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(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Jeanne Meserve) The nuclear emergency in Japan at some plants whose cooling systems were shut down and the issue of how dangerous the situation is discussed; inset video of the waters shown.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Near Sendai, Japan: Kim Lai) The impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the scope of the disaster and devastation and the slow traffic here reviewed; scenes shown of damages from near Sendai.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Camera coverage of the impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan presented; scenes shown from inside shaking buildings.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's weatherman Chad Myers and Columbia University's Jim Gaherty† about the disaster. [MYERS - describes what happened in the earthquake that caused the water to move; states the danger to the US has dissipated, but there are aftershocks around Japan before and after the 8.9 quake.] [GAHERTY - comments on Japan being on an earthquake belt; explains this quake is hundreds of time larger than the earthquake in Haiti.]
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(Libya: Nic Robertson) The government victory celebrations featured; scenes shown from the town square to illustrate the scale of the destruction.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Libya: Ben Wedeman) The collapse of the opposition forces in Ras Lanuf in their fight against Kadhafi, the threat of a bloodbath as the rebels run out of ammunition, how the fight is not over and the change of atmosphere on the front lines as the opposition begins to resent the lack of foreign support discussed; photos shown from Ras Lanuf.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Libya: Nic Robertson) The government beating of CNN news and other journalists to get us off the street and the description of the assault on the rebels in Zawiyah discussed; inset video from Zawiyah and the government confidence shown.
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(Studio: Isha Sesay) The controversial bill in Wisconsin restricting state workers' union bargaining rights; the recovery of Representative Gabrielle Giffords after being shot in January; the release of Secret Service audiotapes of the assassination attempt against President Ronald Reagan and the court plea from actor Mel Gibson to battery charges reported; audiotape excerpts played.