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Let's evacuate everyone within 12 miles of the nuclear facilities. and you see the u.s. going, okay, 50. you see the u.s. not wanting to have a massive withdrawal of the u.s. personnel, but nonetheless saying, voluntary evacuations of families, state department employees or military employees. so there has been some tension, but i think publicly the u.s. has tried to let japan take the lead and still is. >> candy crowley, thanks. and "state of the union" 9:00 a.m. eastern this sunday. are we prepared for the catastrophic disaster that happened in japan? how safe are our 104 nuclear plants? w...

The ones in japan. timothy mitchell joins me this morning. thanks so much for coming in to talk to us. >> good morning. >> of course, just a lot of fears in general. we remember after three mile island, it was 30 years before they approved another permit for building. we have 104 of them. how safe are they? >> we believe they're very safe. entergy puts safety first. let me express my sympathy to the people in japan. but from a safety standpoint, energy always places safety first. and how we ensure that is through redundant and diverse equipment. not only that, but beyond that we also have very...

deteriorating situation in japan. so welcome, once again, to "american morning." it's been a week now since all of this happened. the tsunami, the earthquake, the number of dead in japan continuing to rise as hopes fade of finding any more survivors amid the rubble. in the meantime, the radiation concerns are spreading, as well. crews are now desperately trying to cool down fuel at one nuclear reactor. the number of dead has climbed to 6,500 people. and the search grows more frantic with 10,000 people still missing. turning to fast-moving developments in libya, stopping gadhafi. br...

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