detected in tap water, authorities say it s within acceptable safety levels. radio active part cells have begun to enter the food chain here, spinach and milk produced in the plant tested positive and have been banned from sale. there has been one positive tellment development from attempts to cool those overheated reactors engineers say they ve attached a power cable to the outside of the plant this, could be crucial. if they can power up power systems it can help in cooling reactors. they ll try to get water pumps working as the second reactor then move on to other three remaining in danger of melting down. a japanese government spokesman says there is now stable saigs at the stricken number three reactor. this is important, is that that is the only plutonium reactor and the dangers of radiation exposure would
rideo active iodine has been detected in tap water, authorities say it s within acceptable safety levels. radio active part cells have begun to enter the food chain here, spinach and milk produced in the plant tested positive and have been banned from sale. there has been one positive tellment development from attempts to cool those overheated reactors engineers say they ve attached a power cable to the outside of the plant this, could be crucial. if they can power up power systems it can help in cooling reactors. they ll try to get water pumps working as the second reactor then move on to other three remaining in danger of melting down. a japanese government spokesman says there is now stable saigs at the stricken number three reactor. this is important, is that that is the only plutonium reactor and the dangers of
neil: 21 minutes past the hour. forget the peace fire. al-gaddafi expanding the fight and reports of his tanks moving to a rebel held trong hold in the west . the u.s. and allies are seeing all of this and feeding their plan to respond militarily to libya. jets landing in the air base in italy. sarkozy said his country has war planes over the air space. secretary of state expected to make comments about u.s. involvement to stop al-gaddafi and stop him now. we ll take you there live as soon as she speaks . david piper news of something else taking hold there, a food scare. david, what can you tell us? first of all radioactive iodine is discovered in tap water here in tokyo and five other nearby areas. the japanese authorities say it is within safety levels and
to shore and sweeps across the road. you re looking at it and the driver said he had no time to react and decide today ride it out until the rushing waters settled. fortunately he made it out alive to show the world this video and tell his story of survival. it s incredible. and the death toll is rising again in japan. more than 7,000 people are now reported dead. nearly 11,000 are missing. crews are closer to restoring power at a damaged nuclear plant though as high radiation levels turned up in food produced nearby. there s a lot of concern about that, too, david piper streaming live from tokoyo, where trace amounts of radiation are turning up in tap water, david? reporter: that s right, jamie, radioactive iodine has been detected in tap water here in the japanese capital. the japanese authorities do say it s still within safety levels. radioactive materials are entering the food chain. after that fukushima plant.
pretty quiet weather in libya. that will be the story for the next couple of days want only thing i did see with were spotty showers in tripoli . otherwise benghazi and the rebel hold should be fine with mostly clear skies and gusty wins between 10-20 miles per hour. i don t think that will be a big concern. bigger concern in japan. a new storm system that will be rolling on through . you can see on the satellite image to the west of japan. that will be shifting east ward and bringing rain. sunday evening over there wrapping up sunday morning and that could have radioactive vapors and put it back in the ground and we have respects of radioactive levels exceeding the government safety levels in spinach and milk . not something you want to hear. john: not at all.