tonight" investigative series >> we traveled here to japan to find out what's really happening at fukushima daiich> three years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. there are new federal guide lines concerning lung cancer screenings. a panel of doctors now recommending ct scans for those at risk. they say it would save thousands of lives. stephanie sy has the story. >> reporter: this man lit up his first cigarette in a fox hole during world war ii. >> one of the guys said it will help settle you down. >> reporter: decades later he was diagnosed with lung cancer after a ct scan. he is one of the lucky ones, lung cancer the leading cause of all cancer deaths in the us. a panel of experts recommends that adults who are heavy smokers, be gi

some are walking, but a lot of standing, getting ready for tonight. at fukushima daiich >> three yearser the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america >>> well we still have several hours to go before we enter 2014, but in much of asia it is already the new year. 2014 beginning with a bang in shanghai. ♪ shanghai marking the beginning of the new year with this laser light show and fireworks display. there were similar events in cities across china, including a big one in hong kong. some people in colorado are going to ring in the new year by waiting in line to buy marijuana. the state expects nearly $600 million in sales this year, and $67 million in tax revenue. residents 21 and older can buy an ounce of marijuana, out of state residents can only purchase a quarter of an ounce. ♪ >>> and invest

tonight" investigative series >> we traveled here to japan to find out what's really happening at fukushima daiich> three years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capitol. (vo) we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. (vo) and follow it no matter where it leads, all the way to you. al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> one million down, six more to go. that's if the obama administration intends to meet its goal, before the open enrollment period ends i

tonight" investigative series >> we traveled here to japan to find out what's really happening at fukushima daiich> three years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america >> well, 2013 is winding downwha little reflection. the trends you might not have noticed this year, make no mistake about it, even though you might not have taken notice, these trends had a big impact on our lives. azmat khan, what are the trenders that people don't -- trends that people don't even realize are happening? >> many people when the expwrnt launched thought that media organizations had to scale back on their deeper reporting, that's definitely true, smaller articles, a lot of curated blogs. but we have seen a proliferation of long form journalism. explanatory, expository, deeper narrative, that brings to light a subje

female tennis player back in in action just weeks out from the first grand slam of 2014. at fukushima daiichree years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america >> this sunday... >> scholars and writers, policy makers and cultural icons >> don't miss the best of "talk to al jazeera" revealing... >> he said he was gonna fight for the public option, he didn't do it... >> personal.... >> from the time i was about nine, i knew i was different in ways other than just my face... >> shocking... >> being babtist...they always talk about don't judge other people.. but they judge everybody... >> the conversations people are talking about >> forget the democrat party and forget the reublican party, they're all one party... >> talk to al jazeea on al jazeera america >>> welcome back, a reminder of the to

tonight" investigative series >> we traveled here to japan to find out what's really happening at fukushima daiich> three years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? >> one million down, six more to go. that's if the obama administration intends to meet its goal, before the open enrollment period ends in march. it's a tough couple of months for president

tonight" investigative series >> we traveled here to japan to find out what's really happening at fukushima daiichree years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america statute honors womennze forced into prostitution, but as brian rooney explains the presence isn't lucked by all. >> it is a simple statute of a teenager girl sitting in a chair. next to her is an empty chair although it's never really empty. the statute is always covered with flowers, testament to the continuing emotion this memorial evokes. on a recent day a korean family came to see it. >> i learned about it in the history class when i was back in korea. and recently, i became more aware about it. >> during world war ii, japanese army concurred korea and other countries they pressed as many as 200,000 young women into service as sex