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Do know is the weather conditions out here last night were very dangerous to be flying any aircraft around. ceiling, the ceiling is as low as 100 feet, visibility very limited. we talked to a pilot earlier here today who said he saw the conditions out here last night and he would not be flying. >> jason, what has been the reaction in alaska to the news of the crash and specifically to senator stevens' death? obviously he's a figure who looms so large in alaska political history. >> reporter: yes, that's true. we've been hearing from elected officials and from just everyday alaskans coming by, ...

He said that when he saw it, he couldn't believe anybody could survive but of course we know there were survivors. we're not exactly sure if sean o'keefe and his son were among them but the reports are coming that they were among the survivors. people are walking by here asking if we have confirmation and what where he know. ted stevens was well-known for bringing home the bacon here in this state. he was uncle ted to everybody from the highest officials down to the folks -- in fact one person in their statement of condolences said no man, no man has done more for a single state than ted steve...

Small aircraft a lot to get around the state, they have suffered their share of tragedies and i am told that the stevens family has been waiting for all of the information, there are other friends of the family that were on that flight and we don't know yet if those family members have been notified, but it's a very tense and difficult time for them and certainly for alaska and he served about 40 years, he made a billing impacted and he passes today. >> kelly, we want you to stand by as we continue with our coverage here. we do have confirmation now from mitch rose, he's a spokesman for the st...

Member will likely say that this weekend. why not? president obama isn't fighting hard for gun control. he signed bills that allow guns on national parks an amtrak trains. does the nra have politicians on the run? >> if the nra or gun rights isn't a signature issue for them, many way they are better off going with the nra or avoiding opposition as opposed to raising their ire. >> reporter: that's not to say they are all powerful. bob bennett had a high nra rating and lost the primary. dan coates is opposed by the nra but won the indiana primary. in politics, perception is often reality. pictur...

Bik tuesday of those holding babies. brown is fighting a bill backed by the nra, it would nullify d.c.'s ban on semi automatic weapons. >> tell your friends in d.c. that gun free zones are murder capitals. >> it's the kind of logic we don't need here in the district of columbia. the nra shouldn't be able to run rough shot. shot to death because he refused to give a man's girlfriend a ride. he was 18. it's unlikely that tragedy will resonate for gun control add voluntary advocates. >> here's an alert from uncle