alaska is the nation's largest state but it has the smallest prison population. >> alaska is a state that people have immigrated from all over the country and criminals don't change their ways when they move. they're still criminals. they just go to another state and do time in that prison system. >> outside society is big on giving people a second chance. my philosophy is when they reach spring creek they've had their chances and now they will toe the line. >> craig turnbull has been superintendent of spring creek for five years. >> they think they can come to alaska and hide out in the wilderness and never be seen again. they find that's very hard to do. we are surrounded by ice fields. we're surrounded by the gulf of alaska, one road in and out. and although beautiful, very challenging terrain. >> at spring creek correctional center there's only been one successful escape. it was hard to see because they had sheets over them when they went through the fences. they blended in with the snow that was out there. we apprehended them and brought them back really quickly. it probably was

so i sent him a dot to dot of alaska. he sent me back a nice letter with a map of alaska drawn. and, you know, when you think about the arctic and alaska, i know my colleagues at times it didn't matter the issue we were talking about, somewhere i would weave alaska into the conversation. the arctic is an unbelievable potential. we've just touched the tip of the iceberg and more work to be done. working on defense and important part of alaska, military bases, securing f-16s and getting f-35s and making sure the benefits for those that are serving continue to be there for them. one of my, i think, important accomplishments that i just -- it's incredible to hear the stories, the veterans, the new model of care we developed over two and a half, three years ago. 77,000 veterans serve in our state -- live in our state. and there was an idea, i remember i was campaigning in '08, i called it the hero -- [inaudible] people said it'll never happen. and, of course, people who know me when they said never or no, it means yes, they just didn't spell it properly. today now in alaska it doesn'

you made me love alaska even more and know alaska in my heart. and what was extraordinary to me knowing you in your short career was how much you got accomplished, how steadfast you were in pursuing the interests of your state and this nation. one thing i have to say, i feel uncomfortable as i saw you -- and i'll never forget -- being in barrett high school with the bears and seeing how much your loving connection to those kids, it made me feel very uncomfortable, the negativity during a campaign that was being hosted upon you. and it made me think of something as i was out there, and i thought about it again as you talked history. there's a very famous poet, maya angelou, you may write me down in the history with your bitter, twisted lies, you may trod me in the dirt, but still like dust, i rise. the truth of the matter is you are one of those people who is at your ascendancy. you have risen above it all. you've risen above the things in washington that try the spirits not just of those of us here, but of the nation. you have risen to a level of

i lived in alaska for a long time and was still deeply involved. john muir went into alaska in the late 1870's, 1880's, 1890's, the first anglo european to sort of get into the glaciers. many of you read his stories of adventure and discovery in that landscape all those years ago. 1899 he was on board the harem expedition. how many of you saw butch cassidy and the sundance kid? the trains they kept robbing -- he was a railroad person. the writings of meurer and the advocacy of muir played an instrumental role to begin the protection of the national forest. it became the largest forest inside the united states, still at risk and still battles being for -- battles being fought. we have our own personal specific memories. it is extraordinary to think about where he traveled, what he did, and the sierra club. and those that followed him in spirit to build on those early years. harold is going to cover so much of this, so i don't want to step on this. i do want to mention a couple of things. i do have a few notes i wanted to remind myself to say to you.

we turn now to senator mike gravel from alaska. in 1971, he received the pentagon papers from "the washington post" journalist who had gotten them from daniel ellsberg. >> let me pick up where he left off. fast, but i want to get the details out because i know what you want to know is the inside skinny. you can read the broad lines, but it is what happened to both of our lives at the time. dan cox to my -- dan talks to my administrative assistant. i was getting a massage. you could not have staff come into the senate. it was hollowed ground. so, he is knocking on the door. he said i have to see the senator, it is an emergency, and he works his way into get to the massage stall, and the masseur pulls back and whispers someone wants to give you the pentagon papers and i said man, where is he is going to call us back. i get dressed up and i am sitting in my office waiting for the call. and it's a the voice senator, will you read the pentagon papers as part of the filibuster and i said yes, now please hang up. i have a background in in

in my state, alaska, 69% of the state of alaska is federally owned. nevada. nevada walks away with number one, where over 80% of the state of nevada is held by the federal government. now, for folks back in the east coast, what does that really mean? well, let's just say it presents some real difficulties for us in the west. say you want a more than land -- more minor land conveya. an big deal. you live in a state like new york with less than 1% of federal lands. chances are you can go see a real estate attorney, have a document drawn up, might even be able to day it up in one day, maybe fakes a kim of days but you can complete a transaction without too much difficulty. well, you try to do a conveyance in one of our 12 western states where 9 % of the federal -- 93% of the federal lands are, it's a different story. chances are you're not going to have the same luck as you might in new york. even if you're speaking the smallest of land con vain himself -- convey answers, one acre, just one acre from the federal side to the state side, to the local side, to the

committee and my friend, the senator from alaska. i want to complete a statement first and turn it over to the senator from louisiana. i want to thank chairman boxer and ranking member vitter for working with me on this sport legislation. i thank the bipartisan virginia delegation on both sides of the capitol, specially rob whitman. we have worked on it for four years. the chesapeake bay while located around virginia and maryland and delaware is a national treasure. it's the centerpiece of culture of many coastal communities in virginia and several neighboring states. restoring the health of the chesapeake bay must be a national priority. virginia and five other states, the district of columbia, ten federal agencies and more than a thousand local governments have spent decades on this shared priority. we have joined together over the years in a shared commitment to the bay. we worked across jurisdictional lines, across the political aisle, across every level of government in partnership with the private sector and with nonprofit grou

we have a fair weather pattern over california right now and the stormy nets is going way up into alaska and then coming back down which is while the systems are very cold. this will bring a little bit of snow for the sierra but not enough to accumulate. if we look in the bay area will see low clouds in these areas and an then more. those who suffered losses in august napper earthquakes have until tomorrow to register for disaster assistance. until 6:00 tomorrow night assistance is available for those who register. a san jose man is in jail tonight after leading police to a dangerous chase in palo alto. the suspect was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and scott car theft. a man in his 50s who was surfing was attacked by young great white shark. the shark bit him in his right hip and was between eight and 10 ft. long. researchers say regulating flame retardant is helping the people and wildlife in the bay area. this keeps household items from burning but is toxic. there has been a sharp decline in chemicals and birds and fish. former new york mayor rudy to suwannee had some a

alaska, two provisions, $3 million. backlog on the alaska parks, $121 million. arizona, two provisions worth $2 million. backlog, $592 million. in terms of their national parks. california, four provisions that reduce the deficit by $225,000, but a backlog of $1.6 billion at yosemite and other parks throughout california. colorado, a provision worth $500,000, backlogged a quarter of a billion dollars. connecticut, one provision, $9 million. backlogged $6.2 million. this is the coltsville national historic park. and none of that, none of that meets the requirements as set out by the -- the gnash service of meeting the requirements for a park. so we just violate the rules, to heck with the rules because we're going to do it. georgia, $400,000. they have a $100 million backlog. idaho, $17 million backlog. kentucky, $120 million backlog. maryland, one provision worth $12 million, $363 million backlog on our parks in maryland. massachusetts, quarter of a billion dollars in backlog. maine, $72 million in backlogs. mississippi, $26 million provision, a quarter of a bil

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they have sales but they did get rid of the income tax in alaska. alaska output growth is exclusively related to hydrocarbons, same thing with north dakota. same thing with wyoming. there are about four or five states that really very large extraction industries, very teeny tiny populations and very large extraction industry. they really dominated the numbers if you let them stay in. but to hydrocarbons, especially oil, really make a difference and that, alaska is the only one to the are a couple of states that have tried to move forward on this period back in 1991, we're going to get rid of the income tax. we did it by a buildup you just make sure the numbers came in so you didn't you one year with an automatic, couldn't come at the ravens didn't come in we would have got a lot of pushback. we try to do with eight bills going from zero. we had five years into this program. it was one of the highest taxed states in the nation, arizona was. it missed all the films of the '80s and we're just coming on, just in the last three years of that when he was

surviving the seemingly unsurvivable, all thanks to his cousin who says they are alaska tough. another strange twist to this story. johnson says his will to survive was especially strong because his father died when he fell through the ice and drowned in 1998. johnson is incredibly grateful he's alive to see his two young sons. dan and paula? >> he is tough. >> wow. aditi roy, thank you for that. he survived it and what a story he can tell. he needs to write a book. they're probably going to make a movie out of it. >> you have big dreams. >> i do have big dreams, but wow, trekking 30 miles through the snow. >> great for him and his kids. >>> coming up on "good morning america," on vacation, we promised with george and amal clooney. we have their pictures from mexico. actually, sara has the pictures. you actually went to mexico, right? >> they invited me. it wasn't weird. >> it's all ahead on pop news. pictures. >> they invited me. it wasn't weird. >> it's al . >> it's all ahead on pop news. at. >> it's all ahead on pop news. . >> it's all ahead on pop news. al. >> it's all ahea

. >> and that's not all that happened to him in the alaska wilderness. >>> political advances. how women fought and won. making waves and getting noticed in races across the country this year. >> and we are going to make them squeal! >> and what's next politically for hillary clinton in the new year. it's monday, december 29th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> all right. post-holiday lag. shake it off. get ready for the new year. enjoy ourselves. i'm tai hernandez. >> good morning. i'm t.j. holmes. new year coming in in just a couple of days. for now, another mystery. the search for another missing plane. airasia plane. that search is once again under way. >> australia's military is joining the search in the java sea with several other countries, although the u.s. has not been asked to take part. an official said the plane is likely to be at the bottom of the sea. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: another missing jetliner. indonesia says it will have a dozen ships, three helicopters and five aircraft looking for any sign of the jetliner. possib

as i have got to alaska, i've seen cultural sites wash away. you have seen changes in the cycles impacting the systems. as you go along the coast, the ocean acidification is impacting shellfish. as you are reliant on fish stocks, you see those change with changing temperatures of the water and the droughts we have in areas like california and nevada and that region of the southwest. in florida we have saltwater encroaching on traditional aquifers. in the great lakes, we have impacts on wild rice and to many of the cultural traditions that have been going on for time immemorial. these things and you will hear from the cabinet panel today on climate change and on energy because that also is very important. how do we work with you to stand up energy projects not only support tribes but also provide a source of economic opportunity ?or your people that means economic growth. restoring tribal homelands and all of these things that i know are important to you and important to us. i was with the navajo nation as we signed the largest 81-settlement agr

the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. begich: madam president, i'll be brief but i want to thank both the senators on the floor, senator boxer, senator vitter, for working on this issue, which was critical for our alaska fishermen and really fishermen across the country but, more importantly, this will resolve the issue with the coast guard bill, which is critical to get done for many other reasons. and so first on the discharge issue, as stated earlier, this is an important waiver for our fishermen in alaska. this will ensure that a regulation that really was not going to have any positive impact or positive impact in regards to what the e.p.a. was attempting to do but would really have a negative impact in regards to our fishermen, getting a three-year waiver is exceptional because every year we would have a one-year waiver. so having three is fantastic. but i would agree with senator boxer, this should be permanent. permanent. so i look forward to watching from the outside, in to see how this happens over the next coup

news alert here on a credit rating for alaska. moody's has revived alaska's outlook to a negative outlook from a prior stable outlook, but they reaffirmed their aaa rating on general obligation bonds. moody's has basically revised the outlook of the state of alaska to negative because of the plunge in oil prices since the start of the fiscal year that now threatens to rapidly and significantly reduce the state's budgetary reserves here, so, melissa, gang, alaska still aaa but the outlook negative because it's so reliant on the oil industry. >> time now for the final trade. let's go around the horn. >> quick question, i made 22, not 42. my final trade is china mobile, chl. this stock has very good support. it's a yield play. it's a valuation play, but as much of a yield play for a company. danny mentioned them. i think now they're reaping the benefits. >> dan? >> g-swizz has not wavered one bit. a short-term basis, i'm on puts. i think we settle it after the fed meeting. >> oil lower, delta higher. >> wow, that was fast. >> spirit

>> despite their successes, the alaska prison system is facing a crisis. most facilities like spring creek are operating in maximum capacity. to alleviate the overcrowding, about a third of alaska's inmates are sent to private facilities in arizona. that's our report. thanks for watching. in arizona. thanks for watching. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> narrator: msnbc takes you behind the walls of america's most notorious prisons to a world of chaos and danger. now, the scenes you've never seen. "lockup: raw." >>> the agony of what it is in here. the torture, the poke, the prod. the frustration that you can never -- you feel like you can't release. how do people release frustration? build your body, build your muscles. you sleep, you eat. tattoo, do all that stuff. >> narrator: some use the time wisely. >> get that money. get that money, man. >> i mean, prison is extremely boring when you're locked up in one place, extremely small place, where it's extremely crowded. and there's just really nothing. >> this is the living

myself and mayor reggie joule from alaska. wonderful relationship and participation by tribes in those efforts. we would like to share some of that work from the departments from each of you. if i could ask the panelists to speak briefly about one minute, what you do in your role with climate change. acting director boots. >> thank you, karen. i'm mike boots. acting chair of white house environmental council on quality. energy and climate issues, the piece i want to briefly talk about is the task force that carry karen just highlighted in her quick remarks. earlier this year after late last year, the president name ad set of governors, mayors, county officials and -- reggie jewel from alaska to give him -- about the best ways that the federal government could be a better partner. . . >> these folks, karen included, spa lot of time with all of you getting input to give back to us. and i just want to take a minute to thank you all for your participation. karen and reggie put together a full series of phone calls, webinars and ot

>> well, alaska and russia are on separated by a narrow maritime border. you've got alaska here and this right here is water and then that up there is russia. so we keep an eye on them. [ laughter ] >> how do you do that? >> every morning when alaskans wake up, you look out and see there are russians hanging around. if you do, you go out there and ask them what they're doing there and if they don't give you a good answer, you say, shoo, get back over there. >> i vote roseanna-dana-dana. >>> breaking news at 6:00, bodies and debris found floating in the waters of the java sea. a grim discovery for those searching for the missing airasia flight. >> and more car fires, three of them, all within blocks of one one another in the south bay. >> get ready for a cold blast and a lot of wind today. brisk wind, really bitter cold settling in overnight and we are going to stay nice and cold yet clear for new year's eve. >> an unusual traffic pattern for the bay bridge to say the least. i'll show you this line of cars. we'll show you this line of cars coming up. >> don

i've had the privilege of being hosted by you on over 20 visits across the country from alaska to south florida and many places between. i want to thank you for sharing with me not only your needs and thoughts but also your cultures and traditions. it helps me understand. arnie duncan, the secretary and i have had an opportunity to meet together and visit the schools in wyoming and maine. we have made visits to many schools across the country trying to understand what we can do so that we have more like those we heard from this morning who embrace and are proud of the traditions and culture and get who do well in their academic programs and can bring support to their reservations and people for many years to come. so we are doing a lot around the indian education. we are working with congress to address those challenges that we are all aware exist. i would also say one of the biggest challenges we face in the world is climate change and there are no people more effective by climate change in the united states than native people. why? for lots of reasons. i have seen the cultural sites w

how did one man survived when his snowmobile crashed through the ice in alaska? >> what precautions is one facility taking as the flu spreads rapidly? >> there is always next year, right? we hear from redskins players as they pack up for the season. how do they hope to fix it asked year? getting >> developing now in los angeles, the police intend you to search for the gunman who opened fire on officers. the lapd says the two officers were driving in a patrol car when at least one person shot at them. the officers returned fire on two people. it is not clear if either of them was hit, that neither of the officers was hurt. one suspect was arrested, the other is on the run. police say they are not sure if the shooting is linked to rising tensions with officers. they are not ruling anything out. >> there is the potential that you could be a target. because of your uniform and your badge. because of what is happening in the nation, obviously what happened in new york, it is something that we are mindful of at the start of watch every time. that being said, we are tra

to qualify, you must be a member of alaska's mile latch plan. you can join for free online or at the airport before you check your bags lauren. >> jill at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports michigan lands a new coach. you're watching the "cbs morning news." ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ [ male announcer ] nothing melts away the cold like a hot delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow ♪ what if getting ready was this easy? now teeth whitening is! with the colgate optic white toothbrush plus whitening pen. just brush whiten, and go! its stay-on formula deeply whitens for whiter teeth in 2 days. optic white toothbrush plus whitening pen. brush, whiten, go! colourists know roots take colour one way... and previously coloured hair another. introducing new vidal sassoon salonist first, brush roots with rich colour cream. then, add serum... and blend through lengths. our most advanced

she bought a plane ticket to get to alaska and to get back home. what happened was when she was arrested and went to jail, united canceled the rest of her ticket. she could no longer fly to alaska and lad to buy another plane ticket to get home. she is suing for breach of contract because when the purchased the ticket she purchased it for a specific reason. i than kelled the trickett and have declined to refund any of her money, and show has a valid breach of contract claim. >> debra blum, $5 million? >> i agree that amount is excessive, and federal law allows airlines to make the decision to remove customers. she was being up ruly. we don't know exactly what happened. she was probably told to go back to her seat and then she was probably told that if you don't comply, we're going to have to remove you from the plane. she was given the opportunity. i'm sure, to comply with the stewardess' directives and just simply didn't. everyone who has flown on a plane knows that during takeoff you don't get out of your seat and that's exactly what she did here

baja and the waters of the bay area. >> we've had animals tagged from prince william sound in alaska come swimming offshore. >> reporter: it hasn't been used extensively with marine creatures. >> that's a picture of a tag. >> reporter: but researchers at hopkins are now combining it with traditional electronic tagging. >> what is really becoming cutting edge is using these advanced techniques together to give us much deeper knowledge than we ever could with only one. >> reporter: the new use of dna tracking could soon be used to learn more about the lives of other marine life. >> we're going to try to do a similar thing with white sharks. >> reporter: by learning about the travels of salmon sharks regulators can taylor fishing regulations to better protect them, even though they'll never be quite as famous as those other guys. >> fascinating insight into sharks. >>> let's turn things over to jeff. jeff you're the man of the hour with storm number 4. >> i know it's getting closer and closer. thank you for that. that fourth storm of the week by our calculations 335 miles away. we had t

. >> if you eat a squid in california, that looks different than in alaska. >> reporter: the research has vealed the sharks travel from california to japan spending a good amount of time in alaska, baja and the waters of the bay area. >> we have had sharked in alaska come swimming offshore to the lab. >> that's a picture of tag. >> reporter: researchers are now combining it with traditional electronic tagging. >> what's really becoming cutting edge is using these advance techniques to together to give us much deeper knowledge than we could with only one. >> reporter: this could soon be used to learn more about the lives of other marine life. >> we're going to try to do similar thing with white shark. >> reporter: by learning about the travels of salmon sharks regulators can tailor fishing regulations to better protect them even though they'll never be quite as famous as those other guys. >>> much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, hackers ruin christmas for thousands of gamers by bringing down computer networks. one of them is talking. why they played grin ch on christmas day.

on how he survived the unthinkable his cousin says they are alaska tough. so true. dan and amy. >> wow. to see his emotion, he was so happy -- and loved seeing that christmas tree behind him. he gets the moment and what he lived through. i'm so happy that he is -- well i can't imagine that situation. >> he's not just alaska tough, he's tough by any standards. absolutely. >> weather. we got a lot of tough weather out there. >> michigan tough, ginger zee. >> totally. i wish i could have made it through the cold michigan tough. talking icy grip of winter that has gotten into parts of utah. it's snowing this morning in salt lake. i wanted to take you into the pacific northwest because medford has a winter weather advisory throughout the day. could get icy along the front. just west of portland so along the oregon coast. windchill advisories of the that's how chilly we're talking 1 to 2 inches of snow. high today in seattle is 40 and then this happens. ah i just want to sit on this. make sure you know how cold it is going to be at midnight. not only here but dallas in th

of course, i mentioned alaska. this all came about 2 weeks into the administration. bill walker turned to the public about the budget cuts in louisiana, another oil state. the states are really looking at this now to try and get ahead of it, but this came on so fast well into the new fiscal year. some cases, their hands are tied. >> fascinating situation. thank you so much, scott. scott cohn reporting from california. >>> well, amazon saw a record increase in its prime subscribers giving shares a nice lift today. that's where we begin our market focus tonight. the online retailer said 10 million new customers tried their prime focus for the holidays. prime users obviously get unlimited free two-day shipping for about $100 a year and they get access to books, tv shows and movies. some of the users could be taking advantage of the 30 day trial of prime. we'll know that in a month. shares up 2% to $309.09. go pro contributed to retail results. best selling cameras on that site this holiday season. that along with comments from windbush this week about the company's sale

>> i'm from alaska. i'm annual alaskan. >> not everybody was eager to answer questions. >> i don't want to talk to you. >> some questions were tougher than they seem. do you think the president has done a good job handling the ebola crisis? >> umm, i would say it's hard to know. >> you are acting like she found your porn. >> we didn't just talk politics. >> this big expansion. >> ridiculous. i did enjoy the campaign. >> i grew up catrateing hogs on aiowa farm. >> what does catrateing hogs involve? >> a very delicate hand, let's put it like. after 14 states, tens of thousands of miles, untold gallons of sweet tea and pounds of bar-b-que, states of play foods are finally home. at least for now. >> hello iowa! i'm back! she went to all those great states, all i got were these bumper stickers. >> put them all over your car. >> all over the truck. that's awesome. >> obviously, you have been. >> clayton, scud row. >> amazing. >> john towers, it really was a wonderful, wonderful team. >> still ahead, we go deep

in fairbanks alaska. they moved it from china to fairbanks. i told them they should put a four by eight sign out there and say we take jobs from china and we bring them home, because those are all good paying. as a matter of fact, they are union jobs. so when people talk about how unions are destroying the country, actually, they brought jobs back that are union jobs paying good wages good benefits and took it from china and brought it to fairbanks alaska, a glass company. unbelievable what they do. they do business not only in alaska and hawaii and other places. so i listened over and over again today and i want to make sure people -- and also i should mention housing prices are up. new housing starts are up, which is important because that's part of the construction industry and creates jobs and also make sure we have competition so prices are stabilized over time. retail sales are strong. i know this. i have no idea if my colleague has ever been in business. he talked about the 179 depreciation. i have actually used it because i'm in a smal

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. >>> a man in alaska beat the odds not to mention the freezing temperatures. this happened with a snowmobile accident. that was just the start. abc's aditi roy with the details. >> yeah, i think it's a miracle that i'm alive. >> reporter: by all accounts craig johnson shouldn't be alive. >> also couldn't feel my legs from here on down. >> reporter: johnson was in the middle of an 80-mile trip an his snow machine to visit family in barrow alaska twhen crashed through the ice catapulting him into freezing sea water. >> i knew i had to get walking. >> reporter: his clothes soaking wets johnson trekked 30 miles in the pitch dark through the frozen wilderness on the northern most tip of alaska. temperatures 35 below zero. his lung punctured but his will. a wolverine chases him. >> made me keep going because i didn't want to be beat. >> reporter: finally johnson found shelter in this wooden box only forfeet long. by this time search parties were looking for him but the choppers passing right over him. >> when they passed right by me i just couldn't stop crying. >> r

what happened to the oil in alaska? host: elana schor. guest: entrance alaska pipeline is running at historically low capacities. if you ask your senators, they will say a lot of that land is federal and has been cut up to oil production. that is a separate discussion from keystone but he makes a bigger am point, which wants to the president's response. these infrastructure projects get sold. a case wherein the interplay of supply and demand in 30 years makes the pipeline similar to alaska. he oil sands are expensive and hard to produce. we just cannot produce the future. -- predict the future. from a lot of concerns citizens in different states. how did nebraska become the focal point of a lot of the debate over the pipeline? is from theof it aquifer that stretches across the states. waterka depends on that for their agricultural industry. the other thing is nebraska politics. the state legislature has no political party and there is a very strong populist tradition that has come into play. a lot of locals dubbed adtran canada took liber

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was lost in a he huge blizzard in alaska. and was not able to finish the trip. in a way, he lost his place in aviation history. but he didn't. december 7, 1941. in charge of all airfields in hawaii? frederick martin. and his s out that he counterpart, belanger, had report predicting the attack of the japanese on pearl harbor to the letter. the time it occurred, the day week it would occur. read before the war and -- in 1947, -- 1937, a man comes here from delaware. he wants to be a pilot. he doesn't finish at purdue, he finishes in the army. december 7, 1941, he is in hawaii. his plane is out at a royal airfield. frankly, he was out all night. all night playing poker -- out all night playing poker. just as the attacks started, he got into a car, and raced out to his airplane -- which was portrayed in the movie "pearl harbor". >> they look like jets. >> i didn't even know the jets -- >> get me to my god damn airplane. >> and he got up, and he was to shoot down four japanese airplanes that day. he became quite the hero. 1903; t from december 17, july 20, 1969. les

reporter: johnson was in the middle of an 80-mile trip on his snowmachine to visit family in barrow, alaska, when the vehicle crashed through the ice, catapulting johnson waist deep in the frigid sea water. >> i knew i had to get walking because i knew if i stand there any longer, i'm going to freeze to death. >> reporter: his clothes soaking wet, johnson trekked 30 miles in the pitch dark through the frozen wilderness on the northern most tip of alaska, temperatures 35 degrees below zero, his lung punctured but his will strong. then another chilling moment. a wolfe ryan chases him. >> i didn't want to be beat. >> reporter: finally, he found shelter in this wooden box. only four feet long. by this time, search parties were looking for him but the choppers passing right over him. >> when they just passed right by me, i just couldn't stop crying. >> reporter: how did he survive? experts say the human body has defenses that kick in to keep you alive in severe cold. shivering generates heat. then your body starts redirecting blood from your face, hands, arms and legs to vital organs. after thre