. >> a worker who we'll call tanaka has traveled to japan as a laborer for most of his life. tanaka didn't want to be identified for fear of retribution. >> there are some people who work with their bare hands, they would contaminate not only themselves but would spread contaminated particles to others. >> reporter: cost cutting measures by the subcontracting company he worked for put him at further risk. >> we used to wear charcoal filters, but because of the cost cuts we got dust filters like those that you buy at a convenience store. tepco workers wear charcoal filters. >> reporter: it sounds like there are different levels of workers. >> tepco is king. >> it's unlikely he'll ever be hired at fukushima again, he has since lost his apartment and he's constantly sick. >> what are you suffering from? >> translator: fatigue, tiredness, i get really tired. i can't say whether radiation is the cause but since used up nuclear workers don't get any compensation, i'm worried about my future. some of it could be psychological. >> while workers like tanaka suffer the high labor has b

tanaka 7-years, $175 million >> gary:highly-prized japanese pitcher is going to the yankees team hasn, seven-year contract with the right-hander. >> gary:along with the contract the yankees must pay a $20 million fee to tanaka's japanese team. tanaka was 24-0 with a 1.27 earned run average last year, leading his team to the japan series title. giants fans can just be happy the dodgers with all their money didn't get him >> gary: 300 million? >> pam: gary's going to be back at the end of the show with a story you have to see. we'll give you a hint right now. >> pam: it involves these men's leggings that are one of the latest fashion trends. stick around, and check bulldog: bulldog: oh boy! mattress discounters presidents day sale! what's this? a queen-size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497? mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one roof! comforpedic, icomfort, optimum... and wow! four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection. [yawns] don't miss the presidents day sale. ♪ mattress discounters >> report

the yankees outbid everyone once again and signed tanaka to a seven-year, $155 million deal.ntract ever for an international free agent. everyone in baseball wanted tanaka, even though, as you said, john, he's never thrown a pitch in the u.s. well, it's because he's pretty awesome in japan. the 25-year-old is perfect, 24-0 last season in the japan professional league. now, with tanaka in the fold, the yankees have now spent nearly $500 million on free agents just this offseason. >>> all right, this morning's edition of "usa today" has a preview of team usa's opening ceremony uniforms. unlike the 2012 summer olympic unis, which received criticism for being made in china, these are made solely in the usa by ralph lauren and other vendors. the sweater looks pretty awesome. you can see it right there, the american flag with stars and stripes all over it, but if you want one of these bad boys, it's not cheap. retails for $598. you can get the reindeer hat, though, for 98 bucks. >>> all right, one of the top stories in the lineup section on bleacherreport.com today, an oakland raid

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they're signing jab needs pitching sensation masahiro tanaka.d it take to get masahiro tanaka? >> it took quite a bit, chris. they once again out bid everyone and signed tanaka to a seven-year, $155 million deal. everyone in baseball, they wanted to tanaka, even though he's never thrown a pitch in the u.s. he was a perfect 24-0 last season. with tanaka in the fold, the yankees have spent nearly a half million dollars on free agents just this last season. the oakland raiders cheer leaders are suing the team. the cheer leaders ended up making less than $5 an hour. it also claims they incurred other costs such as being fined for bringing the wrong pom poms. . all right this morning's edition of usa today has a preview of the opening ceremony uniforms. these are made solely in the usa by ralph lauren and other vendors. looking pretty sweet. if you want one of these bad boys, it's going to cost you. it retails for $598, but you can get that rain dear hat for 98 bucks. seems like they'd be right up your alley. >> thank you so much, andy. my snarky com

tanaka coming over from japan. he was 24-0 last year with a 1.27 e.r.a. he's 25-year-old, and to get him they had to give up $155 million over the next seven years. good news for the dodgers, bought the giants wanted him. >>> a member of the raiderett cheer leader said the football team is breaking the law. we're always here for you. thanks for joining us. good night. when it's time to talk business security, talk to the leader. tyco integrated security. we'll create a solution customized just for you. and you can manage it all right from the palm of your hand. tyco integrated security. safer. smarter. tyco. ó@ó itchen, we find ourself back in the warm embrace of the parlor. easy, duchess. it's one room, not gosford park. where'd you get all this sweet furniture? oh, we rented it to make the house feel more comfortable and inviting. don't sit there! oh, my gosh. it took me 20 minutes to get these chops just right. there. does that look straight? nothing about that looks straight. mm. i love the house. it's beautiful. here is a tree. it's a pachira, a taiw

. >> a worker who will call tanaka, has worked as a laker all of his life. >> we used to work charcoal filters and because of the cost cuts, we got dust filters, like you would get at any variety store. >> it seems like you were saying, there are different class he of workers. >> tepco is god, and we are the slaves. on al jazeera america order to be successful the obama administration needs to are convince young adults to buy in. america tonight's sarah hoy has been tracking the campaign over the last few months. we want to warn you her report does include some images you might find disturbing. >> oh, i see you chose to sign up for obamacare. >> actually my first time here. >> here you are then. change into a gown and the doctor will see you soon. >> just when you thought the battle over obamacare couldn't get any nastier. consider this, this video was posted on youtube, together with one on a young man getting a prostate exam. these videos weren't made by a far out fringe group. instead, they are part of a well organize straight campaign to get young people not to buy health insurance

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more than tanaka had hoped for she was sure the fish weren't big enough to contend for top prize. we do cardio i want lots of people to see the corn. you need to be great if everyone thought they were beautiful a sixty eighth annual competition. japanese freighter six force of roughly seventy percent of their calling. the one from the non pushy our world famous. selling judges from around the world were keen to see how well the local point breeding industry had to cover. she'll get a place that didn't so much cry the judges carefully examined each dish its shape and coloring i want. is it the demo. ask what you want to first crisis. judges priest if it's for their signs experience and brightness and color. every good to see firsthand from him. coleen. we did it through pretty well played twenty t o so many cool. it's quite tiring. my goal is stupid even more effort into green stitch. i want them to be the very best in japan. i will keep racing. cory and sound and that whole enterprise. i just find that his district is back on its feet. aye aye aye aye residents in seeing the downs

one of those reporting for the yankees will be masahiro tanaka.gned a $155 million contract making him the first or sorry, the fifth highest pitcher in the major leagues undefeated last season in japan going 24-0. wow. >>> all right, football, baseball, how about a little basketball. >> hey, why not. we can do that but we have to get them from our buddies at espn. >>> good morning, america. welcome to our "sportscenter" studios in los angelesment i'm stan verrett. this is neil effort. if you watch this segment daily you know we've been talking about kevin durant. >> he just scored again! >> kevin durant and the thunder were in san antoniond all of okhoma city went, ooh. ooh. durant was okay though. listen, he got 36 again. tony parker had 37. the spurs, listen, they're as a challenge. thunder, 11-105 and kevin durant continues to be masterful. >>> pacers and suns. this may surprise you a little bit. the pacers on a five-game win streak. suns just came out and ran them. joe greene to miles plumlee and green, pacers let him go, he didn't forget. >>

masakhiri tanaka the 2005-year-old has only played in japan where he went 24-0 last season with a 1.27 e.r.a.. celtics were all money, score tied, seconds left, that, celtics sinking 2 in the paint. celtics 113-111. oh, yes, the paceers can lose. winners of five straight. the top team in the central division get scorched by the sun, phoenix ahead by 13 at the half. former pacer joe green, he was scoring. he led all scores with 18, phoenix wins 124-100. smile a little, would you. number nine rankled wisconsin badgers lose their third straight. austin hollands delivers this one arm dunk, watch it, wait for it. wow! minnesota 87-108. number 21 michigan looking good versus number 10 i, what leading in the half. later iowa's erin dunking. >> zumpging all over the place. >> well, look at that 3. beauty! michigan wins it 70-67. go blues. vince young, the former titan's quarterback filed for bankruptcy. eight years ago his contract guaranteed him 26 million. the houston chronicle saying a 2.5 billion loan balance started or made his troubles worse. he becomes one of the players, 78% go bankrup

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one of those reporting for the yankees will be japanese right hander, masahiro tanaka. he signed a $155 million contract making him the first, or, i'm sorry, the fifth highest pitcher in the major leagues. he was undefeated last season in japan going 24-0. wow. >>> all right, football, baseball, how about a little basketball. >> hey, why not. we can do that, but we have to get them from our buddies at espn. >>> good morning, america. welcome to our "sportscenter" studios here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. now, if you watch this segment daily, and let's face it, you're cheating yourself if you don't, you know we've been talking about kevin durant. >> he just scored again! kevin durant and the thunder were in san antonio, and all of oklahoma city went, ooh! ooh! durant was okay, though, because he's tough, went to texas. listen, he got 36 again. tony parker had 37. the spurs, listen, they're as good a challenge as okc has got. they were not enough. durant did have 11 turnovers. nobody cares. thunder, 11-105, and kevin durant continues to be maste

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. >> a worker we will all the tanaka has traveled to japan for most of his life. he didn't want to be identified for fear of retribution. he was shocked to find radioactive hot spots where they worked. marked with tape but never decontaminated. the lack of training made him fear for his health. >> we used to wear charcoal filters. but because of the cost cuts, we got dust filters. like those who buy the convenience store. >> employees wear charcoal filt nevers all locations. >> it sounds as if you are saying that there were different classes of workers. >> the main contractors are kings and we are the slaves. >> i spoke with a spokesperson in tokyo who defended the company's handling of workers. isn't this the responsibility after all all the workers are working for you. >> if there are labor practices occurring that violate the law, there is a legal process to remedy those situations. >> however, it is our responsibility to improve the working environment inside the plant. we have made a lot of progress, but we do aim for a higher level of improvement. but any im

those who have followed the negotiations have hopes and doubts about the future cordial tanaka is a specialist on middle eastern affairs at the institute of energy economics japan certainly i'm not confident that they were trying to follow the text of the agreement as you can see they were under extreme pressure from the own people because of the economic conditions that and didn't see the affected by the recent sanctions set of sanctions the coupon for the means is that other during the twenty fourth of november discussions with the agreement. they have given up most of what they have been sleeping fine. they have been they had been fighting for in the past forty years. which means that the am now going on week to suspend the enrichment of the five percent including a twenty to twenty percent enrichment and they have also agreed to halt construction work anti iraq to be what the other reactor and other people to the lake and activities. these will be issues that have been longing for a very long time and the minions have never in the past and reconnect. now they have agreed to that time condi

. >> and yankees are sold to tanaka to the tune of $155 million signing him to a seven-year deal.oping he'll do in bronx what he did in japan last year. 24-0 record. 1.27 era. yankees have been thrifty for several years, they're now back to their spending ways. see if he can bring it here. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> sherm. >> oh. >> media day at the super bowl >> he's good tv. >> yes. >> stanford rage. >> yeah. >> picking someone out here. join me tonight at 9:00, cable 13 for a big apology what the sculptors put in the ear of this 30-foot statue of nelson mandela. >> and he stole guy fieri's lamborghi lamborghini. did he have a bigger heist in mind? a more serious crime this teen was planning. >> here is tonight's prime time line up. and followed by carolyn and i with abc7 news at 11:00. >> our coverage of breaking news continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from al this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- an online organizer from brooklyn, new york... a civil rights attorney originally from topeka, kansas... and our return

major league tanaka signed a 7-year $155 million contract.pitch in the majors, but the yankees are convinced of his talent after seeing the 25-year-old go 24-0 and a 1.274 e.r.a. in japan. seahawks richard sherman continues, it's been the most talked about part of sunday's game. his rant, erin andrews. >> that has generated strong opinions online and on tv. during a press kaurns, he was asked about a particular word some of you describe him. >> richard, of all the backlash, the work done, does that bother you more than any? >> the only reason it bothers me is because it seems like it's the accepted way of calling somebody the n-word. everybody else says the n-word. they say thug. that's fine. it kind of takes me aback and it's kind of disappointing, because they know, what's the definition of a thug, really? can a guy on a football field talking to people you know, maybe i'm talking loudly and doing something, you know, talking like i'm not supposed to. but there is a hockey game where they didn't even play hockey, they just threw the puck as

masahi masahiro tanaka signed with the yankees. he had a 1.27 e.r.a.year. >>> the celtics think two in the paint, celtics 113-111. >>> the pacers can lose. winners of five straight. the top team in the central division get scorched by the suns. phoenix ahead by 13 at the half. former pacers gerald green led all stars with 18. phoenix wins 124-100. >>> college hoops. number nine ranked wisconsin badgers lose their third straight. unranked minnesota's austin hollins delivers this one-armed dunk right there. minnesota 81-68. >>> number 21 michigan, looking good versus number ten iowa, leading at the half. final minutes, iowa's aaron white keeps it close with a dunk there. the wolverines answer with this three. michigan goes on to win 75-67. blue looking good. >>> vince young, the former titans quarterback, filed for bankruptcy. eight years ago his contract guaranteed $26 million. the houston chronicle says $2.5 million loan balance started or made his troubles worse. he becomes part of the 78% of former nfl players that go bankrupt within two years of ret

dennis: masahiro tanaka will be unlucky to see even half of the $155 million contract to new york yankeesin taxes. according to americans for tax reform. thank you, n.y.. over the 7 year term of the contract masahiro tanaka is expected to pay out $87 million in federal, state and city taxes. cheryl: should have gone to the rangers. we have grammies coming up sunday, big news. in the next hour adam and lori will go behind the music and have an interview with the marketing geniuses who call katy perry, mary j. oblige and taylor swift clients making the cut on ford's 30 under 30 list. dennis: superdeals on the super bowl. next our travel zoo around this year outlandish prices to help you save big. [ male announcer ] this is the story of the little room over the pizza place on chestnut street the modest first floor bedroom in tallinn, estonia and the southbound bus barreli down i-95. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had thpower to do more. dell is honod to be part of some of the world's great stories. that began much the same

. >> and yankees are sold to tanaka to the tune of $155 million signing him to a seven-year deal.l do in bronx what he did in japan last year. 24-0 record. 1.27 era. yankees have been thrifty for several years, they're now back to their spending ways. see if he can bring it here. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> sherm. >> oh. >> media day at the super bowl >> he's good tv. >> yes. >> stanford rage. >> yeah. >> picking someone out here. join me tonight at 9:00, cable 13 for a big apology what the sculptors put in the ear of this 30-foot statue of nelson mandela. >> and he stole guy fieri's lamborghi lamborghini. did he have a bigger heist in mind? a more serious crime this teen was planning. >> here is tonight's prime time line up. and followed by carolyn and i with abc7 news at 11:00. >> our coverage of breaking news continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, see you at 9 bulldog: bulldog: oh boy! mattress discounters presidents day sale! get a queen-size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497. and get four years interest-fr

tanaka must be really good. >> his wife is extraordinary, a japanese personality. >> i can't wait toa derogatory term and it rhymes with rich. >> hmm. what could that be? the "guardian" looks at a bronze statue of mandela. the sculpt tors now admit they hid a small rabbit inside of his ear. they claim it's too small for everyone to notice but they want the rabbit removed. >>> "usa today" introduced us to bushwacker last summer. the bull had a record 242 buckings over a four-year period. only two people ever stayed on the bull for eight seconds. j.b. mooney talked to us about his lucky ride in august. >> i looked at my wife and i said bushwacker is in the draw tonight. she said, i'm feeling it too. >> how did you do it? >> i don't know. >> i mean how could you hang on when you couldn't before? >> luck, i guess. i think i got a little luckier that day. >> the great bushwacker will retire to a ranch. >> i remember when he said hung on. but what else did you do. >> how did you do it. >> that was a very funny moment. >>> the san jose mercury news says the oakland raiders are being sued by

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. >> and the new york yankees making a edition to the lean up and japanese pitcher tanaka signed a dealat is biggest ever for a japanese player. >> good for him. >> and did he. oh, my gosh. >> thank you. i thank you very much. >> and that is the only word we know. >> congratulations and welcome to new york. >> good money. >> you got a train wreck coming and it will come out slowly and not all happen in one day. they are in trouble. the dead loip in midmarch. if they don't have it in place, all hell will break loose. >> charles krauthammer talking about a dope flaw in the obama website. it could doom the entire system if it is not fixed soon. >> insurers cannot figure out who has signed up and what subsidies they are entitled to because of back end issues they have not worked out yet. richard fouler host of the richard fouler she. and blad blake man tomorrower deputy to george w. bush. richard, i will start wu. you heard charles krauthammer call it a train wreck because the back end issues don't allow the insurers to determine who is designed. >> i think there is issues with the website

the yankees must pay a $20 million fee to masahiro tanaka's japanese team.ccann and others. totaling $438 million. quite a payroll. that just means the price for a seat in the stadium will be a cool million dollars. ashley: a little after a quarter until the hour. let's get a look at the stocks, let's go back down to the new york stock exchange. jonathan was starting to ramp up into the earnings season, the market very topsy-turvy. can we expect more of the same? >> i think so. looking at earnings season historically over time, it is somewhat of a billy to the market. it seems now in the early stage of earnings season, there is that apprehension of the numbers we are getting and the outlook moving forward. we have seen that as a way the market has shifted up and down, day in and day out. it seems the market wants to move higher, we just don't have the energy behind it. the economic calendar is very short, so heading further into earnings season, we will need some pretty robust numbers to move the market higher. it will be the outlook moving forward investors

. >> while workers like tanaka suffer, it has been a boom to one group, organized crime. they have been historically deeply embedded in the construction industry. he helps workers ex employed by the japanese mafia, criminals meshed in right ring politics who target those in low skilled okay payings. many of the gangs supply fukushima with the lab orers to decontaminate. >> to quickly gather 5,000 decontamination workers in fuk shim a. you need to do it the quick way. using them. >> what do the workers tell you about the conditions that they're dealing with in. >> from the decontamination workers, i often hear about money problems. danger pay. >> the government promises danger pay for those who are exposed to radiation while cleaning up the hundreds of square miles of contaminated countryside. that promise is used to lure them to fukushima. that brought this worker to fukushima city. >> the government says it will may 100 a day, but i initially got 20. the contractors and subcontractors took the remaining 80. >>> when sato complained, he was told that his contract had chan

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. >> he hasn't played a single game in major league baseball, but tanaka agreed to a $155 million dealthe yankees. he will move from the golden eagles, the team he led to the japan series title last season, the highest ever contract for an international free agent and the fifth largest for an mlb pitcher. >> there's a billion dollar challenge for fans, investor warren buffet is underwriting a billion dollar pay without for anyone who can all correctly all 63 games of the ncaa championship. he has run the challenge for 16 years and has yet to see a winner from more than 30 million entries. there is much more, including the cricket board on line. >> stay with us here on aljazeera, i'll be right back with another full half hour bulletin of news. al jazeera america. we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. >> we pursue that story beyond the headline, pass the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capital. >> we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it

. >>> masahiro tanaka is signed to the yankees.iped him to a seven-year contract and last year in japan, 24-0, and 1.. 27 e.r.a. and one game he threw something like 160 pitches, and the yankees were thrifty for a few year, but now back to the old spending days and shelled out $491 million this off season. abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> boy, i wish i could throw a baseball. >> and so do your family members. >> well, in a couple of weeks building up to the super bowl and there is concern about what the weather may be like in thj new jersey. it could be a mess. >> well sh, it is good they aret playing this week, because you talk about the snow, and clearing it away, and nevermind that you could get the field ready and the seats cleaned out, but what about everybody trying to get to the stadium, and frpgs is a di ssaster and so it is a good thing to have another week. >> and if you spent $75,000 for a ticket or whatever they are charging, and sitting in the snow, that would be irritated. >> well, that is going to be it for

. >>> you probably never heard the named masahiro tanaka. you're about to.long time, he's japanese baseball pitch 24-0 last year today signed a 7 years $155 million contract with the new york yankees. that's $22 million a year for a guy who has not thrown a single big league pitch. >> what you gonna do? >> "show me the money"! >> yankees have had no problem doing that this off season. they missed the play-offs in 2013. so new york goes out, they spend close to $500 million trying to rebuild a winner or in this case buy one. the a's made somewhat smaller splash signing reliever eric owe flaherty to a two-year deal for $7 million. he is one of the best left- handed relieves in baseball but coming off tommy john surgery and won't be available until july. >>> in the australian open, roger federer not quite ready to fade back into the background yesterday taking out andy murray in the quarters running him all over the court before hitting the easy winner. federer beats murray in four sets to advance to the semifinals at the australian open for the 11th year in a

. >>> masahiro tanaka was 24-0 last season in the japanese league and yesterday he signed a seven-year $155 million contract with the new york yankees. that's $22 million a year for a guy who never threw a big league pitch. >>> australian open 19-year-old jeannie bouchard was the first canadian to reached a grand slam semifinal in 30 years. her run ended courtesy of li na. she beat her in straight sets. bouchard was the player who after her last win to get to the semis was asked on the court who would you like to date? she said --justin bieber. no lie. true story. she is eliminated at the australian open. have a great day, everybody. see you tonight. >> time for your play of the day. >> i foot race ensues. nathan gerbe wins! the play of the day, the between the legs shot, yes, to give the hurricanes a 2-0 lead in philadelphia. they hung on to beat the flyers 3-2. >> your play of the day. >> like your sound effects, frank. >> thank you. >>> 6:26. the former nsa employee who leaked classified documents is taking your questions this morning. coming up, how edward snowden is chatting with

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. >>> japanese pitcher tanaka signed a seven-year 155 million dollar contract. a pitch in the majors but yankees are convinced of his talents after seeing the 25-year-old go 24-0 with 1.27 e.r.a. in japan. authorities he has the superiority of a split finger fastball. >> best in the world. >> is it worth that kind of cash? >> we would find out. he is worth that kind of cash to the yankees. so i really -- i'm really disappointed in being called a thug. >> it's a real craontrastcontra >> he seems like a nice guy. >> he wasn't really widely known before that erin andrews interview. they are advancing to the super bowl. >> look. he admitted he was wrong. move on! he is a stanford graduate. he has a good point about hockey. >> check out the play he made. >> oh, gosh. >> sam? >> he is the best cornerback in the league. >> yeah. >> he made an amazing play. yeah, he is a little brash but he has the game to back up his talk. also he is an incredibly thoughtful guy and past interviews with him really intelligent and he is a stanford graduate. it doesn't fit what we like t

a worker who will call tanaka travelled japan as a labourer.s all of the workers we spoke to, he didn't want to be identified. he was shocked to find radioactive hotspots. the lack of training and protective gear made him fear for his health. >> we used to wear charcoal filters. because the cost cuts we had dust filters. tepco employees wore charcoal filters in all locations. >> it sounds as if you are saying that there were different classes of workers. >> tepco is god. the main contractors are kings and we are the slaves. >> i spoke with ian tokyo, the tepco spokesperson. is this not tepco's responsibility after all these workers are working for you. >> if there are labour practices occurring that violate the law, there's a legal process to remedy the situations. however, it is our responsibility to improve the working environment inside the plant. we made a lot of progress, but we do aim for a higher level of improvement. >> but any improvement will be too late for the invisible army of workers, many who fear they no longer have a future. be

tanaka was 24 and 0. the yankees outbid the cubs. finally. let's take a look at this, on the ice. this is carolina's. we'll take a closer look. he skates in and scores with a behind the back coal. he gets in front of the goal tender, puts the puck between his legs. gerbet enjoys working on trick shots. that has paid off the the hurricanes won 3-2. i can't see that shot enough. >> that's a good highlight. thank you so much. >> people across pakistan are holding massive demonstrations. >> what is behind the new wave of violence? >> it's so hard and so unbearable. >> the wife of a veteran killed in a movie theatre texting dispute shares her heart ache. >> not embarrassed, i just don't want nobody to know that i live in a shelter. >> in a special series al jazeera takes you into the lives of america's homeless children to see their struggle first hand. >> here is a live look at the snow-covered mountains in davos switzerland. the swissal possess where the world economic forum is under way. a lot of news coming out there. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy, and the

tanaka is going to sign probably with the yankees or dodgers for $100 million.chers in japan throw much more often than american pitchers do. they seem to be in better shape when they get over here in terms of their arm. they have few arm problems. it's an untapped resource. >> why do they have fewer arm problems? is that the old story the more you pitch -- >> it's the old joe morgan, the old red sox manager, he once asked the question years ago have you ever known a catcher with a sore arm? no one throws more than catchers. get out there and throw. >> the guys used to pitch 27 complete games in a year. >> oh, yeah. >> ncaa. >> 1962, giants against the braves, both pitchers, 16 innings, they both threw 16 innings. >> isn't that something? >> march madness is changed forever. this is incredible. a lot more at stake for the ncaa tournament this year. warren buffett is offering $1 billion to anyone who can correctly pick the winners of all 63 games. the odds of winning this challenge are more than 4 billion to 1, though it's been done. >> it's not really buffett. i