Note from Bill:
VP Pence at Israeli President Rivlin’s home in Jerusalem speaks of Trump Administration commitment to peace deal 20 minutes later 7.9 earthquake off Alaska coast.
VP Pence was about to speak to the Christian Friends of Israel (CUFI) event on Trump Administration commitment to peace as massive rains flood Washington, D.C. in 90-minutes.
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January 23, 2018
Pence commits to Trump peace talks in Jerusalem 20 minutes later the Gulf of Alaska is rocked by a 7.9 earthquake and tsunami warnings
TIME: VP PENCE ARRIVES AT THE PRESIDENT’S RESIDENCE AT 10:50 AM JERUSALEM TIME. SPOKE AT APPROXIMATELY 11:10 AM JERUSALEM TIME / 4:10 AM EST OR 12:10 AM ALASKA TIME. THE GULF OF ALASKA EARTHQUAKE HIT AT 12:31 AM ALASKA TIME.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin
5:00 minutes into the video:
The President [Trump] also sent me here to reiterate our nations deep commitment to peace.
5:27 minutes into the video:
President Trump truly believes that the decision the United States has just made to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, we believe will set the table for the opportunity to move forward in meaningful negotiations to achieve a lasting peace and end the decades long conflict
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7.9 Earthquake in Gulf of Alaska just after midnight sparks brief West Coast tsunami fears
Source: Anchorage Daily News
The quake hit at 12:31 a.m. Alaska time, according to the USGS.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 hit beneath the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday, resulting in tsunami alerts for coastal areas from British Columbia to the Aleutians.
Tuesday's quake was centered 181 miles southeast of Kodiak, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. The quake was 15.5 miles deep, the center said. The magnitude was initially reported to be about 6 miles deep and magnitude 8.2 but was later downgraded to 7.9.
All Alaska warnings, alerts and advisories were canceled just after 4 a.m., and there were no reports of significant waves or damage.
Major U.S. networks' morning TV programs gave tsunami warnings for the entire West Coast .
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