brought under control. at reactor number one the roof is completely gone. reactors two and three have holes in the roof and steam is leaking out. reactor four, the walls are gone. that yellow ball is the top of the containment vessel. inside the control room for reactor two, workers had finally managed to restore power and turn on the lights. they were measuring radiation levels in puddles when suddenly one of their personnel radiation alarms sounded. >> the water contains 10 million times the usual level of radioactive substances. >> reporter: that staggering figure turns out to be wrong. a miscalculation. >> tokyo electric power company retracted its announcement that 10 million times the normal density of radioactive materials had been detected in water. >> reporter: by the end of the day power company officials apologized. >> if there's one consistent theme we know about these big power companies is, they don't tell the truth. you can't trust what they say. >> reporter: it now appears the operators of the troubled nuclear plant designed it to withstand a likely earthquake and tsunami, not a worst case scenario. the designers reportedly based their plans on events from the past 100 years, ignoring thousands of years of geological history. investigations by "the new york times" and associated press show the plant's designers were aware of but ignored a geological precedent. a tsunami in size similar to this one recorded in the year 1869. four months ago the power company completed a safety review of the plant and they determined their tsunami walls were capable of withstanding 18-foot waves. well, the waves that hit shore two weeks ago were more than double that size. david wright, abc news, tokyo. >> unbelievable. an elderly california man is in the hospital after a bomb went off in his driveway. this happened yesterday morning in vacaville, midway between san francisco and sacramento. the man reached in for a newspaper and the bomb was inside. he was airlifted to a hospital. we are told now his injuries are not life-threatening. it is not known whether or not he was the intended target. the skier rescued after an avalanche in utah over the weekend has died. he was part of a group of seven traveling up horseshoe mountain for back country skiing. they were testing the snow for an avalanche when it caved in and trapped three of them. whiteout conditions delayed the rescue helicopter but eventually it plucked all seven from the mountain. taking a look at your monday forecast. strong storms in florida. heavy downpours, large hail, gusty winds. this from miami up to jacksonville. rain and snow showers from omaha to kansas city. up to a foot of mountain snow in rockies and western dakotas. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 53 in seattle. 64 in sacramento. and a warm 82 in phoenix. mostly 30s from fargo to detroit. 42 here in new york. 57 in atlanta. and the upper 70s in new orleans. >> oh, there you go. that sounds -- don't get homesick now. another delicious royal tidbit is out of the bag. >> the royal family announced the official wedding cake will be made by famed british cake designer fiona cairns, a multi-tier the traditional fruitcake with cream -- >> ew. >> -- white icing and each tier will have something a little different. >> first they say you can't get drunk at the reception and now they're serving fruitcake. why bother? my goodness. the groom is going to get mcvitie's to bake his cake. that's his childhood favorite cake. dark chocolate with broken up tea biscuits which by the way they call cookies biscuits. maybe it's a cookie cake. >> glad we got that out there. more "world news now" coming up. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol to advil. take action. take advil. save on advil with our special coupon in select newspapers on march 27th. welcome back, everybody. well, britney spears is back. the singer put on a concert in san francisco over the weekend where she sang three songs off her new album "femme fatale." >> you can catch the whole performance on tuesday's "good morning america." kgo gives us a sneak peek right now. >> reporter: fans lined up at midnight, some even camped out at civic center plaza. >> it's all worth it for you, britney. you are my -- you are my god. >> reporter: sky 7 hd gives you an idea of how many people waited to see britney in the flesh. >> the helicopters and i are arriving at the same time. it's so exciting. san francisco is on fire. ♪ i'm so excited ♪ ♪ hit me baby one more time ♪ >> reporter: once the doors opened it took 90 minutes to fill the civic auditorium. "good morning america's" robin roberts and sam champion were behind the fans as britney was getting ready to debut her new cd, "femme fatale." obviously you're not a psychology major, but what is it that attracts so many people to britney spears? >> she is what she is and she's been through the ups and downs and always comes out on the upside of it. >> i've been humming "hold it against me" all day. in the car it's like, sam, stop. >> reporter: we're told we can only show britney singing one song. we're not allowed to give it all away. if you want to watch the entire concert, you've got to watch "good morning america" on tuesday. ♪ >> it's amazing. i've loved her forever, since she came out with her first single. ♪ >> reporter: some thought the pop star was, perhaps, a little rusty. >> she's definitely not dancing as much as we would want her to be dancing, so hopefully this is her warm-up and she'll get better. >> reporter: judge for yourself on "good morning america" tuesday. >> give her credit. she bounces back, despite all the drama. >> everybody loves a comeback. she has two little kids, she went crazy for a while, it would be nice to see her do well. >> and you can catch britney on "good morning america." the concert from san francisco coming up this week. should be very exciting to see. >> i can't wait. >> she's in fighting shape. >> you were watching that video intently. coming up, the guy who could take madness out of march madness. it is madness, isn't it? >> it is. i'll introduce to you a 16-year-old who's become a real expert when it comes to the ncaa and high school hoops. ops. abababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababababúcúc the final four is set in men's college basketball tournament. >> many players in that tournament were found by a college scout. if you think all scouts are old guys in suits, you're about to meet a scout younger than many players themselves, a teenager who turned his hobby into a legit business that's making college coaches sit up and take notice. >> reporter: scribbling notes from the sidelines, 16-year-old alex cline wears the shoes of a king. king james, that is. >> that catch, hammering home. >> reporter: he may never dominate the hardwood like lebron but he is becoming something of a kingmaker. >> i have seen a lot of guys under the radar and that didn't get the publicity they needed and i recognized that. and i started to give it to them. >> reporter: he's only a junior in high school but alex has quickly built a reputation in the world of college basketball recruitment as someone with a keen eye for talent and the media savvy to get budding hoop stars a slice of the spotlight. >> the main goal is to help these guys get to the next level. >> he's definitely a trailblazer in that, you know, people really realized all over the country how young he was i think they'd be more impressed. >> reporter: from his home in new jersey he uses his popular website recruitscoop.com and twitter account to keep tabs on future stars of march madness. he travels to dozens of schools in tournaments around the country, scrutinizing players and building his credibility. >> as far as recruiting he knows almost everybody in the college scene. that's good. >> reporter: alex loves this game and is a student of it. sharing his observations with a growing legion of followers, including coaches, players and even an nba scout. >> good around the basket. >> i check his twitter probably six times a day to see what he's updating, you know, what he sees, you know, what's the latest scoop out there. >> connections in my favor. i can help other people succeed. >> reporter: alex is more than just a scout. to many of these young athletes, he's first a friend. >> personally it makes me feel like i have somebody i can talk to and be around. so, like he's a brother to me. >> he's really knowledgeable and he knows the game. he's really in touch with the players because he's similar in age. >> reporter: alex's clear obsession with sports is rooted, though, in a sense of loss. when he was just 10 years old, his mother passed away from a brain tumor. >> as she declined, it was very difficult for him. sports was a way of him kind of facing it. >> i do a lot of it for her. you know, she's always on my mind. and i miss her dearly. but i feel like she would be really proud of me. >> reporter: this box of keepsakes including letters, cards and thank-you notes from colleges and coaches is proof of how far he's come and the respect he's earned. why do you save some of this? >> i save it just for memory, just to say, you know, this is why i can do this, this is what i was able to accomplish. i can do anything. >> two or three of our incoming freshmen were guys, alex sat and watched with me and evaluate over the summer. and, b, put me in contact with early on through his early connections. >> reporter: alex's immediate to-do list includes picking a college and getting a driver's license. he dreams of becoming a college coach but it's clear that the possibilities are endless. so, whether he's back on the sidelines, armed with that notepad or even schooling a tv reporter on his driveway court, it seems alex's best hot is yet to come. >> i feel like even though i have accomplished a bunch, i'm just scratching the surface of it. but it's been a great ride and i think this is just the start. >> that's remarkable. >> he's a really nice guy. knows that game. he even dunked on me in his driveway. he made me look like a punk out there. he got that rebound and skied over me. recruitspeed.com, a lot of people follow that site. don't know it's a high school junior. can't even drive. >> 16 years old. >> the future is bright. and doing it all for his mom. it's a great story. >> heartwarming story. good for him. >> keep it going, alex. more "world news now" coming up. doubtful, you love me. hey, you can't take allegra with fruit juice. what? 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[ male announcer ] get zyrtec®'s proven allergy relief and love the air®. ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ ♪ take me out with the crowd ♪ ♪ buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks ♪ ♪ i don't care if i never get back ♪ ♪ let me root root root for the home team ♪ ♪ if they don't win it's a shame ♪ ♪ it's one, two three ♪ do you not know this song? >> i have to get autotune. >> come on. >> i remember the words. it's monday, come on. time now for "insomniac theater" we're mixing things up in honor of baseball's opening day this month. we saw some of the best baseball movies. there are quite a few. i saw "a league of their own" and you s saw baseball movie with kevin costner. >> everybody loves good old "bull durham." it's one of my girlfriend's favorite. she's complains i pick the movies. we saw "bull durham" and many of involves a love triangle takes place in the minor leagues. it's about guys playing for the love of the game. not about multiyear, million dollar contracts. kevin costner, the veteran catcher and then tim robbins. in the middle is annie, groupie for minor league baseball team and has her own way of indoctrinating a single player every year. take a listen. >> his eyelids are jammed and his old man's here. we need -- we need a live rooster to take the curse off jose's glove and nobody knows what to get millie or jimmy for their wedding present, is that about right? >> candlesticks always make a nice gift. maybe you could find where she's registered silverware or a nice place setting. >> okay. let's get to. >> enjoy this movie. great chemistry, great dialogue. costner in his prime, comparison of baseball to sex and baseball to religion. susan sarandon is great. a fun baseball movie. a classic. >> i love -- that's where tim robbins and susan sarandon met. let's get to "a league of their own," the girl's professional softball league. put together by baseball executives when most of the men went off to war, world war ii. let's take a listen to one of the most -- we don't have the sound. >> there's no crying in baseball! >> that was basically the sound bite. that is the most famous line from the movie. if you haven't seen this movie you should see it. it's rosie o'donnell, tom hanks, geena davis, madonna, also a slice of history that most people should know about and a lot of people don't. four stars. "a league of their own" opening day of baseball coming up. make sure you get out and enjoy a game. it's the all-american sport. >> very nicely done. more from abc coming right up. this morning on "world news now," political pressure. president obama just hours away from outlining specific plans 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this morning on "world news now," political pressure. president obama just hours away from outlining specific plans on the crisis in libya. >> the president is expected to confront the moammar gadhafi regime and his political opponents in the national address set for tonight. it's monday, march 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm rob nelson. the president will have a lot to talk about towed tonight. libya's antigovernment rebels have made some aggressive advances taking over some new territories. meanwhile, nato has taken over command of the international forces helping out those rebels. >> constantly changing. also constantly changing, japan's nuclear fears. they're escalating today after new reports of damaged fuel rods. it comes on the 32nd anniversary of the three mile island nuclear accident in pennsylvania. we'll take a look at power plant safety in the united states, also the lessons learned 32 years ago. >> seems japan one step forward, two steps back. we can't stabilize the situation just yet. plus later this half hour, the search is now on for that thing. a large poisonous snake. >> i don't even like the video. >> it escaped from a pen at a zoo right here in new york city. there it is. >> i have my feet just in case. before all that, rebel forces reportedly have seized sirte, moammar gadhafi's hometown and a key point on the road to the capital. >> they were aided by air strikes by american and european warplanes. >> nato is ready to take over the international operation just as president obama gets ready to address the nation later tonight. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: the administration attacked the airwaves the day before the president gives his big speech, a weekend of bombing at libya. even the defense secretary admitted to "this week" libya did not pose a threat. >> do you think libya posed an imminent threat to the united states? >> no, no, it was not a vital national interest to the united states but it was an interest. >> reporter: an interest gates says because gadhafi threatened to slaughter his own people. facing congressional and public criticism, the president in his speech tonight is expected to say he acted quickly to avert a humanitarian disaster. but when asked if u.s. involvement will last through the end of the year, gates said, no one knows. what does the president need to say tonight? >> he needs to convince the american people this is not going to be a long-term open-ended commitment. >> what is our end game? it actually has moved, i would argue, to the removal of gadhafi. >> reporter: the u.n. resolution does not cal fo regchane & ggrsively at ou >> what is our end game? it actually has moved, i would argue, to the removal of gadhafi. >> reporter: the u.n. resolution does not call for regime change but with nato now in the lead and the british and french governments speaking much more aggressively about ousting gadhafi, experts say the mission in libya could evolve. david kerley, abc news, the white house. and the anti-government forces in libya are marching toward tripoli, thanks to the coalition air strikes. eyewitnesses say the rebels have entered the city of sirte without a fight. a heavy bombardment of tripoli, the capital, is also reported. over the weekend the rebels captured two important oil refineries as well as a strategic port. they say they met little resistance. and you can tune in tonight for our live coverage of the president's address to the nation on the libyan crisis. abc's diane sawyer anchors tonight's special report which will start at 7:30 eastern time. meanwhile in japan, new misery this morning after a 6.5 earthquake struck the same part of the country still reeling from that devastating 9.0 quake just two weeks ago. tsunami alerts went out along that stretch of the coast. that's where thousands have died. but the alerts were lifted just a short time later with no reports of new damage or injuries. aerial pictures of the crippled fukushima nuclear plant were released over the weekend and they show just how badly damaged it's been. this morning, a utility company official confirmed the fuel rods from reactor two suffered a partial meltdown and also released radioactivity. he also said radioactive iodine has now spread a mile farther north in the ocean near the plant. 32 years ago today the u.s. suffered its worst nuclear accident at pennsylvania's three mile island power plant. >> that crisis profoundly changed nuclear energy in america just as japan's disaster will likely change its future. karen travers joins us from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those images out of japan have sparked concern among americans but so far you're not seeing any lawmakers calling for a halt for president obama's nuclear program. the partial meltdown at three mile island back in 1979 had a crippling effect on the u.s. nuclear power program. since then not a single new plant has been ordered in the united states. that changed last year. president obama announced his administration would put more than $8 billion in federal loan guarantees toward america's first nuclear power plant in 30 years. >> to meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worse consequence of climate change we'll need to increase our supply of nuclear power. >> reporter: in the wake of the disaster in japan, president obama and nuclear experts have expressed confidence. they say u.s. power plants are safe. that may not be enough to ease public concerns. new polling last week showed a sharp decline in the support of americans wants to build new plants. so far that fear has not spread to capitol hill. lawmakers are certainly raising concerns but nuclear energy still has bipartisan support. >> i'm not persuaded that nuclear power should be deleted from the list of options we look at. >> i wouldn't sign an executive order to freeze all construction of nuclear plants as the president froze drilling in the gulf coast after that disaster down there. >> reporter: right now there are 104 nuclear reactors. they account for just 20% of the nation's electricity. far less than countries like japan and france. nuclear power there makes up 70% of the total electrical output. developing nations such as china and india are moving quickly to catch up. the chinese are building 100 reactors. last year president obama said the u.s. cannot afford to fall behind if america fails to invest in alternative energy sources like nuclear power, it will mean lost jobs and higher costs for american consumers. rob and peggy? seven people are missing after an apartment building exploded in ontario. canadian police and firefighters have not been able to get into the rubble to search for victims. they hope the seven missing residents were not home at the time of the blast which happened yesterday morning. that building uses electric heat. although some residents say they did smell gas, woodstock is about 135 miles northeast of detroit. the supreme court is poised to weigh in on what could be the largest class-action suit ever. retail giant walmart is accused of discriminating against female employees and those workers past and present may stand to gain billions of dollars. now more from linsey davis. >> reporter: this woman, an assistant manager at sam's club and single mother of two, says she's about to make history. >> it's crazy. i never would have thought that me personally would ever have made it to the supreme court. >> reporter: she's been employed by walmart for almost 25 years. and is one of six named plaintiffs who filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the company over pay and promotions. >> there was a male coworker there that had been with the company half the time that i had been and he was making almost double what i was making. i had even gone to the district manager and asked him what i needed to do and that's when i got the blow the cobwebs off my makeup and doll up comment. >> reporter: on tuesday the supreme court will decide if one of the largest class-action suits in history will go forward against the nation's largest private employer. >> we're not going after them because they're big. we're going after them because they're wrong. >> reporter: walmart says their claims should have been heard in court a long time ago individually. the retail giant argues a class-action lawsuit would represent more women than active duty personnel in army, navy, air force, marines and coast guard combined. >> the plaintiffs in this case want to lump over 1.5 million women who work for walmart into the case. even many who had positive experiences. >> it's an enormously important case because it gets to the heart of whether women as a group will be able to have the resources to go against big employers. >> reporter: this case is ten years in the making. now it's up to the supreme court to decide if it will proceed as a class action. if it does go forward, the supreme court won't ultimately hear it but this could have a huge impact on employers much smaller than walmart. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> fascinating case. lots of money on the line. a lot of people watching what's going to happen there. and a lot of people watching the weather, as always. we're looking at storms in florida, plus 50-mile-an-hour winds, hail, drenching rain in miami, tampa, jacksonville. showers in the carolinas. we're looking at light rain and snow from omaha to kansas city. 6 to 12 inches of snow in the ernako1o western dakotas, colorado, montana and utah. >> 47 in salt lake city. 37 in billings. cooler in the midwest. 38 in the twin cities. 42 in omaha. 39 in the windy city. miami hits 88. baltimore, 48. boston, 42. and 5 degrees here in the "world news now" studio. it's so cold in here. well, virginia commonwealth is in basketball's final four. the richmond school pulled off one of the biggest upsets in ncaa tournament history. >> thousands 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average of 100 texts a day, this is their main form of communication. 911 centers, even in major cities, only have the ability to handle basic phone calls. >> okay. >> most of the 911 centers across the country today are based and stuck in 1960 and '70 technology. >> reporter: but you might be surprised at who's leading the way to the 21st century. rural blackhawk county iowa, the only place in the country where dispatchers can respond to emergency text messages. there is little doubt that texting 911 could save lives in circumstances where making a phone call is dangerous or impossible. that's something 17-year-old tom and his 73-year-old grandfather found out when their canoe capsized in icy water. their wet cell phones didn't work but somehow they could still text relatives. >> we couldn't hear them just knew they were there through texts. >> reporter: so she called 911 and help arrived. but some emergency managers are still wary of texting's downside. >> you could imagine someone who is nervous, trying to text on a cell phone, could make a lot of mistakes. that's why the phone call is so important. >> reporter: chicago recently added technology that allows police to receive cell phone photos, but only from people who call 911 first. >> a caller will then go ahead, insert the picture into the message and send it back to the 911 center. >> reporter: that goes straight to detectives? >> that's right. >> reporter: bringing the system we rely on to save lives one step closer to the way we communicate. barbara pinto, chicago. >> that is true. there's a lot of emergency situations where you wouldn't be able to call but you could text. >> you could text. usually calling on the phone is more quick than -- it's quicker than texting, so that's the thing. i get some situations -- >> some certain phones, which we won't mention, which are very frustrating. >> yes. coming up next, lindsay lohan wants to have something in common with cher, prince and madonna. you know where 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talking about lindsay lohan. she's decided because of her father's antics, there's always a new one. they want to drop the last name lohan and just be known as lindsay. here's the reason she thinks she can pull it off. remember the super bowl commercials, e-trade baby where the baby said, "that milkaholic lindsay" and everybody knew who she was talking about? that moment lindsay says she realized she could ditch lohan and people would still know who she is. >> really? >> yes. >> well, good for her. or they could use her inmate number, either one. whatever name she wants to go by. >> whatever's on her ankle bracelet. a lot of folks out there saw "black swan," loved it, nominated for best picture and all this. and natalie portman. but apparently there's drama brewing behind the scenes. there was an article in the "l.a. times" on march 23rd with ballerina who was basically natalie's backup for the movie saying, wait a minute, i did all the hard work, i did everything. her quote is, i would say only -- i would say 5% of the full body shots, i would say 5% are natalie. basically saying she did very little of her own dancing. it was all this backup ballerina, sarah lane, 27, of the american ballet theater. she says she did all the work. apparently the choreographer benjamin and natalie's fiancee said 85% was natalie. because her face was digitized on top of the real ballerina's body. so, some questions here -- >> sour grapes. >> sour grapes over who did all the work. she won best actress but how much work did she do? >> she trained for a full year. and she's an actor, not a dancer. i thought it was impressive she learned what she did. now, remember the whole debacle with bret michaels, got injured, he was at the tony awards. we have actual video of the moment he got hurt. take a look at this. >> remember that? >> yeah. >> this is when he suffered a busted lip, got a broken nose and then about a couple months later he had a near-fatal brain hemorrhage. he says now he's 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