. >> behind you is the world's fastest train, the valero e. it can go up to 250 miles per hour and currently runs in europe and china as well. what is the rider experience like, for example? >> well, it is the most sophisticated train there is today. euro goes up to 250 miles per hour. we normally don't speed with it. we normally only run at 220 miles per hour. it is very energy efficient. you can go about 700 miles per gallon per passenger on this train. very quiet, and very safe. and of course it's really one of the most economically efficient ways to move people today. and we're very proud of that train. it goes to many other places in the world. it goes in russia. it runs in china. it runs in spain. it runs in germany, and pretty soon in the future it will run between paris and london. >> that's fascinating. so where else in america might we see this train? >> here in florida, of course, we want to see the train going from tampa to orlando, and from there to miami. we also want to see this train in california going from san francisco to lo

valero and tesoro are leading the $8 million campaign, claiming it will save jobs.ut uc berkeley's center for law, energy, and the environment found it would stifle jobs in clean energy. on november 2nd, we have an obligation to keep california's air quality goals on track. make texas oil clean up their california refineries. vote no on prop 23, and jss at nbc editorials.com. >>> hi, i'm bob costas, and you're watching "sports sunday" with raj. >> hello, everybody. welcome to "sports sunday." this is the late edition. we're coming to you live from our nbc bay area studios. i'm raj mathai. did the 49ers just take a page right out of the giant's playbook? torture to watch this game. actually, crazy the watch all three games affecting the bay area. giants, 49ers and raiders. a lot coming your way. our coverage from atlanta. hello, tim lincecum. and what tonight's phillies game means for the giants looking forward. talking about mike singletary before tonight's wild game. york in studio talking about singletary's job status, and yes, maybe a quarterback change, 0-5. and

still in the season cloud cover up their 74 to santa rosa 74 napa the upper 60s during the rotor and valero0s and places like hayward. antioch is topping out for around 71. all of that grain starting to push off to the east, we are in the clear for today not dealing with the wet weather however still seeing some clubs really get a bit more in bridge and sunshine which will allow us to see this debitors what but ever so slightly. staying cool today, here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. in los '70s and some of the watersports. upper 60s around the bay. morning fog do the next couple of days we will see a bit of sunshine. it will get warmer as we head into tuesday, wednesday. club cover on thursday, friday started dealing with a little bit of light rain out there. six seasons of a warmer locations keeping that wet weather around for the weekend, at this point it does look like sunday brings is the best chance of some warm weather. for 4:00 pm, let's go get aircraft. >> all lanes are now reopened the san mateo bridge is should not be a problem for your westbound route, and new incident

a recent rally where tea party members were standing out in front of valero gas stations. it tells you about the tea party and the power of the oil industry money. oil companies know that they and a ballot measure process or legislative fight, they can be the people out there saying we need to repeal the greenhouse gas emissions law and stock portfolio of clean energy. they have others do it for them, be it that politicians or the tea party. it tells you the way politics is played it is hard to know who is pulling the strings but the same people pulling the strings are the people live in making an awful lot of money tied up pollution. host: doesn't it happen on the left? guest: absolutely. i open a chapter about how the speaker of the assembly we had to hold a county the accountable for getting in bed with chevron and blue cross, a very liberal guy who used to work for labor unions and ultimately his high living off the little relief campaign contributions of his donors when he went to barcelona and spend their money got him and a lot of trouble. basically had to get out o

many of the financial workers back to work, and hundreds of people reported to work today at the old valero refinery that had been closed down in november. and stories like that do not need to be unique to delaware. they'll be found when leaders listen and they bring people and ideas together. that's how democratic governors and candidates are approaching this election season and this economy. so when people ask me about our electoral prospects it all starts with the voters. voters are determined, anxious to get back on their feet and they're seeking answers from leaders that they've elected to help them do so. they are, as they should be, angry when they don't find results. but what's the spark that ignites that anger? it isn't incumbents generally and not democrats specifically. it's political posturing, a lock of -- lack of vision or inability to implement that vision. it's leaders who seem to care more about their own jobs and futures than those of the people they're supposed to be representing. no communicator no matter how gifted can communicate away the reality that people face but n

valero and tosoro are leading the campaign claiming it will save jobs.t would stifle jobs in clean energy. on november 2 we have an obligation to keep california's air quality goals on track, make texas oil clean up their california refineries. vote no on prop 23 l jns uoi j at nbc editorials.com. >>> we're back now with more of "today" on a tuesday morning, it's the 12th day of october, 2010. it's a pretty morning out here on the plaza. nice blue sky, we have got nice people gathered and it's going to get a little steamy here in just a little while. i'm matt lauer, along with al ker and amy robach. i think for amy it's going to get a little steamy a little later on. >> i get this same segment every year. >> amy is here, natalee is on assignment in chile where those 33 miner who is have been trapped under ground for almost three months might get their first taste of freedom in a few hours. you and i are notoriously germ c conscious. we would be killing each other down there. we'll have more on that story and we'll check in with natalee in a little while.