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World. could you imagine if we had an event there that would cause a compromise of any of those reactor vessels? we have to be concerned now with public safety and look at what happened in japan as a cautionary tale and so thats why im asking the nrc to come forward. >> okay. >> and its time that they laid out all the cards on the table for congress and answered all of our questions. it is a whole new day and we have to be very concerned about the people in japan. my heart goes out to them. this...

Nrc to look at nuclear safety through the prism of what happened in japan. now some people say, well, they had an earthquake and a tsunami. look, we have two nuclear power plants in ohio on lake erie which is part of a chain of lakes that is the largest supplier of fresh water in the world. could you imagine if we had an event there that would cause a compromise of any of those reactor vessels? we have to be concerned now with public safety and look at what happened in japan as a cautionary tale...

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Doug is the president of the japan-america society in southern california, and he joins me to talk about some of the stories that he is hearing. i think its one of those situations have you to brace yourself because this story has hit very close to home for you even, hasnt it? >> yes, it has. my wife is japanese, and her dear friend who lives in new york is japanese, and has been able to contact her mother, but not the rest of her family in sendai. >> in sendai. weve been hearing stories of that...

Level that there could be a much more significant problem at its core if they cant cool the reactor, randi. >> im sure theyre working hard or the cool that. stan grant, thank you. to find out how you can make a difference in japan, this is our impact your world page. youve seen all the images. im sure youre thinking about trying to help at cnn.com/impact. there are organizations there you can join with to try to help the victims in japan. becky? >> absolutely all right. randi, they survived wh...

Went to help. he died that day. the first muslim member of congress, voice quaevering offered it as a cautioning tale. >> some speculated that he was in league with the attackers, because he was a muslim. but it was only when his remains were identify ied that these li were exposed. mohammed hamdaddi was a fellow american who gave his life for other americans. >> but you see its already been tainted. >> some democrats scolded committee chairman peter king for even holding this hearing, saying it...

Media has been doing for years. >> the problem, alicia coming back to you finally, how do you stop this happening again. youre an easy target for these stunts and have a lot of employees. how do you ensure that somebody else isnt right now getting stitched up? >> well, i think that its a cautionary tale that this is a new world we live in. we live in public. the mic is always on and people need to be very careful about what they say. you know, every journalist has opinions and a bias and maybe -...

You know, the public is going to judge whether or not a tactic is over the line. i dont think what he did is over the line. it comports with what the mainstream media has been doing for years. >> the problem, alicia, coming back to you finally, how do you see this happening again? youre an easy target for these stunts and have a lot of employees. how do you ensure that somebody else isnt right now getting stitched up? >> well, i think that its a cautionary tale that this is a new world we live i...

Initiative. >> reporter: yes. >> but completely their partnership as role models. >> reporter: youre absolutely right. they put a presidential stamp, first lady has a bunch of initiatives that she works on. and this is, i think, only the second instance where i can think of where the president also joined in to sort of give that extra presidential attention to it. you know how that works. this is one of the -- to borrow a phrase, one of the ways to use the bully pulpit sometimes. no pun intended...

Cautionary tale that this is a new world we live in. we live in public. the mike is always on and people need to be very careful about what they say. you know, every journalist has opinions and a bias and maybe -- and an agenda but theyre professionals and the reason that ron schiller behaved was not professional. who talks that way to complete strangers the first time you meet them this public? >> andrew? >> well, first of all, i will say this, the best coverage on this incident has been npr. i...