she plays abby weelin on "scandal" every thursday night here on abc.heers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome. you almost tripped and meanwhile lady gaga came in here in 3 foot heels and had no problem. >> yeah. >> jimmy: we'll have to get you a pedi-cab. is this your first time here? >> this is my first time in austin. >> jimmy: where are you from? >> i'm from dutch harbor, alaska. >> jimmy: wow. >> i was born on a small island called kodiak. it a small fishing village kind of at the base of alaska. when i was in second grade, we moved to dutch harbor, which is an even smaller fishing harbor out on the baring sea near russia. >> jimmy: they're laughing because of sarah palin but it is near russia, right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: i know alaska's cold but that's in the really, really cold part of alaska, right? >> well, no. the main characteristic of the islands is the wind. the average wind storm is 120 miles an hour. >> jimmy: no, it is not! >> yes. >> jimmy: that's what it was here yesterday. >> was it? >> jimmy: 120 miles an hour. >> so any given year some r