a higher costus to construct and san juan than alaska. we have less than four months in some of our areas to construct. how do we explain that? or fix this problem that doesn't make any sense? >> there may be a misunderstanding there. our staff recognizes the cost and expense living out in alaska. we will pursue that with you and your staff. i look forward to that. >> let me just say, commissioner high -- pai, thank you. i got good commentary on the nine page speech. do you agree that it makes no sense, or that there should be clearer review of additional reductions of the usf fund, especially in alaska? >> first want to thank you -- >> >> you had a different view on the last order. >> thank you for the question. i want to express my appreciation for constructive questions. one of the issues that we are confronting and you encapsulated an elegantstion, model, even one that in the abstract is mathematically sound can run aground on the shores of alaska. there are a number of unique challenges to state faces which are not adequately capture

it's throughout alaska. i just want to know what the data came to determine the speed was applied that and work with you. >> senator, first of our, thank you for raising this issue. as you know, if it weren't for senator ted stevens, i would not be here, and i'm eternally grateful for that. spin i'm just here to help you remind you of that fact. >> it's been a priority of mine since my very first trip as a commissioner was to alaska in august 2006. i've been to the north slope in winter when it was a balmy 55 degrees below zero. someone to work with you on this issue to correct it. >> very good. >> and senator, as you know, i came to alaska in the dead of summer last night and i'm unapologetic for that. but i want to assure you, we talked several times that we run a data driven process, and all data and message in terms of analysis and many of the analysis that we come up with, are open to you. so again i invite you to come down to the office or we can come to you. might be easier for you to come down to the

to protect alaska because anyone who takes and has alaska can control the arctic area and as the arctic needs to melt more quickly and more countries going to fight for the resource rich areas the ice recedes then america by having these defense in alaska will be very well placed to protect its economic interests in that area interesting point only mushing thank you very much for my for my five officer joining us live there in sort of thank you. well go to our website for some stunning birth control data from the world's most populated country the number of abortions. in beijing took up the. policy four decades ago amounts to four times the population of london . and. there's no other choice but to turn to war machines to rescue trapped motorists those stories and others. veterans who fought alongside during world war two held their annual march through the capital with the mood traditionally intense there were a number of arrest after the leader of a local anti fascist group was beaten up the parade's distinct nationalist. references also. it was born in a prison in franco's fascist sp

these involve two land planning efforts in alaska. they just finished the national petroleum reserve alas cass, the npra plan, and they are close to finishing a revised plan within the national wildlife refuge. they call for 52% of the nation's largest petroleum reserve in the protected status while the plan which is again currently in calls for may wilderness to the 8 million acres of the 17 million-acre refuge that is classified as wilderness. theration 1980 interest lands conservation act contained within is a provision that effectively precludes the administration from declaring major new conservation areas unalaska. we reforethis as the nomar clause. but both of these plans that are in process now's fekively create new wilderness without the reck sit congressional approval for the deck rigs, so i ask you you that you would respect the 1980 alaska lands act as it relates to the nomar clause when it says that alaska has basically given. we have more wilderness in the state of alaska than in all of the other states combined, so my a

longtime alaska congressman don young used the derogatory term wetbacks to refer to immigrants who worked on his family ranch. >> my father had had a ranch. we used to fire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. you though, it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. it's all done by machine. >> you can say by the way he said that with such delight it wasn't a bad word but it is. the 79 year year congressman tried to explain himself. he said in part, i used a term that was commonly used during my days growing up on a farm in central california. i know that this term is not used in the same way nowadays. i meant no disrespect. well, i don't think you call people that that. maybe they talked about them that way. after tough statements today, including one from john boehner, the speaker, and john mccain among others, young issued a full apology saying i apologize for the insensitive term i used during an interview in ketchi can kan, alaska. there was no malice in my heart

was to alaska in august of 2006. i've been to the north slope in winter when it was a balmy 55 degrees below zero. so, i want to work with you on this issue to help correct it if we need to. >> very good. >> senator, as you know, i came to alaska in the dead of summer and i am unapologetic for that. [laughter] but i want to assure you, and we talked several times, that we run a data-driven process. and all data and methods in terms of regression analysis and any other analysis that we come up with are open to you. so, again, i invite to you come down to the office or we can come to you, might be easier for you to come down to the office on some of this, and if there is -- there are any remaining questions -- >> we'll make it happen. >> all right. >> my time has just about run out. >> senator, i've been to alaska. i've been up there with you. i think there are two points here. first of all, when you have a regression model, it is only as good as the data you put into it. and the second point is alaska's big and vast.

i think part of their messaging problem in this instance, and also up in alaska, is they are very slowrealize that they make these comments on an obscure radio station, or they post something on their facebook, and the next day or that day, it's all over the word. they just don't recognize the power of social media and what they say even off the cuff goes everywhere. it just seems like these things keep happening again and again and they keep putting their foot in their mouth. >> it's one thing when a progressive points out a republican party. this is coming up right now on the place for politics. >>> ha! back to "hardball." now to the big sideshow tonight. first, republicans have argued that the cancelation of those white house tours is an obama gimmick that has nothing to do with sequester. so this a.m., fox news weighed in with a solution. >> the federal government spending apparently $350 million for planned parenthood-style sex education programs in western states including montana, idaho, oregon, alaska, for sex education programs starting now in kindergarten. >> remember the seq

i think part of their messaging problem in this instance and also up in alaska is they are very slow to realize that they make these comments on an obscure radio station or post something on their facebook and the next day or that day it's all over the world. >> great having you on raul reyes and of course david korn who can speak with authority on any subject. when a progressive speaks out hip hypocrisy but something else when it comes from a fellow republican. this is coming up right now on the place for politics, "hardball." seems tough for a tough dog like duke. but when it has anything to do with gwen, he's putty in her hands. for a love this strong, duke's family only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein... ...to help keep his body as strong as a love that can endure anything... even every fashion trend. iams. keep love strong. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would ma

. >> el gobernador de alaska sigue disculpandose por decirle a los inmigrantes espaldas mojadas el intentond en la procesión de viernes santo caminan en las calles de la ciudad y es basicamente en las zonas donde hay violencia ya llegan a la iglesia de san marcos en la conmemoración de viernes santo . >> muchísimas gracias ramon. >> les diremos que algunas malformaciones de nacimiento podrían estar relacionadas con la contaminación en el aire. >> en momentos les daremos los detalles de las condiciones del clima y de las lluvias que se vienen a la región. >> abtenerse es irse a un lugar de paz como la playa, >> noticias univision 14 es presentado en parte por nissan. >> un estudio en el valle de san joaquín demostro que las mujeres que vivían en lugares con contaminación tenían niños con malformaciones en la columna y poco desarrollo cerebral. >> hubo alud en mina de oro en china,. >> vamos con el clima y guillermo quiroz. >> hola ¿qué tal? bienvenidos feliz viernes se vienen nublados con las primeras lluvias esta noche y que estaría el fin de semana vemos que esta humedad subtropical llega

this one though is going to be making a trek from alaska to california. it will get close to us on friday, but the rain will stay away and get warm and humid, setting the stage for easter sunday. that's the day the latest computer model information says sunday has a very good chance of being a soaker. especially on easter sunday. a couple showers, then we get wet. enjoy a dry day, liver more 66. san jose 65. beautiful day in the san jose valley. walnut creek, san ramon, all partly sunny tomorrow. richmond you'll hit 65. downtown san francisco 60 degrees. slight chance of showers thursday. we warm it up on friday, then over the weekend we get wet. easter sunday looks more and more like it's a soggy easter sunday. >> we should do it. >> there's always another option. >> there's always a plan b. >> earlier this week, we talked about the system being unpredictable. things can still change, right? >> it will get caught up spue the jet stream. anything coming from alaska to california, you have to throw salt on it. we'll be following it. >> don't look hope yet.

i would also note to ranking member murkowski because i know how important a certain state of alaska has had more experience dealing with alaska and a variety of ways than anyone since pickles served in this position 40 years ago. i am confident combining knowledge or training as an engineer, sally will bring a pragmatic can-do world view to the management problem-solving challenges. science will be her compass, not an ideological bent. given the importance of the agencies and challenging mission , i'm especially excited to have someone with a business background, the science and engineering background at the department of interior. as a member of this committee, i appreciate the challenges i remember faces when it comes to the interior department. i too have some of those issues would like to ask about, too. i hope you will agree sally is the right person for this job. often time i followed her blog she climbed the highest not in antarctica. i guarantee you this woman knows how to climb mountains. thank you, mr. chairman. and i hope people will support her nomination and fast approv

low pressure diving down from the gulf of alaska.hose two will team up, giving us a chance beginning tuesday evening. most of the rain will fall on wednesday. some of you may get a half an inch of rain fall. but this winter it is a lot. actually, that will be the first day of spring coming up on wednesday. looking wet. filtered shine this weekend and we will be dry all weekend long through tuesday morning. 71 degrees for you, low 70s for sunny vail, and also losaltos. 73 tomorrow for pleasant hill. great day out in wine country. santa rosa 72. downtown san francisco tomorrow, 65 degrees. a couple degrees cooler on sunday, just a tad cloudier. monday looking nice as well. tuesday, here come the showers and wednesday, fire it up. we will be getting wet, likely all day long on wednesday. but it moves out quickly thursday and friday, we will be dry once again. middle of next week, looking wet. good stuff, we need it. >> thanks, paul. >> we'll be right back. ♪ i'm your venus [ female announcer ] what does beauty feel like? find out with v

it's going to drop the temperatures out sight coming right out of the gulf of alaska. temperatures down across the board bringing us unstable air here over the next 24 hours. so yes, it looks like we are getting prepared for some rain around the bay area as high pressure moves out and then storms return, showers on and off through the next few days. highs today topping out into the 60s inland, 50s out at the immediate coastline. i think was we look toward the next few days though some very unsettled air will move in. we have the possibility of not only some rain here but the possibility of some thunderstorms, especially thursday. that could be an interesting day around the bay area. of course, we have had a great time at maddies elementary school. thank you for letting me visit with you. the mobile weather lab coming to a storm and maybe to a school near you guys. that's the very latest from here. back to you in the studio. >> very good, lawrence. thank you. >>> an update on our breaking story at san jose mineta international airport where an alaska airlines plane made

you don't hear much about alaska politics down here, for heaven's sake. she had run against the incumbent governor, republican, had defeated in the primarily then won the election in 2006 which was not a good republican year, but alaska is a pretty republican state and she won. so there she was in 2007. so i came back. i interviewed a bunch of people by phone and talked to her twice. i interviewed her twice on the phone and wrote a piece for "the weekly standard" about sarah palin. it was the first piece written about her in the national magazine in the united states. i don't go around bragging that i discovered her. >> the reason i ask you about this is here's "the weekly standard" magazine. this is a recent issue. most weeks, how many pages? 36 or so. >> 36 or 40. >> when did you know that column might have had an impact, led eventually to john mccain choosing her as vice president? >> when i knew when her name had started popping up. >> did you find out directly? what person saw that and reacted that strongly to it? >> well, it was one person who saw i

alaska republican don young quickly apologized, but we'll tell you why even leaders from his own party aren't accepting it. >>> our latest reporter jeff zeleny will be covering that story for us. >>> and the cinderella team, of march madness. florida gulf coast university, the team nobody heard of before their miraculous winning

i want to bring this up yesterday i spoke to former alaska senator mike gravel and here is what he said. well our entire institutions the media the congress the white house all failed the american people now i know that you from the very beginning were outspoken about this war and i want to ask should have there been more critical voices should have there been alarmed bells going off whether again whether it be from within the government or from members of the media what we know and i say we myself and members of congress knew back in october of two thousand and two that the call for war was not fact based people the media knew that too but there was everyone got pulled into this tremendous movement towards war. make no mistake about it the president and members of his administration involved in the decision making have the first responsibility here members of congress in top positions have responsibility as well but we have to move. to

and we have texas senator ted cruz and plans to introduce the woman who ran for president former alaska governor sarah pail pail. >> they want us to shut up. the nain - main stream mediaments conservatives to accept defeat. the main stream mediaments us to be timid and hide in the corner and the main stream media is convinced that woman cannot be conservatives. and if they are, they

the plan includes increased in japan and intercepters in alaska. the north has recently warned of a preemptive nuclear strike on the united states. i'm harris faulkner. now, back to "justice" with judge jeanine. ♪ >>> no blood when you shot him

. >> reporter: -- invoked a racial slur during a radio interview at home in alaska. >> my father had a ranch. we used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. >> reporter: the congressman's words reverberated across spanish language television including our partner, univision. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: the word is found in webster's new collegiate dictionary with this definition, "a mexican who enters the united states illegally," but in the dictionary it comes with a warning saying it is usually offensive. senior republican officials agreed and delivered a sharp rebuke to the congressman. speaker john boehner called the comments "beneath the dignity of the office he holds." senator john mccain tweeted "the remarks have no place in our party or the nation's discourse." the 79-year-old congressman apologized for those words saying "there was no malice in my heart." republican strategist danny diaz is working to change the party's image. he says this kind of talk will damage the republican brand. how much of a generational issue

he's coming from alaska sister state of texas, ted cruz like a good texan, he comes to town and chewsarbed wire and spits out rust. that's what we need . i just thinking how much i like texas. one reason, they don't mess around with our second amendment rights. [ applause ] all of this stuff coming lately from the white house to take away the good guy's freedom and right to protect ourselves with the most naive notion that the bad guys who ignore the laws that they will all of the sudden follow the new laws it is not about the bad guys. it is it just that chunk much metal did the crime. that is like saying that fork made me fat . background checks and learning about the thinking. more background checkings, the idea mr. president should have started with yours. [ applause ] well, it is great to be back at c-pac. it feels like it is coming home even though it is my second time here. i am getting the hang of it. i can spot the liberal media folk here to write their annual conservatives in crite story. how many much you guys are here. raise your hand. come on. raise your crowd. you are lo

they want to beef up missiles in alaska and california and of course they want steady monitoring from ships at sea, from airplanes overhead and from satellites, all watching to see if north korea is going to launch at some point our way. how would that work? if north korea launches a missile, all those early warning

we have a system originated from the gulf of alaska.is a slow mover if you have an easter egg hunt planned change your plans. keep in mind we have wet weather on the way beginning saturday night. friday, on the other hand will be sunny, mild warm conditions. some of your inland spots could climb to the mid-70s. how full details on your extended forecast in just a few minutes. anny it >> thank you erica. into other top stories. forbes estimated the new york yankees have the highest value in major league baseball for the 16th straight year. the bronx bombers are valued at $2.3 billion. 2012 was a good year for baseball in general. the average four and m l b team increased to tow it% to $744 million. the los angeles dodgers are a second and m l b at 1.6 billion nearly $400 million below the price paid for the team last may. boston was third at 1.3 bumillion. locally the san francisco giants rank seventh at 786 million. and oakland ranked 28 in the near bottom of the list valued at four under $68 million. >> miami quest to break the nba rec

♪ >> republican congressman don young of alaska is apologizing for racially insensitive comments. >>y father had a ranch. we used to hire 50 to 60 to pick tomatoes. >> we're on the way to dying quick and fast with comments like this. >> why don't you shut up about illegal amnesty? >> no group be they gays, be they namla be they people who believe in bestiality, it doesn't matter what they are. >> yes, skim milk marriage. i have always suspected that skim milk was gay. >> they don't get to change the definition. >> i mean, forg god's sake, it' got homogenized right on the carton. >> a crazy guy got a gun and killed people. >> >> the systthe system is orco protect the cowards. >> i haven't forgotten those kids. shame on us if we've forgotten them. >>> we begin with president obama down south touching down to tout economic recovery and spread a little miami nice in the sunshine state. promoting infrastructure spending, this afternoon the president toured a tunnel project at port miami. he cited it as a key example of a project that fixes problems, boosts the economy, and creates jobs. >

the former governor of alaska. >> yes, she got seven standing ovations.uring her speech, she chided president obama for being, quote, a permanent campaigner instead of a leader. here is more of what she said. >> leaders reach across political differences. campaigners double down on those differences. leaders seek to bring americans together to confront our challenges and campaigners, they seek to divide and to conquer and to orchestrate crisis after crisis after crisis to exploit. >> there was also a moment of levity when palin stopped her speech, leaned down and pulled a big gulp from behind the podium and took a couple of drinks. she was poking fun at new york city's mayor michael bloomberg and his attempt to ban large soda drinks. harris? >> harris: interesting to note, i understand dr. ben carson gave an interview after he spoke and from that we learned that he says he's leaving medicine. some people might see this as a preamble to something else maybe political. >> yes. the interview took place on the stage after he gave his comments. he was then int

were to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles the near especially america they would hit only alaska but north korea's always been much more belligerent i think iran and this is the assessment of the entire u.s. intelligence community which was iran would stop trying to develop any sort of nuclear weapon if they see it in two thousand and three and this has been stood up time and time again since two thousand and seven so we all know iran is not a real threat to america's interests we all know it's not a threat to the west and this fake shield they were trying to provide to eastern europe because they would be in range of any missiles that iran might want to launch was just a fake ploy i think it was used as an excuse so it's interesting now that the focus is moving to an overtly aggressive but very small and capable country away from iran cyprus has secured a ten billion euro bailout deal from euro zone finance ministers to rescue its failing economy in return for a set of cuts among the most severe measures and forced upon the island state a demand that everyone with cash in cyprio

chuck hagel cited as the prime reason for beefing up missile capacity as an already existing base in alaska and placing an additional rater and japan at the same time washington officials announced plans to scrap the final phase of a defense shield in eastern europe which would have seen interceptors capable of destroying most of russia's nuclear missiles and that has been a huge point of contention between moscow and washington. for quite some time now in fact going back to march of last year the infamous exchange between obama and then president meeting medvedev in seoul at the nuclear security summit with the american president saying he will have more flexibility on the issue after the elections so we could speculate this could very well be the u.s. president sticking to his promises but this doesn't mean russia now has nothing to worry about after all japan and alaska aren't exactly far from his borders and anyway there are still plans to build some facilities in eastern europe though on a smaller scale than originally planned. five agent an emotion she believes that washington is usin

congressman don young of alaska just referred to immigrant workers as wetbacks. thank you, sir. here's another reason a member of the republican national committee posted an article on facebook saying gays live a filthy lifestyle. that was his word. hey, republicans, you're not going to win new friends by calling them names. big surprise. >>> it also doesn't help when you try to stop democrats from voting. a lot of them minorities. we saw how that worked in 2012, or didn't work. republicans in north carolina right now pushing bills to restrict early voting and sunday voting when a lot of blacks vote at the polls in that tradition. anything they can to focus on the other side and keep them from being allowed to exercise their democratic rights. >>> also, one of the reasons behind the surge in support for same-sex marriage is the dramatic shift among this last group, resistant to the idea, african-americans. they've been shifting on issues. there's been a 35-point net swing toward supporting same sex in three years. >>> the right wing cheering section over at fox is upset sequestr

from the air, alaska looks deserted and a serene, a postcard picture.it does not take long to find a string of mosher's separated by just a few minutes. it is wide-open country. each rail runs across the frozen yukon river and the dogs are running at a steady pace. >> this is a checkpoint. but the time they pull in here they will have traveled 812 kilometers. almost exactly the halfway point of the race. a strict procedure at all 23 checkpoints. veterinarians examine each jeff immelt -- each animal for signs of dehydration, fatigue, and injury. they're given a mixture of protein and energy powder. they give everyone a chance to rest. the dogs outside, the mosher's inside. mike williams has crossed the finish line 14 times and uses the race to fight against alcohol abuse, which has devastated his people. >> all of my six brothers died from accidental deaths using alcohol. all of my brothers are wiped out. many others in the native community in alaska are killing themselves, suicide. >> the bond between humans and dogs is unlike any other. >> i raised the

alaska has only one member of the house. and young has served his state since 1973.known for his outspoken style. young's comments come at a time when the republican party is struggling to connect with minorities. after failing to do that in the 2012 presidential election. where 71% of latinos voted for president obama. >> this is a we don't get it moment at a time when the republican party needs at least, this is just one congressman but this gives critics and people who are skeptical of the party a new reason to say, it hasn't changed. >> that was nbc's kelly o'donnell joining me there. deputy political editor, dominionco, at a time when they are trying to make a go at improving their image with latinos, then this happens. are they shouting him down on capitol hill yet? >> reporter: we've already heard from house speaker john boehner and the republican national committee chairman who have both disavowed this statement and say it doesn't stand for the party, completely distancing themselves from don young but it is a problem. the fact that republican leaders are now

. >>> el congresista republicano de alaska llamÓ a los trabajadores migrantes espaldas mojadas y el insultoo una inmediata condena de los lÍderes de su propio partido. >>> dijo el congresista de 79 aÑos en una entrevista radial. el tÉrmino es un insulto a los inmigrantes indocumentados y envenena el ambiente en momentos que los 2 partidos, negocian una reforma migratoria. y en que los republicanos, buscan acercarse a los hispanos. luego, un comunicado dijo. usÉ una expresiÓn que se utilizaba comÚnmente en mi infancia en el centro de california. entiendo que el tÉrmino no se aplica en la misma forma en estos tiempos y no quise ser irrespetuoso. las palabras del congresista fueron ofensivas y por debajo de la dignidad de su cargo, no me importa por quÉ lo dijo. no hay excusa y merece una disculpa inmediata. >>> la semana pasada, el presidente del partido recibiÓ un reporte que precisamente le advertÍa a los republicanos, que cuidaran el lenguaje empleado sobre los inmigrantes si es que querÍan atraer a los votantes latinos. >>> el presidente del partido, dijo las palabras usadas por el congre

the grand princess will travel to hawaii, alaska mexico, and destinations on the california coast. posting this shot will mean an economic boost to the city. >> this is the first time in years the ship has made a difference as to its home base. the grand princess pulled into port this morning. once passengers disembarked they faced a long life. >> thousands of new passengers tried to board the ship at the same time to get to a white kid. >> expect to see more big crowd like this getting on and off the ship in the future. >> will be the home port for the grand princess over the next 15 months ringing 100,000 passengers to save and cisco. some passengers about the city with a little unprepared for the first time the crowd. >> are you seeing in san francisco? >> if i ever get to my hotel. >> that pedicabs porters and drivers. big crowd to mean that money. it is good business. they hope it will be good business for the entire city. they estimate of the cruise line passengers will spend more than $1 million here over the next 15 months. st. patrick's day is of course tomorrow but safe a

low pressure is diving out of the guilty of of alaska. that will -- gulf of alaska.ll take awhile for the rain to get here. it will begin in classic fashion. might get evening commute west. as we look ahead with the far churr cast, even by this time tomorrow night the rain hasn't made its way to the central bay area. mostly sunny start to the day. by 5:00 you kind of begin to pick up some of the showers in the top left hand corner of the screen. by 5:00 tomorrow night at least according to the model it is not over the central bay area. we shall see that mather nature does what it wants to do. prepare for rain tomorrow night. patchy fog may slow you down. snow in chicago and 36 degrees. overnight lows tonight. san jose will be down to 43 degrees. for the forecast highs tomorrow, everybody in the low 60s. 61 in san jose. starts to get wet late tomorrow. sunshine will be predominant. you will wake up tomorrow and say what rain. by next weekend, sun comes back. we dry out. >> good >> thank you, brian. >> we'll be right back. ken, a spectacular show on the bay bridge make

in those efforts, he stopped some of these threads in alaska and arizona. so my question is do you believe that mining is a threat to public lands? >> senator, over the course of my career and as a banker, i have done business with a number of different companies, including gold and silver mining companies. i appreciate the importance of strategic materials and certainly the importance of coal to our economy and manufacturing processes and we all enjoy products made from these materials. i also appreciate that the mining companies that have worked with over the course of my career are responsible. they are not looking to threaten the habitat for the environment, but to do things by rules and they have recognized the rules are important. so i certainly don't have anything against mining. i know it is important in the state of nevada and i look forward to the responsible development of the resources. >> thank you for the answer. everybody keeps raising the bar, but 87% of nevada is owned by the federal government. so when the interior sneezes, we feel an eart

they have run through combat scenarios from an air base in fairbanks, alaska. this is the first time their commanders have called off a major military exercise due to the budget cuts. >>> officials in the obama administration have condemned north korean leaders for cutting a military hotline with south korea. a spokesperson for the state department says breaking off communications won't help. >> north korea's bellicose rhetoric and threats follows a pattern to raise tension and intimidate others and we think the latest threats to cut off links with the rhetoric is not constructive to ensuring peace and stability on the peninsula. >> the two koreas do not have diplomatic relations. military liaison officers could connect through telephone and fax lines. but on wednesday, north korean officials cut them. they say now they have no channels of communications with south korea or the u.s. ventrell said u.s. diplomats still have a way to communicate. though he did not specify what that was. he said the north koreans must adhere to the international obligations and ref

we have a call from ireland and alaska which begs the question how can you be homeless in alaska? but there are. if i were brought to a conference for the police, we'd have a very different point of view. if i was at a conference for the district attorney we might have a different point of view . the nice thing about this program is we are going to have a job. the police are going to arrest these. the attorneys are going to prosecute their cases and the public defenders is going to defend their client and everybody gets to do their job. they are going to do

we have a call from ireland and alaska which begs the question how can you be homeless in alaska? but there are. if i were brought to a conference for the police, we'd have a very different point of view. if i was at a conference for the district attorney we might have a different point of view . the nice thing about this program is we are going to have a job. the police are going to arrest these. the attorneys are going to prosecute their cases and the public defenders is going to defend their client and everybody gets to do their job. they are going to do it legally, ethically, but we ask more that they do it morally. so, if i'm walking down the street and i'm pulling my dog's chain or i leave my dog outside in the cold and i don't feed it and it has health problems or i kick it and make fun of it and treat it harshly, you can arrest me. but i can do that to a person and you think it's okay. i don't think it's okay. jeff got me on the phone and said i want to know more about the program and i talked to him and said this is how it works and he said what's the biggest barrier? i s

dogsleds are racing across alaska. they started in anchorage and heading for nome, alaska. the record where trying to beat is four hours short of nine days. that is a tough task. the dogs do not think the weather is cold enough. we report from roughly halfway along the route. >> go! >> so begins one of the most grueling sporting events in the world. this is the editor rob, a 1,600 kilometer trip to the alaskan wilderness. the first official place was 41 years ago. -- the first official race was 41 years ago. since then, a new record is set almost every year. temperatures have come into play. this veteran breeder has competed in 26 races. he says the snow has a huge impact. >> when it softens, it reduces speed. the temperature makes the dogs be more lethargic. sled dogs are. best -- sled dogs operate best at 0 to -

round trip journeys to hawaii, alaska, mexico, and down to california. >>> fears of a nightmare superbug coming up, the drug-resistant germs spreading and what you need to know to protect yourself. >>> and the pope being criticized for his record on human rights. the vatican's response just ahead. >>> and good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri. we traveled all the way to dublin for a st. patrick's day celebration. in kt fa, some of the festivities over the next couple of days could make your friends green with envy. we'll talk about green on the d doppler radar. you're watching irish dancing from the mcgrath irish dancers. >>> the honeymoon is already over for pope francis. jay gray is live in vatican city tonight and, jay, both sides are making impassioned arguments. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. good to talk to you. as pope francis begins his role as the leader, more than a billion catholics worldwide, there are questions tonight about the future of the church. and as you talk about, his past. applause echoed through the vatican as pope francis and others past the age of 80 not eligi

times," alaska's $78 million ferry to nowhere could land in l.a. a state-of-the-art military vessel diverted to alaska as a ferry has not worked out, and officials are great to be rid of it. that's expensive. >>> and in "the washington post," research ties economic inequality to gap in life expectancy. that's about how the haves are living longer than the have-nots. >>> this weekend justin timberlake hosted "saturday night live" for the fifth time and brought along some of the ledge end gends of "snl." >> welcome. we've been expecting you, mr. timberlake. >> i always thought an 'n sync member would make the five-time club, it would be joey fatoon. this is the hall of portraits, drew barrymore, inducted in 2007, john goodman hosted 11 consecutive years. and of course, chevy. >> alec baldwin and tom hanks. >> two wild and crazy guys! >> ladies and gentlemen -- >> once again -- >> justin timberlake! >> thank you to jay-z, dan aykroyd, alec baldwin, candice bergen, krchevy chase and paul l simon. what a show! >> i heard the first 15 minutes were jam pa

a series of storms coming out of the gulf of alaska.rt record highs, we'll get a chance of rain moving into the bay area by sunday. it's not going to amount to much and it will probably peter out. but for us, sunday looks wet and more coming in midweek. do you can see the system out in the pacific. this is beginning to split as it heads over western washington. for us, we'll increase high clouds and look for the numbers to be not quite as warm tomorrow. we'll see it behind filtered crowds. expect this. dry, we will look for things to get into the 70s for sacramento. 81 in fresno. some fog. and the pinpoint forecast is calling for 70 at concord, 71 at liver more. 70 degrees at napa. in the extended torest. that's when we see the clouds. monday we get a break. we'll go to partly cloudy. it's tuesday and wednesday that we'll begin to increase showers again and over spreading the rest of the area wednesday. thursday and friday we'll go back to partly cloudy skies, all the way back into the upper 50s. that's weather, saturday looks good. >>