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Theres a lot going on here. here are some things we thought you should know. the navy is banning smoking on submarines. its a result of the navys own studies on the dangers of second-hand smoke to nonsmokers and while smoking aboard an enclosed submarine may sound strange sailors would smoke next to ventilation systems specifically designed to suck up and recycle the smoke which was supposed to render it harmless to other crew members. bristol palin is continuing her campaign against teen pregna...

Violations last month alone. we know now that the mine was even cited twice on the day of the explosion. programs the most instructive thing we are learning about all these safety violations at the upper big branch mine is not how many safety violations they were, but what they were about. among the mines violations was one in january for ventilation systems that are supposed to prevent the system of methane gas and coal dust that can cause explosions. according are to the associated press earli...

A top federal mine safety official on scene in west virginia today said hope is minuscule. west virginia governor joe manchin is promising a full investigation into the explosion. staffers of the house committee have been dispatched as part of an investigation, and the department of labor has just announced its own investigation. already the upper big branch mine where the explosion took place, and massey energy, the company that owns it, are under intense scrutiny for their safety record or lac...

Methane gas that comes into that seam every 24 hours. how does that compare to the methane gas that collects in other mining facilities? >> well, that would be considered a gassy mines, there are mines that liberate far more methane than that one and a number that liberate less than that, but there are ventilation systems in place to remove that gas from the mine. thats required by the law and regulations. so companies know how to manage the methane gas underground. martha: were hearing owl thes...

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Radiation. they had to be soaped down and all their clothes destroyed. and they came up all clean. theyre now being told some of the helicopter crews in and around this area are being told to keep their sleeves rolled down, to keep the windows closed in those helicopters. also, if you look down here, here are some of the u.s. bases in japan. some of those bases have now -- theyve detected very, very low levels of radiation, at least one of them has. and at least on one or two of the bases, peopl...

Washington" pier side today detected low levels of radiation. this prompted u.s. military officials to warn military personnel and dependents to stay inside and secure all external ventilation systems in their homes and their offices to ensure that they lower the amount of radiation that theyre exposed to. u.s. military and navy officials insure us, though that this is a -- merely a precautionary measure. >> this is the second day in a row that weve reported sailors being exposed to, again, what...