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Doorbell rang. >> curious, daniel shot up the stairs to answer the door. >> the next thing i heard were these -- this bang. this loud sound that i had never heard before. and i hear mark say, no. and then i hear bang, bang, bang. and i just -- i just screamed, what is happening? and i ran up the stairs. >> what do you think is happening? do you have any idea? >> no, the only thing i could think other is that it was -- and i was preparing myself as i was running up the stairs, to see like -- a bo...

Merit-based system is not the right way to do it. we have to reform the public school system so that underprivileged kids -- you have choice. >> martha: i want to give one last crack at that appear >> i grew up in brooklyn and got into some of the selective schools and im so pleased to hear mark say what he said. i think there is an opportunity for people who care about education, what is going on in some of these schools is wrong. we are going to hurt the rich families and theyre going to leave...

800,000 cubic yards. >> as im talking to you, right over your shoulder theres a crane and ive seen a couple of them. >> the cranes are set to free weal so theyll run like a weathervane. they will spin in the wind, they wont go with me anywhere. >> this is your concern now. you have other concerns which are? >> we have to make sure everybody is safe and that were ready to respond. we have people prepositioned so we can make sure its safe. that may take a couple days realistically. >> as you heard...

Basically, and it seems like in justin biebers case. and also, i mean, hes been working, you know, and earning money, i guess, for his family, and no doubt for himself. >> right. >> and all these people around him for a long time. >> right. >> there is a permissive attitude of all the people around these people usually, isnt there? >> yeah, there is several layers to the comments youre making here, anderson. and first of all, yes, of course they make lots of money for lots of people, including t...

The white houses strategy, you heard mark say, was to submit a budget, as an opening proposal and let the real work begin and negotiations. i dont think thats going as well as they hoped. on your side, you keep saying the president ought to lead. we havent seen anything coming out from your side cutting entitlements. paul ryan is about to give it to us, is that what youre going to tell us? its not all the presidents responsibility to lead here. you have one house of congress. >> then lets judge ...

Bjpen.com. there is a pretty good vantage point. lets get mark back on the phone now. well keep this picture up just to keep a live shot of hilo and see whats going on. mark, are you there? >> yes, i am. im here. >> anything change? >> all we can see out there right now is actually a little bit of discoloration in the water. but as far as we can see, theres a little bit receding. we heard reports from our camera in coconut island that actually the water is receding. but no waves yet. >> well, th...

We can see the definite discoloration. >> thank you very much, mark. we should add that the tidal surge does not come in the same way at the same speed, at the same height all along the coastline. it may vary from place to place depending on the bottom of the ocean. and that can create a different reaction in the wave. theres no way to tell whether it will be coming on shore quickly, whether it will be rather slow surge. you never know. we want everyone to be careful. we heard from mark that the...

Gift. it was food presented to them. and then suddenly, of course, tragedy strikes when the wave returns, when the water returns to the shore. and weve heard stories of huge tidal waves that have swept away entire villages, families gone. so well keep an eye here. well keep looking through the skype camera provided to us from bjpen.com. mark, what are the folks there saying? are they just waiting anxiously? >> reporter: were just all waiting anxiously right now. the helicopters still circling. y...

>> thank you very much, mark. keep in contact. we want to hear whats going on, there definitely. >> so we see 11:28. and were starting to see some of what we might expect to see in hilo? >> of course, science isnt always something so exact. i am going to have this happen for you at 11:28:58. i wouldnt be surprised if things are happening in hilo right now. which means we here in honolulu should see something in 30 minutes from now. >> the description of paul is giving us of seeing the mud going ...

Again, kolekole, there is a change in the water. well keep you up to date as we get closer to this time of the tsunami arrival. as of right now, thats the latest information that we have. >> mark, thanks very much. people helping each other. our vantage point, the waves crashing gently on the shore there in hilo. hilo bay, relatively calm. as you heard mark say, there is some concern, coconut island, the water receding a bit. these things dont happen instantly. thats the other misconception. pro...