. >> host: chris guttman-mccabe, if you would respond to fcc michael copps statement to cr report. "i can't ignore the darkening clouds. the headline will be that the fcc does not or does find competition. dig deeper, and for sure, there's ongoing trends of industry consolidation." >> guest: i think if you look at, you know, with all do respect to commissioner copps, i think if you focus on one specific area is the hhi is measured by the ftc getting higher. i think the answer is yes, and you can't deny that. yet, look at the other 329 pages of the document, you see an industry that is for all intensive purposes violently competitive. there's prices going down, innovation is up. if this were not a competitive industry, why would there be 21 billion this capital expenditures in 2009 and 25 billion in 2010? you know, why would you see prices continue to go down? matt talks about new entry. during the time period it went from small regional providers to pretty significant, you know, larger providers working to try to get a national footprint during the same time period, clear you know

copps? >> correct. those wow paired up so that it's easier for them to travel through the confirmation process. but i don't have any sort of firsthand knowledge. one would hope if that's going to happen, it would happen this fall. >> let's talk about the issues that the fcc and the congress and the country is looking at right now. if we could begin with the security of cell phones. given what's happened in the uk right now, both the chairman of the homeland security committee here in the states, peter king, and jay rockefeller, commerce committee chair have called for an investigation of in the phone hacking. if it comes over, will they look at the security of cell phone? >> if there is wiretapping my anybody for any reason, it's a criminal matter. law enforcement would be the best to be tasked with looking into it. congress can do it's own investigation as well. if there's a violation of an fcc rule, then we should look at it right now. we don't have any evidence of any wrongdoing by anybody, regarding

. >> host: chris guttman-mccabe, if you would respond to michael copps' statement regarding this report, i cannot ignore some of the darkening clouds over this competition -- >> guest: so i think if you look at, you know, with all due respect to commissioner copps, i think if you focus on one specific area, is the hhi as measured by the fcc getting higher, i think the answer's, yes, and you can't deny that. and yet i think if you look at the other 329 pages of the document, you see an industry that is, for all intents and purposes, violently competitive. you see, again, as i've said, prices going down, you see innovation up. if this, if this were not a competitive industry, um, why would there be 21 billion in capital expenditures in '09 and 25 billion in 2010? you know, why would you see prices continue to go down? matt talks about sort of new entry. leaping metro during this time period when it was measured went from strong providers to pretty significant, you know, larger providers who are working to try to get a national footprint. during the same time period, clearwire jumped into

judge quentin copp got very upset with that and change to the present method of responding. the only thing i would like to call the commission's attention to -- the second paragraph. basically, the grand jury report focuses on their parkmerced development agreement. it in no way in first the commission did anything to process their actions. there is no criticism whatsoever of the planning department or the planning commission. i think this is very, very telling. commissioner moore: i have two questions. this was sent to us as a body, as the planning commission. should our response be as one? that is the way it is currently being proposed if i understood the comments. he is nodding as if that is implied. my second question is, i personally believe the language does not at all reflect the commissioner speak. it was a legal row bottled definitely written by a lawyer with the phraseology and the expressions used, and i do not believe if we agree or do not agree if fully represents the voice this commission has. i would also like to say that while in principle i do not have signi

i've been there i guess the second longest with commissioner copps having been almost 10 years. i've been there over five years. that you choose some institutional memory to work with, but i think commissioner baker left, i don't member when. >> host: is their movement for another republican commissioner? >> guest: i don't know. all i know is what i read in the newspapers. as well on the democrat side. those would be paired up so that it's easy for them to travel through the confirmation process. but i don't have any firsthand knowledge but one would hope that's going to happen and it would happen sometime in the fall. >> host: let's talk about some of the issues at the fcc and congress and the country is looking at right now. begin with security of cell phones, and given what's happening in the u.k. right now, both the chairman of the homeland security committee here in the states, peter king, and jay rockefeller, have called for an investigation on the phone hacking. if this comes over to the states, will the fcc have a role in looking at the security of cell phones? >> guest:

we will hold hearings on copps and other minority religions in the middle east. revolution against mubarak has created a new situation which calls for a new hearing. things have changed dramatically on the ground. and i'd like to bring a special focus to the issue of the abduction of the coptic women and girls. we need to and we will have follow-up hearings later this year until the egyptian government gets the message. this is an issue that calls for action. in april of 2010, i wrote to the state department together with 15 other members urging further investigation reporting on the exploitation of coptic women. this spring frank wolf introduced legislation that would create a special envoy of remote religious freedom of religious minorities in the middle east and south central asia. the bill is likely to be on the floor this coming monday. hopefully it will pass. hopefully the senate will take it up easily and get down to the president to have a point person reaching out and working with direct access to the president to work on the worsening place of the chris

during the epidemic in smallpox and public health officials show up at their door with sheriff's and copps so african-americans in the deepest compulsory vaccination resisted and large numbers, christian science and others from the period host of these religious objections to the practice and many of the anti-tax and asian societies were read by doctors but doctors who practice the forms of alternative medicine now called alternative medicine shows and chiropractic that his been marginalized with the rise of the public health departments in the 19th century so they used the compulsory vaccinations and another part of the grand conspiracy the cold, the state itself called the state medicine. the camden the tragedy has galvanized the vaccination movement and triggered a national debate on the vaccine safety. medical societies started to talk seriously about the need for a system of government regulation of vaccines. some even called for turning vaccine production. but this idea was ruled out as socialistic. back in the use the word socialism they have something in mind that sounds like socia

coppe >> investigators are close to wrapping up the scene nine hours after the shooting. an 18 year-old man was shot in the back of the building and rushed to stanford hospital was not life-threatening injuries. he was standing in the parking lot with a 19 year-old man who died at the scene. so far, names have not been released. as we do not have any witness descriptions at this time. we are still waiting to hear from the east palo also police department. the coroner said it was a small scene. hopefully more information will come along including description of the suspect. >> two men charged in the beating bryan stow are set to face the judge today. marvin norwood and luis sanchez will appear for arraignment today. both men are from rialto which is east of los angeles. they are accused of beating the paramedic back on march 31st after the opening game at dodger stadium. both are being held on five and a thousand dollars bail. >> time for a quick market update. the dow was down almost 130 points. congressional leaders have failed to agree on a deal to avoid default. >> we

copper coppe >> the time is 822 a m, we will be right back. are announced a press conference saying that house republicans cut, a cap and balance act will be defeated in the senate. >> we cannot to go back to the past. in closing, we need a plan that protects our families, not to them at risk. we need a plan that reduces the deficit. i was proud and many of us were proud to work with president clinton path pacific when we've balanced the budget. you do not need an amendment to the constitution to balance the budget, you just have to do it. we proved that we can do it. let's not have these fun and games and back to the '60s and back to the future. let's get a deal here and do it right. let's save medicare and let's save the hopes and dreams of families. elegant and heartfelt discussion today. >> we know that cut, cap and balance will not pass, we have a gain of six framework, there are circulating a letter in getting signatures. will any be signing that letter question market >> here is the bottom line and we have discussed this, any time democ

they are considering downgrading it because our our politicians cannot get serious about reducing the coppsrnment. barack obama has doubled our debt since he's been in office an can't come up -- it's gone up by 25% in the first four years. spending up by 25%. he can't find 5% in real cuts? this is all about demagoguery. and these polls -- i heard mr. rasmussen. wouldn't you like to see a poll of people who actually pay income taxes? i'm a little tired of hearing people that don't have any federal income tax liability at all saying, hey, i don't have problem with raising taxes on the rich. why should you be asked in the first place? you are part of problem. you are not parts of the solution. pay some taxes yourself, then you can tell us that you don't have a problem with them raising taxes on the rich. alisyn: what you are saying, it's all demagoguery. its even groalsd the entire country and all of capitol hill. clearly moody's and the a & p don't think it's demagoguery. they are losing confidence in america's ability to tackle the budget problems. you think nothing will happen if we don't r

shares of news copps fell this afternoon after allegations that journalists from one of its british newspapers hacked the voice mails of celebrities, politicians and even a murdered girl and the father of a bombing victim. the scandal involves some staff of the news of the world tabloid. rupert murdoch who runs the media empire called the allegations "deplorable and unacceptable." and john, forbes magazine is out with its list of top earning women in hollywood. and there is a tie for the top spot. yes, you guessed it. those ladies on the screen, angelina jolie and sarah jessica parker each earned an estimated $30 million last year, john. >> is that all? only $30 million last year? >> only that. but i will say if you find yourself hanging out with those ladies, be sure to make them pay for the drinks, okay? >> yeah. absolutely. i'm waiting for that moment to happen, isha. >> keep me posted. >> i will indeed. and we'll be right back with more on tonight's breaking news in the casey anthony saga. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we