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Fredricka. >> nic robertson, thanks so much. keep us posted on that. all of this taking place, while we also understand that nato ambassadors are meeting in brussels right now and they have reportedly unanimously agreed to accept the mission to enforce the no fly zone over libya. this means that all libya military operations will be under nato command. still unclear, however, the kind of activity that nic robertson is witnessing or talking about whether there's any relationship between nato taking control of that command. stay with cnn for more information as we get it. meantime, turning to ...

Called an emergency meeting on the operation today. for more on that let's turn to reza sayah live in cairo. the arab league had supported the no-fly zone. did not like the idea that the assaults were taking place or the air drops. so the position has changed once again? >> reporter: well, for several hours, fredricka, it wasn't really clear what the arab league's position was when it comes to this no fly zone. but they held an emergency meeting and they finally, after a long time clarified their position. initially they came out and said, forget about what you heard in the earlier reports, we...

The pumps or whether there was an issue with some leakage. but it appears now that unit one is cooling down. and the government maintains that its under control. and now we're moving on to a second round of this. in unit three and the evidence is still early. the latest report is that they've not yet covered the fuel rods, but they're pouring in the water as fast as they can. the other thing to say about this, fredricka is that's the poison pill. when you do that when you pour the seawater in you're essentially throwing your hands up and saying this plant is never going to run again. the seawa...

That's already been suffering quite extensively over the past few years. marc saltzman, thanks so much. thanks, fredricka. as terrible as it is, japan's national disaster could have been much worse, an early earthquake warning system may have helped save a whole lot of lives, we'll find out exactly how it works. [ crickets chirping ]

Today, but the government is denying that. iranian authorities have been rounding up opposition figures following revolutions in other nations. iran's official news agency said the daughter of the former iranian president was detained for what's called provocative behavior. we're watching another spike in anti-government behavior. police allowed protesters in bahrain to reoccupy a square in the middle of the capital yesterday. bahrain is led by a royal family and the crown prince promises to hold stalks with all opposition parties. something you might not know about iman, the former model ...