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greatest show in hollywood. from get out to i, tonya grab oscar gold? the nominees are calling in. their emotional reactions right here on gma. no one does oscar like gma and if they say they do, they re lying. good morning, america. we want to get right to that breaking news, a massive earthquake off the coast of alaska, 7.9. it has sparked tsunami alerts up and down the west coast this morning. and listen to this again. [ sirens blaring ] that is the alert that s waking people up in alaska this morning. people are told to get to higher ground immediately and to take shelter. and in san francisco, this alert going out to so many saying, prepare to evacuate and check on your neighbors. as you can imagine, the alerts cause a lot of concern this morning. thankfully, everybody s safe at this hour. so let s get right to kayna whitworth is in santa monica, california. reporter: and good morning. so all the warnings, watches have been cancelled. imagine bein ....
i made you a champion. and will wonder woman soar? the nominations live right here on gma. no one does oscar like gma and if they say they do, they re lying. good morning, america. we want to get right to that breaking news, a massive earthquake off the coast of alaska. 7.9. it has sparked tsunami alerts up and down the west coast this morning. and listen to this again. sirens ] that is the alert waking people up in alaska this morning. people are told to get to higher ground immediately and to take shelter. in san francisco, this alert going out to so many saying, prepare to evacuate and check on your neighbors. and in washington state, people told to get ready to take action, so let s get right to kayna whitworth who is on the pier in santa monica, california. kayna. reporter: hey, robin. good morning, so the first warning signs came in from the national weather service here and sent to cell phones in alaska. they were telling people to get to hig ....
woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: the death toll from sunday s al-shabaab suicide bombing in somalia s capital rose today to 15. the facade of the five-story hotel in mogadishu was sheared off when a car packed with explosives rammed into its front gate. in neighboring ethiopia today president obama said the islamic militant s attack underscored the need to push back against violent extremism. yesterday s bombing in mogadishu reminds us that terrorist groups like al-shabaab offer nothing but d ....
on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: the death toll from sunday s al-shabaab suicide bombing in somalia s capital rose today to 15. the facade of the five-story hotel in mogadishu was sheared off when a car packed with explosives rammed into its front gate. in neighboring ethiopia today president obama said the islamic militant s attack underscored the need to push back against violent extremism. yesterday s bombing in mogadishu reminds us that terrorist groups like al-shabaab offer nothing but death and destruction and have ....
on dixie highway because he saw the suspect vehicle. it is really a fantastic piece of police work. anchor: he is at the jail tonight. it started with two robberies and a hold up yesterday. anchor: keeping track of child abusers. indiana lawmakers want to create a registry of convicted child abusers. emily wood reporting on the recent push to make it state law and a local mom working to do the same. emily: the indiana senate unanimously passed the law. tonight, the legislation hits home for a local mother pushing for the same type of registry in. i cannot take away the fact that woman hurt my child. emily: she says she can never babysitter who abused her daughter. but she can help empower other parents to protect their children. if i can help prevent that from happening just by creating this registry and having everyone who has ever been convicted of child abuse on the registry, i am hoping that is going to prevent people from hurting children. emily: she is in th ....