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>> reporter: the governor of west virginia was speaking about a sliver of hope throughout the entire week, tonight saying we did not receive the miracle that we had prayed for. this week has really been one of setbacks for the rescue workers. every time they tried to go into the mine, they would go in the mine and then they would have to turn around. listen to this. the wait is over. the news tragic. officials had held out hope that four missing west virginia miners might have made their way to a safe haven inside the mine after an explosion monday. >> they got one opportunity. we all have one...

You are perspective on "iousa" for the controversy. >> thank you for having me on. polish president lech kaczynski was killed today in a plane crash in western russia. his wife and civilian leaders were among the people who died in that accident. the plane went down while trying to land in heavy fog. officials say there are no signs of foul play. jack. >> to west virginia, search teams overnight found the body of four missing coal miners killed in an explosion monday. the discovery brings the death toll to 29, making the disaster at the upper big branch mine the worst in the nation since 197...

Mine to resume the search for those four miners who are still missing. just minutes ago, officials gave another update on the rescue effort, saying there's still a possibility that rescuers could get back into the mine as early as tonight. it hasn't yet happened. the hope is that these four miners who are missing were able to make their way to a rescue chamber in the aftermath of this explosion monday. a top official said today that hope is miniscule. west virginia governor joe manchin is promising a full investigation into the explosion. staffers have been dispatched as part of an investigati...

In montcoal, west virginia, this week, 25 miners died. another four are still unaccounted for after an explosion at the upper big branch mine. the cause of that explosion is still being investigated but the prime suspect is a buildup of methane gas. rescuers were ordered out of the mine early yesterday morning, even though there are still four people missing, because, they said, of dangerously high methane levels. they have begun drilling holes in the mine to vent out the gas, but state and federal officials said this afternoon that gas levels, including carbon monoxide and hydrogen as well as...