Page 17 - Train System News Today

The midwest. this is pretty cool sight when you get some temperatures. this is the chicago river. this is the steam coming off the water and the air is so cold and water is so much warmer it causes steam to kick up along the river out to lake michigan as well. out here on the streets we have a lot more foot traffic than we saw yesterday as temperatures come up into the negative 20s, negative 30s, this is what people in chicago are more used to this time of year. schools across chicago are still ...

Were trying to prevent robberies of buses he says. thank you, and we apologize for the inconvenience. a popular tourist destination with pretty beaches, colonial architecture and a raucous carnival, it also has a somewhat darker side. in recent years, a surge in violent crime has turned salvador into the murder capital of brazil. raising red flags as the city gears up for the world cup just six months away. the stadiums been ready for months. they played the con federations cup here but people t...

Station in new york city. all eyes on the morning commute in the big apple this morning after a deadly train derailment in yonkers, new york. from peoria, illinois, we have the former u.s. transportation secretary, ray lahood. ray, good day to have you on. thank you for being on the show this morning. >> ray, whats going on here in this metro north line. this is the second -- >> when were your first thoughts. >> whats wrong with our train system in new york? >> well, sear thing thats wrong with ...

This is how they explained what happened. >> she said the train is going fast. she felt the jerking movement and thats when everything happened so quickly and started to roll. >> the ntsb will be here probing the situation until the next 10-days. they will he ride this very busy train system. we can tell you trains have been put in place. they will be starting to move this debris out. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> the four people killed in the derailment have been identified. also kill...

An iphone like you can now for $29. >> okay, is it that simple? >> not quite because insurance doesnt pay for the boob job jobs. thats the real problem, is insurance is in the health care market -- >> thats what im saying. >> if they covered plastic surgery, you would see all kinds of problems. although im not saying the government is helping the problem. so insurance creates a demand and creates use. getting back to the government. the government -- look, im more tired of the government than mo...

There are elements of that kind of system operating in japan, for example, and california is now talking about building such a system. it will take a while but that will help some. arthel: yeah. of course any help is definitely needed but when you hear 10-second warning for a major earthquake, i mean you really, what could you do in those 10 seconds to protect yourself or your loved one? >> well, for example, schools, if a 10-second warning could be given to schools, and you can get the students...

This week. and it was astounding to see the power of what i witnessed earlier. so, our main objectives right now, structure protection, just making sure that we keep everyone safe and we protect that park at all costs. >> and you know, the firefighters have done a really good job, don, keeping the fire from going towards groveland. right now, the concern is that the fires are moving north and also east to yosemite national park. it is worth noting that that iconic area were familiar with if you ...

You see the locomotive come off the back. it must be said that where the locomotive comes off the track that it, in fact, comes out of the bend, it was already going on to the straight, although at the same time the wagons that came behind it were still very much on that very tight curve, suzanne. >> and karl, spain is known for having put a lot of money into its train system, the networks the envy of a lot of countries. there are safety sensors if you like on some of the trains to stop them goi...

Jfk -- ill get that wrong here as well, as we look, chris, at the podium, i want to get a sense of the relationship as best you understand it, given that those two have been the stalwar stalwarts. a lot of the other faces have changed. >> when youre thinking the hillary clinton, she must look at they pictures and to see another woman leader, really the central power in europe, steady, and reliable. theres been no unevenness to this person, to her chancellorship and you think about what shes done...

Visitors and how we treat our own. >> whats the better looking airport, johannesburg airport or jfk? jfk is not even in the game. this is in south africa. the countrys been through hell. a beautiful airport. you know, pat moynihan, one of my heroes used to say, im sure yours, too, sherrod, he said we people in new york aught to arrive in new york city at penn station like princes, not like rats. every time you arrive in new york at penn state, you cannot believe youre in the greatest city in wor...