captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ >> begnaud: on the "cbs evening news" this fourth of july, southern california is shaken by its strongest earthquake in 20 years, magnitude 6.4. >> we're having an earthquake right now. >> emergency crews getting reports of injuries and fires. >> broken glass and wine, beer all over the floor. >> there is a chance that we have not yet seen the biggest earthquake. >> begnaud: salute to america, the president brings a military show and protesters to the nation's capital. >> the high price of insulin is forcing some families with type- 1 diabetesel u.s. for the lifesaving drug. >> for us, insulin is like air. we need it. >> a bust of the legendary king tut goes on auction, but the egyptian government says it shouldn't be sold at any price.

>> they never tell us how they bought it from egypt. >> begnaud: and the mission to honor some of america's forgotten heroes. >> if i can do anything in my power to make sure some of these men live again, i will do it. >> begnaud: good evening. from new york, i'm david begnaud. this is our western edition. and we are going to begin in southern california. today the strongest earthquake in 20 years hit that regiion. buildings shook, people felt it from los angeles all the way to las vegas. it magnitude 6.4 quake. carter evans is at a hospital near the epicenter in ridgecrest, california, which is northeast of los angeles. carter, i know homes caught fire. was there anyone hurt, though? >> reporter: david, there were some injuries, but authorities are not saying to what extent right now. we know there aren't any deaths reported, and the hospital behind me is not dealing with any earthquake-related injuries. let me step out of the way and show you, it is somewhat of a triage situation. they've been evacuating patients, some in wheelchairs.

this was a part of town that was hit the hardest. the strongest shaking was felt here. they have to assess the hospital for structural and other damage. residents near the epicenter here in ridgecrest were hardest hit by the magnitude 6.4 quake. the jolt caused this house to go up in flames. items flew off the shelves in supermarkets and broken bottles littered the floor of this liquor store. the people who were in here say it was shaking hard. the shelves were rocking back and forth. bottles were falling on the ground. you can see wine and beer all over the floor here, and check the stock room over here. it took a lot of shaking to do that. >> i was about half a foot from getting hit in the head with a glass cup falling from the humidor right there. >> reporter: some roads are cracked and there are widespread power outages. >> we still have no power. yeah, just a lot of broken stuff. >> reporter: seismologist lucy jones says strong shaking could continue. >> we will continue to be having a lot of aftershocks.

there is probably a one in 20 chance that this is not the largest event within the sequence. >> oh, my gosh. i got so scared. >> reporter: the quake was felt more than 100 miles away in los angeles. this is how we first learned about today's massive earthquake. >> it's still going. >> reporter: the anchors for our los angeles station, kcbs, were also caught off guard. >> what's going on? >> it's an earthquake. >> are you serious? >> reporter: ceiling lights swayed and water sloshed in backyard pools across the l.a. region. this was the largest earthquake to rock southern california since 1999, an eerie reminder of the 1994 northridge quake. the magnitude 6.7 shaker centered near the city of l.a. killed at least 60 people and caused billions in damage. luckily this one was further away from the most populated areas. experts say, though, this should be a wake-up call for californians. >> this has been an extremely quiet, abnormal time.

this type of earthquake is much more normal. >> reporter: the mayor here in ridgecrest has declared a state of emergency. this was a pretty large earthquake. some of the strong shaking was felt as far away as las vegas. we're still feeling some shaking. we felt an aftershock that lasted ten seconds. that has been going on all day. and david, i should mention, it is hot out here. triple-digit temperatures, more than 100 degrees, and power is out for half this community some you can imagine how tough it is for a lot of people without air conditioning. >> begnaud: carter, southern california has an earthquake warning system. people can put an app on their phone. but there was no alert that went out today, right? what happened with that? >> reporter: there was no alert that went out. the system was working. it was just designed to send out an alert if shaking stronger than 5.0 is expected in los angeles. in los angeles, the shaking was 4.5, not enough to trigger that alert, david. >> begnaud: got it. carter evans, thank you for the answer. now to the president's "salute to america."

earlier, president trump became the first president in nearly 70 years to speak at the national mall on independence day. critics are calling the event a shameless attempt to celebrate himself. weijia jiang is at the lincoln memorial tonight. >> today we come together as one nation with this very special salute to america. we celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the united states military. >> reporter: president trump went to the lincoln memorial tonight to put his own twist on july 4th celebrations. >> as we gather this evening in the joy of freedom, we remember that all share a truly extraordinary heritage. together we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told the story of america.ut the military's might on full display. as fighter jets flew over the national mall.

and service members performed at the lincoln memorial where military hardware have been parked. mr. trump is the first president to deliver remarks at the national mall on independence day in nearly 70 years. >> i think it's monumental, and i think it's historical. and i think if he's going to say stuff to bring us together, so be it. that's what we're here for. >> reporter: critics say the president is playing politics on a holiday that typically brings americans together. protesters came armed with a balloon depicting him as an angry baby. and a talking robot. >> no collusion. a witch hunt. >> reporter: jeff stratern from frederick, maryland, made this homemade contraption to protest the show. >> when he said he was going to take over what is a national holiday and turn it into a political campaign rally, i just thought that that's not what 44 presidents before him have done. and that we should take it back for the people.

>> reporter: white house officials say president trump's remarks are patriotic, not political, but v.i.p. tickets went to the republican national committee and top g.o.p. donors. multiple inquiries to the r.n.c. about how many went unanswered. the president is also facing questions about the cost of the production. neither the pentagon nor the white house has provided a number. the flyovers alone cost tens of thousands of dollars an hour. but mr. trump promised on twitter, "the cost of our great salute to america will be very little compared to what it is worth." there were moments during the event that the crowd was so pumped up they started chanting, u-s-a, and we've seen plenty of times president trump go off script when he feels the energy is high. critics were anticipating him to switch into campaign mode, which could have cost event organizers millions of dollars because it would have been a violation of federal appropriations law, but the president stuck to script.

david, back to you. >> begnaud: weijia, thank you very much. there was some deadly weather in south carolina this afternoon. a group of people were smm in georgetown county in georgetown south of myrtle beach when a storm rolled in. they got out of the water and took cover beneath a tree. they were struck by lightning. one person was killed and at least six others were hurt. thunderstorms are rumbling across the country this fourth of july from montana all the way to the atlantic coast. in alaska, which is the coolest state in the country, there is a heat wave. anchorage is expected to hit an all-time new high over the next few days, 86 degrees. that's about 20 degrees above their normal. on top of that, it is so dry there that the fireworks show ended up being canceled. most government workers are off for the holidays, but at the department of justice, lawyers were said to be working today to get the president exactly what he wants, a question on the 2020 census asking everyone in this country if he or she is a citizen.

here's jan crawford. >> reporter: on twitter this morning, the president said justice department lawyers were working even on the fourth of july on whether they could add the citizenship question to the census. since the supreme court last week rejected the commerce department's rationale for the question, the president has vowed to keep fighting. >> i think it's very important to find out if somebody is a citizen as opposed to an illegal. >> reporter: but with time running out to print the forms for next year's census, justice department lawyers told a federal judge on tuesday, the fight was over. and in a statement, commerce secretary wilbur ross said the census bureau has started the process of printing the decennial questionnaires without the question. the president's response on twitter to all that: "fake news. we are absolutely moving forward as we must." that tweet prompted a scramble at the justice department. and a telephone conference with d.o.j. lawyers and a now- exasperated federal judge.

"the tweet this morning was the first i had heard of the e,wyer td theosition on this judge. ast t figureut whagoing on." now, the judge gave the justice department until tomorrow afternoon to answer once and for all, is this fight over or not? david? >> begnaud: jan crawford with the latest turn in this. thank you, jan. you know, a growing number of americans are going to extremes to get life-saving insulin. they're going to canada, because the drug is much cheaper there. mireya villarreal has some of their stories. >> i'm going to change my insulin pump now. >> reporter: deb souther wakes up every morning knowing her life depends on insulin. >> for us insulin is like air. it's like oxygen. we need it. >> reporter: even with insurance, deb says it costs more than $750 a month for the three vials she goes through. so early last friday morning she joined about a dozen other

diabetics on a bus heading from minneapolis to canada, where insulin costs about 90% less than at home. quinn nystrom coordinated the trip. her second to canada in two months. 800 miles for medicine with a message. it has become a life-and-death situation for a lot of people, hasn't it? >> correct. people are dying because they cannot afford insulin, and it only costs these companies $3 to $6 to manufacture a vial of insulin. >> reporter: they chose london, ontario, because it's where insulin was developed nearly a century ago. the drug is cheaper in canada primarily because the country has universal healthcare. the government negotiates costs and is allowed by law to cap prices. in the u.s., insurance companies make individual deals with drugmakers and the uninsured pay market price. three companies make insulin. all say they offer patient assistance programs. in a statement, novo nordisk told cbs news, "we recognize our

healthcare system is broken." adding, "we know more must be done to ensure insulin affordability, and we are committed to being part of thetn for now, this is the group's solution. >> i have never held this much insulin before. it makes me want to cry. >> this vial in the united states is $340. this vial today, $30. >> reporter: because you bought it in canada? >> because i bought it in canada. that's the only difference. one in four americans are rationing their insulin because they cannot afford it. >> reporter: quinn nystrom is fighting for herself, her younger brother, who also has diabetes, and the other 7.5 million americans who rely on insulin to stay alive. >> i don't care what political party you are, we're the united states of america and we stand up for our brothers and sisters, and we are literally letting a medication that was discovered 99 years ago become so unaffordable because of greed and because of partisan bickering. and we're letting type 1

diabetes now in 2019 become a death sentence again. >> reporter: mireya villarreal, london, ontario canada. >> begnaud: a story worth hearing. next on the "cbs evening news," an ancient statue of king tut is auctioned off despite an outcry in egypt. and later, the fireworks started early when a store in south carolina went up in flames. dawn is for more than just dishes. with 3x more grease cleaning power per drop, it tackles tough grease on a variety of surfaces. try dawn ultra. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, hmm. exactly. so you only pay for what you need. nice. but, uh... what's up with your... partner? not again. limu that's your reflection. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ what sore muscles? what with advpounding h ask... advil is... relief that's fast. strength that lasts.

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>> reporter: if only those extremely sensual lips could talk. maybe he could explain how he found himself on an auction block today at christie's. zahi hawass is egypt's former minister of antiquities. >> they never tell us about the origin, about how they bought it from egypt, who is the owner of this piece. they have no evidence of that. but we do think that this is a part of our heritage. >> reporter: the story begins in the 1920s when british archaeologist howard carter discovered king tut's tomb. christie's contends the bust has been under the ownership of a private collection in germany since 1985, after passing through several hands since the 1960s. up close it is exquisite, instantly recognizable as the face of king tut. christie's say ancient objects like this are by their nature impossible to trace back thousands of years. christie's head of antiquities,

laetitia delaloye, says the auction house has done everything it could to prove its provenance. >> christie's is at the forefront of the protection of historical objects. this piece has been widely published and exhibited. it's a very well-known piece. there hasn't been any claim on the piece, and we have not received any evidence from the egyptian authorities about a problem. >> reporter: but while egyptian authorities have failed to stop the sale, they have not stopped their battle. >> we will fight until the head of tutankahmen, our great, famous king should come back. >> reporter: the great, famous king won't be coming back any time soon. today, egypt's child king is under new ownership. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> begnaud: still ahead on this fourth of july, bourbon is burning in kentucky, and no one is stopping it.

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>> begnaud: we want to end this fourth of july with an effort to make sure one american is given the nation's highest military honor. he earned it more then a century ago. here's chip reid. >> reporter: sergeant william butler served with the renowned all-black 369th infantry regiment during world war i. his heroism made headlines after he killed at least five germans while rescuing five americans who had been taken prisoner. the 369th got a parade on their return, and butler received the distinguished service cross and france's highest military honor, but not the u.s. medal of honor. >> no black received a medal of honor in world war i. >> reporter: professor jeffrey sammons of new york university says that's largely because of a concerted and well-documented

effort by senior white officers to denigrate the performance of black soldiers. >> "they could do anything but fight." >> reporter: they being african american soldiers? >> yes. "they have in fact been dangerous to no one except themselves and women." >> reporter: sammons has joined forces with professor timothy westcott of park university in missouri to right what they see as a terrible wrong. how are you going to fix that? >> we're going to fix it with the best forensics and genealogical and historical research that we can possibly do. >> reporter: westcott and his students are combing through the records of more than 100 world war i minority service members who received the distinguished service cross but might have deserved more. >> i'm just astonished by what they did. >> reporter: sophomore joshua weston is a veteran. >> when you look at caucasian members of the military, if they were to perform the same actions, they would have been given the medal of honor in a heartbeat. >> reporter: their work is supported by bipartisan legislation now before congress

which would require the defense department to do a systematic review of potential medal of honor candidates. butler later took his own life and is buried at arlington national cemetery. ashlyn weber hopes his headstone will one day read, "medal of honor." >> if i can do anything in my power to make sure some of these men live again, i will do it. >> reporter: a mission based on a belief that it's never too late to do the right thing. chip reid, cbs news, parkland, missouri. >> begnaud: amen to that. that is the "cbs evening news" for this independence day. on behalf of all of us, happy fourth of july. i'm david begnaud. i'll see you tomorrow night. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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right now at 7. there is a bout a one in 20 chance that this location will be having an even bigger earthquake with the next few days. >> a warning tonight after a powerful california quake and more than 150 aftershocks. the shaking is still not over. >> in los angeles there was a 48 second warning the shaking shaking was arriving. how the quake approved the new state technology may save lives. also tonight, san francisco's fourth of july fireworks celebration, we are live with what to expect with this weather . thames e a awas santa clara county hillside. >> heard big booms like someone had thrown out one of those big, loud firecracker