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The nuclear threat. and as we ve heard, the disaster is hitting the economy very, very hard there. akiko fujita is joining us now from an evacuation center in fukushima. akiko, we ve heard about the economic toll this earthquake is having already. what is being done today in all of this? reporter: well, you re right, you know, shocks from the quake has extended to the markets. japan s benchmark nikkei fell 6.3% in the first session since the quake hit. that prompted the central bank to line up a record $183 billion in funds to stabilize the banking system. when you look at the numbers, the economic toll, it really is just frightening. the insurance cost of the quake alone expected to reach $35 billion. we have heard companies like sony, toyota, panasonic shuttering production lines. you can imagine, rob, just how far along we ll feel the effects on the economy out here. and also, akiko, we understand you re at an evacuation center. how serious is the radiation threat there, espec ....

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