Backups. Well check on that in a couple minutes. Frightening moments for people in alaska this morning after a 7. 9 magnitude earthquake hit just off the coast of kodiak. The quake triggered a tsunami warning for the entire west coast. There was a warning for alaska, canada, and then we had that watch in effect for washington, oregon, and california. Authorities in the bay area were taking no chances. Abc 7 News Reporter Tiffany Wilson is live in santa cruz with the preparations. Tiffany . Reporter good morning, jessica. Weve moved to the upper harbor. This is an area that was just destroyed by the 2011 tsunami, and here i want you to take a look behind me. Theres hardly a ripple. This morning we have not seen any major waves but it was a very tense morning for folks who live onboard boats in the harbor. The harbor master went around boat to boat giving warnings there could be a tsunami coming and that they should be prepared. Today the National Weather service says that the west coast
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