. >> mitchell: former alaska governor sarah palin is accusing staffers at cbs anchorage affiliate ktva of fabricating a story about candidate joe miller. she said a cell phone recording shows two of the station's reporters were trying to discredit the miller campaign. >> it was revealed-- and we have the tape that proves it-- that the cbs reporters, the affiliate in alaska conspired to make up stories about joe miller. we have the tape, chris, and i can't wait until it bust out all over the nation. >> mitchell: ktva's general manager says "while the recording is real, the allegations are untrue." he says the reporters were discussing "what if" scenarios. and cbs news says in a statement: and that critical contest for alaska could wind up being historic. ben tracy went to anchorage to take a look. >> the senate race in alaska may come down to how well they spell. >> murkowski-- m-u-r-k-o-w-s-k-i. >> as her state's senior senator, lisa murkowski never thought she would be waging a longshot write-in campaign. >> they will have to fill in that oval. they will have to write that name, and i

look at the ice sculpture. >> he's there in anchorage.him figure out how to get home. you can get ahold of him on twitter, you can tweet him, you can e-mail him, a million different ways. he only has $50 in his pocket. >> he needs your help. he has to get back to new york in a week. >> exactly. >> very far away and very difficult. >> so, he needs jobs. he needs to make money. he needs rides. >> you can't just hand him money, he's got to, you know, work for it. >> exactly. go on our website to find out about it and we'll check ba with him in minutes. >> easy to say yes to a shopping rewards program but when time to cash in those points that's the hard part. it's important to stay with us this hour. we have the five golden rules that will let you get those rewards you have earned. >> first, though, a check of the news and jeff glor is at the news defng. good morning, again, jeff. >> good morning, everyone. president o bam na in japan this morning attendsing a regional economic summit, the last stoup on the president's four-nation asian tour

michael carey, joining us from anchorage.ou. >> thank you. >> brown: we have two more post-election stories coming up: what the results could mean for health care reform and historians beschloss, smith, and gage. plus: haiti's latest crisis and the six-year ordeal of ingrid betancourt. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: wall street got a big boost today from the federal reserve's plan to spend $600 billion on boosting the economy. the dow jones industrial average had its highest close since the collapse of lehman brothers in september of 2008. the blue chip index gained more than 219 points to finish at 11,434. the nasdaq rose 37 points to close at 2,577. the australian airline qantas grounded its entire fleet of airbus a-380 super-jumbo jets today, after one of them blew an engine in flight. the plane made a safe emergency landing in singapore with 459 people onboard. the engine closest to the fuselage had visible burn marks and was missing a metal plate section. an

it came down to a real fight between anchorage and newport.lemen, by 3,000 votes is anchorage, alaska, ooh. and there are -- there's the mayor, dan sullivan. i guess from your cheers, mr. mayor, you are happy about this and actually going to let him in. are you sure? >> well, wr we're real proud of our city and any chance we get to show it off even to dave we're excited about it as can see. >> love it. he's got his backpack mr. mayor taking on his trip. one thing you would recommend he have inside that backpack that will help him navigate anchorage, alaska slashgs what would it be? >> that's a great question. you know the bottom line he's probably not going to go home. he's going to like anchorage so much, i think he is probably just going to say. so forget the seven-day thing. >> okay. >> i'm not kidding. >> looks like a nice place to stay, a lot of people getting up extra early. >> i have been to anchorage to before and alaska scl many times one of the warmest cities when you think of hospitality. and i am really excited to get started. this

northbound's kristen welker reports tonight from anchorage. >> reporter: lisa murkowski and joe miller, caught in a cliffhanger. murkowski, the most visible write-in candidate, celebrated tuesday when returns showed the write-in ballots topped republican joe miller by 13,000 votes. if she wins, she would be the second write-in candidate in u.s. history to claim a senate seat. >> we recognize that we are not yet complete with making history, but we are poised. and it feels pretty good. >> reporter: how realistic do you think it is for you to win this race? >> you're missing the 31,000 absentee ballots that have not been counted yet. that's a significant component. >> reporter: in a campaign full of controversies, now another one. which write-in ballots should officials count as legitimate? the miller camp has argued that if murkowski's name is misspelled it should not be counted. election officials have said they will be looking at voter intent. but political analysts wonder what exactly that will mean for the counting process. >> there will be attorneys on the shoulder, on both shoulde

the wreckage of his f-22 was spotted about 100 miles north of anchorage. searchers are looking for a parachute or a campfire, that might indicate that the pilot ejected. >>> the nation's top administration transportation official is not buckling under pressure from those who say airport screenings have simply become a little too intrusive. he says security procedures will remain in place over the thanksgiving holiday, no matter what. the reason why, now, from our john hendren. >> reporter: the fog now says there's good reason for heightened airport security. in government tests, transportation security administration chief john pistole told congress, federal agents have been to smuggle banned items on planes. >> the intelligence, coupled with the repeated covert testing led me to conclude that we needed to be more thorough. >> reporter: that explains the rise in the use of those full-body scanners, which some critics call an electronic strip-search, and patdown, that pilots equate with sexual molestation. that prompted passenger protests like this one. >>

anchorage, i don't know how bright an idea.eattle, drove over to fpiff washington and here to yak man and i have $383 in my pocket, i'll live large today. not bad. we worked really hard. to understand this whole journey, you have to begin at the very beginning. anchorage, alaska, the morn-most major city in america, rugged and frigid, it would have been a hard pick to find a starting point that felt more remote. i got a warm welcome in this very cold place, although it seemed that the odds were stacked against me. >> i'm kind of scared, i have to say. i don't know if you are going to be able to do this. >> this is tough. >> i began my odyssey in a place of breathtaking beauty, more than 4300 miles from home and dependent on the kindness of strangers to get me back. if you wanted the front sheet, you should have called it! strangers like jessica peterson who offered me my first ride. >> there is so many nice people here alls you need to do is flash your pearly whites and i think people will take sympathy on you. >> thanks for le

back to anchorage. she's expected to hold a news conference once every single vote is counted and you can expect it to sound a lot like a victory speech. >> kristen welker in what looks like a colder anchorage. starting to look a little more like winter. >> reporter: indeed. >> thanks for getting up early for us this morning. one thing about the miller/murkowski race, yesterday mike huckabee tweeted his supporters to say, go send some money, go help out joe miller. this isn't over yet. question, is this a litmus test for white house 2012 candidates? will the tea party folks hold republicans' feet to the fire who are running for president who didn't help miller? will be interesting to watch. >>> with 20 minutes to go before the opening bell, let's preview what else is driving the markets today. the big gm ipo is one thing. becky quick, what is wrong with the market this week? >> there's been a lot of concerns about what's happening. the big issue is what's happening in europe. this idea of the irish bond

"no way home" started in anchorage, alaska this morning, he's still in anchorage, alaska.kerroom. >> the [ inaudible ] locker room, right, dave? >> right, the sea wolves. >> he won't care -- >> i know sea wolves. i have family in alaska, dave, i'm going to put them in touch wuf. we'll see what we can do. >> well, we're about 24 hours late for that, aren't we erica. >> seriously. >> rebecca -- >> i called. they're not available. i just got a call, they're not available. >> i haven't -- like i haven't slept. >> you know we're in new york, right, dave? u've got to go all the way across country. dave, what are you thinking, as far as like the next job is concerned? you must have something in mind, as to where you're going to try to get that next dollar. >> well, here's the thing. let me just tell you something, i got an offer yesterday to be a greater at the rental car agency at the airport for $200. i could have taken it and could have had the $200 cash and had a way home to seattle. i didn't think it was in the spirit of an honest wage for an honest day's work. i thought it

it is a very tight race between newport, oregon and anchorage, alaska.ning, got to vote by noon. maggie, inside to you. >> very good. thank you, dave. it is the question burning up great britain these days will prince william marry his long-time girlfriend kate middleton next year. long-time royal watcher katie nicholl is author of "william and harry behind the palace walls" if anyone has the answer she does. she's live in the studio. so nice to see you in person. >> lovely to be here. >> usually speaking by satellite. >> it's been wonderful in new york. >> you have great access to the royal family and have inside information about this secret pact. >> right. >> that kate and william made in 2007. >> that's right. >> what is the pact? >> this is something i talk about in the book but you remember they broke up in 2007, they got back together and went away for this holiday together and basically made an agreement they were going to spend the rest of their lives together. they had that break-up. kate said i need to know am i the one. william said, yes, you

. >>> good morning, anchorage, dave price is joining us live from alaska where thanks to your votes heng his one week journey back to new york. >>> a no way home volume ii. it is coming up. mike, and i can't recollect back to you. >> that will be a real challenge from anchorage. >>> one more check of weather and traffic when 9 news now returns. ♪ [ female announcer ] there's a way to get your groceries when you want them, all without leaving your home. it's called safeway home delivery. visit safeway.com today and you'll save $15 on your first order and get free home delivery. just type in the promo code fresh. it's everything you need. so you have more time to do what you want. order today. with $15 off and free delivery, now's the time to shop at safeway.com. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> 58 on this cold friday morning. 20s and 30s in most areas. this afternoon we will warm to the low 60s. chilly tonight. football games in the 40s. a great weekend. saturday 68, sunday 66. monday night i thi

. >> michael carey is a columnist with the "anchorage daily news," shoshanna walsh is with the dailyst. she essentially called her a dope. >> those aren't the words she used. they do not get along. i don't think this was surprising that lisa murkowski is not going to back sarah palin. you have to remember that sarah palin has gone after lisa murkowski pretty hard during this process. she slammed lisa murkowski. she called her shameless throughout the process on her facebook post about joe miller. >> michael, help me educate a national audience of the family history here. i guess it begins with governor frank murkowski having picked his daughter for the senate over governor palin? >> no, governor palin was not really a candidate for the united states senate, but she was the candidate who beat frank murkowski, lisa's father, in the election four years ago, and so i think it all starts right there in the family differences. >> palin becomes governor by defeating frank murkowski and then palin, of course, was for miller and not murkowski in this race. talk to me about the status of this

the alaska republican incumbent celebrated last night in anchorage. the first senator to win a write-in campaign in more than 50 years. despite republican pressure her tea party-backed challenger joe miller has not yet conceded. >>> is sarah palin weighing a run for the white house in 2012? she now says she is huddling with her family and thinking it all over. one thing the former alaska governor says she does know is who would win. she made a prediction in an interview with our barbara walters. >> and i'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> you can watch the entire interview with sarah palin on "barbara walters' ten most fascinating people" december the 9th at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> the man in charge of keeping every airline flight safe is standing by those controversial security checks even in the face of some outspoken criticism. >> the tsa chief sa

no problems to report, light traffic past the south anchorage. entire red during county is in the clear. james lick, inbound central in san francisco, and no promise to contend with drive time from 10180 split pretty ideal. 50 minutes. james. >> thank you, 5:50 a.m. let's get up to some other headlines, gas pipeline safety inspectors there are going to hire for more inspectors without delay. so that where it is coming in according to the chronicle the action comes after criticism from legislators from the low staffing levels. in other back in september this is video of the explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 37 homes. the announcement follows a review that should miles from mile california academics the fewest by plant inspections of any state. new details about the pipeline safety, residents from san carlos attended a meeting to discuss the safety of pipelines that run underneath their neighborhoods they're worried that something could happen to them like that deadly explosion in san bruno. to transmission lines crisscross san carlo

even anchorage, very cold at 22 degrees.o in about a week or two, some of that cold air will probably head down into the u.s. as far as our forecast in the northwest goes, look at that forecast for alaska, makes you feel better about your weather, even though it's going to be dreary this week in seattle. today's the best chance of a dry day, the southwest is where we'll deal with sunshine and night conditions today and tomorrow. the next storm in the northwest. >>> if you're watching on king5 news. paintings and drawings in print at the landmark exhibition of the work of pablo picasso at the seattle art museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >> bill, thank you. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment -- last night, the long awaited "harry potter and the deathly hallows part one" opened in new york city. to the joy of fans but with some inevitable sadness. there's only one more film after this one, but they were both shot together, so filming's over and cast members are saying good-bye

>> all right, kristen welker in anchorage, alaska for us. kristen, we hope you get to come home for thanksgiving. i think you will. thanks very much. well done. >>> all right. now that the dust has settled from the midterms, americans are getting a clearer idea of how the political landscape has changed according to the brand new nbc/"wall street journal" poll, nearly two-thirds of people feel positive about how the election went. 33% have a negative feeling about the result. even so, the vast majority believe little will change. only 22% say that there will be a big difference going forward. 73% don't expect much change to take place at all. how about this for a blow to president obama? 52% of people say they'd rather have congress, in particular the republicans, setting the policy agenda for the country as opposed to the president. 39% said that -- savannah, after a midterm election, this is what the voighters said. they said we want a check on government. they said the same thing after '94, after '06. what's difference here is speaker to

we are live from anchorage, alaska with the latest. kristen. >> reporter: good morning, tom. yesterday was a very big day for senator lisa murkowski. it's important to point out the lead includes 7,600 contested ballots. they are disputed for things like spelling errors and illegibility problems. today, senator murkowski may surpass his total in undisputed ballots. it's important to watch them. at the end of the process, it's impossible for joe miller to catch up to lisa murkowski's lead, even if he throws them out. it's tough to build an argument this case should go to court. lisa murkowski's camp was all but proclaiming victory yesterday. joe miller says he's not conceding. >> obviously, if it's completely impossible, we are not going to spend a lot of efforts or time or energy. i think it's very important to respect those serving our country and wait for those ballots to come in before we call a race. it's critical. >> reporter: the counting continues today. day seven. what is left? 9,000 absentee ballots and a handful, about 700 overseas ballots. they are hoping to have t

senator murkowski joins us now from anchorage. good morning, senator. >> good morning, nice to be with you. >> talk about how important it is that people in alaska knew how to spell m-u-r-k-o-w-s he-k-i. >> we did the precedents and made history. over 100,000 alaskans affirmly said it's pont to me and to this election to fill in the oval and spell out my name correctly. to see that recorded as part of the write-in and not know, well, know did they fill in, we've now learn the -- we've now learned sclans have spoken and have written it out, as well, pretty historic. >> joe miller is threatening to demand a recount. the republican party on the other hand saying you ought to concede. should he concede? >> well, the numbers are just not there for him. and i think -- i think that mr. miller recognizes that, as well. right now, with all of the ballots that are in, we are significantly up, well over 10,000 votes, even if every ballot that the miller camp had challenged throughout this write-in campaign, even if every one of them were tos

. >> reporter: on election night in anchorage, the lisa murkowski campaign took a victory lap through the chilly streets, confident that murkowski had made history by winning a senate seat as a write-in candidate. >> yes, we can! >> we embarked on what the people on the outside said was absolutely impossible-- you cannot win a write-in campaign. and yet, here in alaska, we are making it happen. >> everyone wanted to see lisa win, and here we are tonight doing the impossible. >> reporter: but did she win? that battle is heating up as joe miller, the republican candidate who beat mur cowsk net party primary, refuses to concede. the count so far shows that miller got 34% of the vote compared to 41% who marked their ballot for a write-in candidate. the question now, did most of those voters write in lisa murkowski's name clearly enough to be counted? >> lisa m., or handwriting that's hard to read, or a really mangled spelling of murkowski. there could be those. but if somebody writes murkowski it's going to be very difficult for miller to argue there's a problem with counting that vote. >

she flew to anchorage and will declare victory in a couple of hours.r appears no closer to conceding. sounds like he he wants to continue with his court case even as she is certified the winner this month. >> not a question win lose or draw. consistency affly division of elections in the future. >> that was on neil cavuto's show earlier today. miller says he will make his decision on friday, shep. >> shepard: senator murkowski didn't have the support of her party during the election and the count. county party count on her vote during next session? >> well, she has maintained all along this fight that she is a g.o.p. she is a lifelong republican and will caucus with the republican party. but she also raised eyebrows when during the campaign she said, you know, this gives me more independence when i'm sent back to congress. and she exerted some of that independence today as she was leaving d.c. to head to anchorage. she said that she opposes the republican effort to ban earmarks. here is what she said. "i will always fight hard to ensure that alaska rec

they have reported in anchorage, one to two inches early today then it will stop.une oh rainy weather. one of the areas weather could impact the turnout. as far as hawaii goes, no reason not to stroll outside your door of the polling place. temperatures as usual. beautiful in the mid80s. on the west coast, some of the warmest air in the country in southern california. near 92 in l.a. all the polling people will need air conditions. 72 in medford and the pick northwest, your forecast is looking okay. maybe a stray shower this morning and getting better through this afternoon. >>> well if you're watching us on knvo right now in yakama, washington, unique works of 50 artists from around central washington at the larsen gallery artist exhibition. that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. after his recent new york hotel rampage with a porn actress, charlie sheen is divorcing. according to "people," both sheen and brook muller filed petitions sunday. she wants full custody and

last couple days had miserable weather, a lot of freezing rain problems in between fairbanks and anchorage. today not quite as bad but there's still snow in the southern portion of the state. juneau looks okay with just rain. moisture streaming down from british columbia is arriving right now in seattle and bellingham. there's snow, it's plenty cold enough. later it will turn over to rain but this morning we could pick up an inch or two. portland just some showers late day for you today. the rest of the deep south or all portions of the southwest look like it's going to be sunny but chilly. it's a cold day, cold weekend too. highs on friday only 50 in vegas, starting to warm up a little bit in phoenix. you notice the pacific northwest still messy even tomorrow. >>> if you're watching on nbc 7/39 san diego, california, it's known as the crown jewel of jazz festivals. listen to a wide variety of music at the 31st annual san diego thanksgiving dixieland jazz festival. that's your pacific event of the day. >> all right, bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headl

anchorage, plain old rain for you. that's where we could have possible delays in and out of the airports. thankfully on thanksgiving, not many problems. seattle, a little rain and snow. >>> if you're waging us, speaking of them, king 5 news, good old seattle, washington. give back to your community, food and office supplies or volunteer to help out at the west seafood food bank. that's your pacific see vent of the day. >> thanks, bill. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. rest easy, america. the world is safe. at least for reality tv dance shows. 50-year-old actress jennifer grey, whose "dancing with the stars" performances earned highest all season was named the new champion last night. grey and her partner earned perfect scores from the judges in the finals. the improbable run of bristol palin's final was fueled at least in part by conservative bloggers urging voters to check in phone or online and in the end, palin and her partner finished third. >>> elsewhere -- martha stewart is goin

murkowski celebrated with supporters fizz last night in anchorage. she had to defeat both the democratic nominee and tea party republican joe miller, who beat her for the gop nomination. murkowski saluted the late alaska senator ted stevens for inspiring her to swim against the political tide. >> ted's motto was to hell with politics, let's just do what's right for alaska, and that's what we did. that's what we did. >> miller still has not conceded defeat but with nearly all ballots counted alaska election officials confirm murkowski's victory. >>> now to general motors, which is rising today from the ashes of bankruptcy and government bail-out happening on wall street where investors are expected to snap up hundreds of millions of shares of gm stock yielding big profits for u.s. taxpayers. whit johnson has more now from washington. good morning, whit. >> betty, good morning. for the first time since 2004, gm is on track for a full-year profit. and wall street's renewed confidence could help the automaker turn that critical corner. general motors is

ang reaming is 22 degrees -- anchorage is 22 degrees and fairbankss is 2 degrees below.u can see some of the chilly air will make its way down across the pacific and eventually toward our area. of course it will be modified by the time it arrives, but here is what will happen. a computer animation indicating the cold front arrives first by friday at 5:00. this is an estimation, but we are talking about rain in the bay area during that evening commute or the weekend get away. now, behind the cold front, that cold air filters in and the showers continue and the cold air will result in snow in the sierra nevada. this is limited in moisture for the bay area. the rainfall totals are not terribly impressive. snowfall will be a completely different story. we are looking at the wind basically pushing up the moisture over the sierra nevada and there is significant snow expected. it is going to be a winter storm this weekend. prepare for interest wither-like driving cop decisions if you are planning to head to tahoe. we could be talking about snow in feet. so snowers and ski board

i'm neal karlinsky in "nightline" in anchorage. >>> when we come back, the big winner in baseball tonightst, jimmy. >> tonight, will ferrell, boxer manny pacquiao, music from good charlotte and cousin sal tricks. i inherited my father's '69 norton commando. it's been a dream of mine to restore it. and it's my dream for him to finish it. frank has something great to save up for. this is my dad.

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i just awoke from my slumber here at the university of alaska anchorage locker room. that's right. these size 15 sneakers. i did not make it very far. >> nobody said it would be easy. >> we did not make it very far. oh, no, no one said it would be easy. >> how daunting of a task is this? you asked the people to vote and they voted for you to start in alaska, a tough way to kick this trip off. let's be honest for a second. how tough do you think this will be just to get out of alaska alone? >> you know, what i thought it would be tough and serious and even tougher in practice. it is 4:00 in the morning right here right now. i -- their cost of getting to alaska, from alaska to seattle commercially is about $400 or more. and it's tough to raise that kind of money and -- because of the change in weather, seaplanes aren't flying, small planes are an issue. if i take a horse, if i'm going to take a horse, it will take me three or four months to get to seattle. >> it's already come to horses. so far you've done two jobs, as far as i understand from your tweets, worked at a fishery, 30 buc

. >>> palin also accused reporters at our cbs anchorage affiliate of conspireing to fabricate a story about republican senate candidate joe miller. the miller campaign says this is a cell phone recording of reporters talking prior to a miller rally. take a listen. >> palin says miller has had to fight what she describes as the liberal media, the entire campaign. >> i am saying that we have it on tape that cbs reporters in the affiliate up there in alaska on tape are saying let's find a child molester in the crowd as supporter for joe miller, let's blast that. let's concoct a ron paul moment there, find any kind of chaos so we can tweet an alert saying, ooh, there is chaos, bill miller got punched or something. that's sick. those are corrupt bastards. >> the general manager says, quote, while the recording is real the allegations are untrue. he says the reporters were discussing what-if scenarios. and cbs news says in a statement, quote, ktva is owned by the alaska broadcasting company not cbs. no cbs staffers were involved and cbs has no knowledge or comment on these allegations. >>>

wreckage was spotted about 100 miles north of anchorage.ar tuesday night during a training exercise with another aircraft. the second jet did return safely. search teams may have uncovered new evidence in the case of that missing ohio family. volunteers say they found clothing, tennis shoes and a hair clip near the area where the family disappeared. police now looking to see if those items are related to this case. a fourth family member, 13-year-old sarah maynard was found tied up but alive in a man's home and he is behind bars. congressman charlie rangel learns his fate today after an ethics panel found the democrat guilty of breaking 11 out of 13 congressional rules, the ethics panel will decide its punishment at 12:00 eastern today. he should be reprimanded or even expelled but expulsion considered highly unlikely. rangel has been invited to appear at the hearing. talk about a touchy subject. new beefed up security measures at airports igniting controversy across the nation and now one district attorney in california is vowing to prosec