Mining Explosion News Today

A man died in an explosion in Braamfischerville, in Soweto, on Thursday.

He just finished serving a one-year prison term for his role in a mining explosion that killed 29 people. despite that, hes gaining in the polls against his two republican rivals ahead of the election tomorrow. hes doing it with ads like these. >> mitch mcconnell created millions of jobs for china people. while doing so, mitch has gotten rich. in fact, the china family has given him tens of millions of dollars. one of my goals as u.s. senator will be to ditch cocaine mitch. >> you heard that cor...

Molestation could run on a winning ticket in a republican primary. it would have been absurd to think a man who doesnt even live in west virginia who was incarcerated for a mining explosion that killed 29 people could run successfully on a republican ticket. a year from now, noah, what are we going to be saying about a republican candidate running in another special election potentially? i mean, where is the bottom here? >> thats a very depressing question. i dont honestly know the answer to tha...

>> even donald trump jr. tweeted, reject blackenship no more fumbles like alabama. we need to win in november. msnbcs garrett haake is on capitol hill. reminding people the say blackenship who served prison time for his role in a mining explosion that killed 29 people, but to capitol hill, how worried are senate republicans that he could hurt their chances against joe manchin who is a vulnerable incumbent. >> reporter: very worried. another incident you could have a roy moore problem for senate ...

>> i have an issue when the father-in-law is -- is a wealthy person and there is a lot of connections to some of the brass if you will in china. >> my father-in-law is an american and who lives and works in new york and i dont have any comment about ridiculous observations like that. >> you said some harsh things about mitch mcconnell. >> i havent said anything harsh to other people that is not said more harshly about me. >> reporter: senator republicans biggest concern, he recently got out of p...

Him soft on china because his wife, transportation secretary elaine chow, has business ties there. >> i have a father-in-law who has connections to the brass in china. >> my father is an american who lives and works in new york. and i dont have a comment about ridiculous observations like that. >> you said some pretty harsh things about mitch mcconnell. >> i havent said anything harsh to other people thats not been said more harshly about me. >> reporter: senate republicans biggest concern with ...

Very deadly mining explosion? >> the thing i would say to them is that the deadly explosion is one of the biggest reasons they should vote for me if they have family members or are involved in the coal industry. unlike any other person that i know of, i stood up against the establishment when they falsely claimed the explosion was caused by the coal miners. >> reporter: he insists he was set >> reporter: he insists he was set up. >> blankenship is not a victim. >> reporter: do you think he can b...

Year. joining don blankenship, running for a senate seat in west virginia after serving a year in federal prison for ignoring safety regulations in a mining explosion in 2010 that killed 29 men. blank.ship will actually still be on probation at the time of the republican primary. and here in new york, ex-con michael grimm is running to reclaim his old congressional seat after he was forced to resign in 2014. and served seven months in prison for felony tax fraud. interestingly enough, a convicte...

Safety regulations in a mining explosion in 2010 that killed 29 men. blank.ship will actually still be on probation at the time of the republican primary. and here in new york, ex-con michael grimm is running to reclaim his old congressional seat after he was forced to resign in 2014. and served seven months in prison for felony tax fraud. interestingly enough, a convicted felon isnt prohibited from running for federal office at all. next, what happens when you elect a reality show star who ha...

The earthquake, is somewhat troubling. >> and they are saying this was caused by an artificial earthquake was the original report. other than being a nuclear missile what could have happened in north korea to create a 6.3 magnitude quake? >> you know, a mining explosion is always some kind of an option here. im not an expert on that. but this seems very large for something. you know, more than a 6 magnitude earthquake, i dont know what a mining explosion would be. but i dont know if you recall, ...