this is the amtrak train involved. amtrak aoperations just arrived he told us he is assessing the situation right now. we're hearing that this accident involved two young men walking along this track. police have confirmed, one person has died. the other is talking with police this morning. and this accident again involves an amtrak train and a young man on the tracks. and we arrived. police had their flashlights out. we're checking the train tracks. the collision happened about a quarter of a mile away. you can see near the 600 block of cleveland here in albany. you can see this is affecting amtrak service this morning. it's affecting the capital corridor service, coming from sacramento. we don't know how long passengers will have to wait here. as for details about this accident. the train normally goes to speeds of 70 miles per hour. we don't know at this point if the conductor had time to brake before the collision. but again, one person has died in this accident. as soon as we get more information, we'll pass that

investigators aren't here from amtrak.o travel the capitol corridor trains are moving again albeit very slowly. >> >> more on that. with traffic center. >> just to reiterate they are single track all trains. they are still running buses through richmond and emeryville. we are still dealing with shuttle buses in affected trains are running much slower so definitely still expect major delays on amtrak throughout the morning more details in my next report. you can always take part if you want it on the peninsula there's no problems there. no hot spots on the freeways. the only hot spots we have is at about 680 right where these 242 a in pleasant hill we had motorcycled verses a car it is moved off to the side. you see the red beginning to form. speed stepping down 10 mi. an hour in the slow response but which make way toward san ramon valley only minor slowing towards will muckrake. san jose ride was low this morning but we have been free of hot spot still slow going northbound 101 towards trumbull the occurrence still seeing

breaking news in albany involving an amtrak train. the phone with alban police department. the train hit a train on the track. capitol corridor train number 521 a collision in the 600 block of cleveland avenue right before washington avenue. as you can see, it's right there by the 580 freeway. so if you are driving on 580 you may see some activity just off to the shoulder because the tracks do run parallel. metering lights are turned on around 6:20 the backups to the west grand overcrossing so 10 minutes to get on the bridge itself. friday light there. >>> it is hi-5 time. today's hi-5 is in san francisco with the san francisco food bank. chopper 5 is a little foggy, they are also following that breaking news so we got this nice photo from the food bank. they have seen a 32% increase in demand for food assistance in the last year. of course the holidays are right around the corner. and this season, the food bank is it aiming to feed thanksgiving meals to more than 35,000 families. so they really need your help and your donations. than

. >> we of serious trouble, amtrak this just came in a report of an amtrak train in richmond. we'll follow up and bring you more details but emergency crews are on their way. live shot of golden gate bridge where we are seeing a lot of fog this morning. still looking pretty good as you make your way out of san rafael. however petaluma southbound 101 a tree came down and it's blocking most of the on-ramp and shut it down. so you may want to consider petaluma north to get on southbound 101. >> it's now 6:12. >> just ahead serious damage done. theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ( woman ) come on, kids, come inside. the droid 2. a lightning-fast keyboard, a turbo-texting, web-jetting super you. the droid x. a 4.3-inch screen. summon movies and games at your command. now buy a droid 2 by motorola for $149.99 and get any phone free. ve $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk

amtrak service has been stopped temporarily. we're not sure when it will resume and what will happen to the people that rely on the capitol corridor service to and from sacramento. moving along and taking a look at the westbound bay bridge. that is backed up for a ten minute delay. if you're driving to the south bay on 680. 680 looks pretty good. >>> a very happy friday everybody. changes today if you head over to the coast or live there, work there. temperatures will come down. the fog has returned. still shallow. it's there. still muggy. not as warm as yesterday. little low to the left of your screen spinning there will cool us down even more so on saturday. upper 60s low 70s around the bay. upper 70s inland. san francisco 54. 8-10 degrees cooler. 54 livermore. san jose still rather warm at 58. that is your rain on sunday. today fog returns. coast and bay a little cooler. much cooler by the coast. still high clouds. 59-79 for the highs. big change though occurs saturday. we cool it down even more so. rain moves in. set your cl

you can see that amtrak and caltrans are both here right now.ed what would be an addition to high speed rail. but now some people are changing their mind, they still support the theory of making a quick link between cities such as san jose, but some 300 people turned up in san jose vowing to derail the project and they said the political momentum is in their favor. calling the high speed rail a boondoggle, protesters huddled together under umbrellas, saying this here comes high speed rail, there goes the neighborhood. >> there's discontent everywhere. >> reporter: one of the main complaints is blithe. >> no elevated structures. >> 25-foot or more walls across our neighborhoods. it's breaking it into two pieces. >> reporter: opponents fight the estimated costs that have shot up from $33 billion to 43 billion. and the one way ticket price to los angeles that was originally $55 but now is almost doubled. >> where did you get these numbers and how did you come up with them? how is this going to affect our taxes. >> reporter: opponents received two b

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. >> reporting that a train hit a pedestrian on the amtrak lines. this will disrupt the capital corridor service for folks and all train lines traveling on the amtrak lines down here past the merge off the bridge and the east shore freeway. while it disrupted the rail service and a lot of details have to come in on that, of course amtrak to get more details. the flow on the roads is moving smoothly. it is prds and a lighter commute on the east bay off the bridge. we have your westbound commute direction at the limit. 18 minute drive towards the bay bridge and the berkeley curve area. look at the poll plaza. we see the cash lanes backed up. no metering lights and closer to 6:30 to get turned on for a friday. a golden gate bridge with fog. low beams and not high beams. that makes it tougher to see. >> johannis mehserle could face up to 14 years in prison. a report from los angeles on the way. >> mike has been keeping a close eye on that for you. clouds offshore and mainly high for now, but through the weekend we will see a system come by and split apa

gun owners must inform amtrak 24 hour ahead of departure.nloaded firearms must be packed in hard sided containers. the change comes after gun rights advocates pushed congress to reverse a long time ban on the government owned rail corporation. >>> smokers may once again be welcome at river boat casinos. there is a bill to allow nine river boat casinos to have designated smoking areas. the rooms will be enclosed with air filtration system. one lawmaker says the public smoking ban of 2008 sent gamblers to other states. if smokers return, that could mean an extra $200 million a year in revenue. >>> i'm angie lau live at the ce -- cme group in chicago. how confident are consumers heading into the busiest shopping season of the year? pretty confident. according to the confidence index, consumer confidence rose to the highest level in five moneys. not so confident when it comes to home prices in chicago. home prices in 20 metropolitan cities rose in september at the slowest pace in eight months and chicago led 15 of those cities in the index but s

but again, amtrak service is stopped between richmond and berkeley.that ace train is picking up some passengers who are waiting for the train in fremont taking them into san jose. a quick check of this problem spot in fremont. southbound 680 there was an earlier car fire that's off to the shoulder approaching durham. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for this morning, here we are looking out towards the bay bridge, and got a whole lot of clouds out there as well as some patchy fog for the morning as we move into the afternoon, it will be about the temperatures. here's the seven-day forecast. today's high temperatures not as warm. 60s at the coast, lower 70s around the bay and the upper 70s inland. best chance of rainfall this weekend comes in sunday. >>> great energy in new york city today because we are right on the eve of the marathon. big marathon weekend in the city this week. that's all happening sunday. welcome back to "the early show," everybody. we go back on standard time this weekend a

and this is the fastest train in america, amtrak's excela express. >> i'm here in penn state and i have a 9:00 meeting in washington, d.c. i'm going to hop on this train, but it's going to take me three hours just to get to washington. >> reporter: over the next 30 years, amtrak wants to spend over $100 billion to dramatically speed up that trip, hitting 220 miles per hour. >> if you're on the express, the first stop you're going to make is philadelphia. that's 38 minutes later. you stop there for two or three minutes and you'll be in washington, d.c. in 96 minutes. >> and while the acela can reach 150 miles an hour, it rarely does. true high-speed rail would require brand new tracks, tunnels, stations and trains on a new route from washington to boston. in the heavily populated northeast, that's going to be expensive. really expensive. >> the cost is significant. $117 billion over the next 30 years. >> right, but it's a 25-year minimum construction project, so we're only talking 5 billion a year. but think about the gdp of this region. it's $3 trill

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. >>> authorities are investigating the death of a man struck by an amtrak train. it happened just after 6 this morning. official say the 20 year old was trespassing, amtrak says the train was carrying 52 passengers heading to san jose. the train tracks in both directions were closed for about 3 hours and service returned to normal by mid-day. no one else was hurt. >>> the highway patrol identified the bicyclist killed yesterday. she was hit at about 3:40 in the afternoon by a semi truck. the chp says the truck driver stopped right away and didn't appear to be impaired. witnesses are asked to call the chp. >>> an arrest in a dog napping case. the questions remain about an elderly woman's yorkie. >>> weekend rain, what cities will see the most rain on which day. see you back here. >>> a warning about an iphone glitch that could make you late for work on monday morning. prosecutors filed felony charges against the woman accused of abandoning her young son on wednesday. 40 year old sandra samuel is accused of felony child endangerment and abandonment. she was arrested

. >>> authorities are investigating the death of a man struck by an amtrak train. it happened just after 6 this morning. official say the 20 year old was trespassing, amtrak says the train was carrying 52 passengers heading to san jose. the train tracks in both directions were closed for about 3 hours and service returned to normal by mid-day. no one else was hurt. >>> the highway patrol identified the bicyclist killed yesterday. she was hit at about 3:40 in the afternoon by a semi truck. the chp says the truck driver stopped right away and didn't appear to be impaired. witnesses are asked to call the chp. >>> an arrest in a dog napping case. the questions remain about an elderly woman's yorkie. >>> weekend rain, what cities will see the most rain on which day. see you back here. >>> ú i can't believe that guy made it home. nobody drives drunk anymore. [ ring hold on, i got another call coming in. [ ring [ tires screech while drunk driving rates have dropped greatly, negligent driving and speeding fatalities have skyrocketed. someone dies every 13 minutes from negl

the amtrak express. it averages just 86 mi. an hour >>> as 5:35 a.m. at 9:00 meeting in washington d.c.. i'm greta hall on the 6:00 a.m. train but it will take me three hours just to get to washington. >> over the next 30 years they want to spend billions of dollars to dramatically speed up that track heading at 220 mi. per hour. >> if you are on the express the first all of your award to make is philadelphia and that is 38 minutes later and then you stop for two or three minutes and then you're in washington d.c. it in 96 minutes. >> well it can reach 165 mi. an hour it rarely does. true high-speed rail will require planted new tracks, at tunnels, stations and train, and a roof on washington and boston and that will be expensive, at really expensive. up >> the class is significant, and hundred and $17 billion over the next couple of years. >> it is at etch 285 your projects were all taught commit 25 billion a year. it is three trillion dollars so if you take at hundred and 17 billion as a percentage of three trillion the annual gdp, and is it to ended

take 10 trips, earn 10,000 amtrak guest rewards points, plus double points along the way. at amtrak.com. >>> looking at the top stories, prince george's county executive jack johnson began his first full day of electronic monitoring after being arrested by the fbi. he was taken into custody yesterday along with his wife on charges of evidence tampering and destroying evidence. the u.s. attorney's office says the arrests are part of a broader investigation into corruption in the county. >>> new speed cameras are coming, this time in college park. the first will be activated monday along paint branch parkway. more will be installed later, including on greenbelt road and route 1. if you go more than 12 miles over the speed limit, it is a $40 ticket. >>> another week and, more track work on matter. all five lines are impacted. expect delays on the busy routes, the red line from shady grove to twinbrook and on the orange line from vienna to west falls church. >>> let's look at the weather. a beautiful day it was. >> sunday will look really nice, lots of sunshine, but the cloud

amtrak says it doesn't want to get involved in the huge project. it was killed last month by new jersey governor chris christie because of its enormous multi- billion dollar pricetag. since then, there have been talks on resurrecting the plan, but so far nothing concrete has come of them. as we reported the markets sold off this week, but tonight's market monitor is very bullish, saying the technical trends are the most powerful he's seen in th >> thanks, susie. nice to be back. >> susie favoring industrials, agriculture, technology, energy, and so on. >> susie: and you told me that you're forecasting dow 12,500 over the next six to eight months. so that's 10% from where we are now. you think those sectors draw more side-line investors into the market. that will fuel the next leg of the up trend here. >> susie: let's go down the list of the stocks you're recommending. at the top of the list is c.f.industries. ticker c.f.. it's an agricultural chemical fertilizer. it was a heavy serl. in today's trading, down 6%. >> as expected, it has been a big mo

and has to do with amtrak. amtrak has a tends to lose money -- has a tendency to lose money. for instance, on the dc lines. would be profitable to split those off and if there is no profit, eventually, drop it? guest: the amtrak situation illustrates what is wrong with a lot of the system. that is, to satisfy the support of all people in the congress and the political system, and regardless of the cost. some parts are going to be far more efficient than other parts. and part of it is because of traffic density. you have the traffic density in the east coast that can support a private real system. elsewhere in the country, it just cannot work. host: to give us some historical context, you write in your book, that in 1970, amtrawas created as a public corporation . guest: that is right. amtrak was intended to be to help theat' was real road system become profitable. -- the railroad system become profitable. it helped, but not nearly as much as the regulation did. amtrak itself was forced to provide national service and continues, certainly, to get subsidies. with no signs of th

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some subway systems like new york do random bag searches and screening as does amtrak and greyhound. do they want this delay found by air travelers? >> you have to arrive early to get on the bus. generally, i find it invasive. i don't want somebody going through my things. >> reporter: a soldier who fights for freedom is home for thanksgiving. >> it will not be too bad. don't get carried away. >> reporter: most see a balancing act. >> we should do more screening on trains and buses to make sure. nobody wants to have their trip interrupted. >> reporter:garyy nurnberg, 9news now. >>>4:35.. this afternoon, cardinal donald whilr will be back in washington. he is one of two americans to get the promotion. he is the 5th archbishop from washington to be elevated to cardinal. >>> budget cuts are coming to district. mayor vincent gray offered this statement to the city. >> everybody has to take a hit and share in the sacrifice. >> gray says the district's projected deficit has climbed to $188 million. by next fiscal year, it could soar to $345 million. on the table are layoffs and furloughs a

an amtrak train it also was stopped because there's too much snow on the track. apart from the one truck that was the only accident that i saw. there's a lot of snow up here and is no dress some time are all the way up to my shoulders. >> is caltrans having difficulty keeping up? >> there have a little difficulty keeping up because like i said it was packed with snow the roadway. i tried to dig out with my hand to reach the ash fault that i could get down to it. it's definitely it's sort of a situation where caltrans has to work their best to get caught up. we don't know what will happen overnight and there may be a little bit more so because the skies are great. >> how would you describe the crowds were the roadways that were travelers? >> hardly anybody on the road today. i'm sure that will be a different situation, tomorrow and thursday for a lot of people in the bay area are planning on calling it a top for the giving. today not that many people in the road that i think anyone who's traveling this way will probably expect to see a lot more people on the road

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. >> reporter: much better luck on the trains tonight though some amtrak customers experienced minor delays. at the airport business as usual. an estimated 189,000 passengers moving through the terminal, there were few delays. security lines didn't back up and there were no protests over the new pat downs. >> what you see right now is about the way it's been all day. things have gone very smoothly. no lines at the ticket counters, security check point lines, traffic is moving smoothly. >> reporter: sunday is expected to be the busier travel day at o'hare. estimated 212,000 passengers moving through the terminal. aaa saying 2.5 million people are traveling this week. 94% by car. >> thank you. >>> well, other news. if home's where the heart is, did rahm emanuel leave his heart in chicago when he went to washington? three put in bids saying emanuel hasn't lived here two years. he was rooting for the bulls last night in l.a. claims his service as white house chief of staff doesn't disqualify him because he never thought to leave chicago permanently. >> he continued to vote chicago. he st

looking around the station today, it is functional and useable, and amtrak's busiest station in the countryt if we had to go back in time, it is something a lot of people would redo. >> on the manhattan side, it is majestic as ever. it survives even though it, too, was denied by developers looking for prime new york real estate. >> it was the destruction of penn station that would spawn the culture that would preserve so many of the other buildings. in a grand way, penn station is really the martyr to preservation. >> though the glory can never be restored, there is an attempt to use this building, the postseason, to try to recapture some of that neo classical grandeur of the old penn station. the idea is that the postseason building just across the road from penn station could be used as a ticket office, giving passengers a taste of the high ceilings and spaciousness of yesteryear. >> we wouldn't be adding anymore traction. it would give more space and the feel of the other penn station. it would be more for the passenger experience. >> despite the nostalgia for the day when it was a cathe

when you land a plane in new york you land outside the city, but if you take amtrak you pull straight up into midtown. no one checks my bags when i take amtrak into new york or across the country or what about a greyhound bus. the ill logic and disconnect is problematic. likewise, all of the security we're responding to happened from overseas. the people flying into the country putting liquid explosives in shampoo bottles we responded by three ounces or less. people coming in wearing bombs as underwears, we respond by full body scans and pat-downs, what happens when they use body cavities or you have these results happen. how absurd with the tsa become. we know the full body scans can only detect things on the outside of the body. we should be going to behavioral checking. we can't scale the full extent of the israeli system but we need to look at it. >> before we take our break i want to go to the congressman first. then congressman ellis to the sense that when the government we're in the middle of the debate now, it's a political debate and getting attention, in the middle of the ho

the amtrak was stopped in its tracks the real had to much snow for the train to pass. if you want good measure of how much snow has fallen recently checked out the street signs. even see their all as cover to the top of this no dress. in the sierra de jeff bush kron 4 news to >> what wild weather here at home one minute sunshine and cold and windy and the santa cruz mountains rob flood of boat shows is how residents are coping. >> that's not so but rather fog and steamy looking at. a few snow flurries today but more still may be on the way above 1,500 ft. when it gets windy like this bill stocks up on groceries and gas. >> we have to gas up the generator and get it all set up and fired up and make sure it's ready to go because that's what we do the power will " for five days. >> and just getting to the mailbox can be treacherous past >>. roads get treacherous a lot of the roads get close to it there's a heavy snow. >> forecast temperatures in the 20's are good for the bonds but marked seaford is making to the truckers have plenty of antifreeze and says that exposed plu

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part of amtrak's capitol corridor line in albany had to be shut down this morning after a person was hit and killed by an oncoming train about 6 a.m. police say the victim was one of two teenagers who were walking on the tracks. >>> in oakland, this home owner got a surprise. the car smashed into the garage of this house on capistrano drive. it was 2 a.m. nobody in the home or the car was hurt but police said they took two people into custody. >>> drivers in san francisco, get ready for this. the city is going to be giving out more parking tickets over the next few months. the municipal transportation agency says it has to do that because of a huge shortfall in parking citation revenues. apparently since june, parking control officers have fallen behind on their ticket goals by $7.5 million. >>> all right. coming up, encouraging news if you are looking for a job. what we're seeing for the first time in months. >>> plus, another close call in the air. scary thing passengers saw and heard on board a qantas flight. >>> what would you do if you won $11 million? why this couple gave just

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some subway systems, like new york, do random bag searches and passenger screening as does amtrak and greyhound. but do rail and bus passengers want to see it done. >> you would have to ride much earlier to get on the bus, just like at the airport, i'm assuming, and generally i find it invasive. i mean, i don't want somebody going through my things. i don't want to be patted down. >> reporter: a soldier who fights for freedom home for thanksgiving. >> i don't think it would be too bad as long as you don't get carried away with it. >> they should do more screening. nobody wants to have their trip interrupted by an explosion. >> reporter: no clear decisions yet on whether to impose stricter security precautions at bus stations and rail terminals. but, derek and anita, they're thinking about it. >>> the dc fire department says in a city with a long history of fire hydrant problems, it is a major concern for people who live in a neighborhood. brittany morehouse joins us live from a scene of a deadly fire. >> reporter: well, derek, we still don't know the name of the man who died in the fi

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asked to go through a full body scanner, we will simply turn around and leave the airport and go to amtrak. >> i think it is just another safety level that we have to go through so that we fly safely. >> reporter: just this morning, john pistole, head of the tsa said new procedures, full body scans and pat downs will stay in place. >> no, we are not changing the policies. >> reporter: this afternoon a clarification. the head of the tsa released a statement which reads in part -- this has always been viewed as an evolving program adapted as conditions warrant and we will work to make them as minimally invasive as possible. pistole's words after growing public fury. secretary of state hillary clinton admitted she wouldn't want to be subjected to the pat downs and acknowledged it's complicated. >> striking the right balance is what this is about. i am absolutely confident that our security experts are going to keep trying to get it better and less intrusive and more precise. >> reporter: representative john mica, set to become the transportation committee chairman in january, was more critica

celebrate with up to 10,000 amtrak guest rewards points.ils at amtrak.com. >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. light snow accumulations will build up in several cities in the rocky mountains and showers and storms are moving through the plain states. all thanks to a storm system approaching texas. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. the disabled cruise ship the carnival "splendor" could be towed into the port of san diego as early as this morning. an engine room fire sent the giant ship adrift. there are 4500 passengers and crew aboard. >>> a white house commission on cutting the nation's deficit proposes deep cuts in social security, reductions in federal spending, and higher taxes. budget cuts in britain have resulted in higher university tuition fees and that sent tens of thousands of students through the streets of london wednesday in a violent protest. at least 32 people were arrested. charlie daggetta reports. . >> reporter: hundreds of british students went on the rampage. smashing thei

celebrate with up to 10,000 amtrak guest rewards points. details at amtrak.com. >>> good morning.ome to 9 news now. happy friday. the day planner we start off chilly. we have areas in the 20s right now. definitely jackets and gloves this morning. 9:00 we will be in the 40s. noon upper 50s and will be there at 5:00 p.m. highs 60 to 65 south and west. it will be gorgeous. there's the cold i'm talking about. manassas 25 degrees. martinsburg and frederick at 7. cumberland, luray, petersburg 3 a. a lot of frost out there, as well. you want to be milder goo to annapolis. they are at 48. a look at highs today, upper 50s along the bay. they will keep them cooler but should be 62 and maybe 65. the dry air will heat up later on. 4:26. it is angie with the time saver traffic. >>> a couple of things to watch for. 95 northbound construction takes away two lanes near 32. northbound 270 outside at falls road, you are going to lose the right lane there. construction set up in the lock and through lanes. 495 in virginia, inner loop at the toll road, stay to the left to get by because of lingering

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and this track could be used for amtrak. >> from high speed rail to slow variety, california street cablecar line will be shut down for six months beginning in january. and there is also going to repave 17 blocks of california street at that time from drum to van ness. it's a $24 million project. construction work meaning lane closures and parking restrictions to so keep in mind muni running a shuttle bus along the line. again, six months of work begins at the first of the year. >> beautiful but chilly. >> yes. very cold. >> and cold, still to come. >> yes. overlooked is the fact that just at the beginning of the week we had record highs. and there is record lows. and maybe now, it's november in minnesota. there is a live view from the camera atop the bay looking out over the bay and once again, just discussioning there is a clear, beautiful night and this is, oh, my computer? yes. there is a is is 39 degrees in half moon bay. 38 kegs in fairfield. temperatures plummeting during evening hours there is a look at change. virtually every location is several degrees cooler. half moon bay, sev

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take that amtrak, take that train every night back to wilmington, delaware.. biden was a senator for decades. every night he would go home and take the train back in the morning. that's the advice he's giving chris coons right now. i suspect chris coons will heed that advice, as well. >> he's definitely part of the amtrak frequent rider program. we're still waiting for that swearing in, the vice president swearing in joe manchin and senator elect coons. if we can, how significant is this, and how unusual is it to have two senators sworn in before the official congress swearing in, in january? >> they're going to be filling out the tenure of the earlier elected senators, biden was elected, ted kaufman filled in on an interim basis after biden became the vice president. now chris coops ns is going to e over. he'll technically be replacing ted kaufman, but it's biden's seat, when biden was running for vice president. similarly, with joe manchin, the new senator from west virginia, he'll take over the remaining years of robert byrd's seat, robert byrd passed away