I gave a Little Christmas gift to robin. I actually danced yesterday. We may have ended gangnam style. As you can see, brought some decorations. They brought decorations. And i brought the tree. Somehow that worked out. The manual labor. It works like that. And customized stockings, made with love by georges little girls. So great. And i love this. We all posed for a picture around Robins Christmas tree. A day i know none of us will ever forget. Robin, we miss you and we love you. It was a special morning. Cannot wait to share it with you. We have a lot of news, as well. Theres the chemical weapons threat in syria. And the fiscal cliff countdown. 25 days now. Absolutely. Lets get right to the breaking news out of japan overnight. The powerful earthquake, shaking up the country. Sam has been tracking it all. And joins us now with the very latest. Sam . Just imagine how frightening that night and morning was. Were talking about friday by the time we get to japan. A 7. 3 earthquake kicks
Good friday morning, everyone. We do begin with breaking news out of japan right now. A strong earthquake hit the northeastern part of the country this morning. And it has triggered a tsunami warning. The quake measured a 7. 3. It was centered in the Pacific Ocean. It was Strong Enough to cause buildings to sway in tokyo for several minutes. Abcs akiko fujita is in tokyo with the very latest by phone. High, akiko. Reporter youre right. This quake hit about 5 18 p. M. Local time. This is the largest quake we have felt in tokyo this year. To give you an idea of the intensity, in japan, they have a one to seven scale. This was about a five. Its a very stronquake, felt all the way out here. The big concern right now is the possibility of a tsunami along the northeast coast of japan. That is the same area that was devastated last year during 2011. Right now, we have not seen any reports of tsunami waves just yet. The Meteorological Agency here has forecast waves about three feet high to hit
Ski season in the west, the tom on california. And true nature of attack dogs. Our series tonight continues with Surprising New evident from science and Technology Correspondent jake ward. And we begin tonight with a syria peace talks. Theyve hit a roadblock breaking down over the weekend. And today the blame game continues. The u. S. Accusing syrian president bashar alassad, and the diplomatic wrestling continues, so is the suffering. Richelle carey is here with that. Richelle,. It all comes down to people. Syrian, millions are refugees, crossing borders. Pictures shows us the human struggle playing out in the desert. These are the images we see from syria of the shelling, the suffering. They only tell part of the story. These people tell the other. A steady stream of refugees free the war torn country, by the hundreds of thousands. They walk across the desert. Pictures of these show wave after wave, children like marwan, a sevenyearold facing an uncertain future. Marwan is just one o
Good friday morning, everyone. We do begin with breaking news out of japan right now. A strong earthquake hit the northeastern part of the country this morning. And it has triggered a tsunami warning. The quake measured a 7. 3. It was centered in the Pacific Ocean. It was Strong Enough to cause buildings to sway in tokyo for several minutes. Abcs akiko fujita is in tokyo with the very latest by phone. High, akiko. Reporter youre right. This quake hit about 5 18 p. M. Local time. This is the largest quake we have felt in tokyo this year. To give you an idea of the intensity, in japan, they have a one to seven scale. This was about a five. Its a very strong quake, felt all the way out here. The big concern right now is the possibility of a tsunami along the northeast coast of japan. That is the same area that was devastated last year during 2011. Right now, we have not seen any reports of tsunami waves just yet. The Meteorological Agency here has forecast waves about three feet high to h
Single military veteran a place to call home. Plus art and history, Pulitzer Prize winning al spiegelman. And his mouse. And we begin in ukraine tonight and are still protestors filling Independence Square, just as they have for the past three months. They are unhappy with the uprising, over the deal negotiated by their leader this morning. Paves the way for a unity government in ten days and president ial elections by december. There was also a cautious response from the white house on the deal. With washington warning, it will keep its eye on events in kiev. Opposition leaders accused of betraying their cause. Nick shifrin with an update. Nick. Unfortunately it looks like were having some difficulty with that report from nick. 50,000 people, todays historic land shake is a reason not to celebrate but to mourn. For exactly three months they filled this square that witnessed two revolutions hoping for a third. Tonight their hopes are dashed. The Opposition Leaders came appealing for su