fredrick. >> chairman hawley. ranking member whitehouse -- there we go. distinguished members of the subcommittee thank you for the opportunity to testify today. i am here because the growing contest between free open societies and closed repressive regimes is playing out on the digital frant and our data will make all the difference. when i worked at big five tech firm in the silicon valley the saying went we can do more in one day than others in a we can. much of the outized impact was the result of the volume and variety of data at our finger tips and what we could do with it. my experience with digital and o intelligence collection and analysis as a member of the u.s. intelligence community similarly impressed upon me the great advantage of data security but also what can happen when data vur vulnerabilities are exploited. many talented emwork in america to get it right and it's imperative we do so. the context of our work is before us. technology is being repurposed abroad to undercut the original liberalizing potential. the chinese government uses d

along with joan fredrick vallejo was arrested on charges related to the shooting.fter five other pen were arrested on suspicion of murder. four of those men were later released. >>> cal fire crews needed just a few hours. that fire started in an industrial area near the thunder valley casino resort. it had burned just three acres until the winds pushed up towards home and businesses. some evacuations were ordered and everyone's back home this morning. no one was hurt and the fire was limited to 350 acres. >>> fire badly damaged the church of christ in forestville which is a sonoma county landmark. from the outside, the small church building appears to be attached but there's a lot of damage. investigators are now trying to figure out what starteded it. it. >> in the library part the sunday school part it was just fire. >> now the church's website says it has never missed celebrating sunday services in its 140 years. although the congregation is small, they say they won't break that tradition. they will find somewhere else to meet until the church is rebuilt. >>> ba

. >>> 29-year-old fredrick johnson of vallejo has been released on bail. he and another man were arrested on friday both charged being in possession of guns and ammunition but not with the shootings that left 5 people dead. also the sheriff's office is increasing patrols in lafayette. of it's the second in a month. and police tell henry lee, this time the armed robbers tied up their victims. . >> it's happened yet again, another armed home invasion robbery in lafayette. rattling residents in the obvi disconcerning. >> at about 7:30 tuesday night at the height of the storm, three men wearing hospital masks entered this home on cress monte drive to an open garage door. they pistol whipped a 605-year- old man who lived there him and greg wilson lives across the street. >> they were obviously home. it's upsetting someone breaking into a home knowing they were home. weren't able to free themselves until 11:00 at night. that's when they called 911. both were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. they declined to comment about the ordeal. >> good people. mor

for instance, at fredrick and aruelo street in 2010 we established a street park. we had the concrete removed from the traffic island and we planted all san francisco native plants which we propagated at the former hank recycling center. now we have seven species of butterflies and nesting sparrows in that traffic island. it's very rewarding to see this happen. it makes life worth living. we have to be reminded many times that this planet is the only place we are aware of in the entire universe that has life on it. it's a very special place and we need to treat it with great respect. i would like to mention a few action items that i would like to see possibly happen since i work in golden gate park every day. the key is our parking lot should be removed and returned to parkland. there are 500 people waiting to get a garden spot at the golden gate park community garden. that parking lot is a horrible eye sore -- >> good afternoon. i'm the lawn policy leader for the earth center. . i'd like to express my gratitude as well to the committee, san francisco environment,

fredrick johnson of vallejo was arrested on charges related to the shooting. their arrests came after five other men were suspected of murder but four of those men were later released. >>> cal fire needed just a few hours to contain a grass fire. the fire had burned just three acres until the winds picked up and pushed it towards homes and businesses. some evacuations were ordered but everyone is back home this morning. no one was hurt. >>> a fire badly damaged the church of christ in forestville built in 1879 as a sonoma county landmark. from the outside, the small church building appears to be in tact but inside there is a lot of damage. investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. >> in the library part there was books and the other part there was just well involved fire. >> the church's website says it has never missed celebrating sunday services in its 140 years. they said they won't break that tradition. they will find somewhere else to meet until the church is rebuilt. >>> bay area drivers we're going to pay higher prices for gas compar

dom iko doens and fredrick johnson are facing charges. the atf helped execute the arrest and search warrants. and say they found a gun linked to multiple shootings in bay area. they announced a $20,000 reward for information in the orinda case. >>> now for the third time -- for the third holiday season in a row. leavy greens may be missing from the dining table. the cdc warns consumers to toss out romaine lettuce over ee coil are coal i fierce. >> reporter: do not seat it. the cdc advice to dispose of any romaine let us harvested in salinas, cal, may contain e. coli. >> it is scary we live an area priding itself on produce. >> more than 75,000 pounds of food has been recalled due to the contamination. the fda and cdc say they are investigating and don't have a responsible grower or supplier >> we don't have a clue right now. all we know based on the salad that was unopened and seville in the individual's person's refrigerator coming from the salinas region. >> according to the cdc 28 people have been hospitalized. the illness is believed