. >> gary tuchman says they are not giving up hope of finding survivors. >> the top priority is still the search for survivors. and firefighters we've talked to who spent much of the day at the landslide scene have not given up on that quest. >> that miracle can happen. we love for that hope. we really live for that hope. >> but this has been a disappointing day in snohomish county, washington with no survivors found. the rescue and recovery work is done with choppers and police dogs, bulldozers, shovels and hand. dozens of structures buried in up to 40 feet of mud which is like quick stand which limits people's ability to work effectively and recover bodies. >> when we got here the crews went out and hit the hot spots. let's get in through the roof and work on that house and see if anyone is in there. as you continue along you do a comprehensive search. now you are looking for stuff that doesn't jump off the page at you. >> the main highway remains shutoff. for the time being the general public and residents are being kept out while emergency vehicles go in and out. the recovery of b

our gary tuchman spoke with the woman who lost her mother and her baby. yet she's managed to find strength in the midst of this disaster. >> reporter: that sash that asa staying at a friend's home after she lost her mother and daughter your first child. >> yes. >> and your mom. >> first grandbaby. >> reporter: this is natasha's baby sanoa and mother christina. and this is video of the two of them with natasha's stepfather. this past saturday natasha went to yoga. her mother was baby-sitting in her home when the landslide hit. when did you find out that your mother and your daughter were missing? >> when they started to talk about that there were houses in the road and there was nothing left where our houses were. >> reporter: her mother's body was found almost right away. baby sanoa's body was found five days later. she was put in natasha's arms. >> when i went up there and i got to hold her and i maybe dropped but a couple tears because i was so excited that we found her and all i could do was grin because we found my baby and this is, you know, it might

here is gary tuchman with the story of the woman. >> reporter: nastashia is staying with family. >> first reporter: this is her baby sanoah and the baby's mother christina. this is video of the two of them with her stepfather. this past saturday, nastasha went to yoga. her mother was baby sitting when the mudslide hit. >> when did you find out they were missing? >> when they were talking about the houses. >> reporter: her mother's body was found right away. baby sanoah's body was found five days later. >> when i went up there and i got to hold her and i maybe dropped a couple of tears because i was so excited we found her and all i could do was grin because we found my baby and it might not be the best time to smile and it might not be the best time to laugh, but sharing memories about my mom and holding baby sanoah out there. it was perfect and coping. my mom, the way she told me to stand up to be strong for myself and told me to -- showed me. after spending 26 years of showing me how to walk tall and proud and search and try hard and love and be loving and be kind. >> i think you are an

gary tuchman spoke with a woman who lost her husband and daughter. >> reporter: she is staying with herst her mother and daughter in the washington state landslide. >> reporter: your first child? >> yes. >> reporter: and your mom? >> yes, the first grandchild. >> reporter: this is natasha's baby sunowa and her mother. and this past saturday she went to yoga and her mother was babysitting the baby when the landslide hit. when did you find out that your mother and daughter were missing? >> when think started to talk about there were housing in the road and nothing left where our house houses were. >> reporter: and natasha's mother body was found almost right away, but the baby's body was found five days later, and she was put in natasha's arms. >> when i went up there, and i got to hold her, and i maybe dropped but a couple of tears, because i was so excited that we found her, and all i could do was to grin, because we found my baby. and this is, you know, it might not be the best time to smile and it might not be the best time to laugh, but sharing memories about my mom, and holding baby

gary tuchman joins us with more. gary? >> reporter: the beginning of this evening, the number of missing was pegged 176. but we knew it was a fluid number that would go lower. it has gone lower, but it's still alarmingly high. 90 people are now considered missing. 90 people are considered unknown, and in addition to that, another 35 people are categorized as status unknown, meaning people say my cousin or boyfriend or girlfriend we think might have been in the area. either way, 125 people authorities are concerned about. but 90 of those people, they are extremely concerned about. while we talk about these numbers, it's important to stress at this point nobody has abandoned the search for any potential survivors. the top priority is still the search for survivors. and firefighters we've talked to who have spent much of the day at the decimated landslide scene say they have not given up on that quest. >> that miracle can happen. we live for that hope. we really live for that hope. >> reporter: but this has been a disappointi

our gary tuchman is there. >> reporter: irene kuntz reminisces about her little sister. >> i rememberying with her when she was a baby. like a doll. >> reporter: her sister, linda mcpherson, was one of the victims of the washington state landslide. her body was found hours after the tragedy occurred. linda lived next door to her niece and nephew who thankfully were out of their house when the landslide happened. this is wreckage from their house. linda was next door with her husband mack at the time. he was hurt but will survive. >> what kind of sister was linda? >> oh, my gosh. she was such a great sister. she was always there if you needed anything. so was so nonjudgmental. >> reporter: irene and her husband ralph lived 15 minutes away. they got the awful now in a phone call from their son. irene tries not to think about what her sister experienced. >> i don't think about it. in my darkest moments, if that comes into my thoughts i don't go there. because i can't imagine what she went through. >> reporter: on the day after the landslide, family members went back to linda's nieces and

gary tuchman joins us now live. work at the scene, it can't continue around the clock, though. once darkness falls what do they do? >> reporter: well, it actually does, anderson, but in a very limited fashion. once it gets dark here there will be trucks on the road rebuilding the country roads that were damaged during landslide. because the emergency work can't continue safely without those roads being in good condition. but as far as the recovery work, and yes, the rescue work, that can't take place during the night because it's way too dangerous. you step in the wrong hole you could end up in 40 feet of mud. >> gary, appreciate it very much. robin youngblood lost her home in the landslide. she was bruised. she made it out alive. but she is angry about a situation. i spoke with her a short time ago. >> robin, first of all i'm so glad that you are okay. walk us through what happened saturday morning. i understand you were sitting in your living room with a friend. all of a sudden you heard this huge roar. >> yeah. i

we learned from gary tuchman the youtube video that flows the plight simulator, the video is actuallye it here and know investigators now are looking through this system and have taken it from the home, reassembled it at their own facility. what could this provide? what information can they pull from this? >> well, i talked to many pilots and individuals here at cnn over the last week waiting to go on the air. many of them have flight simulators in their homes and they say that, you know, you can look into the memory and see what previous plans or potential flights he may have practiced. others say no, it would not record that and save that. i don't know technically. they have to look at that now and see, you know, if -- also, in the home, are there notes or other information on his personal computer, possibly of, you know, putting down information about some airport in the distant destination he normally would be unfamiliar with if he did fly that plane off to asia or kazakhstan, as has been said as a possibility. they would be looking for indications of knowledge, of him, trying to

. >> gary tuchman, what's the latest? >> it's sad and dire. same emergency officials are saying there could be people still alive. days and weeks later, people could still be found alive. but the death toll is increasing. they now have 16 people, and something unusual and sad, they spotted the bodies of eight more people, but could not recover them. it's so dangerous, like quicksand. it's like a mud tsunami. the death count is at 24. we'll have a new missing total tomorrow. looks like the death total will go from 16 to 24 tomorrow. >> and speaking of grief, the overwhelming emotional toll on the families of flight 370. how long can they hold out hope? dr. david mckenzie and michael verna, a lawyer. it seems the families have reached a breaking point. what's the latest tonight with them? apparently, we're not hearing david. i pose that question to judy ho. same question. they've reached a breaking point. that emotional video, some of them lashing out so some of the people in the crowd. you just can't imagine what they're dealing with. >> absolu

gary tuchman joins me now. what are they saying about how the search is going, are they even able to search at night? >> reporter: no, they're not able to do anything at night. it's pouring rain right now to boot. it's a very dangerous area. it's basically, anderson, it's like quick sand. some people described it as a mud tsunami. that's why they can't go full force at night. you could step in a hole that's five or six feet deep full of mud and water. it's very important to mention that emergency officials are telling us their top priority is still at this hour to possibly find survivors. we know those are not just empty words. we've seep it before in tornadoes and hurricanes that people have been found days or weeks later. but the sad news today, two more bodies found. they say they saw at least eight more bodies they can't get to. so they do believe at least 24 people are dead and maybe even more than that. there are hundreds of emergency officials at the scene. what we're being told is among the most valuabl

gary tuchman joins me live with the latest. gary?rter: very likely that death toll will be raised tonight, this evening, they will announce a higher number. there are still 90 people who are considered officially missing. this is a very small community, but there are so many sad stories. natasha is now staying at a friend's home, after she lost her 4-month-old daughter and her mother in the washington state landslide. your first child? >> yep. >> reporter: and your mom? >> first grand baby. >> reporter: this is her baby, and natasha's mother, christina. and this is video of the two of them with natasha's stepfather. this past saturday, natasha went to yoga. her mother was babysitting in her home when the landslide hit. when did you find out that your mother and daughter were missing? >> when they started to talk about there were houses in the road and there was nothing left. >> reporter: her mother's body was found almost right away. the baby's found was found five days later. she was put in natasha's arms. >> when i went up there an

gary tuchman has been on ice jam duty for us this week. him out into the cold again tonight. he joins us live from illinois. gary? >> reporter: we've seen some changes, anderson, on the kankakee river. although it's still frigid it ways a little warmer today. the ice levels have gone down a little bit. that being said, i know i'm very safe here. i have the confidence of an issue fisherman because i'm several feet above the kankakee river right now. we know it is sturdy, there won't be flooding but it will be coming in the next several days. the top levels of the ice are soft now. it breaks like glass. you hear that. that's just the top level. there's still three to five feet below me of ice. what's amazing about this is just last week, saturday as a matter of fact, there was no ice like this at all on this river. it was iced over but it was as flat as a hockey rink. then the weather got warm, it started melting, then it got frigidly cold. that's why this developed. old timers we've talked to who live in this area say they've never seen it l

gary tuchman joins us with more. gary? >> reporter: the beginning of this evening, the number of missing was pegged 176. but we knew it was a fluid number that would go lower. it has gone lower, but it's still alarmingly high. 90 people are now considered missing. 90 people are considered unknown, and in addition to that, another 35 people are categorized as status unknown, meaning people say my cousin or boyfriend or girlfriend we think might have been in the area. either way, 125 people authorities are concerned about. but 90 of those people, they are extremely concerned about. while we talk about these numbers, it's important to stress at this point nobody has abandoned the search for any potential survivors. the top priority is still the search for survivors. and firefighters we've talked to who have spent much of the day at the decimated landslide scene say they have not given up on that quest. >> that miracle can happen. we live for that hope. we really live for that hope. >> reporter: but this has been a disappointi

the sister of one woman who died spoke to cnn's gary tuchman, she told him she has found some hope thankso an unexpected delivery in the rubble. >> reporter: irene recommend ninss about her littler. >> i remember playing with her when she was a baby, like a doll. >> reporter: her sister was one of the victims of the landslide, her body was found hours after the tragedy occurred. linda lived next door her niece and nephew who were out of their house when the landslide happened. this was wreckage of their house. linda's husband mack was hurt but will survive. what kind of sister was linda? >> oh, my gosh. she was such a great sister. she was always there if you needed anything. she was so non-judgmental. >> reporter: irene and husband ralph live 15 minutes away. they got the awful news in a phone call from their son. irene tries not to think about what her sister experienced. >> i don't think about it. in my darkest moments if that comes into my thoughts i -- i don't go there because i can't imagine what she went through. >> reporter: on the day after the landslide, family members went back