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threw items off store shelves. buildings as far away as tokyo shook for a full minute. the damage fukushima nuclear power plant evacuated its workers, but reported no new damage or injuries. officials said they were relying on just one power line to keep up with cooling operations. >> is the one remaining power system enough to continue? yes. >> japanese authorities issued a tsunami warning and orders communities along the coast to evacuate, move to higher ground. 90 minutes later, the...

Likely that theres going to be a possibility of some kind of diplomatic solution that might leave gadhafi in power. with these allegations out there, i think it takes a diplomatic solution off the table. >> and, so, fran, if it takes a diplomatic solution off the table, however, nick burns says that. i assume you agree with that. if gadhafi knows that, what are the risks of his behavior inside the country, if he knows he cant new goshagotiate a soft l is he likely to keep lashing out? >> weve ta...

Theory, if you will. to win support locally because the idea of colonialists and the italians and united states had an air force base until gadhafi came to power. they see them coming here to steal the oil. its interesting that one of the proposals is that there should be an interim sharing of power and one of the leaders of the opposition that they should share power here to transition until a pardon can get up and running in years time. so his proposal is to bridge that divide. its becoming en...

Hes going to be but he arrives at a time when libya is actually desperate for any diplomatic contacts, particularly with the united states. >> the whole notion of curt weldon showing up, and the fact that moammar gadhafi sent a letter to president obama referring to him as my son, what do we know about this letter? >> reporter: wolf, this sounds very similar to the letter that gadhafi sent president obama a few weeks ago, just before the nato no fly zone enforcement got in place here. and this i...

he says gadhafis chief of staff invited him and the white house and congress knows about it. lets talk about this with nic robertson. do you think weldon can make something happen? >> reporter: well, this is really what the libyans have been waiting for, some diplomatic contact with the united states. they are very angry with the europeans and have been quite angry with the united states. the record speaks for itself. we have heard from gadhafi. he seems to be toning down that rhetoric...

tokyo electric says it plugged a major leak at the fukushima nuclear plant today. highly radioactive water gushed into the pacific for days, if not weeks now. and workers try concrete, saw dust, even newspaper to stop that leak. well, a chemical mixture dubbed liquid glass finally did the trick. today is the first day of the new school year in japan for many children from the fukushima area and they are attending tokyo schools. children outside the nuclear evacuation zone will go to ...

compromise on a new budget. were going to break down the issues that divide the two sides on this "american morning.". good morning. welcome to this "american morning." it is wednesday, april 6th. >> first we have breaking news from the west african nation of ivory coast. opposition forces have stormed the residence of laurent gbagbo, seen here. hes the long-time president refusing to leave office after losing an election in november. gbagbo has been holed up in his bunker in his res...

campaign. the response, no. delivered not in a diplomatic pouch but through another it a of coalition air strikes and through this stern message from secretary of state hillary clinton. >> mr. gadhafi knows what he must do. there needs to be a cease-fire. his forces need to withdraw from the cities they have forcibly taken at great violence and human cost. there needs to be a decision made about his departure from power. >> also tonight, new evidence of possible human rights abuses by ...

800,000 federal workers and for those who are waiting federal tax refunds officials today said that the refunds could be delayed. now, the president keeps saying that they are close to a deal, so we want to take a deal at where the two sides stand. first now, over to capitol hill where all of that work is suppose bli being done where the house republicans are meeting behind closed doors and we presume they are discussing the next move whether to compromise or stand firm. nt brianna kei...

minutes on westbound 580 out of the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. thats really our only slow spot across the bay area. right now towards the bay bridge toll plaza, were doing great. back to you. >> thank you. dozens of people burned-out of their homes. right now, firefighters still on the scene, still watching for hot spots at a san francisco hotel. lets go to anne makovec, she is in the tenderloin neighborhood with why it took some residents longer than usual to get out o...