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i'm happy to have anyone if you answered. i am thrilled to see my former colleague here. now i get to ask you all of this. just kidding. we did not do talk. i am happy to answer. we face the risk of the great depression. it is noted by many economists and other. it is all the government interventions. it was coordinated. it was powerful. it was swift. they all recognize that. elizabeth warren had plenty of criticisms of how to get there. she said it was obvious. she said we would have been back in the stone age. >> the panel never channel been answered. when you face the situation, t...

we will go to the newspapers as we are waiting for your calls. as you can see, britain, france, and the united states are lined up for air strike against coffee -- gaddafi. it suggests in the newspapers the airplanes may well immediately. "the chicago tribune" tells us american officials expect the united states would do the heavy lifting in a campaign that may include air strikes on tanks and artillery and at the same time u.s. officials cautioned the united states and allies intend to limit their involvement, allowing for no troops on the ground. the libyan story, japan story, and ...

The nuclear reaction was stopped after the earthquake. it's interesting that these power plays were designed for an earthquake up to 5 times less powerful than the one that struck. that combined with the tsunami that knocked out power plants and backup batteries shows what many people say was a design flaw. it doesn't look like a significant amount of radiation will be released but it is something everybody is watching. of course in the 12-mile area, 200,000 people have been evacuated which may have been an abundance of caution from a government dealing with this horrible tragedy. it shows the...

We are getting incredible before and after images from japan. take a look at the city of sendai last april. now you can look at the tsunami-ravaged city, photo taken yesterday. just a few homes remaining. the new york times website posted the original images. amazing to see exactly what took place in the city of sendai. the shaking is not over. aftershocks rock parts of japan. more than 150 and counting still. dr. david applegate is a senior adviser for earthquake and geologic hazards at the usgc. good to have you on today. can we determine how long these aftershocks will continue going on for...

Applegate, a senior adviser at the usgs. how much of a priority do we place as americans on disaster preparedness as compared with those living in other countries? >> well, as you mentioned the japanese have led the way in terms of very large scale public preparedness. we are making efforts here in the u.s. we have now had the great california shake out for the last couple of years. it's an annual exercise involving 8 million people in drop, cover and hold and preparedness activities. in april there will be a great central shakeout, april 28 that will focus on the area at risk from the new mad...