the lyft dan trigham my guest. and a football player tries his han at entrepreneurship and someone who wants to hand out money to everybody. our reporters sarah lacy and nika lavram, this week on "press: here." >> good morning, i'm scott mc grew. in the early 1960s there was a ad righter named paul le green who came up with one of the most affective ad campaigns ever it. it was we try harder. it was for avis. it was behind hertz and not afraid to admit. that they went from a money lose tore profitable overnight and came close to overtaking hertz. i thought of this battle as a notice a marketing push from lyft, it is the second largest ride sharing company behind uber but uber has a reputation as a bully. a company of tech pros. watch this commercial from lyft. the guys in gray are from uber, even if the ad doesn't admit it. >> miami, chicago, seattle, look at them in seattle. why are all of the lyft drivers so happy. >> because they let passengers [ inaudible ]. >> it is gross. >> i heard them paid over $100 millio

now a new partnership with lyft could open up new doors for the company.details were originally leaked by anonymous employees, then confirmed by the new york times. the plan would have pilot products and joint product development to bring autonomous vehicles to the mainstream. you may remember waymo had a falling-out with lyft's main rival, uber over possible trade secret issues. filed a lawsuit claiming uber used their information to build their self-driving car system. regardless with this new partnership with lyft, we are told that waymo is already ramping up their fleets, reportedly adding hundreds of minivans with self-driving technology. live in mountain view, sandra osborne, kpix5. >>> the president's electronics ban is apparently hurting airlines. emirates reported an 82% drop in profits. emirates is the middle east largest airline. the trump administration has banned laptops and other large electronics from carry-on bags from 10 airports in the middle east and africa. the president is considering expanding the ban to european flights as well. >>>

. >>> and update to lyft that could be coming to your area soon. >>> lyft making a climate change to give passengers the chance to experience luxury on the road. we have more from the cnbc business news. fill us in, susan. >>> good morning. we have lyft rolling out a luxury ride-hailing service in new york, san francisco, los angeles, chicago, and san jose. lyft luxe is what it will be called. it will compete with uber black. uber said the demand for the high-end service has dropped off. lyft says its customers express a desire for a black car experience. lyft luxe will allow drivers to earn higher wages, and passengers get to arrive in style for business meetings and formal events. >>> on the broader markets, wall street will try to go for seven straight winning sessions today. futures are pointing higher so far this morning. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 closing at record highs yesterday, being boosted by positive earnings with the likes of best buy and signals that the fed will likely hike interest rates next month. oil prices are recovering some grounds after falling 5% yesterday. t

ride lyft and uber a lot. every driver i speak with prefers lyft over uber.se are just my rides. they are not happy with the way uber treats them. i wonder if they can get over these issues. has a i think uber culture that is so deeply flawed that i wonder how they come back. they have the scale, and they have a lot of cash on hand. but the way the invest cash and their day-to-day business practices are horrible. my partners are invested in uber . i understand why. i passed on it because morally i can't. i come from a different place. that is a judgment for me. i look at them and cannot go there. emily: small issues. the driver yesterday, a lyft driver switched because he said uber would not reimburse him for the tolls. i don't understand how there is any excuse for that. roger: i think in the long run if you treat your most important asset, in their case, the drivers, really badly, karma is going to get you. i have noticed this with friends. when we are at an event, they are all using lyft now. one of the reasons is because it comes faster and drivers are no

now, that new partnership with lyft could open up new doors for the company. the details were originally leaked, then confirmed by the new york times. the plan would have pilot projects and joint product development to bring autonomous vehicles to the mainstream. you might remember, though, waymo had a falling-out with lyft's main rival uber over possible trade secret issues. waymo has filed a lawsuit against uber claiming uber used their information to build their self-driving car system. the judge recently referred this case to a u.s. attorney. with this new partnership, however, with lyft, waymo is reportedly ramping up their fleet, they are said to be adding hundreds of new self- driving minivans to the fleet. live in mountain view, sandra osborne, kpix5. >>> the nation's oldest park ranger now has the highest degree. betty reid soskin was awarded with an honorary doctoral degree at mills college in oakland. she was honored for shedding light on discrimination against african-american women in world war ii. she is currently a ranger at the historical park

lyft passed uber.r's challenges had an investigation where the department of justice could add both riders and drivers for lyft. they doubled their passenger miles from a year earlier. lyft's director tells us its strategy of partnerships will give its networks an edge over uber. >> we believe in bringing autonomous technology to our passengers. we have worked with them for a number of years. what that does is allows us to work with these technology providers to bring autonomous technology to our group. >> lyft says the new technology won't eliminate drivers because it will be a while before cars are totally autonomous. >> we introduce autonomous technology. we will see the number of drivers we need grow. you are actually going to see more people adopt transportation as a service and viable means to get around. >> i took a drive with ride share expert, harry campbell to get a driver's perspective on autonomo autonomous cars as well as uber lyft rivalry. >> how are you? whoo have you found is the most i

eventually able to choose lyft lux or lyft lux suv. we don't know exactly when they'll be available around here. >>> the day folks make plans for the weekend. beach on monday? grill saturday? how's this going to work? >> making plans and weather is crucial to it all, lauren. >> glad we fine tuned it a little. a difficult forecast. >> glad you have fine tuned it! >> about time. >> you're paid to do difficult things. >> exactly. get right to it. hopefully we'll actually get something. was we get into the weekend, yesterday we thought maybe sunday severe weather. we backed that up. saturday now looks like the chance we could have some wet weather around our area. we're seeing wet weather now. just a few light showers scooting down from the north and west coming down to the south and east. again, these a frederick county maryland, continuing to scoot into montgomery county area and a few coming through southern maryland. continuing to move off through calvert county. a few light, isolated showers through the remainder of the afternoon. tem

in effort to change many from riding to work alone, uber has installed uber pool, and lyft "lyft linewnload the app and you're matched with other commuters going your way but is it worth it? coming up at 6.. seven on your side trouble shooter horace holmes breaks down the process..to figure out if it is really worth the money to use uber and lyft to carpool.. time now for weather - another beautiful day - heat & humidity return tomorrow - near record breaking highs tomorrow & thursday - timing out thunderstorm chances today: mostly sunny. warm, comfortable humidity. highs: 80-85 winds: sw 5 mph tonight: mainly clear lows: 59-64 winds: sw 5 mph wednesday: partly cloudy. hot and humid. highs: 90-95 winds: s 5-10 mph julie toss to 11p tz sot on mattress firmness? fortunately there's a bed where you both get what you want every night. enter sleep number and the semi-annual sale going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number stor

lyft is a business we have known for a long time.t john and logan, the two founders, incredibly. they have an amazing team and have built a great company. every time we checked in with them, we were impressed with the progress they made, but there was something that kept is from investing, like regulatory risks are questions about ridesharing being adopted on a mass basis. later, questions around candidates and cash burn. 2016john called us in late and said they were contemplating a capital raise, because we built a relationship and knew the company so well, we knew what to look for. we liked what we saw. think of bunnies like uber and error -- do you uber andpanies like airbnb are making a mistake by waiting so long to go public? snap came out quickly and seemed to have gone fine. should the other companies think about going through the door? >> great question. it is public specific. being a public company exposes you to the market overall and helps you become disciplined and understand where you need to focus. one of the things abo

one company is waymo, the south driving division of google and the other is lyft. lyft has been struggling to compete against the much larger right hayling company uber who has already been working on the self-driving car. lyft said that partnering with waymo will give them the age due to the waymo advanced self- driving tesla knowledge he. >>> the new poll released by the bay area council found many residents considering leaving the area due to the skyrocketing housing cost and traffic, 34%. jessica has called the bay area home for 40 years but says it is no longer good fit for her family. >> there is a difference when you go to bend, oregon, everybody is waving at everybody and saying hello. i don't see people with their head down and in their phone walking around as much as i do here. >> according to public policy institute of california the golden state population is still on the rise with more moving in than out. last year the bay area saw 22,000 people moved to other parts of the country but 52,000 people moved in. >> there you go. >>> it is 5:41 am. >>> a fi

so driving division of google and lyft join forces to work on self driving cars. lyft has been struggling to compete against a larger company uber uber is working on a self-driving car, lyft says parting with driver will give an edge because of advanced cell driving technology. >>> looks like the newest iphone will be apple's most expensive model. goldman sachs is the latest report the price of the iphone eight is expected to start at $1000. the price will come with upgrades including curved screen biometric indication and a five -- faster power is expected to be ready by september. what a recall of baby wipes. on his company cofounded by actress jessica alba says it's recalling baby wipes that could contain mold. the company says it's unlikely it is dangerous and the recall was issued out of an abundance of caution. cofounded by actress jessica alba and you may remember in january testing revealed a baby powder by the honest company may be contaminated by microorganisms that cause some infections. the company has done well but bumps in the road. >> parents turn t

waymo the self driving division of google and lyft are teaming up to work on the self-driving cars, and lyft has been struggling to compete against uber which is the much larger ride hayling company and uber is already working on a self- driving car. lyft said that bike teaming up with waymo it will give them an edge because of the advanced self driving technology of waymo. >>> coming to the bay area today we will show you the route and where to find the finish line. >>> a close call for contra costa firefighters that got an electrical shock when responding to the house fire. why the homeowner or tenant could be facing criminal charges. ♪ whatever it is that floats your boat... ...or tickles your tastebuds... ♪ ...or brightens your day... ♪ ...even if you've never tried it before... ♪ ...just know that... you can, in portland. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us here on mornings on 2 on this monday, may 15, i am dave clark. >> good morning. i am pam cook and it is just about 6:30 am. >>> in about an hour the greatest cyclist in the world will be

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lyft of course the ride sharing service. one of greene's family members tells us he eas headed to his school...where he broadcasts games for the san jose state radio station. we just reached out to san jose police, but have not heard back. (pam) we are learning more about a cal- berkeley rubgy player... severely injured.. during a national championship game.(steve)20 year-old robert paylor is paralyzed below the chest, and has limited motion in his arms due to a spinal injury.(pam) kron 4's alecia reid has reaction from u-c berkeley. robert paylor was a very well-liked student athlete.the entire cal community is still trying to process what happened on saturday.pkgnatsot - it's really devastating that he's in such a position. it's really hard to imaginewithin the first few minutes of saturday's championship game, starter robert paylor sustained an injury. he was treated on the field then rushed to santa clara valley medical center. teammates later found out the 20 year old sophomore is now paralzed from the chest down, with

in another blow to uber as waymo partners up with rival lyft.his is bloomberg. ♪ emily: the battle over autonomous cars just got a lot for more interesting. tomo is teaming up with lyft test self driving cars. ,aymo is currently suing uber saying it is using trade secrets stolen by a former waymo engineer. how much of a threat is this new partnership to uber? my enemy is my friend, but this is also useful to waymo to deploy their self driving cars through lyft. is able to do something with this, it is a much more credible threat to uber. there is so much we don't know, the autonomous landscape, and how the companies will compete. it is a strong partnership. emily: a judge's wing efforts to freeze uber's self-driving efforts. >> we got the latest information . the judge said the head of the program or the former head can't be involved in these lasers that the car used to see things around. uber at already done that, so the injunction isn't stopping uber. uber can keep going forward. i think the threat is more that the judge seemed to say things t

lux or lyft lux suv. they're rolling out the high end option to broaden its consumer base. >> 4:41. the rain is finally starting to it, chuck? >> nice morning. most of the rain is over for now. there are a few lingering rain drops out there. most of your friday will be a good get away day starting off with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. we'll be up by 80 later on this afternoon. rain chances and details on when to expect them coming up. >>> we are also monitoring the latest on president trump's right-hand man. his son-in-law, jared kushner. why he's now under scrutiny by the fbi. >>> and making sure a maryland woman didn't die in vein. the >>> good morning, everybody. looking for a dry start to the day today. temperatures in the 50s but there is a chance for thunderstorms coming our way as you get into your saturday, particularly some of those could be on the strong side. weather coming right up. >>> a local teen honors a fallen soldier he never met only to find out they share a common bond. >>> th

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mary: it is similar to lyft or kluber. -- lyft or uber. it is similar to a cab.re looking to get a ride from someone. ridesharing versus car sharing is you will have the use of the car, whether it is a day or an hour or a month. we are participating -- we have a stake in lyft. we have our own company may then -- maven, in 16 cities across united states what we are doing car sharing. david: you mean you drive the car and then give it back to somebody? mary: we have in the city of ann arbor, we have cars stationed. you go online and reserve it. you use the app to unlock it and drive it. we have some services we can drop it off in a different place. david: if everyone is using car sharing or ridesharing, will there be fewer cars sold? is that a good thing for general motors? mary: there have been a lot of studies about more cars were -- or less cars. some people can't drive right now. give the physical limitation that doesn't allow you to drive a vehicle. we will open up to a lot of people who can't drive or have the personal mobility or freedom of mobility they don

hurt as an arizona, rather than charging people for an ambulance which is 600 dollars or $700, take lyft or uber. things that will put on pressure to take the cost down. now: the growing debt is $20 trillion. it is doubled in the last eight years of the obama white house, but now it will double over the next eight years. how you slow down the growth of debt? guest:guest: most of our spending and our country, close to 65 or 3% of our federal budget -- 63% of the federal budget goes to mandatory spending programs. that is part of the pie that continues to grow. we will have to take a look at entitlements within the next few years to figure out what we can do to try to get those costs under control. the real number is growth. when you look at these trillions of dollars of debt, if you have 1.5% growth gdp, i don't see how you can possibly keep that debt under control. that's why it's important growth to 2.5% or 3% or even 4%. once you string together several years of plus 3% growth, it becomes manageable. host: is there a political appetite to do that? guest: i don't think there is the appe

ride hail we mean uber and lyft .(steve) but there an achilles heel to the problem...has proven to be an increasing problem with drivers following basic traffic lawsit's something so bad that now even the mayor is looking for solutions . if you're like me, you have seen this many times, you are driving along when all of a sudden someone realizes they need to be in your lane.nats ambiance so you're kind enough to offer them a break except they decline the break and drive up to the head of the line blinker to turn left still activated. between a fire engine and a sam trans bus then somehow the uber driver convinces the firefighters to let them make a left in front in the process blocking traffic in two separate lanes nats ambiancein an effort to cut down on congestion the mayor of san francisco ed lee has asked for stats from ride hail companies like uber and lyft i thought we should look at what probably won't be submitted nats: ambiance for instance, there will be no mention of the black lexus uber slash lyft on chestnut street which apparently missed the pin so the dr

. >>> it's time uber and lyft start paying for the conge they are causing. >>> and then changes to thetrict sexual harassment tonight and the role female tonight and the role female students are helping to the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> welcome back. taiwan could become the first place in asia to recognize same-sex marriage. the top court ruled moments ago the island's parliament has two years to amend and enact laws and this has been a divisive issue on the island. it does have a pretty big gay community even holding an annual parade. >>> the oakland school board will continue changes to the district's sexual harassment policy. students are taking an act in modifying the current policy. >> the things i was going in school is sti

and the patient will not need the lyft app.office will see that transportation is a covered benefit when they book your appointment. it can then schedule a lyft ride in either direction. blue cross blue shield plans to roll out the program across the u-s starting in august or september. the program will initially be available only to patients who have a blue cross blue shield coverage through their employer. ( darya ) the skyline of san francisco is changing. and a new behemouth of a building is punching through the city sky. the salesforce building it will be the tallest in the cityas well as the tallest building west of chicago.( mark ) kron 4's spencer blake takes us on a tour. (looklive)(standup)"here at street level in san francisco, you're probably used to seeing traffic just about everywhere. but it you go up 62 stories and more than a thousand feet, you start to change the way we see the city by the bay."the salesforce tower has slowly been emerging over san francisco's skyline for the last three years."you know, we all

uber and lyft have tips to help you out. when you order a car, right here on the app, it tells you information about the driver and the car. the make and m picture of the driver and the license plate. you want to confirm that before you get in. the experts say you should go an additional step, as you walk in, take a photo of the license plate. if it is a bad guy, you have a record of what car you actually got into, if something happened. here is another great one. it's a mistake so many of us make, including me. when my ubers come in, say you are here for josh. they say yeah. if it is a bad guy, you gave them the answer to the secret question. remind. here is what you want to do. don't get into the car. walk up to the car. lean in, say, who are you here for? that way, they have to say your name. if they give your name back, you are in the right place. uber and lyft telling nbc news they are committed to getting fake drivers off the street. now, karla is issuing her own warning. what happened to her can easily happen to >> we

rewards program to lyft.stomers can earn miles even time they spend moneyen a lyft ride. >> a little cross-promotion. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, jill. >>> still ahead, a selfie upgrade. new technology that turns photos into real figures. >>> who needs a selfie when you can get doobed. i'm meg oliver. i'll show you how this craze is sweeping the country coming up. by a heart valve problem. but no matter what path i take, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily... ...and it may take longer than usual for any bleedi

. >>> one bay area city considering a proposal to impose a fee on uber and lyft drivers. we'll tell you why. if you take medication, you may sometimes suffer from a dry mouth. that's why there's biotene. and biotene also comes in a handy spray. so you can moisturize your mouth anytime, anywhere. biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth symptoms. the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> passengers of a united airlines flight safely landed in san francisco early this morning after their plane was evacuated before takeoff in new jersey last night. the plane was taxiing down the runway, traffic controllers spotted flames coming out of an engine. passengers had to use the emergency chutes to evacuate. we spoke by phone with o

they also make a lot less money than drivers at uber and lyft.le says the intention is not to make "waze" a full-time occupation but to help alleviate traffic concerns. of course, any options like that on the road and cheaper ones at that will certainly impact uber and lyft in the state of california. >>> there is a lot of attention on amazon yesterday as its stock crossed $1,000 a share for the first time. it pulled back and is still trading under that milestone. but tesla also hit a record high yesterday heading even higher today up around $338. 50% up since the beginning of the year. wall street is very excited about the upcoming model 3 launch elon musk saying production is still on schedule in fremont this summer. stock market overall fairly flat after some mild selling yesterday. let's check it. dow now dropping 14 points. nasdaq however is up 7. the s&p is up about 1 in the early going. michelle and kenny, back to you. >> thank you. >>> happening today, caltrans will consider a significant construction project could convert hov lanes along

patients don't even need to down lift the lyft app. a doctor will hail your ride ahead of time.yft rides will only be included in employer sponsored policies that the company may expand coverage down the line. >>> now, i want to hear from you. my 7 on your side hot line is up weekdays 10:00 to 2:00. you know the number, 415-954-8151. you can reach me on facebook abc7 news.com. >> thank you, michael. >> pretty soon your favorite chocolate candies may look a little different, smaller. world's biggest candy companies including mars, wrigley, nestle and gear ar deli will make changes to fight the obesity epidemic. the servings will have 200 calories or less and nutritional information will be printed on the front not the back. those changes will happen by the year 2022. >> all right. summer is right around the corner and this year a lot of love is in the air. >> a alexis smith tells us how you can experience it from hood line. >> the summer of love, the california historical society and yerba gwen a neighborhood is launching their exhibit called on the road to the summer of love. >>

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emily: i have heard anecdotally that lyft is getting moment him.le are saying that they are deleting uber and going with lifting. most of the drivers seem to prefer lyft. what we take away with that? >> i saw a bunch of lyft people the other day and they were just glowing like they all had weddings or something. they are also happy. [laughter] everyone is very happy over there. everything just keeps coming up on the uber front and it is a lot of old stuff. their old skeletons getting doug out of the closets -- getting dug out of the closets. they have to figure out how to they overcome all of this history. part of the hope is the report, a new coo, those things happen in may say, stop it is us for making a lot of mistakes. we are going to start to see that messaging of the new uber over the next couple of months. emily: all right. thank you both. said that apple shares were up 4%. that was snap. apple shares are up 1.6%. neutrality rules are fated to change according to the fcc chairman. he recently gave more on his take on the state of neutrality

waymo's deal with lyft would give them access to millions of lyft riders.se in phoenix could be the first to ride in the self-driving cars. ( mark ) a new gold rush is sweeping california and mother nature is to blame. more than a century ago...thousands came to the state in hopes of finding gold. now the same thing is happening in an area along the fresno river. this year's heavy rain and snow that brought an end to the drought has caused this phenomenon. but... people who are panning for gold say it isn't as easy as it sounds. (darya) the fiancee of former nfl player aaron hernandez is speaking out publicly for the first time... and it's airing right here on kron four. (mark) a two-part interview with shayanna jenkins-hernandez is scheduled to air on the "dr. phil " show today and tomorrow. here's a preview.

lyft lux and lyft lux suv are black car services for black tie events and special events. some might say they're lifting a page from the uber playbook and uber's black feature. this starts today in five markets that include san francisco and throughout silicon valley. >> if you take it, let us know what you think. >> uber, meanwhile, has run into more trouble. >> this continues our coverage. what's the latest turn? >> a silicon valley women's group is cutting their ties with uber saying the company's treatment of women was too poor for the relationship to continue. anita borg institute said a letter to uber's executives. the institute helps companies groom women exneeengineers. they said the work environment at uber is just not conducive enough for that to happen. a former engineer at uber went public with her complaints but it's hardly the first complaint about their treatment of women. all of the engineers on the team got company jackets except for the women because the boss decided there were not enough women on the team to justify such a small order. >> i just mean, we

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lyft offers ride sharing in 300 cities.he exclusive will continue to work with self-driving programs with a major investor in that company. >>> we're learning more about which high profile investors bought into snap which went public in march. and fidelity with 33 million shares. blackrock at 9.4 million shares advantage guard, only 7 million shares and downlights third point 2.25 million. and the stock price went up. it's up a little bit today. >> still love that $17 level. >>> when we come back, european politics are in focus for macron's picks for prime minister. to merkel's big time win with the implications and the move in oil. >> today is the 21st anniversary of am dawn's ipo, the shares have gone from $2 to $961 on friday. what investors likely stuck it out that time, pullbacks at least 20%, including a 64% plunge during the crisis. that chart tells the whole story. amazon on a tear in recent years. we're back in a couple minutes. ♪ -where? -san francisco. -when? -friday. we gotta go. [ tires screech ] any airline. a

lyft is uber's biggest rival in the u.s. and it has tentative legal issues. >>> uber's legal issues played out in a courtroom where a judge issued a mixed ruling. the court rejected waymo's request to prevent uber from using allegedly stolen self-driving technology. but the court officially barred an engineer from working on the program. a move that could be a setback for uber's development efforts. waymo had accused the engineer of stealing trade secrets. >> on this day 20 years ago amazon went public. it started out as a money-losing online bookstore. its ipo valued it at little more than $400 million. fast forward 20 years later, add some zeros to the valuation. over the past two decades, the company did things a little differently. it's been intensely focused on growth over profit, putting new cash in amazon prime and the cloud service. today it's profitable, dominating retail, and changing the indust its stock has gone from under $2 split adjusted to above $955 today per share. the founder and ceo the second richest per

lauren: waymo and lyft are teaming up. there will work with the right handling service lyft.o test some of the self driving technology with the taxi service. waymo bring its technology to the arrangement and has a network of taxis operating 300 cities across the country. both companies are rivals of goober which started testing self driving cars last summer. nicole: united airlines after fight at 10 posted a door security codes on a public website. the pilot union tells "the wall street journal" that the problem has been fixed. the newspaper says they periodically change caused punched into a keypad outside the cop a door in order to access the flight. they can also override by anyone to enter the cockpit regardless of whether the right exit code very good news. shares of united continental (-left-paren 5% so far this year. lauren: space act with some heavy lifting today. the falcon nine rocket scheduled for tonight. the rocket will carry 13,000 plus pound commercial communications satellite into orbit, the heaviest load by falcon nine so far. an 80% chance of favorable condi

. >>> also, uber and lyft returning to austin.he piece of legislation signed today the city voted to require voters to be fingerprinted as part of their background checks. what happens from here? >>> and only 67 degrees in dublin right now. we could see temperatures as much as 20 degrees warmer later this week. but before we get there, a chance of some showers heading towards the bay area. we'll tell you when, where, and just how much when we come right back. peninsula. =nats = music =contvo= the )san andreas bss >>> honoring our fallen heroes on the peninsula. ♪ the san andreas brass band on hand playing in san bruno. volunteers placed flags on 113,000 grave sites. >>> a tragic high-speed crash this memorial day killed two people in one of the east bay's oldest and busiest business districts. but this is the kind of crash that can only happen really in this part of alameda either overnight or on a holiday. tom jenson is on the scene for us to explain why. tom? >> reporter: raj, i just talked to a man who just arrived to work here

. >>> you can now collect friedel a miles by hailing a ride with lyft. airline added the service to its rewards program so you can earn miles from something you might use more often than air travel. for the launch, lyft is offering three miles for every dollar spent on rides to and from the airport. >>> happening today, nbc bay area celebrates asian-pacific heritage month. >> we're holding our annual luncheon today honoring some bay area students. these students are the winner of the asian-pacific funds 22nd annual growing up asian in america contest. that honors asian americans for their involvement in the community as well. presenters include our very own mike inouye and janelle wang. >> that's why i saw the table set up in the hall. 4:40, coming up, thursday morning and a pleasant day on tap. >> we are going to have warmer temperatures later today as we get a live look outside at san jose and the los gatos temperature trend at 9:00 starts us out at 61 reaching into the low 80s by 3:00 today. we'll see how temperatures shape up for the rest of the bay

. >>> you can now collect free delta miles by hailing a ride with lyft. added the service to its rewards program so you can add miles from something you might use more often than you use air travel. for the launch lyft is offering $3 for every dollar spent on rides to and from the airport. >> always good to get those points and rewards. landon, thank you. >>> just ahead, flying may be about to take a critical turn with new safety measures. we'll bring you those details next. we're on to you, diabetes. time's up, insufficient prenatal care. and administrative paperwork... your days of drowning people are numbered. same goes for you, budget overruns. and rising costs, wipe that smile off your face. we're coming for you, too. for those who won't rest until the world is healthier, neither will we. optum. how well gets done. oh, it's actually... sfx: (short balloon squeal) it's ver... sfx: (balloon squeals) ok can we... sfx: (balloon squeals) goodbye! oof, that milk in your coffee was messing with you, wasn't it? try lactaid, it's real milk, without that annoy

lux or lyf lyft lux suv. >>> it is back. popular spanish ship "e "el spanish ship. i'm going to keep saying it because it sounds so spanish. st. augustine. it has an all spanish crew that lives and breathes her travels. el galeon was here last summer. there is a charge for admission. >> galeon. >> that's my elementary school coming out. >> you're probably right. you're probably right. >> there's only one l. one l. >> spanish it would be galeon. >> i'm not arguing. >> we have a beautiful -- >> look how bright the sun is after a week in the darkness. >> no kidding. that's the way it looks. north beach, maryland, right on the western shore of the chesapeake bay. >> oh, earlier as well, here in washington, takes an extra few minutes. sun is already up over the bay. higher up in the skies for whoever made the early trip out to the beach. meanwhile, back here at home, dealing with sunshine again later on this afternoon. i grabbed this picture when dog and i were out running yesterday at arlington cemetery. little hard to see there

this year the campaign is teaming up with lyft.e first 1500 lyft passengers who use the code cinco-d.c. will get a free ride home up top $15 between 7:00 p.m. on friday and 4:00 a.m. saturday on cinco de mayo. yearly one third of u.s. traffic deaths involve alcohol impaired drivers so make sure you have >> nba playoffs. wizards and celtics in game three. an illegal screen. kelly is not having it. he's like take this. get out of my face. he charges at olnyk. kelly was ejected but his teammates didn't need him because the wizards dominated the celtics john wall to mark keith lewis on the alley-oop. they had a 27-point lead in the third quarter and they weren't done. another huge game for john wall. he hits the jumper plus the foul and the one is what we call it where i play ball. he had 24 points and eight assists. wizards win so there you go. they shut isaiah thomas down. he had a whole bunch of points, 80 points in two games. they shut him down. only had three points. >> you're loving it. >> loving this. >>> let's talk about bryce

. >>> lyft is taking on uber black.hey are rolling out their own black car service called lyft lux and lux suv. they launched yesterday in select cities. uber in london is called uber lux. they are moving in on uber wherever they can. trying to cash in on some of uber's problems. >> talked about this on-point le on "power lunch" this week, market levels are hardly flinching, uber still has the weight of market share which means you're more likely to get a car quickly and ease of use. >> i've been exploring juno and lyft. the weight time wait times are . >>> low carb and grfwlou gluten catching up to pasta. the annual growth rate for pasta between 2011 and 2015 was flat in the u.s., canada, france and australia, and it was down 2% in italy and the uk. >> down in italy is crazy. >> it's interesting. my pasta eat hag been ring has g up. carb phobia? i reject that. >> just eat it and enjoy it. >> just put protein and vegetables in the pasta and you have a good meal. >>> the cavaliers are returning to the nba finals for the

lyft lux and lux suv.rs can use only certain vehicles like a tesla x, cadillac escalade on a lincoln navigator. for now, the service is only available in new york city, los angeles, chicago, san francisco, and san jose. >>> time now 6:47. it's going to be a busy weekend. and traffic and also today a lot of backup. >> yeah. we're seeing a lot of folks out on the roads already. we are going to see a lot of accidents, unfortunately. so please don't be one of them. be very safe when you hit the road. we have some tips for you if you are getting ready to do some holiday traveling. a crash on 17, looks like now in the clearing stages. not blocking lanes. this is past idylwild there. travel times 12 minutes from 280 to [ indiscernible ] east bay eastshore freeway right near mcbride, mcbryde, bay bridge taillights heading westbound. it's starting to get crowded especially for our "friday light" conditions. remember this is a getaway holiday travel day. we are still in the green. we have not seen the metering light

a follow-up story yesterday and i was reading it on my phone and in the middle of it was an ad for lyfteir taking full advantage of this. it is working to their benefit. there has been several delete uber campaigns from people on twitter and from what i can tell, from what i heard, lyft is growing as a result of that. >> yeah, would not be surprised of that. nick, before i let you go, want to talk about your new book, "american kingpin:the epic hunt for the criminal mastermind behind the silk road," fascinating subject, a guy who essentially set up a digital drug distribution network, i want you to riff on this idea for a moment, is american kingpin really about silicon valley and this libertarian idea in technology that tech is always good, government intervention is bad, and kind of tech inventors aren't responsible for what the people do with their product? >> yeah, it is absolutely -- it is interesting when i started reporting the book, i knew the story was this kid who started this website where you buy and sell drugs on the internet and led to different things going wrong includin

lyft had 115,000. >>> a camping trip at least to federal charges for a fraternity. we will show you what members are accused of doing in a national forest. >> it became upsetting when all we wanted to do was get home and now we have a $200 charge thrown on top >> more trouble for united airlines. this time a soldier had to pay for something that's normally free. >>> we are looking for sunshine and warmer temperatures today. not so much by the coast. it will be nice there but we will look at those inland temperatures which are warming up. celebrate the summer of heroes, only at disneyland resort. hero up! you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. the west coast scored just unloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine. with an estimated $500 million. it's from 20 separate incidents involving smugglers from central america and mexi

i'm still okay with the cheaper lyft line but that's just me. all right.ill, we hear that a cartoon classic is coming to the big screen. tell us about that. >> reporter: yeah. warner brothers is moving ahead with a movie version of the jetsons original cartoon which ran from 1962 to 1963. it looks at the life of george, jane, judy and ellroy jettison set in the year 2062. we can't forget astro the dog and [ indiscernible ] has been tapped to animate it. no release date jeter wow. the future is bright. uber just last month announced that 2023 is the year that they are going to launch or hope to launch their network of flying cars. so the jetsons actually just might happen. >> reporter: we're here. it's crazy. i have actually thought about that we're going to have self- driving flying cars above that. we have microwave facetime it's crazy. we are totally living in a jetsons world. >> seems like that. all right. ill wagne r of cbsmoneywatch.com, thank you. >> rather have the conveyor belt that gets you ready. >>> 5:41. a four-alarm fire tears through a northe