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it comes as russia seeks to expand its presence in the arctic. just last month, holding its own military exercise in the barents sea. admiral houston telling me vladimir putin is never far from his mind. is there concern from you that he could advance militarily in the arctic? >> i am not concerned about really any threat. we are ready as a submarine force. we will execute orders as directed by civilian leadership and we are postured and ready. >> reporter: and david, they do this kind of training every two years, but this year, amid heightened tensions, admiral houston calls these exercises absolutely key, saying that it's vital they maintain experience and a presence in the arctic. david? >> kayna whitworth with the u.s. navy in anchorage tonight. kayna, thank you. >>> when we come back, news on covid here in the u.s. what they're seeing in waste water again, and what it could mean. >>> and later, why dolly parton has taken herself out of the has taken herself out of the running. ♪ welcome to home sweet weathertech home. a place where dirt stay

the chinese are active in the arctic.h of the last five years they've sent a vessel under the guise of a resource vessel into the arctic. for military purposes, we assess it while anna so they are there. they are influencing nations you'd want to change and influence international norms and behavior as well. i would also point out, senator, the arctic is a strategic location and being able to operate persistently in the arctic is something we need to do for the research were talking about it is crucial and the investments. finally, i understand my time is up but they are not only active in the arctic but the bahamas into mexico and i would point that out. thank you. >> thank you, senator. senator wicker. >> let's keep talking. in your posture hearing last year i asked you about the coast guard's authorization of the icebreakers and i appreciated your response in support of the ships but as we all know, they cannot operate in the high north without fueling supplies. currently the farthest north deepwater port we have is du

like a thumbs, the arctic underground temperatures are rising throughout the arctic or whether it's iberia, alaska, or a small barge. the senior o o spits back, ah, the rain forests of central america can extend from the lowlands to high mountainous regions. they are the habitats of countless living creatures. but radical human intervention poses a major threat to the forests of the tropics and their inhabitants. how long will the incredible biodiversity of these places remain part of what makes our planet so beautiful? ah, then to think such too much destruction means the whole thing goes to pot, which is to prevent silly from humans, need nature damage, but nature doesn't lead humans. us to walk them through proclamation ah, glaciers, permafrost and rain forests, planetary features that aren't just a manifest part of the earth's history. they're also vital factors when it comes to the stability of our planet climate. ah, the earth history is one of continuous transformation, especially when it comes to the climate. these changes have led to the emergence of forests or the icey regions co

both of those countries, bordering the arctic region.ut interoperability, making sure different militaries are able to work closely together and quickly. and look at the winter be landscape, putting troops into the harshest possible climate. some ground forces are having to sleep out into the open with temperatures plummeting as low as -30. these helicopters are taking off to a british warship stationed in a nearby the lord --fe ijord. this is about sending a message to the kremlin that any incursion in nato territory will be met with the strongest response. i spoke to ben wallace, u.k. defense secretary. >> president putin cannot be let off from what he has already done. the russian government took a decision to invade a sovereign country, kill thousands of people, bomb innocent civilians, break the geneva conventions and a range of things that are totally unacceptable. that will stick around a long time. reporter: the invasion of ukraine has created new geopolitical and security headaches for nato alliance members across the continent,

. >>> an arctic showdown. tensions between the u.s. and russia now extending to the arctic circle. we go deep beneath the sea for exclusive access to the navy drills. >>> plus, evan rachel wood. the actress is opening up about alleged abuse by former boyfriend marilyn manson. >> you claim that brian rained you, cut you, beat you, forced you to drink his blood, all without your consent? >> what the rock star is saying. >>> and why dolly parton is keeping it country. >> "nightline" will be right back. want more restful sleep? nature's bounty gives you more with sleep3. the first ever triple action sleep supplement with 3 unique nighttime benefits to help you get a great night's sleep and wake feeling refreshed. live bountifully. nature's bounty. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. the war in ukraine has taken a more devastating turn in its third week. civilians are under fire across the country. russia has at least a turn of missile attacks. those attacks have spread to the west, including a barrage of missiles striking a ukrainian base, sparking new fears that the kremlin ma

they aren't only active in the arctic. in mexico as well. >> senator gillibrand. >> general van herck let's keep talking about the arch. during a hearing last year is about the coast guards authorization of the icebreakers and i appreciated your response in support of these ships. as we all know they cannot operate without fuel and supplies. currently the dutch harbor and nome, alaska no dutch harbor has been granted to dredge the ports to deep draft the ship straight how would additional icebreakers in the development of the gnome help you accomplish your mission in the arctic? >> the six icebreakers on plan to the coast guard are crucial to operate within the art to it. persistence is enabled by having fewer capabilities further north than currently and in gnome as you alluded to it allows the cutters are navy vessels to remain consistent. i'd like to clarify one thing be of the structure and jobs act it was just past provided $250 million. of the judging portion of that is not currently funded and it would require judgi

the extreme temperature is in the arctic and the answer arctic. they both can be sort of attributed to what we call a mr. a river. that is a cord or air is very warm, and waste that's transported from the law allowed us for we live city and harlow jude's and the case of the antarctic. the events was much more intense than what was observed in the arctic. the events occurred on the march $54.00. the scriver may landfall in easton, arctica from there the moisture was transported on further into the continent. and that's when we start observing that freakishly larger, 40 degree temperature. normally, these events do fit into a broader patter and extreme events that we didn't think were possible until they well just happens, especially in the case of the antarctic. this was something that kind of changes the way we think of the sort of climate. now, our human history of observing whether it's arctic is limited. so it's difficult to say whether this is a sign of things to come, or just a rather freakish events that just will be very interesting for a s

dan: researchers say the area covered by ice in the arctic this year was the 10th lowest on record. are finally going to get a little more rain, which is good. dan: we will take what we can get. we need more but some is coming. sandhya: for springtime, march, it is good. let me show you what is happening now. the onshore winds, 60 miles per hour in san francisco does not seem terribly windy, the wind direction is what took temperatures down today. the breezy conditions will continue. tonight if you're stepping out, grabbed the jacket. tomorrow afternoon will be another breezy one, 20 to 25 mile an hour wind. a beautiful view from our camera, blue skies in good air quality the next three days if you will be out and about to enjoy a little foggy and low cloudiness along the coast. that expands while you're sleeping tomorrow morning. we wake up to that around the bay and coast come out highs in the 70's, 50's and 60's on the coast with breezy conditions. here's your seven-day forecast and it is a mix of foggy and high clouds the next couple of days. temperatures will go down sunday int

so troops from sweden and finland, both of those countries, of course, bordering on to the arctic region. it's all about interoperability. so making sure that these different militaries are able to work closely together and quickly. it's also of course me. luckily winfrey landscape is about putting troops through the harshest of possible climate. we know that some ground forces have been having to sleep out in the open in temperatures plummeting as low as minus 30 for several days on end. these 2 helicopters about to take off the british water, the stations in a nearby your. but of course, undoubtedly given what's happening in eastern europe, this is about the nature ally. i'm sending a clear cut signal to the kremlin, vladimir putin. there any inclusion into nato territory would be met with the strongest response. and earlier i spoke to ben wallace britton's defense secretary, who made his point clear. president putin can't be let off what he's already done. i mean, the russian government took the decision to invade a sovereign country, killed thousands of potentially. people bombed inn

researchers say the area covered by ice in the arctic this year was the 10th lowest on record.taking ships from one side of the world to another side and cutting costs by going through there, but you would probably rather have the ice. let's talk about back here at home. it looks like may gray along the coast and sure enough, the cloud cover eventually will make its way toward the bay and inland as we head through the evening, dropping us into the 50's as we head toward 9:00. a look at what is going on. we talked about models not having synergy on rain this weekend. they are not as far as snow in the sierra, so i went with the one with more snow, the gfs. it is dropping to about eight inches of snow from saturday night into sunday. let's hope that bears fruit. here's a look at the next three days, temperatures above average away from the coast with increasing clouds especially saturday, get ready for wet weather on sunday and monday. it is light on the storm impact scale. larry: first for actor maggie gyllenhaal. >> i've been making movies for 20 years. liz: up for another osca

and russia, there's a showdown over control of the arctic circle.ing ice exercises in the region and joins us live from prudhoe bay, alaska. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: george, good morning. so alaska and the arctic are a huge part of u.s. strategy. they know what is at stake here. whoever controls the arctic controls a lot of geopolitical power. i'm in the hangar now and we took a plane like this out to the ice. they're going multiple times a day, bringing supplies, like this, so that the u.s. navy can withstand this three-week training exercise. iven to the ud ates navy ice x training e gting under way amid growing tensions and changing geopolitics in the arctic region. is the u.s. prepared for the long-term? >> i would say absolutely key, just continuing to maintain our presence and our operations in the arctic and maintain that experience in our force. >> reporter: temperatures at negative 20 degrees and below, the arctic is still the fastest warming place on the planet. and that melting ice making the region more accessible and putting ru

circle need baka is there were 330 kilometers inside the arctic circle where exercise, cold respond 15 taking place now for several weeks. it brings together $30327.00 different countries. many of those companies, of course, may from alliance members, but it also includes allies of the alive. so troops were sweden and finland, both of those countries, of course, bordering on to the arctic region. it's all about interoperability, so making sure that these different militaries are able to work closely together and quickly. it's also of course we luckily winfrey landscape is about putting traipsing the harshest of possible climate. we know that some ground forces have been having to sleep out in the open and temperatures plummeting as low as minus 30 for several days on end. these 2 helicopters about to take off for a british warship, the stations in a nearby fuel. but of course, undoubtedly given what's happening in eastern europe, this is about the nato alliance, sending a quick up signal to the kremlin and vladimir putin that any inclusion into nato territory would be met with the s

the arctic the arctic should be all we need to leave at four in the framework of the federal space program money for two. a second launch is expected in the twenty-third year. the fact is that these are spacecraft in completely unique orbit. the so-called high electric orbit. uh-huh. and if we have uh, four spacecraft, then we can actually uh continuously. ah, monitoring. no one has such satellites in the arctic, and europe , the states and japan, are only planning such a the launch of the satellite is a long-awaited one, because we still use a significant amount of information that comes from foreign satellites. and today, vladimir putin conferred the honorary title of the 155th separate guards marine brigade and the 126th separate coastal defense brigade, according to a presidential decree that the soldiers and officers of these units showed heroism and courage, steadfastness and courage in the course of hostilities to protect the fatherland and the national interests of our country, the president sent command and personal congratulatory telegram to the composition of the guards brigades

i went as far north as fort yukon, above the arctic circle, and i did that. i've had a great life, an absolute joy, and got out of the heat. and then i got elected. i went bad somewhere. >> why did you choose fort yukon? >> north of the arctic circle, number one, i had my teaching degree and they called me up, i was in anchorage at that time building houses. i was looking for something to do. the construction season stopped in those days, and they said, i would teach high school north of the arctic circle, the first high school coach, i got out there, playing, i went up to the new high school, and i asked where the gym was and the superintendent says no gym. and he said, by the way, you're not going to teach high school, you're going to be teaching fifth grade. i just went what? because i had no idea what i was doing but i went into the classroom, wood stove, 25 students, all native students, and i fell in love with the students. they are good students, and i taught fifth grade and sixth grade and seventh grade over the years and i just loved it. >> you start

so the extreme temperature bears and the arctic and the ants arctic. they both can be sort of attributed to what we call a. i'm a strict river. that is a cord or an air is very warm and moist. does transported from the lower latitudes for we live to the am harlow. it's in the case of the antarctic events, was much more intense than what was observed in the arctic. the events occurred on the march 15th when the i'm a scrubber late may landfill in east antartica from there, the moisture was transported on further into the continent. that's when we start observing that freakishly larger, 40 degree temperature anomaly you just described. but so is it something that is a freak occurrence, but probably a one off, or is this linked to climate change? and it's something that we might see more often with all the implications that that would have. so these events do fit into a broader power and i've seen extreme events that we didn't think were possible until they well just happens, especially in the case of the antarctic. this is something that kind of changes

the extreme weather events whether it's warming of the arctic, fires in the arctic, extreme weather events their unexpected. the sciences model it is just communities in the business world and politicians think of it is an outlier event. there we have a problem for that what is extraordinary suddenly seems to be normal. user plus 30 degrees. i think i'm right in saying that this was plus 30 celsius, not barry night. we are talking, if i understand the reporting correctly, thatis understand the reporting correctly, that is way out of the realms of the normal. , ., ., , ., normal. yes, that leads to melting, hi . her normal. yes, that leads to melting, hither sea normal. yes, that leads to melting, higher sea temperatures. _ normal. yes, that leads to melting, higher sea temperatures. when - normal. yes, that leads to melting, higher sea temperatures. when you look at the response to the crisis in the ukraine, obviously there are two sides to it. on one side you've got european saying well, we need to die diversified away from russian hydrocarbons. paradoxically, we are buying more of it. we

arctic artik mc we should have four of them within the framework of the federal space program, but we have money for two. a second is expected in the twenty-third year. the fact is that these are spacecraft in a completely unique orbit, the so-called high- entity orbit, and if we have e four spacecraft, then we can actually carry out continuously. eh, no one has such satellites monitoring in the arctic, and europe, the united states and japan are planning to launch such a satellite in 28 only, a long-awaited satellite, because we still use a significant amount of information that comes from foreign satellites. groupings of the russian armed forces near donetsk managed to drive klin into the enemy’s defenses, the latest data from the special operation zone to protect the inhabitants of donbass leads the ministries defense, russian troops advanced at least 2 km and left, like ryan to us in a new village. this is the southern suburb of donetsk, the road to which the ninety-fifth brigade, the all-union forces, is blocking, in the other direction, the lc unit, and the owner of the settleme

hydrometer already uses data from the arctic m.second device is planned to be sent into orbit next year or no one has satellites and europe the united states and japan are planning to launch such a satellite only in 28 year, the long-awaited satellite, because we still use a significant amount of information that comes with foreign satellites. we have, uh, our own such satellite began to be obtained, the first, the image of which is shown here. yes, and a map of clouds and ice maps, thanks to the arctic, russian scientists have made another discovery. as to clean the earth's atmosphere from carbon emissions due to the melting of ice, this is effectively done by our northern seas, some shellfish should be assembled, which are able to capture carbon , another project is developing an environmental agenda. our experts have developed a method for obtaining fuel from waste. polypropylene and tar remaining after oil refining with a certain catalyst, then an absolutely wonderful effect is obtained, and those wastes and others are processe

arctic edge 22 is linked to other exercises including the national guard's arctic eagle patriot, the army's joint pacific multinational readiness capability exercise, and the navy's icex, and those happened during february and march of this year. with that, we will take questions. >> can you give us more detail on the conflict with russia? do you know if it has been used at all? was it used specifically during the attack on the nuclear facility, one might think there might because for concern, and would it be general walters who would be in charge or on the other end of the phone? can you give us a sense of [indiscernible] if you could put the phone here. just anything new on odessa. mr. kirby: on the deconfliction, i don't have any information about whether it has been used. it has only been in place for a couple of days. it is basically a phone line, phone connection to the russian ministry of defense. it is being administered out of european command headquarters. as i understand it, it is basically staffed by staff level officers at european command. i have no expectation, unless

arctic arctic everything we should have in these four within the framework of the federal space programmoney is still there for two. a second launch is expected in the twenty-third year. the thing is, these are spacecraft on a completely unique so-called high enthetic orbit. yeah, and if we have , uh, four spacecraft, i think we can actually uh, continuously. uh, artik monitoring. this is very important. a significant degree of information that comes from foreign satellites. we have our own satellite. and the government today talked about helping small and medium-sized businesses, support measures will be expanded, mikhail mishustin said, for small organizations that produce high-tech innovative products, they will create an additional opportunity to implement promising projects and become new technology leaders. they will be able to receive preferential loans, for which the budget provides for 750 million rubles. and that's just this year and beyond. 3 billion will allocate the next 2 years. the new financial instrument was created as part of one of the strategic initiatives for socio-

it will include arctic activities that -- to defend north america's northern approaches. it will incorporate several assets with support from denmark to allow air defense operations. -- takes place throughout the year. this year planned for march 16 will occur during a series of arctic activities demonstrate allied coordination to defend north america's approaches. this will incorporate several assets from canada and the united states, with support from denmark to allow our air defense operations from the full greenland. during this exercise, -- we will keep you updated as that exercise progresses. we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of a freelance journalist tragically killed over the weekend covering ukraine. he was working on a documentary of refugees. clearly this unprovoked war by mr. putin has created more than two and half-million million refugees. we applaud the work that he was doing, the bravery at which she did it and our deepest condolences and sympathies go out to his family. we would like to take this opportunity to express concern o

behind that we get the arctic air, ice and snow in northern scotland, frost likely here, chilly across southern parts of england and wales, the crowd breaks up and leaves us with mist and fog that is slowly clearing. the shower in the south—west, this main branch of cloud and rain here, some wet weather, to the north we had sunshine and wintry showers. only 5 degrees tomorrow afternoon in newcastle, the last of the mild air is across southern england. the rain we see will turn to sleet and snow overnight, there could be a light covering in southern england on thursday morning, a wintry look on thursday morning, a wintry look on thursday morning, a wintry look on thursday morning with the widespread frost and icy patches. the last sleet and snow clears away from the south east corner on thursday, that we all had sunshine at wintry showers, hail, sleet and snow. a rash of showers for northern and eastern areas blown whilst on the strong and gusty winds. the winds will make it feel chilly, these are the temperatures on thursday, particularly cold down the eastern side of the uk. adding on

a piece of the arctic defense because russia is certainly militarizing. what steps are there or do you feel are sufficient coordination, the whole idea is somebody is in charge and if you've got three that have a piece of the arctic jurisdiction, do you feel it is coordinated to respond to the action and the arctic? >> as you are aware we established north and he's doing a tremendous job of orchestrating the support and relationships to the point we have plans being held accountable so we can improve the indications. >> so they have the lead. >> the capability for the arctic. >> i've never heard the term capability advocate. does that mean they are in charge? >> in so many areas it does which is ever so important for us to deliver the appropriate affect in the environment. >> i have questions for the record. the two specifically or cyber resiliency that you cited is a particular problem, or not potential but a serious problem and also lessons with a kind of preliminary after action review i will submit those for the record. >> senator cotton, please. >> i

now are a human history of observing the weather in its arctic is limited. so it's difficult to say whether this is a sign of things to come, or just a rather freakish events that just will be very interesting for us sciences to study, going into the future. ah, hello again. i'm fully battle with the headlines on al jazeera ukraine says it's forces have regained control of keys, suburb as fighting rages north west of the capitol. walker, house tall man, and her pain have been under attack for weeks. the city is under curfew. after heavy shelling on monday killed several people. the united nations secretary general says ukrainians are enduring a living. hell antonio terrace urge russia to end invasion. 10000000 ukrainians have been forced from their homes and that on the move. but the war is going nowhere fast. for more than 2 weeks, mario ball has been circled by the russian army and relentlessly bombed shelves and the thick 4 walked. even the smartgate holes. you could and cannot be conquered. city by city street verse 3. halls by whole. the u. s. president

the arctic sea also has rich fishing grounds and future trade routes. we have to be in a position to uphold all our rules are international law. such the freedom, navigation, should the ice melt even farther, and the countries like china will seek to use maybe these routes to sale through. and russia might seek these route to control. these are long planned exercises. but no matter how you frame this, there are massive show of force aimed squarely at moscow. 220 aircraft 50 warships, tens of thousands of troops. futons actions in ukraine have rejuvenated old alliances and expanded. nathan reach an appeal precisely the opposite of what the kremlin once leave barker al jazeera in nor the norway kenya's top court says the president's bed, the change, the constitution is illegal. the ruling is seen as a blows his rural kinyata and his allies before key elections are due to take place in august. i'll come when has more from nairobi. this ruling will widely be widely seen as a move showing relative independent of the judiciary from those in power president wh

on the other end of the earth, temperatures at the arctic were 30 degrees above normal.is only meant to be slowly emerging from the winter now. the postdoctoral researcher in french is studying polar meteorology. he says it is too early to say these extreme events are a sign of things to come. >> the extreme temperatures in the arctic and antarctic both can be attributed to what we call an atmospheric river, a corridor of air that is very warm and moist that is transported from where we live. in the case of the antarctic, event was more intense. the events occurred on march 15 where the atmospheric river made landfall in east antarctica. the moisture was transported further into the continent. that is when we started observing the freakishly large anomaly. these fit into a larger pattern. we are seeing extreme events we did not think were possible until they happened, especially in the case of the antarctic. this is something that changes the way we think of the antarctic climate. our human history of observing the weather in antarctica is limited. it is difficult to say

the temperatures are desperately cold, with an arctic weather coming through, -10 degrees.hear that people are desperate to get food. just explained to us, there was a mention of people attacking each other. what is happening from your understanding? >> so from my understanding, i didn't really hear mention of people attacking each other, but rather that pharmacies as well as shops have been looted and most probably by people who were desperate to take whatever they would find to survive. >> so we appreciate that it is a very complicated and a very stressful and tense situation. i wonder, are there any options? are there any possibilities of getting out of there? >> well, the only option for the people is that the parties to the conflict manage to come to an agreement, a concrete agreement that facilitates the safe passage for all the people who desire or want to go out. >> so that was an individual from the international committee of the red cross giving his reaction to what one of his colleagues was saying about the situation in mariupol, the desperate situation in mariup

defense because russia certainly is militarizing on their short ofrt the arctic.what steps are there or do you feel that they are sufficient coordination -- whole idea of a cocom is somebody is in charge and if you've got three cocom that of a piece of the arctic jurisdiction do you feel it sufficiently well courtney did to respond to a russian action in the arctic? >> as you're well aware come in 2019 we established northcom as a capable advocate for dod, and in his responsibility today general ben hur is doing a tremendous job of orchestrating the support and relationship with the others. to the point where all of us have plans for the arctic, being held accountable to support those plans so that we can approve our indications on a command-and-control. >> so northcom has the lead. >> northcom has the capability advocate for dod t for the arct. >> i've never heard the term capability advocate. does that mean they are in charge? >> in so many areas it doesn't especially comes to capabilities which is also important for us in the military to deliver the appropriate