japanese federal government at the time was denying that there had been a meltdown so it was tokyo electric they could have known within the first hours because there are telltale signs there are radio isotopes that can only come from the heart of the outer core how could a u.s. aircraft carrier not have radiation detectors onboard in this day of dirty bombs and and you know small nukes that's a very good question i think they do and in fact the japanese government asked the u.s. government and military to come in pretty much immediately with their state of the art radiation detectors which are airborne they're really designed to detect atmospheric bomb blasts so that they can sniff down who just blew up a nuclear bomb and who was responsible and what's going on to find out what north korea is up to that so yeah exactly and those were deployed in japan and there was real time transmission of that data back to dia we had quarters here in d.c. but were any of them started telling us and they weren't telling those soldier or the sailors onboard this ship there was direct communication between

the tokyo electric power company says they have had no problems at any of their plants. we do know that the airport is closed right now. no flights going in or out until the tsunami warnings are lifted. we will continue to follow the story. >>, for that. there is reason this morning for a neighborhood plagued by flooding to be optimistic. a proposal to overhaul the system is under way. john is like to explain the system. >> later this morning, the mayor will be out here at the filter plant to make the official announcement to make repairs. after more than 30 years of bad flooding, residents say they cannot wait. >> possible hope for people living in this battered local neighborhood drowning because of a series of bad floods. already line, it is worth three major storm drains converge. any time a storm happens, they do not stand a chance. >> we will have to hold our breath until next year. we have to hope that we will hold up for another season. >> his home suffered at least four major floods in the span of four once this year. d.c. officials are finally stepping up. they

tokyo electric power say they have no problems at any of the nuclear plants. this is nothing compared to last year, but as you can imagine, this country is still recovering from last year's devastation. >> i bet they are. and we know you have family until the area, have you been able to communicate with your folks there at all. >> yes, my parents are stationed at a military base down in oak okinaka japan. i asked my mother if she was okay and she asked me what i was talking about. it was a relief on my end about her not knowing about the earthquake. >> did they feel the original one last year. >> i couldn't get ahold of them last year, period. it was social media that finally allowed me to get ahold of them. she says i'm happy this time around it's not quite as bilge a deal. >> we're glad they're safe. >>> a friend of a missing woman's family called about a fission he had that she was alive and near a lake. paula lane's brother went into the high sierra and found her crawling in the snow in alpine county. she and her boyfriend had become stuck in the snow afte

tokyo electric power says there are no problems at any of the nuclear plants.s 5 reporting live in the news room. >>> good news for the weend, a lot of sunshine. let's kick it over tolans lawns lawrence karnow on a friday. >> getting thick fog some of the valleys. visibility down to a quarter of a mile. otherwise we are going to see that lift and boy by the afternoon, what a day it's going to be. i think a lot of sunshine coming our way and some comfortable weather outside but nothing compared to what we're going to see this weekend. it should be a beautiful weekend indeed. mostly clear out over the bay. grab your jacket if you're headed out the door. 37 and chill will in santa rosa and 51 degrees in san jose. temperatures in the 60s in the south bay. into the east bay, 50s and a few low 60s and in the central bay, temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s as well. even warmer though as we head toward the weekend. just how much, we'll talk about that coming up in a moment. let's check out the roadways with gianna franco. >>> we're going to start with a live look a

they claim tokyo electric power company issued misleading information after the disaster there last yeary claim they were exposed to radiation. the nine plaintiffs include eight members of the "uss ronald reagan," and they were deployed just off the plant shortly after the disaster. the plaintiffs filed their suit last week at the u.s. federal court in san diego. they argue that tepco officials misrepresented the dangers and gave them a false sense of security. the suit says that increased their risk of developing cancer. but it does not specify levels of radiation exposure. they're demanding the utility pay $10 million in damages to each of them and $220 million to set up a fund for future medical costs. tepco officials say they have not yet seen the details of the case. >>> new year postcards are an essential part of the ritual of seeing in the new year in japan. sent to friends, family and associates, they're delivered on the morning of january 1 and hold a special significance. in iwate, one woman is drawing on that tradition to keep the spotlight on her region as it recovers from la

the lawsuit filed against tokyo electric company owned by japanese government. >> union members willowed to demonstrate right outside stores in california. however, nonlabor democrat straightors will not be allowed to do so. california supreme court made that ruling on thursday. it stems from a battle over constitutional rights between ravels grocery stores and yun yinz. the supreme court said the picketors have right to use private land for labor-related speech, however, stores will be allowed to limit space they can use. >> and an increasing number of san francisco murals turning into targets for vandal as courting to street artists saying their paintings@/dcn beig tagged with graffiti at higher rates this year. that is a shame. artists say once it has been destroyed restoring sit too time consuming. the city says they've spent $3.5 million on graffiti abaitment. >> san francisco company that tracks apps says fewer people are using the program called2vx instagram saying it's lost 25% of daily active users in weeks. numbers don't require changes to terms of service agreement actuall

he's involved in management reforms of tokyo electric power company following the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant last year. inose says he'll carry on his predecessor's policies including a campaign to host the 2020 summer olympics and boosting the capital's preparedness for major earthquakes. >>> north korea is marking the first anniversary of the death of former leader kim jong ilon monday. it is expected memorial events are taking place around the country. north korea officially announced kim jong il died of a heart attack last year. now they have invited scientists and technicians in the launch of the long-range missile last week. they are going to report on the success of the launch. as of the first year anniversary, they broadcast a ceremony for the late leader. journalists noticed that people attending the event had been demoted to general. but several north korea military leaders have also been demoted or dismissed this year. people say kim jong ilis tightening his lead on the military. >>> they say senator john kerry is the most likely candidate for u.s. secre

tokyo electric power says there are no problems at any of the plants. cate cauguiran cbs 5. >>> e we touched base with him briefly but let's kick it over to lawrence once again on the tsunami and everything in the bay area. >> remember that last one we were scared it did damage here. doesn't look like that's going to happen. today looks like a decent day outside. starting off with patchy dense fog in the valleys. some fog being reported in the napa valley. visibility down to half a mile there. it is going to make for a great weekend. a little chilly to start, though, the temperatures dropping off. a lot of numbers down into the 40s and even some 30s. santa rosa, 37 degrees. 50 in in san jose. 41 in livermore. temperatures in the 50s and 60ss by the afternoon. it's only going up from here for the weekend. let's check out the roads with giana. >>> first of all an accident at 1010 1/2 at -- 101 at the university onramp. no more delays until you get close to the san mateo bridge. that's where we have roadwork at the connectors at 92. elsewhere if you are co

tokyo electric power company has asked a state-backed fund for $8.1 billion to make up for the expected shortfall. tepco now estimates compensation to amount to about $38 billion, that's up from the official figure of around $30 billion, which would be used to pay for damages for the nuclear accident last year. the utility added properties to be compensated and extended the compensation period for voluntary evacuees and affected formers. the government will review the utility's compensation plan and decide whether to accept the request. >>> the overall cost of last year's disaster and nuclear accident has dragged down the japanese economy. so has years of deflation. the prime minister is trying to deal with both challenge. he says he won't let the economy stagnate any longer. he told his cabinet ministers to draft a 15-month budget that would be made up of a supplementary budget for the rest of this fiscal year and the budget for fiscal 2013. >> translator: the supplementary budget must be compiled so that the new administration puts the first priority on economic recovery. post disaste

tokyo electric power company had earlier submitted the same data to the world health organization in march. more than 20,000 people including subcontractors took part in emergency operations at fukushima daiichi between march 2011 and the end of january this year. the youngest worker was 18, and the oldest 84. the maximum level of exposure for nuclear plant employees in japan is set at 50 millisieverts per year. that's 50 times more than for the general public. tepco says the highest doses among all personnel reached nearly 680 millisieverts. it was recorded on one of its own employees. workers in their 20s were the most exposed of all age groups with an average dose of nearly 16 millisieverts. those in their 40s were the largest age group with nearly 6,000 personnel, thaw but they received on average a dose of less than 12 millisieverts. exposure to radiation makes it difficult for the operate or the to retain experienced workers. it will remain a major challenge to the decommissioning of the crippled reactor. the operation is expected to take several decades. >>> co-winners of this

tokyo electric power company had earlier submitted the same data to the world health organization in march. more than 20,000 people including subcontractors took part in emergency operations at fukushima daiichi between march 2011 and the end of january this year. the youngest worker was 18 and the oldest 84. the maximum level of exposure for nuclear plant employees in japan is set at 50 millisieverts per year. that's 50 times more than for the general public. tepco says the highest doses among all personnel reached nearly 680 millisieverts. it was recorded on one of its own employees. workers in their 20s were the most exposed of all age groups with an average dose of nearly 16 millisieverts. those in their 40s were the largest age group with nearly 6,000 personnel, but they received on average a dose of less than 12 millisieverts. exposure to radiation makes it difficult for the operator to retain experienced workers. it will remain a major challenge to the decommissioning of the crippled reactor. the operation is expected to take several decades. >>> the co-winners of this year's

tokyo electric power, the operator of the fukushima nuclear plant, reported no irregularities. a strong quake was also felt here in tokyo, lasted for several minutes and causing buildings to sway. but no damage has been reported so far in tokyo. back to you. >> all right. thank you for that. meanwhile a big stock market debut if picc. shares up after more than $3 billion in hong kong's largest offering in two years was raised. priced at the low end of their range, shares 17 times he oversubscri oversubscribed. strong demand also helped turn away the ipo market. picc stellar debut also reflects perhaps the grand demand for insurance products. eunice yoon has more. >> in the u.s. to protect against disaster, americans take out insurance to rebuild their lives. but in china, no such luck. after beijing's worst downpour in decades washed out this home, he and his wife had to borrow $3100 in friends and relatives to rebuild, a small fortune on his meager salary. there's no such thing as homeowners insurance, he says. the industry here has been agreeing over the past decade, but still

they said tokyo electric power lied about the radiation levels from the plant after the quake and tsunami in march of last year. the swimmers were sailing in the u.s.s. ronald reagan. the suit was filed in federal court in san diego saying the exposure to high levels of radiation could damage their health. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is heading back to work next week. a spokesman said she continued to recooperate at home and will resume her work schedule next week. doctors say clinton contracting a stomach virus earlier this month and became dehydrated, fainted and fell ultimately hitting her head. she was diagnose with a concussion and hasn't been seen in public for two weeks. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in critical condition in a hospital. the former commander in chief has been in the icu since sunday. the senior bush is surrounded by family. the bush family spokesman says the former president is alert and in good spirits. he says his physicians remain cautiously optimistic that the current course of treatment will be effective. >>> same-sex couples will be a

the group which did humanitarian efforts after the quake is suing the tokyo electric power company for more than $200 million for exposure to radiation. the plaintiffs include eight troops, one of whom was pregnant at the time and her daughter. the suit claims the company knowingly caused permitted and allowed misleading information about the condition of that plant. >>> look out rolex. rumor has it apple is looking to get into the watch business. gilchrist is putting his pennies in the bank for it. business insider is reporting that apple is working with intel to develop an ios watch. it would feature a 1.5 inch screen and be bluetooth-enabled. apple could introduce the smart watch, hmm, in the next six months. >> where will it end? >>> ford facing a class action lawsuit over gas mileage on some of its cars. the lawsuit says the automaker fudged the gas mileage for the 2013 hybrid and fusion hybrid models. both get 47 miles to the gallon supposedly. a recent study found it's as much as ten miles per gallon fewer than ford claims. recently, kia and hyundai also had to amend their milea

. >> codfi electric fell 4.4% and tokyo electric fell 1.4%.s is because a panel of government-appointed exports concluded that a nuclear reactor in the western part of japan is likely sitting on an active earthquake fault. so this reactor may be the first to become shut down because of safety concerns. if there is an five fault under the reactor, it won't be able to start again. and the chief cabinet secretary cautioned more steps are needed before making the final decision. what to do with nuclear power has become a huge issue for japanese voters ahead of this weekend's election. the ldp is in favor of keeping the nuclear reactors. back to you, kelly. >> okay. japan is not the only major company facing an election. in south korea, economic stimulus and reigning in big conglomerates have rained in major concerns in that campaign. sherry change has more on this from seoul. hi, sherry. >> hi, kelly, theater. the debate was on economic policies this time and the two major candidates ruling conservative party and main opposition parties, both call

that's why the company that runs the nuclear reactors in the area, tokyo electric have been quick tog calm, making sure everybody understands that the reactors themselves have not been effected on this occasion by the effoarthquake and the tsunami and the work to stabilize the reactors from a year ago continues. >> thank you. >>> it is two minutes past the hour. president obama and house speaker boehner one-on-one in the fight over the fiscal cliff. we take the plunge in 25 days now. that means devastating tax hikes and spending cuts take hold at the start of the new year. congress breaks for the holidays in seven days. but democrats and republicans may be making headway. house speaker john boehner asked democratic leaders in the house and senate to get out of the way so he and the president can negotiate a deal alone. everyone seems to be on board. paul steinhauser is live in washington. nice to see you. new polls. what do americans want to see in a fiscal cliff deal? >> the polls are at these num, the big sticking points, should taxes be raised on those making over $250,000 a taxes

she added her party would push for electricity conservation measures and the development of alternative sources of energy. japan restoration party leader and former tokyo governor shintaro ishihara said people who talk about reducing nuclear power should think first about the country's energy mix. he called for simulations to determine whether japan can afford to shut down its nuclear plants. official campaigning for the election kicks off on tuesday. voters will head to the polls on december 16th. >>> experts in japan are preparing to dig for more answers in regards to safety at some of the country's nuclear power plants. they're trying to assess the threat of fault lines running below the facilities. the japanese government toughened safety standards following last year's accident at fukushima daiichi. all of japan's operating commercial reactors went offline in the months after the march 2011 disaster. then last july the prime minister approved the restart of two units at the ohi plant in fukui prefecture. regulators assured they would be able to withstand a major earthquake or tsunami. but the possible presence of an active fault directly beneath t

tokyo. >> reporter: that's right, ross. panasonic plans to sell the digital camera business of its sanio electric subsidiary to a japanese investment fund. shares up 7%. the electronics giant mired in dire straits is hammering out the final details with advantage partners to finish the deal as early as march. panasonic wants to sell all shares in sanio d.i. solutions along with its indonesian factrow for an estimate -- factory for an estimated million dollars. it manufactures digital cameras. >>> squeezed by the spread of smart iphone smarting high-quality cameras, the company has opinion struggling with shrinking sales -- been struggling with shrinking sales. panasonic has been integrating overlapping operations and shedding unprofitable businesses as part of their turnaround effort. back to you. >> thanks for that. and japan not spending enough to push the economy out of its gloom. order in october, 2.6%. smaller than expectations for a 3% jump. tokyo says its load on machinery for the first time since august. the data spurring expectations that the country's latest recession will continue into the fourth quarter. >>> now as japa