we first went to kilimanjaro in 1999.nd in 2000, we had aerial photographs -- flown -- so that we could make a map of the ice on the mountain in 2000. and it's when we started comparing the results of that map with all the other maps that had been made from the mountain, going back to 1912, that you could really see the loss of ice that has occurred there. and some of the skeptics will look at a mountain like kilimanjaro, and they say, "well, how do you know that it's not land-use changes, "changes in moisture supply -- droughts and the like?" and the answer to that is that it's not just kilimanjaro. it's mount kenya. it's the ruwenzoris. it's all the glaciers in the andes of south america and throughout the himalayas that are giving the same message. so the confidence comes from this large scale evidence that all points in the same direction. to me -- and particularly the tropical glaciers are kind of our canaries in a coal mine. so the fact that every tropical glacier is retreating, i think, is our warning that the syst

kilimanjaro, the highest peak in africa.was hit by an ied outside the green zone in baghdad in 2005. he underwent more than 40 surmgries at walter reid army medical center in washington, d.c., losing his forearm. but joining a challenged athletes foundation, it renewed his spirits. it helps vets and first responders to get back on their feet and participate in activities that may be out of reach, providing training and motivation for athletic competition. >> the person i am now, from the person i was after september 11 is night and day. i realize that there is more to life than being concerned about yourself. so i don't regret any of it, don't regret the blast or losing my arm. i have done more with one hand than i ever accomplished with two. >> jamie: he has competed in numerous triathalons and has finished the iron man in hawaii. while he does leave tuesday for mt. kilimanjaro, he plans to climb at least three of the highest peeks on the coninents over the next 3 years. back to you. >> eric: what a wonderful man. what a fa

he leaves tuesday to climb kilimanjaro the highest peak in africa.. he lost his arm while being hit by an ied in baghdad. >> i thought physical ak tufity was taken away from me. spiralled into depression which spiralled into daiks to pain medication. i lost two years of my life. my family as well. >> operation row bound part of the@looet leet's foundation helps wounded vets to participate in athletic competitions. he competed in numerous triathlons even the iron man in hawaii. it helps spread the message injuries don't define who you are. >> i think seeing other people in similar situations opens your eyes to say, there's a lot more i can do with my life. >> he plans to climb 3 of the highest peaks on each cont nant with his sights set eventually on mt. everest. if you would like to give go to www.sch www.challenge athletes.org. >>> a blistering day at the track. the race was on. drama at the indianapolis 500. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend

he leaves tuesday to climb kilimanjaro the highest peak in africa.s arm while being hit by an ied in baghdad. >> i thought physical ak tufity was taken away from me. spiralled into depression which spiralled into daiks to pain medication. i lost two years of my life. my family as well. >> operation row bound part of the@looet leet's foundation helps wounded vets to participate in athletic competitions. he competed in numerous triathlons even the iron man in hawaii. it helps spread the message injuries don't define who you are. >> i think seeing other people in similar situations opens your eyes to say, there's a lot more i can do with my life. >> he plans to climb 3 of the highest peaks on each cont nant with his sights set eventually on mt. everest. if you would like to give go to www.sch www.challenge athletes.org. >>> a blistering day at the track. the race was on. drama at the indianapolis 500. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against dige

this memorial day weekend the story of sergeant sam silla who is days away from climbing mount kilimanjaro baghdad in 2005 and has overcome 40 surgeries including an amputation. he is one amazing american. anna has more. >> as a victim of an ied and below the level amputee sam leaves tuesday to climb mount kilimanjaro, the highest peak in africa. he is now a 38-year-old father trying to set a good scam for his kids.or -- set a good example for his kid. he was hit by an ied in 2005 and it changed his entire being. >> i assumed my identity was physical and thought that was taken away from me and spiraled into depression which led into addiction to pain medication. a long turbulent road for two years which i lost of my life and then my family lost as well. >> joining operation rebound a part of the challenged athletes foundation renewed his spirit. the program helps wounded vets and first responders get back on their feet and participate in athletic competition. he has competed in numerous triathlons and even the iron man in hawaii. his story helped spread the cas message that injuries don't

this memorial day weekend the story of sergeant sam silla who is days away from climbing mount kilimanjaro baghdad in 2005 and has overcome 40 surgeries including an amputation. he is one amazing american. anna has more. >> as a victim of an ied and below the level amputee sam leaves tuesday to climb mount kilimanjaro, the highest peak in africa. he is now a 38-year-old father trying to set a good scam for his kids.or -- set a good example for his kid. he was hit by an ied in 2005 and it changed his entire being. >> i assumed my identity was physical and thought that was taken away from me and spiraled into depression which led into addiction to pain medication. a long turbulent road for two years which i lost of my life and then my family lost as well. >> joining operation rebound a part of the challenged athletes foundation renewed his spirit. the program helps wounded vets and first responders get back on their feet and participate in athletic competition. he has competed in numerous triathlons and even the iron man in hawaii. his story helped spread the cas message that injuries don't

this memorial day weekend the story of sergeant sam silla who is days away from climbing mount kilimanjarovercome 40 surgeries including an amputation. he is one amazing american. anna has more. >> as a victim of an ied and below the level amputee sam leaves tuesday to climb mount kilimanjaro, the highest peak in africa. he is now a 38-year-old father trying to set a good scam for his kids.or -- set a good example for his kid. he was hit by an ied in 2005 and it changed his entire being. >> i assumed my identity was physical and thought that was taken away from me and spiraled into depression which led into addiction to pain medication. a long turbulent road for two years which i lost of my life and then my family lost as well. >> joining operation rebound a part of the challenged athletes foundation renewed his spirit. the program helps wounded vets and first responders get back on their feet and participate in athletic competition. he has competed in numerous triathlons and even the iron man in hawaii. his story helped spread the cas message that injuries don't dietine who you are. >> i

he leave hes to climb mount kilimanjaro. 38-year-old father trying to set a good example for his kids of patriotism and perseverance. he joined the new york national guard shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks after being hit by an ied outside the green zone in baghdad in 2005. than 0 surgeries in washington, d.c. ultimately losing his forearm and feeling lost. >> i assumed that my identity was physical and i thought that was taken away from me. so spiraled into depression which led to addiction to pain medication. a long turbulent road for two years which i lost, i mean lost in my life and that my family lost as well. >> joining operation rebound a part of the challenged athletes foundation renewed his spirit. the program helps wounded vets anded first responders get back on their feet and participate in activities that might otherwise be out of reach. providing training and equipment and motivation for athletic competitions. he has competed in numerous triathlons and even finished the king of all competitions the iron m

from my hotel room i could see one of the world great wonders, mount kilimanjaro, with its magnificenticecap like just the greece from the equator. the ice cap by the end of 20 century had always shrunk to just one-third of its a. a third of the etiquette cover in ipv6 with ernest hemingway wrote the snows of kilimanjaro, but it was majestic all the same. after the meeting i joined a daylong expedition to see one of the world's greatest displays of nature, serengeti national park. animals wander among some of the world's most dangerous predators, lions, leopards and she does. among the most striking entries it seems i saw that day were groups of cpars standing back-to-back, form a continuous wall of vertical stripes. why do they do this, i than one colleague asked the tour guide. to confuse the lines can explain. predators and what i call the serengeti strategy look for the most vulnerable animals at the edge of the herd. but the difficulty picking out individual zebra to attack when it is seamlessly incorporated into a larger group. lost in this case in a continuous wall of stripes. o

he's going to climb mount kilimanjaro. anna is here. the highest mountain in africa, actually. sam has defined the odds by turning a debilitating war wound into a lifestyle of extreme sports. he leaves tuesday to climb mount kilimanjaro, again, the highest peek in africa. he's now a 38-year-old father trying to set a good example for his children. we join new york national guard shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. after being hit by an iud back in the green zone back in 2005, he underwent more than 40 surgeries in washington d.c.. ultimately losing his forearm and leaving him lost. >> i just assumed that my identity was that i'm physical and i thought that was taken away from me. so spiraled into depression which led into addiction of pain medication. you know, a long, turbulent road for two years, which i lost. i mean, lost my life and my family lost as well. >> i mentioned it was very tough on his family but joining operation rebound, part of the challenged athletes foundation, renewed his spirit. it helps wounded vets and first

chuck brown gave memy first show when i was 15 at the kilimanjaro. he brought me backstage.e stage is yours. you know, just practice. you know, keep positive people around you at all times. i had a problem with my voice just like because everybody made fun of my voice, and he was like, look, you have to own that. >> it's so amazing because if you know big g, not only is he big but he has great voice. aaron and eun, back to you. >> stay with "news 4" throughout the day for more on the passing of chuck brown. >> and head to our website, nbcwashington.com to learn more about his life and his legacy. you can also share your thoughts, memories, and favorite songs on our facebook page. >> that is "news 4 today." we appreciate you starting your day with us. >> and the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes, but we leave you now with the voice and the sound turned chuck brown turned into a local legend. [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on mu

while silla leaves tuesday for mount kilimanjaro, he doesn't intend to stop there planning to climb at three of the highest peak on each continent over the next few years and even participate in the triathlon during the 2016 paraolympic games. in new york anna coyman, fox news. >> gwen, boy, the rain was really pounding at some points tonight. >> it was. there was a fair amount of lightning as well, heavy storms and a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings, but things have really improved sin then and calmed down quite -- since then and calmed down quite a bit. so that's good for our holiday people out there. let's look outside and see what's happening. a lot of clouds and some of you still seeing shower activity across the area but not a lot. things have really improved and most of the showers have kind of waned out and dissipated quite a bit. we are a far cry from earlier this evening with those severe thunderstorm warnings. holiday monday is looking good, but it will be hot and humid. early week we've got unsettled days to talk about and temperatures will continue to stay above the

panel on climate change, the ip cc from a hotel room to be one of the world's great wonders, not kilimanjaro with its msn icecaps lain just just decreasing the equator at the icecap at the end of the 20th century has shrunk just a third of the area covered in 1936 in earnest hemingway wrote, but it was majestic all the same. after the meeting i joined the daily expedition to see one of the world's great displays of nature. zebras, elephants, where buffalo, warthogs, cassels, ostriches wonder among the world list entries predators, lion, leopard and cheetahs. the most striking i saw that a record since the first inning back-to-back forming a continuous flow of vertical stripes. what a day do to us and eyepiece ec colleague asked me to work i? to confuse the lions. but for the most vulnerable on the edge of the herd. they have difficulty picking out an individual zebra to attack when in a seamlessly incorporated into the larger group. in this case in a continuous straight. only later would i understand the profound lesson that nature has to offer me and my fellow claimants in the air to come.

night two weeks after he disappeared with 12-year-old alexandria bain and her 8-year-old sister kilimanjaro. investigators closed in on an area behind a small hispanic church. alexandria was spotted first and then mayes. >> officers immediately issued commands to adam mayes to show his hands. mayes pulled a semiautomatic pistol from his waistband and shot himself in the head. >> reporter: emergency responders brought the fugitive back to life twice before he died at a local hospital. the girls were suffering from exposure, dehydration and poison ivy and taken in for treatment as a precaution. the ordeal ended just three miles from mayes' home where the bodies of their mother and sister were found last saturday. mayes' wife teresa said he killed them so he could take the girls. it's believed mayes considered a close family friend of the bains thought he was their father. the fbi crossed him off the most wanted list and his mother and wife are behind bars charged with involvement in the case. >> if we determine there was any person or persons that assisted adam mayes while he was on the run a