obviously, the department for transport and the civil aviation 30 are following it very carefully.see and hope they would continue, but in any event we have the contingency planning in place to make sure that in any worst—case scenario, we can support all of those who might otherwise be stranded. i didn't want to say too much more as those meetings are ongoing. i suppose the only thing that i'm asking is if there is government money available to help the company are not? as i say, we do not systematically step in with the taxpayer's money when businesses are going under unless there is a good strategic national interest for doing so. i do not want to undermine any talks that are going on. we would like to see it continue as a going concern, but obviously, people wa nt to going concern, but obviously, people want to know that there are some reassurance that the contingency planning has been done and that, of course, we are doing that.” planning has been done and that, of course, we are doing that. i suppose that, in terms of national emergencies and so forth, 150,000 people stuck ab

department for transportation says if u.s. consumers need to, they can reach out to other airlines for help, but they do point out those companies are not obligated to provide assistance. david? >> james longman in newark tonight. james, thank you. >>> and we have been following the alarming spread of that mosquito-borne virus, known as eee. tonight, three new deaths to report. eight killed across several states, several sickened. and health officials in some areas are warning parents to keep their children inside at dusk until the first frost. here's abc's eva pilgrim tonight. >> reporter: tonight, three new deaths being blamed on eee, eastern equine encephalitis, that rare mosquito-borne illness. >> this year is really quite extraordinary. we have never seen this much widespread activity over such a wide geographic region. >> reporter: in massachusetts, james longworth's wife says he collapsed during a yard sale and died four days later. the disease killing eight people this year, among 27 infected across six states. most cas

obviously the department for transport, the civil aviation authority, are following it very carefullyt it can continue but, in any event, as you would expect, we have got the contingency planning in place to make sure that, in any worst—case scenario, we can support all of those who might otherwise be stranded. but i don't want to say too much more, given that those meetings are ongoing. our correspondent angus crawford is outside that crucial meeting in central london. any news coming out of there? well, to quote one industry source, this is the last throw of the dice. we are getting nothing from inside the building, it is a big city law firm, and as faras building, it is a big city law firm, and as far as we are aware the major players in the crisis are inside, trying to thrash out a deal. thomas cook management itself, the banks and its major shareholders, including its biggest shareholder, a chinese company. one thomas cook insider said they were hopeful of a deal, and that no one wants to be the one to pull the plug. but whether there has been any substantive process, we won't kn

obviously the department for transport, the civil aviation authority, are following very carefully.t to see and hope that it can continue but, in any event, as you would expect, we have got the contingency planning in place to make sure that, in any worst—case scenario, we can support all of those who might otherwise be stranded. but i don't want to say too much more, given that those meetings are ongoing. 0ur correspondent angus crawford is outside that crucial meeting in central london. thomas cook is hoping to get some kind of rescue plan sorted out. angus, any news from that meeting? well, to quote an industry insider, this is the last roll of the dice for thomas cook. as you say, in this legal building all the major players in this affairare legal building all the major players in this affair are there. thomas cook management, the banks and shareholders, including the major shareholder, the chinese company. now, what we don't know is the chronology of what might happen today. what we do know from a company insider is that they are very hopeful of getting a deal. as they say, no

civil aviation authority and they confirmed they have been working in conjunction with the department for transportething going on behind the scenes, just to be there as a contingency. you might have a bit of a waitand contingency. you might have a bit of a wait and await some instructions but ultimately, you will be looked after? you will but there will be people who are maybe going away in the future and thinking, oh gosh, there is lots of speculation in the media at the moment. any company goes into administration, a travel uk company and you have a package holiday booked you are protected so you will get your full refund. the only bad situation would be if a company goes under and you have booked for a really busy times like christmas or the october half term, you might struggle might end up paying a little bit more but ultimately you will be protected. it is worth also saying if you are in a fight on the situation in the future and that goes under, you can claim under the consumer credit act, section 75. if the flights cost more than hundred pounds. there is protection for and supply of failur

the department for transport, when approached, would not be drawn, saying in a statement that it didte on the financial situation of individual businesses. now, the unions have asked the government to step in, saying it is going to cost them more if thomas cook does go into administration. it has been estimated that it will cost £600 million to repatriate 150,000 holiday—makers. but £600 million to repatriate150,000 holiday—makers. but it does seem unlikely that the government, on pat stryker, will step in because it has not... it did not rescue carolyn, which was a bigger company —— on past record. —— it did not rescue carillion. the us has said it will send military forces to saudi arabia after drone and missile attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities. washington has blamed iran for the attack, as david willis reports. having initially pronounced the united states "locked and loaded," president trump now favours defence of attack. the president has approved the deployment of us forces which will be primarily defence. the number of additional troops being deployed to the middle east

i'm here to ask the department for health. -- for help. we need help transporting him from the philippines. we need help getting him medical care. is there anything you can do for a very dedicated 30 year employee of this department of public health and her son, a local boy who found his calling as a human rights activist in the philippines, and now he needs to return home to recover. thank you for your time. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> the next three speakers are ... [calling names] >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is racquel and i'm a friend of brandon lee and i'm here in support of his family, as well. i just returned from the philippines with supervisor matt haney and some others from san francisco to visit brandon lee at the hospital. we are happy to report that brandon lee is miraculously improving despite surviving a cardiac arrest and still having an unknown number of bullets lodged in him. when i last saw him, he was breathing on his own and he has regained feeling and movement of his upper body, but brandon is a strong fighter, bu

two. >> usually i'm the toddler. >> the department of transportation is saying no to family friendly airline seating policies. when airlines started charging more for aisles or window seats, families had to pay more if they wanted to sit together. congress was concerned enough to ask the department of transportation, the d.o.t., to look at the issue. well, the d.o.t. has and says it will not help families. consumer advocates are gearing up for a fight saying toddlers sitting in middle seats surrounded by strangers is risky if there's a flight emergency. >>> turning off the tap when you brush your teeth can cut your water bill by as much as 13%. the average american wastes 900 cups of water a week from leaving the water running while they brush -- who still does this? 42% of us admit to doing it according to a survey commissioned by colgate pal mall live. a family who turns off the faucet can save 11,000 gallons a year. the american water works association says the simple action could amount to savings of about 65 bucks a family. >>> how much candy are you buying for halloween? the national retail federation's annual survey may surprise you. u.s. co

department, the spokesperson for the department. >>max harris acquitted now what happens. >>so we a special transport for him back to a santa rita jail in dublin. and during the next a 3 to 4 hours will be processing out of that facility and then once he's done there to be a free person walk out of our jail. >>as you have personal effects is he does he's been in our custody for a couple years now and so i would imagine he's writings and personal effects that he's probably going to want will be allowed access to go back and get those then be given a all his clothes and property that he came into our jail facility with us and then we'll make sure that he safely get out of our facility. you spoke with his girlfriend. obviously she came out very emotional. is there any special circumstances are special. you know access that you allow them to leave the center in a jam. well, i mean this is a unique case i mean typically a person would just walk out of our jail but this is such a high-profile event that we need to make sure mister harris gets where he needs to go. without a without any people in his way. i

. >>> also bring in cnn transportation analyst, former inspector general for the department of transportation. as you look at this one of the first questions i think people at home would have would be, how are these mechanics vetted? how are the people working on these planes to ensure they're safe to go into the skies, how much of their background is looked into? how much of even their social media presence? >> surprisingly, very little. pilots receive the most extensive background. but for aviation workers and it does depend where they are in the chain but often jut a rudimentary criminal background check. whether or not they have a criminal background check. nobody looks at their social media, et cetera. that's the most important issue. what are we going to do for background checks for aviation workers going forward? obviously, fully vet the pilots and flight attendants andpassen? >> right. >> very important question. >> and to rene's point, important to remember, he's not been charged with anything terror related. the video was on the phone. so that raises the question, too. do we get to

the department for transport says it has included a review into the issue and says it will be announcingng them to have to walk out into the road which is clearly dangerous. lillian greenwood also says it is a particular problem in her own constituency where wheelchair users have told her that pavement parking stops them from getting around their own neighbourhood. campaigners included the guide dogs charity say that some disabled people even suffer from increased that some disabled people even sufferfrom increased loneliness and isolation because they lack confidence to leave their own homes, which is awful. what can be done about it? pavement parking is already banned in london, it has been since 1974. those who flout the rules face a fine, but in towns and cities across england, pavements have to be obstructed for the police to be able to issue a penalty notice. in wales, a task forces looking at the issue, while in school and there is already in outright ban. the reasons for the ban seemed compelling, wheelchair users, people with visual impairment, parents pushing buggies told the c

for your support and leadership. >> thank you very much. now the director of public affairs. >> chairman and ranking member and members of the subcommittee the assistant director the department of transportation thank you for the opportunity to appear today and i want to thank chairman defazio for his leadership on transportation issues and all he has done over three decades on this committee to make the transportation stronger so to be here talking because operating currently that could change in the coming years as the clamor for the public has led the legislators to direct to implement to show that the portland metro region due to rapid population and in the two years the congestion increased 13 percent that was on top of a similar increase the previous two years and the highway function looks like a parking lot it is now rush afternoon and evening and that's at least seven hours every day of congestion residents and businesses increasingly are complaining about how congestion in portland poses a growing threat to our economy making it more costly to get goods to market. in response come in 2017 the largest transportation investment package was passed in the history known as keyboard again

for the department of public health. i have worked in district 10 for the department of public health for 28 years. now, i am at southeast health center. transportation barriers are sited as barriers to healthcare access. they do lay care and miss or delay medication use. these may lead to poor management of chronic illness and that is poor health outcomes. transportation is necessary for medication access particularly for those with chronic disease. chronic disease can require a limb visit and medication and access. change to evidence based care. without transportation and intervention results, it may lead to lack of appropriate medical treatment or unmet health care needs which can accumulate and worsen the healthcare outcomes. many studies identified transport barriers with lead to early death with those with chronic disease. in addition the prices have risen. they are up to $3 per ride. the rides provide a transfer good for 120 minutes. if they are out of the patient's control the patient has to pay another $3. their costing up to $12 round trip. the alice griffin housing complex is home to the patients. they have to take two to three buses to vi

for your support and leadership. >> thank you very much. now the director of public affairs. >> chairman and ranking member and members of the subcommittee the assistant director the department of transportation thank you for the opportunity to appear today and i want to thank chairman defazio for his leadership on transportation issues and all he has done over three decades on this committee to make the transportation stronger so to be here talking because operating currently that could change in the coming years as the clamor for the public has led the legislators to direct to implement data show that the portland metro vision congestion is that getting worse due to population a job growth. in just two years from 2015 to 2017, hours of congestion increased by 13% across the region and hours of delay increased by 20%. that was on top of a similar increase from the previous two years. many of our highways function like parking lots of rush hour and rush hour has spread to become rush afternoon and evening. portions of the interstate section are congested hours each day. congestion and portland poses a growing threat to our state's economy making it more costly for companies to get the goods t

she's been under scrutiny for ties to an international shipping company run by a relative. the transportation departmentor a comment. sto >>> democratic presidential candidate michael bennet on his moderate health care stance in iowa. he said the other candidates are full of broken promises. >> a health plan that starts by kicking people off their coverage makes no sense. we all know as president, i'll get everyone covered with a public option or keeping the health plans they already have. >> the republican presidential hopeful mark sanford saying he'll look at all options after states call off gop primaries. he was choesen as governor and elected to congress. his party supporters are afraid of what might happen. >> if in the world of politics you have a chance to, quote, stack in a 90% win, which is what he alleges his lead is, you do it all day long. particularly if you're first in the primary, it will have implication s on other primarie. that means others are worried about something. some have seen numbers that say his support is a mile wide but an inch deep. >>> we pick up our coverage at the natio

brower, assistant director of the oregon department of transportation. i want to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i want to thank chairman defazio for leadership on transportation issues and all he is done over three decades of service on the committee to make the nations transportation stronger. it is interesting to be here because organ, we do not operate any toll roads. that could change as the clamor from public and really from gridlock has led legislators to direct them to implement towing. data shows that the portland metro reaching congestion is bad and getting worse, due to rapid population and job growth. in two years. increased 13 percent that was on top of a similar increase the previous two years and the highway function looks like a parking lot it is now rush afternoon and evening and that's at least seven hours every day of congestion residents and businesses increasingly are complaining about how congestion in portland poses a growing threat to our economy making it more costly to get goods to market. in response come in 2017 the largest

pence for whatever reason, whatever his breaking point is, you put on the screen here, obama's similar three-day trip was about 113 k, the state department paying a million for the ground transportation for the june visit to the property. i'm curious what you think on the politics of why is it that this time it's caught them up so much more than some of the other dealings. viewers will say this has been going on for a while. >> i don't think the problem is pence's trip. it's obviously a problem and the whole administration has been corrupt. trump has been corrupt since he was born, practically, his history in the real estate in new york is appalling, that's not the problem. the big problem is using the military, which is a well-respected organization, and well-respected group of pple and encouraginghe united states of america has been part of trump's scheme to funnel his self-money at a scottish resort by refuelling and paying much more than he should at an airport that was about to close and by staying there. pence, look, we don't respect pence on our side of the aisle for good reason. we don't respect trump for good reason. using the military as part of your scheme for corruption,

. >> just last week the epa joined the transportation department in revoking for his right to set stricterimits on cars and light trucks.>>> coming up, a stern warning from the state health department about the use of vape pens, and e cigarettes, what health officials are advising. stomach president trump focusing on international threat in a speech before the un general assembly, what he said that gained some thought from protesters. the juul record. they took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. juul marketed mango, mint, and menthol flavors, addicting kids to nicotine. five million kids now using e-cigarettes. the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. will permit the state department issued it advisory warning people to stop using all vaping pens and e cigarettes. the warning applies to all users, no matter the substance or source, until current investigations are complete. health officials also say if you have any difficulty breathing after

states very simply within the department of transportation that no officer or government official, including the secretary of transportation should use that public office forvate gain. that is what this inquiry is about and we're just trying to get to the bottom of it as part of our oversight duties. >> very interested to hear what you get because the secretary's office says they will be complying. i want to ask you about some other news happening. corey lewandowski on the hill today will be before the judiciary committee for its first impeachment hearing, if you will. if he says he's not going to say anything beyond the mueller report, do you think it's worth having him testify? >> yes, i understand that he's potentially running for the senate in 2020 so it will be interesting to see if he makes an announcement at this hearing. but i think there are two issues. one is that even the allegations within the report, namely, that he may have been asked to attempt to obstruct justice by president trump, but he refused to carry out the order that mr. trump asked them to do is very interesting. why did he not do that and why did mr. dearborn, the other person he

in fact, right now engineers with the florida department of transportation are checking those bridges for safety. they are still allowing traffic to come from westbound -- head westbound across those bridges, but nobody can go across eastbound except for emergency vehicles. and, of course, you can imagine for safety reasons because of the high winds that we are seeing just kind of lashing things all around. now, also at this hour, and speaking with emergency managers, they're telling me just more than a thousand people taking refuge in shelters all across volusia county. and it's unclear just how long they'll have to be there, it's unclear when those bridges will be able to reopen if they are, in fact, deemed safe enough. and just right now, kind of as you see the winds kick up kind of without warning here as we are in between these bands, dorian just off the coast here, and residents have been watching this storm the past week, being in suspense, looking, of course, in horror at what's happened no the bahamas and taking precautions, not taking chances here after seeing what's been happen

for 44 days. the state department of transportation says it is reviewing the report. >>> counsel numbers from san jose are going to discuss putting the brakes on the city safe parking program. the parking lots are located at three community centers across the city, and they are meant to help the homeless who live in their cars, but some city leaders say this is not working. they say it is underutilized, and it has attracted rvs into the area that aren't part of the safe parking program. while it has helped many families get back on their feet, some who still live in the areas say they are not exactly safe. >> it's nerve-racking. it is my home, but it is time to leave. >> patrons complained about gang shootings and fights. the housing department is recommending families living there be transitioned onto a motel voucher program or use a different lot. >> 6:party, as we take a live look at the oakland arena, right next to where the raiders played their last opening game of the season before they moved to las vegas next year. >> football will still be staying in oakland. a new indoor football league

currently through re-authorization, the department of veteran affairs grant program for the transportation of highly rural veterans appropriates $3 million to provide transportation in rural areas. this program should not need annual re-authorization. it should be made permanent. second, the veterans benefits administration has moved to electronically process over 99% of compensation claims. since the implement akes of -- implementation of the veterans benefits management system. this transition had been key in reducing the backlog of claim, modernizing the federal government and improving efficientcism i propose amending title 38 of the united states code to assist the v.a. as they modernize and utilize today's technological advancement in order to best serve our veterans. madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to join me in working on legislation that will fix these oversights and to further support every person who serve ours nation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection, the g

transported to an undisclosed secure location. for further investigation. >>> the sheriff department said that the final missing victims remains were found by diapers yesterday at a nearby coal. all 34 people aboard have been identified using rapid dna analysis. many of them were from the bay area. federal investigators are now saying that all six crewmembers on board were sleeping at the time that fire broke out. that would be a violation of federal student safety regulations which require at least one person a night watchman to alert others of danger to stay up at night. a lawyer for the operators are disputing it saying a crewmember did check in before the fire. five of the crew members survive. one parish along with 33 other passengers. the la times is reporting the previous passengers of this boat the conception were never told about any emergency escape hatch in the sleeping quarters.>>> the family of a walnut creek man shot and killed by police is filing a federal lawsuit against the department. the lawsuit charges the death of 23-year-old miles in june was preventable. the police knew he was having a mental health episode w

for years. oddly enough, just last week, the epa joined with the transportation department in revoking california's right to set stricter pollution limits on cars and light trucks. california's attorney general joined with environmental groups to file a lawsuit against the trump administration. it speaks to overtime a decision made earlier this year by the epa that removed the redwood city salt ponds from protection under the federal clean water act. the lawsuit said the developer asked the epa to eliminate protections for the ponds so they can build on the land. >>> santa clara county top health official announced two people have died recently from the flu. one was an adult with underlying chronic illness. the other was a child who traveled overseas. health officials say they are the first flu deaths in santa clara county red earli than usual. >>> what we know is we don't usually see flu deaths in september today we are reporting two flu deaths. whether this indicates an early season, we don't know. >> according to the latest statistics from the cdc, 80% of the people who died were not vaccinated.

transportation access. before i discuss the findings, i would like to point out that in february 2019, the planning department updated its transportation impact analysis guidelines pick these guidelines provide methodologies and criteria for undertaking transportation review in san francisco. they include updated travel rates that account for vehicles operating as transportation network companies. the balboa reservoir project transportation analysis is based on these rates and therefore analysers the impacts of these. i will now summarize the draft subsequent e.i.r.'s significant and unavoidable impact findings the draft subsequent e.i.r. identifies three significant and unavoidable impacts during project construction. these involve construction noise, regional air quality during the three-year three year construction schedule, and localized air quality during the three year construction schedule. all three of these impacts will be significant under both options and all project variance. the drafts of the subsequent e.i.r. identifies two transportation related impacts during public -- project operation. one involves potential complex evolving loading along the avenue extension, which is currently a dead-end, but will beco

for "abc7 mornings." the department of transportation and epa have announced a national new fuel standard. to fight it. >>> good morning. sue hall in the abc7 traffic center. the metering lights are on and if you have cash or the car poole that is the easiest way to get through the backup. we have an accident in oakland and this one is westbound 580 blocking two lanes of traffic near golf links, and 880 is not a good alternate, because westbound 580 and westbound 880 northbound are jammed. >> all right. thank ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> we are starting to see the 60s showing up in palo alto and everything is fine for the golden gate ridge and the commute weather-wise. the highs are starting to creep into 80s in the inland neighborhoods, but we won't stop there, because 90s coming tomorrow, and 80s around the bay and 70s on the coast. >> we will have another update in 30 minutes, but you can always find news on our >> announcer: this is a special edition of "good morning america" celebrating 20 years in times square. ♪ i was dreaming like i wrote th

turner's death but turner's mother says she's continuing her calls for douses business to be shutdown meanwhile the us department of transportation's office of inspector general does have an ongoing investigation into the lodi parachute center will keep you postedhe campaign back to you. >>grant thank you tonight we're learning more about the woman killed in the moments leading up to her a tragic accident and she has jumped in lodi several times made dozens of johnson the last 2 .eeks melinda mesa reports. >>today people at the lodi parachute center are remembering 28 year-old maria vallejo maria died yesterday after skydiving from the lodi parachute center and landing on the freeway maria an experience shopper 155 jobs. >>may day down one run over the freeway when it was a little bit gusty little bit windy well within the limits of her experience maria hit a truck on highway 99. >>was unable to make it back off of the freeway. why she went that far down when nobody e to fly a way close street. con coming from the wind very highs. >>friends of maria say she's been here in lodi for the last 2 weeks and owner tells us, she's jump suc

the department has not got a complete picture and they need that picture. there is a lot of work under way for the department of transportt want lots of people want to know is when will we know that this is affecting us? is it straight after? how will this feed through the system? well, no—one can know exactly what will happen on the 31st of october or in the days that will follow. an effective supply of goods into the country, including medicines, depends on a huge number of players and not just the depends on a huge number of players and notjust the drug companies but it also depends on what happens on the other side of the channel, for example, at french customs. the government, as you have already mentioned, has made some assumptions about the extent to which this flow of goods into the country could be reduced in the event of a no—deal brexit and it is on the basis of that assumption that the department of health and social care has put in place its plans to address those risks. it has taken a very multilayered approach to those preparations so it is notjust looking at encouraging pharmaceutical companies to put in

for the department of homeland security and would provide 391 million free american assistance including temporary microprocessing facilities at the southwest border, 539 for border operations to include our search personal expenses and increase transportation at detention costs. 178 million for operations and support costs including for operations and support costs including pay and retention incentives for operational personnel as well as upgrading our i.t. systems. the supplemental request is critical and unless congress addresses the factors, children will continue to be put at risk during a dangerous journey to our border. without these authorities and resources the situation will remain untenable and while dhs will continue to all the can to manage this crisis, every day that congress does not act puts more lives at risk and increases the burden on the system. mr. chairman, ranking member peters of endings for a long time. this is a third time i've been in a leadership role during a migration surge at the border. families and children. both in 2014 and 2016 at the end of the last administration. we have more than doubled those crises combined in the first seven months of this year and we're still in the middle. we are doing everything

for life. learn more at retireyourrisk.org >>> welcome back, everyone. receipts from the state department shows taxpayers paid nearly $600,000 for vice president mike pence to be transportedt's because he stayed at the president's resort and had to travel back and forth to meetings in dublin 180 miles away on the opposite end of the country. when president obama travelled to ireland in 2013, the state department paid the same company company just about was almost paid a million. >>> president trump announced his phone call with the president of mexico on twitter yesterday, where they reportedly discussed border security. in the tweet, trump wrote in part, quote, i had an excellent telephone conversation with the president of mexico, talking about southern security and various other things with mutual interest for the people of our respected countries of the tweet was posted hours after a supreme court decision to approve the president's request to enforce a new asylum rule to reduce the number of immigrants entering the u.s. from central america. the new rule would require people traveling through another country seeking asylum in the united states to first seek asylum in

maintenance, but before proceeding to construction often state departments of transportation need to get federal permits or approvals for these projects in the right of way. you know, some of the federal agencies, it can be slow in termsf evaluating or respond to you for requests. i don't know if you have run into problems either in utah or wyoming and what can we do to incentivize federal agencies to be more responsive to state departments of transportation, working with maintenance and preservation and safety projects. >> thank you, mr. chairman. maybe a few elements on this, this was an important element to the former chairman of the committee, chairman imhoff at the time on the operational right of way. you know when we go and we build a road, a if you road or wide an road, we do an environmental document we do a deliberate process on this and we clear that operational right away. if we have to come back and do maintenance work we typically have to go through that processing again. which seems redundant. we have taken advantage of the tools you have provided for us and taken on a nipa assignment, so through nipa ass

for sarah threatened to sue the administration if it goes through with the plan. trump says that he revoke the waiver so auto manufacturers can produce cheaper and safer vehicles. well the us department of transportation is running million to help people get around contra costa county that money will support 3 autonomous vehicle projects in the east bay. so it will help provide public transportation for the elderly in walnut creek and a shuttle to take people to and from hospitals and martinez, the money will also pay for installing communications technologies for autonomous cars along the 6.80 corridor. i underway in oakland after police found a man dead at a gas station, a man's body was found yesterday afternoon on at a chevron station right along grand avenue that's near perkins street. police have not released any other details at this time. well to the north right now police are investigating a high i shooting that they believe was fueled by road rage. wednesday morning right along highway 37 in the late there the wilson avenue exit. authorities say that someone in another vehicle shot at 2 men and a brown honda accord and fortunately no one was hit. despite the bumper to bumper traffic in that

for joining us there. shery: breaking news at the moment. we are hearing that the u.s. is imposing sanctions on certain chinese companies over transportation of iranian oil. state departmentpompeo now saying that this is confirmed for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the transport of oil from iran, including the knowledge of sanctionable conduct contrary to u.s. sanctions, so the u.s. now imposing sanctions on the following chinese firms. concord petroleum, a shipping company, a shipping tanker, as well as others. now, this is coming as the u.s. of course has we imposed sanctions on iran in november of 2018, so the u.s. now imposing sanctions on certain chinese companies over the transportation of iranian oil, including knowledge of sanctionable conduct contrary to u.s. sanctions that were reimposed back in 2018. and this really is against those chinese firms such as china concorde petroleum, a shipping company, and others. paul. paul: thanks very much, shery. we are just a few minutes away from the open here in asia. we have futures for the asx currently pointing higher there .25 percent. nikkei futures higher by almost 1%. we had news of a limited tra

for disaster. >> mayor sam liccardo is a resident. the department of transportation's always willing to explore traffic concerns as the city grows. >>> the trump administration is threatening to freeze federal highway funding to california. f failing to submit air pollution control plans this is the latest dispute between the president and california over climate change. that fight escalated last week when california sued the federal government over plans to revoke the state's ability to set its own tailpipe emissions standards. >>> happening today mt. view city council is set to vote on new restrictions for rv parking on city streets. this proposal would ban oversized vehicles on streets that are 40 feet wide or less. the typical width of residential streets and streets with bicycle lanes. opponents including the aclu say the ban is unconstitutional. the city has established safe parking programs for campers but those spots are limited. tonight's city council meeting starts at 5:00 p.m. >>> developing news, schools in puerto rico are closed as people brace for the i

congress can write into the budget none of the funds provided to the department of defense may be used to provide for housing or transportationt a trump-owned property. that is perfectly legitimate. it's done all the time. they can do that today without confusing this around the impeachment issue. >> jake, i see you nodding. i'll give you the last word. >> he's right. mr. jolly was an aid on the appropriations committee too so he knows this well. [ laughter ] but, yeah, and they could say that no money could go to setting up the g7 at doral. democrats keep saying we are looking to find out the whole story. well, the story is unfolding and a lot of democrats are saying there is nothing to wait for anymore. we need to streamline our efforts and really focus on the next year or so on really probing the president in every single way. and some democrats believe they have been successful so far, and many do not. so that's going to be one of the big story lines from now until the midterm election, or the presidential election. >> it's one we are going to get to after the break. we are going to cover democrats bringing back sprawling

power outage was reported, and very quickly all city departments, but in particular dph looking at the hospital facilities, public safety, transportation for m.t.a. we were able to do a very rapid assessment of the situation and report out. we are happy it was resolved quickly and we will continue preparedness activities in this area. right now we have a planned youth climate strike that started early this morning. they gathered at the sf federal building, civic center. they will end at the embarcadero. everything is going fine with that right now. for our second agenda special presentation, we have had a chance due to some scheduling changes we are postponing that to the next meeting in december. we will move onto our report on emergency planning initiatives. because fleet week is just a few short weeks away, we will focus on the fleet week activities. for many people they wonder why we would be talking about fleet week at disaster council. for those not aware fleet week is more than blue angels and ships. we spend most of the year planning for training and exercises that occurs during fleet week. we started working on this in january of

department says they were transported to that hospital. they're in stable condition tonight. the sheriff's department did not reveal any other details. >>> a bomb scare shut down highway 4 for a time. it started when they responded to a suspicious abandoned car. this, right here, video of that vehicle being loaded on to a tow truck. investigators believed there could be an explosive device in the car, similar to a pipe bomb. but in the end, they rendered the device safe. it was not a real explosive, but one that looked like one. >>> several seniors are home after an early morning fire in san jose. firefighters say it was on the back porch and spread to the attic. two people were taken to the hospital just to be checked out. >>> president trump issed a midding he had a conversation over the phone about joe biden. >> president trump added new detail about his july phone call with the ukraine president. >> the conversation i had was largely congratulatory. and for the first time, how joe biden andis sonpeople, like vic and his son, creating to the corruption in the ukraine. >> the firestorm is whether the president crossed the line to investigate a political rival. and whether p

have introduced hr 2416 the safe to drive act which would direct the department of transportation to use some money already appropriated for grants combating distracted driving to new grants for the same purpose but which would be easier to qualify for. to what extent does the national highway traffic safety administration see distracted driving especially from cellphone use affecting the safety of school buses? >> so the ntsb has commonly looked at distraction and, in fact, this has been an item on our most wanted list for many years. distraction can come from a variety of different forms and we focused on distraction for school bus drivers. of course, in all of the discussions you're hearing today we think that oversight of the drivers is critical and that's dealing with the actions of the driver, including medical fitness and some of the many other aspects, but also there's technological solutions if there is distraction involved that we can mitigate the effects of a crash before they happen or even make that crash less vulnerable to the occupants inside. >> as you look at the data just crashes over -- i mean, take your