she decided to come here because she felt the children were stressed out by living in fukushima. after the move, the children seemed happy again. but last fall the younger boy, leo, started behaving differently. he often bursts into tears calling out for his father. the problem started after the father had to stop visiting every weekend. he was too busy working so leo only saw his father once a month. and it's time for one of those visits. the children can't seem to get enough of their dad. >> translator: previously, they didn't say daddy so much. but now they often feel the need to say it. it makes me feel sad. i blame myself when i leave and see them in tears. >> reporter: afterward, he became even more distraught. any time day or night he would burst into tears. being separated from his father was too much to bear. it was hard for her to tell which was more harmful to the boys. the risk of radiation exposure or the stress of living away from their father. for a whole week, he carries two coins that his father had given him. they're only worth about a dollar, but for rio it is

. >> the earthquake and tsunami devastated much of the northeastern coast and the fukushima of power plant causing the worst nuclear accident in a generation. >> silence and reflection. many people in japan still in mourning. on this day two years ago, at exactly to o'clock 40 6:00 p.m., an enormous earthquake rocked northeast japan. and also triggered a tsunami sweeping for coastal villages and towns. almost 19,000 people lost their lives. many are still listed as missing. for the victims' families, the pain has not gone away. >> my mother is still missing. it has been two years. >> the number and his wife led tribute to those who lost their lives. he said japan would never forget what happened that day. he called for more support for survivors and their families. >> i think the only way to help the victims rest in pieces by accelerating rate construction and by supporting the survivors. >> many japanese feel let down am forgotten. the tsunami destroyed the entire coastal areas. we construction work has been installed. 3000 people are still living in temporary accommodations. it inc

the fukushima accident released radioactive cesium. soil in the prefecture was contaminated. this professor at tokyo university leads a research group. his team examined 20,000 patients in fukushima from october 2011 to november 2012. 99% tested negative for cesium. those who tested positive were 1 millimeter standard per year. the 1500 children were all cesium free. >> this is probably due to very strict food restriction. this has to be continued. so we have to -- the government and farmers have to continue whatever they have been doing to reduce the cesium level in marketed food. >> he says his group will keep screening people for at least the next few years. he says he wants to minimize any future risk of internal radiation in fukushima. >>> researchers have found traces of carbonized fish and other creatures in earthenware dating back 14,000 years. the vessels have been unearthed at ruins in northern and central japan. it is the best evidence so far of the pre-historic practice of cooking in pots. a team of japanese and british archeologists unleashed the findings in the

it was only 10 kilometers north of fukushima daiichi. the president of tohoku of explained his decision. >> translator: after considering the situation and the feelings of the people of fukushima, we have decided it would not be appropriate to proceed with the planned construction. >> he noted many evacuees are still forced to live in government housing. he said the decision is absolutely natural under current situations. he urged tohoku to make good use of the land. they had been trying to win approval of the land since 1968. >>> google has released panoramic images of a town affected by the tsunami. the internet giant street view service started offering 360 degree digital photos of the town on thursday. this is the first time people around the world get to see the exclusion zone around fukushima daiichi. the images show a shopping mall in the heart of the town littered with collapsed buildings. vehicles and traffic are not visible in the images. >>> people in many countries have debated whether it's right to use corporal punishment on

for now, and japan is hoping the news from fukushima will not he rail its bid for the olympics -- for now, japan is hoping the news from tokushima -- fukushima will not derail its bid for the olympics. >> welcome back. we begin the second half of the show with an emotional commemoration. it was this historic moment of reconciliation. >> president joachim gauck became the first turman president to visit the site where ss troops massacred -- the first german president to visit the site where ss troops massacred -- >> it was a solemn occasion, german president joachim gauck, wrench president francois hollande, and an eyewitness -- french president francois hollande, and an eyewitness. many him and said -- many innocent women and children were murdered. for doubt, -- forgot -- for g auck, it was a poignant reminder of the atrocities committed. >> this was the work of courageous visionary people, ready for reconciliation. especially being here, i would like to remind you that the offer of reconciliation came from the french side at a very early stage. during the german occupation, the batt

. >> there's plenty more coming up in this program, including news about new leaks at japan's fukushima nuclear power plant raising plenty of alarm bells. >> first, let's have a look at some other stories this hour. a pakistani court has indicted warmer army chief and president pervez musharraf on murder charges relating to the assassination of benazir bhutto -- former army chief and president pervez musharraf. >> lawmakers in the czech republic have voted to resolve the lower house of parliament head of elections set for this fall. the country's former prime minister stepped down following a corruption scandal. now the leftist interim government has come under fire itself for mismanagement. >> american crime writer elmore leonard has died. he was 87. he wrote more than 40 novels, many of them made into tv shows or films, among them "shorty" and the paul newman movie "hombre." >> now to that very disturbing story from japan. radioactive water has leaked from a storage tank at japan's destroyed fukushima powerplant. >> operators say the leak is still ongoing and the highly toxic water ha

the disasters led to a meltdown at the fukushima nuclear plant. they have been storing thousands of radioactive water at the site. last month, they reported a loss of radioactive water from the steel tank and most of it was believed to be underground. some could have escaped into the sea. they plan to build a wall of ice to keep it from escaping into the immediate surroundings. >> angela merkel has clashed again with the social democrats. >> they did so in parliament. >> dueling again on the floor of the german parliament. they accused her of administering rather than governing the country. she says it had brought unemployment in the last four years. >> today, many people are doing better. >> you have papered the land over with the language of approximation. >> they blamed her for growing poverty and urged social democrats to accept his party as part of a left of center majority. >> the junior partner does not trust promises not to team up with the left party. >> if you put that coalition together, you will achieve maximum nonsense for germany. >>

the operator of the crippled fukushima nuclear plant has detected a fresh leak out an underground water storage pool. >> the operator said a new leak had developed in the number one storage pool. this is where contaminated water was being transferred via to an already leaking bid. it has broken down twice in the last month. in light of the fukushima disaster, the safe disposal of nuclear waste in germany has always been a controversial issue. for years, highly radioactive material has been stored in for more -- formoer salt mine. >> they have said it is not sustainable. the federal states and political parties have been at odds over an alternative solution, until now. >> berlin, state governments, and the opposition are pulling together after a 30-year-long political tug-of-war. they say they are now keen to find a way on finding a storage facility for radioactive waste. >> this is our chance to solve the final question completing the use of power with a cross- party consensus. this must be a science-based process with the final and of storing this in the safest possible place. that mus

this is the first court decision on the safety of a nuclear plant following the accident at fukushima daiichi. plaintiffs across the country have filed more than ten similar cases. nhk world, osaka. >>> executives of japanese tell come giant soft bank say think will go ahead and complete the buyout of the third largest u.s. tell come operator, sprint nextel on july 1st. soft bank officials made the remark after major u.s. satellite tv company dish network mounted a counter bid on monday. dish is offering $25 billion in cash and stock for sprint. dish officials say that's 13% more than soft bank's proposal. soft bank officials say, though, that their proposal would offer more benefits to sprint's shareholders. they argue that they're already at a strategy where they can get necessary approval for its proposal. back in october, soft bank offered a plan to buy sprint for over $20 billion. they're hoping to ebs pan the business by breaking into the u.s. market. but dish's proposal may raise the possibility of a bidding war. >>> japan's honda motor has completed construction of an eco frie

. >> the anniversary of the fukushima disaster is approaching. >> hundreds of thousands of displaced people in japan are still living in temporary housing. there are also concerns about the long-term impact of the catastrophe. >> particularly about the consequences for children. >> what will happen to children living in the shadow of the fukushima nuclear plant? experts are not sure. experts say any increased cancer rate would be too small to detect, but others say it still too early to draw conclusions. >> in the case of chernobyl, thyroid cancer started to appear four or five years later. it does not show up straightaway. long term, even more than 25 years on, there are still cases of thyroid cancer appearing in chernobyl. >> the group international physicians for the prevention of nuclear war has conducted their own survey, and they fear many more children could be affected. >> we would predict that 25% of the 55,000 children, are around 14,000 of the children that we examined, could develop thyroid cancer during the next eight to 10 years. >> the physicians group also expects can

. >>> patrullas de control detectaron niveles sumamente altos de radiación en fukushima, según inspectores esa intensidad puede matar a una persona en 4 horas de exposición, también una nueva fuga de agua radioactiva. >>> el combate del incendio forestal en el parque nacional yosemite parece una situación sin fin, las llamas continúan extendiéndose, ahora es el cuarto incendio más grande de la historia de california, el fuego ha afectado a más de 100 edificios, 11 casas y 4500 personas han sido evacuadas. >>r>residentes de lexington aún no se recuperan de las tormentas de los últimos días, expertos evalúan los daños y no se reportaron víctimas. >>> tendrá estados unidos un nuevo estado, porque al menos 10 condados de colorado quieren independizarse, sus residentes alegan falta de apoyo económico y diferencias ideológicas en las razones, como nos dice juan carlos gutiérrez el camino es largo. >>> los residentes de una conservadora región en colorado, votarán de la posibilidad de ser un nuevo estado, hay una desconexión entre denver y los otros condados rurales, incluirá

crews at fukushima daiichi worked through the night, fixing a problem that could have had dangerous consequences. the system's spent fuel rods in cool pools stopped working. the systems are running again. a blackout occurred at the facility on monday night. for a short while, workers inside the plant's accident response center were left in the dark. tepco engineers noticed the systems had stopped working. the pools are connected to reactors one, three, and four along with another pool. the pools contain about 8,500 unities of spent fuel rods. tepco need does keep cooling water flowing into them or temperatures will rise. if it gets too hot fuel can meltdown and release a massive amount of radiation. engineers traced the problem to three high voltage switchboards. they say they've bypassed these devices and react slated the electricity. they've managed to get the cooling systems for all four pools operating again. but engineers say they stillva not figured out what caused the malfunction. tepco spokes person says the raid jags levels have not changed. nuclear regulators say they'll allow two powe

. >>> también en japón hay alarma por los niveles de radiación en la planta de fukushima ,esto porque varios depósitos siguen filtrando agua tóxica, el nivel de radiación podría causar la muerte en 4 horas de exposición. >>> un expolicía nazi fue llevado a juicio, el holandés blunis, que se nacionalizó alemán, se alistó de forma voluntaria con la maquinaria nazi. >>>pmomento de nuestra última pausa, y al regresar una ola de frío dejan ♪. >>> los pobladores de ela sierra peruana viven un verdadero drama, una ola de frío con tormentas de nieve causan estragos en la cordillera y los más afectados son las comunidades más pobres de perú y bolivia, el número de damnificados es incierto tenemos los detalles. >>e> l llanto amargo de esta pobladora de la sierra ayacuchana habla por sí solo, ha perdido sus cultivos y sus animales mueren uno a uno la pobreza que era algo cotidiano para ella, será miseria si no recibe ayuda . >e>> n quechua lamenta la muerte masiva de los animales, son 30 mil los camélidos, vacunos y bovinos muertos en perú y bolivia de acuerdo a informaci�

engineers may be able to start removing fuel at fukushima plant earlier than previously expected. officials of the government and the plant's operators say they want to speed up the process. they drafted a new road map for getting the work done. the officials jointly released a time table for decommissioning the reactors damaged in the earthquake and tsunami two years ago. they cover various scenarios for

. >>> japan's nuclear regulators have been wondering how to save the nuclear power that crippled fukushima. authority officials are preparing new filter vents for pourt plants. the vents would reduce pressure in the containment vessel and filter contaminated steam. they worked on them after the tsunami. they are considering a proposal to build stand-alone facilities to cool down its reactors. workers would inject water from a safe distance. the nuclear regulatory body will release a final draft by the end of this month. the proposals will then face a public review. they are to announce the new standards by july. >>> when a massive earthquake hit western japan in january 1995, it killed over 406,400 people. many businesses were unprepared, a bigger quake could have occurred on the west end of japan. they profile two that are taking the warnings seriously. >> last year, he upgraded the damage would be far bigger than previously predicted. they are bracing for the worst. >> translator: its crisis management team has been reexamining its kris rcrisis res plans. >> there is going to be damage f

. >>> workers at fukushima daiichi have found another leak in a pool storing contaminated water. it's the third pool at the nuclear plant with the same problem. edge nears for tokyo electric power company found a leak last week in one of the seven large scale pools they built. they began transferring water from there to another fool next to -- >> translator: now the location on site to store the contaminated water. >> in adiegs to the seven pools shall the site has hundreds of tanks. the tanks and pools store about 300,000 tons of contaminated water. but water is seeping in, adding 400 tons of water every day and new challenges for the workers. more from nhk world's reporter. >> reporter: this plant has sprung leeks. water is seeping in from underground from walls danged by the earthquake and tsunami. once inside it's contaminated. so it is a seemingly endless tafk, removing the water to underground storage tanks and pools. >> translator: there have been leeks since the state of cold shut town was achieved. but the recent case is probably the largest ever. >> reporter: the pools

. >>> authorities in germany decided to phase-out nuclear power in the wake of the accident at fukushima daiichi. we told you last week about the long process of decondition being the reactors. but germans are focusing on a new issue -- where to store the waste. nhk reports. >> reporter: german ideas have had their eyes on this town for decades. they've considered it the main candidate to host the permanent storage facility for nuclear waste. they've been carrying out experiments there to build their case. spent fuel rods and other types of nuclear waste are planned to be stored underground at the maximum death of 933 meters. but as authorities have assessing the plan they face strong resistance from local residents residents. >> translator: we heard the drums get rusty and that radioactive waste can leak out. there's the chance of gas leeks. this place is too dangerous for permanent storage. >> reporter: the position forced the government to reconsider the project. last week environment minister announced a compromise. he launched a commission that will include representatives from envi

the who says girls exposed to radiation around the devastated fukushima nuclear plant have a 78% higher chance of getting thyroid cancer. >> the number of leukemia and breast cancer cases is also expected to rise. radiation was spread over many kilometers following the earthquake and tsunami that triggered meltdowns at several reactors. >> still to come, we have a thriller in the german cup as bayern took on dortmund. >> what else is making the news today? >> the united states says it will start providing food and medical supplies directly to syrian rebels. secretary of stat john kerry made the announcement following a meeting with the friends of syria group in rome. he also promised an additional $60 million to help the opposition provide basic services in services in rebel- controlled areas to >> the u.s. senate has confirmed the appointment of jack lew as u.s. secretary of treasury -- as treasury secretary. he will be sworn in later today. >> police in australia have made a record seizure of the drug methamphetamine. they discovered almost 600 kilograms of the drugs hidden in a chemi

the japanese government says it is going to intervene to help tackle radioactive leaks from the fukushima nuclear power plant. >> on wednesday prime minister shinzo abe said the government could not expect the nuclear power to deal with the problem by itself and is going to help. tons of radioactive water are leaking every day. >> one of the few surviving solar panel companies in the world is something shareholders will accept a radical rescue plan. creditors and banks have approved the plan, excepting that is a write-down and a massive capital reduction. >> shareholders could lose night -- could lose 95% of their shares. it is the only way for the company to survive against chinese exporters, they say. they agreed to a deal restricting chinese imports to europe. >> now let's get the report from the trading floor at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the better economic performance, the reserve banks have a generous money supply. and the paradoxical situation appears now that an economic recovery may make prices sink. that is why it is wednesday, and the dax lost, despite the fact that good

he also talked about his visit on saturday to the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. abe said his government will allocate funds for the disaster-hit areas as quickly as possible. he said he will tighten control of japan's remote islands and strengthen defense of them. chinese ships and aircraft have repeatedly entered japanese waters and air space around the senkaku islands in the east china sea last year. there's one challenge the prime minister won't be able to tackle any time soon. japan's ageing and shrinking population. new government figures show the number of people coming of age in 2012 matched the record low set the year before. people in japan can vote, drink and smoke when they turn 20. a survey by the internal affairs ministry found 1.22 million japanese reached the milestone in 2012. that's the same figure as a year earlier. the lowest since the government began compiling data more than 40 years ago. 20-year-olds now make up less than 1% of the population. the number of people reaching adulthood peaked in 1970. the first post-war baby boomers came of age

>>> a french energy company has sent nuclear fuel to japan for the first time since the disaster in fukushima two years ago. protesters fear the shipment signals japanese utilities may restart some reactors. a ship left cherbourg, france, carrying a blend of plutonium and uranium. a french energy group is delivering the shipment to the power company. the people who won the electric company plan to use the fuel in their plant in central japan. the complex, like most nuclear facilities in the country is currently offline. dozens of activists from green peace staged a protest before the ship left port and say it is extremely dangerous. the ship will arrive in japan in about two months. >>> former british prime minister margaret thatcher has been laid to rest. known as the iron lady, thatcher was a divisive figure who was both loved and despised. she died last monday at the age of 87. ♪ more than 2,000 guests from around the world attended a memorial service at st. paul's cathedral in central london. they included queen elizabeth ii and her husband prince philip. british prime minister david ca

autoridades emitieron alerta por un tsunami generado por el terremoto y que el se espera golpee costas de fukushima allÍ estÁ la central nuclear colapsada por un sismo en el 2011. >>> y guarda costas rescataron 700 personas en cinco operaciones separadas en alrededores de la isla, y la noticia cÍrculoaba mientras leeds retos estÁn reuniÓn tidz en una cumbre en la que el tema de la inmigraciÓn ocupa un lugar prioritario en la agenda. >>> dos norte caron secues grados frente a las costas de nigeria son las vÍctimas recientos de la violencia en este paÍs dÓnde los actos de piraterÍa aumentan y todo lo contrario a hacia pasado en somalia dÓnde la seguridad ha mejorado y este tipo de ataques a ha disminuido. >>> como en la pelÍcula. >>> y bueno y ahora viste o ¿no?. >>> no. >>> vi graffiti. >>>. >>> y quÉ tenemos para hoy. >>> y ahora encontraron cuatro millones de dÓlares perdidos y que tendrÍan haberse destinado a calcular daÑos causados por la tormenta tropical manual. >>> y autoridades sanitarias dicen que el consumo de medicamentos expiro ademÁs causa muerte por lo que organizaron

it was entrusted with the cleanup of radioactive water at the damaged fukushima a radioactive power plant in japan. containers such as these carry the waste to the incinerators. the contaminated material is burned to 1/10 of its volume, and the radioactive ashes are shipped back. the energy company is in a lucrative business with few competitors. >> i believe this is a location that best served germany for having this material come here. there are other countries that send the material here as well. canada. we've had shipments from belgium, france, the u.k., it is not uncommon to have other countries ship their waste here for processing. >> the nuclear waste industry is ever present. the atomic symbol even adorns the local high school, but the lawyer and energy policy specialist frank munger says that life here is not as idyllic as it looks. you can fish in the river, but it is not safe to eat your attached. frank -- to eat your catch. frank does not welcome more waste from germany. >> it certainly was not done with the consent of the people of tennessee. the government acted almost invis

. >> all of japan's nuclear reactors have been shut down since the fukushima disaster in march 2011, making the country reliant on oil and gas imports. in sudan, dozens of people have been killed as antigovernment protests continue. authorities watched a crackdown on media -- launched a crackdown on media coverage, ordering tv news coverage to close in stopping newspapers from going to press. >> around 3000 people took to the streets after friday prayers to demand the resignation of the president. police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. the protest began a few days ago over plans to lift fuel subsidies. the opposition claims as many as 100 people have died in the unrest. police put the death toll at 29. at least five people have died in the indian city of mumbai after a multistory residential building collapsed. >> rescue workers are searching for survivors beneath the rubble. dozens of people are believed to be trapped in the ruins of the building. it housed mostly local government employees and their families. and pakistan, at least 17 people are dead after a bomb exploded on

detectan tumores en mÁs de una decena de niÑos en japÓn tras el accidente ocurrido en la central de fukushima, exÁmenes mÉdicos diagnosticaron con cÁncer de tiroides a 18 de ellos y otros 25 con alto riesgo de sufrir la enfermedad. >> en su desesperaciÓn por bajar de peso una mujer en iowa se tragÓ una lombriz solitaria que comprÓ en internet, asÍ como escucha. >> segÚn le confesÓ a su mÉdico lo hizo con la esperanza que el parÁsito se comiera sus libras de mÁs para poder bajar de peso, segÚn expertos eso puede tener serios efectos secundarios incluyent incluyente la muerte estas lombrices pueden causar anemia y desnutriciÓn, muy peligroso. >> otras 20 aÑos luchando contra una insuficiencia renal una mujer recibiÓ el riÑon que le salvarÍa la vida y fue en tennesse, pero lejos de llenarla de felicidad le destrozÓ el corazÓn pues el donante actfue propio hijo quien muriÓ debido a una condiciÓn en el cerebro, el joven dijo que si no lograba sobrevivir desearÍa que el Órgano fuera implantado a su seÑora madre. >> bueno llegÓ la hora de hablar del tema y vamos con jackie

radiation leaks at the fukushima nuclear plant in japan are spreading, leaving the japanese government scrambling to contain a growing crisis. >> highly contaminated water is leaking and there are storage plants, the second leak at the plant in as many weeks. officials are raising concerns over the safety of the tanks themselves. the government said it would help the plants operator to contain the problem. >> in mexico, demonstrators protesting against the government's reform program have clashed with police. a number of people were injured. >> protesters they're angry over government plans to shake up the education system in the energy -- and the energy sector. the president from -- postponed his state of the union address to avoid more disturbances. >> tens of thousands of mexicans are out on the streets of the capital. they are furious over the government's reform agenda. the country's teachers have been protesting for two weeks against plans to introduce mandatory performance reviews. any fear the measure could lead to mass layoffs. -- many fear the measure could lead to mass layof

tumores en mÁs de una decena de niÑos en japÓn tras el accidente ocurrido en la central nuclear de fukushima, exÁmenes mÉdicos efectuados a miles de menores diagnosticaron con cÁncer de tiroides y otros 25 con alto riesgo de sufrir la enfermedad. >> en su desesperaciÓn por bajar de peso una mujer en iowa se tragÓ una lombriz solitaria que comprÓ en internet, segÚn confesÓ a su mÉdico lo hizo con la esperanza de que este parÁsito se comiera sus libras de mÁs para bajar de eso, segÚn expertos puede tener serios efectos secundarios incluyendo la muerte al no poder consumir suficiente nutrientes del cuerpo humano las lombrices pueden causar anemia y desnutriciÓn, muy peligro so. >> mientrtras mÁs de 20 aÑos lu contra una insuficiencia renal una mujer recibiÓ el riÑon que le salvarÍa la vida, pues el donante fue su propio hijo que muriÓ debido a una condicion en el cerebro, dijo que si no lograba sobrevivir querÍa que el Órgano le fuera implantado a su seÑora madre. >> (♪). >> bueno llegÓ la hora de hablar del tiempo y vamos a regresar con jackie guerrido que estÁ lista

y otra parte, cerca de mil linternas iluminaron oscuras aguas de un puerto cercano a fukushima en japÓn, en un homenaje a vÍctimas del terremoto y tsunami que azotaron el paÍs en marzo del 2011 se reunieron en el acto de recordaciÓn, y oraron por lo que perdieron en el desastre, hasta aquÍ el segmento de noticias en "despierta amÉrica". por supuesto, siga informandose con "primer impacto" y "noticiero univisiÓn", en este primer dÍa de regreso a clases, yo tambiÉn quiero aprovechar y les enseÑo la foto de mis hijos en su escuela, para alex y cristiana, su primera vez entrando a a prekinder, quÉ emociÓn, y daniel que bueno, entrÓ a quinto grado, besitos a a mis hijos, mamita estÁ trabajando, pero por supuesto estoy con ellos de corazÓn, voy a recogerlos, terminamos el segmento de noticias seguimos con mÁs de "despierta amÉrica", disfruten. >>> este segmento de "despierta amÉrica" es presentado por olive garden. ♪. ♪. ♪ abran puertas y ventanas. ♪ comeremos hasta el fin. ♪ porque a a casita ha llegado♪. ♪ nuestro amigo el chef pepin, chef pepin hasta el fin�

japanese government officials say some workers involved in the nuclear cleanup in fukushima dropped radioactive material. they said they will monitor the workers more close toll try to stop them cutting corners. the contractors have to collect and store the water they use. government officials looked into reports that some dumped the water in ditches. they questioned workers and discovered five cases of dumping. the officials are looking into 14 other reports of shoddy work but can't identify the locations or the workers. the officials say they'll try to pull t pull the number of inspectors on the ground to 200. they'll let othe officials know to let them know to cut corners. here is your weather forecast. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keiko kitigawa in tokyo. thank you for joining us.

. >>> radiation from fukushima force the many people to leave their homes and it's still too high for them to return. somei someie evacuvacis are so fed up. their demanding officials bring radiation down to the level it was at before the accident, and they're demanding $550 a month for each in compensation. >> translator: i'm from sorksma city. people from my community are scattered here and there. the main thing we want is to get back to normal. >> theie evacuees say the class action is the first of its kind. >> translator: this case has huge significance because we're trying to show the blame lies not only with tepco but also with the government. >> they say they will file their suit on the second anniversary of the nuclear accident. >>> they agreed to make their first budget cut in spending. they reached a deal after two days of bargaining. the leaders agreed to cap the eu budget at 960 billion euros, about $1.3 trillion. the new budget is smaller than the current one for the first time in the eu's history. >> it has been a lengthy but successful 24 hours. the european council has

ennears working on the cleanup at the fukushima daiichi power plant have hit another snag. they say radioactive water may have seeped out of a storage pond. a spokes person for tokyo electric power company says they detected water. he said the radio activity level is low. he said they plan to transfer the water to another pond. engineers start the ponds to -- they have to filter and store hundreds of tons every day. they've reported a string of other problems. the cooling system failed on friday. it was offline for three hours. and a power failure last month caused a black out that lasted 29 hours. >>> chinese authorities are racing to get ahead of a new strain of bird blue. they've detected it in pigeons at a market in shanghai. six people have died. medical officials say the two latest victims are a man who transported poultry and a woman with no fixed occupation. one of 31 people who recently had contact with her has a fever and is being treated at an isolated hospital unit. agriculture ministry officials say they detected h7n9 in pigeons. the virus is highly likely to h

che >>> engineers at gentleman panel's fukushima daiichi plant are pinning their hopes on a new trool to help with a growing problem. water they've used to cool damaged areas is heating up. they're trying to get that water clone. the engineers say the new device is better than older models, because it can remove dozens more radioactive substances. there are three of these devices. they're only testing one. they say they're taking a cautious approach. they plan to use the device for four months. they haven't said when they'll test the other two or when they'll put them in full-scale operation. they wanted to start this in september, but they postponed it. they were given the go ahead last week. radioactive water is accumulating at a rate of 400 tons a day. managers say the new device is vital for securing safety and protecting the environment from pollution. the nuclear scent forced many people to leave their homes. some of those people died while they were living in temporary shelters. government officials say fatigue and stress damaged their health. >>> the officials say 35 displaced