hanako montgomery, thank you.ou as get more. >>> now texas republican governor greg abbott continues to send hundreds of migrants to cities run by democrats. officials say that plane carrying more than 350 asylum seekers arrived at an airport near chicago on sunday morning. camila bernal has more on the migrant crisis in the u.s. >> reporter: a breaking point at the u.s./mexico border as preliminary homeland security statistics show authorities encountered more than 225,000 migrants so far in december. the highest monthly total recorded in more than 20 years. and from the border to cities all over the u.s., struggling to keep up. because this welcome comes at a cost. >> when you are talking about 10% of the budget to allocate for cities on this, that is unsustainable. we have every single hotel room full of migrants, that is unsustainable. >> reporter: for months governor abbott has bussed thousands of migrants to these cities led by democrats, resulting in turmoil and straining resources. >> at one point in the s

let's go to hanako montgomery in tokyo. and we're only getting a rough picture here because the communications are really bad and the power stations had to be closed down because they were under threat. >> reporter: yeah, max, as you said, this was a very powerful earthquake and already a tsunami warning triggered for the entire west coast of japan. we also know it was a shallow earthquake. and this is significant because with shallow earthquakes, they could potentially be more det destructive and powerful and they could trigger massive tsunamis. we already know that major tsunami warning has been issued in the city of close to the epicenter, the first major tsunami warning issued since 2011 when 22,000 people were killed in an eararthquake and subsequent tsunami. >> and in terms of that air, as we understand it, i was speaking to a seismologist earlier, earthquakes tend to be on the eastern coast and this is on the western coast. does that mean that it is less prepared or more prepared for an event like this? >> reporter:

hanako montgomery is joining us there tokyo. first of all i want to ask you about the tsunamis. we're getting reports that they have actually hit the coastline. >> reporter: yeah, max, that's correct. we're seeing some tsunamis that measure 1.2 meters in height or nearly 4 feet. but a major tsunami warning has been issued. and we could potentially see tsunamis measuring up to 5 meters in ishikawa prefecture. we know the entire japan seacoast which is the western coast has seen tsunami warnings issued. just for context, the 2011 japan earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed 22,000 people saw tsunamis of 30 foot waves. for this earthquake that happened on new year's day, we're already seeing aftershocks, several, so far no nuclear abnormalities at any of the nuclear plants in the quake area. but the japan prime minister has urged the public to be careful of powerful earthquakes and leave as soon as possible from areas with tsunami warnings. they are helping evacuate people and the prime minister says no concrete details on damage jet. yet. >> to put it into context, tsunami

and cnn's hanako montgomery is there in tokyo, and we go first to danniko.u seeing there? >> we are knowing that 33,000 homes in ishikawa prefecture which is close to the epicenter have lost power. we know that bullet train lines have suspended. we know that roads have cracks making it difficult for the medical personnel to get to the survivors. we know that fires have broken out across ishikawa prefecture, and 1,000 special forces have been dispatched to help with the 100 firefighters to help with the evacuation efforts. now, 20 defense force aircrafts are monitoring the area to just get a sense of the extent of the devastation. now, also, i wanted to point out that this did happen on new year's day, a time when many people are celebrating the new year's with their families in their homes and loved ones. when this quake hit at 4:10 p.m., and the initial quake hit at 4:10, it shocked the entire country, and people were forced to leave their homes and belongings to evacuate to the higher ground, and the aftershocks that followed afterwards were powerful, and

rahel. >> thank you, hanako montgomery. and we will check back with you in a little bit. >> and now, let's go to derek van dam with more video that the moment crashed right and we will play this video again, and that is going to show you how high the wave was, and protected by the harbor wall. my and alysis is that it could have been a lot worse. and this magnitude here is just off of the ishikawa shoreline and to zoom in, you can see suzu city, where the video was from, was opposite urmgt and of this wave and matched up the observed wave heights here in many occasions, but the effects are not completed yet. think of it as a bathtub that you had dropped a rock, they would go from the center going out, and then back in. but for the neighboring countryings, rush is a and the japan meteorological agency threat is not yet but to be in a threat. so as it is building to the coastline, they are not just one set of waves, but it is a series of waves and a lot of energy, too, john. >> it bears watching hours after the earthquake eve

hanako montgomery, we will check in with you throughout the morning. thank you. >> the earthquake triggered smaller tsunami waves reaching about 4 feet. the warning that is in effect does raise concerns that the waves could reach about 10 feet. derek van dam has been watching all of this from the weather center. derek, give us a sense of what you're seeing. >> well, i think it's important for our viewers who are tuning in this morning across the world, maybe in japan or here domestically in the united states that, yeah, the threat has not diminished from tsunami activity just yet, and i will explain why in just one moment. keep in mind a tsunami is not necessarily one wave of water. a tsunami is a series of waves of water. a lot of times the separation between the wave crests can last anywhere between five minutes to upwards of an hour. and there is a lot of local topography that could extend this threat even further, and i will explain why. here are some of the first visuals we're getting out of this region in terms of the tsunami advancing inland, th

hanako montgomery has the details. >> reporter: it has been more than a day since the powerful quake.man and her moether, impact still fresh. >> translator: thinking about it makes me tremble. my heart was pounding. my mind went blank. we just grabbed things like our wallets and ran outside. >> reporter: she was visiting her family for new year's when the quake struck. her mother's house now unlivable because of the powerful impact. the pair luckily able to escape you been harmed. with the constant aftershocks, they are still far from safe. >> translator: i feel like even now the building is shaking. whenever an aftershock happens, i think of the main quake and my body trembles. >> reporter: but it is not just the tremors people here have to worry about other than a roof, there is little else. there people are sleeping on mats and there is no running water so the japanese self-defense forces are just outside handing out water to locals. this water, a lifeline for dozens here. and thousands across the region. left without supply or simply without homes, after monday's powerful quake, t

but we start with hanako montgomery. give us a sense of what is happening on the ground. >> reporter: yeah, so right now we heard that the tsunami warning has been lowered, so we expect 3 meter high waves, that is about 10 feet. and of course this is a very developing story. so we're still trying to get a gauge of how devastating the tsunami might be. but right now, cnn has confirmed that we're seeing 1.2 meter high waves hitting parts of western japan. tsunami warning has been issued for the entire west coast of japan. and in ishikawa prefecture, there is a coastal city called noto and we're seeing footage coming out of that region. many people have been told to evacuate from their homes. of course this is new year's day, so a time when many people spend it with their family and friends in their homes. but given this developing story, this emergency, people have been told to leave and evacuate to higher ground. as you mentioned, after shocks are being felt. we know we've had at least 14 aftershocks. and this might conti

hanako montgomery, cnn, nanao. >>> airlines are reporting dozens of cancellations today at a tokyo airport where two planes collided on the runway on tuesday. japan airlines says its flight crew got clearance to land from air traffic controllers, but minutes later, it struck a japan coast guard plane, killing five people. cnn's marc stewart is following developments from seoul. he joins us now. so, marc, an investigation is under way in the wake of this tragic runway collision. what more are you learning? >> hi there, rosemary. let's talk about that investigation. japan's transport agency is heading it up. and among those who will be participating in this broad investigation will be certainly japan airlines. but we've also learned that french authorities are sending their aviation sector to japan as well to tokyo to take part in all this. this was an airbus a350, a european-made aircraft by airbus, so it does make sense for france to have a role in all of this. among the different tasks that will likely take place in an investigation like this are interviews, interviews with people in the

. >> all right, hanako montgomery, thank you for being there. the news continues, the sort starts now. see you tomorrow. >> tonight, straight from the source. donald trump, formally challenging the decision in maine to remove him from its primary ballot based on the 14th amendments insurrectionist ban. and we expect other legal challenges from his team any minute now. plus, a senior leader of hamas, killed an explosion near beirut, lebanon. hezbollah warning is released this kind of action inside lebanon's borders won't be tolerated. could this lead to another front in israel's war? and -- is officially out as harvard's president. her resignation following mounting accusations of plagiarism that began after her controversial testimony on capitol hill about antisemitism on orbits campus. kaitlan collins is off tonight, i'm brianna keilar, and this is the source. tonight, donald trump's legal team appealing the decision by mains secretary of state to remove the former president from the states primary ballot. trump of course was booted off the pri

. >> cnn's hanako montgomery joins us in nanao, japan.you have seen today. >> reporter: as you mentioned, we're at an evacuation center in one of the hardest hit areas. i'm just speaking in a slightly quieter voice than usual because there are dozens of people here, survivors of that very powerful earthquake sleeping. they're taking shelter here because their homes have collapsed. they have nowhere to go but to sleep in their cars or this shelter. they're using very thick blankets and mats to stay warm because there's no central heating in this building. there's also no running water. people are taking water from the self defense forces just outside providing this very essential human need to the locals here. we spoke to a couple of people inside the shelter who are just visibly very frightened about the aftershocks that are following after that powerful earthquake. we experienced a couple ourselves just ten minutes ago when the entire building was shaking. there was also rubble near some of these cement pillars. a woman we spoke to recal