how did he fare tonight? the detailers coming up next. >>> also a -- the details are coming up next. >>> also ahead, this is real, people. you've got to see this one. we'll talk to the family that turns their house into an incredible light show. >>> but first here's fox business network's neil cavuto. >> another jolt for the volt, general motors saying it will buy back the plug-in cars from any owner afraid the batteries will catch fire. two batteries did that after some government crash tests. gm is not ruling out a possible recall of more than 6,000 volts on the road. now we know how shoppers are paying for those record holiday sales with plastic, credit card purchases way up this holiday season as companies offer more cashback bonuses for using their plastic. and ahead of friday's november jobs report we are find being out more americans are filing -- finding out more americans are filing for unemployment benefit, new claims become above 400,000. roughly 7 million folks are now collecting jobless benefits.

fare closer to the peak fare than, you know, how does that -- are more people going ride in peace. >> reporter: the proposal is called for increases in bus fares and parking. it's all on the table. >> everything is going on up. and to pay extra. >> any increase would take a step in july. >> reporter: in may, there would have to be public hearings and half of the shortfall is to pay for the increases in wage, health, and pension costs, compared to the rest of the region. metro said the workers have the richest pension plan without having to it could a deem. and that is something to be looking at. shawn. >>> gary giordano strongly denies any involvement of the disappearance of a woman in aruba. he appeared on "good morning america" two days after being released for custody in aruba. robin garden -- gardener travelled with giordano to aruba and later disappeared. he claims to have nothing to do with her presumed death. >> absolutely not n. my mind -- [ indiscernible ] [ overlapping speakers ] >> the person that i cared about, okay, a companion. >> if you're telling -- you know, has this

i'm fareed zakaria. we've got a great show today. >>> first up, the candidate for the gop nomination with the most extensive foreign policy experience, jon huntsman. i'll talk to the former u.s. ambassador to china about his world view and his domestic policy plans. >>> then what if the americas threw a party but didn't invite us? it happened, and i'll explain. >>> next, more than 60% of the vote in egypt this week went to islamists. how worried should we be? >>> then, is shale gas the answer to all america's troubles or at least to many of them? you've heard about fracking, what is it, is it safe? find out. >>> first, here's my take. president obama gave an important speech in kansas last week. whether you agree with all of it or not, he has begun a national conversation about the economy and the role of government. that's what this election should be about. and in presenting his view, obama shifted the economic conversation from deficits alone to the crucial issue of growth. after all, deficits matter

pleasure to have you on. >> thanks, fareed. i'm honored to be here. >> why is it that most people think of you as the republican whom independents and moderates are going to love, but republicans can't really get warm and fuzzy about? >> well, republicans, as a matter of fact, are coming around and taking another look. they might have missed something at the very beginning. and that was a conservative track record as governor. i delivered the largest tax cut in the history of our state tax reform. we took that state to the number-one job creator in america. we reformed education by expanding choice. we created health care reform without a mandate. but i'm also the kind of leader who believes in bringing people together. i say we have too many levels of divide in this country. we forget that we're americans first and foremost. in order for us to get to the point of problemsolving, the underlying issues -- and i believe there are two major issues we must tackle immediately. one is the economic deficit which is very real, and it's

we can lower fares, and that is what this is about. we can take the new leadership at mta toward taking our transit first policy and having it serve the people that need it the most. this whole conversation is something that we are really invested in. every speaker up here has said that they are here for free muni for young people. if we take our transportation money and spend it on transit, we can make that happen and we urgently need to make it happen this year. we have already been cutting our school buses. kids do not have a way to get to school. they are asking to get on the bus even when they do not have a fair and based the fear of a police officer getting -- giving them a ticket -- face the fear of a police officer giving them a ticket. we do not have time to wait and we have a huge opportunity to do something for our people. thank you so much. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> [speaking spanish] >> good afternoon. i have two daughters who use the bus every day. if they cannot catch the bus and if they d

metro riders could see fares go up again in 2012. ridership is down and analysts expect the local economy to remain sluggish with high unemployment. so they're expecting ridership to continue to decline. metro says that maintenance costs are up. pension, health and salary costs are up. they say all of this adds up to a $124 million budget shortfall. now, to help close that gap, metro could raise fares. that's one of the things they're looking at. we're talking about an increase nearly 6%. we've been talking to riders this morning and needless to say, we haven't found many folks who are all that thrilled about the prospects of paying more. >> the deficit is in the millions or something like that. i think they need to find a way to budget that out or try to get more funding from somewhere else. to raise it again, it's ridiculous. it's more money out of my pocket every morning. that's really it. >> i don't think we should pay any more. we don't get no service. it's all broken. something is always out. >> with the service that we're gett

a fare increase of nearly 6% is apparently already on the table. and that translates into roughly 10 cents more for each train and bus ride. the hikes could go higher than that to help with the budget gap. the increases could take effect in july. >>> and federal workers will find out this morning how they'll be alerted to early dismissals and closures during winter storms. the office of personnel management will outline its first overhaul of its snow policy in more than a decade. this comes after this gridlock nightmare played out last january. thousands got stranded on the roads just as thousands of federal workers were looking for work. this new snow policy will reportedly require the government to announce much earlier whether it will be open or closed or opened with unscheduled leave or telework. >>> later today, the man accused in a series of car jackings and abductions across maryland will be in court. meantime, we're hearing from one of the first victims. 50-year-old henry levi sanders was arrested yesterday. he's suspected in aft least five

>> well, i think we're at a crossroads, fareed. and it is really the decision, the political will that is necessary to decide on whether we will move forward to a deeper union and, therefore, not only protect the euro zone but protect, i would say, everything we have accomplished in europe which is peace and greater prosperity. very different cultures and languages and people living together in cooperation. we are a model of a global society which is based on democracy, human rights, and these are huge accomplishments and very important, i think, now with what's going around in our neighborhood with the arab spring. with our neighbors to the east. also we are a model, we will lose this if we don't move into a deeper union. and the crossroads is that if we don't have that political will, then i think we will be seeing the -- maybe slow, maybe quick breakup of the euro zone. >> but it seems to me there are two tracks here. one is what you're describing, a tighter fiscal union, a closer, deeper europe. and that may well happen. but it

it will raise fares by $10 per ticket. the latest in a series of fare hikes that airlines imposed this year. industry analysts say the fare hikes indicate they are seeing strong demand for travel dispaoeut the weak economy. >>> all right, if you have not gotten your christmas tree yet there is a way to get one tomorrow for free. how can you do that? and you can help the environment at the same time. >> reporter: the ring mountain open space nature preserve. people forbidden it to remove anything. so, why is the public invited to cut downy trees here tomorrow? >> down trees here tomorrow? >> it is not normally allowed at all. these trees are invading the natural communities here. >> reporter: about 50 pines selected for removal. >> when they start to move into the grass land they out take the plants we are protecting. >> reporter: we found people looking for the red tagged trees like this 14 foot monterey pine. now, that is a christmas tree. >> i think i got one that i am going to show a picture to my wife and sey if she, y

a new proposal for cab fare increases has been approved. the vote was unanimous and the hike per mile for the fare, for $1.50 to $2.16. the wait time fare would also increase from $15 to $25 an hour. officials say the district fares are lower than surrounding jurisdictions and the new rates could go into effect as soon as february. >>> things are back to normal in chesapeake high school after 18 students were pepper sprayed yesterday. it started in the cafeteria and ended in one of the hallways. police had to break up the fight. 16 other students got sprayed as well and had to go to the hospital, the students did, for minor treatment. >> it was crazy. people were lying around all over the place, yelling. the teachers were just standing there. >> the county says the pepper spray was the best way for the officers to control that situation. >>> howard county police officer will not face charges in the shooting death of an elkridge teen. jeffrey nichols was shot november 7th after refusing to give up a weapon. the prosecutors say the actions we

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

airlines imposed about a dozen fare increases in 2011 and of course they charge full fare for kids, but families will pay, meltdowns will ensue and blood pressure will rise so tonight's abc's david wright bravely asends to cruising altitude in search of survival tips for all. >> reporter: the midair meltdown is now practically a special category on youtube. most of the videos filmed not by parents but by people who got stuck sitting next to them. i used to be the guy that would roll his eyes when the baby walked on board, please. and now i'm the guy stuck with three kids. i guess it's karma. >> people don't like listening to other kids cry. we can all sympathize. >> reporter: families traveling with small kids make up 30% of the traveling public and during the holiday rush it can often seem like us against them. >> get the look when you're boarding on the plane, people are afraid you're going to sit next to them. >> reporter: one travel survey suggested what amounts to a flying family ghetto. the families should have their own separate section. or even their own separate plane. so this

it makes it easier in some cases to find those lowest fares.ne group not complaining are the airlines because they stand to save money by not paying the online travel websites for those bookings. currently if someone books a flight through expedia, for example, then american airlines would have to pay expedia about $11 for that booking. and now if google is simply linking to those airlines directly, then they are going to bypass those third party sites. that's the latest in here in silicon valley. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> it's a win-win for consumers. >> that's for sure. >> thank you. >>> 6:41. 83 miles per gallon, frank. it is true! >> yeah. >> when you can get your hands on toyota's latest prius. >> plus the candidates making their final push. who stands the lose the most with the poor showing in iowa. all coming up. of the hospital today following the hospital today following >>> good morning. if you are just waking up and headings out the door, we have areas of low clouds and fog, but these temperatures are actually five to 10 de

"i paid my fare. it is my constitutional right." next 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 heari

wednesday night, 6:34 p.m., a barwood cab picks up a fare, a man and woman. the destination, the target store in rockville. once they get to that target, something terrible goes wrong. >> the cab driver related to us, from the moment the two fares entered the cab they started critici criticizing his driving skills and calling him names. >> reporter: the male passenger takes things into his own hands. he gets out of the back door, comes around, pushes the cabby to the passenger seat. he gets behind the wheel and starts driving. why didn't the cab driver call police? >> we believe that both of these subjects were on him in a hostile way from the very beginning. when he went for his cell phone at one point, the male suspect said it just wouldn't be a good idea. >> reporter: at old georgetown road, that cab with the passenger still at the wheel hits another car and keeps ongoing, all the way around, up the road, back to the target store. there, the passenger and his female companion get out of the cab and go into the target apparently to do some shopping. gone bu

cab drivers complained that the fare structure is hurting their revenues and the district's fares are lower than surrounding jurisdictions. the new rates could go into effect as soon as february 3rd. >>> hopefully it will be a calmer day at chesapeake high school today. two students got into a fight and a school resource police officer had to use pepper spray to break it up. in all 16 students and two fighters got caught up in the melee. some went to the hospital for minor treatment. of course the parents are upset that pepper spray had to be used but the county says it was the best way for the officer to gain control of that situation or it could have spiraled into something much worse. >>> a baltimore man is expected to be extradited back to baltimore city from north carolina accused of raping a woman. officers made that arrest in charlotte yesterday morning. this is a picture of that suspect. kendall thomas lynn, accused of rape and assault of a woman in december of 2006. we'll have that photo a little later. >>> the occupy protesters try to stay in baltimore but where they go is y

. >> it could mean higher fares. >> i don't want to pay more money. they'll have to downsize their bureaucracy. >> i would cold rate a fare increase for things to work better. >> four years ago, won a national transit award. that was followed by years of failed maintenance and now the escalators are even worse. >> once people see what happens when you don't support a system and it starts deteriorating, they remember that for a long time and don't want that to happen again. >> metro's general manager says he doesn't expect any cuts to escalator maintenance, but he says to make sure the money is there, metro has to look at increasing fares and for the jurisdictions where metro wants to contribute more. in the newsroom, sherry lee, fox 5 news. >> fox 5 is monitoring metro 24/7. you can send us your story ideas, pictures, and video. still need a flu shot? might be able to get one for free. your fox 5 top 5. >> haven't gotten your flu shot yet? if money is the problem, we have good news for you. wall greens is teaming up with the u.s. department of health

. >>> changes in fare increases on metrorail are coming. at today's board of directors meeting, everything from a two-teared flat rate system to eliminating the fares. but the agency needs to close a $120 million shortfall so it's talking about raising fares by almost 6%. >>> a a controversial ad and a warning of impending gun control. it posted an e-mail about this ad on monday. it shows president obama on the far right but he's up next to some truly evil characters, adolph hitler, other dictators from all over the world. the company's director of operations told cbs washington "obama and his various zarz are infringing on the rights of americans to own guns. he's a social list cramming health care down american's throats". so far the white house has had nothing to say about it. >>> the santa ana wins are blowing exactly hard through the western part of this country. gusts well over hurricane strength has shut down schools and caused widespread damage. >> whoa. holy cow. >> holy cow is right. about 300,000 people have lost their power in s

they say a fare increase will be needed to help close the budget gap. it's unclear how much the rates will go up, though. >>> tonight the senate failed to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut.

also discussed the need to close $124 million budget shortfall and it's talking about raising fares by almost 6%. >>> big heads-up for melt row riders. beginning tonight at 10:00 the red line will be closed from glen month to rhode island avenue and stay closed through sunday night. that's nearly the entire eastern branch of the red line. free shuttle buses will get you through the area but you're going to need to add 30 minutes to your commute. there will also be no service on the orange line between the cheverly and the deanwood stations. buses will be there as well but you also need to schedule an extra 20 minutes to your travel time. >>> the first true cold air of the season is leading metro to change its rules when snow starts piling up on the tracks. historically the system has dropped running aboveground once we get 8 inches of snow but now the transit agency says it will wait to see 10 inches of snow and crews will also work to keep open a yellow line bridge over the potomac river no matter how much snow falls. the office of personnel management is also making changes ahead of

the taxicab commission approved a proposal to raise fares.'s wisdom martin is here now to explain. >> the commission decided to increase cab fares and introduce debit, credit card payment options by next fall. it sounds like a winning situation to any cab driver except for the fact there are some other changes the drivers say could ruin their business. >> this city is small and not only small, most of our business is just around downtown. reporter: the way d.c. cab drives do business in the city could soon change. the d.c. taxicab commission approved a proposal to increase cab fares and make some other changes to the cab routes. the base fare would remain $3, but the per mile rate would go up from $1.50 to $2.16 and the wait time would increase from 15 to $25 an hour. it sounds like a winning profile for cab drives but -- >> it's a lose/lose situation for us of. reporter: and here's why. the proposed changes would also eliminate additional fees for additional passengers. cab drivers say that's a devastating blow for business. >> when they fin

any fare increase would take effect in july. public hearings would have to be held before any decisions are made on this. >>> the senate blocked a democratic plan to tax the rich to pay for a plan to renew the payroll tax cut due to expire at the end of the month. the president responded by saying that republicans chose to raise taxes on nearly 160 million hardworking americans because they refused to ask millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share. >>> three, two, one! president obama and the first family lit the national christmas industry last night as part of the and -- christmas tree last night as part of the annual pageant of peace. last night marked the 89th year for the tree lighting. the tradition began in 1923. carson daly hosted the ceremony which included performances from big time rush and appearances by kermit the frog and also santa claus. president obama speak briefly to the crowd and urged people to be generous to one another during the holiday season. >> this season of hope, let's help those who need

any positive outcome from this at all because i mean i asked if there is any winners and i think fareed picked up on one of them i mean the united states' position in the region in the arab world is in tatters and mr obama's calling it a profound event well i suppose it's profound in that sense. yes i mean it is it is profound in terms of the u.s. strategic position which if you compare the u.s. strategic position in the middle east and globally today with what it was on the eve of the u.s. invasion in two thousand and three it is quite dramatic keep in mind on the eve of the u.s. invasion of iraq in two thousand and three the united states was in a very very significant powerful position in the middle east it had a constellation of states in the middle east call american clearly pro-american states aligned with it the states that were not aligned with the united states were contained constrained relatively weak saddam hussein's iraq was in a box the islamic republic of iran was relatively weak hamas and hezbollah had not been legitimate electorally in their respective arenas the consol

the base fare would remain $3 but the per mile rate would go up from $1.50 to $2.16. wait time would increase from $15 to $25 an hour. >> it is a lose-loss situation i don't feel the proposed chains would also eliminate additional fees for additional passengers. cab drivers say that is a devastating blow for business. >> when he they find out it is free for four or five people. they jump in and they pay less. that is not how we make a living out here. >> it is not to the advantage of the cab drivers. the proposal is not accessible. >> good deal to the passengers but probably not the greatest deal for the cab drivers. >> i think it is good. i mean i always take a cab with like five-plus people so it would be good to take a group together instead of having to pay extra. >> reporter: the proposal eliminates fees for luggage, pets and emergency fuel surcharges. some of the drivers say they were already suffering from when the meter system went into play in 2008 and say their income went down about 30% then. they say f this proposal takes place, they will lose even more mo

how much fares should go up and when. >>> fares are also expected to go up for cabs in the district.e'll tell you what other changes could possibly come with it. >>> right now monika has a quick check on traffic. it's been a busy morning. >>> it has been a busy morning but i'm going to give you some good news. you just have the normal slow stuff on the inbound side of 66 through manassas and inside the beltway through sick more street. all -- sycamore street. all lanes are open. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it's 6:30. this is the place to always get your weather first. we want to take a live look at the white

i'm fareed zakaria. we have a wonderful show for you today. some of our best interviews of the year. we'll start off with one of the great historyonsiaians of our a. david mccullough will talk about the present and the past. why in the world is a not tooey isla -- a tiny nation about to skip over a date entirely? i'll explain. >>> next up, a fascinating look inside spy games. both the fictional and nonfictional varieties with columnist and novelist david ignatius. then a look at innovation with the master architect frank gehry. >>> finally, why president bush might have offended some italians onnationrati inaugurat. >>> first here's my take. many talk about the absence of leadership, especially those who oppose president obama. many democrats believe that president obama head doneas bee leader. the conventional wisdom is that he doesn't have the leadership he needs to be the leader that we need, the leader that we have had in the past. such as bill clinton, a gifted leader, a legendary player. now, i have a huge admiration for clinton. i think

. >>> the price of taking a cab in dc could skyrocket how much could fares go up and how soon. >> coming up after the break, jerry sandusky waived his right to a hearing on child molestation charges, so what is next for the former assistant football coach. an attorney will join us live, to break down the penn state child sex abuse case. 9:10 a.m., we will be right back state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. >>> penn state child sex abuse scandal shifts the focus on two university administrators, they will be in court friday, charges of purgery and failure to report under the child protective se

. >>> google launched an online flight fare finder service at google.com/slice. it's their version of expedia, or kayak. you put in the city you want to fly to or from, and google lists out the prices of that flight. they compare the airlines to find the cheapest tickets. if you chick on the prices, you -- click on the prices, you are taken to the airline's website to purchase the tickets. i found it fast and easy to use. now that google has an online travel service, it puts google in direct competition with travelocity, and those websites are claiming when you do a bachl search on gooing -- basic search on google.com, google puts its fare prices higher than the other websites. sites like orbitz and expedia would be at the top of the results before. some of these depend oncoming from generic travel serves through google's site. they feel it's unfair. google said this, ", like about other partner, google needs to air their distribution decisions. that means we currently can only show airlines and booking links. we're exploring advertising opportunities with a new

air fare watchers on the hikes ahead. what are we looking at?uest: american is just trying to make their system mean, lean, and a flying machine. cutting back on plights. certain routes and cutting back on the airplanes when they get rid of contracts and leases they have. and they are just going to downsize. we snow one market, boise to los angeles will go away, but when you look at 17 nonstop flights from dallas to los angeles each day, if they take two or three of those out, tell me which flight number is missing? i don't know. 15 to la guardia nonstop and the hub cities will see most of the flight downsizings. but it will be on the major routes where they are running 10 or 15 or 20 flight as day. >>neil: the other carriers are trying to keep off bankruptcy filings and they will consider the same, right? >>guest: well, everyone was tug about downsizing. we will see downsizing between air tran and southwest this year. we know that southwest is going to pull cities like atlantic city and newport news, and who knows what other cities on the route

the mta has notified state lawmakers that fares will need to go by 65 cents. that is a 40% increase. a proposed rate would be from the current basic 1-way fare. nt rates have held steady since 2003. any proposed increase would have to go to the general assembly and governor. >> maryland is about to dig deep into its coffers for the largest casino. the board of public works is preparing to vote today to spend $160 million. the state has spent $99 million to buy 5000 slots and 800 slot machines at the towson downs casino. at the ocean downs casino. posting details about their personal finances online. they are prohibited from accepting gifts. the new law prohibits contractors from submitting bids on projects -- councilmembers will still be allowed to accept some perks including tickets to sports from virtually anyone. >> a new program makes it a reality for those who want to earn their ged while learning a trade. maryland integrated basic education and skills training is being offered at several community colleges around the area. the train students in carpentry

fares for luggage and additional passengers. >> four people ride the subway, that's four separate fares. but all four people pay one fare. >> which is not fair. >> we raised levels, so i think we have, you know, started to close the gap, whatever that gap may be. >> we have a yellow and black cab. over here we have a gray cab, black pearl, gray, blue, within a year, all of the cabs on the city streets will have to be the same uniformed color. in new york, it's yellow. in boston, it's white. what do you suppose d.c. will be? >> the same we used for the circumstanceulator bus. >> what color do you like? this goes to d.c. council tomorrow. during that legislative session. public hearings sometime early next year. by the way, up here in the middle, that is the d.c. flag. the colors, red and white, back to you guys. >> we'll see what they decide to do. thanks for that. >> sky 9 was over the bay where rescue crews spent hours today looking for a missing voter. tyler, a 25-year-old maryland man was last seen saturday afternoon when the sail body he was in capsized near sandy point state park.

. >>> fare hikes for the metro. i will tell you what they are considering. >>> it is a chilly start fought to our profit >> live and in hd, this is "good morning, washington" on your side. >>> straight ahead at 6:30 a.m., attention metro riders', your commute could start to cost you more. it is friday, december 2. >> we needed to friday. -- we need it to friday. the west coast is getting blown away. some homes were torn apart. santa ana winds gusting up to 120 miles per hour. meanwhile, adam caskey as a check on our forecast. it is going to be good weather. >>>. whether to pick up the christmas tree and hang the lights outside -- it will be great weather to pick up the christmas tree and in the light outside. take a look at my favorite boat on the bay. this is the shot from chesapeake beach. it will be mostly sunny today. however, cold right now. 25 in warrington. 26 in gaithersburg. brandywine, 30. loh 50's in the suburbs and made 50's in downtown. -- and made 50's in downtown this afternoon. rain early next week.