claimed alaska for russia. one of the friends together with his family is listening to his story although his name is of russian origin he doesn't know a single word of the language spoken on the other side of the bering strait nor does he know much about where his last name comes from. earthing out what my mom told me that morning or us and her there were taken people off to her to grant and there underneath your honor and they couldn't say our last name so a bit of a russian. spy you don't see me and often doesn't need to speak russian all services in the orthodox church in kodiak city are held in english. father in again she was born in new england a place that is far away from here he has no russian roots nevertheless he decided to serve as an orthodox priest in alaska but it was a long story. it's a story of growing up in a christian church a protestant church but always wanting a seeking out for a face a fuller experience of authority and finding that in orthodoxy as a young man and eventually answering t

of the indigenous peoples the word alaska means the great land. sven haakanson is steering his boat out of the bay of kodiak island his ancestors have lived here since time immemorial. over the thousands of years they to solve this seascape each time they put out to sea to hunt. but they use narrow canoes with a couple of paddles instead of comfortable motor boats with powerful engines in the past very very difficult to hunt as an individual you need to group in order to. actually capture for example you look at the sea lions over here in order for you to hunt one of those people. on a summer day and seven hundred forty one scores of the natives of the land set out on a hunting expedition in canaries they spotted odd looking ships on the horizon. those big sail boats belonged to an expedition led by a russian explorers bearing and. kodiak island made its appearance on russian maps the first colonists were guided by those maps when they landed on the island more than forty years later seventeen eighty four the city of kodiak was the capital of russ

claimed alaska. spitted one of the friends together with his family is listening to his story although his name is of russian origin he doesn't know a single word of the language spoken on the other side of the bering strait nor does he know much about where his last name comes from. what my mom told me that morning and her russian sure they were taken people often are drawn to their daughter and they couldn't say our last name so of a russian. spy you don't seem you enough doesn't need to speak russian all services in the orthodox church in kodiak city are held in english. father in a county was born in new england a place that is far away from here he has no russian roots nevertheless he decided to serve as an orthodox priest in alaska but it was a long story. it's a story of growing up in a christian church a protestant church but always running and seeking out for a face for experience of the faith and trying to do that in the doxy as a young lyn and eventually answering the call into the priesth

was the first ever european to reach alaska. in this unexplored land and establish contact with the aboriginal people. local people welcomed warmly just as their ancestors. two hundred fifty years ago there may have changed a lot but their attitude to russia remains the same. we will exist in the places that it is bases. the russians many of the local people said they had russian. the russians. the indigenous people. many of them began to work for the russian american company. hunting for sea otters fishing. taking part in the building of new settlements russian priests and monks visited the. russian. girls. russian. women and children. in the russian capital as well as in the colonial ministration. lives a life entirely different from his ancestors to him putting out to sea is more like fun than work. proud of his traditional bathhouse he sees it as a symbol of successive generations and imbedded russian traditions. when the russians came. the thing that is similar. inside and that's something that we've been doing for centurie

government that it would gain norma's benefits by acquiring alaska. steckel had the support of the u.s. state secretary william seward who was in favor of a u.s. territorial expansion. finally in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven after lengthy negotiations alaska was sold to the united states for the price of seven point two million dollars. on october the eighteenth eight hundred sixty seven the russian flag was lowered in the former alaskan capitol of sitka. in its stead america's colors were raised. today happy alaska day is one of the major holidays of the forty ninth state. during the blight show of the residents of citgo reenact the procedure of handing over the flag from russians to americans. in eight hundred sixty seven the ceremony for placing the russian colony under u.s. control was much more modest. the american government was weary of accusations that they had wasted a lot of money headlines and splashed across the newspapers scoffed at the purchase describing it as nothing more than a box of ice. rumor even had is that of the seven

after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russians were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of. what became of the money. was shrouded in mystery. the official version. was spent on the construction of railways. however the ship carrying the gold received for the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. like. most people in the lower forty eight. i've actually had people. lived. here. few english. doesn't speak russian my grandfather passed away a couple of decades ago and. passed away soon after that just some distance from. most of my relatives and one day. too. right after the peninsula was sold to the americans the village was built on the sea shore all of the employees of the russian american company who refused to move to russia had been banished here by the u.s. government one of the older buildings is right down below us doesn't have a window in it is built in the old log dovetail design with the dovetail cor

claimed alaska. spirit. one of the friends together with his family is listening to his story although his name is of russian origin he doesn't know a single word of the language spoken on the other side of the bering strait nor does he know much about where his last name comes from. what my mom told me in the morning and her russian for fear they were taken people often are drawn through their hundred thousand year order and they couldn't say our last name so of a russian. spy you don't seem you enough doesn't need to speak russian services in the orthodox church in kodiak city are held in english. father in a county was born in new england a place that is far away from here he has no russian roots nevertheless he decided to serve as an orthodox priest in alaska but it was a long story. it's a story of growing up in a christian church a protestant church but always running a seeking out for face a for experience of the faith and finding that in the doxy as a young man and eventually answering the call into

when the russians came to alaska the lives of the indigenous people changed. many of them began to work for the russian american company jobs involved hunting for sea otters fishing and taking part in the building of new settlements russian priests and monks visited alaska and baptized the locals into the orthodox faith russian men married local girls. russian men had local women and their children were called creole he will let me see some creoles who are well educated. in the russian capital to ship as well as in the colonial administration you know ask. sven how concerned lives a life entirely different from his ancestors to him putting out to sea is more like fun than work. sven is proud of his traditional bathhouse he sees it as a symbol of successive generations and imbedded russian traditions. when the russians came. the thing that is similar are the rocks and the heat and steaming the washing inside the vanya and that's something that we've been doing for centuries and it's a tradition where they now have a wooden house which is a russian banja which j

after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russians were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation. check. what became of the money. was shrouded in mystery. the official version. was spent on the construction of railways. however the ship carrying the received. had sunk in the pacific. sure is that so much you're going to get a lot of people a look at. western lifestyles of being a. rich. british. economy. has. raised in alaska like many alaskans he refers to. the lower forty eight. of the forty nine most people in the lower forty eight don't know that alaska is part of america. but many believe that it's own country and they wonder what kind of money they're going to have to use when they're here and. i've actually had people call. you sound just like. jerry has lived in the small settlement. since birth. here is. a few english words gary however doesn't speak russian my grandfather passed away a couple of decades ago and my grandmother

claimed alaska for russia. one of the friends together with his family is listening to his story although his name is of russian origin he doesn't know a single word of the language spoken on the other side of the bering strait nor does he know much about where his last name comes from. what my mom told me in the morning and her russian for fear they were taken people after drawn through their hundred thousand your honor and they couldn't say our last name so of a russian. spy you don't seem you enough doesn't need to speak russian all services in the orthodox church in kodiak city are held in english. father in a county was born in new england a place that is far away from here he has no russian roots nevertheless he decided to serve as an orthodox priest in alaska but it was a long story. it's a story of growing up in a christian church a protestant church but always running the seeking out for face for experience of the faith and finding that in the doxy as a young man and eventually answering the call into

in alaska. trying to distance themselves from civilization much like they would do in russia if the initially it was a private. that the signs had been removed and now people can visit us here they can talk to and meet. today it is even something of a tourist attraction. is the most lucrative business in the. for three decades it never occurred to the old believers that someday americans might be among the neighbors they tried to escape visiting other towns but now the american house stay near the russian once evacuated no matthew has five children he moved. seven years ago after buying one third of the local land his american dream is slowly becoming a reality land was. pretty good price the russians. russians the people that are here the orthodox. have a nice set of values. relations with matt but as the years ago by she becomes ever more apprehensive of the prospect of. losing its status as a russian enclave and turning into just another. children in the still russian national dress but engli

our claimed alaska. spirit. one of the friends together with his family is listening to his story although his name is of russian origin he doesn't know a single word of the language spoken on the other side of the bering strait nor does he know much about where his last name comes from. what my mom told me in the morning for fear they were taken people often are drawn through there underneath your honor and they couldn't say our last name so of a russian. spy you don't seem you enough doesn't need to speak russian all services in the orthodox church in kodiak city are held in english. father in a county was born in new england a place that is far away from here he has no russian roots nevertheless he decided to serve as an orthodox priest in alaska but it was a long story. it's a story of growing up in a christian church a protestant church but always running and seeking out for face for experiences and trying to better the doxy as a young man and eventually answering the call into the priesthoods. the church w

claimed alaska. spirit. one of the friends together with his family is listening to his story although his name is of russian origin he doesn't know a single word of the language spoken on the other side of the bering strait nor does he know much about where his last name comes from. what my mom told me in the morning and her russian for fear they were taken people often are drawn through there underneath your honor and they couldn't say our last name so of a russian. spy you don't seem you enough doesn't need to speak russian all services in the orthodox church in kodiak city are held in english. father in a county was born in new england a place that is far away from here he has no russian roots nevertheless he decided to serve as an orthodox priest in alaska but it was a long story. it's a story of growing up in a christian church a protestant church but always running and seeking out for a face for experience of the faith and finding that in the doxy as a young man and eventually answering the call into

after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russians were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of. what became of the money earned was shrouded in mystery. the official version the whole payment reached was spent on the construction of railways. however that the ship carrying the gold received for the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific . he refers to. the lower forty eight gary is sure. of the forty nine most people in the lower forty eight don't know that alaska is part of america some believe it. or russia but many believe that it's own country and they wonder what kind of money they're going to have to use when they're here. and those kind of things i've i've actually had people compliment me on you sound just like in america. has lived in the small settlement. since birth. here is. a few english words gary however doesn't speak russian my grandfather passed away a couple of decades ago and my grandmother. passe

after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russians were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of. what became of the money earned was shrouded in mystery. the official version. was spent on the construction of railways. however the ship carrying the gold received for the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. my grandfather passed away a couple of decades ago. most of. right after the peninsula was sold to the americans the village was built on the sea shore all of the employees of the russian american company who refused to move to russia had been banished here by the u.s. government one of the older buildings is right down below us doesn't have a window in it and built in the old log dovetail design with the dovetail corners there are several other buildings that are. throughout here including sheds that were used for fishing the older ones were built as as old as the late eighteenth hundreds all the residents of n

after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russians were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of. what became of the money earned was shrouded in mystery. the official version the whole payment was spent on the construction of railways. however the ship carrying the gold received for the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. most. people. lived. here. few english. doesn't speak russian my grandfather passed away a couple of decades ago and. passed away soon after that just some distance from. most of my relatives and one day. too. right after the peninsula was sold to the americans the village was built on the sea shore all of the employees of the russian american company who refused to move to russia had been banished here by the u.s. government one of the older buildings is right down below us doesn't have a window in it is built in the old log dovetail design with the dovetail corners there are several other buil

our claimed alaska. spirit. one of the friends together with his family is listening to his story although his name is of russian origin he doesn't know a single word of the language spoken on the other side of the bering strait nor does he know much about where his last name comes from. what my mom told me in the morning and the russians for sure they were taken people often are drawn to your underneath your honor and they couldn't say our last name so of a russian. spy you don't seem you enough doesn't need to speak russian services in the orthodox church in kodiak city are held in english. father in a candy was born in new england a place that is far away from here he has no russian roots nevertheless he decided to serve as an orthodox priest in alaska but it was a long story. it's a story of growing up in a christian church a protestant church but always running and seeking out for a face for experience of the faith and finding that in the doxy as a young man and eventually answering the call into the priest

alaska for oil drilling. we only preserve 5% which is a special area we are talking about. where we prohibited the oil drilling and i think we -- the five per cent is not too much to save because it is just like five me did and i hope it will be there for my grand children to enjoy. >> host: why do you feel sarah palin alaska is becoming so much of the public discourse as her personality and have you ever met her or do you have any views about what she is contributing for not contributing in american life? >> guest: i've never met her but obviously i watched her on television many times and if she's one of the most dynamic and attractive speakers we've ever seen. she knows how to appeal to the crowd and she's extremely eloquent. she has a very clear-cut i would say political philosophy that she expresses and she appeals highly to an enthusiastic group of supporters. i fink within the republican party and within the two-party element of the republican party choose when to be a formidable candidate if she decid

when we passed the alaska lands bill in late 1980, we opened up 95% of all the coastal areas of alaska for oil drilling. we only preserved 5% which is a special area we are talking about. where we prohibited oil drilling, and i think the 5% is not -- is not too much to save because it's just like god made it and i hope it will be there for my grandchildren to in july. >> host: why do you feel sarah palin and alaska is becoming so much of a public discourses of her personality, and have you ever met her or do you have any views about what she's come to a bidding war not contributing? >> guest: i've never met her life obviously watched her on television many times and it and she's one of the most dynamic and attracted speakers we have ever seen. she knows how to be extremely eloquent. she has a very clear-cut i would say political philosophy that she expresses, and she appeals highly to an enthusiastic group of supporters. i think within the republican party and within the tea party element of the republican party she is coming to be a formidable candidate if she decides to run in 2012.

when we passed the alaska lands bill in late 1980, we opened up 95% of all of the coastal areas of alaska for the oil drilling. we only preserved 5% which is a special area we are talking about where we prohibited the oil drilling and i think that the 5% is not too much to say because it's just like god needed and i hope will be there for my grandchildren to in july. >> host: why do you feel sarah palin and alaska is becoming so much of the public discourse? is it her personality, have you ever met her and do you have in the view is what she's contributing or not contributing? >> guest: i've never met her but obviously i watch on television many times a but she's one of those most dynamic and attractive speakers we have ever seen. she knows how to appeal to the crowd. she's extremely eloquent. she has a very clear-cut i would say political philosophy that she expresses and she appeals highly to the enthusiastic group of supporters. i think within the republican party and within the two-party element of the republican party she is going to be a formidable candidate if she decides to run in

as important as ted stevens is to alaska's history, he was all about alaska's future. the legacy of dreams and confidence he left alaskans surrounds all of us. to the family, to catherine, we thank you for sharing this extraordinary man with each of us. on behalf of alaskans everywhere, we thank you, and we love you, uncle ted. i have been asked by the family to read a poem. from another great alaskan leader. "i would leave and legacy of dreams to bridge the generation gap, igniting fires within the mind of youth and old alike until no alcohol or zero mega shows. only the eternal flame in spirit to like the path of change. ofwould leave a legacy dreams that here where tundra and thai growth emerges, to breed did depth, a stalwart sturdy race of many free and fresh and team and of the great north wind, creating a crystal magic from the national things at hand. i would leave a legacy of dreams, sculpture a round of courtesy and respect, of joy in doing, of pride in workmanship, where each might show an understanding compassion. i would leave a legacy of dreams that each

alaska for oil drilling. we only preserve 5% which is a special area were talking about. we prohibited the oil drilling. i think the 5% is not too much to say because it's just like god made it. i hope it will be there for my grandchildren to enjoy. >> host: why do you feel sarah palin and alaska is becoming so much a part of our public discourse? is it her personality? have you ever met her or do you have any views about what she is contributing or not contributing? >> guest: never met her, but obviously was toronto is in many times. the she is one of the most dynamic in attractive speakers we have ever seen and knows how to appeal to a crowd. she is extremely eloquent. she has a very clear-cut political philosophy that she expresses. she appeals highly to an enthusiastic group of supporters i think within the republican party and within the two-party element she is point to be a formidable candidate if she decides to run in 2012. i would not be surprised if she could get the republican nomination. however,

this is bp's giant prudhoe bay oil field on alaska's north slope. it represents 8% of america's domestic oil production. but opened more than 30 years ago, inadequate or deferred maintenance here, too, has workers worried. >> the pipelines are rusted where insulation has fallen off. >> narrator: managers won't

and even now, starring in her own reality show, "sarah palin's alaska." >> pull! dang it. >> reporter: along the way, she's evolved an identity that goes something like this. sarah palin, the celebrity politician who is just like us. the question is whether it's working for her. new poll out showing that if the election were held today and you were the republican candidate, president obama was the democratic, that he would win by 22 points. you understand that a lot of gop members are concerned about you having the nomination because of polls like this. when you see numbers like that, and you know that is a feeling, among even the gop, how do you respond? >> well, speaking of competition, that's what competitive primaries are all about. you're out there debating your ideas and getting your message across and you're talking about your record and setting the record straight and you talk about your intentions for this country. i'm all for contested primaries. so, a poll number like that is like, yeah, that doesn't look really pretty today, but a primary is months and

they took it to alaska and set up a gold mine. we actually do it and start digging raw gold from the ground. before that, you were in hard times in oregon? >>> yeah, i have a little aviation business. the price of fuel went up. because of the economy, a lot of, you know, those aren't a necessity when you're trying to get the light bill paid. my business dropped off. it hasn't crashed me yet. it dropped to a point where, you know, i needed to find a opportunity and, you know, an adventure. it's like i had brain damage, i wanted to get out there and get up to alaska and do something awesome. >> sounds like you did. did you have any experience in gold mining before this? >> in the early 80s, that was the last gold rush. the gold got to about $800 an ounce. i went up mining with my dad for a couple of summers. i always knew in the back of my head, this was an option if gold got up there again. you know, like you would know, gold is at $1400 an ounce. >> sure. most think about the gold rushes in the 1800s and they're surprised to find

this is bp's giant prudhoe bay oil field on alaska's north slope. it represents 8% of america's domestic oil production. but opened more than 30 years ago, inadequate or deferred maintenance here, too, has workers worried. >> the pipelines are rusted where insulation has fallen off. >> narrator: managers won't talk, but workers like marc kovac, protected by their union, explained how, back in the '60s, everyone thought the field would last 20 years. they were wrong. >> all of the modules were designed in 1966 and put in place in the '70s. and the expected lifespan of the field and that equipment was designed to last till 1987, and then it was supposed to be pulled out. after they started drilling, they knew that the pay zone was a lot deeper, but we're still using a lot of the infrastructure that was supposed to be pulled out in '87. they're going to run everything to failure, which means that everything here is going to be worn out completely by the time they decide to leave. >> there is so much money here and still so much oil to be made that they

it's delicious. >>> back here in wasilla, alaska. and i have to tell you, the first thing i noticed when i walked into the palin home, it is all about family. and that is one thing that has not changed since a journey began, bringing sarah palin into the national spotlight. >> my friends and fellow americans, the next vice president of the united states, governor sarah palin of the great state of alaska. >> reporter: 2008, john mccain announced you are his vice president candidate. you come out. you see your family. it's in ohio. and you fast-forward. it's just been over two years. what's it been like for you personally, to go from a relative unknown, outside of your beloved alaska, to being such a major force and personality? >> first, i thought you were going to say that you would never forget the day, august 29th, 2009, because that was my 20th wedding anniversary. yeah. my own, little world. it's been quite the rollercoaster ride. but if you look at where i was then and where i am today, the people who surround me, they're the sa

we know she loves alaska. she wanted me to see it for myself. but she took me for, i can say, the ride of my life. >> we cannot wait to see that. >>> first, the tax cut deal president obama negotiated with congressional republicans is headed to the white house for his signature. but not before the entanglement of the bill in the house until midnight last night. jon karl was there. now that it's passed, everyone who works is going to get a tax cut. and the unemployed will keep their benefits. >> reporter: that's right. and we have something that's unheard offen capitol hill. that's a truly bipartisan vote. after much debate -- >> the greedy will prevail. and the needy will fail. >> is all of the money made in america, washington's money? government's money? or is it the people's money who earned it? >> reporter: the house, just before the stroke of midnight, passed a bill extending the bush tax cuts, and adding a few more. >> on this vote, the yeas are 277. the nays are 148. the motion is adopted. >> while not perfect, this is the kind of action

we all know she loves alaska. she wanted me to see it for myself. but she took me for, i can say, the ride of my life. >> we cannot wait to see that. >>> first, the tax cut deal president obama negotiated with congressional republicans is headed to the white house for his signature but not before a last-minute tangle that held up the bill in the house until midnight last night. jon karl was there. now that it's passed, everyone who works is going to get a tax cut. and the unemployed will keep their benefits. >> reporter: that's right, george, and with this we had something that's been virtually unheard of on capitol hill. that's a truly bipartisan vote. after much debate -- >> the greedy will prevail, and the needy will fail. >> is all of the money that is made in america, washington's money, government's money, or is it the people's money who earned it? >> reporter: the house just before the stroke of midnight, passed a bill extending the bush tax cuts and adding a few more. >> on this vote, the yeas are 277. the nays are 148. the motion is adopted

i don't know any but alaska the great. on our cheek. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. the close up team has been to the region where industries are rapidly developing. now wattie goes to the homeland of those with strength of mind and body. to the land developed by cossacks in ancient times and which became a premier destination for nineteenth century political exiles. this is the armscye russia consult on r.t. . she's available in. central. full stop. to the beach. including. the people of the state which once used to be a part of russia alaska the great deal. once it was a part of russian territory there are still reminders to this day children wearing russian national costumes people having russian names and many orthodox churches and standing here but more than one hundred forty years ago it became the u.s. territory though some americans still don't know about. just over the last have no idea about let's like nothing i don't know anything ab

>>reporter: i don't know of anyone who thinks he has a shot at becoming senator of alaska. there is a point of the laws diminishing return. it would be good if he decided to go this route for the supreme court to rule quickly and get it behind them so alaska can move on. >>neil: there must be something, because it is not certified. >>reporter: who knows? it is interesting our least populous state gives the most political drama and maybe there is, maybe he thinks he has a claim. he is a smart lawyer in his own right and maybe he thinks he has a legitimate way to try to get her out of senate race but i believe most people have accepted she will be the, continue to be the senator from alaska. >>neil: i know republicans are happy but joe miller said do not be so sure. she is a fan of the earmarks and a fan of spending initiatives and could be a republican in name only. what do you make of that? >>reporter: i know what i know personally from dealings with senator murkowski which have been nothing but positive as a strong conservative woman and she does show alaska she has the ab

i don't know anything about the alaska the great. on our cheap. eaves. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. that are killing innocent. allies a call a course and that's never a. mom a song called scopolamine. think of it every day. before i was fired from the memory. of so much a long time of the serious drama. i was. i was ashamed that i had been. i was ashamed that i had. a wife i go i go my way. or i don't be out nabarro so far forward. that i'll believe what i was doing the words or i think. that i was a good soldier. but now i am most soldier on the other side and i think i'm just a good. down the official placation. i pod touch from the. john t. life on the. video. tease a month old. and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. machine on the dot com. welcome to the business program i'm sure on a qian this year's christmas shopping has shown that russians are not yet spending as much as they did before the crisis however russia has one of the longest one to holiday pe

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. >> alaska. america's last frontier. >> you can see russia from here. -- almost. >> bill: in sarah palin's tv and book exposure helping or hurting her in the political arena? the governor will be here. caution, you are to about to enter no spin zone the factor begins right now. ♪ >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. another outrage by congress and what cue do about it. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. if the feds don't pass a new spending bill, the government might shut down in a few days. i say good. these pinheads need some time off. the "wall street journal" says this is the worst congress in modern history and the folks seem to agree. new gallup poll says 13% of americans think congress is doing a good job. 13%. now our pal harry reid along with appropriations chairman senator daniel inouye have dumped a trillion-dollar plus spending bill on the senate floor a few days before christmas. the bill is loaded with portion. apparently the demo

i mentioned alaska. economic out this storm bp a huge monster storm affecting anchorage today and areas of southern alaska. mostly cloudy. 64. nevada, showers and 38. >>> weekend forecast coming up, lynn. >> all right, bill. thank you. >>> also coming up reeshgs tail sales zoom. home sales jump, and a lawsuit against bernard madoff's bank. your early morning biz headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, is this the weekend in animated farry tales that knocked harry potter off his pemp. >>> wild finish in college football. michael vick leads the eagles and lebron with a homecoming to remember. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- new diplomatic cables released by wikileaks paint a bleak picture of afghanistan where the level of corruption is "overwhelming." hamid karzai is described as an unstable and erratic president with the inability to grasp the most basic principles of state building.

and then sarah palin talks about the great state of alaska until sarah and kate annoy alaska. this sunday, only on tlc. [ applause ] >> jimmy: well, i will be watching. i have to admit. one more thing. you know, there are so many holiday specials running right now. some of them have been around since the '60s and some of them we've seen too many times. every year, frosty melts and he freezes back up again. tomorrow night on abc family, they're showing one of my -- maybe my favorite, "the year without a santa claus." this is the one with the heat miser and the snow miser. i've seen it at least 40 times. so, to spice it up a little, to make it a little more timely, we removed the original audio from the original special, and replaced it with audio from the barbara walters interview with justin bieber that airs tomorrow night. and i -- holiday classic, i think you'll agree, has been reborn. >> so, recently, there was a picture taken of you and a girl in the backseat of a car. what were you doing? >> ah, well, i was just -- i don't know, i was just kissing her, that's about it. >>

they are alaska, wyoming, montana, north dakota, and south dakota. states with some of the larger land mass. let me sum up. this really completes our first look at the results of the 2010 census. there is much more to come, revealing how our nation has changed over the last 10 years at levels as small as a city block, school districts, counties, and cities throughout the country. i want to end this press conference with a thank you. to the nearly 309 million residents of this wonderful country, i thank you on behalf all of us at the census bureau for your civic participation in the 2010 census. i want to thank the thousands of census bureau's staff throughout the country, and congratulate them for a job well done in the 2010 census. and especially to secretary locke and deputy secretary blank, you phrase did precisely correctly. this is a team with a leader in secretary locke that allow us to keep our eye on the prize throughout this endeavor. with his input and leadership throughout the senses, we produce for the country a wonderful senses. i want t

. >> 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

that is unusual when you come up here to the north pole alaska region. we are in the center of the state. right now they are only getting around three hours and 40 minutes of sun light a day. a sunrise at 10:30 or 11:00 and at 3:00 the sunsets. very bizarre and different from the bay area. >> i have one question. can you ask him his method of payment for his mortgage each month. ask him. >> how do you pay your mortgage? you have a mortgage? how do you pay? >> check? >> check! awe! >> we should have worked that out in advance. >> we can't do it now? >> try again. >> i can't. >> okay. >> bob redell live in the north pole. give santa a hug for me. >> maybe not going to the north pole, but holiday travelers can expect a lot of company. >> more californians will flying or driving this christmas and new year's. christie smith is live at oakland international with a look at how the bay area is taking off. good morning. >> good morning to you. i can tell you it's busy here at oakland international, but not as hectic as it was about 45 minutes ago when the securi

>>neil: it is miller time in alaska. republican joe milder demanding -- joe miller demanding a recount. and senator murkowski saying pack it in but he is taking the case to the alaska supreme court and they will hear the case on friday. and senator murkowski will not talk but miller joins me on phone. joseph, now a recount? you should have done this at outset? >>guest: well it goes beyond the disd that applies to the count. that is what we are trying to get clarified by the court. so we have to follow the statute as written by the legislator or create all sorts of problems so until you have a standard you cannot have an accurate count. >>neil: when you go to the highest court what is your argument? >>guest: well, there are several arguments we took before the court. our notice was filed yesterday. the two major issues are, one, the statute is written bit legislature and does not require what it says and that is the name that is written for write in candidate must match the candidate and do we count the ballots the same f

i don't know anything about the alaska they're great. on our cheap. welcome back here with a look at the week's top stories. between russia. given to the agreement on friday he was approved for. a few days earlier. more speaking. troops have accused. the. people. of the body buried. in a moment we visit the people of the american state which once used to be part of russia alaska the great deal is up next. once it was a part of russian territory there are still reminders to this day children wearing russian national costumes people having russian names and many orthodox churches are standing here but more than one hundred forty years ago it became the u.s. territory though some americans still don't know of.

bring in with it from the gulf of alaska cold arctic air. tomorrow morning as well. by the afternoon the sun warms up kind of mix of sun and clouds out there. san rafael and sen francisco 52, we might see in the 40's through places like in the dock, 50 in livermore, a look to your 7 day around the bay which shows the best chance of rain moving in friday night. your new year's eve could be a wet one as we head towards the 9:00-ton o'clock hour. as we head into sunday chance continues but the better chance of staying dry is next week. >> at first it was an accident in the north basenorth bay. butn reports came in from chp and a fire officer who was on the scene that there may have been black eyes on the road. sonoma county roads is out there looking around saying as bad as it was here west of there is actually going to be a bit worse. definitely the possibility of black eyes existing as we heard a was a talking about the cold temperatures. highwaywe have heo other reports of those problems just that one accident. we're not sure of it was a cause are not because the veh

and alaska being bought from russia over a century ago is perhaps another saying man. unaware off this christmas yet the place itself is alive with a lot of memories of its previous outliers as we reveal in a special special report later this hour. it's the secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion by means of. tradition the language july you suggest the best compete the beat. and culture. the thing is that the have the dinners are still unaware of what's going on in their mouth you're still asking me what. it's like. i don't know if you got. the grade. on our to. introduce two years ago russia's gambling ban has been widely declared a failure of the isolated locations of the four official gambling zones of man that they failed to live up to expectations now authorities are looking at shifting casinos closer to tourist areas to combat thriving illegal businesses are reports. stacks of cash and roofs of one are bandits federal security service agents breach them illegal casino in. eighteen months ago a strict gambling law meant casinos in russia could only ex

sarah and kate annoy alaska. this sunday, only on tlc. [ applause ] >> jimmy: well, i will be watching. i have to admit. one more thing. you know, there are so many holiday specials running right now. some of them have been around since the '60s and some of them we've seen too many times. every year, frosty melts and he freezes back up again. tomorrow night on abc family, they're showing one of my -- maybe my favorite, "the year without a santa claus." this is the one with the heat miser and the snow miser. so, to spice it up a little bit, to make it more timely, we removed the original audio from the original special and replaced it with audio from the barbara walters interview with justin bieber that airs tomorrow night. and i -- holiday classic, i think you'll agree, has been reborn. >> so, recently, there was a picture of you and a girl in the backseat of a car. what were you doing? >> ah, well, i was just -- i don't know, i was just kissing her, that's about it. >> tell me more. >> just kind of happened. and

that's alaska. getting ready to go to the north pole. >> but he didn't mind braving the weather to file this report. >> reporter: this is fairbanks, a nice-size town situated in the center of alaska. about 2,000 miles from the bay area, 3,000 miles to honolulu, about 4,000 to miami and to tahiti, it's about 5,690. but who's keeping track, right? and for those of you stuck in those places for the holidays, all i've got to say is you obviously drew the short straw. now, before we head down the street to north pole, alaska, where santa and his elves are getting ready for christmas eve, there are a couple of things you need to know about this time of the country. >> do you happen to have the time? >> it's quarter to 8:00. >> so i still have a couple of minutes before the restaurants close for dinner, is that right? >> close for dinner? >> yeah, you said quarter of 8: 8:00. >> it's in the morning? >> that's funny. seriously. fairbanks gets less than four hours of sunlight this time of year. it's only fou

we do find that programs that are run by american indians, alaska natives, for american indians, alaska natives or programs that target hispanics, run by hispanics, tend to produce better outcomes than programs that are not sensitive to those issues. so we use sort of a bias force paradigm. there are programs that are not run by the specific population group, but have modules that are targeted to the unique needs of that group. so they do not as well as the programs that are run by the specific population group, but they do better than programs that are general. so when we look at the outcomes of, say, a woman in a male program or a general program that doesn't have any gender specific programming, she doesn't do as well as the program that is targeted to, for women, run for women or a program that has gender-specific issues. the same thing for american indian, alaska natives, hispanics, african americans, and the same thing would be applicable to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender. the key issue is of cultural competence and that is the thing that if indeed you know you've got a d