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Across afghanistan right now. the violence is in response to that florida pastor who reportedly burned a koran last month. five civilians died in protests going on in kandahar. before that, insurgents tried to attack a nato base tank but coalition forces killed them before they could get in. the most deadly attack came yesterday when angry mobs opened fire inside a united nations compound. at least seven people were killed. dozens more were injured. another major setback in japans failing nuclea...

Victims of the earthquake and tsunami. dominik is in osaka, japan. hello, dominik. >> there was actually one thousand bodies near the fukushima plant who were claimed in the earthquake and tsunami back on march 11. it is too dangerous for workers to get there. people are pondering the fact that there may be survivors amongst the wreck and where the dead bodieskies are sitting there being rained on with radio active debris and substances. if the rescue workers are scared to go in there who knows ...

Spring was interrupted by a bloody reminded old hatreds remain. weve heard it too many times. dateline, jerusalem. a crowded bus stop, a bomb sirens and stretchers. one dead and dozens injured. a sadly familiar story line but less familiar of late. the first bombing inside jerusalem in four years. lets take a look at the scene. you can see the tragic scene of the rescue workers trying to help the hurt, the bus there blown up. michael oren is israels ambassador to the u.s. with us live. first our...

Traffic, marching away from the interior ministry through cairos famous tahrir square towards the headquarters of radio and state television which has been a popular route for demonstrators amid the popular instability and uprising egypt has witnessed since mid january. so it did seem as though the bulk of the demonstrators were leaving the interior ministry. what is strange is about 20 minutes after we saw them leave it, the building went up in smoke. >> and from our vantage point, we can see s...

Repairs are going to take a bit longer. with every passing day, rescue workers are uncovering more bodies. the dead now is more than 9,000 with nearly 14,000 people still missing. meanwhile, the concerns over japans nuclear crisis is spreading beyond its borders with tests showing radiation in the ocean. tokyo electric says they found high levels of radiation in sea water near the plant but results were not a threat to peoples health. work hes are monitoring water and food sources nearby, but ...

The events of the past couple of days. >> and one of the amazing things coming out of that part of the world are the record of rescue and all of these after the tsunami and the earthquake, tell us about that. >> were still learning more details about this, and its absolute a miracle, harris. nine days after the incident, an 80-year-old woman and her 16-year-old grandson pulled out of the wreckage alive. it turns out that they were huddled in the-- in the kitchen of that building, and so, managed...

The events of the past couple of days. >> and one of the amazing things coming out of that part of the world are the record of rescue and all of these after the tsunami and the earthquake, tell us about that. >> were still learning more details about this, and its absolute a miracle, harris. nine days after the incident, an 80-year-old woman and her 16-year-old grandson pulled out of the wreckage alive. it turns out that they were huddled in the-- in the kitchen of that building, and so, managed...

Her name is sumi abe, shes 80 years old, trapped in her kitchen, eating yogurt for nine days from the fridge that pinned her down. rescue workers strap her into a harness and airlift her out. a country starved for good news, a morsel of hope. this is another coastal town, wiped off the map by the tsunami. the fire chief here saw this coming. "two years ago the sea wall broke after another earthquake," he says. "i was worried about it and i told my bosses." the giant harbor gates designed to prot...

Situation in japan to a disaster that americans know about, the katrina hurricane in new orleans, really, its very different scale because in new orleans, people were cut off, they were isolated, there was a vast amount of water over a huge area and social services, rescue services could not reach them. in these coastal areas in japan, however, were having, you know, very small, compact areas that have been affected. so even though the devastation is extensive, rescue workers can get in and reac...

Be a matter of days, not weeks, before the date-to-day operations will be handed over to the coalition for the enforcement of this no-fly zone. >> savannah guthrie, traveling with the president in chile, thank you very much for joining us. were following the latest developments concerning the disaster in japan. the death toll from the march 11th quake and tsunami is still climbing. with 21,000 people dead or missing. another 350,000 survivors are now in emergency shelters. the world bank estim...