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Come down to hear the information. the governor and a lot of officials -- [no audio] they see all the media and they are coming down here hoping for information about their loved ones. >> trying to get answers. describe the scene for me. if you do a 360, what are you seeing on each side of you? >> [no audio] >> im sorry, jake, start over. i couldnt hear you. seems we are having trouble with his cell phone connection. jake gibson, he is one of our producers at fox newschannel there on the scene a...

Virginia, seven now confirmed dead at the disaster at the mine explosion there, and 19 now reported missing. well continue to update you as further developments warrant. meantime, he wanted an apology from majority leader reid, and he criticized the current president for suggesting -- when he would not condemn glenn becks charges that he was racist, said he was not a racist. michael steele has today done just that, at this hour, word that the partys chief of staff has resigned. this morning, m...

Friends smashed the machine with a baseball bat. there they go. okay? and then posted the tape on youtube. so here is my question. what kind of 19-year-old has 500 bucks to burn and why am i showing you this on national television? both are good questions and i have no comment. that is reality check. pinheads and patriots on deck tonight starting a blow back against the loons of the westboro church. p and p is next. >> this is a fox news alert. im ainsley earhardt in new york. were continuing co...

>> fox news alert right now. 25 miners are dead, four still missing after a mine explosion in west virginia yesterday. joining us now is west virginia governor joe manchin. good morning to you, governor. >> good morning. good morning, gretchen. >> i know its been a long, hard night for you and youre turning into a very long hard day. 25 have died in the upper bay branch mine. four still missing. we listened to your press conference earlier and said its going to be a long day because it will take...

Big branch mine which is a coal mine. shear a map of where this happened. its in raleigh county about 30 miles south of charleston in west virginia. can you see there on the map. again, 19 trapped. seven are killed there. fox news does have crews on the way there so that we can get you the very latest information. were hearing now from the ceo of the company of the massey upper big branch mine. his name is don blankenship, he says, quote, we want to assure of the families of all the miners we ar...

25 minutes before the top of the hour on this tuesday. weve got some headlines and a fox news alert. tragedy in west virginia. 25 miners are dead this morning. four are still missing after that mine explosion at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. it is the nations worst mining disaster in 26 years. currently, rescue operations are suspended because of high methane gas levels in the mine and carbon monoxide as well. crews are drilling a hole in the rock to try to clear the air so they can go in and see if...

Who gather here this morning to pray for the safe return of the missing, the men and women who put their lives on the line to save them, and the souls of those who have been lost in this tragic accident. may they rest in peace, and may their families find comfort in the hard days ahead. one of my hopes upon taking this office was to make the white house a place where all people would feel welcome. to that end, we held a seder here to mark the first passover. we held an iftar to break the daily f...

Martha: we are awaiting a news conference, we expect the president of the united states is going to make remarks later this hour as well. there are people still holding out hope, theyre hoping these four miners may have found their way to safety in that mine, in what is now being called the deadliest mine explosion in 26 years in this country. family, friends, everybody in this west virginia area is on edge this morning, waiting to hear news about the four who are still missing. so far, 25 peopl...

The world has a chance now to reconnect with him, particularly the media here, but more importantly to him just the fans in general. you could tell it really meant something to him that they were accepting him at the masters. but as you well know, regular tour stops are coming and we will probably have some episodes here and there, but this is certainly a nice way for him to get back into the fray. >> kelly tilghman of the golf channel. great thanks for your perspective. thanks for your time ton...

Monoxide to make the air breathable again for the rescue crews to go back in later today but joe mansion saying thats going to be a long and tedious process because they have to go through solid rock. then through some open chambers, and put some pipe shaft in there and it will take like 12 hours before they can get some holes dug and clear out some of that air. but thats the hope. hope alive here. terrible tragedy yesterday afternoon, this huge explosion, they havent said exactly what caused it...