. >> the busiest amtrak corridor shut down. no trains. that's the derailed cars. >> on the front line behind me the police have fired stun grenades. >> the wind is pushing the flames up the hillside away from the highway. >> this was so devastating, charlie. >> how are you doing, mom? >> i'm okay. >> the largest storm to ever hit the united states. >> just one of the many areas that will likely be lashed by sandy. >> would you take the country in the next four years? >> everything takes longer than you look. >> do you think you are the last? >> i will never, ever forget the last 48 hours. >> you have said a strong centralized government is in the dna of russia. >> in less than a month, the president of syria, president of iran, prime minister of israel. who does he think he is? charlie rose. >> i've got you. >> you don't have me. >> in fear and panic, people stepped up to help one another. >> good morning from the top of the new one world trade center. >> we are going to give you the first look at the spectacular views from the tallest bu

. >> the busiest amtrak corridor shut down. no trains. that's the derailed cars. >> on the front line behind me the police have fired stun >> the wind is pushing the flames up the hillside away from the highway. >> this was so devastating, charlie. >> how are you doing, mom? >> i'm okay. >> the largest storm to ever hit the united states. >> just one of the many areas that will likely be lashed by sandy. >> would you take the country in the next four years? >> everything takes longer than you look. >> do you think you are the last? >> i will never, ever forget the last 48 hours. >> you have said a strong centralized government is in the dna of russia. >> in less than a month, the president of syria, president of iran, prime minister of israel. who does he think he is? charlie rose. >> i've got you. >> you don't have me. >> in fear and panic, people stepped up to help one another. >> good morning from the top of the new one world trade center. >> we are going to give you the first look at the spectacular views from the tallest building in

. >> the busiest amtrak corridor shut down. no trains. that's the derailed d rs. >> on the front line behind me the police have fired stun grenades. flames up the hillside a ay from the highway. >> this was so devastating, charlie. >> i'm okay. >> the largest storm to ever hit the united states. that will likely be lashed by sandy. >> would you take the country in the next four years? >> everything takes longer than you look. >> do you think you are the last? >> i will never, ever forget the last 48 hours. >> you have said a strong centralized government is in the dna of russia. >> in less than a month, the president of syria, president of iran, prime minister of israel. who does he think he is? charlie rose. >> i've got you. >> you don't have me. >> in fear and panic, people stepped up to help one another. >> good morning from the top of the new one world trade center. >> we are going to give you the rst look at the spececcular views from the tallest building in the western hemisphere. >> people always say they love their fans. but there

jonathan: there soon could be a large scale transformation of the amtrak northeast corridor. they have been grappling for how to speed things up for years. i released new environmental impact study on three proposed ideas. those are one, high-speed rail between d.c. and boston. two, new rail line connecting hartford, connecticut, and providence, rhode island. three a rail tunnel from long island to connecticut. alison: meanwhile, the residents will have a chance to ask questions about the future of i-66 tonight. vdot regional transportation director will speak at 7:30 at the town hall and address the planned interstate expansion and the tolls inside the beltway. a close call for a virginia state trooper on westbound 66 near gainesville this morning. a driver lost control and hit the trooper's vehicle in a traffic stop. the trooper was outside the vehicle and was not hurt. the driver who caused the crash suffered minor injuries. jonathan: there is more backlash for bill cosby. the student government of george washington university wants to revoke his honorary degree. they said

we are paying the amtrak corridor out of the transportation bill, right? that is only used grand from philadelphia to boston, is 30% of the population but is only used by a small amount of people and it is taking gas revenues that should be used for highways and one john, since you seem very knowledgeable about all of this, what did you do you work in the transportation industry? callback actually, i ran against bill once. and i supported the two other candidates and i do opposition research a little bit. >> host: why do you have to get off the highway -- >> we believe this until after the american enterprise institute for discussion of the criminal justice system and prison reform. this is hosted by the american enterprise institute. >> the last year, discussion on criminal justice reform come on over criminalization, on all sorts of things. went of things. workmen to focus today on on specific aspects of that. my thoughts on part of why i picked this, this is about prison specifically, and i do libertarian leanings. i think and rethink our illegal. on th

. >>> bart says they are back on time but we are looking at delays on amtrak's capitol corridor trainber 520 running 20 minutes behind out of martinez. accident in livermore west 580 at greenville involving a big rig that's blocking lanes. traffic is slow from 205 and a major accident also cleared out of the maze but we have long delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> i think we should all just burst out and sing america the beautiful. >> america ♪ >> isn't that gorgeous? out the door 40s and 50s. it's a beautiful start to what's going to be a spring day. temperatures in the 60s to 74 degrees west breeze 5 to 15 miles per hour. ditto on saturday and sunday. we begin to cool on monday. and then you're going to notice and feel the difference on tuesday with the rain arriving on wednesday. >> all right. good weather tonight for the embarcadero lighting ceremony. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning to our viewers in the when he haest. it is friday, november 20th, 2015. breaking news, gun men storm a hotel in mali and take hostages. >>> how the fbi

as said in the reporting, a lot of railroads will get in on time, including the northeast corridor for amtrak. so i was very frustrated. we began negotiations. democrats are in the minority. many of the northeastern democrats and i joined together to try to stop the extension. the challenge was the railroads were saying that they couldn't get it done in the amount of time that was left. while many people were seeking an extension longer than three years, five years, we were able to negotiate a three-year extension and, importantly, put more resources, congress having more resources invested in ptc and rail safety in the coming and working transportation bill. ernie: while we're waiting for all of this to happen, can you tell us how safe do you think the railroads are right now? people are watching, listening. how safe are they? >> clearly their safety record is far better than automobile transportation. so driving from new jersey to boston is a lot more dangerous than taking the train. we have an extraordinarily good safety record when compared to other modes, but the reality is it's not safe

well, the pets on the train is sort of an experimental or pilot program by amtrak along the northeast corridor at this point. it's only cats and dogs at this time. there's a limit on weight, 20 pounds and you need a reservation. but at least at this point in time for thanksgiving rover can take the train with you to see grandma. john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> it has been a good day for travel. we have clear skies tonight over the ben franklin bridge. isn't that gorgeous? the nice weather will continue through the weekend but it is going to get colder. let's get our first look at the accuweather from meteorologist cecily tynan. >> beautiful fall day today. the front that swept through last night that brought us that rounds of rain brought us clear skies clear skies today but also a return to more seasonable temperatures back down into the 50's after yesterday in the 60's its 52 degrees currently in philadelphia, new york city, washington, d.c. 53. out to the west temperatures are in the 40's so compare this to 24 hours ago, it's 11 degrees cooler in philadelphia, pittsburgh 18 degrees

i believe amtrak is the last vestige of a soviet style monopoly, particularly in the northeast corridority to open competition and service and catch up with the rest of the gave, congress will never $150 billion to amtrak and that corridor. the private sector has the knowledge and expertise to move over. you need to open the door and allow them to continue. the rest of the western world is now requiring competition in state-supported rail service. it's pitiful, the train runs from new york to boston at 68 miles per hour. it is pitiful from washington to new york. congressman john mica last week at the house transportation infrastructure committee mary -- committee hearing. the last vestige of a soviet style monopolies how we described amtrak. guest: he enjoys using the word soviet. i never agreed with that, obviously. i was thinking when your previous guest was on here. i was in vietnam in the 60's and the difficulty then with cryptography is very different than it is today. think one of the things he was talking about, $151 billion is not gateway. werewas the ever we talking about, how

amtrak says just after 3:00, a person was killed by a capital corridor train. no details on who was killed but the person was trespassing. you can see it happened where there is no track crossing. amtrak says passengers should expect delays while the investigation is underway. >>> now to the bizarre police shooting in san francisco last night. it happened outside saint luke's hospital in the mission district. we are learning more about the gunman and what led up to him being shot and killed by police. it all started with a robbery in san bruno. and ktvu fox 2 news' john sasaki is there and you now have the surveillance video of it. >> reporter: san bruno police released the video of the armed robbery. it happened at a big 5 store here in san bruno. the video from inside the sporting goods store in san bruno started with a conversation between the suspect, 25-year-old javier garcia and the clerks attending to the guns and ammo. after he asked to see a specific shotgun, it quickly turned potentially deadly. >> he brandished a handgun and said i'm taking the shotgu

amtrak says be prepared for increased police presence and random screenings especially along the northeast corridor. >> we encourage people to make sure they have their photo i.d. with them and surrender it upon request show it to the conductor if asked for in. >> still kind of looking around to make sure that, um, that nothing is going on. >> what's on my mind is that terrorists are not going to put fear in me. >> reporter: it's tough, say many to strike a balance. we are in a difficult time in new york, in america, in the world! here holiday travelers here say they don't want to let fear alter their lives. mclogan, cbs 2 news. >> thank you, jennifer. >>> whether you're headed to one of our airports or up to the upper west side to the balloon inflation, the weather is looking good and should cooperate. let's go back to the upper west side. lonnie quinn is there as he has been, having a great time with everybody. lonnie? >> reporter: oh, listen, it's really nice. i'll explain how all of it's going to work but i just love being out here every year all these beautiful kids and -- >> hi! whoo! >> repo

corridor between now and 2040. the rail has regular delays on amtrak and other lines because it's old and crowded tracks. one plan includes adding a high speed rail system between d.c. and boston and new lines from connecticut to long island and rhode island. once a plan is picked, an environmental review will be done next year. >>> we know having a bit of a belly can increase your risk for disease. new data released this week reinforces that. w where you have the few extra pounds matters. people who carry their extra weight around the waist may be at increased risk for heart disease. situps are not the solution. healthier lifestyles and changing your diet are what will really make a difference. >>> now a story about a road sign that's making some people really angry. have a look for yourself. it reads get your heads out of your apps. it went up over highways in the salt lake city area yesterday. some drivers say it's tasteless. the utah department of transportation says it is meant for drivers to catch their attention. it's the latest in a series of catchy highway messages. other examples that seat belt

>>> amtrak says it's adding trains and capacity to handle extra passengers expected for thanksgiving week. service will be added to several routes across the country, including the capital corridor and san jauquin which have stops in the bay area. analysts predict nearly 47 million americans will travel for thanksgiving with gas prices so low aaa says people traveling by car could see the biggest jump in 8 years. as for air travel, passengers are urged to arrive extra early. all u.s. airports are under mightenned security in response to the terror attacks if france. >> and a southwest airlines flight bound for l.a. had to make an unexpected stop in missouri. it left indianapolis yesterday when passengers said four passengers were acting suspiciously and disrupting that flight. >> people are a little on edge with everything going on, but in this case, you know, for are chu natalie everything worked out great. >> we didn't think anything was wrong. we thought something was wrong with our airplane, and then they escorted the four gentlemen off. >> the disruptive passengers were removed from the plane which then considered on its way to lax. >>> over the past week, phony bomb threat

the northeast corridor wells across the country, operating extra trains, adding capacity, extra coaches where we can. keeping a close eye on our demand and adjusting accordingly. >> amtrak officials recommend using e-ticketing on your phone or tablet to avoid the long lines at the ticket counters. news 4's lauren scala is here with a major look at the travel day. >> just like amtrak, a lot of the trains in our area, we have a lot of extra service, something to mention first, headed to the airports, we have delays if you're headed to newark, the jfk air train is moving along just fine. if you are getting on the major commuter lines, metro added 18 extra trains, mj also offering extra service on trains and buses. you'll certainly be able to get around. just talking about the roads, the roads are quiet now. if you're headed to the airports, nothing will be in the way. we have one in this part of the area. route 15 in both directions, and just reminder in case you forgot, today is a gridlock alert day. it's going to take a while to get around, plan for it, back to you rob and pat. >> thank you. >>> well in the wake of the terror concerns, of course around the globe, there i

the beginning of amtrak's business of the travel day with 750,000 customers expected it ride the rails and is adding more rains and capacity to help with the surge. the capital corridors to accommodate the thanksgiving rush and small pets are now welcome on board as are bicycles. >> and caltrain is busy, too. the national presidential turkey and the alternate will depart from sfo in a few hours. united airline flight is turkey one, the lucky birds had today washington, dc, where they will be pardon by president obama ahead of the thanksgiving day dinner. the turkeys have been raised for more months at foster farms in modesto. the turkeys will then the rest of their fall lives at a farm with no worries about ending up on anyone's dinner plate. do you feel the same pride that turkey one comes from california? >> turkey one. the best turkey comes from california, let me thing about that...mike? >> no reflection on >> marinate on that. >> ouch. >> best i could do this early. now, king tides are coming to mill valley. the park-'n-ride, watch out for the flooding around 9:02 and 9:4 tomorrow and 10-26 on wednesday morning, and wednesday and thursday, thanksgiving day we wi

amtrak actually own? if they don't own it and run on major railroad lines, how much do we pay per mile to subsidize it? on the northeast corridor we own 363 miles. michigan0 miles in towards chicago. most track is owned by the freight railroads. when amtrak started in 1971, they were not freight railroads, they were just railroads with freight and passenger. we relieved them of passenger responsibility. that is 21,000 miles of track. required to provide incremental cost for service on the track. servicesso provided like feeling. we are provided power when we have a problem, i.e. a locomotive. that you can provide incentive payments--they even provide incentive payments. we have a good relationship with the freight railroads. connects over 500 destinations. the first train ran from philadelphia to new york in 1963. a major travel. for amtrak, what are the numbers you are expecting? 141,000 on wednesday. about three quarters of a --llion on amtrak services twotrains actually operate times a day on the northeast corridor, and with all the commuter operations, we handle about 900,000 a day, people, moving safely attracts. a guest w

. >>> amtrak is adding more trainerring to accommodate the extra passengers traveling for thanksgiving. service will be added to self routes across the country, including the capital corridor are and sunday joaquin which have stops in bay area stays. the busiest days this week will be tomorrow, wednesday, and sunday. >> k rails turned into dangerous project isles when the tour bus barreled right through them. they should have been weighed down with water by the contractor, but many in were empty. public works was supposed to inspect them. >> from here on in, we're going to make sure that our inspectors from san francisco public works go out and make sure that those k-rails are going to be filled with water. and public works is going to have a lot of inspecting to do. we checked other sites in the city, and found several where k- rails were partially filled with water, or empty all together. >> time to take a look at the roads. >> we have an accident westbound 80 near hercules. it's causing a bit of a backup. coming out of the highway 4 area. so give yourself a few extra minutes there. once you get to the bay bridge, you can see a few break lights into berkeley and emeryvil

. >> amtrak says it's adding trains and capacity to handle extra passengers expected over the holiday week. service will be added to several routes across the country, including the capitol corridorsan jauquin which has stops in the bay area. >>> analysts predict nearly 47 million americans will travel this thanksgiving, and with gas prices so low, aaa said the number of people traveling by car could hit he an 8-year high. passengers are urged to arrive extra early at the airport. all airports are under heightened security. >>> let's get another check on weather with roberta. >> i was out on friday, and have already experienced all of that. it was a nightmare at the airport. yeah, get there early. >> you would have been quicker driving to l.a., right? almost? >> in this particular case, i would have. if you're heading out on wednesday for that big getaway day, and unsettled weather in the forecast. timing is so critical at this time. we have pockets of forward- looking out the door, and some cooler temperatures during the afternoon hours. temperatures do cool up to about 10 degrees today, and then rain begins tomorrow morning, and then on and off again through wednesday, mid- mor

corridors here. there are also amtrak police who are out and patrolling the corridors as well.y-style personnel in a passenger transit station, but it makes them feel comfortable now in light of all of the things that have been happening around the world. it makes them feel more secure. it lets them know that the work that authorities say that they have heightened security, they see it. they also tell us there are things you cannot see. passengers say that makes them feel comfortable, too, frances. >> certainly a comfort and need in the days to come, especially sunday when a lot of people will be headed back home. nbc's rehema ellis at penn station, thanks for the update. >>> want to bring you developments now on the man who jumped over the white house fence. he will face criminal charges today, and now his stunt raises even more security concerns about the newly installed fence. we'll have a live report from the white house. that's next. >>> plus, the building pressure on isis. russia says it is ready and willing to coordinate air strikes with the united states and france, but

i strongly believe that amtrak is the last vestige of a soviet style monopoly, particularly in the northeast corridorervice. we have an opportunity to open to competition that service and catch up with the rest of the world. congress will never give 150 $1 billion to being a traamtrak in quarter. private sector can help. they have the expertise and knowledge to move forward. a you just need to open the door and allow them to continue, the rest of the western world and european union is requiring state-supported rail service. the train runs from new york to boston at 68 miles per hour. that's a joke. it is pitiful from washington to new york to boston it's 68 miles per hour. that's a joke. it's pivotful that at washington to new york it's 83 miles per hour. the second item is, and i have requested this. having seen that there is never enough money and we always need to expand our roads and it is so expensive. one of the alternatives is using intelligent transportation. the latest systems of deploying technology. we can deploy that technology in the bill you have 1367 137 for research, that's nice, for

provisions, the bill makes strong investments in amtrak and rail safety, providing $50 million for rail safety grants and targeted new investments in the northeast corridor which is one of the major thoroughfares of commerce and travel in our country. it also allows the federal railroad administration to hire 84 new inspectors and safety staff to address the safety transportation of passengers and energy products, and we have seen repeated incidents of tragic accidents caused by outdated equipment, caused by many factors. we hope with this legislation, we will not only reduce those but eliminate them. we have also seen accidents in the center of the united states, in the far west where products were being transported by rail and there were problems there, too. again, these energy products are necessary for the whole economy, and we need to be on the job inspecting to ensure that they're moving safely through all of our communities. these investments are necessary. they're necessary for safety, they're necessary for efficiency, and they're necessary to build the kind of transportation system that supports jobs and economic growth. i think most people and

specifically, reforms to amtrak which will help it to run more like a business and strengthen investment on the northeast corridor as well as improving the loan process. also, separately this bill includes reforms that i have long championed, the nepa reciprocity act, which eliminates duplicative environmental reviews which will save not only years of project planning and delivery but millions of dollars which in our area will help to improve many of our bridges that are in bad need of repair. a bridge like the modesto 7th street which is rated two out of 100. when we build bridges that a few years later don't allow school buss to drive on because they're so in bad of repair, those are the things that we need to focus money on as well as making sure project delivery happens quickly. finally, a bipartisan amendment that i offered on the floor to create certainty in the marketplace for federal motor carriers must be included. it's impaerative congress ensur motor carriers have the certainty of one federal standard in order to operate effectively and efficiently. lastly, many of you have met our french bulldog lily.