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Concern in the past few days among the u.s. and ukrainian officials. and a landslide virtually wiped out two rural washington state towns. this morning at 10:37 the exact moment that the slide hit, rescue crews and residents stopped what they were doing for a moment of silence. 17 people are confirmed dead, but they say ta the number will climb with more people still missing. gary tuchman spoke with a woman who lost her husband and daughter. >> reporter: she is staying with her friend after sh...

Risk. there have been numerous studies that have documented it. theres a historical record of repeated failures on the landslide that have gone all the way across the river. >> weve done everything we could to protect them. weve mitigated the landslide from 2006. theres been warnings and advance notifications of high risk for landslides. weve done everything we could. my heart goes out to all of these individuals. >> officials say they believe a small earthquake 12 days ago may have played a rol...

John was with a naval commander and served 32 years and they had five chuildren together. they do have high-tech equipment to find victims like pinging cellphones but the cadaver dogs have been the most useful tool. they have not heard signs of life since saturday night. some residents are talking about the fact they can not go in and the complaining about the rescue. the slope was identified as one of the highest risks of a deadly landslide. it would have been more deadly if not for good timing...

Met by the name of dain brunner, he has been looking for his sister, who was on the phone with their mother driving on highway 530. it went dead at the moment that the slide hit. and so he says it was two days ago that he and his 16-year-old son came to the realization that they were no longer looking to rescue his sister, but recover her body. this is what he had to say. >> a chance to mourn your sister, to -- >> no. >> so call this in? >> no, ive had my moments. mainly with my family members a...

Eject safely, but that has not been confirmed by syria. now, this move will likely increase tensions between the two countries already divided over syrias civil war. rescue crews in washington state say they do hear the voices of survivors trapped by a deadly mudslide, but its too dangerous to get to them. three people have been killed, at least 18 others still missing. the mud, trees and rocks also critically injuring several other forcing evacuations because of fears and flooding and destroy...

Unfortunately she didnt make it. she and others were snow-shoeing when the slide hit. and a man they have not found. and a tour of one of americas natural treasures ends in disaster. 16 visitors returning from a trip to yosemite national park were on a bus went down an embankment and hit a tree, south of the entrance were told. the driver was going so fast he lost control, california patrol says. the tree kept the bus from landing in the ravine. all the of the passengers were hurt none of them s...

Peoples trust its been declared, people felt they were leaderless. and theres a lot of confusion, and people are waiting to see if be the army, which has been absent from todays events, will step in and try and restore order. in the south the president has fled to his, is said to have fled to his stronghold, and there are unconfirmed reports of thousands massing trying to move towards the north. so no one is really sure whos in control. in fact, its a situation of anarchy where no one is really ...

Full recoveries. often they are making partial recoveries. thats a xhalening to the m.e.s office as they try to identify these victims. the slide hit with such force that oftentimes they are not recovering full intact victims. >> and the benefits we have today, actually theres a slight easing in the weather. we had heavy rains yesterday. not so much rain expected today. the still challenging physically to get through the mud and try to search for anyone who still may have survived. >> i dont thi...

>> a comprehensive report from janis dean, thank you. the hope of finding any more survivors in that devastating washington mudslide all but gone. the workers continue to comb through the debris. 26 bodies recovered so far. but 90 people are still missing. the search stopping just briefly this morning. crews observing a moment of silence to those lost in the disaster one week to the minute after that slide hit. dominic dinatale is in washington with the latest on the heart breaking search. dom...