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My systems operator, kevin, who is standing on the skid running the hoist and basically putting us into position, he's been at it for about an hour. the winds have really kicked up. >> the chopper's whirling blades add to the turbulence. >> wow. it is pretty scary in itself, that wind that's also being created. >> i'm like a yo-yo. i'm at the mercy of my systems operator who is lowering and raising the cable and also the helicopter pilot who has to hold that helicopter in steady position in those winds. >> all the time the rescue's going on, other rafters keep whooshing merrily by. >> you see ...

Hell week is just part of the grueling six-month program in coronado, california. so physically and emotionally demanding, that 80% of those who start, don't finish. last month, daniel was one of them. just seven hours after quitting the training, he killed himself, jumping off the roof of this 22-story hotel. his father, steve, says the navy failed his son. >> the fault was that in the hours when he was most vulnerable, without any sleep, for over 50 hours, that he was left alone, unsupervised, and was actually allowed to leave the s.e.a.l. training compound on his own. >> reporter: so, is th...

Rescues today. and there are new concerns that one of the hardest hit areas may never fully recover. exhausted residents brace for more. nbc's gabe gutierrez is on the brazos river for us tonight. >> reporter: its home is where the heart is. tonight more of texas is heart broken. >> just total devastation. >> reporter: before the farming community looked like this. now authorities estimate about 80% of it is either damaged or destroyed. including 300 homes in this subdivision. ft. bend county showed us the valley lodge subdivision where some 300 homes are underwater. >> this town has never see...

Climbing. becoming a mountaineer and set sights on everest. >> experts said you cannot stop if you fall or think at high altitude, that would not be a good place for a blind person. >> reporter: he disagreed, and in 2001, was the first blind person to reach the summit of mt. everest. >> go around the top. there grow are. >> i can't believer it. >> reporter: seeking out new adventures, he trained six years to chi yas 277 miles of the colorado river through the grand canyon. >> i'm not doing it so prove blind people do this or that. that's shallow. you do it because it's living fully. >> reporte...

The entire military effort with the coalition to defeat isis. cnn, syria. turning now to europe's refugee and migrant crisis, it is criticizing how greece has handle in had the situation. some states are suggesting greece dcould be kicked out of the european passport free travel zone. >> they say they've done the best to deal with the migrants. >> after the report concludes that greece seriously neglected its obligation and there are serious definitesies in boarder control that must be overcome and dealt with by the greek authorities. since november, greece has started to work towards comply...