Fairbanks, alaska. During world war ii, this base was part of a secret operation. Aimed not at tokyo but berlin. In this very hangar hundreds of u. S. Military aircraft flown from the lower 48 by americans were delivered to soviet pilots. All part of a global multibillion dollar effort to that one goal. Keeping russia in the war against hitler. The soviet union was an unlikely ally. Churchill once described russia as a riddle wrapped inside a mystery inside an enigma. In europe, churchill and roosevelt agreed to deal with the brutal soviet dictator joseph stalin. Tonight hear from american pilots who flew the treacherous route to this base, meet an American Hero who fought with the red army and russians who defended their homeland against one dictator while living under the iron fist of another. Its the untold history of americans and russians in the titanic struggle of world war ii. Berlin, may, 1945. The german capital in ruins. Soviet Red Army Soldiers celebrated at the feet of nazi
Draft proposal that would ban alcohol year round on all state beaches. The proposed ban would apply to the sand or fenced in areas of the beach, the swimming area, and a 200 foot land buffer surrounding those areas. The ban is being considered because incidents have revealed patterns of excessive consumption of alchol at several state beaches which threatens the safety of the general public. Comments can be directed to Jessica Manken by phone or email until monday december 21st. Jessica rae a Nebraska Family has doubled overnight. The family of three became a family of six. X. After the mom delivered a rare set of identical triplets. Reporter Malorie Maddox has the story. Amber morgan mother of triplets its just nonstop. Just go i mean, you get done with one and youre on to the next. Meet sharlet, sydney morgan mother of triplets theyre prty amazing. And they are miracles. First, they are spononneous tripletsts meaning amber did not use any fertility drugs in fact they werent even plan
Weeks ago. Experts say more and more departments are now making this type of change including oakland. The San Francisco Police Officers union is upset about what it calls a change in working conditions. But experts say the policy makes officers think more seriously about pulling a gun out on someone. San francisco supervisors are saying no to a new jail. Last night they unanimously turned down 80 million to help build it. While the supervisors agree that the current main street jail is in bad shape and need a new jail, they say building a new one is not the answer. The supervisors would rather get a new facility that focuses on Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment instead. Just seconds ago literally breaking news, the federal open markets committee announced it would raise Interest Rates by a quarter percent or 25 basis points, fully expected. Fed chief janet yellin will hold a press conference in less than half an hour. We will bring that to you live. This is the first time th
Spencer iowa died on saturday night after collapsing at the tigers home wrestling invitational. Austin roberts, a senior at Spencer High School, collapsed while competing in the championship match in the 220pound weight division. Roberts was taken to spencer hospital, where Officials Say he died on saturday night. The closeknit community of spencer is mourning the loss of Austin Roberts, but theyre not doing it alone. Ktivs tommie clark has the story. Community hospital, where he died. Here at Spencer High School, the front steps are already filling up with flowers and balloons all for Austin Roberts. This closeknit community is now coming together to mourn. This morning there were a lot of tears, a lot of hugs and those type of things, but there were also some laughs talking about stories about austin. Austin was a student that was a student bigger than life in many ways, said Spencer Community schools superintendent, terry hemann. While students awaited the news of austins condition,
Presidency. But National Security is where even the second tier of the gop field found common ground. There will be boots on the ground, and theyll be over here if we dont get them out now. We need to have a coalition that will stand for nothing less fine with republican leadership. Assessing the debate on the morninggtv shows wednesday. I do think that people are wednesday morning. Jeb bush was still debating strategy on security issues. The idea you can prey on peoples fears is not who we are enjoyed it. Many of the candidates head to iowa for the holidays and continuing our political coverage kwwls political analyst Chris Larimer will weigh in on last nights debate hell join us in about 15 minutes. On the democratic side, president ial candidate Hillary Clinton is in omaha this afternoon. Were taking a live look from that event right now. Warren buffett is also there in support. Clinton will also be making her way to iowa later today. Shell be in iowa city and in mason city. Lets go