when the waves came, there had been no public warning or evacuation. so it took everyone by surprise. the disaster sparked major international action with $13.5 billion splejed in aid and a tsunami alert center in asia. before this early warning system, we needed about 30 minutes to an hour. but now we re able to send a warning inless than five minutes. alerts are sent out to the public when an earthquake hits. the data. co-s from sensors on the ocean floor. they transmit the details to satellites then to stations on land. so far, it s working. but experts say it s an uphill task to maintain the new systems. which are expensive and difficult to deploy or sometimes
is the weirdest response ever to the recent earthquakes in lavm. most of you have been tweeting earthquake self eyes like these taken over the weekend. letting folks know that during the 5.1 magnitude earth quake on friday was the most important thing you could do. just a friendly public service announcement, next time an earthquake hits, take cover, don t just stand there and take a tweet pic. here s what the stan by me and star trek star told the brainy type what should she do when she s called a nerd at school? i know it s really hard when you re in school and you re surrounded by the same ordinary people that make you feel bad about yourself. there s 30,000 people here this weekend. who are doing the exact same thing and we re all doing really well.
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because of the characteristics that paul ryan brings. big, bold, energizes the republic base. axelrod thought it would be pa lent. i was curious your take. stephen haze, thanks so much. go packers. thanks, guys. let s get to the rest of your headlines. a fox news alert for you right now. two devastating earthquakes have killed at least 250 people and injured thousands more in northeastern iran. rescue crews now combing the rebel looking for survivors. 6.4 earthquake hits. minutes later a second quake measures 6.3 rocked the same area. six villages were wild out and 60 others dealing with damage this morning. police trying to arrest a man more marijuana possession when he pulled out a 10-inch knife. you can see the officers guns
back to the nato headquarters in brussels, it goes back to the european capitals, to the pentagon, on how to do this militarily. the time line is unclear, but as nic robertson mentioned. too little too late? perhaps a little too little too late. i did speak with one of the opposition heads, and he was essentially begging through our air to do something and do it today. that s what i ve heard arwa damon. thank you. we want to get back to japan. we ve got a guest, someone who had been in that fukushima daiichi plant. cracks were opening up on the ground. i looked over at the buildings around me. gladys was breaking, lights, sirens, people screaming. he is now back in idaho, good enough to speak to us about what that experience was like, to be that close to a nuclear reactor when an earthquake hits.