two partial melt downs are confirmed in japan including plutonium fuel. there are 8 or 9 reactors in crisis in japan. the assurances are early here. they seem to be counting on the distance across the pacific ocean. they are hoping the radioactivity will dilute sufficiently not to cause harm downwind as far as the united states. there are millions of people in dense population centers much much closer to these reactors in japan of course. the radioactivity dangers to most people should not be down-played. >> will not on this program that's for sure. kevin camps thank you very much for that grim but realistic prognosis. >> we will have much more ladies and gentlemen on the monster quake and killer wave it spawned. coming up i want to take a brief time-out to talk about the route of the libyan rebels which continue. we will have a report from the front.