waste deposits that can be run by the federal government. right now the dry tasks, which were meant for the transportation of fuel rods, to a waste depository are being used for permanent storage. i think the nrc ought to have some independent assessment done on how we handle nuclear waste, what the policy should be, what the regulation should be for the safe handling of these wastes, not just for 20 years or 100 years, but this is forever. and it needs to be solved now. senator dianne feinstein, thank you very much. thank you for joining us today. all right. and up next, from the republicans, senator roy blunt, should the u.s. be rethinking nuclear energy? still ahead, first person accounts of what really happened that day that president reagan was shot 30 years ago today. send me your thoughts on twitter