three former uber employees who worked on policy tell cnn uber wants to control its screening process to get drivers on the road as soon as possible. georgia legislator allen powell says uber's attitude is states have no business screening its drivers. >> it's, oh, no, we're above the government, we run our own background checks. >> reporter: in response to its lobbying effort, uber says everybody lobbies and we're proud to work with officials to develop commonsense regulations for a new industry. drew given, cnn, denver. drew griffin, cnn, denver. still ahead -- >> we're used to lava but not in our subdivisions. >> life on the big island in hawaii is grinding to a halt as lava continues to eat away the landscape and force residents from their homes. we'll be back. and all you wanted to do was surround them in comfort and protection.