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Witnessing and just some of the most amazing video captured by people who were in the middle of this at the time. but again, millions of people, of course, are without power there so they're not able to see this. many of them don't have transmission. of course they are wondering about many others, hundreds if not thousands who are missing. four train cars and all of the above. again, that is japanese television anchor there, but we're going to continue to follow this developing story here on cnn. again, the clock is ticking to find survivors. 8.9 magnitude quake. it is the worst in recorded hi...

Well, it's 6:32 p.m. on saturday now in japan and much of japan's transport instruct has been significantly impacted by the devastating quake. railways were hit particularly hard, stranding tens of thousands of people who were simply unable to get home. take a look at the train system around tokyo. each of these black lines is a rail line. the majority were closed. japan's famous high speed bullet train that runs between tokyo and send a ai and provides transportation for many every day was stranded in its track. this report ras filed on the way to sendai. >> we're starting to see the effects ...

Land. wow. well, we're going to speak with an eyewitness coming up in just a moment who saw it all and lived through it. and now the day after the earthquake struck the day after the tsunami came and overtook so much of the land we will be able to get firsthand accounts of what it is actually like on the ground as we wait to learn how vast the devastation really is we know that the death toll will exceed 1,000, according to authorities there. we know that thousands are officially missing. this, i believe, is an airport that we have been watching throughout the day. in fact, it is. every single...

Tokyo on a friday, busy friday, were trapped inside the city and people trying to leave the city, all stuck in traffic. it's starting to ease up now. some of the train system have started to resume its operation. i'm looking at my window outside my office and before, maybe three hours ago, the cars weren't moving, but now it's cleared. >> arata yamamoto, thank you for joining us. let's turn to meteorologist jeff ranieri in san francisco. good afternoon, jeff. >> reporter: hi, martin. >> have you seen any signs of high tides or hazardous currents where you? >> reporter: right here in the san fr...

Higher ground, hopefully the number of fatalities might not be as bad as people expect. but it's hard to tell. they're trying to assess the extent of the damage and the casualties and fay talitiefatal. >> history has taught japan how to take them seriously but also how to prepare. the skyscrapers in japan are built with steel girding. we're looking at new video right now. the damage at least from the pictures we're seeing inside tokyo does not look to be can he have investigation stating. is that a factor of the way those buildings are built? >> it's a fact. obviously the tremor here was not a...