american military officers the highest honor that they give to non-russian citizens. they earned the russian order of friendship. you can see it right there on major patrick kuhn and steve smith. it s a star with a wreath and a globe. has a stripy ribbon. that s one way, that s a really hard way to get the highest honor that the nation of russia affords to non-russian citizens. you can rescue seven russian sailors stuck under water with no way out other than by your help while their oxygen supplies are running out. that s one way to do it. here s another way. this is russian president vladimir putin on the right standing next to a man who is the ceo of exxonmobil. this was taken august 30th, 2011. on that day, a giant russian oil company called rosneft signed a contract with exxon that would allow the two companies to drill the arctic together as well as
quickly, we would probably also be in that pile of rubble. the streets of kathmandu are virtually impassable at this point. the streets are piled with rubble, bodies and shell shocked victims too afraid to go indoors. incredible images. on mt. everest a deadly disaster is playing out on the slopes during the peak of climbing season, that earthquake triggered a massive avalanche that killed more than a dozen tourists. and hundreds more are still stranded. abc s hamish mcdonald has the latest. at everest base camp, jost kobusch does not know what is about to hit him. he and his team react not a moment too soon. within ten seconds, this avalanche is on top of them. this is the scene at everest base camp where hikers are rushing in to treat the injured. helicopters are flying in, and look at what s left of the place. tents, clothing, oxygen supplies, scattered across the mountain. there was a massive aftershock this afternoon that
it s like a little capsule, like a sheet kind of a thing that will protect it so when the capsule comes in, smoother on the way down. every time you ll feel the bumps, and it s going to put pressure other than this. this is a look what the capsule looks like. this thing is only 21 inches around. they re calling it the phoenix, and they re going to put oxygen supplies and communication equipment with that, to give you an idea. it s going to take them probably expecting maybe an hour each. probably take anywhere between 24 and 36 hours to get all of these guys out. and that is after they get that seal in there. i want to walk and put it in perspective, give people and idea of how small this is. now, a lot of those miners lost weights since being down there. haven t been eating very much. about 20 pounds. that s a good thing. look at this. this is it. can you see it? this is all the bigger this is. i m not a small girl. 24 inches or so. really tight quarters, and it s a long ride
they re asking the patients to arrange for their own oxygen supplies. that s how bad the situation is right now. reporter: the most basic of needs unmet by a government many feel has abandoned them. when the cases started rising up, i thought the government had a plan. but turns out they didn t. reporter: there s no dignity in death here. this woman bringing her dead husband home in a rickshaw. there was no ambulance to bring him home from the hospital. with that u.s. travel ban on incoming flights from india set to take effect in just hours, indian-americans are watching in horror, helpless. it s just impossible to describe what it feels like, seeing my parents on facetime and seeing my dad lying on a bed and i can t go home. really horrifying images. and thinking about all the families here in america, thinking about their own loved ones back in india, of course. and james back with us tonight. james, we know the u.s. is now sending aid, supplies to make vaccines and you re
steve: talking to the folks at home. folks at home thank you very much for joining us on this friday. we re going to start this hour with a fox news alert. a former thai navy seal died trying to save the boys trapped in a cave for two weeks in thailand. brian: rescuers now in a race against time. and the looming threat of severe weather looms. abby: todd piro joins us right now with the very latest. horrible news we have been following for a while. rescuers losing one of their own while trying to save 12 young boys. losing air after delivering oxygen supplies to them deep inside the cave. former navy seal dave serious explaining the effort that proved deadly. prestage canisters of oxygen or air and get the kids out on a fixed line or if they need to dive fixed