50. now at 11:00. >> i feel it. oh my god. >> reporter: a magnitude 7 earthquake strikes at the northern california coast. a look at why the state avoided a much worse disaster. >> the national weather service advises you seek high ground. and the search for the man

who killed a health care ceo intensifies. what he may have done before and after that point-blank attack. >> from kpix5, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> hi, i'm sara donchey. if you didn't feel the earthquake today, you definitely heard about it because of the screeching alert you got on your phone which we will get to in a bit. but for people in northern california, it was a much bigger jolt. and for some people, a bigger scare. and i think we can all agree that it could have been much worse. the 7.0 quake was centered in the pacific ocean south of eureka and shook up parts of humboldt county. this is a grocery store in the town of redway. it was a pretty big mess as you might expect. a lot of stuff that wasn't strapped down crashed onto the floor. other homes and businesses were shaken up also. our wilson walker took the five hour trip up to ferndale and talked to people there about what they saw and what they

felt during that huge earthquake. >> reporter: for such a strong earthquake, a notable lack of damage here in the ferndale area. in fact, the topic of conversation in town right now is that these earthquakes are becoming something of a holiday tradition. >> i was looking up at the ceiling. and it was like, made of jelly. like, it was yeah. and then when i finally came to, i saw the tiles on the floor and honestly, i didn't remember they were there. i thought they came from the ceiling. >> reporter: raina was working at the farmer's daughter when the quake struck. and watch as the shaking doesn't so much start with a jolt but accelerate. by the time it was over there was a mess. >> oh yeah. the floor was covered in glass. covered. and we have a lot of condiments and stuff. it was like glass and goo and mixed everywhere. >> you remember the last one. >> reporter: we certainly do remember the last time. because

that's when we first met her when she was cleaning up the very same establishment back in december of 2022. >> the other one was like the largest g force. one of the third largest g force shakers in california. this was like being on a boat. >> it was a bouncer for sure. in ferndale, it hits from the west. it comes this way. always hits this wall first. you know. >> reporter: bob was cleaning up his blacksmith shop where he might have fared a little worse. >> i lost a window. i lost numerous case glass top on the cases. >> this had a door laying here and a broken chair. but the doors will be repaired. >> reporter: by late afternoon, jenny oaks had cleaned up the victorian inn. but for a quake this strong, there was surprisingly little mess and that is because they were ready for this. >> yes we are. that piece of

furniture is bolted to the wall. but the soaps flew off the counter. what are you going to do? >> reporter: after three significant earthquakes and three out of the last four decembers, even the christmas trees are now cabled to the wall. their thoughts on the holiday hat trick. >> i heard that from a lot of people. yeah i know. but it's a great place to live. most of the time. >> definitely. so this is what we are doing now every december. this is our jam now. every december, freaking second week in december now, we will just here it comes. >> if it happened in the same exact date as those two years i would probably move. probably move. >> reporter: interesting to hear people compare notes on all the earthquakes here. i was in san francisco when this happened on the fourth floor of

city hall. you got a thought something significant happened somewhere. then you get up here and see the damage isn't so bad. interesting how different earthquakes produce different results. i think people generally in this area feeling like ferndale did remarkably well considering the strength of the shake. >> there is consensus the drone shot would look a lot different if this had been inland. >> it could have been so much worse. so the questions are why wasn't it so much worse? and the tsunami warning part of this, why was there a no tsunam let's get into it. the earthquake happened off the coast. let's bring in the indicater on the map here and show you where it was centered off the humboldt county coast. it is a big deal. these happen fewer than 20 times around the entire world. it is the location where it happened that matters. about 60 miles off the coast because we can bring in our 3d model of the intensity

of the shaking. and that was off the coast as well. the damage in ferndale, as further north as eureka would have been much more noticeable. much more widespread because of just the location of the most intense shaking and where it was positioned. now in terms of the tsunami warning that was produced by this earthquake, well, let's reset everything first and talk about why tsunamis happen because of an underwater earthquake but it is the type of underwater earthquake. the type of fault. it happens along a subduction fault where things are moving vertically. that bulge in the water gets pushed toward the coast and gets taller and taller this wasn't that type of fault. this was along a slip stripe fault which moves horizontally. so why was the tsunami warning issued? they will issue these for any magnitude over 6.5 off the

coast. they had to narrow down which fault this occurred along. but they knew within 20, 30 at the most minutes that this was along a slip stripe fault and a tsunami was not likely. the tsunami warning continued for 60 full minutes scaring the heck out of a lot of people. it's a problem that occurs with a lot of agencies. just scaring a lot of folks. >> very interesting. a lot of people are thinking about that here today. thank you paul. we obviously in the bay area specioused the earthquake part of this very differently. a few people felt it. you heard wilson talking about feeling it in san francisco. but so many more of us were warned about it. specifically what paul was talking about with the possibility of a tsunami. 5.3million people were under this tsunami warning at one

point and people along the bay area coastline were told as part of that warning to get to higher ground. looks like some people in pacifica were listening to that. our chopper was over a traffic jam on highway 1 this morning. there were crowds of people gathered on the bluffs there. some schools were evacuated in pacifica also. this was oceana high school earlier this morning as kids walked over to a nearby field. if you were on public transit when this hit you might have been one of the unlucky ones to be delayed. they were shut down about an hour. ferry rides were also put on hold for a while. the tsunami warning didn't last too long. it was lifted after about an hour. but the emergency notification seemed to reach a lot of people and seemed to scare some. we talked to a uc berkeley scientist about what worked this time around and what could be improved. >> i think there really is an opportunity to provide more accurate alerts. so the way we

deliver tsunami alerts right now is everybody including people along way away from the coastline get the alert. so that is not necessary. we have the technology to deliver alerts just to the coastal regions using people's smartphones and we should be doing that. what we could also do is we could wait about an hour-and-a-half travel time for the tsunami to get from the source region to the bay area. >> so while a lot of our phones were going off with that tsunami warning another critical warning system was not working. what people didn't hear was the san francisco outdoor warning system. remember back in the day, every tuesday at noon, you never had to wonder what time it was because those sirens were going off. well, the city's department of emergency management took the sirens offline in 2019 for security upgrades. then came the pandemic. and the money set aside for that went elsewhere. the sirens are still offline. instead, this is what happened. the department says it was out today using megaphones mounted to vehicles to warn people. the

city says it is working on bringing the sirens back or looking into a more modern alternative. and red flags were raised for other reasons in the sunset district. some residents say they have concerns about potential exit strategies in an emergency. a section of the great highway is set to close early next year because of prop k. andrea nakano has that story. >> reporter: steve hill has lived in san francisco for roughly 30 years. he lives on one of the roads that will be impacted the most by the closure of the great highway. >> i'm on lincoln way. it will be very clogged. there is a children's park there. it is not a safe alternative. >> reporter: those against prop k cited the traffic. there are limited ways in and out of the

sunset. >> and it is not just the tsunami. but a whole number of things could happen where this is really a good road for getting north south. >> reporter: leira dean drives her son to practice every week. she can see both sides of how converting the highway into a park would impact residents and drivers. >> i think it is a beautiful place to come walking and ride your bike. i also think that the city only has so many thoroughfares and this happens to be one. >> reporter: district 4 supervisor supported prop k and is now facing a recall attempt. he says with any park emergency access roads will be put in place, mainly for police and fire. some residents like steve hill say the bottom line is it will be tougher for those who live here to get out in case of an emergency. >> they have taken a park and turned it into a highway. that's where all the cars go

to get where they need to go. it doesn't make any sense. it is an all-out man hunt for the man who shot and killed a ceo in the middle of a busy manhattan street. >> professionals. hit men, assassin s. >> the clues police are hoping to lead them to the killer and what he may have been up to just before the killing. and northern california is not out of the woods. a look at some of the aftershocks and the science behind what's happening under the earth's surface. am jen b asks, "how can i get fast download speeds while out and about?" jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite attractive. or... another word... -fashionable? i was gonna say- "popular! you're gonna be pop-uuuu-larrr!"

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mom? >>right now, there are dozens of cops and federal agents dozens of cops and federal agents are looking at every piece of video and shred of evidence they can get their hands on in hopes it will lead them to the man who shot and killed the ceo of a major health care company. today police released new photos of the person they are looking for. a live round and shell casing were found at the scene of the crime in new york. they had delay and deny written on those casings. cbs's meg oliver reports from outside a hostel in manhattan. >> reporter: the nypd released two new photos of the man wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of united health care ceo brian thompson. one of the photos shows him smiling. meanwhile, authorities search this hostel three miles away from the scene where police believe the suspect stayed before the murder. >> the police was like right

there. his friend was in the same room. >> reporter: the time line of the shocking crime played out like this. at 6:15 a.m., the shooter exited a subway station north of the hilton hotel. two minutes later cameras inside a nearby starbucks captured his partially covered face. around 6:30 a.m., surveillance video obtained by the new york times show it is gunman talking on a cell phone while walking toward the scene. minutes later, he shot and killed thompson outside the hotel before escaping through an alley way and riding the bike to central park where police say he was spotted on surveillance cameras. less than 15 minutes after the shooting he left the park and was seen on a home security camera. richard esposito is a former nypd deputy commissioner. >> i wouldn't call this person a professional. professionals are in and out. and they are

gone. >> professional hit man wouldn't stop at a starbucks. >> they are not there to have a coffee before. if they are lieing in wait, they are lying in wait. >> reporter: cbs news confirmed the words delay, deny, and possibly depose were written using a sharpee on shell casings recovered at the scene. >> those are the words that sum up what people are concerned about with insurance companies. delays, denials, defending themselves. pushing off complaints so it certainly points to a motive. >> reporter: as far as the evidence, the starbucks coffee cup the suspect used was found outside in a garbage can and dusted for prints. the cup was also sent to the nypd crime lab and results could come in any moment. back to that coverage of the huge 7.0 quake that hit northern california this morning. as you might expect, there have been multiple aftershocks since it hit this morning. the largest of those so far was a 4.3. brian hackney shows us with a closer look at

the fault in question. >> reporter: first, the general site of the quake is a hatchery of the most abundant large earthquakes anywhere in california. >> it occurs in the mendocino fracture zone. a strike slip fault like the san andreas that sits offshore of humboldt county. >> reporter: where the san andreas smashes into three others. >> the largest area in recent memories was 1992. this part of california is about the most productive part of the state. in terms of earthquakes. >> reporter: today's quake hit on an extension of the san andreas fault so it was strike slip. that sort of faulting doesn't issue tsunamis. >> so i guess they issued the warning before they knew what triggered the quake. >> agencies tend to go for speed to get warnings out to people and information from

events like this take a while to arrive and be processed. >> it is jam packed with cars right now. getting fuller and fuller. >> it was a fairly big never mind but. >> caution is always a good response. >> reporter: after aftershocks continued to roll in at a rapid rate. >> after an earthquake of this magnitude, aftershocks can last for months or years. >> reporter: none of the faults in the bay area should be triggered but this quake but can you relax? >> we live in earthquake country. there is always the possibility for large earthquakes. today's on the mendocino triple junction faults up in northern california don't inherently portend anything significant elsewhere in the state or on other parts of the state's fault system. >> it shouldn't be comforting necessarily given the constant threat but it is kind of comforting to hear the science behind it. why things happen or

don't and why officials decided to warn us the way they did. >> and i totally get it. get the warning out quickly. once it is identified what kind of mechanism is driving the earthquake that prompted the tsunami warning. then cancel it in a timely basis. >> we live and we learn i hope. >> yes. we hope so. let's talk a little weather which is much less eventful. a big hill of air in the atmosphere overhead has been not only directing storm systems to the north but trapping pollution near ground level. that resulted in the ground haze. and the computer appear to be stuck. this is interesting. there we go. we are going forward now. moderate air quality across the bay. it is going to go fluctuate between moderate and good occasionally when the winds kick in. until we get some rain. six to ten day outlook

from the climate prediction center brings a wet pattern closer to us from the north. the eight to 14 day outlook looks more favorable. wetter than normal conditions as we hit the midpoint of december and the third full week of december. it is beyond the scope of the seven day forecast. in the short term, clear skies out there. just a little hint of haze and or fog on the horizon. temperatures now a mix of 40s and 50s . we'll see the fog trying to spread out as we head through the rest of tonight. let's track that on the floor map here. we will see it kind of moving in two different directions. fog within the marine layer and fog from the central valley. temperatures will warm up quickly from a pretty normal start. slightly above average for the north bay. you will start off in the 40s and you will end up in the mid to upper 60s , high temperatures five to ten degrees above average. the

exception the medium coastline. low 60s for pacifica. half-moon bay. the rest of us mid to upper 60s to around 70 degrees once again in the santa clara valley. right at 70 in san jose and morgan hill. just above 70 degrees for a high in los gatos tomorrow afternoon. some subtle ups and downs the next several days but no rain in the seven day forecast. the next chance is just beyond the seven day outlook. temperatures will be slightly cooler on saturday with some more passing clouds overhead similar to what we had today. but no moisture getting squeezed out of those clouds and even next week, the coolest day is tuesday and wednesday. are still going to bring us to a couple of degrees above normal for that point the middle of december and along the coast. only one day in the upper 50s . every other day in the seven day forecast, temperatures near or above 60 degrees. >> we are continuing our food

for bay area families drive. our lauren tom shows us a generous donation in the north bay. >> reporter: the hard work of people here at the redwood empire food bank are making sure no one goes hungry this holiday season. through donations here, just one dollar in donations produces three dollars worth of meals for members of this community. that is made possible through generous donations. what is so special about this? >> so, $39,000 of this check is employee directed giving. executive team, our board of directors got together and gave every employee a gift of $500 to direct money to communities in which we work. so, $39,000 is being directed right here to the food bank and the work that redwood empire food bank does in our community. >> incredible. well thank you

so much. i want to introduce you to allison with the redwood empire food bank. what is so important about this partnership? >> american ag credit is a huge member of our community. we are fortunate to have them as a partner. they have played a huge role in fueling our mission, fueling our vehicles on the road. >> if you are interested in giving head to kpix.com/give or check out that qr code on your screen. to see how your generosity can impact your community. always great stuff. coming up in sports, cal and stanford women each had big time matchups against top 20 team ins the sec, acc challenge. we'll show you which one walked away with the upset. plus, no step. no draymond. no problem. a younger warrior

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niners in santa clara. the warriors? not so much. but they did enter thursday on a five-game losing streak. listen. they needed something to go right as they hosted the rockets. it didn't start great. they were out steph. first man they turn to, andrew wiggins. gave the dubs an early lead. then, knocking down the triple. drawing the foul. four-point play. let's go to the fourth. they struggled there as of late. that is where jonathan stepped up. better finish from jk. that got draymond to stand up. fast break opportunity. couple of plays later, jk feeling it. takes it to the rack himself. hits the buck it over two

defenders. his biggest fans in the building and for good reason, career high, 33. he combined 56 with wiggins. dubs win 99-93. they end the losing streak. now they will head to houston on tuesday for a spot in the nba cup semifinals. sharks were all smiles winning four of their last five. it didn't take long for the lightning to zap their joy. wrap around goal that puts tampa up 3-0 early. two goals, 22 seconds. that kind of night for the sharks. lightning win, 8-1. they will play the panthers in miami saturday. let's go some womens hoops. kim and kate embracing the cardinal. traveling to baton rouge. looked good most of the night against the tigers. led lsu by eight with three minutes

to play thank to 29. but the tigers weren't going down easy. final seconds, clutch bucket from mikayla williams. sends it to ot. two-point game with under a minute to play. but another big shot from williams sealed it for lsu. tigers win 94-88. behind 32 points from williams. a missed opportunity for the now 7-2 cardinal. cal also had a tap 20 opponent. hosting 19th ranked alabama. tied the game at 41. he had 19. kayla williams added another 21 including this lay in off the fast break in the fourth quarter to help seal the 69-65 win for cal. and at 8-1, the bears cleaning up the non-conference portion of their schedule. that's a big resume building win. and the cal women, their first victory over

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actually gets emails about it all the time since it left the menu in 2016. he didn't say exactly when it was coming back. to get an idea of how serious people are, there have been dozens of online petitions including this one with more than 18,000 signatures. >> yep. that's it. >> really? >> i'm sure there was a guy on tiktok who said i will post every single day until mcdonalds brings the snack wrap back and i saw that years ago. >> i never had it. >> sounds pretty easy to make at home folks. >> he does do a lot of his own cooking. >> i do. >> it was kind of a surprise. >> a little chicken, lettuce, wrap it >> biden's white house team is now considering preemptive pardons for maga enemies, people like anthony fauci. >> liz cheney. >> cassidy hutchinson. >> adam schiff. >> members of congress' january 6th committee. >> oprah. >> the statue of liberty. >> cap'n crunch. >> mr. potato head.

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