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philippines. 436 people dead, hundreds missing. the storm dumped as much as eight inches of rain in 24 hours. a journalist told us the focus is now on search and rescue. >> reporter: the storm is supposed to exit this evening but it's not longer the storm itself but its aftermath. we're turning to aid and rescue workers looking for the hundreds missing. they are trying to supply drinking water. they're asking for volunteers to try to get food and clothes. friday night the floodwaters rose alarmingly fast reaching roof level while residents were sleeping. >> the government estimates s...

Shortly after the quake, sendai was unindated with waves estimated to reach 35 feet. more than 200 bodies have been discovered in the area so far. south of seine they, the japanese government -- sendai, the japanese government has declared a state of emergency at a nuclear power plant as a cooler has failed. a dam broke also washing away homes. more than 30 aftershocks have been reported throughout the day. search and relief efforts are kicking into high gear. take a look at this helicopter rescue this morning, one of the first images of a victim being lifted to safety and hopefully one that w...

From viewers and some tweets from viewers who say, i'm interested in what is happening, but i'm tired of coverage in the middle east. there's things happening in america. i believe this is one of the greatest stories of our time and certainly of this decade. this is -- do you agree with that, that this is hugely important? >> oh, absolutely. i was on book leave and i dropped everything to be able to go to the middle east and try to see this and understand it firsthand. as i said, we're dealing with a region, 350 million people that have basically been living outside of history, and they're com...

Have basically been living outside of history, and they're coming into history now, and this story, i believe, is going to unfold. it is going to be a drama that's going to dominate our news and life for a long, long time. >> tom friedman, appreciate it. thank you, tom. up next, christchurch in new zealand, a city in ruins, hundreds missing. we have an eyewitness account of earthquake of indiana senator evan bayh and his wife. and what christine o'donnell has done to get back on tonight's "ridicu-list." it's not what you think.

This story, i believe, is going to unfold. it is going to be a drama that's going to dominate our news and life for a long, long time. >> tom friedman, appreciate it. thank you, tom. "new york times" column noois tom friedman. up next, christchurch in new zealand, a city in ruins, hundreds missing. we have an eyewitness account of earthquake of indiana senator evan bayh and his wife. they were there when it happened. his wife had a very close call. and what christine o'donnell has done to get back on tonight's "ridicu-list." it's not what you think.