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a >> amy robach went there to see why the bears are being pushed closer and encloser to severalization. >> reporter: our journey begins by boarding this small plane in fairbanks, alaska. >> yes, we have just crossed the arctic circle. >> reporter: we have no radio communication with the outside world. definitely a first for mow, but this is spectacular. ask w we finally made it. the population just 239. home swoeet home. not quite the snow blanketed areas you might expect. a change that has reached all corners of life here as we are about to see. we head out and soon find what we came for. we left the shore three minutes ago, and already, there are four polar bears right there, swimming in the water.

that's incredible. wow. i mean, what are we, 50 feet from them? we're pretty close. a mother with her triplets. these bears, a drab shade of brown, a sign of spending so much time on muddy land. >> wow. >> reporter: polar bears' natural environment is out on the sea ice where seals are plentiful. but in summer, the ice melts, forcing the bears to forage for food on land. the bears used to spend just three woeeks on land, but today they are vapded for nearly three months because the ice is staying mell staying melted longer.

warming. >> we have a lot of. [ inaudible ] this beaver population is down. the world should be interested in this. >> reporter: their forced proximity, treacherous. this bear rummaging through garbage another peering through a window. our captain once got too close, jumping into his car for safety. >> is that the closest you've ever been to a bear? >> yes. >> reporter: our own close encounter came later that night. we caught a glimpse of the stunning northern lights. it's unbelievable. then the sound of dogs barking. yeah, that makes me a little nervous. a warning that polar bears aren't far off. we heard some dogs barking so we're going to stay close to this door.

>> they are a nuisance. >> reporter: marie is a witnes. most people here have firearms just in case? >> we try to scare them off before anything else. they have broken down our door to our cellar. this's food for the community. >> reporter: a village at the top of the world. >> several years ago, you'd be sitting here and you could see ice out on the ocean. there's none now. >> reporter: the front line of a changing planet. there is a mother polar bear with her two cubs not that far from us. i'm amy robach in alaska. >> careful, polar bears are super dangerous. >> and they can grow pretty big. it was captivating but also so sad to see, you know, the impact that global warming is having on them.

though, what color is a polar bear's skin? >> yellow? >> black. >> oh. okay. >> there you go. >> fun fact. here's where they can go for snow. hawaii. wait, what?

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>> snowball fight in hawaii, everybody. >> let's do it. let's go to california where a woman had quite an experience at the symphony. things with nice and quiet. we think she got lulled to sleep and then this happened. you hear her right after the music picks up, you can hear someone shout from the audience, as if startled. and then you hear the crowd. a . >> laughing at her. >> the audience could not contain it. some of the musicians are actualactua actually chuckling, it's an immersive experience. >> i would have been the same person there. i would have fallen asleep until that moment. >> maybe she works the overnight shift. we hear you. >> we understand.

it cool, trying not to let his owner realize that he loves playing on the trampoline, then he realizes his owners are recording him, no, no, it's cool. i'm just kind of chilling here. so there he is bouncing on the trampoline. >> yay, yay. there he is. speaking of dog, let's go over to another one who's much more clear in his communication. so these people do as many do, they had to go on a quick errand and put the dog in the car. puppy did not appreciate that one bit. and this is the way the dog responds. [ horn honking ] >> when they came back to the car, the dog had his paw. look. the paw, so deliberate, right smack on the horn. >> like the dog really knows what it's doing. >> i like the look of disdain, too. >> it's like, seriously, could you stop? >> somebody get mow oe out of t car.

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