In Sendai News Today

A team moving around. remember, im alone. i shoot and edit this footage by myself. >> what are we seeing here by the way? >> these are americans fleeing sendai. this is city hall in sendai where i was working with the civil team that are trying to keep the city organized. theyre out of food. theyre getting one bag of rice per person, they wait six and seven hours. the city was literally starving at that point. >> another part of the story is the radiation. now, was that a trick for you there in ...

Getting some up close and personal images there for us. that was the last time i talked to johnny colt. hes back with me in studio. good to see you once again. where did you go in japan? >> landed in tokyo, eventually made it to sendai and then to h i ishinomaki. japan, specifically, i grew up in japan. its my first memories of life are japan. my father was in the military, so i was in okinawa, then later in japan i played as a member of the black crows, its a big deal when you play in a rock ba...

>> i never met them before. they were my fixers for the whole run. >> were taking a look at some of your video here. what were you struck by when you got there? >> this is sendai. i was struck by just the overwhelming devastation. and one of the things that struck me is what i was seeing on tv and what i was seeing reporters trying to do on the ground was not conveying what was happening there. much more talented guys than i were having a really difficult time making this real. and i felt a real...

Wife nuclear power and that can be a problem. everyones open about their fear. >> why are you headed next -- where are you headed next? >> reporter: im traveling with two japanese students who have dedicated thoemsz helping me tell the stories and are working around the clock. were headed to the city hall in sendai where the u.s. embassy are sending buses. >> you have recorded great stories. youve got great images on cnns ireport. appreciate what youre doing. thanks for taking time to talk to me...

It, but everyones open about their fear. >> where are you headed next? >> reporter: im traveling with two japanese students who have dedicated thoemsz helping me tell the stories and are working around the clock. weve had very little sleep, but were headed to the city hall in sendai where the u.s. embassy are sending buses. >> well, you have recorded great stories, youve got great images on cnns i-report. appreciate what youre doing. thanks for taking time to talk to me. >> thanks for having me,...

Earthquake just the other day. >> harris: so you were in tokoyo and i want to stel for people you felt all that and there was damage and people who are without electricity tonight. but thats quite a ways away from the epicenter. have you had any contact with people closer to where the most devastation is? >> yeah, i talked with a gentleman by the name of santo, a singer in a group called sing like talking. he was there. he experienced it and he he said that it was absolutely, well, forgive not a...

Happened during this earthquake just the other day. >> harris: so you were in tokoyo and i want to stel for people you felt all that and there was damage and people who are without electricity tonight. but thats quite a ways away from the epicenter. have you had any contact with people closer to where the most devastation is? >> yeah, i talked with a gentleman by the name of santo, a singer in a group called sing like talking. he was there. he experienced it and he he said that it was absolutely...

Earthquake just the other day. >> harris: so you were in tokoyo and i want to stel for people you felt all that and there was damage and people who are without electricity tonight. but thats quite a ways away from the epicenter. have you had any contact with people closer to where the most devastation is? >> yeah, i talked with a gentleman by the name of santo, a singer in a group called sing like talking. he was there. he experienced it and he he said that it was absolutely, well, forgive not a...

You can basically feel it from watching this shot. lets go to the next one. this was taken in a residential home in alba ward in sendai. lets listen. >> fortunately the people involved in these areas you see here turned out to be fine. but its a reminder that were in a completely different era now when so many people. japan has about 80% internet usage of the population. so many people have these cameras that they can just grab and show you the experiences that they are having. were told everyon...

Began deploying worldwide resources to bring you the story and were not stopping. over the next few hours well talk to cnn correspondents covering all the angles including stan grant in tokyo, kyung lah in sendai, japan. cnn correspondent anna koren is there as well and elise labott in washington, d.c. and josh levs. one arriving in tokyo is martin savidge and joins us on the phone now. you just touched down. give us an idea of your impressions. whats the situation? >> hello, john and fred. we...