the air, anchorage's republican mayor who has repeatedly downplayed the virus, issued a veto against the mask requirement. republicans from the governor's mansion in alaska to the state legislature have echoed those sentiments. and, you know, we're used to seeing the politics and fighting over this, but in some ways, it's a scary situation. the threats of violence in alaska aren't an isolated or strange thing. this isn't some strange phenomenon just occurring in alaska. we are seeing elements of this all across the country. americans are threatening the men and women across the country who are tasked with trying to come up with public health strategies to fight this epidemic. they're also fighting the people and threatening the people and assaulting the people who are literally providing health care to people trying to survive it. joining us now is a reporter at the anchorage daily news in alaska and has been following the story from the start. thank you so much for joining