veronica johnson has the latest from storm center 4. veronica? >> thanks, guys. it's looking better for the outer banks of north carolina, but we're not completely convinced this is a storm system that's going to stay well off the coast as it moves past to the north for us. here is the latest on hurricane irene. you can see it is a sizeable storm, and it's spent a lot of today just lashing the bahamas, lashing it with very heavy rape and winds at around 115 miles per hour. it's got a pretty good eye on that system, too. it's moving to the northwest at 11 miles per hour. as a category 3. watch the fan forecast on this track. because the whole fan forecast stays off the coast florida. that's good for them. the actual center of the storm, off the coast. there could be a little bit of change in that movement. so we're going to be watching this very closely. but at least for the outer banks, i think the worst of it would be coming up through their way sometime very early sunday morning. so we're talking the wee hours, the early-morning hours sunday as a category 2. same thing for virginia. same thing for areas of maryland and delaware. that system probably well off the coast. but there is a possibility it could make a little bit of a jog back to the west. and that would not be good for us. that would not be good for the bay or the potomac. we could be looking at tropical storm force winds around here. at the very least, saturday and late sunday morning. so there is that possibility. but for sure as it leaves the bahamas, it will be making its way northward taking aim on part of the east coast. maybe areas from new england, boston to boston toward maine, long island looking at a hurricane category 1, making landfall toward new england. very heavy rain. you're talking about a populated area up there. as far as the outer banks go, we've got jay gray, standing by. kill devil hills with more on a storm system and what's going on with evacuations. >> reporter: as irene intensifies, along the outer banks -- >> smile, guys. this might be your last day outdoors. >> thousands are getting ready for at least a hard slap from the growing storm. >> we are preparing for the worst. get that plan together today. please. >> reporter: a part of that plan in the southern-most islands is to move to higher ground. mandatory evacuations are already in effect in hyde county. this morning, engineers inspected bridge, already in bad shape, wanted to make sure yesterday's earthquake didn't do more damage. >> we have no reason to believe that any bridge along the outer banks has been in any way hurt. >> reporter: to the north -- the thomas family just bought their dream house on max head. >> we have wanted one for years. and never really had the opportunity. and found a good deal on this one. >> reporter: they moved in earlier this summer, but irene is now forcing them to move out. >> you knew the risk when you bought it. it was no big deal. that's what you buy insurance for. and we're doing what we can to protect it. >> reporter: and as the massive storm continues to publish towa push toward the coast, the outer banks could be just the first target. >> a lot of our focus is in the carolinas and now the mid atlantic, but we have been talking with our state counterparts through the new england states based upon this forecast track. >> reporter: from boston to long beach island, new jersey, where families continue to enjoy the sand and surf, but must also now keep an eye on irene. an unwelcome visitor, who could show up as early as this weekend. and, again, irene is a storm that is still building, as it barrels towards the coast. jay gray, nbc news, kill devil hills, north carolina. >> that was jay gray reporting. let's talk about the impact there, down around the outer banks, here and on up the coast. here's a look at a map we put together. everywhere in the red, we're talking about major impacts. so even if this system stays off the coast, for some areas, still think there will be some big swell action generating some very big waves, be even if it doesn't make landfall. those areas in the red actually we can go back to that. those areas in the red, we're talking about outer banks, we're talking about areas northward on up toward norfolk, ocean city, rehoboth, long island and even boston is where the worst could be with this storm system. so we're talking about heavy rain in those areas, and potentially winds that could be up around 75 miles per hour. for a period of time. as this system tracks northward. for us, we're talking a rain around here. we may be looking at 1 to 2 inches of rain areas along east 1 i-95. we'll have more on irene coming up. >> see you then, veronica. thank you. back to the quake now. the washington area is dealing with its fair share of problems from the earthquake yesterday. people in some prince george's county apartment buildings are still out of their homes this afternoon, and many students in the area got the day off from school. tracee wilkins has that part of the story. but we begin with melissa melai. she has the latest on the damage to some of washington's iconic monuments. >> reporter: there is a lot of work ahead for structural engineers here in the washington area. several buildings damaged. others in need of inspections, and perhaps even some repairs. now, just to give you an idea of what the washington monument issue is, it's a crack. it's 4 inches long, on an angle at the top of the building. many trying to spot the crack wednesday morning. >> curious. i'm not sure i can see where the crack is, though. >> reporter: but at 4 inches long, and near the top of the 555-foot monument, it's nearly impossible to see from the ground. >> i don't look at it enough to know whether there is a new crack. >> reporter: it was only spotted by inspectors, hovering in a helicopter tuesday afternoon. it's within the top pointed section of the monument, and sits at an angle. engineers, repair crews, scheduled to take another closer look today, assessing the damage and trying to determine the best way to repair the maryland more bell. >> outside, engineering team will go to the top of the washington monument, and they will take whatever amount of time they need. but they're going to do a structural analysis of the crack. >> reporter: unfortunately, the washington monument, not the only building damaged in d.c. the national cathedral closed for repairs wednesday after significant damage to its iconic tower. at the u.s. capitol, some minor damage inside the retown dahas been cleaned up. the building reopened wednesday, but some other government buildings closed, pending inspection. d.c. schools also closed, as structural engineers inspect all 16 of them. >> we're trying to balance obviously the disruption that's created by parents having to not, you know, not be able to send their kids to school, balanced against obviously the importance of making sure that our kids were in safe environments. >> reporter: as for the washington monument, there is a new 150-foot perimeter around it to keep people back. >> it's a shame, it draws a lot of people in, and a lot of people came to d.c. this weekend, and probably in the next couple weekends to just go u up. and it's really too bad. >> reporter: crews expect to work through the day to repair and inspect any buildings. we're not sure this point yet when the buildings might reopen. in northwest washington, melissa melai, news4. >> i'm tracee wilkins. nearly 50 residents stayed the night at the hillcrest heights community center. some bringing their children with them. they had nowhere else to go. after yesterday's earthquake severely damaged their homes. >> the walls were shaking, and the building was going from side to side. and you could hear a lot of noise and people screaming and panicking. >> reporter: what were you thinking? >> earthquake. >> reporter: this morning, officials were back out at the hilltop apartments in temple hills, surveying damage. all buildings sustained some structural issues, especially on the top floors. some tenants will not be able to use their elevators but can go home. on the other hand, one building was condemned all together. no residents will be allowed back in. >> i'm all the way on the seventh floor so it felt like the building was going to collapse. it was like this big shake and then a pause for like three seconds and then it shook more. it shook so bad that i could barely round to run to the kitchen. >> reporter: she is one of the residents who lives in that condemned building. >> one minute they say we could go back in our apartments, the next they said we couldn't. we don't have chargers for our phone to contact our family or anything. >> reporter: anthony mclinden lives on good hope avenue in temple hills. his apartment building was also condemned. >> all they could tell us for the residents at 3103 is that our building is condemned. haven't given us any forward information on whether we can get our belongings. they're saying it might be a three or four-day process. >> reporter: prince george's emergency management officials say this make-shift shelter at the community center will remain open as long as it's needed. >> we've got county in here trying to place all of the families left here into permanent residence or something just to get them out of the shelter. but we plan to be here as long as the shell certify is open. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news4. >> right now, the community of mineral, virginia is trying to cheap up clean up from the damage, that town 90 minutes south of d.c., is four miles from the epicenter, and sustained some of the most significant damage in our area. sha mary stone joins us with the latest from mineral. >> reporter: you can definitely say that mineral, virginia is on the map. take a look at this brick right here. it fell off the town hall yesterday when that 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook it. you can see the crews up there, working really hard, throwing debris into a flatbed truck below. residents here feel calmer after this quake rattled their nerves. many businesses are closed today as crews survey and remove debris. the impact shook a building on mineral avenue and shattered a front glass window. many buildings have yellow tape around them. a lot of folks are coming out here today to inspect the buildings. across the street, a man knocked down loose bricks on a chimney, and more than 20 buildings are damaged with cracks. no estimate, however, as of now of all of the damage in terms of dollar amount. the post office, the grocery store, the gym are all closed. some residents are picking up the pieces. >> damage that has occurred to different houses, certain commercial structures, et cetera, just as toutounastoundi. but we have all grouped together, and we're all working hard to get things back together like they should be. >> reporter: crews will definitely be working out here for the next week or so, at least. now, we'll have a live update for you at 5:00 and 6:00. in minnesota ral, virginia, i'm shamari stone. back to you. >> alrighty. and bob mcdonnell announced a fund to help those from the disaster. it will serve as a fund of last resort if other state, federal and private aid is not available. the fund was created after the tornados in it april when federal aid was denied. so far, 1.7 million has been raised. today, mcdonnell encouraged people to continue to donate. >> it's because we are the most generous nation on earth, getting more time, talent, treasure, foreign aid than any other country. i think virginians need to redouble that effort in this time of need and be able to help their neighbor. and that's why we're asking the citizens to contribute to the virginia disaster relief fund to match the $1.1 million in private contributions that have been raised, primarily in the last 30 days in august. >> the governor also issued a 30-day challenge to see which of virginia's executive branches would raise the most money for the fund as well. here in washington, of course, there are so many historic federal buildings and monuments, too. so it's no surprise that a handle are closed after yesterday's earthquake. >> so joining us with some insight on how those decisions are made is wayne cluff, current secretary of the smithsonian institution. good to have you here. you were in the castle yesterday when it happened. and i understand the castle has sustained some significant damage, would you say? >> yes, the castle is closed today, to the public, as well as to our staff. ask i was in my -- what's called the parlor. kwa gant namquaint names are used i the castle. and it started to move, clearly. and for a while, it took me a while to realize it was an earthquake. i'm an earthquake engineer, but i don't expect them here. and so i finally said to my colleague, this is an earthquake, you should get into someplace protected. and so everyone did that. and we just -- the wave kept coming and kept coming. and we started to see plaster come down. and there was damage on the inside of that facility. >> and what about -- i understand you said some of the spires of the castle are damaged now and may need to be replaced? >> we did a much more vigorous inspection today, and now we have a crane going up, actually to look more carefully at some of the chimneys and some of the spires. has a lot of interesting cupulas and so forth on top. and a number are seriously damaged, yes. >> there were a number of federal buildings that were damaged, washington monument, too. what is the procedure for inspecting these, and how long a period can we expect that to last? >> first, we have a very competent staff in the smithsonian that deals with facilities, and they have been working all night. they have really been very diligent with their work, because we have many, many buildings here on the mall, as well as in maryland and virginia to protect the public. safety is our most important criterion. and so they have been working. we brought in extra teams of engineers, because we don't have enough staff to do all of this. we need to do it quickly to make the recovery and everything safe. all of the museums are open, all are safe. some cosmetic damage. i visited almost all of them today. the castle, this building built in 1857, was the one that probably sustained the most damage, and there is a problem in one area of the building. and then our storage centers out in maryland also had some damage. >> you know, smithsonian, also oversees the national zoo. the animals saw and felt this coming before we did. and you've got some evidence of that. of. >> that's always a fascinating part of the story, because the animals have a sensitivity to waves and things like that. we don't. and we have these panda cams and so forth, and we're able to pick up what the animals were doing, and particularly orangutans understand it was coming, warned each other but various sounds, belching sounds, i'm told, and went up their poles and quit feeding. but the snakes also started moving around, and the pandas slept through the whole thing. >> of course they did. well, wane, it is lovely to talk to you. and good luck with getting your castle and the smithsonian back up to speed. >> thank you. >> and hopefully we won't have to talk about this for another 100 years. thanks so much. >> thank you for inviting me. >> great to see you. thanks so much for coming in wayne cluff. our special coverage continues this afternoon throughout news4. in just a few minutes, liz crenshaw will join us with answers to some of your questions posed on facebook. ♪ and will a local high school dance team make the grade on "america's got talent?" and inside the story of why [ martin luther king jr. ] i still have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at 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>> he discovers his whole life has been a lie, people are after him. >> abduction finds taylor on the run and in the fight and in a lot of stunts. no sweat for him. >> i did martial arts at a young age and was able to do a lot of crazy stunts in this movie. i guess do some awesome fight scenes, jumping off walls, car chases, explosions. >> sure enough, we witnessed taylor's skills at an early age. >> listen to me, nathan. we're going to find you. >> not if i find you first. >> but the craziest stunt for taylor took place at pnc park, home of the pittsburgh pirates. >> we did film during an actual game. the stadium was sold out. it was awesome. >> we're going to have him jump off, and slide down this. >> it was a very cool stunt. it was actually made up on the fly. it was never in an original script. >> action! >> and jump. >> it was fun. i was going fast. it was great. >> to see more "abduction" action, go to yahoo movies or "accesshollywood.com. >> as we saw in "twilight," he has got the body that can do that. >> doesn't stay on much. coming up on news4, a judge's ruling forces an unplanned change for casey anthony. and some big news in cell and here we are. we've had an earthquake, and now we've got a hurricane. >> right. >> one after another. >> never get a break. >> you guys. don't even go home. >> right. >> well, a lot of folks did have questions about yesterday's earthquake, one of the big ones was, we have been checking out your questions on our nbc watch facebook page. one of the big questions was okay how often can we expect what we had yesterday? talked to a seismologist and what he had to say was we can expect one like what we had yesterday about every ten years for the east coast. that's maine down through florida. one every ten years. >> but we haven't had one every ten years. >> well there has been up in pennsylvania and he made that point to me. so that's the sort of thing to -- >> so the epicenter may shift. >> oh, absolutely. not talking about virginia. i'm talking about anywhere along the east coast, maine down to florida. >> okay. >> but quite unusual that yesterday's was so far-reaching. let's talk about irene. because it does look like it will have an impact on a good part of the east coast. maybe not here, but areas of new england. i am very concerned about. 85 is our temperature. a little bit of a heat index with a higher humidity. that heat index now at 86 degrees. so it is going to be a humid period of time coming up over the next couple days, and especially this weekend. our temperatures in the 80s right now, all through the area. a little higher readings off to the west. we're seeing a warm front approach the area, and even some cloud cover with it. but i don't think we're going to see any showers or storms showing up until maybe around midday tomorrow where we could see late showers where the thunderstorms or actual cold front moving in. take a look at the thunderstorms through florida. this with an easterly wind. these are not associated with the outer bands of irene. but i think that late tomorrow we will start to see some thunderstorms starting to approach areas of southeastern florida. it is, again, a category 3 hurricane expected to continue lashing through the bahamas over at least the next 12 hours or so. it's wind at 120 miles per hour. still got a movement to the northeast. eventually it will take more of a northerly track. so it will stay off the coast of florida. it will parallel the east coast, but that fan forecast, again with more uncertainty was we get farther out, more uncertainty. that forecast puts the center still just off the coast of the outer banks. but none the less, this area likely to see heavy rain and high winds. for our area, i think what we're going to see is certainly probably the worst rains as you get off to the east, areas i-95 east. we're talking about a major impact for the outer banks. long island, boston, more moderate impacts. i-95 off east, and that does include areas of southern maryland. let me go ahead and show you heavy rains, strong winds for those areas where there is a major impact. and that means rough surf and beach erosion and tough travel for us, with winds at 45 miles per hour. guys, the worst is going to be saturday night, sunday. if i had to put any time of a time period on it, i would say 11:00 p.m. until 11:00 a.m. sunday. 11:00 p.m. saturday until 11:00 a.m. sunday. 83 to 76. we're breezy for the evening. tomorrow morning, i think we'll be dry. 65 to 71. and for tomorrow afternoon, the possibility of thunderstorms. some of which could be very strong. so before we get all of the action coming our way this weekend, we do have a chance for some rain thursday and even the possibility of a few isolated storms friday. we'll have more on irene's impact coming up. >> see you then. thanks, veronica. still to come on news4, the latest on the cleanup from yesterday's quake, including word of a problem at the lake anna nuclear plant. >> and a verdict today in the and welcome back, everybody. at 4:30, i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger in for pat muse. a day after the quake, is there is concern about the washington monument, where you can see cracks on the outside. there was also concern that a nuclear plant had a less than perfect shutdown, and many wonder how ten years after 9/11, the district would do in an emergency. steve handelsman takes a look at it all. >> reporter: in minnesota mineral, virginia today, they're cleaning up. at the nearby north end and nuclear plant, they're working on why a generator failed. three others kicked in to keep the reactors cool as they shut down. to the north in washington, d.c., schools are closed for safety inspections. so is the smithsonian castle, and some federal buildings. and the washington monument. it suffered at least one crack. >> curious. i'm not sure i can see where the crack is, though. >> reporter: one is up on the pointed part. an engineering team is on the way. >> and they will take whatever amount of time they need, but they're going to do a structural analysis of the crack. >> reporter: the national cathedral is being checked for cracks. statues fell from the pinnacles. feeling the shaking, ten years after 9/11, some in d.c. assumed a terrorist attack. >> i felt some crashing on the building or something like that. >> reporter: so terrorism? >> yeah. >> reporter: the cell phone networks got jammed. if the earthquake were a test, how did d.c. do? the roads and bridges got jammed, like on 9/11. virginia's governor today complained workers got sent home all at once. >> putting public safety first, is there a better way to do some things. >> reporter: d.c. officials said they can't control commuters. >> people are just going to leave. you can be in any city in the world, they are just going to do it. >> at the national zoo, gorillas climbed trees ten seconds before people felt the quake. lemurs screamed a warning 15 minutes before, say zoo officials. today the zoo is relaxed, like the rest of washington. incidentally, the u.s. capitol and its dome look okay. officials say whatever it takes to fix and reopen the washington monument, it will get done. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. and coming up in just a few minutes, liz crenshaw will join us with some questions -- some answers to the earthquake questions that are being asked on our facebook page today. well, it will be at least a year before legal troubles for casey anthony will be over. she has to start serving probation by this friday. it's part of her sentence on check fraud charges. of her attorneys tried to appeal the sentence, arguing anthony already served the probation time while waiting for her murder trial to begin. but an orlando appeals court ruled she was aware of a clerical error that led to the mix-up. last month, a jury cleared anthony of her daughter caylee's death, but not of the check fraud case. the judge would not release the terms of her sentence and said heiress detention information still must be kept confidential. the mother who used hot sauce to discipline her child could be facing some jail time. 36-year-old jessica beingly was convicted of misdemeanor child abuse yesterday. the charges stem from a video that aired on the doctor phil show called "mommy confessions." to get on to the show, she videotaped herself pouring hot sauce into the mouth of r 7-year-old adopted son. but the program angered some viewers who then called police. bigley's sentence is set for next week. still ahead on news4 at 4:00, when disaster strikes, is there an app for that? 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[ male announcer ] join us at the walter e. washington convention center on august 26th for a live roundtable discussion inspired by the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. gadhafi. those close to nancy reagan say the former first lady is doing well now after a near fall last night. the 90-year-old former first lady was walking to the ronald reagan presidential library in california when she lost her balance. florida senator marco rubio, who was escorting her, grabbed her arms before she fell. in the battle for tripoli, intense clashes erupted again today. near moammar gadhafi's compound. anti-government forces claim they have now taken control of nearly all of tripoli. the libyan leader released a fiery statement today, about the uprising, but his whereabouts still not known. nbc's richard engel reports from tripoli. >> reporter: people are still here in green square, celebrating. many of them firing guns in the air. they have been doing this since rebels entered gadhafi's compound yesterday. for the first time, we've heard from gadhafi himself. he issued a radio statement in which he called on his supporters to take up you arms. he called on people in tripoli to rise up and to cleanse the city that was the word he used, to cleanse the city of rats. by rats he is certainly referring to rebels like these members of the opposition who took up arms against him six months ago. there is no sign that anyone has done that thus far, but gadhafi has effectively calling on libyans to fight each other. he is calling for a civil war. >> we continue hearing threats from gadhafi, and some of the remnants of his regime. and we also see some attacks, not massive attacks, but still, there's been shelling in some parts of libya. >> reporter: richard engel, nbc news, in green square, libya. >> there is also word that rebel leaders made moves to establish their own interim government, but they know they cannot proclaim victory until gadhafi is found. coming up on news4, earthquake q & a. liz crenshaw is here to answer questions posed by our facebook users. >> there are so many local tv. we have hurricane irene come up the coast. let's get the latest from veronica johnson. >> thanks a lot there, wendy. we're talking about saturday late and sunday, a good part of sunday, possibly, with the effects of irene felt right here. right now, we're at 85 degrees. it's been another quiet day today. you've probably noticed a slight rise in the humidity. and we're going to have a humid day coming our way tomorrow. get the umbrellas ready, because some showers and even some thunderstorms on tap for the afternoon. here's a very slight chance that we could have some least showers around the area early thursday morning. and then thunderstorms coming our way by the afternoon. so 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, a good line of storms coming right through this area, with the cold front. meanwhile, a northwest wind for thursday. showers and storms will be down around the northern neck areas of southern maryland for friday. so we have put that possibility, a 30% chance of rain in for friday. here's a look at what we're expecting from hurricane irene. for saturday afternoon. and especially saturday evening. and sunday morning for the first part of the day, major impact. along the coast from virginia beach up toward ocean city, atlantic city with heavy rain and strong winds. 75-mile-an-hour or greater. rough surf and beach erosion a definite possibility right now. more moderate impact, areas in the orange. that would include baltimore, d.c. to the south. richmond area on -- even down to north carolina. moderate impact with some heavy rain, and winds to 45 miles per hour. perhaps even a little higher, and that means some very rough travel coming our way saturday, late sunday, early. for tomorrow morning, 5:00, 7:00 a.m., you'll see a lot of clouds around the area, and maybe the possibility of a shower or two. but for the most part, it's afternoon storms tomorrow, then saturday and sunday, the rain from irene, the way it's looking now, probably saturday night and early sunday, the worst of it with the storm. jim? >> all right, veronica, thank you. well, yesterday's earthquake has folks still asking a lot of questions. viewers posted them on our facebook page. and now it's time for the answers. liz crenshaw is here now, with a special edition of "ask liz". >> a lot of questions. people saying, how did this happen? >> here, when, why? we're going to start with a loud sound many folks said they heard at the onset of the quake. carol asked on facebook today, what is that loud boom i heard during the quake? >> the loud boom. we turned to the u.s. geological survey for this answer. and found earthquake booms have been reported for a long time. usgs says there are many factors that contribute to the sound an earthquake makes. it has to do with the different types of waves. the speed they travel through the earth. and the speed that sound travels through the air. scientists also speculate booms could be small, shallow earthquakes that are too small to be recorded, but large enough to be heard by people. so no, you're not crazy. there is a little boom that does happen with earthquakes. not everybody hears them, just special people. >> just special. i was one of those, i guess. our next question comes from allison also on fake. is there an earthquake survival kit, liz, we should have prepared in case of another earthquake? >> well, allison, fema and other federal agencies encourage those emergency kits in case of any natural disaster, including earthquakes, and those kits should be available to you in your home, car, work or school. here's what to keep on hand. simple. medications, a copy of your medical card and your doctor's name and contact information. obviously, a first aid kit. think about bottled water. some nonperishable foods. and don't forget that manual can opener. and, of course, a working flashlight with extra batteries and light bulbs. or light sticks work really well. it's also smart to stash personal hygiene supplies, as well. put all of this stuff in a backpack, a convenient place to keep the items. that way, you can grab it if you need to evacuate. which i thought was a pretty good tip. just store it all in the backpack and forget about it. >> all makes sense, a bolth bottle of water, maybe a bottle of something stronger, who knows. >> not what fema said. >> questions about damage caused by the earthquake. a lot of debris fell on cars. we saw the pictures, liz. robert wants to know whether his insurance will cover that damage. >> okay. we went to the insurance information institute for this answer. and it says cars and other vehicles are covered for earthquake damage, if you have comprehensive auto insurance. that's comprehensive auto insurance. now, homeowners' insurance is very different. and we're going to tell you how that works when it comes to insurance claims regarding earthquake damage tonight when i join you at 5:00. so we'll do more "ask liz" earthquake stuff at 5:00. >> see you. the questions keep coming. >> yep. >> back over thank you, wendy. >> coming up still ahead, who is checking your facebook page? changes that will help you restrict your access. tonight on news4 at 5:00, team coverage of the earthquake aftermath continues. cracks and walls, loose bricks, crushed cars. when it comes to repairing the damage, what will insurance cover? as liz just told you, she's going to come back and break down all of that information. the newborn baby with a story to tell. the infant was born as the quake was hitting, and the doctor is going to tell us about the split-second decision being shake. it's quite a story. since we have earthquakes on the brain, we are going to do our app of the day about earthquakes. there is an incredible app for your ipad that's called ifeltthat. so if you're thinking you felt something and you're wondering, what was that, your app will tell you. i love this. there's this little thing you hit nearby, and it will tell you what kind of earthquakes or tremors have been going on in your region. you just put in your coordinates. as of 12:45 this morning in louisa, virginia, there was a 3.4. 8:00 last night, that 4.2, another just aftershock down there in mineral. it's really cool. and you can see worldwide. look at this. today there was a 2.8 in southern alaska. a 7.0 earthquake in northern peru. a 5.0 in the -- an island on japan. a 4.4 in eastern turkey. it is amazing. offshore in mexico, in puerto rico. it is amazing to see how many little tremors and some not so little are going on around the world. you can even hit california/nevada. alrighty, you know, today mammoth lakes had a 1.2. loss al toes, 1.6. this is incredible. and it's really interesting, and it's really kind of fun to play with, because you realize the earth is just moving and shaking and rocking and rolling all over the place, all of the time. whether you feel it or not. but i love the title, because it's i felt that. also what you can do is put in the names of your loved ones, so you can instantly dial them up and say, hey, did you feel that? and are you okay? it's really cool. it's the app of the day. and you should download it, just because it's kind of humbling to see how much is going on in other places. especially when you do california/nevada and san francisco. and you can see just how -- what they are dealing with on a almost hour-by-hour out there. interesting, our earth. all of our apps of the day. we would like to hear from you. if you've got a new one, send it to -- you can find these on nbcwashington.com. but if you would like to send me an app that you really want me to have or you want me to know about so we can feature it, just find me on twitter at nbc wendy. jim? >> of course, if your iphone is on vibrate, wendy, you are already feeling a lot all day. >> moving and shaking, i know. i know. it's an exciting time. >> facebook is taking some steps to help you with your online privacy. the site is making it easier for you to control who sees your personal information. among the features, a dropdown menu, letting you specify the intended audience for each message or photo you share. there is also a special button to make it easier for you to check how your profile appears from the perspective of someone else, like your boss. you'll also have more say over the pictures you get tagged in. those changes start tomorrow. when we come right back on news4 at 4:00, a new video service that allows local tablets and your lab top. the release of apple's iphone 5 could be delayed because of new wireless carriers that might start using the phone. according to "forbes" magazine, the wireless carrier may offer the smartphone in october. the move would delay the iphone's initial september release date. sprint has not yet confirmed the report. and if you thought your smartphone couldn't get any smarter, think again. we had to stop and ponder that for a second. we had to stop and think about that. >> soon you'll be able to watch free local tv. and some folks in the country are already doing just that. mark barger has the latest on that story. >> reporter: bigger is better. for watching tv at home. but now smartphone-size tv is on the way to follow you just about everywhere else. >> i was already standing in line checking facebook, sending e-mail and maybe putting out a couple he tweets. and now i could probably watch tv too. >> reporter: mobile dtv is a special version of their regular over-the-air signal that is receivable by smartphones, tablets and laptop computers. >> mobile live television is something that's been very popular in other parts of the world, frankly, for years. >> reporter: in fact, japan's variation of mobile dtv was put to use during emergency information for the earthquakes and tsunami it experienced earlier this year. >> it's a signal that when your cell phones go down, you'll still get that signal, because it's over the air, not the cell phone tower. >> reporter: right now, 96 tv stations are putting out a dtv signal, generally offering the same programming viewers can watch at home. but it takes one of the few specially equipped smartphones it pick it up or a special adapter for your laptop or tablet. >> sort of rabbit ears in the form of the thing you plug into your computer. >> reporter: but next year as the number of stations offering dtv multiplies, the number of devices to see it will multiply well as well. >> we'll see new dvd players with this tuner built in. >> reporter: and if they build it, broadcasters are hoping you'll come and watch. mark barger, nbc news. >> cool. and that's it for news 4:00 at 4:00. >> stay right there. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. earthquake aftermath. inspectors spent the day checking buildings, surveying the damage. at the epicenter, the price tag for the damage is in the millions of dollars. hundreds remain out of their homes today. two of washington's most famous landmarks sustained visible damage. and one woman had a day she'll never forget. she was giving birth when the room started shaking. >> she's got quite a story. good afternoon, welcome to news4 at 5:00, i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly. the day after the effects of the earthquake rained from small