what's happening is, that somehow uber and lyft are the cause of it. they are jerking up the fees pip will take a taxi cab. i will not take uber or lyft. i'll pay whatever i have to. now there's going to be a monopoly. if there's an monopoly they wil jerk the prices high. if anyone on this board want to attend a transportation conference out of town, they will pay a pretty penny for it. this is terrible what's h appening to public transportation to the airport. it's difficult enough to ride there. now there's the additional burden of paying so much money. some months ago, i believe it was proposed there will be a $35 fee for the taxi to the airport. which i really support. this real tolyot stop. this commission i believe has the power to do it and they should exercise it. thank you. >> next speaker please. juanita washington followed by bruno shrader and then david. >> good afternoon. my name is juanita washington i'm here today to find out what the process would be to get a dedicated third street line? the kt line is not beneficial for the baby commun

uber and lyft worry it could drive custors away. zplienchs prince george's county poli are investigating a deadly crash. you are looking at a sne in clinton at the intersection of v windale police say a motorcyclist was hit and killed by a driver just beforegh 10:00 last we're going to update you as we learn more. >>> we have a preview of night's episode of america's got talent. >> the auditions continue tonight and an electric violinist from d.c. is set to wow the judges. sfloirchlts three years ago he was diagnosed with a serious nerve disease. it takes away the feesng from ands and his feet. ess will y that num spread throughout his entire body, but despite that prognosis he says he ctinues to play. >> look out for him, right? y >> he is - have to follow him. follow him on twitter and root for him. >> it's 5:37 still ahead, a woman's wallet stolen while shopping at whole foods. the simple way thieves tricked her tt you sho >>> temperatures continue to go up. peopleake advantage of the outdoors. especially on a day like this. for

>> uber and lyft have grown dramatically in the last few years. for some it's the easiest way to get around, but is it equitable to everyone? lyft drivers canceled on black riders 7% of the time, compared with 5% of asian and hispanic riders and 3% of white riders. with americans 20% of the time and 14% for white. >> cancellations vary across the time of the day. during rush hour, cancellations for uber and lyft were slightly higher. when you take those time differences in account and when the riders were hailing the trips, there's actually no difference between black and white riders on uber and lyft. >> reporter: people we spoke with say there could be other factors why some people don't get picked up. >> if i had a choice to pick up somebody and you look scary, i wouldn't do it. but it's your job, though. >> i believe so. in rough areas. i think they're more likely not to go into rough areas and more like public places like this. >> reporter: the new study shows an improvement from statistics released in a 2016 study. raid haili >> discriminati

is boosting taxes on uber and lyft.d to increase the tax from 1% to 6% meaning that $10 ride would cost you about 50 cents m than it does now. the extra money is going to help many of the metro repairs. >>> and mt. vernon offers tourists a striking glimpse of history. also offers a view of the potomac loved by our founding father. >> it is pretty spectacular, bud that view c soon change. those charged with preserving mt. vernon say that view is threatened because of plansbuo d a gas plant just across the river in maryland. our c bureauef julie carey explains what's at stake. >> reporter: this family from olumbia maryland among the tourists who will visit mt. vernon and take in the view, one that george washington himself enjoyed. >> what you see is just a gorgeouso landscape with obstructions looking across the river. it almost brings you back to like a feeling of 1799 i >>ess. ut those charged with preserving mt. vernon say that view is suddenly threatened. dominion energy plans to build a natural gas compression plant

a driver for lyft sat in the front row as the council voted.s an increased tax will hurt his ability to make a living. >> it will hurt so many drivers. >> reporter: this woman was waitg for an uber when she was asked about a tax. she said it makes sense but will chan the way she commutes. >> i'll go into more uber pools or taking out the cheaper option. ll be using the metro in return which is probably for the best. it will be fewer ee missions anr better f the environment. >> maryland and virginia do not charge a tax on uber or lyft but some jurisdictions do charge a 25 cent pere. ride in the district, mark seagraves, news 4. >>> the new tax goes into infeft october 1st. it is based on where your car begins. if you get in the car in d.c. and go to virginia or maryland, you have to pay the tax. >>> a new name for major roadway in virginia. the city council voted to rename the jeffers davis highway. the section of route 1 will be known as ricigond hhway starting in january. in may, the council accepted a report recommending that change. supporte

ouuncil, and this mean a significant increase for your uber or lyft.hether or not you even take metro. metro is obviously happy because it starts to get some dedicated funding in, but not many people happy about the way that d.c. is going aboutng fin this money to pay for metro. guys, back to you. >> yeah, that would be aan signif increase. adam tuss live for us in northwest d.c. thank you. >>> it's 6:36. still ahead, summer safety on the road. >> lette is working for you this morning with some tips for teens as they get behind the wheel. >> that's right. we've got a local name that appears onhi ts giant memorial wall. why this phone store is asking users to really take the and wait before answering a text or phone call. that's coming up. >>> and new this morng. protecting your head. it's what helmets are for, but not all of them work well. we'll take a look at the best and the worst os for your and the worst os for your ne is elrich: to three generations montgoof elrich's. we love it here. but we have to work to keep it great, like fixing transit and

i wanted to remind the board uber and lyft started into business illegally. they had no authority to operate either as taxis or as charter party carriers. they were able, after years and months, to convince the cpuc under highly dubious circumstances to approve them. this became their business model. they went across the country and in uber's case across the world doing the same thing in city after city after city. operating illegally until they could get the authorities to give them their approval. and you know, especially in uber's case, i don't want to ex 'em lyft, this is a company, we could spend the rest of the afternoon talking about this company's corporate transgressions. the list is so long. so, i hope you take this into consideration when you decide whether these companies are worthy of any kind of a permit from your authority. thank you. >> thank you mr. gruber. next speaker please. >> tarik mamood. >> good afternoon. i'm a taxi driver. about the public scooters, if you make a video of one person driving that, that's for five blocks, you will see

. >> and the bay area city that could soon start taxing uber and lyft. and passengers could pay the price. >> and trading just opened up on wall street. rful storm bar we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks.

be prepared to pay a little more when you take uber or lyft. h the tax on ride sharing services from 1% up to 6%. the money will be used to pay for metrore irs. >>> we're just hours away from the polls in maryland closing on ryis pri day. voters are choosing a democratic gubernatorial candidate from a pool of eight candidates. the winner will challenge republican inc governor larry hogan in november. earlier we told you the pls close at 7:00. they actually close at 8:00. now you have an extra hour. >>> the multiple tony award winningtousical "ham is only aify d few days into it's month run and is already receiving rave reviews. "hamilton" has earned a pulitzer prize for drama including 11 tonys, including my favorite tony award, one for best costume design. the costumes, the man who designed all of those costumes is standin with m right now. his name is paul taswell. >> thanks, leon. >> full disclosure, i've known this dude since you were little. nice going. how do you top that? it's hard. if there waste one show i w to receive the tony for, it

so, we arelly talking about uber and lyft. we would also offer that to the passengers as an express pick-up and dropoff and probably will increase the length of free access, so right now it's ten minutes free access for the public. we would probably look at increasing that to 20 minutes or so. to try to move some of that traffic as well. >> supervisor fewer: thanks. and you see in the one, you have 12.7% increase and in your 2, 10% increase. would you ever think about eliminating the pick-up fees for taxis? >> you know, we are unable to do that because of the model of the allocation model and the cost recovery that we need to achieve through our financial analysis. so what we do, we spread it around and make a fair base for everyone to pay their fair share. unable to offer free access. >> supervisor fewer: any other deas for incentive fle to take public transportation taxis versus t.n.c.s out to the airport? >> you know, i think we have a good partnership with bart and there are some avenues to explore there, potentially. and

and then, so- >> supervisor fewer: vehicle for hire is. >> tnc's, ubers, lyfts. that industry and the impact on the airport road ways and the job of the police department. onhe road ways of the air there's 800,000 tnc trips every month to the aiort. that's a tremendous number of people comin on property that have to be -- that has to be regulated to ensure they're following the rules of the road, that it's safe. and that's just the tnc's. there's also the limo drivers, thbuses; you know, every other vehicle foras hire to be regulated. that's done by the traffic bureau at the airport. >> supervisor fewer: i find this fascinating since we have invested so much money into b.a.r.t. to the airport. this is fascinating. thank you very much, deputy chief. i preciate that. >> okay. >> supervisor fewer: i have another question about the tnc's, and you talkedt ou management. have we ever discussed that we are able to have taxis only at airports, meaning that we wouldn't have tnc's, we'd just have taxi only lanes that have curb access to the airport. tnc's would not be allo

20% at restaurants versus half 30 and entirely often leaving nothing for a server. 20% of uber and lyft and taxi drivers are being left high and dry even they offer pre-set tipping options. they say millennials may be not used to tipping in certain situations because the way people spend money may be rapidly changing. >> maybe they'll listen and learn. >> the more you know. >> thanks a lot. so improving the taxi industry, that's what transportation leaders are doing today. they are meeting about this. they are going to discuss ways to help the industry get back on its feet after ride share, many taxi companies are going under as lyft and uber riders becoming more popular. >>> pleasant day ahead, ka. >> a really nice day. a little bit warmer than it has been as we take a live look outside in palo alto. our temperatures go from the upper 50s to upper 60s by into going to heat up and i'll show you those numbers on the other side of the break. >> i like these numbers, dwindling a bit. the number of cars in the crash lanes starting to clear up as they open the cash lanes on the left. we have

dow jones is reporting that lyft has raised new capital that in fact doubles its valuation from last year to now billion, specifically lyft raising $600 million in a row led by fidelity as well as the capital g unit of alphabet, we remr that carl icahn, also an investor here more money for lyft as it does battle with its bigger rival uber, which remember, is valued at around $62 billion. back to you. >> josh, thank you josh lipton in san francisco here's what's coming up next on "the halftime report." >>> several big calls of the day. we're talking medical devices, big food, and big pharma picks from each sector coming up >>> plus, we want to know what you're trading today join the conversation and weigh in with e traders. send us your questions use #askhalftime on twitter. we'll get you on tv today. >> before the break, the markets and indepece day our data partners at kingso show just before july 4th, stocks shoot higher like fireworks. for more, go to cnbc.com/kensho. "the halftime report" is back in two minutes. ♪ feel that? that's the beat of global markets, the rhythm of the wo

that includes drivers for uber or lyft and cab drivers. for a man weighing 200 pounds, that's two drinks in one hour. >> i don't see why you drive at all if you drive people professionally. you have family and people that count on you to drive safely. >> i think it's very important that they have a zero blood alcohol level. i would be much more -- feel safer. >> reporter: the new law aims at holding ride sharing and taxi drivers to a higher standard like drivers who have a commercial license. >> i wouldn't when i'm driving, i don't think i will drink. >> we would like the law to be zero. at this point, .04 is better than .08. >> if you are in the car with a driver you think may be driving under the influence, chp says ask that driver to pull over right away in a safe location so you can get out, call police and report that driver. uber and lyft both sent us statements saying they have zero tolerance for drinking for their drivers. >> thank you. >>> president barack obama paid a visit to the peninsula today for a high dollar democratic fund

. >>> geteady to pay more for your uber or lyft in the district. >> d.c. council approved the tax increase. the increased tax is expected to raise between 23 and $25 million a year to go towards metro rail improvements. one woman said this will probably change the way she uses ride sharing. >> probably go into more uber pools or figuring out the cheaper options. i'll probably be using the metro which is probably for the best. >> this is basedhe on your ride starts. >>> coming up this morning, new move to give parents much longer maternity leave. >> caught onca mera. a scary situation unfolds following an explosio how about a weather check? >> already getting closer and closer to the weekendnd i have good news if you are beach bound for the weekend, friday, saturday, sunday it will be a great stretch weather at the beach. no chances for rain. ocean temperature now up to 73 degrees. you'll need to a get to >>> hi. we've got breaking news out of russia right now where u.s. national security advisor john bolton isoing to meet with president vladimir putin. the

okashor knows he's facing an uphill climb, fighting for more regulations on companies like uber and lyft that have sideswiped the financial fortunes of >> i want them to see some future that my dad didn't so they can say we're okay, but something has to get done. >> reporter: from cabbies protesting on the las vegas strip to today's demonstration in new york, a new urgency after now six suicides by new york cab and for-hire drivers, including gabriel's dad, diagnosed with depression. >> the taxi driver once used to be able to count on his cab as something that would allow him to pay his mortgage and to put his kids through college. that doesn't exist anymore. >> reporter: in 2013, there were 47,000 for-hire cars in new york city. today there are more than 100,000. and two-thirds of those are ub. >> this is not about technology. this is about a lack of regulation. >> reporter: in many cities, cab owners have to buy permits called medallions to operate. they cost hundreds of thousands of dollars that limited competition and rose in value until uber and lyft came along. >>> the it's not equ

you're also an investor in lyft. you think that lyft can overtake uber?r is doing the heavy lifting and thoses able to ride tailwinds. what are your thought? >> i think lyft has a little bit more potential at the moment, to grow. there's a lot of positivity is havingt and uber difficulties in different ways. i see more growth potential. watch. be fascinating to anyway, in general, in the ride sharing space, there is still so go. way to it's just tiny, tiny, if you look at the whole mobility u.s., just in the ride sharing is still very small. potentially massive. very exciting time in mobility in general, yeah. to happenat's going in the next couple of years, unbelievable. >> you're in on the ground level high-growth area. returning to that idea of impact investing,mission some have been putting it as part of an asset allocation strategy where people do invest in something they feel strongly about. for you, what's more important, mission, the profit, or both really? >> it's really the combination both. it's bettering our world in different ways and at the

the company now works with customers as big as lyft, facebook and amazon.oining me today on bloomberg -- on "bloomberg studio 1.0." patrick and john collison. they are the cofounders of stripe. i have interviewed you both separately many times. and i am so excited to have you here together. we are going to start at the beginning you were born in rural ireland. what was it like growing up? the brothers collison. >> we grew up in the countryside. so it was like a 40 minute drive to get to school in the morning. none of our friends lived anywhere close to us. when we came home from school, we would -- we couldn't run around and play with them. we had to run around and play with each other. we would go read books. we didn't get to the internet until i was a teenager. you got used to present -- to browsing websites, to scrutinize the fine print and be like, offer not available in the republic of ireland. so the sense was airing through the glass at this amazing world and internet out there and not all of those opportunities being available or equally available.

reporter: he knows he's facing an uphill climb, fighting rmoreegulations on companies like ubernd lyft side swiped the financial fortunes like cab drivers like his dad. cabby's protesting on the las vegas strip to today's demonstration in new york. >> action now. >> reporter: a new urgency after suicide by cab drivers including gabriel's dad diagnosed with depression. >> a tax driver once used to be able to count on his cab as something that would allow hima to his mortgage and to put his kids through college. that doesn't exist any more. >> reporter: in 2013 there were 47,000 for-hire cars in new york city. today there are more than 100,000. and two-thirds of those are uber. >> this is about regulation. >> reporter: they have to buy medallions to operate. they cost hundreds of thousands of tdollars. bu limited competition and grows in value until uber and lyft came along. >> it's not equal fees, equal licenses, equalng everyt >> reporter: gabriel wants fairness for his father's fellow drivers. so cabs will once again be a route to a secure financial future. ann thompson, nbc news, new

ben who drives for lyft sat in the frontow as the council voted. he fears an increased tax will hurt his a ality to make living. >> it will affect so many drives with so many families. >> reporter: this woman was waiting for an uber when we asked her about the increased tax. she says it makes sense because metro needs the money but addsr it willbly change the way she commutes. >> i'll probably go into more uber pools or figuring out the cheaper option. i'll probably be using the metro in return which is probably for the bes because fewer emissions and will be better for the environment. >> reporter: maryland and ot virginia do nharge a tax on uber or lyft but some jurisdictions do charge a 25% per ride fee. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. new tax begins october 1st. it's based on where your ride begins, so if you get in the car in d.c. but ride to maryland or virgin you still have to pay that tax. >>> to health news, our area is home to two of the nation's top children's hospitals. children's national medical center in d.c. ranked fifth acc

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council could affect the of your next uber or lyft ride. councilmembers will vote on a proposal to raise the ride share tax from 1% to 6%. that money wouldo towards d.c.'s share of dedicated funding for metro. uber and lyft worry that it could drive customers . >>> prince george's county police investigating the deadly crash. ak at the scene right now in clinton at the intersection of glendale drive. police say that a motorcyclist was hit and killed by the driver of a car just before 10:00 last night. the crash caused another crash. we're going to continue to update yous a we learn more. >>> a virginia man is accused of assaulting a woman during a massage. offiters arr all ann mohammed yesterday. a woman accused him of inappropriate contact last month when she visited the bella luna day spa in ma sean. shd she immediately left after that alleged assault and called 911. news 4 has reached out to the bella ruina spa, but so far has not hea back. >>> we have a preview of tonight's episode of tmerica's talent." have you been watching? >> it's t

so many people take uber or lyft to get here to the san jose airport. the more customers, the more likely you'll see surge pricing. should there be a cap on how high your fares can go. honolulu could be the first city in the u.s. with that limitation. city council approved a bill preventing surge pricing if the fare is higher than the maximum price set by testify city. uber called it outdated taxi-still requirements on ride share. >> personally i'd like a cap. but you know, the free market will decide what carrier you're going to use. so if uber is too expensive, i'm going to use the other guy. >> reporter: uper says unlike taxis, riders know up front what they'll pay before accepting a ride. honolulu attorneys will review the measure before it goes to the mayor. he would have ten days to decide if he's going to veto it. live at san jose airport, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> a new squad at the fbi san francisco field office helped stop a recent shooting threat at valley view high school. >> it was formed after the prkland high school shooting and a rise

but limited competition and grows in value until uber and lyft came along. >> it's not equal fees, equals, equal everything. >> reporter: gabriel wants fairness for his father's fellow drivers. so cabs will once again be a route to a secure financial future. ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >> just ahead, remember hawaii's overactive volcano? now it's flowing more like a river of lava. that's next. [thoughtful sigh] still nervous about buying a house? a little. thought i could de-stress with some zen gardening. at that's really good to know. i should clean this up. i'll get the dustpan. behind the golf clubs. get to know geico. and see how easy homeowners and renters insurance can be. cle...is a hassle.th a mop and bucket... swiffer wetjet makes cleaning easy. it's safe to use on all finished surfaces, ...trapping dirt and liquid inside the pad. plus, it prevents streaks better than a micro fiber strip mop. for a convenient clean, try swiffer wetjet. in just 3 days... hiy parents dinner date.ace stas ...for a whiter smile... that will win them over. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for

. >>> lyft is beefing up to bitter competethe likes of uber. the ride hailing company has now rais $600 million in new money from investors and get this, that now value that's company at $15 billion. that is double the value from just a year ago. uber plans to go public sometime next year, but lyft's ideal plans are less certain right now. >>> harley-davidson has come under fire from presidentterump announcing plans to move some production overseas. one plant in kansas city is set to close this year with union reps saying plant operations will move to thailand, a move that so far harley has denied. our morgan brennan went there for us today. >> eporter: harley-davidson is rare company. they produce a truly iconic american product largely made in america that global consumers want to buy. when the eu wanted to retaliate against u tariffs on metals they slapped a tariff on harley's imported motorcycles from the u.s., because, it's an american eye con. now harl a'snnouncing it will move the mufacturing abroa due to those tariffs. the decision drew

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it's specifically for ride sharing drivers like uber and lyft.tarting july 1st, the blood alcohol level for anyone getting paid to drive someone around will be lowered from 0.08 to 0.04. both uber and lyft sent statements saying they have a zero tolerance policy for drug and alcohol use for its drivers. >>> there's quite a buzz on the web over a facebook patent we're just learning about. two months after facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg told congress smartphones don't eavesdrop on their users, we're learning the company has considered it. in 2016, facebook applied for a patent that would allow a smartphone to listen in while you just watch tv and report back to facebook. a spokesperson told the mercury news companies file for all types of patents to thwart their competition, and that application will never be used. >>> things are about to heat up. we're not talking about temperatures. it's a big weekend for the world cup. we'll explain next. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the

many people arriving at the san jose airport in an uber or lyft. you hop on a plane at hawaiian airlines to the right of us. that surge pricing could soon have a limit. honolulu would be the first place in the u.s. to ever have that type of limitation. here is what it is. honolulu city council approved a bill preventing surge pricing if the rates are higher than the maximum fair set by the city. supporters say it's wrong to let companies set their own prices without city control. uber called the outdated taxi requirements on ride share. they say unlike taxis, riders know exactly what price they'll before before hiring a ride. honolulu attorneys will review it before it goes to the mayor. he'll have ten days to decide if he wants to veto it. matt keller, abc 7 news. . a larly beal said last night, this is why the warriors wanted kevin durant. >> the dubs took down the cavs and need just munn more win to clinch a third nba title in four years. durant poured in 43 points including a dagger with less than one minute to go. >> kevin durant way outside,

. >> and it's important to notice that there are companies like microsoft, like uber, like lyft who areoluntarily changing their corporate policies to prevent forced arbitration. even though they still have forced arbitration, they make an exception for sexual-harassment lawsuits. >> mm-hmm. >> so you're already making a difference. >> well, i hope so, but listen. we have a lot of work to do, and i would just encourage people to call their members of congress to say that they want to support my bill, because as you know, as well as i do, the more people you get on board before you actually have a vote or hearings, the better chance you have of passing it. >> right. and you have to get leadership to pass it on the floor... >> you do. and then it goes to the president's desk. so, you know, there's strategies all along the way to try and make sure that this passes, but in the end, you really just have to look in the mirror, whether you're a man or a woman in congress, and say, "what's right for our future generation of young women? do we want them to face the same injustices that someone l

. >>> ride sharing company lyft is worth twice as it was last year.co based company announced it raised $600 million. total worth is $15 billion. lyft has been steadily gaining and holds 35% of the market doubled its percentage from two years ago. >>> toys "r" us closes for good this week. toys "r" us in tonight. everything you need to know about the bankruptcy of toys "r" us is on our website abc7news.com. >>> many would say there is no better place than >> 3,000 packed the stadium this morning. chris nguyen was there. >> an incredible day of world cup soccer. starting at 7:00 this morning. cheering on mexico. >> everything is positive over here. wonderful. >> reporter: from moments to nervousness, and absolute relief, this game drawing out the emotions of many including the vice mayor of san jose. >> we were up and out of the house in less than 20 minutes. so you know sports motivates even the youngest of your children. >> reporter: the san jose earthquakes have hosted a number of watch parties. >> we have had 15,000 plus people come through the sta

. >> in hawaii, they passed a law stopping companies like uber and lyft from using surge pricing, thel still needs to be approved by the mayor of honolulu to become law, that leads to our question of the day, do you support a proposed cap on ride share companies like uber and lyft, let us know on our facebook page or on twitter. a lot of companies will be looking at the surge pricing. >> a man who is now being called the bumbling bandit, a search for this guy, caught on camera breaking into an east bay convenience store. >> plus, facebook working on a plan to try to ease traffic congestion near its menlo park headquarters, we tell you about the partnership between the tech giant and san mateo county which would lead to the revitalization of a rail bridge. >> we have slow traffic in some areas, 280 is beginning to slow down, coming around the corner and getting up to highway 17. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break if yyou need to stay downeaway from it. call 911. let our first responders come out and handle it. police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e

see it -- it's very popular, people selling things out of their home, perhaps lyft or uber drivers, but i'm assume ago lot of them don't pay into social security, and is it a definite revenue problem for future recipients. host: thanks for the question. guest: that's actually a very fascinating question, because we just had some surprising revisions to the ratio of taxable labor compensation to overall g.d.p. host: explain that a little bit. guest: what it means is that relative to the size of our economy, there was a smaller tax base for social security and medicare than the trustees previously thought lfs going to be. now, we don't know why that is, but, you know, certainly it suggests that less of our national economic output is emerging on our balance sheets in the form of payroll tax revenue paid to social security and medicare than we previously thought. and we don't know why that is the case, and certainly we should be trying to find out why that is. and if for whatever reason -- host: do you think the gig economy is part of that? guest: i have no reason to believe it is, but it'

largely includes companies like uber, lyft and chariot. i just wanted to let you know that we are not debating the merits of the legislation today but instead, accepting some amendments for a cleaner hearing in july. all right. so, also want to acknowledge that supervisor peskin is the chair, excuse me, sponsor of the legislation. is staff here? i don't know if there's a member of peskin's staff that will present on the amendment. all right. well, the amendments that are going to be presented are going to expand the program to include any future autonomous vehicle passenger services. is there a presentation? she's walking -- who is making the presentation? we are going to move on, we' me back to item 4. 1 and 2 together. come on, you are late. let's go. item 4. don't be sorry, just -- >> all right. thank you, chair cohen. supervisor peskin, thank you for scheduling the item. i know you have a ton at budget and finance. essentially, this is supervisor peskin has put forward legislation intended for the november ballot to essentially create

it's their own special law for uber and lyft."c-n-n investigation tallied more than 400 lobbyists across the in many states even writing the laws.c-n-n's investigation reviewed all 43 states that have laws or rules on driver background checks, and they are strikingly similar.all but massachusetts leave background checks up to uber.and in 31 states, the laws passed reflect uber's recommended wording on driver screening, in some cases almost word for word.this email from an uber lobbyist to a wyoming lawmaker shows just how influential uber can be.the uber lobbyist writes they have two major issues with a draft of the bill, including the criminal background check provision.the lobbyist tells the lawmaker change it back to the model language.it was.three former uber employees who worked on police tell c-n-n uber wants to control its screening process to get drivers on the road as soon as possible. georgia legislator alan powell says uber's attitude is states have no business screening its drivers.wee above the governmen run our own b

it's their own special law for uber and lyft."investigation tallied more than 400 lobbyists across the country, hired by uber, mostly to fight stricter oversight, in many states even writing the laws.c-n-n's investigation reviewed all 43 states that have laws or rules on driver background checks, and they are strikingly similar.all but massachusetts leave background checks up to uber.and in 31 states, the laws passed reflect uber's recommended wording on driver screening, in some cases almost word for word.this email from an uber lobbyist to a wyoming lawmaker shows just how influential uber can be.the uber lobbyist writes they have two major issues with a draft of the bill, including the criminal background check provision.the lobbyist tells the lawmaker change it back to the model it was.three former uber employees who worked c-n-n uber control its process to get road as soon georgia alan powell attitude is business drivers."it's we're above we run our own checks."in response to efforts, uber lobbies, and ..."we're proud to offi

>> i guess it assumes that lyft would have been a willing seller and this was doable.hat probably logically has a big number one and number two. and a somewhat smaller number two. it's not a winner take all market and it's just starting right? it's not like there's this incumbent -- >> except overseas it felt like uber had to be the number one or almost exit the market >> it depends how much you want to spend and how much your investors will let you spend when uber goes public, does it mean game over for the subsidies when investors start demand pg. >> and for users, won't they say uber used to be so cheap and facebook, they're testing a snooze feature to stop spoiling things before you watch them to me the real facebook news this week goes back to what we were saying. reports that instagram which facebook bought for a billion dollars is now worth a hundred billion dollars. it almost seems more important they made that acquisition. >> pretty much in terms of one valuation moment, that's probably true i do think the usage is kind of trending right no parity in terms of

. >>> the cost of some uber and lyft rides to sfo will go up starting sunday. that's when the airport is introducing two-tier pricing trying to fight traffic congestion at the airport. the curbside ride hailing fee will jump from $3.80 to $5.00. uber rides will reflect that change and lyft will tack on another dollar to its current rate. rides will be cheaper if you decide to use the loading zone in the domestic garage. the ride hailing fee there will be $3.60. >>> what will it take to make you happier at work? a new study shows what bay area employees want most. >> you would guess more time off. debra to stop eating your yogurt, whatever. the number one thing, a sense of belonging followed by a work-life balance. employees also say they want to have a positive impact on society. then comes the paid time off, parental leave, good health insurance. the silicon valley business journal obtained this new study saying free food, ping-pong, those things no longer attracting talent the way it used to. it sees intangible things. >>> we head back to sky 7 over highway 2

. >>> in honolulu, hawaii, there was a bill passed by congress so uber and lyft can raise rates higherhan used by the city. ride sharing companies say surge pricing is a key part of their business. the bill needs to be signed by the mayor of honolulu to become law still. >>> do you support this proposed cap on ride share companies such as uber and lyft? 78% say yes and 22% say no. here is a tweet... .. >> you can sound off on twitter. >>> and next on mornings on 2, the 9:00 we have been talking about. you know, top gun coming back for another showing? a little more about that man to talk about. iceman. is he really the best? >> i think it was maverick. >> more on that after the break. dog: seresto, seresto, seresto. jake... seresto, seresto, seresto. whatever your dog brings home to you, it shouldn't be fleas and ticks. seresto gives your dog 8 continuous months of flea and tick protection in an easy-to-use, non-greasy collar. seresto, seresto, seresto. ohh no, jake. seresto. 8 month - seresto, seresto, seresto. >>> a search for a new music star begins tonight right here on ktvu. paul

that includes drivers for companies like uber or lyft. and cab drivers. for a man weighing about 200 pounds, that is two drinks in one hour. >> i don't see why you drink at all if you are driving people professionally. they have families and people that, you know, count on you to drive safely. >> i think it is very important that they have a zero blood alcohol level. i'd feel much safer. >> reporter: the new law aims at holding them to a higher standard just like drivers who have a commercial license. >> when i'm driving, i don't drink. so i'm okay. i'm good. >> ideally, we would like the law to be zero, but at this point 0.04 will be way better. >>> at 7:12, much more ahead on today in the bae. coming up, the fight to save one bay area beach. the new law that could force a billionaire to sell the public is path to the beach he closed. >>> and get ready for triple digit heat yet again. we're tracking high fire danger. and there are red flag warnings. when we expect to see the hottest temperatures, coming up. the battle for public access to >>> a live look