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>> part of it, wolf, is the massive cost and commitment. one expert heather connolly told us each of the ice breakers takes about ten years to construct, cost about $1 billion each. the u.s. hasnt built an ice breaker in about 30 years. this polar star was built in 1976 and spends most of its time in antarctic supporting research expeditions. >> breaking news. cnn learned the fbi has indication russian intelligence tried to infiltrate the trump campaign. using a trump adviser to monitor campaign...

Floor. they have far more military bases than the u.s. and dozens more ice-breaking ships. perhaps as many as 40. >> how many ice breakers do we have available? >> i believe one. >> 1 1/2. >> oblkay, 1.5. >> it is a soeshing illustration of putins broader ambitions. >> for vladimir putin, the arctic is a prestie project demonstrating russian history and its greatness. russia can conquer anything. it can plant a flag on the north pole. it can build a military installation. it can overcome nature....

The mysterious ways that a partnership works. as i say, it is compulsively readable. now for the last look. take a look at these russian troops clad in all white, conducting military drills in a remote northwestern region of russia. they arent using typical training tools like tanks or choppers. instead, these soldiers are working with reindeer and huskies on skis, sleds and snowmobiles. its not the first time the russians have conducted snowy exercises with these animal friends, but they may ha...

Its arctic infrastructure with a fleet of ice breakers, airports and other facilities and the state department says the region is vital for the russian economy. 20% of the nations gdp and exports already come from the arctic. its a region that contains an estimated 13% of the worlds undiscovered oil and 30% of its undiscovered natural gas. russias recent actions have not gone unnoticed. reuters reports americas new secretary of defense has called russias arctic moves aggressive steps. its a remi...

Lot of blank spaces. >> reporter: melting ice is now making the famously treacherous northwest passage passable. if it becomes reliable enough for international shipping, it could save thousands of miles off the current route through the panama canal, saving 30% of the costs as well. meanwhile, smaller ships are here in record numbers. but with just two aging ice breakers with, the u.s. is largely frozen out of here for nine months. russia, on the other hand, has 41 ice breakers, many of them nu...

-- finiteite amount in the world and we can use and it is going down. if it is profitable for the company they will do it. its not unleashing untold amounts of oil on the world. >> isnt the problem that if all >> admiral plap, who heads our program said we need about six but id take one. i was impressed to hear the president say we do need to get more ice breakers. that was great. remember, the russian coast is half of the arctic. ours is a sliver. with increased traffic on the northern sea rout...

The dicey new waters. russia, meantime, has 41. the white house today announced the addition of one ice breaker by 2020. >> its a start but we need more. as i mentioned, in the arctic the ice breakers are seen as the highways of the arctic. and right now russia has superhighways and we have dirt roads with potholes. the russians have 40 ice breakers. >> reporter: president obama continues his alaska tour tomorrow by going to the worlds largest salmon fishery, and then to a small town called kots...

Theres so many trains coming to munich. hats off to the german authorities, they are coping very, very well, making sure they dont spend too much time in the heat. they get food, water, medical attention and taken to shelters. the authorities here, like many european countries, very much overwhelmed with the flood of people coming to this town. >> we are having transmission problems, but so good to see and hear this from fred. a humanitarian effort in germany. president obama is taking on clim...

The u.s., which once had seven icebreakers in its fleet, now only has two that are fully functional. thats a far cry from russia which has 40. and with russia now appearing to set its sights on the arctic, keeping up with the competition could be critical. international correspondent matthew chance has more for you. >> reporter: on state controlled television russia projecting its power into the arctic. in recent months the kremlin has staged some of its biggest ever military exercises in the re...

You this morning. >> reporter: theres a lot going on on this trip. the white house today is announcing the president wants to expand the use of u.s. ice breakers there to keep up with nations like russia. it wants to monitor the climate and environment. glaciers in alaska are disappearing at a rate of 75 billion tons of ice every year. the president described what that looks like. its the size of the entire national mall here in washington and four times the height of the washington monument. he...