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Keep moving, keep believing that the best is yet to come. And the poignant meeting a little boy coming facetoface with his bone marrow donor. Thank you for saving my life. But first here tonight the nightline 5. To keep hair strong against hot styling tools, you need more than a conditioner. You need a miracle. Pantene threeminute miracle daily conditioner has a superconcentrated prov formula that makes hair stronger in just three minutes. So your hair is smoother every day. Pantene threeminute miracle daily conditioner. Because strong is beautiful. And number one is coming up in just 60 seconds. Good evening. We begin here tonight with the breaking news, the destruction in puerto rico after a direct hit from hurricane maria, one of the worst storms to strike that island in decades. Knocking out the spire power grid. Abcs Victor Oquendo is on the ground tonight. Reporter tonight, marias direct hit devastating puerto rico. The first category 4 storm to strike puerto rico in 85 years, slamming ashore around sunrise. Roofs peeled from buildings. Debris flying. Many of these homes not built to withstand any hurricane, let alone a category 4. Were outside of san juan in a town hit very hard. A lot of destruction to homes, downed trees and power lines. Now dealing with this, flooding in every direction. Up to 30 inches of rain in some areas engulfing whole neighborhoods. 12,000 people needing to get to shelters, including a hotels ballroom. Terrified residents singing about strength during trying times, to ease the fear. For nightline, im Victor Oquendo, san juan, puerto rico. Our thanks to victor. We turn to another developing story tonight. That powerful earthquake in mexico. More than 200 people confirmed dead. Many others missing after dozens of buildings collapsed. Now rescue teams working around the clock to clear the rubble and free people trapped inside. Abcs matt gutman is in mexico city tonight as people scramble to find survivors. Reporter here under tons of brick and concrete, a race against time. To save the life of a girl trapped inside the enrique repsmen elementary school, the wing collapsing after that devastating 7. 1 magnitude earthquake which struck mexico on tuesday. It was a threestory building. It pancaked into a onestory building. They think they hear something and theyre trying to listen to see if they can hear a survivor in the rubble. Officials tell abc news they believe there are at least two others trapped with her. At least 21 children or teachers were killed. At least 11 people from that school have been rescued. Like these children. Theyre terrified, dusty, but alive. Miraculously saved after being buried under the rubble. Workers are now racing to save that little girl and whomever else may be trapped with her. They dont know exactly where she is inside the building. Bucket brigades, people removing brick by brick from that collapsed school. Looks like theyre going to send the dog in that tiny crevice between what was i guess the second and third story. Now theyre lifting the dog to the roof. Again, hoping to catch a scent of whomever might be inside still. 13yearold rodrigo one of the lucky ones crawling out of his collapsed school. The others who were rescued were listed on these handwritten slipts of paper with their names and the hospital where they could be found. That 7. 1 quake striking central mexico on tuesday, shortly after 1 00 p. M. Local time. Im in mexico city airport. The whole building started shaking. Reporter shaking lasted for several agonizing minutes. It got even more intense and really started shaking. People trying to grab the tables and walls. Reporter jesus lives with his wife and baby girl next to that elementary school. Were you here during the earthquake . Yep. It was really, really scary. Scared my baby. I grabbed my baby and i saw the school collapsed and i thought, we are next. Everything was moving so bad. I couldnt actually walk. The ground was shaking so much you couldnt walk . Exactly. When i heard the thunder of the school going down i just looked at the window and it was like this big huge smoke of dirt. Right, the dust. And we started hearing the screams, really loud, coming from the school. We just lost the building. Mexico city. Reporter the quake so far claiming the lives of more than 200 people in mexico, causing extensive damage to mexico city. 100 miles from the epicenter. Everyone ran outside of our office. And crowded into the streets. Lots of people crying, hugging, calling friends and family. Reporter it was powerful enough to level at least 44 buildings, including homes, schools, and offices. Things in your house are falling over and shattering. Reporter inside this newsroom, the walls shaking. Throughout central mexico, those choking clouds of dust. People panicking and praying. We still dont know if theres aftershocks, we dont know if theres going to be a power line coming down. Theres debris still falling from buildings. Reporter windows slipping down buildings like sheets of ice. Debris crushing vehicles. The water at this park splashing as if in a giant bathtub. Rescue workers scrambling to find the missing. Overnight they clawed at the wreckage, some with bare hands. Mexico is no stranger to earthquakes. Mexico city was built in an old lakebed. And so it has this layer of very soft soils. The soils there amplify shaking by a factor of 100 or more. By comparison the worst we get in l. A. Is about a factor of 5. Reporter the u. S. Is gearing up to help. This Disaster Assistance Response Team from los angeles deploying to mexico to help with the search and rescue. Stunningly the quake struck just hours after the country had conducted earthquake safety drills. Drills that were put into place after mexicos deadliest earthquake in 1985, which killed thousands. That was 32 years ago to the day. Tuesdays earthquake is the second to strike mexico in just the past two weeks. On september 7th, close to midnight, a massive 8. 1 magnitude earthquake hit off the countrys southern coast. Houses were toppled. The quake introduced tsunami waves that sent people running into the streets in panic. That earthquake claimed the lives of at least 90 people. In general, whenever you feel earthquakes youve got to expect to feel more. And about 5 of the time the triggered earthquake ends up being bigger than the first one. Reporter back here in mexico city, in the midst of so much loss, there are so many signs of generosity. Jesus nungeri remembers rushing to the collapsed almost tear school, moving rubble with his bare hands, just him and other neighbors. You were there trying to pull away the rocks. You still heard people inside the rubble screaming . At the beginning, yes. Yes. And then did the screaming die down . Yes. Yes, sorry to say, died down. Stayed there until we pulled out kids. And i saw it. And they put his own sweater on his face. And they pulled him out on a stretcher . Was he alive . No. Reporter hope is not yet lost for the others still missing. The calls for dogs and doctors intensifying as the rescues continue. Weve been granted permission to get as close as you can get to the school. You can see where theyre trying to peek through the cracks. The eerie sound of silence, despite that massive crowd. You see those hands in the air, theyve called for silence. That means theyre trying to listen to see if they can hear the person theyre looking for inside. Its incredible, probably 1,000 people around here, but its eerily quiet when they raise their hands. It is agonizing work. But after nearly 24 straight hours of desperate effort, rescuers finally make contact with the little girl they have reportedly given her water and oxygen. But now they have to find a way to reach her and the others. Still in a day and in a country that has been filled with grief, a glimmer of hope tonight. For nightline, im matt gutman in mexico city. Our thanks to matt gutman on the ground in members. Up next on nightline, a very different kind of story. Robin roberts, a hero here at abc news and a crock the country, celebrating five years of good health tonight. A young boy saved by a bone marrow donor he didnt even know, now meeting his hero. S shk at red lobster. And we went all out to bring you even more incredible Shrimp Health tonight. A young boy saved by a bone marrow donor he didnt even know, now meeting his hero. New Nashville Hot shrimp, drizzled with sweet amber honey, and new grilled mediterranean shrimp finished with a savory blend of green onions, tomatoes, and herbs. 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Today we cheer Robins Health and the donors who have saved so many lives. Heres my nightline coanchor juju chang. Reporter Robin Roberts has a lot to celebrate. Its a birthday party. Marking five years since her lifesaving bone marrow transplant. Your beloved mother said, as you often quoted, make your mess your message. Whats your message today . Left foot, right foot, breathe, keep moving, keep believing. That the best is yet to come. I pray that i am a symbol of resilience. That of hope. Reporter its that hope which propelled her on the long road to healing. Robin shared some news with us reporter she shared with the world back in 2012, just a few years after she overcame breast cancer. Sometimes treatment for cancer can lead to other serious medical issues. And thats what im facing right now. It is something that is called mds. Reporter myelodysplastic syndrome, mds, a rare blood disorder that required an agonizing bone marrow transplant. My big sister is a virtually Perfect Match for me. And she is going to be my donor. Shes going to be my donor. Reporter robins the youngest of four. All three of her siblings volunteered to be her bone marrow donor, but only sally ann was a match. It wasnt until we were matched you told me only 30 of people looking for a match find it in their family. What was that moment like when you discovered you were a match . I was ecstatic. It was it was an answer to prayer. Rejoice. Rejoice that you have been chosen to help someone. Reporter five years ago today, surrounded by her family and close friends, she was given the gift of life. I feel all the love in here. All the love. Were keeping it boring. Keep it boring. Reporter this is the moment her doctor inserted millions of sally anns stemcells into a port in robins chest. I say a small prayer, a small saying that both my wife and motherinlaw have. Let god do miss work, and it will work. I thought, this is why i have this man by my side. This is why we have been brought together. I think that was a good in my opinion to say, go sally go reporter the weeks after robins transplant were brutal, spent mostly in isolation. If she wanted to leave her room, she had to wear mask and gloves as did everybody around her, as she built up her immune system. We got to stop meeting like this. Rejoice rejoice emanuel we love you dear sister yes we do rejoice oh robin we have to show people the difficulty, the challenges. Im not going to sugarcoat it. Its only when you go through the darkness that the light is so bright. Going home now reporter after 30 days she walked out of the hospital and took her first breath of fresh air. Robins story a powerful inspiration. Thousands registered with the simple swab to be the match. The National Marrow donor program. Our story led to 18,000 people joining the registry of be the match. Of those 18,000, 173 were a match. And they gave me this pin, meaning the potential of 173 lives were saved. Reporter among those lives saved, a. J. , who was diagnosed with leukemia on his 4th birthday. And by the summer of 2015, he needed a bone marrow transplant. The first step was for all of us to be tested. None of us were a match. Reporter the family turned to be the match, and within weeks they found one. A 22yearold female. Thats all the family knew. A. J. s mom wrote her a letter. I thank you from the very depths of my heart. For what youve done for my little boy. Reporter after 270 days in the hospital, the transplant worked. And now, 2 1 2 years later, 8yearold a. J. Is cancerfree and back in school. And this morning, hes about to meet his donor for the first time ever. Facetoface. Saying thank you, that never really feels like enough when someone saves your childs life. A. J. s match is here, though youve never met in person. Youve talked on the phone but havent met in person. Are you ready to meet her . Yeah, really ready. My heart is pounding. I dont know if i can take this. All right, everybody, give a round of applause to a. J. s match. Alex monley. She didnt know a. J. She didnt know who was going to receive that. And to be so unselfish. And thats just what i thought. This beautiful, unselfish young woman. Something you want to say to her . Thanks for saving my life. It was my pleasure. Why did you want to be a donor . Because its the right thing to do. Its so beautiful. I know that without even meeting him, you wrote a letter. I did. Can you read on portion of it . This boy may be somebodys may someday be someones husband, someones father, grandfather, soninlaw. Maybe he will take the world by storm and find the cure for cancer, or maybe he wont. The point is, he is important. If everyone could join the registry, think of the lives that could be saved. Reporter robins life was saved, yet there are still challenges. How is your immune system . Early on you talked about having your immune system of a newborn, of a 2yearold, of a 5yearold okay, lets be honest. Im doing very, very well. Ive had some setbacks. There have been hospitalizations. Theres been medication. But i can look you in your beautiful eyes and tell you, i am blessed. I am doing well. Theres no detection of any sort of virus or illness. I feel stronger every day. It took some time to get there. Reporter robins is a story of survival, of rebirth. But its also a story of sister ly love. The one thing that came out of this for me is a greater appreciation for you. A greater appreciation for your strength and your ability. And the fact that youre here. That the thought of possibly losing you has made me appreciate every phone call, every time were together. And im just so very grateful that you are here. Reporter for nightline im juju chang in new york. It will be hard to overstate how much we love robin around here. 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Okay, im all packed for college. Now all i need is to befriend my r. A. So that i can throw a kegger without consequences. [ chuckles ] well, youre three months early. You havent even graduated high school yet. I may have jumped the gun a bit, but its only because im counting down the hours until i get out of this hellhole. You get it. Well, i still have three months left where youre my little baby schmoo that i want to gobble up because youre just so delicious nyum, nyum, nyum, nyum, nyum, nyum, nyum aww. Your mombrain is fighting this. Its funny. Theres nothing funny about losing a child. To college. Mom, face it. Our family is changing. Everything that youve come to know over the past few years is about to be turned on its head. Dont say that the goldbergs will always stay the same nothing will ever change in this house. Nothing except lainey leaving for Fashion School and basically taking a dump on my dreams. Okay, fine. I acknowledge thats also big. 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