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Exposed to. >> the owners of the power plant continued to say the radiation being released does not pose health risks to humans. >> looking at this, i do not think that this has any immediate effect on human health. >> there were no evacuation as you prepare for a situation like this and we haven't heard that that was necessary. he says that the tokyo electric power company never told us about any risky or dangerous situation. >> there is no safe level of radiation. any amount that you get extra means increased cancers down the road. >> even japan opinion's prime minister spoke about the unfol...

It is touch and go in japan this morning as workers head back in to battle a nuclear melt down. do they stand a fighting chance? a live report from japan. >> there has been desperate moves so far to date to try to affect the overheat at that plant. we understand that the japanese military helicopter with a huge bucket of water was sent up to pour water over the reactors but it had to abort its mission because of the high levels of radiation. >> when the radiation levels reportedly dropped the evacuated workers returned to the stricken nuclear power plant the next day. as they scramble to avoid...

Applegate, a senior adviser at the usgs. how much of a priority do we place as americans on disaster preparedness as compared with those living in other countries? >> well, as you mentioned the japanese have led the way in terms of very large scale public preparedness. we are making efforts here in the u.s. we have now had the great california shake out for the last couple of years. it's an annual exercise involving 8 million people in drop, cover and hold and preparedness activities. in april there will be a great central shakeout, april 28 that will focus on the area at risk from the new mad...

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That. eight people have been rescued and are in good condition as you heard lucas tomlinson report after the transporter plane went down in the pacific off japan. the search continues for the three remaining people who are missing. that by the way is a c2a greyhound aircraft. a routine flight. we'll continue to monitor this situation from our perch at the white house and we'll keep you up to date should we get anymore information from there. >> we're thinking and praying and have them in our thoughts this morning. meanwhile you have the race in alabama. the roy moore controversy shows no sign ...