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Which is why l.a. has a state of the art emergency operation center, which is why we collaborate with our local and state and federal partners in the way that we do and why we participate in the largest preparedness exercise in the united states of america. its called the california -- the great california shakeout. businesses, schools, first responders participate on a level that is not replicated anywhere in the country. >> i mean, mr. mayor, we hear in japan many lives may have been saved by ...

People of japan and the -- the japanese american community that lives here in los angeles, the largest in the united states, and yes, thats a question that any chief executive and that our first responders ask ourselves all the time. which is why l.a. has a stofrt emergency operations -- a state of the art emergency operations center, why we collaborate with partners in the way that we do. and why we participate in the largest preparedness exercise in the united states of america. it started her...

Joining me now is the mayor. mayor rigosa, you as the mayor in a city that has suffered massive nuke russ earthquakes. are you watching this and wondering wow, are we going to get one of these soon? and after such, are we prepared to deal with it? >> first of all, piers, our hearts and prayers are with the people of japan and the -- the japanese american community that lives here in los angeles, the largest in the united states, and yes, thats a question that any chief executive and that our fir...