we go to kumamoto city. >> reporter: i'm at one of the popular shopping arcades in kumamoto city. there's shops on both sides but as we can see, like this shop here, many were damaged but last night's powerful earthquake. because of the damage the shops and large department store are closed temporarily. this arcade is usually crowded with many shoppers, but that is not the case today. >> thank you. we'll be back momentarily with another update on what's happening in kumamoto city. >>> nine people are dead and more than 1,000 were injured in the quake. the sma the magnitude 6.5 earthquake recorded the highest on the seismic scale. many buildings were destroyed or damaged by the quake and numerous after shocks that followed. transportation has been disrupted. the quake delayed the bullet train. highways cracked and crumbled in many areas causing authorities to close some sections. flights have been affect at kumamoto airport. the quake struck the region where japan's only nuclear plant currently online is located. there are no irregularist and the two are operating normally. the mos

. >>> some nursing homes in kumamoto city are facing difficulty coping with the large number of elderly evacuees. this facility was already full before the quake, but is now overflowing. the staff are looking after 40 more after the -- on top of the first 100. >> translator: some caregivers have also been evacuated so they can't come to work. we're accepting local people as much as we can under such harsh circumstances. >> and about half of the employees whose homes were damaged are staying at the facility themselves to take care of the elderly. they're using portable beds and physical therapy mats to accommodate evacuees. they say they have enough food and water, but disposable diapers and other necessary items are in short supply. >>> in ecuador workers are racing against time. it's injured more than 4,600 hours. domestic and foreign emergency response teams are trying to rescue people under the rubble, but local media report that aftershocks often interrupt operations. almost 72 hours have passed since the quake. experts say the chance of survival drops after that point. the if you w

evacuees were sheltering in this school gym in kumamoto city, but when the second stronger quake hit they fled and spent the night outside. >> translator: i want to use my school as a shelter if i can but that appears to be impossible. about 300 people are sheltering in this school. teachers worked to help the evacuees. >> translator: because the building is being used by evacuees, getting back to normal will be a problem. i understand evacuees have a lot of problems, but i hope classes will be resumed as possible. >> reporter: officials say children might have to study in the summer to make up the time lost. they will do what they can by sending other teachers and making other measures. >>> the 2020 olympics and para olympics games finally have logos. it's more than seven months after the original designs were scrapped amid allegations of plagiarism. ♪ >> translator: these reference a traditional japanese potter. in size they represent different countries, cultures, and ways they carry a message in unity and diversity. >> translator: it took a long time to draw this design. i feel l

. >> translator: this castle is one of japan's most famous in kumamoto city. it's designated as a special historic site. all of its 13 buildings incurred serious damage. nearly all of the tower's roof tiles fell off and a 50-meter section of the defensive wall collapsed. >> translator: the scale of the destruction left me speechless. i'm worried that any more tremors will make it even worse. >> reporter: in the village of minami aso, a large landslide occurred. this was a bridge before the slide. here's what it looked like later. authorities used a drone to assess damage in the region. it shows how tons of earth slid down towards the bridge. nhk filmed a long fissure. scientists believe the scattering of cracks traces the line of the fault that caused the tremor. they say large horizon shifts along a major fault in kumamoto caused last weekend's quake. tens of thousands of people remain in shelters. >> translator: i couldn't sleep last night because it rocked a lot. i live alone and i am afraid. >> reporter: many continue to stay and sleep in their cars. their

near kumamoto city late thursday and early sunday. we are now learning. at least one american is among the dead from ecuador's powerful earthquake. this, as the death doll from the 7- point- 8 magnitude quake climbs past 350. the state department has not revealed the identity of the american. but says, u-s officials have been in touch with the vicitm's family. the u-s is working with authorities in ecuador. to verify the welfare and whereabouts of all u-s citizens. the area of pristine beaches hardest hit by saturday's quake. is popular with american tourists. the u.s. has pledged to help ecador deal with recovery efforts. two of these three big recent quakes in japan and ecuador. struck on the same day. kron 4's maureen kelly talked with a seismologist at u-s-g-s. to find out if there is a connection between the two. >> reporter:the 7.8 quake in equador on saturday is considered to be the worst to hit the latin american country in decades. hundreds dead.thousands forced to flee their homes. the other quake to strike on saturday.happened more than 95- hun

. >> the morning low actually in kumamoto city was right around 10 degrees celsius. definitely a cold morning out there if you are outside. the good news, the very least, we are looking at sunny skies through the rest of your friday out here. so temperatures will start to spike up around 24, 25 degrees. also good news, sunny weather. rescue efforts, the weather concerned, it is very it will be ongoing. but unfortunately, that's not going to be cat as we look ahead over the course of the entire weekend. the next 24 hours, temperatures continuing to rise. sunny skies into the overnight hours, temperatures will drop back down to 12 degrees, get inside and shelters and stay warm. as i mentioned, though let's look into saturday evening. showers in the forecast out there. a high of about 24. at least it does stay warm. throughout the entire day on sunday, low pressure area coming in out of southeastern china. more precipitation, rather strong at times. i make rather note on this, because the tluhreshold has bee landslide by the japan meteorological agency, the land is rath

one elementary school in kumamoto city resumed classes after an interval of ten days. >> translator: i'm looking forward to seeing my classmates. >> translator: i want to play in the yard with my friends. >> school officials say they also plan to provide counseling for the children. >>> now japanese prime minister shinzo abe pledged to rebuild the quake-ihit areas. let's go to ai uchida for more on this. what is he proposing? >> he's turning to the private sector. he's urging business leaders to help rebuild the kumamoto area. he said every day operations are starting to improve, but a decline in foreign and domestic tourists may have a prolonged impact on the local economy. ache said his government will draft an extra budge to t to actively assist quake victims in affected areas. >> translator: the government will do everything to minimize the quake's impact on the local economy, supply chain and tourism. i'd like to request the business community's help. >> council members also discussed how to boost the gdp to $5.4 trillion. they decided to boost investment in artificial intellige

they hit the region near kumamoto city thursday and early saturday. san francisco's mayor had japan in mind this weekend. ed lee thanked the country for its help when we faced tragedies. >> people of japan have been helpful whenever there's big disaster that happen here. we want to understand and again appreciate the internationalness of our cities. >> but ecuador's natural disaster wasn't lost on lee. the mayor released a statement saying his prayers go out to the victims of the massive quake. >>> two vallejo teens never made it back home. search crews have stopped looking for the two young men who got caught in a rip current on saturday. the boys were in choppy water with friends when they got pulled into the sea. 20 rescue swimmers, two life boats and a helicopter were unable to find them. and since it is likely to hit the 70s again in san francisco, the coast guard is warning people do not turn your back on strong waves. >> ocean beaches is not a swimming beach, it's an extremely dangerous beach with a lot of currents and wave action. for kids it'

the town hit hardest is 10 miles outside of kumamoto city. at least 44,000 people are seeking refuge after the quake. the military is providing aid. japanese officials say there was no risk of a tsunami. >>> time now 4:36. and a check of traffic and weather starting with brian. >> yes. let's be the oasis of tranquility in this otherwise busy morning. there's good news ahead. things will warm up and we have beach weather on the way for this weekend. temperatures are going to be in the mid-80s on sunday. even at the shoreline the numbers will be in the mid-60s so it looks like good weather ahead if you like warm weather. we have some on tap as we look out toward the bay on this beautiful friday morning. 49 at concord. 51 san francisco. 50 in san jose. 46 in santa rose. hey, if you do head to the beach in the early going today there's a high surf advisory posted for the next few hours with a strong rip current a possibility out shoreside. all over the west coast, a building ridge means it's going to be sunny and warmer and it's going to do that

that town hit hardest is ten miles outside of kumamoto city. thousands are seeking refuge after the quake. the military is providing aid. there was no tsunami risk. >>> oakland police say a man is facing several charges in what they call the ninja burglar case. justin holbert was arrested monday and is charged with multiple counts of burglary and other crimes. police say they recovered a single sheath dual swords weapon with hulbert at the time of his arrest. investigators say he carried swords with him during his home burglary spree. >>> a man suspected of robbing a pleasant hill nordstrom is in custody. charles justus was arrested after a long pursuit near corning in tehama county. justus is accused of robbing the store on contra costa boulevard april 5. investigators say he also led police on a pure suit at that time but got away when police ended the chase for a public safety reason. >>> the play-offs are just a day away and today we get our first look at the warriors 2016 play-off t-shirts. the unveiling is happening at oracle arena. and t

a city official in kumamoto region says at least 800 people have been injured.e. you can see the landscape forever changed. rescue crews still frantically searching for missing people. many feared trapped under fallen buildings and debris. japan was already scrambling to recover from a tremor that killed nine people on thursday. >>> just a few days to go before the new york primary and the democratic presidential candidates have entered a contentious new phase of their campaign. our senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny has more. >> reporter: a day after the contentious democratic debate, bernie sanders and hillary clinton went their separate ways. sanders flying to rome for a vatican conference on economic and social justice. >> we must reject the foundations of this contemporary economy as immoral and unsustainable. >> reporter: for clinton, a quick visit to harlem. >> i now know where to come when i want a good game of dominos. >> reporter: before heading to hollywood for a weekend of star-studded fund-raising with george clooney. but tonight deep divis

kumamoto. reporter: this is the moment when japan's national broadcaster broke into announced that another big earthquake had hit close to the southern japanese city of kumamoto. >> a magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck on the coast of kumamoto prefecture. reporter: in the darkness, this camera overlooking the city began to sway violently as the earth shook. damage has again been severe. in a town near the coast, a whole neighborhood is ablaze and burning out of control. at least one person is reported to have died here. the bottom floor of his apartment building in kumamoto has completely gone. there are numerous reports of people trapped inside buildings, including 60 elderly people trapped in an old people's home. it is now clear this second earthquake was much bigger than the one that hit on thursday. >> it was around 30 times larger in terms of energy release, and that meant that many more people were exposed to very strong over half abe million people probably have been exposed to very strong shaking. so that means there is a significant chance of casualties. many of those people have again fled onto the streets and into parks, where thousan

and we can save our service. >> reporter: local cities in japan like kumamoto are becoming more and more international, the disaster has hit everyone in the region and people are doing their best to overcome the situation together. takafumi terui, nhk world, kumamoto. >>> the quakes are having a major affect on the manufacturing sector. >> managers at major japanese firms are trying to minimize the impact of the quakes. many companies have been forced to suspend manufacturing. quake damage is hurting many automakers. toyota says it's forcing them to suspend operations at most of the group's assembly plants across the country through saturday. honda says it will suspend production in its motorcycle factory through friday. officials from mitsubishi motors will suspend production until tuesday. sony closed its image sensor factory after thursday's quake. they supply a lot of smart phone senators. mitsubishi electric stops producing. major oil producing nations have been meeting to discuss how to control crude output. they haven't been able to agree. oil ministers from 18 states, including s

nearly 100,000 people are being evacuated, victor, from their homes into the relative safety of kumamoto cityhe prefecture which has been badly hit. the city itself is seen to be relatively stable, parts of the city are, and that's where they're moving people into schools, into sports complexes, into community centers, places like that. just going back to that video, it does give you a good idea how terrifying it is even though they live with this threat virtually on a daily basis, but to have that happen to you, it gives you a taste of what it must be like to be in something like that. that also applies to the rescues as well. think about it. you've got up to 25,000 from the japanese self-defense forces persz knell heading in that region. they're there on a search and rescue mission and also to look after the people who are being evacuated. those are the sort of conditions they have to deal with, these massive afterschocks, 4, 5 magnitude as they search through buildings that are badly damaged, obviously balanced precariously, collapsing at any moment. they're calling that a race against tim

local time, right under the city of kumamoto. firefighters battling multiple blazes. crews urgently searching for survivors and the injured, going door to door in the dark. bringing fears that the death toll could rise. a cluster of aftershocks. a man's camera rolling as one hits. those windows shaking and people screaming. sending thousands into the streets, huddling against the cold, digging into pre-prepped supplies. the quake buckling roads, derailing this train on the tracks. these office workers ducking under desks. american noel vincent lives there. >> suddenly, we just kind of felt the floor drop beneath us. that's what it felt like. >> reporter: this quake as powerful on japan's seismic intensity scale as the last major quake, the monster 9.0 in 2011 that unleashed a deadly tsunami. that quake maxing out the intensity scale, because it hit so violently, right beneath an urban area. and now that it is daylight, rescuers are racing to find and save people still trapped under the rubble. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> a speedy recover to all of the peopl

violently striking southern city of kumamoto again. even stronger than yesterday's deadly quake, with multiple epicenters. tonight, officials report urgent calls flooding in of people trapped inside buildings. rescuers desperately going door to collapsed door struggling to get through streets clogged with rubble and broken glass. multiple structure fires shooting flames and smoke into the night sky. the quake pancaking buildings, slamming tons of concrete on these cars. other apartment blocks seemingly buckled inward. stores gutted. windows blown out as if detonated by explosion. yesterday, we spoke to survivor noel vincent. we found him again tonight. >> wow, there's lots of shaking. >> reporter: capturing the terrifying screams during an aftershock. shoeless and too afraid to go back into his apartment. >> i think yesterday, people were shocked. but i think today, people are kind of terrified. >> reporter: all this in an urban area still staggering from yesterday's quake. 44,000 people already staying in shelters. nine died in thursd

all of it happening just eight miles from the epicenter of yesterday's deadly quake near the city of kumamoto in southern japan. it brought down a home with this tiny survivor inside. her family escaped. the 8-month-old rescued after six hours under the rubble. cameras rolling in this newsroom when the first quake hit, and in this grocery store the shelves cleared as the ground moved. it shook this home to the ground. rescue crews running in to help. tonight more than 44,000 people have evacuated, 1,600 soldiers deployed. and more than 100 aftershocks have rattled the region. these people afraid to go inside. american kirk maston was home when he felt the first quake. >> i was just wondering how long is this going to last and how much stronger is >> this is what he saw when he walked outside, a neighborhood in ruins. the aftershock could last for months. >> we will continue to see magnitude 5 to 6 aftershocks, and there's the potential for another magnitude 7. >> reporter: tonight rescuers are still digging for people trapped in their home, the ground still moving and the region on edge. kell

local time, right under the city of kumamoto. firefighters battling multiple blazes. tonight, crews urgently searching for survivors and the injured, going door to door in the dark. bringing fears that the death toll could rise. a cluster of aftershocks. a man's camera rolling as one hits. those windows shaking and people screaming. sending thousands into the streets, huddling against the cold, digging into pre-prepped supplies. the quake buckling roads, derailing this train on the tracks. these office workers ducking under desks. american noel vincent lives there. >> suddenly, we just kind of felt the floor drop beneath us. that's what it felt like. >> reporter: this quake as powerful on japan's seismic intensity scale as the last major quake, the monster 9.0 in 2011 that unleashed a deadly tsunami. david, that quake maxing out the intensity scale, because it hit so violently, right beneath an urban area. and now that it's daylight, rescuers are racing to find people still trapped under the rubble. david? >> matt gutman leading us off tonight. thank you, matt. >>> an

the city of kumamoto was struck by a 7.0 earthquake this morning. at least 400 were hurt, more are believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings. there have been several powerful after shocks. a 6.2 earthquake yesterday killed at least nine people and they're bracing for more. vic lee spent the day in japan town in san francisco. coming up at 5:00, he'll tell us how the japanese-american community here in the bay area is responding to this quake. also at 5:00, the latest on an apartment fire in sunny veil. we learned about this from this viewer who tweeted us video using the #abc7now. we really appreciate that. dozens oh evacuated and at least two people were hurt. >>> hillary clinton is coming to san francisco tonight for a star-filled fund-raiser. sky 7 hd was over the knob hill home on washington street where the cost per couple to attend is more than $300,000. melanie woodrow is live at that home where the protesters are banging pots and pans, to be expected there tonight. melanie? >> reporter: yeah, i just took a walk down the hill and i can

one quake hit saturday in the city of kumamoto which is the same place where another quake hit. officials say at least 25 people >>> and the largest volcano in japan has erupted in the wake of the earthquakes. there's no word if there is a link, but dramatic images coming to us there. >> coming up today on today in new york this saturday morning -- >> the nypd like you have never seen it before. when commanders are held accountable for spikes in crime in their precincts. >>> and we've got a chilly start to your weekend. we're expecting lots of sunshine out in westchester, rockland counties. that's going to warm up those temperatures. how mild does it g et? they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's riggedt by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington

the yesterday struck yesterday in the city of kumamoto. 7.0. at least 32 people are reported dead as of now. hundreds have been evacuated. the biggest concern, though, at the moment are the scores of people feared trapped beneath piles of debris. cnn's matt rivers has just arrived in kumamoto near the relief center. matt, what are you seeing? what is the most urgent need? >> reporter: we did just arrive. can you see some of the damage but a lot of it you can't see. the electricity for the prefecture is out for entire area. the only light from generators for rescue crews going through the rubble here. dozens and hundreds of homes are destroyed. and the fear is that there are people trapped under the rubble. 32 people killed as a result of this latest earthquake that happed around 1:00 a.m. local time here, but that was on the heels of a first earthquake that happened on thursday here local time that killed nine people. and so this town, this community reeling right now. they are getting assistance. japan's self-defense force has sent 25,000 troo

. >> reporter: the damage from the deadly earthquakes that shook kumamoto last week spread beyond the prefecture. the city of bepu was one of many cities damaged by the quakes. it's a popular destination for international tourists and also home to many students from abroad. some of them feel unsafe amid continuing earthquakes. >> we heard the alarm and we didn't know what it was. fortunately the children knew, so it was quite scary. >> all the announcements were in japanese so we basically felt -- we didn't know what to do. >> reporter: she is a sophomore at the local university. together with non-japanese students he created a facebook group saturday called information beppu. >> translator: we couldn't receive information about available shelters or the current situation of the supplies. so we volunteered to provide information that city officials couldn't. >> reporter: the group's members got the idea to translate the information into english after an international student needed help finding a shelter that had room. they now provide that, along with locations of water stations, weather forecasts, and t

the closest largest city is nagasaki. this is in kumamoto. but also felt in tokyo. it is more densely populated in tokyo and ten kilometers deep. heavily populated area and we are looking at potential for a catastrophic infrastructure damage. there you can see the video beside us as to what happened. there's a tsunami warning that has been issued very dramatic pictures that we are looking at out of southern japan. >> to be precise, the other day's, the thursday 6.2 magnitude quake struck japan. this is a 7.0. that was a -- this is not an aftershock, as they call it. that was a preliminary -- what was the phrase you used as far as the earlier 6.2? >> they are referred to as foreshocks, something leading up to the primary earthquake. 7.0. just about 30 minutes ago, we were saying 7.1. usgs said 7.1 magnitude. i think we need to focus less on what the magnitude of this is -- certainly that is critical but the fact it is so shallow -- i was speaking with cnn international and they were interested in the description of what a shallow earthquake means. it would be like if

city of coukumamoto. >> we are inside one of dozens of evacuation centers set up here in the kumamoto region as people displaceda result of the two different earthquakes. you're seeing people inside from one of two different tracts. on one hand, people have their homes destroyed and have nowhere to go. the reality is most people inside this evacuation shelter are here because they're afraid to go home. they're not sure maybe there might be another aftershock. we've been here about 12 hours now or so and we've felt several different tremors on our own, and that certainly has people here very spooked, given what we've seen over the last two days, but, frankly, these people were able to make it out of a very, very difficult situation, where others were not so lucky. we know that at least 40 people have died as a result of both the earthquake on thursday and the earthquake early morning here on saturday, and because of those two earthquakes, the amount of rubble, the amount of destruction that's gone on in this area is immense. that's the task that is facing rescue workers right now. you see these trucks behind me.

kumamoto, japan. in more wolrd news. a tornado ripped through a south western city of uruguay, killing four people. this video shows the huge funnel hit on friday near the city of dolores. the storm flipped cars, destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings. more than 200 people are injured. the government is sending in extra police officers due to widespread reports of looting. veil u-s treasury secretary jack lew will soon unveil some changes to the 10 and 20-dollar bills. lew is expected to announce that alexander hamilton's face will remain on the front of the 10- dollar bill. but a mural-style depiction of the women's suffrage movement will be featured on the back. word is that president andrew jackson's face will be removed from the 20-dollar bill in favor of a woman representing the struggle for racial equality. lew is expected to make changes official later this week. coming up. our playoff coverage shifts over to the ice. a look at the highlights from the shark's playoff game is next. live look outside. richmond bridge for the weekned. it's the california baby and kids expo in san mateo