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And then he was court-martialed and as a result of that court-martial, he was sentenced to continfinement and a bad cont discharge. >> explain the fractures, what he did to this little boy, this stepson. how old was the stepson? how violent were the assaults and how permanent the damage? >> well, any time you have a subdural hematoma, which is a bleeding between the skull and the brain, that's considered very dangerous and can lead to death. that typically comes from violent shaking, which is what he was charged with doing. fractures often occurred with that as well as you have someone who was...

Chad meyers is here. what do we know they might be seeing later today? >> we have seen three big aftershocks, and the latest was a 5.7. there is australia. we know all about that, and the wiggles live there and all of that. here is new zealand down here, all part of this pacific ring of fire. the entire ring of fire in most spots the reason why some of these islands and valleys and places exist in the first place. let's take to you what we're talking about. here's the city here of christchurch and right there, the earthquake only about three miles down into the crust of the earth. very shallow...

And estimations right now 10 to 15 feet. >> want to take you to cnn's chad myers. he's gotten up early on this saturday morning to help us understand exactly how large of a quake this is, put it all in perspective, and really help us prepare for what's to come for these tsunami warnings. what do you know so far, chad? >> and dr. curt frankel from georgia tech, my phone a friend. thank you for getting up at a ridiculous hour this morning. >> sure. >> seismologist here. why people felt waves and shaking for so long because typically, some were saying ten minutes. it seems like an eternity when y...

The internet or maybe even by phone so they're trying to do what they can. >> some even inside chile are trying to seek comfort via twitter or other things. josh levs spoke with some of these tweeters for their reaction of what's going on in south america. >> one twitterer or tweeter i was talking with earlier today. he was inside a hotel, felt the shaking, stepped out, screamed for everyone to stay safe, grabbed someone's hand, ran out on the street where everything was still shaking and saw things turn to rubble. that man happens to be a music star from "american idol." actually... [ slappin...

Slam and sort of compression. as you can see the waves compressing and extending, compressing and extending as they move through earth. >> kind of like pushing a slinky. >> exactly. >> you can feel that -- >> jolt. >> like one jolt. okay. >> that's right. >> then "s." >> they're the next waves to arrive. these have an up-and-down motion, so higher amplitude, more shaking. >> more damage will happen with this. >> exactly. when the surface waves -- both the p wave and the s wave travel through the earth, then we have two sets of waves that travel along the surface of the earth. these cause the m...