18 bodies still trapped in the mine. they just want to take their fathers and their husbands and their sons, their uncles, they want to take them home. reporter: as some families begin to bury victims recovered right after the blast, officials say others still waiting on the mountain remain strong and compassionate. they come up to me and they feel sorry for me, you know. i mean, the rescuers as bad as it s it s nothing close to what these families are going through. we re going to go home tonight. and these folks, they re not going to take someone home with them. reporter: at the white house this afternoon, president obama said his heart goes out to the families. i m also in awe of the courage and selflessness shown by the rescue who risked their lives over and over and over this week for the chance to save another. reporter: now it s the final push, the last of the rescue teams are heading deep into the mine. if we didn t find anybody in the refuge chamber, we
. rights now at 10:00, a metro access driver is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger. after 45 years a supreme court justice is stepping down. his possible replacement, what it means for the future of the court. we begin with developing news from west virginia. crews are making another attempt to rescue four missing miners trapped in the upper big branch mine. the governor says if those miners are not found by midnight, this rescue mission will become a recovery operation. thanks for joining us this even. i m shawn yancy. i m brian bolter. fox 5 s bob barnard following the developing story down in the newsroom. reporter: we should know in about two hours how this week- long story ends. will the four missing coal miners be found alive or will their bodies have to be recovered with 18 others still buried in the mine. rescue teams are going back into upper big branch one last time to see if four missing miners made it into one of the mine s deep refuge chambers.
way shortly, brian. bob barnard tonight. we have more ahead on the news at 10:00. in the meantime you can follow the latest developments in that search on our website myfoxdc.com. it s all on our home page. it is now official. justice john paul sevens is retiring. the 89-year-old supreme court justice is the oldest judge on the high court and he s the leader of the liberals on the bench. he tells brack brack he will step down at the end of the court s term this summer. the retirement gives the president the opportunity to appoint another liberal. he has stood as an impartial guardian of the law. he s worn the judicial robe with honor and humility. we cannot replace justice stevens experience or wisdom. i will seek someone in the coming weeks with similar qualities. president obama still has a list of possible replacements left over from the nomination of soniaed sod so but any so the so the but any nomination has to be approved by the senate. congressman bart stu
incident, a different sexual assault by a different driver. that driver has been fired. it happened in northeast and prosecutors in that region have refused to prosecute. let s send it back to you. matt ackland live in northwest. thank you. a fire at metro center forced passengers out of the station today. the track insulator caught fire this morning and sent smoke through the tunnel. red line trains were forced to single tack for a short time between farragut north and gallery place causing delays in both directions. normal service has resumed on the red line and no one was hurt. another developing story we re following tonight. rescue teams in west virginia are heading underground once again to search for four missing miners. they re trying to get to a refuge chamber in hoping of finding those miners alive tonight. bob barnard is here with the latest on the deadly mine explosion. reporter: two rescue teams, a total of 16 men are right now back inside the mine lookin