five people are dead and hundreds are -- were evacuated after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake rocked northern chileatest from santiago in chile. ofnt a picture if you could any disruption we are seen as a result of this. where you are in the capital and also further north closer to the epicenter. the series of aftershocks that keep coming. hadhat's right, we have aftershocks in the north of the country. where the earthquake occurred. this is the atacama desert and the northern chile. santiago,e capital, it is quite calm. about 3:00 in the morning. we have the president of the country address the nation live on television. she will be traveling to the affected areas in the morning. although it looks like there is widespread damage of the 2010 quick, -- we need the light of day to see the extent of the damage. and understand it -- evacuation was under way along the coastline of today. -- chile. it is a country that is well prepared. howwas this -- how was -- are businesses coping? >> the accurate -- evacuations are taking place along the coast. to stay withgoing family. this has affected business. lo

a major earthquake hits the northern coast of chile,

a massive 8.2 earthquake off the coast of chile. [ sirens ] alarms went off no northern chile. rning is in effect for chile, peru, ecuador, colombia and panama. a tsunami watch in effect for costa rica, el salvador, guatemala and mexico.

more of the destruction caused by yesterday's 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off the northern coast of chile. the new pictures we're seeing of the devastation and why officials are telling people to stay alert. . >>> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. we have breaking news p in pittsburg where rescuers tried to save a man who apparently drove into a canal. fire crews launched the rescue effort about 9:00 a.m. when they got a call of a car that had gone into the water near west leland road. crews removed the car from the water just about 45 minutes ago. earlier they pulled out a man from inside that submerged car. emergency personnel tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. a contra costa county sheriff's dive team searched the canal for other victims but did not find any. there is no word on what caused the car to go into the canal. >>> within the last hour, the attorney for suspended state senator leland # yee announced he's stepping down as his attorney. he said, his defense will be in great hands with jim lassert. i was happy to help especially at a critical time in he

they've already ordered the evacuation of thousands of people in northern chile'. we've seen pictures of dozening of them packing up their things. and fairly calmly, i must say, getting their things together and moving to higher ground. chile', like so much of this region, is prone to earthquakes. they are accustomed to them. and in one of the very big recent earthquakes they didn't issue the tsunami warning early enough. this is important for them to get this warning out there and get people to higher ground. so that's really the emphasis right now. and i think that's what we'll be seeing in the next few minutes and hours. >> right. we're watching the images as we're seeing them, people basically evacuating, trying to move to higher ground in coastal areas. i'm told they just extended the watch. to now panama, costa rica, niceragua. >> most of the plates of the earth come together. the smallest earthquakes when plates pull apart. when they come together like off the coast of chile' you can generate very powerful earthquakes. i believe deadly tsunamis have been gene

powerful 7.6 quake struck off of the coast of northern chile, triggering a tsunami alert in chile and peru. so far there have been no reports of deaths or injuries from the aftershock. >>> the death toll of the landslide has reached 30. they are having trouble identifying at least one of the confirmed dead. >> the storm watch today, the severe weather here is pushing to the east in arkansas and missouri. a tornado watch already issued in the last 30 minutes. severe thunderstorms are reported and the rain is pushing to the east in areas favorable to produce tornado. this line here will continue to push east. more rain to the east, but it's moving into the area, and later today, as the sunshine starts to heat things up. severe storm risk over the entire area. and to the north of that, where it's cold, we have winter severe thunderstorm warnings in effect, this entire region, the storm is moving, and the radar shows the rain here on this warm front, and it will continue to push east. bringing some of that severe weather to the mid atlantaic. tomorrow, areas of north carolina and west vir

and 8.2 magnitude quake has hit northern chile. hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated. the quake has caused at least five deaths. chile is the world's largest copper producer. let's talk about the impact with manus cranny. iswhat you have got here mining throughout the country. this is the quake site just off the coast. got tsunami warnings over here in the asian area. you can see the impact is in the northern part of chile where the president has declared a catastrophe area. convicts have escaped. in terms of mining, there have been huge power outages. of translating that story into a market and business context, let's have a look at some of the movers. copper is hitting a three-week high. the roll call of copper producers, glencore is one of the top producers in the world. you also have buildings in there at number six. you are seeing a rise here. there are a couple other factors that play in this morning. one is the overall growth story in the world. you have mining strikes in south africa. you begin to understand t

chile. an 8.0 magnitude quake, off of the northern coast, 50 miles northwest of iquique, chile. tsunami warning is in effect for chile and peru and ecuador. joining us, a geology professor at san diego state university. and pat, we have heard that the tsunami has formed in the sense that we're getting waves 6 feet higher than normal waves in areas, and could that be the beginning or just the production of what happened with this quake? >> well, that's not the main thing we're waiting for for these things. the main thing is the storms going on right now. and the tsunamis are famous for a lot of times, me come in sometimes, and other times, directly. and that doesn't sound like the waves are directly related but it's early to know what's going to come in with the tsunamis. mind you, this is not going to be as big as japan three years ago, not something of that size, but we're talking about significant potential fun theless. >> what about the tsunami that hit india and sri lanka, not that size either? >> no. both of those were 9 earthquakes and the maximum we're dealing with is 8.

powerful aftershocks continue to jolt northern chile. and coastal residents are moving to higher ground. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry says israeli and palestinian peace talks are at a critical moment and urges leaders of both sides to compromise. >>> and some residents in china are demanding a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of growing piles of garbage. aftershocks are rattling residents of northern chile. they're still trying to recover from a magnitude 8.2 earthquake on tuesday. now, more tremors, and the fear of tsunami, have forced some people to head for higher ground. nhk world's noboru knackshima reports. >> reporter: outside in the middle of the night, warning of another big temblor. people rushed outside and climbed to safety on higher ground. residents remain anxious, wondering when the aftershocks will stop. this is part of iquique. we can see many boats are turned over by the tsunami. and divers are trying to retrieve the people's belongings. tsunami waves reaching two meter in height engulfed the port.

and powerful aftershocks continue to jolt the northern chile a coastal residents are moving to higher ground. the lakers in japan's lower house had given the greenlight to nuclear energy deals with turkey and the united arab emirates prime minister shinzo a band of readers of the two countries signed agreements last may for japan to supply them with nuclear technology turkey and the uae will have to use nuclear power for peaceful purposes only and accept international inspectors as part of the deal. a majority of lower house members voted for bill's approving the agreements. but some opposition democrats didn't go along. the skit the dietitian or left the chamber before the vote base at the party support for the bills goes again xd its policy for phasing out nuclear power by twenty thirty. the dissidents include malcolm conn. he was prime minister at the time of the two thousand and eleven tradition accident. since then khan has a post nuclear power. the bills now go to the opera house for final approval. the head of a new company that will oversee the de commissioning of accretion of

the earthquake was about 50 miles, 60 miles off chile's northern coast. ll us the difference between an offshore quake and an inland quake. >> well, inland quakes can so much more deadly and devastated and in the long history of seismic events in chile, there has been a number of inland quakes. as you said earlier in the broadcast, this is the right characterisation, it seems as if chile has dodged a bullet. in 1868 an earthquake took place 100 miles, due north of the spot where this took place, and it devastated the next town north from iquique, which is ariqu. that had waves as eye as 34 feet. we can count our pressings we see 6 feet. that was at a time when there was no warning system, sirens or cars to carry anyone from the shore. 25,000 were kill. it's important for all of us about the warning whether it's on or off sure, you have to evacuate the way professor abbott said. >> how does a big quake, even offshore 50 miles, not cause more damage inland? >> well, this was a shallow quake, meaning it doesn't have as much distance to travel. and, in a sense

a massive 8.2 earthquake off the coast of chile. [ sirens ] alarms went off no northern chile. a tsunami warning is in effect for chile, peru, ecuador, colombia and panama. a tsunami watch in effect for costa rica, el salvador, guatemala and mexico. seismologists in chile have recorded at least four significant after shocks measuring at least 5.0 in magnitude. there have been numerous quakes in the same area over the past few weeks. a 6.7 quake rattled chile march 16. more than 100,000 people were briefly evacuated from low-lying areas. the strongest earthquake ever recorded also happened in chile in 1960. the 9.5 tremor that killed more than 5,000 people. we're covering this story from every angle. we're joined by chad myers in the weather center and greg stone joins us, as well. shasta, what is the situation at this hour where you are? >> well, don, what we're seeing across chile, across the coast is evacuations. in fact, some of the -- some tsunamis of two meters or six feet have already washed ashore in northern chile. so we're seeing hundreds, thousands of people moving to

a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern chile last night, killing at least five people. well, this morning it appears there has not been a significant number of injuries or major damage. the magnitude 8.2 quake set off a small tsunami that forced evacuations along chile's entire pacific coast. the quake was felt in nearby peru, bolivia, and followed at least 20 aftershocks. the quake caused landslides that blocked roads and several businesses caught fire. and some 300 inmates escaped from a women's prison. chile is one of the most earthquake-prone places. they say this is the latest in the past two weeks and may be a precursor to larger event. >> we expect another 8.8, 8.9 earthquake sometime in the future. it could be tomorrow or in a few years. we do not know when it's going to occur. the key here is this magnitude 8.2 is not the large one expected for this area. we're expecting a potentially even larger earthquake. >> now, following the quake off chile, a tsunami advisory was issued for hawaii. a tsunami is not expected to hit the island, but rough surf could pose a

they don't know what's ahead, and it's still a very tense situation near northern chile. cnn, chile. >>> it's called the ring of fire, shasta looks like she's standing on the ring. more about the earthquake. you were just telling me during her story, that's one of the driest spots on earth. >> yeah. where she was yesterday is the driest place on earth, drier than death valley. parts of it actually, evidence suggests haven't seen rainfall since the 1700s. we know it's dry. over 100 aftershocks. the ring of fire, i want to share it with you. one third of our planet's surface area is right there in front of you in the pacific ocean. and the ring of fire, we're talking about the plates diving into the continents or directly underneath the continents. and that's where 90% of the planet's earthquakes occur. 75% of our volcanos across the rick of fire. that's where the name comes from. 80% of the largest quakes in the world also occur across this region. that's why folks in chile have really been rattled in recent days. that 7.6 has been moved offshore. the epicenter was not sou

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. >> an 8.2 earthquake shook n northern chile and made lots of dth. that is a doing trapped in the rubble trapped in the rubble. his back legs were trapped in the concrete. guys passing by happened to hear the dagog's cries. what they do is nothing short of amazing. they come in and keep the doing calm. you can see it is covered in dust and debris. >> that is a huge piece of concrete. you can tell that the doig is still trying to get out. they use their own brute force and come together and create like a human lever to lift this giant slab of concrete off this dog they were able to rescue the dog. although it did have an injury to one of their hind legs they were able to rescue it. >> they could have given up but they didn't give up. the dog had no chance. there is no way it would have made it out on its own. >> criminals caught in the act. this first one sort of a panty raid of sorts. watch this woman at a children's clothing boutique. she is grabbing inbing fistfuls panties shoves all that stuff into her panties and hikes her pants back up. that hap

a powerful earthquake off the coast of northern chile has left six people dead and triggered tsunami in the pacific. south korea military officials say two drones that recently crashed within its borders may have been sent on the door japanese utilities want to get nuclear reactors back online art operating engineers to use robots as they try to be better prepared for emergencies people in chile are recovering from a powerful earthquake that struck on the northern coast. at least six people are dead the tremor triggered tsunami that hit the country shores and prompted alerts over the pacific. an image of the pacific tsunami warning center says the magnitude eight point two earthquake struck before nine pm local time on tuesday. interior ministry officials say six people died. some of them after being crushed by buildings. it was very strong on everything. all we could do was pray with our daughter people in the region have been feeling continuing tremors. the us geological survey says a magnitude six point two aftershock was reported north of the port city of the pkk several fires br

a major earthquake has hit the northern coast of chile.undreds of thousands of people were evacuated. that earthquake triggered a small tsunami. waves 2 meters high battered the coast, but this anomaly alert has since been canceled. miraculously, just five people have been reported that so far. here is william hildebrand. >> the northern coast was struck by a powerful 8.2 earthquake. followed by more than 10 aftershocks and a small senomyx. the president said that the military would be brought in to maintain order. >> appropriate measures have been taken to protect their lines -- and the government will continue to confront this emergency and protect our citizens. >> the massive earthquake was 100 miles northwest of the mining town in a region that had experienced several earthquakes over the last two weeks. at the northern coast -- thousands of people must leave their homes. landslides caused by the earthquake blocked some roads, adding to traffic jams. 140 kilometers from the epicenter, this is one of the hardest hit regions. >> it was s

now, chile has been hit with a major aftershock one day after that earthquake that rocked the northern coast. the powerful aftershock struck after northern chile late last night, but there were no reports of damage. resident michelle bachelet, who had gone to the area -- president michelle bachelet, who had gone to inspect the area, was evacuated from her hotel. there was an 8.2 earthquake on tuesday that left six dead. the prime minister of malaysia has gone to the australian search base for missing flight 370. he met with the australian prime minister at the base near perth today. hips, and now a nuclear-powered submarine have been combing the indian ocean. no debris has been found. about --not be certain of ultimate success in the we can be mh370, but certain that we will spare no effort, that we will not rest until we have done everything we humanly can. >> i know that until we find the plane many families cannot start to grieve. i cannot imagine what they must be going through. we i can promise them that will not give up. agency has refugee just come out with its latest figures on

magnitude 8.2 quake struck northern chile last night. it touched off landslides, forced 900,000 people to be evacuated. six people have died so far. more than 300 prisoners, by the way, managed to escape during the confusion. only 26 of them have been recaptured. the quake started several fires. someone posted this video of a fire in tive, chile, reporting a 6.0 aftershock around the time that this video was recorded. in fact, the u.s. geological survey said it's recorded three dozen aftershocks, all over 5.0 in magnitude. the chilean government has called off the evacuations. it's reopened three airports. as for the tsunami alert for chile, that also has been cancelled this hour. but this is still a concern for hawaii now. this powerful quake off of chile's coast is pushing strong waves toward hawaii's shoreline. so to explain sort of how all of this works, i want to bring in our nbc meteorologist bill karins with more. and just, when you see -- you hear the word tsunami, let's get something clear. the hawaiian islands are not being was

at 8:00.." >> shaking could be felt as far as 300 miles away. >> the 8.2 quake hit in northern chilenew what and when. >> malaysia's police chief said the criminal investigation is focused on the pilots and cabin crew. >>> tiger woods recent medical history reads like a football players rather than a golfer. it's a setback for the golfer that seemed to be bullet proof. >> members of the navy s.e.a.l. parachute team jumped into the petco park. >> the great rawivera, gone gone. >> i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. as the sun comes up chile is getting a better idea of the damage from the quake. >> hundreds of thousands evacuated their homes. the quake damaged homes and businesses in northern chile and create add 6-foot tsunami in the pacific. watches were posted in hawaii but later were cancelled. >>> political donors can give to as many candidates and packs and political parties as they want. a maximum overall amount of contributions was set, and there are individual for individual candidates and organizations. >>> and then house members were told yesterday that sh

for >> pam: s 6.4 magnitude aftershock has hit in northern chile near the same area with the 8.2 magnitude quake hit last night. the death toll from one stickle extent as 6:00 new tonight at 8 kron4's scott rates spoke with the u.s. g as about the quake and the following tsunami warning. >> reporter: try to see if fricassee some waves here and if we could be next for the big one? >> it occurred just off shore about 50 mi. per. >> new but it will cause a tsunami for two reasons. the magnitude and is very shallow. pushing up the energy is being pushed out into the western pacific where the strongest waves are shown here. occurring in new zealand. the colors are very subdued creek and the sea that the wave propagation will not be very significant. less than a foot here in california. since to those of port we've had a lot of earthquakes. a day than a decade ago. all the shares to test our theories. all of these chances to test t byhe theories >> reporter: wouldalways have a plan >> pam: one of the key figures in san francisco's federal corruption case raymond schlep to pull nhl now have a law

reporter: these sirens went off shortly after the massive earthquake struck off the coast of northern chile. chilean tv broke in with images from the first moment the earthquake hit. causing drivers to clog major highways. the navy reported the first wave hit the coast within 45 minutes of the earthquake. it struck northwest of the mining firm. it reported no serious damage to operations. the sub secretary of the interior ministry appealed to residents who evaluated from coastal regions to not return until they get the all-clear. neighboring peru and bolivia felt the effects. in the bo live began city, panicked residents poured into the street and clung to whatever belongings they could carry. francis. >> chi>>> the the ceo of genera motors said she's sorry about a defection linked to 13 deaths and millions of recalls. moving forward gm will dot right thing barra said. she faced tough questions tuesday from lawmakers and at times didn't answer district questions. tracy pots is live in washington. >> reporter: good morning. she didn't have the answers. they're still investigating over at gm.

in other world news a powerful earth quick hit northern chile, five have been killed. the 8.2 magnitude quake struck off the coast near the border with peru. lucia newman has the latest. >> the powerful earthquake struck late tuesday night. within australian hour the first tsunami wage hit the chile coast. there has been a tsunami warning for chile, ecuador and peru. they are the closest countries to the epicentre, and the other ones, and there was a tsunami watch that was posted for columbia, panama and costa rico. >> the chilean mining port of iquique was the most impacted. an area that in the last month had been rocked by hundreds of less powerful tremors. following the quake there was reports of fires and several dying from heart attacks. >> chile's president michelle bachelet declared a state of kat as trophy in the regions allowing her to send out the army to secure property and the prevent looting much. >> translation: the tsunami was issued promptly, e have learnt of the deaths of some whose identities are being confirmed. >> tuesday's earthquake was shallow, 2

this thing was about 12 miles deep, and 60 miles off the coast of northern chile. that provides a good buffer zone. some people say in the capital of chile, they did not feel this earthquake. they're still sending trues to try to figure out what happened. . the big concern with this earthquake is the tsunami and now noaa is telling us that there is sighting of at least a 5.8 foot wave that could be heading toward this region, that's a fairly strong wave. because these waves don't just crash on the beach like most of us realize this is a wave that sweeps inland. now we're being told in the heavily populated coastal areas, they are evacuating tens of thousands of people, telling them to get to higher ground. if you look at the region you worry about the west coast of this country. we're being told there's a tsunami watch issued up and down the west coast, from washington state, oregon on down through california and mexico. a watch is different from a warning, a watch means we're on the lookout. what they'll do for the next several hours is look at these buoys, the pac

. >> there have been more aftershocks in northern chile following a magnitude 8.2 earthquake on wednesday. residents in the hardest-hit city of iquique have been sleeping outdoors fearing their homes might collapse. >> a boat in the air through the port of iquique, one of dozens of vessels that can no longer float in the water. >> we were 200m out on the dock when the earthquake struck, crushing the boat on to the peer. now i can't work to feed my family. >> in fact, no one is out fishing. the port is closed and in any case, there's no ice to keep the catch fresh, i'm told. >> it's been three days sense an earthquake brought the city to a standstill, and patience wears thin. >> this water is only good enough for the toilet this woman complains. near we discover that hundreds of merchants from bolivia that come to the port for the day are stranded, many penny also. the only road to the border is blocked by a landslide. >> i have never had this experience before. we don't have earthquakes in bolivia. i want to go home. there has been hundreds of aftershocks. one as strong as the earthquake.

. >>> a huge aftershock rattled northern chile. it was 7.8. struck just a few hours ago. no reports of any casualties. initial tsunami warnings have been lifted as well. at least six people were killed in yesterday's quake and it caused widespread action. one plate is sliding under another. we have the same kind of set up here in the bay area. >> we are here living in earthquake country in the bay area and southern california and it's a reminder that we need to be ready and prepared and do what we can to make sure our structures are safer. >> with different plates at play, the big one could be even bigger depending on where you are in california. seismologists say the largest quake to struck the south would be in the sevens but here in the bay area, we could experience an 8 or a 9. >>> tonight, there was a loud roar of jets in fremont, hayward, and san leandro. all because christin ayers says the oakland airport couldn't keep the lights on. christin? >> reporter: that's right. the lights went dark around 8:00 tonight. that meant that planes had to be diverted and that sen

we told you about that major earthquake a magnitude 8.0 quake that struck off the coast of northern chile. this happened within the last hour. we're tracking the story through our source as well as through chilean tv. is that live feed of the television coverage from chile as we speak. a tsunami warning is in effect for chaerks peru and ecuador. officials here in the united states is evaluating the tsunami threat for hawaii. they are determining whether to issue a tsunami warning for hawaii. no word yet on damages or injuries. "nightly news" will be tracking the story as well. >> we'll have more tonight at 6:00 also. good night. >>> on our broadcast tonight, demanding answers from the new woman in charge at gm. why didn't the company warn customers about a defect it knew about for over a decade while lives were lost? >>> disaster zone. our first look tonight at the unbelievable force of nature up close after the landslide that wiped out much of a community. >>> early detection. controversial findings reigniting the debate over mammograms yet again. >>> and the amazing comeback happening t

so really frayed nerves, i would say, in northern chile. >> absolutely. >>> well, our breaking news coverage continues on the shooting at ft. hood and also missing malaysia airlines flight 370. we'll continue to track that all morning. first, though, the death toll rising in that mudslide that buried people inwasht neighborhood. breaking developments overnight from there. >>> following breaking news this morning from ft. hood, from ft. hood, where four soldiers are dead this morning, 16 others injured after a gunman opened fire at two locations on the base, and then he took his own life. cnn has learned the gunman was specialist ivan lopez. he had only transferred to ft. hood a few months ago. he was undergoing treatment for depression and anxiety. ft. hood and the community around it has been through this before. a soldier opening fire on fellow service members, and the mayor of killeen, texas, tells cnn's don lemon it's heartbreaking to see this happen again. >> it's a military community. we experienced the tragedy in november -- on november 5th, 2009, where 13 people were killed and 30 wo

we're expecting the tsunami wave of at least six meters will occur along the coast of northern chile. >> and that tsunami should be hitting chile in the next 10 or 15 minutes. you told me earlier it also could send a wave across the pacific ocean to hawaii where it may hit with about a one foot wave. reporting live in minlo park, len ramirez kpix 5. >> len, on the usgs, thank you very much. >> you're also keeping an eye on the rain move our way? >> reporter: lots of rainfall. it shifted out of san francisco and out of san mateo. we have a lot of rainfall on the 680 corridor, 880 corridor ander where inland. that is south to martinez, vacaville. all the way down to san jose we're still seeing rain. notice the yellows are moving east. so it will be the central valley getting they have victims rainfall now. look at the left side of your television screen. just scattered showers. i think the most widespread heaviest rainfall is finished for san francisco for oakland, for san jose. we will see scattered showers throughout the evening. that said, we still could see small hail, a few lightni

a powerful earthquake off the coast of northern chile has left six people dead and triggered tsunami in the pacific. south korea military officials say two drones that recently crashed within its borders may have been sent on the door japanese utilities want to get nuclear reactors back online art operating engineers to

chile. and this area has had a number of earthquakes in the magnitude 8s, even up to 8.8 in the northern partve heard talk about this so-called ring of fire, these plates are very -- they're very active in the area, is that what's happening? >> well, the whole rim of the pacific up south america across alaska, japan and down to the south seas is an area where the two fastest moving tectonic plates, the pacific plate and the nazca plate are active. the faster the plate moves, the more earthquakes you have and the bigger earthquakes you have. this was definitely in the ring of fire. >> so let's talk about the fact that this is a situation that potentially could have been much more catastrophic. was the fact that it was off shore, we know that this earthquake, the epicenter was off shore. is that what saved it from being far more devastating in terms of the lives lost and the destruction to the land? we're still getting word of that right now. >> well, being off shore means that no one's sitting right on top of it so the shaking could have been worse than it was, but on the other hand, a quake u

thousands of people in northern chile are still without water or power.his is after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake shook the area on wednesday. more than 2500 homes were damaged. a seventh was its magnitude aftershock struck the region late wednesday. the aftershock-supply systems, leaving about half of the region. in the dark. 80 percent of the city's power grid was affected. >> we will not tracked the latest with the weather. storm tracker 4 shows the rain is moving out. heavy rain towards the alta mount pass. as we zoom in on your neighborhood you will notice that it is light rain to a san ramon. we do have a sale would have rain pripet the next level or rise shortly and we had scattered showers for trial way for. the peninsula has light rain stretching from burlingame to redwood city. the rain will intensify closer to menlo park. it is dry and the south bay. in looks like the rain-as it is pretty concentrated in fact there is a sale to richmond just as you make your way to the bridge. the rain will continue and it will be very spotty, isolated showers for

chile, causing major evacuations and at least five deaths. you can hear the sirens. many scrambled to leave their homes as sirens did sound in the northern part of the country. there were at least 20 significant aftershocks. chilean officials say there are road collapses and power out in many areas. reporter martin arasta is live in chile with the latest and joins us on the phone. martin? >> reporter: hello, deborah. >> so, what is happening there? what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, it seems to be good news, deborah. the crisis, the earthquake or the impact from the earthquake appears to have sided and there have been no major casualties and no major damage. there are five dead. two of them apparently are from heart attacks. the electricity has been cut off to the city, iquique, hardest hit by the shocks from the earthquake, which -- it was actually offshore. it was several miles off the coast, which is the reason that the damage and casualties are limited. and what everybody was fearing during the night was a tsunami, possible tsunami, and a tsunami warning was in effect until just about an hour ago, but that appears to have subsid

♪ >>> we're going to be keeping a close eye on chile where an 8.2 magnitude quake hit off the northernng two people dead, three injured. there is a tsunami warning in effect for chile and peru. here was the scene just a few hours ago in northern chile. you can hear the tsunami warning sirens going off. and more breaking news tonight as the search goes on in the indian ocean. teams looking for any sign of debris from malaysian airlines flight 370. the search will now be focused to the east where teams have been looking. they will now have a nuclear submarine from the uk. the search so far has yielded nothing and today australian officials warned that there is no end in sight for searching for this airliner. we'll have more on what the lead investigator has said. but first atika schubert joins me live. do we know if they have abandoned the area they were searching in the last couple of days or has that been completely searched? >> reporter: it's been completely searched. that's why they've moved it over slightly to the east. they're looking for debris constantly on the move. so they're p

. >> there have been more after shocks in northern chile following an 8.2 earthquake on wednesday andm the hardest hit city when many people are sleeping outdoors for fear of their homes collapsing. >> a boat flying through the air in the port here. one of dozens of fishing vessels that can no longer float in the water. >> translator: we were 200 meters out on the dock when the earthquake struck crashing the boat on the peer and now my arms are crossed and i cannot work to feed my family. >> reporter: in fact no one is out fishing. the port is closed and in any case there is no ice to keep the catch fresh i'm told. it's been three days since a massive earthquake brought the port city of nearly half a million people to a stand still and patients is beginning to wear thin. this water is good enough for the toilet this woman complains. nearby we discover hundreds of merchants who regularly come to the tax-freeport for the day to buy merchandise are now stranded, many penniless. the only road to the border is blocked by a landslide. >> translator: i've never had this experience before. we

a magnitude eight point two earthquake struck off the coast of northern chile tuesday evening local time causing landslides and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning that force those in coastal areas to about two weeks. the us geographical survey said the quakes entry ninety eight km northwest of mining were to be key to a twenty km deep in the pacific ocean at eight forty six p m tuesday. the chilean president has declared three northern regions hit by the quake as disaster areas waves of up to two point one meters were reported earlier in the area. and palmer is still out for thousands of local residents until eight and december notes have been cut off due to landslides in the hours since the earthquake multiple aftershocks have rattled the region including at least one and the magnitude six or eight. hm me also feel the effects and to camp muir logical agency warned that high waves triggered by the quake in chile could be championed by early tomorrow morning here in korea the agency expects that the eastern coastal regions will see the effects thursday morning and the south

the earthquake struck off the coast of northern chile about an hour 15 minutes ago.e epicenter was offshore about 60 miles. it is the same area that has been hit by numerous quakes over the past two weeks. the quake has signaled a tsunami warning. waves striking cities on the northern coast. we want to show you live pictures. this is showing people evacuating the low-lying area near the coast. we see cars lined up on city streets. there are traffic jams. we should make it clear there is no tsunami threat to california, alaska, or hawaii. the warning center are monitoring the fallout from this 8.2 quake off the coast of chile. we will bring you more as it comes in. for now, i'm lip dangers employee. >> linda, thank you. >>> live look at the skies above the bay area right now. >> thanks, linda. >> still looking pretty stormy as thunder, lightning and bursts of heavy rain continue to move through. this is what it looked like just three hours ago. down came the

the government evacuated chile's northern coast and the president declared the area a disaster zone. 3-hundred prisoners managed to escape in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. a tsunami later rolled in, pounding the shore with 6-foot waves. tsunami watches and warnings neighboring countries have since been dropped. the search for a missing malaysian passenger jet is now into its 26-th day. and authorities are now declaring that the disappearance was a criminal act. more than 170 people have given statements to investigators. computer experts have yet to release their findings from searching the homemade flight simulator belonging to the plane's pilot. ten planes and nine ships continue to search the indian ocean for the plane this morning, a bit east of where they were yesterday. australia has assigned an air traffic controller, to ensure that the planes don't crash into one another. as of now, there is no sign of the missing plane. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a man charged with sexually assaulting a u-i-c student in a shower is due in bond court to

at night strong selling point eight magnitude earthquake has hit northern chile just one day after a deadly eight point two magnitude quake struck that same area. michelle by joanne who was reviewing the damage and our cat has left the area. according to the us geological survey the quake is the largest series of aftershocks following tuesday's major quake. today's quake was located ninety km south of the week with at the relatively shallow depth of twenty km it was earlier reported as a magnitude seven point four. there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage the pacific tsunami warning center says there is no widespread tsunami threat but that the latest from the crew is generally a local tsunami. chile's emergency office said it already prevented the evacuation of coastal area. tuesday's eight point two magnitude quake killed six people. a small tsunami included portions of some coastal towns. amid the chaos hundreds of women escaped from a prison. only two base hit off the western coast of the americas in the past week. experts say the major eight point two creek in chile

. >> many people in northern chile are still without water or power. this after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake shook the area wednesday. more than two-thousand-500 homes were damage. a seven-point-six-magnitude aftershock struck the region late wednesday. the aftershock damaged supply systems, leaving about half of the region's urban area in the dark. 80-percent of the city's power grid was affected and the supply of drinking water was almost completely disrupted. >> police in pakistan have stunned just about everyone. by arresting and booking a 9-month-old baby. little moosa khan was even finger-printed. authorities in the community called "muslim town" - say, he was throwing stones at police officers during a raid. he was booked for his quote- "involvement in an assassination plot" against police. the baby is out on bail. fortunately, the media attention is causing some higher officials to at least take a second look. police authorities have now been asked to submit a report on the case. >> watching wall street this morning. stocks are on track for their

this is inside of a store in northern chile where the earthquake began, people remained calm and allf a sudden the store manager directed people to leave immediately and you see the merchandise falling off the shelves and in one case, they almost hit a baby in the head and there have been babyies hit. >> some were cribbed and we must remain alert for local authorities. >> they have end played people the top area and the government will know more on the extent of the damage and whether more people were killed. now more tsunami warnings have been canceled, however a tsunami advisory remains for hawaii and it's not expected but they should expect to see stronger currents. >>> the carve a missing san rafael man disappeared and the body was found nearby. it has not been found and the car was found north of the area belonged to 93-year-old robert davis. he was last seen in february leaving a restaurant in madera. >>> not raining everywhere but roads are wet what are you saying on the road and bridges. it has been telling us the weather there is getting kind of dicey and it is slow, it is s

. ♪ mattress discounters the northern coast of chile. >>> at least five people are dead after a powerfulthquake jolts the northern coast of chile. officials hope to get a better idea of the damage at sun-up. marlie hall is covering the developing story. >>> reporter: a massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake shook chile's northern coast tuesday night. panic set in when the quake hit damaging buildings and sending people into the street. thousands walked to higher ground and packed roadways trying to evacuate low-lying coastal communities after the earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. scientists say there could be more to come in this earthquake-prone region. >> we expect another 8.8 or 8.9 earthquake sometime in the future. it could be tomorrow, it could be in 50 years. we don't know when it's going to occur but the key point here is this magnitude 8.2 is not the large earthquake that we were expecting. >> reporter: chile's president declared a state of emergency and deployed 100 anti-riot police and 300 soldiers to prevent looting. after the earthquake hit, chileans here in the u.s. tried d

chile's president appeared on television hours ago. declared that a number of northern provinces are disaster areas. she had this message. >> i would like to make a call for the people who live in areas to keep calm. follow the instructions of the local authorities and do everything that is necessary to ensure the security of themselves and their families. we have taken all the necessary steps to protect their lives, and the government will work as long as necessary to face this emergency and protect our compatriots. >> several hours since the quake was reported. tsunami warnings, have been cancelled, the after shocks continue to rattle the region. >> with an earthquake of this magnitude it will happen for several weeks. tsunami watches at one point included a dozen nations, cancelled. the warnings, cancelled. the remains in hawaii. i will read it allow, from the warning center. a major tsunami is not expected to strike the state of hawaii, threats occur that may be hazardous to swimmers and boaters as well. 3:30 in the morning local time there, i think that danger will

the quake that rocked chile's northern coast happened about this time yesterday. tonight people are still searching for survivors. troops held residents climb down the hillside in this coastal town in chile. the earthquake forced thousands to flee to higher ground because of a tsunami that sent 10-foot waves smashing into fishing boats. residents captured the violent tremors as they rippled through northern chile tuesday night. the shaking destroyed hundreds of buildings and set off landslides that now block roads. the surveillance camera shows shoppers running for cover as items are knocked off shelves. many are without power but the damage is much less than authorities anticipated. chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone areas and has experienced at least 20 aftershocks. the country's president has declared a state of emergency and is visiting the hardest hit communities to see the damage firsthand and meet with emergency workers. with faults coursing through the bay area and recent scares to the south, the chilean quake raises fears here. >> we are in

all off the coast of iquique in northern chile. the georgia restaurant that theft reputation of paula deen has closed. it made the announcement yesterday saying thank you for ten great years. uncle bubba's is closed. it gained attention in 2012 after a former employee sooned dean and co-owners -- claiming that the work environment was ripe with slurs. that's when deen admitted to using a slur during a pretrial deposition. if you read a lit basically this apparently the employees that worked at the restaurant were the last to know. they showed up and found the restaurant closed. a bit of tough news. >> david letterman announcing retirement to a stunned audience. we'll hear from him. >>> taking a live look at dublin. the commute well under way. not looking too bad. wet roads. we've been watching the rainfall hitting areas of the bay area. it's going to be a wet drive. >> i didn't stay up late enough to see this. late show host david letterman shocked his viewers announced his retirement. >> a man who owns this network, he and i had a