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In sendai, hundreds of bodies were drowned in the tsunami and then tossed around the pacific. houses, railway carriages and other vehicles were tossed wayside by the waves. nuclear ports caught fire. all the while, tsunami waves were reaching nations as far as new zealand, new guinea and here at home. secretary clinton said we are deeply involved in doing as much we can on behalf of the japanese and the president also extended the hand of humanitarian aid and support. >> ultimately, humanity is one. and when we face these kinds of natural disasters, whether it's in new zealand or haiti or

The airport crashed to the floor. tre tre tremors felt 230 miles away in tokyo, turning a meeting with japan's prime minister in the parliament building into chaos. the quake ignited fires that is made up of a chain of islands. a spectacular fire erupted in the chiba refinery east of tokyo. dependent on nuclear power, utility companies shut down reactors. thousands of residence were ordered to evacuate homes near a plant southwest of sendai, after its cooling system failed, leaving more than 4 million people whout electricity. then the tsunami. waves as high as 33 feet swallowing everything in...

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Runways into rivers, up-ending boats in the port city of hachinohe. a massive flood of debris covers the farm fields of sendai. in this disaster there was no defense. stranded people in sendai had no choice but to surrender to the power of nature. following the widespread destruction in japan, waves raced across the pacific ocean, triggering soourntsunami alerts alaska, hawaii, and the west coast. it appears the u.s. has escaped significant damage. we'll check in with meteorologist jeff ranieri in san francisco in a moment. first, joining me on the phone from tokyo is our producer, arata yamam...