was a good five or ten seconds of the house shifting gently back and forth. >> matt keller is at a usgs headquarters in menlo park and will have a live update for us. this quake is a good reminder for us to be prepared for a major disaster. we have posted guidelines for stocking your emergency kit and developing an emergency plan for your family at abc7 news.com. we'll continue to follow the quake and aftershock throughout the morning and updates on twitter. >>> another eric arthquake to t you about. an 8.2 hit between the coast of japan and russia. there's word the quake could be felt for five minutes and many people in the region ran into the streets. it hit along the ring of fire. >>> more now on developing news in washington state where federal transportation officials are on route to help state engineers figure out what caused a bridge to collapse tossing vehicles and drivers into the chil chilly waters north of seattle. >> the washington department of traps has not determined the official cause of the crash. but they're looking into whether or not whether a box truck might have hi

looking at the usgs website. they can give us immediate feed back on when they have another shaking. within that last half hour we had four more aftershocks. that shaking according to the usgs could last for days and weeks. reporting live from the newsroom claudine wong. >>> yesterday afternoon about three cars plunged 40 feet into the skagit river north of seattle. rescue teams quickly responded. they were able to pull everyone safely from the icy water. reporter rick price is in washington and joins us on the phone with the developments. good morning, rick. caller: good morning, pam. good morning, everybody. this is al something to -- this is really something to see. the bridge goes on to the north for most of its span and then there is this big section that is vanished and there is a lot of debris in the river pavement and pieces of steel. we talked to the washington state department of transportation until 3:00 a.m.. they told us this will not be a quick fix. not only is it a big engineering job but the safet

usgs is reporting a magnitude of 8.2. shaking was felt almost 4,000 miles away and so far, no reports of any major damage or injuries. but that is a big earthquake. >> it is. 5:35 right now. let's check the weather. >> big holiday weekend. what have you got for us? >> a lot of people like to go camping on this weekend. patchy fog at the coast, otherwise mostly clear skies inland. looking good out over the bay but temperatures chilly. of course we have this cool air coming right in out of the gulf of alaska. that's keeping our numbers very chilly in spots early on. 42 degrees in santa rosa. 48 in san jose. and 49 in san francisco. breezy this afternoon but not as windy as it's been. these temperatures staying cool to mild in many parts of the bay area and probably going to stay that way right on through the weekend. numbers today about 70 degrees in santa clara, 71 san jose, 71 also in cupertino. east bay temperatures maybe some mid-70s there. and inside the bay a little breezy at times 62 in san francisco. we'll have more

usgs scientists say they'll update their aftershock probability around 9:00 tho morning. so far, only minor damaged reports. >>> the ntsb is set to arrive in washington state to investigate the collapse of the skagit bridge. it happened on interstate 5 after a collision involving an oversized truck. two cars and three people plunged into the water. all survived. >>> three, kevin dahlgren was arrested at a washington, d.c. airport overnight. officials in the czech republic say he's wanted in the murders of four relatives there. 21-year-old dahlgren lists his hometown as palo alto, but has also lived in san carlos and granite bay. police say czech authorities will seek his extradition to bring him back for trial. >>> bikes get a green light on bikes. they held off from making the move permanent. bikes still won't be allowed on the first three cars of any b.a.r.t. train. >>> number five, 31.2 million americans say they'll be driving somewhere this weekend and the same as last year. according to aaa, no big changes when it comes to gas prices either. 3.66 a gallon. that's nat

usgs is reporting a magnitude of 8.2. shaking was felt almost 4,000 miles away and so far, no reports of any major damage or injuries. >>> some terrifying moments for passengers aboard a british airways in london. the plane had smoke coming from its engine that could be seen from the ground. there are speculations that the engine was struck by a bird. the passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing at heathrow airport. all passengers were evacuated safely. three people were treated for minor injuries. i wouldn't want to see that. >> looking out your window looking at that? >> the inside of the jet engine there? not a good feeling. >> no. >> we have a big holiday weekend coming up. >> yes. and that is a good feeling. we have the holiday coming up. the unofficial kickoff to summer looks like cooler than average. outside right now, a chilly start. the temperatures staying way down. we have a couple of patches of fog. 42 degrees in santa rosa. it is 48 degrees in livermore. and it's 49 in san jose. 49 degrees in san

i'm here at usgs. the reporting and other aftershock, in plumas county where the epicenter is reported. nowhere as large as severe at the 5.7. in this age of video cameras, you get a pretty good sense of what that shaking and rumbling was like last night. this is around the 8:00 to 9:00 hour. grocery store in greenville, that's the town where the epicenter is located. put this video up on its facebook page. it shows items falling from the shelves when the quake hit. you can see the lights starting to flicker. one man posted this youtube video. it showed a crack that formed after the quake struck. he showed video of water leaking out of his pop during aol. people reported that they felt this 5.7 even though its epicenter was in greenville in plumes county. that is more than 100 miles northeast of sacramento. >> what's interesting is how far south in the great valley you felt it. that's a function of the kind of rocks in the great valley. a lot of sediments, very flat. everybody knows that. those kind of

usgs says it won't comment because of ongoing litigation.any in federal court tomorrow trying to reverse the secretary of interior decision to close the farm. we'll report back to you what transpires. >>> let's move open to the weather forecast. spencer is here. hope had you a happy mother's day. beautiful weekend we had and off to good start. >> great weekend. today lovely day. tomorrow will be even warmer than today in our inland location. big cool down coming later in the week. really sharp one. rate now though if you look at live doppler 7 hd you can see clouds have moved away from the coast line. we have clear skies coast. he baynland as well. look back at coyote tower right now live from the high definition roof top camera at abc 7. current temperature readings 57 in san fr59 isc oakw 62 san jose another live view from the south beach camera downtown san francisco looking along the well lighted bay bridge and under clear skies we have got 70 grease in santa rosa. 63 in livermore. 67 in fairfield. and live view at the golden gate bridge

the usgs reports a magnitude of 8.2. the shaking was felt almost 4,000 miles away. so far, no reports of any major damage or injuries. >>> everything is shaking on your birthday. >> i know. >> we haven't had a good shaker here, knock on wood. >> we are kind of due. >> scares me a little bit. but right now it is quiet outside. looks like temperatures are starting out a little bit chilly early on this morning. mostly clear skies in the valleys. but we are going to see some mild temperatures in spots inland toward the afternoon still a little toward the coast. over the bay right now the sun coming up on what looks like mostly clear skies. patchy fog at the coastline this morning. the temperatures down to 41 degrees and chilly in santa rosa for this time of year. 46 in san jose and 49 in san francisco. looks like as we head toward the afternoon still mild inland but these temperatures staying below average. we have the low camped out in the gulf of alaska. so still about 73 degrees. pleasant in livermore 71 in san jose and 62 and breezy into san francisco. we could see

stewart concluded oyster boats were not disturbing sales but the park service and usgs changed findings to the opposite listing him as an author he wasn't. goodman wants the newly appt pointed secretary of the interior to investigate. >> to look and report back in a transparent way to the public was the secretary duped? did scientists commit misconduct? >> the inspector general said thr exaggerating claims. national academy of sciences said she misrep tented available informationer another investigator found park employees mishandled research. >> now, park service never responded and usgs says it won't comment. the citieser company will be in court tomorrow trying to reverse the decision to close down the farm. >> tonight the president vowed to get to the bottom of a controversy that the irs was unfairly targeting groups. this week a report will be released claiming agents gave extra scrutiny to dwrupz which subordinate their applications the president promise aid full investigation. >> you have to be held fully accountable. because irs as an independent agency requires absolute integri

stewart concluded oyster boats were not disturbing sales but the park service and usgs changed findingso the opposite listing him as an author he wasn't. goodman wants the newly appt pointed secretary of the interior to investigate. >> to look and report back in a transparent way to the public was the secretary duped? did scientists commit misconduct? >> the inspector general said thr exaggerating claims. national academy of sciences said she misrep tented available informationer another investigator found park employees mishandled research. >> now, park service never responded and usgs says it won't comment. the citieser company will be in court tomorrow trying to reverse the decision to close down the farm. >> tonight the president vowed to get to the bottom of a controversy that the irs was unfairly targeting groups. this week a report will be released claiming agents gave extra scrutiny to dwrupz which subordinate their applications the president promise aid full investigation. >> you have to be held fully accountable. because irs as an independent agency requires absolute integrity

we've been tracking with the usgs.t looks like every 15 minutes there will be more shaking and the aftershocks will continue. the aftershocks could go on for days or even weeks. >> thank you. >>> we can tell you that russia had a powerful earthquake night. it was a magnitude 8.3. this one was centered off the east coast of russia. but they felt it in china and other neighboring countries and in moscow, frightened people ran into the streets. that's there's no word of deaths or serious damage. there was a tsunami warning issued at first but then it was lifted. >>> a search is underway for two bank robbers in the south bay. two men robbed the u.s. bank on the so,000 -- 10000 block of deanza boulevard. while no weapons were visible, the suspects made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. detectives in the santa clara county sheriff's office are asking for witnesses to come forward. >>> speed and alcohol are being blamed for an early-morning accident in san jose. it was a bad accident but ktvu channel 2 reporter janine d

seismologist with the usgs on the telephone.u are very good to come on appreciate it. >> no problem. >> to sum up a 5.7 earthquake intercarson city tonight. 6 miles from greenville which is near chico and as you heard the expert from the usgs describe that's earthquake that was at shallow depth meaning not very deep below ground meaning it's widely felt. not buried deep in the earth surface and not particularly strong earthquake but it is nonetheless 5.7 significant size earthquake enough where you might see some light even moderate damage depending on what is nearby. reporter john close by in the sacramento area and felt a few moments of rolling and then it passed. so it wasn't a huge jolt from where he is. more breaking news tonight. we'll continue to keep you updated on all of this as i get more information here on both the bridge collapse in washington state and this earthquake near chico tonight. bring it to you during this hour but again 7 news bay area you can follow us on twitter for immediate update as well. but we come

there have been a number of aftershocks however, for more details on the phone with us from usgs is geologist keith nusan. can you describe the area of the epicenter? >> it is just southeast of lake almanar. >> it is very rural. >> it is. and for that reason, we don't expect a whole lot of damage. there are not a lot of people. >> what kinds of problems would this have caused in an urban area? >>he shaking is strong enough that poorly built structures would be damaged. but we don't expect a whole lot of damage. >> so which fault was this on? a deep quake? a shallow quake? and describe the number of aftershocks. >> it is a little early to relate this to a fault. it will take a little time to figure out whether this is occurring on a fault that we have studied in the past. the preliminary indications are that the depth was about 11- kilometers. we don't have stations right nearby, so i think with time and looking at records that number will get better and we will feel more confident. >> but there have been aftershocks in the area. >> yes, i'm looking at a map right now that shows about i think

reporting live at the usgs in menlo park, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> 6:05.the past hour, police in washington state confirmed that nbc bay area that an oversized truck is to blame for yesterday's bridge collapse along interstate 5 just north of seattle. authorities say it is a miracle no one was killed when this section came crashing down in mt. vernon around 7:00 last night. take a look at these pictures, amazing. rescue crews pulled three from these chilly waters. they are recovering in the hospital today. an oversized big rig hit part of the bridge before the collapse. the bridge is a main thoroughfare from mt. vernon, an hour north of seattle. two van yufr british columbia. right now, both directions of i-5 are expected to remain shut down for the next several days. authorities continue to investigate. the bridge was built in 1955. it is considered functionally obsolete. the bridge design is outdated. coming up later in this hour, a live report from that scene. >> we want to check the forecast now with meteorologist, see how we are looking for today. it

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

matt keller is live at usgs headquarters in menlo park with more. >> scientists here in menlo park had a busy night and morning. they were tracking several aftershocks, including a 4.9 that hit just after 1:00 this morning. i checked the website and it shows there was another aftershock in just a past 20 minutes. a 2.8 that hit in that same area. let's check out some surveillance video. the earthquake hit before 9:00 last night. this is the grocery store where the quake was centered. more than 25 aftershocks have followeded. >> first, i heard the noise, then my house, it's a one-level house, it shook unbelievably. it shook and pictures started falling. things in my china cabinet, my cup board doors are open. >> the scientists say they're not uncommon in the northeastern part of the state. there's been a lot of 3 and 4 quakes in the area making this one quite large. we're getting reports of people in san francisco, oregon and nevadat the first quake, but no reports of any serious damage or injuries. >> all right, matt, thank you. and this quake of course is a reminder to all of us about

the usgs says the epicenter is in the east foothill areas about nine miles from san jose. about four miles deep. people as far north as hayward and as far south as santa cruz felt it. there is no major damage or injuries. the last notable quake was the one back in 2007. >>> an america's cup team in mourning tonight after a sailboat accident kills one and injures another. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc7. the team named artemis was practicing for the summer holding one team member underwater for then minutes. only one other person suffered minor injuries. experts link the accident to rough warters and windy weather. we are learning more about the victim, 36-year-old andrew simpson. he was an olympic medalist, a husband, and a father. >> reporter: i'm told simpson's team members are still in shock here. trying to understand why something so tragic would happen to their team member and friend. this is simpson's twitter page. he said in a tweet last month, moving the family to san francisco next month is pretty hectic, the cup should be fun. he won the s

more than 1,000 people mosting on the usgs website saying, yes, they did feel it, including some as far norths aberkeley. >>> detectives in san jose releasing new details. 55-year-old louie garza is headed to modesto or madera. they recently released these photos of his tattoos that cover his front and bablg. he is accused of shooting and killing another man inside a home in east san jose. they knew each other but a motive is still unknown >>> a law enforcement agency in santa clara county getting together to honor the men and women killed while protecting and serving their community. a memorial service honoring the lives of peace officers will be held today at noon. >>> 4:35. two brothers that drown when this canoe capsized will be remembered this weekend. funeral services will be held for nicholas raymond nels tomorrow in santa cruz. the men were in the ka noon with their brother and sister. only one brother and the sister managed to swim to shore safely. police say, there were no life vests in the canoe >>> the family of a gay boy scout from the bay area will be holding a rally to al

the usgs says it was centered just east of san jose's alum rock neighborhood and was felt as far as fremont, redwood city, gilroy and santa cruz mountains. not up in this neck of the woods. >> a little earthquake, though, 3.4? >> a microquake. not too big. you haven't felt one yet. you keep waiting. >> i'm not really waiting for it. >> the know looking forward to it? >> -- >> not looking forward to it? hang around enough in the bay area and you'll get one. >>> in our area, we'll see more sunshine and, well, looks like the low clouds and fog have moved well onshore again on this friday morning. but it should be an earlier burnoff. looking good from our mount vaca cam as the sun is now coming up going to be beautiful and bright not only today but i think over the weekend. we are going to see some spectacular weather. out over the bay right now the low clouds and fog pretty extensive right now. we are seeing some drizzle out toward the beaches. the temperatures running into the 50s right now. i think by the afternoon, still looking at some 50s and some low 60s right at the coastline as we'll s

cal ema and we've developed the ability to import data from every allied organization whether it's usgs, the law enforcement agencies, fire, weather, what have you, to be able to put it out in layers so we literally can know everything going on. we can see lightning strikes that cause fires, down to the size of a car fire. we're often able to do predictive analysis that exceeds the ability of fire and other agencies and able to call them up because we can see this and we've trained our battle captains that work in our operations center to think ahead and think three moves ahead whether or not an event they see developing is going to cause a trigger that is going to require national guard or other military forces to deploy. >> if i may, i think it's for us, myself as the senior leader in third fleet, it's about information sharing and intelligence fusion and turning that into actionable knowledge. we have a 24/7 maritime operation center as well that we attempt to do that. we do have cnn up, usually turn the volume down and just look at the pictures and read the bumper sticker underneath

the usgs says it was just east of san jose's alum rock neighborhood. it was felt as far as fremont, redwood city, gilroy and the santa cruz mountains. >> all the time i thought the bay area was perfect. and it's got its faults. >> it is perfect. >> you are so bad. >> too early for that. >> you're kicking off friday in rare form. first you barely make it out here and now you have jokes. >>> happy friday! clouds splurging well inland today. looks like it will be slow to break up. once it does, we are talking lots of sunshine in spots and the temperatures are going to start to warm up. you see some of the rotation from that moisture, the low moving slowly eastward. that's not going to affect us. high pressure is building in overhead and as it sits over it's starting to compress the marine layer. so we are seeing true fog at the coastline and clouds onshore today. temperatures mainly in the 50s right now. by the afternoon, though, we are going to watch these temperatures soar so a little bit warmer than yesterday. highs in san francisco only in the 50s. we

this is a map of the usgs that shows the potential levels of ground shaking that could be experienced across the bay area in a repeat of a major 1906-like earthquake on the san andreas fault. very strong shaking would affect most of san francisco and would last well over a minute. for context, in 1906, over 500 miles of the san andreas fault moved in a second. in 1989 in the loam loma prieta event (inaudible) understand our interdependancies and we launchd an inder dependancy study earlier this year. this will benefit all our operators as well as the region's businesses and residents. first we want to build on an understanding of all of our existing system interdependancies and the consequences of existing conditions to help expedite sppbs and restoration planning among agencies. with this we will also identify the key assets and respiration of priority schemes to prioritize and restoring and rebuilding our city and ultimately the region after such an earthquake. we will then work to develop a set of life line expectation under current systems and standards developed over the next dec

the usgs says that the epicenter is located near the east foothills area. that is about 9 mi. from san jose along the calaveras fault. it was about 4 mi. deep. residents have not reported any major damage or injuries. the last notable work with on that fault was 5.4 alum rock quick back in 2007. >> in vacaville to teachers have been arrested within hours of each other this is a mug shot of rodney orosco. he is 47 years old and he is an english teacher at vacaville high school. he is suspected of committing lewd acts and awith an underage females to him. police say that he sent messages between the two of them. >> a second teacher was also arrested on campus wednesday. this time it is a middle school teacher who was fond of weapons and drug inside of his car. police said they found a loaded handgun, cocaine, marijuana, and ammunition inside a parked car a 53 year-old body chambers. he has been teaching in the district since 2007. >> the contra costa county fire protection district is saying that they're preparing to take matters into their own hands. the fire season the started

usgs says it doesn't know what the fault line was on. that determination the might never be made. we asked are you prepared for an emergency? you can get the list on abc 7 news.com. >> the city of san francisco has agreed to set aside $4 million to pay for damage claims related to a february water maybe break. 25 homes and several cars were damaged in the neighborhood. city work crews dug up a nearby street several times before the main fail. erosion. does have a history officials are investigating whether the work damaged the pipe before it burst. so far, 27 damaged claims have been filed against the city. >> cal fire issuing a warning. warm, dry windy weather increased the fire danger in this area. a three-acre brush fire raced up the hill. >> i've been here five and a half years and never had problems. >> your house is stand something. >> yes. it's a good thing. >> if when water warms up not to have barbecues and just have situational awareness at all times. >> cal fire reports the number of brush fires is up 50% at this time. >> let's check on the winds right now. >> we've got

i worked with your predecessor, secretary salazar, very close to to get usgs to do that study. we thank you for it. it's going to have a real impact in terms of jobs, energy, tax revenues at local, state and federal level without raising taxes. and, of course, energy security, energy independence for our country. it's a great example of what we can do together. so now you're working on hydraulic fracturing. we can't produce oil and gas without hydraulic fracturing. so i need your commitment to work with us on that. that's one. at the same time, we are working on permitting, for example, on blm land. right now takes 10 to 14 days to permit a well in our state but it takes 270 days on blm land. we've got energy legislation in. our blm streamlining act, which i think we got bipartisan support. i think you guys are on board with the. we work with some of your people to develop it. the point is this, we need your help streamlining the regulatory burden. and that's one of the things we're going to show you. we will show you hydraulic fracturing, transparent and open. we do it right,

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the usgs say there is is three types of quakes. one where it drops from underneath it. now coming up in just about a half hour we will tell you what by area. live in the new mexico claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> russia also rocked by a powerful earthquake. that was an 8.3. it was also centered off the eastern coast of russia but felt in china and other neighboring countries and russian part of moscow. there are no reports of any deaths or serious damage there. >>> time now 5:34. still raining in oklahoma and that is slowing down the tornado recovery efforts where 12,000 homes were damaged or destroyed earlier this week. police in moore oklahoma say they were wrong when they said 1200 homes were destroyed by that disaster on monday. 24 people were killed including ten children. damage is estimated at $2 billion. a memorial for all of the victims is set for this sunday. president obama will go to oklahoma that same day meeting with survivors. >>> country singer carrie underwood is helping the tornado victims. underwood says watching the devastation in her home sta

. >> reporter: david oppenheimer is a seismologist with the usgs. he says the area near mount lassen is a known seismic zone. >> we're monitoring the situation in lassen. we have advised the park to be on the lookout at this -- particularly for the thermal springs that could change behavior of the springs. obviously there are going to be a lot of people there this holiday weekend. >> reporter: but the quake has caused some larger concerns among local residents about the impact on the volcano. on a redding newspaper website a reader writes could this quake have anything to do with volcano activity at mount lassen? another site, i'm not the only one that remembered that earthquake swarms and volcanos are often connected. >> we haven't seen any seismicity at lassen or shasta that would give us any concern but we're watching it. >> reporter: but the exact linkage between earthquake activity and the potential for future volcanic activity is still a work in progress. >> we're in uncharted territory in terms of, you know, triggered seismicity in a volcanic

. >> the usgs mapped it as far as the southwest end of lake clark, and from there it's about another 15 or 20 miles to the mine site. so that's where that's the big question mark here, is-is what happens in that 15 to 20 miles. >> narrator: pebble maintains that the fault either terminates or bypasses the mine site. >> we did a sort of electromagnetic flying of that fault, and actually it turned out to go in a different direction than people thought it did. so we have mapped that. that fault has not been active for, i think, over 11,000 years. so we really don't think it's a threat. >> narrator: still, pebble says they are designing their structures to withstand a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the lake clark fault. >> survey all these little beach features, river features, and so on... >> narrator: but critics like higman point out that pebble won't release the more sophisticated mapping data that might support their claims. >> so if they design a facility with very optimistic ideas about seismic hazards and it turns out they are wrong, it turns out that there is a big risk from earthq

i mean, these allegations are true, i mean, you know, the whwhite house and the administration usg thenment to kill their political opponents. >> where but remember at the same time sarah ingram who headed up that office havg to do with all these issues they're looking into about tax-exempt organizations is now heading up the affordable care act office under the irs. gerri: unbelievable. >> so if you think it's going t get bett, america, bar the door, sly. it is not going to get better with this same organation, this same group, same people looking into your paycheck to find out whether you've t health care or not. gerri: i want you to hear a story we reported not too long ago. the irs overpaying $13.5 billion on the earned income tax credit, that program for low income families in 2012. it's just mistake after gaffe after oops, i can't answer that question. what needs to happen here? >> yeah, what they need to do is put people in place when they go to washington, they're stepping down in their career, not stepping up. and so many of those people are actually stepping up. remember my f

each one of these orange dots is a quake that's been detected by the usgs.ershock so far was a 4.9 around 1am friday morning. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> anny: here's a live look at our cameras from our studios. lots of sunshine. the windows are still pretty strong that the coast. redwood 25, 22 half moon bay. temperatures are also cool for this time of year. bres 61 oakland, 64 in livermore. 54 in daly city. a lot of places like napa and santa rosa you broke new records this morning it was so chilling. for tonight clear and breezy and chile in some spots especially for north bay and inland. tomorrow, morning clouds warmer and breezy. more details on memorial day reign a little bit later. >>pam: coming up, stories of heroism. you will see them when we come back. >>catherine: four days after the huge trade of the tour through more oklahoma we are hearing more stories about brave deeds by survivors. some of them children. 13 year-old junior high school student dylan ellis and 12 year-old diana lee are classmates who now have a deeper bond

where the current usg backlog of $3.2 billion, which paralyzes economic growth and job opportunities simply due to one of life's most recent necessities inadequate drinking water and wastewater treatment and capacity limitations. 92% of the country's 52,000 community water systems serve fewer than 10,000 people. due to limited texan customer base, rural communities have a difficult time providing safe and affordable water in many situations homebuilding, businesses and institutions cannot expand or located in area without adequate water and sewer service. folks who know water infrastructure is one of the most basic services we as members of the house agriculture committee can provide and clearly one of the most basic needs in life. folks in rural america are taxpayers as folks in urban and suburban areas and it's inexcusable we allow these backlogs to build up and continuing don't make any effort to lower them. by lowering the backlog, we increase, we do the best we can to universally affect the need for jobs and opportunities for businesses to locate construction to occur, operation

the usg is s is tracking dozens of aftershocks after a 5.7 struck a rural community in northeastern californiaa grocery store in greenville about two hours east of redding. there have been at least 50 aftershocks with a 4. 9. the biggest. >> so far, nothing too big as we take a look, this is the san mateo bridge. we had a -- floating in lanes. it was causing quik a back up but so far, looks like traffic starting to move once again. just want to let you know the chp is trying to look for this crash. a reported overturned pick-up truck westbound side of highway 4 and doesn't appear there is one, but traffic certainly heavy. >> thank you. >>> when we come >>> still stuck in the 40s around los gatos, livermore. low to mid-50s around the bay shore and out to the coast. look at ocean beach this morning. doesn't it look beautiful and inviting. this is about as sunny as it's going to get at the coast. increasing clouds and also, the waves. ♪ ♪ be my baby >>> who could it be? the one, the only, mariah carey, getting us started. look at this. ah, the overhead shots are always so good. the party in the p

opening remarks about buddhists and usg [indiscernible] otheru know which under countries [indiscernible] there are several countries. is there a country you have a concern about? >> i have seen reports about pakistan, afghanistan, hindus. do you know any other countries? >> we are concerned about religious minorities, and dues as well as others, so we the government to allow religious freedom for all. >> what is new, different from the previous report, and is there it any country you are consider sanctioning? and refer you to the port how they progressed. there are certain countries we are looking at as recited in my remarks, i vietnam who has made progress for allowing large places of worship. each country has its situation. i had the opportunity to visit saudi arabia and china who have been on the countries of particular concern list, as well as use pakistan. the have tried to make small steps for governments that are not moving whatsoever, particularly saudi arabia. it is situational and we progress and look at all countries and the report will speak for itself. >> tuc progress by th

if we work together, we have the conversation with the usgs and with interests in the art.e ways they can operate systems together. but keep in crosshatch if one agency is investing, then i can invest and hopefully together will bring them together. >> of course the interest in working together. others reflect being they did a drawing of data at work and it's got a tree with a gorilla and that and somebody cutting the tree down. i've got my face up and i said no, that's not exactly what they do. if we got information the hands of government officials to make the right decisions. what they picture you stay standing depends upon the government and making the right decisions. a lot of work is about collaborating with government, getting the right data to them at the right moment in time. governments don't always do the right thing. but if you could information, it gives us a better chance. others reflect in the previous section the question about the boston marathon. we do not want to document the divisive nature. what we want to do is engaged decision-makers when there's time

fish and wildlife service and usgs budgets to deal with that. identifying the resource issue, and there is no question that huge potential impact on agriculture. that is part of our science budget we are requesting for 2014. >> thank you. on the question of funding, back to the smokeys, one of the things we are proudest of our volunteers. you are aware of that. you might visit there and to see the good example of that. there are over 3000 values, and the estimated that the other service is $3.5 million a year. that does not make up for the funding loss. i have one other question i would like to ask you. there is enthusiasm for renewable energy within the administration, and i have been puzzled by this obsession with building gigantic grotesque wind powers over the scenic america. most of our great environmental groups were founded by people who admired and so adams -- ansel adams' photographs, and then we destroyed the environment in terms of saving the environment, putting the cuisinarts arcs 0--- in the sky that kill birds. we have thousands o