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the car took off on foot. >>> also new this morning, a new study shows more americans are taking public transportation instead of driving to their destination. the american public transportation association says americans took nearly 10.7 billion trips on public transportation this last year. here in the bay area cal train marked record ridership last year with an 11% daily increase. bart's ridership is higher than ever with a record 400,000 trips being made on most days. >>> a program that would allow shuttle buses to use muni could be stalled for months. protestors say the shuttles have increased genderification leading to higher rent and evictions. the board will vote on the appeal april 1st. >>> the price at the the pump continues to go up. gas prices have jumped ten cents over the past two weeks. that put the average at $3.51. california the average is much higher at $3.89. hoar is a look at where gas prices stand right now. san francisco drivers are paying an average of $3.92 a gallon. san jose $3.86. in oakland people are paying $3.84 to fill up the tank. >>> today a bay area lawmaker plans to introduce lawmakers from sabotaging pg&e substations. the bill would help to prevent coo

the number of people taking public transporation is at the highest level in decades. americans made 10 billion trips last year on buses, trains and subways. the american public transportation association suggests the trend will continue. people are shifting to options other than driving cars. some cities are expanding train and bus lines. and in some cases service has been restored since the financial crisis of 2008. a former lehman brothers investigator has been hired by general motors. jenner & block chairman anton valukas is leading a team of lawyers in a probe of the gm recall of 1.6 million vehicles gm is accused of knowing about the recall for 10 years before taking action. a faulty ignition switch is being blamed for 13 deaths. c-e-o marry barra is overseeing the process. the sec reportedly is investigating possible market manipulation by currency traders. bloomberg news says regulators want to know if currency traders at the world's biggest banks distorted prices for options and exchange traded funds by rigging key foreign- exchange rates. the sec and cftc declined to comment. failed bitcoin exchange "mt gox" is filing for bankruptcy. the move will shield the exchange from cla

. >>> a new study shows more americans are taking public transportation instead of driving their own cars. the american public transportation associationans took nearly 10.7 billion trips on public transportation last year. that's the highest total since 19566. here in the bay area, caltrain marked record ridership with an 11% daily increase. b.a.r.t.'s ridership is higher than ever with a record 400,000 trips being made on most work days. >>> the price at the pump continues it go up. gas prices have jumped 10 cent otherser the last few weeks. that's for unleaded fuel at 3.51 nationwide. but in california, the average is much higher at 3.89. here is a look at where gas prices stand right here in the bay area. in san francisco, drivers are paying an average of 3.92. in san jose, it will cost around 3.86 and in oakland people are paying 3.84 to fill up their tanks. >>> today, a bay area lawmaker plans to introduce legislation to prevent people from sabotaging pg&e substations. the bill would help to prevent coordinated attacks that could cause widespread blackouts. 17 transformers were destroyed in a coordinated sniper attack at a pg&e s

the temps. low 70s. not as warm as yesterday. >>> new study shows more americans are taking public transportation instead of driving to their destinations. the american public transportation association says americans took nearly 10.7 billion trips on public transportation last year. that is the highest total since 1956. here in the bay area cal train marked record ridership with an 11% daily increase. bart also higher than ever with record 400,000 trips. >>> a deadly dui crash in sell- - in san leandro. what we are learning about the man that was killed. >>> scary video. dozens hurt after a high school stage collapsed. the questions investigators are looking into. >>> that is amateur video capturing a stage collapsing in anaheim. about 250 girls were performing saturday night for the annual musical theater challenge when the stage suddenly collapsed. school officials say 40 of those girls were sent to the hospital with minor injuries. >> all of the ones in the front they jump the about ten feet into the pit. they were getting ready to judge the contestants and everything just came to a screeching halt. >> investigators are now look into the school's stage permit to see if it include

report says the more people are taking public transportation now than at any time in nearly 60 years. according to a report out this week from the american public transportation associationn last year. this is the eighth year irow th0 billion trips were taken. transportation association says it nearly six are potentials were made as people travel to and from work. now the association is using these numbers as it calls on congress to pass a public transportation bill that invest in public transportation. >> a suspect is now in custody after a wild police chase in colorado. a four year-old child was along for the ride. this is a story ever brought to you live yesterday. police say that rhinestone was wanted in a drug case, he stole a suv with a four year-old inside of its debt deal with the boys still inside, he was not hurt, but he was not done, there were two more carjackings in a crash before he gave up. a state trooper was also seriously injured in a failed attempt to stop him. >> heading into the 7:00 hour we have some great video that we want to show you. a nightmare for people on the beach houses here in st. johns county, florida. high tides washed away most of thei

transportation secretary anthony fox. he will be among the speakers at the american public transportation association's legislative conference. our live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. >> if more than one entity manages the key identifiers of the internet, then by nature the internet will no longer be one net. at the heart of the domain name system is the root services system. that in orderate to resolve names on the internet there is an actual root system that makes it work for the entire planet. in the root, all names are resolved to ensure that when you david ww. c-span.org or any other website name, you go to the exact site that c-span wants you to go to all the time, every time i'm a for the last two plus decades. tonight, on the communicators at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> this week on "q&a," the chairman of the securities and exchange commission mary jo white. talks about her life and career and the agency she has supervised since 2013. >> mary jo white, why did you even consider being the chairman of the securities and exchange commission? >> great question. it is a wonderful agency. i was th

. >>> and new this morning americans took more trips on public buses, trains, subways last year than any year since 1956. the american public transportation associationu.s. passengers took nearly 10.7 billion transit trips in 2013. >>> more than two days after a meta-analysis airlines jet disappeared with 239 people on board there is no sign of the plane. and today 34 planes, 40 ships and searchers from ten countries are looking for it. cate, investigators are chasing every clue possible? >> reporter: yes, they are. and with no confirmation the plane crashed hundreds of families are anxiously waiting for news. the family of one american on board that plane holding out hope he is somehow still alive. without any answers the family of phillip wood has turned to prayer. >> pretty calm and pretty strong. you know, we're hanging in there. >> reporter: wood is among three americans, one of 239 people on board a plane that disappeared. >> this is pretty fresh. we are processing it and we've just had a little bit of time to be together as a family. >> reporter: malaysian flight 370 left kuala lumpur for beijing early saturday morning. search teams from eight

that according to the american public transportation association. check out today's yahoo! finance question. we asked if the government should be prioritizing mass transit more. 52% say yes. 33% say no. they should be spending more on roads. 15% say i think it's fine the way it is right now. bob, what do you think about this? should we be putting more money into mass transit? >> yes, but wisely. i don't know about high speed rail. in california that may not work. but buses, for example, absolutely. tell you what's encouraging, the fact that it's gone up when gas prices haven't gone up. normally, they go up when gas prices go up. that's not the case here. more people are riding and i think it's terrific. >> i think the case is that people are so tired of sitting in traffic. >> the vast majority of those public riderships are happening just in the new york area. it's very much skewed towards the new york metro region. you got to wonder whether or not you can take that model and put it elsewhere. >> the tolls have gone up significantly in new york. las

the average price is $3.89. >> it looks like more americans are getting out of their and getting on public transportation. the american public transportation associationbuses, trains and subways in 2013. with services been restored fall and the economy driven cutbacks, the numbers appear to continue what have been a steady increase. the new york area saw the greatest game. >> the gloves are now coming off in the wireless fight. at&t cut their price of may 2 gig the mobile sharing data plan to $15 per it is now $65 a month. that announcement came just two days after their arrival to chemo increase their prices. >> you are what she tweet . what people of the bay area are talking about. a london marketing company analyzed the tweets of san francisco people for 30 days. they wanted to know what were we talking about. in the month of february the most popular tax included san francisco bare week, the countries, bart, and the golden gate bridge. but the most we to it in san francisco was muni. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. at one and goes out to pg&e customers after utility truck was stolen. now officials are warning you about a scam. >> a beef recall ou

first, anthony fox will be speaking at the american public transportation association conference. bring you his live at 9 a.m. eastern on c-span three. the upcoming afghan elections are one month away. bob casey will talk about them from the center for american progress, live, beginning at 2:30 p.m. your on c-span. -- you're on c-span. -- here on c-span. >> annie oakley can be considered to be the first american female superstar. she was an entertainer. she was discovered when frank butler, and next submission shooter, was traveling count down. he always challenge the best shooters of the town he went to to shooting contest. at one town they brought out this 15-year-old girl and they shot side-by-side and she actually beat him. one year later they married and at that time they traveled as exhibition shooters. she became the star, little the sure shot. this is a beautiful shot with an inlaid plaque on the side. -- too little missy, from colonel cody. of course, that is buffalo bill. from the date and location we occasion of this presentation. at that time she was touring with the wi

the day, 10.7 billion is the record setting number of passengers taking public transportation last year. >> the results are from the american public transportation associationthis many people took mass transit was 1956, the same year elvis presley made his television debut. >> thank you very much. ridership is up 37%. that number out pacing population growth, up 23% over the same period. >> the biggest growth, new york. >> obviously. >> of course. >> welcome back to aljazeera. >> coming up next, a look at the safety record of the plane that is now missing from malaysian airlines. >> lets look at temperatures across the nation today, nicole mitchell is here. >> some of the places that have struggled finally mild, temperatures in the 30's, close to 40 through the northern tier of the country, billings at 43. it's going to be a mild day overall. denver at 71. enjoy it while you've got it. some temperatures like minneapolis at 42 and 50's and 60's on the east coast, with that next system are going down. you already see that in the midwest tomorrow and then minneapolis as that system goes through into the 20's. we'll watch for that. enjoy it while you can, becau

the discussion was part of a recent daylong legislative conference of the american public transportation association held in washington d.c. it runs a little over an hour. >> welcome to the last session of the day. my name is diana mendez, and i'm the vice chair of the legislative committee. i know you've all had an uplifting and invigorating day, and we're going to continue that with our session this afternoonh we are really delighted to host for you a discussion with the ta key modal administrators from the u.s. department of transportation. today's session will coverfo important program updates and initiatives will be discussed along with a discussion of the v administration's view on transit and rail legislation pending before congress. we will take questions after we hear from both of our distinguished guests. pending before congress. we'll take questions after we hear from our distinguished guests. i will introduce the speakers and we'll hold questions to the end of the session. it's my pleasure to introduce our first speaker, trees mcmillan, joined as deputy administrator? july of 2009. she's

the american public transit association. they are all desperate for a six-year fully funded transportation bill with stable, nongeneral fund money. they are standing on the edge of a cliff due to congress' refusal -- i almost said inability -- refusal to provide necessary funds if not to do it right, at least to do it adequately. i came to congress shortly after the clinton administration and congress last raised the gas tax. that was 21 years ago when gasoline was $1.08 and i wonder if barack had even met michelle and there it remained for 21 years. due to inflation and fuel economy increases, the average cost per mile that the american motorist pays to the federal government for transportation has been cut in half. i went on the budget and the ways and means committee the last eight years in order to deal with this issue, but frankly i'm tired of waiting. i introduced a gas tax increase phased in over three years to fully fund a six-year re-authorization. was pleased to be joined by friends during my bill introduction by the u.s. chamber, the afl-cio, truckers and a.a.a., transit, local government, environmentalists, road buil

american public transportation association conference, focusing on state and local projects. panelist in this 90 minute discussion are from wisconsin, arizona and washington dc. well, good afternoon. lunch was pretty good. the capital steps were great. welcome to priorities for the next transportation authorization bill. his is a state and local perspective third i am phil washington. i am ceo and general management of the regional transportation district in denver, colorado. i also have the pleasure of serving as a vice chair of the active heirs. i particularly look forward to the discussion today. we have some great leaders that i will introduce in a minute. each one of them really understands from a local if antistate perspective how critical transportation and iesnsit is to the community that they serve. we're going to focus on the states, counties and cities can strengthen their partnerships with the federal government as we find ourselves nearing the of -- hopefully moving towards a new authorized federal program. we have some great insights on our panel. we have ample time for questions. right now, i will go ahead and introduce our panelists. first, and i will go from my immediate right to the far ri