i'm lindsey reiser in for anne-marie green. we begin in japan with a southeast of powerful earthquakes. we're learning the death toll has grown to at least 48. the damage is extensive. houses collapsed, roads buckled, and cars overturned. fires broke out in the aftermath. japan's military dispatched a thousand soldiers to disaster zones, and residents along the coast are still being told not to return to their homes. jarred hill has the latest. jared? >> i want to start with good news. the tsunami warning was lifted in japan, but this is still a dangerous situation. there are concerns about the stability of the buildings left behind. cleanup and rescue efforts are underway in western japan as shocking new images show the extent of the damage from yesterday's strong earthquakes. the series of about 20 quakes struck after 4:00 p.m. local time on new year's day, the % strongest measuring at a magnitude of 7.6. the violent tremors caused buildings to collapse, roads to split, sparked raging fires, and triggered massive waves and ts