. surveying the damage. crews go on the water to get a look at how bad things are at the santa cruz harbor. >> the tactic search and rescue crews are taking to try to save victims of the japan quake. >> cause for concern. where things stand now at the nuclear power plant in japan facing a failure.

>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at six. >> good evening. i'm ken pritchett. >> i'm heather holmes. another crisis tonight in japan stemming from the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami. an emergency at a third nuclear reactor, the second today. there are reports but an official said an meltdown is a possibility. the ambassador to the united states denies there is evidence though of a meltdown. the nuclear agency said the cooling system malfunctioned at unit three of the plant that is 170 miles from tokoyo. earlier there was an explosion at the same complex of the outer building that houses the reactor. leaks have been detected. officials say 20kilometers is safe but it may change and go

wider. it's disturbing. >> evacuations have been ordered for all residents with in a dozen miles of the plant. that's more than 200,000 people and we also know that iodine tablets are being given out. back here the impact much the tsunami is very real investment live coverage. we start with deborah live in santa cruz where new evacuations are in place so engineers can look at damage. >> reporter: people here on the shore can watch but there is no dock access because the piers could be shaky. damage is thought to be at $17 million. that is not including the boats like this one, a 32-foot fishing boat just lifted out of the water with a crane in the last heir hour. it was wrecked by a natural disaster a world away. we went on a boat tour of the

harbor toyed. >> these were all once docked. >> reporter: this was a horseshoe shaped dock now gonna long with the boats tied to it. ten more docks are damaged, dozens of boats lost or battered. harbor life turned upside down. >> we have the confirmed 18 vessels sunk. >> reporter: with all the debris in the water and many boats still to retrieve divers must go into find damage and fuel leaks and the docks locked for now. >> my heart goes out to those who lost their homes and boats. we understand but want to keep you safe. >> the harbor guy. >> come in and take it over when there is no damage to the dock or all of these docks. >> reporter: with sailing season days away some boat owner who dodged damage think it's over kill to be kicked out. >> they will be locking down the dock. i don't know for how long. >> i don't know how long. >> reporter: and for those who

make their living onto water the surge that came through sea fast is going to up end business. >> shut down already until it clears up. >> how much will you loose? >> who knows? >> reporter: about 60 of 800 boats have owners live manying on board so having to leave is a hardship for them. this is still a fluid situation and authorities don't want to gap well safety. right now they are racing darkness to get as many boats as possible pulled out of the water because i can tell you since since this boat has come out we are smelling fuel real strong here so the risk of course has to do with fuel and oil in the water. reporting live in santa cruz, ktvu channel 2news. >> owners got their first look at the damage to their vessels. we went on board with one man who took stock of his sinking

boat. >> come on board. >> reporter: jeremy leonard took us on board. >> when i got here it was like a quake in a house. everything was on the ground, on the cabin, i noticed a leak down there. >> reporter: he said the waves tossed something under his boat putting a hole no it. >> we are sinking right now. >> reporter: more than a dozen sank, some attached to part of a dock that no longer exists. >> we just watched the dock fall apart from the pressure. >> reporter: the area hardest hit by the area, today police were escorting boat owners down this ramp, it was a dangerous walk back to the boats because the pathway broke apart. this boat is his home, after evacuating she went back for essentials. >> this is my clothes, son's clothes, husband's work clothes and that's it.

>> reporter: she is gratel her boat is floating. >> my friends lost their boats and their entire life. >> reporter: glenn's boat was damaged but still liveable. >> we will survive it. it's kind of hard to whine when you see what happened in japan. >> reporter: as residents carried out belongings many say the devastation across the ocean keeps things in perspective. in santa cruz. >> at 6:15 we will look at crescent city where the surge topped eight feet. >> we are just getting word of another quake to hit japan. it was a 6.2. we will have more on this later in the newscast. also for you on ktvu channel 2news at ten. > with regetting a clearer picture of how high the waves reached when the tsunami warning was issued along the california coast. mark has the numbers.

>> reporter: this map was produced by the tsunami warning center after the quake thursday night. you can see the travel times and as the waivers approached the coast it did a number on some of the tidal waves. crescent city, a report of 8.2 feet, around point arena nearly nine feet, san francisco closer to 9:00 a reading of 2.1, even down toward central and southern california activities to report for santa barbara, san diego. the tsunami advisory in effect last night and early this morning expired at 8:17 this morning. in weather we have a weather system to talk about and rain chances returning to the forecast. >> tonight nhk thinks that more than 900 have died from the quake and tsunami. the 8.9 was the 5th largest in

recorded history. 8,000 times stronger than the one that hit new zealand last month. >> reporter: it was a day of emotional after shock. they assessed the damage and tried to make sense of what happened. >> i was desperately trying to hold on to the shelf that was coming down on me but the ground shook to much i couldn't hold on. i fell and the shelf came on top of me but i was saved by a table that wedged in between. >> reporter: a port town the closest to the center but the damage extends for hundreds of miles. this is some of the first ground video taken of the area. floods and mudslides are causing yet more damage, fires are still burning with huge plumes of smoke. the prime minister despaired that the government couldn't plan for a disaster of this scale. >> the quake this time and the tsunami that passed the lymph what we could have imagined. >> reporter: more than 3,000 have been rescued, many pluck

from rooftops. others barely escaped with their lives yesterday when the tsunami hit. >> i had a neighbor shouting a tsunami is coming get out of the house. i saw the tsunami approaching. the elementary school, evacuation site was to far so i fled to a bridge. >> reporter: more personal videos have come out including these terrifying moments as the first wave hit. tonight thousands of survivors are in emergency shelters waiting for help. six million are without power and phone service to many parts of japan is spotty, cell and land lines. >> rescue efforts continue to be hurt by the after shocks we told you about. there have been at least 79 so

far. also hurting the rescue efforts, damaged structure and all of this is making for a horrible wait for those with loved ones in japan. we talked to people who are still waiting for word. >> reporter: this is peace plaza where a sunny day was the perfect setting for a big celebration but it's come with a dark cloud overhead. ♪ [ music ] the san francisco dojo opened the preview of the cherry blossom festival. >> i would like to dedicate this to the victims of the disaster in japan and our hearts and prayers go out to them. >> reporter: the celebration was part memorial, part pagent. >> what happened puts a huge pall over the festival of billions of dollars of loss,

possible thousands of lives lost, it's just incredible. >> reporter: this woman said she survived the atomic bomb blast and now is living through another devastation hoping to hear from her daughter and grandkids. >> it's hard. i can't believe -- every day and every moment is just a waiting. >> reporter: ben said since the disaster even simple greetings are different. >> how are people in japan or you say do you have people in japan and then they answer that way instead of saying how are you? >> reporter: he adds fundraising for the victims will go on for some time. >> we want to join any kind of an effort in the community. i think there will be several that will be happening. >> reporter: right now donations being collected, for

more information you can check our website ktvu.com. >> and again for more information on how you can help just go to the website ktvu.com. you can find how to make make a donation for organizations help the victims. our coverage continues tonight, major damage for a northern california fishing town. why some fishermen were stranded.

. 14 people were killed in new york city this morning when a tour bus rolled and was split in half by a pole holding up a freeway sign. authorities say the bus driver had swerved to avoid a big rig. they are still searching for the truck driver. the passengers were on their way home from a casino in

connecticut. >> we are learning more tonight about the major blow the tsunami delivered to the northern california coast. a 25-year-old dustin weber is the man who drowned yesterday while photographing the swells. in crescent city the harbor master thinks the damage is nearly $25 million. at least eight boats were destroyed. because of the damage to the docks fishes boats that went -- into the ocean to ride out the tsunami had to remain at sea overnight and dock somewhere else along the coast. an after shock has hit japan in the last half hour. it took the east -- shook the east coast and caused buildings to sway. the usgs measured it at 6.2 and said the depth was about 15

miles. japan has suffered more 150 shocks. >> when the next big one hits experts say you need a plan to get to safety but you also need food and water for 72 hours. mike went to where the quake has been a stark reminder of the need to be reprerared. >> reporter: rob adams, his passion. >> this is a 360. >> reporter: a 74 dodge and his pennents. also in there. >> utility cords, sox. >> reporter: a quake kit. >> i think people feel it'll shake and some damage and i will go to the store. i think that's where people need to think hard. >> reporter: and they aren't alone. from drinking water to heat

pads to blankets, just a few of the things shaken off the shelves. >> hardly stopped rings. >> reporter: a small company doing bigger than normal business. they had to restock from knives, to masks and bags of water. >> it's something you just put off. you don't think it'll affect you. i think we get lazy. >> reporter: she said people shouldn't and she talked act the 1989 quake reminds people it was centered in an unpopulated area of santa cruz. >> if that were to happen closer to san francisco, the penninsula, haywood damages would have been ten to 20 times what we experienced from that. >> if i never use this great. if we need to once. >> reporter: then he said at

least we were prepared. ktvu. >> we have more resources to make sure you are prepared for the next quake. you will find quake tips in the quake section. just look under the japan quake tab. >> pg&e will foot the bill for the investigation of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. the utility agreed to repay the commission for the time and money spent looking at the causes of the september 9th explosion. the puc has yet to come up with the final cost. they also face tens of millions of dollars in lawsuits related to the blast. >> tens of thousands of people marched in wisconsin today protesting the elimination of collective baring rights for many workers. protesters promising to recall republican lawmakers who voted for the bill. bill. they say the law is needed to

close the budget deficit. unions say it's a cynical effort to weaken unions. >> union itt. it's time to spring forward to start daylight savings. you will need to move the clock ahead one hour. daylight saves starts at two and will be in effect until november 6th. while you adjust the clock it's a good idea to check the smoke detectors. we have a change in story. rain is on the way. mark joins us in the weather center with the forecast. i understand that we will have rain tomorrow morning. >> there is the chance of a few scattered light rain showers tomorrow morning but most of it'll move in later in the day but still a chance, especially up in the north bay. you will see that in the forecast models. right now on the maps, a live

storm tracker 2, not much to show you in terms of the rain coverage. we will switch to the satellite and seat clouds, they increase over the past one to two hours over a good portion of the bay area with partly to mostly cloudy, here is the weather story for tonight. we expect this, partly cloudy conditions, tomorrow more clouds, showers return, this isn't a big deal but will impact sunday especially toward the lat effort half of the day. we bring in more rain chances. here we go with the overnight lows, most areas in the 40s. santa rosa 44 degrees, san francisco 48, livermore 42 and the possibility of a few sprinkles, especially north of the bolden gate bridge. you can see the clouds moving in to the area earlier this afternoon. terms of a show activity not a lot to report. here is the expectation as we take this into sunday. the approach of this weak system. partly to mostly cloudy, showers develop. it'll be scattered in nature.

this isn't a widespread deal in terms of significant rainfall but the best chance of at least noticeable rainfall that will be for tomorrow evening. another look at the satellite and radar. you can see the approach up to the north up along the north coast. the forecast model shows you this, tomorrow morning not much in the way of rainfall this evening and then tomorrow morning here at 7:00 for sunday, we will put this in motion and a bit of activity. this is favors the north bay. 1:00 tomorrow and by late tomorrow afternoon scattered rain showers, not a big deal but a better bet as we head into tomorrow evening. that is all reflected in the forecast beginning tomorrow morning at 7:00. scattered clouds, 45 to 50. by 12:00 the chance of a shower and showers scattered in nature by 4:00. the possibility rises into sunday evening. temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60's. san jose 66 and a look ahead the five-day, could have a few

lingering showers, mainly monday morning. another system will increase the shower possibility by tuesday, especially by tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. a few lingering -- the morning hours and partly cloudy on thursday. afternoon temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. ly keep you updated and have more at ten. >> people in the bay area celebrating irish pride tonight even if they aren't irish. the bay area will toast saint patrick on thursday but today people lined up in the streets of san francisco for the big saint patrick's day parade. the celebration has deep roots in the city's history with the first parade taking place 160 years ago. plans underway to spruce up the san francisco side of the golden gate bridge in time for its 75th anniversary.

the bridge district. the park service and golden gate national parks hopes to create exhibits in time for the 2012 anniversary. the goal is to build a new visitor's center. we will be right back.

. from two time cy young award winner to cover boy tim is on the cover of men's fashion. it focuses on his title as fastest arm in the west. spring training today but the giants still in action and joe joins us with all the action. >> they are the fastest team on the west right now. they might want to get out of arizona and start playing the real games getting innings for the starting pitcher about the only thing left to do. brian wilson has grown, he was a shut out today with the dodgers. rod can't pull the trigger. the game played before a record 12, 81. bat purely with the 2-1 homer.

the dodgers went in front with four in the 7th. that set up 9th inning drama for the youngsters. gary brown in a 7-7 game with a base hit. giants get two in the 9th for the win. ross also homered in the game. this is the first big moment for brown in a giant uniform which was appropriately celebrated. the a's. carter taking one up the middle in the second. ellis for a 1-0 open lead. then the seattle bats erupted. smoke had two hits and four rbis for the mariners. this base hit drives in bradley and c usp. they wrap a 13 hit. winning the pack ten isn't on the list of what the stanford women have as goals for the postseason. the cardinals against ucla. nice passing for the bruins.

campbell finds antonia on a nice cup to the hoop. they led by nine at half. a second half surge. tony after the steal for two of her career high 17 points. she scored ten points in and gets the rebound here and takes care of business herself. cardinal wins, beating the bruins for the third time this year. this is stanford's 57th straight against a pack 10 opponent. next up a top regional seed and the goal of a run for the national championship and a remind tore stay tuned after this newscast for legends of the bay a tribute to the four new inductees into the hall of fame. >> we will see you tonight for the update to all the day's sports. >> that's coming up. also more on the reactor situation in japan. a full report tonight at ten. good night.