Elevatos to the right there will be three busses this evening. One at 6 45 one at 7 00 and one at 7 15. They each will carry about 50 of you. As you might be able to tell there are more than 150 people in this room. We are not encouraging you to sit on each others laps. What we are asking you to do is please dont wait until that last bus. Theyll be downstairs again and if you prefer to go elsewhere this evening please make sure you get back to the hotel so we can be ready to start in the morning. Thank you for coming today. Thank you for arranging your travel schedules to be here this afternoon and to begin the celebration and we invite you to the reception next door. Thank you. [ applause ] and taking it live now to capitol hill. The hearing from the amtrak Train Derailment from last month in philadelphia that killed ten people and injured 200 others and the National Transportation safety board, it was not equipped with an automatic speed control system that could have prevented that
I look forward to working with my friends in the senate to get that reform bill enacted into law. In closing i look forward for hearing from our witnesses regarding these important issues and i would like to recognize Ranking Member defazio for an opening statement. Thank you, mr. Chairman and thanks for holding this hearing today. I certainly agree with you about the extraordinary importance on the performance of the population of the east coast on the United States on the use of this corridor on a daily basis. In terms of the number of people that use it and the contribution to the economy and what happens when that corridor goes down and i also agree that this committee does have a longterm commitment to amtrak and other infrastructure needs of the United States. Unfortunately, that is not shared by your republican colleagues on the transportation, housing, urban development subcommittee. In fact, on the day of the accident, they cut a 251 million, is it . Or 290 million from the Ca
Access to children. Officers say the alleged crimes did not take place at villas place of employment but the victims homes. They are urging anyone who feels victimized to report it. We will make sure their identity is not released and they dont have anything to worry about. Reporter tonight that 28yearold suspect is in jail bond has been set at 220,000. Live in minquadale, gray hall, channel 6 action news. Thank you. We are following developing news out of north philadelphia tonight. Five people are hurt after a crash between a septa trolley and an suv. It happened just about 90 minutes ago at the corner of ninth street two people were on board the route 15 trolley, they are expected to be okay. Three others hurt were in the suv. We are working to get more on their conditions. Septa is running shuttle buses along route 15 to bridge the service gap. At the big board now, remembering the crash of amtrak train 188. One year ago tonight the train derailed in the Port Richmond section. It h
With his murder. Meet for the purchase by the defendant, a small bag of marijuana. Reporter the survivor says he and the victim had 40 worth of marijuana, but the victim had another 800 in cash. The kid went and reached for it and then that s when i heard the first gunshot go off. I feel so bad, i got out and ran. I got behind a house. I heard the second gunshot. I ran and that i heard a third gunshot. Then i went to hide in the woods and called 911 s. Reporter the witness said the victim s cell phone to make the call. His was stolen. But that proved helpful for Brockton Police as they tried the defendant and arrested him on a warrant. Rhondella richardson, Wcvb Newscenter 5. Jc we are learning more about the mass maritime graduates who were on board a cargo ship now missing off the bahamas. Today, the school paying tribute to them. Newscenter 5 s pam cross is live in bourne tonight. Pam . Pam so many thoughts for those veteran mariners here at mass maritime academy. The coast guard fo
Tone in his various appearances since the paris attacks . What words should be president be using . Our phone lines are open, democrats can call in at 2027488000, republicans, 2027488001, independence, 2027488002. You can also catch up with us on social media, twitter, facebook, email us at cspan. Org. You,d monday morning to writer, tone, like, whatever you want to call it, we are talking about what the president has said or hasnt said and how he has or hasnt said it. We are talking for your view this morning on that. Our phone lines are open if you want to join in. Onbegin with a piece posted bostons npr station the site, the headline, which of counterterrorism, is a obama striking the right tone . Obama has been careful about how he frames terrorist attacks in the fight against extremists. Some say he is too careful. He will not call the terrorists radical islamists because a grants the groups the religious legitimacy they seek and will push militant propaganda that the west is at w