Top of the Hour: Fearing a Nuclear Meltdown in Japan, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Another explosion rocked the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, but officials say that the radiation level has dropped to a safe level. While these plants have been taken off line, many conventional power plants were damaged by the earthquake as well, causing rolling blackouts in Japan. Freelance journalist Matt Alt reports from Tokyo.

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