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Happened to him. the tsunami robbed him of just about everything. in fact, you're looking at all he has left. but then, a rare smile. and he tells me almost in disbelief, i am still alive. >> reporter: an emotional and mental impact as you see there, christine. you know, one thing you may not know is this area where the tsunami hit is primarily a retirement community. a lot of elderly people live there. so if you look at the age of the people who were most affected. there were a lot more elderly than a lot of other natural disasters. he's going to heal physically. but think how difficult it is...

Snit what do we know right now, jennifer? >> hi, christine. over the last couple of hours, we've been seeing the winds coming onshore. well, that's certainly not what we want to see. because that is actually going to potentially continue to push that radioactive material towards populated area. and you're seeing on this graphic right now the winds coming through, and again, you have to keep in mind the fukushima daiichi plant with that actually leaking, it's pushing that in the lower levels over toward the west. now, again, today there is going to be a bit of improvement or i should say tomorr...

Equivalent of a chest x-ray? >> exactly. but this situation in japan is still ongoing. and some say it's already at the point of a three-mile island. >> and just the fear and that happening again is what kept nuclear development in this country for energy purposes stalled for -- >> for 30 years because of that. it is scary stuff. thank you. still coming up, in about ten minutes, speaking with david brenner, with the director of the center of raid logical research at columbia university. there are so many questions about the radiation exposure. you hear people 12 miles out from the plant told...

48 minutes past the hour. let's check in with jennifer delgado with a look at the headlines. >> hi, kiran, hi, christine. i also wanted to point out that the flooding you're talking about in parts of new jersey, looks like the river slowly receding in the next few days. let's talk about what's happening right now on the radar. some heavy rain out there from the midwest down towards the south. if you're driving through parts of atlanta through georgia, the heaviest rainfall moving out of the area. but certainly going to see that moving over towards the east. in addition to the rain, we are stil...

Tell me she was in a building in the downtown noda area. >> we're so glad you were able to find her and so glad both of you are safe. and the pictures are really -- really amazing. thanks for bringing those to us. thank you. >> thank you very much. one of the major concerns in japan right now is the amount of radiation from the nuclear facility. people as far as 20 miles away have been told to stay in their homes. and closer to the facility they actually were evacuated. >> another critical question how far and where will the winds carry all this? could it pose a threat for the u.s.? joining ...