is not a new problem for amtrak. it has been a series of problems over the years and being able to control that cost. very difficult to control and initially because it requires training for the people that are involved from 24 to 30 months of training to do the work that expects to be done. it is difficult to do that planning and i think it is part of what the administrator was talking about on their proposal of having a different way of giving amtrak money for the future on a 12 month timetable that we operate on for our capital program. for example when we got the additional funds, one of the things that increased the overtime cost was the demand to get so much of that work done as quickly as it needed to get done. but in terms of whether you hire more staff are not and take a couple of years to train them, the overtime is actually at a lower cost from a burden. in other words there is about a 54% or so benefit package that goes along with full-time employees and in the overtime that comes down to about 18%, even

i'm going to spin you around and behind me here is the amtrak right-of-way. yes, a road ungated, unprotected where i could drive a vehicle directly onto the railroad tracks. the question is, if amtrak and the rail system is so secure why do you have things like this? a lock on a cable here but the cable lay on the ground keeping nobody out. beyond this a track side roadway toward nearby maintenance yards. amtrak's media representative said a faded no trespassing sign is a warning for the public to stay away and compared this to the tens of thousands of places where roads routinely cross train tracks. >> it made us feel safe to see so many police officers. >> reporter: plenty of riders said the vigilance looks good to them. >> everything is a target. what should i do? hide in a shell? we are americans. we don't do that. >> reporter: amtrak does not rely on airport-style screening, instead since 2008 they have followed a policy of random bag checks and there is an active campaign to get passengers to speak up when they feel like they see something out of place

is not a new problem for amtrak. it has been a series of problems over the years and being able to control that cost. very difficult to control and initially because it requires training for the people that are involved from 24 to 30 months of training to do the work that expects to be done. it is difficult to do that planning and i think it is part of what the administrator was talking about on their proposal of having a different way of giving amtrak money for the future on a 12 month timetable that we operate on for our capital program. for example when we got the additional funds, one of the things that increased the overtime cost was the demand to get so much of that work done as quickly as it needed to get done. but in terms of whether you hire more staff are not and take a couple of years to train them, the overtime is actually at a lower cost from a burden. in other words there is about a 54% or so benefit package that goes along with full-time employees and in the overtime that comes down to about 18%, even

we are well into the millions that depend on amtrak possibility. -- amtrak possibility. ability.'s we have worked with new york police to make those extra checks at penn station. we have had many of our team is providing that. >> be want to comment? >> -- do you want to comment? >> i think that he did a great job articulating it from the amtrak perspective. we talked at least weekly with tsa, who has primary jurisdiction here. we meet with them at least quarterly. more often than necessary to ensure that we have the proper level of coordination. we are deeply involved in the next -- in the inspections and implementation programs to protect hazardous material shipments. we work very closely with tsa on that. one of the most important things we can do for the future is to ensure that we have appropriate funding for research and development. there is quite a bit that we can do through enhanced technology to make sure that there is an interference with the crowd right of way -- is not interference with the railroad right of way. we have some research and development under way that i t

amtrak says its employees remain at a liked state of vigilantes. now union pacific which hauls freight wouldn't say specifically about this new warning. they regularly work with homeland security to update their own security measures. there is 3800 miles of track in california might be hard to watch all of it. we will continue to talk to a lot of people. a lot of people we spoke to they haven't heard of the new plan. reporting live in oakland kraig debro. >>> time now 6:08. we are waiting to hear back from pg&e about repair work to fix a broken gas line in pleasant hill. a gas leak was reported around 9:40 last night on oak park boulevard between stevenson drive keith circle. pg&e estimated they would be finished around 5:30 the earliest. neighbors were told stay inside and close your windows. and by the way gas service is not effected. >>> bryan stow is under going more surgery to drain the fluid that is building up in his brain. he suffered a fractured skull when he was severely beaten outside of dodgers stadium in march. doctors have been trying

>> amtrak celebrating a milestone. >> absolutely. company officials joined politicians at union station monday for a 40th birthday party. the event honored passengers and employees. workers who have been with amtrak the entire four decades were also recognized. congress established amtrak in 1971 to provide intercity train service in the u.s. >> but after 40 years, the many urban and rural communities you serve would all want to join us today in saying happy birthday, amtrak. >> amtrak also provided a sneak preview of the exhibit train it features a traveling display showcasing memorabilia from amtrak's 40 years of service. >>> well, let's hope the caps like the away ice better than the home ice. goodness gracious, a preview of game three coming up. >> plus, the nationals military appreciation night is especially meaningful after osama bin laden's death. >>> before we head to break, time to look at the question of the day. >> it is, four out of ten married women say they regret doing this. is it a, getting married? b, taking their hu

after 9/11 amtrak, they started checking i.d.'s.to this day they don't use high tech to screen luggage. people reacted to al qaeda's statements to attack. people used to riding the trains are used to get on without luggage screening but now are starting to take a look at the nonpractice. >> i get that is slightly concerning. as of now i feel remotely safe going on the train. >> the conductors are pretty good. they do a visual but you don't have x-ray machines. so it is lax. >> reporter: didn't get an official comment from amtrak but a spokes person said the rail system has other security measures and all bags are subject by conductors and bomb sniffing dogs show up unannounced. screening does happen on the east coast but he said he doesn't know why it doesn't aen on the west coast. kraig debro reporting. >>> a plan to fix the delta is flawed according to a new report. $150million has been spent on the delta conservation plan. it is supposed to balance wildlife habitat against the state's water need. the national academy of science s

amtrak says its >>> much cooler as we go into sunday.re is your warmup for early next week. >>> a big scare in our nation's capital. >>> good morning, if you are driving anywhere around the bay area. so far it's generally light as we look at a picture of san francisco northbound 101. >>> good morning, low clouds and fog beginning to fill in along with a westerly breeze. big spread in temps. 50s that is it for some. low leo 70s inland. >>> all right steve. welcome back. here is a quick look at the top stories we are following for you right now. san francisco police say a suspected drunk driver hit and killed a pedestrian just hours ago. this happened on masonic between golden gate and turk. that driver that later crashed outside of st. mary's medical center has been arrested. >>> a san leandro police officer is recovering from minor juice. the police officer tried to pull over a speeding driver last night when the driver made a u-turn and headed straight for the police officer. despite the collision the officer was able to make the arrest

amtrak right-of-way. yes, a road ungated, unprotected where i could drive a vehicle directly onto the railroad tracks. the question is, if amtrak and the rail system is so secure why do you have things like this? >> reporter: in the wake of the homeland security advisory amtrak says it remains at a heightened state of vigilance. >> everything is a target for these people. so what am i supposed to do? hide in a shell? you know. we are americans. we don't do that. >> reporter: i'm brett haber in college park. gary williams spent 22 years building a program with his unique recipe of brilliance, intensity, loyalty and a little dash of madness. he literally took maryland basketball from ruins to greatness and so today they gathered to on honor their leader as the coach stepped away after two decades of his alma mater. gary addressed the crowd and got emotional at times. >> i would just like to thank -- first of all -- [ applause ] >> better hold that, that might not be the last time that happens. >> reporter:

. >> it made us feel safe to see so many police officers. >> amtrak amtrak has conducted random bag checks and no word yet on whether that policy will undergo tightening as well. >>> a brother stationed in iraq clings to the last gift he will ever get from his sister. jayna murray sent her brother hugh a package just days before she was killed at the lululemon athletica store in bethesda. lesli foster has the story. >> it was really a strange feeling and i think i described it like traveling back in time. >> reporter: a couple weekends before police say her life ended at the hands of her coworker britney norwood jayna and her friend put together a care package to send to her brother in the middle east. >> she just told me she didn't know if jayna had had time to mail it but that she wanted me to know. >> reporter: to know how much his little sister loved him. and this week he was finally able to track down that sacred parcel. >> it is not like she was dying of cancer or had some terminal condition where she is writing me a note her last thoughts or anything. she had no idea that these were

amtrak officials say a pedestrian was trespassing on the tracks amp was struck by a train. it was traveling from oakland to san jose. amtrak passengers on that section of the capital corridor route are bees bussed to the hayward station. that is where train service will resume. governor jerry brown will skip a scheduled appearance at the state democratic convention today after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his nose. he had the procedure on friday after tests revealed a slow growth of cancer. his doctors say all cancer cells were removed but some reconstructive surgery was need order his nose. the governor's office says he won't make any public appearances until the stipulates of removed which should be in the next week. basal cell carcinoma is the least dangerous of skin cancer. >> pope john paul ii is step closer for sainthood. >> new details about the royal wedding reception. find out what prince harry said in his toast of the newlyweds. >>> more than a million catholic faithful cheered outside the vatican this morning, as pope benedict beautified pop

. >>> amtrak celebrating its 40th birthday.ompany officials joined politicians at union station this morning to mark the occasion. the event honored passengers and employees, workers who have been with amtrak the entire four decades were also recognized. congress established amtrak in 1971 to provide inner-city train service in the united states. >> after 40 years, the many urban and rural communities you serve would all want to join us to say -- today and say happy birthday amtrak. >> amtrak also provided a sneak preview of the exhibit train featuring a traveling display that's going to showcase memorabilia from these 40 years of service. >>> coming up next new at 5:30. >> i'm kristin fisher live at arlington natural cemetery and coming up i have a story of a father whose sun is buried here and how his family is now dealing with the news that osama bin laden is dead. that story coming up. >>> 9 news now is brought to you by ctia, america's wireless company. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 m

we rode amtrak up the heavily-traveled northeast corridor, from d.c. to new york, where we saw workers inspecting the tracks. but what about the wide open spaces of this country? 40% of the rail lines have no automatic monitoring systems. they're supposed to be inspected at least twice a week. but that can still leave long stretches of track unwatched for long stretches of time. >> most of the time the railwrod is unprotected. for hundreds and hundreds of miles at a stretch. >> reporter: officials are promising heightened vigilance. but they have a lot of ground to cover. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to lisa tonight. >>> now to tense moments on a train today, in new jersey, just outside of new york city. 30 people were injured when a commuter train shot past the platform and then slammed into the barrier at the end of the line. officials are blaming mechanical error. possibly involving the brakes. none of the injuries is life threatening. >>> we're going to turn now to the epic flooding in the middle of this country. 4 million people

. >> as amtrak marks their 40th anniversary with this event, new details about the latest plan to attack u.s. railways. starting in february 2010, they have discussed tampering with train tracks in a valley or bridge. >> just many think things are quieted down. you can never been perfectly quiet. >> she has decided to skip the train and is taking a bus instead, feeling nervous about bin laden's death of. >> i think it could trigger something. there was a lot of people there at union station today. i just wanted out. >> they believe the derailment what was in the original stages and no active plans but the fbi and homeland security still issued an intelligence bulletin. >> we were on the phone on light long with our the farmers. metro rail railroad, bus systems, and even those traveling by plane. >> there is a heavy police presence at union station with the bomb sniffing dogs and amtrak promises increased vigilance. >> i was expecting to see more security, really. being on the train coming you do not see everything. >> the fbi has told local officials to be on the lookout for missing spik

. >>> we contacted amtrak they released a statement is that said. amtrak employees remain at a heightened state of vigilance. >>> and president obama will meet with the navy seals that carried out the raid. in new york today the president observed a moment of silence at ground zero for the 9/11 victims. >>> the president layed a wreath at the foot of what was called the survivor tree that was found in the rubble of the debris. president also met with families who lost loved ones in the attack. and policemen who responded on that fateful day. >>> today's service at ground zero brought back a lot of memories for those here in the bay area that lost loved ones on 9/11 and the first responders who stepped in to help after the attack. rob roth is live in menlo park where he talked to a man who's wife was killed on that day. rob. >> reporter: frank, many of the victims of 9/11 were from the bay area. one of them was loren frank. >> reporter: grancola says he wears a bracelet with her name inscripted to keep her close. grancola says what he hopes would hap

the amtrak defer train left chicago. but yesterday around 1:45 in the morning two engines blew stranding the train and passengers about 100 miles east of elko. one passenger says everything was going fine as the train passed through utah. >> i must have dozed off and the next thing i know i woke up and the train was motionless and was not moving at all. >> the passengers say they were stuck in the desert for about ten hours without power or ventilation. the train was towed into elko where the passengers were then put on buses to get them to california. >>> time now 5:03. police are searching right now for the gunman in a shooting at the university of san francisco. a 22-year-old man was shot several times while sitting in his car late monday night. he managed to drive himself to the richmond police station to get some help. now he's listed in serious condition at sf general hospital. police say he was not a usf student. and they do believe he was targeted. >>> media reports are now identifying the housekeeper who has a c

and cell phone lady was riding in one of amtrak's designated quiet cars. if you're going to be yapping, who wants to be surrounded by others? when other passengers complained to cell phone lady, she got into a verbal altercation and kept talking. katu wanted to interview her after she got arrested. she said she didn't feel well and i'm guessing she had a sore throat but she did talk to a reporter briefly on the phone and said "she felt disrespected by the entire incident." she felt disrespected. maybe she's innocent, i don't know. but am i the only one who has no sympathy for people who talk on their cell phones around other people loudly? how many times have you been on a plane or a bus or a train or a restaurant or a line or a taxi or just about anywhere these days and someone is yammering into their phone loudly and completely oblivious to those around them. i've heard lawyers talking about their clients. i've heard women revealing details about the date they had the night before. the idea of being trapped on a train for 16 hours with someone talking on

. >>> last night a man survived a collision with an amtrak freight train in martinez near the amtrak station. emergency crews used the jaws of life to rescue the driver from the pinned truck at marina vista avenue. a helicopter then air lifted the driver to a nearby hospital because the train was blocking the only road out of the area. we're told the driver does not have any life-threatening injuries. he was the only one inside the truck at the time of the accident. >>> there was another possible mountain lion sighting on the peninsula. this one in woodside on glen way at about 7:00 this morning. wildlife experts say residents shouldn't hike or jog when mountain lions are most active. that would be at dawn, dusk and during the night. sightings are becoming more common in the bay area, particularly in neighborhoods near wilderness areas. although often they turn out to be false alarms. coyotes or dogs that from afar look just like a mountain lion. >>> critically injured giants fan bryan stow is scheduled to be moved to san francisco on monday. he and his family are being honored today

. >> reporter: save number one, march 19th at the amtrak station. an elderly woman collapsed on the train. passengers had started cpr. amtrak personnel and bystanders also had the aed, the automated external defibrillator, hooked up to the victim. but a shock wasn't needed. an iv and drugs produced a pulse. save number two, march 20th at this downtown restaurant. a woman in her 60s was in respiratory distress, she wasn't breathing. the dispatcher gives the worried bystanders cpr instructions. >> got no pulse. >> put the heel of your hand on the center of her chest, right between the nipples. >> okay. >> put your other hand on top of that hand. push down firmly. >> reporter: when the firefighter arrived, he took over. >> we attached our aed to the patient. the aed allowed us to shock the victim. one shock was delivered. we started cpr again. the aed told us to -- no shock was needed. we checked for a pulse. we had one. >> reporter: save number three, march 21st, a patient at a dentist office went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing. rescue crew

. >>> last night, a man survived a collision with an amtrak freight train in martinez near the amtrak station. emergency crews used the jaws of life to rescue the driver from the pinned truck at marina vista avenue. a chopper air lifted the driver to a nearby hospital because the train was blocking the only road out of the area. we're told the driver does not have any life-threatening injuries and he was the only one inside the truck at the time of the accident. >>> silicon valley is known for entrepreneurship. today we're seeing an example of that at stanford where at-risk teenagers have the opportunity to come up with a business plan and today presented their ideas in a competition. nbc bay area's kimberly tere joins us from stanford with more on the youth business plan competition. hello, kimberly. >> hello, diane. over 100 ninth graders came to stanford today to pitch their business ideas in hopes of turning them into reality. the 12th annual build youth business plan competition is actually open to all bay area students. and the winners receive funding to launch their own busines

caltrain, amtrak also not commenting at this time. we will continue to get an official statement and get that as soon as it comes in two or news from. >>pam: the high tech surveillance camera network. that is what they're putting into place with a federal grant to pay for half of the $3 million state-of-the- art security system. the assistant police chief keep them and up close look at the new surveillance camera network. this is an only on kron 4. >> you can see children playing ball. >>reporter: the domain awareness center a network of over 500 surveillance cameras set up to the oakland unified school district by this man. police chief, mansarna pete sarna. >> this is our collective approach to keep our school safe, this is our nerve center. monitoring cameras throughout the district. proactively, reactive way. you can see, for instance somebody was telling that fence. >>reporter: the anonymous text messaging for students is also linked to this system. >> our six major high-school campuses the can anonymously input 8 text message in

. >>> i'm scott broom at union station where amtrak reacted today to new terrorist intentions.ity on amtrak today included a bomb sniffing dog that road the train from baltimore and tactical officers in full view. meanwhile just two miles from the capitol this is the scene at 16th street and new york avenue northeast. >> this is a driveway, a road. i'm going to spin you around and behind me

. >>> a new call to set up a terror watch list for amtrak. the government's no-fly list should be expanded to a no-ride list. it would require riders to show no ei.d. before -- to show i.d. before they enter the train. >> if we have an attack like in spain where al-qaeda killed over 200 people there, everyone will be asking why didn't we do for rail like we did for air. >> al-qaeda may have wanted to attack america's rail system. >>> one week after the death of osama bin laden the u.s. wants to know how could osama bin laden hide in plain site. >> reporter: pakistan says it is investigating how osama bin laden managed to live in the country for 5 years without the government knowing. the prime minister of pakistan defended his country. >> allegations, incompetence are absurd. >> intelligence agencies are also to blame. >> the al-qaeda chief and operators had managed to allude for a long time. >> reporter: the white house is side stepping questions about whether the pakistani investigation will be creditable. >> we are also investigating ourse

it's troubling news for some regular passengers at the amtrak station in martinez. >> it does concern me, yeah. i think they should up the security and i think they should be looking for suspicious packages, suspicious people. >> reporter: amtrak confirmed it received the tsa warning and told ktvu we are immediately privy to any intelligence with response to rail. the plot to attack trains may have been in the works for more than a year, but u.s. officials say there was no indication of an active plan in place. >> i just hope it doesn't happen. >> reporter: at this station, many told us they still feel safe and are hopeful the same mission that killed osama bin laden can also help fend all other attacks. >> it's good that they can stop things in action right now. >> reporter: now union pacific wouldn't talk specifically about this new warning tonight. but one official did tell us they do work regularly to update their own security procedure. we're live here in martinez, eric rasmusen. >>> president obama went to new york city today to pay tribute to those who died on september 11th. h

the amtrak train that left passengers stranded. >>> a 13-year-old boy on a bike is struck and killed right here in this intersection by a driver on an suv. the driver didn't flee, we'll tell you what police said she did next. >>> the tour of california is headed >>> not one but two broken engines have stopped the amtrak from a journey from chicago to the bay area with 150 passengers on board. one of the engines copped out about 180 miles east of nevada this morning. when crews tried to fix it a second engine went out. that left passengers stranded including three people who needed oxygen. one of them was daryl townsell from san jose. >> no electricity which means none of the utilities work. >> when the power cut out, that unit fused its internal battery >>> the other passengers are now on buses headed to emeryville. they are expected to arrive sometime between 2:00 and 3:00 tomorrow morning. >>> family and friends are mourning the death of a 13-year- old boy who was killed riding a bide in alameda. patti lee tells us how the driver stopped and tried desperately to save his life. >> r

it's troubling news for some regular passengers at the amtrak station in martinez. >> it does concern me, yeah. i think they should up the security and i think they should be looking for suspicious packages, suspicious people. >> reporter: amtrak confirmed it received the tsa warning and told ktvu we are immediately privy to any intelligence with response to rail. the plot to attack trains may have been in the works for more than a year, but u.s. officials say there was no indication of an active plan in place. >> i just hope it doesn't happen. >> reporter: at this station, many told us they still feel safe and are hopeful the same mission that killed osama bin laden can also help fend all other attacks. >> it's good that they can stop things in action right now. >> reporter: now union pacific wouldn't talk specifically about this new warning tonight. but one official did tell us they do work regularly to update their own security procedure. we're live here in martinez, eric rasmusen. >>> president obama went to new york city today to pay tribute to those who died on september 11th. h

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the amtrak train that left passengers stranded. >>> a 13-year-old boy on a bike is struck and killedrsection by a driver on an suv. the driver didn't flee, we'll tell you what police said she did next. >>> the tour of california is headed to the bay area. coming up we will tell you where you can see the start and the finish. >>> not one but two broken engines have stopped the amtrak from a journey from chicago to the bay area with 150 passengers on board. one of the engines copped out about 180 miles east of nevada this morning. when crews tried to fix it a second engine went out. that left passengers stranded including three people who needed oxygen. one of them was daryl townsell from san jose. >> no electricity which means none of the utilities work. >> when the power cut out, that unit fused its internal battery >>> the other passengers are now on buses headed to emeryville. they are expected to arrive sometime between 2:00 and 3:00 tomorrow morning. >>> family and friends are mourning the death of a 13-year- old boy who was killed riding a bide in alameda. patti lee tells us how

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. >> and amtrak's passenger of the year, three decades running, joe biden. >> there goes biden. >> as president loses his teleprompter. >> joe bide then year. joe biden this year. >> coming to a theater near you. let me close on a seerous note. weeing having a good sign but as has been true for the last several years we have incredible men and women serving in uniform overseas in the most extraordinary of circumstances and we -- [ applause ] >> we admire their courage and their valor. we also need to remember our neighbors in alabama and across the south that have been devastated by terrible storms from last week. michelle and i were down there yesterday and we spent a lot of time with some of the folks who have been affected. the devastation is unimaginable. and it is heartbreaking. and it is going to be a long road back. and so we need to keep those americans in our thoughts and in our prayers. but we also need to stand with them in the hard months and perhaps years to come. i intend to make sure that the federal government does that and i have got faith that the journalists in this

. >>> this morning, the train tracks are clear in martinez after an amtrak freight train collided with a truck trapping the driver inside. emergency crews used the jaws of life to get the driver out of the truck. >> they cut the door in half and got the guy out. >> a helicopter airlifted the driver to a nearby hospital. he is expected to survive. officers are investigating whether the truck was fully in the crossing when the crash happened. amtrak says the crossing gates were down and warning belles were still ringing as rescuers left the scene. >>> no injuries but a few people are homeless after a fire ripped through a house in san francisco's mission district. this is shot by san francisco firefighters as they battled that blaze. the wind spread flames to two other neighboring buildings as well. it took 60 firefighters in all to put it out. a neighboring building that firefighters saved is a house that belongs to david ireland, a conceptual artist. supporters have been trying to get that house turned into a museum for some time. >>> much more ahead for you on "today in the bay." stil

. >> we also spoke with amtrak, officials say the police department are assigned to the joint terrorism joint forces around the country. employees remain at an highant state of vigilance. >> some bay area train riders are on edge. today we visited a few stations where rider reactions were mostly mixed. >> frightened. >> nothing they could prevent on any transportation system, if somebody has a malintent they will get something bad to happen. >> statistically speaking i have a greater chance of getting hurt at home. >> i always feel safe. i never think about -- i don't think about that. feel safe on the trains. >> if you have to fear your mortality all the time you will -- you will just hide in a cave. >> president obama visited ground zero today to honor the victims of the september 11 attacks. this is video of the president laying a wreath at the site. kron 4'sicate t has de-- kron 4's kate thompson has details. >> reporter: 3,000 people were killed on september 11, 2001. then he bowed his head and held a moment of silence. the president also met with some of the victim's families. ear

lawmakers are calling for a "do not ride list" for amtrak, similar to the no-fly list. with 4000 passengers and very little security, it is a vulnerable area. >> targeting the infrastructure itself is a much smarter move. >> reporter: while they are inspecting the tracks from dc to new york, more than 40% of the rail lines have no automatic monitoring system. >>> her son said she knew she was down to the final hours peachey had been stranded for seven weeks. she thought if she was not rescued on friday she would not have made it to today. hunters spotted her van on national forest road peter husband is still -- her husband is still missing. >>> column levels are reaching record highs and the heavy winter snores and early spring rains are to blame. >> there are a lot of patients calling us describing severe symptoms of. >> it is causing people to sneeze and sniffle earlier and longer. >> and tonight, linda soe looks at technology that freezes the fat. >> reporter: if you can still pinch 8q inches-- pinch a few inches, this dermatologist offers this fat freezing procedure

. >> and good cellphone manners, a loud cellphone use forced an amtrak train to make a stop. they arrested her on dislloyd conduct charges. they say she was talking loudly on her cellphone for most of a 16 hour ride. train operators called police and stopped the train after the woman got mad and made threats to passengers who asked her to keep her voice down. the train was delayed for 20 minutes. >> we'll be right back.3q we love the sun ! i love this slide ! i love knowing coppertone protects across 100% of the uva/uvb spectrum. i trust it. and pediatricians recommend it most. i love this nose. coppertone. embrace the sun. you can see >>> you are looking at live picture center suisun bay where one of two obsolete vessels is leaving right now. the 20th ship to leave the national defense reserve fleet as it will be taken to texas for recycling. about 22 more ships will be leaving now between now and september 30th. >>> today on oprah at 4:00, her most controversial guests. and then at 5:00, astronaut on board the shuttle and experiment he hopes to accomplish that in space. >>

>>pam: we are still awaiting response from local transportation agencies from bart, caltran, amtrak to comment. pressing osama visited ground zero to honor the victims of september 11th. tate has details with president obama. >>reporter: president obama was at the footprint of the twin towers were over 3000 people were killed and 21 out of his head after a ceremony of silence and meeting with the victim's family. earlier, the para firefighters that lost firehouse the lost the 15 firefighters. the visit was up beat. >> to see him sit back in a chair, relax and of a nice conversation was wonderful. >>reporter: this is the 10 a year anniversary of september 11th. this time lapse of the deal is showing the progress of the new side scrapper called the freedom tower. skyscraper--used when to meet with the navy seals team that killed osama bin laden's. >>pam: today, the observance was emotional. and also mark bingham of flight 93. rob fladeboe joined the family. watching the televised tribute in saratoga. >> president bush made a promise to us. and president obama was able to follow through o

caltrain, amtrak are also not commenting at this time. we will continue to work to get an official statement for you and give you the information as soon as it comes into our newsroom. kimberly sakamoto? >> kimberlee: pamela, we've been getting twitter and facebook and each comments. if they did not seem surprised he wrote " anybody can come and go as they please on a train ". we would love for you to leave a comment on our facebook and page. >>reporter: president obama was at the footprint of the twin towers were over 3000 people were killed and 2 out of his head after a ceremony of silence and meeting with the victim's firefighters that lost firehouse the lost the 15 firefighters. the visit was up beat. there was a little bit of banter back and forth, with a light conversation. the sacrifices that the military is making for the government now. sacrifices of the government makes now oversees. >>pam: there will continue >>reporter: this is the 10 a year anniversary oof 911. osama bin laden's will also be meeting with the navy seals the te

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. >>> a group of amtrak passengers were stranded in nevada for 10 hours yesterday finally made it to emoryville. >> a kind of seemed like a comedy of errors or an exercise in efficiency. nobody, the crew did not seem to know what was going on. >> we caught up with the weary passengers around 3:15 a.m. the train's two engines conked out in nevada and passengers will get a refund. >>> a another first for san francisco. this november voters will be asked to ban circumcision. jana? >> reporter: they are petitioning more than 7700 signatures, well above the amount needed. outside city hall, voip show field told us why he is working so hard to ban circumcision. >> it is medically unnecessary. >> reporter: they spent months collecting and a signatures that would make circumcision a misdemeanor crime punishable by fines up to $1000. he says circumcision violates a child's rights. >> these are traces they want to make once they become an adult. they can become informed and do that. >> reporter: a coalition of religious groups disagree. >> nobody in san francisco wants to see the government im

we asked amtrak passengers whether or not they are concerned. >> it does concern me. i think they should up the security and should be looking suspicious packages and people and not doing stereotyping and stuff like that. >> a lot of people are use the plane. i feel safe, i do. >> intelligence officials say the handwritten notice referring to the track open tapes date back. >>> today president obama will travel to fort campbell kentucky he are meet privately -- yesterday the president honored those who died in the september 11th attacks. when he laid wreaths at ground zero. he met with families and police officers and firefighters. >>> we are hear the cia had osama bin laden's compound under surveillance for months from a rented house nearby. reportedly the cia officers used ease dropping equipment to pick up voices from within the house. >>> san leandro police officer is recovering this morning after being hurt in a crash in a high-speed chase. it started just after 8:15 last night when the officer noticed a van speeding. the officer tried to stop the van but the dri

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. >> and good cellphone manners, a loud cellphone use forced an amtrak train to make a stop. they arrested her on dislloyd conduct charges. they say she was talking loudly on her cellphone for most of a 16 hour ride. train operators called police and stopped the train after the woman got mad and made threats to passengers who asked her to keep her voice down. the train was delayed for 20 minutes. >> >>> you are looking at live picture center suisun bay where one of two obsolete vessels is leaving right now. the 20th ship to leave the national defense reserve fleet as it will be taken to texas for recycling. about 22 more ships will be leaving now between now and september 30th. >>> today on oprah at 4:00, her most controversial guests. and then at 5:00, astronaut on board the shuttle and experiment he hopes to accomplish that in space. >> all right. >> thanks so much for joining us today. >> bye-bye.

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the closure delayed at least three amtrak trains last night.tigators are deciding whether to file charges against the concord liquor store workers who sold illegal fireworks to an 11-year-old. investigators confiscated these smoke bombs from a store on monument boulevard after a woman called concerned that her grandson had been allowed to buy them. the workers say they thought it was ok to sell smoke bombs since they're "safe and sane fireworks" but all fireworks are illegal in contra costa county. a new effective crime fighting tool is in place through brentwood. brings hope the threat of being caught on camera will act as a deterrent. it's a story from our media partner, the bay area news group. alan wong shows us how it works. >> the thing in front is the motion sensor. >> when officer russ miller goes home, his voice will still be working overtime. all over brentwood. >> the park is closed. your picture has just been taken and will be forwarded to the brentwood police department. leave the park immediately. >> the flash cam 880 is a motion

rail lines have been put on notice to remain vigilant, and amtrak says it is fully staffing its canine teams at all major hubs. >> i hope it never happens. i don't want to change my life around it, so i will just keep going and hope forhe best. >> other details have emerged as well. the washington post reports the cia has been watching the bin laden residence from a rented house nearby four months. the taliban issued a statement saying the killing of bin laden will only serve to encourage those fighting against the u.s.. >> to make journalists from pakistan have spent this week watching the reports about osama bin laden right here in the u.s.. kai reed spoke with them tonight about their experiences and joins us live from the studio. >> they are taking part in the u.s.-star -- pakistan journalism exchange program. this week they received an education they never expected. >> it was like really exciting. >> they are professional journalists from pakistan, visiting the u.s. for journalistic exchange program. there were in washington sees these the only two days into their trip when the an

. >> a spokesperson for amtrak says they've gotten a homeland security advisory and a statement notedhat amtrak security numbers are assigned to joint terrorism task forces around the country and are, quote, immediately privy to any intelligence with respect to threats against rail and employees, remained at a heightened state of vigilance and will employ appropriate counter misches when necessary. >> i hope everything is okay, and i hope this place is full of s.w.a.t. teams and things, i don't know. >> reporter: we've also heard of a metro security and mpd doing random searches on metro busses above ground. we'll have more on these efforts and the rail systems around here coming up on news 4 at 6:30. right now we're live at mcpherson square. >> thank you, derrick. >>> they're charged with producing and selling fake i.d.s in the dorm room. it accuses theodore michaels of potomac, maryland, with selling phony ohio and pennsylvania driver's licenses. in 2009, prosecutors tell us he charged about $150 for each license and offered freebies to people who brought him referrals. michaels is