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TOBACCO PRODUCTS INCLUDING
E-CIGARETTES.
AND HEALTH WARNINGS ON ALL
PACKAGES AND ADS.
RICK: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS
LONG OVERDUE FOR THE BIG ONE,
BUT SCIENTISTS SAY WE'RE LOCKED,
LOADED AND READY TO ROLL.
KARA FINNSTROM IS LIVE AT THE
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE CONFERENCE
IN LONG BEACH.
GOOD MORNING, KARA?
REPORTER: GOOD MORNING, RICK.
AS FRIGHTENING AS A MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE WILL BE, THE EXPERTS
IN LONG BEACH SAY MOST OF US
WOULD LIVE THROUGH IT, BUT SAY
IF WE DON'T ACT NOW TO PROTECT
OUR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES, OUR
CITIES COULD HAVE A TOUGH TIME
SURVIVING.
EARTHQUAKE EXPERTS SAY ALL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS SHOULD
CONSIDER THEMSELVES WARNED.
A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE COULD HIT
HERE AT ANY TIME.
IF THERE WAS A REALLY HUGE
EARTHQUAKE, I WOULD PRAY TO GOD,
HAVE MERCY ON US ALL.
REPORTER: SHE DIDN'T THINK THERE
WAS ANYTHING SHE COULD DO TO
PROTECT HER FAMILY BEFORE AN
EARTHQUAKE.
THAT'S WHY EMERGENCY EXPERTS GOT
TOGETHER IN LONG BEACH.
DR. LUCY JONES WITH CALTECH SAYS
HOME OWNERS SHOULD HAVE A FIRE
EXTINGUISHER BECAUSE
FIREFIGHTERS MAY BE TOO BUSY TO
COME TO YOUR HOME.
HOWEVER MUCH WATER, GET MORE
TO STORE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
LOSE THE AQUEDUCTS.
REPORTER: THE 8.0 COULD STRIKE
THE SAN ANDREAS COULD KILL
PEOPLE AND 18,000 INJURED.
PRIVATE BUSINESSES ARE WORKING
WITH CITIES TO MAKE SURE
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS KNOW WHERE
TO GO.
THIS SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS AREAS
WHERE HOMES ARE LIKELY TO HAVE
COLLAPSED.
THEY DON'T HAVE A NETWORK AND
PHONE LINES ARE JAMMED.
REPORTER: ANOTHER EARLY ALERT
SYSTEM HAD SUCCESS ALERTING BAY
AREA FIREFIGHTERS.
THEY WERE JUST FIVE MILES AWAY
FROM AN EARTHQUAKE'S EPICENTER
AND GOT A FEW SECONDS' WARNING
BEFORE THE DOORS WERE SHUT.
THEY COULD HELP THE
COMMUNITY.
REPORTER: BACK HERE LIVE, THE
EXPERTS HERE ARE ALSO TALKING
ABOUT CHECKING BUILDINGS CITY BY
CITY TO MAKE SURE THEY'VE BEEN
RETROFITTED TO WITHSTAND
SHAKING.
RICK, THESE ARE STEPS THEY SAY
TOGETHER CAN MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE HOW OUR CITY LOOKS
AFTER A MAJOR QUAKE.
RICK: THANK YOU.
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