Pacific on high alert for tsunami after 8.8 earthquake in Russia
Tsunami warnings and advisories rippled across the Pacific following Wednesday's massive 8.8 quake off eastern Russia - the sixth biggest ever recorded. Correspondent Ira Spitzer spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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