untraveled amounts of money to control the election? that will hurt us and put us back to the age where only the wealthy, and only certain individuals, have power in this country instead of one person, one vote having real substance. it will also bring about a cynicism and disillusionment among voters, and this country will suffer by that. host: right now the supreme court, along with the congress, is suffering in public approval ratings. what is the genesis of that? sen. leahy: it is suffering because some see it not as reflective as it should have. i hear from voters, how do we stand up to all of this money? how do we stand up to the and accessibility -- inaccessibili ty? how do we stand up to the fact that the supreme court makes decisions that totally ignore what congress has passed? how do we have a voice? country,t a homogenous we have all kinds of grounds -- backgrounds, where we live, what our backgrounds are racially, age, education. they are seen as not being reflective of this great melting pot, to use the older expression. r

he tests his skills on steep and untraveled terrain like this remote peak in the alps. >> so you wantsh your limits a little bit because there is always a better chance when you're up there to try things that you normally can't do every day. >> on this day, he and two other skiers are being filmed for a movie about extreme skiing. fred and the filmmaker, terry dunard, have worked out a route down the mountain using landmarks like rock outcrops. they decide on a trial run. the plan is for fred to lead the other skiers. but the filmmaker suddenly changes the plan, worried about fred's habit of taking big chances which could lead them all into disaster. >> i said to my team, okay, sorry, guys, we go up one by one. i have a sixth sense, like an alarm. i know fred for a long time. i know he's a charger. he's always want to push. >> a helicopter drops fred off on the peak. he will begin alone. >> i'm kind of focused on getting my gear ready and getting buckled up, into my boots and the last check of equipment. >> there are steep, sharp drops on either side. one mistake could send him over a

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