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Are you clear whether or not youre in a place of safety in. >> as far as what, the building structure? >> all of it, the building structure, the area. i dont know where you are in troelgz myagi. wean -- in relation to myagi. we know theres a tsunami warning for some areas. have you heard that where you are? >> no. im 35 miles from the coast. and actually 35 miles from the reactor, as well. im well within safety distance. one of the big problems is a bunch of my friends went down to the coast tod...

Or instruction from anyone in tokyo about what is taking place? >> reporter: well, if you mean in tokyo are their sirens wailing, people running into the streets, no, theyre not. as you see behind us, the electricity is on and everything seems to be operating much as normal. this city is built to can wstands and has with -- to withstand and has withstood many earthquakes. as strong as the aftershock was its not one that would have done significant damage here. the impact in other areas, thats a ...

Those kinds of things that really pull at peoples heartstrings and political landmines if you will for some that are part of that document. and that is what the president says needs to come out in order for them to resolve this matter. well have more on the budget debate. this means -- could mean a potential government shutdown affecting every one of us across the country if that in fact happens. were going to be keeping a close eye on that story. were also paying close attention to another, a...

>> female announcer: where everything is included, sometimes the greatest luxury of all is doing nothing at all. save up to 65%. call 1-800-sandals. some of the stories now that you might have missed. another strong earthquake has hit japan. a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of miyagi this morning in northeast japan. a tsunami warning was issued but lifted shortly thereafter. this is the latest video were getting in from japan. the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant is about 63 mile...

Miyagi region. areas to the north and south are also under advisories. a tsunami warning is serious, whether its just a few feet or could be a tall tsunami. whenever a tsunami warning is issued, you must evacuate the coastline and seek higher ground. as martin has been reporting, the wave height can vary and may come in as one or two or three feet in areas. depending on topography and the topography underneath the sea, the imagery of whats happening beneath the sea, there could be different heig...

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