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Successful in keeping them out. in a recent blog post, uber ceo writes acknowledging mistakes and learning from them are the first steps. a company born from a simple idea. >> we want a button to push on our phone to get a ride. it's what millions of people in cities and around the world want. >> reporter: one transportation analyst who closely studies the industry said security and safety are the biggest issues confronting uber and should invest in new technologies like an s.o.s. button within the app that passengers could punch in the event of trouble. uber is working on security upgrades th...

You. there are families whose lives are absolutely torn apart and who are in pain and agony. and you can't escape that feeling in there, erin. >> i can't even comprehend what it would have been like to be there, because seeing the pictures and that blood is -- is devastating enough. thank you so much, nick. as we said, it was a courageous thing to go in there. next, uber, the car service company is suspending operations in portland, oregon. more drivers are facing charges including assault and rape. a report next. and huge gains on wall street street. whose surprising company soered above ...

Driver back ground checks. in portland, madrid, and bangkok, it's been to stop service. and after the taxi industry protested, all for a company that just launched four years ago and is now valued at more than $40 billion. >> as an entrepreneur, did you think you'd be running a car service? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: that's uber ceo back in the early days explaning the original vision for the company. >> it was me, my cofounder and our 100 friends to be able to push a button and a mercedes rolls up but everybody wanted it. all of our friends wanted it and their friends wanted it so we ope...

High profile mishaps for uber whose high speed growth in the company to an international juggernaut has led to a series of troubling issues. everything from price gouging and privacy invasion to allegations of assault and rape. in boston, authorities just announced an uber driver charged with rape and kidnapping. the victim was driven to a secluded location where the driver beat and sexually assaulted her. the company in a statement calling the crime despicable. uber has been working closely with law enforcement and continue to do everything we can to assist their investigation. and in new del...

>> reporter: that's uber ceo back in the early days explaining to me the original vision behind the company. >> it was for me, my co-founder and our hundred friends to be able to push a button and a mercedes rolls up but everybody wanted it. we just opened it up. >> reporter: uber doesn't actually employ its drivers. it serves as a technology middle man connecting this them to passengers. the press coverage hasn't always been so friendly. >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: an executive said at an yuber dinner silicon vally sarah lacy, one of the apparent targets of the scheme. >> i've covered ...