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pentagon, monuments and memorials. >> everything just started shaking, and it scared the crap out of us. >> all of a sudden, everything in the room, at first, started to rumble a little, and then started shaking crazily. >> were on the fifth floor of, like, a concrete building like the pentagon-- first thing is earthquake. we knew it was an earthquake, so we evacuated. >> brown: and we have on-the- ground reports from libya on the fighting in the capital, tripoli, and the scene in the ...

damage. in washington, d.c. and in new york, people poured out of buildings for an unscheduled mid-day break. and washington evacuated until it was clear to return to that building. all the details and bring you live reports throughout the hour here on "hardball." also what would otherwise have been our lead story tonight took place on the other side of the world. in libya, where rebel troops overwhelmed pro-gadhafi forces and poured into this compound. the victorious rebels fired we...

>> were on the fifth floor of, like, a concrete building like the pentagon-- first thing is earthquake. we knew it was an earthquake, so we evacuated. >> brown: and we have on-the- ground reports from libya on the fighting in the capital, tripoli, and the scene in the eastern city of benghazi. >> suarez: then, we look at the difficulties prosecuting sexual assault cases as a new york judge drops the charges against former i.m.f. head dominique strauss kahn. >> brown: and special corres...

following social media, you already know the headline, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the east coast just before 2:00 this afternoon. tens of millions who think the quakes as something who happens -- were jolted into a rare and nerve rackic reality. it was centered in mineral, virginia, felt in 22 states as far west as illinois. while there are no reports of major damage, there may well be hidden structural damage. well have the details and bring you live reports throughout the hour he...

serious topic of earthquakes. good morning to david applegate. he serves as the senior science adviser for earthquake and geologic hazards. could an earthquake of the magnitude of the one in japan have been in the united states? guest: i appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. we have two zones of the united states that do have the potential to generate similar kinds of earthquakes. part of the pacific p...

im happy to have anyone if you answered. i am thrilled to see my former colleague here. now i get to ask you all of this. just kidding. we did not do talk. i am happy to answer. we face the risk of the great depression. it is noted by many economists and other. it is all the government interventions. it was coordinated. it was powerful. it was swift. they all recognize that. elizabeth warren had plenty of criticisms of how to get there. she said it was obvious. she said we would have b...

we will go to the newspapers as we are waiting for your calls. as you can see, britain, france, and the united states are lined up for air strike against coffee -- gaddafi. it suggests in the newspapers the airplanes may well immediately. "the chicago tribune" tells us american officials expect the united states would do the heavy lifting in a campaign that may include air strikes on tanks and artillery and at the same time u.s. officials cautioned the united states and allies intend t...

The nuclear reaction was stopped after the earthquake. its interesting that these power plays were designed for an earthquake up to 5 times less powerful than the one that struck. that combined with the tsunami that knocked out power plants and backup batteries shows what many people say was a design flaw. it doesnt look like a significant amount of radiation will be released but it is something everybody is watching. of course in the 12-mile area, 200,000 people have been evacuated which may ha...

We are getting incredible before and after images from japan. take a look at the city of sendai last april. now you can look at the tsunami-ravaged city, photo taken yesterday. just a few homes remaining. the new york times website posted the original images. amazing to see exactly what took place in the city of sendai. the shaking is not over. aftershocks rock parts of japan. more than 150 and counting still. dr. david applegate is a senior adviser for earthquake and geologic hazards at the usg...

Applegate, a senior adviser at the usgs. how much of a priority do we place as americans on disaster preparedness as compared with those living in other countries? >> well, as you mentioned the japanese have led the way in terms of very large scale public preparedness. we are making efforts here in the u.s. we have now had the great california shake out for the last couple of years. its an annual exercise involving 8 million people in drop, cover and hold and preparedness activities. in april th...