jim metcalf with us, ceo of usg.the 8th ceo in the history of this company, pretty amazing with a company that is 112 years old. >> jeff, great to be here. this is one of our laboratories, a job site. great to be at a job site and welcome, everyone. >> when it comes to wall board, the stuff we're looking at this is one of your new products, ultralight wallboard, right. >> we wanted to create something in the midst after recovery last feel years. this product is lighter, is easier to use. our contractors put it up pretty easily. >> even i can pick it up. talk to us about earnings which came out yesterday, missed street expectations. it was a good quarter nonetheless. the winter really hurt you. things in the winter, had to idle some plants. you had problems with transportation. >> it was a tough winter. there was snow almost in every state. we had to curtail some production because there was too much snow. but we're really pleased with the first quarter, our sales were up. our margins were up. actually the best quarte

brad aagaard/sismólogo usgs 5:34:29 it did occur on the main plate boundary here in the pacific plateocos plate. este sismlogo dice que el terremoto ocurri entre dos de los principales platos tectnicos.. y que desde chile hasta alaska, es la zona del anillo de fuego del pacfico, donde se situan varios platos que estn con constante friccin. s.o.t. brad aagaard/sismólogo usgs 9:44:22 it means that the closest people were approximately 24 kilometers away.. agreg que el temblor fue profundo, lo cual disminuye el tremor porque la friccin ocurrio a 24 kilmetros de la superficie. tambin reduce la probabilidad de tsunami porque ocurrio ms cerca a tierra firme que al oceano. el aÑade que el temblor de mxico reafirma la prediccin de que habr un gran terremoto en nuestra zona, pero que pocos estamos preparados.. s.o.t. oscar ramos/mexicano 17:41:08 tú te has preparado para un terremoto o no ? ah, no, la verdad no. s.o.t. delfina mendoza/no está preparada 18:02:26 no toma uno las clases que debe de tomar para estar preparado. s.o.t. elizabeth gutiérrez/ 18:42:14 estamos viendo que en diferente pa

so, the usgs saying that at least 160,000 people felt it. now 48 after shocks. almost all of them have been offshore. so, south of the most populated city in this region, that region seeing this aftershock late in the overnight hours. and based on an 8.0 earthquake. now two in the 6.0 category. and the numbers taper off. looking at what's happening in around the world. the east coast of japan from the 2010 quake, still getting after shocks. >> thank you. >>> the latest on the deadly shooting at ft. hood army base in texas, right after this. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for, because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. ready to plan for your future? we'll help you get there. you're an emailing, texting, master of the digital universe. but do you protect yourself? ♪ apparently not. when you ac

the coast guard says there was a small usgs boat feature that helped rescue some of the passengers. reporting live in redwood city, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> so far the victim that was killed has not been identified. >>> nearly 300 people still missing at this hour as more details emerge about the deadly ferry disaster in the waters off south korea. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec has been following today's investments. >>> reporter: so far nine people are confirmed dead. a lot of criticism this morning about what happened right after the ship first started to list. the captain told passengers to put on life jackets and stay put and waited about 30 minutes before ordering an evacuation. somewhere inside this capsized ferry rescuers hope to find pockets of air, pockets of survivors. >> it's really difficult to tell what compartments are flooded and which ones aren't. there certainly was enough flooding to make the ship capsize so it could be difficult to determine where an air pocket might be. >> reporter: families and classmates watched the updates at a high school in south korea. they

the usgs scientists say they absolutely did not make that prediction. reporting live, marianne favro. >> all right. thank you, marianne. >>> still ahead, what went wrong? the ad mission from asiana airlines. >> yee was here in federal court today. i'll explain what happened coming up. >>> and parts of the bay area now starting to see clearing around san francisco and the east bay but tomorrow comes around, too, more wind, a chance of thunder and small hail in the forecast. more on the weather alerts when we come right back. >>> the drama continues. strong words from governor brown aimed at leland yee. cheryl hurd is in san francisco and governor brown rarely minces words. what did he say? >> reporter: that's right, raj. governor brown said there is a dark cloud hanging over the legislature and he was talking about state senator leland yee. yee was in federal court today but the governor said that he believes that the state senator needs to quit. >> i just think that this is a tragedy for the senate, for politics in general, for our democratic process. >

ch of usge -- a bun are huge police fans. 86 --ally broke up in >> you are showing your age.is: that, too. what do you think about this distance in the rearview mirror? >> i wish i had been nicer. the bounty that came from that eight years in the pressure cooker is resounding 40 years later. tavis: what do you mean by you wish you had been nicer? >> you get confused. when you have been struggling, the light rushes in, and you are there, everybody wants to hear your voice and everybody loves you and surrounds you with weird -- you see people shape shifting in front of you. behaving in ways they don't behave amongst each other. i probably don't even need to tell you that it's weird. at that level and at that age, suddenly, it gives you a sense of vertigo. his celebrity saying i wish i hadn't done that or said that, if i had practiced some humility then -- tavis: i have often struggled in my own life with how you navigate your word with that kind of angst behind you. it's not like you can go back and relive those moments. tell me more about that. the kind of life you want to liv

ditched louie reports from the usgs headquarters in menlo park. >> the earthquake in acapulco caused a wall of a building to collapse in mexico city. it's the latest reminder this is the most seismically active region in the world. the ring of fire stretches from 25,000 miles from the south pacific, across japan, up north america and swinging past south america. it goes over densely populated coastal areas. but earthquake experts at usgs said the faults along the mexico coast have been building up stress, but the system polars have not been extraordinary. >> they haven't been very large earthquake. they have been a rank of sizes and the range of sizes and occurrences we are seeing is what we typically would see over sort of a long -- this time of span, you know, with variations in activity that it's pretty common. >> however, the pattern of earthquakes can be disturbing. we've seen the destruction in japan in 2011. there have been two in chile. magnitude 8.2 and 6.7. and a 5.1 earthquake in orange county last month. the bay area sits on the ring of fire too. the 1989 moment we had a

. >> usgs hopes to roll that out to the public in the near future. seismologists say that this earthquake in chile does not indicate a major earthquake will happen here in the bay area. there's no connection. but it should serve as a good reminder that it certainly can happen here. >> thank you so much. >>> time to check in on the forecast for you. take you outside live looking at san jose, san francisco and the san mateo bridge. break in the rain today for most of the bay area. we could see a few showers here and there. overnight, quite the different story. taking a look at new video, a tree fell overnight in oakland in that storm crushing four cars. knocking out power there. eldorado avenue. pg&e on the scene making repairs early in the morning. tree trimmers were there cleaning up the debris. >>> what's ahead for us today? let's check in with christina. >> good morning, everybody at home. chilly start to the day. notice that when you walk out the front door. showers in san francisco and north bay. that's where you'll be needing your umbrella. we'r

we have a report from the usgs headquarters in menlo park. >> the earthquake in acapulco caused a wallilding to collapse in mexico city. it's the latest reminder this is the most seismically active region in the world. the ring of fire stretches from 25,000 miles up the pacific, across japan, up north america and swinging past south america. earthquake experts at usgs said the faults along the mexico coast have been building up stress but the templars have not been extraordinary. >> they haven't been very large earthquake. they have been a rank of sizes and the range of sizes and occurrences we are seeing is what we typically would see over sort of a long -- this time of span, you know, with variations in activity that it's pretty common. >> however, the pattern of earthquakes can be disturbing. we've seen the destruction in japan in 2011. there have been two in chile. and a 5.1 earthquake in orange county last month. the bay area sits on the ring of fire too. the 1989 moment we had a earthquake set fires, damaged the bay bridge and created deep cracks in roadways. >> where the faults

however, earthquake sterts at usgs say the faults along the mexican coast have been building up stressthe temblors have not been extraordinary. >> these have not been very large earthquakes, they've been a range of sizes. and the range of sizes and occurrences we've seen are what we would typically see over sort of this time span with variable, variations in activity that is pretty common. >> however, the pattern of earthquakes can be disturbing, we've seen the destruction in japan in 2011. enter have been two in chile, magnitude 8.2 and 6.7 and a 5.1 earthquake in orange county last month. and the bay area sits on the ring of fire, too. the 1989 loma prieta earthquake set fires, damaged the bay bridge and created deep cracks in roads. >> where the faults have more movement, we would expect more frequent large events on those faults. and so that's timically our plate boundaries such as the pacific ring of fire. >> technology is making strides in predicting earthquakes. >> including mexico city. >> and earthquake warning system activated during a news conference cal tech and pasadena. a

the usgs boat that was in the area came to help before the coast guard arrived and, appare apparently, someone on there helped administer cpr and all five others were onboard. the others that weren't injured helped flee that damaged boat. this morning we see redwood city police coming and going and overall fairly quiet this morning. we do have calls into the coast guard. as soon as i hear from them about updates, i'll let you know what they have to say. reporting live in redwood city, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> sheriff deputies lifted evacuation orders for the entire town allowing hundreds of people to return home. the orders were issued about 3:30 yesterday afternoon when this old military ordinance was found in the city's business district. take a look at this thing. close to 700 homes and businesses. they were all evacuated, including several hotels and air force ordinance disposal unit was hoping to call in to deal with this item. no word yet on how it ended up in the area. solvang between santa mu aria a santa barbara. >>> more details today on that tragic tour bus c

since the initial quake, the usgs has recorded more than a dozen large aftershocks, the most powerful a magnitude 6.2 which is a pretty good sized quake in and of its own right. it may take until daylight to realize how much damage there actually is. a massive quake in chile. >>> tragedy in visitation valley as an explosion and fire tears through a house. an elderly woman is dead and it happened near castillo street early this evening. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is there live. take us through it. >> dan, firefighters have just left the scene of the two-alarm fire which started in the top floor of the house here on castillo street. the smoke and flames so intense it claimed the life of a grandmother and forced one man to jump from the second story window. >> it was crazy. the flames were coming out of the window. it was like a dragon inside. >> he shot this video of his neighbor's house on fire. minutes later a man living there jumped from a second floor window. >> he just jumped and it was crazy seeing him laying on the floor full of blood. >> one victim jumped from the window

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since the initial quake, the usgs has recorded more than a dozen large aftershocks, the most powerful a magnitude 6.2 which is a pretty good sized quake in and of its own right. it may take until daylight to realize how much damage there actually is. a massive quake in chile. >>> tragedy in visitation valley as an explosion and fire tears through a house. an elderly woman is dead and it happened near castillo street early this evening. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is there live. take us through it. >> dan, firefighters have just left the scene of the two-alarm fire which started in the top floor of the house here on castillo street. the smoke and flames so intense it claimed the life of a grandmother and forced one man to jump from the second story window. >> it was crazy. the flames were coming out of the window. it was like a dragon inside. >> he shot this video of his neighbor's house on fire. minutes later a man living there jumped from a second floor window. >> he just jumped and it was crazy seeing him laying on the floor full of blood. >> one victim jumped from the window

a usgs boat nearby tried to help the injured. one died, two injured and the others onboard able to free the boat and get it back to the dock where it is this morning. apparently, this is a casual regatta that they hold weekly and haven't had any problems before. so far the names of the victims have not been released. we're told that redwood city is the lead agency on this and they're expected to release a little more information later today. reporting live in redwood city, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> also happening now at 6:06, crews are trying to get to the sunken ferry to search for survivors off the coast of south korea. they have not been able to get to the ship since it went down yesterday. remarkable 287 people are still missing. crews cannot get to the area because of strong currents, rain and bad visibility. most of the passengers onboard that boat were high school students. nine people, including five students and two teachers are now confirmed dead. crew members say the captain didn't order an evacuation unt

the coast guard says there was a nearby usgs boat that transported some of the crew to safety.d city police will be handling this investigation. so far the victim has not yet been identified. reporting live in redwood city, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> 5:31. let's check in with lawrence. he has been hinting about nice weather but then rain on its way. >> yeah. we have a little bit of everything coming up i think in the next five to seven days. yesterday was gorgeous, today changes, sea breeze kicking in, fog at the coastline and it's hazy inside the bay and the valleys. outside we have a cold front that is approaching the bay area. that is going to change everything. it's going to help to ramp up that sea breeze and bring more clouds to the coastline and help to cool down the temperatures. it's still going to be a very nice day. a lot of 70s inside the bay. mid- to upper 70s in the valleys. along the coastline much cooler temperatures there in the low 60s with those low clouds. out over the bay right now, it's mostly clear, 40s and some 50s right now. by the afternoon, the clouds

configurations and finally came up with his own, that little plastic mounting cube how he mounted it on top usg. and this is the view he gets. he's got it mounted outside the the sun roof of his car. >> hard to believe. >> it's fascinating. he has it just mounted i think on one of these fence posts or in the middle there. people come up and look at it. >> that one looks like it's a flat circle in a tunnel of sky. >> tell you what, this dude could monetize this thing and make a killing. >> a killing. >>> dress in costume, drive to vegas, sell the car and bet big. >> there's 5,000 riding on red right now. >> next "right this minute." >> still to come -- >> brewing. >> dudes driving into a storm. so he puts on a one-man show. >> it's a mouse, it's a mouse in my house. >> i don't know what he's talking about. >> the silly way he lightens the poods. plus, a trick you won't want to miss. >> because it's a girl on girl on girl on girl. >> see how four ladies pull off one crazy balancing act. totogood thing she used news b . act braces care mouthwash. it's designed to help clean around braces, frfreses

were told initially this hour it showers made if difficult to get to the catalan of the usgs and eventuallyto take the percentage shore. unfortunately one of them died from their injuries. they're working to id the person in this case. i continue redwood city is on the same. every police officer of the lead investigators on the same. >>anny: mike live our redwood city thank-you. >>: new this morning. fremont police arrest three people suspected of robbing a man at gunpoint. the victim, a 67-year-old man, was using a bank of america atm on fremont boulevard around 1 a.m., when a carload of men drove up and parked next to where he was standing. one person got out of the car, pointed a gun at the victim and took his wallet. according to police, the victim's credit cards were used at a nearby 7-11 store about an hour later. authorities are charging the suspects with multiple felonies, including robbery, elder abuse, possession of stolen property and being a felon in possession of ammunition. san francisco police are coming out with a plan to prevent another pot party mess in golden gate park. a

. >> reporter: experts from the usgs say there's a lot to learn from the chile quake and we could expect the big one sooner than we think. friday's was the result of a coastal plate jamming into a continental plate, a subduction zone. that's important to note because we have a similar setting here in the bay area. this quake is the latest in a string of many, the most recent ones we have heard, of popping up in southern california about a 5.1 magnitude. experts don't believe all these are related but the trend of quakes should be good meaning the types of quakes we see in southern california are considered normal. >> we're here living in earthquake country in the bay area and in southern california. and it's a reminder that we need to be ready. we need to be prepared. we need to do what we can to make it so the structures we spend time in are safer. >> reporter: he says chile was lucky the quake happened 50 miles offshore. we might not be so lucky in the bay area. even though we can't predict earthquakes, i did asked him given the information we have, is there any indication we can expec

since the initial quake, the usgs has recorded more than a dozen large aftershocks, the most powerful magnitude 6.2 which is a pretty good sized quake in and of its own right. it may take until daylight to realize how much damage there actually is. a massive quake in chile. >>> tragedyation in visitation valley as an explosion and fire tears through a house. an elderly woman is dead and it happened near castillo street early this evening. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is there live. take us through it. >> dan, firefighters have just left the scene of the two-alarm fire which started in the top floor of the house here on castillo street. the smoke and flames soed the if a grandmother and forced one man to jump from the second story window. >> it was crazy. the flames were coming out of the window. it was like a dragon inside. >> he shot this video of his neighbor's house on fire. minutes later a man living there jumped from a second floor window. >> he just jumped and it was crazy seeing him laying on the floor full of blood. >> one victim jumped from the window. >> that man and f

a usgs boat happened to be the closest and they helped the crew out, but at the yacht club, they say the their 75-year history, they haven't had a tragedy like this. >> just in shock. this is not the type of thing people expect to when they're going out and having a fun evening with friends. but i think the sequoia yacht club is a family and i think over the next days and weeks, we will be here to support one another, going forward. >> reporter: now, another person on board suffered a head injury in this. we're told he's in serious condition. sailors state that sometimes those boats do get close to the markers out there, but not that close. police tell me that a sobriety test was done on the skipper, passed, nothing to indicate that alcohol was a factor at all. but they're also going to be doing blood tests. why it happened, police say they just don't know. appears, again, to be a tragic accident. they're going to be looking for more clues this afternoon. the club, though, tells us that they have suspended races for the next two weeks. reporting live in redwood city, christie smith,

some people did help police and gave them a lot the information they are now ewing in -- now usg in thenvestigation. if you have information give them a call. the investigation is progress progressing. >>> south african olympic sprinter oscar pistorius is testifying at the murder rile for a third straight day and another emotional day for oscar pistorius who brock down -- he broke down after finding his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, lifeless. he mistook her for an intruder when he shot her on valentine's day. prosecutors attacks oscar pistorius during cross-examination this morning saying he intentionally shot her after an argument. the defense rested year. >>> new developments, and new optimism in the search for missing mall hall mall with two fresh signals picked up in the same area where two signals were picked up over the weekend consistent with those coming from the black boxes all within 17 miles of each other and there are signs of hope. >> i am not optimistic we will find the aircraft or what is left of the aircraft in the not too distant future. >> i would like to have more cert

usgs says 3.7 earthquake that struck in the yountville area in the wine country about 9:05. roughly 13 minutes ago. no word of any injury. if it's minor earthquake. but gets our attention. experience is here with the forecast. predict earthquake. >> i was thinking that. i wish we could. so far haven't found 8 washington to predict. seismic activity lately. >> pacific rim active. >> well lot of shaking going on t. >> good song. >> on good evening we good. here's live doppler 7hd and we have got dry conditions in the bay area right now but may not be that which for long. moisture lurking offshore the last few hours is pushing on shore now parts of the lower sonoma county and up in mendocino county so we get light showers during the overnight hours. here's sutro tower cam are out over san francisco under currently dry conditions temperature readings in all of these locations right now are in a 2 degree range of 54 except half moon bay. uniform range of temperature readings. here's emeryville lacking west ward across the bay. 52 if santa rose. 51 at napa. 53 at fairfield, conque

. >> 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 lightning strikes. little bit of sunshine right before sunset over san francisco. heaviest rain is done, but still kind of unstable new mexico about midnight. it was wild. >> yeah, it was. >> thank, paul. >> for news throughout evening, the news always on -- the evening, always on our website kpix.com. >> have great evening. see you back here at 11:00.

>>now the usgs gave people more than a minute notice last week that a 7.2 quake was coming.s anchor you see him there. he was able to announce on the air the quake was coming. the early warning could allow trains to slow down or just stop for people to get off of elevators and for the police to clear traffic from a bridge. >> you have sirens that warn people that eminent danger was coming it could save lives. >> early warning systems are also in place in japan, taiwan, romania, turkey, italy, and china. building the system here in california would cost $80 million but so far only $187,000 has been set aside. if the funds are raised in time the system could be ready for 2016. >>> a rare and playful new baby is on display in northern new mexico. look at that. the new baby a cross between a zebra mother and donkey father. the zoo says the father lived on a farm near the zoo and made daily trips across the zoo to visit the zebra. amazing. >>> 5:27 is the time. hijacking scare in the sky. the actions of a passenger on board a flight to bali. >> good morning. highway 24 let's take

postal workers protesting in 27 states to fight a partnership between the usgs and stables. new deal will see postal counters appear at more staples stores across the country most of which will be run by staples employees. dropping after reports of starbucks with a 10% stake in the company. a similar move by coke teamed with kerri to launch its own home phone no machine. governments around the world are responsible for nearly 90% of online spying. the new report by verizon shares a threefold increase in cyberespionage. 50% of that coming from east asia. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. >> whether it is on wall street remains 3 years who's making money today. the stock is planning today after it said it expects to report option sales, up by as much as 40% last quarter. very good. investors up around 5%, and third point benefiting the most support, they keep piling on the pressure. making some serious money, the hedge fund mons 7 million shares of sotheby's said they made $13 million. today i would take that. not bad at all. als

however earthquake experts at usgs say the fault along the mexican fault built up stress but not extraordinary. >> these haven't been large earthquake but range of sizes and this is the range of sizes and occurrence that is we have seen are what we typically see over sort of along this type of span with variation in activity that is pretty common. >> however the pattern of earthquake can be disturbing. we have seen the destruction in japan in 2011. two in chile 8.2 and 6.7 and 5.1 earthquake in orange county last month. and the bay area sits on the ring of fire too. 1989 loma earthquake set fires, damaged the bay bridge and created deep crack in roadway. >> where the fault have more movement we expect more frequent large events on those faults and so that is typically our split boundary such as pacific ring of fire. >>reporter: technology making stride in predicting earthquake. earthquake warning system activated during a news conference this morning at caltech in pasadena. similar system gave mexico residents enough time to take shelter. >> it gave the population of mexico city more than 70 s

within the last hour, the usgs upgraded this quake to an 8.2. initially it was an 8.0. this is is region rocked by numerous quakes. >> to the storm pushing through the bay area this evening. here is a look at a time lapse video from 9:00 this morning until noon and you can see just the dramatic changes that took place in the sky above san francisco during that time. the second day of wild weather and it is not over yet. >> let's go back outside. a live look at the guadalupe river. you can see how quickly the water is moving after all the rain that's been felt in the south bay. now jeff ranieri, our chief meteorologist is tracking the path of the storm. mike here watching the impact in the evening commute. let's get to marianne favro who joins us from the hills. a lot of people displaced by the weather now. >> reporter: they certainly were, raj. earlier this afternoon, the storm caused a tree branch to come crashing down on power lines and forced the road to close which meant more than a dozen people could not get to their homes. the road home was temporarily blocked for

. >>> the usgs is reporting a strong earthquake struck off the west coast of vancouver island tonight. it happened just after 8:00 an hour ago or so at a magnitude of 6.7. the epicenter was about 58 miles offshore. so far no reports of injury or damage. it was a good distance offshore. and the u.s. tsunami warning center did not issue any sort of tsunami warning. >>> you know, a lot of teenagers consider running away from home every now and then. and some actually do it. but none with as much drama and danger as the bay area boy who climbed into the wheel well of a jet and flew to hawaii. we have new information tonight about why that 15-year-old decided to take such a foolish risk just to get away from home. the boy's father is talking tonight, and another relative spoke with abc 7 news reporter david louie. it is an interview you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: it appears resentment was growing inside the family's santa clara house when the 15-year-old learned his father's wife was his stepmother. the stepmother's cousin and he is a san jose insurance broker. he spoke to abc

usg is one of the best ceos i've ever met, backed about i warren buffett, so long term there are growthnitiatives. >> this is a high quality company. they're just running into soft demand. the key message here, the recovery is choppy, uneven, and it's not gaining traction at this point. we're flagging that for investors. repair and remodel. easier -- >> big turn, a couple years ago, you came on your bullish, now you're getting cautious. masco and fortune brands, we're keeping an eye on those. >> thanks a lot. >> meantime, a big management shake-up at general motors, the head of communication and hr both stepping down on the heels of those safety recalls, and an internal investigation. the stock is up about 2% today, so is gm a buy at this point? let's bring in michael ward. he has a buy on gm, and $50 price target. phil lebeau is here. first i want to go to you, phil, in the context of what has happened, and the internal documents that were revealed. >> officially gm will say, hey, both of these people have left the company, pursuing other opportunities, but let's be honest. i think you

as this comes on the heel of recent earthquakes in southern california, we asked the usgs what this couldn for the bay area. >> this earthquake doesn't foretell any great risk or increased risk in the bay area or in california. but we always have to be prepared. so this earthquake is more of a reminder that earthquakes are a hazard than foretelling any impending event. >> hopefully that allows us take a deep breath here. for hawaii, there is still a tsunami advisory at this hour. experts predict any waves caused by the quake should be washing ashore in hawaii at any minute now. they're not expecting any catastrophic tsunami in hawaii but could be danger for swimmers and boaters. scott, as we said, 8.2 is a strong quake. keeps us on edge here. >>> the san francisco firefighter accused of hitting a motorcyclist while driving a fire truck drunk last year set to be in court this morning. 43-year-old michael quinn arraigned on three felony counts. you'll see it happen at the top of the screen there in june. he strikes the motorcyclist. seriously hurt but survived. quinn resigned from the depar

the usgs isn't saying the recent seismic activity in two separate hemispheres is connected. but -- >> expect about another 8.8, 8.9 earthquake here sometime in the future. but the key point here is that this magnitude 8.2 is not the large earthquake that we were expecting. >> 300 inmates escaped from a women's prison in the chaos that followed that quake. only about 2 dozen are back in custody. just hours later, a 5.8 magnitude quake rocked panama. and no reports of damage or injuries there. you can go to kpix.com for details on bay area earthquake faults including why the san andreas fault may not be our biggest threat. >>> there's dramatic clean-up from this week's rain in an oakland neighborhood. the storm apparently weakened the roots of this big oak tree causing it to fall on three cars. nobody was hurt. there is a close call for one man who had just walked by. >> i was having a rough day but it made my day a whole lot better at that point just to count my blessings. >> the fallen trees also kind of an expensive problem for a homeowner whose brand-new sewer line was des

happened about 15 minutes ago usgs reports the quake was 2 miles southwest of stanford university.e and fire departments, and sr >>> a 2.1 earthquake on the peninsula. the quake was two miles southwest of stanford university near the palo alto area. we called police and fire departments. so far no reports of damage. >>> remember when the seattle seahawks stopped 49ers fans from coming to the nfc championship game? one man has not forgotten and is now suing because of it. john williams is seeking $50 million in damages and said he tried to buy a ticket but sales were limited to residents of certain states. the las vegas man is calling the ticket sale unconstitutional. >>> no time like the present. stanley cup play-offs going on. and a big game tonight for the sharks and the kings game 4 in l.a. tonight could be the clincher. >> i know. san jose can sweep the opening round series with the win tonight. remember, game time is 7:30. >> the warriors tonight, too. a dilemma for sports fans. what one to watch? >>> big announcements from the silicon valley giants facebook and apple with app

and a usgs of gold in the area and wound up unfortunately one of them died for their injuries.he second person was taken to hospital unclear of their extent injuries. we will have affirmation throughout the morning and bring developing news throughout the next five hours. >>: mike and thank you very much. >>: a boy shot and killed in antioch around a 400 country hills drive. the boy had multiple gunshot wounds. was not breathing. we're waiting for the name and age to be released. >>: a deadly fire ripped through a san francisco department chilling in mother and her three year- old son a. the fire breaking out just before 10 yesterday morning and this two-story apartment. in the sunday del housing projects, three people were inside the apartment at the time. one woman was able to escape the but the woman's niece and son both dying and the fire. the toddler's father spoke to kron4. >>: i'm going to miss him. i'm going to miss him coming in to say good morning- treated just the little things. he's 3 years old. yet his whole life ahead of him. >>: they're still try to figure out th

. >> the usgs says an early warning could allow trains to slow or stop and people to exit elevators and that are dangerous during an earthquake. however, building this system in california is expected to cost $80 million. but only $187,000 has been allocated so far from california's office of emergency services. now, japan also has an earthquake early-warning system. it's credited with saving lives in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," why it will be so expensive. what it will take to get something like this up and running here in california. dave? >> thank you, pam. >>> a number of measles cases in the u.s. at its highest level in almost 20 years. the cdc said there were 129 cases and 58 in california. many of them are a result of people visiting the philippines which has a major measles outbreak. visitors can get the measles and possibly infect those who have not been vaccinated. measles is one of the most contagious cases. the last death reported in this country was in 2005. >>> a mother in martinez says her children are living proof the vaccine tha

according to a review by the usgs, san francisco ground water contains bacteria and nitrate at levels that exceed the safety standards for drinking water. but officials say a small amount of well water would be blended with the pure hetch hetchy water so it would meet standards when blended. >>> an 84-year-old man is in custody in connection with a shooting inside a daly still medical center that had patients scrambling. right now, tara moriarty is talking to the police about that arrest and in 20 minutes, new information about the evidence seized at the suspect's home. >>> eyes in the sky to prevent ka catastrophe on the ground. thousand to prevent another pipeline explosion in san bruno. >>> and noticing that traffic is getting busier in certain areas like highway 24. coming up we'll give you drive times for all of the freeways coming up to the bay bridge. >>> mostly sunny for some. mostly cloudy for others. fog is definitely on the increase in advance of the front that will be here tomorrow. i will give you the timing on rain and much cooler forecasted temps. [doorbell rings] hey.