in lynchburg, the kidnapping was big news.driving his use mercedes coop. there you are in your fancy car. >> yes. >> you must be worth millions. >> that was the wrong, wrong impression. >> i'm not a rich person, but i will give whatever i can get together. okay? >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. okay? >> heiko was lucky in this. when mr. so made his demands, some of the most experienced hostage negotiations in the country were right there listening in. ready to point out the right way for heiko to respond. literally. >> these are for general visual prompts that we want heiko to think about. we have other questions related to kevin and gerfa, that we think are important for heiko taken sitter. and while we're doing that, we're going to write notes down and pass them to heiko, who would read it and then hopefully introduce it to the conversation. >> where is my wife? can i talk to her? is she okay? where is my son? >> yeah, no. your son is -- >> can i talk to them? i want to know if they're okay.

so that your themselves that happens in lynchburg as well basis as far as winchester. i was really surprised at the number of men paroled in winchester. somewhere around 2000 i found so far. i'm sure there are more out there winfield scott hancock is there and he not only has the exchange of letters between lee and grant, he has that published, printed, nailed up throughout winchester and the lower valley. i think that's evidence of look this really did happen for any naysayers who might not believe we have surrendered, here is evidence. he issued stern, come in, get yourself paroled or be arrested and be in prison. this does happen in some instances he sends calvary up and down the shenandoah valley. those men who are willing to come in on their own will be paroled. those that aren't, or hold off two prisons and who knows when they will be paroled or they do not know in that moment. so throughout virginia the northern neck, that pencil of the shenandoah valley west virginia maryland even down to the carolinas men from lee's army are finding their way to other union of

an amtrak train from new orleans to new york, stranded in lynchburg. resuming its journey late today. >> all right, let's get to ken moton, he's live in virginia tonight. and kenneth, i know officials were pressed late today and they said they were just overwhelmed by the speed of this snow, the ice and the storm and how quickly it came through? >> reporter: that's right, david. and officials say the ice underneath was four inches thick. at one point, they had 30 troopers out checking on stranded drivers. officials say that when it comes to the reopening of that stretch of i-95, they think it will happen by the morning rush, but there is freezing rain in the forecast, david. >> all right, be careful tomorrow morning. kenneth, our thanks to you. and speaking of that freezing rain, let's get to chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking the next two storms. and ginger, i know first up is what kenneth just mentioned, the freezing rain coming to i-95 again in the coming hours. >> reporter: we're barely going to have time to catch our breath between storms th

the amtrak crescent line train got stuck near lynchburg, virginia.s on its way from new orleans to new york. it got stuck there, amtrak says, because trees fell on the tracks. passengers said it quickly became an issue because they started to run low on food, theal toilets started backing up and there wasn't that much communication from amtrak and not much in the way of cell service. here is what they told us. >> i couldn't get in touch with my family on the phone, nothing. >> no food, no water on the trains. a big problem for the families. >> i didn't know where my mother was. she couldn't even tell me where the train was. she said it was north of lynch berg. is it accessible? will i be able to get my mother off? i had no clear understanding. that's my gripe with amtrak. >> reporter: one of these 120 passengers on board tells us this trip was supposed to last about ten hours. instead they were sturk ock on train for 30 hours. some trains that were supposed to depart yesterday are now departing today, some 11 1257bd hours late. >> pete muntean, thank

an amtrak train heading north from new orleans was stalled at lynchburg, virginia until late today, byian court has ruled that iran owes $84 million dollars in damages for mistakenly downing an airliner in 2020. the ukrainian jet was hit by 2 missiles, killing all 176 people on board. more than 100 of the victims had canadian citizenship. the canadian ruling involved the families of six victims, but it is unclear if iran will ever pay the judgment. in sudan, a new round of mass protests filled the streets of khartoum today, as the country's political paralysis deepened. [vo] pro-democracy demonstrators again denounced the october military coup, and troops fired tear gas to break up the crowds. it followed prime minister abdalla hamdok's resignation on sunday. >> today aft hamdok's resignation the people are confirming the need for all parties to move forward despite the repression. they are facing off against the state and, as you can hear, the gas bombs being fired at those on the frontlines who are facing this abuse for the sake of a free, peaceful and just state. stephanie: security

also in virginia a mess on the rails near lynchburg. more than 30 hours. >> i really just like to hear back from the people or anybody at the department of transportation to see what they're going to do about amtrak. because if it's not -- this is not right. we are not in siberia. >> the weather may offer the region another test this week. the national weather service has a winter weather advisory tomorrow night for parts of virginia and maryland and d.c. warning of up to 5 inches of snow and slimry roads. bret? >> bret: oh, joy. rich, thanks. investigators looking for one of two people missing after a destructive colorado wildfire have found partial human remains near the suspected origin of the blaze. authorities are conducting separate searches for a person reported missing in hard hit community of superior. up next the panel on more covid confusion over testing, quarantine guidance, and getting kids back to school. >> i do not regret my decision to end america's war fighting in afghanistan. >> inflation is affecting people's lives.

meanwhile in lynchburg, virginia, trouble on the tracks, passengers were stuck on an amtrak train headed to new york for more than 30 hours as resources. there also began to dwindle. passengers now looking for answers on the lack of preparation for a storm that was predicted. i really would just like to hear bag from p buttigieg's or anybody at the department of transportation to see what they're going to do about amtrak. because this is not this is not right. we're not in siberia. i shouldn't have been stuck in a winter tundra for 20 hours. a review of the incident is expected by the virginia department of transportation. and dale city, virginia. katie byrne, ktvu fox two news. still become at noon, long lines, continuous testing centers across the bay area, the frustration among people having a very hard time either getting an appointment or finding it at home covid test kit. plus. as the one year mark of the january six attack on the capital nears . house lawmakers investigating the riot a ramp up their probe. i'm martha rivera in washington with more on today's testimony from the cap

host: one more call from dave in lynchburg, virginia.sage to washington leaders in 2022, be a republic. represent the people you were sent to represent. put country over party. put country over self. host: give me an example. caller: nobody seems to be paying much attention to what they are supposed to be doing for their constituents and more based on what political power they can leverage from what cards they can play. who cares about my grandchildren when it comes to the budget? anybody can spend money. where the patriots that are going to cut spending, balance the budget? term limits. do what's good for the future of this country. not for yourselves. host: ok. dave in lynchburg, virginia. finishing of this round of calls when it comes to washington leaders. thank you to all of you who participated. that's it for our program today. another edition of washington journal comes your way tomorrow. we'll see you then. ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more including charter co

the train from new orleans to new york city got stranded in lynchburg, virginia because of some downedrees. at airports, 1500 flights were canceled across the country on tuesday. and more than 4,000 were delayed as airlines cite a shortage of pilots due to the omicron outbreak. meantime there is this vice president kamala harris under fire for a tweet during the crisis in virginia saying, quote: because of the bipartisan infrastructure law, america is moving again. that's what infrastructure is all about, getting people moving. literally as no one was moving. many blaming harris' timing on her staff having scheduled the tweet prior to the widely publicized nightmare. ainsley you can't write comedy as solid as this unfortunately no laughing matter because people could have died in this. back to you. >> ainsley: absolutely. you know, you see some of these images, people playing football on the streets and people letting their dogs out on the highway. what about moms pregnant and moms with babies in the car and need to change diapers, people diabetic. to be stranded, how frustrating would