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
In Northern Ireland, just a week after being allowed to reopen. The first minister of wales announces new covid restrictions will come into force next friday, as cases rise again following the firebreak lockdown. 13,000 jobs are at risk the arcadia group, which owns topshop and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse. The eus chief negotiator proposes that eu fleets return some fish caught in british waters if a free trade deal is agreed, rte reports. His comments come ahead of brexit talks in london this weekend. A blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer is trialled by the nhs. The Prime Minister has been defending the decision to place large areas of england in high coronavirus tiers next week, after many of his own mps expressed anger that the restrictions arent more locally targeted. Some are now threatening to rebel in a vote in the commons on tuesday. Damian green is a former cabinet minister and mp for kent, which will face the most severe measures. Hes one
Good morning, it is a rather grey, cloudy weekend ahead of us but at least it is a little more mild than of late. I will have all the details coming up shortly. Its saturday 28 november. Our top story just days before Englands National lockdown ends, mps are being told that hospitals could be overwhelmed if they dont back new restrictions. The lockdown comes to an End Next Week to re replaced by the return of three tiers on wednesday. That he are tougher than when they were first in place and they are being opposed by some conservative backbenchers. But writing in the times newspaper, Cabinet Office minister michael gove said that politicians need to take responsibility for difficult decisions. Heres our Political Correspondent, Jonathan Blake. Preparing for life after lockdown, under much tighter measures than before. Kent will be one of the places in tia three of the new system which many conservative mps argue is unfair. Why is it that we went into lockdown a few weeks ago in tier o
Election. Its not decided. If you lose your faith and you dont vote and people walk away, that will decide it. The chair of the Republican Party is trying to convince republicans in georgia the upcoming Runoff Election is not rigged. Control of the senate hangs in the balance. Live from cnn world Head Quarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is cnn newsroom. So sunday will be a peak travel day in the United States with about 1 million americans flying home after the thanksgiving holiday. Health experts fear it will lead to a disastrous rise in covid cases in the weeks ahead. Hospitals already are getting overwhelmed with covid patients. A record 91,000 americans now at this hour being treated in medical facilities right across the country. But as the nation struggles with the pandemic and high unemployment, President Trump, you can kind of see him there, golfing during the crisis, and when hes not golfing, hes tweeting out falsehoods a