Ext i knew the driver was on top of me trying to put his tongue in my mouth. Reporter three of the 20 women suing lyft appeared before reporters saying they had been sexually assaulted by the ride share companys drivers. Their lawyer. The bottom line is lyft does not take safety of their passengers seriously and never has. Reporter this is the second lawsuit filed against lyft since september. 14 individuals said in that suit they were the victims of rape and Sexual Assault by their driver. Since September Lyft says it has added more safety features. Bomberger says they dont work. The reason we know these dont work, eight of the women that are part of this lawsuit had their incidents occur after these features were in play. Reporter and there have been even more victims, he says. Weve gotten calls from 100 different women since just september of this year. Reporter one plaintiff who went by the name of ashley and her husband said lyft was uncooperative. They wouldnt give the police any
Nothing unusual there. Look at how thick it is in the Altamont Pass, livermore, down in san jose. 280 and 17, you can see the fog there in the lights. Just too much moisture hanging in the air this morning. Winds are blowing from the southeast to the northwest. Some of this could creep into more of the bay area heading deeper into the morning commute. Looking south on 680 right into a bank of fog as you head into 24. Temperatures hovering at 60 with mostly cloudy conditions today. Jobina . Good morning. We are starting off with a wide look at our map. The green still looking good as far as the commute times. Also all that fog mike was mentioning, its heavy through the Altamont Pass, san jose and foggy conditions have been reported on the san mateo bridge. There are crews there trying to sort out the details on a crash. Looking at drive times, tracy to dublin, 35 minutes. Antioch to concord, 14minute ride. San rafael to San Francisco, 17 minutes. Moving on, just1. Nimoe there. Elng y cs
Of his hands. What we have seen over the course of the last five or ten years, more and more youre seeing this Prescription Medication abuse. Its becoming more and more common, oxycodone, methadone. A lot of your prescription based drugs were seeing abused. Reporter pharmacy robberies are on the rise. Last year there were 829 nationwide. Thats a 16 increase from 2013 and more of them happen in california than in any other state, 94 last year. That is a 56 increase from 2013. The most common meds stolen prescription painkillers and antidepressants. Chuck, thank you. If you want to get a better look at the is yosurveillance video the walgreens in san mateo you can see it there on our website on our front page at nbcbayarea. Com. Two teens are recovering tonight after getting caught in a rip tide and nearly drowning. The rescue happened some three hours ago at ocean beach. A girl and a boy were out in the water with friends when the current started to pull them under. They got all the way
Has nbc bay areas tracie potts. Shes live outside capitol hill with a recap of the historic speech this morning. Good morning, tracie. Reporter good afternoon everyone. We are learning after a grand welcome the pope will get a grand farewell from military families, School Children and secretary of state john kerry when he leaves in about two hours headed for new york. Now, he was here earlier this morning at the capitol giving an historic speech that some described as inspirational. Others said it was a slight rebuke of congress. After greeting excited children outside his embassy with a sea of followers waiting at the capitol, pope francis arrived. And delivered a simple message to congress, get along. He mentioned dr. Martin luther king and got the first of several standing ovations. Continues to inspire us all. Reporter this muchanticipated message the first ever by a pope condemned religious extremists and the death penalty, urged compassion for immigrants and took a hard line on p
Give you a quick update here. If you missed it, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has revealed shes being treating for a recurrence of cancer after lesions were found on her liver. Shes encouraged by the success of the treatment. She adds she will continue biweekly chemotherapy treatments. A political feud rages on in georgia as the republican Governor Brian Kemp sues atlanta and its democratic mayor over its mask mandate. Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms suggested kemp is, quote, putting politics over the people and blamed President Trump for ultimately for this lawsuit. This lawsuit was filed personally against me and members of the city council. The day after donald trump was in our city. Meanwhile, the Rockefeller Foundation has pledged to donate 100 million towards the global coronavirus response. It comes as experts say the u. S. Must develop the capacity to conduct 30 million tests a week by october. Well talk about the efforts to increase testing and more importantly the time it takes to g