Penn station due to downed power lines. Experiencing about 60 minute delays due to track repair work vai. Thank you, jessica. Speaking of track. Amtrak is back on track. We are waiting for the first train to leave 30th street station. Nearly one week after a deadly derailment. This is a live look now from sky force 10. Amtrak trains resumed operating between philadelphia and new york this morning. Nbc 10s matt delucia is live at amtraks 30th street station. What can you tell us . Reporter vai, passengers just got on board. The train is going to leave in a few minutes. 300 amtrak workers spent the entire weekend repairing the track so the service could be restored. It will have automatic train control that will slow the train if it is speeding. Thats one of the Safety Measures added here. In addition to the passengers, i spoke to an amtrak rep here. He insists that travelers will be safe. The message to passengers is that amtrak is safe to ride. Were very pleased to be able to provide s
Links to Council Member web pages, visitors were greeted by a message reading in part i am muslim and islam is my way of life. It stayed that way for an hour or so. Nbc 10s drew smith is live in the Digital Operations Center. How did this happen . Well that is still being looked into. But right now you can look at my ipad, it is loading up just fine, the website. That was not the case earlier. The good news no Sensitive Information appears to have been hacked during this. The bad news is heard from a local cybersecurity expert, this site was a prime target. Hacked, the morning after the pools closed probably not a coincidence. Because of the election. Reporter rob davideo says the hackers who took the website down werent after money or information. This is a very low disruption type of activity. Reporter in fact they even passed on some advice. Your security is very low. Patch your security. Reporter the International Hacking group cybercommandos claimed responsibility for replacing th
Them faithful under trials and resolute when facing the difficult. Lord, even in sorrowing seasons, motivate them to be transformed by your liberating grace. Empower them to do the best that they are capable of, bringing a harvest of courage, compassion, and service. Give them the wisdom to place their ultimate trust in you. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , january 8, 2014. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward markey, a senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed patrick j. Leahy, preside
Know whats going to happen. And so were going to pass a bill thats going to spend trillions of dollars over 1 trillion, with all sorts of favors in there, not truly earmarks, but, biomarkers as closbut, boy, as close to thes you can come. With new programs by the appropriators, instead of the authorizing committee. Thats in this bill. And were going to pass this bill, and this number is going to jump from 21 to to 25 . The jig is up. You can no longer come down here and say, with honesty, heres what were doing, because what were doing is not honest. And when the American People say and what the American People people say is, what theyre saying with this is integrity matters. Straightforwardness matters. Truthinbudgeting and spending matters. At least if were going to do this lets own up to what were doing. Lets not be dishonest with the American Public about the numbers. Mr. President , i yield the floor. The presiding officer the senator from washington. Mrs. Murray mr. President , th
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Brown good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im james brown. Every day in this country, millions of parents let their sons and daughters play the School Sports they love but worry about what will happen if they get seriously hurt. Today, the ncaa, under the pressure of a lawsuit, addressed the issue of head injuries for athletes who play, have played or will play college sports. It agreed to a proposed 70 million settlement of the class action suit. The money will pay for neurological testing but not treatment, and the ncaa will have a new policy for returnings injured players to the game. Reporter from 20042009, nearly 30,000 College Athletes suffered concussions, more than half of them playing football. Lawyer steve berman represents injured former players who sued the ncaa. Players are being returned to the game too early, because of bad concussion management. And if you go to the game too early, you are at risk fair serious longterm brai