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0 the new clues and evidence that could lead to a major break in the case. and the president is calling it a, quote, shameful day in washington, end quote. the push for the expanded background checks, after the proposal fell six votes of passage in the senate. we want to get back to waco, texas, where the situation continues to evolve this morning. rescue workers are searching for survivors after the massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the small town of west, texas. a town of 2,800 people...

0 headquarters in for martha maccallum. we have to stress no arrests have been made. were still waiting for the fbi to hold its news conference. one was canceled of course amid a flurry of reports that an arrest had been made. those reports were shot down. massachusetts governor deval patrick speaking on the resilience of the boston community. >> these are times all kinds of forces sometimes conspire to make people start think of categories of people in sometimes uncharitable ways. this communit...

0 some of the things that ive been told, some of the things ive seen are unbearable. >> there is a small community. less than 3,000 people, but they are fighting their best. they have the fire somewhat under control. the surrounding town of waco helping out. weve been getting updates throughout the morning. search and rescue, as we said, very active there. >> expecting a live update from the scene in west, texas, at any moment. meanwhile, here in boston, this investigation here does continue a...

tearing through a fertilizer plant in the town of west, texas. dozens may be dead. hundreds are definitely injured. the blast leveling an apartment complex and badly damaging a nearby nursing home. >> i walked to the blast area. i searched some houses earlier tonight. massive. just like iraq. just like the murray building in oklahoma city. >> the fire may be out but the threat is far from over because a potentially deadly gas could be lingering in the air and officials fear it may be p...