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were pouring in sea water but the gauge didnt indicate the sea water was going up. that led to the possibility that there might be another explosion. we should point out that nothing is happening at the nuclear power plants thats anywhere near chernobyl or what almost happened at three mile island years before that. radioactive material has been released into the environment. people have been evacuated but it is not chernobyl. thomas? >> what are you seeing as you venture out during th...

water pouring in, flooding cars and everything in its way in miyako, japan. more amazing pictures next. hi, everybody. great to have you with me today. im thomas roberts. this is the continuing coverage of the disaster in japan. its 12 noon in the east and 2:00 a.m. monday in japan. three major stories developing now in that country. up first, sobering words from japans prime minister. he says the earthquake and tsunami disaster is the nations worst crisis since world war ii. meanwhile...

or something. and if it comes in with any force, it will pick things up and carry them into other things and you can get damage and all sorts of things happening. so its a -- >> sorry, were just getting in information id like to get your take on. the spokesman for the red cross and red crescent expressing fears that these tsunami -- the waves from the tsunami could be so high that they would wash over entire islands in the pacific. what can you do in that case? how can you prepare? and...

those pictures and that sound give you a very good idea of just what people in japan are dealing with this morning. those shots, of course, of the magnitude 8.9 quake which hit just about 2:46 local time. >> the images, as you can see, are devastating. and that quake triggered a tsunami. some waves reported as high as 30 feet high, and that wall of mud just sweeping away everything in its path right now. the death toll in the area is on the rise. buildings in tokyo, which are currently...

. a lot of people just didnt understand what was going on this morning. >> i just felt like the whole house shook, like really scary. >> just loud. just a loud rumbling. you know, i kind of just dismissed it. >> reporter: the epicenter was in germantown, around the corner of forrestbrook road and ebb tied circle. a 3.4 earthquake had residents shaking in the bed. >> things were shaking. it shook enough that my dog, who sleeps on the edge of the bed, she fell off the bed this morning. t...

until they came into the great room and then, look. crooked picture, crooked picture, crooked picture. and over here, these little figurines were once way out here but somehow they got moved right up next to the fireplace. subtle but important. when you walk into this room, what was it like? >> it looks like -- >> reporter: like a ghost maybe. >> thats a good idea. >> reporter: the earthquake felt like -- >> the house was shaking. the windows were shaking. >> reporter: it was captured ...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: good evening. im gwen ifill. the death toll topped 700 after one of the worlds most powerful earthquakes hit chile on saturday. >> woodruff: and im judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, aftershocks continue to rock the country. we get the latest from santiago and look at how this quake differs from the one that struck haiti in january. >> ifill: then, jeffrey brown examines the deal by insurance giant a.i.g. to sell its asi...

Reporter for t"the washington post" and karen finney is the democratic strategist and msnbc contributor. cici, as i understand it, the senate was simply say, okay, here are the fixes. take a look at the fixes. we would agree and pass through reconciliation thereby triggering the house to go ahead and take the first step of passing the original senate bill up or down. is that about right? >> thats the most likely scenario, david. and when we talk about fixes, what were saying here is recall last ...

Dawn brancheau as part of the seaworld shows that resumed in orlando. >> i just wanted to be here for this show to make sure this continues. its so special. it touched so many lives, and i dont think there was a dry eye in the stands. >> and among the changes now in place, the way the trainers are wearing their hair. tahn? >> reporter: well, david, as you saw it was a very emotional show. it was the first after you can call it an accident. it was a mistake on dawn brancheaus behalf laying in the...

Washington. everything drags out. its very in the weeds. its very arcane. and so theres some anxiety about just how it will be perceived by the public rather than whether or not vice president biden can can make the right ruling. >> you know, david, thats such an important point because so much of what goes on here in washington is caught up in a lot of jargon that frankly doesnt make sense to most people in america in terms of 60 votes or the simple majority. i thought mark did a great job yest...