i will tell you this, the senator from alaska, the good senator from alaska. that is what happened in the negotiations, and the upshot of all that was that we would get a clean c.r. coming back if we negotiated down to that figure, that there wouldn't be a bunch of games being played. mr. begich: a lot of stuff added on that wasn't necessary. we could debate those later. mr. tester: absolutely, and should debate them later. but the bottom line is it's important that we keep our government open. why? because we're wasting a ton of money the way it's being done right now. and this piecemeal funding for trying to get political advantage is crazy. people see it for what it is. it's political gamesmanship. mr. begich: isn't it odd that they would pass a let's pay everybody, everybody, 435-0, they pass it, but they only want to have some of them come back to work. now, if you're a fiscal conservative -- and i think i'm -- we're from montana, alaska, fairly conservative states. i want them working if we're paying them. doesn't that make sense? instead it seems like y

middle. >> we're doing okay. >> sorry, alaska. >> i like alaska too. we're just, of course, joking. >>> "gravity" having the biggest october opening in history. bringing in $55.5 million. "cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2" took second palce with $21.5 million. "runner runner" took third. "prisoners" and "rush" rounded out the top five. >> was a bomb -- people love it. >> i am looking forward to seeing it. in imax it will be sweet. >>> carson daly got engaged to his longtime girlfriend. they have two children together. >>> and congratulations in order for halle berry and olivier martinez who gave birth to a baby boy on saturday. >>> hulk hogan finds a perfect way to host his hostamania. through miley cyrus' wrecking ball. madonna wrote an essay about her experience cat putting into stardom and the struggles with being a fresh face. in my first year i was held up at gunpot, raped on the roof of a building, i was dragged up to with a knife in my back and had my apartment broken into three times. she says i don't know why, i had nothing of value after t

alaska is farther away. is it true? is hawaii closer to the sun than alaska? you guys know that the closer and closer you get to the sun, the hotter it is? you know that? you know you get within a million miles of sun, the best materials you can make with vaporize-- not vaporize the term real hot, well, maybe vaporize. you guys been knowing that? unless you go at night time? [laughter] well, how about that? it is true that hawaii is closer to the sun than alaska? yes or no? - yes. - that's right. yes, that's true. is it the reason? - no. - no, it's not the reason. let's take a look and see if we can see why. here's the earth, sunlight. the sun is way, way up there. sunrays coming in. they fan out a little bit, okay? but essentially, they're parallel. they're coming in. okay. now, here the sunrays, here's hawaii down in here and there's alaska up there. now, hawaii is closer to the sun. but that's not the reason, gang, is it? because let's suppose i take something like this eraser and i put the eraser here, boom, let's draw it in here. so many acres of land. no

but instead ended n a remote area of alaska.at these p >>> they are supposed to land from san francisco to tokyo today, but instead ended up in a remote area in alaska. they made an emergency landing in cold bay, alaska. after reports of a possible engine issue. 167 passengers and 11 crew members were on board and got to spend the day with a town with less than 100 people. they have finally made it back safely hours later. joe. >> finally, liz. finally, 4:00 yesterday afternoon, they left tokyo. they were supposed to get here at 9:30 this morning. they did not arrive. they didn't get out of customs until a few minutes ago. they spent some time in cold bay, alaska, a tiny town. population, 60. everything was fine with the plane. it had some kind of engine problem. we aren't sure what it was in terms of the plane. they got on another plane, came back here. everybody is fine, including a family from lodi. they just arrived. take a look. >> hey buddy. see your new sister. >> what's going on here and then all of a sudden, we could se

the plight from tokyo to san francisco was diverted and made an emergency stop in alaska. >> reporter: those passengers had a lot of kudos for the delta pilots who were in control of this flight. they went through about half an hour of turbulence, and they heard one of the engines making noises that wasn't quite right. soon thereafter the captain came on and said they were making that emergency landing inial ca. passengers say the landing was as smooth as can be. the people on that plane nearly tripled the population. waiting isn't always just the hardest part. sometimes it can be the scariest part too. >> i haven't been able to be in contact with her at all. because verizon has no service here. so i'm just waiting. >> reporter: you're smiling about it, but is that a little scary? >> i was a little scary about it because delta wasn't clear about what happened. >> reporter: he showed up expecting flight 208 from tokyo. instead, that flight had engine trouble midway over the pacific and had to make an emergency landing in cold bay, alaska. >> i understand it was a town with only 104 peo

alaska 32 your high with snow in the forecast. rain in the forecast for anchorige and further south. chilly air and good size storms moving through alaska today. in the west, storm has moved out and moving through the inner country. rain into the northern plains and cool air draining down from the north. temperatures have dipped a little bit. only at 38 boise. it is jacket weather in the pacific northwest. cool air making its way to california too. keep that in mind as you head out. temperatures nice in the afternoon, sunny and great. this morning there's a little chill. that's your national forecast. now a look at cooler this morning. looks like a fairly quiet week ahead in the west. clear, clean, chilly in the west. thank you. >>> meat and chocolate prices on the rise for different reasons. fnchts look for huge diskounlts for a vacation, you better stick around. details in two minutes as early today continues. >>> welcome back. just moments ago, announcement that three u.s. scientists have won the nobel prize for economics. they

>> ever been to alaska before?o. and it's never been on my bucket list. now i can add it to my bucket list and cross it off. >> the plane was in en route to san francisco. but wednesday morning, an emergency warning in the cockpit forced pilots to make the unexpected stop. >> all of a sudden, we could see that they were turning north towards alaska. like something is wrong. but we were safe. >> reporter: as they waited if a replacement plane to arrive, the passengers took to town. this picture shows out the only local bar. it is home to alaska's third largest runway. and during world war ii, it was a staging area that had a military population of 30,000 people. about 20 hours after their journey started, relieved passengers finally arrived in san francisco, wednesday night. jarica duncan, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, cold bay is about 625 miles southwest of anchorage. >>> one final act of love, a washington state man loses his life while traying to save his wife from a fire. >> reporter: the fire broke out inside o

alaska has no income tax. it has no sales tax. it gets about 85% of the its general fund from oil revenue, paying for everything from roads to schools, to public safety. a citizens group quickly gathered enough signatures to put a referendum on the tax cut on next year's ballot. >> keeping a fair oil tax on the books was part of building a strong alaska. the concern with sb-21 it was to more oil company investment in the state. >> so it's a big gamble that they're doing here. $500 million a year is a big hit. of how important is the oil money, oil revenue to this state? well the legislature has been spending money like drunken sailors last five or six years with the high oil prices. they have been able to put $5 billion a way in a reserve fund. on top of the $45 billion permanent fund which is directly funneled and funded by oil companies. that allowed to the state to pay each alaskan, oh, $900 a year in the way of a check from the permanent fund. a lot of money at stake here, oil, very, very important to the state's economy. meli

and then all of a sudden, we could see that they were turning north towards alaska. i'm okay, something's wrong. but we were safe. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> the original plane will stay at cold bay until mechanics can check it out. >>> hayward police have a suspect for the murder of a man who was shot to death in front of his daughter nearly four years ago. 24-year-old dereak turner of vallejo was arrested on tuesday. investigators believe turner got into a verbal fight with thomas cunningham over cunningham's dog and then fired. cunningham was killed in front of his 13-year-old daughter after he just bought her ice cream. >>> the search is on for a man who lives at a now closed assisted care facility in castro valley. 65-year-old edmond bascom wandered away from valley springs manor on friday. that was a day before paramedics rescued the remaining residents after discovering the home was basically closed and operating with a skeleton staff. edmond was last seen at the san leandro bart station. >>> a man caused a crash in san francisco's inner richmond dis

young of alaska. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 358 -- 385, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, and a member opposed each will control tive minutes. mr. young: i would suggest respectfully this is a simple amendment. it is about the intrusion by this corps into the private sector of mapping. they have been very good in the past about contracting out and i found out by reports that certain areas of the corps kerp -- of the corps have bought equipment they bought a yacht, got into the mapping business. and in doing so, that's in direct competition to the with e sector and an area the scarce amount of money we have for infrastructure, we should keep that infrastructure for building not for getting into the private sector business of mapping. they can still do it. there isn't a contractor close by or it's not practical can -- practical they can do their own work but i see the expansion occurring as an invasion into an area that has plenty of qualified people to do it. i think we ought to adopt this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reser

on the excitement in cold bay, alaska. jazz when this delta airlines boeing 767 made its emergency landing in cold bay, alaska, the community of about 60 poem -- people got nearly 180 visitors. >> ever been to alaska before? >> no. and it's never even been on my bucket list. now i can add it to my bucket list and cross it off. >> reporter: the plane had departed from tokyo and was en route to san francisco. but wednesday morning, an emergency warning in the cockpit forced pilots to make the unexpected stop. >> all of a sudden, we could see they were turning north towards alaska. okay. something is wrong. but we were safe. >> reporter: as they waited for a replacement plane to arrive, the passengers took him to town. this picture shows some checking out the only local bar. luckily, cold bay was prepared for the plane. it is home to alaska's third largest runway. and during world war ii, it was a staging area that had a military population of about 30,000 people. about 20 hours after their journey started, relieved passenger

ended up in a remote area of alaska, a tiny town called cold pay, from cold bay to san francisco bay. joe tells us what happened. joe? >> reporter: well, ken, they're still trying to figure out what happened. suffice to say, the was an in- flight emergency, and the pilots said we have to land this thing right away, and so diverted to cold pay, alaska, population, less than a hundred. more than 170 people had to get off their delta lane because ofen gin problems and find somewhere to wait for another plane to come. some waited at a nearby school, others waited at the only bar in town. that other plane finally came, and after about a six-hour flight, and a total of 20 hours into their journey, they arrived at sfo around 9:00 tonight exhausted. >> ever been to alaska before? >> no, never even been on my bucket list, so now i can add it to my bucket list and cross it off. >> reporter: among those abe ryaning were tim and tiffany from lodi, and their newly adopted daughter from china. >> thought what's going on here, and then all of a sudden could tell near turning north to alaska, and tho

in alaska about our men. the odds are good. >> besides like doing the dishes, what are your guys' other hobbies? >> but the good can be kind of odd. >> this is all part of a six-part series about to air on tlc called "alaskan women looking for love." >> my friends and i are getting our frost bitten butts in gear and heading south to sunny miami. >> it's like humid kind of. >> yeah, we have to start taking our clothes off. >> they're airing their stories out for anyone to see. >> at least here it's different and we have the beach. >> we can find how it works out. we have it would have the alaskan ladies. tina and sabina. how was the change from alaska to miami for you? >> i loved it. i will never forget when the plane hit the ground and how hot it was and just how like there's palm trees on buildings and all the beautiful men. and the girls are like gorgeous, too. so like immediately we hit the floor but we were ready to take on miami and explore. it was awesome. >> so how is it going with the boys? have you g

in the case of the washington exchange, they like alaska enroll alaska, can't get an accurate number on the number or the amount of the subsidy available to those who want to enroll. it is a massive, massive mistake. the exchanges, the state exchanges themselves are having trouble because the central plan doesn't work. >> now, of course, we heard, tell us if it is accurate that 7 million people are expected by hhs to signed up bite end of march. don't 7 million people need to sign up in order for the math to work. >> in the obama administration's mind they do. they will not come close to that. they need to sign up 2 or 3 quarter million people again ages of 18- 35 so- called young invincibles that would pay high prices for the premiums and need little health care. that part of the model is not working either. it is not just health care.gov. it is the entine model of obama care that is failing and we are watching the middle-class, family of four making $90,000 over womened by the premiums. individuals, 30 years old and in good health are looking at 260 percent increase of their premiu

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from the state of alaska, dan, thank you very much.laims just one flu shot could significantly reduce your chances of having a heart attack. our doctor is here to separate the fact from the medical fiction. jenna: new study claims a simple flu shot can reduce the risk of a heart attack by 55%. dr. marti ma carry from johns hopkins university. especially jon and i are excited about getting our flu shots together. we look at these stories with a different set of eyes. why would this work? why would the flu shot help us prevent heart attacks? >> we're learning more, jenna, about the vulnerable frail state of being sick. turns out when you're sick with flu or any other major illness, your body is susceptible to other things. there is a general inflammatory state. people talking about having inflammation or certain medications or behavior or foods increasing or decreasing inflammation. that may be part of heart disease. heart attacks may be a function of the amount of inflammation in the heart vessels. when you're vulnerable, bad things hap

of course greenpeace has run a big campaign a very public campaign against shell in alaska for instance we've done it for over the past eighteen months and luckily we were able to shine a spotlight on shell because of their fiasco essentially in trying to drill for oil in alaska of course the same for can energy in greenland for start all in the barents sea it's very interesting actually that you mention shell that they're about to become partners in the arctic with gazprom and you really couldn't think of two more reckless companies that you wouldn't want anywhere near what is probably one of the most unique and fragile environments left on the planet many say your policy is ridiculous you're against fossil fuels nuclear energy and hydroelectric energy of course the world relies on these at the moment alternative energy wind source and solar energy just cannot supply the energy needs of the world and i spoke to your former leader yesterday he said your policy is totally miss guided. well patrick moore. as is perfectly entitled to whatever opinions he cares to carry the issue here is is

. >>> checks for alaska residents today since oil was discovered in alaska, every person who lived in the state for at least a year receives money from the alaska permanent fund and this year it is 900 bucks. that is up $22 from last year. >>> also want to say happy birthday to ashlee simpson, 29. gwen stefani, 44 today and civil rights activist and talk show host al sharpton is 59. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. >>> new this morning, habitat for humanity volunteers robbed at gunpoint at a construction site. we'll show you why the secret service is now being called in. >> plus, redwood city police on the lookout for this man who tried to lure a teenage boy into his car with drugs. it all happened in the school parking lot. >> seven days and counting, we'll give you the latest on the no negotiations between b.a.r.t. and the union. >> a live look this morning outside, no, that's the beautiful bay bridge. the weekend is approaching because it's already thursday, october 3, this is "today in the bay."

flying home after a week in business. 208 from tokyo had to make an emergency landing in cold bay, alaska texted caitlin who didn't get worried until she heard the details of what happened. >> about the engine failure and the lights going out before they landed and the drama before they landed. i want to give the pilot a big hug. he was awesome. he saved the day. >> reporter: the unsaid iewld -- the unscheduled landing was after a message but at no point was there the danger with the flight. >> i dozed on and the captain said we are turning toward ask you expo were going to land. >> the passengers were then able to pass the time at a local watering hole. he took a picture for his wife and both are extremely thankful for the pilot. >> he is a veteran of 20 plus year. he did a great job. >> a great job and getting all 167 passengers and 11 crew members on board back on the ground safely. abc7 news. >>> a bus driver in buffalo, new york is being called a hero after he talked a woman off a ledge and it is caught on surveillance video. he saw the young woman on the wrong side of a guardrail on

ever been to alaska? >> no. now i can add it to my bucket list and cross it off. [ yelling ] >> reporter: among those arriving were tim and tiffany neilson from lodi and one-year- old ellie, their newly adopted daughter from china. >> just what's going on here? and then all of a sudden, we could see that they were turning in order towards alaska and like, okay, something's wrong. but we were safe. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> the population of cold bay, alaska, is about 110. >>> right now boston baseball fans no doubt still celebrating maybe a little now that their sox have won the world series again last night. it's the third championship for the red sox in 10 seasons but the first time since 1918 when woodrow wilson was in the white house, that the sox clinched the series at fenway park. fans filled the streets. here's your final out. watch. >> it hasn't happened in 95 years, the red sox are world champions. >> a lot people calling in sick today in boston i bet. sox won 6-1 beating cardinals 4 games to

the highway warning begins at midnight in alaska time.t's not started yet and wind gusts are that strong. we'll monitor the storm system. there'll be another dropping alongside the rockies and the cold air starting to brush portions of northern minnesota, and northern michigan. places with snow earlier in the week - we look at the snow depth collected by noah. quite a bit of snow has come down for canada, and a little up on the parts of the low mountains riding up the east coast through parts of maine. we'll see a pattern of storm systems rolling out - it will warm up, cool off, warm up and cool off. this is typical as we get close to the winter freezes. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. here is newark 65 with a few showers in your area. tomorrow morning you'll get a day starting in the 20s to low 30s in the northern midwest. let's talk about the storm hitting montana. this is going to bring big winds for the columbia bach, yakka ma valley. winds gusts down to 50 k/hr. possibly the strongest winds in parts of western montana and northern i

earlier we talked about a big storm coming into alaska.ind gusts are now building 40 to 50 miles per hour in parts of alaska. the high wind warning begins at midnight that's alaska time. it's not starting yet and they have wind gusts that strong. we'll monitor the storm system. in the meantime we have another one, that will drop alongside the rockies, and the cold air starting to brush portions of northern minnesota and michigan. places that got snow - and if we look at the snow departments collect by noah - quite a bit of snow came down for canada and also a bit up through the coast, through maine, a bit of snow. we'll see a pattern of storm systems. it will warm up and cool off, warm up more and cool off. this is typical as we get closer to the winter freezers. now, temperatures are 40s and '50s. warmer than that farther south. 65 with a few showers on the way in your area. tomorrow morning is another day to start in the 20s to low 30s in the morn midwest. let's -- morning to the midwest. let's talk about the storm in the columbia basin.

then they were turning north toward alaska. we are safe. >> she is a trooper.was 8 hours to alaska and 6 hours sitting on the ground. >> reporter: welcome to your new home, ellie mae. >>> another chilly night. it is 45 in half moon bay. 48 in napa. we have widespread 40s. summer we have sunny skies. we have the trick or treating forecast and changes this weekend. cool and windy weather on the way. >>> why san francisco police say officers were forced to shoot a man this weekend. earthquake warning systems. police in san rafael are on the hunt for a bank robber. . >> san rafael police are looking for a bank robber that may be responsible for a series of robberies. he walked into a wells fargo demanding cash. this is a series of hold ups that began in december. he is in his 50s and often strikes on wednesdays. it could change lives if it works, earthquake warnings closer to reality. >>> why officers shot a man in the marina district. >>> coming up later the golden state warriors canthey live up to the hype? we crown a new winner in baseball. i love watching tv ou

flying home after a week in business. 208 from tokyo had to make an emergency landing in cold bay, alaskahe texted caitlin who didn't get worried until she heard the details of what happened. >> about the engine failure and the lights going out before they landed and the drama before they landed. i want to give the pilot a big hug. he was awesome. he saved the day. >> reporter: the unsaid iewld -- the unscheduled landing was after a message but at no point was there the danger with the flight. >> i dozed on and the captain said we are turning toward ask you expo were going to land. >> the passengers were then able to pass the time at a local watering hole. he took a picture for his wife and both are extremely thankful for the pilot. >> he is a veteran of 20 plus year. he did a great job. >> a great job and getting all 167 passengers and 11 crew members on board back on the ground safely. abc7 news. >>> a bus driver in buffalo, new york is being called a hero after he talked a woman off a ledge and it is caught on surveillance video. he saw the young woman on the wrong side of a guardrail

turned into an emergency landing this morning in alaska.ta flight from tokyo headed for san francisco -- was forced to land in alaska instead.because of a possible engine problem. right now. those passengers are safely on their way to s-f-o. kron 4's jeff bush is live >> catherine: at s-f-o. with the details and new pictures. jeff? >> reporter: like asset, roughly about 40 minutes away. scholastic a video and see what it looks like on cold bay alaska up. >> reporter: they spent 10 hours on this airplane waiting for a nother airplane. so they can off load everyone and get them on to the new plane. there was a monster that went off on the cockpit. they landed in alaska and still waiting for the new plane to show up. for now reporting live at s f of >> catherine: one north dakota woman isn't handing out treats to everyone this halloween. she letters to children who are has the story.every one knows the feeling of being a young trick or treater and not receiving the sweet treat you desired.but what about receiving this? >> reporter:a local woma

they did connect with people in alaska and around the country. but because of the way the harding administration was done, all the handshaking and speeches, it really wore him out. his health was already not so strong. what is really interesting is so dire.s health was on the trip there was a cop and packed secretly. packed secretly. the fear was she would not survive the trip. she did survive the trip. they and up at the hotel, which becomes a kind of hospital. harding becomes sick. he thought it was some crab he ate in alaska. everyone else ate it and recovered, and he did not. in fact, he gets stickers, recovers -- sicker, recovers only to get sicker again. some have called apoplexy, others alluded to poisoning. it seems he simply had a heart attack. a very sad moment for florence. a difficult history. >> the trip back is remarkable. he has to go all the way across the country and out again to marion, ohio. >> his body. >> his body. the scenes people write about of crowds gathering silently in the middle of the night, in remote areas. breaking

. >> alaska, a small school has some big time talent. in the hills of anchorage, there's some suffering going on. this is quiet. all right, up, up, up, up. >> this is ski training on dirt. a work out designed to hurt and to help. >> as as soon we took it uphill we put more stress on the heart an you put a pair of poles in the hands and that jumps it up a notch. >> reporter: every step is closer to the winter olympics. >> it's these skiers. >> these mornings when it's

to alaska before?no! never even been on my bucket list. so now i can add it to my bucket list and cross it off. >> whoa! >> oh, you bought a top? >> yeah. everybody who has this, we're all going to know where they were that day. [ laughter ] >> people of cold bay were very welcoming apparently. passengers got to check out the area hey little bit. some had a drink at the one and only bar there. if you are wondering how a large plane landed there cold bay has a 10,000 foot long runway left over from world war ii. >>> you can't call from a plane but you can use some of your favorite gadgets next time you fly. the new rules keeping you powered up. >> and it's the best kept secret hiding in plain sight how the big discovery was disclosed and why the google barge is being kept hush-hush. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. so far a treat of a day outside. could that change for trick or treaters tonight? we'll talk about that coming up. google's floating barge on e bay. nobo

since oil was discovered in alaska, they receive money from the alaska permanent fund.year it's 900 bucks. on the tonight show, jay leno did a joke about two stories in the news. >> here is a very frightening story, ladies and gentlemen. signs in stockholm says hundreds much jellyfish shut down a nuclear reactor. that's nothing. our country a bunch of spine less jellyfish shut down the entire country. >> that's your morning's dish of scrambled politicsment joining me now for first look at politics, it's bob frank on thursday. >> i have to follow jay leno, right? >> there you go. but you'll do fine. >> thanks a lot. >> listen, as we mentioned, top financial leaders were at the white house yesterday. they want this to be resolved as quickly as possible. how much influence do you think that the financial titans have? >> there are two possible answers. one, since they sort of controlled government through their political contributions, maybe they have influence. but the other side of that is that many of the people, particularly the tea party people, among the people who th

representative don young from alaska said he would vote for a clean budget.

to the alaska natives. it now serves over 130,000 patients from all over the state. h.r. 623 conveys 2.79 acres of federal land in anchorage, alaska, to the consortium. it will be used to construct patient housing for visiting patients, allowing continued growth so that the anchorage facility can meet the health care needs of more and more people from rural alaska. some patients travel long distances to access health care facilities in anchorage. h.r. 623 helps ensure that traveling patients are not burdened with finding their own accommodation. this is an important component of making sure that all native alaskans have access to equitable health care. i am happy to report that the indian health services transferred the paragraphs until question by quit claim deed on june 20 of this year. while the consortium -- now the consortium is able to start planning in preparation for patient housing. h.r. 623 transfers the parcel to the consortium by warranty deed. this removes further complications and guarantees t

a small school in alaska is cultivating some big-town talent. intlavkz city university in ankchorage has one cross-countr ski team, but it turns out it's home to america's elite. >> in the hills above anchorage, in the mood and the midst, there is some suffering going on. relax, but remember when the suffering is coming in to quiet the mind. okay. up, up, up. >> this is ski training, a workout designed to hurt and to help. >> as soon as we tip it uphill, we put more stress in the heart and put a pair of poles in the hands. that jumps it up a nach. >> every painful step is another step closer >> it's the ski race. >> these mornings when it's tough training, when there are bears in the woods or you are scared or when it's raining, you are thinking about, what am i going to do today that's going to make me stand on the line and do something that's never been done? this is their unlikely home base, alaska pacific university, a tiny private college with 5000 students, one sports team, cross cupped tree skiers. >> okay. nice job. >> the coach estimate

alaska.nd now all of those passengers and the crew members are home safely tonight in san francisco. this delayed reunion was a happy one for caitlin from sunnyvale. she was flying home after a week in business. 208 from tokyo had to make an emergency landing in cold bay,k. alaska. he texted caitlin who didn't get worried until she heard the details of what happened. >> about the engine failure and the lights going out before they landed and the drama before they landed. i want to give the pilot a big hug. he was awesome. he saved the day. >> reporter: the unsaid iewld -- the unscheduled landing was after a message but at no point was there the danger with the flight. >> i dozed on and the captain said we are turning toward ask you expo were going to land. >> the passengers were then able to pass the time at a local watering hole. he took a picture for his wife and both are extremely thankful for the pilot. >> he is a veteran of 20 plus year. he did a great job. >> a great job and getting all

actually, alaska, when you look at the concentration of federal workers, it is maryland, hawaii, alaska in that order. when you think of the state budget, 25% of the state budget, 25% of the state operating budget is from federal resources, 50% is capital money, comes from federal resources, the military is pretty strong, over $1 billion in social security payments -- i can go through the list. it has huge impact. no business is calling me saying, can you just keep the government shut down some more because i don't really need that permit to drill on the national petroleum reserve. i don't need to fish for the crab. i don't need to fly my plane to move the cargo out to a rural community. i don't hear that. what i do hear is people calling me up and saying, i won't use the words they use because they're here on the senate floor, but you can fill in the blanks. they're very upset that they can't conduct their basic business of operations because of some of the connectivity that they have to the federal government through permits or land use where denali park is a perfect eafnlingperfect e

my name is keith colburn keith colburn and i am an alaska trapper. some of you may recognize me as the captain of the fishing vessel wizard on the discovery channels -- i would rather be awaiting the opening of my fishery. this is the first time in 28 years that i have not been a bering sea in the month of october. i am here today on behalf of fishermen. i am here to talk specifically about the impacts to my fishery and i want the committee to understand that the shutdown is causing impacts to fisheries nationwide. lack of personnel to perform routine administrative functions such as managing quota allocations will result in in the loss of millions in revenue to that sector of industry. the federal observer program will also be impacted the longer the shutdown continues. across the country vessels that are required to carry federal observers will be forced to stay tied to the docks. many fishermen in coastal communities are already facing tough times. this unnecessary shutdown may be the tipping point if the situation isn't resolved soon. the alaska

winds building up closer to midnight for alaska especially around anchorage and up into the alaska passesnd the range we're going to see some dust anywhere from 70 to 80 miles an hour. here is the are storm that's causing it, suspends counterclockwise and near the end of the aleutian islands. that's when that tightness of pressure gradients is created, basically air will rush as fast as it can from high pressure to low pressure, it will funnel right through channels of the mountains. there's a high wind warning large portion of the state for winds sustained 35 to 50 miles an hour through the morning hours and then it will slowly ease off as that center of low pressure starts to move away and it's a little more blocked by the terrain. so temperatures right now while we did have some gusty winds not as strong as alaska is waiting for, but in the midwest it was gusting 30 to 40, with chilly temperatures. 34 in minneapolis felt a little more like 40 and st. louis was on the cool side as well, 51° in st. louis but by the morning hours it's going to be in the low to mid 30s so temperatures will

at least they could have seen those. >> coming from guam they did not have the clothes for alaska. >>about clothing for the trick or treats? >> nice. upper 60's, low 50's. older kids will wear the costumes. this evening, we will start at 4:00 when you are getting ready early it will be 68 degrees. when the sun begins to set at 6:12 in san francisco, it will be 62 degrees. by 8:00 we are falling into the upper 50's under a star-filled sky. no threat of wet weather. check how dry live doppler 7 hd is with a lack of cloud cover. today and through the next couple of days, we are in downtown oakland with sunshine and a warm treat in the forecast, lasting through tomorrow and we will have cooler and breezy conditions sunny and monday. it will be significantly colder according to this doppler so i will watch those models the i will let you know if i will change my forecast. clear tonight and as cool as this morning. today we are in the low-to-mid 70's around the south bay with san jose and cupertino at 72 degrees and redwood city is down to 69 in san mateo and low-to-mid 60's along the coast

most of this will be along the alaska ranges.it wind gusts will be builting up and you he woon kea sigh gusts up to 40 miles-per-hour an right here for the interal area. for tomorrow morning you can see the temperatures are doat e co-in the upper 20s to low 30s in the mid west. face cooling off to the 30 foes and flurries around the great lakes. we are five to tone degree below normal when we talk about southeast or in the south, south 50e69 where frost advisesry is in mace. >> pesticides in argu in argente used to make bigger better food but they may be creating a when new set of health problems. president approval rating has slumped amid rising inflyings and crime. a vote will determine if she will be able to run for reelection in 2015. we have the story fromar again tina. -- argentina. >> what you see here are not dunes of sand but soy. argentina's number one cash crop. billions of dollars is ex-park d from the city's largest. the middle class is not happy. soring crime and double-digit inflation and harsh government restricti

the speculation is they've gathered on that beach because of dwindling ice options in alaska this time of year. >>> and a shocking sight in milan italy as people in the old section of the city woke up to find that a submarine had surfaced in the middle of the street, crashing through the pavement, narrowly missing a car. sailors were seen scurrying out of the tower, but when you stop and think about the fact that there's no ocean beneath the streets of milan, you realize what an artful hoax it was, an elaborate publicity stunt for an insurance company. >>> when we come back tonight, remembering a master, one of the all-time great names behind the stories of suspense. >>> for anyone who has ever passed by a bookstore, say nothing of his millions of fans, tom clancy's name has always been sin on muss with a good gripping form. over the years he used his vast royalties to buy a tank and to buy partial ownership stake in his beloved baltimore orioles. he died today at the age of 66. we have a look back tonight. >> reporter: from shawn connery and alec baldwin, harrison ford, ben affleck, t

[♪ music ] >> i was really lucky because i got to go to vancouver, seattle, and alaska to learn aboutenetically modified salmon. it's so cool. these fish are just crazy. you got to take a look. this here is a gm salmon that is a year old. >> genetically modified, right. >> yes. >> this king may be facing competition from a fish created in laboratory. >> those fish are hungry. >> reporter: they're called mg, genetically modified. here in vancouver, canada, these trains have been genetically modified to become a super salmon, eating voraciously and growing by leaps and bounds. >> i was throwing feed out in the water and it was a feed ing frenzy. >> they respond dramatically and show a 30-fold increase in growth relative to wild type . >> 10 to 30 times the speed of growth. >> taking science a step further, asking the food and drug administration to approve their farmed salmon for sale in the u.s. and from the looks of things it might happen. the fda has said it is safe to environment. it was first engineered in 1989. it's an atlantic salmon modified by a combination of chnookcal monday