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Next 30 minutes for laces like crescent city, the waves will begin to crash on shore. we do know that there was a seven-foot wave inside maui where the two pieces of maui come together. kahaluhi, the little bay in there. seven feet up, and then the water went out seven feet down and then seven feet back up again, so this is a 14-foot wave or surge coming in or slosh, if you will. 7:15 a.m. charleston, 7:23 crescent city. this is now different because the waves are coming in like this, and as the...

Though earthquakes are common in japan, people who live there say this is unlike anything they have felt before. >> my wife and i stood outside and basically held on to the outside of our house. you couldnt even stand up. we have never ever felt anything on a magnitude, literal magnitude of what we experienced today. >> reporter: according to the u.s. geological survey, this is one of the most powerful earthquakes of the last century. its triggering dangerous aftershocks and tsunami warnings acr...

In fact, were seeing estimates for higher waves along the california coast and some estimates for just a few feet, but its hard to determine. its hard to predict. scientists and experts cant predict it. the first waves of the tsunami are closing in on the west. as we said, chad myers is standing by with more on what we can expect and predict, chad? >> the forecast is for an eight-foot wave to move into crescent city. now, this is not a wave thats going to last one second and then go back out, ok...

Ships, fishing boats, vessels, large and small, all, you know, as you can see, being swept away. the wave though is now bearing down on the u.s. west coast. the west coast of the united states, and it could hit in the next hour or so, hala. >> you know what, kate. >> just look at this. >> water has no business being here is what some of the residents said. this is a tsunami wave carrying debris, homes, cars, anything else that it could sweep in its way, on to fields. by the way, this wave ended ...

Tsunami waves. thats been our primary tlurt right now is getting ready to support if there are impacts from these tsunamis. >> mr. fugate, this is hala gorani. how are you preparing for potential damage from these waves on the west coast? in some communities that might see waves up to seven, eight feet high? >> well, right now the principal thing here is life safety, is to get people to -- that are being evacuated to move to higher ground or to stay out of those areas. we cant prevent the damage...

Earthquake -- when a smaller earthquake is just a smaller earthquake or when it signals something larger is about to happen. >> i want to ask you another question. were getting this information from the government about these tsunami arrival times, i guess you could say. its important to note that, just because theyre saying these arrive times happen, it doesnt mean an actual wave is imminent, right? we have this breakdown of where they may be coming, including areas around auckland, new zealand...

Quake that slides. this is a quake that pops. this dirt, this crust of the earth popped up, and that popping up pushed all the water up, that pushing of the water up makes a huge wave. it went both ways. obviously it went to japan first because it was closest, but its been traveling across the pacific ocean, and its heading to the u.s. i could easily see crescent city getting that eight-foot wave moving all the way into the city itself. theres the wave itself. it keeps on going. it has a lot of ...

Were getting the fresh information as its coming in, and right now were hearing that this is destruction in kahaluhi, maui. they are saying that the waves that struck kahaluhi tonight had the destructive force to say, for example, and this was an example i was given by the researchers here, it could pick up and slam it into a bridge and destroy the bridge. that might be the type of damage that we see in the morning, not that that type of damage has been observed yet, but that is the force that w...

There. we just wanted to give you a moment to just maybe possibly try to experience it as these people did as it was unfolding right where they live, but you know what, hala? i think we have and i think we can, lets get to the head of fema and for our international viewers this is the federal emergency management agency here in the u.s. i guess, first off, could you tell us what reports youre hearing out of hawaii and what youre keeping your eye on and how you guys are mobilizing. >> our big con...

Thats an earthquake in itself as an aftersnoung a tsunami, of course that great speeding wall of water slamming into the coastline that was just a short time ago and a number of waves following that, too. it rolled over towns and farm fields and of course there were many, not just the one but this one was the dramatic when you see this wave of water and mud with boats, trucks, cars and indeed people, too. that is the sad story. that were following here as this unfolds before our very eyes and yo...