yushida gets an order from one of his supervisors at tepco that the government hasn't signed off on this yet, he's got to hold off. well, he's already started! >> uh-huh. >> and so he basically calls one of his staff people over and says, okay, i'm going to give an order, but ignore it. so he very loudly proclaims so everybody in tokyo can hear, we're going to, you know, halt the seawater injection when, in fact, they didn't. >> uh-huh. >> and to me, that was, to me that was a human element in that story in which in japan where ignoring the rules and kind of acting on your own is not rewarded, here was a moment where a guy knew that if he didn't act, things would go even worse than they were going. >> more about the tsunami and the resulting meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power plant tonight at ten eastern on "after words," part of booktv this weekend on c-span2. >> booktv continues now. philip k. howard argues that leadership in the u.s. has been replaced by stifling and outdated

tepco officials told nhk that the water had also flowed into another structure. they say that the pumping appears to have start on march 20th while workers were switching on the air conditioning system. the switches for the pumps are on the same control panel. officials suspect the crew turned on the pumps, instead of the air conditioner. they say the switches were numbered, but were not clearly identified. and tepco officials have agreed to work with a british firm in decommissioning the fukushima nuclear plant. the agreement was signed between tepco's fukushima daiichi decontamination and decommissioning engineering company, and british company in london. the uk firm has been engaged in mothballing a nuclear reactor in britain. tepco officials plan to exchange information with the experts in managing contaminated water, as well as in handling the decommissioning process. they are interested in the radioactive water treatment and technologies being used at the fukushima plant. >>> japanese travelers have kissed a last good-bye to one of the most recognizable fac

tepco expects this release will reduce the amount of contaminated water that continues to accumulate at the plant. nhk world's noriko okada reports. >> reporter: a total of 560 tons of groundwater pumped from the grounds of fukushima daiichi was released through pipes and into the sea. government officials and the plant's operator tokyo electric power company, conducted surveys of the groundwater prior to the release. they say the radiation levels were far below government safety standards. about 400 tons of groundwater flows into the building, and becomes contaminated every day. engineers have built a system to pump up fresh groundwater through rails before it reaches the damaged reactor unit. they store the water in tanks to check the level of radiation, and release it into the sea only if it's not contaminated. this young man from a nearby coastal community approved the release. but some are uneasy about the plans, as they fear it may impact fishing in the area. >> translator: we want them to make sure they don't release contaminated water. >> reporter: government officials say th

tepco is also planning to carry out robotic surveys of the two other reactors. the operator plans to plug the leaks and fill the vessels with water before removing melted nuclear fuel as part of the decommissioning process. >>> thousands of people in turkey are hitting the streets in anger. they're joining protests against the government after the country's deadliest industrial disaster. more than 280 people were killed in an explosion on tuesday at a coal mine and authorities expect the number of casualties to go up. rescuers believe dozens of miners are still trapped. crews are working around the clock, but some tunnels are still filled with poisonous gas and that's preventing them from getting to some areas. >> translator: i don't expect any more people to be rescued, but i would at least want their bodies recovered. >> translator: if the government had taken proper safety measures, this tragedy would not have happened. >> demonstrators have staged rallies in a number of cities. they say the government of the prime minister recep tayyip erdogan has neglected

meanwhile everybody wants a say and the tepco officials and japanese government officials are hemming and hawing and yoshida gets an order from one of his supervisors at tepco that the government hasn't signed off on it yet and he's going to hold off. he's already started and so he basically calls one of his staff people over and says okay i'm going to be giving an order but ignore it. he very loudly proclaims so everybody in tokyo can hear to hault the seawater injection. and to me that was a human element in that story and which in japan where it's knowing the rules and acting on your own is not reported. here was a moment where a guide knew that if he didn't act things would go even worse than they were going. author maya angelou died at the age of 86 in her home of winston-salem north carolina. she was the recipient of the pulitzer prize for national medal of arts, three grammy awards and the presidential medal of freedom. in 2002 she spoke at the "l.a. times" book festival about her memoir, a song flung up to heaven. this is an hour. [applause] >> our next author is a poet author

gets an order from one of his supervisors at tepco that the government hasn't signed off on this, he's got to hold off. well, he's already started. and so he basically calls one of his staff people over and says, okay, i'm going to give an order, but ignore it. so he very loudly proclaims so everybody in tokyo can hear, we're going to, you know, halt the sea water injection when, in fact, they didn't. and to me, that was, that was a human element in that story in which in japan where ignoring the rules and kind of acting on your own is not rewarded, here was a moment where a guy knew that if he didn't act, things would go even worse than they were going. >> more about the tsunami and resulting meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power plant saturday night at 10 eastern on "after words," part of booktv this weekend on c-span2. >> you can now take c-span with you wherever you go with our free c-span radio app for your smartphone or tablet. listen to all three c-span tv channels or c-span radio anytime, and there's a schedule of each of our networks, so you can tune in when you want. play p

how effective such a plan would even be protecting the public and keeping radiation on the ground or tepco has proven that they are not capable of dealing with this massive problem and the situation fukushima has gotten worse not better sign for the international community has stepped in and prevent an even more serious disaster. and other dire greene report news if the ten largest food companies were a country they would be the twenty fifth most polluting nation on earth an airport from oxfam international says that the big ten food and beverage companies together emit more than two hundred sixty million tons of greenhouse gases every year that's more than finland denmark sweden and norway combined and oxfam says that these companies could do much more to reduce their massive amounts of pollution. was to food companies includes big names like nestle use general mills and kellogg's and oxfam is behind the brands campaign that these companies could reduce emissions by at least eighty million tons by two thousand and twenty however most of these giant corporations are simply being negligent

and they get an order from a super visor at tepco that the government hasn't signed off on this and he has to hold off. he has already started! and so he basically calls one of his staff people over and says i am going to give an order but ignore it. and he loudly proclaims we will halt the sea water injection when they didn't. to me that was a human element in that story in which in japan for ignoring the rules and kind of acting on your own isn't rewarded. here was a moment where a guy knew if he didn't act thinks would go worse than they were going. >> more about the meltdown at the fukushimas plant. part of booktv this weekend. >>> up next, a forum on russia's influence on natural gas supp supplies for europe and asia. >> good morning and thank you for coming out. i think this is one of the most exciting programs we have had. i happen charles ebinger and we are delighted to have everybody. i would like to thank edward chow and our own cliff gaddy and i would like to say it is a particular honor for me to sponsor this event because there are very few people professionally you can sa

and the supervisor gets an order from one of his supervisors at tepco that the government hasn't signed off on yet and jus yes to both. he's already started, and so he basically calls one of his staff people over and says okay, i'm going to give in order but ignored. so he very loudly proclaim so ever in tokyo kinnear community, hope the seawater injection when, in fact, they didn't. to me that was that was the human element in the story in which come in japan where ignoring the rules and kind of acting on your own is not rewarded. it was a moment where a guy new that if he didn't act, things we do even worse than they were going. >> more about the tsunami and resulting meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power plant saturday night at 10 eastern on "after words," part of booktv this weekend on c-span2. >> now, author ben tarnoff on mark twain's life in san francisco in the 1860s and his relationship with a group of writers known as the bikini is. from city lights bookstore in san francisco, this is 45 minutes. >> i think we are ready to start. my name is peter because like to welcome you

kind of hemming and hawing and i can't she had today, gets an order from one of his supervisors at tepco, that the government hasn't signed off on this. he has to hold off. well, he already started. and so he basically calls one of his staff people over and says, okay, i'm going to give an order but ignore it. very loudly proclaims so everybody in tokyo can hear, we'll halt the seawater injection, when in fact they didn't. to me that was, to me that was a human element in that sorry in which in japan where ignoring the rules and kind of acting on your own is not rewarded, here was a moment where a guy knew if he didn't act, things would go even worse than they were going. >> more about the tsunami and resulting meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power plant, saturday night at 10:00 eastern, on "after words." part of booktv this weekend on c-span2. >>> the american enterprise institute think tank in washington, d.c. held a forum last week examining the conservative domestic agenda. one of the discussions included authors of a new republican policy platform titled, room to grow. conservativ