the head of amtrak, mr. joseph boardman was the administrator of the federal railroad administration, the agency that regulates safety for amtrak and all other railroads operating in the u.s.. before, mr. boardman served as commissioner of the new york state department of transportation that began in 1997, where he was the organizations longest serving commissioner. he served in the u.s. air force and vietnam, beginning in 1968. after returning stateside he enrolled cornell university where he aren't perfect degree that you expect for someone who was found to be one of the transportation leaders in the agricultural economics. [laughter] mr. boardman is a vocal advocate of positive trade controls and technology that's been in the news lately for the potential to prevent train crashes. he said congress, the federal railroad administration and the great and rail industry must double commitment providing funding and implementing ptc as soon as possible. he's also a proponent of transportation infrastructure saying that besides funding the real infrastructure, the federal government must increase the capitol invest

the federal government continuing to fund the project? >> that's a great question. according to the federal railroad administrationtate hasn't defaulted on its legislation yet. we have an agreement with the government but it doesn't require us to give a dollar for every dollar the federal government gives. on april 1, the state has to start catching up on its matching fund obligations. the federal government has been $275 million on the project. the state has spent a hundred million dollars on the project. we are in the hole $175 million and come april 1 we have to start paying that back. there's no indication we have to have that money or where it's going to come from. the governor said we're going to do everything we can. it doesn't have to come from bond money, we can have a bake sale. i don't know. we're suppose to be on the hook to pay that. in the meantime, the congressman says no more federal funds until we get this all worked out. >> has a spade of dirt been turned over this yet? >> not yet. that's why everyone is trying to stop it. once it starts getting built in the spring it's going to be difficult to e

. >> the federal railroad administration has started the process of implementing the monitoring systemsxpecting to get the cameras installed starting later this year. >>> predent obama is expected to announce changes to the nsa program this friday. executives have called on the president to adopt sweeping reforms of the nsa's collection of personal communications. defense and intelligence agencies argue such information is needed to keep the public safe. an advisory board found that there was no evidence that the data had prevented any attacks. >>> iran has agreed on how to implement the nuclear dieal struck with the u.s. and five other countries. iran also agreed to daily inspections. in exchange, economic sanctions from the six world powers would be eased for six months. the agreement starts january 20, and officials are hoping for a final deal in about six months. >>> christmas has finally arrived for the six astronauts aboard the international space station today. a spacecraft loaded with equipment and supplies docked this morning, tree days after blasting off from virginia. the ast

federal rail safety agency wants a new rule about the installation of video cameras on trains. senators charles schumer of new york say they have been told by the federal railroad administration they will begin the process of establishing the rule sometime this year. it would cover cameras installed in the train cabs to record the behavior by drivers and outward facing cameras that can scan the tracks. the two senators have been urging the railroad administration to act after a deadly commuter train derailment in new york city. >>> traffic problem in livermore. >> yeah across the altamont pass we had a car stuck in park in the number three lane. it looks like the chp just cleared it. if you take a look at our maps you can see this is 580 eastbound. you can see it has created quite a backup. give yourself extra time. and on 238 near 580 on north castro valley boulevard we have a crash as well that has been moved over to the shoulder. in milpitas highway 237 not looking too bad at this hour. taillights are westbound. and finally at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are on. 6:18 let's head to steve. >>> good morning. we have record highs possible this week. keptfield san

he is the person or place me as the administrator for the federal railroad administration. ks for being here today. [applause] so angela i started the first part of the speech telling you about the fact that at 17 i joined the air force and celebrated my birthday 18 years old by having a drink and then later when i turn 21 i was able to float. [laughter] that is all reversed today, isn't it collects what i really want to talk about is three weeks ago i became 63 years old and i told one of my good friends here, jim weinsteiweinstei n that i'm now an old man. he said no, 65 is not old. he said i'm 67 and i am not old. [laughter] so that is reversing as well in this station and there are other things that need to start, that we need to start thinking about. in the most recent discussions that we really had about the future of surface transportation in america it's focused on what is called the highway trust fund and its authorization or reauthorization. i think that's unfortunate because the highway trust fund folks is dead. it's financially unviable but perhaps more important

the world every year. >>> two u.s. senators say a federal rail safety agency wants to propose a rule about video camera os the trains -- cameras on the trains. senators say they've been told the federal railroad administrationl start the process of establishing the rule sometime this year. it would cover cameras installed in train cabs to record the behavior of train operators and also outward- facing cameras to scan the tracks. those two senators have been urging for action after a deadly commuter train derailment in new york city. >>> 7:17. this morning, general motors came away the big winner at the north american international auto show. the 2014 corvette sting ray was named car of the year. a vehicle must be all new or substantially changed to win the title. writers honored the corvette for the higher quality interior and better performance than earlier models. the truck of the year is the silverado, also made by chevrolet. the awards kick off the auto show in detroit. >> that's a beautiful car. >> yes. >>> speaking of cars, what happened in marin? >> 101 southbound at the richmond bridge turnoff, we have a large tree branch in the lane. it hit a car. it's sustained some damage. the chp is trying to re

boardman was a booster of the federal railroad administration regulating safety for a contract and all others in the united states. before dash he served as commissioner of the new york state department of trees rotation in 1997 ready was the organization mont is serving commissioner is served in the u.s. air force began in 1968. he enrolled at cornell university where he earned the decree would expect for someone bound to be a the dissertation leader. bachelor of science of agricultural economics. [laughter] mr. boardman is in the news to prevent crashes. he said congress should should, teacher in the entire industry must redouble their commitment to provide funding to implement as soon as possible. also a proponent of improving the transportation infrastructure that the federal government must increase capital investment for a new traffic control system rebuild bridges and highways and expand water raised and other types of critical infrastructure such as our electric grid and assume wages systems for the we talk about that today in a speech entitled bringing transfer station funding

transportation in our state, the third most populous in the nation, but my biggest responsibility was building and maintaining highways. as federal railroad administrator, i was responsible for the safety of our nation's rail system, for federal rail policy, and for overseeing federal funding to amtrak. and as president of amtrak, i've spent the last five years figuring out what capital investments amtrak needed to make to operate safely, to maintain the northeast corridor, and our trains and stations, and to meet the growing demand for our service -- always without knowing how much money i would have in the next year, and often in the current year, to meet all of these needs. these experiences have given me some perspective on the challenges of transportation policy, and i'd like to offer you some of my thoughts on what i have seen, and what i think needs to be done. the highway trust fund was established in 1956 to pay for what was then our country's single greatest transportation goal -- the construction of the 47,000 mile interstate highway system. it was a real vision. it was authorized in 1944, but the real genesis of the system may be the trip m

the federal railroad safety agency plans to propose a rule regarding the installation of video cameras on trains. charles schumer of new york and richard blumentahal of connecticut say that the federal road administration establishing the rule sometime this year. the cameras would monitor driving and the court accidents. the two senators have been urging their road administration to act following a deadly commuter train derailment in new york city. >> a silicon valley multi millionaire who was ran for governor now wants to raise california's minimum wage to $12 an hour. ron unz said the wage hike would help low-paid workers get off of government aid. his proposal has now qualify for the state ballot yet. he also backed a ballot proposal in 1998 that stopped most bilingual education programs in california. >> the state department of public health has created a website listed in the products that contain potentially harmful chemicals. the new database list products including makeup, soap and lotion containing ingredients that have been linked to a high risk of cancer or birth defects. the website currently has information on about 30,000 products. >> fans of the first lady michelle obama will get another