companies to look at the violations, fix the violations and apply them rather than fighting the violations as has become much more common practice since the miner act of 2006 to say, okay. we ve got a problem. it s wrong. we re going to put the money in to fix it. i talked to don wooten who is the chief mine regulator for the state of west virginia, and he says while massey does do some good things and they do have a good safety plan, he says there seems to be a breakdown between that safety plan and applying it to the face of the mine which is where they re cutting the cola, way from. to some degree they re not fully listening to the idea. it s the cost of doing business. either you face $1 million in fines. how much would it cost you to fix the problem and how much would it cost you if the mine were to shut down for a week while you fix the problem.
so far there s been no indication that anyone is alive down there. other miracles have happened as you saw in 2006. so we ll keep a very close eye on the story throughout the day and bring you the latest developments on it. kieran? thanks so much. we welcome people to join the conversation on today s stories by heading on our blog cnn.com/amfix. we ll see you tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern. here s cnn newsroom with kyra philips. thanks, kieran. have you turned on the lights, the coffeemaker? you ve turned on the tv. for people when live and die, taking coal out of the ground. miners trapped underground right now. hope for their survival tempered by a grim reality. we re continuing our coverage of the nation s worst mining disaster in 25 years. how bad is l.a. s money problem? so bad the city might shut down for a couple of days a week. and there s gold in that there carry on. gold for one airline, just when you thought you couldn t be nickelled and dimed anymor