the fcc as the news police. fortunately, chairman wheeler did heed our call. and i want to know if you can -- he put a stop to it, but can you tell us more about that project, how close was it to actually happening? how much money got spent on that project? >> thank you for the question, chairman blackburn, and thank you for your advocacy several years ago. the critical information needs study was a study that was conceived in the prior fcc. it spent approximately $900,000, as best i can discern it, and the project involved sending government-funded researchers into newsrooms to ask questions about why they were or were not covering eight different categories of news that the government thought were important, asking questions to news directors and the like about perceived bias, and asking a whole host of other intrusive questions. it seemed to me that this was not compatible with the agency's obligations under the first amendment so i wrote an op-ed about it and i'm grateful chairman wheeler ultimately scrapped

the fcc as the news police. fortunately, chairman wheeler did heed our call. and i want to know if you can -- he put a stop to it, but can you tell us more about that project, how close was it to actually happening? how much money got spent on that project? >> thank you for the question, chairman blackburn, and thank you for your advocacy several years ago. the critical information needs study was a study that was conceived in the prior fcc. it spent approximately $900,000, as best i can discern it, and the project involved sending government-fundedery searchers into news rooms to ask questions about why they were or were not covering eight different categories of news that the government thought were important, asking questions to news directors and the like about perceived bias, and asking a whole host of other intrusive questions. it seemed to me that this was not compatible with the agency's obligations you sa obligations under the first amendment so i wrote an op-ed about it and i'm grateful chairman wheele

at the fcc. i'm curious what you think a set of rules from the fcc will actually look like if the commission goes ahead and repeals the title ii classification of broadband. >> guest: that's a hard question. i'm not sure on that to be 100 percent honest. whatever the framework or policies are in terms of net neutrality and the framework is how to protect an open internet and it could happen at the fcc or congress. congress is looking hard at these questions and trying to think about what kind of permanent framework would make sense there. so you could see that play out in congress as opposed to at the fcc. >> what do you think the outlook is for possible legislation? do you think the fcc maybe needs to act first to spur action on the hill? >> guest: i think that it's doubtful if in ther in term -- congress has a lot on the agenda, tax reform, health care, nominations, but we're hopeful it will happen sooner rather than later. there is a greg -- greg consensus we need a permanent framework. we hav

with the fcc. you all have a responsibility to really look at some of this. and do you think this new data that's generated will be kept in house by the provider? or sold to third parties. >> again here it's a nay sense. the standard hasn't been adopted so we're not sure. >> should this be part of looking at standard? >> as the service materialize, we'll be monitoring all those kinds of concerns. >> the last time you were here in july. you agreed to follow up on the steps you were taking to mitigate attacks. what updates can you share? >> we have provided a detailed response to the committee. we'll be happy to provide that to you with the particulars in that regard. but what i can say is our it staff is always vigilant to make sure we have the protocol in place. to make sure the systems are up and running. and appreciate the chance to work with this committee as well as the appropriators. to get the funding to make thur is continues to be the case. >> el live you off the hook. and ask. dwrou think

fight of the fcc. i'm curious what you think a set of rules on sec will look like if the commission goes ahead and repeals the title ii classification of broadband? >> guest: that's a hard question. i'm not sure on that to be 100% on it. whatever the framework or policies are in terms of net neutrality and what the framework is in terms of how you protect an open internet, a sure net neutrality, it could happen at the fcc. it also could happen in congress. as you know congress is also looking hard at these questions and try to think about what kind of permanent framework would make sense. you could see that play out in congress as opposed to at the fcc. >> what do you think the outlook is for possible legislation? do think the sec may be needs to act first,. >> action on the hill? >> guest: i think it's doubtful it's in the near term. congress has a lot on its agenda, tax reform, health care, some of these nominations. but we are hopeful it will happen sooner rather than later. there is a growing conse

what are the things you could have gotten involved in as the chair of the fcc? >> well, the fundamental point of the law creating the fcc is that broadcasters should serve the public interest. the public interest. not the private interest. and the public interest means that journalists should cover the news, critique things as they wish. but try to be as fair as possible. that's the fundamental point. but if the public interest is taken by the bait and criticism and nurture and change.

pai, picture the fcc. since his appointment of as chair he has worked at breakneck speed to transform the fcc from an agency that works in the public interest to a big business support group. chairman pai started with net neutrality protections, rules that help keep the internet free and open by presenting giant broadband is from discriminating against certain internet users and turning the internet into another service ticket that caters to those pay top dollar. like his big broadband buddies chairman pai opposes net neutrality rules. once present was elected chairman pai declared the days of net neutrality protections were numbered and now he is working hard to reverse those roles.in chairman pai has more on his agenda. he is working to weaken thebi fcc's lifeline program that helps low income households across the country pay for phone and broadband services. chairman pai has also halted the sec's efforts to demand accountability from private prison phone companies that charge sky high rates to prisoner

they have to report to the fcc. report to the -- print is a little bit less, and online is the least amount, and -- but the other thing to emember is that it's not just the regulators that police these ads. mean, the fact that a tv ad almost always is picked up by groups that monitor tv ads and and ame thing with print radio, and then those get circulated, and the opponents counterad or news organizations often do fact checks of new ads all the time. they get subject to a lot of public scrutiny in addition to the regulation. i think one of the things that's so challenging about online ads is because of this whole ability microamount to just a small audience, they don't get picked up, fact checked and seen by the public. and that, i think, is actually, holding people accountable in some ways than he regulations themselves, because public scrutiny is really what, you know, holds these politicians accountable in the end. now, again, we're focused on facebook, but this is also an and twitter itter has visited capitol hi

yet the fcc' israel's say the entirely byfined hope and rabbit ears. amy: but opponents say the change will accelerate the consolidation of the media industry, allowing massive corporate media companies, such as the right-wing sinclair broadcast group, to buy up and control even more local stations. earlier this year trump's fcc appointees revived a regulatory loophole that could allow sinclair to buy 42 tv stations from tribune media company, on top of the more than 170 stations it already owns. the deal means sinclair stations would reach about 72% of u.s. households. this comes as former fox news bill o'reilly has reportedly been negotiating for a position with sinclair broadcast group. o'reilly secretly settled a sexual harassment claim for $32 million in january, the sixth and by far the largest such settlement during his tenure at fox. for more, we are joined in washington, d.c., by andy kroll, senior reporter at mother jones magazine where he has written extensively about the fcc. his story in the current issue is headlined, "ready for trump tv?

yet the fcc' israel's say the entirely byfined hope and rabbit ears. amy: but opponents say the change will accelerate the consolidation ofhe media industry, allowing massive corporate media companies, such as the right-wing sinclair broadcast grou to buy up and control even more local stations. earlier this year trump's fcc appointees revived a regulatory loophole that could allow sinclair to buy 42 tv stations from tribune media company, on top of the more than 170 stations it already owns. the deal means sinclair stations would reach about 72% of u.s. households. this comes as former fox news bill o'reilly has reportedly been negotiating for a position with sinclair broadcast group. o'reilly secretly settled a sexual harassment claim for $32 million in january, the sixth and by far the largest such settlement during his tenure at fox. for more, we are joined in washington, d.c., by andy kroll, senior reporter at mother jones magazine where he has written extensively about the fcc. his story in the current issue is headlined, "ready for trump tv? ins

so the american people ought to know that the fcc is standing up for freedom of the press and the american people ought to know whether there is something else going on here to promote protrump broadcasting and be silent on the threatening of others. >> tom, michael, thank you both for being here. those are strong words. he is trying to get him to come on the program again in the future. >>> coming up next, bob talking about news overload. hear from him right after the break. you can avoid extra calories trifrom cooking r. with too much butter and oil. introducing new pam spray pump. with 1 gram of fat and ten calories per serving plus the superior non-stick you love. hashtag omeletgoals new pam spray pump. ...has grown into an enterprise. that's why i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. now, i'm earning unlimited 2% cash back on every purchase i make. everything. what's in your wallet? but he hasoke up wwork to do.in. so he took aleve. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just

this will be the case at the fcc. you will see a lot of education in the next year, a few enforcement actions. both regulators have shown they are willing to come in and stop something. it will take a lot of time. , they example, the cftc allowed one group to be a a derivative-- clearing organization, it took them two years to educate. to blocken it comes chain technology, what is the regulator he outlook? what does it mean for banks? >> the federal reserve and the the regulators in the united states will take a look at block chain and it will fall under their payment systems methodologies. they will use existing regulations. the thing with the federal reserve and the occ in terms of block chain is you will not see it separated out. you see the examination authorities of both regulators, saying, we want to make sure this is ok. of how big does it get. a lot of people are saying, we want to build block chain. if you start building a ledger that is handling $5 billion in payments, that is when the federal reserve will s

the fcc a few years ago introduced mr. rid of his -- introduced this derivatives rule, which was really designed to address the embedded leverage within u.s. mutual funds. and the rule received a chilly reception from the industry and it has been on hold since then. with the change in leadership it remains to be seen if that rule will ever be progressed. if it is, it will probably be tweaked quite considerably from its original format to meet some of the concerns that it was overly prescriptive and would restrict hedging, for example. nejra: and are there any other reforms in europe, in particular, in the asset management industry that the buy side needs to get their head around, and how far along are they from doing that? sean: the one big item out there in europe for asset managers, closely tied to brexit, is this review of the rules around delegation of asset management for european mutual funds under "the use of framework." there is this issue where many of the functions are delegated back to london, new york, or hong

certainly this will be the case at the fcc. next year, you will see a lot of education in the next year, a couple of enforcement actions. both regulators have shown they are willing to come in and stop something. it is just going to take a lot of time. for an example, the cftc, they allowedd that they have one group to be a derivative clearing organization for bitcoin. it took them two years to educate them. nejra: when it comes to block chain technology, what is the regulator he outlook? does block chain become a financial market utility? what does it mean for banks? >> the federal reserve and the occ which are the regulators in the united states will take a look at block chain and it will fall under their payment systems methodologies. again, they will use existing regulations. the thing with the federal reserve from the occ specifically when it comes to block chain, i don't think you will not see it separated out. you see the examination authorities of both regulators, saying, we want to make sure this is ok. it is a functio

as we saw in the clip you just showed, the chairman of the fcc ajit pai, republican, former staffer to jeff sessions now the attorney general, has said there is a whole bunchch more deregulation in the works. this comes in a year since president trump's integration in january in which the fcc has consistently knocked down one barrier after another to enabling a massive deal frenzy, consolidation in the broadcast business whihich is exacactly wt going like sinclair want forward so they can gobble up as many tv stations around the country as they can and basically dominate the local news business. get toen: before we sinclair broadcasting, i want to ask you about the context of or the overturning of the main studio rule. it is been in effect for several decades. has any other administration attempted toto overturn it? >> no. the rule has been tweaked several occasions as they say to modernize it, but the substance of the rule, having that studio in the community where the viewers, where the people -- those who depepend on that tv or radio station is, that has not changed over time. the s

eastern to debate the nomination of the fcc chair for another term. senators will vote on the confirmation at 530 eastern. you can watch the debate here on cspan too. >> tonight on the committee caters. >> 5g will open up a new wave of innovation in the market. it will give extremely fast speed so you can use 100 times what use now on your smart phone or tablet. >> verizon senior vice president kathy grillo talks about competition in the wireless industry, net neutrality and 5g deployment. she's interviewed by margaret harding mcgill. >> you think the u.s. has the right framework for 5g, making sure we are first in getting it out there. >> with don a good job on spectrum so the fcc issued an order last year that opened up high-frequency spectrum for the industry. we've done a pretty good job on fiber. we could do some work on the infrastructure part. in order to get 5g to the homes the way i described it, we had to put a lot of different small cells all over the country. many more than we have today. once we do that i think we will be in a good positi

certainly this will be the case at the fcc. next year, you will see a lot of education in the next year, a couple of enforcement actions. both regulators have shown they are willing to come in and stop something. it is just going to take a lot of time. for an example, the cftc, they announced that they have allowed one group to be a derivative clearing organization for bitcoin. it took them two years to educate them. nejra: when it comes to block chain technology, what is the regulator he outlook? does block chain become a financial market utility? what does it mean for banks? >> the federal reserve and the occ which are the regulators in the united states will take a look at block chain and it will fall under their payment systems methodologies. again, they will use existing regulations. the thing with the federal reserve from the occ specifically when it comes to block chain, i don't think you will not see it separated out. you see the examination authorities of both regulators, saying, we want to make sure this is ok. it is

you said the fcc does not have the right to regulate what is on tv. i know 30 or 40 years ago they had more power to do that. i would like to ask your question -- do you know how many andle on cnn and msnbc other networks have journalism degrees? not very many. these people are pundits. they spout out anything they want, they do not have a journalism degree, a do not study journalism. it is a joke. you are talking about the constitution. why don't people look at who is spouting out this garbage that is on tv. they do not have the credentials, they are pundits. they do not know what they are talking about. people like you and other people want to defend these people and they are idiots. host: do you think all journalists should be licensed by the government? caller: they don't have to be licensed through the government that they should have a journalism degree and know what they are talking about and know the talking points they are talking about instead of being pundits that want to put out whatever the american public at the time feels like is best f

it missed a request from the fcc -- from the sec for financial documents. it seems routine for them to request documents from companies , but it is not routine to miss it for whatever reason. axon says that its initial comment -- and follow-up requests were caught in a spam filter. to be fair, it is unusual that the request would just be sent to the cfo, specifically. also that it would be caught in a spam filter. there is an analyst that says the incident is embarrassing, but nothing to be concerned about. the stock is dropping today as a result of this. what is axon enterprise? julie: tasers. they renamed themselves. they just sell tasers, but it is not called peyser anymore because they changed the name of the company.

what are the things you could have gotten involved in as the chair of the fcc? >> well, the fundamental point of the law creating the fcc is that broadcasters should serve the public interest. the public interest. not the private interest. and the public interest means that journalists should cover the news, critique things as they wish. but try to be as fair as possible. that's the fundamental point. but if the public interest is taken by the bait and criticism and nurture and change. that's the american system. >> newt, you have an ask. you're not letting it go. you've asked all living presidents to take action about the stuff that president trump is doing with respect to the media. what is it you're asking them to do? >> i'm very alarmed when the head of our national intelligence and the chairman -- republican chairman of the foreign relations committee tell us that the president is unstable and our system where one man has his hands on the nuclear weapons, i'm asking the five president who is have 32 years in the oval office with their hands on the nuclear w

we have not filed as a petitioner with the fcc. we have an ongoing dialogue with the fcc. and the secretary of agriculture is chairing the agriculture task force, which the chairman is a member and i can report it isn't the focus of that effort. and that dialogue, although not proceeding as a formal petition, is ongoing between the executive branch agencies. >> i would just say if the -- i took the secretary's word as well if he's engaged in these issues, but if he's not fully aware and engaged with what's happening, the grants that are provided by the department of agriculture, communications l n loans and rural broad band loans, they are all very important. what's happening could have an even bigger impact on the deployment of broadband in rural areas. and that is why you have the cooperative association weighing in. so i'm going to ask you whether or not the department of agriculture will weigh in with the fcc and let them know that the position of the department of agriculture is to not count wireless deployment as a total substitute for fixed deployment. there are hug

both the ftc and the fcc have rules governing aspects of both disclosure and disclaimer. both agencies have sought to avoid a conflict in regulations and very importantly, both believe that the broadcasters and their employees shouldn't be required to serve as unpaid agents or unofficial private in estimators. the fcc disclaimer rules for all political advertising is it must include a statement saying either paid for or sponsored by whoever is actually writing the check and paying for it. the rules limit the type of ad stations can so. short messages cannot be used because the the disclaimer willt fit, thus inflexible disclaimer rules can prevent the use of some formats for political speech. turning to disclosure, broadcasters and cable systems must maintain public inspection titles including the political file. television station files are now online and all stations will have their files online by next march. for the candidates in the station required to disclose the candidate, the requested schedule and cost of the ad. disclosure requirements for the long candidate ads

the fcc does not license the backed that up with the tweet telling the president directly, this is not how it works. our wusa9 president and general manager, richard dyer says the fcc does have rules and protocols for the networks to follow, but the fcc is an independent agency, and does not have to follow white house demands. the president's claim is false. he does not have the power to cancel a network's tv license. >>> our verify team is ready to go to work for you if you spotted something that makes you wonder is this real. find us on twitter or facebook, or email us, verify@wusa9.com. >>> tomorrow is the big day for that big new development along d.c.'s southwest waterfront. the ward begins its opening tomorrow. the total price tag is $2 billion. now it's are changes like that progress, or pushing out the poor? our special assignment unit is getting real about gentrification. >>> stephen strasburg. the dude was sick 24 hours ago. woke up, felt better, came in, nothing but k's. we'll show you the record he broke. also, what he had to say, and why he had the whole change of heart th

while the president was attacking the media, this is if first time he's threatened to use the fcc in retaliation against the media, against nbc in particular. i'm joined right now by the hardball round table,. howard, why don't you start here. is this just nixon stuff? is this chest pounding? is it a real threat? >> it's way beyond nixon rhetorically and way beyond nixon to open threats to use the regulato regulatory ma ch regulatory mechanics of government. they are frankly more effective than he is going to be. at the fcc they don't actually regulate networks. >> i know. >> they regulate individual tv stations. and also the current regime over at the fcc is against regulating very much of anything. they're not suddenly going to stamp on free speech. i don't think the chairman of the fcc is going to do that. >> this is chest pounding? >> this is trump doing more than nixon ever did publicly. it's disturbing because he doesn't understand our role any more than he understands the role of congress, the republican party, the intelligence community. >> nuclear weapons. >> or anything els

>> harris: that's what the fcc does. those are the people who come up with. >> lisa: in all honesty, this is bluster. how many times we heard president trump say things like that, we are going to stop doing the daily briefing, someone is not going to be allowed to come to the white house. he for short period of time. i think this is bluster. i don't agree with it. i'm with you on that. i don't like this from the president. but there is fake news. that is undeniable. someone who has worked in republican politics especially in the communication side, i have dealt with this on the campaign trail working for members of congress. it is so evident but he should just give them enough room to hang themselves. that's what they've been doing. >> kennedy: that's what they did this week with the harvey weinstein story, nbc had very much damage there brand by not running with ronan pharaohs piece. he was having a bad week and pretraining nbc like this, it makes them like that. >> juan: i just worried when i think back to richard nixo

from fec and the fcc require disclosure by campaigns and by the media running the ads. in that world, the media are in full control. no programming of any sort runs on a television station or magazine that hasn't been vetted by those companies. in the digital world by contrast, every page is cobbled together from multiple sources and assembled on the fly inside a user's internet browser, articles, videos, sponsored links and social commentary come together from scores of server computers. underneath the visible page, scores of other suppliers may be contributing measurement, ad verification and pricing services. only a portion of the advertising is sold directly by publishers, the greater portion is sold and distributed by third party technology companies which do their work via automated systems. programmatically in industry parlance. legislative proposals that would require websites to field expensive disclosure mechanisms create burdens on struggling media organizations yet would barely capture illicit communication that is placed problematically. we would like congr

this will be the case at the fcc. you will see a lot of education in the next year, a few enforcement actions. both regulators have shown they are willing to come in and stop something. it will take a lot of time. for an example, the cftc, they announced that they allowed one group to be a derivative clearing organization, it took them two years to educate. nejra: when it comes to block chain technology, what is the regulatory outlook? does it become a financial market utility what does it mean , for banks? >> the federal reserve and the occ which are the regulators in , the united states will take a look at block chain and it will fall under their payment systems methodologies. they will use existing regulations. the thing with the federal reserve and the occ in terms of block chain is you will not see it separated out. you see the examination authorities of both regulators, saying, we want to make sure this is ok. it is a function of how big does it get. a lot of people are saying, we want to build block chain. if y

the fcc under my leadership will stand for the first amendment. and under the law the fcc authority does not have the right to revoke. >>> a dow touches an all-time high, we'll look at what may push the index to close at 23,000 today and the other stories driving your business. bg with belly pain and constipation, and you're overwhelmed by everything you've tried-- all those laxatives, daily probiotics, endless fiber-- it could be wearing on you. tell your doctor what you've tried, and how long you've been at it. linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children less than six and it should not be given to children six to less than eighteen. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side

standards of the communications act which the fcc regulates. that would be the legal basis for challenging them. >> even if you make the argument they are bias, that's a slippery slope. i don't think if we have a democratic president next we'll have the administration saying these stories are biased. gregg: how is it serving the news interests if you have a network killing stories involving liberals they like. >> isn't it greater disservice to use government power to censor. gregg: the american public has a say in this and their voice is the fcc. they are an independent body and they can arrive at their even judgment if there is sufficient evidence. charles: nbc has been slammed over corruption. the network denies it. but something that egregious when it's obvious they are always after president trump. how do you reconcile the two? >> i think it's a terrible story and you can be upset about the made yams handling of that and other stories without believing government censorship is the best option. if i'm reporting and threats to free speech on

there is one more complex challenge, the traditional regulations from the fec and the fcc require disclosure by campaigns and by the mediar running the ads. in that world, the media are in full control. no programming of any sort runs on a television station or magazine that hasn't been vetted by those companies. in the digital world, every page is cobbled together from multiple source and assembled on the fly inside a user's internet browser, articles, videos, sponsored links and social commentary come together from scores of server computers. underneath the page, scores of other suppliers may be contributing measurement, ad verification and pricing services. only a portion of the advertising is sold directly by publishers, the greater portion is sold and distributed by third party technology companies which do their work via automated systems. legislative proposals that would require websites to field expensive mechanisms create burdens on struggling media organizations, yet would barely capture the elicit communication which is placed problematically. we would like congress's support for

but tell him he's lucky he's got a friend at the fcc who knows enough not to pay attention to

in addition the fcc enforces additional closure. some have proposed increased disclaimer and disclosure lost for the ads placed on internet platforms.s. the interplay between these two regulatory agencies and how they each apply the law is how they are uniquely situated to examine and i hope we dig into that today. ximino -- in many ways there is the subcommittee's efforts.or there is a level of urgency that cannot be understated. since the sun rose on our democratic experiment to at the series had sought to destroy what they fought for. they've always gone to use that unique qualities to undermine the resilient democracy. but now the tools have changed. russia has attempted to influence our democratic process. every technological advancement the regulatory posture has evolved to meet the changing needs of the day. i hope to explore questions with the need to reform. as always i'm honored to be exploring these issues in a bipartisan fashion with my friend and ranking member the honorable robin kelly. it's always good to be with you

certainly, it is one that is starting to consume the entire industry. >> will we see the fcc and the fec at this hearing or perhaps some hearings at those commissions as well? >> the fec is doing some work around looking at whether or not there should be different disclosure requirements for digital ads. one of the things that make the so complicated is there's not really a clear single regulator for companies like google and facebook and twitter. the fec doesn't have jurisdiction over them so i wouldn't expect them to be particularly involved in this right now. >> david mccabe has been our guest on the communicators. >> my pleasure as always. >> a live picture of the white house rose garden where president trump and the singapore prime minister will make a joint statement shortly.

he was the fcc chief during the kennedy administration. and one day jfk called him complaining about an nbc report and said do something about it. and newt said to the president the next day to the president's staff, the president should be lucky he has a friend in the fcc who will not respond when the president is angry. because it would have been the wrong thing to do. >> as long as we're talking about responding to the president, over the weekend the president had tweeted complaining that the news is too one sided. he thinks there should be more republicans on tv. they should have a voice. well, i want to make it clear to the white house. both ali velshi and i every single day have a standing invite to any member of the administration, president trump, your family, your sons, welcome to sit down with us every day we ask for steve mnuchin, mick mulvaney, wilbur ross, president trump himself. so if the president wants to say on twitter things are one sided, we certainly don't want them to be. our door is open. >> we are going to talk abou

, affiliate level, detailed spending reports, report to the fec, the fcc, print and radio -- print is a little less. and then online is the least amount, and the other thing tomorrow is that it's not just the regulators that police these ads. the fact that a tv ad almost always is picked up by groups that monitor tv ads and same thing with print and radio. then those get circulated, and the opponents might do a counter-ad or news organizations often do fact check new ads all the time. so they get subject to a lot of public scrutiny in addition to the regulation. i think one of the thing that is so challenging about online ads is because of the able to target microamount to a small audience, they don't get picked up, fact checked and seep by the public. that is actually even more holing people conditionable in some ways than the regulations themselves but public scrutiny is really what holds these politicians accountable in the end. >> host: again, we're focused on facebook, but this is also an issue with twitter, and twitter visited capitol hill as well. >> guest: oh, absolutely. twit

and were working with the fcc on that. i will put on the record some very important questions i have in the antitrust area concerned about the provision with this september court filing and it was before the new trust had was in. i ask that you review that. overall i support that decision, but there is a surprising entry in that order i would like you to look at. the second is committing to follow the merger guidelines that have been in place in the criminal justice already covered by my colic, something i care a lot about. i'll put a few more questions on the record. thank you. >> senator franken. >> thank you mr. chairman. i would like to touch on our next conversation and then move on. >> don't spend all your time just touching on it. >> and then go to the record on lgbt people and their rights. i just want to get this clear. at the end of your answer you said i felt the need to respond and i responded on the spot. this is an interim transcript this is how i recollect it. it was six hours in the hearing, at the end of t

the fcc does not deal with content. unless the content violates a statute like it is obscene. >> harris: or there are seven words we can't say. >> it does not deal with political content. the fcc is the government and the first amendment keeps the government and free speech as far apart from each other as possible. >> harris: really quickly before i let you go. you talk to the president every now and then. is this an area where he should step into? >> i wish you wouldn't. i know that sometimes he gets angry. i think when he gets angry at people he should hug them. >> harris: your so sweet. >> that is my humble, nonconstitutional, nonlegal advice. >> harris: we expect to hear more about the brewing showdown at today's press briefing set to begin in a matter of minutes. president trump signs at executive order on health care today. i tell you, it wipes away a little bit of barack obama's legacy. senator rand paul was there. he introduced the vice president and the president came up. he's going to join us next. with how cl

, their affiliation level, detailed spending reports, they have to report to the fcc, to the sec. print and radio -- print is a little bit less, and then online is the least amount. but the other thing to remember is not just the regulators that police these ads. i mean, the fact that a tv ad almost always is picked up by groups that monitor tv ads and same thing with print and radio. and then those get circulated, and to opponents might do a counter-ad or news organizations often do fact checks of new ads all the time. and so they get subject to a lot of public scrutiny in addition to the regulation. and i think one of the things that's so challenging about online ads is because of this whole ability to target a micro-amount to just a small audience, they don't get picked up, fact-checked and seen by the public. and that, i think, is actually even more holding people accountable in some ways than the regulations themselves because public scrutiny is really what, you know, holds these politicians accountable in the end. >> host: now, again, we're focused on facebook, but this is a

fcc, we had a change in the fcc> when the comcast deal was blocked, there wasn't any antitrust issue wanted. the fcc chose to block it. they have a broad mandate. it needs to be in the public interest. >> exactly. the fcc was much too politicized. theydeal gets announced, feel a better regulatory environment. >> are there certain sectors you think, it seems like these are a little higher than other ones -- hotter than other ones. beene last few years have product-based. it is going to 10 year. a couple of tech deals have been announced. border check could be difficult. tech could be difficult. where you guys have been active is activism. pg in the. &e.pg do you see that as a win? >> you have to look at this from a different perspective. the percentage that voted for the dissident was 37%. two thirds of that were not. that was rob kindler of morgan stanley. julia: looking at how to trade wayfar. -- mayfar. -- mayfair. scarlet: you bought some things recently. julia: we will dive deep into this company and their selling online. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ julia: this is "bloo

>> the fcc issued an order last year. we have done a pretty good job one fiber. getting fiber out where it needs to be. we could do some work on the infrastructure part. in order to get 5g into homes in the way i described it, we will have to put a lot of different small cells all over the country. many, many more than we have now. once we do that i think we will be in a good position. >> watch monday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span two. >> paul tsongas is james mccallum with an accent. -- s cagney nol tsongas -- the man has --, ok? i have a book. i wrote a book. ok? the end that's it. past years, c-span video library has been your source. whether it happened 30 minutes or 30 years ago, find it in c-span's video library at c-span.org. unfoldswhere history daily. >> on thursday, education secretary betsy devos spoke diversity aton harvard. during her remarks, several raising protested i their fists, snapping their fingers, in holding up banners. this is one hour. [applause] >> good

you do not, you need a licence to run a local tv station, in network affiliate, the fcc which isa in network affiliate, the fcc which is a government agency will give licenses because there is a limited spectrum but that is handled directly at local stations, does not go through networks, there is no nbc license the government could provoke. except that the network ‘s own a few local stations but it would be hard to do that, the sec is an independent agency, it's obviously an empty threat but it's still a sabre rattling. and it serves a definite purpose doesn't it? it does time and again he goes back to less where he lashes out at the media critics. it's one way of venting his anger at the coverage of his administration, apportioning blame but also i think he likes distracting the media this way because he takes a swipe at the media, we spend time talking about it, media people like to talk about media being treated unfairly so it's a distraction from other things. in this case saying that he could take a network of the air it's such a bad example for the rest of the world in place

the jurisdiction of the fcc. they have the responsibility to find a solution on this. our focus is on the broadband network and that's our primary focus. we look forward to seeing resolution. >> as the fcc, have they been cooperative? have addressed your concerns? >> i would direct you to the fcc on that one. given that it's their sole focus and ours is somewhat separate. >> are you aware of how much spectrum might be necessary when we talk about insufficiency. is it 10% or 15% insufficient. how much spectrum are we lacking now? >> from the study the tbn was for 70 to 1200 megahertz and there is not spectrum in those five urban areas to move that two and the majority of the traffic, especially in new york in your district is all on the tbn. >> thank you. >> we have seen many technological developments in the area of emergency communications will make it easier and more efficient for first responders to communicate, however with these advancements came come cyber security risks, something that the subcommittee has

congressional review act rescinding the fcc's broadband privacy rules have any effect on the fcc's cybersecurity authority? >> that's a good question. i think the primary problem right now with cybersecurity is that my colleagues don't agree with me, in addition i think there's a fact that our communication security reliability and interope interoperaability, in its current iteration, it's not part of their agenda. >> finally, how did the cra impact the security of consumers' private information? >> i think we're going to only -- time will tell but i'm worried about that as well. >> thank you. >> let the record reflect i co-signed. >> thank you. thank you, madam chair. >> the gentleman yields back. they're going to call votes in about 15 minutes. miss rogers is seeking to be uc'd to the committee for purposes of asking a question. without objection, so ordered. you're recognized. >> thank you, chairman, blackburn, for giving me the opportunity to join you today. the internet has revolutionized the lives to millions of americans and vital to an individual's economic potential in the 21st century.

i have asked every member of the fcc to reject and repudiate these threats, which have a chilling effect on coverage. i would like to ask you now to do the same. isn't it -- wouldn't it be illegal to deny a broadcast license or revoke a broadcast license simply because the president's dislike of its content? a. g. sessions: if you let me respond to senator franken just one moment, i felt to mention there is a violence against women law and the ron white act. that both explicitly mentions sexual identity and orientation. we enforce those as you would want them enforced. the other laws don't. senator blumenthal, i would suggest -- >> he went above his time. >> you get another 30 seconds. i hope no republicans come back. we've got 15 more minutes for democrats. i still have my second round. we have votes at 3:00. i want to get out of here by 3:00. blumenthal.ator a.g. sessions: this is a good counsel i am talking to today. the president is open, direct and expresses himself when he wants to express himself. it is a free country. there are limits. senator blumenthal: it is a free country. i

the big area where it works better is the fcc. we have had some changes in the fcc. when tom warner was blocked, there really was not any antitrust issue on it. it was locked by the sec. they just chose to block it. there was not any particular basis for it. mandate, sobroad and if they do not like it -- alex: it needs to be in the public interest, that is there mandate. >> exactly. before, i think it was too politicized, so if the deal gets announced now, then it will be in a better sec and regulatory environment. sec and --tter better fcc and regulatory environment. alex: are there some sectors where you are still not seeing activity where you thought you would? >> the last few years have been a rather broad based. i think there will continue to be a couple of more tech deals announced. cross-border tech could be difficult, but i think it is broad. alex: and volume is down compared to what we have seen in recent years. one area where you guys have been active, particularly morgan stanley, is activism. isi right to say that that the successful defense of pg&e? do yo