bryce is trying to stand up. like a newborn.his is where bryce just milks it for all he's worth. >> they should send this into "saturday night live." >> in this video, group of dudes, they think hey, we've got a ton of dry wood here. we can create a big old bonfire. you know what else we've got? gas gasoline. i'm going to do this. it's going to be awesome. what? >> of course. of course. this is going to happen. you don't need the gasoline with all those dried palm fronds there. when you let the gasoline sits it vaporizes. it is the vapor that is explosive. >> soon as the guy lights that flame, it immediately blows up in his face. he takes off running, smoking. >> he probably has no eyelashes. >> at this point he probably has jacked-up hair. we get a close-up of him later. his face is red. >> he didn't think about this. obviously, there was no thought in any of this. >> jumping for joy. >>> i am not exaggerating that this short video will change your life. a camera trained on a bathroom scene. we have a toilet an empty roll of to

flag flew at half staff ryan and bryce were rising stars in u.s. skiing and they were remembered with a moment of silence after they were overtaken by a sudden avalanche in the austrian alps. >> the emergency crews were on the scene and we able to extricate the two skiers but unfortunately it was too late. >> avalanches can come down the mountain side at 80 miles per hour. >> i'm bryce a skier out of utah and i'm 19 years old. >> for bryce seen here, skiing and the hope of olympic glory propelled him. >> whether it was free skiing or jumping off cliffs -- >> skiing was in ronny's blood. >> he had a big smile on his face and we were always real happy to see him, the kind of kid that would come in and say hi steve and smile. >> the coach says that u.s. skiing is pulling together in competition today they wore black arm bands to remember their teammates. >>> in other news, the search continues this noon for the gunman that shot two nypd officers last night. investigators released video of one of the suspects they allegedly shot the officers that respo

the 19-year-old bryce is from sandy, utah.is mom has told great stories about when he was just 2 years old, she took him out with her onto the slopes and he was this tiny litting thing barreling down the mountain, just attacking the slopes. he wouldn't stop. it sounds like that may have been an element of what happened here. these are america's best young skiers. they are aggressive skiers. seems like these six guys went on this very high mountain in what had already been avalanche alert conditions. that's when you have a lot of snow but also some warm weather which makes the snow kind of dicey. according to the "associated press," they quote, left the prepared slope, which is a thing often we see elite skiers do. but in this case it seems to have had some tragic consequences. and it's just -- when you think about the promise that was cut short here i want to show you an instagram post from bryce. this was just four days before the tragedy. >> beautiful picture. >> he tweeted out his view from the top of this mountain and he s

. >> my name is bryce astle. i'm an alpine ski racer out of sandy, utah. 19 years old. >> reporter: bryce astle's skills earned him an invitation to train with the u.s. ski team. he posted this youtube video in the fall to raise the money he needed to follow his dreams. >> helping me hopefully to get >> reporter: ronnie berlack bounced back from a knee injury last year to compete around the world. his father telling "usa today" his son organized his entire life around ski racing. even the best skiers are sometimes no match for avalanches carrying tons of snow and debris at 80 miles an hour or faster. in the u.s., on average every year, 28 people are killed. >> everything happens really fast. and you don't really have much of a chance to avoid the danger once you've triggered it. >> reporter: both berlack and astle are being remembered as outstanding and passionate skiers who died doing what they loved. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> court appearance in a high-profile murder case. here in new york thomas gilbert jr. is accused of murdering his fathe

unfortunately without success. >> hi my name is bryce astle. i'm an alpine ski racer out of sandy, utah and i am 19 years old. >> reporter: astle's mother said her son wanted to compete in the next olympics. both men were u.s. ski team prospects. tom kelly vice president of operations for the u.s. ski team said they will be missed. >> these were two great men. not two great ski racers, but great young men. >> reporter: neither was wearing avalanche emergency gear. omar villafranca, cbs news. >>> the son of a wealthy fund manager is in police custody this morning. thomas gilbert jr. was arraigned late monday. he faces murder and criminal possession of a weapons charges in the death of his father thomas gilbert sr. he was shot to death sunday in his home in an upscale apartment building. police say gilbert junior was in debt and the two men argued when his father cut back his allowance. >>> coming up on the "morning news," petco probe. the pet retailer is under investigation for treats that may have sickened thousands of animals. >>> and later ho

ronnie berlack and bryce astle were rising stars in u.s. skiing. they were remembered with a moment of silence after they were overtaken by a sudden avalanche in the austrian alps. >> the rescue crews were on the scene immediately with multiple helicopters and other rescue crew. they were able to extricate the two skiers but unfortunately, it was too late. >> avalanches can whip down mountain mountainsides of speeds of 80 miles an hour. >> my name is bryce astle. i'm an alpine ski racer out of sandy, utah and i'm 19 years old. >> for bryce astle, seen here in a you tube clip, skiing in the hope of olympic glory propelled him. >> whether it was ski racing or free skiing. >> skiing was in ronnie berlack's blood. his parents are both ski instructors in new hampshire. >> always had a big smile on his face. always real happy to see him and the type of kid that would come in and say hi and look at you and smile. >> their coach says that u.s. skiing is pulling together in competition today, they wore black arm bands to remember their fallen teammates. in

bryce was the most seriously injured.he head and shoulder. >> while we were sitting there waiting at the jackson trauma center i was saying i'm just praying that the doctor doesn't come out the door and just tell me that my son is gone. you can pray, pray, pray but as you can see god didn't want it to be that way. >> i want to you understand the magnitude of the injuries to the 16-year-old. who has to wear this protective helmet now the reason is they had to remove 40% of his skull to get the fragments of the bullet out of his head. and that bullet still remains lodged in his head. >> in the weeks following the arcola lake shooting, there was a community meeting held there urging for an and to the violence after numerous shootings. the next day several more shootings. >> it needs to stop. i'm just not understanding what's going on. you know, innocent kids can't play at the park. people can't walk down the street. you don't know what's going to happen. >> sometimes i have flash backs about being at the park and it happenin

: bryce astle's skills earned him an invitation to join the u.s. ski team. he posted this video to youtube to raise the money he needed to follow his dreams. >> helping me hopefully get that much closer to reaching the top of the world cup circuit and olympic podium. >> reporter: ronnie berlack was only 20, a new hampshire native. he bounced back from a knee injury last year to compete around the world. his father telling "usa today" his son "organized his entire life around ski racing." even the best skiers are sometimes no match for avalanches carrying tons of snow and debris at 80 miles an hour or faster. in the u.s., on average every year, 28 people are killed. >> everything happens really fast. and you don't really have much of a chance to avoid the danger, once you've triggered it. >> reporter: both berlack and astle are being remembered tonight as outstanding and passionate skiers who died doing what they loved. david? >> clayton sandell, thank you. >>> and back here at home now, and to the blinding snow, the wind chills in some places reach

. >> my name is bryce astle.alpine ski racer out of sandy, utah. >> reporter: bryce astle's skills earned him a right to train with the u.s. ski team. he posted this youtube video in the fall to rase the money he needed to reach his dreams. >> hopefully get me that much closer to reaching the top of the world cup circuit. >> reporter: ronnie be rlack bounced back from a knee injury last year to compete around the world. his father saying his son organized his entire life around ski racing. even the best skiers are sometimes no match for avalanches carrying tons of snow and debris at 80 miles an hour or faster. in the n average every year 28 people are kills. >> everything happens really fast. and you don't really have much of a chance to avoid the danger once you've triggered it. >> reporter: both berlack and astle are being remembered as outstanding and passionate skiers who died doing what they loved. clayton sandell, abc news denver. >>> to north dakota where a tragedy left two people dead. one of them a stude

men's ski team and he knew bryce and ronnie.u, how are you doing? >> we're holding strong as a family together. the entire u.s. ski team. the athletes that are here and also the athletes that are spread out around europe doing different competitions we're holding strong as a family. for sure it's been an emotional 24 hours. but the strength of our family is unbelievable. >> you speak about this family i know that skiers and downhill sports athletes are very close-knit. you often train at the same facilities and i understand that your development team there were six people skiing when this horrible accident happened. and that some of the other skiers tried to rescue ronnie and bryce, tell us about that. >> yeah four of our athletes were first ones on the scene. digging, helping, helping rescuers point in the right direction. shoveling as fast and as hard as possible. our coaching staff, was nearby ran up the hill. to where the avalanche finally settled and took part in the whole process, too. the amount of strength that those enc

bryce asle 19 years old and ronnie ber lack, 20 years old from new hampshire. caroline, thank you very much. and tomorrow the new republican-led congress begins their session. speaker john boehner will be fight to keep the top job in the house. a growing number insist they will not vote for speaker boehner for a third term and a few announcing they will challenge him for his position. >> i am putting my name out there also today to be another candidate for speaker. >> we need new leadership. >> we are doing what my voters want me to do and i am voting what my district said. >> this is not a hard decision. >> speaker boehner's office say he was selected as the house republican choice in november and expects to be elected by the whole house this week. >> 25% of republicans are ready to walk. they are not go to vote republican in 2016 if we don't have a big change. >>> the panel. ron, it seems very unlikely speaker boehner will lose. they need 29 votes to block him and they only have nine. why are they doing this? >> they are pandering. this is the no governing ca

team and one day skiing in the olympics. >> hi, my name is bryce astle. i'm an alpine ski racer out of utah and i'm 19 years old. >>s a astle started crowd funding to raise money. berlack has a ski coach father. tom kelly is a spokesman for the u.s. ski team. >> these were great young men. most of all, they were passionate. they loved to ski race. they loved to ski. >> ashtle and berlack were part of six skiers when the avalanche struck. the other four survived. rescue workers received an alert at 10:00 yesterday morning that two skiers were buried in an avalanche. an emergency team was dispatched to the site. >> there were two emergency physicians with the helicopters, a spokesman for the alpine police said. they tried everything, unfortunately without success. an avalanche warning was declared in the area after days of heavy snowfall and mild temperatures. neither of the young skiers was wearing emergency gear. the u.s. ski team is in zagra today. they have an event this evening and all the team members will be wearing black arm bands to commemorate ron

. >> i'm bryce i'm annual pine ski racer out of utah and 19 years old. >> bryce skills earn him invitationin with the u.s. ski tee. he posted this you tube video in the fall to raise the money he needed to follow his dreams. >> helping me hopefully get that much closer to reaching top of the world cup circuit and olympic podium. >> ron bury listen only 20. new hampshire native. he bounced back from a knee injury last year to compete around the world. his father telling usa today his son organized entire life around ski racing. even the best skiers are sometimes no match for avalanche carrying tons of snow and debris at 80 miles an hour or faster. in the u.s. on average every year 28 people are killed. >> everything happens really fast. and you don't really have much of a chance to avoid the danger once you have triggered it. both are being remembered as outstanding and passionate skiers who died doing what they love. this is abc news denver. >>> 2 climbers have ended their 9th straight day on the face of el captain in yosemite. trying to scale one of the most difficult routes in the world

tokarski in peace, ronnie and bryce.kind of avalanche and is there any wa warning? what could they have to done to avoid it? >> i'm not an avalanche expert so i can't comment on the specifics, but it's important to note and this is unusual for skiers. i was talking to a friend of mine about this today. i think with a lot of professional sports. the thing that the racers do when they have time they want to tokarski. all of them wanted to tokarski at the mountains. they were condition the tokarski area boundaries and the tragedy occurred. >> thank you so much for checking in by skype on a very, very sad day for all u.s. athletes and the u.s. tokarski team. thank you. >> and checking in again on that first day of the new congressional session. vice president joe biden has been swearing in newly elected and reelected senators and many of them joining the republican majority. mitch mcconnell is the new senate majority leader. that is the big change. we are watching the house of representatives where congresswoman nancy pelosi

. >> bryce was always smiling. when we moved to utah he would wake up every morning and come out to the window and say, "mom it's another beautiful day." . >> ronnie was a gift to us for the 20 years that we had with him were remarkable. he had a short life but it was a very full life. >> reporter: their parents cannot say enough about their sons' positive attitudes and kindness towards others. >> hi my name is bryce. >> reporter: they landed two spots on the developmental ski team. >> his dream was to be in the next olympics. >> but their dreams and lives came to an end where the u.s. city team is located. they were a part of a group of six skiers descending the slopes when the two veered to an ad advanced ski practice. >> that apparently triggered a massive avalanche burying them in more than 12-feet of snow. first responders and several u.s. ski team members were not able to reach ronnie and bryce bryce in time. >> there was a massive slide. they were just caught up in it. it's just the definition of a tragedy.

wither talking about 20-year-old ronnie burr lack of franconia, new hampshire and 19-year-old bryce astle from sandy, utah they were not racing at the time. in fact, they were free skiing with four other skiers when somehow, they triggered the avalanche. now the other skiers were able to ski away from the slide and were not injured. it's unclear if they were skiing in a closed off area you authorities say the avalanche warnings they had been posted after several days of snow. both burr lack and astle named to the u.s. developmental ski team because they were coming off exceptional years. astle was raising his own money to train and travel. here he is on youtube. listen to him. >> this season is going to be extremely costly to me and i am asking for your help to allow me to chase my dreams. i am a non-funded athlete, meaning i receive no support from the u.s. ski team. and i am asking $15,000 to be raised through this route. >> but all of his teammates say he had a great deal of talent. now, the u.s. ski team has issued a statement that reads, in part, quoting here, "ronnie and bryce were

two were not. >> bryce had just started training with us skiing with us.ouple years. two very excited young men, excited about the sport, the future. >> reporter: alpine police said the skiers weren't wearing avalanche security equipment. and they were found about 9 to 12 feet under the snow. the head of u.s. alpine skiing said there is a strong support system for the skiers and their parent. >> yeah we were in touch right away with their parents, and the whole support system. so everybody is super supportive. and -- but also very sad it happened. >> reporter: the moment of silence before the world cup slalom race today. and who will be remembered by those who knew them as having died doing what they loved. laura aguirre, nbc news. >>> we're also following big developments now out of new york city where an alleged gunman is now in custody, suspected of wounding two plain clothes police officers responding to a robbery last night in the bronx. a second suspect is also being questioned now. police say one of the suspects is seen in this surveillance crime sc

ski team is reeling from the deaths of ronnie berlack and bryce astle. they were killed in an avalanche in austria on monday. four others with them managed to escape. >>> same-sex marriage is legal in florida. the statewide ban ended at midnight. on monday couples in miami-dade county got a jump on things with marriage license in hand. two women who sued the state for the right to marry obviously overjoyed and shared the news with their adopted son. >> we got it! >> we have been in a committed relationship full of love and joy. now three children for ten years. so for us it is just a piece of paper, but nice validation from the state. >> the u.s. supreme court has a chance to take up the issue of same-sex marriage. later this week the justices will decide if they want to weigh in on the matters. >>> the latest from the centers for disease control and prevention says this season's flu bug has not reached its peak and is widespread in 43 states. officials say it is particularly nasty this strain of flu and this year's vaccine is not as effective. 21 childr

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croatia today as they mourn the deaths of two young teammates. 20-year-old ron knee and 19- year-old bryce were killed yesterday in an avalanche near the team's training base in austria. girls say they were descending from the top of a mountain when they left the prepared slope and apparently set off the avalanche. four other people escaped unhurt. avalanche alert had been declared for the area after heavy days of heavy snowfall and mild temperatures. >>> safeway will pay the state of california almost $10 million for illegally disposing of hazardous waste. the the grocery store chain was sued for throwing electronic items in the trash. safeway says it has changed its procedures. prosecutors across the state have been cracking down on environmental violations by big box retailers including target and walmart. >>> anyone who is a fan of the back to the future movies. >> myself. >> me too. >> might want to head to california central coast. a time machine made from a real sports car is used to travel ahead in the time of the year 2015. which is now. now a replica of the time machine is availa

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lost their lives in an avalanche at an austrian resort. 20-year-old ronnie berlack and 19 year old bryce astle top prospects for the u.s. ski team. they were part of a group of six who ventured off the groomed portion of the course and into fresh powder. the other four in the group managed to escape alive. >>> rough day here in new york on wall street as the falling price of oil now below $50 a barrel sent energy stocks tumbling as a result. the dow finished down 331, nasdaq, s&p down as well. >>> still ahead for us on this monday evening, the controversy surrounding a potential oscar contender and the question, did a big new movie re-write american history? tonight, we'll hear from someone who was there during a landmark moment in u.s. history. >>> also, the wish that took off on the web. why so many families are now sharing pictures of their best friends. >> as we said here earlier, there's a drama brewing tonight around a big new movie, a potential oscar contender. and it happens to be the first major hollywood picture centered around the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. and even b

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great start for aaron bryce, pulled up and hit the 3 to put st. mary's up. second half, smu up 11.carrie carter whips the pass down low to garrett. 72-63. gails are 4-0 in wcc play. >>> lindsey and the cal women hosting utah in their pack 12 opener. final seconds of the first half, bears up 24-18. brittney knee boyd hit the following jumper. great shot. go ahead 16 points and 10 rebounds. 8 at half. they go on to win it. the cal man had gone through some adversity with two straight losses before last night's upset of number 21 washington. if the team needs any help fighting through adversity, they just need to listen to their coach. dennis o'donnell has the story. >> i think you are hard pressed to find a guy who has been through as much as he's been through, you know, i feel like especially being a college basketball coach, it's a big advantage for him. he's been through it all. >> if cal players weren't believers, they certainly are now. after an offseason of hard work, the bears are in the middle of one of their best starts ever. >> a lot of us in the face in the beginning. ever

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ski team were killed today in an avalanche in austria. 19-year-old bryce astal and ronnie berlack were free skiing when the avalanche struck. last year astal was at the u.s. championships in squaw valley. >>> the indonesian navy thinks it may have found the tale of the air asia flight that crashed in to the java sea eight days ago. the plane's black boxerize boxerize -- boxes are located in that section. sonar has found large pieces on the ocean floor but strong currents are keeping search and rescue teams from getting closer. so far 35 bodies have been recovered but 125 are still missing. meantime investigators have suspend ed airport officials who allowed the flight to take off without proper permits. >>> the flu is hitting the u.s. in full force. so far california is one of the states where the illness has not hit its peak. the cdc says almost all states are now seeing widespread flu activity. most of the cases are from a virus that is not matched to the vaccine. so even if you got the shot you're still at risk for getting the virus. the flu outbreak officially reached epidemic leve

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were killed today in an avalanche in the austrian alps. 20-year-old ronnie berlack and 19-year-old brycein a group that went off trail and in fact, may have set off the avalanche that killed them. four others escaped. today's salvage experts inspected a cargo ship which ran aground off the chest of england. it began listing on saturday and the crew grounded it so it would not sink. on board are 1,400 luxury cars. righting the ship is expected to take many days. we learned today that bess meyerson has died. she first came to fame in 1945 when she was chosen the first and only jewish miss america. that led her to television. she was a panelist on "i've got a secret." she also served in a number of posts in new york city government and made an unsuccessful run for senator. bess meyerson was 90. the lies edward vernon told sent an innocent man to prison for four decades. now they're about to meet. that's next. a good deal" and "sheesh, i wish i'd looked some more." that's why walgreens makes it easy to switch your prescriptions and save money. just stop by. and leave all the legwork to us. s

the victims have been identified as 19-year-old bryce as dell of utah and ronnie burr lack of new hampshireficials say an avalanche alert had been declared in that area following heavy snow and mild temperatures. >>> the flu is hitting our area and the nation very hard right now much the cdc now reporting widespread activity in nearly all 50 states. here in our area delaware has 632 confirmed cases. there have been four deaths in the first state. in pa there are more than 10,000 cases with 591 of those in montgomery county. new jersey does not release numbers but says flu activity there is high. >>> the flu epidemic is blamed in part on this year's vaccine. officials say it may be only about 30% effective and that's because the main strain of flu that's circulating h3n2 is not a good match for the vaccine. >> average year we see an effectiveness of the vaccine somewhere 50 to 70%. and so it might be a little lower this year but even if it's lower it may provide some protection especially in important high risk people. >> the virus tends to cause more severe illness he is especial until youn

off a marked slope and that triggered a massive slide. 20-year-old ronnie berlack and 19-year-old bryce didn't survive officials say. an avalanche alert was in effect because of the recent heavy snow and mild temperatures. >>> school bus packed with children hit a train in north dakota yesterday killing a 17-year-old student a 62-year-old bus driver. 12 other children were injured. investigators say the bus failed to top at the railroad crossing. the two crew members thon train -- thon train were not hurt. >>> california man got a wakeup call can. tony hernandez says his his estranged girlfriend tried to get in his house early yesterday morning and when he wouldn't open the door she said i'm taking off my clothes climbing on the roof and trying to get in through the clip northeast you can imagine that didn't turn out well. those are her feet. she got stuck. hernandez heard her cries for help and tried to pull her out with an extension cord. eventually the fire department rescued the 35-year-old woman by breaking the fireplace opened. >> a bit different than how santa does it. okay. >>>

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. >> my name is bryce astle. i'm an alpine ski racer, i'm 19 years old. >> reporter: just 19, now gone. along with 20 year-old ronnie berlack. swept to their deaths 1,500 feet down the side of this mountain. today, we went to see where rescuers desperately tried to save them, just a shot snow mobile ride through soelden, the training home of the u.s. alpine ski team. this is where the two skiers were found at the bottom of the hill, buried under all of this snow. just look at how deep it was, 12 or 13 feet. extremely heavy and dense. absolutely no way for them to dig themselves out. rescue teams arrived within minutes. 60 people in all, digging furiously along with dogs. when they finally found the bodies 40 minutes later, it was too late. today, men's head coach is asasha rear rick told us it has brought the team together. >> fortunately together as a team, as a family, we've found strength in each other and we're working through it. >> reporter: alex marquardt, abc news, soelden, austria. >> reporter: for some

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twenty year-old rodgers burrlack ronnie burrlack and 19 year-old bryce asphalt did not survive.ay an avalanche alert was in effect because of recent heavy snow and milder temperatures. >>> jury selection has begun in the trial of the alleged boston marathon bomber 200 perspective jurors got a close-up look at dzhokhar tsarnaev. he is charged with planning and carrying out twin bombings near finish line of the race in 2013. three people were killed, more than 260 were injured. he is also a accused of killing an mit police officer, security was extra tight today, with police even stake out in the boston harbor near the courthouse. >>> first gay and lesbian marriages in the state of florida taking place in the miami courtroom moment after a judge allowed them to tie the k not early. technically pro hib big expires at midnight and will make florida the 36th state where same sex marriage is legal. mass wedding ceremonies are planned for less than an hour from now. >>> the state's attorney general who is against same sex marriage is pursuing appeals at both the federal and state level

jet bryce allowing you to switch any flights from now through friday, but the change has to be made before your original departure. and southwest is giving you up to 14 days from your original date. the snowstorm is also affecting amtrak service. all service in you england is chance canceled tomorrow. fewer trains will run between washington and new york. earlier today i with it in was at 30th street station was amtrak was running a reduced schedule. the jersey shore is preparing for snow and possible flooding. the latest image is showing what is in investor for them a look at the conditions there. we're seeing the flurries are back here along the shore here. city official also watching the forecast quite closely. they tell us they are braced for winds as strong as 45 miles per hour and perhaps as much as a foot or more of snow or possibly not. either way the city tells us they want to be ready for this snow when it falls. the forecast calls for heavy snow and by late monday the flurries began to fall on the boardwalk. atlantic city regulars say they've seen scenarios like this before, a s

my name is bryce astle. i'm an alpine ski racer out of sandy, utah.nd i'm 19 years old. >> reporter: astle had had started crowd funding three months ago to raise money with his training. berlack, from new hampshire attended vermont burk mountain academy where his father say ski coach. tom kelly say spokesman for the u.s. ski team. >> these were great young men. they were great role models to others coming up through the system. and most of all they were passionate about what they did. they loved to ski race and they loved to ski. >> reporter: astle and berlack were part of a group of six skiers descending the alps when the avalanche struck. the rest of the four survived. rescuers received an alert 10:00 yesterday morning that two skiers had been buried in an avalanche in soelden. an emergency team was dispatched to the site. there were two emergency physicians with a helicopter a spokesman said. they tried everything unfortunately, without success. an avalanche warning had been declared in the area after days of heavy snowfall and mild temperatures.