ongress took amtrak on for the job. common carrier obligations for assengers and the associated operating losses for passenger service, the freights agreed to whereverrak to operate and whenever it wanted over their lives. trains with trak dispatching preference over freight and to empower what is the s.t.b. to ensure amtrak's access to the rail network. 50 years since the freight railroads agreed eagerly to this bargain and yet many of our host railroads fall short in ulfilling some of these key obligation obligations. mr. gardner, if you'll suspend. on.need to have your video we need to see you in order for to testify. mr. gardner: absolutely. is that better? mr. lipinski: we see you now. mr. gardner: congress had to amend the law. 1973, the freights had begun delaying amtrak trains so enshrinedhat congress this promise of amtrak preference into federal law and delays had gotten so bad that congress created a new rocess to set amtrak on time performance and provided the s.t.b. with the authority to o.t.p.gate poor but

they just got off amtrak. if you don't have amtrak service, you are going to have a problem. we obviously are in a pandemic but we don't want to see just what the chair man is talking about. an incident that basically sets the course where the service is curtailed and then it takes 15 years to get reestablished. we don't want to see that so i'm anxious to hear what we are going to do. i would be increasing service to all of the national parks because i think it is such a great concept to get so many people if you look at the european models that is what they are doing taking people to the great outdoors and all sorts of ways and americans certainly would appreciate that. more than 30% of the workforce in washington state is already facing furloughs and thousands more employees would see their jobs threatened and local economies would lose billions if we don't get amtrak support to one of the bills. it's vital we get the aid afloat to have significantly increased the investment infrastructure. on the transportation all to ourselves, we need in my opinion to continue to invest

he brought this amtrak conductor's hat.ery touched by the fact they researched and found out my hat size, as evidenced by the perfect fit. [ laughter ] so the extra mile was noticed. and he brought me this train whistle, which six years ago was a fine gift, but has become a very special gift to me in the years since because now i have two young boys and the last thing i do before i come out here is i facetime them. because by the time the show is over and i get home they're asleep and this is in my dressing room. and the last thing i do when i say goodnight to my boys every evening is i blow this train whistle. and so every day that i look at it, i think about joe biden and i also think about donald trump because these last four years have totally blown [ laughter ] [ train whistle let's get to the news. everybody is like, "what are you going to do if he loses? whistle bits [ laughter ] duh. after multiple news organizations projected that joe biden had been elected the next president of the united states, people took to th

the amtrak express is now the amtrak regress. this is his press conference yesterday. >> i'm going to -- we're going to impose -- we're going to enforce -- excuse me. employ the defense reconstruct act to go out there and dictate companies build and do following things. >> laura: okay. well -- >> why does nobody in the press say what is wrong with biden? >> laura: they can't. >> someone needs to ask the question. >> laura: they didn't do it the whole campaign. now joe biden has a transition team together. are they going to say oops? trump doesn't work out, so he doesn't go to the gym. but snappy. he's snappy. >> right. i wish i could say the biden press has gotten better. you probably did not see it anywhere else, this speech did not get better. >> we discuss the need to help states with title 32 funding for the national guard. a fancy way of saying governors need to be able to get funding when they -- when they need -- and -- bring the national guard in to play. the national guard will have to play this. cost a lot of money. >>

20 years ago. >> dana: i rode the amtrak with them in years.d. wanted to get away from me as fast as he could. >> juan: big time politicians use their influence, his son went to war. he suffered losses in his life. the problem is he's boring, he's normal, he's a normal guy. for a comedian, normal is not funny. what jesse laid out is a lot of stuff you could make fun of even if you were a trump man. >> greg: that's the problem. joe biden is so normal that you couldn't possibly make fun of him. there is nothing there, kennedy, to make fun of! >> kennedy: do you know what the funniest presidential impression other than darrell hammond doing clinton? chevy chase doing gerald ford because he didn't try to look like him, didn't try to sound like him. he just made him seem kind of dumb because he was very ordinary average president and that's what made it so hysterical. the thing that offends me most about the late-night writing over the last four years it's it's been so unimaginative and it's been the same joke rewritten and delivered with the same c

. >> amtrak is far from welcoming the normal amount of passengers, but things have changed. this is video of new and enhanced cleaning measures. trains are running at only about 50% capacity. and everything such as payments are run through an app for contactless experience. ucsf dr. hong says train travel can be as safe as planes with the right protocols. what would you say are the ups and downs of train travel? >> the upsides are that you don't have to spend time in a crowded airport. the train is probably a little less controlled. people walk up and down the train. >> reporter: keep your masks on for the entire trip. >> i feel safe, but i also wish people would follow protocol a little more. i was talking to my fellow traveler and other people, please keep your mask on. >> reporter: crack open a window if you can and keep your masks on in the bathroom. chris reyes for abc 7 news. >> or anywhere really. >>> a toy program needs your help. nearly 200 tricycles were stolen from their storage unit. the loss is devastating. >> reporter: you're looking at a storage unit half empt

eric: by the way, joe biden wilmington, delaware amtrak train station? reporter: i am not, i am actually at the chase center which was the site of the dnc and where he accepted his projected win. eric: okay it looked like it was, traveled 2 million miles on amtrak. reporter: not today. eric: thank you. arthel: we heard schumer last week say georgia would change america, we heard aoc say they have to have these two seats because they don't want to negotiate, they want total control. schumer will change the rules in the senate so they can do anything that they want with 50 votes plus the vice president so it's a tiebreaker. arthel: that is republican senator david perdue on "sunday morning features", he is one of two happening in an intense runoff and elections in georgia. that will decide which party controls the senate, his democratic component john ossoff and rafael warnock on the campaign trail today at an outdoor socially distant meet and greet in cop county. let's go to steve harrigan, he is following everything about that campaign in atlanta. report

to delaware every nig on amtrak. 1977, married second wife jill. >> we don't use term stepmother. >>e have a mom and mommy. mommy died, this is our mom. >> reporter: and they had a daughter, ashley. biden spent 36 years in the senate and launched two unsuccessful campaigns for the white house. in 1998 and in 2008, where he faces barack obama, obama tapping biden to be his vice president. beginning of a deep and enduring friendship. >> for the final time as president, i am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> reporter: right before they left office in 2013, obama surprised biden with the presidential medal of freedom, highest honor given to civilian in america. obama would also be there to comfort biden when his son beau died from brain cancer. >> beau biden brought to his work a mighty heart, to his family a mighty heart. >> reporter: a grief-stricken biden decided not to run for president. but it was president trump's reaction to the unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia. >> you also had very fine people on both sid

let me know when they get the am amtrak stuff. bulk amtrak fares. enjoy.is is week is all about earnings and retail sales numbers from october. we're learning which companies are taking market share. which might have the best investment. how consumer behavior continues to evolve. this helps us understand, really to help us understand all the fast moving developments, we brought in two of our favorite retail experts from kd advisory group, kristen benz and analyst heat that herzog. target reported this morning. what they put out a perfect template how to compete for consumer dollars. revenue growth was amazing. operating, revenue margins expand big time. comp stores up big. why? traffic up. average tick set up 16%. here is the rub, digital up 155%. same day up 17%. they're using stores for fulfillment, 95%. heatha, that the perfect business model right now? >> i don't want to be a contrarian, i think target is trying to focus in on groceries. walmart and amazon really dominate the grocery sphere of the sector but target is gaining on them. they dominate abo

. >> amtrak is far from welcoming the normal amount of passengers, but things have changed. this is video of new and enhanced cleaning measures. trains are running at only about 50% capacity. and everything such as payments are run through an app for contactless experience. ucsf dr. hong says train travel can be as safe as planes with the right protocols. what would you say are the ups and downs of train travel? >> the upsides are that you don't have to spend time in a crowded airport. the train is probably a little less controlled. people walk up and down the train. >> reporter: keep your masks on for the entire trip. >> i feel safe, but i also wish people would follow protocol a little more. i was talking to my fellow traveler and other people, please keep your mask on. >> reporter: crack open a window if you can and keep your masks on in the bathroom. chris reyes for abc 7 news. >> or anywhere really. >>> a toy program needs your help. nearly 200 tricycles were stolen from their storage unit. the loss is devastating. >> reporter: you're looking at a storage unit half empt

disney land here in california will remain closed until at least the end of this year executives of amtrak's ridership is down 80% because of the pandemic during was usually the busiest week of the year for the train company officials reiterated that they have several procedures in place to keep riders safe including requiring masks and. >>also contact list amenities boarding bookings are also be limited in order to increase physical distancing between any passengers on board. still ahead on kron 4 news at 6 no name, no tag. >>no collar, but this government does have a sister her journey to reunite with her sibling and her new rescue >>rescue groups usually know at least some basic information about the condition of the animals including their names. but not this time now kron four's ken wayne brings us the story of an unnamed dog with a mysterious history. >>the first leg of this journey takes us from the bay area to modesto. >>i. at brandy manzella the modesto airport with a very shy doberman pincher her sister went up there yesterday. okay so that she misses sister you yes, she doesn't sh

finally, your questions is our science correspondent, derrick williams by amtrak and pfizer have developed a vaccine to provide covert 19 are there pharmaceutical companies also working on therapies to cure patients who already have it? as we'll celebrate very promising interim vaccine candidate results and look forward to possible breakthroughs with others soon. it's kind of easy to ignore the elephant in the room, which is that covert 19 is going to make this winter in the northern hemisphere of long, hard and likely very grim, even in a perfect world with a vaccine approved by the end of november. it will take many more months if not years to distribute it. and although doctors have gotten better at treating patients, thereby improving survival rates, we still don't have really effective drugs to treat those who become ill or who become very ill. in fact, a major disputed pre-print study released by the w.h.o. last month. more or less said that most of what's in our medicine cabinet now, that can be produced at a large scale, basically doesn't really work. so why don't we have more comp

i used to ride with then—senator biden on the amtrak when he would come home daily to take care of histion, so what we will see is people working on both sides of the aisle because they know him, they know his heart and i think we will get some things done. 0n those things done, let's talk about kamala harris. you know what she represents, and what she represents, and let's talk about what you would like her to actually do. what difference will she make over the next four years? a woman sees life differently to a man so she will bring visions through the eyes of a woman, and she will make sure that there is inclusivity, diversity, equity and inclusion, that is what america is always talking about, we will see that inaction energy will bring family, both of them are in love with their spouses, and their children, and their nieces, and the rest of their family, i think we will see a humanisation, a humanity that comes forth, that has not only about our families but also about yourfamily, and i think that's what everyone is hopeful about, excited about, because we see ourselves in kamala

reporter: margaret, those record-setting cases are causing cspike in cancellations at airlines and amtrak let's be clear. millions of people are traveling for this holiday and that has doctors worried about the potential of a deadly covid surge just in time for christmas. tonight images of like this crowded terminal in phoenix have public health experts on alert. as covid cases soar, millions are sticking to their thanksgiving travel plans despite the c.d.c. urging them to stay home. karyn bryan was met by long lines in l.a. >> there is a lot more people here than i thought would be here. >> reporter: more than three million have been screened at t.s.a. checkpoints since friday, sunday was the busiest day at airports since march 16th. >> both of us have been quarantining for the last few weeks and we wanted to see family. >> reporter: a.a.a. expects up to 50 million americans to travel. >> i'm very concerned about the number of people who are traveling. number of people who are traveling. this is a rec this is a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: lines at testing centers continue to get lo

still grieving, took his oath of office at the hospital and for decades commuted to the capital on amtrakspend as much time as possible with his sons. >> reporter: biden's heart was healed when he met a young teacher named jill who became his wife. >> jill came into my life. she put our family back together. >> reporter: biden spent 40 years as a senate known for championing the controversial 1999 crime bill. after two failed runs for the white house, president obama picked him to be his partner. >> joe's can dad, honest counsel, has made me a better president and commander in leaf. >> reporter: following his son's death. >> i have concluded it has closed. >> reporter: biden passed on another presidential bid and again put family first. four years later, now president-elect biden whose life has been so shaped by loss says he will lose in political victory to heal a divided nation in these extraordinary times. >> demands a duty of care for all americans. and that was precisely what i will do. i will work as hard for those who didn't vote for me as i will for those who did vote for me. >> r

lead our country, and are prepared to lead our country, are used to work with senator biden on the amtrakorking in the clinton administration, so what we will see is people working on both sides of the aisle because they know him, they know his heart and i think we will get some things done. 0n those things done, let's talk about kamala harris. you know what he represents, energy spoke to were there, hugely historic, important step for the united states — she represents, what she spoke to there. what difference will she make over the next four years? a woman sees life differently toa man a woman sees life differently to a man so she would bring visions through the eyes of a woman, and she will make sure that there is inclusivity, diversity, that is what america is always talking about, we will see that inaction energy will see that inaction energy will bring family, both of them are in love with their spouses, and their children, and their nieces, and the rest of their family, i think we will see a humanisation, a humanity that comes humanisation, a humanity that comes forth, that has not

for himself and do it for them but he insisted on taking the train home which is why he is known as amtrakk it was you, barbara, saying earlier today that the striking thing about being in wilmington, it is a fairly small town, is that everybody seems to knowjoe biden. small town, is that everybody seems to know joe biden. yes, small town, is that everybody seems to knowjoe biden. yes, i was just seems to knowjoe biden. yes, i wasjust going to seems to knowjoe biden. yes, i was just going to say, he was an unusual politician and that act because politicians or congresspeople, they go to washington from their home states and stay there for the week, often, when congress is in session and then they go back at the weekend, but he went back and forth every single day, as you said, so he is very much a delaware man, very much a wilmington man and hisjustjoe very much a wilmington man and his justjoe that everybody knows, and he had been a senator in delaware for decades, so people knew him not only someone they bump into at the grocery store but as their man in washington as well. he was just a

even back 20 years ago when we were dealing with amtraks, the company has a tremendous reputation anderience in giving customers confidence that we can take care of it and we continue to see big ramp up in our business right now and hopefully it is going to go away soon with the virus and vaccine. >> you know something, we don't know who's going to be president of the united states there is a moment in your conference call where someone brings up 3m they are voinvolved in the litigation you talk about tb nehe possibled of a mandate i have to believe that a president biden would take a hard look at what a contamination and may say this is not acceptable and the only company that tii think can hande the job is yours >> sure. >> we own a number of in sen sen -- we know how to treat ground water it would be helpful to have a federal program like we have each state is trying to taken upon themselves. i believe we need a federal mandate or regulatory environment that we could work in here. >> without that, the states are often prone to settle. they want top settle because they want to make

we decided to do it on an amtrak train and we had a private room.ad very little contact with people. if you wanted to take your own food, you didn't have to come out of your room. it is another option, especially for people that don't particularly like to fly. host: what is the cost of getting one of those five it rooms -- one of those private rooms on a train? do you mind saying how much you spent on it? caller: it is a little more expensive than flying. amtrak pricing is kind of tricky. diligence, you can find a good bargain. there is no driving, you just sit back and enjoy if you have the time. host: have you traveled by amtrak before this? caller: no, it was our first time. we went from indiana to colorado. host: what was the best part of the trip? caller: the best part of the trip is not driving. [laughter] host: thank you for the call, have a good holiday. ray from tyler, texas is traveling this holiday. where are you headed? we are headed to tennessee. we are doing this in lieu of getting together with family. we did curbside pickup for our f

because you were in philadelphia, were you you just meant on the amtrak wc fields used to say that i week in philadelphia one afternoon. that's not nice. you didn't mean that, right? >> no, i love philadelphia i went to school in pennsylvania >> because cramer will be irate if he hears you're trashing his hometown it is a great city >> joe, i just wanted to channel my inner joe biden this morning and the only way to do that is get on an amtrak train >> and are you coming north, because you might go right through delaware or you already did? >> i already did i'm headed to new york i'm heading up to see you guys we can hang out this weekend. >> we got to socially distance, though, i hope you brought a mask. >> that's okay thanks, frank. >> thanks, joe there is some news on cbs this morning. we have been letting you know that the company came out to beat earnings expectations, raise guidance, stock is up by 3 3 1/3% executive vice president karen lynch is going to become the ceo on february 1st, succeeding larry murlo who's retiring he came from 40 years ago being a community pharmacist

commuter railroads, amtrak. those industries are likewise being impacted in a great way.is needed, but not just relief or business. we need meaningful relief that finds its way into helping the working families in america that are being impacted today and for the foreseeable future. vonnie: obviously, tourism around the orlando, florida region is huge. health care is another thing that orlando is famous for. how many of the people furloughed or laid off will be able to switch industries or move to another state for work? is that possible, do they have the means? matt: as far as the possibility of that, that is not something that i or my staff have had conversations around. we are not familiar with a ton of opportunities presenting themselves to furloughed, laid off disney cast members across state lines to find work. i suspect there may be some instances of that but that is not the most practical given the current economic status of these people. amanda: not a lot of time. we have a president-elect, he will form a cabinet. bernie sanders has been floated as a potential la

. >>> a delaware brewery celebrating president-elect joe biden's win and amtrak with a new beer.rink is called rail car one. wilmington brew created the ipa and used a train decked out like air force one as the art work. rail car one will be released on december 7. >>> also new, former president obama breaking records with release of his memoir. the release is the biggest first day seller, book is first of two volumes and covers first four years of his presidency. sellers expect it to remain a top seller throughout the holiday season. >>> black women are fastest growing group of entrepreneurs to have a difficult time funding its businesses but one group is trying to save that. the founder of curly me, a nonprofit focused on educating, empowering, encouraging young black girls. hicks owns aesthetics and wellness, a pre and post op recovery spa. the two run very different businesses in utah but share a common experience. that's lack of funding. the number of women-owned businesses grew 21% from 2014 to 2019. numbers for black women grew faster, at 50%. yet one organization says bla

wild: joe helped lead amtrak through an era of transformation and growth. he also has a unique firsthand understanding of the railroad. over his 26 years, he accomplished the rare feat of traveling over every mile of amtrak's more than 21,000-mile route network. of his many accomplishment, the many people he mentored and whose careers he helped foster may well be his most important contribution to the railroad. the house of representatives and the nation owe joe mchugh a debt of gratitude for his dedication and contributions. on behalf of the house of representatives and my community, i congratulate him on his retirement and extend our very best wishes to him as he embarks on the next chapter in his life. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask permission to speak for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, more than 245,000 americans have already died due to covi

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amtrak says business is only up 25% of what it was before the pandemic. travel trends are certainly different. sunday expect another busy travel day as people return home. more than a million expected at airports alone. but the record-breaking traveler numbers in this pandemic also bring fears that the virus will spread even more. dr. anthony fauci had warned here on "gma" that transmission related to thanksgiving travel and gatherings could be felt by the time we get ready for christmas. >> what we don't want to see is yet another surge, superimposed upon the surge you just described which will realize three, 3 1/2 weeks from now if we don't do these public health things. >> reporter: and even more people are already making plans to travel next year. in fact, we're told right after that vaccine news hit, those -- there was a huge surge in future airline bookings, eva. >> and, gio, what major airline is now announcing a way to start re-opening international travel? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. talking about travel to europe without a quarantine and de

. >>> and amtrak train is crashed into a truck which was on the tracks in east oakland. the driver was killed in a crash. video from the scene shows a mangled truck that happened just before 10:00 yesterday morning. they are about 20 passengers on the train. no word on why the truck was on the tracks. >>> two people dead and seven injured in a freeway crash in southern california. police say a wrong way driver on the 405 left a trail of death and destruction. joy benedict reports from long beach. >> reporter: it was hard to see much as the fog settled on the freeway but cars and debris littered the 405 in long beach after a fiery car pileup left many vehicles unrecognizable and change countless lives in an instant. >> i think it's a sad situation. you have two people that died on scene. somebody driving the wrong way. the fog rolled in. >> reporter: officials say start with a call about a wrong way driver. a 23-year-old woman in a nissan altima heading north in the southbound lanes. >> we found the nissan altima struck a toyota tacoma. they struck head-on. the driver of

acceptance speech [ laughter ] later biden was seen swigging ocean spray while hanging off the back of an amtrakin. ♪ thunder onl happens when it' raining ♪ was he drinking while singing? i don't know what he was doing [ laughter ] well, he's going so fast that there's no liquid. >> tariq: righ, exactly. >> jimmy: it's a lot of space for it, but -- trust me, it makes sense. here's how confident biden is feeling he just called trump to say, "hey, that crap about hunter's laptop? all true bye! [ laughter ] what are you going to do?" yeah, the only people happier than biden's staff is trump's. oh, my god, it's almost over thank goodness [ laughter ] gosh, that was a long four years. i'm not saying trump was in trouble, but he was just sent straight to voicemail by the my pillow guy [ laughter ] but this is nice -- trump's inner circle is trying to cheer him up they're like, "yes, you may be losing the white house, but on the bright side you can now focus on that cool billion you owe. [ laughter ] meanwhile, eric trump was like, "if biden is president, does that mean he's my new dad? [ laughter ] ye

.>>> and amtrak train crashed into a vehicle that was on the tracks in east oakland killing the driver per new video from the scene shows that mangled white truck, this all happened just before 10 this morning near san leandro see street and fruitvale avenue. no one else was hurt and there is no word as to why the truck was on the tracks. >>> a very close call it one shopping center, that yellow hummer slammed right into an at&t store. it happened this afternoon at the evergreen shopping mall at the corner of toy and is capital expressway. the hummer went right through the plate glass windows, luckily no one was seriously injured. and there is no word on the cause. >>> tonight newark police are investigating a triple shooting. gunfire acted shortly after 7 yesterday on fair avenue. when officers arrived they say there were no victims on the scene. police say later on the night three men showed up at a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds. the injuries are non-life- threatening and we are learning that one of the victims has been discharged. police say the incident was not a random attac

this is in the area of stars and stripes avenue in a parking lot next to the amtrak line and near levi stadium. this started when an underground 12-inch recycled water pipe started leaking. the city water and utility staff shut off the supply but the street was flooded. the leak created the sinkhole, an estimated 25-feet wide and four feet deep. this is the scene here. about 5:15 this morning. you can see the waterflooding the area outside of levi stadium after the pipe started leaking last night. we'll continue to follow the story in south bay here on air and online at www.ktvu.com and bring you the latest updates. >>> nationally, more than 242 know thousand people have died from the coronavirus. hopkins university reports more than 1,000 patients are dieing every day. 49 states in washington, d.c., are currently seeing spikes in the number of new cases. only louisiana is seeing the number of new cases hold steady. the number of u.s. patients needing hospitalization continues to grow. >>> health officials across the country are urging the public to get back to the basics. they say, st

amtrak says ridership is down so significantly, they did not run the usual extra trains on thanksgivingt heeding the cdc's advice that americans stay home this holiday. >> reporter: remember, travel is down overall, so this holiday rush does not look like even a year ago. but what's so interesting is that people are traveling even in spite of the cdc tell them not to. the tsa says about 900,000 people passed through security at america's airports on tuesday. that means nearly 5 million people have flown since the cdc first issued that warning last week, and wednesday's tsa numbers could add another million people on top of that. fliers here at reagan national airpor tir rationale varies, some are not afraid of the virus, and others tell me they will not do this again. >> i won't do it again, this is it. my last time traveling during the pandemic. it's something that i have to do. >> i'm not really afraid of it. you take normal precautions and get on with your life. >> be careful out there because this coronavirus is real, and it's not a joke, you know. i know people that have lost their

the ground rupture in a parking lot and the tracks used by ace and amtrak's capital c c train. water from below. can we see water from above? tomorrow, rain perhaps. spencer is here with the forecast. >> rarelarry, okay. you've given us the question and part of the answer. let me show you the storm impact scale. the storm ranks one on the storm impact scale. we have friday p.m. there because more most of the bay area, this is going to be an afternoon and evening event. however, the rain will begin tomorrow morning in the north bay light to moderate showers up to a quarter of an inch and a wet evening commute. here is the forecast animation. 8:00 tomorrow morning, by late morning you'll see the rain and showers spreading across the north bay. by mid afternoon, we'll see the rain through the central part of the bay area through san francisco out to parts of the east bay across the peninsula and later in the afternoon, early evening, it will be on the south bay, the east bay, the peninsula and still raining in some parts of the north bay. rainfall estimates indicate that it will b

amtrak is running trains at about 50% capacity. it implemented new and enhanced cleaning protocols, too, so that's everything from schedules to payments being accessed through an app so you have a contactless experience. doctors say train travel can be as safe as planes with the right protocols. >> so the upsides are that you don't have to spend time in a crowded airport. the train is probably a little less controlled. people walk up and down the train. >> if you do decide to take the train, sit next to a vent, crack the window if you can and keep your mask on at all times. >>> now to the deadly toll the coronavirus is taking to all of us here in the u.s. more than 2,000 people died from covid-19 yesterday marking the deadliest day in more than six months. right now more than 88,000 americans are hospitalized. for the 22nd day in a row, the u.s. has reported more than 100,000 new cases. as those numbers go up, the cdc is considering shortening the quarantine period for people who have been potentially exposed. currently they recomm

amtrak is running trains at about 50% capacity. everything from schedules to payments are assessed through an app so it can be a contactless experience. doctors say train travel can be as safe as planes with the right protocols. >> so the upsides are that you don't have to spend time in a crowded airport. the train is probably a little less controlled. people walk up and down the train. >> if you do decide to take the train, sit next to a vent, crack the window if you can and keep your mask on at all times. >>> the bay area is seeing a third surge in coronavirus cases and we're getting a picture of what's behind that. abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with local health officers about what is driving the latest spike. >> when san francisco moved into the yellow tier last month health officials knew cases would go up as the city reopened but they've been surprised at how quickly and how high cases surged and in new demographics. >> all across the city we're letting our guard down. we have a higher proportion of people testing posi

things are the amtrak? are they reducing the issue? we address those components as well. since we have the index, we distribute -- but a useful mechanism to help inform the debate. to talk about things that are really important to national security and the status, and the use of military power. so again i talk about a tenth. what does that really mean? can i make more of them? you have a industrial base? am i experimenting? david training regiment in place to make sure that my tank crew is effective? how do our tanks late to other tanks of other countries? in each edition of the index we provide four to six essays that address certain topics. whether it is a operational concept, talent management, mobility. in the set right here we have a sales that have been written on the status of the american intelligence community. on strategic mobility. john did a great essay. if you need to get military power for the united states and how authorities have a reset for? that dr. harry has provided us with a excellent essay on alliances. we talked a lot about alliances and what they c

just a few of blocks away at the wilmington amtrak station named for joe biden.sage today as he declared victory after all of that time and running for president two separate times. his speech tonight was the same. his message was the same it has been on the first day. he talks about how he thinks we are in a battle for the soul of the nation. and he talks about how he thinks character is on the ballot. and alluding to the fact in different words tonight thate thinks the united states can survive four years of donald trump. he did note think the united states should survive 8 years of donald trump. it had all the hall marks of a biden speech. including that last line when he talks about what his grandma and grandpa would tell him when he was leaving the house when i was a little kid. we are locked down here because biden and harris are still on site. they asked everybody to go back to their cars. you can imagine when the president-elect is there and there are delaware democrats sitting closish. they ran up to the front. everybody is waiting for the motorcade to l

. >> and so amtrak joe moved onto the presidential track in a wide open and competitive race announcingion. >> today i announced my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> just a few weeks after his announcement, some unexpected news took him on a detour. >> it is a surprise retirement this summer of swing vote justice lewis powell. >> biden was chairman of the senate judiciary committee and would lead the confirmation hearings to replace justice lewis powell. the crucial swing vote on the court key to major major decisions roe versus wade. >> abortion along with other women's and civil rights issues are what many say president reagan's appointment will have a strong opportunity to influence. >> president regan took the opportunity to nominate an icon of the right. >> i today announce my intention to nominate judge robert h. bourque. >> reaction from the left was swift. >> civil rights groups promise all-out efforts to block bork's confirmation. >> the campaign was pushing us to come out against bork early. we knew if we did that, all we would end up is the 45 libera

an amtrak ticket from orlando to tampa costs anywhere from $27 to $40. it could be good.approval from the european aviation space agency and the faa. but orlando is betting on this. they will give up to $1 million of tax breaks over the next ten years if this german company can come through, get this thing up and running and create jobs. we know there are dozens of companies trying to develop air taxis, including cavuto avenuati aviation company but this is the first to link rural areas with other rural areas and suburban areas. every other company wants to build one that can fly above the big city but it's closer to happening than you think. maybe five years. maybe less. neil: maybe less. could be a project for space force. all right. ashley webster, thank you very very much, my friend. >>> i want to go to hans nichols right now, axios reporter extraordinaire to talk about not flying taxis but what we might be hearing out of the president-elect today. he's talking about the economy, what he will do upon assuming office, building back better is the theme, who's who of cor

. >> reporter: and so, amtrak joe moved on to the presidential track in a wide-open and competitive racengton train station. >> as, today, i announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> reporter: just a few weeks after his announcement, some unexpected news took him on a detour. >> it is the surprise retirement this summer of swing vote justice lewis powell. >> biden was chairman of the judiciary committee and would lead hearings to replace justice powell. key to major decisions, like roe versus wade. >> abortion along with many civil rights issues are what watchers say president reagan's appointment will have a strong opportunity to influence. >> reporter: president reagan took the opportunity to nominate an icon of the right. >> i, today, announce my intention to nominate united states court of appeals judge, robert h. bork. >> all-out efforts to block bork's confirmation. >> we knew, if we did that, all we would end up with is the 45 liberals in the senate and we wouldn't win. >> reporter: so, biden found himself running two campaigns. one, against robert bo

he took an amtrak tour before. his events are closed to curious members of the publics.d socially distanced guests only in their cars and getting frustrated with trump supporters who make noise upside. he called them ugly in minnesota and chumps. >> while i was here in philly earlier today 80 trump pickup trucks and signs riding around my block beeping their horns for a couple of hours. they just shut down the garden state parkway. we've never had anything like this. at least we've never had a president who thinks it is a good thing. >> if here biden will head east to pennsylvania where he will host the campaign's grand finale drive-in at hinze field with special guest lady gaga. >> you say that the president needs to have a clean sweep. >> i said i believe we'll win all of them. there are multiple pathways. arizona i'm very confident and safe we'll win arizona. even if for some reason we didn't have arizona we could pick off nevada. our modeling shows we'll win there on tuesday as well as michigan. that would put president trump over the top. >> sandra: jason miller mak

amtrak joe, biden is the guy to understands transportation from the passenger perspective and shows he will look to make infrastructure investment a hallmark of his administering. -- administration. we've been having conversations with our federal advocacy team to leverage the opportunities. to prepare for the biden presidency which starts noon on january 20, democratic leaders in the house and senate are already preparing for the first 100 days priority. among the items is an infrastructure bill. this past summer under the leadership of speaker pelosi, the housing passed a stimulus bill called the moving forward act. current thinking indicates that the moving forward act will guide in the first 100 days. outside of congress we're expecting to see changes for the better. particularly, as they relate to the federal transit administration and the capital investment grants pipeline. we expect to see the biden administration reverse many actions taken over the last four years, which have forced local governments to shoulder exceedingly higher cost shares. reversing both of these actions wo