tsunami at the fukushima plant. the biggest wave was 4.5 feet and hit sendai to the north. the tremors felt as far as tokyo. you see the video where the lights are moving and swaying. tsunami warnings have been lifted, but residents will continue to feel aftershocks. president obama s final medal of freedom ceremony is heavy on star power. recognizing significant contributions to the national interests of the u.s. or world peace. among the people, bruce springsteen and michael jordan and bill and melinda gates and tom hanks. robert de niro and ellen degeneres and vin scully and karim abdul jabbar. the dow and nasdaq and the s&p and russell 2,000 has never been higher.
earthquake off the coast of japan. it triggered a three-foot tsunami at the fukushima plant. at this point, it caused no additional damage. thank goodness. the biggest wave 4.5 feet hit sendai to the north. tremors as far as tokyo. you see the lights in the bookstore swaying. tsunami warnings have since been lifted. residents are expected to feel aftershocks. and snow shovels are out in parts of the northeast here at home. more than a foot of snow fallen in some areas and more on the way. let s get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. boris and christine, good morning. snowshowers in place in the northeast. the cold air locked in place. albany, 30. syracuse, 30 degrees. light to moderate snowshowers as the lake-effect snow machine is offering in watertown and
boris and christine. thank you, dan. three people injured after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern japan. it triggered a 3-foot tsunami at the fukushima plant. it caused no additional damage. the biggest wave was about 4.5 feet and hit sendai to the north of the country. the tremors felt as far away as tokyo. you see the lights swaying in the bookstore. residents are expected to continue to feel aftershocks. here at home, snow shovels and snow boots and gloves out if the northeast. take a look at syracuse, new york. more areas will get snow. the most wonderful time of year. let s go to meteorologist pedram javaheri sgrch. boris and christine. snowshowers around. the cold air locked in place.
intentionally burst a levee to ease the mississippi river. the move is an effort to prevent flooding in the illinois town of cairo downstream. most of it is farmland in the southeastern portion of the state. and cnn has just obtained dramatic, never before seen footage of the japanese tsunami as it hit sendai. you can see everything from helicopters to cars, trucks, boats, literally being swept away. at least 14,000 were killed in the march disaster. 11,000 people are still missing, wolf. 11,000 are dead, too. but they haven t officially made that determination. thanks, lisa. dramatic pictures. when tornadoes ripped through the southeast, this check never made it into the mail. wait until you hear where it did go. a tornado survivor tells us how she and her 1-year-old
[siren] bill: that almost looks not real. it s surreal. almost looks like miniatures or something you would have in your bathtub. it looks like a movie. and that street level shot of the water moving in, i just think about just the utter fear that people must have experienced. bill: we had. people witnessing it, who were seeing that. bill: we heard the people above watching one town, you know, they were crying and wailing. you work your whole life to get a house and possessions and all of a sudden a wave comes and takes them away. when i saw this stuff, i calculated how far my house is away from the ocean on long island. okay. if the tsunami hits, is it going to come and get me? look at it sendai which was