computer model, tracing the possible debris items back where they drifted from, a huge distance. the current moving 30 to 60 miles per day. you heard about the gulf stream. this is ten times the size of the gulf stream. the an arctic, because much it s wider and deep. reporter: the ocean can be a super highway. one year after the japanese tsunami, debris traveled more than 3,000 miles. this harley davidson washed up on a beach in canada. now it s in the harley davidson museum. these plastic chinese bath toys washed overboard in the pacific during a storm in 1992. they have since drifted 17,000 miles, to places as far-flung as alaska, england and maine. the power of these currents is one reason the search crews are racing to recover and identify some debris because the sooner they do, the simpler it may be to trace back where it came from. and that s where they re likely to find the main wreckage. david wright, perth, australia.
fixed. will you do that for me? when your house gets fixed. yes. and if you do, i may have some toys for you. nice. you may even get the governor back on with you. maybe the governor should give you some new toys. would you like that? and some fast toys. so governor if you re watching, i m sure you are, no pressure but nicole would like some new bath toys when you ve fixed their house. and you did promise. and i wouldn t for one go back on a promise to young nicole. it s been lovely to meet you. say thank you. thank you. nice to meet you both. i hope that you get what the governor promised, which is some action on your property. it s pretty awful it s not been fixed after 15 months. i hope we can also be part of that process getting you some proper renovation done quickly. thank you so much for bringing her in she s adorable. nicole? you can hang around for a bit. don t worry. thanks. now to a man who s taken a lot of heat for trying to create jobs in the countr
[ laughter ] well, i think you should come back, nicole, if your house gets fixed. will you do that for me? when your house gets fixed. yes. and if you do, i may have some toys for you. nice. you may even get the governor back on with you. maybe the governor should give you some new toys. would you like that? and some fast toys. so governor if you re watching, i m sure you are, no pressure but nicole would like some new bath toys when you ve fixed their house. and you did promise. and i wouldn t for one go back on a promise to young nicole. it s been lovely to meet you. say thank you. thank you. nice to meet you both. i hope that you get what the governor promised, which is some action on your property. it s pretty awful it s not been fixed after 15 months. i hope we can also be part of that process getting you some proper renovation done quickly. thank you so much for bringing her in she s adorable. nicole? you can hang around for a bit. don t worry. thanks.
people really well, they will do that. it s going to take some time but they are going to roll-up their sleeves and get back to work. reynolds, thank you so much. we re getting new video that gives us a closer look at the terrible power of japan s tsunami. this is from march 11th. this is unbelievable when you look at these pictures. watch as cars, planes, even helicopters are washed away like bath toys. more than 14,000 people died. hundreds of thousands lost their homes. unbelievable video. well, from disaster, a bit of hope. we re going to look at preparations for the shuttle endeavor final launch. gabrielle giffords is there to watch her husband lead that mission. a live report from the kennedy space center. and later, the wedding that everyone is talking about. the dress, the hats, the crowd,