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two sides are talking again. it took the olympics to bring them together but there s hopes that the talks will lead to deeper discussions on other topics like north korea s controversial nuclear missile program. ben tracey has more. this scene seemed unthinkable just weeks ago. five men from the south, five from the north shaking hands. dire warnings of war replaced with warmth. the north koreans said they are serious and sincere offering invaluable results. they could afford the optimism because the conversation was not about kim jong un s nuclear program, instead focusing mainly on north korea s attendance at next month s winter olympics. the north offered to send a high level delegation including athletes, a cheering squad and sports groups. the south asked that the two countries marched together and resume reunions of families separated. it s a big win for south korean president moon jae-in who called it the peace olympics. the olympics is not going to sol ....
when the japs bombed pearl harbor, they may people think of a lot of things. most people when they thought of alaska, they thought of a cold, rugged wasteland. now suddenly, it seems to have considerable value. both to us and the japanese. its strategic position was not comforting. from alaska, the aleutian islands stretch out invitingly. the great japanese naval base is only 750 miles away. ps in alaska would be a direct threat to america. brokens long and coastline was weakly defended. our bases were few and far between. our only means of supplying them was by sea or air. with no overland connection across the wilderness of northwestern canada. not even a trail. if our shipping lanes could be interrupted, alaska might fall. the situation called for immediate action. the canadian government had already carved out a series of five airports between edmonton in alberta and yukon territory. with canada s consent, the united states war department decided to buil ....
when the japs bombed pearl harbor, they may people think of a lot of things. most people when they thought of alaska, they thought of a cold, rugged wasteland. now suddenly, it seems to have considerable additional value. both to us and the japanese. its strategic position was not comforting. from alaska, the aleutian islands stretch out invitingly. the great japanese naval base is only 750 miles away. japs in alaska would be a direct threat to america. alaska s long and broken coastline was weakly defended. our bases were few and far between. our only means of supplying them was by sea or air. with no overland connection across the wilderness of northwestern canada, not even a trail. if our shipping lanes could be interrupted, alaska might fall. the situation called for immediate action. the canadian government had already carved out a series of five airports between edmonton in alberta and yukon territory. with canada s consent, the united states war departmen ....
30, 1867, u.s. secretary of state william seward reached an agreement to purchase alaska from russia for $7.2 million. originally dubbed seward s folly, that was retracted when gold was discovered. up next, alaska highway, a 1944 u.s. army film documenting building highway from the lower 48 states to fairbanks through the canadian wilderness. the highway was gradually approved and opened to the public in 1948. [video clip] narrator: when the japs bombed pearl harbor, they made people think of a lot of things. most people when they thought of alaska, they thought of a cold, rugged wasteland. now suddenly, it seems to have considerable value both to us and the japanese. its strategic position was not comforting. from alaska, the aleutian islands stretch out invitingly. the great japanese naval base is only 750 miles away, and japs in alaska would be a direct threat to america. alaska s long and broken coastline was weakly defended. our bases were few and far betwe ....
p.m., andy 1117 a.m. tomorrow morning. here in denver, you can see those showers push across as well. is the cloudy skies and as far as the rest of the state, that is pretty much the situation through the center of colorado. a big upper level low pressure system. that is why everything seems to be going from east to west rather than west to east. here is the hour by hour forecast. a couple scattered showers and thunderstorms but by 1 am, they die down and we see cloudy what do we see tomorrow? i have that for you coming up. i m sure you do. remember, you can find his forecast anytime at www.cbsdenver.com plus live radar showing conditions and in cities around the world. investigators now suspect two cars may have been street racing when one hit and killed a pedestrian. the man was later arrested after leaving the scene. this happened near alameda and investigators to believe another car might be involved in this. reporter: that is exactly why they are asking bus ....