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>> she says her husband is working at the site in the face of danger of expokes you're to radiation but wants him to do his best. he's replied by e-mail indicating a serious situation. he told her to take care of herself because he won't be home for a while. >> reporter: take care of yourself, i won't be home for a while. do your best. all very understated. very, very serious situation. we've been seeing a little bit of what they might be going through on japanese television but nothing as individuals there. all about that selfless dedication for the greater good. >> and because the electricit...

Despite reassurances from many health experts out there, americans are still heading to stores buying up these potassium iodide pills in the u.s. in fact manufacturers like flemming pharmaceuticals say they are bombarded with requests for the drug which prevents the thyroid from absorbing the radiation. in fact, they have ramped up the production of these things. this even as the nuclear regulatory commission says it does not expect harmful radiation levels from japan to reach all the way to american soil, but they are increasing monitoring efforts here -- in fact in the western part of the u....

>> and we're also hearing a lot about this word. have you heard people talk about millisieverts, the unit of measure used to gauge radiation exposure. the average person is exposed to 3 millisieverts a year due to sources in the environment which isn't too dangerous but our chief medical correspondent actu dr. sgaupta actually spoke with anderson cooper. >> people in these areas are trying to measure radiation doses trying -- >> you've got one of these things. >> yeah. >> it's a pocket dosimeter, and it basically tells you two things. since you're wearing, it how much radiation you've been exp...

Called into ajdabiya. they're not aware of them being there. they're not aware their forces have picked them up. they say that if their forces do pick them up, then they will be treated well and they will be brought back to tripoli. so the government is aware that these journalists are missing and the soldiers inside the city, their commanders at the very least, are aware of it and will be looking out for them and say that they will treat them well. that's what they're telling us right now, brooke. >> that's what they tell you. frightening nonetheless, nic robertson, to you and your staff, sta...

Going on in japan? you know, we watch the fear gauge called the vix. it jumped 25%. this thing shows how investors feel, and i'll tell you what, they are on pins and needles and economists say the impact on the u.s. economy will be small, but the fact is it's going to have an impact because we import a lot of cars and electronics from japan. japan actually accounts for about 5% of all u.s. exports, so the trading that you're seeing is based on fear and speculation. that's nothing new because we saw that kind of trade happening with oil prices. oil prices spiked when we saw what was going on in...