it produced money so fast that one of the jokes was even the alleges desk alaska legislature -- alaska legislature could not waste it all. industry was generating all of this money and it took an acute interest in politics because they are always interested in taxes. and in regulation. time, their influence over the legislature became enormous. and it was almost mandatory to be oil friendly. >> who were some of the big companies that were operating out of here? arehe big three were and bp, exxon mobil and conocophillips. over time, the names have changed as companies merged and absorbed each other. early in the day, what is now conoco was really >>. the big three players have not changed much. the big two are bp and exxon. >> you mentioned their influence over the legislature. what does that mean for regulations, regarding oil in the state. was always an enormous battle to get any new regulation in place and the trend really ran in the opposite direction. regulations tended to get looser, not tighter. most regulation having to do federal operation were in origin and focus. the regulati

he's there anyway and he's done an incredible job for alaska alaska.l tell you in front of all these great troops, i will say anytime you have a problem call me, you know that it will take care of it for alaska. you know that. is there no -- as you know i'm on my way back from vietnam. i wanted to stop here to share my gratitude to every brave soldier, sailor airman marine coast guard men who serves in the land of the midnight sun. what a beautiful term. that's what it is, too. it's great to be standing in his hanger max with an f-22 raptor, the mighty sound of american freedom. [applause] that's pretty good stuff. the fact is we have increased your budget from not too much to $700 billion and then from 700 billion we went up to 716 billion i won't tell you this year surprised that the generals are going to be very happy when they hear it because it's going up yet again. we have no choice. i'm a cost better but we have no choice. without a military, what do we have? we have to have a great military and you notice your equipment has been getting better

the oil industry in alaska , one of the jokes was, even the alaska legislature could not waste it all. a lot of this was spent on state services. so, the oil industry, besides generating all of this money took an acute interest in politics because they were always interested in taxes and regulation. their influence over the legislature became a norm us and it was almost mandatory to be oil friendly to get it to the legislature. -- elected to the legislature. >> who were some of the big companies operating? stan: the big three were and are exxon mobil and conagra foods. the names have changed. early in the day, what was conoco was really are co-, but the big three players have not changed much. the big two are still bp and exxon. >> you mention the influence over the legislature. what did that mean for regulation of oil in the state it wasn mark stan: always in a norm us battle to get any new regulation in place. the trend tended to run the opposite direction. regulations tended to get looser, not tighter. to doegulation having with the operation of that tanker, the exxon valdez were f

as of today, don has represented alaska for 46 years. over 75% of the entire time it's been a state. his career is an important reminder of how young this wonderful experience we call america truly is. they lied to me during freshman orientation. they told me nobody has an assigned seat in this house. that's how i got to know don young. i made the mistake of coming in and sitting down right over by that door. i also learned another valuable lesson. don keeps a knife. now, don has been a very effective member. he's been chair of resources, chair of transportation. he's worked with nine presidents, nine speakers. he has numerous bills on his wall in between all the animals. but don was prepared for this job. you see, when he was in alaska, he was a riverboat captain. he was a mayor, but he told me the job to prepare him the most to become a member of congress, he taught the fifth grade. i don't know what type of -- how well a teacher you were but i imagine it was good. but don has been a mentor to many of us. you see, yeah, you can watch h

general mcinerney is chairman of the joint task force in alaska. he will be in the area in immediate control. the director of military support here in washington at the pentagon, general smith will be involved in coordinating. it is a unique incident in alaska in terms of the environmental disaster that has occurred. this kind of military support to deal with the domestic problem has oftentimes occur before. i have a long list of examples. that is basically what we will do now. >> how many people i talking about? >> i don't have an answer to that. >> can you tell me who is in charge of the cleanup? exxon or the federal government? >> i will turn it over to sam skinner. know, one of the major objectives was to offload the tinker that had 40 million gallons of fuel. that has now been done as a result of the offloading operations and conversations we have had in the last two days. the coast guard has taken a greater role in the overall cleanup. they will have a more significant role. yost and vice admiral robbins will be going to new orleans in the ne

alaska,. stevens left your department indicated that as far as the liability to the customer in terms of fair remote -- exxon relies on a act of god series. is that correct? >> when mr. stevens made his statement, and he is the , they areof exxon usa talking about the impact of the spill in alaska. get intoart to ,omething downstream of that you control that on around the world and there's no end to it. it left a significant doubt in the minds of alaskans as to majortent that the exxon national company was going to accept the statement of made.ity that mr. stevens .any of us are lawyers your lawyers are liable to go to court and say after all that was not a legal obligation. regard to any expense. >> i've said again this morning, no attention to say up -- to stay up. and also to pay those people. suits, we've about got suits. the facts are there are a lot of these suits and legitimate suits. none of the -- have realw of them active courts. system willthat the be put in place by the president f

he is chairman of the joint task force in alaska. who will be in the area in the media control the army will be involved and the director of military support here in washington at the pentagon general smith will be involved , in coordinating the response of the department to the extent of support there. >> how many people are you talking about, are you talking about thousands? >> i do not have an answer. >> who is now in control of the cleanup, who is in charge, is it the federal government or exxon? >> i will turn that over to sam skinner. sec. skinner: as you know, as the president indicated, one of the major objectives was to offload the tanker. that has now been done. operationt of that and conversations we have had in the last two days with the coast guard, they have taken a greater role in the overall cleanup. they will, as a result of the mandate, have a more significant role. yost and robbins will go to alaska in the not here near future to make sure the effort is coordinated. the coast guard is the overall coordinator. the h

look what happened in alaska. southeast, alution chain experienced huge increases in life expectancy from these very low levels, some of the lowest in the world. why did that happen? why did that happen? here's why it happened. on the north slope of alaska this congress passed the transalaska pipeline act to develop pursued ho bay, to develop oil and gas. we also had a large zeenching mine at the same time that came under production. we also had, because of this body's act a huge increase in our fisheries. the bottom line, natural resource develop happened in alaska, in america, and people's lives increesed. people's lives increased. that is the a remarkable thing. and we don't talk about it enough. the average expectancy, life expectancy increase in alaska was almost between 8 and 13 years. that is a measure of success. and it came because we were developing our resources, oil and gas. that's why i am taking this green new deal literally, deadly seriously, because what we've done in our state and in our country b

look what happened in alaska. the north slope of alaska, the southeast all experienced huge increases in life expectancy -- life expectancy from these very low levels. some of the lowest in the world. mr. president, why did that happen? why did that happen? here's why it happened. on the north slope of alaska, this congress developed some of the biggest fields in the world. we had a large zinc mine at the same time that came on to production. we also had because of this body's maggnisum stevens act, we had, bottom line, natural resource development happened in alaska in america and people's lives increased. people's lives increased. that is a remarkable thing, and we don't talk about it enough. the average life expectancy increase in alaska was almost between eight years and 13 years. that is a measure of success and it became because we were developing our resources, oil and gas. that's why i am taking this green new deal literally deadly seriously because what we've done in our state and in our country by produc

with the more traditional alaska in a way that makes loyalists happy.ne president. >> virgin was a bit of a flying dance club and alaska was not. >> we just needed to evolve. evolve to something that is a little bit more stylish, a little bit more modern. so we needed to have something that really resonated with passengers. >> reporter: the virgin fleet is getting this new look outside, but to go from the old interior to this on an airbus a-321 neotakes 45 people 18 days. two years of work went into picking the right welcoming cabin colors. the mood lighting virgin is known for gets a new blue hue designed to calm flyers' sar cad cadin rhythm. >> the only people who lost some space were first class. >> went from a 55 to a 40, but we put more seats. >> that's usually not how that works. >> we want to make sure people flying in the main cabin feel good about their experience. >> reporter: the new seats were designed by bmw design works and feature hand cut memory foam. >> when people hear bmw, they think about a car. we're on a plane. >> the seat is obvio

for example i was in alaska with senator sullivan. more than half the veterans in alaska are not in the system. i asked the alaska federation of natives to double the number of va travel representatives they have to go out into the hinterland of alaska and help us find those veterans not in the system. it sounds simple and sometimes simple solutions are the better solution. the states and localities know better than we do and many of these instances where veterans are and where they are in need. a couple of things, i'm not going to give you a metric saying we are going to achieve zero suicides. the majority of veterans who take their own lives are vietnam era. my father's generation. some of these americans have problems that began building when lyndon johnson was president. we are not going to be able to cure all of that. but we can and if the chair will indulge me, as the former undersecretary of defense for personnel general matters and i both began a system of education throughout an individual's military career. that focused on m

how about the pilot program in alaska? >> you will have to brief me on some of the details. >> we are getting started on that. mr. secretary, i know you have been asked by senator boseman and others, on how you are feeling with regard to the mission act, launch date, alaska has been carved out its own region, region 5, there has been some concern that we are behind the power curve there a little bit relative to the rest of the country. can you give me up a quick update? >> actually, because of the uniqueness of the geography and the dispersion of the population, i worry about it a lot. we are on schedule, though, for getting out the contract and so when i say that, the bid should be out, it should be this fall. >> what can we do to ameliorate your concerns and worries, i share them. >> i think just the continuing dialogue with your staff and yourself. i'm looking forward to my visit where we can dialogue and work our way through it but it is a unique area with geographical challenges and you are exactly correct in our prev

there are storms out there in the midwest, storms heading up toward alaska. there are no storms heading in our direction. mainly clear skies tomorrow morning. we roll through your friday. we are mainly clear through the evening into saturday morning. high, thin cirrous clouds giving us another gorgeous sunset. that's it. the ridge will make its closest pass to our north and west. that will give us an offshore wind. into the mid-70s since mid-november. high tpgs tomorrow, above average. napa 68. san jose 69. san francisco 63. your extended forecast, warmer. 70s on saturday and sunday. inland close to 70 if not hitting it near the bay. and we'll have mid-60s at the coast, cooling down a bit next week. tuesday back to the 60s for all of us, and a few showers are possible on wednesday. wake up with our team for the latest on weather and there have beening starting at 4:30. this is the weekend that we have earned after about 15 straight weekends that we had to endure. >> what did you call those park days? >> park days. above average and sunny. who knew how hard it

the next up will likely be heading up to alaska observing the wells off their feeding graham seeing if the environment has changed for the worse. >>> didn't take long the first lawsuit filed in the college admissions scandal. tonight when bay area mom going after accused parents for $500 billion a slew of students also suing the school's. >> reporter: the attorney say this is a straightforward lawsuit. they wanted a fair process and didn't get it. the lawsuit starting to pile up . the first of 31 page class action complaint with $5 million. and says the defendants, stanford, ucla, you see, university of san diego, ut austin, wake forest, yellen georgetown are negligent and careless giving free rain to athletic coaches and directors to fill athletic slots however they want with inadequate oversight. the attorneys released a statement saying students who filed the complaint didn't receive what they paid for. to participate in an application process free of fraud. they want their money back and requesting one who paid an application fee to any of the eight named universities but denied ad

as to the missing and murdered ersons, alaska has the highest numbers. areas that would decrease these statistics is to continue funding such as ourselves, which we are developing a community tool kit to engage when a person goes missing or dice. this will help communities respond. we cannot wait for the state or federal government to act. we need a jurisdictional fix in which 228 out of 229 tribes are without territorial jurisdiction and regular and consistent justice and funding in alaska through the indian tribal support act. bipartisan group of co-sponsors in the senate has introduced an act which includes several provisions aimed at improving the response of cases of missing and murdered women. however, it is how it is written now would exclude after of the tribes' needs. provides effort for appropriate services to indigenous women. survivors including to the provision of victim services, rape crisis and transitional housing when women do not have it, they are placed at risk. bill house needs a similar. program of research and regarding the disappea

why that happened is a mystery. ♪ >> brevig, alaska is northwest of nome, alaska, just on the beringfact that it exists today is remarkable because of the 80 residents in 1918, only five adults and three children survived the flu pandemic. over 50 years ago, a young men with an interest in viruses found his way to the village. >> was a medical student in sweden. i just thought i would travel to the united states and get a masters degree in biology. one thing led to the next and i decided to go for my phd. one day, we had a visitor. i remember his talking about everything that had been done to find out what was it that caused the 1918 flu. at the end of his comment, he said somebody ought to go to the northern part of the world and try to find a victim of the 1918 spanish flu pandemic buried in the permafrost. that victim is likely to have been made frozen since 1918. at that time, it has been 40 years. in the 15 seconds, i happened to be there. immediately, i went to my faculty advisor to ask, could that be a subject for my thesis? i happen to have worked during the summer of 1949 fo

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some parts alaska 20 degrees above average. that bridge has gone into alaska and caused all kinds of issues up and down the west coast from seattle to san diego. rain moving in, we you have heard me say that a lot. san mateo county light rain, pockets a steady rainfall approaching hayward and light rain for alameda, oakland and san francisco. rain over the santa cruz mountains, some in the santa cruz valley and light rain for santa cruz of. san francisco salesforce tower and it is raining. highs upper 50s almost everywhere. san jose and concord 59, fremont half moon bay 57. all those from 3-7 degrees cooler than average. we stay in the 50s overnight because of the rain and clouds. fairfield 52. winter storm warning through tomorrow until 10:00 a.m. thursday. lake level 8 inches of snow adding to the robust amount of snow around the lake. higher elevation snowboarding or ski hill likely to receive anywhere from 12 -48 inches of new snow by thursday morning. all of this a glancing blow from another atmospheric river. we dealt wit

alaska has more federal land than any other. and the department of interior controls most of the acres. back home we often refer to the department as our landlord, not necessarily something that -- that we enjoy. but it has been -- not in glowing terms. it's been a part of our reality there. people in alaska clearly recognize that the decisions that are made back here have direct impact on them, their families and their livelihoods. but we have seen a change in that relationship with this administration. i think we have gone from that landlord/tenant, can i hang a picture over here, type of a relationship, to one that is based more upon a working partnership. and i appreciate that a great deal. we have seen good progress in the state of alaska with this administration in several areas, whether the npra, the 1002, gaining access for a small community in remote alaska. we have had a good partner there. when i meet with alaskans, the prechlg sentiment is that interior is doing a good job and that's a sea change. i think it helps to

it's alaska.e on them. >> tina fey doesn't need new material. all she needs to do is to read a transcript of sarah palin's interview with katie couric to get huge laughs. it's embarrassing, not simply to palin, but to mccain. >> how are you? >> i just found out from mccain's campaign manager that they actually only met once before he started seriously considering her as a contender. >> joe lieberman really was the candidate he wanted, but he was convinced by his aides that that would create a revolt inside the republican party. joe lieberman is pro-choice. he's got liberal positions on other issues. >> let me quote from gail collins. she says the idea that women are going to race off to vote for any candidate with the same internal plumbing is both offensive and historically wrong. >> if john mccain wins, this woman will be one 72-year-old's heartbeat away from being president of the united states, and if that doesn't scare the hell out of you, it should. that's all i have to say. let's be honest:

i didn't come alone to alaska, i had my faculty advisor, influenza biologist.athologist, one of the professors in the department in postmortemform the examinations. i was out ahead of them to scout the grave and test. a day later, they came to the same beach where i had landed earlier. we traveled the same way back to writing. -- breving. about three days later, we were down six feet and then we found three perfectly preserved bodies the postmortem found them and their lungs were perfectly preserved. grave --the villages," closed the grave, and i took pictures. try to grow the virus trying to find a live influenza virus. week after week after week i got more and more discouraged. eventually, i had no more specimens. in the virus was dead. phd.here went to my i could see it fly out the window in a non-air-conditioned office. i decided to go back to sweden to continue my medical education. asas extremely fortunate offered to continue medical school in iowa. i got my md there, pick an apologist. back in my -- became a pathologist. that in my mind, i have this memo

kris van cleave takes us aboard for a look at alaska's makeover. >> reporter: alaska flights 9565 ist it's -- bay area. but it's less about the destination and more about the ride. we're with dozens of frequent flyers like jody janniesse who alaska is hoping to impress with its fresh new cabin. >> done a good job. >> reporter: alaska's investing tens of millions to address a huge challenge -- melding virgin america's trendy vibe with the more traditional alaska in a way that makes loyalists happy. >> they come up with this unique design. >> reporter: airline president ben manaccucci. virgin was like a flying dance club, alaska was not. >> yeah. >> and their customers at virjen and at alaska liked what they had. >> they did. >> reporter: getting it just right so everyone's happy has to be a challenge. >> we needed to evolve to something more stylish, more modern. we needed something that resonated with passengers. >> reporter: the virgin fleet is getting this new look outside. but to go from the old interior to this on an airbus a-321 neo takes 45 people 18 days. two years of work wen

in remote alaska, we had a good partner there. when i did with alaskans, the prevailing sentiment is doing a good job and that is a sea change from where we were a few years ago. i think it helps to have alaskans on your team. lash, tarab a sweeney, as the assistant secretary. we also see the reflection of the work led by secretary zinke e at the time, when you were working with him as deputy and basically the chief operating officer there. alaska is not alone in seeing event -- benefits. a lot of states are benefiting from greater leadership of the department. that's why his nomination is supported by a wide range of stakeholder groups, ranging from the alaskan federation of natives to ducks unlimited and the safari club. for all of the progress we have made, there is a lot of work ahead. we need to fully tap into our resource potential. we need to strengthen our mineral security, something i talk about a lot. theeed to address multibillion-dollar maintenance backlog in our land management agencies, particularly the national park

as of today, don has represented alaska for 46 years. over 75% of the entire time it's been a state. his career is an important reminder of how young this wonderful experience we call america truly is. they lied to me during freshman orientation. they told me nobody has an assigned seat in this house. that's how i got to know don young. i made the mistake of coming in and sitting down right over by that door. i also learned another valuable lesson. don keeps a knife. now, don has been a very effective member. he's been chair of resources, chair of transportation. he's worked with nine presidents, nine speakers. he has numerous bills on his wall in between all the animals. but don was prepared for this job. you see, when he was in alaska, he was a riverboat captain. he was a mayor, but he told me the job to prepare him the most to become a member of congress, he taught the fifth grade. i don't know what type of -- how well a teacher you were but i imagine it was good. but don has been a mentor to many of us. you see, yeah, you can watch h

alaska airlines. >>> rain coming down across the bay area tonight. what to expect for your morning commute. >> what if your cellphone could tell you an earthquake is about to happen? we'll tell but a first of its kind experiment. >> a tourist with the measles visits the south bay. the popular locations he went to during his stay. >> we're not in mexico. we're in america. >> and a racial rant over tacos ends with a threat to call immigration. i'm kenida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. rain is coming down and there is more on the way. >> paul is tracking it all for us. >> another front moving through bay area. ahead of that front, we got some rain this evening. rain heavy at times moving through san francisco. it's lifted to the north. sonoma county and napa county getting the steady rainfall. time-lapse shows you that rain lifting from south to north. the front is not even here yet. but the rain has already arrived and it will be raining off and on throughout the night. more steady rain for the north bay with scattered showers ols where. the wettest part of t

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house in alaska in anchorage and we serve the cathedral parish there and act as pigs ners throughouthe great state of academy of alaska. >>> the wonderful thing about the dominican order, it is not just the priest or the fryers preaching. st. dominic new in order to radically change culture or bring god to culture and in life ven it, you needed a strong component of women, condemn plahtive nuns so even before he founds the order of preachers, he founded the nuns first. >> this is st. dominic 800 years ago. i got to visit it and you have condemn plitive nuns living there. they are from all over the world. so what was for me personally attracted to the order it wasn't a group of guys to preach but going to preach and behind us and supporting us is groups of nuns, of active sisters which come a little later, but begin to teach and very much known in this diocese for education. >> definitely, yes. they offered prayer and they offered education and healthcare and offering help for families in need. >> there was a lot of disease. they answered this call. >> they did. >> and they are founde

if you are in alaska or maine, you will pay a lot of money to get your dog collar. but if you want to get your prescription drugs, ok, we will subsidize that. what about cold medicine? is that in or out? by the way, do they need to open up every package from amazon or target or walmart -- is there cold medicine in here? a revival of the postal inspectors to sort of police that arbitraryness. edward: again, it is like the report bent over backwards, after acknowledging all the things we have said, they bent over backwards to say, well maybe this, may be that, without much analysis. not only in terms of essential services, but the pricing stuff. and the fact is, if e-commerce, if amazon and ebay and are these guys stopped using the postal service, they would collapse quicker than you can imagine. and, you know, they do price -- the postal service does price to the market. they drive a bargain with amazon. does amazon get a discount? of course, they are one of their biggest package customers. so, of course you do it you want to make the folks that are giving you the mo

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alaska airlines. employees who are taking city >>> tonight at 6:00, are they abusing a privilege? we investigate san francisco city employees who are taking city cars home when they're not supposed to. that story and mom coming up on our 6:00 newscast. >>> this time of year you'd expect the iconic berkeley restaurant chez panisse to be doing some cooking. they posted an ad in the parking lot. promising vintage clothing, furniture along with alice's famous hats. perfect time to make a reservation, do some shopping. >> the flea market is this saturday. >> march 31st -- >> sunday. >> the restaurant is closed on sundays i think. >> we can make a reservation for monday or tuesday. >> i wonder if they have cool old cooking equipment or something. that would be fun. >>> thanks for joining us at 5:00. lester holt joins us next with "nightly news." >> we'll be back at 6:00. see you then. tonight. a shocking turn of the jussie smollett saga. all charges suddenly dropped after state prosecutors make a deal with the actor for two days of community service. the move blasted by chicago police a

so this month parts of alaska anywhere from five to upwards of 30 degrees above average, and it's notfairbanks two consecutive days above freezing. this is the earliest on record for them, and look at what's going to be happening later this week. it's going to get up to 31 in uk ta vick, highs this weekend are going to be anywhere from 20 to 40 degrees above average. this is where climate change is happening. we're going to be there, and next week we'll be live from alaska bringing you the latest on what researchers say is an environmental disaster that is rolling on with >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we can see the clouds rolling over the south bay and at times some sunshine because we are seeing patches of fog moving through the tri-valley, and as this dissipates and lift lifts, will see mostly sunny skies. high temperatures load to mid-60s today and for the weekend gets warmer with highs reaching into the low 70s. we won't see the dry weather lasting that long. by the middle of next week, we have more rain coming in, along with cooler temperatures. >> that's your l

oil reserves under the coastal waters of the united states, mainly off the coasts of california, alaska, texas, and louisiana. the gulf of mexico, home to a rich diversity of marine life, and it also produces almost a quarter of america's oil. tapping these offshore oil reserves helps meet a significant part of u.s. energy needs. but when things go wrong, there's a high price to pay. in 1969, the santa barbara oil spill dumped two and a half million gallons of oil into the pacific, killing thousands of sea birds and marine mammals. in 1989, the exxon valdez oil tanker ran aground in alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil into prince william sound. and most recently, in 2010, the bp deepwater horizon disaster, which according t to u.s. government estimates, released 210 million gallons of oil intoto the gulf f of mexico. >> 57 days ago, in the dead of night, the worst environmental nightmare in u.s. history began. on a screen here and in homes across the country, we now see the livive video o of tens s of thousands of bbarrels of f oil billllowing into the gulf f of mexico every day.

this we're talking about extreme warmth in alaska.to upwards of 30 degrees above average. and it'sng not g away. 17 degrees above average, bethel 15, fairbanks 16 degrees warme than average. fairbanks, two consecutive days above freezinghe this is earliest on record for them. look what's going to be happening later this week. it's going to get up to 31 in ookt vic. highs this weekend will be from 20 to 40 degrees average. this is where climate change is haening. 're going to be there. next week we'll be live fromka alringing you the latest on what researches say is an environmtal disaster tha is rolling on with no end in sight. that's what's going on arounco thetry. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it's off to a cloudy and not-so-cold start this morning in the nation's capita upper 40s and low 50s. not a bad way to get a friday going at al we'll have a mostly cloudy sky all day today. a slight chanceor raindrops along the i-81 corridor and into parts of northern maryland. high today 73. warm a breezy tomorrow wit

there wereh donations to get a school cla a trip to alaska. for ipads. when she finishes, she'll hear about all of thisll paid for by her pack of ugly dogs. donations totaling $60,000. for a rookier mus and her ugly dogs, that's a race well run. for "today," har smith. >> thank you to the ugly dogs. loed the little boy that tha the ugly dogs. beautiful story. we appreciate what ms. braverman >>> before we go, we want to st. a glass on th patrick's day weekend. thank you for our friends at guinness for thed personalize pints. impressive. >> i can't drink my face. it feels wrong. >> got weird. >> i'll gladly drink my face. cheers. >> st. patrick's day. >> have a great parade. >> yes. thatl do it for us on this saturday tomorning. rrow on sunday "today," willie sits down with woody harrelson to talk a fut everythim his early days on "cheers" to his latest movie on netflix and everything in between. >>> and we sure hope you'll tune in monday on the third hour of "today." our old friend katie couric is talking about an issue colon o her heart durin

we certainly have many in my state of alaska. we haven't seen that list that would perhaps outline with greater articulation where the secretary of defense might think it would be appropriate to delay some of these projects. but again, i would just remind, these were projects that have perhaps been already delayed because of the budget control act that has been in place for several years. so further delay for many of these projects, i think, would cause most concern. so i come then to the national emergencies act. i think there is a recognition that when this was adopted, was put into law, it was initially intended to rein in the president's ability to declare emergencies, but at the same time it authorized the president to declare national emergencies. it didn't ever define, clearly define the extent of that power. and so that is an issue that i think we are dealing with right now. implicit in this grant is the fact that this power would be used sparingly. if you look back over history, the 59 times these powers have been utiliz

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still to come on the newshour: i sit down with alaska senator lisa murkowski.ew bill protecting millions of acres of public land. saudi arabian students in the u.s. face constant surveillance from their home country. the director of the national institutes of health on sexual harsment in the sciences. and, much more. >> woodruff: few replicans publicly disagree with president trump on issues critical to his agenda more than senator lisa murkowski of alaska, from healthcare, to the supreme court, to environmental issues.w lak, she announced she would not support the president's emergency declaration to fund the southern border wall. i sat down with senator murkowski earlier toda began by asking her, why not? >> so the preside t has gone abd beyond what congress has clearly indicated that they are willing to do. i have not suprted the designation of a nationalth emergenc would allow the president to basically go around the whether and the intent of the congress just laid out a matter of weeks ago. i do think that there are sources that he can turn to that do not