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making the miners leave the mine or sections of the mine because of violations and thats whats most troubling. >> so basically youre saying the mine was shut down so, ellen, youve got people watching this news coverage wondering how then could that mine stay hope? >> because the agency will shut down, for instance, if theres a ventilation violation they may make all the miners withdraw from the mine, leave the mine, the company has to correct the ventilation, and then the miners can go back ...

>> gretchen: did you know some of them have brown spots? >> brian: and they all can sing. matter of moments on the search for four missing miners in west virginia. families, holding on to hope for a miracle today. were going to to look at the upper big branch mine, safety crews say crews are making some progress since mondays blast that killed at least 25. talking to someone about the risks they face in a moment stand by for that here. in the meantime, theres new word of a major shif...

manhattan rents are doing better and real estate properties looking better in manhattan. brookfield, those are new highs for those stocks, as well, that had nice surges just in the last two days. how about the bank stocks. we had some positive comments here. wells fargo talked about big cap banks and the better situation that weve seen for them and well talk more about that in the next hour but all these stocks big movers and so far the bank index up 25% this year, way out performing m...

in iraq from rod nordland of the captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. im jim lehrer. rescue efforts were on hold tonight at the west virginia mine, where an explosion claimed the lives of at least 25 miners. >> ifill: and im gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, it was the deadliest mining accident in the u.s. in 26 years. well get the latest on the blast and the rescue effort and look at the state of mine safety. >> lehrer: then, jeffrey brown g...

solid. you have a solid, solid hole coming out. and thats -- thats -- >> the drilling machinery, can you describe it? >> the drilling rig? >> uh-huh. >> youve probably seen them on, you know, television or something. the rigs are pretty much oil rigs, water rigs, theyre all different types but jimmy was telling me theyll probably start out maybe with a 12 inch hole and when you get clear to bottom, there will be 6 to 8 inches depending on how many casings you have to put in. >> going t...

Doing everything they can to rescue as many people as possible and i thank them for their incredible efforts. he finishes by saying im working with state and federal officials to get as much information as possible and im doing all i can to make sure all resources are made available for this rescue effort. that has just now getting underway in earnest. on the phone with us ellen smith, owner and managing editor of "mine safety and health news." a specialized newsletter for the mining industry. i...

>> shepard: and now a special edition of "the fox report" with a single sponsor and very limited commercial interruption. first, continuing coverage of breaking news from west virginia. disaster in a coal mine and the ongoing rescue effort to save lives. plus, in-depth tonight. inside whats being called americas bullying epidemic. >> she was getting bullied. >> i think its very sad; very sad. >> >> shepard: it happens in schools all across the nation. >> i did bullying him. >> kids pic...

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