Clearing Area News Today

Monitoring the aftermath from the situation room alongside the defense secretary and joint chief chairman. cnn is deployed at the moment. we want to start with sam kylie in qatar just outside the gate a day ago at the airport. sam, lets talk about the latest on this. what is the latest youre hearing? >> well, anderson, as you say, its been a complex attack. two explosions. one on the abbey gate or close to the abbey gate on a road that is bounded on both sides by blast walls and at some stages o...

The eastern eye wall. >> were trying to get a signal out. i have only been in the eye once. it is remarkable to see what it going on here. in the eye it is not only calm, but i have seen birds flying around before. you can never predict that you would be in the eye to actually see that, it just happens to you. i dont know well be fortunate to be in that position today. >> you would rather go through the eye because you get a break and the south side is not as strong. we have a split screen with ...

>>neil: the u.s. ambassador to japan today warning americans not to get within 50 miles of the crippled nuclear plant and japan is saying 12 miles. this confusion is causing panic the former president of chief nuclear officer. what should it be knowing what you know now? we get conflicting reports ... what is the safest clearing area? >>guest: thank you for having me. let me say on the surface it may appear they are conflicting but you step back and look at it from the perspective of the governm...