direction that things are heads, if they get worse. but where they are today is a deep tragedy and catastrophe for the area, but it s not bigger than that for now. all right. kenneth giving us great perspective there. thank you for joining us from sapporo. still ahead in our continuing coverage, we take to you chernobyl. 25 years after the catastrophe. we ll see how life is there today. clear skies in the east giving many people a chance to see the so-called supermoon tonight. nasa says the moon has not been this close to the earth in about 25 years now. so it s going to appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter. weatherwise, things are not so bright out west. a late winter storm in california caused a 40-car pileup in which one person at least has died. go to nbc meteorologist bill karins to see how things are shaping up on the radar. in the east, so nice. things have changed as quickly. out west, a reminder that it s