SPECIAL POST

The BBC is reporting this morning that the Japanese government is at a stage of "Maximum Alert" over the problems at it its Fukushima Nuclear facility.  Plutonium has been detected in soil at the facility and highly radioactive water has leaked from a reactor building. Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the plant continues to be "unpredictable."  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12889541

Japanese authorities may extend the danger zone and evacuate more people. In the meantime, U.S. officials identified Iodine 131 as being the radioactive element found on the West Coast.  They have not commented on the danger posed to the public in several days; news outlets continue to report there is no danger.   Radiation has been found in rainwater this morning in Cleveland.  

That's MY AMERICAN UPDATE, respectfully submitted.