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>> $4 trillion in public works projects right now just in bridges and tunnels that every other country in the world would love to be able to put people to work. why not propose it? why not propose $4 trillion? interest rates are real low. the government can borrow the lowest on earth. our country is the most solid country on earth. youre right. why dont we try it? back to my problem. the french which george w. with his limited i.q. made fun of the french all the time because they wouldnt back hi...

Across a bridge or tunnel. the city still figuring out how to fix the subway and train systems. many of the tunnels that carry the trains are still flooded. in fact, the one that goes for the path train over to new jersey, five miles long, completely filled, they tell us. but here in the city, fortunately mayor bloomberg says some relief is on the way. >> bus service will continue and to increased limited subway service may actually return tomorrow this certainly will not be service below 34th s...

The enemies." this is confirmation that bin laden is dead from al qaeda itself and we expect a thorough readout of some of the initial intelligence coming off of the usama bin laden hard drive, later today, and some of that initial intelligence has shown that bin laden played a more direct operational role up until the end, with plans as we reported, to target washington and new york train systems, to mark the anniversary of 9/11, this year. and security is now tightened on those systems and wel...

>>guest: yes, the highways and train systems went down and i have been toll the highways are opening up again. and and of the supplies are finally starting to get in but it is a slow trickle. >> and the other is because of the fears that this nuclear thing, they still do not have uncontrol, and you know better than i, tokyo electric says power could be returned soon and it will be under control but the folks are leery about returning, those that have evacuated; that true? >>guest: definitely. wh...

I want to give you an idea of some of the infrastructure trouble that tokyo is going through. 12 hours after the quake, traffic remains at a standstill. it is very, very difficult to travel through tokyo. at 2:00 a.m., people are still trying to get home. this is a local road that im on. the highways are elevated up above, and i want to tilt, and i apologize for the picture quali quality, but it is difficult to see, but what you are looking at up there is an elevated highway. the highways here a...

We appreciate the update from you. live picture were looking at here at some of the chaos happening there, like he was mentioning. people are just trapped right now. they cant get anywhere. a lot of the train systems are shut down. but, again, he said the city itself is in pretty good shape. again, a live picture were looking at here. for our viewers, were at the bottom of the hour here. got an early start on this "american morning," but the story this morning is an 8.9 magnitude quake hitting o...

We were talking earlier about the subway system which is, if not the busiest in the world, one of the busiest subway systems in the world. have those been completely shut down? >> caller: as far as we know, most of the train systems are still shut down. they are checking the tracks as a precaution that there are no cracks in the tracks. people are stuck at the train station right now. >> they are stuck in the train stations. what about the subway stations? have you heard reports either through t...

Am i to give him advice, but you asked. >> i wouldnt like to be him either. it is a difficult situation. thank you for your time. >> thank you, piers. >> still ahead, nic robertsons year of living dangerously. what it is like on the streets of alexandria and what the protests could be costing you. ben wedeman talks about the shutting down of the train systems which will keep protesters out of the square and cripple the economy. tweet me and well get your pictures on the show. welcome to the depa...

Particularly with young people. police who want to bribe and kick over a fruit stand. that kind of thing. the cumulative effect leads to this. in the case of tiananmen square and the government eventually was willing to turn the guns on its people, i would be surprised if that happens in egypt. if i were president obama, who am i to give him advice, but you asked. >> i wouldnt like to be him either. it is a difficult situation. thank you for your time. >> thank you, piers. >> still ahead, nic ro...

Ben wedeman talks about the shutting down of the train systems which will keep protesters out of the square and cripple the economy. tweet me and well get your pictures on the show. ring ring ring ring