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Really don't have that many concerns. it's -- for most people that work in the plant it is a job. it's what they do for a living and they're accustomed to it and they're confident in the safety of the nuclear plants. i would like to say that i listened to president obama on thursday and i agree with the president. he said on thursday that we need to assess the incident that happened in japan and to learn from the accident, and to take that knowledge that we learn and make our reactors as safe as possible and move forward with construction of the next generation nuclear reactors that have passe...

President. >> okay. james, thank you. >> thanks, alex. people in northern california dealing with a dangerous late-winter storm and onslaugt of snow caused this pile-up you are seeing here with about 40 cars on interstate 80. it left one person dead and 20 others injured. that was not video. it looked like a crash of some sort. i believe it was were looking at. that was that jet that came down. we'll gept you that video. meanwhile, the storm is expected to dump three feet of snow in nevada. and my itchy eyes tooke from the dust in here and the pollen outside. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get...

Generators that provide power when you no longer have off-site power. >> so does that mean most reactors in the u.s. are safer than the fukushima reactors? >> they're safer, the main reason is because of where they're located. the only reactors that i think deserve a lot more assessment after this accident are indian point, of course, and the two california plants, which are located on earthquake faults. >> hmm. okay. something to think about. james keating, thank you so much. >> thank you. how severe is the situation in japan? are japanese authorities downgrading the crisis? the answers lat...

Official says radiation in spinach and milk near the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant is reported. and emergency crews in japan frantically working to reconnect power to those crippled nuclear reactors leaking radiation. electricians are struggling with equipment damaged by the tsunami trying to restart the systems. plant operators say they hope to have power re-established to four of the six reactors some time today. joining me live is james keating. james has 40 years of experience in the nuclear power industry. good morning to you, james. >> good morning. >> you have experience working at ...

libya and the threat of international military action. it is rapidliesque lating. this morning, shelling has been reported at the rebel stronghold of benghazi despite a cease fire gadhafi ordered on friday. renls say they shot down a pro-gadhafi fighter jet. in paris, a crisis meeting will begin shortly to detail what kind of military action the international community may take. action could begin within hours of this meeting. we have a live report from the region. we have big news from japan this morning. workers are making progress as they frant ickically attempt to rebuild power...