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>> reporter: purjas journey took him to some of the most stunning but dangerous places on the planet, to heights where the human body starts to die from a lack of oxygen. during those six months, he also rescued several climbers. >> are you okay? >> reporter: the former elite british soldier battled subzero temperatures, blinding snowstorms and traffic jams. in may he snapped this photo of 320 climbers waiting to summit mount everest. and in the end, he supported his final peak posting on instag...

Thousands fled, some needing to be wheeled out on stretchers. what is it like fighting a fire in these type of winds? >> mother nature is relentless in this situation when it comes to the winds. so the best thing we can do is get the people out of the way. >> reporter: back at the reagan library, the director watched nervously as flames drew perilously close to the museums priceless artifacts. firefighters saved thousands of homes today and the reagan library tonight is still standing. what help...

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Battled subzero temperatures, blinding snowstorms, and traffic jams. in may, he snapped this photo of 320 climbers waiting to summit mount everest. and in the end, just after sunrise, he summitted his final peak, posting on instagram, "mission achieved." a n not juo puan nce, butine otrs n lee,ewn. >> odonnell: thats a good way to end on a high note tonight. that is the "cbs evening news." im norah odonnell in new york, and well see you back here tomorrow. good night! captioning sponsored by cbs...

>> odonnell: we end tonight with a mountain marathon. a british special forces veteran from nepal just set a new speed record scaling the worlds highest peaks. ian lee has more on this epic feat. >> reporter: with each step, nirmal purja pushed further into thin air and the record books. the mountaineer smashed the speed record of scaling 14 peaks over 26,000 feet in just six months. it took the previous record holder nearly eight years. all the while, he made it look easy. >> reporter: purjas j...

A grandfather faces criminal charges in his granddaughters deadly fall from a cruise ship. cbs news investigates a pattern of wrongful raids in chicago. >> they live upstairs! >> odonnell: police storm the wrong homes, traumatizing innocent families. their aint no mountain high enough to keep this climber from setting an epic world record. and game changer. the n.c.a.a. takes the first step toward allowing college students to cash in on their fame. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonn...

Path rises to an altitude of 3 and a half 1000 meters. having grown up here malini giora and knowing me are used to it so they usually overtake the visitors. and they get far ahead of them in no time at all that allows them to set up the tents in advance and have them ready before the group arrives. the temperatures up here are close to freezing but that doesnt seem to bother the porters. leandro from argentina is happy to have managed the 1st stage. unbelievable you give your all and reporters ...

Stop the glacier, so we have to reduce the vulnerability. >> reporter: reducing vulnerability means local officials had to close part of the road and declared several mountain homes are which could be the path of falling ice, off limits. scientists here do not know when or if the glacier might break off, but theyre using radar, drones, and sa satellites to trk its movement. climate change, with its higher temperatures later in the year, is triggering glaciers to melt around the world, and from i...

Me it screams climate change. >> reporter: iceland has nearly 300 named glaciers one is already completely gone this summer, the locals held a funeral for it around the world, more than 300 billion tons of glacier ice is melting every year, warming the oceans and lifting them. this stunning video was shot last month in greenland where temperatures in the 70s melted so much glacier ice, it created a river. we found the same all across iceland. everywhere weve been going, weve been passing these...

Recycling waste. how this local farmer is finding fuel for his farm in an unlikely place, next. in tonights inspiring america, how a young man who likes his beer pulled a stunt thats turned out to help his community in a big way. here is kevin tibls. >> reporter: during a college football pregame show, carson king raised his crudely drawn plea. >> i thought it was a joke. >> reporter: the 24-year-old wrote in sharpie. his grammar, not fine. adding the handle for his cash sharing account. >> my...