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. >> there's just been a earthquake off the coast of northern california, it's my understanding and ag one. 6.0. we're gathering information right now and we'll find out exactly what's happened and what hasn't. we don't want to drag you along, i have no reports of damage, no reports of problems. it's very early. we'll know more after this break. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. >> shepard: a 6.0 earthquake struck off shore in northern california. tim gaughan working the national desk. >> most important of all we're not getting reports of injuries or damage yet. we're making calls. probably the biggest city near the especially center is eureka to we're calling media there. we will show you what we found on the usgs website. it's a 6.0 quake, hit about 3:21 eastern time, noon 20 on the west coast. they'll show you the e in the last hour in red. th off the coast of california about 7 miles deep, about 47 mile

. >>> a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit off the coast of northern california today. the u.s. geological survey says the noontime quake struck 35 miles from the town of petrolia, extreme northern california. there are no reports of major damages or injuries. >>> finally this. video, freak you out a little bit. it's a swarm of brazilian three-tailed bats, they've taken over a foreclosed vacant house in port st. lucie, florida. the bats are common in the area, help control the mosquito population. all the neighbors are trying to seal off their homes. the worst part, it's the smell, it's nasty, the rabies. and dusk every night, out they come. >> oh my god. this is creeping me out. >> it is, isn't it? >> i can't even watch it. okay. get that video off the screen. yuck. thanks for sharing, mike. come on, what happened to, like, cute babies? >> we got to get back to that. >> mike galanos. >>> we have breaking news out of japan tonight. we're learning about potentially more problems for toyota. the toyota prius is reportedly being recalled in japan. they are now looking at lexus, at

meanwhile, parts of northern california and oregon were shaken today by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake. it was centered offshore about 35 miles northwest of petrollia, california, at a depth of about seven miles. no damage or injuries reported. by comparison, the quake that devastated haiti last month was about 30 times more powerful. today, 10 americans who went to haiti after the quake were charged with kidnapping for trying to take 33 haitian children out of the country without the proper documents. each could face as much as 15 years in prison if convicted. bill whitaker is in port-au-prince. >> reporter: arriving for their court hearing this morning, the 10 americans appeared optimistic, their bags packed and ready to go. do you think you're going home? >> are you going to be released? >> reporter: but after two hours before the judge, the group, surrounded by police, pushed its way through a crush of cameras back to waiting vehicles and back to jail. >> they were charged with felony kidnapping of minors, and criminal associations, said their haitian attorney. the 10 baptists most

drenching rain from northern california to seattle. >> 50s in the pacific northwest. 48 in boise. 20s from minneapolis to kansas city. 41 in boston. 45 in atlanta. and 65 in miami. >>> well, the harsh winter weather has taken a popular item off menus and produce stands. tomatoes. nearly 80% of last month's tomato crop in florida was wiped out by the hard freeze. >> that means the price for thoomatoes and other vegetables that were harmed is going to skyrocket. those prices will go up. and the shortages could last well into spring. >>> business news is next, including a new minivan recall this morning. >>> and is it the end of the road for the hummer brand? >>> and more from the deadly attack at seaworld. are killer whales too dangerous ♪ what if one pop ♪ ♪ could open a world of wonder ? ♪ ♪ so sensory ♪ so satisfying ♪ the discovery ♪ never seems to stop ♪ ♪ it's the magic friskies ♪ ♪ makes happen ♪ every day ♪ in so many ways ♪ friskies ♪ feed the senses i have a note from the previous owner. just show me the carfax. a carfax report can help you choose a great used car. it's free a

rain and mountain snow from northern california to seattle. snow ends early in the northeast but it is on and off around the great lakes. >> 30s from omaha to detroit. 24 in the twin cities. 37 in new york. 55 in atlanta. 75 in miami. 40s in boise, salt lake city, colorado springs. sacramento is 55. that ice falling off buildings is scary. i remember signs in chicago and new york saying, watch out for falling ice. freaky. >> sad that it happened twice in the same place, too. >>> a beloved pet is finally back home with his family after a harrowing ordeal in california. >> nearly two weeks ago, spiky the german shepherd, the one plucked from the l.a. river in that dramatic rescue captured on came camera. his owners never saw the television coverage. they had no idea where spiky was. >> but they were reunited yeerday thanks to their granddaughter, who saw the rescue on the internet. wasn't the dog being called baltic? >> different dog. they must have been living under a rock, this thing was everywhere. we all saw it. we'll be right back with more

. >> northern california. >> it gets cold. >> what do you think about this.k so that makes a big difference. what advise would you give to people, somebody out here. would you want to be driving in this? >> stay home. go to the local liquor store and pick up a few beers but stay home and relax and take it easy. >> very good. we will let you get on the way to your dinner. take care. back to you guys in the studio. >> apparently not everyone is afraid to be out and brave the storm. be cave if you have to be out there. >> we have to take a quick break. 

apparently a strong 6.0 magnitude has struck offshore northern california.ding to the u.s. geological survey. the quake struck at a depth of seven miles. this is about 35 miles west northwest of california. and of course no tsunami warning issued and no immediate reports of damage. that just into us here at msnbc. a 6.0 magnitude earthquake. we'll certainly update you as we hear more reports about whether there was any damage there. >>> also some news about an arrest that has been made in connection with a deadly massacre on a town on the mexican border. they are questioning the lookout man for the killers. on sunday they went on a shooting rampage killing 16 teenager students. this is at a birthday party in the border town el paso tech texas. they are concerned the violence will spill over into the u.s. even more than already. telemundo joins us from miami. jose, your investigation shows a lot of this violence has spread into the u.s. what have you learned? >> indeed, norah. by the way, those 16 kids not related at all to anything to do with drugs. they wer

. >>> breaking news of an earthquake 35 miles off northern california's coast, magnitude 6.0.ll keep track of any aftershocks and/or impact as it comes in. >>> moving forward. we begin here with plans for the u.s. military, they're announcing this, along with nato and on-the-ground afghan forces, launching a force against the taliban in those valleys. they've distributed leaflets saying this is going to happen, warning civilians this is going to happen. the taliban saying, get out of that province, poppy in those ar turl areas, or else. the expected target is the taliban-held town of marja, although not officially confirmed. >> there will be at least 1,000 afghan national police, thousands of afghan national army, and many thousands isaf troops. >> we know the war is about to get warmer, shall we say. hotter. to mix it up on the subject, christina, senior reporter, and politics daily.com. is there anything, christina, that you're seeing in your reporting that suggests this is meaninglifestive as other offensives, and if so, how and why? >> i don't know how meaningfully differe

in my own northern california world district, the unemployment rate is over 15% -- in my own and northernfornia rural district. the last thing we should be doing is passing legislation to make this worse. the president's budget assumes that congress will pass a health-care bill. this raises taxes by more than $732 billion over the next decade. using the methodology developed by christina romer, president obama santop economic adviser, these tax hikes could cost -- president obama's top economic adviser -- does losing 5 million jobs on top of the double-digit unemployment rate concern you? >> congressman, those are not our numbers. of course, we would not ask you to support programs that would carry that risk. >> the methodology by the president's own adviser, that calculated this -- >> there is not a chance that a reasonable independent economist would look at that package of measures and suggested that would be the effect over time. one thing is important -- and suggest that would be the effect over time. the board and of the current system is not good for business. they normally put it

in my own northern california world district, the unemployment rate is over 15% -- in my own and northernalifornia rural district. the last thing we should be doing is passing legislation to make this worse. the president's budget assumes that congress will pass a health-care bill. this raises taxes by more than $732 billion over the next decade. using the methodology developed by christina romer, president obama santop economic adviser, these tax hikes could cost -- president obama's top economic adviser -- does losing 5 million jobs on top of the double-digit unemployment rate concern you? >> congressman, those are not our numbers. of course, we would not ask you to support programs that would carry that risk. >> the methodology by the president's own adviser, that calculated this -- >> there is not a chance that a reasonable independent economist would look at that package of measures and suggested that would be the effect over time. one thing is important -- and suggest that would be the effect over time. the board and of the current system is not good for business. they normally put

peter who addressed the first part of your remarks, and californian by birthright, northern california specifically, you talked about how people identified. i also want to congratulate ivan for been pretty accretions about scheduling this particular event. we talked about this six weeks or so ago and who would know that it would happen the week after president obama decided to make his speech about ramping up troops in afghanistan. the title of today's event is, can we withdraw from iraq and afghanistan? i'm going to focus my remarks mostly about afghanistan but i would say 80 to 90 percent of what i have to say you can probably transfer over to wholesale to by iraq. i thought was interesting that ivan chose the term, can we withdraw. the simple answer is, yes, absolutely, no problem. all the president has to do is make a decision. whenever we talk about military winstrol, everybody throws up all the reasons you can't do it, how complicated is and all the politics involved. the bottom line is the commander in chief can make the decision. all he or she has to do is make it to and then

we look at the rain spreading from northern california yesterday to southern california today.santa barbara, to san diego, two to four inches of rain. and big mountain snow. looking at the snowstorm we talked about on the east coast, to the south of that, there's a very heavy line of rain. there will be flooding from charlotte, to norfolk, toward atlanta and charleston. we think that's two to four inches of rain in that. on the northern edge of the storm, easy to see on the national map, this is where the snow falls. it's from washington, d.c. to near new york city. and that line goes well past south of chicagoland. >>> a very good morning, brian van de graaff here. there is light snow down through charlottesville and it will come north through the day. the winter storm warning is in effect for the entire area. it is a major winter storm warning. through the morning, we will see light snow to the south and west end through the metro during the midday and heavy from the afternoon to the evening. there will be gusty winds and we think 18-24 inc all of america's weather in the nex

getting intense training in mountain warfare and getting ready, high in the the sierras, of northern californialearning to battle the elements as well as the enemy. casey steegel is in bridgeport, california, figuring out what this is about, casey, good morning. >> reporter: hey, bill, good morning, we're battling the elements as well, last year, 14,000 or so marines, came through this mountain warfare training center. that is a more than 200% in agrees from the year before. and no doubt the lessons the men and women are learning here could, one day, save their lives. as if fighting a war was not hard and dangerous enough... try doing it in feet of snow. blistering winds and mountainous terrain. >> you can move and communicate in this environment, then you can pretty much do it effectively anywhere. >> reporter: medical skills are among the most important taughts here. >> you have to kids frostbite, hypothermia, various stages of frostbite and conditions turn badly quickly. >> reporter: if it sound like i'm out of breath, i am, not only are the condition unforgiving, but we're also at 8500 feet

we look at the rain spreading from northern california yesterday to southern california today.santa barbara, to san diego, two to four inches of rain. and big mountain snow. looking at the snowstorm we talked about on the east coast, to the south of that, there's a very heavy line of rain. there will be flooding from charlotte, to norfolk, toward atlanta and charleston. we think that's two to four inches of rain in that. on the northern edge of the storm, easy to see on the national map, this is where the snow falls. it's from washington, d.c. to near new york city. and that line goes well past south of chicagoland. >>> "good morning, maryland," i'm meteorologist justin berk. yes, it's show time. we've got ourselves a winter storm warning throughout the entire state. cloudy this morning, expecting it to begin at 10:00 a.m. southwest to 2:00 p.m. up toward harford, cecil county and parts of the eastern shore. within the first couple of hours it gets heavy in a hurry. we mix in sleet, 34 degrees then dropping into the 20s. the heavy snow with waking up with a foot of snow on the

current job market in so many parts of the country, including my own congressional district in northern california is so bad that the health, especially for long-term unemployed individuals in this bill is needed and merited in the weeks covered by this legislation at the very least. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, as i listen to my friend from michigan, mr. levin, talk about the situation, it's almost -- it brings you almost beyond anger to realize that one person in the other body has stopped the unemployment extension for several months. we don't know even as we pass this bill over there today what will happen if that gentleman does not lift his restriction on the senate bill. we may be into a closure situation again. now what they did before, they put -- they held up unemployment insurance, held it up and held it up, then when it came to the end, everybody voted for it. it is clear from the first words out of my colleague from california's mouth that this is about trying to prove to the people that the dem

a little heavier towards northern california, getting into areas like oregon and seattle.f rain. should be decent. full details in about a half hour. >>> a few moments ago we learned who is going to be up for a best picture oscar. the films include "avatar," "the blind side," district 9, also an education, the hurt locker, "inglorious basterds," precious, up, and up in the air. we'll have more in a few minutes including best actor and best actress. >>> the president's propose budget would like to a record deficit. if it passes some of that government money could end up in your pocket. >>> three robbery suspects led police on a chase at speeds up to 110 miles an hour. this wild chase did not end when they crashed their car. >>> in our salute to the troops, today's salute comes from a wife to her hubby who was actually sent to haiti after the earthquake hit to help out there. >> my name is ashley briley. i want to salute my husband andrew. he's a united states marine who came back from a seven-month tour on december 4th and had to ship out and help out with the humanitarian

i know that many of us can recall briefly the earthquake around northern california and san francisco and oakland. we remember the baseball game in session or not. one of the more starker earthquakes and remember the response, the fear, the stopping of the game, the damage. but this was a 7.0 on the richter scale and to see all of the beauty of this island destroyed, all of the history go. this is one of the islands that has the greatest history that one can imagine and people who are proud. this is where people live now. this is where our children live, where babies are born, on the streets of port-au-prince and elsewhere. so, we are not here for a reason that is made up. we're here because as we speak, these are the homes of people who are living in a devastating condition. no, this was not a rich nation, but people worked every day. they wanted to provide for their family. they weren't interested in handouts and wanted to build their nation. now, today, unlike we have ever experienced, we can see the overwhelming devastation here in haiti. and again, the tragedy is, who is still no

police in northern california arrested two suspects who had 100 handbags with credit cards and personals. the couple is accused of breaking into parked cars at night. >>> super bowl momentum is beginning. a star you've probably never heard of. it is a great story. >>> one of the great things about the spectacle of the super bowl is it gives us a chance to learn about players you may have never sheard of if you are not a football fanatic. joe carter tells us about an indianapolis colts man who epitomizes one man's trash is another man's treasure. >> that's right. jamie silva plays special teams for the colts. he collects other people's junk and sells it for cash. he calls it cash for trash. he said during his four years at boston college it was his primary source of income. in four years he netted about $25,000. if you can imagine a guy out there on the beach with a metal detector, that is him, looking for aluminum cans, precious metals. he found couches and chairs and sells them on craigslist and ebay. he paid for meals and spring breaks in his college days. his grandfather showed him h

he is feted two companies in northern california he was. in california where he cut the operating budget of the office of the assurance by 50% across the board. he was the director of critical infrastructure protection in the national security council. he was responsible for protecting the nation's banking system and power grids from cyber attack. following his time in the national security council, he spent one year as a volunteer 12th-grade government teacher which led him to co-found the california charter school association. this is the involvement. the number of schools and -- charter schools in california has doubled. he received an m.b.a. from stanford university. he and his wife live in california. our second speaker will be the hon. bedevore. [applause] -- chock devore. chuck devore. he is a candidate for the united states senate against barbara boxer. [applause] he has been honored as the legislator of the year by the california veterans of foreign wars. , the california chapter of the american legion and many others. he were to th

northern plains soon. heavy rains in southern california today possible.nteresting mix of weather throughout the nation. you look in florida and you get an idea of the rai >>> good saturday morning. a mostly cloudy sky. there are some light snow showers across southern pennsylvania, moving into northern maryland. snow flurries and snow showers are not at all out of the question here for the mid to late morning hours. temperatures are just at or slightly above the freezing mark right around town. windchills, mid-20's. forecast, cloudy and cold. isco to make it to about 60 and the mountai are in the 40s. you will get snow eventually as well. that's a wrap up of the weather. lots to talk about. >> thank you. coming up next the dramatic finish to the men's speed skating relay. we will meet the bronze medallist. first these messages. chilled. sweet! [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. more ways than you ever imagined. [ male announcer ] flakes. shakes. cakes. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda® star

northern plains soon. heavy rains in southern california today possible. an interesting mix of weather throughout the nation. you look in florida and you get an ide >> that storm will continue to spend over new england all weekend long. we will be on the south east edge of the storm and snow chances are look for san francisco to make it to about 60 and the mountains are in the 40s. you will get snow eventually as well. that's a wrap up of the weather. lots to talk about. >> thank you. coming up next the dramatic finish to the men's speed skating relay. we will meet the bronze medallist. first these messages. chilled. sweet! [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. more ways than you ever imagined. [ male announcer ] flakes. shakes. cakes. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda® starts with sugar. tastes like sugar. but it's not sugar. it's... [ male announcer ] savory. crunchy. yummy. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda®. america's favorite no calorie sweetener. ♪ a little encouragement changes everythi

california. then sunday, rain showers in new england, snow through the northern plains, wet weather in the pacific good morning. it looks like things will be ok early this morning. by the afternoon, light snow and sleet >>> and that's your latest weather. don't forget, any time of the day or night, weather channel on cable, weather.com online. >> all right. >>> if you're watching the game on sunday, it always helps to watch with a football in your hand. >> yeah! >> sit there and pretend during the game. >> that's what i do. >> we want to thank the folks at wilson. every year they do something nice for us. first of all, they make all the footballs, at their factory in ohio, they make all the game balls, and every year for us they make us a ball with our signature on it. >> that's really cool. >> it's really nice. a great keepsake. >> you know how many balls a year? 700,000. >> that's a lot of balls. >> that's a lot of balls. >> it really is. >> now, you know, it's best if we not get involved in this. >> in fact, i'm going to walk away. >> hey, mark, catch! >> she can't stop! >> and i'm going to --

california. then sunday, rain showers in new england, snow through the northern plains, wet weather in the pacificar showing snow now reaching the ground in the shenandoah valley and the blue ridge mountains of virginia and here near washington, it's still cloudy, that pink and blue zone may be a little bit of rain and sleet trying to reach the ground there. the snow will begin to pile up, three to five inches on the ground by sunset, we'll fall out of the 30s by tonight. winds increasing to 30 to 40 miles an hour by tomorrow. we could have an additional 15 inches on the ground by tomorrow afternoon. >>> and that's latest weather. don't forget, any time of the day or night, weather channel on cable, weather.com online. >> all right. >>> if you're watching the game on sunday, it always helps to watch with a football in your hand. >> yeah! >> sit there and pretend during the game. >> that's what i do. >> we want to thank the folks at wilson. every year they do something nice for us. first of all, they make all the footballs, at their factory in ohio, they make all the game balls, and every year for

next 48 hours tas stretches towards northern missouri and that darker shade of blue that is six inches of snow. you want to see some video coming up from californiaing around out there. check this out. very nice. that's about a month from now where the hump backs get back into hawaii and you can hear them from a mile away. >> is it mating season? >> i don't know. >> not that -- >> i only see one there, so probably -- >> no, i mean -- never mind. >>> "american idol" auditions are over. hope is one that got a tickt to hollywood. she would bring home food from school lunches to give it her little brother she grew up so poor. ♪ loving might be a mistake but it's worth making ♪ ♪ when you get a choice to sit it out or dance ♪ ♪ i hope you dance i hope you dance ♪ >> well, the vote was yes unanimous. kara said she thought hope's tone was really interesting. >>> dede auditioned with a jazzy take on an old classic. ♪ you know that it is a fool that plays it cool ♪ ♪ by making this world a little colder ♪ >> that was a very nice arrangement of that. she has her own sound, she got a unanimous yes vote although simon seemed a little unconvinced. >>> all rig