volcanos this is, again, just unpredictable. you heard them describing even scott, the woman there in our story, they haven t heard it like this. we were just talking about listening to that lava. it sounds like ocean waves. unlike the beautiful ocean sound, but it does sound like that. it destroys everything, again, in its path. coming up, a historic moment just hours away as the u.s. prepares to open its embassy in jerusalem. the ceremony is expected to take place. all of this amid violent protesting gaza. how a movement could affect peace in the region, next. ( )
describe that for me. the main road from my house is about 15 seconds away, so that s a non-issue. getting to the helo airport is a non-issue as well. really, there s no issues. that s the way we look at it, anyway. scott wiggers, all the best to you. thank you so much for your time and being so descriptive about your experience there on the big island with these fissures opening. scott just described the closest fissure is something like four miles away, but he could hear that huge explosion. so with three new fissures opening in the past several hours, does this indicate a major eruption could be imminent? let s bring in meteorologist tom sater in the cnn weather center. tom, how disconcerting are these cracks? it s trying to release pressure, but the kind of pressure it s releasing, of course, is in the form of toxic
powerful sounds of the newest fissure suddenly opening. hawaiian residents are being urged to prepare to evacuate while spewing lava sends fears of explosions. projectiles the size of refrigerators could appear without warning. ash could blow feet into the air. families have already vevacuate the area and thousands are on stand-by prepared to evacuate at any moment. our reporter has not evacuated, unlike many of his neighbors. scott, what is the status of where things stand now, where you are, your fear level, et cetera?