ptc. and i thank you for inviting me and would be happy to answer any questions. >> mr. currio. you may proceed. >> thank you. good morning chairman dunham and ranking member capuana and members of the committee. my name is russell kerwin for the southern california regional rail authorize metro link ptc. i appreciate the ability to testify today to update on the most significant metro link is making to increase the safety of our passengers. ptc. i'm proud to report that as of june 14th, metro link has fully implemented ptc rsd across the entire 341 mile network of metro link owned lines. in addition to the major accomplishment we'll submit our ptc safety plan to the fra next week on june 30th seeing certification by the end of the year in accordance with the rail safety improvement act of 2008. metro link operating through six counties in southern california carrying over 43,000 week day riders. we're also the dispatching hub for about 350 trains that traverse metro link property on a dai

the railroad is not as safe as it could be without the full implementation of ptc. it requires the full implementation of positive train control and that is why they will enforce the full deadline for implementation just as congress has mandated. for several years fra has been sounding at alarm that most railroads have not made progress in implement ptc. since the passage of the mandate. fra has dedicated resources and worked kploesly to assist and guide implementation. we've hired staff for implementation worked with the fcc with regard to the implement and a test band at a test center in pueblo, colorado and provided approximately $650 million in grant funds to support ptc implementation this included american recovery and investment grant tracks and other grants and annual appropriations, we've requested $825 million to assist commuter railroads and issued a $967 million loan through the riv program to new york metropolitan transportation authority, the nation's largest commuter railroad and established a ptc task force team within the fra and they are monitoring

septa demonstrated ptc for senator bobby casey and others yesterday. ptc is a communications and signaling system that can slow or stop a train if it goes over the speed limit. >> it's our job to make sure that transit agencies like septa or any other transit agency have the resources they need not only to provide and implement these safety features but also to do the other work that is required. >> casey is calling on congress to fully fund ptc in its upcoming budget. >>> from bugs to broken glass. the philadelphia school city controller says those and other unsafe things are inside more than a dozen public schools and he is recommending changes, saying the conditions pose a risk to students and staff. here's a look at some of what inspectors uncovered. one school found a pipe containing asbestos in a hallway near a lunch room and another pipe was leaking in a mechanic room and unsanitary conditions in bathrooms and cockroaches in yur ur 70%. electric hazards including exposed live wires. >> while we understand the school district is financially strai

ptc can slow a train down if it's going too fast. federal investigators had said that ptc could have prevented the crash in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood that killed 8 and injured more than 200 others. >>> new from overnight a man is recovering after being shot while driving a van in north philadelphia. investigators say the man was shot along stillman street but drove himself to chalmers avenue to evade the gunfire. according to investigators, they found a gun in the victim's van. police are not named any suspects in this case yet. >>> philadelphia police this morning are examining a new clue in the murder of an 58-year-old woman. police are trying to figure out whether a knife found in a church play ground in north philadelphia was the weapon used to kill regina brunner. the play ground is not far from the crime scene or brunner's home in east mount arie. her son discovered her body on monday. two dozen neighbors gathered in the rain to light candles and share stories about their friend. >> it's amazing how many people

after the derailment a lot of people heard about this positive train control or ptc. it's a safety system that could have stopped the amtrak train from derailing. rail lines around the country were facing a deadline by the end of the year to install ptc on the tracks but now congress has voted to delay that deadline. tonight, the nbc 10 investigators are asking why and who it benefits. that's coming up at 5:30. >>> also tonight, cole hamels says good-bye to his fans and philadelphia. the phillies made it official this afternoon and announced the trade of their world series mvp. >> comcast sports net's amy fadool joins us. cole is headed to texas to join the rangers. before he left he spoke to fans one last time. >> reporter: yes, he did. one last farewell to the fans who supported him his entire career which was spent solely in a phillies uniform. hamels leaves behind quite the legacy and leaves fans with so many memories. most notably the starring role in the city's 2008 world series championship. phils had won just two titles in their 132 year history, 1980 and 2008

ptc can slow a train down if it's going too fast. federal investigators have said that ptc could have prevented the crash in port richmond that killed eight and injured more than 200 others. >>> overnight we received surveillance pictures of the four suspects police say robbed a chestnut hill bank yesterday. the four men robbed the td bank along germantown avenue before splitting into two groups and taking off in separate directions. >>> we are also getting our first look at the person camden police are looking for in connection to an overnight robbery. this one happened back in may. investigate ares say is the man approached the female victim at 24th and carmen streets and demanded money before hitting her and running away. anyone with information should contact camden pless. . >>> today, the last of philadelphia's pools will open for the summer season. this is video from when the first pool opened in the middle of june. today, eight pools will open their doors throughout the city. as bill told us, we should dry out by the afternoon

ptc can slow a train down if it's going too fast. federal investigators said ptc could have prevented the crash in port richmond that killed eight and injured more than 200 others. >>> two men were caught on camera after authorities say they and two accomplices robbed a philadelphia bank. overnight we received these surveillance pictures of the four suspects whom police say robbed a chestnut hill bank yesterday. according to versions the four men robbed the td bank along germantown avenue before splitting into two groups and taking off in separate directions. >>> this morning, police are trying to figure out whether a knife found in a church play ground in north philadelphia was the weapon used to kill an 85-year-old woman. she has been identified as regina brunner. the playground is not far from the crime scene at brunner's house in east mount arie. brunner's sun discovered her body on monday. last night, more than two dozen neighbors gathered in the rain to light candles and share stories about their friend. >> it's amazing how man

it is part of the reason installing ptc has taken so long. the only solution a by part saab effort to push for more funding. >> none in negotiable top priority for those who represent constituents in the northeast. >> reporter: both septa and amtrak officials have promised to have positive train control installed on tracks in our entire area wye the end of the year. that would meet a federal deadline setback in 2008. live outside 30th street station, matt rivers, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> matt, thank you. >>> we have breaking news right now. chopper three live over a lake on jackson road in monroe township gloucester county, new jersey. you will see rescue crews are searching for a missing swimmer. we have a lot of activity on the shoreline. we know man marine and dive units are on the scene abe in the water. details are still coming in. we will have more information as it becomes available to us. >>> the search is on for gang of thieves caught on camera robbing a pizza delivery man in center city. surveillance video shows victim being

but, septa over the next couple of months, perform that maintenance and the ptc upgrade.ll have fewer cars example, the lansdale line instead of the six cars, they only have five. so same amount of people squeezing in to five cars. and made things little tight yesterday. it will be tight again today on the benny only three lanes on the ben franklin open right now. coming into philadelphia. light volume at the moment, but that's all going to change starting in about a half hour. so either give yourself some extra time or maybe troy using the betsy or the benny. and repaving the kelly drive the stretch from boathouse row, out toward hunting park avenue. lanes are getting by but just watch for little bumpy ride on the kelly drive. chris, lauren, back to you. >> all right we will look out for that, bob thanks. serious computer glitches wednesday morning errupted fear of cyber a grabbing what a day yesterday. in fact, several organizations, big ones at that experience mysterious technical difficult cents inciting panic, a lot of concern. jennifer joyce live with more on this.

in 2013 we presented a master plan to the arc and ptc and that project included a scheme to build up to 3 new ferry terminals as well as land site improvement in the north and south basin of the ferry terminal. the goals at that point are the same as the goals today and hat is to to acamidate a grouth in the demand for the existing ferry service at the ferry terminal, provide the capacity for new ferry services planned by [inaudible] and enhance [inaudible] and city of san francisco to respond in the event of a emergency. [inaudible] farmers market, public access as well as historic district. since the presentation the weety board [inaudible] a eir. following that action the board also took a action to release fund{authorize staff to pursue construction of the south basin improvement proposed as part of the master plan. last month the project was [inaudible] design review board as well as port of san francisco advisory committee and look forward to offering the [inaudible] on that note i would like to introduce the project architect [inaudible] who will walk through the updated desig

. >> casey is calling on congress to fully fund ptc in its upcoming budget. >>> new at 6:00 a sense of safety for victims of domestic violence. a security company is providing free home monitoring systems to high risk victims in lehigh northampton and berks counties. it's like a manic button for victims and family members that extends five acres. applicants have to have a protection from abuse order in place and agree to prosecute their abuser. >>> a fourth suspect wanted for a violent home invasion in delaware county is now in police custody, police say they arrested tyree mansell in north carolina today after they tracked him down through his cell phone. he pistol whipped a teen and forced the boy's mother to open the family's safe. >>> a plan to bring smaller cheaper casinos to atlantic city is met with resistance. the casino association of new jersey objects to legislation passed last week that would make it easier for developers to build two boutique casinos on the board walk. the trade group says competition is already strange business at the few casinos left. >>> could you see h

ptc can slow a train down if going too fast.ople and injured 200 others. i'm rosemary connors. now back to the "today" show. >>> good morning. it's 8:30 on wednesday, july #1, 2015. a great morning on the plaza, great crowd, happy folks. remember so if i b.phie b. hawkins from are the '90s? >> yes. >> she's 50 and has an exciting project in the works. she's pregnant is having a baby and tells us all about it. >> plus with a little help from wrangler we are going to talk to you about pet this is the summer months and how you can keep them coolment turns out they suffer with the heat just as much as we do. >> that's right. from delicious treats to clothes to a fragrance that can repel insects, summer stuff we love proud will will you made here in the usa. >> and the lovable guys from sordid are back in studio 1a after the cross country food add even temperature. they willer share recipes for their favorite ultimate party food. >> all right. let's pause for a moment to reck reniez -- recognize. >> a moment of silence. >> don nash o

. >> casey's calling on congress to fully fund ptc in its upcoming budget.he engineer of the controls -- investigators say there were no calls, texts or data usage from botians cell phone. their investigation is expected to take a year. >>> a day after joining the presidential race chris christie is covering more territory on the campaign trail. >> to be able to come up here and receive an endorsement from somebody who knows what it's like to run a blue state. knows what it's like to make tough decisions. >> he set aside a morning event in new hampshire and detoured to maine to pick up his first endorsement. at a diner in portland he accepted an endorsement from paula lepage who called him the real deal. a new poll shows scott walker leads the pack in the iowa republican caucus even though he's still undeclared. walker has 18% of the likely gop caucus participants. donald trump and ben carson have 10%, that's followed by rand paul and ted cruz with 9% and marco rubio with 7. there are 14 declared gop presidential candidates that still could get even more cro

positive train control or ptc prevents trains from colliding and breaking speed limits. we heard a lot about that during a recent amtrak crash. amtrak officials say the technology would have prevented that deadly derailment of a passenger train in philadelphia back in may. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. what animal control officers are doing to catch a bear on the loose in fairfax. that story coming up at 5:30. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. this is about as nice as it would get in july. it's warm, with the lower humidity. let's look at the future cast, why wouldn't you? 72 in gaithersburg and frederick at 9:00. still 80 downtown, but comfortable mid-70s in leesburg and manassas. we'll come back and talk about your weekend and which day would be better if you have outdoor activities planned. >>> nice job, coming up, the i- 95 construction worker who would come from the aide of the kidnapped victim. >>> new information on the woman found dead in a texas jail cell three days after being arrested during a traffic stop. >>> check out this home vi

and they have to do that, of course, to take that train off to make the repairs and install that ptc.n the new construction, causing delays on patco with your patience, definitely needed this morning. mike alex, back over to you. >> oh, man. >> you missed. >> almost. >> common! >> you need better aim. >> 6:49. you know this comedy group fun i or die this festival, they'll do it again this year. tickets go on sale friday 10:00 a.m. this year's comedians aziz, and amy schumer. >> see, you can't get any bigger in america when it comes to comedy when it comes to amy schumer right now. >> so true, shear where. so they'll return to the susquehanna bank center sunday, september the 13th. that is a good get amy schumer. >> oh, aziz, he is really funny. two minutes -- ten minute to 7:00. >> jeff gold bloom, 52, new bundle of joy with his wife emily, three years younger. >> nicely done. >> original star says baby charlie ocean was born on july 4th. and the couple found out they were expecting the day before their wedding. congratulations to them. and what do you say once someone has a baby? >>

maintenance and fleet upgrade, where they are taking a karat a time, off out of the system, to install the ptcn control system. so each car individually has to come off of the run go into the maintenance yard, do fleet upgrade. so some of the trains this morning, are going to have fewer cars and could you feel you're going to feel the difference possibly, instead of six train, six car train could you have five car train this morning. now, the patco high-speed line again this new construction schedule, give yourself extra time. single tracking over the benny the next couple of of months, weather, sue mentioned, the stormy start here this morning, could impact flights those thunder boom that's roll through this morning, this afternoon, could cause delays at philadelphia international airport. off to good start, eastbound schuylkill, 14 minute trip into town, same deal south 95 rolling through delaware county, chaddsford, no problems heading up route one into 476. but midday work coming to frankford avenue this morning. they're going to be shutting you down from castor to venango 9:00 to 3:00. ot

want to asked to what extent you believe the irs has a capacity to identify fraudulent -- so-called a ptc claims. senator bagdoyan: i do not. that is not part of our scope. i believe there are other mission teams within gao that are taking a look at that. i do not know the specific aspects. senator casey: we are grateful for your work, it is difficult but it is essential. we want to make sure we get this right overtime. one of the ways to inform how we do our work in terms of legislative change or corrections is to have information from gao and other sources. chairman: senator wyman. senator wyman: is it correct that cms asked for these 11 specific cases, in gao did not give them to the agency? senator bagdoyan: that is correct. senator wyman -- whiten: certainly you cannot fix something you do not know. senator burr's question, you could have an answer if you are able to get information about basic dishes cases -- fictitious cases. to maybe message here, and chairman hatch knows i am interested in working with him on a bipartisan level -- i think without these recommendations which we ha

train at a time off of the -- out of service for the maintenance, the fleet upgrade, installing that ptctem. so some of the trains will have fewer cars than normal, for our morning rush hour. mike, alex, back over to you. >> thank you, bob. 8:03, well, our mvp carli lloyd she is back home this morning in delran. >> yes, about six hours allege, she landed, in the middle of the night at philadelphia international airport, and jenny joyce is on the story in hometown of delran, high. >> reporter: good morning, mike, alec being saying all morning we hope she is at home sleeping and catching up because she said she hasn't slept in the last few days although she said she has to relax her mind, had a lot to think about, and so much excitement. she got home about 2:00 in the morning, we were there at philadelphia international airport when she arrived, we had the cameras, she kindly talked to us, and took photographs with some fans, and signed some autographs. carly said, it is finally setting in after that rally in l.a. it is finally setting in that they are victorious in the world cup win. she

septa using the maintenance and ptc upgrade program where some of the trains will have fewer cars like paoli line that will have four cars, maybe only have three cars on the line and it is a busy weekend, this is in south philadelphia. we have wrestling, wwe in town with the summer slam tour tonight. tomorrow soul football, kenney chessany packed how the at lincoln financial feel. the tailgater usually show up, probably 6:00 a.m. for kenney concert tomorrow. >> what? >> that is why... >> mike will have a soda and some orange juice down there. >> yes. >> and then warped tour in camden over there at susquehanna bank center. a a lot of activity going on. and then today, this afternoon we will have all those folks trying to get to the shore, and, of course, getting to the shore means we will go through south jersey to get through that walt whitman bridge. factor in extra time. going to the shore early tomorrow, gone to the cops earth or soul game penndot is working on the schuylkill expressway down to one lane between gladwynn and belmont, beginning at 6:00 a.m., sue, so anybody coming dow

the predecessor of the ptc system was an example of that on the bnsf. so it can work.n drive innovation, absolutely. >> and how effective have they been? >> we have made some progress on waivers. and at the same time going through the waiver process does take time. and at times it is pretty frustrating. >> thank you. senator booker? >> thank you, chairwoman. ms. alt i'm concerned that you -- first of all, i'm confident you and i share the goals, the same goals of increasing safety on the nation's highways. i appreciate your work and i appreciate the things your company does. i'm just really kind of concerned when i read your written testimony. you refer to the legislation i introduced with senator rubio in it. and i was actually pretty shocked at what i read. the wi-fi act which is bipartisan in both house and senate piece of legislation or bill for those who read it places timelines and guidelines in place for the fcc to test the 5 gigahertz spectrum band in consultation with the department of transportation. some of the testing has already happened. we're excite buil