alexander nix, a british national, is that correct?>> yes. >> he was clearly involved in some of the campaign activities of cambridge analytica? >> he was the ceo of the company, so he was the point person for all the clients. and he often made the presentations and recommendations to those clients. >> the federal election commission says expressly that regulations prohibit foreign nationals from directing, dictating or directly or indirectly participating in t decion-makg process of any person with regard to election related activities the united states. so there is a red flag, or red union jack, that should make it clear that we are in a territory that it may be, a violation of law, and you have said that the involvement of cambridge and successor organizations in russia, came after you left, is that correct? >> sorry, can you clarify slightly what you mean by -- my experience, not related to trenton, as it relates to understanding the research that was being done, in terms of the focus groups and all that? >> the use of information

alexander nix talking about the company's alleged privacy practices. we will watch this tape.hen the president comes out, we will show it to you live in quÉbec to the hearing. -- and go back to the hearing. >> welcome. welcome to the further session of the committee inquiry. be helpfult it would if you could give us an update as to the current status of , its assets,lytica and what role you have with the company at the moment. mr. nix: thank you. thank you, mr. collins. and i will be pleased to answer your question. but before i do so, i'd like to make a few short clarifications. these will only take a few minutes, but it is important to frame my answers. >> if we could take questions if the committee has them, i imagine we will probably raise you will and issues want to make clarifications and statements to. if by the end of the session there are things we have not covered and you wish to place it for the record, i would be happy for you to make a closing statement. let's see how we get through it. mr. nix: i do appreciate that. and ordinarily, i would respect that. but these

miffed that $8 million they thought was in the company's coffers had instead been taken home in alexander nix's pockets that led to some exceedingly awkward questions for mr. nix today about the money. >> did you take $8 million out? >> answer to your question is that -- >> yes or no. >> i'm not answering your question. >> can you use that in any circumstance? so this guy from cambridge analytica is under considerable pressure. the fbi special counsel's office is reportedly investigating cambridge analytica as part of this fundamental investigation into ties between the trump campaihat russian influence operation. in the uk that firm is subject to significant legal inquiries now and also a big parliamentary inion which is part of hearing.w day in t that's being driven in considerable part by concerns over whether cambridge analytica might have somehow illegally skewed the brexit vote on whether or not britain would leave the european union. but for all the lol drama around this firm and all the sort of lurid and elaborate trouble they've gotten themselves into since their role in the trump elec

alexander nix. collapsed in december and january after it emerged that vital evidence hadn't been passed to their defence lawyers. as a result, the crown prosecution service ordered a review of rape and sexual assault cases in england and wales. a labour former attorney general asked thejustice minister about what he thought was a discrepancy in the views of the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders. would you like to comment on it yesterday's evidenced by the director of public prosecutions which the first honourable gentleman's assertion that you do not think the closure failings would have led to people being wronglyjailed? who was the blame to for the situation? is it the police or the cps? the minister pointed out that new technology was increasing pressure. we now live in an environment in which there are vast quantities of social media, instagram, facebook and the like, all of which can be contained upon one or two mobile devices. and which make demands upon both the police service

and that seemed -- decontextualized that seemed very, very random because how did alexander nix know that julian assange had clinton e-mails if this was before the dnc document dump and was this referring to the dnc hack and subsequent leak or was this referring to separate clinton e-mails? was it referring to the podesta e-mails? this has always been kind of fuzzy. and that e-mail from nix to julian assange seemed just very, very random and we've never really gotten a good explanation for it. so if a cambridge analytica employee did approach a lawyer in the united states and asked him, hey, am i facing any potential criminal liability here because i knew at the time that cambridge analytica did have these e-mails and did give them to wikileaks, what shou i do, and to that the reporter paul wood allegedly says he replied, well, you should take this information to bob mueller. >> and that's a great point. i'd forgotten. the alexander nix part of that, kret of cambridge analytica reaching out to julian assange and saying can we help you with this, that's confirmed. that is a thing we k

alexander nix, the former chief executive of cambridge analytica — the political consultancy at the heart privacy — suggested he was the victim of a conspiracy theory. to deny everything that has been said or written about you and then when you are caught on the record saying something your first response is, but is all lies. you can understand that is a frustrating position for us to be into half to listen. not as frustrating a position as it is for me. the culture secretary gave the green light for two corporations — 21st century fox and comcast — to bid for the entertainment firm sky. but matt hancock attached conditions to the bid from fox, which is owned by rupert murdoch. one is that fox must offload sky news. i will seek undertakings to ensure that sky news remains a viable over the long—term and independent saw that it can pursue politicians without or favour. the government's decision to sell 7.7% of its stake in the mainly taxpayer—owned royal bank of scotland drew strong criticism from opposition peers. the sale price is significantly lower than the amount the treasury paid for

who backed a rebranding of cambridge analytica are in a stand—off with former chief executive alexander nixgedly withdrew $8 million from the scandal—hit data firm before it collapsed. the paper said mr nix did not respond to multiple requests for comment. years before a parliamentary select committee today so will doubtless be probed on it again. —— he is before a parliamentary select committee today. now let's turn to europe, where italy's new anti—establishment government has won its first confidence vote in the country's senate, outlining its policies. a vote later today in the chamber of deputies, where the five star movement have a majority could turn these plans into reality. so what could they involve? well, prime minister giuseppe conte has pledged to cut public debt by boosting the economy, not through austerity cuts. the coalition says it wants to help italy's poorest — increasing public spending on welfare and infrastructure, while introducing a flat tax of 15% on individuals and 20% on companies but the turbulent political climate has taken its toll — a key business confidence

s alexander nix's data consultancy has been accused of helping to manipulate election results in several countries by targeting groups of voters through social media this includes the election of dung chump in the us britain's vote to leave the european union speaking to a parliamentary committee next admitted he had been given data by the research at the center of the scandal that has he's being unfairly targeted. look i'm sorry if members of this committee are on happy with the outcome of the referendum i'm sorry of members it's committee on happy despite all reading i didn't swear that donald trump being president of the united states but you can't simply. put forward your prejudice onto me and make sweeping assumptions about. our involvement with a particular campaign simply because that's what you want to believe because if that narrative suits your view of the facts then the fire escapes there is no evidence to support your position are you doing now and since you'll be building a conspiracy theory but it's. coming up. for women. time for this point now here's a to endow. to thank

alexander nix said he'd not intended to mislead mps during a previous appearance when he suggested thatstood their line of questioning. at least 75 people are now known to have died in guatemala after the huge volcanic eruption on sunday. almost 200 people are still missing. nearby villages remain buried in volcanic ash and mud which is hampering the rescue operation. the bbc‘s will grant reports from one of the hardest hit areas, los lotes. the tiny community of los lotes stood no chance. flimsy shacks of tin and corrugated iron offered residents no protection when the awesome power of volcan de fuego thundered through their village. everything was buried under the river of lava and ash. homes, livelihoods, loved ones. some are still looking for survivors, but it is an increasingly forlorn task. instead, the desperate search has turned to the morgues. wendy hernandez has lost everyone she held dear, her entire family gathered for her mother's birthday was wiped out in minutes. her mother, sister, nephews and what's breaking her heart most of all, her two teenage daughters. translation:

s alexander nix's data consultancy has been accused of helping to manipulate election results in several countries by targeting groups of voters through social media this includes the election of donald trump in the us and the britain's vote to leave the european union makes admitted he'd been given data by the research here at the center of the scandal but says he is being unfairly targeted i'm sorry if members of this committee are unhappy with the outcome of the referendum i'm sorry it moves its committee on happy speculating i didn't see from being president of the united states but you can't simply. put forward your prejudices onto me and make sweeping assumptions about. our involvement with a particular campaign simply because that's what you want to believe because that narrative suits your view of the facts. evidence to ship. building a conspiracy theory but it's. it's exactly fifty years since u.s. presidential hopeful robert kennedy was shot minutes after he'd given a campaign speech in los angeles he died the next day kennedy was a leading candidate for the democratic nominati

thank you to alexander nix for coming back to answer our questions. i thought it would be helpful for the committee, give us an update to what the current status of cambridge analytica is . and what role you had with the company. >> thank you mr. collins. i would be pleased to answer your question. before i do so, i would like to make short clarifications, it will take a few minutes. it is important to get the framework. >> we take questions to track them, we will raise questions on issues. you want to make applications as we get to it, if by the end of the session we have not covered things and you wish to place things on record, i would be happy to have your closing statements. statements and witnesses answer questions and see how we get through. >> i appreciate that. ordinarily, i would respect that, these are not ordinary circumstances. if i may, i would like to start with a brief statement to set out my position. >> the evidence of the inquiry status and the impact of your testimony as a witness. >> this will be framing my answers today. >> let's

it is the hearing on cambridge analytica from london and it features alexander nix, the former c.e.o. we will watch this hearing for the next several hours. >> good afternoon. welcome to this further session of the digital culture media committee inquiry into fake news. the committee is very grateful to alexander nix for agreeing to come back today to answer our questions. we appreciate a lot has transpired since the end of february this year. i thought it would be helpful perhaps if you could give us an update as to what the current status of cambridge analytica is, its assets, and what role you have with the company at the moment. mr. nix thank you. : thank you, mr. collins. and i will be pleased to answer your question. but before i do so, i'd like to make a few short clarifications. these will only take a few is important to be able to frame my answers. questions astake the committee has them i imagine , we will probably raise questions and issues where you will want to make clarifications and statements. if by the end of the session there are things we have not covered and you wi

i am home, i am home, i am home > welcomshow former chief executive of cambridge analytica, alexander nix, has been accused of taking over $8 million from the firm just before it collapsed investors speaking to "financial times" say the money was taken soon after the company's role in facebook's data leak revealed in media reports. nix is being urged by investors to return the money. he has not commented on the report. >>> and facebook has announced that it has data-sharing partnerships with at least fourg huawei, which has been raised by u.s. intelligence services as a national security concern. the four chinese companies are among 60 firms worldwide which haveecaccess tme user data after signing contracts with facebook. on tuesday, the social media firm said it would end its partnership with the four chinese firms. >>> and an emotional elon musk has addressed shareholders at tesla's annual meeting, admitting that the last few months have been excruciating. he made the comments as tesla revealed plans to build its first factory outside the u.s. with china top of the list as well as anoth

parliamentary committee alexander nix blamed the global liberal media for the collapse of his data consultancy firm cambridge analytic and is accused of mishandling the data of more than eighty million facebook users out when the plate election results in several countries and they include the twenty sixteen us presidential vote and the u.k. bret's it referendum. i'm sorry if members of this committee are unhappy with the outcome of the referendum i'm sorry it was its committee on happiness but we didn't see with donald trump being president of the united states but you can't simply. put forward your prejudices onto me and make sweeping assumptions about. our involvement with particular campaign simply because that's what you want to believe because if that narrative suits your view of the facts then the gist is there is no evidence to support your position all giving the ones you feel like a conspiracy theory but. seven years of war in syria have created a complex battlefield and strolling global and regional powers russia and iran are both allied to president bashar assad but a russian troop

. >>> former cambridge analytica ceo, alexander nix meets before the committee hearing to answer questions about the alleged data privacy practices in relationship with facebook. most of the hearing focused on testimony given by cambridge whistleblower christopher wiley who in previous testimonies said the company played a role in the referendum and shared private user data. >> good afternoon and welcome to this further session of the digital culture media

this weekend, on c-span, saturday at 10 am eastern, former cambridge analytical ceo alexander nix testifies before the british digital media culture and source committee on the use of data and privacy concerns. a subcommittee hearing on the sexual abuse of olympic and amateur athletes. saturday at 7 pm eastern. former president bill clinton and author james patterson discussed her collaboration. at 7:30 pm on sunday, former u.s. ambassador to russia, michael mcfall talks about u.s. russia relations since 1989 from cold war to hot seat. on american history tv on c- span three, saturday at 8:00 eastern, a lecture on history. professor julian villa grove on the growth of conservative influence over us foreign policy in the 1970s. sunday at 2:30 pm, jill nordlund and her book threes from trailblazing women lawyers. watch the c-span network this weekend. >>> >> this weekend.tv will have live coverage of the 34th annual printers broke list. in chicago. starting saturday at 11 am eastern. with national review jonah goldberg and his book suicide of the west. cary kennedy, daughter of robert kennedy

eastern, former cambridge analytica ceo alexander nix testifies before the british digital media culture and sport committee in london on the misuse of data and privacy concerns. sunday at 10:30 a.m., a senate commerce subcommittee hearing on the sexual abuse of olympic and amateur athletes. on booktv on c-span2, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, former president bill clinton and author james patterson discuss their collaboration in writing "the president is missing" and at 7:30 p.m. on sunday, former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul talks about u.s./russia relations since 1989 in "from cold war to hot peace." and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 eastern, on lectures in history, princeton university professor julian zelizer on the growth of influence over u.s. foreign policy in the 1970s. sunday at 2:30 p.m. eastern, legal historian jill norgren and book "stories from trail blazing women lawyers." watch the c-span networks this weekend. >>> a special prosecutor from spain spoke in

eastern, former can rich analytica ceo alexander nix testifies on the misuse of data and privacy concernsnday at 1030 a.m., senate congress subcommittee hearing on the sexual abuse of olympic and amateur athletes. on book tv on c-span2 saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, former president bill clinton and author james patterson discussed their collaboration in writing "the president is missing." at 7:30 p.m. on sunday, former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul talks about u.s.-russia relations since 1989 in "from cold war to hot piece." on a mac and history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 eastern, lectures and history, princeton university professor julian zelizer on the growth of conservative influence over u.s. foreign-policy in the 1970's. at 2:30 p.m. eastern sunday, jewel norgren and her book, "stories of trailblazing women lawyers." watch this weekend. next week, live coverage from the u.s.-north korea summit between president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong-iun starting monday night. joint "washington journal" for analysis and comments. watch live on c-span or c-span.

alexander nicks testifies before -- nix testifies in london on the misuse of data and privacy concerns. sunday at 10 clock 30 a.m., a senate commerce committee hearing on the sexual abuse of olympic and amateur athletes. >> watch the c-span networks this weekend. >> nasa scientists yesterday announced the latest scientific discovery from the space agency's mars rover named curiosity. it landed on the red planet in 2012 as part of the laboratory mission.

. >>> former cambridge analytica ceo, alexander nix meets before the committee hearing to answer questions about the alleged data privacy practices in relationship with facebook. most of the hearing focused on testimony given by cambridge whistleblower christopher wiley who in previous testimonies said the company played a role in the referendum and shared private user data.