. >> fukushima reinvigorated this discussion of how n.r.c. consididers land contaminatition, economic conseqequences w within itits regulatory framework and alalso if the n.r.c. would like to do anything differently in the future. >> we're always looking for ways to improve the regulatory process and w w we regulatate the civilian uses of nuclear materials. >> but some experts are concerned about safety and regulations. today, u.s. nuclear power plants are aging. built to last 40 years, more than half are at least 30 years old. >> if we're going to have nuclear p power, then we believe it has to be as safe and secure as possible. and d we've been lg coconcerned that neneither in te united statates or othther couns is the regugulatory infrastructe adequate to make sure nuclear plants arare safe. >> i think that there is reasonable assurance t that we're never going to have a catastrophic accident of the magnitude of what happened in japan. >> but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. >>> you know, it can be the black swan event: low probabilit

and on a very somber note, i toured the side of the fukushima disaster and saw first-hand the absolute monumental task they have before them. my trip to asia coincidently began on the day that president trump announced that we would officially withdraw the united states from the paris agreement. i delivered his message to the world that even though the u.s. would be no longer part of the paris agreement, we are still the leader in clean energy technology. and we are committed to that mission. the department of energy does many things well. america has remained on the forefront of technology for over 40 years because of the amazing men and women at these labs. and you particularly understand this with the two you have in your state. they wake up every day knowing that they will make a real difference in the world. and i told them the first time i met with them that the greatest job i ever had was being the governor of texas. but after working here, i've come to realize the secretary of energy is officially the coolest job i've ever had, senator. under my leadership, our experts at doe w

experts have been key partners in the fukushima cleanup. and the other things. i just want to understand where you think this is going. mr. perry: senator, there is -- there are a lot of numbers that have been thrown out about there's going to be this many people losing their jocks at the labs. this many people lose their jobs at the lab. i'm not going to sit here in front of you in the committee and tell you guarantee there's not going to be one person lose their job at a lab. i'm not going to do that. because that's not realistic. what is realistic is to tell you that my priorities are going to be to make sure that we get the job done at these labs. it obviously requires a lot of really capable, smart, brilliant individuals. we have the flexibility, with our budget. i hope will you consider giving me even more flexibility than maybe previous secretaries have. to be able to manage those dollars the best way that we can, to keep those labs both functioning at the high level that they are, and to keep as many of those individuals employs ploid that you're going t

he is meeting with people in tokyo and visiting the fukushima nuclear sites. goals?he wants to communicate now trump has pulled out that the united states is still a leader when it comes to technology, energy, security. he will be going to china on monday to attend and innovation conference with other world leaders in energy to look at how they can innovate renewable energy technology, which is slightly ironic considering trump pulled out of the paris agreement and cut funding or plans to cut funding to renewable energy, technology research. in japan, what he is doing is gas,ing financial, cap -- exports. they say it will help build to export american gas. steama started to pick up with that five years ago. while in the air on his way to japan, the doe announced improved exports. he is serious in pushing this message that maybe it renewable energy will not be as shrunk for the united states, but you can see reliable gas, which when you look at it does provide less co2 emissions than coal or oil. it is in a way a better choice for the environment, but when he came to

. >> a new robot is being sent to study the damage of the fukushima meltdown. means humans cannot enter the reactors. even an earlier robot had been unable to cope with it. toshiba has developed a new thece that will enter number three reactor. it is about the size of a loaf of red and will study the extent of the meltdown. >> sources are telling us alibaba co-founder jack ma may -- be part of a singapore-based biggest reported $1.5 billion fundraising, which gives it the fire party to challenge uber in southeast asia. they may also participate in the round. and president trump has been firing off on twitter as usual. -- at this after serious reports that the russia investigation is now targeting him. >> he was up earlier this morning. majoras the first of four ones. he definitely was not happy here. coming off of these leaks of obstruction of justice coming out on his 71st birthday. not happy about that i am sure. let's go to the streets. the first one, he is talking about phony collusion with the russian story, saying they down zero proved so now they're goin

well, officialness japan hope to use under water robots to probe the extent of the damage at the fukushimaie after i plant, they are about the size of the bread and they collect data with cam yams and devices that measure radiation melt downs were caused by an earthquake and tsunami back in march of 2011. >>> stay with us, still to come on "eyewitness news" it sound like a sci-fi movie, health reporter stephanie stahl will introduce to us a man who was blind and now he can see, thanks to a bionic eye, incredible technology is up next. >>> weather and wine, how changes in the climate are affecting your favorite wine, it is not just the flavor that can be altered, we will tell you all bit, lauren? >>> nearly upon us, it is fathers day weekend if you have outdoor plans with dad, we will do some grilling keep an eye to the sky for thunderstorms, both saturday and sunday more likely in the afternoon and evening hours but cannot rule out a spotty shower or storm in the morning hours due to a stalled frontal boundary. we will see times of sunshine but cloud a general trend and warming things up g

including the chairman and two vice presidents, pleading not guilty in the first hearing over the fukushimaapan nuclear disaster they are accused of negligence after the plant experienced nuclear meltdowns when it was hit by an earthquake and then a tidal wave in march of 2011. >>> mazda recalling nearly 228,000 cars in the u.s. because the parking brake may not fully release or it might fail to hold the vehicles the recall covers the mazda 6 from the 2014 through 2015 model years and the mazda 3 from 2014 to 2016. >>> birth rates dropped to a record low in the u.s. last year according to the cdc more than 3.9 million births in 2016, but that was down 1% from 2015 for the second year in a row, an increase in the number of premature births >>> major averages right now in the green on the last day of the quarter and the first half of the year dow getting its biggest boost from nike adding about 35 points an agreement with amazon to sell a limited number of products on the site the dow and s&p remain on track but the nasdaq likely to post its first negative month since last october they'll all