shinzo abe got a firsthand look at the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant. >> brazil is an emerging global economic power with the ability to grow even stronger and rapidly. the country faces massive challenges ahead as brazil's future lies in the balance. we will be bringing you a series of reports each day as part of our special weeklong program each -- weeklong coverage starting september 23 on cct -- on cctv america. >> my name is ms. world -- in a business world of overload, we strip away complicity and confusion to give you the essence of financial news. pure value. biz asia america. >> we are cctv america. >> greases prime minister says he is determined to stop the far right party from undermining the country's democracy. that is after he left wing person was killed by the party on wednesday. europe's top human rights official says that greece is a wider drift toward radicalization. the death has led to widespread condemnation from across the great political spectrum and abroad. japanese prime minister shinzo abe got a firsthand look thursday at the flickr shema nuclear power

nuclear plant nearby. he played softball in fukushima but after the nuclear accident, he was celebrated from his teammates. >> translator: suddenly, he was unable to be with his friends. there was no time to say good-bye. i'm sure he was worried because he didn't know where he'd be going to school. >> reporter: then one day he noticed the little league practicing near his new home. the team was strong. the coach led its former players to a world series victory ten years ago. when he first joined them he couldn't keep up with the rigorous training. >> translator: i had to catch up with those guys. >> reporter: he practiced with his father. he repeated the basics until he mastered them. >> translator: did you ever want to quick? >> translator: never. i felt like i was really improving. >> reporter: life as an evacee was hard. but he never complained. he kept his eye on the ball. the coach was impressed by his perseverance. he not only earned a regular spot on the team's roster, he was named co captain. >> translator: he has amazing tenacity. his commitment and positive attitude have definitely influenced the

but i think the implications for the worldwide nuclear industry is really troubling, because even after fukushimalike china and india continue to pursue the construction of large numbers of nuclear power plants. even in japan it's the government's plan to reopen the plants that were shut down. and we need to consider whether all of the impacts of the severe accident like fukushima are being considered in this decision. >> ian tell us what you think. >> i think there will be virtually zero impact. and that has been emphasized by the world health commission, by the un, that there should be no long-term health effects for anybody from the fukushima accident. that has been very clearly stated after a couple of years, and careful investigation. so i would absolutely disagree with ed limon. there is no scientific basis for making that sort of statement. >> scientific basis? >> unfortunately there is. there is a dose associated with the radiation that was released from fukushima, and the world health organization and the um committee both calculated the radiation impact on all of the people exposed and

the disasters led to a meltdown at the fukushima nuclear plant. they have been storing thousands of radioactive water at the site. last month, they reported a loss of radioactive water from the steel tank and most of it was believed to be underground. some could have escaped into the sea. they plan to build a wall of ice to keep it from escaping into the immediate surroundings. >> angela merkel has clashed again with the social democrats. >> they did so in parliament. >> dueling again on the floor of the german parliament. they accused her of administering rather than governing the country. she says it had brought unemployment in the last four years. >> today, many people are doing better. >> you have papered the land over with the language of approximation. >> they blamed her for growing poverty and urged social democrats to accept his party as part of a left of center majority. >> the junior partner does not trust promises not to team up with the left party. >> if you put that coalition together, you will achieve maximum nonsense for germany. >>

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels thought to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow where it's just turned ten pm this is r.t. nato has again said it is not going to take part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win wide public support first meanwhile america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles along with an amphibious assault ship have been joined by a nuclear powered aircraft carrier it's now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered the super carrier the u.s.s. nimitz is one of the largest warships in the world more than three hundred meters long its power by nuclear reactors and have ninety planes and helicopters on board . and is a company by five smaller warships armed with tomahawk cruise missiles when in a letter to the un syria has asked the world body to prevent ameri

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned one am on a tuesday morning this is. german intelligence has reportedly laid the blame of the alleged recent chemical attack in syria on the assad government but failed to provide any concrete evidence that news website spiegel online has just broken the story so let's get all the details now from peter all of a in so peter what does this german intelligence report actually tell us tell us more about it. well what we've seen in reported in go is that the head of the german security services shindler held a meeting with top brass within the bundestag the main political movers and shakers to talk about what intelligence germany had regarding chemical attacks on syria now a lot of what's come out from this is stuff that we have heard before from other revelations from other countries particularly the united states now disregards facts like the only according to this information only assad could

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has risen to lethal levels to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow has just turned eight pm this is. nato has again said it's not going to take part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they would need to win wide public support first america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue it comes as president obama called for strikes against assad's government leaving the war door open even if there is no eventual approval from lawmakers while a nuclear powered aircraft carrier is now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered is accompanied by five smaller warships with tomahawk cruise. missiles of the same kara group took part in the u.s. military operation in afghanistan there are currently five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles in the mediterranean along with an amphibious assault ship and a letter to the un syria has asked the world

. >> japan's government said they will take a more direct role in the clean up of the fukushima nuclearpower plant. we're in tokyo. >> japan's nuclear regulation authority say there is no evidence that there are any new leaks at the fukushima nuclear plant. the radiation readings were higher over the weekend compared to two weeks ago because tepco, the company in charge the power plant, had been using more sophisticated machines to read the levels. now the government is taking a more direct approach in handling the crisis. >> we have decided to take charge of the issue, not just leaving it to tepco, we will deal with this so as not to repeat such an incident. >> now the prime minister shinzo abe is due to chair another nuclear response meeting tuesd tuesday, and speculations of this new plan can be revealed on tuesday. we don't know what it will include, but it will have to deal with the immediate problem of how to store the contaminated water at the plant. the chairman of the nuclear regulation authority has reiterated but that they have no choice but to discharge some of this water in

. >> japan's government says it will take a more direct role in the cleanup of the fukushima nuclear power plant. al jazeera's florence louie is in tokyo. >> japan's nuclear regulation authority says there's no evidence that there are any new leaks at the fukushima nuclear plants. the radiation readings were higher over the weekend than compared to two weeks ago because tepc observing that's the company in charge of the power plant used more sophisticated medicines. the machines they're using up to now can read up to 10,000 milicevits perfection hour. more direct approach in handling this crisis. >> we have decided to take charge of the issue. not just to leaving it to tepco and use the budget to strengthen the system. we will deal this so as not to repeat such an incident. >> now the prime minister shinzo abbe is set to chair another meeting on tuesday. it is thought that there will be more information on tuesday. very immediate problem of how to store the contaminated water at the plant. the chairman of the nuclear regulation authority has even reiterated that they may have no choic

. >> radiation at the fukushima nuclear plant is much wers oh than previously thought. >>> i'll be explaining why humanitarian agencies say these people have been forgoten by the world. >>> syria calls it bullying and the united nation warning international law must be expected. and military intervention in syria. politicians in the u.s. are considering a draft resolution which says, the president is authorized to use the armed forces of the united states as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in a limited manner against legitimate military target in syria. it also says: >> kimberly has more from washington, d.c. .. >>> war planners have laid oh out their place in syria speaking oh to a skeptical congressional committee. secretary of state john kerry argues that bashar al assad used chemical weapons on his own people are solid. >> he said the action would be limited in size and scope. >> in defining our military objectives we made clear that were not seeking to resolve the under lying conflict in syria through direct military force. instead, we're contemplating actions that are tail

. >>> the radiation levels continue to rise at fukushima nuclear plant. what officials say is the risk of tamed water. nidal hasan has been forced to get rid of the beard he has been growing since the arrest. >>> one of of the smallest guys to ever play in the nfl, but he has big game. we sit down with the tail back later in sports. >> welcome back i'm richelle carey. these are our top stories this hour. president obama's motorcade just arrived in stockholm. obama will attend a ceremony honoring world war ii hero, raul wallenberg. looking for international support there as key lawmakers have agreed to an action, armed forces in syria without the use of ground troops. ariel castro, the man who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade has committed suicide at a state prison facility. the 53-year-old castro was found hanging in his cell tuesday night. >>> u.s. diplomatic posts including benghazi failed to correct them. >>> according to a latest poll, the pew research center surveyed 1,000 people and asked them if they supported the president'

it discovered several hot spots at the fukushima nuclear plant. this latest development comments just five days after the company reported that previous readings of the the 1,000 were 18 times higher than what had previously been reported. the initial spike was they using more sophisticateed devices. previous machines could read only 10,000 an hour. tetc oh o confirmed that this new spike in radiation levels is not just because of any leaks. so far they have not been able to find any evidence of any new leaks. there's still an important implication in those develops because what does this mean to oh the clean up operations and how will this come kate clean up operation because the level of radiation that is detected is extremely high. they can be extremely dangerous. experts have said expo sure to this level of raid skwraeugs enough to kill someone if they are not wearing the right protective clothing. >> still to compton show, going green in california. the university students at the center of a project using energy. and the london building that'

. >>> radioactive water has been leaking from fukushima nuclear plant, some of the waters has reached the pacific ocean and reergts arregulators are struggo keep more from leaking. the current system will not work. joanna blundell. >> japan's opposition party questions the man charged with ensuring safety at the damaged fukushima nuclear plant. the answer is swift and unwelcome. he says the situation is not under control. just less than a week ago japan's prime minister assured the worlds that the leaks at fukushima were under control and that helped the international olympic committee to award tokyo the 2020 summer olympic games. >> the prime minister made a statement that this is under control based on our preventive measures. the government will continue to ensure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> for months radioactive water has been leaking from storage tanks around the plant. some of it has reached the pacific ocean and there are continued toafortsz try to keep the made -- erchts t efforts too keep the main body of water, international are experts says tetco's current

. >>> radiation at the tank holding contaminated water at japan's fukushima nuclear fold is 18-fold. there's enough radiation to kill an exposed person in just four hours. the high readings of radiation were recorded at the same tank. earlier i spoke to a former nuclear scientist where the iraq atomic energy commission. he said the radiation leak is extremely serious. >> it's a problem. a big problem. they have 1040 othey have 1060 . it's going in to the sea and in the pacific ocean and the only people that have suffered are the fisherman because the level of contaminated fish last week has risen. if there is another earthquake a serious one, 6, 7, 8, or 9 that's 1060 tanks that will rattle the damaged korsd and fuel or structures have already weakened, yes, that's a potential very, very serious threat if another strong earthquake hits the same area again. >>> >> still ahead in the program, we call it the torture chamber because here is where you got your mind the right. >> more than 50 bodice discovered from the reform school in the u.s. as the tales of torture emerged. >>> dramatic

that troubling admission from the officials trying to take care of japan's fukushima nuclear plant. and in sports ross has a special preview of week two in the nfl. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. >> just to be able to defend the title for once will be awesome, and i've done so well here the past few times i've played, getting to the semis or finals. it's been really, really exciting. i'm happy that i've been able to consistently do well here. >> australian cricket captain michael clarke led his team to victory against england, scoring his first tonne. england were bowled out for 227 in pursuit of australia score of 315/7. >> and now take a look at this young man who has more than a few expectations to live up to. this is argen tendulkar son of sachi, in his father the highest run scorer. >> the situation that japan's fukushima nuclear plant is not under control according to the man in charge with insuring the safety of the cleanup. now this admission comes just days af

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it had been in doubt because of the ongoing fukushima nuclear you crisis. >> when people heard the announcementthey went absolutely wild with loud cheering, and clapping after 5:00 a.m. a lot of them had been here since 10:00 p.m. the gym behind me has emptied out, but they were delighted to find out tokyo will be hosting. in tokyo, the official campaign slogan said it would deliver the games of the future. this is a very highly advanced society technologyically, but marketed itself as having the experience in delivering big sporting events. not just the 1964 olympics, but two winter olympics and the word cup. world class infrastructure, transportation, a city with a really low crime right were selling points, even though it was overshadowed by the fukushima nuclear crisis. we asked what does it mean to win the right to host the privilege and honor of hosting the 2020 olympics. he said it's a good way for us to forget our troubles. in a way, this kind of fits into tokyo's narrative. in 1964, when it won the privilege to host the olympics, it was about a country that was emerging from the defeat

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radiation levels skyrocketed japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant is reading show exposure could cause death in as little as four hours. on the merkel says that death stricken greece may need a third bailout as the country struggles to meet the terms of current payments and unemployment continues to be the highest in the e.u. . two am in moscow i met president bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news after being turned down by key international allies president obama's move to gain domestic support for a strike on syria asking congress to ok an attack aimed at punishing the assad regime for allegedly using chemical weapons last month lawmakers will debate the issue after they return from a summer recess on september ninth artie's marine important has more from new york . obama said although he does believe that he has the authority to carry out a military attack without approval from congress he feels that the country would be strengthened by a public debate on the matter now the u.s. leader says that he feels absolutely comfortable carrying out a military

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radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels thought to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow was just turned midnight this is. german intelligence has reportedly laid the blame of the alleged recent chemical attack in syria on the assad government but failed to provide any concrete evidence the news website spiegel online has just broken this story well let's get all the details right now from peta over in berlin peter tell us more what this german intelligence report is all about. well the report in spiegel online talks about a meeting between. the head of the b n d which is the german security services and key figures within the bundestag so the real top echelons of policymakers here in germany now during that meeting the spy chief handed over the most recent information that the most recent intelligence that germany has now a lot of it we have heard before they back up claims by the united states this must of been carried out by assad to the chemical attack because well only isaan forces have the training

for months, radioactive water has been leaking from storage tanks at japan's fukushima nuclear plantse water has reached the pacific ocean and authorities are struggling to keep the contamination way from groundwater. but hundreds of thousands of gallons are needed to cool the reactors every day. and one international expert says the power company's current solution won't work. joanna reports. >> reporter: a low-key meeting for unimportant admission, japan's opposition party questions the man charged with ensure safety at the damaged talk sheema nuclear plant. the answer is swift and unwelcome. he says the situation is not under control. just less than a week ago japan's prime minister assured the world that the leaks were under control. and it's likely that this assurance hence the international olympic committee to award tokyo the 2020 summer olympic games. >> the prime minister made a statement that that is under control based on you are pro venture tiff measures think the government will continue to insure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> reporter: for months, radioact

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and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spikes to lethal levels still to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. international news live from moscow this isn't she with me here national policy thanks for joining us. nato has once again said it's not going to take part in possible military action against this sewer and government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win why had public support five meanwhile america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on its comes as president obama called for strikes against assad government leaving the war door open even those no eventual approval from lawmakers and nuclear power carries now in the red sea to support the consumer if ordered that's accompanied by five smaller washrooms armed with tomahawk cruise missiles the same kerry group took part in the u.s. military operation in afghanistan there are currently five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles in the mediterranean along with an amphibious assault ship and a letter to the u.n.

the japanese government said it will spent close to half million dollars cleaning up the fukushima nuclearer plant including a frozen earth wall around the react tore. >> even at president obama tries to drum up support for a strike on syria, his russian counter part is doing his best to prevent any military action. vladamir putin will try to convince others at the g8 summit. >> if president obama was hoping as more evidence came out about the chemical attacks this would change russia's stance in his dealings with syria, he would have been disappointed. russia remains steadfast in its support of president assad and maintains as it has done since these attacks were carried out that the attacks were carried out actually but the rebels in an attack to drag western nations like america and britain into the war itself. of course, now this is going to create tensions in the upcoming g-20 in st. petersburg. they say the evidence they've been given is inconclusive. this is going to make for an interesting time on thursday when the 20 countries gather for this meeting, a meeting that's going to be

radiation levels rocketed japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant is reading show that exposure could cause the death in as little as four hours. says death stricken greece may need a third bailout while the country struggles to meet the terms of current payments and unemployment remains the highest in the e.u. . forum in moscow bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news after being turned down by key international allies president obama has moved to gain domestic support for a strike on syria asking congress to a can attack and it pushing the assad regime or punishing the assad regime for allegedly using chemical weapons last month lawmakers will debate the issue when they return from their summer recess on september ninth artie's marine important as more from new york. obama said although he does believe that he has the authority to carry out a military attack without approval from congress he feels that the country would be strengthened by a public debate on the matter now the u.s. leader says that he feels absolutely comfortable carrying out a military attack

. >> jappa's government said today going to be much more involved with the cleanup of the fukushima nuclear plant. the radiation has soared to lethal levels, and there are growing concerns over the plant's operator to deal with the crisis. in the last hour, the government said it's prepared to spend $500 million on the cleanup. >> japan's regulation authority said there's no evidence that there are new leaks at the fukushima nuclear plant. the radiation readings were higher than two weeks ago because they have been using more sophisticated machines to detect it. the previous machines could only read up to 10,000 an hour. but the embarrassing revelation has forced the government to take a direct approach in handling the crisis. >> we are take charge, not just delivering, we'll deal with this so not to repeat such an incident. >> the prime minister is due to chair another session of the luke lar response meeting on tuesday, so the details of the plan can be revealed on tuesday. we don't yet know what it will include, but it will have to deal with this very immediate problem of how do you stor

we have nuclear power plants that are designed safer than the fukushima power plant. you have explained right now all the additional safety measures that companies have been taking since the accident. with a lot of people, are these measures up to the international standards that are prevalent in many parts of the world? >> indeed. actually, about 6-7 months long program, reassessment program, during this procsess we refer nt only to the fukushima experience but also to the employment majors from different countries. will her hewe refer to it. we also asked them to come down to do a stress test according to the european union specifications. we take good does from the other countries -- practice from the other countries. from the stress test results this march, we invite experts to come down for a peer review for each of the stress tests of each plant and review the report. the other two weeks od pf peer review and the conclusion includes the process is consistent with the global centers. also, the re-enhancement program is consistent with global standards and with th

latest inspections show radiation levels at the devastated fukushima nuclear plant in japan are 18 times higher than just over a week ago. also still to come -- we report on why financial concerns are forcing officials in the city of love to start teaching its notoriously weed workers the rules of tourist etiquette. that is after the break. >> house arrest, a short spell in a london jail and trapped in the u.k.'s ecuadorian embassy.t 1,000 days. he's having to avoid extradition to sweden where he's wanted on sex crime allegations. if he leaves the embassy and steps foot on british soil he'll most likely be arrested immediately. there are also fears that assange could face espionage charges in the u.s. because his site revealed so much damning information about how the country operates. our correspondent told us that the outcome of a recent high-profile whistleblower trial has them worried about assange's fate. >> it is quite obvious if you read through the transcript of the trial against chelsea manning and see what kind of arguments were raised there and how often wikileaks was mentione

safety has been put in doubt by japan's nuclear crisis. the fukushima daiichi plant is still leaking radiation. government officials spent the last week trying to reassure the international community that the situation will be under control by 2020. the prime minister even left a g-20 meeting in russia early to fly to buenos aires to listen to the vote. >> i'll be frank i'm so happy, i'm overjoyed, i'd like to share this joy with the japanese people back at home. we've been given a lot of hope by the people at ioc and i would like to give a wholehearted thank you to all of them. >> japan's acceptance to the international community after its defeat in world war ii. this time it's about the nation's endurance and the people's able to rise above an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear disaster. florence louie, al jazeera, tokyo. >> seems a celebration in tokyo. is they were chanting fanzai, a celebratary shout, and then formed the words thank you for the successful bid. >>> well still ahead, an easy win. australia's liberal national coalition end the party'

. >>> the situation at japan's fukushima nuclear power plant is not under control. days ago the japanese prime minister assured the world fukushima won't pose a threat to the olympic games. >> reporter: japan's opposition party questions the man charged with ensuring safety at the damaged fukushima nuclear plant. the answer is swift and unwelcome. the situation, he says, is not under control. under a week ago, japan's prime minister was assuring the world that the leaks were under control. it is likely that this assurance helped members of the international olympic committee to award tokeco the 2020 games. >> translator: the prime minister made a statement that this is under control. the government will continue to ensure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> reporter: for months radioactive water has been leaking from storage tanks around the plant. some of it has reached the pacific ocean and efforts continue to keep the main body of contamination away from ground water. one international expert says tepco's current solution is untenable. >> it's likely the

minister says the government will take the lead in dealing with contaminated water leaks at the fukushima nuclear power plant. meanwhile, japanese exporter stocks also broadly higher, this helped by positive global data and also the weaker currency. in china, banking shares let the gains after decent earnings. according to local media, 16 listed bank reported a combine ed 13.5% rise in revenue and income. smaller players like minsheng bank jumped over 2%. a lot happening in the tech space. the stock pulled back 1%. in fact, head of the launch of its much anticipated smart watch, the galaxy gear. after smartphones and tablets, maybe smart watches will become the new battlefield in the tech space. ross? >> sixuan yeah. a lot going on in the telecom space as you rightly say. thanks for that. catch you a little bit later. nokia still holding that webcast in the back of the microsoft deal. we'll bring you any news coming from that press conference. >>> also, other things on today's show, institutional investors jumped back in european equities but tab group joins us to explain why. could the retail ma

and a worrying rise in radiation at the fukushima nuclear plant the levels are eight times higher than previously thought which could prove a lethal within hours. of a look back at the top stories from the past seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly here on r.t. the u.s. president wants to launch a military strike on syria but he wants to win a domestic political battle for that to happen barack obama is seeking congressional approval for the attack and congress will consider it on september the ninth washington wants to punish damascus for an alleged chemical attack but the evidence so far presented has left much of the world unconvinced or in this now from artie's. obama said although he does believe that he has the authority to carry out a military attack without approval from congress he feels that the country would be strengthened by a public debate on the matter now the u.s. leader says that he feels absolutely comfortable carrying out a military attack against syria without the approval of the u.n. security council according to international law any military s

. >>> engineers at fukushima nuclear facility say the radiation levels are eight times as strong than originally felt. >>> south african nelson mandela is now in his home after being released from a hospital in pretoria. he will continue treatment at home. those are your headlines. i'm thomas drayton in new york. >> never charged with a crime, mohammed odaini spent almost nine years imprisoned. >> he is the last detainee from guantanamo bay prison to have returned home to live in yemen. >> i forgot a lot of people. some people, when i left, he was a baby. when i be back, has married, and has sons (laughs). >> i guess that tells you that you were gone for a long time. >> the united states still holds 164 men captive at guantanamo. about half of them are yemeni. 56 have been cleared for release but are waiting to go free. in this episode of fault lines, we've traveled to yemen to ask what the consequences of america's policy of indefinite detention have been, and to find out what life is like here, after guantanamo. >> mohammed was studying in pakistan when the aftershocks of september

there were concerns about it being so close to the fukushima nuclear crisis but japan promised that the site would be safe. tokyo beat out madrid, spain, and istanbul, turkey. so of course they are celebrating there. >> absolutely. >>> we go out with our weather and what a warmup we have had. >> boy, just a little warmer tomorrow and then back off on the temperatures a little bit as we made it to the first part of next week. temperatures inland, near 100 degrees. live doppler hd showing a little bit of fog gathering right near the coast. we had a little to the south of us near monterey bay and a little cooler today because of this band of fog moving north. it's in southern california. it's slowly creeping up the coast and possibly cool the coastal communities a few degrees tomorrow. inland, you're still going to be hot. nice shot here from our rooftop cam showing the transamerica pyramid. check out how warm it is. redwood city, 77. loss gatos, you're at 68 degrees. a little bit of moisture in the air. santa rosa, 68. 69 in napa. concord right now, you're still very mild to warm at 80 de

but it's what is happening 200 kilometers away, the fukushima nuclear plant. the plant is still unstable and leaking radiation. the prime minister has given its assurance that the situation will be under control by 2020. the japa japanese government sat will show the world how a nation can recover from disaster. >> the ioc will announce the winning nation in buenos aires. stay tune for thanage. >>> it's been relatively quiet, tell us why? >> this is only the sixth year since 1960 that we haven't had an actual named hurricane in the atlantic basin. unfortunately or fortunately right now we do not have any systems developing into hurricane currents currently although we do have areas we're looking at 20% chance for this storm to develop into tropical sites in the next 48el hours. we'll continue to monitor this. the reason why it's been so quiet along the atlantic bay is sibasinis due to the westerly ws that have inhibited development. we're looking to see more activity. it is unheard o of for it to bet quiet as it has been. in omaha, 94, and kansas city, the 96.

according to the energy officials, japan's fukushima nuclear plant did not suffer damage. nuclear regulators say that radiation raersd holding con dominateing water have spiked to their highest levels. most of yosemite national park is open. a relatively cool and humid labor day allowed fire crews to make major progress along the edge of the park. several roads are still closed. full containment of the fire is not expected until septembe september 20th. >> what a difference a day makes for the north the east. on monday night we saw some flooding as well as thunderstorms pushing through much of this region. we had few showers on tuesday evening going through parts oh of cape cod. that's going to to offer the cold front off to the eastern sea board. because of the cold front that means colder air is going to be coming through behind it and that means your temperatures are going to be quite low in the morning. those are higher and also going down 40 or even lower than that. we talk about northern ham shire. rain wise we don't expect see anything. maybe some light showers acro

but safety has put themselves by japan's nuclear crisis. the fukushima plant in an earthquake in ste in sue tsunams leaking the radiation. the prime minister left a g-20 meeting in russia early to fly to pw* buenas-ares. >> translator: i'm so happy. we received so much support and would like to give my heart-felt tkprat tuesday to all of them. >> reporter: those in tokyo will have the honor of hosting the summer olympics first. the first time was in 1964 and marks japan's assessment to the international community. this time, the japanese government said it's about the nation's endurance and facility to rise above an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear disaster. al jazeera, tokyo. >> coming up in the program, more on the u.s. secretary of state john kerry's meeting with arab league representatives. >> i think that it's funny but a little bit weak. >> come find out why this top winner is crazy drama in real life. american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that

japan's government says it's going to be much more directly involved in the clean up of the fukushima nuclear plant. levels outside the quake have soared to lethal levels. there are growing concerns over the ability of the plant operator to deal with the crisis. aljazeera is in tokyo. >> japan's nuclear regulation authority says there's no evidence that there are any new leaks at the fukushima nuclear plant. the radiation readings were higher over the weekend than compared to two weeks ago, because the company in charge of the power plant have been using more sophisticated machines to detect radiation levels. the previous could only read up to 100. the machines used now can read up to 10,000, but this latest embarrassing revelation has force said the government to come in and take a more direct approach in handling this crisis. >> we have decided to take charge of the issue, not just leaves it to the company. we will deal with this so as not to repeat such an incident. >> the prime minister is due to chair another session of the nuclear emergency response meeting on tuesday, so the speculatio

istanbul and madrid, this is despite concerns about radiation leaking into the environment from the fukushima nuclear plant. >> secretary of state john kerry continues a push for support overseas, president obama focused on congress. the united states nears possible military action in syria, the official u.n. report is expected to be released by the end of next week. stay with aljazeera for the latest. we'll have live coverage of president obama's address to the american people tuesday night. >> thousands protesting in brazil as the country marks its independence, protesting against government corruption and slow reform. demonstrators have been met with force in rio de janeiro. you can always catch us on line at aljazeera.com. >> welcome to america tonight's weekend edition. we begin with an end. california prisoners have halted their hunger strike that at one point saw more than 30,000 inmates refusing to eat. the protestors, the prisoners were protesting harsh conditions including holding prisoners in solitaire confinement for years or decades. a federal judge ruled that might be considered cruel a