huge. friday at midnight is the deadline. this is the last thing the piend administration wants as the economy is on an upswing this could have a big economic impact. pete, president biden is calling rail unions, calling rail companies in an attempt to avert the shutdown. what power does he have to affect the outcome and congress? reporter: many layers of the biden administration are engaged from the department of labor to the department of transportation. if congress comes into play, it could put into play a 60-day waiting period renewing a waiting period or could force a deal on both sides. the biden administration recommended big changes for these unions including pay raises, back pay from 2020 and bonus pay although not satisfactory enough for every rail union involved, jake. pete, tell our viewers what freight trains typically carry. reporter: we re talking about 30% of all the freight in the united states. we re talking about gas. we re talking about cars. the a
Americans by more than 61 would eventually trickle down. Thats what they trickle down. Thats what they thought. Even on the eve of the Great Recession after income tax after tax income to the richest 1 had soared while middleclass wages continue to stagnate, we are still waiting for the bush tax cuts to trickle down and to pay for themselves and they likely never will. These republican proposals make matters even worse by financing tax giveaways to big businesses and the rich on the backs of people trying to get by. Economists relying on the federal survey of Consumer Finances recently determined that the top 1 of american households now hold about 40 of the nations wealth, which is a 50year high. This legislation overwhelmingly benefits them while raising taxes on 48 of american taxpayers by 2027. Many of the families whose taxes will go up have already been through tough Economic Times during the Great Recession. Productivity in the American Workforce has been declining and wages hav
Woman, and ilana gold has more on the arrest. Reporter police say the suspect is kareem david. He will go before a judge today at brooklyn central federal court saying someone came his first. Reporter the confrontation with this match so lie lent, she ended up in the want to. Now friends are outraged and are helping her recover. David approached the woman walking into a store and the 28 yearold threatened to her and demanded her to follow him. He gagged thing did and when they got to the outdoor staircase leading to the basement. David attacked her, push herd fingers down his throat and she has now lost her sense of security. Its scary because you cant see it from the road, and im sure you cant see anything. Neighborrings say this building is vacant, surround by throws, and doesnt have a security camera. Reporter they are just thankful they cracked down the rain suspect before he charged someone else. Ilana gold, cbs 2 news. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Now over to johnny. 6
Good evening. In newtown, there have been an Assembly Line of wakes and funerals. Allison wyatt, benjamin whiler, and catherine and Lauren Rousseau and anne marie murphy. A private service for family only of nancy lanza. We begin with quite an extraordinary interview. His son jesse lewis died and as he spoke about his loss, there is remarkable words of understanding and hope. Thank you very much for joining me and please accept my very sincere condolences for this loss to your family. Tell me about your son jesse. Jesse was my son but he was my best friend and my buddy, too, and im just really at a loss for words. We did everything together. He had so many favorite spots where wed go, the diner in town here, the grocery store, a bagel or muffin in the morning. The deli where he would go to get his sandwich in the morning also before school and his snack. Just i im lost for words. The feeling i got from everything ive understood about his last few moments alive were that he showed great
Pays the price for only being 98 loyal. The nra speaks out tomorrow in washington. We honor the lives that were remembered there that day. Jesse lewis couldnt wait to get to school that friday. He was excited for the holidays and his dad was going to join him in the class that afternoon to make gingerbread houses. He was 6 years old. Smart, passionate beyond his years, his dad thought jesse could concur the world. He died trying to lead others to safety after hearing gunshots in the hallway. Thats how he led his life, his parents say, fearless, courage, and full of strength about jesse loved animals and was learning to ride horses. His favorite toy was a little soldier. Almost every night of his life, jesse slept in his mothers arms. His family writes, the picture that remains etched in our souls is his in his boots, ripped jeans and tshirt, chomping through the pasture on his way from one adventure to another. Catherine hubbard was known for the bright red hair and her smile that was