uber's background checks are failing. when colorado's public safety commissioner heard about a man who was allegedly assaulted by an uber driver, he demanded a list from uber of all its drivers with disqualifying records. >> frankly, we were shocked by what we found. >> the list he got from uber included 12 uber drivers convicted of felonies and others with duis or driving on suspended licenses. what does that tell you about the background process? >> tells me that the background process as it is in law right now doesn't work. >> according to uber, the company's policy disqualifies drivers convicted of felonies, violent crimes, and sexual offenses, as well as major driving violations, yet in case after case, convicted felons have been approved to drive anyway. in maryland, california, and massachusetts, government agencies did additional screening and found what added up to thousands of drivers with disqualifying criminal records, even sexual offenders approved