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On the bus to see how fast the bus indeed was traveling. and hoping to get answers there. so at this point its looking a little dodgey. jon: julie bandaras in our newsroom, thanks. jenna: still keeping an eye on what is happening in the mideast today. libyan reblts taking a beating losing ground in key areas they once controlled. an international noose is still tightening on qaddafi. we have the latest developments a whole bunch of different reports coming out of libya. well break it on down fro...

For a earthquake conference when the ground started shaking below him. mounting concerns regarding the nuclear plants after a second explosion and fuel records completely exposed at one of the reactors. he is now staying in one of the hardest hit areas of japan trying to see the scope of the disaster. he joins us on the phone. kit, what is the worst problem facing the people around you right now? >> right now im actually driving up to the sendai. the real issue right now obviously two things, on...

Shortage caused by this disaster. not only the nuclear plants got damaged but many of the conventional power plants have been damaged, so that actually is causing the major shortage in energy here, so actually we are facing a few hours black out in all of the eastern part of japan, including part of tokyo. jon: i know in a disaster of this scope its tough to separate what was caused by what, but is it fair to say that because of japanese building standards the earthquake itself was not the big i...

Explosion at one of the nuclear plants. the engineers are trying to head off a total disaster. straight ahead, the nuclear threat and the radiation dangers. also, it is an ugly battle for the national football league as the owners lock out their players. what the two sides are fighting about and ultimately whats at stake. [ m] if youve been to the hospital with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not wanto face the fact that youre at greater risk of a heart attack ...

Street journal" today that made an interesting point just about our focus here on the nuclear disaster essentially saying that our focus on this nuclear situation is trivializing the disaster that is facing japan right now as far as the disease, as far as the people being homeless, and that our focus, as this author puts it is obscene considering all the other things we have to worry about. would you agree with that? >> my expertise really is nuclear energy and thats sort of what i know. i would...

Radioactive gases was released. that followed another explosion at another plant on saturday. this of course is a real concern for the people that were with here and talking to but a concern for americans too. 17 u.s. marines who were in choppers running relief missions from the uss ronald reagan aircraft carrier, didnt pass right over the reactor but near enough through a radioactive cloud they were in fact contaminated to some degree. they had to be washed down. they are not ill but it is caus...

Then leaving only two weeks to negotiate. jon: i wish i had that kind of a work schedule, im sure you do too. >> reporter: you and me both. jon: unbelievable. thanks. jenna: fox news alert a 15th person has died after that horrific bus crash in new york over the weekend. the driver involved claiming a truck forced him off the road. witnesses are telling a very different story. how investigators are figuring out what really caused this terrible and deadly accident. also dire reports from the quak...

With this report. trace, how would the power plant where youre standing right there, one of the few in california, how would it fare if we compare, have a comparable disaster to the one we saw in japan? >> reporter: jenna, the authorities believe it would farewell but there are a number of parts to that answer. were talking about a nuclear power plant the biggest in southern california. powers 1.4 million homes here. just like the nuclear power plant in swrap pan, built right on the ocean, in ve...

Through the disaster. an update from her coming up.

Civilization has never had a single death due to radiation leak. okay. its still the safest the cleanest and the cheapest form of power generation. jenna: we talk a lot about oil prices, thats been a big story considering what is happening in the mideast, but its also a story that we look at when anything impacts energy sector. do you see any reaction in the oil markets overall? >> sure, japan imports almost a hundred percent of their oil. they dont produce much oil on the mainland. when a count...