they have not passed on the cheap fares to customers yet. people are saying your expense side of the business have gone down howcome fares haven't gone down. all you need is one airline to drop fares. >> is that part of the new business model? i see a big portion of the

. >> king county is going both directions with a low income fare of $1.50 and at the same time, fares will go up for richer riders to a high of $3.25 at peak hours. >> sort of a classically good-hearted seattle move to say "you folks need to ride the bus... ride it for $1.50". is this in its own way redistribution? >> it's not just about altruism though, you know? it's about economic development. we need to make sure workers can get to work. it's about economic opportunity. >> in a transit system that has had 5 fare hikes in 5 years, price is a sensitive point. san francisco is the only other major metropolitan area with a similar two teired system, with 20,000 people buying half price fare cards. in king county it could cost 7 to 9 million dollars in lost fare revenue every year, plus a few million more for administrative start up costs. >> we're eliminating routes, we're cutting back service in some areas, there's pressure on the system in terms of money and we're saying "okay, we're gonna make things cheaper"... so it seems almost counter intuitive. >> yeah, well not everyone has t

"fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gps," the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world, i'm fareed zakaria. we'll begin the show with benjamin netanyahu's re-election to a fourth term as prime minister of israel. his preelection maneuvers appear to have put him on a collision course with the obama administration. just how bad have things gotten between israel and washington and who is to blame? bibi or barack some we have great reporting and a spirited debate. >>> then on wednesday, another foreign leader will address congress. but this one will actually be welcomed at the white house. afghanistan's new president will meet and greet in washington this week but he talked to me first exclusively.

search "air fare." and if you have a story idea or tip for the consumer watch, send an e-mail to consumerwatch @nbcwashington.com. >>> a bob hiller dating app is sparking some controversy among older users. tinder launched its much-anticipated premium service. tinder plus offer us in fe hoo fooe churs such as the chance to undo accidental swipes and connect with teem in different cities. it costs you $9.99 a month unless you're over 30. daters over 30 have to pay $19.99 a month. tinder said plenty of other products differentiate prices by age and during testing that found that users of all ages are very excited about tinder plus but users, younger users tend to be on tighter budgets than those over 30. >>> she's breaking her silence after an unimaginable tragedy. >> i haven't received an apology for the killing of my son. >> why she says she's not satisfied with the way her son's death was handled. >> storm team 4 tracking more wintry weather on the way. v.j.? >> it's thursday we're expecting all the sn

sometimes, gerri, the base fare is $99 on an international fare.dog we've seen the fare -- the surcharge is $1,000 and the fee $99. there's a couple of reasons why airlines do this. one is when they have a promo code or corporate discount, it only applies to the base fare. the discount is much lower than you might think it is. with frequent flier tickets they're able to add the surcharge to the supposedly free tickets. so you have a free ticket, you know to london and it's $800 sometimes in surcharges. >> wow. >> on that ticket. gerri: let me show you our example. american airlines or british airways. the round trip 1100 bucks roughly new york to london. what's the base fare? $483. surcharge 458. almost as much as the base fare. i have to tell you george i still don't get this. how can they get away with this? >> well, they shouldn't be able to get away with it. they should roll in everything into the fare. and, you know, sometimes it backfires on the airlines. and, you know, they deserve it. we saw several times last year they forgot to put the fu

for more, go to cnn.com/fareed and read more. and let's get started. ♪ >> king abdullah ii ascended jordan's throne just over 16 years ago. there arguably has never been a more tense time during his reign. by the u.n.'s count, there were 800,000 refugees in january. some say the number is higher. one refugee camp is now the fourth biggest city in jordan. outside jordan's borders, it has isis in iraq and syria, which is spilled over into lebanon and turkey and now perhaps even further afield. it has the palestinian problem in israel and the west bank right next door. most recently, abdullah has had to lead his nation through the sadness and anger that flowed from the brutal murder of one of the nation's air force pilots by isis. we met in the al-hashmiya palace in jordan's capital. >> your imaginemajesty thank you for joining us. >> good to be here. >> this the first time you're speaking to the world since the death of the jordanian pilot and that brutal video. tell us what was your reaction when you first saw the video? >> in act

welcome back to fareed zakaria.nifer granholm the former governor of michigan and abc news political analyst matthew dowd. fareed, let me begin with you. we're fighting on the same side as iran against iraq. we're trying to get nuclear restrictions with them in switzerland. >> in some places, you have a greater enemy like isis, should not be surprising. what's happened is from libya to syria, the entire middle east has become fragile and unstable. every regime has cracked. beneath the regime, there was nothing. there were no state institutions. no civil society. there was no country. that people have withdrawn to their oldest identities. nobody is fighting and dying for iraq, syria, libya. they're fighting and dying because they're shia, kurds. >> this that kind of a chaotic world, one of the things the administration is arguing is that this deal with iran could be a game-changer. could transform the middle east. do you buy that? >> i think it certainly would help. what is the alternative? the alternative to the dea

may 11, fare jumpers will be ticketed. metro reported a dramatic spike nst employees in recent years and says that fare even asian is a big reason. last week, a metro employee -- fare evasion is a big reason why. last week, a metro employee was stabbed by a woman who was trying to avoid paying her fare. leon: kevin lewis is live in gaithersburg with the details on a felony case. kevin, what is the story? kevin: the elderly man lived here at these complexes. his son discovered $60,000 was missing. after nate month investigation the police arrested 48-year-old clayton lipscomb and his wife, felicia, pictured here from facebook. they're charged with a variety of crimes, including felony theft and abuse of a vulnerable adult. the police say that the lipscomb s brought alcohol to the victim's unit on a daily basis. they would get him drunk, then coerce him to transfer money out of his pacific life annuity count. we found financial records in a suitcase. the lipscombs accused of stealing $60,000 in total, and the man died of str

. >> do i ever get push-back for canceling a refundable fare? no.ame way you don't get push-back for returning socks at the gap. these airlines make the rules and i just play by them. i sleep very well at night. >> reporter: to avoid the long lines in the departure area -- >> i have my ride drop me off at arrival, take an escalator. >> reporter: if he doesn't like the person assigned to sit next to him, he knows a sure-fire way to change partners. fame a nut allergy. >> i call the flight attendant, excuse me but there's peanut residue in this seat. you'll find sewer going to be reaccommodated quickly. now, yes, i understand that's a dirty technique. it's a dirty trick. >> reporter: these cutthroat strategies haven't exactly endeared him to the travel industry. >> i answer a lot of hate mail. you're a giant [ bleep ]. >> reporter: but they do seem to work for him. and as long as they do lee is unapologetic. >> i don't scam airlines. airlines scam consumers. they're goliath and i'm david. >> reporter: the airlines aren't his only targets. he says he's

here's what king abdullah told fare fare fareed in an interview. >> more recently in iraq, they overraned to capture a lot of money. and ran their own economic industry. so they were selling a lot of oil, producing a lot of billion dollars worth of revenue a year. that's been degraded significantly since because of coalition air strikes. but they had their own ability to run their own economy successfully. >> michael, talk a little bit about how else they fund themselves. >> as you mentioned, they sell the artifacts on the black market. they have an improvisation al system what should be smashed and what should be sold. if anything is worshipped, pre-islamic gods created as sculptured, they get powdered. >> they can justify all of this. >> of course. again, messiahonic, if they have to. they sell oil to bashar al assad. he's been financing them for years. they sell oil to smugglers at the turkick border. >> so those under threat from him, he's not really fighting them, fighting other groups, aiding them at times. >> even the regime says, we don't make a priority on fighting isis. crucif

a lot to look at in the hour ahead, and joining us is fareed zakaria host of "fareed zakaria gps" and michael weiss from the daily beast and kareem barun is a book of "fighting fundamentalist isis." and graeme you say that this sis a perversion of islam and you say it is a very primitive look. >> yes, they look at the islamic text of the koran and the hadith, and they have a literal interpretation of the text. >> and they are literal. >> yes, very extreme of the interpretation, and they do care about the texts, and they do have a collection of the scholars and not widely known scholars but people who look at the texts, and look at what happens because of the text. >> but people who are joining, they are not islamic scholars but people in street gangs. >> and yes, graeme's articles tell us who the true believers believe. and why is this catching on. and islamic ideology has been around for centuries, but why is that catching on now? it seems two layers that are at operation. one is that a lot of the people feel dispossessed andssessed and the stagnant economies economies, and the middl

fareed: this is the mistake.take is to not -- to believe you cannot get a good job through liberal arts. if you look at the kind of work america is going to do we are not going to be in the business of competing with china to make computer chips. they will do that better than us. what america will do best mostly service, not manufacturing. we will do better at figuring out how human beings interact with technology, how technology is used in terms of the human elements. that's why steve jobs says apple's dna is not technology. he says the most important class he ever took in college was calligraphy. that is where he got the idea for the design for the mac. betty: some people might say what you are arguing is dangerous against the current trend we have seen. can you pull up this chart we have? it shows el harvard -- el, yale, harvard, princeton have underfunded their computer science programs. you look at the bottom, university of illinois has been one of the most prolific in terms of funding their computer science

police issued about 3,500 citations for fare evasion last year. it's a big increase for metro.t's also leading to more confrontations between metro riders and workers. metro says assaults against its employees are up in the coming weeks and increased focus on fare enforcement will begin throughout the system. it will include a lot of plain clothes officers. >>> new guidelines out tonight should speed up permits for commercial drones. under the new rules, the federal aviation administration will grant permits for flights under 200 feet in altitude. that's a change from previous rule where is permits were granted only on a case-by-case basis creating a backlog of hundreds of applications. the faa will grant blanket flying permission for drones that weigh less than 55 pounds and the operator must agree to fly only in the daytime and to stay away from airports and restricted air space. that includes almost all of the district. >>> the national park service is trying to figure out what to do about all those geese and what they leave behind on the national mall. so they've come up wi

i'm fareed zakaria. we have an important show today starting with yemen collapsing into utter chaos and becoming a war between two of the most powerful nations in the northeast. iran versus saudi arabia. >>> >>> then the iran nuclear talks. the clock is ticking loudly. the deadline approaches. deal or no deal? also, is islam a religion of peace? my next guest says no. on why her former religion needs a reformation similar to the one christianity had 500 years ago. and inside a silent war going on on college campuses across america. it's the war on the liberal arts. i think it's a terrible trend. so terrible i've written a book about it. i'll explain. >>> finally, the most interesting man in the world has died. i'll give you my memories of the founding father of singapore and a man i got to know quite well over the last two decades. >>> but first, here is my take. just months ago the white house was touting yemen as a model for its anti-terrorism campaign. since then the government has collapsed and an in

and they're attributing many of the assaults to confrontations with fare jumpers. it was just two weeks ago that the stadium armory station manager was stabbed. simply because she refused to let a woman ride for free. >> we get cussed out. in confrontations. we get threatened. >> reporter: marlean has been a bus driver, a train operator, and station manager. >> they know that we really can't do anything. and if we do we're subject to discipline. >> the only people that can stop them. >> are transit police and transit is -- i'm not going to say they're not around but it's not enough of them. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows how brazen some are. while others use stealth like to piggy back. there were four such incidents just yesterday. all right in the middle of rush hour. going past a turn style without using a fare card is illegal and fines can range between 10 and $100. and the people who pay say there should be a bigger crack down. >> not fair. it's got to go. >> we're living in hard times now. but that doesn't give anyone the right to attack another in

joining us is fareed zakaria. and graham wood, who wrote a great cover story titled "what isis really wants and how to stop it." and kremab fanun. let's talk about what isis is, what they actually want. graham, a lot of this started with the article that you wrote, which i thought was a fascinating piece. you say that isis is, while many people call it a perverted islam, and unislamic, you say it is in a sense very islamic. >> in a very particular sense. they do look at islamic texts, the koran, the hadith. they're very extreme in their interpretation. they do care about these texts. and they do have a collection of scholars, not widely-known scholars, but people who look at the texts and try to come up with justifications for what the islamic state does based on those texts. >> a lot of the people joining are not islamic scholars. they're people who have been in street gangs. they don't know much. >> graham's article is superb in telling us what the true believers believe. but the real thing is why is this catchi

the street to pick up or drop off a fare there are plenty of taxis that do that as well and plenty of private automobiles that to do it and there are delivery trucks and it just runs the gamut so my perspective it's really about all vehicles. i really don't care if it's someone is driving their car or uber or a cab. it doesn't matter. they're blocking traffic. that's just my perspective. i would make a request to the mta i would really like to know -- maybe have a report back, not in a hearing, but a report back about what the mta's plan is to have adequate resources to do sufficient and consistent double parking enforcement? and again i'm not suggesting that resources be pulled off of other enforcement endeavors but if the agency needs to step up it needs to step up so would 60 days be

fareed, let me begin with you.re fighting on the same side as iran against we're trying to get nuclear restrictions with them in switzerland. >> in some places, you have a greater enemy like isis, should not be surprising. the entire middle east has become fragile and unstable. every regime has cracked. beneath the regime there was nothing. there was no country. that people have withdrawn to their oldest identities. nobody is fighting and dig for iraq, syria, libya. they're fighting and dying because they're shia kurds. >> this deal with iran could be a game-changer. could transform the middle east. do you buy that? >> i think it certainly would help. what is the alternative? the alternative to the deal is either a major escalation militarily. it would not be like the iraq strike. it would take weeks and weeks of bombing. the iranians would respond in all the countries they're active. or you have a situation, no deal, have sanctions. but the iranians went from 150 centrifuges to 20,000 under sanctions. >> you disaa

. >> up next, we will have ahmed fareed in sports. >>> ahmed fareed here from the comcast sports studio. the warriors winning streak up to 11 games, and the latest victim is a team they could play in the first round of the playoffs. the pelicans and the warriors and anthony davis was out with a right sprained ankle, and that helped the warriors. and speights for three, and we almost never say that. the third triple of the year, and the warriors up four, and steph curry gets his teammate open for this one, drawing the triple team and leaving harrison barnes for the open bucket and one. harrison barnes with a game high 2 22 point, and the warriors win again 112-96. >>> how about the women tournament action. four seed cal hosting wichita state. early, pac-12 player of the year there, up but then the lead is just seven. they knock down the corner three, and she had 14 point, and then gray again, with the hoop and the left hand and-one, and she had 22 point, and cal rolls. they will play texas sunday. >>> how about baseball spring training, the reds and the giant a , and the second batter of

and here is ahmad fareed on the day day. >> are you guys ready for the day? >> yes. >> are you working out a lott? >> is it possible to win a gold glove. >> absolutely not. >> is that on the horizon? >> no. >> if i can't make it short. >> what is your body fat per percentage percentage? >> around nine. >> let me go get that for you. >> sugar, sugar. >> and now, farrell takes the field. and now shgs, the same reason that farrell wore the same number in all games, with the kansas city a's, it was a drum up

hoping to encourage healthier fare. a new study is weighing in with the results and the findings may surprise you. here's nbc's hallie jackson. >> look at this. they are flowering. >> reporter: they have plenty of produce to pick in their garden which they planted a year ago. >> cauliflower, cabbage. >> reporter: desperate for healthy, affordable food close by. let's say you didn't have the garden, what are your options here in south l.a.? >> drive to a 99 cents store that has a good produce section. >> how far away is that? >> nine to 15 miles. >> reporter: los angeles officials wanted people in the neighborhood to have more options. in 2008, the city passed a law that banned stand-alone fast food restaurants from opening in south l.a., hoping healthier spots would take their much-needed place. an unprecedented move in the fight against obesity. >> jack-in-the-box across the street, corner liquor store on many corners. >> reporter: some experts argue it was a total flop. in this neighborhood, hardly any healthy alterna

largest discount lines may be one step closer to making the low fares a reality. the airline's board gave the go ahead on monday for sales of transatlantic flights. d.c. conuld be one of the destinations. some of the cities reportedly included are boston, chicago, and new york. no word on baltimore yet. however, adding these flights could take years. the airline boosted about these planes for years now. it's a we'll see sort of thing. >> $15! >> wouldn't it be nice? >> it would. >> let's check the forecast. chuck bell what do you say? >> i have nothing but good news in the forecast for today, everybody! temperatures in the 30s and 40s around the metro area already. temperatures in the low to mid 60s in the shenandoah valley. the warmer air will be moving to the metro. it's going to be a beautiful day to be outside today. bus stop weather this morning in the metro area upper 40s to near 50s early on. low 50s by near 9:00. highs today upper 60 to near 70.

and host of "fareed zakaria gps." first, what do you think of the issue of sanctions as far as what's in this deal? is iran likely to get its wish for all sanctions to be lift at once? >> no there's almost no prospect that that will happen. remember, the sanctions are essentially, the american sanctions are ten acts of congress as i understand, which would mean there would have to be ten acts repealing them or one omnibus repeal. but there's almost no prospect that that would happen from a republican congress at this point. so that's not going to happen. the president can unilaterally waive some of those sanctions, weaken. then of course there are the international sanctions. sanctions puts on by the u.n. so iran could get some sanctioned relief. but the idea that it will get a repeal of all sanctions, particularly the u.s. ones which are the most punitive, which are the ones that have hit the iranian economy the hardest is highly unlikely. >> and what do you make of the possible being reported now that prime minister

the last fare hike happened five years ago. service cuts came along with it. >>> a changing skyline and a boost in business. we're taking you inside a new apartment complex in the lehigh valley. the construction boom that's creating a big demand for places to stay. >>> and we continue to follow breaking news for you. what started as a peaceful none demonstration in ferguson missouri ended in gunfire. two police officers were shot. the police chief says he believes they were targeted. a crowd had gathered to celebrate the resignation of the ferguson police chief. investigators say the officers, again, were targeted. >>> at a quarter to 6:00 breaking news we've been following for you this morning. two police officers shot in front of the ferguson police department early this morning. authorities describe their injuries as serious. one shot in the shoulder one shot in the face. demonstrators were gathered there following the resignation of ferguson's police chief in the wake of the shooting death of michael brown by a white police

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zakaria, host of "fareed zakaria gps." i want to begin with what we've been watching with bloodshed in the mosques in the capital of yemen and isis stepping forward claiming responsibility which is significant too because this is home turf of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. what do you make of that revelation first and foremost? >> if it is in fact an isis operation by which in some way commanded, directed funded trained, it's significant because what it suggests is the collapse of aqap al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, which used to be quite strong in yemen. the guy killed in the drone attack was a leader there. it suggests that isis found a way to expand into an area where al qaeda was once strong. it's worth pointing out yemen is a complete bad lands, free-for-all place. it says more about the weakness of al qaeda than the strength of isis. >> we talked about the sense of competition between these two different groups. is that part of what we're seeing playing out here potentially? >> entirely. i think we have to un

fareed this deal is enormous.other deal on the nuclear program, how significant would it be? >> well if you think about it this way, iran is the most significant country in the world today that is sort of outside the international system. there's north korea, cuba but iran is huge and it's also a pivotal player in the middle east. it's a pivotal player in all of the conflict areas that the united states is engaged in with syria, iraq afghanistan, yemen. if we could manage to have a working relationship with iran and i just say a working relationship nothing more it's a huge step forward. >> it would be a huge step forward but the twitter account widely believed to be from the ayatollah, iran seeks peace and empowerment of nations and u.s. seeks regional instability and dismantlement of islamic awakening by arming terrorist groups isis. when you see that it makes you want to chuckle but this is real life. i asked jen psaki, how can you do business with people that say stuff like this. how do you deal on something t

reporting from arizona with will i'm ahmad fareed. >> yes. and the s.a.p. center with the power play and justin braun no doubt, and now, right place, right time and 1-0, sharks, and now, valiant effort but falling down. and nashville, in desperation, and tommy wingels play ging to the take advantage of the empty netter, and the sharks win it. >>> and stanford and utah and a tale of two halves. first half winding down and now, the cardinals with the upset, and stanford tied at the break. and isaiah wright misses the three, and delon wright with the follow like that, and the run to break it open, and they break it away. and stanford is hoepping for the berth in the n.i.t. more news after the break. ♪i can show you the world♪ ♪shining, shimmering, splendid♪ ♪tell me, princess, now when did♪ ♪you last let your heart decide♪ ♪a whole new world♪ welcome to aulani, travel and leisure winner for top family hotel in the u.s. for special offers visit disneyaulani.com or call your travel agent. >>> we couldn't say good-bye without giving you a look at this poodle. loo

our fareed zakaria weighed in on that. >> i think the whole episode is a very bad precedent. to have the opposing party when it controls congress inviting a critic of the president's foreign policy, to present that criticism in a joint session of congress is unprecedented and a bad idea going forward. >> this really is a big deal. much more coming up in the effects half-hour including his thuts on whether anyone will get -- thoughts on whether anyone will get their way in the iran nuclear deal. stay tuned for that. >>> coming up a police shooting caught on camera. and still there are questions over exactly what happened. ahead, an you audio expert tells us what the sounds reveal. >>> also a major offensive underway in iraq. the latest on the fight for tikrit. >>> and the russian opposition leader gunned down just outside the kremlin being laid to rest today in moscow. you're looking at live pictures coming in. denver international is one of the busiest airports in the country. we operate just like a city and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airpor

when you hail a taxicab in the district, the driver can charge you a $15 snow emergency fare. that's going to be tacked onto your total taxi fair plus the flat rate. that's expected to continue until 7:00 tonight. the purpose, to try and get the taxis to stay on the road and meet the demand of the people who really need a ride. montgomery county there's a bit of a difference here. $2.50 for that snow emergency rate in montgomery county. and when it comes to uber, if you take uber taxi. you may be charged that same $15 rate that d.c. taxis may be charging. for black car or uber there may be surge pricing, rates that are higher than normal based on weather conditions. we just checked the rates, tweeted out a picture in northwest d.c. wanted to charge us 2.6 times the normal rate for a ride from an uber x driver. something else to keep in mind that police and local governments are urgingt, if you don't have to be on the roads, stay at home. get nice and cozy. and just avoid being out here. it is very slick out here. be safe folk and we'll see you again in the next hour. >> it's e

the agency last raised fares five years ago. that was a 22% hike.ansit officials are saying about how much more you can expect to pay. >>> and the cost to prosecute just last month. former state treasurer rob mccord pleaded guilty to shaking down donors. now we're learning how much the investigation is costing. s. >>> breaking the silence about suicide, that's the goal of a new app in washington. the substance abuse and mental health services administration revealed a free mobile app called suicide safe. it can help health care providers assist patients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. experts say a surprising number of medical providers have never had training on how to assess and also manage suicidal patients. >> and so i think that in our society, we need to start enforcing or engaging in a culture of conversation of talking to people about it being comfortable with who you are, being comfortable with the possibility that you are experiencing something that can -- that you can get help for. >> suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in t

the snow emergency fare is in effect. a flat $15 fee will be added to any fare. the extra charge applies through 7:00 tonight. the fee is designed to encourage taxi drivers to get out there and keep on driving during this storm. >> right now i'm on route 1 near the beltway. take a look at this suv. nasty. >> check this out. shomari stone captured twitter video of an overturned car along route 1 in college park. this is near the beltway. it's just one of the accidents across our area this afternoon. >> here's another one. an armored truck skids off the fairfax county parkway in burke, virginia. this video was just fed into our newsroom. no one was hurt. >>> let's check out the situation in arlington county now. >> news4's mark segraves joins us live with our team coverage from clarendon. what's it like where you are? >> you can tell the snow just keeps on pounding down. it is not letting up. take a look at wilson boulevard. this street has been plowed and treated, but the snow continues to pile up. it's passable but it is really slushy and slippery. while it's a s

we'll talk to fareed next on that. stay with me. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher brighter denture every day. denver international is one of the busiest airports in the country. we operate just like a city and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal generating electricity on-site and fueling hundreds of vehicles. we're very focused on reducing our environmental impact. and natural gas is a big part of that commitment. >>> the power vacuum inside a key u.s. ally is bringing in more countries that are key allies against war. many are being bombed including gulf states and saudis. we have video of warplanes. they're getting military help from five arab nations including qatar, kuwait. they make up the gulf corporation council. why is this happening? it's complicated. the rebels have is control of yemen's capital. iran is also shia supposedly backing the houthis. it's feared they'r

. >> the fare was $17.60.round up to $22. >> reporter: he paid with a credit card swiped on the cabbie's cab. >> i signed for it. for the charge. >> reporter: it all went smoothly, until the next day. when luis got an alert from chase bank that said he was charged $500 edd $522 for that taxi ride. >> i thought that's got to be a typo. >> reporter: he disputed the charge figuring it would be an easy fix. then came the real shock. the bank said he had to pay $522. >> which is unreal. >> reporter: the merchant refused to reverse the extra $500 charge. saying the customer was present at the completion of the ride to authorize, swipe and sign for the total $522.22 charge. >> they say the charge is valid, because there's a signature. and, therefore, there's nothing to be disputed here. >> reporter: luis was determined to track down the cabbie. but how? all he had to go on was the memory of a red and green taxi. and this mysterious merchant name on his credit card bill. it said, sq taxi 1512. >> i didn't know who sq

s snow emergency, cabs are charging a $15 surcharge in addition to the fare. now, that charge is to entice cab drivers to be on the road guaranteeing service. uber also started surge pricing. at last check, uber x is charging double its normal rate. uber s.u.v. is 1 1/2 times its normal fare with a $37 minimum. >> still ahead here on abc 7 news at 6:00 capital police say no sledding allowed out here. that didn't keep dozens of people from hitting the hill there on capitol hill. see what happened when the police stepped in. >> and while federal offices shut down for the snow one congressional hearing had to stay on time. we'll tell you why. and a check on local airport travel if you plan to try to get out of town any time soon. our abc 7 stormwatch coverage >> continuing our winter weather coverage, here's a live look at new hampshire avenue. the snow stopped falling but the roads, as you can see still covered in slush and ice. that stuff may be freezing up later tonight. please, stay safe and stay home if you can. >> i wouldn't want to have to brake hard on th

i'm fareed zakaria. this week mr. netanyahu went to washington. >>> russia reeled from the murder of a top opposition leader. >>> and the question was raised are america and iran working together in iraq. should they? >>> we have a terrific panel to talk about it all. >>> then a country that is collapsing and in response lashing out at dick cheney. it's very close to home. >>> also in my continuing quest to remind you of the good news about the world out there, two special guests. swedish professor hans rosling will dazzle you with charts that show a very different world than you've been led to believe you live in. one of bill clinton's favorite experts will tell you about the amazing technological advances that are changing the world for the better. >>> but first here is my take. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's speech to the united states congress was eloquent, moving and intelligent in identifying the problems with the potential nuclear deal with iran. but when describing the alternative to it, he entere

how are roads going to fare through virginia tomorrow morning? varks- vdot hopes to accomplish a lot. >> we hope to have all the roads passable by tomorrow morning. once they are plowed then we'll treat it with a salt/sand mix. we're still going to continue to have nearly 4,000 trucks like we had at the height of the storm. >> reporter: and one thing that michael murphy from vdot stresses is that even when those crews get out, clear the main roads, even if you do see plaqueblack top and it looks slick or shiny, watch your speed, watch your braking. there could be a lot of black ice on even the main roads. veronica johnson reporting from arlington, virginia. >> one of the reasons that the snow's still packed on those roads has to do with the consistency in how this storm really came in doesn't it? >> reporter: exactly. we started early this morning, of course with rain. the crews had a hard time keeping anything chemical wise on the road. then we had the slushy snow then the drier snow that came on top of that. that's one reason why i think we're

. >>> metro is about to crack down on riders who don't pay their fares. metro police have issued about 3500 citations for fare evasion last year. that's a huge increase. it's also leading to more confrontations between metro riders and workers. metro says assaults against its employees are up. now the agency is adding more police officers at rail stations and bus routes some of them will be undercover. and they will issue warning citations and eventually fines of up to a hundred dollars. >>> starting tomorrow d.c. is promising to launch an aggressive effort to repair the craters and bumps in our roads. mayor muriel bowser will kick off pothole palooza in the morning. the d.c. department of transportation has filled more than 7,000 potholes in the last few week bus still they missed a few. call 311 or d-dot's repair site if you have one to report. >> the easiest forecast 100% chance of potholes tomorrow. >> how are the chances that they'll have good weather for all their work they need to do? >> tomorrow will be an okay day. we'll see a few showers but i d

fares will add a flat fee of $15 to the meter charge. that remains in effect for 12 hours with an extension possible depending on how much snow we get. pepco says it will work around the clock to keep your lights and heat on throughout the day. pepco says more than 400 contractors are on standby to deal with any problems. >>> more closings coming in. it is a day off for most of you. federal agencies are closed opm says check with your agency to see whether you have to telework today. >>> we're pushing new school closings to the nbc washington app. we just learned again montgomery county schools are closed today. so are d.c. fairfax, prince george's county prince william county schools. we also just learned frederick county maryland have closed. arlington, loudoun spotsylvania stafford and fredericksburg city are closed as well p. >>> also fauquier culpeper rappahannock and king george all closed. in maryland charles, st. mary's howard anne arundel and we've learned calvert county schools are now closed. >> alexandria falls church manassa

. >> how egypt fares in the -- fares in the coming years and how it restructures its economy will affectnly the country's nearly 90 million citizens, but also affect millions of others throughout the region who aspire to a better future. that is why we are gathered here. we all, all of us, have a stake in egypt's success. >> reporter: who is presents here and what is said and what is pledged will be an indication about the level of international support president sisi and his policies hold. stefanie dekker, al jazerra. >>> talks to end the political stalemate between libya's rival governments have been postponed again. did not show enough ma rock open. u.n. envoy did meet with members from the tripoli based national congress, they are concerned with tobruk's appointment of a remember gate jenas its top military commander. >>> much more ahead on al jazerra. >>> syrian kurdish fighters call for more help to defeat isil. and indian prime minister? sri lanka. we'll have the details of his historic trip it & what it could mean for the neighboring countries when we come back. >> tuesday on "th

so, he wasn't going to fare too well much longer out there. >> wow.ne rescue worker used the rope to reach the man. the others pulled them both to safety. the man is okay, thanks to his dog. >>> president obama, vice president biden and other dig any taerts traveled to boston to honor late senator kennedy. >> they opened the kennedy institute. nbc10 national correspondent brian mooar has the story from washington. ♪ >> reporter: in boston american political leaders present and past gathered together to dedicate an institute. the late senator ted kennedy. >> and ted understood the only point of running for office was to get something done. not to posture. not to sit there, worrying about the next election. >> reporter: kennedy, who died in 2009 served nearly a half century in the u.s. senate. a liberal lion remembered for finding a way not just to work with but win over republicans. >> he knew how to give and take and get a result. >> but i have no doubt the place would be a little more productive and a lot more fun if he were there. >> reporter: they