we have it all covered tonight and miguel almaguer l we have it all covered tonight and miguel almaguer leads us off in gilroy. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good evening, the evening, the park park behind me where the festival took place remains a crime scene. just this morning this entire area was on lockdown as police were looking for a possible accomplice they never found one the suspect is dead and now ther may never know why he opened fire the band was playing their final song when gunfire began. chaos and carnage at the gilroy garlic festival. the teenage gunman unloading round after round as families ran for their lives. >> he just brought his gun up and started spraying out rounds spraying out rounds all around. >> reporter: killing all around >> reporter: killing three people and wounding a dozen more witnesses say the suspect shot at random spraying the crowd with some 60 shots from an ak-47 style rifle. >> he was just shooting. if we would have screamed, he could have turned and shot us. >> reporter: within a minute, three officers arrived killing the suspect now ide

residents are notut of the woods yet as nbc's miguel almaguer reports, they could be experiencing strong aftershakes for days or even weeks. >> reporter: it struck with fury at 8:19 p.m. >> that's okay. hold on. >> this isom the ment of impact near the he said center in ridge crest. the powerful quake sending customers once again for cover. shock waves of fr ripping across southern california. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: the quake felt as far as last, phoenix, vegas, even sacramento. >> this is a very strong earthquake. >> reporter: the t ror playing out on live tv. >> we're experiencing very strong shaking. >> reporter: at the dodgers game, a stunned crowd. they played on. >> i think we've got another earthquake. >> we definitely hav another earthquake going. on. >> reporter: what began as violent jolting lted nearly 30 seconds. fire sparked in ridgecrest while fire raged. >> it's scary to be in the house. >> reporter: nincredibly, one was killed. roads and highways blocked, buckled and inshambles. at the east ridge market, the jolt captured on camera. for many it is still too early to

he did not enter a plea today he's expected back in court next week >>> miguel almaguer in chicago, thank you. >>> protests around the country today ahead of the planned crackdown on thousands of undocumented immigrants who have been ordered out of the u.s. the president defended the raids today. let's get more from steve >> reporter: tonight cries of resistance on the eve of highly publicized i.c.e. raids targeting 2,000 undocumented immigrants in ten major cities the operation is only aimed at immigrants who are under court orders to leave the country. >> people come into our country illegally. we're taking them out legally, very simple. it's not something i like doing but people have come into our country illegally. we're focused on criminals. >> reporter: but many fear that the raids will include other family members at the scene. >> to my family, this means fear it stops us from wanting to go to work. it stops us from wanting to contribute to society. >> reporter: widespread deportation efforts, according to i.c.e. more than 400,000 people were deported in 2012 under the obama admini

substance, two employees who may have been exposed show no symptoms after a scare at facebook miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> and there is more breaking news tonight we have just learned los angeles angels pitcher tyler skaggs was found dead in a texas hotel room today. skaggs was just 27 nbc steve patterson has late details. >> reporter: tonight, shockwaves of sadness rippling through major league baseball. the los angeles angels announcing pitcher tyler skaggs was found dead in a hotel room in texas at just 27 years old south lake texas police think skaggs was found unresponsive this afternoon at this hilton with no signs of foul play the team scheduled for an away game with the texas rangers, tonight's game now cancelled the angels saying in hay statement tyler has and always will be an important part of the angels family. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife carly and his entire family during this devastating time skaggs was a california native drafted by the angels in 2009, called up to the big leagues in 2012, the pitcher just two weeks away from his 28th birthday. an angel taken t

the pair miing after finding two burnt vehicles, allegedly used by the suspects here's nbc's miguel almaguer with the latest developments >> reporter: in the rugged mountaums of british colbia, a manhunt for two teenagers who police suspect of three murders. bundt thousaof miles away, investigators confirmed they recovered the torched car the two were using the du believed to be on the run, phaps in disguise, maybe armed and are dangerous. >> this is a complex, oning investigation involving multiple jurisdictions. >> reporter: first feared to be suspects a week after the bodies of two amecans were discovered near their van on a road trip across canada police say the couple was fatally shot on a quiet highway. >> none this will bring my sister back or lucas back. we just hope that they can find who did it >> reporter: theodies were recovered 300 miles away from another remote canadian road where policeco disred an unidentified body. investigators found two burned out vehicles left by the suspects theyave not released a motive. pe this never happens tot and i anyone elsike this >> reporter: a

lester. >> miguel almaguer. thousands line new york city's canyon of heroes today to cheer america's world cup champions as the u.s. women's soccer team celebrated their victory and vowed to fight for equal pay. >> i woke up ready to get dressed at 3:00 a.m. >> this girl and her brother scrambled to dress and dash out the door to see their heroes. joining 200,000 for the ticker tape parade in new york honoring the world champs, the u.s. women's soccer team. >> what does it tell you that women can do? >> don't give up. >> and for the fans celebrating the women's victory on the field, they now want to see them get winning paychecks. >> equal pay! equal pay! >> reporter: new york state moved the ball forward today with new equal pay legislation. megan rapinoe called for charges nationwide. >> be more, be better, be better than you have before. >> i want to be like that when i'm older. >> reporter: empowering messages the next generation. >> there is a lot more to tell you about tonight. just ahead the outraged pare

nbc's miguel almaguer with the details just coming in >> reporter: tonight, the miraculous rescue of cheryl powell, finally surrounded by family again the 60-year-old who went missing in central california's white mountains found alive just hours ago. three days after she vanished in the wilderness >> i was screaming, i had a whistle. i was pounding on my horn. it was the most panicked time in my life. >> reporter: just before she was found, cheryl's husband, joe powell, had nearly given up hope on friday he was turning the family jeep around after they picked this remote campsite. his wife waiting with their dog up the hill, vanishing minutes later. after he called police, he made the desperate plea for help. >> cheryl, please, come back to me stay strong. please come back to me please >> reporter: scouring the mountains for days with no sign of powell, this afternoon rescue teams suddenly came across the family dog 2.5 miles from where cheryl was last seen then came the news -- they found the 60-year-old, dehydrated, resilient, strong, but exhausted. >> everyone's so happy and so e

no suspects, no motive lester >> miguel almaguer, thanks >>> thousands line new york city's canyon of heroes today to cheer america's world cup champions. our rehema ellis was there as the u.s. women's soccer team celebrated their victory and vowed to fight for equal pay. >> i woke up ready to get dressed at like 3:00 a.m >> reporter: she and her brother scrambled to dress and dash out the door to see their heroes joining 200,000 for the tickertape parade in new york, honoring the world champs, the u.s. women's soccer team >> what does it tell you that women can do? >> it tells you don't give up. >> reporter: celebrating the women's victory on the field, they now want to see them get winning paychecks. >> equal pay equal pay! >> reporter: new york state moved the ball forward today with new equal pay legislation. the team's star player, megan rapinoe, called for changes nationwide >> this is my word to everybody. do what you can. be more. be better. be bigger than you've ever been before >> i want to be like them when i'm older. >> reporter: celebrating messages of unity, empowering t

we get details now from nbc's miguel almaguer >> reporter: as a rain of gunfire showered into the crowded music festiv festival, officer cordell hendrix arrived on the 31st floor of the mandalay bay with a trainee and armed security guards. for nearly five minutes hendrix held his position, taking cover by a door as hundreds of rounds were fired from one floor above. with 58 people killed, officer hendrix was terminated by the las vegas metro police department for performance of his duties mike cronk survived the shooting >> i believe if this guy would have reacted, there would have been a lot fewer deaths and a lot less, you know, casualties >> reporter: hendrix admitted he was terrified and froze. inaction after the mass shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high deputy scott peterson was criminally charged. the las vegas police union says hendrix should not have been fired. >> all these so-called experts and retired officers that say, oh, i would have done this, i would have done that, he's a coward, you don't know until you're faced with that type of situation. >> reporter: tonight, on

miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> we are keeping a close eye tonight on the gulf coast and the potential for a tropical threat over the next several days al roker is following it all al, what are you seeing >> lester, we are already seeing heavy rain in florida. sari sosa seeing flooding, so we're watching the system developing even as we speak. and, in fact, both models, the morn and the european model, bring the system into the gulf and then up and makes landfall according to the european model as a strong tropical entity sometime saturday afternoon or evening. it's stronger and further east the american model weaker and further west whatever happens, we're talking about tons of rain at least 7 inches in shocking death of that toddler on a docked cruise ship in puerto rico her family is now saying the cruise line is to blame. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest >> reporter: tonight the family of 1-year-old chloe is disputing initial accounts from police that she slipped through her grandfather's hands. >> i do think there is gog to be blame on the cruise line and i will do everything i

here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: the tainted alcohol discovered in costa rica has been linked to at least deat ine health ministry issues national alert after the government confiscated some 30,000 bottles of alcohol believed to be tainted with methanol. >> it's pretty tragic. it's really upsetting. >> reporter: the warning comes as millions of americans are in the midst of summer travel, some headed tonight to costa rica >> i don't think i would have a drink where i don't see where the alcohol is coming from >> reporter: with 14 men and 5 women among the confirmed victims, government officials identified several brands of liquor that were tampered with sellers sometimes dilute products with methanol to increase profits. according to a recent study illicit alcohol made up 19% of sales in costa rica, 28% in brazil and 34% in mexico. in the dominican report toxicology reports are pending found in antifreeze, it is toxic and you might not taste it in a drink. it can trigger a host of symptoms from abdominal pain to loss of motor function. experts say the best way to protect yourself ov

sent home after reports of sexual assault and other misconduct at a fourth of july par nbc's miguel almaguer has the details. >> reporter: the elite navy seals who trained in san diegoa reviewing an alleged sexual assault by a member ce member who works with the unit it's said to have taken place on the fourth of july weekend while some were drinking, against the code of conduct while deployed >> u.s. military officials say that when confronted with the allegations, the seals circled the wagon, refusing to give up infoatout eir teammates to investigators seeking the truth. >> reporter: that code of silence not sitting well with top brass. major t. hill deciding to send the seals back to california a military statement notes the commander lost confidence in the team's ability to accomplish the mission. >> the allegations are serious enough but the seals refusing to give up the truth is a violation of the very honor code they're supposed to live by. >> reporter: the news of a tarnished mission in iraq comes as ncis announces the number o now risen to 18 in addition to a sailor tonight investig

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> let's get a check to the day ahead. >> rays of sunshine, i feel like i've been talking about it all week for the midwest and northeast. that's going to happen today unfortunately, if you're in florida, the cloud coverage and the rain going to be pretty steady here. that tropical depression that we were watching, it has dissipated, but it's leaving these scattered showers throughout your afternoon. if you're behind this cold front, we're going to continue to see these cool temperatures from louisiana to little rock. morning lows, they're going to be in the upper 50s to pacific northwest, as well showers across denver. things are starting to get better we'll take a look at that weekend forecast coming up >>> in today's quick hits, nickelodeon's iconic green slime is being sent to space in a dragon capsule astronaut also capture video of how it moves in microgravity and the material will be used to develop a curriculum for young students >>> dwayne rock johnson joined protesters in hawaii who are blocking a road. >>> thousands of people gathered to watch the c

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> a short break, then the moon up close what we still don't know 50 years after apollo 11. >>> it was 50 years ago today, apollo 11 blasted off for the moon on a mission that changed history. as joe fryer reports, we are still fascinated >> reporter: at the griffith observatory in los angeles -- >> can he see it >> yeah. >> ah! >> reporter: you could say the telescopes are match makers. >> i see the moon. >> reporter: linking curious humans with that bright white orb 238,000 miles away >>> do you ever get sick of the view up here >> never it's so beautiful. you see the entire los angeles basin and, of course, the beautiful moon >> reporter: dr. lawyer danley is curator here at griffith home of the massive telescope >> you can see surfaces of other worlds and that's incredible >> reporter: this week the observatory is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. >>> what was your feeling in that moment? >> ecstasy i don't think there's any other way to describe it i was crying, and i was only 11. >> reporter: since then, we've learned a lot about th

miguel almaguer has the story. >> reporter: the threatening letter was sent to parents at the wyoming valley west school district in pennsylvania trying to collect $22,000 owed by roughly a thousand students, the district wrote parents, "if you are taken to dependency court, the result may be your child being removed from your home and placed in foster care." >> it's bordering on criminal, if you ask me. for them to pull that on families >> reporter: sparking outrage, critics call the letter lunch shaming, but the cash-strapped district says it needs the money. >> it might be a bit too heavy for some people. no one wants to take their kids away from them or to advocate that, but we were not getting a response >> reporter: with the national school lunch program serving 30 million children, 20 million kids qualify for free lunches. 2 million more for reduced pricing. a growing number of states have passed or are considering legislation banning lunch shaming. federal lawmakers are working on their own anti-shaming bill. >> messed up it puts a lot of pressure on the kids and the parents >

lester. >>> miguel almaguer in chicago, thank you. >>> protests around the country today ahead of thiskend's planned crackdown on thousands of undocumented immigrants who have rderedthe u.s. the president defended the raids today. let's get more from steve patterson. >> reporter: tonight cries of resistance on the eve of highly publicized i.c.e. raids targeting 2,000 undocumented immigrants in ten major cities. the operation is only aimed at immigrants who are under court orders to leave the country. >> people come into our country illegally. we're taking them out legally, very simple. it's not something i like doing. t pele have come illegally. we're focused on criminals. >> reporter: but many fear that the raids will include other family members at the scene. >> to my family, this means fear. it stops us from wanting to go to work. it stops us from wanting to contribute to society. >> reporter: widespread deportation efforts aren't unique to the trump administration. according to i.c.e., more than 400,000 people were deported in 2012 under the obama administration, significantly more

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> tonight police are going door to door in an urgent man hunt f intensifying two teenagers on the run suspected of murder. here's morgan chesky. >> reporr: tonight canadian police converging on a small town, crews setting upec chk points as heavily armed officers search nearby woods, searching door to door for two teens turned murder suspects. someone may not have been aware of who they were providing assistance to. >> reporter: they have been on the run for two weeks. his father feels his son will end his life y.n a blaze of gl >> he's going to be dead today or tomorrow. i know that. r >>orter: police believe the childhood friends killed three including american chynna deese on a road ip with boyfriend lucas fowler, both shot to death outside their broken down van. police then found the body of professor leonard dyck near a burnt up pick up truck the teens had been driving. they weren't spotted again until more than 1,200 miles away. day, another burned vehicle, more than 800 miles east near the town of gillam in northern n manitoba, a town fear with alleged

miguel almaguer has the new details. >> reporter: this morning sheryl powell is back with her family, bruised and battered but in good spirits after a harrowing story of survival. >> it was really just a matter of me wanting to check out a gorgeous new area while my husband was turning the car around and right away we ran into trouble. >> reporter: while she was getting ready to camp with her husband in central california remote white mountains on friday, she learned that the couple was not alone. >> my dad was parking the car around and she went to go pee in the woods over there and a man came out from behind some trees and he had a knife on him -- >> the first thing that will happen here is i'm going to use this knife on your dog and then if you don't let me have my way with you i'll use it on you. >> reporter: she said she ran into the woods with her small dog. moving deeper into the forest because she feared she was being chased. when she finally lost the man with the knife, she also lost her way back to the campsite. for three cold nights and four hot summer days, she and her dog

we get details from nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: when paramedics arrived at the super 8 motel in winnipeg, canada, dozens were in trouble. an automatic alarm triggering the alert for carbon monoxide leak. 46 people were quickly transported to local hospitals. 15 of them in critical condition. >> we saw the full range of symptoms ranging from moderate headache to nausea and vomiting, and weakness. >> reporter: with authorities scrambling to shut off gas to the building, high levels of carbon monoxide were discovered in different areas of the motel. wearing specialized equipment, firefighters carried out the rescues. tonight still unsure how the leak happened. >> it's >> reporter: carbon monoxide is known as a silent killer, but tonight in canada, a deadly disaster may have been averted because of an automatic alarm. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> we are keeping a close eye tonight on the gulf coast and the potential for a tropical threat over the next several days. al roker is following it all. al, what are you seeing? >> lester, we are already seeing heavy rain in florida. sara

nbc's miguel almaguer has more on the clean-up as it continues for people who live near it. >> reporter: this morning many are still rattled in southern california. a magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolting the region on the fourth of july. >> we have multiple commercial fires. >> reporter: the violent shaking causing this home to go up in flames. the earthquake so strong it nearly brought down the house at a holiday event. terrifying school kids and their parents. [ yelling ] >> the trembling triggering disaster at grocery stores and tossing merchandise from shelves, the quake 150 miles northeast of los angeles, the largest to hit the region in 20 years. 20 million people in the earthquake zone felt as far away as las vegas, arizona and parts of san diego. the hardest hit, the city of ridgecrest where the governor declared a state of emergency just seven miles from the quake's epicenter, surveillance cameras capturing panicked restaurant workers scrambling for the exit. >> we're used to aftershocks, we are not used to big earthquakes like that. >> at the ridgecrest regional hospital, the only

after shocks already rattling that region including a 5.2 magnitude tremor today we begin with miguel almaguer near the epicenter tonight >> reporter: tonight new images show the >> reporter: tonight new images show the panic when the quake struck in the middle of a performance with 65 children on stage. >> it started shaking back and forth and up and down. going to it felt like it was going to rip off of the roof. >> reporter: 24 hours after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the epicenter near ridgecrest, today hundreds of smaller shockwaves shook the earth in southern california. the largest so far, a 5.4 jolting many out of bed this morning. >> this one just bad it made a noise. a 5.4 jolting many out of bed this morning. >> this one just bad. it >> reporter: striking 150 miles northeast of los angeles had the epicenter closer to the nation's second largest city more than n closer to the nation's secondarlicehief says his city was inundated. >> the on-duty staff was overwhelmed right from the get go from the get go. it was 911 call after 911 call. >> reporter: after 20 it was 911 call af

nbc' miguel almaguer is inhicago where 52-year-old kelly appeared in court today. his last arrest, this time r. kelly was detained by federal agents. he remains in custody today. a w 13 count indictment accuses the r&b star of engaging in sex acts with five minors and recording the abuse. a second feder indictment involves five additional victims. bo>> we're talking a forced labor, child exploitation, the production of child pornography. >> reporter: with two of his associates also charged, kelly is accused of using his entourage and star power to recruit girls to engage in illegal sexual contact. ♪ i believe i can fly ♪ at the height of his career, prosecutors say kelly would not allow his victims to leave their rooms to eat or visit the bathroom withoutce ing his permission. investigators credit the docuseries "surviving r. kelly" with helping build eir case. >> it really put a spotlight on the magnitude of his acts. >> reporter: prosecutors also allege kelly paid off a minor and her father r at the centeof his 2008 child pornographyl tr in which he was acquitted

miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: for 25 minutes i.c.e. tried to make the arrest. >> i still have rights. >> reporter: but when florencio manuel vasquez refused to get out of his car, agents smashed his window and dragged him out while his small children cried in the back seat and his partner recorded the incident. today she spoke out. >> i jusan community, that this is real, and it can happen to anybody. >> reporter: calling vasquez a fugitive with a prior criminal history which includes misdemeanor or fences, i.c.e. stands by the arrest while community outrage grows. in nashville, a similar scene, but neighbors here formed a human chain, preventing the arrest of a migrant outside his home. after a nationwide immigration sweep that aimed to net 2000 people, today i.c.e. says only 35 have been arrested so far. in a separate operation, nearly 900 immigrants, many with criminal records, were arrested. tonight their work remains unt scrutiny. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> when we come back, olympic dreams. some of the american women and men t

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here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight the untimely death of pitching star tyler skaggsemains a mystery. the 27-year-old left hander for the los angeles angels found in a texas r hoteloom before his team was to play the rangers. >> today is one of the hardest days and i know it gets easier, but it's difficult. >> reporter: with local police finding skaggs unresponsive, authorities have only said they do not suspect foul play or suicide. today his family requesting the medical examiner remove his record from a public website. >> for some rean that is incomprehensible to all o, us he lives on now only in our minds and in our hearts. >> reporter: drafted by his home team in 2009. >> swing and a miss. >> reporter: skaggs w talented big league pitcher. >> everyone loved being around him. that's what's pulling everyone together at this moment. >> reporter: with shock and sadness reverberating through the major leagues. tonight fans. >> it was just, just shocking. >> reporter: and teammates are stunned. gels star mike trout writing, words cannot express the deep sadness we feel right n

nbc miguel almaguer now on the new discovery. >> reporter: in the rugged mountains of british columbia, a man hunt for two teenagers who police now suspect of three murders. but thousands of miles away, today investigators confirmed they've recovered the torched car they were using, the duo believed to be on the run, perhaps in disguise, may be armed, and dangerous. >> this is a complex ongoing investigation involving multiple jurisdictions. >> reporter: first feared to be missing, the teens are now suspects a week after the bodies of american china diess and her boyfriend lucas fowler were found dead. on a road trip across canada, police say the couple was quietly shot on a quiet highway. >> none of this will bring my sister back and none will bring lucas back, but we hope they can find who did it. >> reporter: the bodies of diess and fowler were recovered 300 miles away from another remote canadian road where police discovered an unidentified body. investigators have found two burned out vehicles left by the suspects. they have not released a motive. >> i hope they get caught and i h

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for more on this, we're joined by miguel almaguer miguel, good morning >> reporter: dara and marlie, good morning over the last several hours, we've had some significant aftershocks. you can see the damage it continues to do at buildings >> reporter: seismologists confirm some 4,000 earthquakes have rocked the region near ridgecrest after friday, 7.1 tremor >> oh, my god. >> reporter: and thursday's 6.4 sizeable aftershocks are rattling nerves, leaving many on edge >> out here we feel a little bit safer. >> reporter: bridgetee under their roof instead, living in a tent. >> it's more scary to think about the roof caving in on us and not being able to make it out or even make it to our kids. >> reporter: with the governor declaring a state of emergency in the area. >> you have to go over the huge, like, cracks and crevices in the road >> reporter: april rodriguez had left the shake zone, but today she returned for the first time to piece together her life >> it will never feel the same again. i don't know if any of us will >> reporter: with the large tremors cutting power to thousands,

national correspondent miguel almaguer is in oceanside, california, with the latest on the investigation. miguel, good morning. >> craig, good morning. the alleged crimes by the group of marines remains under investigation here at camp pendleton. officials will only say they're connected to human smuggling and drugcharges. those arrests happening just behind me. some 800 marines were taking part in the early morning battalion investigator o carriedut a sweep. 16 marines arrested. another eight plucked fro group for questioning. all part of a large-scale ongoing criminal investigation. >> basically, it's a shock to the system. >> the junior enlisted marines were arrested for their alleged involvement in various illegal activities, including human smuggling and drug related offenses. in a statement, the marine cors says it's committed to justice and the rule of law. and will continue to fully cooperate. >> these crimes look like organized crimes crimes, but these were not organized people. they were relatively low rinking and were not in leadership positions and as a result, they took thei

for the latest on how the community is coping, we're joined by nbc's miguel almaguer. miguel, good morning >> reporter: darlie, dara, good morning. you can see thtee afrshocks, the damage it continues to do to buildings likehis one. it certainly isn't helping any rattl rattled nerves seismologists confirmed some 4,000 earthquakes have rocked the region near ridgecrest after friday 7.1 tremor, and thursday's 6.4 sizeable aftershocks are rattling nerves, leaving many on edge >> out here we feel a little bit safer. >> reporter: bridget cunningham's family won't sleep under theiroof instead, living in a tent. >> it's more scary to think about the roof caving in on us and not being able to make it out or even make it to our kids. >> reporter:ith the governor declaring a state of emergency in the area. >> you have to go over the huge, like cracks and crevices in the road >> reporter: april rodriguez has left tke zone. but today she returned t forhe first time to piece together her life >> it will never feel the same again. i don't know if any of us will ever feel safe here ag

migu miguel almaguer is inside. how are things tonight >> reporter: we continue to feel the aftershocks. at this laundry place while the ceiling is comin, e 4,000 earthquakes have rocked the region near ridge crest. and thursday's 6.4 today sizable after shocks are rattling nerves and leaving many on edge. >> out here, we feel a little safer. >> reporter: bridget cunningham's family won't sleep under their roof >> it is scary >> reporter: with the governor declaring a state of emergency in the area. >> you have to go over these huge crack and crevices on the road april has returned >> it will never feel the same again. >> reporter: the large tremors and sparking fires and buckling some homes many are now rebuilding what they cane is infru cracks like this can be prepared for days >> reporter: the foundation is too damage to hold sunday eas r sunday's services at the church. >> it is just a building >> reporter: today a serving and giving, free food and water for those in need. >> any time we go through a 7.1 earthqu

fears about what may be coming next nbc's miguel almaguer has made his way to ridgecrest tonight. >> reporter: it struck at 10:33 a.m., flames quickly engulfing this home. >> earthquake, all units out from your stations >> reporter: firefighters responding after the earthquake started the fourth of july with a bang the epicenter in ridgecrest in the mojave desert. >> we have multiple commercial firearms >> reporter: the quake was so powerful it split the asphalt on this highway >> all the knickknacks and things in the cabinets were flying out like missiles >> reporter: aisle after aisle at grocery stores and convenience stores, merchandise tossed off shelves, floors damaged. the quake turning swimming pools into wave pools. inside restaurants panic and fear as the rumble shattered the highway. striking five miles deep, the 6.4 quake rattled the region, hs las vegas, arizona, even reaching san diego, 20 million people in the earthquake zone. in los angeles, 150 miles from the epicenter, chandeliers rattled. while the damage was limited, it was the strongest earthquake in southern cali

miguel almaguer is following this story from camp pendleton. >> reporter: some 800 marines were taking part in the early morning battalion formation when "ncis" investigators carried out a sweep. 16 marines arrested. another eight plucked from the group for questioning. all part of a large-scale ongoing criminal investigation. >> basically, it's a shock to the system. >> reporter: the junior enlisted marines were arrested for their alleged involvement in various illegal activities, including human smuggling and drug-related offenses. in a statement, the marine corps. says it's committed to justice and the rule of law and will continue to fully cooperate. >> these crimes look like organized crimes-crimes. but these were not organized people. they were relatively low ranking and not in leadership positions. and as a result, they took their opportunity when they saw it to make extra money. >> reporter: officials confirm the arrests came on the heel of another human smuggling operation. earlier this month, two marines were arrested and charged with transportation of certain aliens for fina

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troops busted as they stood in formation facing charges related to drugs and human trafficking miguel almaguer has late details. >> reporter: the 16 marines at camp pendleton were taken into custody today during battalion formation. the dramatic takedown by ncis part of a morning sweep. the marines arrested for various legal activities ranging from human smuggling to drug related offenses the u.s. marine corps saying in a statement an additional eight marines were taken aside to be questioned on their involvement in alleged drug offenses unrelated to today's arrest. >> i don't remember this number of people being arrested all at once and so it's extremely unusual for a sweep to be made with this number of arrests. >> reporter: withholding specifics as the marine corps investigates, officials confirm the arrests came after information was gained from a previous human smuggling investigation. on july 5th, two marines were charged with transportation of certain aliens for financial gain after they agreed to transport three mexican citizens for $8,000 with possibility of additional charges, the ma

miguel almaguer is near the ic epter. miguel, good morning. >> peter, good morning. this quake was powerful near the epicenter. there were t fault lines shaking in this area. it was so strong it actually pushed this home off its foundation. you can seets lean compared to the house behind it. while the quake doesn't disastrous, it's powerful enough to have a real impact. >> this morning many are still rattled in southern california. a magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolting the region on the fourt of july. the violent shakings causing thi home to go up in flames. the earthquake so stron it nearly brought down the house at aol hiday event. terrifying school kids and their parents. the trembling alsogg triering a small disaster at gcery stores, tossing merchandise from shelves. the quake centered 150 miles f los angeles. the largest to hit the region in 20 years. 20 million people in the earthquake zone felt as far away as las vegas, arizona, and parts of san diego. the hardest hit, the city of ridge crest where the governor declared a state of emergen s justen miles from the

our miguel almaguer deceing hotel customers with hidden fees. >> reporter: a lot of americans say it'sd to them the hotel bill isn't what they expected when they booked online with extra resort or urban destination fees added in it may be disclosed in the fine print, but d.c.'s attorney general calls it deceptive and is now suing marriott over so-called drip pricing. >> the thing called a resort fee is lumped in with taxes and other fees we think that consumers want transparency they want to know what the real price is. >> reporter: the fees range from $9 to $95 a night and often don't cover extra amenities. d.c.'s suit comes amid an investigation launched by all 50 state ags with customers venting on twitter. when i arrived it was ht i was charged those fees this weekend at ft. lauderdale westin beach resort, part of marriott and particularly hilarious when the resort fees are at hotels that are clearly not resorts. d.c. accuses marriott of failing to disclose the fees for more than a decade marriott declined tocomment bu, we look forward to continuing our discussions with other state

nbc news correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: seismologists confirm some 4,000he region near ridgecrest. after friday's 7.1 tremor and thursday's 6.4 sizable after shocks are rattling nerves leaving many on edge. >> out here, we feel a little bit safer. >> reporter: bridget cunningham's family won't sleep under their roof, instead living in a tent. >> it's more scary to think about the roof caving in on us, and not being able to make it out or even make it to our kids. >> reporter: with the governor declaring a state of emergency in the area. >> you have to go over these huge cracks and crevasses in the road. >> reporter: april rodriguez had left the shake zone. she returned for the first time to piece together her life. >> it will never feel the same again. i don't know if any of us will ever feel safe here again. >> reporter: with the large tremors cutting power to thousands, sparking fires and buckling some homes, many are now rebuilding what they can. the big worry here is infrastructure, while cracks like these can be repaired in a few days, it's what engin