the people in charge of fukushima daiichi are struggling to control the plant. how will they stop the leaks? and decommission the facilities? get the latest on the aftermath of the nuclear accident with in-depth reports, and special features. "nuclear watch," only on "newsline." >>> people working for toyota want more pay than what one of the most profitable automakers in the world wants to offer them. ron madison is here with more on this story. ron? >> yeah, workers have pretty successful talks last year gene. their demands got much higher this year, and it seems that management, having a pretty tough time with that. labor leaders facing an uphill battle in japan's ongoing annual wage negotiations. executives add the country's biggest automaker toyota has suggested demands by its union are too side. the two sides held their first round of talks at the firm's headquarters on wednesday. the union leaders asked for an average increase of about $50 in monthly base pay. they secured a rise of about $23 in last year's negotiations. if the two sides cannot narrow the

. >> international nuclear regulators are advising that radioactive wastewater from fukushima daiichi be treated with a long term view. experts ended their week long check on japan's efforts to decommission the plant. they visited the site and interviewed officials with the japanese government and plant operator tokyo electric power company. team leader juan carlos spoke about the threat of accumulating wastewater. and the large amount of radioactive waste generated during the decommissioning process. tepco needs more tanks to store the contaminated water, but also mentioned the shortage of storage space. the officials should consider options. he urged them to come up with a plan to control the nuclear waste. the iea plans to publish the final report by the end of march. government officials say they'll use it as a road map for the decommissioning project. officials are looking at options for how to store nuclear waste long term. they've been trying to secure house sites for the past 13 years, they've now revised their basic policy with a panel of experts. the officials plan to bury r

. >>> officials are reporting another possible leak of radioactive water at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they first discovered the problem nearly a year ago, but waited until now to inform the public. officials at the plant's operator say workers first found rainwater pooling last april on the roof of the number two reactor building. testing revealed the water contains relatively high levels of radioactive substances. the water may have spilled into the pacific ocean through a drainage channel. workers became suspicious about an uptick in the concentration of radioactive substances in the channel every time it rained. then they discovered the pool of water. officials with the operator tepco say they've seen no major changes in the level of radiation in sea water near the plant. they plan to lay sandbags in the roof and on the channel next month to prevent further leaks. officials disclosed their findings two days after workers detected high levels of radioactive substances in a different drainage channel. the chief of a local fishery's association said he was shocked to learn that

the towns also hope the crippled fukushima daiichi plant.nment officials say shipment of the waste are scheduled to begin by march 11th, the fourth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami. but the date is not firm. the mayors demanded shipments should start later than march 11th. >>> a former u.s. marine has been convicted in the deaths of two men. eddie ray youthrouth has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting the "american sniper" author and his friend. routh, who was charged with killing ex-u.s. navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield in texas in 2013. jurors rejected defense arguments routh was insane at the time. >> having received and accepted the jury's verdict in this matter by statute i'll now impose sentence in this matter. confinement for life. >> kyle served four tours of duty in iraq. he was a highly decorated sniper, believed to have killed 160 people. his autobiography was turned into a blockbuster film. "american sniper" has set box office records in the united states since its january release. after

. >>> nuclear experts and local government officials have visited the fukushima daiichi plant to examine sources of contaminated water flowing into the scene. sensors recorded higher than normal levels of radioactivity in drainage water. officials at plant operator tokyo electric power company said on tuesday rainwater had accumulated on the roof of the number two reactor building. they believe it became contaminated and then drained into the pacific. tepco explained the problem to the group of experts and local government officials. an underground drainage channel is believed to be the root through which tainted water flowed into the ocean. the company officials say they plan to introduce pumps in march to prevent contaminated water from being released. the experts urged the operator to investigate whether the rooftops of other reactor buildings are also sources of tainted water. and they requested increased monitoring of drainage channels and waste water. >>> fishermen working near the nuclear plant have reacted angrily. they say tepco executives betrayed trust by failing to reveal the

the people in charge of fukushima daiichi are struggling to control the plant.l they stop the leaks? and decommission the facilities. get the latest on the aftermath of the nuclear accident with in depth reports and special features. nuclear watch, only on "newsline." >>> one of the world's most iconic cathedrals has been a work in progress for more than a he gro de familia his masterpiece but he died before it was finished. a japanese sculptor has been bringi our reporter had a chance to meet him.forest of fantastic trees soar sagradagaudi's unfinished masterpiece. construction began in 1882 and is still years away from completion. free-flowing sculptures adorn the structure from one end to the other. people have called it a bible of stone. block by block etsuo sato has spent nearly four decades carving and shaping many of those stones. now 62, he is the project's only official sculptor. sato grew up in japan and studied sculpture. at the age of 25 he left for europe. a chance visit to the sagrada familia convinced him he had found what he was looking for. >> t

the war in efforts to decommission the daiichi nuclear power plant and deal with measures for contaminated water. we will have special measures for the fukushimaitalization to allow a few with establishment of reconstruction hubs in preparation for the lifting of evacuation orders. we will also enhance financial assistance for those returning to their homes and their efforts to rebuild their lives. at long last in march, we will fully open an expressway which runs through the disaster affected areas. i would like many tourists to visit that region and hope that the reopening of the expressway will serve as a catalyst for the reconstruction of the area. work at already begun on 90% of the projects from housing to areas of higher elevation and 80% of the public housing projects. along with rebuilding homes, we will also strive to look after disaster victims, who are at risk of becoming isolated. we will provide them with ecological support and work on the livelihoods of those in the fishery industry. after collecting samples from the asteroid using technology conceived in fukushima, number two will return to japan in 2020. i have no doubt that a