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They had a backup system. those were some diesel engines, but those were knocked out by the tsunami. they went to a battery system. thats what theyre using now, but those have limited life and its very much a stop-gap measure. things are being monitored very close, anderson. >> how dangerous of a situation is this? >> well, thats a question of some debate. theyre trying to get a better power supply to those plants. there are reports theyre trying to bring in more batteries, trying to bring in di...

Plant. thousands living nearby are being forced to evacuate with nowhere to go and nowhere to high. adam housley streaming live from japan. adam? >> reporter: halfway between tokyo and sendai. those reactors are right near sendai. first explosion took place yesterday. we have video of the damage in the area to one of those reactors. that has caused significant concern. in fact 30 kilometer radius has been cleared and declared off-limits. we know they are stopping cars off kilometers in precautio...

Difficult to be prepared for anything of this magnitude. the prime minister left about an hour ago in a helicopter, and hes going to be visiting, touring the scene near the epicenter. and he has been handling the special task force. and just about less than an hour ago, he has ordered residents living near one of the nuclear reactors, he expanded the evacuation from three kilometers to a ten kilometer radius. so he has been on top of it. through this. >> you know, arata, i have never looked at -...

Mechanism stopped because power wasnt being delivered to the plant. now they have a generator truck outside the plant so they think they can kick the coolant mechanism back in. separate from that, on another reactor in the same plant, apparently theres been rising pressure inside. what theyre saying is that, in order to release some of the pressure, they might have to reless some radioactive material into the air. but the government is stressing it will be minimal and also because about 5,000 re...

Have raised the alert from bali smelter gone volcano to the highest level four and told residents within a ten kilometer radius to evacuate they warn of an imminent risk of a large eruption that danger has prompted officials to close the international airport on dolly stranding thousands of travelers. into one official estimates more than one point two million venezuelans live in colombia legally and illegally. id return to vast. to visit friends i dont think id ever go back there to live you kn...

Gate are fluctuating by the hour but the chief cabinet secretary says, as we just heard there, its currently not a risk to peoples health. and, meanwhile, power station staff who are critical to the operation at the daiichi plant have returned. they were forced out early wednesday when radiation readings shot up to dangerous levels. well, the united nations nuclear watchdog says about 150 people around the site have been monitored for radiation exposure. 23 of them it had to be deac decontamin...

Kilometers within the plant. the plants owners have ordered all but 50 of their workers to leave. and officials say at least 500 people remain within the evacuation zone. here is japans chief cabinet secretary on what precautions residents should be taking. >> translator: please keep the windows shut. do not use ventilation. and if you are to hang your laundry, please keep them indoors. and the further away you move from the power plants, the radiation level will become lower. so beyond the 20 k...

Government -- society of japan was prepared for this kind of event? >> reporter: you know, i think it is really difficult to be prepared for anything of this magnitude. the prime minister left about an hour ago in a helicopter and he is going to be visiting -- touring the scenes near the epicenter. and he has been handling the special task force and just -- about less than an hour ago, he had ordered residents living here, one of the nuclear reactors, expanded the evacuation from three kilometer...