and amtrak. dishing out lavish meals and you are taking picking up the tab. >> we are watching out for you tonight on "willis report." ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: wildcard, black angus steak, your choice of red or white wine. this is not the many fancy restaurant, these are the meals being served right now on amtrak. it is also getting some help from the country's top chefs, and yes. you are paying for it. john mica, chairman of the committee on government operations who oversees all of this is that it is timeeto cut out the fancy meals and stop taxpayers are being taken from a ride. congressman is with me now. >> how much money are you spending on us if and how much money are we losing? >> i hope you're sitting down. but as of the last 12 years, this year we have lost a billion dollars in food service and amtrak. over $72 million in losses. now, we learn that we are paying for a gourmet chef enclave that is held every year. gerri: so a culinary advisory committee just knocks my socks off paying for three gourm

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last world war ii veteran in the senate and a champion of amtrak, among other things. today one of his eulogists, long-time amtrak champion vice president joe biden said he was slightly irked that his friend frank sometimes received better treatment like the time biden said he was racing through union station in d.c. to catch the train north. >> i swear to god, true story, i get up, conductor says, joe, joe, hold up, don't worry. you're okay. we're holding it for lautenberg. [ laughter ] >> reporter: from the lautenberg train station tonight an amtrak train carried his casket to washington where he will lie in repose at the u.s. capitol. >>> the susan g. komen foundation has cancelled the annual three-day walk for breast cancer in d.c. and six other cities for 2014. participation and donations have dropped ever since the komen brand was damaged when their founder tried to deny funds to planned parenthood. >>> the back and forth over knives on planes is back to this -- don't bring a knife on a plane. the idea to allow small nonlocking knives on an airplane along with sp

amtrak maintains its portion. metro-north track inspection programs all comply with relevant federal guidelines and standards are all track is inspected twice a week or more, all bridges are inspected annually at our track inspectors are trained to identify deviations and defects and critically they have the responsibility and authority to take track out of service or to repair it immediately if necessary. metro-north also inspects with specialized equipment sperry rail cars twice a year. our track inspectors need all the qualifications of f. r. a. thethere are all four men possessing high level of experience and experience so they can detect deviations from track standards. and were in compliance with all of the rail safety improvement act of 2008 programs that have deadlines established for them. with regard to employ safety, metro-north has worked to completely transform the safety culture and has been commended through the apta audit of safety and given kudos for excluded demonstrated leadership in the state a

the hot weather cause the delays in amtrak into oakland this afternoon. amtrak says it had to restrict how fast the trains were allowed to run because of the extreme heat. this afternoon trains from hanford, stockton and fresno were running as much as 50 minutes late. >>> you can track the rising temperatures by visiting ktvu.com. click on "weather" tab and you will find an hour-by-hour forecast. >>> new developments tonight in the proposition 8 decision. word that the ban on same-sex marriage ended yesterday brought dozens of couples to san francisco city hall today. the city clerk's office is staying open all weekend to perform weddings, but supporters of prop 8 not giving up. the backers of the gay marriage ban filed an emergency petition with the supreme court and say they violated the waiting period. they also pounded out even though the 9th circuit's announcement came an as an apparent sunshine however the same-sex plaintiffs in the case hp to be in position to perform same-sex marriage just moments after the 9th circuit's unexpected announcement. s

amtrak is busing passengers until the tracks can be fixed. it should be done today. then expect big delays on services on the san joaquin line. >> bad news about san francisco's muni system. a report shows the light rail train posted on time performance of under 50 percent in may. the run down condition of the tracks are leading to slower train speed. the late rail vehicles breakdown an average of once a month and muni has few reserve trains. performance problems arepected d tomorrow at the muni director meeting. >> a new book about a secret deal between obama and hillary clinton, the promise the president made to her about a possible 2016 bid for the white house. >> the legendary south bay cherry stand that is closing up >> rescuers are hoping to find more people to rescue after a poultry slaughter house fire in northeast china. more than 300 were in the plants when the blaze broke out just after dawn and only 100 managed to escape. survivors say one of the doors was locked and the narrow hall ways and exits made rescue work difficult. >> a group of boy scouts took

if it was never frank, amtrak would not be what it is today. josh, i want to tell you something -- nobody, literally in history, has writteridden ams much as me and the conductor. [laughter] i've made,ound trips literally. 8000 round trips. -- i never had a home or an apartment in wilmington. the conductors are like my family. after being vice president, one of my good friends come to me and says joey. as they will tell you, they're still my buddies. train every sale they. i would blow out of the senate, i would get down to seven minutes to make the train. and i sometimes miss the train. one day of i am breaking my train -- my neck to get to the train. i am sprinting. if you ever take amtrak, just ask anybody when you hit washington station, if they know joe biden, i guarantee you they will tell you a story about my trying to make the train. am like those old commercials, running for the airplane commode jumping over the chairs. airplane,bag -- the jumping over the chairs. carrying my bag. up, thery -- i get conductor said, joey, hold up, don't

he came down yesterday back to washington on amtrak. he was a great, great supporter of amtrak. amtrak himself is the one who gave the eulogy yesterday. joe biden. vice president biden -- i call him joe. i know him well. but vice president biden has continued the tradition of being the morning in chief. joe biden gives a eulogy like nobody else. and he and frank of course new jersey, delaware, and they were both regulars on amtrak. and he said yesterday that he had taken amtrak between washington and willington 8,000 times. and he talked about one time he was rushing to catch the train and the conductor said don't worry, joe we're holding it for frank lautenberg. and biden said never did they hold the train for him, but they were holding it for frank because they considered him their biggest supporter. and he talked yesterday -- joked about how he and frank used to talk about religion. >> by the way, josh i'm representing the pope. [ laughter ] >> and bonnie knows frankie has been calling me the only catholic jew he knew. >> bill: hillary clinton former secretary of state who se

we were told that amtrak, metro link, alaska railroad and -- let's see, there's one more. there were four operators -- >> bnsf. >> bnsf freight line would most likely comply by 2015. >> so, ms. fleming, there'd be ways around all those obstacles for at least some people by 2015, the equipment availability, the testing, the fra capacity, the -- all, you think there's a way around that? >> i think that, um, metro link and bns are unique examples in the sense that because of the accident, they were able to hit the ground running. bnsf has been using and testing ptc for decades. and so they've been on the forefront of that. metro link right after the accident really moved forward on that, and one or both of them basically is not waiting for the first generational back office server and is, in fact, using, you know, purchasing their own and doing things a little bit differently than some of the other railroads are. so they've made a conscientious effort to put the money into it. amtrak, it's our understanding that they will be in compliance with michigan and the northeast corri

. >>> and the hot weather has caused amtrak to enforce speed restrictions on their trains. that has caused delays in service from the central valley into oakland. yesterday afternoon, trains were running as much as 50 minutes late. amtrak is encouraging passengers to check ahead for more possible delays. >>> another hot day. i noticed yesterday out on highway 101, a lot of folks trying to get out to the beach, bumper to bumper by 11 a.m. if you are planning to go to the beach, you may want to go now, if you can go to the beach. it should be a pretty nice day for folks. >> you're right. either head to the beach or here's a live look in oakland. the lake may be a possibility for you. but yes, if you would like comfortable weather, you have to get closer to the water, because that's where the temperatures will remain in the 70's to 80's. the farther inland you go, the hotter it's going to be. giving you a look at a very weak onshore breeze. in napa, seven miles per hour. for most of us this morning, it's a couple of degrees cooler than where we started yesterday. 67 in concord

i saved amtrak three times before he was elected. this't know how the hell happened, you know what i mean? [laughter] that's mostly true. [laughter] your dad and i -- i won't say. a call where he actually asked him we spoke about it. he said joe, i think we should have one train. he said it's going to go from washington in make one stop in philadelphia and then know your. i said, over my dead body. you think i'm kidding? that's the only time. frank tama i say, you are a powerful guy, but i'm german. -- i'm chairman. you will not get another judge in new jersey. i promise you. cut outoing to try to the delaware station. he said joe, imagine what it would mean. i said, yes. you're going to have to lend me the money to buy a place in washington. look. that frank always had to be in the game. that is what i loved about your father. , too mucho be done left unsettled, too many injustices to write, too many people needing help. for frank, the thing i loved about him, like me, he loved the senate. he saw it as the place he could all of then

he stood with the riders of amtrak. and most of all, he stood as we seen so beautifully today with his beloved family. he would talk about you all of the time. he would invoke you from the floor. especially the grandchildren. explaining why he fought so hard for what he believed in. you.as always for and for all children and the children yet to come. rank was also a steadfast champion of women's rights and opportunities. i have heard now perhaps why he had to be. ut i have to tell you, i was talking with some of my friends who are still serving so incredibly well in the senate kind we did consider him of an honorary member of the women senator's club. ccu mcculskey, the longest serving woman in the a name for those who help the women. was one of them. he would be the first to say he was doing it for his daughters and his grand daughters. when he left the senate for the first time in 2000, he mutzed on the future. some day they say there's the grandfather. the one would stop smoking on airplanes. e was hoping to raise th

everywhere i go i was on an amtrak train trying to eat my mcdonald's number one meal, the big mac mealnd a guy was flapping his hobbit feet in my face. sure enough i am on a plane yesterday and about to order the meal and a guy was wearing flip-flops on a plane which is number one mistake. takes off his flip-flops and he got his big fat feet on the seat in front of him. and so i get annoyed so i take his picture. that's the guy's feet. and i zeroed in on the front. >> is it the foot? or does it smell? >> anderson: no it's the foot. a socked foot is fine on a plane. a naked foot on a plane is inappropriate. it strikes me as no one wants to see your hairy hobbit feet on a plane. i don't know. [applause] and we've noticed now a lot of other people are taking pictures of people's naked feet on planes and buses. we found this on youtube. there is someone videotaping. who wants to see this? if you are eating it seems inappropriate. >> i'm from malibu originally and we went everywhere barefoot. >> anderson: hat is fine. you probably have beautiful feet i'm sure. >> i don't know about that but

no one was hurt in the derailment and amtrak is busing affected passengers until the track can be fixedoday. until then, expect big delays on the saw joaquin line this morning. >> ahead, 50 years of south bay history is about to shut down. >> is there a secret deal between president obama and secretary of state, hillary clinton? ahead the new book making claims about the former opponents turned colleagues. >> at 6:00, a popular diabetes drug is pulled off the market but the agency is >> rescuers hope to fine workers still unaccounted for after a deadly fire in china. the death toll has risen to 113 people at a poultry slaughterhouse in northeast china. more than 300 were in the plants when the blaze broke out after dawn. only 100 managed to escape. survives say one of the doors was looked and the narrow hall ways made rescue work difficult. >> boy scouts took part in utah's gay pride parade wearing uniforms during the march defying orders by a leader of the youth organization saying they were told wearing their uniforms was strictly forbidden to promote social or political position. thi

if it wasn't for frank amtrak wouldn't be what it is today.g. nobody literally in history has ridden amtrak as much as me as a conductor. [laughter] over 8000 round trips i have made literally. 8000 round trips between washington and wilmington. i never had a home or an apartment in 36 years in wilmington. the conductors were like a family as the secret service knows. the first time i got on amtrak one of my good friends said joey and he grabs my face. [laughter] as they will tell you, they are still my buddies. i took the train every single day. i got it down to seven minutes to take the train and i sometimes missed it. one day i am breaking my neck to get to the train. i am sprinting. if you ever take amtrak, anybody when you hit washington station if they know joe biden and they will tell you the story about my trying to make the train. i am like those old commercials running for the airplane jumping over chairs. i am carrying my bag and my staff deliberately weighed me down with ways to slow me down. [laughter] they said joe, hold up don't

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>>> well, you can expect delays if you're taking amtrak to new york city this morning.hat's because the long island railroad train derailed in the east river tunnel last night. no one was hurt, but the track is closed while crews fix the rail. >>> a new survey says the marriage rate is at its lowest point in more than 100 years. that's according to the demographic intelligence of charlottesville, virginia. the group says the number of marriages across the u.s. fell more than 5% since 2009. the survey attributes the drop to the recession and cultural changes like the fact that most people live together before they get engaged. the group says it expects a 4% increase over the next two years when people between the ages of 18 and 34-year-olds would head to the altar. >>> 6:55. four things to know before you head out the door. right now more than 100,000 protesters are holding demonstrations in at least eight brazilian cities. the protests started last week over a 10 cent increase in bus and subway fares. >>> any minute the fbi will start digging for jimmy hoffa's remains a

the derailment happened on the same tracks that are used by amtrak passenger services. buses had to be dispatched of transport passengers to the final destinations. luckily no one was injured. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> time is 4:46. sal is looking at traffic. sal, any troubles on the richmond-san rafael bridge. i know we're talking about traffic there. >> there is new lane configuration. traffic is not really effected because it's so early but we will be watching it for you all morning long. let's take a look at the east shore. west 80 traffic does look good as you head out to the mccarthur maze. also the morning commute looks good westbound bay bridge toll plaza coming up to the pay gates. if you are driving on northbound 280, that traffic is look good. >>> sal, there was a train stopped on the tracks this morning. >> it was there for what a half hour? >> i don't know. we do have a little bit of fog and a cooler cooler pattern. but for most. concord will drop about ten degrees. same for livermore. anybody west of those will be cooler. santa ros

sonoma county transit will transit fans from the snow na plaza and -- sonoma plaza and amtrak service will have stops in davis and suisun city. that's sold out. taking a look at the practice runs, 90,000 to 100,000 fans expected. security will be tight as well. racing officials say they work closely with the department of homeland security. but in terms of security measures, nothing out of the ordinary except thorough checks. back to you. >> thank you. >>> police in palo alto have announced plans to deal with the issue of people camping in cars. neighbors have complained for years about the problem. placecy -- police say they will first educate people about the ordinance before issuing citations. an ordinance to ban this was introduced to the council first in 2011. >>> safeway has a plan to relieve long lines on 707 contra costa boulevard next to the sun valley mall. since the opening 16 months ago, it's had lines stretching out to the streets at times. the contra costa times reports that safeway plans to add four double-sided pumps and rearrange the entrance and parking lot. >>> the

amtrak is also affected with trains from new york to boston delayed up to an hour. >>> three football players at the naval academy could face sex assault charges as soon as tomorrow. they are accused of assaulting a female midshipmen last year. the case is moving into article 32 proceedings or the military equivalent of a grand jury investigation. the victim's family accused navy officials of moving too slowly in the case. >>> new tonight, president obama says he wants to reveal even more about the government's recently disclosed spying programs. jim handly is hat our live desk now with the president's explanation and a plea from the father of the man who leaked information about the nsa. >> in a brand new interview airing tonight, the president is defending two controversial nsa programs because he says there's nothing wrong with them. he spoke to pbs yesterday before he left for ireland. he said two nsa programs, one that collects verizon phone number records and another designed to track the use of internet services used by foreigners are transparent despite the fact the programs w

amtrak says trains will run on normal schedule out of penn station, but it also expects delays. >>> in just a few hours, search crews resume their efforts to solve a decades-long mystery. coming up, new developments after agents get a tip about the whereabouts of jimmy hoffa. >>> video from a d.c. street has hard to watch. the dangerous moves that are leading to a backlash against local bikers. >>> and another day where we could see the chance for rain and even storms. we're coming right back with how to prepare for your day. weather and traffic on the 1s [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> not exactly what you'd expect to see at the grocery store. bambi browsing the aisles at a kroger in kentucky. take a look at these still photos from security cameras. the deer walked in through

. >>> in the central valley, amtrak service was restored after a freight train derailed all caught oncameras. the train kicking up dust as ten cars came off the tracks. no one luckily was hurt, but sections of that track had to be replaced, and the station platform was damaged. there is that dust. >>> a developing story from central florida now. this 30-foot sinkhole opened up in a backyard near orlando. it sucked in several trees, part of a pool and the watering side of it. the homeowners had gone to dinner, and when they came back, half of their backyard was gone. >>> a texas man has died after inadvertently riling up a swarm of killer bees. larry goodwin disturbed the hive of africanized bees when he hit a pile of wood with his tractor and he was stung more than 3,000 times. his daughter and everyone else who got close enough to try to help him was attacked. one neighbor hospitalized. >>> medical news, new evidence using sunscreen can help you look younger. doctors in australia found people who applied sunscreen daily had fewer wrinkles. skin was less saggy, as well. the study look

by amtrak. his final ride.nship of the rail service, lautenberg, a world war ii vet, will be b r buried at arlington. we want to pivot back to that breaking news we've been following out of philadelphia. new information coming into our news room on the apartment building collapse there at center city in market at 22nd.ç wcau reporting eight to ten people may be trapped in that rubble. they are searching to find out how many people could be there. the philadelphia fire commissioner is on the scene as well. apparently, first responders were able to walk to this site there at 22nd and market. also, new information from wcau talking about the injured being treated at an area hospital, but again, we're going to keep you posted on that story happening now. a major thoroughfare in philadelphia at an apartment building there that has collapsed. fire officials saying they aren't certain how many people might have been inside that we'll keep you updated on the latest developments. energy efficient appliances. you can ge

and today when i took the amtrak from newark to union station, i thought through most of that ride of frank. i remembered how many times he came to this floor to fight for america's railways, how much he believed in the importance of rail travel, and what it meant to keeping this nation's transportation system competitive. but given all of those accomplishments, it still would not adequately reflect the gift of governing he gave this nation and the 9,000 votes he cast in this chamber. maybe not all of them made the headlines, but they made a difference for every american family, and with each of those votes, frank lautenberg helped shape the history of america, not just for his time but for all in generations to come. you know, but when i think of frank, i also certainly not only look back to the fact that he was part of that greatest generation, a world war ii veteran, but i also think that frank may have left us too soon at the age of 89 because he never missed a beat. he lived in the moment. i remember about three years ago, he and his wife bonnie celebrated his 86th birthday in ja

in the east bay, amtrak runs dozens' of daily trains between martinez, berkeley, oakland and san jose. and finally, if it appears that a strike is going to happen we expect that bart and the other transit agencies will make adjustments to their routes and service schedules to accommodate commuters as best they can. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> stick with kron 4 news as we continue to follow this bart strike threat and bring you the lastest developments on union and contract negotiations. >> a south bay pension controversy. the san jose mercury news is reporting an illegal practice -- that some or all of the public employee's pension contribution are being covered by taxpayers. the bay area newspaper says nearly 64-thousand government workers had at least part of what was supposed to be their share of their retirement plans picked up last year. using more than 220-million dollars in public funds. get ready to shave some- time-off your weekday commute. now that the cal- trans 64-million- dollar 880-fwy makeover in the southbay is ready to open. kron4's haaziq madyun

amtrak is busing the passengers between merced and modesto until the tracks can be mixed. >>> that dozen families want answers from a cemetery after their loved ones ashes were mixed together. the agony began with a fire in the cream for yum in koll ma. kolm a. ashes were combined during the efforts to put out the fire. the cemetery wants to bury the remains somewhere else on the grounds and the families oppose that idea. >> we want them to be over here and not someplace on the property of cypress lawns. we want to make sure it is here. this is their final resting place. >> the family families claim cypress lawn has been slow in providing them information and allowing them to get in touch with others affected by the fire. the cemetery says the remains were mixed doctoring -- during the fire. >>> still to come -- >> ♪ tried before to tell her >> rocking mark's cup sting takes the stage. did neighbors revolt? the controversy over the america's cup concert series. and why grabbing the icy drink could be worse than licking a toilet bowl. what they discovered about dirty ice cubes. and why do

amtrak is busing the passengers between merced and modesto until the tracks can be mixed. >>> that dozen families want answers from a cemetery after their loved ones ashes were mixed together. the agony began with a fire in the cream for yum in koll ma. kolm a. ashes were combined during the efforts to put out the fire. the cemetery wants to bury the remains somewhere else on the grounds and the families oppose that idea. >> we want them to be over here and not someplace on the property of cypress lawns. we want to make sure it is here. this is their final resting place. >> the family families claim cypress lawn has been slow in providing them information and allowing them to get in touch with others affected by the fire. the cemetery says the remains were mixed doctoring -- during the fire. >>> still to come -- >> ♪ tried before to tell her >> rocking mark's cup sting takes the stage. did neighbors revolt? the controversy over the america's cup concert series. and why grabbing the icy drink could be worse than licking a toilet bowl. what they discovered about dirty ice cubes. and why do

and amtrak is offering a service called nascar express.m what we understand, that has already been sold out. back out here live, tickets are still available for the races. tickets range from $10 to $45 and $100 -- [inaudible] >> reporter: obviously, very loud out here. i can barely hear myself speak. we're live in sonoma, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, brian. >>> nine minutes before 9:00. californiafuls have been warning this could be a very bad fire season. northern california pot growers could make a bad fire season even worse. many people involved in the booming business of marijuana in humboldt county and elsewhere are leveling hillsides to make room for their illegal crop. that's adding for the fire danger along with hurting the ecosystem. >>> 8:52. another amazing development in the rapidly-changing world of high technology. you will find out about a new faster diversion of wi-fi that's been approved. >>> 101 through san francisco looking good but we do have some accidents around the area to tell you abou

he supported the clean up of the fight for the funding of amtrak and the family and medical leave act and the ryan white care act for aids. he is a major reason why if you are convicted of domestic violence, you have a hard time legally getting a gun in this country. having benefitted after world war ii, he was a leading fighter for the new post 9-11 administration. in the obama administration his health was not great. he announced he would not run for reelection. in a wheelchair he nevertheless came back in april to cast votes in favor of gun reform laws that he had long championed, including background checks and assault weapons ban. now with frank lautenberg dying this morning at the age of 89, the governor of new jersey who is probably the highest profile republican in the country, chris christie is left with a bunch of impossible decisions that have been left now to him from this proud liberal democratic senator who was like chris christie and his loud ideological nemesis for the entire time chris christie has been in office. the first thing is what to do with a bunch of gun bill

that could end up leading us with 130 miles of rail that's unusable for anything except maybe to run amtrakn. the state insists it has complied with all the provisions of the bond measure. >> there is an identification of funding sources. there is no requirement of a certain level of certainty or reasonable ones associated that. >> if they came to me with a viable plan they were going to guarantee high-speed rail service between san francisco and l.a. in 2 hours 45 minutes then the conversation is how do i get out of the way. >> the judge has the 0 days to issue its decision. if california doesn't break down over the next few months, it risks of losing $3 billion funding in federal money. abc7 news. >> at 5:38. new this morning a man who survived a jump from the golden gate bridge will lead a walk to prevent suicide today. kevin hinds became a suicide prevention advocate after surviving his jump from the bridge years ago. the walk helps raise funds to provide free mental health area throughout the bay area. it begins today on john f. kennedy drive in golden gate park. >> a few hours from no

think it will be a day o two before -- the derailment happened on the same tracks that are used by amtraknger services. buses had to be dispatched to help transport passengers. >>> next celebrity baby news. it is official kim kardashian and kanye west are having a baby girl. they are both excited to be having a girl. the couple didn't want to announce the sex until sunday night's show aired. >>> time 16:17. sal is keeping an eye on the roads. i understand there is emergency road work? >> yes. northbound 101 right in front of the san francisco airport. this area here on the maps is effected by some emergency road work between the airport and 380 nay had a lane closed. they were supposed to be out of there at 6:00 they are running late. and now this traffic are be slow. southbound so far not effected. but if you want to avoid the area i would use 280. let's go to live pictures. we'll show you 880 north and southbound is moving along relatively well in beth -- in both directions. 6:18 let's go to steve. >>> did you see that bird? >> i know. a lot of low clouds in place. if you don't get any

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if you ever take amtrak, now ask anybody when you hit washington station do you know joe biden, they'llll you a story about my trying to make the train. i am like those old commercials, running for the airplane, jumping over chairs. i am carrying my bag, which seemed like my staff deliberately weighted down to slow me down. swear to god, true story, i get up, conductor says hey, hey, joe, hold up, don't worry, you're okay, we are holding it for lautenberg. >> joe biden really, really knows how to do that well. thanks for being with us tonight. now it is time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." tonight. "first look" is up next. >>> good thursday morning. right now on "first look," new details this morning out of philadelphia on that deadly building collapse. >>> a major developing story. the obama administration, verizon and the national security agency carrying out what's believed to be a top-secret domestic surveillance program, collecting all daily call logs. >>> some promising news for this 10-year-old in desperate need of a lung transplant. >>> plus, tropical storm andrea g

it could end up leaving us with 130 miles of rail that's unicable for anything except maybe to run amtrak on. >> the state insists it has provided with all the provisions of the bond measure. >> there is an identification of funding sources. there is no requirement of a certain level of certainty. >> if they came to me with a viable plan that they were going to guarantee high-speed rail service between san francisco and l.a. in 2 hours 45 minutes, then the conversation is how do i get out of the way. >> the judge had -- has ninety days to issue his decision. at sacramento superior court, abc7 news. >>> its 6:38 rights now. new this morning, a man who survived a jump foreign policy the golden gate jump will lead a walk to prevent suicide today. kevin hynes became a suicide prevention advocate after surviving his jump many from the span 13 years ago. the 5k national alliance on mental illness walk helps raise funds to provide free mental health services throughout the bay area. it begins at 10:30 this morning in golden gate park. also new this morning a few hours from now unique works of ar

if you ever take amtrak, now ask anybody when you hit washington station do you know joe biden, they'llll you a story about my trying to make the train. i am like those old commercials, running for the airplane, jumping over chairs. i am carrying my bag, which seemed like my staff deliberately weighted down to slow me down. swear to god, true story, i get

it is not just the airline but the amtrak is warning that the increased heat could expand the tracksnd risk derailing. and so potential disruption in the west as a result of a incredible temperature. it may be a historic of high temperatures and heatwave that you are seeing in the next 3 or 4 days. we are talking about death valley. it hit 120 this afternoon. and the record is 134 back in 1913. and the way things are going, it could actually touch. that and here in california, we are seeing triple digit temperatures everywhere and expecting local records to be broken. experts are saying the problem is, it is different, take a listen. >> and it is very prolonged and lasts many days and when that happens, the longer it lasts, the more stressful it is on the entire environment and livelihoods of the people that it impacts. and we'll give you an example of that. and out in las vegas, 30 people were treated for heat related illness and they got caught in the sun. we understand that a marathon was called off elsewhere in nevada and here in los angeles county they are setting up air places

we should say that they will be, the casket will travel by amtrak to new york and the funeral services will be tomorrow at park avenue synagogue with vice president biden, senator menendez, former secretary of state, hillary clinton, and the lautenberg family. all delivering eulogies. and kelly, obviously this is going to be a moment, the senate will not be in session, clearly tomorrow. >> and there will be an opportunity for senators to pay their respects in person. i've been told that the body of senator lautenberg will lie in repose in the senate chamber on, that lincoln catalphalque, that's an important ceremony, one we rarely sees with the senate floor will be the place to offer respects and that will happen sometime on thursday. >> thanks so much, chris cillizza and kelly o'donnell. we've had make action, three separate actions against iran, sanctions from david cohen, the treasury department announcing these and the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence joins me now. direct from a hearing with the banking committee to explain all of this. this is the toughest a

project rollingorward that could end up leaving us 130 miles of rail unusable for anything maybe to run amtrak> the state insist it has complied with all the provisions of the bond measure. >> there is identification of funding sources. in quirment of certain level of certainty. reasonness associated with those. >> they came to me with a viable plan that you know they were going to guardian tee high speed rail service between san francisco and l.a. in two hours 40 minutes. conversation simply becomes how do i get out of the way. >> judge has 90 days to issue a decision. if california doesn't break ground over the next few months. it risk is losing more than 3 billion dollars in federal funding for the project. at sacramento superior court abc 7 news. >> change come to all starbucks location that the company owns and operates beginning tomorrow the coffee giant ban smoking within 25 feet of the shop. all 7000 of them. indoor smoking at starbucks already a no no. policy only applies to seating areas and other company property around the stores. the new rule step beyond the law in california wher

. >>> you can expect delays if you're taking amtrak to new york city this morning because a long island railroad train derailed last night. no one was hurt but the track is closed while crews fix the rail. >>> firefighters are getting closer to the point of origin in that deadly fire in colorado. it's now 70% contained. this fire killed two people and destroyed more than 500 homes near colorado springs. a few people forced from their homes have been allowed to return to see what's left. the cause of this fire is under investigation. >>> and we're following a developing story in michigan at 5:17. federal agents will head out again today to look for jimmy hoffa's remains. the fbi is digging through a field about 25 miles north of detroit. agents are not saying what led them there, but we know the feds have been talking with an ailing ex-gangster. he says he knows where the body is buried. the former teamster's boss was believed to have been involved with the mob when he disappeared in 1975. he was last seen in a suburban detroit restaurant. >>> we may be getting a clearer picture of what

today we have great connections between baltimore and downtown, mark trains, amtrak trains, buses to the metro and i am someone who gets to take the mall or take gold bus 5 a out to dollars from roslyn and soon we have a silver line. a lot of problems we used have in terms of you had to be going in and out of dca or was too inconvenience are leaving. we need to increase the number of people being able to come in to our nation's capital and come here at visit here, spend their money here to learn about our government. that is where i think living slot around will be important. if the merger has to go through this is a remedy and there should be other remedies because this only covers one tiny little talk of it. >> senator warner? >> thank you. let me again, 98% of us last struggle on and on on this. mr. leocha, one comment i want to make before i get to mr. parker is i agree that the silver in line, transportation in between various airports will get better but it has that dramatic affect on particularly for lows of traffic international. if you don't go through dulles, if you make th

if you ever take amtrak, now ask anybody when you hit washington station, do you know joe biden? tell you no, and tell you a story about my trying to make the train. i am like those old commercials, running for the airplane, jumping over chairs. i am carrying my bag, which seemed like my staff deliberately loaded down with weights to slow me down, and i swear to god, true story, i'd get up, conductor says, hey, joe, joe. hold up. don't worry. you're okay. we're holding it for lautenberg. >> joe biden really, really knows how to do that well. thanks for being with us tonight. now it is time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great n

amtrak trains may soon have special cars where passengers can sit with their pets.9 though it'll be awkward your cat, and he÷ just slips on his headphones. beats driving, huh? oh, you don't feel like talking? okay. someone did the crossword in my "arrive" magazine. [ laughter ] ♪ some more celebrity news here.! justin bieber is apparently making guests at his parties sign a contract promising not to post pictures of it on twitter, facebook or instagram. when they heard that, myspace was, like, "we're back, baby!" [ laughter ] "party! we're back!" [ applause ] get this, guys. russia is said to be creating special robots that will be able to do jobs that are too dangerous for humans. experts say they'll be unemotional, ruthless and silent. or as that's also called, russian. [ laughter ] "i'm so happy, i could break someone's leg. heh heh heh." check this out, guys. jennifer lopez is partnering with verizon to open a chain of cell phone stores. the deal doesn't pay a ton of mo money up front, but i heard she's got sweet back-end. [ audience ohs ] [ cheers and applause ]ko yeah, that's what i