. >> reporter: this seismologist says new data compiled by the usgs suggest that is when it comes to earthquakes, we may not be in for the big one but, rather, it might be a series or swarm of big ones. >> sometimes it's 1906 and sometimes it's six events comparable if not larger than loma prieta. >> reporter: for the last 14 years scientists have been trenching along the ground of major bay area earthquake faults. what they found deep in the dirt was evidence of major ground shifting dating back to the 1600s and 1700s. it suggestion the bay area was hit by a series of quakes between 6.8 and 7.5 over just a few decades between long periods of relative quiet. >> boundary between the pacific plate and the north american plate and they're sliding past each other on all our major faults. so stress is always coming in. the crust is always being squeezed. but the way it comes out, which is in earthquakes principally, is different from time to time. >> reporter: besides loma prieta there hasn't been a major bay area earthquake since 1906 and it's anyone's guess if we will experiencing the s

jim metcalf, chairman and ceo of usg corporation., from your coffee to your happy meal, we have the stocks you need to know about today as we watched the market here. it's under pressure now. the dow in positive territory. plus, find out who dan farina things is the best nfl quarterback playing today. street smart is back into. ♪ >> all right, i'm trish regan. three minutes and 45 seconds until the bell. up 13%.untain the maker of home brewing beverage machines surging the most in more than three months after posting second-quarter profits that topped analyst estimates. homes. really popular in >> number nine, mcdonald's, also pretty popular. the world's largest restaurant chain says same-store sales only rose one percent. month sincebest october. the company used tactics such as free coffee and introduced new burgers and chicken sandwiches. weight. that's all they've ever made. new kinds i guess of the same old stuff that has always been served forever. >> you have to have newness to get people in the door. speaking of menace, it's

. >> the usgs set up four stations in high risk areas.county, east bay, san bernardino mountains and pacifica. while scientists stop short of rankings the areas with the highest landslide risk they are monitoring stations they are most concerns about. those stations send real time information back to the usgs. but it is short of a true early warning system. >> the government spends less than $3 million a year on its national landslide program. >> if we were willing to through more resources at it we could do a better job. >> reporter: an extra investment that could be measured in dollars and lives saved. 80% of landslide come during big storms, january through early spring but the risk could remain for weeks after the storms are gone. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if you have abidea for 2 -- an idea for 2 investigate e- mail us. >>> we have been talking about the cool down today but some spots were still warm. now to our chief meteorologist bill martin for more. >> cooler along the coast today but temperatures inland will very w

something worth noting, back to the fires, i read a statement from the usgs.e been over 180 quakes to this region of magnitude 3-minute drive 0 or grater. two on average in the last 30 years. the usgs says there's a warning for a high loold across the state of oklahoma. look at the perspectives, some eight million people live in the areas of the red flag warning area. this region, if you're an international viewer, that's the size, extremely high winds, tropical force winds at 40 miles per hour. dry there in western oklahoma. one of the main areas to play concern. 556 active flames across the united states this hour. we know about 21 that are contained. the prospective across portions where the satellite imagery shows the smoke as seen from space with the expansive fires. the one we saw video of, 30 or more miles from oklahoma city. 75% contained, but that only means the fire is not going to expand on its own. with the gusty winds forecast, the population is roughly 10,000 people in the next couple of days. look at temperatures and forecast highs. record highs

thomas holzer is a geologist with the usgs in menlo park. he actually published a similar study 30 years ago and he says that the removal of water from the san joaquin valley is causing shifts in the ground but that it only slightly increases the risk of an earthquake. sot holzer also says that if more water is removed in the years to come, possibly because of the ongoing drought, there's little risk of triggering an earthquake. sot in menlo park, charles clifford kron 4 news. a third grade boy has been removed from a fremont school , after the mother of an 8-year- old girl claims. he sexually harassed her daughter the decision comes. almost a week after kimberly wise says, her daughter was harassed twice by a classmate at hirsch elementary. yesterday, the superintendent reached out to tell her, the boy had been removed from campus. wise says, she still thinks more should be done. including changes to the school district's policy on sexual harassment. a student is recovering afte female narrator: it's posturepedic versus beautyrest it's post

usgs earthquake geologist shrts says that faults are like that table, building stress has them ready to pop. >> the stress is coming in and has to come back out. it comes back out as movement on the different faults. >> reporter: the last big release was the magnitude 7.9 quake in 1906. until now, researchers believed we should be preparing for the next big one. but after years of digging into faults at the bay area, scientists have looked back 400 years and identify a pattern. >> what stands out is really this kind of cluster. grouping. of large earthquakes, magnitude 6.6 up to 7.8. >> schwartz and a team of scientists say between 1690 and 1776 many large quakes shook the region and relieved built up stress and they believe that the pattern will repeat. >> we have many big ones in front of us rather than one single event like 1906. >> it's new information that not everyone is comfortable with. >> i don't like earthquakes. >> we have road kits and water. >> reporter: the bay area experienced the 1989 earthquake. the new theory complicates plans for preparedness and recovery. >> if yo

usgs says the magnitude 5.8 quake was near china's border with minamar. five people were hurt seriously. more than 1,000 soldiers are helping with the rescue efforts. >>> surveillance video is revealing new information about an attack at oakland high school. school leaders say last week a school security guard found a wheelchair bound freshman in the hall late for class. you see he starts wheeling the student to class and the student resisted. the officer handcuffed the student and then hit the student several times before dumping him on the floor. the officer was arrested and charged with child abuse. the principal sent out a letter to parents and staff explaining the incident and apologizing. it reads in part, "i'm shocked and deeply hurt by this behavior and apologize on behalf of the staff at oakland high. this incident is not reflective of the kind of culture we cherish at our school or how we treat one another." >>> marks one week since a man carried out a rampage killing six uc santa barbara students. deputies reveal they knew about disturbing vide

i thank usg for his object.madam president, the delicate nature of the situation in ukraine impels us to urge great -- in order to avoid a degeneration of the crisis into full-blown military confrontation. this consideration is more pertinent today as developments on the ground have assumed an unlucky terror dimension. the report of two ukrainian military hospitals yes, and -- by unidentified armed groups amplify our concern. the takeover and control of public establishments by armed groups have led to the response by the government of ukraine. we acknowledge the responsibility of the government to maintain public order and the rule of law. it is also possible to restore public order in a measured manner to avoid a degeneration into full-blown conflict. i call on all parties to de-escalate thingses could not be more urgent. we reiterate our position that the outcome of the geneva meeting of april 17 between the ukraine, the russia federation, the eu and the united states, provides the path towards the resolution

the usgs says the magnitude 6.4 quake struck about 60 miles northwest of acapulco. about 170 miles southwest of mexico city. it hit around 10:00 this morning. new video coming into our newsroom within the last hour shows people streaming into the streets in mexico city. the quake rocked mexico's capital city where one reporter said the shaking lasted as long as 40 seconds. there are no immediate reports of damage or injury. >>> u.s. fish and wildlife officials are taking over an investigation into whether endangered birds were killed or hurt by tree trimmers in downtown oakland. animal rights advocates say at least five birds and a colony of herons were knocked to the ground by a contractor hired by the postal service. it happened over the weekend when a contractor trimmed trees near the post office on 13th and alice streets. at least one bird has a broken beak. >> because they nestle the big kol knowly and it's a lookery and they only most once a year. once those babies are gone, that's it. it's really a tragedy. >> the post office wanted the branches of trees trim

the usgs says a few dozen people in the area called to say that they felt it.o reports of damage or injuries. >>> maximum capacity. the main reason why tesla had to shut down a popular job fair in the east bay today. hundreds of job seekers waited outside the tesla factory in fremont this morning. the job fair was suppose the to run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. tesla announced on twitter it was wrapping up the event at 10:00 a.m. 2 hers after it started. a spokesperson told us the company decided to close today's job fair because all those people, so many people. clogging traffic. police were concerned something might go wrong. some people came all the way from mantixa to check it out. one woman's car broke down before she had a chance to drop off her resume. >> bepeople go through a lot to work out here. the circumstances people had to go through. i knew my car was acting up but i'll do anything to get a job. >> i was kind of disappointed. we can't go inside, you know, to meet the people. you know, i was expecting at least we could go inside to see what's going

. >> the usgs says there's a 63% chance of a 6.7-degree quake or greater in the next 22 years. >>> we have a pretty good chance of the sun coming up tomorrow and shining in parts of the bay area at least. >> we will see sunshine tomorrow and more coming after that. tomorrow we have a chance of a few showers and tonight on kpix5 kpix5 hi-def doppler there are a few showers moving through the santa cruz mountain is. the best chance of a shower will be in the east bay tomorrow afternoon, windy day. did you feel it outside today. altamont pass had nearly a 50 mile-per-hour wind gust, mont diablo 46 and also the berkeley hills. did you feel how chilly it was outside today? four days ago in livermore we were almost at 100 degrees. today it was down to 70, nearly a 30-degree swing over the past couple days. overnight tonight partly cloudy, napa starting your day off at 50 degrees. we have lots of thunderstorms to our north, a few showers moving onshore all because of this area of low pressure. it's diving farther to the south than we first thought. rainfall for most of northern california fo

with the usgs in menlo park.e actually published a similar study 30 years ago and he says that the removal of water from the san joaquin valley is causing shifts in the ground but that it only slightly increases the risk of an earthquake. >> reporter:holzer also says that if years to come, possibly because of the ongoing drought, there's little risk of triggering an earthquake. >> reporter:in menlo park, charles clifford kron 4 news. 10 >> >> jacqueline: we still are always have some 90 degree temperatures i hear the much cooler than what it was today starting at the coast look to mid-70s with 75 in downtown san francisco, a down the peninsula, it east bayshore light cooler with a degree temperatures and 82 in richmond. 84 in hayward. mainly low 90s for tomorrow. hayward would would 90 a sonoma and 91 and after all. 91 and napa of >> jacqueline: sea breeze wan's will not be too strong overnight. tomorrow afternoon in search of sea breeze glance. jean >> reporter: several fires are raging there near san diego. how

this video shows the growth and the frequency of earthquakes and state since two thousand nine the usgs study found hundred and eighty three nineteen to three point zero four three earthquakes have occurred in central ca home on from october twenty thirteen through april twenty fourteen they compared their studies to the average number of earthquakes between nineteen seventy eight and two thousand eight and on the current trend was out in the ordinary. it said the likelihood of future damaging earthquakes for central and north central oklahoma has increased in fact they had a mild one just yesterday geological survey indicated that the wastewater disposal process torn frank being in a likely factor in the increase of earthquakes in the region. and of course oklahoma joined ohio another state in which scientists have found links between cracking and earthquakes well the times real change in good and senior community can turn against you. that's exactly what happened to him tight cracking activist dearest brahmins who was stopped from getting to her local supermarket and even the hospital

the usgs saying it was a 6.0 per of hoechst centered south of thailand. it was relatively shallow bowl was widely felt three it was felt of bangkok. there were no immediate reports of a injuries or serious damage. so it right now coming up a circus act goes wrong. a group of performers falling right in front of the audience full of kids. and a search crews looking for missing a violation airliner. they're taking another look at where the plane might to be. >> to get a live look here at walnut creek. our first look as temperatures are cooler if currently the creek a horrifying accident here and providence rhode island in front of hundreds of children. a group of performers fall into the ground treated were performing the chandelier stunned when a camera snapped sending those performers crushing 30 ft. down on to the ground reid at least three of those performers are and critical condition. here's a closer look. this happened during this him a chandelier rooting for it was the barnum and bailey performers. but in a witness saying they saw the cable snapped.

joins us.onnan >> it was a head to head battle last night between the usg and the french head of siemens it is all in the papers today, and the french press. jeffrey immelt was not supposed to come today. it was supposed to be the french head of ge. he said he decided to come myself because he thought it was necessary to convince skeptical lawmakers about his $17 billion bid for alstrom's energy unit. he said he would give more precise numbers in terms of french jobs and alstrom would not be absorbed by ge. grow has committed to employment levels in france with a focus on high-value jobs, like manufacturing and engineering. this is in addition to the and gees that alstrom already have in france. i believe there is more we can do to develop small and medium enterprises that support the power industry. tried toy immelt also reassure, saying that he could its business to alstrom. that could be part of the package. of finally, he promised that the nuclear operations of alstrom -- they make parts for nuclear reactors -- would remain in france. it was a concern of the french government, who wa

information also supports the usgs analysis by the year 2036. there's a 63 percent chance of a magnitude 6.77 larger. such a southbound upset interstate 280 and served as goes scheduled shutdown over the memorial day weekend crews working to replace bridge hinges on about 280. but tonight with details on where and when those closures will take place. >> : interstate 280 in san francisco bulletin the 1960's starting this show is a free this are there going to shut down two times between here and downtown san francisco and pennsylvania avenue a few miles to the self in the first closure begins in less than today's trade and p.m. thursday evening cowsheds will shut down the lanes of to made in downtown san francisco pennsylvania avenue several miles to south the liz lerman close until five and a morning next tuesday may 27th in the closure three southbound on ramps including the mayor posted street and st. on a 68 brand and on rabin and king street on ramp will also be closed. all north from lanes and off brands will remain open. caltrans decided t

. >>> a recent usgs study detected high concentrations of nitrate. 14% of untreated water showed high levels. nitrate can occur naturally. high levels are caused by human activity. interring water it could inter- - interveer -- >>> complaints a car service leaving some blind people without a ride. the reason this man says he was left curb side. >> this is wrong. >> i will break down your chances for a thunderstorm this week and the neighbors where fire concerns are high. >> after the break if cats have 9 lives this one only has 8 left. the daring jump this cat landed in the middle of the freeway. bulldog: you don't need superpowers to help someone. sometimes, all it takes is a warm heart and a cold nose. that's why mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to train service dogs for people with disabilities. i would never imagine a life without an assistance dog ever again. i relied on people a lot. he helps me live a more independent life. bulldog: we need your help to do more. give at mattressdiscountersdogs.com, or any mattress discounters. mattress discounters good deed

but the new information supports the usgs's earthquake probability of a 63% chance of a 6.78 or greater before 2036. >> for a relatively short period of time, the major faults in the bay area all failed with six 6s and larmier. >> the u.s. geological survived ray is publishing its information today in hopes that individuals in public safety agencies will continue to prepare not just for one bug event, but potentially multiple major earthquakes over a lifetime. in san mateo, len ramirez kpix 5. >>> there is mickey, there is minny and there is grumpy. coming up, why the happiest place on earth is making a lot of people very unhappy. >>> great news. we have a lot of rainfall or not so great news because we also have lightning, thunderstorms. will some of that make it here? the answer, next. >>> i am dennis o'donnell. will california chrome really be sidelined by nasal strips? >>> tiger woods has more than a bratting problem. >> i want to play now. >>> and, can jerry rice jr. breathe a little life into his nfl career. >>> finally, a breath of fresh air comeling up in this newscast. ,, ,, he

usg, warren buffett owns a third of this company, drywall. >> wallboard. >> ceilings, this stock against is up about 5% year to date, and it's doing pretty decently, so it's a standout above the home-building industry as a whole. check out this one as well. again not a homebuilder. helen of troy. >> she trades publicly? >> you know what these guys are? you you this oxo, the tongs and slotted spoons with the rubber handles. oxo is a company that falls under helen of troy, also big consumer brands like brawn water filters, all helen of troy. they're up about 20% year to date. >> she's good. >> check out these ones. this is masco, delta faucets, everything, but look at the last quarter of that screen. you're starting to see a nice up move, so maybe swinging toward the up side. finally at name that is a traditional homebuilder, this is pulte group, again down 10%, but look at the right-hand side of the screen, maybe a butt of an up turn, so four stocks possibly to watch. >> thank you, dom. >> you got it. >>> sue, down to you. >>> the dow is at its low point of the day, some coming after mr.

the 6.8 probably gets adjusted by the usgs as they look at it. preliminary at 6.8.e'll see where it goes but right along the same fault zone. >> we will check in with our producers and producers in mexico city to see what they see. we'll have more coming up. thank you. >>> other news we're following, new information about the school girls abducted in nigeria. stay with us. that won't trap me in a rate. that's correct. cause i'm really nervous about getting trapped. why's that? uh, mark? go get help! i have my reasons. look, you don't have to feel trapped with our raise your rate cd. if our rate on this cd goes up, yours can too. oh that sounds nice. don't feel trapped with the ally raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. those little cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if

usgs resergers say based on that evidence, the bay area appears more likely to see a cluster of larger earthquakes than assiege great quake next time around. >>> new at 5:00, an expensive list with san francisco right at the top. it's how much you'd have to make to buy a home in this city, and it's more than new york, la and chicago. the economy has come back in full force and has boosted the bay area's already strong housing market. ktvu's tom vacar here to break down the numbers. >> reporter: it is a fascinating story. let's look at. this in the san francisco bay area, if you want to buy a house, you have to have to pay for the taxes, the mortgage and the insurance about $137,000 worth of income. the highest in the nation by far. even if you go to new york city, well down the list, it's almost $90,000 a year for exactly the same kind of purchase. look at this. southern california, $86,000 a year for the house, the taxes, and, of course, the insurance. and, finally, if you take a look over here stick city, chicago, it's 15th on the list. about $53,000 for that. those are the numbers.

so far no force of any casualties happen today about a hundred miles southwest of a tree province usgs6.2 magnitude about five and a half miles below the sea. an asian government says that is essential for snotty but the quake did cause some panic among some residents might severe flooding and become one dozen people and cost thousands evacuation's now authorities are worried about land mines the flooding has on earth than mine is an ardent the war in the early 1990's officials worried that some minds could float all lights the black sea it will be deploying mine hunting scouts starting tomorrow >> : 722 this morning so had on kron 4 news weekend when california resource were clustered around to sending it star in the world will tell you 10 hundred 30¢ running in baltimore yesterday >> : like looking outside will and the bridge there were some pleasant background will be winning today so be extra careful out there and will be right back >> : 4911 away from the elusive triple crown. after winning the kentucky derby it earlier this month the three roles from california devil and saturday

the usgs says the original quake was magnitude 4.3 and a 4.6 aftershock has now hit the area. pakistani officials say the initial quake caused at least 25 mud brick homes to collapse. >>> a richmond man accused of kidnapping two teenage girls is now behind bars, all thanks to facebook. police say over the weekend nicholas wessel took the teens to a hotel in nevada and modesto teens to a hotel in nevada and sexually assaulted one of them therep a few days later one was talking with him on facebook. authorities contacted the social media giant which gave them an ip address and led them to the girls. police say they're run aways and being held at juvenile justice centers in reno. >>> the woman charged in the robbery and murder of a south bay millionaire told a judge she feels badly about not warning the victim that her brother was about to break into his house. katrina fritz testified yesterday as the key witness against her own brother and his friend. she said her brother called her and told her he was going to break into the house. she said at the time of the home invasion, she

the usgs says the original quake a 4.6 magnitude aftershock has since hit the area.akistani officials say it caused 25 mud brick homes to completely collapse. >>> president obama's bay area visit continues with a high-profile speech at a peninsula walmart. a live look at the fairmont hotel in downtown san jose. where the president is waking up this morning. security in downtown san jose very tight. the president will be at the hotel for most of the morning and then take off for the walmart in mountain view between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. you might want to reroute your drive. >>> all right, "today in the bay" nannette miranda is at the walmart in mountain view. the president pretty outspoken about a fair living wage and many people walmart say they can barely scrape by. >> that's right. you'll hear from a woman later on who's living out of her car and working here at walmart, but the white house insists today is not about wages, it's about renewable energy and the president has been big on solar this year. very big vowing to use the power to expand it. this is vi

usge weinstein isn't with today. bill coleman, of course, is. heroes.y but out of the lawyer who's is onebrown, there survivor and that is jack greenberg. jack greenberg came to the legal defense fund, as you see from the program, in 1948. came to the legal defense fund after serving in world war ii, in the marines. thatct, i always remember at some pointtold that he had handled what was a tough situation it well,e and handle jack said in a very off-handed way, "i've been in tougher situations than this." wedg iwo jima, served his country even before he came to defense fund to serve it in another profound way. joined theu know, 1948.in and from 1948 to 1961 he was the assistant counsel before counsel fromctor 1961 to 1984, the longest tenure of any director counsel. all due respect to sherrilyn, who is only beginning and i wish her a long tenure, i suspect that there will not be in thatwho serves .osition over so many years and he served so well. directorened to be housian daysg the of the civil rights movement. it was jack who was on the phone

this new information also supports the usgs's analysis by the year 2036 there's a 36% chance 6 or larger. >>> and we'll take a break and be back in a minute. this is what traffic looks like at this early hour. as we have seen here over the past couple of days. we're keeping an eye on that commute for you. for over 60,000 california foster children, it's a challenge to replace clothes that are too small or worn out. i grew 3 inches last year. i don't need anything fancy. i never had much to begin with. when i look nice on the outside, i feel better on the inside. to help, sleep train is collecting new clothes for kids big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help make a foster child's day a little brighter. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >>> we have some great video to share with you here. a raccoon, scales and then falls from tall building in michigan yesterday. look at that you hear the scream as people gathered to watch. the. fire department tried to rescue the raccoon but fell several stories nay -- anyway. the animal survived an

we call upon the usg to develop plans for the longer term needs and this should be reapplying ex-militiaith a focus on youth. young men need to be enrolled in practical applications that lead to job. reconstruction of people's assets, keeping conflict sensitivity in mind. and recognize elections shouldn't be rushed but the process fully incorporates all citizens especially those muslims who fled and wish to return. any election held should be well-organized free and fair to end the cycle of leaders who have neglected the needs of the central african people. so mr. chairman and the members of the subcommittee thank you for your time. >> thank you for your solid recommendations and the good work that you and so many others have done. his most recent visit was galvanizing and underscoring the point you said and that is this isn't about members of religious faith conducting a jihad -- this isn't a religious war. but people are exploiting that idea to kill and rape and maim. i would like to recognize ms. rose. >> thank you, chairman. i would like to submit my record. >> without objection. >>

he further called upon the usg to develop plans to address longer-term needs over the next three to five years. this should prioritize reintegration of ex-militia and economic livelihood activities to focus on youth. young men need to be enrolled in reintegration programs that are practical and need to protect job activities. prioritize long-term economic needs such as reconstruction of people's productive assets keeping conflict sensitivity in mind and recognize that election should not be rushed. but the process fully incorporates all car citizens especially those muslims who have fled and wish to return. any election held should be well organized, free and fair toward a cycle of illegitimillegitim ate leaders who have neglected the needs of the central african people. so mr. chairman and ranking member bass and members as a subcommittee thank you for your time. >> thank you very much for your solid recommendations and thank you for the good work that todd mccarrick and so many others have done. his recent visit was galvanizing and underscore the point you made strongly and that is tha

to hold these individualsohank u accountable and rescue these girls and we thank you for being with usg with u today. >> when you look at information in t we have learned about the impact of bits, in addition to more than 4000 people having been killed in related violencem more than 6 million americans300 have been dissected and it's's important for us to understandr and for the world to understandn the impactd an of this. first qo so my first question is do we have a sense of where they get o their resources and the weaponr in the financialswh are? >> congressman, i think that ia, briefly touched on this already, but there is a variety of access to financing and equipment and some of it comes from their activities in nigeria. whether it is stealing resources, food, equipment, whether it's taking them from the military and other securityn services, you may be familiarnt with an incident where they hade a nigerian air force base destroyed come for example, and also through kidnapping and resources at their disposal. so they are able to speak about this and there's a connection in that re