waymo is a sister company to google. now, at first, waymo says it's limiting service to those who live in silicon valley, so tourists and out-of-towners will have to wait a little bit longer. the company says it operates more than 700 driverless vehicles nationwide, and that includes san francisco, where it's been selling driverless rides for more than a year. waymo also has fleets in los angeles, phoenix and austin. let's bring in senior investigative reporter baghtcheban bhagat. you have been reporting on driverless car companies for years. help us read the tea leaves here. what does today's announcement mean for waymo? yeah that is the big question. and so becoming really the preeminent ride hailing service, which would essentially mean dethroning companies like uber and lyft is certainly a long road ahead. but continued expansion is really how waymo would do it. and the company has repeatedly said they want to grow thoughtfully. this isn't something they're planning to do overnight, but the pace is certainly speeding

waymo is a sister company to google.first, waymo says it's limiting service to those who live in silicon valley. so tourists and out-of-towners, they will have to wait a bit longer. the company says it operates more than 700 driverless vehicles nationwide. that includes san francisco, where it's been selling driverless rides for more than a year. all right. rob mayeda here now. and, rob, you have been busy tracking these storms. plural. headed our way. we talked about maybe ground travel. last couple of stories. what about air travel tomorrow? if you have flights midday tomorrow, places like sfo, oakland or san jose airports, you may want to call ahead for those arriving flights. the wind and the heavy rain at times likely to cause some delays, but at least early in the morning, the impacts may not be quite as bad as we take you into that microclimate forecast. the timeline for our weather tomorrow. we will begin to see some rain in the morning, but not the heavy rain or the strong wind through the morning commute. 8:00

the company says excited to bring waymo to silicon valley. according to the verge waymo service in silicon valley will be available on invite only basis to a select group of waymo one customers who have zip codes within the service area. so it's like san francisco or anybody can just download the app. the company will reportedly be adding more riders over time. next in sports, could there be reinforcements on the way for the red-hot warriors? >> we have a jonathan kuminga injury update after the break. yeah it is weird that we still call these things "phones." well yeah, they're more like minicomputers. precisely. next slide. xfinity mobile customers are connected to wifi 90% of the time. that's why our network has powerboost with speeds up to a gig wherever you need it most. so, this whole meeting could have been remote? oh! that is my ex-husband who i don't speak to. hey! no, i'm good to talk! try xfinity mobile for a year! get an unlimited 5g mobile line included with your xfinity internet, plus a free 5g phone. >> and the forty-niners cle

waymo self-driving car company. they're expanding into parts of the south bay, the autonomous taxis now available in mountain view, los altos, palo alto and also parts of sunnyvale. the company saying it's excited to bring waymo to silicon valley according to the verge waymo service in silicon valley is became only available on an invite only bases to a select group of waymo one customers who actually have zip codes within the service area. the company reportedly will at more riders over time. still ahead, the rover morning news community members speaking out. >> after a homeless man was actually killed can this week on christmas eve? and franciscans getting creative, want to express their opposition to elon musk in his car company. and we're tracking the intense rain hitting the bay area. what actually need to know during your morning commute. yeah it is weird that we still call these things "phones." well yeah, they're more like minicomputers. precisely. next slide. xfinity mobile customers are connected to wifi 9

users can hail a waymo vehicle through the waymo one app if their zip code falls in a service area.he company will gradually accept more riders in the area over time, and announce availability increases over the app. in the east bay, an overnight closure on highway 24 to tell you about one westbound bore of the caldecott tunnel will close starting at 10:00 tonight for maintenance work. people are asked to drive with caution through the construction zone and to expect delays. the work is expected to be finished by 430 tomorrow morning. southwest airlines is making a huge change that many of its loyal customers are not very happy about. starting may 28th, the airline will begin charging passengers to check bags. southwest made free checked bags, two of them part of its identity for years, but airline faces pressure. the airline faces pressure from investors who want to increase revenue. you can still get free checked bags if you have a-list preferred status or a southwest credit card. last year, southwest announced it would begin assigning seats in the near future. like other airlines

now note there are waymo's in san francisco. there are waymo's in palo alto. you cannot take a waymo from san francisco to palo alto, right? the area in between hasn't been mapped yet. the great wilds of redwood city. you're still exploring. what'd your mom say about that? oh, she loved it. yeah. no. other people in my family are like, no, i'm not getting in that. yeah, it's totally safe. it's fine. yeah, well, exciting stuff. it's just it's a privilege to see both sides, right? the driverless cars and still learning how to get your driver's license behind the wheel. i got three teenagers wanting their licenses, so i don't know. no way, no way, no, i love it. thanks a lot, scott. well, trending this morning, maybe the bay bridge series is a thing of the past, but baseball fans can now embrace what the san jose giants are calling battle of the bay 2.0 this april 2nd, the california league team says it will host the oakland ballers in an exhibition game at excite ballpark in san jose. it's also being called the first time ever an mlb affiliate has played an inde

>juliette>in addition to mountain view, waymo also started offering rides in los altos, palo alto and parts of sunnyvale today. for now, the expanded service is only available to a selected invite only group. let's unpack this one. want to get away? while your bags will no longer fly free, we're going to unpack why southwest is changing a decades old perk for fliers. yeah, that's a lot of baggage. okay. and the reported showdown at a prison pickleball court that left scott peterson with some bumps and bruises. we'll mmmm... planet oat's so creamy and not watery like- exactly! and unsweetened has 0 grams of sugar. and it's an excellent source of calcium. wow! planet oat really has it all! ♪♪ wow! planet oat really has it all! southwest is the only u.s. airline that lets your bags fly for free. it's been airline policy for more than 50 years, but that's all about to change. apparently, southwest announced it will start charging for checked bags at the end of may. needless to say, travelers aren't happy. here's ryan yamamoto. i'm >>>>not either. pack all the things. >>>>bags fly. free ha

los clientes con la aplicación waymo recibirán una notificación cuando el servicio ya esté disponibleviajeros y también la razón por esta decisión. una decisión que ha sorprendido a más de un pasajero. y es que tras medio siglo, esta aerolínea ha decidido cambiar una de sus políticas que la distinguía de su competencia y ahora cobrará el equipaje a sus pasajeros. viajar por avión podría ser un poco más costoso, al menos para aquellos pasajeros de la aerolínea southwest. y es que en un comunicado, la empresa anunció que comenzarán a cobrar por el equipaje de sus pasajeros, un beneficio que ofrecían desde hace más de 50 años. así que prepare su bolsillo, ya que esta política entrará en vigor a partir del 28 de mayo. algunos pasajeros mostraron su descontento. no me parece, porque pues ya ves la situación. a través de un comunicado, la aerolínea destacó que la empresa está evolucionando rápidamente implementando nuevas iniciativas que apoyan los objetivos comerciales y crean opciones para los clientes actuales y futuros de la aerolínea nacional más grande de estados unidos. la aerolínea

waymo robotaxis are now carrying paying customers in silicon valley. today, the company started driverless rides in los altos. the company in mountain view and parts of sunnyvale as well. they're limited to a select group of customers so far, with plans to expand over time. as they roll this out a little more. waymo is already available in san francisco and daly city, but now in los altos, palo alto and mountain view. the expansion south has left out one big destination sfo. waymo's are still not allowed at the airport. >> five years after the world health organization declared covid 19 a pandemic. u.s. health leaders are raising concerns about growing measles outbreaks today. officials in los angeles and fresno county announced their first confirmed cases of the year. meanwhile, an outbreak in texas isn't slowing. reporter leigh waldman has details from health experts. >> the emergence of measles needs to bother more people than it is bothering nationally. right now. >> though, there are states away. doctor jim mcdonald with the new york state departm

there's no exact timeline yet, but waymo says it will be a gradual rollout. customers who download the waymo app will be notified once it is available. we are following breaking news. santa clara county health officer doctor sara cody is announcing her retirement. doctor cody became particularly well known to many during the pandemic. she often led news conferenc and updates aimed at informing the public about the rise of covid 19, which triggered restrictions and lockdowns due to its spread. in fact, today marks five years since the world health organization declared covid a public health emergency. doctor cody has been the county's health officer since 2013. she has served as its public health department director since 2015. she departs both positions when she retires in april. doctor cody's announcement comes on that five year anniversary. as i mentioned, of covid 19 being declared a global pandemic, the race to succeed california governor gavin newsom getting a little more crowded. ahead on nbc bay area, the former lawmaker now set to run in the one cavea

waymo robotaxis could be heading your way soon.car service is coming to mountain view, los altos, palo alto and parts of sunnyvale. no exact timeline yet, but waymo says it will be a gradual rollout. customers who download the waymo app will be notified once it's available. the expansion will grow waymo's area from san francisco down to the south bay. the company says it plans to expand to other parts of the bay area as well, parts of the bay area as well, but did not give any (♪♪) whenever heartburn strikes, get fast relief with tums. it's time to love food back. also try tums gummy bites! you'll find them in cities, towns and suburbs all across america. millions of americans who have medicare and medicaid, but may be missing benefits they could really use. extra benefits they may be eligible to receive at no extra cost. and if you have medicare and medicaid, you may be able to get extra benefits, too. through a humana medicare advantage dual-eligible special needs plan. call now to see if there's a plan in your area and to see if

waymo is already available in san francisco and daly city. you still can't take it on the highway and you can't take it to sfo. waymo says it is in talks with sfo for future expansion. >> the stage is set for what could be the start of a new bay area baseball rivalry. the oakland ballers and san jose giants announced the two teams will play an exhibition game on april 2nd at san jose's excite ballpark. they're calling it battle of the bay 2.0, and it will be the first time an affiliated franchise, the san jose giants, faces an unaffiliated team. the ballers are a member of the independent pioneer league and oakland's sole pro baseball team. with the a's now in sacramento. >> all right. >> bring it down to the. >> south bay. we're trying to reinvent something thating to everybody loves, you know. >> yeah. is that a fair fight? >> no, don't ask me. do not ask me. the san jose giants are great. >> like they attract. >> a crowd. >> they've been in it. >> oh, i missed a big part of that story. i thought. >> we were talking. >> about the giants. >>

you can hail a self-driving car through the waymo one app. if your zip code falls in a service area. waymo is already available in san francisco and daly city. one big exception you cannot take a to or from sfo. waymo says it is in talks with the airport for future expansion. the stage is set for what could be the start of a new bay area baseball rivalry. the oakland ballers and san jose giants announced the two teams will play an exhibition game on april 2nd at san jose's excite ballpark. they're calling it battle of the bay 2.0. this will be the first time an affiliated franchise, the san jose giants, faces an unaffiliated team. the ballers are a member of the independent pioneer league and oakland's sole pro baseball team. now that the a's are in sacramento. >> the ballers just had that open tryout recently. i wonder if they got some good players there. i know i. >> saw casey pratt. >> oh, yeah. >> our own. all right. our former casey pratt. he had, i guess not exactly tried out, but when they took him on as one of their communications peo

waymo robotaxis are now carrying paying customers in silicon valley.ay, the company started driverless rides in los altos. the company in mountain view and parts of sunnyvale as well. they're limited to a select group of customers so far, with plans to expand over time. as they roll this out a little more. waymo is already available in san francisco and daly city, but now in los altos, palo alto and mountain view. the expansion south has left out one big destination sfo. waymo's are still not allowed at the airport. >> five years after the world health organization declared covid 19 a pandemic. u.s. health leaders are raising concerns about growing measles outbreaks today. officials in los angeles and fresno county announced their first confirmed cases of the year. meanwhile, an outbreak in texas isn't slowing. reporter leigh waldman has details from health experts. >> the emergence of measles needs to bother more people than it is bothering nationally. right now. >> though, there are states away. doctor jim mcdonald with the new york state department

waymo is now offering rides in los altos, palo alto, mountain view and parts of sunnyvale. users can hail a self-driving car through the waymo one app if their zip code falls in a service area. waymo is currently available in san francisco and daly city as well. >> an update now to the breaking news we're following. san francisco police say a woman was stabbed on board a muni train, and they do have two suspects in custody. this happened a little after 530 this evening on a muni metro t train in the bayview. you're looking at footage from sky seven over third street by carol avenue. police say the woman who was stabbed has life threatening injuries. she has been taken to the hospital by paramedics. witnesses say two suspects ran from the train onto egbert avenue. officers chased them and caught them. the investigation is ongoing and police are still on the scene. muni service, though, is resuming normal service today. the ntsb released its preliminary report on the investigation into january's deadly mid-air collision at reagan national airport. the crash between a commerci

how to uber and waymo ferb.rth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. >> the barnes burn injury attorneys call one 808 million. >> tomorrow first thing. the american idol takeover is on gma with luke, lionel and the newest judge and idol legend carrie underwood hitting gma live. >> got to be fantastic. >> the live morning event breaks tomorrow on. >> good morning america. >> 9-1-1 is back with a case that hits home. >> he's a damn serial killer, and it looks like he took maddie with him. >> where to find her? >> but 9-1-1 two part return begins thursday at eight seven central on abc. >> now from abc seven mornings. >> good morning. 7:56 a.m. reggie aqui. let's see what traffic looks like today. hi, steve. >> well, traffic is pretty backed up at the bay bridge toll plaza. but first, let's talk about the high winds that's affecting your drive, especially on the bridges and over the altamont pass. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. at 530 this morning. the lights were turned on, a

. >> 9.41 is the time and waymo. the self-driving car company is expanding to parts of the south bay. the autonomous taxis are now going to be available in mountain view. los altos, palo alto and parts of sunnyvale. the company says it's excited to bring waymo to silicon valley. and according to the verge waymo service in silicon valley is going to be available on an invite only basis to select group of waymo one customers who have zip codes within the service area that we just talked about. company will reportedly at more riders or part-time. all right. we're going take a break. 9.41 on the clock. and still ahead. >> get them before they're gone. how you can see the golden state valkyrie in action. and after the break, people storming the bridge county civic center. more than 50 years ago. we'll have that on this day in the bay and showers coming down across the bay area. it's light so far. heavier rain on its way this afternoon. i'll get to that your forecast and we're seeing that slick morning commute out there an

but now uber and waymo are working together.ether in phoenix, not going work together in castaneda later this year, work together atlanta. so south by southwest is going on. a cool tech music festival kind of thing. so, yeah, lot of it hq for tesla's there. so this is near backyard. tessa's vowed that they're gonna have robotaxis ready by june. if they don't, tessa stock probably get hit because waymo is their uber is there with the robot taxis and i like the partnership of uber and waymo ok? very good. well, thank you, rob. >> why would get back to business? but apparently you're having clawed to everything. >> we're back at 9.24. vta workers will not be going on strike at least not for now. the transit agency in the union representing 1500 vta employees including bus and light rail drivers and mechanics and customer service reps. they didn't reach an agreement by the midnight deadline. they have scheduled a meeting for friday to talk about next steps. but both sides say they want to avoid disrupting people's lives. we'll see h

i actually was in san francisco, and i rode a waymo. the technology's unbelievable.at a do we say, yee haw, giddy up? so fun. open up your uber app, and you can opt in to do a waymo instead of a traditional a uber with a driver. and then you just get in. and it's actually really cool. the waymo 40 pulls up, you press a code, it unlocks, you jump in, you buckle up, you hit ready -- buck. up, you hit ready to go, and you don't even have to interact with anyone in the driver's seat. stuart: i yo did that? >> i did in san francisco, yes. pulls up, no crashes. good technology. stuart: let's move on. apple. they just added their new m3 chip to the ipad air. hold on a second is. does that mean that apple intelligence is now on that apple ipad? if. >> absolutely. you got it. it was fun. tim cook, he teased this earlier on x saying there is something in the air, and we finally are got the announcement. it is an ipad air that just came out with, yes, the the m3 chip. they're saying it is the two times faster compared with the ipad air a with the m if 1 chip and three and a hal

waymo says the service will be gradually rolled out to recent users in those areas. the 27 square mile expansion comes less than a year after waymo opened its services in san francisco. let's think about our bay area weather here, and let's take a live look outside. gorgeous along the oakland alameda estuary. the city is glittering there in the distance, but my goodness mark tamayo, we can kiss that early spring weather goodbye because we are in for a big change. >> yeah. big change. multiple storms on the way. garcia so today, if you have any outdoor activities to take care of, any little projects take advantage over the next few hours because it looks like multiple days of rain headed toward the bay area. but at the outset, we're not talking about any major bomb cyclones or any strong atmospheric rivers. but definitely these storms will impact the bay area. first one will be wednesday, another one into friday, and then later in the day on sunday, trying to figure out the timing, but especially by sunday evening, those rain, the rain chaes will be going up once agai

not been inside a waymo. i don't have any desire to go inside one at this point. i saw the video of the waymo doing donuts and i thought, see, this is why i don't want to be stuck inside this thing. but who knows, i may get to the point where i feel more comfortable about it. we'll see how the technology advances. good discussion, you guys. that was a great show. it was a lot of fun. appreciate you being on that. does it for like it or not. remember send us your questions here. we may use them on the show. t nks for i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. two women, one man and a love triangle that ended in murder. mo wilson, a cycling phenom shot dead by her lover's jealous girlfriend. katelyn armstrong, now true crime news, has the dramatic new videos that have come to light as cops arrive on the scene. >> there she was with her friend collin. >> and katelyn is brought in for questioning. >> we're hearing like, yeah, there was some some jealousy stuff going on. i would like to believe. >> before fleeing the country, getting plastic surgery and trying to es

customers who download the waymo app will be notified once availability is expanded. the company says it plans to expand to other parts of the bay area as well, and no exact timeline yet. coming up at seven, we're talking to investigative reporter bigad shaban about what this means for the company. all of your apple devices could be getting a new look. bloomberg news reported tuesday that apple is planning a major software overhaul for later this year. iphones, ipads and macs will have a new look. operating systems and interface changes will include a style update of icons, menus and apps to simplify the look for users. apple plans to show off its new software at a conference in june. a young bay area sophomore is changing the world right now with a wildfire watch app. here's today in the bay's laura garcia with more. this women's history month, we want to highlight the work of a local high school sophomore whose passion for technology is already making history of its own. neha shaikh is a sophomore at cupertino high, but her work around a recently developed ai app is

. >> waymo is expanding to parts of the south bay. the autonomous taxis are now available in mountain view. altos, palo alto, parts of sunnyvale and company officials say they are excited to bring waymo to silicon valley. >> mentally listening to you, mentally used down the in excellent shape of the upstairs. oh, yeah. well, this could be a fake. you know, i think favorite and i do something really by. >> on this day in 1974, crowd for got a chance to catch up with world heavyweight boxing champ george foreman, who was in the bay ahead of his fight against ken norton. not the football player. 4 men went into the fight against norton as the underdog but ended up defending his title as the heavyweight boxing champ ending the fight in the second round. george foreman is now 76 years old. he's a two-time world heavyweight chip and an olympic gold medalist. if you're of a certain age, you may only know him as an entrepreneur. of course, the george foreman grill became quite a hit, a huge it. >> and that's it for kron. 4 news at 5 o'clock.

waymo is starting out much like it did in san francisco. it will begin with a small group of customers in los altos, palo alto, mountain view and parts of sunnyvale. users can hail a car through the waymo one app if their zip code falls in a certain service area. the company will gradually accept more riders in the area over time and announce availability increases on the app. >> still to come, do you need a bathroom divorce? do you even know what that is? and the high cost of yeah it is weird that we still call these things "phones." well yeah, they're more like minicomputers. precisely. next slide. xfinity mobile customers are connected to wifi 90% of the time. that's why our network has powerboost with speeds up to a gig wherever you need it most. so, this whole meeting could have been remote? oh! that is my ex-husband who i don't speak to. hey! no, i'm good to talk! try xfinity mobile for a year! get an unlimited 5g mobile line included with your xfinity internet, plus a free 5g phone. mentioned earlier, today marks five years since the

the company says they very excited to bring waymo to silicon valley waymo services. silicon valley is going to be on an invite only basis right now to a select group and they have within a certain zip code of the service area and then they're going to be adding more rioters over time. >> well, a group of sonoma state student athletes are now taking the university to court. they filed a lawsuit to stop it from cutting their sports programs. sonoma state says these cuts are necessary to overcome a 24 million dollar budget shortfall. but an attorney representing those student athletes. so as the school should be, instead focusing on helping its students fulfill their goals. >> the student athletes want to play. they want to they want to do what they came to states do they want to compete for the school? they want to get an education. they want to graduate. they want fill up hill. their dream to play college sports. >> degree programs at that school were also chopped. that includes programs in economics, art history and gender studies. well, there's now a class action la

the areas are very specific because waymo maps them out carefully. i shot this video with my phone of a ride around san francisco. still can't get most of my family to try it, but maybe now that it's a little closer to the south bay, maybe we'll give it a shot. my kids are all about it, right? i know they love living in the future. i live in the future. i know they see it and they're like, it's a waymo. yeah. no kidding. yeah. no no driver in there mama. all right. thanks a lot scott. you bet. a future first ballot hall of famer has giants fans buzzing this spring. 42 year old pitcher justin verlander looked dominant last night in a toned down bay bridge series game in arizona. he allowed just one run over five innings against the a's. the giants won it 5 to 3. and maybe the bay bridge series is a thing of the past, but baseball fans can now embrace what the san jose giants are calling battle of the bay 2.0 this april 2nd, the california league team says it will host the oakland ballers in an exhibition game at excite ballpark in san jose. it's also

we're asking, have you ever taken waymo here in the city? and if you have, what was it like? be read live in the show. 01:00pm right here on kron 4, i loved it. >> it was so futuristic and fish and i really dug in and it's safer than driving yourself apparently up up night unless you're a good driver like now is can speak for the >> all right. one final really cool story to share with you this morning. coffee pot made by a revolutionary icon. he didn't know paul river is also a silversmith allowed back in the day getting for for for him and about took 50 years ago. he one of the items that he made was this coffee pot is crafted for a doctor in massachusetts and it's now going to be hitting the auction block up for sale by a fine arts dealer in new orleans. the price tag? yeah. as we head into the 200 50th anniversary of reveres revolutionary right is 1.2 million for this beautiful handcrafted by the hand paul because it's all wow that he is coming just to it. all right. and whether we're following still rain still raining, especially this afternoon, still but by. -you made a

group of waymo one customers. they that these are customers who have zip codes within the service area. the company will reportedly at more riders over time. >> if you recently had a girl scout cookie e may want to listen to this. there's a class action lawsuit now against the girl scouts of america because of this lawsuit says there are traces of heavy metals and pesticides in the girl scout cookies. study was commissioned by gmo science and moms across america. that group found cookies from 3 states girl scout cookies had amounts of aluminum, arsenic and lead above the recommended limit. but the girl scouts of america, they say that these materials are naturally found in soil and they are not dangerous and trace amounts. the lawsuit is seeking 5 million dollars in damages. and you can officially buy tickets now for the golden state. val kreis preseason game 2 day general admission tickets go on sale at 4 o'clock this afternoon, exclusive tickets went on sale yesterday for the preseason game against the los angel

waymo expanding to the silicon valley.e could change the way your iphone looks soon as well. we're covering all this in this morning's wired wednesday. >gianna>and no one in sight yet for the vta strike in the south bay. why? there's the potential for legal action. how about a live look outside? it is a first alert weather day on this wednesday, and as we take a live look over towards the bay bridge, we know it's busy out there and a little slick. so grab that umbrella >reed>o. looking at the sierra, at least we hope that's the sierra and not downtown san francisco. >gianna>yeah. >>that's some snow up ♪ >>> trumpets

. >> waymo is expanding its robotaxi service to a new corner of the bay area. the company says starting next week, it will gradually roll out its self-driving rides to a select group of customers in los altos, palo alto, mountain view and parts of sunnyvale. the 27 square mile expansion comes less than a year after waymo opened its services in san francisco. last week, the company announced it is expanding to austin, texas. people in the sierra are taking advantage of a sunny day prepping for the big change in weather. snow is expected to arrive at those higher elevations tomorrow. travelers headed to tahoe can expect chain requirements on 50 as well as 80. el dorado county officials advising residents to have enough firewood for several days, and to make sure flashlights or lanterns are charged, or have enough batteries in case of power outages. >> today is still a great day to do some things. if you haven't taken care of looking at your rain gutters, looking at you know, your pathways to make sure that everything is clear and safe. >> be prepared and it's not

nissan now releasing a driverless car in japan as japan tries to catch up with google's waymo cars, which leading the way here in the u.s. nissan is the first to release driverless cars in japan, with waymo expected to launch its vehicles later this year. nissan engineers say traditional automakers are more qualified and equipped to make self-driving technology because they know cars better. >> customer expects perfect quality for any service like restaurants or drivers and anything. and yeah, and this kind of auto driving is a service or product from company. and they everybody expect, you know, high quality perfection. >> now the developers say japan's aging population has made the need for driverless cars really needed in rural areas, major cities like tokyo. they're also facing a driver shortage, which has reduced bus service. >> most people don't think of hospital food as anything to write home about, but one hospital in new york is changing that by bringing in a michelin star chef. northwell health hired a former chef at new york's plaza hotel, who has earned three michelin stars at

the self-driving car we're talking about waymo. in a new city.iving car service is expanding to austin, texas making a major milestone and marking one for the autonomous vehicle company. through partnership with uber riders and austin, they can now hail a robo taxi and waymo already operates here in san francisco, los angeles and phoenix with plans to expand to atlanta later this year. >>> ÷time now for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs mornings." nate burleson joins us live now from new york. nate, you are talking about a return from space. but i got to say my friend, you are also returning from whalooks to be stunning vacation. i have a question for you. what was the karaoke song that you sang there in the water with latoya? i'm watching. >> oh. whoa. you were watching? that was ted and campbell. >> all right. >> a little old school classic man. you know what i mean? i'm a '90s r&b hit. that's what i love. but reed, it's good to see you as always. and you are right about what we're talking about coming up on "cbs mornings." after nine mo

kyla new now at to waymo is expanding to parts of the south bay. the autonomous taxis are now available. >> in mountain view, most althouse palo alto and parts of sunnyvale. the company says it is excited to bring waymo to silicon valley. and many people know the zoo as a place. you could go see animals that you would normally see out in your backyard or on a hike somewhere. but many zoos are working together to save the species that we see at the zoo. and today the oakland zoo revealed its conservation strategic plan to deepen connections with animals and also save wildlife. the zoo says during the next 3 years they will focus on habitat protection, wildlife, trade, mitigation and animals and humans coexisting together. they want to encourage bay area residents to work with the zoo to create a thriving planet where people in wildlife coexist in april. the zoo is going to host 2 events to bring awareness to this new plan. >> so many people on the planet, not that much habitat. we really do have to find solutions of how we can live together and what

uber and waymo are now banding together to bring autonomous rides to austin.over about 37 miles of the city. uber and waymo will also bring driverless taxi style rides to atlanta in the near future. and the fyre festival two is already having a rough start as it tries to make a comeback. the festival is allegedly set to take place on isla mujeres off the coast of mexico. but now, the island's tourism board reportedly claims the festival quote does not exist and it has no knowledge of this event. the board says none of the proper permits have been requested yet. fyre festival founder billy mcfarland insists fyre two is real, but this comes eight years after the first festival was supposed to happen in the bahamas and ended in disaster, with the attendees stranded. all right. president donald trump is leading a pivot back to oil and gas, but one kind of green energy could soon gain momentum. fox business correspondent lauren simonetti is in washington with the details. >> president trump and energy secretary chris wright tapping geothermal as a major player on t

the company says they are excited to bring waymo to silicon valley. another big change coming to southwest airlines today. the carrier announced start charging customers a fee to check a bag. so this change is a feature that had long separated the company from other airlines. and this is coming after the airline announced last year that it was dropping its open boarding system. kron 4 super reports from oakland's airport. he has reaction from passengers. >> for decades, southwest airlines passengers could count on checking in at least 2 bags at no cost and alluring policy that has kept customers loyal. i love southwest always have, but come may 28. that policy will checking bags will now carry of the of the the airline has yet to announce its stomach. and if an era, one of the major reasons i fly southwest is because of that. >> and i will certainly think twice about whether i use their flights, if i can. i have availability. there are ways out of paying a fee if you fit into at least one of 3 categories, you have reached the upper tiers of the compan

waymo is expanding to parts of the south bay. the autonomous taxis are now available in mountain view. los altos, palo alto. parts of sunnyvale. have them. company officials say they are excited to bring waymo to silicon valley. >> now to the stock market which fell for the following. president trump's latest escalation in the trade war. the dow dropped 470 points today. the nasdaq sank 32 points and the s and p 500 was down more than 42 points. >> still ahead, it was day 2 of bt a strike with u.s. light rail service still at a standstill. the legal action the agency is not taking against the union representing drivers and operators. >> plus, encouraging news from the vatican as pope francis remains hospitalized with pneumonia. the latest on his condition. plus. >> with a government funding deadline just 3 days away. republicans are pushing to republicans are pushing to pass a spending bill. i'm [alarm beep] you make it through security so fast, ♪♪ the agents applaud. your travel itineraries are so well written, they're on the be

time an affiliated minor league team will face off against an unaffiliated one in the ballers, and waymonow available on the peninsula. our chopper found this one in mountain view. they're also offering rides in los altos, palo alto and parts of sunnyvale. we saw one in mountain view that started attracting quite the crowd. and while some people were excited to see the driverless taxis, others well, they weren't too sure about the expansion. >>>>no hesitation at all. technology. is there. i know it is. i would hesitate because if i'm going to get somewhere and. currently i'm. not, i. don't. have a car. and one of the things that i enjoy is the interaction with an uber driver or getting on a shuttle or a bus and seeing other people. and i think that's my hesitation. i think we're already isolated enough. >ryan>well, the company posted to x that with this expansion they are coming home to silicon valley, where they started 15 years ago. for now, the expanded service is only available to a select invite only group. what we're hearing from tesla share owners calling on ceo elon musk to spend

mention the california courts have recently upheld the california puc permit for the expansion of waymosenger services in san francisco previously san francisco had filed a lawsuit to argue that the cpsc had not been considering necessary public safety information and developments when granting the waymo and cruise driverless deployment permits for unrestricted commercial passenger services in san francisco. in particularly we advocated for a more thorough and transparent review of public safety related emergency response events before awarding the permits. the city further argued for safety guardrails and increased reporting to the public. however, the court sided with the cpc ruling that they were reasonable and in compliance with existing regulations. so we continue to work with both the cpc and california dmv on regulatory approaches to addressing those concerns. >> next i just wanted to also appreciate in addition to the $25 million that chair mentioned for the conditional arm three award for the multimodal bay skyway project that our staffs did submit a $71 million application for

austin, texas set to get more self-driving cars on its streets after waymo launched its self-drivingonly be driving through a small section of austin. this is not the first time self-driving cars tried to launch there in austin. general motors tried its cruise cars in the texas city, but stopped after some of the cars were involved in crashes in other cities. >> all right. can we talk more about cars? here's a quick look at our traffic cameras this morning at 650. it's slow at the bay bridge toll plaza, as you can see for yourself. the metering lights are on. traffic is backed up through the maze. now, elsewhere around the bay area. things are not looking too bad this morning. we'll keep watching it and bring you the latest on traffic here on mornings on two. >> right now let's check in with steve paulson for our forecast. >> well there's two forecasts. one north which is clouds and one south which is rain. although the dividing line is right now about palo alto, union city, fremont south. there's nothing north. it's been okay amounts to the to the south. nothing whopping yet. but in

also want to thank our lead sponsor waymo and our connecting sponsors. yes. give waymo a huge hand as a car outside and we have a short film for you today and those connecting sponsors are just we really couldn't done it without i want to thank bank of america gensler kpmg recology waymo again and wells fargo banks give them a big hands please. so this sounds kind of crazy but the chamber of commerce has over 60 board members. these are dedicated board members who help the chamber and make many decisions. i could ask board members of the chamber of commerce to please stand up for a second. a lot of them thank you. you know, most of them have been with us for the last five years through covid and said they really helped the organization and me make some great decisions and guidance. so i want to appreciate that. thank you very much from the bottom my heart appreciate it. i want to thank our event partners metro events who is operator of this lovely beautiful venue, the cruise ship terminal. also want to thank our media partners at nbc bay area emcee janelle wa

waymo has been pretty successful comparatively in the industry.hat you are seeing is a lot of datacollection, a lot of experience in autonomy and cameras, and that is technology google could use if it wanted to build its own humanoid. do not count out apple. apple has teams on humanoid robots as well. the difference is they won't publicly release an underlying robotic model to support third-party robots and other consumer hardware. they will go in house following the tesla method that you've seen from the tesla bot over the last couple of years. at some point in the next five to 10 years you will see real competition between google, meta, apple, tesla, chinese companies, and others in consumer robots. stay tuned, this is going to be a big deal. some of the movies over the last several decades are starting to come to reality. solani: thank you for your time, breaking it down. that is mark gurman. i'm excited about having a robot at home. we will talk more about robots. not as pleasant of a story, shares of a consumer robotics company are sliding to

the relationship between uber and waymo is fascinating in that regard. >> what does this mean for theket in the united states. does it mean it is getting crowded when it comes to who is out there? one thing you mention is it can adapt to u.s. driving behaviors. are we just bad drivers here? >> that struck me as interesting, alongside us providing news about the company timeline and a vague timeline. the company put out data today suggesting it has a newer and more efficient approach to adapting its algorithms and ai models to basically u.s. signage and road rules. this has been fascinating. it is something the nvidia ceo brought up at the company keynote and in that keynote he talked about how difficult it is for companies to map local roads safely and efficiently at the same time without it turning into this cost balloon. given that context, it was interesting the way it came out and they were trained in europe but we can really adapt them quickly and easily to the uniqueness of u.s. roads. >> no comment on u.s. versus european driving. >> coming up, the ceo of reflection talks about

also want to thank our lead sponsor waymo and our connecting sponsors. yes.give waymo a huge hand as a car outside and we have a short film for you today and those connecting sponsors are just we really couldn't done it without i want to thank bank of america gensler kpmg recology waymo again and wells fargo banks give them a big hands please. so this sounds kind of crazy but the chamber of commerce has over 60 board members. these are dedicated board members who help the chamber and make many decisions. i could ask board members of the chamber of commerce to please stand up for a second. a lot of them thank you. you know, most of them have been with us for the last five years through covid and said they really helped the organization and me make some great decisions and guidance. so i want to appreciate that. thank you very much from the bottom my heart appreciate it. i want to thank our event partners metro events who is operator of this lovely beautiful venue, the cruise ship terminal. also want to thank our media partners at nbc bay area emcee janelle wan

waymo is expanding its robotaxi service to a new corner of the bay area.any says starting next week, it will gradually roll out its self-driving rides to a select group of customers in los altos, palo alto, mountain view and parts of sunnyvale. the 27 square mile expansion comes less than a year after waymo opened its services in san francisco. just last week, the company announced it is expanding to austin, texas, as well. >> when it rains, it is advised you not use any cruise control on your car. that is advice to drivers as we turn things over to sal this morning. sal. >> yeah, i would doubt that people could because it's getting slow out there. andre and pam right now. let's take a look at the maps. there's something i just noticed on 880 south. looks like there could be a crash right at the 92 exit. and this might slow traffic coming out of san lorenzo, san leandro area. getting into hayward, golden gate bridge, triple a traffic camera. i still see pretty wet conditions there, but not that far away at the bay bridge toll plaza. looks dry ish, maybe a

well, nissan is releasing a driverless car in japan as japan tries to catch up with google's waymo cars leading the way here in the u.s. nissan is the first to release driverless cars in japan, with waymo expected to launch its vehicles later this year. nissan engineers say traditional automakers are more qualified and equipped to make self-driving technology because they know cars better. >> customer expects perfect quality for any service like restaurants or drivers and anything. and yeah, and this kind of auto driving is a service or product from company. and they everybody expects, you know, high quality perfection. >> now developers say japan's aging population has made the need for driverless cars really needed in rural areas. major cities like tokyo, also facing a shortage of drivers. that's reduced bus service there. >> time now is 548. let's see what's happening on the monday morning commute. are things heating up yet, sal? >> not yet. gasia and dave, right now we have a pretty decent commute out there. usually doesn't start to get going until after 6:00. so right now, you stil

stuart: uber and waymo are teaming up in austin, texas. >> yeah, that's right, stu. i continue to like uber. if you're a bull on uber, this is exactly what what you want. you want it well executed. it just launched on monday of this week. atlanta will be next month -- or next quarter, during the summer. what uber now needs to prove is they can go to the largest autonomous vehicle vendor out there, seamlessly bring their vehicles onto the network and generate a lot of money for their partner. if they're successful here, you'll have robotaxis on uber's network everywhere. that's one of the reasons you want to be long uber. stuart: i am on your suggestion, mark mahaney. [laughter] see you next week. the market is now open s and we're looking at a dow industrial the average that has opened lore. you're off about 180 points right now, back to 42,300. the dow 30, plenty of red there as well, the dow is off 170, that's 42,3, 42,4. and again, the dow 30 shows a preponderance of red ink. as for the s&p -- sorry, it's down one-quarter of 1%. the nas

it's offering customers an austin driverless rides through that waymo partnership.up 2%. it's been a choppy year for them. what do you do. >> yeah it's one night i really like uber's one of our highest conviction names right now. and you know here we're investors not traders. and so we're constantly thinking about, you know, how does the core business ultimately enhance the moat or the reinvestment runway for the business? and i think uber is a perfect example where the fundamentals of the core business are doing extremely well. they have this two sided network which is really creating these flywheel effects where more drivers, more riders, more drivers, better pricing, more better pricing, more riders. and, you know, flywheel effect takes, takes hold. but i think the market is still really underappreciating just how much more activity they're having with their users on the platform as compared to a lyft, for example, and with how much free cash flow they're generating. it's trading like 15 times our estimates for 2026. we think it's going to be a company that, you