renewable energy the two thousand and eleven meltdown at the fukushima power plant in japan the worst atomic energy disaster since chernobyl is the key motivation for rushing through nuclear decommissioning is the hardest part security concerns are very strong this is the main factor in the decision to begin reduction of nuclear energy in germany atomic energy accounted for just under eighteen percent of german electricity in two thousand and eleven can renewable take up that slack government figures show that for every wind farm built to generate three thousand megawatts the amount needed to power three million homes the only expected to deliver one hundred megawatts to the national grid in reality though over the last ten years they've only been getting around half of that slightly over sixteen percent the original three thousand which is force germany back into the arms of fossil fuel with nuclear power taken off the table by angle of merkel germany is building a new fleet of coal fired power stations this one it's a cologne opened its doors an ogress of this year and it's up to these new power

abroad germany's neighbors don't share bill in safety concerns over nuclear power france uses atomic energyto generate the vast majority of its electricity whereas to the east poland is set to invest over fourteen and a half billion euros in the construction of eight new nuclear power plants one of them around one hundred kilometers from the german city of dresden peter all over germany. time now for more world news this hour for chinese patrol ship have entered the waters of an archipelago disputed by tokyo and beijing vessels have sailed through the area a number of times in the last two weeks despite ongoing radio warnings from japan's coast guard both countries lay claim to the small chain of uninhabited islands which reportedly hold vast reserves of natural resources the territorial fallout has previously sparked mass protests in china and japan. heavily armed gunmen have encircled libya's parliament building angry at the approval of a new cabinet they also blocked surrounding roads with armed pickup trucks the gunmen mostly made up of former rebels are protesting against the lineup of

renewable energy the two thousand and eleven meltdown at the fukushima power plant in japan the worst atomic energy disaster since chernobyl is the key motivation for rushing through nuclear decommissioning is a security concerns are very strong this is the main factor in the decision to begin with the action of nuclear energy in germany.

the international atomic energy agency reporting friday about the finalization of the facility at koom. demonstrating the sanctions europe and the united states talked about, the iranians are proceeding in a successful pace toward getting nuclear weapons capability. they're arming the terrorists hamas and hezbollah so the iran influence continues to grow. europe and the united states focus their criticism on israel. >> thank you very much this morning. especially in paris. >> thank you, eric. >> thank you, embassador. new developments right now in negotiations over the so-called fiscal cliff which is coming. it will bring looming tax hikes and spending cuts that threaten to plunge u.s. economy back into recession. republicans are showing a willingness to raise new revenues but reports that democrats are taking a harder line on entitlement reforms. joining, bob accuse -- >> what's the best case scenario from the meetings the president is attending with congressional leaders and what's the worst case scenario? >> best case scenario is they reach a deal pretty calmly within the next coupl

fukushima daiichi power plant is a factor for germany and switzerland's reducing independence on atomic energy. they also expect power generation from renewable sources like wind and solar to increase to about one-third of the world's total out put by 2035. >>> countries that catch blue fin tuna are trying to determine how much is too much. they're meeting in morocco to set quotas for this endangered fish. japanese consume 80% of the global catch. they eve watched stocks bounce back. they're wondering if it's time to cast their nets wider again. nhk world's virginie pinon reports. >> reporter: this is the main fishing port in the country where tuna is exported to japan. it's here that the future of the tuna stock will be decided. >> the road to start recovery is a long and art ous one. if we keep on the right track, we can meet our goals. >> reporter: the big question for the international commission for the conservation of atlantic tuna or iccat is whether blue fin fishing quotas should be expanded. there are fears that stocks of the fish have been shrinking. some experts say atlantic blue fi

fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant is a factor for germany and switzerland to reduce dependence on atomic energy. they also expect power generation from renewable sources like wind and solar to increase to about one-third of the world's total output by 2035. >>> many countries are now seeking to diversify their energy sources. industry ministry officials in japan are aiming to launch the world's first futures trading market for liquefied natural gas. they hope to put it into effect by march 2014 to bring down lng prices. japanese imports of liquefied natural gas have surged since the fukushima daiichi power plant accident led to shutdowns of all but two reactors in the country. and the dmod ti has been traded at a premium since its link to crude oil prices. ministry officials hope lng can be obtained at prices that correspond to actual supply and demand on the proposed futures market. the officials say they will form a council with power and gas company representatives and people from financial institutions. the council will look into how lng prices are set and ways to structure the new trading

the international atomic energy agency says in a report to the country is ready to double the outputa facility that enriches uranium this plant is buried deep under a mountain inside of a military base in iranian leaders insisted that the program is more peaceful. two people remain missing and several others are badly injured after an oil platform in the gulf of mexico oil exploded this morning, they were welding a pipe when fire ignited 11 workers or injured and four suffered severe burns and were airlifted to new orleans the coast guard said there appeared to be little risk of any major oils billings like the one that ruptured the bp well in 2008. this oil platform was operated by black elk energy. president barack obama in the republican and democratic lawmakers expressed confidence they can avoid the so-called fiscal cliff this worst-case scenario means that tax hikes would automatically go into effect by the end of the year of the deal isn't reached the party leaders met at the white house for about one hour, president barack obama and house speaker john painter didn't try to wo

just this week, the director of the international atomic energy administration told the press that iran has not slowed its enrichment activities. the international atomic energy administration also suspects that iran has conducted live tests of conventional explosives that could be used to detonate a nuclear weapon at the military base, the facility the iranians have denied access to by the international atomic energy administration. between may and august of this year, iran doubled the number of centrifuges at its fortified facility buried deep inside a mountain to protect it against strikes. iran now has over 2,140 centrifuges for enriching uranium, and it continues to enrich to 20%. iran claims it needs this higher grade uranium for its peaceful nuclear program, but a country with peaceful ambitions doesn't enrich uranium in defiance of u.n. security council resolutions. it doesn't refuse to disclose its operations. it doesn't hide them inside a mountain. a peaceful nation doesn't breach the international inspections regime compelled by the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. and a peac

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and when you start fusing atoms beyond iron, you end up with mass being-- energy being absorbed. when you take your astronomy course, you're gonna learn about how the elements are made. they're made by hydrogen atom. you're gonna squash, squash, squash, fuse right up the periodic-- when you get up to iron, they start squashing them together, your star stops growing. your star starts to cool down, because when you start to fuse heavy elements like this, energy is required, not liberated. and your star then cools. all these elements here are made in catastrophic reactions when stars-- [makes sounds] --blow up. supernova. these elements are a lot more air than these elements down here. this is simple fusion, the sun and the stars, don't they? beyond there, takes different reactions all together. neat, how-- how we figure this all out. at least to this level. now, why haven't we figured it out yet? it keeps going, going, going. beautiful. now, it turns out the sun, the sun is burning, converting matter to energy every second. every second go by 4 1/2 billion tons of matter are not the

and this came after a report from the international atomic energy agency which just said iran is notperating with nuclear inspectors. they also said iran has completed the installations of centrifuge tez fuel enrichment plant, a plant that can enrichure and yum to 20% which is crucial. it's at that level that it becomes easier to convert it to a weapon. >>> a judge has given a preliminary approval for hostess brands, the maker of twinkies to liquidate. hostess can now start the process of selling the bakeries, brands, and recipes. it will be the most valuable thing it has, everybody. the ceo told reporters after the hearing that they will move as quickly as possible to sole sell those brands. the sad part of 15,000 of the company's 18,500 employees will likely lose their jobs in the next few days. >> it has been 475 days since the united states lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? seems like we say it every week. mortgage rates another low. the average rate on a 30-year fixed 3.31%. as we said now for well over a year, interest rates are not the problem. >>>

they also agreed to sign the additional protocols for the i.a.e.a., the atomic energy agency, to come in and inspect. it will allow them to come in inspect the suspect sites that people claim they were using to start a nuclear weapons program. so this is really a very good step forward. that's something it has been asking for, for a couple years >> suarez: now, can the outside world get smoked by some of this? is it just enough to get this much legitimacy and then you slow-walking some of these reforms? is that a risk, a problem? >> yes. we need to remember that despite the extraordinary changes that burma has gone through from absolute dictatorship to this moment when people have a degree of freedom that the big, tough decisions still lie ahead. the army still controls much of public life inside burma. the constitution still empowers the army not civilians. there are still these ethnic conflicts. one thing aung san suu kyi said today was very important was that we should not lured by the mirage of success in burma. i think the president's speech if you look at it carefully demonstrat

under the nuclear treaty to a civilian program and we had enough oversight from the international atomic energycy and others to know that it was not easily transformed into a weapons program? >> well, if there is a proposal, that's what it will get down to because there is a view among many people that if some enrichment is not allowed, there is no deal that iran could accept. there are many americans who believe that there is no kind of oversight of an ongoing enrichment program that doesn't allow iran to move closer towards a nuclear weapon. so that will be the debate within the united states. and the question really is does the proposal that comes out of that debate one that the iranians could accept? if not, then the question is where are we? and many people would say we've set the table for use of force if we need to do it. if the iranians continue, as they have been, moving along towards developing their nuclear program. and the challenge, of course, for any military option is it needs to leave you in a position where you're more able to prevent iran getting a nuclear weapon, not less abl

the international atomic energy agency reported the finding today. it means tehran could be within three months of obtaining enough uranium for a nuclear warhead. iran has insisted it has no plans to make nuclear weapons, but it refuses to stop its enrichment program. former cia director david petraeus told lawmakers today it was clear early on that terrorists attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. petraeus answered questions behind closed doors one week after he admitted having an affair and resigned. republican congressman peter king of new york said the general's account differed from what he said right after the attack, when the administration was blaming a muslim protest. >> the testimony today was that from the start he told us it was a terrorist attack, a terrorist-involved from the start. i told him my questions have a very different recollection. the impression we were giving was the overwhelming amount of evidence was that it was arose out of a span takenuous demonstration and was not a terrorist attack. >> holman: petraeus said to

the director of the international atomic energy agency is now saying no concrete results have been achieved trying to clarify iran's nuclear ambitions despite his agency's best efforts. the u.s. and other western nations pressuring iran to halt production of uranium, they plan to build a nuclear warhead. those are your headlines. back in an hour. back to dagen mcdowell. dagen: more breaking news for you. you know one of the two winning power ball ticket was sold in the state of missouri. where exactly? we just found out. data tracks mark which is a convenience store chain near kansas city. the winner will share the record $580 million prize, the second winning ticket sold in arizona. we are still waiting to find out the lucky people who won. connell: more breaking news we are learning about. former president george h. w. bush has been admitted to the houston in methodist hospital, the first president bush, forty-one, or according to hospital folks will embarrass spokeswoman, a former president is being treated because of bronchitis. that is all we know. former president bush, reported to be

. >> it was obviously leaked by some government or by the international atomic energy agency, and theuld be explained by a number of things. i think the key is that it shows just how sophisticated iran's thinking is on the nuclear weapons front. this is a country that is making very substantial progress. this diagram is just one of a lot of pieces of evidence, many of which i saw years ago and they still haven't come out and i'm sure other pieces of evidence have accumulated since then. jenna: can you share any of that evidence with us, just you and me and the rest of america right now? >> i can share what is already leaked out. they are working on a very sophisticated approach to weapons. take the diagram you just showed, people say, oh, but that weapon is three times more powerful and the hiroshima bomb, that shows that iran is a ways away. no not at all. that bomb was 67 years ago. jenna: one of the nuclear experts that the government relies upon, according to the "associated press" says listen this diagram is just kind of thinking about things, it's not really ao blueprint for wha

in the latest international atomic energy agency report, based on its ongoing inspections iran's nuclear facility, particularly the fordo enrichment facility find that iran continues to expand enrichment pass the iranian patrician capacity. 20% levels which is closer to the 90% for weapons grades and iran continues to refuse to address the iaea's questions about the potential military dimensions of its nuclear program. and it continues to resist tougher international inspections known as the iaea additional protocol. so we believe that there is time and clearly there's an interest from all parties to reach a diplomatic solution. and after several rounds of negotiations between the p5+1, and iran, it looks as though there will be a new round of talks in the next month, but perhaps early in 2011. it's also clear that the two sides have put forward specific concrete proposal, but those proposals have some different ideas come particularly about the sequencing of the steps necessary to assure the international community that iran's program is peaceful and from every perspective start to roll

that's one of the findings in a disturbing new report by the international atomic energy agency.international correspondent matthew chance has more. >> wolf, it's another highly critical report of iran's nuclear program from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog. it's filled of course with stuff about how iran continues to fail to cooperate with u.n. inspectors and refuses to answer questions about the alleged military dimensions of its nuclear activities. iran of course says its nuclear program is for purely peaceful purposes. but of most concern say western diplomats is the fact that iran has stepped up its capacity to enrich uranium adding more sen ri fujs to its highly secured underground bunker at a place built into a mountain to defend it against potential air strikes. the report says iran has effectively doubled its enrichment capacity there theoretically making it able to have material for a bomb much more quickly than it could do previously. to report, not exactly a game changer perhaps. but still a very worrying document for those countries who like the united states iran's nucle

an egyptian who used to head the international atomic energy agency says in effect that mohamed morsihe's becoming like pharaoh. you hear it from other egyptians as well. >> yes, it's an arresting image. and there are many egyptians. i've talked to several liberal egyptians who are almost, believe it or not, hoping for a military intervention. this is the dilemma of egyptian liberalism. if it's going to somehow arrest the power and the reach of the muslim brotherhood, it has to rely on the army. >> you mean the military coup, is that what you're talking about? >> in some attempts. i think we have to step back and look at these decisions and announcements of morsi and what he was trying to to do. what's interesting, there was an egyptian academic who said, there was a disease in egypt, but this is not the right remedy, an egyptian epidemic. the judiciary will run away with it. there is a discontent in the country with the judiciary. the judiciary, for example, was supposed to try these people responsible for the murder of 850 protesters in the events of tahrir square. none of that happ

it seems like atomic energy has pluses or minuses. it's how you use it.i think because of our social security number should only be used for social security, it's giving people around the world good ways to track us. and i can't understand how the government can't get on china. this is been going on for years, and just can't get on top of it, that they could get on top of generals that are winning wars. i will hang up. >> guest: so again, i think that this really comes down to a whole of government response, that technology is really just a piece of the answer. you need to have technology on your networks help identify when there's a breach to give you much greater understanding about what's happening on your networks, to look for these intrusions and these incursions into your network. that is a piece of the solution, and part of it is the caller said is really having the discussion with nations that are aggressively pursuing this. there are dozens of countries have these electronic espionage capabilities in place. a specific programs where they're targe

we mentioned just a moment ago that sandy has the equivalent energy of to hiroshima atomic bombs.the central pressure there has only been one land falling east coast hurricane. you can see all of the models are putting this latest nor'easter at 20 millibars or more above what sandy did and we don't have the full moon still look at the tides that are forecast from chesapeake bay battery park had a 14 ft. storm surge it will be 7 ft. perhaps in this one and here is the warm-up for the weekend this is really going to be something for us and then return dramatically cooler next week and we could get a lot of rain that could impact the bears game sunday night. but election day 2012, 59 thursday and 58 friday, then the wins stacked from the ground up into the jet stream from the south and they blow all of this warm air in that's the way you warm-up this time of year to 70 degrees it will be a nice week if you don't mind dodging a couple of thunderstorms. and pat fitzgerald may have done some of his best coaching dan roan is next in sports. we put a week's worth of bad odors in a home. s

small scale, you could use the spherical harmonics to understand how electrons move between energy shells in an atom>> yep, thank you. >> the greeks' idea of the music of the spheres, the idea that there must be some connection between music and the workings of the heavens, was based on the mystical numerology of philosophers like pythagoras. ironically, even though their explicit declarations of rational orbits analogizing the relative lengths of harmonious strings was wrong, their instinct was correct. while there isn't really a music of the spheres, there is a song of the universe, a steady hum that you hear no matter where you turn your ear, or rather, your microwave detector. that's what robert wilson and arno penzias discovered in the mid-1960s at bell labs. they aimed a radio antenna at the sky and noticed that no matter where they pointed it, they received the same steady microwave signal, which sounded like static. with the help of some princeton physicists, they realized that this wasn't any old static, rather it was very likely to be the spectral remnants of the big bang, the leftover vib

small scale, you could use the spherical harmonics to understand how electrons move between energy shells in an atome. so you have orbitals that also use the harmonics of a sphere. >> so we have strings, but not quite string theory. >> no. >> but then we go from electrons, right, and we sort of stop at musical instruments, and then we proceed out to the universe, right? and it's all harmonics. >> yep, it's all there. >> totally cool. >> yeah, it's really cool. >> thanks, liz. >> yep, thank you. >> the greeks' idea of the music of the spheres, the idea that there must be some connection between music and the workings of the heavens, was based on the mystical numerology of philosophers like pythagoras. ironically, even though their explicit declarations of rational orbits analogizing the relative lengths of harmonious strings was wrong, their instinct was correct. while there isn't really a music of the spheres, there is a song of the universe, a steady hum that you hear no matter where you turn your ear, or rather, your microwave detector. that's what robert wilson and arno penzias discovered in the

atom have around its nucleus? begin with e. - electrons. - electrons. and guess what those electrons will do when that electromagnetic energy hits it like this. hit, boom, they'll start moving the same way. they'll be set into vibration, okay? now, what's a vibrating electron do? oscillating. did we talk about that before? what's a vibrating electron do? what does it emit? oscillates. an electromagnetic wave. so that light will be captured by the atom. and them, boom, the atom will vibrate. and, foom, send out its own light wave. that catches the next atom. when that light wave hits that atom, what's that atom do? how many say, "oh, it probably don't vibrate"? come on, it vibrates, too, all right? so, boom, it's absorbed. now, what's the vibrating atom do? boom, spit, burp, bam, bam, bam--it cascades, when it gets to the end. here's your piece of glass like this, yeah. here's your first atom just sitting like that. here comes a wave--choo, choo-- okay, hoop, i spit. next atom, boom, okay, boom. hit, boom. here's the atom right on the edge over here. whip, boom. this one, hit, boom, and then foom, free space. how fast did it

energy side then the human side. we have lived team coverage 40 miles from and had an atom we will start with you. >> behind me receiveational guard and passing a water but also red cross now showing up but the field of dreams foundation and they showed up early on their own volunteers bringing food and clothing. diapers, betting common medications, food if you can cook or pizzas if you cannot. people are coming out with converters for govett is what is going on in staten island. those who are still waiting for the sanitation trucks they are furious the new york city marathon will be run. and assemblywoman says the governor should take the lead and another one said the mayor should get his stuff together. they're waiting for assistance. liz: is that the translation and you got? i ran the marathon. it paralyzes the city. we do not need that. this is mike commentary. list mcdonald is in new jersey. i cannot even believe they have it there. >> people are waiting to hours and the temperature is dropping people are showing up to get gas for their cars and generators. right about not having gasoline over the weekend. you ca

we got an atom with the electrons going round and round and electron or light or something hits, makes electron go up, come back down, boom, off goes the energy in the form of light. the same thing happens when you excite the innermost electrons. if you excite those-- it takes a lot more energy-- and you're knocking electron way up and it comes way back down, boom, that light photon that emerges is beyond the range of seeing. it's even beyond the ultraviolet, and that's what x-rays turned out to be. simply high frequency light from the orbital electrons jumping orbits that correspond to great energies. but after that, it was found that there were radiations coming from different minerals that did not have to do with the electron orbiting around nucleus. it had to do with the nucleus itself. and the radiations that were emitted, to make a long story short, were three different types. now you might think they'd call them maybe "a," b, c, right? but these are physicists, gang. we didn't call them "a," b, c. you know what we called them? alpha, beta, gamma. that's "a," b, c in greek, yeah? so alpha, beta, gamma ray. and it turns out that those ra