. >> right now six bay area sim swimmers are on a risky i am in the pacific ocean and they are doing it without wet suits. >> and get ready to pay more to mail out your packages.  >>> right now, six bay area swimmers or a dangerous journey in the pacific ocean to bring awareness to a wonderful cause. they are swimming from the shark infested farallon islands to the golden gate bridge without wet suits. it hasn't been done in more than 40 years. they started at 6:00 this morning to raise money for the wounded warrior project. it supports america's service members and their families. if all goes well, they are expected to pass underneath the golden gate bridge around 7:00 tonight. for information how you can donate to their cause, we have a link on our website at abc7news.com. >> the sun is going to be shining on them. that will be nice. >> it's going to be bright for a while. we do have kloordz cloud, even a little rain on the way. here is a look at what is going on from emeryville back towards san francisco. high clouds mixing with our sunshine. another beautiful perspective

. >> right now six bay area sim swimmers are on a risky i am in the pacific ocean and they are doing it without wet suits. >> and get ready to pay more to mail out your packages. you can see >>> right now, six bay area swimmers or a dangerous journey in the pacific ocean to bring awareness to a wonderful cause. they are swimming from the shark infested farallon islands to the golden gate bridge without wet suits. it hasn't been done in more than 40 years. they started at 6:00 this morning to raise money for the wounded warrior project. it supports america's service members and their families. if all goes well, they are expected to pass underneath the golden gate bridge around 7:00 tonight. for information how you can donate to their cause, we have a link on our website at abc7news.com. >> the sun is going to be shining on them. that will be nice. >> it's going to be bright for a while. we do have kloordz cloud, even a little rain on the way. here is a look at what is going on from emeryville back towards san francisco. high clouds mixing with our sunshine. another beautiful perspecti

ocean. >>> and top dogs, the uconn huskies dominate the butler bulldogs to win the ncaa huskies dominate the butler bulldogs to win the ncaa championship. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our radioer viewers across the nation. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with breaking the deadlock. president obama will meet with top congressional leaders at the white house today to try and help broker a deal to balance the nation's budget and prevent a government shutdown. for more now, we go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the shut down deadline is friday, but the deadline to get something on paper is tonight. president obama trying to bring together these both sides to get it done. right now it appears they are in a stalemate. the number $33 billion had been bandyed about in terms of how much democrats and republicans agree to cut. however, republican leader john boehner says it there is no agreement

highly radioactive water continues to leak directly into the pacific ocean. officials now know where it's coming from. nbc' lee cowan is in tokyo tonight. >> reporter: they are the latest images from the crippled nuclear power plant. steam and smoke can still be seen rising from reactor number four. but it's what's going on near reactor number two, in that hole the worker is pointing to, that is the most immediate concern. japan's nuclear regulator says that highly radioactive water flooded that compartment and it was seeping into the ocean from an eight-inch crack. engineers hope to seal the leak, but since there's so much water, so far, that hasn't worked. experts say the radioactive iodine will disperse quickly once it hits the ocean, posing no significant health risk. the real threat is to the workers on site who still have to battle to stop it. today japan's prime minister arrived in the disaster zone. the first time he's set foot in the devastated landscape since in tsunami rolled ashore three weeks ago, and the view is unsettling. there are so many bod

the move is in response to toxic water spilling into the pacific ocean from damaged fukushima nuclear power plant. the plant was damaged when the tsunami hit last month, causing radiation to leak. samples of water had in the pacific ocean there have tested as high as 7.5 million times the legal limit for radioactive iodine. the plant owner says the levels fluctuate dramatically and that radiation dissipates quickly when it touches the salt water. and that it should have no impact on the environment. however, some country have still banned imports from japan. >>> the oakland police department and east bay spca are working together to train officers in how to better handle encounters with animals. today, opd released a 90-minute dvd to show the public how the department plans to deal with confrontations with pets. this comes after a couple high-profile shootings where police shot and killed animal these came in contact with. >> we want to teach them the physical skills that they have to evaluate what is animal doing what is animal behavior and what steps can we take to control the anima

. >>> plus why japan will be releasing thousands of tons of radioactive water into the pacific ocean. >>> good morning. traffic on highway 24 lafayette looks pretty good driving up to the tunnel. tell you more about the east bay and the south bay commute straight ahead. >>> good morning. we have about 40s around. mostly clear skies. end up with a mostly sunny and warmer day. 60s closer to the beaches. low to mid-70s elsewhere as temperatures come up a bit. >>> the u.s. has agreed to a nato request to continue air strikes in libya through the end of today. the u.s. was scheduled to hand over that role to britain, france and other nato allies yesterday. now meantime a turkish hospital ship picked up 250 wounded people from a city that has seen heavy fighting between government troops and rebels. the ship had to leave hundreds behind on the dock begging to be evacuated. >>> this morning the operator of that damaged nuclear plant in japan says it is going to release more than 11,000 tons of water contaminated with a low level of radiation into the pacific ocean. tokyo electric power says

ocean and dump it right into the reactor preventing three simultaneous meltdowns in the nick of time they did it right before it was about to expire. glowed into three gigantic meltdowns and that's where we are today a crippled nuclear power plant it's stable all in the sense that a time bomb is also stable a small earthquake a pipe break could set it off because it's just hanging there by your fingernails so imagine being on a cliff and hanging like your fingernails and one by one your fingernails start to crack that's a situation at the reactor right now it's stable but only if they can keep enough seawater in fresh water over the course a small earthquake could upset this entire scenario one of my best friends lives in tokyo his one of his kids and it's not suppose here in the united states but the rest is that his other daughter is in tokyo with him and his wife and and we've been corresponding ever since this happened in japan they refer to as three eleven the way we refer to nine eleven and my friend tells me that the media has been fairly reassuring and you know don't be so co

ocean and remember it's not stable yet they hope to stabilize it perhaps later this year but if they have to evacuate because of a secondary earthquake another quite great more radiation release if they have to evacuate from that site then the acid in his in freefall the only thing preventing a meltdown right now are the firemen the firemen shooting hose water into the reactors this is not in any nuclear physics textbook this means that they're literally making it up as they go along you know textbook says that in case of an accident because the local fire department and shoot hose water into a reactor would use in a partial meltdown state they're literally making it up as they go along sadly enough we are witnessing a science experiment and we are the guinea pigs what would you say to president obama who has traditionally supported nuclear power if if you were to ask your opinion of the future of energy and the future of nuclear energy in united states in particular. what your pan has made the feisty and gargan founds was this mythical figure who sold his soul to the double for unli

ocean. and for a break from the busy life we take you to restate of the art ski resort in the girls out of the area breaks free to start from patient industrial region. a warm welcome to you from our headquarters here in central moscow this is our team first up this hour libya's in battle government has flatly rejected rebel calls for a cease fire describing their terms as matt opposition leaders are demanding the regime withdraw its troops from western cities and grant freedoms to citizens well insisting colonel gadhafi steps down are just mostly or has more from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these authors were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms but on

ocean. and break from the busy life we take you to pennsic ski resorts and they grew worse as the area breaks free of its reputation of me that's true region. so you're watching on t.v. on kerry johnston welcome to the program our top story now libya's embattled government has flatly rejected rebel calls for a ceasefire describing their terms as a mad opposition leaders are demanding the regime withdraw its troops from western cities and grant freedoms to citizens are insisting colonel gadhafi steps down. there has more from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms but on the full measure trying to slightly diffe

ocean. phosphor break from the busy life we take you to risk date of the art ski resort in the urals as the area breaks free of its reputation as an industrial region. it's three pm here in moscow this is coming to you via thanks for being with us our top story this hour libya's embattled government has flatly rejected rebel calls for a cease fire describing their terms as map opposition leaders are demanding the regime would draw its troops western cities and ground freedoms to citizens while insisting colonel gadhafi steps down or if you supposedly are has more from tripoli . spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost i wanted because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms b

ocean there in the pacific ocean is a very big sink it's a very large body of water and that radiation will get dispersed very quickly and the majority of it is short lived isotope of iodine i.d.m. one three one which will which will take a in the environment very rapidly there hasn't been a huge amount of deposition in the surrounding area they are right to restrict access to milk and green leafy vegetables particularly the take up i had seen and therefore are contaminated but actually those levels are very low they're much lower than they were in chernobyl and it's the precautionary response by the japanese government rather than something we should be scared about so there hasn't been an overreaction do you think to what's going on there in japan you did mention the japanese being precautionary and they've expanded their exclusion zone for in fines and jail time for people to return to their homes so clearly there must be some sort of radiation threat there or are they just being precautions and not overreacting i think that it's difficult when you're in power in a situation like th

ocean. the levels of bit iodine is 4000 times above normal readings. it could prevent the return of tens of thousands of people around the plant. fire than permitted levels have been found in beef in the area. u.s. military has the u.s. if mission to find those who are still missing after the earthquake and tsunami. it started today three weeks after the disaster. 16,000 people remain unaccounted for. 20 aircraft and 10 vessels from the military will join in the rescue mission. the operation excludes the area within a 30 mi. radiation of the damaged plant. in the next half-hour in the kron 4 morning news we will look at how radioactive iodine is turninshowing up in our milk supplies here and whether not it can harm human health. the oakland a's kick off their season against the mariners today. stewart was the 1989 world series mvp. tam was pretty good yesterday for the giants, kirsch are strikes out barrel and the fourth. the sixth, no score 10 goes low encourages one in the dirt. posy makes

ocean. the next our special report looks at the merits of the death penalty and whether the crime of murder should always mean an eye for an eye. south of the united states of america oklahoma. this road leads to macalister penitentiary which houses prisoners condemned to death. this is where just twelve years ago i met shone sellers a young man condemned to death his story created a media star all over the world he was my age and i have never forgotten him ever since the night of his execution i have been convinced that the death penalty acts like a poison on all those who participated in it now my aim is to meet all the people up or involved in the execution of sean sellers. this is where sean sellers spent the last thirteen years of his life. the cameras cameras in three. cars in three. football players or are we. ok. sean was twenty nine when this interview took place. most of the people around here you know all this season doing all they see the chains the warriors cry. if all you can s

yesterday, engineers tried to seal a crack that has been leaking of water on a pacific ocean. a concrete mixture failed so they are injecting a mixture and special expanding polymer. so far the crack still leaks but they are given tomorrow to fully set. they announced two workers died at the plant when the tsunami initially hit. that information was withheld until the families were notified. >> the oakland a's are donating a dollar from every ticket sold to the red cross to raise money for japan's disaster victims. two of japan's biggest stars will be on the field. hideki matsui and mariners ichero suzuki. they have created a t-shirt that will be given out to the first 10,000 fans. uniforms that suzukiwore will be auctioned off. >> matsui has donated more than $600,000 of his own money and that will certainly help. kristine hanson is here with a preview of cooler accu-weather forecast. >> running 1-8 degrees cooler but. here is a live picture in hd from our mount sutro tower camera. here at gold bridge, blue skies, a lot of different colors of blues in that picture. we're talk

among tom's passions in addition to the pacific ocean and the green hills and meadows were history. world, national and local. railroads, car racing. politics. charles bicens and the music of diverse genres. after a long battle of cancer, tom passed away at the age of 6 5, the young age of 65 on march 19th, 2011 of complications from the cancer. he is survived by his wife, his two sisters and his aunt. as well as his brother, michael. he is also survived by his stepdaughter, rebecca who lives in new york. several nieces and nephews in both parts of the country and his mother-in-law. for those of you that might be interested there will be a public tribute later this spring and details will be announced. it is with sadness that we announce his passing. but it is that in his memory we will be adjourning the meeting in his memory today. >> supervisor avalos. >> thank you madam clerk. his passing comes as a real shock to many in our community in district 11. he owned a cafe on ocean avenue. it has been a great neighborhood hub for people in the area. and his passing is something that wil

it will be piloted by chris welsh later this year in the pacific ocean and their goal is to descend to 36,000 feet. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> you just taught me something. i didn't know could yyou could that far. >> gone. i'll have to find that out. >> we have changes taking place on the west coast. good morning, every. we had some mild temperatures especially in arizona and california, nevada, especially last week, but now we'll go through a cool period. you can see these clouds coming down underneath our little logo there and this is some cooler air from the mort. a pretty big deep trough will bring unsettled weather. we also have an upper level low spinning off the coast bringing clouds up here to southern california, so expect a mostly cloudy day today. in san diego, maybe even los angeles, some clouds spreading into arizona. showery weather has been endless, but he is specially heavier rains this time around portland and mountains outside of portland. so today showers, maybe rumble of thunder, but definitely

it was part of the pacific ocean in 1952. there was an earthquake. it is not a fresh water lake. that area is right next to the san andreas fault. it is a dangerous area. you do not want big construction right there. thank you very much. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker. >> supervisors, my name is ronaldo visali. i have lived in parkmerced for 40 years, since i was 3. today was a beautiful day. it was sunny. birds are chirping. a demolition of my home would be really a sad day for me and my brother. i grew up there. those of the streets i have lived on pretty much my whole life. i just can't see this happening. this whole plan is just the outrageous. i don't know whose pipe dream this is. i believe that someone's 6 -- sick and

his work is understanding climate variability and changes particularly as they apply to the pacific ocean and north america. his specific work concerns impacts of climate changes on water resources and other sectors in west europe north america and he also worked on large scale exchange of heat and water between the ocean and the atmosphere. dan is also a director of the california climate change center a center that works to improve and forecast for decision makers in the california region and i'm sure it's information we can take throughout the united states. dan recieved a bachelor of science in meterologist and oceanographer and received in 1971 from university that makes us about the same age dan, but i'm just a broken down lawyer and economists. he received a, ph.d., in ee in san diego. his speech today will focus on climate change and it's challenge to our water supply. please welcome doctor dan cohan. >> thank you susan, well, it's a privilege to be here. i'm really impressed with the gathering that you've all assembled here in and the quality of the discussion. so i know that i d

for talking about a huge collection of debris that washed away into the pacific ocean after last month's earthquake and tsunami. if it won't reach north america this month or even this calendar year. scientists say it is coming. this animation shows were the ocean currents will likely take a break. experts say it should reach the california coastline and about three years. from there it's expected to head towards hawaii before returning to the shut area. i'm sticking to the water and influenced by the wind could get here about the year from now. these pictures taken by the u.s. navy and oceanic and atmospheric administration give us a glimpse. there are reports of boats, houses and tractor trailers. you conceal the wood from houses that just splintered like toothpicks. scientists say most human remains will break apart and never reach land. but feet that are still in shoes could float and washed ashore. some say the collection of debris is three times the size of texas. experts don't think the majority of it will never reach land. but they say some likely will. gramm lotus, kron 4 news.

ocean. the water has a level of radioactivity that's 500 times above the legal limit. officials say they had to dump the tainted water to make storage tanks available for more highly contaminated water pooling around the reactor and seeping into the ocean. the search for that leak also continues with the discovery of a crack. they tried to plug it with cement but the water continues to flow into the sea. they also used a milky substance to try to trace the leak, but so far it has not appeared in the ocean. >>> supporters of bp say one way to decrease oil prices is to allow the company to resume deep water drilling in the gulf of mexico. bp is asking for permission to start drilling at the wells it already had under development when the explosion happened killing 11 people and sending a massive amount of oil into the water. it promises federal inspectors will have 24-hour a day access to their operations, but opponents say it's too soon for bp to start drilling again. >>> sunshine across the

just south of here is some also rock where the san andreas fault goes into the pacific ocean. this is closest to the san andreas fault. many people believe that the closer you are to default, the greater the ground motion might be. that is a portion that is a south westerly portion of san francisco that has some special earthquake hazards. we are here to talk about the geology of this area. why don't you tell us about what is going on? >> there is a giant step here at the edge of the escarpment, the edge of the landslide. all the land to the west of us is part of a landslide that is upwards of 200 feet deep. it goes underneath the ocean. it causes damage and it was mapped by the earliest geologists'. there are many kinds of rocks here. there is a big sequence of merced formation. this is a base in deposit that was formed by the interaction at the end of the continental margin. >> this is just on top. this is the same material that we were looking at at the last site. you can see it is on our way to the last side. it is deposited here by wind. it is 40-50 feet thick. this acts

june 1st 2009 flight 447 was on route to paris when it slammed into the pacific ocean after running in an intense high altitude thunderstorm. all 228 people on board that plane were kille killed. today oceanographer found the body still strapped to their seat. who are faiing as that is. they also located the engine landing gear l and parts of the fuselage. now investigators say they know where the recorder should be but they are not sure if they are still attached to the fuselage. the plane is sitting more than 2 miles below the surface. >> on to politic. president obama wants another 4 years in office. officially kick off the reelection campaign today with release of a new video. vl mark matthews tonight on the one group the president must have in his corner in order to win reelection. >> in a video released today announcing his candidacy there isn't one frame of president obama. just image of middle america and middle class americans talking about why they support him. >> i knew that some day i would be able to help reelect him. that's what i plan on doing. >>reporter: rather than a

ocean has diminished. it is not based on any scientific measurement just based on visuals. if you look at the before and after it does appear to be a lessening. this is the water that's been flowing from that aid inch crack discovered over the weekend in which they made three attempts to stop the leak first with cement, the second of polymer and the third time with what they call a liquid silicone. whether all three came together or just one of those three efforts, something seems to be having an impact. lastly, they began handing out what they call money it's a japanese tradition, it's not pay off for those living in the affected area but it's a way for them to say they're financially sorry. they were handing out $230,000 to each of time communities in the affected area. one of the those communities give the money back because after the to the mouth and think of how many people they have, spreading out that money came down to about $12 a person. which they felt was a deliberate their government distributi

they have been pumping millions of contaminated water into the pacific ocean. they are running out of storage space to keep water in overheating nuclear reactors. fish caught last week about 75 miles away contained radioactive iodine levels that exceed the new legal limit. >> eric: we are coming up 4:45. warning going out to neighbors in the east bay about a phony phone company worker. >> the clock is ticking. four days away from a possible government shutdown if lawmakers don't reach an agreement by this friday, federal agencies will close. i'll have a live report. >> kristen: also the battle to save homes. standing in the palth of a out of control wildfire in colorado. >> and a company made famous for computers unveiled a new weapon >>> good tuesday morning, we have thunderstorms marching through georgia and northern florida and also pushing through new jersey and new york. in fact many airport delays from laguardia, philadelphia and up to boston this morning. so definitely check out the weather throughout the east in the morning hours if you are headed that

ocean from the damaged nuclear plant. crews have tried to use concrete, sawdust, newspapers, even diaper chemicals to plug the leak, all we no result. the crack is in a maintenance pit. they found no other leaks. officials say it could take several months to get the fugue folk plant under control. >>> another big fundraiser for japan held by the a's in oakland coliseum. at least 20,000 fans showed up for japanese heritage day before the a's faced off against seattle. the pregame ceremonies including taiko drummers, free t-shirts, and hideki matsui appeared on the field before the first pitch. the a's have raised $50,000 and will donate $1 to every ticket sold to japanese earthquake relief efforts. >> a major recall of turkey burgers. some have already been sick 'ed, possible live by sam nellie. -- salmonella. the baby eagles who are a huge hit on the internet. >> leigh: we're looking live now at angel island out there, spectacular views. a beautiful day. how much longer can we expect this kind of weather? we take a look a

highly radioactive water is leaking into the pacific ocean from a newly discovered crack at the fukushima complex. complete exposure to the very high levels of radioactivity could be fatal within just two months. and to try to stop the leak, officials are preparing to pour concrete into the reactor. cbs news correspondent celia hatton is in our tokyo bureau with the latest. celia, good morning. >> good morning. japan's nuclear crisis entered new territory this morning as officials pinpointed one source of radioactive material that'si leaking from the damaged daiichi nuclear complex. an eight-inch crack in the concrete bottom of reactor number 2 is leaking radioactive water into the pacific ocean. officials from tokyo electric, the plant's operator, say they have an emergency solution. if we pour concrete into the area, then we can prevent the water from going in that direction, explains this company spokesman. it's not the only quick fix on hand. workers are spraying sticky resin on contaminated soil to stop radioactive dust blowing into the air. and this steel structure called a mega flo

. >>> right now, six brave swimmers are in the pacific ocean off the san francisco coast. they are swimming the 30 miles to the golden gate bridge. these are in chilly waters often infested with great white sharks. they're not using wet suits. they're expected to finish at 7:00 tonight. their swim will raise money for charity, including the wounded warrior project. >>> just two hours ago a big boat show got underway in oakland. there's a special treat for sailing fans. they get a chance to see the oldest trophy in international sports. the america's cup trophy will be on display throughout the show at jack lemon square. >> it will be on display during the day. in the evening, it will move into the waterfront hotel for an evening presentation and reception with some of the key figures from the america's cup organizing committees. >> sailing fans will also learn more about the race, which will be held in the san francisco bay in 2013. sailing show began at 10:00 a.m. this morning and runs until late sunday afternoon. >>> still ahead, another step backward for the nation's jo

the quake was centered in the pacific ocean about 2 miles south of salinas. residents-- 42 miles south of salinas residents felt it. now, all of this comes as local seismologists are urging an earthquake, early-morning system along the case. they are meeting to discuss their recommendations. they say their technology is mature enough to create a system just like -- just like demands. they say a complete facility coo be ready to -- could be ready in five years. >>> the huge snowpack is expected to melt and create spectacular waterfalls in yosemite falls. accord everything to the paper, the falls will likely be the park's main attraction but there are plenty of -- plenty of other parks that will benefit from the melting snow. >>> we have new video showing a muni light rail door wide open as it speeds along 234 an underground tunnel -- in an underground tunnel. you can see this, the passenger took this, and it happened between van ness and church. we're still waiting to hear from muni. but we doe not driver is being disciplined. apparently there was some warning

a radioactive water has been gushing into the pacific ocean, the leak is now contained. the crews of an pump water into the plant to tranquil the reactors and now technicians are trying to prevent future explosions that could cause more follow. crews are pumping nitrogen into the plant in an effort to neutralize the reactors. it could be a rough year for hurricanes, forecasters are predicting an above average hurricane season for the atlantic ocean. the forecast issued today is a slightly scaled back one of the one issued earlier in december. researchers predict it 16 named storms that of 17. nine of those are expected to turn into hurricanes, five major. >>jacqueline: of view from the gold gate bridge most studies skies a few clouds turning to stream in. it was the cloud a few more clouds push and as rain approaches the bay area. it will be rainy thursday with rain starting after midnight. scattered thunderstorms possible mainly in the morning. rainfall totals up to a quarter of an inch of rain, not a big rainmaker but definitely a cold spring storm. there's the tail en

in perspective, pacific ocean holds about 300 trillion swimming pools full of water. >>catherine: over the weekend repair crews tried unsuccessfully to plug the radioactive leaks with sawdust even shredded newspaper. now the japanese government once the plant operator to consider wrapping the reactors and a giant sheet. with the reactors offline, japan is facing rolling blackouts this summer. businesses might be asked to start work days one hour earlier to conserve energy. here in the u.s., toyota said today will have to shut down all 13 u.s. factories because of a shortage of parts from japan. the company said it does not know how long the plants will be closed. >>catherine: in libya now u.s. warplanes are ending their front-line missions over libya today. they're shifting to a support role. britain and france will now be providing the fighter jets enforcing a no-fly zone. the u.s. air power will be available to back up the international effort if needed. and can't go just one survivor from a plane crash. 32 people killed, the small passenger plane was carrying an as

ocean. authorities say fixing the leak could take months. crews are still trying to fill the area with some and but it will try. the earthquake in tsunami in japan are taking a toll on the auto industry. it's not just manufacturers feeling the impact. you will notice that if you had to the car lot. alice and explains why new cars are coming with a bigger price tags. >>reporter: as the crisis continues to unfold in the economic impact is spreading. here in the u.s. forcing it especially in car prices. here's quickens and on because several automakers to stop production in japan. as gas prices keep rising some buyers are worried it could lead to a shortage of fuel- efficient models. since the earthquake prices of new cars have surged. a compact cars have increased 11% compared to february. intermediate size cars have increased almost 9 percent and overall nursing a 5% increase across the board on all models. and yet it is one of the company's forced to suspend production and now that it's goin

ocean in order to make room for even more highly radioactive water leaking from a crack in a maintenance pit as the photos from there show. they don't know why all that water is leaking and various fixes like filling the cracked pit with concrete have not worked. now the plant's owner is dumping more than 11,000 tons of radioactive water right into the sea where the experts tell us it will dissipate. >>> when we come back in just a moment, one of the top universities in this country under investigation and the students making accusations of sexual misconduct. >>> and later tonight, making a difference by making sure something great doesn't entirely go to waste. >>> tonight, yale university is in the news for all the wrong reasons. yale is being accused of tolerating an environment of sexual hostility against female students on campus. here is nbc news education correspondent rahema ellis in new haven, connecticut. >> reporter: founded more than 300 years ago as an all-male institution, today women slightly outnumber men at yale, but some here claim this prestigious university has allowed

in japan, radiation no longer pouring into the pacific ocean. workers at that damaged nuclear power plant making progress fixing the leak. they plugged a crack discovered in a maintenance pit. they say the crack was the only one they found but are still looking for other leaks. high level of radiation in the sea near the plant prompted the government to set limits for the first time on the amount of radiation allowed in fish in that area. >>> the dish network is the new owner of blockbuster. the satellite tv company won the auction for the movie rental chain with a winning bid of $228 million in cash. blockbuster filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy back in september. >>> for more news let's turn to cnbc anchor nicole lapham. >> reporter: futures are higher after a mixed day on wall street yesterday. that's despite a big boost from a lot of m & a activity. texas instruments buying national semi, diamond foods snapping up pringle's brands from p & g. minutes from last month's fed meeting suggest central bankers are split so we're watching this very cl

. >>> a new study is sounding an alarm about toxic mercury in pacific ocean fish and sea birds. u.c. berkeley researchers studied the feathers of the birds that eat the fish and found mercury levels have risen dramatically over the last 120 years. there are big jumps that correspond to industrial growth in the u.s. and asia and that higher levels of mercury in seafood could pose a health threat to humans, especially pregnant and nursing mothers and young children. >>> the obama administration is facing a lawsuit over sea turtles. conservation groups are accusing the administration of ignoring a deadline to protect a large section of the western coast from southern california up to northern washington. now, this area is a critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles. the government was suppose to establish a final rule to label it a safe zone but so far failed to do so. >>> ahead, people are still talking about the incredible sharks playoff win last night. >>> and the latest rumors about a new apple iphone. >>> looking at wall street, strong profits and outlooks from tech and man

ocean. tokyo electric tried to pour concrete into the pit hoping to stop the spill, but it hasn't worked so far. crews will now try to inject a water absorbent polymer. ♪ [ music ] >> san francisco's japan town hosted a concert today to raise money for relief efforts in japan. the asian american communities hosted this fundraiser at the peace plaza stage. they called it cacua japan. it means to reach out and help others. >>> in libya, rebels are pushing on despite a deadly setback. they lost 13 of their own in a nato air strike. elizabeth palmer on how their lack of training resulted in deadly consequences. >> chaos in rebel has been a huge problem from the beginning, both for the few commanders who are military professionals and for nato pilots. on friday near the front line, at least six people are said to have been killed and 25 injured, including children. in an explosion hit an ammunition truck. nato says it is investigating. >> over the past few days, rebel fighters discipline has im

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