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Rebels attack take hostages and demand removal of russian troops. two and a half days later, russian authorities pump and unknown gas into a theater and storm it. 129 hostages are killed and all 39 terrorists. terrorists strike again two years later september 1, 2004 at a school. similar demands, the same tragic outcome. 1200 children and adults are taken hostage. russian authorities storm the school on the third day. at least 334 hostages are killed, including 186 children. the high seas, the scene of high drama. april 8, 2009 when somali pirates tried to hijack a cargo ship. most of the ship...

Climbers. they do the dangerous work. basically all the grunt work before the actual climbers will come up the mountain next month. today, this group of about 50 sherpas was going out well ahead of the climbers to clear the trail for them and fix some of the ropes. they left base camp at about 6:30 this morning. they hadn't gone very far when they were hit by the avalanche. it hit them right here, about 19,000 feet. this spot is nicknamed for climbers as popcorn field, an area known to be one of the most dangerous, an area filled with giant chunks of ice. now, the rescue mission today pulled o...

334 killed there. 186 of them children. many of them killed as the result of a disastrous raid by russian security services. obviously an attack would be a bad thing. but if you get american hostages taken, the way russian security has acted in the past it could become ebb worse and that's a worry for everybody. martha: those are great examples and in many cases russian has denied, saying they don't want help from anyone in these situations. thank you, jonathon. bill: 15 days away. calls for a cease-fire after a round of deadly protests. watch here. now the opposition's ultimatum and the threa...

After specific targets and the numbers prove it is making a difference. new york city had 334 homicides in 2013. that is down 20 percent from 2012. los angeles saw a drop it two pop. and chicago 18 percent down to 415 that is the lowest since 1965. and in philadelphia, homicides fell 26 percent to 247. experts a police departments are better utilizing data and technology. >> hot spots are where crime is concentrated, and they are now moving in an interesting area. hot individuals. repeat offender ands people likely to commit violent crime in the future. the police have real- time data, by beat...

But today the numbers are strikingly lower. new york city had 334 homicide in 2013. that's a 20% drop from 2012. the nation's second largest city, los angeles say a 16% drop in murders from 298 to 251. chicago, an 18% drop from 503 murders to 415. and in philadelphia homicide fell by about 26% to 247 homicide in 2013. criminal nolgss say that police departments are better utilizing data and technology to more effectively police. >> we know that hot spots policing works. hot spots are areas where crime is concentrated. but now they're moving in an area of hot offenders. so the police have real-...