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Desperate effort to search for survivors. >> reporter: it has been a tough day for the rescuers and an even tougher one for the waiting families. knowing that the team sent into the mine this morning got within 500 feet of the rescue chamber where the missing miners might have been able to survive if they made it that far. dangerous combination levels of methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide drove the rescue teams out. setting the effort back by hours. until crews could drill another larger hole...

Section. i dont know what its been referred to in the past. ill call it bore hole number 5 only because 3 and 4 are on the maps at different locations. so, you know, we ask you folks to bear with us. we just briefed the families and explained to them the situation were in. theyve been very patient with us, and they understand what the rescue workers are going through to try to get in there, but they also understand the importance of the safety of the rescue personnel. >> would you clarify, are a...

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Its a very sad time, but very strong, good people, hardworking people. we just attended that, ill be heading back down to the mine. before i left, you know they bored the holes down, you were probably watching the press conference. theyre making decisions right now and trying to make sure that the air is safe enough for the rescue teams to go in. we spoke to the families earlier, larry, and every family to a t does not want to put these rescue workers in any more harms way than what they will be...

Rescue and recovery efforts would start. so chris -- >> weve sent the teams in, had teams from massey went in, teams from the state, federal and from companies around the area have sent teams in here. we had teams, we took four teams inside the mine. each teams comprised of six people and you have state and federal that goes in, so each team gets ramped up to about eight total. so you have 32 people thats inside the mine that was sent in when we thought our air readings were at a level where it ...

Those noxious gases are fully cleared rescuers cannot safely enter the mine. nbcs brian mooar is in naoma, west virginia. any more on those ambulances rushing to the scene about a half hour ago? >> reporter: they werent rushing to the scene and we cant read too much into it other than we saw some ambulances heading in that general direction and on previous mine disasters saw this. theyre lining up the pieces and officials are doing everything they can on that mountain to get the rescue workers i...

Congresswoman michele bachmann of minnesota and well look at what some see as the new face of the republican party. plus, the obama administration has now taken a step even the bush white house wouldnt. authorizing the killing of an american citizen deemed a threat to the united states. hello everyone. im ed schultz. we begin with some breaking news at this hour. in west virginia the mine tragedy, several ambulances were just seen speeding to the direction of the mine. nbcs brian moore in naoma,...

Its sort of the same kind of drilling process that you use to drill oil. sort of a three-story rig that is drilling down into the ground, fairly slowly, by our perspective, and they got one of these holes down a thousand feet and they said they did it so quickly that they started a second one very quickly with that same rig. there is another one thats drilling at about the same time so theyre hoping to get three holes down at the same time. that helps them get some of this gas out of there. not ...

And the cleared area filled with coal again. >> it is eerie standing here being that 2,000 feet behind me and maybe less are the six trapped miners. its da cold, dark, a claustrophobic could never cut it here. the ceilings are low and were 30 minute away from the nearest exit. in normal times it is very stressful and right now theres a lot of tension and the rescue workers and the people who normally work in the mine are calm because they have a job to do. >> sadly, the bodies of the six miners ...

Caused by a buildup of methane gas. that played a role in the sago mine explosion that killed miners in 2006. rescuers were ordered out of the mine this morning when methane levels became high again. rescue workers searched beyond the point they had put their own lives in danger before they were pulled out. before the search can resume crews must drill bore holes to release the gas. the search for the four miners will not proceed for at least another day. the governor promised to conduct a full ...