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They had a backup system. those were some diesel engines, but those were knocked out by the tsunami. they went to a battery system. that's what they're using now, but those have limited life and it's very much a stop-gap measure. things are being monitored very close, anderson. >> how dangerous of a situation is this? >> well, that's a question of some debate. they're trying to get a better power supply to those plants. there are reports they're trying to bring in more batteries, trying to bring in diesel generators to get more water pumped onto that core to keep it cool. in the meantime, they...

Plant. thousands living nearby are being forced to evacuate with nowhere to go and nowhere to high. adam housley streaming live from japan. adam? >> reporter: halfway between tokyo and sendai. those reactors are right near sendai. first explosion took place yesterday. we have video of the damage in the area to one of those reactors. that has caused significant concern. in fact 30 kilometer radius has been cleared and declared off-limits. we know they are stopping cars off kilometers in precaution. that is the main roadway from tokyo to sendai right along the roadway is where one of the reactor...

Difficult to be prepared for anything of this magnitude. the prime minister left about an hour ago in a helicopter, and he's going to be visiting, touring the scene near the epicenter. and he has been handling the special task force. and just about less than an hour ago, he has ordered residents living near one of the nuclear reactors, he expanded the evacuation from three kilometers to a ten kilometer radius. so he has been on top of it. through this. >> you know, arata, i have never looked at -- we're looking at cars going over a little water fall like in philly down by the art museum.

Mechanism stopped because power wasn't being delivered to the plant. now they have a generator truck outside the plant so they think they can kick the coolant mechanism back in. separate from that, on another reactor in the same plant, apparently there's been rising pressure inside. what they're saying is that, in order to release some of the pressure, they might have to reless some radioactive material into the air. but the government is stressing it will be minimal and also because about 5,000 residents who live within the three kilometer radius of the plant have been evacuated, it should no...

Have raised the alert from bali smelter gone volcano to the highest level four and told residents within a ten kilometer radius to evacuate they warn of an imminent risk of a large eruption that danger has prompted officials to close the international airport on dolly stranding thousands of travelers. into one official estimates more than one point two million venezuelans live in colombia legally and illegally. i'd return to vast. to visit friends i don't think i'd ever go back there to live you know what i live there again i don't know so i'm not sure. banning witness global news that matters...