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This april 2nd. >> announcer: from abz, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> welcome in on this wednesday. we do begin this half hour with much of south america on high alert after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of chile. at least five people have been killed in the quake which earlier triggered tsunami watches and warnings for 11 south american countries. >> the quake measured a magnitude 8.2. it struck six miles beneath the ocean floor off the northern part of the country. it triggered aftershocks and a small tsunami. the quake forced evacuations along ch...

This morning on "world news now" -- killer quake. breaking developments from chile after a powerful 8.2 jolt. the fatalities and evacuations in south america and tsunami advisories in the pacific. automaker anger. lawmakers and family members of accident victims demanding answers from general motors' ceo. >> the voifs our daughters, who can't speak for themselves. >> as investigates reveal a 57-cent fix for those faulty ignitions. and counting his blessings. alarming x-ray after a freak accident involving a tree trimmer and his malfunctioning chain saw. >> just kicked down on me and just n...

Keep the roads clear. >> u.s. officials are not expecting any tsunami to hit the coast of california, oregon, washington or alaska. a tsunami advisory has been issued for hawaii but it was largely a preindication. no flooding is expected and initial waves are expected to hit there this morning just before 9:30 eastern time. you will want to stay with abc news and abcnews.com as we cover the developments and the aftershocks in chile. our next updates are on "america this morning" as well as "good morning america." representatives from airlines around the world are taking steps to make sure no...

>> reporter: some roads were blocked by landslides caused by the quake. and there have already been close to a dozen aftershocks, including a 6.2 tremor and a 5.5 quake. most of the damage has been limited to houses made of adobe. while some injuries have been serious, most have been minor. waves measuring 6 1/2 feet struck chile's shores ahead of the tsunami. some 300 inmates escaped from a women's prison in one city and chile's military dispatched several forces to guard against looting. the quake shook buildings as far away as bolivia and peru and and even triggered microscopic seismic meas...

Powerball lottery jackpot. raymond buxton was the only winner in the february 19th drawing. he took a lump sum of $242 million before taxes. those are just some of our top stories on this wednesday, april 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> and good wednesday morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with the powerful earthquake off the coast of chile. >> there are reports of at least five people killed in numerous injuries. the quake, a magnitude 8.2 struck six miles beneath the floor off chile's northern coast. >> this triggered a ...