8.9 Earthquake hits in Japan. Giant tsunami wave hits Sendai, Japan.

Reports coming in from Japan, put the casualty figures around 50 dead, with many missing, so the figure will rise very fast. The Tsunami wave is racing across the Pacific. It will hit the Hawaiian Islands at 9:07 am Atlantic Time. It will hit the west coast of the US at 11:37 am Atlantic Time. More as it come in.

Our thoughts are with the Japanese people.