. >> reporter: lee baker lives three miles from campus. >> i want toughened out as much as i can about earthquakes. >> reporter: the experts want to learn too. that's why they're placing about 600 sensors near campus, including near baker's house. >> i will have a front row seat. >> reporter: the 13-story building is a shell of what it was. it was the worst earthquake hazard in the system so they closed it because it was so close to the fault. >> literally in 10 to 12 seconds, it will be a pile of rubble. >> reporter: implosions like like this. the company says the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the monitors and sensors that they are putting out are very sensitive. >> reporter: researchers want to learn as much as they can and quick before the next big one. >> any time that we can expect a fairly large magnitude earthquake on the fault. >> reporter: it's no wonder why neighbors like lee baker are watching carefully. >> maybe i should be more worried abou

. >> lee baker looks out from his home hours after csu east bay's warren hall was demolished. he doesn't remember hayward without the landmark that towered over camp us and defined the city's skyline for 40 years. >> felt like youyear coming home when you saw the building. >> contractors set off 162 pounds of explosions. it was called an earthquake. the force it created, magnitude 2.0 quake. the usgs will study the impact on the area ask the fault. >> it's the fault with the highest probability of generating the next large quake. >> the 13-story administrative building that also housed classrooms was built along the fault more than 40 years ago, and has been abandoned after being determined the most seismically dangerous building in the system. these seismographs were placed on campus and at volunteers' homes to measure the impact of the event with unprecedented detail. >> how hard to shake over here, how is it going shake over there, and we can then compile hazard maps. >> the usgs will take the information from the seismographs and paint 3-d picture of what is going on in th

lee baker says his instrument probably did not pick up a lot of information. >> did you feel any shaking schmid. >> no, i really didn't. i might have felt something from the sonic boom, but not ground shaking, i don't think. >> baker's device one of 600 placed by the usgs to measure the implosion. officials will now collate the information, then eventually publish a paper detailing the results. >>> we want to share with you some amazing aerial pictures of the implosion. these pictures withtaken by sky hawk photography. a little history now about the building that just imploded. warren hall opened 1971. named for a guy warren, local businessman who played a key role in getting a university build in hayward. the school created a time capsule with souvenirs from warren hall. >> mer news now. reports of a man with a grenade forced the bomb squad to shut down part of mission street today in san francisco. during the investigation, mission between 19th and 18th streets was closed. police k-9s and the bomb squad called out to conduct a sweep of the area, where they found a man carrying a grenad

. >> lee baker looks out from his home hours after warren hall was demolished and he doesn't remember without the landmark to define the city skyline for the last 40 years. >> it felt like you were coming home. >> the contractors set off 462 pounds of explosives. they call it a man made earthquake. warren hall leaned and collapsed in on itself that created about a magnitude 2.0 quake. they will study the impact on the greater hayward area and the hayward fault. >> it's the fault with the highest probability in the bay area of generating the next large earthquake. >> the 13 str administrative building that housed classrooms was built along the fault more than 40 years ago and has been abandoned since it was deemed the most seismically unsafe building in the system. the usgs used about 600 of these. placed strategically on campus and volunteer homes across hayward. to measure the impact with unprecedented detail. >> how hard is it going to shake over here and over there? >> we then compile hazard maps. they will take the information and paint a 3d picture of what's going on in the earth

lee baker lives three miles from campus. >> and i want to find out as much as i can about earthquakesr: the experts want to learn, too. that is why they are plants these near campus. including a few at baker's house. >> i will have a front row seat. >> reporter: the 13-story build sergeant now a shell of what it was. it was the worth earthquake hazard so school officials closed it because it is so close to the fault. >> the fault is about a thousand yards in that direction. in 12 seconds, that building is going to be a pile of rubble. >> reporter: implosions like like this one. the company behind it is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the sensors are very sensitive. they pick up the slightest vibrations. >> reporter: they want to learn as much as they can and quick before the next big one. >> any time we can expect a big earthquake on the fault. >> reporter: it is no wonder neighbors like lee are watching clos

. >> lee baker looks out from his home hours after csu east bay's warren hall was demolished. he doesn't remember hayward without the landmark that towered over camp us and defined the city's skyline for 40 years. >> felt like youyear coming home when you saw the building. >> contractors set off 162 pounds of explions. it wa called an earthquake. the forc it created, magnitude 2.0 quake. the usgs will study the impact on the area ask the fault. >> it's the fault with the highest probability of generating the next large que. >> the 13-stor administrative building that also housed classrooms was built along the fault more than 40 years ago, and has been abandoned after being determined the most seiscally dangerous building in the system. these seismographs were placed on campus and at vonteers' homes to measure the impact of the event with unprecedente detail. >> how hard to shake over here, how is it going shake over there, and we can then compile hazard maps. >> the usgs will take the information from the seismographs and paint 3-d picture of what is going on in the earth's la

. >> lee baker lives three miles from campus. >> i want to find out as much as i can about earthquakes. >> the experts want to learn, too. that's why they are planning 600 of these sensors near campus. including a few at baker's house. >> i'll have a front row seat as far as information that is gathered. >> the 13 story building is a shell of what it was. the landmark overlooking the east bay was the worst hazard. it is so close to the fault. >> the heyward fault is 1,000 yards that way. and 10 to 12 seconds, that building will be a pile of rubble. >> the company behind this skyscraper destruction is the same one. the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. >> researchers want to learn as much as they can. >> any time we can expect a large magnitude. >> watching closely. >> i'm not worried about it, i'm interested in it. maybe i should be more worried about it and i'll find that out. the demolition will cost $12 million. school officials maintain it will be cheaper to demo

. >> reporter: lee baker lives three miles from campus. >> and i want to find out as much as i can about earthquakes. >> about this far. >> reporter: the experts want to learn, too. that's why they're planning about 600 sensors near campus including a few at baker's house. >> i'll have a front row seat as far as information that's gathered. >> reporter: the 13-story building is now a shell of what it was. the landmark overlooking the east bay was the worst earthquake hazard in the cal state system. so school officials closed it because it's so close to the fault. >> the hayward fault is about 1,000 yards that direction and literally 10 to 12 seconds, that building will be a pile of rubble. >> reporter: implosions look like this one. the company behind this skyscraper destruction a few years back is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the company says the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the monitors and the sensors that usgs are putting out, very, very

. >> lee baker looks out from his hayward hills home hours after csu east bay's warren hall was demolished. he can't remember it without the tower that defined the city's skyline for seven years. >> you felt like you were coming home when you saw the tower. >> it was imploded yesterday. it leaned and collapsed in on itself. the force created about a magnitude 2.0 quake. u.s.g. s. will discover the impact it had on the area. the 14 story building that also housed classrooms was built along the fault more than 40 years ago. it was abandoned for the last two years after it was deem the most sees mickly unsafe building in the cal state system. placed strategically at campus and volunteers homes were sensors to measure it with unprecedented detail. >> how hard is it going to shake here, how hard it it going to shake there and we can compile hazard maps. >> the usgs will take the information and paint a 3d pictures what is going on in the earth's layers and they will publish a paper with their findings. even though the build wags gone in seven seconds, it leaves a lasting memory for those gradua

. >> reporter: lee baker's view for decades commanded by cal state's warren hall. >> every time i lookuilding. and now it will be gone. it will change my whole perspective. [ laughter ] >> reporter: along the road to baker's place today scientists installed monitoring to watch the fault. >> the more we know about it the more we can do to mitigate the effects of a dangerous fault. >> reporter: contractors say they are using 430 pounds of high explosive on precise timers to buckle one side and let gravity do the work. >> the actual fall time for the structure is going to be some place between 7 and 8 seconds. >> the concrete will be crushed on site and used for a downination of the new warren hall replacement building. >> reporter: 6,000 tons of steel will be sold for scrap overseas, contractors say they are so good at this the library 50 feet away will not see knicks. >> they will be disappointed. >> why? >> it will be a little thump. >> i hope we are not disappointed. these are sensitive instruments. >> they asked news helicopter to stay away. the public is invited to this k- mart park

. >> lee baker looks out from his hayward hills home hours after csu east bay's warren hall was demolished. he can't remember it without the landmark that towered over campus and defined the city's skyline for the last 40 years. >> you felt like you were coming home when you saw the tower. >> it was imploded yesterday. it leaned and collapsed in on itself. the force created about a magnitude 2.0 quake. u.s.g.s. will study the impact it had on the area. the 13 story building that also housed classrooms was built along the fault more than 40 years ago. it was abandoned for the last two years after it was deem the most seismically unsafe building in the cal state system. the usgs used about 600 of these size mow graphs, placed strategically on campus and at volunteers' homes. they had sensors to measure it with unprecedented detail. >> how hard is it going to shake here, how hard it it going to shake there and we can compile hazard maps. >> the usgs will take the information and paint a 3d pictures what is going on in the earth's layers and they will publish a paper with their findings. even

. >> lee baker looks out from his hayward hills home hours after csu east bay's warren hall was demolished. he can't remember it without the landmark that towered over campus and defined the city's skyline for the last 40 years. >> you felt like you were coming home when you saw the tower. contractors set off 462 pounds of explosives. the usgs calls it a man-made earthquake. it leaned and collapsed in on itself. the force created about a magnitude 2.0 quake. u.s.g.s. will study the impact it had on the area. it was study the hayward fault. >> it is the fault that has the highest probability in the bay area of generating the next large earthquake. the 13 story building that also housed classrooms was built along the fault more than 40 years ago. it has been abandoned for the last two years after it was deem the most seismically unsafe building in the cal state system. the usgs used about 600 of these seismographs, placed strategically on campus and at volunteers' homes. they had sensors to measure it with unprecedented detail. >> how hard is it going to shake here, how hard it it going to s

. >> reporter: lee baker lives three miles from campus. >> i want to find out as much as i can aboutthquakes. >> about this far. >> reporter: the experts want to learn too. that's why they are planning about 600 of these sensors near campus including a few at baker's house. >> i'll have a front row seat as far as information that's gathered. >> reporter: the 13-story building is now a shell of what it was. the landmark overlooking the east bay was the worst earthquake hazard in the cal state system. the school officials closed it because it's so close to the fault. >> the hayward fault is buy 1,000 yards that direction -- is about 1,000 yards that direction. in 12 seconds it will be a pile of rubble. >> reporter: the company behind this skyscraper destruction a few years back is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the company says the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the monitors and the sensors that usgs are putting out very, very sensitive pick u

. >> reporter: lee baker's view for decades commanded by cal state's warren hall. >> every time i look my back window i see that building. and now it will be gone. it will change my whole perspective. [ laughter ] >> reporter: along the road to baker's place today scientists installed monitoring to watch the fault. >> the more we know about it the more we can do to mitigate the effects of a dangerous fault. >> reporter: contractors say they are using 430 pounds of high explosive on precise timers to buckle one side and let gravity do the work. >> the actual fall time for the structure is going to be some place between 7 and 8 seconds. >> the concrete will be crushed on site and used for a downination of the new warren hall replacement building. >> reporter: 6,000 tons of steel will be sold for scrap overseas, contractors say they are so good at this the library 50 feet away will not see knicks. >> they will be disappointed. >> why? >> it will be a little thump. >> i hope we are not disappointed. these are sensitive instruments. >> they asked news helicopter to stay away. the public is

planning about 600 earthquake -- planting about 600 earthquake sensors near campus including a few at lee baker's house. >> i'll have a front row seat as far as information is gathered and i want to find out as much as i can about earthquakes. >> demolition crews say watching implosions is not a spectator sport and will keep people 1300 people back from the building. i'm sure it will be on video. >>> the exploratorium plans to cut 80 positions roughly 18% of its staff. the "chronicle" says attendance at the museum is only about half of what was predicted when it moved to a waterfront location. >> it's a cool museum. >> you took your kids, right? >> i have not had a chance to get down there. but i love it. the old one was spectacular. >> you would think with all the racing and stuff going on in the city people would flock there. >> hopefully things will pick up for them. >>> it's going to be pick up nicely for us today guys starting out on the warm side in many spots. the temperatures are something else well into the 60s now and muggy. by the afternoon, expecting plenty of sunshine after the cloud

lee saunders from the afscme union. dean baker from center for economic policy research.nk you gentlemen, both. that is "all in" for this evening. the "rachel maddow show" starts now. >>> good evening, chris. thank you, my friend. thanks to you at home for staying with us the next hour. the city of winston-salem has not quite a quarter million people in it. it is a substantial city. big companies are based there. several colleges are based there. winston-salem is the fifth largest city in the state of north carolina. the mayor of winston-salem is this man, allen joines, a democrat, up for re-election of mayor this year. the challenger on the republican side is this man, james lee knox. he works for a local towing company. and despite being the only republican challenging the incumbent mayor of winston-salem for the mayor's job, james lee knox has just lost the support of his local republican party. the forsythe county republican party has announced that they no longer support james lee knox in his bid to become the next mayor of winston-salem.

lee saunders from the afscme union. dean baker from center for economic policy research. thank you gentlemen, both. that is "all in" for this evening. the "rachel maddow show" starts now. >>> good evening, chris. thank you, my friend. thanks to you at home for staying with us the next hour. the city of winston-salem has not quite a quarter million people in it. it is a substantial city. big companies are based there. several colleges are based there. winston-salem is the fifth largest city in the state of north carolina. the mayor of winston-salem is this man, allen joines, a democrat, up for re-election of mayor this year. the challenger on the republican side is this man, james lee knox. he works for a local towing company. and despite being the only republican challenging the incumbent mayor of winston-salem for the mayor's job, james lee knox has just lost the support of his local republican party. the forsythe county republican party has announced that they no longer support james lee knox in his bid to become the next mayor of winston-salem. this comes after mr. kno

still with me is lee saunders from the afscme union, and dean baker, co-director for the center of economic policy research. dean, you've been seeing this ever since detroit filed, before it filed, that detroit is everything wrong with liberal governance. if they give everything out in handouts and public sector unions getting exorbitant contracts that you bankrupt the city eventually, you chase out all the makers, leave just behind the takers. what do you think about that? >> just about every part of that is wrong. let me back up a second, though, to pick up on one of the points lee made. this is a contractual obligation. i just find it kind of striking here because there's such a selectivity about how we view the contracts. you might remember back when aig was bankrupt. there was a big issue they had these bonuses for their top people. hundreds of thousands of dollars per person. and we ended up paying them because we got lectures including from people in the obama administration about the sanctity of contracts. well, here you have contracts with workers guaranteed by the state constituti