. >> doug was delivering pies across ferndale's 100-year-old bridge and said this. >> i never felt that bridge shake like that. >> it is a small city with over 1,300 residents and the police chief was having breakfast at the ferndale pie company. i thought someone was pulling my chair but no one was there. >> a major, in 1992 destroyed 80% of downtown buildings in ferndale and eureka earthquake was a 6.5 magnitude earthquake like today but there was widespread damage. >> remember the 2010 i thought someone ran into my house. it continues to shake so significant shaking. paused. and more shaking. this was a steady roll. >> people reported feeling it as far south as santa cruz. >> glad everyone is okay. bart did not take chances after the earthquake and stopped the trains so they coin expect the track for damage. we were at castro valley bart station and this is standard procedure for bart to stop the trains after a moderate or major earthquake. the trains rate below normal speed so the operator can look for potential damage with system-wide delays dug the commute. >> bart delays are norm

it happened roughly 100 miles out in the ocean west of ferndale. jessica castro talked to people closest to the epicenter. >> well, i was cooking for a customer and we got a big jolt and he goes, earthquake, and i said, yes, a good one. and i was next to the sink and had it full of dishes and you could hear the dishes clink together. and the floor was rolling. >> reporter: meanwhile, doug was delivering pies across the 100-year-old bridge and said this. >> i'm constantly on that bridge behind big vehicles and i never heard it shake like that before. >> reporter: as chance would have it, it's a small city with just over 100 residents and the police chief happened to be having breakfast at the ferndale pie company. >> i looked over my shoulder and no one was there. the roll of the earthquake, we were all kind of looking around. >> reporter: ferndale is no stranger to earthquakes. in 1982, the earthquake six years ago was a 6.5 like today's quake. but there was widespread damage. the national weather service did not issue a tsunami warning. jessica ca

in fact, back in 1992 a lot of buildings there in the ferndale area were destroyed because of a pretty significant quake. are you surprised that we didn't see any damage from today's 6.5? >> well, today's 6.5 was over 100 miles off the coast. and so by the time the seismic waves reached land, they had diminished in amplitude by quite a bit. larger events that have occurred closer in towards the coast are the ones that have tended to cause damage along the coastline up near eureka and ferndale. >> okay, i'm going ask you to look into your crystal ball for me if you can. a lot of people wondering after what they saw earlier today, do you expect any more? >> well, we do expect additional aftershocks. many of the aftershocks are probably too small for us to detect with our sensors on land, and for any earthquake in california, generally there's about a one in 20 chance of it generating a larger earthquake in the following week. >> okay. thanks so much for your expertise, brad. always great to chat with you. >> you're welcome. >>> all right, football fans, raider fans in particular, it is a

people in the town of ferndale felt shaking. >> i just thought (inaudible) was shaking. >> yes, i felt the earthquake in eureka. it was long, it kind of rolled, but it was long. melinda: again, no damage reported after the earthquake, but san francisco's public transit system did slow down yesterday as a precaution. melinda: an earthquake triggers right now, those tsunami warnings have been canceled. a powerful earthquake shook the islands in the south pacific. the 7.8 magnitude quake hit early this morning. more than 500,000 people live on the solomon islands. they took to higher ground while those warning were in effect. tim: new this morning, a pair of conjoined twins successfully separated. the two-year-old girls were joined at the sternum down to the pelvis. a team of surgeons in california carefully planned out the 50 different specialists helped carry out the operation. their parents knew it would be a difficult operation but the girls' organs were beginning to suffer because of their connection. >> i want to go chasing after one this way and go chasing after the other, that is

it was about 100 miles west of the town of ferndale. kpix 5's len ramirez on how some geologists plan to take advantage of the recent seismic activity. >> everyone stopped and pulled over. we thought it was a flat tire. >> reporter: it opened large cracks in the pavement of this apartment complex but they were lucky the 6.5 quake struck out in the ocean instead of land in a seismically active area where several smaller tremors were recorded in the last few weeks. it was felt in southern oregon and sacramento and here in the bay area. commuters were inconvenienced by ten-minute delays because bart slowed the trains down as a precaution. >> if it had been onshore, then surely the towns of eureka and ferndale close by would have had a much different experience. >> reporter: this seismologist says the quake will give scientists a lot to study because of where it hit in a region where three tectonic plates converge and the san andreas fault ends. >> since this area is all under water it's very difficult for scientists to really look at it fi

about 100 miles west of ferndale. the earthquake wasn't powerful enough to generate a tsunami. people felt the shaking as well as several aftershocks including one measuring 5.2. no injuries have been reported. >>> attention early birds. bart has a plan to scale back its hours and it could affect your morning commute. starting in 2018, trains will start running at 5 a.m. on weekdays instead of 4 a.m. bart says the earlier start is necessary so that construction can begin on the transbay tube retrofit. that project is set to last 2 1/2 years. >>> all right. tesla just got the green light for a bay area expansion. the fremont city council just approved a plan for tesla to potentially double the size of its manufacturing plant. that's an extra 4.6 million square feet. tesla currently employs about 6200 workers at the fremont plant. more than 1,000 of those workers are from fremont. >>> new at noon, president- elect donald trump is expected to choose a fast-food executive to lead the u.s. labor department. sources say he will select andrew the head of the parent company for carl ju

people in the town of ferndale felt shaking. >> i just thought (inaudible) was shaking. >> yes, i felt the earthquake in eureka. it was long, it kind of rolled, but it was long. melinda: again, no damage reported after the earthquake, but san francisco's public transit system did slow down yesterday as a precaution. tim: new this morning, a pair of conjoined twins successfully separated. the two-year-old girls were joined at the sternum down to the pelvis. a team of surgeons in california carefully planned out the procedure. 50 different specialists helped carry out the operation. their parents knew it would be a difficult operation but the girls' organs were beginning to connection. >> i want to go chasing after one this way and go chasing after the other, that is something i look forward to doing. >> today they are in stable condition and doing well. tim: this morning, the twins are recovering from the operation. they're both in stable condition and doing well. how amazing is that. >> that is phenomenal that they are able to separate them. very nice. questions that i am getting for t

magnitude 6.5 quake hit just before 7:00 about 100 miles west of ferndale to 20 miles south of eureka. there were no reports of injuries or serious damage. but people definitely felt the shaking across northern california and were startled again by several aftershocks including one that measured 5.2. >> i think this is an excellent opportunity to, um, to learn a little bit more about this area and since it was a large earthquake and generated, um, it was well recorded, perhaps a good opportunity to study or to look again at how we respond to earthquakes. >> and pg&e confirms there were no outages due to the seismic activity. ♪[ music ] >>> remembering the first american to orbit the earth. >> coming up we take a look back at the remarkable life of john glenn. >> plus, new rules for bay area dog walkers. the sections of a national park that are now off limits. >> and those formerly conjoined twins are now separated. we are going to check with how they are doing tonight. ,,,, has died -- at the age of 9 cbs reporter, danielle nottingham looks back on the legendary career.. of the lt of

the breaking news is a 6.5 earthquake 100 miles off the coast of ferndale before 7:00 a.m.ng. follow us on twitter for more updates. let's get over to alexis. >> half an hour ago they were slowing down but they check the tracks to make sure there was no damage from the earthquake and they are no recovery mode so at the worst point we had a 10 minute delay and shouldn't be bad heading out now. on 101 in san rafael, long back up. >> the rain is steady and heaviest this morning and drizzle in between as we head from about the lunch hour all the way through tomorrow evening. we're going to go from a two, moderate to one light and another storm on saturday. reggie. >> thank you. another update in 30 minutes and always on the our news app and abc7news.com. join us every week day morning from 4:307:00. gma -lois pricese. [ifrom grocery outlet. - hi, it's... the rest of us! - hey there. - hi! - hey. loifor over 60 years now, grocery outlet has been selling the brands you know and love, for up to 60% less than what you'd pay at traditional grocery stores. - and check this out. lois:

the magnitude 6.5 quake hit around 7:00 yesterday morning about 100 miles west of ferndale. it hit in a seismically active area where several smaller tremors were recorded in just the last few weeks. the quake was felt as far north as southern oregon as well as in sacramento and here in the bay area. it didn't cause any major damage but the quake did open large cracks in the pavement of one apartment complex. a seismologist says the quake will give scientists a lot to study because of where it hit, a region where three tectonic plates converge and the san andreas fault ends. >> the area is all under water. it's very difficult for scientists to really look at it firsthand and so much of the information that's known about this area geophysically speak something from seismic records. since there was a large earthquake, there should be a lot of good data. >> the earthquake didn't trigger a tsunami because it was a strike slip, or side-to- side motion quake. >>> after seeing a spike in mushroom poisonings, watch what you pick in the wild. some type of poisonous mushrooms look edi

in northern california, a magnitude 6.5 quake centered about 104 miles from the town of ferndale.injuries reported. and off the solomon islands, a 7.8 quake. a tsunami watch was issued for hawaii, but it has now been canceled. >>> for the first time in 20 years, americans are not living longer. life expectancy dipping slightly for the first time since 1993, from 78.9 to 78.8 years. no single factor, but researchers pointed to a rise in unintentional injuries, which include traffic accidents and drug overdoses. and an increase in obesity-related diseases. >>> a "jeopardy!" fan will achieve a lifelong dream posthumously. cindy stowell died monday after a breast cancer fight at the age of 41. one week before her appearance on the popular quiz show was scheduled to air. she already taped it. alex trebek praised her in a statement. her partner posting a photo with her, encouraging people to watch. and we'll be watching tuesday. >>> it's a boy tonight forro rolling stones frontman mick jagger. the 73-year-old jagger and his 29-year-old girlfriend welcoming a baby boy. it's jagger's eigh

ferndale, california, just crossing wires right now. we don't have a lot of information.king man hunt, at least one officer reported injured where police think the convict may be now? bill: mr. trump now under fire for appointing another general to his administration. is that the case, is that the trend? general jack keane will react to all of that. martha: democrats fighting back accusing gop accusing the war on seniors as the nomination of tom price for health and human services secretary raises new questions about the future of medicare. senator john thune joins us next bill: a manhunt underway in south carolina for an inmate who escaped a maximum security prison, dexter alan williamson was serving a life sentence. fibles believe that 47-year-old traveled to colombia, south carolina when an officer was stabbed several times in that city. the officer is listed in stable condition. he was sentenced to a life in prison. williamson was for 1998 armed robbery. he was also convicted in 1997 of assault and battery with intent to kill and yet again he's a wanted man. martha: t

people in the town of ferndale felt shaking. >> i just thought (inaudible) was shaking. >> yes, i felt the earthquake in eureka. it was long, it kind of rolled, but it was long. melinda: again, no damage reported after the earthquake, but san francisco's public transit system did slow down yesterday as a precaution. melinda: an earthquake triggers right now, those tsunami warnings have been canceled. a powerful earthquake shook the islands in the south pacific. the 7.8 magnitude quake hit early this morning. more than 500,000 people live on the solomon islands. they took to higher ground while those warning were in effect. tim: a woman in arizona wakes up to a stranger in her shower. it happened the weekend of thanksgiving. the mom quickly got her two daughters, hid in a closet and called 911. when police arrived, they arrested the man who was wearing just a towel. the woman says he left behind a lot of damage. she did not want to be identified. >> he left blood on the walls. he tore out the plumbing in the shower. he ripped off the shower rod. tim: police say that just hours before he

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heard 119 miles rest of ferndale in northern california, about 100 miles south of the oregon border and 200 50 miles north of san francisco. we will bring you the latest. in london, the fourth and final day of the supreme court hearing on brexit. totices are being asked decide who has the power to trigger the exit from the union. lawyers challenging prime minister theresa may saying brexit cannot happen. the government argues they can use royal prerogative to invoke the formal trigger for brexit talks. theresa may is distancing herself from comments from her foreign secretary that he made about saudi arabia. last week, johnson said saudi arabia had joined iran in pursuing proxy wars in the middle east. the saudi's are one of the uk's most important allies. a spokesperson for may says johnson's comments to not government policy. the u.s. and russia had talks on syria and the bottle of aleppo -- battle of aleppo. john kerry says he is hopeful the siege can be lifted. he spoke with russian foreign minister in hamburg. groups that tightened their grip on aleppo, which has been a rebel stron

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we'll update you on the california earthquake magnitude 8.5 in the pacific outside of ferndale.of now a time is not expected. no reports of damage. we'll bring you additional information as it comes to us. let's get to mr. trump's selection of the oklahoma a.g., scott pruitt to helped the epa, the environmental protection agency. the democrats are outraged about this. nancy pelosi says the pruitt nomination must be blocked for the sake of the air we breathe and the water we drink and the planet we leave our children. monica crowley is with us, the washington times opinion editor. i don't think there is a single policy from president obama as much as the green policy which will be reversed by scott pruitt. you say? >> he has been an adamant opponent of everything the epa under president obama has done. first and foremost the stifling, suffocating regulations on the fossil fuel industry. he will go in and reverse the -- in particular the major rules that they put in place about clean coal. he will reverse that immediately and the coal workers will go back to work. stuart: what abo

. >>> a 6.8 earthquake occurred about a hundred miles off the coast near ferndale in humboldt.e'll see if there's any reports of damage in that area. >> in the meantime, that's what's happening on "today in the bay." a live local news update at 7:25. >>> good morning. massive >>> good morning. massive manhunt. the search intensifies for the gunman who shot two police officers, killing one of them near a college campus in georgia. the community on lockdown. we're there live. >>> disturbing scenes, shocking video showing a high school student in nevada armed with knives and lunging at classmates before being shot and critically wounded by a campus police officer. was it excessive force? this morning the boy's parents and police are speaking out. >>> environmental disaster in controversy sparked by president-elect trump's pick to run the epa. >> it's a sickenin

. >> you know, back to the earthquake, way up north, in off the coast of ferndale i got a note saying that her daughter in her felted in daly city. >> a guy in pacifica said that he felt it. >> well, 6.5. >>> well, will it be an ideal weekend? -- to hit the slopes? will have a live report coming up. >>> i have lived in a hotel, and a car. >> teenagers without a home, the problem with youth homelessness. >>> 7:25 am. police are looking for in a state inmate who is wanted for questioning in connection with the stabbing of a police officer. they say that michael williamson escaped last night. he is believed to have trouble -- travel to columbia. that is where a police officer responding to a shoplifting call was taken -- call with stabbed. he was serving a life sentence. >>> 7:25 am back here at home we are revisiting the sf homeless project an effort launched by bay area media organizations examining how to solve homelessness. this morning we are looking at homelessness in youth. there about 1300 living in shelters on the streets, or they live without a parent or guardian. we talked to

you can see the arctic air working it's way in and gale force winds northern california, the s ferndales we tract storm system moving in. a lot of spots taking a break as far as the heavy rain. there will be a burst of some rain that could be moving in within the next couple of hours right now, we are once again seeing many areas not seeing as intense rain but there will be pockets of heavy rain as we go through today. the possibility of some street flooding, gusty winds and very slick roads heading over to see airra, there will be more freezing rain and snow. >>> now if you're heading out the door. turn only today show radio channel 108, matt. >>> good idea, thank you, al, our share kindness campaign and it's off to a really good start if you need proof, look outside at our lego kindness counter. >> it's keeping track of the kind actings you do this month for up to 566,322. that places us half way, more than half way on our goal to a million. >> and in honor of the campaign, we decided to put a little twist on our efforts and hoda went undercover. >> i did. it was half prank, half good