vastly empty transit authority known as the vta. in particular, the trolley line known as the extension came in $5 per transit. the explanation is obvious. >> unless you've got the densities in place to really generate the trips and fill the trains and buses, these are not going to turn out to be really cost effective investments. >> reporter: on the other hand, vta spokeswoman brandy childress says her agency is building for the future. >> santa clara county is known for its suburban sprawl. we have many employment centers come in and like the fact that there's suburban sprawl. they have campuses, lots of parking and what we're trying to do is work with cities and developers to set these business parks around the existing structure to promote the green alternative to driving. >> reporter: this part of the vta line costs the public more than $230 million when it opened more than 12 years ago. the transit district's planners are hopeful a rebounding

vta morning. car turned wrong way headed southbound on to the 101 freeway from tiburon/ blithedale entrance. >>> developing news in novato, police just arrested two men suspected of stealing copper from a pg&e plan. pg&e says police discovered a hole in the fence at the stub station on hamilton drive 3:00 this morning. upon arriving officers arrested one person at the scene and found a second suspect two hours later. police are clearing the scene now. fragments of copper wire and pipe were on the ground. >>> house fire in south san francisco sent four to the hospital for smoke inhalation, including a police officer who helped rescue the three people inside this was the scene at grand and chestnut this morning. you can see damage and marks left by smoke. fire crews got the call 11:30 last night on knocked the fire down a short time later. >>> san francisco in the spotlight today. supervisors will begin considering allowing the nation's tiniest apartment units idea driven by the city's tight pricey

are not going to turn out to be really cost effective investments. >> reporter: on the other hand, vta spokeswoman brandy childress says her agency is building for the future. >> santa clara county is known for its suburban sprawl. we have many employment centers come in and like the fact that there's suburban sprawl. they have campuses, lots of parking and what we're trying to do is work with cities and developers to set these business parks around the existing structure to promote the green alternative to driving. >> reporter: this part of the vta line costs the public more than $230 million when it opened more than 12 years ago. the transit district's planners are hopeful a rebounding economy, new 49ers stadium and more housing will lead to more passengers coming aboard. in mountain view, matt keller, ktvu news. >>> tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the occupy movement and this weekend protesters took to the streets of new york to mark the anniversary. about 300 people marched through lower manhattan yesterday. most of the protest was peaceful however police did arrest seve

vta is proposing a 2 dollars 52 cent fee for students to use the buses and light rail. currently there is no fee. but in an effort to ease transportation costs elliot alagueuzian says the city will provide more parking spaces for car share companies. ">>>zip cars can be rented online and are left in car share parking spaces. "i have the vta pass so i just usually take public transportation and that works fine enough for me but sometimes you need to get places faster so it sounds it'll probably work out really well." but finding a parking space is becoming more of a hassle. so city coucil member sam liccardo proposed more parking for car share companies such as zip cars. " we're certainly reducing the parking demand in high density areas particularly around the downtown. and we're also seeing significant reduction in the amount of driving that's happening because people are simply more judicious about how they drive." liccardo says transportation costs in the bay area can take up to 35 percent of family budgets. "that is a huge burden and moving into a center city like d

vta is hoping it will stop people from crossing those tracks.s been a popular shortcut to get to a shopping center that's on the other side because the nearest legal crossing has always been a half mile away. but it's also very dangerous. the final straw, the impetus for this overcrossing was the death of a 2-year-old boy almost seven years ago. he was struck and killed by an oncoming train at this location. what had happened is his baby-sitter left him on one side of the tracks while she went to the other side to retrieve her own child who was in a stroller. alexander followed her and was run over. >> this is the greatest example of one life lost being too many. people came together as a community, the city, vta, we came together, got this bridge done. tomorrow will be the culmination of all those hard efforts. >> reporter: and tomorrow is already here. as i said, the ribbon-cutting this morning at 11:00. the bridge will be named xander's crossing in his honor. his mom is expected to speak at this morning's opening ceremony. the bridge was supp

vta are local representatives working on this bill. working on this strategy, rather. which will likely result in bills being introduced either to deal with funding through december for... to fund half of the year's worth of a program with 50/50 to the state and regions or to fund a year to two-thirds to the region and one-third to the state or something in between. so stay tuned. >> this conversation that is happening at the state level will also impact how the funds that you see on the screen in front of you get distributed to the metropolitan planning organizations including mtc. so you will see that the over all funding that is anticipated to the bay area under map 21, is down for the surface transportation program and also the congestion, mitigation and air quality program. this is made up for in part as... in part as you will see from what looks like to be an increase on the transportation alternatives program. but i will aaddress that program in a second. this is a two percent set aside of the over all map 21 map to fund what is taking the place of transportatio

the vta, the ones who are running this project, are hoping that the fence that you see are new along with this bridge will keep people from trying to cross these tracks to get over to a nearby shopping center. it's been a very popular shortcut. unfortunately it's also been very dangerous. the final straw, the impetus for this new overcrossing, was the death of a 2-year-old boy almost seven years ago. alexander was struck and killed by an ongoing train at this location. his baby-sitter had left him on one side of the tracks while she went to the other side to retrieve her own child who was in a stroller. alexander had followed her and was run over. the bridge will be named xander's crossing in his honor. his mom expected to speak at this morning's opening ceremony. the bridge was supposed to be finished much sooner but was delayed waiting on funding. the bridge cost $10.5 million. most of it coming from state prop tiosition 1-b money. ribbon-cutting for a new pedestrian overcrossing here now at monterey near blossom hill scheduled for 11:00 this morning. reporting live here in san jos

this is a joint project shared by the city of fremont, alameda county, caltrans, and vta. >>> california's largest community college is closing two of its campuses in the hope of avoiding a total shutdown. san francisco city college will shutter the castro and city park campuses, and classes will be located. the hope is to save money on rent and operating costs. school trustees made that decision last night as part of a plan to keep the school from losing its accreditation next year. they reportedly blamed the school for spending beyond its means. the school must address its efficient stability by march 15th. >>> it's not often you hear this from a major company. why apple is saying sorry. >>> and they put their life on the line for our country. now women in the military are revealing the sinister side of service, sex assaults on the job. >>> and a new federal warning about prescription drugs. >>> and good afternoon. i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. plenty of 70s and 80s for today. but we're on the cusp of big-time warning across the bay area. for you saturday we do exp

"i take vta because it is cheaper and its actually cheaper for for me and its right by my house so it is convenient and the money issue is the biggest problem that and the parking."" nearly five million dollars is collected a year and is put back in to parking services to keep things running smoothly. election day is less then two months away and here on campus a drive is under way to get students to vote. the associated students call it the rock the vote campaign voter registration tables are set up on campus. any student who will be over the age of 18 before november is eligible to sign up. proposition 30 is a ballot proposition that can effect students. if the measure doesn't pass the csu system will lose 250 million dollars and sjsu will lose 16.3 million dollars alone. ">>>"we want all students to understand how important education is and if this money gets cut it could come out of faculty it could come out of students and we wanna make sure that the students have their voice heard. we wanna make sure students stand up for their right to have an education." students will also be

vta will be moving shortly.for the hottest party anywhere. ♪ >> "gma" at the emmys. the stars, the styles. who's wearing what? and who could win it big? live, from times square and los angeles, this is a special edition of "good morning america," with robin, josh, sam, george, and lara. "gma's" party at the emmys, starts right now. >> look at that terrific crowd out in times square. everybody getting ready for sunday night. and right here inside, we have d.j. kiss, kicking off our pre-emmy party. good to have her on a friday morning. and in case you heard, the whole gang, robin is on her medical leave, josh is off. and we are glad to have elizabeth vargas and amy robach in here. and all of the dancers from the broadway dance center. >> getting into it. >> i want to have what they're having for breakfast. >>> plus, coming up, we're going to see who is going to get the big award this weekend. the emmy. and who will get the big looks on the red carpet. we'll gaze into our emmy crystal ball for predictions. lara's i

work is finished by 2018th is a joint project shared by the city of fremont, alameda county and the vta. >>> closing two campus in the hope of avoiding a possible shutdown, san francisco city college will shut the castro campus instructional site. the classes held there will be relocated. they are hoping to save money and rent on operating costs. cool trustees made the decision last night as part of a plan to keep the school from losing its accreditation last year. the acrediting team blamed the school for going beyond its means. >> no doubt about it, it looks scary and violent. but it was just a drill. specialists in response training put on masks and carried prop guns as san jose city college, students, and staff rehearsed where to go and what to do under threat. the exercise would have been unthinkable just over a decade ago but now it's become a common safety measure. >> this is one of many different kind of training sessions we've had to prepare the students and faculty for any kind of an emergency situation. today's training is focused on the active shooting training. so it's very

vta is offering a special service for the game day commute.s onlines 22 and 522 in palo alto will be shoplifted to alma street between page mill road and the center. this could cut down on game day delays and keep the bus on schedule. >>> victory in court for a group campaigning against a proposed soda tax in richmond. city officials wanted them to comply with a local ordinance, but the group claimed that violated its first amendment rights. a federal judge has temporarily blocked the effort. the antisoda campaign is funded mostly by the american beverage association. >>> a texas doctor is challenging some austin elementary students to give up soda. they are trying to get more kids to live healthier lifestyle. he's challenging students and parents to not drink soda or sugary drinks during the school year for the entire year. many kids say they're ready for the challenge. >> soda is bad for you because you can get tired. and it's not healthy for you. >> experts say a 20-ounce bottle of soda has about a quarter cup of sugar in it. this challenge