right now. . you're watching cbs 5 eye witness news on the cw. another potential disaster in japan. the new threat some say is actually happening right now. we're panicking, and it was really scary. >> hear from people from japan who heard about their own hometown disaster while here in the bay area. as soon as we move those folks, that oil is going to come to the surface. >> the pollution the new concern as the cleanup begins in santa cruz harbor, 17 million in cleanup, not including the boats. we have new information on the tsunami coming to shore in emoryville. good evening, thank you for joining us. right now in japan, sunday

afternoon, government officials now admit a partial meltdown is partly under way at the country's new facilities. authorities ordered 150,000 people the evacuate the area, 170 miles from tokyo, and the shaking still has not stopped after the quake. a powerful quake off the coast happened. rescue crews are looking for people missing along 100s of miles of coastline, with many areas still unreachable. and we just got word that japanese police found 200 bodies in a coastal area. and new fears at one nuclear power plant that rose above the legal limit, they believe part of the plant is in partial meltdown. more on the situation. >> reporter: this blast at the nuclear power plant is putting all of japan on edge, three reactors at the complex are having problems with the

cooling functions. and a top government spokesperson says a partial meltdown is likely under way. the people have been evacuated near the fukushima complex. the increased risk of cancer is at issue. >> there is a lot of people in japan, there has not been a lot of information coming out of fukushima explaining what is happening. >> reporter: the engineers were trying to stop the meltdown when a building exploded saturday, one that housed the reactors. since friday, there were more aftershocks, some registering more than 6.0, and certainly strong enough to feel here in tokyo. this video shows the monster wall of water going past the airport window and swallowing everything in its path. the scale of the devastation

along the coast is mounting by the hour. hundreds confirmed dead, dozens of fires happening. 100,000 japanese troops are now part of the rescue crews and recovery effort. the flights are happening as well to help the hardest hit area. cbs news, tokyo. >> and help is arriving as well. people from the bay area are sharing stories of confusion. families were reunited after a stressful couple of days. >> reporter: that is right, anna, touching out one of the most powerful quakes ever was not really one of the things these people had to face. the hardest things likely was getting themselves an airport and finding a plane to bring them home. the 8.9 quake and tsunami that rocked northeastern japan was felt throughout the country. tokyo, those seriously shaken,

was spared from the worst. >> you know the whole city came to a halt. that was the issue, the whole city came to a halt. >> reporter: the passengers on flights out of japan arriving at sfo today shared stories with cbs 5. >> usually it took an hour and a half to get to the airport, took like five hours to get to the airport. and the airport was chaos, so many people, couldn't find a flight to fly out. >> once the big one kept comingings it just kept going. >> reporter: ray roberts of napa was in tokyo, the mother was on a plane back from dallas. >> 6:00, i get a call, the flight cancelled. he said haven't you seen the news? and he said there was an earthquake. and so we turn it on and start to see just how bad it was, and thankfully i didn't know in advance because i would have panicked. >> reporter: one woman was here in the bay area while her

husband traveled. >> i was really scared. it was midnight here when i heard about it. and i turned on the tv, sure enough it was everywhere. i had no idea where he was, because he is traveling for business and going from one meeting to another, from one city to another city. so i was really worried trying to find out where he is. so i finally decided to text him and thank god he was able to text back and say i'm okay. >> reporter: okay, but with no way to get to the airport. >> the problem is the roads were all -- they were closed. so there were a lot of concerns about the bridges, the freeways, all closed. >> reporter: they worked the bay area, she found flights and texted her husband. >> so i called him, he said they would resume flights from noon to japan time. i texted him, i said just get yourself to the airport. it seems your flight will be on time, just get yourself there, do anything you can, i want you out of japan.

to any other country, doesn't matter. just get out of there. >> the only thing working was the local train, that is how we made it. >> reporter: one man reflects, after getting home safely sinai have been in a few quakes before, so i know what to expect, but when the big one hits, it is scary, you didn't know how long it will be, i am glad it is over. >> reporter: safely home with amazing stories to tell. cbs 5 cameron ramos contributed. and crescent city took the big brunt of the tsunami in the u.s. with eight foot surges, and tonight crews are still waiting for safer conditions to begin before they can begin the cleanup of the damaged harbor. the tsunami continues to create dangerous currents, authorities say there are at least 17 damaged and sunken vessels, in addition rocks, and logs that need to be cleared with. the harbor wants to move

quickly but also has to consider safety. >> we do get a small tsunami once in a while, or a surge at the breaks. but this is the worst i have ever experienced. >> the harbor is crescent city's life flood. and the sheriff says it will be hard to recover. and authorities released the name of the man swept out to sea while taking pictures of the wave. 25-year-old dustin weber, he was with two other people when they were washed into the ocean. the other two managed to swim to safety. and even parts of northern california that did not suffer damage from the tsunami saw unusual wave activity. this video was shot in emoryville yesterday morning by mark dema, he posted it on youtube. he noted the wave had to go through the golden gate before it hit emory, so there must have been a larger wave unprotected on the beach. and the wave slamming into the ports, the surge caused so much damage that some harbors

are closed tonight. and now there is a tour of destruction from santa cruz. >> reporter: from the water, he get a look at the damage. today, state and local agencies took boat tours to assess the damage after a series of surges hit friday morning, smashing boats together, sinking at least 18 of them and ripping docks apart. >> there is a lot of damage as you go down each individual fairway here. but it is unsafe to motor down there. we're unsure of what is under us. >> reporter: much of of the debris is still under water. jefferson some of it is being pulled out. >> there is always a pollution concern. >> reporter: they're looking for the sheen of oil in the brown water. >> we figured we dodged a bullet. because all the boats are pleasure crafts. >> reporter: which means they can only hold a few gallons of fuel, unlike the boats that

sank in crescent city. some holding only gallons each. this operator was going at about 8 miles per hour, and was at a stand still for about five minutes. >> and they want to do tours on a boat. we have a natural disaster, tours are over. >> reporter: one renter lost about 80,000 worth of equipment. >> i lost a lot of things, the hole dock. >> reporter: with the harbor closed monday, he was not able to save much. >> this is a joke, it is sickening, they want to keep us from the property but don't want to save anything. >> reporter: the situation is being assessed. >> it is hard breaking, the damage occurred to some place you call home. and where you have been employed. it is overwhelming. >> reporter: in santa cruz, cbs 5. and on the way home from the casino when tragedy

strikes. >> we had about seven or eight people pinned in the rear of the bus. >> the roof of the tour bus almost completely pinned. why the crash is being treated as a criminal matter. somewhere to go and now somewhere to wear it as well. the girls get all dressed up for a rite of passage. and clouds are moving in. could we see rain not too far behind? we'll talk about that coming up the internet on a plane! are you from the future?

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casino when the bus flipped over. as we learned tonight, witnesses are now telling police that the bus was traveling at a high rate of speed. >> reporter: police opened interstate 95 at the new york city border saturday night. investigators spent the day putting together the bus wreck that killed more than 12 people. the bus turned over and slid the length of a football field until a pole sliced off most of the bus' route. >> it is difficult at this point to identify the subjects. >> reporter: rescue crews cut a hole in what was left of the roof to reach passengers, first responders rushed at least 18 people to hospitals. the travel bus was filled with people returning from the casino in connecticut. police say the bus driver lost control on i-95 for "an undetermined reason." >> we have a number of reports that the driver was in fact operating southbound at a high rate of speed. >> reporter: the driver says he tried to avoid a tractor- trailer that may have hit him.

police found and secured the wreck that may have been involved, cops interviewed the person and took blood from the driver of the bus in what is now a criminal investigation. loved ones raced to area hospitals to check on the injured. >> she broke her ankle and had a minor concussion. >> reporter: authorities directed others looking for information to this police precinct near china town, where many of the people lived and the bus was headed. police escorted many people to the hospital. the police will look at the tractor-trailer and bus for signs of impact, the tape may be on the bus. police found information but have not looked at it yet. and as many as 100,000 protesters, the largest crowd yet, gathered at wisconsin state capitol today. on friday, scott walker signed a bill into law eliminating

most union rights for public employees. he says it is necessary to cut costs, wisconsin faces a 3.6 billion budget deficit. others are not stopping and promise to take the fight to the ballot box. and do we need to vote on the weather? >> no, but i think a lot of people would like to see that spring sunshine coming back. we had a lot of that out there today of course but clouds are moving across the skies. not bad at this hour, not much in the way of rain to speak of. that could help, we have seen a couple of lighter showers, later on you see the clouds moving onshore. could get sprinkles, the golden gate, clouds moving through, mostly cloudy skies on sunday, showers developing towards the afternoon. starting to the north bay first, spreading south. temperatures not bad, 50s, 60s, this is a rather warm storm that is coming through the bay

area, numbers out there, 49 in napa, 49 in san rafael, if you plan to head around the state, prepare for rain, the further you go north you will see showers, 57, 59 in ureka, and if you are going to the high country, bring chains, the snow level is running very high because of the warm storm. we're looking at a mix of rain and snow up there, not only for tomorrow, but looks like into monday and also tuesday as well. so it looks like that ridge of high pressure brought us nice weather for today. but the ridge is getting out of the way. the ridge is impressive. we're not going to see all the energy from that, but enough to bring us rainfall. so plan on rain developing as we head into the day tomorrow. not a washout during the day, but i think as we head towards the afternoon we'll see the rain pick up outside. if you have plans, do it in the morning. all right, going to midnight

tonight, we do have clouds out there. not much in the way of rain just yet. a couple of scattered showers, mainly to the north. then as we take you to the morning you will notice things getting closer, but until holding off a bit until 8:00 in the morning, then later in the day, more frequent showers in the north bay and then spreading across the rest of the bay area as we head to the afternoon. so you get the idea, the wet weather is coming, doesn't look like a total washout. the temperature is not bad. 64 in morgan hill, about 64 in millipedes, and in matt san mateo, 50s, temperatures in 50s, low 60s, warmer spots there. but there is just the beginning folks, just about each day it won't be a serious rain out there each day but there could

be left over showers come monday morning, and then really the better part of monday is looking good. tuesday, another storm coming in with heavier rain, turning to more showers come wednesday. and by thursday, a colder storm system dives in, really helping the temperatures go down. bringing more showers to the bay area on thursday, possibly on friday. and more rain expected to start out next weekend. and by the way, we have to roll those clocking forward tonight. i know, daylight savings time. not looking forward to it because -- kids, it doesn't matter for kids, they get up whenever they get up anyway. >> oh yeah, and good idea to change batteries in the smoke detector. yes, and high school girls looking to save money on prom dresses, planning to get up early tomorrow, tough with daylight savings time. the princess project has many donated dresses, for girls who need it. many picked out their dresses

today, about 4000 will receive a dress this year through the program. an average prom dress costs about $300. >> i feel a lot of money, i'm saving for college, plan for scholarships, things like that. it is great they have a program to get a dress for free. and preparing for the big one in this country, up next what the united states can learn from japan on how to president prepare for the next big quake ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

happen. but researchers in here did . it is not possible yet to predict earthquakes before they happen, but researchers in japan say that a system did alert people there before some of the shakying started. and that possibly saved lives. as we learn, we don't have that here in the united states. >> reporter: while the damage is still happening, one thing is clear, japan was ready for this one. >> japanese say it is the strongest in the world. >> reporter: 6000 people were

killed in the quake of 1995. that was japan's wake-up call. the government authorized half a billion to outfit the country with more than a thousand ground sensors that measured the distance between quake waves. it is designed to trigger alerts on tv, radio and cell phones, seconds before it hits, possibly saving lives. >> we are the only country that can provide such information on -- a system. >> reporter: they pour 100 million annually into the research and preparedness. geographically, they are only four% the size of the united states, but the budget is more than here. still, they hope it will lead to early warnings. >> the idea is just like a black box on the airplane. it wouldn't keep it from

falling out of the sky but it does provide the space industry and the safety experts to understand why the plane fell out of the sky. >> reporter: those instruments were handed out the 12 volunteers in california, to gather information about what happens when a quake hits. >> the earthquake predictions, nobody has really done that. it would be more towards understanding. >> reporter: getting a warning of several seconds is one thing, but what about more than that? during a test at the lawrence lab last year, major and his team were able to see specific changes in the ground, hours before a small quake hit. >> is it possible one day that these types of device s in the ground will lead to an early warning system? >> possibly, two, 10 years from now, by understanding the process and saying oh, there is one coming. >> reporter: but at 5000 apiece these are the only instruments in the country right now.

by comparison, they're installed all over japan. that country also has drills like these, enforcing new building codes that allow sky scrapers to be less at risk. so they are working to make buildings safer. >> things look different from here. >> reporter: at the university of california berkeley i this is one of 15 labs that test what happens inside a building. >> any heavy content of the building is not secured to the warmth of the building, they will tend to be tossed around. >> reporter: and cause injuries? >> exactly. >> reporter: but without more funding those types of tests are left in the lab, leaving more people vulnerable. it could be even worse in japan. new york. the stanford women put

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