western russia. investigators say human error caused that crash. attorney general eric holder facing a grilling today on capitol hill. he s scheduled to testify during a once postponed oversight hearing before the senate judiciary committee. g.o.p. senators are expected to confront mr. holder on a range of recent controversies including his plan to try 9/11 mastermind khalid sheik muhammad in lower manhattan and there are questions about his recent public statements one of which he said that the administration would never capture osama bin laden alive. a former u.s. marine allegedly provided the michigan-based militia group with a hit list of judges and elected officials. newsweek reports that he apparently even suggested blowing up a bridge in michigan. war vet michael david meeks allegedly served as the group s heavy gunner and used his military training to become a member. he may have provided the group with a significant volume of fire power. he and eight others accused of conspiri
excavators aren t yet available because most of the roads leading to the nearest airport where they can be blown in have been damaged. rescue effort is being hindered by frequent aftershocks. they registered all but one of them of up to magnitude, they re working against time to release water from a reservoir after a crack formed in the damn. the real concern now is for the living. tens of thousands, many injured are surviving on the streets. chinese authorities are sending 5,000 tents and 100,000 thick coats and heavy blankets to help survivors. this earthquake comes less than two years after the 7.9 magnitude quake that hit neighboring province and left 90,000 people dead. that quake flattened several schools killing thousands of students. the fear is that because of poor construction in the area, this latest quake, the death toll could rise much higher. back to you, gretchen. all right, david, we ll check in with throughout the show. thanks for the update. other news thi
parents want to know what the school knew and when. jeff roesen is in south hadley, massachusetts with the latest. jeff. reporter: hey, david. good morning to you from massachusetts. prosecutors say this was such blatant bullying happying so much to phoebe prince so often it was common knowledge here in the high school behind me that the students know and so did the staff as well, which raises an interesting question. should the school officials who did know, perhaps, be responsible along with these children who have been charged, 9 in all? many parents here say yes, claiming the adults who did nothing should lose their jobs. until somebody stands up and admits there has been failure here, complete failure, we have nowhere to go. reporter: outrage is growing in this small massachusetts town. did school administrators ignore repeated complaints of bullying? 15-year-old phoebe prince
new milford, connecticut. look at that. a business explosion there. they believe this was caused by propane leak that caused the building to explode. the fire has been out for a short time now. officials say that fire and rescue say one person was injured and taken to the hospital. again, pretty sizable explosion there in new milford, connecticut. officials believe it was caused by a propane leak. a federal detention hearing is scheduled in detroit today for a michigan man accused of plotting to wage war on stage and federal officials. prosecutors accuse michael david meeks of being a, quote, heavy gunner for a midwest christian militia. his attorney, however, denies meek had any role in the plot to overthrow the government. eight other members of the many li militia pled not guilty. there s new information in the bullying case.
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