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Now a look at news you may have missed. president obama explains the goals and scope of the libyan mission tonight. he'll speak to the american people from the national defense university in washington. cnn's live coverage begins right here at 7:00 eastern. and the next target of libyan rebel troops is moammar gadhafi's hometown. they're moving west to sirte where they expect a bloody battle for control. opposition fighters swept out of benghazi in the east this weekend and reclaimed towns they recently lost to gadhafi's forces. their ultimate goal is the capital tripoli. three types of pl...

Process which is what this plant is involved in right now, they want to get relianced by 2012, and things are not looking positive at the statehouse. megyn: molly, what about other plants across the country? is this just a vermont thing? >> reporter: the nuclear regulatory commission says they've seen similar leaks at at least 27 other plants around the country, there are 104 nuclear reactors, and the nuclear industry has told me in all those cases no one has been harmed, and for the most part the tritium has been found on plant grounds. there was one case back in illinois in the 't 0s which i...

Are clean. molly line is live in vernon, vermont. what exactly is leaking and how dangerous is it? can we say, molly? good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. vermont yankee began operating in 1972, and what's leaking is a substance called tritt yum. it's a by-product of the nuclear process, and essentially if you ingest it in a large enough amount, there's some evidence it could cause cancer. right now it's only in the groundwater on the plant grounds. a spokesman kind of giving some perspective on what this means. >> if you see exit sign in buildings that are illuminated, they typical...