Africanamericans, fred. Natasha chen, thank you so much. Well check back with you. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for being with me. Im Fredricka Whitfield. It is noon in the east coast and 9 a. M. In the west coast as another powerful earthquake has hit Southern California, this one near ridgecrest with a magnitude of 7. 1 magnitude. This jolt 11 times stronger than the one that hit the same area the day before. Moments ago emergency officials warning residents that some homes and buildings may have been weakened or damaged by the quake and could be everyone could be in danger of experiencing morning strikes. We know through time that buildings are going to get weaker. A 6. 4, 7. 1. Maybe its not a 7. 1 next time but maybe its lower. With that there could be more damage just because structures are weakened. We just need to be vij lanlt gi the community of ridgecrest is. Theyre strong and vigilant people doing a great job and have a lot of perseverance. This major quake knocked out power and water to the area and sparked several fires. So far there have been no reports of deaths or serious injuries. The epicenter of the quake missed the major cities nearby. You see los angeles and even las vegas. Lets go now to cnns sara sidner in ridgecrest. Reporter it turned out the 6. 4 magnitude quake was just a foreshock. About 8 20 friday night the violent jolt from a 7. 1 magnitude quake traumatized the town again. Cars just started dancing. The dogs were freaking out. The cattle behind us were going nuts. It ruptured gas lines, caused fires. Everybody okay . Reporter knocked out power. Left some residents scraped and bruised and at the very least scared. Many of them are sleeping outside tonight. We are offering any services as noted earlier. We have places for people to shelter here, but many are choosing to just be with their neighbors, both in their sidewalks, in their driveways and some of them are in the streets. Reporter in the nearby city of bakersfield, the shifting earth sent rocks cascading on to a highway and created cracks along the highway. Across the california border in las vegas, the shaking sent a wave of panic in the stands during the Nba Las Vegas Summer League game. And more than 150 miles away in los angeles, tens of thousands of l. A. Dodgers fans felt the familiar yet unnerving jostling from the quake, though the game went on. Near the epicenter, seismologists say there is still a chance that the 7. 1 is only a foreshock, but the more likely scenario is strong aftershocks that go on for days. Its a very energetic system, sequence. So theres no reason to think that we cant have more large earthquakes. And the number of aftershocks are very apparent. We felt a few early this morning. So far according to u. S. G. A. s data, there has been since the 6. 4 earthquake on july 4th, there have been more than 2,300 aftershocks but to be clear, some of them are small enough that you dont really feel them, theyre closer to the epicenter, not big events. Some of them are large enough to make it rattle and roll around here. The residents here are simply tired of worrying about the fact that there could potentially, about a 5 chance or so potentially be a one earthquake that is bigger than the 7. 1. Everyone here hoping that is not the case. But one thing to keep in mind we heard from the fire chief a bit ago is that every time theres shaking that is significant enough, it can weaken structures even further. So far weve been driving around this town here in ridgecrest. Everyone says they have some kind of damage but we havent seen any major damage except for fires, four of them in the past 12 hours, the fire chief told us. Sara sidner, thank you so much. Joining me on the phone is sarah tanner. She lives in ridgecrest where that earthquake hit. How are you feeling today . A little tired. Nerves are rattled. So explain to me what it is you experienced last night. About i guess it was about 8 20 or whatever, we first had a i guess it was probably a foreshock at that point, and we had kind of gone to go outside then and one of the dogs got out and we went to chase her. Thankfully everyone went outside to do so because we were outside for the 7. 1. But it just amazing to see how the cars were rolling not rolling but moving on their axels and the ground looked like it was literally rolling. It was crazy. What about your home . How is your home . Did you see any visible fractures or anything like that . We have not noticed weve looked, we have not seen any damage whatsoever. Fortunately weve been able to we have become just the safe haven for family and friends and friend of people just people that needed somewhere to go to get out of their houses and somewhere safe to sleep for the night. So many people, their nerves were so rattled that, yes, they are taking up on the offers of going to friends homes, staying together. Describe to me what the psychology is for so many of your friends and family members who say, yeah, lets all stick together. Is it more comforting to be en masse in one place or are you finding there are some friends and family members who are even fearful about being indoors . Definitely fearful. A lot of us are fearful for being indoors. I think it was probably 1 30 or 2 00 this morning before we came back inside. And, you know, started getting some beds together. Some people slept inside and some slept outside because they were more comfortable with it. We all were terrified. Some of us are so tired at this point from not sleeping because its just been shaking pretty much constantly since thursday morning. So were only getting a few hours of sleep, you know, kind of here and there, in between significant jolts. So this will be like day three of anxiety. How long do you think youre going to feel on edge like this . Knowing that we live in ridgecrest, ive lived here my whole life. Weve been the earthquake capital before and we never had a quake of this magnitude but weve gone through periods of time where weve had shakers all the time. I know thats probably whats coming and isnt going to end any time soon. But the psychology of it is a lot different knowing that we just had this big one. It going to be interesting to see how we well, we are with you, we are wishing you and everybody there the best. Youre welcome. Thank you so much. A couple things i in thenoti the media if it can help, i noticed a lot of damage that hasnt been addressed on the east side of town, technically San Bernardino county. There was from what i know quite a few homes that were probably red tagged over there from being thrown off their foundation and all kinds of other problems as well. So i know people that have lost their homes as a result not from fire but as a result of the shaking itself. And i know that, you know, were not getting here where we live, were so secluded, we dont have our own News Networks or anything like that. So were really depending on l. A. Or National Media to kind of tell us whats going on. Theres a real shortage of information for us so we really appreciate what youre doing. Sara, hopefully that information that you just conveyed now can actually help get the assistance to places that may be harder to reach and folks didnt otherwise know before you shared that with us. Sara tanner, thank you so much for your time and information. Really appreciate it. Still ahead, the earthquakes in california are putting tremendous pressure on emergency services, including one hospital forced to shut down amid threats of new aftershocks. Plus President Trump keeps pushing his plan on the 2020 census, intending to add a question about citizenship. Could he use an executive order to finally get his way . Of savings and service. Whoa. Travis in it made it. Its amazing. Oh is that traviss app . Its pretty cool, isnt it . Theres two of them. Theyre multiplying. No, guys, its me. See, im real. Im real he thinks hes real. Geico. Over 75 years of savings and service. Here are evenonere reasons to join tmobile. Do you like Stranger Things . Sure you do. Thats why netflix is on us. Two unlimited data. Use as much as you want, when you want. Three no surprises on your bill. Taxes and fees included. Still think you have a better deal . 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The hospital closed after thursdays quake and were learning it could remain closed for at least another week. Outside they set up a Triage Center for emergencies. And thats where we find cnn correspondent stephanie elam. Tell us more about what people are experiencing there. Well, fred, i can tell you that we now know that the hospital has been restored with its power. Thats the good news. However, because of that shaking, because of the intensity of that earthquake here and think about it, people have some serious medical concerns inside of the hospital, they wanted them out of here. They went ahead and evacuated those people out to hospitals, most likely west of here towards the los angeles area. They have set up some cots that are out here and tents out here in the parking lot. Right now theres nobody in them and theyre really not planning on opening up. Theyre partially open. If someone came in with an emergency, they would help them as best they could but would want to transfer them to a different hospital here. Keep in mind, when an earthquake hits, youre supposed to drop cover and hold on, thats what youre supposed to do. You cant necessarily do that if youre at the hospital. Thats part of the reason they didnt want to take any chances here and they wanted to evacuate. The other issue is after a 7. 1 earthquake, any of the aftershocks could be sizable in and themselves. That could be more danger. Youve heard about the people who have been staying outside because they were afraid to be inside of their homes because of what could fall, let alone if a wall were to fall or anything like that. These concerns are also part of the reasons why theyre keeping people out of these buildings, especially if theyre already in medical need. They want to keep them safe, as we are still experiencing aftershocks in the ridgecrest area. Some of them you do take note of for sure. You mention, stephanie, power back on. Did they also have a chance to really inspect and see what kind of damage that hospital may have endured . Reporter thats what all of these precautions are about. Because with each earthquake a building could be compromised a little bit more. Think about if you had like a glass on a table and if you shook it and you shook it again and you shook it again and finally that third one might be the one that knocks that glass off the table. Its the same sort of idea. Because of that they want to inspect all of these if a sifac. When the earthquake hit, the sun was up but on its way down at the time. Because of that they arent able to get a really good idea of what was happening until now when the sun is up. Theyre taking a better look, making sure everything is okay before they open it up but it might not be until next week. Experts are warning that an even more powerful quake could hit Southern California in a matter of days. Cnn meteorologist ivan cabrera joins us from the weather center. 7. 1 earthquake, thats pretty significant. People felt it hundreds of miles away. No question about it. A major earthquake, we only get about 15 worldwide throughout the year. What you said already happened, right . The 6. 4 was supposed to be the main quake. It was a very small percentage we would get a stronger one and 34 hours after the 6. 4, a major quake at 7. 1, another shallow one. As you get further away from the epicenter, the shaking is not as significant. Youre looking at 20 Million People that felt light shaking in l. A. , but close to the epicenter about 30,000 felt severe and that was not felt with the 6. 4. Look at all the aftershocks that continue, were talking hundreds and hundreds and eventually thousands of aftershocks. Were not all going to feel those but theyre still going to be there. This is the big question everyone is asking. 7. 1, could we get something that is higher . Could this be another foreshock . Well, thats a possibility. Its very low, though. Were down to three. Yesterday we were at four. The point is that this probability of getting something higher than a 7. 1 will continue to go down. Were down to two tomorrow and the furst away we get from that 7. 1, the greater the chances that we are done, at least with the major part of the quakes. But well continue with hundreds and eventually thousands of the aftershocks of this 7. 1 major earthquake which we havent seen in california in 20 years. The smaller earthquakes or aftershocks will continue to provide problems. We could have additional gas line breaks, additional power outages. Look at the forecast here over the next few days. Were looking at temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s. So on top of that, rescuers, folks trying to get their businesses and homes back in shape, theyre going to be doing it with sweltering heat over the next few days. Chad myers takes over our coverage beginning the next hour. For now back to you, fred. Thank you so much. Coming up, the fight over a sencensus question takes anothe sharp turn in court. The u. S. Has a new strategy following the u. S. Supreme court weighing in. That next. From the floor plan. Free wifi. And the price match guarantee. So with hilton there is no catch. Yeah the only catch is im never leaving. No im serious, i live here now. Book at hilton. Com and get the hilton price match guarantee. Wireless Network Claims are americas most reliable network. The nations largest and most reliable network. The best network is even better . Best, fastest, best. Enough. Sprints doing things differently. Theyre offering a new 100 total satisfaction guarantee. 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After the citizenship census question was criticized by the Supreme Court, what is the president s argument for trying to revive this issue . Reporter fred, President Trump is arguing its Still Necessary to include that question in the census to determine whether a person answering is a citizen or a noncitizen. Hes still fighting for this despite that ruling, that setback, from the Supreme Court. Even though the Commerce Department has said theyre starting to print the census without that Citizenship Question included, sources tell cnn the president has expressed frustration with the way this has been handled. President trump is arguing its necessary for districting and to determine the al occas allocati taxpayer dollars. You need it for many reasons. Number one, you need it for congress, for districting. You need it for appropriations. Where are the funds going . How many people are there . Are they citizens . Are they not citizens . You need it for many reasons. Reporter now, justice Department Lawyers told a court yesterday that theyre still exploring options for moving forward with the citizen ship question. The Supreme Court told the administration they needed to find a new rationale for the Citizenship Question if they wanted to include it but they didnt rule out including it altogether. President trump said hes considering four or five different options. One of them is that executive order. Of course, he created some confusion earlier this week when he said he was not ready to give up the battle over the Citizenship Question after commerce secret