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Well check back with you. we are just minutes away from president obamas eulogy for victims of the west virginia coal mine disaster that took place earlier this month. right now youre seeing a montage of photographs right there in this hall. youre also seeing all those white crosses representing the 29 miners who were killed in that explosion. well have live coverage right after this.

Racial reform before they tackle the climate change bill. joe lieberman is on the bill. the three were set to unveil the bill tomorrow but the controversy and plans to start with that first has now postponed the climate change announcement indefinitely. >> later today, president obama set to deliver the eulogy just a few hours from now for the workers killed in the terrible mining disaster. the accident at the upper big branch mine in virginia on april 6th was the worst coal mine accident seen i...

All the way across the state. the entire state of mississippi, 175 to 200 miles long this super cell holding in place. that is gone now but the upper level disturbance is still there and the cold front moving agross florida. severe thunderstorm watch across parts of ohio, pennsylvania and west virginia. one more day of the severe weather and then we will completely wrap the storm up. shannon? >> shannon: thank you very much, rick. nicole colins with the top headlines. >> president obama will d...

In the united states in 40 years. and we expect the president during his eulogy to touch on mine safety issues. hell talk about all the e-mails hell tahat have poured e-mails into the white house since the explosion, many from miners postmarked from all around the region, talking about how miners are important for americas economy, saying americas miners keep americas lights on but also saying we have to do everything we can to keep this from happening again. we expect to hear some of that along...

Witness. i know that the president is set to be at a memorial service at some time so for the people that died in virginia from the mine explosion. what are we learning about that? >> he is going to west virginia to celebrate the 29 lives that were lost. here hell meet privately with family members and deliver the eulogy. he will not dwell on the poor state of mine safety in the country. he believes the disaster was a failure of management. he said also it was a failure, quote, of oversight an...

Wendell. >> the president came to the town in southern west virginia to mark the worst mine disaster in 40 years and help the people from a handful of communities in the coal river valley to help the process of healing. family members of each of the miners killed in the april explosion, placed crosses in front of the stage and mr. obama and vice-president biden met privately with each of the families and in his eulogy shall the president said the miners died pursuing the american dream in a coun...

Jacqui jeras, thanks so much. momentarily were going to take you back to beckley, west virginia. live pictures right now. this is a place where a memorial service will be under way for the 29 miners killed in that explosion earlier this month. president barack obama meeting with family members of those victims, and he will be delivering the eulogy as well. well take that live. also coming up, a new arizona law continues to generate heated controversy. well have a live report.

Leaks, another well could be drilled to control the oil flow. completing that process, were told, could take months. some 100,000 barrels of oil a day are leaking into the gulf. 11 workers on that rig still unaccounted for presumed dead at this point after tuesdays disaster. that platform underwater now, it sank on thursday. well, in the last 90 minutes or so, president obama wrapping up the eulogy at the memorial service for workers killed in another deadly explosion. earlier this month, 29 min...

Public memorial will get under way. its happening in west virginia and the president will be delivering that eulogy. that happened at the upper big branch mine on april 5th, deadliest mine explosion in our country in the last 40 years and raised questions about mine safety. joe biden will also speak at the public memorial. wendall goller is standing by with the very latest. he will pay tri-auto and honor the mine thers afternoon. >> reporter: youre right. he arrived here a short while ago and me...

Massive rig that exploded last week off louisiana is now leaking into the gulf, this according to coast guard officials. as much as 1,000 barrels of oil is escaping from the well head thats way down on the ocean floor. british petroleum is investigating on how to stop that leak. this afternoon, president obama will attend a memorial service and deliver the eulogy for the 29 west virginia miners killed earlier this month. my colleague, nbcs athena jones, is at the white house this morning. good...