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We want her safety first. >> absolutely. >> her first priority. >> a series of aftershocks. one was a 7.4, so after the initial 8.8 or 8.9, even the quakes were extremely strong. akiko, i think you're there now. you just had one a few minutes ago. are you safe? what's the situation where you are, south of where this happened? >> reporter: we are okay now. you know, we've been getting quite a few shakes. any time something comes, you sit here and wonder if you should duck under the table. this didn't last as long. i can tell you that first one, though, that we felt just before 3:00 lasted quite...

Government will make every effort possible. >> we will follow the story throughout the morning. you can get all the latest information, obviously, on "america this morning," "good morning america" and abcnews.com. this tragedy unfolding in japan. looking at footage just into our studios, the tsunami, literally a wave caused by that earthquake going, you know, into that northeastern part of the country there, flooding that area. homes and businesses literally being wiped away. people on the roofs of their homes waving for help. you heard the prime minister say a wide area of damage, extending h...

Right now our helicopters in -- >> prime minister of japan addressing the unfolding tragedy there. if you're just joining us, this will be the story that we cover all day for the next several weeks and months here. just an 8.8 or 8.9 possibly earthquake striking japan. 2:46 local time, shortly after 1:00 a.m. eastern time here in new york. the images we're seeing are beyond description at this point. triggered a massive 13-foot tsunami that you see swallowing towns in the north eastern part of that country, a rural area, as akiko, our correspondent in tokyo, told us. literally buildings and ho...

Officials to start accepting international assistance because the scope of this is going to be huge. i do think it's important for folks out there to know this is not isolated. other countries are under tsunami warnings and watches. they're saying a tsunami could hit hawaii, obviously a u.s. state, by 8:00 eastern time this morning, mexico, chile, peru, australia, guam, philippines, russia, all of those areas. >> take a look at this video of this person standing outside of their house, waving a sheet, trying to get the attention of the helicopters capturing these images. sheer desperation from...

It assumes that most elevators came to a halt in the region affected by the disaster. according to toshiba elevator it assumes most elevators came to a halt in the region effected by the disaster. at the moment the company has been collecting information about mechanical troubles. the industry ministers nuclear and industrial safety agency has put in place an emergency center for the earthquake. it will collect information concerning damages caused by the earthquake to nuclear power plants around the country. for those just tuned in to nhk world, you're seeing live coverage of miyagi prefectur...