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War ii. they are worried about possible melt downs and potential for an explosion at nuclear reactors, along the northeast earn coast. and, more than 170,000 people evacuating the area, where authorities fear now more than 10,000 people have already died from the quake and a wall of water that rushed right through. david piper on the ground, streaming live with the latest from tokyo. david, give us the latest. what is the situation, with the nuclear scare? >> reporter: well, jamie, theres a real...

Does it affect the three other reactors or are they independent of each other? >> they are largely independent of each other and by that i mine. if there are melt downs and they are partial or otherwise in the full melt down, they are held together by the containment vessel. that is not good news. and, you can imagine the aidation in the immediate vicinity would increase on the plant site which would co complicate work at the plan and real complications come if there is a breach and radioactive ...

>> chris: you are lacking at the >> chris: youre looking at the alarming video of the explosion saturday at a nuclear power planted in japan. that has raised the stakes in that countrys disaster even higher. it is time for our sunday group, bill kristol of the weekly standard, "the new york times" national political correspondent and a first timer here. former white house press secretary, dana perino and "new york post" columnist, kirsten powers. japanese officials trying to prevent multiple mel...

Of them but this is going to be something officials are focusing on. >> major reason is because there is a lack of a water supply. water is used to cool materials. without water there is a heating up there and this has led to problems and let me tell you what associated press is reporting now saying melt downs at a plant affected by the quake is possible and and maybe is perhaps good news, well have to wait and see. and official said if there is a melt down and it does not affect humans within a...

There may be others to come. >> john allen, thank you for joining us there from the vatican. a senate committee in in country takes up the debate over financial reform. the legislation is aimed at cracking down on wall street to prevent future melt downs and taxpayer bailouts. and todays hearing could provide a framework for a deal on financial reform. republican senators who oppose the legislation now say a compromise is possible. the measure before the senate panel would impose regulations o...

Back on top again. >> i think a lot of people associate manufacturing with 20 and 30 years ago when detroit was big, it was very dirty, it was very long hours, your boss beat up on your all day. but thats changed. we work with our employees. its not a boss man mentality. very much were asking them what are their ideas, how is the best way to produce this. >> reporter: tony harris, cnn, atlanta. check of some of the top stories were working on. house and senate leaders hit the white house for a...

Issue is front and center right now. at the white house. and that meeting is coming up moments from now and lawmakers from both side will sit down and meet with the president, democrats want g.o.p. votes for a bill that would prevent future melt downs on wall street. and they think that that bill could actually accomplish that and republicans say that they believe this measure will have many unintended consequences. they have big concerns about and new hampshire republican judd gregg, ranking me...

Incumbents presidents usually dont do well on the first debate in their election year. so obama will have a couple more chances. no doubt, there is only one person in america who thinks he won the debate. and he happens to be with us here today. >> did you take your medication or are you -- >> im so delighted to be the skunk at our garden party this afternoon. [ laughter ] i must tell you. first of all, i think twitter and the whole blogosphere thing made that the first presidential debate score...

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Of the uss ronald reagan aircraft carrier just off the coast from where we are now and the people here are pitching h as well, just in this village where we are, we saw today people pick up boats, cars, trucks thrown onto the main street by the tsunami on friday. chris. >> chris: thanks for that. joining us is an expert on nuclear issues, japanese officials are now talking about fighting two partial melt downs in nuclear reactors. briefly what is going on and potentially how dangerous. >> this i...