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Scrubbers. if they can get to the rescue chamber, they can survive until rescuers get to them. bill: we just heard from the ceo. you know how dangerous this business has been and can be even today. >> yes. bill: these workers know the risks down there, too. did the company, did this particular mine, have issues that would have raised red flags for some? >> well, the red flags with that emsha issued orders. we talked all day yesterday about 104d2, we know there were ventilation problems, we know they got a $70,000 fine and i think a $68,000 fine as recently as january for ventilation problems, ...

Ventilation problems, excessive dust and methane gas -- all of which obviously kills people. massey has aggressively fought off hefty fines, by the way, by drowning federal regulators in appeals because coal mining is so profitable, it costs about half of natural gas. you can save a lot of money for lawsuits and lobbying. a bill established to improve mandatory safety standards for coal mining has been stalled in the senate since the last session. it's called the "s" miner act and the house of representatives have passed it but never brought up for a vote in the senate. someone in the senate c...

Conference from officials, that massey has yet to reach out to some of the families. does that surprise you? >> yeah, it really surprises me, especially someone like don blank blankenship, who is the ceo of massey energy and has often been outspoken as a champion, as he says, of his employees and workers. the fact he has not contacted them is really surprising. >> there were also a lot of questions for the mining inspectors about the violations that company has already faced. they've racked up more than $380,000 in fines and in the last couple of months, you're looking at the mine safe safetis...

Ventilation problems, isn't that an indication these workers were going into an unsafe workplace? >> it certainly is when you see repeat violations. i think we're going to have to look at what happens in the investigations, in the weeks and months ahead, but it's really important to say that massey energy has a, is well-known for its sort of aggressive mining practices, for flouting mountain top mining laws. it is well-known for its behavior in the coal fields. >> when you're doing research on coal as an industry, what have you learned about not only the health and safety concerns for the peop...

Energy and has a history of violations including 458 last year alone. it was cited for potential volatile coal dust, poor preshift inspections, ventilation problems, and escape route planning problems as well. >> the search continues this morning for khalia wilson. the 12-year-old was last seen on march 28th when they left her home to go to a friend's birthday party. authorities are asking the girl to come home if she can and assuring her she's not going to be in trouble. >> kayleah, we want you to know, we want to get you in here safe. we want to get you back to your family. you're not in tro...