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When you have a cold, from around $899 per month. stuff happens. ♪ { sneezing ] shut down cold symptoms fast [ coughing ] with maximum strength alka seltzer plus liquid gels. before we go tonight, this was tough to watch today. especially the loss of three innocent lives. the amtrak accident in washington state was all the more sad, all the more tragic when you consider this is what passes for a new train line in the pacific northwest, in our country. and today was its inaugural run. old fre...

Before we go tonight, this was tough to watch today. especially the loss of three innocent lives. the amtrak accident in washington state was all the more sad, all the more tragic when you consider this is what passes for a new train line in the pacific northwest, in our country. and today was its inaugural run. old freight track bed was modernized. old freight cars were repurposed. and while we mourn the loss of life and the injuries and we await the investigation, this happens to be a metaphor...

Every day, say nothing of the dirt, the heat, the odor, the deafening noise, and the routine sight of rats arguing over food in the track bed below. the system is over a century old, some of the systems used date back before world war ii. and dozens of the train cars used today were built in 1964. its all because not enough people or mayors have cared over the years. and after the derailment injured over 30 people this week, the government stepped in and demanded answers in 30 days. a project li...

Building a third rail tunnel from new jersey to new york. and thats according to a quinnipiac poll just last december. the existing pair of tunnels, both which are 105 years old, are in dire need of repair. governor rendell, i want to get back, i dont think infrastructure grabs people. i wish there was another word we could come up with. but it seems to me, most americans who dont take the subway or "l" in big cities, spend an hour or more going to work, an hour or more coming home, spend a good...

On to do something about bringing those up to date and safe? >> well, americans do its interesting, chris when we have to vote on referendums that call for an increase on taxes, voters approve 75% of the transportation referendums that are on the ballot. they distrust the federal government, but even thats starting to erode. we saw what happened with amtrak. you know amtrak the curves in the track bed are very dangerous. but there are seven bridges that amtrak trains between boston and new york ...

Satisfy. >> knowing all of this, how confident are you in the overall safety? >> i ride the trains. i still would ride the trains. i think the risk is really low. but is there a risk in all transportation. a risk when you fly. a bigger risk when you drive. so we take risks every day. >> when you talk about how you might have to reposition things, when youre talking about reassessment, why do they have to be repositioned necessarily? why cant they just improve what they have, where it is? >> well...

Theyre going to look at the condition of the track bed, the condition of the rails. theyll look at the speed of the train. theyll see if there was anything that could have interfered to cause this derailment, and theyre going to look at the engineer, was he performing his task as he was assigned? you know, was he distracted? had he had enough rest? its a pretty standard investigation. but it will be thorough. >> yeah. peter, im looking at that which governor cuomo said, just paraphrasing a coupl...

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