you're an expert on uber and on transportation. tell us, in brief, where you think cooper stands right now as a company in our society. is it something indispensable? and that will be with us for a long time. or is it the type of company with a business model that is out moded or just can't last for very long? ober is phenomenally unsuccessful against any measurable objective criteria. you can think of economic, financial transportation. it's racked up $31000000000.00 and losses. it took 11 years to produce the very 1st dollar a positive cash flow. no one at cooper or following goober can produce a prop, plausible story. how those massive years of losses can suddenly be turned around and become years larger and sustainable profits. it's now producing less taxi service that much higher prices than traditional taxis did. the ones that drove out of business before it started all of its claims that its stock would be highly valuable because it would achieve amazon type, profitable growth in its core business. which is to say urban tran

the issue for uber is the stock price. if it's investor suddenly wake up to morrow and said, this is never going to be worth any. we're not gonna ever expect become profitable or not good experience, amazon growth, and bail on stock. and i don't think that again, all these folks have drunk enough coolie to not be able to look think about that critically. but if you look at the collapse of the broader chapel, which is happening, that's caused a lot of people in other context to say, oh, this technology stuff was not as wonderful as the press releases set. oh, these companies that grew fast without any sign of profitability, that was really dumb and none of them turned into successes nor, you know, nonsense amazon. 1520 years ago. if they're that and pressured by higher interest rates and overall decline in stock, the stock market, ah, you no longer have mass. so federal programs basically designed to increase stock market speculation in inflict those kinds of bubbles if that kinds of bursts from those kinds of external forc

in physical assaults during or soon after an uber ride. lyft's own safety record revealed 4,150 allegations of sexual assault and a three-year period from 2017 to 2019. in september, n.p.r. reported that lyft is facing 17 new lawsuits brought by users of its service from around the country who claim the company failed to protect passengers and drivers from physical and sexual assault. the new lawsuits come three years after 14 other women filed suit against lyft claiming that after being sexually assaulted or raped by drivers, lyft failed to take action, even when it was aware of drivers who were accused of assault and purposely ignored victims' reports. not a stellar record. just last week, a woman from north carolina jumped out of a moving lyft vehicle and ended up in an emergency room out of fear that her driver, who made several kiss tushing -- disturbing comments, was trying to drug her. sami's law is an important first, i say first, step to ensure safety for both passengers and drivers and mitigate future violence. sami's law makes u

you are meeting to write a christmas song, and who is your uber driver? hustle at uber! >> it was the craziest story. literally, the label really wanted a new christmas song and i said, "i've got to get it done quick." so a couple of my writer friends that i've got, i said, "meet me, we've got to write a christmas song." and santa was the only uber we could get it midnight in virginia beach. it's a crazy story. like you said, coincidence. divine intervention. >> steve: no kidding. santa joins us now. santa, you only drive the sleigh once a year, and uber the rest of the year? is that the idea? >> yes, sir. >> brian: that's john bingham, by the way. did you know who you are picking up? >> no clue. >> brian: did you know once he got a new car that it was lee brice? or his writers? >> when i got there, put their guitars and stuff in the trunk, so i knew they were musicians. >> brian: what do you know and i think now that a song is written about santa's helper? >> i had no idea. >> brian: do you like the song? >> oh, i love the song. [laughs] >> steve: john,

uber a quick way to make an extra $30,s $40. continue to generate to uber more value investors will come in. >> and push back a little. a question about wicks and uber replaced i feel like the economic slowdown possible recession is a double-edged swords. uber, and wicks start up a website not feeling satisfied in their job perhaps lose a job same time, doesn't that reduce demand because less people fly and less people do things on the websites that wicks already has its customers? >> frank, this is a cyclical sector really trying to find who's less cyclical a business that's got reasonably sticky demand? demand softens in recession and will soften all all of these businesses including surge and cloud. no question. people need a web presence during recession and may get a greater start-up community with all of dislocations seeing in tech jobs. i think demand may hold up reasonably well for something purely discretionary like apparel, fashion, and again with mobility the question will we still commute? still some travel? still so

he says the current protocols used by uber and lyft leaves many survivors believing that the company is reporting their assault to police, but they are not. >> by reporting to lyft or uber survivors will see no restraining order. no rest, no confinement and the assailant, no conviction, no parole supervision. at the very least these companies should be honest with the survivors. and i told them so. >> now this proposal is on the city council agenda for next week. and we are getting some reaction from rideshare. you just conference justin campbell, talk with some drivers who are waiting for their rides at san jose international airport. here's what they have to say. >> uber pushing back on this proposal by mayor sam liccardo basically citing the issue around privacy of survivors. now uber says mayor sam liccardo and the district attorney of santa clara jeff rosen have basically one uber to pilot a program where were would automatically share information with police regardless of the survivor. now it's an issue to them automatically reporting survivor names, contact information and dee

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uber's ceo is not considering layoffs.ore we had to break let's look at shares of salesforce, not quite recovering from the news that the co-ceo is leaving. after the software company, the analysts say is reflecting a weak economic environment. this is bloomberg. ♪ if your business kept on employees through the pandemic, innovation refunds could qualify it for a payroll tax refund of up to $26,000 per employee. all it takes is eight minutes to find out. then work with highly qualified professionals to fill out your forms and submit the application. go to innovationrefunds.com to learn more. >> i think this is one of the most uncertain environments i have been a part of. it is very difficult to tell where things will wind up. i think europe is certainly going to be weaker, and is likely headed into a recession. we are preparing for that. in the u.s. it is unclear, recession might happen, it might be a soft landing, etc. from our standpoint we went be prepared for any eventuality. when you look at our marketplace, we are and

just very simply, tell me about uber is it actually at the top of this list? >> it is at the top of the list from a risk/reward standpoint. i think as we started to think about next year and what's going to work on the consumer internet space and broadening it out to some other names in interactive entertainment, enterprise computing. we're looking for rising utility, management teams willing to protect profit margins irrespective to what happens to the macro environment, the ability for companies to possibly return, increase levels of capital to shareholders, and importantly within that checklist we think a rising margin structure, no matter what happens on the macro environment was pretty key to us we think that's where you will get some support on the valuation levels as you look out, especially to the first half of '23. we believe that extends all the way through 2023, but probably more importantly over the next six months >> that's interesting. the ceo there has not been preaching the gospel of headcount reduction. how do you get mathat margin upside with

why is uber suing new york over the wage hike?ese hikes will be a blow to the industry drivers' pay will increase by more than 7% per minute and 24% per mile many taxi and ride share drivers say they're expecting a bump in pay this holiday season, and they're not happy about the lawsuit. >> you're going to make a little bit more money and uber is against it how come they raise rates any time they want and you cannot get a little bit in ten years? >> i work very hard to provide food on the table. it would be devastating for the drivers. this is a holiday season this is where drivers actually work really hard >> uber is hoping a judge will issue an emergency ruling to stop the fare increase while the legal battle plays out in court. >> these uber drivers work really hard often just for a couple hundred dollars a day do rider ves have to pay more >> that's unclear because these companies calculate rates differently. this comes at a time when prices for rides are high 30% higher in september compared to 2019 there's no indication that

y lyft. >> en uber no creo haber dejado, casi no tomo uber en verdad, y, en uber eats probablementervicio del mundo, a veces no te dan ni gracias. >> desde miami, florida, noticias telemundo . >> familias migrantes reunificadas por la administración biden, tras haber sido separadas en el gobierno de trump la frontera siguen logrando para una compensación económica. pero el departamento de justicia resiste ayudas financieras en cortes. lourdes hurtado con la información >> la experiencia fue tan traumática. >> ¿dónde estarán nuestras hijas? decíamos entre las madres. >> que cuatro años después aún duele relatarla. >> todos estábamos llorando porque habían niños de meses >> el gobierno de estados unidos separó a esta madre e hija hondureñas en 2018, pero fueron reunificadas en enero, pero la batalla continúa para familias como la suya, todavía viven en el limbo sin compensación crónica por el daño, tampoco estatus migratorio permanente. >> me parece que me harán lo mismo, que me van a deportar, me van a mandar esposada, siento miedo, pues, un temor. >> más de 500 padres y niños separa

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we reached out to uber who says it's clear with survivors.heir choice to make and they have teams to support them uber told us in a statement to insinuate that uber somehow mislead survivors or benefits financially or reputationally or from our approach is categorically false. we have talked to openly about these issues and led the industry to disclose detailed data not because it was easy, but because it was the right thing to do one of the groups uber says it's policy has been guided by is valor us ceo. sandra enrique says the proposed ordinance is harmful to victims. we are one of the groups that went to uber and said do not share survivors confidential information without their consent enrique says the organization is brought their concerns to local leaders, but we're not able to come to an agreement. they need to be able to control when and how they deal with that they don't need people calling them out of the blue and saying hey we got your phone number from this other place and we want to talk to you about that. ricardo goes before the

, uber, those are the ticker s and uber is the leading mobility play.at's a sticky service and not consumer discretionary spend. people need uber to commute, to get to the airport for those friday might restaurant annual outings and so those will, i'm sure, at some level be cut back in a significant recession next year, but mobility as a whole is sort of a stickier, it's not extreme consumer discretionary so they already reached a free cash flow inflection point and it'll start growing. you want to find assets that have already taken costs out and have got some recession resilience. uber falls into that category and inexpensive. >> [opening bell ringing] ashley: we got it in, doordash and uber, mark mahaney thank you very much. we're off and running now last trading day of the week, december 2, and off we run and it's just red across-the-board. the dow off 354 points right out of the gate, down 1% and as you can see , intel, nike at the bottom but it doesn't matter, they are all selling off at this point. let's take a look at the s&p why don't we and se

uber is one of them.per will be more cautious in hiring but it -- uber will be more cautious in hiring, but it will not be laying people off. ed: uber already laid people off at the start of the pandemic. the food delivery side of their business kicked off. they have been financially disciplined in other areas not related to headcount. more conservative in hiring is one area. they are a contradiction to their big rival lyft, which has promised a 15% reduction in headcount. it is an interesting case study. the other big comment is that the driver base is increasing substantially. they are bullish on the demand side and their ability to supply. alix: i wonder if we get into a recession that changes or if they will suck it up and keep the labor just in case. julian: you do not want -- ed: you do not want to get koch short. -- caught short. in 2021 drivers went to food delivery. uber and lyft had to subsidize with discounts. guy: -- alix: ed ludlow, thanks a lot, we really appreciate it. this is bloomberg. ♪

we reached out to uber who says it's clear with survivors.ng police is their choice to make and they have teams to support them who were told us in a statement to insinuate that uber somehow mislead survivors or benefits financially or reputationally or from our approach is categorically false. we have talked to openly about these issues and led the industry to disclose detail data not because it was easy, but because it was the right thing to do one of the groups uber says it's policy has been guided by is valor us ceo sandra and rica says the proposed ordinance is harmful to victims. we are one of the groups that went to uber and said do not share survivors confidential information without their consent enrique says the organization has brought their concerns to local leaders, but we're not able to come to an agreement. they need to be able to control when and how they deal with that they don't need people calling them out of the blue and saying hey we got your phone number from this other place, and we want to talk to you about that. ricar

uber is definitely. >> a company collects a lot of data. and so if they're able to collect that information absolutely passed on to law enforcement. i understand they may think it's sensitive information, but it's also important information to pass along because that should be followed through it. i would definitely support that even though i. >> we do definitely put to privacy. but this is news to us from a uber released a statement saying we are clear with survivors at contacting police is their choice to make. >> and if they decide to go to the police, we have dedicated teams ready to support both dam and law enforcement. we have talked openly about these issues and that the industry to disclose detailed data, not because it was easy, but because it was the right they need to do. now. this is an issue that will be brought forth next week at the san jose city council meeting. we'll update you as soon as we know. more for an hour reporting here at the san jose airport. justin campbell kron. 4 news. >> 6.10, is the time and kron 4 is your l

uber is definitely it. >> a company collects a lot of data. and so if they're able to collect that information absolutely passed on to law enforcement. i understand they may think it's sensitive information, but it's also important information to pass along because that should be followed through it. i would defer the support that. >> even though i we do definitely put to privacy. but this is s. >> now over statement, they said that they we are clear with survivors at contacting police is their choice to make. and if they decide to go to the police, we have dedicated teams ready to support both of them and law enforcement. we have talked openly about these issues and let the industry to discuss disclose detailed data. not because it was easy, but because it was the right thing to do now, this is going to be a proposal that will be brought at the city council next week. so more information will be coming out. but obviously uber citing privacy concerns pushing back against mayor sam liccardo. we're live tonight here at the airport. justin campbe

one example we'll go today, uber so, here is how it works. travis colanock and garrett camp put in the first round called seed money, 2009, 200,000 bucks. then there was another seed round. then what they call the angel round, and then a series a andb andc. by the way jay-z got some of the series c, props to him and then there's a private equity round and then a corporate round and a venture round. all told, $24 billion raised privately, privately. you weren't invited to this , over 30 rounds 116 investors. then they said it's time to go public, let's hoist this on the public, 2009. a plan was hatched. they wanted to put the valuation initially this is crazy, $120 billion, but even for wall street that was too egregious right and by the way, they were blushing like are you serious we're in the wrong bracket so the ipo ended up going public at $75 billion that's about $45 a share right here. it immediately opens down, right and opens at 41.65. by the way this is where it closed. that was the biggest decline monetarily in ipo history. you could

. >> the response from uber next. and flows from the loa volcano in hawaii making its way towards roadways. how that could impact travel on the big island. >> all right. and lava flows from the eruption of the world's largest volcano in hawaii is attracting eyeballs. a lot of it is moving closer to a major highway on the big island. an experts say could take at least 2 days for those flows to reach the roadway. experts say the lava could damage the highway that connects the east and west sides of the island. still, people are watching the scene from a safe distance. and we heard from some people who went to check it out. the birthday was monday. >> mauna loa started to erupt on my birthday. so that was momentous. pretty pretty you know how many people can say that they were here. >> and a time of the eruption. >> officials are urging visitors to take precautions if they choose to adventure in the area. coming up next here at the kron, 4 news at noon. the results of an east bay city council race may now come down to a

as a result, there is an influx of uber drivers. francisco-based company says it's seen a 30% uptick in drivers this last year compared to last. in sacramento, they have recorded one of the largest jumps in the u.s. at 50%. economists say during hard economic times, gig work like uber or lyft is what many people turn to typically as a second job. >> people are having to face this challenge of how do i compete with these skyrocketing prices. how do i put food on the table, buy christmas presents. one of the ways that people make ends meet in this kind of economic situation is through platform work. >> reporter: 72% of new drivers say inflation and the rising cost of living have had an impact on their decision to sign up for gig work. >> if you are still waiting for your gas rebate debit card, you might want to double check your mail. many californians have thrown away their envelopes because they thought it was a scam. your envelope should say california middle class tax refund card. and although it's for californians, the return add

lauren: they say people are going places and uber sees zero signs of weakness. that's bullish when you have lyft struggling and the tech companies because uber is a tech company. all freezing or cutting jobs. uber is saying no signs of weakness and their pool is workers is a-okay. ashley: okay. thank you very much. well done on that ceo's name. i'm just not going to go there. lauren, thank you. now this -- it's one of those names. say it loud and fast. always the best advice. apple ceo tim cook goes silent when he's asked about china. watch this. >> do you have any reaction to the factory workers beaten and detained for co covid protests d lockdowns? ashley: yep, cricket, cricket. ignorerred those questions over and over and hillary didn't give up. we'll get into that story but there were 73,000 known got aways at the border in november and that's about 2400 people every day who are now unaccounted for. arizona congressman andy biggs will be here to react. meantime, rail strike averted and the president said the senate vote just spared the country from a christm

i assume that's one of your top picks and uber is on your list too? >> yeah.shrinking markets i feel amazon gains market share all three markets they operate in, commerce, advertising and public cloud, i feel they are going to be getting share throughout and we'll start see evidence of that i think amazon is probably six to nine months ahead as far as cost cutting is concerned and we start seeing that leverage as the quarters progress. as i said probably one more quarter of haircuts for amazon we need to go and as the markets start to stabilize i feel amazon is the one that has the most upside in mega caps in my book uber i feel fundamentals have been improving throughout the year, but stock has had negative sentiment lately, so i feel as fundamentals stay stable and they continue to execute, i think there's a catch up here where valuations are extremely disconnected with what uber has been executing over the last 12 months uber is the only large cap company in my -- in the 20 companies we looked at that have had upward revisions of revenue throughout the year

uber is definitely. >> a company collects a lot of data. and so if they're able to collect that information absolutely passed on to law enforcement. i understand they may think it's sensitive information, but it's also important information to pass along because that should be followed through it. i would definitely support that. >> even though i, you know, definitely put to privacy. but this is s. >> uber released a statement saying we are clear with survivors at contacting police is their choice to make and if they decide to go to the police, we have dedicated teams ready to support both dam and law enforcement. we have talked openly about these issues and that the industry to disclose detailed data it not because it was easy, but because it was the right they need to do. now. this is an issue that will be brought forth next week at the san jose city council meeting. we'll update you as soon as we know. more for an hour reporting here at the san jose airport. justin campbell kron. 4 news. >> well, 7.10, prop 4 is your local election headq

uber is also more of a utility than consumer discretionary spend. i don't think people will cut back on mobility because they still have to commute and when they do social outings on the weekend and they want to come back from the restaurant they are still using uber and when they go to the airport even when we're cutting back on travel, when they do i think people will still use uber coming back so the use case is still very much intact. it's more of a utility, not consumer discretionary and we have a free cash flow inflection on uber. that's why the stocks up 40% in the back half of this year and there's a lot more to run on. liz: these dislocations have finally gotten so wide and dramatic that you say this is really the time, and you don't want to get out too far and realize wait, i could have, would have, should have. one bit on netflix. they do have some pretty big hits at the moment. obviously the crown, season five you have the harry and meghan series that's going to be coming out. netflix really feels like it is still very much the king of s

federal agents on the case after cases against uber drivers.out face in the investigation of four murdered college students. police in idaho saying they have not been targeted. what does that mean? we'll parse the language with nancy grace in minutes. >> you have said this was a targeted attack. >> releasing that to the public may or may not flood us with a lot of information that's not relevant or specific to what we're looking at. a lot of expe. the intro offers were hard to pass up. then the interest payments started. the debt just kept getting worse. mmmm so we broke up with bad debt and got a low, fixed rate sofi personal loan for our big expenses. and the couch goes back tomorrow. break up with bad debt. fund weddings, home renovations, or consolidate debt. view your rate at sofi.com sofi get your money right. - [female narrator] they line up by the thousands. each one with a story that breaks your heart. like ravette... every step, brought her pain. their only hope: mercy ships. the largest floating civilian hospital in the world. bringi

behind the wheel, driving for uber. represents one of many types of people that love uber. there's a quiet folks, and there's people like to talk. david lewand became a driver two months ago to support his teenage boys recently. divorced single dad. the economy is not doing so well. rent is high groceries are high. so you need extra income financial reality facing the country. i just wanted to pick up a couple of extra dollars has mounted new data from uber shows across the world. there has been a 30% increase in drivers joining their platform. that's this year compared to last, but here in sacramento recorded one of the largest jumps across the country at 50. it's hard out there. this is a means and i'm very appreciative for the opportunity to be able to do this. and chief economist at numerator . people are having i compete with the skyrocketing prices? how do i put food on the table had web i christmas presents found during economic squeezes gig work like uber is what many people turn to usually as a second job, one of the ways that people make ends. meet in this kind of

he says the current protocols used by uber and lyft leave many survivors thinking that the company is going to pass their information on to police about the assaults experience. but they say that's not always the case. >> by reporting to lyft or uber survivors will see no restraining order. no rest, no confinement of the assailant. no conviction, no parole supervision. at the very least these companies should be honest with the survivors and tell them so. >> well, this proposal is on the city council's agenda for next week. >> and we are getting some reaction from rideshare users called for justin campbell talked with drivers waiting for their eyes and the san jose international airport. take a listen. >> uber pushing back on this proposal by mayor sam liccardo basically citing the issue around privacy of survivors. now uber says mayor sam liccardo and the district attorney of santa clara jeff rosen out basically one uber to pilot a program where you were would automatically share information with police regardless of the survivor. now it's an issue to them automatically reporting sur

. >>> the tire inflation comes an increase in uber drivers worldwide, that's a san francisco company is saying they've seen a 30% uptick in drivers this year compared to last, in sacrament of the recorded one of the largest jumps across the country, 50%, more uber drivers this year than last year, economists say gig work like uber is what many people turn to usually as a second job. >> people are having to face the challenge of how do i compete with skyrocketing prices and put food on the table, by christmas presents? one of the ways that people make ends meet in this economic situation is through. >> 72% of drivers say inflation and the rising cost of living has had an impact on their decision to sign up. if you are waiting for your gas rebate debit card, you might want to double check your mail, many californians have accidentally thrown their envelopes away because they thought it was a scam. the envelope should say california middle-class tax refund card. that sounds normal, it's for californians. the return address will be from omaha, nebraska. the debit card inside will be from

by reporting to lyft or uber survivors will see no restraining order. no rest, no confinement of the assailant. no conviction. >> no parole supervision. at the very least these companies should be honest with the survivors and tell them so. >> this proposal is on the city council agenda for next weekend. we are getting some reaction from rideshare users out for us. justin campbell talked with drivers waiting for their eyes at the san jose international airport. uber pushing back on this proposal by mayor sam liccardo basically citing the issue around privacy of survivors. now. >> uber says mayor sam liccardo and the district attorney of santa clara jeff rosen have basically one uber to pilot a program where you were would automatically share information with police regardless of the survivor. now it's an issue to them automatically reporting survivor names, contact information and deeply personal details to police without their consent goes against what they say. the advice of the local and national victim advocates and takes away the power of choice. w

by reporting to lyft or uber survivors will see no restraining order. no rest, no confinement of the assailant. no conviction. >> no parole supervision. at the very least these companies should be honest with the survivors and tell them so. >> and this proposal is on the city council's agenda next week. we'll keep you updated on it. and we're also getting some reaction from rideshare users. we have kron four's justin campbell now talking to drivers and riders it. san jose international airport. >> uber pushing back on this proposal by mayor sam liccardo basically citing the issue around privacy of survivors. now uber says mayor sam liccardo and the district attorney of santa clara jeff rosen out basically one uber to pilot a program where were would automatically share information with police regardless of the survivor. now it's an issue to them automatically reporting survivor names, contact information and deeply personal details to police without their consent goes against what they say. the advice of the local and national victim advocates and takes

it would force companies like uber and lyft to report sexual assaults allegations to police.im advocacy groups are against it. reporter: with only weeks left in office, the san jose mayor is doubling down on a proposed ordinance he says will improve community safety. >> i am proposing to the council that we require any ridesharing vortex accompanies including uber and lyft to report sexual assault occurring in connection with their services, and fully inform survivors of their choice of the victimization and how to access services. >> it is backed by the district attorney, who said that talks with rideshare companies started months ago. >> the absence of engagement is disheartening. their refusal to move from their position was disappointing. their automatic rejection of even a suggested pilot project was extremely dissatisfying and dangerous. reporter: we reached out to uber , who says it is the choice of survivors to contact police. is it to insinuate that uber benefits financially or reputation away as categorically false. we talked openly about these issues and disclosed

so i like uber here. it is a show-me story.g on the horizon, and they should get the credit they deserve. >> all right cash flow has been on the horizon for a while. it seems like maybe it is closer we will see if it can get there. rohit, thanks so much. i appreciate the time. >> thanks, mike. happy new year. >> happy new year. >>> here is where we stand in the markets. the market continues to narrow with losses just a bit s&p 500 down two-thirds of 1%. it is just above the minus 20% level on the year-to-date basis at this point. see how it finish. still to come, disney is on pace for its worst year since the ford administration. we will take a look at what went wrong and what to expect in 2023 >>> plus, we will reveal the number one top search ticker of the year on cnbc.com when "closing bell" comes back. namicg and risk-reward analysis help make trading feel effortless and its customizable scans with social sentiment help you find and unlock opportunities in the market with powerful, easy-to-use tools power e*trade makes comp

they say to say that uber somehow misleads survivors is categorically false. we have talked openly about these issues and led the industry to disclosed detailed data because it was the right thing to do. one of the group says its policy has been guided by harmful u.s. >> we are one of the groups that went to uber and said do not share survivor's confidential information without their consent. zach: she says the organization brought their concerns to local leaders, but were not able to come to an agreement. >> they need to be able to control when and how they deal with that. they don't need people pulling them out of the -- calling them out of the blue and say we got your phone number from this other place. zach: she goes before the city rules committee and expected to have support from one enforcement and other leaders, even after the start of the new year when termed out of office. zach fuentes, abc7 news. dan: still ahead, a parent's worst nightmare, an accidental sentinel overdose of a 10-month-old baby at a popular playground. the baby's father is speaking

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fully autonomous self-driving ubers have launched in las vegas this weekend.ators for the launch to make sure everything goes smoothly, but they will eventually be phased out. leaving those cars completely autonomous people do have the option topped out of the program if they're not necessarily comfortable with the new technology, which was actually made by a company called motional uber has partnered with that company. it's a competitor to waymo which i you might have seen driving around san francisco. we did speak with an automotive for porter tucker, i did one. >> when she was like that, he goes to track in the car. and based on the reactions that i got while in the vehicle, it seems like a lot of people were very surprised to see no driver in the driver's seat and it's kind of just a very surreal feeling at first. >> the self-driving ubers are only launching in las vegas and los angeles for now. but the plans to eventually roll them out nationwide. uber says the move gets them closer to their goal of 0 carbon emissions by 2030. it would also make them less

but they are not. >> by reporting to uber survivors will see no restraining order.o rest, no confinement of the assailant. no conviction, no parole supervision. at the very least these companies should be honest with the survivors and tell them so. >> this proposal is on the city council agenda for next week in a statement sent to kron 4 uber, which says in kron 4 uber, which says in part, quote, we're clear with police is their choice to make this position is guided by the most. by the foremost experts on this issue and by survivors themselves, all of whom have consistently told us that assuming someone wants the police involved were pressuring them to do so risks re traumatizing them. we've offered to work with the mayor and da to address their concerns. but they have consistently maintained their desire for uber to automatically report survivor names, contact information and deeply personal details to police without their consent, which goes against the advice of local and national victim advocates and takes away their power of choice. >> take a look at this. san

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it's comeback season. >> uber is rolling out self driving cars.the cars will be set with 2 vehicle operators at first. just make sure that everything goes smoothly. then they will be eventually phased out over time. and the cars will be completely autonomous. drivers could randomly be matched with a self-driving car, although you can opt out if you prefer the technology is made by a company called motional which uber has partnered with motional as a competitor to waymo which may have seen driving around san francisco. and we did speak with an automotive reporter name michael wayland, who has taken this driverless taxi service before and we'll get his thoughts and also his daughter's reaction. >> then she goes like that. he goes to track the car. and based on the reactions that i got while in the vehicle, it seems like a lot of people were very surprised to see no driver in the driver's seat and kind of just a very surreal feeling at first. >> the self-driving ubers are only launching in las vegas and los angeles for now. but the plan is to eventua

he says the current protocols used by uber and lyft leave many survivors believing that the companies are reporting their assault to police. but that's not always the case. >> by reporting to lyft or uber survivors will see no restraining order. no rest, no confinement of the assailant. no conviction, no parole supervision. at the very least. these companies should be honest with the survivors and tell them so. >> now the proposal is on the city council's agenda for next week. and we're also getting some reaction from rideshare users. kron four's justin campbell, talk to drivers waiting for their rides at san jose international airport. here's what they had to say. >> pushing back on this proposal by mayor sam liccardo basically citing the issue around privacy of survivors. now uber says mayor sam liccardo and the district attorney of santa clara jeff rosen have basically one uber to pilot a program where you were would automatically share information with police regardless of the survivor. now it's an issue to them automatically reporting survivor names, contact information and deepl

uber is suing or the need to raise fares.ber claims the hikes will be a blow to the entire industry. the taxi and limousine commission increased fares for the first time in 10 years and they plan another hike in the coming weeks. president biden plans to sign legislation to protect same sex marriage even if the supreme court revisits the issue. the signing is expected to take place next week. i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "unfiltered." s unco? losing your country and losing elections. how are we losing the black vote. the party of school choice, economic growth, how are we losing 90% or more of the black vote? black americans are just not doing well overall in democrat-led cities. these are citizens of the united states. how come their economic condition in a lot of these cities is horrible? here is the u.s. poverty rate. black america, 15.7%. don't you find it odd a lot of these cities where black americans are struggling? the numbers are on the screen. it's not dan bongino's opinion. it's a fact that these liberal citi

but what about when you were at uber, did the fbi or government come calling to uber wanting informationarticular individuals? >> i mean, the fbi has a responsibility, a law enforcement responsibility in the u.s. and when they came to my company as far as i knew, they had to have a justifyable reason and they had to have a subpoena or a specific right to get records related to a crime. and uber when there was a crime that happened reported it to the police so that's the way it worked of. it wasn't -- didn't catch up normal people doing normal things that they have every right to do and i think that's worrisome when you think about big tech and their influence on not only elections but on culture and business and lots of other things. maria: yeah. and when you have the fbi basically bullying these companies, it's putting them in a position that they have to just give it up as soon as they get a request. i was told that at&t actually did release communications of certain congress people at the request of the democrats. so i don't -- and i don't think there was a subpoena there. >> yeah. i

zach: we reached out to uber, who say survivors content police -- contacting police is their choice tot them. we were told in a statement, to insinuate that over is -- is categorically false. -- they say to say that uber somehow misleads survivors is categorically false. we have talked openly about these issues and led the industry to disclosed detailed data because it was the right thing to do. one of the group says its policy has been guided by harmful u.s. >> we are one of the groups that went to uber and said do not share survivor's confidential information without their consent. zach: she says the organization brought their concerns to local leaders, but were not able to come to an agreement. >> they need to be able to control when and how they deal with that. they don't need people calling them out of the blue and say we got your phone number from this other place. and we want to talk to you about that. zach: she goes before the city rules committee and expected to have support from one enforcement and other leaders, even after the start of the new year when termed out of office.

uber says this move brings them closer to their goal of 0 carbon emissions by 2030. it would also make them less reliant on independently contracted drivers. >> still ahead, a little rain not going to dampen the holiday spirit for some lucky volunteers looking to get food to the knee. >> one year ago as military operations in afghanistan were ending members from the travis air force base in solano county. we're on a mission to get u.s. citizens and refugees out. >> of afghanistan this week, 27 airmen were honored for their heroism reporter club that stephanie and explains how receiving a distinguished medal was bittersweet for one honoree. 24 of the 27 recipients walked across the hangar at travis air force base received the distinguished flying cross medal. the interesting thing about this war not just the air crew had more. >> but the medical personnel were on board, maintainers and security forces and help take the medal is awarded to any officer or enlisted person of the armed forces who exhibits, heroism or accomplish is an exemplary achievement. >> for colonel

meanwhile uber drivers in new york city were on strike, come on in, why were they striking.auren: they shut off their apps and that when point drove to the brooklyn bridge, gathered at the headquarters of uber in manhattan, because uber asked a judge to block an increase of driver pay, they would make 11% more, yesterday, asked the judge to block that and uber said the reason is it will cost $20 million a month, we will have to pass that onto the riders, fares will go up 10%. the story cuts both ways. it is expensive to be a passenger, but drivers say we are working, give us more money too. dave: there are very few yellow cabs because they keep raising taxes, supposed to be temporary, came in 5 years ago, if you ever hear the phrase temporary tax it is not going to -- lauren: those fuel surcharges are still on my bill. there's a surcharge for everything. dave: big tech companies, this is a very interesting idea. amazon and microsoft banking a battery power generator start up that is not supposed to have any emissions. lauren: out of california, has $150 million in funding an

uber is now warning other rideshare drivers after one driver was detained for unknowingly picking ups earlier this month. the driver says on december 8th, amber cardona was driving her usual route for that ride share app uber when she accepted an hour and a half ride. so she picked up a couple from a hotel in texas and drove them from east el paso all the way to sierra blanca. however, she didn't know that there was a checkpoint on her way and her and her passengers ended up being detained by border patrol as the passengers in the car were migrants who had just crossed over the border. >> ended up bringing my miranda rights. took my iphoto. i mea-, sign a waiver. and we pretty much question mean, like i know these people. >> the driver was then put in a cell, she says for 20 minutes until she contacted uber support who verified that she is a certified driver for the company. she says that there now needs to be more ways to protect rideshare drivers and just wants other rideshare drivers to be aware of who they're picking up. new at 3 gun legislation will be front and center in sacram