. >> reporter: they were retracing the steps of australian explorer douglas mawson who made the trek in 1911. >> finally made it to mawson's hut. it's right here behind me. >> reporter: as they traveled on toward the magnetic south pole the see ice thickened. three weeks into the trip they were locked in ice. conditions worsened outside. >> we're actually in a blizzard at the moment. >> reporter: inside, researchers and crew are able to keep warm. they have plenty of provisions. we spoke with professor turney by skype earlier today. >> we've got a couple of weeks worth of fresh food and then on top of that if things get really bad we've got two weeks of glorious dehydrated food. (laughs). >> reporter: jim, professor turney tweeted some good news today. the blizzard has passed and while they're waiting to be rescued the scientists are carrying on with their research. now, when explorer douglas mawson made the same trek a little more than a hundred years ago, he was stranded for two years. >> axelrod: bill whitaker with the dramatic story from the south pole. thank you. and we have som

funded expedition commemorating the 100th anniversary of a journey led by australian explorer douglas mawson. last week things went wrong. battling the weather, the ship sent a satellite distress signal after high winds trapped the vessel in ice. >> a chinese icebreaker came within six nautical miles of the ship. bad weather and ice conditions kept the ice breaker from reaching it. these explorers hope that the "aurora australis," located 100 miles away can free them. >> it is making way, but very slowly, due to the ice, as well as the weather conditions. there are snow showers at the moment and it is poor visibility out there. >> despite being stuck in 13 miles of ice, 10 feet thick, a ship is not in danger of sinking. chris turney is a leader and said in a skype interview from the ship that even though they are at a frozen standstill, the 74 reachers crew say they are doing fine. moral is high. >> it sounds worse than it is. everyone else, i'll reassure you is comfortable below decks, where they are having a cup of tea or coffee. >> we have enough food and water. we have plenty of fuel on

the mission was to retrace the 1911 journey of an australian explorer douglas mawson. they were exploring and stopped cold on tuesday. it's very cold in the southern hemisphere, but when you're this far south, blizzards are a year-round threat. temperatures are well below zero. scientist chris tierney is tracking this expedition. >> we have wind speeds on average of 50 kilometers an hour reaching in excess of 70 kilometers an hour. the vessel hasn't moved for the last two days. >> reporter: three ice breaker ships are making their way to the ice-locked vessel, but tearily told cbs news via skype the passengers are prepared. >> we've got a couple of weeks of fresh food and on top of that if things get really bad, we've got three weeks of glorious hydrated food. >> ko im, cbs news. >>> american leaders are pushing peace talks to end the fighting in south sudan. no breakthrough occurred on thursday after meeting with the country's president. he accuses a former deputy of trying to topple the government. the former vice president didn't attend the talks. the u.n. says more

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academic shah cal ski had set out to study climate change in antarctica and anretrace the steps of douglas mawson who studied life on the continent a century ago but they got stucking in ice. >> really thick. lots of years. lots of years worth of growth. you think we're in trouble here. >> since christmas, three separate ice breaker ships have tried and failed to cut a path to the research vessel. once the rescue does happen, a skeleton crew will be left behind, but for most of the 74 people marooned, this is antarctic ordeal may soon be coming to an end. >> we're keeping a close eye on the developing situation. at the moment the winds are still far too high for the helicopter to operate safely. suzanne? >> we wish them the very best. here's more of what we're working on for around the world. first it was stolen credit, debit card information, as well. well, now, there is a problem with the gift cards. that's right. if you have a gift card from target, it might not work. we're going to explain. also up ahead -- >> all of the olympic sites will have physical security, electronic security. everybod

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