so bring us up to speed. what is the latest on the containment efforts? for the waldo canyon fire, they are about 25% containment for that fire. heather: have you ever seen anything like this? we were looking back at the records for the state. these fires are just so much more destructive in relation to the loss of life and loss of property than anything we ve seen in decades. heather: baby taking a look at devastation. it looks like a nuclear bomb went off. tell us about some of the scenes that you have personally seen? i was down in the area on tuesday night when the fire erupted. just to see miles of mountain ridge on fire, it s just unbelievable to see.
system? i know roads have been closed, what about railways? well, the railroads also are in tough shape here. certainly, new jersey transit is trying to get back up as well as local bus service in the area, but it s not just about the trains, it s about the roads here, because some of the secondary roads are flooded, and if you re trying to get around whether you need to go to work or run errands, traffic in the entire region is impacted by all of this flood waters that are on the move. michelle franzen there in paterson, new jersey, thank you for that report. right now there s a raging wildfire in texas and oklahoma that s destroyed 150 homes and evacuated hundreds of people. the area is suffering from drought conditions, making the dry vegetation a perfect fuel for the blaze. and there is bad news in the forecast. north texas is expected to have high winds in the coming days, that could hamper containment
minister as the crippled nuclear power plant in fukushima continues to leak radiation. containment efforts hit another setback when two plant workers were drenched in radioactive water. u.s. energy experts hope to minimize further risk by sending robotic machines to survey areas of the plant which are now too dangerous for humans. the south korean military s reporting they are holding artillery drills on the island that was shelled by the north last year. two civilians and two marines were killed. that island lies on a disputed border between the two koreas. the artillery is said to be pointed south, away from the north. an official of the south korean government says the second live fire drill since the last attack in november. back to greta. wisconsin. another ron in a brutal fight over collective bargaining and state employees. a judge issued a temporary restraining order march 18th,
of the reactors and radioactive water is spilling into the ocean. what does it mean for the containment efforts? joining us from atlanta, professor cham dallas at the university of georgia. in fact, he also led expeditions into some of the most contaminated areas of chernobyl. welcome to the program. thanks so much for being with us here this morning. good to be here, kiran. i m going to run down some of the latest problems reported out of these reactors. and you can tell me what they mean. first of all, the rise duriing temperatures in reactor one. the number one thing they have to continue to do is keep water around the reactor cores. and any time there s a rising temperature, they re having difficulty cooling the reactors. if there s not going to be any more melting down, they re going to have to keep water circulating and keep the temperatures down. they actually had one of the trade groups in japan say it seemed to be they were dealing with perhaps at least some
from libya all morning and we have a few other headlines. starting with this news alert. video giving us a look at the containment efforts going on at the nuclear sites in japan, spraying the reactors with water to keep temperatures down and stop a melt down. the real goal to restore the electric cooling pump. workers connected an external power line to the plant overnight, but there is no guarantee that will make the pump work, and the government says radiation has now contaminated the food supply surrounding the plant, and dangerous levels of radiation have been found in spinach and milk. and the situation is taking a toll on the plant manager, seen crying after government officials admitted in a news conference that their response to the crisis has fallen short and they are over whelmed in dealing with the disaster. a key figure in the clinton administration has died. former secretary of state warren christopher passed away at his home if los angeles.