now we are looking at systemwide delays on amtrak.nto area with amtrak reporting a trespasser somewhere along the tracks. that is now resulted in the delays. and we'll keep you posted when amtrak clears out the problems. big-time delays this morning on amtrak capitol corridor line. bay area freeways still in good shape. live pictures now of 101 as it rolls on through to san jose approaching mckee road. now, both 101 and 280 are just fine for your drive through san jose. now the bridge commute. bridge crews are clearing up a car that broke down on the lower deck of the bay bridge. this is counter commute eastbound 80 approaching treasure island the right lane shut down so you can see right now, so far very light traffic as you leave the oakland area approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. san mateo bridge, this is it on the right-hand side of your screen would be the westbound drive. that is moving at the limit. in fact, all bridge commutes checking in trouble-free. and no delays reported this morning for the bart system. that's a look

capitol corridor amtrak both should be on time. and we are sending a news crew to the scene so we'll bring you live pictures here very shortly. stay tuned for that. in the meantime, other traffic news. here's a live look at highway 4 traffic sensors picking up a little bit of slowing right now in the eastbound lanes. they have a full freeway closure scheduled to wrap up in the next half hour. so by 5:30 maybe a little bit earlier than that. otherwise here is a live look at the nimitz 880 in oakland flowing nicely towards downtown. quiet golden gate bridge. they did some lane changes a little while ago so they have more southbound 101 lanes open now and mass transit including capitol corridor amtrak all on time. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> okay, liz, thanks. >>> 5:03 now. a dead body is discovered in sonoma county. investigators found a car in a no parking zone last night on petaluma road north of east cotati avenue near sonoma state university. the trunk was unlocked. when they opened it they found a body inside wrapped i

. >> we thought it wasn't going to impact amtrak. the union pacific railroad tracks run through the area so for a while they closed them down and reopened it. now there are systemwide delays on the capitol corridor line. obviously check ahead call your carrier if you ride capitol corridor amtrak. major systemwide delays is what they are calling them. so usually that's a half hour or more. it's not impacting traffic now on the carquinez bridge. as you just heard elissa mention, there are doing some traffic control. they have some city street closures around the waterfront area in crockett at jackson and loring but the main lines of the freeway interstate 80 the carquinez bridge is a mile or less from where the fire is burning so never really impacted bridge traffic. for more on the cold temperatures, let's go to lawrence with the very latest on that. >> yeah. continuing very cold around the bay area not much wind today. so the temperatures actually a little colder than yesterday morning at this time. out there right now, there are a f

amtrak should be okay and on time and the coast guard is assisting because debris is going in the water. again, the union pacific tracks that were shut down have new re-opened. we will continue to monitor the story and bring update as we get them. >> police were investigating the body found in the trumping of -- trunk of a car near the university and the car was towed away. it is conducted to a crime friday in santa rosa. the death is considered "suspicious" but they are not revealing the cause of death. >> san francisco police reach out to the public to find a man who attacked a woman in the mission district. they released this concept of a -- this sketch of a man accused of attempted rape described as 5' 8" and around 160 pounds. he pullinged her and wrestled her to the ground before being scared off. >> marin county is hosting a gun buyback program today and next monday and are willing to pay for more than guns. you can get $200 for turning in a semi-automatic rifle and $100 for other firearms and $10 for violent video games. drop off is from 11:00 this morning at various police stat

those tracks are shared by amtrak.their passenger train service, the capitol corridor service, and also union pacific runs freight traffic along those tracks. it is a major bear a fair for ropthoroughfare for the railways. >> another hot spot we have been tracking we have cleared up the problem on interstate 80. not here on 880. in my last report i said the drive times or not that bad. that has changed. the normal commute time from san leandro to fremont down to a fremont boulevard would be about 45 minutes or so at this hour of morning. right now it is running over 51 minutes so we are seeing an impact here. there's really not a good alternate route. the accident out of the traffic lanes we believe. nevertheless, backing up the ride on a 80 south bound as 92 of four highway 238. the ride south bound for the nimitz freeway is now delayed because of this hot spot. >> george the freeze morning frost advisory in effect for the next hour or so. here's why. 27 in santa rosa. 20 in fairfield in concord. some spots have come

some who travel on amtrak told us they7!level of security is enough. >> i hope we don't come to that. i can't see train trains being the source of security problems. >> now, tsa teams aren't just used to patrol transportation sites like this one, they have been and will be used in high profile events. many of them here in the bay area, we'll have more for you on that tonight at 6:00. >> the same date president has taken action to address guns and violence, a community leader in san jose is urging the stourns to do the same. abc 7 news is live with the latest. david? >> city council often gets ideas from the public. but today, something unusual this, is to control assault wop yonz here in the city. this man wrote this proposal. he's a 77-year-old resident attorney. he wants the city to make any resident who owns an assault weapon to register it with the police department and pass a background check. it goes beyond that. >> the idea behind this ordinance is to give continuing control by requiring these weapons to be destroy bi

at least once in a while, by those who travel on amtrak. >> think should know we're out there looking at rail safety and we're trying to make sure everyone remains vij lebt. >> never times they'll randomly screen luggage and bring in k 9 units. and this is an environment that is wide open. >> like my first thought was i was concerned something happened but then... it's probably to the bad to have security. >> this is providing security for the public, they're alerted. so are we. >> the primary mission to save guard the transportation lines, the viper teams are used at high profile he veents we have viper teams in washington, d.c. support inauguration. we'll have viper teams in new orleans when they win the super bowl. >> they were here in the bay area in san francisco for world series, and we're told they occasionally pop in over in oakland for a raider game. >> police want to you take a look at a sketch of a man wanted for trying to snatch a 3-year-old girl out of her mother's arms. here it s police say it is critical to get this man off the streets before he strikes again. the mothe

. $188 million for amtrak.mong other things. >> i doubt that issa would say when california god forbid has an earthquake, or a fire, that relief to them is pork. he has not. i'm infuriated. infuriated by comments like that. >> also infure rated is new jersey governor chris christie who says boehner refused to take his repeated phone calls last night as it was becoming apparent the sandy aid packal wouldn't go to a vote in the house. >> you sit around and delay and you give assurances to people things will be done and they're not, that is not doing your job. have some guts. put it up. vote yes or no and move on. >> this afternoon, boehner spoke with christie and he and cantor met with the congressional delegation from new york and new jersey and assured them sandy pack knowledge new form is the top priority. a package that peter king says will be pork free. this friday they will vote to get immediate resources to the national flood insurance program. there will be votes on the rest of the sandy aid package. then

stilling about-time delays for the amtrak capitol corridor line, still big delays.0-minute delays on the capitol corridor lines. all other mass transit is okay. no delays for bart, san francisco's muni, and it's also a smooth morning for caltrain. back outside looking at the monday morning grind, this is it right here. very slow traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup at the foot of the maze. past the metering lights traffic free and clear into san francisco. the east bay drive along the nimitz, you're looking at traffic in both directions just outside of the oakland coliseum. if are catching a flight to the oakland airport, traffic wide open in both directions of 880. no delays for the san mateo bridge. that's a look at the monday morning commute. you can see right there, san mateo bridge rolling well. that's a look at the commute. here's frank. >> all right. looking good, liza. thanks. >>> 6:41. place your bets next. mayors have more than bragging rights on the line for the big super bowl bets. melissa griffin looks at friendly game day wagers, some going

what happened to amtrak in the northeast. it was flooding of 402--year-old amtrak tunnel. a tunnel that runs from the hudson and east rivers were flooded with more than 10 million gallons that shut down the service for several days to nearly two weeks. the damage to the electrical and signal system, those are the systems that allows trains to operate sufficiently and safely were damaged by the winds and water infiltration which caused electricity -- shorts and other problems. flooding the electrical power station in new jersey. providing the electricity power that new york bound amtrak runs on. it was totally flooded from seven-foot storm surge -- [inaudible] for amtrak in a new jersey transit system for nearly three weeks. what difference does that make? it makes a tremendous difference. the entire northeast and economy of america. 9,000 people travel on the amtrak infrastructure between new jersey and new york a day. and this is devastation of not being able to have those trains run is certainly, as you pointed out, restaurants close and made small business close and won

>> i would say the same thing, in other words, you talk about amtrak, but there was major damage to amtrakridor and you talked about the alaska fisheries, well, that may not have been for this particular storm, but it was another fisheries disaster related you know, natural disaster event that occurred, i think, you know a few months ago, so every one of these things is linked to either hurricane sandy or other natural disasters that have occurred and i think that the bottom line is, in every case, it's something that's important for relief in the aftermath of the hurricane. so, at this point the main thing we're concerned about is the fact that there's been no movement at all on this legislation and if it had passed yesterday or the day before in the old congress, we would be on the way to rebuilding the jersey shore. now, we're just sitting here waiting and it may be weeks before we get any kind of relief which is really unfortunate and deplorable. you know, my constituents-- >> can we say no to anything or anybody in america today? and if we do say-- >> i don't want to say-- >> if i wer

. >> this morning we are at the amtrak station in emeryville as a visible deferent.dy thinks about maybe wanting to do something to the amtrak so it derails we are out here and it is unpredictable and people don't know when we will be around. >> they make a quick sweep of the train. while the unit will look for obvious signs of trouble the effort is really more about being seen at least once in awhile by those who travel on amtrak. >> i think they he should know that we are out there looking at rail safety, looking at the tracks, looking at the trains and we are trying to make sherrod martin sure that everyone remains -- make sure that everyone remains vigilant. >> reporter: they will also randomly screen luggage and bring in k-9 units to do their part to keep everything as safe as possible in an environment that is wide open. >> well, my first thought was i was concerned something happened but it is probably not bad to have some security. >> just provides some security for the public to know that they are alert and so are are we. >> while the primary mission of the

amtrak and the ace trains will provide links for fans from oakland and the east bay suburbs and hot dog vendor howard gibbons says he doesn't feel too bad for some fans that will now have to commute. >> yeah. but what did we do when they are stuck in san francisco? we did the hassle of going through there, going through south city and everything. so, you know, now it's their turn to come here and watch us enjoy our 49ers. >> reporter: as for that vta station outside the stadium, it only handles fewer than 100 passengers a day right now on a typical sunday. planners expect it to be about 9,000 a day on game day. they are also working to expand the station and tracks in the area. live in santa clara, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. [ inaudible ] a flag, another flag. >> the bling around his neck, decorations around the room. how this young 49ers fan has turned his hospital room into the ultimate fan cave. >>> the big easy on the big screen. who is benefitting from the movie business in new orleans? and what the city's doing to become hollywood south. >>> obesity "mythbusters." can you burn 300 cal

capitol corridor on amtrak will be on time once they start running around 5:30 this morning. overnight roadwork going on, all lanes this morning eastbound 4 shut downright now at loveridge. scheduled to wrap up per caltrans about 5:30. westbound 4 sluggish through antioch not too bad. northbound 880 past the coliseum fine. northbound 880 approaching thornton, sounds like there may be an accident blocking a lane. we'll update you on possible delays through fremont. live look across the golden gate bridge. haven't seen any lane change trucks yet but i'm sure they are passing by. this is the time of the morning they do. mass transit is on time including capitol corridor amtrak because of the fire there in crockett. there were possibly going to be some delays but right now everything is on time. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the colorado movie theater where a gunman killed a dozen people last july is re-opening for business this week. today and tomorrow survivors and victims families will be allowed to tour the remodeled and renamed century aurora theaters.

amtrak had a pretty good year. it reported a $361 million loss for the year but that is the smallest in 38 years. amtrak had dozens of new locomotives. >>> and as we continue at 6:00, an "abc 7 news" exclusive on the death of junior seau. his family shares their reaction. >> and gunfire breaks out on another school campus. frightening reminder of newtown tragedy. >> and governor proposes sweeping reforms to the way we finance california schools. even he admits they are hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >> dan: tonight there are new details about the sudden death last year of former n.f.l. star junior seau. we have learned that he suffered from a degenerative brain disease. injury is most often caused by concussion. the injury shrinks and hardens brain tissue. his family reacted to the news with "abc 7 news." >> i approach

i'm apologizing to him for that. >> never been happier to be off amtrak than this.er versus obama, boehner versus obama. the speaker is always going to be at a lesser hand against the president for various reasons, and what he's basically said is, okay, let's let the senate do its thing and we'll consider it. they've become the senate in the usual case of they are the cooling saucer for legislation. everything is going to go to them as a final stage. i think that's tactically smart. >> in terms of long-term implications for the republican party, everybody's been saying after the election, maybe they can get it together, circle the wagons, come up with a new position, new policies. >> this gives them more time to work on this. i don't have any ideas for them on that, i got to tell you. good luck. >> luke, how much -- i mean, we played that sound from rush limbaugh, rush limbaugh is the mayor of planet crazy, but at the same time, he does speak for -- you know this, house caucus, there are people, yesterday mo brooks plans to oppose this, he has a serious problem on h

why not then give the amtrak money that you need? why is two-thirds of it going to non-sandy related things? give them what they need. >> part of this is about narrative. remember the first sandy bill that just passed a week or so ago. 67 republicans voted against it. it was one page. there was no pork. but still, the argument 67 gave was that it was full of pork. it is disgusting, when democratic lawmakers lard up a bill for disaster relief that are unrelated, people should be furious. can't we do the right thing for folks who are suffering? should we derail the whole thing and get nothing done? >> a very good point. now let's bring in the republican congressman from kansas. sir, let me start with the bill that john just mentioned. you were one of the 67 members who did vote against the initial $9.7 billion sandy relief bill. i know you voted against it today as well. let me just play what your fellow republican congressman frank lobiondo said today about it. >> to my colleagues who are from states who have had disasters, some rathe

again that's for amtrak and penn lines between washington, d.c. and baltimore.e'll have more on that as it becomes available, and you can check our web site at myfoxdc.com. allison? ♪ tell me something good ♪ >>> thanks, tony. time for today's ask allison. we're talking facebook etiquette. here is today's question -- >> oh, boy. facebook, facebook, facebook. hello, viewer. thanks for writing in. this one is tricky. it speaks to that bigger issue, facebook etiquette. indeed, social network etiquette. all this stuff is relatively new, so no rules really apply. first, let me deal with your simple question, are you overreacting by not liking this conversation that was about you. of course not. not at all, actually. your feelings are justified in my opinion. essentially they are involving you in their conversation initially without your knowledge. you knew later. they were saying that the two of you should be together. did i mention this is the ex- wife and the? okay. they may have put any current relationship you are in now in jeopardy. did they consider your curren

now for amtrak, it takes you 30 hours just to get as far as miami.even get to key west, right? and they do it -- how come the chinese can do this and we can't? what's going on with high-speed rail? >> the chinese have gotten organized and focus and did it and we're still sitting debating whether we need it or not. and so i think we've gotta really pay attention to a lot of situations. and what the chinese are doing that it makes a lot of sense any way you look at it. we have to really get moving. >> bill: it can't be cheaper for them than it is for us, right? did they just decide this is something we have to do? therefore we have to make this investment even if it means going into debt? >> absolutely. and they looked at probably the different modes. as their country is industrializing, they say we can build highways every where and get everybody in cars or we could build rail. i think they got smart and decided if they had to put everybody in cars, it would be national gridlock. with oil prices rising, they wouldn't be able to afford it. they decided

go to amtrak run by the government they are bankrupt without a big subsidy . you look at obama care. costs has risen dramatically and in the past year it is implemented. >>> and wind power. for example, we got into wind power and it costs more to get energy from wind power than it did and going back to medicare . look at medicare. hold on, biggest government invasion in the health care program that we have had in our lifetime. they lose 60 billion a year on waste and fraud . you call that efficient in --? >> it depends on your philosophy. mark, just answer the question. >> what? >> is $60 billion of loss waste and efficient. >> if your figures are correct, no. >> by the way, the figure comes from hard right conservatives at 60 minutes. that's where it came from. >> look, it depends on your philosophy. no government is not as efficient as the private sector. the private sector is only rations care and only available for people who are insured. there are 40 million americans without insurance. do we want an elite group covered by insurance and they are subsidizi

. >>> as they look to purchase about 60 train in the next decade, amtrak says it doesn't make says to have a different standard. the state's expected to break ground this summer. >> in just a few months people have pets will have more room at the spca. >> they held a ground breaking ceremony today, and features a new featured vet clinic will be built next to the facility. the their old building is bursting at the seems. it should open around thanksgiving. >>> scammers target gift cards at grocery stores. >> manti will tell the truth. >> and in some circles, a strange tale involving a football star gets more convoluteed. >> we could have some fog in the morning, i'll let you know in the 5-day more cast. -- more cast. q x forecast. -- forecast. . >>> about a dozen people today protested outside a san francisco restaurant. they say the owner is a slum lord. about 50 people live in the apartment building he owns. some had units that didn't drain rotten cabinets and serious mold. >>> the algeria, armed al-qaeda stormed the facility yesterday. algeria said forecasts had had died during the

and that another nearby station which serves amtrak and the altamont commuter express other ace train riders can already feel the chaos. >> what's it going to mean for a little train station like this? >> oh, too small. >> reporter: if you are coming to the new stadium from points north, these stations could well be in your future if you plan to take caltrain the ride could take about 45 minutes from downtown san francisco to mountain view. and that's where you will have to transfer to a vta light rail for another ride that could stretch for 20 minutes. >> it's mountain view -- >> reporter: all the way. vta planners are working to speed up that journey as part of a larger improvement project. >> we are looking at express service that goes directly from the caltrains station to mountain to the stadium. >> reporter: the bart extension to santa clara county will provide yet another route with an expected opening date of 2017 connecting to vta light rail near the great mall of milpitas. amtrak and the ace trains will provide links for fans coming in from oakland and the east bay suburbs a

these, and not just because it's slimming. [ laughter ] no, tomorrow is the day reich marshal von amtrak has promised to issue his recommendations for gun control. >> i'm going to be submitting to the president a proposal as to how to proceed. i'm shooting for tuesday. we all know there's no silver bullet. >> stephen: you hear that? [ laughter ] they're taking away our silver bullets. how will we defend ourselves from werewolf bandits?! [ laughter ] so with our guns under attack we're devoting an entire act of the show tonight to a thoughtful, sensitive conversation about guns. this is "stephen colbert's double-barrel blam-o-rama!" [cheers and applause] sadly, folks, people with extreme positions can often dominate this debate. but there are reasonable people on both sides, who are reasonably trying to blame anything but guns. for instance hollywood. just look at how many of this year's oscar nominees glamorize guns: "django unchained," "zero dark thirty," "argo," "lincoln" and the worst one of all "les miserables." who among us didn't want to shoot russell crowe? [ laughter ] [cheers an

. >>> un hombre y su perro atropellados esta mañana en hay wart mientras caminaban un tren de amtrakiento de cuerpos. >>> una madre pide ayuda para aclarar el homicidio de su hijo hoy hace 6 años que alguien mató alberto en olsson y la 13 en san flan cisco, casillas había discutido con alguien en el club "caliente" la madre de la víctima se une a la policía para pedir que si hay testigos ayuden con la investigación. >>> un juez determinó que un acusado de la matanza en una universidad no tiene capacidad mental de enfrentar el juicio, el acusado sufre de esquizofrenia hace años, los médicos creen que este padecimiento lo llevó a no confiar en nadie incluso en quienes quisieron ayudarle. . >>> una legisladores estatal propuso controlar la venta de municiones. >>> la asambleísta, nancy skinner presentó la iniciativa que propone que sólo vendan cartuchos armarías que tengan licencia para hacerlo y que se informe alto departamento de justicia cada solicitud de compra de balas. >>> y un hombre de union city podría enfrentar más cargos luego que policía lorelo skwoi ne con el robo de paquet

amtrak had some damage. it is about $32 billion. the bill has $300 million for operating expenses because they operate at a loss. there's so much junk in this. $500 million to noa. >> what is noa? >> national oceanic and atmospheric -- they predict storms. >> this does not address the fundamental problem that sandy created. >> we have a system in which you burn $60 billion, twice the budget of the state of new jersey. >> noaa already exists and they have done an excellent job in predicting sandy. >> now they need more. >> more for noaa. >> deliberate over the way you deliberate -- >> we have to take a break and then we will look at what lies ahead for the president's cabinet. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is back home after treatment for a blood clot in her head. this followed reports that she had suffered a concussion after fainting. it looked like the president will nominate senator john kerry to fill her shoes when she steps down. timothy geithner is also reportedly planning to leave. also, chuck hagel for the defense sec

. >> the big delays this morning on the capitol core door after a amtrak train hit a man and a dog in police say the southbound train struck and killed boblg of them. the train just left hayward when the accident took place. none of the passengers on board was hurt. commuter trains had to be diverted to alternate track autos bank of america will pay fannie mae more than $10 billion to resolve claims about mortgage investments losing value. most of the money will buy back mortgages. the bank of america sold to fannie mae. country wide financial granted many loans. b of a bought countrywide in twaet. many praised bank of america for taking over a troubled lender. the purchase led to a seriest lawsuits, fines and losses for bank of america. >> net flix announce aid deal with warner brothers television to carry shows from previous seasons. the company is looking to bolster its streaming content by striking deals with hollywood studios. the deal means subscribers can watch rev nugs, political animals and long myer. >> there is a rare street protest over sensorship. people laifd flowers at

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this is their version of amtrak.is jason and he's taking us through a small tour of one of the train cars. what's crazy about this train, that it's in jason's basement. >> what? >> this is a replica of a via train that he spent five years building. >> here's my basement and here's my toy and the via train. >> it took him over 2,000 hours to complete this project. every detail, a perfect match. here's a time lapse of what it took to build this train. this blew my mind. you might think, how did he get so authentic looking? >> when i found out about this train being scrapped we got ahold of it before it was scrap and took all of these original parts out of it. >> does this guy ever talk about why he wanted a train in his basement? >> the train is where i feel most at home. it's where i feel most at peace. it's this bubble of comfort. especially hurdling along at 85 miles an hour. >> go buy a ticket! the train in the basement something in going to go 80 miles an hour with the snow and the wind passing him. >> i think it'

amtrak service is stopped between oakland and martinez because of a suspicious fire in crockett.th >>> good morning. 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat f get you caught up with some bay area headlines now. amtrak service is delayed between oakland's and martinez because of a suspicious fire in crockett. a pier near the c & h sugar company burning this morning. fire boats are on the scene. still trying to take care of that fire. >>> this is the day fire stations in lafayette martinez and walnut creek are closing to save contra costa county's fire district millions of dollars. also a station in clayton will cut back to 36 hours a week. >>> and a new convenience store is being ordered to shut its doors in san mateo. the city council agrees with neighbors that the 7-eleven should not have been approved in a residential zone. it's been open for two weeks. traffic and weather coming up. >>> good morning. heading into hayward we have an accident westbound 92 approaching industrial. across the san mateo bridge, though, once you get toward the flat section everything is extra light heading towards

now all of a sudden they are calloused instead of doing the right thing. >> why not then give the amtrak money you need. why two thirds going to non-sandy-related things. give them the amount they need. >> part of it is narrative. remember the first sandy bill that passed a week or so ago, 67 republicans voted against it. there was no pork. it is disgusting when democratic lawmakers lard up a bill with things unrelated people should be furious. can't we get it together to do the right thing for the folks suffering. should we derail the whole thing the and get nothing done. >> let's bring in congressman from kansas. start with the bill that john mentioned. you were one of the 67 members that voted against the sandy relief bill and voted against today, as well. let me play what your fellow congressman said about it. >> to my colleagues from states who have had disasters some rather recently who decided we need to change the rules of the game, shame on you. florida good luck with no more hurricanes, california, congratulations, did you get rid of the andreas fault, mississippi you think you

if you go to amtrak that is run by the government. they are bankrupt without a big subsidee, same with the post office. if you look at obamacare, the costs have risen dramatically according to the cbo. in the past year as it started to be implemented. >> for example, we got into wind power. after $20 billion of subsidee it costs more to get energy from wind power than it did. or let's go back to medicine itself, medicare. look at medicare. the biggest government invasion in the health care program we have had in our lifetimes and they lose $60 billion a year on waste and fraud. you call that efficient? >> it depends on what your philosophy is here. >> wait a minute. wait a minute. >> mark, hold on a second. mark, just answer the question. is $60 billion of loss in medicare a year to waste and fraud efficient? >> if your figure is correct, no. >> the figure is -- by the way the figure comes from the hard right conservatives. >> let me answer the question. let me answer the question. look, it depends on what your philosophy is here. no

. >> reporter: taxpayer watchdog groups complain that buried in this emergency bill is money for amtrak projects, fisheries in alaska and mississippi and new cars for the justice department. >> it's like they don't get it that we've got the warning siren going on the debt crisis, and yet they want to do things just the way they've always done. >> reporter: the ultimate losers, experts says, are americans asked to pay more taxes or to give up benefits. lisa meyers, nbc news, washington. >>> when we come back, tonight's the night for fans of one of the biggest british imports since the beatles. >>> thought you might have been walking on stilts. >> do you think we should say something to your mother when she gets here? >> no. >>> back now with a reason a lot of folks across the country are dressed to the nines tonight, party guests on the list, dinner in the dining room, tea and drinks to follow on the couch, all to celebrate the return of a tv favorite. we get more now from nbc's lady michelle franzen. >> what should we call each other? >> well, we could always start with mrs. crawly and

we've checked with amtrak, marc and vre. we're not hearing of any major delays as of this point because of the weather. stay tuned. we'll keep you posted on any delays in your commute. news 4's tony tull is live in loudoun county to check out the conditions there. good morning to you, tony. >> reporter: hey there, good morning. you know, we don't have anything coming out of the sky right now. literally, about two minutes ago we had some freezing rain going on for 10 or 15 minutes. we're on route 7 by leesburg. you can see on the ground, it's hard to see the ice pellets there that have formed on the sidewalk. now, we've come down route 7 a lot of the roads have been treated. you can see the salt and sand mix you are that they've put in. vdot deployed since midnight about 650 trucks. we've seen them all through virginia. i even saw them coming to work on 274, 95. the trucks are out there salting, they are putting down that brine mixture. this freezing rain that's accumulating here, that's what's so daing dangerous. it causes s

i amtraking some moisture. that could bring us some sprinkles throughout the day today. nothing heavy. no accumulation. no heavy downpours. you probably won't even need your umbrella. however, will you have to duck a few of those raindrops. right now, though, the cold is really the big story for the morning. if you're getting up early, have a few things to accomplish today, it's very quiet out right now but the temperatures are still dipping prior to sunrise. the only one area we're starting to see the numbers drop a little bit is out to the north and toward the west. great falls has already fallen to 30 degrees, but most of the other areas are in the lower to middle 30s. in fact, we're pretty warm inside the beltway 39. 36 for alexandria. 34 at college park. so that is basically the norm. overall today, we are going to keep cloud cover all day long. winds are going to be predominantly out of the west and then switching to the northwest but fairly light winds. calm this morning but about 5 to 10 miles per hour winds by late other this afternoon. as we get to that 9:00 ho

another option, believe it or not is an amtrak. the ticket would only be about $300 but it is a 78 hours. that is over three days on a train. there is always the greyhound bus $200-$300. that would be a two day trip. charles clifford, kron 4. >> pam: the 49ers coach -- will be taking on his brother in the super-bowl. who is the coach of the ravens. what jim harbaugh has to say about that -- one day after clinching a spot in the championship game. tonight at 5-30. >> a big change ahead in the weather. you're looking live at downtown san francsico, and from our camera atop mount tamalpais in the north bay. clear skies for now -- but the chance for rain is just around the corner. i'm here in the kron4 weather center with janu -- what can we expect? >> the high-pressure is in control. warm temperatures. this system is also going to be bringing us north bay rainfall possibly even towards wednesday. we will take a look of that in our forecast a month and seized tense moments on this surfer and also, of the bay is recognizing and honoring

to expand gun rights during president obama's first term, leafizing guns in national parks and on amtrak. the nra has lots of money, $3 million on campaign contributions and lobbying last year alone. how powerful is the nra? remember, they give grades to members of congress. and how many got an a with sticking with them and opposing all gun control? 288 members, the overwhelming majority of congress. it's enough to intimidate democrats, too. just listen to joe biden in 2008. >> barack obama ain't taking my shotgun, so, don't buy that. >> reporter: recent polls suggest an opening for some gun control. a majority now favoring a ban on semiautomatic handguns. but it would be a mistake to think the nra's influence has waned. in the three weeks after the shooting, in newtown, connecticut, they added more than 100,000 new members. diane? >> all right, thank you jonathan karl. and in those three weeks after newtown, now, another school shooting today, at a high school in california. police say a student with a shotgun wounded a 16-year-old he was targeting, then shot at but missed a second stud

at chicago union station congressman danny davis boarded an amtrak train for a 17 hour ride to the nation's capital with high hopes for what lies ahead. the president was reelected which is an indication to us that this continues to move in a positive and progressive way. the south shore drill team is gearing up right now they are going to hit the road later on tonight they needed $45,000 to make this trip happen so far they have raised more than 50,000. the 500 lb. cheesecake made right here in chicago always in front of the camera for the big events around the country. this is their fourth inauguration trip celebration cakes for the president's first one the white house releasing president obama as second presidential portraits days before the inauguration this time he opted for a smile the new photo was shot in the oval office on december 6th. join us monday for his second inauguration. our special coverage at 9:00 a.m. the theme of this year's inauguration will have the parade the speeches into the night of the parties. detectives take a step towards solving the murder of a lottery winn

. >> amtrak and state high speed rail authority are teaming up to search for trains that can be used both of their systems. >> their combined buying power and also generate better pricing for manufacturers. >> amtrak in california high speed rail hope to purchase about 60 trains over the next decade. the first quarter could happen next year. high-speed real efforts in california have come under increased scrutiny by members. >> the u.s. board of regents has given the okay for the u c s f medical center to go forward with plans to be affiliated with children's hospital oakland. >> while this is not final approval this a big step for the medical center itself officials and to create one of the premier children to and all institutions in the country. the proposed deal will be under review over the next few months. >> an elderly couple accidentally drove their car to the front doors of a vallejo grocery store. >> this is video of the scene from our helicopter partnership with abc seven. >> according to a vallejo fire spokesman, the driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the breaks. >