u.s. department of transportation starting from secretary norman who's been that he beginning up to our secretaryupport from our federal leaders to make sure this project happen it is on the ground project it is years of work from a lot of people in the city and county family i'm happy to ask you to join me in welcoming our mayor, mayor ed lee >> thank you edward reiskin and congratulations. i'm sdlltd to be here with our board president david chiu and i'm sure he's 4th of july which successor team a head and supervisor wiener the district supervisor where i live in that's good as well and you're right i know ed mentioned all the agencies that have been working together and the county the m t c and the liaison representative for caltrain thank you and the board but most important with this milestone i want to thank the community leaders in chinatown and the north telegraph hill they've been pushing this and the signs in the back finishing the subway delighted to see that that that reenforces a decision about 20 or 25 y

u.s. department of transportation has issued two rounds of funding to assist with the company's efforts to build a prototype parking lot made up of one hundred hexagonal solar panels and according to inventor scott brew saw these same solar panels can replace all paved rolled roads they withstand two hundred fifty thousand pounds of weight four times the legal limit of a semi truck i'm sorry the legal weight of a semi truck and as the traction to stop a vehicle moving at eighty miles an hour now court of the energy information administration solar energy was only responsible for point eleven percent of all u.s. energy generation in two thousand and twelve meaning that there's an enormous energy avoided at these roadways can fill. even one as as far. same with over twenty thousand square miles of paid services in the us alone we crunch numbers and there would be three times more electricity than the nation uses if they all switched to solar roadways wow but the contribution that solar roadways could make to the renewable energy sector is just the beginning of the potential applications chec

u.s. department of transportation expect and other lawmakers will be here later this afternoon to assess the swayi situation at 495. construction underway. they are taking oil -- soil samples and they say the tilting has gotten some better after some was removed and there is repairs ahead meaning headaches and delays for drivers. as repairs on 495 proceed alturn active rounds and side seats of experiencing gridlock. >> it is a mess out there you know what i am saying? people driving crazy. it is a problem. >> my daughter travels it every day for work and she says she has learned every street in the state of delaware because every day she goes a different way. >> it is a logjam. >> a nightmare. she says it has been a nightmare. >> deldot says roughly 90,000 cars a day use it. and the bulk going to i-95 where additional delays about a half-hour during the peak rush hour times. and the transportation officials are assessing the traffic patterns upon small roads trying to figure out how to alleviate congestion. >> we have a computerized signal system, most of the signals in the area are on that

u.s. department of transportation has issued two rounds of funding to assist with the company's efforts to build a prototype parking lot made up of one hundred hexagonal solar panels and according to inventor scott bruce saw these same solar panels can replace all paved rolled roads they withstand two hundred fifty thousand pounds of weight four times the legal limit of a semi truck i'm sorry the legal weight of a semi truck and as the traction to stop a vehicle moving at eighty miles an hour now corner the energy information administration solar energy was only responsible for point eleven percent of all u.s. energy generation in two thousand and twelve meaning that there's an enormous energy avoided at these roadways could fill. even one as as far. same with over twenty thousand square miles of paved services in the u.s. alone we crunch numbers and there would be three times more electricity than the nation uses all switched to solar roadways wow but the contribution that solar roadways could make to the renewable energy sector is just the beginning of the potential applications check th

u.s. department of transportation studies showed there were 317,000 police reported motor vehicle accidents involving large trucks in 2012, nearly 4,000 of those accidents resulted in fatalities. traveling with morgan were his friends and fellow comedian james mcnair, ardie fuqua, as well as his assistant, jeffery malia. mcnair was killed, the others remain in critical condition. the new jersey state police and the national transportation safety board are continuing to investigate. roper is expected to make a court appearance monday. >> glor: anne-marie green thank you. the day after the belmont stakes the harsh words from the co- owner of california chrome continue. here's don dahler. >> it's going to be very close. tonalist got there! >> reporter: tonalist was the first horse across the finish line saturday. the heavy favorite california chrome came in tied for fourth denying him a place in horse racing history as a triple-crown winner. his co-owner steve coburn was to say the least to the pleased. his co-owner steve coburn was to say the least to the pleased. >> because this is not fair

u.s. department of transportation has issued two rounds of funding to assist with the company's efforts to build a prototype parking lot made up of one hundred eight hexagon all solar panels and according to inventor scott brew saw these same solar panels can replace all paved rolled roads they withstand two hundred fifty thousand pounds of weight four times the legal limit of a semi truck i'm sorry the legal weight of a semi truck and as the traction to stop a vehicle moving at eighty miles an hour now court of the energy information administration solar energy was only responsible for point eleven percent of all u.s. energy generation in two thousand and twelve meaning that there's an enormous energy avoided at these roadways could fill. even one as as far. same with over twenty thousand square miles of paved surfaces in the u.s. alone we crunch numbers and there would be three times more electricity than the nation uses they all switched to solar roadways wow but the contribution that solar roadways could make to the renewable energy sector is just the beginning of the potential applica

u.s. department of transportation allows a truck driver to be on the road for 11 hours a day. ey also have to take at least half hour break in the first eight hours of their shift. he only likes to drive 6.5 hours consecutively before making a pit-stop. >> got to know your limitations. got to know your body's system. you get a sign, listen, time to pull over. i think sometimes the guys may fall asleep they're trying to push it because they may have have a deadline to meet or something like that. >> reporter: as al brooks prepared for his trip to new york, he speculated bates probably wasn't breaking any laws. >> with electronic logging in and stuff you can't cheat. it's almost impossible to cheat. company like ups they aren't going to let drivers drive. report roar brook showed us a log sheet he fills out every time before hits the road. he believes the shift bates was driving is a toughest one. >> when it starts breaking daylight the hardest to stay awake. you got to pull over and sleep. >> reporter: ups spokesperson issued this statement about the crash "we care deeply about

u.s. department of transportation has issued two rounds of funding to assist with the company's efforts to build a prototype parking lot made up of one hundred eight hexagonal solar panels and according to inventor scott brew saw these same solar panels can replace all paved rolled roads they withstand two hundred fifty thousand pounds of weight four times the legal limit of a semi truck i'm sorry the legal weight of a semi truck and as the traction to stop a vehicle moving at eighty miles an hour now corner the energy information administration solar energy was only responsible for point eleven percent of all u.s. energy generation in two thousand and twelve meaning that there's an enormous energy avoided at these roadways can fill. even one as as far. same with over twenty thousand square miles of paved services in the us alone we crunch numbers and there would be three times more electricity than the nation uses if they all switched to solar roadways wow but the contribution that solar roadways could make to the renewable energy sector is just the beginning of the potential applications

u.s. department of transportation regarding important truck safety concerns, and my predecessor, frank lautenberg, spent years of his life in public service trying to make our roads safer. i also have heard that most truck drivers are negatively impacted by the current rule, that language in the senate appropriation stops this impact that most truck drivers are seeing. well, that's simply not true. a driver is only required to use the 34-hour restart if, and only if, he or she works a -- the maximum number of hours allowed under the federal regulations. this restart is most frequent in -- frequently in effect for those long haul drivers who make up only about 15% of the trucking workforce. those averaging 70 hours per week or less are not affected by the changes to the 34-hour real estate start because they would -- restart because they would never work the number of hours that require them to use the restart under the current rule. the senate amendment would allow drivers, though, to return to the extreme schedules allowed under the pre--july 2013 -- the pre--july 2013 rule. when a company would

u.s. department of transportation has received nearly 800 applications requesting a total of $9.5 billion. a request of more than 15 times what can be awarded. adegreesally the bill ecluneds -- includes a bad policy ride we are language that restricts tiger eligibility to roads, highways bridges, freight rail and forts. this will be a devastating change for a wide variety of innovative projects that include public transportation and passenger rail, bicycle and pedestrian programs. tiger grants help us modernize our transportation infrastructure and create the 21st century highway and public transit systems america desperately needs. nowhere are these programs needed more than in my hometown of chicago. back home, tiger grants have supported updates to the chicago transit authority, advanced the sustainable transportation efforts of the chicago metropolitan agency for planning and local bike share programs, and helped fund the elgin-o'hare western access project, investing in a 21st century transportation system is essential for our economy and more importantly, it will create jobs. remembe

u.s. department of defense estimates their ability to move material is 90% dependent upon the confidence they have in cyberspace. most of the production and acquisition occurs in that sector. most of transportation occurs in the private sector. there are no warehouses. everything is choreographed by cyberspace. that is a huge dependence. you need to think about wealth and treasure being dependent on that and other things dependent upon that space. >> getting more specific, tapping your many years at nsa, what is the most frightening cyber issue you ran into on wall street? i think many of you experienced this alongside the and 2013t in 2012 where there were a denial of service attacks on the financial infrastructure of the united states. london and sydney also suffered some of this. what was surprising was the rate at which the adversary, i think it was attributed to the iranians. the u.s. government is more circumspect about naming names. the rate at which they could up the ante, scale up. telecommunications providers provide the backbone to provide a level of service to serve so many customers per hour and minute were prepared for something on the rate of what is called for two gigabits per se

she left her internship at the department of transportation shortly after the crane arm collapse and now works for the u.s of engineers restoring the everglades. >> i can clearly say that the kim that went down that particular day in the boom was not the same person that was hoisted up. now i'm a better person making better choices, and i value people more than i did beforehand. >>> an accident high atop mt. hood. >> i saw his wedding ring, and that really made me upset, knowing that he had someone that had no idea that he might not make it off that mountain. >> but choppers are on the way. >> this is a kind of tricky flying when you're that close to the edge of the mountain. >> at a higher altitude the air is thinner, so the helicopter has to work harder to maintain a hover. >>> and -- >> i was saying to myself, got to hit the building because if the ladder came all the way down he was going to die. >> when "caught on camera: extreme rescues" continues. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, anti

u.s. hold promise. >> we specifically have looked at some things in rail and trucking, and have made recommendations to find innovative technologies that could make a difference in alerting a driver to their fatigue state. >> the department of transportationgencies, the fmcsa has begun research that could one day lead to sleep apnea regulation under a law president obama signed just last year. meanwhile, accidents like this continue to happen. >> this should be some type of test so nothing like this ever happen again. >> for "nightline," i'm gio benitez in new york. >>> next, venus williams bares all. but will new dress code rules on the tennis court have her out there outfits gathering dust? >> abc news "nightline" brought to you by macy's. ♪ makes about as much sensere... as a gas guzzling suv here. the quick charging, zero emission, all-electric, all-new smart electric drive. just $139 a month. >>> it's summer time, and just as venus williams leaves the colorful seasonal wear behind, for espn's the body issue, new rules at wimbledon are putting a stop to players who tow the line of acceptable attire. where is the fun in that? here is abc's nick white. >> this is the tale of the two sides of tennis. on the other hand, here is venus will

transporting them and executing them. meantime the u.s. embassy in baghdad is preparing for the worst as well. state department moved many of of harm's way. the pentagon has 100 marines and soldiers to help boter security. they are making an unlikely ally iran to help back the iraqi government. >> why did we deal with stalin who was not as bad as hitler. they provided some access to make sure baghdad doesn't fall. we need to coordinate with iranians. >> the white house is will reluctant to get involved with syria. will iraq be different? president obama spent much of the weekend playing golf in california who made no public comments about the crisis. aids say national security team is working on options. >> i think our intelligence failed us miserably for not being aware and with the threat we faced and how this could unfold as quickly as it has been. >> meantime isis is kind of bolstering its own presence in northern iraq and syria said they took over another city over the course of the weekend as they get closer and closer into baghdad. >> doug luzader live for us in washington. >> army sergeant bowbee bergdah in stable c

u.s. hold promise. >> we specifically have looked at some things in rail and trucking, and have made recommendations to find innovative technologies that could make a difference in alerting a driver to their fatigue state. >> the department of transportationgencies, the fmcsa has begun research that could one day lead to sleep apnea regulation under a law president obama signed just last year. meanwhile, accidents like this continue to happen. >> this should be some type of test so nothing like this ever happen again. >> for "nightline," i'm gio benitez in new york. >>> next, venus williams bares all. but will new dress code rules on the tennis court have her out there outfits gathering dust? >> abc news "nightline" brought to you by macy's. ♪ the wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever the summer takes me. the wonder of summer event. the 2015 volvo s60 with complimentary first month's payment. starting at $329 a month. >>> it's summer time, and just as venus williams leaves the colorful seasonal

department ordered them closer to iraq. they will join a marine transport ship equipped withes onpreys should the u.s. military require airlift. they have ordered 1,000 of the 5,000 embassy personnel to leave the capitol of baghdad. secretary of state john kerry indicated the u.s. might soon deploy armed drones to iraq. >> they may be important to stem the tide and stop the movement of people who move around in open conveys and terrorizing people. >> they could begin flying two to three a day. typically they only carry two to four missiles at a time. commanders with experience in iraq suggest drones won't make a difference. >> unfortunately it's not a high volume weapon. it's not something you can repeatedly use to stop major forces. i know the national security team is looking at various options. but this is more of a political problem than military option. >> leading hundreds of iraqi soldiers in plainclothes, sunni fighters shot down an iraqi army helicopter, killing both pilots as reports that u.s. intelligence believes the insurgents have "likely acquired stinger missiles." fox news learned syrian warplanes struck two sprays isis convoys just insid

u.s. department of defense estimates their ability to move matÉriel from place a to play. >> is 90% dependent on faith competence they have in cyberspace. even the coronation of transportationoccurs in the private sector and they have gone so far to take all of the slop out of the system. everything is exclusively choreographed by cyberspace. you need to think you're not just wealth treasure but vital processes that constitute your competitive advantage. they are also dependent upon that base. >> to get more specific topping your many years that nsa was the most frightening cyber issue you have run into on wall street as an attacker will not go the? >> i think many of you have experienced this alongside the government plan in 2013 there were series of denial-of-service attacks on the financial infrastructure in the united states and by extension london and sydney. what was surprising at that moment in time was the rate at which the adversary the "washington post" attributed this to the iranians i think the u.s. government is more circumspect about naming names but let's say the iranians hypothetically. essentially they could scale up telecommunications providers that allows

transportation, air travel. there are clearly sectors that are of increased critical in to us as aimportance nation. even as u.s. cyber command operates networks within the department of defense, i have been tasked are the president and the secretary of defense to provide capabilities to support civilian teammates in trying to deal with many of these challenges, particularly those working in critical infrastructure. to do that, we have to partner closely. our primary partners are the department of homeland security and the federal bureau of investigation. as well as his key corporate entities that are potentially receiving some of these attacks or attempts to intrude on their systems are denied their ability to operate some of their public interfaces. threat that icant think might be coming from a foreign entity. do i deal with that on my own? do i call the nsa? dry call homeland security? -- do i call homeland security? what i would urge any corporation to do, i would urge you to reach out to the department of homeland security and share what you are seeing. congress, we are debating if there is legislation we can enact that would divide a means -- that would prov

transported back to the united states. >> after being captured south of benghazi, khatallah was taken to a u.s. navy vessel where he has already been questioned by a u.s. intelligence team. the justice department would not say whether he had been mirandized yet, but according to past experience, u.s. officials can hold him for up to a month before bringing him to the u.s., where in khatallah's case, he will stand trial in washington, d.c. this is not the first time that u.s. forces were close to catching khatallah. when they captured al-liby, ka lal at that got away. >> i interviewed him five week after the attack. he admitted that he was at the u.s. son sue lat the night of the attack but denied any planning role. >> the presumption that, you know, he was going to mcdonald's for milk shakes every friday night and we could pick him up in a taxi cab. >> sources tell us that ahmed khatallah will be sailed back to the united states to give u.s. interrogators time to talk to him. >> like the raid that killed osama bin laden, the capture of calla at that is welcome news for president obama. >> after so many months of being battered over republican charge of a coverup on benghazi, president obama al

department of defense, gsa and state department. i have in turn appointed the fema administrator to serve as the federal official for this u.s. government wide effort. our goal is to quickly and safely transport the unaccompanied children out of custody into the hands of hhs supplementing this process all along the way in a safe and humane manner into ultimately a safe and secure environment that is in the best interest of the child pursuant to the requirements of the law. fema has dedicated 70 people full time to coordinating this effort. we're looking for more space for processing and detention. the department of defense has loaned us lack land air base in texas for hhs to process kids. we're leasing fort seal in oklahoma for the same purpose. we've gone to a dod facility in ventura, california to deal with processing of the influx of people into south texas. we've had to go beyond the station. we've had to go to arizona as senator flake knows. we were additional sending family units to there for processing and on into the interior if they are released. we are now sending children, uac's to arizona. as i explained to governor brewer saturday night, i pledge to deal with this situation as be

of west virginia. so let's talk about this, bring in cnn aviation analyst and former ntsb managing director peter goals, joining him mary ski yav vo, former inspector general for the u.s. transportation departmentthat sues airlines. welcome back. haven't seen you guys for a while. >> good morning. >> thank you. >> good morning. so peter, let's start with this theory that authorities now believe the plane was on auto pilot and flew for hours and hours. what do you make of that? >> well, that is the most important piece of information we've gotten today, other than narrowing down or, you know, redefining the search area, that it was -- the pilots could have been unresponsive for five hours, that plane was on autopilot, at a constant altitude and a constant speed is very intriguing, and it goes back and says now what happened before that? what caused that to happen? if the pilots were not flying the plane, if somebody was not in the cockpit, manipulating the plane, boy, it raises all sorts of questions, one of which is, high pox ya, lack of oxygen. >> exactly. but mary, wouldn't the autopilot have to be preprogrammed? because the plane, it took that left turn, remember? how do you explain that? >>

department of homeland security science and technology directorate. the transportation security administration and the federal aviation administration. our next witness on this panel is mr. mark setorious, executive director of operations at the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. in that role he serves as a chief operating officer. he joined the nf rc 25 years ago as an operating licensing examiner and then as a reactor inspector and senior project engineer. he's a u.s. naval academy graduate, served as the officer in the u.s. navy's nuclear power program and is a nuclear trained submarine officer. thank you for that service, too. final witness this morning is mr. david tremble who serves as a director of the natural resources and environmental group at the u.s. government accountability office. mr. tremble is a primary author of the gao report underlining the threat presented by the security of domestic industrial radiological sources. his current role he provides leadership and oversight on nuclear security and cleanup issues. previously has focused on environmental causes including controlling environmental substances, clean water and epa management. before joining gao in 2009 he served at the department of state's political

body accepted a similar provision for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development earlier this month. according to a joint study by the u.s. public interest research group and citizens for tax justice, 70% of the companies in the fortune 500 use tax havened last year. these companies stashed nearly $20 trillion -- nearly $2 trillion offshore for tax purposes, with nearly 2/3 of that total being hidden away by just 30 companies. we just saw the medical device manufacturer, medtronic, announce it was effectively moving operations to ireland to escape its tax obligations that persistent and growing problem and we need to start taking action to rein it in we can start with this amendment. of the companies who have established subsidiaries in tax havens, nearly 2/3 have registered at least one in bermuda or in the cayman islands. the profits these companies claimed were earned in these two island nations in 2010 totaled over 1,600% of these countries' entire yearly economic output. these companies take advantage of our education system, our research and development incentives, our skilled work forest, and our infrastructure, a

of defense, d.o.j., g.s.a., and the state department. i have in turn appointed the f.e.m.a. administrator to serve the federal coordinating official for this u.s. government wide effort. goal is to quickly and safely transportthe out ofpanied children c.b.p. custody into the hands of supplementing this process all along the way in a safe and humane manner, into ultimately a safe and secure environment that is in the best the child purr seubility to the requirements of the law. has dedicated 70 people full-time to coordinating this effort. we're looking for more space, forprocessing and detention. the department of defense has us lackland air base in texas to for h.h.s. to process kids. we're leasing fort sell in oklahoma for the same purpose. we've gone to a d.o.d. facility dealntura, california to with the processing of the influx of people interest south had to go beyond mcallen station. nogales, to go to arizona. as senator flag knows, initially unit tosending family nogales for processing there, and then on into the interior. are released. children, sending u.a.c.'s to arizona, as i explained to governor brewer on pledged to deal with this situation as best i can and to manage the situation i can. as of

department of state. i have, in turn, appointed fema administrator craig fugate to serve as the federal coordinating official for that u.s. governmentwide effort. in this effort, our goal is to quickly and safely transport the unaccompanied children out of cbp custody into the hands of hhs, supplementing the process all along the way in a safe and humane manner into ultimately a safe and secure environment that is in the best interest of the child pursuant to the requirements of the law. fema has dedicated 70 people full time to coordinating this effort. on top of that, folks from across agencies of our government are working around the clock to address the effort. number three, we're looking for more space for processing and temporary shelter. the department of defense has loaned us lacklan air base to house kids before hhs finds guardians, ft. sill in oklahoma, hhs also is using a dod fa siltd in ventura, california, to deal with the processing of influx of people into south texas. we're also sending unaccompanied children to arizona for processing and p then to hhs. gsa is also assisting in the efforts to identify additional space. number four, we brought on proper transportation assets. the coast gu

u.s. transportation department, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i read a whole article you had written based on a harvard studied 2012. we talk a lot about drivers, truckers, lack ofrunk and you say you know what? it's actually worse. >> right. in many cases, both harvard and stanford researchers show being sleepy has effects on the body worse than being drunk. the neurons you need in your brain, let's you sense what you're seeing and react shut down first. like your brain decides on i'm tired and had enough and shut it down. truckers they found would see, for example, traffic obstruction and literally the brains wouldn't register it so it was worse in some cases than being drunk. >> that is frightening. you drive along on the highways we' aware of the massive trucks out there. they have to be out there but talking about the wake in this particular accident but how widespread is this issue of sleep deprivation? >> it's terribly widespread. americans, more than 35% of americans have reported that they regularly get less than seven hours of sleep a night and approximately 4,000 highway, traffic highway deaths caused every year by tired truckers and the entire driver

department he set a sample of sensitive respectful leadership into the committee. >>> now to the latest on i-495 bridge closure. this afternoon the u.s. transportationt, and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a drizzly friday morning here in new york city. it is friday the 13th, in case you didn't know. june 13th, 2014. the rain could not keep the crowds away from train. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, tamron hall. we've got a big train hour coming up. >> yeah. >> we're going to talk to the guys. they're going to do another song for us. >> i'm going to get on a train. >> you actually are going to get on a train. >> big train hour. but there's some news to report for you this morning and it goes back to sergeant bowe bergdahl. overnight, sergeant bergdahl arrived back on u.s. soil for the first time in five years. he arrived in texas aboard a military plane from germany. he has not been seen publicly yet, not expected to make any public appearances, but he is at brook army medical center in san antonio, which is a rehabilitation center. it's still unclear when bergdahl will see his p

u.s. department of transportation has issued two rounds of. named to assist with the company's efforts to build a prototype parking lot made up of one hundred eight hexagonal solar panels and according to inventor scott brew saw these same solar panels can replace all paved roll of roads they withstand two hundred fifty thousand pounds of weight four times the legal limit of a semi truck i'm sorry the legal weight of a semi truck and as the truck in a stop a vehicle moving at eighty miles an hour now corner the energy information administration solar energy was only responsible for point eleven percent of all u.s. energy generation in two thousand and twelve meaning that there's an enormous energy void at these roadways could fill. even one as far as same with over twenty thousand square miles of paved services in the u.s. alone we crunch numbers and there would be three times more electricity than the nation uses if they all switched to solar roadways while but the contribution of solar roadways could make the renewable energy sector is just

u.s. department of transportation gave delaware millions and will foot the bill for much of the repairs. >> i would anticipate by early next week, you will give an update on what the steps will be. >> count on us for the latest. we will let you know how long it will be before the vital piece of the highway reopens. >> new jersey goff no chris christie hit the trial with tom corbett and greeted by protesters. >>> after attending a private fund-rais fund-raiser, they stopped by a restaurant to talk to voters. they were met with this. dozens of chants protesters and governor corbett is running for the second term. he has been trailing his democratic opponent in early polls. wolf's campaign released a statement in response together. he said while governor corbett campaigns, pennsylvania is facing a $1.4 billion dech sit and we have fallen to the bottom in job creation, draft to cuts to education have hollowed out the schools and corbett refuses to pass a severance tax to help fund education. meanwhile, wolf is being enhorsed by one of pennsylvania's largest labor unions and appeared outside ci