as a doctor in southern west virginia, daniel doyle often treats coalfield residents. one of the clinics he works at is just outside charleston, so he's also been seeing people who were impacted by january's chemical spill. >> it's a huge population cohort study and it will take us 10, 20, 30 years - maybe longer - to know what the long term effects are. no question that it's an experiment, but mountaintop removal is an experiment. the water pollution that is taking place is an experiment. >> do you see the health consequences of mountain top removal on the people who live around it? >> definitely in the last eight years there's been a series of epidemiological studies finding clear association between mountain top removal and cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, birth defects, certain cancers and so there's a body of knowledge which coal companies are actively investing in discrediting by sponsoring their own research institutes to try to find flaws in this. this is news that people don't want. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> we're pretty far of

she was traveling with jenny doyle both who work new identified as daniel clerk.e had 20-years experience. hit a power line and caught on fire. investigators working oh find most of that wreckage. >> veterans affairs is getting a new chief steve young who headed to salt lake city will shift to phoenix as interim director. he takes over for sharon hill man put on leave amid revelations hospital tried treatment and delays. he has been on the hot seat many calling for his resignation. congress and the president should step up. >> i am not going to go as fash yet to say he should resign. it is ee xegsly she will get on this waiting history and here's the problem with bureaucracy all of this stuff falls by the wayside. those who put their life on the line for their country and they are the ones to get on the hort. i hope the president can get right on top of it as well. >> speaker boehner is giving him more power to fire officials deemed incompetent. >> trey gowdy in the benghazi select committee said he wants it to be fair and balanced. but will democrats play along o

. >> passengers ginny doyle and natalie lewis were friends and members of the athletic staff at the university of richmond. family members identified the pilot as danielhad decades of peeks ernest. witnesses to the crash are still stunned by what they saw. >> and we thought that the balloon would just catch fire and land in the field but instead it just kept rising. >> you could hear them screaming please, dear god, sweet jesus, help us, we're going to die, oh, my god, please help us. please help us. >> collisions with electrical wires are a real risk of hot air balloon flight. the faa and the ntsb have been pushing for more regulation of the industry. both agencies are now investigating the crash. >>> sadly yesterday was graduation day at the university of richmond, and the chaplain led the families in a moment of silence for the two women who worked at the school and who died in the balloon accident. >>> well, the coast guard has pulled off a dramatic rescue to save two cruise ship passengers off the coast of north carolina. the man and woman plucked from the carnival "splendor" yesterday and airlifted to the hospital. they're both now in stable con

doyle. the pilot daniel kirk was also killed in the crash. >>> and an ohio woman gets a mother's day present unlike any other. take a look at this incredible picture getting a lot of attention online of the identical twin girls born on friday with a rare condition commonly known as mono mono. meaning they shared the same amniotic sack and placenta. what makes it remarkable is jillian and jenna were holding hands. their parents were able to hold them. their mother said they're already best friends. just love that picture there. so cute. >> i don't think my hormones can take that picture, natalie. so cute. >> i don't think ours could either. >> thank you so much. >>> we mentioned al is down in washington, the washington monument. a grand re-opening this week. hey al, how's the day? >> it's a perfect morning. it's going to get a little toasty later. but after 32 months, after that 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the nation's capital in the east coast back in august of 2011, it's taken $15 million, but this 555-foot tall stone structure, the tallest free standing stone structure in the world reopen

. >>> and now natalie lewis and jenny doyle both worked for the university of richmond women's basketball team, and retired army captain danielter was piloting the deadly balloon at the time of the crash. >> and now to protect a friend of the deputy's friend at the time mark sullivan, and the white house says they are not aware of allegations. >>> and cnbc's bertha qumes is here to tell us what is moving, and why are the investors so encouraged? >> well, it is interesting, chris. so far, we have the issues that the earnings have been tracking better than expected. a l a lot of the analysts were thinking that the earnings would be down for the quarter after that tough winter, but a loft the companies are putting up good number ss and a sign that some of them are putting the cash to work with the new deals. pinnacle foods is up 15% after being acquired by hillshire brands for $3.4 million, and so investors are happy to see their cash at work. >> and tim geithner has out a new book, and what does he say about the financial meltdown? >> well, he said that he wanted to explain in the book some of the things that people are upset a

she was following with jenny doyle and both worked together at the university of richmond. the pilot on board was identified as danielirk. his family says he had more than 20 years experience. that hot air balloon crashed friday night after it hit a power line and caught fire. investigators say they're still working to find most of the wreckage. >>> hundreds of people forced out of their homes this morningç as wildfire puts an entire town in texas at risk. more than 100 homes have been destroyed. 1,200 homes are now in danger of the fire. look at that right there. all those flames. this in the town of frisch, texas. at this hour the fire is 15% contained. nearly 800 people have been evacuated but many more may have to go as this fire continues to spread. >>> take a look at this, moms out there. this is the perfect mother's day gift. twin newborn girls were born. they have a rare medical condition but they are breathing on their own this morning. congratulations to that. but the interesting part ofç this story is they were both born holding hands. a portion of their body was formed together but they were holding han

ginny doyle and natalie lewis were members of the staff at the university of richmond. the balloon was piloted by danielkirk. virginia state police recovered two bodies of victims so far. >>> and what a sight at the vatican. 300,000, 300,000 schoolchildren packed st. peter's square to see pope francis, the pontiff riding in the pope mobile. as you see there. he veered away from his route to personally greet as many of those kids as possible. >>> finally an out of this world commencement speech. nasa astronaut and uconn alumnus rick mastracchio addressed the engineering school's graduates. from the international space station. he got in some flip in the commencement speech. he'll be headed back to earth later this week. >> he didn't bother to wear shoes for the speech. >> he took his shoes off. >> you don't have to dress up there. >> can i say happy mother's day to my mother? it's too late. i just did. now i'm giving her a shoutout. talk to you later. >> hi, mom. >> that is your prerogative as the news anchor. we also say happy mother's day to your mom. >> thanks very much. >>> and erin little is here fr

passengers ginny doyle and natalie lewis were friends and members of the athletic staff at the university of richmond. family members identified the pilot as danielirk, who had decades of experience. witnesses were stunned by what they saw. >> we thought the balloon was going to catch fire and land in the field. instead, it just kept rising. >> we could hear them screaming, please, dear god, sweet jesus, help us. we're going to die. oh, my god, please help us, please help us. >> collisions with electrical wires are a risky part of hot air balloon flight. the faa and the ntsb have been pushing for more regulation of the industry. both agencies are now investigating this crash. >>> four people are recovering from gunshot wounds after a bar fight in las vegas. the argument started in the bar early sunday morning and spilled into the parking lot. the shooter managed to get away after opening fire on three men and a woman leaving one of the victims in critical condition. >>> in ukraine, pro-russian separatists are claiming victory after a chaotic day at the polls. the voting took a bloody turn. in one town, where ukrainian national guardsmen opened fi

doyle and director of operations natalie lewis. search crews have now found the body of the pilot, 65-year-old army veteran daniel kirk.emembered as an avid balloonist with over 30 years of experience. >> feeling i have is that he was doing what he loved. we could go out here tomorrow and be in an automobile accident, but he was actually doing what he loved. >> police say kirk began safety maneuvers before the basket and balloon somehow became separated. what caused it to drift into power lines is under investigation. >>> now suspended miami dolphins safety don jones for what he tweeted about michael sam, the openly gay football player drafted by the st. louis rams. when his selection was announced, sam, who was shown live on espn kissing his boyfriend -- well, jones tweeted "omg" and then "horrible." the team has suspended jones, fined him, ordered the safety to undergo some training, saying the comments were unacceptable. jones issued an apology, saying he regrets that what he tweeted took away from michael sam's moment. >> and i think the dolphins are particularly sensitive to anything like this, given what happened

daniel t kirk, was the pilot. two beloved members of the university of richmond women's basketball program have been identified as the other two casualties. assistant coach jenne doyle and director of basketball operations nationally lewis were aboard the balloon when it struck a power line and caught fire. this morning federal investigators are digging into the balloon's maintenance record and into pilot kirk's history as they continue combing the wooded area looking for him. >>> investigators are trying to determine what caused a small plane it crash in northern arizona, killing one person and injuring five others. that plane carrying french tourists and it crashed while trying to land at an airport in page near the utah border. in all seven people were on board when it hit the ground and flipped over in windy conditions. >>> united airlines says a boeing 757 will undergo a thorough inspection after a flight from los angeles to hawaii had to turn back and make an emergency landing. it happened yesterday. united flight 1296 was about 70 minutes into it's journey when the crew reported smoke in the cabin. the plane returned to l.a.x. and passengers were told to put

jenny doyle and natalie lotus both worked for women's basketball staff at the university richmond the pilot danielrk had more than 20 years experience according to his company's ups like they were all board that balloon when it struck a power line and move blown down with crushed dried searchers found the remains of two bodies after a search of a lesson in tonight and the dance was there. meantime investigators with an unknown caller then described the terror that take a blind >> : will double what are balloons have crashed into power lines. and the balloons are drawn fire. here's a be still pretty high in their trade a report that the best has come off 10th on that now. we the locate the basket. on the search will continue today for the body of the pilot and the wreckage of the balloon. >> : trip to lie off a small piece star for airline passengers what was reported in the cockpit and the captain of the boeing 757 about one hour after took office less than those the pilot safely turn the plane around and landed back in l.a. one man who was flying with his children taught drug experience in. >> :

doyle was an assistant women's basketball coach for the past 15 years. lewis ran the team's operations. at the university, a moment of silence at graduation ceremonies. >> we're not over -- >> reporter: the pilot, daniel kirk, said on his website he had flown balloons for over 20 years. reports from other pilots at the scene suggest he did everything he koicould to release the hot , but with the fire it kept rising. there was an explosion and the balloon and basket separated. it's not the first time balloons have hit power lines. donte' stallworth was electrocuted. >> the shock felt like it was maybe two or three seconds, but the longest two or three seconds of my life. >> reporter: in the u.s. there were only five fatalities in the past dozen years but federal safety officials have recently suggested additional safety systems and design changes for balloons. >> if you're going to take people for hire i think it's a legitimate question to ask is the commercial ballooning industry too lightly regulated? >> reporter: ntsb investigators are still on the scene this morning. they're looking for additional wreckage to determine exactly what happened. and help inform any calls for possible new regulations. r