and i thank you for allowing us to invite the usgs to be your.. and in addition to the general knowledge of the usgs about earthquakes, i'm interested in more today about other aspects of earthquake science. and in particular i'd like to hear more about reduced earthquakes and the connection between hydraulic fracturing, waste water injection and so forth, and earthquakes. so i understand fracking itself doesn't cause earthquakes, at least not large ones, but fracking creates a lot of waste water. there are now numerous examples of earthquakes that appear to have been induced by injection of this water, the wastewater, back into the ground. i understand the usgs recent reported that the injection of fracking, fracking related wastewater was the likely cause of the largest earthquake ever recorded in oklahoma, magnitude 5.7. and the cost of millions of dollars of property damage. the impacts of quakes induced by fracking related wastewater aren't limited to oklahoma. there been quakes in ohio, arkansas, texas, kansas, colorado and elsewhere. and s

second, usgs operates a system called shake cast. that allows any user to quickly get an assessment of potential damage at any site. we run that shake cast system for all the nuclear power plants around the united states and the world. cal tran runs it for the bridges and overpasses. they are quickly using the data reported through the networks, analyzed and processed within tens of minutes to get a damage estimate at lifeline facilities. >> thank you. dr. leith, while you are on deck here, what would you say about what's been touched on by other witnesses and earthquake early warning system. how important would it be to have a policy to institute such a program? >> we have been -- usgs has had this as an objective since 1999 when we put together the plans for the advanced seismic system. we have invested nearly $10 million so far in the research and development and modernization of the network to provide earthquake early warnings. we have a test operating system that's working now in california. it's not a public system, yet because

. >>> california has seven volcanos but that the usgs considers high risk. one of those is mount shasta which reaches 10,000 feet into the sky. part of the cascade ring, the last time mount shasta had a significant outburst. >> reporter: mount st. helens the wild child of the cascades remains the youngest, most active volcano in the southwest. the gaping wound from its eruption still sees raw. steam sizzling up from the hot rocks inside the crater an unmistakable arounding that it will roar to life again. the mountains once forested flags with barren. and for miles, steam and volcano ashes slammed them down that morning. here with an inspiring view of mount st. helens, bob andrew points out details of the eruption that almost killed him. >> we heard nothing, we felt nothing. we were too close. that's the strange thing about it. we're just barely out of the blast zone. >> reporter: but andrew and a bus full of choir singers saw this. the mountain blew itself apart after weeks of rumbling and groaning. an avalanche of rock roared across 150 miles. it was the b

a leading researchers at the usgs lab, says in the 1980s and 90s sharks accounted for only 8% of the sea otter mortality rate. now it's 30% and growing. >> if you take the current levels of mortality we're seeing from all the other factors that kill sea otters and you add this increase, it does not bode well for continued recovery. something has to go down. >> reporter: some are trying to determine if sharks are acting different or if sea otters are changing their usual patterns putting them in the pattern of sharks. the answer may come from research groups pulling their knowledge. >> the two species unfortunately have collided but the two groups are now starting to come together in putting our collaborative heads together saying what does this mean? why is it happening and then trying to address questions about what if anything could be done about it. >>> researchers say the water south of pismo beach are especially dangerous for young sea otters, results of last year's otter count show record numbers of pups being born and northern california populations are stable. however, pups b

usgs says the quake has a preliminary magnitude of it.7. only three miles underground which explains why a small quake was felt across much of the east bay. >>> san jose city council could be close to making a decision about marijuana regulations last month they delayed a vote that would crack down on the number of dispensaries in san jose from 100 to 20. council members will take the issue up again this afternoon. the rules would add buffer zones around day cares and schools and limit the hours of operation. two years ago the city tried to put limits on clinics and those were overturned in a ballot initiative. >>> the school board will make a decision on the controversial proposal that would reduce summer vacation to seven weeks. according to "mercury news" the plan lost steam because a lot of parents complained about that idea. school leaders still want to modify the academic calendar. some board members are considering five options, all of which includes 180 days of break time per school year. the most extreme schedule would cut it to se

the study led by usgs and uc the santa cruz doctoralñr students the colors are temporary, but give scientistsa look into activity of polar bears. >> that so neat. >> it's berry season but not the berries you're thinking of. >> no. these pink and orange sea creatures are called strawberry amemones. >> the aquarium built a new 2,000 tank to showcase this colorful coral. >> we're showing the strawberry anemones. it has incredible range of colors. >> besides the tank there are smaller aquariums displaying other interesting sea life like fish that suction to rocks because they're bad swimmers. >> this coincides with world oceans day which is sunday. >> still to come at 4:00 arrest of a suspected bicycle thief. police say this guy is as pro live wrik as they come >> shocking discovery in the toy aisle of a target store. and... >> these men wage war so we might know peace they sacrifice so we might be free. >> paying tribute to heros of world war ii on the anniversary of the d-day invasion. t stayin that's why they've got lear. that's why they've got lots of safeway app and gas rewards.are this week

the usgs has developed an implementation plan.s shovel ready. >> japan and mexico already have alert systems already in place. the program has bipartisan support. if california does get the funding, it would take a couple years to get the system up and running across the state. janelle wang. >>> some incredible video to show you. want to show you a chopper rescue. this happened when a bay area man survived a fall into yosemite river. it happened last month, but we're just getting the video in now. a man was hiking with friends when he slipped on wet rocks, fell into the water in an area known as the inner gorge. there they go pulling the man to safety. he was flushed through 100 feet of whitewater before pulling himself onto a boulder. if he hadn't, he would have plunged right down that water fall. >> carrying a gun running after one of our teachers. >>> still ahead, it's happened again. parents rush to campus after learning their school is the target of a student shooter. >>> one of the deadliest days in the afghan war. and why t

research is led by the usgs and uc santa cruz doctoral students.y also learn more about the effects of the declining sea ice. up next on the saturday morning news, how president obama hopes to help new college graduates with heavy debt refinance their lone. also a look at the new revelation about the government's telephone surveillance program and why a bay area judge called an emergency hearing. >> welcome back, everyone. coming up on 6:30 and starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. here's lisa. >> good morning, katie. here's a look from the east bay hills camera you see the fog is over 1,000 feet. we are looking at this to stick around along the coast and bay just for the morning hours then it peels back to the shoreline. we even have clouds into the east bay this morning. 51 morgan hill. 52 with fog at half moon bay. the visibility there at three miles. the fog extends into the livermore valley. so it will burn back quickly and when it does, we've got much warmer weather on the way for today. in fact, temperatures climbing into

for morning fog afternoon sun >> : 5.2 earthquake that airs on the new mexican border late saturday usgs says it is centered in southeastern arizona callers from as well as 150 mi. say they felt the quake. luckily no reports of any injury or damage this morning >> : in a few thousand people had returned pour in seattle in cruise ship caught fire. that was saddam beginning a seven day alaska cruise when the fire broke out the fire began in one of the boiler rooms fortunately no injuries reported to. this is the ship is now fully operational exports to depart once again once the inspections are completed airline startling new details about good georgia father charged with murder after leaving his toddler and a hot car. this of the calls and from jail to son's funeral. >> : billy friends gathered in tuscaloosa alabama to more loss of 22 month year-old cooper heron. comes with new information sheds more light on the father charge of murder second-degree share of cruelty for leading tuber and a hot car for several hours. harris remains in jail will recall into his son's funeral so busy this s

usg craigslist t >>> now at 6:30, more than a ton of illegal fireworks are now off the streets.t bay investigators using craigslist to track them down. welcome back, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm ken bastida. kpix 5's mark sayre is live in san jose tonight with a big fireworks crackdown. mark. >> reporter: that's right. all over the bay area, ken, deputies here in santa clara county are going to be sending out members of the bomb unit to help identify and confiscate illegal fireworks on the 4th of july and with the fire danger of course high, fireworks safety is a big concern all over the bay area. with names like master of our enemies, attitude adjustments, we will rock you, and end game, it is clear these fireworks are not toys. >> exploding near or in someone's hand will kill them, i guarantee you. >> reporter: firefighters in contra costa county are afraid of another 4th of july like last year. >> we couldn't even keep up with the activity. we basically were chasing fires. >> reporter: so this year, they monitored websites like craigslist and found postings selling some of

the usgs report measured 2.11 and hit shortly after 11:00 p.m.centered outside of san leandro. a number of ktvu viewers contacted our newsroom saying they felt the quite but -- quake but no reports of damage or injuries. >>> it is election day and voters will be heading to the polls later today to decide, among other issues, who will face governor jerry brown in november. ktvu channel 2 reporter christian kaplan joins us with what voters can expect this year. >> reporter: voters will be doing something new when they vote today, a primary election system that ignores party affiliation and sends the top two vote getters to the november ballot regardless of their party. whoever faces jerry brown will have a formidable challenge. he is leading in every major poll across the state and they say he has a 99% chance of being reelectricity to a fourth -- reelected to a fourth term this fall. today's election will determine who he will be facing. ken donnelly says he is cautiously optimistic he will come out ahead of neil car carry. voters in the south bay

>> so, yes, the usgs has a landslide hazard program. we both operate. we have for the public a website which identifies landslide-prone areas of the country. and presents information on research and to how the public should deal with questions of landslides. the u.s. -- the responsibility for the land use decisions resides with the state, county, and local decision makers. and our job is to provide the scientific information that supports smart decisions about land use planning. we also map out the locations of landslides, and that includes the landslide that occurred last week. >> i appreciate that. i know, there's going to be more awareness on that. i've had my colleagues in my district, number one, ask. the underlying question is, boy, that's a pretty massive landslide and what -- people are going to be interested in that. that's simply my question is to see if there is something that you guys can do to help facilitate that in the future. i see if that's the case, i think it's a positive development. i just wanted to ask the question, you know, to ge

and on the building materials and airline sector, with building materials, some companies like usg areces almost 10% a year. how many companies do you know, liz, that are seeing top line growth of 10% and raising prices almost 10%? it's really impressive. liz: right. and be i want to just make sure we don't rush over this so investors are saying, what did he say? for example, with delta air lines, the price to earnings ratio, what they're going to make versus the actual price of the stock, is only 12. and this is a stock that while up 53% year to date, there's an opportunity there, you really believe. >> so, liz, the u.s. airline industry basically nine years ago the top four players were 60% of the market. today the top four players control 90 percent of the market. i'll bet you when you fly -- i know when i fly, i'm sitting in a lot more middle seats. the planes are packed, they're raising prices, and basically, industry consolidation has been a boom for the airlines. liz: what do you avoid right now, mark? that's just as important, because you put out this brand new report, and you'

the research is led by the usgs and uc santa cruz doctoral students.y hope to learn more about the effects of declining sea ice. >>> up next, how president obama hopes to help new college graduates with heavy debt refinance their loans. >>> also, a look at the new revelations about the government's telephone surveillance program and why a bay area judge called an emergency hearing. >>> it's 8:30, we're starting with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning to you, look at the dense fog, we have in emeryville this is really being pushed close to the surface, and we'll be looking at sunny skies in the next hour or so. with a warm-up under way. 59 in livermore and concord and here is a look at what we can expect for the rest of the day. the onshore flow stays with us, but it's a quick burn-off with the fog right at the shoreline today. allowing for a pretty wide range of temperatures. so we'll keep the 60s here with the gray skies. mid 90s inland with upper 70s around the bay. 84 in san jose and hot temperatures tomorrow. katie

. >> the usgs gives us a polar bear point of view. >> they saw the bears eating the icy ocean waters,the bear sees a potential mate. how ya doin'? this was a riveting soap opera. they're hoping that by releasing this information, it might help scientists understand the bears' nutritional demands and even their energy expenditure as the sea ice is declining. >> and today's top trender, static cling. >> i say the time is right for the american revolution. >> radical rhetoric floods right wing radio. >> you have revolution when people feelin' visible. >> barack obama's comrades. there, that's right. all over the federal government have hijacked the institutions of government and are now turning them on the people. >> when people feel invisible, they go for their guns. >> we're getting to the place where our government is controlling much more of what we say, what we think, what we do. >> under normal circumstances, we would actually have a massive revolt in this country right now. >> we are now the radicals. we are now the revolutionaries. we have to start looking for ways to short-circu

usgs saying it was a 4.2 in magnitude. struck about 430 incident in santa monica mountains. free just over midnight no other details 3 chris brown has been released from jail three he is in custody since mid march after being expelled from a court order rehabs sentence for violating his rules permit the judge last month ordered the r&d center to remain in jail after he admitted he violated his probation by getting into a fight. that outside a hotel in washington d.c. last year. >>: also just and six missing climbers likely fail thousands of feet while attempting to acquire an mt. washington. officials say it's too risky to send out search crews through the state the area is prone to avalanches. the four climbers and to tour guides are believed to have fallen more than 3,000 ft.. there were last heard from 6:00 p.m. on wednesday. >>: the nsa is working to improve facial recognition software by capturing the millions of images per day. the report claims the nsa agents have used the index maze its social media. king won carlos the first of spain and stepping dot over nearly 40

. >> usg is building materials.uld help the stock. >> becky, we are transitioning from home building to what we call a very strong face for remodel. usg is raising prices 10% a year. they are seeing 9% volume growth. how many companies in america are raising prices double digits and seeing double tkeupblg the its volume growth. it's unique situation. we think that company will do well. >> we have shown al rosa, delta air lines. we will have to have you back to talk about those. >> thank you, becky. >> ready or not, here comes the world cup. brazil under intense scrutiny as national teams and a half million fans getting ready for kickoff. we'll discuss all of that when we come back. became big busin? ♪ like, really big... then expanded? ♪ or their new product tanked? ♪ or not? what if they embrace new technology instead? ♪ imagine a company's future with the future of trading. company profile. a research tool on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. a research tool on thinkorswim. peace of mind is important when so we pro

if you -- usgs got additional money for fy 14, how -- this was specifically for reduced -- if you had more funding or any such thing, how would you use it? and the more basic question is how mature is this science? are there great unknowns or lot of pieces to clean up? lots of bits and pieces? because i did want to goat the point of budget and what we might be doing in response to any inadequate si in the science. i would answer that, you know, i tend to -- my style is to focus on opportunities. and what i see is a number of opportunities for advancements. and we are -- as the science progresses along, and we learned new little pieces about how the earth works and earthquakes are generated. there are always opportunities to move that forward. and many gaps in our understanding that need to be addressed. and there are gaps in the reporting on earthquakes that need to be addressed. and all of those could be addressed by additional resources. we have documents and published on an significant increase in earthquakes in the central part of the united states. we need to understand that bett

that's going to favor usg, nasco, all the building materials companies. >> at the risk of opening up conversation, you like airlines, as well. risk of opening up a conversation -- >> i know what conversation you're trying to open up. where do you stand on babies on planes? not babies on all planes -- >> how about snake owes a plane? >> if you were doing after joan night flight and you're in the front of the bus, what's your view? >> my view is i would hope it would be quiet, but i would get some good ear phones. >> thank you. thank you, mark. jerks. >> whoa. >> whoa. >> what in the world? >> i told him when he brought this up, you're going to walk into a buzz saw on this. as a mother who has taken a baby on a plane and tried to keep them very quiet, andrew doesn't want you anywhere near him. >> but don't lump me into the sorkin anti-child camp. >> no, no -- >> i have a -- >> i think there is a place, like restaurants, i want to be perfectly clear in my views here, that there are places where sometimes a 1-year-old may not go. now, it all depends on the time. that was my key. timing.

flooding, the ipcc comes in again talking about this, the usgs said floods have not increased in the united states in frequency or intensity since at least 1950. noaa said flood losses as a percentage of g.d.p. have doipped bye 75% since 1940 but you'll hear -- that's why it's necessary to document these things. noaa talks about tornadoes. said tornadoes not have increased in frequency, intensity or normalized damage since 1950. some data shows there has been a decline. and so we have all these issues that i'm sure we'll be -- will be discussed -- polar bears. they'll say all the polar bears. the chairman of the environment and public works committee gave me a polar bear coffee cup which i use frequently and -- we display that very prominently. but they say that in the 1950's and 1960's there were 5,000 and 10,000 polar bears. today there are 15,000 to 25,000. so we have all these things that are a reality on the glaciers, the end report, the hurricanes and all these other things and yet they'll be talked about, i'm sure, during the course of the evening. let me just mention one othe