---
title: "8 Things You Need to Know This Morning: January 30, 2017"
description: "Jeff Gordon and Cadillac won the Rolex 24, Trump trumped, Lyft wrote a check to the ACLU, and Chris Brown's Lamborghini crashed."
date: "2017-01-30"
modified: "2017-01-30"
authors:
  - name: "Liane Yvkoff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/liane-yvkoff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/7206/8-things-you-need-to-know-this-morning-january-30-2017"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Donald Trump"
  - "hyperloop"
  - "Jeff Gordon"
  - "Rolex 24"
  - "Uber"
---

# 8 Things You Need to Know This Morning: January 30, 2017

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President Trump's Executive Order banning citizens of certain Middle Eastern countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days--regardless if they hold valid green cards, visas, or refugee status—set of a wave of protests at several international airports in the U.S., and taxi drivers went on strike at JFK to voice their opposition to discriminatory immigration practices.

**1. Uber broke a taxi strike at JFK airport,** [**now subject of #DeleteUber campaign on Twitter**](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/7204/why-uber-is-under-deleteuber-attack-after-trumps-immigration-order>)**:**

However, the ride-hailing company responded on Twitter, explaining that the surge price cancellation was at JFK not meant to break taxi driver strike:

https://twitter.com/_/status/825577611816468481

**2. In response to Executive Order, Lyft CEO Logan Green says company will donate $1 million to ACLU:**

https://twitter.com/_/status/825506221033525249

**3. Elon Musk thinks Trump's Executive Order is "not the best way to address the country’s challenges," and crowdsources amendment suggestions from Twitter:**

https://twitter.com/_/status/825502400454594561

https://twitter.com/_/status/825809205244223488

**4. Google co-founder Sergey Brin joined protesters at SFO:**

https://twitter.com/_/status/825546620276088834

**5. Jeff Gordon and Wayne Taylor Racing's Cadillac** **[takes the win at 2017 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/7205/2017-rolex-24-at-daytona-was-soggy-and-satisfying>).**

**6. SpaceX** [**livestreamed its Hyperloop Pod competition**](<https://www.spacex.com/hyperloop>)**, and posted clips on its Twitter feed.**

**7. Chris Brown opts out of the sharing economy** **[after a friend crashes his Lamborghini Aventador](<https://www.tmz.com/2017/01/29/chris-brown-friend-lamborghini-crash/>).**

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**8. Cars warming in** [**Massachusetts garage catch fire**](<https://www.wkbw.com/news/cars-warming-up-in-garage-catch-fire>)**, cause $50,000 in damage.**

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