CHRIS CUOMO, CNN HOST: We have breaking news out of southern Japan. At least nine people have lost their lives, hundreds are injured following a very powerful earthquake. The magnitude 6.2 quake rattling the region late Thursday. Officials say aftershocks are expected and they're going to continue for at least a week. (Video playing) You just saw one that was captured on video by a CNN iReport. That was the rest of the event. Rescue crews are out in force looking for victims. Many people are still believed to be trapped under rubble.</s>MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN HOST: This morning defense secretary Ash Carter is expected to land on the aircraft carrier USS Stennis on patrol in the South China Sea. The plan was announced in Manila Thursday in an effort to deepen U.S.-Philippine military ties, including joint patrols in those disputed waters. China, which claims 90 percent of the sea, pledged severe opposition to the move.</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN HOST: Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, vowing to fight to the bitter end as the push to impeach her gains momentum. She is accused of manipulating government accounts making the economy appear stronger than it was. Rousseff denies any wrongdoing and says the lawmakers accusing her are corrupt themselves.</s>CUOMO: An infamous member of the Charles Manson family could soon be set free. A California parole panel recommending Leslie Van Houten be released from prison. Officials say she's acted like a model prisoner and expressed remorse for the notorious killings of supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary back in 1969. And now, 66-year-old Van Houten still needs the full parole board and California's governor to sign off on her release.</s>PEREIRA: So, Donald Trump claims the system is rigged against him. Now he's asking voters to answer one simple question. How will you answer it? That's coming up ahead on NEW DAY.
Deadly Earthquake Topples Buildings in Japan Ash Carter Visits Warship in Disputed South China Sea; Push to Oust Brazil's President Gains Steam