nuclear plant. and the latest toll, more than 27,000 dead or missing. rob marciano now joins me from our severe weather center. and rob, japan has had literally hundreds of aftershocks in the last, oh, in the last month, it s crazy. but this one seems to have caused some damage. you know, that landslide, it caused power outages, so it s 6.6 magnitude, so how is that different from last week s aftershock? one of the reasons it caused a lot of damages, this one, the epicenter was actually inland as opposed to being offshore. that was a huge difference as far as aftershocks are concerned. let s talk about that. as carol mentioned, there s been hundreds. almost 400 of 5.0 or greater. this all has to do with the size of the initial shock itself. now, what i m about to show you isn t a forecast, but it s basically a statistical makeover that these experts have learned over the years. when you get a certain magnitude quake, initial quake, you ll get a certain magnitude aftershock over a per
welcome, general. thank you, carol. i think it means this is part of a threefold strategy. first to try to destroy the rebels by military force, subversion, bribes and intimidation. secondly to stall through a peace process. third, to build up strength by bringing in mercenaries and outside support. so the africa anne union is offer african union is offering this supposed deal. are they like in collusion with moammar gadhafi then? they re not exactly in collusion, but he has given a lot of support and assistance to them. of course, everyone wants to see the fighting stopped, and gadhafi want to see the fighting stopped. he doesn t want to leave. he s invited this group and there s been discussion about what generally they would offer. the rebels said he must depart from the country. and his sons, by the way.
the record high was hit on july 11 to be exact in 2008. $4.11. as you see, we re kind of in spitting distance, getting very close to the all-time record high there. obviously we know a few reasons why. there s the unrest in the middle east and north africa. we ve seen that whole issue for the last couple of months now. that s playing into. also you ve got the weak dollar and increased demand from other country. all of that is factoring in. now here s the thing. it could actually be worse for us, but because of the economy, because it s been such a long recovery here, the refiners, retailers, they ve been hesitant to pass on these oil prices. the hikes in oil prices on to consumers. eventually it s starting to make its way into the system. that s what we are seeing here. and carol, just because i know you re probably going to wonder this some states actual reabove $4. actually are above $4.11. california, hawaii, alaska. probably not surprising that they are. and many cities like ch