. >>> a huge headache for amtrak passengers as their train derails. we will tell you how long it took to get people on the way. >>> the candlelight vigil for a man killed in the city. answers they are demanding from police. >>> john kerry visits a key ally in hopes of calming tensions in north korea. . >>> good morning, i am. claudine wong and mike have the morning off. >>> off to a cold start. temperatures ranging from the upper 30s. upper 30ss in napa and out towards livermore and antioch. and this is clear and cool. by 12:00. more sunshine. winds will be picking up and eventual temperature range 78 degrees. gusty winds. we will talk more about the strong winds and when shower chances can be added to the bay area forecast. >> thanks, mark. >>> we are getting information from amtrak officials that caused four hours of delays. we have exclusive video of the train pulling into oakland at two. alex savidge is live with passengers' reactions and concerns. >> reporter: some passengers told us they felt a slight jolt. others didn't feel anything at all. ev

this happened around 640 last evening north of the hayward amtrak station. the train that struck the team was on its way from san jose to sacramento. at this point we do not know much about who the victim is our maldives. authorities are continuing their investigation and tell us a unfortunately a lot of kids spend time on the tracks. >> a very unfortunate incident obviously. the kids from a high school all over the community what in this neighborhood coming to in from practices and other community yvette's. it is important that kids realize how dangerous the tracks are. if there is a to reiterate that to their children to stay off the tracks and do not walk on them for any reason especially not to play games and not to take a short cut home. >> their 130 people on the train. all of them are ok. i spoke with a representative from and trappeamtrak. he says e conductor and engineer did nothing wrong. you would not go and play on the freeway. if so cars could try and sort of the way. unfortunately, trains did not have that option. new this morning following the

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amtrak did bring out a relief crew so the others could go home. a teenage boy and two other teens were walking south along the tracks and playing chicken with the northbound train around 6:45 yesterday evening when the amtrak train hit the boy. the capital corridor train was heading from san jose to sacramento. according to the sheriffs office, the victim -- the two teens who were with the victim a 15-year-old boy and girl were in shock but they admitted they were playing the dangerous game. >> usually it's when kids jump in and out of the way of passing trains on the track. i don't know how long this game was being played on the track. or if any other individuals were involved. >> reporter: the area here was shut down for several hours last night. we talked with the alameda county coroners office this morning. at this point they are not releasing the name of the teen killed in this terrible accident. reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:35. later this morning a group of eighth grade students in san francisco will stag

around:00 and amtrak's coast starlight, a two-engine train heading to vancouver from l.a. had the lead wheels and lead engine lose contact with the track two miles north of fremont. we have been toll this train was going slow, less than 15 miles per hour. so none of the 165 passengers were hurt. it depend on lounge it takes an amtrak team to unhook lead engine continue on rest of the trip? live from fremont, back to you in studio. >> jade hernandez reporting live in fremont, i guess they will be sitting there for a while, 164 passengers until they get that load back on the track. >> thankfully not injured because they were going to slowly at time. >> thank you for trusting ktvu news. >>join us for the latest on the train derail ment. >> we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thank you for watching. >> have a good night. @k @Ñ p

. >> this morning amtrak investigators are trying to figure out what caused an amtrak train to derail in fremont last night. the train, carryng 200 passengers, was en route from los angeles to vancouver, canada. the front wheels of an engine went off the track about nine p- m. an amtrak spokesperson says the train was traveling very slowly and none of the 11 passenger cars derailed. the lead engine was removed and the train got moving again about just after midnight. no injuries were reported. >> authorities say speed was a factor in a deadly freeway crash near novato. it happened around 6-45 last night. the california highway patrol says this charred honda sedan was in the fast lane of northbound highway 101 near novato. after cutting across all four lanes of traffic to get onto eastbound highway 37. it crashed and burst into flames. >> it crossed two lanes where it traveled off the dirt and struck the bridge on the ".on s.r. 37 overpass." >> investigators say the car flipped several times before landing in the ditch. then, the car and driver caught fire. eastbound 37 at 101 was shut

the police in the amtrak officials were on the scene. the reason they were on the tracks is because they were playing chicken. one of them did not get out of the way in time. >> this is very unfortunate. high-school students walk this area to and from what they leave. it is very important for the children to understand that this is dangerous. they need to stay off the railroad tracks and the specially not to play games or take shortcuts, home. >> reporter: we are just near the high school. they cannot confirm that these are high school students but is common for them to use the train tracks as a shortcut. bush, kron 4 news. >> pam: new at 11. police officers in berkeley -- gauging the communities support. or opposition to tasers. kron four's philippe djegal has more on the survey sent out to residents. which could be the first step to eventually arming berkeley police with tasers. >> we are looking at the things that people run into on the street. >> reporter: one example of the questions raised by the berkeley police association in this

male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news, a teenager is tracking killed by an amtrak train and san lorenzo. what police are saying is to blame for the death. >> secretary of state john kerry has arrived in south korea for a trip focusing on escalating tensions and north korea. >> the chp has of making some progress clearing the lanes era and 85 northbound and the almaden valley and the guadalupe parkway on and off ramps. they have virtually all lanes blocked in the northbound direction and traffic squeezing by in the center divider. did manage to get at least the no. 1 left-hand lane open. the lanes are always counted from one through the highest number from left to right. the left light is always no. one. for your trip coming from 85, the backup is reaching blossom hill road. is still early enough that we have not seen a big volume of traffic year. we manage to get by the one-on- one as your easiest way to avoid it on interstate 280. that is the first exit north of 1 01 on 85. the only way to avoid it is to not get on 85 northbound. >> we are waking up to some cloud

. >> a teenager's struck and killed by an amtrak train in san lorenzo, what police are saying is to blame for the death is coming up. >> secretary of state john kerry is in south korea for a tram focusing on escalating tensions and a career. >> we will have mostly sunny skies into the afternoon. the temperatures will go to the upper 70's. you can expect a gradual cooling as we head into the weekend. we may catch sprinkles and north of the golden gate bridge and i will walk you through this coming up. >> we have a good ride around the bay and we're not looking at any major incidents or tracking any hot spots. we are seeing a lot of the usual traffic for the first morning that we have not seen the me realize activated. your quick commute check shows the there are some slowing for highway 42 antioch. interstate 580 and relatively light traffic. you will find an easy commute for the peninsula through the north bay. >> three south bay teenagers have been arrested on charges of sexual assault which authorities are investigating to see if it ultimately led to the 15 year-old girl taking her life

. >> new this morning a big jump in ridership for amtrak. more people rode amtrak in march than ever before according to the railroad. they say october, december, and january also set individual monthly records and ridership grew 1 percent from october of 2012 to march despite disruptions from weather including super storm sandy. amtrak will release the full report later this morning. >> if you drive this morning, we got the good news from leyla gulen that they canceled the wind advisories. >> it is less fun driving in but it is better. mike? >> good morning, everyone. speaking of calm, it was windy at at&t park yesterday. now we will get back to normal breezes at at&t park under sunny to star filled sky at 7:15 first pitch and dropping to 356 by end of the game. our radar across the entire state is quiet. watch the clouds to the north, they are moving away from the coast. that is the land breeze that will set up and bring warmth everywhere tomorrow and 50 at tahoe and 63 in yosemite and sunshine if los angeles and 74 and not so breezy there

amtrak train stopped and had originated in boston. they searched it and let it go. >> and our next guest has experience in the hunt with the olympic bomber and with the columbine tragedy. talk with us about the challenges the officers and military face right now as they try and apprehend this man. >> well, i would say that logistically, it's a difficult thing to manage, but i would also add that these guys train for this full-time. they know how to protect the public. he is only one and doesn't care about anyone else. law enforcement has an extremely difficult challenge but they are up to it. >> we are showing video of officers going house to house in watertown. can you tell us what's happening as we go into the home, what they're doing and how they're questioning people. >> oh, sure. experience leads them to fully verbalize what they're doing, to assess the people that they're talking to. they're trying to read body signs and body language, i guess it could be that the homeowner doesn't know that the person is in their house or basem

it was amtrak train 544 from san jose to sacramento. officials say the boy was with a 15-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl. it is believed they were playing chicken. >> i don't know what their definition of chicken is but usually when kids jump in and out of the way of passing trains on the track. i don't know how long they were being plaid on the tracks or if any other individuals were involved. >> officials have not released the bill's name or able. there were 133 passengers on the train. there were five crew members. an amtrak spokesman said this is a terrible tragedy but says it is preventable. they emphasize the importance of not walking on tracks or going anywhere near the tracks. >> we are coming up on 4:31 with developing news from the south bay. three, 16-year-old boys will be normally charged, accused of sexually assaulting a saratoga teen at party. the 15-year-old killed herself eight days later. the sheriff deputies arrested the three boys yesterday. two at saratoga high school and the other at new school. detectives say s

an amtrak spokeswoman said the front wheels came off the track for some reason causing the front end of the trail to derail. more than 150 passengers and crew members were onboard at the time, but no one was hurt. crew his to cut away the engine from the rest of the train and replace it with a new one before the train could continue. the train arrived in vancouver about four hours behind schedule. >> we are learning more this morning about the south bay lawmaker accused of using public funds. former santa clara supervisor was back gambling within three days of his resignation and pleading guilty. he apparently went to thunder valley casino and even had a comped meal at the casino. last month he pled guilty to 12 criminal charges, five of them felonies and he did so in exchange for leniency. in response, the district attorney's office said it would not seek the maximum penalty of eight years in prison and an nbc bay area legal analyst say his actions could hurt his chances of spending anything less than a year in jail. >> charged with an alcohol-related offense in a bar before facing

but as you know, the public transit, the amtrak trains, everything has shut down in this whole metropolitan area, and a lot of people are looking for him. >> and there's really only three possible options because there have been no new reports of car thefts or carjackings. one, he's run off into the woods, one, in which case he will get hungry and cold. two, he's forced his way into a home and is holding somebody. or three, he's being housed by somebody he knows. and that is the largest chechen commune any the united states. a lot more than three possibilities. >> or an accomplice that is housing him or given him a car or the means, any kind of means to leave the area. there's a myriad of possibilities. >> one of the great statistics you brought us earlier in the day was the percentage of the area the police say they had covered and that's got to be an important number, if they do give an update on that in this briefing. >> well, you would think so, and i've got to believe that it's going to be a lot more than that. as of midday, they said about 60% of the area that they wanted to cover the

amtrak has been suspended from new york to boston. to law enforcements across the country right now are focusing on this and stopping everything, putting it in lockdown mode. ambassador, thank you very much, phil mod, thank you very much. >> we have got the latest on the boston manhunt continuing throughout thebroadcast. >> we will speak with former u.s. marshal, who spent years chasing down fugitives. stay with us as our special live coverage continues. it's as simple as this. at bny mellon, our business is investments. managing them, moving them, making them work. we oversee 20% of the world's financial assets. and that gives us scale and insight no one else has. investment management combined with investment servicing. bringing the power of investments to people's lives. invested in the world. bny mellon. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the m

amtrak has been suspended. amtrak says it will restore that service when local authorities inform it that it can. the federal aviation issued temporary flight restrictions over parts of boston. logan airport remained open, but under heightened security and most flights are departing and arriving on schedule. cheryl: peter barnes, they give very much. harry, you are a detective the nypd terror unit. we are looking at a young suspect. nineteen years old. he has now escaped and eluded police caught not once, but twice. we have gunfire in the boston area. can he possibly be acting alone? >> right now, i think so. i think he is just running around trying to get away. we need to capture him before it gets dark. if we do not, there is a good chance he may get away. it will be very hard for the police to try to track them when it is dark. cheryl: he is hiding in buildings. we do not know where he is. police have been surrounding several buildings. tell me about the backgrounds of these two suspects. they have been in t

amtrak did bring out a relief crew so the others could go home. a teenage boy and two other teens were walking south along the tracks and playing chicken with the northbound train around 6:45 yesterday evening when the amtrak train hit the boy. the capital corridor train was heading from san jose to sacramento. according to the sheriffs office, the victim -- the two teens who were with the victim a 15-year-old boy and girl were in shock but they admitted they were playing the dangerous game. >> usually it's when kids jump in and out of the way of passing trains on the track. i don't know how long this game was being played on the track. or if any other individuals were involved. >> reporter: the area here was shut down for several hours last night. we talked with the alameda county coroners office this morning. at this point they are not releasing the name of the teen killed in this terrible accident. reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:35. later this morning a group of eighth grade students in san francisco will stag

amtrak has suspend all service between boston and new york ci city. amtrak said it will restore service when local authorities inform it, it come faa issued a temporary flight restrict over part of boston, today, to quote, provide a safer environment for law enforcement activvties. logan airport remains open under heightened security, most flights on schedule. but airport also said that airlines are waving change fees for folks unable to get to the airport today for a flight. tracy: peter barnes, thank you. adam: we're learning more about the binghamptothe -- above the , joining us walid phares. we thank you for coming, can you make a determination if they were acting alone. >> the short answer is no, most likely no. the fact they got that training, making those bombs, of course you can find a manual on-line but you need to interact with other people, and other hand they were exchanging fire with law enforcement, killing a security guard, the one who is surviving is acting like a commando. for these reasons training wise they have connection with othe

. >> this just in to the kron 4 news room and amtrak train has killed a 14 year-old 40 in san lorenzo bought one a hour of go. there is one amtrak passenger in for fleeces that trains are delayed from the sacramento to san jose. the 14 year-old boy was hit in san lorenzo. >> pam: -- a 14 year-old boy was killed in santa rental from an amtrak train. the trains are delayed the san jose. to sacramento. the 14 year-old boy was killed in san lorenzo. >> pam: now for a look at our top stories at eight- thirty. violence on the rise in vallejo. police say san francisco police chief greg suhr dropped a proposal to equip some of his officers with stun guns. the move was going to be part of a pilot program. but the chief now says. the suggestions limiting the use of the tasers. would actually increase the risk to officers and to the public. almost every other police department in the bay area >> the bay area real estate market is red hot. but limited inventory is for buyers. back in 2007. more than 13- thousand homes were for sale in alameda and contra costa counties. in 2011. that number droppe

. >>> we have an update on the breaking news we're following in the east bay, a derailed amtrak train, happening around 9:00 tonight. the lead car train apparently lost contact with the track and derailed 164 passengers, and 14 crew members were on board, no injuries were reported at this point, the amtrak officials say they are assessing the situation. and the plan right now is to move the train away from the engine, and then move on in about an hour or two if all goes well, as planned. we do have a crew on scene and will have more as it is available. we'll be right back with sports, as well. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> welcome back to nbc bay area, the world series champs spent the weekend in chicago at wrigley field. but they were not there to take pictures of the ivy, the giants go on to win their sixth game. na na na nate sheerholtz, 3-0, giants, botto

an amtrak spokesperson said only the lead wheels left the track. capital quarter trains did not stop today, amtrak provided bus service for passengers. it's unclear if service will return to normal for tomorrow's commute. >> >> chavez's hand picked heir has a slight lead in the polls right now vowing to carry on the legacy of chavez' socialist revolution, but the challenger is not far behind, promising to lead venezuela down another path. chavez died of cancer in october after being reelected for the 2014-2019 period. >>> secretary of state jon kerry affirmed the u.s. will defend its allies in asia against any missile strikes by north korea. secretary kerry is finishing missation trip with a visit to japan. minneapolis is taking precautions after scathing words from the leader there accusing japan of trying to stage a comeback on the korean peninsula. kerry warned that the talk of nuclear threats must end. >> the north has to understand and i believe must by now that its threats and provocations are only going to isolate it further and impoverish i

last night a teenage boy was hit and kimed by an amtrak train in san lorenzo. deputies call the death a tragedy that should have never happened. lorraine blanco joins us from the railroad tracks where it occurred. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning. we talked with the coroner's office this morning. at this point they are not releasing the name of the teen killed in this tragic train accident. we are very close to san lorenzo high school. we are trying to find out if the boy was a student there. they were walking south along the tracks and playing a game of chicken at 6:45 yesterday evening when the amtrak train hit

amtrak amtrak says more people rather trades in march than ever before. the reds as october, december, and january also said individual monthly records. amtrak also says writer should grew nearly 1% from set october 2012 to march despite the destruction from weather including super storm sandy. >> if you love a good steak you may want to listen to this. there's a new link between red meat and heart disease according to a study. researchers at cleveland clinic say, called the current scene that makes it easier for cholesterol to clogged arteries. if you need a lot of red meat and your body converts current team and to another chemical, it could raise their risk for heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. the study is published in the journal nature medicine. >> 8:21 a.m. at a live luck. it looks to have traffic unless you're in the carpool lane. we'll be right back. medications? i don't know. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew up like a puffer fish. i'm probably allergic

dzhokhar tsarnaev and an unnamed accomplice that caught an amtrak train. i want to bring in roger back in and james kavanagh. you're hearing this new information. now, at this point, you have to wonder, authorities, anybody who had contact, i assume, with these two brothers is now going to be of interest to authorities. >> right, chuck. you have to read these events and that's what commanders are doing on the ground here. these guys went into mission mode last night after the task force released their photographs. they went into mission mode. they were caught, or at least in the shootout, you know, device was found. another pressure cooker. the dark hat brother had a bomb strapped to his chest. you know, he committed suicide. maybe he was wounded by the officers. they went into mission mode. they might have dropped this other conspirator at the train station, if that's true. and maybe left another device around boston, which could be another pressure cooker. but what that tells is, this was a bombing campaign that was in its nation stage with the devices a

just before 7:00 this evening, a teenage boy was hit by an amtrak train. these are pictures of the accident scene late this evening. sheriff's deputies say three boys were running along the tracks, playing a game of chicken. one was hit by the train. the other two boys were not injured. their parts came to the scene tonight along with clergy. police say this is a horrible accident and they have a message for young people and parents. >> their children should not be on the tracks, it should not be a short cut home. it's very important people recognize that. this is a very rare occurrence and a very sad incident that occurred tonight. >> reporter: the streets here were blocked off for about two hours. this accident is under investigation. reporting live, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. >>> up in smoke. oakland officials are investigating a fire at a marijuana grow facility. it broke out around 3:00 this afternoon at the international indoor garden grow. the fire was on the second floor. police say the facility has a license. one of

an amtrak official called it preventible tragedy. officials have not released the age or name of the boy. we do not know whether three is a student here at the high school. it did happen across the street from the high school and san lorenzo high school facebook offers con doll -- condolences. >> new details on the bay bridge bolt problem. engineering experts say a comedy of errors caused dozens of bolts do snap. experts say a series of mistakes made them susceptible to rain water including heating the bolts beyond industry standards. it could take months to come up with a fix. there is debate if the problem will delay the labor day weekend opening. >> federal court is threatening governor brown and other officials if the prison populations are not reduced. the panel told state officials yesterday to meet an end-of-the-year deadline to reduce over crowding or face being held in contempt. governor brown was hoping to end years of court oversight of the prison system and says the state has spent will withs to relieve overcrowding. righ

police say there will be increased police presence around public transportation like the bus system and amtrak. tactical teams are out. starting tuesday, special operation teams will be deployed throughout the city. things like infrastructure government buildings and landmarks will be under greater scrutiny. >> i think how we address any po ten yates is to be diligent, any suspicious call us. >> reporter: this being a sporting event at the orioles park today with a game, there will be more officers here. also vice president joe biden is coming to town so we will see more officers down here trying to keep everyone around that area safe. mike schuh reporting live. jessica, back to you. >> thank you. >>> today harford county schools were supposed to go on a field trip to washington, d.c. those trips were canceled as a precaution. >>> the running community here in baltimore is following the tragedy. meghan mccorkell has their reaction. >> reporter: it was pure panic for a lot of people in maryland desperately trying to get a hold of local runners in boston. >> there was a second explosion that we

amtrak says october, december, and january also set individual positively records. ridership grew 1 percent until march despite sanity. amtrak will release the full ridership report later this morning. >> after year's winds, are you ready for boring, call weather? >> calm? calm? ommmmm. speaking of winds, we won yesterday at at&t park park andm is on the mound. still a breeze at at&t park park and 56 degrees by 10:00. quiet across most of the state right now. still going to be breezy the closer you are to the mountains. 50 in tahoe and 63 in yosemite, and 65 in monterey and 81 in palm springs and 67 in san diego. the fastest wins and the roughest surf are in california today and this afternoon. leyla gulen? >> good morning, as we take a check of the drive we have a brand new crash, in the east bay, further to the central valley, the state route we have a head on crash. a car is on the side and we have a party trapped. we will keep our eye on this for further details as they become available. headed over to the san mateo bridge we have the hit-and-run crash on the sh

amtrak passengers on board were delayed for more than four hours. the coach starlight train finally pulled in at 2:00 this morning. >> it took at least half an hour once we stopped to find out what was going on. and even then we didn't really learn the true story. >> an amtrak spokesperson said only the locomotive wheels left the tracks. capital corridor trains will run as scheduled tomorrow. no word yet on what caused the derailment. >>> two people were air lifted to an east bay hospital today after a shooting near a shopping mall this morning. it happened near 2:00 this morning in richmond. according to reports someone shot a man and a woman inside of a car. they managed to drive to a safer location to call for help. two helicopter landed in the hilltop mall. there is no word on their conditions or the motive for the shootings. >>> the san francisco medical examiner today identified the victim of last night's fatal shooting in the knob hill neighborhood in the city as gear. gear was shot after some kind of argument. officers arrested a 55-year-old

amtrak service has been stopped, i believe, north of providence. just because this is the boston metro area and a house to house, building to building search is underway in watertown, massachusetts, to the west of cambridge. sleepy, quiet, safe, happy suburb on most days. we'll take a break and come right back. [ male announcer ] listen to this symphony of flavor: crrkkhshziiiizzlllee. beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you can't get more italian. it's on. let's roll. >>> we are back. to set the scene, we were promised another briefing by the head of the the commonwealth of massachusetts state police. and they are assembled there in the room and is ready. just no sign of that is imminent. the minute he starts talking, we'll go there. in the meantime, house to house, structure to structure, build ing to building search going on in watertown, massachusetts for the you

busses are not running, amtrak service is not running. the governor has asked residents to go home, to stay home and, of course, lock their doors and not open the door for anyone except for a uniform's officer and that will be the order we're told until further notice. >> reporter: in the moment a news conference begins at terrell's location we'll switch you live so we can get more information but speaking of information john miller has been talking to his extensive sources in law enforcement and, john, i understand you know more about what happened last night. >> a little bit. this is in response to your question about what is it about these explosives that has gotten them to the pont where they want to blow it up without transporting it so i've been asking what it is about the explosives, how do we know? what do we know? and what emerges is some fascinating details about what occurred last night and some things that may occur later today. last night they chased them to a point where they stopped the car and engage in a shootout. >> pell

amtrak not running. all of the local colleges in the great college town, none of them are having classes today and to bring you the latest reporting, as we await this news conference. the latest reporting comes from our terrific reporter, deborah ferrick, who are the amazing suspect, one dead, one alive from chechnya. they fled chechnya, fled to kazakhstan, ended up in the united states. the older brother a student at bunker hill community college where he studied engineering. at one point posted on facebook he did not have a single american friend. he said he did not understand them. >> we're waiting for a press conference and are you lookiyou at live images from watertown. that's eight miles from downtown boston. two blocks away from the site of the terrorist attack at the boston marathon finish line on monday morning or monday afternoon rather and now it is early friday morning, and we have been up all night covering this event. there was a shoot-out on the m.i.t. campus. two brothers pursued to water

. >>> we have breaking news to tell us about at this hour an amtrak train is stuck outside of a fremont after a first locomotive jumped the tracks. none of the train cars have toppled over, but train is stuck about two miles north of fremontment amtrak says there are no passengers injure merchandise this incident. it happened just before 9:00, so less than an hour ago. the train was scheduled to arrive in oakland at 9:40, but is delayed indefinitely. we have a live crew on the way to the scene and bring you more as soon as we get that information. >>> the california democrats are call on the party faithful to push for reforms in campaign contributions. 250, people are taking part. house minority leadership nancy pelosi says they must fight to overturn the supreme court ruling that lifted contribution limits for cooperations. according to the center for responsive politics super-pacs and other outside groups spent $54 million on california house races. >>> in shanghai, governor brown shared a glass of wine with yao ming and one reporter ribbed brown for asking mingif he ever gotten injur

let's get to bertha coombs to give us more detail on this terrorist attack on an amtrak train between montreal and new york. bertha? >> we are hearing from the press release from the royal canadian mounted police they have arrested two individuals for terrorism related charges. they actually said that it was against a via passenger train. it does appear that this was a cross-border situation. as a result of extensive collaborative efforts, they say, they were able to disrupt the threat early. they believe that these individuals had the capacity and intent to carry out these criminal attacks, but there was no imminent threat to the public. similarly, this does not appear to be at all related to the boston terror plot. back to you. >> i was reading earlier as we were getting word about this, they've been following these guys for over a year now. i mean, they were tracking them pretty closely. so i would imagine, bertha, i mean, we don't want to get into the area of speculation. but if -- it looked like they were going to get started on this, whatever they had planned, it was probably go

. >> amtrak says that more people rolled their trains in march than ever before. throws since october, december, and january also get individual monthly records. amtrak also says that ryder shipped group nearly 1% from october 2012 to march, despite disruptions from weather, including super storm sandy. >> we will have a lot more news and weather coming up. we are just a couple minutes away from the opening bell. we will be right back. spot when aenllergy congestion hits i rely on the speed and power of claritin-d. it starts working in just 30 minutes. nothinthg relieves nasal congestion and sinus pressure faster than claritin-d.. nothing works stronger on nasal congestion and nothing relieves it faster than claritin-d. so you can get back to doing what you really love fast. to gtoet your claritin-d, blow past the shelvess and go straight to the pharmacy counter.r. it's the fastest way to live claritin clear.. >> we are back. you are looking at live pictures from the new york stock exchange and nasdaq perry ed the bell is bringing.. the b >> futures trading are sh

amtrak train service has been suspended indefinitely. residents of the city and the surrounding area urged to stay indoors, as hundreds of police officers are conducting a manhunt, going door to door to each home to try and locate this individual at large. i want to point out that it looks like law enforcement officials are getting ready to give us another briefing in water town, massachusetts. we are being told that we will likely have one more briefing by law enforcement officials, sometime before 6:00 p.m. we will see about that. we have recognized that we do have that podium and microphone set up here so as soon as we get any official statement from law enforcement, we will, of course, bring that to you. take a short break. many questions about why the bombing suspects turned on america after living here for a decade. we will have the former boss of the brother, who is still on the run. his former employer. he thinks the older brother, who is now dead, was the master mind in all of this. we'll get that insight next. stay with us. nei

the amtrak police and the mit police. this is a universal law enforcement effort to get it done. >> in terms of law enforcement when you pursue someone like this, this is the worst case scenario. is it not someone not hesitant to kill and not afraid to die. >> not afraid. one of the reasons i believe that the police waited until 5:00 yesterday to release the photos was to wait until the president was out of town. wait until the crowd at the service was dispursed. if they released the photo earlier, there would have been tremendous liability and panic and risk. by releasing it at 5:00 p.m., it happened when they were asleep. they anticipated that this could happen and it did. they are controlling the city as best they can. i think it was strategic to do it this way. >> they are not stopping the investigation while this is going on. they have been looking carefully at the bomb components and they are trying to use that information to track where the components came from. potentially to lead them to other accomplices that th

. >> there is a lot of questions going on amtrak and now at logan. people leaving, because everyone was there taking pictures you may have seen someone. >> reporter: before it is all done, investigators could wind up with tens or hundreds of thousands of still pictures and many, many hours of video. but the painstaking analysis of all those images is anchored on one hope that somewhere in all of that right now is a picture of the person or persons who planted the bombs. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> that's the hope for investigators. our thanks to tom foreman. they'll get some media, they'll find something that will lead to who did this and why. a lot of unanswered questions. i can't do a lot of reporting when i'm on tvgs. i'm going to get back out there and see what we can figure out, come back on later with it. over to you now, erin. >> thank you, chris. that's the thing. got to go out and find that nvgs. as news has come in about yesterday's horrific bombing, many turns to social media to show their support for the victims. wearing race t-shirt

tonight, an amtrak train with 178 passengers and crew onboard derailed in fremont. the conductor told authorities it was a track-related issue. no one was hurt. amtrak will use the remaining engine to power the train to vancouver. >> a candlelight victimle was held in union city in honor of a man shot by police. his family and friend insist he was murdered. >> a 16-year-old from san jose saved the life of a little boy who went over the fall. he said his -- adrenaline took over and jumped into and managed to grab the boy. >> a gun show in the cow palace brought out thousands of people. >> there was a different voice coming from the white house today on the president's weekly radio address. it was not president obama but a mother who lost her son at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. david muir has the details. >> my name is francine wheeler. my husband david is with me. our young-under son, ben, age six, was murdered in his first-grade classroom on december 14th, exactly four months ago this weekend. reporter: this week francine wheeler and her husband and countle

tonight, an amtrak train with 178 passengers and crew onboard derailed in fremont. the conductor told authorities it was a track-related issue. no one was hurt. amtrak will use the remaining engine to power the train to vancouver. >> a candlelight victimle was held in union city in honor of a man shot by police. his family and friend insist he was murdered. >> a 16-year-old from san jose saved the life of a little boy who went over the fall. he said his -- adrenaline took over and jumped into and managed to grab the boy. >> a gun show in the cow palace brought out thousands of people. >> there was a different voice coming from the white house today on the president's weekly radio address. it was not president obama but a mother who lost her son at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. david muir has the details. >> my name is francine wheeler. my husband david is with me. our young-under son, ben, age six, was murdered in his first-grade classroom on december 14th, exactly four months ago this weekend. reporter: this week francine wheeler and her husband and countle

an amtrak train struck and killed a teenage boy playing on the track with his friends. it happened around 6:45. cara liu is live near the high school where the fatality took place apparently during a game of chicken. >> reporter: we are here at lewellin boulevard. if you look to my right it's how close it is to san lorenzo high school. the accident happened near the bridge over there. three teenagers were walking south on the tracks playing chicken with the amtrak train. a teenage boy was struck and killed. his two friends, a 15-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl were shaken but not hurt. >> the people walking this neighborhood on a daily basis coming to and from practices and other community events, are so important that teenagers understand how dangerous the track is. parents need too reiterate to their children. especially not to play games or walk home. >> reporter: authorities tell us they are still working on notifying the victim's family about what happened and will not release any other details like the victim's name or age until they can do that. the welling bou

amtrak from boston to providence is canceled. amtrak is still a question whether they will come in. you have a 3 1/2 mile faa advisesy over the city of watertown. no taxis are allowed to pick up anybody in boston the governor is asking everyone shelter in place obviously. the mbta which is our transit is not traveling anywhere. so right now everything is in lockdown. i'll tell you what, people get it. they understand what is at stake here. they understand that everybody throughout the world is watching and we need to give our law enforcement personnel the tools and the ability their jobs and do it well without worrying about any civilian casualties being part of this whole situation. jon: and they have done that job well. i mean, you know, from the minute the fbi released the photographs, i mean the responses to these various criminal events that took place in and around cambridge, boston, watertown, were met with an overwhelming response. >> yeah. jon: you've got all kinds of police aunl sis there up to and including the national guard. >> as a member of the national ard i'm keenly

from metro to amtrak to the airport, you can see and feel the extra presence here in the nation's capitol. >> any precautionary measure is youthful. >> reporter: this metro rider in town from paris says his thoughts and prayers go out to those in boston. he understands the added security here. >> i think the psychological health of people is very important. you don't want too many people anxious and worrying. >> reporter: the metro transit police chief says that metro is actually getting information directly from authorities in boston to adjust the way transit police here act. >> we base our deployment and strategy on that. so if it is checking trash cans or stations, rail cars, buses, everything you could imagine. >> reporter: he says some of the things the metro pitchis lookin, bags on the ground, such items will be kept into place until all the attacks come into focus. for others, it stirred up emotions. >> it reminded me it could happen anywhere. >> reporter: amtrak stepped up patrols in sweeps of stations. at the airport, the mood is one of increased security. balancing security meas

. >>> amtrak rider ship is at its highest levels ever. the agency says ryder ship grew 0.9% in a year. march was the busiest month in with 2.8 million riders. they need federal funding to support the rail service. >>> 37 people were killed today after a powerful earthquake hit i ran about 60 miles from the persian gulf. it was measured at 6.1. beside the dozens killed, 800 we are injured. many buildings were damaged or destroyed but the nuclear power plant was not damaged. >>> it's going to take more than spelling skills for this year's spelling bee. for the first time vocabulary will be part of the bee. they will do the traditional on stage spelling round but they'll have to take the vocabulary round. what does it mean to be intest tate? under strenuous circumstances, without a valid will will, without a test in school or in possession of a large amount of money. i thought about it and the answer is b. to be without a valid will. don't judge. go to our website. we put up a ten question sample test. >> that was a hard question. bill marti

business is booming on amtrak. amtrak says their ridership has climbed steadily over the past six months. the number of riders in march set a record as the best month ever for amtrak. it was also a ridership in october, december and january. amtrak is expected to tell us the precise reasons for that increase in ridership. they will be holding a news conference later today. >>> allied has resumed service. this comes after two counties went on a two-day work stoppage showing solidarity with striking workers in the midwest. the company has apologized for the inconvenience for customers and those customers whose trash pickup days were missed, you can put out extra bags of trash on your next pickup day at no cost. >>> and if you should happen to be heading to a las vegas strip club, leave google glasses back at home. those strip glubs are banning pay tlons -- clubs are banning patrons from wearing those glasses. there's a cram raw right -- camera right next to the owner's eye on them. anyone who is caught wearing them,

an amtrak train struck and killed a teenage boy playing on the track with his friends. it happened around 6:45. cara liu is live near the high school where the fatality took place apparently during a game of chicken. >> reporter: we are here at lewellin boulevard. if you look to my right it's how close it is to san lorenzo high school. the accident happened near the bridge over there. three teenagers were walking south on the tracks playing chicken with the amtrak train. a teenage boy was struck and killed. his two friends, a 15-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl were shaken but not hurt. >> the people walking this neighborhood on a daily basis coming to and from practices and other community events, are so important that teenagers understand how dangerous the track is. parents need too reiterate to their children. especially not to play games or walk home. >> reporter: authorities tell us they are still working on notifying the victim's family about what happened and will not release any other details like the victim's name or age until they can do that. the welling bou

business is booming on amtrak. amtrak says their ridership has climbed steadily over the past six months. the number of riders in march set a record as the best month ever for amtrak. it was also a ridership in october, december and january. amtrak is expected to tell us the precise reasons for that increase in ridership. they will be holding a news conference later today. >>> allied has resumed service. this comes after two counties went on a two-day work stoppage showing solidarity with striking workers in the midwest. the company has apologized for the inconvenience for customers and those customers whose trash pickup days were missed, you can put out extra bags of trash on your next pickup day at no cost. >>> and if you should happen to be heading to a las vegas strip club, leave google glasses back at home. those strip glubs are banning pay tlons -- clubs are banning patrons from wearing those glasses. there's a cram raw right -- camera right next to the owner's eye on them. anyone who is caught wearing them,