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Parents picket girl with peanut allergy, ask her to withdraw from school
A student at Edgewater Elementary School in Volusia County, Florida is being asked to withdraw from the school by her classmates' parents.
The student has a life-threatening peanut allergy and, as a result, her classmates are asked to make accommodations to ensure her safety. Some parents of children at the school say the extra steps their children are taking to ensure the girl's health, such as washing their hands or rinsing out their mouths, are taking away from their own children's learning. Meanwhile, the school is standing by its decision to make accommodations for the student.
Do your kids have allergies? What's your take on the situation?
Jason Carroll reports on the controversy in Florida.
Dr. Scott Sicherer, Professor of Pediatrics at Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai Medical Center, talks to Kiran Chetry about how to handle food allergies.
Black smoke rising from reactor 3 at Daiichi nuclear plant
Black smoke is rising from reactor 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and dangerous levels of radioactive iodine have been detected in tap water in Japan.
Lake Barrett is a nuclear engineer who oversaw the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's response to the Three Mile Island accident. Barrett talks to American Morning about the developing nuclear situation in Japan.
Nuclear clean-up: Comparing Fukushima Daiichi and Three Mile Island
Workers in Japan are risking their health to clean up the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant by cooling the nuclear reactors. Many Americans clearly remember the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island– so how does the current crisis in Japan compare?
Lake Barrett is a Nuclear Engineer and is familiar with containing nuclear crises, having served as Site Director of Three Mile Island accident. Barrett talks to Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans about the challenges of containing radiation leaks and compares the current situation with the 1979 accident in the U.S.
Jim Walsh: IAEA should be more proactive in Japan
Concerns about leaking radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi continue Wednesday after radiation levels spiked and a containment vessel ruptured. After being evacuated due to the heightened radiation, 50 workers in Japan are back at the plant trying to manage the radiation leaks.
But, many are asking why the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) isn't on the ground helping the Japan workers who are single-handedly trying to contain dangers at the plant.
CNN Contributor and International Security Analyst Jim Walsh talks to Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans about the nuclear concerns in Japan. He says the situation in Japan is "turning into an international issue".
Japan is reporting that more workers have been added to the nuclear plant in Japan. Jim Walsh weighs in.
Are concerns over radiation in the U.S. valid?
As workers were evacuated from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan due to spiking radiation levels, some Americans are becoming concerned over whether the radiation could travel to the United States.
Dr. James Thrall, Radiologist-in-Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, talks to Kiran Chetry about the hazards of the radiation in Japan and also speaks to whether there is any possible radiation threat in the U.S.
Walsh: Situation at Japan nuclear plant deteriorating
After a another blast at the Fukushima nuclear plant Monday, the Japanese government is working to cool the reactor and contain potential danger. International Security Analyst and CNN Contributor Jim Walsh says the workers at the plant are putting their lives on the line to contain the radiation and might even pay the ultimate price.
Walsh talks to Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans about the risks associated with the problems at the nuclear plant and the possibility of containing the potential hazards.
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