of free press craig aaron, welcome to democracy now!t are you so concerned about this? >> thank you for having me. we're really concerned about so many things happening at the fcc right now because ajit pai, he has been dismantling all kinds of consumer protections and regulations, certainly net neutrality, which many of us consider the first amendment of the internet the upper deck short ability to go online, do whatever you want, go wherever you want, and download what everyone. and at the same time, they are unleashing unprecedented wave of media consolidation, allowing a company like sinclair to expand far beyond the limits that were established by congress on how many stations one company should be allowed to own. we're seeing a concentration of power on the broadcast side. at the same time, their building of these powerful new gatekeepers, really doing the bidding of the most powerful companies in paving the way for them to do whatever they want. juan: cragg, most americans are not familiar with sinclair. it is not like t the big

in response, free press president craig aaron warned the proposal would take away the rights of internet users, saying -- "the federal courts rejected this kind of approach twice when the fcc tried it before." meanwhile, an award-winning reporter is speaking out after he was attacked and forced to leave the federal communications commission headquarters thursday, all for trying to ask a question. john donnelly of cq roll call said he tried to ask fcc commissioner michael o'rielly a question after a news conference had ended. but two fcc security guards reportedly pinned donnelly against the wall until o'rielly had passed. donnelly said o'rielly witnessed the incident and kept walking. donnelly is chair of the national press club's press freedom team and president of the military reporters & editors association. he issued a statement after the attack, saying -- "i have been working as a reporter in this town for years and dealing with the top leaders in our government every day and in the hustle and bustle of press scrums. i've never been in a situation where simply asking a question was

craig aaron, the head of free press, told cnn -- "it sure looks like a quid pro quo: friendly coverage and full employment for ex-trump mouthpieces in exchange for a green light to get as big as sinclair wants." back in washington, d.c. environmental protection agency , administrator scott pruitt on friday dismissed half of the members of an epa scientific review board, clearing the way for new appointees from the industries the agency is tasked with policing. among those removed from the epa board of scientific counselors was michigan state university professor robert richardson, who tweeted, "today i was trumped." the dismissals come as the trump administration seeks to slash epa funding, roll back environmental regulations, appoint climate change deniers as the heads of government agencies, and defund and erase climate change programs and research. in north carolina, democratic governor roy cooper on friday vetoed hb467, a bill that would have shielded factory farms from damages brought by residents sickened by hog farms. residents have long complained about pork producers who colle

aaron gibbs and craig johnson. guys good to see you. aaron what do you make of this move? at impressive growth when i comes to chip makers. not only are they seeing production they're also seeing high prices. we're seeing earnings growth that have doubled from the forecast in the beginning of the year. we're look at 2% earnings growth for the industry and 12% revenue growth as well. so, top line and bottom line big double digit growth this year. intel just beat their earnings so over all looking very positive. >> and craig, it's almost shocking that it could gain 1.8% this week when the s&p is flat. >> take a look at the chart, this group is among the strongest in our work here today. stock index up 17%. everything is positive, all i'm here the positive news and right now i'm starting to seedy verges crop up when i look at the indexes. they're not making new highs along side the indentation itself. i agree with erin, the fundamentals are good but i'd rather trim some off the table and will selective investigating in some of the chip names. >> all right erin and craig thank