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Western russia. investigators say human error caused that crash. attorney general eric holder facing a grilling today on capitol hill. hes scheduled to testify during a once postponed oversight hearing before the senate judiciary committee. g.o.p. senators are expected to confront mr. holder on a range of recent controversies including his plan to try 9/11 mastermind khalid sheik muhammad in lower manhattan and there are questions about his recent public statements one of which he said that the ...

excavators arent yet available because most of the roads leading to the nearest airport where they can be blown in have been damaged. rescue effort is being hindered by frequent aftershocks. they registered all but one of them of up to magnitude, theyre working against time to release water from a reservoir after a crack formed in the damn. the real concern now is for the living. tens of thousands, many injured are surviving on the streets. chinese authorities are sending 5,000 tents a...

Parents want to know what the school knew and when. jeff roesen is in south hadley, massachusetts with the latest. jeff. >> reporter: hey, david. good morning to you from massachusetts. prosecutors say this was such blatant bullying happying so much to phoebe prince so often it was common knowledge here in the high school behind me that the students know and so did the staff as well, which raises an interesting question. should the school officials who did know, perhaps, be responsible along wit...

New milford, connecticut. look at that. a business explosion there. they believe this was caused by propane leak that caused the building to explode. the fire has been out for a short time now. officials say that fire and rescue say one person was injured and taken to the hospital. again, pretty sizable explosion there in new milford, connecticut. officials believe it was caused by a propane leak. a federal detention hearing is scheduled in detroit today for a michigan man accused of plotting ...

Even kids ow its wrong to give someone the run around. at ally bank you never have to deal with an endless automated system. yocan talk to a real person 24/7. its just the right thing to do. the anti-abortion activist convicted of murdering one of the nations only late-term abortion doctors last year is in court today. he faces a mandatory light sentence, and he may speak on his behalf during the hearing youre look at live right now. the family. victim is also expected to speak. lindsay shivel...

Humidity levels in bathrooms and kitchens can degrade the potency of vitamin c and other vitamins and it happens fast. researchers at purdue found that vitamin c can break down in one week when high amounts of humidity and moisture are added to the bottle and its opened and closed. are you a tech lover or gadget geek? if so, you know this next story. the hours are ticking down until saturday when the first round of apple ipads will hit the shelves. were live outside the apple store in manhatta...

Their contracts not to be renewed on may 1st. >> reporter: moments ago i spoke with the school superintendent, who defended the schools actions saying they did not know about the bullying until a week before her death, which is in direct contradiction with what the d.a. says. heres hi defense of district policy. >> we did not know anything about this bullying prior to january 7th. >> reporter: judge does the d.a. say that your actions or inactions are troubling? >> i cannot answer that question....

Happen again. in the progress in the united states recently over the last several years has been quite significant, and i think this is a very positive sign for the catholic church and its future. >> ray flynn, former mayor of boston, former u.s. ambassador to the vatican. thanks for joining us again this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you, david. have a good day. >> you, too. were going to establish contact with sinead oconnor in a few minutes and talk to her. in the meantime, whats the ...

Abuse, which is not just a sin but its a crime, to local law enforcement officials. david, im quite amazed over the last five decades and even longer that local law enforcement officials and attorney generals and district attorneys and even the united states government and the state government was not more actively involved in pursuing these allegations of misconduct by not only priests, by anybody in any institution what so far, because it is a crime. >> i think thats a great point, that local ...