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Indeed, that was accomplished. we saw that in the operator logs. over time, there is some leakage. that is probably where a lot of the radioactivity that we found in the turbine building is probably coming from. leaking valves. >> michael friedlander, that sounds serious. there are a lot of unanswered questions at both of the nuclear power plants. michael, thank you once again. as you can imagine, working in the crippled japanese power plant is a dangerous job. paula hancock talked about what life is like. >> reporter: food and water are rationed. a ready made meal for dinner. he says 300 pe...

the earthquake and tsunami. america's top nuclear regulator is just back from japan answering questions on capitol hill right now. he promised to take action if the japanese pointed to short comings at the united states plants. this is leading to a question of nuclear storage sites for spent fuel to get them away from reactors. the syrian president did not deliver on government reforms in a speech to parliament today. there was wide speculation that he would rollback the 1963 emergency law which gave also broad arrest powers. protesters have demanded reforms. >> translator: we are ...

The issue here is the very high levels of radioactive c contaminati contamination. tanks that can hold this kind of water are well shielded and well protected. in the case of another seizmic event, they want to make sure it doesn't rupture. that is probably the biggest concern. over the last couple of weeks, there have been ongoing aftershocks. these are things the engineers will need to take into consideration. >> michael friedlander, a lot of questions. thank you. there is a new era at "the new york times" and it will cost you. ♪ do not attempt at home. always wear your seat belt.

Need to follow very closely. i would not necessarily jump to that as a final conclusion right away. because over the last 72 hours, we have seen them make some very far implicating statements only then to retract them 24 hours later. this is a very important development. if, in fact, it can be confirmed, obviously it is something we need to look into further. >> michael, if it is true, what does that mean? >> one of the things that has been a bit contorted. all low-enriched reactors have plutonium in them as the reactor operates. how it got out into the soil is the operative question right now...

air strikes have badly damaged gadhafi's hardware and forces. over the weekend, forces swept from benghazi to the east as well as ras lanuf. a libyan government spokeswoman said the woman who said she was raped has been released to relatives. cnn can net confirm that. im an, n al abadi talked about being raped in front of journalists. our cnn's nic robertson was among them. >> reporter: in another brazen display of brutality, much feared by opponents, a bag is put over abadi's head as she is led away. >> are you okay? >> no. >> reporter: a little later, she was man handled out of the...