infrastructure today and visiting the tappan zee bridge, that bridge is just north of new york city in tarrytown and calling for the congress to support the transportation plan and saying it is going to help the economy. we have a report on the failing bridges and roads and highways. >> it carries 120,000 vehicles and thousands of pedestrians between brooklyn and manhattan every day. but never designed for heavy traffic. cig captain wear and tear seen it classified in the worse condition of a bridge in the united states. the new york department of transport has confidence in the program. >> we look at every nook and bolt and people going up to the top of the bridge and under water and making sure that the piers are in good shape. in 2007, 13 people died and 45 years injured when a bridge collapsed in minnesota. according to the government's report on more than 607,000 bridges in the u.s., 8,000 are classified defiesht and fracture critical and that means they are in poor condition and could collapse. >> barry is a construction lawyer and believes that when individuals decide on how to spend the

line, tarrytown, is america doesn't stand still. be done.ork to there are workers ready to do it.ome of them are here. they're already on the job doing work. [cheers and applause] we're proud of them. there are people all across this country that are ready and eager move this country forward. so i'm going to keep on fighting alongside all of you have to make sure that we're doing everything we can to rebuild america. not just rebuild one bridge but i want us rebuild every bridge. don't want us to rebuild one school. i want us to rebuild every school that needs help. [applause] i want us to, most of all, most rebuild an economy where hard work is valued and respected and is rewarded and where opportunity to someable not just but to every single hard-working american. for.s what i'm fighting i know that's what you care about. thank you very much, everybody. good job, workers! forward to seeing this bridge. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] you.less god bless america. thank you. ♪ your suitcase it's rolling down those tracks you don't know where you're nowg but you know you

. >> president obama visited tarrytown, new york, yesterday. in his remarks, the president called on congress to restore the highway trust fund. he is introduced by new york governor andrew cuomo. this is 25 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> thank you very much. good afternoon, westchester. it is an honor to be confused with mario cuomo. let me tell you that, chris. let's give a big thank you to chris horton and all of his colleagues who are doing a fantastic job for us. [applause] i have been out there during the winter months when they have been working on this bridge and i can tell you those are really rough and tough conditions and they are doing a great job. they are on time. they are on budget. let's give them another round of pplause. good afternoon to all of you and welcome, mr. president, to the great state of new york and let's give the president a great new york welcome! [applause] which me is the bridge was built in 1952, intended to be a temp

i am in his garage in tarrytown, new york, to see his collection, ride shotgun and find out what fuelsis passion for burning rubber. >> wow. >> now did you feel the car there? >> yes. >> that is the traction control. >> almost like you are flying for a second. this 650 horsepower machine exists nowhere else in the world. jim glickenhaus custom designed the car using the ferrari p 3/4 series as inspiration. >> ferraris to me were always the most beautiful, fastest cars. >> love it! >> you are getting a lot of looks from this car. >> i am sure there are at least four shots of us on the internet already. >> today we are driving the original custom ferrari, which is still blindingly fast. it accelerates from 0-60 in just three seconds and can reach top speeds of 233 miles an hour. >> to get one of these out on the highway, and you get a really slow driver in front of you, does it drive you crazy? what is it like driving such an amazing car on such pedestrian, regular roads? >> there are places that you could use them. in italy there is such a love of these cars. shall we say, they are a li

[applause] so the bottom line tarrytown, america doesn't stand still. there's work to be done.ere are workers ready to do it. some of them are here and they're already on the job doing the work. we're proud of them. [applause] there are people all across this country that are ready, and eager, to move this country forward. so i'm going to keep on fighting alongside all of you to make sure that we're doing everything we can to rebuild america, not just rebuild one bridge but i want us to rebuild every bridge. i don't want us to rebuild one school. i want us to rebuild every school that needs help. [applause] i want to us, most of all, most importantly, rebuild an economy where hard work is valued and responsibility is respected and rewarded. and where opportunity is available, not just to some, but to every single, hard-working american. that's what i'm fighting for. i know that is what you care about. thank you very much, everybody. good job workers. look forward to seeing this bridge. thank you very much. god bless you. god bless america. [applause] thank you. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. >> t

and when it comes to creating jobs, last week i was down in tarrytown, where workers were able to break ground on the replacement of the tappan zee bridge ahead of schedule because my administration fast-tracked that project and a lot of major projects across the country. on tuesday, i met with ceos from around the world who are investing and hiring in america because we've made our country more competitive. and today, i'm here in cooperstown to talk about some new steps that will lead to more tourism not just within america but getting more folks to come and visit the treasures, the national treasures that we have all across this country, including the baseball hall of fame right here in cooperstown -- because tourism translates into jobs and it translates into economic growth. when visitors come here, they don't just check out the hall. they rent cars; they stay in hotels; they eat at restaurants. and that means for upstate new york, the baseball hall of fame is a powerful economic engine. last year alone, travel and tourism were responsible for $1.5 trillion in economic activity acro