could through new platforms, tracks, shopping, more natural light, a new northern entrance to union station so pedestrians could access the station from all sides. the big question will be where will this money come from? amtrak and its partners have said little about how they plan to raise the funds. it would likely require some huge commitments from government funding. amtrak's president is talking more about the vision. he says they want to get the vision and the plans out there first and then the stakeholders can start discussions about how they would pay for everything. so we'll learn much more about all of this at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. back to you. >> the big question is how to pay for everything. thank you so much. >>> a look now at the morning's other top stories. prince george's county police are investigating a drowning in laurel, maryland. this happened last night at a pond next to the willow lake apartment complex. witnesses say they saw a teenaged boy go into the water but never saw him come back out. after searching for about an hour and a half, a rescue team found the tee

now, union station is the second busiest in the amtrak station and it is currently operating way beyond capacity. the plan would increase the number of trains the station could accommodate. amtrak says it is partnering up with marc, vre and wamada to increase the economic vitality of the surrounding area. the overhaul could span more than a decade. the first phase taking place between 2013 and 2017 with work on the rails extending to 2030. it would cost $7 billion. amtrak is working with d.c. developer ack ri. dge and includes new platforms, tracks and shopping and more natural light. this could be a new office complex, residential towers and a hotel. the big question, of course, $7 billion. where is this money going to come from? amtrak and its partners have said little about how they plan to raise the funds. amtrak's president was the intention was to set a course for the station and funding decisions would begin once shareholders and stake holds are agree on its principles. we'll learn more about all of this coming up today at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. we'll just have to stay tuned a

during peak rush, this can be the scene at union station. >> very overcrowded in the station, the whole entire station. >> reporter: union station brings mark, dre and metro passengers together in one central location. but most of union station rail structures have not changed since the early 1900s. amtrak wants that to change. today amtrak officials will announce a $7 billion transformation of union station. the rail company says the upgrade will triple past capacity and help make union station a high-speed rail hub for the northeast. the renovation will double the number of trains union station can accommodate. >> i think, in general, we need to expand the rail system nationally to give people more options. >> i think it will make it worse, but, it's kind of a balance between the two. we need the trains, we need them to run on time. and we still need the space for the people. >> reporter: in addition to add aing trains. district-based developer released a statement saying the restructuring will include a 3 million square foot mixed development that will include shops, homes and busine

amtrak wants to turn union station into a hub for high speed rail it will unveil an ambitious plan todayovate the train station and transform the neighborhood around it but this vision may be far from becoming a reality any time soon. tracee wilkins is live at union station with details. >> reporter: that is not their hope. they're hope is that they will get funding from this project and it will move ahead. as it stands, union station is the second busiest train station in the country with more than 100,000 people coming through here every day. right now officials say they're overcrowded, doing the best they can with what they have. today amtrak officials will announce a $7 billion transformation of the station. the company says the upgrade will triple capacity and make union station a high-speed rail hub for the northeast. the renovation will double the number of trains union station can accommodate. it's hard to believe, but some of union station's rail structures have not changed since 1907. amtrak spokesman says as it stands they are operating beyond capacity. in addition to adding t

metro, vre, no delays. >>> today amtrak will unveil a massive plan to renovate union station. on could make the station a hub for dc rail but there are a lot of questions. tracee wilkins is live at union station with more. >> reporter: i don't know how many people know this, but amtrak is considered the second busiest train station in the nation with 100 million people -- or 100,000 people coming through here every day. it's been getting crowded here at union station. later today we are expecting amtrak to announce a $7 billion transformation of union station. the rail company says the upgrade will triple capacity and make union station a high-speed rail hub for the northeast. it will double the number of trains that union station can accommodate. only of the rail structures have not changed since 1907 this has limited the potential for growth here, and an amtrak spokesman says as it stands they are operating beyond capacity. in addition to adding train capacity, a district-based developer released a statement saying the restructuring will include a 3 million square foot mixed

. >>> but first, union station upgrade. amtrak proposes a $7 billion project to modernize the historic station. details of the changes that may happen up next. ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> you see those lines? lines like that could one day be a thing of the past. amtrak is proposing a revitalization project and planners say it will improve the historic train station by increasing capacity, increasing passenger service and jump starting the economy. details from union station. >> reporter: it's a $7 billion plan. the feds, amtrak, say the money still isn't here. they believe that by pre

news4's tracee wilkins has more on what this could mean for riders. >> reporter: union station is the second busiest train station in the country with more than 100,000 people coming through here every day, but officials say they're at capacity and are hoping some new construction will nonincrease the number of trains and passengers here, but also bring new development to the district. during peak rush, this can be the scene at union station. >> very overcrowded in the station, the whole entire station rurp union station brings mark, vre, metro pack and others together, but much of union's rail structures have not changed since the early 1900s. am track wants that to change. the rail company says the upgrade will help make it a high-speed rail hub for the northeast. the innovation will double the 234u78 better of trains that union station can accommodate. >> i think in general we need to expand the rail system nationally to give people more options. >> i think it will make it worse, but it's kind of a balance between the two. we need the trains, we need them to run on time, and we sti

so today, the focus will be on union station, they are going te put what they call the washington unionton post iss saying it could cost up to $7 billion over a span two decades. now, union station is the second busiest in amtrak system. it has served the region well for more than 100 years, but itu t is currently operating indianp capacity it, erwould increase te number of trains the station caa accommodate, possibly doublingui it, and the amtrak says it is partnering up with metro to address the overcrowding issuesd and to improve the passengere experience overall.e according to the washington post, the overhaul would be carried out in stages. first stage taking place betweec 2013 and 2017.. along with additional trains, a focus on high speed rail. union station becoming a hub for the northeast corridor.rr there would be new underground platforms, shopping and 50-foot wide, 100-foot long glass encased concourse and new north entrance. amtrak is partnering with a dc developer. the plan would include a newlude office complex, residential place, all this coming up, but the , big question

it is very expensive and already we have seen hundreds of people walking through the doors at union stationy morning trains. amtrak says the goal all of this is to try to double the amount of trains that come through this station. this expansion would be several years in the making but amtrak says most of the work would be underground. there would be new platforms new train tracks, and a new shopping center and they want to dedicate space to high-speed rail. that means you could travel here -- from here to new york city in just 90 minutes by 2013. that is one hour faster than the acela trains that are already here. they want to build a $1.5 billion complex. $7 billion is the price tag on the entire project. amtrak says they would need federal funding to get it done. that means it might cost more to take a train to offset some of that cost. we hope we will get that information from amtrak at 2:00 news conference here at union station today. >> thank you. pepco has a warning for customers this morning -- this comes as a result of the decision by maryland regulators to not read pepco a wage hi

part of a major expansion plan calls for doubling the number of trains that union station can hold. expansion would be below ground, where amtrak would like to receive new platforms, and attracts, and a new shopping center. but would like six tracks dedicated to high-speed rail. that high speed line means you could travel from d.c. to new york city in 90 minutes by 2013. that's about an hour faster than today's strain. a private developer plans to build a 1.5 been dollar complex of offices condominiums, and a new hotel. for any of this to happen it will take money. -- a private developer plans to build a $1 billion1.5 billion complex. >> we should learn today whetherwhat it will cost to use the e-z pass bikeshare program and how it will affect drivers carpal folks, and mass transit winn users. montgomery county's ride on bus system will operate on a normal schedule today, but you could expect delays for the rest of the week. operations should return to normal by monday. the system had been operating on holiday schedule since 26 buses were taken off the road after a fire in silver spr

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the beautiful interior of union station is being repaired because of damage from last year's earthquake. d.c.'s main rail stop is the second busiest train station in the u.s. and is being served by a track layout designed 100 years ago. amtrak officials have very ambitious plans to build high- speed rail service on the whole northeast corridor that would cut trip times to new york by more than an hour. imagine, over 90 minutes from here to downtown manhattan. >> time is important to me. >> do you pay more? >> yes, i would. >> the new high-speed rails would be buried under the rails. the price tag for that and other improvements here, $7 billion. >> let me answer the question this way. when you build highways, you can expect to get 50 to 80% of the funding. when do you a transit system, you can expect that same kind of percentage. but they left inner city passenger rail out of the equation in the past and we have a bill coming up this next year that may answer some of the questions. >> reporter: another part of the redevelopment plan for union station, over the tracks out back, the const

laura, four different railroads use union station. amtrak, marc, vre and metro. officials say that unless considerable investment happens here, soon, it's going to be hard to move people out of the station. >> reporter: d.c.'s union station is one of the most beautiful in the world and that is the second busiest rail station in the country and demand from amtrak passengers and users of the suburban railroads here will soon overchillm the facility. >> to put it simply, it's looking forward or backwards. and that can more than double the next 15 years alone. >> reporter: much of the track layout here was designed for the station's opening in 1907. amtrak has a plan to institute higher speed rail service on the northeast corridor, which would whisk passengers from d.c. to new york in an hour and a half, cutting more than an hour from the current trip. passengers love that idea. >> of course, the airplane will get you there quicker. >> look at the time between this first security, the traffic getting to the airport, the hassle. too much hassle. >> and if the train wen

. >>> yawn union station, as we know it, may be going away.ransform the building into a world class transportation hub complete with shopping and residential space. that plan also has one big question mark. who is going to pay for it? armando trull has more. >> it's a $7 billion plan. the city, the feds, all say that the money still isn't here. but they believe that by presenting this plan and saying they will build it, the money will come. the station was built in 1907, the latest renovation decades ago. this is what the second busiest train station in america will look like by 2030 if amtrak gets its way. >> >> it's part of the vision for moving the united states northeast forward. >> platforms will give way to an underground terminal. >> this is the place where we should make no small plans. >> amtrak projects new capacity could exceed passenger trips per day. >> this is the anchor for our electric high speed rail service on the south of that corridor. >> private developers will turn this eyesore into the place, a neighborhood built on a pl

john hanrahan has more on the expensive proposal. >> the beautiful interior of union station is currentlyng repaired from damage. d.c.'s main rail stop is the second busiest train station in the u.s., but it is being served by a track layout designed 100 years ago. amtrak officials have very ambitious plans to build high speed rail service on the whole northeast corridor, that would cut trip times by more than an hour. just over 90 minutes from here to downtown manhattan. >> time is important to me. >> will you pay more? >> yes, i would. >> the new high speed rails would be buried under the rail's currently leading to the station and the high speed terminal would also go under the current station. the price tag for that and other improvements here, $7 billion. ask how much of that would be federal money, amtrak president gave reporters an oblique answer. >> let me answer the question this way, when you build highways, you can expect to get 50 to 80 percent of the funding. when you do a transit system, you can expect that same kind of percentage. but they left inner city passenger rail out

. >>> amtrak won $7 billion to turn union station into a high speed royal hub for the northeast. the proposal to transform the terminal would double the number of trains and increase passenger traffic three times. amtrak will unveil the plan this afternoon. >>> president obama heads to new orleans today and mitt romney begins his overseas trip to europe. both were on the west coast tuesday. >> as we head into the november elections, both the president and his republican rival seem to be paying close attention. as ainsley earhart reports, they are attacking each other's plans to revive the economy. >> reporter: during separate campaign stops on the west coast, both president obama and former governor mitt romney launch attacks on each other's economic policies. mr.obama slammed mitt romney's economic plan. >> this is the entire gist of his economic plan, to cut more taxes for the most wealthy americans, to cut more regulations for banks and corporations including regulations we just put in place in response to the worst financial crisis we've had in our lifetimes. >> reporter: the

s union station. it will mean more people will be able to travel to and from the already busy train station, but at what cost? candice is live with the story. >> elian station has outgrown its size. -- union station has got outgrown its size. you can understand why there are so many who are excited about today's announcement, but -- well, there is a but. the plans are both extensive and expensive. they would include dozens of shops and offices and apartments behind the main hall, and would eventually include the addition of nearly a dozen high-speed rail lines. >> i did the transportation infrastructure is due for an upgrade. >> the high-speed trains would shorten the trip between schear and -- between here and nyc by more than an hour down to 90 minutes. >> our plant in short, to connect 51 million people that live in this region to high- speed rail. >> politicians and executives talked for more than an hour about plans at a union station press conference today. but the big question remains who will p

amtrak officials this afternoon will unveil a plan to overhaul union station. for doubling the number trains the station can accommodate and improving the passenger experience. it wants to add new platforms, stores.and it would cost $7 billion. it's not clear how that would be financed. >> we will learn more today about the new program that will people who plan to use the new hot lanes on the capital beltway in virginia. they will hold a news conference about the e-z pass on sharing program means for drivers, carpal folks and mass transit users. ride on bus service in montgomery county -- operations should return to by monday. they have been operating on a theday schedule since nearly 30 buses off fire in silvera spring last week. 7 is on your side with. at the international aids conference in downtown washington there will be speakers and activities geared toward young people. thousands of protesters yesterday marched through the called for more funding to fight aids. collected prescription bottles condoms which spent tied to the white house fence. 13 people we

union station is already the second busiest amtrak station in the country. >>> normal ride on bus service in montgomery county has been restored. buses have been running on a holiday schedule because of a fire that occurred last week. it prompted the county to pull dozens of buses out of service. >>> and there's another showdown on capitol hill today over taxes. democrats are trying to push through a bill that extends tax cuts for everyone, but the country's top -- everyone but the country's top earners. we have more on the ongoing budget battle. >> reporter: an election-year showdown over taxes is unfolding on the senate floor. >> our bill has the support of president obama, has the support of the democratic caucus and has the support of the american people. >> reporter: senate democrats are trying to extend some bush era tax cuts. their proposal sticks with president obama's goal of extending cuts for couples earning $250,000 a year or less and letting them expire for higher income earners. republicans want to extend the tax cuts for everyone. >> whether we think it's a good idea to rai

. >>> there could be changes coming to union station. am track has unveiled a plan, it did so today, that would provide $7 billion makeover for that facility. the redesign would include the addition of at least 40 high-speed trains, new platforms, union station is the second busiest in the country. leaders say the facelift is necessary to accommodate growing ridership. >> it was amazing to hear. one need to only go through here to appreciate the increasing numbers of people who are using union station. >> under the current plans, if they can find the money, the first phase of the overhaul would begin sometime this year. >>> just minutes ago the tax cut showdown took a turn. the senate approved a bill that would deny tax cuts to the nation's highest earners. and defeated a gop on bill that would have renewed tax cuts for everyone. with the republicans in control of the house, this fight isn't over yet. jennifer johnson reports from capitol hill. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the senate passing a bill extending tax cuts for the major

. >>> amtrak is expected to make an announcement about plans to transform union station into a hub of high speed rail travel. it will be a $7 billion project. the promise would triple the number of passengers the union station can handle and call for six new tracks dedicated to high-speed trains to cut the travel time between d.c. and new york to 90 minutes. the big question? how to pay for the expansion. >>> coming up tonight, a puppy dumped in a garbage bag and left for dead. the pup is recovering. >>> tributes pouring in for an iconic sitcom star found dead in his home in texas. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. is now in our new starbucks refreshers™ -- a breakthrough in nat

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trull reports, it will improve passenger service and maybe jump start the economy. >> reporter: union stationas built in 1907. the latest renovation decades ago. but this is what the second busiest train station in america will look like by 2030 if amtrak gets its way. >> it's part of the vision for the northeast corridor. it's part of the vision for moving the united states northeast forward. >> reporter: platforms will give way to an underground glass enclosed terminal. >> this is the place where we should make no small plans. >> reporter: amtrak projects new capacity could exceed 100,000 passenger trips per day. >> this is the anchor for our electric high speed rail service on the south of that corridor. >> reporter: private developers will turn this eyesore into burnham place, a neighborhood built on a platform over the tracks. >> the project will transform an ordinary overpass which exists today into a beautiful civic plaza with a trolley stop and a grand entrance to amtrak's magnificent new train hull. >> reporter: burnham place would link capitol hill with the up and coming noma neighb

. >> plans are in the works to give union station on makeover will cost billions. do not expect to see any dramatic changes anytime soon. a new platform, and the hotel, and new shopping. high-speed reels which includes from d.c. to new york in just 90 minutes. the $8 billion project could to 50 years. >> when during how you should spend your sunday? why not go to the movies? arch campbell is coming up with film he thinks he should not miss. [ male announcer ] we've made verizon fios even easier to switch to -- and even harder to resist. because now you can move up to fios with no annual contract required. for just $99.99 a month for a year, you'll get a fios triple play and our whole home solution, including a high-speed wireless router, plus a new multi-room dvr and hdet top box free for fox months. upgrade to fios. no annual contract means now there's no reason to wait. call 1.888.get.fios. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities welcome to life on fios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>: tim police want to talk to after a jewelry store employee was ki

union station was revealed today. the proposal will add six high- speed reels in addition to new platforms, retail space and even a hotel. one line will go from dc to nyc in just about 90 minutes. officials and legislators are warning that this renovation is a long way off. still to come on abc7 news at 6:00 p.m., see how you can understand airline tickets prices better. >> you will be using these on the express lanes set to open at the end of the year. >> extending middle class tax cut, sorta. >> a wonderful day today. but the heat is coming back with a vengeance. >> the senate has approved a bill renewing some tax cuts. >> the senate has voted to extend the bush era tax cuts for anyone making under $250,000 a year. the senate was locked in a symbolic showdown before the democratic measure narrowly passed. it is not expected to pass in the house. >> the next big threat for america may not come from overseas terrorist groups, but from homegrown violent extremists. that is a quotation from a congressional hearing today

there is a $7 billion plan to overhaul union station.he 105 year-old icon is the busiest amtrak station in the country. make it thiscould year. six high-speed dedicated tracks be added. even apartments and a hotel planned to be added. the loftiest goal is a line that from dc to new york in just 90 minutes. candace dixon will have the details for you tonight at 5:00. robert griffin the third is a press conference today. his first since signing with the redskins last week. you7 will be there to bring details as they happened. up, the proposed ban on in new york city? strong arguments on both sides. could be a matter of time strong arguments on both sides. could be a matter of time before wow, look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea? yes. what's that bedroom over there? that's your husband's dream bedroom. whatever your style, take home your dream bedroom together. ikea. the life improvement store. actor sherman helmsley has passed away. the star of the long-runn

you can leave union station right now at 6:37 and be at penn station by 7:45. it would just take 15 minutes to zip to baltimore. no price tag on the project. ideas like this have been in the works for 25 years. >> maybe it will happen. 6:37. coming up in nine minutes, we're headed into the kitchen to grill up some modern tap pas -- tapas. >>> going to be a hot one. sunny skies. highs near 100. straight ahead, find out about the chance of thunderstorms today and when we're going to finally cool down. >>> good morning. welcome back. monika here with your time saver traffic. it's been relatively easy u especially on the beltway. if you're planning to head over to 95 on the southbound side in warrenton, there was reports of a car on fire but on the northbound side you're okay. a bit of slow traffic as you leave dale city into woodbridge at the occoquan river. then lorton into springfield, we'll take a live look where the lanes are open on the northbound side. no big problems on to 395 which does slow down by the way from the beltway to seminary road. back over to t

i was at union station earlier this morning and that station is full of people. it looks like grand central station in new york. maybe not as many, but thousands of people. people lined up around the corner to get into the restaurant. pretty significant. why? 30 years ago, nobody was in there. it was an empty cavern that you could echo your voice down the corridor, but there were no people. now there are trains locally, and now we are connecting high- speed rail to san francisco. yes, it will take awhile. it took awhile to do anything. when bart was proposed, my father was governor, and they barely got it approved. you even had a local county here that says we do not want part -- bart. now they are getting it. a little late, but they are getting it. i know there are some people that want to put their head in a whole and hope relative changes but i do not see it that way. this is a time to invest to create thousands of jobs. the buildings that go up here did not come out of fear. they came out of bold risk- taking. the private sector, along with it, we have to inv

. >> today the governor signed a bill at union station in los angeles. the rail system will be connecting san francisco to l.a.. and this stretch going from madera to bakersfield. >> a judge upheld california's foie gras ban for now. the makers call the law unconstitutionally vague and say it's costing them $11,000 a day in lost revenue. the judge says he will hear the case august 29th. >> residents evacuated from a massive fire are back home tonight. several were surprised by condition of the houses. and fire has burned almost four square miles, now 70% contained. there is full containment expected saturday. none of those injuries, thankfully, are serious. and mostly heat exhaustion. >> and still to come archaeologists sewing up a missing link in women's fashion. >> you tube's new setting could leave viewers blurry eyed. >> i'm sandhya patel. summer heat is finding it's way back to the bay area, when you'll feel warm up here coming up. >> thank you. and there sta celebrity to join a long list of stars investing in the silicon valley. >> closed captionin

union station is already the second busiest amtrak station in the country. it opened in 1907. >>> pepco says its service could get even worse in maryland if you can believe that. all because it didn't get the rate hike it wanted. last week the maryland public service commission approved an $18 million rate hike. pepco wanted $68 million. pepco president thomas graham said in a statement tuesday the decision was counterproductive to pepco's goals in improving customer experience. >>> do d.c. government agencies deserve to be on the honor roll or do they get a big fat f? there's a new pilot program allowing you to grade city services. bruce johnson tells us what the first report cards are saying. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson in southwest. what kind of grades are citizens giving the gray administration when it comes to city services? you can go to this pilot program or go inside the department of motor vehicles in southwest. >> you can't even pay tickets here. >> this is my fourth trip. >> my name was spelled wrong. this is my second time today. >> report

union station is the second busiest train station in the u.s. ♪ >>> going to see that #httr a whole lotdays ahead. the offseason now over for the redskins redskins. training camp begins today and the new qb is ready to lead the team. robert griffin iii says he knows he's expected to lead the team but says this year it's all about team. >> i mean, there's really no true face of the franchise, because if we all just had faces, you know, we'd all be dead. so, there's got to be a heart, got to be some legs, some arms, some skin. so, that's those guys in there. i'm just the, i guess you could say i'm just the mask. those guys are the real ones that make up the body of this team. >> looking forward to it. griffin signed his rookie contract last week. and that is "news4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic and any breaking news and we're back at 4:28

cannot see the future because there had is in the sand, i say that the future is right here, at union stationand building out word. >> , jerry brown headed to san francisco to do it all over again, he will sign the funding measure later today at the trans-bay transit center near the embarcadero. exclusive eyewitness news polls show that california voters may be on the fence with his job performance with his approval rating only a 41% but his disapproval numbers are still higher, nearly half of those surveyed give the governor's performance a funds down. >> the uc board of regents is meeting again today to talk about tuition but this time the discussion is about not raising it, whether that works out will depend on california voters. ann mackovic is here with the alternative that has already sparked a protest. >> protesters interrupted the board of regents meeting this morning, even dancing dressed as zombies sang that student debt is killing them. after police declared an unlawful assembly, the students left in the regions took a break. this was after the public comment time when students spo

. >>> union station could be a hot spot for people to live, work and shop if amtrak can move forward with a $7 billion overhaul. the amtrak announced plans to redesign the train station. they want to double the service there. the proposal calls for new platforms and tracks and includes a separate $1.5 billion development of retail, offices and a hotel. amtrak has not said how they would pay for it. >>> a trainer's brush with death captured on tape. the new images of the killer whale attack at sea world. >>> nor backlash after the president of chick-fil-a makes controversial statements. >>> how an 11-year-old snuck on a flight to rome without his parents. >>> and >>> some video just been released shows scary moments at sea world. it happened during a live performance back in twix at that place in san diego. you see one of the killer whales dragged a trainer under water. that trainer struggled for eight minutes before he was able to break free. he suffered a broken foot but it has healed. the government used this video in a course case involving the 2010 death of another trainer at sea

. >>> today a $7 billion plan to renovate union station. the "washington post" is reporting that amtrak wants to make it a major hub for high-speed rail. that means adding six tracks dedicated to high-speed trains, eventually those trains could get you from d.c. to new york in about 90 minutes, more than an hour faster an acela trains. amtrak hopes to fish s ts to f shopping areas as well. >>> the ride on bus service is back to normal. ride on has been using a holiday schedule since the weekend after pulling 30 champion-style buses out of service. there have been at least a dozen fires on those buses since 2009, including this fire last wednesday in silver spring. montgomery county says it is working to replace those buses. >>> time for our first look at the forecast. refreshing start this morning. breathe deeply, feels so good, especially after the hot sticky days we've had the last couple of days, tom. >> the only bad part, it's just a brief break, enjoy it while you can. what a refreshing change that occurred overnight. a small area of h

and today hundreds of activists with the aids health care foundation arrived at union station from citiesround the country. they say the u.s. and other countries are retreating from their financial commitments. they plan to gather at the washington monument tomorrow for a rally, and a march to pressure leaders to stay engaged in the fight. meanwhile, the united nations is kicking off a new effort to educate and enlist young people in the fight against aids. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius attended the launch on 16th street. she says athletes from local universities will visit middle schools to share in information with younger students. >> we know kids pay attention to athletes, they sure pay attention to music. they love art. so the combination of art and music and athletes to bring a message to kids makes perfectly good sense. gets their attention. and also gives them some tools so they can become student leaders. >> the international aids conference begins tomorrow night at the washington convention center. >>> a big debate at penn state, will the university get r

robbery and became very infamous after he got out of prison, he was involved in the kansas city union station massacre. adam richety was down on death row and was execution number six in 1938, and he was the driver for pretty boy floyd in the kansas city union massacre. we also had james earl ray here, he came in about 1960 for armed robbery. there was nothing significant about him that made him stand out, from what i've been told. he came here before i was here, but, of course, he came infamous in 1968 when he killed dr. martin luther king. he escaped out of this prison april 1967, and he actually got out through the prison's sally port, that's the point of ingress and egress and got in a giant bread box somewhere between here and across the river, he got off that truck, and at the time, the reward for james earl ray was $50, and that was the standard amount for any inmate. well, after he killed dr. king, of course, the u.s. government had a real high price on his head, and we still had an active warrant for james earl ray right up until the time he died down in tennessee. sonny listen did t

. >>> a $7 billion upgrade could soon be on the way to the district union station turning into a high speed rail hub to the entire northeast. amtrak unveiled the proposal earlier today. the additions would include more platforms, trains and retail. a developer also plans to build residential towers, even a hotel behind the station. >>> the u.s. senate today voted in favor of the democratic bill extending the bush era tax cuts. who is not included, people making over $200,000 a year and couples making over $250,000 a year. the measure passed 51-41. it has little to no chance of passing the republican controlled house of representatives. now, if congress can't reach an agreement before the end of the year, all of us will pay more taxes in 2013. >>> well, dc mayor vincent gray run for a second term? reporters asked gray that question today. gray refused to give an answer. the mayor instead laid out a detailed agenda for the final two and a half years of his term. gray has been dogged by questions about the 2010 campaign and election during which he got help from $650,000 in illegal contr

radio mention the fact that our two youngsters would like to have a dog we got a message from union station baltimore saying they had a package for. it went down to get. you know what it was it was a little cocker spaniel dog in a crate and all the way you x. . the checkers speech then came reagan and greed is good with lavish inaugural balls costing millions paid for by millionaires and billionaires it was beamed by satellite to one hundred cities where other rich people had a parallel reagan inaugural balls to paraphrase john steinbeck after the reagan era american working class people began to believe that they're merely temporarily inconvenienced millionaires and so today we have a quarter billionaire mitt romney who refuses to reveal the last decade of his tax returns or the full details of his net wealth although vanity fair is found that he has bank and brokerage accounts in a variety of tax havens that includes an account in bermuda the value of which was not disclosed in his tax returns and also includes an account thirty million dollars stashed away in the cayman islands where the

union square. it is the shut down of a major subway project. >> cheryl, you can't get there anymore. from here. stockton stockton street is shut down. there will be a subway station and years of inconvenience as that 1.6 billion dollar subway gets closer to reality. this is stockton street right in the heart of the union square. two brock blocks of stockon are closed to traffic. >> the work we have to do to close the street is union station . we'll start that early next year. >> traffic is rerouted. u.s.s are rerouted when the utility relocation project began. this closure is going to be long-term, five years. the subway will run from cal train past market and union square to chinatown. >> we'll try to work with the merchants and people driving in the area to make sure it is painless as possible. >> we live in a construction zone. you do as best as you k. we have been working closely with the subway team to notify the merchants up down stockton of the changes. >> mta said subway riders will increase from 40,000 to 60,000 a day. >> short-term pain and long-term gain. we'll see the long-term knen -- benefits. >> it is an inconvenience for people driving area. they

remember about the central subway at the union square station, and do your homework.ave two months to do it. i do not know when we will be coming before you again for discussion and passage, but you have plenty of time to do it. enjoy the two months off, enjoy the reading. it was good reading for me. commissioner avalos: thank you very much. any other member of the public that would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item please. >> item 14 is adjournment. commissioner avalos: we are adjourned. thank you very much. >> in this fabulously beautiful persidio national park and near golden gate and running like a scar is this ugly highway. that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge and at that time the presidio was an army and they didn't want civilians on their turf. and the road was built high. >> we need access and you have a 70 year-old facility that's inadequate for today's transportation needs. and in addition to that, you have the problem that it wasn't for site extenders. >> the rating for the high viaduct is a higher rating tha

remember about the central subway at the union square station, and do your homework.u have two months to do it. i do not know when we will be coming before you again for discussion and passage, but you have plenty of time to do it. enjoy the two months off, enjoy the reading. it was good reading for me. commissioner avalos: thank you very much. any other member of the public that would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item please. >> item 14 is adjournment. commissioner avalos: we are adjourned. thank you very much. >> i would like to bring on stage supervisor scott from district a who is going to do all the honors for us. introduce our special guests. our allies. hi, scott. >> happy pride, everyone. happy transpride. we're a lot of times we have different opinions and over the course of a year, sometimes we have different perspectives, disagreements, but this is the time of year when we come together as one community so that we can move forward together. and that includes the entire diversity of the we're community. please always know that

governor brown signs the bill in san francisco, he had already signed it once in the morning at union station in los angeles. this rail authority animation shows how some day, 200 miles per hour train will look going as far as anaheim, and northern terminal here at san francisco transbay transit center. it's still under construction, the site of the signing today. >> to some, you may not be around when it's finished but i want you to think about those who built cathedrals of europe, first sons, then, grandsons, and great grandsons may have taken six generations but there is a vision of the future. >> the funding bill puts $5 billion of bond funds into high speed rail. and cal train will get $700 million to some day connect with high speed rail in the year 2019. the bill funds other improvements. >> cal train, bart car replacement. central subway here. the regional connector in los angeles. >> high speed rail has been 30 years in the making and cities fought hard against a version of the plan. >> there is when they wanted a raised viaduct. i would not have supported any plan including that. >>

injured.s as we of been reporting this morning, amtrak is set to unveil major plan to overhaul union stationt a couple of minutes. report.pth >> a huge back on 95 in virginia. 66 out of manassas to get into bnl. landover all the way around university boulevard and on the from old georgetown road to get to university boulevard. to a couple of pictures. is the pace to a broken down vehicle after the 14th street bridge. in maryland there was a collision. at that pace. nice weather day. >> beautiful day today. lower humidity. high temperatures anywhere from 85-90. upper 90s today. get outside and day. the tomorrow you will want to jump to the pool. 75 in arlington. 72 in clarksburg. highs of around 88 with low humidity. tomorrow back near 100. if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that hapapp. my father'hands didn't build this company. mymy hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had somebody who bel

change the thune on metrorail because of red line delays are expected between judiciary six sq m union station. there's a track problem so bread line customers pack extra patients. let's go to newschopper7 who is looking at 270 traffic. this is the lane divide heading to 495 east to the left and south on the right. a light volume of traffic and travel times are working on 270 but also on 95, 395, and 66. >> we are following a developing story out of leytonsville maryland where there was a plane crash. it happened near davis airport near gaithersburg. brianne carter has the latest. >> we expect investigators will be back out here later this money to figure out what happened. we will show you around the airport. this is where the runway is and we understand that the plane had landed and was taking off again it landed just be on the runway behind those trees. something went terribly wrong. >> people are finding that unacceptable and is making people act. >> this woman says she is fed up with pepco. they ate out for six days, the family lost over $1,000. >> very on acceptable. it is not something

remember about the central subway at the union square station, and do your homework.nths to do it. i do not know when we will be coming before you again for discussion and passage, but you have plenty of time to do it. enjoy the two months off, enjoy the reading. it was good reading for me. commissioner avalos: thank you very much. any other member of the public that would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item please. >> item 14 is adjournment. commissioner avalos: we are adjourned. thank you very much.

a series of trains pulled into union station. that would bring the folks here to town. and with the laying of this aids quilt, you know, this is the symbol of our struggle with the disease and the lives affected. >> i think when we started this battle with hiv and aids, many of us thought that five years from now we'll be done with this. we will have addressed it, we will have found a krcure and he we are 30 years into the epidemic. once again science is telling us there are ways to change the course of hiv and aids in this country and in the world and we are part of that world community. so we bring the quilt here to tell us all that that science is real, it's human, it's immediate and we as a society have a responsibility to one another. >> reporter: now, this panel had -- the quilt has grown to 32,500 panels. of course this is a kickoff to the conference. there's an aids march later on today. it gets underway at 2:00. live on the mall, derrick ward, news4. >> thanks. >>> the time is 9:08. this morning we are following the possible disappearance of michael jackson's m