so far away but ever present fukushima eight years on. the independent news agency should get to and joins us from tokyo michael so what role does nuclear energy now play in japan. well the the government of sheens aubin is quite dedicated to restarting and to bring back nuclear power to the extent that it's possible there their target is to have about twenty percent of the nation's energy produced by nuclear power by twenty thirty however they're pretty far behind that goal moment at the moment there's only about nine reactors which are actually in service only in the western part of the country there is many other public opinion is strongly against it so the battle's kind of going on the government wants to restart it but the people who are mostly against it and what's happened with the government's renewables push this whole big plan to turn the entire region their way the disaster occurred into a real renewable energy pioneer right well some of those things have gone forward you know there's a lot of solar projects which have been bui

it was eight years ago quake triggered a tsunami causing meltdown in fukushima japan the operators of the plant still trying to decommission the reactor take. a sizable chunk of the surrounding countryside remains off limits but not all of it. the guests have arrived in fukushima they've come for an eco friendly home stay at local farms in the west of the prefecture the tool that tells the travelers that not only can they expect excellent treatment from their hosts they don't need to worry about radioactivity either to young americans who are coming to stay at the home of mr or mrs cusa gnocchi it's a ray of light for the village after years of darkness not many people around here can live off agriculture anymore prices for vegetables from fukushima have hit rock bottom even though these fields are one hundred forty kilometers away from the wrecked reactor and shielded from it by a mountain range. so far away but ever present nuclear power station operator tepco gave this german t.v. . team exclusive access to the devastated palace stations grounds tepco wants to show the world is in

collapsed around the world the name fukushima stands for only one thing . so my parents when i told them i was going. they're worried about about nuclear exposure. but having this opportunity and seeing how the people here are thriving makes me makes me i guess again brush that side. because the nokia's daughter in law has come round for dinner with their grandchildren. it's almost like it was in the good old days. those were the days their son still lived next door with his family. before he had to leave home to find work. so far away but ever present. eight years on. former boss carlos goannas seeking permission from a japanese court to attend this sounds board meeting this week it would be his first since he was ousted as the comic as chairman following his arrest in the go and was released on bail from a detention center in tokyo last week he denies accusations of underreporting his salary by around eighty million dollars over a decade if he attends tomorrow's meeting will face off against board members he's accused of staging a coup to get rid of some

so far away that ever present fukushima is on. now to some other business stories making news around the world the boards of two of germany's biggest lenders georgia bank and comments bank are expected to begin talks about a possible merger both are looking for relief after a tough decade a tie up between the two could have major implications for the european banking sector. a two point four percent drop in economic output last quarter had had turkey officially sliding into recession the economy stumbled after liras value plunged by thirty percent the news comes at a sensitive time for president russia. as turkey gears up for local elections. worldwide imports and exports of combat arms have risen by seven point eight percent over the past five years that's according to a new report by swedish research institute sipri u.s. tops the list of global arms dealers providing at least ninety countries with combat aircraft short range cruise and ballistic missiles and guided bombs. a thud if global defined is came from the us. russia take

only remaining power plant except in fukushima which is right next to fukushima and is trying to restart their power plant there although i mean it is a lot of things that are still not clear about my lot of people are skeptical but the japanese government says that a nuclear power is very necessary because they want to meet the paris climate climate accord agreements and also because they don't want to be that dependent on other countries to give them our so energy i mean you could do that with energy within renewable energy ok so energy policy fitting into commemorations today in japan your durable for us and the hardship very thanks very much. it's to venezuela now where opposition leader says he'll be asking the legislature to declare a state of alarm bell that would authorize the delivery of international aid following the catastrophic power blackout that's paralyzed the country the people of no strangers to hardship are struggling to cope and there are reports of looting . shops in the venezuelan capital smashed up and picked clean of the contents. at this supermarket in south east

well germany is turning away from nuclear japan seems to be going in the opposite direction fukushima the fukushima nuclear accident initially caused the rethink on atomic energy in favor of renewables because prior to twenty eleven close to thirty percent of japan's energy came from nuclear power plants and twice that amount came from fossil fuels renewable energy accounted for less than a tenth of the mix after fukushima the government shut down every reactor in the country but since then many have gone back online and it doesn't look like japan will turn its back on nuclear and it's time soon it's on again it is still expected to make up more than a fifth of the energy mix by twenty thirty fifty seven percent will come from fossil fuels like coal oil and gas and renewables like solar energy will make up. twenty two percent are reported here there is in tokyo at the moment she gave us an update on the situation there. politically speaking japan is still very dependent on nuclear power politically speaking right now only about two percent of the entire energy in japan is generated by

and that was before the flood caused the fukushima nuclear power plant to go into meltdown japan will be dealing with the consequences of that for decades. for more let's cross over now to japan where did i hear derleth standing by for us here good to see you how is this anniversary being marked in japan today. well at two forty six pm exactly japan time that's when the earthquake struck there was an official ceremony held in tokyo and the moment of silence was observed there also up and down the pacific coast where the actual tsunami struck they've been smaller ceremonies by the families they're also offering some solace in their commemoration and it is the same time also have talked to a lot of people here and they say that course three eleven is something everybody remembers how it's called here in japan and it's a very significant day for the country still ok you mentioned solace that that's so important especially for the many people have who fled the contaminated area of the nuclear meltdown caused one hundred fifty thousand people to flee their homes how many have returned. tha

if yes in some african tsunami triggered the rest of the fukushima nuclear plant look at why many evacuees and refusing to talk to. india since the dates for national polls we look at how fast is being forty five election season. welcome to. it's good to have you with us. two years ago these two women were arrested and released on suspicion of murdering kin jong nam the whole of brother of north korean leader kim jong un. one of those women and indonesians are walked free after prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the charges against her without giving a reason the brazen. airport shocked the world both women claim they were duped into carrying out the cold war style hit with a deadly nerve agent. in relief. and even that smile city ayesha is finally a free woman often murder charges against her unexpectedly dropped. i feel so happy. i didn't expect it. today is my freedom day. it was. the engine the shim was one of two women held on suspicion of killing came jong nam this strange tough brother of the north korean leader kim jong un. c.c.t.v. footage from february twenty seven teen shows him a

parallels of the sons between tmi and fukushima? guest: yes.ortunately, my book found that there were lessons that should have been learned at three mile island that weren't, and as a result, it made accidents like fukushima more probable. host: house so? so?t: --how guest: after three-mile island, never comprehensive safety measures. for instance, look at all the reactors, do a comprehensive review of all the vulnerabilities and asked to close those vulnerabilities. but the nuclear regulatory commission in the connected a subset of those recommendations timid.was there were certain accidents like what happen in so cushy muck, a complete loss of electrical power that they realize could have been a problem, but it did not take the steps to make sure the lance would be able to deal with that appropriately. looked at what happened in three-mile island and change their own policies. but they did follow the lead of the united states. host: let us look at nuclear power in the u.s.. 100 nucleararly plants in operation across the country. how significa

well it's important to distinguish the very complex situation but a large part of fukushima the people are just trying to get on with their lives and rebuild eight years after the tsunami and earthquake and nuclear disaster but in the areas that were most contrary to this is hundreds of square kilometers radiation levels we measured over thousands of measuring points are still far too high for people to live there and yet the japanese government has lifted the so-called evacuation orders for significant periods of the bird to be close to the plot and it's not just not safe for people to live there ok so what do you make then of what the japanese government has done since this happened eight years ago. well one of the big mistakes is that the japanese government is remains committed to nuclear power and having an area of japan closed off for decades perhaps even longer sent a signal to the people of japan that nuclear disasters can can cause catastrophe so the japanese government initiated a enormous decontamination program is about sixteen million tons of nuclear waste soil plants bein

parallels of the sons between tmi and fukushima? guest: yes.nfortunately, my book found that there were lessons that should have been learned at three mile island that weren't, and as a result, it made accidents like fukushima more probable. host: house so? so?t: --how guest: after three-mile island, never comprehensive safety measures. for instance, look at all the reactors, do a comprehensive review of all the vulnerabilities and asked to close those vulnerabilities. but the nuclear regulatory commission in the connected a subset of those recommendations timid.was there were certain accidents like what happen in so cushy muck, a complete loss of electrical power that they realize could have been a problem, but it did not take the steps to make sure the lance would be able to deal with that appropriately. looked at what happened in three-mile island and change their own policies. but they did follow the lead of the united states. host: let us look at nuclear power in the u.s.. 100 nucleararly plants in operation across the country. how signifi

the guests have arrived in fukushima they've come for an eco friendly home stay at local farms in the west of the prefecture. the tourist association rep tells the travellers that not only can they expect excellent treatment from their hosts they don't need to worry about radioactivity either. mr and mrs cooper gnocchi are over the moon about development they'll soon be looking after two young americans in their home. the right of light for their village after years of darkness not many people around here can live off agriculture anymore prices for vegetables from fukushima have hit rock bottom. even though these fields are one hundred forty kilometers away from the wrecked reactor and shielded from it by a mountain range. so far away but ever present nuclear power station operator tepco gave this german a.r.d. t.v. team exclusive access to the devastated power stations grounds tepco wants to show the world it's in control but the reactor containers are still full of melted nuclear fuel rods together eight hundred tons of extremely radioactive waste more even than in chernobyl go want

host: he is the author on a book of foods -- a fukushima.pan3er for those on american history tv, the program that we showed experts of -- exerpts of, that is up next on c-span3's american history tv. live, thank you for being with us. we are back tomorrow morning with a look at the freshman class of the 116th congress. the washington journal is live at 7 a.m. eastern time, and a simulcast on c-span radio. newsmakers is up next with gerry connolly. thank you for being with us. enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a great weekend. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> here's a look at the schedule ahead today on c-span. newsmakers is next. gerald connolly of virginia talks about the mueller report in the top issues in congress including border security, the budget, and democrat's relationship with israel. trump35, president's rally in michigan. hearingst noon, budget on capitol hil

one of the memories that will always stay with me is our visit to the fukushima daiichi nuclear plantdevastated by the great 2011 tsunami. today i have come to waseda university to meet a machine that was inspired by the fukushima disaster. warec—i is a big beast weighing more than 150 kilograms. each of its limbs stretches to more than one metre in length. the need to move across uneven terrain has caused roboticists to investigate many kinds of designs. and although robots with wheels or with snakelike bodies can handle tricky terrain, they're not so good when you need to get hands—on. after we reach the destination, the robot has to do — perform tasks, like turning a valve or manipulation of switches or opening doors, something like this. it requires big power. in order to actually manipulate things, warec—i would need additional hands or fingers of some kind. for now, the team are just investigating the best way to move. crawling low and slow over the rubble. i notice that it's notjust using its four legs, it's also using its belly. yes. this is a new locomotion style proposed by

today i've come to waseda university to meet a machine that was inspired by the fukushima disaster.than 150 kilograms. each of its limbs stretches to more than one metre in length. the need to move across uneven terrain has caused roboticists to investigate many kinds of designs. and although robots with wheels or with snakelike bodies can handle tricky terrain, they're not so good when you need to get hands—on. after we've reached the destination, the robot has to perform, i mean, tasks like turning a valve or manipulation of switches or opening doors, something like this. it requires big power. in order to actually manipulate things, warec—1 would need additional hands or fingers of some kind. for now, the team are just investigating the best way to move. crawling low and slow over the rubble. i notice that it is notjust using its four legs, it is also using its belly. yes. so all the legs can come off the ground at once. i don't think i have seen that before. yes. actually this is a new locomotion style proposed by us. it's quite difficult, even for a human to along this place. b

much pleasure to be in that it has been eight years since an earthquake and tsunami destroyed the fukushima nuclear plant in japan the disaster set radioactivity over a large area forcing tens of thousands of people to flee the government says much of the land around fukushima has since recovered but the nuclear plant itself still poses massive challenges our reporter went to look at efforts by the operator tepco to clean up the site. typical wants to persuade us that it has the situation under control. when not allowed to film everything here but at least we get a glimpse of what they think control might mean the building containing its nuclear reactors continues to emit radiation the whole way is take us into another building away from the reactor in a labyrinth of card was once flooded by the tsunami we have to change our shoes several times as a precaution against radioactive dust we get to the control room of reactors three and four eight years ago this is where stuff desperately trying to prevent the meltdown of the reactor core. which are right that. try to. eat. two weeks ago a tepc

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one of the memories that will always stay with me is our visit to the fukushima daiichi nuclear plantcome to waseda university to meet a machine that was inspired by the fukushima disaster. warec—1 is a big beast weighing more than 150 kilograms. each of its limbs stretches to more than one metre in length. the need to move across uneven terrain has caused roboticists to investigate many kinds of designs. and although robots with wheels or with snakelike bodies can handle tricky terrain, they're not so good when you need to get hands—on. after we reach the destination, the robot has to do — perform tasks, like turning a valve or manipulation of switches or opening doors, something like this. it requires big power. in order to actually manipulate things, warec—1 would need additional hands or fingers of some kind. for now, the team are just investigating the best way to move. crawling low and slow over the rubble. i notice that it's notjust using its four legs, it's also using its belly. yes. this is a new locomotion style proposed by us. it's quite difficult, even for a human to along

the disaster killed more than eight hundred thousand people and calls a nuclear meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power plant. britain's prime minister is making a last ditch attempt to get concessions from the european union before yet another crucial vote in the british parliament tomorrow on her brights that withdrawal plan to resume a is in straw spurred for talks with the european commission president john called younker over the weekend she was ready to strike a deal with younger but was overruled by her own happens. all right joining me live now from stross burg is our very own good evening to you barons there were burning the midnight oil here unexpectedly what stories may what is she expecting to get out of this a woman hour meeting with mr younger. now this is one other c.e.o. says rather shakespearean breck's adama and see him here in strasbourg at the seat of the european parliament just an hour ago mrs may arrive here for late night talks is it only a chit chat people lossing or is it really a deal of them making we hear we don't know but we hear that they are working on a co

the disaster killed more than eight hundred thousand people and cause a nuclear meltdown at the fukushima power station. strains when marking the fifteenth anniversary of the terror attacks that killed one hundred ninety three people in the capital budget prime minister petro sanchez and city officials later the phantom memorial on the eleventh of march two thousand and four bombs planted by al qaeda terrorists exploded on full crowded commuter trains. a real madrid have reappointed citizens that don as coach after sacking santiago's to laurie as a down is set to take over training on tuesday his new contract runs until twenty twenty two and he's hugely successful first coach but he won three champions league titles in a row on one league crowd with raul but they've struggled since he resigned in may and they crashed out of the champions league last month and the twelve points behind leaders boss alone. coming up next on d w news africa i didn't leave business africa we take a look at what the ethiopian airlines are crushed by means project make a boat out one after the allies are driving

the disaster killed more than eight hundred thousand people and caused a nuclear meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power plant. and indonesian woman held on suspicion of killing the half brother of north korean leader kim jong un has been freed after charges against her were dropped city ice and a vietnamese woman were accused of poisoning kim jong naam the nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport two years ago. in moscow thousands of people protested against a draft law that would place tight restrictions on the internet and russian lawmakers say the bill would prevent foreign interference but critics say it will increase censorship and isolate the country from the rest of the world. and in the u.s. state of arizona a woman suffered a serious cuts when she was attacked by a jaguar in a zoo what is a say the cat reached through a fence after the woman climbed over a barrier to take a selfie photo sue officials say the jaguar will not be put down and that the woman violated clearly poston warning signs. also venezuela our opposition leader wanted to be asking lawmakers to declare a state of alar

. >> eight years sinceethe fukushima disaster.uch it is to cleannit up. >> the disaster is ongoing. the nenew figures arare accordio the latesest inforormation froma conservative think tank, w wch gave far bigger figures han the ggvernment's expectations due to itit is expected to take at leat another decade just to cool the reactors down. across northeastern japan, residents begin the day with out remembering the triple theirrophe that changed livesseight years ago. the disaster is ongoing. efforts continue to shut it down for good. duty tove a sense of accomplish our goals. we will do our best. >> the cost estimates keep rising. in 2016, the government revised euros,al to 176 billion twice as much as its original target. last week, a think tank put the cleanup cost at 648 billion, four timimes the lltest govevert estimamate. ththe biggest cost is also he biggest hallenge. disposing of nuclear waste water. reactorsduced when the are douued in water to keep cool. -poveerone milllon tons of the wastewater has been produced and the

as the fukushima daiiche goes, determination whether or not to use a particular aircraft. >> phil lebeau, thanks. >> reporter: you bet. >>> the bull market turned ten over theke w and inevitably investors want to knowf it can continue. the chairman of the federal reserve was asked that question during an interview last night on "60 minutes." >> i would just say there's no reason why it can't continue. >> reporter: for years? >> eventually expsions come to an end. the business cycle has not been repealed, but i would say there's no reason why this economy cannot t continue expand. >> just last week the man who is credited forallinghe 2008 crisis says he feels long-term investors should get used to lower real returns. >> over a long horizon, like 20 years, u.s. market will be delivering 2 or 3% real, and for the last 100 years we're used to it delivering perhaps 6%real. is is very painful -- it's not the end of the world, but it's going to break a lot of heartinhe is when we're right. >> what should investors make oe thomments from two very inflntial figures. ining us is art hogan. welcome

one of the memories that will always stay with me is our visit to the fukushima daiichi nuclear plantsunami. exploring the wrecked reactor site showed just how difficult it is to build robots that can navigate wreckage and rubble as well as a human can. today i have come to waseda university to meet a machine that was inspired by the fu kushima disaster. warec—1 is a big beast weighing more than 150 kilograms. the need to move across uneven terrain has caused roboticists to investigate many kinds of designs. and although robots with wheels or with snakelike bodies can handle tricky terrain, they are not so good when you need to get hands—on. after we reached the destination the robot has to perform, it has tasks like turning a valve or manipulation of switches or opening doors, something like this. it requires big power. in order to actually manipulate things, warec—1 would need additional hands or fingers of some kind. for now, the team are just investigating the best way to move. crawling low and slow over the rubble. i notice that it is notjust using its four legs, it is also using

like i'm sluice five hundred so you can move to the ocean let us assume you look close to mine for fukushima. the presence of village wise police how football games reached and know the percent over last year when heavily armed and terry units were called in to oversee an entirely peaceful match. local police sergeant a new level of violence in football for the decision to bring the heavy hitters. is the thoughtful hold off. on divided. according to the police's own office chris ports operations criminal proceedings for incidents at football matches in the top two divisions have trended downwards in the last five years. but when people talk about violence in football they're often talking about something else entirely. we always talk about violence and we. make in the stadium action we normally there are no invalids. better no problem last season far more fans were injured by police pepper sprayed by fire the police response is often more dangerous than pyro itself. for example the match. against. had a friend. use a firework stadium and the police immediately went into the way sector so nor

tokyo the disaster killed more than eighteen thousand people and it caused a nuclear meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power station several people have been left injured after a powerful storm swept across parts of southern poland gale force winds tore down grooves toppled trees and power lines and damaged railway tracks hundreds of thousands of households suffered power comes. crashing besta gaiters have recovered the black boxes from an ethiopian airlines flight which crashed outside addis ababa on sunday the boeing seven thirty seven max eight belen from nairobi went down six minutes after takeoff killing all one hundred fifty seven people on board it raises concerns about the safety of boeing's best selling new design. i remembering the dead families and the ethiopian pilots and crew remember the lives lost in sunday's crash. earlier at the crash site red cross workers retrieve the personal items of those on board while investigators recovered the wreckage. of a large crater marks the spot of impact eyewitnesses describe the horror of the crash and the aftermath the. fire was coming out f

tribute to the victims of the twentieth earthquake and tsunami which caused the nuclear meltdown at fukushima eighteen years on since the disasters that killed more than fifteen thousand people continue to deal with the clean up some of the water used to cool the nuclear reactor remains contaminated japanese government a nuclear plant owner tepco continued to consult experts on what to do with the water more than fifty thousand people are still displaced. algerian state television is reporting the president has returned home after a two week absence and returns to a country rocked by protests and strikes over his decision to run for a fifth. u.s. backed fighters in syria have launched an offensive on iceland's last remaining territory of kurdish said syrian democratic forces resumed the attack on good after pausing to allow civilians to leave s.t.'s says there is still around for thousands of millions in the town and i sill is using them as human shields then col is a former cia officer he says threats from armed groups will remain unless go instability as a dress. the real problem is less th

tokyo the disaster killed more than eight hundred thousand people caused a nuclear meltdown the fukushima power station. spain has been marking the fiftieth anniversary of the terror attacks that killed one hundred ninety three people in the capital literate prime minister petter sanches and city officials later braith a memorial on the eleventh of march two thousand and four bombs planted by al qaeda terrorists exploded of crowded commuter trains. several people have been left injured after powerful storms swept across parts of southern poland gale force winds tore down roofs toppled trees and power lines and damaged railway tracks hundreds of thousands of households suffered power cuts. and indonesian woman held on suspicion of killing the half brother of north korean leader kim jong un has been freed after charges against what dropped a city. was accused of poisoning kim jong un with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport two years ago the trial against her vietnamese codefendant a dog t. while a still shuttle to continue. the relief. even a smile a city i'm sure is finally a free woman

the japan times has the latest on the fukushima nuclear site. one of the two towns affected by the disaster. for the first time residents from okuma will be able to return to the area in mid—april. and the south china morning post has a story on chinese president xi jinping's final stop of his european diplomatic tour. it says during talks leading eu leaders have been open tojoining beijing's belt and road initiative. the gulf news reports on tech company uber which has just signed a deal to buy dubai based rival careem. while much of the focus of brexit has been on westminster and brussels, other countries are waiting to see what happens next. chief among them, cambodia, with a report out of germany saying it will be the hardest hit developing country in the event of a no—deal brexit. to explain why, let's speak to leonie kijewski, a journalist in the capital phnom penh who has written about the potential impact in cambodia of a no—deal brexit. it's interesting in london talking about the ramifications of breads ——of brexit. about the ramificat

the disaster killed more than eight hundred thousand people and called a nuclear meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power station. spain has been marking the fiftieth anniversary of the terror attacks that killed one hundred ninety three people in the capital madrid the prime minister. and city officials laid a wreath at the memorial on march eleventh two thousand and four bombs planted by terrorists exploded four crowded commuter trains. several people have been left injured after a powerful storms swept across parts of southern poland force winds toward a ruse toppled trees and power lines and damaged roadway traps hundreds of thousands of households suffered power cuts. and that's even its way live in its way that has been forced to hold most of its oil exports following a power blackout that has paralyzed its main export terminal and its oil processing facilities along of course with much of the rest of the country on the fifth day of power outages as the people of venezuela are struggling to cope there are reports of looting authorities have been unable to say when the problem will be

the japan times has the latest on the fukushima nuclear site.r on one of the two towns affected by the disaster. for the first time, residents from okuma will be able to return to the area in mid april. and the south china morning post has a story on chinese president xi jinping's final stop of his european diplomatic tour. it says during talks leading eu leaders have been open tojoining beijing's belt and road initiative. the gulf news reports on tech company uber, which hasjust signed a deal to buy dubai based rival ca reem. according the paper's business section the $3.1 billion acquisition is the biggest tech deal ever in the middle east. and those are the papers. in a dramatic legal u—turn, all the charges against the actor jussie smollett have been dropped. he had been accused of staging a hate crime against himself. to the anger of chicago's mayor and police chief, prosecutors now say they're dropping the charges because they don't see the tv star as a threat to public safety. a warning — laura trevelyan‘s report has flashing images at th

lyman talks about the nuclear accident in fukushima japan.ou can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. ♪ host: good morning. from the issue of sexual assault in the military to the future of nato, a busy week of congressional hearings. the house and senate both in session and we -- in the week ahead. this speech yesterday by beto o'rourke in el paso. it is sunday, the 31st of march as we wrap up the month. in the second half of the program we will look back on what was the worst commercial nuclear accident in our history. the events of three mile island, 40 years ago this month

in tokyo the disaster killed more than eighteen thousand people caused a nuclear meltdown at the fukushima power station. spain has been marking the fiftieth anniversary of the terror attacks that killed one hundred ninety three people in the capital madrid prime minister petro sanchez and city officials later grief at a memorial on march eleventh two thousand and four bombs planted by al-qaeda terrorists exploded on four crowded commuter trains. ten years ago today a seventeen year old gunman and the small town of it ended in southwestern germany stormed into his former high school and opened fire on students and teachers killing fifteen people and then turning the gun on himself it was a rare and shocking act of violence here in germany which is seen only three school mass shootings since the one nine hundred sixty s. a decade later relatives and survivors a van and then still bad the emotional scars and many of them still calling for tighter gun controls. visiting the place where her daughter was gunned down ten years ago is still incredibly difficult for gisela meyer the day she heard