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There are a lot of people around us. so people have different information. that helped me understand whats going on, too. the only thing were mising is a little radio. >> all right. karen, thanks so much. all the best to you and your family. >> thank you. >> and everyone else as well. >> absolutely. thank you very much. >> hopefully you get a chance to hit that lounge chair. >> thank you very much. >> appreciate it. >> i want to bring you up to date. were talking about the threat of a tsunami in...

Volcano and volcano national park. again, all of these things on hold while we wait to see what mother nature has planned along the coastlines of all the islands. and once again, while weve focused on oahu and hawaii island, especially the southern portion, the fact is that all the islands are under tsunami warning, not an advisory, a warning. you heard the sirens going off first thing this morning at 6:00 that indicated there was trouble on the way. this as the result of a huge earthquake in ch...

Perhaps minutes away from the islands of hawaii being hit by dangerous waves spawned by a tsunami and all that triggered by that earthquake, in the weather center, you, too have been watching the images coming out of hawaii. extraordinary images coming out of chile. xpleet polar opposites here but theyre related. >> yeah, absolutely. its the action with the earthquake, actually, that causes the tsunami to happen. this is a subduction zone off the coast of chile. it lifts up the crust of the eart...

Effect because the waves come in several different forms. we can see here again a shot -- this is a love shot from our tower camera on the tower, 47 stories up. were showing you this particular reef because only a short while ago it was totally covered with water. now the water receded. and this is unusual. its not a typical tidal action. this is more than likely, more than likely a direct result of the tsunami which was generated by that 8.8 earthquake in chile overnight. we are keeping our lin...

That could be needed. the welfare program of the un. but as of now, were dealing with this tragedy with our own resources, with the calm and with good coordination. but we have to evaluate this. the material damages are very, very considerable. >> and the images that were looking at right now really demonstrate the road damage, how so many highways and roads are simply impassable. does this mean youll have to rely on great air support in order to get to those in greatest need? >> exactly. air sp...

Little pebble into a lake, right? and the initial splash is the biggest one and moves out. its going to weaken with time. and so well continue to watch those waves maybe be lesser and lesser as we head, you know, across into the western pacific. however, the thing that we need to keep into mind while were having weakening, we could get up to seven or eight feet in the bays and inlets across the hawaiian islands. so while some weakening, so to speak, could be taking place, that doesnt mean its st...

Information online about the waves, what is taking place in chile. what are you learning? >> we have a lot that has just been popping up over the last few minutes. i wanted to show all of you a few really important things. well start off with chile. google just got in touch with me. i want to show you what they launched. zoom in on the screen here. they have created the google person finder. we have been talking to you throughout the day about people concerned about your loved ones, inside chile...

The country has. chile is a country with a history of earthquakes. so we have very stringent building regulations. we have the capacity to mobilize resources in order to help the population. and that has been going on throughout the day. evidently with some major obstacles, for example, the pan american highway that crosses chile from north to south has been cut in several places with bridges collapsing and with the actual highway has been cut. and damages, particularly around the city of concep...

Wave. i saw the video just now. fishing boats are right there on the shore. very dramatic video. i hope to be able to bring you both the presidents speech and also that video. back to you. >> thank you so much. and well be joined by the chilean embassy to help compliment that coverage from the president. and, of course, faz that isnt enough, the earthquake that hit the coast of chile, it triggered a tsunami threatening the hawaiian coast. dangerous plaque that can build up in arteries. its calle...

Were seeing the same thing in waikiki, receding waters and were seeing some of that right now. another thing i want to show you is where the bouies are positioned around the pacific. do we have the bouie thats help us determine how much and where the energy is generating and what, you know, what direction the waves are going? the bouies that you see on the screen, all of them are actually bouies at this time. all of them are yellow. the ones that are flashing light christmas industritrees, those...