Say the technology will be on the train by the year end but it will not be on some of the tracks. The tracks are on by others like amtrak and norfolk southern. Amtrak says they will be done installing it by the deadline csx says they will need more deadline time. I cant imagine it helping people in fredericksburg. Reporter this woman relocated to fredericksburg knowing she could take vre everyday. It would definitely create some sort of hassle. The only other alternative would be to drive. Reporter speaking of officials they say this is not for a lack of effort. They have been working on this and spending billions of dollars in technology. They dont do put it on the system until it is safe. They say they dont have to create another risk on the rails. Congress could make an extension sometime ahead of the deadline. Brianne carter, abc 7 news. Kimberly if vre and marc are forced to suspend service the comedic pressure drivers on the road. The Transit Agency may have to make some service
Beheading of james foley by an islamic extremist. Militants say they executed foley in retaliation for u. S. Air strikes in iraq. A nice of protests in ferguson briefly turning into a tense confrontation. Authorities believe that they were successful. I believe there was a turning point made. In arizona, rising waters resulting in dramatic rescues after heavy monsoonlike rains. As much as 8 inches fell in some areas. It was like the beginning of watching noah or something. In california firefighters are gaining ground on a wildfire near Yosemite National park. The fire scorched more than 300 acres of land. In the middle east more rocket fire. Air strikes after peace talks failed. Texas governor rick perry formally booked on felony charges. Im going to fight this injustice with every fiber of my being, and we will prevail. A tense hostage situation in chicago. Two officers were wounded. The suspects took six children. Four have been released. Beer drinkers beware. There could be somethi
Also today, could the u. S. War against isis militants spread from iraq to syria . The terror group operates in both countries, and president obamas defense team says going after isis in iraq alone is having limited impact. Well tell you what the options are at this moment for the u. S. Good afternoon to you all. Thank you so much for being here. Im t. J. Holmes. We do have that breaking story. All eyes right now on Staten Island where theres a massive rally going on. Its well under way now. People there protesting the police choke hold death of eric gardner. Well give you a look at the podium where the family of eric gardner is speaking alongside the reverend al sharpton. You see him at the podium. Reverend sharpton the head of the National Action network and msnbc host. His National Action network organized this march and rally today. Most of these marchers that youre seeing there, theyve been demonstrating for a little while this morning. They arrived by bus a little earlier today.
Hes not backing down on it. What is the latest youre hearing from republicans on the hill . Caller this is a fascinating story, joy. Just a week after the elections happened and Mitch Mcconnell talked about the Senate Getting to work again, there is talk of a possibility of a Government Shutdown. The reason i will say that, the reason because theres a strong bloc of conservatives that want to add language to a government funding bill by december 11th that would proebt the president from moving forward on executive action relating to Immigration Reform. That is something a lot of democrats, obviously, do not want to see at all. That is something that could be potentially very problematic with the democratically controlled senate. Mitch mcconnell and john boehner, this is their real test of leadership, even though the more conservative congress, even though the next one is not seated, a lot of people are emboldened and they dont want to give the president an inch. Rank and file members s