the eastern seaboard will see showers throughout the day.e dry and sunny from the southern plains straight to the southwest coast. and more rain is expected in the upper northwest. >>> in sports, a possible playoff preview between the hawks and the magic. with less than a minute on the clock, joe johnson hits the runner to put atlanta up by two, then at the buzzer, a chance to tie, but misses the long distance shot. hawks beat the magic 85-82. rivals knicks and nets go to the wire at the garden. carmelo anthony hits the baseline jumper to put the knicks up by two. new jersey's darren williams misses the jumper for the tie. and the knicks rally past the nets 120-116. >>> a seasaw battle between the cavs and the bobcats in charlotte. the hook shot ties the game, but anthony parker's last-second shot for the win is blocked. the bobcats squeak by cleveland 98-97. >>> and the nba is investigating rapper jay-z. he went in to kentucky's locker room after they won a trip to the final four in the ncaa tournament on sunday. jay-z is part owner of the

before very very close to the seaboard of japan and also the russian far east in seaports in the city of lot of a major port there also the island the sakhalin very very close to this very very many people who are worried there about the potential of nuclear for out coming towards them any kind of cloud of nuclear dust now the russian nuclear monitoring services have been wanting to what they wanted to watch over the next twenty four hours very closely to see if there are any rises in the levels of radiation in those areas to make sure that those people who are on the ground there in russia's far east are safe from the disaster that occurred in the northeast of japan. we are he seeing aftershocks continue to come after this earthquake which occurred on friday that brings with it of course the risk of further tsunami waves reaching the the far east of russia the islands of the and sakhalin as well as the far east and seaboard so my colleague. has been speaking to those people on the ground in sakhalin to find out exactly what they're feeling. we're only six hundred miles away from fuku

apparently not everybody got the message that there was a tsunami warning for the entire western seaboard a few people chose to stick around. >> look, everything is okay. >>stanley: everything was fine at ocean beach although others did not fare that well. the funny thing about tsunami is that they're totally unpredictable. the for the prepared you are the better. there is nobody i know that is can out from a wave that is 500 m.p.h.. >> if it is going to hit me it is going to hit me. >>stanley: and no worries? in to be on the beach also this is my job. and ibm at least not mat the water's level, and some people did not know to at least i am not at the water's level part of servers point, they also ignored the l warnings and hit the water. one person i met had this suggestion. during this tsunami, they should have to hand out wristbands. and if they ignore it? prince somebody it swept out to sea. it'll be easy to identify. if somebody is swept out to sea? reporting from stanley roberts >>pam: if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co

you can see a lot of the wet weather that hanging around and ready to head up the eastern seaboard. could have delays developing around charlotte and d.c., flight arrival delays in atlanta and severe weather in miami. check out flight tracker at abc7news.com. >> eric: this morning multiple agencies are investigating another controller mishap that caused a scary moment in the skies. a controller sent a jam packed jet on an unplanned side trip. rob nelson has details. >> reporter: another air traffic controller suspended for sending a jet on a dangerous mission. southwest 737 with more than a 140 people on board. flight 821 from phoenix was preparing to land in orlando. a private plane that had been out of radio contract. the supervisor asked the southwest crew to fly to avoid the plane, they reported two people in the cockpit. the problem the planes were too close. the head of faa says by doing so they compromised the safety of everyone involved. just a week before the lone controller on duty at reagan fell asleep causing two passenger planes to land without clearance. he was also su

over the last 30 days, much of the eastern seaboard, from massachusetts to mississippi, has seen anywhere from six to ten inches of rain. >> looks like for the next week to ten days we are going to get a break from the heavy rainfall systems and that will give these rivers a chance to drop back below the flood stage level, so some good news. >> reporter: it certainly will be in lincoln park, where these days residents are stranded in homes that seem more like houseboats. or found new ways to commute. >> we would like to live here. if it continues to like this, who knows. >> reporter: homeowners say they are troubled by the severity and the frequency of the flooding. and many families don't know how many more times they can continue starting from scratch, throwing away everything year after year. >> it's a little rough, every year. people can't do it. you just can't afford to do it. >> reporter: homeowners say part of the reason they can't afford it is because flood insurance is expensive to carry and does not cover everything. each flood taking a greater financial and emotional toll. russ

knocking on doors, years of performing live shows in new york, philly, all up and down the eastern seaboarding a buzz and meeting great people along the way and collaborating with people along the way and getting told no, you know? we just had to keep persisting and believing in the artistic vision, and eventually we found a home at colombia and my first album came out in '04. >> talk to me about this new album "wake up," like you said it's a soulful album, but it requires you to dig in the crate and then i heard baby hughey, and it might be your grandmama's basement. what was that process like? >> the new album with the roots "wake up" is my most soulful and most organic and most dirty and raw and gritty. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> when i originally came to love, one of his missions was to make sure we didn't do the super standard and everybody's heard these songs and all they'll think of is the original when you do that. >> right. we didn't want to do that. we wanted to do something different. we wanted to dig in the crate and uncover for a lot of people, and rediscover for some people, some songs that may

are talking about mid market, and you are talking about the blight on mid market, the reason you seaboard and-up businesses there is that they were once a vibrantly filled -- the reason you see boarded-up businesses is that they were once a vibrant, but they were forced to move out. finally, i really resent the fact that the mayor's office has been reaching out to regional blogs for support in the sense that they are going to get jobs if they show up today in support of this or that, maybe, looking at a full-service grocery store, that is also not going to happen with this legislation here. [bell] chair chu: thank you. first of all, i support and analysis. this calls for a partial until that those on the ballot, i oppose this. we are looking at additional revenues. our budget deficit is right now, and it is profound. we should not forgo this for potential long-term gains. i do not see it happening. epo -- we can not enable the framework of what mid market is. between fifth and eighth street, that is a poverty pocket. it is not polite. between 8th and van ness, it is virtually uninhabitabl

we've got hawaii, the west coast, the eastern seaboard of asia.he tsunami waves were as high as 30 feet in some parts of japan. we're going to be following this the entire morning. again, the death toll is at 60, rising every 15 to 30 minutes. 56 are reported missing. that's the official count but we know the number's got to be higher because we've literally seen people running for their lives, driving in their cars, getting away from these waves as fast as possible. live in the news room, jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> frightening pictures, jenelle. the emergency officials in hawaii are under a tsunami warning now. the first wave from that tsunami are expected to hit about a half hour from now. residents of honolulu were alerted last night and many quickly went to gas stations to fill up in case they had to evacuate. >> trying to get gassed up and being prepared before anything really happens. just to be safe. >> canned goods and everything else. and we have some water, hoping to pick up some more water so -- >> a resident on the hawaii island of c

. >> a number of cities are at risk on the eastern seaboard for major earthquakes. boston, new york city, charleston. >> reporter: it's not just california. the most dangerous zone is in the middle of the country. in the lower midwest. the last big one here was in 1895. and when, not if, when it happens again, millions would be left homeless and billions in damages. >> in the center of the united states, it's like a hard, cold slab that allows the energy to travel. in california, energy dissipates quicker. >> reporter: jerry is a geologist in memphis. he shows us old buildings that would never make it. they were built long before the strict codes. >> in areas that may receive the most damage, you would expect that those fire department buildings may not be operational. >> reporter: the scientists suggest we test early warning systems. which were working in japan and may have made a difference. they are pushing for more aggressive building codes. and new rules to reinforce our oldest buildings. >> if you look at haiti, chile, christchurch, and now japan, the question

the latest satellite picture shows clouds on the eastern seaboard finally pushing out to sea.out west, storms up and down the pacific coast. later today, lots of sun and cooler than usual temperatures from the northeast to the rockies. and wet and windy on the west coast. >>> in sports the grizzlies squeaked by the celtics to stay in the playoff hunt. with a minute on the clock, the clutch hook shot put memphis up by three. boston's paul pierce has a chance to tie, but misses. the grizzlies pulled off boston 90-87. rodney stuckey throws down a huge jam against miami to put the pistons up by three. but it is not enough to hold off lebron james and the heat. miami rallies past detroit 100-94. and in denver the nuggets wilson chandler nails the go-ahead jumper against san antonio with less than 30 on the clock. the spurs manu ginobili has a chance to tie with a three pointer but throws up an air ball. the nuggets defeat the spurs 115-112. and march madness is back with the round of 16. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern tonight, right here on cbs. >>> when we return, another lo

such as the power lines being drawn along are helping to allow a more stable releases political seaboard places videos around us and what's happening right now in japan as well as on a lot of top stories just type in the news into the facebook set top box. cost into libya and our offices and supporters of moss from the rebel held city of the with the call to end the country's month long war violence russia has been pushing for a cease fire resolution through the un security council which is safe off failed to make any decision on the imposition often flies a. isn't true either. the u.n. security council has a really for two days baiting the question of what to do over libya and the last word we have from diplomats is that we must not expect a decision before today through the british in fact that decision comes through it still remains to be seen the sticking point of course is the whole question of a no fly zone and france are still pushing heavily forward the latest word from the french is that some of the countries that are in the arab league and never gave the nod to the no fly zone

citizens seized by the south the group was detained after their boat drifted across the western seaboard the communist state is demanding the repatriation of the entire group including four who had been requested to stay in seoul. tensions between the two countries have increased since the north shelled the southern island in november. kyung yang claims it was responding to military aggression of the south's. nasa's attempt to launch a rocket carrying its latest earth observation satellite has ended in failure setting off from california the glory satellite met trouble six minutes into a technical glitch resulted in the rocket slowing down on able to reach orbit it's likely to have crashed in the ocean near the antarctic it cost four hundred thirty million dollars satellites purpose was to gather new data on factors affecting the earth's climate. and other space and he was caused hoping to be cleared for an orbital mission to the international space station international the crew of the main and backup flights are undergoing final exams at russia's star city and he's a reading from the t

or russia's far eastern seaboard now the main thing that needs to be watched to listen what all the russian authorities and people on the ground there will be looking at is the whether the one thing that we can put in place you can try and close the reactor you can cover it with concrete you can try and do whatever you kind of stop radiation leaking but if radiation gets out into the atmosphere into the air then it can be carried anywhere by the weather so all eyes will be looking to see if any winds are moving towards russia or away from russia where they are heading to take any radiation they would be ok in the atmosphere so everybody very concerned and keeping a watchful eye over the conditions of the weather that we will see at the moment now we heard that the russian authorities are apparently not getting as much information out of japan as they would really be happy with concerning the situation at fukushima now they are planning the russian authorities are planning for all possible outcomes from that and you can react to their they are planning to for any foreseeable outcome that wou

citizens seized by the south the group were detained after their boat drifted across the western seaboard last month the communist state is demanding the relation of the entire group including four who had requested to stay in seoul tensions between the two countries increased since the mall shelled at the southern island in the last year killing four people young and claims it was responding to military aggression from the south. now says attempts launch a rocket carrying as they deserve observation satellites ended in failure setting off from california the glory satellite trouble six billets in when a technical error resulted in the rocket slowing and then being unable to reach its orbit it's likely to have crashed into the ocean near the antarctic cost of four hundred thirty million dollars the satellites purpose was to gather new data on factors that affect the earth's climate. meantime cosmonauts syria russia hoping to be cleared from all but all missions of the international space station international crew of the main and backup flights are undergoing final exams at russia's star

flight arrival delays in atlanta and more in the eastern seaboard near miami.t tracker is at abc7news.com. ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ña@t"t"t"t" you're unpacking already? yeah. help me find some mugs? ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ [ beep ] hey. [ giggles ]ok. ♪ ...is folgers in your cup >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> eric: good morning, going to wall street and stocks are ready for a higher opening. new york stock exchange on your right and the bem is about to ring. economic news japanese nuclear plant and the battle control for the libya and national unemployment rate that says 200,000 private sector jobs were added. we will go live to the new york stock exchange coming up in about 15 minutes and she how the dow is opening. >> officials in hercules are saying that the only thing holding up a sliding hillside is a couple of threatened homes and not be holding up much longer. amy hollyfield joins us from hercules where the city has declared a state of emergency. >> reporter: believe it or not even though the weather is going to be dry that a

. >> we have a number of cities on the eastern seaboard that are at risk for major earthquakes.new york city, charleston, south carolina. >> reporter: it's not just california. the most dangerous zone is in the middle of the country, in the lower midwest. the last big one here was in 1895 and when, not if, when, it happens again, there would be millions left homeless and billions in damages. >> it's like a hard, cold slab that allows energy to travel very efficiently. in california the rocks are relatively hot, shattered and energy dissipates quicker. >> reporter: gary patterson is a geologist in memphis and he showed us old buildings across his city that he says would never make it. they were built long before current codes with old brick masonry. school buildings, police and fire departments. >> areas that may receive the most damage, you would expect those fire department buildings may not be operational. >> reporter: the scientists suggest we test early warning systems which were working in japan and may have made a difference. they're pushing for more aggressive building co

and stays closely clear of the eastern seaboard. it's light rain on the east coast but heavy rain inland. look at western kentucky and west tennessee. that's going to explode today and become the super soaker. timing out from midnight to 3:00 a.m. in new york city and around new jersey, where it's several inches of rain at that point. this is where we think the 48-hour 2-storm total will be. tomorrow morning, when that's pulling away, you'll have rain where you don't need it. back to the studio. >> okay, sam. thanks. boy, it is coming. >>> we're going to turn, now, to libya. france recognized the rebel government there. it's the first country to do so. that comes as forces loyal to moammar gadhafi wage an all-out ground and air assault. that's led to casualties. according to the red cross, it's a full-scale civil war. it's caused more destruction of world oil markets. nick schifrin is in the port city of ras lanuf. >> reporter: we've heard a dozen air strikes here. and i can hear the distant rumble. the strikes have hit oil faciliti

and it's pretty quiet on the eastern seaboard for now. tonight into tomorrow, we have the perfect setup for a lot of precipitation. cold dry air to the north and moist warm air to the south and they will converge and bring a lot of rain tomorrow into sunday. for just about all of the eastern seaboard. then we look at this monster. the severe weather. by the way, since last thursday, there have been 700 reports of severe weather. early for this time of year. you can see little rock in springfield you'll get the bulk of hail and a lot of rain but from norms to about the great lakes going to see rain througho thanks so much. that's your latest weather. >> good morning. wet weekend but we can think of it as spring showers? >> absolutely. get ready for cherry blossoms. >> i'm in. >> thanks. >>> still head on "the early show" college basketball's star has bounced off a top five team for breaking the school's honor code for having premarital sex? is this fair? we will ask the school's athletic director. >>> we all pay a high price because too ma

if you're doing any traveling delays, real quickly, severe weather along the eastern seaboard. get more of that, of course, on the weather channel on cable. back to you. >> all right, jeff, see you shortly. still ahead, a well earned night of rest, especially after a big day at the space station. we'll check in with the astronauts. >> police, it's the e,ernte ceei for the new bay bridge. how crews are putting that giant pillar in its place. >>> well, it's just about bedtime for astronauts aboard the international space station, but two "discovery" astronauts had a busy day spacewalking. steven bowlen and al drew worked on an electrical extension cable moving an ammonia pump and installing a section of track used to move cargo. the walk lasted six and a half hours 220 miles above the earth traveling at 17,500 miles per hour. try doing that. bowlen is a veteran of five previous spacewalks. >> harnessing the power of mother nature more efficiently than ever before. researchers at the air force academy's department of aeronautics have successfully harnessed 99% of the energy in a s

. >> reporter: all along the western seaboard, electronic meters are on alert, measuring for spikes of radiation, that for now, remain minuscule. one detector in sacramento, california, indicated a tiny amount of radiation that officials believe originated in japan. how minuscule? it's equal to one-millionth a typical dose from natural sources, like from rocks or the sun. officials are telling people to stay calm. there's nothing to fear. at other stations, so far, no spike in radiation. but people here are still worried. >> it's a global world. we live in one world. and what happens to them, happens to us eventually. so, yeah. i'm preparing. >> reporter: already, there's been a run on potassium iodide pills. you can't find them anywhere in stores or online. even geiger counters are sold out. and now, the food and drug administration is warning people to beware of online scams, offering fake radiation treatments. and health experts tell us that nobody should be taking the real potassium iodide pills because they could have negative side effects. and, dan, one air quality expert i talke

the storm is expected to dump snow and rain across the entire eastern seaboard today and already left destruction in its wake. >> down in the gulf region a massive tornado touched down and injured almost a dozen people and killed a young mother who was protecting her child. left hundreds of homes damaged and forced the evacuations of more than 1,000 people. more is on the way today. we'll tell you more about the tracking of the storm coming up. >>> then, cracking a cold case. police think they finally solved the mystery of the east coast rapist. he's been on the loose for almost 14 years and the big break sounds like something right out of "law & order." just ahead the story. >>> a story that has been in the news a lot lately. bullying. we've all seen the tragic outcome of teens who have been the subject of bullying. but now "dateline" is asking the question, what would your kid do if they saw someone being bullied? it's a serious topic. our hidden cameras show parents as they learn and witness the truth about their own children. >>> in our next half hour, driving without seeing. for

the scene of destruction of red the eastern seaboard of japan. debris is still all this left of parts of northern japan. many survivors of years creek and the tsunami are focused on trying to get food, water people in the hard-hit coastal city of sendai are lining up of outside a supermarket many of those people will likely be there for hours waiting in line. shoppers to get inside will be limited to 10 items each. they're a population of 1 million people. it will be awhile before we realize the full effect of years creek. half of the population of this count remained missing. kron4 is a call-in talk with a woman who just returned from japan. she tells what it was like being marked. >> many residents here were visiting japan and experience the earthquake are very glad to be home. i talked to one woman here sfo, she was sitting in a bus when the earthquake shark, here's our should discard it. >> it felt like being in a boat when a wave hits about. the bus was rocking. back- and-forth, at this speed for the entire earthquake. >> james: more nationa

for today's weather rain and snow will fall along the entire eastern seaboard today. the midwest should be sunny but quite cold. expect dryer weather during the week ahead though some snow is in the forecast in the northwest. next, the booming business of boomers. and later, the business of high-risk prostate cancer. i was depressed. i was shocked. sometimes cancer makes you feel very lonely. the doctors can do their best to cure the cancer, but it takes all of the other stuff to make you a whole person again. i've been given a second chance. announcer: at sutter health, our story is you. for more stories, visit sutterhealth.org. >> mason: so what if baby boomers need a bigger type face to read comfortably? you're not getting older. you're getting better or so a number of businesses catering to boomers would have you believe. our cover story now is reported by rita braver. >> reporter: they are determined to keep old age from creeping up on them. >> i believe that if you don't keep doing this, i mean, soon you'll not be able to do anything. >> reporter: determined to

the entire eastern seaboard is dealing with that. florida up to new england.eeing some rather intend showers in new york, a flood watch has been issued for new york, new jersey, ohio. the river is about 2 ft. above its flood level. his in back to the water hazard forced the cancellation of one city school, roadways are the indicated. they're looking for more to fall. expect a lot more to come out of this part of the country we may even see some flight delays. just one of the national stories we're following. >> darya: thank you, take a look at these outflows at of florida, the shares to the heavy winds come marines, like it does giant clouds. you can see this is an area scared by severe weather, don't like getting their taste of it. vermont, there used to taking out. lots of snow, with a storm blew through there on monday, this is in burlington, more than 52 ft. of snow. it is going down and the record books as the fifth largest stars from in vermont history. the national weather service is saying three more inches of snow will fall tonight. >> mark: we will b

and watch the milder air on the eastern seaboard. but it comes in with clouds and maybe showers. right. back upstairs to george and robin. >> great friday morning crowd. i love the shots. >>> we have time, now, for our special royal diary series. how to dress for the royal wedding. this morning, it's about frocks and suits. you can't just throw any old thing on. there's a protocol to follow. it is a royal wedding. bianna golodryga is live in london. we're holding our breath. what's going to happen today with bianna? she has all the details on how to dress. good morning, bianna. >> reporter: good morning, to you, robin. here's some advice. i would not turn to lady gaga for royal wedding fashion tips. i've been learning how to wear a tiara, a veil, even a royal hat. but when it comes to dressing the ensemble for a royal wedding, we have to bring in our big gun. our colleague, nick watt. >> your exaggerating my credentials. you've done very well with the accessories. lovely. just lovely. but listen. we all know it's the ensemble that really matters. come on. for the wedding of the c

. >> reporter: this massive storm system soaking the eastern seaboard is up to 3 1/2 inches of rain. snow in some parts of the northeast. rollovers and accidents line the highways. in scranton, pennsylvania, this bus turned up on its side after sliding up on a two-car fender bender. here, this family was lucky enough to make it out after it flipped over. this morning, 25 states are under either a flood watch or warning. from vermont where flooded streams closed roads. >> oh, boy, look at this. wow. like lava coming at me. >> reporter: to shelby county, indiana, where a dozen people, including this 3-month-old baby had to be rescued from rising waters by boat. >> it came up 2 to 3 inches every hour. >> reporter: a possible tornado rip add part tree, and in louisiana, another band of high winds ripped the roof right off this church. in rayne, louisiana, a deadly tornado, winds racing at 135 miles per hour, displayed 150 people. and winds damaged 1500 homes and killed a mother who lost her life while shielding her new born baby girl after a storm ripped through her home. >> it happened

said this doesn't last the entire weekend for places like atlanta or any place else on the eastern seaboardyork city, you're 72 today. that's very good news. but when i move my arm this way, the numbers go down. 48 saturday, 52 sunday. the numbers go down. it's a quick warmup. that's the way spring often is. back and forth that way. today, you can enjoy the 72. 68 in boston. burlington, about 48 degrees, as well. on the west coast, there's heavy rain today. it's basically from central california north. that's all the way into portland and seattle. you'll pick up heavier rain from a system moving in. it's gorgeous in texas. there's a little line of rain through the middle of the country, that separates the cooler air that drop >>> i predict lots of weather from outside in times square in the next half hour. george. >> i hope you're right about that, sam. >>> now, to the texas beauty queen at the center of a courtroom battle. miss san antonio is suing officials after they took away her crown for eating too many tacos. that's her contention, anyway. so, they are in court. and ryan owens is cov

and much of the eastern seaboard looking nice.includes san francisco all the way up the i-5 corridor into seattle. and look at texas, though. it will be warm. if you need to get away, head south this time. you will see nice temperatures as well in >>> and here's a look at our satellite radar this morning, we had a few sprinkles move across the north bay overnight. a chance of some sprinkles north of santa fe later in the day. so highs today upper 50s around san francisco, low 60s elsewhere from san jose southward. tomorrow a little rain to wrap up the weekend into monday morning, then more rain off and on as we head through the week. >>> that's what's happening with your local forecast. now back to you, carl. >>> the magnitude 8.9 earthquake is the latest catastrophe on the pacific rim. an area called the ring of fire. how the affects can be felt here in this country. tom costello explains. >> this occurred on the pacific ring of fire, a 25,000-mile string of volcanic and seismic activity right here. 90% of the world's earthquakes

we've mentioned there is severe weather all along the eastern seaboard and the pacific this weather report to book. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. here's erica. >> marysol, thanks. >>> this week it was the two month anniversary of the tragedy in tucson and that event back in the headlines again. after jared lee loughner pleaded not guilty wednesday to 49 charges stemming from that shooting rampage in tucson back in january. six people were killed, 13 more wounded, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has more. >> reporter: jared loughner walked into the courtroom with a new look, short dark hair and long side burns. the shaved head of his unsettling booking photo is gone, but the grin remains. he spoke only three words in court, a high pitched "yes, it is" when asked if his name was correct. his attorney s spoke for him entering a plea of not gillpy. in the front row sat one of the victims susan hileman still recovering. she gripped her husband bill's hands and seemed near tears when loughner first entered. tucson attorney micha

yesterday we had record highs on the eastern seaboard. not the case today. the cold front visliced through. yesterday 80 in washington, d.c. chaerrair bloerry blossoms gett. temperatures 20 to 30 degrees cooler today. no rain, but don't expect the warmest when you send out for your saturday errands. middle of the country is wet and along with the west coast. remember, we welcome in spring as we go through sunday nig >>> good morning. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, we're watching another system as we head through this weekend which could produce anywhere from one to two inches of rain through sunday which may even produce some isolated flooding. we're going to be watching that also with a chance of isolated thunderstorms throughout your saturday and sunday and winds that could gust between 20 and 30 miles an hour on your sunday as well. more coming up. >>> voirs if you ever want your hour by hour forecast, go to weather.com. >>> up next, grocery store markups. are you paying more and getting less sf how to navigate the market aisles coming up. >>> plus

the atlantic seaboard and the canary islands, the vast majority of salamis are generated by earthquakes. a small number are created by landslides, volcanoes. there has been research looking at the potential impact of a vector collapse. one of -- a chunk of one of the islands went into the sea. your rupturing several hundred kilometers of the earth's crust. the big line is jerking up and spreading out its energy into the ocean. it is hard to generate that same kind of way from a single point source. these are possible in dense, but very improbable events. -- these are possible in dense, but very improbable events. host: we have a question about the effect of these on natural gas wells. guest: it depends. it has gone bust. both ways. in the 1960's, there was a deep injection into offers -- acquifers outside of denver that generated earthquakes up to a magnitude of five. there is no clear linkage to significantly larger earthquakes from this kind of man made activity. in terms of the impacts it would have on the development itself, we have seen changes in well water levels and the sorts of

rest of the country, we have the rain along the eastern seaboard. sunshine from the plains all the way to texas and into the southwest. both ends of the country looking at rough weather today. >>> well, we are not going to call it rough weather by any stretch, but we do have some wet weather coming into the bay area. a little bit slick right now in some cities. the bulk of the moisture is not anticipated until about 9:00 a.m. you have a couple hours before the moisture arrives in the north bay. by noon we'll see pretty good shower activity all across the bay area extending from santa rosa down to redwood city. san jose, row may not see any rain today. a lot of this is virga expected to evaporate before hitting the surface. have a great day. > that r latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you. now to the turmoil at national public radio. npr's president resigned after hidden camera footage showed a fellow executive making dispar rajjing remarks about the tea party movement. lisa myers has details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this could n

we have a lot of weather up and down the eastern seaboard.ugh the southeast. in fact, to go into the afternoon and in those are still embedded a few tornado warnings. look at the scope of the system. snow up in the great lakes. rain and thunderstorms down in the southeast. we are talking about down in the southeast anywhere in the next 24 hours, one two three inches of rain. thursday morning rain in the northeast. by friday evening we are talking anywhere three to five inches of rain which will exacerbate the flooding situations here in the northeast. >>> well, we are going to get flooded with sunshine for the second half of your day. temperatures are going to be able to climb into the 70s because of all of that sun. rain arrives tomorrow. 69 degrees in the north bay for santa rosa. in fairfield, 68 degrees. a little cool down tomorrow. showers arrive by 6:00 p.m. clearing for friday, then another round of rain this weekend. have a great day! >>> and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. now to new concern for charlie sheen i

sunny skies up and down the eastern seaboard.y 21 degrees in boston >>> well, we are going to see a pretty nice day today, bay area. we do have some light scattered showers streaming ashore pushing from west to east. and it looks like this will be the case for the first half of the day. showers clearing by noon. a mostly clear bay area. just a little cell situated over con corps concord at that time. by 4:00 p.m. we'll see mostly sunny conditions. we are looking to highs today because we started out so warm in the mid-60s. 63 degrees, more rain on the way this weekend. have a great day. >>. >>> thank you, al. up next, steve jobs takes a break from medical leave for a surprise appearance to unveil the next-generation ipad. we'll have details right after this. [ male announcer ] drivers have told us they like a crossover that can go the distance. but do passengers appreciate all of the comfort features we put in the chevy equinox? ♪ we'll take that as a yes. hey. want me to drive? [ chuckles ] ♪ that makes a chocolate so smooth and

sunshine up and down the eefrnt seaboard.ew england. windy conditions. the wind, very strong southern california actually blowing semi trucks off the road yesterday on into today. >>> good morning to you, bay area. we have dense fog creating low visibilities in places in the north bay and the east bay, in particular. we are starting to see a little bit of improvement. our visibility has come up about a mile in all cities across the bay area watch out for dense patches of fog throughout the bay area for the next couple of hours. our temperatures are relatively mild for today. we are going to see partly cloudy conditions and highs in the 60s. have a great one. >>> and that's your latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you very much. up next, sarah ferguson, the duchess of york, apologizes for taking money from a convicted sex offender. details are right after this. ♪ stay inside? nah. not when you have a five-star overall vehicle score for safety. one more reason chevy traverse delivers more. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 are still talki

the atlantic seaboard and the canary islands, the vast majority of salamis are generated by earthquakes. a small number are created by landslides, volcanoes. there has been research looking at the potential impact of a vector collapse. one of -- a chunk of one of the islands went into the sea. your rupturing several hundred kilometers of the earth's crust. the big line is jerking up and spreading out its energy into the ocean. it is hard to generate that same kind of way from a single point source. these are possible in dense, but very improbable events. -- these are possible in dense, but very improbable events. host: we have a question about the effect of these on natural gas wells. guest: it depends. it has gone bust. both ways. in the 1960's, there was a deep injection into offers -- acquifers outside of denver that generated earthquakes up to a magnitude of five. there is no clear linkage to significantly larger earthquakes from this kind of man made activity. in terms of the impacts it would have on the development itself, we have seen changes in well water levels and the sorts of