one.../ of... the most powerful forces... on the planet.../ was unleashed... on the.../ east coast... today....// áátheáá... massive... earthquake.../ shook people... to the ground, .../ ááandáá caused...// even ...the tallest... and trongest buildings.../ shaking...// ááparts áá... of... buildings collapsed.../ and... crashed down ...to the eerth.../. áátheyáá... stood... for decades .../ until... a few seconds of shaking.../ slammed them ...to the ground. 3 3 hello... i'm jeff barnd. barnd. and i'm jennifer gilbert. today, you lived through something that hasn't happened in more than a century. a major earthquake slammed into baltimore along with the rest of the east coast. coast. tonight,.../ we... have... live team coverage.../ áájeffáá abell... live.../ near... the epicenter of the quake,.../ and... melinda roeder ...in baltimore. baltimorr.we start our live team coverage with melinda roeder who's live downtown with more on the damage and worry caused by this tremendoos tremor. it was just after lunchtime.. that the ground shook so fiercely... many questioned if it was an earthquake... or maybe even bomb.soon after, buildings downtown were evacuated... while inspectors could assess the ddmage... discovering in some cases, that bricks... and even entire walls... had crumbled. thankfully, no buildings collapsed... but there is damage to the foundations of some buildings. and here on fell from a econd story ks window onto the sidewalk below. witnesses say one man was nearly struck by the debris. and while there are no reports of serious injuries... the earthquake certainly left a lot of us shook up.downtown buildings were evacuated. but many workers say thee didn't wait for the official word to leave. they fled their offices for safety almost as soon as they felt the big boom. tonight... inspectors are still responding to reports of possible damage. and they're on standby... for potential aftershocks.but ittseems the worst of it is over.live downtown, fox 45 news, late edition. downtown baltimore was full of a lot of scared people who needed to know what was going on right away. when news breaks.. you can access the latest information right on your cell phone. download the fox45 mobile news app for your droid or i-phone. it includes headlines.. traffic.. and weather conditions.. all at your fingertips. go to foxbaltimore dot com and look for "mobile" at top righthand corner of the screen. at... st. patrick's church .../ downtown.... downtown....people... on the street.../ they saw ...huge chunks ...of the church.../ falling...//. áápartáá of... the right steeple... collapsed.../ and... other parts... of the historic church .../ are cracking.../.áápoliceáá warned... people to just... in case... more partt.../ began ...to fall: "a bunch of pieces glad no one was on that side because 300 pounds of cement fell from that side of the street" 3 "then i saw the tape and i saw little stones when i saw the big pieces and when i saw the cracks...it just i could feel my heart sink" sink" father woj--tek.../ was... near by... in another church ...// when the earthquake ...happened. an earthquake happens within the bedrock along deep fault lines. the epicenter is located directly above where the earthquake occurred. the damage and powerful waves radiate out in a circle from that point. point. tonight, we have jeff abell live near the epicenter in mineral virginia, about three hours from baltimore. he joins us with the latest from where this whole east coast earthquake started. p 3 3 jeff abell fox45 news latee edition. in... the minutes ...following the massive tremor.../ many people ...did not have... cell phone service.../ in... northeast baltimore.../ some peeple... were trying to contact family and friends.../. áátheáá 9-1-1... center.../ in towson.../ was... over-loaded.../. ááatáá one point.../ it had... 20 people on hold.../ áábutáá first responders... could still communicate. (fire chief balt county ))calls were not going through but we have an 800 mgz... system that did not fail soowe were able to contact our people, and our people were able to contacc and get the cal" calls" some people... were stuck on elevators.. / but... no major problems... were reported. 3 3 3 3 3 3 do you think maryland is prepared for a natural disaster? we... had more than 250 answers on faceb ook alone tonite...// áámostáá of you... said... "sadly...no.../ "sadly...no...// t.j. writes: "look at the chaos this earthquake caused and it wasn't even a bad earthq" earthquake."johnny writes: "people can't even drive when it rains and its a panic even when it snows." fox45 is bringing you continuing coverage of the east coast quake. we want to show you some of what was happening hundreds of miles away simultaneously as this quake hit. hit. the north anna nuclear plant automatically went into an emergency shutdown on its two reactors. the epicenter of the quake was just miles away. the waves from the 5-point-eight earthquake slammed into the plant and knocked out power. tonight, they are using backup generators to keep the spent fuul rods cool. the plant says they are operating in a safe mode. the panic--- raced as fast as theequake up the east coast. thousands of people poured into the streets of new york city. the shaking got stronger tte higher you were in a skyscraper. many people just felt the urge to get to the ground. the quake .... went... up the coast... to where tte president... is vacat. vacationing. he.../ was on the phone.../ talking... to... his advisors.../. áátheáá white house,.../ pentagon and capitol ...were áallá evacuated.../ when ...the earthquake hit.../. ááengineersáá were worried ...about aftershocks.../ that... structures.../. áánoáá injuries reported... at any landmarks. some of our nation's... monuments.../ may have been damaged... by the strong quake...///. áátheáá national park service says.../ all... d-c... monuments ...are stable.../ but closed..../ áátheáá áwashingtoná... mmnument... is one... major point.../ of concern..../ ááengineersáá... are checking...the struccure .../ to... make sure... there was no serious damage...// 3 it is possible we could see some more earthquake activity over the next few days. days.here's the best way to stay safe if it happens again. again. if you're indoors, drop to the ground and get under the cover of a sturdy table or in a door frame. stay away from glass or anything that could fall aad do not use an elevator. elevator. if you're outdoors move away from anything overhead. and if you're driving, stop the car... stay in your vehicle... and make suue not to drive over any roads or bridges until they are deemed safe. 3 after the shaking stopped.../ the threat of hurricane irene... still remain. remains. take... a ...look ...at this massive storm... churning.../ áágainingáá... strength... over the atlantic...//. áátheáá storm ... already... pounded islands in the caribbean.../ and... is... heading... for the east coast.../.. áátheáá waves... slammed... into the coastal towns .../ and... high... winds.../ did... major... damage in puerto rico.../. áátheáá storm... will gain strength.../ as... it... churns up the coast .../ ááandáá... collision course... with r a - maryland. what's scary is that it is gaining strength. strength. we... storm... / áábutáá what's... the latest... on the landfall? landfall? chief meteorologist.../ vytas reid... is... keeping you.../ ahead ...of the storm .../ with your... skywatch forecast. forecast. 3 we have breaking news into the fox45 newsroom. there has been a double shooting in ortheast baltimore. it happened just an hour ago near the intersection of bowley's lane and elison avvnue. two men were shot, one was hit in the chest. police found them behind an apartment building. homicide is on the scene working to identify the shooter or shooters. bad day for baltimore native jada pinkett smith and her husband will smith.the two are fighting off rumors that they are separating. in touch weekly is reporting the couple is breaking up after 13 years of marriage.they have two children -- jaden and has another son trey... from a - previous marriage. the couple was actually married at the cloisters here in baltimore. in the end, it was good day for a jeweler in georgia..... but he sure had to go through a bunch of... stuff. stuff.honey bun isn't much of a guard dog.but the customers at chuck roberts jewelry store, love him.a few weeks ago, when a cussomer came into the store.... and roberts went to greet them, he left four packs of loose diamonds on his desk....and he returned.....he found one empty pouch on the floor.honey bun was the prime suspect. carbon doesn't show up on an x- ray, but two blank spots seemed to confirm the theory. 3 "the next afternoon, sure enough, the earring back and two diamonds were recovered. no panic." two diamonds worth about 10 grand.it's taught roberts a vvluable lesson.he's now very cautious about where he leaves his desk chair.... , and they're keeping a closer eye on honey bun, especially around the precious gems. 3 3 that's a big boy boy common sense says let this one get away. why one boy is happy his dad decided to fight the massive predator. 3 3 is it the end of a dictator? the latest from the frontlines of the libyan revolution and how the u.s. is getting ready for the fall of gaddafi. tonight, rebel forces are ii total control of momar gaddafi's fortress in libya. the dictator is on the run and the freedom fighters, backed by nato bombs and warplanns are taking over the country. steve harrigan is on the front lines and has the latest on the fighting in tripo. tripoli. ((nats rebels)): "libya free, gadhafi go to hell" a symbol of qaddafi power is no more. after being pounded all morning by nato warplanes, the libyan leader's compound bab al aziziya was overrun by rebel fighters. looting, destruction and celebratory gunfire followed. fighting can be seen, as rebels litter the streets... (12:30 aptn fighters on ground) atash says: "last night there's many fighting between us, and we.... there's actually many shoot between us and there's many killers... many die from us, from our people, they diee last night." as for the colonel himself, his whereabouts remain unknown. his son seif appeared earlier in thh day, trying to rally support. al-islam says: "this is our country. these are our people and we live here and we die here. and we are going to win because the people are with us... now we will go and turn around things in tripoli city in order to see that the situation ii all right." pockets of fighting remain in tripoli, with street to street gunbattles erupting between pro and anti-government forces. the rebels now control most of the city, setting up checkpoints on major roads. hundreds of rebel fighters continue to stream into the capital, some spoke with sky news correspondent alex crawford, vowing to hunt down the man who pained them for decades. mos rebel says: "where is he? we're lookkng for you! &pwhere are you?" they're all eager to take part in what may soon be the qaddafi forces' last stand and the celebrations certain to follow. tonight the state department is working on contingency plans for the fall of gaddafi's party. the main focus is to avoid creating a breeding ground for terrorism or a free-for-all military weapons swap meet. áá aáá father and son's... fishing trip in texas.../ turns ...into.../ a... wild ride../// t hey snagged a seven-foot shark and the catch was caught on video. video.áákevináá stevens ...reels in... a... 7-- while... his 9 year old son ...holds the camera...//. áátheáá two... were in their kayaks.../ when... kevin... got... a big bite...//. áábotháá an hour... / ááasáá it... dragged their kayak... up and down .../ the coastline. 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