Good morning, everyone. We do begin with that breaking news. An extremely powerful earthquake striking one of the most remote areas on earth. It happened overnight in the south pacific. The magnitude 8. 0 quake struck near the Solomon Islands, which lie near the active ring of fire. Five villages in the Tropical Island chain were impacted by tsunami waves. Dozens of homes in one of them were damaged. And theres reports that several people have been killed. The quake was so big, there were tsunami concerns as far away as japan. Most tsunami warnings now, though, have been canceled. Well have the latest on the quake and its aftermath in a little while on good morning america. Back here at home, now. New details about the rescue of that little boy from an underground bunker in alabama. Ethan turns 6 years old today. Safe and sound at home, his mother is saying how wonderful it is to be able to hold him again. But the story couldnt have ended much differently, as investigators are finding
News. An extremely powerful earthquake striking one of the most remote areas on earth. It happened overnight in the south pacific. The magnitude 8. 0 quake struck near the Solomon Islands, which lie near the active ring of fire. Five villages in the Tropical Island chain were impacted by tsunami waves. Dozens of homes in one of them were damaged. And theres reports that several people have been killed. The quake was so big, there were tsunami concerns as far away as japan. Most tsunami warnings now, though, have been canceled. Well have the latest on the quake and its aftermath in a little while on good morning america. Back here at home, now. New details about the rescue of that little boy from an underground bunker in alabama. Ethan turns 6 years old today. Safe and sound at home, his mother is saying how wonderful it is to be able to hold him again. But the story couldnt have ended much differently, as investigators are finding out. Tahman bradley has the latest. Reporter little eth
You can practice breaching the door. You can practice how to get a camera inside. And ultimately design how youre going to assault this bunker. Reporter as authorities swarmed the ground above, hostage negotiators remained in contact with dykes, speaking through a ventilation pipe. Authorities were able to sneak a small camera inside the six by eight foot bunker to monitor dykes movements. Then, when authorities saw dykes becoming increasingly agitated and holding a gun, they put their plan into action. Now ethan is recuperating from his ordeal. And just moments ago, we received a letter from ethans mom. She says that for the first time in almost a week, she woke up to a beautiful sight this morning her sweet little boy. Diane . And we love looking at his face and his smile. But gio, let me go back for a moment. The man with the gun, do i understand correctly . He had a television, he could see all of you reporting and what was behind you, he had no idea, right out of frame, were comma
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