time of people demonstrating against the government. i still can t get over how many cameras are in china. jill dougherty, thank you so much, at the washington bureau for us today. thank you, jill. and now this here we go. hour two, welcome back. i m brooke baldwin. many holiday travelers are impacted at this hour by severe weather. also, police are investigating a student s sudden death. just how financially sound are the big banks? ted rowlands is riding an amtrack train to chicago. ted? reporter: brooke, we ve been talking to people all morning long. we started at st. louis at 4:30 in the morning. melvin joined us later on in the trip. you like the train? yes or no? yes. why? it s convenient, you know. it s just convenient for me. my daughter is in st. louis, i m in chicago. it s a quick trip. and cheaper, too. betty is on her way to virginia, eventually and betty, why do you like taking the train? well, it s a better ride. it s more economical. there s n