. >> in the case of chernobyl, thyroid cancer started to appear four or five years later. it does not show up straightaway. long term, even more than 25 years on, there are still cases of thyroid cancer appearing in chernobyl. >> the group international physicians for the prevention of nuclear war has conducted their own survey, and they fear many more children could be affected. >> we would predict that 25% of the 55,000 children, are around 14,000 of the children that we examined, could develop thyroid cancer during the next eight to 10 years. >> the physicians group also expects cancer rates throughout japan to increase markedly. but the united nations-backed study disagrees. however, experts did agree further opposition -- further investigation will be needed for years to come. >> germans could be facing higher energy bills. >> since 2011, industrial power users in germany have saved hundreds of millions of euros a year. because have been passed on to german consumers until now. the european commission is also looking into if the government local amounts to a hidden su

jackson we are not against well wellness center but it's a mockery to build it in the center chernobyl. this is what the focus should be. black children, other children of color, all children should get state of the art health from the state of the art hospital, the womens' and children's hospital. we do not want a wellness center in the building and i have asked the planning department please send me the closure report. no report. why? because one time under neeghtd that building there was a gas station and they have fuel tanks there. why don't all the supporters of the wellness center stand by there and see if they can smell the stench from the sewage treatment plant. the tracks that go on that street and particulates and lead and mercury and so forth. they will tell you they have all sorts of things in the rooms like is happening in san jose and people are sick, so we don't come here that often because i tell you every fight is uphill fight. you tell the truth. you try to give your documentation. you ask for the right type of documentation and you don't get it. please do not do this

jackson we are not against well wellness center but it's a mockery to build it in the center chernobyl. this is what the focus should be. black children, other children of color, all children should get state of the art health from the state of the art hospital, the womens' and children's hospital. we do not want a wellness center in the building and i have asked the planning department please send me the closure report. no report. why? because one time under neeghtd that building there was a gas station and they have fuel tanks there. why don't all the supporters of the wellness center stand by there and see if they can smell the stench from the sewage treatment plant. the tracks that go

the disaster at fukushima was the worst nuclear incident since chernobyl in 1986.tdown in japan forced 170,000 people from their homes. many of them permanently. now a group of u.s. navy veterans are saying exposure to leaking radiation from the plant has made them sick. magalie laguerre spoke with two of them. >> reporter: immediately after the disaster the u.s. navy diverted the aircraft carrier ronald reagan from south korea to japan to provide aid. jamie plym and maurice enis were among the 5,000 sailors on board. >> we had already been there rendering aid and giving supplies and stuff for maybe a couple of days before we even heard something about a nuclear power plant. >> reporter: the tokyo electric power company tepco, claimed the fukushima plant was under control. but in reality three nuclear reactors were melting down releasing radioactive gases. while towns within 12 miles of the plant were evacuated, the reagan was stationed just 1 to 2 miles from shore. >> i get my-- check nothing wrong, i get my hands check, the geiger meter goes crazy they told every

the first crew to take off knew that soviet pilots who'd done this during the chernobyl nuclear accident had subsequently died of cancer. >> (translated): that morning, before i started the engine, i called my wife. she said, "if someone has to do it, then go and do your best. i am praying for you." so she was supportive. she was crying at the time. i almost cried as well. >> narrator: an earlier reconnaissance mission had been abandoned because of high levels of radiation over the reactors. tungsten plates were now bolted to the helicopter to protect the pilots from gamma rays. the crew knew that they had to drop the water on the move, from 300 feet. if they went higher, they'd miss. if they went lower, they could receive dangerous doses of radiation. >> (translated): at the time, it felt like, "this is it. this is finally it." like a tingle down the spine. >> narrator: their target was beneath them. >> (translated): i will never forget what i saw. the bones, the skeleton of the building. the walls were strewn everywhere. incredible. >> narrator: the world watched the mission live via a

>> chernobyl. >> a three-year-old kid may not be able to articulate the allergies he has.> don't the parents go to the parties when the kids are that young? don't the parents stay with the children? >> how would i know? >> you are asking about it. >> i am asking because i don't know and i never will know. thank you so much for reminding me of that every day. >> he will die alone. >> how does a three-year-old get a shellfish allergy? >> is this a joke? >> how does a three-year-old get a shellfish allergy? >> because i asked. >> remi you think the shirt is nuts. you would be the first person to help a parent sue if somebody gave little emma a peanut, wouldn't you? >> andy, how many times do i have to tell you i don't sue people for a living. my firm defends people, most often they are wrongfully accused of criminal charges. i think you put these t-shirts on little kids and the only thing you are going to do is make more therapists and psychiatrists rich. they will be traumatized living with the brand. it is like a scarlet letter for a three-year-old. >> let me break this dow

>>steve: that's what killed your father, the chernobyl accident.mily want to come to the united states even though nobody spoke english? >> america is the land of opportunity. if you work hard, it's going to achieve good results. >>clayton: you worked at mcdonald's. i worked at mcdonald's. i was 16 years old. you said i'm going to work hard. then you founded a company. how doing from mcdonald's to the c.e.o. of this massive company? >> i worked extremely hard. i'm assisting customers and co-workers to reach my own american dream now. >>clayton: is there something you do that gives you a leg up on other people. yes, you're working hard but is there something else about your character, your steadfastness that other people could learn from? >> it's all about working hard, having a good reputation. one thing i have is my good name. i just work hard every day. >>gretchen: how has that changed in our society? or has it? there is a lot of discussion about whether or not more folks now are comfortable getting a handout as opposed to working extremely hard

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

. >> when they went back to chernobyl. >> exactly. >> all deserted but still intact. >> he says katrinaof. post katrina. >> horrible. chad, thanks for that. >> you're welcome. >> so this is kind of a strange story. >> the pictures are amazing. >> an invasion of locusts threatening a food supply in madagascar. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. >>> fashion designer vera wang opens her first bridal store in china earlier this year, but she is getting some criticism now. >> indeed she is. why? because she was charging women almost $500 to just try one on. yeah. this was a shanghai store. that was the only

and let me ask you about public perception because it's something nuclear energy has battled since chernobylma. is the public more sort of open to nuclear energy now? has it lost the stigma that it's carried? >> gallup did a poll after fukushima and found better than 50% of the american people supported nuclear. the interesting thing is the closer you get to reactors, the bigger the support because the people there understand the safety, they understand what it brings to them as far as reliable, affordable energy and the economic value to their communities. >> now, the republican party -- mitt romney talked about during the campaign briefly, he talked about nuclear energy and the need. but republicans in general, the energy issue has tended to be sort of stereotype as climate change. do republicans need to, as we are talking about sort of the need for republican renaissance, rebirth, call it what you will, do republicans need to think more broadly about energy and how it fits into this rebranding of the party? and if so, are there one, two or three things that the party should absolutely --

remain uncertain about the long term risks to the exposure since the worst radiation disaster since chernobyl in 1986. jenna: a good reminder, a lot of folks still can't go home. two years later. >> not much has changed for them which is so sad. jenna: very important to remember that story, julie. >> reporter: sure. jon: hard to believe it has been two years. >>> usama bin laden's son-in-law about to go on trial in new york city just steps from ground zero. raising questions from critics saying that he should face a military tribunal at guantanamo bay. how should the case be handled? like lobster lover's dream or new grilledobster and lobster tacos. come in now and sea food differently. visit redlobster.com now for an exclusive $10 coupon on two lobsterfest entrees. jon: for the first time in nearly a decade the people's house is closed to the people. obama administration officially ending all white house tours blaming the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration. tours were last halted for security reasons after the september 11th attacks. then fenn at the start of the iraq war in 2003

the earthquake and tsunami two years ago caused the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl.the removal of melteded uranium fuel by four years. >>> facebook's latest facebook is bleet. if you haven't seen the changes to the news feed, it's supposed to reduce clutter and focus more on stories from people you care about. and there are several new feeds. one for all friends which shows you everything they're sharing. one for photos. one to music. and one called fouling which has news from pages you like and people you're following. >>> south by southwest officially kicks off today in austin, but the annual fe value g festival got an early start with drinks, snacks, and games. south by southwest features music, you've have movies and next sunday. >>> cnn's amichelle turner is i austin for all the fun and has a look at the prequel to the wizard of oz. >> reporter: classic lines, classic footwear. the wizard of oz is beloved. more people have seen the 1939 musical than any other film. now 74 year after dorothy left oz, disney's revisiting the yellow brick road with oz the great and

. >> it looked like that vacation i took to chernobyl, actually.e: your poem do you need music? >> no, i can just give it to you. you know after rand did his filibuster, which i give him some credit for, stand with ranked is what everyone was raying. i stand with rand i stand with man the filibuster issue you at hand, the stand with rand i stand with rand, mcconnell is too tan, and boehner is too tan, but there's one thing friends that i can't understand if senator paul is the civil liberties man as he claimed to be, why do so many liberties not fit in rand's plan. he wants freedom for all in the land, but not for a man who wants to marry a man, what part of freedom can't rand understand there is a law for disabled americans, but sorry you folks in that handicap van, rand think it is wrong we gave you a hand. and senator rand thinks that the [ inaudible ] and impose it on that racist white businessmen forcing restaurants to serve blacks was bathe out of hand. the government shouldn't be allowed to command what people can't do and what people can, u

. >> i remember when chernobyl blew up, and all my clients wanted to sell. because it was -- the cloud was coming our way. and i bought mcdonald's down 4% that day. because the food chain was supposed to wreck mcdonald's, instead they had a good quarter. that's all she wrote. >> your broader point was, those who are so rich, they don't need to worry about making money. it's easy for them to say this train is -- >> i admit that was a provocative action cramer tweet. but i do think the people who come on and warn us are often at odds with our viewers. i talked to on "mad money" who are trying to make a little money. this is not where they're all in, rolling the dice, forgetting their job, day trading. these people are saying, listen, is clorox okay here? druckenmiller said the 3% yielders are going to be bad. >> jim, do you disagree with the notion that there are people who are forced into buying risk, who don't necessarily want to be buying risk right now? >> no, look, you want to keep up with the averages at all time. but i do think we get good news after go