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Alonzo. >> i was surprised that somebody from germany had the thought of getting out a camera or a phone or something and taking that footage. i was very impressed. >> fortunately no one is injured. they realize it's two enormous trees fused together at the base. >> it's tremendous to see a sequoia standing. it's just as tremendous to see one laying on the ground. >> no one knows exactly why the tree falls now after so many years standing. >> we did have a very wet winter this last year. maybe the soil was so saturated that the weight of the trees just pulled them over. >> the question now is ...

We talked about the lack of snowfall, but scientists analyzed tree rings and also just looking through the records the ripgs and the way they're separated. they showed this is one driest seasons in 500 years. if it's a rainy season, the trees are getting sufficient water and snow melt, it allows the rings to be spaced apart. the year 1500 was the last time. >> thank you for that. we go now to the latest in the migrant crisis in europe. and these are live pictures of the serbia hungary border right now. just after 7:00 in the morning. you can see so many people there camped out in tents just wa...

Tuesday, this was the scene in hugher elevations. some snow showers at least begin to come in. and john, when you think about the observations, as far as the sierra snow pack, 30% of california's water comes in this snowfall. actually looking at tree ring observation. rainy seasons, typically the tree rings with farther apart. dry seasons, they're very compact. researchers looked at about 1,500 blue oak trees and they found out the last time the tree rings were this compacted together was about the year 1500. so over 500 years ago. and tree ring observation, when it comes to moisture has a ver...

Alonzo. >> i was surprised that somebody from germany actually had the thought of getting out a camera or a phone or something and taking that footage. i was very impressed. >> fortunately, no one is injured. when the dust settles, bystanders realize it's two enormous trees fused together at the base. >> it's tremendous to see a sequoia standing. it's equally tremendous to see one laying on the ground. >> no one knows why the tree is falling now after so many years of standing. >> we did have a very wet winter this last year. maybe the soil was so saturated that the weight of the trees just pu...

Alonza. >> i was surprised that somebody from germany actually had the thought of getting out a camera or a phone or something and taking that footage. i was very impressed. >> fortunately, no one is injured. when the dust settles, bystanders realize it's two enormous trees fused together at the base. >> it's tremendous to see a sequoia standing. it's just as tremendous to see one laying on the ground. >> no one knows why the tree is falling now after so many years of standing. >> we did have a very wet winter this last year. maybe the soil was so saturated that the weight of the trees just pu...