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animation shows where the epicenter is just off of northeastern coast of japan, and near san that japan's. dozens of cities and villages along the

1,300 mi. were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as tokyo. hundreds of miles away from the epicenter. the longest quake in japan's history. here is a video out of japan. the impact on the buildings, all the debris and fires that were sparked here by this request. this was the scene in downtown tokyo. scary stuff. the seed was repeated in a handful of other cities. more video to show you this morning of the capital. workers rushed out of the buildings in search of stable ground. you can see the panic. crowds gathered in the streets trying to reach relatives on cell phones. you can see the damage. this was cnn's bureau in

tokyo. the tapes, and desks, shelves everything come down. everyone getting outside because they didn't know what was coming next. eight people have died, that was the earliest report. we are getting and the other reports say death toll has risen to 40. that number will likely rise through the day keeping an eye on that. the impact is we have a tsunami warning issued for the california coastline. and extending into oregon. here's a map showing you how much of the coastline is affected. the timing of it depends on where along the coast you are. we will break that down for you. no for right now no evacuation orders issued. keep it tuned here to kron 4 will let you know as soon as we make an assessment. they are monitoring

the way to as the approaches the coast. there are a number of police, each one gets are reading. let's give you a quick look at the estimated time we expect these ways to make landfall. to our north landfall time of about 7:26 a.m., point reyes 7:39 a.m., monterey some 40 4:00 a.m., san francisco 8:08 a.m.. they are looking at ways of 2 ft.. not just a single wave this tsunamis come in a series of waves. for the next several hours we may have three, four, five waves that follow. national weather service says by the time this on hits the area of the estimated wave height will be about 2 ft.. we're looking for

that. we will have cameras on the coast obviously. no evacuation order jack, they will make the call closer to that 8 08 a.m. time. at 4:06 a.m. let's get a check of our forecast and we are keeping an eye on the tsunami warning. >> louisa: it happened between the pacific and north american plate. the pacific plate actually slid under japan right near the tothe band played. we saw several foreshocks as well. we're getting foreshocks and aftershocks. keeping an eye on this. here's a look and storm trucker for, we are trying out of the wet weather to the north the last year, bring now

temperatures are on warm side temperatures sitting in the '50s this morning. by the afternoon on highs will work our way is up to the '50s and '60s. about 58 in san francisco. temperatures through the east bay upper 50s 59 for oakland, hayward, 61 for san jose. we are seeing some fog with visibility less then a mile up to the napa valley. as we head into the afternoon we will see temperatures warm up slightly. we will keep temperatures in to the low sixties for the next few days. partly cloudy today. as we head into your saturday a bit more cloud cover, by sunday the first shot the wet weather texan. it is also the day you need to set the clock forward. wet weather continues next week. by thursday slight chance. next week on

stable weather and continuing with wet weather. for 08 a.m. let's check with traffic. >> erica: bay area traffic no hot spots, alive look at the san mateo bridge. no problems in other directions of this band. same story at the golden gate bridge and about 1 01, one current camera shot. another camera westbound 80 the upper he shore freeway a lot of space between cars. no problems between e s curve.the s curves.o problems on public transit. james? >> james: we will take a quick break, following the very latest with their earthquake in japan and the resulting tsunami warning. of our cameras have

francisco will be right back.

>> james: are breaking news story though quake in japan and the tsunami warning for the bay area. this is out of a newsroom in tokyo. you can see how intense it was an inside office buildings. all throughout tokyo and a handful of other major cities. they're really gonna shaking from this earthquake. you can see the tv on the walls swing back and forth. it was centered 231 mi. north and east of tokyo. close enough to cause damage and shaking. we have video of water moving with that tsunami. we're talking about major damage here. a lot of damage near the coast. you can

see how massive and powerful that wall of water was, as it moves through the coast and inland. it doesn't look like it's going to stop. it is picking up entire buildings, moving them along. reminiscent of the indignation tsunamiindone latest word of we have from the associated press, the death toll 40. they do expected to rise. they have 39 people missing at this point, they are going through tried to make sure everybody that is reported missing is identified. but in all of those cars floating in the water. we have some www.youtube.com video actually this is the www.youtube.com video. it was more intense there

than it will be here. we see people grabbing camcorders and starting to record as the shaking started. it is pretty scary stuff there. 8.9 in magnitude. it has made a tsunami warning here and no evacuation notices yet. they will make that decision when the way it gets closer. the first wave will hit at 8:08 a.m. stay tuned as soon as they make a decision on evacuation and notices we will let you know. also our web site kron 4 dog, a good resource for you there. we will take a quick break much more on the other side of the break.

>> james: continuing the coverage of the 8.8 earthquake centering in japan. you can see people running for cover. they are clinging to the desks. you can see how intense the shaking was. it lasted for some time. on wednesday two days ago a 7.2 earthquake hit and lasted as long as three minutes. it did not cause significant damage. here we are today with a massive earthquake of 8.9 in magnitude. obviously a scary situation for them. the death toll has been calculated at 40 right now, they expected to rise. 39 people are missing.

google earth map showing you the epicenter of the earthquake. here is tokyo you can see in relation to tokyo where was offshore. whole question and show you where it was centered. the most immediate impact was to an area right there. lookit that agricultural area. we have been showing the floodwaters carried in cars, buildings, all kinds of stuff through farmland. this is a land we are talking about by the coast. as we pull back you can see is not very far from the epicenter. that wave came straight onto shore, right near there when on land and carry debris and all kinds of other stuff right across the farmland.

that is one of the angles we are falling. the other one is the tsunami warning all round the pacific right now. but its role some video, more damage in the downtown areas, on the eastern coast. you can see the cracks on the sides of the buildings. they will have engineers out there looking at the stability of all these buildings. they will assess whether they will be red tag or if people can go back in. a lot of apartment buildings impacted by this. they have built up more vertical because they don't have the live space. land. space. >> reporter: i've been living here for eight years now, this was simply the biggest, longest laughlasting earthquake.

>> james: they have looked back at the records for 300 years and have not seen an earthquake this magnitude get. a magnitude 7.3 hit two days ago on the eastern coast. that quake was centered 267 mi. of tokyo. the shaking lasted as long as three minutes. now we have this one this morning. there was a 5.8 that left 25 people dead in china, displacing thousands of people it has raised questions about whether or not the buildings were built by code. so we have the japan earthquake and the china earthquake. search efforts continue but the chances of finding people alive are

shrinking with every passing hour. if you're unclear when a tsunami is, tsunamis are a series of waves, generated by earthquakes they could arrive within a matter of minutes after is to bear were earthquake court can take a number of hours to arrive. that is the case of this japanese quake. it will be until eight 08 a.m. the first knobby wave hits san francisco bay. they are generated hundreds of miles out the ocean. the wave we expect here in the bay, will probably be about 2 ft. in height, it is not a wall of water. a tidal wave you think of when you think of a tsunami. it will come in a series of waves. but to foot wave will come and

and and a few more in the hours after. we have coli 8 under a tsunami warning as well. they expect the way to come in and about an hour or two. we will follow the latest there as well. lets close side to kron 4 as yoli she has been standing by at ocean beach keeping an eye on things. yoli as he lights and the background. >> reporter: there has been basically great highway shutdown, they are not allowing you need to go through there, they don't want pedestrians to come through, and they don't want regular traffic. you do see officers along the great highway patrol in back and forth, in force in the parking code here. making sure nobody parks. they say there is no need for

evacuation, but as a precaution they are not allowing anyone to come down towards great highway. they don't you want people coming down to see what it would look like. they wanna keep this as clear as possible. they don't anticipate anything big, but the one othey want to hear on the sf caution. >> james: obviously you're right here on this side of caution keeping people back as far as possible. it is start out there, but i assume you can see the stretch of beach? >> reporter: yes i do and i see some cargo ships off the coast as well. i wonder what their procedures will be. do they have to get up, or what's the case or are they ok. we will try to find the answers to those questions. great highway is shutdowns note

traffic can go through, not pedestrians down this way either. they want to get that word out to everyone. >> james: obviously we will keep a of a close eye on our camera position right there. she cars will be one of the first images of the tsunami warning. >> louisa: at the most we are looking at 3-4 ft. waves. we have a timeline for you. crescent city we are watching the waves push generate around 7:23 a.m., reaching the golden gate bridge by just after 8:00 a.m., that's when you can expect those ways to pick up. then set up propethen said barbara at 8:. we have had foreshocks' greater than 7.2, aftershocks expected >

6.greater 6. we are watching for several more aftershocks to come. storm tracker for showing us dry conditions, we will see temperatures stay into the 50s, 60s today. we have another map showing you the highest moving in to the upper 50s low 60s. your 7 day around bay, showing the fact we will see wet weather sunday, through monday, into wednesday. >> erica: no hot spots on the bay area highways, a reminder a great highway is closed in both directions. we will keep a close eye on that throughout the morning. the bay bridge no problems here, we do have some

overnight construction still in effect until 5:00 a.m. shutting down to of the lanes. still looking at drive times of nine minutes from the foot of the maze in to san francisco. no problems at the san mateo bridge, still in joint like conditions in both directions. if you're coming out of the north bay southbound 1 01 to the school to keep bridge. just a couple cars driven their way to san francisco. not tracking any hot spots in the south bay. no. now 1 01, just101 i just checkec clouds no problems to report yet. >> james: we will be back with more on the earthquake in japan and the tsunami warning issued in the day. no evacuations have been issued just yet. the first waves are expected that 8 08

a.m.. alive look at the golden gate bridge we will be right back.

>> james: if you haven't heard there was a massive earthquake off of japan 8.9. it has forced the issue of tsunami warnings for just about every region throughout the pacific. first to

know why andand the hawaiian isl see the way this first. >> reporter: what i hear a lot of this so-called defense sirens warning to get to higher ground. this is the main island not the biggest island but the main island. i was up waikiki with the tsunami warning was issued. you could hear the sirens, i looked around at the tourist, they didn't know what that meant. it will be up to the hotel operators to give them an idea of what's going on. but hotels are being told is to evacuate people to higher ground, or to the sixth floor of the buildings they are in right now. what we mean by higher ground? it depends on how high the wave is. there are a

series of police that measure these waves the speed and height, they are picking up wave heights of 1 m. that might not sound too big, and is not big if you're in a boat out in see.sea. it's when it comes to shore becomes a problem. >> james: years when we expect those waves to come on shore. point reyes 7:39 a.m., a moderate bay some 40 4:00 a.m., san francisco bay 8 08 a.m. again they say the timing is something they will be tweaking. they have buoys' out the pacific measuring the wave height and speed. we don't know what the hype will be once it reaches an

francisco anywhere from 2-4 ft.. the other note is there are no evacuation orders issued yet. local authorities will make the decision closer to the 800 8:00 p.m. time. we will take a quick break much more straight ahead.

>> james: following the iraqi news they are the oflatest a man japan. massive tsunami is, fires, and damage. tsunami warnings are here in the united states. tsunami warnings for hawaii, and the organic coast line. >> reporter: catastrophic images

are pouring out of japan. 8.9 magnitude earthquake rocked the area friday afternoon. in the city to a half hours north of tokyo people were fleeing from buildings, comforting each other. mass of some on his have been reported. >> caller: is like a monster movie seeing this stuff wiping out the coast line. is generally from that area. there has been some heart wrenching footage of cars racing away from the water. we don't know if these people needed a way or not. just watching it is terrifying. >> reporter: people is that this office ran for cover when the building began to shake. this is video from the cnn tokyo bureau. in mock tv monitors off the walls. they're

still assessing the damage. >> james: we have a google earth animation showing you the epicenter, the closest city was impacted by those mass of flood waters we saw from the tsunami. you see all the agricultural area. buildings were being carried over farm land. we saw cars bobbing in the water, falling over the edge of a waterfall. this is the area we were talking about. there was an alert moments ago, japan's top government spokesperson says it has issued a state of emergency and nonnuclear power plant. there is no radiation leak, but the plan tplant developed mechal

failure as a result of the earthquake. there's no radiation leak, the facility is not in immediate danger. but with the cooling center offline it could become something. we're hearing from the president, here's a quote, the u.s. stands ready to help any way we can. they have done an assessment of naval craft in the area all come back no damage. of course pulpearl harbor has been set to alert. we had sirens sounded across hawaii this morning. we did have a sound of the sirens but we will

get prepared in just a little bit. there you hear it. that's what people across toy, heard last night. this hit at 9:46 p.m. our time just as the sun had gone down. we are talking about a big earthquake. they issued the tsunami warnings right away. and 8.9 earthquake. they have come back 300 years and have not found an earthquake this size in japan. this is causing concern in japan they are assessing the damage. people in hawaii are urged to go inland and reach higher ground. just about thabout ahold california s

on alert for some of the as well. but his this is the shot of japan, 40 people confirmed dead, 39 have been missing. they expect both numbers to rise as they begin to sift through the rubble. as i said that warning expected to hit, sorry a tsunami wave is expected to hit that 8 08 a.m., they are monitoring the wave height and speed in reassessing whether evacuations will be necessary for the bay coast line. they will make that determination at the atm our8:0. hour. here's another shot of japan. all lot of water have come on shore. there is quite some time when they can sift through the debris. it is still moving. here are the estimated

time some of the tsunami wave. point reyes, 7:39 a.m. monterey bay 7:44 a.m. san francisco 8:08 a.m. officials from the national weather service say the tsunami wave is still unclear on the height. they don't know how much it will experience from 2 ft. up to 4 ft.. we're looking for a wave height in that range. it will, as as a series or a surges. keep it tuned and we will keep an eye on it. we have

yoli at ocean beach, her camera is trained on the beach there. >> reporter: highway one is shut down, all of great highway is shut down no traffic is allowed to go through. not even foot traffic. there read directing unique, not even letting me come through here.muni comes throughe officers you can see the flashing lights. they at every intersection trying to cut off anybody who wants to try and make their way down to great highway. they really do not want anyone coming down. we don't

know what to expect. we don't think it will be as bad, but to sign on the side of caution they want to keep it clear. at this time there is no evacuation notice i. >> james: yoli is keeping an eye on the situation. she is positioned to see the way coming in to the coast. she will catch it we are also covering it for

>> louisa: right now we could see 2-4 ft. waves move in to crescent city by 7:23 a.m. golden gate bridge just after 8:00 a.m., santa barbara around 8:17 a.m.. this is a look at how high the waves are expected to get. irina cop. when you think s you think of hundred feet waves, but it will not be that. the biggest concern right now is

hawaii. we have a tsunami warning until 7:00 a.m. hour for hawaii, some of those waves could get over 10 ft.. it is certainly a concern there. this shows us where the waves could be it the greatest period ran along the coast here, we could get strong waves. but certainly nothing like it will see elsewhere. here's a look at your map showing you some of the earthquake. we are looking at aftershocks and for shot six.fof course we are looking for more aftershocks going to happen. >> erica: we are keeping a close eye on the roadways, the effect due to the tsunami warning. the

only straight shut down as the grand highway most directions. yoli told you about that because of the tsunami warning in a fact. this chp could not give me much detail spirit will be telling me great highway has been shut down due to car traffic as well as pedestrian traffic. depending on where you're headed this will affect your commute this morning. bill looks like right now 19th avenue will be your best bet. for 40 1:00 a.m. we will be right back.

>> james: the massive earthquake in japan measuring eight. ninth year t8.9. tsunami warning has n

issued for the united states coast, tsunami could hit the bay area around 8:00 a.m., waves out between 2 ft. and 7 ft. estimated for the bay area. we have it covered on all and goals are as we monitor the approach of the tsunami waves. no evacuation has been issued. so right now you don't have to flee the coastal regions, but have a thought in your head of where you might go if a tsunami warninevacuation order is givene will take another break. stay with us we will be right back.

>> james: breaking news story the tsunami that has inundated japan and force the issuing of tsunami warnings for every country bordering the pacific. japanese government saying there has been tremendous damage from the quake and tsunami. cnn has been moving higher around tokyo covering the quake. >> reporter: i can still filled the building shaking every once in awhile. this is ongoing, people have to stay calm, we do want to remind people japan is earthquake prone, people are trained to be calm. this was quite a large event. this is what it was like in many offices and homes in japan. we are on the ninth floor of an office building. just as it hit,

all the papers went flying, we have a tape library as well, the tapes are all over the floor. what happened in our office basically everything was shaking. and the thing that was piled up fell on the ground. we are still trying to sort things out here, what we see now, is the aftereffects of the quake event. we are not having secure phone lines, trying to get internet access is difficult, transportation as well has come to a halt. we're getting information on whether or not there is air traffic. the rail lines have completely stopped. this is a city that relies on real traffic. people are being evacuated out of high

rises. we are the only ones left in this building. people are trying to figure out how they will get home. prime minister is urging people to be calm. >> james: that the tsunami warning has gone out for about 20 countries. hawaii will be the first u.s. state to see the impacts of the tsunami, that first wave will hit at about 6:00 a.m. will check with your reporter to see what they're doing to prepare. >> reporter: i was trying to get an idea of how people reactioreo this. the first thing you notice that every guest patient, there's a line of cars filling up their tanks, preparing, they're being told to evacuate inland hackles a mile.half smill

like this is the real deal. i've been through this before i've grown up in hawaii, this time last year there were tsunami warnings. when it came to short it was only a couple of inches. this time they feel different. >> james: we are following the latest in hawaii, also around the world, not only is this damaging property and obviously cost in lives. it has an impact on the global markets. we have financial stocks taking a beating. a lot of insurance companies are expecting there will have to pay dearly for some of the rebuilding cost. we have the tsunami warning in place. a live picture in japan. we are expecting the first waves of that's not me to arrive at 8 08

a.m. the wave heights vary. we don't have a good idea of how big it will be yet, but it looks like you will be between two up to 70.when7 ft..to 7 ft. we seeg the eastern coastline in japan finding shelter, finding someplace to live and eat, some houses have been carried away in a wave of water. we will be back with more a minute. before we go we have this video to show you. those are cars being carried away, everyone of them falling over what now looks

like a waterfall. can you imagine seeing this kind of thing around the bay. it is unthinkable. here in japan they are dealing with that reality this morning. streets turned into rivers, cars being carried down the street. we also have video refinery fire this morning. huge fire, look at how big those fires are. japan's top government spokesperson came out and said they had to clear state of emergency and nonnuclear plant. they shut power down in the wake of the quake. at this point there's no reagent leakey, there's no immediate danger. but they need cooling systems and if you can get that thing on my quick this may be a serious situation. as we said this tsunami alerts have been issued . even up in alaska they are

bracing for possible ways to arrive there. the west coast impacted by this as well. we'll have more as the wave continues to make it way across the pacific we expect to see the waves impact the coastline. san francisco 8:08 a.m. said barbara a 20 4:00 a.m., santa monica 839, the entire coastline is impacted by this. we are watching for any indication from the national weather service as to when we might get a better idea of the wave height. we will let you know some as we do. there are no evacuation orders for the bay area. that call will be made by 8:00 p.m. by local officials.aa.m. 8:00 a.m.

>> louisa: here's a map of japan showing those quakes, the aftershocks and foreshocks. it is on his own between north america plate and the pacific plate. >> erica: we are monitoring the coastal freeway is, whether not they are shut down due to the tsunami watch. as of right now the only one in the fact is the great highway which shut dent in both directions. the chp is asking all cars avoid the entire area. same with pedestrians. that will be the fact until midday afternoon. we are

keeping a close eye on roadways and the pacific the areapacific >> james: we have somebody on the phone we can talk to further about this. the west coast tsunami center. so your the person we want to talk to this morning. we have been following the quake and the tsunami warning. what's the latest? >> caller: we are measuring and it is is significant a couple feet in some areas. >> james: so it's making its way from alaska down here? >> caller: absolutely we have most of california in a warning.

>> james: are people being evacuated? >> caller: we are hoping, all warning is that call for evacuation. we hope the emergency managers are exercising evacuating the tsunami zone. >> james: is that a call they made is and as a warning is issued? >> caller: it is up to them, it is their call. when they decide to. we recommend they evacuate is and as we shall morning. that warning went out, it's all a

blur for us. >> james: we expect the way for at about 80 and this morning they were talking about wave heights of up to 7 ft.. why is that such a discrepancy. >> caller: each coastal, the initial warning sorry when out at 7:20 a.m. each community has different air areas, they have a different slope, and how shallow pit is below the sea level determines how a tsunami will rise. because each community is so unique there's no way to know exactly what to expect.

>> james: thank you so much. thank you for offering us that this morning. i will let you get back to work. we will take a quick break and be back in a ñinute.

tsunami warning in the bay area. what time and what size is the tsunami waves? >> caller: to put it in context wheat expected rise at about 8:00 a.m. it will be around 7

m it will happen around low tide, the reality is the water rise will be less than our normal high tide. >> mark: we're fortunate our way because of the timing of the tides. i know geography plays a big part in the spiriis. we heag crescent city the waves are supposed to be up to 7 ft.. >> caller: it's my understanding they are evaluating. it is incredibly prudent that they do that. we are looking at the modeling. >> mark: we know why he has evaluated the hotels around the beach. what do you know about what is to hit whole why right

now? >> caller: i've been consumed about what is expected in california. >> mark: we have had ocean beach closed is this just precautions'? >> caller: we ask the park service said they agreed to close down the beaches. we closed the great highway as a precaution. just because the event brings out people who want come watch at the beach. we don't want congestion in the area as a precaution. >> mark: thank you so much free time this morning. let's get more on the mass of earthquake that hit japan. with that earthquake and 8.9. the largest in 300 years. >> darya: here is how to prep

for a tsunami once a warning has been issued. they cannot predict the effects exactly. we have heard what we should be prepared for. they say follow the instructions issued by local authorities. if they tell you to get to higher ground that's what you should do. in this case we are not being told to get higher ground. use battery powered radio, and stay tuned for information. you should always have a disaster supplies kit at hand. if there were evacuation's and follow them. again there are no evacuations in the bay area. they expected to be like fellow high tide in our area. this would happen in the event that there is a major

a tsunami. that is not the case with this one. >> caller: it was unlike anything i have ever felt. this was the biggest laundress last it earthquake i have ever experienced. >> darya: it is a completely different story in japan, this 8.9 quake has killed 40, some estimates as many as 60 people. you can see fires have been set because of it, there was a tsunami as well. you can see there the way of causing much damage. their estimates that it was 23 ft.. take a look at this video, you can see some of the damage. the quake struck at offices. this is a 8.9. the shaking that is going on the

things falling off of the shelves. this was centered a way from tokyo. you see people running for cover. now let's take a look at the impact on the buildings from the outside. this is video of the building as it shakes. you can see a fire started there. this building actually was rattled, so much so that some of it fell onto the street. cars were actually thrown from the streets as well. you'll be able to seek what this building 13 appeared then there is the tsunami that happened warnings continue in japan and russia. earthquakes are known to issue tsunami warnings. we did see a big wall of waves washing away cars.

we'll have more video as it comes in. this is a fresh peace that just came in. you can see the water. the cars are being washed away. this is what we have seen in japan where the waves just rolled right through the streets. there is a video of walls of waves caring cars and everything else away. right now the first impact will be in hawaii, that should have been momentarily. nothing like this expected in all white or california. >> james: obviously the most immediate impact of spirit as we wait for more affirmation let's show you some more of these pictures out of japan appeared these are incredible. cars are

floating downstream is that look more like rivers than anything else. here's another one where a search sweeps under the bridge. here is a refinery, it went up in smoke this morning. this as one of the top official says funicular power plant had a mechanical failure in its cooling system down. there is no reactor leak, but obviously they need to get back on line. this is not a street is that of runway. this is at an airport that saw a lot of damage. that airport is out of commission. a lot of debris cars, parts of houses, an entire roomfuroof, te place is a complete washout. big

impacts there. more immediate one is the tsunami warnings we will cover on the

>> darya: 5:10 a.m. breaking news coverage continues in the wake of the earthquake in japan. a tsunami warning in the bay area. they don't expect big weights. but it is a precautionary trial.drill. >> caller: this is a an unprecedented tsunami. we're looking at key indicators. we might not have parts servicparte after 7:00 a.m., between daly city and west oakland. the

reason for that is because most of our stations are under ground. of course water, people, equipment don't mix. we wanna take extreme precautions. >> darya: you have her predictions by all accounts-- where precautionscould. >> caller: but you are looking at aboveground. we have to figure out what the power of the force of the wave will be under water. we have part stations under water, that's what we have

to consider. stretching from daly city to west oakland. that's where we will not have train service. we just want to take the side of precaution here better safe than sorry. >> mark: what you watching? >> caller: the power of the tsunami. in may not create a big wave you can see. but under water the strength of the wave may be something different. we have to look at that. >> darya: then actually i think we might ask our expert. we have been talking about the wave which won't be anything out of the normal. but you're talking about the underwater energy appeared a wonder if it is a regular high tide situation. our

runs during those times. >> caller: nobody has been through this before. what we're trying to look at is what is the power of that water moving at that speed, and what forces going on under water. how it affects the whole idea, in different parts of the coast. it will hit crescent city before it hits the spirit we are looking at key indicators that's how we make a decision. it is a little different than everybody that is above ground. >> mark: thank you for your time. >> darya: back with more in a

>> mark: 8.9 earthquake off of the japanese arcoast. the tsunai

warning is in affect. this is the time we expect a small wave 1-3 full weight near the coast. it will come close at low tide. with that wave coming through any wave heights will be lower than the high tide we saw earlier this morning. concerns near crescent city they sounded the warning sirens. they could see a 7 ft. waves up there. in the bay area we have beach is closed, even the great highway is a concern and a precaution. yoli is live with more on that part of the story. >> reporter: police officers continue to patrol great highway as it is still closed down. they're not allowing any traffic through. they don't know what foot traffic going through.

they have read directed muni, the media trained sorry boss does not go through a grid highway right now. it will remain shut down until further notice to. until we have the all clear. they are not expecting it to be very big, that is why they are allowing residents to remain in their home. they are being cautious, that's why they have the great highway shut down. >> mark: we will check back with you for an update. >> louisa >> darya: our first indication as what is going on in hawaii. i believe we have some video coming in from hawaii. this is there news room. this

>> louisa: right now it is a waiting game. the tsunami warning in hawaii we are talking about significant ways in the bay area we're talking 3-4 ft. waves. in hawaii we could see waves greater than 10 ft.. at te big island we could see 10 ft. or more. the golden gate bridge is expected to see those wave heights riding around 8 08 a.m. that is low tide so that is good for us. in terms of the wave height here, a significant difference to what they expected hawaii. here's a look at some of the wave heights for you. it could get up to 4 ft. waves for

our rina kohl'for arena cove. le lucwill send it over to george. >> george: we have been hearing some more of a possibility of closures in pacific up, possible along highway one. so far the only confirmed closure is the great highway. between lincoln and sloat. it is a precaution to keep traffic away from the area to reduce the risk of civilians and who may be

trying to get a look at what is expected. as we heard there's a possibility that bart may suspend service this morning. the possibility exists they may shut down between oakland and daly city between 7-9:00 a.m. they will have that decision very shortly. the time is now 5:22 a.m. more coverage when the news returns. [ male announcer ] hey michelle, whatcha doin'?

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was going to be as high as 6 ft. and and. let's listen in live. >> reporter: both of these areas, waikiki kids are protection of that huge bay. the reef goes far. it has to go up that steep beach of the homes. >> darya: what's interesting as they're talking about what we seek is quite tame. not causing any damage. we note earlier we saw them evacuate tourists. the worse thing go to the sixth floor as a precaution. >> mark: mostly the western side

of the island. as a precaution they have evacuated all the hotels. the streets are jammed packed. just derives of water of several feet. the was concerned it could be up to 6 ft. tall. the biggest concern on the california coast is to the north at crescent city it is a you shaped cove. --u shaped cove--. they have evacuate people from the coast. in ho ye no huge wave or rise of water coming ashore. >> darya: this is similar to

what we could see later this morning in the bay area. we're looking at some of the times we expect to see a rise in the water. again not a huge rise, monterey 7:44 a.m., san francisco we could see it reached by 8:08 a.m. here a different story than even hawaii. there has been no evacuations in the bay area. they feel it will be more of our rise in the water.

more on the earthquake in japan. a devastating tsunami

making its way across the pacific. it just hit all ye, it didn't cause any damage. we have a tsunami warning across northern california, at 8:00 a.m. this morning. it will come after high tide closer to low tide. we don't expect major damage. however we do have beaches evacuate. >> darya: we have the tsunami warning around the bay area. jackie says all is at the department of emergency services. what are they doing there? >> reporter: i'm at the emergency management. this is the operation center. they are coordinating between other agencies around the state to determine what the next move is. earlier this morning this is video of all the department heads in here. everything from

law-enforcement to transportation. the fire chief was inside. you can see the fire and rescue branch. perron conference calls, computers. communicating with all of the departments around the city. everyone is trying to coordinate efforts this morning. they were called here around 1:00 a.m. this morning once the tsunami warning went out to the fact. you can see the fire chief right there in conference with other department heads. this is a fluid situation, as they get off these calls with the state and other agencies they will have new information. we will pass along as soon as we get it. >> darya: these are the people for example made the call and said let's close the beaches not

out of the concern some it would be washed away, but they did not want people to get close. you've been close on a high tide days. they just thought why we risk it. is that the idea? >> reporter: that's it is going to be cautioned. they don't think it will be a big event here. but it makes every sense to take every precaution. these are the people who will determine that. they're well- trained, they do these drills all the time thought.. the depat heads, and, get conference calls determine what the issue was from there to make best decisions they can't. >> darya: george's i have been talking about the situation on part. you could talk about

whether they have to shut burned down. >> reporter: i just heard that they are not going to. so they are not going to shut down a dark to.bart. >> darya: this justiand just in bart will not be shut down. we do know there were at evacuation's for all of the beaches in san mateo county, they do have the expected time of 7:30 a.m. they are advising residents in the areas west of highway one to move east of the

highway. residents in the landmark area are advised to evacuate to the east of adobe drive. evacuation shelters be established at oceania high school. >> mark: our reminder this is all precautionary. >> louisa: starting with the way despitwaves in hawaii. a look aw high these waves will get. we have seen waves of up to 7 ft.. big island is expecting a 10 ft.

waves. certainly a different story for us here, on the west coast. we expect to see waves lot less. here is a look at japan. we have not had just aftershocks foreshocks' with this as well.but foreshocks' ass take you to the golden gate bridge, showing you where we can expect waves and our area to spike. raider red crescent city those waves will spike around 7:23 a.m. the golden gate bridge are around 8:08 a.m. keep in mind these are low tides. that is actually good for us. santa barbara 8:70 a.m. how height could the waves get? up to 4

ft.. here is what we expected 42 ft. waves, pacific at 2.3 ft., for half monday shifting down toward santa cruz. >> darya: 5:37 a.m. we have daniel to talk about first the earthquake in japan, 8.9. i know it's the biggest in 300 years but how many do we see like this around the world? >> caller: given this magnitude probably the largest earthquake ever recorded. since we started implementing around 1900. keep

in mind the last earthquake was 8.8 february 2010 and that was the sixth largest one. in one year we had to huge earthquakes. >> mark: around for hours ago they had a earthquake there was sarah for earthquake? >> caller: yes we realize set now. we thought the 7.2 was the main shock. for shark >> mark: japan has better infrastructure, you see pictures degrees oppressors not more devastation? >> caller: you mean and chile?

>> mark: i mean in japan. >> caller: it is the best country in terms of earthquake prepared its nest.prepare a meso better than chile. >> mark: we are expecting a tsunami to pass along our coastline at 8 08 a.m. talk about your work and what you're doing right now along the california coast. >> caller: this tsunami warning center. they have issued the warning, we know there has been

previous cases in 2008, 8.3 earthquake not far from. it heavily damaged california. now we know the authorities are taking precautions. >> darya: thank you for that latest from the usgs >> mark: we will be right back we are under a tsunami warning.

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>> darya: 5:47 a.m. we are seeing the effect of this tsunami happening in hawaii. >> mark: let's go live to a news department in hawaii. hotels were evacuated this surge came and going over the brick wall of the resorts. stopping short of the high-rise hotels. we saw moments a moment ago from diamond head. the water pull back, away from the beaches.

that is assigned the waves will push and shore within the next few moments here. that is the water that gets sucked out ahead of this not the waves. let's listen in. >> reporter: showing the coastal area, it is getting very shallow there. seeing the same activity the water moving slowly away from the shore. >> let's go to diamond head. >> just a bit of a wash. we saw creep over the wreath there was some wash. now the waves are coming back and being bigger. they are up to the 1-2-3 ft. range. now the reef is almost exposed again.

>> i wondered what would happen you can imagine the run for your life waves. >> darya: they are talking about what they are sitting there. they are saying in receipts, then the waves. thankfully no giant waves. this is one of the airports from japan that was affected by the water. we want to talk live. and talk with mike this san francisco international airport person. how are you seeing what's going on at the airport a fat air travel? >> caller: we have had cancellations. united airlines for tokyo their return flight was scheduled to take off two

hours after the earthquake and that has been cancelled. delta's flight took off before the earthquake, it will lend 7:10 a.m. san francisco put the return flight has been cancelled. a n a has a flight to and the real and the return flight has been cancelled. >> mark: to as the sea levels rising 2 ft. to have any effect on the bay airports. >> caller: we are 10 ft. above sea level so 1 ft. rise will not affect us. >> darya: 2 we have video from japan of the airport there? i wanted to as an airport expert to take a look at what's going on here. look at the wave of

water have you seen this? >> caller: i watched it last night early this morning. the air boat base is about 40 mi. north of tokyo. i know that area very well. >> mark: a 10-30 ft. wave coming onshore there. that is what about a quarter of a mile inland? >> caller: the force of the water is the main thing. you are looking a pounds of water and magnetite that by millions of water. it's a huge destructive force. >> darya: we know the other partat airports are still open.e

know u.s. military is mobilizing to help as well. >> caller: airbase a hundred miles away from the epicenter. the biggest base miles it will g time to get things back to normal. >> mark: thank you very much mike. incredible photographs from this dissuadindevastating earthquake. >> james: here is the epicenter of offshore. you will see the runway just located a short distance off the coast. the

photos of all the water, you see how close it is to the shoreline. no surprise when the tsunami came a ground we saw this area inundated with flood waters. these are the photos you have seen coming out of that area. that is the latest. we are following it with their own whether to permit. >> louisa: this date of all ye under a tsunami warning until 7:00 p.m. we are talking about wave heights up to 7 ft. in places like amallee, big island could get 10 ft. waves. the darker waves shows 10 ft. waves. certainly a possibility through a peer the golden gate bridge we expect to see those waves hikes are rise rate around 8 08 a.m.

the good news is that is low tide. we will keep those waves from getting too high. this is a fluid situation so information constantly changing. we will be right back.

>> george: traffic impact that the bay area the closure of the great highway between sloat and lincoln highway. are there any special precautions in place? >> caller: no special precautions we are seeing what's happening in hawaii, monitoring the situation like everyone else. the golden gate ferry will be running normal schedule. we are coordinating with our law enforcement partners as usual.

>> george: that is good news if you take the ferry no disruption in service unless conditions change. also closed national park service closed the ocean beach special coverage continues with a return.

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