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Boiling water reactors where the core melts and will drop through the containment vessel. then you want to make sure that the concrete which is feet thick can contain that molten core. if that fails, then that is really the worst case scenario that the entire containment structure collapses, then we have massive releases of highly radioactive material. >> and that material that would be released in a case like that would be released in a gassy us form? a radioactive cloud that could move? >> onc...

Businesses, there were some collapses, there were cars that toppled off of bridges, and of course, power knocked out to millions of people. and we do have reports of casualties. the latest update is 32. unfortunately they expect that to rise significantly, especially in the areas north and east of tokyo. the quake, again, also causing a tsunami, a wall of water described as 13 feet high, having devastating impacts along the entire northeast coastline. and the waves you see just literally racing ...

Announcements the whole time, telling people to stay out of the elevators. as we continue to get these aftershocks. i apologize, i didnt catch your question. >> you dont have to apologize. we understand youre reporting literally in the middle of chaos there. please, dont apologize. i was asking about the death toll, were hearing about landslides and collapsed buildings and roof collapses. you said a few minutes ago, six to eight deaths confirmed at this point. there must be fears the death toll ...

U.s. military operation in afghanistan now is to make sure that pakistan doesnt collapse into chaos. >> wow. >> thats been the shift in thinking. theyre more concerned now about pakistan than they are in afghanistan. the fear is that if the u.s. withdrawals, pakistan collapses. >> okay. jim miklaszewski, thank you so much. boy, thats something else to worry about, isnt it. >> all that and we have tripoli turning into moog -- mogadishu. >> no doubt. we have a preview of "meet the press." david ...

And its second biggest city in ruins after yesterdays quake, the government of new zealand has declared a natural disaster, the first in the countrys history. rescuers are hopeful theyll find more survivors under the rubble, but a steady stream of aftershocks has authorities fearing more collapses. president obama is expected to speak on the revolt in libya today or tomorrow. meanwhile, the revolt against gadhafi appears to be growing. residents in the capital of tripoli describe it as a state...

More survivors. aftershocks have officials fearing more collapses. a suspect has been nabbed in the shooting death of a u.s. immigration agent last week. u.s. special agent jamie zapata was gunned down when he and an agent were returning to mexico city from monterrey. in libya, residents in the capital tripoli described the situation as a state of terror. the opposition claims to have kroefl the eastern part of the company and high-level defections from the government continue. the u.s. and ...

What seems to be impossible, not only becomes possible but it actually happens. so i would like to bet that the iranian regime will not be there in a years time. >> wow. if the iranian regime collapses, this will be a real revolution in the middle east. i mean, youre imagining a period of great instability? >> yes. well, look, in the 89 91, the soviet union collapsed. it was a major change in politics. the least you can expect is for iran to collapse in this one, for it to be significant. in oth...

Only becomes possible but it actually happens. so i would like to bet that the iranian regime will not be there in a years time. >> wow. if the iranian regime collapses, this will be a real revolution in the middle east. i mean, youre imagining a period of great instability? >> yes. well, look, in the 89 91, the soviet union collapsed. it was a major change in politics. the least you can expect is for iran to collapse in this one, for it to be significant. in other words, this game of dual polit...

On my part. >> all right. tuesday. looking at snow again. talk first about the relief, the break from winter, all the nice things that are happening out there. todays high is going to be 65 in new york city. were only supposed to be about 41. a little ridiculous. enjoy it while it lasts. d.c., 74. in texas, near 80 degrees. whats changing everything, a store on the west coast for friends waking up from san francisco southward. a lot of rain overnight. thats going to shift towards l.a. today with...

Flying the friendly skies was a pain now, wait until you hear what the government predicts will be in the coming years when it comes to how many people will be in the air. an incredible scene caught on tape. a parking garage in texas collapses. well show it to you and the aftermath, as well. its ten minutes past the hour on this "american morning." at northern trust, we understand... that while you may come from the same family... you know, son, you should take up something more strenuous. you...