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and i suspect the vatican needs managing. institutions like the us as great as they may be they really should be much more inclusive and i'm sure promoted and then not only because they're women but because they're really good at what they do. to get there i mean if you want to abolish the patriarchy you should start with the church that would be a tremendous signal for believers. i mean really but is it the this has initiated positive changes. he has modernized the church and we believe he will complete the task but he needs time. we have full faith in francis catholics and his argentinean. many catholics believe that pope francis will succeed in reforming the church but he has stated clearly that he will not admit women to the priesthood the church has a long tradition of reserving the top jobs for men priests bishops and cardinals. the church's patriarchal structure is a sentry's old tradition and tradition is one of the benchmarks of catholic theology. relatively speaking pope francis is liberal he wants to give laypeople

peter visited rome, or what the status of the vatican bones are. aterial. >> but with no access to the bones found beneath the vatican, it's impossible to say definitively if peter really came to rome. for many, it remains a historical mystery. >> it's not impossible that peter did make the journey to rome. but there's not enough early evidence to suggest that he did. >> for christianity, peter's presence in rome is not very important. what is important for christianity is that the message of jesus did get to rome to the heart of the empire and from there it went out to the world. >> peter is a key figure that lots of people love. he links jesus with the mission of the early church. he's also a very human character that we can all relate to. he has his failings, he's overenthusiastic at times. he keeps getting things wrong, but ultimately he pulls through. >> the question really isn't whether peter made it to rome, be you the real question is whether peter's life affected rome and transformed rome. >> you cannot go to rome and say that peter did not

president donald trump to respect the status quo because shock reports from the vatican. on this the most holy day of the year some peter's square was starting to fill up a full twelve hours before pope francis will take christmas eve mass a traditional event taking place at a time of extraordinary up evil at the vatican for many here the controversy surrounding jerusalem dates back decades and is centered on israel's illegal occupation. because he i think it's difficult for the pipe to intervene directly in politics but he is clever enough to persevere if the free access to jerusalem for everyone. by the chairman and general very major to the pope speaks well jerusalem has to remain free and not before. the pope can talk to regular people as well as world leaders and say jerusalem belongs to everyone but it's time for a number of different religions it's a limited or. they spoke with one voice the vatican's links with jerusalem go back centuries this is the church of the holy cross in jerusalem consecrated in rome in st hundred a.d. on a foundation of soil and relics take

there was a reason the vatican had chosen allen organ. st. g mass, and the current pipe organ was too loud up front, and not loud enough for the back. but steve's product, with the internal computer audio board and speaker system, was perfect.there it was, their mcgungie built allen organ, now permanently sitting in one of the most famous places in the world.steven a. markowitz, president, allen organ company "it's a very humbling experience, because in our craft, i mean, the way we look at our success is not only the satisfaction of our customers, and the people who play and hear our instruments, but also who requests us.and in a group, when you're talking about the vatican, that there are not many equals." on christmas eve, millions around the world will tune in for mass.and the sound they'll hear, will be divine - kind of like the story that's come full circle.steven a. markowitz, president, allen organ company"my father's first sale was to a very small church that grew and became the cathedral of the diocese of allentown. so to come full c

a look at the vatican right now where the pope will lead the christmas eve mass moments from now and we will take you there live in a moment. meanwhile president trump celebrating the holidays at his private resort with his family and kicking off christmas eve with twitter attacks. one of his targets, fbi director andrew mccabe who plans to retire in the coming months. another target is cnn. the president retweeted this photo shopped image. take a closer look. you saw his tweet from earlier inside. if you look closer to that image. there is an apparent splatter on the bottom of his shoe and it shows the logo of cnn. as for this afternoon, it appears the president moveed from twitter to the golf course and the team spotted him golfing and shot this video. you saoey hsee him there with t cap. that is near the president's vacation spot. sarah murray is live in west palm beach. sarah, significant changes unfolding at the fbi and you learned the deputy director plans to retire and one of the top lawyers, jim baker is being reassigned while the president continues to attack the institution

. >>> hope francis led midnight mass at the vatican, the message he had for those gathered and peopleund the worlds. >> expecting chilly christmas, this is live look from bethlehem. we'll tell you how cold it will feel when you step outside a little bit later this morning. today is monday, december 25th , merry christmas , good morning, i'm jim donovan, rahel, katie, meisha have the morning off, here is a look at the day's forecast, hey, it is you and me against the words, buddy. >> all right, it will be cold out there. it will be a cold day. >> it was raining last night. >> little mist this morning as i came in from the suburbs it, does look like some folks in the viewing area will have a white christmas, at least waking to up little bit of snow out there. good news for folks up in the lehigh valley and the poconos, if you do like to see the white stuff on christmas morning, storm scan3, right now, this is what we're seeing. you can see where the rain- snow split, right across the philadelphia area, the 95 corridor kind of the split at this point. we put storm scan3 in motion, we wil

they spoke with one voice the vatican's links with true islam go back centuries this is the church of the holy cross in jerusalem consecrated in rome in three hundred a.d. on a foundation of soil and relics taken from the very hill where christians believe jesus died a little sliver of wood said have been taken from the cross draws pilgrims every day to walk in this church is to walk in the holy land the pope's with response to what they're describing here as israel's land grab has been unprecedented. it is. a unique city holy to jews christians and muslims who worship in the city i pray to the lord that its identity will be preserved and strengthened for the benefits of the holy land of the middle east and the entire world. the vatican may be the smallest city state in the world but that hasn't stopped it vigorously disputing what's seen here as israel's claim over jerusalem to be brought up at the united nations forums across europe and the message has always been the same uncompromising and wavering jerusalem belongs to no certain people it belongs to us all. in. the vatican histor

protecting the pope-- how fighting the mafia helps rome combat the threats of terrorist groups targeting the vatican. >> what you can do is prevent. you prevent by controlling the territory. trying to listen to whatever you can. >> o'brien: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> o'brien: president trump came to the defense of his former national security adviser today. michael flynn pleaded guilty on friday to lying to the f.b.i. about his contacts with russia. today, the president called the charges "very unfair." we'll have more on the unfolding russia investigation, later in the program. mr. trump is also throwing his full support behind roy

and the vatican as it is the with the with all the churches they ask to maintain the status school and date if you lose the exclusivity and they refuse to make them with one color and that position is our position what is your message on christmas eve to palestinians who are in jerusalem who are in bethlehem we have to keep in mind jerusalem for the first time in or since two thousand. from. the how do you shop because support it could go from going to be. cherished by this. war what i see to it would be should be viewed through the voice of our richard couldn't be should hear the voice of all the children would go to freedom and dignity and they want to live. in dignity and in freedom and in and grow up we are working for is justice for justice what i would get justice for the future of justice but our children so that was the ambassador to the holy see speaking to me earlier on and we'll so you bethlehem and in fact show you the scene in the vatican in just a moment but take a look at bethlehem where the bells just rang the midnight for marking midnight mass about six minutes ago or

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. >> and how plans for his funeral at the vatican have people up in arms. >>> gold medalist lost, the olympic athlete suing the usa. experts share the best way to keep your gifts safe as number of porch thefts climb. narrator: imagine a business. man: okay. narrator: bigger. bigger. there you go. they make billions, but they have an idea. ceo: make regular working people give us a corporate payout. hundreds of millions more each year! narrator: that'd be wrong, wouldn't it? man: definitely wrong. narrator: but that's what pseg wants. to cut a back room deal giving them a huge payout that you pay for with higher electricity bills. ask your legislator to stop the pseg energy tax. >>> the vatican's plans for a funeral of a controversial funeral is sparking outreach. pope francis will give the standard final blessing at st. peters peters basilica. he moved abusive priests from parish to parish without warning giving them the opportunity to abuse again. some victims in boston are now speaking out saying they're furious he'll get a bless prg the the pope. >> the pope is honoring him and say

well i think that he's actually in sort of more neutral territory although i am fairly sure that the vatican diplomatic in the inner circle understands that the mayan mar government the myanmar government is still listening to what the pope says next door. in bangladesh i understand the journal approach to have been one of trying not to. torah t s i mean the myanmar of thirty's for the sake of both getting some sort of deal in being able to sort of undertake diplomatic effort but at the very same time to protect the catholic community of me and mario who would be left of course completely unprotected it must be understood that the term is actually a term that is seen with great suspicion by most people in myanmar not only by the government and i think that it is sort of in the repertoire in the domestic repertoire of this vatican to avoid their recall from tensions in the public eye and choose a path of negotiation that actually has brought them very good results in several other crises like cuba or syria. what exactly does that term mean well the term is how muslims mostly in the north of m

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. >> at the vatican pope francis used his message to call for negotiated two state solution as he attempts to end the israeli palestinian conflict after trump sparked tension with president recognition of jerusalem of palestinian capital. israel declared the whole city to be united and eternal capital. >> here in the district, washington archbishop cardinal whirl led the basilica of national shrine of immack ulate conception. the church offered dibber for those in need. and volunteers delivered meals to homes in the region. >>> time no, i is 4:34 and today the montgomery county council will vote on a bill to allow residents to repay property taxes. many trying take add van is taj of prepayment ongs before president trump tax plan goes into effect. january 1 deductions for state, local and property taxes will be capped at $10,000. the theory if you pay property taxes before the law takes effect you can avoid the cap for one more year. >>> all right. we have christmas now off officially in the rearview mirror. here are ways you can dispose of christmas trees. you can recycle five locations l

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well on sunday pope francis led midnight mass at the vatican in his sermon the pontiff focused on the plight of refugees comparing immigrants to mary and joseph and urge worshippers to be generous in welcoming foreigners. already known as an outspoken reformer the pope had a clear message he compared mary and joseph journey to bethlehem with the mass migration seen today the holy couple had arrived he said at a place where there was no room for them to stay. he did use a paid my son many of the footsteps he did in the steps of joseph and mary. we see the tracks of entire families forced to set down in our own day. we see the tracks of millions and you do not choose to go away. but driven from their land to leave behind that dia warned us yes but i received a dear old gaiety. face said the pope demands that foreigners be welcomed. some ten thousand worshippers joined midnight mass amid the splendor of st peter's basilica. many more followed the service from the square outside amid heightened security. i think that the pope signifies a lot of hope for a lot of people and that he has the

thousands of people have turned out at the vatican to wish pope francis a happy birthday the pontiff turns eighty one today crowds shouted their good wishes to frantically he delivered his weekly address earlier in the day the pope joined children from the vatican medical clinic where he was presented with not one but two birthday cakes the first somewhat more traditional second. more news at the top of the hour john meter if you can. my first vice was a sewing machine. where i come from women are bound by this notion for women something as simple as learning how to write them by side isn't. since i was a little girl i want to talk about by cycle of my home and it took me years them and i. finally gave up and mental buying young by say this but returned because sewing machine sewing i suppose was more appropriate for girls than writing advice and now i want to meet the boys woman back home who are bound by their duties and social goals and inform them about the basic rights my name is the about of people home and a war that's needed. welcome to world stories. fleeing violence in the

. >>> breaking flus right now from the vatican. cardinal law has died. church records indicate law transferred abusive priest after abusive priest among parishes for years without telling parents or even the police. after stepping down, law held several high-ranking positions at the vatican. he died this morning in rome at age 86. >>> congress is receiling some revealing some of the secret payments paid out. it was paid to house staffers who filed sexual misconduct complaints. most of that money went to two male staffers who worked for eric massa. information on senate settlements has not yet been made latest hollywood figure being accused. is he known for his role in "silicon valley." details from an anonymous woman who claims he assaulted her in they attended college in 2001. he made a strong denial in an instagram post. >>> facebook has announced a new tagging tool that will find your face even if you weren't tagged in the photo. the tool will also tell if someone is using your picture in a phony account. you can turn off the feature if you don't want

head time to the vatican but did he achieve everything he wanted . and from five to waste industry needs a devastating impact on the occupied west. how we've got more rain sleet and snow pushing towards japan over the next couple of days cold air still talking in behind at least for a time. weather system here producing some outbreaks of rain across northern parts of japan snow there over the high ground thirteen celsius for a sendai for tokyo and also for a sockeye we're still getting up into double figures for assault at least on sunday here comes the cold as we go on into monday we're struggling to get to around two degrees celsius but some of the value for japan right through the weekend into the early part of next week so i'm still getting up into the low teens meanwhile him to us on areas of china here is looking losey dry fifteen celsius there in shanghai settled in sunny the hong kong at around twenty five degrees celsius with a couple of days little bits and pieces of cloud towards the southwest of the country the west the weather will be alo

my guide to the vatican archives is amalia d'alascio. e's the only one allowed to touch the letters. amalia, are these really the letters of henry viii to anne boleyn? yes, they are. they're nearly 500 years old. i open for you. this one is the first page. "letters of henry viii to anne boleyn." wow. this is henry's own handwriting. these are all in french, language of love, the language of chivalry. "i am sending you by this messenger "my picture set into a bracelet." it's a gift, a beautiful gift. yeah, yes. bracelet. very intimate. and this is--ooh. this one's very romantic and chivalric. it's like a knight writing to his lady. "henceforth, my heart shall be dedicated to you alone"-- [gasps]-- "and hoping that my body will follow." this is--this is getting steamy. he must have really been in love because we know that henry hated to write letters. yep. he was-- found it difficult, he was slow, but here he is, gushing away. and here there is a-- oh, this is wonderful. this is a-- like a little valentine? he chooses no other than anne bol

a few hours pope francis will deliver the traditional midnight mass in some peter's basilica at the vatican as get the latest on this from peter sharp who is following developments in rome and peter we know that this is a pope who is outspoken who isn't afraid to convey his opinions even on sensitive issues. might he say something about jerusalem one of the expectations. well it really depends it may be snide is more likely to be his main message which was politics involved in the main message tomorrow. midday and since his election in two thousand and thirteen he's brought up the plight of the palestinians on every one of these christmas day messages and he'll probably do that then but the vatican is the smallest city state in the world but it speaks with a very very powerful voice it represents two point three billion catholics around the world and pope francis has been using that as a method of disagreeing with the plans for israel to take over jerusalem he says that drew some does not belong to a certain people jerusalem belongs to the world and that is the message he's been speaking on

they spoke with one voice the vatican's links with true islam go back centuries this is the church of the holy cross in jerusalem consecrated in rome in three hundred a.d. on a foundation of soil and relics taken from the very hill where christians believe jesus died a little sliver of wood said have been taken from the cross draws pilgrims every day to walk in this church is to walk in the holy land the pope's with response to what they're describing here as israel's land grab has been unprecedented. it is true slim is a unique city holy to jews christians and muslims who worship in the city i pray to the lord that its identity will be preserved and strengthened for the benefits of the holy land of the middle east and the entire world. the vatican may be the smallest city state in the world but that hasn't stopped it vigorously disputing what seen here as israel's claim over jerusalem to be brought up at the united nations forums across europe and the message has always been the same uncompromising and wavering jerusalem belongs to no certain people it belongs to us all to me and ric

now the vatican's plans for his funeral are sparking outrage. nbc's anne thompson explains. ♪ >> reporter: in death as in life, cardinal bernard law challenging the catholic tenet of forgiveness. >> i hope the gates of hell are open wide to welcome him. >> reporter: little mer mercy for the cardinal dramatized in the movie spotlight. >> i think that boston's still a small town, too. >> reporter: victims in boston furious that law will be given a funeral tomorrow in rome with a blessing by pope francis. >> the pope is honoring him and saying it's okay to abuse children. >> i'd prefer to see him tied to a cross and burned instead. >> reporter: during his 18 years as archbishop, law knowingly moved abusive priest from parish to parish without warning. >> to all those who have suffered from my shortcomings and from my mistakes, i once again apologize. >> reporter: tonight, father jim martin of the jeusit-run american media the world will be watching the pope's actions. >> i think they're trying to do the standard procedure for cardinal law and in oth

thousands of people have turned out at the vatican to wish pope francis a happy birthday the pontiff turns eighty one today crowds shouted their good wishes to frantically delivered his weekly address earlier in the day to pope joint children from the vatican medical clinic where he was presented with not one but two birthday cakes the first somewhat more traditional second. more news at the top of the hour join me that if you can. my first bicycle was a sewing machine. where i come from women are balanced by this notion for. something as simple as learning how to ride a bicycle it isn't. since i was a little girl i want.

why does the vatican have a wall around it? his loyalty was repaid. list as trump's vice presidential pick, eventually becoming national—security adviser. it was an appointment that president obama himself had warned against, telling trump the day after the election not to bring flynn into the white house. the beginning of his downfall came even before he was in thejob. allegations surfaced of a meeting he held with the russian ambassador about sanctions. conversations flynn first denied having, then remembering. he hung on for the best part of a month, was fired just 2a days into the job, when it became clear he'd misled the vice president, mike pence, with his lies. the president was very concerned that general flynn had misled the vice president and others. the evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation and a series of other questionable instances is what led the president to ask for general flynn's resignation. trump also then asked the fbi directorjames comey to end his investigation into ties between flynn and russia, that

at the vatican, pope francis led a solemn christmas mass at st. peter's basilica. told thousands the birth of jesus in a manger changed us forever. he wants better treatment for migrants. we have the story. ♪ >> reporter: as the faithful gathers, the flight of the world's refugees. >> translator: so many footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of joseph and mary. we stee tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day. >> reporter: the holy family went through an ordeal that will be familiar for many in 2017. >> they had to leave their home and land. >> jesus was born in a manger because mary and joseph were turned away from everywhere else. >> translator: christmas is the time to turn the power of fear to reality. >> reporter: bethlehem, the historic place of jesus. >> i am here for the first time in the holy land. i hope to find something special. >> reporter: thousands converged on the square. turnout was somewhat smaller than in years past. it was scaled down by palestinian officials after president trump said the u.s. would recognize jerusalem as isra

statement criticizing what it called an artificially created fear of muslims in poland why did the vatican feel necessary to talk to us to like that i don't know why i think this is one of the most secure countries remember world youth day with pope the front francis actually with the back in vatican presence here millions of people in poland and zero accidents zero crime this is the proof in the think of even as a card even the pope himself you have to remind your own crowd of as he reminded you a merciful heart opens up to welcome refugees which we are doing hundreds of thousands or so this is so this is no government your prime minister said in march last year i say very clearly that i see no possibility at this time of immigrants coming to poland and they are here they are just you know they are coming in hundred she says i was initially said we have registered one million. one point three to say we didn't she said well i had no idea what and why the politics twenty third of march last year about if you're quite important you're courting crowd but this is in the context and i'm telling

. >>> the pope has delivered a tough-love christmas greeting that criticized top brass at the vaticanhe announced the cancer of cliques and talked about how bureaucrats can become corrupted by ambition and vanity. pope francis acknowledged that there were plenty of competent, loyal, and saintly people who work at the vatican. >>> the holidays are a time to celebrate, but they can also take a toll on your health. >> experts say one of the biggest pitfalls is overindulging in food and drink. they have recommendations to steer clear of it. when traveling to visit family, pack healthy snacks like nuts, veggies, fruits, instead of sugary treats. you know you'll get that when you arrive. bring something healthy in the meantime. when you sit down to a large meal, start with small portions and eat slowly. drink plenty of water. it helps the digestive system. >> i've been working out a lot in recent weeks. i know the week between christmas and me new you're's - new year's, there's sleeping in -- >> indulging. >> i think that advice is good from thanksgiving through the new year's holiday. >> y

>>reporter: christmas eve mass at the vatican some 10,000 worshipers packed st. hear pope francis. as is tradition news of the world made it into his replarks, the pontiff drew parallels between the gurney of mary and joseph to be let ham to millions of ply grants leaving their home lands. there was no place for them, but were still taken in. true power and authentic freedom are shown in honoring and assist ing the week and the frail . christmas is the time of turning the power of free into power of charity into power of a new imagination of charity. was all pieceful amid the rest recent violence since president trump recognized just so we're clear russ lem as is el's capital. the mood in most ill is a bit lighter this year. itself eat the first christmas since the city was will i be rated from isis. american soldiers in afghanistan celebrated the holiday lighting candles and singing christmas hims. president trump congratulated troops oversees. the families the greatest people on earth. >> and the holiday dies of course all about spending time with family and fri

. >>> the vatican's plans for a controversial funeral is sparking plans for today's plans. poepz francis will give the standard final blessing at st. peters' scandal. v victims in boston are furious that he will get a blessing from the pope. >> the pope is honoring him and saying it's okay to abuse children. >> i would prefer to see him tied to a cross and burned. >> others believe the vatican is trying to do the standard funeral procedure for cardinals while sending other signals that it's not accepted for other signals. >> olympic gymnast is suing usa gymnastics. her lawyer says that golden silver medal oner was the only athlete who was asked or compelled to sign a nondisclosure apeemt. usa gymnastics already asked them first for a controversial mediation process. >> senator al franken's aufts confirms that his last day in august will be jn january 2nd. tina smith will be worn sworn in january 3rd. >>> so apple confirms it does slow down older iphones but's happening to key votes. the the admission from apple yesterday comes in response to many reports suggesting the compa

. >>> well, a piece of the lehigh valley is now at the vatican. organ company installed a new organ in st. peter's basilica just in time for evening mass. the instrument is allowed to be moved throughout the vatican and other locations. the company has been producing organs in pennsylvania for mrn 70 years. >>> last-minute christmas shoppers are heading out the door this morning. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live in cherry hill where 24-hour stores are hoping to cash in on the holiday rush. hey, randy. >> reporter: hey, if you're smart you'll come out early because we're expecting a lot of shoppers on this super saturday. take a look, these folks beating the crowds trying to get in before all the lines start forming. coming up next, the procrastination nation we live in, numbers from last-minute shopping. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and

our top stories: pope francis pleads for migrants during christmas eve mass at the vatican. so many other footsteps are hidden in the footsteps ofjoseph and mary. we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day. after devastating large areas in the south of philippines, tropical storm tembin is heading to vietnam. the king of spain renews his call for unity amid the ongoing fallout from catalonia's independence referendum. the russian opposition politician alexei navalny says he's gathered enough support to stand against vladimir putin in next year's presidential election. from trump taking christmas calls to waterskiing santas, we look at how celebrations are shaping up around the world. hello and welcome to the programme. pope francis has urged the world's roman catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants who have been forced to flee because of violence. at christmas eve mass in saint peter's basilica, the pontiff drew comparisons with the biblical story of mary and joseph, who found no place to stay in bethlehem when mary was about to give birth to

from the little town of bethlehem. >> should see. >> to the vatican where pope francis held midnight pent part of sunday tracking santa on norad and talking to kids about what they head to -- hope to find under the christmas tree. >> what would you like more than anything else? what? >> building blocks, that's what i always like i always love build being blocks. now they make them better. >> also sent season greet togs american service members deployed abroad. >> i just want to wish everybody a very merry christmas, we say it again very proudly. very, very merry christmas going it have a great year. >> some say the president just signed was alum of of coal for millions of americans. >> should we have focused on the needs of the middle class? we should have but the buldge of the benefits go to large profitable corporations, and to millionaires and billionaires. >> even some of the bills proponents seek luke warm about the impact. >> a lot of good policy in the tax bill, we will see if that translation into any political support but supporters see the bill as the christmas present that

in a short statement, the vatican says he passed away early wednesday after a long illness. meg oliver, cbs news. >> cardinal law was famously portrayed in the oscar winning film "spotlight" and again in a statement this morning you heard his successor cardinal o'malley once again apologize to those affected by the church scandal. >>> wusa9 is teaming up with children's national to give hope to kids spending the holiday in the hospital and today is delivery day. more than 1,000 gifts donated by you will be handed out to children at children's national. later this afternoon. our lobby looked like santa's workshop yesterday as we unboxed, sorted and wrapped all of those toys. on behalf of the partners at children's national, and all of us at wusa9, we are deeply grateful for your generosity. >>> as we learned after the deadly amtrak derailment outside philadelphia in 2015, there is technology out there that could have prevented monday's crash near seattle. amtrak and all big passenger railroads were supposed to have ptc in place two years ago. transportation correspondent kris