on in fukushima daiichi is substantially smaller than the one the chair noble disaster. as christopher simons on atomic expert from the international christian university in tokyo take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe this hour nato is quote not doing enough to destroy heavy weaponry used by moammar gadhafi forces in libya from the french and british foreign ministers libyan civilians remain at risk. to pay said despite the ongoing nato led bombing campaign u.k.'s william hague called on colonel gadhafi to step down libyan rebels opposing khadafi have been pushed back despite the foreign bombing raids the country's been ravaged by civil war since february with thousands dead and injured. the palestinian authority now largely able to govern a state according to the united a united nations report will be submitted to the palestinian donor nations meeting in brussels wednesday but the report warned it would be difficult for the authority to make any additional progress while th

now they are importing japanese fish caught on the other side of the fukushima daiichi plant. still some people can't help but wo wonder if fish is safe to eat. >> if there was a real threat then i'm sure the government would tell us, well i would hope that they would. >> reporter: uc-berkeley will continue to be the monitoring site for radiation here in the bay area. reporting live in berkeley, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, cheryl. >> a dozen people busted in an east bay hotel tonight, all of them represented when police did some online detective working to break a prostitution ring. all over the age of 18 arrested. it was an all-day operation by the dublin police department special investigation unit. officers hope that the bust will reduce prostitution activities in that town for some time to come. >>> an east bay teacher on the run from the law is behind bars to ght. he's accused of lewd acts with a student. investigators say 63-year-old charles redman checked himself into a san diego hospital monday after fleeing to mexico last week. redmond is a

it knocked the power out of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. they had just made a major announcement about the plant. they are calling for evacuations to several towns beyond the original danger zone declared around the plant. they are now saying they are worried about long term effects from the leaking radiation. this all comes exactly one month after the major earthquake that is believed to have killed 25,000 people. people stopped this afternoon for a moment of silence to remember the quake and tsunami. >> today's aftershock did trigger a tsunami warning but it was cancelled. it also caused the airport to shut down to runways. >> eric: they'll be more going on legendary rivalry when the dodgers visit at&t park. this is their first trip to the bay area since a giants fan was brutally beaten after the los angeles home opener nearly two weeks ago. security today will be very very tight. terry mcsweeney is live at at&t. >> reporter: security out here is going to be as it was for the world series hoping to prevent a recurrence of the violence tha

in fact, i was at the fukushima daiichi station about a week prior to the earthquake striking there onne such exchange. our hearts go out to the japanese people as they respond to the humanitarian crisis they are facing. currently six exelon employees are in japan assisting with efforts there to secure, stabilize and ultimately decommission the fukushima daiichi reactors. it is understandable that many americans are asking if power plants in the united states are safe in light of the events in japan. i firmly believe that they are safe. i would like to make three primary points about the safety of nuclear plants in the united states to buttress this belief. first, our plants are designed and licensed to withstand a variety of natural disasters including earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and, where appropriate, tsunamis. plants are designed to withstand potential disasters based on the most extreme event known in their geographic location with significant margin added to that extreme event to ensure safety. margins are reviewed and improved as necessary as additional information or experie

it was discovered in a crack in the fukushima daiichi plant.ir measurements show twice the amount of radiation necessary to increase long term cancer risks in humans. experts say even the high levels of radiation dilute into the waters. emergency workers plan to use concrete to seal the leak closed. >> the japanese coastguard rescued a dog drifting on a roof three miles off the coast in the middle of the ocean. they believed he survived for three weeks in an island of debris. it took several hours to get him on a boat. his collar does not have any information about the owner's address or contact number. after rescue. he heat a meal of sausage and biscuits. >> there is slow progress in recovery from water in capitola. they have to wait until the ground dried out. the park has been evacuated indefinitely ever since a steel pipe collapsed. the break sent two flash floods into downtown capitola last week. merchants in the village are still cleaning up and are anxious to reopen. >> i'm hoping for tomorrow. it will be workable. >> near morgan hill, a

aftershock knocked the power out the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. they evacuated workers there but later let them return to work. they are trying to figure how to stop the radiation from leaking and government is urging more people in the area to evacuate because of concerns for long-term health problems. this aftershock hit one month to the day since a huge earthquake and tsunami that killed 25,000 people. the country had just held a moment of silence for the victims. japan's government marked the one month period with ads and newspapers in several countries including the united states thanking people for the outpouring of support. red cross alone says it has collected $107 million since the tragedy. stay with us for updates on the effects of the aftershocks. information is still coming in. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news". >> eric: thank you very much. our time is 5:32. >> california puc is going to decide whether to accept a prosecuted $3 million negotiated by the staff with pg&e. fine involves the company's failure to turn over gas pipeline records.

. >>> workers at the fukushima daiichi plant can't figure out where radioactive water is coming from. celia hatton is in tokyo with the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. workers are pouring milky white colored bath salts into contaminated water flowing from one of the damaged reactor at the daiichi complex. in a desperate attempt to trace the path of the leak. engineers spent three days trying to fix a single eight-inch crack that is spewing water into the pacific ocean. they used everything from concrete and saw dust to newspapers and even a substance used in diapers to stop the leak. all failed. government officials say the radio active water is diluted by admit they are concerned by the vast amount of contaminated water leaked so far. the plant operator has recovered the remains of two male workers killed when the earthquake and tsunami first hit. they were thought to be trying to protect the reactor site. jeff. >> celia, thank you. >>> two teams are left, the ncaa men's basketball championship is tonight. and the battle of cinderella teams saturday, butler b

in fact, i was at the fukushima daiichi station about a week prior to the earthquake striking there on one such exchange. our hearts go out to the japanese people as they respond to the humanitarian crisis they are facing. currently six exelon employees are in japan assisting with efforts there to secure, stabilize and ultimately decommission the fukushima daiichi reactors. it is understandable that many americans are asking if power plants in the united states are safe in light of the events in japan. i firmly believe that they are safe. i would like to make three primary points about the safety of nuclear plants in the united states to buttress this belief. first, our plants are designed and licensed to withstand a variety of natural disasters including earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and, where appropriate, tsunamis. plants are designed to withstand potential disasters based on the most extreme event known in their geographic location with significant margin added to that extreme event to ensure safety. margins are reviewed and improved as necessary as additional information or exper

, where the tokyo power company has released new pictures showing the enormous damage to the fukushima daiichi plant. company says it could now take six to nine months to bring the crisis under control. this, as secretary of state hillary clinton is visiting with japanese officials in a show of support. >>> pope benedict celebrating palm sunday mass a day after his 84nd birthday. enormous crowds packed st. peter's square to commemorate jesus' entry into jerusalem and the start of the christian holy week. >>> and finally, a new commercial puts a comedic spin on what the royal wedding might look like. t-mobile unveiled the spoof with actors portraying prince william and kate middleton dancing their way down the aisle. queen elizabeth, prince charles and camilla boogied down the aisle as well. the cardinal could fuse a few dance lessons. >> you have a pretty good shot of it looking exactly like that. >> how do they know they won't do that? >> you're absolutely. janice is back with another check of the weather. >> it's a lot quieter today across most of the country in terms of the weather. after s

. >>> engineers in japan at the damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear plant are struggling to stop the leak of radioactive water into the ocean. they are now injecting a polymer into the cracked reactor after concrete they used failed, and, meanwhile, they confirm the death of two workers at the plant who have been missing since the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. >>> the u.n. is evacuating employees from ajdabiya, ivory coast. the 200 employees are being air-lifted to the airport. the west african nation has been beset by violence since the november elections there including this weekend a mass murder of up to a thousand people. >>> and in arizona, two children were injured when the bounce house they were playing in suddenly went airborne. the playhouse was blown across three lanes of traffic on saturday and ended up landing in a median. the girl and boy inside suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries. >>> and, finally, it will be a dog fight tomorrow night for the national championship of college basketball. the butler bulldogs beat the virginia commonwealth rams at the final

we are currently working on addressing the principles in order to bring the fukushima daiichi power plant back to a stable state. we are consolidating daiichi major forces. one --we are considering consolidating dtwo major forces. we are bringing together the various forces of this community to address the situation. the other area is support from the international community. we have already been given to strong assistance from the united states since the accident. in a recent conference call with president obama, he promised me strong support and assistance. yesterday, french president nicolas sarkozy was in japan. france is an advanced nuclear power. in addition to his own country's assistance, he offered his assistance through his position as leader of the g-8. the iaea has also been dispatched experts and provided various kinds of assistance. with regard to the nuclear power plant issue, we are prepared to deal with this in the long run. we are committed to resolving the situation. i recognize the inconveniences and the words to the japanese public. i promise you we will overcome this

this is just released video that shows extensive damage to reactor number four of the fukushima daiichi about two weeks ago now. the utility stocks are slumping, so reports say the government may use taxpayer funds to bail that company out. following the leaks from that damaged plant japanese parents are having their children in some cases like this baby born four days after the quake scanned by geiger counters to make sure that they haven't been exposed to radiation. >> farmers are using geiger counters on produce. the japanese government has banned about six crop from areas near the nuclear plant. >>> in the u.s. another sample of milk has tested positive for radiation from japan. this one turned up in central california. trace amounts were also found in a sample in washington state. in both cases health officials say it is still far below levels considered dangerous. >>> we have a story on wednesday about whether food dyes make children's hyperactivity worse. an fda panel voted 8-6 yesterday to reject package warnings on beverages, candies, snacks, cereals and other foods with artifi

promote fukushima daiichi with thousands of gallons of water being sprayed to cool down the reactors.is increasing the risk of cancer exposed. plant officials are pouring concrete in an effort to seal the 8 in. crack. >> isabel: it has been 3 weeks in the art community is lending a helping hand. two different events are being held. one is calory highest from 7:00 p.m.- midnight the gallery- heigst and www.ris eonjapan.us >> marty: salmonella recall with jenny 0 turkey. >> henry: this is coffee and this is coffee and this man pins with coffee believe it or not. we will introduce you-who paints with coffee. coming up on kron 4 news this weekend. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, c

tsunami warnings forced workers at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant to evacuate.not changed there. the focus now, injecting the reactors to try to avoid another hydrogen explosion. and injecting the reactors with nitrogen. across the pacific there are growing concerns of seafood contaminated by radioactive water from the plant. out on the water, a new threat for ships. the u.s. navy says homes, tractor-trailers, even bodies washed out to sea by powerful tsunami waves are creating a massive debris field, clogging ship lanes which will eventually wash up on america's west coast. >> you have to imagine the cities, say, the size of seattle, put it through a grinder and what happens? you wind up with all kinds of debris. >> reporter: japan's coast guard is asking ships to stay about 70 miles away from the nuclear plant. that's more than three times the 20-mile exclusion zone set aside because of radiation concerns. akiko fujita, abc news, tokyo. >>> as the government gets rid of color-coded alerts its planning to help to enlist the help of social media in the war on te

nuclear authorities say the troubled fukushima daiichi nuclear complex didn't sustain any further damage. they returned soon after to continue repair work. celia hatton, cbs news, tokyo. >>> president obama has repeatedly ruled out sending ground troops to libya, and has said the u.s. military will not be used to oust moammar gadhafi. but the american general who ran the libyan mission before nato took over told congress an international ground force might be used to aid rebels fighting gadhafi's forces, and general carter hamm indicated u.s. troops might be involved. >> i suspect there might be some consideration of that. my personal view at this point would be that that's probably not -- not the ideal circumstance, again, for the regional reactions that that would -- that having american boots on the ground would entail. >> meanwhile, it appears nato jets mistakenly attacked some anti-gadhafi rebels. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer is in tripoli this morning. liz, good morning to you. >> good morning, jeff. that's right. nato saying it's investigating two airstrikes from yester

in japan, authorities urge americans in 50 miles of the crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear plant to evacuateius would encompass new york city just 25 miles away. rush hour in new york, heaven forbid there's a nuclear accident anywhere near here. there is no way everyone is evacuating quickly. it would be nuclear gridlock. practically speaking, we couldn't really evacuate new york city. >> well, there's not a scenario we have where the dose rates or the radiation that would go out would require an evacuation of new york city. that's been at least identified up this point. >> reporter: the county's chief executive said they're well prefaired for a ten-mile evacuation but if a 50-mile evacuation were ordered -- >> it's a complete game changer. we would have to go back to the drawing board tomorrow and work day and night with multiple agencies and jurisdictions. >> allen chernoff joins us now. i'm not feeling any better. >> well, that's understandable. of course, a lot of counties are asking the nrc questions now after the nrc said in japan it should be a 50-mile radius from which people should

this morning the severity of the crisis at the fukushima daiichi plant was raised to the highest level, the same level as the chernobyl disaster and that news comes on the heels of more aftershocks and a fire at the plant. cbs correspondent lucy craft in tokyo. lucy, good morning. the headline there is much more frightening. >> reporter: yes. a day after the government expanded the evacuation zone around the nuclear power plant, adding to the exodus of thousands of residents forced to abandon their homes, there was more bad news. fukushima now shares the infamy of the chernobyl disaster. after ranking fukushima on a par with notorious chernobyl disaster, japanese officials rushed to assure the public that, in fact, their nuclear accident isn't as dangerous as the soviet tragedy of 25 years ago. nuclear safety chief says we've given this a preliminary rating of seven. however, the emission of radioactive substances is about 10% of the amount of chernobyl which is rated at a similar level. authorities are no closer to regaining control of the damaged plant as the crisis drags into a seco

authorities are urging americans within 50 miles of the crippled fukushima daiichi plant to evacuate. york city, just 25 miles away, in the u.s. rush hour in new york, heaven forbid there's a nuclear accident anywhere near here. there is no way everyone is evacuating quickly. it would be nuclear gridlock, practically speaking. we couldn't really evacuate new york city. >> well, there's not a scenario we have where the radiation that would go out would require an evacuation of new york city. that's been at least identified up to this point. >> reporter: the county executive says they're well-prepared for a ten-mile evacuation. if a 50-mile were ordered -- >> we'd have to go back to the drawing board tomorrow and work day and night with multiple agencies, jurisdictions. >> allan joins me live in fr new york. you talk about ten miles. is ten miles enough? >> well, that's the question now. nobody really knows because what's hatched in japan appears to change all the thinking that the nrc, that fema had in place, as we've reported, ten miles is the emergency planning zone. but in japan the

. >>> a japanese official says people living near the fukushima daiichi nuclear complex won't be going home for months. 78,000 residents from the 12-mile evacuation zone are now in shelters. >>> the world's largest concrete pump is going to japan, the machine's 230-foot boom can be operated by remote control safely away from the radiation and use it to bury the crippled reactors in concrete. for now, they're going to spray some water. >>> the unemployment picture brightened today in march. the labor department says the economy created 216,000 new jobs, more than the experts actually predicted. that pushed the national unemployment rate down just a notch to 8.8%. >>> people around tampa bay are busy cleaning up spring storm damage today. a possible tornado ripped through two dozen homes thursday. storms also flipped small planes at the st. petersburg scl/clearr airport. >>> one week, just one week to go. either to come up with a budget deal or the federal government is going to shut down. all sides are feeling the pressure. we can imagine. which brings us to the "talk back" segment and

more power problems at the fukushima daiichi plant. power has been restored as this after shock 100 miles north of tokyo. >> a lot of people their nerves rattled. we want to begin in japan. that after shock as chris mentioned hours ago was first reported to be a 7.1 magnitude. now the usgs is saying 6.6. it came as the country was marking the one-month anniversary of the deadly disast disaster. celia is in tokyo with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. japan was hit with another aftershock this morning exactly one month after a 9.0 quake rocked the country on march 11 killing more than 25,000 people. today's aftershock hit just southwest, 100 miles northwest of tokyo and south of the fukushima plant. a three-foot tsunami warning was issued but dropped an hour later. there are no new reports of damage though 220,000 households lost electricity. officials at the fukushima plant lost power to three of the six react reactors. however, electricity was restored afro minutes and the level of radiation stayed the same. as afte

tepco announced on april 2 near the fukushima daiichi plant, samples measured 7.5 million times the legal limit. they're dumping less contaminated water into the sea to make room for storage of more radioactive water. >>> a spokesman for the libyan government says libya is ready for elections and political reform, but muammar gadhafi has to stay. libyan state tv says these are pictures of gadhafi waving to supporters from his compound in tripoli. a government spokesman said it's not up to western leaders to decide if he should stay or go. an allied air strike destroyed two vehicles in the oil town of brega. >>> it was a stunning reversal. the obama administration says it will now try khalid shaikh mohammed in a military tribunal and not in a court. seven months ago they said they would try khalid shaikh mohammed in new york. attorney general eric holder maintains the case in a civilian court would have been very strong. >> i know this case in a way that members of congress do not. i've looked at the files. i've spoken to the prosecutors. so do i know better than them? yes. >> homeland sec

. >>> also, the tens of thousands of people evacuated from the area near the fukushima daiichi nuclearant have just found out it could be months before they're allowed to return home. >>> and did you check the jobs report today? it was better than expected, 216,000 jobs added in the month of march, bringing the nation's unemployment rate down just a smidge to 8.8%, the lowest level we've seen in two years. >>> call it an april fools' day joke courtesy of the weather. a winter storm swept into the northeast today, covering roads, forcing schools to close and leaving 0 tens of thousands without power. the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for areas in massachusetts, maine, new hampshire, vermont and those of you in new york, areas could get more than a foot of snow. >> reporter: what percentage ever the federal budget do you think we spend on foreign aid? >> 40%. >> foreign aid? 20%? >> hmm. 40%? 20%? for foreign aid, what do you think? got a guess? we've got the real answers, next. >>> and if you are like most americans in our poll, you might be surprised what t

. >>> in japan, workers began pumping nitrogen into the chamber of one reactor at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant today. the gas will reduce the risk of another hydrogen explosion, they hope. three blasts rocked that complex in the days following the deadly tsunami. also a floating facility to store radioactive water, as you can see here, is in tokyo and will soon head to fukushima. fear of a nuclear fallout from japan has some sushi restaurants in the san francisco area rushing to buy radiation detectors like this to test their seafood. meantime officials are testing milk samples more frequently to track radiation levels. >>> and if you've been keeping an eye on that family of bald eagles in iowa, the nest is now officially full. the web cam that's run huge numbers of online viewers showed egg number three, there it is, hatching yesterday. so mom and pop eagle now have three hungry eaglets to feed. if they're like my kid all they'll want is fig newtons and cheese sticks. 15 minutes after the hour, back over to chris, erica and marysol. >> universally that's exactly what you eat. >>

carriers they're willing to die for their nation this has not the fukushima workers the daiichi workers in no case that i know of and i've seen the japanese press reports as well are doing what they're doing because of money. well your tie story to get a workout that that's a good strain for of course the reality is america it's odd you've got construction sites where i personally would not work you know i work hard i studied i got straight a's i went to club university and all the guys that are successful are out to work a construction site my kids don't have to work so now you and your kids can just dump your toxic waste on somebody who wasn't as fortunate as you who didn't who wasn't a member of the lucky sperm club and wasn't blonde white and in america some of the remember the lucky sperm club my grandfather died we're going to the hospital the other died of which are in the end in a capitalist society people take jobs according to their need and there's nothing wrong with the situation here where he out just sick those parts to a country like india best desperately poor and needs

meanwhile, low level radioactive water at fukushima daiichi nuclear plant is still being drained into the ocean. an urgent task in order to make room for storing highly contaminated water from the most hazardous reactor number 2. workers are continuing to inject nitrogen into reactor number 1 to prevent another hydrogen explosion. nuclear safety official, noting that backup power systems failed again after this week's strong aftershock, said he had lost faith in existing emergency systems which he called inadequate. a spokesman for tokyo electric power, which is the owner of the fukushima plant, says eight of their executives have received death threats and are under 24-hour police watch. the action was prompted after the home aggreddresses of the executives, including the president and chairman, were posted on a website. back to you. >> all right, lucy craft in tokyo. thank you, lucy. >>> in texas, more resources are being sent to fight a fast-moving wildfire in the western part of the state. that fire near lubbock has burned more than 50,000 acres and is not yet contained. tanker pl

fukushima disaster is nowhere near the level of chernobyl. it's not a matter of which is more serious, but how they were handled. they believe japan handled the pharmaceuticfukushima daiichi> with the gas prices so high, a lot of people are thinking of buying an electric car. are they safe? the insurance institute conducted the first crash test on mainstream cars. the chevy volt and nissan leaf are the most popular. they performed well in the crash test. >> they did a nice job of packaging the batteries in a safe place on the vehicle. it's sort of under the rear seat. that area is well protected. >> no leaking batteries or high voltage sparks in either car. the heavy batteries were a safety advantage in the event of a crash. >>> scott is telling us facebook will start advertising deals in your area. is this true? >> it is. starting in san francisco, starting today, facebook will begin advertising. if you know groupon, you get it. there's a page like this, you can like the deal, share it or buy it using a credit card or facebook credits. the deals are available in five u.s. cities including san francisco. as of now, we checked around. we can't find the actual san francisco