disparity studies, and we actually conducted the most recent disparity study for the georgia department of transportationand what we found is that there has been an increase in the utilization of minority and disadvantaged businesses with the georgia department of transportation, but there's still a lack of participation at the prime contractor level. and there's still disparities at every level. and so we made some recommendations of changes that could be made to increase the program, increase the participation here in georgia. georgia's doing better than some states, it's doing worse than some states in terms of, you know, department of transportation. we do a lot of this kind of work around the country. we just completed a story for greensboro, north carolina, that was presented earlier this week. we did the most recent study for the city of memphis which is why i'm so familiar with the city of memphis. it's a requirement in order to have a minority program that you do these kinds of analyses, and that's what we specialize in doing. >> just if i could just do one follow-up to you. do you look at the o

department of commerce, the national weather service, department of defense, primarily the air force, and the department of transportation, we network andadar those data are collected for the use of the agencies and then shared with anyone who would like to get the data. ours is a different system than other places in the world where even the government felt that radar data or other weather data to the public, in our country, we don't do it. we share the data and make it available. onyou see weather radar data television, it could be coming from one of our government radars. we have a long history with radar. we want to continue to make radars at her. where we are going now, the beck -- the next big innovation that will provide improvements to the forecast that we give, it is something we called to -- we want to take the data from the ther and other sensors, surface stations and other kinds of data from aircraft or drones, whatever we can get, but a lot of it is driven by radar. we want to simulate that entire run those, be able to models in real time, and we want to be a look to forecast the future state of the storms e

thousands of jobs in manufacturing, logistics and transportation are being created at will help support the middle class of america for decades to come. to prepare for this future the michigan department of transportation is working with local governments to rethink their roads, intersections, and pedestrian walkways in light of self-driving vehicles. increased presence of on demand ride sharing networks. as part of u.s. department of transportation's connected vehicle pilot the state has installed over 100 dedicated short range communication roadside units throughout the state for vehicle and infrastructure connectivity. driving on our roads will make it more safe and efficient. they are starting with a foundation that's ranked dead last by a survey conducted by the american society of civil engineers of the infrastructure in 27 states. systemic under investment in maintenance and repairs by the federal and state governments have left residents with dangerous pothole ridden roads, sink holes that swallow houses and close beaches. the state's 21 century infrastructure commission determined an additional $4 billion will be needed annually just to maintain our current d plus status. mic

stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act of 1988, from the united states department of transportation federal highway administration, and/or state financial assistance under the california disaster assistance act, for an amount not to exceed $2,789,354, to reimburse the local funds used to cover the 2017 emergency response costs and pay for the federal share of the permanent restoration to address the emergency condition of the severe erosion along o'shaughnessy boulevard. 6. 180327 accept and expend grant - state of california department of housing and community development - housing-related parks program grant - $3,276,582 resolution retroactivelin janua system brought high winds, flooding, causing severe damage and eroding along ah shawn psi. it resulted in dropped boulders and debris onto the boulevard, blocking the southbound lane. due to the extensive statewide damage, governor jerry brown requested that california department of transportation. that includes 419,000 to reimburse us for the emergency opening work that already occurred as well as 2.37 million for future permanent

commercial space launch and reentry regulations at the department of transportation and the updating of commercial remote-sensing regulations at the department of commerce. now, it's not enough to deal with existing regulations, but also we need enabling regulations that are for new space development such as satellite servicing, private space facilities and space mining operations. some of those are farther out, but you can see them coming. it takes a long time, we need to prepare to have them. so no regulations is not the answer, but a light touch regulatory environment is what we're trying to create for a more predictable world. the administration has assigned the department of commerce to lead for developing and consolidating space regulations not otherwise to assigned. so if an activity transits national air space, for example, the department of transportation has the lead -- as it should -- for anything going up and down. the department of commerce is responsible for all of that which is outside. and, of course, we still have the fcc as the independent regulatory agency for spect

in september, 2017, the department of transportation issued the notice of proposed rulemaking and the comment period closed in november. d.o.t. should issue the rule to establish the program soon, and this modification must be in place for the program to be workable at that time. there's been a lot of discussion about environmental review and permitting reform being included in the infrastructure package. and for good reason. projects take too long and they cost way too much money. we have an opportunity to ensure streamlining programs that are already law are working correctly by passing this amendment. i'd now like to yield the balance of my time to mr. costa. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the amendment being offered by congressman denham and myself, h.r. 4, and i thank the gentleman for yielding time. together, we have worked long and hard to reduce the duplicated environmental permitting requirements that can contribute, as we know, to delays and delivery of important transportation projects throughout th

to improve america's infrastructure according to the department of transportation a record nine hundred sixty five million a line passengers flew in the united states last year that's a three point four percent increase over twenty sixteen and more passengers mean more dollars in fact the federal aviation administration calculated that in twenty fourteen civil aviation generated one point six trillion dollars and supported around ten point six million jobs and not just any jobs because a lot of the jobs that are done at an airport especially when we talk about aircraft maintenance and in other areas you know airport management these are high tech jobs these are jobs that pay very good incomes each employee who is a highly paid skilled worker you know he's going to be part of a chain of a whole bunch of other workers along the way so having a good airport having a well maintained. may get favorable destination is one of the best things you can do for a community the f.a.a. also estimates that the national cost of a poll congestion is expected to rise to thirty four billion in twenty twen

dumping, i guess on the uneven ground or whatever, the truck landed on its side. >> the department of transportation has been working all week to try and clear more than a dozen landslides lacking a major highway on the north shore of hawaii. people in that area have been relying on boats to get in and out. it will be harder for people to get medical help and it might be that way for a while. they expect to open the emergency lane i may 7. >>> coming up it was supposed to be an elimination game, but not so fast. the highlights are coming up next. ♪ ♪ get high speed internet from at&t. $30 per month. no extra monthly fees. more for your thing. that's our thing. visit att.com/internet. >>> the spurs had other ideas. >> if you had tickets for tuesday night's game, good idea to you that now. the warriors demonstrated the only real team that can consistently beat them is the warriors. warrior turnovers allowed the spurs to build an early lead and the warriors made a move in the fourth quarter. thompson was in seventh. kevin made it a five-point game. it was 2, the rant made plenty of time for the warrior

alaska are the top three airlines for on time arrivals in february, this according to the department of transportation. delta, united and hawaiian had the lowest rate of cancellations. researchers say airlines service was better across the board for passengers. complaints were down almost 28% compared to the month before. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. it's 4:55 on this friday. at 7:00, nothing measurable at our reporting stations. there's a chance along the higher elevations of a sprinkle or two this morning. and through the afternoon hours pretty much nothing. look what happens tonight when the cold front sweeps through. we could wake up tomorrow to dampness, a couple hundreds of an inch of rain. most of the wet weather up north near ukiah. we'll have another chance of scattered light rain sunday. don't cancel any plans. damp from time to time. >>> we are looking at friday light volumes almost all the way around. we have a tiny bit of red out of the central valley. it's better than a typical weekday. 25 miles per hour on 205 and 17 miles an hour once you

. >> the department of transportation has been working all week to clear more than one dozen landslides have been relying on boats to get in and out. it may be that way for a while. the department of transportation expects to open one emergency lane by may 7. >>> new orleans is celebrating a big milestone. their 300th birthday. celebrations kicked off with the performance of the u.s. marine band. it was the south largest port city during the civil war. the governor and the mayor talked about the cities resiliency. >> over the past 300 years we have borne witness to wars, fires, floods, and hurricanes. and yet, here she stands. i would say she is better and stronger than she has ever been before. >> dignitaries from all around the world were in new orleans yesterday for that 300 celebration. >>> the author of a higher loyalty is taking his west. that would be james comey. when he will be here in the bay area. >>> why sean minaya says he was so calm during those final innings of his first major league no-hitter. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the

i think people are not inclined to go to the department of transportation with a complaint. >> well, very correct. it is difficult to go and find the d.o.t. complaint system. we do track other types of complaints because believe it or not a lot of consumers complain to us to let us know how bad their experience is. >> so, brent, one of the things that i've been grappling with is the airlines in an attempt to make it i don't want to say cheaper but in an attempt to make it more egalitarian to some degree they have made everything pieceme piecemeal, right you pay for the bag, this, all of those things, and in a way from a market perspective you'd think that's better but it's created this sort of psychological problem which is to say people have paid what is a big amount of money often times to go on these planes and then all of a sudden there's all of these -- it feels like they're trying to penny pinch it along the way. do you think there's ever a way to change that dynamic >> you know, i think it's here to stay unfortunately. a lot of the complaints we get from consumers are about th

they have written to the department of transportation as well as the faa. at least one member of congress, eleanor holmes norton is calling for hearings on capitol hill. kris van cleave, cbs news, philadelphia. >>> coming up on the "morning news," fraternity controversy. >>> and paying up, admitted doper lance armstrong settles a fraud case for millions. this is the "cbs morning news." whimper yap yap yap yip is your dog trying to tell you something? licking, scratching, scooting, and rubbing may be signs of allergic itch, a medical condition that may require treatment. that's why there's prescription apoquel: the revolutionary medicine that's giving millions of dogs the relief they deserve. apoquel goes to the source of the itch to provide relief in as little as 4 hours. woof and apoquel is safe without many of the side effects associated with the use of steroids. apoquel is for the control of itch associated with allergic dermatitis and the control of atopic dermatitis in dogs. do not use apoquel in dogs less than 12 months old or those with serious infect

florida senator bill nelson wants the department of transportation to investigate. >> we want this out in the full light of day, and we want the faa to crack down, to make sure that the airlines, all of them, are safe. >> the "60 minutes" report also questioned the faa's handling of allegiant. the faa says it would welcome any outside review. >>> arizona senator john mccain is in stable condition resting in a phoenix hospital following intestinal surgery. mccain was operated on sunday to treat an intestinal infection. he has been undergoing physical therapy as he recovers from the side effects of brain cancer treatment. mccain had planned to return to washington in january but hasn't made it yet. >>> and coming up on the "cbs morning news" now, the fight against lung cancer. a new treatment that can almost double the odds of survival. >>> and a heartwarming moment on the ice. a young hockey fan finally gets her souvenir. this is the "cbs morning news." s the "cbs morning news." ♪ ah, my poor mouth breather. allergies? stuffy nose? can't sleep? enough. take that. a breathe right nasal s

as the city department of transportation leads an extensive effort to seal or resurface dozens of roads using money turbthe gas tax. the mayor sam liccardo says the repairs are top of mind. >> it's better for the city to pay for it it with taxpayer dollars than each of the motorists to pay for it. >> right now crews are finishing up major upgrades near highway 101. next week over to this stretch of rogers road in san jose which has seen better days. lert this summer sections of san antonio street will get a make over lasting about 20 years. the projects, just a sampling what's to come as long as funds from the state continue to come in. employees at tire time on story road say they've been busy. >> mostly with the low profile -- the there is less cushion, it's just bangs harder. >> city officials understand how challenging it can be. in most cases they are able to patch up pot holes within two days of getting the call. the city council identified a new list of other streets to repair in 2019 pending funding from the state. $87.5 million has been aloindicated for the two-year program. ?

florida senator bill nelson saw the "60 minutes" report and wants the department of transportation inspector general to investigate. >> whatever has happened, we want this out in the full light of day, and we want the f.a.a. to crack down to make sure that the airlines, all of them, are safe. >> reporter: the f.a.a. says it is committed to pursuing the highest levels of aviation safety, and it welcomes any outside review. allegiant is also disputing the "60 minutes" report. the airline says it complies with all f.a.a. regulations and requirements. allegiant has reported fewer mechanical incidents as the airline is replacing its aging fleet of md-80 aircraft. jeff? >> glor: kris van cleave, thanks. >> glor: coming up next on the cbs news, police say she killed her husband and her look alike, now this grandmother is the now this grandmother is the center of a nationwide hunt. i. that's because they have a shield annuity from brighthouse financial, which allows them to take advantage of growth opportunities in up markets, while maintaining a level of protection in down markets. so they can focu

the department of transportation says if a flight is canceled the airline is not required to find passengers flight. >>> it was a very different kind of travel nightmare for passengers on a new york city subway. heavy rain caused this dramatic flooding with water pouring into several underground stations disrupting service. critics say it shows the urgent need for infrastructure improvements. >>> in health news doctors are reporting some encouraging progress in the fight against lung cancer. a new study found that combining the immune therapy drug keytruda with chemotherapy can nearly double the survival time of some patients. keytruda activates the immune system to fight the cancer cells. one expert used a baseball analogy describing the study saying it's not a home run, but it's a good double. we'll take that. >> okay. >>> good news for coffee and tea drinkers. the caffeine in those drinks may be good for your heart. many people doubted that in the past because, well, caffeine makes your heart beat faster but new research finds regular coffee and tea drinkers had a certain rick for a certa

going to be looking at published a to sticks that are provided by the airlines to the department of transportation and they're looking at different ways of parsing the data waiting different factors to come up with their results every year gary lef we've really appreciate you being being here view from the wing dot com thank you so much for joining us thank you. eric schneiderman the new york state attorney general is seeking more transparency from thirteen crypto currency trading exchanges including coyne based the popular california based crypto trading venue schneiderman said in a statement that too often consumers don't have the basic facts they need to assess the fairness integrity and security of these trading platforms new york state was an early regulator of crypto currency is one of the first if not the first and here discussed this in other crypto news as jeffrey tucker the director of the editorial director rather of the american institute for economic research jeffrey thank you for being here i almost messed up on your name i know i did it one time all apologize from months ago i think

to improve america's infrastructure according to the department of transportation a record nine hundred sixty five million a line passengers flew in the united states last year that's a three point four percent increase over twenty sixteen and more passengers mean more dollars in fact the federal aviation administration calculated that in twenty fourteen civil aviation generated one point six trillion dollars and supported around ten point six million jobs and not just any jobs because a lot of the jobs that are done at an airport especially when we talk about aircraft maintenance and in other areas you know airport management these are high tech jobs these are jobs that pay very good incomes each employee who is a highly paid skilled worker you know he's going to be part of a chain of a whole bunch of other workers along the way so having a good airport having a well maintained. may get favorable destination is one of the best things you can do for a community the f.a.a. also estimates that the national cost of a full congestion is expected to rise to thirty four billion in twenty twen

. >>> now, several lawmakers have written to the department of transportation or faa asking for more oversight and aviation safety. at least one member of congress, emnor holmes norton from d.c. is calling for hearings on the hill. >>> police chief of philadelphia is apologize rg for his response to the arrest two of black men in a local starbuck's. michelle miller reports. >> messaging is important. i've failed miserably in this regard. >> reporter: despite that admission, richard ross defended the actions of his officers when they arrested two black men at the starbuck's last week. it was captured on video. >> what did they do? what did they do? what did they do? >> they didn't do anything. >> ross said this on facebook over the weekend. >> it is important to emphasize and underscore, that these officers had legal standing to make this arrest. these officers did absolutely nothing wrong. >> but today he took the blame for making what he said was a bad situation worse. >> i can appreciate in light of the starbuck's policy, and how well known it is, to many. why these two men were app

in response, the department of transport says the report is "imbalanced" and makes "inaccurate claimsatal stabbed near seven sisters road in the early hours of saturday morning. another man was found nearby, also with stab wound. one man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon and another has been arrest and bailed until later in may. police were called by the london ambulance service (las) at around 03:00 hrs on saturday, the 21st of april, to reports of a stabbing on seven sisters road. officers and london's air ambulance attended the scene. this sunday, two london rugby clubs will contest the first ever women's premier 15s final. harlequins and saracens will meet at ealing trailfinders ground with hopes the match will sell—out. the revamped league has seen record crowds across the country since it was launched in september. let's have a look at the travel situation now. this is the service report on the tubes. so far, so good. northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from the woolwich rd flyover here. ido i do not think that is the right

a compilation of complaints that go into the department of transportati transportation. >> correct. >if you're a passenger, i'm not going to call the department of transportation to complain about a united flight or a jetblue flight. >> you are right about that in that increasingly people will just go to social media and say hey, something bad happened. i got bumped or i'm getting rerouted and it's not right there. has to be a better third party in order to grab all of those tweets, those complaints and to put them together. because right now it's more anecdotal than anything else. >> all right phil, thank you. phil lebeau in chicago for us. pete, where do you go on airlines >> warren buffett is in several airlines i think the one that is most interesting to me is the one that kind of gets thrown off none of those charts showed southwest in there we saw alaska. well see delta we see united, all this different stuff. well see the bad end as well. >> do you mention that because you think warren buffett might acquire southwest? >> yes, i actually do. >> okay. >> he has put out there that

department of transportation records show the car never received repairs called for in a 2014, for transmission shift cable fractures which could lead to the car not shifting into park properly creating a risk the vehicle will roll away. police are investigating to see if the unrepaired recall was a factor in this accident. but carfaxest mates more than 57 million vehicles on u.s. roads have open unfixed recalls. more than one in five. any of the things are only being recalled because one they're dangerous. or two violating a federal standard. >> jason levine runs center for auto safety. >> do you think car makers are doing enough to get recalls fixed? >> they could be doing more. more in terms of reaching out to people to make sure they're aware. that the recall is happening. and also, working harder, to, to report how successful they are. in terms of reaching those people. >> general motors says it did mail recall notices to religionstered owners. last update on the recall was posted in 2016. of the roughly 1.1 million affected vehicles, only around 54% had been fixed. recall repairs are free

department of transportation records show the car never received repairs called for in a 2014 recallion chift cable fractures, which could lead to the car not shifting into park properly, creating a risk the vehicle will roll away. police are investigating to see if the unrepaired recall was a factor in this accident, but carfax estimates more than 57 million vehicles on u.s. roads right now have open, unfixed recalls. that's more than 1 in 5. >> any of these things are only being recalled because, one, they're dangerous; or, two, they're violating a federal standard. as reporter: jason levine runs the center for auto safety. do you think car makers are aking enough to get recalls fixed? hinghey could certainly be doing more. more in terms of reaching out to people to make sure they are aware the recall is happening, ced also working harder to report how successful they are in terms of reaching those people. >> reporter: general motors says it did mail recall notices to registered owners. the last update on this recall was posted in 2016. of the roughly 1.1 million affected vehicles,

city two years ago but the ban has now been imposed across the country according to the department of transportation as many as sixteen thousand vehicles will be taken off the roads because of this decision. just a few hours outside gottman due in bank village there are a few buses transferring locals drivers here are happy that the ban has just come into effect but i know it's dangerous to run all verses on these roads bricks understood in can fail and there can be accidents but vehicles old advantage twenty years to even thirty years out instead of working out around here. but the decision has upset some transport entrepreneurs' who are often accused of acting like cartels just last month become the dented their monopoly on bus routes and allowed new buses now don't trip and your say this twenty year ban will impact the rural areas the most if we have four wheelers operating in the hills they cost one hundred to one hundred fifty thousand dollars now we can't replace those vehicles and people will be deprived of the services if vehicles are damaged even within five to ten years they should be remo

florida senator bill nelson saw the "60 minutes" report and wants the department of transportation inspector general to investigate. >> whatever has happened, we want this out into the full light of day, and we want the faa to crack down to make sure that the airlines, all of them, are safe. >> reporter: the faa says it is committed to pursuing the highest levels of aviation safety, and it welcomes any outside review. allegiant is also disputing the "60 minutes" report. the airline says it complies with all faa regulations and requirements. allegiant has reported fewer mechanical incidents as the airline is replacing its aging fleet of md-80 aircraft. jeff? >> kris van cleave, thanks. >>> an american christian pastor went on trial today in turkey. turkey says he's helped terror groups, but many believe that's a manufactured charge, and the pastor who faces 35 years in prison has the u.s. government's support. holly williams is following this case. >> reporter: after 18 months behind bars pastor andrew brunson was finally brought before this court today, arrested after living in turkey for ov

there is the agencies of the federal government, department of commerce, department of defense, and department of transportationfaa. , andare this radar network they are collected for the use of the agencies, and shared with anyone would like to get the data. ours is a different system in a lot of different places in the world or the government sells the radar data to the public. in our country we don't do that, we share the data and make it available. if we see weather data on television, it could be coming from our government radars. long history with radar and want to continue to make radars better. where we are going now and the next big innovation that will give improvements into the forecast we get is worn on forecast. we want to take the data from -- radars and other sensors from aircraft's urge on's and whatever data we can get. a lot of it is driven by radar, and want to assimilate that into high-resolution numerical models and run those models in real-time, and we want to forecast the future state of the storms, even to the point of predicting tornadoes 30 minutes or even an hour ahead of time. ande c

fox 5 in atlanta, federal investigators say the georgia department of transportation is partly responsibleor the fire that brought down a section of interstate 85 last year. the national transportation safety board cites the department's decision to store construction materials under the overpass as they contribute in factor. this is a live look at san diego from fox 5. one of the big stories there tonight, thousands of sailors from the uss carl vinson returned to naval air station north island from a three month deployments. the aircraft carrier conducted routine operations in the indo pacific region, including stops in guam, malaysia, hawaii, and vietnam. that's tonight live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. hey! we didn't have a homeowners claim last year so allstate is giving us money back on our bill. well, that seems fair. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. at a comfort inn with a glow taround them, so people watching will be like, "wow, m

executive dreshth to execute cooperative agreement novment 04-2647 with the california department of transportation for the u.s. 101 managed lanes in a total of amount no to exceed $277,000 and negotiate agreement payment terms and non-material agreement terms and conditions. gnome 13, san francisco freeway corridor management study update. >> and commissioner yee is back with us. the floor is yours. >> thank you, chair peskin. as mentioned, we're here today with another update on the effort to explore management strategies on san francisco freeways to manager more people as the demand increases between downtown san francisco and the peninsula. as a reminder, the project was last discussed at the september 10th meeting of this board. as we mentioned at our last update. the freeways are bad and getting worse. this slide has a lot of information on it. where there's a red or blue arrow today is where there's congestion today. looking ahead a few years, the number of places you see arrows has grown, resulting in additional delays for the travellers on the freeways. right now, carpools and buses are st

federal grants and as the estimated cost of the high-speed rail line continues to grow the department of transportation it is being spent. there looking into the projected costs which sit at a budget busting $77 billion.>>> the president embattled personal lawyer is being ordered to appear in court. federal agents raided his home, office, and hotel room in new york city.'s lawyers are trying to block prosecutors from looking at the material that was seized. a hearing is set for monday. he must be there to answer questions about his law practice. prosecutors say the raid followed a months long criminal investigation.>>> apple is warning its own employees stop leaking valuable information or face potential legal action. the company caught 29 leakers last year and had 12 of them arrested citing examples of leaks to the news media including advanced details about the iphone 10 or the latest apple watch. they say leaks can hurt product launches as well as sales of earlier models and it could help apple's competitors.>>> finger huey lewis has canceled his 2018 tour -- singular -- finger -- huey lewis has can

that discussion is something that has been going on by the department of transportation. -- thatlk to our fellow have different rules. i would point out our pilot program is really on focus. going back to working directly with the state, local and tribal authorities. how to highlight it for this reason. it is really hard to come up with what structure and tell you -- until you have the operations of the community. we have got to have the operation, then we will find out how they actually responded to it. what are the actual issues with the police department? what are the actual issues with the fire department? when he to do that so we have the information and we can collect it and go forward with that information. where you apply that? i think that is our focus. let's do this state, local and tribal activity. let's get the operations going and collect the data. we are not waiting on that. i believe the chief address that. i think interacting, we have a monthly phone call with fire and police. the faa hosts it. it is focused on just the basic stuff. the 107 rules. how many county, stat

cbp has developed a prioritized list in partnership with gsa, the department of transportation, the department of commerce and our cross-border international partners. each year we work to fit as much of that as we can in concert with gsa within the annual budget caps. but really we have about a $4 billion deficit in ports of entry. the nation's acceptance program which allows us to work with private equities, cities and state governments like you referenced in south texas meet that need and provides flexibility. where there's a return on investment. we're going to continue to need appropriated support for those gateways of international commerce, that support all 50 states. >> thank you. >> the chair recognizes mr. rodgers from alabama. >> it's obvious from your opening remarks that you recognize that the most valuable component of your border security system are people. and we'll talk about that more in a minute. but aside from that, when you look at border infrastructure what do you think is the most critical component that you have to have to secure that border? >> for security? so it's no

that discussion has been something that's been going on by the department of transportation and how do approach it because obviously, we talk to our fellow modes that have different rules that they apply. directly with this state, local and tribal authorities, but i want to highlight it for this reason. it's really hard to come up with operations in the community. that's what we're looking for. we've got to have the operation, then we'll find out how the residents actually responded to it. what were the actual issues with the police department. what were the issues with the fire department and we need to do that with a constructed environment so we have the information and we can collect it and go forward with that information. so where do you apply that? i think that's our focus right now. from the administration is let's do this state, local and tribal activity. let's get these operations going. collect that data. now we're not waiting on that, then i'll let the chief address that, too. i think interacting. we have a monthly phone call with our, with fire and police. faa hosts it. we

. >>> a national transportation safety board report says part of the blame for the catastrophic bridge collapse in atlanta last year goes to that state's departmenttion it's due to its decision to store construction materials underneath the bridge, which caught fire. of course, that weakened the structure. that is the news update this hour back downtown to "squawk alley." jon, back to you. >> thank you, sue. >>> mark zuckerberg concluded his congressional hearings yesterday. here is zuckerberg's response to the senate on the issue. >> as long as there are people sitting in russia whose job it is to try to interfere with elections around the world, this is going to be an ongoing conflict what i can commit is that we're going to invest significantly, because this is a top priority, to make sure that people aren't spreading misinformation or trying to interfere in elections on facebook. >> and, in a first for the company, on monday facebook announced it will share data with scholars doing independent research into how the platform impacts electrics and democracy. it will come from seven not-for-profit organizations joining us now are presidents of t

representative jeff denham of turlock submitted his request in a letter to the department of transportation inspector last december. he wants a review of the use of federal dollars and analysis of the risks of california high-speed rail authority's business plan. the project is estimated to cost taxpayers $77 billion. that's up significantly from an estimate just a few years ago. >>> let check traffic now with gianna. how's it looking? >> we have a serious problem in downtown millbrae. chopper 5 is live over the scene. you can see there's a lot of police activity on scene. this is at el camino real and silva. one lane is completely blocked on that southbound side. so you are going to experience some delays on el camino real this morning. it is an accident investigation involving a hit- and-run, a vehicle hit a pedestrian. so it may take some time for this accident to clear out. plan for an alternate route but now it's early. traffic is moving okay in the lane. but as the morning commute gets busier things might be busier, as well. so one lane shut down because of the accident investigation.

. >> mary, from your experience at the department of transportation, sadly you had experience investigating these kinds of things. from looking at the pictures and what we've heard, the passengers saluting the crew and are credited for keeping people calm. one person saying perhaps a breach from shrapnel. we don't have information on that yet. the southwest statement does not address the question of an injury. you look at these pictures and from earlier accounts, what comes to mind? >> if there isn't an injury, if people are just cleaning up, a baby in a car seat was saved because shrapnel hit the car seat. this just shows how dangerous this is. there are thankfully some over the years that have resulted in no injuries. there are things that have happened. engine failure can cause a fire. control surfaces have been lost, hydraulic systems have been lost, and that could affect your ability to actually control the plane. in those cases the plane was lost. so here, i would have to echo, kudos to the flight crew for getting this plane down on the ground. quick thinking. if it was an uncontained

alaska are the top three airlines for on time performance in february according to the department of transportation delta, united and hawaiian had the lowest rate of cancellation. research says airline service was better across the board for passengers. complaints were down almost 28% compared to the month before. >> taking a look at the roads here this morning. we do still have our traffic alert inside the caldecott tunnel eastbound 24, still trying to clean up a rollover crash that was at one point fully blocking bore number one, now it's blocking one of those two lanes in bore one and then the second bore is open. not blocking much. we or not seeing too much of a delay through that area. eastbound 80 we have a two-vehicle crash blocking the left lane. we do have about a ten-minute delay approaching that. i know that is typically another light route this time of day. heading to the south bay, not seeing much on the traffic camera, southbound 280 to highway 17 connector, in san jose still have reports of a vehicle fire that's blocking one lane of that ramp. let's check in with meteorologist mike n

i did checking this morning, there is good news, the california department of transportation has actuallyeen a drop in the number of distracted drivers over the past ten years but it's still a big problem here in california, especially for teenage drivers, distracted driving was a factor in almost 60% of crashes involving teenage drivers, not 44% higher than the national average. law enforcement wants more to be done. here's what they recommend. they ask if you have a very important message or e-mail, just pull over. like with a designated driver, try having a designated texter, someone who can access your phone or respond to calls or texts. and if you're reallying struggling to stay off the phone, lock it up in the trunk. if you don't understand what designated driving is, we have a link on our website, nbcbayarea.com that explains it all and marcus and laura, it's not cheap. the first ticket is $160 and fine can really add up. roaring live, anserhassan. >> things change quickly. >> good safety warning. >> new this morning for you, chp is investigating an accident that killed a person wh

that discussion has been something that's been going on by the department of transportation and how to approach that because we do talk to our fellow modes that have different rules that apply but i would point out our integration pilot program is really our focus. as i was going back to working directly with the state, local, and tribal authorities, i want to highlight it for this reason. it's hard to come up with a structure until you have the operations in the community. that's what we're looking at. we have to have the operation then we will find out how the residents responded to it, what were the actual issues within the police department. what were the actual issues with the fire department? and we need to do that in that constructed environment so we have the information and we can go forward with that information so so that is our focus from the administration is let's do the state, local, and tribal activity. let's get these operations going. let's collect this data. we're not waiting on that and i'll let the chief address that, too. i think interacting, we actually have a mo

the department of commerce -- the national weather service, the department of defense, and the department of transportation, the faa. andhare this radar network they are collected for the use of the agencies and our shared with anyone who would like to get the data. ours is a different system than others in the world. not selluntry we do the data, we share that data and make it available. if you see weather data on television, it could be coming from one of our government radars. we have a long history with radar. we want to continue to make radar better. the next big innovation that is going to provide improvements to our warning and the forecast we warnis something we call on forecast. we want to take the data from aircraft or don't -- or drones, whatever data we can get. a lot of it is driven by radar and we want to assimilate that into high resolution models and be able to run those models in real time, and we want to be able to forecast the future state of those storms to the point of predicting tornadoes 30 minutes or even an hour ahead of time. we could issue warnings with long lead times. that mean

cbp has a list of partnership department of transportation and commerce and our international order with enforcement we work with as much of that is we can within the annual budget cap but really we have a 4 billion-dollar deficit at ports of entry so to accept this program that allows us to work with private sector energies like you reference in south texas to provide flexibility with the return on investment we will continue to have appropriated support and support all 50 states. >> adjustment from alabama's recognize. >> from your remarks in your opening statement you recognize the most valuable component is the people but aside from that when you look at border infrastructure what is most critical component you have to have to secure your border? >> for security? this isn't coming from me but the gauges on the ground zero process every year called a capability gap analysis sent by the headquarters operations team tell us what they need and they consistently identified four major capabilities the first is the impedance of denial to stop someone from crossing and disappearing with the