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A 9.0 quake, a monster tsunami, and now snow, rain, sleet, freezing cold, and even the threat of mud slides. its making a catastrophic situation even worse. our brian todd is traveling in japan with u.s. search-and-rescue crews. >> reporter: were in the town of kamaishi in northeastern japan. got here this afternoon to find this scene, pretty much the same story, complete devastation and these teams have to comb through all the rubble. very heavily concentrated, and the houses clearly have been ...

>> whats going on with the food supply? we heard that people are stocking up, or hoarding is the word. how would you describe the situation with just survival efforts over there? >> i can tell you further up north the closer you get to sendai and the area thats impacted most, store shelves are just completely empty. on our way back basically all you would see is ice cream, cheap candy and beer in most convenience stores and grocery stores. its really not there. its difficult for resources to get...

Wolf blitzer, see you at the top of the hour in "the situation room." now, watch this. another earthquake rocks japan, and now brand new radiation fears are sending people far from the nuclear plants including our own correspondents. im brooke baldwin. the news is now. the earthquake strikes and then the tsunami. now survivors are facing even more challenges. freezing temperatures, heavy rain and the threat of mud slides. the red cross says it is stretched to the max. well take you there live....

Possible. many arrived more than 24 hours early to the airport for their flight. the uncertainty and unreliability of some of the information given out by the japanese government has sparked fear that hasnt calmed a single day here. >> whats going on with the food supply? we heard that people are stocking up, or hoarding is the word. how would you describe the situation with just survival efforts over there? >> i can tell you further up north the closer you get to sendai and the area thats impac...

Tsunami hitting a major country here in the form of japan. youre seeing all the buildings traveling along the water there. but also we have the earthquake ongoing. ana? >> i just want to interrupt you there. lets go to the japan meteorological agency. theyre talking and giving the latest. >> translator: been observed over the widist areas. houses and buildings have been damaged or collapsed, and if areas where the tremors had been very big, there is a risk of landslides, mud slides, and collapsi...

Anything to do with this. but natural disasters are something that occur frequently in japan, whether its earthquakes, tidal waves, mud slides. different times of year during the monsoon rains and things like that. people are very aware of the devastation that natural disasters can cause. japan has done a good job trying to guard against it. has very good warning testimony systems. but at the end of the day, the japanese people just cant fight natu nature. john buyer has been living in japan for...

The weather channels mike seidel is live in the twin cities with the latest on the storm track. its not there yet, but youre sure its coming, huh? >> reporter: i can guarantee you. i say with confidence. it will be here in about an hour or so. weve got snow in the southwestern part of the state, alex. out there and into a good deal of south dakota, blizzard warnings with wind gusts over 35 manufactured. were expecting 12 to 18 inches here. now, thats nothing like they say all the way out west, i...

Year thats not going to happen this time. winter storm warnings across the west. winter storm watches for the storm that will emerge there you can see very heavy rainfall across southern california threat for flooding and mud slides. thats out west. shepard, as far as temperatures go, 65 degrees right now in new york stock exchange, unbelievable for this time tomorrow 39. sorry. >> shepard: wow, rick reichmuth have a good weekend, pal. >> you too. >> shepard: from the bunga bunga sex parties to ...

Later on this afternoon in the house. but you heard mr. cantor talking about how in the senate, it is not likely to have any success, the kind of success that boehner and cantor are hoping for in the house. well keep you posted on the efforts to repeal health care reform in the house today. in the meantime, lets talk about some nasty weather in some parts. this is a picture of misery in parts of washington state. the problem, mud slides. a highway worker said it looks like a bomb went off, see...

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