we've trekked in patagonia and those are the kinds of places that inspired him. >> tom taplin was 61 years old and had been running his own film company since 1981. >> and stay with abc news for the latest on the earthquake in nepal. live team coverage is coming up on "good morning america." >>> and here at home mother nature is unleashing her fury in the form of severe weather across much of texas and the south. >> that's right. there are reports of several tornadoes touching down overnight in the dallas/ft. worth area. >> this kardashian was caught on video by storm chasers. elsewhere, other areas got large hail, some of it the size of baseballs driven by damaging winds and flash floods. >> the latest weather radar imagery is putting the storms into stark perspective and that storm moves along the gulf coast from houston to mobile, alabama. >> the bulk of that system is stretching across 750 miles from southwestern texas into central arkansas. >>> russian hackers may have penetrated deeper into president obama's files than we knew. abc news has learned that last october, hackers no

. >> among those kills, giorgio armani prive, dan fredinburg and tom taplin. >> and girawong. >> we kick off our coverage with abc's alex marquardt in kathmandu. >> major aftershocks rocking nepal. this bbc reporter describing the scene. >> and the earth is really moving. everyone is running through the streets. >> reporter: teams now digging furiously through the rubble for anyone who may still be alive. rescuers pulling this man through the window of a collapsed building. as bystanders applauded. this young girl also pulled to safety. >> most are from head injuries. >> abigail hunter sister of an abc news producer was in a shop when hit. >> the building collapsed so we moved quickly and if we didn't we would probably be in that pile of rubble. >> reporter: tent industries springing up people too afraid to go indoors. many who can trying desperately to get out, endless lines snaking around the airport. the fear here not subsiding as the death toll grows. and the u.s. announcing it is sending an advanced search and rescue team along with specialized equipment and a helicopter to help wit

we worked really hard. >> mazur says taplin was worried about leaving the safety of base camp. >> everything started shaking. you know, the mountain was falling down all around us. we got a radio call from base camp, our staff that said base camp had been wiped out and we couldn't find our friend. like an hour later, they found his body. >> reporter: he was one of at least 18 killed at base camp. many others were injured. but most survived. thanks in part to the extraordinary efforts of this swiss pilot. bad weather had grounded every other rescue helicopter in the area. rush was on his own, transporting victims to an aid station miles and mountains away. >> how many times did you go back and forth? >> 39, 40 times back and forth. >> he shuttled the seriously injured to safety, all 73 of them. base camp is slowly emptying out. there will be no climbing season this year. >> if the mountain doesn't want you to be here, you shouldn't be here. you have to respect it. >> reporter: most at base camp now want to walk down out of respect for the mountain and those who died here. richard engel, nbc n

tom taplin, also from california. >> you see this? you can go. >> reporter: the documentary filmmaker was working on a project called base camp. interviewing climbers who stay on the mountain. meanwhile, help is on the way. an emergency task force from virginia should arrive in nepal tonight to provide aid. search and rescue teams from california are expected tomorrow. a private memorial is getting under way for fredinburg within the half hour in san francisco. a fund-raiser in his memory will help two nepal orphanages. >> alyssa thank you. >>> bay area tech giants have been quick to step up in the wake of the disaster. google's person finder aim to help people check on the status of their loved ones and apple is making it easy for itunes users to donate to the american red cross. >> the red cross has set up a website with a status update. you type in the person's name and it says missing or i am alive if they have checked in since the disaster. we posted a link on our website. >>> if you'd like to help the victims in nepal, we have a

tom taplin's wife said he died doing what he loved. he was making a documentary about the base camp when the of large hit. the documentary was a fulfillment of a year's long dream. one of the last texts taplin sent his wife read, quote, it's one of the most beautiful places i've ever seen. >>> one question many are asking this morning how can i help? many organizations are donating -- collecting donations for victims of the earthquake. all you have to do, as we mentioned, head to nbcbayarea.com for a list of organizations now collecting money. >>> as kris highlighted just a couple minutes ago the crisis in nepal is unfolding still by the minute. you can get all of your updates on our website and please follow us on facebook and twitter as we update those venues as well. >>> shock and disbelief this morning in the east bay after 9-year-old boy is stabbed to death. the question on everyone's mind is why. >> yes. "today in the bay's" bob ridell is joining us live. police, bob, have made an arrest at this point but so many questions still

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confirmed a 28-year-old medic from new jersey was among the bodies recovered and 61-year-old film taplin. he was there shooting a video. his widow saying the phone call she she. >> blown from the camp as i understand it. >> reporter: helicopters reached the mountain today but teams had to battle rough wetle. >> we heard some fresh tremors of the earth. big polices of ice came down. it didn't seem so good. the weather doesn't seem to be getting any better here. >> reporter: mount everest won't stop shaking. owerful aftershocks continued to battle throughout the day, violent enough to be hurtling toward base camps threatening to cut off escape routes down and 100 or more hikers remain trapped on the higher mountains. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> coming up on "cbs this morning," the latest on the rescue operation on top of the world. >>> hail and flood-producing rain. the system is moving east this morning. a tornado watch is posted in southeast texas. and the threat of severe weather extends along the western and central gulf coast. at least 11 tornados were reported south of dall

marissa eve girawong was a physician's assistant from new jersey, and filmmaker tom taplin, also from california was making a documentary. kent stewart from alabama escaped alive. he's now safely back in kathmandu. in 2013, he tried and failed to climb everest, so on saturday he was preparing for a second ascent when the ground started to shake. >> we just ran out of the dining tent and looked around at all the mountains and saw avalanches coming from everywhere. >> reporter: luckily, though stewart's tent in the lower part of the base camp wasn't hit. >> almost immediately they started bringing patients to our camp because we were the only camp that had tents that hadn't been destroyed. the medical facility at base camp was leveled. >> reporter: over the past 48 hours, a daring airlift has rescued more than 100 climbers stranded high up on the mountain, two at a time, because at this altitude that's all the choppers can carry. and from the devastated ruin of everest base camp, the helicopters have been ferrying away both the wounded and the dead. in spite of that huge rescue effort,

. >> reporter: tom taplin, a film maker also from california told his wife his journey would be safe. >> other than high altitude and cold weather, an earthquake was unfathomable to me. >> reporter: a four american climber vin tranning tronning was already killed. what began as the journey of a lifetime became an unforgettable nightmare. >> what does it feel like to be here right now? >> i feel lucky, blessed and thankful. >> that report from miguel almaguer part of our team on the ground in nepal. >>> we know many of you may want to help and where you can dough note. we've put that information on our website. >>> the long awaited trierl for the 2012 colorado theater mass kerr began today. what became known as one of the worst mass shootings in our nation's history. the defense is arguing that james holmes is not guilty of murdering 12 people by reason of insanity. nbc's jacob rascon reports. >> 13 miles from where we sit right now 400 people filed into a box-like theater to be entertained. and one person came there to slaughter them. >> reporter: the tragedy in aurora relived in excr

tom taplin, a 61-year-old filmmaker from california. and 33-year-old google executive dan fredinberg -- here on facebook -- posting video of himself training for the trek. documenting his journey on social media -- pictures from inside his tent, and navigating the glaciers. david tonight, there are scores of climbers including americans still trying to make their way off the mountain. those helicopters will be back in the skies tomorrow. david. >> terry, thank you. they are not giving up hope tonight in the search of survivors. you are about to see one of those rescues and they also come amidst images of anguish. and a temple there and tonight, nothing but runl remaining. the rescues still playing out. and alex mar quarterquardt is on the ground. >> reporter: he was buried for two days but when they move his arm, he responds. he is still alive. rescues across this battered nation. we saw crews working tirelessly knowing that time is running out. this rescue team from india is digging down into a collapsed fast food restaurant. they thin

tom taplin's wife said her husband died doing what he loved. he was making a documentary about the mt. everest base camp when the avalanche hit. the documentary was a fulfillment of a year's long dream. one of the last texts he said, it's one of the most beautiful places i've ever seen. >>> one question many are asking this morning, how can i help? many organizations are collecting donations for victim of this earthquake. go to nbcbayarea.com for a list of organizations now collecting money. >>> just a wonder thing to see all of the groups trying to pitch in at this point, providing time and energy and money to those suffering right now in nepal. that crisis is unfolding by the minute. you can get updates all the time on our website and you can also follow our facebook and twitter pages which we are updating very frequently. >>> happening today, a vigil ahead of what same-sex supporters believe is an important hearing on its future. u.s. supreme court justices tomorrow will hear arguments about the right of same-sex couples to marry in kour sta

and 61-year-old filmmaker tom taplin they were shooting a documentary. his widdeau cory freyer said she got the attorney call she feared most from tom's mountain guide. >> just right off the camp they found his body quite a ways from camp as i understand it. >> reporter: rescue helicopters reached the mountain today but teams have had to battle against rough weather to evacuate badly wounded survivors. >> we just felt some fresh tremors here. big pieces of ice came down from this glacier today and it didn't seem so good. it seemed a little scary. the weather doesn't seem to be getting any better here. >> reporter: mount everest won't shop shaking. powerful aftershocks continue to batter the mountain throughout the day. british expedition leader captain tim bradshaw said some felt as strong as the big one. >> we had an aftershock or follow on quake, very serious one like the one we experienced yesterday. again fairly violent. >> reporter: violent enough to trigger fresh avalanches hurtling toward base camps and threatening to cut off escape routes down. a

google executive dan fredinburg film make ter tom taplin. >> he loved going to extreme landscapes. we went to antarctica together. we trekked in patagonia. and those are the kinds of places that inspired him. >> reporter: and dr. marisa eve girawong. this evert base camp was demolished by the avalanche. teams of climbers and guides marooned on the slopes. >> we have to get down. >> reporter: relief supplies are now pouring into devastated nepal and the race is on to keep the death toll at more than 2400 from soaring higher. the capital of kathmandu is a waistland of death and destruction. time is the enemy as rescuers dig for survivors in the rubble. they snatched this man from a collapsed building and found this young girl still alive. this woman was in a shop when the quake struck. >> the building on top of it completely collapsed. if we hadn't moved ickly, we would probably also be in the pile of rubble. >> reporter: hospitals are swarmed. there were major aftershocks on sunday. >> as you can see, everyone's running through the streets. >> reporter: authorities warn the worst da

include google executive dan fredinburg, also a stanford and cal alum, santa monica filmmaker tom taplin. all of the victims were at base camps on mt. everest when that earthquake and avalanche hit. this video captured those horrifying moments. >>> drones may be able to help search efforts in nepal. this is a bird's-eye view of the devastation. the district chief says that view helps rescuers find victims faster with less risk. >> to look at the types of collapses, to look at the roads to see if they're accessible where we can bring people in, i mean, these are all really critical things we can do. >> the chief says drone pilots must be part of the rescue team and be aware of helicopter operations to avoid a collision. the district has a drone but it's still waiting on permission from the faa to use it for fire or rescue operations. >>> we have extensive coverage of the earthquake in nepal on our website nbcbayarea.com. we have posted information about how to help the victims on our home page if you're looking to reach out. >>> already a busy news morning out there. >> i would say. a lot

reporter: among at least 1 killed on he ever rest, those three americans californian filmmaker tom taplin wanted to share this place through his camera. >> he loved going to extreme landscapes. he loved -- we went to antarctica together, trekked in patagonia and those are the kinds of places that inspired him. >> reporter: google executive dan fredinburg there to build a virtual tour to help the world see this great mountain. and from new jersey, base camp doctor marisa eve girawong. so many come here to marvel at and to conquer the world's highest mountain. tragically for so many, it has conquered them. hamish macdonald, abc news, london. >> and in the midst of tragedy, we are hearing some amazing stories of survival. chicago mother loretta land says her 52-year-old son andy was climbing mt. he ever rest was climbing when the quake and avalanche struck. she's relieved but still worried about how they'll get down from where they're currently stranded. >> my concern is getting down the avalanches and the rock slides. and they have indicated several times that the structure of the mountain

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their family says they were very passionate and died doing exactly what they loved. 61-year-old tom taplin on the left of your screen lived in santa monica california and just wrapped up a documentary about the mt. everest base camp where the avalanche hit. his wife told me he was a passionate photographer, filmmaker, and mountaineer. >> he was a larger than life individual. people just gravitated to him. a lot of friends because he was just so much fun and such an inspiration to be around. >> we've heard similar words about 28-year-old marissa who died at the base camp as well. she was a camp doctor with the seattle-based mountaineering company. they say she was an avid mountain climber who had been working in the everest area for more than a year. and then a rising star at google was a privacy director for the company's google x team and formed a google adventure team which mapped extreme views. friends and co-workers say he always lived life to the fullest. >> dan was a wild man, you know in the best sense of the word. he's someone who would always go full tilt on whatever it was, the k

film maker taplin. and gool executive have died.re is fears the death toll could top 10,000. >>> arguments on gay marriage are set to begin. >> doug luzader is live with more. >> good morning. the court is going to consider a couple of questions here. first of all, are states required to offer same sex marriage to all comers. the secondary question if states do not recognize same sex marriage are they required to recognize marriages that were performed in another state. the court will hear arguments on both of those kinds of aspects of this. proponents of same sex marriage argue where state's voters have voted to ban same sex marriage that should not trump the rights of same sex couples. >> the supreme court has said over and over that state or federal government cannot use the democratic process to write inquality into the law. >> as is so often the case all eyes are on justice anthony kennedy, who may offer the swing vote on this. he authored the opinion two years ago that struck down the defense of marriage act. but opponents of

filmmaker tom taplin and camp dr. marisa girawong also died. if you want to help the victims the people in nepal, you can donate through organizations like the red cross or even world vision. we posted donation information on the nbc washington app. more than 3,000 people were >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. we're waiting for vice president joe biden to begin swearing in our new attorney general. loretta lynch will be the woman for the job. the senate approved lynch last week. lynch won the confirmation with a 56-43 vote. eric holder stepped down on friday. we'll keep an eye on that for you. >>> the clinton foundation said it made some mistakes in how it disclosed its donors. the foundation is under fire after a new book sparked questions about whether its donors sought influence with hillary clinton while she was secretary of state. the charity says it accidentally lumped in government grants with other donations. critics say the book lacks hard evidence but the author says it lays out a pattern. the book is due on shelves on may 5. >

friedenburg, a google engineer based in california was on a three-week expedition to everest, also tom taplin from california died on the mountain while filming a documentary. ian williams joins us now from kathmandu. ian, what can you tell us you saw today regarding this rescue attempt that continues there? >> hi tamron. well, the attention now is beginning to turn to what's happened outside kathmandu, and today i went out of the capital here to take a look at a town on the rim of the kathmandu valley. and what we found there was devastating. the town has been very very hard hit, particularly the old part of the town where narrow alley ways and streets have collapsed. perhaps a quarter of the buildings completely. few of the buildings have been untouched. there were rescue workers there still going through the debris by hand. down below the village, a large area has been turned into a cremation site littered with funeral pyres, as they burned the dead. a small hospital there was overcrowded, overwhelmed, they said, they've had hundreds of injured coming through, trying to send the more serio

reporter: among those 18 killed on the world's highest mountain, vinh truong, marisa girawong, and tom taplinfilmmaker from california also pictured on facebook. >> he was blown away by the blast, other than being buried in any rubble. >> and google executive dan fredinburg. the u.s. pledged $10 million in aid to nepal. supplies and rescue teams are arriving from as far away as virginia. marcy gonzalez, abc news new york. >>> a bit of relief for a sacramento area family and churchill called to let his family know he was okay. this is video he sentxd back to his wife. churchill told his wife that it's cold and little food to go around. the aftershocks terrifying. >> he said that he just watched, you know two buildings collapse and people were jumping out of windows. just, you know to get to the open for safety. >> churchill was in nepal to photograph a friend's wedding. the celebration didn't happen, but he took pictures of the couple with rubble. stay tuned to abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the disaster in nepal. sergio quintana will have more on the americans killed in the quake and w

. >> and filmmaker tom taplin was making a documentary that was nearly wiped out by the avalanche.ort. good morning. >> good morning. they're reuniting at base camp this morning. many were stranded at higher elevations when the avalanche barreled through on saturday and now rescue helicopters are pulling climbers from the mountain making stops on the way down. saturday's massive avalanche took the hikers' station at everest basep cam by surprise. some dove for cover from falling snow, ice, and rocks. eight colorado climbers were stranded including ryan waters of boulder. the professional mountain guide called his partner back home to tell him he was okay. >> he was okay and very lucky in the sense that where their base camp tents were positioned was outside of the major debris and avalanche zone so his first priority was making sure his team was safe. >> reporter: spring is everest's spring climbing season. they wait for sherpa guides to determine when the weather is just right to scale the summit. from base camp they ascend to four intermediate camps where they wait and adjust. al

marisa eve girawong, a physicians assistant from new jersey, and tom taplin a filmmaker working on an everest documentary. his wife said he died in the shock wave of the avalanche. >> he loved life he loved to travel and he loved adventures and he loved the mountains so those are the things that i -- that come to mind at least right now. >> reporter: here's where the deadly avalanche roared through everest base camp. but thousands of feet above at camps 1 and 2, about 1150 climbers are stranded their route down blocked by tons of unstable rock and ice. carston peterson was heading to base camp when the avalanche struck. >> just got down ten minutes before the avalanche. had we been ten minutes slower we would have been thrown into the rocks somewhere. >> reporter: today a helicopter rescue mission is in full swing, but the high altitude means they can only load two climbers at a time. these, looking cold and shaken were among the first to be brought safely down this morning. for now, the weather is good but rescuers fear it's not going to stay that way. and those aftershocks just keep

marisa eve girawong a 28-year-old physicians assistant from new jersey and tom taplin shooting a documentaryn everest. the government is still deciding whether it will close the mountain. unbelievably according to one expedition doctor there are five teams still waiting for permission to summit mt. every mt. everest. >>> ahead, we'll speak with colorado climber jim davidson still on the mountain. he'll describe the horrors and the difficult rescue efforts. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." >>> early in 30 mm people from texas to georgia could be hit today by fear weather. they are in the path of a system that threatens to bring thunderstorms, hail and strong winds. 70-mile-per-hour winds knocked trains right off a bridge near new orleans yesterday. the cars fell 100 feet but luckily nobody was hurt. meanwhile, parts of texas had a second is day of flooding around maypearl. >>> nfl commissioner roger goodell one-on-one with charlie and answers the critics. >> we're doing what our fans expect. >> and gaining the trust back? >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by kay jewelers

marisa girawong a 28-year-old physician's assistant from new jersey and top taplin a 61-year-old filmmakerocumentary on everest. >> reporter: the government is still deciding whether it will close the mountain. according to one expedition doctor there are five teams still waiting for permission to summit mount everest. >> seth doane in kathmandu, thanks. ahead, we'll speak more with colorado climber jim davidson who is still on the mountain. he'll describe the horror of being surrounded by of a lafrpes and the difficult rescue effort still under way. that's ahead on "cbs this morning". >>> we have breaking news from space where a russian cargo ship headed for the space station is out of control. video from an onboard camera this morning shows the capsule spinning. russian controllers are unable to contact it. the unmanned spacecraft was launched overnight. two of its antennas did not open properly. today's scheduled docking at the space station is postponed until at least thursday. >>> nearly 30 million people from texas to georgia could be hit today by severe weather. they're in the path

marisa eve girawong working on the mountain and tom taplin a 61-year-old hiker and filmmaker from california. also among the dead google executive dan fredinburg. his sister writing on instagram, "dan suffered from a major head injury and didn't make it. we appreciate all of the love that has been sent our way." for "good morning america," terry moran, abc news new delhi, india. >> joining us now from the mt. everest base camp is nick chinski on the mountain with his team when the earthquake and the avalanche hit. nick it is so good to see you this morning. how are you? how is the team and others do you have enough food and supplies? >> we're doing really well up here. we were very fortunate when the avalanche struck. we got hit by just the edge of it, so it was terrifying. it was -- when you looked up and you saw this thing coming at you it was like out of a hollywood movie. it was huge. this huge wave of snow. and we just hunkered into our tents and starting praying and lived through it. >> do you feel the earthquake first or just since the avalanche? >> you know we felt the earthquake fir

top taplin from california also from california died while filming a documentary. his wife says this was never supposed to be a dangerous expedition. >> an earthquake was unfathomable to me. it's so shocking. >> they're bringing him down now. >> reporter: saturday's earthquake comes a year after an avalanche claimed the lives of 16 nepalese sherpas, ending the the climbing season: since then new paths have been put in. dozens of injured climbers have returned to kathmandu, an all too familiar scene of horror and terror on the world's tallest mountain. >> miguel almaguer getting us started. we will have much more from this devastating scene throughout today's "rundown." >>> now to baltimore where thousands are expected to attend the funeral for 25-year-old freddie gray who suffered a spinal injury while in police custody. over the weekend, a week of peaceful protests came to an end when a small group of what baltimore police call outside agitators smashed cars and clashed with police. some residents tried to get in between police and demonstrators in an effort to di

a camp doctor tom taplin a filmmaker from colorado and dan fredinburg a google executive whose duff waseathple many foreign tourists as well as local people are missing. >> if you're on the side of a mountain or if you're at the bottom of the valley where are you supposed to go? >> no and the dense population has contributed to this aftermath. awful. our hearts and prayers go out to the rescue team. >> donald trump is on hold. he's going to weigh in. first things first h to tell us what's happening in the news. >>> developing this morning, a search off the coast of alabama continues today after a violent storm capsized several sail boats during a regatta. two people have been found dead and five more are still missing. more than 100 boats were participating in the regatta when the storm hit on saturday. so far more than 40 people had to be rescued. >>> the funeral services are being held for freddie gray. the white house announcing it is sending a white house representative the head of my brother's keeper. that's the task force that the president set up for young black men. he was handcuffe

dan fredinburg worked for google from california and tom taplin also from california who was filmingl. >> well, the earthquake was the first day of our stay in kathmandu. we i fariha slept in her he tell lobby close to the door. >> it's probably the lobby or we're thinking of being in the open space right here. >> nepalese and medical officials tell us they have no real idea how many have died or how big of a disaster this could turn out to be. >> so the relief and rescue efforts are right now are desperatecembersperately on the way. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," why closing the gender gap could be the key to saving social security. how women in the workplace can help counter a trillion dollar crisis. >>> plus as the civil war rages on some syrians are arming themselves not with weapons but cameras. >> a first-hand look at a few journal uss who are still reporting from the war zone. >> and a report over the weekend that assad may be losing his grip control of power in syria and it may just be a matter of time. we'll talk about that the do. >> let's go to bill karins for a check o

top taplin, and dan fredinburg are among the dead there. >>> a teacher being hailed as a hero for what in washington state. police say a 16-year-old student fired off two shots inside her high school in lacy washington. social studies teacher, immediately jumped into action knocking that shooter to the ground. >> i kind of liked she ran towards it. when we all ran away he was leading the other two men to run towards him. he did save lautd of people possibly me or my friends. >> police believe that that student may have been attempting a so-called suicide by cop. he now faces several weapons charges. >>> and the murder of an indiana university student, hannah wilson may help in the cold case of another missing college coed coed. wilson's friends say they sent her home in a cab alone. her body was found in a vacant lot several hours later. officers arrested a suspect after finding cell phone at the scene and blood in his car. police say that wilson's case is eerily similar to that of another student, she went missing from the same area. she was at the same bar that night in 2011. she was

tom taplin also from california died on the mountain while filming a documentary. his wife says this was never supposed to be a dangerous expedition. >> an earthquake was unfathomable to me. just so shocking. >> bringing him down now. >> reporter: saturday's earthquake a year after an avalanche claimed the lives of 16 sherpas and ss and ending the climbing season. a new route has been mutt in place by local authorityings, avoiding areas that have a high risk of avalanche. dozens of injured climbers returned here to kathmandu, all too familiar scene of horror and terror on the worldest tallest mountain. >> thank you so much. garrett was one of the climbers on mt. everest during that avalanche, joining us by phone. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> first and foremost we like to say how sorry we are to hear about your base campp doctor, marisa eve girawong. she lost her life. highway are you guys doing? >> the climbers are doing okay. we came down from camp, the last two nights, that's when the earthquake occurred. avalanche all over the mountain. today we desc

tom taplin also from california also died on the mountain while filming a documentary. his wife said this was never supposed to be a dangerous expedition. >> an earthquake was unfathomable to me. it's just so shocking. >> reporter: saturday's earthquake comes just a year after an avalanche claimed the lives of 16 nepalese sherpas ending the 2014 climbing season. since then a new route has been put in place by local authorities avoiding areas that have a high risk of avalanche. dozens of injured climbers have returned here to kathmandu, an all too familiar scene of horror and terror on the world's tallest mountain. >> miguel almaguer thank you so much. garett madison was on the mountain during that avalanche. he's joining us by phone. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> first and foremost we'd like to say how sorry we are to hear about your base camp doctor marisa eve girawong. how are you doing today. >> today the climbers are okay. we've come down from the camp where we've been two nights since the avalanche occurred. today we descended and will evacuate base camp