to get more people in the car called lyft line.san francisco more than half of our rides are with lyft line. which means two trips combined into one. that takes a car off the road so giving companies like lyft the room to breathe and to innovate will take cars off the road. the other thing i'm concerned about in new york is that when you get into a political discourse, you can often lose track of what the potential result is what you're doing is and here, there's a lot of political back and forth between a few different parties and the risk is that they do something that hurts consumers and hurts drivers, we're going to make sure that we do everything we can to stop that. >> let's talk business models, there are comparisons between you guys and uber. of course, uber is bigger than you are. how important is scale to the long-term viability of your model? if you don't have as many drivers if customers are more likely to download a competitor's app, does that end up -- do you have to get bigger relative to uber than you are right now?

when this couple who asked not to be identified were attacked in a shared lyft.was near the corner of 15 and valencia when two men in the suv with them got crewed. >> they just were talking like really derogatorily about women and about dating apps and their coworkers and just saying pretty nasty things that were not comfortable. >> reporter: when the couple asked the men to stop, things exploded. >> he just says to me, you need to control your woman. and since it's not like 1850, i took offense to that. >> before i knew it he was just throwing punches like he hit me in the head five or six times. >> reporter: her boyfriend has a knot on his forehead from the punches. she says the driver didn't stop the ride until she yelled for help. that's when the two men took off and the boyfriend called 911. >> but there was nothing you could do. i just didn't have the data that lyft is just -- just has, you know? who these people were. what their addresses and phone number is. >> reporter: the driver tried and failed to get a hold of lyft. >> people who are driving should b

david: if you talk to uber and lyft, they say they follow the letter of the law.n cars were dispatched by radio, uber has played by those rules, so has lyft. what the city council is saying in this proposed legislation. three years ago, you saw unprecedented growth in the number of for hire cars. you get the sense that the city council and the taxi limousine commission were taken aback by this. they are playing catch-up. the reason we are moving so quickly towards this vote is because of this catch-up. why would we want to keep doing that going forward? emily: matt, as i understand it, you can confirm that this vote is officially off? the cap is officially off? matt: it looks like uber has reached some kind of tentative deal with the administration that will avert a bill going forward. the study is going to proceed as i understand it. there are some concessions which you should be hearing from city hall shortly on providing breadcrumb data, meaning specific data to the tlc that uber has been resisting. as well as other details that will come up in the next day or

they didn't have the data that lyft has. who these people were. >> reporter: and the driver tried and failed to get ahold of lyft. >> people who are driving should be trained to know what the do should something arise. they should also, there should be protocol for if the cops have to get called. >> reporter: two hours later, safely home, lyft called with this. >> we can offer you $5 in a restaurant certificate. >> reporter: that's when the couple took to their laptop an lit up lyft on social media and they got back to them with a better explanation but little help. >> incidents like this figure out how to do better and be better in the future. which basically sounded to me like we have to figure out how unsafe people are before we figure out how to make them safe. >> reporter: both say they will never ride lyft again. >> they always talk about fist bumps but you don't expect that one. >> i just hope that nobody else has to experience this. >> reporter: in san francisco, andria borba, kpix5. >> sopd says they are investigati

this is a political advocacy that represents lyft and uber. that went fast.id: many folks were wondering if this boat was going to happen. as the week went on people were taken aback. there were rumors that this would be postponed until the future. there have been talks about deals. it sounds like what has been reported is that there won't be a cap, at least not for the time being. there will be a study. it was interesting talking to the industry and those who are present taxi workers. -- represent taxi workeres. it has grown like crazy. it is interesting finding out what those have been. emily: as a visitor, the traffic here is pretty horrible. i do understand the need for a study like this. i want to bring you in to talk about this john, from the technet and the perspective of uber of lyft why would this be so horrible, this cap? looks like we are having trouble hearing john. they say this is going to take away 10,000 potential jobs. david: it has grown crazily. what you hear from a taxi drivers is that of the great month for part-time jobs. that is what th

lyft says it's seeing an increase in drivers over 50, and sidecar says drivers' average ages range. >> it's really interesting. you can understand the flexibility. why that's great for somebody older. may have been has more, less need for income but wants to do this to supplement things but we've also heard this past week, hillary clinton criticizing the what's been going on with the economy. we know there are all these lawsuits out there about how places like uber, lyft, airbnb treat their employees. does the drama start to distract from the growth or affect the growth? while hillary's criticism are met with jeb's rebuttal yesterday, the sharing economy start-up. uber, they do have a lot of drama, but it's always met with some kind of a win. yesterday we heard business travelers are now favoring them over taxis for the first time ever. they might be approved later in august to pick up and drop off at lax. one of the biggest airports in the country. so we're becoming a nation of freelancers. 53 million people are working these freelance jobs and uber and lyft are undeniable forces. i

. >>> something in virginia did change today, has to do with uber, lyft. drivers need to be 21 years old, have a valid driver's license and pass a criminal background check, but some say that's not enough. >> reporter: uber and lyft drivers operating in virginia now have to display stickers showing they're licensed, good news for customers who rave about uber. >> i love the app so you can track your driver. >> used it back and forth from parties and to help get my mother-in-law to the airport. >> reporter: i've never used uber. i just downloaded app. the driver arrived in about four minutes. the car was clean and the driver professional and he said the company was safer because it does background checks on its drivers, but the virginia taxicab association says it's not enough. >> uber background checks only go back seven years. >> reporter: he says taxi drivers go through fingerprinting to identify all past criminal left. another difference, if your uber driver gets in a wreck and you are injured, it should be covered under his personal insurance, although

lyft will not survive and travis will never buy it.is a better company with better mass, better brand, higher quality of service. emily: you are an uber investor. chris: i am a huge one and i would be a bigger investor on that thesis alone. i just don't think lyft are going to compete. emily: so icahn made a big mistake. chris: he made a big mistake. this is a winner take all game. and travis will take all. emily: will there be a downturn? chris: in silicon valley? emily: yes. chris: yes. it is inevitable that the funders putting this money to work will not see it all back. emily: are we in a bubble? is the bubble going to pop? chris: there are multiple ways to define that. emily: yes or no? chris: yes, some companies are going to go away. there will be impacts for real estate. do i think it'll be like 2000, when you can't get a u-haul because they are gone all one way out of town, no, i don't think so because this is the epicenter of innovation, just out of whack right now. emily: what you think is the biggest problem in silicon valle

you get a lift by lyft or you can use some of your points to tip the lyft driver.arbucks is such a major company, a real trendsetter and it's partnering with lyft and not uber. lyft needed a corporate friend, it's getting one in starbucks. if you can get the endorsement of starbucks that means a lot to lyft. it's not uber. they got one. >> it would be a much bigger deal if the lyft driver would show up with a cappuccino for you. >> that's not a bad idea at all. >> let me echo landon's statement by saying we all missed you. good to have you back. >>> scientists are learning more about what causes autism and as they do that according to a new study they have found that a hormone deficiency could explain a lot. researchers found a link between low levels of vasopressin and the ability to understand social could you s cues. because children who are not autistic but still have low vasopressin levels to not have have the same social issues. >>> the threat of west nile virus appears to be picking up california. according to the press democrat health officials are now repo

because then lyft can't continue to grow., uber starts trying to poach more lyft drivers, to drive exclusively for uber. there could be unintended consequences to this kind of a cap. we'll see if there's last-minute change to whether that vote happens or not. >> i saw a billboard the other day, gueraranteeing $38,000 a yr if you drive for uber. >> the number is going up. the first time it was saying $5,000 a month. now it's $10,000 a month. >> you only have to work 16 hours a day, but yeah. >> hillary clinton over there, do i hear her? let's bring in simon hobbs, here at post 9 with a mixed picture in europe. >> lower for the second session in europe. the bank of england minutes were lee leased. it looks like more members of the monetary policy committee are looking to a rate rise in the uk. the story is stocks that are moving to the negative. i mean interesting to see the apple effect ripple through. chem of the conductors are semiconductors are still down in negative territory. the other thing, oil is down today. we've also

lyft needed a corporate friend. of starbucks said we have respect for uber but we want to make these decisions based on the long-term and based on business practices. that's a little bit of tweak at uber. they have gotten in trouble in the past over some of its behavior. >> i think thea kind of like a jab. >> thank you very much. >>> an update on our breaking news. within the last hour crews from san francisco of hit the road headed to napa county to help fight that massive wildfire. the fire has burned more than 6,000 acres so far and forced the evacuation of 200 homes as well as a campground. one home was partially burned and an outbuilding destroyed. the fire is only 5% contained. crews worry the winds will whip up and temperatures will rise as day progresses. we will bring you updates throughout "the today show." >>> the winds have died down at least for now. >> and temperatures are cool. it will be a cool day across the bay with highs only making it into the 60s and 70s, a couple of spots may hit 80 degrees, 64

she's also sued lyft, the cleaning company homejoy, and courier services postmates and caviar. >> herepanies that are building their business model off having the services that they provide be provided by a mass of workers who they want to label as running their own independent businesses. and it's just not true because these so-called independent contractors are completely dependent on the company for that work. >> reporter: in june, a california labor commissioner decided one uber driver should be classified as an employee a ruling the company is appealing. in liss-riordan's class action lawsuit, the judge has allowed the case to proceed, writing“ whether uber's drivers are employees or independent contractors is an issue to be decided by a jury,” setting the stage for a lengthy court battle. the fight is not just in courts; it's also on the campaign trail. democrat hillary clinton has said she would crack down on bosses that misclassify employees as contractors. republican presidential candidate jeb bush has made a point to ride with uber drivers, and fellow republican rand paul twe

. >> uber competitors lyft and side car said seen increase in drivers over 50 and side car average ages range. it's really interesting. you can understand the flexibility. why that's great for somebody older. may have been has more, less need for income but wants to do this to supplement things but we've also heard this past week, hillary clinton krit sidcritici economy with the lawsuits how places like uber, airbnb and lyft. does the drama start to distract from the growth or affect the growth? while hillary's criticism are met with jeb's rebuttal yesterday, the sharing economy start-up. uber has a lot of drama but always met with a win. we heard business travelers now favor them over taxis for the first time ever. they might be approved later in august to pick up and drop off at lax. one of the biggest airports in the country. so we're becoming a nation of freelancers. 53 million people are working these freelance jobs and uber and lift are undeniable forces. i think the drama adds to the interest and the intrigue for a lot of people. >> we will be watching. thank you. >>> up next on

emily: do you think it is something uber and lyft should do?i think it is a reasonable thing that a company has to decide on. emily: take a listen to what he had to say. >> i did not invest in shyp because i think it is something that uber can and will do. i think travis has lots of ambition, but his ability to execute on that is completely unlimited. emily: is he wrong? kevin: i think so. emily: is uber going to do what you do? kevin: i don't think so. what we do is difficult. and there are other things to worry about. the city is very difficult. emily: thanks so much. great to have you on the show, and that is it today from san francisco. ♪ mom has always been one of those people who needs to keep busy. if she's not working in her garden, she's probably on one of her long walks with bailey. she was recently diagnosed with a heart condition. i know she's okay, but it concerned me she's alone so often. so i encouraged her to get a medical alert button. philips lifeline offers the best options to keep her doing the things she loves in the home s

. >> uber and lyft will be able to pick up passengers at lamb.s is -- at lamb, the largest in the country to grant access as soon as september. taxi and shuttle and limousine drivers have fought to exclude uber and lyft from l.a.x. because they have lost a lot of business. >> in illinois a storm chaser captured this video of a vortex, a slow moving tornado with possible funnel clouds in western illinois. severe damage was reported there and six tornadoes touched down in illinois and to in iowa and more severe weather is expected from the dakotas into iowa and minnesota. >> heck of a weather season in the midwest. mike? >> started off quiet and now it is picking up. we are going to pick up some other folks that possibly need help in the form of cancer research. we will raise money in newark with the relay for life headed through 10:00 tomorrow morning until 10:00 on sunday morning. temperatures are ranging from 70 at 10:00 to a warm 82 to 67 at 10:00 p.m. and overnight hanging out in the 60s. low 100s through the stream valley and lake tahoe is 81

. >>> you can now use lyft to get a ride home. the port of oakland approved the permit for operations at the airport. that means you can use the ride sharing app to get rides both to and from the airport. lyft is currently prohibited at dozens of airports across california but does service sfo and now oakland. >>> reports say square ink founded and led by twitter jack dorsey has filed for an initial public offering. square processed $30 billion in payments last year from millions of merchant customers and has expanded into business lending and payroll processing. the san francisco bay company has declined to comment. >>> the east bay regional park district plans to turn 2500 acres of the former concord naval weapons station into a regional park. it is asking the public for input. officials say there will be a lot of open space, trails connecting the park to other parks and visitor center memorializing the 1944 port chicago disaster where 320 sailors died. >>> time to turn to our weekend weather on this friday. >> the weekend? >> i

. >> reporter: another part of that new law requires that uber and lyft drivers be 21 years old, have valid driver's licenses and go through not only criminal background checks, but also be checked for the sex offender registry, but there is another level of security taxicab drivers go through but uber and lyft drivers do not. >> if it's a vehicle from out of state, it still has to be registered in virginia and it will have this sticker in the back of the windshield. >> reporter: uber and lyft drivers operating in virginia will now have to display new stickers showing they're licensed, good news for customers who rave about uber. >> yeah, uber is wonderful. >> they're reliable. they come get you when you ask. you have an app to see they're actually responding. >> it's cheaper than the cabs and the availability is awesome. >> you can see the route from my app where the cars had gone. >> reporter: i never used uber. i just downloaded the app. a driver arrived in about four minutes. the honda accord was clean, the driver friendly and professional. he did not want to show his face, so we

. >>> the car service lyft is getting a lift from starbucks. two companies are teaming up for a loyalty program. lyft drivers and riders will be able to earn starbucks reward points that can go towards food or drinks. the latest alliance for the coffee company was just announced another one with the "new york times." sounds good, too. coffee i can understand. but the ice cream for 25 bucks? think about that one. >>> debate heating up in san leandro about a naked statue that's planned for the middle of their town. it's part of a surge in development near the san leandro bart station. plans include what the city calls an art boulevard with murals from one end to the other and the centerpiece will be a million-dollar naked lady. there she is. opinions about the statue vary. >> not respectful at all. you shouldn't have to see -- and for little kids to see it also, too? it's inappropriate. >> i really like it honestly. >> do i think it's appropriate? no, i don't. >> the piece of art is named truth is beauty and it was born at the burning man festiva

we are talking to -- are uber and lyft clogging city streets? ♪ erik: would you look at that?ork city traffic? who has heard of that stuff? matt: and this is a light day. erik: getting around the big apple has not been easy but it has become more difficult. according to the department of transportation, and i percent decline in average manhattan streets and a 5% decline in rush hour speeds. 25,000 -- tuesday, the majority of cars are due to uber and lyft. the ceo is here and she advocates growth of vehicles temporarily and she is here to explain why. thank you for joining us. why curb the growth of the vehicles? matt: the for hire vehicles. >> they have two bills in city council, one is to study the effects of the growth in the for higher industry and increased congestion in the business district. that stems from the fact that there are 25,000 new cars and to that. there will be continued and probably even more growth of at least 2000. matt: do you study that growth while you are capping the growth? meera: the second bill is the pause or limit growth during the dependency of t

rideshare nightmare, what one bay area couple says happened when their lyft took an unexpected turn.n oakland. things seem to be moving just fine at this hour. gianna will give you an update and roberta has your forecast and much more coming up right after the break. >>> good morning. it's thursday, july, 23 at 5:44. uv index 8.8, very high. if you are going to be outside at all today, element your outdoor activity and -- limit your outdoor activity and protect yourself against sun damage. >>> a couple of attacks in a lyft by other passengers. the couple says two men were making derogatory comments about the woman and they asked the man to stop and that's when things got violent. >> you need to control your woman. and since it's not, like, 1850, i took offense to that. >> before i knew it, he was just throwing punches. like, he hit me in the head five or six times. >> check it out. her boyfriend has a knotted on his forehead from the punches. lyft offered the couple $5 and a restaurant certificate. >>> well, there are indications a strong el nino may be heading our way. oceanography

the ubers and lyfts and task rabbits..oyees of the companies they work for. scott the question over whether employees should be.. employees.. is also going to be a major court case starting later this month. many san francisco startups are dependent on the idea contractors are not employees. scott/vo sam and laura.. considering how early we get up.. this is on way after my bedtime.. but last night on jon oliver's show on hbo.. he sermonized against cities paying for stadiums. he mentioned the raiders. why do i bring this up? because jon oliver has suddenly become a very powerful voice in american politics. time magazine calls it the jon oliver effect. oncam his discussion of net neutrality led to changes in the rules - the f-c-c acknowledges he was an influence. new york city relaxed its bail requirements after oliver did a segment on bail.. and eric holder announced restrictions over civil forfiture.. after a jon oliver tirade. =scott/tech= =box= thanks, scott. thanks, scott. ==sam/anim==ap a lot of people understood afte

i think about the sharing economy and new companies like uber and lyft. or two people in san francisco who were room mates and couldn't afford to live in an expensive city and they were struggling to get by. when they realized they could host travelers in their apartment at a reasonable rate. they created a company that became one that is now the face of the sharing economy, airbnb. they thought creatively about how to solve a problem, their own problem, and then created a website to give others a way to do the same thing. tonight, one million people will sleep underneath the roof of an airbnb. there are so many problems that we need you as a generation to solve. so again, i challenge you, tell us, tell me what problems you'll solve. i see natalie padilla said getting more help for people who have cancer. jalen, who is in the audience, a graduate, says climate change. these problems you have been given all the tools from las positas college to solve. and i hope as you go along your path, as you continue to find mentors and teachers, that you'll remember t

before i could pick people up, lyft made me put this stupid pink mustache on my car. >> welcome.u a fist bump. where are you going? stossel: why would i trust that strangers would pay me? why would women get in my car and trust they were safe? because we rate each other right on our smart phones. i'll rate tim. i liked him. i'll give him five stars. >> thank you, sir. stossel: have a good day. these ratings make everyone vigil about maintaining a reputation. reputation protects us better than government ever will. even google and wikipedia all by themselves offer more consumer protection than government or thousands of consumer reporters. want to check me out? it's all public on the web. john stossel. >> according to wikipedia, john s. stossel is an american consumer television personality, author -- stossel: all right. you get it. information protects us. more consumer regulation is bureaucratic and useless, sometimes harmful because it stops entrepreneurs from trying new things. one cool business is eat with.com. it allows people to buy a home-cooked meal in someone's home. hav

. >>> uber and lyft could start picking up passengers at l.a.x. as early as next month. the airport commission there voted today to allow the ride sharing companies despite protests from taxi and limousine drivers. san francisco international recently allowed uber to operate there as well. under the changes, uber and lyft would have to pay $4 to drop off and pick up passengers at l.a.x. >>> wall street posted gains the dow was up seven points, the nasdaq is up 64. and the s & p gained 16. analysts credit strong reports. >>> beer, wine, reggea and more this weekend. we'll show you what's happening around the bay. >> heading into the bay area weekend. we'll tell you what will be the warmest. saturday or sunday. and when things start to really cool off. >>> the change at sfo that's prompting complaints about noise and a survey to find out just how bad it is. wow! nice! chevy's got three great deals to choose from this summer. which works the best with your budget? i'm drawn to the 0%. thousand dollars cash back. i've never ever thought about leasing a car until i saw that d

. >> stanley:app based transportation services like uber, lyft and sidecar are permitted to drop offers at the airport, with a few rules, not on the placards must be displayed >>nats: ambiance >> stanley:here is yet another driver picking up passengers in the restricted area but as soon as i approach >> stanley:hey quick question >> stanley:he takes off having nothing to do with me or the camera >> >> stanley:a short time later yet another uber driver appears in the restricted area >> stanley:now you know you are not supposed to be down here you know your are not suppose to be down here so the driver loads up the risking a 100 dollar fine >> stanley:sometimes uber lyft and sidecar drivers disable the app so they appear invisible airport undetected and avoid airport fees >> stanley:there is a 3.85 fee that ever app based driver has to pay everytime they pick off or drop off a passenger, limosuines also pay 3.85 while taxi drivers pay 5.00 >> stanley:the app based drivers have to wait here off site until they get pinged to pick up a passenger, if caught in the restricted area your ride

emily: should not uber and lyft want their workers trained too?in the movement of items, the seven contractors for decades, and so for us, we felt we needed so much more. emily: why take on this money? kevin: we think we will make it up just in the operational these that we are able to gain -- in the operational efficiencies that we are able to gain. for us, being contractors, we really cannot take it what item we pick up. the actual courier will get pinged and it is up to them to accept or reject it, and we have to be able to cover the entire city, so a few objections really throws things out of whack. emily: what about uber? heaven: this is something a reasonable -- kevin: this is something that a reasonable company has to decide on. emily: take a listen. >> i did not invest in shyp because i think it is something that uber can and will do. i think the ambition is boundless, but i think his ability to execute on that is completely unlimited. emily: is he wrong? is uber going to do what you do? kevin: i don't think so. what we do is difficult. an

. >> new reason to dip the keys and let lyft take you down fewing your day in more ways than one. >>ay bridge toll plaza and it is backed up pretty well into the oakland >>> a look from sky 7 of the wragg fire burning 30 miles north of napa firefighters have struggled this with because of winds. it is up to 6,000 acres now and 200 hopes are threatened and well bring you more on this as information becomes available. >> as we told you fire crews from across the bay area and around the state are headed to lake berryessa to battle the large wildfire measure video shows the trucks of firefighters ready to go at a staging area in vacaville. strike teams will head into the testify rain to battle the flames. >> weather-wise, are the winds helping or hurting? >> hurting, that was the problem. they did not calm down. unlike the temperature and the humidity which went down and up which is where you want them. the winds will stay a problem and the heat will jump into the mid-80's. now, more relaxing, going to the baseball game, mid-to-upper 60s at the cove at first pitch. at sfo an hour and 13

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. >> thank you the ride sharing company lyft is giving passenger as trip to the victim club rolling outt nation the top so percent of passengers qualify for parties and exclusive club and uber has a uber v.i.p. service last several months. >> people with diabetes could be able to throw an their needles and end the insulin shots because a huge study is underway to discover if insulin in pill form can prevent the disease. the study newspapered by the national institutes of health is focusing on type one diabetes which is when the body produces no insulin at all and is the kind that usually is diagnosed in childhood. >> new evidence this morning that a catnap at work is good for you and here is ammunition to take to the boss, a study doctor the university of michigan said naps during waking hours can help people really their emotions, with studies showing a link between sleep deprivation and impulsive behavior in frustrating situations. research is linking lack of sleep to a disease and memory problem and even cancer. >> i can't find my car keys. >> a courtroom encounter tugging at the hea

emily: should not uber and lyft want their workers trained too?in the movement of items, the seven contractors for decades, and so for us, we felt we needed so much more. with training and everything else, making a switch eight cents for us will stop emily: this is going to cost you money, right? why take on this extra money that your peers think they can avoid? kevin: we think we will make it up in just the operational value of this. our new employees as well. being contractors, we really cannot did take what kind of item they can pick up. the way things are currently structured, it is up to them if they accept or reject it and we have to be able to cover an entire city, so a few rejections really throws the system out of whack. so going to an employee-based model, we will be able to bring it up there. emily: what about uber? kevin: this is something that a reasonable company has to decide on. emily: take a listen. >> i did not invest in shyp because i think it is something that uber can and will do. i do not own post made stock or other stock, b

lyft is currently prohibited from dozens of airports across california.oes service sfo, men debta, san jose and now oakland. >>> reports say square ink the mobile company, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering. square processed $30 billion in payments last year from millions of merchant had customers and has he expanded into payroll processing. the company has declined to comment on the ipo. >>> just ahead, a bay area homeowner agrees to pay thousands to get rid of the rats and termites in her house, but she didn't have any. michael finney steps in to help. first we are taking a live look from our sfo camera. frances will have the full , welcome back. thanks for waking up on this saturday morning. we are taking a look from our east bay hills camera. good morning to our viewers there. frances will return in a bit with what we can expect weather-wise. dallas police have released surveillance video of a woman being rescued from beneath a car. it happened a couple ago after a car collided with a motorcycle trapping her. she was gasping for a

we're an investor in lyft. so i don't know the numbers on uber.we can't get with the prices. >> is that why you invested with lyft over uber? >> we've been an investor in lyft over two years. >> but did you choose it because of the difference in valuation between the two? >> no. at the time we liked the lyft model. they're very different businesses. uber is certainly an incredibly successful business. but really focused on a black car replacement model. lyft is trying to think about what i would almost call democratizization. >> if i'm wrong, i thought one of the reasons that the uber deal didn't -- that you were not in uber was there was an opportunity and there was all sorts of stuff that happened? >> yeah. there's all kinds of things that always happen on all the deals. i'm not going to comment on that. but i think uber's done a tremendous job. >> did you see this? i think they're new. the commercials locally uber drivers. >> yes. >> i've seen the ads. >> and say de blasio is blocking us out. it's weird. >> i've seen cabs or maybe buses. >> no

. >> you can now use lyft to get a ride home from the oakland international airport in oakland.aring apps to get rides both to and from the airport. lyft is currently prohibited at dozens of airports across california. >> reports say square inc has filed for an ipo. square processed $30 billion in payments last year from its millions of merchant customers and has expanded into business lending and payroll processing. the san francisco based company has declined to comment. just ahead a bay area homeowner agrees to pay thousands to get rid of the rats and termites in her house. but here's the deal she didn't have any. so "7 on your side" michael finney stepped in to help. first a live look outside at our interstate camera. you see not many cars on the freeway, as the sun is shining bright on this saturday morning. francis will have the full . >> when an east bay homeowner heard a mysterious noise in her ceiling, an exterminate tore told her she had rats. she soon learned rats were not the problem. that's when "7 on your side" michael finney stepped in to help. >> it began with th

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, there is skepticism around certain companies, but there haves been rising skepticism over square lyftnb on the other hand is very positive. what a we reading about those kinds of reports? it is difficult to put your finger on, but there are whispers that things are worse and then people say things public late. ally. ly. emily:hunter: we don't have access to that, all the get the judge on is the latest app release or your own personal experience. it is interesting but i don't think it tells the truth about what is going inside. emily: are you concerned about the overall environment? hunter: i think we are in a hot tub. it is getting a little bit warm. there are lots of small bubbles but they tend to pop frequently. emily: you have invested in some talent. hunter: we think that continuing to help our companies become not just great builders of products and businesses, but attractive places to hire the best engineers. emily: i have to ask you about twitter. what do you want to see happen at twitter? hunter: i want to see them grow. we talked about growth numbers =--- is there content on

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dynamic country on the face of the earth. >> reporter: cozying up to tech companies like uber and lyftertain campaign donors who have historically favored democrats. campaign donations from the internet sector for example have doubled each of the last two presidential cycles and if this trend tens donations could total more than $30 million this time around. >> all right. that's a big number. thank you, nancy. >> i love munir who is from yemen who drove jeb bush said i had no idea who he was. >> he still got the five stars. >> that's right. >> uber is doing the hula today. thank you, nancy. >>> the next big thing in soft drinks could be craft said did, ahead, the boutique beverages that could win back >>> was a young woman serving 31 years in prison wrongly convicted? >> i'm erin moriarty with "48 hours." a young day care worker is accused of taking the life of a toddler. but an anonymous phone call and new evidence could up-end the case. that story coming up on "cbs this morning." i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder... ...whether i should seek treatment. i

bancorp and lyft are examples of other kinds we race to keep up with the technology that depends on primary the infrastructure our density, the tourist attraction and roads this creates products that creates the process for the private companies and absorb new uses often defying local and state law are those wider scale ones that we want to support and do they help to us to continue it build a healthy and safe neighborhoods how to regulate that and if we regulate it how can we enforce this is the question we're talking about today this board has largely responded to the practice of short-term rentals that was perceiving illegal and one we want to support we understand there are tenants and seniors and property owners that rely on the income to stay in san francisco and really enjoy the activity to enjoy new relationships throughout the world there are bad actors that take advantage of this and take how's off the market when a city is building maximum 2 thousand units a year even the practice of taking a couple of hundred unit off the market it significant what makes it sixth the mayor has s

. >>> and the so-called ridesharing companies like lyft and uber are required to buy more comprehensivece starting today. this new law applies to all companies that allow amateur drivers to transport people in california for a fee. >>> all smartphones sold in california are now required to have kill switches. kill switch allows the phone's owner to disable the phone if it's stolen. it's to make the stolen phones useless to discourage theft. >>> let's take another look outside. boy, you have been busy the last couple of days. >> i certainly have been. and i have had had great assistance. i have had weather watchers who can report in and around our microclimates. in fact, timid let's get a good reading and see -- at this particular time let's get a good reading and see how we are stacking up: we are hotter than many inland locations and thank you, weather watcher, for checking in and giving us a good idea what's going on out there. take a look now. this is our live weather camera looking towards san jose. notice those clouds. i'm going to show you where those are coming from because that'

will focus on helping cab drivers compete with uber, lift and other -- litt and other ride share -- lyft and other ride sharing services. >>> the debate over a confederate statue has been going on for months in rockville. people packed rockville city hall to may in on the issue. >> he was a hero to his people at the time. we should respect heroes. mr. leggett should use a diplomatic way to come to his conclusion rather than being a dictator. >> i applaud county executive leggett in his courage in announcing the statue will be removed. >> so far there's no timetable for removing the confederate statue and it's still unclear where it will be relocated. >>> turning to campaign 2016. ohio governor john kasich is making a late bid to join the republican presidential race. he becomes the 16th g.o.p. candidate to seek his party's nomination. the former congressman says he'll base his campaign on his record in washington and columbus. governor kasich was joined by his daughters just minutes ago when he announced he's joining the republican presidential field at his alma mater ohio state universi

market, lyft and sidecar, do they stand a chance? bill: i don't know.ave often thought about it like this. first of all, a lot of the money goes to the driver. it is a lower margin business. i think it is tough to compete. i think travis is very competitive. emily: what else can uber do? we have seen them delivering christmas trees. kittens. what is next? bill: when they raised money, the deck had zero slides on these types of things. whatever might be next. that is not to say the company is not interested. they are testing food delivery, they have done flower delivery on valentine's. i think it is something they are watching. i think, for the time being, everyone knows that focus is critical to great execution, and the opportunity in front of us is immense. emily: what about taking on fedex or ups? bill: i would say we are not as well situated for that type of thing as we might be for a quick -- i know people that have put objects in uber. a lot of people have done that. emily: snapchat is another company you have gotten into early. how do you know it

and lots prohibited and have the language of commissioner crews narng the subdivision code with the lyftot of an accessory units that allows for a adu sold or separately fwindz a condo coach or a separate ownership again i think that is important to the consistent and also your message we're neurology the supply of reeled we should stick it that there was a comment about mergers prohibiting the mergers post fact i need more time i'll not support this today and the second amendment that i'd like to make a motion to prohibit the construction of adu's in my buildings where tenants are displaced by ellis act and third something i tried most rent controls with the supervisor wiener's legislation adding a provision prohibiting adu for short-term rentals those are the 3 amendments i'm introducing we can take them one by one. >> before we take that motion i have an issue for the city attorney's office city attorney's office and we'll have discussion on the motion can you opine how you'll protect units from airbnb? a comment i've heard during. one of the commenters was interested in some protecti