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Rescuing people and going through the buildings. so dangerous and no power. first light is coming now but, at the same time, severe thunderstorms are rolling through so they have an hour or two before the storms are gone. let me get you familiar with the town of west, texas. on i-35 north of waco and south of dallas. its small. quintessential small midwest town. here is the town itself. this is the northern portion of the town where most of the destruction was done. right-hand side of the screen...

And full reaction to the disappointing example of cowardice in washington with more halperin, howard dean, mike barnicle and sam stein. this morning rescue workers are searching for survivors after a massive explosion last night at a fertilizer plant rocking the small town of west, texas. the blast was caught on camera by a father with his children. >> it should collapse. >> are you serious? >> i really honestly thought we were gone. if you have seen the video first thing i asked her is if shes ...

Public safety. you dont do it. they did it yesterday. and ive got to say, mark it down, this is going to be a turning point in the history of the republican party as well. and let those out there chattering, let them chatter away all they want to and scream like high enas. this party that killed this background check yesterday this party is moving toward extinction. a new republican party will replace it and a vote people will look back on and say that party, that extremism that was unsustainabl...

See these moments so often. yankees stadium after 9/11 where they get together and recovering a little bit together. >> we will be covering that as well. mike barnicle is in boston covering the story. another big story out of west texas. this morning, rescue workers are still searching for survivors after a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant that rocked the small town of west. last night, the mayor of that town checked everything out on the scene. he just started speaking at a news conferen...

Are searching for survivors after a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant that rocked a small town of west, texas, last night. three-point 160 injured in the blast. officials have confirmed there are fatalities from 5 to 15 but they just dont know. between 3 and 5 firefighters also reported missing. according to reports, the blast could be felt as far as 70 miles away registering 8.21 magnitude by the usgs. a number of buildings damaged or destroyed including a nearby nursing home, apartment c...

Little community hospital. we are hearing most of the devastation up to the homes in this vicinity. a map that shows you this little tiny town and the destruction that was done from this fertilizer explosion late last night. we mentioned the winds. they were concerned overthit with what was happening with this explosion, the toxins in the air. now we are not so concerned with that any more. they said the air has been cleared and its blowing and howling from the south overnight at 30 to 40 miles ...

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