to know about that spill? >> you know, i am concerned. first of all, we have to be sure that the -- now that the leakage had stopped we have to be sure that the cleanup is undertaken immediately, and we have to be sure that 36 other coal ash ponds are protected. one of the things that really concerns me is through the budget cuts we've seen in north carolina, the water containment issue area from the department of environment has actually been cut 23%. there will be 23% fewer employees than there were three years ago. that is very troubling to me. and so i think that we need to be sure that the federal and state regulators are working together to be sure to test the water, to be truthful, up front and have immediate response to the public when they see something wrong. >> senator kay hagan of north carolina, the state that managed to cancel its big basketball game because of the snow. that's how you know how bad it