Californian disaster. You dont think about alaska unless perhaps youre an earthquake specialist or some trivia master. But alaska is exactly where the great quake happened on march 27, 1964, at 9. 2 on the Richter Scale. It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in north america and the second most powerful in world history. Does anyone know the most powerful . [inaudible] the answer is chile in 1960, and that when registered 9. 5. The white and alaska lasted more than four minutes which is an incredibly long time for an earthquake. The human tragedy and physical damage of it all are dramatically and vividly captured by henry in his book, but the impact on people, on structures and on the landscape is only part of the story that henry tales. His book also is a story about how a major Natural Disaster ended up spurring scientific inquiries. And that part of the story centers around one individual in particular, a geologist with u. S. Geological survey named george plastered. He wasnt
Technology changes parents say one of the most important is communication 9 36 17 kids are really like into technology so theres ways that they can find around it, so i just think monitoring and being open with them it helps 22 expect heavy downpours strong winds and the possibility of flooding right now newschannel three is monitoring the skies over Virginia Beach. Let s get check in with meteorologist Dominic Brown with more on what we can expect tonight. Tracking rain, storms and much cooler air. As we move through this wednesday night, stay weather aware. We are tracking a strong cold this front has had a history of producing severe weather, and as it crosses Hampton Roads and ne North Carolina tonight, we could see some strong to severe thunderstorms, too, as the front moves in to a warm, humid environment. Any storms that develop have the potential to produce strong gusty winds, heavy rain and flooding. Talking about the winds, well see them anywhere between 15 and 25 mph from th
Thunderstorms, too, as the front environment. Any storms that develop have the potential to produce strong gusty winds, heavy rain and flooding. Talking about the winds, well see them anywhere between 15 and 25 mph from the south. Higher gusts are likely. Otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies and overnight temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Thursday as the front stalls off some of the rain could be heavy at times, but there will rain. Cloudy skies. Temperatures will fall from the upper 50s in the morning to the upper 40s by afternoon. While most areas will see rain thursday night, a couple of snowflakes could mix in, too, but at this point, it does not look like a big event. Most of the rain will push out early friday, giving way to clearing skies. It will still be breezy and cold with high temperatures in the mid 40s. Saturday brings sunshine with highs in the upper 40s. Well be near 50 on sunday with showers late sunday night into the system moving into Hampton Roads right
Outside of denise wardons home as a man creeps up behind her and pulls a gun pointing it straight at her head my heart was just racing the criminal yanked the purse right out of her hands and then runs away. This was near Lafayette Park in norfolk. 48 25 in looking back he had so many times to pull the trigger i don t know that the gun was loaded police say the man was seen leaving in this s uv a decal spotted on the back they re hoping you can help track him down. But in the mean time want you to remember a few things if you end up in a terrifying situation at the demands of an armed robber 31 25 getting your purse snatched especially by an armed man is definitely scary and like i said its a traumatic event for anyone to go through but try to remind calm as best u can don t be that hero don t fight comply and be the best witness you can police want to find the guy who robbed the dollar deals at gunpoint last night. Police released this surveillance footage. They say the man was wearin
Her boyfriend to dad is set free selfdefense. He was a big man. How did you have time to reach for a knife if they man was on you . Reporter friends and family have many questions. Virginia beach police found his body at his home. He was killed during an argument she was charged with manslaughter. I thought the law was supposed to protect us. They didnt protect us. It is not fair. His family was told last week prosecutors plan to drop charges. The evidence showed she was defending herself. Quite she had every right in that courtroom to stand up and look at us and say she was sorry. She was not woman enough to do that. She did not say anything as she left the courtroom. They say sing her walk free was a slap in the face. That woman got away scott free with this. Reporter a tough pill for the family to swallow. They say it is hard enough to have him gone but harder because he had three children who now have to go out without a father. Anchor all of our coverage since the incident is atta