that was john cato the metro general manager. you saw him live denying the main ports of that washington post story which suggested that the circuits that do not allow one train to be anywhere near another train on the metro track were failing on a regular basis. john cato says it's not so. that information has been misreported he says. if there were any indications that there were real problems he would be the first one to shut it down, he says. he says he will be backed up by the ntsb who says is also shocked about the misinformation in that washington post story. a lot more to tell you about this, a lot more to understand. we still have questions. we'll try to bring you the answers's we getle them. right now we go back to break and we'll be back in a few minutes. . >> view that information of all the circuits ... >> we're going live right back to john cato outside metro head quart erts talking about reports that there may be some serious problems with the metro track circuits. >> everything in this system is safe, and that mea

today, catoe clarified.s uncovered from diagnostic tests run twice a day following rush hour. but the system has never lost track of trains. he did ad schmidt some circuits were shut down. we either took the circuits out or made adjustments to the circuits. we are testing our system much deeper than the system has ever been tested. we are going beyond the normal parameters of how this system is supposed to operate to absolutely be sure everything is working correctly. >> reporter: what catoe is referring to is the fact that all 3,000 circuits on the track are tested on a daily basis. that is twice a day after each rush hour when, before the june 22nd crash, the circuits were tested only once a month. for the "washington post," they're reacting to what metro's general manager had to say about the gross exaggeration of the article. they say they stand behind the reporting. back to you. >> thank you so very much. >>> onto health care where president obama's contentious push for health care reform will take cent

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the people realize this is a critical system. >> cato also reconfirmed today that increased scrutiny on the automatic train controls is turning up glitches system wide. but he compared those glitches to little blips on a heart monitor. perhaps a reason to look for something more but not an indication of a heart attack or something serious. nothing detected he says has remotely even come close to the failure that is suspected of happening here where centers may have failed to detect a train sitting on the tracks allowing it to crash into another train. >> cato also announced today he has hired an engineering firm called air inc. to fast track design of a backup electronic system to detect problems in the existing automatic train control system. that is something the ntsb has recommended in the wake of the june 22nd tragedy that killed nine. reporting live on the red line tracks near fort totten, scott broom, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you. >>> a senator has gone public saying he will support judge sonia sotomayer for the supreme court. we are talking about lindsey graham of sou

. >> reporter: john catoe facing questions. why were the mall functions determined after the tragedy and not by metro beforehand. one answer, the malfunctions weren't bad enough to cause a system failure. >> it had fluctuations in it. like the lights in this room, the lights in your house. at times they may go a little farther and get a low dim. they have not brokennable -- been able to find any evidence that that particular, the new one since december 7th, has failed to detect trains. >> reporter: catoe ordered an intense review of the data to be sure. the news about the second malfunctioning circuit on the second of track between fort totten is in addition to a previous ntsb focus on another circuit near the crash site that was replaced five days before the tragedy. for riders, this is another indication that delays due to cautious train operations will continue into the foreseeable future. data from 3,000 circuits are being reviewed twice a day instead of once a month. that may be another reason the anomalies uncovered by th

back to you. >> thank you. >>> and metro general manager wrong catoe will join us live at 00.ear from him as far as what the latest developments are? response to the article this morning in the post. >> all right. metro-- we should move op to some of another big stories that we're following for you. the push for health care reform. listen to these numbers. average out of pocket deductibles increased by 115% between 000 and 2008. the pros is hoping to build support for a plan that could be in serious trouble. doug luzader joins us with more on that. >> reporter: the white house saws the president will remind people tonight just what is at stake with this health care reform debate but he is going to have to talk about the overall cost of this. right now, that is his biggest obstacle. the arm twisting could get prty intense at the white house today as president obama calls in wayward democrats and deliver this is frank message. >> we've talked this problem to death year after year. but unless we act and act now, none of this will change. >> reporter: but he will have to convince

we talked with general manager john catoe about an an in our ago. >> reporter: john catoe is pretty heatedgument that came out on the online edition yesterday evening but it's on the front of the washington post today saying metro found additional problems and that the metro circuit fillures are widespread nd having problems in six different locantiae ons thd th ar s ont detecting trains. now the article says that problem have been detected since july 11th. but that metro hadn't mentioned the failures. when john catoe w ohnte e hill last week there was no talk of the issues but he did admit there was issues with diagnostic test runs. he explained the problems are nothing like they sawuring the june 22nd crash. >> this new computerized system or th one that we're using every day has a loued us to look deeper into the system. we're analyzing the system to levels that we're not done before. so if we see anything, no matter how small it might be, we're going out and making adjustments to the circuits and in some cases we're taking those circuits out and replacing them. >> reporter: this hajohn

tucker carlson is with us in washington from the cato institute. kirsten powers is here in new york with me of the "new york post." when the question comes up, i thought we burgoyne to insure the uninsured, where is the public option, what is the president going to say? >> probably something like we are still working on the details. they have said that they are willing to go ahead without a public auction. i think obama always suspected that this was the case. i remember him being lukewarm about it, then he got pressure from the left and said that he would try to have said. i think he may try to come up with something watered down and passed it off as something big. martha: perhaps a signing ceremony, we passed insurance reform. at least it sounds like we are going in the right direction. of course, one of the question is how this will be paid for. we heard john kerry say that they are $2 billion short of that $1 trillion market in getting all of this paid for. tucker, do you find this heartening? >> i cannot believe they got even that close. marth

john cato on fox morning news. >> the art came implied that we were having situations similar to what occurred at fort to the ten a month ago -- fort totten a month ago today and that is far from the truth. >> reporter: later cato took calls from the public at wamu radio then spoke to reporters genre peteing his mantra that metro rail remains safe and the only reason managers are finding anomalies in track safety circuits is because the system is being put under a twice a day diagnostic microscope. >> we changed the parameters of the test. we are measuring things we didn't measure before. when you do that, you pick up things. that gives us time to go out, make the adjustment or replace it before we have a break down. that is what is occurring today. >> reporter: trains are rolling slowly through the four areas where track circuits are questionable. >> it concerns me but if they are operating in the manual mode i have confidence in the conductors to take us through those blackout sections. >> reporter: for now metro trains will continue to be operated manually. metro's general manager

catoe said he was unaware of problems. and the ntsb is trying to identify any probable sources of interference affecting radio train control, radio signals, cross talk communication lines, system upgrades. bottom line, all metro trains will run in manual mode while metro and ntsb try to figure out what went horribly wrong. >> you worked the transportation pete a -- beat a long time. you know his is being well received. a vote could give metro a huge boost of cash. in the next few hours they will vote on a bill for metro, improve safety and they are pledging that the funding is just the start. >> what we are doing at this very moment on the floor is ensuring that there will be $150 million as a down payment toward a $3 million commitment over the next 10 years. >> legislation is expected to pass the house. >>> a big blow to president obama's health care overhaul. senate leaders abandoned a plan to vote on a reform bill before the august recess. president obama wanted to seal the deal before the break but republicans critici

im y a wen baky a today news4 showed the picture to john catoe. chris gordon has more from the takoma metro station on his reaction. chris? >> reporter: we are here tonight because this is the station from which the bus departed. the bus on which the driver is apparently photographed using a cell phone. general manager john catoe says he knows who it is and is angry and is taking steps to fire her. it happened on a number 63 metro bus from takoma station. the person who posted the picture, writer named brian, says it was tuesday morning at about 8:30 when they got to the stop just outside othe petworth metro station, the driver got off the bus and started talking on her phone for approximately three minutes. t goe back on the bus after the passengers yelled at hergo get moving. an sheer was still talking, phoe to her ear, as she pulled out in traffic driving several hundred feet before ending the call. general manager john catoe after taking calls from the public on wtop radio said the operator has been identified and an investigation could lead t

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it's a great pleasure, as always to be back at cato. and it is truly a pleasure to be here to celebrate the publication of helen knowles' new book "the tie goes to freedom." let me begin by saying to helen, helen, this is a marvelous book. you should be very proud of your accomplishment here. i can sum up its virtues as follows. it is exceedingly well researched. it is impressive accurate about the intricate body of constitutional cases and doctrines that it discusses. it is theoretically sensitive and insightful and it is beautifully and above all, clearly written. notice i put the emphasis on clearly, even above the beauty of the prose, and i think you will agree or at least i would like you to know that the clarity of the book is manifested here in the clarity of professor knowles' presentation to you. she writes as clearly as she speaks. now, while the subject of this book is justice kennedy's jurisprudence, to examine this, helen was forced to explain to readers the complexity of constitutional decisions governing such topics ratio

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but john catoe said the circuits are being tested twice a day. >> we want to make sure that everything in the system is safe. that means we will go beyond the normal maintenance. we go beyond the normal maintenance, people sometimes mistake that for a problem. >> it is frightening. >> metro needs to get it together. they do not want accidents to keep brokering. nobody will be taking metro anymore. >> you heard alison say there will be delays along the red line. the national transportation safety board is still looking into the sensor and the circuit here on red line tracks at the fort totten station. it has been going on for awhile. it could be as much as the year before the ntsb makes the final report. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> that article is not the only problem metro is facing. abc 7 has obtained this picture of a 1000 series car at the end of a metro train. the older cars, we were told, were placed at the center of the cars were there were considered to be safe. we were told the court in the picture has now been moved to the middle of the train. >>> we have a nasa

cato when he says it was life threatening and my life was at stake he would close down metro even though that seems extreme. >> we are analyzing the system's levels that we have not done before. if we see anything, no matter how small it might be, we are going out and making adjustments to the surface and in some cases, we are talking those circuits out and replacing them. >> reporter: that was john kay to on -- cato on fox morning news. he said the trains continue to operate manually and the section of track that have the anomalies change from day to day. trains are going slowly, 15 miles per hour through the sections. the fatal crash was one month ago today. you can expect more information tomorrow from ntsb investigators. that's the latest from grows nor. >> thank you. >>> passenger traffic dropped for a few days following the crash but it's back up to normal levels. one day last week metro hat the 11th busiest day in the history. >>> undercover video and accusations of animal abuse. what pet take says is proof that circus animals are being abused. >>> president obama taking his healt

john cato takes issue of the report calling it a gross exaggeration.some issues have been found with the circuits, they have not seen anything like the problem found with the circuit near the crash site. the tests are ongoing and metro is emphasizing the system is safe and when they do detegt a problem they take the steps necessary, that none of the riders are in danger. of course, the investigation into the crash continues. we'll have more coming up in the hex half hour. back to you, joe. >>> thank you, megan. >> today virginia's governor is expected to call a special session. he is responding to a recent supreme court ruling that will impact drunk driving. drunk driving and dna cases. a recent opinion by justice scalia says the amendment, the sixth amendment says the lab test doesn't pass the test. they are bringing a medical examiner into court on all the cases each year. > eric greenburg was found guilty of cocaine posseion and possession of drug paraphernalia. greenburg's office was raided back in april. his wife was also facing drug charges. >>>

. >> reporter: an angry john cato lashed out after that news articles.he paper reports that at least six circuits may not be finding trouble. >> we are safe to operate and the reports that you have are not true. to say that the system is not safe is a gross, again, misstatement of the facts. >> reporter: the washington gtstpon line report is alarming, citing internal developments that indicates circuits on four o the five rail lines failed to find trains. according to sources, the green boris yeltsin belt on the green, foggy bottom on the blue, they say problems were found since july 11, yet metro has not talked about failures. >> safety is the foundation of what we do at metro. >> reporter: as late as last week, they were on the hill not talking about problems. today they foundissues running tests, he did admit some circuits were shut down. >> and we -- either took those circuits out or adjusted them. again, we're testing the system much deeper than it were was tested. we're going beyond the normal routine see how it operates, to be sure it is working c

but john catoe maintains it'sin stulling fear into those who ride the rails every day. >> i do stand by those words. when you take maintenance on that system and trying to be proactive to ensure you don't have problem and to take that to mean the system is unsafe is a disservice. >> reporter: mature officials are working over -- metro officials are working over time to prevent crashes and says the ntsb is planning on releasing additional information about the crash tomorrow. in northwest, sarah simmons, fox 5 news. >> metro says it continues to test the 3,000 circuits notice system every day and maintains there is not a widespread problem with the rail system. >>> police are investigating in double shooting in the district. this happened in the 2400 block ofel vines -- elvins road southeast. one man is in critical condition. no word on suspects or a motive. >>> in montgomery county police say a robbery on fairland road not long after police made two arrests. k-9 units are helping with the search for a third person. >>> a special session to address a recent u.s. supreme court decision

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john catoe says the operator has been identified and an investigation is being conducted that could lead to her termination. >> i made clear the consequences of using a cell phone and operating a metro vehicle. once -- if we determine that this is what happened, we know what the consequences are oyp the union representing transit workers issued a statement saying the union is prepared to follow the rums under the zero tolerance policy. atu local 689 will closely monitor all investigations and personnel actions to ensure the appropriate outcome. advancing safety is our number one priority. we showed the picture of the bus driver on the phone to some metro riders. >> it is dangerous to be on the phone and drive. >> reporter: how would you feel if you were on the bus? >> uncomfortable. she's probably not giving complete attention to her driving. >> reporter: we also have riders -- asked riders if they think the driver deserves to be fired. you may be surprised what some of them had to say. that story ahead on "news4 at 6:00." see you in the next news hour. live at the takoma station in nort

metro general manager john catoe said these older cars had been a place at the center of the trains where they are considered safest. an metra spokesperson said the car in the picture has now been moved -- a metro spokesperson said the car and a pitcher has now been moved to the middle of the train. it is feeling more muggy outside today. we have a slight chance of rain this afternoon. brian, i just get your forecast. how does that sound? >> back to you, allison. we're keeping an eye to the sky this morning in one wnd wnan possibly get. hey, we'rean taking a live looka first let's look at germantown where we can see thise g e fo o h you what is what 8 l to l n83 iat puxten p river, cooler wa ersville. a little shower that popped upoy jus nweoh f rt ostla plata. you can oe seit right there. kind of working its way up the river, so you can see that short -- mid to upper 80's. isolated shower or storm today. we need the rain, and we will talk about the rest of the week and weekend coming up. >>>> the white house health-care push continues in full force today as the president prepares for a p

john catoe says the problems are not exactly failures, but minor problems that can be fixed. metro officials stress the system is safe, but they do not know what is causing abnormalities. >>> scattered showers lingering, but more on the way overnight. we go to chief meteorologist doug hill with a first look at the forecast. >> overnight, i think we are in the clear for twomro en, rut b tomorrow b chances improve. the temperatures ad,il77 m mild, 77 7rollvie,6 7the6 6 76 leesbu. trares will drop a ll more degrees overnight. the live super doppler 7 rad, just a few sowhers to the west. one lingering thundershower near gettysburg, pa., the rain continuing to the west. new areas of showers in the central piedmont of carolina. between the systems, it looks like a chance of more widespread storms. more from the belfort furniture weather center coming up. >>> breaking news from prince george's county, two firefighters have been injured in a house fire on wholey drive north in upper marlboro. a partial collapse injured the firefighters. they have been transported to the hospital. nea

. >>> today metro general manager john catoe heads to capitol hill. testify before a house subcommittee about last month's deadly metro crash. the hearing will focus on the rail system's signaling system, which failed the day of the crash. it was found to have it periodically failed in the days leading up -- to have periodically failed in the days leading up to the crash. an issue is the ongoing funding. >>> metro transit has been advised to change the way it monitors its computerized train control system. in a letter to cato, the ntsb said the system's daily reviews were not sufficient to address the safety issues. the ntsb is calling on metro to develop a system which would continuously evaluate the control system and immediately alert the operations control center of problems. trains would then be stop or slowed to prevent collisions. >>> southwest airlines is wrapping up inspections this morning on nearly 150 of its planes. that's after a frightening incident on board a jet heading to bwi-marshall. a square-foot-sized hole ripped open in the back

metro general manager john catoe was on wamu radio to talk about metro's problems and he faced the question about problems with the circuit days before the crash. he says that it showed up o'trnimemongs ritetoysm sbuon t metro's monitoring system but it would have been hard to see. >> unless you were staring right at that point of the screen you would not see that it was blinking. >> a backup system would issue an alert anytime a fault in the system is detected. >>> well, you can expect a larger police presence in rock creek park following yesterday's attack on a female jogger. our 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull has more on the search for the suspect. >> don't run alone. >> yeah, nobody. >> reporter: that's the advice this morning from joggers after learning about tuesday's assault. >> we would never run here by ourselves. >> reporter: many enjoying the same stretch of bike path today where the attack happened two days ago are shocked. >> we don't go alone and if there is any announcement or a problem we go elsewhere. >> bad luck. it can happen anywhere. i run here every si

. >>> today metro general manager john catoe and national transportation safety board member debbie hersmanl appear before a house subcommittee to discuss last month's deadly metro crash. yesterday the ntsb urged metro to upgrade its train control system with continuous backup protections. right now, cato says the agency is monitoring its computerized train control system daily but not constantly. >>> the dallas rail project just got -- dulles rail project just got an $89 million boost. the house transportation subcommittee approved the funds last night. this is the first payment since the u.s. department of transportation signed the full funding grant agreement in march. so far the government has pumped $440 million into the project. >>> it's time for another "living smart" report. our digital reporter is back with late-breaking news about bernie madoff's new home at least for now. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. there's been a lot of news out about this location. what we know is bernie madoff is going to spend some time after being sentenced to 150 years in a $65 billion ponzi sc

let's see, cato director of financial regulation studies.you say that this is strictly a charm offensive. why are you so jaded about this? i mean, he went on "60 minutes" the market bottomed right after that totally repaired his image? why are you so jaded?? yonch have a problem being a ? contrarian, i try to lack at what the facts are in terms of decisionmaking he has made in the past. ? i have yet to hear anybody at the fed say, hey, maybe that contributed to the housing bubble. >> in truth, a good point, green spam's co-pilot, bubbling up the money supply and house and commodities. steve leaseman, i want to go back to this very interesting jim lehrer interview and the published stuff. i personally, although i agree with some of mark's stuff, i got to give bernanke enormous credit for talking to the public. i think the fed should have done this 25 years ago, and i like to see him do even more, like whole news conferences after the fomc meetings. >> larry, look, the nation is still standing, the fed is still there, great fear inside the

justice roberts and justice scalia and in a 1995 case a particular interest to those of us tarek the cato institute u.s. term limits, justice kennedy cast the deciding vote that ended the grassroots effort to have the congress less insulated from political accountability. there is no way to properly account for in one volume for more than 1700 cases on which the justice kennedy has cast a vote in professor knowles has not taken numb some herculean task. rather she is focus ton kennedy's decisions concerning speech, equal protection and personal liberty and hats from them drawn a sympathetic but not uncritical portrait of a justice wrestling with the great issues of the day in the context of the constitution and the timeless issues of moral, political and legal theory all by way of drawing out the modest libertarianism that she finds as the thread in justice kennedy's opinions. for our program today, professor knowles will discuss her book for about 30 minutes or so after which we will have comments from one of her mentors at boston university, professor randy barnett, know what the george

cato says the agency is currently monitoring its computerized train control systems daily but not constantly. >>> the dulles rail project just got an $85 million boost. the house transportation transportation appropriatuation which committee approved the plans last night. this is the first since the u.s. department of transportation signed the full funding grant agreement in march. so far the government has pumped $440 million in to the project. >>> the fairfax county board of supervisors is putting off a decision on the expansion of an islamic saudi academy until next month. our digital correspondent, armando trull reports the decision to delay followed a heated public hearing last night. >> reporter: some of those opposing the expansion were concerned by the international saudi academy's text books. >> which talked about killing jews, talked about assaulting christians. >> reporter: others called isa found in 1984 by the saudi government a breeding ground for terrorists. >> we believe the tradition of being taught in the schools. >> reporter: not true says the academy's students and parent

we are under we will go and remove those circuits and replace them with new equipment. >> reporter: catoe takes issue with "the washington post" report which says that the technical failure at the heart of last month's fatal crash might be widespread. >> there's no comparison between the two whatsoever. what occurred in fort totten was that we had a circuit. what we know today, that would not attack the train. what we are finding today is that -- one belief over, let's say, three-hour, three-day period of time. for less than a second. >> reporter: slowdowns in these new reports of track circuit failures have some metro riders concerned. >> everybody is afraid. no one is comfortable anymore on metro. not at all. not at all. >> reporter: metro reports ridership has returned to normal and, in fact, last week, metro had the 11th busiest day in its history. >> seems like they -- done a lot of work to try to prevent any further accidents. sounds like they are looking into whatever is wrong now and holding the trains until they figure out what the problem is. >> reporter: metro says it will cont

. >> reporter: john catoe says metro operators will continue to run trains manually until investigators pin down the cause of the crash and metro can make the necessary changes. >>> the color-coded system designed to access dc -- assess the risk of a terrorist attack could be fading away. homeland security secretary fap nap announced a 60-day review of the five-tier system. she says she wants to be sure it is the most effective alert system for the nation. the current system uses green to signal a low danger of attack. while red warns of a severe threat. right now the nation is a code yellow for elevated. >>> crime is down in prince georges county. county leaders credit better enforcement and joint efforts by axes. so far this year, violent crime is down nearly 10% compared to last year. that includes a 16% drop in murders. 14% drop in rape and 15% drop in property crime. >>> montgomery county judge has thrown out speeding tickets issued to four county police officers. automated cameras snapped pictures of the officers ' cruisers exceeding the speed limit while on duty. the circuit cour

. >> dan mitchell, a senior fellow with the cato institute. chet collins is co-founder for wealth for the common good. also, a rich guy who wants to be taxed saying tax the wealthy so everyone else is healthy. funny, because the rich are the new tobacco. in the '80s when times were tough, you tax tobacco, nobody would complain about it. >> nobody to stand up on the other side except for two lobbyist. >> now tax the rich. chuck, you say bring it on, i want to pay. >> yep. i think this is an important issue for a lot of our wealth for the common good members. they feel it's a small price to pay for a much broader health insurance that will cover those health insurance for the 1500 50 million people that don't have health insurance. >> a lot of your common good members would be subject to the tax? >> yes. we have an online petition. we're asking people who will pay the tax, who want to reverse the bush tax cuts of the last ten years and make those investments in health care and energy independence. these are folks who are part of, i think, a sile

news 4 showed metro general manager, john cato the picture and said such incidents reflect poorly onall metro operators ppd he will not tolerate it. >> my reaction is ashame asme you know? i'm angered. i have made clear the consequences of using a cell phone and operating a metro vehicle. and if we determine that's -- this is our emmyy and this is what happened, you know the consequences of it. >> the transit union will file a grievance if that driver is fired. >>> police in prince william county are looking for a guy with a knife who jumped through a restaurant's drive-through window and robbed it. a surveillance video from a burger king in manasas, you see the guy jump through the window and demand money. the man took cash from the registers. he cloomd through the window. got in his car. off he went. >> the police in utah trying to stop a reckless drive got a surprise last sunday morning. they're trying to stop a car that was weaving in and out of traffic, running red lights. turns out the driver was a 7-year-old boy, who didn't want to go to church. so he took the car and started

john catoe and members of the washington metro areas house of delegation are holding a press conference this afternoon to talk about a proposed $150 million in federal funding. in the wake of last month's deadly accident metro announced they are designing a backup for the train control system with an alarm going off with trains are undetected. >>> new questions about a painful chapter in virginia tech. meal health records about the shooter have been found more than two years after he went on his rampage. where they were and why did it take so long to find them. gurvir is here with more on that. >> seung hui cho took many lives and since then the virginia tech community has been struggling to know about his life and what drove him to kill. what we knew right away was that he had been to the councilling center three times during his time at have the. the visits were back in 2005. we didn't know what was revealed then because the records were missing. yesterday governor cain announced the records were found in the home of the former director, robert miller. those were made by lawyers for t

. >> the general manager, john catoe, has appeared a bit on the defensive. is that to be expected?does that surprise you? >> yeah, because i don't think john catoe actually, along with not just him by himself but along with others, i don't think they have a hand solely on t problem that's causing maybe another crash that metro could be facing down the line. i don't think they really have their hands on the problem, pat. >> it's understandable. he is under a lot of pressure. this is the worse situation in metro's history really at this time. >> but are we exaggerating. is it an exaggeration? does it sound like an exaggeration to say there are problems throughout the system? >> a lot of people would say no. i think the real issue for john catoe is not whether he is on the defensive but whether he is going to respond with a plan, move ahead and try to solve all these questions. that's a grand and glorious scenario. that, frankly, is his charge. if you want to put it in relative terms or obvious semantics, you can say if there are 3,000 of these circuits and only six of them are bad, t

. >> and frustration, meanwhile, news from the hearing came from metro general manager, john cato who said he goes shopping tomorrow for a new electronic track control system. he doesn't know what it will cost, but he meets with engineers and designers to begin processing a control system that will warn train drivers when electronic controls on the metro system are malfunctioning. the ntsb made this urgent recommendation before their final report is finished because the existing controls may not have detected the train that was hit on the red line during that tragedy back on june 22. reporting live from capitol hill, scott broome, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> thanks for that. we are still waiting to learn more about the death of a female masailor fort meyer. he wdybo foasund yesterday after she failed to show up for an overnight shift. the naval criminal investigative service is looking into her death. so far, there's no indication of foul play. >>> supreme court nominee, sonia sotomayor is answering critics on capitol hill. on day two of her confirmation hearing, the judge delivered t

. >> reporter: metro's general manager, john cato, is expected on capitol hill tomorrow to testify about the crash as well as get an update on the investigation. the metro is also expected to discuss some of these ntsb recommendations, as well as the funding challenges. reporting live, darcy spencer, news 4. >> darcy, thank you. >>> naval criminal investigative service has been called in to figure out how a sailor died at ft. meyer. the woman's body was found at henderson hall right next to national cemetery. her body was discovered when she failed to report to work at the pentagon. senior defense official tells nbc news there was foul play involved. no information about the victim has been released. >>> supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor received her first day on the hot seat. she did get some criticism for saying a female latina would be a better choice than a white male. >> my personal and professional experiences helped me to listen and understand with the law always commanding the result in every case. >> unless you have a complete meltdown, you're going to get confirmed. >> unex

. >> john catoe also tressed -- also testified. the ntsb is urging metro to upgrade its control system with a continuous back up system. >>> expect more red line delays. the takoma station will close at 10:00 p.m. each night until july 19. shuttle buses will get commuters around the closures. 30 minutes may be added to your trips during the day. >>> fear in a neighborhood in georgetown up after a young woman was raped in her bed. police want to know if this is connected to other assaults in the area. >> just because in this summer we still have students on campus. some students told me they did not take the earlier cases seriously because no one was hurt. because of this latest report they say they are now on alert. >> that is really scary. >> this student is concerned about the young women living on his street. the report states the man was on top of her when she woke up. georgetown's website says there are no public safety alerts at this time despite last week's attack. according to a report the woman told detectives she did not

. >> demint, the cato institute, the heritage foundation. we believe in true reform. what obama says about reform is really destruction. he wants to destroy the greatest health-care system. here is what i know. during his press conference, he did not say one word about the wonders of the american health- care system, the millions and millions of people who work in it and do it, in many cases, selflessly. we have foreigners poring over our borders to get access to our health care system, and what the democrats are trying to sell his that the health care system stinks, when the american people know that it does not, and we have a better idea, which is more government, and they are going to give you more for less money, and that is snake oil, and the american people are too smart for that. sean: by the way, they had better be prepared, and whatever secrets they have, they had better be careful, because the chicago way is now coming their way. >> let's be clear. if they buckle, they will be defeated. sean: all right, mark, congratulations on the book. and you look great.

author, a citizen's guide, a fantastic book, and michael, the director of health policy studies at the cato they both join us. sally, let's start with you. wow, massachusetts is in trouble. all of the hidden costs. can you give me the kitna costs in massachusetts? >> well, the problem is that it is very much out of control, way more than they thought, and as you mentioned, a tobacco tax is up $1 a pack -- can you give me the costs in massachusetts? glenn: the whole idea was let's tax people for smoking so they do not smoke anymore, but now, with schip and everything else, we are paying for all of these programs with a smoking. the government is pretty soon going to have to start running advertisements to get children addicted to cigarettes so they can get the tax money. >> exactly. because of the tremendous cost overruns, you know, massachusetts has the most expensive health care in the country, and they still have 2.6% of the population in massachusetts that is uninsured, and that is with an inshore and employer mandate, -- and that is with an insurerç and the emplor mandate. if 20 percen

it showed the metro general manager, john catoe. he said such incidents reflect poorly on all metro operators. he won't tolerate it. >> my reaction is, i'm ashamed. i have angered and made clear the consequences of using a cell phone while operating a metro vehicle. once we determine that this is what happened, you all know the consequences of it. >> the transit union says it will file a grievance if the driver is, in fact, fired. >>> cold beer and calm words are fears that have eased some of the tensions between a harvard scholar and a police officer who arrested him for disorderly conduct. professor henry louis gates and a suburban boston police officer, james crowley, are both upbeat following a meeting with president obama. tracie potts from capitol hill. >> reporter: as promised, president obama had a beer with his friend, harvard psychological lar, henry louis gates, sergeant james crowley, who arrested gates and vice president biden. we were told no one apologized but the production was productive. >> we have agreed that both

john catoe says he is embarrassed by the driver and plans to fire the employee. >>> the washington post is planning that prosecutors plan to call a new witness against ingmar guandeke. this is said to be the same man that attacked others and stabbed them in the back. >>> until now we have only seen banita jacks in court. wednesday a judge convicted jacks of felony murder and cruelty. prosecutors say she lived with their bodies for months. jacks told investigators the girls just didn't wake up. >> when they didn't wake up, why didn't you go get help for them? >> because i knew that this was going to happen. >> what was going to happen? >> a bunch of trouble for me. >> and at no point in the tape does jackson admit to killing her daughters and said she could never hurd -- hurt a child. she faces life in prison. her attorney plans to appeal. >>> several local students quarantines in china because of swine flu fears are back at home. they arrived at dulles from beijing last night during a summer school trip. half of the 22 students and teachers got sick. some were diagnosed with the swine f

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david writgers is with the cato institute and joins me now. welcome to the program.ell us about the portions of this legislation which might make it a crime for someone like me, or you, to using a gressive speech as we're communicating over the airwaves like we're doing now. >> well, there is a bill in the house that would criminalize cyber bullying, using any electronic means of communication to "fend someone. the bill spells out if you use an e-mail or text message or log on to a blog and you use language that is perceived as harmful and someone takes offense, now you'reed suddenly a federal criminal. this is what this is based on. andrew: how would the government know if we used language in e-mail or twitter or blogging or any of the electronic means that are so popular today? wouldn't they have to violate our privacy by some means in order to find out what we're saying? >> well, sure they would, and there would be an inquisition determining how hateful of a person are you, and suddenly your thoughts become criminal. this is kraut crime legislation -- this is thou

metro general manager john catoe says sadly. >> there have been other instances. i'm seeing that the consequences are not strong enough so i'm changing the consequences. >> reporter: it is the third change in policy. before march, drivers were given five chances until they were fired. than a new three strikes you're out policy. and now drivers will be fired immediately. >> i think it is great. i didn't know that you got any chances before. i think it make a lot of sense. you can't text while you drive so why should you text while you drive trains. >> no chances at all. those are peep's lives. it's lot of lives in their hands. so they really should not be distracted by anything. >> reporter: many like the idea of keeping a few thousand extra eyes on drivers like this. >> i assume they it can their job seriously all along but i have a feeling everyone needs to hold each other accountable if we're going to get the metro system working. >> reporter: both of the incidents that we showed you happened before the deadly red line crash. that is when trains were still opera

general manager john catoe says he plans to fire the driver. >>> another officer accused of ignoring laws they're trusted to enforce. a parking force office in alexandria illegally obtain aid handicapped perkity and parked in spots designated for the disabled while at work. investigators also claim she was handing out handicap parking tags to those that did not qualify. >> she was coupe kateing the -- duplicating the placards that hang on the rearview mirror. >> it's hurtful to the handicap and everybody, the people that -- the taxpayers that pay their money. >> police say the scheme had one big flaw. the placards all had the same number. investigators say she could face more harges if they find evidence that she sold the permits. >>> police in dale city arresting suspects that lure victims with an ad for a tv on craigslist. when they showed up, the men took cash from one victim and then the next time they took a cell phone and car keys. the robberies happened last week. >>> in alexandria, police say a man found dead inside a car wednesday night was the victim of a homicide. accordin

right now cato says the agency is monitoring the train control systems daily but not constantly. >>> a contract ward 8 council member marion barry awarded to a former girlfriend will be part of the council meeting. vincent gray is scheduled to introduce a resolution that will open an investigation in to the matter. barry was dating donna when she was awarded a contract funded by taxpayer money. the dc attorney robert bennett will lead the investigation. >>> a convicted murderer gets a stay of execution from the supreme court. >>> and the shuttle crew is forced to wait a while longer before heading to space. we'll be right back. yeah, no it's great. i eat anything that i want. key lime pie, pineapple upside down cake, raspberry cheesecake... ... yeah, every night is something different. oh, yeah yeah... ... she always keeps them in the house. no, no, no. i've actually lost weight... i just have a high metabolism or something... ...lucky. babe... umm, i gotta go. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. yoplait, it is so good. >>> in the news, a virginia death row

john catoe will testify. >>> another big story we're following, this morning marion barry cleared. u.s. attorney's office dropped the stalking charges again the former mayor. but this morning many questions remain surrounding the city contract barry gave to his accuser and former girlfriend. karen gray houston has the latest live from outside the wilson building. karen. >> reporter: good morning, holly. we are going to hear from marion barry himself. he's been allowing his lawyer and press secretary to speak for him since this whole alleged stalking episode. but he has scheduled a press conference today at the wilson building for noon. now no one expected him to show up today at the superior court. his presence was not required. what happened is what prosecutors called no papering. there won't be any paper to dog marion barry, and the charges were dropped. those embarrassing voice males he left to his girlfriend are still out there. she stick technically has city contract. there are some who question which services she has rendered to the city. the contract of $60,000 to be paid $2