Prayer vigil for George Floyd on Thursday night

Prayer vigil for George Floyd on Thursday night

TIME.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO TAKES ALOOK AT A COMMUNITY WIDEEVENT -- AIMED AT HONORING THELIFE OF GEORGE FLOYD."WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AS ONEI'M INVITING ALL THEPROTESTORS TO PUT THEIR SIGNSDOWN FOR ONE DAY"UNITED WE STAND IS A FAITH-BASEDGROUP ROOTED IN BAKERSFIELD,WHICH BEGAN AS A GROUP ONFACEBOOK."EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A BELIEVER,NOT CHRISTIAN, IF YOU'RE PRAYINGTO A HIGHER POWER WE ASK THATYOU JOIN US"TONIGHT THEY ARE CALLING ON THECOMMUNITY TO SHIFT THEFOCUS FROM ACTIVE PROTESTS ANDTOWARD SILENT PRAYER - HONORINGTHE LIFE OF GEORGE FLOYD."WE CANT DEVIATE AWAY FROM THEISSUE ALL THIS PROTESTING ANDRIOTING COMES FROM SOMEWHERE ANDTHE MOST RECENTEVENT WAS WITH GEORGE FLOYD ANDI BELIEVE WE NEED TOREMEMBER HIM"THE GROUP BEGAN AT THE START OFTHE PANDEMIC IN ANEFFORT TO PROVIDE PRAYER FOR THEBAKERSFIELDCOMMUNITY DURING THE OUTBREAK."I CREATED THIS FACEBOOK GROUPPAGE WHEN THE PANDEMICSTARTED AND WE WERE LOCKED INOUR HOMES BECAUSE WEWANTED TO BE THERE FOR THEHEALTHCARE WORKERS ANDPATIENTS"NOW THE GROUP IS LOOKING TO HELPPROTESTORS ANDCOMMUNITY ACTIVISTS DURINGALMOST A WEEK OF PROTESTS."EVERYONE IS MARCHING DOWN THESTREET PEACEFULLY ITSGREAT THAT MY COMMUNITY IS DOINGSOMETHINGPEACEFUL ITS VERY MEANINGFUL TOME TO SEE THAT"TONIGHT'S VIGIL WILL BE A LOCALRESPONSE TO A NATIONWIDEEFFORT AS SERVICES FOR GEORGEFLOYD BEGIN OVER THECOURSE OF THE NEXT SIX DAYS."WERE GOING TO MEET IN FRONT OFTHE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT7PM IM GOING TO HAVE PICTURES OFFLOYD HIS LIFE CANDLES ANDBIBLE VERSES AND WORSHIP SONGSALONG WITH A MOMENT OFSILENCE FOR 8 MINUTES"THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY 20AFTERSHOCKS IN THE RIDGECRESTAREA -- FOLLOWING A 5- POINT-5THAT HIT WEDNESDAYNIGHT.THE QUAKE HIT THE SEARLES VALLEY-- THE SAME AREAWHERE THE TWO BACK-TO-BACKEARTHQUAKES STRUCK LASTSUMMER.THE U.S.G.S REPORTED THE5-POINT-5 EARTHQUAKE..ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS A 5.1....13 MILES OUTSIDE OFRIDGECREST JUST BEFORE 7 O-CLOCK WEDNESDAYNIGHT.TODAY IS EXACTLY 11 MONTHS SINCETHE 6-POINT-4 QUAKE HIT LASTSUMMER -- AND WAS FOLLOWED THENEXT DAY BY A 7-POINT-1.IF YOU REMEMBER -- THOUSANDS OFAFTERSHOCKSFOLLOWED THOSE QUAKES.SO FAR... NO REPORTS OF DAMAGESAND FOLLOWING THAT EARTHQUAKE --SEISMOLOGISTEARTHQUAKE -- SEISMOLOGISTDOCTOR LUCY JONES TWEETED ABOUTTHE TREMOR SAYING QUOTE..."YES, AN EARTHQUAKE.

A M5.5 ATTHE VERY SOUTHERN ENDOF THE 2019 RIDGECRESTAFTERSHOCK ZONE.

THIS IS ALARGE LATE AFTERSHOCK - DO YOUREMEMBER THAT I SAID THESE ARECOMMON?"AND LAST NIGHT DR. JONES TALKINGTO OUR A-B-C AFFILIATE INL-A ABOUT THIS QUAKE.IT IS AN AFTERSCHOCK TO THERIDECRESTEARTHQUAKE FROM LAST YEAR AND IDON'T THINK THIS IS A SURPRISETOANYBODY .

I MEAN I DON'T KNOW IFYOU REMEMBER I DON'T KNOW IF YOUREMEMBER BUT 11 MONTHS AGO I WASTALKING ABOUT BARGE LAIDAFTERSHOCKSBUT THE NUMBER DIES OFF WITHTIME..

BUT THE RATION OF LARGETO SMALL DOESN'TAND THEREFORE AS YOU CONTINUE TOHAVE ALL OF THESE SMALL ONES...EVENTUALL YOU HAVE A BIG ONESOMEWHERE IN THERE SO THAT THATRATIOSTAYS THE SAMEWE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ANYDEVELOPMENTS AND BRING YOUANY UPDATES AS SOON AS THEY COMEINTO THE 23ABCNEWSROOM.AND CALTRANS POSTED THIS ONTWITTER AFTER THE EARTHQUAKEYESTERDAY.THEY SAID...DID YOU FEEL THE #EARTHQUAKE INEASTERN KERN COUNTY?

AMAGNITUDE 5.1 QUAKE HIT NEARSEARLES VALLEY WEDNESDAYNIGHT.CALTRANS CREWS RESPONDEDIMMEDIATELY TO INSPECT BRIDGESAND CULVERTS, FINDING ALLSTRUCTURES SOUND WITH NODAMAGE FROM THE QUAKE.THE BISHOP FOR THE DIOCESE OFFRESNO IS RECOMMENDING