with amtrak train 501. it was a most dieartening experience that have shared since my retirement from the railroad industry, what i saw, that devastation. when i started reading and learning more of the facts that were forthmi, it was obvious thatwe had a human failure that day. ptc would have prevented that human failure because with ptc it would have recognized that permanent speed restriction of 30 miles per hour and that train would have slowed automatically had the engineer not done it himself. so all that said, ptc would have prevented it. as faras what we are doing today, and what we have done thus far, with the railroads, and trying to move the needle not among all 41 railroads, including the 12 we just identified that are at risk, in addition to the face-to-face meetings, we are now in respective -- in respect of their time embarking next week having individual, lengthy conference calls to eliminate the travel with each of the 12 railroads, their leadership. to find out exactly what has been accomp

when you take amtrak from d.c. on that beautiful union station which is this gorgeous train station that's been restored, grand central station if you go in the main hall, you get up at penn station it feels like you have arrived at some terrible hell scape and maybe the monkeys did win, the apes from "planet of the apes," you're walking out like what is this? >> tucker: we should have more self-respect than that. >> it's embarrassing, totally embarrassing. congrats to amtrak for new bathrooms but there's a lot more to penn station then restrooms. >> tucker: you're a brave man, thanks for doing this. time for the final exam up next. white house press secretary sean spicer competing tonight, will you beat him at remembering what happened this week congesti, which most pills don't. congesti, flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. flonase. paywell, esurance makes itnce you dsimple and affordable. in fact, drivers who switched from geico to esurance saved an average of $412. that'

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there's some things such as the mail room, the ground amtrak, the tgpa office on the second level. at this point -- and martha's team will continue to report on the build out, the tentative improvement elements but i think this has been a seamless hand over from web core to the turner special projects division group. then moving south, that's another one that's going well. we had some buses that went in and did their initial testing about a week or two ago now. some feedback came from that, moving those buses around. we have this on the list to try to accommodate those items when we run the tests, when we get buses in there. they say you got a model and then when you do the actual drive through there other things come out and we are in the process of getting those ready to ensure training starts as soon as possible. the left-hand side is the admin building that's in place. it's getting built out. the team will be walking out there on monday actually, the ac transit team to see their new digs as they come together over there at the bus storage facility. another slide is this one. i

the original rail line was 2015, the same year this amtrak crash in philadelphia killed 17 passengers and the national safety transportation board fo bd it could haven avoided if it had been in place. >> it's frustrating to go from accident to accident that could have been implemented if someone had implemented a recommendation. >> reporter: and the chairman says they have made tho recommendations for years like in 1996 when an marcrain collided in silver spring, killing 11 people. they cite a lack of positive train separation control systems as a major safety issue more than 20 years ago. >> lives are atta. any delay in implementing positive train control,rom a safety perspective jis is unacceptable. >> reporter: records obtained be news4 show they just sent letters to four railroads including the marc train system saying they are at risk of not meeting the congressional deadlines. they have 26 locomotives to complete by december and more than they did last year or train any employees. we asked governor larry hogan abt it since one of the warning letters was addressed to him three we

the food on amtrak routes across the northeast is getting a a bi of make over, you can getut veg to improassenger experience, amtrakd also it was going to refurbish passenger cars on its northeast regional traets with ing and lighning. >>>t's safe to say not all star wars fs were thrilled about the last jedi movie and some are takingeiatters into rands to basically remake the e a group fans setting up a remake saying remake the last jedi. last jedi director ryan johnson weighed in saying he hopes the remake actually happens. that's a gd attitude to have. the news at 11:00 is startsno riw.id >>> camera v of a police confrontation the drir with a plus time magazine is defending the cover photo that has become the facee immigration controversy.cr and white house presetary sarah sanders was kicked out of re aurants. another restaurant is feel heat on social media. newsw. starts no >>> thanks forp staying u late. a res ihe center of kinsgender wasuta leebra. anne cutler joins us now. >> reporter: sheororks the human rights campaign, she has a staggers 148,000 followers on twitter and tonight t

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with amtrak for the second floor space, it's on the consent calendar but from the time it was placed on the consent calendar to today further progress has been made and it's nearly complete. at this point the remaining task is for ac transit to complete t the agreements between greyhound and amtrak. it's contingent on these. i'm generally copied on the e-mail correspondence. activity is progressing. sydney. >> good morning, directors. so an update on facility readiness. standard operating procedures are under development and they will be in place prior to the start of revenue service. bus plaza sop's are complete in preparation for opening. on site training for contractors will begin on the 18th. this monday our security supervisors began their training and they will be trainers for the rest of the staff starting next ek the ecs mns project will be complete later thisth with training for the soc staff to begin soon thereafter. tjpa security contractor took over security at the bus plaza this morning in preparation for full operations on saturday. tjpa's security contract will take ov

this morning, streets in the area were closed and amtrak's capital corridor trains canceled stops at the hayward station. >>> homophobic flyers in a park and it's captured the attention of the city council. marianne favro has more on what st city leaders are doing about it. >> reporter: several flyers were found hire at mitchell park on father's day. they've since been removed. one was put up in a restroom. it criticized palo alto libraries for displaying books about lbgtq issues. >> i don't think we can prevent this, but what we can do is respond as soon as it happens. indicating to the public how abhorrent it is and how we certainly are not going to take this without fighting back. >> reporter: the mayor responded with this letter posted on the city's website. then last night, then ti entire council reaffirmed support for the elbe gt q society. there is still much work to do to make sure everyone feels welcome. the city still doesn't know who put up those signs, but if they're caught, they could face a misdemeanor. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> late today, a decision by th

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someone on an amtrak train spotted the body and called police. an autopsy will determine the woman's cause of death. again, no immediate sign of foul play. they only say she appears to be 30 to 40 years of age. >>> in milpitas, caltrans workers found a body off the tide of 237 by mccarthy boulevard. the mccarthy on ramp to 237 was closed for over an hour while the coroner responded. no details have been released about the victim. >>> overnight, fire sparked. take a look at the flames there. they didn't spread very far but they terrified people living nearby. cal fire has blamed pg&e equipment for starting last october's fires, the most destructive in state history. wayne freedman has today's story. >> reporter: the power pole on fiesh. a nearby homeowner recording it. jaclyn says by this point the worst who past after a pg&e regular laterde -- street. >> i heard the pop and saw it. >> reporter: jacquelyn and her husband and 2-year-old son had moved in on valentine's day. they never gave the power pole a second thought until it blew around 10:40 p

my parents drove me up to shall be, montana, where i cut the amtrak into the cross north dakota. that took a while, changed trains in chicago, saw the buildings of louis sullivan and that i would live in here someday and i ended up doing that. when across pennsylvania. i remember the conductor, we were passing the river and he said get a load of this scenic wonderland and i arrived here in dc for my smithsonian internship and i think it was the next day yasser arafat shook revealed his hand on the white house lawn and it was a hopeful time in america the library of congress is sponsoring this event, you know, when i was an intern at the smithsonian the first work i worked on that had the number of the library of congress catalog number two things like art philadelphia in the archives of american art tort-- that was the main one. italian american art history and i was seen earlier that for me as an author, every time i get one of my books and it comes in the mail the first time the person i do is that catalog number because, as we all know life is short and the library of congress

i took the amtrak across north dakota. that took a while. i saw the buildings of luis i wanted to live here one day and did. i want across pennsylvania. i remember the conductor, we were passing the susquehanna river, and he said, get a load of this wonderland. i arrived in d.c. for my smithsonian internship, and i arafathe next day, yasir shook someone's hand -- the library of congress is sponsoring this event. when i was an intern at the , when i had the isbn -- the archives of american art. that was the main one. italian american art history. i was saying earlier, for me as an author every time i get one , of my books and it comes in the mail the first time the time -- first thing i do is get the catalog number because, as we all know life is short and the library of congress is forever. so, take that, great britain. here thinking about when i was leaving home to come here i realize that is the story that i have been writing all of these years through so many books. it is always the story of the , and that isg home the story of our countr

i had a great career, i finished up my career with amtrak. i was a senior director of equipment for national railway passenger corporation. so i had a great thing. i credit the marine corps with that can-do attitude. it was great. i always kept in touch with my marine corps buddies. and attend these reunions, sometimes i organize them. >> what is something that you got from your marine corps service that you consider invaluable? >> if you get down -- if you get knocked down six times, get up seven point just never give up. never give up. and speak the truth and people will respect you for that. >> how important was it involving yourself in the veteran community following the service? >> it was very important to me. i volunteer at a va now, i have since i retired. i don't want these young veterans to suffer what i suffered. just kind of an indifference. i want them to know we appreciate what they are doing. maybe i didn't like the tactics in afghanistan, that is not there -- that is not their fault. here it is again, we've wasted all this bloo

which is essentially amtrak. it's unclear if that's affecting any of the service into oakland and i know a lot of people take it from oakland to san jose. we are trying to find that out. let's take a look at 80 westbound picked this point, it wouldn't be a bad drive from vacaville, fairfield, and vallejo driving to the perkiness bridge. getting away from vallejo. no problems heading up to crockett on 80. it's taking 18 minutes to drive there to the commute. that's light for this time of the money. and there is a little bit of a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is lighter than usual at this time. it's 5:32. let's go back to the desk >>> thank you, sal. we do begin with more on the breaking news in the death of celebrity chef ntv host anthony bourdain. >> he was only 61 his show, parts unknown, is one of the most popular shows on cnn. he's on many other shows as well. this morning, it is confirmed anthony bourdain was found dead in a hotel in france but he was filming an upcoming episode. >> a friend found b

. >> this morning as you can see here, streets in the area were closed and amtrak's capital corridor trains cancelled stops at the hayward station while investigators were on the scene. >> flitting in getting to away with thousands of dollars in merchandise, how two thieves robbed an at&t wireless store. police say these two men walked into a store, forced an employee into the back of the building telling them they had a gun. one of the suspects took the at&t shirts, went back in the showroom and acted like he worked at the store. eventually they took nearly $200 in cash from customers and $50,000 in merchandise. >> check out this guy. police say he's suspected of punching a woman who was crossing the street, mission street yesterday morning. the department tweeted out the surveillance photo of him. if you recognize at the cal palace is one step closer to becoming reality aena scott weind assemblyman phil tang. it was approved by the public safety committee that. bill would ban sales of go up and ammunition at daly city venue. however, there is an exception for gun buyback programs o

amtrak has said it my not let trains without ptc run on its tracks after january 1st.y fleisher, news 4 i-team. >>> it's now 6:25.ge coming up,r woods teeing off for a tournament. that is special to this all-star's heart. >> it's happening in auerbach yard. what he told us it's like being back in our area. just ahead. >>> then it's really going to be heating up around here. beautiful sunrise right now coing up in a fuptew minutes. we'll talk about how hot the sun will be this afternoon and taking you ahead to an even hotter weekend. coming up. zbliefrmt a truck accident mpppened last night. a businessy rat 270 in g a businessy rat 270 in g gaithersburs still closed at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep m. haverttress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brandsic and our match guarantee you can find the perfect mattress for everyonen the family. and right now save up to $500 on select tempur-pedic sets. it's time everyone got a good night's sleep. havertys. life looks good does your business internet provider promise a lot? let's see

yes, i said amtrak joe biden who is touring the country on a book tour. >> good to see you. god love you, what i'm i talking about? you cannot go to a 7-eleven or dunkin' donuts unless you have . >> i wish you were in junior high so i could take him behind the gym. and punch him in the mouth. >> laura: i was in the car earlier and i was screaming if you are in a bad mood, watch joe biden on youtube. we've been told that trump uses olent rhetoric, but biden is always ready to punch someone else. rtz is rtey mulling a move into politics. >> it concerns me that so many voices within the democratic party are going so far to the left.i asd how are we going to pay for all these things in terms of things like single pay or people espousing the fact that the government will give everyone a job? i think we have to get away from all of these falsehoods and a start talking about the truth and not false promises. >> okay but there's only one problem for democrats. has been speaking truth and has been delivering real promises, as president. now he is connected with the forgotten voters t

and onto santa clara with a platform to  platform transfer with caltrain, ultima commuter express, amtrakse coming together 600 trains a day. if you're trying to get across alameda to san mateo county, 130 million for those improvements. on the peninsula 101 92 interchange that turns 101 into a parking lot, 50 million in regional funds towards that. if you like wine and you're going up the 101 corridor, we take that mysterious link of three lanes to two lanes and then back to three again and we add that third lane in each direction so you can move. highway 39 and napa, highway 37 across the top of the bay, all together 35 individual pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, snap those pieces together and we will have more regional relief. >>you mentioned 24 and 680 -- county did not support the major the other was celano because they believe they were paying for improvements but not many were in their county. what was your reaction to that? >> that is why it is so important that we realize that our commute patterns more in more in a regional economy are regional. almost every improvement in regional m

amtrak doesn't have alternate service to there may be more folks heading to the roadway. back to you. >>> 6:02. we're following breaking news for you this morning, world famous chef and tv host anthony bourdain is dead from an apparent suicide. cnn confirmed his death early this morning. this is video of bourdain visiting the bay area. he was filming his tlc show and he was just 61 years old. he was in france working on an upcoming episode of his cnn series parts unknown. a close friend found him unresponsive in his hotel room this morning. he reportedly hanged himself. we're reporting all week of death of fashion and handbag designer kate spade who also committed suicide by hanging herself in her new york home. it was a shock for people around the world when this happened and in fact, a new study just released from the cdc yesterday found suicide rates are up 30% across the country. this has been since 1999. if you or someone you know needs help, someone is always available to talk to, you can call this number right here on your screen, 1-800-273-8255. the national suici

amtrak has said it may not let t trains withou run on its tracks after january 1st. jody fleisher, news 4 i-team. >>> it's a5:25. coming up, a soccer star bringing his talents to the district. details on a possible deal with one of the biggest names in the professional league. zblierng >>> welod thursday morning. we have a couple of showers as you make your way out the door. you could run into a few of those. throughout the day g 'll see imconditions and it will be heating up. i'll show you that forecast in a few minutes. >>> plus, bevere teamoverage and first 4 traffic after a tractor-trailer overturned. it's causing problems for two tsy highways. everything you ne kn, everything you ne kn, ow jardiance asked: wh it comes to managing your type 2 diabetes, what matters to you? you got a1 heart, diet, and exercise. slide 'em up or slide 'em down. so let's see. for most oc.you, it's lower but only a few of you are thking about your heart. fact is, even though it helps to manage a1c, type 2 diabetes still increases your risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke. jardiance

. >>> well, about 4:00 this morning a freight train derailed near the amtrak train station in davis. that caused a shutdown of all train service including the capitol corridor train until that derailed train could be removed. the capitol corridor trains are now back up and running. >>> extra police will patrol outside of oracle arena tonight. there is a sold out official warriors watch party for game 4 of the nba finals. now, the police response comes after wednesday's shooting at the arena at an arena parking lot after game three's watch party. a man who was so the twice during an argument, is expected to survive. >>> those are just some of the morning headlines. hey, mike, i'll send it back to you. >>> a kindergarten class in massachusetts is using a nursery rhyme to teach students how to respond to active shooter. you know, the lullaby, it's been repurposed and rewritten. one mom posted a photo of the leer irks. i'm going to sort of sick it for you. lock down lock down lock the door. >> shut the lights off, say no more. the woman who took the photo the sign is jarring and that it

right now they are assessing the situation and union pacific will let us know about that and amtrak willet us know if they have an auxiliary plan. the roadways around the bay are moving very nicely but one crew making roadways a little better, making things slower right now, southbound 101 jammed up from willow down past the university down towards embarcadero and now folks getting on at university are having a problem. if you can head south, you have better condition or oregon expressway better until they clear the cones, back to you. >> thank you very much. breaking news this morning and you may be shocked by a celebrity chef and talk show host anthony bourdain dead at the age of 61. cnn confirms bourdain died by suicide. this is video of anthony bourdain visiting the bay area for the tlc show a few years back. a close friend found bourdain unxponsive friday morning where he was working on an episode of cnn show. bourdain apparently hanged himself. earlier this week, fashion and handbag designer kate spade also died by suicide hanging herself in her new york city home. her death also w

i live on amtrak. i know of what i speak. we need to make foreign-policy andiomacy the work of many more people than those of us on this panel and in this university and in washington. . appointed the first step in the mayor for international affairs. that person, i am proud to say she is a woman, a former ambassador in the obama administration. she is in los angeles doing foreign affairs. chico has 28 sister ci lationip spirit if you've , it is aed from o'hare hall of united nions. across the country are playing as important a role in fighting terrorism. change, president trump old up at the cities of the united states led by bloomberg stood up. outresident trump pulled but the cities of the united states led by bloomberg, stood up. what i would say to come back to have two firste o first of all listen to americ when we were under the cold war nuclear weapon to ,uear weapon, in those days we would bear any price and bear any burden. today, we need to pay more attention to what is happening in the united states. we need to le

even amtrak is a government-owned transportation system.ll of these are hallmarks of democratic socialist policies. >> right. this is the important part. but joining us now, alexandria ocasio-cortez, the democratic nominee for the 14th district. she unseated a ten-term incumbent congressman, and cory bush is with us hoping to pull off a similar feat in missouri's first district. great explanation. >> thank you. i'm dying to go first. that explanation makes sense to a lot of people, but a lot of people who watch that are already in your camp. being tied to the word socialist, are you concerned that when you get on the big stage that could be a killer for you? there are a lot of people in the middle that aren't going to go through that explainer, and when they hear socialist, think think my hard earned dollars, i'm not ready to give them away. >> i think that's a legitimate concern. i go back to how we won the race. we don't win this race with labels or saying i am this or that. we always ran this race with our goals and our issues in mind. w

i live on amtrak. i know of what i speak. [laughter] second, we need to make foreign-policy and diplomacy the work of many more people than those of us on this panel and in this university and in washington. l.a. appointed the first deputy mayor for international affairs. that person, i am proud to say she is a woman, a former ambassador in the obama administration. she is in los angeles doing foreign affairs. chicago has 28 sister city relationships. walked fromever o'hare to the health and, -- hylton, it is a hall of united nations. cities across the country are playing as important a role in fighting terrorism. climate change. president trump polled out, but the cities of the unitedtates led byomrgtood up. we are going to lead, all of us. what i would say to come back to the question, we have to first of all listen to americans whe -- who are saying, when we were in the cold threat war nuclear weapon to nuclear weapon, in those days, we would pay any price and bear any burden. today, we need to pay more attention to what i

i live on amtrak. i know of what i speak . [laughter] second, we need to make foreign policy and diplomacy the work of many more people than those of us on the panel and in this university and in washington. la appointed the first deputy mayor for international affairs. that person i'm proud to say she is a woman, a former ambassador in the obama administration, she is in los angeles doing foreign affairs. chicago has 28 sister city relationships. if ever walked from o'hare to the hilton, which i've done many times, it is a hall of united nations peer 28 nations itflags hanging in that walkway. cities across the country are playing as important a role in fighting terrorism and climate change, president trump pulled out by the cities of the united states led by mayor bloomberg stood up. we are going to meet our commitments through those cities efforts and the efforts of universities, businesses, nonprofit leaders, all of us. what i would say to come back to the question, just a slight digression -- we have to first of all, list

to the kind of community level and then i hope it's a reminder where i need god the most is on the amtrak or in the airport. because that's where i feel the most stressed and most aggravated and where i'm most likely to forget this person has a job to do. this person is stressed out too. this person has been dealing with people who forget to see them. and so i was saying earlier when i first started speaking about my book, a lot of federations would say to me, yeah, we know you've written this book about god. yet we prefer if you didn't really talk about that. we'd rather you talk about anti-semitism and israel and politics. well, now in the trump era, they said, listen, if you can just talk about god, that would be great. don't mention politics. don't mention israel. and i thought part of me was like right on, let's go, let's talk about god. but then i realized it's covering up something really per nishus -- per nishus -- pernicious in our community. we're losing something that god expects of us to see each other as brothers and sisters to respect each other and to say it's okay if we ca

the kind of community level, and then i he it' a reminder that where i need god the most is on the amtrak or in the airport, because that's where i tend to feel the most stressed, the most harried, the most entitled, the most ago a sated and where i'm -- aggravated and where i'm most likely to say, to forget, oh, you know what? this person has a job to do. this person's stressed out too. this person has been dealing with people who forget to see them. i was saying, yossi, earlier that when i first started speaking about my book a lot of federations would say the me, yeah, we know you've written this book about god. we'd prefer you didn't talk about that. [laughter] we'd rather you talk about anti-semitism and israel and politics. now in the trump era, they say, listen, if you can just talk about god -- [laughter] that'd be great. don't mention politics, don't mention israel, and i thought -- part of me was, like, you know, right on, let's go. let's talk about god. but then i realized it's covering up something that's really pernicious in our community. and that is that we are losing a sen

> virginia grand jury alleges that a trash truck driver was under the influence colliding with an amtrakrying gop congressmen in january the accident left one dead 31-year-old nailer was indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of maiming another while driving under the influence. >>> two workers in cuba are undergoing medical evaluation amid concerns they were affected by health problems harming u.s. dip mats in cuba and now in china. >>> the syria opposition several defense group called the white helmet says government war planes attacked a village killing 35 people and injuring dozens more. it's one of the deadliest incidents in the region this year >>> and emirates is determined to make windowless planes the future passengers would see outside through projections from fiberoptic cameras the advantage? the plane would have no structural weaknesses because of windows, making it lighter and faster you are up to date that's the news update >> you too all right, sue, thank you very much i want to keep the plane windows. >>> up next, the "stfa money" traders say whet

a couple months ago many of those same republican members were on that amtrak train going out to theit might be terrorism. parts of the train did derail couple of members of congress just like a year ago leapt to the aid of the guide who was driving the dump truck and tried to save him. ultimately though it, comes down to this is a partisan event. it's the republicans vs. the democrats. right now we understand the republicans have a two game edge in the history of this event, which started back in 1908. and the crazy thing is, there are a number of members of congress who used to play professional ball. in fact, roger williams who was with us a little while ago played for the braves. ainsley: really, i didn't know that. steve: yeah, exactly. i have tried to convince them at 8:00 when the republicans take batting practice and ask very kindly if i could actually be in the cage and they could throw some balls at me and they said they might allow that to happen. ainsley: must be hard to be there and not participate. i hope they let you. maybe can you throw out the first ball tonight. ste