news after some scary moments in the sky. 56 people headed to ft. myers, florida are safe and sound. they made their way down the i- 95 corridor when their plane hit a bird. they turned around, it landed safely at dulles. an american tells us all those people will be it in florida tomorrow morning. u no to the talk about the metro sick and now to the talk about the metro sickout. is it true some metro workers will have to give three days notice if they will be calling in sick. lots of questions tonight. we ask transportation reporter pete to separate fact from fiction. a lot of rumor about this standup. a very high number of sick requests for friday. 500 of them. metro has denied them all. workers are protesting the new sick policy the agency has. it is true in some cases workers must call out sick e workers say they are just following that policy. metro spent wednesday night doing everything they can to derail the threat of a sickout. riders like john jan questions how
country, that no other party is making. that we do notjust have to accept what ever do we get back from brexit negotiations but the british people, you, should have the final say. unemployment falls again it s now at its lowest level since 1975. but for the first time in three years pay is lagging behind inflation. the sexist world of horse racing why women looking for a career rarely get to the finishing line. and coming up in sport after maria sharapova is denied wild card entry to the french open, the head of the women s tennis association says they had no grounds to penalise her. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. donald trump facing questions about his presidency is nothing new but the latest allegations to emerge look different they look potentially very serious. it s reported that trump asked fbi chiefjames comey to drop an inquiry into links between his ex national security adviser and russia. i hope you can let this go, he reportedly
where it s a watergate size and scale. this is the seen live from the house of representatives as democrats prepare for a news conference on the latest claims surrounding president trump. unemployment falls again it s now at its lowest level since 1975. but for the first time in three years pay is lagging behind inflation. i m simon mccoy. also coming up, the sexist world of horseracing. it s a sport worth more than £3 billion, but why do women looking for a career, rarely get to the finishing line? 0h oh look, i don t care if it only costs two pence. and those curlers could fetch more than that as hilda ogden s personal effects head from coronation street to the auction house. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. straight to washington where the un house speaker, paul ryan is about to hold a news conference after a closed meeting of the republican leadership. that is somebody about to introduce the speaker, but we will be bringing you more when it starts. more on the
people s brake lights kicking in just north of 66 up past high street aroubltd bend. the map will show you it s up at 23rd just as you approach downtown oakland your left slain blocked by the crash and that s causing the distraction and slowing. sensors should read slow back to here but they have to update it. we westbound 580 is a good option for you. right now we re track the progress as chp approves. the rest of the bay moves pretty well. no drama south bay although there s that crash highway 17 near the cats. back to you. it is 6:01 and we continue to monitor breaking news in the east bay this morning. police in livermore investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting. police say a man set a mobile home on fire just before that shooting. pretty dramatic new video just into our newsroom this morning. today in the bay s pete suratos has been live at the scene since we came on air at 4:30 this morning. he joins us now with new information he s learned overnight about wha
how much are your eclipse glasses? $3. reporter: rooms here in casper go for a whole lot more. well, airbnb told me, they suggested $35 a night. and tell me again what their rates are? for the room, $385 a night for your room with a private bed, bath and she s paying $350 because she doesn t have private bath, and the downstairs is $390 a night. reporter: $400 a night is what they re getting at the local motels. the difference is most of these places sold out six months ago. reporting from casper, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. while mark is there in the path of totality, plenty of excitement here in the bay area. people gathering to learn the science behind tomorrow s big show. nbc bay area s thom jensen is at the space and science center in oakland. a great viewing spot there as well. reporter: the rent here much cheaper. free at the chabot space and science center. the viewing starts about 8:00 in the morning, about two hours before the total eclipse o