. >>> eastern japan now in the grips of the heat of summer is facing an energy crisis. the accident at the fukushima daiichi power plant led to the shutdown of a number of reactors so between july 1st and september 22nd, businessings and households are being asked to cut their power consumption by 15% compared to last year. >>> factories and others using 500 kilowatts or more are required to cut their consumption. the mandatory cuts will cut about 18,500 firms. violators could face fines up to $12,000. the mandatory fines will not apply to disaster-hit areas or hospital os. the elderly are also excluded. this is lower than last summer's peak demand of 60 million kilowatts. the expected power shortages are prompting factories to shift their operations from weekend ends to weekdays. some are starting an hour earlier to take advantage of sunlight. >>> in tokyo some of the biggest players in the entertainment industry are also prepared to do their part, and some families are showing good examples to achieve the go. nhk world's hiroki najima has the story. >> reporter: one o

runs for four months since regular checkups effectively ended after the march 11th disaster in eastern japan. the chairman of the nuclear safety commission of japan said on monday that this is not a good thing. he urged the nuclear and still safety agency to do something about it. >> translator: if a trial run is prolonged, we will conduct final tests on the reactors immediately after receiving applications from the operators. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan, post-march 11th. we have two segments offer two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the fukushima daiichi nuclear crisis and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> french president nicolas sarkozy says the country will withdraw a quarter of its stationed troops in afghanistan by the end of next year. sarkozy announced the pullout as a news conference with afghan president karzai in kabul on tuesday. >> translator: afghanistan is

rain clouds around the typhoon are bringing downmoers to western and eastern japan. in kochi prefecture record rainfall has topped 1,000 millimeters since sunday. many homes have been inundated in other parts of western japan. evacuations were ordered in both eastern and western japan. many evacuated voluntarily. the typhoon also has cut off electricity lines and affected domestic air services. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan, post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> the japanese government has revised the details of its plan to deal with the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the decision came at a meeting of the nuclear disaster task force attended by all cabinet ministers on tuesday. the task force concluded

electricity consumption on friday under new regulations the government requires major power consumers in eastern japan to reduce peak time usage by 15% from a year earlier. the regulations were prompted by the risk of power shortages this sumner regionser is bifd tokyo electric power company and tohoku electric power company. both utilities suffered severe damage to their power stations in the march disaster. factories and others using 500 kilowatts per hour or more are required to cut their consumption by 15%. the mandatory cuts will affect a total of about 18,500 firms supplied by the two utilities. violators may face fines of up to $12,500. >>> thing of blicker to cuts are in place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays through september 22nd in the regionser is bifd tokyo electric. for the tokhoku electric service region, cuts will be through september 9th. government is asking smaller-scale electricity users and households to slash their peak consumption by 15% from last year. the mandatory cuts will not apply shelters in the disaster-hit areas or hospitals. faciles for the elderly are also excluded.

it is expected to approach eastern japan. congressmen are traveling to the islands on wednesday. the trip is a peace mission. you're watching live from singapore. still to come, hillary clinton's trade talks in india. why one of his victims is trying to stop the execution. the government continues to call for the downfall. >> is all part of the syrian cycle of violence. protests, shootings, funerals, shootings. these images, as some residents say they are stuck in their homes. as well as the opposition at home, it faces changes from nevada. >> i talked with them about the need for reform. he promised that he would work towards that. >> a broadening out of the diplomatic isolation. >> it is necessary that the international community and not just europe clearly speak out against the syrian government and condemned the oppression. and to make clear that the dialogue is one that we want to bring forward. >> is rejected outright by the street protesters. it is a stalemate between and determined opposition. and some places, some people are seeking safety by getting out of syria altoget

of the country's reactors are down, the power supply will be about 10% short of peak demand in eastern japan and 8% in western japan. it also estimates that additional fuel costs around $38 billion will be incurred if utilities make up for the shortage through thermal generation. the panel called for introducing power-saving home appliances, industrial equipment to avoid rolling blackouts or mandatory power xupts it also stressed a need to promote renewable energy. the government will soon draft a three-year energy plan that is expected to include measures to cope with expected power shortages. it plans to include costs for the measures in a third extra bu >>> people in japan are pushing ahead with a slow and daunting task of cleaning up following the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. next comes the rebuilding effort, the biggest job of its kind in this country since world war ii. on friday the japanese government's reconstruction task force released its basic policy. >> translator: at the reconstruction task force meeting held a short while ago, the government adopted a basic policy on rec

. >>> no reports of damage tonight after two large earthquakes jolted north eastern japan this weekend. the usgs measured today's cake quake as 6.2. just yesterday a magnitude quake struck a separate area. >> reporter: a buddhist monk chanted prayers in the village of ocuma. thousands went into the no man's land after a radiation leak. 2,000 people remain missing after a march 2011 quake and tsunami. >>> it happened last night in stockton, police say at least one person opened fire in a backyard full of people. a 15-year-old boy was shot. he died this morning in the hospital. eight other people including another minor were treated for nonlife threatening injury. the shootings are raising questions on a cut down police department. >> our strength has been brought down 100. >> a motive for that shooting is still unknown. >>> danger at the beach. as a teenager is buried in the sand when the tunnel she was digging suddenly collapsed. patti lee talks to the girl's mother who says her daughter was trapped for two very long minutes. >> reporter: these are photos of 17-year-old angelica maroqu

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it is expected to approach eastern japan and tokyo today. >> look outside and san francisco, a lot of fall. really not the case. in terms of whether headlines we did have to contend with morning fog. contenders have been pretty consistent throughout the morning. sixties in the east bay. here are your afternoon highs. >> here is your 7 day around the bay forecast. bacaltomorrowd thursday to orders will soar. almost 100 degrees for warmer inland areas. low sixties for the coast. on friday we will see to address on bag down, same for saturday in the morning and once again on sunday and monday. >> we have an expanded bridge check because of some delays on the dunbarton due to earlier recurring problems. on the bay bridge and easy ride. ha we have an incident free westbound on the bay bridge. looking at the right on highway 92, there are no problems in either direction. we will take a break into the kron 4 morning news will be right back. >> this doubt is up 111 points, nasdaq is of as well by 40 points. this is all of strong second quarter and earnings from coca-cola. san jose based cisco

north eastern japan was again hit by an earthquake this morning.he 7.0 tremor was followed by a tsunami. fortunately produced peak waves of only four inches. no reports of injuries or damage. sunday's new york times is reporting that the united states could suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to pakistan. unless that nations pursues militant groups more aggressively. on his first visit to afghanistan as secretary of defense leon panetta said yesterday that the defeat of al qaeda is within reach. panetta says eliminating as few as ten of the terrorists' top figures could cripple its ability to strike. citizens of the world's newest nation, the republic of south sudan celebrated their independence yesterday. the u.s. delegation to the festivities included former secretary of state colin powell who helped broker the end of sudan's civil war in 2005. the search for seven missing americans goes on this morning off the coast of baja california. they were on a boat that capsized last week in the sea of cortez. the mexican navy says the men may

we cannot risk in disaster that they're experiencing now in a far less populated area in north eastern japan. why can't the insurance billionaires do something like that? it wouldn't take that much money. >> well, first of all, you asked the question before why can't two or three billionaires get together and do something? >> right. >> one of the main reasons that can't happen is because it won't. they won't. these guys that are billionaires think they know everything. [laughter] both of them. and they have made it mostly doing it on their own, and they are not up clined to work in teams -- inclined to work in teams. they are inclined to have teams working for them, and that's a reality -- >> that's true. >> it almost destroys your idea of them getting together to do something. >> how about one of them? let's grant what you say. there's a lot of truth to that i think, but how about just one of them? how about funding these citizen groups trying to close these potential disasters down? this technology insanity. these are aging plants. how about just one funding a major short term six month mo

eastern. taking on japan in the finals of the woman's world cup. >> go, team usa. >> are you going to be watching i keep the jersey. >> you can keep the jersey. >> that's all we'll be watching. >> go team usa. thanks for watching abc news. online at abcnews.com. we'll have much more later this morning with "this week" with christiane amanpour. david muir with "world news." have a great today. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. since time began. not anymore. ♪ fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies ♪ new fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle.

. >>> the strong earthquake hit japan's eastern coast last night. the magnitude 7.3 quake was centered just off shore. you can see on your map. the same area is devastated by the quake engine on the march. here is some footage of that, which hit at 9:57 in the morning local time. you can see the camera shaking. a brief sin on the warning was issued along the coast. that seems to have passed. stomach president obama and congressional leaders regroup in their efforts to get a deficit reduction agreement. ideal is crucial to winning republican support to raise the debt ceiling. last night house speaker jon weiner turned down a $4 trillion deal proposed by president obama, but obama is planning to press for that one in negotiations tonight. >>> as lawmakers continue another round of debt crisis, face the nation is going to examine both sides of the debate from both sides of the aisle. >> this morning bob schieffer interviewed secretary tim breitner. he also gets perspectives from top republican and democratic members. that's going to be on face the nati

playing japan this afternoon at 2:45 eastern time. they're a great team. >> the sentimental favorite has to be japan in this match. >> look what the japanese have been through. i mean look at the japanese team. they can't even practice at night because of the nuclear crisis and the energy shortage. they can't light up the fields at night. they haven't been able to practice and japan has also been experiencing a huge heat wave. which has resulted in all kinds of interesting things happening, including the wearing of cooling foam. >> yes, we talked about that. >> very fascinating. i hope we have it up there to show you. also, people are wearing suits that have pockets under the arms and in other strategic places where they can put cooling packs. they say necessity is the mother of invention. but with all this, the japanese have not used the weather as an excuse. the north koreans, however, when they played the u.s. at the end of june used the reason as, they said, that a lightning strike during practice struck five of the players and th

japan. meanwhile looking on scattered showers also for eastern china today. some areas looking at the chance of a 52 to 100 millimeters accumulation. especially in towards the south looking at the pink showing up here and there. you may see heavier showers develop today. plus looking more intense in parts of mirimar and bangladesh. as for highs on monday, 33 in manila. chongqing will hit 36 degrees. quite hot. tokyo in at 29. and looking at temperatures in the 20s, that's been about to weeks of upper 30s. so it's been hot the past couple weeks. over towards europe meanwhile, lots of clouds here rotating in and over the north sea. we've had a develop low impacting the british isles. it's been moving in towards norw norway. southern norway will feel winds as well as showers. but the unsettled weather will last here the next couple days. in towards eastern europe, a long rain band forming today. then a new round of showers will move from france into the alpine region. you want to watch out for a scattering of thundershowers as well as gusty conditions. highing f

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japan in the world cup final. that game sunday at 2:00 eastern. >>> finally, we've been telling you about yankee fan christian lopezwho is in financial trouble after the team gave him tickets and memorabilia in exchange for derek jeter's 3,000th hit ball. facing thousands in taxes for the gift items, lopez was given a $25,000 check and a 2009 world series ring courtesy of the modell's sporting goods store and will get a percentage of their sales this week. miller brewing company stepped up paying whatever tax lopez has to pay. the coolest of all, lopez is getting his own baseball card. no word if bubble gum will be included. that's a look at sports today. i'm mario solis. >> things really turned around for him. >>> what is next for lady gaga? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, you want to be like them, right? no, you really, truly want to be like them? if so, have we got the place for you. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning to "early today." don't blink, i'm going to show you the thursday forecast and then the friday, but the pattern won't

eastern. set your clocks. >>> japan's women soccer team are the world cup winners and met with their prime ministerated the women on their fairy tale finish. hundreds of fans swarmed the airport in tokyo when the team arrived home last night. japan beat the u.s. women's soccer team in a stunning penalty kick shoot-out taking home the very first world cup title for any asian team. >> it's great for japan. they could deal with good news right now. >>> the women were great by a crowd of supporters when they arrived at newark, new jersey, last night. the second place finishers say think hope their success will kick up more support here in the united states. >>> it was history making in other ways. sunday's match set a new twitter record. twitter users sent messages 7,000 tweets per second during the world cup finals, more than the royal wedding or the death of osama bin laden. >>> japan is bracing for strong winds and heavy flooding. a typhoon is packing winds up to a hundred miles per hour. the storm is 450 miles wide. huge. forecasters say some parts of japan could see close to three feet of rain in

eastern europe. at some point say we will bury with japan, this is our projected forward and the suggestion that japanwould become double the size of the u.s. within however many decades. how are things different this time? >> they have bigger population. all that have to do is sort of modified to which i think is what they are doing. accepting markets, not adopting flawed centrally adopted models, learning from us. many of you spent a lot of time in turn pick the thing that strikes me most about china is the speed of learning from the rest of the world. it is coming to come in the world where there's lots of learning going on, it's highest learning assignment i've ever been in in this dimension. all of which i think does equate to the absence of bumps along the road or even major sudden stops. and you would want to reject that. you for sure wouldn't -- that's like ignoring that distribution is a very smart. but i think the fundamental point is that they have adopted in modified form a model that the fenced countries use, and the rest of the projection is based not on outperforming us or burying us, u

women take on japan at 2:45 eastern time for the u.s. world cup. nticipated match. the u.s. women are looking to win their first world cup since 1999 the. japan in this thing for the first time. there's a problem going on, folks, guys, all of you guys out there that support this team and in fact, more male fans than women. they can't find jerseys that fit them if they want to wear the jerseys and support their team. they're tailored for the ladies this year. >> ainsley: what gets me about the story, if we want to wear the men's jersey, they make the ladies version. they don't make the men's jerseys. >> dave: this year in particular, he's now a tv analyst, he can pull it off because he's very trim. >> ainsley: arts are cut. >> dave: the sleeves. >> clayton: higher. >> dave: tailored for the waist in and out. an awkward fit and big guys cannot wear these. >> clayton: could you pull that off? here is my outfit. i went out and picked up, i wanted to wear the hope solo shirt. this is me in goal. >> dave: and you want it because it's solo and hans sole ot

women take on japan in the world cup final at 2:00 p.m. eastern on our sister station espn. our program. thank you for watching. remember, you can follow us any time on twitter, facebook and abcnews.com and be sure to tune in for the final score. watch "world news" with david muir for the latest on the ongoing debt talks as well. see you next week. >>> in the news this sunday, investigations are underway following yesterday's fatal police shooting in san francisco's bayview district. and less than two weeks after being acquitted from murdering her daughter, casey anthony walks out of a florida jail. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now,

japan. you can watch that match, the world cup final, on espn. it comes your way sunday. coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. easternn also watch online at espn3.com. >> well, i know where we'll be watching that game. >> yes, definitely watching that game. can't wait. >>> they're the oscars of the sports world. espn's espywards complete with the red carpet fashion. >> if you can call it that. the espys were held in los angeles, and there is one standout this morning. take a look at this getup. this is san francisco giants star brian wilson best known for his beard. he was sporting the beard. he also rocked this spandex tux. during the preshow he talked about his attire. >> it's a onesie, so it's built-in gloves. they're a little dirty because i've been getting awkward on the carpet and my cougar cane, my plus one. >> he brought a cougar. he also said a onesie a man supplied the socks. >> a step up from a tux t-shirt. >> yes, a big improvement, and >>> up next, it's a big morning in hollywood, and we'll show you why. >>> and a formal farewell for a former first lady. today her hometown says good-bye. we all have inte

eastern afghanistan. this morning. >>> still ahead today on "way too early," if you still have a knot in your stomach from yesterday's world cup finals match between u.s. and japan, you're certainly not the only one. we'll show you the full heart-breaking highlights if you missed them ahead in sports. >>> plus, what happens when you combine an outdoor blues con certified with 60-mile-an-hour winds? a stage collapse in ottawa. this was insane. it sent concert goers and the band running for their lives. it's all coming up with "way too early." about nine hours later mary jo's body was found in kennedy's car in the water off a bridge and the car pulled out of the water. about an hour after that, kennedy told the police chief he had been driving when the car went off the bridge. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offe

eastern europe over pushing neighbors two thirds of all those population are anxious over remaining is increasing plans for rediff the case should remain an activist say they're historically linked em better off together. japan's nuclear worries are leaving anxious nations looking to their own atomic energy supplies and whether it's worth the risk the rector general of the world nuclear association now tells r t how he assesses the industry's future. gyrates it's great to have you with us today thank you so how much of the new production to college improved since its first reactor well the history of the nuclear age goes back more than a half century and enormous changes have taken place in that period of time i think the remarkable thing about the history of nuclear energy is how safe it has been almost from the very beginning. when we go back and see the first reactors experimentally being built in the one nine hundred fifty s. we're looking at a very very new technology and now we've had some bumps along the way that is force for sure we had three mile island in america we had turned over ball in ukraine we just had fukushima but the i think the remarkable thing about this technology which is producing so m

japan stands in the way, exactly. the game on sunday at noon eastern time.watching. >> i will be too. >> all right. >>> but first, an insanity defense may be in the works for a new york man accused in the murder of an 8-year-old boy. >> levi aron has told attorneys he sometimes hears voices and has hallucinations. the suspect will be given a mental examination. >> repepter: no matter how much they hear about this case -- >> i don't know how anybody could do that to -- >> reporter: there are still so many unanswered questions for this community. residents line up behind the barricades. some praying. others staring at the home that has become a symbol of the horror a little boy endured. the search for evidence in the home continued. but what about the man who lived here? >> he looked quite the normal guy, i mean. he was quiet, didn't talk much. this i do remember, he was quiet. >> reporter: but authorities allege he is a killer. they say he's a man who kidnapped and murdered a little boy and then disposed of the body parts. police say the horrific crime includ

in asia tonight and they think we are going in the wrong direction, that could be bad, japan opens at 8:00 eastern00 and the clock is ticking and as it does a senior congressional aide tells fox the framework both parties are working with is this: more than a trillion dollars in spending cuts, along with a debt ceiling increase of a dollar amount less and cuts more than they raise and enough to get us into next year and no revenue increases and after that, would come the second tier which would put together a group of people from the house and senate to figure out how to cut more down the line and john boehner said the american people want cut, cap and balance and that died and, quote, now as a result, a two-step process is inevitable like the president and the entire bipartisan, bi camera leadership, defaulting on the full faith and credit of the u.s. is not an option and, the top democrats complained that, quote, their unwillingness to compromise is pushing us to the brink on the default of the full faith and credit of the u.s. and we have run out of time for politics and now is the time for coo

eastern afghanistan today. nato has not identified the nationalities of the troops killed. most of the troops in the east are american. >>> a group of teenagers leave for japan from san francisco as part of a special exchange program. 32 high school students from around the u.s. were invited to study the japanese language and culture. it's in memory of two american teachers that were killed in the earthquake and tsunami. students are already brushing up on their japanese. [speaking in foreign language] >> i'm sorry. >> what did you just say? >> i said greeting for hello and good afternoon. >> the students will stay with families in osaka immersing themselves in the culture for the next two weeks. >>> let's go over to tara. she has word of an accident in oakland. >> we have a car that crashed into a house that is off of market and west street. it's actually underneath the 580 overpass. we have a crew on the way and we'll bring you live pictures later in our show. right now let's take a look at highway 4 through bay point. no delays for those of you driving in through antioch. at the bay bridge teleplay the beaucoup is still not that bad. the metering lights s

prior to the events in japan, were working on it reexamining two fundamental issues that deal with natural hazards, one having to deal with earthquakes in the central and eastern portion of the u.s., and our understanding was not as good as we was when we initially licensed those facilities. the other had to do with flooding and the potential for a more significant flooding event than we had initially planned on. there is no immediate concern. it shows that we are constantly learning organization and when we get new information, we work to apply it. >> those of us who are old enough to remember, there was a fair amount of public protest about nuclear power and this person is referencing what they see out there today. ultimately, the question is what you think of the level of public support for nuclear power? as a follow up, is there an increased level of opposition in the u.s. as a result of the japanese disaster? >> that is a difficult one for me to answer. generally, what i see is what i read in the newspaper. there is support for nuclear power in this country. i think there is concern and opposition, as well. i had a chance a few months ago to go up to the

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commission prior to the events in japan is re-examining two fundamental issues that deal with natural hazards. one has to do with earthquakes in the central and eastern part of the united states and the potential to understanding of those wasn't as good as it was when we initially likened of those facilities and the other had to do with flooding. and the potential for significant flooding events than we initially planned on. doesn't mean any of those will require a changes. no immediate concern for any of those but we're constantly a learning organization and we get information and work to apply that information. >> in the 70s and 80s a fair amount of public protest around nuclear power. one is referencing what they are seeing today and ultimately the question is what do you think is the level of public support for nuclear power. as a follow-up is there an increased level of opposition in the united states as a result of this? >> it difficult one for me to answer. a lot of people do polling to answer these questions and what i generally see is i would probably say support for nuclear power in this country. but i think there is opposition as well. i h

events in japan have shown us that we have opportunities to bring in additional backup equipment that will make our response even more robust. >> reporter: tucked into the foothills of eastern watts bar took 23 years to build at a cost of nearly $8 billion. it was shut down in the mid 1980s over an avalanche of safety issues. in 1986 this independent report alone documented more than 5,000 concerns. roger hannah is a top spokesman for the nuclear regulatory commission. >> the nrc treats every single allegation very seriously. doesn't matter what the source, it doesn't matter what the subject. we look at it, we screen those allegations. we have done that for years. all the allegations that were provided over the years at watts bar have been addressed in one way or another. if we had doubts about the ability of tva to operate the watts bar plant safely, we would not allow that plant to operate. >> reporter: you'd shut it down? >> absolutely. >> reporter: to that end, tva executives gave us an extensive tour of watts bar's reactor and its twin, watts bar two scheduled to go online next fall. >> these are part of our emergency backup, in case we lose offsite power. >> reporter:

. >> 2:30 time eastern sunday, a lot of people scrambled to their tv sets because it was a world cup final like few have seen. women's world cup, japan u.s.a., the favorite against the japanese. who had been stunning. but you're look right there, abby wambach scoring in overtime. looks like they might lock it in but this clutch play with three minutes left gave japan the 2-2 tie and guess what? it's time for penalty kicks. the worst way to end a world cup in the history of sports. the u.s. would not show up. they missed three of their four. japan would convert when they had to. the japanese who as a nation has been through so much. the japanese team has never beaten the u.s., i think, in 24 meetings. they win this one by being patient and being clutch. the u.s. stunned but japan gets a world championship and for a moment anyway, that country gets a chance to rejoice and celebrate. >> i believe they are happy in any language, i get that. e>> all right. the deadline to raise the debt ceiling is inching closer but what is it doing to your money? >> let's talk to stuart varney who knows about his money and knows about your money as well.

commission prior to the events in japan was working on re-examining two fundamental issues that deal with natural hazards. one has to do with earthquakes in the central and eastern part of the united states. the potential that our understanding wasn't as good as it was when we initially licensed the facilities, and the other had to do with flooding. and the potential for more significant flooding than we had planned on. again, it doesn't mean any of those is going to require changes to the facilities. there's no immediate concern. it just shows we are constantly learning. where we get new information, we work to apply that and complement it. >> those of us who are old enough to remember can remember in the late 70s and 80s, there was protest. a person is referencing what they are seeing out there today. and i guess ultimately, the question is what do you think is the level of support for nuclear power. is there -- as a follow up, is there an increased level of opposition in the united states as a result of the japan disaster? >> boy, that's a difficult one for me to answer. a lot of people do polling to answer these questions. generally i see -- mostly i read th