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Grand canyon in arizona. rick reichmuth has more. >> northern arizona getting a lot of snow from this system moving slowly. its an upper level system. they move slower than a lower level system. bringing snow a cross oklahoma. by the time this is said and done, which will be overnight and tomorrow, some spots there, 10-12 inches, especially the southwestern side there. theres a rainy side to this in front of it. the rainy side continues to bring a threat for flooding. not because this rain over ...

Out of bounds to humans at least. you can see clearly here the wildlife is moving through to get to the pile accessing that contaminated water. the geological agency has installed a number of measuring stations so this is our perched groundwater monitoring well and it monitors the quality and the amount of groundwater in the first level system so it goes down to eleven hundred feet or so about four hundred meters its still not deep enough to catch whether water whether the original groundwater i...

A kilo by then making mining profitable here. alison meets up with fred tillman from the united states geological survey and agency that reports to the department of the interior. he wants to show her how canyon mine is being monitored. this site is out of bounds to humans at least. you can see clearly here that wildlife is moving through to get to the pond accessing that contaminated water. the geological agency has installed a number of measuring stations so this is our perched groundwater mon...

>> but sears old reputation precedes him and not everybody is happy about the move. >> i personally have never had any problems with him. but i am concerned having him in my pod, in my unit. ive heard and ive seen other things that hes done to other officers, just verbally abusing them and just throwing items from his food port. >> they have some machine weights there. you get to go out with a few guys you live with in your unit. like a group. you get an hour tier time, i hear, to play games, ca...

20 years. who do you know 20 years? >> your visiting hours are from 8:30 through 3:30 wednesday through fridays. youre allowed to have up to 15 visitors on your visiting days. you understand? >> yes, sir. >> after learning the rules that govern level 5, sears is transferred along with his belongings to his new tier, a place where hell have a chance to work, eat and socialize with other inmates. the level system appears to be working. >> youre always going to have the hard-core cases but from the...

You can see it in his face. you can see it in his eyes. he knows now that theres light at the end of the tunnel. hes worked very hard. >> with the time he has left in the penitentiary, sears hopes to keep moving up through the level system prior to his release. >> level 4 will be my next step. you know, and when these little opportunities come, you know, im here to take them if i can. i do worry about going out there because i worry about, am i going to be able to talk with these people properly...

Is locked down 23 hours a day. >> we were the first state to have any such operation such as this level system with our death row inmates, and we have received both national and international attention with this. its quite different than what you see in most operations. >> i was convicted of murder in the first degree. sentenced to death. i was on death row 8 1/2 years. it was almost like being in a closet. with no way out. the only way out would be to come out toe first. >> but when i was on de...

>> we were the first state to have any such operation such as this level system with our death row inmates, and we have received both national and international attention with this. its quite different than what you see in most operations. >> i was convicted of murder in the first degree. sentenced to death. i was on death row 8 1/2 years. it was almost like being in a closet. with no way out. the only way out would be to come out toe first. >> but when i was on death row, i went to the library ...

>> all level 2 inmates are within a maximum of five years from their release date. many have worked their way up through the prisons level system to earn the many privileges and opportunities they enjoy here. >> the inmates get together, and they do classes, and theres a psychologist there, and they talk about why theyre in the prison. so when they get out, theyre able to live a normal life. >> each dorm in level 2 holds 55 men who sleep side by side in bunk beds. >> make myself at home. my corn...

You can see it in his eyes. he knows now that theres light at the end of the tunnel. hes worked very hard. >> with the time he has left in the penitentiary, sears hopes to keep moving up through the level system prior to his release. >> level 4 will be my next step. you know, and when these little opportunities come, you know, im here to take them if i can. i do worry about going out there because i worry about, am i going to be able to talk with these people properly, do i have enough knowledge...