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>> the this comes as a new earthquake hit. it hit south of gilroy near soleddad in monterey coup at this. the quake fos the east bay earl this week. >> we have team coverage on the anniversary. ann has more. >> reporter: you can download it on your phone. it is the nation's first of its kind earthquake warning system. this is called my shake. here is what it looks like. the california earthquake early warning system uses ground sensors from across the state to detect quakes before humans can feel them. you can get an alert before you can drop, roll on. it will give you a few precious
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seconds. b.a.r.t. trains could be stopped, elevators secure, open. this alert is for earthquakes that already started. the further you e overnext few years. this is not a perfect system. we are now leaning into this technology so i don't want to overpromise but i do want people to know that we are prepared to roll this out. >> reporter: the threshold is a 4.5 magnitude earthquake that would trip this. in addition a warning through the app, traditional alerts will also go out like wireless emergency alerts that you can get on your phone. now, similar systems are used in other countries, including japan, mexico and turkey. the difference between ours and theirs, the governor says that ours is very best. it uses crowd source information and says, coming up with ours has been a little bit more difficult because, here ma
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countries, those fault lines are offshore so they are easy to detect. the shaking little farther away. again, work in progress but does not hurt to download it. it is called my shake. >> thank you, ann. we have posted a tutorial for the my shake app online with how to post it up. head over to sanfrancisco.cbslocal. kpix.com for more details. the takeaway for the fire chief was not what he did that way. it is for the everyday citizen that jumped in to help. >> people, heros in my mind are not the people who hatrey are t training and get way outside their comfort zone and get to
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work. >> i'm jackie ward the rosa parks elementary school for the great shakeout day. >> i learned that i should be aware of earthquakes and stuff like that, because kehappen. >> we should always hear directions to the grope-ups because they try to keep us safe. >> just listen to the advice from grownups. always do it. >> san francisco mayor london breed visited her alma mater to help teach the next generation how to stay safe during the next big earthquake. she assured us that city has taken all the proper steps to make building stable but it's a constant work in process. >> we are implementing changes to the policies and working to get the building up to seismic codes and people all over the city have been investing
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resources into doing just that. >> with every parent, the fear of not being near their child when the next big one hits means that schools will be the provider. >> each school has some supplies on hand that will take care of some students but, at the end of the day, we will make sure that we get whatever it is that we need. we know that we have plans in place to acquire the supplies that we need. we have a warehouse full plies and those things will be brought forward. >> this is just the beginning of events. the department of emergency management will conduct a wireless emergency alert test today between 5:15 and 5:45 tonight. we also have some new video from the loma prieta quake as we marked 30 year anniversary today. you can h it right now by
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heading to kpix.com/lomaprieta. today, a judge ruled that a sheriff deputy was in his rights to fire back. after a long standoff, morasky made a break for it, loaded a shotgun on hand. he was a strir for violent crimes. he told prosecutors he would rather die than go to prison as he ran, officer donte, a former marine, fired the shot that killed him. >> a live look at capitol hill now where u.s. lawmakers mourning the loss of long time maryland congressman elijah cummings. the 68-year-old democrat died of complications from
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longstanding health challenges. he was the chairman of house oversight committee. his unexpected death rocked washington and his home district. >> the white house flag was lowered to half staff in sorry put to elijah cummings who pass -- in ut elijahed on thursday? we will not keep children in internment camp and hid en away from public view. what country is that? this is the united states of america. >> the criticism drew sharp spr disparaged disparaged
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cummings' district of baltimore. the president said, i got to see first hank, the strength, passion and wisdom of this highly respected political leader. senate minority leader chuck schumer called cummings a tower of strength. >> when i read the paper, it was like a punch in the gut. >> house speaker nancy pelosi said she was devastated. >> he always strove to reach across the aisle, teach our colleagues with respect. >> there is also an outpouring of support from maryland leaders. people here say that his death leaves a major wo famy person that's gone. >> he does ant ow do without hi >> cummings' health problems include add longstanding heart issue. his wife said that he worked until his last breath. nicole killian, cbs news baltimore. barbara lee issued a
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statement on the passing of her friend and colleague saying, in part, quote, indeed a giant has fallen and the greatest tribute for hires work will be for us to hold up the light he shines on what can be a dark work. a congresswoman from new york will as the oversight committee chair. committee is one of three running investigations into president trump. testifying was gordon sondland who testified that his
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directive was also work w rudyyule y. >>new at noon, the u.s. addeal temporarily suspend the turkish military offensive in syria. vice president pence confirmed the news after he and secretary of state pompeo med with the turkish president. the new fireworks lasted for five hours this is the first significant sitdown between the u.s. and turkey. turkey will suspend it operations for 38 hours to allow kurdish fighters to e . d eu h reon brexit. >> it isoutside absolu beautif. o threcastead.
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the u.k. will crash out of the european union without a plan to move forward. if approved, all 27 member states must also agree. taking a live look at the big board right now. the stock market shows the dow up 65 points. when you feed your baby, you may serve mega doses of lead and mercury. toxic metals have been found in baby food. out of 168 tested baby food brands, 95% contained lead. small exposures to metals are linked to impaired brain development in children the worth offenders were bakey foods made with rice, sweet toe day toes and sweet juices. hundreds of san francisco's educators are forced to move away because they can't afford housing here. in today's project home, introduce you to one teacher who commutes three hours to get to school. megan calousa used to live in
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san francisco but she could not afford the rent so she had to move away. most teachers are still low income workers. >> folks realizing that a teacher struggling with housing is not going to be as good at their job. >> this is the community and the city i love and to think that i'm being pushed out against my will has been really hard. >> this week's original story looks at some solutions like oncampus teacher housing that's been discussed around the region. watch it in full. keep sending your ideas and stories to project home at cbs.com. we are learning that some bay area buildings have been el or have been equipped with systems that can absorb epic an
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still function. >> earthquakes are a real problem. we know that. we can't sugar coat the risks in california. >> so which building has the new technology? a look behind the scene on the original report tonight at 7:00. let's get a check on our weather. looks a little different than this morning, emily. >> oh, yeah, vastly different story. we went from gray to blue bird, blue sky out there. towards the north bay. it's shaking around a little bit. temperatures right now in san francisco, 62 degrees, 66 in san jose. 68 in concord and 69 degrees in santa rosa. cooler than wereerday. also, breezy. thold t that was ushered in with those sprinkles this morning. the sprinkles are gone but the cold front brought with it the
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wind. half moon day at 20 miles an hour, 23 in san francisco. a little bit better in those inland area, 10 miles an hour in livermore but this is quite a breezy day. so if you are headed outside, go ahead and expect maybe one of those flowing skirts. thi u can see these lines right here, that's ushering with it that cold front, bringing that cooler air from up here down into our area and that will stick around for the next couple of days before this low pressure system starts to move in and bring with it some warmer temperatures but that, we'll get to in just a moment remember that it is breezy, cool, clear, absolutely beautiful fall weather. that will into the weekend. we do have a few changes ahead for the weekend. overall highs today will be below average. 62 in half moon day.
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70 in los gatos. 68 in milpitas. in the far north bay a little bit cool e all the way up here, 66 degrees in lake port. it is going to be a chilly night up there for sure, taking a look at the seven-day, can you see that cool off continues into saturday. and then we have the changes that approach and that will be at the beginning of next week as that low pressure system ushers in warmer weather but, first, guy, fabulous fall weather. plenty of events outside like the pumpkin festival. >> perfect. >> bundle up in the scarves. >> fashionable. >> exactly. >> we do have some sad news to share with you now. pleasant on police officer panc has died. 36-year-old officer kyle hendrickson had opinion with pleasanton pd since 2009.
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there have been many powerful stories about courage and heroism displayed to those who stood up to the nazis during world war ii. >> they remember it like it was just yesterday because the scars run deep. administrative staff. >> they all survived the holocaust because this catholic wife and man hid them? this is personal story of survival as weinstein, author of the book, two amongst the few shared how he and his wife survived the holocaust. her parents, from
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the snazzies by a couple. >> they risked their lives. it was like, they still tech lessons for us today. >> now in his ninth year, he made over 700 appearances, paid and unpaid, th the hope that those who hear it will find their own current to treat others with kindness. of course, i have someone near and dear to me coming out of it, too, and i understand the depth so much more. >> his wife leah supports his message. >> it is a very tense siev topic because i really grew up in the sha deof the holocaust -- the shadow of the meaning that my mom particularly was traumatized. i grew up hearing all the story. >> leah can't bear to be in the room when marty recalls all of
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this. but this envaville employees is rivetted. >> it's better than yourself. this is to think about the remembers depths that we serve, the employees that are part of the team and how the desists that they make affect them. >> for marty, such takeaways are his motivation. >> positive messages and lessons about character ethics, doing the right thing, respecting all sorts of people. >> for sharing this story of franz and minne weinaker, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to marty brownstein. >> you can nominate your own local hero for the jefferson awards online l ht back.
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coming up at 5:00, as we mark the moment that the loma prieta quake hit 15 years ago, anchors will share the memory. >> that quake was a punch in the gut for san francisco but the bay area came back stronger. >> 30 years, can you believe that. >> a reminder for all of us to get prepared. >> that's right. >> have a great day, everyone.
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