disasters from ravaging america the way they have japan in ukraine with the meltdowns at fukushima and chernobyl and in tonight's daily take our ohio state senator doing such a sweet job of looking out for the medical interests of rush limbaugh. you need to know this since nine hundred ninety seven congressman dennis kucinich has represented the tenth district of ohio in the united states house of representatives so why then did he have to compete in a democratic primary in the ninth district of ohio this last tuesday it's because ohio lost two congressional seats the last census was taken in with republicans in charge of redistricting they got rid of congressman kasich is tenth district forcing him to run against another democrat congresswoman marcy kaptur and what was mostly heard ninth district unfortunately congressman because images to stay in congress came up short on tuesday that means for the first time in fifteen years the people of ohio will not be represented by identical senate a true champion for the middle class and one of the strongest voices for peace around the world so what doe

chernobyl i now believe brought on the finale of the delegitimization process that ronald reagan launched during his very first presidential press conference. second, they missed a lot in the political realm. we must be tolerant. u.s. policy officials are always asking what will be done by someone who hasn't made up his own mind yet. or even thought about doing anything at all. this brings between a secret, something is knowable, but is now hidden, and a mystery. something simply unknowable, at least for now. it was secrets we needed to know for arms control verification, but mysteries we needed to for arms control negotiations. what was he going to do at. 25 yea a if i could have the photos up there, you'll see a golden moment at that time. i can now, what we figured would stay a secret, became revealed when secretary of state george schultz and the rest of us heard the fact from the cia and everybody in the system that h wouldn't do much at all.oon. you can tell clearly that i have dyed my ha since then. it's actually jet black underneath that, but i de ve dyed hair. this is the second

this fukushima together with chernobyl is seven, the most serious. however, there is a great difference between two because in fukushima, nuclear reactor did not explode. there was an explosion of the house around that by hydrogen and it was not an atomic nuclear explosion. the other is that there was a container vessel around atomic -- nuclear reactor. so, because of that, these two reasons, the level of discharged amount of radioactive material in fukushima is 1/7 of chernobyl. there was no death toll, immediate death toll from fukushima. in chernobyl there was 31 immediate and there was a lot of people affected, more than hundreds as you know. so, that is the great difference. even if they are on the same scale. and as a result, radiation level in tokyo and u.s. and france is not that different, almost equal now. tokyo is as of today. u.s. and france i have figures from some time ago. i think you can say it's almost equal. however, nuclear reactors are not operating now. we had 54 nuclear reactors. this is rule three. one being united states with

no one at -- not even after the chernobyl disaster. no one knows if it will ever be fit for humans to live again. carried on the wind, it spread over an area several times the size of greater london. the radiation will last longer than a human lifetime. the governments say they will decontaminate everyone, but it is a huge area. i do not think they can do it. fukushima's reactors are still fragile. many are now too fearful to live in the shadow of the nuclear plant. just 15 miles from it, the city is bisected by a nuclear exclusion zone. one-third of the population who fled last year have not returned. across the town, the top 5 centimeters of soil is being removed. more radioactive particles keep falling from the trees. at this nursery school, they now take radiation readings every day then swap the playground cleaned before children are allowed to play. all wear masks. the school is one of the few places that has been completely decaffeinated. a counter in stalled in the playground has -- completely decontaminated. a counter installe

. >> translator: if the nuclear reactor itself had exploded, that would have been similar to chernobyl, and people could have died from acute radiation poisoning. it's extremely serious that our government was unable to accurately grasp the situation. >> the government had to reconsider the size of its evacuation zone. how much wider would it have to be? their decision became a further burden on the citizens. the government based it decision on the 30 kilometer zone, that meant the evacuees would jump from 50,000 to 210,000. if they all evacuated at once, it would lead to panic. those near the plant might not be able to get out. >> if we had increased the evacuation zone to 30 kilometers, the number of evacuees would have risen quickly, and they might have been had to remain in the radius because of evacuation traffic jams. >>> a zone of 20 kilometers meant that the number of evacuees would be 78,000. however, evacuaten an area beyond 10 kilometers had not been anticipated. the prime minister's office ordered the nuclear agency to collect information on areas within 20 kilometers of th

in the initial weeks and months of chernobyl they tried robots but it didn't work and they had to get some stuff done so what do they do they threw countless thousands tens of thousands of privates in the army at that thing they had to build that sarcophagus out of concrete and steel in a six month period of time and you know countless thousands of irish from their radiation exposure and in japan they had you know there was the famous fifty but there's been a lot more than fifty people who have been exposed to the to countless thousands unfortunately the japanese not is involved in recruiting people to work there are people who are in desperate straits that's who they're getting to work there are some cases. with radiation levels this high it is that indicate that there might be trying to send their own kind of melt down where we could see an explosion of of steam that will blow more radioactive material in the air that might end up here in our. brain water. i think anything's possible tokyo electric has now admitted a year later that there's only two feet of water and unit two they h

marking the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that led to the worst nuclear crisis since chernobyl. the disaster on march 11 left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing. >> nbc news is projecting rick santorum the winner of today's kansas caucuses. good news for santorum in terms of momentum. but he and the other candidates face protests this weekend in alabama and mississippi. >> we had a very good day. >> with a strong showing in the kansas caucuses, rick santorum notched another victory and he is making the case he is the conservative choice. >> we have to have a candidate, a nominee who is a clear contrast with the president of the united states. >> rick santorum, it gingrich -- the contest is next week in mississippi. gingrich has to win one or both to keep moving forward. >> it is a big deal. if we win alabama and mississippi next tuesday, by next wednesday, this totally wild roller care -- roller- coaster race will be reset one more time and we will be on the way. >> for medtronic, a strong showing in the south is critical to show conservatives he can win. >> this president ha

burke jury of the that destroyed much of japan's coastline and triggered t nuclear disaster since chernobylsurvivors are still dealing with quake's aftermath. many believe it will take years before communities are rebuilt. >> they put it shows and flight scuffling on a united airlines air board. >> the flight attendants began ranting on the intercom. passengers helped restrain her. she was arrested and taken to a psychiatric a evaluation. >> prices for regular unleaded jumped today. seeing $4 aare gallon. d.c. is averaging about $3.96 a gallon. in virginia, it is a little bit last. work will cause delays on four out of the five metro lines. the web and park and cleveland park stations are closed. at least 20-minute delays on all except for the green line. because of daylight savings time, metro is closing one hour earlier. clawed his way into the region. cat is running for the u.s. senate in virginia. his campaign manager says that is not yourt typical politician. has a positive message. he does not attack other candidates. to help spay and neuter groups and rescue groups. >> just wait for

the only real comparison of the chernobyl disaster 25 years ago, and they simply left that land in chernobyld it off. that is not an option in japan? >> reporter: not at option, because you have so many people who want to return there. no one wants to return there if the land is contaminated. we're talking about some very heavily contaminated areas. areas where its not safe to stand there for more than just a few hours. it is an enormous job. we're talking about 78,000 people in the immediate area, a 20-kilometer radius, 12.4-mile radius right around the nuclear plant. the southern section right to the south of the nuclear plant, it's a little more optimistic. we're starting to hear some words of perhaps they'll be able it to start moving in towards the spring, the summer. if the contamination -- the decontamination begins to show some progress. but to the north and the northwest of the plant, there are no dates yet. and then if you look at the actual plant itself, 30 to 40 years before we're talking about a decommission there. it is unchartered territory, and there really is no guidance. we

the strength of the advance also led to the world's worst nuclear crisis since the chernobyl. this comes as the folks in a tornado valley continue cleaning up the devastation left by recent twisters. dozens of tornadoes hit the area, killing at least 40 people and flattening homes and businesses for miles. the category ef4 ripped through at 70 miles per hour. this weekend, residents of the state received another startling below. >> the federal emergency management agency has denied the disaster status for a southern illinois in harrisburg. i cannot believe it. i was there a little over one week ago and saw it firsthand. i have never seen worst tornado damage. >> the senator says he plans to appeal the decision. still to come on 11 news, details on a recall involving a popular infant formula. plus, a startling new study about kids and staircases. the one thing that has experts concerned. >> the temperature is making it feel a lot more like spring. it gets even warmer in the seven-day, but of course, the chance for thunderstorms. first, a look outdoors. >> in today's consumer al

. >> i've read in reports after chernobyl that the highest levels of radiation in food were found a year after. the problem started because animals and plants had time to absorb all the radiation so what are we doing? >> with this documentary the three men and one young woman who made their livelihood saying i don't care if there's radiation in the water. i don't care if the soil is contaminated. i'm going to live my life here. if i'm harmed by it -- >> they don't want to leave the area. the website "we are all radioactive.com" launches. we'll put that on our website. >>> when you see how this ohio police officer attacks the suspect you're thinking he should be moonlighting for the cleveland browns. the officer noticed timothy erskine was going the wrong way on a roadway. he pulled him over. erskine gets out of the car and the officer pulls out his gun. but then it didn't end there. watch what he does when he gets the driver back to the driver's side. >> that's a brave move to holster your weapon with a guy who is not complying and go headlong after him. you show this to a football coach

consider the so-called red forest near chernobyl so named because the radiation from the meltdown in 1986 killed large swath of trees. i walked through it with a physicist of the university of kiev a year ago, and it remains highly contaminated to this day. >> the ground is just hot. >> reporter: so this used to be pine trees as far as you can see. >> yes. >> reporter: and the contamination came through after the explosion. to this day,.... >> it is still there. >> reporter: are there animals that can live here or not? >> no, no. >> reporter: no animals here. >> shall we get some pine needles? >> reporter: his colleague,, two scientists, have studied the impact on flora and fawn a for more than a decade in chernobyl. they're here in fukushima gathering. >> the greenness of the vegetation tells something about the stages of the plants and the plant community. the more green it is, the more healthy the vegetation is. >> of course, you know, the plant community is the foundation, the basis of the... everything else that goes on in the community. it's what the insects feed on. it's what

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the two reactors are the same type as in chernobyl. upgrading the plant would not eliminate many of the risk factors. lithuania's sole nuclear power plant used to supply 80% of the country's electricity. now lithuania depends on imports from russia and pays more than the usual market price. electricity prices have risen by a third. in the middle 1970's this city was built to house the plants' employees. 80% of its residents are russians because lithuania does not train nuclear specialists. this woman used to run a travel agency, but she had to close it. the two live comfortable leon the money they earn each month. how how long will they continue to earn this well? if he loses his job, he will have no other options in the region. >> i was fascinated by nuclear physics. back then it was considered progress. i still believe there is no alternative to nuclear energy. >> andre recently bought this 5,500 square meter apartment. he believes he has a future here. but just to be sure he applied for a lithuanian passport and is taking night cour

anniversary of the tsunami that killed nearly 19,000 people and set off the worth nuclear crisis since chernobyl. more thankers gathered to remember the tsunami, transforms ones thriving towns into a wasteland. in bay area, a vigil is being held japan town. the magnitude 9 earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused meltdowns at three nuclear power plants. radiation is still leaking from them and all but two of japan's 54 reactors remain idle. >> since the nuclear disaster, the iaea, and the unite it nations worked to implement new safeguard. today the chief of the iaea reflects on his experiences at the fukushima power plant. he recounted the response he received after touring the plans after the disaster. >> they are isolated. but the head of the international organization went there and they understood that the world is standing by japan. >> japan's government says plant employee was the only person to die in the nuclear disaster but a new report shows maybe more perished because of bad planning and miscommunication between government agencies, and little has been done to correct the problem.

nothing like it has been done before, not even after the chernobyl disaster. no one knows if it can be made fit for humans to live in again. trying to work out how to find and remove the nuclear material. it spread along the wind and its radiation will last longer than a human lifetime. >> the government says there will be a contaminant everywhere. it is a huge area. i do not think they can do it. it will cost a colossal amount. >> the reactors are still fragile up. many are too fearful to live in the shadow of the nuclear plant. 15 miles from it, bisected by the nuclear exclusion zone. one-third of the town's population who fled have not returned. across the town, the top 5 centimeters of soil is being removed. more radioactive particles keep falling from the trees. this nursery school now takes radiation readings every day. then they swap the playground clean. the school is one of the few places that has been completely decontaminated. a counter installed in the playground shows radiation within safe limits. >> they have cleaned up our nursery and playground

. >>> more than a quarter century after the accident in chernobyl, russia is limiting restrictions on sheep. they were introduced following the accident when high levels of radiation were defected in sheep raised on gas in parts of britain. fallout from the accident affected wide areas of europe. the prevention requires testing of sheep for radiation before farmers can take them to market. it bans shipment of meat with radioactive substances above the limit. they have now confirmed the sheep meat from areas still under the restrictions is safe to eat. and the association of farmers in britain has urged the government to clearly explain the reasons for lifting the restrictions to avoid causing public anxiety. >>> south koreans raised their voices against the chinese government. they've been protesting for more than a month to get beijing to stop sending north korean defectors back home. about 500 south koreans took part in a protest in seoul on saturday, organized by humanitarian groups. >>> north koreans lead their country for deplorable conditions. most defectors cross the river on t

together with chernobyl it is level the seven, the most serious.owever, there is a great difference between the two because nuclear reactor itself did not explode. it was an explosion of the house around it by hydrogen. it was not an atomic nuclear explosion. the other is that there was a continuation of around the atomic a clear reactor. so because of that these two reasons the level of radioactive material in fukushima is one seventh of chernobyl. there was no immediate death toll from fukushima, where as in chernobyl there was 31, in the death toll in there were a lot of people affected cajon. so that is the grave difference, even if they are the same skill. ..

the prime minister at that time feared the crisis could become worse than chernobyl. this sunday will be one year since the magnitude 8.9 quake and tsunami hit. the new revelation is adding to public criticism about how the nuclear crisis was handled. >>> new neiman marcus star opens today in walnut creek he -- store open today in walnut creek. >>> >> the east bay is looking forward to new jobs and new revenue source with the opening of a luxury retailer. neiman marcus opened in walnut creek the first for the chain in the east bay. amy hollyfield is there live. this comes after a huge battle. >> reporter: yeah, opening up here in walnut creek has not been easy. neiman marcus hasn't opened a new store in two years. the company is very selective about expanding. it locked in on walnut creek, it chose this city for a reason and has worked apparently and hard to reach this point. there was no sign of bad feelings as neiman marcus opened this morning. you wouldn't know there was a big struggle to reach this point. a section of people who fought

not even after the chernobyl disaster. this professor is trying to work out how to find it. it's spread over an area several times the size of greater london. the radiation will last longer than a human lifetime. >> the government says there will decontaminate everywhere, but it is a huge area. i do not think they can do. it'll cost a colossal amount. " the reactors are still fragile, and many are too fearful to live in the shadow of the nuclear plant. just 15 miles from it, this is bisected by the nuclear exclusion zone. a third of the population fled last year and they have not returned. across the town, the top 5 centimeters of soil is being removed. war radioactive particles keep falling from the trees. -- more radioactive particles keep falling from the trees. at this nursery school, they take radiation readings every day. all the children were masks. the school is one of the few places that has been completely decontaminated. radiation is a little above normal, but within safe limits. >> they have cleaned up our nursery and playground. that is all. we cannot even take

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opening six metre hurdles with a blistering big three opening up an eighty six point advantage over chernobyl the russian then bombs out of the high jump and one meter eighty four centimeters and despite the season's best in the shot all thirteen point nine meters showing all but slip further down the field after a red flag in the long jump and by the final event the eight hundred meters she had been mountain to climb the prince got good enough to make sure she playing gold ahead of tennis who came second. less than five months to go before the start of the one games and the chairman of the sporting isaac police award called says a lympics bieber is slowly starting to grip the host nation he made the comments at barcelona's global sports forum go he also admitted there is no time to rest. no we don't have everything ready for the show with a lot of work still to do and particularly around the time prevent used but we are in good shape and more importantly there is now a growing excitement in the united kingdom that you know in five months time we will be delivering a games we still have the t

struck the country, killing thousands of people and causing the world's worst nuclear crisis since chernobyl. [ bell ringing ] people pausing at 2:46 p.m., the moment the magnitude 9.0 quake struck. for moments of silence, prayer and reflection. the country still recovering from the devastation and working to rebuild ravaged coastal communities. the earthquake was the strongest recorded in japan's history, setting off a tsunami that swelled to more than 65 feet in some spots along the northeastern coast. apple hitting another tech high note with the new ipad, saying pre-orders sold out. the new ipad will feature a sharper display and faster processor. the launch on track to be one of apple's largest-ever device debuts. for "teen kids news," i'm laura ingle, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> when it comes to adopting a dog, just because you've finally found the perfect pet doesn't mean you're done. as hannah reports, there's still work to do. >> it starts with getting your home prepared for the new four-legged arrival. that means having all the things you're going to need to care for yo

kilometers of contaminated land all around here, nothing like has been done before, not even after the chernobyl disaster. no one knows if it can be made it to have humans live there again. they try to work out how to find and remove everything the disaster spewed out. it spread over an area several times the size. the radiation will last longer than a human life. >> the government says it is contaminated everywhere. it is a huge area. i don't think they can do it. it will cost a colossal amount. >> the reactors are still fragile. many are too fearful to live in the shadow of the nuclear plant. 50 miles from at, -- from it, the nuclear exclusion zone. 25,000 people who fled last year have not returned. across the town, the top 5 centimeters of soil have been removed. more radioactive particles keep falling from the trees. at a nursery school, they now take radiation readings every day, then swipe the playground clean. the school is one of the few places that has been completely decontaminated. a counter installed in the playground shows radiation a little above normal, within safe limits. >> the

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diseases they are they also like to focus just on cancer that happens all the time but if you look at chernobyl for example a whole spectrum of diseases including genetic damage certainly of a vast number of different kinds of cancers but things like turn noble heart which is radioactive cesium attacking the heart muscle in children by roid pathology and the list just keeps going now one of the things that they. is that twice as much radio x. radioactive cesium was released as they had previously disclosed and previously they had said oh well there's twice as much as we had before and this is the second doubling. why should why should anybody care about radioactive cesium how does that enter the food chain what does it do in the food chain how does it affect humans it's actually the third doubling and each time you've had me on the show and it was weeks into this catastrophe they doubled it months and they doubled and now here we are a year later they're doubling it again so it's just incredible i mention chair noble heart. it is radioactive cesium which seeks human muscle tissue and that's whe

tends to downplay the health of facts and as a matter of fact when we have looked at studies in from chernobyl from the area. we find that just thirty to fifty back rolls per kilogram of body burden of cesium is enough to cause certain path ologies. hartselle malformation and disruption in female hormones that's not very much we have reports of children being contaminated and. and over two hundred two thousand kilograms so that's not a lot of contamination to cause problems and it's going to be a while before we actually know but to downplay it now is really scientifically bankrupt they should not do this at this stage we need to study the people and we need to help them get treatment for their contamination and also just to prove your words some anti nuclear activities have staged process claiming the government is lying about the fukushima incident and its artefacts so could there be any truth in that. well yes certainly japanese governments and the nuclear regulator there and the international atomic energy agency all have a stake in seeing nuclear power continue and it cannot continue if i

earthquake in the japanese history struck for triggering a tsunami and the worst nuclear crisis since the chernobyl mostly children were killed and a bus accident in switzerland off the bus was carrying a group of belgians on their way home from a ski trip last tuesday night the bus crashed inside of the swiss highway tunnel near the italian border 22 children were killed another 24 were hurt police say that there were mostly 11 and 12 year-old kids because of the track crash is under investigation the defense secretary visited u.s. service members and afghanistan urging them to stay strong during this extremely rocky period between the u.s. and afghanistan the leon panetta trip comes just days after a u.s. soldier went broke on a shooting rampage in the middle of the night killing 16 afghan civilians the taliban is threatening to retaliate by be heading u.s. personnel panetta experienced some alarming moments this morning as he arrived in afghanistan and afghani man drove a stolen vehicle onto the ramp area of that airfield where panetta's plane was landing the car went into a ditch and burst into

the earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown and the world's worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl quarter of a century earlier. you may remember these pictures was fukushima daiichi plant, one of many explosions there in the days after the tsunami struck it and knocked out power. no one was quite sure how bad it would get. >> information is coming in every few minutes in bits and pieces. we need to tell you about those nuclear power plants we talked about. word tonight about a second damaged radiation venting into the atmosphere and fears of a radioactive meltdown akin to the three mile island. most experts say it's unlikely but they're watching it closely. the evacuation zone is expanded six miles outside the first damaged plant. >> a reflirminder there from la year. what's happening now to the tense of thousands of people who were forced from their homes? a year on surely they must be asking when can they go home? >> reporter: there's no answer about when they can go home, john. a year on 78,000 people were evacuated out of those communities right around that nuclear plant. a to

it was triggered by a 9.0 earthquake that helped set off the biggest nuclear emergency since chernobyl. >> this is unprecedented, you know, uncharted territory, that the consequences could be greater than we expect. >> welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. i'm morley safer. in this edition, we look at the effect of three disasters: the massive 2010 gulf oil spill, the chilean mine collapse that trapped 33 miners underground for weeks, and, in 2011, the massive earthquake in japan followed by a devastating tsunami. we begin with the bp oil spill and kenneth feinberg, the lawyer who is the go-to guy for thankless jobs, america's arbiter of human suffering. we first met him when he was adjudicating the fund for the almost 3,000 victims of 9/11. in the fall of 2010, we caught up with him again. he now has what in sheer numbers may be the biggest headache of all: compensating the thousands of angry people affected by the spill. feinberg held town meetings for weeks in the gulf states, where, armed only with his reputation and a $20 billion pot of money, he called for patience and accepted all blam

it was the first nuclear disaster since chernobyl and contamination concerns and cleanup efforts continue a year later. next hour, we'll go inside the plant for a look at the destruction and continued danger. >>> and it's been called sort of a spring break for geeks. a few years ago twitter was unveiled there. well, after the break, we'll take you live to austin, texas, for the south by southwest festival and get a look at the next big thing. >>> austin, texas, is the place tore for music and geeks, of course. south by southwest is under way. that's where we also find our cnn's brook baldwin who loves the movies, music. i can call you a geek, too? and it's still a compliment? >> reporter: it is the biggest compliment ever to be called a geek here at south by southwest. by the way, check out this mac and cheese. >> sinful. i like it. >> reporter: sorry to make your mouth water. we're at the cnn grill. this place is almost three months in the making. guess how long it took to actually put this thing up in full order? 24 hours. so this is interactive part of south by southwest. this is how i

japan's earthquake became a triple disaster when it caused the worst nuclear meltdown since the chernobyl and a rare look inside the devastated fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. take a look. >> reporter: inside a nuclear disaster. these are the nameless men tanked with cleaning up the crippled fukushima nuclear plant. nearly one year ago, this was the site of a triple meltdown pap force so powerful, radiation still leaks today. a 12-mile radius around the plant remains a nuclear wasteland, yet these workers operate around the clock trying to contain the radiation and nuclear fuel amid the melted steel of the blown reactor buildings. this author wanted to know more about these men who risk their lives for so little in return. so he disguised himself as a fellow contract laborer. he's looking into a small video camera. >> this is a lens. >> reporter: disguised as a wristwatch for six weeks he captured daily life as a day hire. came within feet of the crippled reactors. you can see the gaping holes that led from a nuclear leak exploding through the waums. teed 6,000 gal, of emergency wa