in florida, this lyft driver confessed to molesting a 16-year-old boy. and in california, a teenager saying she was sexually harassed by her uber driver, speaking out to nbc bay area. >> he started randomly asking me, like, weird, like, sexual questions. >> reporter: and in georgia, a teenager there has accused an uber driver of rape. but kids across the country are still downloading the apps and

uber and lyft -- and then, when uber and lyft came on the scene and were driving in san francisco, what did the city do? did the city, you know, say, hey, we're going to regulate you, you flight cabs? no, they said no. they just sat on their hands, and the state came in and regulated, and the result is that the city, who's complaining now about we don't have the authority, and we don't have -- they made the decision to let it slide, and this is the -- this is the -- this is what happened. >> supervisor fewer: thank you. next speaker, please. [applause] >> thank you. my name is mark gruberg. i am a taxi driver with green cab, a problem k medallion holder and a member of the board of the san francisco taxi alliance. everybody wants the purchases of medallions to see relief from the terrible burden of debt that they face, but what has been proposed is going to create more problems than it solves. restricting the airport to purchased medallions will shut out thousands of drivers. the competition in the city is already extremely fierce. it will be unbearable with hundreds of cabs forced to w

we paid $1 are 50 for access to a lyft account.ut account history shows cars giving rides to plenty of unsuspecting passengers throughout the bay area. the scheme allows renters to swap in their own selfie and car information to the app so they can drive under someone else's name and passengers would never know the difference. the broker even made an insurance card and vehicle inspection form for us, both fake, but we found the name and driver's license number attached to the account belonged to a real person. we tracked him down in l.a., but when we called, have you ever driven for lyft? >> no. >> reporter: neve ber been a ly driver? >> had no idea what we were talking about. >> reporter: didn't want us to use his name but did agree to talk on camera. turns out his identity was stolen and used to create the account. >> there shouldn't be a way for someone with just information to open an account in my name without being able to prove and verify that it is actually me opening that account. >> reporter: but it's happened time and ti

>> no. >> you've never been a lyft driver? >> not once. >> reporter: he had no idea what we were talking about. >> really more confusing than anything else. >> reporter: he doesn't want us to use his name, but he did agree to talk on chemical. turns out his identity was stolen and used to create the account. >> there shouldn't be a way for someone with just information to open an account in my name without being able to prove and verify that it is actually me opening that account. >> reporter: but it's happened time and time again. we found dozens of complaints filed with the federal trade commission by people claiming their identities were used to create rideshare accounts. here in california, the dmv investigates counterfeit drivers licenses and fraudulent documents. >> this is brand-new to us, these types of allegations. >> reporter: deputy chief tom wilson says his office can look into fake accounts but much of the responsibility lies with the companies themselves. >> we really do put the front end of the work to the compa

lyft or uber.bloomberg technology" a streaming live on twitter and be sure to check out our network on twitter, tictoc. ♪ ♪ emily: the race for ride hailers to go public is kicking off. bloomberg learned that lyft has hired an ideal advisor in an effort to beat uber to the public markets. lyft hired classified group for a targeted march or april 2019 debut. the company is planning to take pitches from banks as soon as september. here with more is eric newcomer. >> it's an interesting strategic question if you are the smaller company. lyft was last i'll you that 15.1 billion and $76 million for uber. people are hoping for this generational ipo. if you are the smaller company, what do you do? we are reporting their strategic choice seems to be let's get ahead of uber. emily: why does that strategy make sense to them? >> it means you probably have more options with bankers. if uber does the huge ipo, even if you are not the lead banker or second bank, you might still work with uber and the conflicted

have you ever driven for lyft? >> no. >> reporter: he had no idea what we were talking about. >> more confusing than anything else. >> reporter: he doesn't want us to use his name. his identity was stolen and used to create the account. >> there shouldn't be a way for someone with just information to open an account in my name without being able to prove and verify that it is actually me opening that account. >> reporter: but its happened time and time again. we found dozens of complaints filed with the federal trade commission by people claiming their identities were used to create rideshare accounts. here in california, the dmv investigates counterfeit driver's license and fraudulent documents. >> this is brand-new to us and we welcome the fact that you're bringing it to us. >> reporter: his office can look into fake accounts but much of the responsibility lies with the companies themselves. >> we really do put the front end of the work to the companies because they're the ones that put the process in place to es

and the number of uses that are we have on lyft.had 24 million users almost that were using lyft in 2017. emily: big ad in "the new york times" on sunday about this. time voluntary vote movement. a nonpartisan effort led by c.e.o.'s. what does this involve? >> what that involves is making sure that these companies, including lyft, are getting out the message for their employees, their community, their customers, everyone, the importance of voting. one of the examples that we're going to be doing along with that group is that there's a big difference in terms of whether you show up to vote, if you plan ahead. so just helping people plan ahead, making sure that these organizations, including lyft, give employees the proper time that they need to go do it. who are they going to be voting with, when are they going to do it? emily: some of these have stood in contrast to uber. when say the down with the c.e.o. several months ago, they saw a bump in traffic because of values. c.e.o. told us how they saw a bump in traffic and customers hav

lyft driver and didn't even create the account. he rented it. we know, because just days earlier, we rented the same one. here is how it works. we joined a few online chat groups, and we found dozens of ads. $200 here, $180 there to rent uber and lyft driver accounts. you pay the broker, and then you link to your bank account. the money you make driving is yours to keep. it's a work around for people who can't pass background checks or vehicle inspections. we paid $150 for access to a lift account. we never drove, but the account history shows cars giving rides to plenty of unsuspecting passengers throughout the bay area. the scheme allowing renters to swap in their own selfies and car information to the app so they can drive under someone else's name and passengers would never know the difference. the broker even made an insurance card and vehicle inspection form for us. both fake. but we found a name and driver's license number attached to the account belonged to a real person. we tracked him down in l.a. but when we called -- ha

and it is against uber and lyft drivers to pick up underage drivers. and you're going to tell them you're 15. >> yes. >> reporter: so we have taken some precautions here. we have a chase car with a couple produces inside. this is olivia and lindsey. they will have eyes on the car the entire time. the other thing we're going to do is on my phone -- you'll have an open phone line in the car so we can listen in. >> yes, exactly. >> reporter: so we'll see what happens. >> i'm ready. >> reporter: we wire her up with a hidden camera. and debby orders a lyft. in just minutes -- >> is it okay if i'm 15? >> 15. >> yes. >> yeah. >> okay. >> reporter: her mom watching it all go down. >> i really just can't believe they let her get in the car. >> reporter: once the driver drops her off, i talked to him. hi, jeff rossen from nbc news. how are you? >> i'm good. how are you. >> reporter: you know she was 15 years old. it's against policy to drive unaccompanied minors. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: you didn't know? >> no. >> reporter: in minutes, she is at it again, orderin

when we called -- have you ever driven a lyft? >> no. >> you've never been a lyft driver? >> not once. >> noted idea what we were talking about. >> confusing. >> he didn't want to use his name but did he agree to talk on camera. his identity was stolen and used to create the account. >> there should not be a way for someone with just information to open not a account in my name without being able to prove and verify that it is actually me opening the account. >> but it has happened time and time again. we found dozens of complaint. people claimed their identities were used to create ride share accounts. here if california, the dmv investigates counterfeit driver's licenses a driv eputy chief said his office can look into fake accounts but much of the responsibility lies with the e really do to the company. to put the process in place, is this the person we're dealing with? >> lyft acknowledges the cracks in their identification system. take the case of the ride share rapist. he fraudulently misrepresent himself. >> the company declined our interview requests saying only wh

i think all the problem we have is Über and lyft.f you limit them, or at least limit them from sf where they can't pick up, only drop off, that will help. and also by banning k medallions, it's totally unfair, because k people have been working for the last 30 years, a long time you know. and we've been following all the laws, all the rules. so it's not fair to steal from us and give it to the purchased medallions. i really am very sympathetic with them that they got this bad deal, but it's all mta's fault. they sold medallions, made millions of dollars and i think they should buy all the meions back and -- medallions back and picking them up at the airport, it's like you had a heart attack and they put a little band-aid on you. it's very bad, a cheap approach and it's dividing all the cab drivers. and everybody is feeling bad. the business, there is no way you can make a living now anymore. thank you. [applause] >> hi, number one, mta is the one who messed up everything. i drive cab 29 years. i have k medallion. i have no benefits.

. >>> and a "rossen reports" warning about uber and lyft. would a driver pick up your kids when it's against policy. an undercover reports investigation. first, this "today" on nbc.is >>> just ahead, why brad pitt and his charity is now being sued by some of the katrina survivors they were trying to help. >>> and matthew mcconaughey will talk about his new role that's unlike anything he's ever tried before. go ahead, al. >> all right. all right. all right. al hey, what do you guys wanna listen to? ooh, hip-hop! reggaeton. edm. what about bubble trance? bubble what? bubble trance. it's a thing. (man) oh. my point is, everyone's got different taste. that's why verizon lets you mix and match your family unlimited plan so everyone gets the plan they want, without paying for things they don't. and right now, the whole family can get six months of free apple music on verizon. oh. so let's play that reggaeton. old school reggaeton, not the new stuff. (vo) get 45 million songs with six months free apple music on us. only on verizon. switch now and g

lyft hoping that you will do that.g of ditching your car, today is the perfect day to consider it. it is a mess if you're driving into san francisco. >>> yeah. perfect time to take public transportation or stay home, right? >> i'm giving you permission right now. >> alexis will sign that note for you to your boss. drew, you have a note that says it will be hot outside. >> it is going to be hot. fog a huge concern along the north bay and the coast. it is dense. you see zero on live doppler 7. that's as bad as it gets. thick fog in spots. likely we'll have this fog at least through the 9:00 a.m. hour. outside we go. sutro tower over san francisco. breaks here and there. 12-hour day planner shows you once the sun is up shortly, hazy skies. spare the air day. moderate to poor quality across the region. by 4:00, autumn heat. 80s and 90s widespread away from the coast. let's get a check of the commuter a alert with alexis. >> closure of the salesforce transit center. traffic coming into san francisco. just talked to someone

>>eporter: attacks inside ubers and lyfts. of raping a ssger. t. accused >> reporter: and now kids, too. in florida, this lyft driver confessed to molest ago 16-year-old boy. and in california a teenager saying she was sexually harsed by her uber driver, speaking out to nbc bay area. >> hetarted randomly asking we me, liked like sexual questions. >> reporter: in georgia, a teenager there accused an uber driverf rape. kids across the country are still downloading the apps and ordering rides. so we wanted s to for yourselves how many uber and d lyvers would pick up a child. this is ebbie. how old are you? >> 15. >> reporter: clearly a minor. by the y, it is against uber and lyft policy for their drivers to pick upan uncod minors? yes you are going to tl them you are 15? >> yes. >> reporter: we have a chase car olivia ducers inside, and lindsey. they will have eyes on the car the entire time. the other thing we are going to do is on my phone, you will have an open phone line in the car so i aep ready. insafe. >>orter: we wire her up with aidden camera

this is a suggestion on thinning out lyft and uber in san francisco. there's 45,000 cars, supposedly, if we can get it to 25,000 and the people who prefer this service in the next few years can get a right in three minutes than one minute and we'd have less traffic and the drivers of lyft, uber and taxis would make more money and help the medallions too and would the vehicle code to require a commercial plate. 100% of the cars don't have commercial plates. it underpins the fact they're committing insurance fraud and it doesn't eliminate the fact that t.n.c.s have liability insurance but allows predatory pricing by dodging overhead and millions of dollars are hitting general fund at the hospital because the insurance carriers avoid the policy once the fraud -- [bell ringing] >> commissioner: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> hello again. i'd like to thank you for your voice of unity. i would like to stay united but it's difficult under these circumstances. we do have a major issue with the loans from the credit union no longer holding the me

. >>> keeping you safe on your next uber or lyft ride.e should do before you jump into that share car. >>> i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. help today for travelers who may help today for travelers who may have beecalifornia phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit wexperience, plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. xfinity delivers the fastest, most reliable internet learn more, or get started for $29.99 a month for 12 months. click, call or visit a store today. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit >>> well, if you're worried about your safety when you get into an uber or maybe a lyft, san francisco wants to help. >> ye

then in 2012 when the full medallion sale program was put in place, that is the psalm year uber x, lyft, and sidecar launched in pedestrian. so you will see -- launched in san francisco, so you will see the unfortunate timing. now we have layered in another medallion time and those are purchase, purchased for $250,000. there were some purchased at $125,000 and that was a transition, and if we have any questions, i am happy to answer that. currently we have 560 purchased medallion holders in operation. i also want to mention we have the wheelchair accessible ramp tax cease and 42 in operation and 18,000 series me dall i don't knows, 14, a -- we have 14 in operation, and those are two color schemes. that gives us a complicated schematic here. any questions on that slide before i move on? >> what is the 8,000 series? what does it mean? 14 to lease to color schemes. >> those are leased from the m.t.a. to color schemes -- oh, and sorry, the term color schemes also is used interchangeably to mean a taxi company. those are leased directly to taxi companies. on that is 14 medallions that are le

an sfmta board member told the chronicle a lyft lobbyist said lyft was at the top of the list. that is, until the transit board told staff to consider lyft's history of doing business in the city. so far mta officials are denying this ever happened. the only two companies given a permit to operate are scoot and skip. >>> while uber might not get to operate electric scooters in san francisco, its jump bikes will soon be available at the per percidio -- percidio. the bikes will be available friday, but the bikes will need to be parked at a bike rack or they will be removed. >>> a san jose muralist is fighting back after a beloved piece of his work was erased in the night. old newspaper reports say the artwork dates back to 1985. the artist, jose mesa velasquez worked with local teens on this project and donated $25,000 and donated the mural. it had become a local landmark of sorts depicting 500 years of chicano and east san jose history. the mural was suddenly and possibly unlawfully erased last week when a work crew painted it over. the law does not prevent murals on private bui

said lyft has said it will work with the d.a.'s office.sco, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >>> a los angeles man is demanding answers after his parked bmw caught fire spontaneously. it happened on monday. he had just gotten home from work. he park his 2017 x3 on the street in front of his home. >> my neighbor like 14 minutes later comes banging on our door, telling me our car was on fire. 20, 30-foot tall flames. it was pretty scary. >> the car was a loss. as you can see, the scorched asphalt that remains. last year abc news investigated similar bmw fires. none of the vehicles had open vehicles for fire-related issues, but then months later bmw issued two recalls involving one million vehicles over concern about the risk of fire for certain parts. >>> as you get your free snow cone today? a special celebration took place in downtown san francisco. the sf public utilities commission marked 100 years of clean power by giving away free snow cones. they came in flavors like bioblueberry and renewable raspberry and they were poured over ice cre

grandparents, too, because we're talking about new cases of uber and lyft drivers harassing, eve car. so the question, i mean, i had was, how are they getting back haveive unaccompanied minors bu it's happening. we wanted to see how often it's happening. we have a teenage girl with permission of her mom, who is watching everything, along with our producers and set up a little experiment to see how many uber and lyft drivers would pick her up, even when she said i'm 15, and you're going to be a little surprised by what you see and we'll show you some of these cases and it's going to change the way that you perhaps live on a day-to-day basis because i know some parents out there do use uber to shuttle the kids around sometimes, and as one mom put it to me today, we always teacour kids never ge >>> coming up on "today in the bay," new details in the elizabeth smart kidnapping case, what we are learning about one to many consumers who confuse ne website for another. when someone is spoofing the government. >> we want you to be careful when looking for government info, like dmv, social sec

new cases of uber and lyft drivers, harassing and assaulting teens while on rides.sen. >> reporter: good morning, i'm jeff rossen. coming up this morning on "today," an all new rossen reports, a warning for all kids and all parents. basically, you should all be watching. grandparents, too, because we're talking about new cases of uber and lyft drivers harassing, even assaulting children inside the car. so the question, i mean, i had was, how are they getting back here in the first place? uber and lyft have policies their drivers aren't allowed to drive unaccompanied minors but it's happening. we wanted to see how often it's happening. we have a teenage girl with permission of her mom, who is watching everything, along with our producers and set up a little experiment to see how many uber and lyft drivers would pick her up, even when she said i'm 15, and you're going to be a little surprised by what you see and we'll show you some of these cases and it's going to change the way that you perhaps live on a day-to-day basis because i know some parents out there do use u

i think investors will lineup behind us and lyft. i hop they are.ou guarantee a 2019 ipo. >> there no guarantee, you never know what market is doing, i can guarantee we'll be ready, hopefully markets will be ready. reporter: you talk about how big uber is and ride hailing service. given that u.s. president has talked about anti-trust situation with big tech company, google, amazon and facebook. do you think that big tech company like uber may be regulate flood future. >> we're regulated now. we work in every single city and et cetera. we look at market as 6 trillion dollar transportation market, we're a tiny part of the market, account for less than 21 1% of miles driven on road. reporter: no fear of being broken up? >> no, i think that. regulators are our partners, we operate on streets of new york city and while we may not agree on everything, we think that we as a transportation service are valuable for every city. and that we hava be partners in building this solution together it takes dialogue, sometimes you agree, sometimes you don't, but we t

. >>> lyft is offering to pay people to ditch their cars and use the ride-hailing service instead. >> lyft says it will take part in this month-long deal and will pay them up to $600 in credit. >>> and finally, this is the world's first flying car, and it's about to go on sale in the u.s. >> it's called the transition. its creator says it can change from driving to flying modes in under a minute and can soar 100 miles per hour. the price hasn't been determined yet, but sales start next month. >> that is so 1960s. >> those are your "tech bites". >> it does remind you of the jetson's. ive totally want one of those. >> maybe they will have that noise that came along with it. >> yeah, maybe. maybe not. >> i'm sure you can add it. put it on your iphone. >>> one spot shop outsmarted criminals. >> we are getting details about performers at next month's annual festival. >>> plus, it's not every dare you get smacked in the face with an octopus. >>> and 4:55 a.m. on this thursday. looking at your 12-hour day planner today. early on we have fog, a lot of cloud cover. clouds will be decreasing. s

lyft says what's being described is extremely concerning. we have a dedicated team that investigates fraudulent behavior which may result in immediate deactivation from the platform. uber says it takes measures to prevent account sharing and detect fraud. the scheme lets anyone get behind the wheel without going investigation plus red flags that can help you spot a suspicious driver head to our website nbcbayarea.com. back to you. >> wow. all right. if you have a tip for our investigative unit give them a call, 888-996-tips, or go to them and send an email, nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >>> 4:49 for you right now. did you watch the emmys last night in the bay area we aired an encore operformance. big night for the small screen with big surprises. >> today today's jennifer bjorkland is here with a surprise proposal. >> reporter: amazon streaming series lived up to its name, four emmys including best comedy and best actress for rachel brosnihan. >> it's something happening all over the country. >> reporter: her co-star scored best supporting a

how's he thinking about competition right now with lyft? >> we talked about lyft as well.ber controls about 73% of the market right now so they are much bigger than lyft, but lyft may have an ipo first and uber is concerned they may take up more dollars on the market. trish: despite that one driver, i am a very big customer. i like it a lot. i think it's really pretty awesome and represents sort of a new phase in transportation that could really take off. >> as he says, he doesn't think you need to own a car in the future. trish: we just had this debate at home because we moved to the suburbs. i'm like could we just become a one-car -- we couldn't. we have to have the two cars. but uber is that good. good stuff. we can see more of the interview? >> yes. entire interview tonight on "evening edit" at 5:00 p.m. on fox business. tune in. the conversation doesn't end here. head over to my facebook page, and twitter page, tell me what you thought of today's show. i'm really glad to be back. spent a couple weeks off in maine. lovely time, met some wonderful people. really enjoyed

s office says they reached out to lyft, another major rideshare company. he says they're also onboard with the plan. they're hoping to roll out a broader awareness campaign about this. they're hoping to reach out via social media and put up signs and posters throughout the city. christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> here we go with the forecast. it's going to be cooler tomorrow. look at today's numbers. 94 in santa rosa. then 79 tomorrow. big, big drop-off there. temperatures generally 10 degrees cooler across the board tomorrow. where there were 90s, there will be 70s tomorrow. where there were 80s, there will be 70s and 60s. definitely a cooler pattern as we move toward the next couple days. that's good news. this is the reason. this low if this was winter, this would be rain. this would be snow. this would be winter. this storm this time of year we don't have strong enough dynamics to bring the rain. even though there's rain and snow in the cascades. what it does bring us is relief from the extreme fire danger we've experienced although the winds tomor

. >> they have had it with uber and lyft. taxi drivers want to level the playing field. why they say the city's idea of a fix will not cut it. >> -- drones flying over jails too close to airports and near wildfires. we go live to a surprise announcement on the bait with governor jerry brown. you know when you're at ross and that cute dress gets even cuter? yes. or when you can say yes...to both? sure. or when you find that brand at that price? are you kidding me? that's yes for less. and that's what ross always has in store. whoa. yes.... oh, yeah. it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less. *crash of san francisco's taxi industry. we've been following cab drivers -- struggling to compete with lyft and >>> new turns in the continuing crash of san francisco's taxi industry. we have been following cabdrivers struggling to compete with lyft and uber while the city demands they have medallions. there are possible medallion reforms. many of the drivers are not buying it. >> who is going to have a right to go to the airport? >> what happens when you

i want to thank assembly member tinge as well as senator wiener and chu as well as the folks at lyft and uber who really, i think, want to turn the page and become a part of the solution and finally, it wouldn't have happened without my chief-of-staff whom i am profoundly thankful and madam president, i would like to make a motion to table item number 37. >> all right. table item 37. >> i'd like to tank my co sponsor kim, ronan, yee, fewer and mandelman. >> it's been seconds by supervisor kim. we'll take that without objection. all right. madam clerk. next item. >> item 38 is an ordinance to amend the planning codes to allow limited non conforming specified zoning districts to operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. with conditional use and authorization to the determination and to make the appropriate findings. >> madam clerk, on the question of should it be passed call roll. >> item 38, mandelman. >> aye. >> peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor ronan. >> aye. >> safai. >> aye. >> steph. >> tang. >> aye. >> yee. >> aye. >> brown. >> aye. >> cohen. >> aye. >> supervisor fewer

. >>> lyft launched scooters, hoping to -- lyft says it plans to take better care of its scooters andng an extra fee of 15 cents per minute to reserve a scooter through the lyft app. uber is expected to launch its own scooter-sharing enterprise within just a few weeks. >>> now, if you're looking for a raise, the best way of getting one, go somewhere else. rather than asking your current boss to give you an increase in pay. the associated press says people get hired for new jobs, enjoy raises that are one-third higher than those who stay in their current positions. retail and restaurant employees are getting the bigger raises nts near ary workers, 50-year low. >>> good old-fashioned leverage, michael? >> get out of here. >> yeah, see 'ya. >> it's been wonderful. >> you have cake w yo 'rjoking, he's not tweeting. >> yeah, thank you. >>> starbucks is set to open its first store in italy. the store opens tomorrow in milan, located in a former post office, boasts a heated marble-topped coffee bar, a cocktail bar, order bread, even pizza. it won't have frapuccinos and other drinks. >> coole

right now, i have to fall back to ubers and lyfts, which i prefer not to do. the companies have to do a lot of community outreach. we just heard patrick talk about the community outreach that was done. i would like to understand what community outreach we're expecting the scooter companies to do and how long it will take. i'm concerned that the community outreach will delay the rollout da date. i would love to know when we expect to be able to ride the scooters on the streets. lastly, the permit would be for five companies, so the companies had to focus on dense areas. that means that west san francisco was left to the wayside. now that they have more scooters, i would love to know if we plan on asking them to redraw their serving zones to better serve the west side of san francisco. thank you. >> chairman brinkman: thank you. >> clerk: yuri dbiski, tariq mahmoud, and rachel heiden. >> hi, everyone. thank you for this opportunity. i first visited san francisco seven years ago. there was bart, muni and private car at that time. my memories was that bart works m

lyft is terrific too. there are a bunch of competitors. there are many other choices out there.od for uber, good for dara. i like the new safety options. especially when you have got younger people. we are matching out for the ipo one of these days. susan li's full interview with uber ceo dara khosrowshahi 5:00 p.m. eastern on "the evening edit" only on the fox business network. we'll be right back. . . liz: this breaking news. house hearing with twitter ceo jack dorsey just got interrupted. missouri representative billy long, tried to ininterrupt the interruptter. let's listen in. >> $50 down here. >> officer, escort this young lady out, please. >> 2 1/2 now. 85, 85, 90. one and a quarter. two and a quarter. 2 1/2, 300. melissa: liz: let me explain there is female protester. representative billy long of missouri who is actually an auctioneer, started auctioneering over her, so she couldn't be heard. this will be instant classic with bunch of peoples on twitter. we need to go back to washington, d.c. and president trump. >> with the people. i don't think they get recognized like

going public would allow lyft to fund marketing. lyft not commenting on that. they say changes at facebook are causing lots of trouble. facebook change their algorithms. it could change the volume of traffic a web site gets. >>> i need to tell you what i'm not reporting. nobody reported any staggeringly bad news. that's what you do, right? if you wait until the three day weekend and you issue something, nobody. >> that's good. >> we kind of brace for incredibly bad news. >> that's good to here. amazon has fulfillment centers around the world. amazon was also ranked one of the 12 worst companies to work for by the national center of occupational safety and health. it includes an amazon employee entank entangled in a dispute. >> we issued a letter of warning because people were seriously hurt or treated very poorly. >> that's our blood, sweat and tears. >> amazon says it disagrees with osha's conclusions and recommended change. >>> holiday weekends come down to two things, eating contest joey chestnut. this is the favorite part of the holiday. did it again yester

we're talking lyft hq, not lyft the car. >> these are engineers, community managers any time lyft putsb, there's so many applicants think the roof >> why and how did you make the list >> four different criteria, job growth, companies hiring the most, tons of applicants, engagement around the company, how many non-employees are looking at the company and looking at the employees of the company. the last one is how well they're able to suck up talent from the top company. how well do they displace people >> is lyft doing well because its competitor has been under so much pressure? >> no they're both doing well. uber was number one last year. they're too old for the list if you look at other brands, lyft is a known brand. a lot of brands are surprising to me, like luggage, like baby wa warby parkers. >> how much of this is about getting in on the ground floor of a company that you think is going to ultimately go public and getting the currency involved in that in terms of compensation >> it's not a big part of it >> really? >> yeah. it's taking longer and longer for these companies to hav

hospitalized with traumatic brain injury after he was sucker punched by the man he thought was is lyft driver. >>> taking safety into their own hands. volunteer escorts are putting riders at ease. it is just about 6 am on this saturday, september 29. >>> we will start with the forecast. you may notice as you step outside it felt a little warm. look at these temperatures. we are in the 60s right now in concord, san francisco, 59 in san jose, 59 in send a rose up. this is in part -- santa rosa. this is in part to the cloud cover. we will be below average in san francisco by four or 5 degrees. we will be in the mid 70s for the warmest spots inland. we have a little bit of rain on the horizon. up north you could see a few stray sprinkles with isolated showers today. that is mostly for the north bay. the rest of us could potentially see a few overnight tonight. we have rain for everyone next week. your details on that are right ahead. >>> here is a live look at the u. s. capitol where the supreme court fight will continue for at least another week. president trump has agreed to have the f.b

since then there was a pretty extensive study done by the transportation authority on tnc, uber and lyft and the frequency in san francisco. i wonder if you looked at that in relation to e.i.r. i will ask that question first. >> if i got the question correct, it is basically you are asking if the transportation authority did a study, collected more data? >> no. we have heard in several appeals that you don't have data on the impact or the quantity of uber and lyft in san francisco, therefore, it is impossible to study the impact on vehicle miles traveled in an environmental review. i have heard that before. i heard it today. i couldn't find the study right now. we had antics extensive studies that took a look at these questions and had significant data. i wonder if you reviewed that report and data in the e.i.r. and whether or not that was studied. all we have heard from the planning department for quite some time there is no data, therefore, you can't possibly understand its impact. therefore, you don't even ask the question. >> great question. we have actually been working collaborativ

buy-sell model coming back are responsible for the others not allowed to be make money, but uber and lyft is why we're suffering. it is ugly and will be deemed illegal. and going back to 2003, if a medallion-holder has a $14 million accident trying to meet a driving requirement. so it's time to end that. it's bad policy. and, finally, restricting where we can go. it will be -- you will end up in superior court with injunctions. if you tell us we can't go to the airport, then we can't go to hotels or pick up on certain days. things like that. i hope you work with the mayor's office to find a different approach. thank you. >> chairman brinkman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> medallion holder 474. i never supported the sales program and i'm not on the list to sell my medallion. mark said just about everything that the cab companies. they're barely holding on. if cabs can't go to the airport, it will have to be reduced even further and we will not be able to cover expenses. it's tantamount to -- i feel with my medallion, that i will have to fore fit it. i won't be able to cover any expen

. >>> new this morning, lyft has a challenge for people in san francisco. ditch your car for a month and make some money. details will be released later today. commuters who ditch their car for a month can get up to $300 in lyft credit, $100 in car rental credit for zipcar. and $94 for clipper cards, which can be used on muni and bart. it was offered in chicago in july, and 1,000 people signed up. so would you do it? >> how do they monitor it? that's interesting. >> we will get more information later this morning. it will be interesting to see how many folks are willing to give it a try. >> it's easy if you live in the city. if you live in the suburbs, it would not even be an option. >> a little more difficult. >> it is a long commute. good idea. worth a try for sure. >> yeah. >> for one month. >>> thanks, alexis. >> okay. look at this in the north bay. heavy fog forced a hot air balloon to make a dramatic landing yesterday in santa rosa. mark freeland took the photos, a resident. there were eight people on board. he rushed to the school to see what was hap

lyft is also on board with the plan. meanwhile, they are hoping to rollout a broader awareness campaign via social media, and possibly put up signs and posters in clubs and bars throughout the city. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 starts next. with a warning about the future from a former vice president. >> this is an existential threat to the future of human civilization. >> up next, the message from al gore ahead of the climate summit in san francisco. >>> california putting the brakes on a big perk for owners of clean energy cars. >>> and, the mayor of the bay area's biggest city gets candid with ktvu about the issue of homelessness. stay with us. ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 is next. >>> now to our top stories. good news from the front lines of a fire burning in west marin, where evacuations were lifted in the irving fire today. fire trend homes in the communities of lagunitas and forest knolls. some people may be without power until noon tomorrow. the fire started last nig

a couple of years ago he seeped up for lyft and used it just once but he started receiving numerous phone calls and texts about rides he never ordered. sometimes ten per week. eventually he each phantom rides local health insurance company was being billed. >> i guess they are debting defrauded on a large scale. >> reporter: inland empire health care provider says they were being charged for each call. >>> the bay you pay for public transit in the area could be getting an update. the transportation department want to modernize clipper cars. they can reportedly download an app to reload their card with money. the final vote for approve the clipper card system takes place this morning. >>> don't forget wedding gifts. people getting married want that cash. according to the wedding planning website the knot more couples are creating honey moon funds and say cash registries are up 52% in the past ten years. >> with people getting married so much older they don't need things like a brand-new can opener or a set of dishes. >> but those are still nice gifts, right? now a new mr. and mrs. can pay