issued. it struck at about 4:00 p.m. local time. a series of strong aftershocks have already been recorded. and tsunami waves of 1.2 meters have hit a number of areas along the western coast. japan s prime minister is urging residents in tsunami areas to evacuate as soon as possible. the u.s. geological survey and japan meteorological office as well have been making similar warnings. hanako montgomery is joining us live from tokyo. tell us what information you ve got right now, that knyou have w hanako. reporter: this was a large and powerful, 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit around 4:10 p.m. local time, a time when many people are celebrating new year s day with their familiesnd loved ones. and it was a shallow earthquake with depths of around 10 kilometers or about 6 miles. this is significant to note because with shallow earthquakes, we know that they could potentially be more powerful and more destructive and essentially trigger tsunamis that could really devastate cer
Celebratory let s come back to school, welcome back mode, and instead, they re dealing with this. andrea? it s a self-inflicted wound indeed. because it is the day when they bring their familiesnd they come on the floor and you see the kids everywhere and on the senate side. of course there s a ceremonial swearing in that will be taking place in the old senate chamber. now, kristen welker joining us from new york, we know that mike pence was there today. there was a lot of activity there today, we re expecting intelligence briefings tomorrow but donald trump was clearly saying to the house members, this is their first split. he s saying this is not the timing, this is not the message to be sending today. reporter: right, andrea. he campaigned on a vow to drain the swamp, and this essentially runs counter to that, and he said that message in the tweet that you read. he did walk a bit of a fine line in that message, though, saying that he agrees with them, it s not necessarily the mo