advising americans to move at least 50 miles away from the plant. japan has ordered evacuations at least 12 miles from the plant and now many americans are wondering about the safety of u.s. power plants, and they can t help but be reminded of the worst nuclear disaster right here in the u.s. at three mile island. let s bring in our mary snow. some painful memories being reawoken. reporter: painful memories, isha, but 33 years after the accident at three mile island there are few signs of the partial meltdown that occurred there and many people that lived through the accident never left the area. these stacks at three mile island rarely faze many of the residents here in central pennsylvania, but they evoke memories of a national might mayor. the site of the worst nuclear accident in america s history back in march of 1979. americans tuned in to the nightly news to hear this. good evening. the world has never known a day quite like today.
get out of japan all together. and wolf blitzer s one-on-one interview with secretary of state hillary clinton in egypt. she s talking about the disaster in japan, as well as the uprisings in libya and across the region. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m jessica yellin. you re in the situation room. wolf blitzer is on his way from egypt to tunisia right now. we expect him to join us once he lands, but for now let s brick in isha sesay at the global headquarters in atlanta for live coverage of the crisis in japan. isha. we saw a new cloud of smoke spewed from the plant at the daiichi nuclear power plant today unleashing freesh fear about radiation exposure and a possible meltdown. the u.s. government is apparently so concerned that it s giving americans different advice on evacuating the area than the japanese have given.