in northwest d.c. just by example would be in favor of some of the government programs that would encourage job creation. >> right. i wish -- it is an intractable problem and i wish i had a good answer for you. this is a tough period politically and you are right. political forces today are pushing against what we need to do. i guess i have to the answers. one is ultimately it is incumbent upon all of us to speak with a loud voice to be politically active when we are able to even things and i kind of feel like to some extent the people who have been the loudest and most active are the people that are pushing against the government support and further stimulus and job creation so i think all we can do as citizens is talk about these issues and write and call our elected officials and make us think about, and i don't think that's happened as much actually on kind of the pro-government support site as it has on the anti-- the other thing, let's not really another thing i guess, even if that doesn't push t

in northwest d.c.just by example would be in favor of some of the, you know, governmental programs that would encourage job creation. >> is right, right, right. i wish i -- an intractable problem, and i wish i had a good answer for you. i mean, this is a, this is a tough period politically, and you're right. i mean, the political forces today are really pushing against what we need to do, not towards it. i guess i have two answers. you know, one is, um, you know, ultimately, it's incumbent upon all of us to speak with a loud voice, to be politically active, you know, when we really believe in things, and i kind of feel like to some extent the people who have been loudest and most active are the people that are pushing against, um, government support and further stimulus and job creation. so, i mean, i think all we can do as citizens is talk about these issues and write and call our elected officials and make a stink about it. and, you know, i don't think that, um, i don't think that's happened as much,

let's talk once again in suzanne kennedy in northwest d.c., watching the trees go down. what's the latest, suzanne. >> we've been able to light up the situation where we are in the 3900 block of edmond street northwest. you can see this better than we've been showing you all morning. this is the second tree that fell on this block within a half hour's time. this fell literally right in front of ourize. we felt the ground shake. we saw the tree branches russell and then it came down. we'll show you what effect it had on this two-story house here. they had to take people out the back door of this building as they evacuated them an hour and a half ago. the fortunate thing about this situation, it fell for the most part in an area where one of these apartments or homes had been taken down and they were renovating or putting up another building here. there are two trees on this block. they fell within the 2:00 hour. people said they heard rumbling, felt the ground shake and then the trees came down. fortunately they were able to get out safely. there was a baby that came out,

but my guess is most people in northwest d.c. just by example with the in favor of some of the government programs that would encourage job creation. >> right, right, right. it is an intractable commented i wish i had a good answer for you. this is a tough. not politically and you are right. the political forces today are really pushing against what we need to do and not towards it. i guess i have two answers. one is, ultimately it is incumbent upon all of us to speak with aloud voice, to be politically active when we really believe in things and i kind of feel like to some extent the people who have been the loudest and most active are the people that are pushing against government support and stimulus and job creation so i think all we can do as citizens is talk about these issues and write and call our elected officials, and make a stink about it. and you know, i don't think that, i don't think that has happened is much actually on kind of the pro-government support site as it has on the anti. the other thing -- well it is rea

but my guess is most people in northwest d.c. just by example with the in favor of some of the government programs that would encourage job creation. >> right, right, right. it is an intractable commented i wish i had a good answer for you. this is a tough. not politically and you are right. the political forces today are really pushing against what we need to do and not towards it. i guess i have two answers. one is, ultimately it is incumbent upon all of us to speak with aloud voice, to be politically active when we really believe in things and i kind of feel like to some extent the people who have been the loudest and most active are the people that are pushing against government support and stimulus and job creation so i think all we can do as citizens is talk about these issues and write and call our elected officials, and make a stink about it. and you know, i don't think that, i don't think that has happened is much actually on kind of the pro-government support site as it has on the anti. the other thing -- well it is rea

. >> national cathedral in northwest washington, d.c., that also sustained damage. >> we are preparing for the worst. >> and right wing 19th century nostalgia pushes rick perry to the top of the republican polls. >> perry should have an economic message to share. >> closer ties to the tea party network than certainly mitt romney does. >> please, don't quote me. >> pining for a white knight to replace the current candidates. >> i think it's a little early to be dissatisfied with the candidates. >> i've tried losing, i think i like winning better. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes in for lawrence o'donnell. in libya, it is the second day in a row of almost there. tonight, the jubilant rebel forces hesitate to claim victory because moammar gadhafi's whereabouts still remain unknown and scattered fighting continues in the capital. britain's channel 4 asked gadhafi's foreign minister in the conflict if the conflict is finished. he said yes, this is my feeling, if i was in charge, i'd tell loyalists to lay down their arms. in benghazi, the head of the transitional council annou

one others i'd point it is you made a comment about northwest but my guess is most people in northwest d.c. by example would be in favor of governmental problems to encourage job creation. >> right. it is an intractable problem and i wish i had good answer for you. it is a tough period politically and you are right. political forces today are pushing against what we need to do. not towards it. i have two answers. one is it is incumbent upon all of us to speak with a loud voice and be politically active when we really believe in things. i kind of feel like to some extent the people who have been loudest and most active are the people who are pushing against government stimulus and job creation. all we can do as citizens is talk about these issues and write and call our elected officials and make us think about it. had don't think that has happened as much on the pro government support has and it has on the anti. another thing -- and not another thing. even if it does not push the government for a wholesale change in strategy there's a lot we can be doing that doesn't actually cost money. we

it's in an area of northwest d.c. it's really a residential area.s of apartments, regular grocery stores. very residential area. then you've got this huge majestic cathedral there. it's the only thing i would say about the cathedral, the danger would be it is so -- in a city that doesn't have a lot of tall buildings, the cathedral is a sweeping sight. just to get a picture of it you literally have to step back two, three blocks away to fit it all in your view finder. something falling from that height, could be an area of concern especially in an area where you've got normal residential area where people are walking down the street and going to and from the bus stops and metro stops. >> so does it appear to you that folks are streaming back into the pentagon. no more concern, coming back to work? >> it was carry, like barbara said. your first thought unfortunately, is wow, are we being attacked? but then i think after a few seconds, i kind of -- my earthquake sense kind of kicked in and i realized no, this is an earthquake. don't expect to feel one

than one in five people just raised their hands, and that's not surprising because we're in northwest washington, d.c.. [laughter] and america's power cities and creative enclaves, the places to which the most highly educated, highest potential people flocked before, you know, over the past 20 years have felt this recession much more lightly than most of america. housing values didn't decline as much and rebounded more, wage growth has been remarkably rapid in the last year or so, particularly in places like manhattan and silicon valley. it's a very different environment than characterizes much of the country now, and i think in part, it explains why politically we have been less focused on job growth than we really should be today. david, an economist at mit, looked carefully at the structure of job losses in this recession, and what he found was that overwhelmingly the jobs lost on net were what economists call mid-skill jobs. these were jobs in manufacturing, non-manager office work like clerks, administrative assistants that have tiply been taken by people with a high school degree, but not a fou

. >> our pete williams also in the area says that they felt a mild tremor in northwest washington, d.ct back to the sirens, do you know if there is an evacuation of any sort taking place, sir? >> i don't know. i'm outside, and i can hear the sirens in the distance, but the senate is only going to be briefly in pro forma session today and i may literally be the only senator here. so, there is relatively few staff here at the moment. much of the capital is on recess this week. >> is your staff with you, senator? >> yes. there's now announcements being made about evacuation and clearing the area, so, if we can return for a moment. >> go ahead, sir. i want to update the audience that the pentagon is being evacuated after the earthquake was felt as well, but let me get your quick reaction to tripoli, and we are juggling a bunch of things here, and what is your reaction to the rebels penetrating the compound and tripoli has fall snen. >> i think it is very encouraging news that more than 40 years of dictatorial rule during which moammar gadhafi terrorized his own people, and attacked america

national cathedral up in northwest washington, d.c., that also sustained damage yesterday.ires that sit on top of the tower if you will have fallen off or been significantly damaged, and the tower they fear might be leaning, so they're looking at the national cathedraled is to see what, if anything, needs to happen. the cathedral is, of course, where they did the funeral or ronald reagan and gerald ford and the 9/11 service, really part of the national fabric, especially in washington, d.c.. the d.c. area schools closed today as they check the integrity of the buildings in the school systems and a lot of government buildings in and around d.c. are shut down as well today as they check those buildings to make sure that they're okay. but what's astonishing here, chris, is that the scope of this quake in terms of how big it was -- how -- the vast area in which it was felt, montreal in the north, you got atlanta in the south, all the way west out to chicago, no significant or serious, serious damage. and no injuries, and no deaths. it's really amazing, but they do say because t

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a 5.8 magnitude that was centered northwest of richmond, virginia, sheiaking much of washington, d.c.york city, rhode island. as far north at toronto. as far south as atlanta. there was one fairly sizable tremor thereafter. new york city mayor michael bloomberg has just give an press conference in which he said that all the airports are now functioning in the city. that's laguardia, newark and jfk. and amtrak, suspended 30 minutes is now functioning. no damage to any major river crossings. however, the national cathedral in washington has suffered some quite severe damage. we'll bring you more details as we get them, but i'm joined now by dr. wayne, the secretary of smithsonian institute and not only an expert on earthquake but actually felt this one himself. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon, martin. >> can you describe what happened as you sat, i'm assuming in that rather aghast building? >> we in the capitol building, built in 1957. up on the second floor having a meeting with some of the members of the board regents and the education staff in what's called the parlor room, wh

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d.c. the magnitude 5.8 quake hit about 40 miles northwest of richmond, virginia. but people felt it as far away as toronto and georgia. so if this was a moderate earthquake by west coast standards, why do those waves travel thousands of miles? sharon chin with the answer. >> miles from the virginia epicenter, people felt the shaking all the way from maine to atlanta and cleveland. >> there's another tremor. holy macro. >> why would a 5.8 quake befelt so far and wide when a west coast tumbler is only felt in the area. >> earth is hotter in california than it is in the east coast and when the earth is hot, the seismic energy doesn't travel away from the earthquake fault nearly as far. >> while california is known as earthquake country, it's not as well known that most of the u.s. is at risk for an earthquake. this usds map shows a few american states in white that do not have a moderate to serious earthquake hazard. >> they aren't very common, but they do happen. >> they don't know what triggered the virginia quake. >> you have these faults created back along, long

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d.c. >> the usgs is reported that go the magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck morning. it was 34 miles northwest of richmond, virginia. >> it was felt as far away as new york city and north carolina. >> and they are reporting shaking was felt in philadelphia and the delaware and new jersey regions, as well. >> we also have heard no reports of any serious injuries or damage. we're going to continue following this news and bring you updates online as soon as we get them. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm kristen sze. >> this morning bart's board president is apologizing to commuters. a protest disrupted service and forced bart to temporarily close two san francisco stations. on nick smith is live at bart headquarters in oakland. >> reporter: good morning. bart board of directors president would like to put an end to disruption of service. >> last night it was organized by the group anonymous. they were upset by the decision made by bart officials to shut off cellphone service at an august 11th demonstration against police on the bart platform. they did this in the interests of public safety. today in an

d.c. >> the usgs is reported that go the magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck morning. it was 34 miles northwest of richmond, virginia. >> it was felt as far away as new york city and north carolina. >> and they are reporting shaking was felt in philadelphia and the delaware and new jersey regions, as well. >> we also have heard no reports of any serious injuries or damage. we're going to continue following this news and bring you updates online as soon as we get them. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm kristen sze. >> this morning bart's board president is apologizing to commuters. a protest disrupted service and forced bart to temporarily close two san francisco stations. on nick smith is live at bart headquarters in oakland. >> reporter: good morning. bart board of directors president would like to put an end to disruption of service. >> last night it was organized by the group anonymous. they were upset by the decision made by bart officials to shut off cellphone service at an august 11th demonstration against police on the bart platform. they did this in the interests of public safety. today in an

d.c. oppressive humidity. only cool spots will be extreme pacific northwest and this area where fargo and great falls are. and looking for cool weather? that is the place to go. or come back here to the bay area, high temperatures state wide tomorrow, 92 in chico. 90 in sacramento. 107 down in palm springs. and 70 at big sur. 73 in san diego z here in the bay area, this is how things will shape up. clouds advancing inland. low clouds overnight pulling back tomorrow. clouds lingering tomorrow with highs only into upper 50s near the coast. half moon bay a high of 58. mild inland and low 80s in concord and mid-80s in antioch and up into the north bay, napa, 74. and 73 at san rafael. and finding mid to upper 80s in clear lake z down near monterey bay, highs near the bay only into 60s and inland highs just breaking 80 degree mark. and 82 in morgan hill. cool weather going to last, may not warm up again for a few days. >> thank you. >> slower is safer. that age-old adage being put into affect near all school autos officials in the process of putting up lines lowering school-zone speed limits to 15 miles per hou

d.c. the national cathedral was closed after losing a small chunk off its central tower. the quake was centered northwest of richmond, virginia, and was felt as far south as south carolina. even in chicago and detroit there was shaking. and also shook to the north in new york city where crowds felt it in times scare -- square. >> what's unusual is the size of the event. this is significantly larger. >> reporter: the 5.9 quake is the largest recorded in virginia since 1897. cell service was disrupted in many places, planes and trains delayed. several nuclear plants along the east coast were taken offline by safety systems. but there are few reports of any major damage. >> the very good news is the damage and any injuries that have been reported are very minor. no significant destruction. >> reporter: the unexpected quake leaving many shaken but little to clean up. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >> thank you very much. >>> tonight there are questions about the potential for a catastrophic earthquake along the eastern seaboard. how are faultlines different in that part of the country? nbc ba yy are

northwest of richmond. the half-mile deep quake was felt from washington, d.c., through baltimore, philadelphia north into newwest through toronto, canada and detroit, and in the south, down through north carolina and into georgia. in washington, the pentagon was evacuated for a time, as was the state department. office workerflooded downtown streets >> when the floor started to shake, i couldn't stand. my friend turned around and said, "i haven't been drinking." >> sreenivasan: and in this age of terrorism, many initially thought the hand of man, not mother nature, was at work. >> it started shaking violently. everyone stood up. we thought maybe a terrorist thing. >> i didn't make the connection, between 9/11 being a few weeks away, but my first thought was a terror attack. my building shook too violently for it to be anything normal. >> i was in my office and i thought it was terrorist attack, and so i was pretty scared. >> sreenivasan: and even with congress on recess, thousands of staffers still at work fled buildings on capitol hill. >> firstyou heard the shaking and the stuff moving, and then you felt t

d.c. there was worry about the tidal surge. that actually went northwestt night so we were quite lucky, high tide this morning around 8:00 a.m. i was here. no flooding of alexandria, virginia. which is rare. this part sometimes floods in the springtime when you get those april monsoons. overall folks in the d.c. area you might be without power, have a few downed trees, slowly coming out today on the alexandria boardwalk. folks walking their dogs. folks getting coffee. taking their kids out in strollers. people breathing a sigh of relief that they dodged a big bullet. >> it's a tragedy to report those three deaths across the state of virginia. due to not only the high winds but the saturated ground that brought down trees and that inluds the death of one 11-year-old boy. that's horrific news. in terms of the cleanup are officials giving any estimations as to how long it will take to get things picked up off the ground? >> let's talk about virginia. the southern part of the state didn't escape this. norfolk, you saw the images from norfolk. folks up to their

d.c., even the white house shook. the capitol and national monuments were evacuated. the national cathedral closed after losing chunks off its center spire. the 5.8 magnitude quake was centered northwest of richmond, virginia, and was felt from georgia and south carolina to maine, even michigan. >> tremors like everything was just shaking, the whole building was shaking. >> reporter: trains and planes were delayed. now experts warn more rumbling could follow. >> we will have earthquakes that will occur over days and weeks ahead from an earthquake like this. unfortunately, most often than not the aftershocks are smaller. >> reporter: good news for people along the east coast already shocked enough. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >>> well, elsewhere moammar gadhafi's fate appears to be all but sealed after rebels stormed and looted his tripoli compound yesterday. just hours ago with the elusive leader's whereabouts unknown, gadhafi released an audio address rallying loyal residents against rebel forces. brian mooar has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. gadhafi may have lost his seat of pow every, but he certainly hasn't lost his fight. in this audio mes

d.c. even the white house shook. the capitol and national monuments were evacuated. the national cathedral closed after losing chunks off its center spire. the quake was centered northwest of richmond, virginia, and was felt from georgia and south carolina to maine, even michigan. >> they're felt over a much wider area and that has to do primarily the difference between older geologic structures. >> so workers evacuated buildings in many eastern cities like new york and philadelphia. >> felt tremors. everything was shaking. >> reporter: planes and trains were delayed. and now experts warn more rumbling could follow. >> we will have earthquakes that will occur over days and weeks ahead from an earthquake like this. fortunately, most often than not, the after shocks are smaller. >> reporter: good news for people along the east coast. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >>> well, elsewhere muammar qadhafi's fate appears to be all but sealed after rebels stormed and looted his tripoli compound wednesday. just hours ago with the elusive leader's whereabouts unknown, qadhafi released an audio address rallying loyal residents against rebel forces. brian mooar has the lates

northwest of richmond, virginia. but people felt it as far away as toronto and georgia. there were no serious injuries, but it did send people running into the streets in new york and washington, d.c. >> the whole building started shaking. then we got up and started shaking. we all got dizzy and ran out. >> the thing that ran into my mind was a bomb. >> cracks have been spotted in the washington monument and three capstones broke off the national cathedral. there was no damage to the nation's infrastructure. this earthquake was different. >> this is a much sharper earthquake than i've ever felt in san francisco. earthquake's we've had rolled on for a longer period of time, but they weren't nearly as abrupt. >> much stronger than anything we felt in san francisco. >> there have been three aftershocks, but no major damage reported. >> this was a moderate earthquake, but people felt it for thousands of miles. why the seismic waves traveled for such a long distance. >> people felt the shaking all the way from maine to atlanta to cleveland. >> there's another tremor. >> why would a quake be felt so far and wide when the west coast would only be felt in the bay area. the hazards team. >

d.c., to philly. also, dallas, 107 today. you'll be hotter than phoenix. we're going to be warm in the pacific northwest.are you just waking up and joining us, this should be one of your warmest summer days yet around portland, oregon. you could hit 90 for the first time. that's ridiculous. then there's your sunday forecast. the east coast, veronica, is the areas that will be dodging those afternoon storms. veronica, i think the big buzz as we go throughout the next week will be what is heading towards florida? we could be dealing with our first significant tropical threat. >> we appreciate you watching it. thanks, bill. >>> we want to bring you breaking news out of iran where two american hikers have been sentenced eight years in jail. let's go now by telephone to nbc's ali arrouzi who is standing by in tehran. what are you ku tell us? >> we were expecting a heavy sentence like this. all the speculation during the two weeks since their last trial was that these guys were going to get a heavy sentence for espionage and illegally entering the country, but not all is lost. i spoke to their lawyer who said

d.c. where nbc news is, and we are right next door to the department of homeland security in northwest washington and a high point of the city, and several dhs employees are outside of their building as well. i talked to one of them on the cell phone who said they were ordered outside of their buildings. they are in an old u.s. navy facility hastily converted into the offices of the homelandment they say they have not heard of any damage and the response around town has varied. i talked to folks at the u.s. supreme court and they were not evacuated and the justices are not around in the summer, but a lot of the staff is there. the capitol was and people in parts of the pentagon were and other federal agencies, it seems to to vary, but we have not heard of any reports of damage, but it is so unusual here. my colleague kelly o'donnell who spent many years in los angeles, it was nothing to her, and no doubt that it was an earthquake to her, but for those of us who lived in washington for decades, this is not something we are used to feeling here, and it started out very gently, and we could feel our

with 5.8 magnitude according to the associated press northwest of richmond straight game -- shaking much of d.c. all up the eastern coast. the u.s.g.s. was 0.5 miles deep felt as far north as chapel hill, parts of the pentagon, and plenty including ours. we will continue with programming. they have evacuated all of the national monuments and memorials in the washington area following the earthquake in. again, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. if you want more scheduling information and other events, we were reporting earlier on our website, c-span.org. we continue here with the congressional black caucus. last week, they held a meeting focusing on job creation and improving the economy. it was part of the cbc's "for the people" job initiative. the speakers at this event include jon lewis and donna christensen. from the atlantic technical college, this is one hour, 50 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> this is an exciting day for us. i want to thank the congressional black college for sharing this event with atla

d.c., philly and baltimore. a nice change on the ridge. big ridge of high pressure that's been so dominant. upper level winds will dive further southward through parts of the northwest. widespread 80s all the way down into tennessee and parts of georgia, so that is going to be a very nice change. as far as what's going on with tropical storm emily, it's still disorganized. there's an area of convection, and the center is right in here. it's headed towards hispaniola. how much land will it see and that could mean very heavy rain for them. it will probably be a weaker circulation that could even kill the system. if it does manage to emerge from hispaniola and come up towards the bahamas, it will have an opportunity to become stronger, may become a stronger tropical storm and possibly even a hurricane and certainly could threaten the southeast part of the u.s. so a lot to figure out here, tamron, over the next few days as we continue to watch that system. back to you. >> thank you, carl, very much. >> you bet. >> coming up -- >> the last thing we want to do is put casy in harm's way. >> casey anthony's lawyer warns she will be in danger if she returns to florida on a j

d.c. monument after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday. the national park service says inspectors discovered cracking in the stones at the top of the 555-foot tall structure. the quake struck about 40 miles northwestf richmond, virginia. falling bricks -- the tremor felt from georgia to northern new england. so far, no serious injuries have been reported. the rare east coast quake triggered an automatic shutdown of a nuclear plant. also signaled unusual events at 12 other nuclear facilities. >>> in d.c., the quake damaged spires at the top of a cathedral. people who were near the epicenter talked about what happened. >> all of a sudden it started as a little roar, and then a huge roar. and i tried to run, and it wouldn't let me move. it was shaking so bad. and i sat on the ground -- >> it was like a wave came through, lifted us up and threw us all down. i went to go to my desk and i knocked me back down and the roof came down and a piece hit me in the back. and then we went to go outside and kids were falling down in the hall ways. >> and we'll continue to follow developments surrounding the quake. and at the bottom of the hour, we will talk to a spokesman at the national park service about the cr

of washington, d.c., the city that you, i guess, are bracing for the most, to likely hugh lose power? >> certainly in the past when we have had snow problems or other problems, the northwesthe ward 4, ward 3 areas, the northwest and certainly parts of the southeast. one of the good things is we have been working very closely with pepco, our power company, they have doubled the number of people in their call center, they have doubled the number of people who can get out and get the work done should there be power outages. so we think that's an improvement, but i think people need to remember too that as long as we have gale force winds, they can't get out and do anything, so it will have to come quickly in the aftermath of the winds subsiding. >> we're looking at the weather deteriorating, it's before dark in the afternoon, the capitol building, the washington monument, very gray there, i realize you have left a number of the homeless shelters open, you're very concerned about the homeless people so they can be inside in the middle of the day. >> that's right. >> what communities are you most concerned about? the vulnerable elderly, the children, how do you reach out and b

d.c. to boston. showers in the desert southwest and from billings to rapid city. >> 70s in the pacific northwest.and this was not his first title. >> that is insane. it's like you need a helmet. that is scary. he's actually been crowned t the world's best yo-yoer 11 times. pretty amazing. obviously pretty cool to see that. definitely a sport. getting a bit of a workout there. >> the olympics may be considering adding that. >> a demonstration sport, that's right. we'll be back with more "world news now." hó >>> welcome back. we return now to one of our top stories. the fears of another day of sell-off on wall street. there are actually many reasons why stocks are plummeting. >> one of them, of course, is standard & poor's. the one agency that dodograded the government's credit rating. but who is s&p, and why do we care? here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: in detroit, a populous backlash as homeowners still struggling to save their houses from foreclosure in a 3-year-old mortgage crisis many blame on standard & poor's speak out. >> what credibility does standard & poor's have as a credit rating ag