There now very real talk of the games being postponed due the global effects to contain him due to the global efforts to contain the corona virus but now greenpeace he has greenpeace is reporting that like a zombie in the 3rd act of a 2 bit horror movie fukushima may put a dent in this years Olympic Games i kid you not the Nuclear Disaster of 2011 has clawed out of the ground once again you see despite japanese Prime Minister declaring that the pooka she was situation was under control back in 2013 greenpeace is reporting that 7 years later there still remains a Nuclear Emergency at the Nuclear Plant and surrounding areas how bad is it well according to greenpeace as recently as december of last year they had detected some spots with radiation levels as high as 1. 7 micro server per hour when measured on the metal on the meter above the surface and that tepco the company who operated the torrijos Nuclear Facility is still facing the enormous challenges of how to safely manage over 1000
As we respect them. It felt good to be able to come over here and return the favor to fight fire over here. Reporter for australian firefighter mark williams, the feeling is mutual. How have the americans been to work with . Fantastic. Smile, guys. Experts in their field. Theyve fitted in. Its a bit of a new accent. On much to that, firefighting is firefighting. Reporter while battling wildfires is challenging no matter where you are, australias thick brush, hotter than normal temperatures and low humidity have created the perfect firestorm. We werent knowing for sure what we were getting into. We just knew it was chaotic and it was, you know, bigger and greater than anything wed ever seen. Just all the conditions came together and aligned. Thats what were seeing here. We could see something similar at home . We certainly could. Whether we see a million acre fire or not, i dont know. I certainly hope not. But certainly the conditions are there for it. Reporter the american crews are he
This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandparent sca
This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandparent sca
Collins this hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandpa