we'll keep that to you right here on mornings on 2. >>> we're 30 minutes away from facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg's second day of testimony on capitol hill. >> this morning facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg will testify before a house committee he appeared yesterday before senators. frank mallicoat in our newsroom with a focus of the questions from lawmakers so far. >> good morning to you, and this morning, facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg will face house energy and commerce committee. his testimony is expected to be similar, saying facebook made mistakes and accepting responsibility for those and laying outweighs that the company is working to protect users' privacy. >>> there was testimony yesterday, five long hours. i asked them how he disseminated information and how they targeted the marketing efforts and lindsey graham took him to task, his terms of service policy is little ease that the average person doesn't understand. >> do you think the average consumer understands what they're signing up for? >> i don't think that the average person likely reads that whole document. >> some senators say it may

back to you. >>> we go back to facebook ceo mark zuckerberg on the data sharing scandal. >> his company is under fire as facebook ceo mark zuckerberg is taking questions from senators on capitol hill. here are some pictures of him testifying in front of the judiciary committee, and acknowledging many mistakes that were made, allowing private information to be shared with outside entities. lawmakers are drilling down on how the socialmedia platform has been used over and overo spread misinformation, and influence our election. in his opening statement, he apologized for allowing personal information of those 87 million facebook users to be improperly shared with an outside political consulting warm, -- firm, cambridge analytica back in 2015. >> when you discovered that they had obtained all of this information, why didn't you inform those 87 million people? >> when we learned in 2015, that cambridge analytica had bought data from an app developer on facebook that people had shared with, we did take action. we took down that app, and demanded that both the app developer and cambridge anal

. >>> facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg begins two days on capitol hill. he gives testimony. and they want to know what the company is doing with the personal data of facebook users. doug joins us live from washington. >> reporter: this is where facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg will spend a good portion of his day, he's in for a grilling here on capital boulevard, he will as expected, we think apologize for the way that facebook has handled user data at times. he'll also defend his company. >> reporter: suit and tie, he may need a new profile pick, he's trying to look the part on capitol hill when he had one-on- one meetings with select snores, he didn't talk publicly, but they did. when he said forth rightly, we were lied to and we should have caught that. i believe that but i think in today's world that is naive. >> he can be his own spokesperson. >> he'll try to explain to a large joint committee meeting today exactly how millions of his users' data -- ended up at the cambridge analytica's if i remember. he said: . he said: congress may be anxious to regulate social media in g

facebook founder and ceo mark zuckerberg is gearing up to testify before a joint senate committee this afternoon. the medium local has come under fire after a data mining scandal and facebook's response to influence the 2016 election. editors john kennedy and chris will both be in that meeting this afternoon. >> face but can't know everybody who's advertising on its platform. >> facebook has been slow to make changes to its platform. the senate and congress will have to have a of hearings. >> harris: mike emanuel live on capitol hill with the latest. >> harris, good afternoon. this will be quite unusual with more than 20 senators gathering. mark zuckerberg will be greeted by 100 or so cardboard cutouts of his face on the capital lawn. the pictures show him wearing a t-shirt saying "fix facebook." thus the focus of lawmakers or both parties, including the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. >> this brings up what can we do? either through legislation, regulation, or if the companies will do it themselves to make sure people know about the restrictions they have on privacy and on

option also on the table. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2" on this tuesday, april 10. >>> facebook mark zuckerbergl begin two days of testimony on capitol hill. the lawmakers want answers about the role facebook place in elections and what the company is doing with the personal data of users. >> reporter: mark zuckerberg is out of his element here on capitol hill. he was here for yesterday preparing for this big event today where he will discuss the company he built. he is wearing a suit and tie. mark zuckerberg may need a new profile pic. no hoodie and no teens, trying to look the part on capitol hill as he met one-on-one with select senators. he did not talk publicly, but

facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg has apologized to u.s. lawmakers for a privacy breach affecting millions of users in a written statement he admitted his social media site didn't do enough to protect users data zuckerberg is in washington where his due to appear before two congressional committees on choose they and whedon's day he'll answer questions about the misuse of up to eighty seven million users personal information how to kill him has more. c.e.o. and founder of facebook mark zuckerberg has really escaped much public scrutiny in the past that is changing with this cambridge analytical scandal people just didn't realize that if their friends downloaded apps that their profile could be targeted as well and so now facebook c.e.o. is trying to get ahead of what has been growing raves of the company has been slow to react to he's up on capitol hill meeting privately with key members of the senate and then he's going to have two days of testimony music spec to deface improved tough questions so in ahead of that they're announcing some s

amy: facebook ceo mark zuckerberg testifies before congress for the first time. it came a week after facebook revealed the personal information of 87 million people was improperly shared without their permission with the pro-trump voter-profiling company cambridge analytica. will congress do anything to stop what's been called facebook's surveillance machine? are you comfortable sharing with us the name of the hotel you stayed in last night? >> um, no. messaged anyone this week, would you share with us the names of the people you messaged? >> senator, would probably choose not to do that publicly here. >> i think that might be what this is all about. your right to privacy. the limits of your right to privacy. and how much you give away in modern america in the name of connecting people around the world. amy: we will air highlights from facebook's mark zuckerberg's testimony and a roundtable discussion. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united nations has failed to pass to resol

amy: facebook ceo mark zuckerberg testifies before congress for the first time. it came a week after facebook revealed the personal information of 87 million people was improperly shared without their permission with the pro-trump voter-profiling company cambridge analytica. will congress do anything to stop what's been called facebook's surveillance machine? are you comfortable sharing with us the name of the hotel you stayed in last night? >> um, no. messaged anyone this week, would you share with us the names of the people you messaged? >> senator, i would probably choose not to do that publicly here. >> i think that might be what this is all about. your right to privacy. the limits of your right to privacy. and how much you give away in modern america in the name of connecting people around the world. amy: we will air highlights from facebook's mark zuckerberg's testimony and a roundtable discussion. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united nations has failed to pass to res

the facebook hearing is continuing as we speak and mark zuckerberg continues to a nswer and mark zuckerberganswer questions in front of the us senate committee and if you want to watch it then go to the bbc‘s facebook page. donald trump, theresa may and president macron of france are thought to be considering joint military action in response to the suspected chemical attack on a rebel—held town in syria. president macron has said any agreed strikes would target syrian government chemical facilities. tonight russia, syria's ally, vetoed a un security council resolution to establish an inquiry over saturday's attack while a rival russian bid was voted down by other members. here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. outside damascus, the war goes on. this was the aftermath of the conventional attack in idlib, the rebel held province to which many fighters and families have been transferred. only a small fraction of the half a million dead in syria's war have been killed by chemical weapons. more displaced people are being taken out of douma, the town that the west and others say was hit by

and facebook boss mark zuckerberg faces a rigorous grilling from u.s. southern to companies misuse of private data but really his testimony be enough to convince users to do a better job of protecting their privacy. u.s. president donald trump is blasted off a strong warning to russia over syria the u.s. leader is threatening military action after an alleged chemical weapons attack on saturday he has treated russia vows to shoot down missiles fired at syria get ready russia because they will be coming you shouldn't be partners with a gas killing an animal who kills its people and enjoys it rather proposals by both the u.s. and russia to launch an international investigation into the alleged attack have floundered as accusations fly over what actually happened in syria. these images have shocked the world. be young survivors of an alleged chemical weapons attack in eastern guta on south die. what happened here sent tension between russia and the west soaring to new heights. as so often during the syrian war the united nations security council is where di

i think it is weird when you going to facebook and the last thing you looked at on amazon is there. >> it appeared even mark zuckerberg doesn't know exactly how much facebook tracks its users. several senators, including california senator kamala harris asked whether facebook could track a users internet browsing activity after the user has logged off facebook. mark zuckerberg said he was not sure. mark zuckerberg is due to testify this morning begin at -- beginning at 7 am. you can listen to his testimony uninterrupted on ktvu plus. we will continue to track the latest right here on "mornings on 2" throughout his testimony this morning. >>> 181 people were killed in a military plane crash in the north african nation of algeria. the government says some survivors have been rescued. the plane crash happened just after takeoff. the plane was headed to a southwest province. there were about 200 people on the plane but the cause of the crash is still not known. >>> a plane crash in santee still, arizona has clean the life of a model from sonoma county. the 24-year-old was one of six victims killed when the plane she was o

the boss of facebook, mark zuckerberg, has answered more questions today from u.s. akers about data privacy. zuckerberg testify following revelations that millions of people had their facebook data misused by the political consulting firm cambridge analytica. as he did yesterday, zuckerberg begin by apologizing to lawmakers over the scandal, which has so far affected 87 million users. during questioning, zuckerberg told a democratic lawmaker that he was among those whose data was improperly shared. take a listen. >> was your data included in the data sold to the malicious third parties? your personal data? >> yes. >> it was. are you willing to change your business model in the interest of protecting individual privacy? >> congresswoman, we have made and are continuing to make changes -- >> no, are you willing to change our business model in the interest of protecting individual privacy? >> congresswoman, i am not sure what that means. brent: with me here at the big table is our social media editor . what was different today or what did zuckerberg say today that was d

what minutes away from facebook ceo mark zuckerberg much anticipated testimony on capitol hill. lawmakers expect to grill the facebook ceo for failing to protect personal data and fake news during the 2016 election. some trade fears are beginning to ease. president xi announced that china will reduce tariffs on imported vehicles. seems like the tough talk on trade may actually be paying of. don't forget, we are china's biggest paying customer. they need us more than we need them. with that in mind they ought to

it's been a long two days for mark zuckerberg. still the facebook emerged mostly unruffled after 48 hours of congressional grilling. zuckerberg generally kept his cool, even as lawmakers downplayed his apologies over failures to protect user privacy and assurances to do better. some key takeaways, regulatory proposals are coming, but there is no clear agreement on what regulations will look like or what facebook would support. still, shareholders and seem to be relieved that zuckerberg can hold his own in testimony. shares rose through both days of the hearing. data collection, particularly off facebook for those who were not on facebook, emerged as a key concern. joining us now to dissect of the , our48 hours in washington guests who have been following every step of these hearings. my take away from day two, more pointed questions, better informed questions. zuckerberg still generally unflustered, but a little more evasive and a little more nervous. david: they were really attacking him and trying hard to sort of bait him today. you have to give h

senate facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is due to appear before lawmakers on capitol hill later today amidst the firestorm over his company in effect selling the personal data and details from the lives of millions of facebook users mainly in the united states and without their knowledge now the thirty three year old chief executive arrived in washington yesterday for a private meeting with some senate leaders this october didn't talk to reporters but he did issue a written statement in which he apologized and admitted that facebook did not do enough to prevent misuse top the agenda in today's hearings will of course these are the bergs admission that the personal information of up to eighty seven million facebook users mostly in the u.s. may have been improperly used with the political consultancy cambridge analytic of helping put donald trump in the white house told today the only time we heard mark zuckerberg talking about the scandal was in the teleconference he held with a handful of journalists a few days ago this was

quek next week, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg -- >> next week, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg will testify. in a joint hearing before the senate judiciary committee. on wednesday, before the house energy and commerce committee. watch live coverage on c-span3 and c-span.org, and listen live with the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> this month on c-span, we feature our studentcam contest winners. we asked middle and high school students to choose a provision of the u.s. constitution and illustrate why it's important to them. our second prize high school west winner is arundathi nair, a 10th grader, at laramie high school in laramie, wyoming, where c-span is available through spectrum. in her winning entry, titled "freedom of expression as a human right, censorship a human wrong," she tells us about the first amendment and the freedom of speech. take a look. arundathi: hi, my name is aru nair, and i am an aspiring journalist and scientist. freedom of expression is a universal human right and asking questions is fundamental to what i love doing. recently, we have been hearing a lot about speakers b

senate today facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is set to appear before lawmakers on capitol hill secretary has been on damage control after it was revealed that the data of millions of facebook users may have been improperly shared the news has left users around the world wondering whether they should close their accounts is clear richards and reports. in washington d.c. spring is in the air well almost but with facebook making all the wrong headlines and what better season for some digital cleaning many americans have said they'll delete their accounts could this be a turning point for facebook. mark zuckerberg is testifying before congress for the first time to answer questions about a major data privacy scandal he's hoping to convince both facebook users and the company's investors that he's taking the problem seriously but just how worried are people are you a facebook user. are you concerned about some of the allegations of data privacy breach and definitely i really want to close my page you're going to you're going to delet

attention away from the questionable things that facebook has been doing and emphasize the community as specs the the positive things that the mark zuckerberg does a great job of building up in terms of donations after hurricane harvey or the need to move and all the positives that the facebook can do he's there to emphasize that facebook is notorious as a black box we don't know exactly how their algorithms work or how they particularly give or analyze user data and use that for advertising so he's not going to delve into a lot of those details that's not what he's there to do i think he is there to be a little bit not deceptive but maybe deflect some of the tougher questions ok and those questions are still ongoing his testimony is actually continuing now as we speak when you've been monitoring it for us and i think as much for joining us putting it all into perspective and with that now you're up to date on news i'm sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for watching good to see you can see. stories of the world over information they provide the opinions of the want to express d.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow

facebook. mark zuckerberg is testifying before congress for the first time to answer questions about a major data privacy scandal he's hoping to convince both facebook users and the company's investors that he's taking the problem seriously but just how worried are people are you a facebook user. are you concerned about some of the allegations of data privacy breach and definitely i really want to close my page you're going to you're going to delete your facebook absolutely because privacy is just not there you know. why not. a person. instagram took over. you know instagram zone by facebook yeah but then i very different thing everybody knows they use it. adds including ones meant to get you to vote in a certain way information collected from eighty seven million users was improperly harvested by a company called cambridge analytic it says its research helped donald trump win the twenty sixteen elections his campaign denies it. dr barrett has apologized for the oversight and promised a new privacy features before his hearings but it seems unlikely lawmakers will take any serious action. i went t

the facebook founder, mark zuckerberg tells congress that he was among the millions of users whose data which was improperly shared with cambridge analytica. and an newsnight russia versus the world. it feels like a new cold war is under way. we will test the idea tonight was a long time friend and associate of vladimir putin, a man on the sanctions list but who is free to come here. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has called a special cabinet meeting tomorrow to discuss the government's response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. sources have told the bbc that the prime minister is prepared tojoin the us in military action without seeking pa rliament‘s approval first. president trump has warned russia to ‘get ready‘ for missile strikes against syria. president putin said he hoped that common sense would prevail in international relations. our north america editor jon sopel reports. they're getting out of harm's way. from surviving the hell of eastern ghouta and the alleged chemical weapons attack, these refugees have buses to take them away, but to a s

the global activist group lined up 100 mark zuckerberg cardboard cutouts with the message it fixed facebook. the group blamed mark zuckerberg for allowing the false and misleading information to permeated the side and said that is a threat to our democracy. what the activists say that while facebook is trying to tackle the problem what has been done so far is not nearly enough. >> he will be in front of the congress committee at seven tomorrow morning. we will have live interrupted it coverage incomplete coverage with analysis on a ktvu fox2 news. >>> the owner of an apartment building may have to pay for locking a public beach. in 2016 a large sinkhole opened up closing the only interest to mentor beach. know the california coastal commission is reportedly said to approve a $1.4 million settlement with the owner for failing to maintain a c while in public staircase to the beach. the owners will have to repair the damage and erosion control. they are scheduled to discuss the settlement on thursday. >>> new at 11 tonight. the board of supervisors taking a step and they hope they will keep th

this week, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg will testify before senate and house committees on facebook's handling on user information and data privacy. tuesday at 2:15 p.m. eastern on c-span three, he will answer questions during a joint senate judiciary and commerce committee hearing. on wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three, he will appear before the house and energy commerce committee. watch live coverage on c-span three and online at www.c-span.org and listen live with this -- with the free c-span radio app. this month on c-span, we feature our student cam contest winners to we asked middle and high school students to choose a provision of the u.s. constitution and illustrate why it is important to them. our second prize high school east winners are andre leon and player proudhon, 11th and 12th raiders at winter park high school at winter park, florida, where c-span is available through spectrum. in their entry, they tell us about the first amendment. take a look. >> the first amendment. it is an amendment designed to assure that the government, and most of all, i would say

speak to one of the congressman who grilled mark zuckerberg on the hill earlier, representative leonard lance of new jersey. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ facebookzuckerberg's marathon questioning before congress has wrapped. one of the representatives who gave mark zuckerberg in these of his mind, republican leonard lance of new jersey. >> do you believe that that action violated your consent agreement with the federal trade commission? bute do not believe it did, regardless, we take a broader view of what our responsibility is to protect people's privacy. >> i think it may have violated the agreement with the federal trade commission and i am sure that will be determined in the future. emily: i would like to welcome representative lance, who joins us from capitol hill. how satisfied were you with mark zuckerberg's testimony today? rep. lance: i asked him a direct question, and he responded. i tend to disagree with his response. the federal trade commission is now investigating the answer -- the matter. i hope the investigation occurs in a timely fashion. emily: what are you most concerned about? rep. lance: i'm concerned about the privacy of t

facebook is a global colossus. it's one of the world's most valuable corporation worth over four hundred billion dollars. mark zuckerberg is an international power broker in his own right. he's like a king right he's like a monarch he's making decisions about your life on facebook what the rules are and he's and the now one dictator. you can't say that this is accountable governance or participatory governance. in any particular way. but almost two billion users still isn't enough for facebook. mark zuckerberg is aiming for the next billion. there's a limit to how much they can grow in established markets like north america and australia but a thirty three year old businessman sees huge potential in the developing world. there's a term that's being used by folks connected to facebook and google called the last billion where they're basically trying to figure out a way to spread internet access but the internet that they're going to spread is an internet that's shaped by facebook and facebook's agendas that's actually part of the long game here and most people in a lot of the developing world. are accessing the internet

facebook tracks users. several senators, including california senator kamala harris asked mark zuckerberg whether facebook could track a users internet browsing activity after that user has logged on facebook. mark zuckerberg says he is not sure. >>> the death toll from a military plane crash in the north african nation of algeria has gone up to 257. the government says some survivors have been rescued. the plane crashed just after takeoff from a military airport near algeria's capital of algiers. it was headed to a southwest province. the plane was a russian-made il 76. algeria's defense ministry says most of the victims are soldiers and their family members. the cause of the crash is not known. >>> president trump is responding to a warning from russia it will shoot down any met -- missiles fired at syria in response to the reported chemical weapons attack by that government. the president tweeted russia valves to shoot down any and all missiles. get ready russia, they will be coming. you should not be partners with a gas killing animal who kills his people and enjoys it. the russian ambassador said any missi

making his way through throngs of reporters, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg came armed with a suit and an apology. in prepared testimony, he admits facebook was used to spread "fake news," "hate speech" and allow "foreign interference in elections." "it was my mistake, and i'm sorry," he says. "i started facebook, i run it, and i'm responsible for what happens here." >> we didn't take a broad enough view of what our responsibility is, and that was a huge mistake. >> reporter: facebook said it would inform 87 million users today that their personal data was improperly harvested by cambridge analytica, the political consulting firm hired by the 2016 trump campaign. and all 2.2 billion facebook users were supposed to receive this notice with instructions for how to see what information they've shared with apps and how to limit access to their data. but so far, neither of those things have happened. mr. zuckerberg, are you doing enough to protect your users? one of the senators zuckerberg met with today says the facebook founder claims he was misled by cambridge analytica. >> i believe that

the crush of cameras, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. his message tonight to millions of americans who are on facebook, and the grilling today on capitol hill. you will hear what he was asked. >>> will there be u.s. military action against syria, and when? what we've learned tonight, with a u.s. destroyer now in the eastern mediterranean, with missile strikes possible from submarines and b-2 bombers. martha raddatz standing by. >> the plane crash on a well-known golf course, just after takeoff, several dead. >>> escaping the flames. the young girls, dancers, forced to jump for their lives. >>> and the carjacking. the woman accused of stealing a car with two children in the backseat. racing for the mexico border. the girl's call to 911 from the backseat. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. and we begin with the president, furious over the fbi raid on his personal attorney. and this question tonight -- does the president have the power to fire the special counsel, robert mueller? the white

zuckerberg kept a calm disposition. even after some serious grilling from lawmakers. with 44 senators focused squarely on facebook's ceo, mark zuckerberg began the hea consul hired by the trump campaign. the company used personal information gathered fro 87 million facebook users. >> were you part of a discussion that resulted in a decision not to inform your users? >> i don't remember a

also in the programme: the boss of facebook, mark zuckerberg, admits to us lawmakers that his own personala was compromised in the cambridge analytica breach. despite strict new rules it's still happening — we report on the illegal trade of blood in china. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:00pm in washington, where president trump has warned russia to get ready for missile strikes against syria, in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on civilians. it is not clear when the military action might take place. and now britain's prime minister, theresa may, is expected to ask her cabinet to approve uk participation in action led by the us and france. the white house press secretary said all options are still on the table. here is our north america editorjon sopel. they're getting out of harm's way. from surviving the hell of eastern ghouta and the alleged chemical weapons attack, these refugees have buses to take them away, but to a still uncertain future. translation: we

silicon vall they certainly got that, iticizing facebook's business model, mark zuckerberg's managing of the company, and suggesting in sork cases that zuckerberg had a monopoly on social media and was incapable of pulling facebook away from the crisis i finds the mood in the room is the company has become incdibly powerful incredibly quickly, too much so in some cases. having said that can we have been watching the stock price of cebook, and if senators weren't impressed, at least investors were. stocks were up 4st% during his ony. he has to come back tomorrow and do it all again. we will see wre he goes from there. so far he has been steady. hasn' comfortable, but he hasn't made major mistakes. g.at is the best case scenario for mark zuckerb jane: one of the questions wasen russian interf in the election and the possibility they might do it again. do you think zuckerberg convince them that facebook is taking enough action to prevent this? dave: mark zuckerberg went to several measures the company is doing to combat the n-russcked troll farm's on facebook tome influencecan voters. on

expect great savings and a whole lot more. >>> we are awaiting facebook's mark zuckerberg on capitol st about two hours. deirdre bosa joins us from facebook headquarters in menlo park ahead of that tech is the home team out there, and facebook and mark zuckerberg, one of the most popular players. what is the reaction out there to him coming to d.c. to testify in the mess that facebook finds itself in? >> well, jon, there's really the sense in silicon valley that facebook is just the catalyst for a wider oversight and regulation of the tech industry at large, as you well know one i just spoke to called this a seminole moment and said while facebook is under fire, much more tech, including the big giants, are going to be under more scrutiny going forward. of course, we have watched this play out in the markets. we have seen what hpenned to social media stocks like twitter and snap, bearing the brunt of what's been happening to facebook since the cambridge analytica scandal. there is this sense here that regulation is going to have a wider effect on some of the even bigger, largest tech

following revelations that millions of people had their facebook data misused by the political consulting firm cambridge analytic. for a second day mark zuckerberg faced the cameras and sat through hours of questioning from u.s. lawmakers accused of compromising the private data of tens of millions of facebook users he repeated his apology from a day earlier or it's clear now that we didn't do enough to prevent these tools from being used for harm as well and that goes for fake news foreign interference in elections and hate speech as well as developers and data privacy it was my mistake and i'm sorry. zuckerberg gave repeated assurances that he would allocate more facebook staff to help improve data protection but he appeared evasive in response to committee members questions is yes or no if you could will you make the commitment to change all the user to changing all the user default settings to minimize to the greatest extent possible the collection and use of users that congressman this is a complex issue that i think is deserves more than a one word and again that's disappointing to me because i think you should make that commitment. while

on the newshour tonigh >> i started facebook, i run it, and i am responsible for what happens here. >> woodruff: mark zuckerberg in the hot seat. the facebook c.o. testifies before senators, amid serious privacy concerns for millions of users. then, president trump lashes out at special counsel robert mueller, aft an f.b.i. raid on the president's personal lyer, michael cohen. and, securing schools in the wake of the parkland shooting. how a district in texas is taking precautionary measures to protect students against the worst. >> i think parents are open to it. they've seen that times have changed, unfortunately, and they do see we're putting children's safety first. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight'sbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin. >>cievin. >> fin services firm raymond james. >> babbel. a language program that teaches real-life conversations in a new language. >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. >> and with the ongoinsesupport of tnstitutions:og >> this m was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributio

the four on two starts now. >>> facebook's mark zuckerberg facing tough questions and criticism on capitol hill about the company's mishandling of data. the facebook founder said that his company did not do enough to prevent its tools from being used for harm. welcome to the four on two, i'm cristina rendon in for heather holmes. >> zuckerberg said it was a mistake to believe the mining company deleted data it had gathered in an attempt to sway elections. >> and the facebook founder is insisting the company is in the process of investigating apps that had access to user data. >> andre joins us with more. >> this testimony has been going on for hours. some lawmakers grilled him about his company views privacy. at 11:30 tuesday morning facebook founder mark zuckerberg arrived at a hearing on capitol hill -- [ no audio ] >> mr. zuckerberg, thank you for being here. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein was one of the 44 lawmakers on the senate judiciary and commerce committees to question zuckerberg, many saying that his company did not do enough to combat fake news, foreign interference with

the founder of facebook, mark zuckerberg, will testify before the us congress in the next hour, to answermproper sharing of people's data with the political consulting firm cambridge analytica. and we'll have special coverage of mark zuckerberg's appearance before the senate live from washington in a moment. watch that with katty kay from 7.00 tonight here on bbc news. time for a look at the weather forecast now. we do not know what the weather will be doing from one heart of the next. pretty miserable across northern pa rt pretty miserable across northern part of the uk. really chilly on the north sea coast, but east anglia and some of the southern captain ‘s, including the london area, starting to brighten up, and later this afternoon, temperatures could reach 18 celsius. through the course of tonight, the skies were clear a time. the north is cloudy and damp before the rain clears away here, too. but later in the night, another speu too. but later in the night, another spell of rain coming from holland living at east anglia and the south—east. but it looks like the far southern countie

get the latest from nbc news business correspondent jo ling kent. >> reporter: tonight facebook ceo mark zuckerberg taking his apology tour to capitol hill. >> are you putting profit over people? do you have comments to the people believe that they can no longer trust facebook? >> reporter: facing reporters and senators one day before what's expected to be a grilling before congress. >> if we don't reign in the misuse of social media, none of us are going to have any privacy anymore. >> reporter: facebook is under fire for its role in russia's election meddling and for a scandal with cambridge analytica. that harvested 87 million facebook users person data without their knowledge. facebook says zuckerberg will tell congress we didn't take a broad enough view of our responsibility and that was a big mistake. it was my mistake and i'm sorry. facebook struggling with more bad news today. apple co-founder steve wozniak joining the "delete facebook movement, criticizing the social media network for giving away too much information about users. >> everything you ever give, it's oh, we own it now. we can

turning now to our main story the head of facebook one of the world's most powerful companies has been answering questions before hearing of u.s. senators mark zuckerberg was called to the senate after revelations that millions of people had their private data misused by the political consulting firm cambridge analytic oh facebook facebook is now under fire for its lack of privacy protections it was the social network versus the u.s. congress facebook's mark zuckerberg one of the world's youngest c.e.o.'s testifying before one of america's oldest senates almost half of the u.s. senate took part in a hearing that lasted more than five hours zuckerberg who was not sworn in under oath began his first ever congressional appearance with an apology we didn't take a broad enough view of our responsibility and that was a big mistake and it was my mistake and i'm sorry i started facebook i run it and i'm responsible for what happens here but that wasn't enough for some senators who want to see facebook take stronger steps to protect user data and privacy actually possibly under new government regulations your user of green what shocks as a facebook user are you

." >>> breaking news tonight, a dramatic showdown, facebook founder mark zuckerberg in the hot seat before congress. grilled over the misuse of your private information. >> why should we trust facebook to make the necessary changes to ensure user privacy? >> how zuckerberg responded. >> and the white house said president trump believes he has the power to fire special counsel robert mueller. is the president laying the groundwork for an explosive move after the fbi raid on his lawyer? >>> a heart-stopping escape caught on camera. a group young dancers trapped as fire tears through a building, forced to jump for their lives. >>> a major shift in diagnosing alzheimer's, before your symptoms appear. the early warning signs that could change the way you or a loved one gets treated. >>> and the moment a man sees his family for the first time. >> mom, i can see you. clear, ma. >> tonight the cutting-edge technology giving him the miraculous gift of sight. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. congress tried to focus the

do we know how many well the last take the only really the only one who really knows is facebook mark zuckerberg this morning said it had no meaningful impact. marketing from that monitors user numbers has even seen an increase since the scandal broke. so it seems people don't really care of course that was the big delete facebook it seems people are angry but the numbers seem not to be affected at the moment bill is no where else to go is there. so you obviously haven't deleted your what do you think of facebook. i've gotten more careful over the years in the beginning i did these kind of quizzes all the time i was very free to share data you've got time to do those sorts of quizzes i did when i was at university today i cannot and now. i mainly use facebook to see what my friends up to i don't really post a lot myself. what's going to change with facebook as far as its features go because it has promised change exactly what's going to be really interesting for everyone who is on facebook next monday you can go to facebook and see if your daughter has been has been stolen by cambridge analytic

facebook. how did mark zuckerberg do? david kirkpatrick, author of the facebook effect up next. ♪ scarlet: mark zuckerberg made it through testimony to congress. julia: did he come out unscathed? we joined by david patrick, founder and ceo, great to have you with us. to be here. julia: a furious debate about the capacity to have your data seen if you are not logged into facebook, if you're not even a user, whether you shared something beyond that. where is data going? >> i wish i could explain. one of the healthiest things that has come out of these hearings is more average americans are being forced to realize this is all about their data and that is what they should have known all along. there is a reason why these services are free. you should not go into it unaware. i thought it was interesting how many congresspeople were holding up user agreements and asking him whether he thought people read them. he was acting like people do read them. which is totally wrong. there longer than the u.s. constitution. joe: the genera

facebook. the company's ceo mark zuckerberg is headed to capitol hill this afternoon. 'll testify before the senate judiciary and commerce committees zuckerberg will face a wide range of questions from that massive data scandal to facebook's role in the 2016 election zuckerberg met behind closed doors with several lawmakers yesterday. we'll have full coverage of the testimony throughout the day on cnbc let's check facebook shares in the early going. we're higher by about 1% >> your big individual stock stories include veri domingu dominguez -- fevifone to be bought for 2$2.6 billion joo morgu >>> morgan stanley is upgrading nvidia pent up demand from gamers for nvidia's graphics cards will make up for any declines shares up 4% >>> bayer is one of the top gainers in europe after the "wall street journal" reported that the justties -- justice department in the u.s. will clear the deal to buy monsanto >>> we have other stocks to watch. tupperware is cutting its first quarter earnings and revenue guidance the company expects sales to drop 2% to 3% below the end of its previ

i'm not specifically aware i mean no i'm not and i'm not sure mark zuckerberg revealed facebook is looking into potential russian links to the cambridge analytical breach and also that the company has cooperated with special counsel robert mueller who's investigating possible collusion between the russians and donald trump's presidential campaign mark zuckerberg spent the weekend preparing for this appearance and it shoot you low fees members of the u.s. hosts at a separate hearing on wednesday with the threat of greater regulation for the entire tech industry standing on the other side of that performance alan fischer al-jazeera on capitol hill demonstrators in the central african republic have laid bodies outside the u.n. mission building in the capital bangui there were some of twenty one people killed during a u.n. operation in a mainly muslim neighborhood called p.k. five peacekeepers and the army targeted armed groups officials are unsure whether the victims were caught in the crossfire or hit on purpose a south africans are saying their final goodbyes to the woman many called the mo