. >> our last family from anchorage was at the house for two years.ey are hoping hannah has a quicker outcome. >> her mom is tied to cellphone, waiting for the call that will change her daughter's life thevy far away from the rest of the family in anchorage, alaska. so the family came to visit during spring break from school. >> great to hang out with and party. >> i just wish her to get well and come home as soon as possible so things can get back to normal. >> the source of water for nearly two-thirds of the bay area is undergoing a major overhaul. several key projects of hetch-hetchy seismic retrofit begin earlier this year. dan ashley has a look inside. >> this pipeline was built in the late '60s to meet the growing demand nor water along the peninsula. it carries water for million people. it's seven stories below the surface and no one has been inside it to inspect it since the water was turned on four decades ago. until now. >> it's hasn't been inspected since 1957. >> she is the lead quality insurance inspector on this pipeline running along 28

. >> reporter: they will be replacing part of the the marin anchorage. that traffic will now be combined with the eastern side. >> for me, personally, it's my only time on the britain. i would have seen both sides. if they are working construction, it had to be done, it's safe, i guess to do it that way. >> reporter: in september. part of the east sidewalk will be closed, but only a 300-foot section, that will last until early next year. >> still a great ride, you just go it with it, rain, sleet, snow, you just go with it. >> a reminder of a couple of rules, here, bikers are allowed to cross the bridge 24/7, pedestrians are limited to the time between sunrise and sunset. elizabeth? >> it's amazing how many people would come and brave this. people saw smiles on their faces and are taking plenty of pictures as you might expect. >>> very good, tourists love it. >> it's got to be the tourists, it's their one shot deal to get across the britain. >> or judge's ceo blamed his neighbors for blocking his view because of the trees. the neighbors refused to cut the

ken roosa was a former anchorage prosecutor who'd just begun to investigate abuse claims across alaska. >> each time, as we identified a new molester, it would open up a new group of victims, because no victim wanted to be the first one to say something about a priest until they found out somebody else had made a complaint against their perpetrator. and then, they would go, "wow, i'm not the only one." >> my name is elsie boudreau. my yupik name is abucan. >> trahant: boudreau filed suit against the church, and then she decided to go public. >> we ask that the church stop hindering the criminal and civil prosecution of men who have abused our children, and the people who have covered up the crimes. >> trahant: as the story unfolded, dozens more victims came forward. this time, attorney roosa filed a class action focused mostly on the abuse of joseph lundowski in st. michael. >> it's pretty clear from the evidence that lundowski molested every male child he could get his hands on. he lived and breathed every moment of every day to molest boys. >> trahant: the public spotlight now fell o

the park is now fully under production and addition of anchorage, the existing 1.5 acre persimmon orchard at the entrance of the art will be added to the premises located on parcel 65 in alameda county, california. >> i think that is the longest written agenda item. natural resource the general manager. i wanted to take heed of the will minutes to say a couple of quick things. you have the details already. and also [inaudible] to speak briefly. she may do that. this has been a long time coming, months in the making. in some cases, years in the making. i wanted to start by thanking a few people in the organization who had a hand in the spirit this is something at touches every element of the puc in some way, shape, or form. i wanted to recognize our watershed environment program coordinator. when we presented in december about all of our projects, karla had a chance to generally describe a lot of different things. this was one of the things we highlighted as a priority, this lease and project. usually, i asked her to just orchestrate. this was one of the cases where she had to orchestrate

and the diverse population is reflected in the congregation at the russian orthodox cathedral in anchorage as easter is celebrated. native alaskans have found ways of blending russian religion with traditional practices. they are also beginning to reclaim their history and their relationship to nature. for the native peoples of alaska, the wilderness has never been empty. when the national parks and wilderness areas were created, the people who created them behaved as if alaska was empty, and most of the land was divided up between federal agencies, ignoring the indigenous inhabitants. don follows was sent to alaska in the 1970s by the national park service to establish a national park on the kenai peninsula, a remote fjord area on the south coast of alaska. i actually designed the proposal to kenai national park around a market study that i'd seen that had been done to try to find out what the alaskan mystique was, so there were six things that came out of that survey. there were so many of them that fit the kenai fjord-- things like coming up to alaska to see glaciers and fjords, seeing

the problem is the anchorage zoo already has two polar bears. they just don't have room to house a third. >>> up next, a family man far from home and family. and doing one of the toughest jobs you can imagine. >>> new at 6:00, developing news as another officer is arrested in connection with a developing scandal in the east bay. >>> also twoping, several arrests in the kliilf k ongil rm ianstanri sncn tra fisco last week. and we're tracking near-record heat. >>> finally tonight, the latest dispatch from our man on the ground in afghanistan, jim maceda, who volunteered to spend an extraordinary amount of time with some of the americans who volunteered to serve in uniform in an unforgiving place, far from home and family. one of the questions, of course, front and center right now, after the death of bin laden, is how long these men and women will need to stay on the job here. tonight, jim introduces us to a man who's a cop on the beat in one of the most dangerous cities anywhere. >> reporter: walking the beat in downtown kandahar city, there are

this is happening because that houseboat there apparently came loose from either its anchorage or moorings in sausalito came aground between sausalito and belvidere. apparently this was out of clipper yacht harbor, maybe basin 4 is what i have been told. so now they are trying to pull it back to where it rightfully belongs. >>> we'll be right back. ,, pregnancy. dr. kim mulvihill explains. >>> a surprising new study shows that contraceptives may be doing more than prevent pregnancy. dr. kim mulvihill explains. >>> reporter: the dynamics of love and lust complex enough as it is. >> sometimes guys don't you understand which way is up for women. >> reporter: more confusion. a new study says hormones used as couldn't senttives could break up a relationship. >> there is something to the idea that the pill might break up some relationships if it has to do with suppression the female section drive. >> reporter: the pill could make women less attractive to men because when they don't over late they stop sending certain cues. >> so one of the things about men, they may not know what they are respon

they obviously have much more anchorage because of their runways. but that 21 million square feet is leased out to approximately 400 different tenants both on the commercial real estate and the maritime side. we have approximately 60 restaurants which operate on port property. the bulk of our revenues actually come from our real estate leases which are primarily retail restaurant and class b and c officers. there's very little of that and industrial and warehouse. as we look forward, though, for our five-year outlook, it is pretty much the same as looking back to the challenges of the last five years, which is that our revenues grow at a lower rate than our expenses grow. and so beginning as early as fiscal year 2013-2014 without action by the court, we see that we could start to run some deficits on our overall budget. and so we will continue to have that as our highest priority which is to continue to manage a structural balance of our operating budget. to do that, what will happen is we will likely have to reduce our spending on capital repair, o

because they're like anybody who comes to anchorage they're going to see.'s all you need to do? >> and they're happy. >> jimmy: so you like that that's all right? >> oh, yeah i love that. >> jimmy: you bring the whole family or go by yourself? >> no, no no, i don't take the family there. i mean, come on who wants to go to alaska really? >> jimmy: they might not be so excited now when you get there. >> yeah exactly. >> jimmy: and of course the borgata hotel in atlantic city. the date again is june 4th. it's so great to see you. come back again. don't make it so long the next time. wanda sykes, everybody. we'll be right back with "the bachelorette," ashley hebert. my contacts are so annoying. they're itchy dry and uncomfortable. i can't wait to take 'em out, throw 'em away and never see them again. [ male announcer ] know the feeling? get the contacts you've got to see to believe. acuvue® oasys® brand contact lenses. feel how hydraclear® plus keeps your eyes exceptionally comfortable all day long. it feels like it disappeared on my eye. [ male announcer ] dis

surprise for this time of the morning, on the lower deck as you make your way towards the san francisco anchorage and treasure island, watch out for that. otherwise, westbound traffic looks like it's getting by fine, no delay right now all the way across the upper deck and no metering lights right now at the bay bridge toll plaza. very slowly we're going to go towards at&t park. we have a giants game later on tonight. giants against arizona around 715 so expect delays along the embarcadero and king street by the ballpark around 7:15. right now good to go 101 to 280 heading up the peninsula. everything looks good now across the san mateo bridge. no problems at all in either direction. and a quick check of the south bay. top speeds as well, the guadalupe parkway, 101 and 280 out of downtown, two thumbs up. that's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> we'll give you two thumbs up, too, okay, elizabeth. >>> another milestone today in san bruno. eight months after that deadly pipeline explosion, this afternoon the first groundbreaking ceremony will be held on the site of a home destroyed by the se

and is being kept at a zoo in anchorage.ut the zoo already has two polar bears and doesn't have room for another. you want her in your house, don't you? >> i'm going to make room for her right away. she is adorable. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following later on today. stay with us. it's simple physi. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen, and meloxicam ha

to reunite a polar bear cub with her mother, instead its getting used to new surrounding at the anchorageoo. >> the odds of happy family reunion were low since mother wak you had 30 miles way, clear sign of abandonment. the cub was rescued by oil field workers. >> i wonder why mom strolled off? >> sometimes that happens when conditions are tough on the mom and they choose one cub over the other. >> really? >> yeah. we'll take her. >> little guys all right. >>> up next, stories we'll be following later today. stay with us. deep pain. i didn't understand it. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia -- thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and less pain means, i can feel better and do more of what matters. [ female announcer ] lyrica is not for everyone. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor rig

the 20,000 foot peak, also called denali, is 180 miles north of anchorage. one of the climbers was actually dead when he was found. the other had a broken leg, and was brought down safely. >>> in arizona, two u.s. border patrol agents were killed in a collision with a train. their suv was hit by a freight train thursday about 85 miles southwest of phoenix. the department of homeland security says agents eduardo rojas and hector clark were trying to position their vehicle to catch illegal immigrants from mexico. >>> now to the flooding in the mississippi delta, where more heavy rain is expected today. the mississippi and its tributaries continue to rise, as the flood crest surges south. 11 counties in mississippi have been declared federal disaster areas. the damage estimate there has reached $275 million. thousands of acres are flooded with hundreds of homes lost. down river in louisiana cajun country, engineers are hoping to save the cities. but at the expense of farmland. and the people who live there. the action will affect hundreds of thousands of acres,

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yesterday we had some roadwork approaching the san francisco anchorage but all lanes are open this morning if you are heading towards oakland. dumbarton bridge there is some roadwork. looks like the eastbound lanes 84 various lanes blocked until 6 a.m. as you approach the high-rise, no delays. more roadwork in the east bay. this is an ongoing closure. eastbound lanes of highway 4 sounds like likely just one lane blocked between loveridge and somersville but no delay east- or westbound from antioch towards pittsburg. again eastbound traffic getting by okay even though one lane is blocked until 6 a.m. the nimitz 880 through oakland both directions moving fine past the coliseum. the high street on-ramp southbound 880 might still be blocked. ongoing roadwork in hayward north- and southbound 880 until about 5 a.m. and we have been talking about this highway 50 closure at echo summit. this is going to be closed according to caltrans for the next two weeks. so you're going to have to find detours and mass transit is all running on time so far including for bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain and r

the construction work at the north anchorage near the north tower is still in the lanes. >>: your saneo ride looks good both directions, eastbound in the west and. >>: in the search for a missing 15 year-old girl condemned bill will resume this morning, the search for allison bayliss was called off at dusk yesterday. product search teams scoured the grounds, the only peroxide of bayliss was her bicycle found it yesterday morning. " but we spoke to a spokesperson to hear what they're doing to help thousands classmates called her disappearance. note >>: it is kind of weird. it is sad and depressing. a lot of people are crying. it is a depressing day >>: every one is on alert for others who might be at risk. it is raising awareness. >>: everyone is showing that they care. they're putting up posters, they are supporting the family as carol going for of law. >>: it is everyone is wearing blue today. " i got this ribbon in one of my glasses, is a way that everyone is showing support. we really care. >>: the district says there are a dozen crisis counselors on hand to help students and facto

. >> reporter: he made the trip from anchorage where he now lived.ut he doesn't think it is too late. >> it is the life of constant study and improvement. >> reporter: during the national anthem he was one of the few to remove his graduation cap. no vanity. and now no regrets. >> he has accomplished a lot including climbing six of the seven summits and going for everest three times. >> reporter: now it includes climbing the mountain in concord. >> my wife is a college graduate and she has always held that over my head. now she won't be able to any more. >> reporter: in san francisco, cbs5. >> all that life experience he probably could have... >> was that a good question? >> we can make it one if you like. >> good question today whether or not it is going to rain this weekend. let's get down to some business. outside right now san francisco, take a look in the distance there. have you a blanket of low clouds of fog. albeit on the patchy side. temperature only 5 degrees and san francisco down from an average high of 65. now let's transition to the sout

various lanes blocked for another half hour or so as you approach the san francisco anchorage but we a couple of wind advisories including one for the san mateo bridge, they're gone, cancelled so we'll have much more traffic coming up in the next few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a cockpit scare on a flight to san francisco. passengers actually tackled a man who was banging on the cockpit door. sharon chin is at sfo where the plane landed safely last night and has the very latest, sharon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning, the man is in the san mateo county jail in redwood city charged with a federal offense interfering with a flight crew. and fbi investigators are trying to find out more about this man. the man carrying a passport from yemen started banging on the cockpit door and yelling as an american airlines flight was about half hour from sfo. flight 1561 started in laguardia with more than 160 people on board when the man rushed the cockpit. two flight attendants and two passengers a retired san mateo police officer and a secret service agent, app

starting with the golden gate bridge last several mornings they have been doing work on the north anchorage. off also time to time they yell traffic at the belgrade had linked the new traffic pattern on the southbound area. traffic breaks and traffic holds no longer than five minutes may be the case and continue of the bridge check request funds still like traffic and that is expected today friday for the holiday weekend and a look at the san mateo bridge little bit lighter than usual nothing unusual for the west bound direction. i >> 5:21 a.m. are killing our customers one of the two tracks will be closed. to make repairs to electrical cables and at they will need to take up its per bond day train and a look at what the trends for because of that translate to closure. >> at the bart police officers will be on the and i'll supplied with taster's this is a study that the department made a dent in will include officers training which kicks out seeds and state training. >> we're going to do better than that and we will triple the amount of trading officers get dropped with the tasters as offic

you're headed east bound we do have overnight construction in effect between four and a and the anchorage. three lanes will be shut down until 6:00 a.m.. >> justine: privacy leak at facebook. it's supplications accidentally opened access to your personal information, mainly to advertisers. this has been happening for years but facebook dispute the accuracy of that report. a new production agency is being made. if you're worried about your reformation change your password. >> james: the white house announces plans to take internet security to a new level. experts say it would require companies to tell consumers when their personal information has been compromised and agencies would be monitoring their computer networks more often. it would better protect systems as well. the justice department antitrust settlement with microsoft is expected to expire today. in the era of iphone is an google web search the controls through the windows operating system seems decades old. the credit as a settlement reached after challenging the french fries, microsoft shipped how. use the industry. her >> jus

near the embarcadero we might have rain towards the anchorage otherwise we're looking quiet out thereing hours 6:00 a.m. light showers here and there nothing to add pureed 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. same. this afternoon it gets heavier as we push it to 5:00 p.m. dealing now with widespread labor and more intense to the north. by 9:00 p.m. heavier rain by the doctor, by petaluma san rosa as well. the ride along the peninsula may well be what one as we get into the overnight hours. right now over '40's, low 50s. 52 in san jose. as far highs this afternoon 59 is what we're looking for in san rosa. 57 richmond, 63 and concord, around the media at a 60 degrees. really not warming up much because of the cold air and cloud cover. today will probably be the heaviest day, wednesday is a transition day. by thursday warmer temperatures as we head toward the weekend continuing with the mild forecast. maybe it did have dealing with the rain before we get relief. >> george: a good ride around the bay area. the weather has had not had a date impact. the busiest branch is the san francisco oakland bay bri

. >> that whole anchorage to man chester connection i don't think is quite been established. >> there is wills this movie coming out next month which adds to the mystery aspect of this. >> that's right. this was just reported a couple of days ago by our friends over at real clear politics. they came out with an article confirming that a filmmaker has put together what appears to be a pretty slick production about sarah palin, a movie about sarah palin. the plan is to debut this movie in iowa next month. getting back to the fact that she is a very unconventional candidate, this would be the launch to show it in iowa. >> tell us what the movie is about. that is priceless. >> it is about her, her life. not a whole lot is known about the movie. it is going to examine one of her big beefs, the way the media has covered her. she has a big problem with some of the interviews that were done during the 2008 campaign when she was the vice presidential candidate for john mccain. it is supposed to delve into that a little bit. we have made contacts to that filmmaker. not a whole lot is known. jus

she's now being kept at a zoo in anchorage.olar bear. >> they won't soon. >> wonder who exactly has room. and yet, what an adorable little thing. at least they are at 4 months. >> and you find out we love animals on "gma." especially the babies. >>> and sam is sat the zoo. >> that's right. sam is at the philadelphia zoo this morning. sam? >> robin, george. take a look at the crowd that has turned out at the philly zoo. huge. our friends at wpvi, which is not only the best station, but practically the only station worth watching in philadelphia, by the way, put out the word that we were going to be here. and everybody showed up. we're here for what basically is extinction, the new -- you can call it an exhibit. there's a movie. there's a parade that goes through every day. kids get a chance to meet animals that no longer exist, like the dodo. this is dee dee the dodo. which animals did you love best today? >> tiger, eagle and monkey. >> the tiger, eagle and monkey. you know you have a tiger on your head? >> yes, i do. >> and you

traffic is starting to slow from the south anchorage in the southbound direction, and golden gate bridge his crews are working to clear this accident filene'sfrom malines. this is ar traffic is backed up from the walnut creek for a pleasant hill and out of the concorde. at the bay bridge was found, . >> the what weather kicks in on wednesday, have those umbrellas handy. right now, san francisco is picking up the strongest winds. half moon bay right around 17 at this kind our. wins will continue to stay fairly gusty, by 2:00 p.m., that is when the wins will peak seen in upwards of 30 and san francisco and into the north bay, down into the south bay as well, it looks like you will see breezy conditions in the 20-30 mi. per hour range into the evening hours and into tuesday. here is a look at current temperatures, right now we are at about 50 degrees in san francisco, half moon bay in iran would city, the same for livermore in the mountain view, at 53 degrees, by the afternoon a mixture of the '60s and '70s, 72 for san resin, 64 in downtown san francisco. temperatures expected to stay below

we could see more sluggish traffic into the toll plaza from the south anchorage and the southbound 101oblem free all morning long although there are likely to be some transit delays this weekend. we'll tell you about that coming up. >> the travel rush is on for the memorial weekend. yoli eceves is alive at sfo, yoli, it looks like the lines are pretty backed up. >> they are starting to back up. let me show you with things like earlier this morning around 7:00 a.m., the line was wrapped around the escalators. according to the on demand enter they said that air flight was up 3-4%. they are expecting 125,000 passengers to come in and out of sfo this memorial weekend. you want to come a little early if you are traveling today. it caught some passengers off guard when they came in. let's take a listen to what they have to say. >> i did not expect this line. the other days did not seem so long. >> whenever there is a holiday would always give more time to make sure that we are on time. >> it is good advice. we take it for granted to be your early according to the on demand to that are expect

that happened yesterday outside anchorage.na crashed shortly after taking off from an airport on railroad tracks. everyone onboard died. the victims include a 46-year- old man and a 69-year-old man. three kids were also onboard. the ntsb is now investigating the crash. >>> flooding expected to get worse across midwestern and plain states this weekend as rising rivers continue to overflow their banks. in south dakota people spent all day yesterday filling sandbags ahead of massive flooding expected this weekend from the missouri river. melting snow and heavy rains have led to the flood danger. south dakota's governor says levees on the river should do their job, but people are not taking any chances. >> we're fortunate in the fact that we're able to prepare for it and get the sandbags out, get things moved, get people relocated into higher ground. >> severe flooding also continues to hit parts of montana. the hardest hit area is in round-up, where many homes are now under water. rain swollen rivers could keep flooding the area

individuals and businesses throughout the ninth state circuit, including places like boozman, montana and anchorage, alaska. hiss for the reasons i've articulated, his wrights and speeches, two, an activist judicial philosophy, three, his lack of judicial temperament, four, his lack of candor before committee, and, five, his limited experience as well as many other concerns, which have not expressed today, i shall oppose this nomination and i yield the floor. objection. mrs. feinstein: very much, mr. president. i have bipartisan on the judiciary committee for 128 years. i have never -- i have been on the judiciary committee for 18 years. i have never heard a harsher statement about a brilliant young man than i have just heard. during those 18 years i have seen the standards for appointment change rather dramatically. i have seen a search engine develop on the republican side to go out and find anything and everything an individual may have written and then compile a dossier almost like you would of a criminal and then characterize and depict the individual in the terms that you wish to do. i really

one day after another member of the expedition was rescued on the mountain 180 miles north of anchorage member of the group died on thursday. >>> worries that europe's debt troubles are bigger than was originally forecasted rattled wall street, and overshadowed reports of higher u.s. consumer confidence. the dow jones industrial average fell 100 points on friday to close at 12,595. the nasdaq lost 34 points, ending at 2828. for the week the dow was down almost 43 points or about 0.3 of 1%. about four minutes past the hour. time now for a check of the weather by lonnie quinn. >> i'll tell you, if you're going to be talking numbers going up and down, i'm going to talk numbers as well. the hottest spot in the country, santan, arizona 96. coolest spot, chapel, minnesota, 28 degrees. and the best weather, freona, texas, sunny skies, 72 degrees. if you take a look here at the satellite and radar picture, all right, you do see the showers here on the eastern half of the country. the southern mississippi, okay, skies overhead today, will be just fine for you. but, i'll tell you this, in the mis

and dissolute heavy and south anchorage but really, no issues. everything looks great.r ride through san francisco as the pickup our camera, the freeway beating up with this guy away is all little sluggish in the peninsula. mark? >>mark: hundreds of drunk driving convictions are in question after a faulty breathalyzer has been used in drug stocks.traffic stops. >> reporter: they have misread the blood alcohol level for drowned suspect. they will need to review nearly 900 cases to see if they will need to be retried. the devices used by police is that prescreening method to see if trials should be it filed. san mateo police say that all of the devices have been sent back to the manufacturer. they've been notified of the situation and the city of palo alto has been notified as well because they do use these it. >> here is what we are watching life. the prince of wales, prince charles is about to give a it address at georgetown university. he is sitting here. he's about to be introduced. he is in washington d.c. for a three day it whirlwind trip. he has already met with so

evidence at the high rise then there at the toll plaza. 101 southbound still heavy from the south anchorageight there leading down towards the toll plaza. earlier this morning it was heavy in the southbound direction. in marin county on 1 01 southbound we still have a fair amount of slow traffic for northern marin from about hamilton field to the civic center. >> darya: kron 4 is out in san francisco looking at the conditions. >> louisa: it has actually picked up over the past hour. everybody is saying it's me what's going on? now we have a combination of rain, wind, just enough to have the rain blowing your face. earlier a few hours ago with the folks that had umbrellas' may not have been using them. now pretty much everywhere you look everybody has their umbrella out. there are at the location of people out on a scooter without a raincoat. it is cool and wet out here. it will stay like this light showers there must of the morning. for those of folks thinking you can handle that it will pick up in to the afternoon so probably not the best idea. >> darya: my sister bikes to work and chest t

nato did not have a role with regard to pakistan, so it was not included in anchorage. in 2006, when it completed its counterclockwise involvement in afghanistan in the south in particular, the u.s. and nato missions were combined, and it resulted in a much more cohesive effort, and that structure has been in place now ever since. there are other important things -- 2006 was a very key year for a couple of reasons. one is that it was the year in which pakistan underwent some major earthquakes earlier in the year, and they responded by providing a great deal -- and nato responded by providing a great deal of humanitarian assistance very quickly along with the u.s., but what really transpired in 2006 is that the pakistan authorities made a decision with the federally administered a tribal areas to in exchange for the tribes patrolling the border is, that the army would not do that, would not come into the tribal areas. those of us who studied the situation were incredulous that this was going to work, and it ends proved, and i think even the pakistan military recognizes t

commuters from city to city and cutting the $100-a-week gas prices that our folks pay as they drive into anchorage for employment. solving our energy security challenge cannot just focus on reducing consumption. yes, it is important, but we must cut the use, as is identified through consumption that we need to reduce fossil fuels in all sectors, especially transportation. but we also need to increase our domestic production. every new oil and gas development buys our country more energy security and national security while also creating american jobs. unfortunately, we're going to the wrong direction. 30 years ago, 28% of our oil was imported. today 60%. and while our largest share of oil imports come from canada, too much is dmg from unstable countries 0 or those openly hostile to the united states. not only will we become increasing by dependent on these countries for our oil, but we're exporting over $1 billion a day. let me repeat that. $1 billion a day we export. in my home state of alaska, we have vast potential to increase america's energy security. the fact is, developing alaska's oil and

about to expire, how would you be engaging stakeholders like in the case of rural alaska versus anchorage or fairbanks? how you engage on this schedule flexibility? >> one of the things we did last year we spent some time and of course we can do that again as we move towards changes that we would be getting out of the passage of the post-act. we would engage customers the same way we change post office access point. we're going through a process right now where we are looking at mailing out and inviting people into talk to us. we would do the same thing, with the customer service is the mail and customers to center. >> i just want to agree to in the pension issue. that is a critical number one issue in a very supportive. i think you're doing a great job there. >> senator pryor. >> thank you on mr. chairman. when you start with your family. the poster regulatory commission made some recommendations last year about some things you should do is your closing post office is. one of the recommendations is people in the area should receive actual notice, which i assume would be like a postcard n

about to expire, how would you be engaging stakeholders like in the case of rural alaska versus anchorage or fairbanks? how you engage on this schedule flexibility? >> one of the things we did last year we spent some time and of course we can do that again as we move towards changes that we would be getting out of the passage of the post-act. we would engage customers the same way we change post office access point. we're going through a process right now where we are looking at mailing out and inviting people into talk to us. we would do the same thing, with the customer service is the mail and customers to center. >> i just want to agree to in the pension issue. that is a critical number one issue in a very supportive. i think you're doing a great job there. >> senator pryor. >> thank you on mr. chairman. when you start with your family. the poster regulatory commission made some recommendations last year about some things you should do is your closing post office is. one of the recommendations is people in the area should receive actual notice, which i assume would be like a postcard n

about to expire, how would you be engaging stakeholders like in the case of rural alaska versus anchorage or fairbanks? how you engage on this schedule flexibility? >> one of the things we did last year we spent some time and of course we can do that again as we move towards changes that we would be getting out of the passage of the post-act. we would engage customers the same way we change post office access point. we're going through a process right now where we are looking at mailing out and inviting people into talk to us. we would do the same thing, with the customer service is the mail and customers to center. >> i just want to agree to in the pension issue. that is a critical number one issue in a very supportive. i think you're doing a great job there. >> senator pryor. >> thank you on mr. chairman. when you start with your family. the poster regulatory commission made some recommendations last year about some things you should do is your closing post office is. one of the recommendations is people in the area should receive actual notice, which i assume would be like a postcard n

commuters from city to city and cutting the $100-a-week gas prices that our folks pay as they drive into anchorage for employment. solving our energy security challenge cannot just focus on reducing consumption. yes, it is important, but we must cut the use, as is identified through consumption that we need to reduce fossil fuels in all sectors, especially transportation. but we also need to increase our domestic production. every new oil and gas development buys our country more energy security and national security while also creating american jobs. unfortunately, we're going to the wrong direction. 30 years ago, 28% of our oil was imported. today 60%. and while our largest share of oil imports come from canada, too much is dmg from unstable countries 0 or those openly hostile to the united states. not only will we become increasing by dependent on these countries for our oil, but we're exporting over $1 billion a day. let me repeat that. $1 billion a day we export. in my home state of alaska, we have vast potential to increase america's energy security. the fact is, developing alaska's oil and

individuals and businesses throughout the ninth state circuit, including places like boozman, montana and anchorage, alaska. hiss for the reasons i've articulated, his wrights and speeches, two, an activist judicial philosophy, three, his lack of judicial temperament, four, his lack of candor before committee, and, five, his limited experience as well as many other concerns, which have not expressed today, i shall oppose this nomination and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i might be permitted to speak for one half-hour. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: very much, mr. president. i have bipartisan on the judiciary committee for 128 years. i have never -- i have been on the judiciary committee for 18 years. i have never heard a harsher statement about a brilliant young man than i have just heard. during those 18 years i have seen the standards for appointment change rather dramatically. i have seen a search engine develop on the republican side to go out

they have taken away a self family is a little heavier and begins to get as luggage at the south anchoragell plaza. >>: 10:21 a.m., parents and other supporters of public schools will be demonstrating her round of the area this morning as part of the statewide campaign against the budget cuts. the rallies are being held in at least 20 locations around the state, some of them started early this morning at 7:00 a.m.. they're happening in san francisco, lafayette, redwood city, one is underway right now in burlingame. the time is 10:21 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes, some dramatic images coming out of oklahoma, rising water trapping a driver and pans, we have the rescue. we will have more in minutes. in >>: it national news, heavy rain is causing that flooding in oklahoma, this is a rescue near tulsa. three men rescuing a woman and the stranded vehicle. they tried to break through the window, the woman was able to get out. there she is a walking through the water. it is up to her waist. police to three in water rescues and work performed and no one was hurt. -- at least th