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Capitol hill seems more divided than ever. but what does that mean for you? im heading to ohio to take a look at the reality on the ground. the bridge connects cincinnati, ohio, to covington, kentucky and these two states have been squabbling about how to pay for this bridge for years. even though funding for this infrastructure problem has the full support of the president, the congress has been reluctant to commit to the $2.6 billion price tag for a new bridge. its a hot topic in these parts, ...

I said essentially a 30-block perimeter. what caused it? >> this is part of a wider investigation right now, david. there were issues that were pin pointed to the transmission line. thats being looked into. the governer has prompted further investigation into what happened. we can rule out an infrastructure problem. the city is coming alive. things are looking like normal. iconic buildings like 30 rock behind me, radio city, were in the dark, when the outage happened around 6:45. but all of the ...

Select seating in the front, thats never been done before. >> i know this is hypothetical, but what he if gives a completely nonpartisan speech? >> that will be a good thing, and i celebrate that. we want it to be about america and celebrating our past. i like my hometown of falls church where everyone gathers to read the declaration of independence. that seems a more fitting way to go. >> youve also suggested if the president wants to do this he should pay for it himself. are you being serious?...

There is going to be new channels of commerce. china and russia have already staked claims and made it very clear they intend to contest space, but its also an infrastructure problem for the military. more than half of the u.s. military bases and bases overseas are estimated to be severely impacted by climate change, either severe weather and/or flooding. thats our ability to project power overseas. thats our ability to operate our u.s. military. 50% of the facilities are going to be affected. >...

To be called "delusional." if 3,000 people -- not just the 3,000 people that died, the power grid, the indifference. when you throw paper towels at people drowning, that tells you that there is some -- your meter is off a bit. but if 3,00 people die anything purr koe rico was a success, was the people dying in afghanistan a success too? he speaks in those hiyperbolic terms. but there is a reason purr toe ree cans dont have a high opinion of him. he diverted money from fema to ice. it is delusion...

Is obviously very difficult. and when things go poorly, hes unable to do it, and i think thats what the lesson of this maria situation really is for this white house. it is a pattern and its not just something that is a one-off situation. >> its clearly just to assert something the opposite of what reality is and do so shamelessly. that is what the president has done here and he does it in other circumstances. john says he doesnt want to look weak, he doesnt like to be criticized, so hell just a...

From all the people who are currently still in puerto rico, thousands have left. and so youve got states here that are asking for more support from the federal government because now theyve got so many more people who have made the move. but puerto rico remains our responsibility. and it is a hornets nest still. >> they have had a very serious infrastructure problem before this happened, which is partly why it is so up damaged. and were keeping an eye on the virgin islands. you over your break w...

Right now. and what ive been told is it looks like at least six deaths and it may be as manyten. and as your previous person talking has said, there are a number of vehicles that are still underneath this bridge. so, we may not know for a while until they can get to them how many are actually -- been hopefully not crushed, but still in those cars. >> we can only hope, although youve seen the images, sir. and it is something else. i mean, it is not often we see a bridge completely collapse under ...

System failure. >> and we talk about the system failure, but it seems there have been a few train accidents in the headlines lately. is there something going on here with the system? or are these just random issues? or is there a real serious infrastructure problem? >> no, i dont think theres an infrastructure problem. its just -- these are somewhat random events that just occur. some people say things come in threes, but i have seen when i was an investigator, it seemed in times that would occu...

Crossing signals and make sure those are working properly. there is a lot of things to do on those lines. that equipment is very important and very crucial. some of it is set to a certain speed. maybe if that setting is incorrect the crossings dont come down promptly. they come down a little late. thats what they will be looking at out there. they have will be looking at the same things i talked about about the visual approach and how well you could see coming into that crossing. and, of course,...