getting threatened in public meetings about things like mask ordinances. despite the threats of violence hurled at anchorage assembly members by the public, despite that intimidation i should tell you the anchorage assembly just passed the mask requirement for indoor spaces in anchorage. their vote was 9-1. that said, tonight as we got on 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 is 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
passed the mask requirement for indoor spaces in anchorage. their fight with their vote was 9 to 1. that said, as we got on the air, anchorage republican mayor, who has repeatedly downplayed the virus, he issued a veto against the mask requirement. republicans from the governor s mansion in alaska, to the state legislator have echoed the sentiments. and, we re used to seeing the politics and the 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 is in some strange phenomenon that s just occurring in alaska. we re seeing elements of this all across the country. americans are threatening the men and women across the country, who are tests with trying to come up with public health strategies to fight this epidemic. but they re also fighting the people, and threatening the people, and assaulting the people who are literally providing health care. joining us now, is emily could uche, she is a reported at t
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
election that alaskans want bipartisanship and want cooperation and she says that authority of people in alaska aren t affiliated with the political party. she used to be a part of the senate republican leadership. but not anymore. so second on the political ticker is a very, very interesting story that you should check out from our intrepid congressional producers. looking ahead to the divide in the new congress and there will be a lot. last on the ticker, t.j., let s call this poll particular of pot. how about that? many republicans, as you know, have a long, long mandatory prison sentence for certain crimes related to marijuana. pat robertson who ran for the republican nomination for president in 1998 says those laws should be reavis itted and said we are locking people up that take a couple of puffs of marijuana and next thing you know they have ten years. it will cost the government millions of dollars and he says
u.s. territories that may help him in he wants to run again. not particularly comfortable thing to unseed a chairman when that person wants to stay in office. normally they re elected for a two-year terms, but they get two 2-year terms typically. sources tell fox the voting members of the committee are split on steele. third in his camp, third oppose him and the rest are undecided. they will meet to decide on the new leader in january. bret: thank you. what was supposed to be a hugely needed part of the president s healthcare law is being virtually ignored by those who supposedly needed it quickly. that is later. up next, they re still counting votes in the alaska