Fallout. translated i had one daughter left. I had to protect her. Narrator . And the courage. translated we did it. We did it for everyone. Narrator tonight on frontlinthe story of those tense days inside japans Nuclear Meltdown. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The wyncote foundation, and by tfrontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. man speaking japanese translated on march 11, there was a relaxed atmosphere at work. I was at my computer, writing reports. Before that day, wed had a few earthquakes, around magnitude four.
The plant wasnt safe, was it . Narrator just up the coast, the fishermen of fukushima knew what was coming next. translated its always been said on this shore, the tsunami will follow the earthquake. I went straight to the harbor and headed out to sea. Narrator yoshio ichida wanted to save his boat. He was racing straight into the biggest tsunami waves to strike japan in hundreds of years, hoping to crest them before they broke. translated they were like mountains. We went over three waves that came directly from the east. They were about 15 meters high. It was like this. Narrator the biggest of the waves was more than 40 feet high and traveling at over 100 miles an hour. translated when i looked back to shore, there was a strange ocean mist. I knew something bad was happening. Narrator at the Nuclear Plant, a worker was filming as his coworkers fled to higher ground. At 3 35 pm, the biggest of the waves struck. It was more than twice the height of the plants seawall. Its now known tha
Vets, every place should have Something Like this to turn to. Wooduff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the president of the philippines declared a state of emergency today, in the wake of typhoon haiyan. Vast stretches of the central part of the country lay in ruins, especially the city of tacloban, where officials warned there could be thousands dead. For now, the confirmed death toll stands at 942. We begin with a report from angus walker of independent television news, in tacloban. You may find some of the images di
Vets, every place should have Something Like this to turn to. Wooduff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the president of the philippines declared a state of emergency today, in the wake of typhoon haiyan. Vast stretches of the central part of the country lay in ruins, especially the city of tacloban, where officials warned there could be thousands dead. For now, the confirmed death toll stands at 942. We begin with a report from angus walker of independent television news, in tacloban. You may find some of the images di
Resembling astronauts on the way to a fully fueled rocket, we donned special shoes and hard hats, then boarded a bus that would get us as close to the meltdowns as the laws of physics, and common sense, would allow us. And its friday, mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. Friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff this was a day of deepening crisis in crimea, amid growing signs of a possible bid to break away from ukraine. Ukrainian leaders accused russia of a military invasion and occupation of crimea. Newshour correspondent kwame holman has our report on the days events. Reporter the situation in crimea approached a d