become more frequent at the nuclear power plant damaged last march in the earthquake and tsunami there. 8 1/2 tons of radioactive water leaked earlier in the week from a detached pipe. next in the grapevine, no super bowl party at the white house. plus this. for the land of the free bret: would you vote for her for president
they re very dissatisfied with a military structure. this latest violence was triggered by a melee after a soccer match wednesday night. 74 people were killed. some crushed and some stabbed with police, mostly looking on. meanwhile, in security in egypt spread to the resort area of the sinai. two americans staying there, along with their egyptian guide, were kidnapped by armed bedouins. after negotiations with local authorities, they were let go, apparently unharmed. we certainly do appreciate the efforts of the egyptian authorities in securing the release. three americans, including the son of transportation secretary ray lahood now sheltering at the u.s. embassy in cairo. they face a no fly order and possible criminal investigations by egypt into the activities of their nongovernmental organization. the embassy tells us there is no change. in london, fox news. tokyo s electric power company says leaks of radioactive water are
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this morning on world news now, spending showdown. president obama is pushing congress today to agree on a spending bill plan. but can a deal be made before the government is shut down? it s wednesday, april 6th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. and good morning, everyone. i m mike marusarz. and i m peggy bunker. in a few days the government will run out of money, and the president says it s no time for congress to play games and that a deal must be made, but can they avoid the first government shutdown in 15 years? also, radioactive water has now stopped flowing into the ocean from the damaged nuclear power plant in japan, but is it too late? a look at that sushi that people are wondering if the seafood we re getting from japan toxic. no doubt about that. also, we have a story about a thief who got more than he
ramped up its examination of seafood from japan. so far, the fda says, not a single radioactive fish has been detected in this country. fda has established a safety net to make sure anything that is coming into this country is safe for human consumption. reporter: last month, the u.s. government halted all imports from the area near japan s crippled nuclear plant. but this week, new worries as tons of radioactive water was sent into the ocean, after thousands of contaminated fish were found within miles of the plant, the japanese government announced new radiation standards for its fish. india responded by banning imports of all food from japan. on this side of the pacific ocean, japanese fish still sells where you can find it. we are still buying fish from japan. i think it is safe. i am a physician. and i m very much aware of issues about radioactivity and i don t think we really have to be