>> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt. japan's nikkei stock index, rebounding after a rocky opening, stocks falling 1 1/2% on early trading on news that highly toxic plutonium was found in the soil at the crippled fukushima nuclear plant. the amount said to be small and not pose a health risk. also, tokyo electric power says new pools of radioactive water were found leaking from the plant. the commerce department reporting consumer spending up slightly in february. much of that money going to pay for gasoline. it's now more expensive than ever for this time of year. the national average, $3.58 a gallon. that's 78 cents more than this time last year. economists are concerned if energy costs keep going up, it could leave consumers with less money to spend on other items. i'm ainsley earhardt. we return to "on the record"