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They considered forcing open some holes to release gas or radio activity out in order to prevent an explosion. but fortunately pressure did recede and they did not to force any openings. this is the reactor thats caused them the most trouble. its got the most fuel rods, its been heating up, fires all week long. theyve been spraying it with water for continuous days. that had some success saturday when it cooled down again, but, again, this reactor and the situation just kind of ebbs and flows on...

This week. its been cooling down, heating up, cooling down, heating up. the heating rods are exposed and theyre trying to find a way to keach it from exploding. what we know now is there was pressure earlier today, pressure of great concern where they thought they might have to force some openings to let the radiation out. sthans time the pressure has receded and theyve not had to do that but theyre monitoring that very closely. theyre very worried about the pressure to the reactor. we can repor...

As that potential crisis at the nuclear reactor in japan evolves, we heard a lot about spent fuel rods, radioactive waste that has to be cooled down. the concern in japan is that those rods are heating up which could cause radiation levels that want to soar. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends that the fukushima power plant rods have four times as much radioactive material as in the nuclear reactor cores combined. over 11,000 spent fuel rods are stored at that plant. lets huddle up at ...

If the president wants to fire up the base, he should stand with the wage earners who are fighting the good fight in those states. but of course, the first story tonight is just, how dangerous is the nuclear crisis in the country of japan. that is a big question mark at this hour. u.s. officials warn if the situation is not under control within the next 24 to 48 hours, the country could be facing an ordeal that will, quote, be deadly for decades. one official tells abc news it would be hard to...

And also the spent fuel ponds cool. thats the latest development in reactor four. there was a fire there. the cooling ponds were heating up, and now we are also looking at reactors five and six which were under scheduled maintenance. bill: as we go through this we are told radiation in the area is 100 time the normal level. having said that, its far fromm youinjurious to the human body. perhaps the construction for this nuclear power plant was much great than anybody thought. which would be a hu...

Competition and imposing a two year limit on future presidents. and earlier today, the prime minister of tunisia announced his resignation after renewed street violence and protests as one of ousted presidents allies. demonstrators focused much of their anger at him. he was prime minister for the last 11 years. shannon? julie banderas with all the latest. thank you so much. the crisis in libya is already having an impact on oil and your wallet. fox news senior business correspondent brenda buttn...

Pick and $3 million in cash and the knicks hoping that anthony will help them make the playoffs for the first time since the 03-04 season. that would be worth it. in wisconsin, as protests are heating up, they added star power to the list of supporters yesterday. charles woodson, the pro-bowl corner back, on the green bay packers. who you may remember for sending this jersey to president obama before the big game back in january spoke out yesterday to offer his support of the unions saying in ...

Spike found within the soil would suggest theres a very low probability. >> so to give you an idea there, they take it that seriously. its that serious for them, folks. police believe that he did act alone. hes facing up to ten years in prison now. >> unbelievable. eight minutes past the hour. lets get a check of this mornings weather headlines. rob marcianos in atlanta. were warming up. >> the west coast continues to get hammered. check out these snow totals in california. in some cases, up t...

Geithner visited brazils president. geithner is attempting to gain brazils support in getting china to allow its currency, the yuan to preesh. so as pressure to raise the yuan, could the economy start. the cold economy says the gdp will slow from 10% last year. still fairly strong growth but the banks forecast for china in 2012 is lower still. 8.4%. even with that, hsbc says in recent research by 2020, six chinese provinces will each be as big as the economies of russia, spain or canada. joining...

Something controversial, then immediately saw a huge payday. im thinking of joe wilson saying, you lie, in the hall. that was a money raiser. >> in september 2009, president obama gave his health care speep. as soon as he was identified, people started raisie ining mond people are still trying to raise money. anytime you can get your name into the headlines like this, youre finally known. >> bernie sanders. the independent senator from vermont who ka kuses with the democrats. was the first well-...