transportation reporter brianne carter has how much and the reason behind the rate increase. brianne: joan uses uber x to get to the nearest metro station cause her more. uber raising the minimum fare by a buck from $5.35 to $6.35. >> it's still totally worth it. brianne: according to uber the shorter trips will be the most impacted because the riders have to pay a higher minimum even if they just go a few blocks. up aer says the move likely won't have a major impact on folks using uber for the entire commute. those trips tend to be longer. >> i prefer uber over taxi. i have no problem paying the extra dollar. >> brian: for drivers the small -- brianne: for drivers this could add up. >> i see the drivers are coming from. they have to do this a lot. they are doing it to make money. if they are not making money, obvious they up the fare. brianne: uber says the idea came from feedback from drivers who are doing more of the short trips. uber says it the trips it won't impact is uber pool when you share a ride with others. d.c. isn't the only one the increase. uber says the minimum

brianne carter is joining us from arlington with the latest on what is changes. what is new this year? brianne: a lot of preparation to get along the finish line at the iconic spot. but now the runners have to prepare more before they lace these up and hit the course. it's called the people's marathon but getting people to the start line this year is going to be more challenging. >> i specifically chose a hotel near the finish line. near a metro station so i could take the metro rail to the start. >> this year metro isn't opening two hours early for the race. so runners will have to find alternatives. >> it's prompted adjustment to the marine corps marathon and the m.c.m. 10k. brianne: organizers if for marine corps announced they will provide shuttle buses and additional parking options to reduce the need for trains for runners and spectators. the marathon will keep the same start time but the runners delayed will have 60 minutes following the start of the race to get onto the course. marine corps 10k runners have more time with the race starting 80 minutes later

brianne carter joins us. tell us why we might have a good day next tuesday. brianne: one of the things that the transportation planners look at is many more people telecommute. also people plan out ahead of that big day when all the schools are back in session and the people are heading back to work. look along 395. traffic is not so bad. they are concerned the the morning. >> it will be bad on tuesday when they get back on the road. >> brian: for many commuters the tuesday after labor day dubbed terrible tuesday is often dreaded. according to new data the traffic that day is not always the nightmare it's made out to be. >> not always. sometimes it so happens. but often it's just part of the longer term two or three-week transition we see moving from vacation time in august to routine of september. brianne: with all the area students back in class, congress back in session and safetrack surge underway some drivers aren't convinced there will be smooth sailing on the road. >> kind of hard to believe. it's my experience over the years it's not fun. brianne: howe

brianne carter at the live desk with what we have learned. brianne: just in the last 30 minutes we lawsuits filed a richmond court. we understand that according to the class action lawsuits filed on behalf of the individual who says they got sick of having a smoothie at tropical smoothie and someone who says they were exposed to hepatitis a and got a vaccine but had no symptoms after eating at the tropical smoothie cafe. plaintiff in one of the suit claims he contracted hepatitis a from the smoothie in purcellville. they say they breached the warranty and were negligent not complying with the regulations. they say all food and drink sold in the exposure period when the tainted strawberries were there that all the food and drink was defective.

brianne carter is on the story. brianne: new word from the feds that it will step in and make sure come monday all the students in the head start program will sti they need. community health institute will step in and run it on an interim basis until permanent agency is selected. the government stripped the money after allegation of neglect and abuse. after today's announcement we know it won't be operated by the prince county schools but will start as planned come monday. >> it's fantastic. i can't ma'am like getting that close to it. not knowing whether my child is going to school or not. it's a sigh of relief throughout the process the head of the prince georgiaee county school said it will happen in the county. we hear about what has played out in prince george's county. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: now to must-see vid near baltimore. check this out. geyser there. it's going because of a water main that burst underneath the security boulevard. the break happened 12:30 and it took almost tw

abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter shows us how. brianne: all summer long, safetrack surgers slowed rider down. but for many uber riders have the track repairs with the trips starting to add up. >> you need to work to get it. brianne: driver current surge area are getting extra $5 per trip at no cost to the riders. the added incentive has nearly doubled the uber income. >> i make $500, now it's $1,000. >> brian: -- brianne: in a statement to abc7 a uber spokesperson said our mission is to ensure commuters can rely on yubeer to get where they -- uber to get where they need to go affordably and with minimum disruption. the key to the reliability is making sure there are enough drivers in the right place, at the right time." >> when you are tired, you are compelled to go. you get a little bit of money. brianne: riders we talk to say it's a win with everyone. with safetrack, he has started using uber to commute and it's great to know they are in the area that they are needed most. >> we have around and it benefits those who need the mone

abc7's transportation reporter brianne carter has this outlook. brianne: the big question is whether or not safetrack will play a role in this. initially safetrack was not expected to have a surge come tuesday after labor day. but the kristing surge will be in place. that question and the piece of the puzzle remains. what we know according to data by the transportation planning board they say the traffic nightmare so many expect -- so many expect dubbed terrible tuesday may not be that. what they have seen in the data four of the past five years the tuesday is no worse than any of the other days in that ramp-up we see from august to september. there are so many people on vacation and the school is ju but now it seems a perfect storm on tuesday. congress and federal workers are back. many vacations will have seized. also all classes will be back in session as well. so there is expected to a slowdown, especially in the morning. >> especially in the morning, the traffic going up significantly between an average day in august and september. it is from

abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter explains what resources are available for those who need to get in and out of arlington race day and early. what can they do? brianne: we're at the finish line for the runners on the day. the steps they take to get here this year will look different. in the past, metro opened at 5:00 a.m. to move runners and spectators but with safetrack underway and a moratorium on early openings or late closings that won't be the case this year. metro won't open until 7:00 a.m. the marathon will kick off at 7:55 a.m. like in years past. this year, however, the race start line will stay open for 60 minutes. so if you are delayed getting here you can still get on the race course and get the race underway. the route will see changes as women. less time on rock creek parkway and more times in the street in arlington to get them back across the 14th street bridge so the race organizers can open the bridge up in the afternoon at the dedicated time they agreed to. for the 10k, it will now start 80 minutes later than in years past. previously the marathon and the