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Told us he has several friends in the mine below, but said he still hasn't lost hope they will be found alive. cameras below this surface show rescuers slowly making their way in the search as we learn more about how this tragedy happened. there were almost 800 men under ground. more than usual because of a shift change. many of them almost 1400 feet deep when an electrical failure caused an explosion and sparked a fire. most died from carbon monoxide poisoning. others unable to escape in the mine's elevators as the gas spread. with more than 270 dead, this is now the world's worst mining disa...

In the crowd, this 30-year-old told us he has several friends in the mine below, but said he still hasn't lost hope they will be found alive. cameras below this surface show rescuers slowly making their way in the search as we learn more about how this tragedy happened. there were almost 800 men under ground. more than usual because of a shift change. many of them almost 1400 feet deep when an electrical failure caused an explosion and sparked a fire. most died from carbon monoxide poisoning. others unable to escape in the mine's elevators as the gas spread. with more than 270 dead, this is no...

>> i think he's a liar. >> he is a murderer. he's the devil. >> reporter: brian ross, abc news, new york. >> that must be the worst mining disaster in the nation in four decades. back in 1973 38 miners were killed in a coal mine explosion in kentucky. >> not only was it bad because of the amount of people who perished, but just how difficult it was. it was an 100-hour digging of frustration and falling rock and only to arrive to a point now you have to turn around and go back because there are deadly gases in there you can't go anywhere near. the thought of the families being outside and the f...

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They're not known for their hospitality or congeniality in putting up with people who try to assert the fifth amendment the way she did yesterday. >> thank you for telling us more about a sometime forgotten amendment. up next, three years after the deadliest mining disaster in generations, the explosive story about greed, corruption, and two sma . she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ ma...