Startling morning from a former russian minister saying putin is so desperate to get biden out of office and hes looking to do something in summer or early we fall to harm bidens reelection chances. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. The Breaking News, there are new aftershocks, just rocking the northeast, the tremors following what was the strongest earthquake to hit new york and 140 years buildings across americas largest city were shaken by the quake. It was four the tremors, so powerful at one point that you can actually see the statue of liberty swaying. Good, certainly feel them through your body, but just move that statue gives you a signal of the power, the epicenter of the quake was just west of the city, and that is where some of the most dramatic pictures are coming into cnn. As of tonight, there have been 11 formal aftershocks prompting officials in new york city tonight to advise people to remain indoors called 911 if injured in new jerse
Seconds. We stayed under the table until the shaking stopped. I said well be okay. Were starting to get the initial video and pictures. Obviously everybody is posting things. That were seeing from the effects of that tremor. What were seeing is an impressive fire. This is not from the yesterday. This is from now. This is from a im waiting to get the location. It maybe ridge crest, california. Where alex it is ridge crest. Confirmation. You might be looking at video that we sent in. Were working on cell phones and were pitch back. Its a very impressive explosion. What appears to be a house fire. I know yesterday authorities told us this were several, numerous loose and broken gas pipelines. Thats always a danger. Sure. We certainly saw out of the
restaurant and everyone was able to get out. We headed back to the neighborhood that we have been in earlier today. The neighborhood that was more affected by thursdays quake. A number of mobile homes and Trailer Homes there. A couple people sc
Very shallow. They felt this all the way down to mexico. They have felt this in las vegas. You would feel a 7. 1 magnitude and everyone is heightened alert. And to say that these aftershocks are going to occur for years is very unnerving to people who wont even sleep in their own homes. Karen joining us from the cnn weather center. Well speak again very soon. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. We continue our live coverage of the tremor that was felt about two, 2 1 2 hours ago in california. A followup to thursdays tremor which we now know was a fore shock. Thursday was a 6. 4 earthquake in ridgecrest, california. Friday saw a 7. 1 earthquake. That is five times bigger than what we saw on thursday. Were getting all reactions from our teams on the ground, from sarah sidner, our metrologist. I want to speak to the owners of a Super 8 Motel in ridgecrest. Thank you for joining us. What did you experience . Caller i was checking a customer and i was at the front desk. And we had this lit
Did you guys notice anybody from the theater leaving . To gate no. We were in view of the theater. Sir, what is your name . To get my name is robert. Tell me what you felt tonigh compared to yesterday morning . Did you feel it also yesterday . Yesterday morning i was lucky. I was at work and i hadnt noticed anything at all until m coworkers or did you feel that and i said feel what. She was like well, we felt this. I said no. And then as i can later my boss called and said hey, can you make sure that there is no leaks , no breaks. I was like sure, of course, bu honestly i didnt notice anything at all. Today it was the same thing. We are glad you are both okay. We thank you for taking some time to talk with us this evening. Have a nice weekend to you both. We want to welcome to you what would normally be the fox news at 11 at 10 00 p. M. We have been on for coverage. Here is the latest. We now have experienced a 7. 1 earthquake that hit at 8 16 p. M tonight that makes yesterdays quake a
Guys, confirm to my ears is this ridgecrest . It appears to be a house fire. Mayor breeden, this may be one of the five fires you were describing. It is absolutely raging. You see fire on the scene. Can you just give us an update . You say you believe there have been five fires. Youre not entirely sure if theyre under control. I do not know that officially. As i look around me i can see smoke but i cannot see i cannot see other than one, and thats still black smoke. Theres others that im sure that i only know of the report. And you mention as we stay on these images, you mention checking in with an assisted living facility. Did they have power . Is power totally out where you are . In some places its out and others it isnt. Okay. Okay, ridgecrest, california mayor Peggy Breeden you have many more people to talk to on the phone. Thank you so much for jumping on with me and my best to you. Dorothia smith is with me on the phone. And she felt the earthquake in trona, california, 20 miles