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At the verdict, but at the same time, the jury did hold them. they did go to prison. >> most defendants get 15 years in prison, but their sentences are later reduced. david thibodaux is only held as a material witness and never charged with a crime. >> oh, the trial was disgusting. what a piece of sh -- in my estimation, the wrong people were tried, the wrong people went to jail in the aftermath of what happened at waco. bring us your aching

Trial, two congressional hearing and countless in choiries, those in the tragedy remained divided. >> there are those people who will never believe that way co-occurred because of the simple fact that david koresh broke the law and that the government came to enforce the law. they would rather believe in conspiracy theories because they don't want to face the reality of what waco really represents, which is there are cults, destructive cults that exist within our country and around the world and there is this potential for tragedy. >> handful of branch davidians still worship at mt. carmel und...

We continue to follow this breaking news out of texas. a fertilizer plant explosion near waco, texas in the town of west. it's estimated more than a hundred have been injured and that there are confirmed fatalities, however, officials are not giving a number at this time. that explosion so powerful that it registered as a 2.1 magnitude earthquake. that's according to the usgs. if caused extensive damage to surrounding areas. it's estimated up to 100 homes in a five-mile radius of the plant have been damaged or destroyed. one of those homes belongs to crystal ledane. can you just recount the mo...

Volunteer fire department was there, probably three or four trucks. and they were awfully close to the explosion. the fire happened so -- just so rapidly. it grew so fast. by the time waco got there or any of the surrounding communities to come and assist in this fire, it had already exploded. it was quick. >> what can you tell us about this plant? how big is it? how many people work there? and how many prominent a role did it play in the community in terms of people who did work there or go there for fertilizer for the farming community? >> west is a huge farming community. you got abbott and...

Are being tended to and where they have gone in the town of west is not big enough to accommodate 100 injured. >> no, it's not. and the hospital here is very near the plant. it would be in the danger zone if winds shifted, which they're expected to do later this morning. the spokesman for the dectexas department of public safety said all of the injured had been evacuated from the town of west, perhaps as far away as dallas/fodallas dallas/fort worth for some of the burn victims. as we heard the spokesman say, fatalities are expected. >> we have received some information from one hospital in wa...