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I'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. one woman is dead and one man is still missing after a pair of spring avalanches hit separate groups hiking in the mountains east of seattle. the female snow shoer was hiking with her dog when an avalanche hit. a second one hit the group the missing man was with. in japan, secretary of state john kerry said north korea would find ready partners to talk about the future if it abandons its threats of nuclear attacks and follows previous agreements. now back to "caught on camera." in texas, a tow truck driver and young father-to-be fears for his...

Truck into drive with the other. >> his ability to react, having bullets fly at him actually saved his life. not just that, in the rear or in the back end of his driver's seat there's a cross bar that's only i would say two inches wide. in that whole seat and the bullet did hit that crossbar and ricochet down. so with that bar being in place i would say that saved his life right there. >> also, if edward had been just a few inches taller, a second bullet penetrating the passenger seat could have hit his head when he leaned over. unarmed, edward floors it and dials hofmeister to report the inci...

>> with the verbal >> with the verbal confrontation the offender loses any chance for him to cut them some slack. >> get the. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> when the bottle thrower gets inside the ford f-250 and starts it, edward lifts the pickup off the ground. then, without warning, the man opens his door, aims a gun and fires at edward. >> four shots, all four hitting the tow truck, two of them actually penetrating the cab, the back of the cab and almost hitting edward. he was not shot. you know, i mean, thank god. he was very lucky, i would have to say. obviously there was someone looking over him...

21-year-old edward wiley makes his usual rounds just after midnight at an apartment complex in southeast houston. the company he works for is contracted to inspect the complex daily and remove any illegally parked vehicles. he's worked at red light wreckers for two years. he enjoys the job and the steady paycheck. special with a child on the way. company owner chris says edward is one of the company's best drivers at the time. >> he was a young gentlemen, very energetic, very eager. at one point he worked at wal-mart, so going from making minimum wage to being a tow truck driver which pays fai...

Where the shooter tried to kill him moments earlier. luckily, the armed man has already fled the scene in the f-250. edward's luck holds out. cameras capture the entire incident, including the license plate, help police identify the shooter and issue a warrant. unfortunately, the shooter stays one step ahead. police believe the man escapes across the mexican border. surviving this brush with death, motivates edward to act on his long-held desire to become a stand-up comic. >> he was a pretty funny guy. he cracked jokes left and right. always had something smart to say. >> edward right now, the...