Saw so many smiles there. World news tonight is next. Im eric thomas. For lisa argen, michael finney, thanks for joining us test testt tonight, rocked by aftershocks. New scares following that 6. 4 earthquake in southern california. Children on stage when the quake hit. Hundreds of aftershocks less than 24 hours later. A major 5. 4 tremor jolting the region. Our team inside a store, rushing to safety. Also breaking, the explosion rocking college dorms. Buildings heavily damaged. Reports of injuries coming in. President trumps new plan to add a Citizenship Question to thcensus, even after being rejected by the supremcourt. And what he nosays is to blame for that historical gaffe during his Fourth Of July address. The Road Rage Manhunt at this hour. Police searching for the suspect
wanted for firing into a family pickup, igniting fireworks inside. The vehicle in flames. A Good Samaritan racing to rescue the family. The deadly Chopper Crash in the bahamas. A Billionaire Coal Tycoon and his daughter among the victims. Haunting new images of the helicopter at the bottom of the ocean. Emergency landing. Fire breaking out on board a flight from new york to london. A passengers Phone Charger possibly to blame. The Out Of Control Car on the highway. Spinning out across four lanes of traffic. The driver making a remarkable recovery. And wimbledons comeback kid. 15yearold coco gauff, one point away from elimination, storming back with a win for the ages. Receiving what she calls the most unexpected message. And who sent it. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on this friday night. Im cecilia vega, in for david. We begin with the powerful aftershocks rocking southern california. Millions on edge, after the strongest earthquake in 20 years. Just moments ago, authorities announcing there have been more than 1,400 aftershocks in the last 24 hours. The most powerful, magnitude 5. 4. Rattling homes and shores. That quake, a 6. 4, causing injuries, fires, and extensive damage. Seismologists warning an even bigger quake could be coming. Heres marcus moore. Holy [ bleep ]. Reporter tonight, after that powerful 6. 4 quake shook homes and businesses, aftershocks are rattling buildings and nerves. Theres been about 1,400 aftershocks. 17 magnitude 4. 0 aftershocks, including one 5. 4. Reporter the biggest one so far, hitting near the epicenter. Our Eva Pilgrim Reporting live. Now this is the road between ridgecrest and trona. When the ground started to shake, it buckled the highway and tore the pavement, leaving cracks like this one more than a foot deep. Ridgecrest now under a state of emergency. Pictures flying off the walls of this business. Watch this Restaurant Employee taking cover inside a doorway. Crates and bottles flying from store shelves, shattered glass strewn across the floor, Workers Sprinting to safety. 65 children performing a july 4th play when the ground started shaking. Three of yari mowers five kids were on that stage. Im all the way in the back of the room and im just trying to figure out, how am i going to get to my kids . My immediate thought was my little sister, because shes 6. So i jumped over one aisle of chairs and i ran up to the stage and got her. Reporter are you still kind of on edge . Absolutely. Yeah. Im not comfortable inside my house. Reporter these homes knocked from their foundations. Sarah barrett running to help
her neighbors. I ran through the glass barefoot outside out here to get over to their house as quick as i could to make sure that they were okay. We pulled the owner out, and i believe it was her granddaughter, out of the trailer. Reporter and after gas leaks sparked fires thursday, authorities now telling homeowners to call their provider if they smell gas. So many people on edge there tonight. Marcus, we mentioned the 1,400 aftershocks so far. Officials are putting some odds on the potential for an even bigger quake in the next few days . Reporter yes. Officials are saying theres a 1 in 20 chance of that happening. So, theyre telling residents to be prepared. If you feel the ground start to shake, very quickly, find cover under something sturdy and hold on. Also, have a pair of shoes next to your bed because you could be running over broken glass or other debris. Marcus, thank you. Also breaking at this hour, the explosion rocking the campus at the university of
nevadareno. Several dorms badly damaged by the blast. Reports of some people suffering injuries. Firefighters blaming the explosion on a utilities accident. Heres erielle reshef. Oh, my gosh reporter tonight, an explosion rocking a dorm at the university of nevada in reno. An entrance blown out. We just had a massive explosion. Were going to need to do a third alarm response to this incident. It shook the entire apartment. Reporter students trapped inside. Authorities say the blast happened in the boiler room where technicians were doing work. We have an hvac and boiler tech worker unaccounted for. They were in the basement. Reporter the school sending this alert, cautioning people to
stay away. An investigation is under way. Classes have been cancelled. Cecilia . Erielle, thank you. We move on to the deadly storms across parts of the country tonight. Severe weather from the rockies to the east coast this weekend. Tornadoes touching down in southeastern wyoming. Flash flooding stopping cars in their tracks in minnesota. Heres rob marciano. Reporter tonight, dangerous heat and humidity fueling storms from the rockies to the east coast. Five reported tornadoes including this slowmoving but massive twister in wyoming. Families taking cover from a hailstorm near denver, while Mother Nature provided the fireworks. In dale city, virginia, a sinkhole after heavy rain swallowing this car. And Flash Flooding near st. Cloud, minnesota. Waterlogged residents wading through water, pushing stranded vehicles. And Straight Line winds peeling the roof off this building in moncks corner, south carolina. Not far away in georgetown, multiple people struck by lightning thursday. One person was killed. July, notoriously the most dangerous month for lightning injuries. Lets get right to rob for the forecast. Hey, rob. Reporter the heaviest rain near the east coast. But damaging storms with wind in the west. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for rapid city and much of colorado through western kansas through the evening. Look for strong storms tomorrow, east coast and northeast. D. C. To boston, new england, the
strongest storms late in the day. But a heat warning up for parts of philadelphia. Going to feel like over 100 in places like memphis and tuscaloosa. The heat and humidity continues. Cecilia . Rob, thank you. Next tonight, President Trump is trying not to let the Supreme Courts ruling get in the way of adding that controversial Citizenship Question to the census. The president now says hes considering an Executive Order to tack on the question, even though the forms are already being printed. The Justice Department admitting its still struggling to make its case. Heres rachel scott. Reporter tonight, the white house announcing it still plans to push ahead with including that controversial Citizenship Question on the 2020 census. Despite the Supreme Court blocking the administrations efforts, President Trump saying he has options. We can start the printing now and maybe do an addendum after we get a positive decision. So, were working on a lot of things, including an Executive Order. Reporter today, Department Of Justice lawyers told a federal judge they are exploring ways to include the question, but they also acknowledged they do not have details on how that might happen. Forms are already being printed without the question. 15 to 20 billion and youre not allowed to ask them are you a citizen. And by the way, if you look at the history of our country, its almost always been asked. Reporter but americans havent been asked about citizenship on the census in nearly 70 years. You need it for congress for districting, you need it for appropriations. Reporter yet the Census Bureau itself estimates millions of people, mostly minorities, might not answer that question and go unaccounted, which could affect federal funding and congressional seats. Before leaving the white house for a weekend in bedminster, the president praising his july 4th military celebration. It was really a recruitment situation. A lot of people are going to be joining our army, navy, air force, marines. Reporter while Tens Of Thousands turned out for the show of force and flyovers, this headscratching remark making headlines. In june of 1775, the Continental Congress created a unified army out of the revolutionary forces. It rammed the ramparts. It took over the airports. It did everything it had to do. Reporter many taking to twitter, one writing, we beat the british because they had to connect through atlanta. Today, the president offered an explanation. He blamed faulty teleprompters. The teleprompter went out. It kept going on. And then at the end it just went out. It went kaput. Rachel, joining us from new jersey. The president also made news about the Immigration Raids that he had delayed a few weeks ago. Today, he said they might be back on again . Reporter yes, President Trump said the Deportation Raids were on hold, but not off the table. He said he Gave Congress two weeks to find a solution, but time is now up, and the raids could start soon. Rachel, thank you. Now to an urgent manhunt for road rage in houston. Authorities say he opened fire on a familys pickup. They had fireworks inside. Two toddlers were severely burned. The vehicle going up in flames. Heres marci gonzalez. Reporter tonight, police in texas searching for a gunman who set off this horrific explosion. Trapping two toddlers and their parents inside their burning vehicle. Witnesses say this case of road rage started when the family stopped to buy fireworks. The father getting into an argument with another man. He supposedly cut him off. And then once that happened, thats when the dude started shooting. Reporter investigators say the shooter followed them to this gas station, firing as they tried to drive away. The incident caught on surveillance. One of the rounds struck the fireworks in his vehicle causing the fireworks to explode. Reporter the inferno, badly burning the 1 and 2yearold children in the backseat. They and their parents, pulled out of the car by Good Samaritans. She just kept yelling, my baby, my baby. I said, maam, we need to step away from the car, because the car is going to blow up. Probably two seconds after that, thats when the fireworks started coming out. Reporter all four Family Members are still in the hospital. The children in critical condition, as police try to find the gunman, who they believe is driving a lightcolored ford suv. Marci, thank you. Next tonight to the Chopper Crash killing seven in the bahamas. The helicopter on its way to ft. Lauderdale, plunging into the ocean, sinking to the bottom. A Billionaire Coal Executive and his daughter among the victims. Heres victor oquendo. Reporter tonight, investigators in the Bahamas Sifting through the underwater wreckage of the Helicopter Crash that killed seven americans including West Virginia billionaire chris cline. The man dubbed the king of coal and his group took off from Big Grand Cay abaco for ft. Lauderdale around 2 00 a. M. Thursday because of a medical emergency. The helicopter reported missing just before 3 00 p. M. Residents of grand key, hours later, discovering the downed aircraft overturned in 16 feet of water. Its tail and rotors gone. Because the wreckage was found in shallow water, Mishap Investigators should have a
pretty good idea of what went wrong. Reporter cline founded one of the nations top Coal Companies and donated 1 million to President Trumps 2017 inauguration. Two other men and four women were on board with him, including his daughter kameron and three friends. The cline family releasing a Statement Saying chris was one of West Virginias strongest sons, an american original, full of grit, integrity, intelligence, and humor. Adding, our Sister Kameron was a bright light. A Bahamian Salvage Team is working on recovering the helicopter before transporting it here to florida for inspection. Today would have been clines 61st birthday. Cecilia . Victor, thank you. And a new headline today about the economy. The u. S. Adding 224,000 new jobs last month, beating expectations. Unemployment ticking up to 3. 7 . And overseas tonight, the comeback at wimbledon. 15yearold american coco gauff taking on herzog, becoming a big star on center court. Coco, one point away from being
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