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Have an event like this, it's a lesson learned and it's a natural process for these planes to sustain wear and tear because they are up and down, whether it's 5,000 cycles in a month or 5,000 cycles in a year, the fact is that when you have an airline maintaining these planes, the manufacturer puts out an inspection program and the faa approves is. unfortunately, we always find those kinds of things, such as these cracks, that we couldn't anticipate before. now you're going to see a change in the inspection of the planes, the methods that they use, and i think it will go not only for the 747 b...

In fact, there are 23 of them. in cities like toms river, new jersey, cedar rapids, iowa, and vernon, vermont. they account for nearly a quarter of this country's 104 nuclear reactors. and the industry remains confident about their safety. >> we think we're pretty well equipped. we have guidelines in place, emergency operating procedures, training on severe accidents. >> reporter: could it happen here? >> well, a tsunami of the magnitude in japan, i don't know. >> reporter: that from an industry which has been hoping for a rebirth of nuclear energy in the u.s. >> this is the nuclear industry's...

Just a short while ago. they were killed by somali pirates, and somali pirates have also targeted the irena cell, carrying crude bound for the u.s. there's a concern that americans are being targeted but the violence is rising, as well. >> zain with the maersk alabama this time, does it seem they're learning lessons and keeping these pirates from doing what they do? >> yeah, you know n the maritime community, they will refer to this book called "best management practices." and in it, you're just supposed to do things when you're traveling in the pirate-infested waters. firing warning shots are...

>> i guess you could say that. i had a growing hedge fund career but at some point this hobby got too exciting. i had trouble focusing on the investments. i decided to teach full-time. >> you often hear of students pushed through the system without learning some of the necessities. when you talk about the school approach, what do you think maybe could be learned from what you provide through your videos that maybe teachers could watch these online, free videos and take away some learning lessons? >> well, probably the biggest thing that could happen overnight in every classroom around the worl...

Understanding now that we know the truth, she was basically talking about her experience and how she has changed. >> tom vilsack, the secretary of ingagriculture and you can see is meeting with the members of the congressional black caucus, and you remember the congressional black caucus, and talking about learning lessons, and this is not a pleasant experience for tom vilsack, and the president on down and the leaders of the naacp, and i want to listen in to some of the comments that the members of the congressional black caucus have said, and they are ready to speak. barbara lee, the congres...