radiation contamination. what would that mean? greg palkot with the latest. that is scary if the situation wasn t bad enough, greg. reporter: that is scary but there is relatively good news. let s take about what is being done feverishly at the nuclear reactor complex. it seems to be working to some degree the efforts to stabilize the situation. they have been training high powered water cannons inside these stricken reactors. according to the authorities on the ground through the day on saturday, the temperatures have not risen. the radioactivity levels have not risen and at least it hasn t gotten worse. trying to connect the electrical lines. they have the cooling pumps working in two undamaged reactors. they are now connecting the lines to units one and two. those are the least damaged of
crisis since world war ii and will take determination to get it through, on several fronts. up the coast from where we are, at the nuclear reactor complex, sea water is pumped into yet another reactor, authorities want to cool it down, they say it is under control, and, the evacuation continues around the area of those reactors, and people are being tested for radioactive poisoning. in also as the scope of the disaster becomes much clearer, up and down the coast, too, we saw people struggling to deal with shortages of food, fuel, and power, and, dealing with aftershocks, a big one felt by this crew, this morning and by others here this also continues to come, relief is on the way, 100,000 japanese soldiers now committed to try to help the people in this region and the u.s. is committed, too. 20 choppers, it was announced today, worked relief flights off
toughest crisis since world war ii and it will take determination to go through. up the coast from where we are at the nuclear reactor complex, sea water is being pumped into the reactor. authorities want to cool it down and say it s under control but evacuations continue around the area of the reactors and people are tested for radioactive poisings. this is as the scope of the disaster becomes much clearer up and down the coast too. we saw people struggle to deal with shortages of food, fuel, and power and dealing with aftershocks. a big one felt by this crew this morning and by others here. this also as help continues to come, relief is on the way. 100,000 japanese soldiers committed to try to help the people in the region and the u.s. has committed too. 20 choppers worked relief flights off the uss ronald