the usgs is now saying that the early warning system for this quake actually worked. they found out the quake was coming a few seconds before it hit which was too late to let the rest of us know. >> coming up, more problems -- >> earthquake. we're having an earthquake. >> ktla anchor chris schauble's face told you everything you need to. this is the strongest quake in the city of l.a. in four years, but at 4.4 it's considered modera moderate. it was under the santa monica mountains which was an area that surprised seismologists because it's been quiet. the quake has now been nicknamed on st. paddy's day by perez hilltop as the great shamrock shake of 2014. >> it was kind of scary. we ran out in the morning. everyone is naked standing on the porches. >> i was thinking get up, let's get out. our building is old and we live in los angeles. >> you know it's coming sooner

this is the usgs shake map. people who felt the quake check in from their location. as you can see it was felt as far away as san diego to the south and king's canyon to the north. we will keep an eye on this story. if we learn any new information we will bring it to you during our newscast. >> now let's move back up here. you should expect a wet weekend looking live from our exploratorium camera. rain will arrive in the next couple hours or so. meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking it on live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> yeah, dan. just as we are speaking live doppler hd is spicing up measurable rain in -- is picking up measurable rain. ukiah is picking up rain. now it is starting to change. most of the steady rain is still way up here. we will have to wait before it actually slides southward. here is a computer animation. it is putting it near santa rosa. the north bay is getting moderate to heavy rain. 5:00 a.m., you might be woken up as the rain starts to move across the central part of the bay area. it is into the south bay by 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. notic

this is the usgs shake map. people who felt the quake check in from their location. as you can see it was felt as far away as san diego to the south and king's canyon to the north. we will keep an eye on this story. if we learn any new information we will bring it to you during our newscast. >> now let's move back up here. you should expect a wet weekend looking live from our exploratorium camera. rain will arrive in the next couple hours or so. meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking it on live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> yeah, dan. just as we are speaking live doppler hd is spicing up measurable rain in -- is picking up measurable rain. ukiah is picking up rain. now it is starting to change. most of the steady rain is still way up here. we will have to wait before it actually slides southward. here is a computer animation. it is putting it near santa rosa. the north bay is getting moderate to heavy rain. 5:00 a.m., you might be woken up as the rain starts to move across the central part of the bay area. it is into the south bay by 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. notic

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jean ellie joins us at the usgs headquarters with more. >> reporter: seismologists are hoping they will be able to deliver that early warning on your cell phone and they say the alert that was issued this morning proved the system can work. >> earthquake -- we're having an earthquake. >> reporter: newscasters were sliding under the desk during the earthquake, seismic sensors were gathering information and sending researchers working on an early warning system an alert. it arrived in pasadena about eight seconds before the shaking began. >> they would have got a warning in time. >> reporter: at the usgs, david oppenheimer is working to improve the early warning system. he would like to see it on your smartphone in the next five years. >> we got the magnitude and location right. the warning was commuputed in fr seconds. >> the sensors measure a p-wave from an earthquake. the p-wave tells the sensors what kind of shaking the s-wave in red will deliver. if you are next to the epicenter you won't get a warning, but if you are several miles away, the sensors have time to gather information an

this is the usgs shake map. people who felt the quake check in from their location.way as san diego to the south and king's canyon to the north. we will keep an eye on this story. if we learn any new information we will bring it to you during our newscast. >> now let's move back up here. you should expect a wet weekend looking live from our exploratorium camera. in the nextext couple hours or so. meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking it on live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> yeah, dan. just as we are speaking live doppler hd is spicing up measurable rain in -- is picking up measurable rain. ukiah is picking up rain. now it is starting to change. most of the steady rain is still way up here. we will have to wait before it actually slides southward. here is a computer animation. it is putting it near santa rosa. the north bay is getting moderate to heavy rain. 5:00 a.m., you might be woken up as the rain starts to move across the central part of the bay area. it is into the south bay by 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. notice how it is stalling over the south bay at 11:00 a

usgs says there's a 5 percent chance.nami here in the bay area. to a san francisco residents are finding out. as i walk the tsunami evacuation route.marina- ever summit what was held last year and ocean beach. it's all part of the national tsunami prepared this week. march 23rd to the 29th and jefferses go bay. the zeebrugge's represent some never somewhat 21,000 neighborhood residents >> : national average for the cause of for since intel forcing a higher average to 99 for allergan of gas. in the bay area for don's dozens and the present is as of 395 in oakland and san jose $3.70 for unleaded. >> : developing store in san francisco. the been talking about some patients that sentences of general. california's pacific rather. of been infected with hiv a hostile. we've been told to get tax tested for the infectious diseases. counsel says that the club was not properly sterilized recording the hospital their solicitude decontaminate her but didn't go to the starlight asian steppe. and since corrected the problem and doctors

it's the usgs shake map. people who felt the quake checked in from their locations. it was felt as far south as san diego and as far north as king's canyon. >> a san francisco 49er is in legal trouble this morning. corner back chris culver is facing charges of hit-and-run and more. alan wang has the details from the santa clara county jail where culver made bail and was released. >> eight hours after being arrested for a hit-and-run accident, 49er defensive back chris culver walked out of the santa clara county jail. >> no, get out of here with that! an unidentified woman yelled at reporters as he hopped into a minivan and drove away. at 10:30 witnesses say culver made a u-turn on tully road near south seventh in san jose. >> lost control and popped up on the sidewalk and striking a lies calist. that car began to leave the scene. >> josh represents a witness who followed his white mustang for a mile and then cornered him in this neighborhood. the witness claimed he hopped out in a bag in his hand. >> the individual had something in his hands. they were concerned for

it's the usgs shake map. people who felt the quake checked in from their locations. it was felt as far south as san diego and as far north as king's canyon. >> corner back chris culver is facing charges of hit-and-run and more. we have the details. >> eight hours after being arrested for a hit-and-run accident, 49er defensive back chris culver walked out of the just a minute an unidentified woman yelled at reports has he hopped into a minivan and drove away. at 10:30 witnesses say culver made a u-turn on tully road near south seventh in san jose. >> lost control and popped up on the sidewalk and strike a bicyclist. then the car began to leave the scene. >> a person followed his mustang for a mile and cornered him in the neighborhood. the witness claimed he hopped out in a bag in his hand. >> the individual had a paying in his hand. when they saw the bag they were concerned for themselves and their family's safety. >> he was possessing illegal brass knuckles and felony hit-and-run and driving on a suspended license. the 49ers organization is aware of the recent matter

usgs confirming 4.4 quake. >> 6:46. also new investigators say illegal wiring from a pot grow may have started a fire in san jose that forced pg&e to shut off electricity for a block. the home is on lanier drive, it start bat 10:30 last night. bob redell is live in san jose close to the burned out home. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning. the power is back on here lanier lane after neighbors home caught fire. boarded up here. the single story home, fire started because of a marijuana grow in the garage. firefighters pulling out objects in these tarps, that was the roughly 70 pot plants that were inside the garage where this operation was based. started around 10:30, it did take a while to get under control. it wasn't until 12:30 the fire was out. they had to fight fire from the outside. they had to take a defensive posture. they tried to go in but had to full out because of the electrical hazard inside. >> the electrical was by passed. in order to grow marijuana it takes a lot of electricity, a lot of light. >

coincidental coincidentally, one of the many aftershocks happened right in the middle of the usgs news conference about that big quake. >> and now we're having an aftershock. >> there you go. estimated magnitude. >> 2.6. this is very normal, but the normal includes a very wide range of rates of aftershocks and so this is on the higher side of the average. nothing at all abnormal about it because we see very large variations and there has been plenty of sequences with even more aftershocks than this one but it is definitely a good healthy aftershock. >> certainly interesting to watch along with them when it happen. experts warned locals to be prepared for a lot of seismic action in coming days. so far all of the reported damage has been pretty minor except, of course, to the nerves. disneyland very close to the epicenter and immediately after the quake all the rides were shut down and the fireworks show was canceled and thousands of people started leaving the park voluntarily. >> we're all standing in lean for the matterhorn and the ground started shaking and it was like everything was

here at the usgs seismologist have been paying attention to this earthquake off of eureka. " the magnitude0 earthquake, was recorded about 48 mi. of eureka. californiaeureka there have been several aftershocks in that area today. scientists have told me the aftershocks will continue for about two more weeks,. some even say this earthquake could be a precursor to a major earthquake happening right in here in the bay area kahane. a notorious california serial killer -- may have had multiple plans to bust out of prison. richard ramirez.known as the night stalker for his murderous ways -- was apparently plotting his escape from san quentin state prison. grant lodes has the details of the plots that could have allowed him to keep on killing. a shocking story from el cerrito tonight. last june richard ramirez died quite suddenly from compass,- complications-with a glut and cease all. the senate is on the floor talking about global morning they started earlier this evening and continue to go until morning. talks say that climate change is a question of our survival. prosecutors say, he initiated

usgs scientists say they took the 2011 quake and moved the epicenter to the gulf off of alaska where a 9.1 quake is plausible. a big one occurs every few hundred years and is now overdue. the wave would hit our coast and funnel into the bay flooding the oakland airport, highway 80, the bay area toll plaza and bay front homes. >> a lot of that can be mitigated. >> stephanie ross led the research. they should move emergency generators immediately to second floors, and plan for transportation problems, and there could be at least a two-hour morning, or move vessels more skrurl. >> it securely. >> and that big one could happen any time. >> when we come back, how a big quake in one place effects the possibility of big quakes elsewhere, and a bit later, the disastrous oil spill that his last alaska almost 25 years after that big quake. the . >>> tonight on a second look, earthquakes in alaska. 1964, the biggest earthquake killed 113 people in the region. in 2002, another quake hit alaska, and gave geologist how an earthquake can effect seismic faults else were. here is john faller's report

that's according to the usgs website.uake happened. it was 50 miles west oklahoma

. >> reporter: usgs said the soil is still remarkably dry, means less run off into reservoirs and less risk for land slides. reporting live in san francisco, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and a reminder download the new caul cal weather app for -- ktvu weather app, live storm tracker 2 and up to the minute weather conditions for your neighborhood. >>> billboards popping up around town showing drivers who are texting and talking on the phone. >> i know it sounds like it is public shaming. >> one man's mission to make drinks think -- drivers think twice and pg&e's plan to cut down trees. bulldog: look at that! $300 off serta perfect sleeper, and sealy posturepedic! plus, free delivery! don't wait to save more green. mattress discounters red tag sale ends soon. ♪ mattress discounters >>> an over flow crowd turned out today to remember sheriff's deputy rick del fiorentino. [ music ] >> people filled two auditoriums auditoriums and a tent. a fugitive shot and killed rick del fiorentino last week. other deputies killed the fugitive. rick del fiorentino leaves behind a wife and three c

one of the many aftershocks happened right in the middle of the usgs news conference.shocks and warned locals to expect more throughout the night. so far the damage has been pretty minor. >>> to a developing story in the south bay this morning. a 49er with a troubled past arrested in the south bay. cornerback chris culver made bail last night posting $36,000 after the 25-year-old's white mustang collided with a bicyclist. the 49ers are now on damage control this morning. culver made headlines more than a year ago with anti-gay remarks and is now accused of that hit-and-run accident. police say he hit a bicyclist, then threatened a good samaritan. this happened in san jose about ten miles from 49ers headquarters at tully and south seventh street. police later found culver near happy hollow zoo not far away. police say culver hit the person on the bike and fled the scene and hit a witness' car during the getaway, that witness followed culver to a nearby cul de sac and he blocked culver from leaving until officers could arrive. charges include felony hit and run and posse

. >>> the usgs says 57.5 quake along the fault would bow catastrophic. causing $250 billion in damage. >>> a new report suggests san francisco's emergency water system is inadequate for putting out multiple fires. since then 1906 quake city voters have approved hundreds of millions of dollars in bond money for an elaborate emergency water system, including three large reservoirs and 200 undergroundwater takes. the system has gaps and may not reach all neighborhoods when supplies are stretched. fire officials say the city needs to spend an estimated $18 million on more rigs and equipment so crews can get an unlimited water supply to all of san francisco. >>> families coping with the loss of family, friends, and neighbors, in the washington state landslide are seeking sew solace in church today. 18 people were killed, 30 people are still missing. authorities say they have actually recovered more than two dozen bodies that must be formally identified before adding to the number of the dead. >>> $5,000 is being offered tonight to anyone who knows the whereab

back in 2008, as you know, usgs released this study saying that california has a more than 99% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger in the next 30 years. how concerned should people in that area be? >> well, you know, this region has always had earthquakes. it's a very tech tonically active region, particularly because the san andreas fault takes a bend in los angeles. imagine if you have two rocks and slide them past each other, if they are straight, it slides easily. los angeles, you have a bend in the fault and that kink causes the san gabriel mountains to go up and the whole los angeles region to be filled with faults, so people should expect over their lifetimes there to experience many large earthquakes. >> there is, of course, the earthquake at yellowstone over the weekend, a number of smaller quakes, i understand, in oklahoma, as well. are we seeing more seismic activity around the country this year? >> well, you know, the seismic activity is about where it should be. we know that yellow stone is active, you know, that's the site of a future super volcano, if the e

. >> reporter: that soil water pressure monitored by usgs computers. this is today's reading. you can see how it spiked then dried out after the last rains. the drought made soil so dry the major landslides may be the lowest in century. >> deeper, bigger slides. it's been so dry, we're far from having landslides at this point. >> reporter: nevertheless, experts say you should keep an eye for anything unusual in these next storms. john fowler. >>> a verdict today in a case that brought national attention to fake schools designed to get people visas. authorities say the unaccredited school actually had no instructors and no course work. but was issuing visas to foreign students in exchange for tuition fees. authorities say the fake school raked in 5.5 million between 2008 and 2011. >>> the bill would expand hit- and-run penalties to expand automatic license suspensions for drivers who flee the scene of any accident involving another person. the assembly transportation committee passed the bill by a vote of 13-1. right now the law sets the penalty for hit-and- run based on how ba

. >>> the usgs says 57.5 quake along the fault would bow catastrophic. causing $250 billion in damage. >>> a new report suggests san francisco's emergency water system is inadequate for putting out multiple fires. since then 1906 quake city voters have approved hundreds of millions of dollars in bond money for an elaborate emergency water system, including three large reservoirs and 200 undergroundwater takes. the system has gaps and may not reach all neighborhoods when supplies are stretched. fire officials say the city needs to spend an estimated $18 million on more rigs and equipment so crews can get an unlimited water supply to all of san >>> families coping with the loss of family, friends, and neighbors, in the washington state landslide are seeking sew solace in church today. 18 people were killed, 30 people are still missing. authorities say they have actually recovered more than two dozen bodies that must be formally identified before adding to the number of the dead. >>> $5,000 is being offered tonight to anyone who knows the whereabouts of a m

the usgs plans on studying the selenium levels particularly in baby sturgis to get an indication of how big of a problem it could become a new the community in washington devastated by landslide as recovery crews play catch-up there are concerns the coming days will have more heartbreak. >>> a bay area commuter may soon be taking home more money. but there is a catch or two. them new program some workers are willing to ditch their cars. >>> were tracking a few clouds right now at the giants and a's game in san francisco. the one part of the bay area that could pick up a few showers tomorrow. and the timing of heavy rain that could affect your we can plans . >>> never the latest on the deadly mudslide in washington state. the painstaking and dangerous search for the victims goes on. nineteen volunteers from three bay area red cross chapters are headed to that site to offer support and comfort for families and friends of the missing. those in charge of the rescue operation say they expect the number of fatalities to climb substantially over the next two days. so for 25 bodies have been fo

. >>> expect more shaking over the next few days in northern california, the usgs expects more aftershocks to that earthquake last night. want to show you a video from eureka. a few items fell off the shelves but that's about it. since the quake, the area has had two dozen aftershocks. the largest a magnitude 4.6. >>> investigators are waiting to talk to san francisco police officer adam shaw to explain how he was shot on duty in the mission district of san francisco this weekend. shaw is not ready to talk yet. the shooting led to a manhunt over four counties which led to this arrest. this is video of the suspect being taken down by police at a san jose gas station. police say the suspect had bullets in his pocket but no gun. it is unclear if the suspect shot officer shaw or if he was hut by friendly fire. shaw's partner fired his weapon several times as the suspect's car backed towards them. >>> law enforcement and lawmakers teamed up to crack down on shady massage parlors. the current law expires next year. police say the industry to be truly regulated the state agency does need to be in

. >> city council says the usgs discovered some quakes in oklahoma, arkansas, texas, and ohio and they fracking. >>> a close call for two sheriff's deputies and a state trooper in iowa. a pickup truck flew through the air nearly taking them out while they investigated a crash. this is dash cam video. a big rig rear ended the truck, sending it careening toward the group and down the hill. unbelievably though, the three men were not seriously hurt. >>> a futuristic parking plan that sounds like something you would expect from the jetsons won't will coming to silicon valley after all. betty yu has more. >> reporter: liz, you think silicon valley would be the perfect place for this kind of technology, but the city council didn't want to pay for it and they don't believe residents want it either. it could be the new pod on the block. you are looking at what sky trend wants to bring to the streets to mountain view. in partnership with the nasa research center. >> it takes people off the road which is the first thing. having vehicles on the road is dirty, takes a lot of energy, it is slow. so

. >> seismologists at usgs would like to give the public access to the early warning system on smart phones but the system needs about $80 million of improvements before it's ready. >> eight seconds is a considerable amount of time. >> it is to get under the desk as you saw the morning anchors do. >> duck and cover. train for it in california. >> turning to the microclimate forecast as we look outside at san francisco. boy, that's beautiful. >> isn't it. what a lovely way to start your tuesday morning. mondays are gone. don't forget downtown san jose, clear out there. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, good morning to you. 4:38. you know what, we're going to have a beautiful day today. we've got rain in the forecast, quite a bit of rain as we head into next week so enjoy. the stretch of spring-like weather as long as it lasts. hope you had a great st. patrick's day. back to the real world, today is going to be easy weather wise. temperatures comfortable. we have really nice air coming off the ocean this morning. though not a lot of fog, so as we prog

usgs seismologisays more than 300 people have reported feeling the temblor on their website. pacific tsunami warning center has issued a statement on the quake, but not a watch or an advisory. >> a wanted man - caught and under arrest after an officer involved shooting in san francisco's mission district. police tell us the suspect is a convicted felon. and as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, while under arrest, the suspect is not accused of shooting at the officer. >> and here is a detail look at the arrested of the man who shot at a san francisco police officer. as you can see in this surveillance video a white mercedes pulling into the gas and shop in san jose. another camera angle shows innocent bystanders backing away from their cars with their hands up as c-h-p officers approach the suspects car with guns drawn. officers moved in and pulled out 2 women first who was questioned and have been released. then the suspect jeffrey ruano was taken into custody. >> we do believe that he is a dangerous person. he is a public threat. >> police say the reason why the chase ended at t

video has gone viral now, but tonight the usgs says they did the right thing. >> seismologists knew itas about to happen. so why weren't the rest of us warned ahead of time? tonight dave bryan finds out. >> reporter: this is what cal tech seismologist tom heaton heard early in the morning seconds before his home swayed as the california earthquake rolled through. >> i was sitting there at breakfast and my laptop computer told me the shaking was coming. >> the system gave us a couple seconds of warning, which is kind of what we would he -- we would expect in this distance. the magnitude was a little off, but it worked notifying ahead of time before the shaking arrived. >> reporter: the problem was the rest of us didn't get any warning the earthquake was coming because although governor brown signed a law last september officially endorsing the system, no funding source was identified to build and maintain it. >> we need to come up with the annual expenses of maintaining the stations running the software, getting the telemetry and a big earthquake tomorrow, the funding might show up the

. >> the city councilmen say the usgs discovered earthquakes in various states were triggered by fracking-related activity. >>> if you like sunshine, then lawrence has some very good news for you today. >> you know what, today the last full day of winter and we are going to see temperatures well above average some places near 80 today. so yeah, some gorgeous weather ahead. sunshine to the coastline. out the door grab a jacket temperatures in the 40s. clear skies to the coastline. offshore wind blowing. we are going to see lots of sunshine in the afternoon with some warmer temperatures and then spring begins on thursday at 9:57 in the evening. high pressure in control, that will bring with it that nice warm sunshine. one area of low pressure off the coastline no threat to us. this ridge going to stick around looks like into the weekend. maybe starting to see more of an onshore push into tomorrow. temperatures around the state 81 in fresno, 76 sacramento, 69 in the monterey bay. clouds staying away from the coastline today. late tonight early tomorrow morning we may see a couple of patches of fog a

the quake cease video apparently has gone viral but the usgs says they did the right thing by ducking under the desk. dave brian explains why the warning didn't go public. [ sirens ] >> reporter: this is what cal tech seismologist tom heaton heard early in the morning just seconds before his home swayed as the southern california earthquake rolled through. >> i was sitting there at breakfast and my laptop computer told me the shaking was coming. >> the system gave us a couple of seconds of warning which is kind of what we would expect at this distance. the -- the mag any to do was a little bit off -- magnitude was a little bit off but it worked in notifying ahead of time before the shaking arrived. >> reporter: the problem is, the rest of us didn't get any warnings the earthquake was coming because although governor jerry brown signed a bill into law last september, officially endorsing the system, no funding source was identified to build it and maintain it. >> we need to come up with the annual expenses of maintaining the stations running the software. getting the telemetry. and you

usgs says more than 300 the temblor on their website. there have been close to a dozen aftershocks, the strongest being a 4.5 pacific tsunami warning center has issued a not a watch or an advisory. >> there is still no sign of the malaysian plane that went missing two days ago en route to beijing. vietnamese officials say searchers on ships worked throughout the night. they could not find a rectangle object spotted sunday that was thought to be one of the doors of the missing boeing 777. there were 239 passengers on board who are still unaccounted for. officials are looking into the possibility that the plane reversed course and may have gone down near thailand. >> we have not confirmed what could have happen threads we need evidence, we need concrete evidence. >> adding to the mystery of the missing flight.offcials say at least two of the passengers had used stolen passports to board the plane. the tickets for those two passengers were later found to be purchased together. the mystery has fueled theories of terrorism, but officials warn

usgs said california has a 46% chance of magnitude 7.5 or larger quake in the next 30 years.ely sit southern california. a recent varietiual virtual earthquake study -- >> once they are in the basin, they get amplified and they cause stronger shaking. >> >> reporter: one seismologist said technological improvements have allowed them to find -- but they are difficult to predick. >> >> what's in store for ukraine that is in the middle of a much bigger tug of war. >> >> reporter: it's awe memorial and a call to action. ukrainian, at the end of the 40 day mourning period for protesters killed with rallies, marchs and prayers. the square that saw much of the violence, a vigil that doubled as a campaign rally. >> most important step now is the election. and that it be fair. immediately afterwards, we demonstrate that we can provide necessary reform. >> reporter: airports across ukraine, 500 musicians performed in trib to the demonstrators. >> representing a prayer calling for people to stay united and saying spirits don't die. this event was organized as a call for ukrainian people

we added usg, one of our top picks. a great outlook for volume and pricing.e added some comcast and time warner because we like the cable sector right now. liz: you are buying the homebuilders and the bond just to be clear, correct? >> we are busily buying the bonds because we are bond manager. >> you're looking at what is going on when it comes to equities about the reactions here. as you are buying certain bonds, were you selling anything today? >> no, not really. we're trying to position for the long run, so looking for more volatility obviously russia, ukraine situation probably will result in more volatility. we want to pick up the cheap assets when we get the selloff like we did see this morning. liz: you're sticking with the u.s., the best thing going at the moment. i am assuming you must figure this deal will go through this merger. >> we do think the deal will go through. the combined entity comcast, time warner cable will have over 30 million subscribers. we think they may have to divest 3 million subscribers, but even after that, you are talking ab

the good news for those watching us in los angeles, the usgs tells cnn the sequence of earthquakes seemso be moving east and that they appear to be at this point dissipating. that's the good news. >> that is good news. i think that's always the fear, isn't it, for folks in california. >> reporter: oh, sure. >> you know because you lived in southern california. but the big one in san francisco, i think people in large part have always been asking when's the next one, how much worse can it get. >> up until a couple weeks ago, los angeles hadn't seen a really strong earthquake. you had one two weeks ago and another a couple days ago. but 1994 the northridge earthquake, which i lived through and a lot of people watching at home i'm sure lived through was a traumatic experience. $42 billion in damage. isn't coming, fred. the big one- >> oh, yes. of course fingers always crossed. >> always. >> thanks so much. appreciate that. >> thank you. >>> let's go overseas now. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov are in paris right now for a closed-door meeting. t

. >> according to the usgs, 30 after shocks ranging from 2.7 to 3.6 were recorded and experts are fairlya moderate size after shock would follow a quake like the one happening last night. >> right after the earthquake, having a magnitude 3 is almost certain, well above 50%. >> and there were reports of gas leaks, water main breaks and one rock slide in carbon canyon in brea that turned over a cal. no one was hurt. most of the reports were about car alarms going on. >>> and two silicon area democrats are fighting for one seat. david louie sat down with the two democrats to talk politics and to ask which app they have downloaded on their smartphones. >> the first political ad by ro cana came out this we're. >> it is the kind of exposure he needs to go up against a well established incumbent who has spent seven years, hondo. in his role as a trade official for the obama administration, he has been a champion for silicon valley and received campaign contributions for the who's who. >> when i worked for the president, i was involved in bringing a grant to fremont to help workers. >> he is imp

the usgs originally measured the quake at 4.7 but quickly downgraded it to 4.4.ts or injuries or damage. it certainly hit in the center of l.a. if you know the area. >>> oprah winfrey sold harp bow studios in chicago. the $32 million property is snapped by a developer. she left to launch the oprah winfrey network in los angeles. spending more time at her home in santa barbara and estate in the hawaii. some shows will be produced out of harpo studios for l.a. based own. but that only for two years. adam: don't you have that trouble, whether i want to go to santa barbara or hawaii? cheryl: which house do i want to be in? i don't know. adam: we have live look at st. patrick's day parade. the parade is currently marching up fifth avenue and a helicopter shot from fox 5. cheryl: no mayor de blasio in the parade. adam: boycotting. cheryl: tip necessary is boycotting new york city's st. patrick's day parade. adam: they don't allow openly gay people to march in the parade. cheryl: that is green. i didn't. whatever, two decades after -- the irish step dancing phenomenon i

physicist with the usgs thanks you. >> you are quite well come.o we'll continue to watch this 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit southern california in the orange county area at 9:09:00 p.m. and since then there have been a number of after shock 3.1, 3.4 and as you heard dale suggest folks in southern california should expect to have that continue update it as we get any more information. this is considered lit to moderate quake. no suggestion or report that there is anyger and wouldn't expect light moderate quake but as dale described it was widely felt. all right lets mav on and stay on top of that and more on 7 news at 11:00 and twitter at this web site. >> but we go over seas for a moment now. suicide bombing attack in afghanistan today struck a bay area non-profit that we have covered extensively here on 7 news. the attack was deadly but all of the americans made it out alive thanks in part to the afghan army. jonathan bloom has the story. >>reporter: it was evening in kabul. 5:00 a.m. in california when the panic call came pouring in. >> upped att

the usgs also reports at least five aftershocks ra s ranging f magnitudes 2.7 to 3.6. >>> crews are still searching a new part of the indian ocean for malaysia flight 370 but after day two there is still no confirmed sighting. an official with the maritime safety authority said objections were scooped up by ships but as of yet none have been confirmed to be related to the missing airplane. david piper is now joining us live from bangkok, thailand, with the latest on that now, david? >> reporter: hi, doug. yes, those search planes did spot some objects in the southern indian ocean today. but as you said, no confirmation that any of them are debris from the missing plane. now, the chinese planes which reported the sighting said the objects were red, white and orange. buoys were dropped to help ships try and find the objects. two chinese ships are currently in the search area with more on the way. more bad weather is on the way also. the search area has moved to a new location northeast of the earlier one after satellite data suggested the plane to have been traveling faster thus burning mor

usgs reported 5.3 right away and the kids want to know, what happens if it's a ten, 100?> if it's a ten they don't need to worry about it. >> i choked up because the thought of something like that happening in southern california -- by the way, the people who said that the westwood quake on st. patrick day, that's not from fracking. we have fault lines all over southern california. that would be lie a q-tip causing an aneurysm. >> you explained to them the triangle theory. >> yes. >> a lot of people have different thing toes. i'm with you. >> people think you should duck and cover or get under a table, but if you talk to some physicists and disaster preparedness experts they tell you get next to something big and sturdy like a couch, a big piece of furniture that is not going to topple over on you, that will i take the impact of a collapsing roof and that's what told my girls to do. if they're in bed and their dad and i can't get to them in time, then get down next to the bed, you know, i dold the wig bun to shield your little sister -- the big one to shield your little s

i candidly haven't talked to usgs on this. they say it's not and they don't know what that event would have been. >> tom costello, thank you as always. for more on the investigation, i want to bring in captain john cox. he spent 25 years as a captain for us airways and he's an expert on flight safety. good to see you. good morning. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> what do you make of all this latest information? >> i tend to agree a lot with tom costello in that what question know is we don't know a whole lot and that we need to be very careful and as difficult as it is to be patient and let the investigators do their job. based on my experience, i believe that we will find in the end this has several elements. it will have a human element. it will have potentially a mechanical element. an environmental element. and perhaps a security element. so as we look at all of this, everything is still on the table. and the fact that we get ideas or we get speculations or we get thin bits of evidence and we act on that is ap

the usgs has something called the landslide index.t factors in how much rainfall you have had in the last 16 days and how much the moisture is already in the soil. as we look at the washington map indicating those orange areas along the coast line and also right around the seattle area over to the peninsula as well. this is telling usline and also right around the seattle area over to the peninsula as well. this is telling us. we have exceeded what could cause mudslides. we have had a lot of rain in the last week in western washington. we are only going to add to that as we moved in to this week ahead, especially tuesday. now, as we look at the forecast for today, we do have those showers in the forecast. they are going to stay mainly north. >> will help some of the clean-up efforts. now, on a lighter note, weatherwise, it's been a beautiful day on the east coast. temperatures are been soaring into the 60s and 70s. you could see we did get snow, a couple of inches in parts of northern maine. we got another hit of snow coming in for th

that's according to the usgs website. let's throw up this map and show you where exactly in quake happened. it was 50 miles west oklahoma in northern california a little more than four miles beneath the pacific seabed. the most populated near the epicenter was humboldt county. no major damage reported so far. but there have been a good number of aftershocks. you can see those here. some pretty strong ones at a 4.6 magnitude. one eureka resident felt the quake and had to calm his scared son. >> nobody is really, you know, immune to it. but i knew that he would be looking for me. so i stood in the doorway. once it was over i got him to lay back down. he's still wide awake, but doing fine. >> reporter: now, the national tsunami warning center says fortunately no tsunami risk with this quake, michelle. >> in region of northern california no stranger to quakes? >> very common up up there near eureka. there was one recently in 2012. that was a magnitude 5.6. there was a much stronger one back in 2010. that one also offshore clo

the usgs confirmed it was, in fact, a 4.1 aftershock.t was senterred around three miles from where i am standing, about five miles deep. check out what's going on behind me because i am standing in front of a home that the fullerton fire department has cordoned off. this is one of 26 homes in the city of fullerton that have been red-tagged, meaning they are uninhabitable. if you take a closer look, you will see some of the damage from the quake that hit yesterday. you can see a huge crack in the foundation, and that runs all the way to the front door. now, the 5.1 quake struck last night at 9:09 p.m. it was senterred in nearby la jays habra, in orange county about 20 miles southeast of downto downtown los angeles. it was felt in ventura county to the north and san diego to the south. look at some video taken at the moment this quake struck last night. this video is from bria, a rent a and diners were shaken out of their seats by the quake. some of the other things that happened in braa. the people in the car sustainedmine injuries. there

. >> seismologists at the usgs would like to give the public access to the system but they say the system needs about $80 million improvements before it's ready. >> a couple of eitems on the san jose council agenda. the city will continue discussions on a pilot prax to lease vacant motel rooms for homeless people. it would kbost $1 million a year. at 7:00 the council will present to polina edmunds. she placed 9th in her olympic debut proving she will be a serious contender for 2018 winter olympics. >> with south bay toddler getting read the appear on ellen. >> he is so cute. goldie blox settles with the beasty boys. these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. >>> 5:53 on tuesday morning. a high profile legal battle between a bay area start-up and the beasty b

usgs said recently california has a 46% chance of a magnitude 7.5 or larger in the next 30 years andikely hit southern california. a recent virtual earthquake study tried to envision what would happen if the big one did hit. >> the waves travel through that corridor toward los angeles and are essentially guided into the sedimentary base that underlies los angeles. once they're in that basin, they reverberate, they get amplified and cause stronger shaking than would otherwise occur. >> reporter: the scale of disaster that hopefully won't become a reality any time soon. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. you're in the "cnn newsroom. "we're going to get back to the search for the missing plane in just a moment. first, i have developing news to tell you out of washington state. we're awaiting the press conference on that landslide. we know so far 17 people have died. that's confirmed by officials. at least 9 o still unaccounted for. we're keeping our eye on this press conference to get the very latest for you. any news that comes out of that, we'll bring it

the usgs said it's the strongest quake to hit yellow stone since 1980. >>> still to come in the "newsrooms to the search for missing flight 370 it's all hands on deck. despite four weeks of unsuccessful searches investigators are not giving up. cnn paula newton is in perth, australia for us. paula? >> reporter: carol, i'll tell you why it's been a bit of a frustrating day here in western australia, but we'll have more on how this search is shaping up. that's straight after the break. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. a good night's sleep... and aveeno®. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® positively radiant face mois

usgs said this was near mulholland and sepulveda near the sepulveda pass. sandra. let's go see what she is up to. bill: we'll stay in touch with our friends at fox, kttv in l.a. and our bureau certainly working the story. we'll figure out whether or not there is damage to speak of, which is high priority when you think about the morning hours and 6:25. a lot of folks still in bed sleeping at that time, which can be in a lot of ways worst time for something like this to occur. 4.7 is the preliminary indication. back to that breaking news in a moment. martha: we'll stay on that. in the meantime the white house says it won't delay another major obamacare mandate any longer. but is there enough time for everyone to sign up before the end of this month? bill: so you thought it was over, didn't you? no. martha: did say that, didn't i? bill: man, oh, man, the winter of 2014 keeps on going. this is philadelphia. we'll take you there live. will the snow ever stop after hitting records so far this year. i've got a to-do list and five acres of fresh air. ♪ top three t

the usgs said from a naturally occurring earthquake.hey believe that's the seismic activity in question here and they believe it's not related to the missing plane. don? >> brian todd, thank you very much. our special coverage of the mystery how deep is the area investigators are focusing on. we will spotlight the chain of small islands and the missing jet may have been headed towards. when it's donut friday at the office i use my citi thankyou card to get two times the points at the coffee shop. which will help me get to miami...and they'll be stuck at the cube farm. the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn two times the points on dining out with no annual fee. go to citi.com/thankyoucards. take this simple test. press your tongue against it, like this. it moves! do you feel it? it can happen with every denture. these movements may irritate your gums. but you don't have to bear with it. you can try fixodent plus gum care. thanks to its formula, your gums become one with your denture. this helps stop movement and helps prevent gum irr

lucy jones with the usgs says there will likely be no structure problems from any buildings in the region. she did say it is a reminder for folks living out west this is earthquake country. we need to be prepared. i can tell you savannah, i was at the gym when the earthquake happened. there was a calm roll and a steady more significant jolt. people began to run for the exits. many looked around and stunned. as i made my way in, folks on the freeway were going slower here in los angeles. it was certainly a significant jolt this morning here. >> always a scare. miguel almaguer live in los angeles. thank you. >>> there is breaking news right now on the crisis in ukraine. the people from crimea voted to secede from ukraine and join russia. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in crimea. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with the sanctions, this is an enormous victory for vladimir putin. returning crimea, which was part of the soviet union to russia. preparations are underway to phase out the currency and replace it with the rupel and replace the time zone with mo