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   >>> in mexico, rescue teams are still trying to find seven americans missing after their fishing boat capsized sunday. but time may be running out in this situation. they have been lost at sea now for four days, and the mexican navy says it will stop rescue efforts on friday. this as we're learning more about how 35 men narrowly escaped the waters alive. nbc's miguel aguiler with more.

   >> reporter: a brief moment of relief after a fight for their lives.

   >> a shark circled us twice. i was bleeding. i thought i'm done.

   >> michael lang calls his rescue a miracle and believes the seven missing americans, fathers, husbands, brothers, will be found alive.

   >> i'm still very hopeful. i was in the water for 16 hours and i was okay.

   >> reporter: the survivors have been living together at a hotel here ever since their rescue. they remain focused on finding the missing and helping the families of the missing hundreds of miles away . sharon clings to hope that her husband albert is still alive.

   >> he fought in the vietnam war . he was over there for three years. that's the only thing that gives me hope, he's a survivor.

   >> reporter: the mexican army will end its rescue on friday. they brought glenn to safety but couldn't find his brother brian.

   >> was there a part of you thinking about your brother?

   >> the whole time, the whole time.

   >> each day that goes by that we don't have confirmation, it becomes even more and more discouraging.

   >> reporter: for survivors and families of the missing, hoping for a miracle as time runs out.

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