to non-new jersey, delaware, and nevada. and more states probably will as well.oalition to stop internet gaming. >> in the history of bad ideas, this has to be one of the worst. internet gambling. this isn't going to is the casino, this is gambling on your computer, your mobile phone, and are i've had. they target the young and the elderly, making it look fun and easy until someone gets in over their head. someone you know what love could be taken for thousands of dollars. without ever having to step foot in a casino. it just takes gambling too far. >> casinos are so wholesome that you want to set foot in them? we invited his people on the show and they said no. the former congressman now represents a different casino group which says sure, legalize it. to make sure that it's regulated properly. what do you mean? >> all you are going to do is continue these websites to profit and to do well and to build up momentum and get stronger and stronger. that is the idea that people ought to be talking about. the ban on gaming. >> that sounds great to me. but i'm suspicio

now new jersey delaware and nevada allow it. more states probably will but they started a lobbying group the coalition to stop internet gaming. >> in the history of bad ideas this has to be one of the worst. internet gambling. this isn't going to a casino it is gambling on your computer mobile phone or ipad. they target the young and elderly making it look fun and easy before they are in over their head. you can get taken for thousands brl setting a foot in casinos. it takes gambling too far. >> give me a break. casinos are so wholesome you want to set foot in them? we invited his people on the show they said no. mary bono represents a different casino group which says sure legalize it. but make sure it is regulated properly. what do you mean? >> if you ban this you allow the blocked web sites to continue to profit and to do well and build up momentum that gets stronger and stronger and stronger. that is the bad idea people ought to be talking about is the ban on gaming. >> that certainly sounds great to me. i am suspicious of y

that is what opened the door to online gambling in new jersey, delaware, and nevada. you could see it pop up in other states as well. an offshoot of that that is interesting is the fact that the chris christie administration at that point attempted to push to as well sports gambling in new jersey, which really benefited atlantic city with its issues from a gambling perspective and losing business. i believe that that is going to dateupreme court, but to they have pushed back against that and said that this is only for non-sports betting activities. host: this comes from bill on twitter -- so, there are two different ways to really address this. one is at the state level. the other is at the federal level. maybe we will take the state level first. that is the more likely rollout of online gaming across the united states to date. reinterpretation of the wire act really opened the doors. it has been up to each state to address it on a one-off basis. what we think will happen is , they will states also legalize it. states that have come to mind that have looked at it incl

that is what opened the door to online gambling in new jersey, delaware, and nevada.could see it pop up in other states as well. an offshoot of that that is interesting is the fact that the chris christie administration at that point attempted to push to as well sports gambling in new jersey, which really benefited atlantic city with its issues from a gambling perspective and losing business. i believe that that is going to dateupreme court, but to they have pushed back against that and said that this is only for non-sports betting activities. host: this comes from bill on twitter -- so, there are two different ways to really address this. one is at the state level. the other is at the federal level. maybe we will take the state level first. that is the more likely rollout of online gaming across the united states to date. reinterpretation of the wire act really opened the doors. it has been up to each state to address it on a one-off basis. what we think will happen is , they will states also legalize it. states that have come to mind that have looked at it includes

whole idea of online gaming, while there are three states that currently allow it -- nevada, new jersey, and delawarer has yet to be written in the online space come a but there is no question that people want to be able to do things like play poker online. it is just taking a lot longer to get approved than anyone could have protected. >> online gambling is legal in new jersey and borgota has an online business. >> we are very happy with that business. >> at least to the next question. how much more profitable is gambling than -- physical? >> they are different creatures. you reach customers in different ways. in the early days of online gaming, the high cost of entry is not capital the way it is with brick-and-mortar. single-digitn for millions into the online gaming business. where it is $1 billion to get into the brick-and-mortar business. but once you get in, it is building liquidity and building your base and advertising costs. i think it is a business that you will see be much more profitable in the second and third year than in the first year, because it is a marketshare grab. >> but do you a

news, washington. >>> and we have a growing danger in the east. dry weather and high winds have nine states from delaware to maine at risk of wildfires. a forest fire burned across new jersey. two communities. you can see the flames as they closed in on several homes. families were ordered to leave. a nearby school evacuated. firefighters warned conditions are so dry, one cigarette butt is enough to start a fire. >>> now a headline about something you may be seeing around you. health officials have proposed a crackdown on popular electronic cigarettes saying they should be treated like the real thing including a ban on sales to minors because of something happening around the country. here's abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: they are touted by advertisers as a smart alternative to cigarettes. celebrities leonardo dicaprio, vanessa hudgens, photographed puffing e-cigarettes. battery-powered devices filled with nicotine-laced water. sales expected to hit $2 billion this year. but tonight regulators for the first time are cracking down. >> it's like the wild, wild west in terms of what people are doing, the products are evolving with no regulator

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at you with a live look at the benjamin franklin bridge connecting the delaware river between philadelphia and camden, new jerseywelcome to al jazeera america. straight ahead, why the chinese government may ask baby boomers there to delay retirement. first, a look at where the wet weather will be today, nicole mitchell is back. >> you could see more clouds in that shot we were just looking at, that's part of the cold front coming in, so ahead of that, already the clouds and rain, western parts of new york and philadelphia for the coastline a little later into today, you can also see the next weather system brewing into the west. the front with a lot of rain associated with it, most of this stays on the northern edge. it will be scattered, so in many cases not really the heavy rain. this system out to the west could be our next one brewing by the time we get into the day tomorrow for the plains, the same system bringing rain, could cause severe weather. one piece of good news with the front on the east coast, knocking down the pollen. >> that's great to hear. they've got late season skiing, good for them. >> the

. >>> a new jersey man on his way to dinner on tuesday night found himself on a much more important mission after a distraught mother drove her three children into the delaware river. darnell taylor noticed the family van while driving by a boat ramp and immediately pulled over to investigate. as he pulled over to get a closer look, he could hear the three children in the van screaming for help. diving into the frigid water, he started pulling out the ildren, ages 14, 15, and 16. he just pulled them out one by one. >> i couldn't get the window open, because it was -- the vans were not a popout window, so i kept telling them, kick the window, kick the window out, and she kicked it out. >> moments before, the kids had called 911 from the car, but taylor was the first one to get to them. all of them made it out safely. the delaware river is frigid this time of year, but that didn't stop taylor from just diving right in. still, he says, he's not a hero. >> i'm not a hero, i'm just a member of this community and anybody else would have done the same thing. >> reporter: the children's father says the mother, joanne smith, has been suffering from mental illness for

my home state of delaware and your home state of new jersey mr. presiding officer, is part of the oldest and most crit cal sections of our passenger rail system, the so-called northeast corridor which goes from boston to washington and this corridor produces if it were its own separate economy, this corridor would produce $3 trillion a year, 20% of our nation's total economic output which would make it the fifth largest economy in the world if it were on its own. but it's not. it's an integrated part of our nation and its passenger rail infrastructure is an integrated part of our national commitment to efficient and effective transportation. in this region in particular, though, amtrak isn't a luxury. it's a fundamental and critical part of our economy and of moving our community and our people forward. if amtrak service were cut off in the region for just a day, it would cost our economy $13 million. and one-third of all the jobs in test the northeast corridor or seven million jobs are within five miles of a station. amtrak's impact on my home st