the machine works so quickly that we made the initial estimate there. that flawed estimate got people ducking and covering in a big hurry. you can imagine people getting worried that they are about to feel shaking. you know there is the potential for people to panic. did people get this alert who probably did not need to get the alert? in many cases situational awareness is pretty critical as well. in fact, a man who lived 100 miles from the epicenter said that the shake alert worked. too loud trips seconds before they felt it. people pretty far away from the earthquake in the bay area, santa clara, san jose, san francisco got alerts for this earthquake. if you are living as thousands do with an hundred yards or so of the fault and the hayward fault finally triggers its inevitable magnitude 6.7+. does anybody live with an hundred yards of the ul realistically at any time to take any sort of evasive action? the shaking will still give them the single signal. if you a
the intense flames quickly jumped from one house to another, turning this blaze into a three alarm fire. sunday night, the big news is the investigation into what started that large fire at the jersey shore. tonight officials say at least two homes are a complete loss. but the good news is nobody was hurt. christie ileto join us live from the scene with details. christie. reporter: well, walter, even at this hour people are still stopping by to marvel at what s left of the homes at the center of this three alarm fire. two of them are a total loss. one has extensive exterior damage. but everyone out here agrees that this could have ended so much worse. i heard an explosion. i came out. and then all of a sudden there was flames and fire coming out of the side that have one house. reporter: fire crews say what brandon vaughn heard were air-conditioning units and a propane unit bursting into flames. started at the one house and spread to the others. in between the t
good evening. fort hood in texas is once again in mourning. once again, one of their own has opened fire on fellow military. three are dead, 16 wounded. all of them members of the military. the suspected gunman here was 34, a veteran himself. while there s still no known motive, we re learning more about his mental health history. this is, of course, the second tragedy, the second mass shooting in five years at fort hood. ironically, its longtime nickname is the great place. fort hood is one of the engines that makes the u.s. army go. so many of our recent vets have cycled through there. the base is loaded with combat veterans from iraq and afghanistan. from the three-star commanding general on down and now this. and there are so many questions remaining tonight. we want to begin our coverage with nbc s mark potter at the main gate. mark, good evening. reporter: good evening, brian. fort hood is once again reeling from its second shooting rampage in five years, as you sai