get an abortion. today is the second anniversary of the explosion at the upper big branch mine in west virginia. it s the worst coal mining disaster in the united states in four decades. 29 miners died in the blast. wednesday, alpha natural resources, the new owner of the mine, says it s planning to permanently seal the mine by this summer. also wednesday, the family of one of the men killed filed a lawsuit against former masse energy chief don blanken ship and eight others calling them responsible for the disaster. the lawsuit doesn t target masse. the commonwealth of virginia says the courts will have to abide by a $100,000 cap on damages in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against virginia tech. the parents of two of the students killed won their suit. the parents asked to be awarded $2 million despite a state cap on the damages. now the state is asking the judge to abide by the cap. well, election day was two days ago but there s still one undecided race for d.c. coun
are talking with federal investigators. this morning, president obama spoke about the case. danielle nottingham is in sanford, florida with more. he didn t deserve to die. reporter: trayvon martin s parents joined thousands at a rally near the place their son was killed. we want an arrest. we want george zimmerman arrested for this crime. reporter: zimmerman is the neighborhood watch captain who shot the 17-year-old last month. he claims the teenager attacked him and he fired in self- defense. but trayvon s parents don t believe it. he seen this guy as a stranger he s going to try to run and that s what we really believe was that he was trying to get away. reporter: the death sparked outrage nationwide and fall out here in the city of sanford. the police chief and local prosecutor have both stepped aside. now state and federal authorities are stepping in to investigate the case. cbs news learned detectives interviewed zimmerman for five hours the night of the shoo