Elevatos to the right there will be three busses this evening. One at 6 45 one at 7 00 and one at 7 15. They each will carry about 50 of you. As you might be able to tell there are more than 150 people in this room. We are not encouraging you to sit on each others laps. What we are asking you to do is please dont wait until that last bus. Theyll be downstairs again and if you prefer to go elsewhere this evening please make sure you get back to the hotel so we can be ready to start in the morning. Thank you for coming today. Thank you for arranging your travel schedules to be here this afternoon and to begin the celebration and we invite you to the reception next door. Thank you. [ applause ] and taking it live now to capitol hill. The hearing from the amtrak Train Derailment from last month in philadelphia that killed ten people and injured 200 others and the National Transportation safety board, it was not equipped with an automatic speed control system that could have prevented that
I look forward to working with my friends in the senate to get that reform bill enacted into law. In closing i look forward for hearing from our witnesses regarding these important issues and i would like to recognize Ranking Member defazio for an opening statement. Thank you, mr. Chairman and thanks for holding this hearing today. I certainly agree with you about the extraordinary importance on the performance of the population of the east coast on the United States on the use of this corridor on a daily basis. In terms of the number of people that use it and the contribution to the economy and what happens when that corridor goes down and i also agree that this committee does have a longterm commitment to amtrak and other infrastructure needs of the United States. Unfortunately, that is not shared by your republican colleagues on the transportation, housing, urban development subcommittee. In fact, on the day of the accident, they cut a 251 million, is it . Or 290 million from the Ca
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Sheriffs department and said it hadnt done enough research to make sure it doesnt violate privacy. And said even with a grant deadline, the proposal was being rushed before the board and the public. Everything i read about this Technology Makes meese think it is capable of doing far more than identifying someone through a triangulation system. If we use it judiciously which we plan to do and the people overseeing it will, i think were going to be okay. Were dedicated to preserving peoples rights. Reporter the board decided to approve the purchase but first as a concession the sheriffs use policy for the device will befbd several oversight committees that focus on Public Safety and g r t hahp hc other key decision today. Santa clara county and many bay area nonprofits are ignoring the legal fight over president obamas executive order and today pushing ahead with new programs and new immigration center. The board of supervisors led by cindy chavez approved two major steps to assist immig
My heart is broken and im just begging anybody who knows where she is or him or whoever is helping to please bring her home. I dont care how he does it just bring her home. Reporter again, we are waiting for a News Conference to begin. The mom is expected to be at this News Conference and officials are working to reunite her with her little girl. Threeyearold daughter eleanor. A multi state brett has been canceled. 43yearold Michael Trotta in police custody. The two again found in massachusetts. Trotta is facing numerous charges include recklessly endangering another person, carjacking and other charges stemming from an assault according to police on the mother dawn bar cuss back on february 15th. Lucy and iain were waiting for this News Conference to begin momentarily. All right, sounds good, dawn. Of course we will get right back to dawn in that News Conference in new castle the mommy it happens. Were staying on top of this story and update you throughout this newscast you can stay u