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>> thats right, becky. we talked a little bit earlier, becky, about what the worst case scenarios could be. and really, if youre looking at the governments situation and the nuclear officials here, this is already getting into worse than they would have ever hoped for. its an unprecedented situation. of course, the knock on effect with the nuke clear reactors. they shut down after the quake. from the cooling problems we see steam having to be released, the nuke clear authorities saying some radi...

Sendai and sent walls of water into the countrys pacific shores and sweeping away whole villages. what used to be vibrant towns and villages it turned to rubble. more than 27,000 people are either known to have died or are still missing, thousands of bodies will never be found. and again, this what is they are reduced to living. life may never go back to normal. about 130,000 people lost their homes and are still living in shelters. this is also the aftermath of it. theres the nuclear angle, t...

Commissioner for refugees what can be done for the thousands in dire straits. and greece on strike. live pictures of athens as protesters send a message, no more austerity, but with debts in the hundreds of billions, somethings got to give. a moment of silence for lives lost in japan, people across the country paused for reflection at the exact moment the tsunami hit two months ago and the lessons learned continue. tokyo has announced plans to review its handling of the nuclear crisis at fukus...

>> well, the trade minister of japan is that a small radiation could occur at the fukushima nuclear plant. that is according to the kyoto news agency. we understand from that news agency that the radiation levels have been recorded as more than eight times the normal amount. now, we know that there has been the evacuation around the nuclear plant. we understand that theres at least a six mile or ten kilometer zone where people have been evacuated. also, the prime minister has made it his call of...

Intensity. some may be highly radioactive, cesium and iodine, and others not at all. and then theres the type of o radiation emitted. people forget theres three different types. gamma radiation can penetrate the skin. thats a big deal. but other types will not penetrate the skin so you can wash it off and it doesnt affect you. >> reporter: now, the concern here is about this explosion at reactor number two and did actually damage the outer casing, the protective layer that surrounds the reactors...