Haj please welcome the Heritage Foundation executive Vice President kim holmes. A nice rainy day outside and everybody is all bunched together to keep warm. Good morning everybody. How is everybody this morning . Governor welcome to the the Heritage Foundation it is a pleasure to have you here. Its a pleasure to welcome governor mike of alaska. And he will be speaking on the budget spending and what alaska can provide the nation as an example. Governor done was elected as governor of alaska 2018 hes had had a very career in alaska since arrival there in 1983 from working in a logging camp and southeast, alaska. To pursuing his dream in an educationer career as a teacher. He has a unique insight into alaskas communities due to his two decades of service there. He also served for five years as an alaska state senator. So he knows alaska literally from coast to coast. And that provides not only a unique perspective on had his state but also what can we from the 48 can learn from alaskas e
Magnificent city made entirely of ice. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy. The first major snowstorm of 2014 has arrived in full force and it pummeled on new years eve is now crippling the northeast with heavy snow and bonechilling temperatures and blamed for two deaths in illinois and another in philadelphia. New york and new jersey have each declared a state of emergency with blizzardlike conditions expected through the morning and new york city cancelled school for nearly one million kids but the sub freezing temperatures moving into the area that are the most concerning. Temperatures are expected to dip to minus ten by the weekend and its even worse further north in new england, some areas have seen 22 of snow with more expected over the next 12 hours. The lows in boston will be well below zero and part of maine could see the mercury drop to minus 30. From the midwest to the northeast more than 100 Million People are feeling the effects of this dangerou
Iraq to syria. Militants connected to the group are launching Violent Attacks in countries already in turmoil. We begin in iraq, where the government is fighting for control of parts of that country. You can hear the gunfire at fallujah, where rebels have taken the city center. At least eight have been killed there. Fallujah is one of two main cities in the anbar province. Ramadi, the other, is also under siege. Despite baghdad anbar was one of the most dangerous places for u. S. Forces. More than 1300 Coalition Soldiers were killed there. Here is what we know about the fighters battling the government. They are affiliated with al qaeda. And call themselves the Islamic State of iraq and levant. They want to set up a sunni muslim state in iraq and across the border into syria and other countries. Al qaeda has taken control of parts of syria. We go to imran khan for more. Fighters from the Al Qaedalinked Islamic State of levant claim to have taken over the main highway into fallujah. One
Tonight battles waging in iraq has u. S. Officials concerned. Iraqi army is fighting al qaeda for parts of iraq. Rebels have taken the city center. Eight have been killed there. Fallujah is one of two main cities in iraqs anbar province. Ramadi has also been under siege. Anbar is a dangerous place for u. S. Soldiers. More than 1300 Coalition Soldiers were killed there. Here is what we know so far. They are affiliated with al qaeda. The Group Calling itself the Islamic State of iraq in levant. They want to set up a sunie sunni state in iraq and across the border in parts of syria. Fighters from the Islamic State in levant say they have taken over the main highway into the town of fallujah. One man shouts god is great as he gestures to a burntout vehicle they claim is from iraqs army. They say they sent reinforcement from fallujah to iraq to battle the forces. The fighting moved to the outskirts of fallujah. Sunni tribal leaders have not allowed the iraqi fighters to enter to town, sayin
Dubois tonight, trouble trouble. Millions prepare for the worst as two winter storms take aim tonight at the northeast. We have a team ofnrnr correspons on storm watch and well have the latest forecast. Help from above. Elizabeth palmer has the Helicopter Rescue of dozens stranded more than a week on a ship stuck in the ice in antarctica. Back from the dead. A fugitive banker once declared dead appears in court charged with stealing millions of investors. Mark strassmann is covering. And Elaine Quijano with bikers riding to the rescue of abused kids and their moms. Each one of them, they were there for me and i needed them. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Scott off tonight, im Maurice Dubois. The northeast is about to get hit by a major winter storm two of them actually. A storm that dumped a foot of snow in the midwest is joining forces with a noreaster moving up the coast. Winter storm warnings and advisories are up ton