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Of course, they did in japan, as well. >> quake, what other kinds of things are they prepared for? >> far more likely in this area is a horrific hurricane. this plant is right along the hudson river. so they do plan for the possibility of flooding. the most vulnerable equipment is 15 feet above the level of sea water. okay. what's the key issue here? it's all about power for the plant. the plant must have power. let's take a look now at the spent fuel pool. this is where that nuclear power -- those actual rods are inserted after they're taken out of the plant. and they have to be kept underwat...

Being inserted, taken out, and then sent through a canal to the plant, hopefully we can come up with that video right now, a very, very interesting scenario, the pool is very, very, very delicate, of course. we're not looking at the pool right there. but nonetheless, that's inside the nuclear core. and essentially what they need to do here is make sure that no matter what problem they have, the power stays on. they have got three backup generators for each unit. they have got a backup to the backup. they have diesel fire pumps. they have all sorts of contingen contingencies. they spend lots of...

Who you are talking to. we remember charlie wilson's war, and we want to avoid that in the future. >>shepard: thank you, michael. good of you to join us. the latest now from japan where officials are reporting some progress today in getting the badly damaged nuclear plants under control. in fact, we have learned that the damage to reactors one and two is worse than thought and crews have been connected power lines to all six reactors at the fukushima plant but officials say there is a lot more work to be done before they can flip the switch. you will recall the recent earthquake and tsunami kn...

Now, i don't doubt they should be calling on experts from around the world, i'm sure the united states is happy to provide assistance, the international atomic energy agency headed by a japanese official, so, i think they'll have the best technical advice they can get. and continue to work to see that the engineering basics of the reactors continue to function, to prevent leakage. >> eric: from your experience, what do you predict will happen later today and the next couple of days? >> well, they are fighting now to make sure that the -- whatever cooling they can do to the reactor works. there...

There have been 11 attempts since 9/11 here in new york. and they remain concerned that whether it's the lone wolf or whether it's al qaeda itself-inspired plot that it's a pa main concern. but the drone strikes that the cia efforts have disrupted the network there. they may not be as capable so they wind up with not as sophisticated operatives trying to off bombs in plots that so far in many cases have failed. >> people living in every major city in the northeast are sweating out this unrelenting heat wave. and sorry to say, there's no real relief forecast until the weekend. power crews are n...