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>> he forced her to perform oral sex on him. >> reporter: just 25 minutes later at 12:28 p.m., strauss-khan checked out of the sofitel hotel. prosecutors contend he was rushing to get to the airport. the defense says he was rushing to have lunch with his daughter before heading to the airport for a previously booked flight. >> he was scheduled to leave jfk at a flight for paris on that day, and i also have the documentation from air france which shows that the ticket was bought on may ...

Cancer. dont worry, researchers say the chances of this are extremely low. that seems to be the thing with radiation, right? chances are extremely low. the scanners use small doses of ionizing radiation, which is that known carcinogen, but to put it in -- >> youre not going to bring up millisieverts again, are you? >> for every 100 million passengers who take seven flights a year, only six cancer cases were detected over a lifetime. wow, are you running the math? >> i dont know if thats comfort....

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Thousands of cancers across europe. why is this different? >> well, the levels are nowhere close to what it was in chernobyl. in chernobyl, the reactor was totally different. it was an explosion that spread out the whole core. >> it is the iodine and the cesium. >> it is volatile and can get into the air. thats what i would worry about. >> so the concern is, if were looking -- this is being detected by the meteorological service in austria which is set up to detect clandestine nuclear explosions...

Retoward to two, five and six. five days later, friday, march 25th. japanese officials make the announcement no one wants to hear. reactor number three may be leaking highly radioactive water. coming up, americans are concerned about their safety as many are around the world because of fear of radiation from japan. it could be in their food. well have a report from los angeles next. plus well talk with a nuclear and radiology expert about radiation fallout. ar alone theres been a 67% spike i...

What needs to be monitored over the next months and years is where is this activity getting into the food chain. i think particularly in the large boney fish offshore in the eastern pacific oceans is where the greatest risk is. thats high on the food chain. we hear the clouds of radioactive are drifting offshore. clearly milk, water, and all those. were in a situation where we have a country very committed to control. we hear that the nuclear power plants are coming under control. our hope is th...

>> reporter: mei says she is concerned that the possibility that radiation could get into the food she buys from this japanese grocery store in los angeles. >> i really care about the food, actually. if from japan. i want to make sure. for example, the fish. im not going to buy anything. probably now is okay. but probably two or three months later, im not going to be able to buy any fish from japan. >> reporter: these noodles are made in tokyo. there are two concerns going on at this japanese ma...

What you find out is that just trying to keep thing where they are is a desperate battle. and theyve had a number of major setbacks. the three employees that were exposed to radiation. that appears to have been a simple oversight. they did not really check the radiation levels in the environmental areas they were working in. they didnt appear to have the proper safety equipment. this raises the issue of, just how lax are the safety issues here with a company dealing with a major nuclear disaster...

The disaster in japan unfolded. >> and how much radiation affects our daily lives. you may be surprised at the answer. ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of parents are choosing childrens advil. heres one story. my name is michelle. when my kids feel sick, i feel sick. ive been taking advil for myself, so i said if its that fabulous for me, it should be just as wonderful for my children. i was so certain that i had made the right decision when i switched over to childrens advil. when the...

Evacuate. within days, officials warn that any or all of the iraqor cores are at risk of melting into a puddle of super hot radioactive metal. all but 50 of the plants 800 workers are evacuated. those who stay behind know they are risking their lives to try to save countless others. 8:54 a.m. on. tuesday among, a fire breaks out in the cooling pond of reactor number four. it burns for two hours. a second fire follows the next day. shortly before 10:00 a.m. on thursday, helicopters dutch sea wate...