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There are a lot of people around us. so people have different information. that helped me understand what's going on, too. the only thing we're 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. we're talking about the threat of a tsunami in hawaii. it has been triggered by that massive earthquake that took place in chile overnight. an ...

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 we've 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 chile. an 8.8 magnitude earthquake that happened overnight, last night our time, and great deal of de...

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 they're related. >> yeah, absolutely. it's 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 earth which then pushes the water and then you start to see that move on to the shoreline. and that pr...

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. we're 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. it's 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 lines open with b.j. penn in that particular part of the state in case anything does develop. but rig...

That could be needed. the welfare program of the un. but as of now, we're 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 we're looking at right now really demonstrate the road damage, how so many highways and roads are simply impassable. does this mean you'll have to rely on great air support in order to get to those in greatest need? >> exactly. air sporupport, for sure. and that's the way we have been mobilizing. the authorities have to coordinat...