she has not been that important to alaska's history.m beginning my book with the glaciers of 1879 when ecotourism started providing an alternative to saving the beauty of alaska's, protection of polar bears and the caribou herds. that started coming about against the extremes of the gold rush and copper russia's. now there was a timber and now it is oil. it has always been a group of artists and eccentrics, sometimes the federal government who said we want to save these special scenic places as heirlooms for our grandchildren. this is the story of this eclectic group i tell of the photographer and walt disney who started doing documentaries on wildlife in alaska's, joining forces with dwight eisenhower. sarah palin has famously said, "drill, baby, drill," it was dwight eisenhower who wanted to save the wildlife refuge. there is a real story about these wilderness detection pioneers environmentalists that i tell about in this book. it has unlikely heroes ranging from eisenhower to walt disney. tavis: juxtapose what you started to do a mo

and libby casey with the alaska public radio network. as native tribes and corporations approach congress and approached the white house, do they need to take different tactics? should there be a division between the corporations are looking for versus tribes to make sure the tribal voice is heard? and alaska, the corporation voice is often not very expressive and heard very loudly. >> you know, thank you for the question. the tribal organizations around the country are represented by tribal leaders. we've worked very hard in the past several years is to refine our message into one united message to congress. as we walked the halls of congress and we visit with different congressman, who want to make sure places not only united, but consistent. we want to make sure that her voice is strong and that our communities are represented by different interests in many ways. and the bipartisan support that we get in turn says indian programs and services, they can't be fragmented. so we have to be consistent and strong. corporations, the alaska n

in eastern russia his feeding grounds but on january third he unexpectedly began swimming towards alaska through bad weather and rough seas traveling at a minimum of seven kilometers an hour and researchers have been tracking this journey they say that he could be in northern. that cooper island waters by the weekend now the western pacific gray whale is the second most endangered species of large whales in the world with a maximum of one hundred and thirty left so where is this guy going all by himself joining me to discuss it is dr bruce may director of the marine mammal institute at oregon state university bruce thank you so much for joining us or would you prefer dr may to go to let me know i want like just. tell me how long you personally have been tracking this whale and you know since he decided to take this unexpected journey. well we put the tag on no my group did and elaboration with russian colleagues on the fourth of october so for about the first sixty eight days he hung around seattle an island where we tagged him and that's his feeding area but this trek across the bering

today, we celebrate alaska.e celebrate our people, our land, and our legacy, and we give thanks for the work ahead, for creating paths of opportunity for alaskans, accessing alaska is a vast resources, protecting the most vulnerable among us, and creating that transformational educational environment for our children. we relish this work and face these challenges with confidence because we are building on a firm foundation. and abolitionist one said great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks. they are the summits of the mountain ranges. the men and women of alaska who work every day to make this date great. we remain grateful for our state's constitution pioneers. these good people steered us to statehood and shaped our destiny. we also honor and remember alaskans who we have recently lost, those mountaintops of leaders, like senator ted stevens. statehood champion george rogers. we lost law enforcement officers this year. all in the cause of freedom to allow us to be here safely today. we now turn to the futu

this spring, the palins say good-bye alaska. and hello the beach.in's i [ bleep ] hate alaska. coming soon to tlc. >> jimmy: now that i would watch. we have a good show tonight. on the show, scott foley is here tonight. we have music from far east movement. we'll be right back with cameron diaz so stick around. ♪ [ bells jingling ] [ snorting ] [ gasps ] ♪ [ female announcer ] too many holiday treats? [ snorting ] ♪ take the special k challenge, with so many ways to lose up to six pounds in two weeks. what will you gain when you lose? get started at specialk.com. [ wife ] that's good. that's 3 hours. it says my freshman roommate's name is jake. she sounds nice. it says it's a self portrait. really? [ guy ] it says he's david paymer. oh, okay. yeah. [ kid ] it says you have 4 million hits. [ male announcer ] at&t feels every family should have access on the go. so we're making mobile broadband more affordable. with smartphone data plans starting at only $15 per line. at&t. rethink possible. now get the motorola bravo for only $49.99. at&t. rethink po

west alaska, home to the strong and resilient people that we are. we are alaska. we are a place of unlimited possibility. together, we set our course and together we determine our future of the 49th state, but to do so we got to understand the challenges that are ahead of us and i think we know there. they are familiar to this people. we face a federal government bent on expanding its regulatory reach at the cost of freedom and of jobs. our message to washington is clear. this country was founded on and made great by the principles of self-rule and self-determination. as ronald reagan noted, the federal government was created by the states, not the other way around. whether the federal government stays within its constitutional framework, we will honor it. where it attempts to move adversely against alaska's interests, we will block it. and where our national government exceeds its legal authority, we will fight it. alaskans are hard working, we're smart and we possess something that's in short supply in washington. it's common sense. we know best how to right our

joe miller, the republican senate candidate from alaska. morel got his 15 minutes after being endorsed by sarah palin and the tea party but miller lost the election in -- to a write-in candidate and incumbent, namely lisa murkowski. miller has been hung out to dry since then. 15 minutes of fame. best spin of the year, pat. >> larry king. i want to spend more time watching my kids play little league ball, when he didn't want to go. >> he will eleanor. >> he will be missed. he had a very -- his own style of interviewing. >> did he indeed. >> very successful. best spin, billions of dollars of corporate money is not a problem in the political process because we spend more b in that as well. best spin of the year, that healthcare reform was about healthcare. it was never about healthcare. it was about government control. >> mark. >> the best spin was that obama care would in fact save money. >> the best spin of the year, president obama's own post-mid- term spin. voters sent him a message, he says. the message according to obama was compromise w

we do find that programs that are run by american indians, alaska natives, for american indians, alaska natives or programs that target hispanics, run by hispanics, tend to produce better outcomes than programs that are not sensitive to those issues. so we use sort of a bias force paradigm. there are programs that are not run by the specific population group, but have modules that are targeted to the unique needs of that group. so they do not as well as the programs that are run by the specific population group, but they do better than programs that are general. so when we look at the outcomes of, say, a woman in a male program or a general program that doesn't have any gender specific programming, she doesn't do as well as the program that is targeted to, for women, run for women or a program that has gender-specific issues. the same thing for american indian, alaska natives, hispanics, african americans, and the same thing would be applicable to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender. the key issue is of cultural competence and that is the thing that if indeed you know you've got a d

they say it is to to the destruction in the trans alaska pipeline. in the u.s. car industry -- due to the diupti to the transatlantic a pipeline -- trans alaska pipeline. and the u.s. car industry is doing better. >> 2 million midsized cars are sold in the u.s. each year for volkswagen's competitors mostly. >> a lot are fairly rational, in terms of the features, the value that the offer. that is a good starting place, but with the volkswagen brand, with our german engineering, with the added value that that brings, we can bring some more excitement. >> passat will go on sale in august, made at the tennessee plant, but it will have fewer features and a smaller price tag. german car makers want to build their position in the luxury and high-performance segment. bmw has a big new convertible. >> premium cars are very important in this market. it is the largest prium market in the world, and i think it will remain so for the foreseeable future. some areas may be catching up, but i think there is a long way to go. >> if the u.s. continues to do well, daimler and bmw

what is different between the gulf and alaska? >> the difference between the gulf and alaska, 5000 -- a >> that i know and i appreciate your answer. i appreciate your answer. as they reach a report from your position on arctic drilling with the president is we have stepped forward with caution. we have to make sure it can't be done to rapidly et cetera et cetera. but it's 150 versus 200 some odd feet -- 18,000 feet. and i worried about this country. we're going to spend about $400 again to buy our oil. in this commission are all against the development of offshore drilling. and i'm sure, by the way. some of the commission against opening in animal order. we are facing bankruptcy because we have not been able to develop our fossil fuels. and yet the commission, the majority, in fact all of them, our intent is not to a fossil fuels. and i think that's inappropriate. lastly, if i can suggest one thing, mr. chairman, we have drilled in the polls about 42,000 wells including about oil wells. and nowhere do you report in your report or

in march giffords was named as a political campaign target by conservatives -- former alaska governor sarah palin. palin's website published a target map using images of rifle scopes to identify 20 house democrats for backing the health care law. after the shootings palin removed the graphic from her website and offered her condolences on facebook. >>> because of that shooting, the republican leadership is postponing this week's planned vote on overturning president obama's health care reform bill. eric cantor says all legislation for the week is postponed so the house can focus on taking whatever action is necessary in light of the shootings. congresswoman giffords had received threats for her support of the health care bill and her office had been vandalized as well. since republicans won control of the house in november, they had made the repeal of the law a top priority. >>> the shootings will likely cast a paul over the swearing in of gavin newsom tomorrow. following his 1:00 inauguration he is to host an open house for the public at his state capitol office. >> all enemies forei

and read -- sarah palin should go back to alaska and read. that is good advice to take . the use of "blood libel," is out of ignorance. i don't think she understood the concept that is about. the reason that they made the connection, wrongly, sarah palin to the shootings is because of some of the imagery she used in her own political rhetoric. it is not unique to talk about prosser's and targets and things like that, but when you say we will resort to second and then in response -- second amendment response, but don't retreat, remote, you'll have that immediately come to mind -- don't retreat, reload, you will have that immediately come to mind. was she unfairly attacked? yes. but she has this problem of going too far, and she went to far with that stain of blood libel and made herself the victim, and she did not have to do that. >> just one point, it was sharron angle who said "second amendment remedies." >> one other point, the person who talked about being in the crosshairs is the congresswoman who was shot, and she said at the time that w

were they killed by a bolt from the high research program in alaska? these are not the views of abc news or "nightline." overenthusiastic writers aflockalypse now, nice, took a different tact feeding what hollywood has already told us this. is the core in which they signal impending global doom. >> okay, something's happened. >> reporter: and this is flash forward, the birds were the 2:17 blackout about to strike all humankind. hang on. rewind to the beebe police chief. >> quoting "2012," prophecies and things like that. >> reporter: what? well, the ancient mayan calendar runs out next year leading some to believe the world will end too. also a california pastor says it will end may 21st based on bible readings. is the great tribulation prove sized upon us? at that time there will be great pain, suffering and death for those who have chosen not to follow god. no specific mention of dead crabs in england or blackbirds in arkansas, but the date the beebe birds died, new year's, sinister and significant or perhaps wherein lies a rational explanation. new

if we could start with alabama, alaska, and american samoa. >> and they are giving me to do it -- the signal to do another state. arizona. when you guys get up, if you could push your seats in, that would help the line moved along a little, just to give my two cents. [laughter] >> arkansas. california. ok. colorado. connecticut. delaware. d.c. again, if you could please push your chair in. d.c. [laughter] >> florida. georgia. guam. hawaii. i hope. -- idaho. illinois. indiana. iowa. kansas. kentucky. >> louisiana. maine. maryland. massachusetts. michigan. minnesota. mississippi. misery. -- misery. -- missouri. montana. nebraska. >> of nevada. new hampshire. >> new jersey. new mexico. new york. north carolina. >> north dakota. no. mary on us. ohio. oklahoma. >> oregon. >> pennsylvania. pr. -- puerto rico. rhode island. south carolina. south dakota. tennessee. texas. >> i have been asked, if you could sit down after us vote, that would be helpful for the individuals trying to load. -- trying to go out and get back to their seats. -- vote and get back to their seats. utah. vermont. virgin

. >> banda de nubosidades, centro de la tormenta esta en alaska. >> para el domingo la presencia de lluviapresencia de nieve y recibiendo el año con lluvias, se extiende hasta el próximo año. >> pasela bien. >> las autoridades mexicanas dicen que la familia moreno esta sin cabeza, ahora se han ido robando bancos y comercio para pagarle. >> lista de propositos de año nuevo; si dijo dejar de fumar o bajar de peso no está solo. >> dejar el cigarrillo, es una fehca propicia para hacer los cambios. >> el cerebro se irrita se enoja si deja de fumar, y luego viene una etapa en donde se consolida. >> son estrategias para consolidar la idea. >> pedir asesoria, consultar con su medico. >> la decisión de dejar de fumar se debe mantener para todo el año, la bienvenida al nuevo año viene el período de vacaciones. >> al complejo mes como marzo. >> estimular otros estilos saludables, como caminar, aumentar el consumo de frutas, o volverá a fumar en marzo o abril igual que como en diciembre. >> lo ideal es que el entorno debe apoyar el dejar de fumar, el cambio que siempre es bueno concretar. >> llega el

>> the commission is notsking for a moratorium in alaska. recognizing that there are very important questions still ahead for us to be answered through additional research and investment in the arctic specific technology. we feel that research that has a specific time when it and focus research that will help answer questions for the private sector and public sector iseally what is required. another very important recommendation of the commission as it relates to arctic development is we are asking congress to fund the coast guard so that they are adequately prepared for god forbid an oil spill, but also search and rescue. as ice retreats and we see more and more traffic in e arctic, it is essential but the coast guard, and for that matter, the navy, at the essence necessary to be able to respond in the arctic. for us to be able to move forward with oil and gas development and in the other development, we need to be prepared as a nation. a number of studies have indicated that the coast guard does not have adequate capabilities to be able to

is there anyone in alaska with a normal, human name? [ laughter ] sunny oglesby?unny oglesby -- that sounds like a suspect from an "encyclopedia brown" book. [ laughter ] finally, singapore has a new campaign to clean up 70% of its public toilets by the year 2013. or in much grosser news, singapore has admitted that 30% of its public toilets will not be clean for three years. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight! give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hey, we have a fantastic show tonight. from the new film "gulliver's travels," a very, very funny man, jason segel is here! [ cheers and applause ] you know him, you love him. from the movie "true grit," the talented newcomer, 14-year-old hailee steinfeld is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] a lot of buzz. psyched to talk to her. our very own tech expert, my man, joshua topolsky is stopping by with a new gadget for the holiday season. [ applause ] and boy, oh, boy this whole week is going to be a little holiday music, i'm so excited, sponsored all week by pepsi max,

"sarah palin's alaska" will not be back for a second season. according to people.com.alin's show had 3 million viewers each week on tlc. something the show is an indicator that palin decided to run for president in 2012. >>> straight ahead we'll have your weather forecast. and in sports, a wild weekend of wild card games in the nfl playoffs. i have astigmatism. so my old contact lenses would sometimes move out of place and blur my vision. my eye doctor said there's great news for people with astigmatism. acuvue® oasys for astigmatism. he said it's the only lens of its kind designed to realign naturally with every blink and created with hydraclear® plus. i'm seeing more clearly, crisply, comfortably, all day long. now life doesn't have to be a blur. [ male announcer ] learn more at acuvue.com. acuvue® oasys for astigmatism. [ male announcer ] learn more at acuvue.com. t 5 , [ giggles ] hey, max. [ announcer ] you can help significantly extend your dog's healthy years. a groundbreaking 14-year study by purina... proves that puppy chow, then dog chow nutrition, fed proper

"sarah palin's alaska" has been such a big hit for tlc, i heard they are trying to get her to do anothereason. yeah. you know who doesn't want her to have a second season? elk. [ laughter ] they don't want -- that's right, tlc is trying to get sarah palin so shoot a second season of her show. in response sarah palin was like, "stop, you have me at 'shoot.'" [ laughter ] this is pretty interesting, according to a new study, e-mail use among senior citizens has increased 17% last year. or as grandkids put it, "kill me now. [ laughter and applause ] no grandma -- just press send. i know there's no send key. you don't need a send key. it's on the screen. [ laughter ] forget it." [ laughter ] you guys, we have "feliz navidad" singer jose feliciano. [ cheers and applause ] the coolest guy. my favorite. a legend. [ cheers and applause ] i stayed up all night learning the spanish part so i don't look like one of those dudes who faking it. i'm like "feliz navidad pro bono onions some peas ta da?" [ laughter ] it's pretty close. it's pretty close. [ laughter ] this is crazy, police in tennessee fo

--un dia despues, la ex-gobernadora de alaska "sarah palin" coloco en su pagina de facebook un mapa dedos poniendo en la mira una pistola sobre cada uno de los 20 distritos de los congresistas democratas que apoyaron el plan de cuidado medico, incluyendo el de "giffords." congresistas y politicos estan sumamente alarmados por el tiroteo.-- como precaucÓn, se la ha pedido a todos los miembros del congreso que reporten su paradero a las autoridades, aunque no se ordeÓ que tengan proteccin adicional.-- claudia rodas tiene reacciones de congresistas ante la balacera de esta maÑana. no solo consternados sino tambien preocupados por este hecho sin precedentes que posiblemente cambie los procedimientos que hasta ahora los politicos manejaban para comunicarse con la polacion banner en el pasado recordo q el ha sido victima de un atentado cerca del edificio desu casa.. >> la policía del capitolio ha pedido tomar las precauciones necesarias. >> el pasado marzo en tucson hubieron muchos actos bandalicos. >> la congresista fue el blanco de críticas durante la reeleccion. >> nos habla mas de la con

. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," surf's up in alaska.rs brave the cold for a wave that keeps going and going and going. you have to see this one to believe it. >>> pretty cool video. our camera from the golden gate bridge. a foggy start for fairfield. >>> good morning to you. a live look at p pavilion, the sharks celebrating a win over minnesota so we are all feeling good inside. and i'm kris sanchez. thank you for joining us this morning. rob mayeda is across our new studio with your weather forecast. >>> we've got one of our new big screens on the new set this morning, 50 degrees currently in san francisco. ice an interesting start to your sunday morning depending on where you are. you've got some thick fog in a few areas and breezy conditions across the hilltops. in san jose, there's the shark tank, 43 degrees. the wind is relatively light in san jose. still a little gusty at times across the hilltops around the east bay. right now our temperatures are ranging from 33 in fairfield where we have thick fog, visibility down to a quarter

i have been finishing a book called, "the quiet world" largely about alaska.he idea for the title came from the quiet crisis in many ways. there is a fact checker at the u.s. nation wildlife who is excellent and is one of these micro people that knows all of the history. he was checking over my chapters in my book about alaska and i told him i was coming here today to speak. he wrote me just a quick e-mail and it sums up the feeling of some many people that worked with the stewart udall in one way or another in his long and noble career. he wrote that stewart was a bride -- a great secretary of the interior, the first i got to meet in person of some many years ago. america truly lost a hero when he passed, but, gosh, he certainly did his share of pulling those heavy forms for conservation and wilderness. all around us america has changed because of stewart udall. you see the american flag can think of storage udall during andld war ii flying b-24's working as a veteran for our country. i know when he flew that he would always look down on the land of america a

they say it is to to the destruction in the trans alaska pipeline. in the u.s. car industry -- due to the disruption to the transatlantic a pipeline -- trans alaska pipeline. and the u.s. car industry is doing better. >> 2 million midsized cars are sold in the u.s. each year for volkswagen's competitors mostly. >> a lot are fairly rational, in terms of the features, the value that the offer. that is a good starting place, but with the volkswagen brand, with our german engineering, with the added value that that brings, we can bring some more excitement. >> passat will go on sale in august, made at the tennessee plant, but it will have fewer features and a smaller price tag. german car makers want to build their position in the luxury and high-performance segment. bmw has a big new convertible. >> premium cars are very important in this market. it is the largest premium market in the world, and i think it will remain so for the foreseeable future. some areas may be catching up, but i think there is a long way to go. >> if the u.s. continues to do well, daimler an

alaska, you're it this year. congratulations. >> best nonpolitical political story, chelsea clinton's wedding to whoever that guy is. best double play t. two president bushes throwing a pitch at the world series. worst lack of diversity, elena kagan was confirmed. that means the entire supreme court attended yale or harvord law school. >> they all belong to the same club. >> worst photo op. congressman charlie rangel doing the two-step at his birthday bash while ethics investigators were cueing up the "we caught you" waltz. adding his name to the list of d.c. players who wound up on the wrong side of the moral compass. >> as my mother would say, this is trashy and enough of this. >> pop culture rolled out plenty of the best and worst, some trashy, some silly, some sultry, all approved for minors. it's all coming up along with the best tech, the worst celebrity and a double rainbow. >> oh, my god, it's full on. >> all the best, all the worst, 2010. i can get a cc for just my signature? that's right, right now you

i am shelby lynne reporting from alaska. >> we talked to a woman who works for the error tv, at a professor at san francisco state, her family is in egypt still. the looting started when the police left and all army came in. she said one theory is the looters are connected to the police force. >> police are saying that the lack of security and the thugs, that are in the streets just randomly breaking into people's houses, that those people are part of the former security. that they are and fact undercover police agents. that the police are actually promoting instability, to essentially make the point, that will you guys did not want us to protect you >> turned into tomorrow's news for more updates on the crisis in egypt. >> what date today, with periods of heavy rain. but all that is a thing of the past, here's a view of the golden gate bridge. the weather is dry this evening. rainfall amounts from this weekend have been compressive over the higher elevations. to about 2 in. of rain an inch and a quarter for the north bay mountains. and the east foothills, of san jose close to an inch. anot

what is different between the gulf and alaska? >> the difference between the gulf and alaska, 5000 -- a >> that i know and i appreciate your answer. i appreciate your answer. as they reach a report from your position on arctic drilling with the president is we have stepped forward with caution. we have to make sure it can't be done to rapidly et cetera et cetera. but it's 150 versus 200 some odd feet -- 18,000 feet. and i worried about this country. we're going to spend about $400 again to buy our oil. in this commission are all against the development of offshore drilling. and i'm sure, by the way. some of the commission against opening in animal order. we are facing bankruptcy because we have not been able to develop our fossil fuels. and yet the commission, the majority, in fact all of them, our intent is not to a fossil fuels. and i think that's inappropriate. lastly, if i can suggest one thing, mr. chairman, we have drilled in the polls about 42,000 wells including about oil wells. and nowhere do you report in your report or

entertainment weekly reports that network will not do season two with the former alaska governor theson finale aired last night sarah palin's alaska averaged more than 3 million viewers a week but some shows came under fire for care boo hunting and fishing too close to bears. >>> there is a new box office champ, true grit taking the number one spot with $15 million. >>> little fockers coming in second place, season of the witch tron legacy and black swan rounding out the top five. >> this would classify as teeth chattering cold. >> i think it would. i agree elizabeth temperatures for many locations, 30s. the only location that is above 39 degrees is actually san francisco 41. cold start as we move into the afternoon still expecting chilly afternoon highs, mix of sun and clouds, rainfall moving back see the bay area tomorrow don't forget the umbrella, put it in the car just in case tomorrow, wednesday, sunshine more showers thursday, friday, saturday and sunday, we are dry but expecting more fog to come into play as we move into the weekend. my olympic photo by bob -- my pix photo by

ex-massachusetts governor rom rom mitt romney took 37%, tim pawlenty came in third, and in fourth place, ex-alaska governor sarah palin received 7%. it does show the sentiments of states most active republican voters. >> up next, feeling a lot like spring. leigh glaser coming up to tell you more about that. >> mike: we're down to the final four in the thankful -- nfl playoffs. as we look for the final two combatatatatatatatatatatatatatat >> alan: in san francisco road crews plan to close a sex of the great highway again on monday. city crews will relocate sections of the road between lincoln way, and will also trim vegetation phenomenon the -- from the immediatans. the road will be closed for one week. leigh glaser here. we're having a pretty good streak going. >> leigh: a lot of people at the peach. temperatures across the bay area, wasn't it a great day. 60s and 70s. a beautiful shot from the sutro cam. san francisco, city hall, and we are going to go with some clear skies tonight. get a little nippy in the inland valley areas, into the 30s, but we should rebound nicely again tomorrow. here's a

young male whale that has broken off from a pot of california gray whales that are migrating from alaska to mexico. he seems to be using these waters as a rest stop. >> the water is very rich and the foods that they like the e. >> the stone and runs a kayaking business, he had his own counter last week. >> he is was just lying on top of the water, he once and awhile would flow of fluid on the way bear in look at me. >> well getting on the water is probably the best way to see the well, this fisherman said that he spotted it only 30 yds from the spear.this year. >> is expected to will continue on as myself eventually. no one hears of a hurry to see him off. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> a massive earthquake hit chile, we will fight no kind of damage it caused. and one southern state a bad omen for the new year thousands of birds fell out of the sky as biologists try to unravel this mystery. >> of the rain that was here this weekend, pushing up the southern california, much nicer weather coming up this week that will have the forecast for you coming up. a mass of her could quake struck juli

. >> former alaska's governor, sarah palin has come under scrutiny since the shooting on a saturday. the controversial map that she posted on our facebook page last year. and kimberly? >> that map was controversial then and it is controversial and dell. let us take a look as we can see. it is an electoral map. and they seemed to be rifle sights on arizona and several other locations. you can see several names, carole gifford is included. and it says that it is time to take a stand. and after this weekend and the question with a violent language and images like this with on both sides have played a role in the saturday shooting. >> and pailin send an e- mail. she says i hate violence, and he wore an our children will not have peace. and if the capital was this on anybody as a side of terror to capitalize on this? and with any rhetoric. >> and pailin aide said that this did not seem to be done at sites they simply were designated congressional districts the could be electoral victoria when for the t party. >> and gifford was shot on saturday and she was trying to lead the way for tonin

>> mary in alaska with sarah palin. tom cruise, tom selleck, the "big bang" stars on our stage.ur favorite moments of the year, coming up. ♪ >> now trending, adena menzell. she is a tony winning performer and taking her broadway skills to a younger generation ♪ angels on roses >> by winning the singing contest, these kids got to perform at music city radio hall.. nger. >>> in stores now, sexy . >> >> there were so many great stories this year, happy, sad, shocking, tragic and plain old remarkable. tonight we take you through some of our favorites. >> thank you, first of all, for inviting us up, because this is spectacular. >> it is. it is. i can't wait to share all this. >> it is gorgeous. >> mary in wasilla invited into the palin home and the interview shocker that was picked up by news outlets around the world. >> are you going to run for president. >> if there's nobody else to do it, then of course i would believe we should do this. >> mary had incredible moments on our "e.t." stage, william shatner, tom selleck, kate gosselin and a secret from the "big bang theory" cast, pin

great whale spends about three months in the warm waters of baja then migrate back to alaska. >> theyre so graceful. >>> 2010 growing closer to folk in the east coast. live pictures here as folks wait for that ball to drop at the stroke of midnight. coming up, some of the other stranger item that is will be dropped at mid-night. >>> first though, let's take a peak at the final numbers of 2010 on wall street. a quiet day of trading ended with stocks up. >>> another live look at time square it is packed and people are cold. temperature here in the low 40s. you can bet there's a lot of body heat been generated by the expected 1 million people there tonight. if you're counting just about 2.5 hours to go before that famous ball drops. >>> so we all know about the ball dropping in time square. there are some other not so famous new year's drops. here are some of the odder ones, at least two cities watch a pickle come down. that's dillsburg pennsylvania and mount island indiana. in bethlehem, pennsylvania, peeps come down. this one weighs 100 pounds. in eastover, alabama a giant fleet. in ke

concerning many critics are now questioning the language used in a video posted on facebook if by former alaska gov. sarah pailin. if our internet reporter has a look at a clip. >> in the eight minute video pailin offered her condolences to the shooting victims but she also used a term that many in the jewish community if i found offensive. take a look. >> if you like a person's vision for of the country are free to debate the vision if you like the idea as if your free to propose better ideas. but, especially with the hours of a tragedy unfolding journalists and pundits should not manufacturer of blood libel if that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence if that they purport to condemn. there are those who claim critical rhetoric is to blame for the despicable act, if they claim political debate has gotten more heated just recently. when was it less heated? >> pale and actually use the term floodlight which is the whole store in reference many jewish people find offensive. if they hope to attract the common apologize. if take a look at the video much of her video posted today was u

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look how it pushes all the storms up to canada and alaska and takes that cold air and dumps it east ofkies. that's why they're dealing with snow as far as south as kansas today. could go farther tomorrow like tennessee and northern georgia. sunshine and temperatures about 3 to 8 degrees warmer than average. >> mike, thanks very much. >> thanks for joining us on abc 7 news. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> have a great day!

however, the former alaska governor sparked new controversy by invehicoking a phrase from t past lacedith anti-semitism. >>> last year was the wettest on record and it showed 2005 was the hottest since recordkeeping began back in 1880. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,755. adding 83 points yesterday. the s&p rose 11 points. the nasdaq was up 20. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei gained 76 points, while in hong kong the hang seng added 113. >>> who knows how long it will last, but wall street's recent rally made a comeback yesterday. worries about european debt died down after portugal pulled off a better than expected bond auction. meanwhile, high hopes for bank stocks and bigger dividends set banks higher. the fed said the economy is slowly moving in the right direction. its latest beige book survey found improvement in factory production, consumer spending, and even hiring at the end of 2010. grain prices shot up after the government predicted corn and soybeans will be in short supply this

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if you are watching us in anchorage, alaska, see photographs in screen and film for one of the most iconicrtists of the 21st century. andy warhol manufactured at the anchorage museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. oprah winfrey's long rumored secret was finally revealed on her program monday when she called the b, quote, the miracle of all miracled. winfrey revealed t a half sister which until recently she knew nothing about. >>> and patricia, a 48-year-old milwaukee woman was given up for adoption by winfrey's mother when the talk show host was 8 years old and living with her father. patricia knew since 2007 she was related to the talk show host but had difficulty contacting her. >>> ted williams, the homeless man with the golden voice left a texas rehab facility yesterday against medical advice. >>> reports say regis philbin's departure from his show was about abc wanting him to take a pay cut of millions. responding yesterday, philbin responded he's been planning it for a long time. >>> christina aguil

the guy who did it is doing 699 years in prison in alaska. for doing essentially the same thing that was done to senator jeffords. giffords. it is silly that someone would blame the tea party and our esteemed governor, our next governor sarah palin, for political reasons. she is a wonderful mother and we all love her in alaska and. . she is very concerned about her constituents and she is a wonderful person and to accuse someone like that is unconscionable. i think that the lady who called and said that colleges should do psychiatric tests, i think the man who did the shooting on us was straight out of college. the judge to try the case stated that he was an activist who was overreaching. there were people in the park already -- host: we will let you go there. thank you for waiting in. stamford, new york, martha, independent line, good morning. caller: i would like to speak to the tragedy that took place in tucson. it is a time for a sadness and even though we don't want to start fighting, we have to be realistic here. i can name off the top

our storm system has pushed up into the gulf ofç alaska and ao into british columbia.t's now bringing that moisture storm all the way through washington state, and rain has moved in just about everywhere from about portland northward and the clouds are increasing now even in southern oregon. the high pressure protects you in nevada, california, and arizona, but we're watching this moisture especially early today. by this afternoon it will lighten up, but the more moderate rain will come now, and you notice even the high elevations, the snow levels are extremely high in the cascades. we've got a lot of snow melting over the last week or two. you can see the green on here. that rain really filling in now from portland. even southwards down i-5. today's forecast is going to be mild. this isn't warm pacific air. this isn't air from canada. temperatures will be in the upper 40s. the rain will be more steady this morning, lightening up this afternoon. medford, increasing clouds for you. boise, should take rain out of this this afternoon too, but look at san francisco to l.a.

our friends up in alaska, still feeling the effects of a pretty cold january start. fairbanks today minus 2. barrow at 1. typical. anchorage, sunny. not too bad. more daylight increasing minutes. juno not bad either at 33. not a forecast you want in paradise. hawaii, chances of rain about everywhere. leave the sunscreen in the bag. as far at the west coast, san francisco, sacramento, sunshine. rainfall in the pacific northwest. a peek as we head into saturday. also including maybe even a chance for snow flurries in seattle. should be rather dry going into our saturday. phoenix there at 62. finally, a look at your sunday forecast. not much as far as big storms go. high pressure's going to begin controlling the weather. maybe snow flurries there on interstate 5, possibly portland. not a significant winter event. if you're watching on kntv, area culture, a tradition of coastal fishing. see 70 work on display at fish and fishing, at the coos art museum. that's your pick event of the day, veronica. go fish. >> okay. exactly. >>> are you sure about hawaii? can't rain in pa

what we've seen in the past 6 days or so, but a lot of cold air working it's way in from the gulf of alaskathat's helped to clear out the fog for the most part. we still may see a couple of patches of dense fog early tomorrow morning. it's not going to be that widespread blanket of fog. it's going to be a cold start to the day, even by the afternoon these temperatures still running up into the 40s and 50s for high. >>> let's talk about those cold temperatures right now. to the freezing in livermore. 34 degrees in santa rosa. we're working on a very cold night. the temperatures are dropping off all around the bay area. if you do plan on traveling around the state, you have to get through the patchy fog early on. high country, well, looking pretty good. want to do a little skiing up there, rots -- lots of snow and some cold temperatures to go along with that. you know what, for tonight, it's going to be chilly, told temperatures all around the bay area. when you get up tomorrow morning, probably widespread frost. tomorrow morning's lows, how about 28 degrees in santa rosa. 29 in livermore, yo

for what purpose does the gentleman from alaska rise? mr. young: i have a motion the house do now adjourn at this time. the speaker: the question is on adjournment. those in favor indicate by saying aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> pray that she might have a speedy rerecovery as well as the people in that community. bless us dear father and keep us in thy keeping power and we shall be so careful to give your name all the praise, all the honor, and all the glory and all this we ask in the matchless and marvelous name of our praise, amen. god bless you. >> thank you, reverend. please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance which will be led by assemblyman dagman representing the 18th district in middlesex county. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you, assembl