the usgs predicts a 52% probability of a 6.7 or larger bay area quake by 1932. >>> can you taoultiesffect probation and a lesson from past disaster about tests. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea. mmm... pillsbury crescent wrapped brie just unroll, wrap the brie and bake. it's so easy. now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread? you can serve some warmth with your bread. and some flavor with your bread. and some layers with your bread. if you're serving bread honey, then serve it. grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> in 1811 a 17.7 earthquake struck on the missouri fault felt all over the eastern u.s. another 7.7 occurred on the new madrid fault a year later. a 7.8 hit southern california's sparsely populated empelia valley 80 years later. the most destructive bauds it hit the city a 7.8 great san francisco earthquake in 1906 ranks only third. in 1857 a 7.9 rocked sparsely populated port cajon. the biggest quake in the lower 48 in 1700, a 19 richter scale

usgs cut their losses in sheet rock and closed down. it is gone. the houses are there but the people are gone. it is the real wild west, the way it was. it takes a lot of the romance out of it. so we have done several things. black rock solor, which came out of burning man in gerlach. the school is closing down because they do not have any kids. the economy has been based on mining. there are some tourists that come through. hunters. some of our people come through and leave money in their wake. a little town like that does not know how to make money. but they have learned in certain ways. we have made significant charitable contributions. i do not want to great -- take much credit for this, but we are helping to keep them alive. the thing about our event, we do not do commercial things at the event. it spreads out the economic development to our neighbors. the piutes down the road are now doing in the in taco stands now and we know them. there was the day when we were considered scary, coming from san francisco, you know. it is much easier to brea

the usgs says it was a 3.2 magnitude quake. it hit about six miles from truckee. they felt it as far away as reno. there was another quake. it was felt just before 9:30, the usgs says it was sented near berkeley. >>> the city of berkeley's crackdown onock pie protesters is apparently working. there are only 7 tents -- seven tents left at martin luther king park. at one point, there were 107. city crews are no logger ha rared ass this clean up -- harassed as they clean up the area. arrests have been made for attempted rape, assault and carrying a gun. >>> her getting to learn more detail -- expecting to hear more details about a serial arsonist thomas hartman is accused of setting off fires in pittsburg, antioch and the bay point in the last few years. >>> and arson is besuspected for a car fire that happened early yesterday morning. fire was contained before it damaged any nearby aunts. prosecutors say it's possible the vehicle was stolen and set on fire to get rid of evidence. >>> the pain rekiever -- reliever motrin is peaking recalled. company is asking the pul

more than a dozen people in the area reported on their usgs website that they felt it. there was a magnitude 1.8 after shopping about 12:52 a.m. >>> there is a big deadline looming for "occupy sf" today. they have until noon to break down camp before the city moves in. officials tried negotiating with protestors. the city wants them to move to a former school site in the mission district. so far though no one is budging. "occupiers" say they want a few more concessions from the city, including dogs at the new site. >>> today bart directors are expected to come up with a policy on disrupting cell phone signals. the issue came up in august when bart blacked out cell phone service at four san francisco stations because they were worried about a planned protest. the "contra costa times" reports the new policy is expected to ban such blackouts except in the event of extraordinary threats to the bart system, employees or passengers. >>> 5:39. stocks skyrocket so what's on tap for today? that's coming up in your live moneywatch report. >> a reality check for parents, students.

the state of california and usgs say the chalet is likely to flood in the event of severe ocean storms. it is not -- a matter of when, not if there is flooding. if chrome rubber gets into the water, wildlife will die. i love golden gate park and its ecosystem and i urge you to vote against this. it is a picture that paints a thousand words. a video paints a million. i urge you to look at the video i made with my digital microscope of the chemical in the runoff water. see how the water gets into its digestive system and kills it. do not allow this. please don't know. -- vote no. [applause] president olague: there is another child. if you could come out to the mike. we do not want you stuck here all night. with the rest of us. >> ipla play lacross at beach chalet. it is hard to use. when i tried to play their i cannot scoops the ball. the grass is sometimes really over ground. there are pro for holes, we stepped in them and get hurt. one time at another part, my friend and i were running there, we had a soccer practice and he stepped in a gopher hole and broke his ankle. it is sometimes

the usgs said nearly 400 people reported feeling the shaking. >>> demonstrators meted in the east bay today. occupy concord held a rally in order to show support for returning veterans. attendees also protested funding of what they describe as a military industrial complex. antiwar activist cindy sheehan, whose son was killed in iraq, was among the speakers at today's event. >> if we start to really work locally to make our communities and our families and our neighborhoods stronger, then i think that will take power and money away from the 1%. >> supporters of the open carry movement also attended today's event, wearing their guns over their shoulders and on their hips. occupy protesters asked them to leave, saying they didn't support their cause. >>> the war in iraq is officially over, but some bay area military personnel are heading to the middle east tonight. 16 members of the 481st transportation company based on merit island are on their way to kuwait. they will help bring back the equipment used to fight the war. >> we'll move it to bahrain, qatar, wherever, wherever they need

a eureka police dispatchers at least did not receive any calls about the earthquake but all the usgs web site, a few people reported feeling it. >>darya: a helicopter tour of the las vegas strip and hoover dam crashes until everyone on board slamming into a mountainside and killing its pilot and four passengers. a recovery and investigation team will be out there again today near lake mead. he conceded yesterday as they were investigating after the crash in a remote area 30 mi. from the loss vegas strip. it is unclear what might have triggered that crash. the helicopter was operated by sundance helicopters. >>mark: not house of the state's families are considered middle class anymore. 30 years ago 60 percent of california families were considered middle-class. now just 49.7 percent are earning between 44,000-155,000 a year, that is considered middle-class. most are now in a lower blackett. not working in of ours was the biggest cause of declining income in california. >>justine: the number of people whose credit and debit card information was stolen at lucky supermarkets has jumped.

the usgs says nearly 400 people from sebastopol to windsor felt it. >>> in the philippines 400 people are dead after flash floods devastated the southern region. most of the victims were sleeping when raging floodwaters came down from the mountains after 12 hours of rain. hundreds of others climbed to the rooftops. the area is not used to the typhoons that happen fairly regularly in other parts of the philippines. >>> the war in iraq is officially over but some bay area military personnel are heading to the middle east tonight. sixteen members of the 481st transportation company based on mare island are on the way to kuwait. they are going to help bring back the equipment used to fight the war. >> we'll move it to bahrain, wherever they need it to go. it a lot of it will be shipped out from there to other places. >> the troops boarded a bus bound for sfo this morning. the patriot guard riders escorted them from vallejo to the airport. the deployment is expected to last one year. >>> a marine asked michelle obama a question she wasn't expecting will you go on a date? 20-year-old lance

more than a dozen people in the area reported on the usgs website that they felt it. there was a magnitude 1.8 aftershock at 12572 this morning. >>> it is 4:33 now. "occupy" protestors in san francisco face a deadline. if they are not out by noon, the city plans to move in on the big camp on the embarcadero. anne makovec at justin herman plaza with the campers's demands. >> reporter: this could be the last morning that you see -- not only that bus that's rolling through of course right in the middle of our view but the tents there behind me, between 100 and 200 tents still here this morning in front of a deadline of noon that the city says these tents have to go. officials said yesterday in another round of negotiations with these protestors, they are trying to encourage the camp to move to a former school site in the mission district. but so far, there aren't a lot of bites here from the camp. we don't see a lot of people pulling up stakes. the campers would have to sign a contract and agree to a list of conditions, like keeping the site clean, no alcohol, no minors,

the usgs says it was a magnitude 4:00. a dispatcher up there says they didn't get any calls about the quake. they didn't even feel it up there. >>> football is expected to have a big effect on the local roadways. lorraine blanco is live in menlo park with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the social network is moving in and like everything it does, it's going very big. the study says that all of the new drivers in the area might cause a traffic nightmare. not just at minor intersections around willow road and bay expressway but also around highway 4 and 101. facebook wants to hire thousands of new employees in menlo park. they are even asking the city to remove the 3600-person limit. eventually the company could employ as many as 9400 people at this campus and another location on the front of bay expressway. there's a meeting tonight to talk about these issues tonight at:00 at bell -- at 7:00 at bel haven -- belle haven senior center on terminal avenue. there will also be a public hearing about this in january

the usgs tells us a small earthquake hit the berkeley area. >>> falling temperatures tonight have prompted freeze warning for parts of the area. mark tamayo is in the weather center now with where and when that will take effect, mark. >> reporter: just a few hours away from that freeze warning and temperatures already dropping off rapidly. take a look at these current numbers just updated. napa already 31 degrees. santa rosa 33, samora mid- to upper 30s to report up toward fairfield. stpaor -- as far as that freeze warning, lasting all the way up to 9:00 tomorrow morning. paceically to the inland valleys and the east bay. and down to the south bay as well. right including san jose. so overnight lows most areas in these areas will be back down to the 20s to right around the 30 degrees mark with very cold numbers in the forecast for tomorrow. coming up we'll have a temperature break down. and also we'll tell you if those strong winds will make a come back. >>> have you done all your christmas shopping? what some stores are doing >>> just two more shopping days left until christmas and one bu

the usgs tells us a small earthquake hit the berkeley area. >>> falling temperatures tonight have prompted freeze warning for parts of the area. mark tamayo is in the weather center now with where and when that will take effect, mark. >> reporter: just a few hours away from that freeze warning and temperatures already dropping off rapidly. take a look at these current numbers just updated. napa already 31 degrees. santa rosa 33, samora mid- to upper 30s to report up toward fairfield. stpaor -- as far as that freeze warning, lasting all the way up to 9:00 tomorrow morning. paceically to the inland valleys and the east bay. and down to the south bay as well. right including san jose. so overnight lows most areas in these areas will be back down to the 20s to right around the 30 degrees mark with very cold numbers in the forecast for tomorrow. coming up we'll have a temperature break down. and also we'll tell you if those strong winds will make a come back. >>> have you done all your christmas shopping? what some stores are doing to help out procrastinators. >>> plus new video from berkeley,

. -- usgs website that they felt it.n aftershock at 12:52 a.m. >>> the bomb squad was called out to lundy avenue facility tuesday after people reported a suspicious man stuffing something into the mailbox there. you see it here. they said he appeared to be wearing a gas mask and a bulletproof vest. the bomb squad determined the package was harmless. the man in question heard about all the hubbub and said it was him wearing fitness training equipment. >> totally big misunderstanding. totally unintended on my part but it just, you know, won't do something like this ever again. >> the mask is designed to restrict your breathing to simulate a training at high altitude. the vest was packed with 10 pounds of weight. he was just working out. >>> it's been called one of the most sophisticated drug tunnels ever discovered on the u.s.- mexico border. >> it is a 600-yard passageway the length of six football fields. it links warehouses in tijuana and san diego. federal agents say it's equipped with lighting, ventilation, a hydrauli

about 300 people went to the usgs website to say they felt it. have been no reports of damage or injuries. >>> in the meantime the city of christchurch, new zealand, is bracing for more aftershocks. there have been two quakes of a magnitude 5.8 today plus some smaller ones. about 60 have been treated for minor injuries as well as emotional difficulties. you might remember, the city is still recovering from the earthquake that killed 182 people back in february. hasn't even been a year. >>> 5:39. coming up, republicans cave in on the short term tax cut deal. this morning, why some fear the gridlock will only continue. >>> and grinches try to steal the holiday spirit. how they targeted the capital christmas tree. can i, can i (repeated) v.o: can now be enjoyed in your coffee ( can i, can i (repeated) ) v.o: only international delight v.o: put's the real flavours from v.o: your favourite treats inside bill, that would extend payl tax cuts by two months. as terell brown reports... political pressure forced he >>> a limited number of senators and hous

about 300 people reported on the usgs website that they felt the quake. it was 2.7 on the hayward fault around 9:18 last night. >>> christchurch is being rocked by powerful earthquakes in new zealand, two were 5.8. we don't have reports of serious damage or injuries. christchurch is still recovering from a large quake that killed 182 people back in february. >>> a powerful snowstorm is already causing travel headaches as people begin their trip for christmas. in colorado, dozens of flights have been cancelled at denver international airport. look at the crowds there. a lot of passengers have been stranded. a winter storm has already dumped at least four inches of snow there. bad timing for all those holiday travelers. even with good weather here in the bay area, it's going to be a very busy day at all three local airports. gil diaz has more on one of the most hectic travel days of the year. how's it going at sfo this morning, gil? >> reporter: well, it is a little hectic here but i think a lot of travelers have prepared for the big day. good morning, grac

the usgs says the quake was 40 miles deep and centered 26 26 -- there were no reports of deaths or injuries. >> the global tide of unrest is rising up in another country 50, thousand russian took the streets streets of moscow demanding the end of the rule of vladimir putin and the current system. it's the largest show of defiance since the fall of the sew soviet union. >> a special tribute to fallen veterans. volunteers led wreaths at the tombstones in arlington. the tradition began 20 years ago when 5,000 leftover holiday wreaths were laid on head stones in 1991. since then it's grown into wreaths of america with annual ceremonies across the country. ♪ and the rockets red glare, the bombs burstingy in air ♪ >> in san francisco, the wreath-laying tradition was honored at the pre seedow national cemetery today. 95-year-old army commander was month the honorees at the ceremony. he fought in world war ii and the korean war. >> earlier this morning the moon turned red in a total lunar eclips. >> look at a time lapse view. we sped up the video so you can see the earth's shadow move across the mo

the usgs says the quake was 40 miles deep and centered 26 26 -- there were no reports of deaths or injuries bay. san francisco tomorrow 53 degrees. and winds kick up behind the front as it moves through. tomorrow afternoon, 55 for santa rosa. napa 53 degrees. cooler tomorrow for oakland interior east bay sun breaks 55 for antioch, 54 for concord and down towards morgan hill points southward, the best chance of afternoon showers. temperatures in the mid-to-low 50s, the accuweather seven-day forecast. a spring sprinkle or two south of san jose and friday morning, and that's if request as -- iffy as well. >> the heisman trophy winner a shocker. >> college football's most coveted individual award, the heisman trophy was hasn'ted occupy -- handed out in new york. the stanford fans will not be >> mike: the heisman trophy came back to two men andrew luck and robert giffords iii. >> the 2011 winner of the heisman trophy is robert griffin iii. rg iii. >> mike: rg iii the first player from baylor university to win the heisman thrive. threw for 3,000 yards, 36 touchdowns 644 yards, averaged 36.6 yards

the usgs saying that this was a 5.8. several strong aftershocks. no damage however.of christ church still recovering. new zealand if you recall had a damaging fare your earthquake. >>darya: 9:27 which will back. do not forget if you do not have holiday plans for new year's eve? keep it here. . redneck and catherine heenan will be hosting. catherine heenan and gary redneck -- we will be back. . redneck sports director. redneck >>darya: thank you for joining us. we are keeping you updated on the holiday travel at s f o we have la will tran, like. >> well people have decent attitudes. they are hoping that the holiday will keep them happy. there has been however a mechanical failure. the airport spokesperson detailed that there was problems with that claim of american airlines 1612. you can see the ebb and flow. still people are in addition, long-term parking is issuing a short-term about her. you will get the rate of the long-term parking. besides the busiest day before the christmas holiday. 135,000 people expected to pass through. light 1612 american airlines is a big

that will allow the usgs to close about half of its nearly 500 mail processing centers across the country off 30,000 workers. executives say they're doing what any company would do responding to changes in their business. >>vern: in 2005 for some americans pay their bills online today 60 percent of americans pay their bills online. we just cannot wait until it is down to zero. >>reporter: first-class mail delivery peaked in 2001, in five years it got down to 90 billion, and last year it was just 78 billion and is projected to drop below 40 billion by the year of 2020. >> you'll always see business mail and first- class mail. >>reporter: who here are four facts that you may not know about the postal service. >>reporter: so what does this all mean? the postal service cutbacks could begin to affect service as soon as april. the postmaster general is pushing for even more cost saving measures. including closing one of 10 post offices and stopping delivery on saturday. >>catherine: as you know, herman cain announced on saturday that he will no longer campaign for the gop nomination. he dropped

the usgs says the 2.2 quake was centered near san leandro and felt before 6:00 this morning.eports of damage or injuries. >>> drinking and driving led to two crashes in the east bay. the first wreck happened around 12:30 this morning. the driver slammed into a fire hydrant near observe and fifth streets. firefighters had to shut off the water to the line. the motorist suffered minor injuries and was arrested on dui charges. the second crash happened in castro valley just before 2:00 this morning the driver rammed his chrysler into a traffic signal and street sign in the area of 150th and freedom avenues. the impact caused both air bags to deploy. police arrested him on suspicion of dui. >>> a 1-year-old boy and mother are in the hospital after police say the mom threw the boy out of a second-story window. police say the mom then juferped out herself -- jumped out herself. here's more. >> reporter: i just talked to a next door neighbor. he didn't want to go on camera but he was shocked to see what happened. apparently this little guy narrowly missed hitting concrete and then h

. >>> the usgs raising an alert around of an alaskan volcano to second on its scale. volcano is more than 900 miles away from anchorage. >>> and a southeastern coast storm bringing fierce winds and heavy rains. six people killed during the storm. no word how much damage was left. >>> and a record-setting shoot-out in the alamo bowl last night. heisman trophy winner griffin and his bears reporting a thrilling victory over washington. wow. good run there. it was the highest scoring regulation bowl game in history. >>> you're caught up on the day's headlines. "american morning" is going to meet you right back here after this short break. >>> welcome back. it's ten minutes before the top of the hour. security and safety. top priority during tomorrow's new year's eve celebration in new york city. some 1 million reblers will pack into times square to herald in the new year and the nypd says it's ready. a ton of resources will be deployed, including thousands of officers and bomb-sniffing dogs and mounted horses. want to talk about security preps in times square and ray kell

maintains level funding for the national parks service and restores funding for the science programs in usgs, land and water conservation fund programs are increasededly 22 million over last year's level and it's important to note we have restored funding for endangered species and critical habitat listings. subcommittee chairman mike simpson spearheaded a bipartisan effort in support of funding for native american programs. and as a result, the indian health service has increased i by 6%, important increases in education, public safety and tribal government this agreement doesn't abandon our commitment to the arts, in fact, n.e.a. and n.e.h. reach $11 million, it's equal to the president's request. just as important, though, as what is included in this agreement is what isn't. the conferees dropped more than two dozen unacceptable environmental riders that were part of the house bill, gone are greenhouse gas, grand canyon uranium mining, mountaintop mining to name a few. this is not to say it's destroyed of environmental restrictions but this is a compromise. i can say in nearly every insta

there is still not quite the usge of disagreement among as their first appeared to be. >> but he said a small-business exemption and you are saying you do not need one. >> i think you need one to reflect the fact that there will be in plantation costs for any business. -- implementation costs for any business. it will be the state providing it, but there will be still and implementation cost. >> let me ask both of you this, this fore doing thu interstate sales -- and i assume you will be doing this for mail- order businesses and telephonic businesses and so on -- why not have one uniform interstate definition of what the taxes are? if you want to collect some different formula to meet some condition in your own state, great. but if it is out of the state taxes, why not have one uniform definition and one uniform tax? some states with a high sales tax, may be day-lewis a pointer to, and those -- may be the day lose a point or two. those with low taxes, maybe they gain a pointer to. >> sir, i believe that is the direction the bill is heading. we are saying it does not create a uniform s

maintains level funding for the national parks service and restores funding for the science programs in usgsnd and water conservation fund programs are increasededly 22 million over last year's level and it's important to note we have restored funding for endangered species and critical habitat listings. subcommittee chairman mike simpson spearheaded a bipartisan effort in support of funding for native american programs. and as a result, the indian health service has increased i by 6%, important increases in education, public safety and tribal government this agreement doesn't abandon our commitment to e arts, in fact, n.e.a. and n.e.h. reach $11 million, it's equal to the president's request. just as important, though, as what is included in this agreement is what isn't. the conferees dropped more than two dozen unacceptable environmental riders thatere part of the house bill, gone are greenhouse gas, grand canyon uranium mining, mountaintop mining to name a few. this is not to say it's destroyed of environmental restrictions but this is a compromise. i can say in nearly every instance what

requested usgs funding is essential to maintain this capability. lastly i'd mention with respect to the aging infrastructure that it is a major concern. in addressing opportunities to prioritize and we find are necessary improvements and finance those and also opportunities to stretch and augment existing supplies through innovative conservation, water reuse, desal ination and even weather modification strategies as well as water banking and opportunities for interstate, interregional and international cooperation. we appreciate the opportunity to testify. >> thank you. ms. meeker. >> madam chair, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. my name is melissa meeker, and i am executive director of the south florida water management district. this agency is one of five regional agencies create to ensure a sustainable supply of water for florida citizens, environment and economy. in south florida this responsibility includes operating one of the world's largest flood control systems which protects 7.7 million people and delivers 1.4 billion g