Angeles. law enforcement officials along our nation s southern border are gearing up this morning for possible chaos if total. forty two expires. the trump era policy is set to expire today, possibly triggering a wave of migrants into the u.s. unless the supreme court intervenes. president biden once the high court to let title 40 to end, but not until after christmas. the white house does acknowledge that the demise of title 42 will likely increase illegal border crossings. the policy blocks migrants from seeking asylum in the u.s. due to worries about the pandemic. and repair work is underway in northern california in the town of ferndale, following a killer quake, the six point four tremor claimed two lives and caused severe damage to buildings, homes and roads. nearly sixty thousand homes and businesses lost power. seismologists warn this could be the precursor to an even bigger quake. i m mary ann rafferty. now back to lori. how are you? curve a the viewers kept ahead of the cu
Windows shattered. goods flying off store shelves. we were woke up by a big roar and things falling off the wall, hitting us on the head. reporter: the 6.4 magnitude quake, the largest to hit the state in three years, striking just offshore near the town of ferndale, around 2:30 a.m. officials describing the terror. first was a slow shake and then it just hit like my house got hit by a train. reporter: at least two people dying from medical emergencies. another dozen injured. and authorities fear there could be many more. the main bring into ferndale shut down. just take a look at this road damage here. very, very severe. some major cracks in the roadway. reporter: widespread damage reported across humboldt county. at least 68,000 customers without power. at one point, more than 70% of the county in the dark. authorities in hard-hit rio dell saying it s a total mess.