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Inner steel containment vessel which could lead to wider release of radioactive material. that part of the story is still developing. still to come this hour, communication systems in japan are barely working, making it difficult for people to find loved ones and family members in towns that have been completely flattened by the tsunami. ahead, nbcs ann curry with the story of one very lucky family. and later, congresswoman michele bachmann has no problem questioning president obamas birthpl...

This? and what are the symptoms? >> when youre exposed to radiation, its a cumulative thing. the longer exposed to a source, the worse it is. the way we used to measure it was in ms. when youre exposed for a long period of time, its going to do damage to the tisch to you and cells. it particularly hits the gi tract. youre going to have serious damage to the gi track, a lot of diarrhea, pain, vomiting. >> this core lays to cancers down the road. >> yes, cancers down the road. what you want to do ...

Skin so nothing comes in the sides. >> this seals it against your face so nothing gets in in the sides. you need this to protect your respiratory system from the inhalation of radioactive material. this is the potassium iodide and iodate. this is iodide. this is a thyroid blocker. one of the by-products is radioactive iodine. thats one of the things you dont want to get absorbed in your system. it produces a lot of damage. what will radioactive i oh dean protects the thyroid. >> i appreciate you...

Which could lead to wider release of radioactive material. that part of the story is still developing. still to come this hour, communication systems in japan are barely working, making it difficult for people to find loved ones and family members in towns that have been completely flattened by the tsunami. ahead, nbcs ann curry with the story of one very lucky family. and later, congresswoman michele bachmann has no problem questioning president obamas birthplace, but she would have a probl...

Haiti as well. lets look at ways countries are helping. countries are sending dogs, sometimes from halfway around the world, germany and britain, and these rescue dogs are able to differentiate between live and dead bodies and help rescuers pinpoint where survivors are. also, clinics are coming in. you saw the need for them in dr. gaup at thats report a moment ago. theyre mobile clinics, set up and torn down easily. theyre looking to help heal survivors in need of medical attention. nuclear spec...

Steam out of that reactor got stuck which meant that the water was turning into steam and at the number one reactor, we have the situation where the fuel rod is being exposed. let me talk about the radiation levels, because as you release steam, you also release a degree of radiation, raid active material into the atmosphere. this is the gate of the plant itself. at 9:35, it was measuring 760 microseconds. by 9:37, three minutes later, 5,130. thats the highest level it has been so far. but then ...

Worth of radioactive material. it doesnt speak to reliability of this form of energy. >> i could be wrong but i think it will be brought to conclusion to ruin the reactors, the huge hit on the owner of the reactors but the public safety will maintained. >> there are 27 new reactors planned in the united states there has been no new plants in the u.s. since 1996. with the entire industry under scrutiny, antinuclear opponents see japan as a crisis they dont want to waste. >> the administration ask...

>> al qaeda has a new magazine aimed at women. not making that up. mixes arcticles on skin care and tips for marrying a homicide bomber. the title means majestic woman and only ordered on line . meanwhile, american research ares claim they found the lost city of atlantis. the team from university of hartford disclosed it by radar and mapping. there are hundreds of memorial sites thought to be built by refugees after the tsunami destroyed the city of hant lantis. >> this fox news alert. report wa...

Hearing those levels reported by the u.s. navy offshore. >> the u.s. has in fact -- the u uss ronald reagan, the ship we sent to help, has moved farther back offshore. it was 1 h00 miles offshore and they were detecting high enough levels of radiation that they decided they had to move back. what does that tell you? >> the ship went through a plume that was emitted by the plant, so they went through a small -- so low levels of radiation but nonetheless the ship passed through it and exposed sail...

Carrier "ron ald reagan" passes through another plume of radioactive material. it was low level. no need to scrub down the crew members. a short time ago the commander aboard the "ronald reagan" captain burke, put out a message worldwide that the crew of the enterprise is safe and healthy. >> mik, thank you for that update. perhaps the most urgent worry in japan, how to handle the threat of nuclear catastrophe. a second explosion rocked the fukushima site as technicians rushed to prevent total m...