Trouble and just had to bail out before his plane crashed and burned. Wasnt hurt a bit. I may have a couple bruises on my shins. What hes saying this morning about his brush with death. Good morning, everybody. Also coming up this morning, drivers around kansas city are breathing a lot easier this morning. Police say they have in custody, the highway sniper who has been terrorizing drivers. There he is. Now, were going to hear from the mans family. Were there any signs here . Were going to gio benitez live in kansas city, later in the show. Also ahead, on a lighter note, the royal family wowing crowds down under. Prince william and kate are in brisbane where thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the famous couple. Plus, theyre calling her cockpit kate this morning. The duchess getting behind the controls of a fighter jet. Ill bet she even did it in heels. Shes wearing a fancy dress. Really wowing the crowd down there. Were going to begin with the tragedy on top of the world
Happened just above base camp. This is what it looks like on the ground. Each tiny dot, a person. At least 12 people have been killed, all the guides known as sherpas. Standing by, one of your own. First, what were learning about the missing and the survivors. David kerley leading off. Reporter the highest point on the planet, its beautiful but forbidding and unforgiving. Today, deadly. It came out of nowhere. Reporter gavin turner heard the massive avalanche. A wall of ice and snow. He thought he would die. It was coming down, and for a few seconds, i thought, this was going to take me out. Just after 6 30 in the morning, a massive cleaving of ice and snow came down. A dozen sherpas killed. Four missing. Buried under the ice. Helicopters carried the injured down the mountain. They were probably close together near the center of the avalanche. Reporter since the first summit in 1953, sherpas have been the backbone of those climbing to the top of the world. Today, those killed setting r