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>> that's a great question really, fareed.another chapter in this book because in 2006 i ran for re-election. and i had -- michigan had the highest unemployment rate in the nation. people were very full of anxieties, similar to this situation. i was under water in my approval ratings. the right track and wrong track numbers were horrible. i was wondering whether i should even run again. and yet, once there became a choice and i ran against somebody who was a businessman, a billionaire who spent a lot of money, but i ended up winning by the largest number of votes ever cast in michigan because people had a choice. and ultimately, people will want to know who is fighting for me. who's on my side. and if they see the president has a plan, then i think he will pull it out. >> governor, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> and we will be right back. [ gunfire ] ♪ [ male announcer ] it has an hd webcam, killer audio, and lids that switch to start every semester fresh. but mostly it helps me try new moves on and off the court. ♪ [ mal

up front. -- the authority to ask for the fare up front. this will happen at night. drives say it will avoid -- drivers say it will avoid fangs who run off without paying -- passengers who run off without paying and help avoid robberies. >> it's the team at the other end while the driver is sitting making change. >> reporter: right now the public meeting is set for november 29th. the earliest a rate change could be is sometime in february. in the newsroom matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> coming up who could forget snowpocalypse, driver's stranded for hours during that storm earlier this year? up next what's being done to try and make sure that doesn't happen again. >>> plus the newest redskin says he's got extra motivation going into this weekend's game. dave feldman has your sports edge. >>> but first actress and civil rights activist ruby d, the subject of the latest death rumor on twitter. this time reverend jesse jackson is partly to blame. he and others tweeted d had died. jackson later corrected himself. the confusion apparently came bec

there are a couple of other things we could do instead of making free fare for all youth. you could reduce the -- you could reduce the youth task to further than it is currently at $21. half the value youth passes as a bout a $1.4 million impact. we could also limit the program like new york does four hours, days, months. for example, their program allows school kids to ride only during school hours. this is challenging for the clipper. we do not know where in the line that might appear during the project. we could also limit the program by income, just like the lifeline passed for the adults. this, as you know, is very challenging administratively and will also require funding. the program cannot be limited to concerns about the youth, given the limitations of clipper. schloss, we discussed this program with the fta, and they cautioned us from evaluating this program flight title 6 perspective. if we would embark on this program, and we would have to pass the fta mostar, in terms of the program. if we were to do this, we could not limited to san francisco use only. first

garage is going to get a portion of the debt service from an accounting perspective, and the transit fares will pay for the transit from an accounting perspective. even though we are pulling all the money, each garage will have a percent allocated, said that peace will be paid by the garage revenues. director heinicke: thank you. director nolan: other members of the board? thank you very much. appreciate your presentation. look forward to hearing more about it in the coming months. weeks? >> is there any member of the public -- there has been no indication that a member of the public wishes to address you on this matter. >> the projectionist to be before your december 6. also have to go to the recreation and park commission on december 17, and the board of supervisors in early january. hopefully, we will get approval. our plan is to issue the debt in the september, february, march area. ashley and visiting the commission tomorrow to talk about it. -- actually, i am visiting the recreation and park commission tomorrow to talk about it. director nolan: that you very much. >> seeing the membe

the sf mta also set rates and fares without board approval, in addition to other matters and controlver the streets. you have the ability to regulate parking, stopping, and the flow and direction of traffic. the role of the board in the performance of the agency functions is, first of all, to set policy directions for the agency, first and foremost. you also a point and remove the director of transportation and the secretary, your own secretary, the secretary to the board. the sf mta board approved settlements recommended by our office, and you approve the rates and fees and fares that are relative. you also approve the sf mta budget, and the board also has the ability to acquire intuit any matter in the jurisdiction. so i want to talk about a few of your roles and duties in a little more detail. regarding policy direction, the board sets policy for the agency consistent with the city's legislation, most importantly including the city charter, and the board gives direction to the staff of the agency through the director of transportation. as part of your policy-making function, the b

zack kara, host of fareed zakaria "gps" this week, all about education. you were coming on to see what you were talking about what you are blogging about. here is what we learned, as a nation, we, the united states, now rank number 15 in reading education. we are 23rd when it comes to math. as far as science goes, worse at 31st. why are we so far behind? >> it is actually very simple, brooke. we slacked off. about a generation ago 25 years ago, the highest rate notice world, did well on the tests, our public education system was the en.very of the world. steve jobs is a kid from working class family he ended up getting a great public school education, enough so that he was fluent in technology, you know, well-versed in liberal arts. what happened? the whole system began to atrophy, stagnate and the rest of the world wasn't sitting still. they started moving ahead, focussing on math and science and while we were having degrees, pro-live rating in leisure studies and sports exercise, the rest of the world, particularly the rich countries, started focusing o

obviously, we are going to have to look at raising fares. i do not like that idea. but nothing is free these days. when i grew up and took the bus, it was 15 cents. that is how long ago i've been in this life. i fully support it. we just have to find the money. chairman nolan: german -- vice chairman lee suggested it was only a nickel when i wrote it. -- when i rode it. [laughter] >> i would most closely aligned my comments in vice chairman lee, who stated in a balanced and appropriate way. i did not ever pay 15 cents for the bust, but i come at this with my own unique perspective. i have three young children. as a citizen, i often deal with the city not paying him credence yfamilies and family rn the way other cities might. i think it is important. this is an issue where we can send the message that san francisco cares about its families, particularly those in need. as a trend that advocate, i believe that the way to make lifelong transit riders is to train your children to ride transit and the benefits of transit early in. i do that with my own to children. one of

about four weeks out, there is a sweet spot where air fares tend to soften. after it goes up about two weeks out of your flight. >> reporter: if you wait until the week you want to leave, airlines give great deals for the remaining seats. >> the airlines will release usually on tuesdays reduced air fare for later that week or into the weekend. >> reporter: signing up for alerts will allow you to take advantage of deals. >> we know now that a lot of last-minute sales are released to the social media sites. if you're a friend of that airline, get it from them. >> reporter: flexibility is a must with these deals. >>> well, layaway making a big comeback. walmart, kmart and other major retailers have decided to turn back the clock and bring layaway back. many will charge a $5 fee and cancellation fees. >>> if young professals -- professionals could work and any company, google is the top one. many of the financial firms haven't done so well. their later as dropped off since last year. bank of america felt the biggest drop from 58 to 77. >>> a person was the target

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about $600, $650 for that alternate fare.irports can save you some money. if you change your travel day on virgin america, fly out from l.a. to new york next wednesday, you're looking at a $500 fare. if you fly out thursday morning, thanksgiving day, that fare drops to $149. come back on tuesday or wednesday after thanksgiving, the fare drops dramatically. flexibility at this point will be your friend if you're looking for airfare deals. >> choose your days wisely. choose your apirports wisely. is there some site where people can go to find great deals? >> certainly ours at travelzoo.com, we've got a lineup of last-minute airfare deals. most airfare bargains are released tuesday into wednesday morning. just this week, we saw the latest airfare sales released this past tuesday. they were matched by competitors tuesday afternoon into wednesday. if you're really a major hard-core procrastinator, you want to fly by the seat of your pants next tuesday into early wednesday morning next week, that's when the very late, late last-min

keeping fares and service the same the board voted to slash 95 more cta additions 46 of which are unionf bob kelly not impressed union contract that yet to be negotiated >> i think is responsible for the board to pass any budget based on something in may or may not get you heard them say they have basically half a year to get this done the way it is going it is not going to get don >> all the budget does is give us time to go through collective bargaining process >> cta president forrest claypool on the job since may says the board did the right thing and confidant of union talks >> contract expires at the end of the year as you know responsible thing to do >> also approved by the board a fare collection modernization program private contractor cubic transportation system won the 12th year $454 million deal it will allow riders to have several fare options on one universal card also allow payment directly at turnstiles shipped enabled credit or debit card cash will still be accepted >> to use your credit card will save so much time and easy way for people to get saddam to always somebod

but a future fare hike is just one of the options the tsa board will be considering. say they will still take the bus even though nummi increases the fare. >> cheaper than having a car in san francisco. >> reporter: others say fare hikes are unfair. >> i think that being a transit for a city we should incentivize transit. >> reporter: nummi is facing a cut of $34 million, following a gap of 30 million the current year. and they're asking for a fare hike on transfers which are now free. >> i think that really sucks because i live for sundays. i hold off on all my errand to engage in the free parking. >> reporter: some small businesses which have to compete with the free lots at shopping malls say they are concerned fees might drive customers away. >> i would prefer if it stays free. you know since the weekends are busy. >> reporter: the nummi board plans to hear the various options and listen to public comment on mono. then they expect to have some decision on how to close this budget gap by spring. reporting live in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news.

but a future fare hike is just one of the options the tsa board will be considering. they will still take the bus even though nummi increases the fare. >> cheaper than having a car in san francisco. >> reporter: others say fare hikes are unfair. >> i think that being a transit for a city we should incentivize transit. >> reporter: nummi is facing a cut of $34 million, following a gap of 30 million the current year. and they're asking for a fare hike on transfers which are now free. >> i think that really sucks because i live for sundays. i hold off on all my errand to engage in the free parking. >> reporter: some small businesses which have to compete with the free lots at shopping malls say they are concerned fees might drive customers away. >> i would prefer if it stays free. you know since the weekends are busy. >> reporter: the nummi board plans to hear the various options and listen to public comment on mono. then they expect to have some decision on how to close this budget gap by spring. reporting live in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>

"i paid my fare. it is my constitutional right."t thing i know, they were dragging me off the bus, dragging me to the police car. [inaudible] "what is wrong with this black? we need to take her to jail." "no, no, no!" next thing i know, they were taking my photographs and fingerprints. dan, i was locked behind this -- then, i was locked behind this cell. two weeks later, people were outraged. women could not believe it -- a child drug off a bus? violated segregation law, but they dropped two of the charges because i think they thought we were trying to challenge the case, take it higher. [inaudible] he actin' crazy. i just stopped looking people in the eye and kept to myself. felt like an outsider. i don't want to be humiliated. [inaudible] [applause] >> that is the piece that people are finally learning about -- that is the case that people are finally learned about, but more important is the case that happened a year later. a federal court case was filed challenging the segregated buses. the plaintiffs -- on may 11, that hearing b

fareed zakaria here, fareed, when president obama is sitting from president hu jintao, what is the mostmportant thing that the united states president wants to walk out of that meeting with? >> think more than anything else, president obama is trying to establish the kind of strategic dialogue with china where you can bring up things like the currency issue, you know the fact that the chinese use their currency to artificially keep their prices low. that doesn't get the chinese to storm out of the room. but gets them to do something about it. remember, china is now the second largest economy in the world. they're big boys. you can't brannish a stick and expect that they're going to jump. it's using pressure effectively with china, which means developing a relationship and making them that the united states is in there with them as a partner but we want to do things that are in our interest as well. >> and the question is, who has the upper hand in the interdependency if you will? chi china owns a lot of our debt. then again, china, its economy is struggling a little bit. inflation is up

metra approves fare hikes this morning but there is some good news ... good afternoon i'm steve sanders >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. muriel clair joins us live from metra headquarters with details >>the good news is that there will be no service cuts but riders will have to dig deeper into their puck getspockets ... beginning in february one-way tickets will go up 15.7 per cent across all fare zones others will go up 30percent metro riders are looking at an overall 25% jump in fares >>by using capital funds intended to pay for equipment and infrastructure to pay for drug budget shortfalls the can has been kicked down the road according to the mayor's office ... >>this reiterates what we found on our survey people did not want to see service cuts so we hope that we as a board as well as metra staff continues to put the interest of the writer's first and foremost making every effort to provide them with better quality service >>metra is planning and information blitz all th

air fares are also up 20% from last year. it is 2-5% more for most amtrak tickets. fifth of >>james: dozens of protesters had been evicted from the home of been at all week. they say that they have the owner's permission but that is still in question. neighbors say that they are annoyed because the protesters have been a nuisance. >> why are they of someone else's property? on in the house and i hear all of this racket going on and i said, excuse me, can he keep a gun on guard >> hundreds of officers but cannot get course office the actual forces stand that much benefit from of a dated of the and the medication or the interest rates? that is what bothers me. >>james: a packed auditorium have every protesters were there if fog she assigns latin here is the video once again. she says that she did not tell the police to use force but by not have the cure. take a listen to how she explains deaf. >> i directed the chief of police that violence should be a good at all costs. it was in the of the last thing i ever wanted data encampment have long been prohibited by uc poli

the commission agreed to discuss an issue that would allow drivers to ask for the fare up front. matt ackland explains,. >> reporter: there is no shortage of cab drivers in d.c. 5800 registered drivers. but many of them say making a living behind the wheel is not easy to do these days. >> if you got a family, there is no way in the world you're going to take care of these people. >> reporter: cab drivers have been upset about the rate they've been able to charge since the city moved from zone fares to meters. the plan on the table would reduce the initial cost but if you are going a long way, it will cost you much more. >> there is no question that they're not earning enough. >> reporter: chairman of the tacky cab commission ron linton agrees cap drivers deserve a raise but how much is the question. he has the authority to raise rates on his own but he wants to find out what is fair to the drivers and passengers. >> we'll try to make a decision based upon evidentiary information, not anecdotal. we get a lot of anecdotal information. we really have to justify this by looking at th

welcome. >> thank you, fareed.gs that you did in this book was research on this issue of the divide between -- you know, among americans and in the advanced world. how would you put it simple? why are we seeing this widening inequality? >> hundreds of millions of people in the developing world have entered the global labor force which is in an -- an increasing global economy. and the affect they have has been principally on or lower to middle income and education spectrum. whether or not the jobs actually moved, i think the effect on the pricing is pretty clear. >> should they put pressure on the wages of mnchlg americans because they -- major americans because they put pressure on the price. correct me if i'm wrong, but the last decade or decade and a half, the only jobs we've created or the vast majority of jobs we've created have been government workers and in health care. >> that's right, correct. that's 40% of the 27 million jobs we created since 1990 appear to be in those two sectors. you add in construction,

. >> reporter: the cost could mean higher fares. >> i don't want to pay them anymore money. the ability -- they'll have to downsize their beaurocracy? >> i would tolerata fare increase to have things work better. >> reporter: in 2000, metro launched a 10-year escalator improvement program and 10 years ago, won a award for escalator project of the year, followed by years of failed maintenance and thes caliatours are worse -- escalators are worse. >> once you see what happen when is you don't support a system and it deteriorates, they remember that for a long time and don't want that to happen again. >> reporter: the general manager expects escalator hant nans to end up on the chopping block and there is too much to risk, he said, to make sure there is money for they want-- maintenance, he said metro needs to look at increasing fares and for the jurisdictions where metro runs to contribute more money, brian. >>> tonight, fox 5 monitoring metro 24/7. send us story ideas to fox5metro@gmail.com. >>> cars of tomorrow going green. the rain these carmakers showed off their models an

-- >> what a surprise. >> fares are very high right now.>> they are. but, you know, you just mentioned before going into the segment one of the best ways to cutback on expenses when you book your tickets for the holiday travel, and that is using those out of the way airports that aren't so busy. because if they are not so busy you'll get better fares for them. >> if you buy your tickets now every day you wait it will cost you money. here's the key. that many people don't realize and i want our cnn viewers to realize. those last minute sales aren't you glad you waited you're so smart to wait so late. much fewer because there are fewer seats available. >> in fact the more you put it off could cost you five bucks more for every day. >> okay. but even once you purchased a ticket you all are encouraging people to check, to compare the cost that you may have taken advantage of? >> a lot of people don't realize that many online travel agencies and airlines will actually reimburse you if the fare goes down during the time you're holding it, between

they look later on, they have to pay $5 to use the fare.for them, but one of the things they have to laugh about. >> we also you mention the industry and we learned a short time ago, the airline industry collected $1.5 billion in baggage fees alone in the second quarter of this year. that's up 8.5% from last year. can we expect this to keep rising? can we expect airlines that make money off of baggage fees to keep racking it up? >> absolutely. no question about it. i'm happy to note that not $1 of that came from me. i carry myç bags. as a result of that, they can add all the fees they want. >> if you are going for a week, you can't carry on all that stuff? >> if i'm going for a week, i shouldn't be going. as far as spirit goes, they are good people with a different kind of approach and different traffic segment. i understand that, but don't expect the industry to jump on that stuff. >> it's more of an ala cart system and they are trying to keep the fares going, but the necessary add ones where they make their money now. does this make it h