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Tomorrow night before they can drill. could the drilling itself of these holes spark an explosion if the gas konz strags is so high? >> im sure theyve looked at the strata to see if theres anything that could cause that. >> the governor says hes hoping for a miracle in this case, to go in and find these four miners alive, but there are now, and this happened after some of the past mining disasters, there are these rescue chambers. theyre airtight, they have oxygen, they have water, communication...

In the coming days and weeks. although the focus for the vast majority of people right now is on the rescue effort. the people in the small west virginia community that lives and breathes mining are still hoping and pray i praying that miracles may emerge from the mountains. >> jim: jonathan, thank you. as he alluded to, even before the dead are buried the fingers of blame are pointing. correspondent james rosen reports when it comes to mining disasters there appears to be plenty of blame to go ...

Of one of the worst mining disasters in u.s. history. at this hour, the death toll stands at 12, all identified as miners, killed by an explosion. at least nine rescue teams are frantically searching for 10 other missing miners. the massey energy companys upper big branch is located in the rugged mountains of raleigh county, heres the map. its about 30 miles south of charleston, west virginia. the explosiona was about 3:00 p.m. eastern time, monday afternoon, believed to be caused by methane gas...

So far thats been life threatening? >> pleasantly surprised i think is the best way to characterize this. i say that because, you know, youre getting used to see the images of these men coming up looking healthy, smiling, obviously. and i think hopefully thats an image to continue throughout the entire rescue mission. i think it will be but its really reflective of so much planning and preparation going into this and worth stating again. i mean, kyra, you have seen other mining disasters, other ...

Stuff started falling. >> and crying because we built the house and you know, and all the trees we put in, you know, its hard to see it all destroyed. >> tonight, everywhere else strong tornados struck and a live update from one of the hardest hit areas. >> plus, hundreds gathering in west virginia. remembering the workers killed in one of the nations worst mining disasters in decades. >> we cannot bring back 29 men we lost. theyre with the lord now. our task here on earth is to save lives from ...

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