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How big a concern is that on top of all of this? >> well, first, i agree with michael. this is more looking back than looking forward. and it's saying there's more radiation released than they had originally calculated. and i think that does -- i think there is a little bit of blame here that they were slow to get out into the field. i know there was a lot going down. but it took them a while to get measurements. it took them a while for iaea, the international atomic energy agency, to get into the field and to supplement those readings. and now -- and i think the extension of the evacuation z...

Tepco's president visited fukushima prefecture. he was hospitalized, you may remember, in late march, allegedly for fatigue and stress. today he apologized to the residents of fukushima and local officials and said he regretted that the apology came so late. cnn's kyung lah joins me from japan. also michael friedlander a former nuclear power plant operator. and cnn contributor jim walsh at m.i.t. today the nuclear industrial safety agency is considering raising the threat level to 7. how significant is that? >> well, anderson, there's a couple of different contexts to put it np probably the mo...

Casualty in the moment. you know, again, at the time we have to look back and see what were the capabilities, what did they know, what kind of instrumentation did they have and things like that? and so it's easy in hindsight to go back and be critical. but i do think that it underscores one of the elements that we have been talking about on this show for almost three weeks now, and that is given the level of radiation that we found around the countryside it's absolutely essential that it be monitored much more closely than it has been. >> jim, what do you make of this? there have been a number...

the group of city leades was blocking traffic in both directions. why was gray so mad? because he was not even told by senate leaders or by the president about crucial writers in the final bill that directly affect his city. the final agreement included a ban on funds for abortion services in washington, and a return to a school voucher system. no big surprise, he was ticked off. a little more washington dysfunction over the budget and our political leaders are already strapped in for the next battle. what is it this sometime a debate over raising the limit on how much money the u.s....

>> and any truth you're never going to work with mcavoy again? >> we thought there would be a sequel to "the conspirator." a zombie film? no. >> james, what's in the pipeline for you? >> i'm going to do a film called "welcome to the punch" in london. and yeah, that's that. >> thank you all very much. it's never that easy to get everyone engaged in that way. but it was a compelling debate. i think it's a fascinating movie. i think it is very relevant. i think the parallels are there. and i understand why you don't want to draw too much attention to it. but i think it will spark a lot ...