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Attempt to cool Daiichi reactor fails
Workers continue to try to cool the nuclear reactors at the Daiichi plant in Japan, but emergency crews had to temporarily withdraw water canons after high radiation levels were detected Thursday.
Arnie Gundersen, Nuclear Engineer and Chief Engineer with Fairewinds Associates, explains the current complications at the plant and tells Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans what needs to be done to contain potential dangers.
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.
Mom sues preschool, says 4-year-old not prepared for elite schools
Nicole Imprescia spent $19,000 per year to send her daughter to a preschool she thought would prepare her for a top private school in Manhattan.
But when Imprescia determined the preschool wasn't adequately preparing her 4-year-old daughter for the standardized test she needed to take to get in to an elite Kindergarten, she removed her from the preschool. The Manhattan mom is now suing the preschool for a refund of her $19,000.
Legal Analyst and Former Federal Prosecutor Sunny Hostin discusses the case with American Morning's Kiran Chetry.
Gas prices: How high will they climb?
Peter Beutel is an Oil Industry Analyst who correctly predicted the recent spike in gas prices.
Will international events affect gas prices at home in the U.S.? Beutel tells Christine Romans what he predicts for oil in the coming months.
Security forces attack protesters in Bahrain
Security forces attacked protesters overnight in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, about a month after demonstrations began in the small island nation.
Ian Bremmer is the President of the Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm; Bremmer talks to Christine Romans about the latest developments from the Middle East.
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.
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