A booming business from bath salts to lotions infused with weed. Even Hollywood Stars getting in on the action. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester hold. Good evening. As we come on the air in the united states, it is already saturday morning in southern japan where people are waking up to new damage from the second major earthquake there in as many days. Todays quake, the largest of the two at 7. 0, struck in the same region as yesterdays deadly shaker that killed at least nine people and forced tens of thousands from their homes. Were getting early reports of more collapsed buildings and additional deaths from todays quake while seismologists say there are likely more strong tumblers to follow. Nbcs kelly olaberria has the latest. Reporter this tv station capturing the moment the major 7. 0, the second in a day, sparking fires throughout the city, and now triggering a landslide. All of it happening just eight miles from the epicenter of yesterdays deadly quake near the city of kumamoto in southern japan. It brought down a home with this tiny survivor inside. Her family escaped. The 8monthold 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 theres 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. Kelly cobiella, nbc news, london. Back at home, there is developing news tonight of a tragedy at the palm beach zoo. A worker killed by a tiger during a routine procedure inside a contained area. Rescuers doing everything they could but unable to save her. Nbcs Kerry Sanders has late details. Reporter 38yearold zookeeper stacy conwiser was rushed by chopper to a Palm Beach County hospital, but Officials Say her injuries were fatal. She was attacked by a male malean tiger. One of four endangered big cats seen here in this youtube video. Shes described as a veteran who was always cautious around wild animals. Zoo officials visibly upset say they are heartbroken. As a zoo family, we are grieving at this time. Reporter incident happened shortly before 2 00 p. M. As zookeepers were prepared for a talk about the tigers. The male that attacked was in a contained area inside the enclosure at the time. It took zookeepers an agonizingly long time for the tranquilizer shot at the tiger to take effect before the victim could be rescued. In the event of an emergency, we have protocols that are in place. Those protocols were initiated the moment that the code red was sent out. Reporter zoo Officials Say no guests were ever at risk, but some were initially ushered into the gift shop as a safety precaution. Its kind of like chaos, people like running. We were near the water fountain, and people were told to get into the gift shop. Reporter this was any animal at palm beach zoo. The zoo is closed tonight and tomorrow as federal, state and local authorities try to figure out what went wrong. Kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. We turn now to new developments in the race for president , and tonight were learning new details about the changing strategy inside the Trump Campaign to beat ted cruz. All of it as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton take very different routes out of town after a heated debate here in new york. We have it all covered starting with nbcs katy tur on the Trump Campaign. Katy . Reporter hi there, lester. Its the case of if you cant beat them, join them. Donald trump changing his tune as a new team takes control behind the scenes and tries to mend fences with the establishment. Donald trump pressing the reset button, changing tone and refining his message to try and avoid a fight at the convention. Instead of attacking the rnc, trump is back to bashing ted cruz. In a wall street is accusing the texas senator of trying to steal the election writing mr. Cruz loses when people actually get to cast ballots. Voter disenfranchisement is not merely part of the cruz strategy, it is the cruz strategy. The sharply worded essay more traditional politics and less trump. No exclamation points, superlatives or grand promises. I will be the greatest jobs president. Reporter nbc news has learned tonight the outsider is relying more heavily on his new team of experienced insiders. Advisers trying to add structure and talking points to the normally freewheeling campaign. Trump listening, reading from notes and staying on message at the new york gop gala, coopting ted cruzs new york values insult. You say what are new york values . Number one, honesty and straight talking. Reporter the candidate enjoying the hometown crowd and waking up to an endorsement from his new york post. Katy tur, nbc news, new york. Reporter this is Andrea Mitchell in new york where only hours after that rusing debate in brooklyn Bernie Sanders was in rome. I am very excited to be here in the vet can. Reporter while Hillary Clinton was playing dominoes at a Public Housing center in harlem. Oh. Reporter sanders addressing a vatican conference on social justice. As pope francis has stated, man is not in charge today. Money is in charge. Money rules. Reporter while sanders is abroad railing about money and politics, clinton was leaving new york for two nights of high dollar fundraisers with hollywood power couple george and amal clooney in california. To sit with clinton and the clooneys at dinnerer tonight in san francisco, 353,000 a couple. Saturdays l. A. Dinner, 100,000 a couple for the best seats. After a brawl of a debate over wall street money, guns, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. That is not accurate. I have stood on the debate stage with senator sanders eight prior times. Excuse me. Reporter a far cry from their first much friendlier debate in october. The American People are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails. Reporter whats changed, though far behind in delegates sanders has raised so much money and attracted such huge crowds hes in it for the long haul. The question is if he loses in new york on tuesday, will this race continue to be this combative . Lester . All right, andrea, turn now to the surprising news from california where a Parole Board Panel is recommending the Charles Manson follower less lay van she owes been in prison for 46 years for a pair of gruesome murders, part of a twonight manson family killing spree nation. She faced 19 previous denials from the parole board before now. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has reaction from the reporter Leslie Van Houten now 66 during her parole hearing. The Charles Manson follower one step after a panel recommended her release from prison. Convicted at 19 in one of the countrys most notorious murders, serving life, van houten has spent 46 years behind bars and is described as a model inmate. I apologize to the families. Reporter the former homecoming queen played no role in the 1969 murders of actress sharon tate and four others, but the very night day joined the manson clan in the brutal killing of leno and rosemary la bianca in their los angeles home. Van houten testified to stabbing rosemary in the back at least i want her to stay in jail the rest of her life. Reporter cory la her father and stepmother was killed. This is her First Television interview. Believe who nins who kills two people and especially having in such a brutal manner should ever be let out of prison. Reporter Charles Manson and his followers committed nine murders over five weeks in the summer of 1969. Susan adkins died in prison. Manson, patrician cen winkle and charles text watson remain locked up. Van houten has been denied parole 19 times. By the books she should be released because she fits the criteria, but in the court of Public Opinion shes always going to be attached to these crimes. Reporter soon californias governor could make the final decision. Should Leslie Van Houten be set free, or should she spend the rest of her days in prison . Miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. A man convicted of a nearly sixdecadeold murder has been set free. Relief poured over 75yearold jack mccoa courtroom when a judge overturned his sentence after being convicted of the 57yearold abduction and murder of 7yearold Maria Riddell but many alleged missteps by authorities and new evidence supporting his alibi. A major announcement from the military today, the very first female officers have been commissioned to lead Ground Combat units after the pentagon changed the longstanding rules to allow it. As nbcs jim mick miklaszewski tells us, these women could soon be commanding troops on the front lines. Reporter they have trained. They have struggled. They have battled to prove that women can hold their hone in combat. And now they are going to get their shot. Ive got you. Translator for the first time the army has selected 22 female soldiers to be commissioned as infantry and armor officers, but up until now women like Second LieutenantCarly Turnage have been banned from combat. Im not too worried about it. I think that over time women more and more reporter the 22 female volunteers will become platoon leaders, commanding Ground Combat forces and tank crews but only if they pass physical requirements and torturous training. They still have to be evaluated by the commanders in the field, and there will be no no slack in terms of holding them to the highest standards. Reporter but despite the ban u. S. Military women have already fought and died in iraq and afghanistan. They have already done it. Ive seen it, and i went on missions right alongside women in afghanistan. Reporter and earlier this month in louisiana, grace barnett became the first woman to enlist in the army infantry. Serving the country that i love and that gets you right here. Its very much part of my blood. Reporter it will be more than a year before those 22 female soldiers make it through training and actually qualify for combat, but unlike the army of old, nobodys counting them out. Lester in. Jim miklaszewski at thanks. Millions are under alert from texas to nebraska for Severe Weather for the weekend with the threat of large hail, damaging winds and flash floods. Isolated tornadoes could also strike, and in colorado a major spring snow storm is expected to drop as much as 14 inches of snow on to the denver area. Still ahead tonight, pain relief from pot without smoking it. Many swear by these marijuana products to reduce aches and soreness, but does the science really back it up . Also, caught on camera, a crying child spanked with a paddle at school as his mother looks on. The sharp and growing reaction tonight after millions view this good news. Youre down with crestor. Alright now theres a way you can get crestor for 3. Adding crestor, along with diet, lowers bad cholesterol. Crestor is not for people with liver disease, or women who are nursing,pregnant, or may become pregnant. Tell your doctor all medicines you take. 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