at the very least manslaughter today in america alpha natural resources the company that owns the massey mine in west virginia that exploded last year as agreed to pay out a two hundred nine million dollars settlement for the crimes that led to the death of twenty nine miners as twenty nine people killed as a result of gross corporate negligence and no one is going to jail over it the company simply writing a check and sweeping it under the rug even though federal investigators found that massey executives kept two sets of books to hide all the safety violations at the mine and even though critical methane monitors were intentionally disabled before the explosion under the orders of management. no one's going to be held accountable for the deaths of james rooney or timmy davis or josh napper or rick lane or gary quarrels why is that because massey mine executives are rich people who make money and we have a fundamental values crisis in america where we protected at all costs those who make lots of money we shill them from prison we give them all the benefits they want and we protect them

alpha natural resources acquired massey energy in june. the company will pay $46 million in restitution to the families of those who died. that's about $1.5 million per victim. alpha natural resources also will spend $80 million to increase safety in all of its underground mines. today's settlement addresses only the corporate criminal liability for alpha natural resources and massey. the investigation is ongoing, and others, including former executives at massey energy, still could face prosecution. >> susie: on wall street investors are on standby. they're waiting to see what happens at the european summit. and there have been summits before with high hopes and then big disappointments. so they're on standby. >> tom: no doubt about it. the european leaders really are in the driver seats when it comes to u.s. investor confidence. let's roll with tonight's market focus. it was a mixed market for stocks as investors await word out of europe later this week on plans to address the debt crisis there. we can call it a quiet day of trading. the

massey energy, the economy that owns the coal mine where those men lost their lives, agreed to pay $210lion settlement. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: tonight, even more pictures inside the mine, where investigators say massey energy put miners lives at risk every time they sent them underground and created a culture of fear and intimidation so the miners wouldn't report reckless practices. today, settlement does not protect former executive, including the ceo. he defended his record to diane sawyer. >> 2006, there was a tragedy, a disaster. now another one what are you going to do, a kwan trum differences from what you've done before? >> when you employ 6,000, 7,000, 8,000 people, do your best to protect all of them and that's what massey does. >> reporter: so, where is he today? blankenship is retired. but abc news has learned that one month after he was granted a $12 million golden parachute, he filed corporation papers in kentucky, listing himself as president of mccoy coal group. is bahe back in business? >> i would be stunned to find out if any state issued him a permit

massey energy, the company that owns the coal mine where those men lost their lives, agreed to pay aord-breaking $210 million settlement. and now it's the target of a scathing new report that portrays a company trading lives for profits. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: tonight, new pictures inside the mine where investigators say massey energy put miners' lives at risk every time they sent them underground, created a call sure of fear and intimidation to hide their reckless practices. families who grooiched for their loved ones in public will get a million and a half dollars from this record criminal settlement and stand to get much more in civil restitution. today's settlement does not protect former executives, including don blankenship. he defended his record to diane sawyer. >> 2006, there was a tragedy, a disaster. now another one what are you going to do, a quantum difference from what you've done before? >> when you employ 6,000, 7,000, 8,000 people, do your best to protect all of them and that's what massey does. >> reporter: so, where is he today? blankenship is re

meanwhile, the criminal investigation continues. 18 former massey executives still refuse to talk to investigators. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> the evangelist billy graham was released from a hospital in asheville, north carolina, today after being admitted last wednesday for pneumonia. doctors said graham, who is now 93, responded well to treatment, and should be able to resume his normal activities soon. >>> we'll take a break. and as we continue along the way this tuesday night, news tonight about a test that could help women and their doctors decide what to do after worrisome mammogram results. >>> and later, who is leaving gold coins in the red kettle. it's a kind of happy holiday mystery. confused. >> what some people call a precursor to cancer. >> reporter: dr. pamela otto, a breast radiologist says dcis consists of cancer cells that are inside the milk ducts. >> we take out a little bit of that tissue. >> reporter: doctors cannot be sure it will spread, or if the patient needs to be treated with radiation or a mastectomy. >> there's a percentage that will never go

meanwhile, the criminal investigation continues, 18 former massey executives still refuse to talk to investigators. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> billy graham was released from a hospital in ashville, north carolina today after being admitted for pneumonia. graham who is now 93, responded well to treatment and should be able to resume his normal activities soon. >>> we'll take a break. news tonight about a test that could help women and their doctors decide what to do after worrisome mammogram results. >>> later, who is leaving gold coins in the red kettle. it's a kind of happy holiday mystery. swollen joints, painful, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on top of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculis, lympho

good to be with you. >> since the explosion, only one massey executive has been charged and convictedies from what i've read would like to see some of these executives go to jail. do you think that justice has been served here? >> not at all. not yet. i think it will be. and i agree with the families. you know, all the money in the world won't bring your loved one back. we can't replace the pain or relieve the pain that they're still feeling. and west virginia, our families mean everything to us. and when you lose a member of your family and the breadwinner of your family, you just don't replace that. so we're after restitution, we are. we want justice to be done. i think justice will be done. i think that now that we have reports that concur that basically said this is preventable, it should have been prevented, should have never happened, to allow that to go on and to find out now that we can make sure that it never happens again, it is really what we're all about. but i believe justice will be done. i hope it will be done as quickly as possible now to really get some relief to the

the upper big branch was owned by massey energy at the time of the disaster in april of 2010. an explosion 1,000 feet inside the mine killed 29 men. it turned out massey energy had been cited for more than 1300 federal safety violations over five years. an inquiry launched by west virginia's then governor joe manchin found a pattern of negligence including coal dust build-up and malfunctioning equipment. today the u.s. mine safety and health administration issued its final report. the agency issued 12 citations for violations of federal law that contributed directly to the mine explosion. it designated nine of the violations as flagrant. those included illegally giving advanced notice to minors when inspectors were coming and failing to conduct proper safety examinations. massey energy was acquired by alpha natural resources in june of this year. under the settle. the new owner will not be charged with any crimes but individual employees who were there when the disaster occurred can be prosecuted. and victims' families retain the rights to file civil lawsuits. >> sreenivasan:

so father massey put a face to catholicism and gave them an address for their questions and their concernsof the questions you have about catholicism? how does it affect you? is it strange? is it frightening? is it mysterious? is it benign? yes? why do you feel that people need a bridge to god? why do you feel that you are that bridge and why can't they just talk directly to god? the priest kind of represents in one person the whole community. the whole community at that moment. okay, so do you believe in one god or three, like the trinity? one god, three distinct experiences of that one god. what did you hear about jews, about judaism? were there any stereotypes, any things that you had heard that you didn't, you know, you didn't have any way to kind of challenge? sara, go ahead. that you think jews are cheap and they hold their money real tight, they're always counting their money and they're always kissing their money like they love money. cove: kissing their money, okay. the stereotypes that we have nowadays may have come from the shakespearean play "the merchant of venice" where the m

gospel choir, christopher and kyle massey, jeffrey osborne. and splendor of the most wonderful time of the year, as we celebrate the spirit of christmas. ♪ sing joy, joy to the world ♪ ♪ joy to the world one of the great things about this song is it's almost like a little, uh, repartee that i'm having with the reindeer, if you believe that. it's really a fun, fun song. and i never have heard an arrangement quite like this. so "jingle bells" is just, you know, traditional, um, perfect for christmastime, but this is a great arrangement. okay, it's roll call time, everyone. dasher, dancer, prancer, and vixen, and come on comet and cupid and donner and blitzen. and where's rudolph? rudolph! ♪ dashing through the snow ♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ o'er the fields we go ♪ laughing all the way ♪ bells on bob tail ring ♪ making spirits bright ♪ what fun it is to laugh and sing ♪ ♪ a sleighing song tonight ♪ oh, jingle bells ♪ jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ hey ♪ jingle bells, jingle be

only one massey executive has been convicted and charged of lying to prosecutors.ve read, would like to see some of these executives go to jail. do you think justice has been served here? >> not at all. not yet. i think it will be and i agree with the families. all of the thing cannot bring that i have loved ones back. in west virginia, our families mean everything to us. when you lose a member of your family and the bread winner of your family, you don't replace that. we are after res institution. we want justice to be done. i think justice will be done. i think now that we have reports that concur that basically said this is preventible, it should have been prevented and never should have happened. i believe justice will be done. i hope it will be done as quickly as possible now to really give some relief to the families. >> especially when you hear that they had promoted a culture of fear and intimidation here. it's been over a year and a half since the explosion. are you at all surprised? haven't more executives and more managers been prosecuted in this case? >

so father massey put a face to catholicism and gave them an address for their questions and their concernsof the questions you have about catholicism? how does it affect you? is it strange? is it frightening? is it mysterious? is it benign? yes? why do you feel that people need a bridge to god? why do you feel that you are that bridge and why can't they just talk directly to god? the priest kind of represents in one person the whole community. the whole community at that moment. okay, so do you believe in one god or three, like the trinity? one god, three distinct experiences of that one god. what did you hear about jews, about judaism? were there any stereotypes, any things that you had heard that you didn't, you know, you didn't have any way to kind of challenge? sara, go ahead. that you think jews are cheap and they hold their money real tight, they're always counting their money and they're always kissing their money like they love money. cove: kissing their money, okay. the stereotypes that we have nowadays may have come from the shakespearean play "the merchant of venice" where the m

on wednesday the new york times mistakenly sent a massey mail to 8.6 asking them to reconsider their canceled subscriptions. subscriber was offered a deal, renew at half the normal rate. some of the people who got the e-mail have long ago dropped their subscriptions. the blunder created an up roar on social media with many wonder figure the mistake was the work of hackers. the times said it didn't send out the e-mail but hours later they apologized admitting it was at fault. a spokeswoman for the paper acknowledged that there had been no security problems. it was the result of human error. an employee sent it to a vast mass marketing list. oops. >> you ever notice all the people that have a phone and you think verizon is making a mint? now the largest cell phone company is introducing a two dollar fee for every verizon bill payment you makeover the phone. they call it a convenience fee. its going to start on january the 15th. the fee will not apply to electronic check payments or to automatic credit card payments set especially through their auto pay system >> had a few snow shores.

alpha natural resources bought the upper big branch mine from massey energy earlier this year. the company will pay $210 million for the april 5th 2010 explosion. victims' families say no amount of money will bring them comfort. while the company cannot be held criminally liable under the settlement, some former massey employees could still face charges. >>> the head of the faa says he is resigning following his arrest over the weekend. randy babbitt was charged with drunk driving on saturday. an officer caught him driving on the wrong side of the road. in a statement released yesterday, babbitt said, quote, i am unwilling to let anything cast a shadow on the outstanding work done 24 hours a day seven days a week by my colleagues at the faa. they run the fine of the and safest aviation system in the world and i am grateful that i have the opportunity to work along side of them, end quote. >>> proposals keep on coming but still no sign of an agreement any time soon to extend the payroll tax cut. in the latest move, republicans plan to push an increase in medicare premiums for we

the mine, operated by massey energy, at the time of the explosion is now being run by alpha natural resources. >>> candidate george mcgoverning is alert and resting comfortably. the 89 fell and hit his head last friday. >>> and in north carolina, evangelist billy graham is recovering after being hospitalized with pneumonia. reverend graham has been in the hospital since last wednesday. >>> oh boy. another manic monday for redskins fans. a game many thought the skins had a chance to win was lost, all in the fourth quarter. >>> the redskins hosted the new york jets on the opening drive. grossman pitched to roy helu. jets running back sean green responded on the following drive for one of his three touchdowns of the day. later in the game the jets get to grossman. green scored his second touchdown from 9 yards out. the always ensures a fourth straight losing season for the kins. >>> tight end fred davis and offensive tackle trent williams are now suspend today four games, each of them failing drug tests. the four game suspension means this is the third time in their career they have failed the d

. >> jake massey with the department of the environments.ooked into garment bags and many of them are thicker than what needs to be to qualify as a re-usable bag. so it seeps like there's a lot of options out there for garment bags to be re-usable bags. and we kind of clarify that in the ordinance, that it didn't have to have handles per se, that typical bags have, since your handle becomes a handle. so we see this as encouraging. the garment bags that actually can be reused, versus this thin, flimsy plastic that is not re-usable and ends up creating problems with litter

. >>> jerry massey, meanwhile, writes the era of political correctness ushered in by the clintons in the '90s as totally steered this country into the wrong direction. >>> don't believe everything you read on your smartphone. a new study shows people are more likely to lie in a text message. researchers discovered police are like 31% -- or lie 31% more via text ves face-to-face. experts believe it's because there's no body language so people find it easier to lie. the people lied to find it harder via text messages. >>> this youtube video skap temperatures a bug smashing game on his phone. the frog, thinking the frogs are real lunger at the phone. when he realizes he didn't kill the bug, he's thoroughly confused. maybe he's just trying to play the game. the frog then lashes out at the owner, instead. quite a little thumb bite, buster. this video has more than 300,000 hits on youtube. >> i'm amazed by this because i thought it was the heat of your finger that gets the reaction off the phone. but a wet frog? >> maybe it's the heat of. >> entertaining, nonetheless. >>> this morning, it'

robert massey's "catherine the great," and t.j. english, "the savage city." well, we touched on economics a little earlier, sarah weinman, but several major works of economic books came out, and i just want to show a couple here beginning with michael lewis, "boomerang: travels in new third world." sylvia nasser, "grand pursuit: the story of economic genius." ron suskind, "confidence men." and gretchen morganson and joshua rosner on "reckless endangerment: how outsized ambition, greed and corruption led to economic armageddon." >> well, i think if all those instances and i'd even include nasser in this, she's trying to trace the roots of how we got to where we are in this post-2008 crash world. so michael lewis had done the big short which is still selling very well. boomerang he traveled to other countries, i believe germany, dubai, to kind of look at how the economy was both affected and affected by what was happening in those outposts as well. and the suskind, too, he was talking about the treasury department as well as the top investment bankers and telli

massey's katherine the great biography. i mean, here was a woman who had to contend with monarchy-related machinations and a coup that took her husband out of power so she could ascend to the throne, and also just trying to find a way to overcome the serf problem unsuccessfully as it turned out. so there are certain political, economic and historical antisee departments to what we can see today and try to figure out if we've learned anything from those centuries past. in some cases we have and are thankful that we do. >> you also put on your list that we asked you for in advance of this taping, you also included t.j. english, "the savage city." what is that book about, sarah weinman? >> english was chronicling new york during 1963 and 1973, and what i really liked about it was he was looking at the city in tremendous turmoil. there was one case of a black man who was accused of the brutal murder of two women, and the way he was treated by police was just, it just was not right. and, ultimately, it turned out that he was not

. >> jake massey with the department of the environments. so we looked into garment bags and many of them are thicker than what needs to be to qualify as a re-usable bag. so it seeps like there's a lot of options out there for garment bags to be re-usable bags. and we kind of clarify that in the ordinance, that it didn't have to have handles per se, that typical bags have, since your handle becomes a handle. so we see this as encouraging. the garment bags that actually can be reused, versus this thin, flimsy plastic that is not re-usable and ends up creating problems with litter and the disposable stream. commissioner dooley: my last question is just another minor thing, which is, a lot of businesses buy a whole hot of bags in advance. so is there some kind of way they can get a waiver temporarily? i mean, is there enough type for them to go through their bag inventory? good that's a good point. that's one of the reasons why in the phasing from 2012 to 2014, that's one of the reasons. but for those stores that have such a large inventory, th

massey at bagram airfield in afghanistan agents kept track of him as he entered the country in august and arrested him what he tried to carry out his mission. in clashes between protesters and egyptian troops in cairo continued throughout the weekend the demonstrators have been demanding the ruling military handover of power to a civilian have been astray ssion soldiers with the beating protesters of battens as they lay on the ground ten people have been killed and more than four hundred injured and. hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the autonomy and parliament demonstrating against austerity measures lawmakers recently approved a forty three billion dollars package to save the nation's purpled economy it's expected to be passed by the senate before the end of the week critics say the cuts are all fair and will impact on the poorest in society. will find out more all the turmoil that's gripping the eurozone on our website dot com the i.m.f. financial folk part of your life this is explored in depth but analysis on the debt drama playing. out online to read about dozens of o

oil disaster in the gulf last year that killed eleven men in the massey mine disaster that killed thirty eight people when you get rid of all the rules and the referees and the market will inevitably descend into chaos and sometimes the people die. by generate a boatload of wealth for the one percenters at the top for a little bit but then as has happened every time free marketeers have succeeded in letting the free market work it all comes crashing down. imagine if you want to a baseball game and there were no rules there were no empire players there were no balls and strikes no limit on how many people were on the field no foul ball lives no specific order to the bases what kind of game would you see played out to be chaos complete and utter chaos the republican reply to this let the team with the most money determine the rules of the game they can have five strikes they can move the pitcher's mound closer and get a home run with just three bases and the team with less money they have to work with a different set of rules where if the umpires catch them breaking even smaller rules thei

massey energy will pay out nearly $210 million after a blast last year.ut the company will not face criminal prosecution. and that has the victim's families upset. >> these people don't care. you know? all they worry about. >> you can't put a price tag on these men's lives. >> prosecutors could still bring charges against individual members of the company. >> in tonight's healthwatch, a new report, identified several ways that women can reduce their risk of breast cancer. bigat shaban reports for wjz, with the very simple steps every woman should take. >> i totally did. >> jennifer zeits' family puts her an an increased risk for breast cancer. >> i watched my sister pass away. and it was awful. she was only 28. >> reporter: nothing can be done about genetics, but a new institute of medicine report is outlining other ways women can reduce their chances of getting the disease. they include no smoking. avoiding certain hormone therapies. and eliminating alcohol use. >> if you have pain in your side, why don't you get a ct scan. those are the kinds of things

pay $209 million in restitution and civil and criminal penalties for the role of its subsidiary, massey energy in the big branch coal mine disaster. 29 miners were killed during a blast in the mine in 2010. a final federal report on the explosion yesterday detailed 369 safety violations at this mine, including 12 that regulators say contributed to the tragedy. >>> it looks like the leaky coolant is the likely cause of fires that broke out in chevy volt batteries after government crash tests. a person briefed on the matter says general motors engineers are developing structural changes to make the electric car and the battery pack more crash resistant. federal safety regulators started investigating the volt's battery last month after three fires. they're going to continue to watch the situation. >> new technology, new issues. >> exactly. in the meantime, they'll rent you a car free while they make the changes. what do you have for us in the next half hour? >> the winners and the losers when it comes to your cell phone service. >> thank you, jess. >>> we are under a severe weather alert

listen to massey energy. we had mine cave-ins. what about job training, roads and bridges? you're going to leave that to market. >> many people think that the crisis in the financial markets, they knew how many americans ought to own houses. they were going to do whatever they needed to do to support banks. >> all right. we're going to go to a break. we'll continue this. upnext, when does uncle sam become big brother, when political decisions challenge individual liberties as "the great american debates" continues. there are over twelve thousand diseases in the world. some take years to diagnose and treat. how can doctors find insights in a body of medical knowledge that doubles every five years? new solutions based on ibm watson are being developed to help doctors analyze a patient's history, symptoms and the latest medical literature to make faster, more accurate diagnoses. hello. my name is watson. let's build a smarter planet. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you and your money deserve. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, that means taking a close look at you tdd# 1-800-345-2550

it was 29 dead coal miners because the massey corporation was basically allowed to by their board of director evade the basic regulations that were in place to protect the miners. although the miners don't have protection of whistleblower, so we saw that massey was able to intimidate the workers every day not to report safety violations, not to write up safety violations, not to report things that needed to be prepared because the chairman of the board told them the priority was the production of coal, not the safety of the workers. produce the coal or get out is what he told them. so they were not able to participate in their own safety when they saw a violation and they saw a problem that could cause danger in the mine. they also were able to circumvent the right of the mine safety inspections and the mines because they gave advanced warnings. they were told that the federal mine inspector comes on to the property, you must give advance warning to the people in the mine so they can divert the mine inspector away from the problems in the mine, take up their time while we can fix the

the company, alpha natural resources, bought the mine earlier this year from massey energy. >>> somefit over french fries. a new advertisement by mcdonald's is supposed to look like giant fries reaching up into the sky. many are complaining it has an uncanny resemblance for the tribute in light, the annual memorial displayyork that honors 9-11 victims. it is part of a new market campaign, best fries on the planet. >>> actor alec baldwin says he was kicked off a plane at lax because he refused to turn off his cell phone. the 30 rock star dweeted that a flight attendant yelled at him for playing the game words with friends while the plane was at the gate. he was on a flight which was delayed for an hour. >> at least he didn't yell at her. >> things heating up at the baseball winter meeting a 10- year deal on the table for one. best players in baseball but is he worth it? >>> and will the nats make any moves? we'll check in with the sports junkies. we'll also check your morning commute and weather. off to a rough start in a number of places. wet roads causing problem out there. stay wit

listen to massey energy. we had mine cave-ins. what about the poor in this country. >> what about the education? what about job training, roads and bridges? you're going to leave that to market. >> many people think that the problem in the financial crisis, they knew how many americans ought to own houses. they were going to do whatever they needed to do to support banks. >> all right. we're going to go to a break. we'll continue this. >>> and up next -- when does uncle sam become big brother, when political decisions challenge individual liberties as "the great american debates" continues. "the great american debates" continues. there are over twelve thousand diseases in the world. some take years to diagnose and treat. how can doctors find insights in a body of medical knowledge that doubles every five years? new solutions based on ibm watson are being developed to help doctors analyze a patient's history, symptoms and the latest medical literature to make faster, more accurate diagnoses. hello. my name is watson. let's build a

. >> reporter: new pictures inside the mine where investigators say massey energy put miners' lives atey sent them underground created a culture of fear and intimidation to hide their reckless practices. families who grieve for their loved ones in public will get $1.5 million from the record criminal settlement and stand to get much more in civil restitution. the settlement does not protect former executives including don blankenship from criminal charges. the day after the blast he defended his record to diane sawyer. >> 2006, there was a tragedy, a disaster. now another one of the what are you going to do that is a quantum difference from what you have done before? >> when you employ, 6,000, 7,000 people, you do your best to protect all of them. that's what massy does. >> reporter: where is he today? blankenship is retired. one month after he was granted a $12 million golden parachute he filed papers listing himself as president of mccoy coal group. is he back in business? >> i would be stunned to find out any state issued him a permit to run a coal mine. they're endangering their ci

robert massey's catherine the great, and tj english, "the savage city." well, we touched on economics a little earlier, sarah weinman, but several major works of economic books came out and i just want to show a couple your beginning with michael lewis, "boomerang," grand pursued, "confidence men," and gretchen morgenson and joshua ross on "reckless endangerment." >> well, i think in all those instances, i would even put nasser in his because english is looking at the history of modern economic thought she's also trying to trace the roots of how we got to the where we are in his post 2008 crash world. so michael lewis, of course, so tremendously well and is still selling tremendous well. "boomerang" is a compendium of pieces he did i believe largely for "vanity fair" where he traveled to other countries. i believe he went to germany, dubai, to kind of look at how the economy was both affected and effected by what was happening in those outposts as well. and he was taught by the treasury department as well as talking to bankers, and telling various stories

when massey. -- the hon. glenn massey.ow we will sing two songs, one being due to me and to all of you. two verses, verse 1 anniversary of "america the beautiful." ♪ oh, beautiful for spacious skies ♪ for amber waves of grain ♪ for purple mountain majesties ♪ above the fruited plain americaa, ♪ god shed his grace on the good withn thy brotherhood ♪ from sea to shining sea for heroes proved ♪ in liberating strife who more than sell for their country loved ♪ and mercy more than life ♪ america, america refine -- maded god -- may god thy gold refine till all success be nobleness devinevery gain [cheers and applause] >> he has had a tremendous impact on state government and the legislative process and standing for truth, standing for the constitution, and standing for the principles of the people -- that the people in deed govern themselves through their elected representatives. at this time, i would like to introduce to you senator kent sorenson who has a special support tonight. >> tonight is a little tough for me. michele bo

joe massey, take a listen to him. >> does it make any sense to you this is an extension for two months. we could have fixed it. we could have stayed here, but now we had to get out of town. now, we have a month vacation so we're going to be out of here for a month of the two months. i can't go home and explain that makes any sense at all. >> reporter: and one of those that are not thrilled about the short term extension, he is concerned about the idea of taking money that is supposed to be going to the social security trust fund and refunding it to the american people thinking that is dangerous habit to start. >> gregg: mike emanuel, live at the capitol, thanks very much. >> heather: president obama using his weekly address to welcome home our troops from iraq saying that our brave service members can help rebuild the nation's economy. while republicans say the technical expertise could be put to use in good paying jobs. molly henneberg has more on the details. >> molly: president obama saying it's an historic week for our country and for the military. the last of the troops in iraq be

on april 5, 2010, 29 miners lost their lives in the upper big branch mine which was then owned by massey energy. today the u.s. attorney for the southern district of west virginia, mr. booth goodwin, announced an agreement with alpha natural resources, the company that purchased the massey mines. this comprehensive and forward-looking settlement takes the right steps to truly protect our miners. by investing more than $120 million of this settlement in mine safety, including improvements to existing mines, a new west virginia safety training facility, and a research trust. this agreement demonstrates that the government and the company are serious about creating a true legacy of mine safety. while nothing can replace, ever replace the beloved miners that we lost that terrible day, today's agreement shows that we all have zero tolerance for anything corporations do or don't do that leads to a mine fatality. as i've always said, at the heart of this tragedy is the simple fact that we must do everything in our power to never, ever allow any worker to be in a position where this could happen

one victim's father said somebody should pay for what happened at the massey energy coal mine. a little later today the federal government will give the final report on the disaster. investigators have long blamed methane, coal dust and bad equipment for the blast. >>> a potential coverup involving the nation's worst offshore oil spill. bp is accusing haliburton of destroying evidence about possible problems with its cement poured into the well that blew out in the gulf of mexico last year. now, an oil well must be cemented properly to avoid blowouts. >>> the cleanup continues in southern california from one of the worst wind storms in years. power still out for thousands of people after days worth of winds up to 100 miles an hour ripped through the foothill communities just east of los angeles. the strong gusts caused millions of dollars in damage. >>> all things considered, we're pretty mild. >> yeah. temperature going up and down this morning. we were in the upper 50s, mid- 50s, back into the upper 50s, mild start to the day. another mild today with above normal temperatures

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