this is world report, i'm natalie allen. this hour, the tsunami spanned by the earthquake in chile is to reach japan. hundreds of thousands have been evacuated in anticipation of the wave. we are waiting to see what will happen there. meanwhile, chile's international emergency agency says that more than 300 people were killed in the magnitude 8.8 quake. chile's president estimates half a million homes are damaged, and many more buildings, bridges, roads are in ruin. hours before hitting japan, the tsunami arrived in hawaii with a whimper, doing no damage, we are happy to report about that. japanese officials have been warning that the earthquake could generate a major tsunami along japan's eastern coast, and kyung lah is joining us from tokyo. how is it looking so far? >> well, natalie, we are waiting to see what the impact is here in japan. it was predicted to happen at the bottom of the last hour, but we are waiting to see what is actually going to happen. japan's meteorological agency has issued the first major tsunami wa