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Fredricka. that is still that's very much going on. we went to a sort of higher point, a vantage point, on the outskirts of misrata. we could see on the tallest buildings, there were a lot of people walking around. point out to us as being snipers, those buildings also flute flag of moammar gadhafi. and certainly people tell us that especially in the central town of misrata, people are really afraid to venture out. they said at any point they could be struck by snipers and as you could see if our video right now, we ourselves came under fire as well. so yes, snipers are a big concern, but not ...

Some sort of underground leak somewhere that is coming from that very, very radioactive water we found in the turbine building. time will tell in terms of finding the source. >> michael, the concern and question, if the sea water is being contaminated, is it inevitable the contamination will engulf or or most of japan? >> when you talk about engulfing all of japan, i think that's probably being a bit dramatic. certainly there is no doubt they detected some radiation, some 20 and 30 kilometers away. what we are looking forward to finding out is, that is something localized in a very local regio...

Now for the first time, we're seeing for ourselves what's really going on in misurata. cnn was able to send a correspondent in there and he got remarkable access to opposition forces still fighting in that city. here's what he saw. >> reporter: weeks of urban combat have taken their toll on misurata. badly damaged buildings, streets littered with wreckage. libya's third largest city is under siege by pro-gadhafi forces. we're extremely close to the front line right now. we're with a couple of the fighters from the opposition forces and this is in downtown misurata. there's a lot of destruction...

Pro-gadhafi forces. we're extremely close to the front line and with a couple of fighters from the opposition forces. this is in downtown misrata. there's a lot of destruction everywhere. most of the buildings here have some sort of damage to them, pock marks. there's a lot of destroyed cars in the streets as well. we can also see the fighters that we're with are very, very tense at this moment. >> let's go. >> reporter: a celebration on a destroyed armored vehicle a step too far for pro-gadhafi forces nearby and the scene turns ugly. >> as you see, that all is destroyed gadhafi's forces. buil...

>> reporter: we got into misrata on this boat here that was bringing medical supplies and aid into misrata. misrata is an enclave in gadhafi-held territory. he has a lot of his troops inside the city center. misrata is one of the richest downs in all of libya. now it is devastated. take a look at this. weeks of urban combat have taken their toll on misrata. badly-damaged buildings, streets littered with wreckage. libya's third largest city, the final position strong hold in the west is under siege by pro-gadhafi forces. >> we are extremely close to the front line right now with a couple of the...