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History and all these barriers are meant to be broken. >> reporter: history beckons for the teenager who well may inspire the next generation of rock climbers to break barriers of their own. >> so do you like pizza? and could you imagine pizza when you want it to just fall from the sky? your dream might just become reality thanks to dominos pizza hoping soon to begin food deliveries by drone in new zealand. customers will be notified when the drone is approaching. they go outside, hit a button o...

Experience of god. he called it the knowing. >> the knowing was based on this book, a hindu book where he reveals the direct experience of god to disciple. >> i was like, yes. that resonated with me. i was like, i knew, i knew it was possible. >> the knowing was the realization of being able to see and hear and taste god. >> that was something that i felt like i had been looking for my entire life up to that point. i had gone to school. i had a degree, i had a great job. i was engaged.

Because you dont really need to know much to be able to climb. all you have to do is just climb up the rock. >> reporter: memory described as a bouldering phenom, ashima is particularly excited by the tokyo games because its taking place in the country of her parents birth. nevertheless, the inspirational moments that just took place at the rio olympics have clearly left an impression. >> theres so many athletes that im really inspired by, but i would say michael phelps and usain bolt and simone...

Thats the most important thing. and just getting higher or just completing the climb. but then for speed climbing its about time so we have to go up the wall as quickly as you can. but then at the end, theyre going to combine the scores of how well you do on all three of the disciplines. so basically you have to be good at all of them, which is going to be a challenge. >> reporter: as for the challenge of growing the sport, rock climbing has benefitted from the rise of climbing gyms that have po...

And speed climbing. so for sport and bouldering, its basically just getting to the top. thats the most important thing and just getting higher or just completing the climb. but then for speed climbing, its about time. so we have to go up the wall as quickly as you can. but then at the end theyre going to combine the scores of how well you do on all three of the disciplines so basically you have to be good at all of them, which is going to be a challenge. >> as for the challenge of growing the sp...

But the new addition of a few new sports including rock climbing, that will bring a whole new cast of stars. and our patrick snell introduces us to one such talent. >> reporter: at only 15 years of age, ashima may well be the best rock climber the world has seen. four years from now, theres a good chance shell be a household name in the u.s. as shes considered one of americas best prospects for the 2020 tokyo olympics where climbing has just been sanctioned as an official sport. >> its really in...

49 minutes into the race, he stumbled and sprained his ankle. like he did years ago when he clawed his way back from surgery, he pushed through the pain. >> the only way i was not going to get that medal was if i couldnt finish but i would have been on my hands and knees if i had to to keep going. >> come on, miguel. >> im jim sciutto in one. ill be back in one hour. "smerconish" starts right now. im michael smerconish coming to you live from the city of brotherly love. 72 days until the elect...

>> you could only comprehend what this means. to have what god means to you in his purest form. finally. >> that was something that i felt like i had been looking for my entire life up to that point. i had gone it school. i had a degree. i had a great job. i was engaged. and yet, when this happened, it was like, all of that meant nothing. >> wow. powerful stuff. dont miss the inside look into the buddha field journey for enlightenment and the consequences that followed, "holy hell" that premiers...

There, but ukraines case is somewhat unique. a cease-fire has been in effect for a year and a half, but the truce remains in name only. >> reporter: one front line of a war still ravaging a country and destroying lives. a year and a half after all sides promised a cease-fire. where would ukrainian soldiers be in the countrys east as they try to hold a position against pro-russian forces. >> thats incoming fire slamming into the walls of this shed. the people hearsay this is what it is like every...