peltola: this will increase amtrak decisions as amtrak uses federal funding.hank you and i urge support and yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. maloy: i have no more speakers and am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. maloy: h.r. 8692 adds a important step to providing transparency by the amtrak board of directors and the decisions they made involving billions. i urge support and yield back my time s. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 8692 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. clause a of rule 1 the chair declares the

this bill requires amtrak to disclose the compensation annually on the amtrak website. congress requires the nation's inter-- inner city railroads. this bill increases transparency by making this information readily available to the public. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. thank you. and i reserve. mr. graves: i yield to awe tore of this bill. mr. molinaro: i appreciate to chairman graves and also for working with us to move this piece of legislation, amtrak was hesitant to disclose their bonuses and that they came immediately after covid pandemic and the stress and stressors on passengers and employees. the fact we had to work despite the subsidy to have them disclose this tower was obscene. i have five minutes to express my appreciation and gratitude to representative graves. i truly join with the individuals who recognize not only leadership and hard work to the constituents and this country as a whole and he has made congress a little bit better and i am grateful for his friendship and support. and i am not sure what i have lerched from my mentor bu

in the b.i.l., congress directed amtrak to make all the stations amtrak serves accessible.he think differently transportation act is led by senator tammy duckworth and passed by the senate, will require amtrak to report annually to congress on the accessibility status for all of the more than 500 stations amtrak serves and not just the ones where it has the opportunity and responsibility under the americans with disability act. thanks to the b.i.l., amtrak is investing in new equipment and upgrading stations. we need assurances that these investments are taking into account people with disabilities as required under the a.d.a. this bill helps to do just that. this bill differs slightly from the house campaign onversion of the -- companion version of the think differently transportation act responsered by representative molinaro and which i am proud to co-sponsor that the house has previously passed. this version included a requirement that amtrak report on accessibility of its rail cars, in addition to stations. while that requirement has been left out of this version, we a

meanwhile, yesterday brought major travel headaches for some amtrak passengers.ervice was temporarily halted between philadelphia and new york due to downed power lines. trains have begun rolling again, though amtrak is warning there may be delays just two days before christmas. >> amtrak says it will waive additional fees for impacted passengers who choose to change their reservations by calling their 1-800 number. for those flying, the tsa says december 27th and the 30th will be the next busiest days with relatively light traffic on christmas and new year's day, michael. a little tip for those who travel every holiday season, those are the best days because no one wants to fly on those days. >> all right. good tip, naomi ruchim. thanks. >>> now to a horrifying attack on a new york city subway train. a woman believed to be sleeping set on fire and killed in what appears to be a random attack. new york city police say they've taken a person of interest into custody. the "new york post" obtained a photo as it happened. investigators say surveillance video from the

trains coming to a halt in the northeast corridor as amtrak goes dn for hours, leaving so many passengers stranded. >>> the suspected shooter in the death of a health care ceo due back in court today. luigi mangione set to be arraigned on new york state charges of murder and terrorism. what his attorney is saying about how he will plead. >>> president-elect donald trump making his biggest speech since his election in november. we're live from d.c. with what he told the turning point usa conference, including addressing rumors that elon musk is pulling all the strings. >>> new fallout from blake lively's allegations against her "it ends with us" co-star. the major talent agency that just dropped him. >>> and as we approach the christmas holiday, we look back on the good news that brought us so much joy this year. it is monday, december 23rd, and early "today" starts right now. >>> good morning, and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica layton. we begin this monday and the holiday week with a travel nightmare in the northeast. delays, cancelions, and winter weather as millions begin their holi

so amtrak just announcing a record number of people hopping aboard trains over the last year.rly 33 million passengers that surge in ridership comes as americans spent an average of 42 hours in traffic last year. this is while complaints about airlines are also on the rise. so could the frustration with driving and flying lead to a renaissance of american rail? well, national climate reporter chase cain shows us that taking the train can also be good for the planet. here's the sleek new haven comets. she's already hit 110 miles an hour a century ago, america had the most impressive railroad network in the world. lightning speed on rails. today, europe and asia have zoomed ahead with extensive high speed trains going much faster than amtrak's acela. china even has a maglev train reaching 286 miles an hour. so earlier this year, i took a high speed train to france, a ride that was easy and green. we just got to paris and taking the train from amsterdam took maybe a few minutes longer than flying. but there is a huge difference in emissions. if i had flown instead of taking this

it also delayed trains and jack london square's amtrak station at this hour, though the evacuation is over and there is no more threat to the public kron four's. sara stinson has the details. >> it took about 2 hours to clear the scene. 50 people evacuated. several streets had to be shut down along with nearby train tracks which delayed passengers trying to get to sacramento from oakland. >> in oakland boarding came to a halt for an amtrak train heading to sacramento tuesday afternoon at the jack london station. this due to a gas leak in the area about a minute in. >> the conduct is reported that there was a gas leak and that as a result, it would be delayed by about an hour to keep you constantly getting updates. >> so hopefully not too much longer. oakland fire got the call around four-thirty about the smell of natural gas near second and brush streets and firefighters arrived. they evacuated several blocks and shut down the train tracks cordoned off with 3 block radius. >> they ended up having evacuate 3 buildings the people luckily there's not a lot of residential areas, mostly co

amtrak just announced a record number of people hopped aboard trains over the last year.33 million passengers. for the frustration with driving and flying lead to a renaissance for american rail. nbc national climate reporter chase kane shows us that taking the train could also be good for the planet. here's the sleek new haven comets. she's already hit 110 miles an hour. a century ago, america had the most impressive railroad network in the world. lightning speed on rails. today, europe and asia have zoomed ahead with extensive high speed trains going much faster than amtrak's acela. china even has a maglev train reaching 286 miles an hour. so earlier this year, i took a high speed train to france, a ride that was easy and green. we just got to paris, and taking the train from amsterdam took maybe a few minutes longer than flying. but there is a huge difference in emissions. if i had flown instead of taking this train, my emissions would have been more than 20 times greater and then multiply that by everyone on board. so by taking the train instead of flying my fellow pa

in the meantime, the amtrak train tracks shutdown delaying passengers trying to get to sacramento from oakland. >> in oakland boarding came to a halt for an amtrak train heading to sacramento tuesday afternoon at the jack london station. this due to a gas leak in the area about a minute in. >> the conduct is reported that there was a gas leak and that as a result, it would be delayed by about an hour to keep you constantly getting updates. >> so hopefully not too much longer. oakland fire got the call around four-thirty about the smell of natural gas near second and brush streets and firefighters arrived. they evacuated several blocks and shut down the train tracks cordoned off with 3 block radius. >> they ended up having evacuate 3 buildings the people luckily there's not a lot of residential areas, mostly commercial, we did evacuate people out of the commercial buildings, office buildings around. pg e and oakland police also responded. crews work to locate the gas leak unfounded to be coming from the scene. g gas plant to station for natural gas. these things from time pressure, righ

it also slate trains at the jack london square amtrak station. but now that evacuation is or is overcome 4. sarah stinson has the latest details. >>it took about 2 hours to clear the scene. 50 people evacuated. several streets had to be shut down along with nearby train tracks which delayed passengers trying to get to sacramento from oakland. >>in oakland boarding came to a halt for an amtrak train heading to sacramento tuesday afternoon at the jack london station. this due to a gas leak in the area about a minute in. >>the conduct is reported that there was a gas leak and that as a result, it would be delayed by about an hour to keep get costly, getting updates. >>so hopefully not too much longer. oakland fire got the call around four-thirty about the smell of natural gas near second and brush streets. when firefighters arrived. they evacuated several blocks and shut down the train tracks cordoned off a 3 block radius. >>they ended up having to evacuating 3 buildings the people luckily there's not a lot of residential in this area a commercial.

quite nervous. >> reporter: a two-day slowdown of amtrak trains up and down the east coast is still grindingn. >> a day delay could mean that we don't end up home for christmas. >> reporter: and it's not just delays. some acela trains to d.c. and boston canceled. lucy smith and monty wilson were at 90 minutes and counting. >> if delays happen there's nothing you can do. it's sort of out of our hands. >> reporter: while on the roadways -- >> we're moving pretty slowly. hopefully it picks up. >> reporter: a record number of drivers. like richard otto. are taking their best shot behind the wheel with lower gas prices. >> if you're still traveling home, have a safe trip. >> reporter: and for those taking to the skies, wintry weather contributing to a weekend-long backlog. from friday to sunday cancellations clearing more than 900 across the country with delays approaching 28,000 in that span. though conditions and flights were smoother today. as american airlines gave us a firsthand look at how they sort 100,000 bags a day at dfw. of all the passengers that fly with american, about a third have

well, just in time for christmas, amtrak says its service has been fully restored in the northeast. last-minute travelers were hit by another delay. american airlines passengers caught way off guard when flights were grounded on christmas eve. alice barr has more on the last-minute travel rush. >> reporter: a holiday scramble at airports across the country after a technical issue temporarily grounded all american airlines flights. the ground stop only lasted an hour, and the airline promised all hands on deck to get travelers back on track after what it called a vendor technology issue that impacted systems needed to let flights take off. delays piled up quickly, setting off ripple effects for travelers facing a series of roadblocks in the skies, on the road. >> we're moving pretty slowly. >> reporter: and on the rails all week. >> a day's delay can mean that we don't end up home for christmas. >> reporter: amtrak working to catch up after downed power lines trigger add two-day snarl along the busy northeast corridor. and more delays could be coming with millions under a winter weat

a year mom boarded an amtrak train in wisconsin with her children. when it arrives in denver, she is found dead in her seat and nobody can explain how she died. i went to colorado to investigate this cross country murder mystery. a young mother boards a train for milwaukee to denver. >> marino was on her way to start a new life, but marino placentia won't be stepping off alive. >> i get a phone call saying they're trying to. they're trying to resuscitate marino. >> it wasn't the conductor that killed her, and it sure wasn't her kids. >> marina plasencia, a sweet teen with dimples and a bright smile, grew into a young woman who turned the heads of men wherever she went. >> this one guy just kept watching and watching and watching. and next thing you know, bam! right into a pole. >> one of those men was angelo mantiply, who set his sights on the 18 year old raven haired beauty after spotting her at a party. >> he wrote his number on a dollar bill, and he kind of dropped it by her, and she picked it up and saw the number. >> the sly move paid off. angel

they choose amtrak. >> reporter: at the airports, mostly clear skies.tle better after days of winter weather. across the country there have been more than 4000 delays, but fewer than 100 cancellations. back in penn station many are left hoping for a miracle on 31st street. >> do you think you're getting out today? >> i don't think so. but i would want to know sooner rather than later. >> that was nbc's priscilla thompson reporting. >>> still ahead, president elect trump is responding to criticism the elon musk has more influence on the republican party than he does. we will play those comments for you. >>> plus, we are joined to talk about democrats' plan and how they counter the republican control of washington during the new year. "way too early" will be right back. moi. ure to repair 6 months of damage in one wash, without weigh down. guaranteed or your money back! for resilient, healthy-looking hair... if you know, you know it's pantene. i won't let my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis symptoms define me... emerge as you, with clearer skin. with t

meanwhile, amtrak offered passengers bus transportation to connect to another train in emeryville. and so as a result, some people are able to take the san joaquin to get there. the fire chief says once the leak was located, gas was cut and the evacuation order was lifted after 06:00pm. then the capital quarter tracks reopened but the delay caused a ripple effect for some passengers. most remain patient and say they're impressed with how it was all handled. >> it's completely understandable because you don't certainly don't want to take any risks when it comes to things like that in. >> we don't know exactly what caused this gas leak. cng is investigating and repairing the damage. mayor sheng thao did release a statement thanking first responders as well as pg need for quick response. i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> sarah, thank you. 505. the timetable, pius high school up in mill valley had to be evacuated after a bomb threat was reported yesterday morning. police are investigating. we talked to one student who was evacuated. >> like you said, it's been going on so much

meanwhile, amtrak offered passengers bus transportation to connect to another train in emeryville. and so as a result, some people are able to take the san joaquin to get there. the fire chief says once the leak was located, gas was cut. >> and the evacuation order was lifted after 06:00pm. then the capital quarter tracks reopened vote but the delay caused a ripple effect for some passengers. most remain patient and say they're impressed with how it was all handled. >> it's completely understandable because you don't certainly don't want to take any risks when it comes to things like that in. >> we don't know exactly what caused this gas leak. cng is investigating and repairing the damage. mayor sheng thao did release a statement thanking first responders as well as pg need for quick response. i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> well, happening today, the oakland unified school district set to vote now on possible school mergers. the district says that they're looking to merge 10 schools on 5 shared campuses to help cover a budget deficit and that deficits pretty big one. 95

amtrak just announced a record number of people hopped aboard trains over the last year.3 million passengers. today in the bay's cinthia pimentel is back to talk about that increase. well, that sounds great, doesn't it? it does. and it comes as people have spent about 42 hours on average in traffic last year. and complaints about airlines also up kira. so could the frustration with driving and flying lead to a renaissance for rail? our national climate reporter, chase cain, shows us that taking the train can be good for the planet. here's the sleek new haven comets. she's already hit 110 miles an hour. a century ago, america had the most impressive railroad network in the world. lightning speed on rails. today, europe and asia have zoomed ahead with extensive high speed trains going much faster than amtrak's acela. china even has a maglev train reaching 286 miles an hour. so earlier this year, i took a high speed train to france, a ride that was easy and green. we just got to paris, and taking the train from amsterdam took maybe a few minutes longer than flying. but there

amtrak station kron 4. sarah stinson has more. >> it took about 2 hours to clear the scene. 50 people evacuated. several streets had to be shut down along with nearby train tracks which delayed passengers trying to get to sacramento from oakland. >> in oakland boarding came to a halt for an amtrak train heading to sacramento tuesday afternoon at the jack london station. this due to a gas leak in the area about a minute in. >> the conduct is reported that there was a gas leak and that as a result, it would be delayed by about an hour to keep you constantly getting updates. >> so hopefully not too much longer. oakland fire got the call around four-thirty about the smell of natural gas near second and brush streets and firefighters arrived. they evacuated several blocks and shut down the train tracks cordoned off with 3 block radius. >> they ended up having evacuate 3 buildings the people luckily there's not a lot of residential areas, mostly commercial, we back people out of the commercial buildings, office b

meanwhile, amtrak offered passengers bus transportation to connect to another train in emeryville. some people are able to take the san joaquin to get there. the fire chief says once the leak was located, gas was cut and the evacuation order was lifted after 06:00pm. then the capital quarter tracks reopened but the delay caused a ripple effect for some passengers. most remain patient and say they're impressed with how it was all handled. >> it's completely understandable because you don't certainly don't want to take any risks when it comes to things like that. >> we don't know exactly what caused this gas leak. cng is investigating and repairing the damage. mayor sheng thao did release a statement thanking first responders as well as pg need for quick response. i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> sarah, thank you. happening today, the oakland unified school district is set to vote now on a possible school merger. the district says they're looking at merging 10 schools that currently share 5 campuses. they think they'll have to do this because of a budget deficit. cover. the

amtrak location, a kron 4.ah stinson has more. >> it took about 2 hours to clear the scene. 50 people evacuated. several streets had to be shut down along with nearby train tracks which delayed passengers trying to get to sacramento from oakland. >> in oakland boarding came to a halt for an amtrak train heading to sacramento tuesday afternoon at the jack london station. this due to a gas leak in the area about a minute in. >> the conduct is reported that there was a gas leak and that as a result, it would be delayed by about an hour to keep you constantly getting updates. >> so hopefully not too much longer. oakland fire got the call around four-thirty about the smell of natural gas near second and brush streets and firefighters arrived. they evacuated several blocks and shut down the train tracks cordoned off with 3 block radius. >> they ended up having evacuate 3 buildings the people luckily there's not a lot of residential areas, mostly commercial we did evacuate people out of the commercial buildings, offic

amtrak board of directors signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. opposed no. it is the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar 854. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. opposed no. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, amtrak board of directors, elaine marie clegg of ied to be a director -- elaine marie clegg of idaho to be a director. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar 854, elaine marie clegg of idaho to be director of the amtrak board of directors as follows. m

i look at amtrak. i have to wonder, where is pete buttigieg, the transportation secretary. seems like everybody assumes because it's a lame duck period that they get to log off. americans are stranded. they want to go home. >> next year, i will tell you, there will be no planes grounded in the sean duffy era. >> not with sean duffy in charge. that's what you get with a guy that couldn't fix potholes. we've seen a multitude of problems over the past four years with trains derailments, near misses for planes. a lot of these were from the airlines. the first time all planes have been grounded since september 11th. so a lot of outdated software problems. a multitude of problems. we have sean duffy. he will fix it. >> a lot of pressure on him. >> now there is. coming up, the christmas list nobody looked for. senator rand paul's festivus lift. details $1 trillion of government waste spent on drag shows, arabic sesame street, lowly rats and so much more. stay with us. ♪ hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still

amtrak was forced to suspend service in the busy northeast corridor on sunday.ew york and philadelphia because of an issue with downed power lines. we're told service has resumed but amtrak says to still expect significant delays today. oh, joy. all right. let's take a look at the stocks. on the dow we get a sense of where the markets are, a lot more red than green. the dow off though 137 points. nvidia and united health at the top, walmart, coca-cola, at the bottom. the dow has been down as much as 300 points, now it's down just a third of a percent. now this. donald trump is shutting down rumors about elon musk's power in washington. >> you know, they're on a new kick, all the different hoaxes and the new one is president trump has ceded the presidency to elon musk. no, no. that's not happening. ashley: that's not happening. jason merantz calls that a lacey strategy to try to tear apart the two men and says it will never work. the house ethics committee just released the gaetz ethics report. chad pergram will take us through it, next. ♪ to go further, you need

i've traveled 1.2 million miles on amtrak because i commuted every single day. raised in the pert' a can community at home. jason: oh, i'm going to miss that. outgoing president biden if opinion's lying started long before he was in the white house, but his administration continued the tradition. >> he is a genuine threat to our democracy, and that's not hyperbole. >> donald trump is an existential threat to our democracy. >> [inaudible] >> yes, yes, yes, i told you we're going to have a soft landing. we're going to have a soft landing. my policies are working, start writing that way, okay? >> inflation is down and wages are up. bidenomics is working, it's working. >> we're also securing our border. >> we have a secure border. >> we're going to secure the border and do the work. >> we have a very bold and vibrant president in joe biden. joe biden is very much alive and running for re-election. >> no one is above the law! [applause] >> the president's not going to pardon -- will he pardon his son? he said he would not pardon his son. >> e said i'll abide by the j

algunos persigue usar ——algunos prefieren usar la red de trenes amtrak.o peticiones de usuarios para que retiren una funciÓn de titulares de inteligencia artificial luego de que se produjera titular falso, que decÍa que luigi mangione se habÍa quitado la vida. el grupo de defensa de libertad de prensa se sumÓ a la peticiÓn para eliminar esa funciÓn. el precio del huevo en los estados unidos alcanza niveles rÉcord a solo unos dÍas de la navidad. la causa es el brote de gripe aviar que afecta la producciÓn de las granja de gallinas ponedoras. reportera: el huevo se ha convertido en algo casi inalcanzable debido a los altos precios. >> estÁ demasiado caro. reportero: ¿cuÁnto pagaba antes por una docena y cuÁnto paga ahora? >> cuatro dÓlares, y ahora como $7 u $8. reportero: la producciÓn de huevo ha disminuido en aproximadamente 4 % a nivel nacional, que aunque no parece mucho, sÍ ha golpeado el bolsillo de los consumidores. >> se espera un incremento del precio de la docena de huevos en el margen de 150 %. >> muchas gallinas han muerto. las restricciones va

funding for amtrak enabled baltimore to begin construction of frederick douglass tunnel travel along northeast corridor predict one of my top priorities is maryland senator has been to promote the health of that just big day in a federal partnership has been essential in this cause. ... maryland. it is in our dna, particularly important to our economy and our way of life. our first -- i first started fighting for the bay in the maryland general assembly. when i was speaker of the house, i partnered with governor hughes to establish the multistate effort to save the day that led to the partnership of six days the district of columbia and te program. senators have taken the federal leave. starting with senator mack matthias then senator paul and not senator chris and holland and myself term years in the senate i have worked with my colleagues to increase funds for the bay including apa, noaa, army corps of engineers, watershed grant funds agricultural land preservation funds, oyster reservation funds removal of invasive species to the blue catfish and many, many more.t i particularly w

funding for amtrak enabled baltimore to begin construction of the frederick douglass tunnel to expedite travel along the northeast corridor. one of my top priorities as a maryland senator has been to promote the health of the chesapeake bay and the federal partnership has been essential in this cause. the bay is a national treasure, the largest estuary in our hemisphere and iconic to maryland. it is in our dna, particularly important to our economy and our way of life. i first started fighting for the bay in the maryland general assembly when i was speaker of the house. i partnered with governor harry hughes to establish the multistate effort to save the day and it led to the partnership with six states and the district of columbia. maryland senators have taken the federal lead. starting with the senator and now, senator chris van hollen and myself. during my years in the senate, i worked with my colleagues to increase funds for the day including the epa, army corps of engineers, wastewater treatment funds, grant funds, agricultural land preserved 8 -- preservation funds, mobile of inva

. >> reporter: and a speed bump for amtrak passengers in the nation's busiest passenger rail corridor. trains rolling again after being delayed by downed power lines in philadelphia. but most travelers are driving, fueled by lower gas prices. now, if you want a less stressful time to travel, christmas day is a good choice, flying back from your destination if you can avoid it, friday december 27th is not great. airports are expected to be packed. jericka, these are all tips i need to keep in mind when i fly to our home state of ohio. >> oh, that's right, the buckeye state. elise preston, stay safe. thank you. >>> so how will this first weekend of winter impact your getaway? let's check in with cbs meteorologist andrew kozak with the look ahead. >> good evening. no doubt a very busy couple of travel days. and if you're in the pacific northwest, we're dealing once again with more rain and mountain snow. we turn our attention to some of the waves. we have a high surf warning in effect for tuesday for much of the california coast. waves as high as 35 feet across areas like san francisco a

amtrak says customers can still expect the other routes. no word on when those will be back up and running. >> thank you. >>> holiday shopping taking a terrifying turn at a mall in texas after a man pursued in a high speed chase by police crashed his truck into a jcpenney hitting multiple people. jesse kirsch has more. >> oh, my god. >> the harrowing moment of impact caught on camera in texas. a pickup truck crashes through the doors of a mall there on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. >> oh, mymy god. they shot him. >> just moments later you can hear what sounds like gunshots. >> oh, my god, they shot him. >> people running for their lives. the terrifying incident happened late yesterday afternoon when according to the texas department of public safety a state troop jer trying pulling over a driver for possibly driving while intoxicated. that's when he took off veering off the road and into the j.c. penny. >> they shot him. >> they opened fire killing the suspect. 53-year-old johnle darryl schultz. daniel bartlett was working a

of lanhee chen to be a direct on amtrak board of directors. pn 1568, the nomination of felix sanchez to be a member of the board of directors of the corporation for public broadcasting. pn 2241, the nomination of adam white to be a member of the board of directors of the corporation for public broadcasting. pn 1979, the nomination of lisa ballance be a member of the marine mammal commission. pn 1949 the nomination of the recent solo to a federal maritime commission, and pn 2130, pn 2131, pn 2132, pn 1534 -2, pn 2228, 2228, pn 2229, pn 2230, and pn 2231, coast guard promotions the favorably report. >> is there a second? all those in favor say i. all opposed. the ayes have it that . the motion is agreed to. the nominations are reported favorably. we have now concluded our hearing prep is or any members of wish to be recognized on any issues? if not that concludes our votes today and concludes our markup. >> with efficiency. >> yes. >> it's been honor of my lifetime to represent hoosiers here in the u.s. senate. when i said is going to do this ba

. >> reporter: and a speed bump for amtrak passengers in the nation's busiest passenger rail corridortrains rolling again after being delayed by downed power lines in philadelphia. but most travelers are driving, fueled by lower gas prices. if you want a less stressful time to travel, christmas day is a good choice. but traveling back from your destination, try to avoid december 27th. that's this friday, when airports are expected to be packed. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. >>> now to a horrifying and deadly attack in new york city. police say they have a suspect under arrest. as you can see in this picture from the "new york post." after a woman sleeping in a subway car in brooklyn, new york was set on fire. she later died. cbs's tammy mutasa is in new york with more. >> reporter: this was a brutal attack on a woman who just appeared to be sleeping on a public train. and police found that victim when they saw smoke during a routine patrol. horrifying moments inside an f train on the new york city subway. just before 7:30nypd investigators say a woman was set on fire and burne

. >> reporter: a two-day slow down of amtrak trains up and down the east coast is still grinding on. >> a day's delay can mean that we don't end up home for christmas. >> reporter: and it's not just delays. some trains to d.c. and boston canceled. lucy smith was at 90 minutes and counting. >> delays happen. there's nothing you can do. it's sort of out of our hands. >> reporter: while on the roadways. >> we're moving pretty slowly. hopefully it picks up. >> reporter: a record number of drivers, like richard otto, are taking their best shot behind the while with lower gas prices. >> if you're still traveling home, have a safe trip. >> reporter: and for those taking to the skies, wintry weather contributing to backlog. delays approaching 28,000. though conditions and flights were smoother. we got first-hand look at how they sort 100,000 bags a day at dfw. about a third of bags touch dfw on a given day, which explains why there are literally thousands of people on the front lines making sure your bags get where they need to go. it's an industryide effort to keep plans and luggage on trac

we have amtrak. this is an economic engine. >> reporter: meanwhile leang doesn't know if he'll be able to stay in the area. his hope that is a new administration might bring about change. >> so what is it going to take to keep customers safe and stop businesses from packing >>> welcome back to our conversation on the state of oakland where a new interim mayor is trying to help the city dig out of a massive $130 million deficit, but what will these cuts mean for businesses already struggling with crime? joining me now is carl chan, president of the oakland chinatown chamber foundation. thanks for being with us. >> good seeing you. >> what are your thoughts on the current leadership in oakland and the fact it's going to be changing once again very soon? >> it's very concerning. we're talking about the entire city. the incoming leadership is going to be extremely important for us to keep everyone safe, but also making sure businesses and also the working people being safe as well. >> yeah. so that's goi

amtrak and other rail service was temporarily disrupted. all right, now to some good news on crime in san francisco. city leaders today touting a big drop in the homicide rate. in fact, it is the lowest it has been now in more than 60 years. i want you to take a look at this breakdown of the numbers san francisco police reporting 33 homicides so far this year. that's a 34% decrease compared to last year. shootings are down significantly, with 31% fewer deadly shootings, with the number of non-fatal shootings down about 19%. ktvu christian captain tonight, with the strategies strategies being credited for this decline for san francisco law enforcement. >> one homicide is too many, but new data are showing the city's homicide rate has plummeted. >> we're on track to have the lowest rates of homicides in over 60 years in san francisco. >> san francisco police department tracked 33 homicides so far this year, down from 50 this time last year, a 34% decrease. non-fatal shootings are also down by 19%. the chief says city leadership from the mayor

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this man missed his flight to paris because amtrak was late. >> it's a piece left in the airport. nestled in a chair and has to wait until 11:00pm before he gets in the rhodesia with that's what and flew >> from san francisco, it taught me a lesson an track anymore. one traveler heads home with a last name. that's brand-new your life. you know its plant or she and her husband just went to central park to say i do first set a new york's been extremely memorable. it was wonderful. it was really beautiful. is a fascinating trip. there was amazing. so way they fly to their planes are out of sight. happy christmas to all and to all a good night. >> taking a live look now at sfo. we had a busy monday as millions of people were taking to the skies this week for the holidays right now, flight aware is tracking 107 delays and 3 cancellations at sfo, 15 delays and 0 cancellations. a nice christmas present at oakland international and 26 delays and 0 cancellations there as well as san jose international. of course keep you updated on the numbers throughout the night. bart is operating on ext

amtrak working to catch up after downed power lines triggered a two day snarl along the busy northeast corridor, and more delays could be coming, with millions under a winter weather advisory across the midwest and northeast. wild winter weather on the west coast, too, where hurricane force winds drove flooding and dangerously high surf in california's central coast. a wharf collapsed in santa cruz, throwing three people into the water who thankfully survived with a white christmas setting in for some. triple a is expecting a record 119 million travelers to brave any obstacle in their quest to make it home for the holidays. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. former president bill clinton spent the night in the hospital with what turned out to be the flu. he is recovering, and that means he'll be able to spend christmas at home. the former president was admitted to georgetown university medical center in d.c. with a case of the flu last night. staffers said he developed a fever and went to the hospital for tests and observation. the former president left the hospital this morning and

this man missed his flight to paris because amtrak was late. >> it's a piece left in the airport. nestled in a chair and has to wait until 11:00pm before he gets in the rhodesia with that's what not. >> and from san francisco. it taught me a lesson track anymore. one traveler heads home with a last name. that's brand-new your life. you know plant or she and her husband just went to central park to say i do first to set a new york's been extremely memorable. it was wonderful. it was really beautiful. is a fascinating trip. there was amazing. >> so way they fly to their planes are out of sight. happy christmas to all and to all a good night. >> here in the bay area in pleasanton foothill road at country. lane is closed because of a downed tree. you can see these photos shared by the chp to the road. completely blocked by that tree. no estimated time as to when the road will reopen as crews worked to remove that big tree. officials say drivers can use 6.80 and the pleasanton sunol road as alternate routes. >> whether time now as we get a live look outside mount diablo with clouds rig

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el incidente también retrasó el sistema de trenes amtrak capitol corridor durante aproximadamente unafue el resultado de un megaoperativo realizado el fin de semana por la policía de walnut creek. la patrulla de caminos y la agencia contra la delincuencia organizada minorista, 5 de los detenidos en esta operación contra los robos en comercios del centro de la ciudad eran menores de edad y un accidente de tránsito le cobró la vida a un conductor y provocó también un apagón. fue en pittsburgh el lunes por la noche. la policía reportó que el incidente ocurrió en la calle east leland rule justo antes de las 7. el conductor habría chocado contra un poste de electricidad y también un hidrante, lo que provocó un incendio que envolvió por completo el coche y causó un corte de electricidad en la zona. y han pasado ya 10 días desde que gabriel laura de laura, de 21 años, desapareció en gilroy y desde entonces sus familiares han estado luchando para encontrarlo. lo más extraño es que, según contó su padre, unos días después de su desaparición, encontraron abandonado el vehículo en el que su hijo

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this morning amtrak had downed power lines yesterday suspending service for hours and causing widespreada has more. >> this festive week getting off to a freezing start. millions on alert for under average and bone-chilling temperatures. parts of the northeast even dipping below zero overnight after a blast of winter weather stphaur annualed travel from coast-to-coast. travelers faced cancelations. >> i got the first flight back home in the hoerpbg. >> the tsa said it's expected to screen 40 million flyers between the run-up to christmas and the trip back home on christmas eve, up from 2023. >> it's really crowded in here with a lot of people -- >> some desperate to get home for the holidays giving trains a try but critical amtrak routes in the northeast were delayed or canceled due to downed power lines blocking tracks and unavailable equipment. new york's penn station snaking lines on tuesday. the vast majority of americans heading to holiday celebrations by car. treacherous driving conditions blamed for this crash outside of bostonians that took down utility lines, but gas prices hove

allowing maryland to move forward again with the transit red line in baltimore, funding for amtrak, enabling baltimore construction of the frederick dennis tunnel, along the northeast corridor. one of my top priorities, as a maryland senator, has been to promote the health of the chesapeake bay and the federal partnership has been essential in this cause. the bay is a natural treasure, iconic to maryland. it is in our dna, particularly important to our economy, and our way of life. our first started fighting for the bay in the maryland general assembly when i was speaker of the house, i partnered for the multi-state effort to save the bay and led to the partnership with six states and the federal bay program. maryland senators have taken the federal lead starting with senator mack mathias, and now senator chris van hollen and myself. during my years in the senate i've worked with my colleagues to increase funds for the bay, including the epa, noaa, army corps of engineers, waste water treatment funds, watershed grant funds, preservation funds, oyster restoration funds, removal of invasive sp