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Radioactive release with the hydrogen -- the ventings that jim's talking about. this seems like a change in tone from the prime minister. this seems a little different than the tone we've been hearing from some of the ministers over the past several days. it's a little bit more concerning -- >> we're going to -- obviously, closely monitoring this over the two hours that we are live coming to you from sendai. as you can see, there's devastation all around. i don't know if you can tell what's behind me here. this is the port area, when the tsunami hit there were a number of people in their vehic...

Short term and long term? >> yeah, and we don't know the levels yet. you're going to get some radioactive release with the hydrogen that jim's talking about. this seems like a change in tone from the prime minister. this seems a little different than the tone we've been hearing from some of the ministers over the past several days. it's a little bit more concerning -- >> we're going to -- obviously, closely monitoring this over the two hours that we are live coming to you from sendai. as you can see, there's devastation all around. i don't know if you can tell what's behind me here. this is th...

Away. the official death toll stands at nearly 2,500, that number is expected to rise as search and rescue teams begin to reach areas hit hardest by the tsunami. each day you see more and more search and rescue teams. these are from the japanese defense force, the japanese military. tens of thousands of them have been deployed. there are teams coming from all around the world to help in the search and rescue. a team like this basically walks down the street checking cars, checking behind abandoned buildings, behind things that have been destroyed. these search and rescue teams are racing again...

Of people, a lot of people were told were trapped in their vehicles, were killed in their vehicles, unable to get out in time. the bodies have been taken away, collected. there are dozens and dozens of cars scattered all throughout here. a lot of people were in cars that were smashed out. a lot of them are new cars being brought into the port. i want to show you some of what's behind me. i walked around there with the camera a short time ago, just to give you a look. here in the port in sendai, there's dozens of cars that have been tossed all around the entire area. this is a brand new vehicle...

Power of the waves swept her away. the official death toll stands at nearly 2,500. but that number is surely expected to rise as search and rescue teams begin to reach areas hit hardest by the tsunami. every day you see more and more search and rescue teams. tens of thousands of the japanese military have been deployed. there are obviously teams coming from all around the world to help in the search and rescue. a team like this basically walks down the street checking cars, checking behind abandoned buildings, behind things that have been destroyed. these search and rescue teams are racing aga...