Tonight, and he is coming off a summit with some of the people who were his strongest detractors during the campaign. Senior National Correspondent john roberts is outside trump tower again tonight. Good evening, john. Bret, good evening to you. It was the highest Profile Summit yet at trump tower, which is directly behind this bus behind me, and also the highest dollars. Donald trump played host to hightech billionaires, most of whom actively campaigned against him in the election. Well, i just want to thank everybody. Reporter it was a crowd that just weeks ago had been openly hostile to donald trump. Amazon founder jeff bezos who during the campaign claimed trump was eroding the democratic process. Apple ceo tim cook who raised millions for Hillary Clinton. Facebook coo Sheryl Sandberg also backed Hillary Clinton, as did tesla and spacex founder, elon musk. Today trump urged them all to put political differences aside and focus on growing the economy, Point Out Tech Stocks have been
drivers were accused of sexual assaulting or abusing passengers. sources continue to tell cnn the true number of reported rapes to uber is much higher. a second cnn report detailed thousands of convicted criminals, even sexual offenders and felons were approved to drive for uber. we re putting safety at the heart of everything we do. reporter: the company has launched several changes aimed at improving safety. with just a single tap, let loved ones know you re on your way. reporter: but former uber employee cnn spokesman says it s not enough and the problem is much larger than uber is willing to publicly admit. uber s internal report completed in may after cnn s report warns of the consequences should the full scope of the problem emerge. we know from the under reporting of incidents by cnn the report concludes. the cost to the brand and reputation by uber by a single case can cost a company millions
treat people well. we are now realizing maybe they do not deserve to be given the ability to regulate themselves. they have not earned that trust from us at this point. he tells you in other words that the company he inherited was a mess. and i wonder just sort of what is going to be metric of success for him in this job. there was this lengthy report by eric holder former attorney general about the culture of the place. it was a mess. a former uber employee alleging sexual harassment issues while she was there. how much is it to right the ship? the huge valuation of this company, taking it public in a few years time? the company expanded so quickly and it reached a peak of $70 billion in paper value, and the investors in this company want the company to go public. they want to see an ipo. and that s the only way they can really monetize their investment. so, dar s job is to get the company ready for that moment and that involves professionalizing it, bringing
program that started in pittsburgh in september. an uber employee is still behind the wheel to take over in case there s a problem here. customers can opt out if they prefer a human driver. would you? that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back. generosity is its own form of power.
we are told that uber wor r workers can spy on anyone they want, even including celebrities an politicians. for more on this, we ll bring in trace gallagher. trace, this makes you feel so safe and secure and good about unloading all your information into the uber app. oh, my. take it away. right. the former uber employee says the company collects data on every single rider, including names, user names, e-mail addresses and your pickup location. and then employees can also access information, like you said, about politicians, celebrities. we should note, so far there s no evidence that someone like beyonce was actually tracked. uber denies the allegations saying the system actually limits employees from controlling user information. a judge has ruled this lawsuit will be settle in arbitration,