in rhode island. i enjoyed being that alternative choice for rhode island. my dad did it. it was an uphill climb every step of the way, but i got elected as a councilman, then as mayor, reelected three times then became an independent governor. >> when you lost your senate bid for reelection, what did you think? gov. chafee: i knew the party was changing. others left the party because there was no room for pro-choice, pro-retirement -- environment, antiwar, but i had to deliver for rhode island. we had a republican president, republican majority in the house and senate, so i had to deliver. i stayed a republican and gained as many votes as i could and kept my standards, and my record will support that on the issues and convictions i have, but after i lost, having a priory -- primary, that gave me the opportunity think of the party was ever going to come back. the social issues, conservative, not getting us back into deficit, which the republican party was doing, and i did not think the party was going

rhode islanders get all this. but unless and until the men and women in this chamber decide to heed the warnings of all of our best scientists, not to mention america's insurance companies faith leaders our military leaders, virtually every big american company not associated with the fossil fuel industry, and of course the american publ rhode island and all states will continue to risk even worse effects. for the fossil fuel industry, mr. president, we are the best congress money can buy. for everyone else, we're a disaster. last year i went up to new hampshire to talk with people about the changes they see there. i met climate scientist dr. cameron wake of the university of new hampshire. he showed me a detailed analysis on climate change in new hampshire with scientists have already measured and what projections indicate the future may hold. we had a good talk. and after my visit he ran for me a similar analysis of climate change in rhode island. here is what he found. this chart shows measurements of the avera

cicilline of rhode island. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 380 the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline, and a member posed, each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from rhode island. mr. cicilline: this amendment to h.r. 427 would exempt rules concerning public health or safety from the onerous requirements of this legislation. it's simply an acknowledgement when a rule is necessary to protect public health that it's beneficial and public interest that the rule be put into effect without unnecessary delay. if this legislation is enacted without this amendment, it will create a regulatory environment that will make it nearly impossible for agencies to safeguard the public well-being. for instance the department of transportation implemented an economically significant rule for the implementation of positive train control systems on january 15, 2010. this safety feature is designed to correct operator errors, slowing or stopping a train to prevent train to train colli

kristin is in rhode island today. good morning. what happened? >> good morning. let me first say the beach just reopened and there's actually a line of people waiting to get in. now imagine you're on the beach here right back there enjoying the day and boom. you're thrown into the rocks, sent to the hospital. the victim is expected to be okay. they don't think it's terrorism. they don't believe it's a bomb. but what did happen here still a mystery. >> it seemed like a typical sunny saturday morning at the beach. >> i heard a boom! the ground shook. at first i thought it was an earthquake. >> a woman was literally lifted up off her chair. >> police and emergency responders were called to the beach in rhode island just before noon. the injured woman was taken to the hospital. eye witnesses telling an incredible story. responders we're told a sudden single blast sent the victim flying back ward into the rocks. >> a small explosion sub surface that erupted out the sand. >> investigators dug up the spot and began tediously sifting through the sand and inspecting the a

a mystery in rhode island as people wonder if it's okay to go to the beach. an explosion blasted a woman out of her chair and into the air and officials are stumped about the cause. we have the latest from salty brine beach in rhode island. >> reporter: this doesn't seem to be keeping a lot of people away. there was a line outside at 6:00. people waiting to get back on the beach. at about 8:00 they removed the crime scene tape but that investigation is continuing into what remains a mystery today. officials are saying they don't believe that it was terrorism or a bomb but they still don't know at this point what caused that explosion. now i spoke with the victim's sister, and she described the horrifying moments. they were sitting in their beach chair, a beautiful day, like today, and out of nowhere they heard an explosion and felt the ground and the rocks shaking. she saw their sister thrown 10 feet out of her chair into the sand. she suffered two broken ribs also some internal bleeding and a concussion. she remains in the hospital but they are hopeful she w

the bomb squad rushing to a beach in rhode island where an explosion sent a woman flying.t happened? abc's mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: police investigating a terrifying explosion on a popular rhode island beach saturday morning. so powerful, witnesses say it was like an volcanic eruption. >> >> it was like a mini earthquake. >> reporter: the blast so strong it launched a 50-year-old woman into the air slamming into her into nearby rocks emergency responders rush be her to the hospital. >> it sent her into the air and she landed face down. >> reporter: the bomb squad raced to the scene to investigate. the blast appeared to come from the beneath the sand. what caused it? >> we have no evidence or indication that there was a device. >> reporter: several beach goers say they smelled gas after the explosion, but according to local gas and electric company company there are no gas lines along this beach. >> this is unusual, this is very unusual. hence the precaution on clearing the beach. >> reporter: now authorities have combed the beach. their investigation is comp

it is in providence, rhode island the major north-south rhode island in new england. if this major via duct program could not be funded, there would be a roadblock on i-95. tiger has helped this program moved forward. we have to do more, but we have to do more. it has helped at quonset point and all of these are so necessary because they improve our economic competitiveness globally regionally, nationally they put people to work and they prepare us for a much more complicated and competitive future in the world economy. as i said before, i think we're all disappointed that because of this process we can't have a debate and have a vote, and we're also disappointed because we bypassed in this process the committees that typically do these things, the banking committee for transit the finance committee for the pay-fors for this legislation and, again i'm disappointed we couldn't have done it the old-fashioned way through the committees bring it to the floor. if we had that approach, we could have, i think improved the offsets that we're using to pay nor these for these p

i've invited former governor of rhode island, former senator from rhode island to be our inaugural speakerwe have invited him to speak on foreign policy issues. by the number of people here, he might say something else. not quite sure. might be some kind of announcement other than foreign policy, so i'm going to get out of the way. of all the times i've covered american politics, this is a first person who's a ferier running for president, possibily running for president of the united states and if you don't know what a ferier is is governor chafee will tell you. welcome, governor. >> thank you, bob. a fairy or -- ferier puts shoes on horses. after college, i worked on the horse racetrack for seven years. great experience of my life. very valuable experience and it is a great pleasure to be here and thank you for inviting me. mixing foreign foreign policy and politics is an invitation i could not pass up. it's a pleasure to be here for the george mason university, which is named for one of the many great contributors to the best form of government on earth. as prescribed by our constitutio

c-span: providence, rhode island. >> guest: providence, rhode island. c-span: how big a college is it, university? >> guest: it's about 5,500 students, undergraduates, and about 1,200 graduate students, and now a medical school. that's really the whole of brown. c-span: and you teach what now? >> guest: i teach three courses, actually, lecture courses, one on colonial history, one on the revolution and one on the early republic. so i rotate these courses. and i teach seminars and small classes for undergraduates. c-span: now, when the young student shows up in your class what is their whole attitude about american history, the revolution? >> guest: oh, well, i -- they know something, in many cases, because they've had good training in high school. and other times, they know very little. i think there's a -- generally speaking, not a great deal of emphasis placed on early american history -- that is, history up to the civil war, in high schools now. that's being taught in many states in the eighth grade, and when they get to high school they start with t

. >>> up next, a mystery in rhode island, though. an explosion on a bleach blows a woman out of her chair. and authority versus no idea what's behind it. a woman arrested at throwing something at the mayor of baltimore. could there be a connection here to the aftermath of freddie gray. strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. when you're not confident your company's data is secure, the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can see things others can't. mitigating risks across your business. leaving you free to focus on what matters most. when you're living with diabetes, steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady, clinically proven to

rhode island counts on the federal government for 100%. alaska 93%. montana, 87%. south carolina, 79%. hawaii 79%. north dakota, 78%. wyoming, 73%. connecticut, 71%. new mexico, 70%. and it goes down from there but the vast majority of our states count on the federal government for funding. and what we have done as both senators reid and mcconnell have pointed out is we just keep patching up the highway trust fund and if i were to go to a bank and say i want to buy a house and the banker said you've got great credit, that's the good news, the bad news is it's only a five-month mortgage. what would i do, mr. president? i would walk away sadly. i can't afford to invest in a home if i only have five months of a mortgage. it's the same way with the states. the way the house went about it and the way some of my colleagues on both sides here want to handle it is another five-month extension. and our states are stopping. tuesday, the general contractors told us that in 25 states they have begun to lay off many, many, many construction workers. in 25 states. now, we all kn

this is the salty brine state beach in rhode island.stline of rhode island. they've got a lot of coastline. we're not sure exactly where on the coast this happened. according to our sources from wpri this happened about 11:00 this morning. now we're getting some video coming in. you can see the beach closed off. in the pictures it appears the jetty right there with the rocks is where exactly that explosion happened. obviously we're going to continue to follow this story. see if we can't figure out if there was an explosion the condition of the woman, and if there was an explosion what caused it. we'll be right back. it takes a lot of work... to run this business. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't eat the way i should. so i drink boost to get the nutrition that i'm missing. boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a great taste. i don't plan on slowing down any time soo

it happened in narragansett, rhode island yesterday.an was sitting on the beach near the water when there was a loud boom and then she was thrown against the rock wall. the authorities didn't find any explosive device. there's no threat to other beachgoers. >>> a developing story this morning. mexico's most historic drug lord has escaped again. el chapo has escaped. guzman was last seen in the shower at the prison last night, but when guards went to check his cell it was empty. in 2001, he escaped from a different prison. guzman u.s. with -- was recaptured 13 years later in 2014. el chapo was the leader of the powerful sinaloa cartel. >>> and you may have noticed the brand new intersection in gainesville has made traffic easier to get through there and as adam tuss shows us, it's more safe. >> reporter: more cars. >> virginia for you. >> reporter: it is, right. >> more and more traffic. >> reporter: mixing with a freight railroad line. >> terrible things would happen to folks involved with that. >> reporter: you build an interchange to

coming up, a sticky situation for a rhode island farm. jeannette: beekeepers are busy removing more than 35,000 honeybees from a rhode island landmark. the owner of the mount farm noted the increase of bees

. >> plus an explosion at a beach in rhode island sent a woman flying 50 feet.sses and officials are saying coming up. >> a new emergency vehicle pays tribute to fall philadelphia firefighters and police officers. it's goal to be part of their legacy. >> 7:29, let's go outside to the meteorologist chris sowers and the accuweather forecast. another nice day on tap. >> reporter: it feels good out here, we have low humidity levels and a lot of sunshine and nice comfortable breeze. 72 in philadelphia. 67 in trenton. allentown, 64. mid 60s south and east, millville, 65. dover, 68. closer to 70, the closer to the water you get. boardwalk in atlantic city, 73. ocean temperature, 74. let's go to cape may and show you what it looks like a few high, thin clouds, sun starting to shine through. should be a nice beach day, just like yesterday expect a lot of sunshine on the sand. the surf should be nice and calm waves 2 to 3 feet. low humidity levels. as we look at satellite and radar, we look toward the left-hand side of the screen you notice greens and cloud cover that's m

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr.hitehouse: i'm not sure what the intentions are of the chairman of the energy committee. as chairman, i would be delighted to yield to her. if she is going to take some time on the floor right now i plan to make about ten minutes of remarks. the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: mr. president, it was my understanding that i was next up in the queue. if i'm incorrect i would be happy to get this squared away. i, too have about 15 minutes. mr. whitehouse: i'm more than happy to yield if you want to, are prepared. i thought we went back and forth from side to side ordinarily. i know the chairman is a very busy person. ms. murkowski: i thank my colleague. the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: i thank my colleague from rhode island, and i thank him for the opportunity to speak directly to this bill this afternoon. before i do so, mr. president i would ask unanimous consent that the following individuals who are interns on my staff for the su

at if you're in northwest. >> reporter: chris garen, co- founder of good food markets, said the rhode island avenue store is a pilot project. if it works, they'll open up other stores for profit and nonprofit in the city. the federal minimum wage is still 7.25 an hour. it's been that way an hour. virginia goes after the federal rate. in maryland it's 8.50 an hour. some 19 states and the district of columbia have raised their minimum wage laws. >> a lot of county areas are trying to raise that minimum wage as well. as you pointed out and the people told you, it's a small amount, but it can go a long way. >> absolutely. >> again the federal minimum wage is 7.50 an hour has not changed since 2009. >>> it appears former baltimore mayor sheila dixon wants her old job back. today she confirmed she plans to run. dixon, a democrat, served as mayor from 2007 to 2010. she resigned after being found guilty of embezzling gift cards donated to the city as gets for the poor. dixon's announcement comes as mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has been criticized over her handling of the riots following the death

ninth street northwest closed, rhode island avenue, 15th street northwest. you can use q street northwest or 7th street. as we moved to focus in on virginia, and our dealer -- an earlier crash cleared away on 95 northbound. but the delays are still there about 12 miles per hour from dale city continuing north. let's look at 66. aggression just coming in to the car rest area. a little bit of activity the this truck. in this is behind that truck. as always evidence. there you go, over in the right shoulder. that is a look at your afternoon traffic. jummy: thank you so much. we're following new developments now in a sexual assault allegation against bill cosby. according to recently released court filings, the comedian admitted to giving sedatives to at least one of his accusers, as well as several other unnamed people. marcie gonzales has the details from is now and field testimonies. marcie: after sites whipping -- after sidestepping questions about sexual assault allegations -- bill cosby: i have never seen anything like this. and reload -- and reality is th

the man was at a bus stop on rhode island avenue when the woman asked for a smoke. when he didn't give her one, she punched him, scratched his face and tried to steal his bag. someone walking by called police and officers arrested her for robbery. >>> storm team 4 is tracking the fog rolling into areas right now and when you wake up on sunday morning certain communities will see the bulk of this, meteorologist amelia siegal is looking into why. >> areas south of washington dealing with the most widespread fog tomorrow morning already tracking fogginess around stafford, visibility about two miles but as we continue overnight fog will continue to develop. so fog in places tomorrow morning other wise a nice start. 6:00 a.m. at 72 degrees. any fogginess burns off at 7:00 a.m. 60s in the suburbs. by 10:00 a.m. we warm up to 81 degrees. coming up, chris i'll let you know about the humidity and when we could deal with severe thunderstorms as we start the wok week. >> thanks amelia. >>> a teen-ager got into a skateboard rec in ocean city and now police say he wasn't wearing

first two runners up from texas and rhode island are hispanic.ther two african-american and multiracial. >> reelz at the box your screen. i had to watch it online but sti was able to watch it. the winner olivia jordan handled the interview competition particularly well especially when she said the next big issue the u.s. needs to face is race relations. trump himself not there. in fact, he wasn't even mentioned at this thing. he tweeted he would be campaigning in phoenix although a campaign spokeswoman said nothing, had he nothing scheduled other than traveling to new york. wonder if she was thinking about that catch phrase you're fired. but no, there was no mention of him there. and it should go on. it's too bad more people didn't get to see this. if was one of the number one if not the number one trending topic while it was on. still got a lot of attention. >> i had no idea you could watch it online. >> i didn't either till i went to the miss usa website. it had it right there up front, click here to stream online and i watched online. >> look

cicilline of rhode island. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 166 and the nays are 242. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 7 printed in part b of house report 114-230 by the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 7 printed in part b of house report 114-230

-- shaw skatepark at 11th and rhode island avenue saturday afternoon. he took people sight seeing around the district and when the group returned to get their cars, more than a dozen people attacked them. they stole his shoes and iphone. they tried to tear him away from his bike, but he kept holding on, but the violent crooks did get away with two of his friends' bikes worth $1,500 each and stole a second pair of shoes. >> hopefully they find the bikes and hopefully they're still the same. >> reporter: while several victims i talked to say up to a mob of 20 people attacked them, police are searching for five suspects in particular caught on cell phone video. >> it sucks, but i mean it's always like a hazard. >> reporter: at the shaw state park in northwest surae chinn, wusa9. >> now if you recognize the suspects in the video, d.c. police want to hear from you. give them a call or you can even send an anonymous techs using the number 50411. >>> it -- text using the number 50411. >>> it has been a tough week for the railways getting folks to their jobs. o

this happened in narragansett, rhode island, yesterday. the woman was sitting on the beach near the water when this was a loud boom. she was catapulted six weeks into the air. and authorities searched the beach and didn't find any kind of explosive device. they say there's no further threat to other beachgoers. >>> looking at the week ahead. starting tomorrow, crews will close lanes on i-66 between route 29 in gainesville and in haymarket. crews will set new steel beams for the new old carolina bridge. they will rebuild the overpass. more than four miles of this -- of 66 through haymarket will be widened. the $73.5 million project is expected to be completed august of next year. >>> if you live in prince william county you're enjoying the brand new way the get on to i-66, similar to the area where kristin was telling you about. county leaders opened up this brand new interchange in gainesville. news4's transportation reporter adam tuss has more. >> virginia for you. >> it is more. >> more and more traffic. >> reporter: mixing with a freigh

breaking news out of rhode island. police have evacuated the salty brine beach after an explosion there injuring a woman this morning. a spokesperson for the department of environmental management tells cnn, "the explosion came from under the sand and knocked a 50-year-old woman on to the rocks." the bomb squad responded and is at the scene right now. the injured woman has been take on the the hospital. no word on the extent of her injuries. meantime i'm joined on the phone by the acting chief of the rhode island environmental police kirk blanchard. you're at the beach right now. describe what you're seeing. what's happening? >> i'm not on the beach front just now, but my understanding on the beach front, we have cleared the area. and, you know secured it. we have the state farm bomb squad on scene. their bomb technicians are searching the area. and looking for any evidence and any indication of what this could be. we're unclear what type of device it is whether it's something that's been left over there or a natural s

that happened near narragansett, rhode island, yesterday, the woman was sitting on the beach when there loud boom and then she was thrown against the rock wall. the authorities didn't find any kind of explosive device. they're telling other beachgoers not to worry. >>> we want you do look a this. it's a volcano in mexico sending ash and smoke into the air. it's also closed the airport in the area. the volcano of fire is forcing people from their homes. the latest activities started thursday. two inches of inch so far has covered the area in western mexico. >>> the damage now from the typhoon in southeaster china heavy rain left villages stranded. right here, you can see them helping the man to safety. air, rail, boat transportation are back up and running after china shut it down ahead of the typhoon. >>> so nice today that we're starting off beautiful with more great weather ahead. >> sure are. our friends in china there, they have a real problem coming. another major typhoon is coming. el nino is at near record strength across the pacific, so it could be on the list for being a devast

. >>> the beach in rhode island, the strange circumstances that has police puzzled. the republicansi >>> donald trump is certainly not backing down. the republican.presidential candidate is pointing to the deadly shooting of kate steinle on the embarcadero in san francisco as proof that the illegal immigrant problem is growing. today donald trump doubled down on hess rhetoric while on the campaign trail. dan scheneman has the story. >> reporter: donald trump took to the stage at freedom fest in las vegas. >> it is an honor to be here. >> reporter: he pulled no punches. >> we don't have victories anymore. we used to have victories. we used to be great. >> reporter: and did not back town from comments that stirred up a firestorm surrounding his candidacy. >> you know, i've been branded all sorts of things, what i said is mexico is sending. well, mexico is sending snsh the controversy kicked off as soon as his campaign got underway. >> when mexico sends its people they are not sending their best they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists and some i

in "against the tide," former rhode island governor lincoln chafee recounts his time serving as republican in the senate. former secretary of state hillary clinton looks back at her time serving in the obama administration, in hard choices. in a time for truth, texas senator ted cruz recounts his journey from a cuban immigrant son to the u.s. senate. carly fiorina former ceo of hewlett-packard, is another declared candidate for president in "rising to the challenge," she shares lessons she learned from her difficulties and triumphs. south carolina senator lindsey graham released an e-book on his web site. in "my story" he details his childhood and career in the air force. former arkansas governor mike huckabee gives his take on politics and culture in, god, guns grits and gravy. in leadership in crisis, louisiana governor bobby jindal explains why he believes conservative solutions are needed in washington. george pataki is running for president. in 1998 the former new york governor released, "pataki" he looks back on his path to the governorship. kentucky senator rand paul calls for small

. >>> an unexplained explosion on a beach in rhode island end with a woman injury. officials say they are certain it was not a bomb but tonight they admit they don't know what it was. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a boating crash that ended were four people injured at the jersey shore. it happened in little egg harbor bay near long beach island. thirteen people were on board when that boat went out of control and went a ground. "action news" reporter jeff cherokee is live in little egg harbor township with the full story, hi jeff. >> reporter: hi, walter this is where that 54-foot yacht went a ground, authorities telling us, that it hit a sandbar out here, in little egg harbor bay. we are told 13 people, were on board, as you can imagine they were likely tossed around. four of them were hurt. the the most serious a 61 year-old woman who had head and neck injuries. she was taken to atlantic care regional medical center in atlantic city. two men and a woman were taken to southern ocean county hospital. authorities telling "action news" that their injuries

. >>> thanks right now to that mysterious accident on a crowded rhode island beach that has beach goers wondering if it is safe to return today. a woman was hospitalized after eyewitnesss say a reported explosion knocked her a reported six feet into the air. kristin is there today, what happened? >> let me first say that the beach just reopened and there is a line of people waiting to get in. imagine you're on the beach here right back there, enjoying the day and boom you're thrown into the rocks, sent to the hospital. the victim is thought to be okay. but what did happen here is still a mystery. >> it seemed like a typical sunny saturday morning at the beach. >> i heard a boom. the ground shook, i thought it was a earthquake. >> a woman literally lifted up off of her chair and thrown forward. >>> police and emergency responders were called to the beach just before noon. >> engine 1 rescue 3 respond now to salty brine sea beach far suspect pinned on the rocked. >> the injured woman was taken to the hospital. >> the female say has been removed, no other victims at this time. >> eyewitnes

before vanishing. >>> back here, a mystery on a popular rhode island beach, in new england.each saturday, sending a woman flying. investigators shut the beach down, found no evidence of explosives. >>> and from exploding to imploding in detroit, the motor city skyline is sporting a new look this morning, they imploded the iconic park avenue hotel saturday, nobody was inside at the time, don't worry. it was torn down to make way for a new arena for the hockey team, the detroit red wings. dan, it's a hockey team located in detroit. >>> million-reward is being offered for the return of the judy garland's ruby red slippers. the shoes from the classic story were stolen from a museum. a unanimous donor gave the money for that reward. curators say they could be worth between $2 million and $3 million. stolen ten years ago. >> do we know what size they were? >> we don't know. we'll put brian ross on that. we will get an answer. >> i apologize for paula asking a question. >> i wondered if it was going to be the step sisters, tried to shove the foot into the slipper. and it's way too

. >>> a rhode island beach is set to reopen today even though officials are still trying to figure out what caused an explosion that sent a woman flying into the air. >> the whole thing was like a explosion. like a bomb or something. >> emergency crews evacuated the beach yesterday morning after witnesses reported the possible explosion. a woman sitting on a beach chair near the water was thrown against some rocks and landed on the sand. >> and it threw her up in the air and then down on her face and she didn't move. >> the woman went to the hospital but her condition is unknown this morning. state police investigated and found no evidence that an explosive device caused the boom. also environmental experts concluded there is no threat to the public so there was no reason to keep the beach closed. >>> now to news overseas in india, five members of a family are dead after landslides destroyed their home. heavy monsoon rains triggered the landslides. the loose earth and mud blocked roads and highways. there is also reports of flooding and other damage. >>> in western mexico a volcano is

we begin tonight with a scare on a popular beach in rhode island that sent sunbathers scrambling. a bomb squad rushed to the scene after a blast that witnesses say felt like a gas explosion or an earthquake. the force of that blast so great, it sent a woman flying into the air. she landed on the rocks. that's her right there on the stretcher. no word yet on her condition tonight. so, what caused that blast? abc's mary bruce leading us off tonight. >> report of rocks fallen on a subject. unknown how many victims we have. >> reporter: tonight, officials in rhode island investigating what caused a terrifying explosion in the middle of a crowded beach. >> felt like an earthquake or a gas explosion. >> reporter: the blast coming from underneath the sand. >> people started screaming and running toward the area and yelling for help and to call 911. it was very busy. very chaotic. >> reporter: the force so strong it threw a 50-year-old woman onto a nearby rock wall. >> respond now, salty brine beach for a subject pinned under rocks. >> reporter: first responders rushing her to a local hos

. >>> a major development tonight in the mysterious explosion at a beach in rhode island over the weekend. a woman, hurled four feet into the air. the cause remains a mystery. but late today, this image. workers digging in the sand for clus and abc's linzie janis on what they found. >> reporter: tonight, investigators trying to figure out what caused a powerful explosion on this crowded rhode island beach. the blast launching 60-year-old kathleen danise into the air. >> it was a beautiful day. the last thing i remember was reading my book. >> reporter: beachgoers say they felt a rumbling under the sand saturday. seconds later, the ground exploding. witnesses say she was like a human cannon ball, flying four feet into the air and then ten feet sideways landing on these rocks. danise knocked unconcious for three minutes, suffering two broken ribs. >> you could feel the whole thing like a mini earthquake. >> reporter: officials reopening the beach within 24 hours. would you feel better if they knew what happened before they reopened the beach? >> yes, i would. i would love to know what reall

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an apparent explosion occurred at salty brine beach here in rhode island.esses described it as sounding as though it were an m 80 boom. officials don't have any idea who or what caused the blast. salty brine beach is expected to reopen this morning but the investigation will go on. rhode island authority versus removed sand from the area looking for clues after a small explosion and an injury of a 50-year-old woman. but the exact cause is a mystery. >> explosion is a word that came during the initial reports. i can tell you from personally witnessing the site that there appears to have been some ground disturbance there. >> the woman was sitting in a chair at the tide line. witnesses reported a boom. the force pushed her up against nearby rocks and then he fell into the sand. >> there are fractures in this wet sand, the gaps like you would see when lightning hits a beach. there's definitely something that happened there. >> the state bomb squad and the fire marshals office are investigating this morning. >> we have no indication there was anything beyond so

. >>> and a mystery in rhode island after a powerful blast rattled a crowded beach saturday and sente woman to the hospital. officials say it wasn't a bomb so what was it? as nbc's kristen dahlgren reports it's a question residents and tourists alike are still asking. >> reporter: this morning officials are still investigating just what caused this mystery explosion on a popular rhode island beach. >> i was about five feet away from my sister and looking directly at her and there was a massive bang and you physically saw the rocks shift. she was ejected forcefully out of her chair, four feet into the air and ten feet out like a canon ball. >> three respond now. >> 60-year-old kathleen denise was unconscious and her ribs broken. she was rushed to the hospital and the beach evacuated. investigators found no sign of explosives and are still no closer to figuring out what caused the blast so powerful it left cracks in the sand. >> the investigation was thorough and the determination was made and we feel confident that let people get back on the beach. >> i got over the fear. i'm forcing

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breaking news out of rhode island.evacuated the salty brine beach after an explosion there injuring a woman this morning. a spokesperson for the department of environmental management tells cnn, "the explosion came from under the sand and knocked a 50-year-old woman on to the rocks." the bomb squad responded and is at the scene right now. the injured woman has been take on the the hospital. no word on the extent of her injuries. meantime i'm joined on the phone by the acting chief of the rhode island environmental police kirk

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rhode island state police say they found no evidence of an explosive device behind the loud boom thateverberate the across the beach yesterday. witness reported it knocked a woman into a rock wall. >> the sand directly in front basically erupted. they heard a loud noise. wasn't sure exactly what it was but supposed reported a force ultimately pushed this person up against the rocks and then forward and falling into the sand. >> investigators say part of the problem is the spot in question is right in between the high tide and low tide lines when the tide rolled in they couldn't thor roll investigate the area. but state police say the beach is safe. >>> country music star and former american idol kerry cary underwood has to break the window of her car to rescue her son and dogs and the dogs managed to lock the door. she became a moss mom four months ago and tweeted this out yesterday when your dogs manage to lock themselves all your stuff and the baby in the car and you have to break the window to get in. hash tag what are the chances. underwood later tweeted it was her brother-in-law

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