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It just took it all in stride. >> bill and his team come up with a plan to tranquilize the bear from a helicopter. it's a risky move. >> we got the helicopter out and i prepared the dart and hovered close to the bear and fired the dart and was lucky enough to get it in the first shot. also luckily enough that the drug took effect before the bear could fall off the cliff, which was one of the problems we're expecting could happen. >> it's a perfect shot with the bear now resting peacefully on the cliff, it's time for the rescue team to climb down and put her in the safety basket. >> once i got ...

Drug took effect before the bear could fall off the cliff, which was one of the problems we're expecting could happen. >> it's a perfect shot with the bear now resting peacefully on the cliff, it's time for the rescue team to climb down and put her in the safety basket. >> once i got the shot off i knew the first phase of this operation is a success. the anesthetic took effect and the police climbed up and got the basket down. i was pretty nervous. there were a lot of things that could go wrong, but if we didn't get that bear down, it was probably going to end up to be a dead bear. >> the bear...

There were a lot of things that could go wrong, but if we didn't get that bear down, it was probably going to end up to be a dead bear. >> the bear might be knocked out, but the mission is still dangerous. there's the treacherous climb to reach her, the herculean effort to load the bear in the basket and lowering her down to safety. all of this has to be done before the sleeping giant wakes. >> emotions are running high for those guys, too. they are still willing to do what they did. >> when rescuers finally reach the bear, they realize the cliff face is too narrow to angle her into the basket...

political reporter shannon travis. it is a long way to november. not that long a ways away. but we're already seeing some major shifts in the campaign, aren't we? >> reporter: that's right, don. leave the primaries behind. all that stuff is all behind us. this is a new day. mitt romney is probably feeling like a new man. you're already seeing the party from conservatives, maybe some independents starting to coalesce around him now that he's officially clinched the number needed to become the nominee. again, it will be official in tampa, in florida. but he's pretty much going to be th...

It didn't have any effect on it at all. it just took it all in stride. >> bill and his team come up with a plan to tranquilize the bear from a helicopter. it's a risky move. >> we got the helicopter out and i prepared the dart and hovered close to the bear and fired the dart and was lucky enough to get it in the first shot. also luckily enough that the drug took effect before the bear could fall off the cliff, which was one of the problems we're expecting could happen. >> it's a perfect shot with the bear now resting peacefully on the cliff, it's time for the rescue team to climb down and put ...