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That's pretty frightening to be in a fire in a space where there is a potential for radiation as well. these workers are dedicated. they will rotate them out. so i think that's the important thing. they rotate them out. and they are letting people back in now as the radiation levels are coming back down. megyn: to those of us on the outside they seem heroic. thank you so much for your expertise and giving us a real nuclear plants expert and worker's perspective. >> thank you. megyn: how about that? it's been a domino effect so far as tokyo electric power fights to regain control its melting at...

The heavy snow has really cut down the chances for people that are trapped, awaiting help. megyn: what is the situation like in terms of the dead? they're raising the death toll to over 3,600. we just don't have our arms around what the numbers will be. in terms of the safety and the health hazard on the ground, what are we seeing? >> it's very difficult to tell. here in japan, there hasn't been so much of a focus on those who have died, but more, i guess, a concern about the people who have survived and that are operating with difficult circumstances. those that are in the rescue centers who ...

Don, thank you so much for being here. tell us wait must be like for these workers going in there with this enormous task day after day now. >> nuclear plant workers are specially trained, select, many of them have military backgrounds. these are people who are used to doing these kinds of tasks. this is a little out of the norm. we went through something similar to this in three mile island. it was this month in 1979. and one of those employees in the control room worked for me on this project in idaho. but i think these workers -- they are used to -- what happens in a radiation emergency in ...

>> absolutely. children are given signs to hold and so on. so the children are being used in the process in a way that i don't think they understand what they're protesting. megyn: no question the kids don't fully understand what they're doing there or what it means to chant against governor walker. they may understand what the unions are fighting for. back in february, we found out, that wisconsin teachers are required to teach the history of the labor union and collective bargaining pursuant to a lawsuit by the former democratic governor. so they're getting this inside the classroom and now ...

News/"washington post" and it has bad news about the overall feeling about the country's direction right now and whether it's on the right track. >> a couple of problems with the poll. first of all, they oversampled democrats by 9 points, which is not reflective of the general population. and secondly, all adults. they didn't even poll registered voters or all voters. megyn: you think if you put more republicans in here, they would feel more optimistic? >> i'm not sure about that. most of the american people are hating on congress anyway. megyn: there's bad news for congress. the g.o.p.-contro...