speed rail association, we were given a brief interview with outgoing secretary of transportation, ray lahood. i m wondering after four years and $12 billion spent, if you re disappointed at where high speed rail is. where is the high speed rail? the high speed rail in four years, we have invested $12 billion. that s just the federal money. reporter: but so much of the money has been spent really making the old trains go a little bit faster. 110 is pretty fast. reporter: seattle to portland, you spent $108 million and the trip time is reduced by ten minutes. i think people like the investments we re making. there is so much enthusiasm in america for high speed rail. we have been at it four years. we have invested $12 billion. we have seen these investments get trains to higher speeds. we have seen these investments improve service. we have seen these investments improve on-time service to the point where now amtrak is at an all-time ridership high. without these investments,
before this man allegedly tried to kill president obama, he sent a tape to oprah winfrey. you ll hear what he had to say. also, you remember the story of the baseball player kidnapped in ve vein zela, he s safe and back with his team. let s start right now with the break being story out of libya. where saif gadhafi has been captured apparently trying to flee. he was caught mere the algerian libya poureder. he is wanted by the criminal court. what do know? reporter: t.j., we re joined by a guest who can give us more information on this significant capture. i am joined here by a national transitional council military liaison and if you could tell us what happened? how was he captured? the full details is not clear at the moment. we released the information. he was caught near the border. he is currently en route to sdplin tan from what i last heard. the exact details are kept from us for the moment for his own safety and security. what state was he in? was he wounded or
showers and thunderstorms in denver, omaha and des moines. 54 in detroit and 64 in the twin cities. 84 in dallas. 50s from seattle to portland and 49 in boise, 69 in albuquerque and miami climbs to 83. atlanta, 75, and baltimore coming in at 61 degrees. i m calm now, all good. you got it out of your system? i do. dreams really do come true and a little boy from new jersey now knows that all too well. you may remember this 4-year-old from the wildly popular viral video showing him in tears because he was take a listen i want to be the governor but i can t. why can t you be the governor? [ toddler whining and crying ] look at that. new jersey governor, chris
problem is, women outnumber men there 3 to 1. but rather than sit on the sidelines, they issued a kind of help wanted for willing fred astaires and a brigade of dance parties turned up, including a few from a local fraternity. some of the men were hired for the evening. the college students volunteered. all said it was a great way to spend valentine s day. that s the opposite of a cougar. i ll think about it during the next break. attention out there, gentlemen, we have a new reason to believe warmer temperatures are on the way. that reason, the new sports illustrated swimsuit, yes, featuring model irina shayk. her first time on the coveted cover and a nice debut. she s 25, born in russia and, well, we re glad she was. stop drooling. let s get to the weather. heavy rain from seattle to portland and san francisco. 70-mile-an-hour winds, up to 2 feet of mountain snow in sierra, cascades and morning rockies. windy with plunging temperatures
officials. national news right there. seems a little harsh. here s a look at your tuesday forecast. heavy rain from seattle to san francisco stretching into southern california by tonight. 1 to 2 feet of snow in the sierras, cascades and northern rockies. winds topping 70 miles an hour. 6 sharply colder in the northeast before warming back up tomorrow. just 28 in boston. 31 here in new york. mostly 70s from miami to dallas. 51 in kansas city. 40 in chicago. 50s in boise and salt lake city. 78 in phoenix. well, a striking birthday boy in michigan celebrates his big day doing what he loves best. i like this story. tony rogers enjoys bowling so much that he belongs to three leagues and actually bowls three times a week. get this, tony turned 100 years old yesterday, so his friends at the alley threw him a surprise birthday bash. doesn t look a day older than 99. tony has a laundry list of problems. he has arthritis and cataracts that prevent him from seeing the