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>> what can you do with one minute and 20 seconds? that is how much time it took lindsay vaughn to win the super g and be the successful female in history. she recoveried from two serious knee injuries. she said it is a perfect come back and like a dreamment >> the european union reaching out to the arab league for help today this after dozens of arrests in europe as the country it is try to prevent a series of attacks and track down the sleeper cells and suppliers as well. european officials wa...

Home another blessing into our lives, grandbaby number 23 is here. congrats, craig and mary. romney back in the headlines this week, talking about a third run for the white house. while new grandmother hillary clinton still doting on her granddaughter charlotte, not saying yet if shell run for president. next to the unstoppable lindsey vonn, crowning that comeback quest on the slopes in italy. foggy conditions couldnt stop the u.s. skier from winning a downhill today. tying a 35-year-old recor...

An alpine ski racer out of sandy, utah, and im 19 years old. >> reporter: bryce astles skills earned him an invitation to join the u.s. ski team. he posted this video to youtube to raise the money he needed to follow his dreams. >> helping me hopefully get that much closer to reaching the top of the world cup circuit and olympic podium. >> reporter: ronnie berlack was only 20, a new hampshire native. he bounced back from a knee injury last year to compete around the world. his father telling "us...

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Through circulars, trying to find the good deals. >> got to go paperless. >> thats what the tablet is for. >> you hurt yourself on the tablet? thats a personal problem. >> i can use the other finger. im ambidextrous when it comes to technology. >> we appreciate you putting your body and soul into this. happy thanksgiving. >> thank you. >> we have another original series. cnn.coms wish you were here featured the looks of daily lives of adventurous people around the world. today, we meet a man mak...

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You are at the mercy of your earth. >> who youre going out there with plays a big role. you prepare yourself by wearing beacons, which your friends and family are able to track you out there in case something would happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot footage in a pristine area of the back country called jones pass. >> jones pass is kind of the vision that a skier, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being rider...

Keep myself balanced and steady. its kind of like im on stilts. >> reporter: she was 19 when she lost both her legs and kidney function. after contracting bacterial meningitis. her dad helped get her back on her feet. donating a kidney and her first dance. determined not to be disabled, she went on to become a paralympic snowboarder. on the slopes and on the dance floor, she makes it look easy, but its not. >> trying to be graceful when it goes heel-toe like that. its a little challenging. >> re...

Fast. >> for those of you who watched the world cup this year, the super-g was the best i skied all year. >> reporter: its the chance to test out the latest equipment the foundation has helped top. >> the program has changed my life. i never thought id be able to ski, but this programs really changed my opinion on the depth of sports. >> we built some of our ski equipment and give it to a kid who never had the chance to go up and experience what it is to ski down a giant mountain. and you watch ...

Theyre are in there are as big as five-story buildings, some them the size of cars that are just teetering on the edge, and you just dont know when theyre going to go. this morning it just happened to hit when people were in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: it is the beginning of the climbing season at mount everest. hundreds of climbers have gathered to prepare to scale the 29,000-foot mountain, but tonight, jeff, everest is closed. >> clarissa ward, thank you very much. when geo...