but not long ago i was up at a place called chimney rock in southwest colorado. and it's over 8,000 feet. and you are up at the southern end ftd rocky mountains and there is this scarp of rock that rises up probably about a thousand feet out of a valley floor and right at the tip of this scarp there are two twin towers of rock. if you get to a certain place on top of this very narrow butte, you can see between these twin towers and there happens to be a great house built between these two towers and every 18.6 years when the moon goes into its northernmost point on the horizon, it rises between those two towers. i was there at the beginning of the last 18.6 year cycle and we stood up there, probably 20 of us, researchers, forest service people, all gathered at the same spot with cameras and huddled -- it was late december at 8,000 feet and we were all watching this gap. and somebody had done very intricate work to figure out exactly where you need to stand to see the light at exactly the right time. and as we were all gathered up there, i remember this older arch

seeing a bear up close in southwest colorado is nothing out of the ordinary. days communities in the rocky mountains are experiencing more contact with bears than ever before. to find out why, researchers from colorado's parks and wildlife service were in the middle of a five-year study to track the animals. our correspondent paul adams got the lucky assignment to go out with them. >> it's a part of the world where man and nature have always been in close proximity, durango, deep in the rocky mountains. in the summer, this place is teaming with bears. but as winter gives way to spring, most are still in their denies. we join a team of researchers out looking for a female known simply as bear 57, wearing a tracking collar and helping to nswer a host of questions. miss johnson is the team leader prment. >> one of the big ones is what does human population have -- human development, how is it influencing our bears and how does it relate to the numbers we're seeing? >> the receiver picks up a signal. bear 57 is nearby. >> a loud signal coming this way. >> it's an i

colorado. >> reporter: heading towards summer, fire dangers will be highest in parts of california, the southwest and florida. fire fighters hope they'll have more time to get ready. clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you. >>> overseas this evening to the intensifying threat from north korea. the new leader kim jong un and his unexpectedly quick advance have the u.s. on heightened alert. last night we reported on two more short-range missiles. the pentagon is adding to intercepters already in place along the west coast. they are deploying 14 new intercepters in alaska. they are designed to detect a north korean launch with satellites and radars. they would be fired off. i want to bring in martha raddatz tonight. you reported that this system as a whole has had mixed results. >> it has, david. the pentagon says they have confidence in the system, but these ground-based intercepters have a spotty record. in december 2010 after a failed test, the testing was suspended. but in january of this year, there was a successful intercept. >> you and i were talking about the bigger picture, whe

southwest. >> 91 in phoenix. 82 in colorado springs. 60s in the northern rockies. 34 in minneapolis. 48 here innow," not that i know what it is. that's because my co-workers have been keeping the details of this last show of mine under wraps. >> that's right. rest assured our good old friend rob involves an open bar. >> thank you. >> we are just now getting this party started. that's coming up next! go on, rob, go on to your open bar. belly up to your bar. >> baby! >> yes! >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by hotwire.com. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep, and lunesta eszopiclone can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. do not take lunesta if you are allergic to anything in it. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it the next day have been reported. lunesta should not be taken together with alcohol. abnormal behaviors may include aggressive

chuck schumer, new york, michael bennett, colorado, john mccain, lindsey graham, we're talking about the south and the southwestng back to nia-malika, that's where you see the argument. and harry reid is from nevada which has a very large latino population. so they wanted the players most engaged to be doing legislation. we haven't spoken about the house. even if they get a senate deal -- >> back from immigration to guns, anything that's being discussed right now when you switch to the house, you hear wonk, wonk. a lot tougher. you know and anticipate a no, right? >> they don't have a filibuster in the house. they would be able to get to it a vote. the democrats would vote for it. if they could get enough republican votes, they could get it done there, too. >> there are enough republicans in those states who see this in their benefit to vote for it. >> thank you both. greatly appreciate it. attorneys for oscar pistorius want to change the conditions. >>> we'll get the first read on how the budget momentum could bleed over and stall everything from guns to immigration. i had enough of feeling embarrassed about m

parts of colorado and nebraska and kansas by tonight and tomorrow that pulls out across iowa, get ready big snow storm on tap. out across the west just that sunshine across areas of the southwestyou, clayton. i hope have you cleaned your face. >> he is working on it get to your headlines right now and tell you what else is happening at this hour. $25,000 reward is being offered for information about a missing north carolina soldier. 23-year-old private first class kelly bordeaux disappeared after leaving a bar near fort brag. a man who worked at the bar told police he drove her home. she has not been seen or heard from since. do you believe a syrian national with 9/11 hijackers living free in new jersey likely will not be ever dehe ported or prosecuted. fox news has learned that he received a political asylum for a third time last november. the reason, a series of bureaucratic slip ups and there is much more to this story. tune in when catherine herridge hosts a special fox news investigation. he is here to stay in the u.s.a. that's tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. sometimes use this as an excuse. for a british woman it's a reality. she is allergic to exercise. finally i know my pr