Winning the Little League world series today, sunday, august 24th, 2014. Welcome to todayn this sunday morning, im erica hill. And im lester holt alongside jenna wolfe and the weather channels maria larosa filling in for dylan this morning. We have breaking news. Just shy of the 25th anniversary of the big San Francisco quake, the world series quake that got hit again this morning 6. 0. It struck just before 3 30 this morning pacific time. In the San Francisco bay area there are reports of damage. Weve seen some early pictures. Facades off buildings. There are Power Outages. Some people say it is the strongest quake they have felt in years, and there are aftershocks continuing right now. Jeff ranieri is the chief meteorologist at our nbc station in San Francisco. Youre about 30 miles from the epicenter. Tell me what you felt . Oh, i mean we were sleeping this morning and it seemed to last for at least 20 seconds. Maybe longer. I mean were seeing the kind of shaking. And it wasnt just y
Their store step. First, a local Wounded Warrior lost almost everything. But now an outpouring of support is coming in. Some of my military memorabilia madeit. But virtually everything is gone. Hand full of pictures and keepsakes. Reporter captain edward klein, injured two years ago, when an ied went off. I lost both legs above the knee, right arm above the elbow and three fingers. Reporter they were just start g over in their new home. It was definitely a huge step toward being back normal. Reporter when thursday night a fire destroyed that home. I went to climb out of the basement on my hands and knees basically to climb up the stairs so she was able to pull me out. The amazing part is by the time i got outside, neighbors were standinout side. Reporter kevin heard and wanted to help, too. So they offer d free groceries for the rest of the year. Come on down and do some shop shoping. Reporter and the local help didnt end there. Trucking for troops thats already helped. Reporter but th
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