course, we are interested in the mechanical condition of the vehicle. inspections of the vehicle. subsystems. breaking, steering, suspension systems, tires. making sure the right size tires are on there. the age of the tires. we re looking for any possible corrosion that may have existed in the vehicle as well as any vehicle body and frame the vehicle body and frame integrity. and, of course, this vehicle in 2001 ford expedition started out life as a traditional expedition and then it was stretched, so we want to make sure that the vehicle, when it was converted, that that was the conversion was conducted in accordance with federal regulations. now, the seating configuration, the vehicle was seated was configured
allowable. it could be 55 or 60 miles per hour. it depends on circumstances of what speed control was for that area. and what causes train crashes? there are three thing that s cause any transportation accident. talking about airplanes or trains people, vehicles and the environment. in this case if you look at the operational environment we re talking about track the road bed. that sort of thing the physical environment. the train itself. you know? if we re talking about maintenance of a truck and the locomotives and cars that includes the wheels the suspension systems.
the brooklyn bridge the other day was crumbling. there are bridges all over america, roads all over america, that need to be done. this past winter we had record numbers of potholes across the country, and this is just unacceptable. the american people are paying the price already in wear and tear on their vehicles, on buying new tires, getting new suspension systems. we need a system that actually costs folks less, by investing we can do it. mr. secretary, when you go e to capitol hill what do republicans tell you? those who just can t come to the plate? what are they saying to you about this? why won t they do it? well, you know, it s interesting. you know, what it s going on on capitol hill right now is folks are scurrying around trying to get a few more months to consider this issue again, but we ll be right back here next spring, if it passes. i think there s actually bipartisan interest in moving forward on something, but some folks have boxed them in, boxed themselves in, by
and thousands, that only thing it was, was one negative comment. when you first started advertising with duck dynasty was it good for you too, a good business decision you made? yes, it s a good mutual relationship. so there was a business decision on your part to advertise. now, a&e charges you an advertising rate depending really depending on their audience size. if the audience slihrinking because they re keeping phil off, will they give you a break on what you have to pay them? i don t know that, i can t answer it. all right. lonnie mccurry, thank you very much, skyjacker suspension systems. will stay with the duck dynasty crew. thank you very much. cashin in tomorrow night, 11:30, we ll talk about this quite a bit, dvr it, great show, looking forward to that. in about three minute, i ll be
christine in new york. thank you. 30 minutes after the hour. time for your morning s top stories. misrata is in ruins. one western journalist witnessing the battle inside the city describes misrata as hell on earth. some of the bloodiest fighting yet is being reported there. moammar gadhafi s forces continue shelling the libyan port city. nissan recalling nearly 200,000 suvs. the automaker says corrosion problems could damage their steering and suspension systems. the recall involves path finder models from 1997 to 2003. and the infinity qx 4 from 1996 to 2004. owners can bring their vehicles in and have them fixed for free. extreme weather battering the south and midwest. seven dead in arkansas this morning where powerful thunderstorms and a tornado last night knocked out pow er with to nearly 70,000 homes. the governor declared a state of emergency and plans to tour the damaged areas of his state later this morning. jacqui jeras joins us live from the extreme weather center