BRIGGS: Mexico's president declaring his country facing a national emergency, following a deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. At least 217 people were killed. Among the dead 22 at an elementary school in Mexico City; 30 others still missing there.</s>ROMANS: This is just one of the terrifying scenes that played out across Mexico. Most of the deaths reported in Morelos, Mexico City, and Puebla. Rescue crews in the country now facing a grim task there, digging through the rubble. They're looking for any signs of life, hauling off buckets of debris while calling out names of people possibly trapped beneath collapsed buildings.</s>BRIGGS: President Enrique Pena Nieto urging people to stay indoors. The quake buckled buildings, windows and concrete plunging to the ground. President Pena Nieto says 27 buildings collapsed in the capital alone. That's about 75 miles from the quake's epicenter.</s>ROMANS: Pena Nieto instructing his cabinet to team up with medical centers across the country to make sure everyone is receiving proper medical attention. Mexico's defense ministry deploying 3,400 soldiers to affected areas. The earthquake cutting power to nearly 5 million customers. The deadly quake hit just hours after drills and memorials commemorating the anniversary of another devastating earthquake that killed thousands in Mexico City back in 1985. All right. The Republicans last ditch health care plan gains opposition in Congress from governors and a late night host with a stake in the bill.</s>JIMMY KIMMEL, LATE NIGHT HOST: My family has health insurance. We don't have to worry about this but other people do. So, you can shove your disgusting problems where your doctor won't be giving a prostate exam once they take your benefits away.</s>ROMANS: More on the Republican's 11th hour health care effort, next.
Hundreds Killed in Mexico Quake