Here is some video footage of the tsunami from Tuesday's powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake near American Samoa. The earthquake created a tsunami in the Somoas that flattened villages and swept cars and people out to sea. The tsunami hit in the middle of the harbor of the capital of Pago Pago. CNN has some photographs of the damage here. Take a look:
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