and it services amtrak and freight rail. it is very em, emblematic of what we see across the country. commuters looking to make alternate plans. take a listen. i would be going home but it would probably be a lot more expensive, i would have to figure out a car, rent a car, something like that, and i hate to drive in l.a. it makes it a lot easier for us. worried about getting to work. so that s the day of, getting to work, the concern, and nationally amtrak had canceled some of those long routes, our viewers may have heard about chicago to l.a., for example, and they are trying to get those trains back up and running and reaching out to customers and letting them know they can rebook perhaps as early as this morning. cal perry in glendale, thank you very much. speaking of president biden, he is set to speak at some point we think relatively soon with the focus on the new plan to fight violence across the country, specifically violence motivated by hate, like the mass shooting
tuesday, primarily out of here and chicago. from chicago to l.a., chicago to seattle, chicago to san francisco, amtrak makes it clear that these union disputes do not involve amtrak or any other workers. they involve those with the freight railroad system. but the reason they are connected is because amtrak only owns and maintains about 700 miles of track. the other 97%, the other 22,000 miles of track is owned and operated by the freight railroad system. and so, what we are seeing there, is we have already seen stops and shipments of hazardous material on the free system, a prolonged strike. we are also beginning to see supply shortages, which, of course, we have already been dealing with. supply chain issues over the last few years, also potential factory stoppages as places might not be all that the parts that they need. keep in mind, these union disputes involve 60,000 union members and on top of it all, the 30% of america s freight is
regular process, a formal process, why didn t they just ask for? them they were willing to compromise. then the pictures of papers like that strewn on the floor belie any defense that there was carefulness on the trump part or they were willing to abide. just picking up on what elie was saying earlier on illegal stuff and the claims to l.a. and other lawyers, the national security implications are huge because what it shows from this just one picture is that mar-a-lago essentially was an open book to anyone willing to come in. those documents are not secure. not simply for anyone randomly passing by but also for foreign intelligence agents or foreigners who might have interest in it. that s a huge challenge, i want to say, and i keep saying to the biden administration. we focus on trump in this regard, and the court finally filing tonight was clear on.
running for the food as much as he did. he realized, i want to open a restaurant, and he moved us to l.a., 25 plus years later, now, i m making mole here. [laughs] so, here is the mole dish. it s funny, i m getting this all my life. this is the best mole ever. thank you. the best, girl. i m ready! right. well, this is how we welcome you. thank you. [speaking spanish] thank you. and this is a drink with my favorite. and this is what we re gonna drink on saturday, when we host these great women. this is dangerous, because i think this can go down pretty easily. so, let s talk about the women that are gonna be there. how excited are you? i m so excited.
eric: he embattled progressive los angeles district attorney george gascon is defending his policies ahead after recall effort that could cost him his job just like san francisco d.a. chesa boudin who was bounced by voters. christina is here with what we can expect. hi, christina. reporter: san francisco s d.a. got the boot by voters because of the city s rampant violence. l.a. county d.a. george gascon is facing a mounting recall effort did a media blitz defending his controversial policies even though critics say gascon s soft on crime approach led to l.a. s roughly 7 1/2% spike in home sods, surge in follow home robberies, grand theft auto and recent killings of two california police officers, gas cone doubled down on his policies in an interview yesterday and in a press conference on tuesday by saying that the rise in crime is not