there's talk of raising the fares. the reaction during a board meeting today. >> reporter: i'm jesse gary live outside san jose city hall where elected leaders are having their first hearing into the flooding. what went wrong and why. it is going to go long into the night, and the long nightmare of cleanup that continues for residents. >>> it is warm out there today, mid-70s. more warm weather coming. i will let you know what you can expect for your bay area friday and beyond. >>> right now san jose city leaders are meeting to try to get to the bottom of what went wrong in last month's devastating floods. jesse, ultimately where does the blame rest for failing to warn residents about the flood waters? >> reporter: well, guys, the mayor and everyone associated with the city says the responsibility for caring for residents before, after, that rests solely with them. however, they do put the blame squarely on the santa clara valley water district for providing what they say is faulty information which they used, and they

people are talking about this fare possibility. bart is raising fares.hen they get the -- the bond. >> i would love a full accounting. if i give you that extra dollar, tell me you're putting it to good use. i don't know where the extra money goes. i don't ride it that frequently. i'm fine paying more. some are saying they're priced out of the daily commute. >> most people want to see where the money is going. >> the board of directors is meeting to discuss that possible fare increase, about 30 cents. allie rasmus is reporting on this. >> reporter: bart representatives say the budget shortfall is due in part to sales tax from fuel prices that bart gets a part of, they are down. and ridership on the weekends. it is hard to believe that. sometimes it can be so packed that you can't find a seat. the board will discuss the possibility of raise being fares about 25 cents. if that became a reality, it would increase the minimum fare on bart from $1.95 to $2.25. it would also reduce discounts for seniors and youth and disabled riders and adding a surcharge for p

fare increases. i would not have vented for service cuts. stephen: but you did. they all did. they voted unanimously to raise fares. >> all in favor, say aye. >> aye. >> the ayes have it. stephen: peak r contracts. offpeak up a quarter. they will spend more time waiting for trains as well. there will be fewer of them. roughly one every eight minutes. >> it will be a problem for commuters like myself coming from ashburn. stephen: metro faced close to $300 million shortfall for fiscal 2018. they maintain they have limited options for generating revenue but some passengers believe petro is passing the fiscal pain to them. >> i think that the people who have to ride it will continue to ride it. they will have to figure out how to get the money to do that. >> now one concession to lower income passengers. the metro board will keep weekly bus pass at $17.50. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. horace: on a related note, virginia governor terry mcauliffe called on former transportation secretary ray

s board will consider authorizing a fare increase study to see how another fare hike would impact minority and low income communities. b.a.r.t. officials say they face a 15 to $25 million deficit this fiscal year with ridership down 4% during the week and down 9% on weekends. some riders are okay with the hike as long as the service improves. >> i've been in the bay area for like almost ten years, so i remember what b.a.r.t. was like before this, and it was better before. so, i mean, if the rates get raised or anything like that, then i think it will be a good thing, but the employees could be a little nicer sometimes. >> i just want to get to work. transportation. >> reporter: and dips into your paycheck every time they raise the price. >> most definitely. >> reporter: what does that mean for you. >> it means i got to dig deeper in my pocket. >> reporter: yeah, hiring freeze is already in place and b.a.r.t. is considering other cost-cutting moves like starting trains an hour later. now, today's board meeting starts at 9:00. reporting live in fremont, matt keller, abc7 news. >>> now to the

most bus and train fares will increase a quarter. you'll pay a dime more for rush fares. the cuts will mean trains only run once every eight minutes at peak hours. right now they run every six minutes. metro's new budget takes effect in july. the white house-- pushing back against reports alleging ties between russia and former trump campaign manager paul manafort. the latest on the investigation-- coming up. the street in new york-- now being called a hate crime. coming up what this maryland man told police, after a deadly attack with a sword. z2b1kz zi0z y2b1ky yi0y cool day - 60s return tomorrow - 70s saturday (first weekend of spring) - spring showers late sunday today: mostly sunny. unseasonably cool. highs: 47-50 winds: n to s 5 mph tonight: partly becoming mostly cloudy. not as cold. lows: 30-35 winds: s 5 mph friday: mostly cloudy. breezy & milder. isolated shower early, mainly north. highs: 62-66 winds: s 5-15 g 25 mph the show isn't over quite yet for chuck coming up-- we'll tell you why they have new reason to look forward to summer. and its national puppy day.

most bus and train fares will increase a quarter. you'll pay a dime more for rush fares. the cuts will mean trains only run once every eight minutes at peak hours. right now they run every six minutes. metro's new budget is expected to take effect in july. fare hikes arent the only thing on the agenda today. the board is also expected to discuss expanding metro's university pass. it's an unlimited ride pass that's already used for students at american university. metro has offered it to all of the colleges and universities in the region. also on tap today - plans for change that includes adding bus bays and eliminating parking. d.c. officials are trying to reassure residents whose loved ones have gone missing. last night, some residents attended a town hall meeting with mayor muriel bowser and acting police chief peter newsham. residents expressed concerns about the number of young people listed on the police department's list of missing persons. newsham says there isn't a rise in missing person cases, but an improvement in the way the cases are reported. he says his depa

now there are calls for these fare hikes here. riders would see bus and fares rise between 10 and 25 cents per ride, but metro's 7-day bus pass holders would keep paying 17.50, dodging that fare hike. back out live, the next step for this proposal so to go before a fuel review of the finance board and from there on to a final vote by the end of the month. back in to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> another big problem. metro's trains are not running on time. new numbers from the transit agency show 750% of tri0% of tr on time last year. metro blames safe track for most of the timing issues and hopes performance will improve once safe track is complete. >>> your time is 6:04. we want to get to angie with reports of a severe storm. >> take a look at this. new footage out of kansas city. a lot of heavy rain, strong winds. we know that e was reported about 20 miles from that area. the hardest hit regions are parts of the midwest. missouri and kansas. a dozen tornados reportedly touching down across the midwest destroying hundreds of

it's considering a 25-cent fare increase.hat means the minimum fare would go from a dollar 95 to $2.25. that includes a 5-cent consumer price index adjust plenty of clouds but fares for seniors and that's a 5-cent consumer price index adjustments. but fares for seniors and students will be reduced. >>> self-driving cars will hit the roads in big numbers. a hearing will consider the kind of safeguards that should be incorporated into insurance policies so drivers aren't vulnerable. >>> a tornadoes touches down. the midwest town that's the hardest hit after severe weather sweeps through and brings down trees and damages homes. >> plus, preparing for the worst. what marin county is doing to make sure emergency crews are ready. this following the devastating oakland hills fire in 1991. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the big board right now. you can see the dow is up about 7 points. coming up, we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good

among them, cash fare quick trip, 2.50. single, $2. weekly trans passes 25.50. discounted regional rail would go between $40 and 82.50. seaport at that calls them modest and part of a three year pattern care and fuel for trains and buses. >> they ask for a lot, they don't provide great customer service. the bus drivers are rude. >> septa managers should ride the rails and the buses and experience what the commuters experience on a day-to-day basis. >> reporter: there were a few okay with the proposed hike. >> i think it's worth it, but they should give us a discount for monthly i think but other than that you got to do it. >> reporter: public here's will be held in all five counties from april 19th through the 25th on the proposed fare hikes. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> new information on the breaking news we've been following all morning coming in from paris. french police shot and killed a man they say took a gun from a soldier inside the paris airport. the suspect ran into a shop and pointed a weapon at security forces as they closed in and aimed

cash fare 2.50. weekly trans passes, 25.50. ten trip discounted regional rail would go between $40 and 82.50. they call it modest and increased rate for medical care and fuel and buses. >> they request a lot, they don't provide great customer service. >> the managers should come out and ride the buses and get a feel of what the commuters experience on a day-to-day basis. >> reporter: there were a few that were okay with the proposed hike. >> i think it is worth it, they should give us a discount for monthly i think, but other than that they should do it. >> reporter: commuters will have a chance to have their say in all five counties from april 19 through the 25th. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> and we turn now to politics, president donald trump hosted german chancellor angela merkel. he bashed her as a candidate for letting muslim refugees in her country and in a tweet saying they ruined the county. >>> he referred to the fact that president obama wiretapped him. >>> at least we have something in common. >> he was r

the fare hikes kick in july 1st. adam tuss is at metro he headquarters with what you to know. >> reporter: to raise fares didn't come without drama today, a packed board room so full some weren't allowed inside, pushing and shoving outside the board room as some forced their way in. others taking the mike to make the case to not reduce service. >> rather than cutting routes in the future we definitely encourage the board to subject down on some dedicated sustainable funding source. >> reporter: from a fare standpoint, you'll pay an extra quarter for the bus, ten currents for more rush hour rail service, a quarter more for off peak rail service and ten cents more for daily parking. there will be an increase in peak and off peak read head ways for the time you wait for a train and metro will cut some of its least >> it's very expensive. people are thinking about uber or taxi. >> reporter: paul wiedefeld hinted at the fact that he'll try to be more vocal in the future about getting more money to fix metro. >> we have to

. >>> as expected metro raised fares for the first time in three years today. >> fares will rise by $.10, peak. off peak and bus fares is going up by a quarter. >> do you agree with raising fares for budget problems? let us know what you think. >> iliana is joining us with reaction from riders. >> reporter: a lot of people have been very vocal. so many people showed up that they were meeting. some people even had to be turned away and were obviously upset about it. people are frustrated and say they don't think they should have to pay more. one after another, riders came up to ask board members to keep fares as is, even an employee chimed in. ultimately these board members voted to raise the bus and rail service. here is why the chairman says he voted. >> metro has a policy of not raising fares two years in a row, not cutting service two years in a row. now those issues are off the table. >> reporter: maybe for him. riders who use services every day are left with the bigger price to pay just to get to and from work. riders will have to make the decision between the extra metro bus rid

one consideration is raising fares. ng fares. >> reporter: yes. and sal, you hear it all the time, especially on twitter, people may find it hard to believe that bart is experiencing any kind of decline in ridership because when you go on the trains, especially in the morning, they are so packed it is hard to get on a train let alone find a seat. the trannity agency says the weekend ridership has declined. they also say that sales tax revenue from fuel prices is down. that is part of the reason that they say they have this 25 to $35 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. so bart's governing board meeting today to discuss the possibility of raising fares about 25 cents to in part close that gap. if it became a reality, it would increase the fare from $1.25. other options for raising revenue is reducing discounts for seniors and youth riders. reducing discounts for disabled riders. and a surcharge for using paper tickets. all of that together will bring bart an additional 10 to $20 million. riders we spoke to this morning are mixed about

. >>> bart will meet about fare increases. anne makovec reports from san francisco. >> reporter: bart needs more money because of a decrease in ridership during off-peak hours. bart is seeing less sales tax and less from the state. disappointing ridership numbers on bart's driverless tram to oakland international airport. it's a drain on a system than a boost to the bottom line. >> this was built during the recession and it was an important part of putting people back to work. the obama administration was firmly behind it. and that's one of the reasons that it was built. >> reporter: and now, the board needs to figure out how to acquire about $30 million more to cover its cost in become in the coming financial year. among the possibilities, increasing minimum fares charging more for riders using paper tickets instead of a clipper card. or reducing discounts for youth, seniors and disabled people. it's all going to be on the table at the bart board meeting starting at 9 this morning. but this is going to be a long process. the

cen the rush hour rail fare goese ge up by a dime.. maximum fare at six dollars.six. up ares quarterar to two dollars howevel there is a break faror low lw income bus riders, the weeklyeey limited bus only pass will wil stay at $17.50.t $17.5 parking is going up a little goi bit and any increase on the he bus side will affect the metro access service for people with disabilities 'cause theirliti rates are also based oesn bus and rail fares with maximum ofxf about six dollars for thoser the customers.stomers. so, this is called shared sacrifice. cr budget for metro and its customers but some analysts say riders should not bebe sharing in the 'cause we've alreadylrady sacrificed and rider ship isider at its lowest level sincesice 2003. >> all right, fox5 contributor martin dicarcoo breaking down the latest coming from metro.etr thank you, martin.arin. >> developing tonight the fcc investigating an outageig breaking around 10 o'clock last night thatat aro preventedt customers from calling 911 on 9n their cell phones.ll p last night'sho outage forcedford several local jur

the fare hike would go into effect in july. rail fares would go up 10-25 cents. bus fares would go up a quarter. and parking up 10 cents. on top of that, your metro bus line could be going away for good. metro may cut more than a dozen bus lines to try to close that budget gap. adam tuss is riding along one of those routes in northern virginia. >> reporter: this is the 2t bus. these riders here say they depend on the bus, but it could be on the chopping block. 13 bus routes now identified for elimination as metro tries to close a large budget gap. the transit agency says this is the to be made. ruth takes the 2t bus every day. >> i try to find other rides but i don't drive. >> reporter: you need the bus. gene also uses the 2t. he wonders why metro lines are being cut at all. >> 2 million people ride every day. >> reporter: at this particular route the 2t also directly serves a retirement community. they would now have to find another bus. what's more, metro says two other lines in particular that could be cut would leave riders without a transit option. the w19 i

. >> reporter: the board considered four ways to raise fares but decided to study only two. it seems any increase is distasteful to the elected board members. >> i just see us losing a lot of riders by doing this fare increase. >> i think they all stink. there are people out there that think we're manufacturing this deficit to get another fare increase. >> reporter: they want bart's managers and staff to tighten their belts. >> we can't keep spending like drunken sailors. there is a day of reckoning that's going to face this district. >> before we can increase fares in any way, shape, or forms we absolutely have to latch down those scofflaws who are fare evading or not paying their parking fees. >> the board decided to study two possibilities, both forcing passengers to pay more. one, reduce the discount for seniors and youth from 62.5% to 50. >> bart, as we know, is extremely expensive. >> reporter: at the moment all bart is actually doing is studying how it will raise these additional fares. so we asked riders what they thought. >> i don't mind the raising of fares as long

in july rail fares will be going up by 10 to 25 cents. bus fares will go up by a quarter.trains will arrive at stations every eight minutes throughout most of the system and some bus routes will be eliminated. changes are expected to help metro save an estimated $29 million. >>> coming up on fox5 news morning, google sets its sights on hiring howard university students. >> and deliberations resume today in the criminal trial of a disgraced university president. >> now, as we head to break we'll take a live look across the d.c. region. time right now is 4:50. fox5 news morning is back right >> blast off to a realm of imagination. sounds great. this week's fox beat friday you can enter to see a never before seen circus experience that's truly out of this world. >> that's right wisdom. were unviewer could win a vip prize package including four tickets to the ringling brothers circus on april 1st at the verizon center. the prize has an approximate retail value of $400 and is go to the fox5 facebook page from that now through 11:59 p.m. and enter for a chance to win. one winner

the fare hike would go into effect in july. rail fares could go up 10 to 25 cents. bus fares up to a quarter and parking up to 10 cents. >>> and you may need the windshield wipers. >> are we in for a messy commute? >> driving in from 95, we have a lot of rain down 95 right now. it's all up to the district as well. so coming up i'll show you when the rain will clear out. we'll talk about the roller coaster temperatures from now and into the weekend. we have a big drop coming. that's just straight ahead. >>> two w to hear, snow day. but most students haven't heard that this year. how that could change the school calendar. >>> and head's up for people commuting from northern virginia. we'll work to get yo up tou ♪ the moments that connect us happen one morning at a time, and one cup at a time. folgers, the best part of wakin' up. >>> good morning, everybody. it is 4:46 on a wednesday morning as you're making your plan to get outside and trying to enjoy our mild weather, know that you'll be impacted by rain drops between now and 7:00 or 8:00 this morning before things i

for more go to gps-cnn.com/fareed. and let's get started. >>> there's so much to talk about from a presidential tweet storm to that growing controversy over connections between trump's inner circle and russia. we'll try to get to the rest of the world as well. joining me now two former national security advisors, tom donealin was president obama's security adviser and worked in the clinton and carter administrations. he's now vice chair of the law firm o'melveny & myers. he's now principal of the strategic consulting firm rice, hadley, gates. we do have this allegation made by the president of the united states about your former boss, president obama. he says that barack obama essentially tapped his phones. what is your reaction to that? >> well, good morning. my reaction is that its an exceedingly inappropriate comment from a president of the united states to make with no evidence provided and no backup, in the last 24 hours the white house has been asked about it repeatedly and hasn't been able to provide any evidenc

the wet and windy fare in the north west.ybe a tad warmer. that is one of the scenarios. the other scenario we have on our minds is to bring low—pressure across the northern parts of the british isles, park it over denmark, build high pressure to the west, that funnels northerlies and north easterlies down across the british isles so that could push showers into the north of scotland. whatever scenario, it will be fairly wet there, breezy at times, as well, but i think the average temperature will prevail for most of us for the rest of the week. goodbye. labour urges the apartment to boost funding for public services, he says the economy is doing well but there might be unexpected challenges ahead.

s board voted today to raise fares and cut service starting in july rail fares will go up by 10 to 25. bus fares will go up by a quarter and during rush hour trains will arrive at stations every eight minutes throughout most of the system and some bus routes will be eliminated. the changes are expected to help metro save an estimated $29 million. >>> now in response to those changes have a governor terry mcauliffe announced he's requesting a top to bottom review of metro. during an appearance on radio the governor says there needs to be an independent investigation into what is troubling the transit system and how much it will cost to fix those problems. >> i don't want any political influence in this at all. the benefit of this is a noninterested party, he knows transportation, he knows the metro better than anybody. i want an unf bottom review by someone who is not interested who is an outside independent person who can give me the best advice of how we go forward. i know we we have to put more money in. there's no question about it. but before i do it i want to make sure that rider

who does want to pay more for fares or see bus routes eliminated. this final proposal that could see a first vote on thursday is supposed to reflect the consensus of metro and its jurisdictions and metro board has been working on this for fweekz not months and what we're going get are fare hikes cents train trips and 25 cents buses and extra dime for parking lots and on service side metro just released list of bus routes that either will be changed or eliminated and it's about three dozen bus routes long and don't have time to get into it all now. one bus line of interest the 5 a to dulles airport will be saved. and just with reduced frequent sixt so that bus will run less often and on the rail side, rush hour train frequency. there will be fewer trains at buzzest times of day and metro is calling this balanced approach to right side service for diminished ridership and we must point out metro average weekday rail ridership is lowest since maybe we pay more for less service and the board was able to soften the blow of initial proposed service cuts s

the plan calls for increasing the minimum rush hour rail fare to $2.25. the minimum bus fare with rides to $3. -- >>> topper is here with talk of snow in the forecast? >> we had arctic air this weekend. we had full sunshine. only go got up to 40. impressive for mid march. it's going to roll into the metro area friday night and saturday. unlike this weekend, we'll have moisture to mix with this. tracks to our south. keeping the cold air in place. the question is just how mu moisture will it throw to our north. how cold will it be at the surface. accumulating snow or falling snow? something to watch. no doubt about that. this will change. in terms of kind of percentages, i normally don't deal percentages. we think we have a 50% chance of seeing snow flakes. we think we have a 25% or one in four chance of seeing measurable snow. we have a one in four chance of missing. i've seen this scenario. it goes away on the model. a little more confluence. a little more agreement. one in four chance of snow or nothing. 35% chance of rain or snow. we'll come back, talk

today, the board will consider authorizing a fare increase study to see how another fare hike would impact minority and low income communities. b.a.r.t. officials say they are losing revenue and face a 15 to $25 million deficit this fiscal year. ridership is down 4% during the week and down 9% on the weekends. "the chronicle" says b.a.r.t. is considering increasing the minimum fare to $2.25 which would bring rates for a single rider closer to what other transit agencies charge. >> it sucks. seem like they raise it -- prices once every two years, i think. but other than that -- >> reporter: what's it mean for you? >> it means dig deeper in my pockets. >> reporter: "the chronicle" also reports b.a.r.t. is hoping to persuade riders to use clipper cards and are considering charging more for the paper tickets. about one-third of b.a.r.t. riders use those paper tickets. b.a.r.t. says a hiring freeze is already in place and they are cnsidering other cost cutting moves like starting trains an hour later in the morning. today's b.a.r.t. meeting starts at 9:00. reporting live in fremont, matt keller

we've learned metro's board is on board with hiking those fares and that means rush hour rail fares could go up to $2.25. bus fares could jump a quarter to $2. transportation reporter pete muntean is here now. we promise not to kill the messenger. >> sorry about this. it's not great news. a lot of people upset about this. just spoke with one board member. he says it sort of defies logic. new numbers say customers are more unhappy than ever. increasing fares on top of that news just not good business. here are the numbers. so customers say they're unhappy. riders unsatisfied. 66% of the time in 2016. trains were late about 30% of the time. you can make the correlation there. worst delays were on the orange line. metro's own report here says that gripes were result of major track work. board members say after customers had been through all that just a bad idea to pay more. >> it seemed there was going to be a lot of pushback. what happened? >> a lot changed in the last week. sounds like ridership went down about $16 million in 2016. that adds up to about $125 million loss for metro. top of

new fares will begin in july. we told but the brand new escalators that metro had folks put into the bethesda station. they're getting people talking because of something metro's general manager said. the community has a lot to say about etiquette, where to stand, where to walk. we'll have more on that coming up. and we'll tell us what you think on the nbc facebook page. >>> message from apple you'll want to hear. >>> good morning. it is a cold one. grab the warm jacket before you head out. it feels like the 20s. many areas are in the 20s, but this afternoon, it is going to be pretty nice. the warm-up really starts tomorrow, though, and wait until you see your weekend forecast. stay tuned. >>> and a cpr party? why learn ago li-saving skill fe announcer: while everyone discusses the future of health care, 18 million americans are already choosing it.... with medicare advantage: a proven public-private partnership, where health outcomes are valued over volume. where early intervention and management of chronic condi

let's talk to fareed zakaria, host of "fareed zakaria gps."hen we talk about china and how he's railed on china on trade and the south china sea, what do you expect to come out of that meeting? >> it will be very interesting, because round one went to xi jinping. if you remember, trump began his vice presidency during the transition, he said he was going to reach out to taiwan, he did reach out to taiwan, and he said, why should we not have relations with them, until i can resolve trade deals with china. the implications being he was going to use taiwan as leverage to force the chinese to do better on trade. xi jinping responded to that by essentially freezing all contact with the united states. he told all his ambassadors, all the foreign ministry, don't deal with them on anything, whether it's north korea, whether it's iran sanctions, whether it's u.n. peacekeeping, nothing, until we get clarity on whether donald trump will personally affirm the one china policy, which is what the chinese want to hear, that taiwan is essentially part of chin

they are going to increase fares. news of the proposed increase not sitting well with those who rely on septa to get around. dann cuellar has the details. >> i don't like it in general. >> reporter: that was pretty much the sentiment of most of the septa commuters we spoke with. >> i'm not liking at all. it's hard getting jobs and stuff, it's real harold. >> that's ridiculous, right now with the wages not being -- going up, with the cost of living. >> reporter: septa is proposing higher fares on buses trolleys, trains and subways, that would begin july 1. cash fare quick trip 2-point a 50. token -- 2.50. ten trip discounted regional rail would go from between $40 and 82.50. they call the increase modest and part of a three year pattern to keep pales for medical care, power for trains and fuel for buses. >> they request a lot, they don't provide great customer service, the bus drivers are rude most of the time. >> the septa board members and managers should ride the buses and get to experience what the commuters experi

that means fare increases for most riders. they will vote on the budget later this morning so let's break it down, with this means for the average rider. during peak hours, you will see a $.10 increase. on the off peak hours, you will see a $.25 increase. if your ride the metro bus and paper ride, which is now one be twoit will dollars. there will be fewer rides. in new york, bus fares are $2.75. in philadelphia, $2.50. we are still below what those other major cities are. final vote could come as early as this morning. if it does pass, these will go into effect in july. back to you guys in the studio. larry: they. breaking overnight, one of the biggest airlines in the u.s. gone. the breakout company that is being forced to close its doors. new developments in rockville. why police announce security at a school involved in a rape alle ♪ what? there are bumps along the road of life... and for each one there's triple-a. it's just three kids, right? z2b1kz zi0z y2b1ky yi0y veronica: it is puppy day her

bart officials told the board that they'd lower their ride fare. one thing bart's board did already vote on early this morning unanimously was to authorize the general manager to take the next step for setting the issue allowing rap around ads on bart trains. the meeting is still going on but again the latest update that we had is coming from my colleague tom baker. minutes ago bart board of directors deciding not to go forward with the aidea of increasing the minimum fare next year. >> okay. >>> new information this noontime about wikileaks and c.i.a. cyber spying. it will work with technology companies to help defend their products against the c.i.a. hacking tools. just this morning from ecuador's embassy in london. he said some companies have asked for more details about the c.i.a. cyber spying. wikileaks has decided to work with the tech companies to give them access to the hacking so they can fix their product. >> the technology is designed to hide itself. it's designed to remove traces of its activity. >> in the 9,000 documents released by wi

peak rail fares increasing by ten cents, off peak rail fares by 25 cents. bus fares a quarter. arrive at stations every eight minutes instead of six and some bus routes will be eliminated. >>> in the wake of the f maintenance and safety concerns there's going top to bottom review of metro' operations it's ordered by virginia governor terry mcauliffe. >> he's tapped former transportation secretary ray la hood to do it. secretary la hood joins us by the phone this morning in his first local tv interview about this new role. it's great to talk to you again this time in a new position. you have many years here in d.c. running dot very instrumental in fund the silver line from met tomorrow you're familiar with the system watch were you be looking for in this new role in this study? >> what the governor asked me to do is really look at everything, look at funding. where the funding comes from. look at the governance when metro was formed decades ago. there was a compact sign by the district of column yack the state of maryland, the state of virginia and so the board is really made up

metro police said one of i sts officers tried to stop a fare evader. he followed the suspect down to the platform where there was a struggle. the officer used pepper spray and made an arrest. the suspect will be charged with assaulting a police officer. >>> president donald trump is getting personally involved in mideast peace talks. he spoke with the palestinian president today and invited him to the white house. it's the first time they talked since president trump took office. a spokesperson said they'll meet very soon to talk about peace talks. benjamin netanyahu sparked a controversy when he said he want wanted. >>> the economy added 235 jobs last month. the unemployment rate fell to 4.7%. today the president embraced those numbers, even though during the obama administration, he called the jobs report one of the biggest hoaxes in modern politics. >> it's a statistic that's full of nonsense. >> it may have been phony in the past, but it's very real now. >> president trump credited his approach to taxes and deregulation for the improved jobs report

most bus and train fares will increase a quarter. you'll pay a dime more, for rush fares.s... will mean trains only run once every eight minutes at peak hours. right now, they run every six minutes. a final vote comes at the end of the month. more than 24-thousands runners are hitting the pavement tomorrow for the rock and roll marathon. but for drivers it'll mean some workarounds. q mccray is liveat rfk stadium with what you need to know to get around.. the michigan men's basektball team showed up for it' looking a little unusual. the wolverines wore their practice jerseys against illinois, because their uniforms never made it to d-c! as we told you yesterday the team's plane slid off the runway because of heavy winds wednesday. the team finally arrived here in d-c yesterday morning. but those uniforms, were stuck in the damaged plane's cargo hold. no game jerseys, no game shorts, and no problem though for michigan. they dominate illinois 75-55. tonight - it's maryland's turn at the verizon center. the terps will play their first game in the big ten tournament quarterfina

off-peak fares and bus fares will go up a quarter and weekly bus passes will remain the same at 17.50. bus routes are expected to be eliminated. >>> president trump his travel ban. addresses the concerns of the first executive order. it also removes language that seem to give priority to christians and current green card holderers will no longer be detained. >>> house lawmakers release their plan to repeal and replace obamacare. mike emmanuel has the details >> they deserve a new direction. that's why we're taking action to repeal and replace obamacare with healthcare solutions that can work for the american people and >> secretary tom price and budget director are expected to have dinner with president trump to review the proposal with mulvaney seen as critical to winning over the conservative wing. the ways and means proposal calls for all dis expanding health savings accounts and providing. >> what the president's goal is to give people choices to let them purchase the kinds of insurance they want, not what washington forces them to buy. this is an important distinction. and where

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the possibility fare modifications include increasing the minimum fare to $2.25. reducing the discount seniors, people with disabilities and youth and adding a surcharge for paper tickets bought at the station and reducing the discount given to kids ages 5-12 and this would add up for b.a.r.t. and for commuters too. >> it is not like i'm i'm [ inaudible ] but from here to oakland it is 14 and then if i have to park, it is $3 and if i have to uber home, that is a lot for traveling. >> reporter: and before this could move forward b.a.r.t. will have to do a study on the impact on low-income and minority riders. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> police in the south bay are putting out an alert about a pastor who has been arrested on charged of stalking several underage girls. investigators say they are afraid there could be more than a dozen more victims and they are hoping the people will come forward. the man is accused of stalking four girls. and santa clara county investigators believe they are at least 19 alleged victims after finding pictures of the girls posted in h

rail service during peak times goes up 10 cepts and off peak fares and bus fares up a quarter and weeklys passes remain the same at 1 7.50 so bus routes expected to be eliminated. >> happening today, maryland law makers in considering a bill on funding equity for the state historically black colleges and university and the bill would ensure that black institutions receive sufficient funding to compete with the other state's four year. maryland hvcus have been pushing for funding. ey enough funding or support. >> a local man facing charges after police say he decided to play dress up pretending to be a federal agent. >> and warm wimenter is once again changing the route of the most famous dog sled race. >> as we head to break a live look across the region. 4:50 the time, 8 the temp. a game urzburg maryland man is accused of impersonating a police officer. >> and police say back in october he was caught imperson nay nateing an officer in the false church area. in not a member of law enforcement and found nearly a donz weapons in his home including high powered assault rifles. >>> former fo

. >>> bart is holding off on the idea of a new 25-cent fare hike as it scrambles to keep its budget from going off the rails. the transit agency is facing a projected 25 to $35 million shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year. the board of directors met today to discuss over revenue options like raising parking fees, cutting service, charge more for paper tickets, and reducing youth and senior discounts. you will start seeing more trains wrapped with advertisements. >> today we approved increasing advertising revenue at our stations. there will be some creative solution. bart board members want to have as little negative impact on riders as possible. >> bart already has a hiring freeze in place to cut costs and it also is working to reduce overtime and go after riders who don't pay their fares or parking fees. >>> investigators are recommending more than 600 charges in connection to a riot that broke out at the state capital this summer. this scary scene played out in late june. the highway patrol says it sparked when a permitted protest by white nationalist group was confronted by several

starting july 1st, rushhour rail fares are climbing. bus fares will a quarter more at rush hour, trains will run every 8 minutes rather than the current 6. you will find all the details on our wusa 9 app. >>> we have new information on last night's breaking news about a police shooting in dc. officers responded to gunfire in southeast, and they struggled with the suspect, but then an officer shot and critically wounded the man, and we have learned his name is 32- year-old michael leech of southeast, facing several charges, and police released the photo of the gun they recovered at the scene. >>> bad news for middle-aged white people. why more people are dying younger. >>> and don't forget to vote on whether you think the president can still get behind the wheel. in just a moment, we will verify that for you and tell you why he's making all the funny faces. >> that's too much. >>> and >>> unemployment can lead to an early grave. middle age white americans with limited education are dying younger than others with same age. a sharp spike i

and off peak fares and bus and u fares will go up by a quarterarr and weekly bus passes will wl remain $17.50.50. however, some bus routes are ar going to be eliminated so youso can see there those priceshose s will go up, service going downgw and metro's gm paul wiedefeldfed admits this is going cause cause some pain for some folksm around the region.aro he ununderstands the frustratiou but hest says this is necessaryh to avoiid major financialinncial crisis and it's going to close a 290 million-dollar budget gap and riders we spoke toke this morn frustrated that they have to thh pay the high price for a fora system that isn't reliable and d already expensive.xpeve. take a listen.lisen. >> totally unfair.ally u i think there's other waysways around that. th. maybe perhaps they should takeye pay cuts isn't that iy understand that the trains have to be repaired, thecutsnd r tracks repaired butepai reatd, t cost, you know? you know, ii mean, a lot of us can't afford this fare rate.th i rely on trains. tr >> reporter: now, back out out here live at the king streetstr metro station in alex

the agency wants to raise fares. if it is approved, the rate hike is the first since 2013. the news of the proposed rate hike is not sitting well for those relying on septa to get around. dann cuellar has more. >> i don't like it. >> reporter: that was pretty much the sentiment of most of the septa commuters we spoke with. >> i'm not liking at all. it's hard out here getting jobs and stuff, it's really hard. >> that's ridiculous, right now with the wages not being -- going up with the cost of living. >> reporter: septa is proposing higher fares on buses trolleys, trains and subwayses. cash fair quick trip 2.50. weekly trans passes 25.50. regional rails $40 an 82.50. they call it modest in order to keep rate for medical care and power for trains and fuel for buses. >> they request a lot, but they don't provide great customer service, the bus drivers are rude most of the time. >> some of the people, the board members and managers should come out and ride the rails and ride the buses and get a feel for what commuters experience on day-to-day basis. >> reporter: there were a fe

but that decision has already been made. >> the board will be discussing a fare hike of 25 cents thisning but riders would get a chance to weigh in on that and potential service cutbacks before any final decisions are made. >>> a man who was connected to several local churches is accused of stalking at least 19 underaged girls. investigators say 35-year-old [indiscernible name] followed the young victims around santa clara county and offered them gifts. this is a religious book that appears to be written by the suspect. deputies say he often posed as a mentor at youth groups. they also recovered several pictures of the alleged victims including these collages of the girls. investigators say he stopped the victims for a couple of years in saratoga, los altos, san jose and los gatos. deputies are asking any possible victims to come forward. >> reporter: a woman antioch is safe thanks to a good samaritan. her garage went on fire. someone went inside to alert the family, who had no idea what was going on. one woman in the home has trouble walking. a warning may have made all the differenc

under rail service will go up 10 cents to 2.25.to bus fares will go up a quarter. and the weekly bus passes will remain the same at 17.50. they will save several busral routes that were set to be eliminated. investigating last night's at&t outage that prevented some customers from calling 911 on their phones. they set up back up emergency numbers, the nationwide outage has since been fixed.xe 10 years ago today this man went missing in iran. iran claims they do not know what happened to robert levyvy son. our government doesn't believesn that.'t if he's still alive levy son is the longest held hostage in american history. the white house is offering $5 million for informationorma leading to his safe return. fox's garret kenny has more. >>reporter: the administration made a new pledge thursday, vowing to find missing american robert leaf son and return him to the us. the trump administration remains unwaiver to locate mr. leaf sone and bring him home.e. the leaf son family has suffere far too long and we will nott rest until his case is resolved. he is a cia agent d

now you can with southwest fares as low as 59 dollars one-way.to low fares with nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding >>> it's wednesday, march 1st, 2017. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including president trump sending congress a strong message in a softer tone. norah is with vice president mike pence to talk about the president's speech and what happens next. but first here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> thee tim for small thinking is over. the time for trivial fights is ndbehi us. t>> i was noticeably different from the inaugural address. last night he referred to the renewal of the american sp. irit >> the president seemed sober and ended up sounding more like a republican than the revolutionary he describes himself as. >> did your you liked in the speechsome. >> well, you see with donald veump the speefrps don't mean ry much. >> the president in a very striking moment reassured a visibly heart broeking widow that the nation grieves with her. >> the symbolism last night wa

increasing the minimum fare from $1.95 to $2.25.rging more for riders using paper tickets instead of a clipper card. and reducing discounts for youth and seniors. bart staff will also seek approval to start selling ads on trains. it is all going to be on the table as the bart board meets at 9 a.m. this morning. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> what about all the money bart is getting from last november's ballot measure? >> reporter: yeah. $3.5billion, well, that's over 10 years. they say that need the money now and that money any is already earmarked for a lot of infrastructure maintenance. they say they need more money for this coming fiscal year to keep service at its current level. now, bart also may be coming into money soon if a bridge toll passes. voters will be voting on that soon, possibly as soon as as november. bart is trying to get that money into its budget instead of into other transportation systems. so we'll see. i'm anne makovec live in san francisco. kenny, back to you. >> thank you. >>> money from ma

today a plan to hike fares and cut some service took a step forward. and those changes could be in place as soon as july. our transportation reporter adam tuss has more. >> reporter: at a time when metro is losing riders in droves because of safe track, the transit agency has now given preliminary approval to raise fares and cut service to close a budget gap. t it is not an ideal situation. >> that's the reality of where we are with the system. >> reporter: however, manager paul wiedefeld shaking off suggestions that metro is in a crisis. the public disagrees. metro board member malcolm awe gus steen is worried riders won't come back to metro. he pleaded this is not the way to turn the struggling agency around. >> we should do so by encouraging more ridership and not discouraging and planning for such a dramatic decrease in the number of people who are going to ride this system. >> reporter: metro does have a nearly $300 million bujts gapdg to close. you'd be paying 25 cents more for the bus, 10 cents more for rush hour rail service, a quarter more for