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money maker. number between know angle and personal favorite number 26 airplane bathroom have great lighting for selfie. but i'm pretty sure private planes have better lighting than commercial airlines. >> my airplane don't look like that. >> i never had a wood door. >> the collection of the light something you would see in a photography studio. i get out of my seat and knock a couple people on the way by the time i get to the bathroom i'm full if sweat. i don't look like. that i'm not cute. >> she also that's one of those phone case that have the selfie lighting built into them. >> really that's a thing. >> i can see tonight fencinger let up. >> we know your trek kim. >> next news should make her happy. more than 150 new released. you have a personal favorite what do you think? >> finally the taco and burrit burrito. let's sell wraivt. >> waiting for this also the un
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corn. love union corn and middle finger one. >> very useful. >> such a rule or for so long. people are asking for the taco and middle finger and want to. >> nice to know the people are listening over there. all right last topic. trending on you tube this week. halloween fewtor. this is from 2011. pretty insane. double vision. over 10 million view. >> whoa. >> it gives me a headache. >> how did she he replicate her her eyes like. that. >> pure challenge. false lashes on the cheek. barely keep them on my eye. my gosh e.that is seriously -- that doesn't look real. that looks like an image distortd. >> look like photo shop her face over and over. >> i don't know i don't know. >>reporter: you tuber penny sent us this video of her dog
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the ultimate cleo pat are make up. does it ever surprise you just the amount of talent we can find on you tube. this is so grit. >> wow! of course not. the the the look at this. >> she came with the perfect tap already. >> that is a glow. >> so good. >> thank you for hanging out did and joining the conversation. >> not a lot of people invite know hang out with them. it's great. >> if you want to join the conversation follow us on twitter facebook and instagram coming up. the daughter of penn and wright an now dillon on meeting her dad the the's on meeting her dad the the's first wife madonna. that's many wrinkle creams come with high hopes, but hope... doesn't work on wrinkles. clinically proven neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair with the fastest retinol formula available, it works on fine lines and even deep wrinkles. you'll see younger looking skin
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leave it to me to drop a brookside down my shirt and lose it. you didn't lose it. you saved it for later. brookside. talk about delicious. >> sean penn and madonna during the 80's merge and the pair today. she caught the rebel heart tour twice and at the first concert he takened shawn brought dillon on "access holl hollywood", dillon told billy an kit washington it was like to meet her dad's first wife. who screws so happens to be one of the most famous people on the planet. come on. madonna how was that? >> i have always wanted to pete her. always wanted to good to a show. item madonna. who doesn't. it was just so interesting to good to my dad bus they are still really good friends and i just was like watching him watch her. he was just beaming the enter time. it's so phone. like when they were my able they were married.
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>>reporter: dillon the oldest child of sean and penn is 24 an never met her dad first wife until last month at madison square garden concert. they famously married in 1985 when both were in their 20's. marriage that lasted 4 years. what did she say to you become stage did you meet her. >> she d.she wasn't spoking after the show she lost her voice. doesn't speak. >> 100 percent. >> give me a really good handshake e-you got a shake pull in with the hug. >> a little bit of an half hug. >>reporter: dillon goten attention over the last few yourself for her blossoming career as mold. now she make the film debut in the horror movie condemned in theater and video on demand on november threaten. turns out now divorced parents are responsible for this career move. >> weighs in the bags. >> gr ban. i'm throwing my garbage away. >> never thought would i act but i tho always thought i
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would be behind the scenes. always wanted to direct and both my parents kind of said well if you want to direct you have to know what it is to act. >>reporter: acting is clearly in your family. what's it like growing up with two famous parents? what's the begest misconception about all of that? >> i view about up outside of l.a. in northern california so i feel leak it was a really normal childhood. nobody really cared what my parents did. i feel l fairly normal. i grough up in l.a. it would be a completely different stor story. >>reporter: now on to one of my favorite topics. fashion. joining me now to talk about the best dress star of the week is style producer anthony ramo ramos. hello. hello liz. i know you got to spend some time with j.lo this week on the set of shades of blue but i can't wait to get to that but what did she wear this week. a little more of a dress down j.lo than we are used to seein seeing. >>reporter: like style mom j.lo. >> she's wearing glass like myself this woke. thinks by
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max a little bit of a cat eye i leak and the coat is fabulous also by max but still giving us a little bit of the jenny from the block but the crop top there. show it ab. she earned those. >> her hear whole new j.lo. >>reporter: i was tell her how much i loved her hair. i don't know. no it's really great on you but she told me this. >> casper loves it. >> yes he does. >>reporter: so at that pro mere was kate hudson who was late real dropping in gold. >> dropping in gold. this is season credible. so wonderful. she's done this keen of dress before for good reason. it fits her perfectly. look how flattering the liens of the dress are. a little bit disco. super fabulous. degrees leg and look a little bit side boob there. i like the hair. kept it back because a dress like this should be the star of the show. >> i love her. she's perfect. >> 20 meant that's what it takes for a work out. >> i know. the good again to
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start with then the 20ment work out. if you can't afford the gown from the runway locate kate hudson over here well it's awesome because the fashion house will row lease a capsule collection with h&m. order early because people leak kylie jenner have their hand on the check. >> i love this collection is men and women pieces out november 5th. kylie jenner right here lock at that. that is almost like a fashion arm more incredible. no surprise she got an early look at it because kendall the sister is face of the xen. this is an embroider dress. i think you know what kim has worn something leak this people say that kim or kylie is the new kim. she wore something very similar last year so. >> now let head to london look at nicole kidman. what do we think. >> okay. on such a roll with the good fashion i can't get on board with this inexcusable i guess victorian thing is a
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trend t.a little am he shall and matron. overwhelming i lucky the color. i don't like anything else. >> she like cut the top and wore witness jichbilitys not the best lock. yes. >>reporter: let's at legislature leave on a good note. who was your favorite dress person of the woke. >> helen this is how you do i. look at this dazzling again. i love this it's 70. she's having more fun with fashion. >> i would raid her closet now. she which ares great stuff. >> very, very gorgeous gown t.lady like and sexy but still appropriate. >>reporter: i think she will inspire wedding dress from his the gown. >> i agree. >>reporter: thank you to sunday highest rated show the walking dead and insight into this weekend episode from the this weekend episode from the man with the mullet. pass. >> people are scared we are going to trust him f.we don't we die. the they have to take care of themselves. >>reporter: 2 episodes into the walking dead season sex and
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the show isn't letting up. delivering some of the most intense nail biting drama ever. actor josh who plays the man with the mullet eugene porter hinted even more heart pounding action is on the way. >> it feels like we stepped on the gas then the slowly took our foot off and replace witness a cinder block then just jumped out of the car. every episode is full steam ahead. this show is boring if huge things aren't going on. and it certainly this is no exception with this season. it's pretty incredible. >>reporter: the amc show recent season 6 premier had monster ratings beating sunday night football and capturing the attention of 19 and half million viewers. >> i mean i if he ever want to take that for granted. i think it's awesome that we beat football as long as we don't beat the green bay packers. go pack go. >>reporter: josh character not curing the zombie apocalypse
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more fun to come. >> the fans are still mad at me. i thought were you going to have the cure. i have to remind them the show would be over if i had actually cured the apocalypse so usual be thanking me. they are usually like okay i get it. >>reporter: all right. coming up. we play the name game with up. we play the name game with sandra bullock that's next.
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>> only one wrong and that is losing. see if anyone understood that. gracias. >> she keeps the laughs coming. sandra bullock gives more than a few inspiring speeches in the new film our brand is crisis i sat down with her she told me that role like this are hard to come by. so she started locking for role in unlikely place. i think it's really cool that you asked your agent or told your agent that you wanted to start looking for role that were out there written for men. >> started with comedy. why do women not get the comedy roles that like jim cary gets. always couched in romantic comedy it gives sow far to go and i love you i was like so tired of saying i love you. >>reporter: plan worked with san dr. having a wide range of films in her collection. and with that in mind we thought we would test her skills with a little career flash back word association. >> we have a pretty fun game we are going to play >> nobody want to hear how production was
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made. i love that. >> lead speaks the truth so let's get the name game going. >> it's a fears word that comes to mind. >> okay all right. >> first word. >> oh. harness hurting my bottom half of my body e-all right. >> more than one word okay. much need. i needed 2 words for that one. the the fun. he's fun. the nervous. >>reporter: really. >> so nerve that you say day. >>reporter: really. >> yes. >>reporter: t oh. boobs. no. cleavage. >>reporter: all right all right. >> oh. my first. >>reporter: very cool. >> my fears. >>reporter: tichlt naked in my pastey got stuck to the loan cloth pastey as i slid down. i i need more than one word. there is a lot going on. >>reporter: we'll say pastey. >> yes. i'm not referring to
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ryan's body. or mean. >>reporter: well ever sense the telluride and toronto film festival last month bree larson getting loads of oscar buzz for perform's in the fwreping new drama room and now that it's in theaters "access hollywood", film create he can scott movie man is here with the review hello scott. >> hello liz. now rumor businessed on popular book read the book you know the drill you will love the movie. it's a great adaptation. >>reporter: what if we have not read the book. >> glad you asked like you and me. didn't read the book don' don't. the reason i say that is because getting to discover the movie every step of the way with all the unpredictable plot point made it rewarding sen may experience. i didn't know why they were in the room whether was going on outside if they would ever get out. it's so gripping and intense e-okay so what about the oscar buzz for bree larson she was so great in short-term 12. how did they exercise. >> this compares very nicely.
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topped herself locate the performance of a life time. she will get nominated for sure but so should jurisdiction obtain young actor who plays her son. this is one of the best performances i have ever seen by a young actor. i'll be surprised if he doesn't get nominated for best supporting actor. room is great movie one of the best for sure. >>reporter: quite the co-sign. i'll check it out. we are one week away from halloween. of course you know what that mean means. what would halloween be without a new para normal. >> they are cashing in. >> they are churning them out. 5 so far. this is the sixth one. others made more than 800 million dollars worldwide low pwunl society profitable but the series has run its course. movie didn't do anything that the other movies didn't do its b.i wasn't scared. i was looking at my watch. ready for the para normal activity movies to be done script. >>reporter: ready for the next phenomenon. >> exactly. >>reporter: thank you scott. excited to seat new movie. this next movie doesn't open
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until february but it look like a good one. story of olympic runner owens at the 1936 games in ber license. here's the first look at race. >> what do we have here. you are a natural. i don't trust nachlt i will say you can run. boy you can jump. but i want to foe is can you win. here we go. the prom coach want me to do it again. yes. the new world record. >> do you want to win a gold medal. >> sure. >> do it in ber license. >> mr. owens how can you justify taking part in germany when so much discrimination at home. fight a chance to streak a powerful blow. up the hitler
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regime we must not good to the poke games. show our solidarity with the oppressed people of germany. you get a chance to be part of history an you are going to walk away from it. i have people tlng i don't care i'm not any of that. the you are white larry you don't have to. people are counting on you. to do. what get over there to ber license and beat those naz nazis. the don't listen to any of this. the 18th no plaque and white. only fast and slow. the nothing better. inform color. not money. not techb hate. first time he met adam levine in australia melbourne and perform life for the first time. >> sthot ♪. >>reporter: first time meeting in melbourne he collaborated on adam lock away but it wasn't
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until the first live performance at the platinum single they met face-to-face. the brother debut album what dreams are made office available now. ♪ would you still love me the same? pichlts a great day when my son and his father we have been doing it since a baby i love to support will rogers. 30's beautiful space. bringing people out to anything in l.a. is something i'm a fan of. >>reporter: selma blair join scandal these at the sixth annual polo classic benefiting will rodgers state park. >> hi i'm kandace welcome to the fit of the ad campaign for viva la juice. >>reporter: dressed in a fun flirty pink frock she danced and dazzle in the latest ad
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campaign for viva la juicy fight anything that we do and put out in the world we would like to have a positive affect like to have a positive affect on people. >>reporter: music with a message brother sam and kc of rock band x ambassador share the story throughout song with hits like renegade. latest single unsteady influenced by the brother experience with the parents divorce. the single is visible on demand debut album vhs out now. ♪ if my mother told me don't worry about. >> surprise for students megan hosted free pop up concert in los angeles for audience of 75 local high school students to promote rerelease of just dance 2016 which features some of her hit singles. the.
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>> it's hopefully going to bring them hope and peace that the loved ones are in a better place. and that they really want us to live a happier life here on earth. >>reporter: psychic media bill philip open up about experience communicate with spirits and teaching readers to tap into new book xpt unexpected available now. the. >> there is very kind of family unit about it. i think that that really transfers to the screen. you can kind of sense when people get along and for this i think it really, really helped. >>reporter: once upon time star talk about real life closeness of the cast. robin hood hit show also mentioned that williams shatner is a big fan. evenen game ins some light heart the twitter wanter. >> first started tweeting kind of slightly mean things because
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>> earlier justin told billy his reaction to the nude photo being released. well immediately after the picture went viral justin's dad tweeted what do you feed that thing? well, the social media response was not kind. calling the tweet creepy. well now we give justin the last word. goodbye everybody. >> people kind of thought of it
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as being like how could he say that? like he's m i dad. of course he's proud like it's a phone they think. not loca 11-year-old kid i'm 21 years old. >>reporter: so you guys pout a satisfies and desist your lawyers it's not the end of the world. >> i mean honestly if i could go back and not go outside naked i probably would have. is it the end of the world? no. but certain things i want to keep for myself and for myself i wasn't going to come out with a naked photo. not like i'm in the mirror this is about to make head liens. you know. >>reporter: yes. it was a hot tub not the ocean. just to clarify. >> what do you mean. >>reporter: were you coming out of a hot continue. i was going no the hot tub. >>reporter: so you weren't in a hot place beforehand. >> no i wasn't in a hot place. >>reporter: oh, my god. justin clearly able to have a sense of humor about the situation. at the end of our insightful half hour conversation about his image his faith his first love selena
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i just yelled down! it was the most terrifying moment of my life. >> it was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. >> the ultimate mountaineer's challenge. >> a team conquering mount everest, the highest summit on earth. >> have a safe trek. >> you're at 20,000 feet. you're trying to breathe. >> they were prepared for towering dangers of everest. but no one that day was prepared for this. >> all of a sudden, the ground starts to shake. it's a whiteout. i thought, "this is it. i'm done." >> we just hear the most awful noise. an incredible, thunderous roar. >> reporter: it must have seemed like the end of the world. >> unthinkable. >> like, this is a bad dream. everything's been completely destroyed. >> i didn't expect to survive. >> you're not in control, the mountain is in control.
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>> oh, dear, my lord. >> i'm lester holt, and this is "dateline." richard engel reports from everest -- "avalanche!" >> reporter: even amid the majestic himalayas, it dwarfs everything around it. >> it's almost indescribable. it's breathtaking. >> reporter: mount everest, the highest mountain on earth, is, for many climbers, the ultimate challenge. >> once you've had a taste of it, you just -- you can't stop until you've conquered it. >> reporter: a famous climber once said, "you climb mount everest because it's there." but that climber, george mallory, died on everest in 1924. the mountain's history is long and deadly. >> you just gotta deal with nature. it always got the upper hand. you can't fight nature. if you fight it, you will die. >> reporter: and when disaster strikes here, it takes a while
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for the outside world to realize it. with the aftershocks still coming, people here understandably don't want to spend time indoors, let alone spend the night in their homes. >> in april 2015, we travelled to nepal to cover the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 8,000 people, made millions homeless and devastated one of the world's poorest nations. then, when we saw these pictures of the destruction at everest base camp caused by an avalanche after the earthquake, we headed up to find out what happened to the hundreds of people living there in tents. our story begins three weeks earlier, when a group of climbers landed here, at an airport many believe to be the most dangerous in the world. haley ercanbrack was one of them. >> it's a scary place to fly into.
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it's one little landing strip. and then when you land, it's gotta be perfect. >> reporter: haley had traveled from arizona, where she runs beauty salons. >> i've dedicated the last three years of my life to climbing mountains to fulfill this dream of summiting mount everest. >> reporter: she was with her father, randall, a successful cherry farmer with the beard he likes to think makes him look like a pirate. the two are very close, and have climbed together all over the world. it's their father-daughter bonding. >> he's given me many opportunities in my life to, you know, spread my wings and fly. he's been very supportive. >> reporter: haley and her dad had joined an expedition led by garrett madison. he's a seattle based mountain guide, world class. he's summited everest six times. >> i was really excited to return to everest. i had a big team. 14 climbers. and going into it, the vibe was really good. >> reporter: so tell me about the group.
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>> i had climbers from six continents. all people i'd climbed with on in the past on other peaks, some on everest, some on peaks in antarctica, south america, europe. >> reporter: garrett's clients had paid as much as $70,000 each for the adventure, and had been training for years for this, their trip of a lifetime. >> i instantly got along with everyone. >> reporter: as the group trekked up to base camp at the foot of mount everest, haley was growing especially close to eve girawong, a 28-year-old physician's assistant from new jersey. she was the expedition's doctor. >> gorgeous and friendly and helpful. and she was our caretaker, you know, she wanted to do everything for you and make sure you were feeling well. >> a little bit of arthritis. >> reporter: eve was trained in wilderness medicine, and she had a secret.
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>> they kind of kept that from us. >> reporter: but it wasn't a particularly well-kept secret. eve and garret madison, the team leader, were in love. >> it was quite obvious that they were together. i thought it was great. they sort of played it down. >> reporter: he was trying to keep his personal life and professional life a little -- a little discreet? >> exactly. >> i'm getting my ass kicked by the altitude, but it's all good. deep breaths and look at the view behind me. if i'm going to suck wind, this is where i'm going to do it. >> reporter: the expedition was being documented by filmmaker michael churton. nbc news licensed his footage. >> our joke was you're the lonely cameraman. so you're kind of isolated, you know, a lot. >> reporter: you're the wedding photographer, you're not the bride or groom? >> that's right. >> reporter: churton is no stranger to the mountain. he was with another expedition in the spring in 2014 that was cancelled after 16 shurpa guides were tragically killed in the
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avalanche in the treacherous kumba ice fall. >> i came there to do something great, to be part of something great. and it didn't happen. and that may probably have, like, planted a seed, you know, to come back this year. >> reporter: michael, who was not an experienced climber, was only planning to hike as far as base camp. so was a young brazilian trekker named davi. >> the views are simple amazing. >> reporter: 69-year-old ron nissen hoped to become the oldest australian man to summit everest. >> i'm getting sick and tired of this camera, so i keep on saying nasty things knowing he won't ever be able to use them in the film. >> reporter: like most everest climbers, the team was accompanied by sherpas, local people famous for their ability to carry heavy loads of water, food, oxygen and other supplies up the steep mountains. the truth is, without the sherpas, almost no one would be climbing everest. about halfway up to base camp, haley got her first view of the mountain. >> you can see the top of everest right here, which is absolutely incredible. the ultimate mountaineer's challenge, so you know, it's pretty cool.
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>> reporter: there was also another, much more somber, stop on the way up to base camp. >> we passed by the memorials to the fallen climbers on everest. >> reporter: more than 250 people have died trying to summit everest. garrett wanted to make sure his team always kept that in mind. >> whenever i stop there, i think about those climbers who were in the same situation we were, going to the mountain, and they didn't come back. and i always think, "this is important for us to stop, to think about how serious this climb is." >> reporter: it certainly wasn't lost on haley or her father. >> it's actually a little creepy to be here, i'm not gonna lie, looking at all these memorials. and it definitely is in my mind that, holy crap, i'm doing this and you know, the dangers of it and it's crazy. >> it's a tough deal because you're trying to protect your lovely, beautiful daughter, and that's why i'm here. maybe i'm older, and maybe i'll
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see something or feel something she doesn't. you know, it's a scary thing. but she's brave and i'm brave, and so we'll be good, we'll make it. >> reporter: nine days in, they finally reached their first goal, base camp, at the foot of mount everest. at 17,598 feet above sea level, this is base camp. after the arduous trek up the valley, the madison group climbers settled into their tents. physically and mentally, their main focus was this, the khumbhu icefall, a frozen obstacle course they'd have to navigate their way through. the icefall is the most dangerous part of the ascent up everest. what they had no way of knowing that this time, the real danger was lurking high above them on the peak of an adjacent mountain called pumori. blissfully unaware of the danger
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to come, the group began a week of training to prepare for the ascent to the summit. they never suspected that the mountains were preparing to unleash their wrath once again. what was next for them on that mountain? when we come back -- >> we set out about 2:00 a.m. >> up before dawn to start the journey up everest. >> a safe trek. >> danger would be quick to follow. >> i see this monster wall of ice, and i see it coming at us. phil! oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic) oh... ha ha ha! joanne? is that you? it's me... you don't look a day over 70. am i right? jingle jingle. if you're peter pan, you stay young forever. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. ♪ you make me feel so young... it's what you do.
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. >> they had settled in at mount everest base camp and begun the hard work of preparing to summit. >> i like going uphill. so it is good. >> going to find the sweet spot. >> they spent a week of last minute training on the hauntingly beautiful ice bowl. >> my 9:30 marching out on to t the glacier. >> leaving base camp and traversing the ice fall would be the first step towards the
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summit. the climbers would ascend to camp one around 20,000 feet and on to camp three and camp four at 26,300 feet. the last push through the so-called dead zone would take them to the summit. 29,029 feet. with all that ahead of them, the climbers were training hard and resting hard at base camp. haley was having the time of her life. you like it like this? oh, thank you. >> base camp is sort of like your home base -- the safe haven. it was very warm. i felt safe there. >> reporter: decent accommodations? >> absolutely. we watch movies every night. shh, don't tell the people at home about it. >> reporter: for some of the climbers, including haley's dad, there was even time for haircuts. >> probably should be a little longer than this, but he's old just kidding. >> thank you.
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>> but comfortable as base camp was, the rigorous training, foreign food and water and high altitude were taking a toll. haley got too sick to train one day. she jokingly blamed her dad. >> i got a little flu going on, achy, chills, sweats. i'm not happy about it. just fluish. >> she gave it to me, by the way. >> no, you gave it to me. stay away from me. you gave it to me i'm sure. >> the doctor's in. >> reporter: expedition doc eve had her hands full, so she set up shop. >> so here, i've just got equipped with a lot of basic supplies, medications. i can do vitals and just check your temperature just give them a proper physical examination. >> reporter: ron, the older australian climber, got sick after drinking some improperly treated water. eve even acted as randall's dentist when he chipped a tooth.
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>> now i'm going to make the paste. >> i suddenly hit the hard nut. broke a little piece of my tooth off in the back on a molar. >> we're going to try and fill it in the best we can. it's kind of a durable filling i've got, um, it should last us these next seven weeks. >> gotta have a hug from the doctor. >> reporter: the sherpas had constructed a traditional altar. shortly before heading out for the summit, the whole team gathered to receive the blessing of two holy men. >> we just had two lamas come up and conduct the ceremony over the last three hours, asking the mountain for safe passage for all of our team. >> reporter: you do this ceremony, then the climb begins? >> i felt everybody was competent, proficient, had reviewed their technical skills, were ready to go. >> reporter: with everest expeditions getting more and more popular and only one route up the mountain, garret wanted to avoid getting stuck in a traffic jam. >> we set out about 2:00 a.m. to try to beat some of the crowds. you wanna be able to move as
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quickly as you possibly can through the khumbu icefall. >> i feel like a million bucks. >> reporter: it was now time to climb mount everest. as they geared up in the predawn darkness of april 24th, the climbers who were heading out for the summit said good-bye to the team members who were staying back at base camp. ron, the australian, still sick with a stomach bug, davi, the brazilian trekker, michael, the filmaker. and eve, who hugged every climber as they left for the summit. >> have a safe trek, and i'll see you soon. >> and i hugged her and said, you know, "we'll see you in a couple days." and as i was getting ready to go out, i went back and gave her another hug. >> the expedition headed off into the frigid darkness. >> reporter: the next day, the four team members who stayed at base camp were taking it easy in the group's communications tent. they were among hundreds of
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trekkers and climbers enjoying the day there. >> i was working on this article, basically, doing research. >> reporter: michael was online. davi, the young brazilian, was listening to some tunes while ron, the older australian, was reading. eve was playfully asking everyone to name the food they missed most. >> she really, like, just kinda kept talking about food. and we were all just, you know, like sitting around having a lovely morning. >> reporter: until -- >> the first sense is you feel a little bit of a shake. so i jump up, run and get my camera, start rolling. and it's starting to now really just pick up steam. and it's getting to a point, i've never felt anything like it, you know, as far as just the violence of the movement. >> reporter: the earth was shaking. michael turned his camera toward everest. >> nothing's really happening up there. so i turn around to start filming eve and davi and -- >> and eve was pretty scared. i hugged her for a little bit to calm her down. >> and it's at that moment that
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out of my peripheral, you know, i just see this massive wall of ice, snow-- i see something that shouldn't exist there. i see this monster wall of ice and i see it coming at us and it's hard to judge how fast. >> i just dived -- straight for the ground. >> i hear-- eve go, "where should we go?" and i just yelled, "down." >> "get down!" >> coming up -- >> oh, dear lord. >> it was the most terrifying moment of my life. >> michael, ron -- >> i thought the whole base camp had been destroyed. >> eve -- >> couldn't see her anywhere. >> where was eve?
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>> reporter: when the earth shook four minutes before noon on april 25th, large parts of nepal were destroyed. and for many high up at mount everest base camp, there was no escape. the avalanche didn't actually come from the side of everest, but from another peak that loomed directly above base camp. the earthquake, magnitude 7.8, shook loose huge chunks of ice off the top of mount pumori, sending them hurtling down at steep sides.
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