. >> with fines for uber and lyft drivers. >> you don't make america great by getting rid of everything that made america great. >> hillary clinton fighting back. a behind-the-scenes leader and mentor. >> this secret service agent spend years protecting first husband. >> and now at 11:00, many of you use these every weekend, ride-sharing services that are popular in the bay area, but they are also illegal at this point, and right now you beer and lyft drivers can be ticketed and fined up to $900. this was the decision by the transportation commission, and crystal, what do the riders who use these services need to know? >> well, chris, the next time they open the app and set their pick-up location they are going to want to think device before opening the door and hopping in, that is if state regular lietions regulations arenot set by monday, and dangerous for the riders and drivers. >> you are going to see people driving drunk on the streets. >> ernesto started driving for uber nine months ago and he says happy hour and weekends are his busy his times and he wonders what people are going

i am the vice president of government relations for lyft. thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this very exciting and important topic. my fellow panelists represent all the components required for the successful deployment of autonomous vehicles. you have the auto manufacturers with the expertise in designing and building autonomous vehicles. you have the parts manufacturers whose products will be vital to making these cars run. you have the best engineering minds in the world who have made it possible for these cars to be safer than human drivers. and you have lyft, a company perfectly suited to bring this technology to cities and consumers all across the country. there are at least two other equally important components that will determine the future of autonomous vehicles. the first is the interaction of everyday people with these new vehicles. the second is the much more unpredictable interface of the government with this entirely new transportation resource. lyft has unique experience in these two areas, and this is where i

, as lyft has been working with them to try to meet the regulations but you you urer >> if you are in an uber ride, and you are pulled over, would the rider be fined. >> the rider won't be fined but it could be more difficult to find a ride with this rule being put in place, because they don't want to get a ticket, but the drivers that $900 is not going to uber or lyft, it's going to them. >> and how on to the democratic debate. hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off inmm in miami. let's bring in our political he editor craig patrick. what is your take on this. >> bernie sanders thinks he can cut more into clinton's lead by pressing his call for wall street reform and for hammers mersclinton for accepts donations from and getting speaker fees from wall street interests and this is how he challenged hinter to release transcripts of speeches she has given. >> when you got paid $225,000 that means that that speech must have been an extraordinarily wonderful speech. >> so does this mean you would think -- >> i would think that a speech so great that you got paid so much money that y

i am the vice president of government relations for lyft. thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this very exciting and important topic. my fellow panelists represent all the components required for the successful deployment of autonomous vehicles. you have the auto manufacturers with the expertise in designing and building autonomous vehicles. you have the parts manufacturers whose products will be vital to making these cars run. you have the best engineering minds in the world who have made it possible for these cars to be safer than human drivers. and you have lyft, a company perfectly suited to bring this technology to cities and consumers all across the country. there are at least two other equally important components that will determine the future of autonomous vehicles. the first is the interaction of everyday people with these new vehicles. the second is the much more unpredictable interface of the government with this entirely new transportation resource. lyft has unique experience in these two areas, and this is where i

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lyft has partnered with the 511 ride match to launch lyft carpool. all you have to do is download the app, putting your information and route and it paris you with a commuter or a driver. unlike uber, you only pick up one commuter but drivers can make $4-$10 per trip. one customer we spoke with says this is an option she would consider but she still needed some convincing sense she uses a competitor. >> usually, more uber but sometimes lyft if uber is too expensive. when uber is not i could, i go through lyft. >> they hope the service eases congestion and they hope to expand the service to other cities. the goal being that carpooling needs to be utilized more. only 10% of bay area residents carpool. >>> oakland police kicked off an effort to promote pedestrian safety by focusing on dangerous intersections and ticketed both drivers and pedestrians violating traffic laws police say they were looking for reckless drivers including those who were speeding and making illegal turns. oakland police have investigated 876 deadly injury crashes between cars an

lyft and uber have a place at the terminal. details on how it works coming upping. thank youup. >> first of fox tonight, the charlotte-mecklenburg police department is investigating one of its own, this after the cell phone footage of caught showing a officer repeatedly punching a suspect that the department says he are cysting working on it all evening and joins us outside of police headquarters. hi, david. >> i had, kayla. they said this started when the hands away from police when they tried to handcuff him, the man was arrested, but cmpd has another case it's looking into. eight offenses, one suspect, seven punches thrown by a cmpd officer, that's what this video appears to show. it's the arrest of a hit and run suspect in charlotte, it was sent to fox 46 by a viewer who says she witnessed it all go down. her father says that the video is hard to watch. >> i do respect the police, i understand they have a job to do, you know, but at the same time, they're here to protect and serve and not brutalize people. >> cmpd says the suspect was resisting arrest, but it's

. >>> coming up next, do you uber or do you lyft? the showdown happening across the country. >>> time to wake up and get tuesday morning started. >> there you go. >> big smile on our faces over here. nice to have you back, laura. >> thank you so much. good to be back. >> we also have a little breather here for you now that you're back home. >> no rain today, but you are still tracking more systems, kari. >> tracking a lot more rain as we go into the next several days. yes, today, we take a break and then we get ready for it taramp back up, again, over the next several days. the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, today is pretty am thumuchy muc y pre only break you'll have. move to the north bay later on this evening and see scattered showers late tonight and enjoy the sunshine today in san francisco as we go hour by hour. it will be cool to start and it will be fairly cool all throughout the afternoon with sunshine, breezy winds. starting out in the upper 40s and then reaching uppthe upper with more clouds moving in as t

sometimes i go with lyft. if uber is not that good i got to lyft. >>reporter: and lyft hopes the service eases congestion plans go well they will extend the service to different cities. and the carpooling is to be utilized and they tell the examiner 10% of commuters carpal in the bay area. semi-dog owners continue to voice disapproval with the plants are certain regards those dogs can run off leash. they delve into san francisco last my. dog owners held a paper plates and protest route some reading leash and ds. there are some people that support the plan say is a reasonable compromise. >> most of the time people are walking their dogs. they are responsible. everything is fine but every now and then it is uncontrollable and they have to use energy to move around and it disrupts the environment. >> the park service will limit dogs running off leash in some areas including ocean each baker beach and they are holding another meeting tonight and specific -- pacifica tomorrow but stood before the santa clara area are asked to express feelings to how to p

lyft and uber have a place at the terminal. details on how it works coming upping. thank youup. >> first of fox tonight, the charlotte-mecklenburg police department is investigating one of its own, this after the cell phone footage of caught showing a officer repeatedly punching a suspect that the department says he are cysting arrest. david sentendrey has been working on it all evening and joins us outside of police headquarters. hi, david. >> i had, kayla. hit and run suspect pulled his hands away from police when they tried to handcuff him, the man was arrested, but cmpd has another case it's looking into. eight offenses, one suspect, seven punches thrown by a cmpd officer, that's what this video appears to show. it's the arrest of a hit and run suspect in charlotte, it was sent to fox 46 by a viewer who says she witnessed it all go down. her father says that the video is hard to watch. >> i do respect the police, i understand they have a job to do, you know, but at the same time, they're here to protect and serve and not brutalize people. >> cmpd says the suspec

lyft developing these policies internally we've now seen the policies that lyft and other ride sharingnies enacted of their own volition become kind of the standard for the industry. but i think that was important to make sure that the involvement of the industry to ensure what the appropriate standards were. >> again, my time is going to run out. so you've already heard the options here. yes or no, mandatory? >> we haven't really taken a position on mandatory or not. what i would say is we would like to be part of that discussion to formulate how do you approach it. >> you should first just decide yes or no though. it would be helpful. >> we'll continue to work with the regulatory agencies on what's required. >> i'd say you don't have a yes or no in terms of mandatory minimal privacy standard. >> no. >> all the bad companies out there. we don't pass murder statutes for our mothers. they're not going to murder anybody. okay? we do it for the people who we think might murder people. so you need kind of a minimal standard. assuming your company never does anything wrong, you still need a

meanwhile, gm and ride hailing app lyft rolling out a car rental program for drivers. lyft trying to add more drivers to its app as it looks to gain on uber and provide a fleet of 120 chevy equinox and boston and baltimore. drivers can rent cars for up to eight weeks. >>> we all scream for ice cream. dairy queen is giving out a free small soft served cone today at participating locations. they're asking for donations and last year dq handed out 1,300 cones and collected a combined $140,000 in donations. sam and laura, back over to you. >> pay a little extra for a dipped cone, you're set. >> thank you. >>> well, you mentioned lyft, landon. . ride sharing in the bay area is about to get a lift. partnerring with the ride sharing app to make it easier for bay area commuters to car pool. mtc says it will be part of its current 511 map ride service. the details on how the new service will work will be revealed in the coming weeks. >>> also happening today, a hearing on self-driving cars. according to reports, the director of google self-driving car project will testify on ca

i as a vice president of government relations for lyft. thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this exciting and important topic. you have the best engineering minds in the world who has made this possible. and you have lyft, a company fitted to bring this technology country.ers across the there are two other components that will determine the future of autonomous vehicles. the first is the interaction of everyday people with these new vehicles. the second is the much more unpredictable interface of the government with this entirely new transportation resource. has a unique exterior in these two areas, and that is where i will focus the technology. firstaunched as the platform to give other people the ability to give people rights and their own vehicles. we knew that certain critical factors needed to be addressed. first, it had to be safe. checksve background followed by transparency and accountability for people involved in the ride. innovations that involve afeedback -- sumer majority of our writers are women. second, the ser

. >> reporter: drivers here at 125th street agree this pair of billboards for lyft doesn't seem safe with all those words and small font. >> it's terrible. like it's too small. no one -- you can't read that much when you're driving. >> i read pretty fast. it's not going to bother me. >> i saw the sign. it distracted me took my eyes way from the road. it should be removed. >> reporter: gridlock sam swartz is an expert here on traffic in the city and says it takes about 18 seconds to read it. >> and 18 seconds if you are going 50 miles an hour you will travel a quarter of a mile. that's dangerous. >> reporter: a spokesman for lyft says what was supposed to happen with this billboard was strategickic placement in places with heavy congestion where commuters are stuck in rush hour. traffic is usually zipping along this part of the henry hudson parkway where other traffic is generally slower on the gowanus which has another lyft billboard. but swartz says even in bumper- to-bumper traffic it's not safe to read. >> you're still going about at 20 miles an hour 30 feet a second so if you eve

lyft is launching a new program to encourage carpooling. it's called "lyft carpool." it was launched in the bay area today. it allows drivers who are making a commute anyway - to pick up riders to join them.. it costs up to 10 dollars a ride. or up to 400-dollars a month. drivers will be notified the night before if someone is found who's headed their way the next morning. >> brittney : beautiful weather as we head into the rest of the week >> catherine : havoc and that everyone--not everyone--good night every9one >>> the sudden death of a tv icon. >> they are cousins, identical cousins. >> what we learned about the circumstances of patty duke's death. >> the news broken by her son. >> it was really rough. >> then, donald trump's came pipe manager charged over this confrontation with a reporter. and the day ted cruz appeared on tv without a jacket. >> why aren't you wearing a jacket. >> why a trump employee says it shows he was having an affair. >> plus, dancing with trump? and plus size super model controversy. was she photo shopped? then-- >> i

enter uber and lyft. with the smart phone, the gps mapping system and a way to monitor you, yourself as the primary principle in this instant being able to monitor the agent that is the driver and the platforms monitor them to see if you have been taken the right or wrong way. it is putting consumers in a position where they are empowered to know on a moments notice if they are being taken advantage of it. add the reputational feedback, the five-star rating system, that allows you if something goes wrong in a ride sharing case you can notify the platform and some response can be taken, usually within minutes or longer for the platform to resolve that issue in some way. compare that to some jurisdictions and their attempt to overcome issues in non-compliance you have the dctc at one point i think had a backlog of 18 months. compare a problem in uber it is typically resolved in 30 minutes to on hour. times a little longer. compared to the traditional regulatory environment which requires you to wait a year

lyft says it's revoked that driver's credentials and a lyft apologizing and says it has zero tolerance for behavior that threatens the safety of a lyft member. >>> would you trust a self- driving car? if you answered no -- you're not alone. a survey says three out of four people are afraid to ride in a self-driving car. drivers say the technology is simply too new. this comes after google is admitting for the first time that one of its self-driving cars is responsible for a crash involving a city bus. the minor collision happened in google's home town of mountainview, california. the car was going to make a right turn but moved back into the center lane to avoid sandbags. that is when the left side hit the city bus going less than 2 miles per hour. no one was hurt. but google says it's updated software to avoid similar accidents. >>> i-75 southbound right at gibsonton drive is back open following a fatal crash that you can see the head lights, still residual delays from progress boulevard. we'll let you know when the >>> good morning. problems on i-75 southbound in the gibsonton drive

in the area where lyft has vast experience. three years ago only one state issued a regulatory framework. today 30 states have enacted legislation with another bell sitting on the governor's task awaiting signature. as he embarked upon the mission to bring autonomous vehicles to the public purpose of a dedicated effort to tackle hard questions the doesn't inhibit innovation before word to working with this committee to make sure they can arrive safely and efficiently on america's roads. i am happy to answer any questions you may have. the specific things for having me back. thanks for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss issues of the future of cells driving cars. with the multifaceted actions in to provide future recommendations including ford and nissan toyota and i am currently conducting research for the national science foundation and on the interaction of self driving cars and pedestrians. lammas optimistic per those of a not ready for widespread deployment the first is operation in in in bad weather drizzling

they're picking lyft. we want to stay focused on that big opportunity. >> of course, lyft is fighting to take market share from its larger rival uber. what i think is so interesting is general motors and the other automakers are finally getting on board with this idea, which ultimately could be very costly to its business if people aren't selling cars. better to join them. >> what i find fascinating about this, we talk about how the internet has transformed these types of businesses. the biggest media company in the world, facebook, doesn't produce content. the biggest travel company in the world, uber, doesn't own its own set of cars. taking this a step further, even the employees don't own their cars. it's just leasing left, right, and center, and trying to make small margins. >> sharing. >> it's the sharing economy. a nice spin on it. just amazing how this has transformed the industry. uber is a great example. >> maybe that's why these auto stocks have been stuck despite the fact we are seeing near reco

. >>> we've been reporting on the protests uber and lyft drivers unhappy with their lower earnings andonger hours before the wheel. only on 5 tonight betty you discovered a new -- betty yu discovered a new problem. drivers can no longer afford the expensive leases offered through the ride share company. >> reporter: kelsey drives for lyft. he says it was all too easy to get started with a brand-new prius from a san francisco startup called breeze. breeze offers leases on fuel efficient cars for the on demand economy, all kinds of credit scores accepted. it's expensive, about 800 a month, but for kelsey who was among the first to sign up and got a discount -- >> it seemed to work. i was making decent money. >> reporter: then lyft started to slash fares. >> it's not economically viable any longer. >> we've had five rate cuts since i started driving. >> reporter: angelica is struggling, too. she got her car through uber. >> briar to this i had not had a car for about four years. so i was like oh, wow, that sound actually pretty cool. >> reporter: she says uber sent her to this toyota deal

sometimes i go more with lyft.when uber is not good i go to lyft. >> they teamed up because of the brand recognition. they hope to ease the congestion and if all goes well they will extend the service. the goal as we take it back out here is the carpooling needs to be utilized more. according to the mcc they say that 10% of the people carpool here in the bay area. >>> a big change coming for instagram users as the app changes what users can upload. right now users can upload them up to a full minute compared to the prior requirements. >>> sound cloud has a new prescription service. the service called sound cloud go will cost $9.99 a month and according to tech crunch, listening will have access to music without ads as well as the other free content they are used to getting. sound cloud will have 175 million users and strong competition will come from apple and spottafy and other services. >> mark, it was tricky with the sun on you. >> it feels like summertime with lots of fog and clearing to the shoreline. today, i

and uber and lyft are encouraging people to use the car service. uber surge fares will be capped this morning. you can find out a full list of alternative ways to get to w on the nbc washington app. use the search term d.c. transportation. >>> we are going to go all the way to cleveland and secure the republican nomination! >> we're going to go forward and we're going to win. but more importantly, we're going to win. >> american needs a conservative movement but one that's built on principles and ideas, not on fear. not on anger. >> now is the time for republicans to unite. for independents to unite. for libertarians to unite. >> we can do so much better. >> if you're waiting for the right moment, now's the time to come join us! >> a call to action after voters in five states weigh in on the race for the white house. plus one candidate says his campaign went go on. more on that in just a moment. fix the overnight results from donald trump and hillary clinton won their respective primaries. ohio and florida were the big prizes, though, as the first

officials from general motors, google, lyft will testify.that hearing begins at 2:30 eastern, again, here on c-span3. >>> campaign 2016 continues today with primaries taking place in missouri, illinois and swing states ohio, north carolina and florida. live coverage of the election results, candidate speeches and viewer reaction gets under way at 7:00 p.m. eastern. taking you on the road to the white house, on c half span, c-span radio and cspan.org. >>> as you just saw the house oversight and governmental reform committee held its second hearing looking at the contaminated drinking water in, flibt flint, michigan. heard from susan hedman and dayne walling. the scientist that tested the water said the epa created the flint crisis. we start with ms. hedman's explanation after the swearing in. >> do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. each of your written statements wil

lyft is teaming up with 511 ride match. it is a way for people committing to work to pick up fares along the way. this differs from liverpool where a driver can pick up different fares heading in the same direction. the first routes are along highway 101 between san francisco and palo alto. mtc end lyft say this aims to ease traffic condition for the driver that can typically make between four dollars and $10 per ride. they can pick up one passenger so they can get to their destination picture -- faster. coming up, we will speak with people who are using the service today. we are live at the caltrans station. many of these commuters that take the train are on the same corridor. it will be interesting to see if they would use this option. that will be coming up in the next hour. >>> it is interesting. we were just talking about that. >>> let's head over to sal. it is a concern for people if you were going to pick up strangers. >> right. to be fair to the ridesharing, we don't hear any reports at all. 's. >> most people are j

. >> reporter: on the window of the car stickers for the ridesharing companies uber and lyft. >> as to whether or not either parties involved were drivers for either company, we don't know that at this point. >> reporter: lyft sent us a statement saying, we are actively reaching out to the driver to provide assistance and stand ready to support in any way we can. in morning's shooting was two miles from a the shooting in broad daylight yesterday. it was just before noon a man was shot here on delaware and san pablo. no arrests have been made in a crime police describe as targeted. we talked to neighbors who weren't shocked. >> it's not great but then again i'm not too concerned. >> common stuff every day. >> reporter: police say this kind of activity is unusual in berkeley. there have already been nine shootings so far this year. last year, it was 13 total. >> we'll get the information and see if it's going to change how -- what strategies we are going to use to approach deployment of our officers. >> reporter: police aren't hearing suspect descriptions in either case. in berkeley, ann

travis is doing great and lyft is doing great.ft and grab they have some alliance to take on uber. >> everybody who is not uber is competing with uber. travis is pretty formidable competitor. emily: i know you're on the road half the time. what from your perspective what goes into figuring out where the next big tech hot spot where you need to be? >> i spend a lot of time traveling. we're investing in those countries out of our new fund. we raised $200 million fund. we're also starting funds in each of those regions. we have ten of those off the ground so far. most of those are people who are native to those countries. we think there's a lot of opportunity to go direct and really get in early on a lot of those companies. particularly places like vietnam, thailand, latin america and middle east. emily: dave mcclure, always great to have you here on the show. thank you. now, to find out who maybe having the best day ever. perhaps future commuters in slovakia. transportation technology says it's looking at building a super fast trans

lyft offering $20 off. capitol bike share is offering a free 24-hour membership and dc leader will offer additional service. we have this on the wusa nine we'll keep you alert on what is happening here at this center. >>> it is expected to be a mess because of the metrorail shut down, get out the door as early as you possibly can this morning. >> if you don't want to drive, there are other options including metro bus like we saw at the silver spring transit center. the bus system will be on regular schedule today, good morning! >>reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. that is one thing folks won't have to worry about today. the metro bus station will have to operate on normal schedule. more will be put on the road especially to help out with dc public school students who do rely on the metrorail transportation. since the metrorail system will be closed through tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m., parking will be free at all metro owned lots and garages for anyone taking a bus or for those who decide to car pool. m

. >>> its been a busy taxi, uber and lyft has people tried to get around. around >> reporter: normally things calm here at union station on a wednesday afternoon. today it looked more like grand central station out here. something moriah and her son are use to. they just came from new york city and they are from la. >> i know about traffic i live in traffic. i didn't come here to be in traffic. we will get to where we are going and stay put for the afternoon. >> reporter: few cab drivers. >> just like a normal day. i don't -- that's no ditch many >> reporter: with lyft and uber officering -- offering discounts. >> none stop people keep requesting rides. ive just had to park over here and go to the bathroom and now i have to turn my app bark on. i know it's going. >> reporter: zip car and car 2 go also other major players. >> we normally keep ten cars centerwe had two available. >> [inaudible] arrive any minute this is the second i'm ordering because they canceled. this he are to lazy to drive up here. >> reporter: the private transportation heads said they

a lyft rider showed a prank he pulled on two teammates. a fake sports radio broadcast and text from other members of the team. take a look. >> sources close to the warriors say that back up center festis will will be released. >> i don't anyhow to react other than go through that one by one. first of all, this season has been so magic. >> check your phone. check your phone. >> text him now. >> james, steph curry, ian clark, brandon rush. >> he doesn't know what to think. >> nick, clay thompson son. >> hey, you in the car. >> coach said you got cut from the team. . >> i feel kind of walk ward right now. >> that's his look. that's his look. >> looks like i'm gonna be get ago job over here with lyft. >> okay, pull over, i think we got him. >> oh, my good college savings program. so you can see, he was a good sport about it. i guess sort of a good sport. >> yeah, and also coming up on the nice at 5:00 p.m., we're gonna hear from some of the key pranksters behind the joke. my good college savings program. talk act your heart just stopping. he's

lyft driver refused to stop and let the passenger out. in washington, d.c. woman said that she started to ask the driver to actually change her drop off location. that's how it started. deseray taylor had begged to get out of the car for 15 minutes. that's before she finally jumped out. that's when he stopped at that stop sign. >> they were rerouting him to still make itt to my destination. speeding. door open the entire time. i want to press some charge because of what i went through. >> anchor: company issued a statement saying the dririr's access to lyft has been permanently removed. >> well, a woman forced to leave point before boarding a flight in baltimore. but it was because of what they look like. look at this. tsa agent defected gun themed shoes and b acelets in carry-on bag. agency said it does not permit replica guns or ammunition past check points giving no choice but to leave the shoes behind. interesting fashion choice, i guess, there. update this midday o abandon kitten nick-named mustache cat. remember that one. >> anchor: he is cute. if you

. >> uber and lyft are changes. we'll keep you up to date in a minute on whether this turns into a mess. or whether it workings. the metro rail shut down and thousands of riders will have to find other ways to get to work. marc and vre will run extra service. metro bus will run extra stofs help children get to school in districts. uber and lyft offer discounts for first time people. and encourage people to use their car services. and capital bike share also offering free 24-hour membership. you can find more on the nbc washington app and keep a look at the ticker on the bottom of the screen to help you get around. >> let's begin with melissa mollet. it's going to be a tough commute. >> it is going to be tough for a lot of folks. we're going to talk about this metro shut down today. the entire system shut down today. so, let's take a look at traffic right now. as far as construction, stuff like that a lot of it not really around this morning. just a couple of small items to talk about. 270 at montrose road, northboun

is my second option, but if i can't carpool with uber, would be awesome to do it with lyft.s another opportunity for me, right? so for me, it's just awesome. >> reporter: now, mtc said they teamed up with lyft because of their brand recognition. lids said they hope their service eases congestion on that stretch of highway. the goal here is to utilize carpooling. only 10% of bay area commuters carpool, so hopefully this service will add to that. >>> today we're going to get a better idea on whether or not el nino has really helped california's drought. the final and most significant snow survey of the season is scheduled to take place later this morning. snow pack typically reaches its peak in army spring, and it's usually indicators of how much water california will get from the missing snow pack. the data will be used to determine whether or not we have conservation efforts in place, for they should be identified. >>> officials in water districts in northern california hop to hear water restrictions will be relaxed. conditions caused by the five- year drought have improved

former uber and lyft drivers are selling their decals and large pink mustaches online. the items are listed anywhere from ten to 80 bucks on ebay. while most of the buyers are new drivers who need accessories... it's important to check credentials before getting in the car. the outside of was packed with hundreds of "ellen" fans wanting to be a part of their favorite talk show! "four road trip ladies scream " ellen is sending four of her biggest fans on a roadtrip across the country. las vegas was their first stop, and the ladies said they received the star treatment. a fan will win a life-changing prize in each city. and only ellen knows what that prize will be, or where the road trip fans are headed next. "oh my goodness, it's completely unexpected. i don't even know if that's the right word, i can't find the right words to describe this experience. it's so exciting, we're totally stoked, aaaahhhhhh!!!! " you will see what actually happened at caesars today and what the huge prize was... right here on fox 5 at 4 tomorrow afternoon. a pilot calls for his passengers' at

signs on 125th street are for the ridesharing company lyft. they have a lot of words and small font. spokesperson says the ads were put up in areas known for heavy congestion with the message, use lyft and traffic will go down. drivers say it's a big and dangerous distraction. >> it's terrible. like, it's too small. you can't read that much when you're driving. >> i saw the sign, it distracted me, took my eyes away from the road. it should be removed. >> the owner outfront media says it has not received any complaints about the sign. >>> consumer alert about two recalls involving pieces of glass found in beer and food. nearly 3 million boxes of journals pizzas, stouffer's lasagna and lean cuisine meals are being recalled. move comes after customers found glass fragments in their nestli, the company that makes these, suspects the glass came from the spinach that was used in the food. >>> corona has also issued a recall after glass particles were found in 12 ounce bottles. includes 12 packs and 18 packs of corona extra. the beer maker says only

caught on camera a lyft driver refusing stop andlet his passenger out of the car in washington, d.c. the woman says it all started of she asked the driver to change her dropoff location. she says she begged to get out of the car for 15 minutes before they finally jumped out when the next stop sign. >> we were just rerouting him. heas speeding. the door was open the entire time. i want to press some sort of charge because of what i went through. >> the company has issued a statement saying thehe driver's access to lyft has been performly removed. >>> new for you this morning a man' body found mummified aboard a boat. >> coming up next who made that disturbing discovery that's kicked off an investigation. >>> a man caught on camera peeping into a home and then touching himself right it at the door. more details of what you ahead. >>> nine minutes before 7:00. the 18th annual cigar festival attracts cigar enthusiasts around the globe. they expect the festival to be extremely lucrative. despite changes in the relationship with cuba, the u.s. trade embargo still limits the amount of tobac

there is no issue for labor, lyft, or other ridesharing services. back to the mess northbound on 95, there are no issues. a little bit of a slowdown southbound to springfield making your way to dale city. when you get to the overpass, no issues. no issues in prince george's county this evening, different story around the beltway and parts of prince george's county inbound on 50 or outbound, rather. that will see significant traffic and we saw it this morning and anticipate we will see at this evening as long as i 66. now is a great time to download the wusa9 mobile app. it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they cedrash our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money because she stands up for us. as a single mom, she knows the challengures oil famies face. she'll be our voice. so there will be theythings to keep us up.ies. but tonight johnson's can help with a bedtime routine. clinically proven to help them fall asleep faster. and stay asleep longer.

. >>> meanwhile, lyft is gaining on uber in new york city. reports say that the ride hailing service's risership has in -- ridership has increased 500%. lyft cut fares in new york and also investment in marketing efforts. >>> got a craving for some flat jacks? it's national pan cake day. ihop is giving away free pancakes and in return, diners are encouraged to make a donation to the children's miracle network. ihop has raised $20 million since starting the promotion back in 2006. >> landon, thank you. >>> well, now to sports. after a tough loss to the lakers golden state is back on track. warriors steph curry had 41 point and became the first player to make 300 three-pointers in the season and the warriors still have 20 games left on the schedule. they beat the magic to win the 45th straight home game. >>> to the t-wolves zach lavine reminding everyone why he's 2 -- the slam dunk champion. it's not net as the hornets took this 108-1003. >>> maria sharapova failed a drug test at the u.s. open. she tested positive for meldonium which was added

planning to boycott the republican national convention this july because of services like uber, x and lyft. >> nbc 10 joins us live with more on the message they hope to send. >> reporter: a group representing some of these taxi and limo drivers say they're tired of getting the run-around and hoping democratic leaders take notice when they refuse to open drivers in the three days of the convention or longer if necessary. limo drivers play cricket to pass the time. the cars are idle near the airport with nowhere to go. >> drivers are not making money. i'm working about 90 to 100 hours a week. >> reporter: they say it's because of thousands of thousdr that operate in the city but it's technically illegal. that's why the drivers previously protested snarling traffic for hours around city hall. the philadelphia limousine, cab and taxi associations plan to do it again boycotting in the national convention in july. >> there needs to be an equal playing field all across the board. >> reporter: they want uber and lyft drivers regulated as cabs and limos requiring commercial licenses and insurance.

you drive for lyft enough the rental fee will be waived. >>> gm getting ready for the future, lyft, it bought cruise in san francisco for $1 billion. gm and other companies are working on really two things. one, fully autonomous cars and secondly regular cars with shades of autonomy, like adaptive cruise control, automatic breaking. there is a worry with the half driver, half robot marriage that people particularly young people will use that pseudoautonomy to pay less attention to the road. if your car will follow the car ahead of it on the highway, that might be a fine time to update facebook status which is fine in you're in a fully autonomous car. but cars semi autonomous, in a way, have the worst of both worlds. they tempt the driver to pay less attention. >> i would be on board if i could deactivate that for my kids. >> so they'd have to drive? >> right, they'd have to drive. >> makes sense. >> maybe. we'll see. >>> ride sharing in the bay area about to get a lift. the metropolitan transportation committee, the mtp will be part of the 5911 ride map service. the details how that se

. >>> today a san francisco federal judge could tell lyft that it's settlement with drivers may not be good enough. lyft agreed to pay $12 million to settle the lawsuit over whether it's driver is be classified as employees instead of independent contractors. drivers first sought $126 million in damages. today's hearing is standard and will look at the settlement to make sure it's fair for drivers and if it's approved would mean they would receive an average of $56 each. it >>> we will check back in with sal i know there was one problem i heard about early on the radio. pallets on the freeway which caused a lot of problems. >> that's right. 880 near san lorenzo. we had video of that. the pallets gone and debris has been cleaned up which is good. it was at a really trouble some spot there. right where 238 and 880 come together. again, that's all open now and things are -- it's all gone now. it's all gone. let's go out and tick a look at the commute. the rest the commute. traffic is moving at long well. it's moving at long well in both directions here as you drive past the coliseum. look

lyft is offering a 20 dollar discount for first time customers using the "metro-help" code. uber is putting a cap on surge pricing, and is offering a 25 dollar discount for first time customers, using the "metro-dc" code. as for d.c. cabs, they has approved ridesharing from 57 set "taxi stands" across the region. toss to eileen 7am for western md, nw va & eastern panhandle of wv. today: patchy, dense fog early. partly to mostly cloudy. isolated late day showers/t-storms. highs: 70-76 winds: se -> nw 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 42-49 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. breezy. isolated showers. highs: 64-69 winds: wsw 10-20 mph turning back to this morning big story-- an historic work-day shutdown hundreds of thousands of people looking for another way to make it into work. the service stoppage comes days after another fire event in a metro tunnel, and that has metro's g-m very concerned. rich reeve has more on what lead to this drastic decision. and after last year's deadly smoke incident- the n-t-s-b recommended this incident- the n-t-s-b recommended this ty

both uber and lyft say they're reaching out to the drivers to keep with the expected demand. if your trip is more than 30 minutes. today, we want to hear how you're coping. share pictures and stories on twitter with #metro shutdown. >>> developing right now, investigators are getting ready to search through the remains of this home on woodbridge or trapped inside. the townhouse caught fire this morning on ponderosa court. firefighter said it is a risk to collapse so no one can go inside until it is deemed safe. >>> now to the death of a prince georges county police officer. there will be a bond hearing today for the men charged in the death of officer colson. he was killed sunday in a shootout with suspect michael ford. police have charged ford with second-degree murder. that murder charge is for colson's death and shooting at other officers, cars and an ambulance. ford's two brothers also face attempted murder charges for recording the shootout and driving the alleged shooter to the scene. >>> and developing right now, an american college student may spend 15 years in north

the drivers claim ride-sharing services like uberx and lyft are unfairly taking business from them. those new transportation services are technically illegal in the city. limo and taxi drivers who have protested since december want uberx and lyft drivers to be regulated the same way they are. mayor kenney says he'll work with all sides to find a solution before the convention. >> it's a big event with a lot of people in the city, and i don't think people will be walking away from their opportunity to take advantage of that -- those economics. >> we'll shut down airport, train station, everywhere. >> the city is calling for new state legislation on regulation ride-sharing. >>> state lawmakers want to test the water in all schools in new jersey. >> it won't be cheap. they've introduced legislation to foot the $3 million bill. money set aside for lead prevention was used on other projects. they said the flint, michigan, water crisis and high levels of lead found in newark school system prompted the new plan. >> what we found out during this process is there really isn't uniform regulat

the drivers claim ride-sharing services like uberx and lyft are unfairly taking business away from themose newer transportation services are technically illegal in the city. limo and taxi drivers who have protested since december want uberx and lyft drivers to be regulated the same way they are. mayor jim kenney said he'll work with all sides to find a solution before the convention. >> the big event with a lot of people in the city, and i don't think people are going to be walking away from their opportunity to take advantage of that -- those economics. >> we'll shut down airport, train station, everywhere. >> the city is calling for new state legislation on regulating ride-sharing. >>> and there's a petition getting a lot of attention to allow guns into the arena at this summer's republican national convention. it was created on change.org last week. and it already has nearly 50,000 signatures. there are questions about who started the petition because the creator can't be verified. regardless, the secret service won't allow guns into the hall. >>> today renovation work begins on the

wish and commanded by uber and less than half of lyft. bloomberg news, tel aviv.y: a story we are geeking out world's first driverless car racing series. the streets of new york city -- formula e, they will begin this year or next. the cars were designed by daniel simon. the vehicles will be able to hit speeds of 186 miles per hour. that seems perfectly safe. good lord. almost every carmaker is racing for a position in driverless right now. cruise automation is known for retrofitting cars with fully autonomous kits. good to see you. you work smart enough, or lucky enough, to invest in this early. lede got into the series a by sport capital out of boston. we syndicated the investment over angeles. i have a lot of very happy investors right now. cory: what did you first see in this company? founder of twitch tv, which was sold to amazon for over $1 billion. he was talking to me about what they were doing, the technology they had developed and where they were really going. cory: he was the one who convinced me that twitch was something to look at. you see a big user