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>> plastic wars. why is this man wearing 3500 plastic bags and hanging off the side of a boat and why is the industry out to get him. >> hunting down sharks. theyre the most feared predators in the ocean but we reveal how they have more fear from us. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is "cnn presents "with your hosts tonight soledad obrien and sanjay gupta. >> we begin this evening with a "cnn presents" special investigation. its a story that s...

People of japan. there are hundreds of square miles that are uninhabitable. people cant go back to them. 10 of thousandses even hundreds of thousands of japanese are almost permanently barred from going back to their homes and schools, their churches. the radioactive debris does then go into the atmosphere. it is carried by ocean currents and will reach and has reached our shores but it is in very minute quantities. i cant say it has no health effect but it is very minimal health effect for citi...

>> a quaint, new england street turned into a torrent north of new york city. this is the legacy of what was tropical storm irene, once hurricane arna across the northeast u.s. cars are no match for these waters. this car was battered like driftwood. fortunately no one was inside. >> whoa. get out of here! grab the mic. >> a reporter with wcbs was covering irene in new jersey when a large wave nearly swept her off her feet. she and her crew thought they were far enough away from the wa...

canada, millions in americas southeast corner are thankful it wasnt much worse. >> and hurricane irene first made landfall yesterday and northern new england, where the brunt of the storm just left theyll remember irene for the rain. 16 inches or more in some spots. with tidal surges battering beaches, inundating roads and bridges and in cases whole communitiesants more than 4 million are without electricity today. from florida to connecticut 19 deaths blamed on irene. among them an 11...

now, actually pretty good since where it started pretty much in the 100 level, stocks are negative even though one of the big three credit agencies affirmed the u.s. governments aaa rating today, calling its credit worthiness exceptional. thats a sharp contrast to this months downgrade by standard & poors. we told you this this was going to happen yesterday. it did. protesters make san franciscos rush hour commute a mess. bay area rapid transit shut all four downtown b.a.r.t. station...

Assess ment. it helps us in our risk assessment of the future. dare i say it, i hope it will help governments think long and hard about where they behave and where they allow things to be built. >> this year, seven scientists are collecting data and taking samples to learn the effects of increased carbon dioxide levels in the ocean, as well as how ocean currents could be changing due to sea ice melting. for catlin its understanding. >> its relevant because what is happening in the arctic ocean m...

Tsunami. maybe some of it is headed to the u.s.? a massive debris field slowly moving across the pacific. tsunami swept entire villages out to sea. 200,000 buildings in all. bonnie schneider with me now. you were telling me about this and i said are you serious? this stuff could make its way, and it might take a while? >> it will take a while and loops and comes back. its fascinating. take a look at this computer model put together by university of hawaii researchers. what they did is they proje...

Reporting that the warnings are part of a confidential assessment report prepared by the u.s. regulatory commission. tokyo power company officials this morning are reporting good news as these before and after pictures show, water is no longer gushing into the pacific from the number two reactor building. contaminated fish have a lot of people worried around the world. zain verjee is live in london. what are the global papers saying about that? >> reporter: carol, i was just flipping through t...

That we have not been reporting fully that was pointed out by the minister of agriculture as well as people from our neighboring countries. as we have been reporting, the release of the radioactive water was to deal with the highly radioactive water in the turbine building of reactor number two and other buildings. >> lets take a look at what the newspapers are saying about japans radioactive worries. take a look at the china daily. it says radioactive water to pose little danger to china. quoti...

Ill have that at the top of the hour. im rob marciano. we are tracking severe weather across the southeast. plus radioactive water out of the fukushima power plant. well show you ocean currents and what it means for you in the next hour. >> thanks to all of you. after all the upsets and other shockers, most peoples march madness brackets are a mess. in oregon, though, a lie brbrar is 4 for 4. and you will not believe how she chose her winners. i will ask her in the next hour. its about being...