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When you have a cold, from around $899 per month. stuff happens. ♪ { sneezing ] shut down cold symptoms fast [ coughing ] with maximum strength alka seltzer plus liquid gels. before we go tonight, this was tough to watch today. especially the loss of three innocent lives. the amtrak accident in washington state was all the more sad, all the more tragic when you consider this is what passes for a new train line in the pacific northwest, in our country. and today was its inaugural run. old freight track bed was modernized. old freight cars were repurposed. and while we mourn the loss of life...

Before we go tonight, this was tough to watch today. especially the loss of three innocent lives. the amtrak accident in washington state was all the more sad, all the more tragic when you consider this is what passes for a new train line in the pacific northwest, in our country. and today was its inaugural run. old freight track bed was modernized. old freight cars were repurposed. and while we mourn the loss of life and the injuries and we await the investigation, this happens to be a metaphor for what's become of train transportation in this country. we've allowed it to happen. we've gone b...

Every day, say nothing of the dirt, the heat, the odor, the deafening noise, and the routine sight of rats arguing over food in the track bed below. the system is over a century old, some of the systems used date back before world war ii. and dozens of the train cars used today were built in 1964. it's all because not enough people or mayors have cared over the years. and after the derailment injured over 30 people this week, the government stepped in and demanded answers in 30 days. a project like this also goes by the name, infrastructure. and in a white house looking for an agenda, imagine ...

Building a third rail tunnel from new jersey to new york. and that's according to a quinnipiac poll just last december. the existing pair of tunnels, both which are 105 years old, are in dire need of repair. governor rendell, i want to get back, i don't think infrastructure grabs people. i wish there was another word we could come up with. but it seems to me, most americans who don't take the subway or "l" in big cities, spend an hour or more going to work, an hour or more coming home, spend a good part of their day on roads and bridges. why don't they put the pressure on to do something about...

On to do something about bringing those up to date and safe? >> well, americans do it's interesting, chris when we have to vote on referendums that call for an increase on taxes, voters approve 75% of the transportation referendums that are on the ballot. they distrust the federal government, but even that's starting to erode. we saw what happened with amtrak. you know amtrak the curves in the track bed are very dangerous. but there are seven bridges that amtrak trains between boston and new york ride over that are over 100 years old. the recommended life span for a bridge is 40 years. we are ...