Locomotive it would have been prevented. Also if there had been the positive Train Control Technology on the train, this accident would have been prevented. Prevention is important. Whatever caused this accident, we know and it doesnt take a road scholar to know what would have prevented this accident, and thats whats important to me. Exactly, and thats whats important to all of us quite honestly, to learn that this technology was available, and then soon after the crash itself, we immediately saw changes in that area to prevent another situation like it. Is the headline however, as you pointed out, the cause or what happened with this engineer is still significant to the investigation. Thats correct. Thats the primary function of the National Transportation safety board to find out the cause and to make recommendations. But those recommendations, in my view should include two persons in the locomotive and positive train control. Well you know there were reports early on that it was be
Headed in the right direction. And it will stay that way as long as there arent any more selfinflicted wounds coming out of washington. So lets keep on chipping away at this problem together, as democrats and republicans, to give our workers and our businesses the support that they need to thrive in the weeks and months ahead. The president s called for a fix of shortterm spending cuts and tax reform hit a brick on capitol hill. Politico reporting that obamas plan dead on arrival, and House Speaker john boehner was speaking on capitol hill, right now saying that his party plans to stand with the American People and we want to show you exactly what he had to say about that yesterday. On two occasions has passed a plan to replace the sequester. Its time for the Senate Democrats to do that work. Its time for the president to offer his ideas about how to replace the sequester. His first answer to everything is new taxes. And when you think about it, what happened in january, he got 600 bil
The National Institutes of health will admit an american doctor exposed to the virus as a patient to learn more about it. Ill talk to the head of the nihs Infectious Disease division. And no photos, please. Thats what parents are saying about posting photos of their kids on facebook. A dad is hoping the push for privacy catches on in todays big idea. Good afternoon. Good to be with you. Im frances rivera. We begin developing news. Ferguson police are looking for two men they say shot a Ferguson Police officer last night. Heres what happened according to police. Two men were standing outside a Community Center last night which was closed. When the officer approached them they ran away. As the officer started to chase them, one of the men turned and shot the officer in the arm. The officer is expected to survive. Meanwhile st. Louis county police is investigating a separate incident not far from ferguson. An off duty Police Officer is injured when three people fired shots into the car th
Im ayman mohyeldin. Alex is off today. Its high noon in the east 9 00 in the west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Developing news at this hour. Another winter storm under way right now that could dump as much as two feet of snow in new england again. Albany, new york got an early taste of what forecasters are calling a longduration storm. Snow is expected to intensify later today and could last through tuesday. Meanwhile, boston is still digging out from last weeks storm that dropped two feet of snow on the region. On the west coast, though its a different story. They need row boats, not shovels. The Pineapple Express is wreaking havoc on the pacific northwest. The weather system has caused major flooding. Mud slides and Power Outages in washington and oregon california and nevada. The Weather Channels mike seidel is in boston. Good morning to you. What will boston do with another two feet of snow there, mike . Reporter theyre going to have to try to figure out somewhere to put it
More still to come on the show today. We begin with this. Jordanian fighter jets taking off in the last few hour s to launch a second straight day of air strikes against isis targets in syria. They come with isis claiming that yesterdays strikes killed a Young American woman who was being held hostage by the group. The hostage has now been identified as 26yearold aid workerer Kayla Mueller from prescott, arizona. U. S. Officials are looking into the report. They say they have no confirmation that mueller was killed in the attack. Jordanian officials saying they are skeptical of the claim. Her parents released a statement saying they hold out hope that their daughter is still alive. Jordan taking the lead in co costrikes after isis released video showing a hostage burned alive in the cage. Tafs released this week. Kier simmons was at the base and joins us now from ayman. Thanks for joining us. A lot of headlines here. Talking about intensifying air strikes. The air strikes have been goi