. >> and man was struck by a csx train. jay korff is live in rockville with the commuter frustration. >> the scene along the tracks is clear now, but earlier in the day, a tragedy led to a near stop for commuters trying to head home. >> case of the dominoes falling. >> the daily dash home turned into a maddening commute for countless people. montgomery county police say just after 2:00 p.m., someone intentionally placed themselves in the path of a csx train. the fatal collision tied up traffic on the road and on the rails for hours. the marc train brunswick line, which shares tracks with csx had to be temporarily shut down. passengers were rerouted to the metro station. buses shuttled them to train stations further up the line. riders say a small tract in a fragile transportation system can quickly ruin the evening. >> today, probably close to three-four hours to get home. >> five hours later, the first train along the brunswick line rolled into rockville, where dozens of commuters finished their long day, bound for home. >

that's csx informing that's the issue and for frederick passengers 894 will operate with extraars andor brunswick passengers train 878 will be held at brunswick and depart at 7:40. all of this very confusing. they say that metro will honor tickets but major delays this morning. major issues. wel keep you updated with more details throughouthe morning. >> all right. going to be rough for folks this morning. thanks a lot, jerry. >>> 55 degrees. ahead of "news4 today," controversial senate candidate christine o'donnell fires back at critics in a heated debate. >>> a deadly shooting on the grounds of a d.c. government facility sparks3q a wipe is a wipe unless it's also a scrub. lysol complete clean dual action wipe have 2 sides that go beyond ordinary wipes. you can feel the difference. one side for evyday touchups. and one to scrub tough messes. all while killing 99.9% of germs. for tips on a healthy home visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. rlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including pr

and, parks need to be spruced up. >> a number of organization teamed up with the transportation cpt csx for the week answered project. >>> we have a comic bookstore in fred rake for 27 years that relocated to a space almost twice as big. a brainstorm comics owner dan webb moved from thomas towson drive to east patrick in downtown in mid-september. >> and-- >> and it takes him from a 1400 square location to a 2400 square location e says he was introduceed to comic books when he worked the night shift security guard in the day and he would buy comic books to keep hmm awake. look at that. >> that's new. >> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> 6:53. good morning. we have our safes look at temperatures this morning at 59 degrees. now, that's pulled back three in the past hour but still well above normal as we should start the days mid-october in the 40s. it is holding tight at 60 in richmond. and 63 up toward the new york. 50s across the interior section. and we have mild air across the region. a boundary that appears to be on th

a line was suspended after the csx train hit a pedestrian which led to major commuter headaches.ers were strongly suggested if they wanted to get home at any reasonable time to make their way to their rock will station. they are being ferried by bus to locations to the west. passengers who live in west virginia are telling us normally they would be home right now. they expect to be home at about eight or 9:00. the line is now back open. they believe the pedestrian did commit suicide. that is the word from montgomery county police. >>> you may be surprised to know everyone in america has got talent. inmates showed off their music and poetry skills. they want smaller talent shows in each housing unit. the top winner at $30 in commissary credit and the runners-up. >>> that is the latest. >> those remarkable rescues that are going on in chile, it is the driest spot in the world. it gets .04 of an inch of rain. windy weather for the next couple of days as we get on in. this is a weak tropical storm which may bring some rain to the southern tip of florida. for us, we have 1 inch of rai

near the csx track. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene of a truck stuck.apt mike perry above it. >> this is near lake clifton high school in lake clifton. downtown baltimore. apparently a truck driving northbound got stuck underneath the csx railroad. and you can see, pretty much destroyed the top of the truck. there are no injuries at this point. but they'll have to let the air out of the tires and get this vehicle rolled out of here at this point. plep is police have not arrived on the scene. they are clearly going around here. >> i covered a similar situation like that last year. thanks, captain mike. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. buried alive. the effort to rescue trapped miners takes a twist. the new estimate on when the back men will be back above ground. >>> bus stop. parents outraged when a driver won't let their kids off a bus. >>> bob turk. in the first warning weather center. mild air and sunshine headed back our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here's today's report from wall street. stocks are highest. hi

morgan chase and operat csx. >> officials in 4 states and the district of columbia are investigatingllegations that mortgage companies mishandled documents and broke laws in foreclosing on hundreds of thousands of homeowrs. the states attorneys general and bank regulators will example will employees made false statements or prepared documents improperly. employees of four large lenders have acknowledged they signed off on foreclosure documents without reading them. bank of america and j. pmorgan chase are among banks of that halted foreclosures. >> in chile half of e miners have beenrescued and back in the arms of their loved ones. brought up one at a time in the special rescue capsule. they were buried blow the surveys fast when the mine collapse. the rescue is a tribute to the determination othe chilean government and its people. dia diana is there as though men are brought to safety. (applause) >> one by one. (applause) >> they've been emerging from the darkness of the chilean mine to the arms of their loveds ones and the world. >> he pu on the ground after being trapped for 69 gr

morgan chase and operator csx. >> officials in 49 states and the district of columbia are investigatingllegations that mortgage companies mishandled documents and broke laws in foreclosing on hundreds of thousands of homeowners. the states attorneys general and bank regulators will example will employees made false statements or prepared documents improperly. employees of four large lenders have acknowledged they signed off on foreclosure documents without reading them. bank of america and j. p. morgan chase are among banks of that halted foreclosures. >> in chile half of the miners have been rescued and back in the arms of their loved ones. brought up one at a time in the special rescue capsule. they were buried blow the surveys fast when the mine collapse. the rescue is a tribute to the determination of the chilean government and its people. dia diana is there as though men are brought to safety. (applause) >> one by one. (applause) >> they've been emerging from the darkness of the chilean mine to the arms of their loveds ones and the world. >> he put his feet on the ground after bein

. >> reporter: meanwhile, on the east coast, the country's third largest railroad company, csx, reports business is up by 16%. and it's also putting people back to work. >> this year we've hired about 2,000 people, and we brought back almost all of the people we had on furlough last year. >> reporter: next year csx plans to hire another 3,000 workers. competing in the freight-moving business is the truck industry, which is complaining about a shortage of drivers. >> up to 70,000 openings across the country. >> reporter: because business is up too and traffic. >> now that we're seeing an increase in freight volumes, these motor carriers are definitely out there looking for drivers. >> reporter: and many are definitely hoping that transportation's leading the country on the road to recovery. chris clackum, nbc news. >>> if the post office gets its way, you'll soon be paying a little more to mail a letter. the postal service says it will appeal the regulatory commission's regent rejection of a two-cent increase to the price of a stamp. the agency says it needs the money because of what it

csx corporate one of the largest railroad companies also beat estimates. the dow stands at 11020 after climbing ten points and the nasdaq up 85 and the s&p -- 15 points an the s&p up five points. gm is conducting independent reviews of its procedures in all 50 states. they hope the review will restore confidence in the foreclosure process. gmac and other lenders halted some foreclosures after coming under fire. it led state and federal officials to ramp up pressure on the industry. >>> general motors is offering reemployees and retirees an opportunity to buy shares in the initial public offering. they have until november 22nd to sign up. they are planning to sell shares to people in november. >>> wall street is about to break another record. it will pay $144 billion in salary a bonuses this year, up 4% from 2009. many firms say they risk losing top talent unless they pay top dollar. this is the second year in a row that wall street compensation set another record. at a time when wall street is struggling to get back to where it used to be. >> sthis the wal

folks it looks brand new and a number of other organization teamed up with the transportation company csx for the weekend project. >>> eights minutes after six. are you working to pay off debts. >> coming, information that may help you if you want to avoid getting scamed by the debt settlement people that have popped up all over the place. >> megan is a spar aren't you. >> >> -- spa you like to relax and take your mind off things. >> absolutely. >> the best places megan can go without digging too deep into her wallet. >>> >> i am stick around for that. >>> and have you -- sticking around for that. >>> and he he would have been 70. we will take you to a party that honored a legend. that story is just ahead. >>> and before you go to the break, let's get back to work, huh? each wednesday on good morning, maryland, you've seen them three video resumes on the air and if you want yours on, send an e-mail to best resumes at wmar.com microsoft word attachment and we will call you to come in and tape a 20 second pitch and put it on the air and website apartment and now the latest from business new

csx, the rail operator, brought the volunteers together and footed much of the bill for the project. so who is "making stuff up"? the news media say it's bob ehrlich... with attacks that have been called "false" and "misleading." made up attacks bob ehrlich knows aren't true. but here's what's not made up. bob ehrlich's $3 billion in taxes and fees. the $2.5 million he got paid working at a lobbying firm. or the fact ehrlich worked for the casinos to put slots at arundel mills mall. now, bob...that's all true. >>> governor martin o'malley and former goveenor have agreed changed the way we communicate and almost everyone has one. >> it's 20090 million out of the roughly three hundred 10 million that live in the united states today. virtually every man, woman and child in america has at least one cell phone. reporter: that's roughly 94 percent of the total population. we're doing a whole lot more on our mobile phones than just talking. nexting hasssppead like wildfire. nearly five billion are sent every day in this country and according to consumer research, 98 perrent of them are view

. >> we're following breaking news in montgomery county where a man was struck and killed by a csx train. the road has been shut down since 2:00. the brunswick line is closed and services not expected to resume until 6. the shuttle bus system will carry passengers from rockville to points west. metro is honoring marked tickets on the red line. the search is on for the person who shot to department of parks employees, killing one. the shooting happened at 6 in thedpw parking lot. -- dpw parking lot. >> no arrests have been made in the case. police are operating under the premise that this was not a random crime. the day had barely gotten started when this work place turned into a crime scene. >> larry had shown up to work and was having a cigarette when someone opened fire. he and a colleague were struck. he did not survive the early morning attack, leaving his wife of seven years a window. >> you can walk out the door today or tomorrow or whenever and get shot. >> hudgins had worked for the department of public works for 24 years. colleagues gathered outside, many of them stunned. >> he

there are flash flood restrictions on csx until 7:00 a.m.. that means trains will experience place between 30 and 45 minutes. so this is all about the weather. people try to dry out after the torrential rains. >> the storm dumped nearly two feet of rain in some areas. the cleanup is just beginning. emily schmidt has the latest. >> good to see you. it is all about the weather. the affects of the storm that just rolled through are actually pretty close to those of a hurricane. some of the folks who thought they dots a bullet in month ago are now dealing with about two feet of floodwater they need to clean up. in north carolina, 22 and a half inches of rain from what had been a tropical storm nicole. four people from one family died when their suv hydroplaned and landed in a ditch. now the weather is moving north. in annapolis, sailors who just arrived from cape town said they hit more bad weather then they did the entire time crossing the atlantic ocean. the worst of the rain could hit new york city right about now during rush hour. it will con

a ractor railer was stuck trying to drive under a csx railroad bridge@near lake clifton high school. here. the top of the truck was sheered off during the accident..3 no damagg to the bridge though.3 nobody was hurt. >> the father of a baltimore city council member is found safe tonight after disappearing over the weekendd 89-year-old ed risinger found at 6:00, no word where he wws. vice-president risinger the third.ú until tonight he was not seen since october 1st. raising awareness of breast cancer in a major way. >> 100 construction workers with pink heart hats formed a ribbon at johns hopkins hospital today. the reason is simple to spread the word to all women that you cancer. every day, there is new drugs being developee. new treatments planned. and there is always something working oo the johns hopkinson clinical building redevelopment project since 2007. this is the second year for the -ink ribbon event. >> we will promise that thee were going to go down. now the white house is saying, well we knew all along they were going to go up. >> the real cost of ealtt care reform.ú we

csx has issued flash flood restrictions until 7:00 a.m.ce of between 30 and 40 minutes. >>> rain pounded much of the east coast. >> there was as much as two feet of rain in many places. m. schmidt has the latest. >> a storm does not need a name to be a record breaker. a lot of rain. nicole. storm for just six hours. >> four people from one family died when their suv hydroplaned and landed in a ditch. >> it was just fast. sellers >> who would just arrived from cape town could not believe there what reception. >> we have had more foul weather since arriving then all the way across the atlantic. >> the worst rain could hit new york city by rush hour. this storm could make more progress than the commuters left in its wake. >>> and now we take a look at some of the stories making news around the region this morning. vincent gray is urging residents to attend a rally on saturday. organizers say hundreds of groups will come together to call for a job creation and justice. the leading candidates in the maryland governor's race gear ready to face o

a man hit by a csx train and killed. it happened at the crossing on randolph road. the man has not been identified yet and the investigation had that road blocked for some time and service on the marc brunswick line was stopped. the shuttle buses transported passengers instead and amtrak had to stay put during the investigating. >>> to chile now where miner 24 is now free. it's been 18 hours since the first miner reached the service last night. crews expect the rescue mission to wrap up later tonight. the 33 miners, you may remember, got trapped a half a mile underground on august 5th. of course, the world is watching this rescue. in fact, we want to check in and find out what is going on here in d.c. at the chilean embassy. i know they have a big screen there? people watching it? >> reporter: they sure have, shawn. you know, they put this up yesterday and they recorded and broadcast the first rescue. they left it on all night long and people have continued to come down here to the chilean embassy where they have been simulcasting tv chile, the national network of t

chipmaker intel and railroad company csx announced after the close they beat estimates on earnings and sales in the third quarter. some analysts expect third quarter earnings for s&p 500 companies to be up over 20%. >>> this may be a case of facebook envy. twitter has a billion followers. it wants to compete with facebook in attracting advertisers. twitter users sent 100 million short messages a day the benefit for advertisers is enstant access to targeted customers. the rivalry continues. >> you talked about earnings but not seeing that translated in to added jobs, are we? >> no we have not. the companies have been careful with that level of, in terms of their staffing. >>> we need to know how to save money. >> today's money saver we will look at an application you can put on your computer to find the best discounts when you are shopping on-line. >> perfect timing for that. >> the fourth mc-- the fort mchenry tunnel is open after a school bus fire shut it down on tuesday evening's rush hour. two people were on board and both escaped. because of 0 the smoke, northbound tunnel tubes and

we're told the train longed to csx and this will not apparently affect the morning rush hour. >>> thisorning we know what caused a fire that killed a mother and her two children last month. authorities say burning candles are to blame. firefighters scued three more children and an adult from the townhouse. neighbors tell news 4, the family was using candles to light their home because power habeen shut off. officials say never leave candles burninaround children or pets. >>> a family watch their home burn down because the city's fire department refused to respond. gene said he begged firefighters to put out the blaze. he lives in obion which which does not have their ownire departme and which requires residents to pay $75 a year if they want fire services from the neighboring city. he did not pay the fee so the city fire department did not respond but did show up when the fire spread to a neighbor's home and that nehbor did pay the fee. the city's mayor said it's up to the county residents to decide whetr they want to pay for the service. >> anybody that is not inside the city limits,

intel beating on estimates and csx beating expectations thanks to steady growth. >>> the democratic party women's vote? dee dee myers served with president clinton and michelle, i think you're a moderate republican, aren't you? >> i'm a registered independent. >> that explains it. and your -- >> center left. >> good. book ends here. i think i'm somewhere in there, too. let me ask you about the whole issue of woman who tended to vote democrat. i used to -- i wrote something about this years ago, that political parties seem to divide that way, but if you take the issues women have to live with every da, the notes about the teacher, the education, more homework than the father. my wife is a genius at knowing this stuff. in terms of child care, they have them do the paper work. they tend to be more pro government. child care help, public education, better public schools. i've always figured that was a logical reason. i would add that sometimes women feel more vulnerable. they're one paycheck away from taking care of their parents. they see vulnerability. i think that when the dust settles, mo

positive earnings from intel and csx have also pushed futures higher. >>> a make shakeup in education rhee to announce she's resigning at the end of the month. some believe it played a major part in mayor fenty's defeat. other story making headlines. in washington a federal judge ordered the military to stop enforcing their controversial don't ask don't tell.the u.s. department of justice attorneys are now have 60 days to appeal the ruling. talked to folks at the pentagon and they say this may be it they may be done. the obama administration is lifting the six month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the gulf of mexico. s with imposed after the bp oil disaster that spilled millions of barrels of oil into the gulf. >>> mexico is evacuating the yucatan peninsula of tourists and residents as hurricane paul jarpaula barrels to the coast. it's expected to brush by mexico today and to approach cuba tonight. >>> now back to the amazing rescue under way in chile. crews have been working throughout night. they will work throughout the day and tonight as well pulling the men out one by one

jpmorgan, intel and csx all beating estimates that some analysts thought were optimistic to begin withirst time today, ahead of their earnings report next week. that is it from cnbc first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." a lot of things are up in the air these day like the minimum wage has become a hot issue in the midterm cycle among some republican candidates, like this one from west virginia. the senate candidate out there, john raese. >> the minimum wage is not something that you want to stay on as a permanent basis.in other words, if you have a minimum wage job, you don't stay there 20 or 30 years. you don't put your children through college working on minimum wage. one of the best things i can think and when you get government out of let's say the micromanaging the economy, you don't want government to set price controls. you don't want go of the set wage controls it is an archaic system that quite frankly has never worked. >> you think we should do away with the idea of a federally mandated minimum wage? >> absolutely. >> well, here'

from csx also, which should give us a good idea of what's happening in the economy. that's what we're focusing on for the rest of the week, some earnings numbers. really it is the deals that are moving things today, chuck. >> becky quick at cnbc's world headquarters this morning, thanks very much. >>> three weeks to go. one of the biggest draws in the campaign trail not even on the ballot. >> be mad. they're playing you. >> former president bill clinton is barn-storming through the states where, well, president obama's not so popular. does it make a difference? >>> and sorry, seniors. times may be getting tighter. don't look to your social security checks for help. it won't be there. how the tough times will impact america's 58 million retirees. some bad news for them. >>> but first a look ahead at the president's schedule. town hall day with young voters. dnc putting it on. that's driving the evening. plus a press briefing with robert gibbs fairly late in the afternoon. you're watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of t