Richard Engel's report, 'The Fallout,' airs Mar. 7 at 10 pm/9 c on NBC Rock Center Mar 3, 2012

Richard Engel in Japan - Video

Rock Center Nearly a year after a massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan swallowed whole towns and left more than 15,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of people displaced, the nuclear town of Fukushima is eerily empty.The 9.0 magnitude earthquake led to a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Plant and led to mandatory evacuations 12 miles around the power plant. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel journeyed to the exclusion zone in Fukushima and discovered a ghost town. Restaurants, grocery stores, factories remained as they were left on Mar. 11, 2011. Editor's Note: Richard Engel's full report, 'The Fallout,' airs Wednesday, Mar. 7 at 10 pm/9 c on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.

Russia Elections: Behind the Scenes in Moscow Mar 3, 2012

A barista creates portraits of Vladimir Putin with cinnamon and cocoa powder sprinkled on the foam of a cappuccino at a coffeehouse in Moscow, on February 1, 2012. This is to mark the March presidential elections.

Behind The Scenes in Russia Part 1 

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Rock Center special projects producer Tim Uehlinger gives a behind-the-scenes look at producing 'Russian Spring.' The story brought Uehlinger and Rock Center Correspondent Harry Smith to Moscow during the dead of winter. The only thing to keep them warm: a Putin-cino. Also, check out some behind-the-scenes photos from Moscow: