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Depends on how -- now youre beginning to read body language and things of that nature. i think both the japanese officials and the united states officials are taking this very seriously. theyre working as best and as fast as they can to determine the situation. and most important to mitigate further risks. >> disasters tend to happen when things you dont expect come along. the japanese didnt expect an earthquake over 7.0. they didnt have reactors that could withstand that. they didnt expect a hu...

I want to share with you whats been happening as far as the aftershocks. it has been eight days since our 9.0 magnitude earthquake. weve essentially had over 600 earthquakes. some of them have been significant. two of them occurring right after the 9.0 in the 7.0 to 8.0 range. thats a major earthquake. even yesterday we had a 6.1, which is significant. now the total up to 600. as you know these aftershocks can continue for weeks and even months at a time. although the intensity continues to dimi...

A young couple lived through three powerful earthquakes. two happened in their hometown of christchurch, new zealand. lisa sylvester has this amazing story. >> i was on the train underground when the train suddenly stopped. we just experienced starting very slowly some very vigorous shaking. >> bridgette and her fiance were both in tokyo when the earthquake hit. >> the shaking increased and increased to the point where it became obviously really vinyl. >> they escaped unharmed, but whats really ...

Is the governor grandstanding a little bit? or is this really -- should it be seriously considered? >> i think the governor was the first to raise this issue in 2008. he saw the results from a study by columbia university saying that the risk of an earthquake is much, much bigger than ever imagined when they built this plant so how can you grandstand when youve been saying the same thing for three years? >> are you surprised by the nrc data? >> not at all. indian point has been on the radar for ...

Little bit? or is this really -- should it be seriously considered? >> i think the governor was the first to raise this issue in 2008. he saw the results from a study by columbia university saying that the risk of an earthquake is much, much bigger than ever imagined when they built this plant so how can you grandstand when youve been saying the same thing for three years? >> are you surprised by the nrc data? >> not at all. indian point has been on the radar for nine years. weve understood that...

Vulnerable in the united states based on safety records and the potential for disasters, we wanted to show where our nuclear plants are in america. we have many of them. we want to show you the ones that were listed as perhaps the most vulnerable. number three is the limerick nuclear power plant in pennsylvania, about 21 miles northwest of philadelphia and the deal is here in limerick, pennsylvania, is that basically you have about nearly 8 million people that live within 50 miles of this plant....

Across most of tokyo are now down to five hour days and they reduced the number of trains that are running asking businesses and individuals to cut use, something to which they are complying. this is on top of the rolling black outs the past four days as the other damaged power plant make an attempt to get things back to normal. the head of the u.n. nuclear watch dog is now planning to meet with top japanese officials here in tokyo to discuss the crisis at the nuclear power plant to our north. t...

Miles northwest of philadelphia, close to 8 million people live within 50 miles of the plant. number two is the san onofre nuclear power plant sitting between l.a. and san francisco, 9.5 million people just like the plant facing possible meltdown in japan, it is built to withstand a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. and the most vulnerable plant according to the list, indian point just 24 miles north of new york city, it sits near intersecting fault lines but a major quake isnt likely here. a meltdown c...

Question? how can we have any degree of certainty when it looks like that has not been the case in the past? >> u.s. nuclear power plants are safe. i speak for the u.s. and not for what might be exactly the case elsewhere in the world. safety is never compromised. never compromised for production. and the nuclear regulatory commission does not look at production. they look at safety and its all done with tremendous transparency. moreover, we have developed a culture, a very rigorous cult e cultu...

It says it can with stands an quake in excess of 7.0. a tsunami with waves of 25 feet high. that appears on paper to be a safe and well-built facility. if you look at the seismic activity the past 100 years, go back to maybe the year 1900, here is your mississippi river. the majority of the plants are east of the mississippi. but the greater amounts of seismic activity has all been west. a lot in nevada, california and alaska. that gives you an indication about where the facilities are set up ve...