her out there actually campaigning for john mccain and saw her yesterday on a witness stand talking about subpoena. she was in tennessee testifying in the trial of a tennessee college student who s charged with hacking her e-mail account in the 2008 campaign. palin says this hurt her and should be consequences for this young man. anybody who thinks that this isn t disruptive or hurtful to have their mailbox broken into or an office broken into and documents stolen and disclosed for the rest of the world should put themselves in the person s shoes who has done this. it s quite disruptive. she didn t say whether or not she thinks the conviction of the 22-year-old should lead to prison. the 22 dwreerld accused of hacking, david cornell. cornell faces up to 50 years in federal prison if convicted. the defense says, however, this was all just a prank. a man has been killed in yet another mine accident in west virginia. this story involves 28-year-old
rescue crews fining the bodies of four missing miners, friends and family spent five days praying they survived that explosion that killed 25 others. but they discovered earlier today the four men never reached air tight rescue chambers. west virginia governor speaking with relatives and then speaking to the media. none of the chambers had been deployed. none of our miners suffered. this journey has ended. and now the healing will start. reporter: this is the deadliest u.s. mine accident since 1970. the effort to recover the bodies is what s happening right now. and our molly henneberg is live in west virginia. hi, they re preparing for candlelight vigil organized by area union groups.
prague. he was notified of this letter at 10:45 a.m. he was expected this was a late add this morning after arriving here later this afternoon, he was expected to make some comments in the rose garden about the west virginia mine accident. now we are told by senior administration officials, that in addition to that, the president will also be making some remarks about justice stevens retirement. way too early to be talking about names on a list at this point? it is. it is. but you know we like that game here inside the beltway. we do. and there s certainly this is going to be something to be watched very closely because, as i pointed out, you know, the names that we ve been talking about now for quite some time are left leaning. so you can expect that the come firm immigration p c confirmation process will be interesting. the you have had information about the confirmation process
we re helping kids make more balanced choices every day. as the drilling continues into that mine where four miners are missing, there is also a search for answers for how and why this mine accident happened. nbc s lisa myers dug into federal records on mine owner massey energy and found hundreds of safety violations, 57 occurred just last month. hi, contessa. the ceo of massey energy which owns the mine insists that safety always comes first. but experts say the paper trail tells a different story. hundreds of citations for safety violations. some of them repeated and serious, which should have raised red flags. at the upper big branch mine, citations for safety violations spiked in the last couple of
that the mine owners cost benefited the things and found it was cheaper to take the fines, than to ensure their employees would have a chance making it home alive. the president opening an easter prayer breakfast offering deepest condolences to the families affected by the mine accident. this is the scene in west virginia as rescue teams arrive. here is what is supposed to happen in coal mines, giant fans supposed to keep concentrations of methane, the colorless, odorless gas below certain levels. if the concentrations build up, the gas can be ignited by almost any spark. the spark of walking across a carpeted room could be enough to cause an explosion. the cause of yesterday s explosion is still unknown. but safety officials say that massey energy, owners of the mine have frequently been cited for safety violations, 50 citations at upper big branch in the last month. poor ventilation of methane and dust among them. 458 violations in the preceding year $900,000 in fines.