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Finally tonight, america strong. we celebrated a milestone today for a member of our own family. robin roberts, marking her fifth anniversary of her life-saving bone marrow transplant. robins match, her sister, sally ann. but 70% of those people who need a bone marrow transplant dont find it in their own family, and thats where be the match comes in. and this morning, a boy named a.j. meeting the stranger who saved him. >> he was a really healthy boy. all of a sudden, in the middle of the night,...

Raised fists calling for silence in mexico asser theyre looking for signs of survivors after the powerful earthquake. plus, hurricane maria makes landfall in puerto rico, tearing roofs off buildings. one official says the u.s. territory is destroyed. thanks for joining us. >> were getting a new look at the those twoe natural disasters. in mexico, the death toll stands at 223 after the 7.1 magnitude quake struck 75 miles outside of mexico city. a reporter at the scene of this collapsed school s...

National mourning. >> reporter: at the site where a school once stood in mexico city, rescue workers listen for the sounds of . the bodies of at least 21 children and four teachers have been recovered after an entire wing of an elementary school collapsed. president nieto visited the school overnight. this was our school, these were our children, this woman tells the president. rescue workers still searching for two children and one teacher missing in the rubble. it struck about 75 miles southea...

Devastating scene unfolding right now. the catastrophic earthquake in mexico. buildings coming down. people trapped. so many of them children. tonight, were on the scene of a school collapse. some of the children have been pulled out. and rescue crews shouting "silence" so often today, in the moments they thought they could hear the children. abcs matt gutman is on the scene tonight. >> reporter: tonight, hundreds still prying away debris, hoping to uncover a sign of life. a little girl, believe...

At least two dozen buildings ghcaved in.ty n >> crashing to the ground while and ran, the roofs of two elementary schools caved in, children are still trapped inside. >> rescue workers and ordinary citizens are trying to remove the rubble. >> many, many people are injured here, and even more still feeling panicked, everywhere there are people on the streets and small piles of concrete and debris, this quake was not as neulwes arf the o hexactly 32 years ago today, killing 10,000 people, but this...

Leg braces, she was able to walk out into fresh open air, and last year, she hiked the entire 2,190-mile appalachian trail. the first paralyzed hiker ever to do so. this year, she tackled another mountain. the 2,650-mile pacific crest trail. >> i have about 900 more miles left. >> reporter: she finished that one, too. another day, another first. >> feels good. anythings possible. i mean, you know, if someone paralyzed can hike the trail, then anythings possible. >> anythings possible. stacy and ...

About door knocking where there is one. >> fire department! >> reporter: fire and rescue teams are walking the debris- filled streets, marking homes that are safe and documenting the damage. carlos calvillo is with california task force 1, a group of 80 rescuers under femas direction. >> as a team comes through, theyre doing a rapid assessment of the area. >> reporter: with the help of canines, this team is looking for survivors. >> if they actually detect human remains or a live body, well be a...

Hollywood hills. the first sign of trouble came early this morning. an emergency call about a heart attack. but it soon became clear it was much more serious. >> the facility called and said that incidents were occurring. somethings going on in the center, unknown how many patients or their injuries. >> reporter: what came next -- an all-out evacuation. >> the scene was chaotic when i arrived. we had 115 patients that we were trying to evacuate and get to safety. >> reporter: the scope of the tr...

Plane for their honeymoon overseas? good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin with that horrific headline that emerged today, several days now after hurricane irma hit florida. eight residents of a florida nursing home have died. the center evacuated this morning after an emergency call. three people had been found dead inside. the home using generators no air conditioning in that sweltering heat. everyone else then taken to the hospital today, whic...

Video showing is the dramatic rescue, swimmer rappelled into the mouth and huge waves slamming around him as he touched down. >> and buckled in young woman and pulled her back to safety. landed back on the ground, happy to be there. and rescuer went back to bring the young man to safe ground. >> appear to be okay. remarkable outcome. not clear how they ended up in cave in first place but out safely. good afternoon, dan ashley. >> and im christa zee. hrm. >> downed power lines across the state, r...