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>> reporter: gregg, the western part of the united states was not immune to the disaster. we are talking about significant damage today, in at least two coastal communities in the golden state. first, way up north, along the oregon border and the other area that we are talking about is south of san francisco. in santa cruz, california, about 70 miles south of the bay area. look at that video. waves crashing into the harbor there. the rolling surge causing boats to collide and rocks to fall upon ...

Washington state. in northern california town of crescent city, right up by the oregon border, a man who was reportedly swept up by a wave in the pacific ocean, that man is now presumed dead. they failed to locate his body. he and two friends had gone to the shoreline to photograph the incoming tsunami waves. they were as high as six and a half feet, did significant damage to the harbor and coastline in crescent city. more than six years after the indian ocean tsunami killed 230,000 people, tsun...

>> certainly has. this video coming to us from japan tv. showing japans prime minister arriving to tour all the damage in japan. he says he is sending 50 thousand troops for rescue and recovery efforts. in the u.s. we watched at the tsunami triggered warnings in hawaii and up and down the west coast. miguel almaguer has more on the impact here at home. >> reporter: in four california counties a state of emergency. more than nine hours after the quake hit japan, the california/oregon border fac...

Foot surge, and no water going into the hotel areas, waikiki and diamond head, and maui, the water was actually 6 feet high. now, as you go on down and you think, that increases the threat for the west coast, it truly does, the numbers were expecting, by the way, upwards of 6 to 8 feet, increase scent city, in northern california, just south of the oregon border. crescent city is a harbor, the town built and the harbor and expect waves 6 to 8 feet and now evacuated thousands of people from cresc...

In some areas. as you know, southern california isnd a tsunami advisory. northern california, which is north of santa barbara under a tsunami warning and the focus has been on a place called crescent city, california, population 20,000, south of the oregon border, 365 miles north of san francisco and the area is all built along a hear, very susceptible to tsunamis, we have been told theyve evacuated the area, and we have talked to a couple of gas stations who say they have been inundated with pe...

The pacific ocean. it is now striking the west coast of the united states. the question is, how high will the water get? we understand that the water is rising right now in crescent city california almost at the oregon border. take a look at foxnews.com for more updates. foxnews.com is your other news source. [ manager ] you know... ive been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. id like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that...

Seems like a pretty specific warning here thats going out with times. have you ever seen anything quite like this with regard to a tsunami warning? >> yes twice. twice since 2004 i have. one that hit some islands in the south pacific, and the other time a small tsunami that came to hawaii that was very, very small. i remember they had cameras up where you can see it coming in. thankfully it didnt cause any damage at all it was so small, but you could see the line in the water. it was a year and ...

Towards russia, also japan, includes coastal sections of california up to the california/oregon border. now, as i mentioned, they did have a tsunami report on robinson crusoe island that was large enough that did produce some damage. they did send two ships there. also asked dr. frankel, i want to mention this one thing -- i saw a report where they felt it in argentina, buenos aires, and he said across south america very, very old so that large of an earthquake being felt through that old, old c...

>> keep them out of the sun. you know, just keep them safe, just the same as you would think of yourself being out there. >> reporter: meanwhile, in the west -- >> it feels like armageddon. >> reporter: after breaking records and buckling roadways in seattle, the heat moving inland. hundreds treated for heat-related illnesses. officials in spokane warning of possible rolling blackouts. and the dry conditions fueling multiple fires. the lava fire near the california/oregon border forcing families...

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