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exposed to radiation. meantime, a dramatic situation is playing out at the damaged nuke site. we're told that at least 50 workers being described as many as heroic are risking their own lives by staying behind to monitor the situation and try to keep cooling levels in effect. u.s. nuclear officials and international atomic energy agency warning that the safety shield surrounding the nuclear fuel may have been breached. that has more than 140,000 nearby residents locked down inside their homes right now. trace gallagher has more live from our west coast newsroom. trace? >> reporter: a...

Taking this to a new level. this is an explosion at the reactor. fuel rods at the unit 3 reactor were exposed to seawater. hopefully avoiding a full-blown meltdown which has not happened to date. william toby is with us. the reports you are hearing and what we are getting. what is your assessment of japan's nuclear situation at the moment? view require's a very serious situation. one of the most serious nuclear events that's occurred ever. but we don't yet know exactly how bad it might turn out. bill: we may not know that for some time. a lot of people talk about 3-mile island in 1979. they ta...

of destruction. that's awesome in its powerfulness to watch. fears of a nuclear meltdown after this explosion rocked the fukushima nuclear plants. they continue yet again today. good morning. good to have you along with us. welcome, allison. >> the images out of japan are jaw dropping. this is a buddhist temple rocking back and forth from the sheer jolt of the quake. rescue and relief efforts are now underway. millions of people are left without food, water and electricity for days. japanese officials near thousands of people may be dead. bill: we have julian from sendai in northern ...