fukushima and near the bottom of the ocean. and so if we avoid those fish, and those fisheries are closed, and no one is eating those fish in japanne is eating them in america or korea, that should be okay. >> reporter: he says japanese officials must seek solutions to the fukushima crisis in partnership with experts. >> there was a recent editorial in "nature" magazine and they called for abe, the prime minister, to come up with an international clean up and research effort. japan is doing more than any other country, they should continue and the universities and scientists and tepco. but by having other groups confirm that, maybe we can slowly rebuild some confidence. >> reporter: japanese government leaders have decided to step in to oversee the problems at the plant. but experts in japan and abroad say authorities need to be more inclusive by sharing what they find out about the leaks. they say even then japanese leaders would have a long way to go before they regain trust. nhk world. ♪ ♪ >>> government agencies and major corporations store increasing amounts of confidential information on their computer networks. some have f

community is focused on a solution to syria there's another devastating situation unfolding in fukushima japanrecently japan's nuclear power agency tepco reported that three hundred tons of radioactive water is being used to cool the reactors has been pouring into the pacific ocean every day since the tsunami but if that wasn't bad enough it turns out that the radiation levels reported thus far are grossly underestimated tepco just admitted that radiation levels are actually teen times higher than what was reported previously in fact near the tank the levels are high enough to kill an exposed person in just four hours right now two hundred thirty million sieverts of radiation every hour are being measured from one tank alone what does that mean one person is only allowed an annual exposure of fifteen million seabirds when you do the math it doesn't look good but don't worry guys apparently that detrimental news is completely and consequential because the chairman of the nuclear regulation authority said that there is no way to stop it he said we cannot fully stop the contaminated water leaks r

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels thought to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow where it's just turned ten pm this is r.t. nato has again said it is not going to take part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win wide public support first meanwhile america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles along with an amphibious assault ship have been joined by a nuclear powered aircraft carrier it's now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered the super carrier the u.s.s. nimitz is one of the largest warships in the world more than three hundred meters long its power by nuclear reactors and have ninety planes and helicopters on board . and is a company by five smaller warships armed with tomahawk cruise missiles when in a letter to the un syria has asked the world body to prevent ameri

and radiation at japan's fukushima plant has spiked to lethal levels, reportedly enough to kill in just four hours of exposure. >> live from our studios here in moscow, where it's just turned 1:00 a.m. on a tuesday morning, this is "r.t." german intelligence has reportedly laid the blame on the attack in syria on the assad government. the news website has just broken the story, so let's get all the details now from r.t.'s pete oliver in berlin. peter, what does this german intelligence report actually tell us? tell us more about it. >> what we've seen reported is that the head of the german security services held a meeting with top brass. the main political move is to talk about what intelligence germany had regarding chemical attacks on syria. now, a lot of what's come out from this is stuff that we have heard before from other revelations, from other countries, particularly the united states. now, this regards facts like -- according to this information -- only assad could have carried out these attacks due to the fact that only assad has the equipment and the training in order to hav

community is focused on a solution to syria there's another devastating situation unfolding in fukushima japan recently japan's nuclear power agency tepco reported that three hundred tons of radioactive water is being used to cool the reactors has been pouring into the pacific ocean every day since the tsunami but if that isn't bad enough it turns out that the radiation levels reported thus far are grossly underestimated tepco just admitted that radiation levels are actually teen times higher than what was reported previously in fact near the tank the levels are high enough to kill an exposed person in just four hours right now two hundred thirty million sieverts of radiation every hour are being measured from one tank alone what does that mean one person is only allowed an annual exposure of fifty million seabirds when you do the math it doesn't look good but don't worry guys apparently that detrimental news is completely in consequential because the chairman of the nuclear regulation authority said that there's no way to stop it he said we cannot fully stop the contaminated water leaks right

really troubling, because even after fukushima, countries like china and india continue to pursue the construction of large numbers of nuclear power plants. even in japanvernment's plan to reopen the plants that were shut down. and we need to consider whether all of the impacts of the severe accident like fukushima are being considered in this decision. >> ian tell us what you think. >> i think there will be virtually zero impact. and that has been emphasized by the world health commission, by the un, that there should be no long-term health effects for anybody from the fukushima accident. that has been very clearly stated after a couple of years, and careful investigation. so i would absolutely disagree with ed limon. there is no scientific basis for making that sort of statement. >> scientific basis? >> unfortunately there is. there is a dose associated with the radiation that was released from fukushima, and the world health organization and the um committee both calculated the radiation impact on all of the people exposed and from those values you can deduce the order of this thousand cancer death f figure. >> andrew dewitt is there a concern that

radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels thought to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow was just turned midnight this is. german intelligence has reportedly laid the blame of the alleged recent chemical attack in syria on the assad government but failed to provide any concrete evidence the news website spiegel online has just broken this story well let's get all the details right now from peta over in berlin peter tell us more what this german intelligence report is all about. well the report in spiegel online talks about a meeting between. the head of the b n d which is the german security services and key figures within the bundestag so the real top echelons of policymakers here in germany now during that meeting the spy chief handed over the most recent information that the most recent intelligence that germany has now a lot of it we have heard before they back up claims by the united states this must of been carried out by assad to the chemical attack because well only isaan forces have the training

community is focused on a solution to syria there's another devastating situation unfolding in fukushima japan recently japan's nuclear power agency tepco reported that three hundred tons of radioactive water is being used to cool the reactors has been pouring into the pacific ocean every day since the tsunami but if that isn't bad enough it turns out that the radiation levels reported thus far are grossly underestimated tepco just admitted that radiation levels are actually teen times higher than what was reported previously in fact near the tank the levels.

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spikes to lethal levels still to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. international news live from moscow this isn't she with me here national policy thanks for joining us. nato has once again said it's not going to take part in possible military action against this sewer and government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win why had public support five meanwhile america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on its comes as president obama called for strikes against assad government leaving the war door open even those no eventual approval from lawmakers and nuclear power carries now in the red sea to support the consumer if ordered that's accompanied by five smaller washrooms armed with tomahawk cruise missiles the same kerry group took part in the u.s. military operation in afghanistan there are currently five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles in the mediterranean along with an amphibious assault ship and a letter to the u.n.

held to his words. >> translator: prime minister abe should fully explain to the people of fukushima and japan the reasons behind his declaration, that the situation at fukushima daiichi is under control. he has to follow through on his promise. >> reporter: dpj president says he'll count on all position parties to cooperate and bring up the subject at an extra session of the diet. but the abe administration is playing it down. chief cabinet secretary said he doesn't think the situation at fukushima daiichi is different from what the prime minister told the ioc. but others who visited the plant say the problems are severe. on thursday, a u.s. plant expert who led cleanup efforts after the three mile island nuclear disaster said the problems at fukushima daiichi are far more complex than the u.s. plant. and with new information about the severity of the radioactive water leaks coming out every day, pressure is mounting on the government to deal with the issue. nhk world, tokyo. >>> the top diplomats from the u.s. and russia have agreed to meet at u.n. headquarters later this month to bring the

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned one am on a tuesday morning this is. german intelligence has reportedly laid the blame of the alleged recent chemical attack in syria on the assad government but failed to provide any concrete evidence that news website spiegel online has just broken the story so let's get all the details now from peter all of a in so peter what does this german intelligence report actually tell us tell us more about it. well what we've seen in reported in go is that the head of the german security services shindler held a meeting with top brass within the bundestag the main political movers and shakers to talk about what intelligence germany had regarding chemical attacks on syria now a lot of what's come out from this is stuff that we have heard before from other revelations from other countries particularly the united states now disregards facts like the only according to this information only assad could

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has risen to lethal levels to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow has just turned eight pm this is. nato has again said it's not going to take part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they would need to win wide public support first america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue it comes as president obama called for strikes against assad's government leaving the war door open even if there is no eventual approval from lawmakers while a nuclear powered aircraft carrier is now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered is accompanied by five smaller warships with tomahawk cruise. missiles of the same kara group took part in the u.s. military operation in afghanistan there are currently five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles in the mediterranean along with an amphibious assault ship and a letter to the un syria has asked the world

. >>> radiation readings increase 18-fold in japan's fukushima nuclear power plant and part of a global movement once again. afghan girls and boys join the scouts for more than 30 years. >>> the arab league are due to meet to discuss the crisis in syria. u.s. president barack obama has pulled back from the brink of military intervention against the government for the time.ing at least. he this was about to order a missile strike but now he first wants approval from congress. we report from washington. >> reporter: a u.n. missile strike seems eminent. a small group of protestors outside of the white house urged restraint. >> obama! >> reporter: their chants heard in the rose tkpar den as president obama came out to tell the rolled he wants to strike. he's ready but it's going have to wait. he now wants the approval of the u.s. congress. stkphao while i believe i have the authority of carry out this military action without authorization, i know that the country will be stronger if we take this course and our actions will be even more effective. we should have this debate. >> reporter: it

. >>> radiation readings increase 18-fold in japan's fukushima power plant. and part of the global movement once again. afghan boys an girls join the scouts after more than 30 years. >>> nelson mandela has been discharged from a hospital after being treated for a lung infection. the south african governor says the formerer president is still in critical condition. doctors are convinced he can receive the same level of treatment at his home. we are joined from the phone from johannesburg. what can you tell us? >> caller: while this is going to be very welcome news from south africans. an effort to receive the same level of intensive care at home. hay have reconfigureed his home to allow for the equipment to be used there to maintain his critical condition and hopefully improve it. the health experts that have been treating him during his stay since the 8th of june for some time. medical team will be treating him at home. that will assure many south africans as well. but the other side of the coin calls that there's no situation in any of the statement that his

japan. >> translator: no action, no growth. action is the key to my growth plan. >> he also commented on the nuclear accident in fukushima, saying japan would never abandon its technology for nuclear safety. he said japan is responsible for overcoming the nuclear crisis and making contributions to the world. this would be done by using the world's best safety technology. >>> u.s. government finances are under threat again. time is running out to pass next year's budget and the government has to extend the country's borrowing limit or risk defaulting on its debt. the new u.s. fiscal year starts next month, and the government is facing a shutdown if congress doesn't pass the budget soon. the republican-controlled house of representatives has erected a road block. republicans agreed to pass the budget but only if the government postpones the medical insurance reform that president barack obama wants. the democrat controlled senate started intense discussions on the budget on wednesday, but they have separated the issue of health insurance. senators hope to pass a provisional budget that will allow the government to spend for a mont

radiation levels skyrocketed japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant is reading show exposure could cause death in as little as four hours. on the merkel says that death stricken greece may need a third bailout as the country struggles to meet the terms of current payments and unemployment continues to be the highest in the e.u. . two am in moscow i met president bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news after being turned down by key international allies president obama's move to gain domestic support for a strike on syria asking congress to ok an attack aimed at punishing the assad regime for allegedly using chemical weapons last month lawmakers will debate the issue after they return from a summer recess on september ninth artie's marine important has more from new york . obama said although he does believe that he has the authority to carry out a military attack without approval from congress he feels that the country would be strengthened by a public debate on the matter now the u.s. leader says that he feels absolutely comfortable carrying out a military

and radiation japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spikes to lethal levels so to be enough to kill in just two hours books by osha. international news live from moscow this is the with me you know i should probably welcome to the program. nato has again said it's not going to take part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for you to venture they will need to win wide public support meanwhile america's navies continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue it comes as president obama called for strikes against assad's government leaving the wall door open even of those no eventual approval from lawmakers a nuclear powered aircraft carriers now in the red sea to support their talk on syria would its accompanied by a five smaller warships with tomahawk cruise missiles the same carry group took part in the u.s. military operation in afghanistan that currently. loaded with missiles in the mediterranean along with an amphibious assault ship unless of the u.n. in syria has asked the worl

the first round and that paved the way for tokyo, after this and almond at led to the fukushima catastrophe, japan looking to the future, with their motto, discovered tomorrow. >> the america's cup, the biggest sailing event of the year. teamnew zealand defeated usa in the first two races of the final series. front, the nose out in new zealand always have the advantage over oracle in a tightly fought first race. this was full of near collisions. dean barker and his crew pulled away to cross the finish line with a 36 second lead over the united states both. 45,000 spectators were treated to a repeat performance in the second race, with these votes evenly matched. new zealand showed technical -- tactical awareness. the challengers stretched their lead at the finish line, to 52 seconds. new zealand needs another seven wins to seal the best of 17 series. they must now win 11 races to defend the america's cup title. >> thomas bjorn has come from behind to clinch the european masters in a playoff and switzerland. he was two shots down at the start of the final round but he was back in contention with ap

minister abe also asked tepco on thursday to decommission the number 5 and 6 reactors at fukushima daiichi. japan's industry ministry supported the idea. >> translator: decommissioning number 5 and 6 will create more space, and more tanks will be set up there to decontaminate wastewater. >> tepco could use the two facilities to train its engineers. he said such training is impossible at the damaged number 1 to 4 reactors due to high levels of radiation. the number 5 and 6 reactors were not damaged by the 2011 quake and tsunami, unlike plant 4. >>> officials also have to decide on how to deal with the nuclear waste at all of japan's nuclear plants. the industry ministry has proposed at least a temporary solution to ease growing concerns. about 1,700 cylinders of nuclear waste are currently being stored in facilities at the village in northern japan. the government estimates all nuclear waste in the country will fill 25,000 cylinders. the waste inside them is so highly radioactive, it would kill a person within 20 seconds of exposure and would take tens of thousands of years for its toxicity to subsi

the radiation level at japan's fukushima nuclear plant as eighteen times higher than previously reported scans show that in some areas it could kill a person exposed to it in just four hours independent nuclear consultant sean bernie believes that the situation at the plant crippled by a two thousand and eleven quake and tsunami is only going to deteriorate. to. be sure. but we need one as it's. very complex three reactor and speak to you it's. not enough workers incite the workers and don't get in deep seas that not being told about the. forward this is a plot you need to get worse. and. absolute certainty the amount and street. savings you seem to be times is much. very dangerous you don't get three times as much as was released by the accident. in the train chief. in mexico violence has erupted between police and protesters demonstrating against the government's proposed education and energy reforms the clashes were near the congress building in mexico city as protesters tried to disrupt a parliament session students threw stones and petrol bombs at security and police responded with

the japanese prime minister assured the world that fukushima would not pose a threat to the 2020 olympic games in tokyo. >> an important mission: japan's opposition party questions the man in charge of ensuring safety at the damaged fukushima nuclear plant. the answer is swift and unwelcome. the situation he says, is not under control. after under a week ago japan's prime minister was assuring the people that the plant was under control. which led the international olympic committee to award tokyo the 2020 olympic games. >> the prior statement that this was under control based on preventive measures. the government will continue to insure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> reporter: for months radioactive water has been leaking from storage tanks around the plant. some of it has reached the pacific on or about, and efforts continue to try to keep the main body of contamination away from ground water. but with hundreds of thousands of liters being cooled to cool the reactors every day one international expert said tepco's effort is untenable. >> there is a major challenge ahead for disposition that have water. in my view it's

sanctions as a result of its reduction of oil imports, and despite the energy shortfall following fukushima, japanorked hard to reduce its a rainy and oil imports. expecte more that we can from japan on compliance with and whatanctions, should we look for from the country as we continue to see how sanctions can hopefully bring iran to the table to look at negotiating on what is happening in iran? back their efforts have been significant in reducing their dependence on iranian oil. they have indicated they will continue to make efforts to reduce their connections. , so are our partners hopefully all of those together will help ring pressure on the

and radiation levels of japan's stricken fukushima nuclear plant are now so high they're enough to kill a person exposed for as little as four hours. you're watching r t live from moscow i'm lindsey france the u.s. military is sending even more forces to surround syria in anticipation of a first strike order from washington congress will reconvene in a week's time to debate whether to attack damascus but barack obama has made it clear he may order an assault even without the agreement of lawmakers american defense officials have confirmed that an aircraft carrier group is now on its way to the region the nuclear powered u.s.s. nimitz carrying dozens of aircraft is accompanied by five smaller warships armed with tomahawk cruise missiles the strike groups expected to team up with several ships already in position in the mediterranean off the syrian coast the combined fleet could pummel damascus from a safe distance dealing massive damage to the country artie's marouf an ocean has the reaction from the syrian capital. tomorrow next week next month series wondering if only when america's mi

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to these levels sink to been enough to kill in just four hours of exposure. and welcome to all sea twenty following us live from moscow i'm jewish top top story now. with the u.s. congress a week away from making a decision on intervention in syria america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region it comes as president obama called for military action against assad's government leaving the. door open even if there's no eventual approval from lawmakers and a nuclear powered aircraft carries in are heading towards the red sea to support this strike on syria if ordered is accompanied by five smaller washouts armed with tomahawk cruise missiles the same camera group took part in the u.s. military operation afghanistan american warships have been massing off the sewer and coast over the past week and there are currently five destroyer is loaded with missiles in the mediterranean along with phoebe as a sole ship with hundreds of troops on board in the letter to the un syria has asked the world body to prevent america

radiation has risen at japan's devastated nuclear plant at fukushima readings show levels in one of the storage tanks of contaminated water have shot up by eighteen times and that's enough to kill an exposed man in just four hours this comes just after a massive leak of radioactive water a week ago which may have reached the fukushima plant was damaged by a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit japan in march two thousand and eleven operator tepco announced on friday that it did new radiation hotspots in parts of the compound where contaminated water is stored professor chris. he's the scientific secretary from the european committee on radiation risk he fears it's next to impossible to control the situation at fukushima. radiation suddenly cannot increase unless something has suddenly happened and that something cannot be a leakage from the tank because gamma radiation goes straight through a tank the tank has only got very thin metal walls and as we know these metal walls will only attenuate gamma radiation by about five percent if even if it's one centimeter thick so although they

for months, radioactive water has been leaking from storage tanks at japan's fukushima nuclear plantse water has reached the pacific ocean and authorities are struggling to keep the contamination way from groundwater. but hundreds of thousands of gallons are needed to cool the reactors every day. and one international expert says the power company's current solution won't work. joanna reports. >> reporter: a low-key meeting for unimportant admission, japan's opposition party questions the man charged with ensure safety at the damaged talk sheema nuclear plant. the answer is swift and unwelcome. he says the situation is not under control. just less than a week ago japan's prime minister assured the world that the leaks were under control. and it's likely that this assurance hence the international olympic committee to award tokyo the 2020 summer olympic games. >> the prime minister made a statement that that is under control based on you are pro venture tiff measures think the government will continue to insure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> reporter: for months, radioact

radioactive leakage is an ongoing concern in japan's fukushima powerplant. prime minister shinzo abe a is pledging to deal with the problem before the 2020 olympics. tokyo is in the running to host the games. the fukushima plant has been leaching contaminated water since the 2011 earthquake and soon army. -- tsunami. i will be back in 30 minutes with more. >> thanks. the g-20 summit is due to kick off at saints peter berg -- st. petersburg amid a economy showing signs of a genuine turnaround. a preview. >> the financial crisis that triggered the creation of the g- 20 lingers on. leaders meet in russia's second- largest city of st. petersburg. facing pressing challenges. the u.s. economy is picking up, but growth remains weak. the european union is still fighting a debt crisis. china's exports have dipped. emerging economies such as india and south africa are facing capital outflows. >> growth is too weak. unemployment is too high. recovery is too fragile. more work is needed to improve the situation. there is a need for structural reforms across all major ec

> translator: we decided to ban all imports of marine products from eight prefectures in japan including fukushima. >> reporter: south korean officials say they took the step because it's difficult to assess contamination levels using only data provided by japan. but the japanese government says it already has strict safety controls. it says all marine products for export meet international standards. >> translator: shipments are banned when tests uncover radiation levels above safety standards. so no tainted products are being sold on the market. >> reporter: south korea's ban has left many people in the japanese fishing industry worried about their futures. >> translator: we've been telling south korea that we want to provide consumers with a sense of security by testing a number of fish. so we're let down by this announcement. >> translator: we want the government to provide information appropriately and do all it can to ensure that we don't suffer any reputational damage. >> reporter: officials at japan's nuclear regulation authority admit they did not disclose all the information on radioacti

. >> radiation levels in japan's fukushima nuclear plant has hit an all-time high. japan's regulator said leaving around tanks have soared more than 20% since saturday. the level of radiation would t*eul kill an unprotected person. we have more from tokyo. >> a spokesperson has said a company has recorded higher levels of radiation. it discovered several hot spots at the fukushima nuclear plant. this latest development comments just five days after the company reported that previous readings of the the 1,000 were 18 times higher than what had previously been reported. the initial spike was they using more sophisticateed devices. previous machines could read only 10,000 an hour. tetc oh o confirmed that this new spike in radiation levels is not just because of any leaks. so far they have not been able to find any evidence of any new leaks. there's still an important implication in those develops because what does this mean to oh the clean up operations and how will this come kate clean up operation because the level of radiation that is detected is extremely high. the

. >>> plus, radiation levels at japan's fukushima plant are worse than thought. high enough to kill a person within four hours of exposure. >>> also, former south african president nelson mandela is back home. we'll give you an update on his health later this hour. welcome to "around the world." i'm suzanne malveaux. >> i'm michael holmes. >> the president intensifying his effort to persuade congress to support his plans for military strikes on syria. he has conference calls and face-to-face meetings. >> it's 14 days and counting since the attack killed people. there's no doubt that syria's government were the ones using chemical weapons on their own civilians. >> john mccain has long pushed for u.s. action inside syria. he and fellow republican senator lindsey graham with meet two hours from now with the president and samples collected by u.n. weapons inspectors in syria will be delivered to labs in finland and sweden. russia says it doesn't buy u.s. claims it was the regime. >> translator: it's said the united states said they used chemical weapons. what does i

for now, and japan is hoping the news from fukushima will not he rail its bid for the olympics -- for now, japan is hoping the news from tokushima -- fukushima will not derail its bid for the olympics. >> welcome back. we begin the second half of the show with an emotional commemoration. it was this historic moment of reconciliation. >> president joachim gauck became the first turman president to visit the site where ss troops massacred -- the first german president to visit the site where ss troops massacred -- >> it was a solemn occasion, german president joachim gauck, wrench president francois hollande, and an eyewitness -- french president francois hollande, and an eyewitness. many him and said -- many innocent women and children were murdered. for doubt, -- forgot -- for g auck, it was a poignant reminder of the atrocities committed. >> this was the work of courageous visionary people, ready for reconciliation. especially being here, i would like to remind you that the offer of reconciliation came from the french side at a very early stage. during the german occupation, the batt

new reports this week about radiation leaks from japan's fukushima nuclear power plant, seemed like they could jeopardize the billed bid, but japan's prime minister made a strong case for his recovering country. >> let me assure you that the situation is under control. >> reporter: japan also made the case that none of its athletes has failed a drug test at an olympics or paralympics. if turk hewon, it would have been the first majority muslim nation to host the games. the problem for istanbul was the ongoing crisis in neighboring syria, as well as turkey's own crackdown on antigovernment protests. madrid lost out earlier today in the first round of voting. spain's crown for instance philippe, an olympic medalist himself, said his country needed an economic boost and would host the game on a reasonable budget. >> i see it as an opportunity. >> reporter: that wasn't enough. ma. alphonso van marsh, cbs news, london. >> axelrod: next wednesday marks the 12th anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 americans. by now, the 9/11 museum was supposed to have ope

according to the energy officials, japan's fukushima nuclear plant did not suffer damage. nuclear regulators say that radiation raersd holding con dominateing water have spiked to their highest levels. most of yosemite national park is open. a relatively cool and humid labor day allowed fire crews to make major progress along the edge of the park. several roads are still closed. full containment of the fire is not expected until septembe september 20th. >> what a difference a day makes for the north the east. on monday night we saw some flooding as well as thunderstorms pushing through much of this region. we had few showers on tuesday evening going through parts oh of cape cod. that's going to to offer the cold front off to the eastern sea board. because of the cold front that means colder air is going to be coming through behind it and that means your temperatures are going to be quite low in the morning. those are higher and also going down 40 or even lower than that. we talk about northern ham shire. rain wise we don't expect see anything. maybe some light showers acro

record breaking year for max as germany continues its nuclear power phase out in the wake of japan's fukushima disaster plugging the energy campus perving a tough time and there's now public storm bring our they wind turbines which are popping up across the country to meet the demand for power. want to found out why it's such a great idea is leaving on those seeing red. germany's wind farms are spinning out of control that's according to a new generation of don quixote's who feel hung onto dry by a lack of regulation on where windmills can be placed. it's turned into a nightmare for us we came here fourteen years ago and there were just two small wind turbines two years later the reform team since then another sixteen have gone up we moved here for tranquility and they have taken that away from us. one of the main problems for people living in this area is the she assignees of the new turbines that overshadow their homes come on in the north going to have been from march until the end of july we have a constant flickering in our kitchens it's very unpleasant you don't even want to breakfast th

. >>> the crowd goes wild in japan after tokyo is named the host city for the 2020 olympics today. there were concerns about it being so close to the fukushima nuclear crisis but japan promised that the site would be safe. tokyo beat out madrid, spain, and istanbul, turkey. so of course they are celebrating there. >> absolutely. >>> we go out with our weather and what a warmup we have had. >> boy, just a little warmer tomorrow and then back off on the temperatures a little bit as we made it to the first part of next week. temperatures inland, near 100 degrees. live doppler hd showing a little bit of fog gathering right near the coast. we had a little to the south of us near monterey bay and a little cooler today because of this band of fog moving north. it's in southern california. it's slowly creeping up the coast and possibly cool the coastal communities a few degrees tomorrow. inland, you're still going to be hot. nice shot here from our rooftop cam showing the transamerica pyramid. check out how warm it is. redwood city, 77. loss gatos, you're at 68 degrees. a little bit of moisture in the air. santa rosa, 68. 69 in napa. concord right n

only days ago the japanese prime minister assured the world fukushima won't pose a threat to the olympic games. >> reporter: japan'sosition party questions the man charged with ensuring safety at the damaged fukushima nuclear plant. the answer is swift and unwelcome. the situation, he says, is not under control. under a week ago, japan's prime minister was assuring the world that the leaks were under control. it is likely that this assurance helped members of the international olympic committee to award tokeco the 2020 games. >> translator: the prime minister made a statement that this is under control. the government will continue to ensure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> reporter: for months radioactive water has been leaking from storage tanks around the plant. some of it has reached the pacific ocean and efforts continue to keep the main body of contamination away from ground water. one international expert says tepco's current solution is untenable. >> it's likely there is a major challenge ahead for disposition of that water. in my view, it's us sustainable to indefinitely, a multi-decade-long pr