:00:00. > :00:00.My news at the top of the hour. Now it is time to look at the news in
:00:00. > :00:12.the United States. ABC World News with Dianne Sawyer.
:00:13. > :00:16.Tonight: final blast. The polar express is on its way out. Ending
:00:17. > :00:28.with a bank and a blizzard. Pipes bursting, rivers become gracious.
:00:29. > :00:35.Uproar. A governor of apologising. -- a governor apologises. Did they
:00:36. > :00:40.cause traffic jam to taunt a mayor. Inside the hot sun. How much
:00:41. > :00:43.radiation is now leaking from Fukushima and Kennett make its way
:00:44. > :00:58.to the United States? Good evening. After this long cold
:00:59. > :01:07.days, the Arctic air is finally beginning to retreat. 240 million
:01:08. > :01:15.others are looking for the floor. Temperatures are rising. Pipes
:01:16. > :01:21.bursting. Water is on the roads and storm isn't going quietly. Who had
:01:22. > :01:26.the tougher stake ? The polar vortex may be retreating
:01:27. > :01:32.but not before one final howling blog. Blizzard conditions in western
:01:33. > :01:43.New York shut major highways. It has been horrible. I have seen
:01:44. > :01:46.ploughs in teachers. The Arctic and get snow up to five feet.
:01:47. > :01:50.It is supposed be 50 degrees by the weekend. What is the men ?
:01:51. > :01:58.It means we need to look out for flooding. The wind and cold is
:01:59. > :02:07.turning this river into a Glaisher. Icebreakers were called in to help.
:02:08. > :02:12.It looks like it is out of a national geographic programme.
:02:13. > :02:18.My tyres are literally frozen to the ground.
:02:19. > :02:24.Pipes flooring can burst. -- thawing.
:02:25. > :02:29.This turned telephone poles and you ice sculptures.
:02:30. > :02:36.It was like the recreation of a Disney movie. Thousands of people in
:02:37. > :02:41.the South. Snow and ice slowly disappear. An assessment of the
:02:42. > :02:46.damage. At least 21 deaths plus a huge economic impact.
:02:47. > :02:51.Childcare costs plus lost wages from employees who had to stay home, and
:02:52. > :03:01.home heating prices are expected rise. People are digging out of this
:03:02. > :03:03.town. They have bringing the slowdown to a leak to dump it. They
:03:04. > :03:16.are hoping that they will avoid flooding.
:03:17. > :03:20.How fast is the Arctic retreating? Faster than it came in which is good
:03:21. > :03:27.news. We have them suffering. A lot of people looked at the wind
:03:28. > :03:34.yesterday and now it is less than half. It is going quickly. Let me
:03:35. > :03:40.show you this. So many people want to know, when will I start to feel
:03:41. > :03:45.this is tolerable. On Thursday it will be in the 30s, then the 40s,
:03:46. > :03:51.then the 50s. On Saturday it will be above average.
:03:52. > :03:55.That looks great but who will get the prize for the longest time in
:03:56. > :03:58.the cold? The biggest population, that will go
:03:59. > :04:07.to Green Bay. After the game that so many of us were watching, they got
:04:08. > :04:19.close to the coldest game. It stayed at sub 0 degrees for 62 hours.
:04:20. > :04:22.Thank you. We turn out to an uproar tonight surrounding one of the most
:04:23. > :04:26.popular and colourful political forces in the country. Chris
:04:27. > :04:33.Christie from New Jersey. He plays of politics here but did his aides
:04:34. > :04:37.deliberately create huge traffic jams on the busiest bridge, and why
:04:38. > :04:47.custom of the governor says he is furious. Inside the Fire storm.
:04:48. > :04:57.Look at that lower level. September nine. The world's busiest bridge is
:04:58. > :05:01.dangerously gridlocked. Four days straight. Emergency vehicles,
:05:02. > :05:06.commuters, school buses. It was piled up all the way onto
:05:07. > :05:10.street. I was 20 minutes late for school every day that week.
:05:11. > :05:15.This series of e-mails and text messages reveals that it was
:05:16. > :05:19.liberally engineered in a fit of political retribution they members
:05:20. > :05:23.of Chris Christie's office who triggered the mess with one short
:05:24. > :05:28.order to the agency that runs the George Washington Bridge. Seven
:05:29. > :05:35.Little words, time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee. These clones
:05:36. > :05:39.appear blocking off two of the three lanes.
:05:40. > :05:43.The ripple effect is swift and dramatic. Cars were backed up for
:05:44. > :05:48.miles. The format our delay to get back to Manhattan. This area comes
:05:49. > :05:51.to a standstill. The police chief can't believe it.
:05:52. > :05:55.It is disturbing to find out that people who asked supposed to be
:05:56. > :05:59.protecting the public are impairing safety.
:06:00. > :06:02.Why did this happen? The mayor, a Democrat who refused to
:06:03. > :06:08.endorse Chris Christie as he swept to re- election wondered the same
:06:09. > :06:11.thing. I apparently got somebody mad. Those
:06:12. > :06:17.e-mails are pretty damning. The e-mail show that despite Chris
:06:18. > :06:27.Christie's claims, his staff was cheering as Fort Lee suffered.
:06:28. > :06:35.Barbara was Chris Christie's Democratic opponent at the time.
:06:36. > :06:41.We need apologies, explanations. In a statement, an apology. Chris
:06:42. > :06:48.Christie says what he saw today is unacceptable and he is outraged. He
:06:49. > :06:51.says he was misled by a member of staff. He won't tolerate it but
:06:52. > :06:56.hasn't announced any people being fired.
:06:57. > :07:01.Hard to really. Thank you. Tonight, the US Navy helicopter has crashed
:07:02. > :07:05.off the coach of the junior Beach plunging five service members on
:07:06. > :07:10.board into the 42 degrees waters below. Three crew members were
:07:11. > :07:14.rescued. One person was killed. A search is under way for a fifth
:07:15. > :07:17.person who is missing. A trip overseas becomes an international
:07:18. > :07:21.sideshow and possibly hurt the attempt to free an American held
:07:22. > :07:23.captive. Dennis Rodman and North Korea. Sung happy birthday to the
:07:24. > :07:40.brutal dictator. Happy birthday to you.
:07:41. > :07:45.Birthday serenades are rarely draw international criticism, unless you
:07:46. > :07:51.like Dennis Rodman singing to the dictator Kim Jong-un.
:07:52. > :07:59.She brought a team of ex- NBA players for 18. He is my friend for
:08:00. > :08:04.ever. This is Dennis Rodman's third trip to North Korea. But this time
:08:05. > :08:10.his basketball diplomacy is getting people angry. It is because of his
:08:11. > :08:16.comments yesterday, attacking an American missionary held prisoner in
:08:17. > :08:24.North Korea for 14 months. Today his sister said he is furious. He is not
:08:25. > :08:31.in any position. He is uninformed. It is outrageous. He brought core
:08:32. > :08:34.groups to North Korea. He was arrested for allegedly crimes
:08:35. > :08:39.against the state. When we travelled, it Kim Jong-un's forces
:08:40. > :08:52.kept us tightly controlled. So strangely, Dennis Rodman is the
:08:53. > :08:55.closest American to the dictator. We were also told that she once
:08:56. > :09:00.thought that Dennis Rodman would help her brother. She called his
:09:01. > :09:10.agent today, but has not gotten any work.
:09:11. > :09:16.Next to night, an investigation, in Saint Fukushima three years after
:09:17. > :09:20.that earthquake. Tonight we want to show you how bad the radiation is
:09:21. > :09:29.and ask if they are doing everything they can to keep it from coming to
:09:30. > :09:34.the United States. This is to be a thriving community
:09:35. > :09:44.of fines and fishing villages until March 11, 2011. Japan's largest
:09:45. > :09:51.earthquake ever, the salami that followed engulfing the Fukushima
:09:52. > :09:59.powerplant. -- tsunami. 2.5 years later, we get access to examine the
:10:00. > :10:04.fallout by land and by sea. Near the plant, a 12 mile stretch of
:10:05. > :10:12.evacuated land still teams with radiation hotspots. Locals call it a
:10:13. > :10:21.no-go zone. On the other side, ghost towns. We suit up, and with
:10:22. > :10:26.radiation detectors to tell us when we are in danger. We go inside the
:10:27. > :10:35.grounds he wrote to see the unprecedented cleanup. Although
:10:36. > :10:42.critics are sceptical. The closer we get, our radiation detectors climb.
:10:43. > :10:48.It is a serious warning. We were told we could only spend one hour
:10:49. > :10:52.inside the plant. Any more time and we risk harmful radiation exposure.
:10:53. > :11:00.The radiation here is about 2000 times higher than outside Fukushima.
:11:01. > :11:07.1500 fuel rods inside this pool have to be removed. It is a vital, some
:11:08. > :11:13.say dangerous first step to shut down the plant. A process that will
:11:14. > :11:17.take 40 years. Here is what the company says it is doing to block
:11:18. > :11:31.the radiation. Underneath the concrete there is a chemical
:11:32. > :11:34.barrier. That is a Celtic -- self fans. Will you ever know how much
:11:35. > :11:38.contaminated water has made its way from this powerplant into that
:11:39. > :11:44.ocean? The spokesman tells me that it is difficult to give an accurate
:11:45. > :11:49.number. We joined a team of scientists on the hunt for answers.
:11:50. > :11:55.They say they find radiation 1000 times higher than before the
:11:56. > :12:02.meltdown. Can the damage that is done the repair? It is not too
:12:03. > :12:08.late, but Japan can't do it alone. We need help from the rest of the
:12:09. > :12:13.world. And they are not alone. We meet an oceanographer and radiation
:12:14. > :12:18.expert in Fukushima where he has come to examine the fallout. The
:12:19. > :12:21.Japanese government claims that radiation is contained inside this
:12:22. > :12:27.small harbour. But his team of scientists say they have measured
:12:28. > :12:34.radiation linked to Fukushima wall and 70 miles away. -- more than.
:12:35. > :12:44.Experts say Americans should not worry. The fear of what is happening
:12:45. > :12:46.outside the local area is exaggerated. For Americans to worry
:12:47. > :12:55.about chewing on our beaches and eating our fish, that is overblown.
:12:56. > :13:00.-- swimming. But what about the damage we cannot see? Radiation that
:13:01. > :13:09.could be Japan's invisible enemy for generations.
:13:10. > :13:18.Still ahead, something about dinner out. Could you get a day's worth of
:13:19. > :13:23.calories in one appetiser? And later, an incredible moment for
:13:24. > :14:13.a young boy and the happy ending he deserves.
:14:14. > :14:19.Next tonight, some important news for the next time you take your
:14:20. > :14:23.family out to dinner. A new study shows how you can be clobbered by
:14:24. > :14:28.calories in unexpected ways at popular restaurants. More calories
:14:29. > :14:38.than you are supposed to have any day.
:14:39. > :14:43.Dinner out. But hold the fork. The pastor carbonara with chicken,
:14:44. > :14:44.almost 2300 calories. More than you are supposed to be Tim Mannah Pirate
:14:45. > :14:50.Bay. Same with this Web platter.
:14:51. > :15:00.Today's study looked at some of the meals we eat. The researchers found
:15:01. > :15:07.that the average adult meal at these restaurants averages about 1500
:15:08. > :15:11.calories. Add in a beverage and half a desert and you are looking at over
:15:12. > :15:17.2000 calories. You're only supposed to have 2000 calories all day. The
:15:18. > :15:25.numbers can come as a surprise to many. How many calories are in a
:15:26. > :15:31.chicken sandwich? 1200 calories. Many meals at these chains have even
:15:32. > :15:38.more calories than meals at fast food restaurants. You can have two
:15:39. > :15:44.McDonald's burgers with fries and copes with the same calories as
:15:45. > :15:49.waffle phrase. One of the biggest factors is
:15:50. > :15:56.portion size. We put a fast food meal and a set down chain restaurant
:15:57. > :16:03.dish on the scales. Look. Almost a third of a pound more. You can come
:16:04. > :16:06.out with a reasonably appropriate level of calories. And while the
:16:07. > :16:16.restaurant offer lower calorie option is, just a little bit of food
:16:17. > :16:22.for thought. Our instant index tonight begins
:16:23. > :16:29.with a birthday fit for a king. The King, Elvis Presley. At Graceland,
:16:30. > :16:33.fans turned out to pay tribute. And the picture has surfaced that is a
:16:34. > :16:45.kind of mystery. Is this boy a young Elvis?
:16:46. > :16:49.And from the rock and roll legends to a legend in the making, meet this
:16:50. > :16:52.11 -year-old who met his favourite band by chance on an elevator and
:16:53. > :17:09.dad then to let him play. They did. 11 years old, an epic moment of
:17:10. > :17:17.talent. And guess who was their the rest of
:17:18. > :17:22.America? This Supreme Court justice. She was also called in 2011. A
:17:23. > :17:28.fellow juror snapped this shot of her.
:17:29. > :17:32.And finally, a little boy who needed some help so he could get what he
:17:33. > :17:41.needed to change his life. You are part of this moment.
:17:42. > :17:47.When we first met this five-year-old this past March, he was consistently
:17:48. > :17:57.one step nine his preschool classmates. -- behind.
:17:58. > :18:03.Have you ever been to the dentist? His doctor said there was treatment
:18:04. > :18:09.that could dramatically improve his hearing. Cochlear implants, which
:18:10. > :18:19.have had dramatic impacts on some children. But the health insurance
:18:20. > :18:26.company would not cover the implants. What was your reaction? I
:18:27. > :18:32.was shocked. Until we called and they finally agreed. So just one
:18:33. > :18:38.month later, Carson went in for surgery. We were with him as it got
:18:39. > :18:44.turned on. The wonder of those first sounds all over his face. Can you
:18:45. > :18:51.hear daddy over here? Does it sound funny? And when we visited a couple
:18:52. > :19:00.of weeks ago, a dramatic improvement. While his speech has
:19:01. > :19:04.yet to catch up, he now has no trouble keeping up making his
:19:05. > :19:07.opinions known. It seems to a hearing speaking batter, do you
:19:08. > :19:23.think so? So you do not want to talk about
:19:24. > :19:26.what I want to talk about? When I first met you, you are really
:19:27. > :19:32.worried that he was not going to have that right future. How do you
:19:33. > :19:45.feel now? That he can do anything he wants to do.
:19:46. > :19:49.It is great to have you with us tonight. We will see you again
:19:50. > :20:02.tomorrow night. Something a lot drier across the UK
:20:03. > :20:07.as we go into the weekend. Right now there is still some heavy rain
:20:08. > :20:10.across parts of the UK. It will take time to clear away, but in most
:20:11. > :20:14.places it will be bright and breezy.