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the usgs says a magnitude 6.9 earthquake has just hit ecuador. it struck about 4:30 our time.bout 105 miles southeast of the capital city of kinto. no word yet on injuries or damage there in ecuador but we'll continue to monitor the story and bring you more as we get it. right now we know the usgs has it at a 6.9 earthquake. >> the federal judge who struck down california's ban on gay marriages will release another crucial decision in san francisco. he'll rule on whether same sex marriages can resume while his earlier decision is appealed. terry mcsweeney is live at city hall. terry, county clerks are paying very special attention what happens today. >> county clerks tell us they ready for anything but legal experts say there may not be anything to be ready for. tell you about that in a minute. judge vaughan walker expected to release hills decision between 9:00 and noon today. judge walker is the same federal judge who last week ruled that prop 8, the ban on same sex marriage approved by the voters of california, is unconstitutional. he placed a stay on that ruling. those who

the usgs say it was centered south of watsonville. it hit about 15 minutes ago. we spoke with the local newspaper. they said they felt quite a jolt there. there have been no reports inform he damage. but the headline at this hour, 3.9 earthquake just south of watsonville about 15 minutes ago. >>> police in stockton arrested four teenagers over the weekend in the beating death of a 15- year-old boy. buddhist monks came together pray. a witness reported that eight or nine people pulled him out of a car and beat him at a city park friday afternoon. police believe the killing may have been gang-related. >> police officers in oakland have agreed to take home less money to protect their jobs. now they say it's up to voters to seal the deal. officers voted overwhelmingly to pay% into their pension plans. they also agreed to a two- tiered pension plan for new employees. if the measure passes, the union is guaranteed no layoffs for three years and 80 officers will get their jobs back. >>> not only are they protectors of the community but they under to protect and provide

vegetationle changes, the lesson here, i think in general and this applies to,usgs, and national weather, we need to make sure the networks are in good enough shape to make these decisions. they don't cost a lot of money but you need to know the data out there is quite flawed and we need to take care of it and make sure in the future it's doing what it needs to for us. let me expand this. there's a very nasty fight going on on the future of some satellites right now. the fight involved climate centers on these centers and certain governments want to toss them in favor of weather sensors. weather is important but climate also is. it effects all of us. no data means no good research fundamentally. so i encourage you not to lose site of some of these bigger issues. >> very good. >> on that issue, we're right in the process of adding 17 rain gauges, 17 instant rain gauges. i looked at how much it is to install it and it's relative to a five million dollar a year budget is nothing. you ought to go back and look at what data you wish you had and start putting that in place for whoever will fol

the usgs just revised their probability. it's this. it's a virtual certainty we'll have an significant earthquake in next few years. it's going to happen and it's like to happen in the next 20 years. >> you should count on it. >> you should count on it. we're not talking about a possibility. we're talking likelihood or ineffability. as we move on -- >> can i point out one thing, one of the reasons they believe this is a certainty, not a probability, is there is a theory that the 1906 earthquake released so much energy, we had a period of quiet. that's over. before 1906, we had big earth quaiks on a regular cycle here. we had big earth quaiks over here. '06 released the earthquake energy. if you start traifg the fault, every 150 years there's a big earthquake on the hayward fault the last big earthquake was in the 1850s, so we're on that 150 year return cycle. on the san an drees, we had an earthquake down here. there's a belief what is happening is the earth quaiks are moving. two earth quaiks from now we'll have an ep center up here.

atthe usgs saysed measured 4.7.ran happens to be in a seismic which i active part of the world and experiences at least one strike earthquake per day on average. officials believe the death toll would have been higher if it hit in a more pop lated early. >>> drilling could begin tomorrow to rescue the coalminers trapped in chile. >> new information out this morning says the video doesn't tell the whole story. the miners in this video seem happy, but five of them are not seen here. the chilleyon heath minister says they're depressed. >> in that despair, they lose the will to live, and that's the greatest concern i have for them. >> doctors are going to try to treat the one suffering from depression. in the meantime, the other miners are laughing, playing dominoes, singing the national anthem. they seem okay. but disaster psychologists say this likely won't last. >> what you're seeing right now is very time-limited. it's that initial euphoria, they've been there since august 5th. they've been isolated from the world a

for example when you talk about this swih to sess w you're usg ts syem to figure out the best way to land a punch. >> in termpunch. >> charlie: in terms of difficulty and in terms of understanding where we are, the social brain is it the one where we know the least, the most, is it the one where there are more questions. >> i think that's a difficult question to answer. i think that it's amazing how much we've learned in this short period of time. so i would say that going from a relatively limited understanding, we've moved a long way. now we don't understand social behaviors as well as we understand visual processing but people have been studying visual processing in a profound level for a very long time considering the fact that the number of people working on social behavior is more restricted and a relatively shorter period of time. i think the progress has been remarkable. moreover as sherry indicated, if you take the major diseases that hoard mankind, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, autism, i think we've got a lead in autism that other disorders do not have. that

the usgs says it was centered about 17 miles east of king city. that's south monterey county.here have been no reports of damage or injuries. >>> your time now, 7:49. we've got a tip on how you can get a free ride on the first express lane to open on a bay area freeway. >>> and today could be the day we find out who the new "american idol" judge will be for the new season. >>> mrs. obama wants president obama to pass a child nutrition meal requiring more truth, vegetables and whole grains served in school lunches. it would also discourage fat and salt and eliminate junk food in the vending machines. >>> well, we may find out today who is gonna be the new judges on "american idol." we have heard the rumors that kara dioguardi is out. and jennifer lopez and steven tyler of aerosmith will be the new judges at ellen degeneres and simon cowell leave. fox would announce this today. >>> if you sign up for a fastrack account, you will receive a $10 credit for the exexpress lane -- express lane, set to open up next month. >>> this morning, police are warning drivers in daly city about

breaking news at of indonesia were real 645 earthquake that has just registered, this according to usgs damage, we are waiting for more local media to get out there is a situation as it is again updates will cross want you. also following news of the city of san jose, firefighters' union will be meeting today to talk about that. new free this morning to call bonds in four and a $3 million deficit all citizens as goes the boys never agree to take a big head except for muni. those operators said to enjoy a raised today. kron4 is will durant tells why. >> if approved the muni operators quake 27 don 91 will move from to $29. the reason why is they have a special provision in the city charter that guarantees that they make the average of the two highest paid transit agencies in the country one is in boston, the others and said a prayer. many operators would bring the middle. i will hear reaction from muni and writers throughout the morning. >> also sworn in a city of san house and the firefighters union would continue negotiations in an effort to rehire at least some of the 49 firefighters t

their time, usgs as the quake was centered about a hundred and 6 mi.outh east of creek 0 it was roy d. brown hundred and 14 mi. down hopefully see damage or injury at of this. we'll let you know if we hear anything different. authorities are investigating a dramatic police chase we have a map here that we can bring new of the jurors to the beginning and ending the same spot on the 1900 block and the bay. kron4 has details on the back and forth for sault. >> randy when authorities are piecing together the details of an incident that began here with the bird your way it ended after a one hour recap when the suspect told of his car of the same house. police said that suspect to the hospital because of impaired gunshot run they're still investigating how we got that. dozens of police officers revolted edges up and down highway-4. he is rarely the only hot suspects in the homicide that happened here. >> we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. new applications for jobless benefits and numbers is crossing

as well as the usg response to it, and to highlight three areas. the second is the private sector contributions. the third is the strategic initiatives,ns and niches ste particularly launched in the third week. the waters are finally receding, including in punjab. there are enormous health concerns about stagnant water, and shelter. the situation is deteriorating in a given place where 6 million have been replacethis place. in terms of the usg response, we have kept you updated on heavy airlift capability we have undertaken. the u.s. military and civilian aircraft continue to support. they have been flying the last few days. today these aircraft have evacuated close to 9000 people. they have delivered more than two and a half million pounds of relief supplies. we estimate the civilian and military in-kind assistance is now at approximately $15 million. there was also an announcement over the weekend that we would come close to doubling the amount of lift capacity of helicopters. we have 15 in theater now. we are deploying another 18. we will rotate

we talked about the usgs, "did ou feel it," when there's an earthquake. we talked about bringing resources into regions that are severely impacted. >> you worked at a fire department in los angeles. what would you do if there was no data, no voice? would you talk to ham radio operators? >> there are systems that are often looked over. we have had radios, we have helicopters. we would reach out any way we could. we would listen. when a hurricane struck florida, they were without systems. they went to a car dealership and lifted a balloon over the red cross info. this should not be proprietary. it has to work much like e-mail. it needs to grow like e-mail. we are very careful not to mention name brands in our discussions. in some cases, we have to escalate the definition of stakeholder. the information is not just for the locality or region, but around the world. we make sure the information moves to them in ways that they can act upon it. some people ask how to get the system rolling. that was the suggestion that we start on non-emergency systems. every si

has been first among intruders, joined the generosity of the american people and the usg. we're providing up to $150 million to support relief efforts, including some of that earmarked toward the un fund response plan. the money is going toward local and international ngo's. we're providing millions of dollars of in-kind and technical assistance, including temporary bridges, expanding programs, a range of things. we're looking at ways to redirect existing funds through gary liberman -- kerry-lugar- berman. we want to help rebuild infrastructure. we had already planned to do that, but it can be redirected to get to flood victims as quickly as possible. this is also in addition to the high visibility impact funds which will continue to come out of that same funding did the secretary also announced the establishment of the pakistan relief fund. everyone can join in their relief, recovery, reconstruction effort. this was accompanied by another text campaign, in addition to the one which the secretary announced several weeks ago. $10 will go to the unhcr. she announced the text