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The high-speed line reached a milestone when the tunnelling machine arrived at Old Oak Common.

Huge underground drilling machine, has hit something and it cant get past it. stephanie elam has the story. >> reporter: no doubt, bertha is a beheem. shes the largest tunnelling machine in the world and she was put to work tunnelling in seattle for a planned highway, but bertha was oonl tenth of the way along her journey when she suddenly encountered something large enough and strong enough to stop her in her tracks. >> were being really cautious. want to make sure we dont damage this $80 milli...

Right now, 74 people are stuck on this russian ship in the antarctic. it got stuck on the ice yesterday and sent out a distress signal. three ice breakers are on the way to free up the ship right now and theres no danger to people on board that ship. something underneath seattle is blocking the path of a monster drill, cutting a tunnel below the city. for the $3 billion project on hold. so, what could it be? stephanie elam reports. >> reporter: no doubt, bertha is a behemoth. billed as the lar...

Facebook, not market moving news per se but certainly validation that facebook is one of the most important companies out there. a lot of mutual funds, makes it easier for the average joe to gain access to facebook shares. also, we are watching, waiting for consumer sentiment to come out. certainly important this time of the year. the better people feel about the economy the more likely they are to spend. >> lets hope. $3 billion tunnel project for seattle is on hold this morning after a humon...