In March 2011 , '' Today '' featured a series of special editions on the 2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Japan and the subsequent incidents at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant with Ann Curry reporting from Japan . Initial coverage begins at 7 am EDT on March 11 , with the first two hours of the program covering the earthquake and tsunami exclusively . KNTV meteorologist Jeff Ranieri reported on the tsunami 's West Coast impact from San Francisco , and Vieira , Roker and Curry updated viewers from '' Today '' from the Midtown Manhattan studios . An additional hour was produced for the West Coast beginning 7 am PDT
2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
List of special editions of Today (American TV program)