It comes to Homeland Security . I believe we are much safer than we were 18 years ago when these events transpired. I think those are events that we will always remember shape us as a nation. The attacks that began as United Airlines flight and american Airlines Flight struck both the north and south tower we were also called to tackle the pentagon and the heroic event of the individuals on united flight 93 which crashed in shanksville pennsylvania. Those minutes between the attacks on the World Trade Center and collapse of the north and south tower, i believe they forever changed us as a nation and we are much safer today as a result of those attacks, we have the creation of the department of Homeland Security that allows us to better share information and allows us to better refine the situation. Extreme lines of the organization. Dashes chaired the sole mission or the primary mission of that committee is each and every day to see what we can do as congress and what we can do to prot
And it was really late. Then had to spend 25 minutes on a bus or so. Now i will be late for meetings so im trying to figure out what to do next. Reporter overnight rail workers removed the derailed freight care and spent the next 16 hours struggling repair the damage. It would not come soon enough to save the evening rush hour. Our track guys have been at it for many hours and they got a good look at the damage. I was told it was in excess of a thousand feet of track damaged, significantly damaged, third rail, regular rail, ties, all of that. Reporter with one of the two tracks out of service, the railroad canceled Westbound Service on the ronkonkoma and port jeff branches at 3 00 p. M. To make way for eastbound trains. The priority, to get commuters out of new york city. Most seemed resigned to the inconvenience. Sometimes things break and you got to adapt to it and do the best you can. How do you think they are doing the best they can . I think they are doing a good job. You can alwa
Theres a crash involving a big rig, a pickup truck and debris. Looking for a sweeper truck and a tow. In san pablo, folks look like theyre getting back on at central. Chp says theyre not sure when theyll be able to reopen those lanes. The rest of your day is clear. Thank you very much. 5 01. In milpitas the city decided to take Water Conservation one step further with a big rate hike. Residents say its not fair. Today in the bays bob redell live in milpitas with the decision. The city council raised those rates by 65 . Youre right, laura, 65 increase in the water rate hike, water rates in the city of milpitas will be faced in. In january theyll jump by 30 and then in july another 35 , getting it to the 65 . Looking at what this will cost the average customer rs their average bill could go up by around 28 a month. The city council explained the dix to a packed room last night, full of concerned residents saying the drought made water more expensive. For example, milpitas gets some water
Newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Thank you for joining us this morning. We start with breaking news this morning and the fight against isis. It could spell trouble between russia and nato. Turkish jets shot down a russian warplane turkey says violated its airspace. The russian jet apparently crashed into syrian territory. Russias Defense Ministry says it can prove the jet was over syrian airspace the entire time. The russian jet crashed into a hill t. Pilots of the su24 jet parachuted from their plane. Local media reports one of the pilots have been captured t. Fate of the other pilot is currently unclear. This morning, a world wide travel alert is in effect for american sids t. State department is warning that and it comes as one of the busiest travel years kicked off yesterday. The government advises u. S. Citizens to exercise vigilance when using transportation. The warning remains inesque until february the 24th. This morning, president obama peets with french preside