vehicles could suddenly excel right of their own accord and identify a petition the national highway traffic safety administration to look into it an agency document outlining the allegations shows 127 complaints from colorado's include crashes and injuries u.s. authorities say the allegations include about one half a 1000000 test the model 3 s. at x. cars sold from 2013 to 2019. weeks of demonstrations in france disrupting one of paris's biggest revenue drivers tourism anyone visiting the capital would one of. its best known painting the mona lisa museum workers have walked off the job leaving visitors out in the rain. in many ways it was a typical morning outside the famous parades and landmark with visitors to the live queuing to catch a glimpse of famous artworks but after 43 days of private and public strikes across the country these tourists got some bad news the live museum is on strike as this banner reads staff were blocking the entrance. many were not impressed. was it $5.00 to $5.00. g.b. i paid for the hotel the train and the ticket to the loo are they going to reimburse me i ask for the $500.00 euros

the national highway traffic safety administration turned over a petition of defect investigations. it includes 127 complaints about the electric vehicles suddenly accelerating on their own, sometimes causing crashes and injuries. >>> less than 2 weeks before the grammy awards, the show's ceo is on administrative leave after accusations of misconduct. deborah dugan is the first woman to lead the association and has only been in the position for 6 months. the 62nd grammy awards take place sunday january 26th. >>> plenty of snow still lingering around mount hamilton today after yesterday's storm. an actual snowplow clearing the roads there. snow ball fights, snow angels i'm sure out there. >> plenty of snowmen to be med for sure. >> you go inside their visitor center, they have stunning pictures of mount hamilton cloaked in snow, and you think wow, what must that look like. >> and there you go! >> now we know. >> that's really something. >> looks like that's it for a bit though as the next chance of significant rain isn't moving into the bay area until next week. in the meantime. satu

>>> tesla has responded to what it's calling false complaints filed with the national highway traffic safety administrationgency received a petition with more than 100 complaints about cars speeding up on their own. tesla said it spoke to the nhtsa about most of the cases and in each instance it was driver error or it was caused by humans. tesla says these cars only sped up because of driver input. >>> well we have breaking news coming in from palo alto, thinv latest on the victim and roads that are closed. >>> so long as the president's party is willing to stick with the president, you'll never get 2/3 of the vote. >> senators are expected to set the guidelines for the impeachment trial of president trump today. what we know about the rules that will be established in just a few hours. >>> from ktvu fox 2 news this is mornings on 2. . >>> thank you for joining us here on mornings on 2. tuesday morning, january 21st, i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. you may want to take an umbrella with you this morning wherever you're heading out. steve paulson is in his office. >> i would hope it's in th

it happened just two days of the national highway traffic safety administration announced it was investigatingnts about some teslas accelerating out of control. >>> our time just about 4:17. let's check in with sal and see what's happening in our early morning commute. >> good morning. we don't have much going on right now at all which is nice. we want it to be mice and quiet out there for your thursday morning commute and so far that fits the bill here as we see looking around. this time in the morning i tend to look for anythingthal might slow you down and we've had just no traffic on highway four yet that's slow or 680 or the south bay. so there we are. this is a nice start. hopefully this first hour robbery a good-look looking commute. here's steve with the weather forecast. >>> let's take it down to miami cue the beach boy music. how about "sail on sailor". wind west at 6. it's a lovely day down there in south beach. it looks to be mostly sunny and a high of 72 and sunny. so far just high clouds. sun and clouds fair mild to warm inching closer. napa yesterday was 67. i bumped you up a tin

no matter what or where you buy, check for any open recalls at the national highway traffic safety administration site. we'll put something on our website about that. you want to make sure any recalls get fixed. >>> just ahead, everyone has heard of autonomous cars. how about an autonomous school? we'll show you how that works. >> first we want to thank thomas for the lovely picture of the hills in fairfield. share your pictures with #abc7now. >> you may see it on air or online at abc7news.com. heads up about new programming on abc 7. on saturday mornings you can catch two hours of "good morning america." >> that's right. and that goes from 5:00 to 7:00. gma will air at 7:00 and 8:00 in the morning. abc 7 news will return at 9:00. so >>> let's face it. we have a trash problem in san francisco. >> and find the solutions. let's have hard conversations. >> i feel the community has failed people of color. >> we can use words. >> our concerns might be different but we're in this together and building a better bay area takes all of us. >>> i'm ama daetz, coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, a woman knocked

. >>> the national highway traffic safety administration began looking into tesla car fires in november. there have been other instances of tesla batteries seemingly catching fire spontaneously or reigniting after a crash. regulators requested documents from tesla after some owners filed a potential class action lawsuit. tesla calls the incident extraordinarily unusual. >>> a historic night at the screen actors guild award as par site becomes the first foreign language film to take top honors. >> "par sitasit"parasite." it's the film everyone is talking about. the film about greed and class discrimination beat out once upon a time hollywood and the irishman. brad pitt and jennifer aniston took home actor awards for the first time. pitt for his supporting role in once upon a time in hollywood and aniston for "the morning show." speaking of them, come on. we know this is what everyone on social media is talking about and cares about. pitt and aniston shared a moment back stage. you can see here, they held hands, hugged and smiled at each other. the former power couple split in 2005, but t

the national highway traffic safety administration said it would review a driver's petition alleging 3 tesla mols the 3 the acts and the s can suddenly accelerate on their own. the examination is one step before a formal investigation. however in a blog post tesla maintains quote there is no unintended acceleration sla says its investigated every single incident where a driver happens and they determined it is not true quote the car accelerateif and only if the driver told that to do so and it slows or stops when the driv applies the brake. now the identity of the drivers not been released toxicology relts are not in as the autopsy is still pending. >>live in pleasanton dan kerman kron 4 news. thank you dan. >>tonight a woman is dead after a hit and run in berkeley police say the woman who died was walking on the sidewalk when she was hit. it morning at 6 and university in berkeley. police say a u c berkeley officer observed a woman yelling for help she was in car that officer attempted to detain the woman and thedriver of the car, but the drivesped off eventually making a couple of

the national highway traffic safety administration is investigating after a tesla model s ran a red light a high rate of speed this was in gardena 2 people in another car were killed in that crash. officials have not said whether the car was on autopilot at the time. 2 people in the tesla were taken to the hospital they'll be ok. no arrests have been made there have been 13 crashes nationwide involving tesla's which were on auto pilot the advanced driver assist system does officially require drivers to pay attention at all times. >>happening now the national weather service has issued a high surf advisory in effect through 09:00am tomorrow. the weather service predicts northwest swells we tween 11 to 14 feet along northern california, the largest waves are expected tonight through thursday morning with waves gradually subsiding into tomorrow night. a high surf advisory mean strong rip current should be expected with large and dangerous breaking waves and surf zones waves could run up beaches more than usual and sweep over areas are usually dry so if you're headed to the coast. you are adv

the national highway traffic safety administration. they're reviewing a petition alleging that 3 tesla models the 3 the s and x can suddenly operate on their own. well police are investigating a shooting that injured 2 people at a shopping center the shooting happened sunday night to this is near the starbucks in the rain shopping center that's just are on road. police found the victims in a car they are expected to be okay. but officers eventually found and arrested the gunman. no word yet on actually what led up to that shooting. well south a man is facing charges after setting 11 trash ns on fire in washington part, sonny bill police arrested john stall after reviewing security video, the first fire was reported earlymonday morning on south mary avenue. fire damaged a fence and a c that was parked right there in the driveway. it during the investation of that fire that police received reports of 11 additional trash cans on fire that was set right there in washington park. well 4 people were arrested in santa rosa after an illegal si

the national highway traffic safety administration said it would review a driver's petition alleging 3 tesla models the 3 the acts and the s can suddenly accelerate on their own. the examinion is one step before a formal investigation. however in a blog post tesla maintains quote there is nounintended acceleration tesla says its investigated every single incint where a driver maintains this kind of thing happens and they determined it is not true quote the car accelerates if and only if the driver told that to do so and it slows or stops when the driver applies the brake. >>back live in pleasanton the identity of the driver has not yet been released. we can also tell you that in addition to speed we'll be looking at other factors such as whether drugs or alcohol pyed a role in all of this the autopsy is still pending live in pleasanton dan kman kron 4 news. >>thank you dan also in the st bay police in are investigating a double shooting at a shopping center happened about 7 30 last night near the starbucks. at the reams shopping center talk moraga road usually very quiet area. police

the national highway traffic safety administration isn't commenting on whether the tesla's automated factor in the crash. the agency has opened 13 investigations into tesla crashes believed to involve that feature. >>> three teenagers have been arrested in phoenix in connection with a violent incident that played out in front of a doorbell camera. >> after attending the fiesta bowl, an ohio state footbal fan says he was carjacked, kidnapped and shot. abc's trevor ault has details. >> i've been shot. i've been shot. >> reporter: the terrifying moments a man begs for help after being kidnapped and nearly killed. >> just call 911. i've been shot, swear to god. >> reporter: police say that man, anthony, told them he was in phoenix to watch ohio play in the fiesta bowl and after going to sleep in his car, a trio of suspects pointed a gun in his face then drove him to an atm to withdraw money and later opening fire as he tried to flee. >> gunshots, it sounded like five or six of them. >> reporter: after getting hit anthony desperately sought help from neighbors. doorbell video capturing th

the national highway traffic safety administration isn't commenting on whether the tesla's automated factor in the crash. the agency has opened 13 investigations into tesla crashes believed to involve that feature. >>> three teenagers have been arrested in phoenix in connection with a violent incident that played out in front of a doorbell camera. >> after attending the fiesta bowl, an ohio state footbal fan says he was carjacked, kidnapped and shot. abc's trevor ault has details. >> i've been shot. i've been shot. >> reporter: the terrifying moments a man begs for help after being kidnapped and nearly killed. >> just call 911. i've been shot, swear to god. >> reporter: police say that man, anthony, told them he was in phoenix to watch ohio play in the fiesta bowl and after going to sleep in his car, a trio of suspects pointed a gun in his face then drove him to an atm to withdraw money and later opening fire as he tried to flee. >> gunshots, it sounded like five or six of them. >> reporter: after getting hit anthony desperately sought help from neighbors. doorbell video capturing th

claims there is a higher rate of complaints for teslas than other vehicles and the national highway traffic safety administration is reviewing the petition. that you're cbs money watch report. for more head to cbsmoneywatch.com. at the new york stock exchange, i'm diane king hall. >>> let's get another check on whether. emily, it's so good to see you. >> i know. i miss you guys and i'm glad to be back. >> but you're looking a little different. >> i know. he's helping me out this morning with our weather forecast. we've got rain in our forecast and so we are keeping track of that. most of it is north of the golden gate. that will be the story until the lunchtime hours. taking a look at exactly where that is, let's zoom in to the north bay. most of it is centered around santa rosa or north of bear. petaluma getting some showers as well at this hour. it's mostly, like i said, stay north of the golden gate until about the lunchtime hour. the marin county area will also see a few showers and then it will eventually start to track to the south. taking a live look out of art treasure island camera, you can see a few cl

let me correct that there's been some deaths as well and because of that it's a national highway traffic safety administration is investigating there have been continual probes but the 1st problem they don't like is the use of the word autopilot which is there some nice sort of autonomy but it really is what they call level 3 it's available in a lot of vehicles for collision warning cross traffic alert a lot of these safety features and even the pro pilot $360.00 which ford has is pretty much the same thing as lane centering unfortunately consumers think that it means i can fall asleep behind the wheel i can eat a sandwich and totally ringback keep their hands off the wheel nat's when we're having some problems now also there is some software glitches that are causing cars or completely stopped to start up and move cars that unintentionally accelerate when they're in parking conditions whether they're parallel parking or pulling into a garage and because of that high quantity of incidences they're looking at a half a 1000000 vehicles but it's interesting board too because when you talk about that auto pilot t

so for all of the work being done at federal highway administration, the national highway traffic safety administration and all of the other agencies, it is just incredibly important. and i know nicole, some of that comes from your previous experience at d.o.t. and nhtsa and from secretary chow who installed that safety is the number one priority and the number one mission of the department of transportation is safety. if you don't get there safely, it is not mobility in a fundamental way. so we keep -- we keep that center lane that we are a safety-focused department. now with with that, i want to go to our final panelist, kwebtsin kendall at the federal railroadvation. had there are so many projects that you are working on. tell us what is the front burner. >> absolutely, lauren, and thanks so much for having me. i appreciate being here with you all in this jeemly dynamic and fascinating time to be in the railroad industry. you start on the freight side, you're seeing dramatic changes to long-standing operating practices in business strategies of the class 1 railroads that are resulting

the national highway traffic safety administration look into that and the tesla vehicles experiencederation after exceeding other cars on the road citing a number of accidents. and beginning in 2013, to be pulled off the road. tesla is saying the petition is false, brought on by a short seller. short-sellers that on and profit from a drop in the stock price. tesla responding in the past several years we discussed the majority of complaints in the petition. the date approved the vehicle functions properly. shannon: let's talk about a business that is doing very well. they will let their employees share in the process. >> reporter: if you were one of delta's 90,000 employees you are splitting a huge bonus, $1.6 billion is what delta is sharing for a great year. and amounts to additional 16% of the annual salary, two months of pain, this is the sixth year the delta has done with this. heather: great for those employees. the time is 15 minutes until the top of the hour and no one knows who the democratic nominee should be. even the new york times. how will the democrats pick between prog

teslas now responding to what it calls false complaints filed with the national highway traffic safety administration. that agency received a petition with more than 100 complaints about cars speeding up on their own. tesla says it has spoken to federal officials about most of the cases, and in each instance, it claims human error caused it. tesla may change claims the cars only sped up because of driver influence. >>> one man is chose to run eight marathons and eight days on seven continents hothe aaa. brendan watkins is running his second race today in australia. ompleted hinew zealand. he works for stanford children's hospital and is raising money for the still packers children's fun. >>> we are live at the scene of an accident and how traffic is impacted in an area. >>> a fire at a mobile home in the sunnydale area, what we know so far and the reactions from neighbors. struck the presidents impeachment trial is about to start on capitol hill. we will breakdown the main points of contention that are in place today. >>> from ktvu , fox 2 news. this is mornings on 2. >>> good morning. are you ready

>>> tesla has responded to what it's calling a false complaint filed with the national highway traffic safety administrationays they received a petition with more than 100 complaints about three models of the accelerating happening. they countered saying they have spoken to the and ht and tsa about the majority of the cases and in each instance it was driver error or human caused. tesla maintains they were not accelerating -- >>> they are joining together to make it easier for county residents to get the documents needed to obtain the real id. on saturday, february 1st and february 15th, county residents will be able to purchase certified copies of vital records. the documents will be available at the dmv office at 2070 diamond boulevard in concord. an appointment is not necessary. the real id goes into effect on october 1st. >>> this is a tragedy and it could happen anywhere to anyone. >> a shooting leaves three people wounded. new information about what may have set off the problem. >>> bill martin is tracking what weather is coming through in the complete forecast. i work hard and i want my money to work

the national highway traffic safety administration is looking at the complaints and will decide if it will open a defect investigation. beauty company yes 2 ink is recalling a face mask after reported incidents of skin burns. let me show you a user who experienced a face burn with red irritated skin from using the grapefruit vitamin c paper mask. many others who used the same product reported similar reactions. researchers don't know what's going on, but saying ingredients could be causing the irritation. the company is encouraging consumers to contact its service department with any questions they may have. >>> american airlines has come in last of a ranking of the carriers here in the united states. the carrier saw an average of 159 cancellations a day and the fewest on time arrivals. the journal looked at performance and bumped passengers. delta airlines came in at the top spot. united performed slightly better than american, but was ranked seventh out of the eight airlines the journal looked at. >> remember when flying was fun? remember that? >> relatively affordable. >> i heard g

the national highway traffic safety administration is joining the investigation. authorities said the driver of the tesla was speeding on sunday night, ran a red light and collided with a honda civic. two people inside the civic were killed. still no word if tesla's driver assistance system was engaged at the time. >>> mountain view's controversial head tax goes into effect today. this means the city will be able to charge businesses based on the number of employees on staff. the tax is expected to generate almost $6 million a year with more than half of that coming from google. the money will go towards mass transit projects and building new housing. visitors have been critical of the tax saying it will drive people away. >>> 2019 was a successful year on the labor front with jobseekers in california having far fewer problems finding work here than anywhere else in the nation. ktvu's tom baker takes a closer look at the state of employment in california and what we can expect in 2020. >> reporter: by any historical measurement, california's stock market has been

the crash happened two days after the national highway traffic safety administration announced they areomplaints about some tesla is accelerating out of control. >>> fire los angeles tirise today is being called suspicious per the fire started this morning in an apartment on the 64, the 25 story building that spread to the seventh floor. six people were taken to hospitals including two critical condition. others were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. some had to be evacuated by helicopter from the building's rooftop and firefighters had to stop some people from jumping from the balconies. >> no one jumped out. we had two people who contemplated jumped and we let them know to stay there. no one jumped. there are no fatalities at this incident. >>> the fire chief says there were no sprinklers in the building. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> pg&e bankruptcy judge approved the deal to settle the claims of 18 victims from the tubs fire. 2070 fire in santa rosa area destroyed thousands of homes and killed people. it was not caused by pg&e but rather by a priva

a spokesman for the national highway traffic safety administration would not comment on whether the driveras using tesla's self-driving system at the time. >>> it's important that if you had a little too much champagne last night while celebrating new year's that you don't get behind the wheel. >> this is new video of a specialized fashion ensemble ford created to show why driving hours after getting drunk can still be dangerous. it includes goggles that show double vision, headphones that play pulsing music to mimic a headache and affects balance and slow movement. researchers have concluded that driving while hungover can be just as unsafe as driving drunk. >> do be careful out there on the roadways today. >>> so the new year brings new hope for the warriors. >> showing signs of life after starting the season with a thud. last night they tried to keep the momentum going against the spurs in san antonio, and they battled back and forth for four quarters without a winner. then in overtime, the dubs down two, marquis crist put-back slam tied the game. the spurs took control from there. the

the national highway traffic safety administration is reviewing the petition. >>> diane, here we go again. boomers versus millennial's. i guess the struggle of being a baby boomer is real after all. >> reporter: ok, boomer well i know you're not a boomer. careerist and site did a ranking of the best and worst states for baby boomers. here's the top best. iowa followed by nebraska, new hampshire however california came out as the eighth worst state for baby boomers. nevada was at the very bottom. new york was also low. way factors like average retirement savings, unemployment, and state well- being. >> it makes sense but at least california we've got the ocean and we can go there and enjoy the sunset. >> yeah. you've got better whether. >> we love. diane king hall, cbsmoneywatch.com a always good to see you. thank you. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a bay area man's incredible athletic quest. how it plans to run ght marathons in a daze on seven continents. to better him than me because i am not heading out there to rent and for those of you who are you will get w

the national highway traffic safety administration said it uld review a driver's petition alleging 3 tesla mols the 3 the acts and the s can suddenly accelerate their own. the examination is one step before a formal investigation. however in a blog post tesla maintains quote there is no unintended acceleration tesla says its investigated every sing incident where a driver maintains this kind of thing happens and they determined it is not true quote the car accelerates if an only if the driver told that to do so and it slows or stops when the driver applies the brake. the identity of the driver is not yet been released in additio to speed investigators will also be looking to see if drugs or alcohol played a role. autopsy is still pending. in pleasanton dan kerman kron 4 news. heavenly mountain resort has confirmed one of its employees died over the weekend while working on the mountain we learned 36 year-old christopher nicholson. >>of south lake tahoe was found unconscious near an expert trail on saturday, the sheriff and coroner, we're working on cause of death the resort said in a

the national highway traffic safety administration said it would review a driver's petition alleging 3 tesla models the 3 the acts and the s can suddenly accelerate on their n. the examination is one step before a formal investigation. however in a blog post tesla maintains quote there is no unintended acceleration tesla says its investigated every single incident where a driver maintains this kind of thing happens and they deteined it is not true quote the car accelerates if and only if the driver told that to do so and it slows or stops when the drer applies the brake. the identity of the driver is not yet been released in addition to speed investigators will also be looking to see if drugs or alcohol played a role. an autopsy is still pending. in pleasanton dan kerman kr 4 news. santa rosa police say a woman went after her ex-boyfriend with a gun today because he owed her money. >>officers say they are investigating a disturbance at a restaurant when a man flagged them down and said he had been shot at and chased down in a car by his ex-girlfriend on the joe ridout a trail. police

the national highway traffic safety administration said it would review a driver's petition alleging 3 tesla models the 3 the acts and the s can suddenly accelerate on their own. the examination is one step before a formal investigation. however in a blog post tesla maintains quote there is no unintended acceleration tesla says its investigated every single incident where a driver maintains this kind of thing happens and they determined it is not true quote the car accelerates if and onlif the driver told that to do so and it slows or stops when the driver applies the brake. the identity of the driver is not yet been released in addition to speed investigators will also be looking to see if drugs or alcohol played a role. an autopsy is still pending. in pleasanton dan kerman kron 4 news. >>coming up on the kron 00:04am morning news, a group of homeless mothers in oakland could be moving back into the very house they were squatting in and were evicted from we'll have details on a possible deal they struck with the property owner. and the warning one mother has for parents after her ba

the national highway traffic safety administration said it would review a driver's petition alleging3 the acts and the s can suddenly accelere on their own. the examination is one step before a formal investigation. however in a blog post tesla maintains quote there isno unintended acceleration tesla says its vestigated every single incident where a driver maintains this kind of thing happens and they determid it is not true quote the car accelerates if and only if the driver told that to do so and it slows or stops when the driver applies the brake. the identity of the driver has not been released yet in addition to speed investigators will be also looking at whether drugs or alcohol ayed a role. >>an autopsy is still pending. in pleasanton dan kerman kron 4 news. >>in the north bay 4 people were arrested in santa rosa after reports of more illegal sideshow activity the highway patrol says it responded sunday night around 9 o'clock on guerneville and will side roads. those participating were able to get away by the tie officers arrived, but about an hour later. authorities were aler

national highway safety, traffic safety administration announced it will open an investigation into the southern california crashed. you might be surprised an airline safety website rank southwest airlines lost among all american carriers. airline ratings .com gives seven out of seven stars to airline such as alaska american, delta, united. southwest only had three stars. the chronicle attributes the low score to the death of a passenger in 2018, and the fact that southwest is not part of an international safety and audit system. the carrier must pass strict safety standards >>> in alameda, city leaders are looking at putting a ban on disposable plastic spring that includes knives, forks and cup lids. the proposal comes from a county agency that works with cities and businesses to curb litter and recycle. the proposed ordinance would also require compostable items to be provided with take-out food. on tuesday, city council will consider the proposal. >>> if you are a diehard san francisco 49ers man, and you want to avoid the commute to levi stadium to watch the divisional playoff game n

she was the administrator at the nationality highway traffic safety administration. she was the two-time recipient of the gold medal, which is d.o.t.'s highest honor. she served in the lenl laytive branch. our final panelist is quentin kendal, the deputy administrator for railroads. he is responsible for budget, communications, and stakeholder and government relations. he served as the deputy assistant secretary for management and budget under secretary mineta and was chief of staff to mary peters. most recently he was csx transportation vice president for state government and community affairs. that's our panel. i'm going to transform myself briefly into a panelist myself, and i want to give you all an update on an initiative we're excited about, our routes initiative. in keeping with our love of acronyms, this is the rural opportunities to use transportation for economic success. let me see if i can get our slide going here. so the routs initiative is part of the department's effort to address underserved rural areas. we have several different works we've under take

next, representatives from the faa and national highway traffic safety administration joined to assistransportation secretary's to discuss new technology and government regulation. the transportation research board hosted this event. >> good afternoon everybody. i hope you're doing well. we are very much excited to be here with you on behalf of secretary elaine chao to present to you transportation technology. i will let her analysts introduce themselves in a moment. we appreciate how much you have taken the time to be here today or to be with us

the national highway traffic safety administration said it would review a driver's petition alleging 3 tesla models the 3 the actsand the s can suddenly accelerate on their own. the examination is one step before a formal investigation. however in a blog post tesla maintains quote there is no unintended acceleratn tesla says its investigated every single incident where a driver maintains this kind of thing happens and they determined it is not true quote the car accelerates if and only if the driver told that to do so and it slows or stops when the driver applies the brake. the identity of the driver is not yet been released in addition to speed investigators will also be looking to see if drugs or alcohol played a role. an autopsy is still pending. in pleasanton dan kerman kron 4 news. >>in mountain resort confirms one of its employees died over the weekend ile on the mountain christopher nicholson was found unconscious near an expert trail on saturday in a statement the resort said quote, heavenly mountain resort, heavenly ski patrol in the entire vail resorts family extend our dee

next, representatives from the faa and the national highway tree traffic safety administration join two assistant transportation secretaries to discuss new technology and government regulation. the transportation research board hosted this advent. >> i hope you are

next, representatives from the faa and national highway traffic safety administration joined to assist in transportation secretary's to discuss new technology and government regulation. the transportation research board hosted this event. >> good afternoon everybody. i hope you're doing well. we are very much excited to be here with you on behalf of secretary elaine chao to present to you transportation technology. i will let her analysts introduce themselves in a moment. we appreciate how much you have taken the time to be here today or to be with us today, you're a critical audience for us representing a lot of researchers and thinking that goes into laying the foundation for a lot of advanced technologies. attend tend to be a wonky or crowd, a lot of people who understand what we are saying and hearing from them helps inform what we are doing great we support this panel today and appreciate everyone and in the human trafficking panel earlier today. human trafficking is a critical issue we all need to take action on now. we'll will be talking about the secretary's top priority which

but let me just ask you this, you also mentioned the national highway traffic safety administration, the effects of driving under the influence. are traffic laws and state partners, have they kept up with all of the changes in marijuana policy that have occurred across the country? >> no. one of the major challenges in doing so is that it is very difficult to quantify whether someone is intoxicated with marijuana or not. with alcohol you actually measure the alcohol content in plasma, but that measure does not guarantee for marijuana that you are under the influence of the drug or not. so, you can have very high levels of taking it three days ago for a regular user. >> so you can't really quall tate it to the degree of behavioral disruption that may occur. >> that is much harder to do. >> and as a consequence for our law enforcement partners and our partners at the state that are writing state traffic law, that becomes the difficulty, is that correct? >> correct. and that's an area that we're inclined to bring up new strategies to identify the intoxication with marijuana. >> as a pra

the national traffic highway safety administration will take over the investigation on whether the tesla was in automatic mode. >>> voters passed a so-called head tax in 2018 with google on their minds. the company has a big impact on mountain view, raising housing prices and increasikrees creasi. supporters say the $6 million new it will bring in can fund transportation and housing projects. opponents worry it will chase away businesses. >>> well, ayesha curry has a lot on her plate. last night she opened a new international smoke in vegas. >> hey, guy, ayesha curry here and welcome to international smoka at mgm grand. it makes four international smoke restaurants nationwide. it would have been her fifth, but the houston restaurant abruph after just a year and a half in business. >>> up next at 6:30 from parades to polar bear plunges, we'll show you how americans spent their first day of the new year. >>> plus, the tension lingers. the latest on the clashes at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. >>> right now at 6:30, secretary of state mike pompeo is delaying his trip to ukraine and four othe

next, representatives from the faa and the national highway tree traffic safety administration join two assistant transportation secretaries to discuss new technology and government regulation. the transportation research board hosted this advent. >> i hope you are doing well today. we are all very much excited to be with you. on behalf of u.s. lingered. a little careless introduce themselves human just we do know we appreciate how much it ought you taking the time to be here with you today or to be with us today, you're a critical audience for us us, representing the researchers, for advanced transportation, trv is an fantastic event. you tend to be a lot of people that understand what we're saying more times than not and hearing from you helps to inform everything we're doing. we appreciate everyone who came to the human trafficking panel earlier today. with safety being a top priority it's something we need to take action on here and now. we look forward to you coming back later today. we'll be talking about the secretary's top priority, to engage with these innovative technologies t

traffic signal near hacienda drive and slammed into a wall. witnesses tried pulling the driver to safety, but the flames were too intense. >> back in november the national highway safety administration began looking into tesla car fires. there have been other incidents of tesla batteries catchin ftan after a crash like this one in mountain view in 2018. the feds requested documents from tesla after some owners filed a potential class action lawsuit. tesla has called lithium ion battery fires extraordinarily unusual. >>> now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> an accuweather erratic cloudy night out there. soon we'll find light rain moving throughout the bay area. out there right now, live doppler 7 scanning the skies, and we're finding light drizzle in marin county right now. live doppler 7 around street level, sausalito we're finding light drizzle, and even early tomorrow morning before the sun gets up here, we could find some more trizdrizzle along our coastline. a live look from sutro tower, san francisco city hall lit up in 9ers colors as we took the nfc championship earlier this evening. it's a cloudy night. last night we had a lot of cities drop into the 30s. tonight