also this week saw the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl disaster the site of the worst ever nuclear catastrophe may still pose a danger again raising doubts over the safety of atomic energy as we report. on the fine line between artistic protest and vandalism a controversial russian art group wins the highest state award with a work with many dismiss as an obscenity. it's midnight here in moscow you're watching the weekly around the prove the top stories for the past seven days here in r.t. with me kevin now in this hour and revolutionary favor in syria shows no sign of letting up around seventy people have reportedly been killed since friday a military crackdown against the anti-government demonstrations that's on top of some five hundred other deaths in two months of upheaval in the wake of the latest bloodshed the u.s. is tightening sanctions and intensified its rhetoric against syria's political elite is really going to show has been finding out whether some of the closest allies of damascus may be next in line for a western backed popular uprising. some like a. haunt bu

let's see russian ascii art see reporting from the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine with chernobyl's anniversary reviving all the nuclear fears attention that turned to the ongoing crisis at japan's fukushima nuclear power plant professor christopher busby from the european committee on radiation risks says a slow government response to the crisis has put many more people at risk it's much less under control and to normal was i have to say that the three soviet system moved very fast to try and contain what was happening at chernobyl and the japanese have been very very lax and in the way in which they took people out of the exclusion zone and they still haven't enough people out of an exclusion zone which should cause i'm concerned go at least sixty or seventy kilometers they're measuring enormous amounts of radioactivity on the ground up to seventy kilometers reporting this so that and these are a mind set of higher than the amounts in the true normal exclusion zone and we have increases in radioactivity in your tokyo also from tokyo so the difference really is that there's a very

also this week saw the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl disaster the site of the worst of a nuclear catastrophe may still pose a danger again raising doubts over the safety of atomic energy. and a fine line between artistic protest and vandalism a controversial russian art group with the highest state of war with a word that many are dismissing as look sanity. hello it's eleven pm sunday night here in moscow you're watching the weekly our brand of the top stories of the last seven days here on out with me kevin oh in this hour and revolutionary favor in syria shows no sign of letting up around seventy people have reportedly been killed since friday in military crackdowns against anti-government demonstrators that some top of some five hundred other deaths in two months of syrian our people in the wake of the latest bloodshed the u.s. is tightening sanctions will cancel part of the rhetoric against the country political and meanwhile syria's neighbor israel says washington's role in the region's receipt herbalists could backfire by clearing the way for a stream is at his post

also this week sort of twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl disaster the sites of the worst of a nuclear catastrophe by still pose a danger again raising doubts over the safety of atomic energy. and the fine line between artistic protest and vandalism a controversial russian article which is the highest state of war all over the world that many dismissed as obscenity. it's eight pm sunday an idea of moscow you're watching the weekly our roundup of the top stories of the last seven days here on r.t. with me kevin no it and first revolutionary fever in syria shows no sign of letting up around seventy people have reportedly been killed now since friday in military crackdowns against anti-government demonstrations but on top of some five hundred other deaths in two months of upheaval in the wake of the latest bloodshed the u.s. has tighten sanctions that intensified its rhetoric against syria's political elite or when it has been finding out whether some of the closest allies of damascus may be next in line for a western backed popular uprising. some like it hot but this spring thing

it's not every day you can see the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine as crowded as this hundreds of living the russian and ukrainian presidents came to the monument beside the nuclear plant to mark the date which changed the world the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl fallout. labors of a huge amount of citizens news from ukraine and russia was put in to deal with the aftermath of this tragedy in the face of such disasters we should be honest it's the government's obligation to tell people the truth we need to admit to the back then the government was not always doing the right thing. nowadays this still looks like this deserted streets and abandoned houses however quarter of a century ago it was the place to be in the soviet union salaries for the residents of the town of pretty p.x. were higher living standards fatter and infrastructure more developed the communist paradise changed on april the twenty six nineteen eighty six when the chernobyl reactor exploded the result of an experiment left in the wrong hands. with the reactor was almost completely out of control in apri

reporting from the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine. a quarter of a century ago with rumors of an explosion of chernobyl on every street thousands of healthy time were ordered on the planes and helicopters and flown to that site. if you will receive my order i didn't have a full understanding of what was happening i knew that an explosion happened the site was in ruins that's about it but watch out his exclusive interview if you can with one of the men who became known as the liquidators back then on our website our team dot com vote for plenty more by ground about chernobyl if you include in special documentary from the heart of the exclusion zone. this week russian security forces carried out a series of attacks against the terrorist network of the north caucasus the latest operations for ten militants including two high ranking warlords killed as artie's within a culture of reports from the region the al qaeda linked group is believed to be behind many attacks against civilians. this biggest achieving operation was carried out at the

is probably the last time we have managed to see the infamous chimney of the fourth floor of the chernobyl nuclear power station people behind the news reports say that next year it will be dismantled then the station will be covered with a dumb and that will end the existence of the church of mobile nuclear power station but the former residents of this area say it matters little to them their life as they knew it had ended twenty five years ago let's see russia. reporting from the chill novel exclusion zone in ukraine. as many can see to compare the disaster with the ongoing nuclear crisis in japan some experts argue to focus shima health effects will be far greater it's much less under control and chernobyl was i have to say that the soviet system moved very fast to try and contain what was happening at chernobyl and the japanese have been very very lax and in the way in which they took people out of the exclusion zone and they still haven't. enough people out of an exclusion zone which should as i'm concerned go sixty or seventy kilometers they're measuring enormous amounts of radioact

reporting from the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine. as many continue to compare the chernobyl disaster i'm going nuclear crisis in japan some experts argue the fukushima health effects we thought greater is much less under control winter normal was ok i have to say that the soviet system moved very fast to try and contain what was happening at chernobyl and that the japanese have been very very lax and in the way in which they took people out of the exclusion zone and they still haven't enough people out of an exclusion zone which should so as i'm concerned go sixty or seventy kilometers they're measuring enormous amounts of radioactivity on the ground up to seventy kilometers reporting this so that and these are amounts of higher than the amounts in the true normal exclusion zone and we have increases in radioactivity near tokyo also of tokyo so the difference really is that there's a very very much larger population risk and then there was a. party spoke to a man who fought against the immediate consequences of that blast as part of

reporting from the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine. with us you know the lot of us are bringing back old nuclear fears many eyes have turned to the ongoing crisis utter pads fukushima plant sustainable energy professor tom burke says japan's a lack of emergency planning was a major contributing factor in the current crisis they have not actually regained control of the reactors and so there are still risks that there will be further explosions or releases of radiation either to the or to water which to the sea which has been happening all through this process now they've got a bit more manageability than they had earlier on but this event is still ongoing bushnell event was over very quickly it was an explosion and it was over relatively quickly this is clearly going to run and run for months and what is very clear from what happened in fukushima is the japanese neither the utility nor the government really had a well worked out and thought through emergency plan to deal with a catastrophic event like this a quarter of a century ago wi

reporting from the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine. that r.t. spoke to a man who fought against the immediate consequences of it's not the last as part of the so-called liquidators. everything was difficult it would temper is difficult each day we're facing they have to resolve somehow using all our experience from what is the full interview with you so i remember all the trouble cleanup team on our website r.t. dot com there you will also find a special documentary on the explosions that. russian security forces carried out a string of successful anti terror operations in the north caucasus this week sixteen militants suspected of having links to al qaida were killed but our teams are in a culture never is in the reason for us now or for the some significant progress for the security services that. indeed this week russia's north caucasus has witnessed one of the biggest operation since march about was carried out by russian security forces now at least sixteen militants were killed in the last seven days and this biggest achieving operation wa

since the beginning of the nuclear crisis in japan parallels have been drawn with the chernobyl disaster sustainable energy expert professor tom burke says the effects of machinery could be extremely serious and what's likely to be a long lasting battle. they have not actually regained control of the reactors and so there are still risks that there will be further explosions or releases of radiation either to the air or to water which to the sea which has been happening all through this process now they've got a bit more manageability than they had earlier on but this event is still ongoing it was over very quickly was an explosion and it was over relatively quickly this is clearly going to run and run for months and what is very clear from what happened in fukushima is the japanese neither the utah machine nor the government really had a well thought through emergency plan to deal with a catastrophic event like this but in two hours time you can watch our special reports from the exclusion zone which. best mysteries of the desert town at. this time silent for decades. twenty five years

despite this optimism from recyclers the world still seems concerned about the chernobyl threat especially in the wake of the fukushima disaster that's why i heard of this anniversary countries invested more than five hundred million euro into constructing a new confinement at dawn destined to seal the exploded reactor for another century this is probably the last time we have managed to see the infamous chimney of the fourth floor of the chernobyl nuclear power station people behind the news reports i just say that next year it will be dismantled then the station will be covered with the dull and that will end the existence of the church of mobile nuclear power station but the former residents of this area say matters little to them their life as they knew it had ended twenty five years ago let's see russia. reporting from the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine a quarter of a century ago with rumors of an explosion natural noble on every street thousands of healthy young men were ordered on planes and helicopters and for me to go outside. your. window or see what i did have a deep unders

with us or i have a member of the chernobyl cleanup team on our website. where you'll also find especially document from across the street. russian security forces carried out a string of successful terror operations in the north caucuses this week the latest on friday ten members of a terrorist cell killed off they refused to surrender and open former officials believe they had links to al qaida and them all the time tourist visa of the brewery killed three people from. also on thursday the six minutes of a simple number of attacks on civilians were killed republican guard. watson's tom barton runs to the north caucuses investigate what drives young people to join terrorist cells. a busy day at university in russia's north caucasus these students are learning about arab culture and language catering to broaden their horizons so it was sort of builds brother mill until radical islamists took hold on him. through i saw the way his stare changed he became alienated from everyone and brainwashing teaches them to be ready for the next world so they stopped pay

we came to the chernobyl exclusion zone to investigate a very strange story this place has been deserted for a quarter of a century recently some people started receiving posts notices telling them to pick up letters at this post office in crete yet i'm holding one of those here and indeed the stamp here proves that it came from the ghost town here. frankly speaking i do not know what to look for. when it's not where you describe. these notices have no addresses nor names of those let sentinel. thank you thank. you. thank you no we're. going to be honestly speaking i don't think we're going to find anything here. most of the things that remained here and in the apartments were later buried. but i knew i didn't keep them because they were very radioactive. and the rest was stolen by scavengers. look here's a letter which someone for you to send from here. there is a photo inside. it's lucky you. would miss all the times i've been here i've never seen anything like this. but. this is the surface to do so phones work here. they work at the nuclear power plant and sometimes they work here. h

also this week the world looks back at the worst ever nuclear catastrophe and with the shadow of chernobyl still looming the safety of atomic energy is again in doubt. and a controversial group with russian artists of russian artists with the highest state award with a piece of ballad graffiti evoking an argument on where the border of art and obscenity lives. six pm in moscow good to have you with us treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t revolutionary fever in syria shows no signs of letting up around seventy people have reportedly been killed since friday in military crackdowns against anti-government demonstrators is on top of some five hundred other deaths in two months of upheaval in the wake of the latest bloodshed the u.s. has tightened sanctions and stepped up its rhetoric against syria's political elite like he's a really delusional inside you know whether some of the closest allies of damascus may be next to the line for a western supported popular uprising. some like it hot but this spring things have heated up perhaps too much in

compared to chernobyl words at the u.s. above ground testino the french test in the pacific in this last minute we have well harvey wasserman a new fried out or just put out an essay today comparing the oceanic contamination from chernobyl the fukushima granted turn nobilis inland it's not directly on the ocean levels ten times turn knoebels radioactivity in the sea so his question was is this kind of times chernobyl radioactive poisoning of the ocean and those currents come right to the u.s. west coast that tuna migrate the salmon migrate from japan to the u.s. let alone imports from that part of the world here the fish swim here they're coming here they're contaminated very likely the food chain is contam. needed at this point in time to become vegetarian. through the well a lot of vegetables are contaminated there's that gallows humor i you know i guess this is so bad that for some people the only response is to try to figure out. that when there's like just very quickly question it we're out of time but a very quick que

more developed the communist paradise changed on april the twenty six nineteen eighty six when the chernobyl reactor exploded the result of an experiment left in the wrong hands. with. the reactor was almost completely out of control on april twenty fifth but it could still have been saved by the management committee for the completion of an experiment personal hesitated and were reluctant to eventually couldn't go against the authorities we all know there is an old video meanwhile the town's population had no idea about the disaster people were enjoying an unusually sunny saturday outdoors with me and my friend we ran away from school the coil of beach we returned home all covered in mud and my mother asked me where i had been i lied that we were cleaning the school yard and she was shocked this she had already heard rumors of some action in the nuclear station all thora she started the evacuation only thirty six hours after the last that's why many of those who stayed in the town later died or suffered radiation sickness what will occur in the end who was among the evacuees from the thirty

of nuclear safety again in the spotlight following the events of fukushima on the anniversary of chernobyl russian power plants introduced new levels of safety precautions to avoid a disastrous repeat. next starting talks exclusively to julian assange the founder of the wiki leaks web site of the man behind the leaking of thousands of classified diplomatic cables. julian time talking to r.t. now through the course of your work it's reasonable to assume that you have insights into how political decisions are being made what do you make of the recent events in the middle east and north africa do you think that we're seeing genuine social unrest or are we seeing some kind of orchestrated revolt and if so who do you think is behind the rest of the genuine change in some parts of italy i mean egypt is a clear case and i was concerned in the beginning of the keep the revolution as to when whether we can sort of changing of the chairs and it made the same existing power structure with something really different was happening but after mubarak played kyra you saw the revolutions occurring in every

i think you compare this to the sort of technologies that we used in chernobyl is totally inappropriate the system is also mated and these computers can do millions of calculations every second so a repeat of that is impossible all the same we can only hope that accidents such as three mile island. and this year will not be repeated any time in the near future either out of the. station. but i think what more needs you can find it on our website at r.t. dot com with blogs video clips and i think debates the most instances such as the russian moment sitting. chemical castration could have passed this sentence of some sleaze carton to the unions. and all youngsters in russia may soon be forced to pass drug tests. if your article. at the close of a major cereal factory rule russia has left its workers across a good local town's population and the bread like ducks in line came to southern ports when the company was solid up close and kellogg's sara first reports. the seventy five years this factory has been at the economic heart of the city of yes building one of russia's leading cereal bra

i think to compare this to the sort of technologies that we used in chernobyl is totally inappropriate the system is also mated and these computers can do millions of calculations every second so a repeat of that is impossible all the same we can only hope that accidents such as three mile island chain lobel under sea africa will not be repeated any time in the near future. of the telling instead station. next and the closure of a major serial factory in rural russia has left its workers the majority of the local population on the breadline the production hole in the company was swallowed up by the global giant kellogg's sarah firth reports. formerly breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. in kellogg's cereal has made its name as a wholesome family brand built on strong ethical values. but for one small city in russia that perception of kellogg's is difficult to stomach. for the generations of families that work here grandmothers mardis fathers sons daughters we've all been left feeling devastating. a few years ago kellogg's took over one of russia's leading cereal

i think to compare this to the sort of technologies that we used in chernobyl is totally inappropriate the system is also made it in these computers can do millions of calculations every second so a repeat of that is impossible all the same we can only hope that accidents such a three mile island. will not be repeated anytime in the near future. party. station. house around the world tonight because. extreme weather that ravaged southeast america's reach three hundred forty thousands of people injured missing or left homeless by recent conditions made this spring's wave of tornadoes and floods the most deadly and devastating since the nineteenth official say the ball the risk if you store the remains will be nowhere near the magnitude of the disaster scene last week. in germany the traditionally peaceful may day rally turned violent has police used force against protesters water cannons be used to disperse angry crowds and humbug and throw stones and bottles and shops and banks across the country made of demonstrations attracted more than four hundred thousand people drowned in fair wa

i think to compare this to the sort of technologies that were used in chernobyl is totally inappropriate the system is also mated and these computers can do millions of calculations every second so a repeat of that is impossible all the same we can only hope that accidents are just three mile island. and. will not be repeated any time in the near future either there are no r.t. pending instep our station. stay with us here in our take the main headlines that's up next. a moment when the world has changed forever. thousands passed to nothingness. thousands wounded. nurse her hand doomed to suffer accidentally the man. who was the first but probably not the last image or uses of this weapon. commonly morning will me come back children come on and get on in the future wealthy british scientists i. asked my doctor cuts my current. market finance come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on our feet in some pieces but he's available in grand hotel near a grand hotel

on the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl nuclear disaster an international fund gathers over seven hundred million dollars for a new job to contain at the still deadly levels of radiation speaking at the commemoration ceremony president get out called for new rules to make tonic energy safe and. up next we get an exclusive insight into the unrest in the middle east and north africa in our special interview. what's the beef with of our guest today is the president of the republic of yemen ali abdul are silly mr president please tell us your opinion as to what caused the current crisis in yemen and what could have happened behind the scenes. the crisis in yemen did not occur today back in two thousand and six after the presidential election differences emerged between the general people's congress party and parties of the united opposition despite the fact that the election had been transparent and fair and had been monitored by international observers who reaffirmed that it had been fair the opposition considered it undemocratic and did not accept its result the discontent was

of the world twenty five years since the worst ever nuclear accident deadly chernobyl blast center radioactive cloud across europe sprinkle total kilometers away from the reactor. sixteen terrorists are killed in a string of successful and see terror operations in russia's north caucasus among them those involved in an attack on tourists in the region kill three people. and the next we'll get an exclusive insight into the unrest in the middle east and north africa in a specialty. mostly for the oem for our guest today is the president of the republic of yemen ali up to last so mr president please tell us your opinion as to what caused the current crisis in yemen a more could have happened behind the scenes. the crisis in yemen did not occur today back in two thousand and six after the presidential election differences emerged between the general people's congress party and parties of the united opposition is the fact that the election had been transparent and fair and had been monitored by international observers who reaffirmed that it had been fair the opposition considered it and them a crac

i think to compare this to the sort of technologies that we use in chernobyl is totally inappropriate the system is also mated and these computers can do millions of calculations every second so a repeat of that is impossible all the same we can only hope that accidents such a three mile oil and turn lobel. will not be repeated any time in the near future either on our t.v. . station. about everything look at some other news making headlines around the world. in the police or clash with western demonstrators may day rally hard. i would not want to tell them to slowly see what was a friend shops and banks security was stepped up with cross the country rent trouble think that we could return products and last across germany more than four hundred thousand people joined the infant lending institutions. the flight recorder of the air france jet that crashed into the atlantic two years ago has been found the coast of brazil it follows the recent discovery of the wreckage of the seabed the question is very funny it would cause the craft and killed one hundred twenty eight people aboard the

the recent anniversary of the chernobyl disaster and i think to the fears. has been trying to find out if lessons are being learned and these stations come online. this is the reactor which is of course part of the power station. heat up the water with the process of fission and then this water goes on and turns of turbines which create the electricity normally if there is an accident anything goes wrong this reactor shuts down the some special control rods they stop the process of fission in japan when the initial earthquake took place there was a successful shutdown of the water cycle ration system was damaged but even after you shut the rods down enough to stop the first official it doesn't stop straight right there is a remaining process which goes on for several days. in japan as a special backup system a diesel operated backup systems which are supposed to stop the rods from overheating with this leftover question which is happening but of course this system was damaged as well. which followed afterwards and this is what has led to the. rods causing a

1979, 3-mile island, pennsylvania. 1986, chernobyl in the soviet union. right now, japan.ippled fukushima n uclear plant, the outcome unknown. it may be difficult to relate to catastrophes as far away as the soviet union until you remember there are three within an hour of baltimore. 3-mile island, peach bottom, and calvert cliffs are all nuclear plants, that leads us to wonder if they can ensure our safety. wjz was recently granted a rare opportunity to go behind the high security fences at beach bottom, 45 miles from baltimore t plant operators agreed to show us what they do to prevent an accident. >> over here is our emergency one. >> reporter: we get ab hind the scenes tour. >> we have a tremendous amount of back up equipment here to only combat a problem if one should occur. the emergency cooling tower is one of those. >> they have those in fukushima? >> as far as i know they do not. >> reporter: the earthquake and tsunami sparked a power outage causing the problem to spiral out of electricity. any nuclear plant is at risk of a meltdown. at peach bottom they take extr

the previously unseen images document the start of the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl. the ceo had faced massive criticism in the wake of the disaster for his apparent lack of action. now he is stepping down. >> hardly damaged the trust in nuclear power. i want to take responsibility for that and bring it to a symbolic closed so i am stepping down as president of the company along with the vice-president. >> temperatures have reached summer levels, but schoolchildren cannot go out to play because of the risk of contamination. local officials have found levels of radioactivity in grass samples taken from pasture land outside the exclusion zone. the japanese government is putting more pressure on to improve its performance. >> we want to proceed with a maximum rationalization efforts so it can swiftly award compensation and stabilize the nuclear reactor. >> workers entered the reactor to block three this week. due to high radiation levels, they can only stand side for 10 minutes. >> they have downgraded increase's credit rating deeper into junk territory and warned that t

it set off the world's worst nuclear crisis since chernobyl. heads of major companies are expected to step down to take responsibility for scandals. 4:43 now. coming up, grading the race. theousing ous -- the rousing eendorsement. >> why one of cbs biggest storm could call nbc home. >> we have more coming up. >>> welcome back. look at highs across the country. 69 in seattle. 75 at portland. almost the same at other side. boston 62. new york, 72. wealth of 80s through the midsouth and midwest. it looks like another day of severe weather is possible in the same area as yesterday. see the storms going from kansas city to 35. to dallas. no delays there. i expect some to develop as we have seen if laguardia. check out our flight tracker at abc7news.com. >> thank you. >>> the former chief of the international monetary fund is expected to be released from jail later today. judge in new york set bail for dominique strauss-kahn at $1 million in connection with sexual assault charges. he will be restricted to a city apartment under armed guard when and i

president of the company will resign after taking responsibility for the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl. >> i would like to apologize for causing the country anxiety and concern. i wish to resign from the post of ceo. >> more than 80,000 people have been robbed of their homes by the crisis. the compensation bill could run to well over $100 billion. the priority for the government is not just the victims get paid, but that the lights stay on in tokyo. the damages threatened to crush the power company. the plan is to use taxpayers' money to help. pepco will have to submit to a major restructuring. >> churches and charities. they have long provided services for the poor. now, for the first time social sciences have put an economic value on those activities. other countries make cutbacks in their state-funded welfare programs and they are watching what charities can do to fill the gap. >> ebay society in america, going behind bars -- the big society in america, go on behind bars. volunteers are relied on to provide social services. >> i am here on behalf of your children. this reverend was

the situation has been classified as a level 7 incident, making it as serious as chernobyl. a lot of people abroad fear that the entire country is unsafe. not just the air around the power plant. some companies are helping to show that japan is safe. >> translator: this real estate company specializes in rechntin apartments to foreign residents. they have 2,000 customers in tokyo. however, occupancy rates fell by 30% immediately after the earthquake. the company has asked the french employee to post messages on the internet about the current situation in japan. >> my aim is to provide, like, information, of tokyo, of, like, what's going on in tokyo and, like, different information as what is being portrayed in the media. >> today, he is reporting about the daily life of foreign residents who have remained in the country. this american man is currently studying to become an accountant in japan. >> looked on the internet, on several blogs, or on several websites for information, right? >> right now, basically it's just normal life. what is it, like, i have my work which is goi

the world marks twenty five years since the worst ever nuclear accident a deadly chernobyl blast centered radioactive cloud across europe and spreading terminations monitors all from the reactor. and russian security forces continue a successful counterterrorist sweep the north caucuses last few days and only sixteen militants suspect in the present links to al qaeda and of carrying out deadly attacks against civilians. next week on bark on an attribute channing to the arctic circle l. special reports. brushes nor. nearly every road to it was covered with snow. mush mush. anyone venturing across this vast expanse has to make their way through snowy forests over icy rivers and lakes in the old days local people use dog sleds it was the only reliable means of transportation. people managing dog teams are cool. they have both the owners and the drivers of the dogs together with the tourists they're about to set out on an expedition full with many extreme challenges. that goal is to call the way to untamed snow towards a major point in the arctic circle. will they cope with the rigors of the

the world marked twenty five years since the worst ever nuclear accident that the chernobyl the last century radioactive cloud across in europe spreading contamination of kilometers away from the reactor. sixteen terrorists are killed in a string of successful antiterrorism rushes and says longer and longer time to a solution of every question three people. work for us to gauge whether some grassroots groups in the us really represent the voice of the people as a whole. this is our home this is art. to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one that wall we breathe we hope and where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't we will respond with that time was free that sums up the spirit of a people yes we came. here to see to. take seriously. and this is a good beginning. is it so they can't have it when they have a whole big year. for barack obama and the democrats after sweeping to power with the promise of ensuring a citizens' uprising called the tea party movement a message to a message was known to be

company's president has said he will resign and take responsibility for the worst disaster since chernobyl>> i would like to take responsibility for losing the credibility of nuclear safety and causing the public anxiety and concern. therefore, i wish to resign from the post of ceo. >> more than 80,000 people have been robbed of their homes by the crisis. 20 kilometers around a power notion is still in the ozon-- a go zone. the compensation could run to over $100 billion. the priority of the country is not just of the victims get paid, but that the lights stay on in tokyo. the plan is to use taxpayer money to help. in return, tepco will have to submit to a major restructuring. roland berger for bbc news in tokyo. -- roland burke for bbc news in tokyo. >> in a virginia court room, three men pleaded guilty to piracy for their roles in the hijacking of a yacht that left four americans dead. on the high seas, this battle to combat piracy remains just as intent. we went on board a british warship to see how the hunt is playing out. >> we joined them hunting down. some indian ocean. it has now b

his counterparts on the latest developments of the plant which is the worst nuclear crisis since chernobyl in 1986. they are working to remove highly radioactive water from that plant. it's hampering efforts to restore the cooling functions. >>> the earthquake and tsunami in japan brought a renewed sense of urgency to emergency drills here in the bay area as well. today, hundreds of people participated in oakland's annual citywide disaster drill. neighbors got together to rehearse communication skills, searching for victims and giving first aid to those who live along the hayward fault. the drill is a chance to prepare for the inevitable. >> hayward fault ruptures about every 146 years and it's been 148 since the last one. so we're due. due for a big one. and so we're concerned. we want to be able to keep our neighborhood alive. >> the oakland fire department reports the preparation and participation for these types of drills is up in the past year. >>> driving through streets in the bay area can leave you feeling, well, a little bit rattled. the pot holes are so bad they can cause hundred