Absolutely not true. Im rory devine, nbc bay area. We just got word that the San Diego County Sheriffs Department is going to hold a News Conference with the family of the missing children. Some relatives at 5 30. Well are bring you is the latest at 6 00. That text alert from the chp late last night caught many people off guard. How does it work . Why was it so loud and can we opt out. Kris sanchez joins us from san jose. This was the first time i received a text alert from the chp. In fact, that text did not come from the chp. It came from ctia, the wireless trade organization that manages the wireless Emergency Alerts. Its very confusing right now. Youre not the only one who has questions about it. We found a lot of folks didnt know this was a possibility until the phones started blowing up around 11 00 last night. My phone went off last night. Yeah, it caught me by surprise. Even chp officer chris was caught off guard by the loud buzzing alarm coming from his cell phone when the san
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