back before 9/11 they opened up the anchorage evening activities. fans, i was there for several different kinds of events. the events weren't always so terrific but being in the anchorage was wonderful. sometimes you know the venue is more interesting. that is the way it is. i love the brooklyn anchorage. as soon as we have the attack on 9/11 they closed it up. it was a beautiful construction. it was amazing to go into it. here it is 1881. you notice the roads are suspended from the cables. in 1881 washington had a steel framed road. the brooklyn bridge was turned into a car only bridge they didn't have to do much strengthening because that roadway supported more traffic. another thing, you are looking towards new york. i don't know if you have noticed , these two guys hanging out in the middle. it looks like they are hanging out at 42nd street but they are right there in the middle of this walkway. one looks like he is nonchalantly leaning against this road as if he could not care less. anyway, washington road designed the approaches. they are quite

it's complete kay yous 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 binningie. kevin pickle has known binkie since the day he arrived. >> despite his cuddly name, this polar bear is a carnivore and he doesn't take kindly to strang s strangers. dr. larry rafer is taking a stroll through the zoo. >> suddenly cries for help pierce the air. >> oh, my god. >> all of a sudden in a distance i heard terrible, terrible screams. >> dr. rafer rushes the camera rolling towards the blood curdling sounds coming from the polar bear cage. >> katherine burton, an australian tour

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the week. >> three two one go. >> anchorage, alaska, the perfect place for a polar plunge. they had to cut ice out of goose lake. reporters spoke to a man who just moved from philadelphia to alaska. he said it was a new slice of life as he settled into his new home state. the water was a frosty 32 degrees. the proceeds go to the olympics. >> he kept telling himself it was for a good cause. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are dry this morning, as we take a look outside, we have sky6 live hd at the airport, camera not wiggling around too much, there's a little bit of a breeze this morning, though, while the temperature at the airport is 30 degrees, it feels worse than that. here's the number at the airport, 30, the dewpoint, 11. the air dry and crisp, the temperatures have dropped to below freezing in most neighborhoods. that means if there is any standing water from yesterday's rain there could be a morning refreeze. something to keep in mind if you're walking around today or driving around today. some clouds early, looks like they will thin out during

i appreciate the support of the community, the fairbanks police department, the anchorage police department, the alaska state troopers and other officers, but our officers do a very hard job, he continued, and they need your support, he told the citizens of fairbanks. unfortunately, when an officer gets shot or something bad happens, it's just human nature. we don't think about things we need to until something bad happens. i don't blame anyone for that, but, you know, think about our officers. i've worked for the city for 12 years. probably ten of those years i worked weekends when my friends are off. i work at night and sleep during the day. i don't sleep with my wife, and the other officers, too. i was never called a racist until i put the uniform on. you know, once you put a police uniform on, you can be called that. i can't ever let my guard down, not at fred meyer, not at my house. i've traveled everywhere armed, always vigilant, always watching. and the other officers over there, they're the same. so we need your support. we need your support. not just when bad things happen, but the

and video evidence, a gunman opened fire from the rear of the ambassador in anchorage. and shooting in 3 or 4 times in the chest and proceeded to go in a round saying remember syria and aleppo. you will not be safe until they are safe. and according to the best information we have had so far. it seemses that the turkish, and the mayor of ankara. it looks to be the highlight he was a turbish person and he has assassinated the russian ambassador there. >> tom going back to it that point. we are looking at the image on the screen and viewerson social media there is a lot of video of the assassination to take place. and that's why we have an idea of what actually transpired. the man in the suit was standing behind the ambassador and he's speaking. you can see the ambassador being shot and he steps forward and goes on the rant. those are the photos we are getting because the associated press photographer was one of the first to report this happened nationally. the shooter has been early identified as some sort of law enforcement? >> that's correct. it took place in perhaps up

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amy: i want to turn to david friedman, the bankruptcy lawyer -- donald trump's anchorage the lawyer who donald trump capped to be the next your semester to israel. in october, he was interviewed on the israeli network i24 news. >> will donald trump recognize as israel's solar capital? >> yes, he said that countless times that he will recognize the city of jerusalem as israel's eternal capital. he will move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> so trump's policies, as far as the israeli-jewish-american voter, why should israeli voters, israeli american voters vote for trump? those who want to see a strong relationship between israel and the united states with no daylight, those who want to see israel protected at the united nations, those who want to see the strongest level of military and strategic cooperation between the two countries, those who do not what is he any daylight between the two countries, those who want to live in an environment where the united states does not intend to impose upon israel as solution to the palestinian conflict against the state of israel, those who

the animal is hanging out with alzheimer's patients at a senior center in anchorage. his name is bacon. the pig walks around the center and interacts with the people who live there. workers say getting patients to smile and interact with bacon can help their health. he's a cute little guy. >> therapy pig. wisn 12 news time is 5:54. wins an award and didn't show up >> bob dillon is now headed to sweden to perform. >> plus, cuba is open for business, but that doesn't mean you are going to get wifi there, john, we're giving you a raise. that's fantastic! but i'm gonna pass. who says no to more? are you ok? time warner cable internet gives you more of what you and those little data hoggers want. like ultra-fast speeds up to 50 megs. get 15 meg internet with no data cap starting at $39.99 a month. call now. would rex pass up more beef stew? i don't think so. say yes to more. call now. >> southwest airlines adds a hundred deci nates to its map. >> they have launched flights to fort lauderdale and from tampa. and six other airliners have already launched their allotted flight

. >> three, two, one -- >> a polar plunge at the jersey shore is one thing, but this is anchorage, alaskas could jump in. reporters found a guy from philadelphia who moved to alaska. he said this is a baptism for him to settle into his new life and home. >> i'm warm now. it's hyp hypothermia. >> he's a long way from home. the water was a frosty 32-degrees. it benefits a great cause. all proceeds go to the special olympics. >> never ceases to amaze me. >> time for the forecast. >> it's a cold one. we have temperatures taking a dip. double scan radar, you can see it's dry. we had a cold front earlier today. the front is knocking the temperatures down as we go through tonight into the overnight hours. we'll show you the picture outside, sky 6 live and hd, looking at a shot of the christmas tree, christmas seven days away. if you are out and about, bundle up with a few extra layers. we had a high of 60. right now, 35. winds out of the northwest at nine miles per hour. we have a windchill of 28-degrees. right now, 35 in the city. below freezing, allentown, 35-degrees. at the coast in cape may,

to put it another way-- it's colder in the district, than it is in anchorage, alaska this morning. od morning washington. toss to eileen for late tonight into saturday morning for western md and the eastern panhandle of wv. - cold today - wintry mix overnight then to all rain saturday mid-morning - 60 by sunday morning; 30s by the evening - refreeze likely sunday night into monday morning - warmer by christmas today: cold. increasing clouds. highs: 27-33 winds: s 5 mph tonight: cloudy with light snow, sleet, and freezing rain developing. roads may be slick, mainly north. lows: 21-27 winds: s 5-10 mph saturday: early morning freezing rain to all rain. rain tapers off shortly after noon. turning windy. highs: 48-56 winds: sw 10-15 g 30mph (late) in the war on terror this morning-- mass, desperate on in aleppo, syria this morning. for many, a seat on a bus - is a ticket to survival. a group of 47 orphans posted a video this week- begging for help to get out of the city. the red cross says evacuations could take several days. the city has been re-taken by government forces, after a bloo

people will be stopped at the south anchorage and won't be able to completely close the bridge -- cross the bridge from 5:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. there was supposed to be a closure today, about you that work was postponed and accessed to the west sidewalk for cyclists will not change. >>> time now is 712time. and more troops support to syria to fight isis. at 7:30, more on the announcement from secretary ash carter. >> and a lot of people still in shock that donald trump is set to take the presidency in a month. and in three minutes, russian hackers that some say played a role in the election. we believe everyone should be able to afford a welcom for the holidays. and that nothing should get in the way of a good conversation. we believe that room for one more shouldn't cost more. and that you can make a place for everyone. spend your holiday overjoyed and under budget with ikea. ♪ ♪ when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. . >>> happy saturday, folks. it's a happy sat

♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ >> well a polar plunge at the jersey shore is one thing, but this is anchoragee stripped down to take a dip. even someone from philadelphia, just moved to alaska. he said this is a baptism of sort as he looks for a fresh start in the new frontier. >> hyperthermia. >> the water in goose lake was a frosty 32 degrees. crews cut out a chunk of ice to make room for the swimmers. all the proceeds go to olympics. >> stepping outside is a polar plunge. >> the kids did that at the jersey shore. >> did you do that? >> reporter: no, please, i'm not getting in my bathing suit in the winter, i'm too smart for that. route 1. we have a disabled vehicle over to the sight there. watch for that. mass transit, the big issue this morning is the crews shortage for regional rails, airport line has canceled a couple of trains. patco high speed line is on time. 23 in allentown. 25 in reading, 31 in millville. 26 in trenton, keep in mind there's a bit of a breeze out of the north, not the strongest wind you'll feel this winter, but enough to give you windchills in the low 20s currently.

the kindness theme sticking around again like we saw in ange rodge -- anchorage. q: what police are doing after two days of brawls at malls around the country. michelle: but first, new eagle watch. where the mom is waiting for two eaglets and the status our own eagle cam in the michelle: right now people around the world are glued to the camera in fort myers, florida, waiting for two new eaglets to be born. the mom is harriet. but her mate is m-15. it's not her first taste of internet stardo online for two careers after last year's drama we had to come see it live for ourselves. michelle: what is the drama? what he is talking about is harriet was caught in a bit of a love triangle last year and people watched the fight for her affections play out on that eagle cam. one of the suitors eventually died from the struggle. wow! you might be thinking of our own eagles that like to nest. mr. president and the first lady laid two eggs there in february. the d.c. eagle cam.org web page say they plan to resume a live stream if and when the eagles return this winter. this yea

waiting for firefighters in situations like these, but sometimes when lives are on the line, you just can't wait. in anchorage, alaska, a police officer mitchell venstra races to the scene of an accident. >> we start off as a vehicle rollover. we get about halfway there and it even worse than he thought. the man's arm is pinned beneath the burning wreck. he can't budge and with the flames growing, there's no time to waste. >> you can't sit around all day and draw up the perfect plan. >> true or false? it takes roughly seven to ten minutes for a burning car to explode. the answer is false. experts say a burning car can explode at any second. so if you're counting the clock, you're wasting your time. >> please help me! >> the last thing you want to do is stand here and watch this guy not make it. that's not an option. you've got to get him out. >> and it's not just the searing flames he needs to worry about. >> it gets very hot. but that's not the only issue. when all the materials of the car let off gas, it's very toxic. >> firefighters call the toxic fumes from the interiors of car fires the breath of hell. h

the morning. right now it's well below freezing it's below zero in canada. there's anchorage, alaska. that cold air will be descending toward our deck of the woods. it will -- our neck of the woods. it will moderate as it heads towards us. we'll get friday, saturday, briefly touching 40. most of the time you'll be in the 30s saturday. windchills by 6:00 a.m., not too bad. look at how they descend overnight into 7:00 a.m. friday morning, you're looking at the windchills in the upper teens and low 20s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 45 is the high, clouds and sun, breezier in the afternoon. winds picking up overnight tonight into tomorrow. i'll go for a high of 40 it will feel like the 20s most of the time. brisk and cold on saturday, 38. windchills in the 20s that's day too. sun and clouds on sunday, 40. temperatures in the 30s most of the game for the eagles. precipitation arrives spilling into monday. it could be a wintry mix in the northern and western suburbs before it changes over to rain. when it happens it's before the morning rush hour, we're not certain, stick wi

the most efficient and effective way to truly get a random sample of people that ensures that someone if you're talking about a national poll has a much chance of being contacted if they live in anchorage alaska or marilyn. in the good old days when my mentor and pete friend peter hart was doing this, i want invite various peter you by saying how long ago that was, a lot lot of polls were done door to door, face-to-face. and clearly if you think about trying to reach people that is probably quote unquote the best way of conducting research. even if you don't have a landline someone can get you. and reach out out to you have to live somewhere. the issue with that of course is that it takes, when i look back at the polls at the firm i wear consider state-of-the-art, typical statewide survey would take 30 days. because you have to if bob is not home you have to go go to talk to someone else and maybe they're not home and obviously it's a time-consuming process. just again, number one, polling needs to be accurate. in these to be effective, it needs to be efficient. a 30 day field. or 15 days or 20 days just is not practical given where we are now in society. again, we have technology, i j

our friends in alaska have been fridge jit the last couple of days. still only 14 in anchorage.apolis at 26. minneapolis won't go above freezing a couple of days. cold air reaches chicago by wednesday afternoon. by thursday and friday, it will make it all the way to the east coast. so just be prepared. we expected it. it's about time. >> i got one more story before we go to break. british foreign secretary boris johnson was put on the spot in an interview on sky news, the anchor playing a game of pub quiz, a pop quiz. johnson nailed the first question. here's what happened when he was asked to name south korea's president, currently embroiled in a political scandal. >> who is the french foreign minister? >> the french for minister is mon ami, jean. >> south korean presidents and all her troubles? >> i'm going to quite respectfully invite you to the pub, dammit, so we can take these conversations further. i have a terrible feeling if i keep answering you, you will keep coming back with more. have a good morning. >> it was only the two. don't you want enlightenment? you might be m

the kids. mid i'm middleing. >> you think that this was something? this remind me of my anchorage, alaska days. north dakota woman unable to get out of her home well i mean you see it right there, wind driven snow. she laughing, though. so she doesn't mind. the wall of snow leaving the doors imprint in it. only about a foot of snow on the ground at the time. but, you know, when you have the winds pushing up against that door, makes it several feet. >> she was like crawling at one point. did you have to crawl out the moore alaska? >> i just stayed in. obviously i work up in alaska doing the news we had a roll below ooh, then we were excused from work. but anything like below 40, were you fine to go out in the live elements and do your report, yes. >> that's the actual temperature, not the windchill? >> below 40, 50, they didn't care bus, it was the equipment. they didn't want it to freeze over. >> sure. >> nothing like that here though. >> we will have cold air but compared to what you were just talking about, walk in the park. >> yesterday ' cold front, already through, high pressure in control,

though for the annual polar plunge over the weekend while most dressed up as elves, some stripped down to barely nothing when they dove into goose lake near anchoragemoney for special olympics alaska. one person actually just moved there from philly. he made the best of the freezing experience. >> for great cause. i moved to alaska and this is one way to be ban sized by it. it's cold. i'm actually warm now. hypothermia. >> okay. good news more than $300,000 was raised for the special olympics. this is the event's eighth year. >> notice they have first responders there which is a good thing. >> might need them. >>> time to take you in focus ton night on this cold december evening we are hitting the ice. >> that's where one little boy proving a sport using stones and bush rooms is no joke. fox 29's photojournalist bill rohrer takes us curling. >> it is bucks county curling club in warminster. >> right there hanging with the big kids is 10-year-old daniel lost. 120 members daniel is by far the youngest. >> i'm here two saturday as month and then sometimes i just come out to practice. >> reporter: past two years daniel has been gliding and sweeping peo

the most efficient and effective way to truly get a random sample of people that insurers if you are talking about a national poll that has as much chance of getting contacted if they lived in anchorage, alaska as if they lived in maryland? when my mentor and your friend, peter hart, was doing this, a lot of the polls were done door to door. face-to-face. clearly, if you're trying to reach people, that's probably quote unquote the best way of conducting research because even if you don't have a landline, someone can get you. the issue with that, when i look back at our old polls and it was considered state-of-the-art, a typical statewide survey would take 30 days. if bob bauer is not home, i have to schlep five walks over and talk to someone else. it is a time-consuming process. number one, polling needs to be accurate. polling needs to be effective. polling needs to be efficient. 15 days or 20 days just is not practical given where we are now in society and we have technology, it sounds like the line from the $6 million man. we just have to figure out what this new polling world looks like. maybe it's a blend of different technologies. maybe it's something else. we are all striving

get a random sample of people that insurers that someone from the national poll has as much chance of being contacted if they live in anchoragelaska if they lived in maryland. the really good old days when my mentor and your friend peter hart was doing this, i won't embarrass peter and say how long ago that was, a lot of the polls were door-to-door, face-to-face. clearly if you think about trying to reach people that's probably quote unquote the best way of conducting research because even if you don't have a landline someone can get you and reach out to you. you've got to go somewhere. the issue with that is when i look back at our old polls and we were considered state-of-the-art, a typical statewide survey would take 30 days because if bob bauer is not home i've got to schlep five blocks over to talk to someone else and maybe they're not home and it's obviously a time-consuming process. again polling, the number one polling -- polling meets the effect meets the effective employee needs to be efficient. a 30-day field. not for 15 days or 20 days just isn't practical given where we are now in society. again, we have technolo

the people who really need it in opposition areas. drop toleft, it would 0%. a tough decision to be in. anchorage,g on to alaska. good morning to you.lo, anchorage, are you there? caller: hello? i enjoy your program quite a lot. i just wanted to say that. it is a terrible, terrible emotional situation over there. it seems -- i do not know the area because i'm not traveled over there. dilapidateds are so and they keep bombing and the bombing. i do not understand the purpose of it. and doing horrific things to the children and the pilot, it is shocking. and to think, it was originally religious, and now it is totally out of hand. it is an independent country. i do not know why we were interested in toppling the government. host: thank you. bit,: to explain it little i know we see all of these horrible images out of syria. what it comes down to is collective punishment. all of these civilians, all of these children are being broken apart to get at one enemy, the government. by calling everybody a terrorist and calling a little baby a terrorist, you are stripping them of any right they have to their own lives pretty it is dehumanizing t

the most efficient and effective way to truly get a random sample of people that insurers if you are talking about a national poll that has as much chance of getting contacted if they lived in anchorage, alaska as if they lived in annapolis, maryland? when my mentor and your friend, ater hart, was doing this, lot of the polls were done door to door. face-to-face. , if you're trying to probablyple, that's the best way of conducting research because even if you don't have a landline, someone can get you. that, when i look bad -- look back at our old polls and it was considered state-of-the-art, a typical statewide survey would take 30 days. if bob bauer is not home, i have to schlep five walks over and talk to someone else. it is a time-consuming process. one, polling needs to be accurate. .ulling needs to be effective pulling needs to be efficient. 15 days or 20 days just is not practical. given where we are now in technology,we have it sounds like the nine from -- for the line from the $6 million man. figure out what this new polling world looks like. maybe it's a blend of different technologies. maybe it's something else. we are all striving to figure out how to do our jobs better.

forget, folks, the most efficient and effective way to truly get a random sample of people that ensures that an international poll has as much chance of being contacted if they live in anchorage, alaska, as in maryland. in really good days when my mentor and your friend peter hart was doing this, i won't embarrass peter and you by saying how long ago that was, a lot of the polls were done door to door, face-to-face. clearly if you're talking about trying to reach people, that's probably quote, unquote, the best way of conducting research because even if you don't have a land line, someone can get you, reach out to you. you've got to live somewhere. the issue with that is it takes -- when lie back at our old polls at the firm and it was considered state-of-the-art, a typical statewide survey would take 30 days. if bob bauer is not home you have to schlep five blocks over and maybe they aren't home. obviously it's a time consuming process. number one, polling needs to be accurate. polling needs to be effective. polling needs to be efficient. a 30-day fuel period or 15 days or 20 days just isn't practical given where we are now in society. we have technology, sound like the $6 m