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This ensures we can produce clean electricity whenever our customers need it. ♪ as rescue workers in washington state continue to dig through the rubble and mud from the landslide, the death toll has now climbed to 29 people, 20 people are still missing. meanwhile, a new satellite image today shows just how massive the slide was. the hillside completely gone. and coming up next, 23 years after she reluctantly helped ignite the countrys first national conversation about sexual harassment at...

Cnn on the ukrainian/russian border. >> russias top natural gas company, gosprom, plans to hike its rates for ukraine by almost 44%. the move marks the end of a discount agreement that was reached before ukraine announced that its moscow backed president and russia annexed crime. gosprom says ukraines bill stands at almost $2 billion. rescue workers continue to dig through mud and debris in the u.s. state of washington. >> 24 people are now confirmed dead from last months rain-soaked landslide...

Very difficult conditions. drier weather is forecast for the days ahead. but authorities are now concerned that the rescue workers could be exposed to a toxic mix of sewage, propane and household solvent. they have scheduled a press conference for 2:00 p.m. to updapt the situation. ahead on the program today, our call to action this week kicks off. do you think our schools are racially integ rated? maybe think again. we take a look at a problem with consequences far beyond the classroom. up ne...

Why wont she change that shirt. >> your answers in a little bit but right now weve got news. >> a fox news alert. the exhausting search for 30 people still missing in the devastating washington mudslide is entering its second week, as the death toll climbs to 21. were joined live from arlington, washington. crews have been facing rough conditions to say the least. what do you have for us this morning? >> reporter: yes, they most certainly have. the rescue workers have been wading through month c...

If i try to pick it up like that, thats what happens. so i cant do it myself. >> might slide off the edge. >> he was as if an angel wrapped his wings around him and held him because if youd seen the cockpit, theres no way he could have gotten out of that. there wasnt even room for his body to be there. >> the only reason he survived, it was the quick action on the part of the rescue workers, the two public safety officers that found him. and they actually stuck their heads up into the remains of...

Residents in the town of oso, which accounts for about half the people in the community. tough heavy going. the rainmaking things very awkward, judge. what its done is actually loosened up a lot of slurry on top of the mud which is already difficult for the rescue workers to get through. so its been a danger to those workers and at one point, some of the workers had to be brought out because they were worried it would put them at danger. very difficult. tomorrow, more rain expected much its goin...

If i pick this side up and then pick it up like that, thats what happens. so i cant do it myself. >> might slide off the edge. >> he was as if an angel wrapped his wings around him and held him. because if youd seen the cockpit, theres no way he could have gotten out of that. there wasnt even room for his body to be there. >> the only reason he survived, it was the quick action on the part of the rescue workers, the two public safety officers that found him. and they actually stuck their heads u...

According to what authorities are telling us. domminic is live from washington now,dom? >> reporter: harris it is extremely tough going in the rescue and recovery efforts today. the reason being the weather has been getting worse. we had a break now in the rain. but the rain falling on the site is stirring up more mud and making it difficult for the rescue workers to wade through. in 30 minutes time, well have hopefully a revised number on the number of people found so far. but authorities have ...

Today marks day eight of a mud slight that obliterated a community. as of yesterday, despite the tireless effort of a team by more than 200 local, state, federal search and rescue workers, 90 members of that community remain missing. nearly 100 families are still wondering and waiting for news about their loved ones and others have already received the worst news possible. friday the official death toll rose to 17 with expectation that that number is going to grow. among those identified so far ...

Minutes after that. so the town, very solemnly remembering that, particularly on the site where the rescue workers stood for a minute and paused to remember those live that were lost and they have to continue looking for them. the conditions now, extremely difficult. the temperature here has been cold today and with the rain on top of that, the rescue workers have been suffering from exposure and from fatigue. temperature around 48 degrees. feeling like 41. so going through that mud, which is as...