nuclear power plant. the crews are working to reconnect electricity to the cooling system to cool the rods. other crews are spraying and dumping water on the nuclear few. smoke can be seen from building number 2 right now. the cause is not known but a explosion hit the building on tuesday. it is possible the cooling chamber is damaged. low levels of radiation have been detected beyond tokyo, which is 140 miles south of the nuclear power plant. u.s. is warning americans to leave the country and the government is offering voluntary evacuations. today president obama spoke about the situation in japan. this is video of president obama visiting the japanese embassy. the president wrote a message of condolences. he told americans not to worry about a nuclear plume causing damage in the u.s. we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the united states, west coast, hyor alaska or u.s. territoryies. we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, ha
as japan s reactors, water drops started and crews trying to restore electrical power. kron 4 s jonathan bloom has the latest on this unfolding story. reporter: a tail of two tale of two circles. the reactor here on the pacific coast inside two circles near sendai. a closer look. there are two evacuation zones. the center one, that is the zone japanese officials recommend citizens leave and seek shelter. but the larger circle a 50-mile ring in blue, that s the zone in which american officials told u.s. citizens they should not be traveling and if they want to get away, the united states government will help them get out. this happens as officials work to cool the reactors, so far, four of the reactors are experiencing serious problems. over here, reactors 5 and 6 are starting to heat up. reactors 1-4 all inch closer to melt down. reporter: military helicopters dump water on the reactors to keep them cool enough to prevent the melt down. it started when the earthquake hi
evacuating government personal and citizens who wish to lead. as japan s reactors, water drops started and crews trying to restore electrical power. kron 4 s jonathan bloom has the latest on this unfolding story. reporter: a tail of two tale of two circles. the reactor here on the pacific coast inside two circles near sendai. a closer look. there are two evacuation zones. the center one, that is the zone japanese officials recommend citizens leave and seek shelter. but the larger circle a 50-mile ring in blue, that s the zone in which american officials told u.s. citizens they should not be traveling and if they want to get away, the united states government will help them get out. this happens as officials work to cool the reactors, so far, four of the reactors are experiencing serious problems. over here, reactors 5 and 6 are starting to heat up. reactors 1-4 all inch closer to melt down. reporter: military helicopters dump water on the reactors to keep them cool enou
layoff. we have been that bear bones and beyond. reporter: despite pleading, staff told the board they have put this off as long as possible. there is nothing else we can do to avoid this step. really our hands are forced. reporter: english, social scudies and pe are among the hardest hit. he sided with angry parents. there is a bunch of people that are not given the opportunity for equal education. reporter: some people got impatient. are you going to take away teachers or not? i need security. reporter: in the end all but him decided to send out the letters. i will vote for it. reporter: the 538 layoff notices have to go out. it will be months before the teachers know for sure whether they will have a job next year. jonathan bloom, kron 4 news. voters said yes on measure a. they approved a parcel tax to support the city schools. it will prevent school closings. however the district may have to consider some cuts if state tax extensions are not approved
layoff. we have been that bear bones and beyond. reporter: despite pleading, staff told the board they have put this off as long as possible. there is nothing else we can do to avoid this step. really our hands are forced. reporter: english, social scudies and pe are among the hardest hit. he sided with angry parents. there is a bunch of people that are not given the opportunity for equal education. reporter: some people got impatient. are you going to take away teachers or not? i need security. reporter: in the end all but him decided to send out the letters. i will vote for it. reporter: the 538 layoff notices have to go out. it will be months before the teachers know for sure whether they will have a job next year. jonathan bloom, kron 4 news. voters said yes on measure a. they approved a parcel tax to support the city schools. it will prevent school closings. however the district may have to consider some cuts if state tax extensions are not approved