Im jeff glor. Passengers and crew members on board when an amtrak train hit a backhoe on the tracks 20 miles south of philadelphia in chester, pennsylvania sunday morning. Two amtrak drivers on the back hoe died. Dozens on the train are hurt. As the investigation gets underway our transportation correspondent kris van cleave is on the scene. Reporter investigators worked around the damaged front end of amtrak train 89 after it collided with a backhoe in chester south of philadelphia. 341 passengers and seven crew were on the new york to savannah, georgia train. Passenger, beth blakeley. Felt like a car accident, like an impact. Then it was a rough ride. It took a long time to stop. All you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train. And then there was a couple of sort of like fire flashes. And then, we came to a stop. It was pretty panicky. National tronz poansportatio safety board its leading the investigation. Two amtrak employees killed were from the construction c
And nearly tripling the Funds Available under the program. This all part of an attempt to bring down financing costs. Pay attention to brazil at this hour. About 7 00 eastern time thats when the central bank there is expected to hike rates again as inflation surges. Well watch them when we get to 7 00. The adp report is due at 8 00 a. M. Eastern. Its supposed to show the economy added 215 private jobs last month and theres a lot of fed speak on the docket today. Well hear from the president of the chicago, kansas city dallas and new york fed branches branches. In washington theyll start to consider obamacare. Focus is on how to determine the law. It allows premiums to be subsidized in states that set up exchanges. If the court agrees the money wont be allowed to go to residents and states using a federally operated exchange and theres an interesting piece in the New York Times today that so much posturing but that the Obama Administration at this point is saying theres no way if theres
Nelson Rockefeller Family, the influence on the Republican Party over the years, and his time as governor of new york state. Aboutalso talks rockefeller outside of politics, his marriage to Happy Rockefeller, and the murky circumstances of his death. Richard norton smith, after 14 years of work on your book, what would you tell somebody who does not know about Nelson Rockefeller, who he is, what he did. . Significant, indeed historically significant, figure in a number of fields. Gave him the i name of rockefeller republicanism, that i would describe as existing views of tens of millions of americans who may not be aware of the phrase. Nutshell, a combination of policies that are fiscally responsible and socially liberal. Had ad himself that he republican head and a democratic heart. Aceto nead esposito, who was one of rockefellers allies, he said that he was too liberal for the conservatives and to conservative for the democrats. Middleoftheroad politics, that is a worldview that we c
In support of higher wages to the fast food companies. President obama pushed for increase in the minimum wage yesterday. Want to hear from all of you this morning. Are you able to move up the economic ladder . Dial 202 under 30, 5853880. 50, 202 between 31 5853881 202 585388. 50, 202 585 3882. You can also post your comments on twitter or facebook. Let me show you a little bit of president obamas speech. It was from the center for american progress. [video clip] for one thing, these trends are bad for our economy. One study finds that growth is more fragile and recession is more frequent in countries with greater inequality. Hat makes sense when families have less to spend, businesses have fewer customers. Households rack up greater mortgage and credit card debt. Topentrated wealth at the will not result in broadly based Consumer Spending that drives our economy and with less regulation, it may contribute to risky speculative bubbles. Rising inequality and declining mobility are bad f
Rockefeller. He explores the wealth, privilege, and power on the Nelson Rockefeller family, the influence on the Republican Party over the years, and his time as governor of new york state. Smith also talks about rockefeller outside of politics, his marriage to Happy Rockefeller, and the murky circumstances of his death. Richard norton smith, after 14 years of work on your book, what would you tell somebody who does not know about Nelson Rockefeller, who he is, what he did . He was a significant, indeed historically significant, figure in a number of fields. On one level, i gave him the name of rockefeller republicanism, that i would describe as existing views of tens of millions of americans who may not be aware of the phrase. In a nutshell, a combination of policies that are fiscally responsible and socially liberal. He said himself that he had a republican head and a democratic heart. Nead esposito, who was one of them the more improbable of rockefellers allies, he said that he was