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. it's 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 the fact there was some warning, given to the people, even if it was 30 seconds. do you have that kind of failsafe system in place or could los angeles be caught completely unaware? how fast can these tsunamis strike? can these quakes strike? >> well, i'm not an expert on that, but i can tell you the following. i got in real-time on my