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
Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. On one side of the bay Police Continue to search for the gunman who fired on one of their own. While on the other, officers prepare to leave for a memorial to their colleagues in baton rouge. Good evening. Im eric thomas. In both cases the bottom line is officer safety. It is why local departments are on high alert. Abc7 News Reporter joins us live now with more on the story. Sergio . The officer who was fired upon last night in oakland has been released from the hospital. Unfortunately the person who fired at her is still on the loose. The radio calls from the Oakland Police officer who was shot at are startling. I just got shot at. I cant get out of the car. Witnesses describe a frantic scene after the officer crashed into another vehicle. And i can see people running toward the scene yelling hitandrun. Then you hear a gunshot. Police have not released details on exactly what happened. But the mayor describes an attack that is d
A Junior High School on edge right now. A 13yearold posting a picture of a hand gun on social media and told students not to go to class. The students told police they saw similar posts. A uniformed officer will be posted at south valley Junior High School because of this. Good morning, im justin pazera. And im its try right now. And meteorologist Iris Hermosillo is tracking some changes. Its dry across the valley. We have the clear skies too as temperatures are back in the mid90s. The change in the last few hours, the dew points going up. We started with the dew points in the upper 30s. And they are now at 50 degrees. And remember the dew point is how we measure the moisture in the atmosphere. A close eye on hurricane newton over the baja, california peninsula. It is loosing strength. Its weakening as it moves over land. And its going to impact our state over the next 24 hours. The multiple will continue to increase and its going to feel humid. And our high makes it to 100 degrees. An
Of education requires new conditions for the school to participate in federal financial programs and the institute proposed an alternatives which were rejected so they had to close the doors. The students say they were in their last semester spending three years here trying to earn their degree, and one student says he almost has 60,000 in Student Loans and another woman was in shock when she got the letter but will continue to find a way to get her it makes me feel overwhelmed, very upset. Im confused about, you know, what the next step is for me, where do i go. Ive come too far for this. Three and a half years in and two quarters left. This is devastating. Now, we talked to a 31 year educator and if you have Student Loans from itt tech, to keep paying on them, and heres why. If you stop paying, it could in the future. More information on the news 3 web site if you go there. Christy wilcox for news 3. Back to you in the studio. What about the credits, too. So sorry to hear all of this
Coming out and shrieks. You know, loud, loud shrieks. People just screaming for their lives. Reporter glass, steel support beams and bricks came crashing down. We helped them out of the train. Reporter 34yearold fabiola, a local mother, was killed by styling on the platform. More than a hundred other injured. Some able to walk to nearby hospitals but others transported with serious injuries. I thought we were going to die. I didnt think we would get out. Reporter 13,000 commuters go through their way to and from work in new york. 1614 left at 7 23 a. M. And scheduled to arrive in hoboken at 8 38. But rather than approach at 2 to 3 miles per hour, the train never slowed. It didnt stop, it didnt slow down. It didnt brake. Reporter tonight federal investigators are examining the black box and hoping to talk to the trains engineer. Theres no real point as to speculating what happened. Why did the train come in so fast. Reporter we know new Jersey Transit does not have the automatic braking