>>pam: scientist at the usgs said the recent earthquake in new zealand is a wake-up call for the bay area because there are similarities between the two regions. here's seismologist walter. >> it occurred on the fault that similar to the hayward fault and the east bay in the san andreas fault and it goes right through the peninsula. secondly, a lot of our communities are built on top of seven entry basins. these basins that we see the flat land that makes the bay area. likewise, in new zealand they have built their communities in the century basins which tend to give a little bit of an earthquake shaking motion. as you know zealand is a modern country, it has advanced building code spots like all countries and like the bay area, there are some older buildings that were built 50 years ago, 100 years ago. this was before the building codes were put into effect. >>pam: he says bay area earthquake faults are better understood than those in new zealand. as is graphic points out, they believe there's a 63 percent probability for one or more magnitude 6.7 day area between 2007 and 2036. the

the first one in september was larger, a mag sued 7.1 but the usgs says this latest one caused more devastationecause it was centered closer to the city and had a much shallower epicenter, just 2 miles below the service. >> she's living n church. she says the city has a lot of older masonry buildings which have crumbled. crews are out now digging through the rubble. >> all right, jenelle. counselors are at walnut creek creek after the tragic accident of two teens. terry mcsweeney joins us with more. >> yeah, the two boys drowned on saturday trying to raft down a rain-swollen walnut creek. 17-year-old gavin was supposed to be on campus now playing in the school jazz band as part of the health fair. the music is gone as is the legendary sense of humor of matthew miller. both gone for ever and the students aren't newer how to deal with that. this morning we couldn't find a student that didn't have a story about gavin or matthew. >> he was a really good artist and all his contests in art were really cool. he was very talented. >> michael caine took math with powell. >> you would ask him anything or

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 first one in september was larger, a mag sued 7.1 but the usgs says this latest one caused more devastation because it was centered closer to the city and had a much shallower epicenter, just 2 miles below the service. >> she's living near christ church. she says the city has a lot of older masonry buildings which have crumbled. crews are out now digging through the rubble. >> all right, jenelle. counselors are at walnut creek creek after the tragic accident of two teens. terry mcsweeney joins us with more. >> yeah, the two boys drowned on saturday trying to raft down a rain-swollen walnut creek. 17-year-old gavin was supposed to be on campus now playing in the school jazz band as part of the health fair. the music is gone as is the legendary sense of humor of matthew miller. both gone for ever and the students aren't newer how to deal with that. this morning we couldn't find a student that didn't have a story about gavin or matthew. >> he was a really good artist and all his contests in art were really cool. he was very talented. >> michael caine took math with powell. >> you would ask him

keep in mind, some of the rescue workers in new zealand were trained here in the bay as the usgs in men low park for this reason specifically in terms of earthquake damage. what's happening now, dogs, heavy cranes and earth movers called into action, but many are still just going through the rubble with their bare hands. the death toll raised to at least 75 people. screaming can still be heard from some of the collapsed buildings and at one poignant moment, a woman used her cell phone to call her children to say good-bye. some had to have a limb amputated before they could be freed. >> number one priority has to be search and rescue. we've got teams coming in from australia. also help from britain, united states, singapore, japan and taiwan. >> there's also a link with firefighters. los angeles firefighters are among those heading to new zealand as we speak. the heavy rescue task force is equipped to drill or dig through concrete reenforced buildings. now, compounding the disaster in all this, a lot of neighborhoods in that area of new zealand are flooded now caused by underground water

the maps i have been circulating are usgs survey. in fact, looking at the map that they were showing and the white areas right here in the middle of this map are the areas that can get worse by the 1906 earthquake. there are other things i noticed as well. they showed little streams, urban environment. one of those little streams 3 urban environment. one of those little streams was done by the hyatt riegencey. that's the one a child drown in. if they are going to fill park merced with little streams like that, get set for a few drown that, get set for a few drown kids. as far as other things going to good faith and bad faith and all this, one of the things brought in is packing. park merced wants people to pay all their own packing costs. spa when it comes to bad when they are still putting out literature extolling the virtues of park merced. as far as another aspect of their activities, they are still not telling people that are renting there that they are going to be moved out. they are hiding material fact. you were supposed to fe

some of the rescue workers were trained here at the bay area and at the usgs in menlo park. new zealand seems a world away but there are plenty of bay area connections including local students who are studying there. let's go to our nbc live line now. jill green joins us. jill, are you with us? first of all, are you away from any danger out there? >> yeah, i'm away from danger right now. i'm pretty stable as of right now. >> you're studying over in new zealand. take us through it. what happened yesterday as you felt the rumblings and what was going on. >> it was the second day of class for us here and i was just making lunch in my apartment. as i finished, it started shaking violently so i ran and hit under a desk. it lasted i guess for about 40 seconds. it just seemed like forever. the walls were just swaying from side to side and everything was falling off the shelves. and then we went outside to get reports from like our r.a. to see if everything was fine. they said just to go back in our places, so we did. and then the second aftershock hit, which was really violent agai

rescuers, some of whom were trained at the usgs are still lifti lifting. right now rescue crews are focusing on the downtown region of christchurch. the quake is one of the country's worst in 80 years. here's the latest. 75 deaths reported. but that number is expected to grow dramatically in the next few days. 300 people remain missing. the prime minister declaring a state of national emergency which gives the government wider power to. >>> hopes of finding anyone alive in the rubble happens in those first hours. and as you see in parts of christchurch are in near ruins. >> there are eerie signs. a survivor's story from a bay area man buried in the rubble back in 1989 from the loma prieta quake. >> when we look at all earthquakes in recent years, many here in the bay can relate to the challenges. we did talk to one man. a quake survivor. the scene at the epicenter in choo catastroph catastrophe. bert says he's reliving a nightmare. >> i felt really lucky. how terrifying it is to be underneath a mountain of debris. he was trapped for 20 minutes. >> basicall

officials from the usgs say it is an aftershock sequence from a larger 7.1 earthquake that struck september of last year. back in the bay area we are looking at our forecast the possibility of snow in and around the bay. >> louisa: we have a few things going on, shores, cool temperaturesshowers, cool tempee are seeing some cells moving through palo alto, san mateo and san jose. and snow fall through diablo. future cast 4 shows most of the precipitation will move in later this afternoon. we are seeing a few cells working their way southern portions of the peninsula. we could get wet weather in san jose by 2:00 p.m., with the north bay. by year evening commute we will see a better chance of heavier rainfall. we will continue to see widespread showers right through your evening hours. the evening is one that cold temperatures are expected to set in. better chance of snow fall into the hills, and the north bay whole spirihills. the rain s friday morning bringing snow level 2,000 ftdown to about 1,00 ft.. we could get t3-6 interests at 3,000 ft., 9 in. at 3,000 ft.. current temperatures are warm

the usgs says the quake struck offshore about 30 miles north of the city of concepcion. the quake did cut power in concepcion. last february in the nearly the exact same spot a massive 8.8 magnitude quake ended up killing 525 people. >>> we are certainly feeling a change in the bay area weather. chief meteorologist bill martin is here to tell us how to plan our weekend. it's going to matter this time. >> yes, it is going to matter. how did it feel today? >> cooler. >> some places were cooler and some places were a little warmer. low 30s in some places. daytime highs today in the upper 60s. warm, nice for saturday all done after that. clouds come in sunday we have rain in your forecast. let's go outside and you will see what we have. temperatures are on the mild side. 65 in san jose. 64 in mountain view and 63 in redwood city. and there you go. the forecast as we move into tonight is going to be another cold one gasia, when you wake up at your house it's going to be. it'll be in the 30s in most places. some areas upper 20s, low 30s that's the cold spots. most of us mid-30

the usgs believes today's 6.3 quake was actually an aftershock from the one before. it caused more devastation because it was centered near the downtown area and it was more shallow, only 3 miles underground. we'll be following these developments all morning so keep is right here on abc 7. reporting live from the news room, jenelle wang, abc7news.com. >> 5:14 now. in chicago polls have been open the past hour as voters get a chance to pick their new mayor. chief of staff ron emanuel has been front runner to replace mayor richard daily. karen moseley-braun is also running. this election marks the first time in 20 years when a daily hasn't been on the ballot. >> hoping to attract more hi-tech workers by upgrading buses. they'll have wi-fi. bta says wi-fi internet isn't a luxury, it's a necessity to get people to ride the bus. >> the survey found that some air travelers actually spend more time booking their flights than flying. 20% of passengers spend five hours booking a flight. some of the reasons given are the growing list of options for air travelers, including whe

>>pam: the usgs as there's a 31 percent probability of a magnitude 6.7 or greater on the hayward faulten now and 2036. >>jacqueline: was a gorgeous day out there with plenty of sunshine and temperatures fairly mild. here's a look at today's high temperatures. 59, occurred and 58 in san jose. temperatures cooling down quite a bit as the sun is setting. 48 in san or fell, 50 livermore, 52 san jose. temperatures will drop off dramatically over night. now that the sun is going down, temperatures will slide into the '40's quickly. more morning widespread 30's through the bay area, only a couple places in the low '40's. in to the afternoon, high clouds will stream and an winds will kick up and it will be a few degrees cooler. archie is on the way her including potential snow in the bay area. i will tell you all about it coming up. stay with us we'll be back after this break. >>pam: string of robberies has occurred in connection with a supermarket in the hills. we learned how the crimes are being committed. >>reporter: sitting in the safeway parking lot waiting for robbery victims. if that is

structure associated with it and it made sense to combine the work we do -- plan to do for noaa and usgs. this division exists but works on a fully reimbursable basis so you won't see the money for it. this is our chance to provide project management and other capabilities to customers around government. next slide. moving on from the science account to the aeronautics account. aeronautics this year is requesting $569 million. there are some changes in the portfolio to increase research and utilization of advanced ground based technologies and automation. the effect of high altitude crystals, composite structures and materials and utilization of alternative fuels. it continues support for the 2011 new initiatives that we proposed. and another to reduce the environmental impact of aviation. those have not started yet, bidding for completion of fiscal year 2011 appropriations they are fully funded in 2012. to make these adjustments we have refocused the hypersonic project and focus them on foundational research. next slide. space technology was a new feature as a separate entity in the 201

you already have it going on at usgs, the subsurface water. it's in the forest service you are pleasing in your grazing land. it's a new energy and water, lots of water comes into the middle part of the state from the navajo generating station. have you heard the president, once again i was disappointed because picking winners and losers again. energy, everything should be on the table. not saying we're going to only go this way. and it's time that we came to the table with solutions that demand the regulatory bodies, because they should be answering to you. and that answer goes to congress because you elected them. so we must bring them back to the table and say how are you doing this? and if you don't, the other part from house is you control the purse strings on the house. if you don't want to go the way we express and the people expressed, you're not going to get any money. so we have been spending time with everybody listening, and that is a primary concern as was her education. i want to get back into looking at that. right here. >> than

the 6.3 quake was not the main quake, the usgs thinks it was part of a wave of the aftershocks followed1 the rocks that country back in september. this was an aftershock to a big earthquake back in september. 912 a m. we will take a break here's a live look goethite, slow as we go up the bay bridge toll plaza cars are strapped up. we will get the latest on that coming up. to >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. our roof camera on the left, mount tam camera on the right. clouds, showers throughout the morning. now, here is a look at the weather. >> louisa: snow continues to be the question, right now we're watching showers. news snow. we could actually see rain translate into snow. cold temperatures coming into play later today. snow levels expected to drop down. moving your way to the peninsula we're action to continue in the spring goes to the peninsula and the east bay. later part of your afternoon we will start to see the showers picking up. by evening it will be wet, moderate-heavy downpours. widespread showers expected in the evening. cold weather setting in, continued to dro

with it, and then it made sense to combine all of the work that we plan to do for noah and then for usgs commesso this division exists but works on a reimbursable basis so you won't actually see the money in our budget because it is in the noval budget. and this is our chance to provide our project management and other capabilities to customers around the government. next slide. >> okay. moving on from the science account to the aeronautics account, aeronautics this year in 2012 is requesting $569 million. there are some changes a model portfolio. there's the increased research in the utilization of the advanced ground base technologies and automation. the effect, to look at the effect of the high-altitude crystals, composite structures and materials and the utilization of alternative fuel. it also continues support for the 2011 new initiatives that we proposed in the two aligned with next-gen and another to reduce the environmental impact of aviation. while those have not started yet waiting for the completion of the fy 11 appropriations, they are fully funded in 2012. finally, in order

you already have it going on with the usgs subsurface water. it is in the service.n your ng and the water that comes into the middle part of the state from the navajo generating station. you heard the president. again, i was disappointed because we are picking winners and losers again. energy, everything should be on the table. not saying we are going to go. it is time that we can to the table with a solution and demanded the regulatory bodies answer to us because they should be answering to you. that answer goes back to congress because you elected them. so we must bring them back to the table and say, how are you doing this? if you don't, and the other part of the magic from the house is you control the first ring on the house. if you don't want to do it the way we expressed, you're not going to get any money. we have spending time with everybody listening, and that is a primary concern. as well as education. we have been looking at that. right here. >> thank you for coming and giving me an opportunity. >> sure. >> my name is scott willis. living in post september