>>mark: the american public transportation association says that americans use of transportation 2.7 billion. that is 5 percent more than the same time last year. >>mark: we are back in two minutes as the kron4 news continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] go from being on the road to being on vacation. hilton honors. the guest loyalty program with over thirty-eight hundred hotels worldwide. >>mark: opening bell on wall street. dow futures are up 26 points. the dow was down over 70 points for a good part of the trading data will lee closed down 17. more details on your forecast straight ahead. >>george: no longer any concerns from the golden gate bridge. the accident on the into a drive by past has been completely cleared. >>mark: a man fired shots at deputies after a hostage situation. everything ended peacefully this morning. will tran is live with more. >>will: investigators are still at the scene. the three house but is -- the three hostages and the deputy are not hurt. the hostages were released overnight. >>mark: the top two primary system is in place for the first time. only the top

every step of the way. >>> more people all over the country are using public transportation. the american public transportation association increase in transit ridership in the first quarter this year. ridership on b.a.r.t. went up 7% between last may and this may. b.a.r.t. says high gasoline prices and the economy are big factors. >> although it's hard to tell styles, the economy in the bay area is slowly recovering. the more people who have jobs, the more people who get on b.a.r.t. and ride it to work. >> more convenient, saves me money, i feel like. i would rather take b.a.r.t. than drive myself. >> the increases also attributed to improved service that's more reliable. >>> the caltrain reports a 13% increase in ridership. san francisco's muni has seen a 9.7% increase and the vta in the south bay, up 3.7%. >>> federal investigators will go to the crash site to find out why an air tanker fighting wildfires went down in utah killing two pilots of the pilots were battling the white rock fire on sunday when their plane crashed. their plane was dumping thousands of gallons of water and fire rardant on the fire. the fire beg

the annual event sponsored by the american public transportation association is designed to encourage commuters to leave cars behind and try out a train or a bus for the day. the association says riding public transportation and downsizing to just one car could save $10,000 a year. >>> if you decide to leave the car behind, a cab ride in d.c. will be a little cheaper this morning. the city's taxicab commission has dropped the $1 full surcharge that took effect more than a year ago. it expired at midnight. the commission says the falling gas prices convinced them to drop the fee but that they are willing to bring it back if prices rise again. so, let's hope they stay lower. >> yeah. whatever it is, cab, bus, train, just make sure the ac is cranked up today. >> that's right. let's take a live look outside right now. it is 78 degrees and we can feel every bit of that high temperature at this hour of the day. stifling, stuffy. it's going to be kind of gross out there. >> yeah, sticky, too. >> it is. okay, well, we're going to check the forecast in just a minute, but we're going to tell yo

, we're learning where people are leaving their cars a the home and turning to public transportation. the american public transportation associationericans use buses, subways, and trains 2.7 billion times in the first quarter of this year. that's up 5% from the year before. would you be able to get tout of a metro tunnel or underground station? a new report suggests metro may have been ignoring its own inspector's complaints on blocked emergency exits. bruce leshan

the possibility of parole when he is sentenced monday. >>> they are leaving their cars home and using public transportation and that's according to the american public transportation associationwas an increase in ridership this year and part said da -- bart said they are actually up 7% between this may and last may. the economy is also a big factor. gains are attributed to better service and it is also more reliable. >>> cal trans reported a 6% rise and muni has gone up 6.7%. they are also reporting an increase of 3.7%. >>> people are using public transit and they are looking at sal castaneda, how is it going? >> san jose looking at that, northbound 101 is getting a little bit busy as you can see driving up towards 880 and scattered brick lights continue into sunnyville. and at interstate 880, it is clear, a little bit breezy, and no problems getting to the bay bridge. we have already been looking in contra coster area, but the rest of it looks good and between 80 and richmond and berkeley, some stop and go traffic already. no problems approaching the san mateo or dumbarton bridge. >>> low 40s or lower 50s for some. the system is moving out but not before it left its mark in

this is sponsored by the american public transportation association and we are definitely involved, askingeople to leave their car home and try transit. >> there you go. good advice. brandy childress from the vta, thanks for getting up early. >> thank you. >> coming up, hawaiian island has a new owner. a bay area connection as well. >>> good morning. a live look of the morning commute making their way across the bay bridge heading to the toll plaza. steady flow so far. it's 5:23. >> imagine how wealthy you have to be to buy an island. oracle founder larry ellisson signed an agreement to purchase 98% of the hawaiian island of lanai. the state owns the other 2%. the asking price was between 500 to $600 million. nbc bay area obtained a statement about the deal from hawaii's governor. his passion for nature, particularly the ocean is well known specifically in the realm of america's cup sailing. we look forward to welcoming mr. ellison in the near future. >> yeah. awesome. i wish we had hawaii like temperatures to talk about. >> do this and pretend i didn't hear those. it's not going to feel l

public transportation, you're not alone. according to the nonprofit american public transportation association, americans use public transit 2.7 billion times in the first two quarters of this year. that is up 5% compared to the same period last year. people commuting to work made up 60% of those trips. >>> speaking of gas prices, those high gas prices have been falling across the state for the third week in a row now. the state average for a gallon of regular is now down to $4.26. that's down 5 cents compared to last week. here in the bay area, according to aaa, a gallon of regular is $4.32 in san francisco. in san jose, and oakland, it's $4.24 a gallon. >>> aetna is suing a northern california surgery center, claiming it's overbilling the insurance carrier. they've filed a lawsuit against bay area surgical management. the suit claims the surgical center is making millions of dollars and enriching doctors by sidestepping state laws. >>> the government began stricter inspections of ground beef today. the usda is testing raw beef for six strains of the e. coli bacteria. the expanded infections will keep more tainted food from k

the annual event sponsored by the american public transportation association is designed to encourageto leave cars behind and try out a train or a bus for the day. the association says riding public transportation and downsizing to just one car could save $10,000 a year. >> if you decide to leave the car behind, a cab ride in d.c. will be a little cheaper this morning. the city's tax cap commission dropped the $1 fuel surcharge that took effect more than a year ago. it expired at midnight. the commission says the falling gas prices convinced them to drop the fee, but they are willing to bring it back if prices rise again. >>> the prince george's county council woman who was pulled over for going more than 100 miles per hour on the beltway will get to keep her license. this is dash cam video from the police car that pulled over karen toles back in february. at one point, the officer hit 108 miles per hour just trying to keep up with her. the judge find toles a little more than $400 yesterday and gave her probation before judgment. that means she'll get no additional points on her drive

the annual event sponsored by the american public transportation association is designed to encourage commuters to leave cars behind and try out a train or bus for the day. the association says riding public transportation and downsizing to just one car could save $10,000 a year. >>> here's the news you've been waiting for. the nationals' four-game losing streak is over. >> swing and a miss! and stephen strasburg is 9-1 on ty la tyler clipper's tenth save of the year. >> nats beat the rays 3-2. stephen strasburg struck out ten batters for the win. the nationals remain in first place by three games and take on the rays again tonight at nats park. >>> former baltimore oral and hall of famer eddie murray may find himself in trouble with the law. he's one of several athletes named in an insider trading investigation. federal prosecutors are trying to determine whether he traded on inside information that a medical supply company was about to be bought in 2009. murray isn't facing any charges at this point and he's not commenting either. >>> it is the news college football fans have been w

the station in northwest, 9news now. >> if more and more of you are leaving your cars home and taking public transportation. the nonprofit american transportation association says that americans use public transit services, that includes trains, 2.7 billion times in the first quarter of 2012. and commuters made up 60% of those trips. ridership is up 5%. that's compared to the same period last year. the organization credits the high cost of gasoline and better, more reliable transit systems. >>> fairfax county police are upping the antifor the serial animal slasher. in one month, there have been two attacks on farm animals. last week, someone got into the barn, cult henry the calf across the head and slashed two goats and chickens. this comes one month to the day after three horses were stabbed in a nearby field. police don't have very many leads, so now the community is coming together raising $7500 in reward money for anybody that can come up with information leading to an arrest. >> at this point, we don't have a lot of physical evidence we can talk about that would link them. however, logically makes sense we'll be working both of them. >> hard to imagi

needs identified by rail and transit operators around the nation as reported by the american public transportation association. i ask, mr. chairman, unanimous consent to include in the record a letter from mr. michael, president of -- and c.e.o. of american transportation association. the chair: covered by general leave. mr. holt: my amendment addresses part of this shortfall by moving a total of $50 million from three accounts. overall management and administration, intelligence and analysis and the transportation security administration. to the state and local programs grant account for the express purpose of increasing funding available for rail and transit security grants. i make -- i propose these moves reluctantly but we need the funding in the transit security. this would bring to $138 million the account for rail security. well above the $88 million currently there but well below the $300 million that only a few years ago was the funding will -- funding level. this amendment actually saves the taxpayer $36 million because of the difference in the account spenddown rates. it's a responsible amendment,

more americans are using public transportation. the transportation association americans use public transportation to call it 7 billion times in the first quarter of the year. that is 5 percent more than last year. most of those writers are people going to and from work. >>pam: coming out, the international manhunt for this cornstarch ends with an arrest, a look at the gruesome crime he is suspected up. facebook stock continues to drop, a look at the cost -- cause of the latest love it and we will find out if the giants got the sweep against the cost. hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters. you're going to need a powerful connection ! felicidaaaadeeeees ! with this droid 4 by motorola on verizon 4g lte, you can stay in touch on skype with your loved ones. stayin

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