now over to my colleague john harwood, and i understand that you are on a amtrak train and amtrak officials say that operations in several states have been affected and they have stopped trains to inspect bridges and tunnels in several states, and john, what are you seeing on that train you are on outside of baltimore? >> yes, tamron. i'm on an accella express, and they are saying that the trains arek bad up behind them while they inspect is the tracks. i did feel anything while we were riding but it is such an unusual situation, because everyone here is trying to call back to friends and relatives in either new york or washington, and sometimes you get through and sometimes you can't. i just reached my 18-year-old daughter and said i didn't feel anything, but i got to the mall and the mall was closed so now i'm going home. so, it's all of the e-mail reports that i am hearing from the colleagues in washington is that the building shook, but no visible damage, so we are sitting parked in bright sunshine on the tracks. >> what are they saying, what are the conductors or whomever would pass al

don't hate amtrak too much.rciano. >> you know that because of the times you spent on the rails back in the day? >> box car carol. >> that's right. with my hat on and my little whatever. >> quite the image. i have a picture that i hope is really cute. let's roll that beautiful kiddy in the front loader. >> what? >> that's right. get the kids out of the house and evacuate. back up the front loader and load them up. >> a great memory. that will be great video for those kids for the rest of their lives. >> i smell lawsuit. >> yeah. >> got the kids out. >> that's a great ride. never had that much fun as a kid. no seat belts but looks like everyone got through it unscathed. >>> always the big story with tropical systems, especially when they traverse across the northeast. rainfall last 48 hours from doppler radar. you can flip a switch to see how much rain fell. tide water area, eastern virginia, delmarva, chesapeake, jersey. pink, brighter colors across upstate new york. that's why we saw the tremendous amount of fl

. >>> amtrak is facing a lawsuit that involved the deadly crash between a passenger train and big rig. the company which owns the truck is now suing amtrak and union pacific saying they did not maintain a safe railroad crossing at the site of the crash. in june, six people died and many injured when the accident happened. the truck company says neither amtrak nor union pacific warned drivers of oncoming train, despite information that other truckers saw the flashing lights and warning signs up to 200 yards from the crossing. amtrak is countersuing the truck company claiming negligence in its training of drivers. >>> belmont is taking action against a recent crime spree. seven robberies last week, plus one attempted robbery has city leaders scrambling for answers. tonight they're holding a city meeting. nbc bay area's kimberly terry is in belmont with the details. >> reporter: diane, residents say they aren't going to continue to let their neighborhood fall victim to thieves. a neighborhood watch meeting just got under way at 5:00. it was called after several burglaries and break-ins,

. >> and an emeryville based amtrak train derails sendin >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says congress must do more to help the economy. he spoke in jackson hole wyoming. he proposed more steps by the fed to boost the economy but open the possibility for future action. he warned lawmakers not to disregard the current economic recovery. he said record low interest rates will promote growth over time but the weak economy it requires more help right now. he talked about possible future actions in september. >>> n.f.l.'s chief of security is on their way to san francisco following the niners raiders game. he'll meet with greg suhr to address security. one man was beaten unconscious. two people were shot in the parking lot at candlestick park. there will be extra officers in tomorrow's game against houston and there will be no tailgating after the game begins. alcohol will not be served during the fourth quarter of the game. police will set up d.u.i. checkpoints near the stadium. >> as many as 7 people were hospitalized after an amtrak train hit a piece of farm equipment and derail

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this is about an amtrak train that has derailed in nebraska. this is from an amtrak spokesperson.8:50 this morning central time. a farm vehicle that was on the railway that was obstructing the amtrak train. this was in bencleman, nebraska. they were estimating 170 passengers on board and a train crew. a small number of passengers have been taken to a local hospital. they described this the train leaving the rails along with three railcars. this is train six. we understand. train six. it is an eastbound train. it left from emeriville, california for chicago. passengers are being taken from the scene, we understand, to a nearby high school to be cared for and transported to their destinations. amtrak managers and representatives, we are told, are en route to the scene. we don't have any information that there are serious or life threatening injuries. we know that 178 people involved in the train derailment. >>> fighters loyal to moammar gadhafi are firing rockets and mortars at the tripoli airport. we have arwa damon with the latest when we come back. ... [ whirring and beeping ] [

amtrak has been the one caveat.ey, the path rail will open tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. if you take that. but amtrak the northeast corridor, fully operational between washington and philadelphia tomorrow but not tomorrow. south of that between boston and philadelphia, no amtrak service. completely canceled still for tomorrow. they have not kind of gotten back on track. what they have are a lot of problems with power, flooding on the rails and also a lot of debris in the rails. it's certainly a lot of work to get amtrak up and running. and in that important quadrant of the country between boston and philadelphia which amtrak moves a lot of passengers. not tomorrow, not yet. >> plenty of patience needed for traveling tomorrow. >>> our i-reporters have been sending us their videos of irene ripping through their towns and cnn's josh levs is here now to highlight some of their best images. >> you know we've been getting some photos and videos. it's been amazing. it helped us tell the story in a whole new way. you've seen the i-

what the company claims amtrak and union pacific failed to do. >>> and if you have an need for speed, we have you covered taking you it to the track in sonoma. >> and a museum dedicated to our former governor. where you can see all things arnold schwarzenegger and the reason it opened this weekend. . . . >>> the trucking company involve in last month's deadly amtrak train crash in the nevada desert is now countersuing. john davis trucking company says amtrak and union pacific failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing where one of its trucks collided with an emeryville-bound train. six people were killed and dozens were injured. the company claims amtrak and union pacific did not adequately warn drivings of oncoming trains at the crossing the amtrak sued the trucking company in june, claiming that the trucking was negligently operated. that loud roar that echoed off the hills of sonoma county was the noise of drag-racing and tens of thousands of screaming fans. paul chambers live at infineon rayway where the lure of burning rub ser big business. >> reporter: ken, the race wrapped up

but amtrak's california zephyr faced a different problem today. the train carrying about 175 passengers derailed in southwest nebraska, causinging two locomotives to roll on to their sides. you can see they are -- fortunately all the passenger cars stayed upright. only a few people were taken to the hospital with neck and back pain. none of the injuries were life threatening. >>> two oakland men are heading to prison for the rest of their lives for the murder of an oakland journalist. former leader of the black muslim bakery and his bakery associate boat getting life sentences without the possibility of parole for the 2007 killing of oakland post editor chauncey bailey. prosecutors say the men targeted bailey because he was writing a critical article of the bakery. bailey's family says they are relieved that they can finally move forward. >> i'm glad everything is over with now. it's been a very long and hard -- very hard on the entire family. you know, it just hurts so many different other people including the family, too. >> the men received ano

an amtrak train derailed in rural nebraska today after hitting a crane that was blocking the track.crane was at work tearing down an old farm silo adjacent to it. there's the locomotive, the train was en route to chicago from san francisco. a dozen of the 178 passengers were taken to the hospital but none of the injuries life threatening. heck of a shock for the passengers on board the california zephyr and it's the second time that amtrak train has derailed in the past two months. a truck-train accident killed five passengers and the truck driver near reno, nevada back in june. >>> on wall street today, a much anticipated speech by the chairman fed ben bernanke. he didn't offer any new plans to chairman fed ben bernanke. the market liked what they heard, the dow s&p 500 were up 1%, the others were up 2.5%. >>> when we come back, we'll have more on hurricane irene and how 60 million americans give or take, in the path of this storm can stay safe when it gets here. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and blo

. >>> amtrak capital corridor train can expect delays after another amtrak line collided with a big rig trailer north of fairfield this morning. it happened in unincorporated solano county around 8:30. you can see from sky7, the truck's trailer ended up on the back. the driver of the truck only suffered minor injuries. nobody on the train was hurt. the track is closed in both directions while the wreckage is being cleared. >>> abc7 news learned supporters of the run, ed, run campaign will hold a rally at san francisco city hall next hour to reveal they collected 50 to 60,000 signatures to draft interim mayor ed lee to run for mayor. lee says he hasn't made any decisions yet and says he is still talking to family and friends about his political future. lag week, senator dianne feinstein joined in the chorus urging lee to get in the race. public-private service will help address safety issues on muni. the ambassadors will translate safety information from non-english speaking riders on several lines and ride the rails to report criminal activity. a year-and-a-half ago, chinese immigrants

number of amtrak trains that will be running in the northeast on sunday? zero.of upcoming commercial flights pre-emptively canceled while it was still dry and sunny on most of the east coast today, around 6,000. which was just for starters. the likelihood that it will be sunny and dry tomorrow on the major north-south interstate highways? about zero. which is why it's good that our van full ofpe

amtrak says additional cancellations may become necessary.es along the eastern seaboard are in full preparation mode just in case irene becomes the first major hurricane to slam the coast in years. you're looking at the latest path for irene, at least what's projected as of now. emergency crews, state and city officials from the salinas up through new england, are dusting off their evacuation plans and getting those sandbags going. >>> an american journalist who has been held in a libyan prison for nearly six months is now free. take a look at this rue tube video. it shows the escape matthew van dyke was a part of it. cnn can't confirm its authenticity but it does show prisoners at the prison freeing other prisons and that's what matthew van dyke says happened to him. we spoke with his many and girlfriend earlier. >> since we realized in march, late march, that he had been captured, i've waited almost six months to hear him say hi, mom, and that's what i heard yesterday when he was on the phone. >> it is still unclear when he'll be able to tr

. >>> an amtrak train traveling from the bay area to chicago hit a farm vehicle this morning in nebraska sending several people to the hospital. the collision derailed the california deafer around 8:50 this morning central time, not far from the nebraska state lines with colorado and kansas. authorities say none of the injuries appear to be life- threatening. 178 people were on board. the train left the bay area wednesday. the passengers have been taken to a nearby high school to be cared for before amtrak makes other arrangements for their trip east. >>> the police in richmond are investigating a homicide early this morning. the deadly shooting happened at a home on the 3200 block of moran avenue around 4:00 this morning. a woman was found dead inside the house. a man who had been shot several times was also found in the home and taken to the hospital. he is in critical condition. two people who may be persons of interest in the case were detained by police. the investigators believe this may have been a home invasion robbery. >>> four years after oakland journalist chauncey whaley was

once again, live pictures right now from newschopper 2 of an amtrak train stopped in its tracks after hitting a pedestrian about 90 minutes ago. we'll have more on this in our later newscasts. >>> in weather we're dealing with extremes out there with hot temperatures inland but the fog that the marine layer, dense fog keeping the beaches on the cool sigh. so it's really resurfacing today. the current temperature in the mid-70s in san rafael. here we go with the fog bank hugging the coastline. also the gold on gate bridge and san francisco's ocean beach. locally dense patches of fog in this region. here's our forecast story for today. we do have this, coastal fog, hot numbers inland. tomorrow a little bit cooler, the weekend forecast we gradually warm back up, especially for the seconds half of the weekend. current numbers up daughter, it's warm in livermore, 90 degrees. san jose at 80. oakland 70. and san francisco at 63. san rafael in the mid-70s, at 75 degrees. some interesting developments here in the pacific. there's that circulation offshore this. was a concern over the past few

. >>> several passengers are in the hospital after an amtrak train from emeryville to chicago derailed in nebraska. the train plowed into a farm vehicle on the tracks near the nebraska border with kansas and colorado around 8 a.m. several cars derailed. some tipped on their sides, but nothing caught fire. there were 175 passengers on board. no one was seriously hurt, but several people were taken to the hospital. the other passengers were bussed to a nearby high school to be taken care of. amtrak is renting private buses to move the rest of the passengers to chicago. >>> the two men convicted of killing an oakland journalist will spend the rest of their lives behind bars. a judge just sentenced yusef bey iv to three consecutive life terms and antoine mackey received two life terms. the two former members of "your black muslim bakery" were found guilty of killing chauncey bailey and two other men in 2007. bailey, the editor of the oakland's post, was working on a story about the bakery's financial troubles. >>> there is no easy answer but they are trying. they are meeting today on gang

amtrak is hit or miss. some routes remain open, others closed.e fro north service from new york and the suburbs have been canceled. the storm pushed gas prices lower because millions of americans stayed home. that could push prices lower, but if refineries can't open back up, that could have the opposite effect. the lumberg survey puts the national average at $3.61 a gallon. joob at the movies "the help" cleaned up again. the ones that went helped the help stay on top of the box office. "columbiana" opened in second with "don't be afraid of the dark" rounding out the top three. and mtv held its music video awards in los angeles last night, but all the surprises and performances became overshadowed. beyonce is pregnant. following her performance the pop queen gave her baby bump a telltale rub, eliciting huge cheers from the audience and a big smile from her husband, rapper jay-z. >>> coming up next on your monday morning, we'll have your weather forecast. and in sports a dramatic walk-off win at the little league world series. we'll be right back.

good news regarding amtrak.to restore service teen new york and boston tomorrow that includes high speed train acela. amtrak says most northeast regional service will be running south of philadelphia. there will be no acela express trains. northeast regional and other amtrak trains will be operating north of philadelphia to new york. >> nasa looking at the possibility that astronauts might have to abandon the international space station. last week's explosion of a russian supply rocket is being investigate . meant to carry the soyuz capsule flash flood the problem is not solved by november 16th, the astronauts must leave using soyuz capsules, which are docked there. my back to greta. -- now back to greta >> greta: new and more political outrage. first governor walker sparked hot wire controversy with his collective barginning law two supreme court justices got into a brawl and facing an ethics investigation. labor officials banning all gop lawmakers from the state's upcoming labor day parade. joining us is wisco

this has been a massive service outage for amtrak. inconveniencing tens of thousands of people. so, that is one bit of good news tonight. >> slowly getting back to normal. okay, dan, thanks very much. >>> and with all the rescues dan told you about, we're also learning about the lives put in danger when they didn't have to be. it turns out all too often, some simple advice was ignored. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: a father and his twtwlittle girls holding on for dear life in manchester, new hampshire, just seconds away from plunging over a waterfall. 9-year-old daughters out on jet skis yesterday, a dangerously bad decision. >> we're talking within seconds of them letting go. there was nothing between them and the falls. >> reporter: but thanks to this heroic rescue effort, the family is all safe. but not everyone has been that fortunate. authorities say many of the 42 deaths blamed on irene were preventable. in fact, nearly a quarter of the deaths were people still driving when they should have been off the road. this particular river in vermont made it all the way a

with hot in washington they stopped amtrak's service for the weekend air. it is a very big concern. and today are concerned about the underground network that is new york. they have shopping malls, subways and everything else underground. there are really concerned about the flooding damaged. that is what it have raised for at this hour. >> which coming up in the next half-hour of " bob, we are expecting that barack obama will make a statement on hurricane i read. he is still on vacation in the hot march this year. he's our heads crack it we have another live picture to show you from one of the carolina coast, has been declared a state emergency already cash from the president although it is not expected to make landfall until tomorrow. foodstuffs is going to create a lot of damage in new york's city and beyond. crude spot-people are being urged to follow the evacuation orders. how the winds and the waves are already starting to whip up in preparations for hurricane irene. >> airlines are canceling flights already. will tran is live at sfo. you have been speaking with airport offici

. >>> an amtrak train derailed in the mid-west today, 22 people suffered nonlife threatening injuries. the train hit a piece of farm equipment. it derailed and one passenger said testify of a long rough trip. the train was of eight hours late after hitting an abandon car in salt lake city. >>> the capitol of tripoli was calmer today, there were still gun battles though. >>> the firefight you aring looking at here is near a hotel why journalists are staying and there's dead bodies littering the city, the rebels are going door to door to look for gadhafi. >> in a southern neighborhood, rebels pushed on and ran into gadhafi fighters and retreated. there's hundreds of abandon dead bodies at a hospital, civilians included. >> new information tonight about the death of a young south bay marine who military investigators said was hazed before his death. the officials want to understand what happened to him. harry lewis shot himself in afghanistan after brutal hazing. he wrote a message on his arm saying this was the right choice. >> the family is devastated. we were shocked to hear how he di

. >>> an amtrak train derailed in the mid-west today, 22 people suffered nonlife threatening injuries. the train hit a piece of farm equipment. it derailed and one passenger said testify of a long rough trip. the train was of eight hours late after hitting an abandon car in salt lake city. >>> the capitol of tripoli was calmer today, there were still gun battles though. >>> the firefight you aring looking at here is near a hotel why journalists are staying and there's dead bodies littering the city, the rebels are going door to door to look for gadhafi. >> in a southern neighborhood, rebels pushed on and ran into gadhafi fighters and retreated. there's hundreds of abandon dead bodies at a hospital, civilians included. >> new information tonight about the death of a young south bay marine who military investigators said was hazed before his death. the officials want to understand what happened to him. harry lewis shot himself in afghanistan after brutal hazing. he wrote a message on his arm saying this was the right choice. >> the family is devastated. we were shocked to hear how he di

mientras tanto en san josñ un peatón murió atropellado por un tren de amtrak.l accidente. las vías estuvieron cerradas por tres horas, y alrededor de las 2 de la tarde el tren reanudó su viaje. >>> y las autoridades no colaboraran con inmigración. >>> buenas tardes, estamos frente a la alcaldía de san josñ donde hace momentos la organización pat, llamó a sus miembros a congregarse y dar la noticia que el departamento de policía no incluirá a dos agentes del servicio de inmigración. esta organización dijo que esta era una mala política porque alejaba a la comunidad inmigrante. esta tarde se congregaron para explesar su satisfacciones al jefe de policía que hoy se reunirán. quiere agradecer el hecho de sacar estos dos agentes de inmigración de la unidad antipan antipan antipandilla. esto es lo que tenemos en vivo. >>> gracias. >>> buenas tardes. >>> el caso de desaparición de una mujer en los gatos quedó desechado. el crimen se investigó como homicidio, el principal sospechoso pasó dos año y medio en prisión antes de ser liber o liberado. >>> por segunda vez en m

amtrak train traveling across the northeast. all service from boston to philadelphia cancelled. your best bet is to call amtrak or check their web site. >> alisyn: incredible how random the hurricane's path was. in manhattan proper. at least upper manhattan, it was not even a heavy rainstorm. i mean, there have been worse storms. but then all surrounding it, connecticut, new jersey, long island, your part, i mean just drenched and deadly for people. >> steve: indeed. meanwhile, those power outages in long island being called catastrophic. let's go to adam housley is he in newport, rhode island with the latest. good morning, adam. >> good morning. still people in the northeast without power and winds gusting in some cases knocking down trees. if you drive around the area here before the sun went down last night, you will see trees down everywhere. significant damage that's caused a lot of people to have no power and no way to get back home. along the water front we saw some damage to the sea walls. maybe the rain didn't come to some parts of the new england area as it did as bad

in terms of amtrak, really struggling the most of any mass transit to get its legs back.he rails, flooding on the rails and power outages and debris on the train tracks. philadelphia is the deciding factor between philadelphia and boston there is no amtrak tomorrow at all. still suspended south of that through baltimore, that's up and active. that's on track at this point. that's a quick look at travel. more about flooding and a look at the hudson valley coming up. >> good luck to people moving on a monday. thank you. this destructive weather weekend got started on the outer banks in north carolina. that state felt the strongest punch of hurricane irene and they have a big cleanup ahead. our cnn david mattingly has been there since before the storm hit. >> reporter: a stunning view of the power of hurricane irene. north carolina's highway 12 chopped into pieces on hatteras island. the evidence mated 2500 residents who stayed behind now stranded with no way to drive out. >> we are probably 24 hours away from being able to get there other than by helicopter. >> reporter: hi

. >> and seven people hospitalized when an amtrak train trashed into some farm equipment on the tracks. california zephyr left emeryville wednesday, carrying 175 passengers, two loko motives tipped and three passenger cars ran off rails, amtrak officials say none of those hurt suffered life-threatening injuries. the train was delayed after hitting a car on the tracks wednesday night near salt lake city. >> there is more to get to this afternoon on the news at 4:00, coming up a massage device being linked to a death. why are you still able to buy it? >> and rethinking the way to lose weight. research shows it needs to be much lower than you'd expect. >> michael finney is taking questions through his facebook and twitter pages. we have links on abc 7 news.com. >> and let's take a look tonight at the traffic on the skyway. going south no, problems. i guess that would be west going east bay, oh, my goodness, you have to have your patience with you tonight. long, slow drive on this friday night. back with more on the news at 4:00. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a st

. >>> about two dozen people were hurt today when an amtrak train that originated here in the bay area hit a farm vehicle in nebraska. the collision derailed the effort this morning. the train was carrying 175 passengers to chicago. witnesses say around 8:00 a.m. central time it hit a construction crate. two loco motives tipped on their side and three of the passenger cars left the tracks. >> as of right now it's just a matter of cleaning up any -- any hazardous materials that might be involved. then calling in professional services to put any cars back on the track that can move. >>> this train left emeryville on wednesday. amtrak arranged for buses to get passengers back on the road. >>> an unusual hit and run investigation is under way. police say a man was hit and killed just after 9:00 a.m. as he was lying on the traffic lanes of el camino real. he was hit by a small black suv and was dragged 50 feet. neither car stopped and the drivers may face charges when found. >> although it appears it was unintentional, he layed down on the street. you still have to stop. >> the man had said

. >>> amtrak stopped service to inspect rails for damage. amtrak has not reported any major damage. >>> president obama is not in washington, d.c. he was in martha's vineyard with family and he was about to tee off when he got the news of the earthquake. they've told him no reports of major infrastructure damage from that 5.8 earthquake. our coverage will continue throughout this newscast and on our website ktvu.com. and for more on the east coast earthquake you can always go to the east coast quake tab. we also have a survival guide for you here in the bay area. >>> the santa clara county district's attorney is set to make an announcement on a decade's old court case. they will look into further investigation into the janine harnes case. she is presumed dead though her body was never found. maurice nesme was killed last year by the victim's brother who then killed himself. prosecutors recently received results on fibers found from nesme's jeep cherokee. >>> kahn the former director of the monetary fund will not face charges in connection wi

conductors are actually amtrak pleas. now they will vote on a new five-year deal to have transit america provide those workers. the current conductors and signal operators would be given -- would be given the chance to apply for caltrain by applying with the new company. >>> sal, can you take care of everybody, get them to where they need to go? >> trying to. we do have more very traffic, dave, tori. it's been slow traffic, though, for sure, bidding up on the nimitz freeway, getting up past the coliseum going down to the downtown area. you will see a lot of slow traffic on 580 coming up as well. give yourself a little bit of extra time there. 580 eastbound there is an accident on the way out of the bay area there. westbound bay bridge traffic backed up for about a 20-minute delay. once you make it on the bridge, it looks pretty good. we don't have any major delays right now on the deck, on the upper deck. san jose as we refresh the incidents, you can see that northbound 85 and 201 are actually much better than a normal co

in south san jose where an amtrak train hit a pedestrian. this is a live picture from the scene.happened about 10:30 near ford road. the train is stopped on the tracks. we are not sure how it's impacting rail service. caltrain is not reporting any delays at this time. more information as soon as it becomes available. >> nbc news has learned new test results from the murder mystery of a woman has positively linked the prime suspect to her murder. she disappeared in july 2001 after meeting a man in a bar in campbell. district attorney's office this morning revealed fiber evidence had linked missing from the home to the prime suspect. the fibers were found in his vehicle. they say he killed her and wrapped her in the rug and disposed of her body. her body has never been recovered. >>> google has agreed to pay $500 million to settle an investigation into online ads from illegal pharmacies. they will not face criminal prosecution. they accused the tech giant of improperly profiting from ads promoting canadian pharmacies. google acknowledged it in the advertising practices and a hold.

prompted a shelter in place at the height of the fires the elementary school was evacuated and two amtrak trains were delayed that would pass through but the worst is certainly over. >> thank you very much. >> and frightening moments today for two window washers outside of an apartment building in san francisco when their scaffolding collapsed. there is that scene. the men hanging by their harnesses and rescue teams are trying to figure out how to get to them. and we are from mission bay with more. >> this happened at:30 this morning. people saw two men dangling from a scaffolding. one man was removed. another one up there for 25 minutes. >> sky 7 shows scaffolding hanging on the side against the 17th story apartment building. one of the two arms somehow became detached from the roof. the two window washers were left hanging by harnesses, people took these pictures. >> i took a couple steps out and i saw two men on the scaffolding. one hanging from the platform, one middle. and you know, it was frightening being so close. >> hoping and playing that the other end would collapse. only thing

amtrak says delays are about 90 minute rice -- 90 minutes right now. >>> a new fire fee would cover 800,000 homes located in the juries diction of cal fire. this includes -- jurisdiction of cal fire. this includes about one-third of the state to the oregon border. governor brown signed the law earlier this month. it's expected to bring in about $200 million a year to help -- to help fight wildfires. opponent call it a cash grab by the state. safeway plans to double the size of its store in the rockridge neighborhood t will have wider aisles -- neighborhood. it will have wider aisles and a fresh guard everyone -- garden. hundreds of neighbors don't want this and have signed a petition. >> safeway should be able to build an expand their store. i have issues with stoplights here. i think it would ruin this business and would ruin the produce store across the street. the public has until august 15th to comment on the expansion. the planning commission is expected to vote and the city council will likely take up the issue in the spring. >>> a big bank and two chain stairs are shopping for approv

apparently what amtrak is saying is that the train hit a agricultural vehicle. we don't know what type of vehicle that is. but that's what happened today that caused the train derailment. a small number of folks taken to the hospital. we'll stay on it as we hear more. in the meantime rain from hurricane irene already falling in north carolina. tropical storm strength winds kicking in. we expect this afternoon, that's just the beginning of what the president says is a historic storm. live team fox coverage all day right here. [ music playing, indistinct conversations ] the charcoal went out already? [ sighs ] forget it. [ male announcer ] there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsford charcoal. kingsford. slow down and grill. in every bag of kingsford charcoal. diabetes testing? what else is new? you get the blood, hope it's enough, it's-- what's this? freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, i'll try it, but-- [beep] wow. yep, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. it's like it-- [both] targets the blood. yeah, draws it right in. the test sta

amtrak trickier this morning. between philadelphia and boston, service canceled and the express train of acela is not going anywhere. from boston all the way to washington. if you're on amtrak, check on that. after irene, atlantic, 11 casinos are up and running. >> something told me they would be up and running real soon. david, thank you. thank you very much. >>> the other stories developing right now. bianna golodryga is in for josh elliot, because he's one of those stranded on vacation. >> you're not sick of me yet? >> no, no. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the war of words that's broken out between colin powell and dick cheney. colin powell is accusing dick cheney of taking, quote, cheap shots at him. cheney saying that powell was pushed out of the white house. but powell insists he planned his own exit. >>> in other news, the man convicted of bombing pan am 103 in scotland, is reportedly near death this morning. he would be the last man alive who knows who authorized the bombing, that killed 70 peop

as amtrak president previously testified amtrak issued request for proposals for implementable business and financial plan for high-speed rail on the northeast corridor as part of their long-term vision. it has been fully vetted, peer-reviewed and properly balances private capital investment with public benefits. conversely the recent proposal by representatives mica and shoeser is shuster is wrong way to go. this would saddle amtrak with all its debt while removing the northeast corridor its greatest asset. that would endanger passenger and commuter rail throughout the country and would cause significant job losses among amtrak employees. i liken that to locusts, corporate locusts. they swarm in. they acquire all the profitable asset and leave nothing but the husk to rot. which is what you find if the mica shuster proposal were successful. cost benefit analysis can not be evenly determinant for infrastructure investment. safety, and other public benefits must carry greater weight, frankly we're concerned that when private investment is the exclusive or even predominant source of financ

amtrak trains traveling the eastern seaboard, cancelled. governors warning citizens, governor christie warning people to get the hell off the beach. adding you are done working on your tan in new york city, the country's largest mass transit system getting shutdown for the first time ever because of a natural disaster. mayor bloomberg says some refuse to evacuate and he doesn't have the manpower to drag people out. let us a repeat this is serious. if you don't follow evacuation order you could be in irene's path of rain and you could be in big trouble. we are expecting new advisory, as soon as we get it we'll bring it to you. joining us fox news meteorologist maria molina. >> everyone needs take this seriously. it is so large many areas are going to be looking at tropical storm hurricane conditions over 12 hours that is enough to cause a significant amount of damage. we have hurricane warnings. in the next 24 hours you could be looking at tropical storm force or hurricane force winds in your area from the coast of north carolina up to cape

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in south san jose where an amtrak train hit a pedestrian. this is a live picture from the scene.t happened about 10:30 near ford road. the train is stopped on the tracks. we are not sure how it's impacting rail service. caltrain is not reporting any delays at this time. more information as soon as it becomes available. >> nbc news has learned new test results from the murder mystery of a woman has positively linked the prime suspect to her murder. she disappeared in july 2001 after meeting a man in a bar in campbell. district attorney's office this morning revealed fiber evidence had linked missing from the home to the prime suspect. the fibers were found in his vehicle. they say he killed her and wrapped her in the rug and disposed of her body. her body has never been recovered. >>> google has agreed to pay $500 million to settle an investigation into online ads from illegal pharmacies. they will not face criminal prosecution. they accused the tech giant of improperly profiting from ads promoting canadian pharmacies. google acknowledged it in the advertising practices and a hold

same thing with amtrak, all trains are cancelled. there could be a real potential for interruption between here and new england. there's a lot of parts to the amtrak train track is susceptible to floodwaters. that's the worry, but overall there is some hurricane activity here. preparations and sandbags in washington, d.c. to protect the metro crate. they don't want the d.c. subway to get flooded putting sandbags around that structure. quite a wild thing to see in our nation's capital. >> thank you. it reminds you you bringing up the metro in washington, d.c. i saw survey a couple years ago where they asked new yorkers who should you do in a hurricane a lot of people said you should go to the subway. that's the wrong answer. you want to get inside a shelter the subways are below the street, they can get flooded. >> reporter: it's very easy. earthquakes go down -- earthquakes you go low, hurricanes you go high. so seek the high ground. do not try to retreat to the basement or the metro. you don't want to do that. there's a potential of

and amtrak, suspended 30 minutes is now functioning. no damage to any major river crossings.er, the national cathedral in washington has suffered some quite severe damage. we'll bring you more details as we get them, but i'm joined now by dr. wayne, the secretary of smithsonian institute and not only an expert on earthquake but actually felt this one himself. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon, martin. >> can you describe what happened as you sat, i'm assuming in that rather aghast building? >> we in the capitol building, built in 1957. up on the second floor having a meeting with some of the members of the board regents and the education staff in what's called the parlor room, which is really a conference room that used to serve as a dining room for the press secretary. and we began to feel motion in the building and i personally thought it might have been the traffic, something like that. but it was clear it was an earthquake. i've been in earthquakes a lot. i'm an earthquake engineer. most people decided to get under the table. which was absolutely the right response.

. >> reporter: new york city was spared a direct hit from irene but amtrak service in the northeast stillormal. >> what are you going to do? it was a hurricane and they can't help what mother nature does. so... >> reporter: at the airport, most flights are taking off on time. but officials say it will be days before all stranded passengers get on their way. cbs news, new york. >>> it happens after every natural disaster now that irene is history, scam artists are emerging and a lot of groups are asking people to donate to help the victims of irene. some are phishing scams trying to steal your log anyone qualification for -on information. >> if there is one tip i have for people is don't click on links in an email whether it's a charity or your bank or any legitimate organization that deals with money. they are not going to send you an email and say click here to log into your account. >> they are just going to say, log into your account and you should do that manually by typing in the website yourself, not by clicking on the link they provide for you. >>> and coming up, feeling the pressu

and seven people were taken to the hospital after amtrak's california zephyr train plow tlud some farm equipment on the tracks in southwest nebraska. the train departed on wednesday headed to chicago, and carrying more than 175 passengers. two of the locomotives were knocked off tracks and tipped over. three of the 10 passenger cars were also derailed. all injuries said to be nonlife threatening. >> and there is a lot more to bring you here today at 5:00. you know the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer? is that what apple is up to? >> music in the parks concert series could be silenced after another night of post-show violence. >> numi workers retool schools into medical careers. the news continues in oneeeeeeee >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a wounded sea lion had to be euthanized. it was being cared for at the marine mammal center. it's said an infection from a gunshot wound spread to his chest causing pneumonia. and the young adult male had been shot by a large caliber weapon. >> future remains uncertain for music in the park summer ser

also, we have some delays in terms of amtrak. service below washington, d.c.een suspended. they're going to look at anything that's in the low-lying area where track could be submerged, chris. that is something that travelers have to pay attention on tonight and tomorrow throughout the weekend. essentially if you're looking to travel between north carolina and new england, between today and sunday, keep an eye on what those airlines are saying. keep an eye on what amtrak are saying, because there are going to be a lot of cancellations, and a lot of opportunity, rather, to get a refund for your money. now in washington, d.c., chris, you've been a resident here for awhile. you remember 2003, hurricane isabel. i spoke to one hurricane official here in the district who said it's very similar to preparations going on here. there's distribution of free sandbags here in washington, d.c. it's very important things are pft, power, flad and trees. that's going to be the main effect in our area right now. there have already been some massive cancellations that affected w

amtrak canceled service south of washington at least through sunday. trains operating along the northeast corridor are moving at reduced speeds. >> terrell brown here in new york thank you for that live report. we bump, and bromance, a close non-sexual relationship between men. >>> in sports, slam, slam, slam, the bronx bombers liven up or actually live up to the name and make another mark in the record books. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york partly cloudy 84, miami showers and 90 degrees there. chicago sunny and 79. sunny and a whopping 103 in dallas and l.a., a sunny 88. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows hurricane irene off the florida coast, moving toward the carolinas. clear and dry from the great lakes into the northeast. stormy in the southwest, while the west coast is clear. later today the carolina coast gets hit with heavy rains and dangerous winds as irene approaches. hot in the southern plains with temperatures in the 90s and 100s and mild and ple

. >> and why caltrain may be ready to say goodbye to amtrak. hey! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sureou do. hey! you can have the pop tart! pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat with totino's pizza rolls. big pizza taste in a bite size roll that my kids can't resist. plus i get two box tops for their school. totino's pizza rolls. the pizza way to snack. >>> good morning. friday. 4:42 is our time. take a live look outside on traffic on 680 and walnut creek. light so far, you can see the camera moving a little bit. talking about the breezes. cooler temperatures. we'll check in with mike and sue in a moment. >> it's heading to north main. that's part of the way i come to work. you can see why i was complaining about the weather. 4:43, as chrshe said. they may part way with caltrain. they are recommending that the board of directors approve a new contract with transit america services at the next meeting september 1. officials say the new deal wouldn't save the commuter train

also amtrak, all trains below washington, d.c. right now are canceled indefinitely. they're worried about low lying areas of track, not just below washington, but between here and new england. you have to watch for those warnings in the next few days because some of that track could be submerged in floodwater. as far as what is going on in washington, d.c., specifically, there have been some shall we say instances of folks getting prepared for the hurricane here in our nation's capital, specifically sandbags. some sandbags being handed out, sort of area residents and i actually saw this morning d.c. workers putting sandbags around the grates that comfort metro train system, worried about any flood that could go over into those grates. d.c. is being prepared. you mentioned the martin luther king jr. thing that's been canceled, that memorial service for the monument being opened up. the monument is still open, so if you're planning to come to washington and want to see it, you can see it, but you won't seat president speaking. a lot going on here in washington to prepa

>> they have been very substantially curtailed as amtrak as well because we have those trains going north which would have been tracking in essence the path of the hurricane. we don't have any estimated time at this stage whenning flights will start again but overall i think between florida and here in washington, d.c. we had around 9,000 flights that were cure tailed which is an awful lot and we hope those people were able to take alternative plans and we'll work with the airports to try to get things moving again as quickly as possible. >> i just say, i was notified by amtrak, they were great about notifying people. i was scheduled to come down and cover this wonderful felon with the martin luther king, jr. memorial and they have said up and down the eastern seaboard they closed their operations as you know. so with regard to opening up tomorrow, roadway, do you have concern about flooding or do you think d.c. was spared that? do you think people can get to work tomorrow as scheduled? >> i've been out during the morning hours. really i've seen no flooding that would affect people's abil

and today, amtrak will resume service between philadelphia and new york city, one of the busiest travel corridors in the northeast. the holdup there was extreme flooding at the trenton rail station, that has now been repaired. terrell? >> jessica stone getting us started from washington this morning, thank you so much. >>> more on weather now reminder that hurricane season is far from over, forecasters say tropical storm katia is likely to become a hurricane today, katia is brewing far out in the atlantic, now sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. it's too early to say if the storm will threaten the u.s. >>> in bone dry north texas at least 20 homes have been destroyed by a fast moving wildfire. it started wets of ft. worth. overnight it grew to 3,500 acres. conditions are just as dry and windy in oklahoma, where another blaze destroyed ten homes in oklahoma city. hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate. four minor injuries were reported. the fire was mostly under control by last night. >>> a state of emergency has been declared in new orleans, two marsh fires covered the city and

and amtrak still has no service between boston and philadelphia. >> the flight is on time. >> reporter: for tania delpratt and everyone working in the northeast people moving- business, it's like watching a sleeping beast stir back to life. >> as long as they say, "okay, your flight is tomorrow, but can you try to stand by for today," at least having some kind of hope they do feel better. >> reporter: report another reason to get these stranded passengers moving through as quickly as possible, right behind them, a real tidal wave is coming, scott, 2.5 million air travelers over labor day weekend. >> pelley: mark, thank you very much. from a much higher altitude, we got a look today at a remarkable technology the federal government is using to instantly assess storm damage. a satellite flew over north carolina's outer banks and shot overlapping pictures of nearly every square foot. when you zoom in to this picture in particular, you see where highway 12 is cut in half near rodanthe. the pictures show where the trouble is and helps responders figure out how to get there. as qaddafi's peo

. >>> we have an update on today's amtrak crash in nebraska. the authorities are saying 22 people were hurt when the train out of the bay area derailed. the california zephyr hit a farm vehicle this morning close to the colorado/kansas state line. the train left on wednesday. it wases carrying 175 -- it was carrying 175 passengers to chicago. two locomotives tipped over. emergency workers say 20 people on the train and two on the ground were take tone area hospitals. none -- taken to the area hospitals. none of the injuries are life- threatening. >> it is a matter of cleaning up hazardous materials that might be involved, fuel from the locomotive or otherwise and calling in professional services to put any cars back on the track that can move. >> reporter: the uninjured passengers were bussed to their destinations. >>> pg&e submitted a plan to ensure the gas pipelines meet strict standards. the utility says it it will take years to implement. they say they will test all of the pipes that have not been tests in the wake of that deadly blast. and