Japan quake prompts nuclear emergency

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with nuclear safety expert Charles Ferguson about the nuclear power emergency caused by today's earthquake in Japan. The quake knocked out the cooling and backup power systems at a nuclear power plant about 150 miles north of Tokyo.

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