Reporter im Darcy Spencer live at Union Station with what riders can expect tomorrow morning. And a car crashes right into a local zchurch. Announcer news 4 at 11 00 begins with breaking news. We begin tonight with breaking news in Montgomery County, where all northbound lanes of interstate 270 are shut down after a crash that injured as many as eight people. Fire Officials Say one woman has serious injuries. Four kids are among those hurt in the crash but were hearing that they are all expected to be okay. This happened just before 10 00 near the way station in the clarksburg area between routes 1 109 and 121. Amtrak passengers, expect delays on the northeast corridor tomorrow after train track crash. The train hit a backhoe near philly. Two people died. Many passengers were hurt. The crucial data records and forward and inward facing cameras will be brought back to a lab here in washington. Reporter drew smith begins our Team Coverage in chester, pennsylvania. Reporter amtrak is work
This is another case where youre a public figure and you let your messy private life combine together. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspans q a. At a Senate Hearing for the active head of the federal Railroad Administration, members questioned the mom knee about implementation about positive train control. A safety implementation to preefrt derailments, twothirds of Rail Companies wouldnt be able to implement the system before a december 31st deadline. This hearing of the science and Transportation Committee is an hour and a half. Want to welcome our nominee here this morning. And get this confirmation hearing under way. Today were going to consider the nomination of sarah feinberg. The fris mission is to oversee the safe, reliable and efficient movement of people and goods throughout our nations rail network. That rail network is absolutely vital to the nations economy. So its important that those who oversee it have the requisite skills and experience. Serving s the act
Safety. As noted in an article in politico, at this crucial moment this is the nations top safety regulator is a former facebook executive and white house adviser whose resume is long on communications and policy posts and noticeably short on railroad experience, end quote. So in addition to asking ms. Feinberg to respond to those concerns, ill be also asking her about the looming deadline for railroads to implement positive train control. Those in the Rail Industry are well aware, it is a rail system designed to prevent collision, overspeed derailments and other accidents by automatically slowing or stopping a train that is not being operated safetily by locomotive engineers. The improvement act mandated the implementation of systems by december 21st of 2015. Complex challenges have prevented most railroads from meeting this deadline which is rapidly approaching. Yesterday the independent Government Accountability Office Issued an updated report that found that freight and Passenger R
Underway. Today well consider the nomination of feinberg. Efficient movement of people and goods throughout our nations rail network. That rail network is vital to the nations economy so its important that those who directly oversee the safety and efficiency of this network have the skills and experience. Miss feinberg has been serving since january prior to her current assignment she served as chief of staff to transportation secretary from 2013 to 2014. From 2011 to 2013 j she was the policy and crisis communication director of facebook. Before that, she served as a Communications Director for the House Democratic caucus. She has an admirable commitment to Public Service, are concerned about the lack of experience in Railroad Safety. Its noted, former facebook executive and white house advisor whose resume is long on communications and policy posts and short on railroad experience, end quote. So in addition to asking miss feinberg to respond to the concerns, ill be asking her about t
Of anything as azy as that . Experts say tonights debate, focusing on fiscal policy, favors candidates who have held office and understand how setting a budget works. Don champion cbs news. 3 the g o p candidates will face off again november 10th for their fourth debate. With a field of just three. The next democratic debate happens in des moines. November 14th. 3 donaldldtrump brought hundreds out to his Campaign Stop at West High School last night. But not everyone there. Was there to support him. Dozens of luss loess hills elementary school. To outside west high last night. They say trump is a bully. And has no business speaking at a public school. The protest was led by some current and former west high students who disagree with trumps position on immigration. 3 even with the protest. Though. Donald trump took the stage at west a little after 6 oclock last night. Anplenty of people were cheering him on. Our own siouxland News Reporter jaclynriscoll was in the gym for trumps speech