And we begin in washington tonight, with the debate over the iran nuclear deal, literally surrounding the u. S. Capital today. Republicans are trying to figure out a way to reject the agreement, though the democrats say that they have the votes to block it in the senate. Mike viqueira joins us from washington tonight. And good evening, mike, republicans seemed united in the deal but does that really matter . Reporter good to see you, erika. The white house has a solid opposition from republicans, and the democrats are trying to find a way around. Today, washington took on the air of political theater. When it comes to the vote in congress, it may be all over but the shadow. This deal with iran and a disaster reporter but now the iran deal is a hot button in the president ial race, and on wednesday, it led to the capitol steps. We are led by very, very stupid people. Reporter republican contender, donned donned joined force was the rival, senator ted cruz, to attack the deal by a rally
But also from a little help from hollywood. Yeah, but it turns out theres a far less famous fault line that we should be even more worried about and its in my backyard in the Pacific Northwest. Its called the cascadia subduction zone. And if certain scientific predictions are correct, this could be the source of an almost unimaginable disaster. Lets take a look. The seven hundred mile stretch of coastline from vancouver canada to mendocino california includes some of the most Beautiful Spots in north america. But just 70 miles off shore, deep under the seafloor is a seismic fault called the cascadia. Dont let the pretty scenery and the gentle name fool you cascadia is capable of a megaquake like the one that hit japan in 2011. A magnitude 9. 0 quake. As these home videos posted on you tube clearly show, the shaking doesnt stop for terrifying 6 minutes in cities and towns across the country. But for those living along the pacific coastline of japans northern islands, the worst was still
A wildfire. Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Tonight, techknow investigates the cascadia fault. Hey guys and welcome to techknow im phil torres and with me today dr. Crystal dilworth and marita davison. Today were going to be talking about the devastating potential of earthquakes and in particular were concerned about one that many may not even know about. Thats right when most people think about the big one theyre thinking about californias san andreas fault. Mostly because of its history but also from a little help from hollywood. Yeah, but it turns out theres a far less famous fault line that we should be even more worried about and its in my backyard in the Pacific Northwest. Its called the cascadia subduction zone. And if certain scientific predictions are correct, this could be the source of an almost unimaginable disaster. Lets take a look. The seven hundr
The science of fighting a wildfire. Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Tonight, techknow investigates the cascadia fault. Hey guys and welcome to techknow im phil torres and with me today dr. Crystal dilworth and marita davison. Today were going to be talking about the devastating potential of earthquakes and in particular were concerned about one that many may not even know about. Thats right when most people think about the big one theyre thinking about californias san andreas fault. Mostly because of its history but also from a little help from hollywood. Yeah, but it turns out theres a far less famous fault line that we should be even more worried about and its in my backyard in the Pacific Northwest. Its called the cascadia subduction zone. And if certain scientific predictions are correct, this could be the source of an almost unimaginable disaster. Lets take
Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Tonight, techknow investigates the cascadia fault. Hey guys and welcome to techknow im phil torres and with me today dr. Crystal dilworth and marita davison. Today were going to be talking about the devastating potential of earthquakes and in particular were concerned about one that many may not even know about. Thats right when most people think about the big one theyre thinking about californias san andreas fault. Mostly because of its history but also from a little help from hollywood. Yeah, but it turns out theres a far less famous fault line that we should be even more worried about and its in my backyard in the Pacific Northwest. Its called the cascadia subduction zone. And if certain scientific predictions are correct, this could be the source of an almost unimaginable disaster. Lets take a look. The seven hundred mile stre