but that deal was overseen and done, of course, by the department for transport, under a conservativeent in 2015, so the government surely bears responsibility for this too? well, the department for transport accepted a bid which proved not to be viable, so actually all of those involved got their sums wrong at the time. i fully accept that. many of our viewers will think, time and again they hear things go wrong with the rail franchising system, private companies come in and take the money when it works, and when it goes wrong, the taxpayer ends up having to step up. i think it's time to move to a new period, and that's why my focus is on the reintegration of track and train. it's not about whether the government owns it, it's not about whether a private company owns it, it's actually about how you run it. but what this isn't going to be is just another round of franchising on the east coast main line. it hasn't worked, i'm not doing it again. so the old model is dead, then? this is the new model? this is where i want much of the railway to evolve to. the joining up of track and trai

criticism here that could be made of the bidding system itself and the assumptions made by the department for transport the secretary of state is saying taking it back into the department for transport‘s control it back into the department for tra nsport‘s control is it back into the department for transport‘s control is only a temporary measure, and he is proposing a new model, public and private partnership model, which presumably will be depending on lots of the same factors? we don't know what construction that public and private partnership will take, because the secretary of state has not said so yet. that information will be forthcoming later. what he has said is they will kind of used this as a transition period now to create the environment in which this public private partnership can exist. for the moment the railway will be run, or supervised at least, by the department for transport, using what it calls an operator of last resort, which will in fact rely on private companies in order to keep things functioning. so although in some quarters it has been portrayed as temporary nationalisation

but that deal was overseen and done, of course, by the department for transport, underage conservative015, so the government surely bears responsibility for this too? —— undera —— under a conservative government. well, the department for transport accepted a bid which proved not to be viable, so all of those involved got their sums wrong at the time, i fully accept that. many of our viewers will think time and again they hear things go wrong with the rail franchising system, private companies come in and take the money when it works, and when it goes wrong the taxpayer ends up having to step up. i think it's time to move to a new period, and that's why my focus is on the reintegration of track and train. it's not about whether the government owns it, it's not about whether a private company owns it, it's actually about how you run it. but what this isn't going to be is just another round of franchising on the east coast main line. it hasn't worked, i'm not doing it again. so the old model is dead, then? this is the new model? this is where i want much of the railway to evolve to. the j

the company has a apologised at the department for transport is looking at whether it has breached the more disruption, as the rmt strike is still due to go ahead. thank you. the labour mp david lammy has said oxford university is "failing badly", after the institution revealed figures showing around a third of its colleges accepted three or fewer black applicants in the last three years. 0xford agreed it needs to do more, although its data also shows the overall proportion of uk ethnic minority students there is actually higher than in the population overall. elaine dunkley reports. 0xford oxford university is steeped in tradition but when it comes to admissions there are calls for change. its students are still overwhelmingly white, affluent and from the south. those least likely to go to oxford black students and those from the north—east. these stu d e nts those from the north—east. these students in their third year says that have been some progress but more needs to be done. that have been some progress but more needs to be donelj that have been some progress but more needs to be

reported that michael gove and greg clark are in favour of the car band, but actually the department for transport this is going to happen. and that any band that would come and would include hybrids. hybrids would be part of that. i think it is still under discussion and under debate at the moment. i think again, whatever plan does come in news sobhi face properly and appropriately because cars are expensive and they are people's main expense. just to finish off, would you have this obesity hijab. i'm ready now. if somebody has the middle, stick it in me. -- obesity talk. the amount of sugar i think is the last night. i am your human guinea pig. —— i consumed last night to get the 24—hour the commentary. gap to be obesity. it says that the serious thing about it is it can result in the patients consuming 30% less food. after they had this injection. it made their body felt more full and i had the effect of a gastric band. any alarm bells for you? the former chair of a science committee, i read the second paragraph it says it are still in trial. you have to make sure it is safe and works. and appr

the department for transport team have been in there trying to prop up and rescue and breathe a last f gangs which use children to transport and sell drugs across the uk has soared in the last four years. it‘s thought there are now more than 1,000 of the drug—dealing operations, known as "county lines" — which involve powerful and aggressive city—based gangs taking over drug—dealing in provincial towns. wyre davies reports. a drug steel in a north wales coastal town, this is not the dealers house all the users, the house has been concluded, taken over temporarily by a gang from liverpool. a classic feature of a pervasive form of drug dealing known as county lines. across the uk, police forces are fighting this new scourge — ruthlessly efficient gangs moving into provincial towns. given the colour of it we reckon it‘s going to be individual wraps of crack cocaine. many of those lured by the gangs arejust teenagers. one, who worked for a liverpool outfit but has now left, spoke to me anonymously. i was 13 when i started selling class a drugs. at first, i started selling bits of weed. an

acknowledgement, perhaps, that the department for transport doesn't have all the expertise needed in—househead for rail franchising? well, one reason stagecoach got its numbers wrong on the east coast is that rail passenger numbers, after decades of growth, have started to fall. there are rumours of revenue shortfalls at other operators. the government and the system could ill—afford another operator getting into trouble. were these the glory days? or did private capital bring more investment and more passengers to britain's tired, inefficient railways? if, and when, the east coast returns to private hands, it will be a question of hoping fourth time lucky. andy mcdonald is the shadow transport secretary, and hejoins me now. you would presumably see this as a good move by chris grayling? it is a step in the right direction, taking the railway back into public control but it is merely a temporary measure and the intention is to pass that franchise with control of the track itself and put that out to a partnership and that could well mean stagecoach virgin entering the fray and becoming the

for have them. so no regulation is not the regulatoryight touch environment is what we are trying to create. the administration has assigned the department of commerce for leading regulations not otherwise assigned. the department of transportation anything goingr up and down. the department of commerce is responsible for the regulatory structure for all of that which is outside. and we have the fcc as the regulatory agency for the spectrums. reduce andng to consolidate but we are probably not going to get down to one agency. all space activities require radio spectrum and the fcc is not a member of the council due to their independent status, and we are strengthening our relationship with them as allowed by law, improving communications back and forth and being respectable -- ex ectful of x part-time -- parte rules. private enterprise in partnership with government, there is no limit to what the u.s. can accomplish. this is why the space council has prioritized development of policies as the interface of sector interests. these include new space technologies, regulatory reforms, ensuring opportunities for private enterprise in space exploration and improving space resilience. you may have for discussions and onenar exploration

the department for transport says it's provided enough money to repair six million potholes.idential streets and even motorways where potholes are appearing after the harsh winter that we've had, and the amount that insurers are beginning to pay out has really skyrocketed. so much going on with sport. we spoke aboutjohn watson, he will speak to us later, we're looking forward to that, a real character, he's had loads of great experiences. amazing interviews, especially the one with brian clough, we will see that later, gets a bit of a ticking off, we will see that later. this isn't what he wants to see a head of this final weekend commentating on the game. was it a long period of time he shoved this fingers up this nose or did hejust catch this nose? a coming together, mark noble was angry about a challenge from paul pogba, as they came together... you don't deliberately try to do that. that is bad enough but that would really be bad! it can happen, can't it! both players were booked but no hard feelings at the end. 0r players were booked but no hard feelings at the end. or a

the department for transport is looking into this? is to blame. 0ne commuter has said he is going to sue northern because he travels every day from blackpool to salford crescent and three quarters of his journeys since november have been affected and his rail ticket that costs him £3200 annually, isn't worth it.” rail ticket that costs him £3200 annually, isn't worth it. i bet he used other words as well. thank you for that, annabel. claudia, what is happening with these birds? every year 150 birds are captured by poachers. they sweep one they are clu bs poachers. they sweep one they are clubs but they grow and they become more ferocious, so people lock them in cages. some of them are incredibly small, one metre by two meters. the pictures you will see is a bear. she was rescued from this cage. she has been there for 15 yea rs! cage. she has been there for 15 years! the sussex —based charity have teamed up with conservationists in armenia to get her out of this. what is so awful, she could see the horizon and it seems so cruel. armeni

department of commerce to lead for developing and consolidating space regulations not otherwise to assigned. so if an activity transits national air space, for example, the department of transportation has the lead -- as it should -- for anything going up and down. the department of commerce is responsible for all of that which is outside. and, of course, we still have the fcc as the independent regulatory agency for spectrum. so we're trying to reduce and consolidate, but we're probably not going to get down to one agency. now, virtually all private space activities require radio spectrum, as i mentioned, and the fcc -- while not a member of the national space council due to their independent status -- is one where we're strengthening our relationship as allowed by law. so improving the form of communications back and forth and, certainly, being respectful of ex parte requirements and such. the united states needs strong and innovative space industries. if we limit, however, space activities of governments, we would handicap ourselves and cede a key american strength which is the private sector. if we unleash private enterprise in partnership with government, there's really no limi

for a more predictable world. the administration has assigned the department of commerce for consolidating space regulations. so if an -- the department of transportation has the lead, as it should, for anything going up and down. the department of commerce is responsible for regulatory structure for all of that outside, and we still have the scc as the regulatory agency for spectrum. so we're trying to reduce and consolidate, but probably won't get down to one agency. virtually all space activities require a radio spectrum, and the fcc is one where we're strengthening our relationship with them as allowed by law. so improving the form e communications back and forth and being respectful of ex-parti requirements. if we unleash private enterprise in partnership with government, there's no limits to what the u.s. can accomplish. this is why the space council has submitted policies on new space technology, regulatory reform and ensuring there are opportunities in space exploration and improving space resilience. the range of commercial opportunities are being provided to sending instruments to the lunar service. today, revenues continue to be dominated by

understand the home office was dysfunctional, deeply unpleasant place, and coming from the department for transportout of the picture. it was unlike any other part of government. fiona mactaggart, you are in the department under the last labour government, did you inherit their dysfunction? i think that the home office is not a well... it is not a happy bit of government. partly because it has been inefficient for a long time. if a bit of administration, the civil service, is not working well, it gets into a belief that things cannot work well. it is interesting, in your introduction, the one bit of immigration you did not refer to is the fact that if i was to marry someone from overseas, i would have to prove that in the last 12 months, i had learnt over £18,500 in order for them to be able tojoin me. i had learnt over £18,500 in order for them to be able to join me. that isafair for them to be able to join me. that is a fair point, we have reported on that before. that is a fair point. having a means test on love, saying british people cannot be joined here by their families, one of the cruellest

it contracts for disparity studies for the department of transportation because that's a requirement order to receive federal funds. and there are provisions that the federal government assists with the payment for the studs. so d.o.t. regularly conducts studies, but the state of georgia up to this point has not conducted one. >> thank you. >> yes, sir. >> [inaudible] >> thank you for the amazing talkment i had a question. one of the things when i studied martin luther king and his life, i'm always amazed at the organization and institutions that he was able to use. for example, i can't imagine all of a group of people these days being able to share a car so that they could organize the kind of bus boycott. and in the context of some of the institutions, religious and otherwise, labor unions and things like that that you talked about in your talk being broken up, what advice would both of you have to people in my generation and younger to keep some of these dreams and some of the progress going in the context of these institutions that may be going away or may not be as, may not be w

. >> on sunday on american history tv we visit former engineer for the taliban district texas department of transportation and father of the adopt a highway program. >> 1984 we took a trip to south dakota and i had to give a speech to a civic club. i challenge you to adopt a highway to get rid of the obscenity of letitter. it was part of my speech and the didn't expect and want to jump up and do anything. the more i thought about that, i thought is something we can find. >> we hear about the history of race at robert e the high school. >> the school board decided to name the school robert e. lee high school. would say tomunity honor our past in history and tyler has a rich history linked to the confederacy. in the black community this is a gesture and defiance. watch cities tour on saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2. tv,on american history working with affiliates as we explore america. monday on money market cases, a case on capital punishment. 1976, he convicted armed and murder a challenge to his death sentence, his case was considered by the court. ruled againsturt him but established stricter guidel

transportation networks is amtrak, it is not a local, urban concern. these are projects of national significance and this administration has done a disservice for safety all along the coast. the department of transportation must do better as these move closer to construction. congress has done its part. now the administration needs to get down to work and implement those programs to the railroads and agencies that need them. i look forward to hearing from all of the witnesses about their state of good repair safety challenges as well as best practices and opportunities for improvement on america's rail network. rail safety is an area with broad bipartisan agreement. your ideas and experience will help inform our decisions to make america safer and more efficient. i will speak for myself, we don't want to come together and appropriate significant money for real needs across this country and then see the money sit there, because people will not do their job. thank you. >> think you very much senator reed. administrator batory, thank you for being here. >> think you chairman collins, ranking member reed. members of the subcommittee. the opportunity to testify today to discuss rail safety i

it contracts for the department of transportation because that is a requirement to receive federal funds and there are provisions that they assist with the payment for the studies so that dot can regularly conduct studies of the state of georgia up to this point has not conducted once. >> thank you for theta amazing talk. one of the things when i studied martin luther king and a his wie i'm always amazedd at the organization and institutions that he was able to use for example i can't imagine all of the group of people these days being able to share cars so they can organize the kind of bus boycott. and in the context of some of the institutions, labor unions and others that you talk about being broken up, what advice would you have to keep some of these dreams and progress going to -- leading up to the different events of what he called the black freedom movement there is always institution building going on and networks being created. the strength was creating this network among the churches but we still have a lot of churches. college students have ways to network and people who work.

in an effort to address these problems, this committee has provided funding to the department of transportation for a media campaign to increase awareness of highway rail grade crossings. we somehow have to get across the message that you cannot beat the train. by violating the rail crossings. earlier this year, the department launched these efforts, and i look forward to hearing from the administrator on how these funds will be used. and what metrics will be applied to determine their effectiveness. let me now turn to senator reed for his helping markings and apologize for starting before you got here with the permission of your staff, due to the votes that we have ongoing on the floor. >> well, thank you, chairman collins, not only for holding this important hearing but for your extraordinary leadership and your generosity and kindness to let me say a few words. we're here to hear a very important topic which is rail safety which touches every aspect of american life. and we are also responding to as chairman collins pointed out several high-profile rail accidents over the past several months. so

a spokesperson for the city's department of transportation says public input is welcome. >> this is the process when we look at impacts, noise, sound, construction, environmental impacts, that kind of thing. so this is the right phase in the project for them to be weighing in. >> we'll work hard to mobilize the community and hopefully we can make it stop. >> parents were discouraged this first community meeting was scheduled on the same night as orchard elementary's open house. the city said it was not intentional and they plan a second meeting for monday. >> we're getting a look at what harvey milk plaza and castro station will look like after renovations. these are renderings from the architect turl firm. the friends of harvey milk chose the designs. the city is revamping the area to comply with the americans with disabilities act. >>> final preparations for the royal wedding. with less than 24 hours until prince harry and meghan markle get married, bakers are putting the final touches on the cake. >> the master baker was raised in marin county and now lives in england. as for the cak

consumer advocate worked hard for the karm systems then in 2014 the department of transportations announced the regulation and gave manufacturers until now to add that equipment. >>> ford is expanding a safety recall of the transit vans. it affects model years from 2015 through '17. you are look at pictures of a 2018 year model here. ford says water leaking into the trailer tow mod yuell could damage the wiring causing the turn signals to flash rapidly. the heater and air-conditions to be damaged and the radio and navigation system could stop working. dealer will fix it for free. you can find details on the website at abc7news.com. >>> california's population is set to reach 40 million people later this year. so much for everybody leaving to go live in cheaper states. new numbers from the department of finance show the state added 309,000 new residents in 2017. raising the total population to 39.8 million. densely populated areas like the bay area saw the most growth due to immigration, births and housing construction. >> we think it's going to happen sometime before the end of the mere. so

city transportation department. thank you for joining us so early in the morning. >> appreciate it.or the sealing and repaving 69 miles of road. later today the city council will award the contract for doing that sealing, doing the prep work. but later today the city council will award the contract for the sealing on 69 miles of road here in the city. hopefully your street is on the list. here is the list. i'll try to post it for you. jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. back to you in oakland. >> thank you, jesse. >>> 8:39. new this morning, bus loads of bay area high school students are on the way to sacramento for a rare opportunity to connect with state lawmakers. about 250 people boarded charter buses at the shopping center in east ridge. the bus trip for education is pop sored by a county supervisor. the students are joined by educators, parents and south bay residents. they're taking the tip to lobby lawmakers on education issues. >> i think it has an impact. and it lets i think the lawmakers see that people are concerned and what their concerns are. of and we always get to ask quest

sunday on american history tv, we visit with abi evans, former engineer for the tyler district texas department of transportation, and the father of the atop the highway program. >> 1994, i took a trip to south dakota, the highway meeting. i had to give this teach to a civics club, and i challenge you to adopt a highway, to get rid of litter. and of course, that was just part of my speech and i didn't expect anybody to jump up and do anything. the more i thought about that, it might be something we could try. >> then we will visit this mouth county historical society to look about the history of race at robert ely high school. >> the school board, all white, decided to name the school robert e lee high school, which, you know, the white community would say this is just on our past and our history, we have a rich history connected to the confederacy, but in the black community, this was very much seen as a sun in there i, a gesture of defiance. >> watch c-span's cities to her of tyler, texas today at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv, and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3, working with our cab

department of transportation. that includes 419,000 to reimburse us for the emergency opening work that already occurred as well as 2.37 million for future permanent restoration work, which is expected to be completed by may 2019. approving this resolution means public works will have 85.3% for the costs of the permanent restoration work. we'll be using the program funds for it. i'm joined by the project manager of this project, and we would be happy pa answer any questions you might have. >> thank you. i will go to the budget legislative analyst at this point. thank you. >> do you want me to be put on both items? >> you know, i just realize -- let's do item five, and then i will have to open up and go back to item four. >> so on item five, this is a grant that is retroactive. as said, some of the funds have been spent to date. we do have a budget on here on page 6. it commits $307,000 in city funds to match the grant, so we do have one amendment that there is an incorrect number in the matching grant and the resolution, so we recommend amounting it to say that the actual grant matches $307.40, so it's correctly s

eastern, on american history tv, we visit with bobby evans, former engineer for the tyler district, texas department of transportation, and the father of the adopt a highway program. >> 1994, we took a trip to south dakota, the highway meeting and i had to gave speech to a civic club, and i had a portion of that speech where i challenged them to adopt a highway to get rid of litter. that was just a part of the speech and i didn't expect anybody to jump up and do anything, but the more i thought thought that, that might be something we could try. >> then we'll visit the something i historical society, to hear about the history of race at robert e. lee high school. >> the school board decided to name the school robert e. lee high school, which the white community would say this is just to honor our past and history, tyler has a rich history connected to the confederacy but in the black community, very much seen as a thumb in their eye and a gesture of defiance. >> watch c-span's cities tour of tyler, texas, saturday, at noon eastern, on c-span2's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m., on american history tv on c-span3. work

. >> item 9, accept and expend $2.7 million from the united states department of transportation federal highway administration for state financial assistance under the california disaster assistance can act. >> president breed: same house, same call? without objection, the resolution is adopted unanimously. next item. >> clerk: item 10 is resolution to retroactively authorize the rec and park department to accept and expend $3 million grant from the state of california department of housing and community development for the period november 22, 2017 through june 30, 2019 to fund parks and community center project. >> president breed: same house, same call? without objection the resolution is adopted unanimously. madame clerk, please call items 11 through 13 together. >> clerk: three resolutions to authorize the office of the district attorney to accept and expend grant money from the california governor's office of emergency services for item 11 in the amount of $1 million for the victim witness assistance program october 1, 2017 through september 20, 2018. for item 12, $700,000 grant for the elder abuse program j

eastern on american history tv, we visit with bobby evans, former engineer for the tyler district texas department of transportation>> we took a trip to south dakota for a highway meeting. i had to give a speech to the civics club. i challenge you to adopt a highway to get rid of litter. that was just part of my speech. i did not expect anybody to jump up and do anything. the more i thought about that, i thought that might be something we can try. >> we will visit the smith county historical society to hear about the history of race and robert e lee high school. white,school board, all decided to name the school robert e lee high school. the white community would say this is just to honor our past and history. tyler has a rich history connected with the confederacy, but within the black community this is very much seen as a thu mb in there i had a gesture of defiance. >> watch the c-span cities tour in tyler, texas. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. weekend, remarks by president trump on the tax reform bill that passed last december. he will speak in cleveland. you can watch his comments live

one immigrant even tries to move a two-story house onto one of these departing transport ships. my god for an image of that. from aprilx months 1783 the entire british army and about 30,000 loyalist civilians evacuated new york city including charles inglis. those 30,000 head for nova scotia and for ontario. a further two and a half thousand travel to quebec in the bahamas. 25, when the last british transport departs, very few self-proclaimed loyalists are left in new york city. that is just as well because later that same day, general george washington leads the continental army in a procession into the city claiming new york for the united states. it is not possible given the time we have tonight to track these 30,000 refugees. as they try to build this themselves and the far corners of the british empire. the rosy reports about life in rep nova scotia published in the new york paper in 1783 are not entirely accurate in truth. british officials struggled to find sufficient shelter and food for this massive influx of new arrivals. ,n quebec for instance loyalists and settle in townships t

we visit with bobby evans, former engineer for the tyler district, texas department of transportation, and the father of the adopt-a-highway program. >> 1984 we took a trip to south dakota in a highway meeting and i had to gave speech to a civic cub, already club, and i said i challenge you adopt a highway to get rid of the obscenity of litter. of course that was just a part of my speech and i didn't expect nobody jump up and do anything, but the more i thought about that, that might be something we could try. >> then we'll visit the smith county historical society to hear about the history of race at robert e. lee high school. >> the school board, all white, decided to name the school robert e. lee high school which the white community says this is to honor our past, our history, and tyler has a rich history tied to the confederacy but in black community, this was a thumb in their eye and a gesture of defiance. >> watch c-span's cities tour of tyler, texas, today at noon eastern on c-span 2's booktv. and sudden, at 2:00 p.m., on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable

american history tv, we visit with bob by evans -- bobby evans, former engineer for the tyler district texas department of transportation and the father of the adopt a highway program. >> 1994 i know we took a trip to south dakota to a highway meeting. i had to give a speech to a civic club and had a portion of that speech that i challenge you to adopt a highway to get rid of the obscenity of litter. and, of course, that was just a part of my speech, and i didn't expect anybody to jump up and do anything. but the more i thought about that, you know, that might be something we could try. >> then we'll visit the smith county historical society to hear about the history of race at robert e. lee high school. >> the school board, you know, all-white, decided to name the school robert e. lee high school which, you know, the white community would say this is just to honor our past and our history. tyler has a rich history connected with the confederacy. but in the black community, this was very much seen as, you know, a thumb in their eye and a gesture of defiance. >> watch c-span's cities tour of tyler, texas, today at noon e

eastern on american history tv, we visit with bobby evans, former engineer for the tyler district, texas department of transportation and the father of the adopt a highway program. >> 1984, i know we took a trip to south dakota, the highway meeting, and i had to give a speech to a city club. and a portion of that speech said i challenge you to adopt a highway to get rid of the obscenity of litter. and of course that was just a part of my speech and i didn't expect anybody to jump up and do anything. the more i thought about that, that might be something we could try. >> then we'll visit the smith county historical society. to hear about the history of race at robert e lee high school. >> the school board decided to name the school robert e lee high school. which, you know, the white community would say this is just to honor our past and our history, tyler has a rich history connected to the confederacy. but to the black community, this was very much seen as a thumb in their eye and a gesture of defiance. >> watch c span's city tour of tyler texas saturday at noon eastern on c span 2's book tv. working with our cable

eastern on american history tv we visit with bobby evans, former engineer for the tyler district texas department of transportation and the father of the adopt a highway program. >> 1984 i know we took a trip to south dakota with a highway meeting and i had to give a speech to a civic club and i challenged you to adopt a highway to get rid of litter. of course that was just a part of my speech and i didn't expect everyone to jump up and do anything but the more i thought about that i thought it might be something we can try. >> then we will visit the smith county historical society to hear about the history of race at robert ely high school. >> the school board, all-white, decided to name the school robert ely high school which, you know, the white community with say this is to honor our past in history and tyler has a rich history connected to the confederacy but in the black community this is very much seen as a thumb in their eye and a gesture of defiance. >> watching c-span's cities were of tyler, texas, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2 put tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. worki

a warning for ford and mazda truck owners. the department of transportation this comes as the agency is urging owners of cars with defective takata air bags to get repairs immediately. the specific mazda and ford models are being singled out because officials are concerned they are not being repaired quickly enough. at least 22 deaths and more than 180 injuries have been linked to the bad airbags. some 50 million takata air bag inflators have been recalled in the u-s. ( darya ) coming up ...a flight delay causes a soldier to turn to facetime for a milestone in his life.the story behind this emotional video. ( james ) facetime allowed a soldier to watch the birth of his daughter. brooks lindsey's flight was delayed in texas. he watched his wife give birth in mississippi over facetime. travelers in the airport cheered the dad on as he tuned into the birth. his wife haley lindsey gave birth to a girl named millie on friday. he arrived to the mississippi hospital hours later to hold her for the first time. ( james ) coming up in the next hour ... a strike by u-c

sunday, on american history tv, we visit with bobby evans, former engineer for the tyler district, texas department of transportation and father of the adopt a highway program >> tonight at 4:00 we took a trip to south carolina, i had to give a speech to a civic club and in a portion of that i challenge you to adopt a highway to get rid of litter. of course that was just part of my speech. and i didn't expect anybody to jump up and do anything, but the more i thought about that, you know, that might be something we could try. >> then we will visit the smith county historical society. to hear about the history of race at robert e. lee high school. >> the school board i liked decided to name this school robert e. lee high school, which, you know, the white community would say this is just to honor our past and our history. tyler has a rich history connected to the confederacy. but in the black community this was very much seen as, you know, a thumb in their eye and a gesture of defiance. >> watch c-span's city store tyler texas d.c.s saturday at noon eastern on -- texas saturday at noon eastern and 2 p.m. on tuesday.

for grabs. >> the department of transportation's inspector general will look at how they maintain oversight.'s oversight of air carrier maintenance. congressional reviews led them to narrow their focus. this comes from bill nelson in the wake of last month's 60 minutes' investigation into allegiant's safety record. they found 100-plus serious problems. allegiant and faa say they welcome the investigation. american airlines is working to understand why it is part of the review. >>> allergy season as you probably know may tempt you to stay inside. how virtual doctors' visits can bring you real relief. here's dr. tara narula and nick thompson sitting side by side. first at 8 >>> in our "morning rounds," treating seasonal allergies through virtual doctor visits. allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the u.s. did you know that? dr. tara narula shows us how doctors are delivering help so patients don't even have to leave home. i know for most patients, they don't like to go to the doctor, so this is a good thing. >> this is for you, gayle. >> thank you, tara. >>> with spring

for the mix. we're going to start things in maine where they're getting snarky with their road signs. the department of transportationmaine is holding a contest for new road signs they're going to roll out. here are some of the semi-finalists. put down your cell or you may end up in one. spend money on lobstahs, not speeding tickets. little known fact, snow is really slippery. the big signs. >> a cold suppah is better thanna hot ticket. be protected, not projected. buckle up. keep in mind moose eyes don't shine. folks in britain are named the different submarines? >> i can see, where they rename boats. >> boaty mcboatface? >>> take a look at this high-fashion t-shirt here. >> huh? >> this is a t-shirt shirt the interest the latest collection of a designer. >> i'm so confused. what's going on? >> it's a shirt on top of a t-shirt. it's called the t-shirt shirt. so basically, short sleeves, button up. >> but why? >> because fashion. because it confuses you, it makes you think oh, wow. >> it's confusing all right. >> oh, wow, you can afford two shirts. by the way, it's going for $1290. >> $1290 for that? i can make one f

a warning for ford and mazda truck owners. the department of transportationot drive" order. this comes as the agency is urging owners of cars with defective takata air bags to get repairs immediately. the specific mazda and ford models are being singled out because officials are concerned they are not being repaired quickly enough. at least 22 deaths and more than 180 injuries have been linked to the bad airbags. some 50 million takata air bag inflators have been recalled in the u-s. ( james ) now to bay area baseball... and we start with good news for giants fans. ( darya ) johnny cueto does ánot need surgery on his right elbow... he should be back in 6-to-8 weeks. now for the bad news... it was a rough night for jeff samardzija against the phillies. he gave up 5 runs in just 4 innings. the giants lost this one -- the giants innings. the giants lost this one -- 11-0. san francisco's 4 game winning streak is over. they take on the phillies this afternoon at 4:05. ( james ) the a's didn't do any better at home against the defending world series champion housto

some transportation for me and transport some of my girls and by the information that thefld received in all three of those cases he contacted the police. he contacted the phoenix police department, and they were able to use him in a stick and he cooperated, and he was in an undercover sting to catch those traffickers and put them behind bars. in all three of those cases there were arrests made so let me tell you the other components behind the scenes is we have a law enforcement outreach team that consists of local and federal retired police officers who go around the country, and they meet with police departments as well as around the world to educate them on how police with use our technology as evidence to hole people people accountable an that component is very important and it's accountability. it's important that we work with police and help them and not only having the evidence and the information that they need, but to put these folks behind bars because that's where they belong for doing these types of things so we do have a law enforcement outreach team that also works hand in hand with those detectives on those investigations and gets them the information that they n

department staff. increase the transportation sustainability fee by $5 for nonresidential projects 100,000 square feet or larger. before i begin my presentation, i'd like to provide sonny angulo from supervisor peskin's office to present to you. >> hi, commissioners, i know you guys have had a long day already so i will try to breeze through this, but i felt it was important to give you the supervisor's perspective because it has been to land use already. i think there is some important background in terms of his goals around trying to cobble together this package of revenue. so the last time that this body heard the transportation sustainability fee, the board of supervisors ultimately did pass and approve a $2 increase. in acknowledgement to the spike in both residential and commercial development needed a plan for corresponding infrastructure that could accommodate the city's population and job growth. unfortunately the mayor did veto that legislation, but luckily the city knew it was a big priority and we have tried to continue that conversation to varying degrees of success. so to that end, super

for the third time in a decade. from next month, the london to edinburgh services will temporarily be taken over by the department of transport. i plan to use a period of last resort control to maintain the line. we will recreate one of the iconic lines. it has been run as a one of the iconic lines. it has been run asajoint one of the iconic lines. it has been run as a joint venture between stagecoach and virgin. the government says the company ‘s have got their numbers wrong and have lost almost £200 million. it is the third time injust over a decade that it has been forced to call a halt to the east coast franchise. dn er restrict of it and another later. it is another monumental misjudgement to add to a growing list of miscalculations by this secretary of state. stagecoach said it was surprised and disappointed after failing to negotiate a new deal. the website for its successor is already up and running. it aims to reassure passengers that their journeys will not be affected. the government release a longer term the way forward is a partnership between the public and private sectors. what many want to know after so many f

feel they don't have enough savings built up for retirement or are concerned social security won't cover all their needs. >>> the transportation departmentk about animals flying on airplanes. the d.o.t. nouns announced it will take public comment as it decides whether to change regulations around flying with service animals. now its goal is to make sure rules are not discriminating against anyone with disabilities while at the same time cutting down on those abusing the system. the public forum for comments will be open for 45 days. we get a lot of complaints about it on both sides coming into the "7 on your side." >> thanks michael. >>> on to the weather. >>> now the accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> hi, everyone. our weather has been interesting. an isolated thunderstorm rolled through the east bay and north bay. you may have seen lightning. i'll show you what that's in association with. right now we have clouds peeks of sun on life doppler 7. let's widen the picture. the reason you saw that activity is this area of low pressure just spinning to our east. it is triggering the thunderstorms that you are looking at not only in

department of transportation. it has an office of consumer protection that has more power frankly than we do. for example, airlines are required to respond to the d.o.t. within 30 days of getting a complaint from a consumer. the d.o.t. received more than 18,000 complaints about airlines last year. we're not sure how many were successful but we know at least one consumer prevailed in 2018 and that is daria. the original airline refunded the extra $835 she had to pay. we put a link to the d.o.t.'s complaint form on our consumer web page. look for consumer resources. while you're there, you can send us a tip or call us 888-996-tips. >>> america celebrates asian and pacific islanders culture and heritage during the month of may. this year marks 40 years since president jimmy carter signed that recognition into law. >> and happening today in san francisco, late mayor ed lee will be honored for his service. it's happening at 5:30 at the he herbst theater. there will be a reception at the city hall after the event. it's sold out but you can be on the waiting list. >> should be fun. coming up here on "to

for grade a milk and cream. mmm! >>> city leaders will be announcing the next steps in regulating electric scooters in san francisco, the city attorney and the municipal transportation agency and the department of public works will unveil the new rules for the scooters, the board of supervisors voted to regulate them last month after there were concerns over speeding and scooters traveling and blocking sidewalks. they are also considering a permit system under a one-year pilot program it would grant permits to five companies for 500 scooters each. >>> all lanes of southbound interstate 280 have reopened after water flooded the roadway again. earlier this morning chp shut down all but one lane at 4:00 in the morning because the water was at least two feet deep in one area, this is near highway 87 and the airport exit. it is the second time in two weeks flooding has happened there. chp does not know what is causing it. they suspected could be a problem by a nearby pumphouse. all lanes reopened at 830. >>> if you're planning to get out of town for the holiday weekend you will have a lot of company. aaa says 42 million americans will get an early start with a trip this weekend. that is up more t

. >> revisit with the former engineer for that tyler district texas department of transportation and er of the adopt a highway program. 1984, we took a trip to south dakota for a highway meeting and i had to give a speech to a civic club. a portion of that i said i challenge you to adopt a highway to get rid of litter. speech.ust a part of my i did not expect anyone to do anything. the more i thought about that, that might be something we could try. smith countyhe historical society to hear about the history of race at robert e lee high school. >> the school board, all white, decided to name the school robert e lee high school. the white community would say this is just to honor our past and history. tyler has a history connecting us to the confederacy. for the black community, this was seen as a thumb in their eye and a gesture of defiance. >> watch the tour of tyler, texas saturday on c-span2's book tv. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> "washington journal" continues. host: at the top of the hour we will be joined by the author of the constitution ." there