doctor lucy jones at the doctor lucy jones center for science and society. thank you so much. really appreciate you taking the time. >> thanks for having me. >> stay with abc seven news for updates on the earthquake in taiwan. you can get breaking news alerts as they happen by downloading the abc seven news app. right now is a great opportunity to check in on your own earthquake plan. we have what you need to know to get a kit, make a plan and be informed. check out abc seven news.com slash. prepare norcal aid for taiwan, ukraine and allies are still in limbo as congress takes a two week break, but recess for the lawmakers means time to hear constituents concerns. your chance to talk to contra costa county on thursday in lafayette. and joining us live now is east bay congressman mark desaulnier. thanks for coming in. my pleasure. >> thanks for having me. >> yeah, so much to talk about. i want to start with taiwan before we get to your town hall. right. the earthquake is getting all the attention right now. but also this week, chinese warplanes and also vessels have been uh- in

lucy jones, is our source. tonight. >> and with >> ten days until his first criminal trial it's underway. donald trump is making a last-minute push tonight to get the judge kicked off his hush money case by taking aim at his daughter. yet again i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source senior us officials are calling it, quote, inept verbal. and tonight the american and israeli governments are both actively preparing for what they say could be a significant attack by iran, revenge for israeli strikes, it took out some of a top and senior moos commanders. the iranian attack, we are told could happen within the next week somewhere in the middle east but right now, we're hearing that neither government knows exactly where when or how or-awn plans to strike. >> what >> we do know is the two governments are working to get in position for whatever is coming their way. our sources are telling us that this potential retaliation was a major topic during that call that happened yesterday between president biden and the

lucy jones ebbing plains why the city of taipei six hours away felt the shaking. >> it is siting in a. a big bowl of sediment. similar to what happened in the marina district. amplified shaking in the distance. >> reporter: a flight from taipei arrived at sfo. they found out about it when they landed. >> oh my god, i hope everyone is okay. >> reporter: they immediately checked on their family and friends in taipei. >> what is your family telling you? >> they are okay. they are okay. they are scared, terrified. >> reporter: when powerful earthquakes like this happen, many of us wonder what this would do in california. >> lomi prita was a 7. it didn't do as much as it would have done in urban areas. a 7.4 on the hayward fault is one of the worst disasters they could be looking at. >> reporter: and the u.s. national tsunami warning center says they do not expect any impact to california but of course this is very scary for many people. in fact, janelle wang's uncle says he has an emergency bag ready in case any other big earthquakes hit. i'm jocelyn moran, nbc bay area news. >>> hillside

lucy jones said had this quake been centered under a major city, the damage could have been much more severe. >> i think to be getting substantial damage, you need to be getting larger, 5.5 to 6, and you need to be putting it in an urban area. >> reporter: david, three of these homes in newark shifted during the quake. they've now been deemed unsafe and ten families have been wanlgted. david, we just learned of that 4.0 aftershock. it was also felt in new york city. david? >> david: let's get more on that trevor thank you. rob, this aftershock, 4.0, that's not insignificant? >> no, we were worried about that. we had a number of 2.0 or less quakes after that first one. this 4.0, significant for sure. it's going to be hours if not days of that threat continuing until the ground around that fault and that original quake settles down, david. >> david: shocks in the hours to come. in the meantime, rob, you're also tracking this next cross-country storm? >> yeah, weather-wise, another potent storm coming into the west. the core has swung through california. over a foot of snow in the sierra

lucy jones, also explains why the city of taipei, six hours away, also felt strong shaking. >> that's probably because taipei is sitting in a basin and has a big bowl of sediment, similar to what happened to the marina district, amplified shaking at a distance because of bad soil. >> reporter: taiwan is on the so-called ring of fire, which circles the pacific basin, and is known for earthquakes. evacuation advisories and tsunami warnings have lifted in the philippines and parts of taiwan. taiwan's president said this morning that a disaster response center had been set up and that the national army would provide support to local governments. >> thank you very much, brie. >>> we're also getting new video of the wreckage this morning of the baltimore bridge, which collapsed last week. check this out. these 3d images show the magnitude of the wreckage resting at the bottom of the river where the francis scott key bridge once stood. the u.s. navy released these pictures, they were taken with an underwater sonar toll. it's being used to verbally guide divers in the water. divers face a dif

. >> seismologist doctor lucy jones says things could have been worse if the epicenter had been underk to be getting substantial damage, you need to be getting larger five and a half to six, and you need to be putting it in an urban area. >> the earth cam on top of the statue of liberty shaking even batting practice at yankee stadium. >> feeling the tremors, i felt something i thought right, and yeah, i'm glad to hear it because i know that i'm not going crazy now. >> chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> new this morning, treasury secretary janet yellen is in china to discuss the nation's economic relationship at the top of the agenda, addressing the oversupply of chinese goods like electric vehicles and solar panels. the biden administration has suggested raising the tariffs on chinese imports to help reduce trade tensions. ms. yellen says the u.s. wants to create a more level playing field for american workers and firms. she says this would be done while working with china to counter illicit finance and on global issues. >> president biden and i firmly reject the idea that the un

. >> seismologist doctor lucy jones says things could have been worse if the epicenter had been underely packed city. >> i think to be getting substantial damage, you need to be getting larger five and a half to six, and you need to be putting it in an urban area. >> the earth cam on top of the statue of liberty shaking even batting practice at yankee stadium, feeling the tremors, i felt something i thought right and yeah, i'm glad to hear it because i know that i'm not going crazy now. chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> new this morning, treasury secretary janet yellen is in china to discuss the nation's economic relationship at the top of the agenda, addressing the oversupply of chinese goods like electric vehicles and solar panels. the biden administration has suggested raising the tariffs on chinese imports to help reduce trade tensions. yellen says the u.s. wants to create a more level playing field for american workers and firms. she says this would be done while working with china to counter illicit finance and on global issues. >> president biden and i firmly reject the i