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tokyo electric says it plugged a major leak at the fukushima nuclear plant today. highly radioactive water gushed into the pacific for days, if not weeks now. and workers try concrete, saw dust, even newspaper to stop that leak. well, a chemical mixture dubbed liquid glass finally did the trick. today is the first day of the new school year in japan for many children from the fukushima area and they are attending tokyo schools. children outside the nuclear evacuation zone will go to their usual schools. teams will check radiation levels to reassure the parents, of course, and schoo...

compromise on a new budget. we're going to break down the issues that divide the two sides on this "american morning.". good morning. welcome to this "american morning." it is wednesday, april 6th. >> first we have breaking news from the west african nation of ivory coast. opposition forces have stormed the residence of laurent gbagbo, seen here. he's the long-time president refusing to leave office after losing an election in november. gbagbo has been holed up in his bunker in his residence, surrounded by troops loyal to him -- surrounded by troops supporting the winner of the ele...

campaign. the response, no. delivered not in a diplomatic pouch but through another it a of coalition air strikes and through this stern message from secretary of state hillary clinton. >> mr. gadhafi knows what he must do. there needs to be a cease-fire. his forces need to withdraw from the cities they have forcibly taken at great violence and human cost. there needs to be a decision made about his departure from power. >> also tonight, new evidence of possible human rights abuses by the libyan leader and his lackeys. images of deaths and beatings you will find highly disturbing and...

800,000 federal workers and for those who are waiting federal tax refunds officials today said that the refunds could be delayed. now, the president keeps saying that they are close to a deal, so we want to take a deal at where the two sides stand. first now, over to capitol hill where all of that work is suppose bli being done where the house republicans are meeting behind closed doors and we presume they are discussing the next move whether to compromise or stand firm. n't brianna keilar is watching the meeting at capitol hill, and are they talking about a possible deal in the near...

minutes on westbound 580 out of the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. that's really our only slow spot across the bay area. right now towards the bay bridge toll plaza, we're doing great. back to you. >> thank you. dozens of people burned-out of their homes. right now, firefighters still on the scene, still watching for hot spots at a san francisco hotel. let's go to anne makovec, she is in the tenderloin neighborhood with why it took some residents longer than usual to get out of the burning building. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. many of them were handicap...