i would also note, as the distinguished senator from alaska said here -- senior senator from alaska said a few minuteing a on the floor -- a fw minutes ago on the floor, democrats and republicans have been working very closely on this appropriations bill. she expressed and i absolutely join her in this and do join her in this that we go back to the way it always has been. i would ask -- my party is not in control of the schedule in the senate. but i'd ask that all of us work together in both parties to start doing the appropriations bills one by one, as we always have. in fact, this bill is the product of many long weeks and days and nights and weekends -- i know; a lot of times i went to bed at midnight. my staff kept on working. but i thank the republican chairman, thad cochran of mississippi, for working this agreement to keep the government open for business. that's how congress can and should work. forget the rhetoric. forget political brinksmanship. this agreement shows something we've worked on since november, that when we come together, when we work through our differences, both

he said whoever controls alaska controls the world. so now we are the hub, air combat power for the asia-pacific for the world and alaska. we're also a vital expeditionary platform with some of the army's best trained troops that can deploy anywhere in the world on a moment's notice. and importantly, we are the cornerstone of our country's missile defense system. now, what makes this military truly exceptional are the arctic tough women and men in uniform supporting each of these pillars of america's military might in alaska, who work day and night to ensure that our country is safe. mr. president, following armed services day, which was a few days ago, where we honor all those who currently serve in the military -- and we're all going to be celebrating here in a few days memorial day; we'll honor those who gave their lives serving our country -- i want to recognize a group of proud alaskans who help protect our country. these individuals are recently awarded alaska's 2017 missile defenders of the year award from the missile defense ad

the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: i'd ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president, i come down to the floor tonight speak on a couple of important foreign policy issues, and i want to begin by talking about what's going to be happening in alaska in just a few days, really the eyes of the world are going to be on fairbanks, alaska. golden heart city in the middle of alaska's interior, for a major foreign policy event. the united states will be hosting the ministerial of the arctic council and will be passing the chairmanship of the that council over to finland. so the arctic council is an important foreign policy body that consists of the arctic countries of the world -- the u.s., canada, denmark, finland, iceland, norway, sweden, and russia. and all the foreign ministers of all those countries in just a few days will be in fairbanks, alaska. now, mr. president, this is not the first time in recent memory that the golden heart city of fairbanks h

alaska airlines is the fifth largest u.s. airline. we have a work force of 19,000 employees, 280 aircraft and 1,200 daily departures. while we have grown considerably over the last ten years, we are still small by airline standards. the four largest airlines represent 85% of the u.s. domestic capacity, while alaska is just 7%. we fill a niche role in the industry. we are an 85-year-old company, we have a low cost, low fare business model, yet offer a premium service product to our guests. we know this hearing is driven by a desire to explore u.s. airline customer service policies in light of certain recent incidents. this has been a tough few weeks for the airline industry. and the team at alaska acknowledged our colleagues at united and other airlines for their policy changes and other efforts to quickly respond to these situations. for our part, alaska is actively reviewing sensitive customer policies such as overbooking. it's our intention to further improve the experience for our guests. alaska's relative small size requires us to

jamesjoins us james joins us live from alaska.y on climate change. what do people at that gathering make of the white house's position on this issue? well, i think it is fairto isa on this issue? well, i think it is fair to is a that all other members of the arctic council, the seven other nations and the indigenous representatives, hope that the united states does not pull out of the paris climate change agreement. the meeting is now under way. the session with the ministers has got under way in the past 20 minutes or so. what will be interesting to see is how they frame the communications at the end of this meeting. because usually the arctic council would commit to continuing to reduce carbon emissions and the expectation would be that it would include in the wording a suggestion that all the wording a suggestion that all the arctic council members would remain committed to the paris agreement. now, it is not clear that thatis agreement. now, it is not clear that that is us policy. rex tillerson, us secretary of state, former o

it is springtime in alaska and the winter rice is beginning to break up.he bering sea say the floor is coming earlier. summers are longer and the ice is thinner. here, climate change is not a theory. the ice was sicker when i was younger, up to eight feet thick. since he was born, this man has gazed at it the ocean. now he works with local tribes, trying to maintain old traditions in a new world. we are witnessing a disappearance of the chromosphere. ice. we are witnessing its disappearance in many parts where it occurred in all its forms. permafrost, ocean ice. the process appears to be exhilarating. the more ice melts, the less sunlight is reflected in the quicker the world warms. halfway across alaska at a meeting of the climate council, climate is the big issue. as delegates around the arctic ever hearin delegates around the arctic ever hear in the pristine wilderness for a summit the conversations have been dominated by one topic, what does president trump think about climate change? what is america's policy? in the end, the us tojoin the change? what

the alaska department of health and social services. ms. maureen deutsche who is a family representative of prescription opioid abuse advisory committee on behalf of south dakota department of health. ms. shelly pfohl chief executive offer for us center for safe sport. mr. scott sailor president of national athletic trainers association. doctor robert stern professor of neurology bus university school of medicine. and ms. lauryn williams, a true sport ambassador and united states anti-doping agency.if you would proceed in that order. doctor butler and if you could, confine your oral remarks to his closely divided minutes as possible so all will have an opportunity to ask questions. thank you all for being here. doctor butler. >> good morning chairman thune, ranking member nelson, members of the committee. it is an honor to be able to speak with you today. in my role as chief medical officer in alaska, i oversee state related prevention, preparedness and response activities. during the past three months in addition to the roles that senator

butler does great work in the state of alaska. he is essentially the state's surgeon general, and although it's not an uplifting topic, dr. butler has committed his time and effort across the state, really across the country, to help stymie the opioid epidemic that is raging through alaska like it is in so many of the other states in the united states. his efforts have included education and awareness on the dangers of opioid use, especially for our young alaskans, aiding in the distribution of naloxone and nonmedical personnel and facilities and currently serving as the president of state and territorial health officials representing the state of alaska in his position as director of had been health and chief medical officer for the state. i won't go through his extensive resume but we'll mention briefly, mr. chairman, my experience with dr. butler. we worked together last year when we put on a summit, a wellness summit in the state that was focused on conquering the opioid crises. dr. butler was instrumental in the success of th

i have been with alaska airlines for 17 years. we have been competing hard against the rest of the folks. it has been our main motivation. >> the answer for us would be also no. by context is one having worked in heavily regulated industries both in tele kcom i my there's always a delicate balance. >> i think that's right. what we have heard today sort of demonstrates the line we are walking here. i don't want to jump into a competitive model and apply reregulation. but that means that the industry has to do some self-regulation to demonstrate that you don't need interference from congress. >> i couldn't agree more. it is shameful that an event like the one we have has to drive this conversation. it will accelerate and as you heard from others, this will make us better. >> let me ask you something. i could see that virtually everybody in their chairs was uncomfortable and body language was evident. the change fees, and there's a relationship to overbooking and change fees, is there not? >> yes, sir. we have change fees. they are m

the bbc‘s james cookjoins us from fairbanks in alaska.t broken up in the last few minutes. i can tell you that the declaration has been issued, the fairbanks declaration. it is several pages long full you will be interested to learn that the key pa rt, will be interested to learn that the key part, about climate change, with the united states except language that recognised human contribution to climate change and the need of action? it goes very close to doing so. action? it goes very close to doing so. activities taking place outside the arctic region, including those occurring outside of arctic states. saying they are the main contributors to climate change effects and contributors in the arctic. it says the arctic is warming up more than twice the rate of the global average and says it is having a big impact. it also accepts the pressing need for adaptation actions. it fudges essentially on paris, the climate change agreement in paris, which agreed to reduce emissions in 2015. with the us withdrawal? it is still the question. it does

airline business months after alaska airlines said it would dump the virgin america brand.ranson has tussled recently with alaska about how long they will pay royalties to use the virgin name. alaska merged with virgin late last year and this march said it plans to retire the brand in 2019. richard: they have said that they will continue to use virgin america for another 18 months or something like that and then they will merge all of the planes into one brand, alaska airlines. cory: don't they have a responsibility to continue to pay virgin for the duration of that contract? until 2030, they carry on paying royalties. unless we decide to start another airline. we will see what happens. cory: is that something you would be willing to do? richard: watch this space. a stopover mohave. let me ask you about the space business. looks like you are making great rye grass there. what is the status of that business? richard: we are having a really our year with virgin orbit, rocket that will be going into orbit, putting satellites up there. the test program is going great. virgin ga

. >> yeah, this was for a show on alaska called expedition alaska. it's about climate in alaska. but we met this guy, and i spent a lot of time with him. his name is archie. and archie is a legendary whale hunter. you know, they go out in kayaks and hand-throw whales... harpoons into big whales. he's 70-plus years old, and he's of the highest status rank in this nupiak eskimo village. very, very high status kind of guy. and one day he was with me in one of his cabins, and he said, "i want to show you something." this never made it on the show, actually. you know, i followed him and he took me into an ice cellar. and an ice cellar is something that the eskimos cut out of the permafrost, which is frozen earth, in order to store their meat. and it's very, very hard to build. you've got to chip it out of solid ground, right? solid frozen ground. and inside, it's stacked with all the meat for his family, and his extended family. so whale, and walrus, and goose, and caribou and so on and so forth. and he said, "this has been in my family all my life." and

in alaska, old traditions are very much alive. have been handed down for generations. there is cultural continuity. but not everything is so certain. sea ice is thinning, glaciers are thawing, even the permafrost is melting. for the arctic council, it is the big issue. as delegates from around the arctic gather here in the pristine wilderness of alaska for this summit, their conversations have been dominated by one topic — what does president trump think about climate change? what is america's policy? in the end, the us did join other nations in accepting the urgent need to tackle global warming by reducing emissions. but for how long? in the united states, we are currently reviewing several important policies, including how the trump administration will approach the issue of climate change. we are appreciative that each of you has an important point of view, and you should know that we are taking the time to understand your concerns. we're not going to rush to make a decision. we're going to work to make the right decision for th

host: you mentioned you are from alaska. it strikes me that native americans are referred to as a monolith, one value system, one set of goals. can you give us a sense of how many different tribes there are in this country and quickly encapsulate the varying issues facing them? 567 tribes, 229 tribes in alaska alone, very small tribes to very large tribes, like navajo nation, which encompasses three states, cherokee nation, many people of cherokee descent across the country. in the small villages of alaska or in many small errors in california, there are smaller tribes that still speak their own language, that still subsist in their lifestyle, who still live without potable water and flushing toilets, without electricity, and certainly without broadband, so there is a live closer toe urban centers and have more economic opportunity, and eight out of the 10 poorest counties are still in trouble reservations. go to elaine: from york, south carolina. good morning. caller: it is not necessarily true that indians were here first.

let alaska go first. what is it you would advise and what is it youth like to learn from them as a way to do better? >> thank you, congressman, for the question. i will be a little cautious with my answer, because this is an industry that has an ability to humble an airline and its employees in a hurry. there's a number of things at alaska airlines that even with some of the customer accolades we've received that we need to improve on and we know that and are focused on that. one thing we have found is giving our employees, our customer-facing employees that deal with our guests every day as much empowerment as possible, we have a stated company value to do the right thing, and we believe that if we empower our employees and we talk to them about empathy and the golden rule that they'll do the right thing and that usually leads to the best outcome for all involved. >> i appreciate that. i appreciate that.a second.>> i had a very good experience watching a lady at the counter at the southwest in baltimore

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it is springtime in alaska, and the winter ice is beginning to break up.sea say the floors are coming earlier. some are longer, and the ice is thinner. here, climate change is not a theory —— thaws are coming earlier. here, climate change is not a theory -- thaws are coming earlier. it is thicker, when i was younger it was up thicker, when i was younger it was up to eight feet thick. since the day he was born, austin has been gazing out at the ocean. now he works with 20 local tribes, trying to maintain old traditions in a new world. we are witnessing the disappearance of the cryo sphere, ice. we are witnessing its disappearance. in many parts where it occurred, in all its forms. permafrost, river ice, ocean ice. the process appears to be exhilarating. the more ice melts, the less sunlight is reflected, the quicker the world warms. and, halfway across alaska, at a meeting of the arctic council, climate is the big issue. as delegates from around the arctic gather here in the pristine wilderness of alaska for this summit, their conversations have been domina

michael lives in palmer, alaska, a picturesque town about 45 miles from anchorage in alaska's valley -- we -- we call it the valley. it's about the size of west virginia. don't get me going on the size of alaska, it will embarrass most of my -- actually all of my colleagues here, unfortunately for them. it is surrounded by the mountains and it is a closeknit community where most everybody knows everybody. most people know michael carson's name in his community. like most alaskans, his story is full of adventure. originally from california, he received his undergraduate in early childhood development from the university of texas. after hitchhiking through africa, he took a job teaching in nome, alaska, in 1974. a few years later he moved to the valley. he taught for many years. he retired from teaching, but his yearning to help many people did not leave him. he got a job at covenant house in anchorage, which is a homeless youth shelter. it's a wonderful place, by the way. i'm a little bias on this one. my wife julie happens to work at covenant house. and michael's shift started at 8:0

it is springtime in alaska, and the winter ice is beginning to break up.limate change is not a theory. the ice was thick when i was younger. it was up to eight feet thick. since the day he is born, this man has been gazing out of the ocean. now, he works with 20 local tribes, trying to maintain old traditions in a new world. we are witnessing the disappearance of the cryo sphere, ice. we are witnessing its disappearance in many parts where it occurs in all its forms. permafrost, river ice, ocean ice. the process appears to be accelerating. the more ice melts, the less sunlight is reflected, the quicker the world warms, and halfway across alaska, at a meeting of the arctic council mum multi book, climate change is the big issue. as delegates from around the arctic gather here in the pristine wilderness of alaska for the summit, their conversations are being dominated by one topic. what does president ronald reagan about climate change? what is america‘s policy? —— what does president trump think? there might do with our indications that america might be abo

let alaska go first. what is it you would advise and what is it youth like to learn from them as a way to do better? >> thank you, congressman, for the question. i will be a little cautious with my answer, because this is an industry that has an ability to humble an airline and its employees in a hurry. there's a number of things at alaska airlines that even with some of the customer accolades we've received that we need to improve on and we know that and are focused on that. one thing we have found is giving our employees, our customer-facing employees that deal with our guests every day as much empowerment as possible, we have a stated company value to do the right thing, and we believe that if we empower our employees and we talk to them about empathy and the golden rule that they'll do the right thing and that usually leads to the best outcome for all involved. >> i appreciate that. i'll yield back in a second. also, i had a very good experience watching a lady at the counter in southwest in baltimore

james cook, bbc news, fairbanks in alaska.as the music, but when it comes to pink floyd, many people remember the artwork as well as the songs. now, those images have their own exhibition in london. our correspondent caught up with the remaining bandmembers to ask where this distinctive style has come from. >> london, may 1967. queen elizabeth hall, the classical music venue hosted what was to become a landmark in rock 'n roll history. their surround sound, the psychedelia, the summer of love had arrived and was being featured on the bbc. >> they are pink floyd, they have an audience. people who have an audience ought to be heard. perhaps it is my fault that i don't appreciate it. ♪ >> 50 years on this exhibition tell the story of how pink floyd helped turn rock music into a visual spectacle by retreating from the spotlight. >> it was a gradual slide into spirit. it workedund that better to utilize special effects and video, and strange lighting devices, and so on to augment the music. ♪ >> it was an era of massive experimenta

. >> from dead horse, alaska, all the way down to argentina.nds like a great plan. >> but find out why their road is going to be a bumpy one. >> when you told your friends and family you were going to take on this mission, what did they say to you? looks like that? ♪ ♪ the best way to get together is with a treat you make together. ♪ ♪ are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> closed captioning provided boy -- know that coffee breaks down tooth enamel. thankfully she uses act® restoring™ mouthwash. it restores minerals to enamel for 40% stronger teeth. act®. smile strong. >>> there's few things i love more than a grand adventure. why not drive your motorcycle from dead horse, alaska, all the way down to argentina? sounds like a great plan. >> yes, it is a great plan. >> there's one small problem with that, though. >> you cannot drive from panama to colombia. >> there's no ro

escorted by jet fighters 50 miles off of the coast of alaska. last month russia bombers flew near alaska for 4 consecutive days. this is first time since. joining me now to discuss north korean sanction, russian provocation, and more, retired four-star general, fox news military analyst, general jack keane. north korea sanctions, is there any reason to think that the sanctions will be more successful than previous? >> well, you put your finger on it, they have not had any impact on this regime in the past. the sanctions because they are so limited, in terms of north korean shipp united states, force labor issue -- force labor in north korea, they sell the goods, that is goods to united states. it is not significant, slave labor issue, they have people who they mandate to work in other countries, they take most of their money. not all. and return that home. and we'll slap a sanction on those countries those goods coming out of those country. i doubt if it will change the equation one bit. what could change the equation is what china is doing. tha

the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i often come to the floor of the united states senate to discuss issues of the arctic. and since the united states is an arctic nation, it seems that it is only appropriate to give updates when they have been items and events that are noteworthy in this space. and several weeks ago we hosted in alaska the arctic council ministerial meeting, an event duly of note, an event upon which i would like to spend just a few moments this afternoon updating colleagues on all that took place at this ministerial and just provide a little bit of a recap of the united states role as chairman of the arctic council for these past two years. so this opportunity today to congratulate those in the state department, the people of fairbanks, alaska, and the alaska arctic council host committee for a successful arctic council ministerial meeting in fairbanks is certainly timely. again, i've also come to review the accomplishments and the challenges of the arctic council during the united states r

in my role as chief medical officer in alaska, i oversee state related prevention, preparedness and response activities. during the past three months in addition to the roles that senator sullivan has described i've also served as the

those bombers coming from alaska. alaska. those bombers coming from alaska. what you make of russian policies. despite the trump russian collusion story. i think it has changed. donald trump was saying so something nice things vladimir putin during the campaign and then it changed. and rex tillerson the secretary of state has said our relations are at the lowest they had been since the cold war. >> it got a lot worse. in these incidents are very serious. i bet the pentagon is very upset about it. the russians have not been doing this just in the past several weeks but the past several years. they had been intervened on the airspace. i remember there is one incident where they grew close to the area of norway. they have to scramble them because they were flying so close to them. so he is playing a very aggressive game here with the west. i thing it's interesting that he's doing it because trump has decided to push back and it's a little bit like north korea. there is a real game of chicken going on here. let's get to the probe. the firing did not stop the pent

chairman. >> the russians inserted their sovereignty over alaska again? >> vladimir putin is just upset that we got a good deal of hundred 50 years ago when we bought alaska. >> some of us question that. [laughter] i want to thank the witnesses for their willingness to serve, for their past service and we will move forward as quickly as possible so that you can get to work. i thank you for your service to the country and your willingness to serve. this hearing is adjourned. >> live to capitol hill for a house hearing on the way to

chairman. >> the russians asserted their sovereignty of alaska again? >> putin is just upset that we got such a good deal 150 years ago when we bought alaska. >> some of us question that. [ laughter ] i want to thank the witnesses for their willingness to serve, for their past service so we will move forward as quickly as possible so you can get to work. i thank you for your service to the country and your continued willingness to serve. this hearing is adjourned. [ indistinct studio ] [ indistinct audio ] [ indistinct audio ] [ indistinct audio ] [ indistinct audio ]

probably alaska is okay. it's been shown that passengers can get problems with their veins thrombosis from long flights when they're so close together. seats have gotten smaller, pitch has gotten less. safety is a factor as well as comfort. mr. munoz, can you tell me what united has done, if anything, to try to have seats size and pitch that is safe for an evacuation of an airplane if an emergency should occur, which i believe is supposed to be three minutes to get everybody off? >> if i could, scott is our seat expert and has been doing this for quite some time. >> if you could briefly give me the answer. >> safety is our number one priority, as is all the competing airlines here today. and we test all of our aircraft for evacuate in the case of an emergency and that's done under the guise of the faa. all of our aircraft -- >> can you get everybody off in three minutes? >> yes, sir. >> and has the dimnition and pitch and width not made it more difficult? >> sir, we still meet those standards and -- >> do you

. >>> united is competing withal alaska airlines at sfo. united is switching switching from regional jets. alaska acquired virgin america last year. >>> bumble bee tuna will pay a $25 million fine. the department of justice said the tuna company conspired to fix prices. they will plead guilty to one count of price fixing. >>> the accidental shooting death of a mother bear in lake tahoe has concern about her 3 cubs. one is roaming close to homes. officials are trying to find all of the cubs. a sheriff mistakenly shot the bear with a real bulletin stead of a rubber bullet to scare it away. they are barely old enough to be on their own. they need to learn where they should and shouldn't go. >> don't have people breaking the law feeding them. we want to minimize interaction with bears. >>> it is that time of year the bears are coming out. you have snow trying to melt. as we head into the next couple days temperatures will trend down. these are the highs from today. 76, 78 in napa, warm day. temperatures tomorrow looking at upper 80s, maybe low

chairman. >> the russians asserted their sovereignty over alaska again? >> putin is just upset that we got such a good deal 150 years ago when we bought alaska. >> some of us question that. [ laughter ] i want to thank the witnesses for their willingness to serve, for their past service and we will move forward as quickly as possible so you can get to work. i thank you for your service to the country and your continued willingness to serve. this hearing is adjourned. >>> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, connecticut democratic congressman jim himes discusses the latest into the investigation on russian interference in the 2016 campaign. then kevin cramer of north dakota on the future of the paris climate agreement and other international efforts to reduce climate change. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >>> now corporate executives testify at a house ways and means committee hearing on the possible impa

the alaska air group bought virgin america more than a year ago.ots say alaska announced it wanted a quote, smooth, swift and best in class merger of the two airlines into one. including combining the two work forces. the pilots union says the merger won't fly without the pilots on board. >>> more than half an hour ahead of the close. stock indexes are edging lower. afternoon trading on wall street. tech healthcare and consumer focus stocks lose ground. the dow is essentially flat after being in the red for most of the session. >>> all right. a hot day out there. things starting to cool down. mark tamayo joining us this afternoon. we have fog offshore is what you were saying. >> yeah, just changes. just takes a change of the wind direction to bring that fog back and cool us off. that process already happening today. right near the immediate coastline. away from the coast you would not feel that change at all. here is our live camera in san francisco. we talked about san francisco maxing out with the temperature of 81 degrees. that was a record. mor

last night russian bear bombers, two fighters flying off the coast of alaska.ming within 50 miles of alaska to air -- two air force jets escorted them back on their way to russia. the u.s. keeping a watch to see when and if this hachgs again. >> potentially dangerous situation. you're getting information about a controversial air strike in syria. what are you learning? >> back in march, the u.s. struck an yarp in northern syria and the question was whether they actually struck a mosque or building full of al qaeda operatives, as they said. the video showed what appeared to be civilians being taken out of that building dead. now they've learned the u.s. military investigation has concluded that this building they struck was actually part of a religious complex, parts of a mosque complex. it should not have been struck, as it was a religious facility. now the question is did the military know or was there some other indication that this building was, in fact, being used by al qaeda and they simply didn't know it was a religious facility tote they struck it? you s

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," and alaska's temperatures over time, there seems to be just incontrovertible evidence that something is going on. - oh, yes. alaska and the arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world because when all that shiny white ice and snow melts, there's this dark surface that absorbs so much more of the sun's energy. it isn't just getting warmer, the ground that used to be permanently frozen is thawing. all of the homes and even the oil pipelines built on top of that ground are cracking and crumbling. - right. you know that in the civic arena, part of what you need to do to be a good combatant is to try to see the other side and to try to understand the other side's motivation and to try to put yourself in their shoes, to look for holes in your own argument so that you try to understand where they're coming from. do you think there's anything at all to the other side here? is there anything redeeming about the pushback against this? do you see either in the concerns about the business climate that might be impacted by the necessary remedies or do you see, i mean, does anything a

richard branson is known for urgent america's sale to alaska air.ething bigger on the horizon. richard: i expect they will continue to use virgin america for another 18 months, and then they're going to merge all the planes into one brand, alaska airlines. >> don't they have a responsibility to continue to pay urgent for that contract? richard: until 2030, they continue paying royalties unless we decide to start another airline, and then we will see what happens. >> is that something you would be willing to do? richard: watch the space. >> and watched outerspace. finally, let me ask you, it looks like you have been making progress. any notion of timing? what is the status of that business? richard: we are having a really great here with virgin orbit, our rockets that are going to go into orbit and put up satellites him and virgin galactic. well.st program is going confident as we have ever been that we are very, there he nearly there. -- very nearly there. richard>> do you still plan to e your mother on one of your flights? richard: she is 93 and ou

no matter -- first of all, we've got folks from as far away as alaska and close as pennsylvania. no matter how many miles you've traveled to be with us, we're grateful for the time and financial sacrifice you're making to share your expertise today. i want to mention that even though they did not send someone to present oral testimony, i appreciate the environmental protection agency providing us with written statement to include in our hearing record. i ask that unanimous consent, without object, ion so ordered. the agency has agreed to take written questions for our hearing. this is highly unusual but an essential step to making this hearing record as accurate as possible. and we consider the technical experience and input critical to the quality of our work. i now recognize myself for five minutes for giving an opening statement. our panel looks broadly at the nation's drinking water and what's necessary for the federal government to do in the way of planning and technical investment and support to meet future needs. the draft is meant to build on the testimony from our last h

. >>> one of the easiest and only way to get around the back country of alaska is by plane. many guys there are bush pilots. and in this case tom the pilot of the plane we see here was competing in a fly in. it's a bush pilot competition where pilots show off their skills. tom hand built the plane we're watching him fly. tom is doing a very, very slow approach. he's got a record speed for 17 miles per hour. here he comes low and slow in that sq-2 that he built himself. >> that is so cool. >> suddenly -- >> oh! >> the plane dips around. now got a stall. in many cases, planes will fly into the wind to provide as much lift as possible. they believe the head wind momentarily resulted in his stall and loss of lift. this isn't his first time in competition. in fact, he won the slow speed competition in this particular event and he's won it before. this is kind of his thing. >> so since he built it himself, can he sue himself? >> not exactly. kind of the bummer part about this, tom wasn't hurt in the incident but the paperwork for the plane is still sitting on the coffee table befo

that is tapping some cold air from alaska and it's bringing it to us, today. so that's the game changer in our forecast. let's see what it does to your neighborhood. we'll start in the south bay. remember those 80s yesterday. 65 to 68. 68 in san jose. 61 in millbrae to 67 in palo alto. mid to upper 50s and less sunshine along the coast. only 60 today in downtown san francisco after hitting 75 yesterday. so 62 to about 68 through the north bay valleys. we will have mid-50s at your beaches and 62 to 66 along the east bay shore with oakland at 63. one last stop, we may get to 70 in pleasanton, and antioch. and we were 90 yesterday in concord. 69 today. talk about a change. let's talk about the accuweather 7-day forecast. could this last all seven days? yep, you bet khau. >>> off to a quiet start on the roads today. a live look on the golden gate bridge. you don't have any delays if you are coming from the marin county. that's the theme all the way around. no blocking issues right now, so we will enjoy that while it last. westbound tracy to dublin, you are filling