>> and chernobyl 29 years after the explosion. xplosion. >> tsarnaev'ssudan's elections get underway next week. >> due to a beings boycotts, it is expected that the president will retain election. natasha guinane has the story. >> independent candidate hasn't spent one day campaigning. he tried to stage a strike with the other presidential candidates at the national election commission. his goal was concerns about the elections not being free or fair. but he was the only candidates who showed up. knowledge. >> translator: i agree with people who say that the elections are be rigged but i ran anyway for two reasons. to promote my plan offering practical solution he to the problems and to draw attention to the potential of election fraud. >> reporter: these three presidential candidates did find spend the final day of campaigning giving speeches. he would ensure the u.s. sanctions of sudan would be lifted within a few months. there are ten men and one woman running against the president. the only campaign signs you see are of bashee

. >> i'm andrew simmons in what could be the lesscy of the world legacy since chernobyl. open heart surgery on babies. >> we begin with the latest developments in the war oh, yes in yemen. there was a set back of efforts to broaden the coalition. pakistan's parliament has decided not to join the saudis, voting to stay neutral in the conflict. but there was some relief for the people of sanaa when planes carrying medical aid were able to land since the airstrikes began 16 days ago. there have been a call for a pause in daily fighting to allow the aid in. >> reporter: this is much much-needed medical aid. one of two planes that landed in the yemeni capital on friday carrying enough surgical equipment to treat up to a thousand people. >> the first plane we wanted to arrive in sanaa finally arrived after ten days. it is now full of 16 tons of medical assistance, which is very needed now in yemen. we expect a plane tomorrow. >> a medical team and supplies also arrived into the southern port city of aden by boat. the problem of distributing the eight could be difficult. the u.n

>> up to this point chernobyl the irish based charity chernobyl children international, we run a direct intervention program into car keifer in the ukraine and we send about six surgical teams each year in can that conjunction with the william novak cardiac alliance from america, volunteer cardiac surgeons that we work with. about 20 children of operated on and for each of these missions and because of the nature of the volunteer work of these surgeons each operation can be carried out for approximately 1,000 euro. >> go ahead continue. >> we have invested about 1.75 million to date in the ukraine, but this is not just a direct intervention. there's also a huge teaching component and dr. novak works with dr. igor to train the local surgeons side by side training, so that for the future, the cranes will be able to help to continue this, because what's very clear to us is that the rate of heart surgeries these are going to need to be continued, because children on a daily base are being born with multiple holeles in the heart having heart attacks having strokes. this phrase that was conta

summoned report on the ground what could be the legacy of the world's worst nuclear disaster in chernobylen hard surgery on babies. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, with the high left level meeting between two adversaries in more than 50. u.s. president program and raul castro are set to meet later it the fanaika of the americas in panama city. before that historic encounter john kerry has made progress in cuban's -- with cube's foreign minister. they are looking to restoring full diplomatic ties. it's the latest sign in improving relations between the u.s. and cuba. barack obama and raul castro reached the historic deal on december 17th. it includes easing a travel ban on u.s. citizens and lifting a trade embargo first set in 1960. the u.s. also committed to reviewing cuban's status as a state sponsor of terrorism. cubecuba was giving the designation in 1992 and still a list of four country iies the u.s. accusing of sponsoring terrorism. cuba is hesitate to go part with its victim complex. >> it's been a rallying point for cuba for over half a censure to portray itself as a victim of u.s. aggression. deno

the doctor leads what has been called the chernobyl hard team. most of the problems he sees, relates to the nuclear accident. >> this baby was so big and so change high probability could be related to the chernobyl disaster. after all this intense intricate surgery the tiny heart is beating again, there is every chance this baby will survive. half an hour later the mood is positive. >> blood pressure is 96 over 52. we have a good heart right normal ee gmpt so we are ee gmplets so we eeg so we are happy. >> poorly queapt equipped health service. he reassures the mother, you can touch him he will feel you. >> a very big thanks othose who did the operation they have golden hands. >> reporter: they may have golden hands but most of the funding for training and equipment has come from overseas. a charity in ireland has been at the forefront of the effort. foreign surgeons are also flown in for more complex operations. but that may not be enough now. ukraine's government is making more budget cuts. >> we may start to lose kids simply you know we'll not

the rate quadrupled since the 1986 nuclear accident in chernobyl. andrew simmons witnessed one life-saving operation. >> reporter: this baby only three and a half months old is clinging onto life. his heart has been stopped, a machine taking over. >> without this surgery the baby could not survive. >> reporter: this doctor leads what's become known as the chernobyl heart team. he says most if not all of his cases relate to the 1986 nuclear accident. >> these babies are so big and so strong defects and not usual with a high probability can be related to chernobyl disaster. >> reporter: after all this intense, intricate surgery, the tiny heart is beating again. there's now every chance this baby will survive. half an hour later, the mood is positive. >> the blood pressure of the baby is 96/52. he has a good heart rate. normal ekg, so we're happy. >> reporter: within an hour the surgeon that carried out the operation leads her patient to intensive care. the doctor earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine's underfunded, poorly equipped health service. s

. >>> it's almost 30 years since the chernobyl nuclear accident. babies affected to die if funding cuts continue. andrew simmons reports. >> this baby is only three and a half months old and clinging to life. his heart has been stopped. a machine takes over. >> the doctor leads what's become a chernobyl heart team. he said most if not all of his cases were link to the chernobyl accident. >> this is not usual. the high probability could be relateed to the chernobyl accident. >> after all this intense intricate surgery the tiny heart is beating again and now has every chance this baby will survive. >> half our later the mod is positive. >> we have a good heart rate. so we're happy. >> within an hour the surgeon who carried out the operation leads her patient to intensive care. the doctor earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine's underfunded, poorly equipped health service. she reassures the baby's mother. >> you can touch him she says. everything is okay. touch him. he'll feel you. >> a verythey have golden hands. >> they may have golden hands but m

i spoke with the chairman of the chernobyl fund. >> there was waste handling. there was waste lying around in motel ten-rich uranium and you have to take care of that. the plan is to leave it until a moment in the future when you can hand it will. >> assuming that the structure is completed it will slid into place on rails sometime in 2017. it's expected to keep the world safe from chernobyl's deadly waste for at least 100 years. known gentleman hull, al jazeera london. >> the vietnam war ended 40 years ago huge numbers of people crammed into boats. an estimated 1.5 vietnamese escaped the country and they became known as the boat people. many had no choice but if he take their chances in small fishing boats to risk a perilous journey on the open sea. there are no definitive casualty figures but it's thought that between 50 and 200,000 people drowned. we met with one couple who did make it to safety. >> this spacious house is where they lead a comfortable american life, but her memories are still vivid of helping him escape from a labor count where the vietnames

the doctor leads what has become known as the chernobyl heart team.says most if not all of his cases relate to the 1986 nuclear accident. >> this baby was so big and so strange defect. very high probability can be related to chernobyl disaster. >> reporter: after all of this intense surgery, the tiny heart is beating again, and there's now every chance this baby will survive. half an hour later and the mood is positive. >> blood pressure is 96 over 52. he has a good heart rate. so we're happy. >> reporter: within an hour the surgeon who carried out the operation leads her patient to intensive care. the doctor earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine's underfunded, poorly equipped health service. she reassures the baby's mother. you can touch him, she says. everything is okay. touch him. he'll feel you. >> translator: a very big thanks to those who did the operation. they have golden hands. >> reporter: they may have golden hands, but most of the funding for training and equipment has come from overseas. a charity in ireland has been at the forefront o

emily: you were in chernobyl? max: i was not in chernobyl. was a couple of -- pretty close to chernobyl. emily: you were there when chenobyl happened? max: oh, yeah. i was very much in kiev. i think it was about 90 miles. so it's pretty close. yeah. it was -- it was very anti-climactic, retrospectively. a couple weeks after it happened, it became this giant, terrifying thing. but, when it happened, it was a very sunny day. emily: and you escaped. max: my parents found out through a friend of a friend in the government that something really awful happened at the chernobyl nuclear power station. and because i had a family full of physicists, they were like, nuclear power station accidents is no joke. basically packed me and my younger brother onto a train and sent us both off to crimea the next morning. you would get tested as you were coming off the train, with a sort of homemade geiger counter. one of my feet was setting off a geiger counter. i remember this very vividly, because the guy was like, well, we may have to cut off his foot. look a

well since the 1986 nuclear accident in chernobyl that number has grown troopers. >> the baby is only three and a half months old it's clinging ton life. his heart has been stopped, a machine takes over. >> the doctor needs what's become known as the chernobyl heart team. he said that most if not all of his cases relate to the 1986 nuclear accident. >> this baby was so big and so strange, and not usual. there is a high probability that it is relateed toierchernobyl. >> now this tiny heart is beating again and he has every chains to know that this baby will surprise. >> he went on a mission but then the surgeon who carried out the operation leads her patient to healthcare. she reafutures that the baby's mother, you can touch him he says touch him. he'll feel you. >> he need operation. they have golden glands they may have golden hands but most of the funding for training and equipment have come from oversees. is surgeons are also flown in for more complex operations. but the doctor said that that help may not be enough knew. ukraine's government is making more budget cuts. >> we will n

usual very high probability can be related to chernobyl testing. after all this intense intricate surgery the tiny help is over again, there is every chance this baby will survive. >> the blood pressure is 96, over 52. so. >> whints the hour, the surgeon who, dr. olga earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine's underfunded poorly queapt health service. she reassures the baby's mother, you can touch him everything is okay touch him he will fill you. >> a very going thanks to those who did the operation they have golden hands. >> most of the training from e-and equipment caims from yoarches. foreign surgeons are lb plitted now that help may not be enough now. ukraine's government is make ugh more budget cuts. >> we may start to lose kids, will not be able to provide surgeries, lifesaving sum ris. >> as this baby wade in line for the neck relation, unless there is more funding the life savoring work here will be reduced or might even comb to an ends. al jazeera carr kharkiv ukraine. (f) more than 50 people have been killed in the runup of the elections

that long term risks lie in chernobyl's long term plan to store. i spoke with hans blix. >> the whole issue you would say is waste handling. there was molden uranium and the plan was to leave it and let it loose radio activity until the moment in the future when you can handle it. >> assuming construction is completed the arch steel structure will be slid into plagues sometime in 2017. it's expected to keep the world safe from chernobyl's deadly waste for at least 100 years. jonah hull, al jazeera london. >>> in the global view segment saudi arabia's capital punishment, to the saudi king stop the beheadings. the editorial suggests there is little to differentiate between beheadings by saudi arabia or by i.s.i.l. and that, quote the money in saudi arabia makes many people forget about its human rights abuses. >> dubai's kalish times the paper writes the vietnam's victory, washington remains trigger happy and the u.s. ignores the lessons of vietnam at its peril. >>> and finally the irish independent takes aim at its own government. the paper criticiz

. >>> even decades after the 1986 chernobyl nuke last disaster thousands of babies are born with healthroblems. andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: this 3.5 month old baby is clinging on to life. his heart has been stopped, a machine takes over. >> without this surgery, the baby wouldn't survive. >> reporter: this doctor leads the chernobyl heart team. he says most if not all of his cases relate to the 1986 nuclear accident. >> this baby was so big and so strange defect and not usual. there's a very high probability can be related to the chernobyl disaster. >> reporter: after all of this intense surgery, the tiny heart is beating again, and there's now every chance this baby will survive. half an hour later and the mood is positive. >> the blood pressure of the baby is 96 over 52. we have a good heart rate. so we're happy. >> reporter: within an hour the surgeon who carried out the operation leads her patient to intensive care. the doctor earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine's underfunded, poorly equipped health service. she reassures the baby's mother. you can touch him, she says.

igor polivinov leads what's called as the chernobyl heart team.says most if not all of his cases relate to the nuclear accident. >> this baby is so big and it's so strange, notnub. a very high probability it can be related to it. >> after all of this intense, intricate surgery, the tiny heart is beating again. and there is now every chance this baby will survive. >> half an hour later and the mood is positive? >> the blood pressure of the baby 96 over 52. a good heart rate normal seg. >> within a hour the surgeon who carried out the operation leads her patient to intensive care. dr. olga buchnava owns less than a taxi driver in the undeequipped health service. she reassure the baby's mother. you can touch him, she says, everything is okay. touch him. he will feel you. >> a very big thanks for the operation. they have golden hands. >> they may have golden hands, but most of the funding for training and equipment has come from overseas: a charity in ireland has been at the forefront of the effort. foreign surgeons are flown in for more complex opera

. >>> a forest fire erupted around the chernobyl plant in ukraine.t's prompted fears that radioactive substances in the woodland may spread. fire began on tuesday. ukraine's interior ministry officials say the flames spread across 4400 hectares. the blaze is believed to have several origins. ukrainian prime minister said 200 personnel are fighting the blaze. he said the fire is the biggest since 1992 but the situation is under control. he added no change in background radiation levels has been detected. one of the reactors at the chernobyl plant exploded in 1986 sending a huge amount of radioactive materials into the air. after the disaster an area within a 30 kilometer radius of the plant was declared a no go zone. >>> officials say nearly 300 women and girls have been rescued from the boko haram militant group. it came during a military operation in the country's northeast. members of the islamic group have carried out a wave of kidnappings. in april last year, they abducted more than 200 girls from a school in the same area. reuters news agency qu

how engineers plan to make the chernobyl nuclear plant safe for many years to come. and in sport he has not beaten federer in 14 events. could number 15 be lucky. >> well back. reminder of the stop stories here in al jazeera. dozen of people have been protesting in anger over the government's response to saturday's devastating earthquake. more than 5,000 people are now confirmed dead and 1,200 are injured. saudi arabia's king has announced a new heir to the thrown. he named his nephew mohammed bin nayev as the new crown prince. >>> a french official leaked reports of a france investigation of exploitation of the children. >>> nigerian army rescued 300 women and girls. >> we have spoken directly to nigeria's military spokesperson who said that the identities of the 293 women and girls who were rescued he explained it an incredibly remote and difficult area in which to get the information from. you can only access sambisa many parts of it, from the air. and this process of screening and profiling these individuals to figure out who they are and where they came from is

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chernobyl. >>> there has been a massive tornado that has hit the midwest in the u.s.warned to stay on high alert for severe weather. the tornado tearing through parts of iowa and ohio as well. >>> what is the most powerful gun lobby in the united states is holding its annual convention and some serious republican presidential hopefuls will be there. more than 70,000 people too expected to attend the convention in nashville. there will be 550 vendors selling guns and accessories. the republicans all scheduled to address the convention. tom abouterman is our man outside of the hall. tom, you are still outside of the hall. i the list goes on and on and on and on. it would seem this is the place to be seen if you want to get on that ticket and you are a republican. >> reporter: yeah pretty much so. there are nine republican would-be contenders that will be speaking taking their turns, each a few minutes, giving their -- their -- a sales speech to say why they will outdo each other if they get to the white house. that they will defend gun owner's rights and perhaps even ex

nuclear plant. >> chernobyl, really?s. i sniffed around for awhile before wandering to up people with some bread and some meat to spare. so makes for good snack. could barely fit the sandwich into his life. >> man, stacks of bread? >> journalist was there at the site to do a story. the fox has more than a million views on social media sites. >> so he ate the bread outside of the chernobyl plant. now he is the size after elephant sue. (6:44 your time, are you ready for the forecast for today? >> perfect day to go golfing. sunny and mild, if you have morning tee time. just few scattered serous clouds. >> looks like storm to me. >> it is not. scattered is her us. >> is that right? scat nerd looks awfully dark and thickment looks like about to rainment looks like tornado coming in. >> my stomach. here we go again. all right anyway mid 70s by the end oh, hour i missed you. pollen count today way up there, tomorrow, down a little bit we have some clouds, maybe some showers in the forecast rain in the forecast for friday. >> no

chernobyl was in russia. chernobyl increased its nuclear activities after chernobyl. emirates is going to have four nuclear power plants, so arabia will have power plants. turkey is going to have power plants. therefore, we really do not need to create more artificial fears about uranium and nuclear programs. dr. sullivan: the japanese shut down all of their nuclear power plants. i was there two weeks ago visiting the plant just west of tokyo. and they are spending billions of dollars to set up safety devices in the event of another earthquake or tsunami. the japanese have been through a very difficult energy time since they had to shut down 30% of their electricity. which is what they have done. and there is a huge debate in japan right now whether to turn his back on again. the father away from tokyo you are, the more likely one of those plants is to be started up again. it is a very emotional issue. and this fukushima problem was not just an earthquake, it was a water flow problem. and when i think water in the middle east, i wonder what some people are thinking. t

chernobyl was in russia. chernobyl increased its nuclear activities after chernobyl.mirates is going to have four nuclear power plants, so arabia -- saudi arabia is going to have power plants. turkey is going to have power plants. therefore, we really do not need to create more artificial fears about uranium and nuclear programs. dr. sullivan: the japanese shut down all of their nuclear power plants. i was there two weeks ago visiting the plant just west of tokyo. and they are spending billions of dollars to set up safety devices in the event of another earthquake or tsunami. the japanese have been through a very difficult energy time since they had to shut down 30% of their electricity. which is what they have done. and there is a huge debate in japan right now whether to turn his back on again. the father away from tokyo you are, the more likely one of those plants is to be started up again. it is a very emotional issue. and this fukushima problem was not just an earthquake, it was a water flow problem. and when i think water in the middle east, i wonder what some p

chernobyl exclusion zone, 20 kilometers from the abandoned nuclear power plant. whole area is radio ak tichlt not cle -- active. not clear what caused the fire. tuesday, a day of pausf fupeace protests and clean-up. baltimore is now under a night time curfew enforced by some 2,000 national guard troops. police have made ten arrests since the curfew went into effect a few hours ago. >> u.s. president barack obama says there is no excuse for the violence we saw in baltimore on monday. >> my understanding is you have some of the same organizers now going back into the communities trying to clean up in the aftermath of a handful of protesters, handful of criminals, and thugs who, who tore up the place. >> one of the questions many people have is what caused on monday peaceful demonstrations to become violent? well throughout the city of baltimore there are fears of a so-called purge, a reference to a movie where there are no consequences for committing crimes. but could this really be an inspiration for the unrest? cnn's alexander field has more on that part of the s

chernobyl was in russia. russia increased its nuclear activities after chernobyl. emirates is going to have four nuclear nuclear power plants. arabia is going to have power plants. turkey is going to have power plants therefore we don't need to create more artificial fears about the iranian nuclear program. >> the japanese shut down all of the nuclear power plants. i was there two weeks ago. and they are spending billions of dollars to set up safety devices in the event of another earthquake or tsunami. the japanese have been through a very difficult energy time since they had to shut down 30% of their electricity, which is what they have done. and there is a huge debate in japan right now about whether to turn these back on again. the farther away from tokyo you are the more likely one of those plants is going to be started back up again. it is a very emotional issue. and this fukishima wasn't just the earthquake. it is a water flow problem. and when i think water in the mideast, i wonder what some people are thinking. the jordanensians are bringing a the site in

officials called the situation a rain forest chernobyl. >> translator: for us the amazon is our supermarket. this lagoon is where we find our food, the jungle is our pharmacy pharmacy. now with the pollution, all is gone. >> i'm sick my family is sick my bones ache and my sons are sons are ill. >> reporter: all along chevron has claimed that the agreement absolved chevron of all responsibility. chevron's position is summed up by a statement we're going to fight this until hell freezes over and then we'll fight it in the ice. but the ecuadorians won a judgment in local court. and there were charges against the lawyer who represented them of fraud. >> last march chevron executive directorred huge victory blocking the plaintiffs from using u.s. courts to collect the judgment. >> the ruling against you was the verdict you presented and won was procured by fraud. >> that was a ruling by a united states trial judge who frankly we frankly just with his decision. he ran a completely flawed proceeding from beginning to end. he would not let us put in evidence of chevron's contamination. there is 105

the explosion at chernobyl was the world's nuclear accident and 30 kilometer zone around the plant remains off limits. >>> the finnish navy has spotted a suspected submarine. there is growing concern over russia's military exercises. >>> scientists in the u.k. are embarking on an ambitious project to under the causes of rare diseases and how cancers develop. 100,000 volunteers are taking part in the 100,000 genome project and offer their genome sequence to be put on a database. >> jessica balanced baldwin explains. >> she's a special child. not only discuss she smile just about all the time but she's nearly four and she has just started walking. she still doesn't speak. she's got problems with her kidneys. problems with her eyes, her brain, and nobody knows why. all the doctors know is that georgia was born with some sort of rare genetic disorder. they have no idea what caused it or how it will effect the rest of her life. they also don't know if georgia's parents were to have another child if that child would be fine or would have problems that were worse. >> it's been hard for us because

>> still ahead firefighters scramble to battle flames that threaten to spread radiation from the chernobyl nuclear power plant. >> and the results of a new study grading hospitals. >>> crews have stopped a wildfriar from reaching cher bowl. >> they are battling flames about 10 miles from that plant. some of the station that caught fire is still contaminated by radioactive particles that happened in 1986. authorities are working to reenforce it again sometime next year. >> >> the ismilitary and japanese -- asu military and japanese police are on high alert after two reported pipebombs. authorities say the bombs were planted into the ground and aimed at camp zarc ma. >>> coming up, a tennessee high school student is accepted by all eight ivy league schools! but he sets his heights even music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪ ♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. >>> medical errors can cause a lot of complications. safety grades to hospitals across the count

. >> environmentalists called the result a rain force chernobyl. a disaster that has sickened the indigenous people who live a largely traditional lifestyle. >> for us the amazon is our supermarket. this lagoon is where we find our food. the jungle is our pharmacy and we find all our medicine there. now with the pollution all is gone. >> all along cheveron has argued that a $40 million clean up by texaco and agreement texaco signed with ecuador in 1998 absolves cheveron of all responsibility. cheveron's approach is best summed up by a company spokesman who said in 2010 that we're going fight this until hell freezes over, and then we'll fight it out on the ice. but in 2011 the villagers won $19 billion in ecuadorian court. later reduced to $9.5 billion. but it wasn't over. in 2013 cheveron accused the american lawyer representing them stephen donziger of fraud. the charges included bribing a judge in ecuador and helping to write the verdict against cheveron. >> fraud. >> last march cheveron scored a huge victory when a new york judge accepted their

. >> today marks the 29th anniversary of the chernobyl disaster.for a memorial to the victims. worst power plant accident. flowers were laid at homes in memory of the victims. the accidents was blamed for killing 50 people initially but the high cancer rates in the area have killed thousands. the chernobyl nuclear plants exploded and leak massive amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. >>> four people are missing after sailboats capsized in a regatta. as many as 50 people were rescued from the water. one person was confirmed dead. some of the survivors meantime talked about their horrifying ordeal. >> the storm just subsided just enough that i could keep my head up not drink too much salt water. >> i really thought i was going to die actually. i was really scared. i thought that the wave would keep coming in, the boat was going to sink, that would be the end and we would have to jump in. >> the coast guard continued to search for the missing throughout the night. therein as many as 200 people taking part in the regatta when the storm rolled in on

been battling a forest fire that had threatened to spread towards the ruined but still radioactive chernobyl power plant. emergency services agency said there had been no changes in background radiation levels in kiev. the prime minister said the eye or had in brought under control. -- the fire had been brought under control. >> the ceo of german airline lufthansa said his coming has been changed forever by last month's loss of a passenger jet belonging to subsidiary germanwings. >> 150 people were killed when the plane crashed into the house and what is believed to have been a deliberate act by the copilot. shareholders have been holding their annual general meeting. we have this report from hamburg. >> candles to commemorate the victims. a book of condolences. this year's annual shareholder meeting began with a minute of silence. 150 people died in the crash in march. it was the worst disaster in the company's 60-year history. >> the thought of this disaster still leaves us stunned and distraught and fills us with grief. >> we cannot understand what happened. more than 300,000 people fly w

. >>> crews are working to contain wildfires burning in the fields and forest around chernobyl. the power plant has as many as 200 firefighters working around the area around the infamous catastrophe site. a plume of radiation went across europe and it was the worst nuclear accident in history. >>> president obama is spending part of his day honoring educators. obama is hosting the white house ceremony for the 2015 national teacher of the year and the finalists. this year's top educator shane that peoples of am ril -- peep -- shana peeples of texas. >>> this year's memorial concert at the capitol on the lawn has been announced. gloriaest van will be -- gloria estevan will be among the entertainers. the lineup also chows colin powell owe scoa also includes colin powell and stephanie scott. >>> a music festival is jay will all headline a two-day landmark music festival coming up in september. organizers say the festival will feature more than 40 acts on five stages over two days. it will be held in west potomac park. >>> all right. i didn't hear any alert in that announcement so t

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and bryan price had that chernobyl at press conferences yesterday. went on a five minute long rant so full of f-bombs it could have been written by quentin tarantino. luckily for you we have the audio. so if you like this as much as baseball, enjoy. >> i am being as candid as i can be about this team and our players and then we have to deal with this, every team has no every guy that is here and what they can and cannot do. so tweet i'm sick of this [bleep] kennedy: i think that he was upset. topic number two, not your ordinary priest, he calls himself the decreased. and check out his reaction with the new trailer. >> holy cow, who is talking. >> that is luke skywalker right there. >> oh, wow. that's amazing. [laughter] kennedy: the force is strong with that one. and topic number three, the government is always trying to force social engineering on its most prominent citizens. and no, it's not the epa or the fda. the nsa, the spy agency, they are teaching kids how to recycle. >> hello, i am the recycling mascot and we are going to dig through all of

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. >>> hundreds in ukraine gathered at a memorial for the women's women's of the chernobyl disaster to mark the world's nuclear power plant accident. the 1986 accident has been blamed for killing 50 people initially, but the high cancer rates in the area has killed thousands. reactor for the plant exploded sending massive amounts of nuclear radiation into the atmosphere. >> reporter: welcome back everyone, 6:23 sunday morning you're looking at satellite 6 along with action radar. boy are we missing out on this one. watch the cloud cover, we have a huge area of high pressure, see how it's pushing back to the west. it's forcing this off the coast of the virginias and the carolinas. the carolina is getting drenched this guy is a good guy and protecting us from a dreary weekend. this cold weather will pull back you mean into canada, jet stream lifts with it, it will turn nice and mild by tuesday terms in the upper 60s low 70s. not there today. today is a milder afternoon with high temperatures in the mid 60s. 8:00 a.m., cloudy skies 52. same deal by 10:00 56. lunchtime we'll see the clouds

. >> hundreds in ukraine gathered at a memorial for the victims of the chernobyl disaster to mark the 29th anniversary of the worst power plant accident. family and friends laid flowers near their abandoned homes in memory of the victims. the explosion killed 50 people, but the high cancer rate killed thousands. the nuclear plant exploded sending massive amounts of nuclear radiation into the atmosphere. introducing new flonase allergy relief nasal spray. this changes everything. >>> welcome back everyone, 7:22 sunday morning, time for the travel forecast for that we look at satellite and radar. we had heavy hitters out here, we had a wide swath of severe weather across the deep south bowling green kentucky to jacksonville and the panhandle of florida. today that area will shift toward texas and the central plains. witch at that under the gun for severe weather. fairly mild this small area here that's holding on to the chilly stuff, the great lakes the mid atlantic and the northeast temperatures in this part of the country still below average. everybody else will see numbers soaring th

. >> looks like chernobyl. >> it does. >> reporter: this treatment plant will be able to purify enough. >> you're talking about drinking -- >> yeah, pool water. >> what? really? >> what about swimming in it. >> sure. it's being done already. we're just, we're getting there. >> reporter: but when you build castles in the sand what choice do you really have? sea water. toilet water, it's going to take a ton of money and an open mind. >> i'm not showering in my poo water. >>> and we're getting a little bit of water out there now. could see some rain, we're getting heavier rain in sebastapool. a lot of moisture in the air. probably heavy drizzle in alameda. i have rain report in kentfield. i have rain heavy rain west of town. the new system is moving on shore and that's good news. there's the current radar imagery, we'll come in a little tighter here and you see some rain now. san francisco probably just -- i haven't talked to anybody in the avenues but looks like this is more moderate rainfall. the system is going to be getting here. it will deliver much needed rainfall to gardens and tre