alaska's a very special, unique place. i can go over these mountains, and it's just like it was a thousand years ago. o.k. where's my folks? you need a life jacket? look at the little arctic tern there. they have the longest migratory route. what are they? arctic terns. they go down to antarctica. [galbraith] different indigenous people of alaska would migrate to the valley, but the discovery of gold and the russians in the area-- a lot of the indigenous tribes contracted either smallpox or influenza and consequently have disappeared. [narrator] the misconception that the dena'ina had disappeared was reinforced by the fact that they had left little visible sign of their presence. many centuries ago, athabaskan hunters and gatherers migrated here from west of the alaska range, recognized the richness of the natural resources of cook inlet and the kenai peninsula, and became the only athabaskans to adapt to a coastal environment. to ensure the continuance of these abundant cyclic resources, the dena'ina developed clans and a

alaska is one of those states. yet we are held back from contributing more affordable energy to other americans by federal regulators who want to keep federal and off-limits to wheel and gas exploration. america is blessed with natural resources both renewable and non-renewable. we needed them all right now. the transition to the renewable cannot take place all at once. that's like going from first gear to fifth gear. you risk the engine of the economy by starting out of power. and some of our nation's richest oil reserves along the postal claim within anwr. if accessible, it's extractive will come in and the oil production and wildlife in the anwr are compatible. leal from anwr would help the u.s. demand for the next 25 years or longer. responsible development of anwr would create hundreds of thousands of jobs across the nation and in virtually every state because of secure supplies, petroleum could create demand for goods and services and lower the cost of doing business. as you know, the u.s. imports over 65% of

i live and work in alaska. i am a truck driver by occupation and work on the ice roads, hauling freight to and from the north slope of alaska. i am an employee of carlisle transportation. it is an alaskan owned and-based trucking company. we have more than 600 employees and we have been in business for 30 years. we move freight all over the united states and united states and specialize in movement of goods and equipment specifically for the oil and gas industry. i am not a gas expert. i am a truck driver. chart drivers literally and figuratively drive our nation's economy. i see the flow of goods and demand for products, services and workers that the industry creates. i have been asked to be here to give you my view on the impact of opening anwr. i would like to explain why i further believe oil and gas development of alaska is crucial to my well-being, to my family and to our nation. the oil and gas industry work is the cornerstone of our business. it is not contracting vendor such as trucking companies but t

over the past 20 years it's become the fastest growing city in alaska. a lot of the people who moved to work on the pipeline wound up selling and wasilla. landed there was cheaper than in anchorage itself, but yet it was close enough to angry chick so that they could fly out of anchorage airport up to the north slope and back. it became a boomtown during the pipeline years. and then began to become a commercial center. sarah palin encourage when she was mayor, she encourage the develop of these big box stores, wal-mart and lowe's, so wasilla now, every major franchise, restaurant or department store, target, you know, all of these things. they all have branches in wasilla. wassail is now the most congested hodgepodge surrounded by still the most serene and glorious landscapes that stretch on for hundreds of miles. but wasilla itself is this congested little clogged, clogging the are you right there and our have from anchorage. >> what do you mean when you describe alaska, wasilla, as patently and? >> well, palin was born in idaho but she arrived in wasil

over the past 20 years, it's become the fastest growing city in alaska. a lot of people came up to work on the pineline settled in wasilla because land up there was cheaper than anchorage itself, but it was close enough to anchorage that they could fly out the anchorage airport to the north slope and more. it was a boom town in the pipeline years and then was a commercial center. palin encouraged as nay your, the development of the big box stores, wal-mart and lowe's and fred meyer. wasilla now has every major franchise, restaurant or department store, target, you know, all of these things. they all have branches in wasilla. wasilla is now the most congested hodgepodge surrounded by still the most serene and glorious gland scapes -- landscapes that stretch on for hundreds of miles, but wasilla itself is a congested clog in the artery right there an hour and a half north of anchorage. >> host: what do you mean when you describe alaska, wasilla as palin land? >> guest: she was born in idaho, but arrived in wasilla very early in life, and that's where she gr

. >> host: what do you mean when you describe alaska as palin's and? >> guest: she was born in idaho but arrived in wasilla very early in life and that is where she grew up. she went to wasilla high-school her father was said teacher and the elementary school and her mother was secretary at the assembly of god church. the palin's became one of the first families of wasilla and win sarah got into politics, she began by writing course 308 -- city council then elected and then after two terms she stepped up to run for mayor and served two terms as mayor. all the while expanding her political influence then ran for the governor and lost but then ran for governor and one and john mccain than nominated her for vice president. she personified the values that were particular two wasilla especially the extreme form of evangelical christianity because it is a militant fringe who wants to end the separation of church and state that is what she advocates and tries to bring about if she had the power to do it. with that extreme christian right and with secular soci

joining me now is alaska governor sean parnell. it's great having you here. >> thanks, governor. >> mike: few people in the country have a better insight into american energy situations like you do because your state is one of the most prolific energy-producing states. i want to talk about the president wants to kill oil subsi decembesubsidies to the c. we've got a piece we want to show. i want you to react to it. >> we want to help with the technology and support to help. when you're ready to start selling, we want to be one of your best customers. >> mike: he's talking to the people of brazil. he wants to be their best customer. why doesn't he want to be alaska's customer? >> you know, we're still trying to figure that out. i would love it if our federal government was qins convinced tt american energy can create american jobs. instead, what you just heard was the president responding a little bit ago to u.s. taxpayer dollars funding offshore work in brazil. we've got offshore and onshore work to be done. we've got billions of ba

here's an update on a developing story in alaska. a big earthquake hit alaska about 90 minutes ago. we just learned a tsunami warning that was issued for the alaskan coast has been canceled now. the quake was a 7.1. it hit near the aleutian islands. about 1,000 miles from anchorage. one woman working at the una alaska city hall says sirens woke everybody up. the response center has been activated in alaska. we will bring you new information as soon as we get it in. >>> back here at home there is a warning for bay area beach goers this labor day weekend. kraig debro is live at ocean beach right now in san francisco where some big swells are expected. >> reporter: yeah, dave, it will be warm. it's a holiday weekend. so a lot of people will want to come to the beach. we're at ocean beach this morning. we can take a look for ourselves. a large swell began to move along the central coast wednesday. that means they are mainly facing south facing beaches. swells can reach 3-6 feet this weekend. park rangers say they expect huge clouds this weekend. many people may not know that waves that

this is alaska. you drive two hours out and two hours back, you have covered a lot of ground. >> klinkhart's gut told him wherever it was that mike had gone, bob would have gone, too. but it also told him that neither brother would tell on the other. if no one talked, how would he ever find bethany. >> it became pretty clear by the fall that here we had these two guys in our sights but we had nowhere to go. >> coming up, signs of a crack in the lawson brother's wall of silence. >> i'm not going to jail for anybody.> ie gr i' el tu ll >> when mystery at bootleggers cove continues. marie callender's lasagna is layered with stop whatever you're doing, take a load off and i'll see you at the table. it's the one with four bubbling cheeses and perfectly seasoned beef, sausage and pepperoni. a rich combination you'd only expect from marie callender's. and even from the microwave, it tastes like homemade baked perfectly with no burnt edges. when marie callender's makes lasagna it's time to savor. yo having h

sirens did sound in parts of alaska. people were told to evacuate to higher ground as a precaution but the tsunami warning was called off only after a small wave was recorded. >>> bay area beaches should be busy this holiday week. they come with a warning label this morning. ktvu kraig debro is in san francisco with what you should know before heading to the coast. >> reporter: good morning, pam. nobody is saying don't come to the beach. there is a warning afoot this weekend. it will be warm out. a lot of people will be visiting beaches. we're at ocean beach this morning. you can't see too far out. but there are signs out here saying people have drown and there are rip currents out here. large southerly swells that began to arrive along the central coast on wednesday. they are mainly effecting south facing beaches. beaches such as stenson. they expect huge crowds. many people may not know the braves are breaking harder than they normally do. that can be dangerous. >> if they are body surfing they can go over the wave, hi

a major earthquake just struck off the coast of alaska. with a magnitude 7.1 it hit about a half hour ago near fox island that is in the ilyushin islands. it's a thousand miles from anchorage. we don't know if the quake caused any injuries or damage. but a tsunami warning has been issued in the alaska area. at this point, no warning or threat to the west coast but again we are look for any updates on that situation. an earthquake in the ilyushin islands and a tsunami warning in that area. >>> days after federal investigators sloomed pg&e for the san bruno disaster, the utility is under investigation for another pipeline explosion. ktvu claudine wong is in cupertino this morning where the latest blast nearly destroyed a condo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. multiple investigations into this blast are under way. i want to show you a look at damage because the force of the blast pretty obvious when you take a look at it. you can see there is a townhouse has been boarded up. what was in front is the garage door that has been blo

in effect for the centrality coast of alaska. these are are very remote areas and there is no word on injuries or damage but we will keep track of this and keep you informed. >> and new warning about one type of body scanner that is being used at san francisco international airport. it can often not tell the difference between body sweat and a bomb. the full body scan machines are no longer being used in germany. officials say a ten-month trial at hamburg airport found false alarms. >>> german experience has demonstrated exactly how ineffective the devices are. when they can't distinguish between body sweat or explosives or a underwear bomb it's not making anyone safer. >> the company that makes the scanners is not commenting. after a nation is they say is vil vulnerable to aviation threats partially because body scaning is unreliable. >> residents are worried about the duck that has live on the property. somebody has been shooting them with blow darts. wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: in the motif of the complex, most

this out of alaska this morning. tsunami warning for the aleutian islands has been cancelled following a major earthquake there this morning. the 7.1 temblor struck in the waters near the fox islands just before 4:00 this morning just over 1,000 miles from anchorage. this is a seismograph we're looking at right here of the quake activity. this is in the bay area. the quake was pretty shallow at 22.1 miles. so far there are no reports of injuries. the warning is lifted. >>> there is another explosion connected to pg&e's's gas line. stephanie chuang has more. >> reporter: this is close to the homestead square shopping center. you see this condo here completely wrecked. the garage door blown off. it's now boarded up and this pile of debris with books and paper and things that were badly damaged. firefighters say the fire began in the garage and burned up to the second story. firefighters evacuated surrounding units. no one was home. the person who lives here apparently left 15 minutes before the wednesday afternoon blas

the top is alaska. alaska is dealing with a formidable storm as we head towards the end of the summer we typically get these stronger storms like this. it is going to be a rainy day. and along the coast they will do okay but they will see some rain. anchorage is going to get soaked. when alaska has got active weather, much of the west coast is usually quiet. it will be a decent day today. a little bit of rain in arizona to keep temperatures down a little bit. mild air. a little cooler at the coast. summer is barely holding on. arizona, if they do not see rain today. wednesday forecast come oing up. >> thanks. wall street rallies. bank of america gets out the act. and it pays to be warren buffets lunch buddy. and madonna takes on the issue of her hate for a certain flower. >> you with watching early today. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines. iranian president tells ann curry two american hikers jailed in iran since 2009 will be relea

it was an alaska airlines flight coming from seattle. the airport spokesperson is telling us that someone gave a hand written note about a bomb aboard the alaska airlines flight to a representative at san francisco international airport. officials at sfo contacted the authorities. the plane landed safely at 8:00 a.m. and then was glued to a remote query at airports or 150 passengers or evacuate. two people had been arrested. more on the story as soon as it comes as the kron4 is from. >> police are investigating the shooting of a couple outside their home in hebron. the shooting happened sunday morning on said interest street as the victim and his wife are attacking the to had to and oakland a flea market where they sell gold and jewelry on the weekends. the wife was shot and injured. their home and car had been broken into before. police have not identified any suspects. >> we are back in a couple of minutes. a live look as you continue to follow the numbers on wall street. we will be right back. but ... not rabat court are this sauce >>

gee lodge -- coast of alaska. the u.s. geological survey just downgraded it to 6.8. we also have a seismograph we're looking at of the quake activity. this is here in the bay area in our newsroom. the quake pretty shallow at 22.1 miles. it's not as strong in magnitude but it is almost as shallow as the quake in japan that was devastating back in march. so far though no reports of injuries or damage. >>> well, there's yet another explosion that appears connected to a pg&e gas line, this time down in the silicon valley. it's heavily damaged a home in cupertino where steve any chuang -- stephanie chuang has more. >> reporter: good morning. it's close to a shopping center. this corner suffered pretty bad damage. the garage door blown clear off, this pile of debris, burnt books and burned paper. the firefighters say the fire began here in the garage and then burned up to the second story. the person who lives here apparently left 15 minutes before the explosion, before the wednesday afternoon explosion thankfully. pg&e found seven leaks in the two-inch plastic pipes that

>> at worst she's a vindictive hypocrite. >> reporter: mcginniss says the palin enemy list in alaska is long but acknowledges he talked to few friends. >> do you think you were fair to her in the book? >> i think i was as fair as i could possibly have been given the fact that she told all the people who were closest to her not to talk to me. >> reporter: now as palin tantalizes supporters with travel to early primary states, many wonder just what are her political intentions. >> polls, they're for strippers and cross-country skiers. >> reporter: mcginniss says everything he learned about palin convinces him she won't run. >> i think she's going for the easy money. she's going to take the path of least resistance. i don't think that she's going to run for president. >> i didn't have to move into the house next door to figure that out. if you'd like to hear more from todd palin about the book, his entire statement to nbc news is available on today.com. "the rachel maddow show" is up next. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, lawrence. thanks to you at home for sticking with us this h

authorities have searched the alaska airlines flight and passengers. wayne freedman joins us live with what they found. >> reporter: what we tone know may be more revealing than what we dough. -- what we do. the flight was anything but ordinary due to what officials describe as a credible bomb threat. we begin with cell phone video from inside the plane. two suspects being led away. >> please leave everything onboard. cell phones turned off. >> reporter: as far as passengers knew that announcement was the first sign of trouble. alaska 342 arrived in oakland. it did not go to a get instead a remote portion of the airport. they arrested two men in hooded sweatshirts, identities unknown. the crew told the passengers to leave everything onboard. they were bused off the plane, rescreened. all baggage underwent further inspection. after assure they were allowed in the terminal to get their bags. the threat originated with a letter found across the bay at a bookstore at oakland international airport. authorities did not find a bomb or trace of a bomb. when pa

and this just off the wire nut a tsunami warm in is in affect for alaska muse. this is a seismograph picture of the quake outside of alaska in the ocean. >> the white house has agreed to move with the date of his jobs these to buy one night >> president obama asked the congress to convene next wednesday he will deliver a speech on the economy and join and making jobs the republican senate in fact no it would overlap up public republican debate of what followed was public bickering and what the white house eventually agreed to change the date and seems determined to play it all down >> wednesday was the best option and when that didn't seem like a good day then thursday was the best for us wit when. >> the real fact which is the president was going to do the white house should set down with congress and found a date >> the president is looking forward to an opportunity to talk to the american people winds about the economy and creating new jobs man. >> they're also not to be upstaged by for all the thursday is the opening game of the nfl season and if you would l

authorities have searched the alaska airlines flight and passengers. wayne freedman joins us live with what they found. >> reporter: what we tone know may be more revealing than what we dough. -- what we do. the flight was anything but ordinary due to what officials describe as a credible bomb threat. we begin with cell phone video from inside the plane. two suspects being led away. >> please leave everything onboard. cell phones turned off. >> reporter: as far as passengers knew that announcement was the first sign of trouble. alaska 342 arrived in oakland. it did not go to a get instead a remote portion of the airport. they arrested two men in hooded sweatshirts, identities unknown. the crew told the passengers to leave everything onboard. they were bused off the plane, rescreened. all baggage underwent further inspection. after assure they were allowed in the terminal to get their bags. the threat originated with a letter found across the bay at a bookstore at oakland international airport. authorities did not find a bomb or trace of a bomb. when pa

back to alaska we go. if you are watching us on ktuu, channel 2, learn more about elephants' primitive cousins through games and life sized displays. very interesting. >> i like that picture, too. thank you so much. and now here is an early show even if charlie sheen never finds a network he definitely won't be suffering. sheen and warner brothers, the producer, are said to be close to settling sheen's $100 million wrongful termination lawsuit. he will receive an initial payment of $25 million and over the next ten years, $100 million in syndication. >>> well, dolores hope, bob hope's wife of 69 years, died yesterday of natural causes at the age of 102. for decades hope accompanied her husband, singing on christmas tours, actress and friend cheryl channing said of hope, they didn't come any more patriotic, caring or talented than dolores. >>> and finally, a new star is born. arriving sunday afternoon. weighing in at an even 7 pounds. her name is taylor baye karins, brand new daughter of bill karins and his

i was governor of alaska the time that issue came down. i told our health and human services department alaska was not going to mandate immunizations for our teenaged daughters. there had to have been something to that issue. because it didn't sound like governor perry. he was the proverbial anti-government type of maverick in texas. yet on this issue he decided he was going to know better than a parent was going to know terps of what the health care or health benefit -- know in terms of what the health care or health benefit would be. i knew there was something to it. the media went a little crazy demanded to see my 25,000 e-mails i had written during my term as governor. in those e-mails there is proof that the issue arose while i was governor of alaska. the e-mails reflect my principle was no, government stay out of lives of family decisions like that. and do not tell a parent their daughter must be immunized. i knew even at that time, something was up with that issue. now we are finding that yeah, something was up with that issue. i wa

cold air up in the gulf of alaska. plenty going on. the combination of fog and low and high clouds and mostly sunny, partly cloudy. 40s inland, muggy. it can be down right cold by the coast. this pattern is favorable for downtown san francisco. upper 80s for some. hot and muggy for a few inland with you will upper 90s. with the with your weekend always in view in view, the saturday pattern is cooler. fog will be increasing as the cold front gets closer. cooler sunday. rain up to men do sit to. clearing monday. tuesday will be warmer. >>> the patent battle between same kung and cupertino is heating up. a top executive announced her company plans to take a more aggressive stance against apple and accuses apple of free riding samsung technology. apple disagrees and sued samsung in april saying the galaxy devices are coapts of the iphone -- copies of the iphone and ipad. >> let's check in on wall street. we were looking for about a 100 point drop or so for the dow. live look shows the dow off 18 to 20 points, 10,715. that follows a big sel

chairman. >> thanks for going to alaska and actually visiting alaska. mr. duncan of south carolina. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, guys, for traveling back east to be part of this. mr. hall, i'm not asking how much you weigh, but i want to say i enjoy the show, be careful out there. you guys have some challenges, and i appreciate you coming today to talk with us. mr. karpinsky, what do you think is a fair price for americans to pay for a gallon of gasoline? >> excuse me, a fair price? a what you do you think americans should pay for a gallon? that's a simple question. >> we subsidize some of the price. i don't know it's a fair price depending on all the technologies to get there and who pays for that. frankly, we'd like to see prices lower and technologies better. >> a dollar figure, what do you think personally -- >> i don't have a particular number. i used to pay 33 cents a gallon. prices will go up. it's a commodity we're going to have less and less of. the solution to our energy problem is to reduce our dependence on it. we need technologies to

so it was better for the people of alaska for her to leave. what would that say of her being a presidential candidate or the president? you don't think the media will take a few shots at you? it showed a real lack of spine, a misjudgment. i don't think she's ever recovered from it, except when it comes to her bank account. >> absolutely. >> it will be interesting to watch all of them, but in particular, i'm watching mitt romney next week, because if there are fireworks between, say, bachmann and perry, then he can sit back and allow them to do his dirty work. but if they don't if they dough pawlenty in the debate, then he's going have to step up and bring the lumber, or it's going to continue to be rick perry. >> michael, he may not have to do it just yet. he can wait to see how perry does in the first debate or two, but pretty soon, if there's no change here, and he's in second place, he's going to have to take him on directly, which means taking on the tea party. >> david corn, thank. michelle bernard as well. appreciate seeing both ever you

an alaska airlines official says no bomb of found on the plane. passengers did provide us with cell phone video. they say it shows two men being detained. >> i think we're all nervous. no one knew what was going on. we didn't get a lot of information as to what was going on. i just googled it. we weren't able to take anything with us to the screening area. they fit the profile of, they had black hair, hooded sweatshirt, casually dressed, and that was pretty much it. >> reporter: now the crew was shaken up, passengers bags had to go through additional security screening. the plane is already back in service. no bomb found on board. we just spoke with alameda county sheriff's office. they say those two men who were detained were released. they say they were no next no way connected on the note. the note mention add specific section of the plane and they were sitting in that section and that's why they were questioned. back to you. >>> the suspect in the michele lei case of back in court today for a brief time. we're live with what happened in court

i went out to write a new book about alaska. she happened to be governor, john mccain happened to pick her as a vice presidential candidate, that made her synonymous with alaska. my book about alaska because of events became a book about sarah palin. >> part of the family's complaint is that you rented a property right next to theirs for months to do the book, and that you were kind of peering over the garden fence. that's a bit creepy, isn't it? >> to be peering over the fence? that would have been horribly creepy. >> you never had a sneaky look? >> i never had any kind of a look. >> why did you want to be next to them? >> the house was give on the me, offered to me. i auto could look at the same view of lake lucille that she had -- >> let me ask you. >> no, the people who were peering at all all last summer were the people paying her money from discovery channel so she could film her family's moments for a tv show. >> are you telling me for months on end having rented the house next to the palin family, you never once looked a

and the outcome of the great pumpkin weighoff at the alaska state fair ended in a shocking technicality. at least for one pumpkin farmer. the largest pumpkin, tipping the scales at over 1,700 pound went home empty handed after a puncture was discovered. that opened the door for a smaller competitor, taking home the win, despite weighing about 500 pounds less. >>> now for a look at your national weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning to you. >> those farmers. >> there should be a congressional hearing on this. >> on the alaska state fair pumpkin controversy? >> absolutely. he was robbed. >> do you think they're injecting weight. >> he was robbed, bill. did you see that pumpkin? >> it was a big pumpkin. gourd to be technically correct. good morning, everyone. let's talk hurricane katia. this will be a strong hurricane. it doesn't look like it will head to land anytime soon. still out there in the atlantic. the hurricane center thinks this will become a big hurricane, too, maybe the next major hurricane. i even think the southeast i

now he focused on alaska's famous politician. to get the story, he got very close to his subject. the rogue, a 318 take down of palin by best selling author joe mcginniss paints a scathing portrait of the woman that could have been vice president. >> an utter fraud. an absolute utter fraud. >> you call her a tenth grade mean girl. >> oh, that's -- those are kind words, compared to what you would hear in wasilla today. the thing i found, savannah, that really surprised me was that the people that know her best like her least. >> mcginniss spent four months in alaska, claims he spoke to approximately 200 people, a mix of old associates, acquaintances and former friends. but the book was causing controversy before he wrote one word. >> she had a problem with you living next door. >> she did, and i don't know why she did. >> really, you don't know why? >> i really don't. >> but the experience becomes a huge part of the story. >> you really became a character in the book. >> sarah made me a character. she's a phenomenon. i said that to todd when he came trom pg across my lawn to confro

pressure over. 50s and 60s, fs o strongest i can find, very strong system coming out of the gulf of alaska. clear skies, calm light wind all spells warm sunny warm to hot, inland temperatures will continue that theme and will hold it. that will be the transition day for others. nice by the coast unless you have some of that patchy fog but there will be upper 90s for some in antioch brentwood, 50s and 60s for some, after that thursday and friday with the weekend always in view we will have a big change, cool down maybe even rain extreme northern california by sunday monday. >>> well, all things point to a sell off on wall street this morning, right now european markets are all down as greece tries to convince creditors they will be able to meet their debts if they get a third bailout. >> with hong kong taking the biggest hit, it dropped 10% overnight. barrel of crude sell less than $87 a barrel, that is down dollars when oil prices fell nearly 1.5. the dollar shows more strength against the euro and the problem is likely to continue as the european economy continues to sag. a much lower ope

. >> frankly this is a big corporation that is not alaska very good corporate citizen. would i like to see them pay their fine and, you know, maybe they could contribute to some tree planting to try to mitigate the impact of this he have devastation they have caused. >>reporter: at friends of the urban forest a non-profit tree metro atlantaing organization in san francisco, the important thing now is that it doesn't happen again. >> i know that bank of america has gotten the message. >>reporter: director dan says they work with the city to plant 2000 tree as year but we lose 4000 a year. so each tree counts. >> urban setting are really tough setting. so if you have tree actually able to survive for 30 years, that is a really important thing for our city and see it lost in a couple minutes is a tragedy. >>reporter: bank of america says they will now pay the 1600 dollar fine for the dying irving street tree but disagree it was over pruned. they are appealing the fines for the tree on clement street. the city tells us they haven't recalled out legal action against the bank

you can see how it stretches out from mainland alaska. look where the dot is, almost halfway between russia and mainland alaska. >> absolutely. >> dutch harbor, vicious waters. these are hearty people to start with, but an earthquake is devastating. >> with that tsunami warning in place, as i kind of go over the graphic for you, maybe i might be able to show this to you. we know it's a 7.1. anywhere along this area we're talking north of the epicenter or to the south, the waves could actually wrap around this so that's going to be a problem. and, of course, we're worried about the western coastline of possibly the northwestern part of the u.s., southern part of alaska, and even the possibility if you spread it all the way over towards the west, cross over the pacific there. certainly this is something that we're going to need to dig a little farther into and we're going to try to get more information. again, i can tell you, a very shallow earthquake, it is quite strong, 7.1. if memory serves me correct, i think the one in japan back in ma

are just fragments legs skulls and the like are only two bison have been found over the years one in alaska and the other here you know from what i've seen that much more is left of this one this is why it is more valuable for research which is. some time ago geologists found in a rave mammoth fossils and this out of the way part of russia. it was the world's first and most large scale expedition of its kind scientists believe the area is full of relics from the late place to see the park that period came to an end some eleven thousand years ago at approximately the same time the last remaining mammoths died out on the rest of the continent leaving behind their tusks from a kind. of material which in this organic tooth tissue called ten team is really remarkable stuff to keep it for a few and this is the launch front tooth from a mammoth. it was an extraordinary animal the people who live thousands of years ago were aware of its useful properties. they use the stuff to make the first tools utensils even works of on people have always been fascinated by the material really thinking. which a