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The epa is doing some air testing for us. and water testing as well. >> reporter: what is the danger as his product moves into the water supply? >> we dont expect it to move out of our perimeter. it will burn. all of it will burn. we had no reports of any positive tests for -- >> reporter: what kind of things are you watching for? >> hydrocarbons. organic compounds. total organic compounds. >> reporter: for the first responders who have experienced that stuff, what were they experiencing if the ...

Continue to watch these live pictures out of crosby, texas. a major fire happening. you can see the dark plumes of smoke. matt, you spent the day there yesterday. that morning they come. arkema may say that this is what they warned of. >> definitely, that 1.5-mile evacuation radius was put in order. they went door-to-door. they at least warned the public. they said we anticipate this coming. there were many deputies in the area and were injured and treated. they described their wounds and pain a...

Currently closed because its inside the 1.5-mile evacuation radius. sheriffs vehicles blocking anyone getting on or off it. getting around -- as if getting around wasnt difficult enough, now this major highway is closed. as you are discussing, theres a lot of conflicting information right now beginning last night when there were two reports of explosions at this arkema plant. today we wake up to hear county officials and an executive from the chemical plant saying it wasnt an explosion. it was a...

U.n. weapons inspector. tim, good to see you. i want to focus on the evacuation radius. but the news about the line almost being completed. how potentially effective could that be in terms of averting a full-on disaster. >> this is the last lifeline. the ad hoc measures trying to cool count reactors in the cooling pools have not worked. if they can get the original cooling system back functioning and get the pumps working with reliable power, it could be they could get this situation under contr...

The embassy and were in the same place, right in front of me is where all the americans will be evacuated in a few hours, and, this is the first we are starting to hear of it. so, nobody here knows any of this. we are hearing from your feed. it is quite alarming. rick: let me ask you about the news, now, that high levels of radiation had been detected 18.5 -- 18.6 miles from the nuclear power plant and you are innocent die and for those of us not entirely familiar with the geography, how close a...

The damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear plant, which is the plant where the reactor -- theres been an explosion in reactor number 2. so thats now three reactors there that have had explosions over the last several days. because of that explosion the plant has increased, and i quote, according to a government official, increased levels that can impact human health. theyre now saying anyone within a 30-kilometer radius of that plant should now remain indoors, should shelter in place. the location he...

Plant has inning creased -- and i quote according to a government efficiently, increased levels that can impact human health. theyre now saying anyone within a 30 kilometer radius of that plant should now remain indoors, should shelter in place. the location here in sendai where we are is about 64 kilometers from that plant. but this, certainly an issue of great concern for the people in this region. 30 kilometers now, previously they were giving an evacuation radius of 20 kilometers. this state...

Shelter in place. were in sendai, about 64 kilometers from that plant. but this certainly is an issue of great concern for the people in this region. 30 kilometers now. previously they were giving an evacuation radius of 20 kilometers. so this statement now from the chief cabinet secretary does seem to indicate a shift in tone, and perhaps a worsening of the situation. were trying to get as much information as we can. to be honest, information here is somewhat unreliable. and weve heard conflict...

Highways are closed, so access remains extraordinarily difficult. but as dawn is breaking here, because its been daylight now for about the past 30, 40 minutes, weve started to hear that officials are starting to go to the region. the prime minister has already announced that he is boarding a helicopter and heading to the nuclear power plant, fukushima power plant. he wants to visit it. he wants to meet with the local officials and check to see what exactly is happening on the ground. he did ann...

And three. >> we do not know the exact situation inside the reactor vessels, but the pressure inside rema remains at about atmospheric pressure. this suggests they remain largely intact >> reporter: u.s. is instructing americans within a 50-mile radius of the fukushima plant to get out or take shelter, and the u.s. military is not allowing its troops in that zone. it puts the u.s. on a different page than the japanese who are currently recommending a 12-mile evacuation radius. >> we do not know ...