bnsf stressed the good news there is nothing systemically wrong.ringing in extra crews, they claim service is already improving but some rail customers have been warned they may not see normal service for the remainder of the year. >> more has been moving but we're currently in a backlog situation with respect to grain and coal and it will take some time to sort of work some of that backlog off. >> bnsf has announced plans to spend approximately $1.6 billion for new equipment this year. with another 900 million going to rail expansion projects. but for customers like steve sharp real change will take an act of congress. >> there are only two industries in the united states right now that enjoy a broad exemption from the countries antitrust laws, and that's the railroads and baseball. we don't have any quarrel with baseball. >> al jazeera. >> from coal to grain the backlog continues and the pain it's inflicting can be measured in dollars and cents. a recent study showed that shipping delay cost state farmers $100 million in the last year. as corn, w

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he cites bnsf efforts, better train cars. >> right now there's a demand and we move the products that america demands. >> railroads hauling bakken oil have been ordered by the department of transportation to provide information about how often the big trains run and how much they carry. information public over. >> for security we do provide it to the people that need to know. >> dean smith and his volunteers are hardly alone in their efforts. vancouver, washington caichts as are encouraging twitter reports. rail line blast zones across the country. urban train crossings are easy targets for growing protests in the west like this one in seattle. smith knows his group can't stop the railroads but wants to track the numbers they give out and have as much information as possible for a matter of safety. >> you've got a real job here to do. and if i have to tell you what that is then okay i'll tell you. but i want you to pay attention. >> track side on the train watch, allen schauffler, al jazeera, everett, washington punish. >> coming up next, u.s. war planes dropping bombings over iraq. w

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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are outre owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: after a failed attempt at a cease-fire, the fighting between israel and hamas is escalating again. israeli soldiers have moved deeper into southern gaza in search of one of their soldiers who apparently was captured. to date, the conflict has resulted in the deaths of at least 1,500 palestinians-- mainly civilians-- and israel has lost 63 soldiers and three civilians. our chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner has more. >> warner: t

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are outre owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: the violence in ferguson, missouri abated overnight, and today, the focus returned to michael brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by police, seven days ago. >> sreenivasan: the ferguson police chief made the announcement that many in the town had demanded, after 18- year-old michael brown was shot dead last saturday. >> the officer that was involved in the shooting of michael brown was darren wilson. he's been a police officer for

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people buildeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: a new political storm is breaking in baghdad. efforts to form a government ran into strong opposition today from the sitting prime minister and that in turn, prompted new warnings from washington. it all followed an announcement that raised hopes for change. after months of political deadlock in iraq, a potential breakthrough today. the new president fouad massoum, a kurd, tapped deputy parliament speaker haider al-abadi, a shiite, to form a government and become prime minister. abadi, who belongs to the same party as current prime minister nouri al-maliki, quickly called for unity against a sunni insurgency led by the islamic state group. >> ( translated ): i have confidence that, with the people and political blocs, we would be able to ove

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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> charles schwab, proud supporter of the "pbs newshour." >> and withgoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is "nightly business report." >> global tensions, the conflict in ukraine flares up again, pressuring stocks, overshadowing better economic data here at home. and that isn't the only event overseas investors need to watch. bounce, a key indicator of the housing market health rises, but there may be more to that report than meets the eye. and minimize the impact. worried about the hack attack on jpmorgan? some steps you can take to protect yourself and your small business. we have all that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for thursday, august 28. >> good evening, everyone. tyler is off tonight. a tug of war on wall street today as investors weighed encouraging data about the

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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are outre owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: the tensions between ukraine and russia spiked today, when a convoy of russian trucks rolled across the frontier. the move drew widespread condemnation. hari sreenivasan has the story. >> sreenivasan: after more than a week of waiting, a stream of white trucks crossed the ukrainian border without the kiev government's approval. russian officials said the trucks carried only food, water, generators and sleeping bags. >> ( translated ):

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are outre owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: u.s. warplanes struck targets in iraq today for the first time since american troops pulled out in 2011. our chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner has the story. >> reporter: smoke rose over irbil as u.s. air strikes hit fighters of the militant islamic state group in the north. a pair of f.a.-18's-- like these-- carried out the strikes. along from the aircraft carrier "george h.w. bush" in the persian gulf. the pentagon sai

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