he likes amtrak train. >> amtrak trains are packed. >> john: actually here is what it looked like whenhe amtrak trains fill just a third of their seats, but if we don't invest in trains what is the mass transit alternative? new buses. this is now the fastest growing mass transit in america. why? >> because it's cheaper. >> john: buses don't get the big subsidies but they are much cheaper than trains. >> i'll take that. >> amtrak is too expensive. i don't have $200. >> john: more typically an amtrak from new york to d.c. costs about 150 and bus ticket is 20. >> it's cheap. >> john: also today's buses are pleasant. they have wi-fi and most for a bus can go where the people go. trains run in straight lines, but people move every which way. only cars and buses can change routes. >> john: they are making money and doing a better job? >> and growing because they are more flexible. >> john: which raises the question why should taxpayers lose more money on trains. people cite new york subways. you would lose money, they transport lots of us. >> what would happen in new york if we waited for pr

metro and amtrak service between new york and boston has been suspended. commuters are being told to find alternate ways to work on monday. >>> weary residents of a texas town ravaged by tornadoes are finally returning home. hundreds of people seeing their property for the first time since storms hit wednesday night. they confirm 16 twisters touched down in north texas, granbury bore the brunt of it. it killed six people and destroyed dozens of buildings. back to "cavuto on business", go to foxnews.com for the latest. ♪ >> neil: all right.

amtrak service between new york and connecticut is suspended. there is limited service between new haven and boston. investigators are on their way to chicago after an impact -- amtrak train derailed. nearly 200 were on the train that left new orleans yesterday. it was close to pulling into union station when it jumped the tracks. no one was injured. shuttle buses were brought in to take passengers to the train station. is brewing.a white it comes after the discovery of thousands of unmarked graves. richard has the story. >> this is like many other parks and.c. with green space playgrounds. underneath, there is a hidden history, perhaps thousands of graves. .alter pearce park >> everybody enjoys it. >> an urban oasis with a hidden history. >> it would be nice to make it a place of memory. arewo separate sections quicker burial grounds. 1800's, an african american cemetery. >> they survived the civil war. >> documenting the more than 8400. here, perhaps as many 10,000, has been an eight-year labor of love for this historian. >> if anybody will do

amtrak suspended service between new york and new haven. crews are rebuilding the track, overhead wires and signals. they already removed the two trains that collided on the tracks in fairfield. nine people remain in the hospital. federal investigators are looking into the cause of that crash. >>> breaking news out of iraq this morning. the death toll is climbing from a series of car bombings. at least 34 people were killed in those explosions. one in baghdad. some in the southern city of basra as well. new video of one of the blasts. hearing of at least nine bombs in baghdad alone. no one claiming the attacks yet. >>> and a woman charged with killing her husband, is to appear in court. elizabeth sprawleding shot and killed her husband stephen sprawleding friday night in their hone. a washington authority area police officer. charged with first-degree murder. the couple's two children were at home at the time of the shooting. they are okay and staying with family friends. >>> 6:04 right now. learning new detail answer the fbi agents killed

there is still no amtrak service between new york and new haven. amtrak says the disruption could last up to one week. no word on the cause of the crash. tonight nasa will host a tobute at the kennedy center the first american woman in space. dr. sally ride passed away last year. her many account bush wins include the creation of sally ride science. her mission was to get students excited about science, technology, engineering, and math, also known as stem. whoe are waiting to learn is the winner of saturday's record $590 million powerball jackpot. there was one winner. you do know that winning ticket was sold in his efforth -- in zephyrhills, florida. other tickets are worth up to $1 million. food line in northern virginia won one of those tickets. the winner can came -- can claim the prize beginning today. >> president obama will meet with myanmar's president today. that is one day after giving a commencement speech in georgia. the president traveled to atlanta where he spoke to students at the historically black morehouse college. he talked abou

that's on -- diablo. >>> today in sacramento, amtrak will unveil the next generation locomotive. >> amtrakfirst step in increasing reliability and efficiency for the rail service. the new engines will be able to diagnose mechanical problems with an on-board computer system. the first locomotive will be tested and carrying passengers before the end of the year on the east coast which is amtrak's biggest service area. amtrak expects to have all 70 of the new engines run i bag -- running by 2016. california's plan to bring back old style license plates is actually attracting some car enthusiasts to this. the dmv is taking orders for reproduction, yellow black, blue, gold and black and yellow license plates. at least 7500 owners must preorder a plate before the style will go into production. some say the state is cheapening the work they do to make sure that older cars have genuine license plates from the proper eras. >> interesting. >> yes. >>> speaking of cars, let's check in with sal, see what's happening on the roads this morning. >> tori and dave, i remember too much. >> i know you do. >>

. >>> we now have limited amtrak service between new york and boston. amtrak suspended service last night after a rush hour crash between two commuter trains in new haven, connecticut. 70 people were sent to hospitals and doctors say five of them are in critical condition. the crash occurred when a metro north train with hundreds of passengers from new york's grand central station derailed, then crashed into a southbound train. >> everything just came to a sudden stop and went flying. >> i thought this is the end. brace yourselves. >> it's clear that these cars came into contact, ripped off at least a portion of the siding of one of the cars, extensive damage in the front. >> federal safety investigators say it could take up to 10 days to complete their work in finding a cause for the derailment and crash. >>> dc councilman tommy wells officially kicked off his campaign for mayor today. if he wins, wells would become the first white mayor of the district of columbia in 40 years. it was back in 1973 that congress first gave dc residents the right to elec

. >> amtrak suspended service between new york and new haven and there's limited service to boston. commuters are worried about monday morning. >> i don't know how i'm going to get to work. i rely on the train. >> the initial investigation will take about 10 days. crews say they will likely be able to clear the tracks in the next few days. >> according to a statement on amtrak's website, the crash will not delay rail service between new york, philly, maryland and washington dc. >>> also right now, wjz is following a developing story in virginia where a car has crashed into a crowd of parade go ers. it happened earlier today during the appalachian trail celebration. we're getting more details. officials say 60 people were injured. four helicopters have responded. it's still not clear how this accident happened. wjz is monitoring these breaking developments and bring you more details when they're available. >>> city firefighters are investigating a serious fire in northeast baltimore. take a look at the scene this morning at the intersection of bel air avenue and urdman avenue. the ho

amtrak is >> amtrak is preparing to roll out a first as 70 new locomotives it says will offer betterng fleet. three being unveiled today at a sacramento plant. the first respectively put into service by this fall and all 70 should be on the tracks by 2016. they replace locomotives and 30 years old and cost around $466 million. amtrak says will pay back the loan using profits from its heavily traveled northeast corridor line between washington d.c. and boston. e >> the afternoon we will see sunshine and also some cloud coverage. over the traffic center we do have slowed traffic. southbound when we did have a three car crash. it has been cleared but do expect delays. in new crash to talk about involving six cars on southbound 11. but--101 now to a developing story out of new orleans. new video just release of a shooting that injured 19 people, including two children at a mother's day parade. keep an eye out on a debt-for a man and a white shirt on the left hand of the screen. you can see him walk up to the crowd raised his hand with a gun and start shooting. police are going through mo

amtrak service between new york and boston is now suspended. don dahler is in bridgeport, connecticut, where n.t.s.b. investigators are on the scene. don. >> reporter: yeah, jim, the two trains remain on the tracks here that carry millions of passengers and tons of freight every year. investigators did find the data recorders and they're now 54ing over the information on them, trying to understand what happened. for the next 7-10 days these traction will remain closed as investigators 5 pore over every inch. >> we'll be look at the breaking performance of the train, the condition of the wheels, the condition of the car. we'll be looking at the general condition of the track and the rail bed. in terms of the train operation, we'll be looking at how the crew behaved and how the crew operated the train. >> reporter: this is what investigators know so far-- the eastbound metronorth train left grand central terminal in new york at around 4:40, headlined towards new haven, connecticut. it had roughly 300 people on aboard. the westbound train left new

amtrak will provide limited regional train service between boston and new haven. connecticut's governor says tomorrow's commute is going to be a challenge for some 30,000 residents of his state. >> let me put in this perspective. there are 30,000 daily commuters what's trips will be disrupted because of this accident. if all of those were to get on the highway and single occupancy cars, we would literally have a parking lot. >> governor malloy says once the damaged cars are removed it could take another week or so. >>> did a sterling, virginia domestic violence situation escalate to murder? police say roseangela spradling shot her husband to death friday night. he was a police officer. the 25-year veteran of the washington airport authority police department. surae chinn reports the loudoun county sheriff wants to send the message that there is help for any family dealing with domestic issues. >> they certainly had their problems. >> reporter: loudoun county sheriff make chapman says officers have been called to the couple's sterling, virginia home on blossom driv

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amtrak service between new york and boston is now suspended. don dahler is in bridgeport, connecticut, where n.t.s.b. investigators are on the scene. don? >> reporter: yeah, jim, the two trains remain on the tracks here that carry millions of passengers and tons of freight every year. investigators did find the data recorders, and they're now poring over the information on them, trying to understand exactly what happened here yesterday evening. for the next 7-10 days, these tracks will remain closed as investigators pore over every trac clo of damaged train and track, looking for the cause of the derailment. the national transportation safety board's earl weiner: >> we'll be looking at the braking performance of the train, the condition of the wheels, the condition of the car. we'll be looking at the general condition of the track and the ckil bed. termsms of the train operation, we'll be looking at how the crew behaved and how the crew operated the train. >> reporter: this is what investigators know so far: the eastbound metro north train left

. >>> a man has died after being hit by an amtrak train this afternoon in san lorenzo. the capitol corridor train heading from sacramento to san jose hit the man near east lewelling boulevard at 2:30. he had been walking on the tracks. amtrak trains were still able to bypass that area as the investigation continues. >>> one person was taken to the hospital this afternoon after a flash fire at an amgen facility in south san francisco. it happened at around 12:30 today at the biotech campus on veterans boulevard. firefighters have not said whether the type of injuries a person has suffered, they are still trying to determine what kind of chemical caused the fire. >>> two people were two dozen out of their homes after a three-alarm fire tore through an apartment building in redwood city. it started at 5:15 a.m. in the building on oakside avenue. it was under control just before 7 a.m. this morning. the cause is not yet known. >>> workers preparing to cremate two bodies touched off a fire this morning at cypress lawn memorial park in colma. the trouble started about 9:30 in

amtrak train derailing near chicago's union station today. 197 passengers onboard the train from new orleans. no one was hurt. but this comes just as we get new images from the derailment friday night. that train from new york to connecticut and the struggle to save the injured. abc's gio benitez with the news that those tracks will not be up and running for some time to come. >> reporter: the moment of impact, captured by teenagers skateboarding near the accident site. >> all i hear is a big bomb behind me, over there. and just a big dust cloud. >> reporter: brian alvarez and his friends got up close and saw the aftermath. >> the track, like it's off the tracks. >> look at this. it's not supposed to be like that. >> reporter: friday night, a metro north commuter train, from new york city to new haven, connecticut, derailed in bridgeport carrying 300 passengers. another train with 400 passengers onboard, hit that derailed train. at least 70 people were injured. >> the police are coming. everyone's panicking. >> reporter: in this video, we see the chaos and confusion. but also, the ru

. >> and if you are taking amtrak today, you will not be affected by this.now that the track in question where you see that massive derailment outside of baltimore is not one of the tracks utilized by amtrak or commuter rail in the northeast. it's farther to the east, apparently, of baltimore, so no impact, as we understand it, on amtrak or northeast corridor train travel, but we'll continue to keep up to date on this nasty derailment outside of baltimore, maryland, with a csx train. back after this. [ male announcer ] frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky... not chalky. temporary... 24 hour. lots of tablets... one pill. you decide. prevent acid with prevacid 24hr. you decide. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart attack. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses qu

amtrak going green. we are going to show you the new train unveiled this morning. >>> plus, the hidden college fees. local graduates forced to pay more to get their diploma. we will tell you which local students are paying the most. >> it has been a great couple of weeks on wall street. another great one on wall street. >>> you are watching "today in the bay." 5:12. the rising cost of commencement ceremonies at many california public universities putting a damper on graduation celebrations. 15 of cal state's 23 campuses now charge a graduation fee. by law, colleges are not allowed to use tuition fees to cover graduation costs. so many schools pass the bill on to students. at cal state east bay, a $45 fee to graduate. at san francisco state, it's $100. up $60 in the past two years. at san jose state, some students have to pay $75 to walk the stage at graduation >>> it is 5:13 right now. the head of virgin america says it is nearly ready for an ipo. scott mcgrew, that company says, first profits and then a

. >> amtrak is preparing to roll out the first of 70 new locomotives it says will offer better safetybility, and performance than its current aging fleet. there are being unveiled today at a sacramento plant. the first are expected to put into service by this fall. all 70 should be on track by 2016. they replace locomotives that are 30 years old and cost along $466 million. amtrak says it will pay back the loan using profits from its heavily traveled northeast corridor line between washington d.c. and austin. >> we will be right back. new nehoney bunches of oats greek yogurt and whole grain. herehe we go. honehoy corncoflakes and chunks of greek yogurt. i'i'm tasting both the yogurt and the honey at the same time. i'm like digging this yogurt thing. i feelfe healtea. new how ney bunches of oats gre. >> welcome back. the opening bell now on wall street. >> we are watching wall street and we are down in early trading. we will be watching the numbers drop the morning. >> we are watching the numbers in the weather department. >> those numbers are going down today and the sea breeze will c

amtrak suspended service between new york in new haven. commuters are worried about monday morning. >> how am i going to be able to get to work? >> so far officials have not said how long it will take reopen the tracks this area. wjz eyewitness news. >> governor's morning commuters to take some time for cash it will take some time for the rail feel things and you should make other travel plans. >>> in virginia and dozens of people hurt after a car drives to google group some of the injuries are serious. the crash happened after royalties festival in damascus about half hour east of bristol. police say an elderly man was behind the wheel when all of a sudden he somehow lost control of his car. police say he may have suffered a medical emergency just before the wreck. his identity has not yet been released, but these are saying he was participating in the parade. >>> back in maryland, limo coaches fire along interstate 83 with several people on the side of the highway. baltimore county firefighters say the well wheel caught fire and flames w

. >> that is a terrible thing to say about the head of the amtrak pr, bill schulz. i happened to get the twitter name first. i apologize, sir. that was scurlous. >> you don't even know what scurlous means. >> it is the same as besmirch. >>> from benghazi to been purring. they tried to turn housecats into. spies. popular science magazine shows operation uh could acoustic kitty aimed to turn a fur ball into a feline by, quote, implanting a microphone in her ear and small radio trans mater. transmitter and weaving the antenna into her white fur. the cats are not interested in ease see yen thonl. the cat was tasked with capturing the on the conversation of two men. but it got board and went into the street and was run over by a taxi. soon after the program was abandoned, the cia that has tried to turn canines into spies. helping them blend into surroundings. i have woo very some tape. >> adorable, but disturbing because we have no idea what that poor dog is doing. >> he was in a little globe. >> that was scourlous. >> jedediah, we have better technology. should we reope

right now all amtrak service is suspended from new york to new haven. dozens of people who were on the trains are recovering. >> it was like a loud bang and you saw smoke. >> reporter: lionel had just hopped on the metro north train heading to grand central when the collision occurred. >> so nervous and scared. i've never had anything like this happen. we were all panicked. we didn't know what to do. you could hear everybody saying to relax and stay calm. i hear basically is there a doctor on board? when i heard that, i knew. >> reporter: he suffered a lower back injury, but is thankful to be walking away. the same can be said for laura brooks. >> we heard a boom. and the train had jumped. it seemed like we were out of our seat. >> reporter: she took the train to drop off prom dresses for the less fortunate. she suffered a knee injury. >> i looked at the front of the train and it was all messed up. >> reporter: she limped out where 41 people arrive d by ambulance or in their own cars. diane auger says they were prepared for the worst. >> we heard we mig

. >> joe is going to wondering the amtrak terminal.ll be wondering the amtrak terminal, cursing the darkness, because hillary is the no nominee if she wants it. in the benghazi thing, we found out in the report that her name was on a number of e-mails, the request for additional security in benghazi. we have don't know if she read them. should have read them. your people overseas thought the situation was so bad and dangerous that they were in fear of their lives. for their lives. do you think it shouldn't be a problem for her running? >> it hasn't been a problem for her yesterday. the same week she went to testify before congress, 65% of the favoritability ratings. 40% among republicans. that is held since then. she is leading in head-to-head in the primary every top tier republican. >> you are not answering my question, though. should she? she didn't have a conversation with the president the night the ambassador, her charge was murdered, not one conversation. do you think it is a problem? >> look, i don't think it's something that v

still no amtrak service between new york and new haven, and amtrak said the disruption could last upone week. >> it will be a mess. once everybody hits the road, it will be a mess. >> jacqui is here. we had a couple of bright spots over the weekend. >> absolutely. or click yesterday afternoon. there were a few spotty showers. overall, sunday ended up a decent day. i think today will be a lot like yesterday. a little bit warmer. we will start with fog and mist. maybe a few showers. we are waking up in the mid to upper 60s. how about that? not too shabby. 68 in dc. 66 in manassas. 66 and culpeper. your temperature this morning in winchester, and martinsburg, 63 degrees. we had a few spotty showers in the evening and overnight hours. you can see we are dealing with the cloudy conditions right now. we had an upper-level disturbance in central virginia. you can see a little bit of action down here. we will see some rain today on and off. it is not going to be a complete washout. we continue to be in this unstable air mass today. the nation's midsection, you can see the outbreak of tornado

amtrak plans to launch 320 locomotives. the first batch of new electric trains is going to replace the aging pleat on the -- aging fleet in the northeast corridor and in pennsylvania. >>> how far temperatures will dip this week. >>> shoe that is claim to trim and tone. the legal settlement being paid out to nearly half a million customers. >>> from brave to tame. >> it just seems very sexist to me. >> in just two minutes why the bay area oscar winner who created merida is mad over disney's make over. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is a reason to look twice. this is a stunning work of technology. the 2013 lexus es and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> disney is coming unfire tonight for giving a make over to the main character of the film brave. the director modeled that character after her own daughter. brenda chapman won an oscar this year for best animated feature for the hit movie brave. the main character is a feisty girl named merida based on her own daughter. >> seeing teenagers that have

taking amtrak to the future, the major announcement today in sacramento and what it means for passengers>> deadline day for the morning after pill that c >> we have developing news from the occupy protest in albany. police have moved in and cleared out a farm of a dozen occupy protesters. one was arrested on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest after he refused to leave. over the weekend, more than 100 marched on to the uc land to protest plans to build grocery store. they plan to tend vegetation here in the future. the university police wanted the occupation was illegal and trespassers would be removed. it appears this morning that has happened. >> we have just begun playing powerball a month ago and already, one player in petaluma is a bit richer. a shell station on petaluma boulevard north sold a ticket worth $573,000! it is one of three sold in california that matched five of the six winning numbers in saturday's drawing. the next power powerball drawing on wednesday is expected to hit $350 million. >> wow! i would not feel just a little generous, i'll buy you a special coffee

amtrak plans to launch 320 locomotives.st batch of new electric trains is going to replace the aging pleat on the -- aging fleet in the northeast corridor and in pennsylvania. >>> how far temperatures will dip this week. >>> shoe that is claim to trim and tone. the legal settlement being paid out to nearly half a million customers. ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ >>> disney is coming under fire tonight for giving a make over to the main character of the film brave. the director modeled that character after her own daughter. brenda chapman won an oscar this year for best animated feature for the hit movie brave. the main character is a feisty girl named merida based on her own daughter. >> seeing teenagers that have realistic bodies that's what we modeled her after. >> the waist is cinched in. she has bigger boobs. she has more of a regular girl figure. more of an athlete. >> reporter: she has signed an online petition that now has more than 150,000

damage has snarled trouble in the region and led amtrak to suspend its new york-boston route indefinitely the waiting is almost over. song contest is just hours away. expected totry is make it in the top 10. this is shakira who is getting all of the buzz. >> bookmakers are calling for the favorite. her song could send her straight to the winner's circle. at the last round of rehearsals, it was clear that performance would be pulling out all the stops, from pyrotechnics to special lighting effects. germany's entry is no exception. the lead singer is pinning her hopes on the sounds of disco. by contrast, the british pop veteran is keeping things simple. at 61, she is the oldest of the 26 finalists. >> the women are fighting back against rapists, who husbands, and corrupt police officers. if necessary, using sticks. the founder is training her troupe of indian women. you on thene hits head, hold the stick like this. if he attacks from the side, like this. saris areink hallmarks of the gang from northern india. >> are we not allowed to defend ourselves? are we not allowed to protect ourselves

i was on amtrak the other day going to new york. i thought i was on a buckboard in a roy rogers movie. what kind of transportation is this thing? harold, you go up and down, the east, you're an east coast guy now. i'm just telling you, it's weird. and people are going to wonder generations from now why were you sitting on your duff talking about benghazi, you democrats? you did control the senate. you had the white house in your hands. and you talk about this. >> there needs to be a picture, a vision from the white house and for that matter even democrats, the white house, what a jobs bill and massive investment in the country. the president lays it out eloquently and well during his state of the union addresses. there doesn't seem to be the follow-up and follow-through. it would be great if everyone in congress, put forward, here's not only what democrats want but what the country needs. can you imagine visitors to this great nation arriving at jfk airport in a terminal that looks 40, 50, 60 years out of date? having come back in t

the incident forced amtrak trains to bypass the hayward station this afternoon. >>> and a fatal caltrainident caused big delays for commuters on the peninsula this morning. someone was hit and killed this morning. caltrans says the accident happened where there is no crossing. the tracks were shut down for about an hour and trains slowly resumed their schedules after that. bart was honoring caltrain tickets during the cal closure. >>> the interim chief has wasted no time in making his name and face known throughout the city. shawn went has spent the past few days on a tour of oakland. today he visited local businesses, fielding complaints and suggestions. >> it means a lot, because we're always hoping for some to happen. >> chief went says some asked him for more pike and foot patrols. he says that will happen when the next academy class graduates this summer. >>> san francisco is one of the most dangerous places to work as a letter carrier, this according to a new list of dog attacks on letter carriers. los angeles, san antonio and chicago are all at the top of the list. san francisco i

meanwhile, amtrak service is suspended between new york and new haven indefinitely. 72 passengers were injured in the collision. three remain in critical condition tonight. >>> expect crowded streets around college park tomorrow them university of maryland commencement begins at 11:00 in the morning and the college park metro station will be closed. metro is providing free shuttle bus service for passengers. greenbelt and prince georges plaza stations will be closed. ridership was low during commencement last year so buses should be able to handle the demand. >>> tonight we unchartered territory. people are holding on to their powerball tickets. it is worth $600 million. stores over here were bustling with ticket buyers all evening long. this is the largest powerball. pow ders ball officials say 80% of all possible number combinations have been picked. so they think tonight's the night. someone will hit that jackpot. here are the winning numbers. 10, 13, 14, 22 , 52 and the powerball is 11. if nobody wins tonight, the jackpot could swell to as much as $1 billion. >>> two tornados touch

. >>> hundreds of amtrak passengers escaped injury today when a train derailed just outside of chicago buses there is no word on what caused that accident. >>> another train derailment, this one in southwest connecticut is expected to cause commute problems for tens of thousands of people in the northeast this week. nbc's michelle franzen has the latest tonight. >> reporter: today crews separated more than a dozen railcars at the collision side and heavily damaged train cars were moved, a slow tow to a nearby railyard. the ntsb is focusing on two section of track with signs of possible fractures. they were sent to the agency's lab in washington, d.c. for analysis. investigators say data recorders show the trains were traveling around 70 miles per hour at the time of the collision. >> they were going 70 miles per hour just prior to the impact. >> reporter: the accident occurred in an area under long-term construction, where only two of the four tracks were operational. >> we don't know the cause yet. but certainly it is a wake-up call for paying attention to the quality and efficiency o

percent increase, and a survey shows 208 million are planning to fly, up 1 percent from last year, and amtrak says it expects to meet or exceed the 8.3 million it carried last summer. >> and bicycles are allowed on bart trains starting in july during commute hours. embarcardero station in san francisco a bicyclist is going on board. last night the board voted in favor of allowing bicycles on trains during rush hour. it is part of a five month experiment to see what impact it will have on passenger. a trial in march went well. bart directors say that wasn't enough time and they want to see how it goes during the five month trial before deciding whether to keep it permanent. >> our meteorologist is ahead with our memorial weekend forecast. >> we have our minds on santa cruz, right near the boardwalk, this is as bright as it gets at the beach this holiday we, progressive clouds will get thicker and thicker through the weekend and that means rain on monday with an update on when it gets here. >> plus, a shining growing symbol of life, evening near has made a unique engagement ring for his fiance

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. >>> amtrak unveiling their newest electric locomotives built in california at a cost of about $466 million. the 70 new engines are headed for the northeast corridor to be used there. >>> skechers will be paying out $40 million to consumers who bought toning shoes under the mistaken belief the shoes would help them lose weight and strengthen muscle. a federal judge approved the class action settlement that covers more than 520,000 claims. >>> and tesla stock continues to soar. up 57% since thursday. when it announced its first profitable quarter. investors are also looking "consumer reports'" glowing review of their "s" sedan. >>> president obama faces the benghazi controversy head on. his latest comments next. >>> collisions galore. 11 stitches for bryce harper after this play. >>> and check out these high-powered ferraris. that's all next. >>> president obama is calling the issue of talking points surrounding the benghazi controversy a side show. yesterday's joint press conference between the president and british prime minister david cameron was to discuss the unwavering relation

metro and amtrak service between new york and boston has been suspended.ommuters are being told to find alternate ways to work on monday. >>> weary residents of a texas town ravaged by tornadoes are finally returning home. hundreds of people seeing their property for the first time since storms hit wednesday night. they confirm 16 twisters touched down in north texas, granbury bore the brunt of it. it killed six people and destroyed dozens of buildings. back to "cavuto on business", go to foxnews.com for the latest. ♪ >> neil: all right. getting serious about selling the healthcare law. they are hitting up private businesses to promote that law. some of very same firms are agencies overseas. were they really freely giving a hand or getting strong armed? >> it's a huge conflict of interest. it's almost like political. this is whole political thing. you essentially forcing businesses to turn over contributions to promote a political agenda which is healthcare. >> it's also we have no idea how much this thing is going to cost. and health and human services do

. >>> after years of criticism, amtrak is upgrading its cellular wi-fi with broadband technology to improve speed, reliability and of course rider satisfaction. >>> a huge weekend ahead with almost $800 million at stake in two major lotteries. mega millions kicks it off with a jackpot of 190 cool million. and powerball is expected to grow beyond the current $550 million. good luck to all of you. >>> in his first major speech on finance, pope francis blasting what he called the cult of money. he says it's tyrannyizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods. >>> and the name e. robert kinney may not ring a bell, but the former general mills ceo is credited with creating some of the best seafood dishes ever. like fish sticks. kinney died at the age of 96. thank you so much. love fish sticks. >>> your "early today" sports is next. international soccer star david beckham's career changed, but it won't stop his $40 million paycheck. we'll be right back. >>> leading the news on this friday in "the new york times," steve jobs' widow debuts on philanthropic stage. she's dipping h

in fact, all rail traffic between new york and connecticut has been suspended and amtrak has stopped service between new york and boston indefinitely. >>> an explosion rocked the neighborhood in san jose earlier this evening. sky 7hd was overhead as the bomb squad blew up a grenade. there it goes just before 6:00. a woman told police she found it in her garage on clover crest drive. officers evacuated a few nearby homes as a precaution. bomb experts were not certain if the grenade was actually live, but they didn't want to take any chances. they destroyed it just in case. >>> flames raced through the mountains near los angeles this afternoon. firefighters battled the wildfire from the water and the air after it broke out along was stay -- castaic lake. it burned hundreds of acres and it came within 100 yards of the school, but the school was not in danger because dry brush was cleared to create a defensible space there. >>> and sky heavy hd was above park boulevard and eerie boulevard to clear a huge tree that had fallen. this was right in the middle of rush hour. traffic was stopped

amtrak suspended service between new york and new haven. commuters are worried about monday morning. >> how am i going to get to work? i rely on the train to get to work every day. >> so far, officials have not said how long it will take to reopen the tracks on this area. cbs news, bridgeport, connecticut. >>> and bridgeport's mayor says the disruption caused by the accident could cost the region's economy millions of dollars. take a look at this. a massive storm cell spawned several tornadoes in kansas. the massive twister just missed tearing apart a small town. after this tornado blew through, another touchdown. fortunately, neither caused damageor injuries. meantime, marley hall talks to people returning to their homes. >> i don't have anything. it's all gone. >> when 15 tornadoes tore through texas wednesday night, jean may lost almost everything. >> my house shifted at first and i heard it sound like a train coming on top of me. and my roof got ripped off. >> may lined up with other residents in grandberry to return to their homes for

that means amtrak service on the busy northeast corridor remains suspended between new york and new haven. the ntsb says trains were going 70 miles an hour at the time of the crash, which was the posted speed. more than 70 people had to be taken to the hospital after that crash. two of those patients are still in critical condition tonight. >>> they knew what they were doing. that's what one owner of an arlington pub are saying about the thieves that broke in to his business early this morning. derrick ward shows how the suspects got in, what they wanted and got out. >> reporter: it was a typical busy sunday morning at the crystal city ports pub but the hours before were anything but typical. >> the atm was broken in to. got in the restaurant and took the money out. >> this burglary was methodical and brazen. there is no time whenouth 23rd street isn't busy even the early morning, late-night hours when the burglary is suspected to have happened. looks like they came through a grass door of the business and defeated the alarm system and motion sensors and went for the atm and cut in to the

. >> amtrak what the next generation trains in sacramento where 70 new locomotives are produced by a germany-based company. they replace trains up to 30 years old and will be more reliable and energy efficient and used in the northeast. the first trains go into service in the fall. the half billion cost is being covered by a loan from the federal transportation department. >> the government has only until today to appeal a new york judge's ruling to lit age restriction on pill. the f.d.a. lowered the age from 17 to 15 and made it available on store shelves rather than behind the counter. the justice department said it planned to appeal the decision if it fails to meet the deadline and would cheer the way for over counter sales of plan "b" one step which the judge says politics are behind efforts by the obama administration to block the unrestricted sale of the pill. >> we are following breaking news from pennsylvania where six people, four children, are dead following a house fire. at 5:00 a.m., it took firefighter as long time to find the victims. >> sweetening the pot in the bid fo

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. >> amtrak suspended service between new york and boston because of the crash. the railway had been operating at reduced capacity already because of work on overhead power lines. alexis, cbs news, new york. >> silicon valley has competition. canada is swooping in to snatch up top talent. startups having to jump through hoops because of strict visa rules can look. canada is actively recruiting entrepreneurs to move. >> you know what? you guys can't figure out your integration system, we'll ask the best and brightest. >> it's not quite that simple as setting up shop. companies must have money. it ensures companies have support and long-terplans to stay in canada. >>> cleanings, fillings, even root canals for free. that's what dozens of people are lined up for in san jose right now, starting at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, dental services are being offered at no charge for kids and adults. a weekend clinic being put on by the california dental association foundation. at the san jose convention center south hall. the address, 150 west san carlos street. first come, f

amtrak suspended service between new york and new haven, and there is limited service to boston. commuters are worried about monday morning. >> how am i going to be able to get to work? i rely on the trains to get to work every day. >> reporter: the ntsb says the initial investigation will take about 10 days. but crews say they will likely be able to start clearing the tracks in the next few days. ines ferre for cbs news, bridgeport, connecticut. >> and there are four tracks in the area where the train accident happened. the crash closed two. the other two were already out of service undergoing upgrades. >>> a chp officer providing traffic control for the amgen tour of california was seriously injured in a crash this afternoon. chp says the officer was riding his motorcycle when a car in front of him suddenly made a turn. the officer slammed into the car. it happened just after noon on marsh creek road during today's leg of the amgen race which takes bicyclists from livermore to the top of mount diablo. >> silver vehicle made a left- hand turn and the motorcycle directly behind i

in fact, all rail traffic between new york and connecticut has been suspended and amtrak has stopped service between new york and boston indefinitely. >>> an explosion rocked the neighborhood in san jose earlier this evening. sky 7hd was overhead as the bomb squad blew up a grenade. there it goes just before 6:00. a woman told police she found it in her garage on clover crest drive. officers evacuated a few nearby homes as a precaution. bomb experts were not certain if the grenade was actually live, but they didn't want to take any chances. they destroyed it just in case. >>> flames raced through the mountains near los angeles this afternoon. firefighters battled the wildfire from the water and the air after it broke out along was stay -- castaic lake. it burned hundreds of acres and it came within 100 yards of the school, but the school was not in danger because dry brush was cleared to create a defensible space there. >>> and sky heavy hd was above park boulevard and eerie boulevard to clear a huge tree that had fallen. this was right in the middle of rush hour. traffic was stopped

. >>> another amtrak trail derailed in chicago not far from union station there. the train left new orleans. the wheels lost contact with the tracks yesterday morning. nearly 200 passengers were on board. no one was hurt. >>> republicans will spend the next week hammering the white house again about the recent controversies involving the irs and the justice department. that irs scandal will take sen tear stage on wednesday. the former acting head will testify before a senate committee. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said there's a culture of intimidation throughout the obama administration. >> what we're talking about here is an attitude that the government knows best. a nanny state is here to tell us all what to do. and if we start criticizing, you get targeted. >> we have seen this playbook from the republicans before. what they want to do when they're lacking a positive agenda is to try to drag washington into trumped up hears and false allegations. we won't let that happen. >> mcconnell was less harsh on the obama administration when discussing the rev

after years of complains, amtrak has upgraded the reliability of wi-fi service on the trains. the speed will still be slower than most people have at home because of the challenges of maintaining a connection on a moving train. american airlines is hoping to speed up the boarding process with passengers with a bag or personal item that will fit under the seat will be able to get on the plane first. that means there will be fewer people that will be waiting in the aisles while others put the >> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good friday morning, it is 4:43 and the embarcadero in san francisco from the downtown buildings and the ferry building. it is a cool spot for us but mike nicco says it will be a sunny day and then get ready for a big change for the weekend. mike will talk more about that coming up. >> missing at risk petaluma man has been found safe 40 miles away in napa county. police found the 49-year-old john worth yesterday. he is being reunited with his family after being reported missing. the family was worried becau