next, amtrak president and ceo joseph boardman be here to p numbers in the future of amtrak. rst, a news update from c-span radio. >> getting back to the government shutdown, with the negotiations between republicans and democrats over the weekend failing to resolve the debt ceiling crisis or and the partial government shutdown, investors are concerned that the thursday debt ceiling deadline gets closer. stock markets are down today in germany and france but are slightly higher in britain. the dow and s&p futures are also down. wall street is closed today for the columbus day holiday. more from senate banking committee member bob corker. the tennessee republican, speaking earlier on cnbc, says that the expectation that a deal may be forthcoming from talks between senate majority leader reid and republican leader mitch mcconnell is very possible. he says he has had good conversations early this morning and that it is between mitch and harry. he went on to say that there is a major expectations game can manage here, adding that the wildcard is what happens if we do some thing he

by tweeting with the hashtag amtrak. penn station, jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> new york's is the busiest in the country. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, plane, train or automobile christy is going to handle the roads at wjz traffic control. hi, christy. >> hi, everyone. as you know, it's been a bad day on the beltway. we had an earlier accident that happened around noon today. on the inner loop of the beltway at bel air road it was shut down for several hours. traffic was being detoured off at 43. it has been reopened. the right lane remains blocked. traffic is low back to stevenson road. 95 southbound at mountain road with delays back to river side parkway. northbound 95 continues to slow down from 395 over to the beltway. on the west side inner loop stop and go from 295 past liberty. let's take a live look. much improvement there on the beltway at harford road. this traffic report is brought to you by united healthcare. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there are 41 million retirees

. >>> police are investigating the death of a man hit by an amtrak train this morning about 9:00 in thewashington avenue. amtrak says there's no designated crossing there at the intersection. the man was pushing a shopping cart across the tracks when the train hit him. authorities have not released the identity of the person killed. amtrak set up a bus bridge to take passengers around the scene. >>> the threat of an a.c. transit strike is on hold at least 60 days after a judge issued an order for a cooling- off period today. that came during a brief hearing in alameda county superior court. governor brown asked for a cooling-off period after he received a report from an advisory panel he appointed to look into the dispute. neither side opposed the cooling-off period. union members twice rejected contract offers that were endorsed by their negotiators. >>> new developments in the case of a san francisco park worker charged with fatally running over a mother. ktvu david stevenson live in the courtroom. you were in the courtroom and they presented different versions of what happened that d

. >>> those interested in how spying works might begin by riding on the amtrak high speed train between new york and washington. there is often a prominent passenger or two on board. there are often people talking too loudly on cell phones. yesterday they were one and the same. michael hayden used to run the cia and the nsa spy agency was the guy talking loudly enough on his cell phone and dropping names like the president's to be heard by those around him including a man who told the world about what he was hearing from a few rows behind him. our report tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> i just ran into him on the train. >> reporter: everyone who uses a cell phone in public needs to know something. you are louder than you think you are. >> that's exactly it. >> reporter: unfortunately for former nsa director michael hayden that realization came a train ride too late. on amtrak thursday hayden had several phone conversations with journalists, forgetting his library voice. fellow traveller tom mattzie was a few rows up. when you realized who it was what was your reaction? >> i said, o

i took the amtrak up your some others went through the tea s.a. pretty blanche everything is working just a few little things like if you wanted to go to the washington monument the one saying that they closed down the national parks that will stick people off they tried to close down the army and navy air force football. but most government iss operating. john: the washington monument? it is still there. >> somebody passed to a market. >> but they put barricades around it the national pa service closed a part that sits on federal land even though the federal government provides no maintenance for operation or maenads spee mayfair big on things better visible if they close the building for the irs they just lock the door but for the public places then they put up barriers so you cannot get close even ford's theater where president lincoln was shot a national historical monument but it is a working feeder that is a non-profit company already comes from the private sector but they had to close because the building is a national park even though the

i took the amtrak up your some others went through the tea s.a. pretty blanche everything is working just a few little things like if you wanted to go to the washington monument the one saying that they closed down the national parks that will stick people off they tried to close down the army and navy air force football. but most government is operating. john: the washington monument? it is still there. >> somebody passed to a market. >> but they put barricades around it the national park service closed a part that sits on federal land even though the federal government provides no maintenance for operation or maenads spee mayfair big on things better visible if they close the building for the irs they just lock the door but for the public places then they put up barriers so you cannot get close even ford's theater where president lincoln was shot a national historical monument but it is a working feeder that is a non-profit company already comes from the private sector but they had to close because the building is a national park even though the

michael hayden former head of the nsa and cia under george w. bush riding amtrakout loud anonymous phone interviews to reporters from the train. unbeknownest to him, the entire thing was live tweeted. "hayden was bragging about rendition and black sites a minute ago." a few minutes later, "hayden giving reporters disparaging quotes about administration. remember refer to me as former senior administration official." on accla listening to spy boss michael hayden give off record interviews. "i think i am in the nsa except i am in public." michael hayden gives interviews bashes the obama administration and says call him a former senior administration official. brave. you realize everybody can hear you, right? then there is the actual brave guy sitting in front of him tweeting about the former head of the nsa/cia while sitting inches away from him on the train. quote, on accla, phone ringing. i think the jig is up. maybe somebody is telling him i'm here. do i hide? at this point it seems like the people of the twitter world are maybe not believing the series of tweets

i do not think it is the intention of congress that amtrak should pay the same as the airlines, afterre are competing airlines, there is no competition for amtrak. i have a wonderful show for you today with some of the most interesting people i am lucky to know. we will be right back to meet those people after the titles. "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with whut, howard university television. and now, your program host, nationally syndicated, columnist llewellyn king and cohost linda gasparelli. >> hello again.thank you for coming along. let me just tell you that in washinon, i like to have guests stay at the american guesthouse. it is a very comfortable place, it is a grown-up bed and breakfast, very central, very like a club. very like a suitable club in the best sense. comfortable. i do recommend that you check it out. i am joined by robert whitcomb, one of the most distinguished journalists i know, the editorial editor of the "providence journal" in rhode island, where we are filming this edition of "white house chronicle." also by joe mathieu of wbz radio. a

i took the amtrak back down to the city. love amtrak. that's my favorite way. i just -- i love trains, and i love reading that magazine. "ontrak" or something like that. [ light laughter ] it's got a quirky, cool name. like a train name. like the ch-ch-ch-choo-zine. i don't know what it is. [ light laughter ] >> anyways, i come down, and i got an e-mail or something from eddie, and he was like, "i'm playing --" >> jimmy: what do you mean you got an e-mail from eddie? >> "i'm playing the beacon theatre tonight." >> jimmy: your tocayas? >> no, tocayas is like a body part. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your tookus. >> yeah, he's on my tookus. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your tookus, yes. eddie vedder, yeah. [ laughter ] you got an email from your tookus. >> you're irish, right? [ irish accent ] >> jimmy: i don't know, i just call him -- -- sheamus. [ light laughter ] >> he s like, "i'm playing the beacon tonight, and a mutual friend says you know a couple of the songs, and why don't you come play with me?" so i ran -- >> jimmy: no. >> and

on average, the amtrak trains fill just a third of their seats, but if we don't invest in trains whattive? new buses. this is now the fastest growing mass transit in america. why? >> because it's cheaper. >> john: buses don't get the big subsidies but they are much cheaper than trains. >> i'll take that. >> amtrak is too expensive. i don't have $200. >> john: more typically an amtrak from new york to d.c. costs about 150 and bus ticket is 20. >> it's cheap. >> john: also today's buses are pleasant. they have wi-fi and most for a bus can go where the people go. trains run in straight lines, but people move every which way. only cars and buses can change routes. >> john: they are making money and doing a better job? >> and growing because they are more flexible. >> john: which raises the question why should taxpayers lose more money on trains. people cite new york subways. you would lose money, they transport lots of us. >> what would happen in new york if we waited for private investors to build the subway, it would have never happened. >> john: makes sense, if you ask people who built

investigators say the driver took a wrong turn right towards the train tracks near the amtrak station. the trains were stopped for more than an hour while tow trucks struggled to get the car off the tragedies that caused delays for passengers and drivers in that area. >> 6:17, back over to sal. that off-ramp still closed, right, in el cerrito? >> that's right and we are not expecting it to open soon. you know that claudine has been out there along with chp. they are doing the investigation there. chp is after a fatal crash on the afterroom p from westbound interstate 80 and that ramp remains shut down, you will see that traffic -- i will tell you that traffic on the freeway continues to drive by without any major problems. but this investigation -- i mean i don't think they are even close, that vehicle over there is still flipped over in the position where it landed a few hours back. so this is not going to be open soon. it doesn't look like it anyway. this is a look now at the commute at the bay bridge toll plaza. that is backed up for a 10 minute delay, 10 to 15 minute delay before

he says instead of keeping him on the road the gps led him on to the tracks. an amtrak machinist says this is the fifth incident in less than a month where a gps unit has steered that driver wrong. >> the common factor, the gps. >> law enforcement is looking to see if there is a glitch with the gps units. >>> much of the bay area enjoyed a sunny saturday. we have our forecast for tomorrow and beyond. . >> first, let's get you ready for tomorrow morning. we might have a patch or two of low cloudiness but tomorrow looks sunnier than today. the numbers will be mostly in the low 50s in the morning, to at most mid-50s. so a bit after chilly start to sunday -- of a chilly start to sunday but then things warm up. here is what we're expecting fort 9ers at 1:25, sunny skies and a game time temp of 70 degrees. looking nice for a football game. high pressure off-shore begins to pump up the atmospheric pressure and as it comes up, the low exits to the east will nudge the temperatures upwards as well. the shorlines will be fairly clear. temperatures come up a little bit tomorrow, an

in the amtrak ceo talked about ridership and the impact that the shutdown and sequestration had.ing to in journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. part two of our conversation with josh bolton. >> start off by giving us what you saw with the press and the media and that world. how did you view them? >> usually with some hostility, which is, it is the natural state of affairs between the white house and the press corps, because that is just the nature of what the press needs to do. you need to try to catch the white house with whatever is going on. >> more with the bush administration chief of staff tonight on q&a. the hoover henry house on the campus of stanford university. it is significant because this was the significant primary residence of the hoovers, and she was the one who designed it. she had such a strong grasp of design and how she wanted the house to look, even though she was not an architect. have a lot ofo the original drawings and documents related to the design and construction of how she wanted the house to look. >> her influence came from her travels in the

the east coast is fantastic. there's no active weather. your travel plans look good via amtrak, via the airport. there is a stalled front to the west between chicago, detroit and cleveland. the thing's not moving. really, the air behind the front is not det trimatcally different. it's a weak boundary. we think this high pressure will drift north into the new england states over the next day or two. any change in the weather will be slight what could spark a bigger change is south of florida. this could become tropical storm karen in the next 24 hours, showing good seens of organization,'s suspicionly between the yucatan peninsula -- yucatan and cuba. that's looking more and more impresscy. the hurricane hunt are aircraft should get in there later this evening. most of our computer model guidance brings us into alabama, mississippi or the panhandle of florida. they do drive the moisture up ultimately toward maryland. this would be toward monday and fuse -- tuesday. it could bring a lot of rain, no doubt about it monday and tuesday. it's rain we could use at this point. tonight down to 58, clear a

what about the assistance to amtrak? operating and capital assistance is discontinued at a time when more than 30 million passengers rely on amtrak to get the -- to get to destinations all over this country. the maritime secure program gets no relief by this piecemeal approach. this program provides vital support by helping move the cargo that is necessary to support our national defense efforts overseas. finally, the national transportation safety board has furloughed most of its employees. and investigations into last week's tragic bus crash in ennessee will go undone. oday we reported a gas explosion in oklahoma, which would be the responsibility of his agency to investigate. will it be investigated? probably not. only because of the shutdown. the reckless and irresponsible shutdown that has been master minded by a small faction of the house is disruptive for our nation's transportation system and for the programs that support our most vulnerable itizens. and for this reason, mr. chairman, i would ask opposition to th

this event started at union station, the big amtrak hub up the road and here on the lawn of the u.s. now and the thing that all these folks, hundreds of folks out here on the lawn want the lawmakers inside to know. they want to just get the message across. please, stop spying on us. and it is remarkable, jamie, how diverse politically this event is. one of the first things the first speaker said was this was not about right and left. this is about right and wrong. they think that wire taps that go along with the surveillance program are wrong. what they think is right. what edward snowden did. one of the most common signs we have seen here say thank you edward snowten. some of the other signs that we see all over the place say please stop mad spying. but snowden's face is everywhere here and they are going to read a statement from him that he gave to the aclu a little bit later. he really is the inspiration for a lot of the people here. we know that folks are here from all across the country and they announced earlier that bus loads of them were arriving in washington earlier today.

the law mandates that the states pay about 85 percent of amtrak's operating costs of their state routesnow pay about $109 million a year to operate its three intrastate routes. california-amtrak costs california to pay more for amtrak in new agreement former san diego mayor bob filner pleaded guilty to one count of felony false imprisonment and two counts of misdemeanor battery. filner entered his guilty plea yesterday in san diego county superior court. before filner resigned in august.at least 17 women came forward saying filner sexually harassed them. filner insisted he "never sexually harassed anyone." under the terms of the plea agreement, filner must surrender his mayoral pension from march 6, 2013 to august 23, 2013. he will serve probation for three years and home confinement for three months. filner is also prohibited from ever seeking or holding public office again. the death of a young teen in florida is being blamed on student bullying. on september 9th 12-year- old rebecca sedwick climbed an today abandoned cement factory tower and jumped to her death her family says it's b

as the government shut down goes on for a month or more a former member of amtrak's board tells bloomberg if there's nobody at the department of transportation, there's nobody to pay them for reimbursements. >> speaking of that shut down veterans affairs employees are still going to work during the government shut down. not all of them are getting paid. >> civilian employees here at the health care center learn that mrs. from a memo from the facilities director. today they're attending town hall meetings. this next pay period, civilian workers will get iou's >> must continue to show up for work. 3200 people work. about 70 percent are civilians. this affects their pay and vacation time. hospitals are open during the shutdown but this one is unique. it is a va and navy facility. the only facility of its kind in the country. funded by two-year appropriation. the health care center receives funding from a difficult sordifferent source. >> we're like the rest of the federal government. except in from this kind of connection. it was somewhat of a surprise. the dedicated men and women are going

it mandates each state payle 5% -- 85% of the operating cost for the routes. amtrak has three routes here in california. caltrans says it's on track to fix the broken bolts on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. 32 of the 92 bolts snapped in march and almost delayed the labor day opening because of safety concerns. workers expect the $10 million permanent fix will be completed by december. >>> the u.s. supreme court paved the way for the release of thousands of inmates by rejecting an appeal from governor brown. a federal court ordered california to reduce its prison population because of overcrowding. the state has fought it. the supreme court, however, rejected to hear the appeal yesterday. that means california is out of legal options to fight the order. it must find a way to release 10,000 inmates. >>> the supreme court is take up michigan's stance on affirmative action and it could change the face of the debate nationwide. justices heard arguments yesterday. last year a federal court ruled unconstitutional the state's voter-approved ban on considering race i

the visitor from philadelphia says the gps guide him down an alley and onto the tracksment an amtrak chinist says this is the fistth dangerous incident like this that he has witnessed in the last three weeks. >> every single one of them told me they had their gps running. >> local police are looking into the matter and the possibility of a gps glitch. >>> a san francisco man who went missing 19 days ago on a hunting trip in mendocino national forest was found today and airlifted to a hospital. 72-year-old gene penaflor and according to the press democratic stormy weather forced rescue teams there. this morning hunters in the area spotted penaflor and called for help. authorities haven't released his condition or why he was missing for so long. >>> a series of car break-ins being blamed on humans turned out to be the work of some four- legged thieves. the arnold family took picture of a family of bears that got into their car in jasper, georgia. randy arnold says it looks like one bear was quite familiar with opening car doors and exactly where to look for food. >> she jumped up to her

it takes fans from the downtown berkeley bart station, the rock ridge station ohrt berkeley amtrak station. tickets cost eight dollars a person. >>> another event is the nike women's marathon in san francisco tomorrow. it's the scene from last year's race, 30,000 people have signed up to run this year marking the 10th anniversary of the marathon. proceeds support the fight against luke luke. >>> the strike is forcing saint anthony's to put out a call for volunteers. a large part of their volunteer base lives in the east bay and with trains not running volunteers say can't serve 3,000 meals in the dining room. they are putting the call out asking people to come volunteer. shifts are from 9:15 to 1:45 all weekend and into next week. we have created tools on the website to help you get around this weekend as well as next week if the strike persists. > a 2-year-old hit by a stray bullet is in critical but stable condition this morning. police say it happened about one in the afternoon yesterday. that's when a gun fight broke out. the boy was hit by a stray bullet as he played in the front yard

the amtrak president and ceo talks about new ridership numbers to be released on monday and the consequences of the government short -- government shutdown on transit. join us tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span. senate democratic leaders are meeting with the resident at the white house at this hour. earlier today, the democrats talked about the debt ceiling in with the negotiations stand. >> this morning at 9:00 i met with senator mcconnell. the meeting was set up last night late. senator mcconnell indicated that the senator alexander has a ranking member and the rules committee had worked. i called him and said what is going on. the short of the story is he said i am representing senator mcconnell. later in the evening he asked if i would answer. enter at 9:00 this morning. they were extremely cordial but very for limoneira. nothing conclusive. i hope that our talking give some solace to the american people and to the world. this is not happen until now. senator mcconnell asked to meet with me. i was happy to do that or it they should be seen as something very positive. even thoug

investigators say the driver somehow took a wrong turn right towards the train tracks near the oakland amtrak station. trains were stopped for more than an hour while tow trucks struggled to remove the car that caused delays for them in the area. >> the man known as the naked bart acrobat may get out of jail today. he was charged with that after harassing passengers here at the bart station in san francisco back in may. lawyers say a judge will probably release him today so he can get mental healthcare. he is apparently not eligible for treatment in san francisco because he had been living in berkeley. >>> a family in san francisco being kicked out of their home can stay there for at least two more weeks. the lee family has been living in their rent controlled apartment on knob hill for 34 years and supposed to be evicted, however tenant advocates including the mayor asked the property owner to give them more time. they first received 10 days and now given another 12 days to find another place to live. >> there is a sliver of hope to end the partial government shut down and raise the debt cei

he died at the scene, and his identity is not yet known. a spokesperson for amtrakays the intersection near the accident site does not have a designated crossing. >>> an elderly san francisco couple has lost their eviction fight and moved out, despite a surge of community support. the lee family left their apartment at the base of knob hill late yesterday. that couple had lived in their two bedroom apartment with their disabled daughter for 34 years. the pending eviction grew angry protests, the building is set to be converted into tenancy in common units. advocates are trying to find the couple a new place to live that they can afford. >>> people who enable this feature in google will be able to use a mouse or track pad to write words. it joins another feature that allows users to write a search correctly on the screen. the new function is geared at non-english speakers and is available in more than 50 languages. >>> a coffee giant is branching out into tea. starbucks is set to open its first tea only store in manhattan tomorrow. the specialty tea bar is called tiv

he died at the scene, and his identity is not yet known. a spokesperson for amtrakays the intersection near the accident site does not have a designated crossing. >>> an elderly san francisco couple has lost their eviction fight and moved out, despite a surge of community support. the lee family left their apartment at the base of knob hill late yesterday. that couple had lived in their two bedroom apartment with their disabled daughter for 34 years. the pending eviction grew angry protests, the building is set to be converted into tenancy in common units. advocates are trying to find the couple a new place to live that they can afford. >>> people who enable this feature in google will be able to use a mouse or track pad to write words. it joins another feature that allows users to write a search correctly on the screen. the new function is geared at non-english speakers and is available in more than 50 languages. >>> a coffee giant is branching out into tea. starbucks is set to open its first tea only store in manhattan tomorrow. the specialty tea bar is called tiv

the ferry will operate 12 boats. amtrak can get you from the eas bay south to san jose.transit buses will be on a regular schedule and is also providing additional transpay bay buts. join us early tomorrow morning for the latest on the strike. the abc 7 morning news team will be here beginning at 4:00 a.m. with a look how the commute is shaping up. >>> truck drivers plan a work stoppage tomorrow to protest working conditions at the port of oakland. today they shared demands during a rally outside oakland city hall. the drivers claim their pay per load hasn't increased during the past ten years while costs have skyrocketed. truckers want operators to pay them to offset higher costs, including $50 a month for going green. >> what we're trying to do is just to put some pressure on the ports, the steamship line to come back to the table. they will already said no, you're not getting this, no, you're not getting this or this. we're sorry. >> some truckers feature the higher cost of new emission standards will drive them off the road. the port of oakland hasn't responded to ou

the mail gets delivered, whether rain, or. snow. social security checks will be doctor effort, weather forecasters will still forecast, amtrak stays on the rails. who else stay on the job? the u.s. president and u.s. congressmen, and u.s. senators. the good news? the irs cancels its auditing appointments. the bad news, the irs continues to collect taxes. >> average americans feel the shut down effect. >> absolutely. people who are trying to get into clinical trials carpet get into clinical trials, that's been suspended. you have in blood drives being canceled because people are furloughed, they are not there. people are not getting their paychecks. this has less of a ripple effect and not always from people we hear from, and republicans have a cynical approach. passing bills, or trying to pass bills that will reopen areas of government where they're feeling the heat, and the democrats are -- you don't get to pick and choose. [ talking over one another ] >> let me talk a second. >> look, the national institute of health has a cancer treatment program for children and the republicans tried to open up it up, and harry reid said not. >>

president of oracle is said to be on the short list according to the wall street journal. 31.6 million riders- that's how many passengers amtrak trains carried during the past year -- and it's a record. railroad officals released the results that tracked passengers during the 20-13 federal fiscal year. it's noted the record was set despite the busy northeast corridor service being temporarily shutdown because of superstorm sandy. ticket revenue also set a record by hitting $2.1 billion. could it be the "downton abbey" effect? country homes come back into fashion in england. bloomberg reports that prices for homes in the english countryside valued at more thank 750-thousand-pounds - or about 1.2 million u-s dollars -- have grown at the fastest rate in three years. the british government is also helping to fuel the trend by offering mortgage guarantees for purchasers with down payments as low as 5%. unfortunately, just in time for halloween -- growing demand, coupled with bad weather are pushing chocolate prices up. cocoa butter prices are already at a four-year high. and over the past year that has meant a 20% price jump for th

the rain or snow. no shutdown for them. social security checks will be delivered. weather forecasters will still forecast, amtrak stays on the rails. who else stays on the job? the u.s. president and u.s. congressman and u.s. senators. the good news, the irs canceled its auditing appointments. the bad news, the irs continues to collect taxes. >> average americans feel a shutdown affects? eleanor clift. >> absolutely. people trying to get into clinical trials, that's been suspended. you have blood drives being canceled because people are furloughed and not there. people are not getting their paychecks. this has lots of ripple effects and not always from people that we hear from. and the republicans have a cynical approach. trying to pass bills that will reopen yairs of government where they are feeling the heat. the democrats are -- it's not outrageous. you don't get to pick and choose the parts of government that you like. i get to finish a sentence. >> the national institute of health has a cancer treatment program for children and the republicans tried to open it up and harry reid said no. >> the republicans -

. >> if he wants to hop on the amtrak and go up to celebrate, why not do it with the red sox fans. champagne flowing for the red sox last night. they are the 2013 world champions. >> it hasn't happened at fenway park for 95 years, the red sox world champion. >> they win their third world series of the century, their first since 2004. the team was at one point dead last and mixed in turmoil. >> it was the best ever. >> it was awesome awesome! >> i've been going to fenway park since i was this big, and to see this at home just unbelievable. i can't explain it. >> wicked awesome. hundreds of fans gathered for an incredible moment at the finish line of the boston marathon after an emotional year. [chanting] >> they are saying boston strong. a lot of emotion and a lot of celebration. i think americans rallied around the red sox. the cardinals had a great year too. >> what a game. confirmed the state department is silencing survivors of the benghazi terror attack. details on the brand-new documents that prove it. ahead. >> stuart varney, mr. halloween, next. ♪ ♪ good job! still running i

it happened in the area of washington avenue and florist boulevard around:15 this morning -- around 9:15 this morning. no one was injured. amtrak set up a bus to take passengers around the scene. >> it looks like the male, adult male was pushing a shopping cart full of recycling and was struck by the train. >> authorities have not released the identity of the person hit and killed. >>> there's a new development in the death of a construction worker that happened over the summer at the new 49ers stadium. in an unusual move, state inspectors had originally cleared the company that employed the worker of any violations. but as janine de la vega reports, that has now changed. >> reporter: as construction workers headed into levi stadium this morning, thoughts are still on the two work- related deaths that happened here in the last four months. >> everyone is on their toes. nobody wants to get hurt. nobody wants to see anybody not go home to their family. that's the gist of it. we're trying to be safe and accidents happen. >> reporter: inspectors with cal/osha have decided to take a closer look at the june death of 63-year-old eleva

the question is, if the government shutdown goes on a month or more, what happens to amtrak? if there is nobody at the d.o.t., there is no between pay them for reimbursements, all of which are cut for now, and with thousands of government workers not coming to work, they expect to take a big hit. >> >> meantime, united airlines is introducing a new seat design for airplanes. they're lighter and the plane burns less fuel so you should expect to start seeing them on some united jets starting in 2015. that's business news. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, linda bell for abc7 news. >> nothing like a more comfortable flight. thank you, linda. we have another hour of news ahead and it all starts right now. >> the calm after chaos on capitol hill, following the chase and shooting that left one woman dead and injured two police officers. >> remember, there is a woman who is no longer alive. a child was involved. so, it is just -- it is really sad. >> well, family, friends and neighbors search for answers about what led miriam carey to take such deadly action. >> and, this m

. >>> there's an investigation of a the death of a man struck by an amtrak train where the tracks cross washington avenue. the coroner and the railroad are also looking into this crash. police investigators closed a quarter mile stretch of washington until noon. investigators say the victim appears to be a man in his 60s who was pushing a shopping cart full of cans. they believe he was heading to a nearby recycling center. >> right now, we're talking to the conductor of the strain, finding out how fast, making sure all the arms and lights were working at the time. the pedestrian was struck. >> the train was part of the capital corridor service and was traveling from sacramento to san jose. >>> while the east bay could be getting a strike for christmas if the govr now's newly imposed coolingoff period doesn't end in some sort of a contract. the uniyuaunion members threate strike last thursday. but today there was a ruling by an east bay judge who ordered a 60-day cooling off period saying the strike would be disruptive to the bay area. the bus drivers, mechanics and dispatchers have vote

health news on where things stand on the implementation of the health- care law, and the president and ceo of amtrak talks about ridership and the impact of the federal budget. we hope you can join us at 7:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow morning. the senate is in at 1:00 p.m. eastern. you can follow that on c-span2. we will see you back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. on "washington journal." [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ today, "newsmakers" eliot engel byh congressman followed jack lew's testimony on the debt limit. later, the senate commerce committee examines work functions to stop the government shutdown on october 1. , as wesman eliot engel move beyond the debt ceiling issue we want to focus on foreign policy. writer us as the senior of foreign policy. thank you for joining us. first question. what i wanted to ask you about egypt. elected democratically president overturn in july. he has been held at an undisclosed location. we heard he will be put on trial in november. given the fact this was almost any other coun