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By mid day they had to scale the operation back because the ground was still unstable. so far they have not found survivors. >> we are still in a rescue mode. i want to let everyone know that the situation is very grim. we haven't -- we are still holding out hope that we are going to be able to find people that may be alive. we have not found anybody alive on this pile since saturday. >> reporter: as it happened on a saturday officials believe more people were at home instead of being away at work. we learned today they are searching an area of more than 100 properties that were in the slide z...

That number could continue to rise as more than 170 people have been reported missing in washington state after saturday's deadly mud slide. search and recovery efforts continue today. it's the fourth day. for the latest from arlington, washington, i'm joined by jennifer bjorklund. >> reporter: national guard is flying in to help and they are welcoming neighbors and volunteers and people that have been frustrated the last few days to help go through the rubble but they had to make sure the ground was stable enough. it's not that stable as far as the muck goes because the mud that is seeped int...

Continues. death toll is now up to 14. and more than 176 people are still missing. the race to find victims is not getting any easier because many areas remain vulnerable to another slide. >> reporter: the desperate search for survivors continues in this tiny rural community where a waufl mud buried everything in its path leaving behind unthinkable destruction. more than 30 homes now buried under 15 feet of mud and debris. >> it's about a mile long. probably 1,000 feet wide. probably an estimate of 15 million cubic yards of material. >> reporter: lives torn apart, families hope for the best. >...