uber and folks like uber with the software side of things. we're not making cars. >> rose: not now, not tomorrow? >> all you have to do is go to a manufacturer floor, see cars being made and you're, like, wow this is a whole new level, so i think there is a natural partnership between the hardware and software side of things. >> rose: what do you worry about in the middle of the night about uber? is there a disruptive technology that could change the game? >> we basically are all about making it more convenient and brig the convenience at a lower cost. whoever is able to bring the most amount of convenience at the lowest cost is going to be a big winner in premium transportation in the city. >> rose: how did you change your image? why did you feel like you needed a new symbol of uber? >> look, when we first came up with what is now the old uber logo or the old icon, we were only black hearts. we were a high-end service, a luxury service, almost, and this was an aspiration or we were trying to show something that looked high-end and could almo

charlie: uber commute. >> uber commute. uber pool is you push a button, you get in the car and somebody else already in the car. two people taking the same trip at the same time. uber commute. they are not a commercial driver and they pick you up on the way to work and you happen to be going the same place to the same time. the cost goes down because the person is going where they want to. they are already going to work. the marginal costs go down substantial. charlie: what about the costs? >> i mean, look, something like 30 -- close to a third of all of our trips are in china. that's interesting. charlie: a third of your volume is in china? and what do you think it will be by 2020? >> i have no idea. charlie: you love thinking about it? >> for sure. what i love is solving the problem. charlie: what does solving the problem mean in china's case? china is a different place and you have to make your way around a different set of rules? >> it's the latter. for instance, we have our existing system, but there are so many things

uber wants that change. justin warmoth is in tallahassee where uber is taking the gloves off to get what it wants. >> reporter: up here in tallahassee, it's called going nuclear. uber says the senate president is blocking a bill that makes uber cheaper and safer because he's too close. the ride-sharing giant uber is using this commercial to attack tax cab company meres. >> reporter: uber reps claim gardner is doing so because he has a relationship with paul meres, iii. we sat down with the senator in his tallahassee office on tuesday. >> it's disappointing and if you in, they want preemption, very little in insurance, they don't want the background checks. we just had a situation where an uber driver in another state killed six people. in the state of florida we're going to be more cautious about that. >> reporter: we also asked him about uber's attack ad. >> i've done this long enough, i don't worry about stuff like that. i'm not sure their activities are productive. it's not going to change my view. if the

what does uber do? maybe what they do is fine but i want to know they what they are doing to make it likely someone isn't driving an uber driver isn't going to commit an assault. same thing with a bad driver. they are not in anstaan acciden day. you like the driver give them five stars. but maybe they are a bad driver and the next person gets in there is an accident and injured. that could happen with the traditional taxi services but they get a special license. my mother wouldn't get that license. i don't know if she could be an uber driver. but i want to know uber is doing something to make sure my mother doesn't drive an uber. good thing my mother isn't going to watch this. same thing with air b and b. you go into a unit on air b and b, have a good time, the >> hoshost is and everything, but if turns out if there is a fire there is no way out. air b and b could say is there multiple ways out from this room if there is a fire. people could lie and you could figure out details of how you do that. but i

and will another eastern iowa city be getting uber? a look ahead of the city council meeting to discuss. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in lamont, --------- --------- --------- iowa cit what's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, the city council may finally ordinance that will bring uber -- a ride service popular in big cities -- to the area. the city and uber began discussions last year after alleged sexual assaults at the university of tonight. kwwl's hillary maglin has been looking into this before tonight's meeting. hillary city council has been working with uber on ordinance revisions for months. they tell

like this "that uber ride raped my wallet".ke that will show up in the search result. uber also said a lot of customers will contact their customer support system asking about alleged rapes or sexual assaults they heard about in the those types of inquires will also pop up the results because they contain the words in question. and uber's full statement tech page on kron 4 dot com or with your tech trends gabe slate we've had some wild weather. with only lingering showers to show for it tonight. but britney is here with the latest on what we can expect. >> britteny: another storm we are attracting and to your early morning hours wednesday tore will be dry here's what everything looks like satellite rates are showing some scattered snow showers and a pre much tapering off same thing for the most the rainshowers lingering threat the day in the east bay and a couple of hours. in temperatures selena had 51 in santa rosa. it's been well above average last couple weeks this will be little bit of a shock to the system temperatures at

meredith: the battle between uber and the florida senate. jim: more delays are jim: if you open up uber , you may have noticed a question pops up. amanda ober explains how the votes are being cast as part of the large campaign that specific the attacks a local state editor. amanda: starting today, when floridians open the app are prompted as part of a campaign. >> wealthy taxi companies are trying to limit our axis to uber. reporter: they are ramping up the campaign to prevent local governments to regulate uber. the campaign specifically targets andy gardiner of orlando claiming he is biased against uber. this bill passed the house but senate leaders have been reluctant . she went on to point out a it is available for a vote . the outcome of the latest uber battle will be determined by friday. we were has not yet indicated what it plans to do with the vote being cast. the company has 30 lobbyists. meredith: parts of i-4 will be expecting delays. they say it is a test run for a series of rolling roadblocks later this month. if all goes as pla

the closest uber car was 7 minutes away. there were a few cars available in the area, but uber's general manager told us as customer demand grow, so will the amount of available cars. will be a safe, flexible transportation option. >> uber has agreed to do background checks, they've also agreed to have very substantial insurance in place. so we are exactly where we need to be. >> reporter: and the pilot program will last a year after that. if it is successful, the city tells me they'll open it up for competition, which could ultimately drive the price of rides down even lower . >> do you think the partnership will work? join the conversation at facebook. >>> tala hasy lawmakers are -- tallahassee lawmakers are rejecting bills that legalize fantasy sports in florida. 25 years ago, the attorney general labeled them as illegal gamblingling. they're being criticized in other states. the >>> monitoring tonight's scheduled launch of a falcon 9 rocket from cape canaveral. >> what's threatening to delay the launch this time? >> and

with uber. pretty formidable competitor. emily: i know you're on the road half the time. what from your perspective what goes into figuring out where the next big tech hot spot where you need to be? >> i spend a lot of time traveling. we're investing in those countries out of our new fund. we raised $200 million fund. we're also starting funds in each of those regions. we have ten of those off the ground so far. most of those are people who are native to those countries. we think there's a lot of opportunity to go direct and really get in early on a lot of those companies. particularly places like vietnam, thailand, latin america and middle east. emily: dave mcclure, always great to have you here on the show. thank you. now, to find out who maybe having the best day ever. perhaps future commuters in slovakia. transportation technology says it's looking at building a super fast transport system with the government. one hour drive would take eight minutes in hyper loop at full speed. it's unlikely

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, and uber versus cab. we compared it was faster, and we went to the red top headquarters to talk survival. millennial's, do you feel like you have a "cool" problem? >> probably. >> i always use uber. kimberly: we took three trips. to the airport, the taxidriver took a faster route, but not by much. my ride was just $.18 more. this time, my driver took the quicker, cheaper route. her driver's a only cost or $.21 extra. now back home to abc 7. driver took a path six minutes faster. mine got stuck the high the trolley on the wrong side of the road. our years has been cheaper every time. gainst cabs.ers an this cab ride was faster by two minutes, but cost five dollars more. you miss the exit. this ride back to reagan national was on target to costed next or $60, when the cabbie made a curious choice. why would you choose that route when that was free and clear? he apologized and shut the meter off. >> given the overall business, consumers have voted to use uber. kimberly: although they hate surge pricing for s

take an uber to city will pay 25%. it hopes the partnership helps reduce congestion on the roads and puts more people on the sunrail. last month, ridership numbers were up. in the past, officials blamed low gas prices or low ridership. dean workman told me she doesn't take sunrail but raves about uber. >> you see right there who's picking you up, what kind of car they're in. it's great. and you get to follow along with the map. i love it. >> reporter: and city leaders are keeping quiet on additional details because they're hosting a press conference tomorrow at 10:00 am. we plan on asking city leaders how they expect to pay . in their message, ignore it and call port orange west customer service. >>> an orlando high school went on lockdown today after reports of a suspicious person crashing onto the campus. boone high school was locked down just before 2:00 this afternoon. it was a precaution after somebody drove their car off the road and onto the high school campus. and you can see that silver car in the walkway of o

good news and bad news if you ever use uber to get around. the good: fares are down this year.the bad: those low fares which means there may be fewer of them on the road in the coming months. vicky zwissler became an uber driver last year...to earn some extra cash. cash."a friend of mine from high school was doing it, so i thought it would be a lot of fun to give it a shot."her little job was soon making big money.but when uber slashed fares up to 25%in january, her earnings got slashed too. too. "i was averaging about $500 a week in my spare time, and literally instantly that went to $375."another unhappy driver -- who did not want his name used -- showed me his recent fares, as low as $1.94! vicki says bar time at night, when fares go up, is now the only way she makes good money."driving during peak and surge hours would be the only time to see significant earnings. earnings.now if you are a passenger, this recent rate cut sounds like great drivers say not necessariy, if this leads to fewer uber cars out on the road.--------------- vicky sa

. >> lisa: and uber is launching new attacks ads, taking on tallahassee. they say the ride-sharing service -- why the ride-sharing service says local lawmakers and leaders are in the pocket of taxi giant we'll have more and the big debate, coming up. >> julie: but first, a breaking traffic alert causing big problems in downtown orlando. sky 6 is live over i-4 and eastbound parr street. the back-up reportedly stretches all the way back to the turnpike. orlando firefighters tell us construction debris fell out of a truck. they aren't sure what it is, but we saw crews hosing it down. sky 6 photojournalist dave sprung is live over the scene. what else can you tell us? >> >> reporter: the hazmat unit was out and they had the suits on. it's causing a big problem at the end of the rush hour drive where they have i-4 closed down. the headlights stretch for miles and miles, back to the turnpike. eastbound i-4, not a good ride tonight. stay away from this as long as you can. it's going to take quite a while for the roadway to recover. we're following right now, an 8

on the uber side it is, uber is just unstoppable. i've never seen anything like it.ries b and we have invested massively in it since. and one of the things that we have seen with it is that it becomes a way of life so the scale of it is so massive. it would shock people to see how much it scaled. the projections we have seen early on when it's 9,000 customers back in 2011, travis says something that is really important. he says this is not about taxis. this is about replacing car ownership. that was the mistake that a lot of investors made. they thought this was a taxi market company and not a replace car ownership company and all the other things that it's expanded into. the projections that we did in terms of going out into 2018 and beyond, just our own projections, you're talking about 10s of billions in gross revenue and now profitable u. s. operations. >> do they have to win in china in order to get there? >> i think they with be a parity. china is a universe in and of itself and being in a position to share that market with a company of the scale is a win in my

with thoughts like i've got one hand in my pocket and the other ordering and uber cab. ♪ emily: uber it easy for drivers to collect cash whenever they want. the company announced a program allowing drivers to deposit earnings from each ride into an over debit card account. the program is available only for drivers in san francisco who were only paid once a week. uber competitor lyft wrote out a similar program. joining me now is the ceo for the bay area. thank you so much for joining us. you do have to open a new bank account. why do it that way? guest: one of the things drivers love is the flexibility to decide where to work and went to work. now they can decide when they can get paid. one of the big differences that we have tried to focus on is to make sure there are no fees involved as well as the fact that there is not going to be a minimum map of earnings they can take money out. it improves on what is already out there. emily: it is like a war for talent in your business. >> when we think about uber we are trying to create the best platform for drivers and riders. whether it is

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we're checking ought the alternates coming up in a few minutes. uber driver for a deadly uber driver for a deadly shooting spree in michigan. now the uber driver is blaming you uber, and he wants the company to pay up. >> and baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. what was just decided that >>> right now a breaking traffic alert for drivers heads- closed at this hour because of fog visibility there at or less than 100 feet and just too dangerous for drivers to be on the bridge. alternate routes gentleman nil martinez is working on those for you right now. she'll have an update coming up in a few. >>> this morning, a man charged in a mass shooting in kalamazoo is suing uber. he claims working for uber caused psychological damage. daulton went on a shooting rail page killing six and injuring two others. at the time, he was driving for uber. >>> this morning, we're learning the schedules of the officers charged with the death of freddie gray. officer edward near row's trial is first. he arrested freddie gray who died after suffering a final >>> breaking news on

. >> with fines for uber and lyft drivers. >> you don't make america great by getting rid of everything that made america great. >> hillary clinton fighting back. a behind-the-scenes leader and mentor. >> this secret service agent spend years protecting first husband. >> and now at 11:00, many of you use these every weekend, ride-sharing services that are popular in the bay area, but they are also illegal at this point, and right now you beer and lyft drivers can be ticketed and fined up to $900. this was the decision by the transportation commission, and crystal, what do the riders who use these services need to know? >> well, chris, the next time they open the app and set their pick-up location they are going to want to think device before opening the door and hopping in, that is if state regular lietions regulations arenot set by monday, and dangerous for the riders and drivers. >> you are going to see people driving drunk on the streets. >> ernesto started driving for uber nine months ago and he says happy hour and weekends are his busy his times and he wonders what people are going

the airport only allows uber black to think of customers. others can' t because they do not need the standards for background checks and safety. in michigan, and uber driver went on a random shooting spree while driving, killing six. >> the background checks won' t protect everyone. uber has agreed to do background checks as part of their contract and to have substantial insurance. we are exactly where we need to be. >> officials say the pilot program will make it more convenient and cheaper to catch the sunrail and other places in you can open your uber app, type in altamonte come and you will see your discount. it is 25% if you start or end at the sunrail system. >> it is a cost-effective local solution. a demonstration project to get people to sunrail. >> and brother and sister are accused of stealing money from a girl scout. 20-year-old nicholas delbrugge, and his sister, ashley winters , turn themselves in. ashley winters grabbed a 12-year-old girl scout' s cashbox. they were wrecking nasdaq tracked down on facebook. they worked togethe

uber also announced its expanding where it can take passengers. today uber launches passport. uber drivers can take you across the mexican border but only one way. that is due to regulationses. it's only available through the black car option which typically costs more than typical uber rides -- -- regulations. >>> the men's basketball team takes on hawaii this morning and that tournament and hear from the head coach about the loss of one of his best players. >>> comic con is coming to the silicon valley thanks to apple's cofounder. it's expected to draw 30,000 people. the host for the comic con is apple co-founder steve wacianac. a one day pass starts at $25. >>> despite a turbulent week, the bears are focused today to face hawaii in the men's basketball tournament. cal has to play without one of its top players. as we reported yesterday, wallace broke his right hand during practice. he stayed behind in berkley while the team flew to spokane, washington for today's program. >> he decided to come back to get his degree and the other thing to play in the ncaa tournament. it's u

we tiffany, uber is pushing back against the report. >> i got off the phone with uber five minutes agoy call the numbers misleading. shots were publish of an internal uber database showing 11,000 customer service tickets including words sex i'll assault or rape. uber said the search result is not accurate representation of the number of legitimate sexual assault complaints. they responded with a letter to explain why the number from the search is misleading. uber executive different saying that people misspell rate as rape and drivers or passengers with the name including draper will show up in the search and people who have something like surge price raped my wallet, and when you factorror that there were five alleged ra years. the reporter could not personally verify the data. uber said one assault is one too many, the company said that they have upgraded a number safety features including g.m. and driver accountability. >> today, two of three federal and current san francisco deputies who are accused of staging a jailhouse fight club are back before the judge, the former deputy sher

an uber driver in san diego received unemployment benefits after uber kicked him off.this driver essentially was kicked off on the app and filed for unemployment and it may be the first time in california at least that a former uber driver was awarded unemployment, which essentially is like saying he was an employee. at least is entitled to unemployment insurance and an employee would. why was that? this regulator found that he -- uber's ability to fire him, take him off the platform kind of at will was a form of control over how he did his job. so as -- we talked about before different things that t)át y employee and uhcontractors. one ofat thosepÑ is your contro over their ability to doo their job. found that[a uberib exercised that job by firingíj him. it's not cleark whether this is going to set any kind of ]ñ precede precedent. it sounds like@fore uber driverk might be trying to foll [ou'employment. and file for@b >> the other thing that'sz"  is mployment. and file for@b eddp has a share drivers. like 100 questions or!i somethi like that. a questionnaire. soev i

nevertheless, jeff there talking to the uber ceo about the regulatory risks involved, those uber has faced across the world. but you've often brought up the point that the sharing economy actually helps bring a part of the employment field above board. explain that. >> absolutely. i think what you find with most of the marketplaces in this space is they're actually bringing things that have happened in a more informal capacity into a formal environment. if you take hassle.com, much of that happens in a black market. we brought it online in a transparent and safe fashion. i think what uber is providing is a flexible way of working, driving for themselves, which is very similar to many cabs, just far more efficient. it's unfortunately got itself a bui bit of a bad name. i think that's really at the heart of why people tend to uber bash. >> growing so quickly, attracting a lot of investment, yet we heard the ceo saying they're in no rush to do an ipo, presumably the private marks are so liquid, they don't need to go to private markets. is this something similar to what you see with othe

that flexibility makes uber eats and them the best option for drivers.he restaurants, they get access to the millions of people who already use uber. that is a big advantage relative to what is out there. anecdotallyems like lyft is everywhere. cooper is surging a lot. are you feeling the pressure? is there any risk of losing your supremacy? guest: i don't know the market share. in san incredibly raw francisco. we strive for the best platform and the best ride for writers that go from point a to point b. look at the way we have orested in san francisco, the innovation we did with instant pay. we are consolation running for the next innovation to be the best possible thing for drivers and riders. gone: as the percentage up? that prices are surging? >> dynamic pricing goes up and down depending on supply and demand. that is one of the things that we are getting driver partners to get on the platform. this is why when we think about product innovation it matters so much we have to make sure it is the best platform for drivers to earn. search will come down.

they announced a partnership with uber where the city will pick up part of the bill on uber rides. they hope this will ease congestion on roads, get people more flexible transportation options and get people on sun rail. >> interstate 4 is under reconstruction. sun rail is struggling to get riders. >> reporter: if uber riders start and end their trip within city limits, the city will take 20%, taking uber to and from the sun rail station in altamont, we downloaded the app where the riders enter the promo code "altamont" to get the discount. >> . the city manager says the money has been set aside for one year. >> we project this to be about $500,000 and we also have private sector funding partners who are also contributing. so this is a community-wide effort. >> reporter: and i asked the city manager about safety as well as background checks for uber drivers. i'm going through that part of the interview right now and i'll have his answer coming up at five. reporting live in altamonte springs, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> the volusia county mother whose mother and grandson drowned

. >> uber worked out all right. >> jimmy: do you use uber?he time. >> jimmy: i use it too. and i was thinking it might be fun -- i'm sure you know, you own the company, do you know you can look up your rating? >> i didn't know that until recently. apparently you can look up your rating. >> have you looked up your a rating? >> i did. >> jimmy: i looked up my rating. i don't know what your rating is. >> do you have your rating? >> jimmy: i have my phone and i will look up my rating. and we'll take a break. when we come back we'll verify our uber ratings. compare ratings. >> okay. i had a bad incident. >> jimmy: even better. i'm in good shape. i had no bad incidents. ashton kutcher is here. we'll be right back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ no problem. that's a lot of dishes& i'll use a lot of detergent. dish issues? get cascade platinum. one pac cleans tough food better than 6 pacs of the bargain brand combined. cascade. sometimes water just starts falling out of the sky. when water freezes, people play on it. when it bubbles, people sit in it. whe

. >> in toronto, this cab driver was so incensed by competition from uber, he clung to an uber driver's car. cabbies have attacked uber drivers in paris and mexico city. even here in chicago, uber driver perez, an immigrant from mexico city said she's felt the heat, too from cabbies. >> they throw a cup of coffee on my car, like yelling at me. one of the guys told me go back to the kitchen! >> being a taxi driver, i think there are great drivers within the city of chicago, but, you know, we have a stigma. >> cab driver sergio said since ride sharing services arrived in chicago, the taxi business is losing this battle. >> if you work within the city of chicago, especially the north side, there's no more business. i would say that 60%, 65% of the business is gone. >> now, a possible lifeline from chicago city council could also be a devastating blow to ride sharing companies. the council will vote next month on propose also that would require ride sharing drivers to have the same chauffeur's license requirements at $600 per license and the same regulations an their vehicles that cab drive

cost you more unless do you uber pool. lift or taxi and taxi right now has lifted the pool sharing so you can share taxi with other riders a running for first time riders check in with me on twitte twitter@erin fox d.c. for that information and if you need a car today there's rent acar and zipcar and there's lots of options. we want to help you make the best possible decision to avoid traffic nightmares today. back to you guys. >> our live team coverage continues now. "fox5" annie yu live in virginia with reaction on how the metro shut down will affect commuters there and we're at that hour now any normally metro would be opening. it's not. still quiet right now? . >> not a soul in sight but my photographer and i here. we saw one bus come and she has long gone. she just drove right by because there is no one out here. no doubt this emergency 24 hour shut down will be felt across the dmv today at least until thursday, 5 a.m. and obviously it will dump more more people piling on to buses but as of now there is no one out her

uber pool, an uber driver will pick up other passengers who are headed in the same direction. the goal is to make uber a convenient and affordable option for commuters going from the east bay into san francisco. >> we're going to have a map to make sure that our riders know where they can pinpoint their location, they can go in a similar direction if they're matched, whether they're matched or not matched. it's still going to be 50% cheaper than uber during the morning commute and evening commute. >> the ride sharing company says the rush hour demand for the uber pool service has increased since the launch of the option in san francisco back in 2014. >>> time to get another check of our weather. you can feel the change taking place today. bill has a look at when that rain is supposed to get here. >> you can feel the change. you can seat, too. i know it's not on my computer. maybe the director can grab that shot behind me. it's super. which one is that? it's from the estuary. it is so wintry looking. there it is. >> dark, dark clouds. >> yeah. and last week we've been doing rec

with uber. first time ever how the residents were embracing uber and partnering with us to make it for affordable to everyone. >> all you have to do is download the free uber app. slide the car icon, select promotions in the menu bar. type the word altamonte and your trip. there's a bigger discount if uber takes you to sun rail. the city will pay 25% of your fare. >> the key is convenience. uber and lift and technologies like that put that choice in your hand. it gives you the opportunity to make the choice when you want to go, where you want to go, how you want to go. and that level of convenience is necessary for sun rail to see it long term. >> the city budgeted $500,000 from state and local taxes to fund this project. increased ridership on sun rail, a decrease in congestion. >> in altamonte spring, fox 35 news. >> the governor signing off on an expansion of the low cost kid care program. eliminates a five year waiting feared of children of legal immigrants to receive health services. supporters say the extended coverage will save lives. >> there's a lot of kids that probably their

should you give the uber driver an extra tip? >> i would never say don't tip an uber driver. -- if the guy delivered your baby in the back seat, give the guy a tip. but the company is designed -- and we talked with the founder, travis, about this a lot. should we do tips, shouldn't we do tips? we thought about and the truth is the data shows that jobs that accept tips as part of their core income, people end up getting paid less than if the company just pays the people what they're worth to do the job. >> jimmy: why doesn't the company pay them the same and then tip them? >> you can do that, nobody's telling you you can't give somebody a tip. the idea of the service is you get into the car, you take the ride, you got out, done. it's not that weird sort of exchange moment. the other thing is for driver safety, having cash on them sometimes isn't the safest thing. i'm not saying it's wholly unsafe. but it is a designed experience to not have to tip. >> jimmy: all right. >> if you don't want to tip, to feel bad. >> jimmy: i'm still going to tip. that's why my ratings's higher th

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shared with them screen shots they took while logged into uber's customer service system that appear to reveal some shocking data >> grant:but uber says the way they came up with this data makes it look a lot worse than it actually is." buzzfeed news claims this is a screen shot from uber's zendesk customer support platform where the word "rape" was searched from december 2012 through august 2015. >> grant:so this was supposedly searching all of uber's customer complaints or word "rape". >> grant:5,827 individual tickets pop up that include that word. and in this screen shot a search with the words "sexual assualt" returned 6,160 customer support tickets. >> grant:this seems shocking. it's not hard to understand why this article is sitting at the top of the buzzfeed >> gabe:and it's being passed around all over the internet and >> gabe:uber confirms those screen shots are real. but says it does not mean that there have been that many complaints about sexual assault. >> gabe:they say you can not interpret the search results in that way. uber says they have had five customer tickets th

. >> your next uber ride could altamonte spring leaders hope it will encourage riders to ditch their cars more often. >> it's been much chillier today verses this weekend with some of the 80s. we will track how cold it's going to get city >>> new at 5:30 she said an auto she called action 9's today ulrich who got results. >>> you're watching channel 9 coverage you can count on. between it's a pilot program that discounts rides within the city limit by 20%. as deneige broom explains it's a push to get more people to ride sun rail. >> the sun rail station has had some of the lower ridership numbers of all the stops. city leaders hope by putting the convenience of uber in people's hands more people will come here. >> today mike and his family are riding sun rail for the first time just for fun. he said he will consider using uber in altamonte for one reason. >> convenience. >> that's what leaders hope drives people to get an uber ride. >> but for downtown it's not where everyone else's business centers are. >> city leaders tried to bring a flex bus to the city. that fell flat. the city

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but they claim uber is not willing to budge.. it's unclear exactly how the county plans to police the services next week. 3 3 and now... to the fight for florida. the race to the white house... could once again hinge on voters here in the sunshine state. our primary next week is considered the *biggest prize of the primary season. so it's no surprise... all the candidates have been coming to town. 3 and today... *both democratic candidates will be stopping in tampa. their events are just a few hours apart. hillary clinton is speaking at the ritz in ybor city, around noon. and then, bernie sanders will hold a rally beginning at four p-m... at the florida state fairgrounds expo hall. you can check both their websites, to register. already *in florida. they faced off last night, in another debate... down in miami. sanders came into it with momentum on his side after pulling off an upset win in the michigan primary. and the debate moderators didn't pull any punches with hillary. they once again questioned her about her email scandal:

uber did not allow the buzzfeed reporter to personally verify the numbers and uber said they are trying to cat the customer service representative would located the data base information. >> to of the three former and current san francisco deputies accused staging a jailhouse fight club will be back before acronal. former deputy sheriff and current deputy sheriff jones will speaker their pleas. the third deputy will be arraigned tomorrow. >> sailors on the uss ronald reagan japan held a moment silence this morning for nancy reagan. she died year morning from corniestive heart failure at 94. here is the report from simi valley. >> it was a love story spanning more than 50 years. >> from hollywood all the way to the white house. nancy reagan never rest london move's side. ♪ our love is here to stay." the form first lady died at her home on sunday morning, the stepson michael tweeting his mother is where she has always wanted to be, with heron any. >> she launched the "just 10 no," drug campaign. what you do you do when someone offers you drugs? just say no! show was the most trusted advis

the orlando airport only allows uber' s luxury service, uber black, to pick up passengers. uberx drivers can' t, because city officials say they don' t meet orlando' s standards for in michigan last month, an uber driver, who the company says passed a background check, went on a random shooting spree while driving, killing six people. frank: background checks in and of themselves are not going to protect everyone, as you saw. uber has agreed to do background checks as part of their contract. they' ve also agreed to have very so we' re exactly where we need to be. reporter: officials say the pilot program is going to make it a lot more convenient and cheaper to get to sunrail and other places in and around altamonte springs. starting march 21, you just open up your uber app, type in promo code altamonte, and you' ll see your discount. 20% off for trips that both start and end in altamonte springs. but that bumps up to 25% if you start or end at the city' s sunrail station. john mica: this is a cost effective local solution. it' s a demonstration project to get people to sunr

. >> you are going to see people >> ernesto started driving for uber nine months ago and he says happy hour and weekends are his busy his times and he wonders what people are going to do without their ride. >> people don't want to drink and drive and get a d.u.i., but they also don't want to call a cop. >> starting next week, uber and lyft drivers could be fined and to the disappointment of transportation commissioners, lawmakers have come up with no regulation on the ride-sharing services. >> there were high hopes that they would had reach consensus and pass a state-wide policy so we didn't have to deal with it anymore. >> that leaves the county with no choice but to enforce the rule. >> if someone is driving for a ride sharing company, then they are breaking the law. and if you get injured you have to get a lawyer and sue to cover and it could take four years. >> and background checks are a concern. >> no one has been able to show us that they've been anything more than a basic google search. >> and the county would be alerted if there were an infraition, infraction, the same standar

he felt artificial presence and when he opened the uber app a devil had popped up.nwhile new dashcam video is released in connection with shootings and documents with police reports and from all three shooter locations. putin had plans to withdraw forces in syria. and it is expected to begin today. the announcement comes after peace talks in again eva named in ongoing war in syria. white house says they spoke about next snepz implementing month. >> straight ahead nfl changes tune when it comes to the length between conductions and brain disease. >> and mystery solved. fit us in guy are you richard simmonds breaks silence following concerns he was held against his will. gary. >> thanks a lot, holly, still cloudy, still drizzly. few showers, too. will today be the day the sunshine comes back? full forecast coming up. traffic too. stay with us. glenn:threateningicans: gofederal workers;ns over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. now they're refusing to even consider president obama's nominee for the supreme court. it disrespects the president and all of us -- and we won't pu

how can uber get ahead of game?e. >> you made a point of saying to everybody there is an alternative to uber, it's lyft and we're warm and fuzzy. how much quickly can you grow? you've been putting up phenomenal numbers but talk about the next phase for this company to get entrenched in every day lives. >> recently we hit over a million unique passengers every week. we hit a billion dollar run rate in october of last year and raised a billion dollars. we're moving quite fast. i think the recent partnership with general motors give us advantages others don't have. >> are you doing anything outside the u.s. at this point? where does that stand? >> just in the u.s. right now. >> why is that? >> i think focus is really important in the united states alone, $2 trillion is spent every year on car ownership. and so there's a massive opportunity as more and more millennials and others switch from car ownership to transportation as a service. they are picking lyft and we want to stay focused on that opportunity. >> what do yo

they will be performing background checks on the uber drivers. and you'll hear more from the city manager coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. >>> the breath and sister accused of stealing from a girl volusia county said that nicholas delbrugge and ashley winters were caught on wal-mart security cameras stealing the girl's money on sunday. and several people, including their own family members, recognized them and contact the deputies. >>> the 75th year of bike week is kicking off in daytona beach. tourism officials said that the economy. but crashes are a major concern and they are asking motorcycle riders and car drivers to slow down on the roads. sunday the 13th. if you're headed to bike week, you don't is to worry about the weather and it will be a gorgeous afternoon and even more gorgeous weekend. >> it will be that nice. and with the front that rolled through this morning, we had some rain in most of the central florida and it is fast moving. take a look at this shot. beautiful sunshine in downtown orlando and look up to the north. you see