right now, apple c.e.o. tim cook is speaking. earlier two panels from security and energy and commerce department and ceo's from several companies including american express intel discussed cybersecurity and the different threats and challenges they face in keeping their information and customer information safe. the homeland security advisor to president obama spoke this morning. she said that no one is immune to cyber threats as they increase in frequency, scale sophistication and impact. >> each hour we know that state and non-state actor, hackers criminals are probing our networks seeking to steal and to spy and manipulate and destroy. [ inaudible ] president obama will talk about a private company and federal government sharing of information in the private sector between the private sector and the government. the frame works include encouraging private sector cybersecurity collaboration and enabling better private and public information sharing and provide strong privacy and civil rights protections and paves the way for fu

>> we know apple c.e.o. tim cook will introduce the president addressing the summit here in stanford this morning. the president arrived last night in the bay area and stayed at the fair pop hotel in san francisco. the white house describes the event as "milestone in efforts to strengthen the cyber defenses." president obama wants members of the private sector to share information about threats to cyber security with each other and with the federal government. the white house says the information sharing will help businesses work degree to respond to data breaches. probe will sign an executive order today encouraging the creation of organizations where leads of cyber security threats can be shared and analyzed. the c.e.o. of the company that makes turbo tax and other financial management software says it is important. >> the only way to stop cyber fraud is with public and private collaboration. >> president obama will reveal details of the newly formed government center for cyber security in response to big named bre

. >> apple's c.e.o. tim cook is headed to d.c. this summer. he's been named as george washington university's commencement speaker and he'll deliver the address on the national mall in may and will receive an honorary doctorate for public service. apple became the first u.s. money to close trading with a market value above $700 billion. good year to be tim cook. major move from the f.c.c. today. it approved the long debated net neutrality rules which means now that internet service providers have to act in the public interest when providing a mobile connection to your home or your phone. the plan has drawn intense criticism from g.o.p. lawmakers who warn this will burden industry and harm investment. the telecom industry is expected to quickly challenge these rules in court. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 the clock is ticking until funding runs out for the homeland security department. lateest on the fight in congress. >> first when it comes to girl scout cookies, the product that will allow you to create the popular treat at home. >> and our

tech giant apple is taking its own steps to protect customers. c.e.o. tim cooke announcing facetime and i message users already have an added layer of protection when accessing their i cloud accounts. >> we know hackers are doing everything they can do to steal your data. it's why we've used all the technology at our disposal and create the most secure devices and the most secure systems that we can. >> don't expect to see some of cooke's fellow c.e.o.s from google facebook and yahoo at the summit. the companies are sending top security personnel instead. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 popular businesses are sending love ahead of valentine's day. take advantage of it. new developments from united airlines' decision not to honor low air fares stemming from a glitch. >> it was about is 11:30 this morning. i'm sam ford. the st >> two people were taken to the hospital. >> it happened on connecticut avenue northwest. d.c. bureau chief sam ford has been at this scene all day and he's live from today's scene. >> the neighborhood giant has reopened here at the van ne