of alaska when it comes to mineral resource development. (applause) >> narrator: dennis mclerran, the epa administrator for the region, had already come in for criticism. >> you have built this a-bomb for your anti-development warfare. >> narrator: alaska's attorney general had written him a scathing letter, calling the decision to assess the watershed "unlawfully preemptive, premature, arbitrary, and capricious." >> there's been letters exchanged from the state attorney general and so on, and we've replied to that. that's a matter of public record. we believe we do have clear authority under the clean water act to do studies of water quality and watersheds, and we've done them many times in the past. so this is an example of us gathering good science and being able to use that science in any process that comes from here on forward. >> narrator: the next day in dillingham, the epa had another public meeting, attended mostly by native alaskans, environmentalists, and fishermen. >> welcome to dillingham and thank you very much for doing this

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

tourism is big business in alaska. in juneau the ships that are tied up at the docks there are utilizing shoreside services so that there are no emissions when they are in the community. so one of the proposals that was out there, this equivalency method, it would essentially ask for a -- a trade-off. if we have cruise ships that are emitting nothing when they are in dock or at shore, offset that against those emissions that would be emitted from those vessels that are out at sea, essentially an averaging. that was rejected by the e.p.a. but what has made this particularly disconcerting for many alaskans is the e.p.a.'s justification, in their justification they cite a u.s. forest service study that purportedly found evidence that emissions from cruise ships in southeast alaska could impact the lic hench en in the mountains above juneau. you see the mountains. there is lichen at the top, a short, mossy green. but the report then went on to worry that if we have impacted the lichen growth in juneau, it could somehow or

the gentleman from alaska. the gentleman from alaska has one minute remaining. the gentleman from new jersey has 30 seconds remaining. mr. young: i just want to make a comment to the chairman. i yield him 30 seconds. mr. hastings: i thank the gentleman for yielding. these areas that this amendment affects have already been set aside for mineral development. i want to repeat that, mr. speaker. these are have already been set aside for mineral development. that policy has not changed at all. all it ensures is that we're going to have access to it. and i want to point out the irony that the gentleman pointed out. this is for rare earth. this particular area in his state is where we have rare earth and now they say they want it. i really find some -- there's some irony here and i can't quite get my arms around it. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i yield back to him. the chair: the gentleman from alaska has 30 seconds remaining. mr. young: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey has 30 seconds remaining

it is in the american arctic, alaska. to achieve in the beaufort seas.se two are the arctic ocean. we have no understanding [unintelligible] there is up and in environmental and bac statement. drilling is moving forward despite tremendous outcries. to summarize where we are today, i've been struggling over this for 12 years. to give the and the analogy of what this means, shell is like a little kid wants to eat his candy, has not done his homework. if you give the kid can and do not pressure teeth, it results in cavities. if you do not go to the doctor and fix your cavities. when we look at shell's arctic drilling, we need to look at the history of drilling in the immediate past. i'll give you examples of how horrendous it is. it is like when we try to rent an apartment, where asked for past records. last year the nine nations released on extensive report -- united nations released a extensive report that said shell and other oil companies has systematically destroyed the livelihoods of many people in the niger delta and will take 30 years to repair it.

now that is anchorage, alaska's mayor. he may just have the ear of politicians. wait till you here about this picture. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm molly line. c-130 planes were temporarily grounded after one crashed in south dakota killing one airman. still no word on the cause. the planes are a vital tool in battling one of the worst fire seasons to ever hit the western states. tonight one fire near colorado springs is 70% contained, but hundreds of homes there have been destroyed. former u.s. commerce secretary john bryson will not face hit-and-run charges. bryson crashed his car three times in a single day last month. the los angeles prosecutor say a seizure caused the bizarre traffic collisions. test results have revealed that bryson didn't have alcohol or drugs in his system. he's since resigned his commerce spot, saying he doesn't want his health to be a distract distracm the job. i'm molly line. now back to "on the record." >> greta: he's said it over and over again, he's not going to do it. former florida governor jeb bush insists he won

when i think about how this affects my state, alaska. not so long ago, alaska had some of the most strictest campaign finance laws in the country. alaskans said we don't want what he said money or a few rich locals buying elections. let me give you an example. $500 is the maximum you can cbility to a candidate in a calendar year. individuals, nonresidents, the max amount to a governor's race, $20,000 total. corporations, business organizations, unions in alaska, prohibited. groups from outside, not based in alaska, prohibited. nongroup entities based outside of alaska, prohibited. we have some of the toughest. but now this effort is stepping on what disins through an initial -- what citizens did through an initiative. what citizens did through an initiative. they put at risk our state laws. now corporations can make independent expenditures on behalf of state candidates in alaska, which they could not do before. in our own campaign finance agency in alaska, just issued an opinion that will allow for unlimited spending. this will allow ou

that doesn't look like new york city to me. >> looks like alaska to me. >> what i was saying is alaska. start with that, if you wouldn't mind. >> well, alaska was the most exciting just because of the mail round, they call it. i went on a mail round. >> which is a little seaplane, right? >> you know. >> i read the book. >> this was taken from this mail plane that delivers mail to this little island. >> takes off on the water and lands on the water? >> exactly. every time it lands on the water, you skip a half beat a little bit. >> you get a little wet? all that good stuff? >> where is this photo taken. >> it is in the largest national forest in the united states. >> beautiful. >> this is the entrance of the discovery center in ketchikan. they have three totem poles that represent the three tribes. >> these are the most beautiful photos. >> thank you very much. >> obviously you've got a lot of great stories and met a lot of fascinating people, too. >> tell us about the married couple you met that meant so much to you. >> the ones in nevada? >> yes. >> well, i got to spend a night with t

she's in alaska like this. that translates into where's my baby?think it's nice there's a group out there to help take care of this little big guy. >> if we were in alaska, i think i'd volunteer. >> i wonder if they take volunteers. we could fly up there and let this little guy sleep on our laps. >>> ladies, get your nature detective caps on. see if you can tell me what this is. guy comes across something a little peculiar. >> i just wanted to bring you a cool outdoor snippet. >> is this like a motor that fell off another boat? >> is that a crab or something getting twirled? >> he describes this as a natural -- >> phenomenon. >> is this a giant clam? >> and that's his little tongue. >> really exceptional. >> i honestly think there's nothing alive here. >> i think this is one of the most interesting by chance happenings i've ever seen in nature. >> it is a resort for the fishies. >> it's totally weird. like nothing i've ever seen in a stream or river or creek before. you want to see what the guy taking the video thinks this weird thing is? head over

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we're talking about running a town in alaska.tubbs, he is in charge. 900 residents did not like the mayoral candidates years ago so they encouraged enough people to elect stubs as a write-in candidate. the position is honorary, the cat mayor has turned the town into a popular tourist attraction. there you go. stubs. >> maybe he can help the economy in his own little way. >> it is 5:55 a.m.. the menu from mars. >> what nasa is cooking up four astronauts that land the martian mission? >> when the newly approved drug that can keep people from contracting hiv. >> 2 apartments are damaged and more than 20 people displaced. we will tell you wha,,,,,,,,,,,, >> you are watching cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning. >> good morning, it is tuesday july 17th. >> nearly two dozen people out of their homes after an apartment fire. >> and muni wants to keep a closer eye on you. those stories and more in your morning minutes. >> what does it say about a president whose record is so poor that all he can do in his campaign is a technique? >> there'

he was in the national guard in oregon before he moved to alaska. he has been employed his entire adult life. the last 15 years he has worked in western alaska while he held a home in the anchorage area. in october of 2009, he was on medical leave for a medical condition. he had a garage that was more of a machine shop. while he was on medical leave, he was tinkering with fire arms and weapons. he made a homemade machine gun. that is the issue before us today. what is important to know about mr. henry is he was not prohibited from having fire arms. he did not have a felony record. he did not have any mental issues that would prevent him from having weapons. he had this machine gun in his own home. it is not outside the home. he did not have any criminal purpose for having this particular weapon. he had it for recreational use and for self-defense. he was not involved in any commercial activity with this fire arm or any others. his prosecution brings three issues before this court. the first is the impact of the case of the district of columbia versu

the gentleman from alaska. mr. young: i urge passage of this legislation and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4347. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from alaska seek recognition? mr. young: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass s. 2039. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 2039, an act to allow a state or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, and the gentleman from missouri, mr. carnahan, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the g

i like to show this water vapor satellite and another one coming down out of the gulf of alaska, the combination of these two giving us a cooler pattern, so fog, sun, cooler for me, cooler inland also that breeze picks up, so 60s, 70s right at 80. richmond 64, 78 in walnut creek, 79 pleasantton, alameda 64, hayward 68, 75 san jose, and in boston hill, overcast and 67 there. 60s and 50s on the coast, mainly low 70s on the peninsula. freezey into friday and weekend always in view, temperature coming up a little bit especially sunday and monday. >>> let's take you out to the stocks and a look at the opening bell. look at the dow, up 251 points, vowed to do what takes to preserve the continents monetary union. but it's not a good day for everyone. it has been a rough day on wall street for two bay area tech companies, xanga shares are down. after they report add nearly 23 million-dollar loss during the last quarter. it blames a sharp decline in facebook users for that and facebook gets 15% of revenue from xanga games and why investors are so interested in facebook numbers today. >>> u.s.

. >> maybe this is in alaska, this is bizzaro alaska where nobody hunts. >> try to watch this video without flinching. >> what? >> how does she -- >> it went around and around and around. >> this is a woman who can do pretty insane things with her -- in fact, i think there are no bones in that -- >> she should get a trophy for that. you have a weird -- >> the weirdest -- >> she got the weirdest video of the day. >> and i did flinch. >> we're not going to show you the video, so see it, go to our website on rightthisminute.com. >>> surprise, the man is home from service -- >> see the welcome home where she loses control. it's a good thing. >>> is this little one -- >> she's like the little engine that could. >> see why we're calling here that on "right this minute." >>> and don't forget >>> here at "right this minute," we can't get enough of these. this video from the welcome home blog. another fantastic surprise for the soldier coming home. he convinced his wife he wasn't going to be able to come home at all for any kind of r and r for any reason. and she had been bugging him to come home. >

and no, we aren't talking about former alaska governor sarah palin, it's the current alaska governorment part of the national healthcare law. he tweeted alaska will not be creating a healthcare exchange under the new law. he said federally mandated programs should be paid for by federal dollars. alaska is one of the who filed suit against president obama's healthcare law. and made in america, won't see that label on team usa's uniforms because they are made in china. that's making many americans really mad. we want to know shouldn't have the olympic committee done a better job in is it that hard to find clothes made in the usa? we hit the ground to find out. >> i think they should be embarrassed, i think they should take all the uniforms and put them in a big pile and burn them. >> it was an outrage on capitol hill the u.s. olympic teams clothes were made in china. we went to fine out how many clothes are made in america. and with my wife as my witness these are the clothes i started out before i knew this was my assignment. let me confess my shutt in china, tie in london, shirt in m

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why is there such a need to look for oil in alaska?w we found so much oil and gas in the continental united states. >> the easy answer is oil is no longer easy to be gotten. any oil well pumping today, will only get less over time. the alaska oil -- the oil line coming out of prudo bay right now is down by like two-thirds of what it was when it was at its peak. so there is tons of room in that pipeline if they can fill it with oil, they would certainly like to do that. >> all right. thanks very much, tam okay continues tomorrow "outfront." >>> next, the so-called merchant of death no longer dealing arms to fuel conflicts throughout the world. but we're learning who is. >>> and a murder suspect on the run tries to get away by stealing a commercial plane. see life in the best light. [music] transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. by what's getting done. measure commitment the twenty billion

away to alaska. geographic challenges he has a medical condition and he is a rookie but none of that gets in the way for charlie. under the summer sun at charlie's dog still enjoys the heat these retired racing huskies maybe in illinois now but they have spent most of their lives here. in the back country of alaska, this is her in action at mushing last january and yes, that is 200 mi.. it's not exactly florida here he has raced in three events enough to qualify him for the grand daddy of all sled dog races, the iditerad there are only 54 signed up now and only nine rookies i am one of those. take a look at the map it starts in anchorage and it ends all the way in nome, that's roughly 1,150 mi.. starting in october the professional landscaper ditches the muller for a sled, he trains in alaska where he spends half of the year along with his two dozen dogs. we will start out two or 3 mi. a day that we start running up to 50 or 60 mi. per day. to say he is close to his dogs is an understatement. all of

they snagged a mayor's job in alaska town. >> here is a look what is coming up on good afternoon america. >> good morning. coming up on good afternoon america, more of our exclusive jennifer lopez about her boyfriend and is marriage in the future? and story i can get behind. we're going to give you tricks to lose weight that may be hiding right there in your office. we have a comedian and whatnot to wear stacy london going toe to toe. it's all >> cheryl: today at 4:00, it's so good it could pass homemade for pasta sauce. then at 5:00, boy scout secret review. we'll have more at 4:00 and 5:00. >> finally the mayor of a small alaska town doesn't have much in common with other elected officials, he is a cat. >> this is mayor stud. he was mayor 15 years ago. he was a write-in candidate. >> since the village is a historical district it's more symbolic than functional. it's very demanding. >> he is drinking from a wine glass and insists with a little catnip in it and he likes to take long naps. >> thanks for joining us [captioning ma [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television]

we'll have more at 4:00 and 5:00. >> finally the mayor of a small alaska town doesn't have much in commonith other elected officials, he is a cat. >> this is mayor stud. he was mayor 15 years ago. he was a write-in candidate. >> since the village is a historical district it's more symbolic than functional. it's very demanding. >> he is drinking from a wine glass and insists with a little catnip in it and he likes to take long naps. >> thanks for joining us everyone. >> bye-bye.

the pictures of alaska are gorgeous. >> so spectacular.se to catch, kiss, and release. >> or humiliate myself on national television. all one thing. >> you got one. might be time to shut down your fishing career. >> i retired. >> we'll look forward to the next one. thank you, jenna. >>> up next, the green juice craze is popular. >>> up next, the green juice craze is popular. jurs but they can be really well thexpensive.ted a puppy, so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> back at 8:45. this morning's health, the skinny on green juices. we heard they help shed weight and boost energy. just how healthy are they? joy bauer. this is the latest thing, cleansing. do the payoffs live up to the hype. >> there's definitely a lot of pros. it's a glass filled with produce, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants. i love the fact there's no gunnigunk, no ad

we went to alaska to find out how drilling there might devastate a way of life. let's go "outfront". >>> "outfront" tonight, is syria at a tipping point? the pressure is building on syrian president bashar al assad who is no doubt watching his back this evening after an attack struck the heart of his regime. a regime that's been in power for over 40 years and has launched a brutal crackdown on rebels over the last 16 months, killing more than 16,000 people, according to one opposition group. whether today's bloodshed is the result of a rebel attack or an inside job, one thing is clear -- assad's security perimeter has been breached. state tv reports those assassinated at a high-level meeting in damascus include the defense minister, the deputy defense minister who's also al assad's brother-in-law, and his security adviser. rebels danced in the street following the explosion. the opposition forces have come a long way since the uprising began. that has deputy defense secretary leon panetta worried the situation is quickly deteriorating. >> the violence there has o

to completion at art in the making at university of alaska museum of the north. that's your pacific event of the day. >> that's one thing i wish i could do. >> art? >> yes. >> i have no skills. >> pottery, something. drawing. painting. anything like that. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment news. some are calling it this super hero summer at the box office because it started with "the avengers" ended with "batman returns," and this weekend belongs to another comic hero. the new friendly neighborhood spider-man spun himself a $65 million opening weekend. the amazing spider-man added a whopping $129 million overseas for a grand worldwide total, get this, todd, $341 million so far. huge, huge. >>> the previous top film "ted" fell to second with an impressive $32 million. >> among new releases oliver stone struggles "savages" opened stronger with $16 million. on the flipside, "katy perry" did not lure the pop star's fans in eighth with just over $7 million. todd is disappointed as well. >> not really. >>> finally after two weeks

the only relief for the heat is in alaska where anchorage will be 59. >> let's catch a flight after thehow. >>> coming up next, lobster, cheaper than baloney. >>> and remembering andy griffith. >>> and in "the pulse," the tom cruise >>> welcome back, everybody. of course, the markets are closed today for the holiday. but there's still some good news out there about the economy. u.s. auto sales last month were up 22% from a year ago. driven by lower gas prices, as well as driver's needs to replace their older cars. cars of all sizes were selling well. big winners include general motors as well as toyota and honda. we're still suffering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in japan. >>> the government has approved the first over-the-counter test for the virus that causes aids. it's believed about 250,000 people have hiv and don't know it. the fda hopes the at-home test will encourage them to find out. >>> the mascot for a children's pizza chain has a new look. chuck e. cheese is a mouse. but he's gotten a makeover. wearing jeans, carrying a guitar. the chain is struggling to revive