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>> im not going to say i am not worried about those friend. i know a friend of a friend of a friend i think that it was kind of a reposted on face book. but -- there is a guy with a japanese guy and wife and kids and i think theyre in the 15 kilometer mark. theyre not a safe zone. but they couldnt get out in time. and theyre just, have all their doors and windows closed and just waiting it out. >> we spoke with peyton on march 15 over the internet which has become a life line in this disaster. w...

Of state hillary clinton to come to the podium. we want to hear the latest on libya as well as the situation in japan. lets check the headlines at the half right now. president obama is asking for a comprehensive safety review of all u.s. nuclear plants in the wake of whats going on in japan. he says we have a responsibility to learn from this crisis. he also reassured the nation about the possibility of radiation coming here. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coa...

Rescue teams from all over the world now are helping to locate survivors in japan. several teams from the u.s. have been sent to ofunato, one of the hardest hit cities in the disaster. >> the city closest to the epicenter of the quake. its located right off of the ocean. and as brian todd reports, relief workers have a long way to go. >> reporter: theyre the cavalry hes been waiting for. >> id like to express our thanks. >> reporter: the relieved mayor of ofunato greets rescue teams as they star...

Of these hard-hit areas with the heavy equipment they need in order to figure out and recover the dead and figure out who may still be living. in these freezing temperatures its hard to imagine somebody being alive, buried deep in the debris. this is a fast-moving situation. it is very fluid. obviously the nuclear situation is making the relief effort all the more difficult. taking away tension by japanese officials and raising concerns for relief workers on the ground, particularly in areas wit...

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The japanese red cross overnight. they have about 80 medical teams now out treating people. theyre seeing people who almost drowned who have a lot of sea water in their lungs. this can put them at risk of pneumonia. theyre seeing people with burns, smoke inhalation, these kinds of injuries, so i think in dad addition to search and rescue, obviously, treating the wounded, getting them the care they need or getting them to hospitals is one of the biggest priorities. they have about 600 red cross p...

Its cooling system and it is raising fears of a meltdown. lets go live now once again to tokyo and to nbcs ian williams. first up, wane to get the name of this port coastal town in which those people are missing. for anyone thats watching and concerned about loved ones, what do you know about the situation? >> it is very difficult to be certain about the numbers missing and numbers unaccounted for. we have seen all sorts of figures in the media here. theres a lot of speculation but i think what ...

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Ever have before. i mean, id spent a lot of time overseas. ive been in the -- genocide in rwanda and been to a lot of places where terrible things were happening. but to be in a position where youre sort of ahead of relief workers, ahead of the response, and have the ability to actually talk to politicians who are in charge of this stuff, who are saying things which are not true, that was the first time i felt im in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. the only way ive really felt ...