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Concern about all of these in terms of the active part of it. this part was shut down beforehand. the problem with the rods is youre talking an area that is outside of the hardened area. the concern ive heard from nuclear experts as i talked to them today is maybe the reason this fire keeps happening is because the water thats supposed to surround, even the inactive rods, because they still have radio activity, has dropped low enough that theyre catching on fire. the coating on the outside is ca...

Efforts are being hampered by the nuclear emergency. by concern of safetiness of search and rescue crews and emergency personnel, wolf. >> and you can only imagine, anderson, the concern on top of everything else, the human disaster thats unfolding, this nuclear disaster thats unfolding as well and now the breaking news of yet another fire erupting at this nuclear power plant, and fortunately not that close to where you are right now. are folks where you are, anderson, really just preoccupied wi...

Hours ago. people are still dealing with that. even in a city like this, the reason we came here, we evacuated here pretty quickly yesterday was because we feel it is a relatively safe distance from that plant. but even here, you know, the food is a real concern for people. shops, you go into a 7/11 or a convenience store, theres no food. theres signs saying we apologize for the fact we dont have any supplies. people are trying to stockpile what they can. its dicey. restaurants are closed down. ...

We are just learning that theres yet another fire that has ju broken out at one of the nuclear reactors. were told its the northwest fourth floor nuclear reactor, number four. thats one of the areas in the daiichi complex that has been so, so worrisome right now. just what they dont need, yet another fire complicating efforts to keep the efforts under control. there are a limited number of fire workers there to begin with because its so dangerous because of the potential of radiation poisoning. ...

Represented was after an 8.6 earthquake erupted in the ocean. thats the last time this volcano has gone off. could you imagine? >> chad, its aseih in atlanta. another question for the admission of radiation. you talked about the wind direction. another concern that people have, and i just like you to try to explain the situation, is rain. is there any rain in the forecast? and what would that mean for the situation? >> there sh not rain in the forecast. there was rain in the forecast has the col...

Traveling in the quake zone and joins us now from akita. describe for our viewers where you are and what youve been seeing. >> reporter: well, akita, is of course, located on the west coast of japan. the reason we came here was because of concern where we had been and exposure to the nuclear problems that are occurring on the east coast so we pulled back for our own safety sake and coverage point of view, but as you were leaving, one of the things you noted was a tremendous convoy. we were on th...

What we know right now. this is potentially the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl. >> thats right, wolf. a top european energy official compares the situation in japan to the apocalypse, and most workers who have been struggling to control the situation left the plant when radiation outside the gate was spiked up to levels that can harm human health. those levels have now dropped. in addition to evacuating people in a 20-kilometer radius around the plant, the government is now urging people...