whereas the japanese americans on the west coast had the misfortune of not being widespread enough to make their internment impossible and to excite public opinion in their favor, but be enough people, unlike on the east coast, to inspire hostility, economic competition, and racism. >> have any of the japanese in the post world war written articles of books talking about their confinement? >> yes. there's a whole literature of japanese americans in the postwar years. the book i edited, follow are her own road, deals in large measure with the first book written about the japanese american wartime experience, a memoir, an extraordinary work called "citizen 13660. " which was published number 1946 and which literally graphically details the stories of the camps, and there war few others in the first years after the war, after which a period of silencing and silence obtained. but in the late 1960s and into the 1970s, japanese americans started organizing a movement for repairations, what we call redress, for apologies and repayment for what they suffered, and part of that experience was e

the japanese americans on the west coast had the misfortune of not being widespread enough to make their internment impossible and to excite public opinion in their favor. enough people on like on the east coast to inspire hostility, competition and racism. >> have any japanese in the postwar world written articles or books talking about their confinement? >> yes. there is a whole literature of japanese-americans in the postwar years. the book that i edited following her own road deals with the first of these. the first book written about the japanese american wartime experience. a book, a graphic memoir. extraordinary work, citizen one 6330 which was published in 1946 which graphically details the story of the camps. there were a few others in the first years after the war after which a period of silencing obtained but in the 1960s and 70s japanese-americans started organizing a movement for reparations, for apologies and repayment for what they suffered and part of that experience was precisely breaking the silence. people testifying about their experience. and eventually with the help

west coast running.s the last thing you're supposed to do in arn earthquake. you're supposed to duck under a desk, stand in the doorway. it's pretty clear why our trauma on the eastern seaboard draws nothing but sworn. sarah atkinson tweeted 5.9, that's what us californians use to stir our coffee with. the 2011 either quake, the biggest east coast, coast fukushima daiichi since gangster rap. >> the west coast is the best coast. >> i'll see you back here tomorrow. contessa brewer in the peanut gallery next to me. >> i don't know why you didn't let me just participate in that. >> you could have. >> you know what the east coast has that the west coast doesn't have yet? hurricanes. and hurricane irene could be a good one. >> in hurricanes? >> these are the guys complaining about carmagaddeno. >> where are you from, canada? >> oh, for sure. hurricane irene more on this ahead. a look at rick perry's unusual campaigning methods as well. she has a lot of people working for him. could it pay off in the end. you c

west. oert effect is that the earth's crest is colder and denser on the east coast than it is on the west coast the earthquake waves actually propagate farther and with more intensity on the east coast. several speakers, i'm sure you've had on, have probably talk and the new madrid earthquakes which caused church bells to ring in new england and buckled sidewalks in washington, d.c. that's an example. also you're seeing reports of felt, this earthquake being felt as far away as canada and new england. so that's a result of the long propagation of these waves. >> this earthquake was felt as far north at toronto and as far south at atlanta. is that unusual? >> it's not unusual for the east coast. it would be unusual for california, but as i said, you know, with the kind of, the nature of the rocks in the east coast, you can get this more intense shakesing that occurs further away. >> john randall of the university of california-davis, thank you very much for your expertise on this. >> my pleasure. >>> and in a moment, we'll be going to the region of the middle east for stephanie gosk who will be

on the west coast, we're more a pile of junk. on the east coast, it's all melded together in one big, clean thing. so when you hit it, like a piece of metal, you can hear the waves, feel the waves all the way to the edge of the met 58, whereas on the west coast, an earthquake of the same size makes more like a thud. it's felt locally, but not very broadly. >> does that mean it could have been worse? >> i mean -- >> could it have felt more broad ly, or with more impact? >> so if it had been bigger, there would have been more impact and felt more broadly, but it wasn't bigger. it was already felt much more broadly than it would have been on the west coast. >> so on the west coast, the same 5.8 would not have been as brought and impact would not have felt the same because of the crust of the -- how the earth is on the west coast as opposed to here on the east coast? >> right. so a magnitude 5.8 in los angeles isn't felt in san francisco. this one was in richmond and felt all the way to martha's vineyard, to boston perhaps. that's a m

everywhere on the west coast we'll be dry today. just depends on your elevation or location for temperatures. interior will be warm, along the coast slightly cooler. today no rainfall at all. temperatures look very nice, especially the pacific northwest. if you're watching us on krnv news 4 in reno, see hand carved frames made of various material including 22 karat gold. at the triumph of craftsmanship. >> did somebody say gold? or was it diamonds? >> no, no diamonds. just gold. don't be greedy. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment, in case you had any doubt remaining that charlie sheen will never return to "2 and a half men" this should put it to it. the character sheen played on the show is not only dead the episode will revolve around the funeral being held for him. >>> talk about beatles reunion or at least paul mccartney at the opening ceremonies in london has been premature at best. a rep for sir paul says there have been discussions but there is no deal. >>> the 4700-square-foot home that was

about especially for people on the east coast who are not used to the earth moving, but on the west coaste are asking what's the big deal? reporter mike sugarman of san francisco kpix has the perspective in california. >> reporter: it was felt up and down the east coast, there was some damage on the side of a building in baltimore crumbled, but that was about it. a news conference in new york was stopped. people freaked and ran outside. >> everybody was screaming, we all got dizzy and ran out. >> reporter: in the bay area you hear about the earthquake, boom, pick up your phone, call your friends back east and they say are you okay? you find out they are and then you probably thought, 5.8, no damage, no injuries, what are they making such a big deal out of this for? >> it's not much. a drop in the bucket. >> coming from a californian's perspective, the earthquake barely registered. >> reporter: we talked to veronica cummings at the university of california's d.c. program via skype. >> if you watch any type of national news you would think that the washington, d.c., is in a rubble of buildi

one wise guy on the west coast tweeted, east coast quake is now a 5.9.most. californians, yawn, shrug and go back to their iced latte. >> thanks for the compassion from the west coast. so nice of them. >>> coming up next, family budget so tight these days, the pawn shop business is booming. >> we'll show you some of the surprising items that are showing up. you're watching "world news now." >>> welcome back, everybody. tough times call for some extreme measures when it comes to making ends meet. >> for more and more folks these days, that means selling practically anything at the local pawn shop. >> and as abc's andrea canning reports, anything really means everything. >> reporter: on the hit show "pawn stars" we've seen sales on everything from swords - >> how much you want for it? >> reporter: -- to super bowl rings. the harrison family has opened a pandora's box of opportunities for everyone out there looking to make fast cash. >> 40 bucks. >> really? >> reporter: elliott salter has also seen it all. he says weird is the new normal at his pawn shop in

latest satellite picture shows clear skies up and down in the west coast, heavy thunderstorms rollingthe central and northern plains. northeast light showers. later today storms will move into the dry and hot central and southern plains from tennessee to florida, expect pop-up thunderstorms. northeast expect a day of sun and clouds with pockets of showers. it will be pleasant along the west coast. >>> in sports this morning, baseball is going to question yankees' slugger alex rodriguez about gambling. "star" magazine reports a-rod was scene last month playing in illegal poker games in beverly hills. if it turns out he did participate he could face suspension. he's currently on the disabled list after having knee surgery. the yanks didn't miss his bat against the white sox they unloaded on chicago, 23 hits. curtis granderson drove in five runs as the yanks route the white sox, 18-7. new york now winners of six straight. >>> the brewers casey mcgehee was the king of the long ball against the cards. jacked three hoekers. only the 11th player in brewer history to hit three homers in one g

on the west coast? or in japan? >> depends where you are. it didn't feel that much different than a standard earthqua earthquake. although here in new york it was less than a 3 compared to the 5.8. the people who really felt the earthquake strongly were the people who -- particularly around charlottesville, virginia. the university of virginia went running out of the buildings in a big hurry. for them, this was a very big earthquake. fortunately, no major damp and injuries. they felt it strongly. here, even though it's transferred through the ground efficiently, it's a long way away from the epicenter. we didn't feel the kind of earthquake that you and i are used to from the aftershocks in japan, which, of course, were at 6. >> are aftershocks almost assured? >> they've already occurred. a couple in the magnitude of 2. very small, almost inperceptible. the national geologist survey saying an aftershock of 4 or more would not be surprising. >> really? >> absolutely. that's standard for an earthquake. to get back to this other point. for nucle

the west coast is very fragmented. look at this.he fault lines are like this, so, when an earthquake fault moves or shifts, the energy is localized. therefore, the damage is concentrated. >> so one shifts but not everything shifts. >> that's right. it's localized. >> and then, you were saying, on the east coast -- >> right. we have the north american plate and so it rocks as one unit. and so energy is scattered all the way to canada, for example. so if -- >> i was going to say, you were telling me earlier that it's a wakeup call for the east coast, that we are not immune. >> that's right. we have to prepare our building codes for the once in a century earthquake. we are not prepared at all. our buildings don't sway like those in california and japan. our buildings would collapse if we had a major earthquake in manhattan. and realize that indian point can only withstand a 6.0 earthquake, and that's a nuclear power plant north of new york city. >> that's too close. okay, thank you, dr. michio kaku, and we appreciate you being here. >>

you've had 35 since then on the west coast.r in mind on the east coast, the buildings are built like they are on the west coast. we saw that with the monument, the cathedral, so i think we had right to be concerned and with the nuclear reactors as well. >> those are all fair points, but at the same time i have to say in last when i was talking -- the idea of a 5.8 earthquake requires a full-deck on-hands alert. >> no 5 you eat 5.8s for breakfast. it's the same way we look at see the footage from dallas or los angeles from the little snowstorm that seems to have ground the whole place to a halt. but i think there's an issue, which are we prepared for it? i thought, okay, we had that earthquake, i've been through earthquakes before in japan and the west coast, but you see people panics, running out of the buildings and press conferences being shut down. what would happen if it was bigger? are we in a position to deal with it? >> i think "the daily show" will have a lot of east coast based media reaction to yesterday's earthquake

now they claim a new company, west coast pedicabs, is hiring unlicensed foreign students to operate its cabs and now they claim that company is endangering tourists. they pedal back and forth every day, ferrying tourists to popular sights. these italian tourist loved their ride to pier 39. >> wonderful, wonderful. enjoy with the bike. >> reporter: but established pedicab operate yard say an upstart company is allowing unlicensed drivers to transport tourist in their pedicabs. >> all pedicab operators in the city pay over $300 to get a permit to operate, and it's my understanding the other drivers don't have those permits, so i start to wonder, why did i pay $300. >> reporter: three companies operate on the embarcadero. the san francisco pedicab, cabrillo, and golden gate pedicab. he says there are specific rules of operation, including licensing the cabs, getting a permit, and license like this for the operator. but most importantly, there are special fares they can charge. >> they charge $100 for a couple to go about a mile, which we can charge 20-$25 for. >> the alwayses and accusatio

determine, but what an amtrak official says that this is basically what amtrak goes through on the west coast when there is an earthquake, and they are doing the same thing here. so, a lot of this is new to us on the east coast, but i'm sure a lot of the viewers on the west coast are saying, welcome to the party. >> right. >> but that is a considerable, and that is a considerably going to affect obviously the afternoon commute and potentially tomorrow morning for amtrak and the northeast corridor, and secondly, a homeland security official tells me that a quick pulse around washington, d.c. finds no reports of any damage or any injuries from the earthquake here in the washington area, tamron. >> all right. thank you, pete. now, over to bill kcahill with the port authority in new york. and bill, start off with the information of where things stand right now. >> the federal aviation administration evacuated its control tower at john f. kennedy international and newark international airport after the tremblers hit. they are going to do an inspection to make sure that the building is sound. and w

west. we are still seeing a little bit of clouds right along the coast once again. a very large area of high pressure far off the shore. there's really no storms heading this way, but there's a cold front up there in the gulf of alaska that will sweep through british columbia. it won't have much in effect in the northwest. still hot in the desert and warm everywhere else. it is a typical summertime weather out there. temperatures this morning as you head out the door, we are in the 60s from seattle to portland to medford. 80s in the desert. san francisco and l.a. still a little cool, especially near the water. if you are in the interior, it is a pretty nice day. here's your forecast for this thursday. a nice afternoon today in portland and seattle. highs still 75 to 80 degrees. it is not warm enough to go swimmer but at least it is dry and should be a good deal of sunshine. l.a., 77. interior california, you should be easily into the 80s in some spots reaching the 90s. the hottest spot is near phoenix with the high expected near 110 to 115. that's a look at yourrg,

. >> reporter: an operator for west coast petty cab has moved in and the other companies say they aren'tying by the rules. >> you need to actsly be issued a badge and green permit from the police department and a plate for the cab to operate. >> reporter: these petty cab companies say they welcome the business, they say the more the better, they just want this new company to play by the rules and that means get a permit. >> they seem to not really know the rules, i'm worried about safety, about what happens if someone is injured on one of their cabs and how it reflects on us. >> reporter: these say west coast often hires foreign exchange students who over charge tourists, not abiding by the existing rates. a police department hearing last week had to be postponed because of a language barrier. >> they need to stop at city hall and get documentation. >> reporter: you have words with them? >> no. a lost them don't speak english. >> reporter: get a permit, play by the rules of the road and the existing driver says it's fair game. they say there is no back pedaling on this issue allowed. in

so if this was a moderate earthquake by west coast standards, why do those waves travel thousands of miles? sharon chin with the answer. >> miles from the virginia epicenter, people felt the shaking all the way from maine to atlanta and cleveland. >> there's another tremor. holy macro. >> why would a 5.8 quake befelt so far and wide when a west coast tumbler is only felt in the area. >> earth is hotter in california than it is in the east coast and when the earth is hot, the seismic energy doesn't travel away from the earthquake fault nearly as far. >> while california is known as earthquake country, it's not as well known that most of the u.s. is at risk for an earthquake. this usds map shows a few american states in white that do not have a moderate to serious earthquake hazard. >> they aren't very common, but they do happen. >> they don't know what triggered the virginia quake. >> you have these faults created back along, long time ago. >> they believe it's on an ancient fault that slowly built up stress. >> we believe it was on a fault that formed when africa and north america co

tavis: most of us know you as a west coast rapper. in your memoir we find out that it did not start on the west coast, but that it actually started in new jersey. >> i was born in new jersey. my mother passed in the third grade, my father in the seventh. that is what i was shipped to los angeles. that is where the familiar story begins. tavis: that does not sound like you, it sounds like will smith of the fresh prince. >> absolutely. it was a nice area. but i made the decision to go to crenshaw high school, at the time of the toughest i schools in los angeles. that is what i wound of dealing with gangs, starting to make different decisions with my life. tavis: the they called fort crenshaw, that is how bad it was then. how did you get pulled into that? >> you will have to deal with what the masses are doing. on the other side of crenshaw are the other kids and avenues coming to that high school. it is rough turf. you are either going to be with them or without them. in the book actually say that three guys from my neighborhood, we had

retain the two point lead over the top four games in the old including one here in the capital west. coast terry draws elsewhere as part of taking on f.c. going to a fixture and its nails so far there are tough times and in the late game to take on. in the meantime the english football season kicks off late on sunday takes a look at the main contenders for the twentieth premier league title. with the english premier league just around the corner it's defending champions manchester united when the new season is favorites although many key men retired during the summer edwin van der sar gary neville and paul scholes among them alex ferguson has made sure to bring in plenty of new blood phil jones actually young and goalkeeper david de haile already jelling into the old trafford again when. the record nineteenth time english champions opened their new title haunted drama on sunday. the same day action begins for united's main rivals chelsea. will take on the managerial raise for the first time in the premier league against the old city blues captain john terry stating the team has what it tak

you can see the trough hanging out along the west coast, all up and down the west coast. look at the winds. fairly light at sfo right now. north at 3 miles per hour. oakland, southwest at 7. you get up to napa gusting up to 38 at times. fairfield, 20, 12 concord. that's when you have the wind converging in the delta and shooting in the central valley. because of that, we pulled in cooler air also. most of us near yesterday, the temperatures, one to three degrees cooler. except for napa. clouds everywhere, 8:00, temperatures in the 50s to near 60 degrees. by noon, most of the clouds out of the valley. still some lingering around the bay shore. especially at the coast. mid-to-upper 50s along the coast to san francisco. low 60s san rafael. oakland, the rest of us in the upper 60s to low 70s. by 4:00, we have sunshine everywhere. except along the coast. low to mid-60s half moon bay to san francisco. oakland, 66. low to mid-70s to the east bay valley. upper 70s to near 80 degrees. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- slight warmer trend. through most of the week. good morning

stormy in the southwest, while the west coast is clear. later today the carolina coast gets hit with heavy rains and dangerous winds as irene approaches. hot in the southern plains with temperatures in the 90s and 100s and mild and pleasant day in the northeast ahead of what could be a very ugly weekend. >>> in sports, major league baseball already changed its schedule because of hurricane irene. philadelphia moved sunday's game with florida to play a double header tomorrow. boston did the same thing, with sunday's game against oakland and the yankees might play two today in baltimore. >>> last night in new york, the yankees robinson cannoe and r granderson, they pounded them 32-9. >>> a three-run shot in the first inning and solo blast in the seventh off chicago pitching, the braves beat the cubs 8-3. >>> the u.s. championship game is set at the world little league series. california held on for a 2-0 win, set to play montana tomorrow. the winner advances to the world series finals scheduled for sunday. >>> when we return an update on our

most of the west coast is dry. we had some wet weather move in overnight and some parts may see some wet weather. some showers falling from the sky. a we go throughout the day. for the most part we're looking dry. here's a look at your pacific northwest. you can see a few clouds building into seattle and also portland. that may be the place you need the showers. you look further south in california, we're dry, hot, hot, hot, in the southwest once again. phoenix near 111 as we go throughout the afternoon. temperatures hot, 91 in vegas right now. at this hour, 91. 60 degrees in seattle. 96 in phoenix. 113 in phoenix. you need to hydrate. 108 will be your high in las vegas. up to the north, we'll keep it rain-cooled. the showers should be on the light side, 67 in seattle. washington. san diego, we'll build in more cloud cover, 76 and flagstaff, 82. looking pretty good there. it's been so, so hot in the southwest. >> they know well. they may be a little cooler in the future. i'll let you know in a few minutes. >> they'

they became one of the greatest shipbuilding companies on the west coast, perhaps the greatest. and this is where it all happened. those lands we know from well- developed case law, are free of the trust. at least the ones that are filled. you can see one area that was never filled, despite their private ownership. so there is a little bit of a question mark as to the trust status of those lands. so everything in yellow, including, surprisingly, the streets. those lands were all confirmed within the ownership of the trust. consequently, those plans were never conveyed to the port to the state under the burton act. the remainder of the site is historic up plans. those are adjacent to what had been the pacific railway mills property. ultimately, pacific railway mills sold that property to [inaudible] iron works. and they were another major producer of iron, had a major facility. ultimately, as brad mentioned, that was acquired by the federal government during world war ii. the federal government held the property until 1967, at which point, it was acquired by the state. we are not

that could certainly trigger sharp showers along the west coast of the country. but otherwise, looking at fair amounts of sunshine. to the south of japan, we are seeing a bit of development in the rain clouds here. it is a tropical depression. in fact, soon to become a tropical storm by the end of the night. but at this point, it doesn't look like it's going to be having a huge impact on pan. it may bring some high waves in the days to come. temperatures will stay hot across much of japan today. tokyo rising to 35 degrees. elsewhere looking at temperatures in the mid 30s. again, especially for the contour areas, you could really be experiencing that intense heat and humidity today. 35 in fukushima, and 36 degrees in nageosa. over towards the americas, widespread rain continues to impact the northeastern corner of the continent re. lots of showers in place. severe thunderstorms possible in southern quebec as well. and this low pressure system generally on a weakening track. but it is moving very, very slowly, so it looks like that rain will continue throughout you

that could certainly trigger sharp showers along the west coast of the country. but otherwise, looking at fair amounts of sunshine. to the south of japan, we are seeing a bit of development in the rain clouds here. it is a tropical depression. in fact, soon to become a tropical storm by the end of the night. but at this point, it doesn't look like it's going to be having a huge impact on japan. it may bring some high waves in the days to come. temperatures will stay hot across much of japan today. tokyo rising to 35 degrees. elsewhere looking at temperatures in the mid 30s. again, especially for the contour areas, you could really be experiencing that intense heat and humidity today. 35 in fukushima, and 36 degrees in nageosa. over towards the americas, widespread rain continues to impact the northeastern corner of the continent here. lots of showers in place. severe thunderstorms possible in southern quebec as well. and this low pressure system generally on a weakening track. but it is moving very, very slowly, so it looks like that rain will continue throughout

but west coast. quiet weather, very pleasant weather.e watching things on the east coast. >> absolutely. thank you. >>> coming up, how ipads aren't just way way for passengers to pass time on the plane but a way for pilots to do their jobs more efficiently. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> so you've probably seen ipads on planes before. they're fun and make it easy to read books and watch movies in flight. they are making some airlines more efficient. nbc's business and tech reporter scott budman logs on in the cockpit. >> the wind changes, they want to you change to another approach. we'll pull it up immediately. >> reporter: it is a device you probably

west coast. not much happening.pressure has been dominating our weather for the last couple of days. but another trough. we've seen this so much this summer. that's going to be swinging on to the west coast starting tuesday into wednesday. it's going strengthen our marine layer. strengthen that onshore push of marine cloudiness. it's going to be cooling down a few degrees through the middle part of this week. tonight not much going on. we have some clearing for the north bay and around the golden gate bridge with the low clouds filling back in. a little bit of mist on the windshield early tomorrow morning. lows down into the 50s. 58 for a low in san jose. 59 your suw in livermore. and tomorrow, just about as warm for the inland spots. seeing a few low and mid-90s popping up here and there. very pleasant through the santa clara valley, 85, san jose. 85 palo alto. near 80 degrees right near the bay on the peninsula. 74 in richmond. and we'll still see the strong afternoon sea breeze through the gate, keeping things co

the west coast storm free. texas and the southern plains remain hot and dry. >>> sports this morning a scary incident in chicago, white sox pitcher phil humber hit in the face by a line drive to the mouth. he got up and was okay but he was taken out of the game. that ball was hit by indians kosuke fukudome. he later tripled into the right field corner for the go ahead run. cleveland beat chicago 4-2. >>> bottom of the ninth in anaheim, angels walk-tough two-run homer off texas. even with the 2-1 victory angels behind the rangers in the a.l. west. >>> fill phil's john mayberry smacked a two-run homer to the delight of the phillie fanatic, that homer added to the best record in baseball. philadelphia leads the n.l. east by 8 1/2 games. >>> this was supposed to be a goodwill game in china during vice president joe biden's visit to beijing, when a foul called between georgetown university, a violent brawl erupted. the game was called off. the chinese fans pelted the american players with bottles and other debris. t

and what's happened is oakland -- most of the big ports along the west coast have all gone containerecause that's the most profitable shipping commodity. but all of the other things, you get steel for the bay bridge or big construction, it doesn't go -- whatever doesn't go into a container doesn't have a place to ship in very much any more. and within the bay area, san francisco is the only place where it can take those noncontainer car goes, and that is exactly what is happening at pier 80. so these cranes are not in use for containers, but for steel, for newsprint, for aggregate, for lumber, things that have not been containerized for whatever reason, san francisco is the place where it goes. it used to go to richmond and it used to go to oakland. oakland is completely out of that business. richmond is completely out of that business. and (speaker not understood) at the port has been monumental in bringing that. >> here they were unloading giant spools of cable down here. sort of an unusual noncontainerized cargo. >> samtrans and caltrans is looking at reopening with the port. take

it's clear on the west coast from canada to mexico. later today, though, heavy rains from scattered thunderstorms are likely in southern florida. there will also be storms, some severe in illinois and michigan as well as colorado and nebraska. the southern plains will remain hot and dry. the northeast and the west coast will have fair and seasonal weather. >>> in sports, the red sox split a double header with tampa bay. in the first game in boston, jacoby ellsbury blasted a three-run homer for a win. in the second game a triple play but the rays home run from desmond jennings won the night cap, 6-2. boston trails the yankees by a half game in the a.l. east. >>> score tied bottom of the 14th inning in chicago, juan pierre gave chicago a walk-off 8-7 win over cleveland. >>> and milwaukee walk-off single against los angeles, the brewers beat the dodgers 2-1, they've won 18 of their last 20 games. >>> the ncaa is investigating gifts given to university of miami football players. nevin shapiro told yahoo! sports he gave money, cars, jewelry

the west coast petty cab of san diego is accused of jumping the lines and overcharging customers. and the west coast petty cap insists there is plenty of business for everyone. >>> and prices at the pump may fall more in the coming weeks. the analyst say the bay area may see $3.50 a gallon gas by the end of august. a $0.35 drop. lower gas prices might lead to cheaper food prices, too, as the cost of transportation tumbles. >>> and retailers are hoping the back to school shopping season will reenergize the slump in consumer spending. but for some families, a 12% jump in the cost of school supplies will be too much. juliette goodrich, on how some families are getting help with that. >> which one will you choose? >> reporter: backpacks. a sign it is back to school. >> it is hard to choose, huh? >> reporter: this salvation army backpack give-away, a sign of the times, and economy. many families can't afford to pay for their children's school supplies. >> it is hard to make it in san francisco, so you add on the top of that, the school supplies, and the school uniforms, you could reall

scattered clouds dot the south while skies are clear along the west coast.ater today, strong storms and heavy rain will reach from the northeast and the mid-atlantic back into the ohio valley. drier weather is in the forecast in the midwest. the south continues in the grips of stifling heat with highs topping 100 degrees. it will be nice all along the west coast. >>> in sports this morning, an extra inning win for st. louis, two outs in the 11th inning in milwaukee, lance berkman singled in matt holliday. they beat the brewers 8-. the cardinals trail milwaukee in the national league central division by two and a half games. >>> bottom of the ninth boston, the red sox smacked a single to center, the runner from second base beat the throw to home plate gave boston the walk-off 3-2 victory over cleveland. >>> in chicago mark teixeira, from the yankees, set a new record for home runs from both sides of the plate for the 12th time in his career, new york beat the white sox, 6-0 in a rain shortened game. >>> the nba is suing the players union in their current labo

we have a lot of him their clanking into each other on the west coast. >> these plates are constantly moving and jostling each other bumping into each other. the east coast is not along a plate boundary. it's in the middle of a plate. >> reporter: scientists say unlike california quakes that virginia quake has not had as many aftershocks. and based on the fault's history it probably will not lead to another, quote, big one anytime soon. now, back to our little quake here, a lot of folks logging into facebook and twitter to report what they felt and we have a couple of comments on facebook: >> reporter: a couple of scientist from the usgs in menlo park are heading to the east coast to study that quake and i'm sure they will also study our little overnight quake, as well. back to you guys. >> the reaction in the east coast they run outside which you're not supposed to do. people in california know you're supposed to stay inside and take cover. >> reporter: and stand in the doorway. they didn't know what it was. they are not expecting to have earthquakes. a lot of people said, you can mo

and i know the folks on the west coast are laughing at us on the east coast because we think it's such a big deal but one thing i learned out there was to be prepared and you talked about putting kits together for a hurricane. is it much different for what we need for any kind of possible disaster like this? >> this does give us all a great warning to be prepared. it helps us remember that anything can happen at any time and getting prepared isn't disaster-specific. you can have the same k50i7bd of things in your kit for a hurricane that you would for an earthquake. three days supply of water and food. a flashlight. a better operated radio. you want to have your prescription meds. copies of your important papers. things of that nature. the same thing for every disaster. frankly, i think the most important thing and perhaps more than a kit, is to have a family emergency plan. the one thing i saw today as soon as we got out of the building everybody reached for their cell phones and people, you know, couldn't get ahold of loved ones because phone lines were jammed so people were going to

west coast sunny with seasonable temperatures. >>> sports a tense game between the tigers and angels.guillen showboated on a solo home run. jared weaver immediately threw a pitch over the next tiger batter's head. he was ejected. eighth, tiger's justin verlanders four outs away from his second no hitter of the season, gave up a two-out rbi sing single. detroit beat them. >>> ibanez doubled in, 6-5 win over pittsburgh. philadelphia leads the national league eastern division by six games. >>> in milwaukee the brewers prince fielder singled to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning the central division leading brewers hung on to beat houston 5-4. milwaukee won six in the row. >>> in the nfl plaxico burress has gone from jail to the jets. the former wide receiver spent 20 months in prison on a gun conviction, accidentally shot himself in a new york nightclub in 2008. burress signed a reported $3 million deal with the new york jets saying he's grateful to them for giving him a second chance. >>> when we come back another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and cleaning up the b

megyn: are the quakes we feel here on the east coast -- do they have less energy than those on the west? >> the determination of a 5.is - of a 5.9 is the difference in the energy released. the rocks are thicker and colder on the east coast than the west coast so they transport vibrations more efficiently. so that's why you are seeing the reactions all the he way up to canada where that wouldn't happen in california. megyn: we are hearing the state that felt this quake so farm include virginia, north carolina, rhode island, pennsylvania, new york, d.c., ohio, and we heard reports that one building was being evacuated in canada where it has been felt as well. canada some point above detroit. >> if people want to figure out what the shaking might be or might have been at their sight we have a web site where they can go and use some of those tools and perhaps gain some more information about the event. megyn: openhazards.com. aftershocks, do you need to worry? >> you do. we don't have much experience with earthquakes on the east coast unlike the west coast. it's highly likely this is not a

as you might imagine people on the west coast are still mocking people in the northeast. californians, washingtonians they might be used to this kind of thing. it really scared a lot of people who didn't know what was happening. tom costello has some of the best moments caught on tape. >> the earthquake hit in the middle of the day. >> there's another tremor. >> 1:15 mm time. interrupting a cooking show on tv in washington. >> the niche is nearly reddy. earthquake. >> those who felt the powerful quake could hardly believe it. >> my first impression was is the building coming down on me? i didn't know. yoipt to panic, but everything in me told me to get out of that building. >> people not used to earthquakes in this region ran from buildings. some dove under their desks. david harmon was making a commercial for his car service company in chantilly, virginia. >> what was that? my god, i think that was an earthquake. >> the 5.8 magnitude quake was centered here in the small town of mineral, virginia. about 40 miles northwest of richmond, where surveillance cameras captured t

this high pressure system out in the desert southwest is backing a bit towards the west coast.hat will help to clear things out through the afternoon and bring us slightly warmer temperatures, as well as a chance for a thunderstorm or two out across the highcountry of the sierra. lake tahoe, yosemite may see buildup as they warm to the low to mid-90s. central valley in the triple digits today, from redding to fresno, hot and dusty, as things continue cool and mild. lot of drizzle at the coast this morning. fringe locations warming into the upper 80s, low 90s today. add a couple of degrees to that for tomorrow, as we'll see mid to low 90s for inland locations. back in the bay, cool, into the mid-70s around the east bay, mid-60s on the peninsula and low 60s by the time you get to the beach, as low clouds linger into the afternoon hours there. the warming trend lasts through the weekend. cooling down come the beginning of the week. then we look for things to heat up again just in time for next weekend, which is a pretty good pattern when you think about it. warming for the weekend

while it takes a lot to impress people on the west coast in terms of a natural disaster, we're in the middle of one in the east. the destructive run of hurricane irene is well under way this evening. it's churning up the east coast and as it poss, the effects of this hurricane are felt for anything from 18 to 24 hours. because it's so big and lumbering and slow. the storm is over 500 miles wide at the core. winds at 85 miles an hour. waves up and over the 20-foot mark. the storm is a category 1. that number is mostly irrelevant to the massive size. perhaps the best way to show the size of this storm is what it's doing t air travel. note the flights in the at tntic. those lilett in the ocean flying out and around it. and the air traffic bumping up against it in the west. 9,000 flights have been canceled out of this onregi .bu0 ofmaclytu acally. but the restf theth country is up and flying. there is already widespread damage to report including the first wave of folks spending the night without power. the estimates begin at around a million americans without power. there have been at le

getting enhanced along by high pressure building north of the island and it takes it over the west coastncluding us. we will have a bigger drop and along the coast the fog bank leaves us with 50s and 60s and san francisco will be 67 degrees. a lot of 60s towards santa cruz and capitoa and we should be warmer than that. 52 to 59, temperatures on the low side, it is just that we are stuck in this pattern and you can see the leading edge of it which will settle in, in southern california. that delta breeze is low-to-mid 90s and the weekend will be sunny away from the coast and if you are close to the coast nights and mornings you may have to deal with drizzle. today after that fog comes back and it will be cooler so 60s and 70s and 80s and near 90 degrees away from the marine influence. danville lower 80s same for livermore, upper 80s in brent wood, legally 6 -- up eastern 60s in san mateo, 64 in san francisco so a cooler pattern will take us not a weekend and we will keep it there for a while. >>> thank you very much, steve, firefighters and police officers are coming back to the streets o

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i'm west coast now. new york sports teams. >> the rangers, the giants, i'm not going to say the jets, because giants, the rangers and the yanks. >> okay. billy, finish the lyric to this york-based song. let's hear the song. ♪ new york ♪ there's nothing you can't do ♪ now you're in new york >> what's the title of it? >> "empire state of mind." >> that's right. ask me one. >> all right, kathie, here we go, you need to name three los angeles-based sports team. your husband is a great professional athlete. a bit of a blemish if you couldn't come up with it. >> yes, but the los angeles rams left, right? they had to go someplace else. >> this means you're not listening. does it have to be los angeles-based? >> los angeles-based. >> there's the ducks. >> there you go, that's in the area. >> there's the -- oakland raiders. >> san diego chargers. the lakers. >> wrong. [ buzzer ] >> oakland raiders? >> they're in california. i think that's the west coast. >> closer to san francisco, but anyway. >> they're called t