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how amtrak's food car is eating up money. >>> and a huge warmup is on the the way.y sunday high temperatures around 70 about that in about 10 minutes. >>> don't expect to chat it up while you're in the air on a delta airlines flight. the ceo announced cell phone calls will not be tolerated on its planes. even though the government may soon lift its ban on voice calls during flight. a customer survey thinks passengers' ability to make phone calls will make flights worse, not better. >>> there could be changes in the way the national security agency collects data. the white house is making recommendations that include limits on how much information the nsa can acquire and how long and where it should be kept. it's today's talk around town. whor's troy johnson is here. and these recommendations come just a few days after the federal judge said the nsa's practice of collecting cell phone records like this could be unconstitutional. so what are your listeners saying about this? >> well, our listeners are concerned. whor listeners think about edward snowden and state secr

audits show amtrak loses $1 for every dollar of food it sells.auditors collected $2.4 million selling food last year and lost $2.8 million by offering food service on that route in the first place. a dozen long distance routes nationwide. $13 million in losses selling food on the auto train, which runs south to florida. and there are several reasons why. according to oaudit's review. overstaffing cited on some routes. many long distance amtrak they spend more on labor selling the food than they earn on the food. spent storing the food. commissary costs and they have been handing out free food and booze to some passengers on some of the more expensive routes and they told management the free handouts are leading to losses. >> labor costs, storage costs, delivery costs, marketing, it's a loss. >> reporter: but passengers say amtrak needs to serve those drinks and sandwiches. >> the cafe car is still open. >> reporter: to lure customers. a frequent passenger between d.c. and pittsburgh said she would be less likely to ride without the coffee she bou

media to vent and attempt to find answers from amtrak.ny of which weren't happy with what amtrak had to say. >> and we didn't know how long we would be there. they didn't really tell us anything. >> yes, i'm mad about it. i don't really want to take another train for a while. >> amtrak issued an apology and said passengers who want a refund may ask for one. >> this morning, what may just be the trick for feeling some relief for a sore throat, and it may already be in your medicine cabinet. now, here's chuck. >> sunshine and a brisk northwesterly wind are returning for your sunday afternoon. the question now is, how cold is it going to be for the work and school week? the answer >>> this morning, the body of nelson mandela is in his final resting place, buried in his hometown village, qunu. the official state funeral wrapped up earlier this morning. some 5,000 people attended the powerful service, which was filled with singing, prayer, and heartfelt tributes. >> the long walk to freedom has ended in the physical sense. our own journey cont

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i can tell you between new york and washington i ride amtrak more than anyone should ride amtrak and it's the same situation there. this is right now this neighborhood is all gathered around. riverdale is on a hill overlooking the hudson and the trains are right on the river. basically the entire neighborhood is out trying to get a peek of what's going on here. also trying to figure out how they'll get to work tomorrow. >> right, john. i would imagine that something like this would create a huge mess in the neighborhood for a long period of time because there was another derailment i think of a train carrying trash sometime back in july. >> that's correct, joe. right at this station it was a freight train that derailed causing a major disruption and of course ntsb is familiar with the line because they are currently investigating an accident over the summer in connecticut where two trains actually collided and service was disrupted in that case for weeks. >> it appears also that this train came pretty close to the water with just a little bit more energy. a little bit more speed. we

. >>> amtrak passengers may be forced to pick up the tab for meals and wine. the practice of offering these free bees has earned amtrak a spot on senator tom coburn's waste list. the amtrak inspector general says the rail agency lost $72 million in food last year. >> we're $999 million in losses in a dozen years. and unfortunately those losses continue to mount. >> amtrak says on the website that food sin colluded in the price of a ticket. the inspector general recommends that amtrak start charging for the food. >>> 6:10 is the time. a major security breach at the phoenix airport. in 20 minutes we will tell you how a man ended up running on the runway. >>> we are going to disney world. >> you would expect her to be excited. and her parents were hoping to surprise her with that trip to disney world but this little girl wanted to go somewhere else instead. the unexpected reaction that is making waves across the internet. >>> we have a traffic hazard on the peninsula to tell you about. first let's take a live look at the golden gate bridge as traffic is making it

. >> amtrak does use this track.rak has put out a notice that service is suspended and no one can use this part of the rail until the investigation is over and the rail is repaired. it does not affect train service between new york and washington, d.c. or new york and boss t bos. >> really quickly as we begin to watch this news conference. can you tell us how these triens artrainsare operated? how much control does the driver have over these trains. >> what is interesting about the accident today the locomotive was at the rear of the train. when you think of the trains you think of the locomotive pulling the train. it's not uncommon to have locomotives at the back of the train and pushing the train forward. that is what was going on in this accident. that is the reason the front car that almost went into the river was a passenger car and not a lycalow mow locomotive. i asked the nta why the lyco lyw locomotive was pushing the train. was that some how a factor? the fact that the locomotive was at the rear of the train

well, amtrak has an operation does lose money.when you separate answered kind of train operation into two factors, the transfer cost and operating costs. and that's how other countries treat their brain systems. in japan and france, they have operating companies that make money on their train system. but the capital investment is made by their governments. so the train operating companies are now bearing those costs. here we're expecting amtrak to bear both operating as well as capital costs, and it does require a lot of subsidy to them. >> at some point are we sometimes forgetting the benefit these trains have on certain communities where they are? >> oh, absolutely. the problem is with deferred maintenance going on, then you have problems like we've experienced in metro north or the original--not the original, but a major accident that kicked off this whole interest about positive train control, and that was the one in chatsworth, california, in about 2006-7. in any event there is a system where the law is now saying that they w

in losses in a dozen years and unfortunately those losses continue to mount. >> amtrak says on the web site, food is included in a price in the ticket. the inspector general recommends that amtrak start charging for the food. >>> there could be more golden gate transit buses rolling through sonoma county. they tell the press democrat they're considering new or additional service to growth areas including windsor and east santa rosa. ridership on golden gate transit increased 3% every month in the past year. >>> a new study says alameda county has the highest population growth in the state this past year. new numbers show the county's population went up almost 2% between july of 2012 and july of this year. alameda county officials say homes are more affordable than in san jose and san francisco, and the family is close to jobs. contra costa ranked and san francisco ranked 8. the bay area is home to two of the richest areas. one that grabbed the top spot. san jose and silicon valley have the highest median income of 365 metropolitan areas in the country. not surprisingly that's because o

we are told no one was hurt and amtrak says the train will be told to union station. a huge gesture this morning at arlington national cemetery. onunteers based wreaths thousands of headstones as part of national wreaths across america day. we talked to some of the participants. >> among the hills of arlington cemetery -- >> the enormity of this place is very humbling. >> along the rows of white headstones. melanie adams laid a wreath for the second time. i year and a half ago, she lost her son in afghanistan. he was just 31 years old. >> i cried. i think about him all the time. , betty edwardsr sets another one in memory of her father, a two-time purple heart recipient and vietnam veteran. it is a chance for her to tell him one last time -- >> how much she meant. how much he has done for us. more thane joined by 25,000 other volunteers and family members spread across the grass to lay a wreath for america's fallen. they will adorn more than 100,000 graves with holiday wreaths, a simple sign that service and sacrifice is not forgotten. >> my baby. >> abc 7 news. >> th

amtrak service affected between manhattan and albany, new york. ntsb investigators are getting ready to leave washington now and head to the scene of the crash. something that we're learning also that that area is known for tricky turns and curves and conductors were known to slow trains down as they approached those areas. no telling what caused this. we are waiting for a news conference with governor andrew cuomo. we'll bring you it latest information as it comes in. keep it here on nbc 4. you can go to nbcwashington.com for updates. >>> police arrested a man who accidentally fired a shot on the d.c. metro last night near the station on the orange line. police say a man got into a fight with a passenger and pistol whipped him. the gun went off, the bullet shattered a window. no one was shot. one person taken to the hospital with life-threatening injure y irys there let's get your forecast. >> meteorologist amelia segal. >> good morning. good morning to you. today will be warmer with sunshine. better day to hang holiday decorations or take the do

rail travel in it's various forms from interstate travel like amtrak in the northeast corridor or the lodg longer dise train or committeer trains like this one which is traveling less than a hundred miles from the beginningbeginning of it's stope end of it's stop. are relatively safe andly they n they do have accidents it's unusual to he 150 see a fatal t like today. >> there have been several investigations of train derailments in the past few years most of them not dealing with passenger trains. dr. curtis i need to interrupt you. i need to get back to the scene to get the latest from our report iron the scene morgan radford. >> you just saw the govenor and it appears the police commissioner ray kelly over here leaving the scene. everyone is here and the scene has calle calmed down and the mf the crew has dispursed right now. i'm basically in the wood as you can see here. >> this is as close as they are letting us get the police officer just came over and asked me to leave. we just saw again the govenor and it appears to be police commissioner ray kelly. >> morgan thank you very muc

and i was on my way -- >> jimmy: i love amtrak. >> i love it too. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i love amtrakomething like that. [ light laughter ] it's got a quirky, cool name. like a train name. like the ch-ch-ch-choo-zine. i don't know what it is. >> anyways, i come down, and i got an e-mail or something from eddie, and he was like, "i'm playing --" >> jimmy: what do you mean you got an e-mail from eddie? >> "i'm playing the beacon theatre tonight." >> jimmy: your tocayas? >> no, tocayas is like a body part. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your tookus. >> yeah, he's on my tookus. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your tookus, yes. you got an email from your tookus. >> you're irish, right? [ irish accent ] >> jimmy: i don't know, i just call him -- -- sheamus. [ light laughter ] >> he was like, "i'm playing the beacon tonight, and a mutual friend says you know a couple of the songs, and why don't you come play with me?" so i ran -- >> jimmy: no. >> and so, i -- >> jimmy: i would type back "no." absolutely not. >> so i ran home -- >> jimmy: you ran off the train. >> -- in a panic. >> jimmy: you jumped out of th

amtrak has resumed service on the hudson line. the ntsb investigators have arrived at the scene to gather the black box to see if it was going too fast around the curve. in the meantime in massachusetts another accident, this time on the roads. a massive 70-car pile up being blamed on icy road conditions overnight near worcester. the tractor-trailers are colliding with smaller vehicles which slid under their cargo. 30 people injured. no reports of any fatalities. road crews quickly moved to clean up the crash site and the highway is now back open. police still caution everybody, drive carefully. >>> meanwhile in washington, the white house has said they reached their goal over fixing the glitches on the healthcare.gov claiming a vast majority of users can now use the site. already last night users complained of yet more problems with the reboot causing lawmakers in washington to question the site's continued security problems. we will see more in the coming months if the white house is right. we will be back with the news conferen

amtrak announced it would suspend its service from new york city to albany. it has now restored service but is telling passengers to expect delays on that line. miguel? >> alexandra field, keep us on just when exactly that press conference will begin. thank you very much out there. >>> let me give you the sense of how important the commuter trains are to new york city. the mta rail lines have 83 million passengers. the hudson line it alone moved 16 million passengers a year. this is a key part of the mass transit for people who live and commute into the city. the mta issued a warning to the hudson line passengers, they need to find alternative means of travel for tomorrow. >>> 67 people were hurt in that train crash and several were in pretty bad shape and sent to nearby hospitals. nic robertson is live for us in st. barn baabas hospital in the bronx. you said some of them were in surgery. >> reporter: some of them still in surgery. two critical. of the 12 people, one lucky young boy will be discharged. he just suffered cuts and bruises. his father not so luc

if you looked further to the north that it is the main amtrak station and we checked with amtrak and the trains are running 5 minutes behind schedule and the rest of the city is shut down. all the schools in the suburbs in maryland are closed today and the federal government is closed today, universities are closed today. there is traffic moving and there are no issues with slick streets even though snowplows are ready to roll. now outside of washington d.c. where all the commuters live, there may be heavier accumulations and there could be as much as 6 inches just this morning. this morning we had a camera crew getting ready to go into the hearing as it started this morning but unfortunately that hearing has been put on hold so they were caught by us, by our crew saying no this hearing will be put off until a later time and we are waiting to find out exactly when that will be. again this snow is turning into a sleet and it will clear up later this afternoon and as far as today goes, the government is shut down and we are still waiting to see what happens on that hearing which could

. >>> amtrak is under fire for serving up free wine and cheese to train passengers. >> the practice offering the free bees earned them a spot on a senator's waste book because they are subsdized by taxpayer taxpayer -- subsidized by taxpayer dollars. >> $999 million in losses and unfortunately the losses continue to mount. >> amtrak says that food is included in the price of the ticket and maintains it has cut costs. he is moving forward with a plan to eliminate the losses. >>> today marks the first day of the 7 day celebration of kwanza. san francisco city hall marked the holiday. lot of children and adles attended the party. -- adults attended the party. >> there was a time when there were no races, only africans. we are all connected. >> the folks at norad who track santa say their program was as busy as old saint nick on christmas. they broke their own records in the number of calls, e-mails and social media followers this year. the website had 19.5 million visitors access the sight from 230 countries across the globe. >>> now at 6:00 p.m. new developments in a case of a 13-year-ol

i'll call was a factor in a crash involving a car and amtrak train. the collision happened around 6:00 in virginia. police said the driver went around the railroad crossing and was hit. the train did not derail and no one were injured. >> and emotional day at the national cathedral as hundreds honor victims of gun violence. through thewith you hard times. you are not alone. >> anthony spoke about the day someone trot -- on his sister outside of their home. he is one of several people who spoke about gun violence at the ceremony. it comes to days before the anniversary of the newtown shooting. 26 people inside a year ago this saturday. next, -- the story is coming . chevy year end event is a great time to buy an all-new silverado. this interior is incredible! the nav is perfect for my long trips up north this time of year. how far up north? akron. akron's nice. mm. [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more this holiday season, chevy's giving more during the calendar year end event. trade up to the all-new 2014 silverado all star v6 for a total value of $5

amtrak service affected between manhattan and albany, new york.ng ready to leave washington now and head to the scene of the crash. something that we're learning also that that area is known for tricky turns and curves and conductors were known to slow trains down as they approached those areas. no telling what caused this. we w

. >> if you are looking to take a trip, amtrak is offering a special today. tickets to d.c. $442 apiece. that is about half the normal -- $42 apiece. it is only available today. >> just 20 weeks -- two and a half weeks to go until christmas. home depot is making getting your christmas tree a little easier this year. they will deliver a seven foot tall fir tree to your front door until 8:00 tonight in the district. just download the app and request the hoover tree option. it will cost you 135 dollars, but comes with a tree, stand, and i think they even set it up. >> that is my kind of tree. okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. and dough that rises naturally. with no chemical leaveners. a pizza with premium meats. and sauce made from only real tomatoes. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. >> expect to see a lot of this next year. it is called radiant orchid. look at this keller, ladies and gentlemen. this purple hue is announced as the 2014 color of th

or you can ride on an amtrak train with whoopi goldberg. [ laughter ] any one of those.ess news. this week that marks the 30th anniversary of microsoft windows. [ cheers and applause ] pretty big deal. in fact. >> did somebody say microsoft? hi, i'm clippy. how can i be of assistance? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: clippy the paperclip. i haven't seen you in 15 years. >> yeah, and you and everyone else. i'll tell you who never left my side though. my best friend, jack daniels. >> jimmy: that doesn't sound too good there. >> dude, i'm an unemployed paperclip. i gotta do what i gotta do to get through the day. >> jimmy: well, what have you been up to? >> i've been spending most of the day getting pretty hammered and sexting billy gates. want to know how that makes me feel? depressed, embarrassed, pathetic. all of the above. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: listen, clippy -- >> if you guessed all of the above, you're right. here's another fun fact about my current life. this morning i dropped an egg on the kitchen floor and i went ahead and ate it off the floor. it wasn't even coo

>> amtrak is going to have some limited service here.logistics for that, that will be the mta answering those types of questions. >> reporter: when you look here, when you see these seven trains off the rails like this, you know, the backdrop of the beautiful hudson river here, what were your first thoughts? >> my first thoughts were to those who lost their lives and the families, and those who in the hospital and hopefully they'll pull through. there's they evernever a good t have something like this happen. thankfully it wasn't tomorrow morning where this would have been a massive scene with packed commuter trains. that's the only silver lining. but we can't forget the four people who were killed today. >> reporter: we're talking about trains that can carry hundreds of people? thousands of people? >> depending on how many trains. i think there why seere seven t. you could have had over a thousand. but it was an early morning train coming from poughkeepsie. >> reporter: thank you. we'll send it back to you. >> coming up, we're going to

rob blitz partnered with amtrak for this video. we have rob joining us to talk about this awesome, awesome project. how did you pull this off? >> we had an ordinary piano and had it remotely controlled by our pianist in another site. we could see what's happening and respond to people as they walk by. >> oh, wow. >> are all these people just random strangers walking through? were any of them actors or plants? >> the vast majority were people walking through. we wanted to encourage participation so we reached out and encouraged people to come. >> was there one that was your favorite? >> definitely the harmonica guy. he was just passing through playing his harmonica like absent mindedly. he saw the piano and walked over and started playing with us. and our pianist just immediately started playing along. that was my favorite scene for sewer. >> he's the wayne gretzky of waves, the babe ruth of the barrel, the scottie pippin of surfing. he's kelly slater, he's one of the best in the business and has been for years, a champ among champi

virginia state police say alcohol may be reason amtrak train smash into a driver who would nor the warnings that a railroad crossing. it happened at 6:00 this morning and waverley, southeast of richmond. a man tried to driver on the crossing guard, even though the warning lights were crushing. that train hit his car at 79 miles per hour. he is expected to be ok, and no one on the train was injured. mourners have filed past nelson mandela's cast it for a second straight day. his body is lying in a state in pretoria, the capital of south africa. oforrow will be the last day public viewing. mandela will be buried on sunday in the village where he spent his childhood. fromhile, a controversy mandela's memorial service has taken an even more bizarre turn. we are now hearing from the sign language interpreter accused of being an and prosser signing gibberish while standing on a stage of world leaders, including president obama. that man says he has schizophrenia and began hallucinating during the event. he says he was in a very difficult position, but it's marcigonzalez -- as gonzalez reports, --

the highway trust fun amtrak, the post office, the student loan monopoly. every timethe government gets involved, to wayne's point, the facists get in cahoots with business. the rules of supply and demand no longer applies. to the bailouts and the benefit cuts. >> bailouts. it ription -- it rings a bell. let's take a listen. >> there are no more tax funder bailouts. >> every time he says period we find out it is the exact opposite. this is in fact an insurer bailout. >> we have to keep in mind that half of all household bankruptcies are due to health care costs. our health care system was untennab before the health care act passed. we are moving in the right direction by having now -- >> hold on. guys -- i don't want to interrupt. ii don't want to interrupt and i love you, but that is the liberal talking point that is passed around. i hear 50 to 60% of household bankruptcies are due to medical costs and that figure is flat out not right. i am not blaming you, but i'm sure the liberals that send it to you try to get it right, but they got it wrong. michelle,

police say an amtrak train has collided with a vehicle and there are injuries. the train was traveling from virginia to boston with 46 people on board. we know that a medflight is headed to the scene. and right now, it appears none of the passengers on the train was injured. >>> san jose is taking a big step in shutting down medical marijuana shops in a number of their neighborhoods. kpix 5's keit do is live at city hall. councilmembers made a late- night vote a minute before midnight last night, kiet. >> reporter: yeah. frank, it seems like we have been here before, you are right. we're talking about how city council passed tough new laws limiting the medical marijuana dispensaries. the dispensaries are fighting back. earlier this week the city council voted to severely limit the 82 pot clubs in the city only allowing them to open up in the northern tip of san jose. now, this has meant to keep them away from homes, schools and drug rehab centers. the city has been getting complaints about kids getting their hands on marijuana from pot clubs easily, sprinkled th

hope to see you here nexto week.se >>> fox news alert, amtrak has now restored service from albany to new york city, but delays still expected following that deadly train disaster during the busiest travel weekend of the year. hello, everybody. i'm greg jarrett, welcome to "america's news headquarters." take a look. this commuter train full of passengers careening off the tracks in the bronx in new york early this morning. the seven cars that topple around the corner stoping feet before plunging into the icy waters of the river. you can see there the hudson. investigators telling fox news four are dead and dozens of others are injured. laura engel is live in the bronx near the scene. laura? >> hi, greg. the toppled railcars still remain on their sides at this hour and looking like scat telled -- scattered toy cars. we are awaiting a news conference with the national transportation safety board. we have microphones set up behind our cameras and we are expected to get a briefing in the next hour. as investigators comb the scene looking for evidence and clues as to how this happened, the

it's not an amtrak line. still, people are moving about after the thanksgiving holiday.one of two ways. it could be an empty train this morning or could be packed with people, you know, getting back home and vice versa. we're going to keep watching this and bring you more details as we get them. >> our new york affiliates, we are waiting to get a signal from new york, and as soon as we get that signal, we'll continue, obviously, to show you what's happening there and update you on the latest. again, a metro north train derailment in new york outside the bronx. >>> now on to this other big story this morning. actor paul walker, we know that he has died today. >> and we're learning more about the fiery car crash that killed him. we have new footage of the inferno taken by witnesses moments after the crash. here is a few seconds of that. >> he died. >> overnight, cnn shot these images of figure eight tire marks and skid marks of that crash. we asked the l.a. sheriff's department if they were related to the crash. but at this point we're told we don't know. >> good morning.

hope to see you here nexto week.se >>> fox news alert, amtrak has now restored service from albany to new york city, but delays still expected following that deadly train disaster during the busiest travel weekend of the year. hello, everybody. i'm greg jarrett, welcome to "america's news headquarters." take a look. this commuter train full of passengers careening off the tracks in the bronx in new york early this morning. the seven cars that topple around the corner stoping feet before plunging into the icy waters of the river. you can see there the hudson. investigators telling fox news four are dead and

. -- acela line of amtrak. t goes from boston to new york to d.c.. it's not there, maybe there is a little bit of west coast. but there's not a lot in between. a few justices grew up in indiana. justice thomas griffin georgia. -- grew up in georgia. but they spent most of their professional lives in washington, d.c.. the rest of us are pretty eastern or california. all of us have gone to the same two law schools basically. it is just one of these weird flukey things that all of us are graduates of harvard nel, -- harvard or yale, except for justice ginsburg who spent one year at columbia. that is crazy to me. it is not a good thing. i would say this, it is not a good thing for me other than that the cases would come out differently if it were more diverse. diversity is good because we are an important institution. there are nine of us stop -- nine of us. when a nine person institution looks more like the country, it has greater credibility. people can identify with it a little better. those pins are important f

. >>> amtrak's empire service which runs from new york city to upstate new york was suspended for four hours because of that crash. service was just restored. the trains will be going slower through the area, through that northeast corridor. the service from washington to new york city was never affected today. >>> after much anticipation, we now know bao bao, the name of the new baby panda at the national zoo, looking now live from the zoo's camera. she was announced to much fanfare and excitement today. crowds lined up to get a spot for the big review. darcy spencer was there and got reaction from the crowd. >> reporter: the dancing lions started the celebration. but this is what everyone was waiting for. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: the giant panda cub now 100 days old, gets its name, voted the most popular from a list of five in an online poll. 123,000 people voted. >> today is special, because one more giant panda has been added to saving not only the giant panda, but its habitat. >> reporter: the word bao bao means precious in chinese. many say it was perfect for the panda cu

amtrak, whose trains run along the same rail lines, says delays can be expected. >>> police are blaming chain reaction crash in massachusetts that ruined the trip home from thanksgiving today for a whole lot of people. more than 70 cars piled up along interstate 290 in worcester. authorities say a tractor- trailer fish tailed and crashed, setting off a whole series of other collisions. the wrecks closed both sides of the interstate and sent more than 30 people to the hospital. state police had been urging travelers to stay off the roads and avoid central massachusetts. >>> well, the panda cub at the national zoo now has a name. people voted, and they have chosen bao bao for the 100-day- old panda. >> that's neat. that's what my wife and kids voted for. 00 days marks a big milestone for a baby. surae chinn was there for the celebration and the naming ceremony. >> now the moment you've been waiting for. >> reporter: after more than 123,000 votes on-line, baby panda has a new name. bao bao means precious, or treasure in chinese. >> we were thrilled. that's what we voted for. yea bao bao! >

is that amtrak travels down the hudson river. those are on separate tracks. we saw those trains resuming their service. people traveling between new york and albany, not expected to be affected. >> thank you. >>> now the death toll stands at eight in scotland two days after a police helicopter crashed on to the roof of a crowded pub. no word on the cause. it happened in glasgow, scottland's biggest city. >> reporter: work has been going on at the crash site all day. the helicopter is taking them away for examination. investigators are trying to piece together how this happened. a close-knit community is shocked. one survivor coming straight from the hospital. >> there was a man on the news. he was right next to me. he was one of the dead. >> reporter: prayers have been said across glasgow today. now people want answers. the central question, how did a police chopper fall from the sky in a busy city center killing at least eight people? so far nothing specific from police. >> the helicopter was returning to glasgow from an operation that it had been deployed u

. >> we want to thank you the nypd and fire department personnel and amtrak personnel and mta personnel who were right on sight and doing an extraordinary job, as we speak, in terms of causes, we don't know exactly what happened. the ntsb is on its way. they'll do a thorough investigation, and we'll wait to see what the ntsb says before speculating as to any causes. >> governor, are the numbers -- [ inaudible ] >> okay, as we were telling you before, and as the mta spokesperson told us as well, it's so early in the investigation, it's nearly impossible to tell what caused this deadly train railment. speaking right now is governor andrew cuomo, not the police commissioner at this time. what the governor has been saying is they really don't know the cause, but that all hands on are deck in terms of emergency response. let's listen in again and see what we can learn. >> whenever you're in a situation, you're going to look at the power of the locomotive, the signal system, and the people who operate the train. that's standard operating investigation. we'll do that and make sure we get the i

. >>> amtrak is not expecting the derailment to cause delays tomorrow. passengers in upstate new york were delayed several hours today between new york city and albany. that service has since been restored. northeast corridor service between washington and new york was never effected. >>> a controversial ending but another disappointing result for the redskins tonight at fedex field. the team now officially eliminated from the playoff picture. diana is live to tell us how it all came unraveled after a hot start for rg3 and the offense. >> you know, chris, you look at this game on paper. if you take a look at the stats and it seems the washington redskins team could have been vicker to yus but they couldn't finish, they couldn't get it done. and they pretty much let the new york giants take it right out of their hands. they came out hot in that first half but then it all fell apart in the second half. rg3 and the redskins starting this game great. then the second quarter, they're up 7-0. griffin to paul. 19-yard touchdown. griffin 12 of 12 passing to star

. >>> amtrak says on its way website that food is included on the price of the target and it has doesharge. >>> some travelers snagged extra cheap pistols. he says he will end the ax mmo. word spread fast on social media site. some reported round trip tickets for $7. no word on how many tickets were sold at super low prices. officials around the bay area are warning gun owners to resp- pb themselves. >>> richmond was quiet today. but tphurbgs earthquakes ha some people say it sound like a tour cities. this is the richmond police shot spotter system which will for the people. in those 117 shooting incidents more than half involved several gunshots. 37 of them were more than five rounds and 16 of them were at least 10. the highest number of shots fired 28. >> what goes up must come down. >> reporter: police want to convince gun owners to stop firing into the air. >> when you fire off guns people can be hurt. property can be damaged. it's an arrestable offense. >> reporter: in 1998 a man was killedded by a fallen bullet. >> we've lad gun shots go off in one area we've been able to identi

. >>> amtrak says on its way website that food is included on the price of the target and it has doesnot charge. >>> some travelers snagged extra cheap pistols. he says he will end the ax mmo. word spread fast on social media site. some reported round trip tickets for $7. no word on how many tickets were sold at super low prices. officials around the bay area are warning gun owners to resp- pb themselves. >>> richmond was quiet today. but tphurbgs earthquakes ha some people say it sound like a tour cities. this is the richmond police shot spotter system which will for the people. in those 117 shooting incidents more than half involved several gunshots. 37 of them were more than five rounds and 16 of them were at least 10. the highest number of shots fired 28. >> what goes up must come down. >> reporter: police want to convince gun owners to stop firing into the air. >> when you fire off guns people can be hurt. property can be damaged. it's an arrestable offense. >> reporter: in 1998 a man was killedded by a fallen bullet. >> we've lad gun shots go off in one area we've been able to i

. >>> an amtrak train crashed 50 miles southeast of richmond virginia and we don't know how many peopleave been hurt but a medical flight was called to the scene. it was heading from norfolk virginia at the time of the accident. they could face problems and they are looking into the use of cell phones on planes. there has been backlash from this idea and wheeler wants to offer voice and data services to passengers once the plane reaches 10,000 feet but they don't want to be forced to listen to other people's phone conversations. >> it used to be a very save refuge. >> now many business travelers are in favor of using phones on planes. >>> he could face new charges as more charges come forward. andrew has been charges with 65 counts after two boys accused him of sexual abuse. they are asking a district attorney to file additional charges in the case and they are looking into whether there are additional victims where he was a golf instructor before moving to california. >>> snarl snarl child molester says his sentence has been cut in half due to a technicality. he was found guilty of pro

get in our car, want to go to san francisco or los angeles, we could, you know, potentially take amtrak. we could fly. >> this doesn't look like the kind of place you would expect for a high-speed train station to be built but california and the federal government want to start in one of the poorest reamingons of the state it's not only to move people but to jump start the economy. >> all swored. the city hopes to turn the unemployed in a dedicated force to work along the railroad the next decade and belong. you are looking at the first group of trainees in this program. many here have spent their lives working odd jobs and now learning schools, the tools of the trade for a permanent career. beforehand, nothing. i am out of work, raising my 3 little daughters, i am a single father, so for this opportunity, it's really exciting for me for the possibility. >> germane armstrong and others here made the cut, picked from over 1,000 access, reflecting the sdprapt demand for employment in the central valley. the rail authority hopes to bring 20,000 jobs here over the next five years, an exciti

amtrak shuts down, schools close, airlines cancel all flights.his 22-year-old packed up his basement and headed for higher ground >> we knew our house was the first in line to get hit. from that point on we knew life wasn't going to be the same. >> reporter: the family evacuated to a relatives house, but nothing could have prepared him for what he saw when the storm saddled. >> it looked like a war zone. >> reporter: many residents are frustrated by government buyout offers, delays in federal aide and pending payments. >> it's the most frustrating part, the problem has now washed ahead, and people who are homeless, and this problem should have been addressed years ago, but for some people it is just a little too late. they lost everything when this problem could have been addressed years ago. >> reporter: resiliency remains not in just the hardest-hit nation. >> i hurt just like my next-door neighbor hurts. we all go through it, and so we really need to focus on that today. helping one another. >> people helping each other. that has been the thro

amtrak is using it on some routes, so is metro link in california and bnsf, a freight line.nts it nationwide mandating ptc on many lines by the end of 2015, including metro north, the line involved in this weekend's deadly derailment. >> metro north tells nbc news it is working aggressively to meet the deadline to install ptc. they are pushing congress for an extension to 2018. they say the metro north train operator says he tried to hit the brakes, but the brakes didn't work. nay say ptc may have helped with that, too. it gives engineers an early warning about mechanical failures. >>> a big decision changes the landscape of the race for mayor in d.c. vincent gray is going to run for re-electi re-election. >>> now we know how fast that train was going. >>> plus, the first picture of the "fast and furious" star before he was killed. as we learn what may have been a factor in this accident. >>> mayor vincent gray signed up with the elections board for petitio petitions. >> tom sherwood broke this story and is live in northwest with details for us. tom? >> reporter: jim, that's

on amtrak trains, where cell phones are allowed, passengers often complain. >> it drives me crazy. >> reporter: it became such an issue, amtrak created a quiet car. >> you don't have people blathering on with their cell phones and obnoxious, loud conversations. it's perfect. >> reporter: whether travelers are comfortable with in-flight cell phone calls on those trips between new york and l.a. really depends on who you ask. but if the rule changes, some airlines may decide to disable voice calls while still allowing people to send text messages and surf the web. >> jeff, thank you. we're going to ask southwest airlines ceo gary kelly about cell phones in flight and other changes in the cell phone industry. he'll join us. >>> "time" magazine says an american drone strike hit a wedding convoy yesterday in yemen. at least 13 people were reportedly killed. initial reports say suspected militants were thought to be traveling with the group. but civilians may have been mistakenly targeted. >>> tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the newtown school shootings. "the washington post" says a

amtrak restored its service between new york city and albany but the commute will be a problem in the6 million people ride this metro line north along the hudson every year. if you ride on this line, you need to make a plan for tomorrow morning. met met. >> thank you so much. >>> the memorial is growing as friends and fans of actor paul walker pay respects. the star of the "fast & furious" film series died in a fiery car crash friday. a very emotional tyrese gibson, co-star in the film, visited the crash site moments ago. >> finding a vehicle fully engulfed in flames, police found walker dead inside. there were photos taken moments off the crash. >> he died. whoa. >> 40-year-old hollywood star had been filming the latest installment of the movies series that made him a star. "fast & furious" 7. walker is survived by his 15-year-old daughter, meadow. >>> an all-star tribute begins one hour from now. but first, cnn presents "to heaven and back" and that is now. >>> their stories begin tragically. orthopedic surgeon mary neal trapped under water for more than 15 minutes. anita moorjani l