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Situation absolutely continues at this moment in west texas. >> as youre watching right there -- >> with us is kay -- >> youre seeing all the fire still burning, john. i just wanted to mention that. >> the fires still very much burning and still a great deal of concern about the possibility of what may be in the air with the weather changing and the wind shifting. kxan reporter is standing by live in west, texas, right now. chris, what are you seeing? >> were about three-quarters of a mile away ...

Your runner runs by and you move out let somebody else come up. i stood there 30 minutes and worked my way up to the front line because i knew my wife was fixing to come by, that is probably what saved me. bill: you think so? >> the people to my left took the blast. bill: last night it was described to me as thousands and thousands of people on both sides of the street and cheering at that moment for all these runners but once the explosion hit, that scene changed entirely. did they say anything...

Earthquake. >> he stepped out the door. it wasnt two minute when is we were grabbing our stuff and the explosion hit. it hit you like a shock wave. >> you feel it and the heat from the fire came into my car. my windows were up and i could feel the heat. >> gretchen: the blast sent debris flying 100 feet in the air. could be felt over a mile away. officials believe a contractor hit an underground gas line nearby, causing that blast. at the very last minute, a federal appeals court did stop the ...

Wasnt two minutes and we were grabbing our stuff, and the explosion hit. and they hate you like a shockwave. >> more than a dozen people were rushed to the hospital. three of them were critically injured, and now we have learned that least one dead. joining us on the phone, mayor james of kansas city. navigating this terrible incident, any more information about what caused it? >> thank you for having us. jenna, we are happy to meet with you. as far as we know, there was a gas leak and a subsequ...

Neighborhood. >> he stepped out the door wasnt two minutes we were grabbing our stuff and the explosion hit. it hit you like a shock wave. >> you feel it and the heat of the fire came into my car. the windows were up i could feel the heat. >> the blast knocked out windows several blocks away. more than 100 firefighters rushed to the scenes and battled that inferno. not clear if any employees were inside at the time. 14 people were taken to the hospital. officials believe contractor working near ...

Bash. the interview last night, the whole interview, will air friday on 20/20 and the president joined 100 countries and organizations in putting the main opposition group on the path to becoming the only government in syria and if and when the rebels take out assad. >> we made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representative to the syrian people in opposit...

this 70-year-old man was kidnapped in august. in december al qaeda claimed responsibility and laid out a series of demands. now were seeing in this video today that hes asking, as you said, president obama to make good on those demands. >> so has there been any official reaction from the united states at this point? >> well, not yet. i mean, some of those demands, as weve been talking about, hes asking for the u.s. to release all prisoners from the taliban and al qaeda. also asking for...

earlier i spoke with sergeant roger biven with the police department about the investigation. >> at this point we still have been unable to identify the individual. we do believe hes a hispanic male, probably in his 30s or 40s. and that is all the information we have on his identity. we do have a few leads coming in. and well certainly be following up on that. after an autopsy is conducted in the morning, well have a better indication of cause of death. it was located by the workers in...

Peers. >> the case now is in the hands of the special prosecutor and there has been no public timetable as to whether, when or if any arrest will be made. back to you. >> patti ann: all right, steve harrigan live in florida. thank you. >> gregg: overseas now, a coordinated car bombing attack killing at least 14 people, wounding more than 300 in thailand. investigators say the first explosion hit a major shopping area. the second wave hit 20 minutes later as onlookers were gathering near the blas...

Joint chiefs dempsey. they tell fox news they will explain how the administration plans to respond to a major event. >> bret: that sound bite was part of a hearing where pointed questions were asked about the administration justification for targeted killing of americans, correct? >> that is right. f.b.i. director mueller was asked twice by republican congressman keith yoder whether holders legal justification in chicago speech monday for lawful, targeted killings of american apply to u.s. citiz...