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my record is in alaska record. i'm very proud. 80% of the, i voted time on every signal issue in front of us. on top of that, when you look at the national journal, all the senators, where do i fall every time? right in the middle. alaskans understand prodevelopment, believe in our civil liberties and rights, pro-choice. >> thank you. >> what you have been saying is that president obama is irrelevant. i could not disagree more. he said it himself. his policies are on the ballot this election. you have supported his policies the majority of the time. that is the congressional quarterly roll call, nonpartisan, ranking. 98% of the time. what is the critical issue in this election -- i say it's critical. , the tens ofnda thousands of pages of regulations, are going to be cemented into our society or we will start to roll them back. my goal is to roll them back. your role is to continue. >> thank you. you have on a particular ask another question. >> i would be happy to. you and i had a conversation after the primary an
my record is in alaska record. i'm very proud. 80% of the, i voted time on every signal issue in front of us. on top of that, when you look at the national journal, all the senators, where do i fall every time? right in the middle. alaskans understand prodevelopment, believe in our civil liberties and rights, pro-choice. >> thank you. >> what you have been saying is that president obama is irrelevant. i could not disagree more. he said it himself. his policies are on the ballot this...
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alaska should be leading that. again, we need a federal government that is a partner in seizing that opportunity. right now, not only alaska, they have been an obstacle. >> we have come out of the great recession. the income gap continues to grow. if we grow the economy, that won't solve the wealth gap, will it? >> i think we talk about job growth. we see these lower unemployment rates. what that is masking is that is not because of significant job growth. that is because americans are leaving the workforce. the unemployment rate comes down when people are looking for jobs. we are at the highest level of americans who are out of the workforce as the late 1970's. what we need to do is to create an economy with growth rates to create jobs. to me, that is the number one issue. job growth over income inequality. >> a proven means of personal economic advancement is higher education. the cost of going to college is too high for many americans. what can the federal government do? >> we have loans we were able to give to
alaska should be leading that. again, we need a federal government that is a partner in seizing that opportunity. right now, not only alaska, they have been an obstacle. >> we have come out of the great recession. the income gap continues to grow. if we grow the economy, that won't solve the wealth gap, will it? >> i think we talk about job growth. we see these lower unemployment rates. what that is masking is that is not because of significant job growth. that is because americans...
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a cold and clear day in most of alaska. back to you. >> six years in alaska, it took days and days for the votes to come in. while control of the u.s. senate is the prize in the mid terms, some of the prizes are the 36 governors races. nearly one-third are too close to call. that, too, brought out the star power. in florida, the democratic challenger, former republican governor charlie crist, you need a chart to keep track of that. he is in a dead heat are rick scott. crist brought in bill clinton for the rally with charlie crist. he appeared in orlando monday night. you can see the democratic crowd there truly loved it. >>> chris christie in michigan on monday to support governors in contested races. at a rally for rick snyder. christie has been crossing the country in campaign mode. michigan was the 16th state he visited in the last week. >> the republican governor association is a platform running for president later on. >>> in maryland, michelle obama was getting a last-minute boost against larry hogan. the first lady p
a cold and clear day in most of alaska. back to you. >> six years in alaska, it took days and days for the votes to come in. while control of the u.s. senate is the prize in the mid terms, some of the prizes are the 36 governors races. nearly one-third are too close to call. that, too, brought out the star power. in florida, the democratic challenger, former republican governor charlie crist, you need a chart to keep track of that. he is in a dead heat are rick scott. crist brought in...
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alaska should be leading that. again, we need a federal government that is a partner in seizing that opportunity. right now, not only alaska, they have been an obstacle. >> we have come out of the great recession. the income gap continues to grow. if we grow the economy, that won't solve the wealth gap, will it? >> i think we talk about job growth. we see these lower unemployment rates. what that is masking is that is not because of significant job growth. that is because americans are leaving the workforce. the unemployment rate comes down when people are looking for jobs. we are at the highest level of americans who are out of the workforce as the late 1970's. what we need to do is to create an economy with growth rates to create jobs. to me, that is the number one issue. job growth over income inequality. >> a proven means of personal economic advancement is higher education. the cost of going to college is too high for many americans. what can the federal government do? >> we have loans we were able to give to
alaska should be leading that. again, we need a federal government that is a partner in seizing that opportunity. right now, not only alaska, they have been an obstacle. >> we have come out of the great recession. the income gap continues to grow. if we grow the economy, that won't solve the wealth gap, will it? >> i think we talk about job growth. we see these lower unemployment rates. what that is masking is that is not because of significant job growth. that is because americans...
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made in the state of alaska. gentlemen you have one minute to answer these questions. we will start with liz. four mr. sullivan. >> mr. sullivan, current federal law does not allow native tribes to issue restraining orders -- domestic violence restraining orders against nonmembers. do you favor changing federal law to give them that authority? >> i think that is an issue that is important to work with tribes, the state. and the federal government, the department of justice, right? there are some acts -- the village safe families act -- the department of justice is still looking at that issue. one thing i haven't focused on -- have been focused on it my career was working in the rural communities, going out to the world communities, recognizing we have challenges and taking action. joe masters and myself, under governor parnell, we recognized dramatically increase law enforcement in the rural communities. not nearly enough law enforcement out there. and we did that. we have been increasing that. we almost triple t
made in the state of alaska. gentlemen you have one minute to answer these questions. we will start with liz. four mr. sullivan. >> mr. sullivan, current federal law does not allow native tribes to issue restraining orders -- domestic violence restraining orders against nonmembers. do you favor changing federal law to give them that authority? >> i think that is an issue that is important to work with tribes, the state. and the federal government, the department of justice, right?...
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voters in alaska and oregon and d.c. are voting on legalizing pot. if these states get yes votes, it is building momentum for legalization. >>> "early start" will begin tomorrow at 3:00 a.m. why? special election coverage. it will happen on this show where we will you who controls the senate. meanwhile, the fate of the senate up in the air right now. it is election day. republicans looking good at the polls, but not over for democrats. democrats saying they will keep control. "new day" covers it all. >>> overnight, campaigns have become elections. today is the day voters are casting ballots in the heated mid term races. the big prize is the senate. magic number is six for republicans. will it be a clean win or will we have a balance of power undecided for months. >>> and below the belt. campaign ads on your television and some of them are doozies, from accusations of evicting 100-year-old woman to attacking a candidate in a wheelchair, some of the most negative ads of the season. >>> shocking murders -- an investment banker living a life of luxury ch
voters in alaska and oregon and d.c. are voting on legalizing pot. if these states get yes votes, it is building momentum for legalization. >>> "early start" will begin tomorrow at 3:00 a.m. why? special election coverage. it will happen on this show where we will you who controls the senate. meanwhile, the fate of the senate up in the air right now. it is election day. republicans looking good at the polls, but not over for democrats. democrats saying they will keep control....
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he had campaign offices throughout the northern part of alaska. the rural part of alaska. he believes those numbers are break for him so he's not going to concede until those votes are counted and once 100% of the precincts have been counted you have 15 to 20% of the total vote has not been counted because they're absentee ballots. but everyone around here in the sullivan campaign told me this is basically over and we're waiting for dan sullivan to get there and claim victory or at the very least tell people in this room we have won this race and we'll send it back to you guys in new york. >> dan springer we'll check back in with you when that happens. >> we sure will. the time is 20 minutes after the hour and the voters have spoken and their last chance to weigh in on the president's policies. >> what did they say and what does it mean for the last two years of the president's term? we'll break down the exit polls. >>> president obama being taken to task by a number of senators all who seem to have the same complaints. >> his policies were on the ballot today and it can b
he had campaign offices throughout the northern part of alaska. the rural part of alaska. he believes those numbers are break for him so he's not going to concede until those votes are counted and once 100% of the precincts have been counted you have 15 to 20% of the total vote has not been counted because they're absentee ballots. but everyone around here in the sullivan campaign told me this is basically over and we're waiting for dan sullivan to get there and claim victory or at the very...
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>> i think obviously -- >> alaska? >> if you're looking for a hail mary, it's going to be alaska. because that race is so all over the place. [ all speak at once ] >> -- crab fishermen back in time and get their votes in. and then georgia. >> i agree. >> georgia, she's a nunn. >> n-u-n-n. >> and first-time candidate for senate. can't use against her the things you've used against democrats, she hasn't been with obama all over the place. so she has the most capability to skate over -- >> i agree. >> if she hadn't been running against a strong candidate. >> if they win the three all we think they probably have to win. and then you pick up another state, alaska rather, you need a huge amount of money pouring into georgia between now and next year. >> that's already happening. there's tv time that's been reserved in both louisiana and georgia. both parties are already gearing up for that possibility. what i'm saying is, we will know pretty early in the night whether it's an early night, whether we're talking about the crabbers in alaska. >> let's get everybody excited who is going to
>> i think obviously -- >> alaska? >> if you're looking for a hail mary, it's going to be alaska. because that race is so all over the place. [ all speak at once ] >> -- crab fishermen back in time and get their votes in. and then georgia. >> i agree. >> georgia, she's a nunn. >> n-u-n-n. >> and first-time candidate for senate. can't use against her the things you've used against democrats, she hasn't been with obama all over the place. so she has...
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american energy renaissance happening in alaska not only alaska but all over the country. keystone is a great example in alaska, they are shrinking our ability to get the federal lands where there is tremendous resources. seize this opportunity. tremendous opportunity and keystone is part of that. >> i know you have been on a plane coming from alaska. i'm curious, you have followed the gruber, have you yet sort of i have been watching that. >> your thoughts on gruber. >> part of the issue with obamacare. when i was attorney general one of the issues about obamacare i think people miss, also the regulations, when you look at the implementing regs for obamacare, not the statute, the implementing regs, 22,000 pages. it's crazy. >> and i should tell the viewers and baby you don't want me to del this, it's your birthday today. and it's a pretty big one. i won't tell the viewers, should i just say one thing to you? i don't feel the least bit sorry to you. i don't feel the least bit sorry for you. >> thank you very much. i didn't know you were going to tell the viewers. i aapprec
american energy renaissance happening in alaska not only alaska but all over the country. keystone is a great example in alaska, they are shrinking our ability to get the federal lands where there is tremendous resources. seize this opportunity. tremendous opportunity and keystone is part of that. >> i know you have been on a plane coming from alaska. i'm curious, you have followed the gruber, have you yet sort of i have been watching that. >> your thoughts on gruber. >> part...
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alaska's push to retain more teachers. the hazards of earning a living on the slopes of mount everest. and, two unlikely heroes team up to make a zombie movie. >> ifill: now to the islamic state group, earlier today a defiant message from its leader was distributed, as lawmakers here in washington took aim at the president's strategy to take down the group. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner reports. >> warner: it's the first time the islamic state leader has been heard from since iraqi officials claimed he'd been wounded or even killed in air strikes a week ago. the 17 minute recording exhorts his fight to the end and all but taunts the u.s. coalition. >> ( translated ): and soon the jews and crusaders will be forced to come down to the ground and send their ground forces to their deaths and destruction. here is obama who has ordered the deployment of 1,500 additional soldiers under the claim that they are advisors because the crusaders' airstrikes have not prevented the islamic state's advance, nor weake
alaska's push to retain more teachers. the hazards of earning a living on the slopes of mount everest. and, two unlikely heroes team up to make a zombie movie. >> ifill: now to the islamic state group, earlier today a defiant message from its leader was distributed, as lawmakers here in washington took aim at the president's strategy to take down the group. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner reports. >> warner: it's the first time the islamic state leader has been...
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let's talk about alaska. a strange race. begich got in over ted stevens when he was indicted. he sneaked in there. a tough race against the a.g. dan sullivan but it's been difficult to get a good finger on the pulse because there's not a ton of pulse. >> people complain've iowa, five-point range in alaska you have 20% range. the one thing to keep in mind is historically, republicans have done better than their polls in alaska on election day and the fact that democratic incumbents are likely to lose in arkansas but he supposedly invested more per capita annie candidate in history. >> when you look at building this model you have the average of polls. anybody can do that. now the other question is do you look at the history of these states in which -- on a state-by-state basis, whether one party or other seems to outperform its final polling. >> partisanship is a powerful variable. we rev has found that in red states republican does bert in polls on election nights than democrats in -- >> say that again. in re
let's talk about alaska. a strange race. begich got in over ted stevens when he was indicted. he sneaked in there. a tough race against the a.g. dan sullivan but it's been difficult to get a good finger on the pulse because there's not a ton of pulse. >> people complain've iowa, five-point range in alaska you have 20% range. the one thing to keep in mind is historically, republicans have done better than their polls in alaska on election day and the fact that democratic incumbents are...
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in fact, i just talked to the alaska senator, the senior senator from alaska, lisa murkowski. and she says look, we don't count anybody until all those votes are counted. and she said even with all this percentage of the vote in, it's still, you can't call an alaska senate race because things can get so quirky here so fast. it looks good for dan sullivan. it is only 11:00 at night here. the party is still on here. and dan sullivan is just down the street. should he win, he is going to come back to this vote tally center and make the rounds. but right now we are just waiting on all those votes, far-flung regions of alaska to be counted. christine? >> quirky. i think that's a really good way to state it. still counting the votes in alaska. the winner of louisiana senate. neither mary landrieu or bill cassidy got the vote to win outright. it will be decided in a two candidate runoff election. suzanne malveaux is there live for us in new orleans this morning. this is what many people would forecast, that we wouldn't know the outcome of this vote for some time. >> you know, christi
in fact, i just talked to the alaska senator, the senior senator from alaska, lisa murkowski. and she says look, we don't count anybody until all those votes are counted. and she said even with all this percentage of the vote in, it's still, you can't call an alaska senate race because things can get so quirky here so fast. it looks good for dan sullivan. it is only 11:00 at night here. the party is still on here. and dan sullivan is just down the street. should he win, he is going to come back...
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these ballot measures take it from $8.50 to $9.75 that's in alaska. what the measures demonstrated even though republicans are tend odd oppose minimum wage increases the proposals are popular all over the country as long as they go to the moderate levels under $10. you can pass them even in red states. they didn't just win in the four states. everywhere in south dakota they won by wide margins. in is an issue where democrats have a popular position. but it didn't translate into election victories. republicans picked up seats in the arkansas legislature. even though they were the ones that it had to go to ballot in the first place. >> thank you. thank you for staying up. >>> still ahead as we continue to piece together the results of last night's election as the gop has taken the senate. we'll talk about what it means for the forecast leading up to 2016. plus, the wisconsin survivor. governor scott walker wins his third election in just four years. can he ride the wave all the way to the white house? some people will think it's possible. we'll see. we'
these ballot measures take it from $8.50 to $9.75 that's in alaska. what the measures demonstrated even though republicans are tend odd oppose minimum wage increases the proposals are popular all over the country as long as they go to the moderate levels under $10. you can pass them even in red states. they didn't just win in the four states. everywhere in south dakota they won by wide margins. in is an issue where democrats have a popular position. but it didn't translate into election...
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today ought to be joe frederick day in alaska because alaska just voted to legalize bong hits for everyone. oregon legalized pot in 2012. alaska and oregon did it last night. and washington, d.c. this new congress elected in this big republican election last night. last night, the people of d.c. were voting overwhelmingly to legalize pot, a republican congressman named andy harris from the eastern shore of maryland threatened that he will get congress to stop d.c. from implementing this new law. in 200 9, the city voted for same-sex marriage and then etwo congressmen introduced bills to block what d.c. decided to do. in 2011, republicans in congress blocked d.c.'s own locally decided, locally funded abortion policy. now they're doing it again. d.c. votes to legalize pot just as republicans sweep to power in the senate and expand their majority in the house. remember the whole republican mantra about local control getting the boot of federal government off our necks? butt out? this is the test. does the new republican majority in congress let d.c.'s new pot law stand or do they try to undo
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who won the alaska senate race? too close to call! seriously, i just sold my soul to the dark lord for all eternity and all i get is "too close to call"? >> okay, give me a second... (laughter) >> stephen: i could do that myself. i can't get on wi-fi. >> it's $12 and you have to buy a muffin. it's bullshit. here it is! the winner of the alaska senate race is... >> stephen: damn you! damn you! hear me! hear me elder gods! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (cheering) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody! thanks so much! folks, i want to remind you all again "the tonight show" is live, and that includes the commercials you just saw. i hope none of them went off script like that shameful shamel episode where the pillsbury doughboy talked about white power. (laughter) in election results, in wisconsin's tight governor's race between democrat mary burke and incumbent scott walker, it has been called for walker but i'll role pair and say walker won again. for democrats, that may be hard to swallow but not as hard as milwaukee's best.
who won the alaska senate race? too close to call! seriously, i just sold my soul to the dark lord for all eternity and all i get is "too close to call"? >> okay, give me a second... (laughter) >> stephen: i could do that myself. i can't get on wi-fi. >> it's $12 and you have to buy a muffin. it's bullshit. here it is! the winner of the alaska senate race is... >> stephen: damn you! damn you! hear me! hear me elder gods! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (cheering) (cheers...
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. >> in alaska the ballots are still being counted. sullivan holding on to a five point lead over incumbent mark begich. we can update that for you and toll you 94 percent of the votes counted so far. democrat mark warner holding on to a small lead over ed gillespie separated 12,000 votes. 95 percent of ballots have been counted at this point. >> louisiana they are headed to a runoff. as expected neither candidate getting the necessary 50 percent. mary landrieu getting 42 percent, cassidy 41. to new hampshire that is going to a senate race shaheen 52 to 48 over scott brown. >>> republicans win a sweeping majority over the senate. how do they do it? >> peter doocy takes us beyond the numbers of the biggest races. peter, good morning. >> republicans across the country last night held their breath to see if they would take control of the senate. the clincher came held to republican challenger tom tillis in the most contentious senate race ever. >> that's freedom. then there was senator pat roberts in kansas on his way to a fourth term aft
. >> in alaska the ballots are still being counted. sullivan holding on to a five point lead over incumbent mark begich. we can update that for you and toll you 94 percent of the votes counted so far. democrat mark warner holding on to a small lead over ed gillespie separated 12,000 votes. 95 percent of ballots have been counted at this point. >> louisiana they are headed to a runoff. as expected neither candidate getting the necessary 50 percent. mary landrieu getting 42 percent,...
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and same question for alaska. in alaska, both the senate race and governors race are super, super tight. in alaska tomorrow, they aren't just voting for access to medical marijuana but legalizing it for recreational use. everybody expects that to be of great interest in alaska voters. nationwide polling has nearly 4 in 10 americans saying they'd be much more likely to vote if marijuana legalization was on the ballot. now that's nationwide. will that hold true in florida and alaska and the states voting on it tomorrow? will it drive turnout above where it might otherwise be if voters didn't have the chance to vote in those states on pot? which we love as a country. like mom and apple pie. if you are mom and apple pie also made you want to eat funnions and watch cartoons. whether pot being an the ballot in alaska and florida affects the other very close races in those states. nobody knows the answer. it's going to be fascinating to watch. the same question and same potential dynamic at work in these states. because
and same question for alaska. in alaska, both the senate race and governors race are super, super tight. in alaska tomorrow, they aren't just voting for access to medical marijuana but legalizing it for recreational use. everybody expects that to be of great interest in alaska voters. nationwide polling has nearly 4 in 10 americans saying they'd be much more likely to vote if marijuana legalization was on the ballot. now that's nationwide. will that hold true in florida and alaska and the...
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win in alaska? pat buchanan. >> red, red state alaska, sullivan is going to take that one going away. >> eleanor. >> i think he can pull it out. his father was in the congress before he is a well known name in alaska. by alaska standards, sullivan is a carpet bagger. >> it's too close to call, but i'm betting that he is going to lose because sullivan, well, he's had a number of bad turns in his campaign and sullivan crept up on him. >> i think he wins as well. i just don't see how it can be pulled out by his opponent in any other way, just isn't there. >> sullivan will win his performance holding. so the group votes 4-1 sullivan. okay, arkansas incumbent democratic versus republican tim. who is the winner? pat. >> the republican is going to win this one, john. it looks like prior is really fading toward the end of the race. so i think that's a real republican pickup. >> farmer, iraq war veteran, republican is going to be talking about him soon after he gets to washington. >> clarence. >> cotten has
win in alaska? pat buchanan. >> red, red state alaska, sullivan is going to take that one going away. >> eleanor. >> i think he can pull it out. his father was in the congress before he is a well known name in alaska. by alaska standards, sullivan is a carpet bagger. >> it's too close to call, but i'm betting that he is going to lose because sullivan, well, he's had a number of bad turns in his campaign and sullivan crept up on him. >> i think he wins as well. i...
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county votes in alaska. we're going to give you the most comprehensive coverage we can, at least on television. ahead, we're going to have a recatch all the governor races including rick scott and charlie crist, $13 million of his own money, guess what, made a difference in florida. >>> and voters in three states and washington, d.c. decided to legalize marijuana. we'll tell you where it will soon be legal to light up. take a look at this, the empire state building lit up in red parking the moment the senate turned republican. e. you lower handicaps... and raise hopes. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. (pro) nice drive. (vo) well played, business pro. well played. go national. go like a pro. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, shopping online is as easy as it gets. carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. start shoppin
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let's begin with alaska. incumbent democrat mark beggage versus dan sullivan. >> who will win in alaska? pat buchanan? >> obama is to heavy a load for beggidge to carry. sullivan will take it going away. >> i think beggidge can pull it out. he's a we will-known name in alaska. by alaska standarders sullivan is a carpetbagger. >> i'm betting beggidge will lose. sullivan has had a number of bad turns in his campaign -- sullivan has crept up on him. >> mark? >> i think beggidge wins as well. i just don't see how it can be pulled out -- i mean, mi by his opponent in any other way. just isn't there. >> sullivan will win. so the group votes 4-1 sullivan. alaska goes republican. arkansas. mark pryor vs. tim cotton. who is the winner? pat? >> the republicans win this one, john. looks like pryor is really fading towards the end of the race. i think that is a real republican pickup. >> tim cotton, harvard grad, farmer, iraq war veteran. republicans will be talking about him as a puppy presidential candidate. >> cotton
let's begin with alaska. incumbent democrat mark beggage versus dan sullivan. >> who will win in alaska? pat buchanan? >> obama is to heavy a load for beggidge to carry. sullivan will take it going away. >> i think beggidge can pull it out. he's a we will-known name in alaska. by alaska standarders sullivan is a carpetbagger. >> i'm betting beggidge will lose. sullivan has had a number of bad turns in his campaign -- sullivan has crept up on him. >> mark? >>...
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alaska. >> a rare visit to alaska's >> a rare visit to alaska's pebble mine and look at how it pebble mine and look at how it may play at the polling beet. may play at the polling beet. @@8 recovery from 9/11. recovery from 9/11. when we see you at the top of when we see you at the top of the hour. the hour. >> as america votes 2014, most >> as america votes 2014, most of the attention is focused on a of the attention is focused on a handful of key senate races, handful of key senate races, yet, ballot initiatives, one of yet, ballot initiatives, one of the least likely is in alaska. the least likely is in alaska. the state long known for its the state long known for its friend lin friend lin friendliness. friendliness. "america tonight's" michael okwu "america tonight's" michael okwu traveled to the wilds of alaska traveled to the wilds of alaska for a firsthand look at what's for a firsthand look at what's at stake and now he's telling at stake and now he's telling us, there's more to it. us, there's more to it. >> buried in these hills is a >> buried in these hills is a treasure wo
alaska. >> a rare visit to alaska's >> a rare visit to alaska's pebble mine and look at how it pebble mine and look at how it may play at the polling beet. may play at the polling beet. @@8 recovery from 9/11. recovery from 9/11. when we see you at the top of when we see you at the top of the hour. the hour. >> as america votes 2014, most >> as america votes 2014, most of the attention is focused on a of the attention is focused on a handful of key senate races, handful...
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initiatives, one of the least likely is in alaska. the state long known for its friend linfriendliness. "america tonight's" michael okwu traveled to the wilds of alaska for a firsthand look at what's at stake and now he's telling us, there's more to it. >> buried in these hills is a treasure worth half a billion dollars. the mother load is known simply as pebble deposit. pebble contains the largest untouched reserve of copper in the world. some 80 billion pounds of it along with thousands of tons of gold. mike heatwall is with the pebble partnership, the mining company that intends to unearth the fortune. >> infrastructure and transportation for 700 million, struck about an 86-mile road. what we have is significant deposit that could be mined for generations. >> reporter: if you haven't heard of bebl that's no surprise. -- pebble that's no surprise. its remote location keeps it from the public eye. 250 miles southwest of anchorage, it's accessible only by air. become a heated political and legal battle. >> there is minerals below us.
initiatives, one of the least likely is in alaska. the state long known for its friend linfriendliness. "america tonight's" michael okwu traveled to the wilds of alaska for a firsthand look at what's at stake and now he's telling us, there's more to it. >> buried in these hills is a treasure worth half a billion dollars. the mother load is known simply as pebble deposit. pebble contains the largest untouched reserve of copper in the world. some 80 billion pounds of it along with...
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would somebody from outside of alaska try to push legalization in -- in alaska for marijuana? >> reporter: this is place where local control is takt. a matter of health and safety. drinking takes a disproportionate toll in the native alaskian population. booze has been banned for 42 years. there is not the same kind of local option built into the proposed pot law, and much of the promarijuana campaign is built on branding it as safer than alcohol. chris worked in d.c. for several years then was sent north by the marijuana policy project, proving they can win in an stanchly red state like alaska would be a big political victory for legal weed. still they call it a grass roots effort. >> that's a little disingenuous, the mpp is running the campaign. >> right, but our chair is a local professor, and our board is completely made up of alaskans. >> reporter: but virtually 100% funded by the mpp. >> not 100%, but close to it. >> reporter: 95? >> yeah, yeah, sure. >> reporter: the polls have been all over the place in alaska. when we were up there we met nobody willing to make an iro
would somebody from outside of alaska try to push legalization in -- in alaska for marijuana? >> reporter: this is place where local control is takt. a matter of health and safety. drinking takes a disproportionate toll in the native alaskian population. booze has been banned for 42 years. there is not the same kind of local option built into the proposed pot law, and much of the promarijuana campaign is built on branding it as safer than alcohol. chris worked in d.c. for several years...
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most glaciers in alaska are retreating. we'd like to be able to predict with better accuracy of what will happen, but it's hard to imagine a scenario there where glaciers will not continue to lose mass in this area. the question is how fast? >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: another american family mourned today for a son slaughtered by islamic state killers in syria. peter kassig's death was confirmed over the
most glaciers in alaska are retreating. we'd like to be able to predict with better accuracy of what will happen, but it's hard to imagine a scenario there where glaciers will not continue to lose mass in this area. the question is how fast? >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln...
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now you might be surprised, george -- >> you have to tell us about alaska. >> alaska at the top of the list. it's important to note that twitter adjusts the measurements here. they adjust the volume based on population. maybe why alaska is at the top. but it's an important race. over $30 million spent in the race. a democratic incumbent with a small margin under the obama wave. democrats know they have to hold on to the seat. it may be the one we're looking to all night long. >> and polls iffy in alaska. thank you very much. and tracking social media on tuesdaday. and unveiling the new partnership with facebook. back to the roundtable. and best and worst picks for the race. but first, i thought that was kind of telling. the issues that were talked about on twitter. we were talking about that during the break. the economy not up there. the issue debates that were going on in the last six weeks really did work against the democrats. >> absolutely. it goes back to the whole issue of dysfunction in washington, d.c. and voters being so dissatisfied with both major political parties. but cle
now you might be surprised, george -- >> you have to tell us about alaska. >> alaska at the top of the list. it's important to note that twitter adjusts the measurements here. they adjust the volume based on population. maybe why alaska is at the top. but it's an important race. over $30 million spent in the race. a democratic incumbent with a small margin under the obama wave. democrats know they have to hold on to the seat. it may be the one we're looking to all night long....
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joie. >> michael, a very big senate race is also underway in alaska. how is the pebble mine going to impact that race? >> reporter: well, you know, it's really unclear at this point. what we know is since 1964 alaska has been a pretty red state but 54% of the electorate is not affiliated with any party and they have a proud independent streak and what they say is all people rally around one central i-and that is the issue of the -- central idea and that is that the federal government issuing orders in local affairs. the the local stalls any kind of growth in business. now is that message resonating? one could argue that perhaps it is. but you can't yet say conclusively. what we also know joie is that poll after poll shows that a great many alaskans 60% or higher oppose this mine at this site at this time. which is why senator beggish who beg itch ha ich hasbeen very vocal. and both men are in a statistical dead heat with begich is trailing occasionally a point or two. >> "america tonight's" michael okwu. thank you very much. >>> our special election ni
joie. >> michael, a very big senate race is also underway in alaska. how is the pebble mine going to impact that race? >> reporter: well, you know, it's really unclear at this point. what we know is since 1964 alaska has been a pretty red state but 54% of the electorate is not affiliated with any party and they have a proud independent streak and what they say is all people rally around one central i-and that is the issue of the -- central idea and that is that the federal...
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i haven't talked about alaska, louisiana. and see what's going happen in north carolina and new hampshire. >> this may be a rejection election of those in power, but how about this continuing problems of the republican brand. our new abc news/"washington post" poll shows 72% disapproval for republicans in congress. and rand paul was blunt this week. he said the republican party brand sucks. what do you say to rand paul and those voters? >> well, i'm very close with rand. we just did a conference call together two days ago with the campus captains across the country. and we have talked about this across the country. he said we're on the right track and doing the things we should be doing, engaging hispanic voters, black voters, asian voters. talking to women not jus for four months before an election, but four years. and the things i have been leading the way on the party on for two years. and i know if you are looking at the poll wbts we're winning women in kentucky. mcconnell is winning with women against allison grimes. cot
i haven't talked about alaska, louisiana. and see what's going happen in north carolina and new hampshire. >> this may be a rejection election of those in power, but how about this continuing problems of the republican brand. our new abc news/"washington post" poll shows 72% disapproval for republicans in congress. and rand paul was blunt this week. he said the republican party brand sucks. what do you say to rand paul and those voters? >> well, i'm very close with rand....
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they are at 31 degrees in barrow, alaska. atlanta you are three degrees colder than barrow, alaska. all this cold air is supposed to be up in the arctic circle but it's not. it will stay cold for another week. the cold blast is with us. wind chill 25 in new orleans. 16 in atlanta. so the first time the southeast is really feeling the cold outbreak. as we go through the weekend forecast we'll watch the snow that's now today in the rockies heading out to the central plains, kansas, iowa, missouri. chicago saturday night maybe one or two inches of snow. then we'll look at just rain in the southeast as we go into sunday. the next blast of really cold air betty comes down the great lakes sunday night and monday, it will arrive on the east coast on tuesday. northeast will be by far much colder with this outbreak. >> not like barrow, alaska. >> bar remarks alaska is 31. they are wearing shares and t-shirts. >> you don't want to get out of bed because it's only daylight for two hours. >>> stories making news this friday morning. these aren't real fights taking place in a ferguson, missouri,
they are at 31 degrees in barrow, alaska. atlanta you are three degrees colder than barrow, alaska. all this cold air is supposed to be up in the arctic circle but it's not. it will stay cold for another week. the cold blast is with us. wind chill 25 in new orleans. 16 in atlanta. so the first time the southeast is really feeling the cold outbreak. as we go through the weekend forecast we'll watch the snow that's now today in the rockies heading out to the central plains, kansas, iowa,...
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no election results out of alaska. when we get them, there will probably be preliminary indications. if it's not a blowout one way or the other, nobody will claim victory because there are a lot of votes left to count. >> it may be awhile. thank you. prwent wrong for the democrats? what was the biggest problem facing the democrats during this election? >> i think simply president barack obama. he is the person that defined campaign for the republicans. they turned this into what they had, a refer endsum on president obama. the democrats naught screaming and yelling. they said, no. let's make it about the local issues, all politics is local. let's make it about the issues in our state. spell like in north carolina, kay hagan trying to make it on tom hillis speaking of the general assembly didn't work. we saw in state after state. one interesting thing to me. what did. >> what did president obama do wrong? >> specifically, his smovl ratings are at historic lows. i think people are upset with his handling of isis, ebola,
no election results out of alaska. when we get them, there will probably be preliminary indications. if it's not a blowout one way or the other, nobody will claim victory because there are a lot of votes left to count. >> it may be awhile. thank you. prwent wrong for the democrats? what was the biggest problem facing the democrats during this election? >> i think simply president barack obama. he is the person that defined campaign for the republicans. they turned this into what...
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let stay republicans take alaska. that's what they expect. democrats say we maybe counting for a couple days but let's stay democrats hole on and mitch mcconne mcconnell continues. let's give them this for this scenario. we're at 49-48. i have left kansas right here. let's assume greg orman wins. let's give them win. it doesn't change the math because we don't know how he'll vote. we could go into the two runoffs. let say for the sake of argument the republican wins in louisiana. that's the december, look where we are now. 49-49. the democrats only need 50. joe biden would break the tie. even if the republicans won hear, that would get the republicans to 50. greg orman could be sitting there on january 6nd as the most influential man in america. will that happen? probably not. but is it possible in this crazy year that he could be sitting there in jab? if everything to the democrats? joe biden gets the tie. mitch mcconnell gets the gavel? it is possible. >> just switch back and forth. all right. john king, thank you very much. it shows you wh
let stay republicans take alaska. that's what they expect. democrats say we maybe counting for a couple days but let's stay democrats hole on and mitch mcconne mcconnell continues. let's give them this for this scenario. we're at 49-48. i have left kansas right here. let's assume greg orman wins. let's give them win. it doesn't change the math because we don't know how he'll vote. we could go into the two runoffs. let say for the sake of argument the republican wins in louisiana. that's the...
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and, same question for alaska. in alaska, both the senate race and the governor's race are super, super-tight. tomorrow x they're voting for legalizing it for recreational use. everybody expecteds that to be of great interest to alaska voters. nationwide polling has nearly 4 in 10 americans saying they would be much more likely to vote if legalization is on the ballot. now, that's nationwide. will it drive turnout up above where it might other wise be if voters didn't have the chance to vote in those states on pot. which we love. as a country. like mom and apple pie. if you're mom or apple pie, also made you want to eat funions and watch cartoons. nobody knows the answer. there's a lot of speculation about it. also, the same question and the same potential dynamic in work but in a more pronounced fashion, in these states, because in these four states tomorrow, they're voting on something that is even more documented in terms of people supporting it and it has an everyone clearer track record. that is not the issue
and, same question for alaska. in alaska, both the senate race and the governor's race are super, super-tight. tomorrow x they're voting for legalizing it for recreational use. everybody expecteds that to be of great interest to alaska voters. nationwide polling has nearly 4 in 10 americans saying they would be much more likely to vote if legalization is on the ballot. now, that's nationwide. will it drive turnout up above where it might other wise be if voters didn't have the chance to vote in...
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to the olgomic corporation, an alaska native corporation, established under the alaska native claims settlement act. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, and the gentleman from arizona mr. each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alaska. mr. young: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. young: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. young: the short range radar site is an early warning station. historically the u.s. air force maintained a radar site on the property but no longer operational. the air force is in the final stages of cleaning up the property which is expected to be finished this summer. . the olgoonik corporation is finishing the project. the property is owned by the department of interior and managed by the bu
to the olgomic corporation, an alaska native corporation, established under the alaska native claims settlement act. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, and the gentleman from arizona mr. each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alaska. mr. young: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the...
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races are still unsettled this morning in alaska and louisiana. but as things stand right now, republicans will hold at least 52 seats in the senate. picking up seven over the current congress, democrats will hold 45. i want to begin with the republican pickups. west virginia has its first female senator, republican shelley moore capito defeating natalie tennant. capito marks 56 years since west virginia has elected a republican senator. and in south dakota, mike rounds easily defeat eed rick weiland d larry pressler. and easily defeating amanda turt its steve daines. john welsh withdrew over allegations he plagiarized most of his speeches. and tom cotton defeated mark pryor. pryor tried running away from president obama, whose approval rating 34%. in i, was a history-making night, republican joni ernst picking up the seat by retiring john harken. ernst becoming the first republican win over bruce braley. spending $80 million in that campaign. >> she's going to be a big star when she gets to washington. and in colorado, it was a surprisingly smoot
races are still unsettled this morning in alaska and louisiana. but as things stand right now, republicans will hold at least 52 seats in the senate. picking up seven over the current congress, democrats will hold 45. i want to begin with the republican pickups. west virginia has its first female senator, republican shelley moore capito defeating natalie tennant. capito marks 56 years since west virginia has elected a republican senator. and in south dakota, mike rounds easily defeat eed rick...
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. >> yeah, this was for a show on alaska called expedition alaska. it's about climate in alaska. but we met this guy, and i spent a lot of time with him. his name is archie. and archie is a legendary whale hunter. you know, they go out in kayaks and hand-throw whales... harpoons into big whales. he's 70-plus years old, and he's of the highest status rank in this nupiak eskimo village. very, very high status kind of guy. and one day he was with me in one of his cabins, and he said, "i want to show you something." this never made it on the show, actually. you know, i followed him and he took me into an ice cellar. and an ice cellar is something that the eskimos cut out of the permafrost, which is frozen earth, in order to store their meat. and it's very, very hard to build. you've got to chip it out of solid ground, right? solid frozen ground. and inside, it's stacked with all the meat for his family, and his extended family. so whale, and walrus, and goose, and caribou and so on and so forth. and he said, "this has been in my family all my life." and
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alaska is the priciest per capita, $120 for each voter. we have been talking about congressional spending. money spent on state level races, $380 million. florida, illinois, and pennsylvania are the three most expensive races. pennsylvania has been decided. tom corbett lost his seat. $120 million on state and local ballots all four are leading, the proponents of increasing minimum wages are winning. colorado is dealing with gambling, and are talking about requiring genetically modified foods. marijuana legalization, and alaska has to make is decision on that. these are different areas. this is interesting. a little money can go a long way. when was the last time you heard someone say they donated to a judicial election. >> this is one to keep in touch with. most individuals don't donate. this is about corporate interest. a group of nuns - you'll be talking about that. this judicial stuff is fantastic. >> that both for the next election. the amount has been rising, and republicans in particular have focused on judicial elections. >> you don
alaska is the priciest per capita, $120 for each voter. we have been talking about congressional spending. money spent on state level races, $380 million. florida, illinois, and pennsylvania are the three most expensive races. pennsylvania has been decided. tom corbett lost his seat. $120 million on state and local ballots all four are leading, the proponents of increasing minimum wages are winning. colorado is dealing with gambling, and are talking about requiring genetically modified foods....
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if we could look at the video, protesters gathering outside alaska airlines headquarters and blocking international boulevard a major street in this area just south of the airport. four people who were hand picked for the assignment were arrested including seattle city council womwoman, socialist salma sawan. put in cars and taken away that was their intention. alaska has been very vocal against this seatac initiative and that's why they were targeted tonight. >> we don't have billions of dollars in our hands. what we have is the power of organizing people in solidarity and asking them to get engaged and fight back. >> reporter: also, this is getting even more complicated. there has now been a federal lawsuit filed by an airline industry umbrella and lobbying group. that went into federal court last week in seattle and it has to do with whether the port of seattle can raise minimum wages which they've said they now want to do. alaska airlines and many other airlines a party to that suit bought they're members of that organization. but alaska is saying that this is a legal battle that'
if we could look at the video, protesters gathering outside alaska airlines headquarters and blocking international boulevard a major street in this area just south of the airport. four people who were hand picked for the assignment were arrested including seattle city council womwoman, socialist salma sawan. put in cars and taken away that was their intention. alaska has been very vocal against this seatac initiative and that's why they were targeted tonight. >> we don't have billions of...
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shaw islands in alaska. this is as big a storm they think it might be, it could have really wide-ranging implications in a state where they're still counting among other things. >>> the virginia senate race, that race was finally settled today when ed gillespie announced he would not be asking for a recount. he conceded the race today to incumbent, mark warner. all in all in terms of the senate that leaves alaska and the louisiana race. we knew on election night would be going to a run-off because neither candidate got 50% of the vote. the mayor will be defending in a louisiana run-off on december 6th. mary landrieu is projecting all kinds oaf confident about that run-off. she has won state-wide runoffs for that senate seat twice before, but the odds are considered to be pretty strongly stacked against her this year. she is the last remaining democrat in a state-wide office in louisiana. they preserved almost $2 million in tv air time for that run-off election. but, now, they have released those reservations
shaw islands in alaska. this is as big a storm they think it might be, it could have really wide-ranging implications in a state where they're still counting among other things. >>> the virginia senate race, that race was finally settled today when ed gillespie announced he would not be asking for a recount. he conceded the race today to incumbent, mark warner. all in all in terms of the senate that leaves alaska and the louisiana race. we knew on election night would be going to a...