. >>> plus, tech investor joe lonsdale calling the president's tax proposal nonsense.e second hour of "squawk box" begins right now >>> good morning and welcome back to "squawk box" right here on cnbc. i'm andrew ross sorkin along with becky quick and joe kernen. showing u.s. equity futures at this hour, the dow, the s&p and the nasdaq all up. dow up 16 points, nasdaq up 23 points and the s&p 500 up a little over 3 points a couple of big headlines to bring you this hour on our watch. uber shares, they're falling in pre-market trading uber did report a smaller than expected loss but it missed revenue forecasts and uber signaled that it will have to increase driver pay to get more cars back on the road as the economy recovers we've talked about this. you start to see prices creep up as well as a result. don't miss uber ceo dara khosrwshahi who will join us in the next hour to talk all about this in the first on cnbc interview. >>> the global vaccine alliance gabi says they're welcoming waving patent rights that's a sharp contrast to what albert says. it makes zero sense.