Prieta earthquake 30 years later airs tonight at 10 00. As to why the quake caused so much damage to a wide patch or our area, meteorologist rob mayeda joining us to explain that part of the story. By magnitude, alone, it would make sense youd see the most severe to violent shaking right near the epicenter to the Santa Cruz Mountains, fault line there, the energy started to radiate outwards. As we zoom in on the maps in some cases the most devastated damage we saw was not just limited to the Santa Cruz Mountains and closer to the epicenter but in fact, seismologists say a lot of danl we did see was linked to the bay areas geology. Not all ground shaking intensities are the same including many miles away from the epicenter. In the loma prieta earthquake which was here near santa cruz, we actually saw liquefaction and amplification of ground motion in oakland near the viaduct on the i180, 8880. Thats 100 miles away, a lot farther than we typically see damage from an earthquake of this si
I am ali velshi. This show marks the beginning of Al Jazeera Americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people like the sabino family of new york, the maddox family of oregon. I will speak to americas foremost experts that follow problems americans face. Robert reich, Teamsters Union James Hoffa Suzie hormann and robert schiller. We will identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class . The pressures they face and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you
I am ali velshi. This show marks the beginning of al jazeera americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people like the sabino family of new york, the maddox family of oregon. I will speak to americas foremost experts that follow problems americans face. Robert reich, Teamsters Union James Hoffa Suzie hormann and robert schiller. We will identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class . The pressures they face and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you
Al jazeera americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people like the sabino family of new york, the maddox family of oregon. I will speak to americas foremost experts that follow problems americans face. Robert reich, Teamsters Union James Hoffa Suzie hormann and robert schiller. We will identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class . The pressures they face and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you dig deeper, you will find only 44 of americans tod
I am ali velshi. This show marks the beginning of Al Jazeera Americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people like the sabino family of new york, the maddox family of oregon. I will speak to americas foremost experts that follow problems americans face. Robert reich, Teamsters Union James Hoffa Suzie hormann and robert schiller. We will identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class . The pressures they face and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you