. >> first off, greyball? my stripper name! ( laughter ) so uber dismissed sexual harassment claims, and evaded law enforcement officials? who the hell is running this thing. >> an uber driver got into an argument with a passenger who happened to be uber's kec. >> at the end of the ride, he also gets an earful from the driver. kamel tells kalanick drastic cuts in uber rates hurt him. >> you keep changing every day. >> hold on a second. what have i changed about black? >> you changed the whole business. >> what? what? >> you dropped the prices. >> on black? >> yes, you did. it was $20. it started with $20. how much is the mile now? $2.75. >> some people don't like to take responsibility for their own actions. >so the c.e.o. of you're, who is a billionaire, on his broke employee for wanting 20 cents more per mile. he's riding in each uber individually to tell them they're not getting a raise. that's that's a dip (bleep) who goes the extra mile. ( cheers and applause ) and by the way, you're the c.e.o. of a $70 b

the tool which uber used -- called "greyball."bottom line - the new york times says that current and former uber drivers have the records on greyball.....and the company isn't denying that it was used. it's an internal uber feature that identifies regulators posing as regularcustomers - but who were in fact trying to collect evidence against the company. to foil those efforts - uber served up a fake version of its app. it made it appear that undercover regulators were summoning a car -- only to have the ride cancelled. uber acknowledges that it has used greyball as a counter-attack against those who were trying to entrap its drivers. in a statement....uber says that its program denies ride requests to anyonewho violates its 'terms of service.' it's not clear yet whether this could lead to more legal problems for the ride-sharing service. ahead at eight.. vice president mike pence on the defensive...after its revealed he too used a private email while in office...why he says there's no comparison to hillary clinton.s plus. an elder

greyball is one of a long list of problems for uber. just days before greyball, kalanick apologized for berating an uber driver. around that same time, waymo sued uber for stealing its technology. days before that, an uber vice president resigned, and days before that, new allegations of sexual harassment. that's just march. >>> stocks coming off a positive week. we get the jobs report on friday. this is the first report covering the time when president trump was the only president. >>> the pope would like to know what would happen if christians treated the bible the way they do their iphones. the pope pointed out we never would leave the house without our phone what if we carry the bible at the same time? a small pocket version he suggests. >>> and free classes online for people who want to do their own startup. companies like air b & b got start up there. you can take the same classes that really big companies got their start from, and you can find out the same information. remember who told you about it. >> you want to be an early in

they have amazing ways to -- >> china is greyballing people? >> not greyballing.ig -- >> thought i would try to use it in a sentence. >> that's right. >> there was an argument a few years ago, there are a number of different ways that policymakers can address what they see as issues that we don't think are factored in to what the hege fund managers are doing. >> you speak to this, we talk about the border adjustment tax, we've been debating whether wilbur ross is on board or not. the implications for china and what you think china will do about it if we do implement a border adjustment tax. >> again, it comes down to what is being talked about verse what the actions will be. at the time trump was being aggressive with regards to china. yet we have not seen anything material come out from the administration since he's been put into office. i think there's a recognition that there is a somewhat of a symbiotic relationship between the united states and china. it will be difficult for them to move forward on anything that would be restricted. >> when people say, for e

catherine heenan is here with details on the tool which uber used -- called "greyball."e against the company. to foil those efforts - uber served up a fake version of its app. it made it appear that undercover regulators were summoning a car -- only to have the ride cancelled. uber acknowledges that it has used greyball as a counter-attack against those who were trying to entrap its drivers. in a statement....uber says that its program denies ride requests to anyonewho violates its 'terms of service.' it's not clear yet whether this could lead to more legal problems for the ride-sharing service.pam and steve? toss weather it was another beautiful day with a mix of sunshine and clouds and mild temperatures. that is all about to change with a storm moving in for the weekend. we're already seeing showers in far northern california. the storm will slowly slide south overnight tonight. showers could start as early as tomorrow morning with steady rain developing during the late morning in the north bay and moving south into the afternoon. showers will continue on sunday with b

greyball showed users that no cars were available.owledged existence of the technology last week. ub sore in the spotlig uber so in the spotlight the last week. >>> still to come, the must reads. first a look at where european equities are trading at this hour ahead of the ecb decision. they slipped a bit as oil prices have slipped as well. ftse 100 down 0.6%. we're back in a couple minutes. . since i added futures, i have access to the oil markets and gold markets. okay. i'm plugged into equities- trade confirmed- and i have global access 24/7. meaning i can do what i need to do, then i can focus on what i want to do. visit learnfuturestoday.com to see what adding futures can do for you. you won't see these folks they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post

greyball is the latest problem for uber.t days before greyball, kalanick apologized for berating a driver. then before that, waymo sues uber for stealing technology. the uber vice president resigns and then reports of sexual harassment. that is just for march. >>> the first jobs report of the year comes out friday. >>> rarely fed leaders straight out say they're going to raise rates but janet yellen came close on friday. the federal open markets committee has a meeting this month on the ides of march. in the past, donald trump before he became president praised and criticized the fed for raising rates and not raising rates. doesn't matter what the president thinks, the fed is separate from the government. >>> pope would like to know what would happen to christians if they carried their bibles like they do their iphones. on sunday, the pope said we never leave our home without a phone, but what about a bible? yes, i'm sure it occurred to the pope that you can put a bible on an iphone. he also said kids should not have their o

city officials have called the use of greyball an obstruction of justice. uber says it will now ban drivers from using it. >>> more than three quarters of california now totally out of the draught. you're going to see the evidence on this map. only 1% remains of the category of severe drought and that is the dark orange color you see at the bottom of the screen. let's do a side by side comparison. you see this year compared to last year. and what a difference. last year, virtually every part of the california was in some form of drought. >>> what a dramatic difference. hi, everybody. temperatures down in the south bay from 50 in alum rock and santa clara, saratoga to 56 in los gatos, san jose right in the middle. it's not clear but it's cooler on the coast. 47 at half moon bay. here's the way it looks from our east bay hills camera. little hazy but not as much fog this morning because of the high clouds kept it from developing. tree pollen is going to be high today. uv index is going to be a little lower, moderate. temperatures 63 to 66 coast into san franc

the software, called greyball, seeks to identify officials around the world trying to catch uber driversally. it then denies them service. the ride—hailing firm has been using the tool to secure early access to cities where its operations had not yet been authorised. reports from vietnamese state media suggest drinks giant coca—cola is planning to invest an additional $285 million in the country. the beverage maker's decision highlights its interest in the vietnam market and may put pressure on its competitors. with this investment, coca—cola's total investment in the country will reach $1 billion. let us talk producer price inflation in china. that's the prices of goods as they leave the factory gate — it has been soaring at its fastest rate in almost nine years. it's being fuelled by a jump in the price of steel and other raw materials. the official data has raised the prospect that china may be about to export inflation to the rest of the world, as the cost of its manufactured goods rise. mariko oi is in singapore. what more do you have for us on this? as you mentioned, it was because

a tool called greyball uses data to circumvent officials. drivers cancel the rides. it has been used in boston and paris and vegas. the uber legal team cleared the practice. this comes days after the ceo travis kalanick was published by bloomberg. a heated argument with an uber driver and the billionaire over pay practices. kalanick since apologized. on friday, uber's head of growth and products resigned. uber facing accusations of sexual an harassment. a lot going on. >> one p.r. disaster after another. >> disrupting. getting a lot of bad press. it will be a big week. this is a big week. a fed meeting next week and jobs report this week. people want to see what obamacare will look like. the travel ban and what does that mean for business? >> we expect the travel plan some time today. perhaps that will turn the page. thanks for joining us on "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. "new day" starts now. >> this may be surprised to the current occupant. the president doesn't have the authority to order a wire tapping. >> the t

greyball is just the latest problem for uber. just days before that, ceo apologized for berating a customer. before that, waymo suze uber, and the uber vp resigns because of sexual allegations. and that's just in march. >>> what would happen if christians treated the bible the way they do their i phones. the pope pointed out, we would never leave our house without our phone, how about carrying a bible all the time, a small pocket version. he said people should not use their iphones at the dinner table and kids should not have computers in their room, something i agree on. >>> the influential magazine has teamed up with several outside organizations to come up with methods to study how easily a product can be hacked and how well customer data is secured. >>> keeping a close eye on a possible crime. aware neighbors were able to warn police of suspended car thieves in the east bay. they were out casing cars suspended morning and a chase broke out once police arrived. officers caught up with suspects, ask durind during the struggle f