is a ray of radiation is being emanating from reactors number 1 and number 2 for 12 days now. we have only been told this, the authorities say it s not dangerous. what that means the neutron ray is a neutron beam is created when particles or pieces of plutonium or uranium fall away from the fuel rods. not good shep, not good at all. on top of that the authorities say they still don t expect a meltdown but it s hard to say what exactly will happen. certainly for reactors 1, 2, and 3 on this brand new day here in japan. they there will need to be reassessment. shepard: dominick, thanks so much. air traffic controllers are in charge of making sure planes can safely land and take off from the nation s airports. now, word that one may literally have been asleep on the job at a crucial moment. the details on that next. and, a deadly explosion dealing a blow to prospects of peace in the middle east. the scene here, israel.
that the experts consider unsafe for babies. the national disaster in japan looking to be the costliest in reported history. the government stems put the damage there as $309 billion. more than double the cost of hurricane katrina. our dominick dinatale streaming live. what s going on in reactor number 3 now, do we know? shep, the authorities have got no clue whatsoever what is causing that mysterious black smoke coming out of reactor number three. that reactor and reactor number one now a major concern, shep. that s because the con tam takenment vessels for the fuel rods have now exceeded the maximum operating temperature levels they were designed to with strand. 700 degrees is what they re at. if they are exposed they will expose the fuel rods to the atmosphere. that will cause a flood of lethal radiation the scale we haven t seen so far here. in japan on top of that we are hearing that a neutron beam that
the streets. now, that flower, a different kind of essence. the essence of future freedom of the egyptian people. after 30 years of dictatorial rule, shep. shepard: dominick dinatale live streaming from cairo early this friday morning. dominick, thanks. a live look there. hear the noises coming from the square. now our interpreter is telling us what they are chanting over and over again. three phrases the people brought down the regime. the army and the people are one. and then, maybe most telling of the future, mumbarak must be prosecuted. one opposition leader calling this the greatest day of his life. mohammed el baradei a nobel peace prize winner. head of the nuclear watchdog agency and opposition leader. he tells reuters we have waited for this day for decades. we all look forward to working with the military fofer-to-prepare for free and fair elections.
the government and take hosni mubarak out. we are close to dawn just a few hours away. who knows what the 18th day of protests will actually bring to egypt who have been on the brink today. shep? shepard: our correspondent dominick dinatale live for us in cairo. and now the protesters are chanting in tahrir square. our interpreter tells us their words are as follows. what does mubarak want? does he want us all to die? the white house says it watched president mubarak s speech on air force one while heading back to a previously planned trip to michigan. apparently it was a surprise to him as well. here is what the president said before mubarak spoke. while the protesters were still dancing in the square expecting him to resign. what is absolutely clear, is that we are witnessing history unfold. it s a moment of transformation that s taking place because the people of egypt are calling for
is all gearing up to a major head on collision between the government and also the public. one that he says could lead to violence worse than we have seen it before, shep. shepard: dominick dinatale our correspondent live this early friday morning in cairo. the white house is reviewing more than a billion dollars a year egypt gets from the united states. some lawmakers say it s time to get rid of that aid, keep it today foreign policy experts told congress do not cut off the cash just yet. they say obviously the u.s. does not want to be paying for the suppression of democracy, though it has been for decades. but, for now, they recommend using the money as leverage to prevent an even more violent crack down on protesters. another huge milestone today for the congresswoman gabby giffords a month after a gunman shot her in the head, she is talking. an aide says she spoke for the first time this week. he is not sure what her first words were. but the other day when they brought her break