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To three. which means it is classified as serious. that is the highest level it has been since the huge earthquake and tsunami triggered the massive meltdown back in 2011. the situation is so troubling, japan's top nuclear official is now comparing that plant to a house of horrors. chad myers explains. the warning level here at fukushima is jumping now from one to three. what does that tell us? what does that mean, chad? >> there was a water leak at one of those large barrels that you see. those big white things that were just on the screen. think about, like, you know, those oil tanks around ...

>> live from america's news headquarters. hi, i'm jamie colby. there's new and deadly violence over the burning of the muslim holy book, raging for a second day in afghanistan. demonstrators are setting cars and shops on fire in kandahar this morning, and five civilians killed. yesterday, an angry mob fired on the united nations compound killing seven people there and two victims reportedly beheaded. the violence reportedly triggered in part by a u.s. pastor who burned a koran last month in florida and there are new concerns at a crippled nuclear plant in japan. a japanese nuclear official is ...

Country. news that illustrates just how dire the situation at the nuclear plant has become. we're getting such conflicting reports on the situation up north. it is difficult even for teams on the ground to get a firm grasp of exactly what is going on. we know this is a fluid situation that is changing by the hour, but we do know the u.s.'s top nuclear official told congress which cools spent fuel rods at the nuclear complex lost most of its water and setting up the plant for a dire situation. now, japanese officials have challenged those reports saying the water levels remain stable. despite t...

You're in "the situation room." happening now, breaking news. a very grim new assessment that japan's crisis by the top u.s. nuclear official. he says it's likely spent fuel of a damaged facility is now uncovered, leading to high radiation levels. with uncertainty and fierce spreading, there's a mass exodus from the world's most populated city. we'll take you to tokyo's airports. and from the latest, updates on the ground. we'll go live to anderson cooper and sanjay gupta. wolf blitzer is flying from cairo to tunisia. he will join us as soon as he lands. isha sesay joins me for this special ho...

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