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Native-owned arctic slope regional corporation is worth billions thanks to royalties from other drilling sites. but that wealth does not trickle down. and his neighbors here believe that tapping the refuge will finally bring the wealth and respect they deserve. >> there are a lot of people in chicago or dallas or iowa who believe this is their land, too. it is a national wildlife refuge, like a national park. >> yeah, but -- >> they want to keep it pure. but -- >> they will never set foot here. i don't think it's right for them to be able to tell us what we can and cannot do with our own land....

Lawmakers like lisa murkowski love to highlight. the senator is a driving force behind opening anwar, and she insists that wildlife won't be harmed, despite our numerous requests, she refused to be interviewed. and one reason may be that unlike the president, she is one republican who believes in man made climate change, but wants her state to keep drilling regardless. >> if this will happen here, it would just destroy the entire -- the entire place. >> reporter: up in the refuge, photographer florian schultz is one outsider who has spent years here, capturing the magic of this place, and he h...

Parents together as quickly as possible. >> steve harrigan, in texas, thank you. as mentioned, the president visiting las vegas today. and the heated debate over immigration.and holding a roundtable. before letting he tweeted heading to nevada to talk trade and immigration with supportive spirit countries economy is stronger than ever before with numbers getting better by the week. tremendous potential and trade deals are coming along. dan springer is live with more from las vegas, dan? >> hi jon. the president spent a lot of time in today's speech talking about what he considers it his acco...

Joining me is dr. doug brinkley, presidential historian, author and professor at rice university. dr. brinkley, great to have you with us tonight. i think that's an exchange that a lot of americans appreciate. here is an arrogant congressman who wants to run over the environment. all you wanted to do is go there and give the expertise about what drilling would do at anwar. i think i've got this right. you tell us more. did you know what you were getting into with the congressman? >> everybody knows he's a bit of a crackpot. so i kind of expected that. he never shows up to congress. he's got on...

United states is fantastiction, they're conservationists. i grew up in ohio, my mother and father went to college at clarion state, hunting and fishing country. real people that want to take care of america. what young wants to do is line his pockets. it's a flak for the oil industry. he's failed. he's been in congress since the '70s. anwar is one of our crown jewel national sites. young i think is on his way out. the letters i'm getting from people in alaska are sick of him. even people that want to drill in alaska care about the alaska wilderness. at one point he was saying don't camp. campi...