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those are the things that industry actually sits with every day and can you simulate this? can you simulate erosion process and so from its very design it was, we can use the powers of high performance computing, the intellectual powers of the people in the universities and labs to help industries solve these problems, and so the hubs are specifically designed for that. the other thing i very quickly should mention is that we have also been easing the way to have technology transferred from national laboratories and universities, national laboratories, since we help control the technology transfer policies, we've just had a very exciting meeting about 250 people attended, people from industry, on the materials you would need for solving a lot of the energy challenges. this is not a form of materials this is lightweight steel, composites everything, because it's going to be dominated by new materials. 250 people came, a lot of company, a lot of excitement. immediately the first week of payoff was, you know, venture capitalists inviting people from the labs to come. other lab

subsequently tests were conducted to try to simulate that again, because could you have a bad test. >> sure. >> we ran tests and crashed it again. we could not replicate a fire with the same conditions. we didn't depower, we didn't do anything. nhtsa could not do it. >> i was listening to the chairman of the full committee, mr. issa, questioning you, and in the process of asking a question he asserted some facts. i want to make sure that you either do or do not concur with his assertions that special -- in light of this test, even though it hasn't been able to be replicated, we need to give special instructions for people so that it doesn't explode and blow up, to, you know, if you're taken by a tow truck or put in even for that matter in a garage because there's reason to be concerned. would you comment on that? >> i think the kernel of the issue is would we do in a post-crash, multi-day, multi-week environment if we did not depower the battery? i think the lesson learned is after a week to three weeks, and we could not simulate in the real world the condition that we expect -- that

it's a battle bot simulator. if you look at the bottom of your screen right now, i'm just being brought down into the battle basement. >> robros, battle! >> i can control these robots. i'm the one in the blue. ♪ this is a real, live robot. and i can fight somebody else. >> this isn't a, like, video game simulation thing? >> no, we're turning over the controls to two of the most b.a. bots of created! >> so we've got the creators andy, chris and pat. >> where do the robots actually live? where are they in our universe? >> i don't know about your universe, but in our universe, here in dayton, ohio. >> give me an idea, the scale of these robots. >> they're what, 7, 7 1/2" tall, somewhere in there. >> so it looks like they have some sort of a control cord? >> yeah, for their robo bellow button. >> they don't punch hard is that intentional? >> maybe they're not angry enough, but hopefully when technology catches up they'll hit harder. >> it looks to me like these are robot suits with somebody inside taking swings. are

the agency raised a suspicion in the november report that iran carried out explosion tests and simulations to develop nuclear weapons. western nations are stepping up sanctions against iran over its nuclear program. iran is believed to be fending off international pressure by accepting the iaea team. the iranian media report that the team didn't visit any nuclear facilities. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon urged the security council to press syria to stop the violence against antigovernment protesters. he made the appeal on tuesday during a visit to neighboring jordan amid reports that over 300 protesters have been killed in the past five days alone. he denounced the crackdown as a serious human rights violation and said it's crucial for the security council to act on the situation. >> i sincerely hope the security council members will be united at this time, speak and act in coherent manner, reflecting the international community and reflecting the urgent and aspirations of the syrian people who have been yearning for freedom and dignity. >> on tuesday, the council began discussing

this is our simulation of what will be happening saturday and into sunday morning.t rain gets here, it will be snow. snow in the d.c. area, i think there will be a 70% chance. >> ok. >> there will be more tomorrow morning. >> will be [ tom ] we invented the turbine business right here in schenectady. without the stuff that we make here you wouldn't be able to walk in your house and flip on your lights. [ brad ] at ge we build turbines that power the world. they go into power plants which take some form of energy, harness it and turn it into more efficient electricity. [ ron ] when i was a kid wanted to work with my hands, that was my thing. i really enjoy building turbines. it's nice to know that what you're building is gonna do something for the world. when people think of ge they typically don't think about beer. a lot of people may not realize that the power needed to keep their budweiser cold and even to make their beer comes from turbines made right here. wait so you guys make the beer? no we make the powe r that makes the beer.. so without you there'd be no bu

. >> we'd run simulation after simulation. you could hardly believe i was really getting up there. after the 11th scheduled date actually. >> in 1998, glenn made history again when he flew on the space shuttle discovery. he was 77 at the time making him the oldest person ever to go into space. >>> a pleasant hill restaurant suddenly closed up shop after 20 years in business. we're talk about fresh mex. it closed down at 7:00 yesterday for the last time. the owner of the shop filed bankruptcy last september. this is one of several restaurants that shut down during the reorganization process. >>> gas prices have reached highest levels for the month of february. prices are putting dents into travel plans already. >> reporter: the family's chevron station along i-80 serves locals, commuters and cross country travelers. he just returned if a two week trip to arizona. >> when i came back, it was $3.98. >> reporter: he's happy he has a small fuel efficient honda. >> i wouldn't be able to do it. it wouldn't be practical for me to do that. >> reporter: doug o'neal drives his pickup truck a

the agency raised a suspicion in the november report that iran carried out explosion tests and simulations to develop nuclear weapons. western nations are stepping up sanctions against iran over its nuclear program. iran is believed to be fending off international pressure by accepting the iaea team. the iranian media report that the team didn't visit any nuclear facilities. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon urged the security council to press syria to stop the violence against antigovernment protesters. he made the appeal on tuesday during a visit to neighboring jordan amid reports that over 300 protesters have been killed in the past five days alone. he announced the crackdown as a serious human rights violation and said it's crucial for the security council to act on the situation. >> i sincerely hope the security council members will be united at this time, speak and act in coherence manner, reflecting th international community and reflecting the urgent and aspirations of the syrian people who have been yearning for freedom and dignity. >> on tuesday asp the council began discuss

the agency says a panel of experts has agreed to complete its evaluation of computer-simulated stress tests at the ohi nuclear plant. the government ordered the test on suspended reactors last july. government officials need to win the consent of municipalities hosting the plants. some panel members say the tests were only simulations, and they say such checks should not be used to restart the reactors. the agency decided to end the debate by accepting to take full responsibility for the tests. members say sufficient safety measures have been taken with regard to earthquakes and tsunami as powerful as those that hfukushima daiichi plant. nhk surveyed leaders in 29 of the municipalities, excluding those in fukushima prefecture. 51 of japan's 54 nuclear reactors are currently out of operation. municipalities would have to give approval before they're restarted. five of them, or 17% said they would give the go ahead for the reactors to resume operation. leaders in 21 others, or 72% said they wouldn't, or said they can't decide. those that expressed caution said that they cannot be sure w

they simulate being drunk and our test with teens prove it.coming up. >>> so how can we as a community help teenager understand just how dangerous it is to drink and drive? montgomery county police have come up with something pretty ingenious. andrea mccarren takes us on a wild ride. >> reporter: on a wind swept evening in damascus, we sent some police interns on a mission to attempt a driving course wearing goggles that simulate alcohol intoxication. >> we've had a few drinks. you're ready to go home. >> reporter: julian was up first. >> you realize things aren't quite the same. you dropped the keys on the ground. pick up the keys. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: and now julian will get behind the wheel of a john deere gator. >> it doesn't have the power that a car does, so it's safer. and the gator is actually equipped with a kill switch. >> reporter: desperate ee trying to focus, he knocked over cone after cone after cone. >> you just ran somebody over back there. >> i don't think enough kids recognize how difficult this is and they think they

this is not a simulation anymore. and it's faced with incredible problems, nobody had ever really anticipated. we thought it's whatever happens is going to be clear-cut but far from clear-cut, yet this team seems to be getting tighter, the more problems they got, the more effectively they are working. and this almost makes me happy because flight control team is always best when they are working problems. all of a sudden they are now focused on something. from a back room loop and we're never able to identify who said it, a voice comes across and says "hey, this is almost like a simulation" and i sort of snicker, it's sort of a mental point where you mentally back off now, the intensity is still there, but all of a sudden you say hey, we licked these problems before, we're going to lick them again. and we continued down the process. now communications, we're about to the point where in power pitch-over, five minutes off the surface, communications have improved dramatically. so this worry that was in the background fe

give them you know some options and so some are out of are actually going to be doing this the simulation and let me what do you think right how creative can you really get with space cuisine. i don't know i was a little scared when i read that story i don't know how i would do with eating the same you know fused menu selections for two and a half years or three years so i wish them well i hope they learned how to keep people happy from killing very standpoint because psychological health is actually going to turn out to be one of the big challenges of sending humans to mars and you know as i've pointed out to you before when you get out all the way to mars and you're anywhere from forty to one hundred to two hundred million miles away from the earth you know the earth is just going to be a bright star in the in the sky the warning in the evening sky of moore's and we're going to have people feeling a tremendous sense of isolation in a way that they never have on a space mission before because you can't send. a freighter rocket with duties and fresh fruit like they do on the space station

every timely debrief simulation, he'd try to write it down. and then he'd simplify it to the point where this is the way i understand it, this is the way we're going to proceed. and he'd sent it out to the mission controllers. again, this was another step in closing the loop to make sure the team on the ground and the team in the spacecraft were perfectly synchronized. and again, this was a standard that was carried forward by many crews and subsequent missions. >> what was your role on apollo 9? >> i was a lead flight director. it was basically my responsibility to not only pull together my team for the mission events that we had. i would launch the saturn with the crew. i also had many of the maneuvers associated with rendezvous, so it was basically to make sure that my team was up to speed but also to oversee all of the other mission control teams that would be working. one of the real surprises that came out of apollo 9 that really wasn't -- it wasn't picked up immediately, was the workload associated with following two spacecrafts. each w

if the temperatures were the same along the equator across the indian ocean the result was the simulation of a shutdown of a type of atmospheric circulation that made east africa wetter than it is today the medical is careful to point out that the cause and source of the change in ocean temperatures is still unknown needs further study regardless we may now i know what was responsible for the environmental changes that evolved humans from tree to ours to our modern form capable of standing upright and running across the grass covered savannas. is just. it's the good the bad in the very very crass a ling. and lee ugly their good us district judge carl barbier or maybe it's barbie a judge barbie a ruled wednesday that b.p. and one of its minority partners in the blown up well side of the deepwater horizon explosion are liable for civil penalties in the clean water act be a also ruled that the owner of the deepwater horizon rig. trans ocean ltd may be liable under the same laws because they were the operator of the well a ruling on whether trans ocean to be held accountable as well would lik

this is not a simulation anymore. and it's faced with incredible problems that nobody had ever really anticipated. we thought it's whatever happens, it's going to be clear-cut. but it's far from clear-cut. and yet this team seems to be getting tighter the more problems they got. the more effectively they're working. and this almost makes me happy because a flight control team is always best when they're working problems. all of the sudden they are now focused on something. and from a back room loop, and we were never able to identify who said it, a voice comes across and hey, this is almost like a simulation. and i started to snicker. it's sort of a mental point where you mentally back off now. the intensity is still there, but all of the sudden you say hey, we licked these problems before. we're going to lick them again. and we continue down the process. now communications. we're about to the point where we're in power pitchover. we're about five minutes off the surface. the communications have improved dramatically.

you said the pats simulated the whole thing. who played madonna. >> i'm not going to say.nd go to the locker room. i don't think they simulated-- there is only one madonna, could you do a mean impersonation if i put you to the test and you're joining us every friday on "fox & friends." >> harris: i mean, i am, with the black history month series and thank you for the plug, a synergy about the he have shows here, and i love that about you, brian kilmeade. the super bowl, see you. well, there's a nasty winter storm in the west and we are it's causing all kinds of trouble and we'll go to the fox weather center and maria molina when we come back. you know when i grow up, i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i'm going to go there. i want to fix up old houses. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. i want to fall in love again. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. g this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org

there have been no injuries, and so we felt as we found an extreme simulated lab fire that to seven days that this car was safe. as i said in my opening comments, we were not satisfied with this. he wanted to address the issue with our customers, for the law requires, but the cars back, media just as commander being implemented over the last month. >> to characterize it, to make sure you're understood, is fair to say that what you have learned is the entire nation of repair facility salvage yards and other people involved in the automotive industry by going to have to learn and adapt to a lot of new procedures that are continuing to evolve if we are to ensure safety of handling of these new components both because of high voltage in a potential fire and explosion. that is what you have learned from this, is that those of us who are not -- we get out of a car, but will we go to the salvage yard they need to know what, the tow truck company needs to know it. all the other people need to know it. that is, in fact, the risk that you found after six months. >> before we launch this car, mr. c

with the most realistic flight simulator. i am bringing the space shuttle in for a landing.oducter. >> things happen quickly. you only have one shot. other aircraft are difficult. >> reporter: avenue astronaut learned to fly the shuttle here and it helped engineers improve the shuttle. here a few feet off the ground, no risk of actually crashing. >> breaks. >> reporter: but how will future space craft fly? this allows engineers to type tune the flying qualities before it is even built. >> the sense of motion is important for a human, for a pilot. >> reporter: we learned nasa agreed to reprogram the simulator for this space ship, the dream chaser. to speed development, feed back from pilots will help make it easier to fly, more stable, safer. >> very important that you recreate those sensations. >> reporter: air ship controls are also in the works. they improved flight controls already and helping design this 90 passengers tiltrotor airliner. >> take the next step and go into something that looks like and feels like a real vehicle that you will fly. it is going to give you a

we can make our own gravity, simulate gravity, just by rotating at the proper speed. let's suppose you wanted to climb up a little tube in here and at the center, this is the hub. in the center, would you have any speed? this kind of speed? in the center, "r" would be zero and so you would be in a state of free-fall there, the little ant that was thrown to the edge inside the tire in the hub would just be floating around as that wheel fell off the cliff. and people way out beyond the moon, in one of these rotating things right in here, would not feel any gravity effect, but people out here would. the human race, just talks about that today. the human race doesn't do that because the human race hasn't got to the point where we have these things operational, yet. do you know why? because the human race is back in the 1900s. and when the human race gets up to where there is the two instead of a one, then the human race will be doing things like this, at first a few people and then later, more. all you people have calculators. you get them in your rice krispies box, when

it is called the explosives firearms simulator. >> this is a true tool. we push that. >> reporter: at this gun range, nestled in the woods in northeast baltimore county, police and i can fire a simulated gun and make similar mistakes. on the streets, cops don't have that luxury. >> down. >> you may have to do that. but you should have done everything within your power to avoid that. and we really tried to push that. >> reporter: baltimore police say despite all of their training, their job still remains dangerous. they point to the recent incident where here at north roads and monument street, they were arresting one man. and all of a sudden, we're blindsided. physically attacked by two men. two cop his to wrestle that guy to the ground and arrest him. >> the force is about 3,000 officers strong. yet there are openings. and city police are aggressively trying to recruit new officers. >> you're in the direction -- veer in the direction the car is sliding. >> okay. >> reporter: officers and recruits around the state -- >> yes. yes. >> use this driving cours

this is an facebook simulation of what would have happened -- f.b.i.ulation of what would have happened if he had been successful >>> price of gasoline went up a penny. national average is $3.52 a gallon. while those prices are going up, one plan to bring more oil to the u.s. continues to be a political hot potato. we have the latest on the keystone xl project. >> reporter: house democrats are trying to delay or kill the keystone pipeline with series of poison pill amendments and the republicans are trying to make sure the issue gets to president obama's desk. >> we are here today because it's time to decide. president obama and his administration have made a decision not to decide. >> with rising gasoline prices, along with jobs, campaign issues. they are sponsoring a measure to take the decision away from the president altogether and instruct federal agency that oversees pipeline to grant the okay. which the president threatened to veto. democrats have a lot of reasons they oppose the pipeline but one trumps all over. >> we are left with a dirtier fu

one at manchester museum, researchers have been able to sim late -- to sim yoo late t-rex's -- to simulate t-rex's bite. >> the first step was to digitize t-rex's skull. >> they produced this model and controlled the muscles that controlled t-rex's jaw. >> it senses the teeth and tells us what the bite force would be. the max was 20-30 newtons which is similar to the weight of an elephant sitting on top of you. >> it helps us understand how these giants evolved to rule the earth for so many years. >> well, let me give you a reminder of our top stories so far on "g.m.t." there are reports in syria that a ground assault is under way. an unnamed syrian official has confirmed the attack has started and that government forces would, as he put it, "cleanse" the area. thank you for watching "g.m.t." more to come. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you thro

the group simulates a scenario in which a high quality computer manufacturer wants to expand. purchasing, production and delivery must all be organized to maximize profit. >> it is still a game, but what's nice about it is -- testing -- i have actually worked in a manufacturing plant before, so it is also testing a few theories of my own. >> the team promptly gets tripped up by the complex financial data. and the task must be completed in a certain amount of time. visiting professor francis bidault from france has seen this situation before. one small detail is missing and the budding economists are already succumbing to time and financial pressures. >> the problem is, they have to ship products to themselves into another region. but when you ship these products, you cannot donate because otherwise you would be cheating the tax. >> it's hectic, but it also mirrors reality. what's required at this stage of study is strategic thinking in operational planning. >> we still need to make some sense of them. but (laughs), there is some adventures. >> but you are not fired? >> well, w

facilitate older buildings being use bid nonprofits, creating projects with community benefits while simulating jobs in low income areas. >> it leverages private sector investments five to one. $60billion have been invested. in maryland we've seen the creation of over 15 million jobs. >> now the original program has helped create more than 2 million jobs nationwide since 1978. the national historic preservation said this will help more than mainstream communities ben fight while also helping nonprofits create more jobs. kelly swoope, abc2 news. >>> one councilman wants to make english the official language of anne arundel county. the bill would require all documents and agreements to be in english. it's part of walker's efforts to push it in the hopes of stemming -- illegal immigration in the county. many say walker's bill would likely have little impact. >>> it sounds so simple. you mail a letter back with a few bucks and could win a prize. you should be leery of these offers. >>> the stink bug population is shrinking. really? i killed seven today. i don't believe it. >>> without the deep free

the marines were being prepared to be deployed and trained above the rugged california desert to simulate conditions in afghanistan. >> it's the marine corps model to write like you train and train like you fight. we do have a lot of inherent risks. >> tureen core investigators are now reviewing the crash flight and flight plan to find out what caused the coalition and prevent similar practices from happening in the future. >> on the campaign trail today, the new field poll shows 51% of california voters would reelect president obama which is up six points since november. most voters also say they approve of the job he's doing. meanwhile republican candidates were back on the campaign trail after last nights debate in debate in arizona. he stayed in the state questioning santorum's voting record. meanwhile he launched the new ad attacking rummy's conservative resume. newt gingrich is focusing on future contests in washington state and the south. >> customers have been complaining about it for years. flatscreen tvs that could have helped me with the couches. they are growing like gangbuste

. >> thanks to actual models like this one, researchers have been able to accurately simulate t rex's bite. and it turns out this icon had even more powerful jaws that scientists previously believed. >> the first step was to digitize the skull. >> they mapped on to it every muscle that controlled the dinosaurs's huge jaws. >> as the muscle contracts, it shows what the bite force would be. the maximum force was the process terror teeth somewhere in the region of 30 to 60,000 newtons which is similar to an elephant sitting on you. >> it helps scientists see how it helped them rule the earth. >> now for something completely different. we've got a world record for you. not one you might expect to see, but this is for the longest human mattress domino chain there's ever been. rather thrashing the previous record of 550 or so, 800 people in new orleans all taking part, many of them with a certain body mas to suit, to make sure those mattresses topple over, i suspect. but the organizers got their world record certificate while the mattresses are all going to be handed out to local charities.

. >> reporter: visitors can shoot a simulated tommy gun. do you think the mob is still around?obster or alleged or former mobster who is around is an old client of mine who wants to come to the opening tomorrow. >> that museum opens later today, on valentine's day, believe it or not. >> it's the 83rd anniversary of the valentine's day massacre in chicago. go to the museum, maybe

before you go out and buy the oysters and chocolate, strawberrys, no foods have been proven to simulate human sex organs. a dietitian with the cleveland clinic, tells us attic foods may stimulate excitement but it's not necessarily the food to create the spark. it's the feeling between you and your significant other. chocolate or foods that warm your heart, i know you guys have been making fun of me, curry dishes, can help. or try sharing foods that both find sensual. >> everyone thinks oysters are a natural aphrodisiac. it's out of the ordinary, what it is the back in the day when most people had a zink deficiency, oysters are rich in zink. it's not a issue in today's society. >> if you are planning to have a romantic dinner out and you don't have to kill your die tote enjoy valentines day, a great way to cut calories is make an appetizer your meal. avoid anything breaded or deep fried. stick to the meal and avoid the appetizer dessert and alcohol which can tack on a lot of calories. linda so, abc2 news. >>> new york times reporting that children's cancer drugs could be running out. th

our simulation is a little on the cool side.into later on tomorrow and friday morning northwesterly winds come back. we dry off and come right back into the sunshine. it has been a wait a minute kind of week. when you get out tomorrow, take along your umbrella. it will be chilly, but no freezing. tomorrow afternoon in the middle part of the day, there will be a few showers. it could get into the low 50's. late saturday and sunday, anything that does form to the south, it will be time to keep an eye on it. i do not think there is really a threat of anything to get overly excited about on sunday. right now presidents' day looks pretty good. tomorrow, guess who shows up at 11:00? >> digital bob. >> i am excited to meet him. i have heard about him. >> tim brant is here now. >> maryland is back at square one as they prepare for the game against boston college. jeremy lin starts dropping dimes in madison square garden. ♪ ♪ our machines help identify early stages of cancer and it's something that we're extremely proud of. you see someo

volunteers would take part in the simulation of a three year trip. they would ware space suits, eat what astronauts eat and cook using a selection of durable ingredients. you will need a degree in engineering, science or computer science. >> well it was a game changer in the space race for sure. >> liftoff. >> yeah, 50 years ago, john glenn became the first to orbit the earth. russia had launched someone into space ten months earlier. the united states had been lagging behind. glenn's ride in a sense evened the score. he said it's the experience that will be the lasting legacy. one of the first mercury astronauts he went onto be a senator and a candidate for president but he said nothing will ever equal the thrill of that february day. >> sure because the views space are great but this isn't so bad. the east bay toward the city of san francisco, you take all that in, keep in mind i will pinpoint the neighborhoods popping off in the 70s as the news continues on cbs5. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, ,,,, thanks, roberta. . >>> welcome back. we had a temperature at 56

the drills simulated an explosion in a london underground train with many passengers injured. police officers practiced rescuing the wounded and transporting them to hospitals after giving them first aid. in july 2005, simultaneous terror attacked in london killed more than 50 people. the tragedy occurred shortly after the city was selected to host the 2012 olympics. police and firefighters were later criticized for failing to properly cooperate which reportedly delayed initial responses. they worked together with transport bureau officials on tuesday's drill based on the lessons of the 2005 bombings. >> 2012 olympics are the public transport games. we're encouraging everybody to travel by public transport. so it's important everybody understands their roles. >> the olympics will open on july 27th. 13,000 british troops will be mobilized for the event. >>> u.s. president barack obama wants to lower taxes for companies in the united states. let's go to ai chida for that. >> wants to lower the tax rate for corporations in the united states. also a way to appeal in the countdown

israeli paratroopers simulated invading a country. raising an unanswered question, are the warnings a prelude to an attack on iran or diplomatic strategy to avoid one? the talk of unilateral attack died down. although netanyahu's speech today was tough, it seemed more an appeal for help rather than a threat israel was getting ready to strike back. >> stephanie gosk rounding out our coverage from tel aviv, thanks. >>> in syria, there is a big cloud of smoke over the city of homs where we've seen one of the deadliest assaults in the ruling regime's crackdown on protestors. an oil pipeline caught fire after being ruptured. we were able to obtain a view from 500 miles up. there are conflicting reports about who is responsible, but is likely the result of almost constant bombardment in that area. >>> a lot of people woke up to the news of a horrendous tragedy in honduras today. nearly 300 people killed in a fire that swept through an aging prison, trapped with no y t.out. nbc's kerry sanders has our report with fair warning, parts of this

the agency says a panel of experts agreed to complete its evaluation of computer-simulated stress tests at the nuclear plant. the government ordered the tests on suspended reactors last july. government officials need to win the consent of the municipalities hosting the plants. some panels say such checks should not be used to restart the reactors. the agency decided to end the debate by accepting to take full responsibility for the tests. members say sufficient safety measures have been taken with regard to earthquakes and tsunami as powerful as those that hit the fukushima-daiichi plant. most are cautious about turning the reactors on. nhk surveyed leaders in the municipalities. 51 of japan's 54 nuclear reactors are currently out of operation. municipalities would have to give approval before they are restarted. five of them, or 17%, said they would give the go ahead for the reactors to resume operation. leaders in 21 others, or 72%, said they wouldn't or said they can't decide. they can't be sure whether the reactors are really safe. they cited the difficulty of persuading residents.

the drills simulated an explosion in a london underground train with many passengers injured. police officers practiced rescuing the wounded. in july 2005, simultaneous terrorist attacks in london killed more than 50 people. the tragedy occurred shortly after the city was elected to hold the 2012 olympics. police and firefighters were later criticized, which delayed initial responses. they worked together with transport bureau officials on tuesday's drill based on the lessons of the 2005 bombings. >> 2012 olympics are encouraging everybody to travel by public transport, so it's important everybody understands everybody's role. >> the olympics will open on july 27th. a total of 22,000 police officers and security guards from private companies as well as 13,000 british troops will be mobilized for the event. >>> u.s. president barack obama wants to lower taxes for companies in the united states. let's go to the business team for details about that. ai joins me now, ai, good morning. >> good morning. that's right, obama and his administration are seeking to bring down the relativ

until now, the company only had estimates based on computer simulations. it was carried out at the number two reactor. endoscope was put in a hole about seven meters from the bottom of the reactor's containment vessel. the camera was designed for industrial use and can with strand highly radioactive environments. these are images taken by the endosco endoscope. conditions in the vessel made it difficult to take clear pictures. white spots are potentially caused by high radiation. poor lighting also reduced visibility. what the video revealed is a harsh environment that no human can be allowed to enter. but tepco did manage to capture several useful images. this one shows pipes that are partially rusted. give a take on more useful pictures. >> translator: the coating inside the containment vessel might be peeling off in places. images tell us the interior of the vessel suffered no major damage. >> tepco failed to locate the surface of the coolant water. that was the main purpose of the survey. the camera took this virtual image inside the vessel. the gratin

the iaea raised the suspicion in the november report that iran carried out tests and simulations to develop nuclear weapons. the team is believed to have asked to visit nuclear facilities, but the iranian envoy to the iaea told reporters that the second round of talks had ended and the two sides will continue consultations. >> translator: the purpose of the iaea visit is not about nuclear facilities but to discuss cooperation between iran and the iaea. >> they said they denied access to the facilities. but iran has shown willingness to resume talks with the united states and five other countries that have been suspended for a year. foreign minister said tuesday that iran will soon be able to announce a schedule and location of a new round of talks with western nations. >>> workers at the fukushima daiichi power plant are trying something new to prevent the spread of radioactive materials. tokyo electric power company will start cementing the seabed near the plant during the day. extremely high levels of radioactive cesium have been detected in the area. nuclear fuel rolls melted down. conta

they know our system intimately, and they developed a computer simulation model for us, and they build our corridor. the system that they build is very different from what we have today and the same in many ways. it is same in that they essentially put into place a track that exists today. what is very different is that they have modeled a completely electrified system. it has our advanced signal system in place, which allows us to run closer headways, and it models the superior performance attributes of electric trains versus our current diesel fleet. this is very important to point out because if we were to model today's system, i believe we could not get the results that we did, but because we modeled the electrified system as how we envision it, we were able to accomplish more. some of the additional track assumptions -- we assumed three high-speed rail stations, and i am going to clarify something because it has led to confusion with what luis presented. the capacity study looked at only our existing tracks to date, which means we looked at fourth and king. it does not imply we're