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24% in 2000, to 64% in 2013. thats due mainly to better, gear, better guides, and improved weather forecasting. but conrad anker warns even the best climbers are never really safe on mount everest. >> if your a good climber, you can make it to the summit within your safety parameters, but youre all equal when youre walking through that "ballroom of death." >> reporter: the "ballroom of death" is what some climbers call those areas where avalanches are most likely, jeff, and where they say the di...

Strengthening the position of the syrian regime. >> pelley: holly williams >> holly williams reporting from turkey tonight, thanks, holly. gene therapy is improving the vision of patients who were losing their sight. theres a verdict in the case of a woman charged with driving while wearing google glasses. and were on board an icebreaker that is keeping the great lakes open when the western edition of the "cbs evening news" continues. at the dr.sct mapping center. then i got my number, which mat...

Winter. shipments of ore and coal to the regions fuel mill have been delayed days, canceled or stuck in the ice which now covers more than a third of lake michigan. slow going? >> very slow going. it took us 17 hours to move a ship seven miles. >> reporter: wow. at 3,500 tons, the "mackinaw" is the biggest and newest ice breaker on the great lakes. older ice breakers ride up on the ice and break it using the ships weight. >> 176, sir. >> reporter: on the mackinaw, ensign michael cooper manipulat...

Tuesday about 1700 miles south of new zealand. bill whitaker has more. >> reporter: passengers and crew aboard the research vessel "akademik shokalskiy" had to endure fierce antarctica conditions the last two days-- temperatures well below freezing, winds approaching 50 miles per hour. australian climate scientist chris turney is filing video updates from the distressed vessel at the bottom of the earth. >> the vessel hasnt moved for the last two days and were surrounded by sea ice, we just cant...

Oxygen, and its likely eating away at the coral reefs. >> were talking decades, centuries, thousands of years for some of these corals and in hawaii its a very distressed environment to begin with. >> reporter: complicating the cleanup the company that caused the spill says it has plans for oil and chemical fills but none for molasses. as officials figure how to get rid of the mess, the toll grows higher. most these fish are in the harbor in hawaii. what is the impact of molasses. >> it seems ev...

Was going to be taken away from him or he was going to have bodily harm, he had a right. >> pelley: the juror also told cooper that the six women on the jury deliberated about 16 hours and were driven to tears by the stress of it. as they reached their verdict. in washington today, senate democrats and republicans reached agreement to avert what one member called political armageddon. the republican minority agreed to stop blocking confirmation of key presidential nominations, and the democratic...

Buses and 32 streetcars were lost. >> i actually stayed here and watched them go underwater and it was a helpless feeling. didnt know if i would ever see them again. >> it took a year and a half to replace the wiring and rebuild each mahogany seat by hand. now the cars like the city itself are back on track. >> katrina is still more than just a memory in the lower ninth ward, abandoned homes and empty lots still scar the area, but tourism, trade and oil have given the city a strong economic foot...

>> mason: a shell oil drilling rig remains stuck off the coast of alaska today after running aground near an uninhabited island. the rig was being towed south for winter on sunday when it ran into trouble. its carrying 143,000 gallons of diesel fuel. the coast guard doesnt believe any has leaked, but crews havent been able to get on board because of rough seas. authorities in california put out a warning today about dangerous waves. a man drowned yesterday in point reyes. the police say he and h...

That will take smart, talented people to figure out our way ahead. >> reporter: more than 500 people are involved in staging equipment nearby to help contain any leak or spill. >> theres always the threat with areas... this vessel is on the rocks and theres still very heavy seas. so thats why were moving with all these response equipment and preparing. >> reporter: the "kulluk" doesnt have its own propulsion. it was being towed to seattle for maintenance when it broke free in the massive storm. ...

Passed two bills this week that not only ramp up offshore drilling but would force the obama administration to act quickly on approving new site. >> when were talking about energy, were talking about jobs. the cost of energy is directly related to the cost of hiring workers and running a business. >> reporter: but neither measure is likely to pass the democratic senate where anger at rising gas prices boiled over at a hearing this week. five bosses from the largest private oil companies defended...