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Continue to report, the background system -- the background check system that uber set up is private. it doesn't go through a government entity. it doesn't allow for fingerprinting. and there are a lot of these drivers who slip through the cracks. now, background checks don't solve everything, but they are a part of what makes it safe to drive in a stranger's car, which is effectively what you're doing. uber, according to many state regulators, not doing enough, we'll stay on it. >> drew, thank you for what you and your entire team did on this, it makes a difference. appreciate the reporting. ...

Uber, according to state regulators, according to federal officials we talked to, can do a better job of background checking its individual drivers. >> drew, thank you for bringing all this to us and for all of that investigative reporting. really important. david, people think when you get into an uber car you're safe and they've done all the vetting necessary. now we know there are big holes in that. >> there are big holes. it's the kind of thing -- you think about more and more parents relying on uber for their kids. >> yes. >> this is the kind of steps that the company has to take. >> yes....

Democrats to dunk on paul ryan and by extension a woman who is happy she got a tax break. it misses the bigger picture. people are happy with the tax reform. whether it's employees of places like walmart, boeing, at&t getting bonuses. massachusetts -- state regulators told their utility companies to lower rates as a result of the lowered corporate tax rate. that's massachusetts. tax-a-chusetts. they are missing where the energy is on this, no pun intended, and making a little bit more in their giddiness of this than the rest of the country sees. >> all right. s.e. cupp, chris cillizza, thank y...

Legal sales under the new regulations for days or weeks. >> we're talking about an unregulated industry that's been thriving for at least 22 years. that now you have this set of rules and track and trace system. and taxation, and all of these local agencies and bureaucrats and state regulators and licenses. it's a totally different beast. >> reporter: bumps in the road ahead for california, but legal pot here is expected to spur massive growth for the legal cannabis industry in the u.s. and around the world. miguel marquez, cnn, los angeles. alrighty. up next, the animals caught in the middl...

>> we're talking about an unregulated industry that's been thriving for at least 22 years, that now you have this set of rules and track and trace system and taxation and all these local agencies and bureaucrats and state regulators and licenses. it's a totally different beast. >> bumps in the road ahead for california, but legal pot here is expected to spur massive growth for the legal cannabis industry in the u.s. and around the world. miguel marquez, cnn, los angeles. coming up at the top of the hour, growing protests in iran. the largest since 2009. president trump warns the world is wat...