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hunting. it was this combination of feeling awe and at the same time a little bit of horror and shame. it goes into your heart and into your mind, and it doesn t leave you. at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes. home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries, people and enemies have battled for supremacy, but now enemies are becoming allies. together they face new challenges in our rapidly changing world. you are at the mercy of the elements. this is the story of what it takes to survive on the edge of the world. the land along patagonia s eastern coast is barren. but the sea is rich with life. the andes cut through patagonia blocking moist air flowing from the pacific, creating the eighth largest desert in the world, but off the atlantic coast, a cold southern current mixes with a warmer brazilian producing the perfect conditions for marine life. on land a wild patchwork of desolate beaches, rocky outcrops and towering cliffs overlook one of the most ....
might s ancient sequoias as wildfires close in. i m standing right in front of the grizzly giant and we ve got a sprinkler system set up in front of it. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. we want to take you right now to mariposa, california as evacuations are under way as fires threaten the ancient sequoias. our nick watt has just arrived on the scene. nick, how serious is the season there, and what are they doing to protect these incredibly special trees? reporter: well, we just have heard that the fight is going in the right direction, but it is still a huge fight. the flames are within a mile or two of mariposa grove which is home to about 500 of these giant, beautiful, ancient sequoia freeze, so the way that they are trying to contain the fireworks the way they are trying to keep those trees safe, they have 360 personnel on the ground, including hot shot cruise who are digging trenches around mariposa grove, a kind of break to ....
for you on this sunday night, not only was he one of the nba s greatest players he was a civil rights i con. she changed television for millions of americans on star trek. nichelle nichols passed away at the age of 89. also, body cam in the arrest of a georgia mother just before she dies. hear from the family is now saying. you are in the cnn newsroom. tonight the loss of a legend. bill russell has died at the age of 88. the nba hall of famer passed away today. the announcement did not give the cause of death. this from nba commissioner adam silver who called russell the great oeast champion in all of team sports. former president obama writes perhaps more than anyone else bill knew what it took to win and lead. on the court he was the greatest champion in basketball history. he was a civil rights trail blazer. after his playing career russell stayed connected to the nba attending major events and continued to be a voice in the fight for civil rights. andy shoals lo ....
world s last great wilddernesses. it stretches for more than 1,000 miles all the way down to the southern most tip of south america. towering above the region by the andes dividing chile from argentina. we re headed on an epic journey up through patagonia s wild highlands. from its foothills to its volcanic plateaus, all the way up to its high ice fields. our journey begins on the grasslands of the patagonian step at 1,500 feet. here one predator reigns supreme. the puma. this big cat roams all of the americas. you might know it as a cougar, a mountain lion or even a panther. in patagonia with no bears or wolves to trouble them, pumas are the top predator, and they know it. it s early autumn in the national park. a critical time for this mama puma and her 5-month-old cubs. she s still nursing them, but winter is coming. the cubs need to fatten up if they re going to survive the brutal months ahead. mom heads out to hunt. nutritious and delicious. busted. these wild rela ....
country. crowds gathering to pay their respects to the former prime minister of japan shinzo abe. what happens feel like an incident that shook the foundations of japan s safety. the funeral and services for the prime minister will be held monday and tuesday with at attendance limited to close family and friends. i m pamela brown. you re in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. hundreds of pro-choice protesters in the streets of washington today demanding more action. a day after president biden signed an executive order to try to protect abortion rights. our brian todd has been out with the crowds, brian? pamela, an intermittent driving series of rainstorms didn t stop hundreds of protesters from gathering here in franklin square park and marching over to the white h house. a very ipassionate crowd. some were threatened if they pressed against the white house fence. some did that and actually tied themself to the white house fence briefly but we didn t witness ....