a new wave of concern about the crippled fukushima nuclear plant is rising. causing it to breach its banks. hundreds of thousands were forced from their homes. more than a dozen still missing. officials issued an emergency rainfall warning friday in northern japan . ironically, thursday a nuclear power plant shut down as a result of the fukushima crisis came online again for the first time in two years. at the crippled plant in fukushima, contaminated water from the site spilled into the pacific wednesday. according to japanese newspapers, the seventh such incident this year. today the owners of the fukushima nuclear power plant started pumping con tap nated water -- >> water has leaked -- >> this is as far as you can go before entering the power plant. inside, the tokyo electric power company is struggling to contain the ongoing nuclear disaster. the japanese government says the situation is under control. david mckneel has been covering the disaster since it started years ago. >> well, i think this is an ongoing crisis. what you've had is a series of ad hoc

fukushima prefecture is a major producer of peaches, but sales are not yet back to normal. the students visited farmers in the town to hear directly about their efforts to put their businesses back on track. >> what is the impact after the fukushima accident? >> translator: our peaches didn't sell for the first couple of years because of groundless rumors. even though our products were safe. >> reporter: the students went back to school to check for themselves how high the radiation level of peaches from the prefecture is. japan set the standard of 100 becquerels of kilogram for farm products to be used for eating. it was below the detected level. >> translator: such data is hard to come by. i believe that's why people are afraid. >> reporter: the japanese students also learned more about the accident and nuclear power through their interreaction with their french friend. >> translator: french students know the good side and bad side of nuclear power plants. i was impressed to know they look at them from technological and economic aspects. >> reporter: on the last day of th

>> well i think fukushima was perhaps the bookend of this story. you have the nuclear attacks at one end and the fukushima disaster and the tsunami and the earthquake in 2011 at the other end. and a lot of japanese people, i think, felt that their faith in nuclear power was, was shaken and there was kind of almost a unification of the fears of nuclear energy and the kind of fears, the horrors that were visited on hiroshima and nagasaki. >> and one more question... what do you think about the government's argument that there is an economic justification for using nuclear energy here in japan? >> japan is resource poor. it has had since fukushima to import vast amounts of oil and coal and other fossil fuels. so that argument does hold some weight but at the same time, perceptions have shifted so hugely since fukushima that the government at the time promised to end nuclear power generation by the end of the 2030s. that has been entirely reversed by this current administration. they don't really seem to care that public opinion would suggest otherwise

it was put online in august under new regulations made after the fukushima accident. all nuclear plants in japan had been offline for nearly two years. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe remains determined to enact security regulations during the current diet center. law makers are vowing to put up a fight. they're promising to do everything they can to keep the bills from becoming law. abe took part in intensive deliberations on the legislation at a special upper house committee. the bills would expand the role of the self-defense forces and allow japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. a lawmaker from the ruling liberal democratic party asked why it was necessary to change the interpretation of the constitution to allow that right at this time. >> translator: when it comes to national security, the government should be prepared for every possibility. the legislation is essential to protecting people's lives and peace within the limits set by article 9 of the constitution. it needs to be enacted immediately. >> a lawmaker from the opposition democ

. >> reporter: one students eager to visit fukushima. >> translator: nuclear power plants are importantor france. people talk a lot about them. it's interesting to get firsthand knowledge of the damage nuclear accidents can cause. >> reporter: the accident has hit local businesses hard. foouk she that prefecture is a major producer of peaches, but sales are not yet back to normal. the students visited farmers to hear directly about their efforts to put their businesses back on track. >> the impact after the fukushima impact? >> translator: our peaches did not sell for the first couple years because of grodless rumors, even though our products were safe. >> reporter: the students went back to school to check for themselves how high the radiation level of peaches from the prefecture is. japan said some sold for eating, and students found out that radio active materials were below such levels. >> translator: data it hard to come by, and i believe that's why people are afraid. >> reporter: the japanese students learned more about accidents and nuclear accidents through interaction of their

this is a picture of the fukushima reactors during the accident.ook like building three, reactor 3, has just blown, maybe it's building 2. anyway, i put it up not to harp on japan again for this, i don't think they need that, it's not productive, but to show this is what we're trying to prevent and also, the way u.s. and japan cooperated at the site during this accident, and actually during the entire tsunami is a good example of how countries can work together, even on resensitive and difficult issues. thank you. i look forward to your questions. thank you very inch, jim. we don't have a formal discussion but as we kick off questions comments from the floor, let me mention three things that struck me in the broader context of your talk which i thought were very helpful and interesting. one is, while you concluded that euatom wasn't the right model or feature for thinking about northeast asia civil nuclear cooperation, at least in asia pacific international relations the question of european models comes up all the time, not just nuclear, whether i

mainly because fukushima hasn't recovered. hardly any of the people affected can go back to their own lives. >> she said she'll keep campaigning to get kyushu electric to stop nuclear power generation. >>> japan's ruling coalition is hoping to enact a key package of national security bills by the end of next week. it has drafted a supplementary resolu to the legislation as a way to win over the opposition. the bills would allow japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. the liberal democratic party and komeito plan to have legislation adopted by an upper house committee next week. the ruling camp is expected to reject the demands to amend the bills. the draft resolution says the government wl seek prior diet approval when sending the self-defense forces abroad. except in very limited cases where waiting would put japanese people's lives at risk or severely compromise national interests. the draft also promises maximum possible transparency for sdf activities abroad. such as through regular updates to the diet duri

. >>> floods are also causing problems in fukushima. bags of material contaminated in the nuclear accident in 2011 got washed into rivers. workers recovered some, and are searching for the rest. the bags contained grass and other radioactive material collected during decontamination. they each hold one cubic meter. they've been stacked on farmland in the village ready for transfer to storage sites. staff at the environment ministry got a report that 82 bags had been washed into two rivers. they say workers had recovered 37 as of friday evening. they say the workers will keep searching, and check whether other bags also got washed away. people living in miyagi and other parts of the northeast have marked exactly 4 1/2 years on friday since the earthquake and tsunami. here's more. >> reporter: a man has been ringing this bell almost every day to commemorate those who died in the disaster. and to hope for a full recovery. >> translator: many people are still living in temporary housing. i'm always hoping they can return to their normal liv

she also became very active in anti-nuclear power movement in japan after fukushima accidents. we are also very fortunate to have her together with mr. matsumoto. ms. ktakako chiba. [ applause ] and today's interpreters, ikawa. she just finished teaching english as a second language. she will help us to understand hibakushi's testimonies. thank you. [ speaking japanese ]. >> translator: good night, everybody. good evening, everybody. my name is goro matsuyama, and i am a bomb survivor. i was 16 years old when a bomb was dropped on hiroshima. at that time, i was a fourth grader in junior high school, and i was 16 years old. at that time, all the young students were mobilized to work in different parts for the military. i was working at hiroshima mitsubishi shipyard, to help build ships. [ speaking japanese ]. >> translator: so it has been 70 years since that day, and right now, i'm 86 years old. it's my pleasure to be able to visit washington, d.c. to share my experience with an american audience. i'll try my best to talk -- remember and talk about that day and my experience. [

it was contaminated by radiation from the nearby fukushima plant. more than 7,000 people were evacuated. now some of them are thinking about going back. while there are still uneasy feelings, i feel very strongly about returning back home. >> reporter: the government says the radiation is down to a safe level. >> the real construction starts about now. >> only 100 households have returned. many people say the town is not liveable. >> translation: the situation now is like using the house as a place to camp occupant. you can sleep her with utilities like food and water. how do we buy groceries, and how do we live here for an extended period of time. >> there's the question of health and safety. greenpeace researched safety in the fukushima region, and says other areas of the government wants to reopen are not safe. >> it cannot be decontaminated. it's practically impossible. what is happening is a tiny percentage is decontaminated, and people who have an outdoor life in that area are pushed back. forced back actually to lift in an area which is heavi

and that's unacceptable. >> the fukushima nuclear plant was hit by a tsunami caused by an earthquake in march, 2011. the disaster caused radiation to leak into the surrounding environment. 70,000 people had to be evacuated. while some of them are happy to be able to go home, doubts still linger. it's no longer life as they knew it. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> the number of tourists taking a trip to jordan to visit the world's most important archeological sites is in decline. going to petra to meet the people whose livelihoods are being hit. >> reporter: empty information and ticket booths at one of the new seven wonders of the world. horses that should be outputting carriages are stajdz idle during the start of the peak season. the sea of the gorge used to be bustling with tourists walking down to the city's most elaborate ruin, the treads rebut because of turmoil around jordan's borders and syria and iraq, western tourists have been hesitant to come here. officials say the sharp drop in tourism is based upon a miss perception that jordan isn't safe. >> we were wary before we lef

fukushima experienced a meltdown and release of radioactive gas after a march 2011 earthquake and tsunami knocked its power out. a hacker from latvia faces a two year u.s. prison sentence for creating a computer virus that infected over a million computers worldwide. deniss calovskis pleaded guilty yesterday in manhattan federal court to writing code for the" gozi" virus, which stole personal bank account information. prosecutors say the scheme robbed banks of tens of millions of dollars between 2005 and 2012. the virus infected 40,000 u.s. computers. calovskis is the second hacker convicted in the scheme. on pbs newshour weekend tomorrow, does requiring extra reading time after school improve students' proficiency? >> we want to hone in on the reading skills and then just push the students academically as much as possible. >> stewart: and timely, toyota is investing $50 million in artificial intelligence and robotics. the money is not to develop self-driving cars. instead, it will go to stanford and m.i.t. over the next five years to create technology that will help drivers stay alert an

ironically, thursday nuclear power plants shut down as a result of the fukushima crisis came online for the first time in years. it's the nuclear nightmare that never seems to end. >> they only have an idea of where it sits. what they have to do is keep it cool. >> a constant flow of water is necessary to keep the melted down uranium cool. there are thousands of tanks to store the daily flood of contaminated water and they're running out of space. and then there's the ground water. the power company finally admitted this year that contaminated ground water is flowing into the pacific every week. >> now he's studying fukushima. >> i can say that the people in the western coast are safe. >> it's reassuring that all bets are off if they don't come up with a long term strategy to plug the leaking plant. >> the government says it will take 40 years to decommission the plant and so there's always problems that could come up which keeps a lot of people awake >>> and you can see more of the report on america tonight tonight. in spain, hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of barcel

and that's unacceptable. >> the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant was hit by a tsunami in 2011. 70,000 people had to be evacuated. while some of them are happy to be able to go home, doubts still linger. it is no longer life as they knew it. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> the nigerian government says it's losing millions of dollars of revenue every year by illegal mining. now the government wants miners to hold over some of their wages. ahmed idris reports. >> mohammed has been working the mines for 17 years. he dropped out of school because he says his parents couldn't afford the expenses. but soon he may have to look for another job because the authorities are planning to crack down on illegal mining. and he is not amused. >> translator: this is my life. i can't do anything else. if anyone wants to take this job away from me must give me a home a decent wage and all the comforts of life. >> reporter: most of the gold prospecting may be small scale and crude but the turnover for people like him is huge. a good day can fetch hundreds of dollars. and those are the dollars the governmen

now, you mentioned there, will, the fukushima nuclear power plant. this is a real concern.or quite some time here there, has been real concern about what will happen at fukushima if there is another natural disaster such as a flooding event such as this. this is not the same danger level as if you saw a tsunami after a powerful earthquake. this is an issue of the pumps set up on site being able to respond and pump that contaminated water out quickly and safely. that's the issue that we're seeing right now. how this will affect the surrounding areas and the towns surrounding fukushima that people were just allowed back in within a matter of days, we don't know the extent of that right now. but whenever there is a weather event near fukushima which continues to be as much as the government and tp cowork to stabilize it, it's always a concern that's something we will have to watch closely. as we watch these rescues you have to think about and hope that the people who were inside those buildings were able to get out of the way. the water has risen quickly especially in the area

newons are also used at damaged fukushima nuclear plant to locate melted fuel. for us here in tokyo, it was sunny one moment and pouring buckets of rain the next. i along with a multitude of others were caught off-guard without an umbrella. jonathan oh joins us with some photos of what happened earlier in the day. jonathan. >> hello. we did see some strong storms rolling through tokyo as it went through the afternoon hours, and we had the system going through. what was taking place we had a stationary frontal pattern. in that, because of the instability, the storm cell ratcheted up its power and ended up blowing through with strong thunderstorms with heavy, heavy rainfall. we were able to take a picture. looking here you see a lightning strike really attaches to one of the buildings here. but it looks like this was going to last for a long period of time but it didn't. it actually moved very quickly and we see something very nice here to look toward the national gymnasium. you see a little thing over here in the corner. this is part of a rainbow. toward the cent

hiroshi nakajima, nhk world. >>> the downpours have caused rain waters to build up at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant and spill directly int the ocean. the operator of the plant says the water may contain radioactive materials and is checking samples. tokyo electric power company says surveillance camera footage showed water overflowing a drainage channel three times on friday. the leakage lasted a total of more than two and a half hours. in february radioactive rain water was discovered spilling into the sea from the channel. as a stopgap measure, tepco built a barrier to hold water so it could be pumped out before it lee reaches the sea. the work has yet to be completed causing the channel to flood whenever heavy rains fall. >>> a survey just out shows mixed sentiment among japanese managers when looking at corporate performance. gene otani has a look at that plus a wrapup of today's business headlines. >> thanks, james. officials at the finance ministry and cabinet office have released the business sentiment report for the july to september quarter. it shows many managers at large fi

despite criticism, japan's controversial whale hunting season has >>> four years after the fukushima nuclear disaster residents are allowed to return home. in 2011, the fukushima nuclear plant suffered a series of melt downs after a massive earthquake and tsunami, several thousands were evacuated because of high levels of radiation. the majority of former residents do not know if they want to go back. >> translation: the situation now is like using the house as a camp out place. you can sleep here with utilities like electricity and water, but how do we buy groceries, for example. how do we live for an extended period of time? >> reporter: >>> about 100,000 people in the surrounding area are unable to return to their homes, only 46% hope to return >>> while it's game on in hong kong, where some of the world's top darts players have been competing in the biggest tournament the city has seen. organizers hope it can put hong kong on the professional dart circuit >>> a world class line up led by 16-times world champions bill taylor, and a crowd that appreciates. at a specially constructe

radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant. after the 2011 disaster. >> all of the water rushed into this part of eastern japan, taking all in its way. rescuers of overwhelmed with people needing help. they are signalling to the emergency services and military helicopters flies overhead for help. the river broke its banks after a second day of rain, overflowing across low-lying areas. >> the storm crossed japan on wednesday, the government is doing all it can to help people. >> reporter: the heavily rains are unprecedented, likely to continue. >> translation: the rains are unprecedented, likely to continue. the government will prioritise and take every possible measure. >> reporter: as many as 5 million may be affected by the down falls. some have made it to emergency shelters. >> we had rain in the past, but we have not seen this much water in decades. thousands of others are brought up in the floods and need assistance >>> joining us on the line from tokyo is a spokesman for the japanese prime minister shinzo abe. thank you f

about 70,000 residents of areas near the crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear plant are still living in shelters or have started new lives in other places due to evacuation orders. the government has lifted the orders for some zones, but the living environment in those communities has yet to improve for survivors who want a new start. flashing lights, gleaming chrome and artistic flair, decoration trucks adorn japan's highways. the drivers are usually viewed as maverick road warrior, but as nhk world reports, they're also uniting to support those affected by the 2011 disaster. >> reporter: truck after truck arrive. more than 500 rumble into an open space in the city of ishinomaki in northeastern japan. a place devastated by the tsunami in 2011. the decorated truck culture goes back decades. truckers decorate their rigs for the long journey. lights decorated with pictures and whether you consider it gaudy, it doesn't come cheap. drivers spend around $100,000 on average adding bling to their wheels. some paint their beloved family. >> translator: the girl in the center is my eldest daught

i guess about what you found out about nuclear levels, four years after in the fukushima level. the area where the evacuation is. it's the first area in japan, and there other areas that are decontaminated. one is heavily contaminated in march 2011, 30-40 tms north-west of the damage to the reactors, people were sent late out of that area, evacuated too late. heavily contaminated in 2011, and now the government has a plan to send the people back. you have to visualise, this is mainly a forest area. 80% is forest, they cannot be decontaminated. it is practically impossible. only a percentage of territory is contaminated. and people with an outdoor life in that area are pushed and forced back, actually, to live in an area which is mainly still contaminated, and unacceptable. >> when you got bans lifted and people technically allowed to go back. it sounds like they are taking a risk going back, even though they have been given the all-clear. absolutely. and people will be exposed. it's important that the population, large majority of the population doesn't want to return. they are

. >> what is the situation now at the fukushima nuclear plant? >> all we know at this stage, tepco, which is the agency that overseas the operation at fukushima nuclear plant released a statement saying that the already problematic contaminated groundwater at the plant has been inundated this afternoon, and hundreds of tonnes of contaminated water flowed out into the issues, this is a worrying unfolding situation as well. we don't know about the extent of that problem >>> good to talk to you. thank you, rachel from tokyo >>> you're with the newshour from al jazeera. still to come - trouble upstream. this is a power producing lake in zambia running low, causing problems for a lot of people >>> we look apt a project in -- at a project in south sudan leading the way ensuring foreign aid helps the people that needs it most >>> and could roger federer set an all swiss clash between stanislaw wawrinka in the u.s. open semifinals. hopefully someone will tell us later in the programme >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry expressed concern. in a telepho

which diz nd not resu in the same level of threat to the public or emergency response that, say, fukushima did. while -- i think it's a valid question what you're asking and one that needs to be asked from an operators' standpoint, like i said, whether talking about natural disaster or terrorist attack, your defenses or your safety systems have be to able to handle all of them. u.s. regulator's trying them. euatom has done a lot on that. they conducted stress tests. it's supposed to stress the reactor, simulate it stress the rea rea reactor, not result in release or radiation. of course euatomorrow has all of the rebustness built in, if an operator fails that test, for political pressure to put on them online with requirement of the stress test but it has not happened. but if someone failed they could be brought to the european court of justice and litigated against. and i assume if you're brought to the court of justice, that mean yours reactor has to shut down. again, northeast asia, i'm not sure how you would put in that robust a system. you're go back to the domestic regulator to make

it's been four and a half years since radiation leaks started at the fukushima nuclear plant in japanthe area has just been reopened to residents. but not everyone is convinced that it is time to go home. >> the area was contaminated by a nearby nuclear plant. more than 7,000 people were evacuated. now some are thinking about going back. >> while there are uneasy feelings i still feel strongly about returning back home. >> the government said that the radiation is down to a safe level. >> the real construction work starts now. we should work as one to bring about the renaissance. >> only 100 households have returned since a trial allowed them back. >> the situation now is like using the house as a place to camp out. you can sleep her with utilities with electricity and water, but how do we buy groceries? how could we live here for an extended period of time. >> there is also the question of health and safety. >> greenpeace research radiation in the fukushima region say that other areas that the government wants to open is not safe. >> it is impossible. what is happen something that on

fukushima power plant now threatened. families rescued from tear rooftops. countless more still trapped right now. >>> donald trump, under fire for his comments about republican rival carly fiorina. what trump said about her face and how she's firing back this morning as a new poll shows new trouble ahead for hillary clinton. >>> excessive enforcement an abc news exclusive. james blake slammed to the ground and injured by police in new york. handcuffed and held as a criminal. police now investigating the mistake. he's here this morning speaking out only on "gma." ♪ beauty in the world >>> and there she is again. vanessa williams back as miss america, more than 30 years afte the scandal that stripped her of the crown. >> i knew again once the dust would settle i get a chance to show people who i am. >> the first ever african-american miss america with a second chance. why she's returning now is an abc news exclusive. >>> and good morning, america. boy, you covered a lot of ground with vanessa williams. >> she does not hold back. we'll share that with people l

which paves the way for its residents to return to their hometown four and a half years after the fukushima nuclear plant disaster. the first of seven municipalities allowed back after radiation contamination. >> japanese comic books have become a major part of the world's pulling industry. more than half a billion from sold last year. now their popularity is sprea spreading to some of the most unlikely places. we have reports from a library in dakar in senegal. >> 11-year-old girl is hooked on this japanese manga series. it is a story of a young japanese girl in hiroshima in the 1930s before the atomic bomb was dropped. >> i really like this book because of the adventure and the drawings, and sometimes i see myself in the character. it's just fun. >> finding manga in west africa let alo alone senegal is next to impossible. a woman with an extensive collection opened her house to the public. >> i put a message up on facebook saying people could come and borrow books. there was a sudden wave of inquiry and the interest in reading just continues to grow. >> they come after school, on weekends

the flooding has lead to a leak from the fukushima nuclear pant.hel has more. >> reporter: another natural disaster strikes north of tokyo. this time it was an in-land sea of water which hit the area just after lunchtime. taking everything in its wake. the muddy wall of water uprooted trees and shook houses from their foundations. in this city, rescuers couldn't keep up with the desperate pleas for help. only a lucky few were moved to safety. as it unfolded on television, the national broadcaster urges people not to give up hope, but do whatever they could to survive. >> translator: we have had heavy rain in the past, but i have not seen this much water in decades. >> reporter: the river broke its banks after a second day of unusually heavy rain. some areas in the region recorded double the usual september rain in just 48 hours. it's the kind of rainfall that happens once in half a century. the typhoon has moved off of the coast, but the rain lingers across the area. >> translator: these heavy rains are unprecedented. we can say this is an abnormal

fukushima daiichi -- power plant, the site of the meltdown that japanese officials refused to admitpened, but later were forced to do so after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. this video shows emergency officials saying that dozens of people are trapped on rooftopped. like the people here. no official reports yet of anybody hurt but really the reporting is behind the reality on the ground there, and rescue workers say they cannot keep up with the number of calls for help. moment traumatic images starting with more people trapped on a roof. if this isn't reminiscent of new orleans i don't know what is. these buildings are being pushed along by the water. forecasters say unprecedented rains have plummeted the region. here you can see parts of the city. it's incredible. parts of the city, about 30 miles north and east of tokyo, largely underwater. and here, a man carrying a box, obviously through muddy waters, one person said -- said the whole thing looked almost like a tsunami that happened but that is not the case here. firefighters trying to reach a woman trapped on top of her ow

fukushima, the downpour sent contaminated water that was used to cool the reactors into the ocean. the year again, the latest edition of the guinness world record books hitting bookshelves on thursday. from the fastest tortoise, record-breaking animals have stolen the show. this person has been crowned the world's fastest tortoise, smashing a 1977 record with a speed of .28 meters per second. >> a lot of people did not know iswas fast. we thought he for a tortoise. very unusual for a tortoise to be so active. >> bertie is one of many showstopping animals who have made it into the 2016 edition of the record book. this beagle caught 14 balls with his paws in one minute. steel,ss, a longhorn made it into the books for his incredible three meter wide point spread. adjudicators sifted through 1000 applications to make the selection. >> we've got to minecraft, the new star wars movie, lego, we try to keep pace with what is happening in the world to give a snapshot of the world. >> human feats have been celebrated, like the ease people, the world's tallest married couple at seven foot eig

the town located to the fukushima power plant officially listed its evacuation order today. so -- the order was in place since 2011 when the earthquake and tsunami sent it into a meltdown. radiation levels have fallen making it safe for it 7400 residents to return. so far about only 100 of the nearly 2600 households have returned. a british amateur sailor is dead after a freak accident during a yacht race at all -- off the coast of portugal. andrew ashman never regained consciousness after being struck in the head by a heavy rope and possibly the pool of his sale. he did in the race which began last month in london. the accident happened early saturday morning 100 e-mails at the portuguese coast during the 1st leg of the race. it's the 1st such tragedy since the race was established 20 years ago. >>> away -- a record number of west now viruses in california. and now there were 561 cases in 2014. it's a significant jump from previous years. 70% of the cases were in los angeles and orange county. there was only one human cases in the bay area and that was in santa clara county

and the fukushima power plant, in the flood zone tonight. >>> and the race for 2016 heating up. donald trump under fire for controversial comments. did he make a derogatory comment about a female candidate's looks? here's tom llamas. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump on defense after attacking carly fiorina. telling "rolling stone" -- look at that face! would anyone vote for that? can you imagine that, the face of our next president? this morning on "the view," trump insisting he wasn't referring to fiorina's looks. >> i'm talking about her persona. she failed miserably at hewlett packard and ran for the senate and lost in a landslide and now running for president. i'm talking about her persona. >> why don't you talk about her brain instead of her face? >> reporter: jeb bush calling trump's remarks "demeaning." >> maybe, just maybe, i'm getting under his skin a little bit because i am climbing in the polls. >> reporter: trump also tangling with his closest competition in the polls, dr. ben carson, after carson was asked how he's different from the billionaire. >> i'vrealized wh

it became the first to be activated under new regulations after the fukushima daiichi accident in 2011inspectors from the nuclear regulation authority plan to conduct final checks of the reactor and other equipment on thursday morning. and if no abnormalities are found, the regulator will allow kyushu electric to resume commercial operations as soon as in the afternoon. >>> the president of the european commission is calling on eu countries to open their doors to the victims of a humanitarian crisis. jean-claude juncker said member states should give shelter to 160,000 refugees and migrants fleeing the middle east and africa. juncker described the crisis as the biggest challenge facing the eu. he criticized the reluctance to help and said countries need to act as one on the issue. >> now is not the time to take flight. >> it is time for bold, determined, concerted action by the european union, by its member states and by its institutions. >> eu leaders agreed in may to take in 40,000 refugees who had arrived in italy and greece. most had fled the conflict in syria. juncker says it need

. >>> a panel of experts is calling on the japanese government to reflect on fukushima's cleanup. decontamination work and the 2011 nuclear disaster is facing major delays, the environment ministry set up the panel to look into the work. members met in tokyo to discuss how contaminated waste from the disaster was handled and released a draft outline to decontaminate evacuation zones. the expected completion of the work has been pushed back to march 2017, two to three years later than initial estimates. the panel said the government should reflect on the delay caused by difficulties in securing initial storage sites for contaminated soil and debris. the draft also refers to the issue of building disposal facilities for radio active waste. the government plans to set up such facilities in five prefectures in eastern and northeastern japan. but communities oppose the plan. the panel says the government needs to continue providing explanations to communities, the draft says the government has an effective basic frame work on decontamination and nuclear waste disposal and should contin

the flooding caused a leak of radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant. in north-east japan, toyota suspended operations at three plants due to record-breaking rains. >> reporter: another natural disaster strikes north of tokyo. this time it was an inland sea water. hitting the area after lunchtime, taking everything in its wake. the wall of water uprooted trees and shook houses to their foundation. in joso city, rescuers couldn't keep up with pleas for help. only a lucky few were moved to safety. as it unfolded live on television, the national broadcaster urged people in cars and houses not to give uch hope, but to do what they could to survive. we have had heavy rain, we have not seen this much water in decades. the water broke the banks. areas in the regions recorded double the usual september rain in 48 hours. the weather bureau says say it's the kind of rain fall that happened once in half a century. it moved off the coast, but the rain lingers across the affected area. >> the rains are unprecedented. this is an abnormal situation. serious disasters

. >>> japan's olympic minister wants games to be held in fukushima prefecture. the prefecture was the region hardest hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. and said the governor asked if the prefecture could host some of the qualifiers for new proposed sports including baseball and softball. >> i think disaster hit regions can hit a number of qualifiers. if qualifiers can be held in other regional areas, as well, the 2020 olympics and paralympics will be an eernt vent for all of japan. >>> japanese businesses have been busy working on mergers and acquisitions. today we look at a company planning to diversify by expanding into the auto industry. tell us about this company and what is its strategy? >> very interesting strategy of mixing two industries and this one, of course, involves two tech savvy companies. plans to buy an italian chemical firm with focus on carbon fiber business for the car industry. sources familiar with the matter say the chemical maker will buy 55% of shares in delta tech for about $42 million. delta tech has advanced tech technology for f

she also became very active in anti-nuclear power movement in japan after fukushima accidents. we are also very fortunate to have her together with mr. matsumoto. ms. takako chiba. [ applause ] and today's interpreters, ms. ikawa. she just finished teaching english as a second language. she will help us to understand hibakushi's testimonies. thank you. [ speaking japanese ]. >> translator: good night, everybody. good evening, everybody. my name is goro matsuyama, and i am a bomb survivor. i was 16 years old when the a-bomb was dropped on hiroshima. at that time, i was a fourth grader in junior high school, and i was 16 years old. at that time, all the young students were mobilized to work in different parts for the military. i was working at hiroshima mitsubishi shipyard, to help build ships. [ speaking japanese ]. >> translator: so it has been 70 years since that day, and right now, i'm 86 years old. it's my pleasure to be able to visit washington, d.c. to share my experience with an american audience. i'll try my best to talk -- remember and talk about that day and my experie

. >>> the operator of fukushima nuclear plant began pumping up brown water from around crippled reactors. the move is aimed at water flowing into the facilities. 300 tons of groundwater flow in each day. on thursday workers began pumping water from 20 wells. they aim to pump up to 200 tons through the day and store it in tanks. they will later process the water to meet government standards so they can release it into the ocean. utility officials, local authorities and fishermen have yet to agree on when to release the treated water but it will likely be done later this month of the operator claims the drainage will cut the amount of water that is contaminated by about half. >>> wildfires are continuing to burn in parts of sibera. jonathan oh is here with the details. jonathan. >> healtho, the dry weather that continue to exist over sibera and southern portions of russia is contributing to these wildfires, whenever you have dry conditions and have it continuing, that's when have you these problems. let me show you some of these pictures right here coming out of the region. you can see her

because of the disaster in fukushima.o let's not assume that there is no understanding of the capacity, the scope of iran's nuclear facilities, and as john kerry has said from mining the uranium all the way down through the whole fuel cycle, there will be checks and balances in place. >> what about the political opposition in iran? i mean, we presume that the ayatollah is on board with this plan, otherwise it wouldn't have come to fruition, but are there any powerful members of the iranian revolutionary council who are still saying no? >> yes, and this is very important. because as john kerry has said within those camp of individuals and groups within iran who are the stanch anti-americans, their chants have also included death to rouhani. the current president of iran. and this is important, because they do not want peace to succeed. they do not want this diplomatic process to gain footing. they want this animosity to continue. unfortunately we have a similar problem in the u.s. there are those that go beyond the rationa