>> alan: jap pains now dealing with dual disaster after the earthquake and tsunami. aftershocks are continuing to rock japan, even as rescue teams search for thousands of missing people. and now the race to contain a potential nuclear disaster at a damaged power plant. an explosion shattered part of the complex today. now a second reactor has failed and some people are testing

positive for raid yaismghts -- radiation. there are disturbing new signs. the officials have doubled the evacuation area at 12 miles, 170,000 residents, and now they're handing out iodine as a radiation antidote, and a military team has moved in. john austin has the latest on this developing situation. john? >> reporter: in the past few hours another emergency is reported at the same nuclear power plant where there was a large explosion earlier in the day. this type japanese authorities say a cooling system has malfunctioned in a second reactor. the government says there's a possibility that at least nine people have now been exposed to radiation. >> this was today's explosion at the fukushima nuclear plant now leading to fears of a possible meltdown and raid radiation release. it blew off the roof and walls but not break into the reactor.

the full extent of the damage is unknown. >> seawater has been filled in. and at least the fill fuel rods are underwear. >> it was thought the explosion was a result of trying to power water over the fuel rods to claim them. officials claim radiation decrease after the explosion but it's too early to know the full effects. >> the major result indicates that things are getting better. but this is such a complicated system, and the damage, we do not know the damage in detail completely. >> reporter: the professor believes there has already been a small meltdown involving the uranium pellets. the tsunami shut down the system that is vital to cooling the

fuel rods. japanese officials-pumping in sea water. >> by ingesting seawater, they will probably not be able to use the reactor anymore. so, this is the enof that row actor -- end of that reactor's life. >> reporter: japanese authorities are advising residents within 12 miles to evacuate. one expect leaves that could be too lit. >> this may be a children -- cher chernybo expl -- and 12-miles way not be enough. >> he thinks it may take days to stabilize the reactor and it's possible to avert a larger catastrophe, but this emergency is still quite fluid and it's impossible to know what is happening at the power plant.

>> alan: we'll continue monitoring that situation. it is still too early to know exactly how many people are dead in yesterday's earthquake and tsunami. the confirmed death toll is 686. but the government says it could be far higher. there are scores of missing, including nearly 10,000 people from one town. we have more from japan. >> reporter: the quake and ensuing tsunami washed away entire towns. bodies are coming ashore, hundreds more are missing. survivors told hair -- the story. i had a neighbor shouting, tsunami is coming. i got out of the house and saw the newman -- tsunami approaching. the japanese military is searching for survivors and will be joined by international crews, including teams from the u.s. there has been cause for joy. this father and daughter were rescued and reunited.

a rare scene amidst the sadness. >> alan: we receiving more new video of the terrifying power of the tsunami that hit japan. you can see the water pouring into neighborhoods. build examination -- buildings and houses floating down streets and cars jammed into the side of buildings. and these before and after satellite photos, an entire town was wiped off the map. >> a tsunami wave swept 5,000-miles across the pacific and still had enough energy to damage the west coast. here's what it looked like yesterday as the surge entered the santa cruz harbor. today federal and state authorities are at the harbor assessing the damage. we're there with the latest on the cleanup operation. >> reporter: the santa cruz harbor is effectively closed down through tomorrow. so no boats are going into or out of the harbor, except for emergency vehicles, and there's

a dive team and a debris removal team at work, and they have been at work pretty much all day. the harbor patrol took us on a water tour to get a closeup look at the damage. the total so far? 17.1 million and climbing. upside-down boats littered the north harbor and a good portion of what's known as u dock has disappeared. >> a finger that extended to shoreline, would have been right here, totally gone. >> reporter: the port director says at least 100 boats are damaged and 18 are completely submerged. one of them belongs to sheryl bell and her son. >> i thought maybe they moved it. and i was sure it was fine. i just fell apart completely. i just stood there and cried for like an hour. >> reporter: the flood of emotions matches the power of yesterday's tsunami surges. the wave action hit the north harbor with such force that boats responded like an accordion.

today the department of fish and game had four boats and 14 ward deps trying to -- wardens trying to get a handle on the problems. >> we're concerned with the spoil fuel in the way. that's our primary concern for the safety and security of the water, animals, and boats. >> reporter: boat owners are action to get on their boats but that will be a slow process. >> what is left of it is pretty hard to walk on. we're allowed to go down last night and get personalbelongings. >> reporter: if there's any good news out here, it is that the coast guard only identified one oil sheen and that has been taken care of. so far there have been no reports of any of the fish or the wildlife being impacted. reporting live. abc-7 news. >> alan: in crescent city, it was very much the same story today. docks and boats were destroyed by the tsunami.

owners were out lashing down boats that were not overturned. coming up, much more to bring you on the japanese earthquake and tsunami, including emotional arrivals from japan, ask the crews -- and the crews on their way to japan. >> leigh: hi there. i'm leigh glaser. a delightful saturday. lots of sunshine. don't get too used to it. the clouds will thicken overnight. rain retur

>> alan: there were some emotional reunions at san francisco enter national airport. a handful of lights landed from tokyo. those who returned home were on their away to the airport for at the airport when the earthquake struck. >> it freaked me out a little bit. the ground was moving in every direction, very hard to walk. buses were flying up and down off the ground. >> aftershock hit, you could see a train go up a foot and a half that was parked next to us. >> alan: both of the main airports are back open. at 6:00, we show you a ten-year-old boy's emotional reunion with his dad. as people were arriving at sfo, others were headed into the disaster zone. a japanese rescue team jumped on a plane to fly home. they were training with the men low fire department when the

quake hit. six of the 1 rescuers returned home tonight. one lost his home and another hasn't heard from his mother. a rescue team took 74,000 pounds of equipment and six dogs. they could be gone for three weeks. teams other teams are also prepared to go. the american red cross is working closely with the japanese red cross to. to help, log on to red cross.org or text red cross to 90999 and make a 10 tuesday donation -- $010 donation. and we have a link to a person finder of the victims of the quake. it's on our web site under "see it on tv". just ahead. restrictions against the libyan government imposed by some of its own neighbors. and more rain is on the way. leigh glaser has that forecast coming up after the break.

>> alan: there is one person the hospital and dozens of people are homeless after a fire in an apartment complex in albany. the fire started around 9:00 this morning. firefighters say the flames and black smoke could be seep coming

out of the second floor. the firefighters were able to get it under control in an hour, and now crews are investigating the cause. arab countries are now asking the united nations to impose a no-fly zone over libya to protect the rebel fighters about the u.s. has not been willing to impose that restriction ewan -- ewan -- unilaterally. a cameraman was killed during an ambush in the city of benghazi. in what could be the largest rally yet in wisconsin, thousands of union supporters gathered at the state capitol today, despite governor walker's successful vote to cut the collective bargaining rights of public employees. 13 of the 14 senators who fled west in an attempt to end the standoff made their first public appearance at the rally. on to leigh. she says rain is coming at it --

at us but you couldn't tell. >> leigh: we're going to see the thickening clouds overnight. rain returns tomorrow. we have some nice shots. this is the first one from the high definition east bay cam looking over the bay. you can clearly see the high clouds moving in. we take you to atop mt. tamalpais with our high definition camera there. some clear skies in that part of the viewing area. you can still see some high clouds. here's a look at the current readings right now. you know 62 in antioch, 51 in concord. oakland, 61. 56 in san francisco. 59 in san rafael. 58 in napa. 60 in mountain view. sunshine for san jose. 49 and 60 in los gatos. we're going with increasing clouds tonight. don't forget, before you good to bed, or you can do it tomorrow

at 2:00 a.m. -- don't forget to spring forward, set the clock ahead one hour. and the rain will return as well. so spring showers. not too far away from that. here's a look at the lows tonight. high clouds moving in, not as cold as last night. santa rosa, 40. napa, 42. 48 for san francisco. 47 for oakland. 42 for livermore. 44 for san jose, and here's a look at the next system that will move in. ahead of it some high clouds starting to build in tonight, and definitely tomorrow morning. this is the cold front. i have to say, most of the energy is going to go to the north of the bay area so very weak system. it will be the tail end of this that drags by the bay area. we'll see some rain. overnight tonight, as you look at the forecast, you see the clouds will we with us off and on, as well as start to thicken up on sunday, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00,

11:00, 12. 2:00, we should start to see shower bands moving in. by 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, the rain picks up. moves from the north bay towards the south bay. if you had plans tomorrow morning, golf game, whatever, go ahead and get out there and enjoy. really is going to be late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night before the system moves through. so how much rain? maybe half an inch extreme north bay locations. otherwise, we look for a trace to about maybe a quarter of an inch in some locations. here's a look at the highs for sunday. the clouds will thicken up throughout the course of the day. the rain tomorrow afternoon mainly north of the golden gate bridge. 63 for san jose. 62 for cupertino. at the coast, 58 for pacifica. san francisco 59. a mixture of sun and clouds. ukiah, clear lake, santa rosa, about 2:00 tomorrow giant when the fir rain will move in. look for 61 for sonoma.

east bay, oakland, 62. 62 for fremont. east bay, 62 for pittsburg and concord. livermore, 63. morning sun. my aku the accuweather seven can day forecast, don't forget the time change tonight. rain tomorrow night, and the north bay gets wet on tuesday, and then after that, unsettled and periods of rain with us on wednesday, thursday, and friday. >> alan: thank you, leigh. shu is back. to bless us with his presence. thank you. shoe shoe -- >> mike: hate to lute that -- lose that hour of sleep tonight.

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had 15. then the freshman tony, a 10-0 run of her open in the final five. career high 17 for tony. stanford wins its sixth straight pac-10 tournament titlele. pack so men's final. arizona and washington condoleezza rice checking it out. isaiah thomas, the clutch. williams with the finish and the foul. three-point play. ten second left. wilcox, a huge three. ties it at 68. this game is headed to overtime. we have the highlights at 6:00. >> how about some cactus league action. season opener a couple weeks away but when the dodgers and giants play, always mid-season form. brian wilson fans, fear the beard. bottom four, 3-2 dodgers.

two-run homer. puts the g-men up 4-#. in the six until, todd burrell showing up with the long ball party. deep to left. gone. 6-3 giants. bottom nine. two outs. game tied at 7. gary brown, the hero for a day. the outfield prospect. the score from second, gives the giants an 8-7 victory. over in peoria, the a's and mariners on a sun-soaked afternoon. mark ellis scores. a's 1-0. in the second,. >> barr into the right center gap. scores kennedy. game tied at 1. the mariners took off. another a, milton bradley, down the right-field line. ichiro scores. seattle wins 10-2. let's tee it up at the doral

blue monster. tiger is trying to reinvent his swing again. tiger wouldn't make a run. he bangs home a birdie. 2-under for the tournament. in contention, luke donald. looking for his second wgc win of the year. birdie putt on 10. 6-under, 66, 11-under. also at 11-under, matt kuchar. par for 3rd. distance, line, and result. coup kuchar, 68. on 17. dustin johnson from 120 yards. shoots a 7-under. sports a two-stroke lead. two teams not known for basketball but one is going to the big dance with a buzzer beater, harvard and princeton. >> alan: coming up, it's the big parade that is in, of course,

dublin every year. we show you where they're celebrating st. patrick's day.

>> alan: coming up in a half hour at 6:00, the latest on the damaged nuclear plant in japan and the efforts to prevent the meltdown. as japan struggles to cope, san francisco's japantown is organizing a relief effort. what they're doing to. he join us at 6:00. finally, the annual st. patrick's day parade in the city of dublin brought out thousands to celebrate today. ♪