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Out. we think its better to get out now. >> there are articles saying different things. people on tv saying different things. >> good morning, everyone, level five japan raising emergency rating at the quake ravaged nuclear site. >> and in southern california, radioactive fallout from japan has been detected but levels of a billion times below what would be threatening. >> its a global problem. >> well alert the public if there is a real threat. >> angry japanese citizens are still waiting for a...

>> yes. radioactive iodine has been found in the tap water, telling parents of toddlers that can make it with baby milk powder, but saying its safe for adults. adults would receive about 7% radiation in their thyroids, while infants under 1 two receive about 20%. u.s. defense secretary robert gates has said that he is concerned about radioactive fallout affecting the u.s.s 55,000 troops here in japan who are helping with the massive relief effort. at the same time, the u.s. is the first nation t...

From that reactor, the authorities had to evacuate the fire crews that had been cooling down those reactors which are in danger of overheating. they do say, though, there hasnt been any spike in radiation at the plant since the smoke started rising. theres also a scare in tokyo, radioactive iodine in the water in the japanese water is twice at safety levels for infants. parents of toddlers are being told to stop using top water in baby powder milk, adults have been told tap water is still safe t...

To that plant now until the morning, and there is also a concern about that black smoke. they said now that anybody downwind of it should stay indoors, even if they are outside the 12-mile exclusion zone. great concern at this time. there is also a radiation scare in tokyo. theyve detected a radioactive iodine in the tapwater there and they are saying its dangerous for infants. the parents of toddlers are being told to stop using tapwater in baby powder milk. adults have been told that tapwater ...

Ontario. breaking news out of japan right now, a possible set back at the fukushima nuclear plant. workers again being evacuated from the plant after smoke was seen rising from at least one of the six reactors. efforts to cool the overheating reactor now on hold. radiation is being detected in more of the food and water supply meantime. thousands of acres of land may never be farmed again. william la jeunesse live with those concerns in los angeles, william. >> reporter: radioactive fallout has ...

Out. we think its better to get out now. >> there are articles saying different things. people on tv saying different things. >> good morning, everyone, level five japan raising emergency rating at the quake ravaged nuclear site. >> and in southern california, radioactive fallout from japan has been detected but levels of a billion times below what would be threatening. >> its a global problem. >> well alert the public if there is a real threat. >> angry japanese citizens are still waiting for a...

Extended then we cant get out. we think its better to get out now. >> there are articles saying different things. people on tv saying different things. >> good morning, everyone, level five japan raising emergency rating at the quake ravaged nuclear site. >> and in southern california, radioactive fallout from japan has been detected but levels of a billion times below what would be threatening. >> its a global problem. >> well alert the public if there is a real threat. >> angry japanese citize...

Out. we think its better to get out now. >> there are articles saying different things. people on tv saying different things. >> good morning, everyone, level five japan raising emergency rating at the quake ravaged nuclear site. >> and in southern california, radioactive fallout from japan has been detected but levels of a billion times below what would be threatening. >> its a global problem. >> well alert the public if there is a real threat. >> angry japanese citizens are still waiting for a...

Process for the recovery effort out there? >> it doesnt always take big dollars. $1 buys enough clean drinking water for a child for 40 days. we are coming up on world water week this week. it doesnt take big dollars. in the wake of an emergency like this, it is dollars needed. we dont want to jam them with trying to send things that are better served coming out of japan. >> caryl, you do such good work at unicef. thanks for coming on today. >> thank you. as japan fights a nuclear catastrophe....

Based on whats happened so far, what might happen in the future, who will be facing the greatest risk as a result of radioactive fallout? is it mostly defined by where you are geographically or mostly designed by who you are? >> thats a great question. right now, the people facing the greatest risk are obviously the workers. if you move beyond that to consider people not at risk of being primarily externally exposed to radiation from working in high radiation fields, you get into area of concern...