they are going online via twitter and e-mail to let us and the world know what is going on. jose cruz writes, the quake seemed to last more than two minutes in santiago. buildings seemed to resist the quake very well. communications are very difficult and there is no power in most parts of the city. nicholas writing in, it was tremendous. the buildings were literally dancing in the air. i m worried about the people who live near concepcion because their communications are broken down. thank god we are prepared for any disaster of that type. also former american idol finalist elliot yami described the fear, complete and utter chaos on the streets. no power. my heart is beating out of my chest. tsunami warning. i m only a mile inland. i swear, i thought this was the end of my life. also from hawaii, a viewer tweeted me earlier saying, we are on alert around 11:00 a.m.
this is the 2010 e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. breaking news right now in chile where a massive earthquake strikes south of the capital city. if you re just waking up, there are startling new pictures coming into us here at msnbc world headquarters. good morning, i m alex witt, live here on the east coast. it is high noon in santiago, chile. we ve been following this breaking news all morning. new information is coming into us by the minute. here is what we know right now. the massive quake in chile sent waves across the pacific ocean. that has hawaii bracing for a potentially damaging tsunami. the pacific tsunami warning center issued its highest alert. first waves are expected to arrive about 11:19 a.m. local time, a little more than six hours from now video is coming in of chile s president in a helicopter above the disaster zone in concepcion. the death toll stands at 32, but that number is expected to rise. president bachelet calls it a state of catastrophe. traffic