carter evans live in ridgecrest. you. >>> and contra costa county crews had her hands full responding to dozens of fires. these are photos from one incident in pittsburgh. the fires were luckily put out quickly because extra crews were brought into work the holiday. and all, firefighters responded to at least 37 fires in the span of six hours. in the meantime, a fire destroyed a detached garage and threatened a nearby home on the broke out at around 2 p.m. yesterday. the fire grew to 35 acres before crews got it contained. >> reporter: i'm jackie ward live at sfo near where a new waiting lot will be opening. and a couple of hours for right ear drivers. the point is to give them a little bit more space as a way to for passengers. right now they have to wait on the southside of sfo, for a pickup call and the new lot is on the north side. adjacent to the cell phone waiting area. it is more than double the side of the current lot and will potentially get used to millbrae avenue a break. as a result, streets like used to

cbs reporter carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: the six point for magnitude quake in ridgecrest sent items flying off the shelves at local businesses and broken bottles littered the floor at this liquor store. >> everything was on the shelf and came crashing down. the wine. it just fell. >> reporter: home security cameras caught caused roads to this house went up in flames. >> we have multiple injuries. we have had two house fires. we have had small vegetation fires. power lines are down and catholics. >> reporter: the local hospital was partially damaged, so 15 patients were evacuated as a precaution. some had to be airlifted to other hospitals. >> what is going on. >> reporter: numbers were found and felt even more than 100 miles away at our los angeles station and dozens of aftershocks were felt in the region. i was on camera this morning when a strong one came through.>> role. role. >> reporter: in ridgecrest, mayor peggy breeden said they are concerned about more potential damage. >> you dictated state of emergency. what does that do for the city? >> it allows us to secret

slot carter evans shows us that a bay area scientist is now way weighing in. >> and we figure out whatis happening in the town, he will not stop. >> reporter: kelly's son kyle is one of at least seven kids in california who been diagnosed with cancer over the last for years. she had another mom first removed a cell phone tower from a local auto entry school campus. now they're taking a closer look at a dangerous chemical found in the towns water supply.>> my gut tells me that something is here that is causing the issues. >> this site in representative and was once home to a nestli plant that used tce to decaffeinated coffee until the 1970s. nestli discharged plans wastewater into the city sewers. the company says that for more than 30 years, the clementa cleanup and water protection measures to ensure that levels do not exceed california standards. tcu was recently found in one of five city dragging water wells.>> this is the well where they found it easy. >> reporter: the city of irvine said levels reached 90 percent of the epa maximum allowed under the water last summer. the well was

carter evans has the report. >> reporter: residents in ridgecrest were hardest hit. it caused this home go up in flames. homes broke into flames and supermarket items flew off the shelves. bottles littered the floor of this liquor store. the people in here say it was shaking hard, bottles rocking back and forth and dropping on the floor. check in 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. yay, just a lot of broken stuff. >> reporter: seismologist lucy jones says the strong shaking will continue. >> we'll continue to have a lot of aftershocks. there's like a one in 20 chance this is not the largest. >> i got so scared. >> reporter: the quake was felt 100 miles away in los angeles. the anchors for our los angeles station kcbs were all caught off guard. >> wait, what's going on. >> are you serious? >> reporter: ceiling lights swayed and wat

carter evans on the big island shows us why. >> reporter: hawaii is home to some of the most beautifules in the world with picture perfect shorelines but it's pictures like this no one expects to see. >> we're here at kamilo point, and it is unaffectionately known as trash beach. >> reporter: from car parts to shoes, nothing surprises volunteer cleanup organizer megan lamson. this place is like a catchment system for trash. >> the whole hawaiian archipelago acts like a sieve and catches the debris. >> reporter: globally 18 billion pounds of plastic waste upends up in the social, that equates to five grocery back of plastic trash signature on every foot of coastline around the world. >> that looks like it's from asia. >> reporter: in just one afternoon recently a group of volunteers picked up more than 1400 pounds of trash off this beach. but they were only going for items larger than a bottle cap. that means all of these microplastics were left behind. and it turns out this is some of the most dangerous debris for marine life. >> this to me looks like evidence of bite marks, so somethi

>> jacobson: carter evans with the latest in california. carter, thank you.here was nowhere to cool off along mississippi's coast today. a toxic algae bloom forced all 21 of the state's gulf coast beaches to close to swimmers. going into the water there could cause rashes and nausea. people are also being told not to eat fish caught in the area. today was actually a beach day in alaska. the state is dealing with record heat. parts of anchorage could hit 88 today. jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: dana, we're here near the byron glacier where it's so warm i can walk around in shorts and a polo. the state of alaska is heating up at a rate twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and if you don't want to believe those numbers, come here to anchorage, where this weekend we saw temperatures about 25 degrees above normal. that is the hottest it has been here in alaska in the state's history. to put that in perspective, it was as hot here on july 4th as it was all the way south on miami beach. scientists say there is no doubt this is climate change. they say

carter evans is at a hospital near the epicenter in ridgecrest, california, which is northeast of losngeles. 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 flo

carter evans will have a report live on the cbs evening news right after this newscast. >>> rocking and the desert. >> it cost $7 billion in modern dollars that's 11 billion or 12 billion. you would think in ridgecrest, only 20,000 residents. >> why is there $1 billion in damage. >> i think the proximity was really close. some of the damage was 50 or 60 miles away. >> and may be china lake which is as big as rhode island. >> you made mention they won't let anyone on base. i've heard the buildings have collapsed but they will not let usgs out there because it's a top-secret facility. >>> the weather remains on track to warm up. that will be a couple of degrees a day. we are looking for a mild warming trend and that is what will be happening. and look to our own little earthquake faults that built mount diablo. every year it bumps up a couple of millimeters in height. a thrust fault of capable of 6.0. oakland, 65. santa rosa, 75. a beautiful view of the bay bridge up and running since november of 36. in concord, 72. santa rosa, 70 degrees. here's what is happening tomorrow morning. not dr

here is carter evans. >> their actions were without a doubt insidious, selfish, and shameful. >> reporter: justice department first details how admissions consultant rick singer was the mastermind behind a multi- million-dollar college bribery scheme for month ago. now vanity fair reports as far back as 2017, guidance counselor at the la procedure buckley school questioned three universities offered a spot to a student that they believed was an african-american tennis was her drink in the top 10 in california. reality, the student was white and never paid tennis competitively. the buckley school psychologist straight but told cbs news they cannot discuss individual student or admissions details. the students father admitted he hired rick singer as a consultant. he has not been charged. in a statement to dbs news, he reteacteinfoatonome of their daughter's applications, none of which related to her test scores or academic records. >> you have anything to say to the student you help to get into yale. >> reporter: 51 people have been charged. prosecutors say many help paid singers organizati

carter evans has a follow-up on their fight for answers. >>> plus our eye on money segment, a look at habits can impact credit scores and future borrowing. >>> and we'll talk with 6-year-old coach drake of the kalamazoo growlers about his me meltdown at a baseball game. that's "the cbs morning news" for this friday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. for this friday. i'm anne-marie green. have a day. >>> looking live from our exclusive sales force tower camera. look at this all lit up in the city of san francisco. it is friday, july 19 a michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. is just about 4:30. bring on the weekend and the sunny forecast. >>> the sunshine is coming as we are looking out the clearing, heading to the day but otherwise, we are starting off with the clouds and areas of fog because of the onshore flow. here's a live look with the treasure island camera and temperatures running in the mid to upper 60 at this hour. welcome to friday. temperatures will be seasonable this time of year. heading to the afternoon, the mid-sixties in san francisco. the low 70s. and for san jose

we have to show them that we will fight for them. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning" carter evans, riponer board has asked nestle to do additional vapor testing to ensure tce levels are within new, stricter guidelines set by the state. nestle says the work plan has been submitted and approved by the water board. i can't imagine. i mean, losing a child so young and then that fight in you to find out what's wrong. what's going on in the community. >> as a parent you watch your kid gain weight and then when they start losing weight it's terrifying. >>> all right. we're looking at the stories you'll be talking about today. what do you have? >> what do "sesame street," frank sinatra, and robert deniro have in common, tony? i'll tell you, coming up. >> i don't >>> good friday morning starting off the day with clouds and ears a fog along the coast and part of the bay. inland already catching the sunshine. 70 the time highs 82 in concord. 71 in oakland and 61 for san francisco. temperatures warming up with high-pressure building and for the weekend. that means as we go through saturday and espec

carter evans is in los angeles. >> i'm here because president trump has said ice will attack thousands of families, separating children from parents! >> reporter: passionate protesters today in chicago join those in cites around the nation, fighting back against planned deportation raids set to begin sunday. in oakland, california, naomi islas is worried her family could be targeted. >> maybe some-- one day i go home, and my parents aren't going to be there. >> reporter: throughout the country, undocumented immigrants like gerson quinteros are on edge. >> i feel, like, scared every day. i don't know what to do. but i know, with my community, i'm in strength. >> they came in illegally. rorter: the president confirmed friday, ice agents will be focusing on immigrants with removal orders in at least ten cities. >> they're going to take people out, and they're going to bring them back to their countries. or they're going to take criminals out, put them in prison. or, put them in prison in the countries they came from. >> reporter: while large-scale deportation actions are not uncommon, mos

carter evans is there. >> reporter: it was sheer panic for ridgecrest residents already on edge.tomers stormed out of this restaurant when the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck. audience members at a local show quickly abandoned their seats. >> 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 roc

area near the epicenter, which is about 150 miles northeast of los angeles, and that is where carter evanstonight. ( screams ) >> reporter: the 6.4 magnitude earthquake is still fresh on everyone's minds here in ridgecrest, and the aftershocks won't let them forget it. >> i have never felt anything like that at all. >> reporter: this was donnie morrison's home the day of the quake. rattled nerves kept his family up all night long. >> we had our shoes by the bed. we had, you know, clothes ready to go, if we had to bail out real quick. >> reporter: so far this community has experienced more than 1,000 aftershocks. we witnessed the bge far, preparing for an early morning live shot. >> whoa. roll. someone roll. roll, roll, roll. >> reporter: another aftershock hit during our interview with seismologist lucy jones. >> oh, here it is. so there is a 4.3-- an estimated 4.1 that has begun. >> reporter: with some homes and buildings still bearing the scars of thursday's quake, volunteers are cleaning up what they can around town. one of the biggest clean-up jobs is here at the local library. there i

governor says last weekend's back-to-back earthquakes caused at least $100 million in damage, but carter evansorts now scientists say the quakes are a wake-up call for a region that is long overdue for the big one. >> reporter: in the quake- stricken town of trona, benny and anna sue eldridge are loading up a lifetime of memories and saying good-bye to their now uninhabitable home that's been in the family for nearly 60 years. >> when the work is done, maybe it will hit me, oh, my gosh, everything is gone. >> reporter: the two massive quakes left a trail of debris in trona and nearby ridgecrest. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: they've also shaken residents to the core. >> p.t.s.d. is a real thing. and we're all suffering from it right now. >> reporter: with at least 4,000 aftershocks so far, some residents say they're too terrified to sleep indoors. every time you feel these aftershocks, what's it like? >> it's like you're going to the fall in the ground. it's going to crack open and you're going to fall. >> reporter: do you feel safer out here? >> yeah. >> reporter: yeah. >> becau

carter evans is at the game in arlington, texas. >> it's difficult. >> reporter: the shock is still freshtions raw as those in the angels organization speak out for the first time since the death of pitcher tyler skaggs.>e heart.usou ry do.. you're so in shock. >> reporter: skaggs died suddenly in his hotel room just hours before the team's scheduled away game against the texas rangers. he was only 27, and in the prime of his career. >> a good fastball early on from skaggs. >> reporter: he had pitched just two nights earlier at the team's home field in anaheim. as the news quickly spread, fans flocked to angels stadium to pay respects, including some who were at that game. >> it's just shocking to me because we were here saturday night when he pitched. now he's gone. just... >> devastating. >> yeah, devastating. >> you have to feel sorry for the family right now. just... my heart goes out the them. >> reporter: skaggs is survived by carli, his wife of just seven months, and his parents. the cause of death may not be known for several weeks. and even though last night's game was postponed,

carter evans is near the epicenter in ridgecrest. ing. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. these earthquakes have rocked the community and they've done a lot of damage. this is one example. we're here in ridgecrest after the first earthquake and then at 8:19 last night the shaking started again and grew increasingly violent. this is the first glimpse of the damage inside a ridgecrest supermarket. tiles fell from the creeling. food and other items flew off the shelves. >> the air is really thick, dusty. this was a bad one. >> reporter: gas lines ruptured sparking numerous fires. officials say they're bracing for the worst. >> there's been a number of injuries, increased number of ems calls to the 911 centers. >> huge priorities right now for medical support and for fire-fighting and for emergency power. >> reporter: even in los angeles, more than 150 miles away -- >> it continues to -- >> it coinues. >>>>ed toet under the desk. >> we'll be right back. >> reporter: the 7.1 came one day after thursday's 6.4 jolt which was the largest earthq

carter evans has the story. >> reporter: residents near the epicenter here at ridgecrest were hardeste magnitude 6.four 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 to the ground. you could see wine and beer all over the floor here, and check in the stock room over here. it took a lot of shaking to do that. some roads are cracked, and there are widespread power outages. ceiling lights swayed and water sloshed in backyard pools across the l.a. region. this was the largest quake to rock southern california since 1999, an eerie reminder of the 1994 northridge quake. the magnitude 6.7 shaker centered near the city of los angeles, killed at least 60 people and caused billions of dollars in damage. luckily this one was much ♪ did you know you can save money by using dish soap to clean grease on more than dishes? try dawn ultra. dawn is for more than just dishes. wi

carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: the shock is still fresh and emotions raw as those in the angelsization speak out for the first s dencin the t. you really don't -- you're so in shock. >> reporter: skaggs died suddenly in his hote hours before the team's scheduled away game against the texas rangers. he was only 27 and in the prime of his career. >> see a good fastball early on from skaggs. >> reporter: he pitched just two nights earlier at the team's home field in anaheim. as the news quickly spread, fans flocked to angels stadium to pay respects, including some who were at that game. >> it's just shocking to me because we were here saturday night when he pitched. >> khanna strikes out. >> now he is gone. it's just -- >> devastating. >> yeah, devastating. >> you have to feel sorry for the family right now. my heart goes out to them. >> reporter: skaggs is survived by carli, his wife of just seven months, and his parents. the cause of death may not be known for several weeks. and even though last night's game was postponed, tonight's will go on. >> these guys will be there fightin

our cameras were rolling overnight in carter evans felt one of them in ridgecrest, california. >> roll, roll. ridgecrest is near the epicenter of yesterday's quake that damaged homes, set off fires and injured several people. carter are, they expecting any more aftershocks? >> good morning. yes, we've been feeling those aftershocks all night long. coy feel them in bed, and we could feel a big one out here this morning. the shaking yesterday was felt as far away as las vegas. and it really shook the community here in ridgecrest. you can see it knocked this mobile home right off its foundation. it's red-tagged now new york knoc city one can live here. 2he 6.4-magnitude quake in ingecrest sent items flying off shelves in local businesses and knockedottles littered the offr of this liquor store. >> everything that was on the selves came crashing down. the wine, all i heard was just -- woo and it just fell. ter: homsecurity cameras caught meras caught t also caused roads to crack. this house went up in flames. ,> we have multiple injuries. we've had two house fires. e've had small vegetatio

first carter evans shares what vanity and cbs news uncovered. >> reporter: their actions were withouts consultant rick singer was a mastermind behind a multi-million dollar college bribery screen four months ago. now "vanity fair" reports as far back as 2017 a guidance counselor at l.a.'s prestigious buckley school offered spots to a student they believed was an african-american tennis whiz ranked in the top ten in california" in reality, the student was white and never played tennis competitively. the buckley school set the colleges straight but told cbs news they cannot discuss individual student or admissions details. the student's father adam bass admitted he hired rick singer as a consultant. bass has not been charged. in a statement to cbs news, he said he and his daughter were stunned to learn that mr. singer and his company submitted inaccurate information on some of their daughter's applications. none of which related to her test scores or academic record. >> do you have anything to say to the student you helped get into yale. >> at least 51 people have been charged. prosecut

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carter evans shows us those hit the hardest are starting to clean up. >> reporter: from the outside, the damage to bill and marilyn mckey's home doesn't look too severe. but this is what the quake did inside. it's where the mckeys were when friday night's 7.1 jolt struck. >> it was crazy because everything that survived the first earthquake didn't survive the second. >> reporter: you're inside when this chimney collapses into the roof. what are you thinking? >> i don't know how we made it out the front door with stuff just stacked up. i had to rip the door open. >> reporter: their community was closest to the epicenter. these cracks in the road are a direct result of the shifting fault line below. in nearby ridgecrest, security video shows just how violent that magnitude it shook the town. sending almost anything not bolted down flying off the shelves. and to those outside, swimming pools became mini tsunamis. that memory still fresh for everyone in ridgecrest where today many found comfort in their faith. >> the city that shakes together, stays together. >> reporter: mental health p

carter evans is at angels no foul play is suspected, and according to reports, neither is suicide. >>ul night for baseball -- >> reporter: starting pitcher tyler skaggs took the mound at angel stadium saturday. it would be his last time. >> one ball, one strike -- >> reporter: he posted this photo on instagram as he and his team prepared to play the rangers in arlington, texas. a day later, police respondsed to a call of an unconscious male in a hotel room. >> south lake town square -- >> reporter: skaggs was pronounced dead at the scene. at angel stadium, fans paid their reporspects. >> you have to feel bad for the family now. just a -- my heart goes out to them. >> reporter: skaggs married his wife just seven months ago. he was drafted by the angels right out of the same southern california high school where his mom was a longtime softball coach. skaggs had been a regular on the team's starting rotation since late 2016. >> what's been the secret to all your success? >> like i said last time, i think it's confidence. >> third strike of the night for tyler skaggs -- >> reporter: skagg

ridgecrest looking for damage, you would find some of it, neighborhoods and businesses, in fact, carter evans virginia found damage five minutes up the road from where we are right now. carter, good morning. >> reporter: well, david, they've got a lot of cleaning up to do here. you can see how this wall is ollapsed against the home. overall in ridgecrest, things are beginning to get back to normal. roads are open again. water and power is back on. but scientists say the people of this community are going to be rattled by aftershocks for a long time. after living through something like this, the shock for residents in and around ridgecrest still hasn't worn off. >> how are you feeling? >> still nervous. it hasn't settled -- every time the ground starts shaking, the mind goes back. >> all of these people up here are here for you to today. >> reporter: a town hall local officials tried to reassure the shaken community with the steps they're taking. >> ptsd is a real thing. and we're all suffering from it right now. we have teams coming in that will help us with that. >> reporter: friday's earthq

the jimmy carter presidential library and museum and the refugee assistance organization hosted this event. host: good morning. i'm dr. evans, director of the carter presidential library and museum. i'm excited for you to be here today. we are commemorating the refugee act of 1980 signed by president carter in march of that year. on behalf of president carter, who was unable to be here, i want to welcome you to the carter presidential center. we say center because there are two fabulous entities here, the federal entity is the library and museum, which is where you are now, and a few feet away as the carter center, which is an ngf. together, president carter looks at us as the center. we provide him with data, research, camaraderie, advice, and we work really hard for him as well. the refugee act is an amendment to the earlier immigration and nationality act and the refugee assistance act. the goal was to provide permanent and consistent admission to people who were suffering in other nations, and to provide asylum. that was the whole point of it. this is what makes it so exciting to be here today. we are partnering with ma