mike kelly was a former state legislator from fairbanks. he was the mate remark of a wonderful interior alaska family. he leaves behind a long and accomplished legacy of public service in leadership to his community, for the interior and to our great state which he loved so much. he also leaves behind a wonderful wife, siblings, children who have also played and continue to play such an important role in alaska. he will be sorely missed by all of us. rest in peace, mike. mr. president, i ask consent that my next set of remarks appear in a separate place in the record. mr. president, the holidays are nearly upon us. it's a time when christmas cheer descends, when hearts open and when we reach out to our neighbors, our friends, even strangers, particularly those who are in need. mr. president, today i want to reach out to the police force in alaska, men and women who put their lives on the line every day for us, and anyone who has seen the news in these past few months knows it's been a particularly difficult time for police officers all acro

fairbanks, alaska on the independent line. caller: my expectations are very low. keeping pelosi, the democrats have shown that they will not be capable of meeting stress ofrdinary being opposition to il duce. guy was justis handed the most powerful police infrastructure -- it will be up to be therians opposition to this man. they are getting pretty tough. i hope rand paul is listening. they will have to play the part -- let's hope the result will be better. d.c.,onster we sent to somebody has to stop him. the democratic party is not the vehicle to do that. host: paul joining us from florida. go ahead, paul. democratsbelieve the are going to continue to be in lockstep with their party. if you look at the last 7.5 years that obama's been in office, especially when he had control of everything, they ignored everything the republicans try to say. they did not even put them on the obamacare committee. there was not one vote from a republican and there was no say. likeemocrats don't vote their constituents want them to. they vote party. i'm glad they reelected all their

with photography as it was at that time, we see her in front of the alvarado hotel when douglas fairbanks came to town, when mary pigford came to an ambassadoras of sorts for the fred harvey company. -- when wethings have a photograph like the one if we us, we like to see can find objects in the collection today that appear in those historic photographs, so the basket we are standing by, this when we see actually in this photograph, and we have seen it in a few other photographs. at this time, artists were pretty much anonymous, so we have tried to go back and connect artwork with the native artists who created them. was possible to work with two colleagues who were very familiar with basketry to look at the baskets, the size of the baskets, the design, and to make an attribution to mary benson. that maryk perhaps benson was working on this at the time she was at the alvarado hotel, and we think that because the basket is left unfinished. you can see the foundation fibers, and these would have then trimmed off, but the harvey company like museums like to show work in progress. they like t

fort smith all the way back to fairbanks, alaska, that cold air is getting closer to us. it was farther back into the dakotas when i showed you this yesterday. now chicago 16 degrees and omaha 13. it will take another day, day and a half to get here. you'll feel numbers drop tomorrow but thursday and friday it's cold and the winds will make it feel worse with the windchills coming up in accuweather. >> time to get out of town, thank you. >>> in other news now after weeks of speculation, president-elect donald trump has chosen exxon mobil, ceo rex tillerson, to be his secretary of state, but tillerson's close ties to russia are raising red flags this afternoon. karen travers is talking about the concerns raised by senators in both parties. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, there are high-profile republicans that came out and praised tillerson as a great secretary of state. like dick cheney and condoleezza rice. and there are others that are showing exceptism. and they are vote on his nomination. tillerson doesn't have military or government experience but teted says his pi

look at these temperatures, minus 39 in fairbanks. that cold wants to move toward the south and east the u.s. as we head in towards tuesday. it's not going to be 35 below, but a chunk of the arctic air will modify and come down and arrive here thursday. we'll be in the 40s thursday and could see temperatures dropping and maybe even a rain or snow shower, 35 to 40 tonight, cold rain developing, light wintery mix in parts of the blue ridge mountains. 40s. tomorrow afternoon 51 to 57 with enough sun under pastily to mostly sunny skies. tuesday yellow weather alert, rain developing midday 45. wednesday breezy and mild 54. thursday here comes that arctic front with rain or snow shower, pressure royals friday, 38 saturday, cold. -- flurries friday, 38 when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next. find out how american express cards and services >>> now wusa9 game on sports with frank hanrahan brought to you by xfinity. >> re

. >>> it's 37 below in arctic village, fairbanks 34 below. this is one of the coldest air they've seen for a while and this will lead to the u.s. seeing the air arctic air. friday and saturday our highs are not out of the 30s. a little light mix in the showers will be well east and southeast of us becoming partly sunny, 40s, 50s in the afternoon. i said it earlier, say it again, nicest day of the week, piste 6. wednesday breezy and mild 54. thursday -- 56. wednesday breezy and long island 54. blustery and cold friday, a little modeon at least when the morning people won't have rain to deal with. it's not just any day for firefighters. engine company 28 is celebrating a monumental milestone. we'll tell you all about that ? ?? ?? ?? ?? >>> a neighborhood fixture celebrates its 100th birthday neighbors for a centennial celebration today. the d.c. firehouse was built long before many of the homes in that neighborhood. >> amazingly it has lasted. when they originally built the firehouse, there was nothing else on connecticut avenue. there was a fe

and west of us, this is well up in canada and alaska, everybody is below zero all the way up to fairbanks, alaska. that colder air will moderate, as it heads in our direction is on the way to the northeast. while you see nice seasonable numbers in philadelphia and cincinnati and memphis, colder air is on the way. it arrives wednesday night and thursday and stays with us until friday night. i'll let you know how low we go and eye-popping windchills organ thursday. rick you were right enjoy the day while you got it. >> i'm always right -- >>> [laughter]. snowy conditions caused a plane to skid off the runway in detroit. it got stuck in snow and mud. nobody was hurt, but crews had to spend hours towing the plane away. >>> donald trump has tapped john kelly to head up the homeland security as congress investigates the cia assessment that russia played a role in the election. president-elect trump called the claims ridiculous, u.s. intelligence said russia directed the hacking in hopes of giving mr. trump around advantage. now there will be a bipartisan investigation into the kremlin's act tif

predator calling him one of the most wanted fugitives in the bay area, kevin tress was arrested in fairbanks, alaska, according to the custom enforcement agency and he was indicted on 2012 on federal charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, at that time he lived in san francisco and told ice he was moving to san diego but dropped out of sight. they say he is now in custody awaiting extradition. >>> new numbers from the cdc show more people died from heroin overdoses last year then gun homicide. death from here when rose to more than 12 thousand also surpassing death from drugs such as oxycodone, the cdc says debts from all opiates climbed above 30,000 for the first time in recent history unless all congress approved one million dollars in funding towards treatment and research on opioid abuse. >>> flags nationwide fly at half staff in tribute to american astronaut and senator john glenn, he passed away yesterday afternoon at a cancer center in columbus, ohio. today president obama ordered the nations vikes be lowered. glenn was a national hero in 1962 when he became the firs

fairbanks. five below in old crow. i wonder how people live in old crow? we will watch this colbert, because for the first time since last winter, we will start to bring this air here down south. see those purples? those are below zero temperatures. we will see the coldest air we have had in a long time around here. this is next thursday and friday, but nt prepared, because what talking about highs only in the 20's. i would not be surprised if we get lows in the lower teens and single digits, specially if we get snow cover. the coldest so far the entire fall has been 24 degrees. only three days in november where our temperatures were below average. no measurable snow yet and milwaukee. that could be changing. chances for snow starting on see some snow on the grassy surfaces. the nice thing is the roadway temperatures are warm, and the temperature will be right around freezing or above. the next round will be rain or snow tuesday into wednesday. thursday and friday, the cold comes in. as we head into sunday, it does not look that impressive, but i think the

he's from the university of alaska in fairbanks, and he's one of the guys who designed the latest satellite imagery systems for nasa to understand the mass balance of this icefield. >>glaciers r respond immediately to a any changes in n climate. r riations and their mamass are determined directly by how much snows llls on them in the wintertime anand how much ice ad snow melts away due to warmer temperatures in the summertime. so by monitoring glacier variations, we can understand a lot about climate systems, and so they're one of the first sost of early hallmamarks of climate change on the planet. >> dr. arendt helps create high-resolution computer models of glaciers like this one using data from satellites, airplanes, and deep snow pits like these to develop a clear picture of our future global climate. 95% of alaskan glaciers are melting at an unnatural and unprecedented pace. >> glacieiers arere really large contributors to changing sea levels. you wantnt to be able to quantify how much water is coming out of these systems every year and then use that information to develop modedels and

with photography as it was at that time, we see her in front of the alvarado hotel when douglas fairbanksame to town, when mary pickford came to town, so she was an ambassador of sorts for the fred harvey company. one of the things -- when we have a photograph like the one behind us, we like to see if we can find objects in the collection today that appear in those historic photographs, so the basket we are standing by, this when we see actually in this photograph, and we have seen it in a few other photographs. at this time, artists were pretty much anonymous, so we have tried to go back and connect artwork with the native artists who created them. in this case, it was possible to work with two colleagues who were very familiar with basketry to look at the baskets, the size of the baskets, the design, and to make an attribution to mary benson. so we think perhaps that mary benson was working on this at the time she was at the alvarado hotel, and we think that because the basket is left unfinished. you can see the foundation fibers, and these would have then trimmed off, but the harvey co

he worked for various industrial outlets in fairbanks, alaska, in probably, he was riding the rails like a lot of people were during that depression year. , he went straight to the german enclave of yorkville on the upper he side of manhattan. germanere traces of the community that once arrived there. and if you butcher shops, but driving, andit was after hitler's's ascension to many open933, supporters of the hitler's regime became known as the german-american bund who marched uniformh street in full with nazi flags and american flags and they were a constant source of media fascination, a constant tabloid presence was the leader of the german-american bund. on february 10, 1936. citizene an american and pledged to abjure all allegiance and ability to any ornce, potentate, state sovereignty. he said i have nothing to do with hitler's anymore, i was an american citizen. sorry -- i'm not used to talking so much. ,hen he arrived at homburg after he arrived in germany, he was contracted by the ridge -- contacted by the regime as promised. he initially refuse the into the offer to go german

he worked for various industrial outfits in fairbanks, alaska, in milwaukee, he was probably riding the rails like a lot of people were during that depression year. finally, he arrived in new york city and he was straight to the german enclave of yorkville on the upper he side of manhattan. -- east side of manhattan. there are traces of the german community that once arrived there. there is a restaurant and a few beyond shops now, but that, it was a thriving community. and after hitler's ascension to power in 1933, many open supporters of hitler's regime became known as the german-american bund who marched down 86th street in full uniform with nazi flags and american flags and they were a constant source of media fascination, a constant tabloid presents -- presence was the leader of the german-american bund. oath that he his made on february 10, 1936. he took it very seriously. he became an american citizen and pledged to abjure all allegiance and ability to any prince, potentate, state or sovereignty. he later said, i had nothing to anymore, i was an american citizen. sorry, i'm not us

he was pulled over in fairbanks for a traffic stop when he gave police a fake identity. when pressed he admitted his real identity and he was on the run. he allegedly downloaded child pornography. >>> a san jose english teacher is behind bars accused of having a sexual relationship with a male students. 32-year-old trudy hill used her position to exploit a 17-year-old student at a high school. the relationship allegedly took place between august and november of this year. school leaders tell us social media postings led them to that relationship. >> we found out through a facebook posting, through a student that forwarded to us. and we immediately informed sfp department and they began their investigation. i'm horrified by it, because in education there's a natural trust between the adults and the students and the social contract that we have with parents. >> the superintendent sent out a letter to parents and staff earlier telling them of the relationship. >>> up next at 11:00, upheaval in south korea. leaders vote to impeach the president there. the political fight tha

fairbanks, alaska, 13 below zero today and the north pole, 31. so quite a bit warmer. look at this.is from november. this is the north pole and they have been running about ten degrees celsius warmer than normal. from october 27th to november 17th, the antarctic has also been running above normal, so it's not just the north pole but both poles have been running way above normal. look at this. this is sea ice. we have had a major loss of sea ice in the north pole over the last couple of years, so there's a lot of concern because with this loss of sea ice, temperatures are just going to get warmer because when you have a nice sea pack, then we get a lot of sunlight reflected so it stays colder. when you lose that sea ice, temperatures just continue to warm. >> jennifer, appreciate it. thank you. >>> oklahoma's football coach is speaking out for the first time since video was released of a star player punch ag woman more than two years ago. coy wire has more in this morning's bleacher report. good morning. >> good morning. coach bob stoops and other oklahoma administrators have faced a

166 miles from her, same growing season as fairbanks, alaska. you're welcome. >>> a live look outside, it's our live michael and son weather cam. it's another world. it's across the divide. the mid teens. winds are still gusting to 21. we had a wind today in the 30 to 35 miles per hour. they will be breezy tonight. currently 30 in gaithersburg, 34 in cull pepper. factor in the winds and it feels like 26 now, 24 from frederick and 21 in hagerstown. clear and cold tonight, wind chills in the teens and 20s. army and navy game in the 30s. light winds tomorrow. no wind chills. cold again on sunday with more clouds and then showers on monday, maybe looking at a possible yellow weather alert. some of the showers could effect the morning commute, possibly both commutes. tonight -- or tomorrow morning rather, 6:30, 7:00 we are at 30 downtown. these are straight temperatures. 20s else you. 25 as far south as fredericksburg. by 10:00 we are still below freezing. maybe 33 in andrews but 31 in gaithersburg, 32 i spring, fairfax. by 2:00 nobody is at 40 yet a

around fairbanks. windchills down to 30 to 40 below zero.odified as it moves further south. not going to warm up above freezing monday night. a couple inches around seattle. a few more around portland. half of what they typically see in a year. a big story developing across that region of the western united states. what's happening across eastern china. in the past 24 hours, remarkable footage. more actually stranded at the airports where flights were halted for ten hours due to extreme pollution in this particular spot. and again when you look at what's occurring in this region, the air quality from 5 to 10 times poof what's considered fit to breathe. really exacerbated by the elevation where all of the smog essentially gets trapped where hundreds of millions of people when you put it together reside across this region. when you take a look at the numbers for places like beijing, since the 1st of january in 2008, the area in red indicates the percentage in which the days were considered unhealthy. over 50% of the days every day going back t

he worked for various industrial outfits in oakland and fairbanks, alaska and san francisco and in milwaukee, erie. he was probably riding the rails like a lot of people were doing the depression year and finally he arrived in new york city and went straight to the german enclave of yorkville which is on the upper east side of manhattan, and there is only -- there's the bare traces of the german community that once was -- once thrived there. i think there's one restaurant, the heidelberg which i recommend on second avenue, and a few butcher shops, but beyond that it was a very thriving, particularly in the '20s and '30s, very, very thriving german community, and after hitler's ascension to power in 1933, many open supporters of the hitler regime. the most open were members of what became known as the german-american bund who would march down 86th street which was the main stretch there in yorkville in full uniform with nazi flags and american flags, and they were a constant source of media fascination, constant tabloid presence was fritts kuehne, the bundes leader of the german-american bund

in total and then behind that, you can see cold air kind of bottled up right now western canada, fairbankses below zero. this will break its way into the lower 48 and make a aim towards us by the end of the week. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 40's tomorrow with that late rain developing, some sun popping out late on wednesday afternoon at 52. last clouds with a cold front that will bring in that colder air with the showers thursday, 45 and then friday morning to start, going to work and school 7:00 a.m. wind chills in the teens around here so quite a shock to the system here with highs only at 39 friday afternoon. wind chill stays in the 20's saturday at 37 for high but it's dry and then clouds thicken up sunday 42 and a lot of clouds, maybe a shower around here monday of 46 degrees. so, we're going to see rain and then thereafter first real blast of winter coming in, wind chills in the teens by friday. >> kind of a blech forecast. >> it's december. >> just my opinion. >> telling you how he feels about it. >> just saying. >> there is a new delivery service that works around

. >> san jose heading to fairbanks. >>> 7:51 am. the men's basketball team played in hawaii. game a world war ii veteran performed the national anthem on his harmonica. >> [music] >> beautiful, that is 97-year- old peter dupree. he was a medic in the war. he has been playing the harmonica for 80 years. by the way, -- >>> by the way, cal lost the game. >>> and, what we are finding out about a man who got into a restricted area after jumping over a fence. >>> cars that received top safety ratings are dramatically found -- down. kisses deluxe chocolates. with a whole roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, they're twice the size of the kisses chocolates you love. say more with kisses deluxe. >>> welcome back. 7:54 am. is your car on the list? is a big drop in the number of cars with high rankings from the insurance and to from highway safety. pam cook has more on that. we are also checking the stock market. >> a lot of people are disappointed about that news. stocks for the car companies that did do well in the safety reports her up, namely toyota