erica miller, nightly business report, new york. >> back to japan's nuclear situation now. president obama also said today that the u.s. nuclear plants are safe. he still though has asked the nuclear regulatory commission to review the safety of our domestic plants because of the disaster in japan. meanwhile the tokyo electric power company which operates the crippled japanese reactors hopes to have power restored to them tomorrow. now that could allow engineers to stabilize the situation. even once the full extent of the crisis is known, it will be years, though, before the full bill is tallied. as darren gersh reports, nuclear utilities are not likely to pay it. >> reporter: under japanese law, power companies operating nuclear reactors are responsible for any damage, except in case of a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character. wharton professor howard k urx nreuther expects the massive earthquake and tsunami will be considered a grave natural disaster relieving tokyo electric power the utility and ge the company that built the crippled reactors from liability.

erica? >> michelle miller in cranston, rhode island this morning, thanks.us here in the studio is cbs news legal analyst jack ford. this is a story that makes your stomach turn. and part of you can understand the rage and the frustration in the father's voice as he says, and i'm quoting here, all i think about is trying to find a way to get to this man to kill him. that's in my every thought. what does that do, though, for this father? could this set him up for legal trouble? >> sure. i mean, you can understand his words. you can understand why he'd say that. we're parents. i have said i could handle anything in life except somebody taking one of my children away. and you can be prosecuted for just words. threats. if, if they are genuine, if they're imminent. if you have a real capacity to carry them out. i don't see him being prosecuted for those comments. i do see the police probably paying him a visit saying, you know what? we understand, but you have to understand what our role is here. so, certainly a concern, but if it's nothing more than that -- now

miller, cbs news. >> and joining us here in the studio this morning is plastic surgeon dr. yan trokel. good to have you back with us this morning. >> good morning, ericange in people coming in to your office and the procedures they're requesting? >> you know, with the economy now rebounding we're actually seeing more people scheduling for consultations. but more importantly, not only are they scheduling, they're going ahead with the procedures. >> and what are some of the most requested procedures at this point? >> people are coming in now, they're asking for liposuction, they're asking for face-lifts, they're asking for full makeovers. i would see patients like nine months ago, and they would just come in for the consultation. now they're coming back in, they're actually going ahead with the procedures. >> and they're going further than just coming in and saying well, maybe i'll have a little botox, an injection of this. they actually want to go under the knife. >> they actually do. >> do they tell you that they want to do this because they're feeling more financially secure? >> yes. you know, nine months ago they would come in, they would say, docto