Exploded in quebec called dot 111. How many 111s have been taken off the train . On capitol hill today, senators grilled Railroad Administrators about that. The numbers indicate that we are moving in a direction that will bring us to the safer tank cars. But as of today, there hasnt been any Major Movement of 111s off the rails . Not to my knowledge. No. Reporter bay area refineries are still receiving most of their crude by ship and pipeline. But experts warn that could soon change. This is the Refining Center of the western united states. Its a huge amount of crude thats being proposed to be delivered here by rail now. Reporter greg karras with communities for a better environment says its money. The tanker cars are owned or leased by Oil Companies that dont want to pay. There are alternatives they can afford them. Reporter he says fracked bakken crude isnt the only threat. Trains are now also hauling tar sand oil. The dirtiest kind of crude. It sinks to the bottom when it gets into
Like this . Whether it be substations or power lines . Are the utilities moving fast enough to make sure were secure in the future . Were going to be talking with the state senator about his plans to call for more action coming up. This week is going to mark the oneYear Anniversary for measure d in san jose, of course that raised the minimum wage 2 there. We look at a study that sees if this has some sort of impact on the economy. Very hot topic nationwide. One the president just took up this week and well look more at that. Lets look at the weather forecast. Take a live look outside at the bay bridge. Skies are cloudy all around the bay area. Were not going to see a whole lot of sunshine today. But temperatures pretty mild there in the upper 50s, reaching 60 there in oakland. Were going to see mild temperatures continue. Actually temperatures are going to be pretty similar to what we saw yesterday which is pretty warm. Cloudy skies though, chance of rain coming in later on today and t
The train cars were carrying asphalt and sulfur, said David Stamey, Stillwater County's chief of emergency services. Officials shut down drinking water intakes downstream while they evaluated the danger.