response to the quake which struck, specifically he's in christchurch, which struck last month. >> yes, that's absolutely right. he arrived in christchurch this morning and went immediately to the red zone in the city center. which is still closed to the public due to the dangerous nature of the buildings. there he met search and rescue teams and also visited the most damaged buildings. he then went to the country's south island to meet families who lost love ones in the pike river mining disaster at the end of last year. tomorrow he'll attend a memorial service for the quake victims and on saturday he'll travel to australia to see the areas that were damaged by the recent cyclones and floods. >> really another show of this increased role for the royal family. >> absolutely, yes. >> kate was not with prince william today. but we are getting plenty to talk about when it comes to miss catherine middleton this morning. one of the first things i want to touch on is this dress. we've heard a lot about the fact that she caught prince williams eye when she was modeling the dress you see here.

the grim search for survivors of last week's devastating in christchurch continued -- earthquake in christchurch continued on friday. authorities say the search is focused on the collapsed building where many people are believe to be trapped. 163 people have been confirmed dead in the quake. the number of dead and missing is expected to total about 220. police are trying to identify the remains of those recovered. a japanese rescue team along with teams from new zealand and china, continue search operations at the site of the collapsed ctv building. it housed a language school attended by international students, including japanese. a disaster relief task force says work to remove debris at the site is nearing its end. >> we expect the ctv operation to be completed within the next two to three days. >> meanwhile, many family members of the 28 missing japanese are returning to japan. >>> among the 28 japanese who remain unaccounted for in christchurch are a number of nurses. they were studying english there. why are japanese nurses going a abroad to study and work? nhk world found out. >> reporter

welcome to "bbc world news," within week paying tributes to the victims of the christchurch earthqua earthquake. jane russell a screen actor of the 1950's has died. >> welcome, he may be under intense international pressure to step down. but in an exclusive interview, libyan's colonel gaddafi came out fighting. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said that he was delusional. >> it was colonel gaddafi's first interview since this crisis started. he agreed to see bbc news and the sunday times. he said that the u.n.sanction resolutions against libyan were illegitima illegitimate. and asked if he would leave the country. [laughter] as if anyone would leave their home land, he said. >> mr. gaddafi, you have been known as the leader, and for years. and plenty of people in this country would say that the biggest obstacle of change for them and libya is you. >> he said that his presence actually instigated change for the people. >> in recent years you have had important western leaders like tony blair coming here. and now there are western leers leaders saying you should go. >> of course it's be

response to the deadly earthquake in christchurch, new zealand. >>> it's a devastating situation that is effecting us here in the bay area. we will continue our live team coverage of the huge quake and what is effected here in the bay area how we may be impacted. >>> also the opening bell about ready to ring on wall street this morning. japan's nikkei dropped about 2% following the quake. japan's yin down quite a bit. completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters.

hampering recovery efforts spreading clouds of dust in the quake ravaged city of christchurch crews retrieving bodies from schools of collapsed buildings have been slowed by repeated aftershocks that have rumbled through the city threatening to bring down bricks and masonry five more bodies that been pulled from the rubble bringing the death toll to one hundred and sixty many more remain missing police say some of the victims may never be recovered. fashion house christian dior is looking for a new chief designer the famous brand has its creative director john galliano following a series of claims that he used the people to add to semitic abuse in paris the french fashion decisive action after you video surfaced online showing galliano abusing two women he believed would jewish during the fifty's the fifty year old is heard declaring his love for hitler he was arrested by french police but later released. as changes sweep through the middle east and north africa u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has called for changes in the u.s.

this was the problem in christchurch, new zealand. the same issues here in the bay area with buildings that will not do well when we're hit by a strong earthquake engineers will be looking at these buildings very quickly of how we can design buildings better and also learn to retrofit buildings that were built before there were good earthquake standards >> bill, as he pointed out, with better buildings as do you in japan can, those really withstand -- might withstand the earthquake but what protection do they have against the tsunami? >> caller: the tsunami is a problem and in japan they have built in many places seawalls to keep tsunamis up to several meters in height and it'll be very important to understand the actual height of this tsunami to see if any of their defenses were overwhelmed. clearly from the footage that we've been seeing on television, there are coastal areas that were just hammered by this wave. >> we're watching right now live pictures coming in from japan in what is clearly an airport that is mostly under water.

everything came to a stop in the earthquake ravaged city of christchurch as everybody joined in two minutes of silence. it marked exactly one week since that earthquake shook the city. officials now fear it's caused at least 240 deaths. new zealand officials say the price tag for this disaster will be around $15 billion. >>> for a huge stretch of this country, meanwhile, february went out like a lion. from oklahoma through the deep south and all the way up to maine, mother nature delivered thunderstorms, snow, rain, floods, even some tornadoes. compared to that, march looks like a lamb.

the mayor of christchurch says the quake uncovered a time capsule there. it was found inside a statue of the founder of christchurch. it's believed to date back to 1867. there is a message inside about their vision for christchurch. >>> we are learning new details about pension spiking. a little known benefit that bart police are using to inflate their pensions by thousands of dollars when they retire. bart police officers are covered by the state retirement fund. each year they pay 9% in their retirement fund and bart matches this with another 9%. thanks to an accounting adjustment officers have the option of boosting their pay in their final year by having bart pay them the 9% instead of paying it to call calper. >> right before you retire you get the additional benefit. >> this increases their income during that final year which in turn means an increase in their pension. calper sees pension spiking is not illegal. because the pay increase does not just go to one person. bart officials say it's a necessary perk to recruit people for what can often be a

the most recent one was in christchurch, new zealand, right here. japan sits to the north, of course, but japan sits at the intersection of three different tectonic plates. they are the eurasian, philippine and pacific plates. today's earthquake was right there, 80 miles offshore. the edge of the pacific plate in the middle got wedged underneath the eurasian plate. that's called subduction. this grinding of plates pushes up the ocean floor which can, in the view of some, generate this massive shock wave. that shock wave ripples out and creates the actual tsunami, traveling at 500 miles per hour. as that tsunami travels toward the shoreline, it hits the continental shelf right there. . the waves bunch up and get much higher. we want to show you what it looks like from noaa's perspective. the black area right here off the coast of japan, that is where the waves were the highest,30 feet. the tsunami then travels to the east. hawaii, about 3800 miles away, you can see there the waves were about seven to eight feet high, minimal damage. then the waves co

the prince attended a memorial service in christchurch to remember the victims there. >>> i just wanted to break out crying. this is probably gonna happen the rest of our lives. >> the coast guard says there's a substance that's not related to the bp oil spill. they say it's a plug and abandon project. the source has been secured. but it's still worrying louisiana residents who were hoping to attract more tourists after last year's slow summer. >>> and back to the weather. this is the kind of stuff you have to plan around. >> yeah. definitely. we do have a wet week ahead. some heavy winds and heavy rain. let's time it out for you. we go outside first to live stormtracker2 to show you where the rain is falling. most of the showers around the lake tahoe area. a snow warning in effect there. 80. they have chains required. 50, not much better. a was head back to the bay area, look for the showers, we see a little bit of activity east and west of gilroy.

. >> 55 miles per hour, these winds are kicking up debris in christchurch, new zealand. the city rocked by a 6.3 magnitude quake just last week. also, the dry conditions have prompted a total open air fire ban. rescue workers are being required to wear face masks and millions of these masks are being shipped to new zealand. 159 people are dead or missing in the wake of this earthquake. people are being encouraged to stay indoors. >>> now, next week, a team of bay area engineers will head to that quake-ravaged city. they're hoping to learn more about the buildings that survived and try to figure out why some failed. nbc bay area's roe rosato jr. shows us how they'll bring back those lessons. >> reporter: for most people, the buildings of christchurch, new zealand, wouldn't seem like such a destination. >> we're in the business of designing buildings to be in earthquakes. >> reporter: they'll go on a tour of christchurch, study the rebel, view the damage, and take plenty of notes. >> interesting things about buildings, every building is pretty much unique. it's not like yo

prince william knows christchurch. he has been here before. he never would have imagined seeing it like this. he was taken through the main business district. this was once a bustling hub. now street after street of abandoned shops and. 500 buildings will have to be demolished. >> the scale of it is unbelievable. >> taken aback i think by the scale of damage. there were only one or two buildings that dot through without any significant damage. >> williams spent two -- some time with the teams. the world's attention has understandably refocused on the aftermath of the japanese earthquake. remindsilliam's visit us that this city is engaged in the long process of the earthquake recovery. the next couple take place tomorrow. he will be joined the people of this city for a national memorial service when the victims of the new zealand and earthquake will be remembered. >> the latest headlines for you this hour on "bbc world news." working around the clock in risking their lives to try to cool it. new picture is emerging of how people clung on and su

the streets of christchurch have been covered in more than 200,000 tons of dirt and sand, a as a result of liquefaction. in some areas it is 300 meters thick. >> my car was half buried in mud and i was worried whether i could get it out. >> the mud is being take on the empty lots throughout the city. >>> translator: look at this huge heap behind me. it's a pile of mud that came to the surface in the quake. >> the mud is expected to eventually amount to about 280,000 tons. municipal employees are working full out to clear the streets and homes, and huge piles of mud can still be seen throughout christchurch. city officials say they are worried about possible health risks, as well as damage to farm produce. >> it is a flairy material and it blows in to dust and causes all sorts of issues so it is important to get rid of it off the street. >> it is believed it will take several months to remove the mud. after which the city will begin to rebuild itself. >>> foreign minister has offered an apology to five australian prisoners of war for their suffering during world war ii. they met him at h

new zealand's government says it will end rescue operations in the earthquake hit city of christchurch, the country's ministry of civil defense and emergency management informed reporters on this on thursday. it said the hopes of rescuing anyone else alive from the rubble are gone and the focus is now on recovery. authorities say they have so far recovered the bodies of 161 people. they say the final death toll could reach 240. >>> and we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo . this is rainwater .. collected from the roof and sent through underground pipes into this 1500 gallon tank rainwater collected from the roof flows through the gutters and into the underground pipes. then these hoses. carry water from the cistern to the plants. harvesting rainwater cuts down on run-off into the sewers & could save an average of 50% on your water bill! now that makes sense.

extremely bad the question recent christchurch earthquake was six point three so this is something he saw it in japanese earthquake is about eight thousand times more powerful terms of energy release and maybe seven. maybe six maybe seven hundred times more powerful than the haiti earthquake one of the sinatra earthquake back in two thousand and four again just to give our viewers some perspective on what's going on today you remind us how big that quake was. i'm sorry i didn't catch your question just talking about the smart equate the big one the tsunami of two thousand and four just to give our viewers some idea of what's happened today what happened there how big was that you know. there was nine point one so slightly larger comparable in size ok well that dr richard phillips from the school of earth and environment university of leeds both of your perspective on the break in tradition ok thank you thank you russia's far east as we braced for the tsunamis all afternoon with people going to higher ground thankfully it seems the worst danger appears to have passed started to go has

prince william's first stop in cy christchurch, the center here. the prince knows first hand the stress and pressure these workers face. christchurch's mayor says the nic for a beleaguered city.l a somber prince william took a trip through the red zone. this city's ground zero. >> it's unbelievable. >> reporter: 166 people are known to have died in the quake on february 22nd but the number is expected to rise. in a separate meeting with families of victims from a mining disaster, there was an emotional moment as the prince was reminded of his own loss. >> we know that you also have had tragic times in your past with your mom, princess diana. >> reporter: prince william did not bring fiance kate middleton on this trip, the wedding was on the minds of many here. >> she was born in england. she thinks she's a princess. excited to see a live prince. >> reporter: the prince's decision to come to new zealand six weeks before his own big day makes this visit especially welcome. >> instead of having a stag party, he's come down here to christchurch. >> rep

we're lowering the cost of crowd control on those weeds >>> out of the rubble of christchurch, we havearried. liz palmer has their remarkable story. >> reporter: two weeks ago today, an earthquake rocked the city of christchurch in knee sooe land killing at least 166 people, and injuring more than 1,000. the quake was of a magnitude of 6.3 and the violence of the shaking toppled landmarks, destroyed homes, and even collapsed whole buildings. >> that's my building. >> reporter: this office building was one of those completely destroyed. workers both living and dead trapped in the ruins. >> i think there's about ten people still from my work in there. >> reporter: one of those people was 23-year-old emma howard. these are pictures she took while trapped showing the cramped area where she spent 6 1/2 terrified hours. a colleague trapped nearby was able to get a text to emma's fiance, chris. he immediately joined the rescue efforts and helped get others to safety until at least emma was found. >> when i heard that she was on the roof, i looked up and just ran back to where she could see me

>>kimberlee: take a look of this, an amazing discovery and something to celebrate in christchurch newnd. crews cleaning up after last week's output believe to be it to time capsules buried by the city's founders. they believe in the open them to locate an understanding of why the founders went there and their hopes, visions and goals for the city. the capsules are not a local museum take a look at this, the armored truck is delivering a piece of american history. the original copy of the star spangled banner. it left its home in baltimore for the first time in 200 years. it it was in display for two hours in minneapolis. take a look at this dancing bird named snowball. (music) >>kimberlee: the owner said the bird has a lease 17 documented dance moves in continues to create more. for the past three years researchers for the neurosciences institute in san diego have been analyzing video of her ability to synchronize to a musical beat. they say the findings may give scientists fresh insight into using the power of music and movement to alleviate human disorders like parkinson's. >>louisa

minutes of silence were observed across new zealand for the victims in christchurch.the death toll is at 154, but it could rise. and a french fashion house, dior, is doing away with its top designer, john galliano. police briefly detained him on thursday night and accused him of making anti-semitic remarks. he denied making them. china is spending $1 billion in an emergency after combat, one of the most serious drought in decades. it has sent global wheat prices up already. recent snowfall has helped but little. the worry in china is that the rush for growth is depleting the water sources that 200 million people rely on. >> across northern china, the land is dry. but parched by drought. it is dotted by muddy pools where there should be water. some say it is the driest in a lifetime. this woman says the dam used to stretch all of the way to the village, and here in the farmlands, supplies are now being rationed. china is the world's biggest row or and consumer of wheat. -- of water -- the biggest grower and consumer of wheat. millions of farmers will suffer, and food p

quake last tuesday destroyed office towers, a church as thousands of homes across the city of christchurch. the chinese students, the prime minister talked about, they were among more than 100 students killed in a language school. there have been crashing to protests and libya. hundreds of people at a pro gadhafi rally. secretary of state categorically and said libya is at risk of collapsing into a self war. the international community is considering new moves to get him out. it appears it's not going to be easy. in yemen, hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities across the country. the president is accusing the u.s. of instigating these mounting protests against him. the u.s. has been a close ally of his. there is concern if the government falls it will leave room for more trouble from outside forces. >>louisa: navistar moving and expect plenty of rain and strong winds. there is starting to pick up right now. getting stronger cost about 2:00. novato 12 mi. an hour winds, along the coach about 16. we have a wind advisory effect over night. from about 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.. we

minutes of silence was held to mark exactly one week ago since the earthquake devastated the city of christchurch. rescue crews are still sticking to the rubble. the 6.3 magnitude quake destroyed thousands of homes, churches, buildings of this city of 350,000. 154 bodies have been pulled from the rubble and many more are still unaccounted for. >>this just in to the kron 4 news room news room jerry brown is going to be changing government responsibilities. he has been getting a lot of criticism from local law enforcement. and he is saying that the state should oversee more dangerous parolees and juvenile offenders. not putting them in county jail or monitors of the the local officials. the governor has been thinking about that and pushing for what enforcement related duties given to local government. he thinks that it is one which to save money and always going to rethink that because of concerns from law- enforcement. stay with us. we will be back after this quick break. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary.

also attended a national memorial service today where he spoke of his sympathy for the people of christchurch and the people of japan after last weeks massiveet quake and tsunami. >>> it's coming um on 5:00 -- it's coming um on 5:00. let's check in with sal. >> we are doing pretty well so far. it is a little bit slow not slow i shouldn't say it's slow. i would say it's tough driving because of the weather. it's been a little rainy out there. there is standing water. just take it easy as we look at interstate 880 that traffic is moving along okay here. we have crashes on that wet weather to westbound 80. they are clearing up an injury accident there. this is a look at 280 northbound that traffic moves well. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. let's get to the details here. pretty good system coming in. rain and wind for the friday forecast and turning colder. another round of rain and wind on sunday. do you have any good news steve? it's almost the weekend. the front the leading edge is just getting here. we still have a ways to go. that is probably the goo to. half inch to two inches is exp

request for additional compensation for parents who lost children in last month's earthquake in christchurchina based their request on the fact that its own one child policy deepens the parents' loss. seven chinese students are confirmed dead with over 20 still missing. >>> and scientists say japan's earthquake on friday was so strong it moved the main island eight feet to the east and sped up the earth's rotation by 1.6 microseconds making the day just a little shorter. for more on japan's tragedy including startling interactive before and after satellite images, you can always head to the web, check out our home page on msnbc.com. >>> now a look at one of your top health headlines. researchers say hydrocodone may be safe in smaller doses for women nursing newborns. had he found a relatively small fraction of the drug ended up in the mother's milk and said if weaker painkillers couldn't address pain, it might be acceptable for a nursing mother to take up to six five hillary-milligram tablets per day. for more information, head to the health page online at msnbc.com. >> narrator: early today

. >> the earthquake was 8,000 times more powerful than the one that hit christchurch, new zealand recently. the tsunami was moving about 800 kilometers an hour. the country has a long history of battling with these forces in the pacific rim. >> in the distance, a first, terrifying sight of the huge wave surging inland. literally nothing can stop it. houses are just crushed. first came the earthquake, now the tsunami. this is a double disaster and even the large building in the fore ground is descroid in -- foreground is destroyed in an instant. according to this official, the waves did not decrease in size, they kept coming and the cycle lasted about an hour. japan is all too familiar with earthquakes. arch of theas dots -- each of these dots marks a quake. pr at this divide the highly active tech tomjanovich -- tectonic plates are active. a sudden jolt triggers the tsunami, lifting the ocean floor and the massive wall of sea water above it. >> all that mament -- amount of land has suddenly moved by several meters. that's an enormous amount of movement. it's an enormous amount of energy. >

. >>> a powerful 4.8 aftershock has rocked christchurch, new zealand today just 11 days after the first earthquake claimed the lives of 166 people. locally, a group of brentwood residents is reaching out to help the victims of the quake. for more information, please go to ktvu.com and click on web links. >>> tornadoes in the south killed at least one person today and injured more than another. a twister tore through rayne, louisiana, destroying buildings, trees, gas lines and national gas lines. a woman died when a tree fell on the house. at least 11 people were injured. another three were hurt when a second tornado hit the town of crowley. >>> log like that we are -- nothing like that here. let's check in with mark tamayo. you said we might need those umbrellas tomorrow? >> yeah, that's a pretty good bet. rainfall rates will increase as we head into the overnight hours. a lot of this not reaching the ground, just some clouds in place is gonna take its time for the cloud deck to lower. we have the dark shades of green and the rainfall will be on the increase for the next few hours, espe

have given up hope of finding anyone lying under the rubble nine days after an earthquake hit christchurch 80 people are unaccounted for. the mayor of christ church says the operation has switched to recovery mode. rescue teams and will continue their work. >> we have not given up a rope, and nor have be rescue teams. we hope against all logic that we will find people in the rubble. but it has been a long time now since we had contact. it was only a day ago we remove the last living person from the rubble. since then, no contact, no noise the determination -- to determine the location of the deceased. >> but teams from a number of nations, including the u.k., the u.s.a., japan, taiwan, korea, china, new zealand -- they typically work in their own national units. where possible we have tried but teams and in areas where they can focus on places we know some of their countrymen are liable to be located. they work on a shift roster. they do 30 minutes on, 30 minutes all. they rotate. they're the most amazing, dedicated people. they have reduced risk to a minimum. risk that would be beyond any

a two-minute moment of silence for victims of the christchurch incident one week ago. the death toll is at 154, but officials say it could rise as high as 240. now, the designer john galliano has been sacked by designer dior. he would show and being drunk and apparently hurling anti- semitic abuse. he denies the charges. >> he is no stranger to the limelight, but with paris fashion week here, they should be focused on his new collection. instead, it is what he did in a paris bar that is taking the industry's breath away. he is now connected with three episodes of anti-semitic abuse. dior said they have had enough. the chief designer will be fired. there was the abuse allegedly of a female customer. he denied using anti-semitic language. there was an incident in october, and there is another incident in december. altogether, it paints a disturbing picture. it is the talk at paris fashion week. many are in it of support of the designer. -- are in support of the designer. >> is sad. that is the only thing i can say. it is sad for me. >> but christian dior has a brand to t

. >> reporter: in new zealand, it was the massive earthquake in christchurch one month ago that nearlyce allowed us to see downtown, which shocked the price and us. they're just slowly getting back to trying to rebuild this. just a big pile of wood. torn down walls. bricks and stones all over the roads. it's just really stunningly, stunningly empty. without question this trip was a sign of increased royal responsibilities for prince william. speaking to tens of thousands of people at this memorial in christchurch, he gave encouragement delivering the same message to them that his grandmother sent to americans after 9/11. >> my grandmother once said that grief is the price we pay for love. here today we love and we grieve. >> reporter: with his wedding to kate middleton just six weeks away, william promised the people here he will be back again soon, perhaps even for his honeymoon. bob woodruff, abc news, brisbane, australia. >> and we'll be right back. woodruff, abc news, brisbane, australia. last year. (oof). i had a bum knee that needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had

almost a week since the earthquake amid such terrible damage in christchurch, new zealand. it now looks like parts of the city may be off limits for months. as funerals were held for some of the victims, experts said that possibly one-third of of buildings they have to be raised to the ground. -- may have to be razed to the ground. >> imagine the feeling of terror act as the earth beneath you begins to shake. peter simmons knows all too well what it is like. he was in a cinema with his wife when the earthquake struck, bringing the building down around him. >> i was wedged, fairly tightly wedged under the seats in front. the seat had collapsed and all gone down. my wife managed to get to her feet and she went out to try to find somebody to help because i could not move. i was wedged in by my left leg. but also, i did not realize it at the time, but i had broken my collarbone and shoulder blade. and i had also been hit on the head. i was not really able to move. i have never been so frightened or bewildered. i have never been in a quake before. we have are aftershocks after w

prince william continued to console and charm the people of christchurch today.id tribute to earthquake victims and to the spirit of new zealand ers at an emotional memorial service. >> my grandmother once said that grief is the price we pay for love. here today we love and we grieve. >> reporter: with a signature blend of compassion and resilience, prince william reached out to the people of christchurch. thousands fwatherred at this memorial service to remember the more than 180 people believed to have lost their lives in the quake here. >> i say it to you now -- [ speaking in a foreign language ] -- be strong. >> reporter: the prince spoke to those who lost loved ones, those who lost their homes and those who lost their sense of safety and tranquility. earlier the prince showcased the same easy style in a visit to a coastal village not far from christchurch which was hard hit by last month's deadly earthquake. for a nation rocked to its core, this was the perfect visit at the perfect time by the perfect prince. articulate, attentive, accessible. shaking hands,

. >>> and britain's prince william has gotten a firsthand look at the earthquake damage in christchurch, new zealand. he's on a tour, offering well-wishes to the victims of last month's quake. and will also meet australian flood victims, too. the future king called the destruction, quote, unbelievable. >>> now, to a sure sign that spring is already in the air. first lady, michelle obama, planted her white house vegetable garden for the third-straight year. and, of course, she had lots of helping hands from two dozen fifth graders. mrs. obama is also writing a book about the garden and healthy eating. so far, the garden has produced 2,000 pounds of veggies. >> nice. >>> it will be even nicer today for the vegetables in that garden. getting plenty of sunshine, as the temperatures rise on the east coast. looking at the rest of the nation. showers in chicago, detroit and milwaukee. light rain from seattle down to northern california. and up to a foot of mountain snow in the central and northern rockies. and about six inches in the cascades. >> we're looking at 40s, from boise to salt lake c

first off was a section in downtown christchurch.visited the cathedral and met with emergency crews working to stabilize and repair the buildings. the 6.3 earthquake toppled thousands of buildings and killed at least 166 people back on february 22nd. prince william will fly to australia on saturday to tour areas that were hit by that country's worst flooding in deck tads. -- decades. >>> tiger woods is opening up about his career, finding balance in his life and his relationship with his children. the golf star sat down with good morning america. it has been a challenging year and a half for woods. he crashed his suv in florida in november of 2009, and that lead to the revelations about several extramarital affairs and eventually a divorce from his wiewf, elin. woods says being a single father is tough, but he enjoys it. >> i just love being with them and seeing what they are doing and what they are capable of doing. the shifts of interest. that's what is fun. we have a great time together, and that's what is the most important. fami

. >> new zealand has held a two- minute silence a week into the devastating christchurch earthquake. death toll could rise as high as 240. dozens of people are still missing. the cost of the 6.3 magnitude quake is expected to reach $15 billion. our correspondent describes the scene. >> in the center of the city, one of the parts of christ church that bore the brunt of this magnitude 6.3 quake that tore through seven days ago, emergency workers, civic leaders, and the prime minister have gathered to pause to remember the dead and the missing. there were pressures and songs. many wept as they recalled the last seven days. these sober scenes have been repeated up and down a traumatized country. >> the prime minister promised a major inquiry, saying there were legitimate questions about why some buildings collapsed. >> that is right. the prime minister has been speaking to us here today. he says christ church will be rebuilt, but the devastated central business district would look a lot different than the way it does today. the cost of the disaster is expected to be at least $15 billion.

. >>> and england's prince william toured the devastated city of christchurch, new zealand this morningalling the devastation, quote, unbelievable. tomorrow william will head to australia to visit flood damaged areas. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,613 after plunging 242 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 24 points. the nasdaq fell 50. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei was down 131 points while in hong kong the hang seng tumbled 416. >>> whether the effects of japan's nuclear crisis reach american shores, the financial effects have already struck wall street. by wednesday's closing bell, the year's impressive gains on the s&p 500 and the nasdaq had been entirely wiped out. the year's most heavily traded session left the dow close to even for 2011. all 30 dow stocks fell and all ten company groupings on the s&p 500, the basis for most u.s. mutual funds lost ground. wall street's so-called fear index is up over 46% this week. fears drove investors to safer assets like bonds treasury prices jum

first off was a section in downtown christchurch. he visited the cathedral and met with emergency crews working to stabilize and repair the buildings. the 6.3 earthquake toppled thousands of buildings and killed at least 166 people back on february 22nd. prince william will fly to australia on saturday to tour areas that were hit by that country's worst flooding in deck tads. -- decades. >>> tiger woods is opening up about his career, finding balance in his life and his relationship with his children. the golf star sat down with good morning america. it has been a challenging year and a half for woods. he crashed his suv in florida in november of 2009, and that lead to the revelations about several extramarital affairs and eventually a divorce from his wiewf, elin. woods says being a single father is tough, but he enjoys it. >> i just love being with them and seeing what they are doing and what they are capable of doing. the shifts of interest. that's what is fun. we have a great time together, and that's what is the most important.

local police have not allowed the relatives to visit the collapsed ctv building in christchurch citinghe dangers of after shocks. the foreign ministry official said 40 people including japanese are believed to be under the rubble. emergency rescue teams from several countries including japan are at the site working. they say the number of dead and missing from the earthquake could raise to 240 with 159 people confirmed dead. police have identified 16 of the bodies using dna samples. >>> facebook and twitter serves a different purpose after the earthquake in new zealand last week. social networking services aided people in getting information they badly needed. websites were flooded with requests for information on the whereabouts of family members fraensds. many survivors posted messages letting others know they were safe. this message was written by a 38-year-old japanese student. he attended a different language school from the one that collaps collapsed. >>> translator: i was at my school when the quake hit. desks, chairs and computers fell on me. all i could do is escape. >> they c

he's in christchurch. >> reporter: good morning.till evacuated, except for officials and construction workers. no one else is even allowed to enter downtown, which they now call the red zone. they did give us a chance to see it, as prince william flew in to witness it. and to thank the search and rescue teams who have been working almost nonstop for almost a month. >> what are you doing here? >> reporter: he also privately met with some of the victims who survived. >> it's unbelievable. >> reporter: this is his last overseas trip before he gets married next month. and the people here said, his presence have really given them some comfort. >> to help the guys that you have been doing. could have been a lot worse. a big pat on the back. it's been a huge time together. i just want to say well done to you. >> here in christchurch, we've been through a lot of tough things. for him to come and recognize us, especially the front line crews that have been risk for those people, it's great morale for all of the boys here. >> reporter: the ea

badge band to return home and support his family after they survived last month's earthquake in christchurch sent back was sound all for during rovers who want to fade at aston villa on saturday so nelson who also captains the national side returned to his home town where his father met him at the abhorrent at least a hundred and sixty people wearing pool to dad after the earthquake hit the city on february twenty second thankfully in the else and family were all on home to. majority of doesn't seem real it seems surreal m.t.v. you know it was. unbelievable and you know i just i just feel for everybody to go through it some it's too small somebody lost a business or something and. we try to do it came to it to help in any form that's the latest polls for the moment come up shortly as the weather down the main news headlines stay with us. he's available against someone just twenty feet who turns. twenty feet the how it pulls ahead be sure to turn at the hotel motel while cho his the groom to return the show would have turned some will be hotel kuvasz photo photo slim hotel the result of a gre

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. >> if you look at haiti, chile, christchurch, and now japan, the question would be why aren't we getting ready? >> reporter: fema is working on drills over the next few months. they're hoping that everyone takes them seriously. >> thanks, steve. >>> as the country weighs how to respond to that report, abc's yunji de nies explores the latest science on how you survive a quake. she's in escondido, california. >> reporter: this is no typical living room. for me, it was no typical interview. ah! the folks at ready america invited me to their earthquake simulator. wow. they decided to catch me off guard. wow. >> i know. >> reporter: that was so strong. i didn't know what to do. >> exactly. >> reporter: what is the right thing? >> exactly what i tried to do. push you underneath there. >> reporter: the simulated quake was only a 6.8, 158 times less powerful than what hit japan. still, important lessons learned. >> find the safest place in the room and take cover. drop cover and take hold. >> reporter: they do the same in japan. watch how quickly these men dive for cover. as the 9.0 quake rattle

officials in christchurch called it off today. 161 bodies have been recovered and 200 people are still listed as missing. officials say there is no chance anyone buried this long could still be alive. >>> three dutch marines are being held by gadhafi government forces in libya this morning, following a failed rescue mission. a ministry spokesman said the marines were captured sunday after landing near the mediterranean coast. they were trying to rescue two dutch workers. well, it turns out the workers were released and have left the country. meanwhile, some members of congress are calling on the u.s. to impose a no-fly zone over libya. the white house isn't so sure that's a good idea. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. good morning, susan. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, as fresh air strikes have hit the region of brega, libya, this is the area with the big oil installation that the rebel forces so far have been able to hold onto, it looks like these opposition forces are becoming more organized, and more unified. they have formed the rebel na

of the aftershocks was so powerful, it was like the quake that did so much damage last month in christchurchnew zealand. and that was just the aftershocks. more details on this from emily schmidt. >> reporter: cameras captured the moment, the earthquake hit, at 2:46 in japan. the nation's lawmakers felt the power of the magnitude 8.9 force. and the cameras rolled here in the sendai newsroom, about 90 miles from the quake. workers evacuated high-rises, where elevators had shut down. they filled the streets and lined up at pay phones because cell communications went down. one woman said, i thought i going to die. it was enormous. and the aftershocks continued. >> you were just mentioning some of the aftershocks. we're feeling one, as i'm sitting here talking to you. >> reporter: then, came the next wave of destruction. massive tsunami waves. first, one came to shore, rocking boats in its way. pters showed another wave, strong enough to reverse the direction of a river. it swept buildings off their foundations and kept moving. take a look at the cars in the upper part of the screen, rushing to

. >> reporter: just last month, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake destroyed sections of christchurch, new zealand more than a hundred people died. one year before that, an 8.8 temblor struck chile. more than 500 died. today's massive earthquake off the coast of japan registered a massive 8.9. though separated by thousands of miles, each of these quakes occurred on the ring of fire, a 25,000 mile line along the pacific rim that is the most geologically active place on the planet with more than 450 volcanoes. most of the world's earthquakes occur along this line. the culprit? the pacific plate. the floor beneath the ocean is constantly shifting. >> it's a pretty large system. it's moving pretty fast. the pacific plate is moving under japan at about ten centimeters a year. which is a pretty high rate. >> reporter: trillions of tons of earth moving four inches a year is a lot, an irresistible force meeting an unmovable object. >> and you do that for a hundred years, you're talking about a big amount that you've got to... >> reporter: compensate for. >> and when it pops back it produces the earthquake

hundred sixty one and most died in multi-story buildings which came crashing down in the city of christchurch forty three say their goal is to recover as many bodies as possible before the final count may rise as high as two hundred forty. u.s. army private believed responsible for supplying a trove of documents to whistle blowing web site wreaking leaks has had twenty two more charges brought against him and they include aiding the enemy which can carry the death penalty although prosecutors say they won't apply for it intelligence analysts private bradley manning is currently being held at a military jail in virginia he faces a hearing in may or june to determine whether there is enough evidence to try him. astronauts on board the space shuttle discovery took a final space walk around the international space station to get the outpost shipshape before the shuttle program writes up well discovery is headed into retirement after this flight and only two more shuttle trips remain by and ever and then be atlantis crew use the trip outside to repair a broken problem as well as remove an experime

dust storms whipped up by strong winds one hundred recovery efforts in the quake ravaged city of christchurch crews retrieving bodies from sources of collapsed buildings and in the slowed by repeated on the shelves by more bodies in pill form of rubble bringing the death toll to one hundred sixty police say some of the victims that may never be recovered. colombia has been removed from a list of countries requiring special observation by the u.s. drug control watchdog international narcotics control also the move was and recognition of the country's achievements in fighting the problem but would continue to monitor developments closely the un's at twenty ten report showed drastic reduction is in cocoa plantations in colombia and there are more drugs and scenes there than any other state in the world only because decades. for some a change of heart is their only hope for life but the lack of donors in russia the dogs of survival of families stacked against but now a pioneering new technique being used in the country could reverse the trend of the boycott story it's a smile that comes straight

say it's around a thousand times bigger than the quake which devastated the new zealand city of christchurch last nobs a ten meter high wall of water was sent surging through japan as a result from urgency house out of a nuclear power plant in the northeast of japan after its cooling system failed no radiation if the report is that the area around the plant is being evacuated there was also a major damage to the capital tokyo with communications crippled well of course keep you up to date on what's happening in japan here on r.t. and countries across the pacific area including russia south america the u.s. and engineering which are have all been put on alert for any tsunamis headings their way of one of the first waves have now reached america's brain and any major threat appears to be fading for more let's cross to argue worse course for down it if you can get it what's the extent of the danger for the united states. well as of now the situation on the u.s. coast looks encouraging to you as islands of hawaii have been forced to be hit by some of the first waves of the tsunami but of course

world and eight thousand times bigger than the quake which devastated the new zealand city of christchurch just last month it sent a ten meter wall of water surging through the results with everything in its wake tokyo was also affected many were left without electricity and stranded in the city as the capital's transit system. as we get more details of course we will. explain your way from the u.s. tsunami research center thanks for being with us tonight well we just heard in the last hour to the another earthquake reported in central japan can we expect more tremors tonight and indeed could we expect anything is the big huge one we saw earlier on today that sparked all this. i don't sink you know because right now the event has. how many hours already so. i want to see anymore in tsunami ipac in japan. wall right now us less because we see the. weights aware because that's when i me are crossing the. ocean so they resign waves from the other the other side of the ocean so you my east. waves up to twenty four hours i would i would not worry too much so let's focus in on this how much. is

it's around eight thousand times bigger than the quake which devastated the new zealand city of christchurch only last month and there's nassib destruction as a result of the ten. or so which surged through japan carrying games we filled. as you can see there from those pictures taken a few hours ago now in a state of emergency one has also been declared at a nuclear power plant in the northeast of japan after its cooling system failed no way the ation nick has been reporting bumpy area around the plant is being evacuated while building of cars and ships are all swept away by the raging waters and there was also a major damage to the capital take him communication is crippled with mobile phone networks haven't been brought down the entire pacific region is now on alert. and out to rob it jacob seems the professor who play history and culture out by rushing a piece and says she says the nuclear power stations are programmed to shut down cheering such major earthquakes but the risk of radiation remains. when the cooling system fails as apparently happened in one of the fukushima plants there s

return home and support his family after they survived last month's devastating earthquake in christchurch the sense of back was sent off during rovers four one defeat at aston villa on saturday so nelson also tapped as the national side returned to his home town where his father met some at the airport at least one hundred sixty people were reported dead after the powerful earthquake hit the city of february the twenty second thankfully nelson's family were all unharmed but the realisation has yet to dawn on. shore the image appears doesn't seem real it seems surreal on t.v. you know it just sounds. from believable or not you know i just i just feel for everybody who had to go through it and there's his loss somebody or a lost a business or something like and. i'll be trying to do it i came to to help out in any form. now if you are thinking about going to watch any of the games at next year's european championships in ukraine and poland this is your chance because for one month only you can make a direct hit on your wife is official website giving every fan the chance of getting hands on