peter greenberg is on a train from philadelphia to new york on why our train service has struggled foring. it might be hard to believe but 2017 marks the 13th anniversary of the bullet train for japan. amtrak has struggled since it began sfs. it's left it lagging behind most of the developed world. for over a century, railroads th trains move people between cities and provided freight sptranfoort r industry, but by the mid 20th century, competition from interstate highways and airlines forced many railroads out of business. in 1971 amtrak was established as america's rail service but from day 1 it's been plagued with problems that have never been solved. they still fail to make a profit and they still don't own the tracks. steven gardner oversees planning for amtrak. >> in order to run fast, frequent, reliable trains you need to build a system for that. >> a dedicated system. >> a dedicated system. >> but it's not just dedicated systems. it's funding new tracks across the entire amtrak service. the high-speed rail system could only go 150 miles per hour on a to compare, the bullet trai

. >>> plus, peter greenberg shows us how the u.s.ing to upgrade its rail systems to catch up with the rest of the world. >>> and -- >> reporter: across the country towns and small communities are using sports tournaments to help revitalize their economy. i'm dana jacobson. coming up on "cbs this morning," the fish that saved dayton, tennessee. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm meg oliver. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> thanks for waking up with us as we take a live look at the bay bridge. hope you had a fantastic weekend. it's monday, june 19th. i'm kenny choi. >> and monday is already here. but it was father's day yesterday. >> we had a wonderful father's day and my daughter gave me a gift she made at preschool. and we spent the day at baker beach and saw whales. >> the boys were off with their dad and it's like mother's day now. what a hot weekend.

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our travel editor peter greenberg is here to tell us all about it. morning. >> hotel chains and travel websites used to play nice. how did they get here? >> they used to play nice because they had to. all the online sites like expedia, priceline, travel asti, went to the hotel chains said, look, you're not going to fill up the rooms. let us sell your inventory. that was a good idea. they said, great. before they knew it, they were selling a lot of their in venntry, so much so that with their markups and commissions that between 15% and 25% of the revenue was going to the otas. so they got very angry. at kissed, made up, and allowed them back in. we're talking about serious money here. >> hilton is fighting back with an ad campaign called "stop clicking around" which is its largest markets cam pape in u.s. history? >> it is. they've appealed everyone to go back to the hotel site, claiming if you go back to the site, you'll get a better rate and free wi-fi. >> is it true? you get the better rate? >> everything is relative. you get the better rate offic

travel editor peter greenberg is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the airports. what should people expect? >> slower times. as they stage in the new screening rules, be prepared. there will be a screening. not only where they look at your laptops but the gates where they're maybe going to ask you to to pull out your computer again and turn it on. >> what about the people loading on the baggage and putting on the food. >> that's what they're talking about. they're going to start vetting more the catering trucks. once they lock up the catering trucks, it goes right to the plane. all those airlines affected by the laptop ban can get out right now by performing these sorts of screening services. >>> gas prices haven't been this low since 2005. how does that affect travel? >> 37.5 million people will be on the road, you too. that's great. when you're dealing with gas prices around a gallon, that's a great gallup says less are wanting to travel overseas right now. coach airfares right now, down 23% from l

travel editor peter greenberg is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the airports. what should people expect? >> slower times. as they phase in the new security rule, be prepared, secondary screening. not just the conveyor belt but a secretary screening at the gates where they'll actually ask you to take out your computer again maybe and turn it on. >> what about the people behind the scenes loading on the baggage or putting on the food? >> that's what they're talking about. they're going to start vetting more the catering trucks. the guys who drive the truck, the rampers, even as far back as the catering facility before they even get to the airport because once they lock up those catering trucks it goes right to the plane. >> does this apply domestically as well as internationally, as a practical matter? >> absolutely. all the airlines affected by the laptop ban can get out of that ban by performing these sorts of screening service s >>> gas prices haven't been this low since 2005. how does that affec