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to return to offices. last year was the first year that the app, which has become synonymous with ride hailing in many markets, became profitable. let s talk about this more now with our north america business correspondent, erin delmore. is this a simple case of more people getting out there and calling ubers? or is there more to it than that? there is a little bit more to it than that. the number of people hailing right and the rights to hailing right and the rights to hailing app. the other component is food delivery. we are measuring all the many that comes into drivers, whether it s from people wanting cards or food to getting cars, and get over to them. this is notable because not only was the holiday season very kind to cuba with great results in the fourth quarter of the year, but they were showing operating profits over the last three consecutive quarters. let s contrast that with other tech companies and what we have seen in their rebound since the pandemic. a ....
the militias that they sponsor. we are also getting some more details on the timing of the response to those three american soldiers killed in jordan last week and how it unfolded throughout this week. just in a moment, i will talk with deputy director for the very latest response from the administration as well as the defense department. but first, we re going to head to the region and nbc news chief international correspondent, who s joining us from iraq. welcome, here, so has the region reacting? what can we expect next? well alex, i think what we saw last night was not insignificant. that is true. but it was also limited. granted, an escalation by the biden administration. we haven t seen anything like this in recent years, frankly, in this part of the world. but still limited so that the strikes were along the east syria, iraq border in a trench there that we know has a number of militia groups and camped there. now, that s a part of that border that runs t ....
it is pushing in and in between the one front and the cold front of the system that is when we will see the strong, gusty winds. pushing to sunday, rain working in from the west. dry weather for the south east of england, but the wind is the real feature, gales developing a top temperature is around 12 or 13 degrees. we do have amber warnings in force across many parts of the uk and we could seat those win 70, even 80 miles an hour and enough to cause some to cause some the in grangemouth, the huge oil refinery is preparing to close with the loss of hundreds ofjobs. how do towns and communities cope with the closure of oil and gas plants as we pivot to a zero carbon future? tata is closing its blast furnace in port talbot too. everyone wants to be green, but is the pain getting shared equally? this is about making sure that we do a just transition. 400 people losing theirjobs is not a just transition. it means that they are being thrown out at the whim of the owners of the si ....
and for desantis, this does have the make or break feel about it. were he to finish third behind haley after spending something in the region of $150 million on this campaign then he d be in serious trouble, heading into two states, new hampshire and south carolina, where he is already polling behind her. south carolina don t forget is her home state. that perhaps explains why, on wednesday, at that final head to head debate, they seemed more intent on attacking each other, than the front runner donald trump. ..bureaucrats. .. that s not true. you talk about putting americans last, that is wrong. you ve supported all that money going over there so we ll put our own people first. you re so desperate, you re just so desperate. senator haley, let him speak. you need someone standing to fight for you, don t look for nikki haley. you won t be able to find her if you had a search warrant. but every time he lies, drake university, don t turn this into a drinking game becau ....
in america. his promise to create a national health system helped him come close to winning the democratic nomination for president in 2016. so his decision to investigate the working conditions at one of america s biggest employers sure to capture headlines and set up a robust argument about worker protections. now, for its part, amazon has been criticised for the conditions its warehouse workers face in facilities all over the world. it is already being examined for its safety record by multiple us government agencies. amazon is also notorious for resisting all efforts to unionise its workforce. now, in response to mr sanders s letter, amazon strongly disagrees. it says it has been able to reduce injuries across the us operation and has invested more than $1 billion into safety initiatives over the last four years. meanwhile, indian prime minister narendra modi has arrived in the united states for a state visit. he had earlier chatted with tesla s boss elon musk in ne ....