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Tide. a near full moon and of course tourists filling the resorts celebrating the holidays. the fact that this volcano, just in the middle of the sea only 30 miles to the coast of java, so the wave never had chance to dissipate as it otherwise would. >> was there any warning system in indonesia? >> most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes which show up on a seismograph. this eruption caused a land slide which caused the tsunami. unlike the u.s. which does maintain a network of buoys that measure ...

>> i dont know what to say. i am really afraid. i have not gone home in the last 2 days. >> an eruption from this volcano triggered an under-sea landslide. millions of tons of falling earth creating a wave that crashed on beaches. >> i heard people shouting to run away. the water got up to the mainland. the hotel was flooded by water. >> indonesia is a chain of islands 3,000 miles wide. its part of the ring of fire of earthquakes around the pacific rim. this is indonesias 3rd major disaster this...

Following a devastating tsunami. it struck without warning saturday. scientists believe a volcanic eruption caused the disaster. nearly 1000 people were injured. 30 remain missing. back to the next revolution. >> one of the most obvious consequences of the policy agenda of the last few decades is the way the jobs and wealth from our fast-growing technology industries have been concentrated in the richest coastal cities like san francisco and new york while huge parts of the heartland were ignore...

Experts believe this was landslides after eruption of nearby volcano small enough that it did not trigger seismic monitors but large enough to push a wave 65 feet high rushing to shore. because it was not an earthquake and in the distance to neighboring islands is quite short, people had no warning including those attending a concert on the beach. >> when the show suddenly i heard people running away and saw the water had gone up to the mainland and hotel had been flooded by water. about 200 peo...

Money in the grand scheme of things. we will have to wait and see what they hammer out. thank you very much for talking to us. we appreciate it. the death toll rising after the tsunami strikes indonesia without warning. at least 373 people are dead. and look at the devastation. nearly 1500 others injured. 128 still missing. this is just some of the devastation caused by the massive waves after a volcanic eruption saturday night. life with more. >> well, this very active volcano only 30 miles bet...

Tsunami which is why folks are being warned to stay away from the coastal areas. >> do you know if they had any warning of the possible volcanic eruption? is it they didnt anticipate a tsunami? >> the volcano has been erupting since june and may. the problem is the chunk of the volcano that broke off and slid into the land, that -- into the sea, pardon me. that is what caused the tsunami. they have earthquake warning systems. this wasnt an earthquake. >> especially after 2004 with that one you t...

Volcanic eruption at the anak krakatoa volcano triggered a land is slide. part of the sunda strait collapsed sliding into the sea with enough force to set that you have tsunami wave. it was a full moon at the time. the tides were higher than normal which meant the impact was worse and, look, this was a holiday weekend in indonesia. families traveled to these gorgeous beach side hotels and resorts to spend quality time with one another. it flattened coastal areas, damaged homes, cars, hospitals r...

The wreckage of hotels, houses and cars trying to find survivors. this is a race against the clock amidst new fears of more deadly waves. >> reporter: with the death toll climbing higher, a desperate search for the living. this little boy pulled to safety after being trapped for more than 12 hours. coastal towns devastated, homes flattened, cars crushed in the debris. no warning, no time to get away because there was no earthquake. >> there would have been zero warning. it just happened. nobody ...

Time left to get to people trapped beneath the rubble while theyre still alive and theres also a worry about a potential second tsunami. this is a real threat because the volcano that experts believe caused this tsunami is still active. it normally takes the force of an earthquake to trigger a tsunami wave. not in this case. experts believe a volcanic eruption triggered an underwater landslide. this is a thousand foot tall mountain in the middle of the sunda strait, a part of it collapsed, slidi...

Devastated the nation with thousands of island. this happened without warning saturday. two theories a landslide or lava from an eruption. mattis will depart two months early. his deputy will be tapped to replace him. if his resignation letter he disagreed openly with the presidents world view. now back to date line. welcome back. michael petersons defense team hung their hopes on a long shot. the off beat owl theory would gain traction in court. the judge didnt buy it. denying the motion for ...