east bay congressman mark desaulnier, who sits on the transportation and infrastructure committee.nk you for being here today. >> my pleasure. thanks for asking. >> so first, like many frustrated passengers, your travel was impacted by this airplane issue. can you tell us about that? >> well, i flew back last night and because of the storm on the east coast, my flight into d.c. into reagan national, um, was a bumpy one. and uh, we had to go around because of wind shears. at one point, they were going to divert us to dulles. so, um, and then when we landed, we found out that the steering was not working. so it was, uh, a little remind air about how much we trust aviation and how much we count on it, but also, um, the dangers. >> right. and alaska and united airlines say they found loose hardware on a number of their boeing 737 max nines. what do you know about the latest findings in that investigation? >> uh, just what you just expressed and what i've gotten, uh, the national transportation safety board is excellent. uh, but they're stretched right now because we've had so many of t

that is east bay congressman mark desaulnier, good to see you.k you for the time. >> always a pleasure. thank you alex. >> absolutely. >> all right. here we are just a few days from february. so how are those new year's resolutions coming along? well, if exercise is something that you vow to do more of this year, i've got a great challenge for you. it is time once again for the target 100, an annual event that will get you motivated to get out there and get moving, while also helping our nation's heroes. we'll talk with the chairman of the target 100 when we come back and in barry, weather started cloud things up once again as we head into your tuesday evening. >> our next storm is going to be moving in tomorrow. we're talking about some heavy rain and strong winds and more rain clouds in our five day forecast. we'll have the upd [narrator] covered california is a free service from the state that's already helped millions of people like you get and pay for health insurance. with financial help to lower the cost of health coverage, you could get a

mark desaulnier. thank you so much for joining us today. >> my pleasure.nks for asking me. >> this is an issue that you have really taken up and been working on for a while. >> you had h.r. 6006 eight before the saving local news act. and really wanted to try and make it easier for some local news organizations to survive in this era of online media. and a lot of other blogs and a plethora of information online, talk to us a little bit about where things stand now. >> well, they're not good. and i americans should remember that this country has had a robust publishing business since we started. benjamin franklin, a publisher. he was really at the heart of it. so you need journalism and you need it in a way that helps democracy. so voters and citizens can get information. and electeds are held accountable by professional journalists with objective criteria or hopefully, objective . so we've lost almost a third of the newspapers in this country, uh, most of them local newspapers. so they're not covering congress. they're covering your city council, school bo

warnings about cabin pressure and earlier today on the four, we did speak with east bay congressman mark desaulnier he is a member of the house transportation and infrastructure subcommittee on aviation. >> there's clearly stress in the system that we're not addressing , and we've just been really lucky in this country, in my view, that we haven't had a major disaster. and i think more and more it's becoming clear to me that the pressure on profits is putting, uh, the flying public at risk. and we've got to stop that. >> the congressman has been working on legislation to reform the faa and to hold airlines more accountable. >> here's a look now at some of the stories trending tonight on ktvu.com. one of our top stories is governor gavin newsom announced a $290 billion state spending plan today, with an estimated $37 billion deficit, making it a much smaller budget hole than earlier predicted in. san francisco, a city supervisor is taking action to save a safeway store that's been in the fillmore district for 40 years. this comes after the store announced it would close in march, and tiktok food cri

visit xfinitymobile.com today. 10th congressional district representative mark desaulnier announced today that sonia quantum, a junior at doherty high school, took first place in this year's competition. her app, cognitive pro, aims to reduce missed diagnoses of attention deficit hypertivity disorder and help mental health professionals properly diagnosed add hd season tickets went live today for the inaugural season of the bay area's first and only national women's soccer team, bay football club starts its first season this march. >> season tickets are priced. between 210 and $1000, depending on your seating choice. of course, single game tickets are not currently on sale since the match schedule has not yet been announced. >> this week's pink stanley cup craze has seen a new development. now that shoppers have their hands on the limited edition cups. earlier this week, we reported on the frenzy happening in target stores, where shoppers were rushing to buy the limited edition galentine's day drinkware from the brand stanley. while the cups celebrate the unofficial holiday, which focuses

east bay congressman mark desaulnier is calling for more transparency in the aviation industry. desaulnier, who sits on the house committee on transportation and infrastructure, joined us on the air this morning to talk about the recent incident involving an alaska airlines jet, the 737 max nine had to make an emergency landing. you'll remember, after part of the fuselage blew out. he says he's added provisions to an faa reauthorization bill in the senate to ensure more trans tsay this way, it would be clear to know which mechanics assembled the door. it's very frustrating. >> the aviation industry is done. a lot of pressure by investors to make more money, and we want to make sure that those profits don't come at the expense of the safety of the traveling public. so whether it's boeing or any of the airlines, we're working very hard to make sure they get the message that the congress is watching. >> he says congress will make sure the faa does its due diligence and ensure boeing 737 max nine will not fly again until they're safe. a situation today in downtown san francisco prov

abc seven's stephanie sierra spoke with congressman mark desaulnier about those changes coming. >> the average student loan debt borrowed for a four year bachelor's degree was 30,520 20. that's according to the national center for education statistics. do you think that $12,000 figure the ceiling should be raised? i think we have to consider these things. >> stephanie. what we're struggling with is young people don't have the same opportunities that people in my generation had in terms of the cost of housing, the cost of education. so we're the administration and we democrats on the committee are trying to address that. >> the consumer financial protection bureau said friday that borrowers are dealing with inaccurate and untimely billing statements and often delays in processing. have you received reports about any of this in your office? yes and this has been a struggle for a long time. >> um, unfortunately, some providers, um, don't aren't as ethical as they should be. so we've got to make sure that we hold people accountable. >> and what are you doing specifically to hold them accou

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we reached out to the philippine consulate, the department of transportation, congressman mark desaulnier, and the airline itself. after our story aired, the domingo's received an email from pal saying they stand firm with their medical policy but would make a gesture of goodwill to provide jovito with free in-flight oxygen and to cover any additional fees. >> it's very encouraging. >> a dot spokesperson tells me. the airline can conduct their own medical review, separate from the one performed by a passenger's own doctors, and choose to deny travel. the dot also told me in cases like this, the airline must provide the passenger with a refund and an explanation in writing within ten calendar days of the refusal . but the domingo's are now just looking forward. >> it's my mom. she means the world to me, to spending time together. >> thank you lord, thank you. thank you very much. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. that's great. >> well, streets near buchanan field and concord are going to be closed overnight as the faa and ntsb continue to investigate a deadly plane crash. the

we reached out to the philippine consulate, the department of transportation, congressman mark desaulnierd the airline itself. after our story aired, the domingo's received an email from pal saying they stand firm with their medical policy but would make a gesture of goodwill to provide jovito with free in-flight oxygen and to cover any additional fees. >> it's very encouraging. >> a dot spokesperson tells me. the airline can conduct their own medical review, separate from the one performed by a passenger's own doctors, and choose to deny travel. the dot also told me in cases like this, the airline must provide the passenger with a refund and an explanation in writing within ten calendar days of the refusal . but the domingo's are now just looking forward. >> it's my mom. she means the world to me, to spending time together. >> thank you lord, thank you. thank you very much. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. that's great. >> well, streets near buchanan field and concord are going to be closed overnight as the faa and ntsb continue to investigate a deadly plane crash. the smal

congressman mark desaulnier says that he's added provisions to an faa reauthorization bill in the senate to ensure more transparent tsay. this way, it would be clearer to know which mechanics assembled the door. >> it's very frustrating. the aviation industry has done a lot of pressure by, um investors to make more money, and we want to make sure that those profits don't come at the expense of the safety of the traveling public. so whether it's boeing, um, or any of the airlines we're working very hard to make sure they get the message that the congress is watching. >> he says congress will make sure the faa does its due diligence and ensure that boeing 737 max nines will not fly again until they are safe. >> a third suspect in the killing of oakland police officer twan lay is now charged with murder. 30 year old marquis cooper's arraignment is set for tomorrow. police haven't given any specifics about cooper's alleged role in the shooting. last month, someone shot and killed lay while the officer was working undercover after a burglary at a cannabis business. a total of four suspects, i

supporting and protecting local journalism is the goal of a measure backed by east bay congressman mark desaulnierd us during the for today, the loss of news outlets is a crisis for american democracy. >> the bill would create a nonprofit status for local newspapers, and it would require companies like facebook and google to pay a fee to use their content. >> but unfortunately, the bay area companies, these tech companies have been at the lead in stopping that. australia has done this and it's worked well. congressman desaulnier said that in the bay area alone, we've gone from about 600 working reporters across print and broadcast 20 years ago to about 150 today. >> more supportive resources for older adults in the lgbt q plus community. that is the goal of california's department of aging , issuing a new survey aimed at determining what challenges the community faces and how it can help. studies show that lgbtq plus adults in san francisco are more likely to live alone than the general population, less likely to have children and be more at risk as their support networks shrink over time. the sur

afford it when our inquiries to philippine air did not yield results, we contacted congressman mark desaulnier'sce, the philippine consulate, and the department of transportation all reached out to pal. >> so after months of not getting anywhere, i'm just utter like, you know, turmoil late monday night, moses got this voicemail he dispenser from philippine airlines will refund the remaining amount values of the ticket because of the time zone difference. moses is still waiting to connect with pal to work out the details. however, this still doesn't solve the problem of getting his mom back. if airline policy won't allow her to fly with her medical condition. for moses, at least it's a start. >> it's very encouraging. i'm hoping, uh, this will all help get my mom home sooner than later. >> in an email to moses, the dot tells me they're investigating to see if there was a violation of the air carrier access act and if jovito was discriminated against because of her disability. we're also reaching out to several airlines to see if someone can accommodate her so that jovita and moses can be together

despite warnings about cabin pressure earlier today on the four, we spoke with east bay congressman mark desaulnierember of the house transportation and infrastructure subcommittee on aviation. >> there's clearly stress in the system that we're not addressing, and we've just been really lucky in this country, in my view, that we haven't had a major disaster. and i think more and more it's becoming clear to me that the pressure on profits is putting, uh, the flying public at risk. and we've got to stop that. congressman desaulnier has been working on legislation to reform the faa and to hold airlines more accountable. >> amazon san francisco based streaming unit called twitch is laying off hundreds of workers. twitch is a live streaming service where gamers play and watch people play video games and bought it for $970 million in 2014 and says it is still up profitable. so now amazon is cutting 500 of its workers. it's about 35% of the platform's staff. this is on top of 400 job cuts at twitch last year, the labor department is announcing a new rule to reclassify many independent contractors as regul

. >> east bay congress mark desaulnier is on the house subcommittee on aviation. >> so while i'm gratefult they're going to do this, it's not sufficient. i think congress and i for myself being very involved in this is we're going to stay on top of this. the relationship, um, needs to change. and when capitol hill speaks, faa listens. >> but it's the same kind of relationship that the california public utilities commission had with pga until that gas explosion and the wildfires changed all that. this, too, will change back to you and tom, can you clarify whether or not you think that this will further increase scrutiny of the faa? >> yes it will. >> now, a lot of people would say, well, you know, maybe the faa is not up to it. it's a great organization full of great people, great engineering and all that stuff. the trouble is, when you get these cozy relationships, you start forgetting about what the real job is. in fact, the faa has often been criticized as being a cheerleader for aircraft manufacturers and for airlines not so much of a regulator. it can't have both those roles. it's got

. >> when our inquiries to philippine air did not yield results, we contacted congressman mark desaulnier'se, the philippine consulate, and the department of transportation all reached out to pal. so after months of not getting anywhere, i'm just utter like, you know, turmoil. >> reporter. >> late monday night, moses got this voicemail. he's spencer from philippine airlines will refund the remaining amount of values of the ticket because of the time zone difference. moses is still waiting to connect with pal to work out the details. however, this still doesn't solve the problem of getting his mom back. if airline policy won't allow her to fly with her medical condition. for moses, at least it's a start. >> it's very encouraging. i'm hoping, uh, this will all help get. my mom home sooner than later. >> now, in an email to moses, the dot says they are reviewing the situation to see if the air carrier access act was violated and to determine if jovito was discriminated against because of her disability. we have reached out to a number of airlines hoping to get her rebooked somewhere else someh

lena howland abc seven news east bay congressman mark desaulnier is calling that alaska incident unacceptable and also urging congress to pass legislation that he introduced nearly two years ago. >> he issued this statement saying, quote, my safe landings act would address several aviation safety issues. also at play here, including increasing transparency of maintenance, repair. work. desaulnier says he also supports legislation that would require cockpit voice recorders. store 25 hours worth of audio data. >> developing news out of ecuador now where armed men stormed a television studio during a broadcast today, guns shots were heard as workers are forced onto the floor. police responded and ecuador's attorney general says 13 people were arrested and will face terrorism charges. this is one of several violent incidents around the country, and it comes after notorious drug lord escaped from prison. ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency tsay. >> a marin county woman is in custody accused of stabbing her mother to death in an altercation that was broadcast on facebook live. pol

video shows the horrifying moments of the jet door just being blown off east bay congressman mark desaulnierorization bill in the senate to ensure more transparency. this way, it would be clear to know which mechanics assembled the door. >> it's very frustrating. uh- the aviation industry has done a lot of pressure by, um, in investors to make more money and we want to make sure that those profits don't come at the expense of the safety of the traveling public. so whether it's boeing or any of the airlines, we're working very hard to make sure they get the message that the congress is watching. he says congress will make sure the faa does its due diligence and ensure boeing 737 max nines will not fly again until they are safe. >> a father and his five year old son were rescued in pacifica today after being caught in some high waves just before 1 p.m. today, the coast guard, as well as the chp helicopter and other rescuers were called out to a stretch of water north of maury point. that is just west of the sharp park golf course. both father and son were struggling in the water for at least 3

you have congressman mark desaulnier trying to pass a safe landings act that affects things like air traffic controllers, pilot error times, fatigue as a whole. and this goes back to what i asked prior to that, in terms of enough oversight and enough people looking enough systems set up, do we need to be doing more to avoid incidents like this? because they kind of hit a lot of different categories, whether it's the door we never thought could, you know, be pulled out or window or icing or plane fatigue, it just seems like they're coming at us from every direction here. >> right. well, flying is a very threat rich environment. it's extremely safe in its current form. we do need to continue to improve it and until we raise the level of safety and really we need real good leadership at the top with the regulator and congress to make sure that the regulator does its job and the regulator forces the airlines and the manufacturers and the pilots to do their job. >> yeah, accountability is so important. in order to keep those skies safe, ross segun from segun aviation consulting. we apprec

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east bay congressman mark desaulnier sits on the transportation and infrastructure committee in washington he says it may be time for an overhaul of the whole aviation safety system. >> historically left over from the 50s, the faa, the manufacturers in the industry, had a cooperative agreement. and unfortunately, i think we're going to have to take a serious look at that cooperative meaning that they were asking what was going on rather than, um, making sure it was happening, that this quality assurance was of the very best and highest standards to protect the flying public. >> meanwhile, the fallout continues for alaska and united airlines, the two us carriers that fly the max nine. alaska airlines has canceled all max nine flights through saturday. united. united canceled 167 flights today and expects more tomorrow. a live look now at san francisco international airport. sfo had 66 canceled flights today, 61 of them united or alaska airlines flights. san jose airport had one canceled alaska flight and there were no cancellations. today at oakland. >> on to storm. watch this weekend's pla

. >> east bay congress mark desaulnier is on the house subcommittee on aviation. >> so while i'm gratefulthey're going to do this, it's not sufficient. i think congress and i for myself being very involved in this is we're going to stay on top of this. the relationship, um, needs to change. >> it's the same kind of relations that the california public utilities commission had with pg and e until the gas explosion and the wildfires changed all that. tom vacar ktvu fox two news. the ntsb has released a preliminary report into a deadly plane crash off the san mateo county coast. >> the de havilland dhc six 400 crashed on may 20th near half moon bay. the pilot and passenger were both killed. the flight departed the charles schultz airport in santa rosa and was heading to honolulu. according to the ntsb report, the plane had a ferry tank system containing 540 gallons of fuel for the flight. however, about four hours into the flight, the pilot contacted air traffic control and reported having a problem transferring the fuel while attempting to return. the pilot reported losing fuel pressure and

supporter and protecting local journalism is the goal of a measure backed by east bay congressman mark desaulnier. >> he told us last hour at for the loss of news outlets is a crisis for american democracy. this bill would create a nonprofit status for local newspapers and it would require companies like facebook and google to pay a fee to use their content. >> unfortunately, the bay area companies, these tech companies have been at the lead in stopping that australia has done this and it's worked well. congressman desaulnier said that in the bay area alone, we've gone from about 600 working reporters across print and broadcast 20 years ago to about 150 today. >> a san francisco city employee has been charged with misusing grant money, an alleged bribery scheme. 38 year old stanley ellicott, with the human resources department, is accused of entering into contracts totaling more than $1.4 million to entities controlled by rudolph jones. prosecutors say ellicott received more than $269,000 in return. ellicott is also accused of selling thousands of dollars of cameras and electronic equipment on eb

>> we reached out to the philippine consulate, the department of transportation, congressman mark desaulnier, and the airline itself. after our story aired, the domingo's received an email from pal saying they stand firm with their medical policy but would make a gesture of goodwill to provide jovito with free in-flight oxygen and to cover any additional fees. >> it's very encouraging, a dot spokesperson tells me. >> the airline can conduct their own medical review separate from the one performed by a passenger's own doctors, and choose to deny travel. the dot also told me in cases like this, the airline must provide the passenger with a refund and an explanation in writing within ten calendar days of the refusal . but the domingo's are now just looking forward. >> it's my mom. she means the world to me, to spending time together. >> thank you lord, thank you. thank you very much. in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news in the east bay the effects of the rising crime rates in oakland have led to some companies increasing security to protect to protect their own workers downtown, sources c

. >> when our inquiries to philippine air did not yield results, we contacted congressman mark desaulnier's office, the philippine consulate, and the department of transportation all reached out to pal. so after months of not getting anywhere, i'm just utter like, you know, turmoil late monday night, moses got this voicemail he dispenser from philippine airlines. >> we will, uh, refund the remaining amount values of the ticket because of the time zone difference. >> moses is still waiting to connect with pal to work out the details. however, this still doesn't solve the problem of getting his mom back. if airline policy won't allow her to fly with her medical condition. for moses, at least it's a start. >> it's very encouraging. i'm hoping, uh, this will all help get my mom home sooner than later. >> in an email to moses, the dot tells me they're investigating to see if there was a violation of the air carrier access act and if jovito was discriminated against because of her disability. we're also reaching out to several airlines to see if someone can accommodate her. so that jovita and mos

released video shows the horrifying moments of the jet door being blown off east bay congressman mark desaulnier says that he's added provisions to an faa reauthorization bill in the senate to ensure more transparency. and this way, it would be clear to know which mechanics assembled that door. >> it's very frustrating. the aviation industry is done. a lot of pressure by um investors to make more money. and we want to make sure that those profits don't come at the expense of the safety of the traveling public. so whether it's boeing, um, or any of the airlines, we're working very hard to make sure they get the message that the congress is watching. >> he says congress will make sure the faa does its due diligence and ensure that boeing 737 max nines will not fly again until they are safe. >> a third suspect in the killing of oakland police officer twan lay is now charged with murder. 30 year-old marquis cooper's arraignment is set for tomorrow. police have not given any specifics about cooper's alleged role in the shooting. last month, someone shot and killed lay while the officer was working un

now east bay congressman mark desaulnier is calling the alaska incident unacceptable and is urging congress to pass legislation. he introduced nearly two years ago. he issued this statement saying, quote, my safe landings act would address several aviation safety issues. also at play here, including increasing transparency of maintenance repair work to. son says he also supports legislation that would require cockpit voice recorders stored 25 hours worth of audio data. rightow two hours. severe storms leave at least five people dead across the country. one of those happened in wisconsin, where a driver crashed in snowy road conditions in the south. a woman in alabama died when a tornado toppled over her mobile home with her inside and florida powerful winds knocked a home off its foundation. the weather caused more than 1000 flight cancellations yesterday. >> 5-10 we'll take you outside. here's a live look at sutro tower showing you we have calm conditions right now, but we are anticipating more showers later on today. live doppler seven. right now it is quiet, but the system is still well

supporting and protecting local journalism is the goal of a measure backed by east bay congressman mark desaulnier. >> he tells ktvu the loss of news outlets is a crisis for american democracy. >> unfortunately, the bay area companies, these tech companies have been at the lead in stopping that australia has done this and it's worked well. >> the bill would create a nonprofit status for local newspaper and would require companies like facebook and google to pay a fee to use their content, disney said. in the bay area alone, it's changed from about 600 working reporters across print and broadcast 20 years ago to about 150 today. san francisco leaders say they are taking a major step forward to protect city's waterfront from rising sea levels. >> the $13 billion plan, written by the army corps of engineers, would one of the most expensive infrastructure projects in our u.s. history. it includes a proposal to raise the seawall and some buildings along the embarcadero, including the ferry building, as we face an intensifying climate crisis and the possibility of earthquake risk. >> the draft this draf