8 things: Metro's big 'crisis' PR hires; Why Uber seeks female drivers

Good morning and welcome to your Tuesday . Here’s some of your business:

1. AM News Talkers:

Reeling from a wave of negative publicity, Metro has brought aboard two hired guns to prop up the transit agency, The Washington Post reports.

Metro didn’t have a lot to say as to why, but it confirmed it has hired O’Neill and Associates and Hill + Knowlton Strategies as it attempts to get a leg up following the deadly smoke incident Jan. 12 and federal investigations into what caused it and how that led…