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me he finally kind of understood his obligations. he faces a very difficult situation. >> david gergen, fouad ajami, jill dougherty, appreciate it. coming up, questions about what is going on with the opposition in libya. is it a democratic revolution or tribal alliances? what about extremists? gadhafi claimed that al qaeda is behind the uprising, there is no evidence of that. there is a study that indicates a lot of the foreign fighters who went to iraq to attack americans came from libya years ago. we'll talk to reporter david kirkpatrick along with cnn's peter bergen. and breaking news from japan. dangerous radiation levels found in food in areas immediately around the plant. now the fda in the united states issuing a ban on certain food imports from those affected areas. we'll tell you what foods are being banned. and the update on the race to cool down the reactors at the fukushima daiichii power plant. we're america's natural gas.
this as seven charter flights left japan carrying about 1, 00 military dependents from the naval air facility. it was their choice to go, and we also heard from workers inside the crippled nuclear plant. they've been working tirelessly and at great risk to their lives. here's what they told the japanese television network. >> translator: it's settled down quite a lot compared to the beginning. we could even begin to see a bright hope that maybe it would work out in a little bit. we're constantly switching over all the time, since the work cannot be stopped. >> we also saw where the workers are staying. the ship anchored in a harbor in iwake city is where they go between shifts. it's been their home base. they have to limit their time because of the high radiation levels. at the plant, workers restored power in the number three reactor. the lights now work according to the plant's owner, tepco, a first step in restoring the
reconnected, though not turned on the cooling systems. also, the fallout, the u.s. fda slapping a ban on importing produce and dairy products from any of the four prefectures nearest the reactors. we'll tell you more details on that ahead. and workers at the crippled nuclear plant are speaking out. you'll hear from them later tonight. but we begin with breaking news about libya. late new reports of coalition air strikes in the overnight hours near misurata. we're just getting this information in. details in a moment. also, secretary of state hillary clinton, moammar gadhafi, both speaking out tonight. what he's saying marches to the beat of a drummer only he seems to hear. what she's saying, if true, is a potential game changer. that he's looking for a way out. here she is on abc news. >> are you indicating somebody close to him on his behalf reaching out to say how do we get out? how does he get out? >> this is what we hear from so many sources, diane. it is a constant -- >> today? >> today, yesterday, the day before. some of it i'll be very -- this
patrick with cnn's peter bergen. and breaking news from japan. dangerous radiation levels found in food. now the fda and the united states issuing a ban on certain food imports from those affected areas. we'll tell you what foods are being banned. a race to call down the reactors at the fukushima daiichii power plant. i was young, i was in shape, and i had a heart attack. you need to do the preventative things that you need to do for your heart health. for me, it means an aspirin regimen. before you begin an aspirin regimen. speak to your doctor.
cannot be stopped. >> we also saw where the workers are staying. the ship anchored in a harbor in iwate city is where they go between shifts. it's been their home base. they have to limit their time because of the high radiation levels. at the plant, workers restored power in the number three reactor. the lights now work according to the plant's owner, tepco, a first step in restoring the cooling system of all six reactors. but reactors one and two suffered more damage than originally thought and will take more time to repair. meantime, the death toll from the quake and tsunami has climbed to more than 9,000. more than 13,000 are missing. the losses are so immense, the rituals of grieving have to be improvised. >> reporter: in japan's disaster, there are too many dead to have a proper funeral. 16-year-old hiroki is underneath
jill dougherty, appreciate it. coming up, questions about what is going on with the opposition in libya. is it a democratic revolution or tribal alliances? what about extremists? gadhafi claimed that al qaeda is behind the uprising, there is no evidence of that. we'll talk to reporter david patrick with cnn's peter bergen. and breaking news from japan. dangerous radiation levels found in food. now the fda and the united states issuing a ban on certain food imports from those affected areas. we'll tell you what foods are being banned. a race to call down the reactors at the fukushima daiichii power plant. i love quaker oatmeal, it's seriously a superfood.
we should not defer to them for very much. we are the ones doing the fights. i have tremendous sympathy for our president. he faces a very difficult situation. >> david gergen, fouad ajami, jill dougherty, appreciate it. coming up, questions about what is going on with the opposition in libya. is it a democratic revolution or tribal alliances? what about extremists? gadhafi claimed that al qaeda is behind the uprising, there is no evidence of that. we'll talk to reporter david patrick with cnn's peter bergen. and breaking news from japan. dangerous radiation levels found in food. now the fda and the united states issuing a ban on certain food imports from those affected areas. we'll tell you what foods are being banned. a race to call down the reactors at the fukushima daiichii power plant.