i have a question on the department of transportation. i see that you cut the department of transportation budget by $5 billion for 2020. that includes cuts to the capital investment, grants, primary source of federal assistance to transit programs, cutting other capital projects within the department of transportation. it's $5 billion this year. since we don't have the tables yet for the out years and since you are reducing the caps in the out years for non-defense domestic spending, can you tell us, is it going to be more than $5 billion a year cut for the department of transportation in those out years? >> again, i think it's important to provide context for the department of transportation's funding level. as you know, our first two budgets had very different levels in terms what we proposed. we proposed as a result of congress saying we're going to spend more, we're going to have a higher cap level, we want a significant amount to go towards infrastructure. we asked for a huge investment to be put forward as it pertains to infrastruct

the department of transportation is said to be investigating the faa's approval of the boeing 737 maxlane. it focuses on a safety system implicated in the lion air crash in indonesia. and he shut -- initial data from the ethiopian airlines boxes are believed to have similarities. in hong kong are facing disruptions after a subway train collided with another carriage during overnight testing. two of the busiest lines has been closed. a local newspaper says the crash happened during checks on a new signal system. two drivers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. global news, 24 hours a day on air and tic-toc on twitter, and powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. i'm debra mao. this is bloomberg. much. thank you very we have a new bloomberg servlet -- survey. the current rate hikes to come to an end after one more increase in september. that would leave the cycle at the upper end of the target range at 2.75%. the survey expected two hikes this year, with the cycle peaking at 3.25%. with the recent dovish pivot, it has shown its mark. the s&p 500 st

the department of transportation secretary elaine chao asked the inspector general of department of transportationo do an audit of the certification process for the 737 airplane, the max 8, in sesks. what they're looking for is how did this process develop so this is going to be a probe from the department of transportation looking at the process and specifically i would imagine they're going to be looking at the question whether or not as the faa was going through the process, guys, and had boeing doing self-certification and say, okay, this is how we believe this part will work or certain process will work with this aircraft and then report back to the faa, how was that work divied up and was the faa perhaps not stringent enough on bioing that's an idea or suggestions that has been floating around since the crash of the two boeing 737 max airplanes guys, back to you. >> phil, thank you very much for that update. we have also got a market flash on altria. >> hi there, wilf. the shares right now are moving lower upon a couple of headlines. one that san francisco officials have proposed legislation

department of transportation has fined american airlines $1 million and delta $750,000 for violatingederal rules. >> it says, airlines, you are responsible and accountable to your passengers for their experience. >> reporter: the hefty fines come after investigators cited more than 20 flights over several years where passengers were forced to wait on planes for hours. >> nobody likes to be on the tarmac for an extensive period of time. >> reporter: though delays on tarmacs can be common -- >> we do apologize for the situation. >> reporter: -- the department of transportation rules say airlines cannot keep domestic passengers waiting on the tarmac for more than three hours without giving them an opportunity to deplane. tonight, a fine meant to send a message. >> miguel joining us now. what do the airlines say about the big fines levied today? >> lester, both american and delta say they've apologized to their customers and also compensated them. it's one reason why both airlines are only paying a fraction of the fines. lester? >> all right. miguel, thank you. >>> in florida, new englan

unfortunately, 350 people died because of it. >> reporter: in 2012, the department of transportation's inspector general found boeing inspectors had too much sway over approvals for aircraft and managers have not always supported employee efforts to hold boeing accountable. >>> 50 people were killed and 50 others injured in last week's shooting rampage at two moss in new zealand. some say it could've been worse. >> reporter: the man accused of opening fire in two mosques may have planned a third shooting. >> we strongly believe we stopped him on the way to another attack. lives were saved. >> reporter: a 28-year-old australian is charged with murder and additional charges are expected. >> remember the names of the people who were lost, rather than the name of the man who took them. we will give him nothing. not even his name. >> reporter: authorities say they are gathering all the information needed for prosecution. >> we would like to do that as quickly as possible, but it must be done as% professionally and accurately as possible. >> as the investigation continues, funerals for shoot

department of transportation are scrutinizing the development of boeing's max jet airliners. the inquiries come amid probes of regulators' safety of the new planes launched in october when indonesia's lion air crashed into the java sea. it's ramped up after the second crash earlier this month with investigators pointing out multiple similarities between the two. here with the latest is nbc's morgan radford. >> reporter: thousands line the streets of addis ababa, 17 empty caskets the focus of a nation in mourning. remains of the victims of the doomed ethiopian airlines flight won't be recovered for months. but news that the black boxes pulled from the field where the plane crashed are already yielding information for investigators. the ethiopian transport minister says preliminary results show clear similarities with an earlier disaster, a lion air flight that went down just months ago in indonesia. in that case investigators say the boeing plane crashed when an automated system meant to keep the 737 max 8 aircraft from stalling actually caused the plane to crash into the sea.

the "wall street journal" reports that the department of transportation launched an investigation into the faa's approval of the plane even before the crash in ethiopia. according to the journal the investigation began after the same type of airplane operated by lion air crashed in october. ethiopia's minister said data from the black box shows a clear similarity between the two crashes. source tells the "journal" same justice department unit that brought criminal charges against auto parts company takata for faulty air bags is investigating the boeing plane. the "journal" says boeing declined to comment. >>> still ahead former congressman beto o'rourke kick off his 2020 campaign in iowa and tries to figure out where he stands on issues like health care. >> water levels set new records across the midwest. bill karins will have the latest on the weather coming up. g up g up ♪ ♪ if you have recurring constipation and belly pain, talk to your doctor and say yesss! to linzess. yesss! linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. linzess can help relieve your bel

department of transportation has fined american airlines $1 million and delta $750,0 for violating federal rules. >> it says aiines, you are responsible and accountable to your passengers for their experience. >> reporter: the hefty fines come after investigators cited more than 20 flights over several years where passengers were forcedn to wait planes for hours. >> nobody likes to be on the tarmacorn extensive period of time. >> reporter: though delays on tarmacs can be common. >> we do apologize for the situatr:n. >> reporhe department of transportation rules say airlines cannot keepes dc passengers waiting on the tarmac for more than three hours thout giving the an opportunity to deplane. fine meant to send a message. >> american and delta say they've apologized to theom cus and also compensated them. it's one reason why both airlines are paying a frac fon of theires. >>> new tonight, most of us have been there thinking we cankip some sleep during the week and then catch up on the weekend, but you may want to put that idea to rest. a new study shows those extra hours of szzz on saturday

as well as that there is a special committee been set up by the department of transportation in the usaat these issues and whether possibly there was some inappropriate interactions between the faa and boeing in terms of its the faa and boeing in terms of its the relationship to close. is it too cosy? that's what they are going to be looking at. there are lots of concerns about how the faa validates and satisfies boeing equipment. it basically leaves that job to and satisfies boeing equipment. it basically leaves thatjob to boeing and many people say this is because the faa doesn't have the resources. so, we could be learning later today that the faa may be getting additionalfunding so that the faa may be getting additional funding so it that the faa may be getting additionalfunding so it can retain that oversight. how will this play out in the long term for boeing? the order book for this type of plane is huge, it's a massive cash cow for boeing, at least it was. as well as all of this which is going on which is obviously damaging the brand, the customers seem to be split. many say the

in reporter: the department of transportation's inspector orneral found in 2012, boeing engineers had much sway over safety approvals for new aircraft, and f.a.a. managers have not always supported employee efforts to hold boeing ortsuntable. >> safety is at the core of who we are at boeing. >> reporter: avoiding questions from reporters, boeing's c.e.o. used a recorded video message to ueak publicly for the first edme since ethiopian airlines flight 302 crashed last week. >> we're committed to make safe airplanes even safer and providing the best products, training, and support to our tlobal airline customers and pilots. >> rep pmp announced heendse f.a.a. administrator. if confirmed he would take over nie agency at a time of onightened scrutiny. and an increasing number of igvestigations. ti is a former fighter pilot, former delta captain, and one- time airline executive. jeff. >> glor: all right, kris van tieave, thank you. a federal jury in san francisco today found the weed killer roundup was a substantial factor in causing a man's cancer. edwin hardeman used it for years tnd now

usually it's the department of transportation which would look into the faa and how a plane was approvedis would be the criminal division and that would be a huge departure and not good news at all for boeing. two statements, one from the faa, one boeing, important to give you their side of the story. the faa says certification processes are well-established and have consistently produced safe aircraft. the folks at boeing have their own statement. they say the max was certified in accordance with the identical faa requirements and processes that have governed certification of all previous new airplanes. so where this all goes, we don't know, but there has been tremendous scrutiny, as you know, on the new technology in this aircraft and did that, because the 737 was such a, you know, a safe aircraft over its history. this was an incarnation of the 737 but it had tremendous new technology in it, and was that technology working properly and two, were the pilots who flew those planes properly trained in the operation of that technology. lauren: exactly. and they tried to make that plane go

the faa is now under scrutiny as the department of transportation's inspector general investigates how they certified the boeing max airplane and whether there was pressure to certify the 737 max and its automated flight control system. this comes after similarities were found between the ethiopian airlines and lion air plane crashes just months apart. boeing says in a statement they will fully cooperate in the audit. >> you can't fix the airplane until you know what the issue is. >> reporter: now the famous pilot from the miracle on the hudson is calling out the faa saying the agency and the aviation industry is too cozy. captain sullenberger writing in an op-ed, our credibility as leaders in aviation is being damaged. in too many cases faa employees who rightly called for stricter compliance were overruled by faa management, often under corporate or political pressure. we're now also learning that just a day before the deadly lion air crash last year, another lion air boeing 737 max 8 in bali was reportedly saved by an off-duty pilot. bloomberg reports that the off-duty pilot was rid

publication the wall street journal has been leading the reporting on the department of justice and the department of transport and quiescent can you tell us in more about exactly what they're looking into here. i mean i think you've basically captured what it is they're looking for i think that what is important to realize is this could be a very sweeping investigation both the d.o.j. and the department of transport inspector general's office prosecutor or prosecute powers almost they can subpoena documents from the f.a.a. but also from others and they can obviously force witnesses to come to testify and they can even conduct searches to gather documents you know we're still at an early stage and we really don't know how far reaching this will be and will they also be looking into the relationship how closely will they be looking into the relationship rather between boeing and the f.a.a. f a a and looking at whether safety regulations followed you know non standing engineering design standards in approving that. stall prevention fête feature. yeah absolutely i mean i think you know obviously they prosecuted t

for an extension of at least three months the deal has already been rejected twice i've british m.p.'s the u.s. transportation department says it will examine the how the country's aviation regulator the f.a.a. certified the boeing seven three seven macside aircraft several countries and grounded the planes in the wake of two fatal crashes in less than six months well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story stage and that's the watching. editing human geno's scientists gather in geneva to back to regulate research on this controversial issue but how will officials in force rules around on d.n.a. and what are the risks of advance research into human genetics this is inside story . hello welcome to the program i'm has a genetic makeup has fascinated scientists and medical research has for decades.

. >> reporter: now the department of transportation is opening an investigation into the approval of the sphrks 37 focusing on the antistall system. boeing wrote, as part of our standard practice following any accident wroa examine our aircraft design and when appropriate institute product upgrades but that does not go far enough for some passengers who will think twice before flying on another 737, despite the public outcry industry experts are predicting a minimum impact to the company's bottom line. >> i expect them to maintain their order book. >> families of the victims are planning to sue the company saying that they are responsible for the crash. >>> the weather has been so good it's hard to believe that the rain clouds are moving in, steve, is it going to rain like last time? >> no but there will be a change, we are not going to see a continuation of the 70s and 80s, the longest stretch of dry weather was 11 days, that's going to stick because spring starts this wednesday, the last few hours of winter we may get some rain, not a lot just a bit friday into saturday but going i

thank you let's get the latest on boeing shares under more pressure reports saying the department of transportation scrutinizing the 737 certification process. phil on the case for us. >> that's the uncertainty behind stock today. the question of will this open up a series of investigations or probes that could delay or lengthen out how long it takes before the grounding is removed or lifted so the planes can get back in the air. here is the latest in terms of what's going on. ethiop ethiopian airline have said there's clear similarities between this crash and the one with lion air. they are scrutinizing the certification process, the involvement between the faa and boeing whether or not it was stringent enough in terms of what boeing handled and the flight system update that's been talked about at length is scheduled to happen next week. meanwhile, these planes continue to pile up at the factory in washington they are not changing the production schedule as of right now. it's still at 52 per month. you'll have to wonder if they will look at other space and where to park these aircraft boeing has s

department of transportation and an attorney who represents families of airline crash victims and currentlyas litigation pending against boeing. so at the hearings wednesday on boeing safety concerns, we heard transportation secretary elaine chou saying based on the information they had on march 10, 11, and 12, there was no factual basis to ground the boeing 737 max 8. what's your reaction to that? >> your hearing was like being in an alternate universe. there's so much information ticket come out, not to mention the inspector general reporting before the lion air ethiopian crash because there were tremendous difficulties at the faa oversight in a 2015 report. it was really surprising to hear the officials from the department of transportation and the faa really sums are their whole situation and they didn't see a problem. >> because at the hearings the acting head of the faa defended his agency's handling of the boeing 737 max jet and stood behind decisions made but did acknowledge that they deligated the approval off that antistore system that could be a factor in these two fatal crashes.

. >> reporter: the department of transportation's call for a review of the 737 max follows demands byral authorities that boeing and the f.a.a. hold on to documents relating to the troubled jet. the two fatal crashes involving the max just five months apart have raised questions about the relationship between the f.a.a. and boeing. >> we are bending over too much to the corporate interests and not enough to the public interest in the areas of safety. >> reporter: congressman steve coven wants hearings on a process he worries have gotten too cozy. after 9/11, congress approved a system that allows manufacturers like boeing to largely self- certify aircraft, including their safety systems. >> and i think this was a mistake we made. and i think we're learning from it. and unfortunately 350 people in the world have died because of that, i think. >> reporter: the department of transportation's inspector general found in 2012, boeing engineers had too much sway over safety approvals for new aircraft, and f.a.a. managers have not always supported employee efforts to hold boeing accountable.

>> well, the secretary of transportation asked the inspector general of the department of transportationdo an audit of the process by which this airplane was certified. that's a very complex, technical exercise. the department of transportation has fairly limited resources in the us a of the inspector general. doesn't surprise me that they may have asked the fbi the provide support for them and going through this process. also, it's one that i think everybody is interested in seeing, have addressed in timely fashion. so the more resources the better for being able to complete the process. >> neil: do you think this particular model was rushed through or that authorities trusted boeing? it still has an impeccable safety record. but default, they said did this, did this, check, check and away we go. >> i would hope that the process by which it was certified was one that all of the normal steps were taking place. i don't have personal knowledge of that certification process. >> neil: i understand that. i didn't mean to put that burden on you. what do they look for when they do through the a

meanwhile, the us department of transportation will establish a special committee to examine the closeelationship between boeing and the regulator. boeing is this week briefing airlines on software and training updates for the max. aviation officials from across the world will be attending the meeting in renton, washington, where the plane is built. any fixes to the max software must still get approval from the us federal aviation administration and eventually from governments around the world. to make matters worse for boeing, the airline southwest was forced to make an emergency landing late yesterday evening at orlando airport. that's after its 737 max plane suffered engine problems. the 737 max is boeing's best—selling plane, with orders worth more than $500 billion globally. but it's the ethiopian airlines 737 jet crash on the 10th march which spooked the public. shortly afterwards, boeing chairman dennis muilenburg released this statement. as the facts in the accident become available and we understand the necessary nextep, we are taking action to fully reassure airlines and thei

department of transportation as examining how the country's aviation regulations certified the boeing seven twenty seven max eight aircraft seven countries have the planes following two fatal crashes in five months. from washington. two fatal crashes of the brand new boeing seven thirty seven max eight months apart and every day it seems there are new troubling revelations the federal aviation administration is in charge of my. this plane is safe but now there are reports the f.a.a. said it didn't have enough money to check out all of the plane systems with its own employees so they asked boeing engineers to police them so. a controversial move but one that has some defenders. there is always a risk of delegating some of your direct sort of occasion authority over the aircraft design but you need the manufacturer's expertise they know their product better than anyone investigators are trying to determine if a new system was responsible for downing both planes boeing put in new sensors in the autopilot system but it didn't tell the airlines or the pilots that it was installed when they

department of transportation is calling into a pro between the relationship of boeing and the federal aviation administration in response to two fatal crashes involving boeing 737 max planes in ethiopia and indonesia. authorities suspect the plane's new flight control software may have played a role in the two crashes which were five months apart after the terror attacks in 2001, congress approved a system that gave manufacturers more authority to self certify the safety of planes. >>> presidential candidate senator kamala harris says she is open to abolishing the electoral collthdiscus. an, there is no question the popular vote has been diminished in terms of making the final decision on who is the president of the united states and we need to deal with that. i am open to the discussion. >> a new cnn poll shows she has jumped a point since december with strong gains among women and minorities. former vice president joe biden leads the pack, even though he is not an official candidate. >>> it is 5:11 am. >>> abate area elementary school is facing a disturbing ipad problem. how a secon

i think that the department of transportation, the faa, and boeing are going to come up with a fix for this. instead of a focus on what happened, we are going to allow those investigations to be complete. right now they're not, so it's probably irresponsible to speculate. but there is going to be a fix. i know the pilots are going to be involved with this and all the stake holders are going to make sure that we're going to go forward and have the safety record that we've enjoyed so far. liz: well, i'm sure all our viewers would agree it would be wonderful for the pilots to be involved in this, but by all accounts, many, if not all, were not notified of the design fix or this anti-stall prevention system that was in there known as mcas, and it was added before the actual delivery of the plane, nor were they trained for this. does that not infuriate you? as a pilot, i would think that boeing or whoever should require that, certainly. >> well, pilots in the united states have been trained to deal with the interaction with the trim system. we took a look at that and we had pilots visit sim

the department of transport said the measure would apply in the uk. 0ur scotland correspondent, lornaheel, rural scotland has winding roads and breathtaking views to enjoy. the vast majority of motorists are responsible and focus on their driving. there are signs to remind us of the legal limits, but speed is still a big killer. now technology to be fitted in all new cars could make speeding a thing of the past. i think it's a good thing. if people drive a bit more safely, i'm big on safety. i can't see that people will take to the idea of having their speed limited when they have the option of buying a second—hand car. it will make things safer, possibly may be in slower areas. here is how the intelligent speed assistant works. the car gets its position via a gps satellite along with the current speed limit. cameras could also read road signs to determine the maximum speed. the car is then limited to whatever the speed restriction is. but with the ability to override it and that is vital according to motoring organisations. when it comes to intelligent speed assistance, what we want

the inspector general, the department of transportation has previously raised questions about the faacertification of boeing planes in seemingly close relation between some agency managers and boeing. >>> top lawmakers are criticizing the trump administration's proposal to slash funding for the state department and the u.s. agency for international development. secretary of state mike pompeo says the plan calls for cutting his agency's budget by 23%. lawmakers describe the funding plan as insufficient and detached from reality. the trump administration has called for steep cuts in diplomacy. each time lawmakers have ignored those requests. >>> the city of oakland will taste its first earthquake morning system. the alert will go out via cell phoneth40,000 people in and around the lake merritt. some folks outside the range may receive the alert as well. administrators say the system will be one of the most advanced in the world when it is finished. california's office of emergency services is using this test to determine the effectiveness of that alert system. that is a look at some of

doggett: with all due respect, is that your response to why you cut the department of transportation by 20% and why you reduce the amount of total resources from $1.5 trillion last year to $1 trillion this year? mr. vought: just real briefly. mr. doggett: looks like you're going backwards. mr. vought: it's not going backwards, sir. as you know when the last deal was struck and there was a substantial increase of nondefense spending above what we allocated for our budget, we asked congress use a portion of that nondefense spending to really invest on the discretionary side of the transportation department. it was -- in some respects a one-time bunt. the department of transportation is being set above the fiscal year 2017 level so we feel like we're continuing high levels of infrastructure and continue to be committed to it in the years ahead. mr. yarmuth: ok. the gentleman's time has expired. i now recognize the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. hern, for five minutes. mr. hern: i want to thank you for testifying today and appreciate your work and this administration's commitment to lowerin

(philippe) the california department of transportation says each week... me two 567-million dollar project friday in san mateo. the express lanes will stretch a total of 32 miles... connecting san mateo and santa clara counties. cal-trans t for the project as well as convert existing carpool lanes. this is all part of a broader goal to bring the network of express lanes in the bay area to 600-miles by the year 20-35. once complete, drivers will be able to access the express lanes on both the north and southbound lanes of the freeway. in san mateo, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) four news. djegal, kron mateo, philippe in san mateo, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) coming up next at 6:30 president trump tours the disaster area in alabama.and pays his respects to people who lost their lives in last weekend's tornados. coming up in sports, a big the warriors at oracle... as they face a denver team that's itching to supplant them for first place out west. mark carpenter has a preview ....and more after the break. that's just ahead. (pam) president

that's in addition to the department of transportation and federal grand jury investigations that havegeneral opened an investigation into complaints that acting defense secretary patrick shanahan showed bias to boeing, his old employer. nbc's tom costello has been following the twists and turns. tom, first of all, why is the fbi involved? >> this is an extension of the grand jury investigation. so we now have the grand jury and the investigative arm of that is the fbi, and the department of transportation's inspector general, and now congressional investigations. and they are specifically charged with looking at the relationship between the faa and boeing and the certification process to allow the 737 max to fly. as we've been saying for some time now, congress gave the faa authorities decades ago to essentially outsource some of the inspection process, the certification process, because the faa doesn't have the staff or the money to do as big of a job, as deep of a job as you would like. so they allow boeing in essence to police themselves. the question is whether that relationship i

meanwhile, the department of transportation is moving forward with its review of how t faa certifiesplanes. at issue is w been stringent enough, reviewing the self-certification work of boei engineering during the comes as airbus announces a mammoth order for its a chinese airline is buying 290 a 320s in a deal with a book value topping $30 billion. the airbus order has long been expected. stilon givenrns about boeing's backlog suffering now that the max is grounded, street is taking a closer all . phil lebeau, "nightly business report," chicago. >>>winnebago's profits were driven higher. the maker of recreational vehicles reported better than expegted earnings, but revenue fell short on a decline in rv sales. the ceo acknowledged challenges in the industry over the past six month, but said he hopes the market will stabilize during the third quarter. shareses were up at 29.01.l ther fisher plans to buy grammer bio for 1$1.7 billion. the move w furor into theield of gene therapy. the ceo calls bramer a leader in the industry. the shares rose 2%. >>> eli lily disclosed for the first time wha

the department of transportation and the f-a-a were in the hot seat today.(catherine) the heads of both agencies testified before congress. senators want to know exactly why the planes crashed and what's being done to make sure it doesn't happen again. washington correspondent alexandra limon reports that changes are coming. two boeing 737 max 8 jets have crashed in five months - killing 346 people . investigators believe the crashes were caused by faulty sensors and overly complicated software.lawmakers want to know why the faa allowed boeing to certify its own airplanes as safe to fly... elaine chao / u.s. secretary of transportationi am of course concerned about any allegations about coziness with any company transportation secretary elaine chao says she has ordered the faa's inspector general to audit the entire safety certification process for the max 8 jets. alexandra limon / washington correspondentboeing says it was working on a fix for the planes before the second cash. and the company offered an optional safety feature...for extra money..which migh

department of transportation has fined american airlines $1 million and delta $750,000 for violating>> it says, airlines, you are responsible and accountable to your passengers for their experience. >> reporter: the hefty fines come after investigators cited more than 20 flights over several years where passengers were forced to wait on planes for hours. >> nobody likes to be on the tarmac for an extensive period of time. >> reporter: though delays on tarmacs can be common, the department of transportation rules say airlines can not keep domestic passengers waiting on the tarmac for more than three hours without giving them an opportunity to deplane, a fine meant to send a message. >> thank you to for that report. american and delta say they've apologized and because they've done so, they're on paying a fraction. has this happened to you? >> this has happened to me many times. it's terrible to be left on the tarmac for hours and hours of time, but it's terrible when you have a child with you as well. >> all too true. i've been there. >> coming up, axios' mike al i don't know on this

the california department of transportation says express lanes are coming. and, they will be available both north and southbound by the year 20-22. cal-trans broke ground on the project friday in san mateo. cal-trans says it will build new lanes for the project and convert existing carpool lanes. the express lanes will span a total of 32-miles. the new lanes are intended to alleviate congestion on the busy stretch of roadway. cal-trans says some two million drivers rely on this part of the freeway every week. the estimated cost of the project is 567-million dollars. cal-trans says this project is apart of a broader vision to bring the network of express lanes in the bay area to 600 miles by the year 2035. in san mateo, philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) a measles outbreak hits san francisco... raising concerns about how many people are vaccinated against the virus. we'll talk virus. san mateo. (vicki) four news. (vicki) (vicki) a measles outbreak hits san francisco... raising concerns about how many people are vaccinated against the virus. we'll talk w

he spoke personally to the ceo of boeing, but he has also been on his appointees at the department of transportation and at the faa for updates. he wants more information, and he's not made any sort of directive to them about grounding these planes, and that flies in contrast with what a number of senators, including mitt romney and elizabeth warren have said, which is that the faa should temporarily ground this plane, as did by the way ray lahood who during the obama administration was the department of transportation secretary, and he has come out publicly saying that the flying public deserves a chance for these planes to be reviewed and they should be grounded. >> yeah, it will be an economic hit to the airlines, but there appears to be something of a drumbeat starting for it. another reminder to our audience, we are without a sitting faa administrator right now. to our guest, thank you for helping us get at this story. andrew tangel and philip rucker, we appreciate it. >>> coming up here, the democrat atop the most recent polls who happens to not be in the race for president. termites. we're on

reporting, which happened in indonesia last fall, this investigation was started by the department of transportationproving this new system that was involved with the max jet's line of planes. it was an automatic correction system if the plane started nosing up too much. basically what "the wall street journal" article is saying is that more and more of the approval relied upon boeing actually doing the test and boeing saying it was safe and the faa saying, fine, you need to rush this plane out. we'll just get it out there. that's the gist of the story. we report is been able to independently confirm any of that and it's important even though we haven't had a response from the faa directly to this or the department of transportation. the faa did issue a statement that said the aircraft certification processes are well established and have produced safe aircraft designs. the 737 max certification process followed the standard certification process. so the bottom line is this does not seem to be tied to the ethiopian crash at this point. but was based on questions about the lion air crash and whether

minister of the £33 million, is any of that going to be reimbursed from his budget to the department of transport government decision. hence, i am here because it's the medicines that are going under capacity. but in the hancock family, mr speaker, we are very proud of hancock's half hour and we thought that tony was a very funny man. laughter. well, that wasn't the end of chris grayling's woes. in a previousjob, the transport secretary had been thejustice secretary — the politician heading the ministry ofjustice. and in the commons questions were asked about the decisions mr grayling had made there in the light of a report from the national audit office which stated that the partial privatisation of the probation service in england and wales had cost taxpayers almost £500 million. once again the conservative‘s part privatisation of probation has been exposed as a dangerous experiment that left the public less safe and out—of—pocket. the nao highlights a 22% increase in re—offences. will the minister now admit that this privatisation has put public safety at risk in a reckless pursuit of running

morning, the fbi is joining a growing list of agencies demanding answers to include the department of transportation inspector general, members of congress and the defense department. after last week's crash of ethiopian airlines flight 302 a boeing employee received a subpoena to retain records relating to the approval of the 737 max. department of transportation inspector general agents told employees at the faa's seattle office to do the same. david gomez is a retired executive with experience in crash investigate. >> what did the faa and boeing know? when did they know it, and did they tell anybody about it or did they hide that. >> reporter: the probe is focused on the possess to approve the 737 maekts's safe and airworthy that by design allows the manufacturer to certify much of the plane itself. >> if there is any documentation to prove there was a problem and didn't resolve it or didn't reveal it that could put them in jeopardy. >> reporter: boeing is the nation's largest exporter, one of the biggest defense contractors and there was an ethics investigation launched into patrick shanahan, a

department of transportation and a cnn transportation analyst. ts families of airline crash victims and does have current litigation bending against boeing. mary, the headline criminal investigation into how boeing does this, what's the significance there? >> well, it's highly sitting. often aviation investigation dos not turn criminal. the department of transportation's federal aviation administration is usually very much against criminal investigations. they prefer to do it civilly. but if the fbi is in the case, we know several things. for example, we know they're overarching kerps th overarching concerns ma might concern more than one department. they might be looking at crimes that fall within fbi jurisdiction. when i was inspector general at the d.o.t. i brought in the fbi on a couple of occasions because of departmental and faa interference and because we needed undercover and wiretapping capabilities. >> now, it's interesting, though, because no matter what happens in the united states, no matter what decisions the faa or d.o.t. ultimately

in here it says they accused the department of transport of being unhelpful after running an advertisingg unhelpful if they didn't have a campaign saying to renew your passport, damned if you do, damned if you don't. returning to the i, a boost for the prime minister. well, her strategy, and the way she has handled things, of running the clock down to the last minute, which business leaders are so furious and upset about because it has created a lot of uncertainty, because the travel agents, as we have just seen, can't sell holidays, is actually convincing the hardliners and the people who have held the prime minister hostage for two or three years now, they are convinced that if we don't come behind this deal, some have suggested this deal on 25june 2016, people have been up in arms. but it has got to this point where they are going if that is the best we can have, that is the nearest we have got to a unicorn, it is a donkey with a tube stuck to its head and we have painted it pink, fine. it sounds like jacob rees—mogg has come around to things, they don't want to get rid of the backsto

the department of transport says the money could help local authorities resurface more than a thousanded last week warned that councils in england and wales would need to spend nearly 10 billion pounds over a decade to bring all their roads up to scratch. it's another £200 million to repair potholes, it's enough to re—tarmac a road from london to edinburgh and back. it's part of the financial support that's been rolled out over the last few months, 400 million extra in the budget. but we're also now really driving to improve the technology used to repair potholes. this money can'tjust be used to patch and mend. we've got to do a betterjob, we've got to hold utility companies to account and we're putting in place measures to do that. people are frustrated with broken down roads and we've got to change that. some of the world's most famous landmarks have been plunged into darkness to draw attention to climate change, in the annual earth hour event. the global campaign aims to raise awareness about the impact we're having on the planet. it started in australia in 2007 and is now observed

while "the wall street journal" reports federal prosecutors in the department of transportation are taking a closer look at the development of the boeing 737 max eight jack. jet. initial suspicions are pointing towards the flight control system, tell us about that. >> it stands for maneuvering characteristics augmentation system, it is an automated control of the automated system in any boeing airplane. while they are very common among air buses. they are designed to compensate for the bigger engines which necessitated moving the engine slightly forward, changing the max eight center of gravity and therefore its handling characteristics. when is given full power, the nose tends to pitch up. it neutralizes that by trimming the tail flops downward. if the initial findings suggest a clear parallels to the ethiopian crash last week to the aircraft crash months ago. it was trimmed to force the nose down, the crash site also indicates the tail flops were in a nosedown position but in that first crash, we also know that it was acting on erroneous information from a malfunctioning sensor that indi

the "wall street journal" is reporting the department of transportation is probing the faa's approval of that aircraft, this includes the safety system that may have played a role in a crash in indonesia in october and last week's crash in ethiopia. a grand jury is also issued a subpoena for documents related to the development of that plane. the accident sparking the biggest crisis boeing has faced in two decades, threatening sales of its fastest selling plane. >>> first time home buyers are experiencing tougher conditions, as they search for their perfect moment. a new survey by bankrate.com says the toughest country is -- ranked 50th out of the top me crow areas. california is sixth. pittsburgh is the best for first-time buyers. bank rate takes into account affordability, jobs, market tightness, culture and safety. back to you, scott and laura. tough environment out there. >> it's a pretty penny. >> thank you, frank. >> 4:41. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," a look at the work week forecast and kari's back. >> it's nice to see that we will continue on with some warm weathe

that >> reporter: the department of transportation's inspector general found in 2012 that boeing engineerspprovals for new aircraft. and that managers have not always supported employee efforts to hold b accountable. boeing races to come up with a fix to the software. >> it's kinda scary if they're cutting corners to put planes in the sky. personally i don't appreciate that. >> hives depend on the work we do at boeing. >> reporter: boeing's ceo used a recorded video message to speak publicly for the first time. >> our entire team stands behind the quality and the safety of the aircraft we design, produce and support. >> reporter: president trump today nominated a former delta airlines executive to be the new straerlt of the faa. the agency has been without a permanent chief for more than a year. at sfo, betty yu, kpix 5. >>> disney's $71 billion acquisition of fox entertainment was just finalized. it could also mean massive layoffs. as many as 4,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs. >>> one state building is ready for a riot and has a button to prove it. >> reporter: this elevator

department of transportation said overes 7500 re to fill potholes since the beginning of the year. that's more than the double e amount since s time last year. why is it so bad? allstate rain and snow we've had froze into the ground, the s nstant pressure from c forced it to break apart and expand once the temperatures rmed up. erika. >>> news4 is on blossom wat and the blooms are opening up pretty fast. now on stage 4 with hin of pink. stage five is puffy. and sge 6 is the peak bloom. when cherry blossoms are iag four they could be pretty susceptible to freezing. but doug is here talking about the weather looking like it w l cooperat >> yeah, and i think tonight and tomorrow night next coldest nights. but they are right by the water. so the thing is they need temperatures above 60 degrees and we have it coming and moved the forecast up a couple of days because we think it'megoing to p this weekend. let's take a look show you whaesz happening right now. very mild night, mild day earlier. high temperatures into the low 60s. right now 47. winds out of the northeast 16 miles an hour.

officials with the department of transportation are now exploring what it would take to get approval for a quiet zone from the federal railroad administration. >> a consultants would study the crossings, make recommendations for safety measures. these would be things that would make it so the trains would not have to blow their horn. >> reporter: in the meantime ear plugs could be a sound investment. >> it doesn't even help. it is that loud. i do sleep with them sometimes. but it still wakes you up. >> reporter: or maybe not. either way, neighbors here are hoping for a real solution sooner rather than later. representatives also pushing for a quiet zone. the office says that the fra will soon be investigating the noise complaints. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7. >>> smoke detectors likely saved some people from their home. firefighters were called to the hous skr house just before 3:00 this morning. and people in the home were already out when the krur crew arrived. heavy smoke and fire were streaming from the hope and they had to deal with an unknown hazard. >> when i got out of m