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Cohesion and the stuff moves. >> reporter: is this an example of man versus nature? have we built on stuff we didnt understand? >> yes, absolutely. back in the 1930s and 40s when they were platting this in the 1950s and 1960s, people werent think being this. >> reporter: resident karen mccoy certainly wasnt when she moved in a few months ago. >> i thought of it as a huge, huge wave crashing against a cement wall and it was just really strong. >> reporter: it cut off the main road to her house. s...

Hundreds of feet. the grass of this backyard dangling on the edge above an impromptu cliffside that took out one house and cut off 17 others. daniel garcia lives -- or lived -- here. his house tagged yellow means its possible it could go tumbling. >> kind seems like the best interest to go. >> reporter: so you want to get out of here? >> i wouldnt -- id rather not but the situation kind of dictates. >> reporter: this large landslide in washington state is a 1 in 100 or 200 year event says geolog...

Dangling on the edge above an impromptu cliff side that took out one house and cut off 17 others. daniel garcia lives -- or lived -- here. his house tagged yellow means its possible it could go tumbling. >> kind of seems like the best interest to go. >> so you want to get out of here. >> id rather not, but the situation kind of dictates. >> reporter: this sort of large landslide in washington state is a one in 100 or 200 year event says geologist terry swan son. >> just beyond the cliff here, do...

Sick to work. a deal is expected to be reached requiring all companies with 20 or more workers must provide paid time off. it would take effect in april of next year if it gets final approval from city council. it is incredible, this land here, it is still moving near the homes perched precariously among the cliff of washington state. this is the view in whidbey island. a landslide like this happens once every 100 or 200 years. no one is saying for sure exactly what triggered one this week, bu...

Says geologist harry swanson. >> just beyond the cliff here. so the entire road, this whole section here, about 600, 00 feet of it has been completely rotated. >> reporter: swanson said scientists knew this was coming but couldnt predict exactly when. >> when you get lots of water, the water pressure can push the sand grains apart, and then theres no cohesion and the stuff moves. >> reporter: and is this an example of man versus nature? have we built on stuff we just didnt understand? >> yes, ab...

The leaderships endorsement and try to improve it with amendments on the floor. thats the strategy we need to use. >> senator richard blumenthal of connecticut. i have a feeling we will be in further touch with you as this stuff moves quickly. thank you. if you were looking for a moment of leverage with your member of the senate on this issue, this is probably the moment of leverage. it has to be said. while theyre making the decision about how to move these things and in what order and piece by...

>> senator richard blumenthal of connecticut. i have a feeling we will be in further touch with you as this stuff moves quickly. thank you. if you were looking for a moment of leverage with your member of the senate on this issue, this is probably the moment of leverage. it has to be said. while theyre making the decision about how to move these things and in what order and piece by piece, this is the time when hearing from their constituents makes all the difference. president obama is abroad...