next on "real america", the alaska centennial. alaska. a u.s. army film produced to mark the centennial of the transfer ceremony. >> the maintenance called it the greata u.s. army land. where, unforgiving land mountains stretched along great rivers of ice. a land of paradox. where there is tropical greenery. ♪ along the coast, forests of pine, spruce, cedar and spread for 1000 miles. deep into green beyond the butdaries of imagination, ♪ boundaries of imagination. ♪ the indians who named the land gave shape to the real and ghostly figures of their world. recorded their ledges in the carving of spruce logs. legends in the carving of spruce logs. carvings of the russians who drove them from the great land. 1741, russian explorers claimed the land in the name of the russianssian widow of leader. brought the christian religion here. absolute for a century and a quarter over the place we now call the brought sf alaska. ♪ ♪ >> a reenactment of a historical moment. .ctober 18, 1867 ♪ united states troops were dayent on that quiet, misty when the russia

the seven point $2 million alaska purchase. next on "real america", the alaska centennial. a u.s. army film produced to mark the centennial of the transfer ceremony. >> the natives called it the great land. a hard, unforgiving land where mountains stretched along great rivers of ice. a land of paradox. streams and luminous days animate the landscape where , there is tropical greenery. ♪ along the coast, forests of alder, spruce, cedar and pine spread for 1000 miles. deep into green beyond the boundaries of imagination. ♪ the indians who named the land gave shape to the real and ghostly figures of their world. recorded their legends in the carved spruce logs. they left the carvings of the russians who drove them from the great land. in the mid 18th century, the russian empire was expanding. in 1741, russian explorers claimed the land in the name of the widow of the russian leader. they brought the christian religion here. there are russian orthodox church is with its outward symbols of crusted are, russia ruled absolute for a century and a quarter over the place we now call the sta

leaving alaska as the last pure refuge for the king of fish.a concern with the frugidity of that? >> oh, no, this is their livelihood. and it basically supports the town of fishing. without that out here there wouldn't be much left. >> unlike the rest of the country alaska has a constitutional commitment to keep these guys coming back and catching fish. and to understand how we should head north to bristol bay to see how make-or-break fortunes can all come down to a lonely lady in a tower. "volatile markets." something we all think about as we head into retirement. it's why brighthouse financial is committed to help protect what you've earned and ensure it lasts. introducing shield annuities, a line of products that allow you to take advantage of growth opportunities. while maintaining a level of protection in down markets. so you can head into retirement with confidence. talk with your advisor about shield annuities from brighthouse financial established by metlife. ♪ eve♪ i drop what i do me ♪ you are my best friend ♪ and we've got some thing

. >> we'd never seen anything like that in alaska.ven imagined it. >> rick fired up his float plane so i could visit what looks like summer camp in heaven. but it's actually science on a dinner break. the alaskaen salmon project has been studying this run since the '40s. dan is the university of washington ecologist who runs it when he's not feeding unannounced strangers. delicious. >> what's remarkable about alaska is salmon ecosystems is they're still incredibly healthy. the habitat is mostly in tact. so you have this combination of in tact, clean viable habitat. simple, responsive effective management. together you have a very produlktive and sustainable system. >> paradise. >> and it's beautiful too. >> so what do you say to somebody who says we can have both. we live in the cutting edge of mineral extraction. and we got some really smart fish scientists. so why not we can have both? >> because pollutiets in that water supply, nearly impos. none of the massive sulified mining projects have been clean. tha they've all had major pro

reverend paterson grew up with alaska and alaska grew up with reverend paterson. corinthian and shiloh could appropriately be characterized as african american churches but for the african american community in alaska, they were far more than churches. they are centers of black history in alaska. zaiaka cummings brewed reverend -- interviewed reverend paterson and in that reverend paterson said the church was and always has been the sanctuary in the black community. it's the meeting place, the community center, the focus for support and help, the place you come to be important. the psychologist for your particular problem, the time to shout out your frustrations and the only place to be significant. you could be a deacon or something in the church where in the rest of the community you were just another black person. the church was for us a panacea for many of the social ills that existed then and still have relevance. given the central role that reverend paterson has played in alaska's african american community for most of our state's existence it is no surprise

-- alaska, my state. so i'm going to say a little bit more about that, some of what my colleagues have been talking about my state. there seem to be a few experts on alaska from oregon and other states. i want to talk a little bit about it, a senator from the state, and not from the senators who don't know a lot about what they are talking about. one thing you're seeing, mr. president, it's for sure there is kind of an issue on the debate here on the floor when you see talking points that are just stale. talking points, that if you took a speech from 30, 40 years ago, same talking points, stale talking points from the other side of the aisle that has been used for decades that haven't been updated or reflect what really is happening in the country in terms of technological advantages and environmental standards and one of the most important things that has happened in america over the last decade, and that is the american energy renaissance -- the american energy renaissance. some of my colleagues other s

it is also alaska day in our state. i'd like to thank alaska airlines and those who fly these -- these great planes and do so safe mily and -- safely and provide a level of service and have done so for so long. i thank them for so many years of service. with that, mr. president, i would suggest the absence of a quorum and thank the president. the presiding officer: the clerk should call the roll. quorum call: mr. schatz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. schatz: thank you, mr. president. i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection, it is so ordered. mr. schatz: thank you, mr. president. here's what's happening with so-called tax reform. tonight the budget committee is voting on a budget resolution that does two things. first it sets the spending limit for everything in the government, environment, defense, education, health care, so on. second it includes something called reconciliation instructions that basically directs all of the commit

alaska,ore i went to and signing my order, i met with the mayor of the alaska north slope and he expressed to me and no uncertain terms how positive this administration has been on and theve alaskans population. the hlast -- and last lasthe administration turned their back on these proud people. they had the right to make their own decisions. nobody loves our public lands more than i. montana, on the foothills of glacier national park. that is why i am glad to see advances in technology and they are opening up new possibilities that did not exist before. are smaller in footprint. directional drilling and gps technology are allowing us to do things that we never thought was possible. i am a former geologist. i say former because when i went to school, i was taught we were going to be out of oil in 2003. there was a coil -- peak oil. it is not possible with fracking. we have better computing. we have better precision. we can do it right. improveeen fracking with higher pressures and temperatures are producing greater energy yield and the process is safer. in many cases, within two or feet,in

helping to keep the traditions we have in alaska, alaska native whale ago, alive and well and he is our alaskan of the week. so this week -- this year chris was a keynote speaker at the elders and youth conference, a precursor to the alaska federation of natives conference held each year in one of our cities. it's the largest annual gathering in the united states of any native peoples, and there's nothing like it in all the country. a.f.n., as we call it, is certainly a highlight of my year. my wife and i and our kids always try to get there. so let me spend a few minutes talking about why chris' speech about whaling was so important and what happened after he landed a huge bowhead whale in alaska and why that was so inspiring for so many in my great state but really around the country. gamble, alaska, is where chris calls hoax it is a yupik village of about 700 people on' lawrence island on the northwest eighth of alaska. it is one of 11 alaska communities that participate in two whaling seasons recognized and authorized by the international whaling commission, and these are subsis

on the satellite image you can see the storm developing in the gulf of alaska. this storm will bring a chance of showers late on thursday and into early friday. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 80s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay, with 50s to mid 60s at the coast. we will conitinue to cool over the next few days with partly cloudy skies tomorrow. late on thursday there is a chance of showers developing in the north bay and spreading south overnight. warmer and dry weather is exppected this weekend with offshore winds increasing on sunday and into monday. (pam)(vo) in the north bay... firefighters are making progress on a series of wildfires... containment is up from yesterday on all of the fires.... the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties.... has burned more than 52-thousand acres... and is 78-percent contained. the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties ... has burned just over 51-thousand acres... and is 80-percent contained. (grant) the tubbs fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has burned more than 36-thousand acres, and it is 87-percent

as america's only arctic state, alaska today faces unique challenges.ne of those is the loss of permafrost, frozen earth that serves as a foundation for huge portions of the state. as we discovered on a recent trip to alaska, the permafrost is thawing, presenting multiple threats. >> we're flying over the tundra. this is an area of sub arctic tundra where permafrost degradation is under way. >> for the past decade, they've been taking trips like this, deep into the remote corners of alaska's wilderness. >> this are for several decades now. >> her mission, monitoring how warming temperatures are impacting the frozen earth underground. >> we've come up via help copper to to see the alaskan tundra from above. right now we're not far from denali national park, about 25% of the land area includes permafrost. >> permafrost is frozen ground. it's ground that remains below zero degree celsius for two years. >> water, rocks, soil. >> everything. everything is permafrost. >> but that's misleading because as she and other scientists are learned the icy soil buried

alaska, for example, oklahoma, iowa all have waivers in line that they would like to submit to give a greater variety of choices in their state and hopefully lower premium costs. but it is too restrictive in the current conditions. about the only sort of waiver that the current director of the senate of medicare and medicaid services can approve is the alaska type waiver, which is a good idea, for alaska to take insurance plans, which helped sick of, and then used the subsidies to pay for 85% of the cost of the funds. main did that on its own a few years ago. we have streamlined the approval process for those waivers so that that can be done more easily. i will emphasize that a number of reasonable while they are limited proposals, cannot be done in a budget reconciliation process. they would have to be done with 60 votes. the proposal also includes what ,e call a new proper plan catastrophic insurance for all ages. patient seek protections for pre-existing conditions, etc., and still keeps the health benefits. we allow someone who is healthy and young, for example, to pay a higher de

alaska, for example, oklahoma, iowa, all have waivers in line that they would like to submit to give a greater variety of choices in their state and hopefully lower premium costs but it's too restrictive in the current conditions. about the only sort of waiver that the current director of the center for medicare and medicaid services can approve is the alaska type waiver, which is a good idea where alaska took -- created a reinsurance fund which helped the very sick alaskans, immediately lowered premiums 20% for all other alaskans and then used the savings from the lower subsidies as a result of the lower premiums to pay for 85% of the cost of the fund. minnesota is trying a similar thing. maine did that on its own a few years ago. we have streamlined the approval process for those waivers so that that can be done more easily. i would emphasize that a number of these, while their limited ploams could not be done in a budget reconciliation process, they would have to be done with 60 votes. the proposal also includes what we call a new copper plan, catastrophic insurance for all ages.

this would allow alaska, for example, oklahoma, iowa all have waiver is in line that they would like to submit to give a greater variety of choices in their state, hopefully lower premium cost, but it's too restrictive in the current condition. about the only sort of waiver that the current director with a senator for medicare and medicaid services can improve is the alaska type waiver, which is a good idea where alaska created a reinsurance fund, which helps the very sick alaskan lower premiums 20% for all other alaskan and then use the savings for the lower subsidies as a result of the lower premiums to pay for 85% of the cost of the funds. in trying a similar thing. man did that on its own a few years ago. we have streamlined the approval process for those waiver is said that in having more easily. i emphasize the number of these while they of these welfare limited proposals could not be done in the budget reconciliation process. they would have to be done with 60 votes. the proposal also includes over calling of copper plan, catastrophic insurance. we still keep, et cetera. we al

alaska.f glor took a trip north to see the changes under way. >> we're flying over the tundra, an area, subarctic. for the past decade. sue natelli has been taking trips like this. deep in the remote corners of alaska's wilderness. >> the area has been thawing for warming temperatures are impacting the frozen earth underground. we have come via helicopter to see the alaskan tundra from above. not far from denali national park. 25% of the northern hemisphere land area includes permafrost. >> frozen ground. it is ground that remains below zero degrees celsius for two or more years. >> water, rocks, soil. >> everything in that ground that is frozen is permafrost. >> that term is misleading. because as she and field scientists are learning. >> find a nice good flat south. the isa soaresy soil, under the spongy moss is anything but permanent. arctic permafrost warmed 2 degrees celsius and predict 20% may thaw by 2040. she permafrost, a few feet under the surface and can extend 100 feet down. organ

on the satellite image you can see the storm developing in the gulf of alaska. this storm will bring a chance of showers late on thursday and into early friday. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 80s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay, with 50s to mid 60s at the coast. we will conitinue to cool over the next few days with partly cloudy skies tomorrow. late on thursday there is a chance of showers developing in the north bay and spreading south overnight. warmer and dry weather is exppected this weekend with offshore winds increasing on sunday and into monday. (pam) to the north bay now .... where firefighters are gaining more ground on a series of wildfires.(grant) here are the latest numbers. containment is up from yesterday on all of the fires you see on your screen. more than 11-thousand firefighters are on the front lines. they are battling 16 large fires across the state. that have burned more than 245-thousand acres. (pam) and as firefighters push back the fires --- more evacuation orders are being lifted.(grant) more people in both napa and sonoma c

you can see the cold low droppng out of the gulf of alaska. rain will increase thoughout the night before turning to showers early tomorrow morning. most rain should end before the morning commute but the roads will be especially slick with the first rain and we can't isolated morning will clear on cool brisk and afternoon. highs will only be in the 50s and 60s. the weather begins to warm this weekend (vicki) another big story we are following tonight.... a man who was run over during a carjacking in the east bay...has died.(grant) and the suspect is still on the loose. it happened at around 5:30 in the morning near the corner of via del sol and via paro in san lorenzo. authorities say james figeroa junior...started his truck...warming it up... and went back inside his house. when he came back out... figeroa found the thief in the drivers seat. investigators say figeroa jumped in front of the truck...yelled stop...but the car-jacker rn him over. a woman who didn't want her face to appear on camera saw it happen. <(witness): "i saw that the gen

senate are demanding answers for the epa, wanting to know how this decision was made and up in alaskays of public hearings and protests. as of right now, it seems like this decision will stand and this mine once thought too environmentally dangerous to propose being built is going to get a chance for a permit and potentially be developed. ana? >> drew griffin, thank you for the report. more than a dozen wild fires burning out of control in california. the weather today less than forgiving. the latest to santa rosa, next. well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma pr

on the satellite image you can see the storm developing in the gulf of alaska. this storm will bring a chance of showers late on thursday and into early friday. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 80s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay, with 50s to mid 60s at the coast. we will conitinue to cool over the next few days with partly cloudy skies tomorrow. late on thursday there is a chance of showers developing in the north bay and spreading south overnight. warmer and dry weather is exppected this weekend with offshore winds increasing on sunday and into monday. (vicki) to the north bay now where firefighters are gaining more ground on a series of wildfires. containment is up from yesterday on all of the fires.... the nuns fire in napa and sonoma counties has burned more than 52- thousand acres and is 78- percent contained. the atlas fire in napa and solano counties has burned just over 51-thousand acres and is now 80-percent contained. the tubbs fire burning in napa county has burned more than 36- thousand acres, and it is now 87-percent contained. and the p

alaska faces some unique challenges. one of them is the thawing of the perma frost. jeff gluer recently traveled to alaska, and brings us this report. >> we're flying over the tundra. >> reporter: for the past decade, sunateli has been taking trips deep into the remote corners of alaska's wilderness. >> the area has been thawing for several decades now. >> reporter: her mission? monitor how warming temperatures are impacting the froze earth underground. >> right now we're not far from denali national park. about 40% of the area includes permafrost. >> it's ground that remains below 0 degrees celsius for two or more years. >> reporter: the area below this frost is anything permanent. it has warmed 2 degrees celsius in the past two decades, and predicting 20% of it may thaw by 2040. it starts a few feet under the surface, and can extend hundreds of feet down. it contains organic materials from dead, and partially decayed plants and animals. >> this is a permafrost core. >> he yeah, this is how we sample permafrost. >> reporter: the so-called greenhouse gases that warm

starts to thaw. >> we're under the ground in central alaska. where vast stretches of the earth that have been frozen for tens of thousands of years are thawing. and that has big consequences. not just for the arctic but for the rest of the world. we'll have that story coming up on "cbs this morning." when did you see the sign? when i needed to create a better visitor experience. improve our workflow. attract new customers. that's when fastsigns recommended fleet graphics. yeah! now business is rolling in. get started at fastsigns.com. get an instant pot or air sale fryer - just $99.99 yeah! now business is rolling in. cuddl duds sheets or throws - $29.99 plus - take an extra 20% off when you spend $100 or more! you'll get kohl's cash too. right now - at kohl's. when i walked through a snowthat's when i knewtte, i had to quit. for real this time. that's why i'm using nicorette. only nicorette gum has patented dual-coated technology for great taste plus intense craving relief. every great why needs a great how. wecage-free eggs.ng and we care abo

other speakers were nancy pelosi and senator lisa murkowski of alaska. this is about 35 minutes. ladies andning gentlemen, members of the senate who are here, members of the house of representatives, and all of you have -- who have come here tonight to join with us as we celebrate the awarding of the freedom award to lin-manuel miranda. i am the president and ceo of the u.s. capital historical society and a former member of congress from connecticut. this evening we pay tribute, as i mentioned, to lin-manuel an extraordinarily talented composer, lyricist, playwright, and at her. -- actor. as a historical society we usually honor historians. last year we honor david mccullough with our freedom award.

. >>> it's somewhat of a race for tourists making time to get to alaska to check out the glaciers becauseinking fast. winger wulg wendy wendy gillette has more. >> reporter: they make this trip every day. trekkers navigate around crevices and streams and even drink from them. scientists say these days there are more areas with water flow because glaciers all over the state are melting at a decidedly unglacial rate, beginning several decades ago. shay dough neal is a glasologist at the national data center. >> reporter: the national parks say there are 100,000 glaciers in alaska and 95% of them are getting smaller or have stopped advancing. >> the reason we're losing so much glacier ice is in part due to warmer summers and it's also in part due to a shorter winter. >> reporter: glacier bay national park was enacted to study the glaciers. it had a noticeable loss of ice in just the past year. the changing landscape is even more obvious when you compare columbia glacier on the state's south coast. the image on top was taken last month, and the one on the bottom 13 years ago when no water was

as the views of ruins are watching how do you begin to rebuild society and the state which state alaska woman who's committed to doing just that and she is armed with lots of hope . every five years in china the communist party congress takes place in china's great political show that speaks to all the people with the voice of one and only one party or today's chinese president xi jinping continued that tradition but he also offered words unusually critical of the nation's future she also pledged to open the country's economy even further and he said he will pursue a policy of zero tolerance when it comes to corruption.

you can see the cold low droppng out of the gulf of alaska. rain will increase thoughout the night before turning to showers early tomorrow morning. most rain should end before the morning commute but be especially slick with the first rain and we can't ruleout and morning shower. skies will clear on friday to be a cool brisk and afternoon. be in the 50s and 60s. the begins to warm this weekend with more sunshine. offshore winds could return late sunday through tuesday with some temperatures near 90s at that time. (lawrence) and you can stay connected on the forecast in your neighborhood by downloading our free mobile app... (pam) in the north bay.. cal-fire is pushing back the date they expect to have the wildfires contained. (steve) full containment is now expected on tuesday at the earliest. unfortunately tonight's rain might not speed up that timeline. kron-4's dan kerman is live tonight in napa -- and talked with cal-fire about how the wet weather is actually spurring some concerns. ( steve) 15-thousand people are still being kept away fr

you can see the cold low droppng out of the gulf of alaska. rain will increase thoughout the night before turning to showers early tomorrow morning. most rain should end before the morning commute but the roads will be especially slick with the first rain and we can't ruleout and isolated morning shower. skies (pam) tonight.. we are getting a better look at just how widespread the damage is from the north bay firestorm. early estimates put the cost at one- billion dollars... that figure is expected to climb. and tonight, a minor setback in the firefight... crews had hoped to have all the fires contained by tomorrow.. now that timeline is being pushed to next week. here are the latest numbers from the firelines. the tubbs fire which ripped through santa rosa is now 92- percent contained. the atlas fire in solano and napa counties is 86- percent contained. the nuns fire in napa and sonoma counties is 84- percent contained. and the pocket fire is now 80- percent contained. at the height of the fires... more than 100- thousand people were evacuate

alaska but trump praised papadopoulos. >> he is an excellent guy. alaska according to the indictment at this meeting papadopoulos said he had connections to help arrange a meeting between mr. trump and russian president vladimir putin. it charges that papadopoulos met with a professor connected to the officials and russian woman who falsely claimed to be related to putin. but most damaging, the indictment alleges that papadopoulos notified at least three senior campaign officials that the russians had thousands of e-mails damaging to hillary clinton. papadopoulos pled guilty earlier in month to lying to the f.b.i. i was made public today on the same day the former trump campaign chairman and deputy campaign manager rick gates pled guilty to 12 counts including conspiracy against the united states, false statement and conspiracy to launder money. >> president donald trump is correct. there is no evidence that mr.manman and the trump campaign colluded with the russian government. alaska the charges against manafort and gates don't reference direct all

you can see it now moving out of the gulf of alaska. we could see some showers as early as the afternoon in the north bay before it spreads across the rest of the bay area overnight tomorrow. we could see a tenth to a quarter of an inch in the north bay with maybe more over the mountains. this of course is all good news since it will greatly lower the fire danger. we could see 3 inches of snow across the higher peaks in the sierra too. we can expect increasing clouds thoughout the day tomorrow with a chance of showers in the north bay in the afternoon. temperatures will be much cooler with most highs in the 50s and 60s. it's going to be up and down over the next 7 days. temperatures will actually be cooler than normal through friday with a chance of showers. much weather is forecast for the weekend. (grant) in the south bay...a wildfire in santa cruz mountains is burning near bear canyon road and bear creek road. right now it has burned more than 270 acres and is just 10-percent contained. (catherine) crews are fighting a stubborn blaze

those native inhabitants of alaska named the mountain denali 10,000 years ago.nd that name should remain. wolf. >> all right, tom foreman, thanks very mch. very, very interesting. i'm wolf blitzer. thanks very much for watching. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, the breaking news. a top gop senator says enough to president trump. jeff flake ripping into the president, calling him reckless, outrageous and undignified. will more gop follow? >> plus, more breaking news this hour. "the washington post" reporting the clinton campaign and the dnc paid for the research that led to the now famous, infamous perhaps, trump dossier, and the second part of our series, killing america, inside the opioid epidemic, should there be a safe place for addicts to shoot up? dr. sanjay gupta on this controversial question tonight. let's go "outfront." >> and good evening. i'm erin

it streamlines the innovation waiver, section 1332, we call it, for states that want to do what alaska did, which is to create a fund to pay for the very sick and reduce premiums for everybody else by 20% and use no new federal dollars, and most important it changes a law to make it easier for states like iowa, oklahoma, new hampshire, minnesota, massachusetts, tennessee, alaska, and many others to use their creativity to write policies that offer more choices and lowers costs. some say that's not enough, but that's more than we've gotten for eight years and it's the first step. so i welcome anyone who wants to negotiate further with senator murray or senator schumer. that's what the legislative process is. now, i would like to add, because i forgot to do it when i listed the sponsors, and i'd like them to be added in the record. senator isakson and senator grassley to the sponsor which will be two additional republican sponsors, i would say to senator murray. so that gives us a total of 13. the presiding officer: without objection alexander no, take -- mr. alexander: no, that gives us

you can see the cold low droppng out of the gulf of alaska.n will increase thoughout the night before turning to showers early tomorrow morning. most rain should end before the morning commute but the roads will be especially slick with the first rain and we can't ruleout and isolated morning shower. skies will clear on friday to be a breezy afternoon. highs will only be in the 50s and 60s. the weather begins to warm this weekend with more sunshine. offshore winds could return late sunday through tuesday with some temperatures near 90s at that time. (grant) a warning for parents... instagram could be bad for your kids health. coming up on the kron four news at five... the new recommendation from doctors. (grant) a rain delay during a college football game on saturday still has people talking.(vicki) this photo was taken at kansas state and posted to snapchat. the caption reads -- "newest members of the k-state kool kids."(grant) the university says the k-k-k reference does ánotá represent who they are as a school. school officials say if a pos

tomorrow and thursday the epa is going to hold hearings in alaska on this change of plans.eard several groups protest. the united tribes are going to flood the meetings. we've also heard from the fishery industries. it seems like this is a done deal again with almost no discussion the mining company ceo told us he is going to have a proposal in place for a planning mine submitted in december. >>> up next breaking news out of las vegas. new details on what investigators found out of his hotel room and the events of that night. i am totally blind. and non-24 can make me show up too early... or too late. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. you know win control? be this guy. check it out! self-appendectomy! oh, that's really attached. that's why i rent from national. where i get the control to choose any car in the aisle i want, not some car they choose for me. which makes me one smooth operator. ah! still a little tender. (vo) go national. go like a pro. are made with smarttrack®igners material to precisely move your teeth t

you can see it now moving out of the gulf of alaska. we could see some showers as early as the afternoon in the north bay before it spreads across the rest of the bay area overnight tomorrow. we could see a tenth to a quarter of an inch in the north bay with maybe more over the mountains. this of course is all good news since it will greatly lower the fire danger. we could see 3 inches of snow across the higher peaks in the sierra too. we can expect increasing clouds thoughout the day tomorrow with a chance the north bay in the temperatures cooler with most highs in 60s. it's going down over the next 7 days. will actually normal friday with a showers. much warmer forecast for the weekend. (grant) another big story we are following tonight... the 'bear fire' in boulder creek has now burned 300- acres in the santa cruz mountains ... and is 15- percent contained. it has already destroyed four structures... and 300 structures are threatened tonight. seven people have been injured including at least six firefighters evacuation orders remain

the ridge of high pressure will begin to flatten out and then a cold system out of the gulf of alaska drops down pulling in cool air from the north. moderate rain coming in saturday and sunday. dropping our snow levels down. plan on a winter storm warning type conditions being up at the sierra. rainfall projections still expecting to see the highest total here. local spots may see two to 3 inches there. other per expespective, the gfs model, similar for rainfall. timing of the heaviest rain looks to be saturday and sunday. so you see the second half of the second day forecast cools temperatures down with drizzle at times for the next few mornings. but substantial rain holds off. we could be at this time looking at two to three feet of snow in the sierra. >> yeah. all you can think about is enough something up there. >> watching the runoff closely. >> thank you very much. still to come, taking a knee, the football team sending a unified message to their owner following his controversial comments. university students in the bay area with second thoughts about the night before. vending m

on the satellite picture you can see another storm in the gulf of alaska but it's never going to get here. high pressure will build up out of the south to bring warmer weather tomorrow and mayber record breaking temperatures next week. offshore winds are also likely during that time and fire danger will increase. air quality will begin to suffer a little tomorrow as high pressure builds overhead and the smoke from the fires gets trapped down below. sunny and around much highs will be in the 80s in california, 70s valley and 60s near the the bay area will be will be in the mid to upper around the bay coast. temperatures to warm on record near 90 degrees on cooler expected into next weekend. ( justine ) a brief scare this afternoon in the south bay. a kron four viewer sent us this picture ofa grass fire in san jose near the santa teresa golf club. the fire started just before 6 p-m and burned five acres. firefighters are still at the scene, mopping up. no buildings were threatened and no one was hurt... the cause is under investigation. (justine) the founder of tech startup has been ar

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it was put on bristol bay alaska to stop pebble mining.he mining sued the e pa saying it wasn't treated fairly. in the same day pruitt met with the mining company he agreed to settle that lawsuit as well. to understand the significance of pruitt's decision that day, you must first understand why the protection was placed on bristol bay in the first place. bristol bay is home to one of the worldest largest and pristine salmon more than half the world's high chi salmon come from here. this place is one of the -- supporting 50 million wild salmon. part of life and indigenous cultures that stretch back 4,000 years. in 2011, pebble partnership owner filed a mind building assessment with the u.s. securities and exchange commission. the mine would create a footprint bigger than the island of manhattan and nearly as deep as the grand canyon according to the e pa. alarm bells went off, local tribes and fisheries asked the e pa to study the impacts a mine that big could have. after a three-year study the e pa posted a report showing a pollution from

on the satellite image you can see the storm developing in the gulf of alaska. this storm will bring a chance of showers late on thursday and into early friday. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 80s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay, with 50s to mid 60s at the coast. we will conitinue to cool over the next few days with partly cloudy skies tomorrow. late on thursday there is a chance of showers developing in the north bay and spreading south overnight. warmer and dry weather is exppected this weekend with offshore winds increasing on sunday and into monday. (vicki) coming up, it will take years to rebuild after the devastating fires... however, there's already one group already at work - rebuilding wine country. we'll introduce them to you in a live report - coming up at 5:30. at stanford health care, we can now use a blood sample to detect lung cancer. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for asthma. and if we can stop seizures in epilepsy patients with a small pacemaker for the brain, imagine what we can do for multiple sclerosis, even migraines.

cold season out of the gulf of alaska. interacting with moisture here.t's everything begins to come together by next weekend, it does look like we'll see moderate rain at times and cooler air to follow which is great news for the sierra ski season. it will get a kick start. you see biggest snow impact there. could be winter storm warnings up for next weekend. not this weekend. notice the time stamp. that's next sunday. look at the bay area especially here in the north bay. we'll have to watch the areas around the burn scars. some of the future cast could paint as much as two to three inches of rain in the coastal mountains of north bay and perhaps an inch south of san francisco or more than that. keep in mind the november monthly average is about one to two inches of rain for the south bay and for the north bay napa gets four and a half or more inches of rain. even by north bay standards that will be significant and the most rain we've seen since last spring on top of those burn areas we just had in the north bay. we'll be watching that cholosel. this we

in college, he dropped the puck for the university of alaska in anchorage. who knew. >> interesting college experience. >> might i say, i loved in alaska as a young child. >> and how was that? >> i don't remember snow and moose, that's what i remember. >> and you got out, and never went back. >>> coming up at wusa9.com at 6:00, fairfax schools will change the name of jeb stewart high school. but even after a public vote, there are still some big obstacles, before they decide. >> if you have a story idea, we want to hear about it. just send us an email to newstips@wusa9.com. vowould be a disaster forion virginia families.e adams supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged thousands more. 685,000 virginians would lose their health care. and adams is against medicaid expansion - denying coverage to thousands of veterans, children and the disabled. john adams: higher costs, less coverage, hurting virginians. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. we are the tv

cold systems drops off the gulf of alaska. we should see signs of rain as early as friday. the main event for the return to rain looks to be around this time next weekend. if you have plans next weekend, keep a close eye on the forecast saturday into sunday. you see the cooler air that follows and see how it could bring potentially in terms of snow in the sierra measured by several feet. that's possible. look at the time stamp there. that's next saturday and next sunday. nine kilometer resolution. a pretty high resolution. as everything applies to the forecast, five to seven days out subject to change. now the impact on the sfdeven-d forecast. san francisco early year this week was in 70s and 80s. temperatures staying in the low 60s. then things begin to change even more by friday and saturday. out of the 80s and 90s. the highs in the low 70s. we wrap up there on tuesday, the month of october with halloween. should be just fine for trick or treat. thursday and friday big changes as many places inland were in mid-80s for highs. it's possible highs only in the 50s. we've gone

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you can see the plunge coming down from alaska, this is our last burst of winds that could enhance the fire. sorry, there was supposed to be some pause points there. but about 9:00 friday evening, winds will be fast through about 9:00 saturday morning. and then hch will roll high pre. and then an offshore breeze sunday in the north bay and mountains, but it will be blowing more northeast to southwest. instead of northwest to southeast. so more of the pollution will start to be vented out over the ocean. but it will linger and it will be hotter that we'll likely have spare the air all the way through monday. so here is the weak cold front, that is what we get from alaska, it dumps all of the moisture in washington and oregon. by midnight, you can see light rain trying to move into the north bay and notice that is all it is right now, some light rain. earlier models were a little more bullish pushing up to about a third of an inch. but now it just looks like light rain maybe less than a tenth of an inch of rain. and some sprinkles for thursday morning. this is almost a week away, so thin

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before he went to alaska. numerous participants became famous as a result of alaska experiences. jack london, robert service, scrooge mcduck and many others. though he tried, jack failed to capitalize on his time in alaska. when once again due to his lack of effective self-promotion. and because of his constant serm nizing on temperance. on stage and in print. for example, when he reached lake ben net, at the beginning of may in 1898, crawford promptly made the acquaintance of samuel bestill. steel later wrote that jack entertained those present with stories of the indian wars and some of his exploits with wild bill. and jack is in this picture. that's him right there. and you can see this is the type of room that he would play in. these would be the type of audiences he would be entertaining. this is a little more formal dinner. but compare this to the outside show arena. okay. in alaska, he wrote an autobiography play. in which he promoted himself from captain to. in his copy of the play which did get performed. he said most of the clon dike part was true. now his verse may app