[audio logo] [chaos] narrator: imagine a huge wall, many, many feet high coming at you with such speed and such force that you cannot outswim this. you cannot outrun it. you ve got to be up high enough and pray it doesn t hit you. that is your only escape. [whooshing sound] [audio logo] welcome to violent earth. i m liev schreiber. tsunamis are one of the deadliest forces of nature. they re most often triggered by earthquakes below or near the ocean. unlike weather phenomena like tornadoes and hurricanes, no one can predict when an earthquake and tsunami might happen. there is no season, no specific time of year. but when an undersea earthquake strikes at a magnitude of 7.5 or larger, a dangerous tsunami might be set in motion, and unsuspecting people on shore might have only minutes to get to high ground. [music playing] [music playing] a tsunami is a very powerful set of waves. man: get in, get in, get in! it s caused by this large disruption under the surface of the ocean
good night. [narrator] previously on secrets & spies. [ronald reagan] people want to raise their children in a world without fear and without war. a nuclear conflict could well be mankind s last. [ken adelman] there is a cat-and-mouse relationship between intelligence agencies. it was white-hot with the emotions on both sides. [aldrich ames, on recording] he has access to some of the top secrets of the united states. he feels that people don t recognize his importance. they have underestimated aldrich ames. [bianna golodryga] the cia were itching to find out, who is this mystery spy? [aldrich, on recording] [oleg gordievsky] [crowd cheering] [narrator] this is the unseen story of the cold war. fought not by politicians. but by secret agents. [jack barsky] there was complete misunderstanding on either side. it s very difficult to determine whom you can trust. [narrator] as the soviet union faces off with the west in the early 1980s. two spies play a dangerous game from the sha
i m liev schreiber. thanks for watching. good night. [narrator] previously on secrets & spies. [ronald reagan] people want to raise their children in a world without fear and without war. a nuclear conflict could well be mankind s last. [ken adelman] there is a cat-and-mouse relationship between intelligence agencies. it was white-hot with the emotions on both sides. [aldrich ames, on recording] he has access to some of the top secrets of the united states. he feels that people don t recognize his importance. they have underestimated aldrich ames. [bianna golodryga] the cia were itching to find out, who is this mystery spy? [aldrich, on recording] [oleg gordievsky] [crowd cheering] [narrator] this is the unseen story of the cold war. fought not by politicians. but by secret agents. [jack barsky] there was complete misunderstanding on either side. it s very difficult to determine whom you can trust. [narrator] as the soviet union faces off with the west in the early 1980s. two
In a general election, we speak exclusive to the Democracy Campaign campaigner. Special Prayer Services and memorials have been taking place across Southeast Asia to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami. In Southern Thailand, relatives of japanese victims place the flowers at the memorial and remembrance wall. Many westerners on holiday also lost their lives in december 2004. Their families and friends placed wreaths on the sands and threw flowers in the water. Thai relatives createded ed d a memorial with photos their lost ones. We go to the thai resort of khao lak. Reporter welcome to Southern Thailand where here the Memorial Service that has been taking place for the last hour and a half is drawing to a close. You may be able to make out behind me an illuminated giant police boat, which is very much a symbol of the tragedy that befell this region ten years ago. It was picked up and tossed about a mile inland by that giant tsunami wave. It weighs several mont
Correspondent who is there. In other news, xbox and Playstation Online services suffered technical issues amid claims a Hacking Group disabled them and two men go on trial in thailand charged with the murder of two british tourists earlier this year. Hello. A very warm welcome. Special Prayer Services and memorials have been taking place across Southeast Asia to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami. In japan, people held traditional ceremonies to remember those they lost. In thailand, people placed flowers at a victims remembrance wall. Many on holiday also lost their lives. Their family and friends placed wreaths from the sand and threw flowers in the water. Memorials were held in india and indonesia. For many survivors, the memory of that day a decade ago, is raw with hundreds of unidentified bodies laying in unmarked graves. Our correspondent is in the tie resort of khao lak. Reporter this is one of the areas worst hit by that wall of water some ten meters h