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www.kpix5.com . we will see you in 30 minutes. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> ninan: southern california gets rocked again. >> this is a very strong earthquake. >> ninan: another, more powerful earthquake rattles buildings and nerves. >> i can describe it as being the most scared i've ever been. >> ninan: also tonight, utter destruction. multiple injuries are reported after an massive explosion destroys a florida strip mall. road rage: a shooting ignites fireworks inside a car in texas, severely burning a family. royal controversy: baby archie's picture-perfect christening sparks new criticism of meghan and harry. kick-off outrage: why the women of team u.s.a. are playing for more than another world cup trophy.
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and, olympic dreams: bruce springsteen was born to run. why his daughter says she was born to ride. >> you're just focused on what you're doing, what the horse is feeling. >> ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. with a western edition. southern california is assessing the damage tonight after a second massive earthquake rocked that region. last night's 7.1 magnitude quake rattled buildings and sparked fires. seismologists say that's ten times larger than the july 4 quake, but it did not cause any major injuries. the quake struck near ridgecrest in the mojave desert, about 150 miles north of los angeles. carter evans is there. >> reporter: it was sheer panic for ridgecrest residents already on edge. customers stormed out of this restaurant when the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck. audience members at a local show quickly abandoned their seats.
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>> earthquake! >> reporter: and employees at a home depot ran for their lives. >> let's go, let's go, let's go! >> oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god! >> reporter: it was just as terrifying for those who rode out the quake at home. >> i can describe it as the most scared i've ever been. >> reporter: bob bloudek was with his eight-year-old granddaughter. he says once the shaking stopped, he was horrified to see his neighbors' home on fire. he feared the family was still inside, but later learned they were somewhere else. >> i was thinking the worst. pure hell. pure hell. >> reporter: the quake's tremendous force caused roads to crack, and sloshed water out of swimming pools. the nearby town of trona, which is closer to the epicenter, also suffered serious damage. this is video i shot during the tail end of the quake. it felt like the violent rocking was going to knock me off my feet. >> and it is going on for quite a bit, everybody. >> reporter: 150 miles south of the epicenter, in los angeles, the earthquake interrupted news coverage.
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>> 8:21 here on the air. we're experiencing very strong shaking. i think we need to get under the desk. >> reporter: and it became a hot topic at dodgers stadium. >> i think we've got another earthquake. >> reporter: seismologists are now classifying friday's 7.1 temblor as the main quake, and thursday's 6.4 magnitude shaker as a foreshock. the ridgecrest area has already experienced 2,500 aftershocks, and there will be more. >> this is going to go on for several years or more. we expect something like 30,000- 40,000 aftershocks probably in the next six months. >> reporter: people's nerves are certainly frayed here in this community. when that family returns, this is what they're going to see. their home is a total loss. we've been feeling a lot of aftershocks here, and scientists now say the chance of another magnitude five or higher quake is 96%. thank mh,arter. a suspected gas explosion in florida today reduced part of a shopping mall to rubble. the blast was massive.
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at least 21 people were hurt. it happened in plantation, florida, west of fort lauderdale. peter king has more. >> reporter: the blast originated inside a vacant pizza restaurant, destroying it and sending debris flying across this shopping center in plantation, florida. falling debris crushed several cars in the parking lot. >> i heard a loud boom, and really thought it was fireworks. >> reporter: the force of the blast shattered windows and damaged businesses in the same section of the plaza, including an l.a. fitness center. people inside the gym said the entire building shook. its roof collapsed. patrons were sent scrambling to get out. >> my first, initial instinct was, "this is an earthquake!" but i'm in florida, so obviously it's not an earthquake. i was just terriedho. >> reporter: the explosion was powerful enough to be felt for miles around. >> when we arrived, we found patients scattered all about the debris area. >> reporter: first responders set up a triage area, and firefighters with specially trained dogs searched the area to make sure no one was trapped or killed. fire officials say everyone has
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been accounted for. >> we're very much relieved that, considering the debris field, and considering how we found the patients and where we found them, that the injuries are not as severe as we thought they would be. so we're very thankful for that. >> reporter: peter king, cbs news, orlando. >> ninan: a search is under way in texas tonight, after a horrific case of road rage left four people badly burned, including two young children. it happened when a man shot at a truck, causing fireworks inside to explode. here's kenneth craig. >> reporter: this surveillance video captured the terrifying assault. fireworks exploding inside a moving truck, with a family of four inside. you can't see his face, but police suspect the man trying to get away in this white s.u.v. is the person behind the 4th of july attack. investigs that familuck in ait of road rage following some sort of confrontation, setting off fireworks they had just purchased. witnesses saw the fire and tried to help the family escape, but
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all four people were badly burned. the two children were just babies. >> they received extensive burns throughout their body. >> reporter: all four family members were rushed to the hospital. police are now desperate to find the driver of this newer model light ford expedition, and other witnesses who may have been riding with him. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> ninan: powerful thunderstorms hammered parts of the northeast today. a possible funnel cloud was spotted in new jersey. there were reports of minor damage. no one was hurt. president trump is doubling down on his fight to add a controversial question about citizenship on the 2020 census. nikole killion is traveling with the president. she's in berkeley heights, new jersey. >> reporter: president trump flew to new jersey for his first summer visit to his country club, while back in washington, aides scrambled to find a way to get a citizenship question included in the 2020 census,
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despite pushback from the supreme court. >> we have four or five ways we could do it, so we're working on a lot of things, including an executive order. >> reporter: a source familiar with the deliberations tells cbs news, "attorneys are reviewing all the options, and are trying to resolve the legal issues as quickly as possible." critics charge the citizenship question discriminates against immigrants and communities of color. >> we're going to lose a lot of support in our communities and our regions. >> reporter: experts say the president can't override the supreme court's decision to block the question, but he can come up with a new rationale for why it's warranted. >> the commerce secretary can add some questions to the census if they have valid reasons to do so. p wants action on immigration. after postponing mass deportation roundups last month, he's threatening they'll start "fairly soon." >> i don't call them raids. i say they came in illegally, and we are bringing them out legally. >> reporter: the administration continues to come under fire for poor conditions at migrant detention centers along the
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southern border. the president claims the facilities are clean and run beautifully, but a government watchdog report described the crisis as a "ticking time bomb." house democrats plan a hearing next week. reena? >> ninan: nikoke killion, traveling with president trump. well, a top aide to iran's supreme leader says the islamic republic is set to begin enriching uranium beyond the level set in a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. in a video, the aide says both americans and europeans violated the agreement. tehran appears to be set to increase its uranium enrichment closer to weapons grade levels tomorrow. president trump withdrew the u.s. from the deal a year ago. well, this was christening day for the royal baby, archie harrison mountbatten windsor. it happenen harsh spotlight. debora patta is at windsor castle. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: royal watchers
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lined the streets around windsor castle this morning, hoping the couple had changed their mind, and they'd get a glimpse of baby archie. but when prince harry and meghan announced the christening would be a private affair, they meant it. today, in a complete break with tradition, here at the henry the viii gate is where the line has been drawn. nobody is allowed any further. >> actually, i'm really disappointed. >> yeah, it's quite sad that they didn't make it more of a public... like william and kate. >> reporter: by contrast, prince harry's brother, william, charmed royal fans everywhere after the christening of his three babies. but today, all the couple would reveal were these carefully selected official photographs. not even the names of archie's godparents have been made public. only a few close family and friends attended the intimate ceremony. the queen was not one of them, due to a previous engagement.
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>> harry and meghan are senior members of the royal family. they do have a certain contract with the public, if you like, and i think a christening is something they could have been a little bit more flexible on. >> reporter: and it doesn't help that british taxpayers have just footed a $3 million bill for the renovation of the couple's new home. the simmering resentment is a far cry from just over a year ago, when meghan was welcomed into the royal family by an ecstatic crowd on her wedding day. royal critics warn that the unprecedented secrecy surrounding this christening could result in a backlash against them in the future. debora patta, cbs news, windsor castle. >> ninan: the women's world cup finals are set for tomorrow: team u.s.a. versus the netherlands. but there's new controversy over when the game is to be played, and the growing gender gap in prize money. roxana saberi is in lyon, france. ( cheers ) >> reporter: with tens of thousands of fans in france... >> u.s.a.!
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>> reporter: ...and record audiences on tv, team u.s.a. is showing the world the power and passion of women's soccer. that's no surprise to co-captain megan rapinoe, the team's most outspoken player. >> it seems, for whatever reason, we're constantly having to remind people that the quality is there, and the entertainment is there, and obviously the competition is always there. >> reporter: in the final competition, the reigning world cup champions will take on a relative newcomer here: the netherlands. but when the game kicks off here on sunday, the u.s. could also be battling for airtime. fifa has scheduled two men's soccer finals on the same day, saying, together, all three games will draw more attention to the sport. >> that's a terrible idea, to put everything on the same day, in every way. especially, i mean, obviously, you know, there's two other finals going on. but this is the world cup final. this is like, "cancel everything day."
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>> reporter: the scheduling, rapinoe says, is just another sign of the gender gap in the game. and for women's soccer to catch up, it needs help. >> ♪ money, money, money, money! right? the women's game has proved time and time again, world cup after world cup, year after year, that we're worthy of the investment. >> reporter: and, she says, they're worthy of respect, which they'll keep fighting for long after this tournament is done. roxana saberi, cbs news, lyon, france. >> ninan: coming up on the "cbs weekend news," why the army's new uniforms bring back memories of "the greatest generation." and later, she was born in the u.s.a., but this springsteen seeks olympic glory.
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or air force uniforms. the solution? turn back the clock. here's david martin. >> reporter: the old guard is getting a new uniform. in addition to his dress blues, lieutenant colonel j. todd burroughs is being fitted for something in an olive green. >> i'm pretty happy with the trousers. >> good, that's good. >> reporter: what do you like about it? >> i'm a big fan of the uniforms of the greatest generation. >> i never saw anything look so wonderful in my whole life. >> reporter: the uniform you see in world war ii movies is exactly what army chief of staff mark milley told annette lafleur he wanted her to design. >> he told me how much that he admired the uniform, that it was a great time in our history, and he wanted to bring back that esprit de corps. >> reporter: so basically, this is a golden oldie. >> yes. >> i think there is a definite need for us to change our uniform. >> reporter: sergeant major dan dailey has become the chief model for the new uniform...
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>> and a touchdown! >> reporter: ...wearing it to see-and-be-seen events like the army-navy game. in the commercial world, this would be rebranding. >> we absolutely are. >> reporter: it will be several years before every soldier is wearing it, but the new uniform is coming, like it or not. this is, after all, the army. staff sergeant catherine gerhiser didn't get a vote. did you feel like you needed another uniform? >> am i supposed to answer this honestly? >> reporter: yeah. >> if someone thinks we need another uniform, then, you know, we need another uniform. >> attention! >> reporter: the new uniform is being phased in, starting with army recruiters in new england under the command of lieutenant colonel ronald anzalone. >> it's what we grew up on, hearing stories about. it's iconic. >> reporter: if clothes make the man, a uniform identifies him. and the blue ones just didn't say "army." >> i'd get a couple questions, "are you an airline pilot?" you know, "is this air force or navy?" like, no, i'm army. >> reporter: nobody understands the importance of a distinctive
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look better than the brander... make that commander, in chief. >> in the army, we're even getting new uniforms and those beautiful new uniforms. the belt was a big deal, the belt. >> this is actually what was worn in world war ii. and that's why the belt is here. >> reporter: you got to admit, it looks pretty sharp. >> it's kind of good to turn some heads again. >> reporter: just like his grandfather did in 1942. david martin, cbs news, natick, massachusetts. >> ninan: coming up on the "cbs weekend news," why a rare copy of one of america's founding documents was put on display. documents was put on display. on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 65 and take medications.
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>> ninan: only two fair copies of the declaration of independence written by thomas jefferson still exist. "fair," because they include text cut from the document, ratified by congress on july 4, 1776, words that condemned slave trading. the draft is so rare, it's displayed just for 24 hours each year. here's jericka duncan. >> we celebrate the fourth of july by showing to the public this fundamental document of american liberty and american independence. >> reporter: in a rare showing this week, the new york public library displayed thomas jefferson's original manuscript of the declaration of independence. >> jefferson had drafted a version of the declaration that
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the congressional committee and the congress edited. >> reporter: omitted from the final version was jefferson's stance on the institution of slavery. >> jefferson was a slave holder, was strongly opposed to freeing individual slaves. what he wanted was to eliminate slavery as an institution, and then deport the slaves who were currently in the united states. one of the reasons why the rest of the continental congress wanted this out was that it was so contradictory. >> reporter: the library acquired the manuscript at auction in 1986. it is only brought out once a year due to its fragile nature. when not on display, it's kept in a vault to preserve its condition. the library received thousands impse ise,f honoeek to catch a recipient david bellavia. >> to me, what i defended was the constitution of the united states, and this declaration was really the precursor to getting that fundamental document we all swear an oath to.
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it's a very special moment as a soldier to see the document that started the entire making of the united states. >> reporter: jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >> ninan: next on the "cbs weekend news," she's the springsteen starring off the stage.
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compete in the 2020 olympics. here's nikki battiste. >> reporter: so, this is your office? >> this is my office, not a bad place to work every day. >> reporter: she may be the daughter of "the boss"... jessica springsteen, everyone. >> hello! >> reporter: ...but jessica springsteen was born to ride. >> jess springsteen goes into the lead. >> reporter: equestrian show jumping involves galloping horses over 30 miles an hour, over 13 jumps as high as six feet and as wide as seven. each course is designed with challenges, like tight turns, triple jump combinations, water obstacles and a time limit, which is usually under 90 seconds. >> we have our young superstar, jessie springsteen. >> reporter: you are ranked fifth in the u.s. right now. you have a good chance of making the 2020 olympic team. how hopeful are you? >> oh, i don't know. it's going to be really tough, but one day, i think i'll be there. >> reporter: equestrian events in the olympic games are one in
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the only in which men and women compete against one another. >> i think it's great. so equal. and it's amazing and always such a surprise to people. >> reporter: springsteen trains on six horses a day to help prep for year-round competition. to win in this sport, a horse and rider need to be in perfect harmony. she is as much a celebrity in this world as her rock-star parents, cheering their daughter on from the stands. in the public's eye, how have you been able to go from "bruce springsteen's daughter" to "jessica springsteen, champion rider, olympic hopeful?" >> growing up in new jersey, everyone was so used to seeing my parents everywhere and going to school there, especially when riding when i was so young, i didn't even realize what was going on, i think. and as i've gotten older, it's so normal now. >> reporter: the one question everyone has is, how do you make a horse jump? >> --a horse jump, i know! you have to be at the right
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balance, the right side of the fence, and the right distance, so that they're able to clear it and make their best jump. but each horse needs something a little bit different to make them jump. >> reporter: jumping your way to the top of this sport is as mental as it is physical. >> you're just focused on what you're doing, what the horse is feeling, and you're really just in sync and kind of in the zone. >> reporter: are you ever scared? >> as i've gotten older, you get more nervous, you're more aware of what can happen to you. you know, you see your friends have some bad falls. but you have to be confident, you have to be comfortable. >> reporter: i think so much of this sport, from my years of riding, is trust. >> trust and confidence. confidence-- if you think you can do it, you're probably going to do it. >> reporter: nikki battiste, cbs news, wellington, florida. >> ninan: and we certainly wish her good luck. and that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." i'm reena ninan reporting from new york. from all of us, good night.
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live from the cbs bay area studios. this is kpix5 news. and now at 6, a stolen firetruck leads chp on a wild chase across three bay area counties. the joyride that ended in a blowout. go, go. >> plus, the southern desert jackhammer to buy two big quakes 36 hours apart and the ground has not stopped shaking sense. since. with all the earthquake activity happening to the south of us, got us thinking, how is it affecting us in the bay area? kpix5 news at 6 starts right now. >> the 7.1 quake that struck southern california last night was so powerful people here in the bay area felt it. it was the second major earthquake in that area and less than two days. it struck on the same faults as
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the july 4th 6.4, which is now considered a foreshock to yesterday's event. the second quake measured 11 times stronger than the first, but despite the intensity, no deaths have been reported, only minor injuries so far. this is a look at some of the worst damage in the san benito county or community. chimneys and entire walls collapsed during the quake and some rubes caved in. officials say as many as 50 structures in the small town were damaged by the quake. governor newsom has requested a presidential emergency declaration for ridgecrest and the surrounding area. he toured the damage a short time ago. >> california is committed to rebuilding. california is committed to this region. and california is committed, in closing, to do more to raise consciousness and awareness around the fact that our beauty, california's extraordinary beauty, is de

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