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But the winner, limbaugh, who did he blame for the mine disaster? was there no union responsibility for improving mine safety? where was the union here? where was the union? unions generally holding these companies up demanding all kinds of safety. why were these miners continuing to work? what apparently was an unsafe atmosphere? are there no prisons? are there no work houses? the union wasnt allowed to stand up for worker safety in the upper big branch mine because the mines owner would not al...

Interviewing workers at the hotel where the couple had been staying. rescue workers in western china are desperately digging through the rubble for survivors even as we speak. this comes after a series of powerful earthquakes that ripped across the mountainous tibetan region killing at least 400 people by last count. the injuries now a staggering 10,000 or more. the quakes toppled homes and temples, damaged phone lines causing serious communication concerns. theyve also messed up a lot of the ro...

Who did he blame for the mine disaster? was there no union responsibility for improving mine safety? where was the union here? where was the union? unions generally holding these companies up demanding all kinds of safety. why were these miners continuing to work? what apparently was an unsafe atmosphere? are there no prisons? are there no work houses? the union wasnt allowed to stand up for worker safety because the mines owner would not allow it. the ceo of massey energy busted three different...

>> it was a dollar. >> the bet that we lose, you have to run out of the building in your underwear. >> once you get out of college? >> while they continue to talk about their bets, ive got to bring you the headlines. we start with the fox news alert. at least 400 people have died while you were sleeping overseas in china. thousands of others are hurt because of these big earthquakes in western china. mud and wood homes collapsed as they were pouring into the streets. the main quake was measured ...

But the winner, limbaugh, who did he blame for the mine disaster? was there no union responsibility for improving mine safety? where was the union here? where was the union? unions generally holding these companies up demanding all kinds of safety. why were these miners continuing to work? what apparently was an unsafe atmosphere? are there no prisons? are there no work houses? the union wasnt allowed to stand up for worker safety in the upper big branch mine because the mines owner would not al...

Natalie? >> yes, as you were talking, were seeing live pictures of grieving family member right there on our screen. its difficult to watch. you touched on the support that theyve been getting. can you expand on that a little bit and for the rescuers as well as we heard from the officials there in the news conference that theyve had a very difficult week hoping to bring people out alive and now they have to carry by hand these people out of the mine. >> reporter: yeah. so difficult for the rescu...

>> reporter: the governor of west virginia was speaking about a sliver of hope throughout the entire week, tonight saying we did not receive the miracle that we had prayed for. this week has really been one of setbacks for the rescue workers. every time they tried to go into the mine, they would go in the mine and then they would have to turn around. listen to this. the wait is over. the news tragic. officials had held out hope that four missing west virginia miners might have made their way to ...

Through tragedy and heartache, thats the spirit that has sustained this community and this country for over 200 years. and as we pray for the souls of those that weve lost and the safe return of those who are missing, were also sustained by the words of the psalm that are particularly poignant right now. those words read, you, o, lord, keep my lamp burning. my god turns my darkness into light. thank you very much. >> president obama has asked for a preliminary report on what went wrong at the up...

All their strength. its been an ex-excruciating five days for the families. rescue workers had gone into the mines numerous times this week only to be pulled back awe of conditions of the mine. when all was said and done, the four missing miners were found dead. >> you know, when they reported to the command center, it was very professional, with respect, and thats on the outside. im sure on the inside it was hurting them more than anybody could imagine. >> reporter: officials say a full investi...

Perhaps can you give us perspective on what the hopes were in this final rescue that took place today. >> yeah, natalie. all week long the governor of west virginia had been saying that the odds were against them. but there is still that sliver of hope. and i think the first sentence of this press conference that you just saw kind of sums it up. he said the miracle we had prayed for didnt happen. he said that none of the chambers had been deployed. all week long officials had thought that if the...