column of black smoke visible for miles. the fire burning in a facility that contains propylene, an extremely flammable gas. we re seeing it lean a little bit more, it appears. reporter: officials ordering area residents and schools to shelter in place, turn off their air conditioning and keep their windows closed. i just want him out. reporter: mary landry raced to the scene after an urgent call from her son. he said, a tank blew up. i m trapped in the back and i can t get out. he said, kiss my babies and tell them i love them. reporter: moments later, our station ktrk finding her son, a contract employee, safe. you thought there was a chance that you were not goi 100%. reporter: off accounted for. we do not know what the cause of that incident is, but i can tell you, we re going to work diligently to figure it out. reporter: david, as you can see, the fire is out and officials are monitoring the air quality tonight.
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governor, good to see you. how are you? [ cheers ] thank you. we got a lot going on right now. i know how much the issue of the veterans issues matter. president has given three speeches in three days on the military, and i don t get the sense of urgency, where is the 1800 number to say you re a vet and need help. do you feel a lack of urgency? i think there is a lack of understanding on our commander in chief part. what the mission of the military is and why it is that we owe gratitude that s manifested in benefits paid to those who already earned them when it comes to what our military is all about and you know, that was really evident in his speech the other day to the cadets at west point. tru truly, it was illustrated by his words that he just doesn t understand why our young troops especially are those who would volunteer to sacrifice all for the freedoms in this country. yeah, and then of course, the outing of a cia operative in afghanistan and then sort of the
your side? can you ever get somebody like allison grimes on your side given the political and economic realities of our state? it is very tricky. in 2010, when democrats controlled everything, 18 senate democrats were from the top coal producing states, 18. people thought the 60-vote threshold was the problem for everything that he couldn t get there. you had a 60 in 2010. there is no way to pass anything through congress no matter what part of the configuration you can come up with without going through coal country. you have to compromise somewhere. it doesn t make sense to try to oust mike pryor or mary landry in louisiana, because at the end of the day, there will be someone in the state representing a fossil fuel interest and you are going to have to work with them. that s so true. when i was driving through southern ohio in 2012, the ads and billboards, president obama s war on coal, they are
largest health provider in the country has failed to provide vets with the care that they deserve. the shocking allegations that they kept a fake set of records and a real set. reports of great misconduct against staff cooking the books. a total of 26 facilities are under investigation. some patients are assigned to doctors who no longer even see patient p patient patients. those are doctors who are no longer working there. the head of the va announced reques yesterday that some would partner with local hospitals. his testimony did not convince everyone that he is the man to lead a turnaround that everyone needs. democrats had called for his oust ter. politically it is an easy way for these democrats to distance themself from obama. bob dole seemed to be backing away from h his earlier defense of his friend. he expressed his concertain about the va on birthdawednesda. when i hear allegations of miss conduct, whether it is lon wait times or cooking the books, i will n