in japan tens of thousands commemorated the victims of hiroshima and nagasaki in the u.s. the memorials are much smaller as a nation fails to remember its atomic corps. in santa monica california. are. while this week marks the anniversary of the atomic catastrophe is on hiroshima and nagasaki japan today japanese attention turns to other nuclear concerns tensions in japan are rising over the radioactive water leaking into the pacific ocean from the country's crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear plant which was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of two thousand and eleven joining me now in studio to discuss the radioactive leak is paul gunter director of the reactor oversight project at beyond nuclear dot org thank you for being here probably thank you very much and now i want to start off by asking you can you tell us how long the contaminated water has been how long the contamination has been leaking into the water very likely since the explosions in the middle of the. fukushima daichi in march of two thousand and one. wow that is quite a one hundred times now how mu

while this week marks the anniversary of the atomic catastrophes on hiroshima and nagasaki japan today japanese attention turns to other nuclear concerns tensions in japan are rising over the radioactive water leaking into the pacific ocean from the country's crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear plant which was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of two thousand and eleven to discuss the current state of affairs if i was joined earlier by paul gunter director of reactor oversight project the reactor oversight project at beyond nuclear dot org i started off by asking him how long the contaminated water had been leaking into the pacific ocean. likely since the explosions in the meltdown fukushima daiichi in march of two thousand and eleven that is quite a long time now how much and what sort of radiation is leaking into the pacific i know there's all different types that you can explain a little detail well clearly what we've seen now is the movement of radioactive hydrogen tritium which is a mobile radioactive isotope but clearly. some radioactive cesium one thirty four one thirty se

and this week marks the sixty eighth anniversary of atomic bombs being dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki japan but activists now fear that americans are forgetting the horrific lessons of these bombings that stories coming up in today show.

week marks the sixty eighth anniversary of of the atomic bombs being dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki japan but activists now fear that americans are forgetting the horrific lessons of these bombings that story is coming up in today's show. and relations between the u.s. and russia remain cold over edward snowden's asylum and now today in d.c. there were bilateral talks between top u.s. and russian officials so what's the focus of the meeting find out ahead.

japan forever. amongst the thousands gathered, survivors and relatives of those lost in an instant of devastation. >> exactly three days after hero fora, a b-29 set out nagasaki. the bomb was exploded above the city, and in the towering mushroom, japan could read it's doing. was themerican bomng last major act of world war ii. within days, the japanese surrendered. the costs were immense. the first atomic bomb on hiroshi ma killed 70,000 people. many later died from radiation sickness and cancer. the aftereffects continue to this day. the many survivors opposed both military and civilian use of military power. -- of nuclear power. the fallout of the fukushima disaster continues concerns. anti-nuclear sentiment is still running high. while prime minister shinzo abe spoke of the need of a world free of nuclear weapons, the country's dependency on nuclear energy is still a controversial subject. ♪ placean debates what nuclear technology has in its society, any decisions could resonate for generations to come. growing a harrington, bbc news. >> you're watching gmt. there was huge excitement when they first arrived two years ago, and now experts at edinburgh zoo t

ambassador to japan was among the guests at the nagasaki ceremony.ohn roos told nhk that he hopes president barack obama will one day visit hiroshima. he became the first to attend the annual memorials in hiroshima and nagasaki. >> president obama, as you know, has promoted an agenda of elimination of all nuclear weapons. i have no doubt that the president would support that decision to go, which he did. >> roos says it would be an honor for obama to visit hiroshima during his presidency. >>> tens of thousands of people were killed when the atomic bomb exploded over nagasaki, but one little girl survived, even though she was very close to ground zero. for nearly seven decades, she has kept that experience to herself, but now she's shared the story of her miraculous survival. nhk world's nana yamada reports. >> reporter: the nagasaki peace park. it was right about this place that the atomic bomb exploded on august 9, 1945. just 120 meters away, this shelter was packed with people. all of them died except for one, 9-year-old sachiko kurikawa. sachiko w

this week marks the sixty eighth anniversary of the atomic bombs being dropped in hiroshima and nagasaki japan but activists now fear that americans are forgetting the horrific lesson that these bombings taught us that story up ahead. and relations between the u.s. and russia remain cold over edward snowden's asylum and now today in d.c. there with bilateral talks between top u.s. and russian officials so what's the focus of those meetings find out later on tonight show.

chie yamagishi, nhk world, hiroshima, japan. >>> hiroshima, nagasaki, the atomic bombings killed thousands of people in an instant and left survivors suffering in the ruins. "newsline" is looking back on what happened then, and what's happened since. don't miss our special coverage, "war to peace, lessons of 1945," through thursday august 15th. >>> the world's appetite for thy food seems insatiable. people all over the world loves the taste but how can they be sure it's the real deal. the thai government urged restaurants to follow the standard recipe. nhk world's trateri gowsan has more. >> reporter: there's no other way to say it. thai good is hot. there are more than 20,000 thai restaurants serving consumers in nearly 100 countries. but how can everyone be sure what they're eating is the real deal? ♪ the thai government is working on a campaign called thai delicious. it wants to standardize popular recipes and encourage thai restaurants around the globe to follow them. >> translator: every time we in the government travel abroad, we noticed the thai food we eat doesn't taste the way it

that wording conflicts with japan's national security policy which places the country under the so-called u.s. nuclear umbrella. >>> and we'll have live coverage from nagasaki. we'll take a break from our regular programming to bring you the peace ceremony. it begins at 10:30 a.m. japan time. >>> for decades japanese have used the bombing anniversarieses to talk about the destructive force of nuclear weapons. some have spoken about the risks posed by nuclear powers since the 2011 accident at fukushima daiichi. japanese leaders are getting more involved in the work to control the plant. and they're trying to accelerate the cleanup of contaminated communities around the damaged facility. environment ministry representatives say they plan to add some higher ranking officials to the workforce of 430 government employees assigned to the cleanup. the new additions have expertise in public works projects and land purchases. they'll take the lead on the difficult task of building intermediate storage sites to hold contaminated soil and other waste. municipal leaders are reluctant to allow the facilities to be built within their borders because of fears about radiat

. >> the at -- nagasaki, japan. >> those living within 5 mile radius suffered third degree burns. >>is is a peaceful ceremony and there are ways to deal with war. >> but this connects with self. >> decorating lanterns and setting them afloat may seem like a small act. but it is the power of forgiveness. >> the president has taken office and said they are looking for a reason to confront iran. >> they came as he met with the north cokorean official. they suspect they are pursuing nuclear weapons. >> they have promised greater openness over the country's nuclear program. >> they will protest surveillance. by the agency. >> the nsa is spying on american citizens and they have a right to privacy. >> the group said pelosi has defended it. and that is along the embarcadero. and in other city assist such as washington, los angeles and new york. >>> some disillusioned tea partiers will leave. and they said the people they elected have embraced more moderate issues. and some are anxious to return the movement to prominence. others plan to sit out high profile races in swing states incomes yea

. >> today, japan is marking the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of nagasaki and the mayor criticized japan's government for lacking effort in international nuclear disarmament during a ceremony. he said his country's refusal to sign a statement rejecting unconditional use of nuclear weapons at an international meeting in april bestrayed the global society's expectations. the first bombing in her row seem killed 145,000 and nagasaki bomb killed 70,000. >> just in time for the small semester a big financial break president obama signs into law affecting millions of college students. >> the obamas go on a date night a special occasion they were >> the burlingame main post office is up for sale. the post office boxes will be moved to a smaller location and the length of the selling process depend on the buyer and how many bids the post office gets. they have been selling post offices across the country to bring down the $9 billion deficit. >> new report reveals the most difficult companies to interview with, six are here in the bay area. we specific to job candidates at google and it is

japan prime minister abe will attend. the park will fall silent the moment the bomb was dropped. nagasaki mayor is scheduled to read a peace declaration and expected to criticize the abe administration for refusing to sign a statement by the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. the statement called for nuclear weapons never to be used under any circumstances. that wording conflicts with the national security policy which places the country under the so-called nuclear umbrella. we will have live coverage from nagasaki. we will take a break from our regular programming to bring you the peace ceremony at 10:30 a.m. japan time. >> for decades, the japanese used the bombingan versary to talk about the destructive force of nuclear weapons. some talked about the risks posed by nuclear power since the 2011 accident at fukushima. japanese leaders are getting more involved in the work to control the plant and trying to celebrate the clean up of contaminated communities around the damaged facility. environment ministry representatives say they plan to add higher ranking officials to the workforce of 430

and japan is marking the sixty eighth anniversary of an atomic bomb dropped on nagasaki together with hiroshima the attacks by america killed though were two hundred thousand people and prompted japan to surrender in the second world war during a ceremony nagasaki is mayor criticize the country's authorities for what he called a lack of effort in nuclear disarmament opposition to atomic power also heightened after the fukushima disaster in two thousand and eleven. but next year an arty so if you're not a me to former n.s.a. and cia chief michael hayden and so fickle. everyone respects a promise written in stone promises written on the internet well they're a bit more flexible and a lot easier to erase obama made a lot of promises as a candidate on his site change dot gov including some about protecting whistleblowers and obama said that we need to empower federal employees as watchdogs and that he would strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers works both waste fraud and abuse of authority and government but strangely and possibly coincidentally two days after the first

. >>> photos unearthed in southwestern japan are shedding new light on the aftermath of the nagasaki bombing. they were taken near ground zero soon after the blast and given unprecedented view of the damage. members of a university research team took the photos ten days after the attack. the prince had been kept at the home of the late dr. tetsuya fujita who had been a member of the team. fujita later developed a scale rating the intensity. they were taken north and south of ground zero. they showed how the blast wave knocked down trees and buildings as it spread out. officials at the nagasaki atomic bomb museum say the photos are the earliest taken for scientific verification of the a-bomb damage. they say the university team took them before japanese government officials and the u.s. military started full-fledged studies. >>> executives at the japanese cosmetics firm kanebo are fielding complaints from more and more customers. they've confirmed over 1600 more cases. and the total number has reached nearly 6,000. kanebo executives say more than 10,000 customers have complained of sk

nagasaki. >> the national peace institute reports that eight countries possess them. the u.s. and russia together account for over 90% of the stockpile. >>> the outgoing u.s. ambassador to japan was among the guests at the nagasaki ceremony. john roos told nhk he hopes president obama will one day visit hiroshima. roos became theist first u.s. envoy to attend the memorials in hiroshima and nagasaki. >> president obama, as you know, has promoted an agenda of elimination of all nuclear weapons. i have no doubt that the president would support that decision to go, which he did. >> roos says it would be an honor for obama to visit hiroshima during his presidency. >>> the forecast for japan's meteorological agency have issued an extreme weather warning to people in northern parts of the country telling them to watch out for flooding an landslides. >> northern japan is being hit by unprecedented torrential rains. it may continue for a few more hours. please take measures to protect yourselves. >> in some areas, flooding has inundated road. landslides have blocked other routes. weather authorities say dozens of houses have been swamped. they are urging people who live alongside seve

eighth anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on nagasaki together with hiroshima the attacks by america killed over two hundred thousand people and prompted japan to surrender in the second world war during a ceremony nagasaki mayor criticised the country's authorities for what he called a lack of effort in nuclear disarmament opposition to atomic powers also heightened the fukushima disaster in twenty eleven. united kingdom is sending three warships to the british overseas territory of gibraltar the middle worsening diplomatic spat with spain london says it's a routine visit but it comes after gibraltar's chief minister asked for the deployment to stop the spanish incursions into the rock territorial waters of dread reacted by saying it will take quote all necessary measures to protect its interests in gibraltar the centuries old conflict reignited in late july when british boats created a makeshift concrete reef spaying responded with a long delays at the border. and indefinite curfews been imposed in a town in india administered kashmir the restriction comes after muslims and hindus clash there journeyed celebrations police said respond with

. >>> leading the news in the international herald tribune, japan marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing. 70,000 people died in nagasaki when the u.s. dropped a second atomic bomb on this date. >> at 10:58, august 9th, the bomb was exploded above the city and in the towering mushroom, japan could read its doom. >>> and on nbc news.com, mona lisa's skeleton and her kin's remains are due to dna testing. researchers are opening a florentine family tomb for the first time in centuries in an effort to identify the bones of a woman believed to be the model for the da vinci masterpiece. >>> and topping our news, gripping testimony in the ft. hood trial. sergeant first class maria guerrero recalled the chaos of the 2009 shooting rampage. her voice breaking. she said she had to quickly decide who she could save so she used a black marker to write a "d" on the foreheads of those she could not. >>> and we're all green with envy of paul white. you know why? he is one of the three powerball winners. the minnesota engineer and father two of says he's been waiting for this day his whole life. he chose the lump sum. who wouldn't? he'l

japan is marking the sixty eighth anniversary of an atomic bomb dropped on nagasaki together with hiroshima the attacks by america killed over two hundred thousand people and prompted japan to surrender in the second world war during the ceremony criticised the country's authorities for what it called a lack of effort in nuclear disarmament opposition to atomic power also heightened after the fukushima disaster in twenty eleven. oscars cracking down on illegal job seekers coming from abroad will be tougher punishment for those who exceed a pervert of a one month stay in the country as well as for businesses called hiring them two of the five million migrant workers now in russia an estimated three million are illegal a situation which authorities are struggling to give the control is r.t.c. group risk and off. oh yeah i mean absolutely they came here thinking it's the road to opportunity but instead a many found themselves on their way back home we were working and then all of a sudden police rushed in and detained us. over one thousand illegal workers were arrested this week alone so many

japan after a week of tensions. a senior aide to prime minister benjamin netanyahu expressed regret over comments made about the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. israeli diplomatic sources say national security adviser yakov amadrov conveyed his regret to japan's ambassador to israel on august 14. he reportedly said danielle seaman's remarks were unacceptable to the israeli government. seaman is with the public diplomacy and diaspera affairs committee. he wrote the comments on his facebook page. and posted them days after the 68th anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima on august 6th. diplomats with the japanese embassy in israel launched a protest. they said the post was extremely insensitive. the comments have been deleted, and seaman has been suspended from his duties. >>> soccer fans are getting ready for the biggest sporting event on the planet. the fifa world cup in brazil might still be ten months away, but tickets have just gone on sale, and hard-core supporters are wasting no time booking seats. but some people in brazil have concerns about hosting the tournament. nhk world's chie yamagishi reports. >> fifa has begun taking applicati

millimeters or more for the corner of south korea and the sea of japan side of japan with the heaviest rainfall over 200 millimeters in nagasakifecture. it looks like the frontal system will intensify even further as we go into the weekend thanks to an incoming tropical storm that's expected to feed ample moisture to the front. the latest information on the tropical storm is that currently winds are as strong as 65 kilometers per hour near the center of the storm with gusts of 90 miles per hour. it's a minimal tropical storm but because of the slow movement it has dropped tremendous amounts of rain for taiwan. we have a course of 800 millimeters of rain over the past three days. very heavy rain. many schools were canceled and flights canceled as well yesterday. it is approaching mainland china, then curve towards the northeast aiming for mainland japan. the center could reach western japan between saturday night into sunday morning local time as a tropical storm. now, the expected rainfall is about 200 millimeters, 250 millimeters and then lots of heavy rain for mainland japan as we go into the weekend. flooding rivers, mud sl

japan is marking the sixty eighth anniversary anniversary of when an atomic bomb was dropped on nagasaki together with hiroshima the attacks by america killed over two hundred thousand people and prompted japan to surrender in the second world war during the ceremony in august mayer criticize the country's authorities for what he called a lack of effort in nuclear disarmament opposition to atomic power has heightened after the fukushima disaster in twenty one. now calls to boycott soar to two thousand and fourteen are growing louder and causing quite a stir in the global media they were prompted by a russian lawmakers decision to ban the promotion of homosexuality to children british actor stephen fry has gone as far as branding the law fascist and drawing an analogy to nazi germany here's a good to separate fact from fiction and the media frenzy. stephen fry's open letter said that russia is making scapegoats out of gay people just as hitler did the jews which is why he's called for a boycott of the upcoming winter olympics set to take place in the russian town of sochi next february no

or more for the southeastern corner of south korea and the sea of japan side with the heaviest rainfall over 200 millimeters of nagasaki and ishikawa prefectures. the frontal system will intensify further as we go into the weekend thanks to a tropical storm that is expected to feed moisture through the front. currently winds are as strong as the kilometers with gusts so the minimal storm. because of the slow movement dropped tremendous rain for a timeline, we have a course of 800 millimeters of rain over three days it. very heavy rain. flights were canceled yesterday. they are planning up towards the north and approaching mainland chaina and it curved towards the northeast aiming for mainland japan. the center could reach japan between saturday night between saturday into sunday morning local time as a tropical storm. the expected rainfall is about 200 millimeters worth for the provinces. then lots of heavy rain for mainland japan. flooding and mudslides and all of them will be a very high risk for the next several days. across north america, two spots, over the great lakes and the other is over the west coast and part

embracing defeat by john dower of mit, a historian who decided to study japan after 1945, after the terrible bombings in hiroshima, nagasakiand the surrender by the emperor, hirohito - decided to study that so totally, so encyclopedically, bottom up and top down, that you really feel as if you're living through those years with the japanese. it is a story that bears reflection and revisiting, because it holds many lessons for different situations today. here is, then, the winner of the pulitzer prize, professor john dower. professor dower, embracing defeat won many prizes, and for good reason, and i'm going to give people just a... i'm going to bookend it with something from the beginning and the end, just to start. so, this is from chapter 3: "even though the united states and japan had been locked in the bitterest of wars, the americans who arrived in tokyo bay might well have come from a different planet. an enormous abyss separated the experience and outlook of victor and vanquished. the americans, brimming with pride and self- righteous confidence, bursting with plans for a golden future, confronted a populace that, i

people from across japan and around the world will soon fill a park in nagasaki to remember the city's darkest day. 68 years ago the u.s. military dropped an atomic bomb there three days after it attacked hiroshima. the mayor of nagasakiy is expected to urge the japanese government to do more to

nagasaki. israeli diplomatic sources say national security adviser yakov amadrov conveyed his regret to japan's ambassador to israel on august 14. he reportedly said danielle seaman's remarks were unacceptable to the israeli government. seaman is with the public diplomacy and diaspera affairs committee. he wrote the comments on his facebook page. and posted them days after the 68th anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima on august 6th. the japanese embassy in israel lodged a protest, calling the post extremely insensitive. the comments have been deleted, and seaman has been suspended from his duties. >>> people fleeing conflict and poverty continue trying to reach australia on a treacherous sea journey to try to reach australia. but the search for a better life often comes at a high price. more than 100 suspected asylum seekers were rescued after their boat sank on tuesday near christmas island in the indian ocean. the boat capsized about 220 kilometers north of christmas island. australian border protection officials say a navy vessel pulled 106 people to safety. two of them with minor injurie

nagasaki are suing their government. they claim it failed to seek an apology and compensation from japan. 79 survivors of the bombings filed a lawsuit at the district court in seoul. each of them is seeking damages worth nearly $9,000. the plaintiffs say their government failed to comply with the constitutional court decision two years ago. the court ruled it unconstitutional for the government not to seek compensation for a-bomb victims and women forced to work in brothels during the war. the plaintiffs say their government has taken action for the women but not for the bombing victims. >>> some people in japan pend this time of year reflecting on the past. that's especially true for those who lived through world war ii. many are getting older and know they have little time left to tell younger generations about their experiences. a university student from south korea is interested in listening. he visited hiroshima recently to find out more about the impact of the atomic bombing on japanese and koreans. nhk world reports. >> reporter: this university student has come to hiroshima to learn. he and nine other members of a

japan. >> roos made history during his time as ambassador. he attended peace ceremonies in hiroshima and nagasaki. >> president obama, as you know, has promoted an agenda of elimination of all nuclear weapons. i felt that by my going, it would help to send a message of advancing president obama's agenda of the elimination of -- of the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons. >> president barack obama appointed caroline kennedy to be the next ambassador to japan. as the daughter of the late president john f. kennedy, she's widely known. like roos, she will start her post with no previous diplomatic experience. like him, she will have to learn on the job. observers will be watching to see whether kennedy can build on what roos achieved. to make japan/u.s. relations even stronger. nhk world, tokyo. >>> firefighters in the western u.s. state of california are still struggling. they're trying to contain a wildfire that began near yosemite national park. state authorities are mobilizing more firefighters and are calling on residents and tourists to remain cautious. the fire consumed more than 54,000 hectar

japan and the u.s. gathered together to remember victims of the atomic bombings in hiroshima and nagasaki. a local japanese group organized the annual memorial service. members include people who immigrated to the u.s. after surviving the bombings. participants lit candles and observed a moment of silence at a temple in little tokyo, a part of l.a. that's home to a large part of a japanese-american community. this man lived in hiroshima and was 16 at the time of the bombing. he says he was knocked unconscious after a flash of light and an enormous boom. when he regained consciousness, he found himself buried under piles of rubble. he says some of the bodies he saw later were so burned, he couldn't tell if they were men or women. >> translator: i want to share my experience with young people. we need to keep up our efforts and push for world peace. >> it's very important for people to understand that what took place there should not happen again. >> he's now 84 years old. he says 68 years on, he recalls the day of the bombing as if it were yesterday. >> hiroshima, nagasaki, the atomic bombi

japan commemorate a painful anniversary. the day the u.s. military dropped an atomic bomb on the city. later this week nagasaki will hold a service to remember the day it was bombed. outside of these cities though, awareness of the attacks is fading. members of a civic group in tokyo are trying to change that. nhk world shows us how. ♪ >> reporter: music to keep the memories alive. this pianist's improvisation was inspired not just by the atomic bombs but by the piano itself. made in the united states around 1920, this piano was in the city of hiroshima when the bomb exploded. it has been preserved just the way it was with shards of glass still he embedded in its wooden surface. >> translator: it really makes me feel as though the piano still remembers what happened that day. i hope my performance can convey that memory to everyone in the audience. >> reporter: a slide show tells the story of the piano and its young owner. akiko kawamoto was a 19-year-old student living in hiroshima. she was born in 1926 in los angeles where her father was working at the time. the piano was bought to commemorate her birth. whe

nagasaki where it was small. it's not properly funded, but you do not have a museum that is about the japanese aggression. >> stone says he wonders why so little attention is payed to japan's actions during the war. compared with the atomic bombings. he said japanese should question the knowledge and understanding of the past, especially when it am cans to world war ii. >> i came to realize that i have been misinterpreting the facts as the truth. mr. stone's activities make me understand that i need to study more by myself. i feel this is just the beginning. >> translator: relations between japan and the united states and other countries are based on history. i believe it's extremely important for us to take a close look at it. >> without history, we have no conscious. history is the only way we have knowledge. if we know history, we can evolve to another level of understanding. >> stone traveled before returning to the u.s. the prefecture has the largest concentration of american military bases in japan. his quest to show the impact of history on the president continues. nhk world. >> economic powers still struggling with power and citizens demanding democracy. the threat

, japan which is, you know, a flips a switch away from making a bomb, even japan, who has that trauma of hiroshima and nagasaki have no choice but to go nuclear. and in the middle east, which is now embroiled in a sectarian violence in the middle east, you have sunnis and shias and iran is the leader of the shia world. so if the saudis and other sunni stalwarts, say, turkey, people like that, see that the iran goes nuclear, i don't think they will just sit there and say, okay, we're not going to. jenna: comes back to that question whether or not it is inevitable. is there anything that would stop that path? if that is the most powerful weapon in the entire world, that's what these countries, friends or foe would like to have, what would ever motivate them not to go nuclear? >> well, i think that it is all a question of calculation. if, becoming nuclear is so important for iran right now, and they see no actual disincentive to become nuclear then they will become nuclear. if they do see without, if they become, if they continue on the path to nuclear weapons that they will have a lost problems, then they will n

city of nagasaki killing tens of thousands more earlier today fifty thousand people stood for a minute of silence in hiroshima's peace park near the epicenter of the blast and while the people of japan are marking the anniversary of these catastrophic events they're having to deal with another nuclear crisis at the same time. yesterday spokes person with japan's nuclear regulatory authority told reporters that highly radioactive water spilling into the oceans surrounding the stricken from the. daiichi nuclear power plant is creating an emergency their word emergency that plan officials are struggling to control a spokesperson said that tepco the operator of the crippled fukushima plant has no real plan to deal with the radioactive water leaks and that the company is quote sense of crisis is weak and joining me now to talk more about the situation in fukushima is kevin camps radioactive waste watchdog with beyond nuclear kevin welcome back thank you tom great to have you with us do you agree with japan's nuclear regulatory agency that there's an emergency right now at fukushima well the news is really bad there seems to be an underground flood of radioactive leak contaminated water t