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Japan / Earthquake and Tsunami / Nuclear Crisis #990445

ABC Evening News for Monday, Mar 21, 2011
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(Studio: Diane Sawyer) Report introduced.

(Osaka, Japan: David Wright) The frantic effort to deal with the nuclear emergency in Japan after the earthquake updated; scenes shown of the power plant, including smoke from reactor 3 and fire hoses cooling reactors; details given about radioactivity in the water and food supply and of US concerns about food from Japan. [NRC's Bill BORCHARDT†- says things appear to be stabilizing.] Geiger counter reading on packaged produce in Japan shown.

(Studio: Diane Sawyer) The latest death toll figures cited. Report introduced.

(Morioka and Akita: Clarissa Ward) The stories of survival and death in Japan featured; scenes shown of two people after their rescue after nine days trapped in rubble and a woman in the hospital who gave birth after the quake; details given {with photos} about what happened to late American teacher Taylor Anderson.

Reporter(s):
Sawyer, Diane;
Wright, David;
Ward, Clarissa
Duration:
00:04:30

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