on to committee for further discussion >>today is the first day for dramatically higher fares for metra commuters is the biggest rate increase in the history of the line nancy loo has more >>the sharply higher fares will mean sharply higher revenue it is too soon to tell whether this hike will take a toll on the writer shipridership.. >>the service is still terrible i am running 15 minutes late >>as of today they're paying 35% more after the biggest fear hike in metra history >>now i'm up to $42 ... >>the increased revenue is desperately needed to bridge the budget gap ... officials say they have spare commuters in the past affair hikes but now higher diesel fuel costs and insurance premiums give them no choice ... they need to hire more engineers >>we would have liked to if given the commuters the luxury but we need the revenue to cover the costs in next year's budget when you put it all together its an average 25% fare creaseincrease >>commuters still prefer to pay more than to deal with critical service cuts >>i have been writing this thing for 30 years i thought it was ridiculous bu

welcome relief for metra riders.ginning saturday, march 24th, metra will suspend the work to help accommodate the spike in ridership during the cherry blossom festival as well as the spring tourism work. any work will take place after 10:00 p.m. >>> a traffic alert if you drive in the zis district at 10:00 this morning. traffic control officers will control traffic through the area. the planned outage is object expected to last a few hours. >>> montgomery county is getting more speed cameras. they're setting up local speed cameras. the county's police say say these know where the cameras are. they slow down and speed back up. >> you have a fixed pole camera where everybody slows down. we're going to put that mobile camera a quarter mile down the road so for those people who think i slowed down for the one cam rand decide to get picked back up. they may be kault by the moving cameras. >> it's to slow down, not make money on the ticketings sfwloo a police officer is plans to file a whistle blower loft. he says he was d

video del tren que se quedó sin frenos y chocó contra un andén y provocó que uno de los vagones se metraad común que algunas veces puede resultar fatal, les explicamos acerca más de este mal en cuidando su salud. >> una reciente noticia ha causado conmoción en el gremio de periodistas en estados unidos. no solamente porque ha muerto uno de ellos sino por el tipo de enfermedad que causó su muerte. de acuerdo a la información el periodista de quien se conoce que sufría de asma se sintió enfermo al ingresar a lomo de caballo desde turquía hacia siria, al parecer el periodista desarrolló una crisis de asma como consecuencia de alergia al caballo que lo llevaba, una semana después al regresar a tuuía y nuevamente a lomo de caballo el periodista presentó una crisis las matica, dice la información que se bajó del caballo, se apoyó con las dos manos en una roca y luego se desplomó delante de su compañero de viaje, un fotógrafo norteamericano, su cuerpo fue llevado a turquía y la cau de muerte fue un ataque de asma. debido a que el asma origina aproximadamente 5000 muertes al año sólo en estados

metra confessing it is liable for the red line crash that killed nine people. -- metro confessing it is liable for the red line crash. they are looking to avoid significant risk and cost. they have settled a number of lawsuits connected to the crash. today, an alexandria community is honoring the life of a paramedic killed in the line of duty. joshua weissman was responding to an emergency call when he fell from an overpass. hundreds of friends fellow rescue workers family, are gathering to remember him. >> good afternoon. joshua weissman started volunteering in but the fire department when he was just 16. he would continue to work with fire departments until the day he died. his family at the firehouse on seminary road was gathering to say goodbye. the coat that he wore on the job now hangs on the ambulance. in the weeks since he died, authorities descended from all over the world. >> -- sympathy defended from all of the world. >> the outpouring has been tremendous. >> he died last week when he fell off of an overpass while responding to a call. visitation will be held this evening

tribune investigation we first showed you on television revealing high levels of diesel fit inside metrafall of study found worst pollution on trains leaving the sot platforms. senator mark kirk able to watch the super bowl with his family last night doctor released a statement good condition continuing to recover from a stroke last month and upgrade. doctors think able to start rehabilitation very soon. still ahead united states turning up the heat on egypt 19 americans facing prosecution including illinois son of a member of the president's cabinet and husband of missing woman blows himself up and children why the tragedy could have been prevented. [ coughs ] what is this shorty? uh, tissues sir, i'm sick. you don't cough you don't show defeat. give me your war face! raaah! [ male announcer ] halls. a pep talk in every drop. ice breakers frost. a great tasting mint core, frosted in powerful cooling crystals. ice breakers frost. feel the frost. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give

. >>> all of the stations' escalators stopped working so metra shut the station down and only let them exit. customers had to walk up steep flights for the outage that lasted 30 minutes. it's a moj that will take months. >>> 4:38 is the time. ahead on "news 4 today," slow to respond, but questions being rads about how 911 on rates answered a woman's calls for help moments before a house explosion. >>> sudden attack. the recovery and anger is facing this morning after a dog bites her on live tv. >>> plus, it's cold and icy outside as you head out the door. it's a sign of what you can expect this weekend too. we'll have your forecast next with "weather & traffic on the 1s." >>> good morning. time for "weather & traffic on the 1s." i'm tom kierein. in the wake of yesterday's little snowstorm, watch out for slick spots. north-northwesterly wind gusting to around 15 miles an hour brings our windchills down into the 20s. right now the temperatures are in the 20s in montgomery and fairfax counties. much of the region in maryland and virginia, freezing temperatures. watch out for icy spots whe

system and preserve our ability to do so >>certainly this bill was crafted today it's detrimental to metra.. >>legislators say that by working together now is not too late to fix the transportation bill in washington, >>tom skilling is next with details on the rush hour snow this evening ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the pressure points on my feet and exactly where i needed more support. i had tired, achy feet. until i got my number. my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotics number. now i'm a believer. you'll be a believer, too. learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. we have a fresh round of snow coming our way tom skilling ... >>yes there were some late affect lake effect snowstorms on the other side of the great lakes ... but eight of 10 of our weekends had a pretty mild temperatures for winter but this wee

. >>> construction of metra's silver line could cause tolerates to double by next year and triple by018. they're part of a traffic study presented at the monthly meeting yesterday. board members say the current rate of $2.25 to travel the entire roadway could go up to $4.50 next year and $6.75 by 2018. the increases are being considered because virginia lawmakers are threatening to pull $150 million in funding for metro to dulles. >>> and if you've driven in the district during a snowstorm or power outage, you know of the gridlock. there's only one possible explanation for all that mess. they found 207b8% of all the traffic signals in the washington region have backup power in case of an emergency. the traffic signals played a big role in last jan's sudden storm that knocked out power, causing carmageddon. >> if you're looking at have critical intersections with backup power, we can't say that we've got all of the main intersections taken care of. >> right now transportation officials are working to identify the most important traffic signals in the areand a to help try to find money