. >> congressman josh gottheimer, an author of the tiktok bill, says new research supports his fears wildly popular app. >> tiktok is certainly a national security threat. we've seen evidence in a classified setting. you're seeing some of this evidence in a public setting. >> this new research from the network contagion research institute and rutgers university assessing that the chinese communist party is deploying algorithmic manipulation to impact users beliefs and behaviors on a massive scale. tiktok has pushed back hard on the study and allegations that it is a tool for chinese propaganda. but the ncri researchers say while the study may not be definitive proof, they've seen signs of it firsthand. tiktok telling our youth what to think it's subverting the autonomy of its users. >> we saw a mosaic of different efforts to pollute the information environment with pro-chinese propaganda, to try to better understand the experience of gen z. >> on tiktok, analysts created 24 avatar accounts representing fictional 16 year old boys and girls living in america. then they searched for top

let's continue this discussion with democratic congressman josh gottheimer of new jersey is also a member of the intelligence committee. congressman your assessment of this escalation that we saw over the weekend? >> well, i think as we've just reported there were literally thousands of rockets on the ready from the north, from hezbollah in lebanon. and israel was obviously had intelligence and preemptively stopped it. but the intention of course was hezbollah, which is an iranian proxy to fire as they have been now since october 8, fire missiles and drones into israel and they put hundreds in that were knocked down. and of missiles and dozens of drones. this is just more of what they've been doing hezbollah now for months since october 8, and congressman a us official says progress was made over the weekend and these ceasefire and hostage release talks we've heard that before and it hasn't come to pass. are you optimistic that a deal can be reached? >> i'm hopeful, especially because there at the technical level now as was just pointed out, working on some of those details. but, but list

congressman josh gottheimer however, thanks so much for being with us, david chalian, great to see you. thank you for sticking around you, jersey lot of jersey oh, you guys here. >> phil murphy last i was one of the better lines, but what he's got, he's got the boss playing in the background and it goes, i'm governor phil murphy were from new jersey baby you're not you're suckers. new jersey to jersey boys are here boys are here. >> it was good. it was good right back to you guys. so after years of insults and spreading false birther conspiracy theories about them, donald trump. >> now offering kind words about the obamas. >> we have the tape we will play it. and both campaigns have made clear they will be spending a lot of time in battleground michigan, the state's governor got a huge round of applause that's night during the roll call. and states lieutenant governor is our guest there's fall comedy us coming to cnn go, wrong if i got news for you for me or saturday, september 14th at nine on cnn belly, i need help with a clicker. one second. grandma, disguise can to buy my car so he'

brilliant or -- >> brilliant. >> had to be. >>> up next, congressman josh gottheimer joins us gettingon to target's results. ceo brian cornell joined us earlier. such a big move in that stock. look at that. pretty good. almost 165 dollars. up 14%. we'll bring you highlights of that interview, and more. we're coming right back. >>> it is day three at the democratic national convention. join us from chicago to talk taxes and more is new jersey congressman. thank you for being with us today. >> hey, becky. >> i've been looking forward to talking to you about this, because i think it's been kind of interesting watching since last friday what the campaign has done. kamala harris' campaign. they have put out a lot of more progressive policies, and it looks like it is really an effort to try to get out the vote. motivate voters who might not have shown up otherwise. two ways to go. either get out of the vote from the left, or try and move towards pulling mo ing moderate. i always think of you as a moderate in terms of the party and i wonder what you think about what we've seen so far this we