emily: is the bottom line -- let's watch -- the growth that lyft is seeing is not sustainable, or lyft number two, and we should not count them out? leslie: keep her on the growth in saying it will likely slow sometimes in. they showed and 11 fold increase from two years ago. that cannot sustain itself, but its growth pattern does look like they are gaining market share. a show in the document they are gaining market share from uber. it is one of those companies that is worth watching. now whether it is a kind of mark where there can be two players remains to be seen. some people say yes, some people say no. emily: leslie picker. check out that article on bloomberg.com. thanks. the biggest health insurer in the country has some big news today. if you are covered by united health care, a video consultation with a doctor will now get the same coverage as a trip to the clinic. you have to pay a regular co-pay and you can get instant access to a doctor via any device with wi-fi,. united health care is working with three partners the now clinic, american well, and doctors on demand. joining

emily: is the bottom line that lyft is not sustainable or that they -- lyft's growth is not sustainablehey are really a competitor with uber? leslie: it's growth pattern does look like they are gaining market share. the documents show they are deigning on in uber. it is a company worth watching. -- gaining on uber. it is a company worth watching. whether it is a market that can sustain two players remains to be seen. emily: leslie picker breaking that story for us today. thanks, leslie. the biggest health insurer in the country has some big news today. united health care is now covering video consultations with the same co-pay you would pay if you went to a clinic. joining me now here in the studio, adam jackson, ceo and founder of doctors on demand. first of all, how did you get united health care to cover this? this is a huge breakthrough in terms of insurers covering telemedicine. adam: it is a huge breakthrough. insurers like the fact that you can receive just as high quality care in a clinic as you do on a video setting. we had users try it out and they had a fantastic experience.

lyft did not respond to cnbc's request for comment about this report.member is trying to gain more share of this business market. in november the company launched a new service called lyft for work, that allows companies to distribute ride credits to employees. but why do road warriors look to ride apps like uber because they can be fast, convenient and relatively more affordable. the average uber ride was about 31 bucks during the first quarter, versus more than $35 for a taxi limo or airport shuttle. back to you. >> interesting. thanks so much, josh. josh lipton out west for us this morning. sometimes apps are not just about the number of downloads but also about retaining users. the information out with a new survey on app retention topping the list, facebook, which retains close to 100% of its daily active users three months after users installed the app. followed by blackberry messenger, surprisingly beating out instagram and snapchat. at the bottom of the list, twitter, skype losing most of their daily active users, within a week in the telecom bu

. >> a big change to ride sharing services and uber and lyft riders could car pool it. >> people in the hard land or operationing for more severe weather and the damage it has caused. >> we are teaching weather and traffic up through the entire >> covering santa rosa berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> this morning assemblyman and transportation officials will announce legislation transforming ride sharing companies like uber and lyft to on demand car booming services reducing redundant trips and taking calves off the road. he will announce this at the san francisco caltrain station on 4th and king at 10:00 a. the legislature will have the first vote this afternoon. >> after tomorrow, there will only be one emergency room left in west contra costa county. doctors medical center in san pablo closes on tuesday. the community served thousands of people for years but now it is out of money. closure leaves kaiser permanente richmond as the only emergency room in the area. >> april showers are in the form of severe storms in the southeast and mid-atlantic. we have

a change could be coming to ride sharing services and uber and lyft riders could be car pooling it. >the heart land or bracing for more severe weather and the dam it has caused. >> at the bay bridge a beautiful shot at 5:40 in the morning with weather and traffic up through entire commercial >> we have breaking news. police are searching for a missing child an 8-year-old boy. the child was taken from the fairfield area. the child was just sitting in a car and was being warmed up this driveway at the home when the child was taken. the car just took off. police are looking for a silver one 21 toyota license plate 5 5bwf072. no word on the person who may have jumped in and driven t car away. >>> this morning assemblyman and transportation officials plan to announce legislation transforming ride sharing companies like uber and lyft to on demand car pooling services which will reduce redundant trips while helping the everyone environment by taking cars off the road. he will make the announcement at the san francisco caltrain station on 4th and king and the legislature is scheduled to have

uber and lyft have been allowed back in the city. under a four-month pilot program.ulations will require drivers to undergo background checks, obtain business licenses and require the companies to guarantee services to people with disabilities, uber and lyft services had been suspended in portland since december. eventually in a lot of cases, uber and lyft -- >> i'm watching las vegas, you can't even hail a cab unless you're standing at a hotel. it's insanity. >> it seems like something going on behind the scenes in a city like las vegas. where maybe somebody has influence? >> dare you suggest such a thing. ky ci can confirm it. in yoe whether portland is now at the front of a reversal. it would make a world of places in cities like las vegas. >> maybe the hires and behind-the-scenes working are starting to bear fruit. david plouffe and others have been joining the discussion. i know we'll sh watching facebook earnings after the market closed today. stock is up about .5%. it was on a tear yesterday as well, up 33% in just the last year. hardly anything seems to be ab

market, lyft and sidecar, do they stand a chance? >> i don't know.ave often thought about it like this. first of all, a lot of the money goes to the driver. it is a lower margin business. i think it is tough to compete. i think travis is very competitive. >> what else can uber do? we have seen them delivering christmas trees. what is next? >> when they raised money, the deck had zero slides on these types of things. whatever might be next. that is not to say the companies are not interested. they are testing food delivery, they have done flower delivery on valentines. i think it is something they are watching. i think, for the time being, everyone knows that focus is critical to great execution, and the opportunity in front of us is immense. >> what about taking on fedex or ups? >> i would say we are not as well situated for that type of thing as we might be for a quick -- i know people that have put objects in uber. a lot of people have done that. >> snapchat is another company you have gotten into early. how do you know it is not just a fad? >> whe

los angeles wants uber and lyft to move more riders. the l.a. mayor tried to clear the way for pickups at los angeles international airport airport. nearly 70 million people use lax every year and need a ride. >>> next priced out. skyrocketing rents and not just in america's biggest cities. could your neighborhood be next? >>> later, a pricey education. hundreds of thousands of would-be college grads and the expensive lesson they have about for-profit education. >>> and hot on "america tonight" tonight's" website now, the gangs of baltimore jail drugs, women, a leader that proclaimed i am the law and he just about was. the shocking story behind bars and where else inmates might be running the institution at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >>> if our fast forward segment. forced out. need a place to live in new york city? so do other folks. that's great for developers. the property premium in the city is putting more new yorkers at risk of losing their homes. >> a recent survey showed brooklyn is now the least affordable housing market in the count

. ♪ emily: a lot has been made about the power of the sharing economy, in companies like uber and lyftich i know you are an investor in. you recently tweeted, "perhaps the single, biggest key enabler for the sharing gig 1099 economy in the u.s. is the affordable care act." a.k.a. obamacare. i know you have been a republican donor, and some republicans want obamacare repealed. what would you say to them? mark: if your health care is not tied to your employer, you can switch jobs anytime you want. it turns out, even if you hate obamacare as a government takeover of the health care system, you should still love it because it makes possible for people to pursue their own dreams as opposed to getting tied to one job. emily: there has been a conversation in san francisco going on about inequality and responsibility of the tech community. you mentioned tech companies that are part of the stanford hospital project. mark benioff has been adamant that tech companies need to do more. what do you think? mark: i think that is basically -- that is basically right. i think that is basically true. a l

meantime attempt to go lyft scene was a man who police spotted putting a gun on the ground, police say he tried to get away, struggled with officers during arrests he was with another man and both are in custody this morning being yesterday by police. take listen. >> fortunately, there are police real time crime cameras in the 2200 block of park avenue. and our real time crime unit which is operational 24 hours a day did observe the shooting so the shooter and part of the shooting is recorded by philadelphia police cameras. >> and police are also questioning close to dozen witnesses in the meantime, again, that 24 year old man who was spotted put that weapon down in custody and another man in custody, as women. they say a man who was with the 24 year old. now, along with the cameras obviously, they hope to wrap up this case quickly with witness statements. we will continue to follow this story, this is near the temple campus, no word yet this morning if temple student are involved. reporting live outside of the philadelphia police headquarters, jan carabeo cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>

the report shows 47% of travelers use services like upper and lyft instead of standing in the taxi lineatmo's re than triple the number of users from just one year ago. >>> a group pushing for a woman to appear on paper money has announced the final four candidates chosen by internet voters to replace andrew jackson on the 20 dollar bill. the four women are eleanor roosevelt, rosa parks -- [indiscernible] the group women on 20 said the vote for a tom choice will be head within the next few weeks. >> who would you go with? >> i just like the name of wilma. that's pretty good. they're all excellent candidates. >> coming up after the break, one family finds freedom [ inaudible ] >> first dates are becoming a casual affair. so what are the most popular places to have a first date? we'll let you know during the mcfly report coming up. >>> 6:46. time to see what cbs is covering. >> i want to congratulate you on two things. a duke alum mom for that and on the 15th anniversary of o magazine, editor there so congratulations. >> that is so nice, andrea. that game monday night, we are still talkin

data shows 47% of travelers use uber and lyft instead of waiting for taxi service. that is triple the number of users from one year ago. >>> calling all slurpee lovers, 7-eleven will sponsor its first ever bring your own cup day today. you can bring in a container no larger than 10 inches and fill it with your favorite frozen drink of choice. you'll only pay the medium prize which is $1.49, but this is not byob. so leave your buckets at home. some people bring buckets. >>> our pothole patrol is on eighth street. you'll find one huge crater in the middle of the intersection between butternut and aspen streets. the asphalt is almost gone down to the cement. we alerted ddot. hopefully they'll patch it within the next two days since the district is on an accelerated repair schedule due to potholepalooza. if you need a pothole fixed, go to tellwusa9.com or tweet us at wusa9 using the #potholepatrol9. please include the city or cross street or block number for the pothole location. >>> plenty more still to come on wusa9 news at 5:00. >> reporter: montgomery county police

transportation official plan to announce legislation to transform ride share companies like uber and lyftuse on demand car pooling service that reduces redundant trips while helping the environment while taking cars off the road. >> warriors republic for the second playoff game again new orleans trying to defend home court before the series shifts to new orleans on thursday. a few tickets are available. golden state has the lead over new orleans on saturday. >>> starting out with clouds. temperatures are in the 50s. a little bit mild are right now. cooler in the afternoon. the fog cheers -- clears back to the coast with sunny and mild and temperatures in the 70s inland and 60 an bay. >> at the macarthur maze we had a couple of early problems and it is stacked up. we have an early accident in san jose area northbound 87 beyond sky port with three cars on the shoulder the expect delays there. also the warriors tonight 7:30 right there on 880, you know it will be just jammed starting the afternoon commute. give yourself plannive time. >> hopefully we can get another home victory to celebrate

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she considered driving for lyft or uber but -- >> it's nice to have packages versus people in my car. i love people but it's much more relaxing to be driving on my own. >> hello. >> reporter: as for customers like kim holland well, she paid $5 to have deliv bring the present she ordered for a friend on macy's.com to her door. >> a lot of times i don't have time to go to the store or i don't have time to wait for fed ex so this is much more convenient and much more reliable. >> reporter: so yes it appears there are customers for instant delivery. >> if you ask consumers if they want same-day delivery 29% say they do. >> reporter: but few people can or will pay for it. >> end of the day same-day delivery only works if enough customers are willing to pay for the service. we don't see that happening. the fact is it's not needed most time. sure, if i'm a parent and i need diapers, we can imagine that, or maybe medicine for my child, do i really need the toaster that fast? do i need that shirt right now? no, probably not. >> reporter: richard notes reports of the death of brick and mortar a

defeated the governor's efforts to add antidiscrimination language into a bill legalized uber and lyft. back to you guys in the studio there. >> all right, stephanie thank you. and governor mcauliffe issued an open letter to indiana businesses saying that virginia is a business friendly state. that does not discriminate against our friends and neighbors. >>> meanwhile, a handful of lawmakers are taking their own action to openly gay maryland state senator richard maryland lee know asked the governor to ban state funded travel to indiana. abuser already banned -- bowser already banned city business travel that's official to the state. >>> as it's worded right now. governor hutchinson reversed the original decision to sign the bill after intense political pressure including opposition from arkansas based wal-mart. in indiana, lawmakers are working long hours to add language to the state's newly approved freedom law following some criticism. >>> and we are all saying hello april. >> i know. >> good to see you. >> that's right. >> spring you know we had a couple of mild days here and there

if you look at uber and lyft together, they all have a similar model where you get in the car and you in the car, you pay a fee, but when it is a different time of day, you pay a higher fee, and if there is traffic, you pay for that longer time, and then there is gas which comes onto the consumer time. alix: so you are trying to do flat fee versus flat fee. thank you so much, it was so much fun having you on, that is the founder and ceo of gett. do not miss our former sec commissioner to discuss the flashback session. that is coming up. ♪ . . >> "with all due respect" to bill clinton, if you're going to wear pink, you've got to go very, very big. ♪ in our lineup tonight, researchers line up their targets. congress lines up loretto lynch. baseball debates the semantics of the lineup. first, hillary and bill clinton line up their events. they each spoken about the same time this morning. the president at georgetown university and the would-be president at concord, new

of course ride share programs like uber and lyft have been exploding.ab companies you probably although very well they are not happy. so the question here would you ride share or would you cab it and we'll go with anthony williams first. >> i walk a lot. >> okay. >> i'm not answering that question. i like cabs and i like uber. >> jim kenney. >> both. >> milton street uber. >> doug oliver. ride share. >> lynn abraham. >> competition good. >> you are correct on that one. nelson diaz. >> public transportation. >> public transportation. okay. >>> we're a little loose at the rules. that's all good. a quick fire round. what do you want? now in philly these days. possessing a small amount of marijuana will get you just a ticket. jim kenney you know that well. should philly take the leap and just legalize it? yes or no? please. we start with jim kenney. >> yes. >> milton street? >> they can't. it's a state issue. >> doug oliver? >> yes. >> lynn abraham. >> state issue only. >> nelson diaz. >> i want some, yes. (laughter). >> do we have another reporter in the h