. >> reporter: this is fukushima station. the solar film was fixed to the station's windows in april. the film doesn't generate as much electricity as solar panels but it is easier to install. the electricity is used to power the station's lights and electronic bulletin boards. this is a cross section of the film. the two sides are separated into positive and negative poles. when the film is exposed to light negative electrons are generated and transformed and emitted as electrical energy and flows to external electric circuit in order to power a device. the same organic material is being used to develop this solar powered watch. >> translator: this technology is a work in progress but one day we expect to see the market expand and costs fall as materials manufacturers and companies work on it. >> reporter: researchers are also working on ways to use the technology in airplanes. if they succeed planes could be lighter. they have been trying to solidify carbon fibers with organic materials that conduct electricity. >> translato

japan has restarted the nuclear reactor at the power station and it's the first reactor to begin operating under new safety rules since the fukushimater in 2011. and as harry faucet reports from tokyo it has triggered protests and criticism. >> reporter: in the control room at the station a crucial moment for the industry after 10:30 a.m. an engineer confirms the control rods in reactor one have been removed and nuclear has began and two years since the operating reactor was idle and everyone knows it's a focus of national attention. much of it critical. the gates protests led by the prime minister at the time of the fukushima disaster. >> translator: we cannot predict accidents, that is why accidents happen and here all of the necessary precautions to prevent an accident have not been taken. >> reporter: fukushima suffered a meltdown in three reactors after the power station was hit by the tsunami in march 2011 disabling the emergency cooling systems and they say tougher standards anything approaching that would be impossible and a former nuclear plant designer says restarting a facility has problems. >> it's harder, on top of tha

station. it is the first to begin operating under new safety rules following the fukushima disaster in 2011. e decision has been highly criticized. >> reporter: inside the control room at the power station a crucial moment for japan's nuclear industry. just after 10:30 am, an engineer confirms that the control rods have been removed, nuclear fission has begun. nearly two years since the last reactor became idol, everyone in this room is aware they are a focus of national attention, much of it critical. protests were lead by the man who japan's prime minister at the time of the disaster. >> you cannot predict accidents. and here all of the necessary precautions to prevent an accident have not been taken. >> reporter: fukushima suffered a meltdown in three reactors after the power station was hit by the tsunami of march 2011 japan's new nuclear regulator say toughened standards approaching anything of that scale would be impossible, but one designer says restarting a long-idol facility is fraught with difficulty. >> translator: more elements would have been stopped, so it is harder. if you have

station. it's the first reactor to begin operating under new safety rules singles the fukushima disaster in 2011. the decision has triggered protests and criticism. >> inside the control room at the power station, a crucial moment for japan's nuclear industry. just after 10:30 a.m., an engineer confirms that the control rods in racketer one have been removed, nuclear physician has begun. >> protests were held at the gates. >> accidents happen and here all of the necessary precautions to prevent and accident have not been taken. >> fukushima suffered a meltdown in three reactors after hit about a tsunami. one designer said restarting is fraught with difficulty. >> more he will lengths would have been stopped so it's harder. >> if you have tweaked something, that part needs more inspection. this is more than 30 years old. they needed to review safety on that basis, too. >> japan's prime minister who overturned the previous decision to phase out nuclear power, this is an important part of his economic recovery plan. fossil fuel imports have caused electricity costs to jump by a quarter since the fu

anger in japan as the first nuclear power station is switched back on since the fukushima meltdown disasterthey have walked for days to escape oppression. >>> and small [ inaudible ] leaving a big carbon footprint and threatening bangladesh's forrests. ♪ >>> pro-government fighters in yemen are making major gains against houthi rebels, they have pushed them out of the last town in one provines. that means those forces loyal to president hadi are now in control of most of the south. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: watching over the province, now entirely in control of pro-government forces. local resistance groups backed by a coalition of countries lead by saudi arabia are recapturing parts of yemen. they forced houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president saleh out of town, and they are now in full control. >> translator: we managed to clean the city of the militias. we have achieved the victory, the popular resistance has saved the country from going deep into the unknown. >> reporter: the fighters are looking ahead, they say they are on their way to the capitol. they are fight

anger in japan as the first nuclear power station is switched back on since the fukushima meltdown disaster

25 nuclear reactors under new safety rules and how stations were shut down four years ago following the earthquake and tsunami we caused the fukushiman. accidental spill of toxic sludge is causing an emergency in the u.s. state of colorado, more than 11 million liters has been released into local streams from a disused gold mine. the director of the nonprofit organization which campaigns for pure water, clean air and healthy land says the long-term effects of the spill are unknown. >> as a community we are very saddened and worried about the future implications of the spill will be for communities up and down the river and san juan and colorado river and we are surpriseden unfortunately we is been living with pollution from abandon mines in the head waters for decades if not over a century and it's unfortunate that this happened but there is a silver lining is it raises the spector of the pollution issue we have been dealing with for a long time. we are still waiting on critical data for the epa with regards to what exactly the pollution is and we know the impacts are less worse than they could have been insofar they survived the in

. >> fukushima suffer add melt down in three of it's reactors after the power station was hit on march japan's new regulator says toughened standards say anything approaching that scale would be impossible one former designer says restarting a long idle facility is fraught with with difficulty. >> it is already minute that are hint years amend, they knee to have reviews the satiety on that basis too. >> the prime minister who overturned the previous decision to phase out nuclear says this is an important part of his plan position similar fuel implants have caused costs to jump by a quarter since the disaster yet the majority still oppose it is return to nuclear energy. >> the government says are sea effort with all a decision for the power company, but do the protestor no question this is being driven poms consistently suggest that around 60% of japanese people are against the plan. >> residents living nearby, there are concerns about the emergency evacuation plan. specifically local government, rather than tokyo, or the power company, will be responsible for it. others say the local e

stations. it's the first to begin operating under new safety rules since the fukushima disaster of 2011. cision has trigger prod tests. >> reporter: inside the control room at the power station, a crucial moment for japan's nuclear industry. an engineer confirms that the control rods have been removed, nuclear fission has begun. nearly two years after the last reactor became idle, everyone in this room is aware they are a focus of national tension. much of it critical. at the greats. protests were lead by the man who was the prime minister at the sometime of the fukushima natural disaster. >> translator: we cannot predict accidents. and here all of the necessary precautions to prevent an accident have not been taken. >> reporter: fukushima suffered a meltdown in three of its reactor after the tsunami of march 2011. the new nuclear regulator says toughened standards approaching any of that disaster would be essential, but restarting an old facility is fraught with difficulty. >> translator: more elements would have been stopped so it's harder, and if you have tweaked something that part ne

fukushima suffer add melt down in three of the reactors. after the power station in march 2011, disabling the emergency cooling systems. japan's new nuclear regulator says toughened standards mean anything approaching that scale would be impossible. but one former nuclear plant designer says restarting a facility is fought with difficult by. >> the elements would have been stopped so it is harder, if you have tweaked something that part needs more inspection, and it is already more than 30 years old, they need to review the safety on that bases too. >> the prime minister who overturned the previous government decision to phase out the power, this is an important part of his economic recovery plan. fossil fuel imports that caused electricity costs to jump by a quarter since the disaster. and jet the majority still oppose as return to nuclear energy. the government says the restater was a decision for the power company, but the protestors here there is no question this process is being dish by the prime minister. outside the office here may be small, but polls consi

fukushima disaster back in march, 2011. >>> disney has announced plans >>> disney has announced plans for two new attractions. it's a star wars planet. reporter amy powell from our sister stationfrom anaheim. >> disney is bringing a galaxy far, far away down-to-earth. the artist renderings offer the first look at the 14-acre star wars themed land that will come to disney in anaheim and disney resorts in orlando. >> a brilliant idea. >> i've been wanting it to happen for a long time. i'm excited to see it when i come. >> a jaw-dropping new world that represents our largest-single-themed land expansion of. >> disney chairman and ceo made the announcement in front of thousands of fans at the d23 expo in anaheim. it will include popular characters and themes from the lucrative franchise. plus a ride that will allow visitors to take control of the millennium falcon, the space ship from george lucas's original 1977 film. >> nailed it by having that experience because as much as we can name a bunch of places we would like to go and see, the falcon is more of the life saver, maybe the most iconic piece of hardware in the star wars universe. >> fans of the new film are also excited. >>

fukushima disaster back in march, 2011. ing. >> disney has would youd star wars fans, announce being plans for two new attractions. it's a star wars planet. reporter amy powell from our sister stationn l.a. has more from anaheim. ♪ >> from a galaxy far, far away, it's a disney park in the usa. >> i'm thrilled to announce the next chapter in the long and exciting history between disney parks and star wars. >> robert eiger, chairman and ceo with disney, parent company of abc, announcing both disney world and disneyland will each be getting a new star wars land. the it is designed to be a trading port like this famous port. ♪ >> allowing visitors to pilot the legendary millennium falcon and interact with the characters. there will be lots of freshened up versions of current star wars attractions. space mountain will behinder space mountain. these are just some of the secrets revealed at the disney's annual convention, d23 expo. the stormtrooper, and this new poster, it features some old friends. harrison ford storming into an explosion of cheers. the 73-year-old was covered from his plane accident back in march, barely able to get a word in edgewise. >> it's a great thrill to be here

fukushima disaster. >> we cannot predict accidents and that's why they happen. and all of the necessary precautions have not been taken. >> a meltdown in three of its reactors after the power station was hit by the tsunami of march, 2011, japan's nuclear regulator said that tougher standards approaching anything of that scale would be unapproachable. but restarting a long-idol facility is fraught with difficulty. >> the elements would have been stopped so it's harder. and on top of that, that part needs more inspection, and it's more than 30 years old. they need to review it safely on that basis too. >> but japan's prime minister, who overturned the previous government's decision to phase out the nuclear power, this is part of the economic recovery plan. household electricity has jumped by a quarter since the fukushima disaster. and yet the majority of the lectorate still opposes the return to nuclear energy. >> the governor said that this was a decision for the power company. but there's no question that this protest is being driven by the prime minister. the numbers outside of the office may be relatively small, but the polls suggest that around 60% of japanese people are agains

fukushima disaster in 2011. it will operate under new safety rules. we have more from tokyo. >> inside the control room at the power station, a crucial moment for. >> nan'sindustry. >> you cannot predict accidents. that is why accidents happen and here, all of the necessary precautions to prevent an accident have not been taken. >> the emergency cooling systems were disabled. toughened standards mean anything approaching that scale would be impossible here. one former nuclear plant designer said restarting a facility is fraught with difficulty. >> if you have tweaked something, that part needs more inspection. this is more than 30 years old. they needed to review safety on that basis, too. >> japan's prime minister who overturned the previous decision to phase out nuclear power, this is an important part of his economic recovery plan. fossil fuel imports have caused electricity to jump by a quarter since the fukushima disaster. the majority of the electorate still opposes a return to nuke energy. polls consistently suggest that around 60% of japanese people are against the plan. >> residents living nearby are divided in their opinion. there are concerns

fukushima in 2011. that was triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami. >>> attackers set off a bomb and later opened fire at a police station were killed, including two attackers, later two women attacked the u.s. consulate in istanbul. one was arrested, the other is still being sought. >>> want to go now to arlington, texas where police are asking the fbi to aid in the investigation of the shooting of an unarmed african-american by a white officer. >> christian taylor was shot by officer brad miller after police got calls of a possible burglary. >> reporter: erratic behavior with a fatal outcome. security cameras captured christian taylor as he drives his car up to a car deep alersh. he stumbles around, then tries to damage property. jumping on the hood of a car, breaking the windshield. over a loudspeaker system in the parking lot, the security company tells taylor he's being watched. and after he starts destroying the car window, taylor's been told that police have been called to the scene. in the edited video, taylor hides back to his vehicle. he then breaks through the gate. drives his jeep through the grass on the sho

fukushima. this is the first nuclear reactor to be switched back on since the disaster. there has been major public opposition, but still, it was restarted earlier today in japan. more atomic get stationsin the near future. brendan: that reverberated around the world. germany's energy policy is still reeling from the shift. tom's point at me with a special shock face. tom: let us move on to our next photo. brendan: you do not want to dwell? tom: let us move on. brendan: you do not want to dwell on germany's energy policy? number two, the control room is telling me. julie: let us move on to the next one because we are talking about lettucce ine in space. did you not get that? astronauts will be dining farm is a plan toght eat the first festivals grown and space. red lettuce. veg 01. they grew for 33 days before being harvested. almost: there is an constant feed of scott kelly in the space station on a tv monitor over my shoulder in the newsroom. i feel like he is a part of my workday. julie: did you see him eating lettuce live? no dressing, nothing? brendan: it is amazing. julie: eating food out of tubes. white humpback whale was spotted off the coast of queensland australia yesterday.