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>> shepard: on a this day in 1885, americas first commercially operated electric street car began running in baltimore. before that, horses used to pull street cars along the fraction. an inventor installed a new three-rail system which provided electric power, the third rail. by 1905, the street car made billions of trips across the country. subways and standards were the standard. and now an effort is underway to bring back the technology that debuted 132 years ago today. careful what you ask ...

Over north korea. they think these things are just about economics. theyre about our role in the world. but what i really pushed to the white house to do is do this as part of an info structure program. he authored a bipartisan infrastructure bill in the house. it is one of several bills still awaiting action. the third rail of politics like social security. people who think you cant make small calibrations to this. and do it in a way that doesnt hurt people. they are not looking at the facts. i...

And do infrastructure, be really the third rail candidate, which he is in some ways, not a real republican. >> and hes drifting more in that direction becoming an independent of sorts. >> except hes becoming independent in a very -- the key to donald trump is this kind of blind fierce loyalty, thats what franco expected in spain, if youre asking people to march in lock step with you and we saw john mccain give the thumbs down to president trump. so what do you have six months of a dysfunctional ...

When she stopped on the tracks. several passengers on that commuter train were also killed. investigators now revealing what they have learned so far. heres abcs linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight the search for answers about this deadly crash between a metro north train and an suv. more than two years after the fiery accident, federal investigators announced today they are still unable to determine why the driver stopped on the tracks. >> i certainly dont believe that she thought she was on a r...

Up to a quarter or even more of the people getting health care, kentucky, some of these other states. and yet you have a big state with a lot of population needs where they didnt expand medicaid but needed to. this is the florida -- one of the florida senators, the junior florida from florida marco rubio openly saying that its time to gut medicaid. take a listen. >> the fundamental difference within the republican conference if you want to narrow if down is between senators who argue why are we ...

With russia. what do you make of that? >> i think hes elvis. i dont think they will tolerate many of the base, will not tolerate criticism of him. if he can talk like to billy, when he got off the bus -- >> billy bush. >> if he can talk that way, if they accept that, and also this is distant from them. this doesnt speak to their heart. and i think honestly i dont think he can be impeached right now. i think its too dangerous for a member of congress to vote for impeachment and upset a significan...

Share of republicans who are okay with an american president colluding with russia. >> i think easel vis. i dont think they will tolerate many of the base will not tolerate a criticism of him. i mean, if he can talk to billy -- when he got off the bus. >> billy bush. >> if he can talk that way, if they accept that. >> yeah. >> and also, this is distant from them. this doesnt speak to their heart. and i think -- honestly, i dont think he can be impeached right now. i think its too dangerous for a...

The very top keeps giving you such mixed messages. >> bob costa, you cant get anybody to talk about the issues that really matter on long-term debt in america, and that is figuring out how to save medicare and social security. theyve got the medicaid part down but you know, maybe youve got a handful of true believers in the house and maybe one or two in the senate but nobody else is talking about the program thats exploding the most and thats medicare. >> no ones talking about it. it remains a p...

It was quite a big push before the fourth of july, but the sad part is that the democrats who voted for hillary clinton, they think that these republicans want -- and members of congress, are going to kill 100,000 people, its murder and mayhem. just to get 1% of the wealthiest people in america a bit of a tar break. that makes absently no sense. if they think that, then they deserve obamacare, not from care. >> that is with the democrats are saying. in addition to that, theyve taken it a step fu...

Theyre going to build to get this done. they need a little more time. it was quite a big push before the fourth of july, but the sad part is that the democrats who voted for hillary clinton, they think that these republicans want -- and members of congress, are going to kill 100,000 people, its murder and mayhem. just to get 1% of the wealthiest people in america a bit of a tax break. that makes absently no sense. if they think that, then they deserve obamacare, not from care. >> that is with th...