of. >> thank you so much, ron allen in cairo. the crisis in japan, 8,805 are now confirmed dead. more than 1200 remain missing. taylor anderson, a 24-year-old english teacher from virginia is the first identified and confirmed american to have died in the tsunami. at the fukushima power plant, new power lines have been run to all the reactors. plant operators caution there is a lot of work to be done before they can turn the power on.รง the seawater around the power plant is under the microscope. highment as of radioactive eye owe dine 131 and other elements have been found in well above acceptable limits. japanese officials insist that the water essafe but has set up ongoing water. trace levels of radiation have been found in washington state. health officials there say the traces are millions of times lower than areas that would prompt health concern. james lee wit now joins us. it is good to see you again. you are an expert at this kind,