he was born in fairbanks. he grew up in the small community of toque which is 150-plus miles out of fairbanks on the road system. he went to school in that community. he was a wrestler. he joined the alaska state troopers in 1993 after serving as a north slope burrow police officer. sergeant johnson spent his entire 20-year trooper career in fairbanks where he rose through the ranks to supervise the areawide narcotics team and ultimately the interior rural unit. sergeant johnson was also an accomplished canine handler and leader of the regional swat team. we called it the special emergency reaction team, sert. his final assignment was leader of the interior rural unit, a team of four that responds to incidents in 23 native villages. sergeant johnson assumed that role just this year in 2014. his territory covered hundreds of miles end to end, and again these are hundreds of miles without road access. sergeant johnson was 45 years old. he is survived by his wife, daughters ages 16, 14 and 12. also survived by hi

fairbanks, alaska, is another example. filling up your fuel tank to heat your home could easily cost you $1,900 and that will only last maybe half of a winter. electric heat is, isn't much better. right now in fairbanks, it's costing 19 cents a kilowatt. not a good alternative to heat your home. when you bundle together, it puts a lot of pressure on the pocketbook. that's why i fought to get -- that's why i fought to get a permit to restart the healy coal plant and make sure the existing coal plants in fairbanks are exempt. we need to stabilize prices. otherwise communities like fairbanks become unaffordable to live in. for schools in alaska, 75% of the energy costs goes into space heating, money that they spend on heating and electricity is money they cannot spend in the classroom, making sure we have the best education for our young people. as an example, the government of the state of alaska alone spends $642 million a year on energy. that's one-tenth of the state's operating budget. our state provides energy to the res

near the fairbanks ranch area. one mobile home has burned. there are no other reports of damage or injuries. and though winds have died down. they are expected to pick up again overnight. as are the temperatures tomorrow. which are expected to be in the 90-s. in the east bay. firefighters got a quick handle on a brush fire that broke out just south of pittsburg this evening. it was reported near kirker pass road. shortly after 5:30 california highway patrol officials say, it all started after the driver of an s-u-v lost control and smashed into a power pole. the pole crashed to ground. .and the sparking caused the fire to start. no one was hurt in the fire. but officials say, it is concerning to see a fire like this one. so early in the fire season. you can check kron4-dot-com. for a list of cooling centers open around the bay area we also have tips on how you and your family can stay safe during the heat wave. again that's all on kron4-dot- com. coming up: what's next for two teenagers. now identified and facing charges. for destructive wate

the fire with fire burned in northern portion of san diego county near the fairbanks ranch area. temperatures are expected to be in the '90s there today. you can check kron4 dot com for a list of cooling centers opened around the bay area. we also have to on how you and your family to stay said during the heat wave again that all kron4 dot com. more than a thousand residents in part of livermore are with still the dark this morning. p&g cruise--pg&e crews are working through the night to repair the power outage that started last night to read the outages impacting customers and area of first street, st, jack london boulevard and rincon in livermore. no word on when crews will get the power restored this morning. after being close to the public for almost eight months, san francisco's iconic coit tower is reopening today. the city is celebrating with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:00 a.m.. the recreation and parks departments and $27 million for renovations. they include replacing the roof repainting and restoring the murals. the like, telegraph hill has been a beloved san franci

even warm up in the arctic. 67 was the high around the fairbanks area. you start getting more of that latitude. will get less and less of the school this. we have one going to a merely because the wind blowing in of with the chili lake waters. the wind to sustain that 17 had out here. the humidity is 40%. the water temperature at 53 degrees. a pollen count. the tree pollen as high. mold spores are low across the area. here's the spread in temperature going at the moment. >> and is only in the 40's from willamette. you to some of the wind gusts over 20 mi. per hour. gorgeous sun shine. it started kind of cloudy. we also have a lot of sunshine and glen ellen. he goes the showers. again scattered some help across valparaiso. the only affected parts of the area. the flashlight and in some of those areas. >> it is already 80 to lead st. louis. it is 87 at this hour in oklahoma city. that is the northbound warm air. it will start getting in here on wednesday bigtime. for the moment the low pressure south voss means the wind coming in from the east. the flow be

better from juneau to anchorage, beautiful day, low 60s, fairbanks, clouds, 50s.oo bad for this time of year. not bad on the cinco de mayo. looking fine in many areas of california too. the northwest, some showers. >> cinco de mayo, looking good in anchorage, celebrate really mo more. >>> spider-man 2, the superhero sequel did not break any records but pulled in $92 million. second place went to the comedy "the other woman" with $14.2 million. and third place to "heaven is for real" with $8.7 million. >>> star wars episode 7 director j.j. abram and the writer wished fans a happy star wars day with a video selfie. they uploaded the video on may 4th, may the 4th be with you telling fans there are more casting announcements to come. i was wondering why my brother texted me may the 4th be with you. >>> an online petition is trying to get ozzy osbourne knighted. he is close to the goal. good luck, my good friend, ozzy osbourne. >>> "snl" issued a warning to those who do not leave pop diva beyonce. >> she is so good. not a huge fan of that one drunken love song, though.

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they implemented one in fairbanks aimed at more than domestic violence offenders.lmer started one as well, 40 miles outside of anchorage. things like that i think are important. they have to be immediate consequences. not severe but something to get their attention to let them know that,. that hopefully will reduce the size of that population because that is a constant, the revolving door people coming back. not just because they commit ad new crime necessarily but they violated. so in any event we're just following trying to build owning whatever other people have done but showing on promise. >> we have about 20 minutes. see if we have any questions from the audience. the fact whether you're convicted felon or not you're free to ask questions, okay? [laughter] the first volunteer in the back there. >> i just had a question about, oh. i'm mark levin with right on crime. i had a question about what folks think about the idea of allowing prosecutors to waive, i guess a judge could but realistically most cases are plea deals, prosecutor to be able to waive certain col

terrines but near the fairbanks ranch area tree that temperatures today and that area expected to be in the '90s. state water officials are looking to tap water stores just east of fresno three the this is the first time in decades and hot weather has police warned residents to keep their eye on their valuables. caught to camera two men on keller breaking through what and when he called police. for the time they got their those men were gone. if they didn't do anything in that case but they have been breaking into homes it's hard to say if they we're out of town. here's a closer look now, and a man who didn't give away with anything valuable and as most recent break-in. but there's still wanted when they're not, and intending during the day to leave the windows cracked rear house doesn't get too hot. but as you can see proposal using including hot weather to their advantage. coming up on the kron4 morning news a truck driver's matches right through the tv station thrift will show you where it happened and why police say house and it's going to be unbearable. ♪ what is this place? whe

the homes threatened are the in the northern part of the city and in san diego county this is a fairbanksranch area and you're familiar with 20,000 all the homes for evacuating the area appeared new images from the scene just in the newsroom as well in see the fire being fought for the air in the ground as well. santa ana winds that hot temperatures if there was some feeling this thing is try to degrees in san diego reporters on seen those a was have started to die down that is good news you see smoke visible from roadways some of which were close third from the office buildings as well. even though the girls have died down still digging up hot spots in some cases an evacuation center has been set up for all people to attend will believe a lot of nice sums he sees a malone their million-dollar homes in fire and the distance it there will continue to follow developments in and around san diego will bring you updates as we get them. >> : right now on the phone with us a representative from cal fire additional restaurant information can you hear us. >> : i'm sorry i've been given an employer

it is 130 miles west of fairbanks. the two were responding to reports of a man waving a gun in the village. one person has been detained. >>> already in jail on murder charges former new england patriots aaron hernandez is now indicted for a jail house brawl. a grand jury charging the ex football player with assault and battery and intent to do harm. >> new fallout from the investigation of a possible coverup at a va hospital in phoenix. three employees on leave after claims of vetrans died while waiting for treatment. >> the president denies evidence of a cover rup but now we have the extensio -- suspensions. 40 patients died they say because of delays in treatment at the phoenix va hospital. three executives have been placed on administrative leave the amid the investigation. we are learning lawmakers may be taking action they are threatening a subpoena at the department of veterans affairs. officials don't explain that the veteran's hospital has been destroyed or is missing. hospital officials deny any knowledge of

officials say schools in the fairbanks ranch neighborhood will be open this morning. the evacuation orders have been lifted. >>> the kind of drama you usually see on television, not at the station. a driver ramming a dump truck into the studio. witnesses say he was screaming, ranting, talking incoherently, claiming he was god and he needed to get inside. all the employees got out safely. they found the suspect on the second floor where he was watching the whole thing play out on tv. he's at the hospital being evaluated for a suspected mental illness. >>> details as police try to make sense of a deadly shooting in this explosion at a new hampshire home. there are no criminal records connected to michael nolan, the man accused of shooting and killing a police officer, then setting the house on fire. that happened after the officer arrived. two sets of remains were found at the house, nolan and the officer, steve arkell. >>> clay aiken will soon be a democratic nominee for congress. results show aiken won the primary in the second congressional district. he won by just u

they have also implemented one in fairbanks which is for more domestic violence offenders. the one in anchorage, the pace program is for folks in the drug offenses. palmer started one as well which is 40 miles outside of anchorage. so things like that i think are important. they have to be immediate consequences, not severe for something to get their attention to let them know. again that hopefully will reduce the size of that population because that is constant. a revolving door. not just committing crime necessarily but they violate. we are following trying to -- but is showing some promise. >> we have about 20 minutes. let's see if we have any questions from the audience. the fact that whether you are convicted felon or not you are free to ask questions. our first volunteer in the back there. >> i am mark lovett with wright on crime. have a question about what folks think about the idea of allowing prosecutors to wave and i guess a judge could but realistically most cases are plea deals. the prosecutor would be able to waive certain collateral consequences and i think th

injury that this is in the northern portion of the city of san diego at no. 78 will county near the fairbanks ranch area just west of interstate 153 elementary schools were evacuated today and tonight the winds have died down progress is being made but take a look the fire only about 5% contains >> : bad news to look at those wins the winds are x back to become much more intense overnight gusting 60 to 70 m.p.h. tablatures tomorrow again expected to be in the '90s will stay on top of this developing story and bring you updates throughout the show >> : happening now there a fire continues in the bay area as well as the temperature is sort people try and keep cool throughout the day today during this record- breaking heat and authorities warned residents to take precautions as a safe now we have to coverage right now in the weather center >> : and broke watter records and to the jurors today >> : we broke 10 records today >> : you more tomorrow to point to even up to all the walls of the i his look at high temperatures this afternoon >> : a lot of nineties on the board believe and broke some re

north of the fairbanks field region. look at the pictures with incredible winds howling up here.come upstream the hill here and pick up tremendous amount of speed. we expect the heating to continue over the next couple of days with very little in the way of moisture to help with the cooling trend here in the next few days. sometime around saturday and sunday, finally an on shore component returns. on tuesday it reached 90 degrees in san francisco. broerk a record dating back to 1920s. 88. way above 64 this time of year. even when it cools off on friday afternoon, still above average. los angeles, how about 98, 101 come thursday. that would be a record temperature for this time of year. in fact, i can tell you that neighboring cities around los angeles, officials there putting parking restrictions in place for people not to park in certain areas close to fields so the officials and the firefighters could attempt to attack the flames if they get ignited with high pressure sitting in place. you put an area of high pressure over the state of utah or colorado it is the prime ingredien

they implemented one in fairbanks which is aimed more at domestic violence offenders. the one in anchorage, the pace program, folks with drug offenses. palmer started one as well which is, you know, about 40 miles outside of anchorage. so things like that i think are important, you know, they have to be immediate consequences. not severe but something to get their attention to let them know. again, that hopefully will reduce the size of the population because that is a constant, a revolving door people coming back. not just because they committed a new crime necessary but they violated. in any event we are just following trying to build on one of the people -- what other people have done. but showing promise. >> we have about 20 minutes. let's see if we have any questions from the audience. the fact that whether you're convicted felon or not you are free to ask questions, okay? [laughter] the first volunteer in the back. >> i just had a question about -- all. i mark levin with light on crime. i to question about what folks think about the idea of allowing prosecutors t

they also implemented one in fairbanks which is aimed at more domestic violence offenders. the one in anchorage, the pace program was for folks on drug offenses. palmer's started one as well which is about 40 miles of outside of anchorage. i think stuff like that are important. they need to be immediate consequences, not severe. something to get their attention to let them know. again, hopefully, that will reduce the size of the population because that is a big constant. it is a revolving door. because they committed a new crime but because they violated. we are following and trying to build on what are the people of done. it is showing some promise. >> we have about 20 minutes. lets see we have many questions from the audience. that many are convicted felon or not, you are free to ask questions, ok? [laughter] our first volunteer in the back there. >> i just had a question about -- i am mark. i have a question about what folks think about idea of allowing prosecutors to waive -- i guess a judge could. a prosecutor to be able to waive some collateral consequences. fairnk th

born and raised in fairbanks michael geraghty's private practice focused on industries reflecting alaska's growth and history including natural resources, oil and gas and instruction. he has been involved in numerous conflict cases including class-action this and antitrust laws in 2005 appointed by the governor as uniform law commission to the conference of commissioners on uniform state law. in 2007 he was honored by his peers when he received the alaska bar association board of governors professionalism award in recognition of exemplary conduct in association with his colleagues and legal community. in 2011 michael geraghty was elected to the american bar foundation in recognition of outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the position of the profession and advancement of the objectives of the american bar association. michael geraghty received an undergraduate degree in political science from the university of hawaii and graduated with j.d. from the university of santa clara. michael geraghty and his wife lived in anchorage for 30 years and have five children. we are goi

born and raised in fairbanks, garrity's private practice focused on areas and industries reflecting alaska's growth and history including natural resources, oil and gas, and construction. he's been involved in numerous complex cases including class actions and antitrust. in 2005 he was appointed by the governor to serve alaska as a uniformed law commissioner to the national conference of commissioners on uniformed state laws in 2007 he was honored by his peers when he received the alaska bar association board of governor's professionalism award in recognition of exemplary conduct in his association with the public, his colleagues, and the legal community. in 2011, he was elected to the fellows of the american bar foundation in recognition of outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession, and the advancement of the objectives of the american bar association. general garrity received his undergraduate degree in political science from the university of hawaii. and he graduated with a j.d. cum laude from the university of santa clara. general garrity an

up in fairbanks, down in the southeastern part of the state, and concerns about application of the acaithin the emergency services sector. a concern about employer mandate. a concern about the 30-hour workweek. what i heard from the mayor in mt. sue was that they have moved their emergency personnel to a 29.9 hour per week cap for nonfull-time employees. many of the stations are reducing the hours beyond the required 29.9 to 24 hours per week to include personnel who work both as emts and as firefighters. this is an issue for us where our -- our growth in these areas are growing. we rely on our emergency services folks because they cover enormous areas. what we're seeing is a real chilling effect here on employment, particularly as it applies to our first responders. so i guess i would ask more of a -- a question in the vein that do you agree we've got a problem with this? there's a few senators, i'm joined with senators collins and donnelly to help address this. do you see an opportunity for us to address this deaf nation of 30-hour workweek? and the implications that it's having on n