ran dry of water and released a huge amount of radioactivity into the air. i believe some 800 kilometers of territory were contaminated to the extent they could not be used. that would be in the order of the 20 kilometer exclusion zone being announced by the japanese. there three reactors and other cooling tanks, so that gives some basis on which to judge the scale of the likely impact of a release. martha: we want to alert you to this just crossing the wires. there is a lot going on on the ground and in the air in libya. the rebel stronghold is under attack by qaddafi forces from the air. there are also reports that the rebels have three of their own planes and they are trying to
on the bus to see how fast the bus indeed was traveling. and hoping to get answers there. so at this point it s looking a little dodgey. jon: julie bandaras in our newsroom, thanks. jenna: still keeping an eye on what is happening in the mideast today. libyan reblts taking a beating losing ground in key areas they once controlled. an international noose is still tightening on qaddafi. we have the latest developments a whole bunch of different reports coming out of libya. we ll break it on down from you. breaking news from japan this morning. brand-new reports, three react erts may be in the process of melting down as the people of japan struggle to deal with this multiteared disaster. we ll give you the latest in just three minutes. pwhrafp
the united nations security council was in a closed-door meeting today on libya. we re waiting to find out if they endorse a no-fly zone. one other note here. qaddafi has offered he said amnesty to any soldiers who turn to the rebels side if they want to return he said. he will provide them amnesty if they show regret and hand over their weapons. no word whether or not any former libyan army members have done that. jenna? jenna: so many different reports coming out of libya today. rick leventhal with the breakdown. rick, thank you. we should mention secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting with leaders from the group of eight, the eight major superpowers, discussing imposing a no-fly zone in libya. the question we re asking today, is it too little too late to do something? judy miller, fox news contributor. judy, how would you answer the question a month into this crisis? is it too late? better to do something than nothing and that s where we re headed right now. if we had impos
relationship between united states and pakistan at moment. the united states needs pakistan to rat out terrorist hiding in this country causing programs in afghanistan and with plots in afghanistan. davis is being used as a political pawn whether he is actually sentenced and does face the death penalty remains to be seen. it will be dragged out over months. today was a setback for davis and u.s.-pakistan relations. back to you. jon: let s hope we can get raymond davis home. dominic dinatali in pakistan, thanks. jenna: after making early gains, rebel forces in libya cornered by qaddafi forces. hillary clinton arriving in paris to discuss what if any role the u.s. will play in responding to what s happening in libya. should we lead or should we follow? that is a big question we re going to ask coming up. also the images coming out of japan. there is no other way to describe them. simply heartbreaking. the situation as fluid as it is as rescue teams arrive from around the world. we ll hea
libya may have the will to fight but they lack air and firepower and they certainly according to the reports today are losing some ground. qaddafi s forces launching a massive assault on the rebels. a live report from the war zone in just a few minutes. plus, japan facing a nuclear nightmare and sparking heated debate in the u.s. could what happened there happen here? we ll take a closer look just ahead.