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Panicked here as yet. -- >> greta: i don't see the evidence of panic. huge level of frustration when you hear one thing from the japanese government another from the power company another out of the u.s. government in terms of the level of danger. so much information is not getting out it is frustrating. are there any good signs, any positive signs they are getting ahead of this? >> shepard: there are a few positive signs if you believe what they are saying. if they are able to attach this power cable and get power in that would be a step in the right direction without question. there are thos...

Tntd on a 5 scale 1 to 7. wider and possibly more deadly consequences. three mile island here in the united states was also a five on that same scale. chernobyl the worst ever nuclear disaster was a seven. now engineers attaching a power cable to the fukushima nuclear plant. we have been waiting for this for days. they are traying to get the cooling stations. more cable inside the complex before they can attempt to turn the pumps on sometime over the weekend. but there is no guarantee that they will work since the earthquake that struck one week ago today may have damaged them. on "studio b" t...

Trying to cool them down and, the plant is 150 miles northeast of here, and, it is called fukushima, and, there are great concerns in tokyo about what is going on there. also, at that plant, 25 trucks are still in action at this hour, and pouring water onto those reactors, and, reactor pools, trying to sort out the situation. engineers from tokyo electric have also now conceded they may have to bury the plant in sand and concrete as it may be the only way to contain the release of huge amounts of radiation into the air. officials hope to fix a power cable to at least two reactors, so they can ...

One week out. from the rubble to the evacuation centers. a short time ago the japanese prime minister naoto kan addressed his people he denied the authorities had been withholding any information. with tears in his eyes, he said japan would find their feet again. for now, it remains a frightening, desperate time. itv news. all week engineers have tried dumping water on to the fukushima plant from above and spraying water at ground level. nothing seems to be working. if all else fails, japan may bury the nuclear reactors in sand and cement. right now. >> nears are holding out hopes to soft cr...

Panicked here as yet. -- >> greta: i don't see the evidence of panic. huge level of frustration when you hear one thing from the japanese government another from the power company another out of the u.s. government in terms of the level of danger. so much information is not getting out it is frustrating. are there any good signs, any positive signs they are getting ahead of this? >> shepard: there are a few positive signs if you believe what they are saying. if they are able to attach this power cable and get power in that would be a step in the right direction without question. there are thos...