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Spokesperson for the family. i know this has to be devastating for the family. what can you tell me about the family. >> clearly it's devastating. they really have been heartened by the outpouring of support. president obama called mrs. stevens. alaskans have just been amazing in their support for the senator. the senate family has embraced him. i'm sure the former majority leader and others will speak to that. so it's warmed the family very much to have the support that they have and they know that alaskans love ted stevens. >> what's his legislative legacy going to be? >> well, i think all h...

That. so it's warmed the family very much to have the support that they have and they know that alaskans love ted stevens. >> what's his legislative legacy going to be? >> well, i think all have to do is look at that 49th star in the american flag and that's his legacy. walk through the state of alaska and see the opportunity people have to stay in that want state. see the infrastructure. everything from the transalaska pipeline. the native claim settlement act. 200 mile fishery limit. ted stevens has touched every part of that state socially, economically. he started before statehood and has ...

Passing of ted stevens drew immediate response from all over the political world and certainly here in alaska where stevens is considered an icon. one of the state's founding fathers. his family released a state ment saying his legacy the 49th star on the flag. current governor sean parnel had this to say. >> we are experiencing a tragedy. as citizens of alaska, we have a long road to walk of grief. >> after every fatal crash, they launch investigation. they will look at the role that weather may have play and brutal weather in the state of alaska. it was foggy and the visibility auz quarter o...

Immediate response from all over the political world and certainly here in alaska where stevens is considered an icon. one of the state's founding fathers. his family released a state ment saying his legacy the 49th star on the flag. current governor sean parnel had this to say. >> we are experiencing a tragedy. as citizens of alaska, we have a long road to walk of grief. >> after every fatal crash, they launch investigation. they will look at the role that weather may have play and brutal weather in the state of alaska. it was foggy and the visibility auz quarter of a mile. >> dan springer, l...