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Crews battling house fires. multiple injuries reported tonight, and the hospital there at the epicenter in ridgecrest forced to evacuate. so far, hundreds of aftershocks and the region is bracing for more. abcs eva pilgrim starts us off in kern county. >> reporter: tonight, damage reports coming in. southern california rocked by a major earthquake. the largest to hit the region in 20 years. surveillance inside this restaurant capturing the intense shaking. employees running for cover. pictures f...

need folks to leave. ive been in there when planes have entered airspace and they told us to leave the capitol. during this instance, there was no such warning, there was no such direction from capitol police. it happened so quickly that the evacuation orders were given simply by word-of-mouth. by whatever office you were closest to. that was my experience just outside the senate chamber right above it. >> lisa with the latest from the capitol. wolf blitzer standing by for us in washin...

This man scrambled on top of his householding onto the roof for dear life. >> you are very lucky to be alive. >> im lucky. very lucky. >> reporter: there was lesses that 30 minutes between the quake hitting and the monster wave devouring the coast. this is your house. he managed to drive out just in time, but said his neighbors werent so lucky. this is a scene of complete and utter devastation. the power of the tsunami, it just speaks for itself. the wall of water that rolled through here within...

This neighborhood 500 meters from the coast caught the full force of the devastating tsunami. every single home was damaged by the ten-meter wall of water, most beyond repair. this man scrambled on top of his house holding on to the roof for dear life. you are very lucky to be alive. there were less than 30 minutes from the quake hitting and the monster wave devouring the coast. this is your house. this man managed to drive out just in time but says his neighbors werent so lucky. this is a scene...

They were rear to recover bodies. this neighborhood 500 meters from the coast caught the full force of the devastating tsunami. every single home was damaged by the 10-meter wall of water, most beyond repair. this man scram boned top of his house, holding onto the roof for dear life. >> very lucky to be alive. >> lucky, very lucky. >> reporter: there was less than 30 minutes between the quake hitting and the monster wave devouring the coast. this is your house? this man managed to drive out just...

And we had a camera scale where they have 300, 500 monitors throughout japan. its a ten-scale system. what people are concerned about is that it hit a six-plus, which is similar to the one that we saw earlier today. but the appearance at the epty cente center, its hard, i know, the earthquake epicenters when inland doesnt push the water up. we dont expect a tsunami warning out of this one. waiting reports from that areas where it was hit. >> give us an idea, you were saying this happened roughly...

Honshu. one magnitude 6 quake hitting and the other 7.2. the first one so powerful it triggered tsunami warnings there. back to libya, moammar gadhafi raising the stakes in the war against protesters. he is now offering a reward for someones capture. well tell you who that is. also, gadhafi calling out the united states and encouraging libyans to fight against the west. plus, christians, muslims, taking to the streets and fighting over religion. up next, ill tell you what sparked this bloody...

Take a look. the quake as it hit. the video from inside a disco in chile. more than 700 now dead across that country. soledad obrien is there for us along with cnns karl penhaul. we established contact. soledad, what really strikes you from what you are seeing today? >> reporter: the looting, id have to say. we were covering a big fire that was set, we were told by several sources, by looters. when they realized theres nothing else to steal out of the clothing store, set it on fire and hopped in...

Land la. >> a lot of people survived and right now were just praying for the people that lived. were mourning for those we lost. >> we need to do mark this day in a special way. especially the young people. >> the service is taking place inside haiti all day as well as part of a three-day nationwide memorial service marking the one month anniversary of the countrys killer earthquake. the 7.0 quake hitting near the capital city of port-au-prince. estimates put the death toll as high as 230,000. �...

Quake hitting near a city causing hundreds of buildings to collapse there rupturing water lines, flooding the streets as you can see below. the state geological area reporting 30 aftershocks, some after a 5.4 magnitude. emergency responders no deaths. the prime minister is calling that a miracle. >> gregg: folks in the northeast are breathing a sigh of relief. hurricane earl long gone, doing less damage than feared but the storm causing major headaches for travelers. train service between new yo...