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in supplemental appropriations for amtrak in response to covid-19. earlier this summer, you did an audit report of the federal railroad administration program of oversight of amtrak's use of funding. your report found a range of problems at fra and incomplete policies to assess amtrak's adherence to programs, etc. you made several recommendations to fra to improve its oversight. can you describe fra's response to your office's findings and the specific steps it plans to take lou implement -- it plans to implement the recommendations? >> yes, i can. that audit report on fra's oversight of amtrak grant spending recognized in it a likely application and the likely application of those recommendations to the future spending through cares act and other coronavirus relief funds that exceed the grant funding that fra typically administers for amtrak. we made several recommendations, which fra has accepted and is in the process of implementing. i believe the target dates are for later in 2021. those include that they create measurable oversight goals and met

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so it seems pretty clear that amtrak is only viable between high lie dense cities but amtrak is now,t would take them to 47 out of 48 states and you could see on the map it is a spiderweb all over the country of service to places that most people are never, ever going to take a train to. >> no, they'll fly by plane. especially if we're not doing what so many of our global competitors have been doing for decades and that is focusing on high-speed rail. i mean, let's at least get the northeast corridor right since that is where people do take trains and get some of the tracks serviced up. so, donnie, i wanted to follow up on what claire was talking about, being in a hotel and it being clear that even though there is the demand, there is just not the workers there. i was in washington, d.c., over the past several weeks, and would go to -- to hotels and again you check in but the restaurants weren't open, shops weren't open, so many things were not open for one reason and one reason alone, they couldn't find people to work. you drive through cities like washington, you drive through citi

firefighters are among those out there on the front lines tonight and amtrak train traveling through oakland today hit an suv. that was on the tracks. the incident happened at franklin street in embarcadero at about 11 this morning and delayed the train by about 50 minutes. authorities say the suv was stolen and that the woman driver was the only person in the vehicle. the driver was injured and is now reportedly in stable condition. there was a large police presence at the scene while officers investigated and a tow truck removed that suv amtrak says no passengers were on board the train when they when it hit the suv, and no crew members were hurt. walden creek police are now investigating the city's second homicide. in the past month. gunshots were heard early this morning, right outside of a nightclub. four people were shot. gay tv is james tourists as the story. for hours. police blocked off about a quarter mile of north main street here in walnut creek. that means anyone, including people who worked in the restaurant above the nightclub where the shooting happened couldn't get i

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just an amtrak away. morning." a new report suggests schools can and should reopen if they take certain precautions against covid. the report found that despite more infectious covid variants, schools can still reopen safely if they enforce protections like mask wearing, social distancing, increased ventilation and vaccinations. the study was written by the resolve to save lives initiative which works to prevent epidemics. of the initiative. the thank you. your first interview live in 16 months. >> couple thousand from zoom and skype. >> we're glad to see you in person too, john. >> absolutely. you say these things have to happen for the schools to reopen safely, but how likely is it to keep children social distanced, keep those masks on, and have the proper ventilation that you're talking about? >> there are a few things that we've learned in the past year. one is that keeping schools open for in-person learning is enormously important. so our kids can learn, so our economy can grow, so that we can not e

just an amtrak away. >>> right now and streaming on cbsn bay area, new overnight another pedestrian hit what is going on in san jose. >>> i don't know where we go from here. >> where things stand with the a's after a critical vote on their new stadium and the mayor's next pitch this morning. >>> another new wildfire breaking out as california burns. what is making it so hard for crews to get things under control. >>> seems like thieves keep getting bolder and bay area scores are fed up. >>> and the bay area housing market is red hot but new numbers show one city is in a different area this morning. >> good morning. >>> it's wednesday. july 31th. good morning to you. fog out there this mornin

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in new york city and the amtrak bathroom. don't go anywhere. like but tell grow on them. having toilets installed in the swimming pool. you are swimming. if you need to poop you sit down and poop and it goes right down according to science. >> another graphic told you not to swim in a toilet. i am not making that up. >> greg: that's true. >> when dr. fauci said double masking he meant at both ends. >> greg: speak of diarrhea didn't you want to plug something? >> i will be at theater 3 in new york. >> greg: how are their bathrooms? >> fantastic. >> greg: when i do any live event i need to know everything about the bathrooms. >> just diaper up, greg. >> greg: that's only when i like to have fun in vegas. be right back. i may not be able to tell time, but i know what time it is. [whispering] it's grilled cheese o'clock. but i know what time it is. you need an ecolab scientific clean here. and here. which is why the scientific expertise that helps operating rooms stay clean now helps the places you go too. look for the ecolab science certified seal

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just an amtrak away.n heritage of freedom, liberty and justice is once again safe and once again secure. >> that was former president trump at the closing day of the conservative political action conference also known as cpac. he continues to show his dominance of republican politics easily winning the cpac straw poll, beating out his closest challenge, florida governor ron desantis. >>> now we're learning new details about mr. trump's final year in office and his current life in the new book "frankly, we did win this election: theity inside story of how trump lost" by michael c. bender. paints a picture of chaos during the pandemic. the 2020 presidential campaign and protests after george floyd's death. it also portrays a presidential staff struggling to keep their boss on message. bender writes of a 2018 conversation in which mr. trump's then-chief of staff john kelly briefed him on the history of the first world war and its connections with world war ii. bender says trump replied, "well, hitler did a l

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just a an amtrak a away. >>> breaking news on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, an 8.2 earthquake tsunami warnings were lifted. >>> rules changing quickly when it comes to masks, vaccines, and delta variant. we are live where one city has a new man date. >>> how bad is the drought? we just got the official update. these dramatic images show how much worse it's gotten in a couple months. >>> i am in a lot of pain. >>> we will hear from the fan hit in the face by a foul ball at the giants dodgers game. ouch. good morning. it is thursday july 29. i am anne makovec. >> i am len kiese. we begin with the breaking news out of alaska, 8.2 quake hit after 11:00 last night near alaska peninsula. tsunami warning was issued for portions of the state but that warning has been lifted. >> usgs is reporting at least two strong after shocks shaking the area

just an amtrak away. . >>> good morning, barry bonds turned 57 years old yesterday so how do we remember his former teams won at 3 and king street yesterday. the other, here's a win. dwayne kyper back in the booth after chemo and a bad hug from broadcast partner, kevin gos win gave up six earned runs the most of the season and the big blow, gregory polanta over triple alley driving in three runs four to one in the fifth. big inning for the pirates. here's kevin ne man who found a hole. that scored too. at least we got a kyper signature call. high and deep to right, it's ourt of here. >> so low shot for la mount wade jr. the game got so out of hand gabe had mike pitch to save the bull pen. he gave them a run on three hits and got all three outs in the ninth. giants lost 10-2. dodgers won san francisco leader la is two games and here's how the game was sized up back to back losses. >> the move is to demonstrate a bit of urgency but also without any panic. no panic in that room. it's two games that were not good. >>> chris bass set let his emotions go in his hat not happy at seattle. let's

just an amtrak away. 123450 the question a lot of people are asking what is going on in oakland?of nonstop chaos over the 4th of july. at least seven people were shot and seven separateshootings, plus an out of control side show. joins us live is an oakland city councilman. >> good to see you. the chief said that it's the most violent 4th he has seen. this arch the mass shooting at lake merit on juneteenth. what is happening? >> you know eastern i grew up here and east oakland and it's the worst i ever seen. not only dealing with the side shows, dealing the fireworks, but also the violence on the streets. the reknow we need greater enforcement. the only thing some of us understand is push back. we need enforcement. we also need cooperation between the sheriff department, the high way patrol, the oakland police, and i have many other law agencies here in the city but we are not working together to solve this problem. i as a taxpayer pay your salaries and i need greater cooperation, including the fbi. you look at where the -- where the fireworks are coming from. the drug activity i

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just an amtrak away. >>> a live look outside along the embarcadero where it is clear right now, but laters into effect because of the threat of dry lightning. gusty winds could spark wildfires that could spread fast. >>> good morning. it's july 18. i'm amanda del castillo in for liz kreutz. you are watching abc7 news live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we are going to start with the red flag warning and a look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen. >>> the marine layer is back with us once again. live doppler 7 showing it along the coast and where it is, it is dense in spots and if you areas of drizzle. this is the moisture that will be heading up to the bay area. red flag warning from 5:00 tonight until 5:00 on monday. the highlighted areas in the north end east bay hills. santa cruz mountains. we are looking at not only the threat of dry lightning,

just an amtrak away. somez4ey8z zi0z ime. >>> big news for hockey fans as we take a live look at san jose this morning at 5:24. the sharks just released their 2021-ch ssoer ser october 16 at the s.a.p. center against win peg jets. the team will be returning to full 82 game schedule this season, nhl taking a break in early february so players can participate in 2022 winter olympics. >>> we are counting down to 49ers preseason football, action kicks off in just over three weeks right here on kpix5. nfl making new covid-19 policy very clear. the league informed teams yesterday if any games are postponed due to outbreak by unvaccinated players, that the team will have to forfeit if the game can't be rescheduled. players from both teams will not receive game checks if that occurs and the team with the outbreak is responsible for financial losses. the league saw increase in covid-19 vaccination rates this week. all 32 teams are above the 50% vaccine threshold. >>> kpix5 is your home for 49er preseason football. chiefs come and then

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just an amtrak away. >>> good morning, everyone.ave a crash on 680. a live look at the san mateo bridge, the western span of the bridge is very slow. there was an earlier crash on the southbound 101 that's causing things to slow up. >>> about a 30 degrees summer spread today. a lot of 60s and upper 70s around the bay, and 80s inlet. air quality is going to be good all the way around the weekend, even though it's going to get a little >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, actor, writer, and director, zach braff. plus, from the hit series, "riverdale," michael consuelos. and create your own backyard movie theater as we wrap up "live @ home week." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: thank you for the excitement, deja vu. good morning. >> kelly: somebody at least as excited. somebody is enthusiastic around here. >> ryan: it's is thursday, july, double two. >> kelly: that is a bunch of b.s., isn't it? >>

he wants to give money to amtrak, which he took all the time, that's how i first met him, and he wants to crash the freight trains because they are too monopolistic. >> we're going it talk more about that later in the program, particular -- >> you and i are going to discuss it. >> you and i >> i will discuss it as well yes. you're referring to this potential for an executive order dealing with freight, shipping, and rails. >> companies need to make less. >> and there is a look at ksu which isn't a deal to be acquired by canadian national is going to be down sharply as investors try to understand the ramifications on the stb, the surface transportation board, which is not that far away from at least making a decision on the voting trust ruling which is key to that deal they did finally submit their filing yesterday yeah what sorry, you're raising your hand, yes, i'll call on you. >> yes, thank you. >> jimmy cramer in the back there, yeah. >> mr. faber. >> yeah. >> president trump made a few tweets about united technologies and gm okay this non-tweet president, you wake up and did you kn

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just an amtrak away. yours. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the olympic games are under way. opening ceremonies like no other in tokyo. a near empty stadium. fans, friends and even some members of team usa watching from home as covid cases hit a six-month high there. new questions about life inside the olympic bubble. amy is live in japan this morning. >>> sounding the alarm. the head of the cdc warning the delta variant is spreading with incredible efficiency as cases soar. in florida, up nearly 500%. the nfl now cracking down, and that big question, do you need a booster shot? >>> one nation under fire. an investigation into america's gun violence epidemic from baseball games to the corner store, the impact of gun violence on everyday life and how some cities are now fighting back. >>> health alert. the common cold is back. why after months of social distancing and masks it's worse than ever and what it means for flu season. ♪r. ashton is here. >>> plus, "rise & shine" and good morning from in

just an amtrak away. >>> if you are just waking up with us here are your morning headlines.height assassinated in his own home. he was killed this morning. the first lady was also attacked and is now in the hospital. the white house is calling it a horrible crime. >>> back here in the bay area the police chief is due to talk to us a little late ear nouning a new initiative calling for an end to violence in the city. it's called stand up for a safe oakland. on saturday, it'll officially kick off during a rally. >>> there's been another possible sighting of a mountain lion in a bay area neighborhood. a passerby thought they saw a large mountain lion jump a fence. officers checked the area but did not spot it. >>> question are just ten minute away from an interview on the tell take variant. good morning everybody. it's 6:30 on wednesday. july 7th. >> good morning. a bit of a foggy and cool start but that's all going to change. >> a check of your mitt week weather. >> good morning to you. yeah. we are looking at foggy conditions, cloudy, and also that drizzle along the coast and

can't even get amtrak to run right. >> martha: the burden should be carried more by private industry.t's exactly what we are watching being carried out here. i do think it's kind of like you know, you think about the wright brothers get in the plane off the ground from the very beginning, as he said, of a future of new innovation. >> do you guys really think it can happen? >> greg: look, look, i'm just putting it out there. the moon landing. >> capricorn one. >> greg: yes, a classic o.j. simpson will be. >> jesse: i just like the name. i like how that flows. up next, democrats pushing masks and we see as hundreds of migrants trying to force their way past agents. ♪ ♪ liberty mutual customizes car insurance so you only pay for what you need. how much money can liberty mutual save you? one! two! three! four! five! 72,807! 72,808... dollars. yep... everything hurts. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ [♪♪] if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boost glucose control. it's clinically shown to help ma

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just an amtrak away. >>> to give you a preview of what happened overnight.ng at southern california where the lightning is really moving through inland empire. if we go to the wide view, our chance may come later today into tomorrow. it won't look like what's happening in l.a. there is a small chance for a few isolated thunderstorms. we will time out likelihood coming up in the complete forecast flash flooding bit. >>> 5:44. time for olympic medal count. so far u.s. has earned seven gold, three silver, four bronze, a total of 14 olympic medals. >>> house committee begins investigating the deadly assault on the u.s. capitol in january. nancy pelosi has appointed a second republican, kensinger from illinois. we will bring you live coverage as first hearing gets underway tomorrow morning. >>> bay area dreamers rallied in san francisco calling for daca program to be fully restored. a recent ruling blocks all new applications. >>> when do we want it? >> now! >> dark, to protect undocumented immigrants brought to u.s. from children from being deported. some demons

just sort of numbers but you have roads and bridges, power infrastructure, clean energy, rail and amtraks, one thing i keep thinking about, we're talk about roads bridges major projects things like that, are these going to be built within an eye towards with the climate over the next 25 years looks like? it seems like that is crucial not just that we modernize and get away from fossil fuels, but the things that we are building our climate resilient for a world getting much hotter and wider. >> exactly right. we have got to build resilient infrastructure. yes, we are working to make sure actually was not getting worse than it is. it's already abundance. in portland, they had to shut the transit system down because the cables were in danger of melting. in new york, the hudson river tunnels, that has to do was see water -- during the storm. we know there is more to what's this came from. we are seeing so many dealing with fires, floods, droughts, we are going to expect that we are shaping the dollars that congress is hopefully about to pass. we expect that communities can demonstrate the wa

just an amtrak away. >>> new water restrictions in napa.l voted to restrict trucking of water out of the city and limit outdoor watering to two days per week. city is hoping to cut community water use by 20%. >>> in the south bay ncerns over reservoir levels in santa clara. they're down to just 25% of normal. residents were asked to conserve water but we found out so far the savings have been pretty small. >> this can be just as bad as covid in its own way. running out of water. think of lack of business confidence. think what happens to folks when they have no water. >> emphasis in the district so far has been on education but if reduction in water usage doesn't dramatically increase, enforcement could be around the corner. >>> we'll get a better picture of california's drought in just a few minutes. at 6:30, your questions answered live. tweet us using #kpix. >>> a live look at oakland where there is a fight to keep a walgreens from closing. two city council members will hold a news conference urging walgreens not to close the location at

just an amtrak away. >>> here is a live look outside. it is rather gray and foggy in san francisco.-eleven the mac day is canceled but you can get a free slurpee any day this month. 7-eleven celebrates his birthday on july 11 every year by offering free slurpee's but the pandemic forced them to cancel. instead, they are giving all members of its seven rewards loyalty app a coupon for a free small slurpee that can be redeemed any day in july. >>> it's a return of fog city flea at the ferry building in san francisco. the market highlights the best in jewelry, clothing, accessories, hardware's, housewares, plus more every sunday. the vendors will be inside the building grand hall to celebrate community and small business. fog city flea is open from 10:00 until 5:00. >>> it doesn't feel like summer, but that is san francisco. >> our kind of summer. >>> 58 in santa cruz. the 80s yesterday. feeling not as hot today. we will get sun. low 80s today and temperatures inland it won't be quite as hot. still will see triple digits. >>> the so, you have diabetes, here are some easy rules. no suga

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just an amtrak away. what if you could push a button and less carbon would be sput into the air.e. help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on climate change... would you press it? >>> good morning. you are watching abc7 news live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. thank you for joining us in we will start with another look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >>> we have a good deal of cloud cover. it is clear in the in the valleys but the on shore pushes with us. stronger today and that will cool us off and we will enter high clouds and mid-level clouds. walnut creek, sunshine. 55, downtown. 58, oakland. 54, pacifico with the fog. with a view of san jose. 50, santa rosa. 54, napa. the clouds will continue to stream from the south today. partly cloudy and with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, it will feel a little muggy. numbers will be around 90 at antioch. mid-70s, hayward and low 80s in napa. we are cooler today. temperatures near average and as we increase the clouds that will lead to a chance for a thunderstorm tuesday and monday. i

in connecticut, the rain triggered a mudslide under the amtrak train tracks this morning. the mayor said they're grateful somebody called in the incident early. >> it's very dangerous. if it wasn't addressed sooner than later, might have been a worst scenario of where the track might have collapsed. >> tropical storm warnings from new york to massachusetts this morning. flash flood watches are in effect as elsa continues to move north. it's expected to become a post tropical cyclone tonight, this is expected to be a busy hurricane season. the last time that a fifth named storm was named this early in the atlantic region was in 1966. forecasters at the national oceanic atmospheric administration says they predict 20 named storms in 2021. neil? >> neil: thanks for reminding me. it's still early in the season. alex hogan in new york. now another storm. a polit corpoav hrate ramifications. the president going after big business and big business practices at the expense of smaller businesses. he wants to cut the big guys down to size. but it's creating controversy. connell mcsh

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investment in our roads and bridges since eisenhower, the biggest investment in passenger rail since amtrakut having to ask americans to pay anymore in taxes, any american who makes less than $400,000 a year. this is a promise that the president made when running for president. he plans to keep that promise. he was very firm on that. it is absolutely possible to make these kinds of investments by looking to other funding sources that don't ask that of ordinary americans. we are thrilled that this critical mass of republican and democratic senators agreed. now, we need congress to move it forward, get it to the president's desk so we can get those dollars working, whether it's on our highways and bridges, airports and courts, or on some of the things nowhere to our infrastructure picture, like digital infrastructure. tom: you mentioned david eisenhower -- dwight david eisenhower. i remember going to his museum, all wonderful. dwight eisenhower had to fight his republicans to get his vision of the highway interstate system done. how can you fight your republicans? secretary buttigieg: people

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the kind of things that folks call my office about are more potholes and the speed of amtrak and whethercould take off from the philadelphia airport on time than it is some of the more abstract issues that we debate in washington. this is a concrete solution that will help make our economy stronger and more successful in the future and i think there are just a few issues, you're right that transit is one of them. figuring out how we pay for the whole bill is the other. and the white house has been very engaged in these negotiations. i think by early next week we'll have a final deal and be able to move to the senate floor with it. >> while we're talking about it real quick, let me follow up on transit. you said you would be willing to vote for the package without that in it. do you think it is going to be dropped? is that your sense? >> don't know. there was still a significant gap between senator char rod brown and the chair and the ranking of the relevant committee as i left washington yesterday afternoon the white house was actively engaged, frankly because we are also going to be mov

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just an amtrak away.p by elsa lash clearwater, florida, this morning. >> it was a hurricane, fortunately it's been downgraded, but it is a very powerful storm we'll have the latest on elsa's impact up and down the east coast in just a few minutes. >>> but we begin with breaking news the haitian president jovenel moise was assassinated overnight. a group of unidentified people attacked his residence the country's first lady was hospitalized following the attack, but her condition is unknown. the nation of more than 11 million people had grown increasingly unstable under moise's rule haiti was scheduled to hold general elections later this year >>> now to the latest on new york city's mayoral race brooklyn borough president eric adams has won the democratic primary. results showing the former police captain was leading by about 8,400 votes. he will the prohibitive favorite against the republican >>> turning to golf now, one of the sport's all-time greats phil mickelson putting on a putting display last nigh

just an amtrak away. >>> >> that is correct >> how great is she?14-year-old from louisiana, and 2021 scripps national spelling bee champion >> the twirl makes it, and genuine surprise by the confetti she holds several guinness world records. coming up, we're going to get some time with zaila we'll talk about her manany talents. she's going to join us right here on "today." >> we'll start this half hour with your 7:30 headlines >>> georgia police say they have made an arrest in the shooting deaths of a golf pro and two others he faces three counts of murder and other charges. he shot gene siller at a country club last saturday he was killed after witnessing a crime involving two other men. two more bodies were found in the bed of a pickup truck nearby the motive for those murders is still unknown. >>> attorney michael avenatti was sentenced on thursday to 2 1/years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from nike he rose to prominence in 2018 when he represented stormy daniels in lawsuits against then-president donald trump. he was convict