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Ask better experts on the site taking care of the situation. but we'll continue to watch. trace, thank you so much. some of the most incredible images from japan are being captured in still shots. small airplanes and automobiles swept away like toys by a massive wall of water. this is the terrifying site. resident in many coastal villages witnesses firsthand as the catastrophic waves swallowed up their homes. when it comes across the ocean it goes around 500 miles an hour. by the time it hits short's 50 miles an hour. but you can outrun a tsunami wave. the combination of rumbling earth and tsu...

The island. officials are about to give a press conference update, more information. but i was able to go inside and talk with someone and see their latest model, information they're getting from the pacific ocean. their latest estimates on the potential tsunami wave could be two meters, six feet above sea level. they are taking it very seriously. you just missed some of the sirens going off on our drive. everyone was pretty much heading the opposite direction. this area is kind of odd because they have a tsunami warning center in a not safe area. the people here are going to have to evacuate ...

Haven't hit yet. we are talking about kind of a storm surge that is coming onshore right now. up in northern oregon, along cannon beach which is the picture you're seeing right now, nothing at all. in fact they are expecting waves of only 2 to 3 feet there. the real concern in oregon at least is in southern oregon where curry county residents live along the shore, about 22,000 residents, most live along the coast in three small towns and many have evacuated to higher ground and they are expecting waves hitting 6 to 7 1/2 feet we are being told. the first evidence of any sort of storm surge is ...

>> reporter: they have a great history of earthquakes and tsunamis in japan. people on the coast know of the danger. you might know of the famous picture of the tsunami wave, a big, blue picture. that's because the people know about the danger. when i covered the tsunami which hit here in southeast asia, i went out with the sea gypsies off thailand. and they knew in their history that if a tsunami comes, the water rushes away, first of all. when you have that, you head for the hills. and the japanese people know that. if they can get the warning. with modern technology, people are warned about...

A chase between the waves and the cars. this struck about an hour and a half ago local time in japan on a busy friday. it was felt as far as two and a half hours south in tokyo, where it was -- reports that office buildings shook for minutes. fires have broken out there. smoke billowing from the homes. there, just a devastating site. you can see somebody outside a window waving a white flag. just devastating to watch as you get an idea of just how dramatic and how devastating that tsunami wave, in the miyagi prefecture was as a result of this 8.9 earthquake. the worst earthquake ever to hit ja...