. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu, channel 2 news at 10:00. more cries for japan. an earthquake and then tsunami. and tonight the threat of a nuclear meltdown. good evening, i'm ken pritchett in for ken waynes. >> and hello everyone i'm heather holmes. japan is trying to skirt a nuclear catastrophe following that 8.9 earthquake and then tsunami. they said a partial meltdown is likely underway inside an

earthquake damaged reactor. >> we do believe that there is a possibility that meltdown has occurred. it is inside the reactor. >> now, this news comes after an earlier explosion at another reactor at this same facility. experts say that explosion was likely caused by hydrogen gas that forms when water hits super-heated fuel rods. well, the blast destroyed the building housing the reactor but not the reactor itself which is encased by six inch thick stainless steel. the government though today ordered the evacuation of 170,000 people. everyone living within 12 miles of this plant. (speaking japanese). >> officials say 10 kilometers or 20 kilometers is safe but the radiation may change and go out wider. it is very disturbing. >> workers are currently trying to prevent a meltdown by pumping sea water into the reactor in an effort to try to cool it down. officials say though 19 people have been exposed to radiation associated with the plant

failure. ktvu's patty lee has been talking with bay area experts about the risks and the race to contain the situation. patty? >> well, earlier tonight we watched the press conference addressing this partial meltdown with the professor who teaches nuclear engineering here at uc berkeley. he and other bay area experts we spoke to today say the term "meltdown" may be misleading. reports that a partial meltdown inside a second nuclear reactor is likely underway at the nuclear facility triggered the evacuation of 180,000 people today. but some experts say it is inaccurate to call this contamination a meltdown. >> i call this a very serious breakdown. and in the control of the nuclear reactor. and it is about as critical as a pilot having to bring in an airliner on one engine. and one little mistake you could have a real disaster. >> so far, the fuel rods inside the reactors are still intact because some fuel cells inside the rods have melted, some

officials are referring to it as a partial meltdown. >> a real meltdown occurs when the reactor cores get so hot that they actually melt that containment vessel. >> and that's what happened at chernobyl in 1986. uc berkeley professor says cooling the reactor with sea water and bore inning asid is preventing such a catastrophe. the concern now will the solution work on the other failing reactors? >> these reactors were built in a different time so the designs are slightly different. some are significantly different. >> reporter: the professor tells us experts are worried about why reactors are failing now a day after the first explosion. he says the country is equipped to handle the current situation. but if all six of the reactors fail japan will need immediate international assistance. reporting live in berkeley, patty lee, ktvu, channel 2

news. president obama is offering japan any assistance that the country might need to deal with the crisis at its nuclear reactors. mr. obama says he has instructed energy secretary stephen chu to provide any help that is necessary. president obama is an advocate of nuclear energy. his 2012 budget proposed $36 billion in loan guarantees to build nuclear power plants. >> almost two days after japan's massive quake, tonight a strong after-shock caused buildings to sway in downtown tokyo. the 6.2 after-shock caused more anxiety in a nation trying to cope with the fifth largest earthquake ever recorded. it was a day of physical and emotional after-shocks. the japanese assess 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. the ground shook so much i could not hold on to it. i fell and the shelf came down on top of me. but i was saved by a table that

wedged in between. >> reporter: the port down of sendai is the closest to the ep icenter but the damage extends to hundreds of miles. this is the video taken of the areas. floods and mudslides are causing yet more damage. fires are still burning with huge plumes of smoke clouding the airport. japan's prime minister dissipated that the government could not plan for a disaster of this scale. >> the earthquake this time caused a tsunami that surpassed the limit of that we could have ever have imagined. >> reporter: more than 3,000 people have been rescued, many plunged from roof tops with the aid of helicopter crews. others barely escaped with their lives yesterday when the tsunami hit. >> i had a neighbor shouting a tsunami is coming. when i got out of the house, i saw the tsunami approaching. our elementary school the evacuation site was too far so i fled to a foot bridge.

>> reporter: more personal videos have emerged, including these terrifying moments as the first wave hit, a coastal town. and in emergency shelters, survivors are desperately trying to find their loved ones. >> my son might have been engulfed by the tsunami. i hope he is taking shelter somewhere. i am struggling to locate him. >> japan's government now expects the death toll to run over 1,000. tonight many survivors say they are running low on food and water. six million people lack power and phone service is still spotty for both land lines and cell phones. google is pitching in to connect quake survivors with their loved ones. the mountainview based company launched the person finder tool. it uses data from social networking sites as well as other sites to look for signs of the missing. information is available in

several languages. most of the japanese population uses the internet. [ music ] the santa cruz harbor tonight remains off limits indefinitely. ruined boats were pulled out of the water today, a day after tsunami surges caused $17 million in damage there. ktvu's deborah villalon is live for us tonight at the harbor where some watchful owners are now staying near their boats tonight. >> reporter: well as close as they can get because the docks are evacuated and boats are secured and surges are still coming in. you are looking at the first boat pulled from the bottom today and we watched as the second one came out, too. >> wow. >> reporter: this 32-foot fishing boat was lifted by crane out of the harbor today after it was sunk by the tsunami a world away. and as the crowd watched, the water again swirled strangely. another surge among several today. while on a boat tour of the damage, the port director said one surge stopped her

watercraft cold. >> we had the boat pointed into the current at full throttle but we were not moving. so that lasted several minutes early this afternoon. so we are not completely out of the woods. >> reporter: with dock damage, at $17 million, not even counting wrecked boats, life is up-ended. a federal ordered to locks the docks down for safety so no one can work on their boat. and commercial fishing operations are dead in the water. >> red cross. what the hell do those guys know about fishing? >> dozens of people living on their boats have been booted, even those who sailed away and rode out the tsunami offshore. >> out there you had no indication that there was anything going on except the people on the radio chattering back and forth. >> the worst part is sitting out there listening to everybody who needed help and there was definitely nothing you could do. nothing. >> all of those four boats are held by my boat when the surge comes in. >> reporter: tonight this owner keeps watch with a flashlight, frustrated. this is one of the worst areas

and he says unmoored boats are crushing his 29-foot sailboat like a nutcracker. but he risks arrest if he tries to get to it. >> everybody i talked to today said yes, i totally agree with you, but there is nothing i can do. because their priorities are the boats on the bottom. and my argument is these are going to be on the bam soon. >> reporter: authorities acknowledge first priority is getting sunken boats out because they are leaking oil and fuel so they are a pollution problem. but with divers having to assess each one, it is a slow process. and there are still 17 more of these to go. reporting live in santa cruz, deborah villalon, ktvu, channel 2 news. so just how high did the waves get off the california coast as a result of the earthquake-triggered tsunami? ktvu's meteorologist mark tamayo has been looking at the data. >> reporter: well, ken, this is a look at the tsunami racing across the open ocean and

eventually approaching calgary having an approach on the tidal gauges. once that happened you can see a rise in the gauges especially up to the north. crescent city take a look at some of the observations. at 8:44 yesterday morning 8.2 feet. san francisco just before 9:00 at 2.1. still some activity to report as well for central and southern california, santa barbara just over three feet at right around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. san diego 1.7 feet. as far as the tsunami advisory, that expired just after 8:00 this morning. but there is a possibility still of at least a minor fluctuations or some usual currents or some activity in the water for tomorrow at least until the morning hours. also for tomorrow i am tracking a weather system. i will actually highlight the time of the shower chances that will be approaching the bay area. celebrations marking perfection new year in the east bay tonight had a serious note helping victims of the japan

earthquake. they gathered for dinner and performances. the evening start we had a moment of silence for the quake victims and survivors. a portion of the proceeds will go to japanese relief efforts. >> japanese americans have been extremely supportive of american muslims, you know, encountering anti-muslim bigotry. we think it is important to re sip row indicate and show, you know, our concern back. >> persian new year is an ancient tradition before islam and observed on the spring equinox which is march 20th this year. >> a sunny day of celebration even though japan town has a dark cloud hanging over town. >> the earthquake is prompting people in the bay area to better prepare themselves for the big one. >> and we have learning of an agreement with pg&e regarding

the deadly sanbruno pipeline explosion. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. . >> ktvu news with live team coverage of the tsunami surge. >> we are fog -- following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit japan, followed by a 23- foot tsunami. >> these are waves moving into the santa cruz harbor. >> with live coverage from the ground. >> i want to show you the water here. you can see the waves cresting over there. >> and news chopper 2. >> we have been watching the water action tear apart the older weaker docks. >> for dependable coverage of breaking news, stay with ktvu, channel 2 news.

. rescue efforts continue in japan as experts try to find a way to prevent a nuclear meltdown. it is the kind of news that is devastating to people here in the bay area who have relatives in japan. and ktvu's john sasaki spoke with some of them who were still waiting for word.

>> reporter: the san francisco doj o opened today's preview of the cherry blossom festival. >> i would like to especially dedicate this performance to the victims of the recent disaster in japan. our hearts and prayers go out to them. >> reporter: the celebration was part pageant, part memorial. >> what happened in japan just a couple of days ago puts a tremendous pal over the entire festivities of billions and billions of dollars of losses and possible thousands of lives lost. it is just incredible. >> reporter: this woman says she survived the atomic bomb blast in hiroshima and now living through another type of devastation hoping to hear from her kids and grandkids in sendai. >> it's tough. i can't sleep. and one more person to call upon that might be. here every day and just every moment is just waiting. >> and ben says since the disaster even simple greets are different. >> they will ask how are people

in japan. or do you see people and you say do you have people in japan. and they answer that way instead of justing just how are you? >> reporter: he adds that fundraising for the disaster victims will go on for sometime. >> we want to join every effort in the community. there will be a lot that will be happening. >> reporter: the japanese cultural community center is collecting donations for earthquake relief. in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. japanese firefighters who came to the bay area to study earthquake search and rescue techniques tonight are on their way back home. we first told you about the 12 japanese firefighters during yesterday's 5:00 news. they spent a week working with the menlow park fire protection district. the dozen japanese firefighters practiced on techniques for shoring up collapsed buildings, skills they will definitely need in their homeland. the menlo park team is on standby to assist in the recovery efforts in japan. meanwhile a search and

rescue team from la county is already on its way to the disaster zone. the 74 member team is made up of doctors, building experts, firefighters and six search dogs. the team also took 36 tons of equipment, enough supplies to last them three weeks. the pentagon has mobilized tens of thousands of u.s. military personnel to aid in the relief efforts in japan. the aircraft carrier uss round regan is off the japanese coast acting as a refueling base for the japanese helicopters. the marines and other service members are working with the japanese military to carry out search and rescue on the ground. >> the horrific images coming out of japan are having an impact on people thousands of miles away. as ktvu's mike mibach reports, many people here in the bay area are taking action should a monster quake hit here. >> the garage is separate structure. >> reporter: his name is rob adams. his passion. >> this is an la mopar 360.

>> reporter: ay 74 dodge. >> my favorite one won the world championship. >> reporter: tucked away in his family's garage. >> utility cords and kleenex. >> reporter: an earthquake kit not just one but two that adams keeps inside his car. >> i feel like people it will shake and there will be some damage and i will just go to the store. people need to think really hard about being prepared. >> reporter: the adams are not alone from drinking water to heat pads to blankets a few of the items shaken off the shelves here at a place they like to call earth shakes. >> the phone hardly stopped ringing. >> reporter: susan owns earth shakes a business doing a lot of business since the quake in japan. she has had to re-stock her shelves from pocket knives to masks and bags of water. >> it is something that you just don't think is going to affect you. i think that we become complacent living here. >> reporter: she says people

shouldn't and referenced the earthquake here in the bay area reminding folks that the 6.9 quake was centered in an un populated area of santa cruz county. >> if that similar magnitude earthquake were to happen closer to san francisco, the peninsula, hayward, damages would have been 10 to 20 times what we experienced in that earthquake. >> if i never use this, great. >> reporter: yes. >> but if we need it once. >> reporter: then rob adams says at least we were prepared. mike mibach, ktvu, channel 2 news. and for more resources on earthquake preparedness, be sure to go to our website ktvu.com. you will find tips in our special earthquake section. just look under the japan quake tab. pg&e will foot the bill for the investigation of the deadly sanbruno pipeline explosion. the utility agreed yesterday to reimburse the california republic utilities commission for the time and money spent examining the causes of the september 9th explosion. the puc has yet to come up with the final cost.

pg&e also faces tens of millions of dollars in civil lawsuits related to the blast. >> gas prices in the bay area are on track to shatter previous records. now that the average price has broken the $4 mark. not since the summer of 2008 has the average price hit $4 a gallon in san francisco. but that's what it is now. according to aaa prices in both oakland and san jose are not far behind at $3.96. the state's average price is $3.94 a gallon. that's up 53 cents from just a month ago. with prom nights fast approaching, some lucky teens in the bay area got themselves outfitted today free of charge. the princess project offers help to girls who might otherwise not be able to afford a prom dress or accessories. today there were plenty of dresses, all different colors and styles to choose from at a san francisco giveaway. >> it took me about an hour to pick out a dress.

because it's a big selection of dresses. and i shopped until i found the one that i really like. >> the princess project has several more giveaway days scheduled in san diego, san francisco and silicone valley this month and next. always such a nice event that they have. well, a disintegrated dock and much more when we go to california's central coast where some boat owners lost everything. is the upcoming football season in jeopardy? it seems more likely as the owners now have locked out the players. i am tracking a weather system offshore that will impact our weather for tomorrow. coming up we will take a look at the updated forecast model and highlight the one area that will pick up the most rainfall.

. today's tour of the tsunami damage to santa cruz harbor revealed at least 18 sunken vessels with more damaged. well, this is what it looked like yesterday. take a look when surge after surge swept into the harbor. the waves, as you can see here,

pulled boots loose from their moorings and then sent them crashing into the pier. ktvu's allie rasmus talked today with some of the owners whose boats sunk or are in jeopardy of sinking. >> come onboard, watch yourselves. >> reporter: jeremy leonard took us onboard his boat this morning. it was the first time since yesterday's tidal surges that he got a good look inside. >> when i got here last night it was like an earthquake in a house. everything was dissshelfed on the ground on the cabin and i noticed a little leak down there. >> reporter: leonard says the waves tossed something underneath his hull poking a hole in his hull. >> we are seeking as we speak. >> reporter: more than a dozen did sink yesterday. part were attached to part of a dock that no longer exists. >> we watched the dock disintegrate from all of the pressure. >> reporter: u dock was the hardest hit by the surges. harbor police were escorting boat owners one by one down this ramp. it was a dangerous walk back to these boats because as you can see the pathway broke apart.

thinks his home after evacuating yesterday morning she went back for some essentials. >> this is my clothes my son's clothes and my husband's work clothes. that's it for now. >> she is grateful her boat is still floating. others weren't so lucky. >> my friends are over there their boats are gone and their whole life, you know, their computers and everything is lost. >> reporter: glen's boat was damaged but still liveable. >> we will survive it. kind of hard to wine when you see what happened in japan. >> reporter: as residents carried out their personal belongings, many say the devastation across the ocean keeps things in perspective. in santa cruz, allie rasmus, ktvu, channel 2 news. the problems in santa cruz harbor had a direct effect on one business owner who could not get to work. ken owns a charter boat and had to cancel three trips scheduled for today. authorities closed the marina this morning, the harbor mouth is blocked and there were still strong surges and currents running through the area. he described what happened yesterday on the water. >> i came in the harbor with my boat right around the time the

biggest one of the day came so that was really a poor timing by myself, but we got tied up safely. but kind of a tough day. >> he said south facing harbors like santa cruz were particularly susceptible to tsunami surges from the japan quake. and to the north, in crescent city, the surge destroyed more than 30 boats and turned the harbor into ruins. the waves did not rise to the level of a 20-foot wall built to protect the town itself. david beanik reports. >> reporter: the pooing rain crews rode out in crescent city harbor today to get the first up close look at the damage caused by the tsunami. >> three boats sunk and the docks are completely destroyed. this harbor is shut down for god knows how long. >> reporter: repeated surges, some eight feet high, tossed boats all day and into the night. ann's 53-foot trawler the bountiful was saved but only, she says, because of another boat owner's misfortune. >> i think the poor boat that

sank right next to it held it in place. >> reporter: the harbor master estimates physical damage at up to $25 million. but he says the financial damage for the 300 people who fish out of here and the entire community will be much worse. >> the jobs that are based here are going to go somewhere else temporarily. >> reporter: this latest damage and especially the video from japan, remind people here of another tsunami 47 years ago that destroyed much of crescent city. here at the crescent city harbor there is a reminder of that 1964 tsunami, this high water mark, eight feet above the parking lot. >> yes, i mean you are not going to have a half hour, 45 minutes notice if it hits 80 miles off the shore here. you had better when you feel it rumble, you had better be moving out. >> reporter: tonight people on the north coast now realize they can no longer think of a killer tsunami as a once in a lifetime event. in crescent city, david beanik. crescent city has a long and deadly history with

tsunamis. since the 1930s, it has been hit four times. the worst was the good friday alaskan quake back in 1964. that's when a series of waves flooded that town killing 11 people. kathleen wright's brother and sister were among those killed. yesterday's events brought back sad memories for her as she recalls her loved ones being swept away by the waves. >> we were in the house, not far from the beach. and so it swept them out of the house. she had moments before the tsunami hit to grab the kids and she couldn't get all three. she saved the baby and bonnie and billy were swept away. >> scientists say the shape of the seabed off the shore of crescent city magnifies the effects of tsunamis. well, tens of thousands of labor activists marched in madison, wisconsin today, the largest protest yesterday against legislation limiting collective bargaining rights for many government workers.

(chanting). >> protestors are now vowing to recall republican lawmakers who voted for that bill which governor scott walker signed yesterday. supporters though say the measure is needed to close wisconsin's multibillion dollars p.m. budget deficit. labor unions say the measure though is an effort to weaken unions. >> national football league owners today locked out their players, throwing the 2011 professional football season into doubt. we went to leftie's in san francisco today to ask fans what they thawing. >> i think that they need their healthcare and everything taken care of. a little bit better plan for them. and the owners, they want to fill their pockets, too. so i just hope it gets resolved. >> eventually they will figure it out. they both need to work and need football to play money. >> it is kind of a slap in the face to the fans. they make more, you know, in training than we could hope to make in a lifetime for some of us. >> at issue is $9 billion in revenue.

revenue the owners and players can't decide how to divide. [ music ] as rescuers are busy in the north of japan, the country's capitol city begins a return to normal. 14 people are killed in a tour bus accident in new york. what the driver and survivors say happened just minutes before that crash. [ music ] . >> closed captioning for the 10:00 news is brought to you by mancini sleepworld. enjoy the largest prices of the season during our triple bonus mattress sale. go! go!

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. in spite of hundreds of after-shocks a system balance of normalcy is returning to japan's capitol today. it is sunday and transportation is flowing. the worst of the quake damage is 170 miles away. the residents there felt the quake strongly and were amazed when they heard how far away the epicenter was. phone service went out, but the internet and television service stayed intact. people in tokyo are able to reach loved ones in other

countries more easily than our residents in the quake zone. while that is from us straiting there is also a determination to get things back to normal. the bank of japan will pledge tomorrow to supply as much money as needed to keep the markets stable. today six months after amber nelson's fiancee was killed, the uc berkeley student threw a block party and thanked him publicly for his love. nelson was with her fiancee on september 12th last year. that's when the two were ambushed and robbed near the ashby bart station. one of the robbers shot and killed him. it was his 35th birthday. >> when we met, i had recently been robbed in santiago and he saved me and took care of me, a stranger. three years later he was again with me in a time when i was in a lot of great peril. this time at the cost of his

life. >> police say their investigation is stalled and they need the public's help to find those responsible for his death. a 17,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to a conviction. >> the araw league threw its support over a no fly zone in libya saying they have lost their sovereignty through serious crimes against the libyan people. regional support for the idea said nato would be a key condition before it could possibly go ahead. and as that discussion continued gadhafi's areas reclaimed rebel areas. they fear massacres will follow. nick robinson reports from one of those former rebel fronts zaweera, libya. >> this is completely the reverse of what we saw here two weeks ago. this square was full of government opposition. now it swells with gunfire blaring over the government's victory. more gunfire going off.

here is the truth, here is what happened here. look at the trees over here. look at the devastation. look at the destruction here. this is what the government wants us to see. these people celebrating their victory here. (gunfire). >> but this is the truth about what happened here. tanks came through the park in the middle of the city. this had been turned into an impromptu graveyard by the government opposition. and over here you can see the scale of the destruction and you can see, as well, more green flag waving supporters of moammar gadhafi being trucked in so they can show us they have control. >> in yemen they said they used live ammunition and teargas on protestors today.

two people were killed and hundreds were injured. since february 11th, hundreds of demonstrators have protested calling on yemen's president to step down after more than 30 years in power. >> in news from the ivory coast comes word of grizzly scenes in the capitol there where the streets are said to be so dangerous there are dead bodies in the road where they are being eaten by dogs. the u.n. says more than 450,000 people have fled that country. and only 300 people in the last three months since the disputed presidential elections. they recognized widely as the winner but the incumbent refuses to step down. in new york city, survivors of a fatal bus crash say the bus was moving at a high rate of speed before the accident. the early-morning crash killed 14 people. five more are in critical condition tonight. the bus scraped a guardrail, rolled and then slammed into a pole which sliced the bus from front to back.

the driver told the police he was trying to avoid a big rig that had clipped the bus. the crews went to extraordinary effort to save passengers. >> we had about 7 or 8 people pinned in the rear of the bus that we had to actually cut out by either removing seats or we cut a hole in the roof of the bus to access those victims in the back. tonight the police seized a tractor trailer that might have been involved in the crash. the passengers were on their way home to new york's chinatown from a casino in connecticut. well, it is a move to save energy. tomorrow we spring forward to daylight savings time so don't forget to set your clocks forward, everyone, one hour. yes, you will get 60 minutes less shuteye but think of all of those evenings of extra sunlight you will get over the coming months. >> a chance of showers coming to the bay area. meteorologist mark tamayo joins us next with when we can expect the rain in our forecast. . >> breaks news is happening

right now. ktvu, channel 2 news at 5:00, complete bay area news coverage.

[ music ] >> we had some sunshine across most of the bay area today. the clouds are steadily approaching our coastline. we may soon be talking about a few rain showers. right now on the maps i can show you on live stormtracker 2 we are dry right now in the bay area but rain up to our north especially closing in around fort brag and watching that rainfall increase. especially as we do head into the north bay for tomorrow. so for tonight we do have this partly cloudy skies for tomorrow. more clouds and showers will return. mostly scattered in nature. the extended forecast and multiple rain showers showing up on the five day. here is the satellite and radar and system watching out in the pacific here. still have to approach our

coastline before the real rain moves in. here is the animation with the front moving in. north bay showers and a fairly good chance elsewhere. winds on the increase in advance of this system. we could have gusting winds approaching 25, possibly 30 miles per hour. our forecast model tomorrow morning, not a lot to show you at 7:00. just mostly cloudy skies. but into the afternoon hours we bring in shower chances. especially up in the north bay targeting parts of the coastline. a little bit of scattered activity will move in by mid to late afternoon. we could have some more coverage by tomorrow evening. especially by this time tomorrow at 10:00 on sunday. so here is the forecast beginning at 7:00 tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy skies. 45 to right around 50 degrees. by 12:00 the chance of a shower. 53 to 58. and then by 4:00 off and on some scattered showers out there. here is look at the numbers. santa rosa right around 60. pacifica58 degrees. these temperatures will check in right around 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. san jose is 66.

santa cruz tops out at 62 degrees. with the time change, sunset is not until after 7:00 tomorrow. here is the look ahead with the five day. the possibility of a few lingering sprinkles or a few light showers into monday morning. showers re developing by tuesday. we will have some scattered clouds for wednesday. partly cloudy skies on thursday. heather and ken a good idea as you can see to keep the umbrella nearby at least over the next few days. >> thanks, mark. back now to our top story and the recovery efforts in japan. >> ktvu's janna katsuyama has just landed in narita. we talked earlier about what's going on right now in japan. what can you tell us about what you are finding? i know you just got there a short time ago? >> reporter: that's right, heather and ken. hello from narita, from japan. we just actually deplaned about 15 minutes. so we are standing in narita airport. let me tell you the flight was fairly full. you will recall that right after the earthquake they shut

down those narita airport and also hanada which are the two main airport that service tokyo. they did that as a precaution because of the tsunami waves that came in. one of my cousins who live here in tokyo told me that hanada had water rushing over the runways. it was closed and caused a lot of backups. 0 so our plane was fairly full. the airport seems to be pretty busy with a lot of people probably coming in after having tried to re-book after those delays. but they did open narita on friday. so it seems like a lot of the flights have been coming back to normal. we haven't actually gotten into the city. we will be doing that. and reporting for the rest of the week from japan on the earthquake. so we have ktvu boots on the grounds here. and hope to bring viewers a lot of stories that they probably won't get to see on some of the, you know, larger networks. this will be more local

coverage out here. >> janna, i know you just arrived there at the airport but do you have an expectation of where you will go to cover this story? do you expect to even be able to get to the north given that the infrastructure there is so damaged? >> well, ken, it's been a day- by-day kind of minute-by-minute thing here. we have just been hearing about the death toll that's now over 1,000, i believe. which was just in the hundreds, you know, 24 hours ago. so they have definitely cut things off. i spoke with somebody that i know in the foreign ministry here in tokyo. and he was telling me that at last check, they were still blocking access to the hardest hit area that was closest to the epicenter ofs in sendai and the surrounding area. we are just going to take it minute-by-minute to see if they open up. if they do of course we will try to get up there into the affected areas and also bring

you coverage of what's going on here in tokyo. >> janna, thank you. she will provide continuing coverage of the earthquake in tokyo tomorrow. >> that's right. keep it right here. sports wrap is coming up next.