these plants? >> i'm not -- i don't think my intelligen intelligence -- i am privy to that kind of intelligence. however, i can tell you when we were leaving the evacuation center the officials were putting on these bright yellow hazmat type suits with face masks to -- i would assume to protect themselves against any sort of radiation fallout that would occur. >> how were you holding up? what's it like for you? >> it's fine. it's been a busy couple days but nothing like the harrowing experience these people up north are going through. >> i want you to hold on a moment. kenneth is joining us now, a correspondent for "the economist" magazine joining via skype from tokyo. how are you holding up, kenneth? >> well, i'm holding up very well but of course what i'm hearing on your broadcast is very alarming. i think that there's a few things that we can say with certainty and that is the needs of the japanese government. they must be transparent.