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Whatever i could. >> the call his dad, cleve joiner, makes to 911 sets in motion a massive rescue operation. six national guard and air force helicopters are on their way, but they're hours away. of the six people still alive in the crevasse, three are badly hurt and need medical attention. and then all of a sudden, the sound of chopper blades through the thin mountain air. >> when you hear a helicopter, you hang so much hope that your friend is going to get off the mountain and get to a trauma center and be okay. >> but when they realize what the sound is, it's crushing news. >> breaking news...

Mountain climber who has performed multiple missions including on mt. everest. what he says is likely challenge number one in recovering bodies debris hopefully that cockpit data recorder. also any minute we're expecting a live conference with president obama and the president of afghanistan. live pictures inside the white house on making his first visit to washington. one of the issues will the united states delay its planned troop withdrawal timeline there? my colleague wolf blitzer is standing by with special live coverage. stay right here. you're watching cnn.

Airspace. and what does president obama do, give them rewards. that is why i say at least the best i can say about president obama is that he is the appeaser in chief. >> congressman, always great to have you on board. thank you so much for joining us with your insights today. all the best. >> thank you, uma. now to the fight against islamic extremists in syria and iraq. kurdish fighters advanced in the contested northern syria town of kobani today after heavy clashes with isis militants. joining us, john huddy, standing by with why these sporadic clashes are delaying the evacuation of those...

All dead. >> 911, what's the location of your emergency? >> this is on mt. hood on the south side, about 800 feet from the peak. we have seven people down, possibly four injured. they fell into the crevasse. >> the news is more grim that cleave thinks. nine people, not seven, have fallen in. and if it only were just injuries. harry sledder, now deep in the crevasse, rolls on to his side and finds fellow climber john biggs lying next to him. >> i thought he was just unconscious. knocked unconscious. he was -- sorry. i tried. >> two more who had fallen, three in all, suffered the same awful fate...

Three climbers dead. >> i had this wonderful trip where half an hour ago we were all smiling, go to the other extreme. >> cleve joiner doesn't know it, standing 30 feet above, but his son, cole, has survived. >> i didn't even get the wind knocked out of me when i landed. so i just got up and did whatever i could. >> the call his dad, cleve joiner, makes to 911 sets in motion a massive rescue operation. six national guard and air force helicopters are on their way, but they're hours away. of the six people still alive in the crevasse, three are badly hurt and need medical attention. and then al...