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were pouring in sea water but the gauge didn't indicate the sea water was going up. that led to the possibility that there might be another explosion. we should point out that nothing is happening at the nuclear power plants that's anywhere near chernobyl or what almost happened at three mile island years before that. radioactive material has been released into the environment. people have been evacuated but it is not chernobyl. thomas? >> what are you seeing as you venture out during the day there in tokyo -- the extent of the damage? >> reporter: in tokyo there is no damage whatsoe...

water pouring in, flooding cars and everything in its way in miyako, japan. more amazing pictures next. hi, everybody. great to have you with me today. i'm thomas roberts. this is the continuing coverage of the disaster in japan. it's 12 noon in the east and 2:00 a.m. monday in japan. three major stories developing now in that country. up first, sobering words from japan's prime minister. he says the earthquake and tsunami disaster is the nation's worst crisis since world war ii. meanwhile, workers at a nuclear power plant hit by the earthquake and tsunami are trying to keep temps do...

or something. and if it comes in with any force, it will pick things up and carry them into other things and you can get damage and all sorts of things happening. so it's a -- >> sorry, we're just getting in information i'd like to get your take on. the spokesman for the red cross and red crescent expressing fears that these tsunami -- the waves from the tsunami could be so high that they would wash over entire islands in the pacific. what can you do in that case? how can you prepare? and do you know how likely it is? >> washing over islands is not going to happen. in fact, the tsuna...

those pictures and that sound give you a very good idea of just what people in japan are dealing with this morning. those shots, of course, of the magnitude 8.9 quake which hit just about 2:46 local time. >> the images, as you can see, are devastating. and that quake triggered a tsunami. some waves reported as high as 30 feet high, and that wall of mud just sweeping away everything in its path right now. the death toll in the area is on the rise. buildings in tokyo, which are currently on fire right now, 4 million buildings in the region without power. so this is a devastating situat...

. a lot of people just didn't understand what was going on this morning. >> i just felt like the whole house shook, like really scary. >> just loud. just a loud rumbling. you know, i kind of just dismissed it. >> reporter: the epicenter was in germantown, around the corner of forrestbrook road and ebb tied circle. a 3.4 earthquake had residents shaking in the bed. >> things were shaking. it shook enough that my dog, who sleeps on the edge of the bed, she fell off the bed this morning. the bed was shaking. the dog fell off. it was unnerving. all around the area, people are talking abo...