narrator: life went back to normal for the people of middletown. no one had been hurt in the communities around the plant, no one killed. but the question lingered. >> say you had a three-year-old child, would you bring it here? would you sleep here every night for the next five months? would the president of the united states bring his family and sleep here in this town? no, he won't. >> that's the question for middletown. >> you are right. it is a question with a like someone somewhere to answer. do we want this plant here? >> i think that on the basis of the monitoring that has been done thus far, the data that has been made available to us, the population in general seems to be at no significant risk. narrator: surgeon general julius richmond, like most of the experts, quickly assured most of the people around three mile island they had nothing to worry about. there had been no massive exposure during the accident. but in recent years, there have been increasing concerns about low-level radiation. it's a major controversy. the experts simply do

. >> middletown is under evacuation. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> this is not a community that scares easily. major floods and hurricane agnes has come here and the town has survived for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear, or feel. thousands left their homes, many thinking you were fleeing for their lives. when everyone returned eight days after the crisis began, they wondered if anything could ever the same again. >> it is scary to leave your house because you are born there in your house. we were evacuating the school because of the radiation. >> i had a dream that the thing blew up. mom and dad got really worried and they turned on the television and the radio and they listened all night and they said there is nothing to worry about so he stayed. >> are you having dreams? what are the dreams? >> about three mile island . >> and what is happening in your dreams? tell me . >> people start out in the traffic and as soon

but the real hero was the mayor of middletown, robert reed who stayed behind. he is still here. still married, but stepped down. this community is no exception. born here and probably pass here for the most part. revolutionary. we aren't going anywhere. we survived floods and fires. unfortunately a core meltdown is not something you expect to survive. but the accident is not over. unit 2 is the fuel. it hasn't been decommissioned or decontaminated. only operated for 90 days. it was supposed to operate for 40 years. so we still have a highly activated river. and it still continues. >> eric epstein, chair of the three mile island alert. we are dividing our phone linesnd if you are a resident of central pennsylvania, join us by calling 272-8008. what happened 40 years ago. >> what happened was a -- you know, i don't know if you want to call it an accident. an accident is when a deer runs in front of a truck and gets hit. this was an anticipated disaster. the relief valve which opened as it should had indicated on the channel that it closed. it hadn't closed. what we have is a loss

the real euro was the mayor of middletown. robert reed. he stayed behind. -- the real hero was the mayor of middletown. here,e born here, lived we are revolutionary era stock. were not going anywhere. floods and fires. of core meltdown is not something that you expect to survive. the accident is not over. unit two has not been decommissioned. decontaminated. only operated for 90 days. the plant was supposed to run for 40 years. we have high-level radioactive waste site that may never be cleaned up, and the accident, innocence, continues. host: we are dividing our phone lines regionally. if you are a resident of the area in central pennsylvania you can join in by calling. so, what happened 40 years ago? i don't know if you want to call it an accident. in accident is when a deer runs in front of a truck. this was a disaster. indicated on the channels, that it was closed. accident, this thousands of gallons of water lost, and it was not until the shift change that the valve was closed. we found out through the department of energy years later

at thee are alive three-mile island training facility in middletown pennsylvania.e will listen to tony joining us from south dakota. >> hello. mr. lyman, you said that you didn't take a position on this nuclear energy. i haven't heard one positive thing about it. guest: i don't think that's true. i did talk about low carbon generating potential. but there are a lot of cheerleaders for nuclear energy, and i see my role as helping to clarify what the risks and the benefits are so that people can make informed decisions. that is our contribution. i spend a lot of my time in washington here at the nuclear regulatory commission, helping or trying to press the regulators to do the right thing and make sure nuclear plants are safe and secure, and unfortunately, a lot of the things i see are not a favorable direction that the agency is going in. i think it is in everyone's interest, whether you are a nuclear power, to make sure the regulator is doing its job. we saw what happened with the federal aviation administration and the certification of the 737 max eights, there ar

we loved middletown. we loved the area. beth and i saw these ladies and we decided, listen we've got to do something about this we have to do something positive in a good way without being angry and just do something positive. we went to joyce's house and we formed a group the four of us and we called ourselves concerned mothers and women, not that there aren't concerned fathers and husbands because there certainly are. in fact our husbands what great guys because they played mr. mom while we went to meetings to philadelphia to washington and we met every week. we wanted to do something positive and make a difference. we were a force to be reckoned with really and we continued to do that. when they finally said that they were going to reopen the plant my husband and i said we will do everything we can to keep it closed. they wanted to reopen number one next to unit two that had the meltdown. yes i was listening and i said forget it. my husband and i decided after living in middletown etc. etc. if they decide to open unit on

and the reminders, if you're driving across 50 at the bay bridge or 301 at the middletown effect windarnings in for both bridges. no vehicle restrictions for either. just be aware. a little bit of wind to deal with early this morning. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> we are f lowing some breaking news this morning out of southeast on

at the time, we lived in middletown. at the time of the accident, my oldest was 10, my daughter, my little one wasmy 4 soon to be 5. when we got phone calls from relatives from texas and boston, they were saying, get out! you have to get out of there. don't you know what is happening? i said, fine, i am comforting them. we are fine and the media is blowing it out of proportion. i believe that. big mistake. friday, when governor thornburg stood before the microphones and said, as a precaution, we are going to evacuate five mile radius with pregnant women and preschool children. when he made that statement, that is when chaos -- it was completely chaotic. so when you went to call someone, i tried to get my husband who worked at the state -- you could not get a line. it was busy, you could not get through. the kids,ivers with they were trying to protect the m,ildren and they told the throw your coats over your head and run home, run right in your house. at thend who worked cafeteria at the grade school where my children wen

i was working at the medical center while i was living in middletown, and i was using isotopes in the lab, so i had counter andgeiger brought it home with me. sitting up on my kitchen table, phewt up, turned it on, and the needle changes sensitivity and then once i opened the door to the outside, the needle stabilized, so i realized i was in a cloud. i got in my car, drove to the medical center and watched the needle just go back to zero about halfway between middletown and hershey. so realizing they had that exposure during the research was interesting, so a two-parter. so there are 500 samples that fell out of there, is there any way to go back there and do correlation with time spent in the amount of stations? in the second part is, it any thought of doing a control group where there are no chronicled symptoms yet, but maybe some genetic operations going on that might illuminate the issue a little more? >> that is a challenging question. to answer the first part, at least, part of the issue is that we only have patchy data about where people are at any given time, so we have an add

and the reminders, if you're driving across 50 at the bay bridge or 301 at the middletown effect wind warnings in for both bridges. no vehicle restrictions for either. just be aware. a little bit of wind to deal with early this morning. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> we are f lowing some breaking news this morning out of southeast ington. >> a man has died following an a altercation a metro station. justin finch live now from the potomac avenue metro station with more on this. justin? >> reporter: at this time, investigators are still on the scene here. take a lookd behin us. the focus appears to be the far right escalator. you can see we still have transit police ae also som police here on the scene. investigators still here hours after we understand a man was stabbed. and he later died from his injuries, as well. let's take you to video here from overnight. this happening close to midnight, about 11:45 our sources tell us last night here metro potomac avenue station, here in southeast. again, investigators have the entire area here roped off, looking for clues, speiaing w

. >> leta brown is a married mother of two, a preschool teacher from middletown, maryland. she went to see the doctor aaut pot on her leg that just wouldn't go away. pretty soon he found she had a tumor the size of a footba. doctors diagnosed met static melanoma, the most serious kind of skin cancer and it was spreading. >> i also had tumors in my small intestine and in my lung >> all likely caused by sun exposure and frequent sun burns as a child. >> you know, went through all of those ranges of emotions of being terrified and scared and sad and a little bit angry. > leta signed up for an immunotherapy clinical trial at erorgetown's lombardi comprehensive canc center. it was risky,ut this kind of cancer didn't have a high survival rate then. >> and that really has taken this cancer that had only a 10% chance of people being alive at two years and changing that chance of survival to 60%, 70%, or in our hnds 80%. >> three to four monthsn i the clinical trial, i was already disease. o evidence of >> leta brown's story is remarkable, but notntirely rare. skin cancer cases are

it happened in middletown northeast of cincinnati.nce and his sister sky ler were sitting in the backseat of their grandmother's car. she took a woman to the er. about 10 seconds later, though, a man hopped into the driver's seat and took off. chance immediately opened the door to escape. >> my brother went to go grab me, opened the door and went out. my brother fell out but the guy pulled me back in the car. >> as skyler tried to escape, her brother pulled her and they both tumbled out of the car as it was moving. >> i didn't want my sister to get hurt. >> terrifying. officers spotted the vehicle and quickly stopped it and arrested the driver, the driver now facing kidnapping and grand theft charges. >>> it was close but it was enough for the reigning jeopardy king. >> let's take a look, 20,500, just enough, takes him up to 54, 017. a big sigh of relief because adam made you earn it today. james holhauser won his game by $18, his total earnings 1.3 million bucks. his 18 game streak, the 4th longest. one win away from the third place

the town of middletown is gearing up for a very big day.r coming toget to help clean up the place. >>al this year. celebrating success of a year-long effort to keep cigarette butts off of t streets. we cheed it out. >> reporter: kind of like maybury buried in butts. thousands. not just an eye sore, also a health hazard. >> every year hundreds ofus tds of children get poisoned by eating cigarette butts, ition to that, they're hazardous to pets and wildlife. >> reporter: the town knew something had to be done. >> started as a result of cleaning the town of middleberg streets and finding so many cigarette butts arying to find a way to dispose of them in an environmentally sensitive manner, people see an issue, they get engaged, get involved to make theommunity a better place. >> we came up with receptacles s like t that collect the cigarettes. >> easy to do. not time consuming. just a, just par of taking care of keeping the town clean. >> reporter:im cole is the cleanup guy. he does not mind the extra work. >> when you do see itg, helpin it -- it's worth it. er >> reporter:e are 15 butt

from middletown new jersey, good morning. >> good morning, c-span. good morning. how are you? this is one of our loyal listeners who phones in every 30 days. we appreciate you standing by our policy. happy easter to you. welcome to the conversation. caller: thank you very much. and these two young ladies, good morning, young ladies. david is 94? caller: no. 95, steve. ast: may we all live as long it -- and as healthy as you. go ahead. i am a 90 five years young world war ii veteran and i have lived through every president since president harry who i consider the greatest president of my lifetime. , oruse it was not for him the bomb had not been dropped on japan, i wouldn't be in today. i would like to talk -- the thing is, president trump has indicated that there is no solution and no obstruction of justice. man who just spoke from louisiana spoke about a person is innocent until proven guilty. that is a standard we should all live by. say that president trump has indicated he wants the country to go on with his business and stop talking about the mueller report. the most impo

police in middletown, ohio, say the twonhildren were i the back seat of the car when a man jumped into the driver's seat and stole the car. k >> the boyw something was wrong. he acted quickly to get his sister and himself out of that car. >> this hapned at the entrance of an emergency room. the kids' great grandmother drove her daughte to the hospital, was helping her out of the car, when the man jumped in the driver's seat and took off. that 24-year-olds faces several charges. the kids really acted in the nick of time. could have been such a terrible ending. glad they're okay. in> we have special birthday wishes this morn for a lifelong d.c. resident. >> lillian pharr just turned 104 years old over the 4weekend. newsas there for her big birthday celebration. ♪ happy birthday to you >> ms. hiar in w and gold. went bowling for her birthday this year. >> good for her. >> the family celebrated at pin stripes in georgetown. ms. pharr was once a teacher. after retirement, she became ad worl traveler. look at that. a pretty good bowler, too, i think i'd say. she says one of the keys to a lon

>>what chance it was extremely road just shows how much she was a sister middletown police found coburn stolen car blocks away her daughter's belongings, including a cell phone were likely toss out and haven't been found. but coburn says what she does have is irreplaceable that car didn't bother me at all it was in 2 babies. >>i was i would and no one needs to feel that fear. no one does. >>it was christians wiley reporting delve are seeing is being held on $200,000 bond at the city jail. he faces several charges including kidnapping and grand theft. good thing the little year-old boy was there say today that wraps up from 4 news at a grand lotus's here was kron 4 news at night kate, thank you thanks very much coming up next said 9 in oakland man says he is heartbroken after finding racial slurs on his car we'll hear from him coming up in a live report. >>plus chilling details revealed about a terror plot to kill dozens in southern california. what a former fbi agent is now telling us about how these acts of terror can be prevented. we hope you join us the news at 9 starts next. >>it wa

it happened in middletown, northeast of cincinnati. chance and his sister skyler were in the backseat of their grandmother's car as she took a woman to the er. about ten seconds later, a man hopped into the driver's seat and took off. >> my brother went to go grab me, opened the door and went out. my brother fell out but the guy pulled me back in the car. >> skyler tried to escape. her little brother grabbed hold of her, and they both tumbled out of the moving car. >> i was acting in the moment because i didn't want my sister to get hurt. >>> officers spotted the vehicle and arrested the driver. he is now facing kidnapping and grand theft charges. >>> all right, this. a remarkable chance encounter at a baseball game had everyone in tears. on sunday, the st. louis cardinals held transplant awareness day at busch stadium. donovan bulger's family was there to honor their brother. he was 21 years old when he died in 2016. donovan was an organ donor, and it turns out the man who received his heart was also at the game. john sueme was in hea

david from middletown new jersey, good morning. good morning, c-span. good morning. how are you? is one of our loyal listeners. sophones in every 30 days, we appreciate you standing by our policy. happy easter to you. welcome to the conversation. caller: thank you very much. the same to you. and these two young ladies, good morning, young ladies. i will let you know who i am. guest: david is 94? caller: no. i am 95, steve. host: i am off by one year. may we all live as long and healthy as you, david. go ahead. caller: i am a 95 years young world war ii veteran and i have lived through every president since president harry truman, who i consider the greatest president of my lifetime. him,se if it wasn't for ordering the bombs dropped on japan, i wouldn't be here today. but i would like to talk about the mueller report. president trump has indicated and has said that the report has proven that there is no collusion, no obstruction of justice. the young man who just spoke from louisiana spoke about a person is innocent until proven guilty. that is a standard we should all live by. i

this line stretches into lake county, middletown, hidden valley lake.l some rain moving in, in marin county in between dylan beach, highway one, it is really coming down. this system has been a big time show but mainly to the north. some lines are now approaching san francisco. the home opener will happen just not sure it will happen at 1:35. a lot of cloud cover streaming across. ss 50s as far as temperatures go. breeze at 25 miles per hour at the half moon bay airport. lot going on across the pacific, not much cold air that is why rainfall rates have been cut back a little bit. 60s as far as temperatures. these are below average for this time of the year. we will see about the same on saturday. it does look better on sunday. >>> coming up why a coalition is speaking up against the plan that the mayor says will lead to more construction in the city. >>> up next another live report from the border. what the president has plan when he arrives in california to talk border security. why are all these business owners so excited? we're going to comcast. it's

from middletown new jersey, good morning. >> good morning, c-span. good morning. how are you?his is one of our loyal listeners who phones in every 30 days. we appreciate you standing by our policy. happy easter to you. welcome to the conversation. caller: thank you very much. and these two young ladies, good morning, young ladies. david is 94? caller: no. 95, steve. ast: may we all live as long it -- and as healthy as you. go ahead. i am a 90 five years young world war ii veteran and i have lived through every president since president harry who i consider the greatest president of my lifetime. , oruse it was not for him the bomb had not been dropped on japan, i wouldn't be in today. i would like to talk -- the thing is, president trump has indicated that there is no solution and no obstruction of justice. man who just spoke from louisiana spoke about a person is innocent until proven guilty. that is a standard we should all live by. say that president trump has indicated he wants the country to go on with his business and stop talking about the mueller report. the most import

but for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see, hear, or feel. thousa

. >> back to middletown, the president praised local officials and then without actually using the word referred to what everyone here has been thinking about for days. evac was -- evacuation. >> i would like to say to people who live around the plant that if it does become necessary your governor will ask you and others in this area to take appropriate action to ensure your safety. f he does, i want to urge that these instructions be carried out calmly and exactly as they have been