Northbound Section News Today

im ana cabrera reporting from new york. at a start of a historic week for our country. later this morning donald trump is expected to travel from new jersey to florida where hell be arraigned tomorrow, set to become the first former president ever to enter a plea in a federal case. but there could be a wrinkle in the proceedings. well explain that. this as some of trumps closest former allies are warning the facts are against him. >> if even half of it is true, then hes toast. its a pr...

friday, calling smith a fascist tyrant, maniac and other derogatory names even calling bill barr a gutless tig. >> if even half is true, then hes toast. hes not a victim here. he was totally wrong. >> this as most of the 2024 republicans and trump senate allies fell into line behind the former president despite the implications for national security. >> he did not commit espionage. hes not a spy. hes overcharged. >> and joining us today, democratic virginia congresswoman and former cia...

Do and dont know because at this point we still dont know why and how this truck caught fire but we do know a little bit more about what the situation is at this point. it all started just before 6:30 a.m. this morning when a tanker truck was basically sitting underneath this stretch of i-95. it caught fire. we still dont know how. but that fire led to the entire northbound section of that highway in this particular spot behind me collapsing onto the ground and the southbound lane the governor t...

And dry. that is the best benefit. im getting a good birds eye view of the conditions. we are seeing the snow begin to pile up a little more as we get into that window where i heard chad say we will see accumulation of snow between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m. hopefully people will remain off the roads. hopefully they are working remotely. if you are on the road in new jersey, there are speed restrictions on the highways of 35 miles per hour. many people heeding that warning. some perhaps not. i did see a...

>> well, the risk assessment for the northbound section of track just assumed the risk was low because he was coming out of a station going slow and that he wouldnt have the same risk that is associated with the southbound track, because the southbound track has a long straightaway coming into it with a very high speed limit on it. so when they were putting these intrameasures in, it was deemed that the risk was lower on the northbound side of the track. maybe that risk assessment wasnt proper o...

To increase speed limit signage along the tracks. we are told that if amtrak refuses this they could face civil penalties, and amtrak has come out and they say they will be implementing this as soon as possible. >> renee marsh, thank you so much. earlier i spoke with the safety board expert and asked him why speed controls had not been on the northbound tracks until now while there were already on the northeast corridors southbound tracks. here is what he said. >> the risk assessment for the nor...

Of the track, but not on the northbound side which is where the accident occurred. that positive train control is in place on the southbound side the spokesperson says is because the trains from new york south travel at a greater rate of speed, especially in that section of the track. it is a controversy that the system has not been in place in the northbound section. in the ntsb officials say the accident would not have occurred. christine. friends and former colleagues of brandon bostian are...

At a greater rate of speed in that section of the track. it is a big controversy that the system is not in place in the northbound section. ntsb officials say if it had been this accident would not have occurred. christine. >> brian todd for us. thank you. friends and former colleagues of the engineer brandon bostian are speaking out in his defense. xavier bishop worked as his flagman until bishop was fired for attendance issues. he says he has never seen bostian take a drink or drive a train we...