what matters more to the anchorage mayor, his job or himself? the mayor of anchorage, alaska, taking his swearing-in ceremony on the road, not to the north slope, nor to juneau, but to hawaii. why did he do that? apparently his swearing-in conflicted with his vacation, and apparently his vacation mattered more to him. he took the oath of office in a hawaiian shirt and a lei. ceremony sent by video link to alaska. so what do you think of the mayor and his priorities? should the voters of anchorage be disgusted or this just high tech and get over it? go to gretawire.com and tell us about. brad pitt's brother doug pitt is starring in a video. >> this is my man room. people doesn't have my appreciate for '70s classic rock, especially loud. headphones come in hand. designed a birdhouse myself. been working on it for a couple of months. happy to see my design end up in a tree. >> what i like about this car, look at it. it's sporty, it's stylish, it's me. >> greta: doug pitt's video is actually a commercial for virgin mobile australia. it's a bird, it'

the last 15 years he has worked in western alaska while he held a home in the anchorage area. in october of 2009, he was on medical leave for a medical condition. he had a garage that was more of a machine shop. while he was on medical leave, he was tinkering with fire arms and weapons. he made a homemade machine gun. that is the issue before us today. what is important to know about mr. henry is he was not prohibited from having fire arms. he did not have a felony record. he did not have any mental issues that would prevent him from having weapons. he had this machine gun in his own home. it is not outside the home. he did not have any criminal purpose for having this particular weapon. he had it for recreational use and for self-defense. he was not involved in any commercial activity with this fire arm or any others. his prosecution brings three issues before this court. the first is the impact of the case of the district of columbia versus heller. that is a new landscape we're navigating after the decision of the second amendment and individual rights. it is our position th

air space. >> the sun's hitting on anchorage.ldings have the reflections. probably the prettiest night we have ever seen when flying. >> suddenly, the plane's engine dies. >> we look over at mark, looks at me, that's not right. immediately, we start dropping and that elevator feeling, you know. >> the pilot scrambles to get the motor started. seconds later, the engine starts up. >> once he got the plane going again, it was happy times with me. >> but the happy times don't last. before the brothers can relax, the motor cuts out again. >> you just keep hoping get it started, come on, man, just get it started. he looked a little frantic up there. >> this time, the pilot can't restart the engine. >> i can see the color car, i could see people walking on the sidewalk down there. get it started. desperation set in at that point. come on, get it going, get it going. >> like on cue, i'm looking out the window, looking out here and we look toward each other, oh, it was just identical. we said we are -- that was our last parting words to e

the only relief for the heat is in alaska where anchorage will be 59. >> let's catch a flight after thehow. >>> coming up next, lobster, cheaper than baloney. >>> and remembering andy griffith. >>> and in "the pulse," the tom cruise >>> welcome back, everybody. of course, the markets are closed today for the holiday. but there's still some good news out there about the economy. u.s. auto sales last month were up 22% from a year ago. driven by lower gas prices, as well as driver's needs to replace their older cars. cars of all sizes were selling well. big winners include general motors as well as toyota and honda. we're still suffering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in japan. >>> the government has approved the first over-the-counter test for the virus that causes aids. it's believed about 250,000 people have hiv and don't know it. the fda hopes the at-home test will encourage them to find out. >>> the mascot for a children's pizza chain has a new look. chuck e. cheese is a mouse. but he's gotten a makeover. wearing jeans, carrying a guitar. the chain is struggling to revive

. >> but anchorage looks pretty nice, 58 degrees. maybe the fourth of july in anchorage, mike.nk you so much. >>> to sports now. tiger woods may not completely be back to the form that saw him dominate the golf world for over a decade, but he looked an awful lot like the tiger of old, closing out a milestone win yesterday at the at&t national in bethesda, maryland. woods sporting his sunday red shirt lines up the putt on the 5th hole and rolls it in for a birdie. that would bring him to 7 under for the tournament. bo van pelt putting pressure on tiger, birdied the 6 hole to share the lead going down the stretch. 15th hole, tiger putting for birdie. looks like he'll come up a little short, but he gets the roll and moves to 9 under with a sensational putt. put that hand up, tiger. tiger leading van pelt by one stroke on the final hole. second shot at the 18th on the fairway and he sets it on the green. the difficult shot puts him in position to win it, and he would tap in for the victory. tiger fires a final round 69. finishes at 8 under for the tournament. he wins for the third

but he also wants an auditorium in anchorage. and the phone clicked off. he stopped talking to me and i, and bob bartlett voted for cloture the next morning. and a month later, there was an announcement at this new auditorium in anchorage. >> what was his relationship like with humphrey? after humphrey? because i know you were very close to humphrey. >> you know, hubert and i, i loved hubert. and i was thrilled when he became vice president. i would say in retrospect, he would be better off if he hadn't been vice president. he had a great career in the senate. everybody loved him. this was really tough. he wrote a memo to then president johnson as the new vice president, warning limb about the war in vietnam. as one of the most prescient, carefully reasoned, possible documents for the possible to read. and the president took it as an insult and froze humphrey out of any meaningful involvement in the johnson administration for the better part of a half a year. it was very painful. and humphrey felt it deeply and i'm afraid humphrey wandered around and tried

the two head out to lake hood near anchorage, alaska. >> i chose the spot we were standing in becausewhere you can get some of the best shots. we were about ten feet off the water, above the canal. there's a little fence that keeps you from going closer, and we were standing right on the fence line. >> on the third day testing out his brand new video camera, kohler spots a small aircraft on the other side of the lake taxiing across the water. >> so we were jogging up to catch up. we had to get around the trees so we could get a good shot of the plane taking off. >> the single engine prop plane ready for flight begins to build speed. >> everything was normal, started revving up the engine. it started taking off, it started into its turn. it did point at us for a while, but that's normal. >> suddenly, a gust of wind momentarily lifts the plane from the water, knocking it off course. >> the plane where the wind gust hit, it actually lifted out of ì(lc%ater, the wrong floqtd5 out of the water. then when the float crashed in the water, it caused it to pivot enough that it came straight at

. >>> this comes from channel 2 news in anchorage, alaska, the long-time mayor took power away from the people but they think he's purrfecf for this job. a cat has earned the top spot, winning a write-in vote in a town with less than 900 residents. he's remained one cool cat who made it in politics without having to claw his way to the top. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> we're noticing a big change in the weather pattern. the temperatures are building and so was the humidity. we can see temperatures are in the 70's. 71 at the airport. any time we had that 70 degree mark, that is when our bodies start to feel the humidity. 75 at the airport and 70's across the lower eastern shore. even hotter into the afternoon. details are coming up. >> 75 degrees on tv hill. >> two dozen apartments are destroyed in a fire. >> public works crews will begin making repairs to parts of a water main in baltimore. >> tracking an early morning accident on 70 and we w

. >>> this comes to us from kte, channel 2 news in anchorage, alaska. the long-time mayor took power away from the people. they think he is purrfect for the job. he has held the top spot for 15 years. he's a cat. he won a write-in vote in a place with less than 900 residents. he's also a hit among tourists. through it all he has remained one cool cat who made it in politics without having to claw his way to the top. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is your early look at today, just your first stop on your nbc station. >>> well, team work seemed to be the theme at one festival in japan. men carrying heavy floats went down streets in a tradition with origins dating back to the 13th century. legend has it townspeople once carried a buddhist priest on their shoulders who sprinkled purified water to ward off an epidemic. today the men splashed by enthusiastic people. >> check this out, 1001 volunteers september a new begin net world record for the largest ever human mattress domino rally. from the tipping of the first mattress to the last, the chain reactio

showed up... >> narrator: in anchorage, many alaskans reacted angrily to the epa's involvement. when the agency called for a series of public hearings to discuss their draft assessment, john shively wasn't the only one who felt that the federal government was intruding in the state's affairs. >> what's so offensive is to have the epa come in without any permit authority and usurping the rights that we have here in our state to go through this process. >> narrator: more than half the speakers objected to the epa's assessment. their slogan was "hands off alaska." >> you have just scared away every potential investor to the state of alaska when it comes to mineral resource development. (applause) >> narrator: dennis mclerran, the epa administrator for the region, had already come in for criticism. >> you have built this a-bomb for your anti-development warfare. >> narrator: alaska's attorney general had written him a scathing letter, calling the decision to assess the watershed "unlawfully preemptive, premature, arbitrary, and capricious." >> there's been letters exchanged from the

the people of bethell, hundreds of miles west of anchorage, were devastated to learn that rumors of a taco bell opening was a hoax. taco bell delivered 10,000 tacos for free and all 6,000 residents showed up to get a taco. thanks for being with us.

kurt schinler and his brother were hiking saturday near anchorage when he fell through a snow bridge. that rescue took five hours. kurt's skin was pressed up against that glacier the whole time. this morning doctors are treating him for hypothermia. >>> and investigators in chicago are trying to figure out what caused a freight train to derail. union pacific says 31 cars went off the tracks when a train bridge collapsed yesterday afternoon. the three-engine train was carrying coal to wisconsin. nobody was hurt. union pacific says it will take about two days to clean up that mess. the rail line is not used by chicago commuter services. >>> today in sanford, florida, george zimmerman will learn if he can once again get out of jail. zimmerman faces second-degree murder charges in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin back in february. a judge revoked zimmerman's bond when prosecutors accused him and his wife of hiding donations raised on a website created for his defense. a bond hearing on the issue last week played out like a mini trial. >> it was done to hide the money so that they c

take a look at the map it starts in anchorage and it ends all the way in nome, that's roughly 1,150 miional landscaper ditches the muller for a sled, he trains in alaska where he spends half of the year along with his two dozen dogs. we will start out two or 3 mi. a day that we start running up to 50 or 60 mi. per day. to say he is close to his dogs is an understatement. all of the dogs are very smart if you're having a bad day they can really feed off of you and you can do the same off of them, the competition is set for march to gather it they will face extreme temperatures low landis, fatigue and even hallucinations' due to lack of sleep and add to that he is a type 1 diabetics. pretty much everybody said you are crazy there is no way you will do it you don't know what it takes i like when people say that because i like to prove them wrong. he says in his rookie year when the great race is out of the question, just finishing it happy and healthy for both man and beast is enough. the race is set for march 2, 2013. get ready for your new eating options the alderman gives food trucks t

ubol" who used work and live at a budhist temple in stickney township, was arrested yesterday, in anchorage where he was working as a dishwasher. he arrived with two cook county sherrif's investigators at o'hare early this morning. the 61 year old ubol is accused of fathering a child with a 15 worked at the stickney temple. last year "the survivors network for those abused by priests" contacted police to investigate. ubol fled to alaska when a paternity test confirmed he was the father. the stage is set for drew peterson's murder trial. the former bolingbrook police officer is charged with killing his third wife, kathleen savio. in the final pre-trial hearing yesterday, the judge said wiretapped savio's house. jury selection starts monday. an american eagle plane flying diverted to peoria last night.. after a report of smoke in the cabin. american eagle flight 3773 was carrying 53 passengers and a crew of four. the plane landed safely in peoria and the passengers were evacuated. one passenger suffered a minor ankle injury while getting out of the plane. they took a bus back to o'hare. an am

. >> the anchorage daily news says the mayor of anchorage, alaska will be sworn in today from honolulue as his annual family vacation to hawaii. he'll take the oath via skype with the judge officiating from alaska. >> his spokeswoman says it's his second term. no big deal. aloha. he'll be properly cosmeticed up. >> maybe we can work from hawaii, guys. >> is it oil of olay? >> that's it. >> cbs station in chicago, wbbm warns that messing up a taxi will cost you. riders will now be hit with a $50 cleanup fee if they throw up in a chicago cab. drivers have been complaining for years about passengers who may have had too much to drink. that's long story short. the bottom line is you better sober up or clean up. >> wonder if they thought about putting barf bags in there like a plane. >> barf bags. >>> the los angeles times says it was a record weekend for r-rated movies. ted was number one taking in $54 million. it's the best showing ever for an original r-rated comedy. it breaks the record set by the hangover. magic mike came in number 2. by the way, you will see charlie's interview with s

going back to the bay bridge had a stall on the upper deck centers anchorage and center lane, a few brakelights misty there, traffic throwing, heavy into san francisco on the it -- flowing, heavy into san francisco on the upper deck. minor back-up if you are paying cash. fastrak and commuter lanes flowing nicely into san francisco. central valley westbound 205 before 580 that accident still in lanes it has been there an hour traffic slow up and over the altamont approaching 25 minutes over the altamont pass. 280 northbound at de anza debris in lanes, you may find slowing in that area in cupertino. eastbound 24 noncommute direction, stall blocking right lane. >>> 6:19. >>> check your pockets. somebody in the bay area still has a lottery ticket for 52 million dollars. >>> plus who would expect the olympics to be the hottest ticket in town. th you can see building pass, corporate card, verizon 4g lte phone. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he

anchorage, alaska. pit bull is not going to anchorage, he's going to kodiak.firing up along the front from the plains all the way into new england. lots of rain in the gulf coast, nothing heavy. a few showers make their way into the pacific northwest. okay. you want to do it. >> another hot day, this time even more humid. high temperatures in the upper 90's to the low 100's. >> and that's your latest weather. matt. >> al, thank you very much. coming up next, a 12-year-old boy dies after suffering what seemed like a simple scrape in a gym class. did doctors miss some key signs. we'll talk to that boy's grieving parents but first these messages. [ male announcer ] this is our beach. ♪ this is our pool. ♪ our fireworks. ♪ and our slip and slide. you have your idea of summer fun, and we have ours. now during the summer event get an exceptionally engineered mercedes-benz for an exceptional price. but hurry, this offer ends july 31st. so fresh and delicious? is it the perfect blend of sunshine, rain and temperature? maybe it's the fact that our juice is always 100%

the city of anchorage alaska, where we are proud to be on station 1080 up in anchorage alaska.r of anchorage alaska, daniel sullivan, who was very smart. he went on vacation in hawaii and he took the oath of office via skype. >> i daniel sullivan solemnly swear or affirm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> bill: how about that. and it is legal. he didn't even have to be there. i wonder if he had his hand on a bible in hawaii or anything, right? >> who knows. >> bill: but i'll tell you, i would vote for that guy for maybe. anybody who is smart enough to leave alaska and go to hawaii for a vacation, right? this guy knows what he's doing. absolutely. all right. judd legum, think progress next. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >>we talk a lot about the influence of money in politics. it is the defining issue of this era. the candidate with the most money, does win. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 33 minutes after the hour on july 3rd. day before the big birthday ce

. >> the anchorage daily news says from the mayor of anchorage will be sworn in from honolulu.s his annual family vacation. he'll take the oath via skype. it's his second term, no big deal. aloha and he'll be properly cosmeticed up. >> maybe we could work it from hawaii. >> that's right. >> is it oil of owe lay? >> that's right. >> our cbs station in chicago, messing up a taxi will cost you. riders will now be hit with a $50 cleanup fee if they throw up in a chicago cab. now drivers have been complaining for years about passengers who may have had too much to drink. that's the long story short. the bottom line is you better sober up or clean up. >> i wonder if they thought about putting barf bags in there >> barf bags. - >> that may help. the "los angeles times" says it was a record weekend for "r" rated movies. ted was number one taking in $54 million. it's the best showing ever for an original "r" rated movie. "magic mike" came in number two. >>> it's time for this morning's health watch. here's dr. holley phillips. >>> good morning. in today's health watch, the secret of sal

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a little more than 100 miles south of anchorage is seward, one of alaska's oldest towns. it is surrounded by water and the majestic surroundings. in the middle of the scenic beauty is a correctional facility that houses the most violent offenders. >> i'm a pimp on the streets. you know what i'm saying? me and my girl, she didn't come back with the money on time so, you know, she got smashed. >> i was robbing a hotel in alaska and ended up getting in a fight with two people and hitting one of them with a hammer, a lot. >> they were like, what's going on, why are you killing me? i didn't say nothing to them or talk about it to them, i just did it, you know. and threw them into the bay. >> 500 inmates are housed on 328 acres of land which is surrounded by national parks. alaska is the nation's largest state but it has the smallest prison population. >> alaska is a state that people have immigrated from all over the country and criminals don't change their ways when they move. they're still criminals. they just go to another state and do time in that prison system. >> outside

a live link from city hall in anchorage was connected to a law office in honolulu.onyell sullivan's long distance inauguration was a small ceremony but not his first. he says he's honored to serve a second term, even though he wasn't at home to kind of do that. >>> does having more money make people act less humane or put another way does it dehumanize people? in about 45 minutes i'll ask james burnett, editor of "new york" magazine. bepublished a story on that very topic. it's interesting. i'm going to read one of these. i'm going to read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 dusters extender gets into hard to reach places so you can get unbelievable dust pick up in less time. i love that book! can you believe the twin did it? ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money back. ♪ introducing gold choice. the freedom you can only get from hertz to keep the car you reserved or simply choose another. and it's free. ya know, for whoever you are that day. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the spe

it's complete chaos at the anchorage, alaska zoo. a woman sneaks behind the zoo barrier and is nearly eaten alive. >> get a gun! tranquilize it. i'll never forget her scream. it was definitely someone who needed help. >> a beautiful day at the zoo. families and tourists flock to see the animals to get a little closer to the wildlife they might not otherwise get to experience. >> we have about 100, 120 animals, 36 different species. we take in orphaned, rescued animals. >> one of the most popular attractions is a 1,000 pound polar bear named binky. kevin has known binky since the day he arrived. >> binky was an orphaned polar bear from the north slope. >> despite his cuddly name and cute, furry face, this polar bear is a carnivore and doesn't take kindly to strangers. dr. larry was taking a leisurely stroll with his camera. >> i was just walking through the zoo on a lovely, warm july day. >> suddenly cries for help pierce the air. >> oh, my god. >> all of a sudden i heard terrible, terrible screams. dr. rayford rushes with the camera

and if you are looking for relief, you will find it in anchorage., lovely sounding 59 degrees. >>> a big load of fireworks has blown up at the wrong place and wrong time hurting at least nine people inside a house in pelham, new hampshire. the explosion late tuesday set the house on fire and filled it with smoke. one neighbor said it sounded like a million gunshots. two children who suffered the worst burns were medivaced to a hospital in boston. >> we see stories every year. >>> of course, the holiday means people across the country are hitting the road. triple a says 35 million americans are traveling via car for this 4th of july, gas prices $3.33 a gallon. actually down 22 cents from a year ago. but it is a different story for people taking a flight. >> gas prices are going down at the same time that airfare is going up. so this may be the summer that people actually get back to taking road trips. >> road trip. and travelers are watching their wallets when they get where they're going and planning to spend 7% less on their trips than a year ago.

emergency managers tell us he is doing great, sitting up and talkinghis mother in providence hospital anchoragemployee assigned to the glacier for the past few years was not there her position was slashed from the budget. >> people here were very disappointed the city made a protest to the state. >> reporter: with kirk alive and well family and friends are focusing on his rescue. >> someone said he wasn't supposed to live through it. amazes me. >> big game on the diamond for dcs team and nats defense comes up big against the marlins, dave ross on deck with sports next  >>> so nats getting back to the regular grind. >> all-star break is over. ian desmond did not play. we are finding out more about his injury. he sat out for the first time since april 19th. the same oblique injury that kept him out of the mid-summers classic. danny espinosa had to play short, for the first time in two years. let's hope it is nothing too serious. nats trying to win the rubber match in miami. ramirez's base, ryan zimmerman with a back hand, virginia beach, nice throw to la roar. bottom of

. >> unfortunately we're returning in a reverse direction and going to anchorage, alaska.s board it and take the sisters into custody. crystal is charged with misdemeanor assault and is fined. cynthia, with interfering with the flight crew. both plead guilty and receive probation. cynthia must pay the $86,000 it costs to reroute the flight. >> alcohol definitely was a factor in this case. i think you look at most cases of air rage, you find alcohol is a common theme. >> you tell them! tell them i did nothing wrong! i was going to shanghai for a modeling competition! i did nothing wrong! tell them, lady! >> we see more and more of these kind of cases. just people lose their temper, and when you're flying at 36,000 feet, it becomes a safety issue. >> all i did was try to comfort my sister. >>> coming up -- three deer go out for a beer. >> i ran, trying to hold my pants up the whole time. >> while out west, a herd of cattle with a mind of its own. >> a number of the steers decided to take a right-hand turn when they should have gone straight. >> when "caught on camera: custom

that 59 in anchorage, looks good for today. >> uh-huh.the mid-atlantic worked through the holiday trying to reconnect the power and ac for thousands. the governor of ohio met with workers in columbus to thank them for their hard work. but john kasich says he is still concerned about high temperatures in the coming days. >> it's not over yet. we are not letting our guard down. we are not relaxing on anything. i am pleased to see where we are now. >> that was governor kasich. thousand of homes and businesses from maryland to new jersey are still without power nearly a week after the storm. >> hang in there, guys. got to be rough. >>> well, crews will be back at the scene of a pretty messy train derailment near chicago today. and cleaning up and looking for a cause. a 138-car union pacific freight train hauling coal derailed wednesday afternoon in northbrooke, illinois, a bridge collapsed sending several cars to the road below. thankfully no one was hurt. >> a mountain climbing accident in california claimed the life of a "wall street journa

bethel is 350 miles west of anchorage and you can only get there by boat or plain.he hoax and made their refried dreams come true. they air dropped a truck with enough fixings for 10,000 tacos and the best thing of all was it was all free. made some people very happy. >>> thanks so muchsigns. closing bell is coming up next.

anchorage he was sentenced to two years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and a fine of $7,500. his attorneys argue that under the second amendment based on the supreme court's 2008 decision in the district of columbia, the conviction should be overturned. the court ruled the second amendment protected an individual's right to possess a firearm not connected to serve as a militia. the oral argument is 30 minutes. the next case is the united states vs. henry. >> good morning your honour's and welcome to alaska. i represent matthew henry in this case. mr. hendrick is a 53-year-old alaskan who enjoys and possess firearms for recreational use and multiple purposes. he was a member of the united states army and was in the national guard in oregon before he moved to alaska. he has been employed his entire adult life. the last 15 years, he has worked at the mine in western alaska. in october, 2009, he was on medical leave. he had time on his hands. he had a garage that was more like a machine shop. he was tinkering with firearms and he made a homemade machine gun.

anchorage. people rejected those ads. i won my reelection. i won the largest margin in the city's history. but they started running these secret ads and didn't want to disclose themselves. they didn't like a decision i made. and then they never came forward. but we knew who they were. again, we think it will be up to a billion dollars. they've already spent a quarter billion dollars. you know, the last time we had an issue like this in this country around electioneering in the sense of elections being bought by very special-interest groups, it was around 1972. some people may not remember the history there. but all you have to say is a couple words, "scandal," "watergate." that's what happened. it was election money, more money than people could ever imagine. the rules were unlimited in 19 1972. as a matter of fact, it got so bad that it almost -- it was truly a constitutional crisis. the president had to resign. think about it. that was the last time we did election reform in the sense of campaign financing. and campaign financing reform cam