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U.s. government engineers are warning that some of the techniques being used to stabilize damaged nuclear reactors in japan could lead to new threats like explosions and ruptures. "the new york times" is reporting that the warnings are part of a confidential assessment report prepared by the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. tokyo power officials are reporting some good news. they say water is no longer gushing into the pacific ocean from the number two reactor building, in the meantime, japanese fishermen are calling the reactions insulting, incompetent, and unforgivable. the fishing trade ...

>> two very different pieces of advice between the u.s. government and the japanese government -- >> american leaders may be saying what japanese citizens are not hearing. >> there's a tradition in japan of sort of toning down bad news. >> who's in charge of this response effort? is it the government? is it tepco? >> the struggle to find survivors continues in the cold and in the snow. >> the death toll stands at 5,429, nearly 10,000 people still missing. >> most of the aid is coming from the south, from tokyo, and a lot of it has not made it up to these tsunami and quake victims. >> good even...

Leading this response effort. >> what do you mean specifically by that? >> you don't want the control to be taken off by ngo's or international community want the japanese to leave? >> absolutely. >> this is the government capable of doing it. they have gone through many disasters before. they are prepared to do that. this disaster is an area that will be many times in the last years. so there is immense capacity to do that. >> you are not saying we should be generous. >> absolutely. people should be generous. there's a difference to which the general should go. it is unsolicited aid that is i...

Leading this response effort. >> what do you mean specifically by that? >> you don't want the control to be taken off by ngo's or international community want the japanese to leave? >> absolutely. >> this is the government capable of doing it. they have gone through many disasters before. they are prepared to do that. this disaster is an area that will be many times in the last years. so there is immense capacity to do that. >> you are not saying we should be generous. >> absolutely. people should be generous. there's a difference to which the general should go. it is unsolicited aid that is i...

Leading this response effort. >> what do you mean specifically by that? >> you don't want the control to be taken off by ngo's or international community want the japanese to leave? >> absolutely. >> this is the government capable of doing it. they have gone through many disasters before. they are prepared to do that. this disaster is an area that will be many times in the last years. so there is immense capacity to do that. >> you are not saying we should be generous. >> absolutely. people should be generous. there's a difference to which the general should go. it is unsolicited aid that is i...