amtrak attendants filed a suit against the trucking company involved in the crash as well as amtrak. now dickerson accuses the trucking company of negligence because one of its drivers failed to stop at a crossing and slammed into the train. she also says a locked door on one of the train cars blocked her initial escape route as she tried to lead passengers out of the burning train. last week amtrak filed a lawsuit against the nevada trucking company involved in the crash. >>> a skier's in critical condition this morning after surviving an 800-foot fall from a mountain in wyoming. officials at the grand tee ton national park say 33-year-old ryan was skiing when he lost control and fell. he was wearing a climbing helmet and had an ice ax attached to his ski pole but he was unable to stop his fall. >>> well, the family of giants fan bryan stow has issued a new public statement. it says that he continues to show slow but steady signs of improvement three months after the brutal beating outside dodgers stadium. they say his fever is down and there are no signs of infections. the family m

. >>> the truck company involved in last month's deadly amtrak crash is suing amtrak. six people died when a driver barreled through crashing gates in nevada and plowed into a train bound for emeryville. the company faces five lawsuits. its countersuit against amtrak and union pacific claim the rail companies failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing. union pacific and amtrak have not commented yet. >>> more to ride on transit. fairs increase on monday, august 1. the regular adult fare goes up $2.10. youth and disabled will go up. fares increased to $4.20 for adults and $2.10 for everyone else. local 31 passes will stay the same for everyone except for youth. >>> chevron corporation is on track for what could be its most profitable year ever, boosted by high oil, the company earned $8 billion in the second quarter. chevron made almost $14 billion in the first half of the year. easily topped their previous high of $11 billion in 2008. chevron is the nation's second largest oil company. >>> preparations are wrapping up for tomorrow's san francisco marathon. the race be

. >>> a truck company involved in last month's deadly amtrak crash is suing amtrak. six people died when a driver for john davis trucking company barreled through crossing gates in nevada and plowed into a train bound for emeryville. the company faces five lawsuits. it is counter suing against amtrak and union pacific claiming the rail companies failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the crash site. union pacific and amtrak have not commented yet on the lawsuit. >>> well, soon you'll have to pay more to ride on a.c. transit buses. fare increases monday, august 1st, regular adult fare goes up 10 cents to $2.10. youth, seniors and disabled fares $1.05 up a nickel. increasing to 4.25 for adults and 2.10 for everyone else. 30-day transit passes increasing. local 30-day passes will stay the same for everyone except youth. >>> other bay area headlines. chevron corporation on track for what could be its most profitable year ever. the company earned nearly $8 billion in the second quarter. chevron made almost $14 billion in profit in the first half of the year. that

amtrak accuses the trucking company of failing to properly train at the driver. amtrak says it suffered at least $2 million in damages. >>> the federal government released a national survey of how much it costs to go to college. they california state university system has some of the steepest hikes. sarah lawrence college in new york tops the list of expensive private schools. it students pay about $41,000 a year. >>> to see more it and find out more about tuition costs, visit ktvu.com. >>> the national basketball association plans to lock out its players about two hours from now. they were unable to reach a collective bargaining unit. the league estimates 22 of 30 teams lost money this season and the president says a wide gap separates players and owners. >>> a woman survived a close call today with a bart train. the train operator says she saw a woman on the tracks at the san francisco glen park station about 8:50 a.m. the operator hit the brakes but several cars passed over the woman paid by police found the woman and -- bart police found a woman and she had c

more than 20 amtrak passengers injured. the lawsuit claims davis truckee failed to train that driver properly. it also claims that amtrak has lost $10 million because of the crash. davis trucking has had no comment. >>> authorities say a man flew from new york to l.a. using someone else's old boarding pass. tonight, we're learning his body odor may have led him to getting caught. a flight attendant checked his ticket after passengers complained that the guy stunk. bob ore shows us what the feds later found in his bags. >> reporter: virgin america flight had taken off from new york's kennedy airport, and was already in the air headed to los angeles when a flight attendant found something strange onboard. there was a man in 3e. a seat that was supposed to be empty. what asked for his papers, the man pulled out a boarding pass issued for another day, that did not match his real name. he made no threats and was carrying no weapons so the flight crew determined it was safe to fly onto l.a. as virgin flight 15 approached l.a.x.,

is being planned in the latest lawsuits stemming from a deadly crash in nevada amtrak attendant lana dickerson of illinois claims that amtrak was partially at fault for her injuries dickerson says that she was trying to the passengers to safety but had to double back through a burning car because of the locked door and jumped out a window and stabbed another amtrak attendant heard in the accident is filing suit against lawrence valli and his employer jon davis trucking claiming that negligence after that truck driver fell to stop at the train crossing on june 24th at six people died in that crash >>former chicago police superintendent jody weis will be joining the chicago trine crime commission ... he will be the group's new deputy director the organization is non-profit and consists of civic and business leaders who are committed to improving the quality of public safety and justice he became the superintendent in 2008 and stepped down earlier this year when his contract and that he had a rocky tenure as many rank- and-file police officers did not let the fact if they came from the

. >>> amtrak is suing a nevada trucking company for last week's crash. sixty six people were killed and 20 were injured. the lawsuit blames the employer for being negligent saying the driver wasn't properly trained. amtrak stufferred $10 million in damage. >>> warmer this afternoon and that will continue into the weekend. high temperatures from today, 70s and 80s. 82 in redwood city. 82 in santa rosa. temperatures up 5-15 degrees over yesterday. here is a look that change over the past day. 15 degrees warmer in livermore. 14 in redwood city and 13 in san raff el. this is just the start of denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> in national news tonight a security breach is raising questions about the safety of air travel tonight. after a man from nigeria used an expired boarding pass in someone else's name to fly. he attempted to fly from los angeles to atlanta. the man is charged as a stow away. agents say there is no evidence he is a terrori

amtrak has. the dog, a fully equipped dog team with training, trainer, dog, so on and so forth is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars because the dog -- you pay for the salary of the trainer -- >> per year? >> yes. >> you think that's per year, hundreds of thousands of dollars? >> hold on, inspector parker, can you give me a spence sense? what does a dog handler make there at amtrak? what's their annual salary? do you ever a guess, generally what they're making? >> it depends on their rank. they probably are at $50,000 to $70,000. >> so how do you come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars? alpo only costs so much >> we provide going teams to agencies around the country. and it is in excess of $100,000. >> you said hundreds of thousands of dollars per dog. i challenge to you verify that number. >> we'll get you the numbers. >> would the gentleman yield? >> yes. >> i assume that your whole body imaging machines require an operator, too, that require as a salary as well. it actually in corpu

on amtrak. the train was on its way to emeryville when it was struck by a truck killing six people including a bus driver. an amtrak attendant says survivors had to double back past dead bodies and jump out a window because of a locked baggage door. amtrak has claimed negligence by the trucking company. >>> san francisco fire officials now say a three alarm apartment fire in the city's mission district caused $9.5 million in damage. we first brought you this story as it was happening. three buildings were damaged in the fire displacing 26 people. investigators have not determined the cause of the fire but say it is considered accidental. >>> details, the chaotic moments of that b.a.r.t. officer shooting. and david christianson is here with audio recordings of that night. >> reporter: we obtained those recordings of what was going on here at the b.a.r.t. station. the recordings paint a vivid picture. it started with a radio report of an apparently intoxicated man on platform one. >> there's a guy

. >>> amtrak is suing a nevada trucking company for last week's crash. sixty six people were killed and 20 were injured. the lawsuit blames the employer for being negligent saying the driver wasn't properly trained. amtrak stufferred $10 million in damage. >>> warmer this afternoon and that will continue into the weekend. high temperatures from today, 70s and 80s. 82 in redwood city. 82 in santa rosa. temperatures up 5-15 degrees over yesterday. here is a look that change over the past day. 15 degrees warmer in livermore. 14 in redwood city and 13 in san raff el. this is just the start of the warming trend. we will be back after this break. i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, we're delivering everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do. it's not a problem. i don't mind as long as we always stop at chevron and get that techron stuff. my ears f

amtrak now trades around in swept for explosives before boarding. we keep an explosive team president of the boarding gate to provide a detection capability and immediate response. dogs are effective in detecting explosives but also as a deterrent in many environments when deployed properly. amtrak has many challenges as airport authorities, particularly the need to secure open face areas that intruders could use to come into our property. we have been able to implement some new procedures that could be used in airports i have helped pioneer a new application of canines called vapor-wake. they smell the chemicals of explosives in the air after a person trapped -- passes by. this application is being developed. in closing, i would like to reiterate my position as a good k-9 program which is an excellent investment for an agency that needs to secure high traffic areas or facility perimeter provided the program is properly funded and supported with a strong infrastructure. to this point, i have brought two teams with me to give a brief demonstration. a

they're trying to determine why the truck driver slammed into the emeryville bound amtrak train at a crossing 70 miles east of reno. he and five other people on the train were killed and 20 were injured in the accident that took place on june 245th -- 24th. >> two people charged with blocking installation of pg&e smart meters. this is youtube video of the arrest yesterday. the protestors are affiliated with the stop smart meters group which has concerns about the safety and privacy of the meters. they were charged with obstruction and released. pg&e say customers can delay using smart meters. the utility would still install the readers, but a meter still has to come out to the house. responding to the protestors complaints, pg&e says it does not hire unlicensed contractors to install smart meters. >>> the fourth of july weekend means maximum ebb forcement forcement -- enforcement from the chop -- california highway patrol. they will be setting up sew into it checkpoints. they say dui arrests upper. last night they arrested 67 drunk drivers. up from 57 last year. statewide officers ar

they're trying to determine why the truck driver slammed into the emeryville bound amtrak train as a crossing 70 miles east of reno. he and five people on the train were killed, 20 were injured. >>> if you live in or around el cerrito, police are reporting a possible mountain lion in the area. it happened on charles avenue. until control says the deer was too severely injured to be saved. police are asking residents to call 9-1-1 or animal croyle they see a mountain lion. >> first day as a free national dominique strauss-kahn steps out as the case against him begins to collapse. why people in france say the littest development could help his presidential as separations. >> the other royal wedding. after 50 year monaco has its princess. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> the document instinct -- dominique strauss-kahn enjoyed his first day of freedom. the prosecutors admit his accuser has credibility problems. he was accused of assaulting a hotel maid. a friend says now that the rape case is collapsing, he will come back even stronger. >> here we have f

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amtrak is counter suing, however. they're suing the truck company, claiming negligence in the training of its truck drivers. >>> and an incredible story is emerging from guy ana. a commercial flight crashed and split in half and remarkably everyone on board walked away alive. jeff rossen has the story. >> reporter: as paramedics arrived, the jet ripped in two off the runway, it looked like another airline tragedy. >> this is one of the worst aviation mishaps in recorded memory in guyana. >> reporter: soon passengers would emerge alive. >> we had to jump off the plane and my shoulder is messed up. >> reporter: after departing new york, it stopped in trinidad and flew on to guyana. there the boeing 737 touched down and skidded off the runway, stopping just 200 feet short of a ravine. thinking it was over, passengers say they clapped. that's when the cabin broke in half. >> when the plane land i told my friend, man, we're going to die, we're going to die, because the plane, it don't have enough runway to stop. >> it happ

. >> and amtrak is taking a nevada trucking company to court because one big rig crashed into a train last week. six people died including the conductor and other driver. and 20 others were injured. accusing the company of not properly training the driver turning out to have a spotty driving record. amtrak attendant was hurt and is suing the trucking company. >> emergency crews on the scene of a major train derailment. officials say 20 carriers left the tracks as you can see. the freight train carrying vehicles from a ford truck plant heading from louisville to florida. the derailed cars have blocked main highway there, highway 1020. there have not been reports of injuries or evacuations. the train carrying hazardous materials derailed four years ago in the same place. >> a nigerian national accused of sneaking aboard a flight has a history of not paying for his transportation. and he was detained on friday wh. questioned he presented a day old boarding pass which wasn't in his name. after questioning, the agents let him go saying he didn't pose an immediate threat. wednesday, he trie

a big rig driver for the john davis trucking company slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. the company says that it's determined to find out why the driver ignored it flashing lights and crossing gates and smashed into the moving train. the trucking company also says that it was not at fault at two previous accidents that are cited in the state safety records. >>> some vallejo business owners say that they are seeing an improvement on one of the city's corners known for its prostitution activity. tennessee street and sonoma boulevard have turned into a, quote, ghost town thanks to surveillance cameras installed by police. but they say it's too soon to tell what impact they had on crime but they are discussing a possible expansion of the camera system. >>> atherton police chief is retiring. he took over as police chief in november 2009. guerra will stay stay with the department for en extended period of time to work on some projects and provide support to the incoming interim police chief. >>> good afternoon. we have blue skies. most of us dealing with blue skies. just a lit

want to bring you news about an amtrak accident. this is coverage from a chopper on the way to the scene. it's confirmed an amtrak passenger train collided with a truck. this is in maine. it happened around 11:00 this morning. now, this spokesman says there are some injuries, and some of them serious. we do not have a number of those injuries, but we know some are serious. she confirmed this accident resulted in a fire, but she did not know if the fire was still blazing or if it had actually been put out. this is amtrak, number 691, involved in a collision shortly after 11:00 this morning in maine. we understand a chopper is on its way, and we will come back to this story. >>> we are also working another story. we want to go beyond the headlines in the cheating scandal that has rocked atlanta public schools. just last week, a state investigation found 178 teachers and principals either erased wrong answers on students standardized test or knew about the cheating and said nothing. and the former atlanta teacher says he was fired beca

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amtrak attendant sued the truck company involved in the crash and is also suing amtrak. dickerson accuses the truck company of negligence because one of its drivers failed to stop at the crossing slamming into that train. but she also says a locked door on one of the train cars blocked her initial escape route as she was trying to lead passengers out of that burning train. last week amtrak filed a lawsuit against that nevada trucking company involved in the crash. >>> seven bay area rafters are now talking about their harrowing experience on the american river. >> oh my god. we are going to die. >> moments after that sound was captured by the helmet camera look at that, the raft flipped over in that fast moving water. all seven passengers were quickly swept downstream. >> started doing a head count and trying to get everyone out of the river. it's a big current high water, cold, there was just no place to get out. >> other rafters we spoke to say they struggled to stay in the middle of the river to try to avoid sharp boulders. finally the group made it to a calm spot in

. >>> a local couple on the amtrak train that was hit by a semi truck said they will not be taking a train soon. able and sara ortiz said they were returning when the passenger car was hit. they saw smoke and flames. six peernlings including the driver of the semi truck were killed in the crash. amtrak has filed a lawsuit against the trucking company. >>> a new study shows that glaucoma is almost twice as likely to strike people who are near sighted. researchers in the netherlands found that nearsighted people who have trouble seeing things far away are 90% more likely to develop glaucoma. it is considered a leading cause for blindness. >>> a bay area brewery is celebrating a three pete. it has been named bore of the year -- beer of the year for the third year in a row. pliney the elder at ii. a was named. other beers include north coast brewing old rase putin. bear republic racer five came in number 29 and russian river's blind pig ida came in 43rd. congratulations it them all. >> absolutely. i'm sure there may be a few samples this weekend. >>> an important warning for everyone hea

. >> a truck company involved in last month's deadly amtrak crash is suing amtrak. six people died when a driver for john davis trucking company there'll through crossing gates in nevada and plowed into a train bound for emeryville. the trucking company faces five lawsuits. now, its countersuit against amtrak and union pacific claim the rail company failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the crash site. union pacific and amtrak have not yet commented on that lawsuit. >> and digging up an abandoned section of pipeline causing new problems for pg&e. the suction was virtually part of the pipeline that cause last year's deadly explosion and fire. state regulators order the utility to dig it up as part of an ongoing investigation. well, the work began on thursday and this weekend they started complaining about smelling gas. pg&e says there is no gas actually in the pipeline, just the order. >> just got trapped in the pipe and has been trapped there essentially since 1956, so they had done some work and have determined that there was no gas still in the pipe, the

a trucking company is firing revilifiling lawsuits agt amtrak. the truck driver crashed through at a guard gate killing six and injuring other people they are elected for training >> there was a tank truck that leaked disinfectant into a water treatment plant 11th-hour san gallons leaked out of the tank. >> the giants roster changing and we will have that korean and a full forecast trade ahead. it is shaping up to be a pretty nice day. [ male announcer ] you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity. turning your life upside down in a matter of seconds. hi. hi. you know i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. you just read my mind. [ male announcer ] just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money, and ruining your reputation. that's why you need lifelock. lifelock is the leader in identity theft protection. relentlessly protecting your personal information to help stop the crooks in their tracks before your identity is attacked. protecting your soci

. >> and deadly amtrak crash, you haven't heard the whole story. what company lawyers are saying in client ease defense. >> and caltrans versus redwoods, major court decision that could put a big highway project in northern california on hold. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a federal judge is ordering caltrans to stop work on a controversial plan to cut wider highway lanes in redwood county. it's to accommodate large trucks. they would have to cut into the towering redwoods. several groups caltrans failed to analyze the environmental impact as required by law. >> an attorney representing the nevada trucking than whose truck crashed into amtrak train is defending the safety record. they say they were not at fault for the accident that is cited in safety records. he says the company is cooperating with investigators. the company is waiting to find out why the driver ignored flashing lights and crossing gates before skidding into that amtrak train. the driver and five passengers died in the crash. four lawsuits have bee

. >>> the trucking company involved in the amtrak crash is now defending its safety record. a big rig driver for the john davis trucking company slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. the company says it's determined to find out why the driver ignored flashing lights and crossing gates. the trucking company said it was not at fault at two previous accidents cited in state safety records. >>> in less than three hours the space shuttle atlantis is scheduled to take off and the crew is walking out to the shuttle right now. i want to take you there live as we are watching the astronauts this morning. unfortunately, weather has been the biggest question though about this launch. 70% chance that the launch will be postponed. nasa is still planning for lift off at 8:26 our time. as you account see again we are looking live at kennedy space center as the astronauts board the shuttle that will take them over to the launch pad. nasa has not said when it will make a final decision on the launch. this is the final mission for a u.s. space shuttle. atlantis is scheduled to spen

let's go back to dave and pam. >>> amtrak is saying pay up. the legal action taken after that deadly collision of a big rig into a train. >>> breaking news about reports that the golden gate ferry would be hit with a strike this morning. >>> we have clear skies. temperatures will be warming up. we'll have how much warmer and the weekend forecast in a couple minutes.

of the dog teams that amtrak has. the fully equipped dog team with trainer, dog, and so and so forth is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. you pay the -- >> per year? >> yes. >> per year? inspector parker, what is a dog handler make there at amtrak? do you have a guess generally of what they make? >> depends on their rank they probably are at $50,000-$70,000. >> how do you come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars? >> we receive the program with dog teams to agencies around the country, and it is an in excess of thousands of dollars. >> you said hundreds of thousands of dollars per dog. i challenge you to verify the number. >> we'll get you the numbers. >> would the gentleman yield? >> yes. >> i assume that you're whole body imaging machines require an operator too that requires a salary as well? it actually -- in corpus christi it requires three, one to stop you going through, one to listen on the radio, and the one in the back. those three operates per body machine. >> they are required, each have a role.

when bun of the drivers slammed the car -- neither union pacific nor amtrak have been filed. >> >> 212-year-old clark gaines gable and a friend were arrested the allegedly pointing a laser like this at an l.a.p.d. vehicle friday fight of the officers followed the vehicle. gables sister defended her brother when she went to defend him out of jail. >> lasers should be banned pilot. that things should be illegal. >> he told people outside of the jail that the arrest was a misunderstanding and that people make mistakes. >> >> anthony opens up about his time on the job and the changes he has made. >> check youth this video be a store clerk fights off a robber, but as you hear this is not an ordinary clerk. >>> the 10:00 news continues in 902nds. . >>> oakland police chief anthony bass said that conditions are improving for citizens. >> reporter: march 2009, a funeral for 4 of oakland's finest, in attendance, anthony bass from long beach pd. a man who told himself that day "i want to lead the department in oakland" and by the following 2009, he was and now 20 months later. >> i feel the pass

an amtrak attendants accuses negligence on the part of the truck driver. his employer as well as amtrak. >>> in oakland, fire crews are on the scene of the fire that we understand is pretty much out. these are live pictures from 45th and international. this was a two-alarm fire at one point where you can see there is a bunch of parked cars. we saw tow crews out there as well so we think this may be a holding area for a tow company. the smoke is dissipated. but at one point there was a thick plume of black smoke that was visible from the nimitz freeway. this area is east of 880 in oakland so fire crews are still out there again putting water on the remaining hot spots. but as far as traffic impact goes, you can see that police are out there now. they blocked a stretch of international boulevard right there at 45th. so busy intersection, avoid the area. traffic on 880 is not impacting -- never was even though smoke at one point was visible so thank you for those live pictures fro chopper 5. 880 past the coliseum, no traffic impact, so far so good towards hig

an amtrak attendant accuses negligence on the part of the truck driver, his employer and amtrak. the woman says she was trying to lead passengers out of a burning car but had to double back because the route was blocked by a locked door. investigators say the truck driver smashed into the train killing six people. the cause is still under investigation. >>> your live moneywatch report is coming up next. the best way to increase your savings starting today. >>> first google and now twitter is in hot water over its business practices. why the social network is at the center of a federal investigation. ks... because there are three fridays ,, 3q i'm robin sue joss. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. when i took the finish challenge i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the finish challenge for yourself. >>> closed captioning of eyewitness news is brought to you by shreve & co. jewelers, a san francisco original. >>> welcome back. time now 5:42. for many people, the month of july means ext

. >>> and the steps investigators are going to take to identify the final victim of the fatal amtrak crash in nevada. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. >>> is the obama administration about to crackdown on california medical marijuana clubs? as ktvu's john sasaki reports a new memo from the domedome has licensed cannabis dealers concerned. >> reporter: this plant is targeted by some new federal weed killer. >> indicia is good for people with pain who want to sleep. >> reporter: the justice department issued a memo that says people that are in the business of districting marijuana and those who knowingly timeiate such activities are in violation of the controlled substances act regardless of state law. >> we could always be busted at any time. >> reporter: richard lee is president of oaksterdam university. >> the science is completely in favor of medical marijuana. more and more science has been coming out. more and more people know it works. >> reporter: in the memo, the term "those who knowingly facilitate such activities" cast a large net for prosecutions, including nose who

amtrak trains are randomly swept for explosives before boarding. we keep an explosive team to provide a detection capability and immediate response. think i this a dog would provide an elevated sense of security. dogs are very effective not only in detecting explosives but as a deterrent in any environment when deployed properly. amtrak has many challenges in airports, particularly the need to secure open space areas that intruders can use to come on to our property. i helped pioneer a new application of k-9 called vapor weight. it's a trained dog's ability to smell in the wake of the air after a person passes by. otheral agencies such as t.s.a. are starting to use the vapor wake technology. it's an excellent investment for any agency that needs secure high traffic areas or facility perimeters provided the program is properly supported with a strong infrastructure. >> to this point, i'val brought two teams with me to give a brief demonstration. after we conclude the demo, i would be happy to answer any questions you might have. thank you, begin, fo

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if you took amtrak, that would take you 18 hours. china spent $34 billion to build this rail link in just over three years, nearly a year ahead of schedule. how did they do it? >> it's a one party regime, so there's no political opposition, there's no rule of law, there's no transparency, so there aren't as many environmental hearings and things like that. and then they have got the money. >> reporter: they also had a little help. our technology is imported from france and germany, said this engineer, but we developed our own train. with that technology, china already has 12 high-speed railings under construction, hoping to build 10,000 miles of high-paid rail by 2020. but critics say it's costing the government too much to build and passengers too much to ride. earlier this year, the railway's ministry chief was fired for allegedly embezzling $30 million, sparking concerns railway authorities might have cut corners at the expense of safety. but maybe, also in a rush to catch up. there's still a huge gap between china and other devel

why this amtrak engine is covered in bright yellow material. >>> amtrak is making a new safety statement in an effort to tell people to stay off the tracks. it is written there. if you see it and you are traveling you may want to take a minute and read the message. says stay alive, stay off the tracks, i pack a punch. 90 people died last year after being hit by a train. they tress passed or drove a vehicle into the path of an oncoming train. >>> are of the planning work is halting on the high-speed rail project. the chief executive saying he is stopping it till leaders can find how many tracks to use. they are considering using two tracks. they originally planned for twenty four traction. the other says the two track system could minimize the problem of encroaching on the downtown of the cities. >> bart's oakland airport connector project is expected to come in under budget. the line is projected to cost under $481 million. $484million was budgeted for the project. the connector line is expected to be ready in the spring of 2014. >>> the push to cut the deficit could hurt food safety. it

a truck slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. today a lawyer for the firm says his client was not at fault in those incidents. >>> governor jerry brown today said his executive order to get rid of unnecessary state vehicles is working but that more needs to be done. the governor says so far the government has weeded out 800,000 vehicles and that will save taxpayers $11.4 million next year as well as bring in $5 million when those vehicles are auctioned off. but it is still only 70% of the governor's target of eliminating 60,000 vehicles from the motor pool. >>> president obama called a meeting with congressional leaders constructive. the two sides disagree over taxes on the wealthy and spending cuts. >> the parties are still far apart on a wide range of issues. but, again, i thought that all the leaders here came in a spirit of compromise. >> the president has come out to talk about oil and gas and private jets. he's a little late to the party since in the republican budget we have already proposed a fair, flatter, simpler tax co

a big rig slammed into the amtrak train. the fire broke out and the flames raced through two train cars. investigators say a video camera from the train's engines show the crossing gates and warning lights worked properly. skid marks were found but failed to stop the truck. >> coming up next, an icon of american politics passes away, more on the life of bet if i at this ford. -- betty ford. >> space shuttle atlantis is on its way into history. [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you dot want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something th they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. [ male announcer ] you don't makeby pressing a button.cken it takes a cook. we're kfc and we've got a cer

. >>> gene quan will attend a party tonight at the amtrak station. this is the first in a series of events to boost interest in a restoration project. the station attracted attention earlier this year and $200,000 in improvements when it was a back drop for a movie. today there will be food trucks and a speech by the mayor. >> dancers are looking for work, we will tell you where you can go if you want to be a warriors girl. . >>> all right. there is a look at your numbers, dow down 20 points. getting ready to vote on a bill to avoid a u.s. debt default. >>> new information about the police involved fatal shooting in the bay view neighborhood. police say they have found the gun that killed kenneth harding during a foot chase july 16.  investigators say someone in the neighborhood led them to the pistol which officers say someone picked up in the chaos after the gun battle. tests determined it is the 38 that fired the bullet that killed kenneth harding. police believe he shot himself. >>> little room for optimism. better than expected. the number of

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you may be curious as to why we might invite someone from amtrak. amtrak police to be here at a hearing regarding airport security. one of the questions i think that is a legitimate one that this committee would like to explore is while the tsa has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in whole body imaging machines and technology, there are those pretty ailing at the pentagon who have come to the conclusion that dogs are the single best way to find explosive devices. i would like to ask unanimous consent to introduce into the record -- there was a press conference by lieutenant lieutenant general michael owes that says quote dogs are the best detectors and i would point to this. i know all good americans get this magazine, airmen. and there made gin 2011 edition says there's no technology proven more effective than the detection of explosives in the k-9. there are questions as to are we investing enough in technology that we know that work in canines according to the pentagon having spent literally tens of billions of dollars? again without waxi

. >> new details are emerge becoming the fiery crash involving a big rig truck and amtrak train in a nevada desert. it comes from a lawsuit filed by an aten can't. she said she was trying to lead passengers through the burning wreckage but they were blocked by a baggage door. they had to double past bodies and jump down about 15 feet from the window to rocky rail bed below. the accident killed six people. anderson's attorney is trying to determine if the doors on the baggage door should have been locked. >> you won't believe how one woman tried to sneak her husband out of prison. >> when is a new time to buy a new computer. how long to do electronics really last. >> and judge is about to read the murder trial. she is now in the courtroom. the young mother is accused of killing her own daughter. we'll bring it to you live. >>> in mexico police arrested a woman who was caught trying to sneak a suit case out of prison containing her husband. they say prison guards stopped her afterwards while she was pulling a suitcase because she looked nervous. when they opened it up, a man curle

amtrak. amtrak doesn't make a profit. it's not supposed to make a profit. like saying why doesn't the marine corps make a profit. the difference between government and private enterprise. >> unlike in britain where you have the class system, depending where you went to school and what your parents did and who you were bred into, that is often how you get on in life. in america, i spent four or five years immersing myself in this culture. class system is based on hard work, success and achievement. not surprising to me the people governing the country pander to that by this rhetoric everything has to make a profit. that's the way you have a yardstick of success here, isn't it? >> if you're talking about social mobility, that is always defined as the american dream. the ability of one generation to do better than the generation that spawned them. that was something always quintessentially american. we're tenth in the american dream right now, tenth in social mobility compared to other countries around the world which is like sweden coming in 10th in swedish m

but the post office, amtrak and interior department and bureaucracy, epa those are the folks that are going to be closed down, they are going to win this fight. >> sean: i agree with you. i agree with cut, cap and balance. it i -- i think it is where the mood of the country is. rasmussen poll only 34% want to raise taxes. people understand this is a spending problem. here's my concern. mcconnell did co-sponsor the cut, cap and balance bill in the senate. he put forward a proposal, this is my concern, the so-called fall-back, last minute deal that reid likes, obama likes, pelosi likes. i'm concerned that in fact, we may have a situation where they've all been winking and nodding at each other saying we are going to satisfy those conservatives on paper. in reality we are going to do this deal which would cede all power of the house of representatives and their control of spending to the president of the united states. that to me would be a failure of leadership by republicans. >> i agree with you completely. i have a video on my site now, bar -- borrowing bruce springsteen's line, no re

a big rig driver for the john davis trucking company slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. the truck company says it wants to know why the driver ignored flashing lights and crossing gates and smashed into that moving train. the trucking company also says it was not at fault from two previous accidents. >>> this morning is the final chapter in the u.s. space shuttle program. atlantis is scheduled to launch from florida in less than two hours. but the weather may get in the way. now that we understand the crew has just locked into the cabin. jim spellman is there at kennedy space center. jim, what happens in the next two hours? i know we are waiting for the weather. >> reporter: yeah good morning, pam. still saying say only a 30% chance they will be able to hit their projected take off time. they only have a ten minute window there where they can take off if the weather is that is go either way. so far the astronauts they have just latched in after fueling up overnight. the next two hours are mostly technical checks. they have to make sure everything is okay with the shuttle

. >>> a woman was killed by an amtrak train in the east bay. she was struck on the tracks near carlson. no one on the train was hurt, but the incident caused delayed all morning. >>> well, a young mountain lion attacked a deer, prompting police to issue a warning to people in the area. animal control spotted the injured deer on the 5800 block of charles avenue on friday. cougars rarely attack people, but as a caution, police are telling people to be aware. >>> a 300-year-old tree in san mateo county may be saved. the tree is nicknamed granny and it was going to be knocked down to make room for a road. if a nonprofit takes responsibility for the tree and the land around it, it would consider tunneling under the tree to install the line, even if it's more expensive. >>> santa clara county is known for the home of the young tech entrepreneurs, but the elderly make up for the county's population. according to a report on the silicone valley council of aging, the elderly increased 52% and the number of people between 55 and 65 increased more than 37

amtrak and an employee are also suing. >>> court of appeals the military can no longer force a ban on gays serving openly in the military. the "don't ask, don't tell" policy must be fully lifted. this means the military can no longer discharge gay service men and women. >>> pg&e cruise are about to restore natural gas services after a gas leak. a contract crew was working at 10:00 a.m. when they accidentally hit a line. 11 families were told to leave as a precaution. they were allowed to return three hours ago. pg&e says gas service should be restored within the hour. >>> residents are demanding answers from pg&e about the safety of gas pipelines behind their homes. neighborhoods now cover the homes where pg&e installed the pipelines in 1965. residents want proof the pipelines meet safety standards. >> we haven't got a safety study, which is required by federal law. >> a spokeswoman told us crews inspected one pipeline in april and plans to inspect the other one next year. it will take several months to assess the results before releasing them. >>> just two hours ago the health commit

the passengers were taken off the train and put on amtrak buses. tracks were shut down for more than two hours while police investigated. >>> there are increased patrols on california roads this holiday weekend all in an effort to keep drivers safe. as uk's allie rasmus tells us tonight there has already been one fatality on the highways. >> reporter: gassed up and ready to go, these drivers say traveling is a 4th of july hydrocarbon tradition. >> we have an extra day off with the family to relax a little bit. >> drink a bunch of beer and watch some fireworks. >> reporter: driving getting a late start to their destinations feared facing crowded highways. >> i took it to be bad, definitely later on in the evening. drivers on eastbound 80 in richmond got off to a slow start. chp closed lanes to investigation a three-car crash. one person kind two others were seriously injured. witnesses say the driver of a white nissan run away from the scene. investigators wanted to talk to him to find out how this crash happened. >> we have the passenger from his v