conductora: fueron 40 segundos de terror vivieron en ecuador.rremoto tiene seis provincias de el paÍs en estado de emergencia. bienvenidos a noticias univisiÓn 14 de salud a beatriz ferrari. la conmociÓn en ecuador no da tregua, el gobierno ha reportado 246 partidos y los 1527 heridos. las horas para poder rescatar se agotan. luz: los servicios de rescate han estado excavando a mano y con mÁquinas de construcciÓn para poder tratar a las personas que aÚn estÁn atrapadas. >> mira estÁ atrapada de la cintura para abajo. estÁ estable, estÁ consciente de lo que estÁ pasando. luz: los gritos de los atrapados son seÑales de que aÚn hay vida debajo. >> no nos podemos adelantar a las circunstancias. luz: con cada hora los nÚmero de partidos siguen aumentando. cientos de personas han perdido la vida y miles resultaron heridos. mÁs de 400 viviendas terminaron en escombros. vÍa telefÓnica hablamos con el cÓnsul general de ecuador en los angeles quien nos asegurÓ... >> alrededor de seis provincias declaradas en emergencias. todo el paÍs estÁ en estado de eme

we have boris sanchez in ecua r ecuador.s. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. 272 is where the death toll sits now. more than 2,500 people hurt. the numbers expected to rise significantly as we get a clearer scope of the damage. the biggest problem facing ecuador is the infrastructure. several weeks of heavy rain have weakened roads. the earthquake decimated them. we are in the city of guayaquil. the camera cannot capture the scope of the damage. this is one of the busiest bridges in the city. it essentially folded on it self killing a driver and injuring another person in the car. the president was at the vatican over the weekend. he had to cut the trip short to come home. more than 10,000 soldiers are lining up to dig out of rubble along side 4,000 police officers. we are across the street from a police station. we have seen officers arrive early in the morning. it is roughly 3:00 a.m. this is only the second deadliest earthquake ecuador has had. in 1987, almost 1,000 people died in an earthquake weaker than th

devastation in ecuador, reminder of events in our state's history. tomorrow, san francisco will mark the 110th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire. tomorrow morning, at 5:12 a.m., the exact time the 1906 earthquake struck, people will gather at the fountain on market street to remember victims. ceremony taking place tore decades. but this year, something will be missing. for the first time there are no more living survivors of the 1906 quake. bay area's christie smith continues our coverage live in san francisco right now. where earthquake preparedness for the next big one was put into place today. christie? >> that's right. a fire lieutenant said one of the effects of the earthquake like the one we saw in ecuador it brings it to the forefront here. people talk about getting more aware, getting more prepared. it is timely as san francisco gets prepared to mark the anniversary of the earthquake. some training in the marina. happened in the district. suffered serious damage in the loma prieta earthquake. a disaster response drill with neighborh

katy watson, bbc news, ecuador. katty: on the other side of the world come in japan, tens of thousands of people are also being told to leave their homes because of fears of more earthquakes there. the warning comes after 2 major tremors on thursday and friday. more than 40 people are known to have died and many more are still missing good from japan, robin brant has the story. n: this is what caused the earthquake that have left dozens dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. it's catches for 50 kilometers, full line were experts said the earth move almost two meters. ais was the hardest hit area, massive landslide here sucked away a bridge. rescuers are digging in the vain hope of finding seven people who are still missing. >> the self-defense forces and firefighters are doing their best in regard to the rescue efforts. there are still missing people. we will continue to try our hardest in the search and rescue efforts. robin: these girls should have been in lessons at their school today. instead, it is an emergen

. >>> on this sunday night, disaster in ecuador. a devastating earthquake leaves more than 200 dead, many more injured. the country in a state of emergency tonight as rez cue woscue workers search for the messing in the rubble of towns all but wiped out. >>> guns in schools -- the controversial measure some districts are taking. arming teachers and staff but keeping who has the guns a secret. >>> money back gablg -- guarantee. a hospital chain where the customer is always right. offering refunds to unsatisfied patients, no questions asked. >>> and the chosen. we hear from syrian refugees whose lives were changed in an instance now welcomed into the vatican by the pope himself. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. entire towns in ecuador have been reduced to piles of rubble. as the nation's president said today, buildings can be rebuilt. the priority is finding survivors. officials say the earthquake saturday evening killed at le

entire towns in ecuador have been reduced to piles of rubble. as the nation's president said today, buildings can be rebuilt. the priority is finding survivors. officials say the earthquake saturday evening killed at least 238 people and injured more than 1,500 with a magnitude of 7.8. it was the strongest earthquake to hit ecuador since 1979. our miguel almadir has made his way to the capital of quitoed on >> reporter: the most powerful earthquake to rock ecuador in decades. a magnitude of 7.8. injuring well over 1,000 and leaving many missing. i need to find my baby, says vanessa santos. it's been five hours since she disappeared. all they're telling me is that my family is buried. 100 miles outside of the nation's capital of quito, the frantic search for survivors is growing even more desperate every hour.

on 37th avenue, a corner restaurant has the news from ecuador on. families are eating and wondering how the country will heal from this. >> we want to know what happened in ecuador. they need help every country, the support, big problem in my country. >> reporter: a hot line has been established for folks who have they're okay. we also know the ecuadorian kons late will hold a meeting tomorrow. we're live in jackson heights tonight. news4 new york. >> two major quakes in japan as well. a scary weekend. >>> it started with a man from out of town said to be drinking next to a double parked car in queens. minutes later, that man was dead after officers say he reached for a gun. it happened early this morning at 116th avenue and 135th street in south ozone park. we have the outrage tonight from that man's family. >> no matter what, no one should get shot in their back. no one should see that. >> reporter: angry and grieving, relatives lashed out at police saying the father of five shouldn't have been killed, all while his wife watched. >> she screaming.

survivors as powerful earthquakes strike in ecuador and japan. we are live covering these stories only the way cnn can. >>> what a night in brazil. bonkers. breaking news. the lower house votes to impeach the president of that nation. we could see economic upheaval. not just there, but around the world. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we are 24 hours away from the big dance in the big apple. the new york primary. donald trump hopes to crush ted cruz and john kasich here. the polls show him well ahead. trump campaigns across the state today, which means new attacks against his own party. trump is furious about his losses over the weekend. getting swamped by ted cruz in the wyoming state convention. the system, trump says, is rigged. more on that from chris frates. >> reporter: trump fired up for the primary on tuesday after what was not a great weekend for trump. he lost to ted cruz in wyoming at the state convention. similar to what happened to him in colorado where he lost to ted cruz ab

ecuador was due. all the earthquake in ecuador is not unexpected. there was a very large earthquake in ecuador 110 years ago in 1906 and the repeat times of these large earthquakes is on the order of 100 years. >> speakers say the counties in ecuador and japan should be a repiper california could response a major earthquake at any time. all the 110th anniversary of the great earthquake and fire of 1906. dozens are remembering the disaster. tiffany, what is happening? >> if you look behind me, you can see there are people would spray paints the gold were fire hydrant the only fire hydrant working in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and it helped recollect and sane many homes in the mission district. the fire chief started off with the spray painting and firefighters now are spray painting the fire hydrant. company of the people here came from the ceremony that with respected up with hundreds holding a m of silence followed by the wail of sirens to mack went -- mark weapon the earthquake hit 110 years ago. this is the first year without survivors

ecuador es tendencia mundial en twitter.an mostrado evidencia de lo ocurrido. celebridades han echado mano de internet para dar sus condolencias. el mismo presidente rafael correa que estÁ de visita en italia anunciÓ con un tweet que regresarÁ al paÍs lo mÁs pronto posible. la policÍa de san josÉ investiga una balacera que se desatÓ desde un auto en movimiento. las vÍctimas ponen en riesgo su vida, esto ocurriÓ poco antes de las siete de la tarde en la cuadra 10,000 de la avenida lindale con varios sospechosos detenidos el momento. equipos de rescate de san francisco cancelaron la bÚsqueda de los adolescentes arrastrados por el fuerte oleaje mientras nadaban en ocean beach. las autoridades creen que los jÓvenes no han logrado sobrevivir. y se ha emitido una alerta sobre corrientes peligrosas en esa zona del Área de la bahÍa. la policÍa de san francisco dio a conocer los nombres de los agentes involucrados en la muerte a balazos del dirigente luis coppola el pasado 7 de abril. se trata del sargento nate stager y el oficial mi

we had one on thursday, one on saturday in ecuador.of quakes is 15 per year. so you do the math. you should have five through the first four months of the year, up until last week we were actually below normal. all within the statistical norm of getting the number of quakes that you see for this magnitude on a global scale. it's essentially like flipping a coin. sometimes you get several tails in a row or several heads in a row. in this particular case, this happened in populated areas, back-to-back. that is what a lot of people are now taking note of. >> we can expect a few more aftershocks in some of these places? >> yes. for ecuador, fortunately and unfortunately, the larger aftershock of 6.8 is expected. so something they're aware of. >> thaw, pedram. >>> we'll get you more information now on the impeachment vote against brazilian president rousseff. she's had extreme highs to lows. she went from a prison cell essentially to the presidential office. maggie lake has more on her dramatic rise and her fight to stay in power. >> report

the infrastructure is a huge problem here in ecuador. you may be able to see behind me this huge bridge that collapsed on to a car, killing a person and injuring another in a coastal city where the hardest-hit areas are very difficult to access. it's been raining for many weeks consecutively. partly because of el nino.

un abrazo inmenso me toca de cerca porque tuve la oportunidad de vivir un aÑo y medio en ecuador, la y para toda la costa para toda la gente tan, tan hermosa y trabajadora vaya el abrazo de solidad no solamente de el servidor. tremendo terremoto. >>> en donde quieren colaborar si quieren contribuir con alimentos ropa para niÑos que hacen muchÍsima falta. >>> en este momento hace muchÍsima falta y bueno otra decisiÓn que se estÁ tomando en el dÍa de hoy. millones de personas estÁn esperando por la decisiÓn del jurado. bueno, es como la presentaciÓn. >>> es la presentaciÓn del gobierno para ver si se aprueba o no la acciÓn afirmativa del pr. son millones de personas que estÁn esperando que esto salga favorablemente. n pasaremos a las y muchÍsima noticiass que . ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ la el devastador terremoto en donde estÁ en juego la corte suprema de washington, dc en donde estÁ en juego. neida muy buenos dÍas. en estos momentos. esperamos a los 8 magistrados que estÁn comenzando a escuchar argumentos a favor y en contra de las acciones legislativas en cuanto acciÓn ejecutiva se anunciÓ el pas

. >> tras la tragedia de ecuador el congresista demÓcrata por nueva york propuso la entrada en vigenciatados que provienen de esa regiÓn afectada. tenemos las opiniones. >> un beneficio migratorio que se otorga a migrantes documentados que no pueden realizar su paÍs debido conflictos armados, desastres naturales u otras condiciones que afectan su seguridad. se trata del estatus de protecciÓn temporal, el congresista estÁ abogando por ese beneficio para los ecuatorianos indocumentados. seÑalÓ que cuenta con el apoyo de varios congresistas incluyendo republicanos y fue mÁs allá al decir que desea visitar la zona costera de ecuador devastada por el terremoto. la persona no serÁn deportados de estados unidos ni ser detenidos por autoridades migratorias. >> para poder trabajar mÁs y ayudar de mejor manera a nuestras familias de las vÍctimas en otro país. >> y lÍderes conservadores critican la propuesta del representante demÓcrata. >> esa estrategia de polÍtica son totalmente irresponsables, no estÁn bien pensadas. sÓlo una puerta abierta para el abuso, no tienen escrÚpulos, escuchar esta opo

due for one. >> the earthquake in ecuador is not unexpected. there was a very large earthquake in ecuador 110 years ago, 1906, and the repeat times is on the order of about 100 years. >> the can would dorian vice-president says there have been at least 55 aftershocks, more expected. >>> back here in the bay area, the search is on in san jose for a gunman wanted in a deadly shooting that happened last night in east san jose on lindale avenue. their merck are you news reports the victim was a 19-year-old man. police say several suspects walked up to the young man, shot him, and then drove off. this is the city's 12th 12th homicide of the year, last year at this time san jose had eight homicides. >> residents in a neighborhood find out a fire hydrant outside a burning townhouse failed. the fire department says the two nearest hydrants didn't work during the fire and says the water district is responsible. the president of the home owners association says neighbors repeat lid reported the problem. >> there was a fire right here. and here's a fire h

un placer que estÉ con nosotros, vamos enunciar con ecuador.ene en estos momentos esta comunicaciÓn. satcha: la cruz roja lo que solicite la mejor manera de apoyar esta ayuda monetaria, cuÉntenos cÓmo es que se invierte ese dinero y cÓmo se distribuye por ejemplo en un paÍs como ecuador donde es muy difÍcil transitar despuÉs de un sismo de esta magnitud. roberto: en efecto, la mejor manera de ayudar a la hora del desastre es contribuir financieramente porque de esa forma compramos aquellos suministros que son esenciales y lo que mÁs se necesita, por ejemplo, en ecuador se necesita mucha comida, agua, medicina y elementos de esa naturaleza, por ende canalizamos el dÓlar y la moneda a lo que se necesita en ese instante. satcha: asÍ no se desperdicia absolutamente nada. ahora hablemos de la situaciÓn que se vive en territorio estadounidense, especÍficamente en texas, el problema allÍ han sido las lluvias y las inundaciones, ¿cÓmo la cruz roja ha asistido a esa regiÓn? roberto: igual que en ecuador, asistimos necesidades inmediatas, albergue, comid

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. >>> ecuador, people trapped under rubble. at least 272 people died after a magnitude 7.8 quake struck in the middle of the nice, centered by fishing ports along the country's pacific coast. at least 1500 people were injured. 10,000 troops have been deployed to help with the rescue effort. six of ecuador's coastal provinces now in a state of emergency. a vallejo couple survived all the shaking in ecuador. they cold kpix5's joe vazquez how this quake compares to anything that's hit the bay area. >> i'm from the bay area. we feel earthquakes but this was pretty intense, more than anything we have felt in the bay area. >> reporter: alice grandleman and bill freedman are vacationing in ecuador 20 miles from the epicenter of today's earthquake. here are some of their snapshots of the damage. >> all of the buildings here are made out of cement and the slide walls had crumbled down, bricks had crumbled down on the side. >> reporter: alice and bill are healthcare professionals. she at ucsf, he at kaiser permanent. once it was over, it

the devastation in ecuador, reminder of events in our state's history. tomorrow, san francisco will mark the 110th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire. tomorrow morning at 5:12 a.m. as we always do, that is the same time that 1906 earthquake struck. people will gather at the fountain on market street to remember victims. the ceremony has been taking place for decades now. this year, something will be missing. for the first time, there are no more living survive oirds of the 1906 quake. >> continuing coverage. nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco where earthquake preparedness put into action today in the recent week, christie. so many earthquakes across the world. >> that is right. and certainly timely with the earthquake in ecuador, and the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire in san francisco. today, 250 volunteers gathered in various spots in the city including the marina district. went through drills. different scenarios. trained by the fire department on practical response skills. starting with caring for those closes

at magnitude 7.8, it was the worst quake to hit ecuador in 37 years. in the capital quito, more than 100 miles the earthquake rattled store shelves and set off panic. it flattened buildings and buckled highways for hundreds of miles along the pacific coast. among the hundreds killed was the driver of a car crushed by an overpass that buckled in ecuador's largest city. when the sun came up, people who had slept in the streets look at the ruins of their towns. in one of the worst hit towns, buildings were ripped apart. across the region today, rescuers are scouring ruins in search of survivors. the firefighters worked for hours to locate a young girl. they pulled her alive from the rubble of this collapsed hotel and rushed her to an ambulance. ecuador's vice president visited another hard-hit town and spoke to anxious residents. >> we can't use heavy machinery because it could be tragic for those who are wounded. friends, be careful. be strong, pray. we're going to take care of everyone who is hurt and then we will begin the declared a national emergency

we extend our thoughts and prayers to those people in japan and ecuador. san francisco stands ready to support any international assistance effort to help the children and families in japan and ecuador. the city will honor the victims of both earthquakes at a ceremony tomorrow morning marking 110 years since the 1906 disaster. >> if you can hear me! >>> abc7 news was at marina middle school as firefighters and nurse volunteerses got ready for the next big disaster. it stands for neighborhood emergency response time. they practiced search and rescue techniques setting up command centers. >>> police in alameda are say an employee working last knitels abc7 news that the suspect was a known troublemaker suspected of painting graffiti at the store in the past. a co-worker saw him and kicked him out of the store and then followed him outside. >> it was 30 seconds or one minute i had three or four shots. when i walked outside i saw my friend down. >> one of the workers is still in the hospital. the suspect is in the alameda county jail. police plan to release his

american brian bayer is a freelance journalist in ecuador. his apartment building was badly damaged when the quake hit. >> terror was my first emotion. i switched from a very casual mood to being in complete shock very quickly within seconds. >>> on this night exactly 110 years ago we were spikes hours and seven minutes away from the earthquake that would turn most of san francisco into ash and rubble. 70 events are planned to remember april -- several events are planned to remember april 18th at 5:00 tomorrow morning the moment the quake stuck. were every. >>> a shooting happened at the arco gas station on park street before 11:00 last knight. earlier in the day employees -- night. earlier in the day employees say the gunman painted graffiti on the gas station. they say he returned later at night. the employees told him to leave. he it, but the man came right back with a gun and shot two of their work mates in the parking lot. >> i heard the guy got shot in his leg and went this way and leo is holding his chest. i called 911. >> surveillance

link between no japan and ecuador. there are subduction fault where one plate dives underneath another and it can cause a synonymy. and in ecuador, there was a synonymy warning. becauseing was canceled the synonymy did not materialize. it can generate a tidal wave. >> mark thompson has more. mark: the fledgling u.n. backed government after the french and german foreign minister's visited tribute over the weekend. on monday, iwas the return of -- the foreign minister u.k. and europe are ready to provide financial and military support. >> i am pleased to be able to announce that britain is committing assistance during this time. britain and other european nations are ready to provide support for training of libyan forces if the government so requests. >> the new government is tasked with restoring peace in a country ravaged by conflict. gaddafi was overthrown. they say they will financially back the government's attempts to attack the group and the migrant crisis. it will help boost the libyan economy. cracks in economic

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the powerful jolt rocked ecuador saturday night. bridges and buildings close to the epicenter have collapsed. buckled roads are slowing relief. ecuador's quake comes on the heels of two major tremors in japan. the countries part of the so-called ring of fire. the quakes are not related, say experts, but are a warning to be prepared. >> in california, we also have the faults capable of the 7.8. so when that earthquake happens here, and it will, we're going to have more intense shaking than what's received in ecuador. >> reporter: tonight in ecuador, there have been more than 200 aftershocks, each jolt hampering the rescue effort and shaking any sign of hope. here where the ground continues to occasionally shift, many are living in fear. they are sleeping outside under tents, because they are worried their roofs will collapse on them. it's believed up to 500 people in this area alone may have been killed. the u.s. state department confirms one american is dead, and we know two canadians were also killed in this massive quake. lester?

more than 200 people are dead after the huge earthquake rocked parts of ecuador. it struck yesterday near the central coast of that country. and cbs reporter craig boswell shows us rescuers are struggling to reach those trapped underneath mountains of concrete. >> reporter: video from inside a store captured the moment a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit about 100 miles from quito, the capital of ecuador. shoppers screamed as items were thrown to the ground. officials say more than 230 people were killed and the death toll could rise. rescue crews are struggling to reach people trapped under piles of debris. but a glimmer of hope. applause erupted when a young boy was pulled from the rubble alive. officials say it's the strongest quake to hit ecuador in decades and the destruction is widespread. entire neighborhoods made from cheaply constructed brick and concrete were leveled. buildings crumbled on top of cars. an overpass in the largest city buckled, hampering rescue efforts. over 100 aftershocks have been felt since, causing panic. people slept in the street, many t

es importante saber que este hospital se queda aquÍ en ecuador. mÉxico que vinieron a tener conocimiento para ayudar a prevenir los daÑos que deja una catÁstrofe como la de ecuador. >> va a llevar millones de dÓlares poder construir y darle vivienda digna a la gente. reporter el embajador tiene la misma sensaciÓn, hay que ayudar y asÍ lo transmitiÓ. >> una contribuciÓn puede llegar rÁpidamente a travÉs de organizaciones. reportero: nunca es tarde para colaborar. al tÉrmino de su visita el embajador asegurÓ que continuarÁ trabajando para traer ayudas a los damnificados del terremoto en todo el ecuador. ilia: estados unidos encontrÓ la caja negra del buque de carga "el faro" que se hundiÓ en octubre de 2015 con 33 tripulantes en bahamas en medio del huracÁn joaquim. afirmaron que el artefacto fue encontrado hoy a casi tres millas bajo la superficie del mar. enrique: los verdes en venezuela para el referÉndum que podrÍa recortar el mandato de nicolÁs maduro. ilia: les diremos cÓmo respondiÓ el cantante gerardo ortiz a las preguntÓ sobre su posible or

developing news out of ecuador. the latest numbers, more than 270 people and thousands more injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck that country on saturday. the death toll only expected to rise. here is a closer look at the quake's epicenter. only 100 miles from the nation's capital city. damage is widespread and frantic search far survivors going on right now. in the coastal town, 90% of the homes are damaged or destroyed. that's not far from where the earthquake was centered. back in the u.s., relief efforts are under way to help out. >> people reporting to us specific needs. >> more than 1,200 red cross volunteers right now helping out in that search. a vallejo man is stuck in the quake zone in ecuador. >> bill freeman says his vacation turned into a nightmare. his hotel suffered major damage. he had to find another place to stay. we'll hear from him in a live report at 5:30. our coverage out of ecuador continues across our digital platform. head to nbc bay area for more stories of survival. >> happening

ecuador's president has warned that the death toll from ecuador's president has warned the death toll from saturday night's earthquake could rise significy. >>> ecuador's president has warned the death toll from saturday night's earthquake could rise significantly and this morning it was raised from 272 to 350. >> rescue teams from several countries are working to find more victims and survivors in collapsed buildings. nbc's miguel almaguer reports. >> reporter: it jolted fear, terror and panic into the region. the most powerful earthquake to rattle ecuador in decades, a magnitude 7.8 crushing roads, homes and lives. this man says, "i felt like it was never going to end." the death toll is rising. nearly 2,000 people are injured and countless others are still missing. vanessa santos says, "i need to find my baby." the powerful epicenter hit near coastal communities but was strong enough to be felt a hundred miles away in guayaquil, ecuador's largest city. the vice president asking for quiet on the streets so rescue teams can hear the calls for help. the cries from deep under the rubbl

aumentan los partos en ecuador, llegamos al epicentro del episodio.straron por error en un partido polÍtico. secretario del tesoro de estados unidos advierte caos en la isla de puerto rico, por falta de fondos para pagar miles de millones en deuda. ♪ ♪ >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn edición nocturna con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. enrique: buenas noches. dos dÍas despuÉs de la catÁstrofe en una planta de pemex en veracruz. la falta de informaciÓn por parte de las autoridades sigue siendo parte importante del problema. 27 personas muertas es la Última cifra. los peritos no han podido llegar al nÚcleo de la explosiÓn debido a la contaminaciÓn. se dio a conocer un vÍdeo que muestra el momento de la expresiÓn. jessica zermeÑo continÚa en coatzacoalcos. jessica: este es el momento justo de la tragedia. la potente explosiÓn en la petroquÍmica de pajaritos en coatzacoalcos, veracruz. los peritos todavÍa no pueden llegar al lugar del accidente por los tÓxicos. no se sabe cuÁntos murieron y siguen atrapados ahÍ. ante la desapariciÓn por encontrar a los

ecuador, not as good as the u.s. and one of the issues is also in developing countries, enforcement of the building codes. even if on paper things look good, the actual construction practices can be highly variable. here in the u.s. we tend to have a good building code with very good enforcement. >> so it's possible that ecuador did have good building codes but maybe there's corruption or something else that's keeping the codes from being enforced. >> in developing countries it's generally a combination of the two. >> usgs geofisivist -- geophysicist brad aagard. thank you for joining us. >>> two teens were swept at ocean beach by a large wave. >> friends and family say both of them had bright futures ahead of them. >> debora villalon followed the story over the weekend and has more on what's being planned to help people cope with this loss. >> reporter: friends and relatives confirmed to ktvu that 17-year-old wayne ausa is one of the boys presumed drowned, along with his friend, grisham duran, who also attended vall

the desperate search for life continues here on the west coast of ecuador. against time as rescuers dig through debris and families pray their missing loved ones will not be part of the growing death toll. hundreds of people have died since saturday's devastating 7.8 magnitude quake. according to tweets from ecuador's government, 120 rescuers from mexico and 53 from cuba arrived before dawn today to offer aid. teams from colombia, spain and chile are expected as well. the task before them immense. drone video shows the tops of buildings leaning precariously. ecuador's president with some of the troubling scenes this morning, posting photos to his official twitter account. >> translator: the resources have arrived. this is an enormous tragedy. >> reporter: six coastal provinces are in states of emergency. no doubt the road ahead is uncertain for entire communities here where livelihoods and neighborhoods are crushed in an instant. the other big question here is the death toll. earlier today it sat at 272. this afternoon, the minister of security told us it is

ecuador and japan are along the ring of fire. at least 350 people were killed saturday in ecuador. we're getting new video of the rescues in the hardest hit areas. firefighters cut a hole in the ceiling to pull survivors out to safety. three people were rescued from the rubble of this building. twin earthquakes killed 42 people in japan last week. aftershocks are making it hard to search through damaged buildings. >> reporter: in ecuador a desperate search for survivors from this weekend 7.8 magnitude earthquake. entire blocks levelled. at least 350 people killed and yet signs of hope. a woman here has been found alive trapped under the rubble. this little girl also rescued as many families try to bury their loved ones in damaged cemeteries. that large earthquake was the latest in a three-day outbreak of tremors that started in japan where dozens have been killed. 1,000 people have been injured. the quakes creating massive landslides taking out entire bridges and roads. abc's matt scottman at the scene. >> reporter: earthquake. we felt another tremor. >> reporter: both countries ar

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>> this could not have come at a worst time for ecuador. it was already undergog a pretty major financial crisis. after growing as much as 4% a year under the past decade under the administration of president correa, and high oil prices, it is now facing a cracks of 4.6% this year. so ecuador was already on the brink of a pretty severe economic crisis when the earthquake struck, which is going to make rebuilding even n take quite a long time.lt, and >> thompson: i understand that the president has proposed-- or imposed a new tax to help pay for the the recovery. you can talk about his plan, and how is that being received by the public? >> on wednesday night, president correa announced a tax saying all ecuadorians have to shoulder the burden of this earthquake. it shouldn't be disproportionately placed on the people of the coastal area. he said fair year he's anything to raise sales tax from 12% to 14% and everybody has to give a percentage of their wages, depending on how much they make. but the taxes were not very well received. just yeste