actor masi oka is urging the international community to help out relief efforts in japan. oka who currently plays the quirky coroner on hawaii five-o says he s coming to terms with the devastation after last week s earthquake and tsunami in japan. the former star of the tv show heroes ing is heart broken by the images of destruction he has seen and he s not just an actor. he is a celebrity cabinet member of the american red cross. he s urging the public to dig deep in this time of need. massey o masi oka, thanks for coming on. i want to ask about your own family still in japan. is everyone okay, everyone safe? , i was very fortunate to get in contact with them. a couple of them were stuck in subway systems in the dark, as well. so it was quite frightening. but tokyo has an amazing
usually. today is just almost like empty. it s just totally unbelievable. in giismt. nza. gosh, that makes me think of times square. allison, imagine times square in the dark. i know. we re talking about businesses turning off more than just their lights. oh, yeah, you said it. this is not just blackouts. there are actually some companies just shutting down production all together in japan. i m talking about the plants closest to the hardest-hit areas. they can t operate for the obvious reason because of the safe issues. including some american companies like toe shiba, sony, and freescale semiconnector. texas instruments says tech be shutting down for the rest of the year. then maybe even get that i goods out until the fall. you know texas instruments makes memory chips for phones, tvs,