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>> gadhafi stands firm. >> there's more belt tightening in britain today to try to plug a gaping hole in the country's public finances. and it was once the engine of america. we bring you the startling new figures on detroit's mass population exodus. before all of that, we want to update you on the situation now in japan. black smoke has been seen rising out of the fukushima daichi plant number three reactor building. this is the reactor that has been giving crew there's some trouble the past couple of days. tokyo electric power company says some workers have been evacuated from the plant. w...

Plumes of black smoke billowing from reactor three. this, of course, has been the problem reactor for authorities. this is where the explosion took place, the fire, there was a build-up of pressure. and then, of course, the fire smoke has been, you know, coming from reactors two and three for the past couple of days. earlier this morning, they thought it was barely visible, that they had the situation under control. and, of course, this afternoon, that smoke whips up again. officials say something definitely is burning, hence the color of it, but they don't know what it is. and that, of course...

Even though there is a call for calm, it does appear to be falling on deaf ears. >> 150 miles to the north of where you are sitting right now, black smoke is rising from one of the reactors at the daiichi plant. do we know what's causing this latest event? >> reporter: no, christine. we haven't been told by tepco what is happening. we were told about 4:30 this afternoon local time that there was blackish, grayish smoke coming from reactor three. this has been the problem reactor for officials over the past couple days. monday and tuesday. we heard there was smoke emanating from this particular...

Welcome. >> look at that. >> pretty shot this morning, isn't it? it is the capitol and pretty lights in the background. it's 46 degrees at 6:29 this morning. a little bit later, though, not so pleasant. it's going to be 59. but they're expecting thunderstorms. >> i thought you meant when everyone wakes up in washington. >> no, it's always stormy. if you -- if you're talking about that. but yes, the weather too. >> good morning to all of you. will the me get you caught up on your top stories. black smoke rising from reactor number three at the daiichi nuclear power station in japan. i know this...

Moammar gadhafi forces are still attack being the town of misrata. these attacks after a u.s. fighter jet crashed in libya today east of misrata. the military says both crew members ejected after a malfunction. the pilot and weapons officer are both safe and suffered minor injuries. some positive news out of japan and fukushima daiichi. the workers have finally restored power to the control room inside reactor three, which has been a top priority as you know in recent days. this latest development is a key victory. one step forward toward getting the reactors' cooling systems back online. ...