is minutes away from hitting japan s shores. i want to get right to jennifer gray. she is in the cnn severe weather center. jennifer, we re getting reports of buildings in japan still shaking from what is a very large earthquake. some evacuation orders as well. not only was this a large earthquake, jim, but it was a very shallow one. this was a 7.3 and only 10 kilometres deep. so the more shallow the quake is, the more you re going to feel it. let s show you exactly where this is because it did appear offshore by about 50 kilometres. we re still getting information in about it, but it did happen about 50 kilometres offshore, so those tsunami waves should be coming very, very soon. we re expected to see the waves up to a meter in height, which is about 3 feet or so, so everyone along the coast, around fukushima told to go inland. get to higher ground as fast as you can. it s the wee hours of the morning there, just after 6:00
foe internationally in a place where he has an economic interest, the question arises how are his personal financial interests potentially conflicting with the national interests of the united states? trump s chief of staff says the white house will police itself. i think that while it s unique, it s certainly compliant with the law, and obviously welcome ply wiwe will comply wall of those laws, and we will have our white house counsel review all of these things. reporter: and that white house counsel is going to be very busy. jim, most of my sources say that lawmakers aren t going to immediately investigate the conflicts of interest. after all, republicans control the congress, so there is no political motivation there. but lawmakers will have to monitor the situation, and so far trump wants to hand control of his businesses to his children. but in order to completely avoid scrutiny, he s going to have to sell most of his holdings and probably have to start with his
or so. folks are urged to get to higher ground. there s the nuclear power plant that was impacted by the big quake just a couple years ago. 7.3, that s a big one, jim, and it s also extremely shallow, only 10 kilometres. . we just had one in new zealand. ofcourse, with this particular one being a 7.3, we may feel some after shocks in the coming days or minutes, even days. right now the tsunami waves being the biggest concern and those getting way too close. he bashed hillary clinton for what he called pay to play. but donald trump is walk ag very fine line when it comes to his own business dealings. the conflicts of interest really just staggering.
welcome to the lead. i m jim schutto in again for jake. a parade of elected officials, former rivals, even a democrat or two show up for meetings with the president-elect, of course, at lavish trump properties. as he makes his cabinet decisions, his team says he ll also be telling america more what he hopes to accomplish while in office with a new video in which he will address the american people directly. we re expecting that video this afternoon. sarah murray is live outside trump tower in new york. sarah, what cabinet posts is mr. trump looking at filling now? reporter: i m told they re looking less at the post but more at women. i m told the meeting with gabi went very well and is under serious consideration for a national security position. but as you pointed out, while filling out a cabinet normally
correspondent will ripley. will, this heavy bombardment included a heavy weapons attack to women and children. the pictures just disgusting to see. a family of six was killed, jim, when barrel bombs reportedly containing chlorine gas were dropped on their home. they have been accused of launching artillery shells with chlorine gas inside. this video of this young boy basically struggling to breathe, asking if he s going to die is one of the most heartbreaking and yet sadly familiar scenes that we are seeing unfolding just in the last week. in rebel-held east aleppo, more than 300 people have been killed in what people describe as the most intense bombardment since that city was first under siege since mid-2012.