alaska is the nation's largest state but it has the smallest prison population. >> alaska is a state that people have immigrated from all over the country and criminals don't change their ways when they move. they're still criminals. they just go to another state and do time in that prison system. >> outside society is big on giving people a second chance. my philosophy is when they reach spring creek they've had their chances and now they will toe the line. >> craig turnbull has been superintendent of spring creek for five years. >> they think they can come to alaska and hide out in the wilderness and never be seen again. they find that's very hard to do. we are surrounded by ice fields. we're surrounded by the gulf of alaska, one road in and out. and although beautiful, very challenging terrain. >> at spring creek correctional center there's only been one successful escape. it was hard to see because they had sheets over them when they went through the fences. they blended in with the snow that was out there. we apprehended them and brought them back really quickly. it probably was

and watch out, alaska. >>> there's always a big mystery when crop sirc klts pop up. people wonder where did they come from? these snow circles leave no mystery. this is from steam boat springs, colorado, at the rabbit ears pass. sonya is an artist and she's done snow circles before. this pilot andot said, she's coming to town. let me contact her and see if i can film some of this. they worked together and she created this cropcicles. >> good name for it. >> took about three hours this past sunday to do it. she uses snow shoes and basically didn't map anything out. it's very organic. she told people this is how you do it and sent them out and this what is they came up with. >> a team of people did this. >> there were only five people that did this. >> from a high vantage point almost looks like needle point or stitching or embroidery. >> like a quilt. >> when it starts to get warm all probably going to melt, right? so the art will be lost forever. at least this photography gives it a chance to live on. >> looks like he was flying a remote control drone. >> a digital s

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alaska is much closer to the asian market than we are, most of the lower 48. it was good to get his opinion on it. but you're the guy that ultimately signs off on export licenses. how do you view alaska's natural gas and whether or not this is differently than the domestic -- the lower 48 natural gas domestic production? >> well, given the charge of and the decisions we would have to make on allowing the export of natural gas, it would, again, have to be folded into what would be in the best interests of the united states. >> certainly. >> and you correctly pointed out that alaska is in a different location. but we would have to fold all that in. i actually don't know what howard said. but it is very clear that before we license anybody, as we deal with these applications, we just have to be very conscious of the fact that we don't want to have a significant impact on the gas prices. again, considering the benefit of the united states in its totality. so i really can't comment on what it's going to be, the economics. having said that, we are -- alaska does hav

right now the program being done in alaska is actually being directed by a d.o.e. scientist and so it is a research project. but it's just one part of that research project. after this stage, we see it continuing. >> well, i think that's important. we recognize that apparently there's 12 million now proposing this budget for all methane hydrate next year. it's my understanding that this test is going to -- is going to be more expensive. so the commitment then from d.o.e. will be important. we'll follow up on this conversation. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator widen? >> you've been a patient soul. you have sat in that seat for 2 1/2 hours. as you can sttell, up on this se of the desk, there are diverse views with respect to energy. folks would care about wind and solar and coal and nuclear. and so there is a wide variety of opinion. i want to ask you about an area that i think would be unifying and something that i think you in particular could champion and that is energy storage. when you look at energy storage this is something that makes wind and solar, for ex

. >> you can actually see russia from here -- land here in alaska. >> you can actually see alaska -- russia from land here in alaska. >> and here, pretty good likeness here. >> yeah. just increb. it's an incredible, i mean the performances are are astonishing across the board. >> and you won't let us see them? >> well, in due time. >> when we come back, the return of sarah palin. that's going to scare some people. how mccain took the huge risk to win conservatives by picking here in 2008. what will palin could -- do this time? scoops and predictions. we'll be right back. >> welcome back. we've been talking about the power of the far right. mitt romney's problem with the far right is much like john mccain's was four years ago. mccain took the big risk of going with sarah palin. and the drama and run away train her campaign became is coming to the big screen, in "game change," coming out next month. this part begins with mccain reciting the list of unexciting guys -- romney, pawlenty, bloomberg. who can we win with? >> none of them? >> none of these middle-aged white guys are game chan

there's an article come coming out of a local alaska paper saying the alberta pipeline has been taken out of the outlook reference case because it determined that the project would not be economical based on the price forecasts through 2035. and then there is another statement that says that the final 2012 outlook, which is to be issued in the spring, will in fact include some aspect or -- or will include alaska in -- alaska continues to seek to bring its national gas to market but the full picture won't be blown until this 2012 outlook. >> in terms of the piping natural gas from alaska, it had already been out of the reference case. >> right. >> which again is just a protection. it last year's outlook and still at the prices of natural gas are -- from. >> do you take into account alaska's national gas potential and the expore opportunities for it for export. >> going forward. >> several of you have discussed the issue of spare cassity -- capacity, i think it was you that indicated $2 billion barrels per day down to five million barrels -- $2 million barrel per day and is our previous

because of the trans-alaska pipeline, alaska now is the most tax-free state in america. one pipeline, taxes go away. here are the numbers. 2.1 billion barrels a day were flowing through the pipeline in 19 8. today 671,000 barrels a day are flowing through the pipeline. 17% of our u.s. domestic crude production. as you can see, though, there's been almost a 75% decrease in oil flowing through the pipeline. and that is a huge problem because if the pipeline doesn't have a minimum amount of oil flowing through it in that extreme environment, extreme cold, it's going to crack and break. it will not be able to be used again. but there's a solution for that too. it's happening -- i yield to my good friend from colorado to talk about the shale oil up there. i -- offshore alaska. >> i thank the gentleman for his comments on our resources in alaska and the poster you have there on drilling in anwr, you can see that tiny dot, it's almost difficult for me to see from here, just a tiny pinpoint within the arctic national wildlife refuge. mr. gardner: they say it's similar to a posta

sk, thank you, and thank you -- >> for coming to alaska as you did. we've had conversation, i wish the best. as you know, my brother has been doing work there also for a secular group to try to create stability there. he's been there i think five times now. as we think about your son, we hope it all works out. >> thank you, senator. >> absolutely. i'm listening to the discussion. i'm assuming because i came in late here. the pay for is oco which cbo scored. >> the highway trust fund. >> also. >> in addition to the iraq money. >> cbo has given a score on. >> that's correct. >> this body has a habit, if you don't like cbo, you say -- i have a lot of problems with cbo. when they score something, they score something. that means there's a value to it. maybe we can argue what that total value is but at least we assume there's a value. i'm all for the pay for. i have no interest in being in afghanistan for 10 years with troops. i'm glad 2014 is a target. if we get out in 2013, i'm glad they are moving in that direction. i want to make the point cbo scored o

there's an article coming out of a local alaska newspaper from yesterday that indicates that the alaska to alberta gas pipeline, the proposal that's been under consideration for several years has been taken out of the outlook reference case, because it determined that the project would not be economical based on the price forecast through 2035. and then there is another statement that says that the final 2012 outlook, which is to be issued in the spring, will, in fact, include some aspect or will include alaska in its determination. can you help clarify this for me? the statement is eia's new outlook could bode well, but the full picture won't be known until this 2012 outlook. >> in terms of the piping natural gas from alaska, we had -- it had already been out of the reference case. >> right. >> which, again, is just a projection of last year's outlook, and it still is. and primarily for the same reason. that at the prices of natural gas that are now being projected, the economics are tough. >> the economics are tough for an overland route through canada into the lower 48, but do you ta

>> alaska. >> not alaska yet. alaska's tough. more hospitable than alaska. >> south america? >> latin america, exactly. latin america. you know, they could use, you know skilled labor. they're very underpopulated. they have a lot of land. thinfle nce. so roosevelt takes the initiative of calling a major international conference on refugees at evian in france and brings latin american countries there along with u.s. and canada and britain and france in an effort to try to get these latin american countries to step up and take hundreds of thousands, even millions of jews. what is the result? pardon? >> [ inaudible ]. >> i can't hear you. >> they say no. >> exactly. they all express their sympathy. but they all say, but. we already have enough. our economies are too struggling, we can't afford it. there's a wonderful article in "the washington post" on the evian conference that called it, the "but for" conference. yes, we would like to help the jews, but for. and fill in the blank. one country agreed to take in large numbers of jews. anybody know what that was? no? you know, a t

alaska is -- has anybody been to alaska. >> jimmy: it's cold, i hear. >> it is. there it was like 55 degrees. like, this is nothing. and when it drops, it drops. like 17 below. >> jimmy: in the daytime, it's 55? >> when i got in november, it was 55. and two weeks later, it was 17 below. that's crazy. >> jimmy: that's terrible, right? >> i'm from boston. i know cold weather. but that's aggressive cold. that's cold in your face, a lot. but the interesting thing is, to stay warm, you do a lot of fun things. but i did the most fun thing. on my one day off, i flew up to fairbanks, alaska. everybody has these little puddle-jumper planes. like "the jetsons." you get in mine. you fly everywhere in alaska. that's how they sound, too. we went to fairbanks. there was a little hotel that was known for having a hot springs. i went up with rob riggle, ted danson and his wife, mary. and we got into some real natural hot tub action when there was a flurry, and it was 100 below. we were in 50-degree water. not only exciting. it was a sexual fantasy of mine. so, check. >> jimmy: a

it's funds from public parks it's from oil revenue if you live in alaska you get a thousand dollars a year two thousand dollars a year as a piece of the a piece of the revenue that the state has generated cap and trade revenue for example well in fact to cut this this concept which was put together by peter barnes peter barnes wrote a great piece on this over in common dreams and his concept was we all own the commons collectively and just like alaska has declared that they own the oil and they're there as oil companies pump it out they're taking a piece of that action turning it into the permanent fund we all own for example the air that we breathe well if a company wants to pollute that air. then we could say you're going to pay a fee to pollute that air that's how cap and trade works and then we take the revenue from that cap and trade and distribute it to all of us we all have shares in our government our greatest achievements as a nation are not the things that the transnational corporations have built it's the commons it's the stuff that we collectively own so you can't just s

alaska. i want to open up alaska for the -- for the alaska wildlife refuge. to create more opportunities for us to extract oil from the north slope of alaska. it used to produce 2 million barrels a day. it's down to a half a million. within a few years it will be down to the point where the pipeline won't work anywhere because there's not enough flow to move the oil. so within less than ten years, we will lose 5 million barrels of oil a day. and the president of the united states said no to a pipeline that would bring that oil down from canada and north dakota, allow our people in our states to get the price for their crude, to take 500 trucks a day off the roads in these little communities, and create thousands of jobs. and the president of the united states said no. no. send that oil to china, which is what canada will do if we don't build that pipeline. this is a president who is suffocating this economy. this is a president who doesn't care about you and the cost of living that you have to deal with. he'd rather tell the auto companies here to increase th

it has been in canada and alaska.o far not unleashed a very much down into the lower 48 but it is bitter cold in alaska and northwestern canada. if the jet stream changes, we could get hit hard. look at those temperatures. the highs have been 20 below zero in much of alaska. it is bitter cold even as we speak. down here, mild weather continues. we finished january with unusual warmth. 66 degrees. 69 is the high. a harbor made it to 68. the normal is only 42. 24 degrees normal today. put it together and january 2012, 26 place. records go back to the late 1800's. it was the 26 warmest with an average of 38.2. the 1930's were warmer around here. 37, 33. this one was in the top 26 of the all-time warmest. it is unseasonably mild. it feels like spring. temperatures are in the 50's. even along the coastal region, the water is not cooling things off. maybe a shower. the morning temperatures will be warmer than a typical high for this time of year with a breeze about five m.p.h. high-pressure sitting off the carolina coast pu

when it's beautiful on the west coast, usually alaska and british columbia see the storms.hat will be the case today. could be a little fog earlier today in medford. it will clear out for a nice afternoon. looking sunny and great. l.a. looks nice today. seattle at 50 degrees. almost early spring weather pattern. thall, the sunshine nice for february. washington and oregon, after morning clouds, sunshine. one of the better weekend forecasts that we've had this winter in the west. >> wow. all right. good to hear. bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, wall street waits on jobs. the u.s. spanks a swiss bank. and the lottery winner who's not going to change her life. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, word of a staggering television offer made to beyonce. >>> nba all-stars are announced. good news for peyton manning. and a dance-off between the giants' victor cruz and madonna. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. nbc news has confirmed gunm

. >> you can actually see russian from land here in alaska. >> and john, look at ed harris cast at john mccain. he seems to have all the mccain gestures and expressions. a pretty good likeness there. >> it is incredible. the performances in the movie are astonishing across the board. >> and you will want to see them. >> in due time. chris: when we come back, the return of sarah palin. that is going to scare people. how mccain took the huge risk by picking her in 2008. we are learning a lot from time. scoops and predictions from the notebooks when we come back. chris: welcome back. we have been talking about the power of the far right. mitt romney's problem with the right is much like john mccain's problem was four years ago. mccain went with sarah palin, the drama with palin, the behind the scenes run away train her campaign became is coming to hbo screams. the name of the movie is game change. this part of the trailer becomes with mccain's inside group reciting the list of unexciting guys they have considered for haven't, starting with mitt romney. >> romney, bloomberg. who can we win

the university of alaska fairbanks is doing some incredible research. we have an enormous amount of air space that no one competes against and no neighbors to complain. i will be looking for that schedule. the senate bill did not have the $100 fee. we've had this discussion on general aviation. general aviation -- i want to differentiate between leer jets, big jets, and small general aviation. most general aviation folks i talk to understand they have to participate. but creating more permits does not seem logical. they have all volunteered in the past to adjust. they need a better mechanism to deal with revenues than a another system. i wonder% agree with them. i tried this when i was mayor. i got my head kicked in i worked with the general aviation to come up with a better sex -- at a better solution. do you have any comment on that? not the fee, but the method? $100 versus the tax on the gas? >> in terms of the $100 fee, that was never proposed to be applied to general aviation. that was for commercial aviation. we never proposed that for the lower e

this is the threat zone for the ash and cloud and it covers the state of alaska. and you know exactly how big that is. we have the thought of this volcano kicking the plume and ash into the sky that could have atmospheric changes that could result in the change of intercontinental flights. and it's not known if this volcano could be in part a part of a larger chain known as the super volcano but many believe it's under yellowstone national park that story has been investigated by geologist for 15 to 20 years. so, we will monitor this of what's going on in alaska. this will develop into the days to come. now bag to -- back to megan. >>> a major airline carrier is about to lose about 15% of its workers. coming, why american airlines say they need to totally restructure the way they do business. >>> and new steps in place regarding airline pilot fatigue. what the faa is saying today when "good morning maryland" continues. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> well an effort to prevent dangerous fatigue for pilots the faa issued new rules that include pilots flying sho

literally takes alaska roads and cuts them in half. and the amount of money that's coming through, about 21. very concerned because it's hitting the most impoverished areas of the cannountry that ca least afford infrastructure. we're working with the chairman of the committee and others to try to get something rational here. we recognize that budgets are tight. but a 50% is severe for our system within alaska as you experienced. i'm sir your folks will be asked a lot of questions about the distance and the variety of other things that calculate themselves. we have made that and now we -- they're doing the formula and realizing there's a problem. we know there's some reform that needs to be there. >> we're get in touch with the committee and try to provide some technical assistance on that also. >> and let me just close and sa mr. chairman, just to make 't h high-paid rail and the efficiency of it, but putting that aside, but your point and i want to emphasize it again, is we subsidize roads, big time, i know that the bonds that all the

that's what we are trying to do in alaska. we have another effort going on in south dakota. >> you feel, i guess, you feel it's moving in the right direction? >> absolutely. >> excellent. the last -- i have two quick ones. one is senate bill 914, authorizes a waiver that i have introduced on collection of co-payments for telehealth, telemedicine i guess the general comment is we have about 200 veterans, 100 are already in the program in alaska. i know others across the country. the idea is, especially with mental health services, mental health is a huge winner in a lot of ways, it works very successfully. we have asked that to be waived through this legislation, the co-pay, increases the capacity of telehealth. can either one of you give me a thought, mr. secretary, of supportive -- i know any time you take dollars away, my view is telehealth is a money safer, especially the shortage of mental health services this is a potential way to meld the two problems and create a solution. >> senator, neither dr. petzel or i are just fa

but there is a long silver bullet in alaska and that's our trans-alaska pipeline that has been producing moving oil for 30 years now for this country. that silver bullet could be filled up and it would be helping this country. just as we're asking for help from saudi arabia. now, the statement that i think most upset me, most upset me this weekend was the statement that the president made when he said some politicians see this -- this being higher oil prices -- as a political opportunity, and he repeated a quote that republicans are licking their chops and stated only in politics do people root for bad news. well, mr. president, the people of my state are not rooting for bad news when it comes to higher energy prices, and i will tell you, i'm a little offended by the president's statement. i would invite him to come to alaska, spend a week with me, go to where i was last saturday up in fairbanks. where people are paying $4.29 for their home heating fuel. my sister pays over a thousand dollars a month for home heating fuel to fill her tanks. she lives within 20 minutes of the trans-alaska

i don't want to go back to alaska. >> palin supporters are taking this so seriously, they posted their own gallery showing palin at real campaign events, smiling and laughing with ordinary americans. they're calling that the real game change. because those events really happened in real life. >> muhammad, thank you. >> thank you guys. >>> speaking of hollywood, the oscars are only a week away. we here are paying attention to the countdown because the show

in fact the coldest air we can find in alaska, some areas in alaska, the coldest january on record. not here, closing january on a mild note. we'll take you out with your wake up weather. you might want to grab an umbrella. not a lot of activity in the morning, but by 9:00, we'll be back into the 50s. we'll come back and see if the beginning of february can be as warm as the end of january. >>> still ahead tonight-- >> its been nothing but a nightmare. >> when the movie company picked up his stuff and payment he figured everything would arrive safely in a few days. >> two months later he was still waiting and now our investigation turns up the heat on a trouble some company. >> the anchor bowl continues. >> i'm dave owens, tiger woods, i'm going to win this thing. i'm coming at you. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new

in fact the coldest air we can find in alaska, some areas in alaska, the coldest january on record. not here, closing january on a mild note. we'll take you out with your wake up weather. you might want to grab an umbrella. not a lot of activity in the morning, but by 9:00, we'll be back into the 50s. we'll come back and see if the beginning of february can be as warm as the end of january. >>> still ahead tonight-- >> its been nothing but a nightmare. >> when the movie company picked up his stuff and payment he figured everything would arrive safely in a few days. >> two months later he was still waiting and now our investigation turns up the heat on a trouble some company. >> the anchor bowl continues. >> i'm dave owens, tiger woods, i'm going to win this thing. i'm [ bird chirping ] [ snoring ] [ clears throat ] hop to, gang. it's showtime. uh, do you know this guy? i'm not gonna cry, am i? only if you don't believe in the power of friendship. really? you guys are good. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instan

alaska, pat buchanan won the alaska caucuses before.'t think romney will target those, so ron paul may pick up that. >> the biggest difference between santorum winning iowa and ron paul winning maine. >> he did not win, he came in second. >> but the possibility of. yes, ron paul seven days later can actually beat them, but unfortunately, what happens is that at the end of the day, i think who cares, but santorum is very viable so that's why they're so afraid of him winning colorado and then all of a sudden mitt romney coming in second. >> it could be difficult for santorum to pick up the momentum. then there's going to be a story by the time we get around to super tuesday, santorum is not on the ballot in virginia, a gigantic state that republicans would love to have in november. and it's just going to be a ron paul/mitt romney contest again. >> should we care about overstating the viability of santorum's candidacy. >> more viable that ron paul? sure, but still really quite a ways off from mitt romney. >> the big test for -- >> it's goi

that brought to us care of the alaska dispatch newspaper. obama administration is forcing religious institutions to pay for birth control as part of its health care reform law and that's got republicans and many religious leaders calling foul. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the obama administration has suddenly found itself in a fight it would like to avoid of course with the catholic church. an issue about new rules under the administration's health care reform act that will require organizations like religious charities and hospitals including colleges to provide birth control insurance coverage for their employees. here's how new york cardinal designate timothy doan explained his objection to the regulation. >> never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out into the market place and buy a product that violates their conscience. this shouldn't happen in a land where free exercise of religion ranks first in the bill of rights. >> joining me right now

they have to go north up into areas of alaska or northern british columbia.hat will keep us dry and sunny after we burn off the morning fog. look at the forecast today. seattle, 50 degrees. san francisco, l.a., vegas, everyone, a lot of sunshine today and mild. that's a look ae next couple ofe weekend where we look really nice. i guess not a lot of drama where the groundhog because it has not felt like winter anyways. >> that's true. thank you so much. >>> data looks strong. car sales war. and a boss in australia we all wish would move to the states. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, say it ain't so. reese witherspoon takes a shot at the bieb, justin bieber, that is. >>> push comes to shove between the pacers and t'wolves and magic back on track and lebron james scores 40 but was it enough? you're wating "early today." w >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. more than a hundred people are still missing after a ferry boat sank off papua new guinea. mo

rolled on the natural terrain at the alaska museum of natural history. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. lindsay lohan got high marks from a los angeles judge at a hearing on wednesday. this is a total roll for her. the judge told lindsay lohan she is, quote n the homestretch of her probation for her 2007 drunk driving case. her probation officer is said to be pleased with her progress. >>> and the national enquirer is drawing fire from whitney houston's family and fans for publishing a chilling photo of the singer's body in an open casket in the fine ram home where the invitation only viewing was held. >>> actress helen carter who played queen elizabeth's mother in "the king's speech" has been made named an award. >>> ben affleck has jumped on the facebook page showing his actor and charity work. that's after you, bill, that's shocking. >>> and for the third year in a row, "twilight" patinson has been named, quote, a man you'd trade your husband for with an overwhelming 64%. >> he looks great. >> he does look great. don't hate on him. and ryan

good news about the snow storm heading alaska powerful 90 mob of wind and west end of the continentaling called back to russia again continuing to sit in the moderate brand of cold water down arctic air into the center of the country this is europe cold wave here is in the late right here snowstorm closing down the coliseum since the 1980's and this is russia nighttime lows 20-30 degrees below. colp extended westward into germany and poland 240 deaths reported a foot of snow in istanbul thousands trapped in the mountains snow in that region of the world. sitting with high barometer humidity in the air and to do 0.31 degrees looking a distance at the snow, and down in the arctic area, run sprints today would park colorado this camera bouncing around in kansas city today in the rainfall quite heavy and thundering in that part of the world rain totals from the extent taxes totals in missouri down to the southern midwest and humidity and our area creeping closer if not at 100 percent number of locations 38 degrees at o'hare and midway. 36 degrees with 100 percent humidity. makanda county

. >> that's the case here in anchorage, alaska at the providence, alaska medical center. this moose is on the small side. a young moose. >> poor moose. >> he wandered into this hospital through the parking garage. they say this thing happens often, but this moose is the first one to make it to the third floor. >> that's what i thought. >> does this mean this moose got on the elevator? >> it's unclear how he got to the third floor. i imagine he walked his way around the parking garage. probably a nice view from up here. i'll check it out. >> some sort of moose guard that this happens all the time? >> the moose guard. >> maybe the moose thought he had a doctor's appointment. >> so far no reports as to what medical conditions the moose had and was getting treatment for. looking for his herd. climbed up to the third floor. >> he lost them. >> looking for an vantage point. >> apparently they strategically placed cars throughout the parking garage and got him back to the first level. apparently it took eight hours. >> eight hours? >> eight hours of leading this moose around the

. >> if you are going to consider the governor of alaska you have to call her now. >> this is sarah.calls it a docudrama. based on the 2008 republican presidential campaign. >> the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull -- lipstick. >> it shows palin as unprepared for the national spotlight. >> you can actually see russia from land here in alaska. >> oh, my god, what have we done? >> reporter: in a statement on palin's website, they said hbo has distorted, twisted and invented facts. they call it a docu-drama. there's little docu in it. >> it's not a documentary, some things are compressed. but it's credible and she knows that people will believe it. >> reporter: speaking on fox news, where she is now a contributor, palin insisted the fill system false. >> i won't waste my time to watch it. i encourage others to find something more productive to do. >> telling me what to say, what to wear. i am not your puppet. >> reporter: despite the criticism, hbos is standing ground. saying it has been thoroughly sourced. >> she's a great actress. >> reporter: controversy or not, there's

the cold air all winter long has been bottled up in canada and in alaska. alaska one of the coldest winters they've seen in almost 50 years in some locations. that cold air will finally move into the very mild air that we've seen and we're in for a very cold weekend. fortunately for us, though, it's not going to last that long but it is still going to bring us some of the coldest temperatures we've seen all winter. nice today, plenty of sunshine out there on thursday. tomorrow not too bad, another nice day. we'll see sunshine early. then the cloud will move in and here comes our next storm system. look what happens friday night, into saturday morning. rain to the north and another round of possible snow on the back side of that low pressure. i do expect some accumulation, not a lot, best chance to the north and west. one thing we will all see is that guy right there, a lot of cold air. and not just cold air, we're talking about wind chills in the teens and that could be during the afternoon on sunday. tomorrow morning mostly clear, seasonably cold, 24 to 31