Rafael teenager. Hes got a rare form of leukemia. The team hopes the story will inspire fans to step up to the plate and tonight the breaking news as we come on. A massive explosion at a shopping center. More than 20 people injured. Shock waves felt a mile away. Gas shut off to the entire area. Firefighters digging through mounds of debris for survivors and the cause of the blast. Also breaking, more quakes. A 7. 1 rocking Southern California. Get under the table. [ bleep ]. Oh, my god. Anxiety spiking. 4,800 aftershocks. Fires and rockslides. The new warning tonight. In politics, biden on defense. For the first time the Democratic Front runner apologizing about his comments on segregationists as President Trump sharpens his attack on the former Vice President. How biden is responding. Severe storms strike. Millions of americans in the path. From dangerous Lightning Strikes on the nations beaches to the drenching rains and the excessive heat. And now reports of a tornado in south jerse
only the precursor to the massive 7.1. the quake felt throughout southern california and in two other states. so powerful it forced some to sleep outside. feels safer out here. at least if the house collapsed we wouldn t be inside. reporter: tonight more than 4,800 aftershocks rattling nerves. california s governor requesting a presidential emergency declaration for the communities impacted as this entire region remains on edge. marcus moore joins us live. marcus, we saw that family sleeping outside fearful of more tremors. what are people in the impacted communities telling you about the potential for more powerful quakes? tom, they re going to begin to recover. some people are starting over from scratch. like the family that lived in this house, you see nothing left on the inside. it burned down in the aftermath of friday s earthquake. when you look at the wider region, tom, there s a sense this area has been spared. when you consider america s second largest city los angeles