alaska, i love alaska. i can brag forever. one of the things most fascinating about alaska is the fact that alaska contains more than half of the coastline of the united states of america. now that is stunning. -- nome is in a perfect location, 80 miles from the bering strait, east of port clarence, which is a deepwater port that will become collection of infrastructure of different kinds going north. that is what the future holds. when i go to these countries, the lng coming down the northern route, then there are the interests of the northwest passage. this year in nome, instead of having 2, 3 small adventure cruise ships, we have 12. the serenity came through years ago. there is a saying in tourism. i am in tourism. that is what i do. i am a darn good tour guide. i love schedules. [laughter] i forgot what i was going to say. [laughter] if you can get there, people will go. they are selling tickets to suborbital stuff, they want to go to the moon -- it is our nature as a being to do that. is ao live in a land, nome 50% alask

alaska, i love alaska, i can brag on it forever. one of the things that is most fascinating about alaska is the fact that that alaska contains more than half of the coastline of the united states of america. now that's stunning. that's stunning. and a lot of that coastline, all of it in a way -- and we also know we're in a perfect location. we're about 80 miles from the baring strait. we're east of port clarence, which is a deep water port that will become a part of what will become a collection of infrastructure of different kinds going north. because that's what the future holds. when i go to these countries, and we know the lng coming down through the northern route, but then there are the interests of the northwest passage. this year instead of having two or three small adventure cruise ships, we have 12. the serenity came three years ago. there's a saying in tourism, and i know tourism because i'm in tourism. that's what i do. i'm a tour guide. i'm a darn good one too. hello, central. it was so cute, i forgot what the hell i wa

so we all believe that and i happen to think the country now in alaska with the military and with five major installations it is in the military or family members of those in the military alaska constitutes three pillars of our nation's military might. the cornerstone with the missiles and radar that protect the entire country from attack whether kim jung-un or iranian we are the hub air combat power for the arctic and asia-pacific and will have over 106 generation fighters by the end of next year because of the best trained troops to deploy anywhere around the world because of a strategicmr location and then let's talk about what is unique about alaska but how proud we are of theun military that communities support the men and women in the. military but i was with some community leaders with those missile-defense fields on the outskirts in the entire united states gray training with red flag exercises. and so the air force pilot broke the sound barrier because there was a giant sonic boom shaking the whole buildingng the whole meeting room. so thate would result in people complaining

years in two small villages in southwest alaska. while there she helped develop the curriculum that was culturally appropriate to her students most of whom were alaskan natives. let me read -- she was then recruited to teach at the school where she now teaches, the alaska native cultural charter school and was one of the original teachers to start up this great new teaching and education venture in 2008. let me read from her teacher of the year application form. quote, imagine you are a seventh grade student living in a rural yupik speaking alaskan community. by the way, we have many communities in our state where english is not the first language, where the alaskan native language is the first language. back to the application. the only way to get to your village is by small plane or boat in the summer and snow machine in the winter. you have never been to a city or had life experiences that include seeing an elevator or stores or restaurants or roads even outside your community. your family survives by subsistance hunting and fish

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i'm here in alaska, and they've got so much just untouched, unspoiled, beauty. but they also have a really ugly problem up here with a drug epidemic. there's a real cycle of addiction, crime, incarceration, release, still addicted, back to crime, back to jail. it's just an endless cycle, and 66% who get out of prison are returning back to prison within three years. so i'm up here to meet a woman named terria walters whose son, christopher, died in a drug-related incident, and she wants to talk with the guy responsible for her son's death. state of alaska doesn't actually have a former victim/offender dialogue program, so going to be the first ever and it's kind of a big deal that you've got them to let her do it. >> hi. >> good to meet you finally. >> nice to meet you, too. >> i am glad to finally get a chance to sit down and talk with you. >> yes. >> i -- i'd love to know more about your son. i'd love to hear more about christopher. what kind of little kid was christopher? >> funny. and he would do anything that he possibly could to make he laugh and aggravate

she brought the torch home to alaska and is giving it to special olympics alaska this weekend at the 2019torch run and pledge drive which is going to be a great event. so it is what the anchorage police chief said. we are so proud of officer fraze's work and i believe the rest of anchorage should be as well. she is the epitome of the public servant ideal that is the foundation of our relationship with the anchorage community. i am genuinely honored to have her at a.p.d. upholding our most cherished tra i guesses did of community service. that's the anchorage police chief. so, mr. president, we are also proud of all our police officers and first responders in alaska. we are so grateful for the work they do to keep us safe. we want them to know that we honor their jobs and their commitment to our community. we also honor their families. these are very tough jobs. and it's hard on supportive families when your wife or husband goes off every morning to a job that could involve risking their lives. so we want them to know -- not just in alaska but here in the u.s. senate -- we have their

. >>> another plane goes down in alaska killing one person. it's the third in one week. >>> and aikakess floodwaters the d. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here no new york. good to be with you. forward legislation to restrict abortion rights, a new cbs poll finds a majority of americans do not want roe versus wade overturned. 67% say the supreme court should keep it as it is. 28% say the court should overturn it. thousands hit the streets yesterday nationwide to support abort rights. laura podesta is here with how presidential candidates are now weighing in on this issue. lau laura, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. democratic front-runner joe biden says if it becomes necessary, he wants the abortion rights to be enshrined into federal law. that echos the words of other presidential candidates like kirsten gillibrand, cory booker, and elizabeth warren. president trump has only laid out his personal views on the involved or when a pregnant woman's life is in jeopardy. from oregon to tennessee to t

senator murkowski and i have many conversations about the communities of southeast alaska, -- alaska. we have to be part of that. that's the good news. we will still have the expectation that we work that way, we will just take the funding out of our regular line items and make those a priority. sen. udall: thank you. sen. murkowski: thank you, chief. there is a lot of talk right now in the state about opportunities for renewed recreational areas on our forest service lands. into springtime, going this season with a lot of tourists. i have been asking for a map that shows the distribution of the outfitter and special use permit areas on the tongass, the allocated use. we have been asking for about a year now, we have not received anything. it is my understanding that when an outfitter or guide goes through the application process for a permit, they actually sit down with forest service folks in the community and they go over maps that show where the permitted areas are. so i don't understand why it has been so hard to get a map on these recreation allocated use areas. can you check in

and i think there are good ones in alaska. for us it's not a situation, if we want to partner we know we have to. but again, as i think of those ways we can help the federal government save money, the more we can put into the upfront and ie prevention and event, and -- end of it, and i think my colleagues on this committee understand, -- >> thank you. see you.it is good to i do appreciate your 2020 budget focus on hazardous fuels reduction. it's a big deal in montana, reducing wildfire risk. i am disappointed the administration zeroed out the important land and water conservation fund. this is following a 92-8 a vote in the senate to permanently authorize and i found this a slap in the face when we saw that come from the administration. very disappointing. this is a critical tool to help facilitate and increase access to public lands in places like recreation,outdoor protecting our state's iconic wildlife habitat and water quality, providing a strike -- a steady supply to timber to our mills. over 70% of the fishing access acr

the other scattered into pies across alaska's george inlet, torn apart midair. this was the view passengers were looking for when they boded the small tour planes that appear to have collided midair below ketchikan's a beautiful mountain grim sight rugged terrain, veryry remote >> reporter: ten survivors were plucked by rescue teams from the frigid waterou at leastpeople were killed, including pilot randy sullivan the passengers were part of a princess t cruiveling through anchorage when they booked their excursion. two are still unaccounted for. the captain sharing the news last night. >> i'm deeply saddened to advise that four incess guests that were on independent tour along with the pilot did not survive the accident >> reporter: float planes are popular in alaska taquan air, which operates one of the it's suspending ing flights. last year a plane owned by the same company crashed inta a rocky moun >> survivors in cabin. >> reporter: all 11 aboard survived.l today stilno word from the ntsb on what caused the crash the weather was cloudy, the wind light. >> t

clayton, thank you. >>> next, to that deadly plane crash in alaska. a pilot and one passenger onboard, both killed. it comes just days after two planes collided in that same region, this time, the plane owned by one of the same companies. now, this new crash. the plane plunging into the water, then lifted onto a boat nearby. you can see its call letters and floats there upside down. tonight, that airline is grounded indefinitely. and here's abc's will carr. >> reporter: tonight, investigators in alaska trying to figure out what caused two separate deadly float plane crashes both involving the same airline. on monday, one of taquan airlines planes crashed, killing the pilot and passenger, sarah luna. luna just posted on facebook, "my first time on a float plane." hours later, something went tragically wrong. >> the plane was upside down when i got there. and one of the captains of one of the boats was holding onto it and he towed it into the beach. >> reporter: that crash comes one week after that deadly mid-air collision involving another one of the c

and there's alaska. so, if you want cognitive d diss dissonance, say the world alaska and palm. let's turn to the arctic, it wasn't the southern hemisphere phenomenon, antarctica was forested. the ice in antarctica is a recent phenomena of ice house earth. and making this new-- show you the clip called polar extremes. we took the fastest trip to antarctica ever. we were there last month for 48 hours and went to king george island on the peninsula and met this guy, this is marcel, the head of the chilean anti-arctic survey and a paleo botanist, and you might ask why you need that, it's a place to find plants. and this was a beach and, there were penguins everywhere and fossil tree leaves like beach trees. so, today antarctica has two species of vascular plant, a grass and smaller, and the entire continent. it's replete and rich with fossil trees. so we're showing clear evidence of a world with no ice and you would rightly ask, when did that happen? what's the story here? and it turns out if you look at the last 65 million years of our planet's history, you see a very interesting

so to reiterate once again every elected official representing southeast alaska to the delegation here in congress alaskans know best what it needs and then to struggle and then what that stewardship to work thank you for being with us i look forward to your testimony for your willingness to serve. >> also welcome to have you before the subcommittee for the first time we had that opportunity last year because we moved quickly for the mockup to have you here today. and by playing quickly we could bring that interior bill to the senate floor for the first time and that's what happens when we come together and hopefully we can do that this year as we are committed to doing that for god like to commend you for taking strong public action in response to sexual harassment and discrimination within the ranks of the forest service more work to be done to ensure a safe workplace for all staff we are here to give you the tools and resources you need to continue that effort. i share the chairman's concerns about the budget proposal that they have sent you here to defend. despite all we know about

. >>> plus another deadly plane crash near alaska. it's the fourth fatal crash in the region in the last few weeks. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, a violent am of storms hit across the central u.s. last night. one of the hard evidence hit areas, lynwood, kansas, where many neighborhoods now look like war zones. homes were damaged, power lines knocked down, and cars tossed around like toys. laura podesta joins us with more of the widespread damage. laura, good morning. >> good morning, ann marie. if you're counting, this is the 12th straight day of tornadoes and kansas is the last to be hit. but communities in the central midwest and southeast cannot let their guard down yet because the tornado threat still isn't over. this massive funnel cloud touched down in lynwood, kansas, just outside kansas city as tornadoes continue to plague the midwest and plains. the storms have spread to the east as well. >> all of a sudden it's like

jan crawford traveled with barr to alaska where he's listening to the unique concerns of alaska natives. >> nearly an hour and jan was able to press the attorney general on issues ranging from obstruction of the russia investigation to his review of how that investigation began back in 2016. jan crawford is with us from anchorage. jan, what did the attorney general have to say? >> reporter: right out of the box, he said he was surprised when the special counsel told him that he was not going to be making a decision on whether or not the president committed a crime of obstruction of justice. he didn't really press him on that, but then he and his lawyers at the department of justice analyzed the evidence mueller gathered and made the decision himself. he said he couldn't exonerate the president. you looked at that evidence and you did. what's the fundamental difference between your view and his? >> well, i think bob said he was not going to engage in the analysis. he was not going to make a determination one way or the other. we analyzed the law and the facts and a group of us spent a lo

. >>> stories of survival emerge after a deadly plane collision in alaska. how strangers sprang into action to help rescue victims from freezing waters. >>> plus, why russian president vladimir putin just praised the mueller report. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> this morning the aclu is promising to file a lawsuit to challenge what would be the strictest abortion law in the country. the bill also criminalizes the procedure for doctors. there is an exception if a mother's life is at risk, but there's no exception for rape or incest. marc liverman is here with more on this and what's next for the bill. good morning. total ban on abortion last i this issue an this bill. >> the republican-supported measure bans all abortion-related acts exception to preserve the health of the mother. a doctor performing one would face up to 99 years in prison. senators failed to add an objection for rape or incest. >> the bill now heads to the state's republican governor kay

he's live in ketchikan, alaska, tonight. and will, we can see that float plane hangar there right behind you. ntsb investigators, you were telling us, just now arriving? >> reporter: that's right, david. the ntsb had a long way to go, coming in from washington, d.c. the go team literally just got on the ground. they're planning to go to the scene and to interview survivors as they try to figure out exactly what caused this crash. david? >> will carr leading us off tonight. will, thank you. >>> we are also following a breaking headline at this hour from washington, involving the president's son, donald trump jr. we have learned tonight that trump jr. has struck a last-minute deal. he will testify behind closed doors after being subpoenaed. until now, it had been unclear if he would comply with the subpoena. and mary bruce has late reporting now from the hill. >> reporter: faced with a subpoena, tonight, the president's son is agreeing to go another round, striking a deal to testify again before the republican-led senate intel

a small plane crash kills two people in alaska just miles from where another crash killed six people just last week. >>> plus, "game of thrones" fans in china are not too happy. how the trade fight with the u.s. spoiled the series finale for some. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. threats of violent thunderstorms and tornados are moving east this morning after severe weather caused destruction in the southern plains. there were more than a dozen tornado sightings in just the last 24 hours alone. thankfully there were no injuries reported so far. courtney zubowski is near oklahoma city with an up close look at the damage in that area. courtney, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. parts of oklahoma are dealing with heavy flooding. meanwhile, tornados scattered debris across the state leaving a trail of destruction behind. >> tornados swept over the southern plansz mondins monday. more than a dozen were spotted. >> anybody on the west side of mangum, in mangum, you need to t

. >>> a deadly plane crash involving a cruise ship and passengers in alaska.the local people on vacation and the updates on the victims we just received overnight. >>> and should police be able to use facial recognition? the big decision san francisco leaders will make tonight for the future of privacy in the city. roxana: when i got into teaching, it was this idea of really transforming our schools. marisa: one of my biggest responsibilities as a teacher is to serve as an advocate for my kids. newscaster: hundreds of teachers are hitting the picket lines. newscaster: thousands gathered here. rosanne: we need smaller class sizes. angelia: more counselors and more nurses. roxana: we have to be able to invest in our young people. angelia: every student has a right to quality education. ever: no matter what neighborhood you live in. roxana: our students don't have part-time needs, so they can't have part-time solutions. rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... marisa: for all of us. roxana: make a better california...

alaska was purchased by the u.s. in 1857 and the deal was completed by the secretary of state william seward. after he retired, he was asked, what is the greatest contribution he made during his long and distinguished career. he had to pause for one moment to say that the purchase of alaska was his most important undertaking, "bu itt will take the country a generation to truly appreciate that." now here we are, multiple generations later. this is our time to appreciate it like never before. this is america's moment to stand up as an arctic nation and for the arctic's future, because far from the barren backcountry that many thought it to be in seward's time, it is now the forefront of abundance and opportunity. it houses 13% of the world's undiscovered oil, 30% of its undiscovered gas, and an abundance of minerals like gold, diamonds and millions of square miles of untapped resources. fisheries galore. and its centerpiece, the arctic ocean, is rapidly taking on new strategic significance. offshore resources helping c

. >> several people have been killed in a midair collision involving sightseeing planes in alaska. coast guard rushing to the scene to find the missing. >>> also this morning, the dow plunging as the trump administration and china go head to head over tariffs. we're hearing from americans like farmers already affected by the trade war. >>> abc news exclusive. the first time we're getting a inside look at the fire ravaged notre dame cathedral. our david muir goes inside to show us what was rescued from the inferno. >>> and trending today, bill nye, the science guy, like you have never heard before. dropping f-bombs in a fiery scene to save the earth on tuesday, may 14th. >> you're adults now and this is an actual crisis. >> you know we're in trouble when bill nye is upset. >> absolutely. things getting hot and heavy. >> i don't know if that's for the kids. >> yeah, probably not. >> good morning, everyone on this busy tuesday. we do begin with breaking news from alaska. >> at least four people are dead after two small planes collided in midair. >> the coast guard said ten people are

i yield the floor. >> the senator from alaska. >> thank you mister president. i am down here on the floor specifically on a thursday to talk about alaska making a big difference in my state referred to as the alaskan of the week but this is the senate and we have debates and we are respectful and there is no one i respect more than my friend from the senator from delaware. service in vietnam, captain in the navy so when he speaks i listen and i have respect this isn't what i was planning on doing that listening to someone i respect i thought i would offer a counter view for those watching in the gallery and on tv for what he just talked about. because i just happen to respectfully disagree most of what my colleague just mentioned. so i will touch on that before i talk about an alaskan doing great work. but listening to my colleague talking about president trump turning his back on iran those sanctions replaced that we voted for here in the senate are antagonizingra iran the foreign minister is a moderate before we touch on that there is a new narrative coming f

here's what we found here is alaska. if you want cognitive disc one - - dissidents say alaskan palm and there is your introduction to the hothouse world now briefly turns out the antarctic was also forced it the i.c.e. is also a recent phenomenon not making the call polar extremes the fastest trip ever we were there for 48 hours we went to the peninsula this is the head of the chilean antarctic survey who is a paleo botanist and it turns out that's a fabulous place to find fossil plants there were penguins everywhere like beach trees so today it has two species the entire continent and is replete and rich with fossil trees. we are showing this magnitude so when did that happen? what's the story? if you look at the last 65 million years of the planet's history you see a pattern that shows you basically zero is today's temperature and if you go back 15 million years it's about 20 degrees warmer than now one other reason you are about to because that leads the path to three that lead the path to 12 there is no joy to say we

. >>> and investigators learning more about the mid-air collision of two sea planes in alaska. we will have an update after the break. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> authorities are investigating a crash this morning that left a car inside a building in southern california. the incident was reported just before 2:00 a.m. in norwalk. a red bmw flew off the freeway and crashed through the wall of the building and ended up inside. one person was in the car at the time of the crash. he is hospitalized. it is unclear if drugs or alcohol were factors. >>> a woman is now arrested in the case of an elderly man who died after being pushed out of bus in las veg

we begin in alaska where the news is not good. investigators are on the way to a remote part of alaska to learn what caused a deadly midair crash of two small sightseeing planes. the aircraft clyded yesterday at the southern end of the alaska panhandle. >> ten people aboard were rescued but four others were killed and two more were missing. kris van cleave is following the investigation. we were asking how could something like this happen. >> reporter: good morning, norah. that's the question investigators will start to try to figure out later today. the passengers on the planes were from the royal princess cruise ship that left vancouver saturday. a spokesperson with the medical center said all the patients transported to that hospital are in fair or good condition now. an ntsb team will fly to alaska from here in d.c. to lead the investigation. videos on websites for mountain air service and taquan air show the planes involved in the crash. according to the coast guard the air flight carrying a pilot and ten passengers were retu

federal investigators arrived today at the scene of a deadly midair crash in alaska.least four people were killed when two sightseeing planes carrying passengers from a cruise ship collided near the town of ketchikan.s se the frigid watere the pl jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: it's one of the most rugged, picturesque places on the planet, but it's here that an unforgettable experience became a nightmare, where 14 passengers from two floatplanes plunged into these icy waters after somehow colliding midair. >> alaska is extremely remote. it's probably one of the most difficult conditions to operate in, when it comes to search-and- rescue, just because of the elements. >> reporter: the passengers were all from this massive cruise ship, the "royal princess." after docking in the port of ketchikan, one of the prize excursions wloatplan over fjords and glaciers. one plane had five onboard, and overturned. the other, carrying 11 people, landed in water but started to sink. of all of the places these planes could have gone down, somehow, nearby was a lodge. after t

at least four people are dead after two sight seeing planes collide in alaska. smart phones, guns, shoes, and gulf clubs, more than 4,000 chinese products could get hit with a new round of tariffs. meanwhile, president trump is promising relief to rm parers hurting from the escalating trade war. >>> and actress huffman pleads guilty in the college admissions scandal that rocked the world of higher education. how long she could spend in prison. >>> good morning from the studios in cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm ann marie green. the ntsb is heading to alaska today to investigate a deadly mid air collision between two sight seeing planes. the accident happened yesterday in ketchikan. the sust coast guard confirmed four people are dead but ten people were taken from the wreckage and taken to the hospital. they were in fair and good condition. the coast guard spent the overnight hours searching for two others still missing. the flying seeing company suspended operations while federal authorities investigate the accidents. princess cruises

two tourists planes collided over alaska. these two planes may have crashed into each other. it was high enough some of the debris was found on both land and in the water miraculously there were survivors. these two sightseeing planes were carrying a total of 14 passengers from a nearby cruise ship five people killed, most others rescued. still search for one passenger unaccounted for. that crash happened near kitchen can, alaska, with nearby boats r rushing over to help in july of 2018, 11 people were rescued after a crash into a nearby mountain. in 2015, another crash killed eight cruise ship passengers and in 2007 four others also killed during a tour. the ntsb is sending investigators out to the crash site and it's unclear whether the pilots saw each other before the collision occurred. >> gadi, thank you. >>> president trump says that when the time is right the u.s. will make a trade deal with china. in the meantime he's defending his decision to raise tariffs on chinese imports. he tweeted this morning that "in one year

they went down in southeastern alaska near ketchikan. the passengers were tourists on a royal princess cruise ship returning from a trip to a national park. >> and now some of those passengers are missing. a desperate search is under way this morning after a popular alaskan sightseeing tour turned deadly. at least four people were killed and two others are missing after two float planes like the one seen here crashed during an excursion for passengers on a princess cruise ship. the popular tour, which is run by taquan air, takes small ououo planes involved in monday's crash seemingly slammed into each other midair. the coast guard immediately sent out two boats and a helicopter to search for survivors. 10 of the 16 people involved in the crash were taken to nearby hospitals while at least four could not be saved. two others still haven't been found by rescuers. >> both of the aircraft ended up in the water, and they had to, you know, get out of the aircraft and then swim to shore, so they're wet, they're cold, but i think they -- by and

he's traveling in alaska today. and, you know, it's noteworthy that bill barr isn't the only one gone from washington. congress, as well. this is a memorial day week and members of congress are not here. and this is a man, robert mueller, who has been in intense negotiations, not with republicans who run the senate, because lindsey graham would be in charge of that and he says he doesn't need to hear from robert mueller, but house democrats who are desperate to try to find a way for him to testify in public. and as evan was talking about, there has been some stiff resistance, not from the justice department necessarily or the president, which has been quite public, but from robert mueller, because he has been so reluctant to jump into the political circus that is always congress. and the fact that he's doing this when congress isn't here, i think, is knows wortnoteworthy. now, it's 2019. there are cameras everywhere. people can use their iphones to make a video and make a comment, but it's not the same as having man

three have crashed since last week in alaska, killing nine people.ther crash happened near ketchikan. here is jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: the preliminary n.t.s.b. report details the moment before the deadly midair collision. the pilot of the de haviland otter floatplane telling investigators he was dropping altitude to show tourists a waterfall, when he saw a flash from his left side and experienced a large, loud impact. six people were killed, ten injured. and in the nine days that followed, two more planes crashed, killing three and injuring two. as the n.t.s.b. investigates all three accidents, they have issued this warning: these kinds of flights may not be safe. in their so-called most wanted list of safety improvements, the n.t.s.b. says air taxis like floatplanes are aircraft that currently "don't require the same kind of advanced crash prevention technology that the f.a.a. requires of commercial alaska residents rely on planes more than any other state, with 8,000 residents holding a pilot's license. six times as many alaskans own esonal

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the ntsb had a long way to go, coming to alaska from washington, d.c.to go to the scene and interview survivors as they try to figure out what caused this crash. in ketchikan, alaska, will carr, abc news. >>> now to washington where donald trump jr. will testify next month. trump's agreement to appear comes after he was subpoenaed by the republican-led panel. he will testify behind closed doors and the testimony will be limited to four hours. the subpoena was issued because sources say trump jr. agreed to voluntarily appear before the committee twice but failed to show up both times. the president says his son is being treated unfairly. >> you know, it's a tough situation because my son spent, i guess, over 20 hours testifying about something that mueller said was 100% okay. and now they want him to testify again. i don't know why. i have no idea why. but it seems very unfair to me. >> it's unclear what the committee wants to ask trump jr. about. but possible questions could involve his role in a trump tower meeting in 2016 and negotiations over a trump

people flock to alaska to take in the state's beauty.t's exactly what more than a dozen people were doing on vacation from the air when something went terribly wrong. this morning, crews are frantically searching an isolated and rugged part of alaska for two people after a mid-air catastrophe. >> two planes did, in fact, collide at mid-air. >> reporter: the death toll from that crash jumped overnight. >> deeply saddened to advise that four princess guests that were on independent tours along with the pilot did not survive the accident. >> reporter: the coast guard confirming at least four dead, all aboard a sightseeing float plane called a de havilland beaver. ten others had to be rescued after that and another tour plane crashed in the wilderness. >> the aircraft were found, both of them, in the water. >> reporter: you can see crews racing a stretcher up a dock, and the survivors were rushed to the hospital while rescuers combed through a massive debris field. >> ketchikan in the summer is kind of a hornet's nest of boat plane activity

>>> meantime this evening, federal investigators are looking into another deadly la seap crash in alaska this is the second in a matter of weeks involving the same company.nb c's miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: when rescue teams reach the wreckage -- >> look at the engine.r: >> rephe small float plane was submerged in the frigid wateroff alaska's annette island the pilot and 31-year-old passenger killed sara luna was an epidemiologist. before the trip, she posted about her excitement for her first float plane flight >> sadly, i was able to see them pulling the people out >> reporter: the seaplane operated by tac-1 air, making this the second crash involving the small airlinin less than a week, and the thd within a year six were killed just last week when a tac1 air flight collided with a float plane operated by mountain air >> the weather conditions can get bad in a hurry. >> reporter: last july, passengers on board another tac-1 air flight in alaska were seriously injured when i pilot became disoriented in bad weather and crashed into the side of a mountain today with the ntsb

in just three days. >> garrett: for a second time in a week, a small airline in alaska has suspendedts after a deadly crash. two people were killed yesterday in ketchikan. here's is jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: the de havilland beaver floatplane was landing on the open water when an eyewitness said it flipped over in the bay and started to take on water. the plane's air-filled pontoons kept it afloat but upside down. by the time rescue crews reached the victims, it was too late. one passenger was identified as sarah luna, a local health care worker. she posted on facebook right before the flight, "first time on a floatplane." the aircraft was operated by taquan air, the alaska company has had three accidents in less than a year. just last week a taquan plane collided midair with another aircraft killing six people and injuring 10 others. we approached taquan air after the crash to try to get answers about their decision to temporarily suspend flying operations when we were approached by an employee. how long are you going to be grounded for? >> so far as i know, today. >> reporte

everyone in alaska gets between 1 and $2,000 a year no questions asked from oil money. what i'm saying to the american people is technology is the oil of the 21st century. what they are doing for people in alaska for oil we can do for everyone around the country with technology. >> martha: typical things would be when the economy is changing dramatic live which i think a lot of people agree with that part what you are saying that you need to do a transition. i'm wondering is this to prevent, you know, unrest in the country? because, at some point, if these jobs are taken away, and robots and, you know, ai and all of this takes over, are you trying to sort of apiece the country with money? >> well, if you look at our life expectancy it's declined for the last three years because of surges in suicide and drug overdoses. a lot of that is happening in communities that have lost manufacturing jobs. so, if you project that happening to truckers in the next 10 years, there are 3.5 million americans who drive a truck for a living right now. and if you think that they would take

live shots from anchorage, alaska, well bill barr is on vacation.t alaska native justice center, a round table discussion, to onely in betweeny in between fishing trips, let's listen in. >> hello, greg. >> hello. david: we'll monitor this, if he says anything about what mr. mueller said today we'll bring it to you, final points on this issue of democrats running. i wonder if basically all they talk about is how bad donald trump is? i think there will be more of that. >> you don't think they will attack each other. >> why are so many people running? they do a different sense of grassroot activist thing. this is work thus far how much money some of them have raised but i think that they will hopefully, start taking some platforms, showing what they want. >> i think all we're going to hear is anti-trump stuff, unlike republicans in 2016, donald trump was an active participant, where they beat each other up. >> do you use uber or lyft, starting today you could be booted off the uber app, what you need to know about the company's new policies next. there

>> well, they're both float planes and workhorses in alaska.ne that crashed on land was a dhc 2 beaver, the smaller of the two planes. the other planes was a dhc 3 otter. this model crashed into a mountain in 2015. all nine on board were killed. that turned out to be pilot error. the princess cruise ship left three hours late and will make its stop in anchorage saturday. the coast guard has a large cutter and a dive team and helicopter in the area still searching for the last two missing people. shep? >> shepard: dan springer, things. secretary state mike pompeo sitting down with russian leaders in moscow and warning the kremlin about meddling in american democracy. that's next. biopharmaceutical researchers. driven each day to pursue life-changing cures... in a country built on fostering innovation. here, they find breakthroughs... like a way to fight cancer by arming a patient's own t-cells... and a new therapy that gives the blind a working gene so they can see again. because it's not just about the next breakthrough... it's all the ones aft

responded of on the coast of alaska by sending up four u.s. f-22 fighters.t involved between the u.s. and russians process the russians had two bombers and four fighters judges jets. the the u.s. has a resaccone sans plane. you see one of the plijs hear taken from one of the u.s. aircraft. it worked out fine in this case process .. the russia. aircraft in a safe manner came into a zone of air space that extends 200 miles off the alaska coast. what were they doing there when they got intercepted and encouraged shall we say to move out by the u.s.? all sbikss are that the russian were having a show of force. wants today demonstrate they could train and complex manner manner and achieved that goal. they got the u.s. attention. this one was safe and perceivingle by all accounts. but you know, lock at some of the video we have seen in 2015, 2016 in some other places in the world in the black sea in the baltic when we have had very unsafe unprofessional we have some of the video to show you and remind you, russian aircraft coming up against u.s. aircraft, u.s. nav

a developing story out of alaska. two sight-seeing planes collide midair with tourists on board. >> what do we know, bob? >> reporter: we know that these two float planes were carrying 14 passengers out of vancouver when they collided midair yesterday afternoon. here's video from inside one of the planes. this was taken a few days prior to yesterday's crash. a tourist posted this on facebook when he realized the tail numbers matched the plane that crashed yesterday. this was the otter flow plane that had 11 people on board. we learned after it collided it stayed mostly intact. take a look at this. this is a stock image of a beaver float plane. this plane broke apart, leaving behind 2600 foot long debris field. it was ketchikan, alaska. another person is missing. a ship rescued some in critical condition. a bay area couple recorded this announcement shortly after the accident. >> and i'm deeply saddened to inform that four guests, along with the pilot, did not survive the accident. an investigation by authorities is un

tourists killed as those two sight-seeing planes crash over alaska. at least four people dead, ten injured. and the search at this hour for survivors. our team is there tonight. >>> there is also breaking news tonight involving the president's son, donald trump jr. he will testify after being subpoenaed by the republican-led senate intelligence committee. >>> also tonight, our correspondent asking president trump about the report that the administration is considering sending 120,000 american troops to the middle east, amid tensions with iran. how the president responds, suggesting any force would be even larger. >>> the deadly police shooting. the violent struggle between an officer and a woman, video showing the moment she hit him with his own tatzer. the officer opening fire. >>> the traveling carnival worker accused of being a possible serialiller tonight. authorities on the case, and what he has allegedly now told police. >>> the new lawsuit against tiger woods at his restaurant. the employee killed while driving drunk. what tiger woods is now sa