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Photographer michael forester rothbart who has spent a lot of time in chernobyl and also fukushima, he just released a new electronic ted bach inspired by the popular ted talks online, his book is called would you stay? michael, good to see you. hi, fredricka, thanks for having me. so, you have talked to an awful lot of people and many whom say they stay in these areas. why? yeah, it s hard for us to remember in this country. we are so transient, you know, we move from one place to another, and so it s hard to imagine if you lived in a village your whole life and not only that but your ancestors lived there, not only in the village but in the same house as your ancestors, you wouldn t leave just because of some radiation. that is extraordinary. it is still hard for people to believe because they think, you know, their life, their daily lives are in jeopardy every day potentially that, you know, folks would just pick up and leave. but as you say, they ve got these kind of ties ....
0 we ll tell you what scientists are saying about exactly when and where it might land. the tragedy unfolding in the philippines from a massive storm. while the government s official death toll stands at 138, the red cross estimates as many as 1200 people have been killed by super typhoon haiyan. 1,000 deaths are believed to be in one coastal town, the city of tacloban. homes and buildings there are leveled from the storm s ferocious 195-mile-per-hour winds. trees are blocking roads and communication lines are down. torrential rains plus the storm surge have put entire towns under water. many people helped flood victims escape the rising waters including two of our journalists, producer tim schwarz and andrew stevens, pushing an injured man through waist high waters to safety. anymore in there, josh? storm chaser james reynolds actually captured that rescue on tape and took astounding pictures of the destruction in tacloban. earlier i talked with him about what he saw in that typho ....