quake and tsunami struck northeastern japan, more images and video are emerging from the moments the disaster hit. some residents managed to find higher ground as the tsunami moved in and captured the terrifying moment on tape. translator: the buildings and homes of some 9,000 residents have all been swept away.
rolling through a moment ago and one at 6.0 and the other 6.2 and either way, no tsunami warning is issued and we are back on that in a moment. and hope of finding survivors in the rubble is fading fast at this hour, five days since the record breaking earthquake and massive tsunami and not many people have been pulled from the wreckage alive. the official government death toll, now topping 3300. but japan s national police saying at least 10,000 people are dead, or missing this morning and of course, that number could also rise. bill: watching the index on the nikkei, down 12%, today, we re watching the dow stocks, trading here and we ll keep the bug up throughout the morning, and it has been down 250 points, so far, you will see that in the bottom left-hand corner and amid the destruction an image of hope emerging from the debris in japan, a 4-month-old baby girl surviving the odds and found alive. by rescuers, three days after the disaster hit. it happened in that badly hit state
specialized search equipment and with dogs. they re expected to live on sunday. already on the ground is a usaid disaster response team. they are helping to assess the situation. that we have heard over and over is a very difficult thing to do in this situation. they want to get the full picture so they know exactly where to direct the aid. the u.s. very mindful in this situation that this is a japanese crisis being led by the japanese. all right, jeanne meserve, thanks so much in washington. the worst earthquake ever to hit japan will certainly impact the country s economy as well. the stock market, the nikkei index, reacted immediately. it fell 1.7% and only stayed open minutes after the quake. an economist for mitsubishi securities said the quake could push japan s fragile economy over the edge. he said it had already lost momentum before this disaster hit. so it s also that time of year, millions of high school students who have applied to
financial year will be $80 million. the results would have been better in the first half by $55 million if it wasn t for the grounding of the aircraft. what we re also seeing is the damage to the aircraft in singapore is over $100 million. that cost is fully recovered by insurance or the agreements that we have with the engine manufacturer. now the engine manufacturer is, in fact, rolls-royce. it makes the trent 900 engine. that was one that blew up in midair during the flight over indonesia in november. last week, rolls-royce said the disaster hit its profit syphoning $90 million from its full-year earnings. qantas crew on the flight managed to land the plane safely and were praised to their quick response to that problem. charles? popular protesters, maybe so good for the companies that run them. why social media sites are staying at arm s length from the wave open popular protest
yes. so i want to ask you how many people were around you that were still stuck when you guys were rescued? were there a lot of people? it was people on the front street. it was the whole neighborhood was outside. everybody was standing on their porch because the disaster hit in the middle of the night. i was asleep. my grandmother linda woke me up screaming saying it s water all the way to the bathroom. i thought she meant just like a light mist like rain came under the door. when i stepped onto the floor, it was literally up to my kneecaps. we both starred panicking. we weren t prepared. we had no clothes packed. my house got ruined. we don t have nothing. all the food in the refrigerator, it s gone. all our clothes are full of sewage water. we don t have nothing. the house stinks. we don t have nothing. listen, i want you guys to stay in touch. three days.