tep coe decided to decommission the four damaged reactors already. the utility says it will consult with local authorities about ha to do with the remaining six. officials in fukushima will finalize a draft reconstruction plan on thursday. they plan to make a final decision by the end of the year. >>> newine is the place to turn to for the latest on japan, post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. nuclear watch brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on newsline. >>> one of the world's biggest auto shows is in tokyo this weekend. our business team was able to get a sneak peek ahead of the official opening. so you got to ride some of the cars at the tokyo motor show. >> i sure did. it was a lot of fun. i must tell you, i wasn't the only one having a good time. car buffs around the world get really excited about this motor sho

we continue our efforts until the reactors are decommissioned. we reflected on how we disclosed information about the accident. from now on, i'll update approximately on what's going on at the fukushima daiichi plant. >> this announcement has been expected for weeks. on the other hand, we just heard some japanese are expecting expressing doubts about his announcement. tell us more about the kinds of reactions noda is getting right now. >> some nuclear experts say that a state of cold shutdown at fukushima daiichi does not have any meaning. the term is usually reserved for healthy but not damaged reactors. in reactors number one, all the nuclear fuel melted through the pressure vessel, much of it into the containment vessel. then it burned through parts of the concrete that covers the bottom of the vessel. this situation is similar inside reactors number two and three. tepco workers cannot measure precise temperature of the melted fuel. they're working on finding out more details of what's going on inside the reactors, as well as improving cooling

we continue our efforts until the reactors are decommissioned. we reflected on how we disclosed information about the accident. from now on, i'll update approximately on what's going on at the fukushima daiichi plant. >> this announcement has been expected for weeks. on the other hand, we just heard some japanese are expecting expressing doubts about his announcement. tell us more about the kinds of reactions noda is getting right now. >> some nuclear experts say that a state of cold shutdown at fukushima daiichi does not have any meaning. the term is usually reserved for healthy but not damaged reactors. in reactors number one, all the nuclear fuel melted through the pressure vessel, much of it into the containment vessel. then it burned through parts of the concrete that covers the bottom of the vessel. this situation is similar inside reactors number two and three. tepco workers cannot measure precise temperature of the melted fuel. they're working on finding out more details of what's going on inside the reactors as they were improving coolin

. >> reporter: we will talk about the 25th anniversary of the decommissioning of the coast guard cutter. stay with us. don't miss it. >>> five things to know on this wednesday morning. governor o'malley ordered merrill flags to be lowered at half-staff to mark the 70 ago anniversary on pearl harbor to honor americans who sacrificed their lives for freedom. >>> harris teeter opens the 7th store in maryland and the first in south baltimore. the ribbon cutting ceremony takes place at 10 this morning. the store officially opens at # a.m. >>> and -- 8 a.m. >>> and rod blagojevich is scheduled to address a judge during a second day of a sentencing hearing. he faces 50 to 20 years on 17 counts on fraud and corruption. >>> federal aviation administrator randy babet resigned. he is a former airline pilot and president of the major pilot union. he is expected in court for that dui charge in february. >>> and today at the capital law makers will come together with facebook developments and digital innovators to make congress more accessible to the public. they want to make it easier tone gauge wit

and decommissioning will take dozens of decades to complete. and new pleas for the violence to end. >> welcome to "world news" i'm david eades. and -- 270 gams. >> the tiny bundle of joy given little chance of surviving which how me linda has defied all the odds. >> hello. tens of thousands of children have suffered sexual abuse in dutch catholic churches because officials failed to adequately deal with the allegations. they received thousands. from the hague is anna. throorts take us right back to the end of the second world war, pretty shocking reading. >> yes. this report carried out independently estimated 20% of the children who spent some of their life in catholic institutions suffered some form of abuse. many happening at catholic schools and sem narrows. and thost discover what exactly went on in those institutions and what kind of justice should be offered to the institutions. >> at this stage, how much recognition has been made of the catholic church of these sorts of abuses. >> well, they agreed to the fact that it was necessary for

nhk noriyuki mizhuno told us how the recent analysis will affect the work to decommission the damaged reactors. he spoke in japanese so we'll guide you with simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: the most important data is the temperature of melted fuel, but there's no thermometer there so there's no way of knowing it firsthand. the government says the two conditions must be met to declare the state of cold shutdown, one is that the temperatures of the bottom of the reactor are kept under 100 degrees celsius and the release of radioactive material has been substantially reduced, but if much of the fuel has melted at the reactor the temperatures at the bottom of not have much meaning. tepco says the air temperature in the containment vessel is 40 degrees celsius so the fuel must be cool enough, but i don't know if such a statement can assure the people of fukushima. after all the cold shutdown is the state of a healthier nuclear department, not the crippled plant like fukushima daiichi. tepco and the government should explain the status inside the reactor more in detail, by releas

. >>> lengthy road map to clean up and decommission the nuclear plant that suffered a meltdown when atake up to 40 years. under the plan the planti] spent fuel rods within two years. after that they'll begin removing the melted fuel. that process is expected to be completed 25 years from now.çó fully decommissioning the plant would require another five to ten years. >>> the manqÑi who allegedly orchestrated the biggest national security leak in history, his lawyers present their defense today. so far defense lawyers have revealed very little about their strategy for bradley manning in the wikileaks case. they've gotten witnesses to say the former army intelligence analyst was a troubled young man who should have never had access to classified material. the government wants manning court-martialed for aiding the enemy and 21 other charges. >>> president obama this morning appealed to federal democrats to vote on a two-month extension on the payroll tax cuts. the president also calledq both house and senate leaders who are still squabbling over whether to extend the savings to 160 milli

as you know, one of our primary concerns was the temporary decommissioning of the shoreside power for cruise ships. i want to thank the port and specifically brad vincent for working with us closely to come up with a project at pier 70, the electrification of an additional dry dock for maintenance of cruise ships and military vessels that will offset the emissions from the decommissioning of shoreside power. that is a major project that will have incredible air quality benefits during the america's cup. the cruise ship terminal construction and beyond, particularly when shoreside power comes back on board. it is definitely a win for the environment, and we thank you all for that. having said that, some of the additional air quality measures i wanted to call out that i would recommend and incorporate into the mmrp are a commitment to clean a marine fuel, and since for marine vessels and construction -- engines for marine vessels and construction equipment. these are all the and mitigation measures that you may be adopting today, as feasible, so that gives us a lot of confidence this wi

he told us how the recent analysis will affect the work to decommission the damaged reactors he spokepanese. so we will guide you with simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: the most important data is the temperature of melted fuel but there is no thermometer there. so there is no way of knowing it firsthand. the government says the two conditions must be met to declare the state of cold shutdown. one is that the temperatures at the bottom of the reactor are kept under 100 degrees celsius and the release of radioactive material has been substantially reduced. if much of the fuel has already melted through the reactor, the temperatures at the bottom of the reactor may not have much meaning. tepco says the air temperature in the containment vessel is 40 degrees celsius. so the fuel must be cool enough. but i don't know if such a statement can assure the peoe of fukushima. after all, the cold shutdown is a state of a healthy nuclear power plant being kept under 100 degrees celsius, not the crippled plant like fukushima daiichi. tepco and the government should explain the status insi

nuclear expert says it's impossible to predict how long it might take to decommission the reactors. charles costo represents a team from the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission sent to jan a the art of the crisis. he told nhk that he and others still don't fully understand what's going on inside the reto. >> you can't make a solid estimate until you know what the level of damage is inside the reactor. >> costo said his team advised the japanese government to continue injecting sea water into the reactors along with fresh water to coolown spent nuclear fuel. he said they were upset with their japanese counterparts for providing only limited information from a sma numbe of engineers soon after the accident. the japanese government declared last friday that the reactors had reached a state of cold shutdown, the second phase in the program to bring the facility under control. >>> a south korean civic group says there's a growing sense of anxiety among people in north korea since the death of its leader kim jong-il. south korean pastor kim song un told reporters about a phone conversation

of the 25th anniversary of the decommissioning of the coast guard cutty taney that severed as a museum and memorial since 1987 right here in baltimore. it was one of the fighting shipsduring the attack on pearl harbor. chris is the executive director of the historic ships in baltimore. good morning. you've ceremony going on today at noon. tell me about that. >> it's the ceremony commemorating the 70 ago and ver -- 70th attack of the anniversary of the pearl harbor and the ship will receive an award from the world ship trust for her historic significance. >> reporter: let's talk about the significance. what role did it play. >> she was docked on pier 6 in hon louisiana, hawaii and was credited with fending off the japanese attack on the power plants after the attacks, she went immediately on patrol antisubmarine patrol and was active throughout the whole war. >> reporter: wow. and again, that ceremony takes place at noon today right here at pier 5 open to the public. >> noon today and open to the public and we hope everybody will come down. >> reporter: thanks for being with us. kicks o

service life when they're eventually decommissioned will have to be found several alternatives are being explored including one in russia. especially for isotopes. takes us to the. well a new look production site has been set up late last year a company called isotopes began pumping out the radio at the research institute of atomic reactors not yet up to full capacity is already started deliveries to clients like one of the world's leading isotope providers ensuring reliable deliveries of molybdenum is so important because it accounts for over eighty percent of all nuclear medicine operations worldwide and here in the meter of grad such a vital issue required a new solution. this technology has not been reworked in the chemical sense but in terms of the equipment and in this regard it's a new technology not available anywhere else as far as i'm aware and at the moment we're currently at the production. after the targets are cooled they're transported to hot cells for processing that involves dissolving the whole target in a chemical solution solid residues are filtered out and then is ex

it is a decommissioned navy tugboat and they are not sure how much fuel has spilled out into the water but they have put up booms around this entire air to contain the fuel. >> we believe the maximum capacity is about 50 gallons. >> now the sinking tugboat is no longer owned by the u.s. navy. both vessels have been docked here for the last ten years. we have contacted the post guard and we will try to bring you more information t- back to you. >>> stanley hall shut down because of a diesel fuel spill there. it spilled on saturday releasing 1,700 gallons of fuel. fuel also ended up in the san francisco bay. >> it appears it didn't have any significant impact often wildlife but we want to confirm that and it is probably still too early to say that with certainty. >> the environmental protection agency is now involved in the cleanup effort. >>> police responded to a call friday night and found the woman unconscious. the man suspected of killing her killed himself -- tried to kill himself, he did die a short time after. >>> right now they are looking for the person responsible for the shoo

there's also an oil spill on a decommissioned tugboat in richmond. it was discovered taking on water yesterday. the coast guard does not yet know how much oil had leaked. >>mark: the presidential primary starts in 21 days. the front runners, mitt romney and newt gingrich of art in new hampshire today debating if jon huntsman. the candidates will be back in iowa later in the week as they will all participate in a debate on thursday for the ed >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look from our helicopter overhead at the port of oakland looking down at protesters in a circle off, they are chanting against wall street greed. they are not supported by the truckers today. there have been some small clashes but police are there on the scene. will be right back. >>mark: the occupy movement is trying to occupy ports up and down the west coast. here is a live look from sky 4. close to 100 occupiers at the port of oakland. on the right hand side, police are gathering, trying to stop protesters who are margin of 1/4 of long beach.

it was one of the fighting ships at pearl harbor and was decommissions 25 years ago and today the coastrd commanded was on hand to remember pearl harbor and the role the ship played and also on hand a survivor of the attack. >> all of the sudden, there was a incredible -- blasting around and about that time the plane went -- i said -- i can't tell you what i said. i said oh shucks. >> i could listen to him all night. the ship is permanently docked along pi er6. >>> all right the time of year to give back and give to the needy kids in the area. coming up that's what police officers were doing today. the holiday spirit to children in need. >> the time people are stresses but they need to be good shoppers. >> planning for a funeral is hard enough but we want to make sure you don't spend to much. some tips to make a difficult day a little easier to deal with. >> very active day of weather across maryland. inch and a 6th of an inch, almost two inches, 63 warm degrees, the wind still warm, 62 was the guaranteed forecast. from baltimore the storm umbrella, snow on the way. if it stacks up. tha

guard has spent the night trying to contain an oil spill from a sinking ship near richmond the decommissioned navy tugboat was reported to be sinking and leaking black oil yesterday. the coast guard thinks at least 300 gallons have leaked out they have most of it contained. they placed a boom around brooks island to protect wildlife the tug has been privately owned forte decade no word on what is causing it to sink. >>> investigation underway as to whether smoke alarms were working when a fire broke out in a san francisco highrise. the weekend blaze sent seven to the hospital and displaced 25. it broke out saturday morning. many of the residents are elderly or disabled many didn't hear a fire alarm. the san francisco housing authority says the alarm system was working properly. one man burned remains in the hospital. investigators state fire started in his unit. >>> san francisco's supervisor john avalos is holding a hearing today to discuss the city's increasing homeless problem. the number of homeless families is on the rise in the city. the wait list for families at the shelters has reache

florida developer larry hall showed us his plans for a decommissioned missile silo he recently bought out in kansas. a 15-story luxury bunker, built to house 50 people indefinitely. how does this relate to 2012? >> well, 2012 has a lot of people concerned. they'd rather have a plan b. and this plan b beats everyone else's plan a, b and c. >> reporter: noah's ark for the paranoid man who has everything. each condo will have enough food for four years. >> this is four man years of food right here. >> reporter: complexes will hav treated water, even a fitness room and indoor infinity pool. so, how much does this go for? >> there's two configurations, a full floor unit which is $1,750,000 and a half floor that's $900,000. >> reporter: have you sold any yet? >> yes, three. >> reporter: all of them cash up front. tough to justify a 30-year mortgage when you're betting the ban track the world is going to end. one person who won't be getting out his checkbook is christopher powell. >> i'm not worried. i don't think we should be. there's no real reason. there's no real prophesy that says this

. >> these are decommissioned firearms that have been cleared and safety checked between each picture about the message that it sends? >> we actually are just trying to make a fun holiday themed event for those who want to express their holiday spirit and their love for the shooting sports or their hobby of firearms. >> nice smiles on three. >> reporter: and to you, peace on earth doesn't clash with firearms? >> i think that, you know, there are folks who see it in different ways. >> reporter: even in arizona, an event like this isn't for everyone. >> heck of a way to celebrate the birth of the savior. i would have to suggest they might want to take another look at the new testament to see if there's scripture for this. >> reporter: you see it in poor taste? >> to me, you don't joke around with guns. >> reporter: but at the gun club, that opinion appears to be in the minority. >> keeping santa safe? >> somebody's got to. he's got all the toys. somebody has to protect him. >> reporter: peace on earth and don't mess with santa. i'm david wright for "nightline" in scottsdale, arizona. >>

. >>> today japan will release its lengthy roadmap to cleanup and decommission the nuclear plant thatfered a meltdown when the tsunami hit in march. the government says the job may take up to 40 years. under the plan, the plant operator will begin removing spent fuel rods within two years, after that they'll begin removing the melted fuel. that process is expected to be completed 25 years from now. fully decommissioning the plant would require another five to ten more years after the fuel debris is removed. >> this morning, lawyers for the man who allegedly orchestrated the biggest national security leak in u.s. history will get to present evidence in his defense. so far defense lawyers have revealed little about therapy strategy for bradley manning in the wikileaks case. witnesses say the former army intelligence analyst was a troubled young man who should haven't had access to classified materials. the government wants manning court-martialed for aiding the enemy and 21 other charges. >>> 5:44. the debate over a hotly contested internet bill opposed by silicon valley bigwigs will be

experts say the plant remains vulnerable to problems and it will take decades to decommission it. >>> the first identifiable piece of debris japanese tsunami has washed up on the coast. two oceanographers that have been tracking the debris field says the float was pushed by the wind. it arrived earlier than under water items. some may take years to make landfall on the west coast because of shifting ocean currents. >>> today is the day the online game developer sin georgia -- zynga announces it becomes a part of the stock. the company is likely to raise $1 billion when business is done today. >>> the bay area bio tech firm is asking to make one of its drugs to help prevent the spread of the virus that prevents aid. several international drug trials show it's effective in blocking transmission of the virus. >>> a richmond police dog is facing early retirement after taking a bite of an innocent bystander. the bandage being born by tow truck operation tour is covering four puncture wounds. freeman was caused to the police station to raise a pickup truck. he says he was standing away from

minister made that announcement this morning, but it is expected to take 30 years or more to fully decommission the power plant and a 12-mile zone around the facility is expected to remain off limits for years. >>> meanwhile, the first from debris from japan's earthquake and tsunami has washed away in washington. they found a big buoy with japanese markings. experts say a million tons could wash up on the west coast containing parts of houses, ships, cars, and even human remains. >> i'd like beachcombers to be humble and treat it with respect, as if it were 9/11 debris. they have lost 20,000 people, ten times 9/11. >> it may take another year or more for most of the debris to wash up on the west coast. >>> well, a russian fishing ship is in major trouble off the coast of antarctica. the sparta with 32 crew members is taking on water in rough seas. some of the crew has already abandoned ship. ice in the southern ocean is hampering rescue efforts and officials say it could be up to five days before anyone reaches the ship. >>> back in this country, the army private suspected of being behind the l

ship that was in pearl harbor during the attack and today also is the 25th anniversary of the decommissioning of the ship. >> we were blessed, that's the first time we saw the water burn. i never seen such devastation because i saw that day among the men and lady that were among pearl harbor. >> watching the water burn. a special award was presented to the staff from the world ship trust. >>> and today is the 70th anniversary of the attack as we pay tribute and we recognize the bravery and sacrifice of those who served in the war after the attack. >>> and two local principals who dedicate their lives to helping others are getting a special award. how they are making a difference for kids in need. >>> and baltimore city police officers are already spreading holiday cheer. how they are making the holidays brighter for children in need. . >>> a great steer here. two principals honored for helping needy children 25 years ago while they were at college. now they are helping baltimore city kids. we show you how they are making a difference. >> reporter: tom and rebecca are the 2011 winners of the e

the decommissioned navy tugboat used to sit high at the dock, early yesterday morning the ship was reported to be sinking and leaking black oil into the water. the coast guard thinks at least 300 gallons has leaked out. >> luckily, the wind was with us and the oil stayed in the dry dock and we have three layers of boom. we see no significant oil anywhere he will except for within the dry dock. >> the coast guard plans another overflight over brooks island first thing this morning. they placed a boom around the island as a precaution to protect wildlife. the tug has been privately owned and moored for a decade. >>> crews trying to cleanup a fuel spill in a uc berkeley building. the spill was discovered saturday night and has made its way into san francisco bay. lilian kim has more. >> reporter: crews have been working around the clock. 1700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the basement of uc berkeley stanley hall. the build something off-limits during the cleanup. students hope it will be ready for finals monday. >> it is in the morning like 8 to 10. hopefully, they have it cleanedded up

a large part of the decommissioned navy tug is submerged in water. it began to sink yesterday and it's leaking fuel into the bay. it's believed about 300 gallons of fuel have spilled out. the coast guard says booms have been placed around the area and no wildlife has been affected so far. >> luckily, the wind was with us and the oil stayed within the dry dock and we have three layers of booms to make sure the oil does not get out of the dry dock area. we've seen no significant oil anywhere else except within the dry dock. >>> this morning, stanley hall on the uc berkeley campus reopened after shutting down over the weekend because of a diesel fuel spill. about half an hour ago, officials said they tested air quality last night and in the morning to make sure this was -- it was safe for students an staff to return. a tank for an emergency generator overflowed on saturday releasing an estimated 1700 gallons of fuel. some of the fuel flowed into nearby strawberry creek and other campus waterways. specifics say they -- officials say they except to have m

experts estimate it takes 15 years to remove the fuel, and another 15 years to decommission one unit of the reactor, total of 30 years, or may take longer. japan may need help from other countries as well, so i believe tepco should release more precise data to get support from overseas. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. nuclear watch brings the impact of the crisis. the road ahead examines japan's toefrts recover and rebuild. don't miss nuk watch and the road ahead on "newsline". >>> the united states called it a date which will live in infamy, december 7th, 1941. the imperial japanese navy attacked pearl harbor in hawaii. after that, the pacific war raged on for more than three years until it ended in 1945. seven decades later, people in japan and the united states are marking the anniversary of the attack. ♪ people in hawaii gathered for a ceremony at a park overlooking pearl harbor. among them were members of the pearl harbor survivors

>>darya: a decommissions of navy tug boat is sinking. the tug was discovered taking on water yesterday. the coast guard has deployed a boon to contain the oil but there is no word on how much has already leaked. >>james: here is a live look from san francisco. we do have some rain activity, light in nature and scattered. bits and pieces here and there. nothing really organize this morning. fred would is still dealing with light rain that nothing much to speed up here. the dumbarton bridge, there is shower activity tracking to the north. in the south bay, light rain. san jose near the airport, light rain. we are seeing barely any accumulation at all. other than that, of the roads are jammed. for the current hour, we have light rain activity and the peninsula in the north bay. by 10:00 a.m. we will look for clearing and a gradual drying throughout the remainder of the date. here is where temperatures are this afternoon. forties and fifties. as you can see across the north bay, the same temperature range. 55- 57 in just about every communit

later on today, there will be a ceremony recognizing the 25th anniversary of the decommissioning of the coast guard cutter that has beendisplied -- displayed in baltimore since 1987. during the japanese attack on this day in 1941, the crew manned the cutter's antiaircraft guns after receiving words of the surprise attack. the museum staff will host the event with a heritage award presented from the world shiptrust to the staff in recognition of the historic significance. december 7th, 1941 was proclaimed a date which will live in infamy by president rogues velt. today we remember the americans wounded and lost their lives in the attack. and right now, this morning, we have chris with the historic ships in baltimore. thanks so much for being out here this morning to talk to us. let's talk a little bit about the role of it in relation to pearl harbor. >> it's the last ship still afloat that witnessed the japanese attack at pearl harbor. she was docked in honolulu harbor a short distance away from battle ship row and is credited with fending off the attack on the power plant which is next

a special ceremony recognizing the 25th anniversary of the decommissioning of the coast guard cutter that has been displayed as a new seal and memorial since 1987. it's one of the fighting ships in pearl harbor. during the japanese attack on this day in 1941, the crew manned the cutters antiaircraft guns after receiving word of the surprise attack. that museum staff will host the event come up at noon today with an additional special heritage award presentation. and this morning, i have chris joining me live, the executive director with the historic ships of baltimore. thanks so much for joining us. we appreciate you being out here. first of all, tell us about the significance of this convenient going on at noon today. what's happening? >> well, at noon, we are hosting the 70th anniversary commemoration of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. on board the coast guard cutter. this is opened to the public and if you want to see this, you are welcome. the commandant of the coast card will be our keynote speaker and we have several world war ii veterans here many of whom severed on board