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Several different mountain slopes and right up there at the top of that peak where you see two peaks come together at the would tomorrow of the peaks is what we call a saddle. it was in between a saddle that a trail led up where agent ivy lost his life. >> nationwide, 26 border patrol agents have lost their lives since 2012. since 2002. ivy is the first to die from friendly fire. >> this was 1:00 in the morning when the incident occurred so there is a good chance of misidentification. >> there i...

Back. >> how is the weather where youre at? >> we are in snow. >> reporter: still, they stayed calm. starting a fire with the planes fuel, sealing off the cabin to stay warm. a medical helicopter spotted the wreckage. but to get to the family, ground crews had to trek through six-foot snow drifts down 60-degree mountain slopes. >> slick, wet, icy. everything you dont want to have, we had. >> reporter: finally, the family hoisted one by one to safety above. >> they were very lucky. >> reporter: l...

>> they just live with it and make the best of it. but i say heres something you can do. im ann motley hallum and helping the people if rural guatemala protect their families and field from the dangers of mudslides. pine trees with tap roots hold a mountain together. but the trees are cut for firewood and to make room for the crops. without realizing it, they have taken away their protection. we started to teach the villagers how to use the trees. we start with a little seed bed and build that. ...

We started to teach the villagers how to use the trees. we start with a little seed bed and build that. then we transplant the seedlings on to the mountain slopes. we watch the trees grow. thats why we stay for five years. we notice the mudslides are not happening here. we say, you got it. you know how to do this now. i can go back to areas that were nothing but mudslides and soil erosion and now i see forests and theyre still there and theyre beautiful. [ female announcer ] now, transform dry, ...

We started to teach the villagers how to use the trees. we start with a little seed bed and build that. then we transplant the seedlings on to the mountain slopes. we watch the trees grow. thats why we stay for five years. we notice the mudslides are not happening here. we say, you got it. you know how to do this now. i can go back to areas that were nothing but mudslides and soil erosion and now i see forests and theyre still there and theyre beautiful. ♪ [ female announcer ] picking tights i...

I say, here are some things you can do. >> i am anne motley halum, i am helping the people in rural gat ma la protect their family and friends. pine trees with tap roots hold a mountain together. the trees are cut for fire wood. without realizing it, they have taken away their protection. we started to teach the villagers how to use the trees. we will start with a little seed bed and we will build that and then we transplant those seed lings on to the mountain slopes. we watch the trees grow. th...

In the wake of the massive flooding and mudslides there. and despair for thousands of families as the death toll keeps on rising. most of the casualties are in rio de janeiro state. thats northeast of the city of rio. rescuers still havent reached some badly affected areas. hundreds of people are still at risk after the floods washed their homes away, leaving them clinging on dangerous river banks or mountain slopes. so far the government has confirmed more than 630 people have died. officials s...

Going to demonstrate and what weve already seen demonstrations in cairo, seen them in gaza city, libya, yemen. so the arab countries are going to be looking at this closely to see whos going to follow tunisias lead. >> depending what happens, its important for the stability of that region. >> absolutely. >> also, i know were going to be following this. we were kump consumed by the net of arizona. people may have missed whats happening with the flooding in australia and new the philippines and br...

Several different mountain slopes and right up there at the top of that peak where you see two peaks come together at the would tomorrow of the peaks is what we call a saddle. it was in between a saddle that a trail led up where agent ivy lost his life. >> nationwide, 26 border patrol agents have lost their lives since 2012. since 2002. ivy is the first to die from friendly fire. >> this was 1:00 in the morning when the incident occurred so there is a good chance of misidentification. >> there i...