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Great sand dunes national park in colorado. >> we walked across the sandy landscape and up a sand dune and then she got down on the ground. and i said, what are you doing? wn. l fun. i think it just tapped into some sense of childhood wonder in her. >> you lived! have fun getting back up. >> reporter: he brought grandma joy to the grand canyon, yellowstone, joshua tree, glacier national park, and redwood national park. >> how do you feel when you look up at these trees? >> they make you feel ver...

Have fun getting back up. >> reporter: she did and the kept going. visiting the grand canyon, teton national park, yellotone, joshua tree and glacier national park and redwood national park. >> hey, grandma, where are we? >> were in the middle of a redwood forest. >> how do you feel when you look up at these trees? >> they make you feel very small. >> does it make you feel very young? >> not me. ive walked too many miles. >> reporter: and shes still walking. texas and new mexico next. tonight, w...

Jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: americas coldest frontier isnt built for tropical-like heat, but both humans and wildlife found unusual ways to cool off. in alaskas dense forests, the heat is exposing a lurking danger. >> so this spruce tree was attacked by spruce beetles this year. >> reporter: entomologist jessie moan says in 2018, the spruce beetle has devoured more than 900,000 acres of forest. what do you think is causing this spike? >> earlier springs followed by later falls allo...

Minutes touting the economy at the outset there and talked about the progress on the opioid epidemic, the event that he and the first lady are headed for in atlanta, georgia. before leaving a number of questions about the mcgahn subpoenas that now the president says he will fight. he says ill fight all the subpoenas. the democrats are trying to win in 2020. the only way they can luck out is by constantly going after me. thats the position of the white house. there will be a legal fight over this...

Nowhere, and mysteries that go unsolved. cold case detective mark wilson had been trying to unravel one of those mysteries, the disappearance of albuquerque native mike snyder. >> he could have had a successful job anywhere in the country. >> one that would have shown up on your sglerch right, yes. >> but there was no trace of him. not anywhere. it was as if the master mechanic had simply vanished. >> there wasnt any indication of anything that would match up to him. >> but mike snyder had filed...

>> no idea who you were? >> no, no, no. >> you sure about that? >> absolutely. >> yeah. >> the exterminator and i went inside and closed the door behind us. just searched the apartment. and in one of the backpacks, in ethan macks backpack, was some chinese money. chinese currency. >> chinese money? yes. just like the chinese bills james saw in kates bedroom. janice waring had brought the bills to kate from hong kong, souvenirs. had ethan stolen them? time to stir things up. apply some pressure. ...

Shooting in colorado. a department under scrutiny after an officer opened fire and killed a military veteran who had just defended his home from an intruder. gadi swartz with what appears to be a tragic mistake. >> reporter: in aurora, colorado, a police shooting investigation that started with calls to 911 for help.

Clue police hope... will lead to the culprits. finally tonight, a lot happened since we first met two best friends from california that began an unusual journey to celebrate life after one of them was diagnosed with cancer. their approach is influencing others. thats not the only twist in their story. joe fryer tonight in how they are inspiring america. >> ready? >> big day today. >> reporter: chris and dillon packed years of life into mere months, all part of chris bucket list, flying a plane...

Proof of their con quest. >> you can see the kind of steps leading higher and higher so they can get that perfect picture. >> forest ecologist lathrop leonard studies the damage done by foot traffic, along with destroying native plant, the soil compaction caused by standing next to a redwood harms the roots. >> the tree isw enormous, hard to believe that a few people hanging around down here is going to do it harm. >> most of the radioeds of a redwood tree are in the first three feet or so. ever...

This one, using rocks to spell out, help. then amber recorded what she feared would be her last words. >> im really scared. please help me. >> reporter: on day five, she hiked 11 miles to find a cell signal. finally, she reached 911. a helicopter rescue team swooping in soon after. >> i felt like i had a lot to finish, and i wasnt going to give up on that. >> we thank linzie for that report. im tom llamas. for david and all of us here, have a great evening. good night.