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Beach south of los angeles, and casey, what are you seeing there? >> well, i'm seeing the exact same thing that chad was just talking about. the tsunami was supposed to hit this area at least the first tsunami wave about 20, 25 minutes ago, and if you can see the water behind me, it is very, very calm. we have seen waves here hitting the beach, but no more significant than you would see on anymore mall day, now the local officials tell us that one of the reasons may be because it is low tide. that is keeping the vol yuumes water away from the higher ground and even away from being noticeable s...

Citie cities, the tsunami is expected around 5:45 time. and respectively another wave just hit another area. the weather bureau issued the tsunami warning at 1:46 p.m. with waves expected to be around 50 cent mete meters. they've set up an emergency group and they are closely monitoring the situation. currently the local government includes surrounding areas including the taipei city government. they've canceled schools and businesses, asking residents to return home as soon as possible and move as far away from the coastal areas to protect themselves from being washed away by the tsunami wave...

A three-foot tsunami wave can be much more devastating than a 15 foot normal wave. professor lou? >> i guess the difference is really in tsunami you have very strong currents and that carries a lot of momentum of forces which will be impact on the structures. i might also add another consideration is the foundation issues. when tsunami comes, it can carry, erode building foundations. that will also cause the collapse of the buildings. >> okay. let's talk about japan. which has worked itself, professor fritz, you worked in japan. you've seen how they do things. they built around earthquake prot...

We should leave and we're going to do that. like i said they are not expecting a major surge, but as cnn has been reporting all morning, these things are very unpredictable so we're not going to stay here much longer. >> casey wian reporting there from seal beach along the california coast. residents having to -- having to sort of make some sort of preparation, i imagine, not spending any time on the coach. the beaches are closed for safety reasons, so heed that advice. >> do not go to the beach. our casey wian is there but he will be leaving shortly as everyone is being told the beaches are c...

Japan because it ended up causing a lot of damage and many deaths. we want to show you some of the best video we have. some of the video that shows you the extent of the devastation. it was 8.9 magnitude quake. historically very rare to register that kind of magnitude quake. this is inside a private home. it went on for a long time, kate. it was sustained. and that is what people who were in japan at the time the quake hit said was unusual about it. it felt different. >> in tokyo, they could feel it which is 230 miles from where the actual epi center hit. we are looking at video within japan, ...