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Now a look at news you may have missed. president obama explains the goals and scope of the libyan mission tonight. hell speak to the american people from the national defense university in washington. cnns live coverage begins right here at 7:00 eastern. and the next target of libyan rebel troops is moammar gadhafis hometown. theyre moving west to sirte where they expect a bloody battle for control. opposition fighters swept out of benghazi in the east this weekend and reclaimed towns they re...

Process which is what this plant is involved in right now, they want to get relianced by 2012, and things are not looking positive at the statehouse. megyn: molly, what about other plants across the country? is this just a vermont thing? >> reporter: the nuclear regulatory commission says theyve seen similar leaks at at least 27 other plants around the country, there are 104 nuclear reactors, and the nuclear industry has told me in all those cases no one has been harmed, and for the most part th...

Are clean. molly line is live in vernon, vermont. what exactly is leaking and how dangerous is it? can we say, molly? good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. vermont yankee began operating in 1972, and whats leaking is a substance called tritt yum. its a by-product of the nuclear process, and essentially if you ingest it in a large enough amount, theres some evidence it could cause cancer. right now its only in the groundwater on the plant grounds. a spokesman kind of giving some perspec...