the ftc got its nose bloodied by the albertson's/safeway merger.t exactly happened here in the ftc gave them to acquire safeway so long as safeway divested itself of 168 stores, just like with the rite aid/walgreens sale, they didn't want too much overlap. albertson's and safeway sold 146 of these stores to hagen, and the ftc gave the merger their blessing, but amazingly less than a year later, hagen filed for chapter 11, closed most of the stores they had acquired. they didn't call these stores hag-ways for nothing. they sold 29 of these stores back to al better son's which totally defeats the purpose of making them sell the darned things in the first place. there's nothing that the ftc can do, but looking back hagen was never really an appropriate buyer. before buying 146 divested locations, hagen only had 18 stores of its own, so the transaction increased the footprint ninefold. i say red flag. and while the employees count from 2,000 to 10,000, it became overnight five times. even worse a year ago, hagen filed a lawsuit against albertson's itse

and i trust subcommittee, which focusing on the ftc. i know the issue was raised already, which i appreciate, on the ftc/fcc issue of enforcing the privacy standards and there's also been major copyright discussions here. but i wanted to specifically focus on the copyright issues with regard to smaller programmers with the current proposal, which already face narrow margins, difficult competitive landscape. any changes that would inadvertently harm the value of their copyrighted material or increase the likelihood of piracy could force some of those innovative and competitive companies out of business. what assurances would you give them? i'm trying to figure out how this would work for them, as well as other concerns raised by my colleagues. >> thank you, senator. yesterday we received a letter from the writers guild west endorsing our new proposal, and specifically talking about how it created opportunity for independent programmers. >> so you believe there aren't any problems at all? >> the challenge independent programmers face toda

and we have an ongoing dialogue with the ftc.as you know, the situation with the ftc's authority on privacy has been significantly constrained, however, by a recent ninth circuit decision. in which in a suit brought by at&t, at&t alleged that the ftc did not have any jurisdiction over any activity, any activity, of any company regulated by the fcc. and the ninth circuit agreed with them. so, therefore, there is not an ability, if there ever were, for the ftc to exert its jurisdiction -- to exert authority over the question of the privacy activities of common carriers. >> but to the point -- the question i had was, will they have an opportunity to publicly comment on the privacy proposal? >> as recently as yesterday, we were working with them on this. >> that's different between publicly comment, though. >> they can certainly publicly comment, certainly. >> anybody else on set-top boxes or the privacy issue before i hand it over to mr. pai? do you want in on it? >> senator, i would agree with commissioner o'reilly's assessment, an

she managed ftc's identity theft program. the consumer response center and supervise implementation of the national do not call registry. ms. greisman received bachelor degree from brown university and law degree from george washington university. welcome, and thank you for joining us today. your complete written testimony will be included in the record, so hopefully you can keep your testimony to ten minutes, and let me see if i understand, we'll go with mr. horn first, and then you have a video that you want to show, and then your testimony. is that right? >> yes. proceed, mr. horn. >> thank you, chairman grassley. chairman grassley, ranking member bloomenthal and distinguished members of the committee. thank you for this opportunity to discuss the department of justice's efforts to protect older americans from financial exploitation. the department is and always has been fully committed to combatting the victimization of seniors in all its forms. my new role is further evidence of that resolve as i am the first chair of th

she managed ftc's identity theft program. the consumer response center and supervise implementation of the national do not call registry. ms. greisman received bachelor degree from brown university and law degree from george washington university. welcome, and thank you for joining us today. your complete written testimony will be included in the record, so hopefully you can keep your testimony to ten minutes, and let me see if i understand, we'll go with mr. horn first, and then you have a video that you want to show, and then your testimony. is that right? >> yes. proceed, mr. horn. >> thank you, chairman grassley. chairman grassley, ranking member bloomenthal and distinguished members of the committee. thank you for this opportunity to discuss the department of justice's efforts to protect older americans from financial exploitation. the department is and always has been fully committed to combatting the victimization of seniors in all its forms. my new role is further evidence of that resolve as i am the first chair of th

the ftc calls this the classic government grant scam. -grants require a lengthy application process. -the ftc says the government will never ask for an application fee via western union or itunes, which are untraceable. (sot) t screwed over.: all nichelle can do now is file police reports...and warn others of the grant that was too good to be true. (john on cam) at this loan forgiveness program, and certainly not one that asks for hundreds of dollars upffront. so don't waste your money. i'm john matarese for today's tmj4. storm team 4 weather now....lets get a check on the forecast now.... weather keeps rolling along. meteorologist jesse ritka's back now.... tonight is another clear and chilly night with lows in the 50s and a calm wind.the comfortable air will continue on saturday with lots of sun, highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows in the 50s.sunday is mostly sunny, warmer and more humid with highs near 80, and labor day is partly cloudy and humid with highs in the lower 80s and a few isolated time now for ask the expert.... ovarian

the ftc issued an enforcement policy statement in december. which said consumers must be told in a clear and conspicuous way when a social media post is paid for. like including the hash tags, ad or sponsor. this video by miranda sings makes jack in the box sponsorship obvious. truth in advertising says that's accused the kardashian jenner sisters of not disclosing relationships with companies they're promoting to more than 300 million combined instagram followers. these are business women who are experts at marketing. that was one of the reasons that we decided to focus on them. the reality tv stars responded by amending several posts. kylie jenner noted her rental of this mansion. featured in some of her posts was actually a birthday from air bnb. 20-year-old chris collins says he always lets his nearly 18 million social media followers know when his content is sponsored. >> you never want to hide anything or do any sneaky business. i don't think the viewer is going to mind. they will mind if you try to hide something from them. >> that's th

>> look, the ftc was involved, in my opinion, because of ackman, pure and simple.ot the marquis to go in and get them going. that's my opinion on that. and -- but that i don't know. actually, the ftc -- when i look the -- when i look at regulatory agencies, by and large, the herbalife may be mad at me for saying it, but i think they've done a pretty good job by and large on things. so i'm not here to argue about what they did. i think they took maybe too long in looking at this company. i honestly will tell you that i think that they know or maybe they're not saying it, that we are not -- never were and were not a pyramid scheme. we make a real product. a pyramid scheme, i give you this pencil and you get three other guys to sell pencils. that's not true here. we make a product, people eat it. but the interesting thing about herbali herbalife, the irony is, he says -- i'm trying to save these poor women that, you know, do this thing. and they -- that's their only livelihood. they're out there, they have their friends, and friends go and they drink this drink, and y

>> reporter: okay, so, yesterday the ftc was supposed to vote on flan would require cable, satelliteand tell he come tv providers to offer free streaming apps for subscribers, ftc head had argued this would save americans hundreds of dollars on cable box rentals a year it, would give consumers more options, yesterday, though, out of no where, he tabled the vote, and just said that it still needed more discussion, i should note, cable companies adamantly oppose these new rules. >> you think? what a surprise. they want more money. well, on lighter note -- >> exactly. >> exactly. on lighter note this friday, i understand 7-eleven is celebrating the slurpee by putting something new on the menu? >> yes, the 7-eleven is celebrating the 50th anniversary of it most well known drinks, the slurpee, so from now until november 11 the convenient store chain will offer slurpee pop tarts. another product celebrating 50 years, limited edition, and it is part of the company's year year-long slurpee-bration as they call. >> i'm big fan of pop tarts. i travel with pop tarts in a special container. >> d

it's a core part of the ftc's consumer protection mission. we -- i had referred earlier to pass it on which is our signature consumer at peace geared toward active older americans. we do outreach in any number of ways at the grassroots level through common ground conferences. we've held 30 in the past couple of years. and those involve state law enforcers, ageing organizations, and legal services providers. we also engage in webinars throughout the country. many targeting -- targeted at older consumers. in december we'll beholding a workshop looking at the changing demographics in the country, and one focus there would be on the ageing of consumers. >> very good. i did that when i was in office , prosecutor, he went all over the state with aarp and some of the other senior groups. it's really astounding what people don't know and how they can be targeted whether it's phone calls, scams, with people saying they are with law enforcement and they need their information. that's a very common one, or whether it's on the internet. now we have more

previously heading the ftc's division of planning and information.apacity she managed ftc's identity theft program, the consumer response center, and supervised implementation of the national do-not-call registry. miss greisman received bachelor degree from brown university and law degree from washington university. welcome and thank you for joining us today. your complete written testimony will be included in the record, so hopefully you can keep your testimony to ten minutes. let me see if i understand from my staff right. we'll go with mr. horn first, and then you have a video that you want to show. and then your testimony. is that right? >> yes, sir. >> proceed, mr. horn. >> thank you, chairman grassley. chairman grassley, ranking member blumenthal and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss the department of justice's efforts to protect older americans from financial exploitation. the department is and always has been fully committed to combating the victimization of our seniors in all its forms. my new

we will have the ftc in front of my subcommittee in the near future. we have some reference in the way that they do business. on the topic of broadband relocation, the options, i'm following the incentive option remains increasingly concerned about the potential funding shortfalls and i'm committed to working with senator schatz and others to see that we have a plan in case the things that we're fearful of happening actually do happen. we look forward tower reports in regard to that as this process goes forward. again, on options, i'll ask this to you, mr. chairman. i'm particularly focused on 5-g. the last time you and i spoke here at commerce committee, i asked about spectrum frontiers and the upcoming highband auctions. i appreciated that you moved to complete the frontier proceedings quickly. i would like to ask about the timing for high band spectrum auctions as the retention of option forms in your budget request, this year, they totalled $124 million. i'm concerned about the on going incentive auctions. when we will hear about the high-band auct

like the ftc.... technology writer dan goodin warns that two-factor authentication -- a security measure that confirms account passwords via text or app on your phone -- assumes a person wh doesn't also have access to your phone. cell phone account hijackers... may have both! "suddenly your phone stops working and i now have a phone connected to your account, i receive all of your phone calls, i receive all of your texts. for all practical purposes i am now you." at&t says its stores require a photo id -- and the last four digits of your social -- before allowing an upgrade or access to an account...but lindsay says they told her someone used a fake id with her name to upgrade the phones out their sim cards, lindsay's family "did" get service back... and a.t. and t... covered the fraudulent charges... "i just don't want this to happen to other people." julie watts, for cbs news, san francisco. 3 your full readycast with chief meterologist drew burgyone is russ feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve

ftc received thousands of complaints impacted all four carriers. fayo losing service. they may gain access to your most critical accounts. >> facebook, google, bank of america. they are using your cell phone as a secretary measure to prove who you say you are. >> technology writer talking about two-factor it assumes a word doesn't have access. cell phone high jackers have both. >> lindsey says they told her somebody used a fake id to upgrade after switching out sim cards were able to get their phones back. >> why can't people just get a >> welcome back, this year's toa surprising. >> you would think these toys would be in there. one of them, the swing. care bear you see on the swing, nurf ball, transformers, clue. bubble wrap. [ dance music plays ] >> billy: beautiful. oh, my gosh. look at you. okay. give 'em a little kitty cat. that's right. perfect. nice, nice. ahh. like that. look at you. perfect, perfect, perfect. okay, why don't you come around here a little bit and you dance your way here a little. let me just pull that in there. befu you. you look at me. oh, my

the ftc issued an enforcement policy statement in december. which said consumers must be told in a clear and conspicuous way when a social media post is paid for. like including the hash tags, ad or sponsor. this video by miranda sings makes jack in the box truth in advertising says that's often not the case. earlier this month the group accused the kardashian jenner sisters of not disclosing relationships with companies they're promoting to more than 300 million combined instagram followers. these are business women who are experts at marketing. that was one of the reasons that we decided to focus on them. the reality tv stars responded by amending several posts. kylie jenner noted her rental of this mansion. featured in some of her posts was actually a birthday gift from air bnb. 20-year-old chris collins says million social media followers know when his content is sponsored. >> you never want to hide anything or do any sneaky business. i don't think the viewer is going to mind. they will mind if you try to >>> trump crosses the border. mend

therefore there is not an ability, if there ever were, for the ftc to exert its jurisdiction or exert to authority over the question of the privacy activities of common carriers. but the question i had do they have an opportunity to comment? >> as recently as yesterday we were working with them. >> they can make a public comment certainly. >> anybody else before i had and that over? >> i was agreed with the assessment to underscore the importance of releasing the documents but server betty can have a chance to see exactly what they will be focusing on because they'd declare certain contractual terms and they cannot be allowed to enter into even if they're asking to be included in the contract. >> i noticed in each of the opening comments, you pick up of the bipartisan flavor that we commented upon earlier and the needed to build consensus. commissioner already coming in your confirmation you were asked how you can ensure there is not a partisan divide pass and you responded that you have the history of working across the aisle. that it is good but just a few months ago you said in a p

and garth brooks were selling out. >> and allow the ftc to go after the companies that use them. now they will vote on the legislation soon. and 15,000-dollars and that's ridiculous. >> if you have it to spare, who does. >> what is this dangers. dust -- i know it looked bad it may not be harmless. >> you may i'll clean it. research says it could be laced with chemicals. and looking at dust data what they learned was 45 different toxic chemicals are commonly found in house dust. 10 present in 90% of homes. hormone problems and fertility issues they come from products and building materials like vinyl flooring, cleaning, perfumes and pizza boxes. kids of course are at a higher risk because they put their hands on their mouths and that is something to think about. to me it is all of the products have the chemicals in them. >> that's not good news. there are places in all of our homes that we don't dust enough, right. hey. no excuses now got to clean it up. >> cat hair flying around with all those chemicals. >>> julia just keeping heading up the east coast. now people in hilton head

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the ftc advises to delete your home to the car system before returning it. >> julie: we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. still waiting for the accident to clear on 93 south in o'neill tunnel. it is at purchase street. that's why we are seeing these conditions like a parking lot on the zakim bridge. traffic slow because of the accident between purchase street and the exit for the pike. that is going to add several minutes to your drive time so if using 93 i would leave a few minutes early, at least ten. other slow spot right now is the expressway. over to those live drive times, 28 minutes route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 38 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. 35 minutes on 128 southbound from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. meteorologist sarah wr an eye on some pop-up showers that will be coming down outside. >> got the risk of scattered showers out there this morning. then we could see some more pop-up showers in the afternoon. it is in the 60s and 70s. a bit sticky out there and it is also a bit wet, especially for the cape and islands

also, i believe kroeg fer you look at walgreens, trading up because the ftc said 500 to 1,000 storesbly less, i believe kroger is the buyer of the the stores and that wall green's store goes through. private equity guys have blown out of the stock at a lower price. ftc did want to see that you didn't have a situation like hagan, this -- just horrible thing happened at the ftc when you did the albertson's deal, one store my daughter they call it the hagway, safeway went to hagan and then it went out of business three months later. what the heck. the ftc wanted a strong buyer, kroger would be a strong buyer but that's way on the shares of kroeger. >> pier 1, 16% here. alex smith, leaving after ten years. comps down 4.3. warn on the quarter we will hear next week the 15th. >> you know, as a shopper of pier 1, i am a believer but they talked -- don't smirk at me. have you seen the bargains they give? >> i have not. we discussed pier 1 in the past. >> i have not bought wicker or been in a pier 1. >> they're campbell's. anyway. >> not buying candles. >> they have very low costs. what gets

. >> the ftc says low levels of radiation emitted by bluetooth devices are safe. >>> chopper 5 over the lakes this afternoon. both lake areas have been closed because of elevated levels of a toxic blue green alagy. it could be deadly for dogs so keep animals away from the water. they will remain closed till further notice. >>> one of america's most beautiful national parks is about to get bigger. today yosemite announced it is adding 400 acres of habit. the new addition is called acerson meadow. it is home to hundreds of plant and animal species. it used to belong to private land holders but the trust bought it up. just in time for its 100th birthday. the price tag a cool $2.3 million. what do you think? is it worth it? this is the largest expansion in 70 years. >> beautiful. >> gorgeous. >>> and september one of the best years to visit, 75 with sunshine. if you like it chilly, over night lows low 40s. san francisco, today, the warmest day of the summer. 82 degrees. the warmest day in the city may 17. 113 days ago. warm tomorrow. not as warm. mild night inland. concord 75. livermore 74.

they spin bogus stories tunes gift cards just call the police and the ftc. >>> the senate is taking a closer look at how people and robots buy concert tickets online. in a hearing leaders say that ticket robots are using special software to buy large amounts of ticket before regular the tickets are then resold online. >>> dig back into your memory to your childhood. what's the one favorite toy you remember the best? the national toy hall of fame is picking this year's finalists for top toys this morning. last year twister and a super soaker squirt gun were include the easy bake oven. toys must last across generations an influence the way toys are designed or played with. the list of 12 finalists will come out around 9:00 this morning. do you have a favorite? >> i actually have to think about that. >> all right. >> i had a couple of favorites. >>> thunderstorms dumped some nice rain over the area. for us this morning we're seeing the storms scoot up into nebraska. we have clouds on the backside so it will be dry but occasionally foggy during this morning commute. we do break things up

the ftc has received thousands of similar complaints from across the country impacting all four major carriers in the growing problem extends far behind -- extends far be extends far behind -- far beyond and convenience. >> increasingly facebook, google, bank of america they are all using your cell phone as a secondary measure to prove who you say you are. >> technology writer dan goodman is talking about two factor authentication. a security measure that confirms account passwords. it assumes the person who steals your password does not also have your phone. both. >> suddenly your phone stops working and i have a phone linked to your account. for all practical purposes i am now you. >> at&t says its stores require a photo id and the last four digits -- the last four digits to their social but they said someone used a fake id with her name to upgrade the phones at best buy. after switching out sim cards they did get serv charges. >> just don't want this to happen to other people. >>reporter: julie watts, cbs news, san francisco. >> set up a password or pin noon,apple is back with new

. >> reporter: the ftc issued an enforcement policy statement in december which said consumers must be told in a clear and conspicuous way when a social including hashtags. truth in advertising accused the card dashian centers -- to their instagram followers. >> these are business women who are experts at marketing. this was one of the reasons that we decided to focus on them . >>> coming up next here, one of the biggest stories on twitter after a photo shoot takes, well, an unexpected turn. >>> college football season is about to kick off. >>> trending tonight, an unforget al high school senior picture in oregon because -- wait for it. wait for it -- yeah, the naked photo bomber. she was taking photos at a nearby river, but a guy was naked in the background with his dog. it didn't seem to bother her, but it's unclear what he was doing out there in the river. gillian tweeted that which got more than 45,000 retweets. love my senior picks. >>> college football kicks off this weekend. the fiesta bowl held a luncheon. they made a record setting donation. look at this. $2 million to arizona

but rite aid's fate is very much in the hands of this very fickle organization that is the ftc. my charitable trust owns the stock of walgreens, the acquiror, and i remain a steadfast supporter of that stock. finish line. this is the footwear chain. this company has repeatedly under performed competitor foot locker until the last quarter, which was quite a good one. i expect another fine quarter when reports this time around. my suggestion is not to buy finish line. i'd buy foot locker going into the quarter and then buy more of it gets hit on any sort of finish line disappointment, not that i'm expecting one. earlier this week i told you that foot locker is a winner. i think foot locker stays that way. so here's the bottom line. this market isth oil. if oil goes down just a little bit more, the rumors of a production freeze will start, and that could lead to a snap-back in crude, which makes me feel a little bit better about the market after a pretty torturous period. i think we're going to get ourselves a rally. however, all three have to happen to make it work. if you don't g

the ftc is looking into whether or not people like kim kardashian and really her entire family that has 300 million collective followers, when they post a picture of a louis vuitton bag or some sort of clothing line, that it must say ad or use the # ad somewhere on. it the fdc is looking into it to see if they should start cracking down. there is a lot of money being made and traded on social media. ramona? >> romona: t o heart broken father wrote for his daughter had national attention. it shines the light around mental illness. sara goldenburg has more on how we can help those around us. >> reporter: one in four adults experienced mental illness in a given year. and katie shoner's father wants to change the way he talks about it. his goal is to erase the stigma so more people get the help they need. lived outside columbus lost the battle with bipolar disorder. hours after she committed suicide her dad ed started writing. >> 4:00 in the morning i have to write an obituary and write this and explain to people what happened. i didn't want there to be any uncertainty. >> his words have st

if you're asked to do anything else with the cards, you're asked to report that to the ftc. >>> the upbraid to the iphone and ipad -- upgrade to the iphone and ipad made them temporarily useless. that happened to you, connect your devices into a computer. then connect to itunes. that should restore the operating system. there are a lot of new features with the update, but before you download, make sure to back up your device. there are enlancements to the messaging app and siri is getting an upgrade. models of ipads and ipods. you should receive a notification under your settings icon when your update is ready to install. >>> i mentioned the enhancements, rain from the new tropical storm julia to the north. we're seeing a few of these showers passing south to north. we have a lot of atmospheric moisture. julia add instability and can take advantage of that with the overall flow. the flow really extends far storm is located. citrus, hernando, pasco a few passing showers. right now across pinellas county just north of new port richey along the beaches you can see racing south to north, these

a new ftc policy began this past december .. celebrities must be told in a "clear and conspicuous" way ... things for free or are getting paid to post what they're photographing // then there are rules and regulations." )) ((kirsten joyce)) >> one pr agency told cbs news a youtube account with more and still a good time to water right now.still a good time to water the fall watering schedule starts today with 3 assigned days a week. ............. temps will be above normal at 101... and possible thunderstorms ........................ our winds will also pick up through the day... so southerly breezes increasing to 25 mph for most areas. ....... and our local mountains stand the best chance for afternoon thunderstorms. ........... nearby neighborhoods could get in on one of those storms, too, so watch the skies. .............. after the winds through tomorrow... cooler 90s arriving for your labor day weekend. demetria, how are the roads? <<< roads? <<< there's a wreck on southbound i-15 and lake mead. it's off to the sie of the r

. >> reporter: the ftc issued an enforcement policy statement in december which said consumers must be told in a clear and conspicuous way when a social media post is paid for. like including the hashtags, ad or sponsors. earlier this month, truth in advertising accused the kardashian jenner sisters of not disclosing relationships with companies they are promoting to their more than 300 million combined instagram followers. >> these are businesswomen who are experts at marketing. that was one of the reasons that we decided to focus on them. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the reality tv stars responded by amending several posts. kylie jenner noted her rental of this mansion phoenix featured in her posts what a -- featured in some of her post was a gift from airbnb. >> a woman came face to face with a bear and recorded it on her cell phone. so close there at the bottom of her picture is her knee. she stayed as still as she could snapped a photo sent it to her son upstairs in the house saying help me. when she followed that message with don't make a lot of noise, he quietly slipped in and came t

. >> ftc records show that more than 15,000 complaints from 2013 saying that law enforcement mistakenly took legal actions against them. >> mal kacolm oversees cyber cr. >> it evolves at a rapid rate. such a rate that it is difficult sometimes for law enforcement to respond. >> this is much bigger than people realize. >> devin mathis thinks the state ignored the suspicious activity like this in the past. he points to a 2015 state audit that found thousands of cases where the same state benefits were paid to ten people all using the same security. >> at what point does a red flag show up saying there are ten people using the same security number. just in the last five years, they have investigated $27 million worth of cases. >> the victims are our number one priority. >> dave thomas understands the frustration. he says his own personal bank account has been compromised. >> we try to help them as much as we can. >> after a lifetime of saving every receipt, memo, credit application, she has done everything she was told to do to protect herself. >> getting help to get it resolved so i don't

if the ftc would bless kroger buying rite aid stores have you seen the stock.r on the highway, keeps going lower. >> i have not seen that. >> yeah. >> kroger. by the way a very good company. i told people to stay away and hurt their feelings. >> you've been right to do that given that. >> they're nice people. >> lost a quarter of its value. >> great company. i happened to love fred meyer. anyone who has been to fred meyer knows they have natural and organic food at the same price. they're the ones that disrupt it. walmart another disrupter in natural organic. walmart doing so many things right. >> facebook going the other direction. another all-time high this morning. morgan stanley takes their target to 160. they argue add low might be flattening out but you look at the daus and the engagement more importantly, 51 minutes a day. they think pricing has room to go. this was -- 57% of facebook ad revenues coming from this. i have to tell you this is one of those where they're basically saying like the old days the street estimates are too low. we haven't heard th

the ftc today is about two thirds the size it was 20 years ago. population of the united states has grown by a third and the economy has doubled, yet the number of regulatory cops on the beat has shrunk. if you go up and down the list of the regulatory agencies we all depend on for our health and safety, they are quantitatively smaller. my colleague, my former boss, joan claybrook, who is head of the national transportation administration, responsible for overseeing auto safety, truck safety, tires, everything that moves, they have about 600 people. to regulate the entire global automobile industry. really? i mean, that is sufficient? the commodities future trading commission, a small agency, but has regulatory authority over most of the commodities traded in the united states, is about the same size. the ftc, which has both consumer protection and anti-trust authority, has about 1,100 people. in contrast to the 1,600 h h00 in the '80s and '90s. even the cfpb, the new sort of, the first line of defense in terms of financial products and services,

ftc records show more than 15,000 complaints since 2013 from victims claiming that law enforcement and creditors mistakenly took legal action against them. >> investigations 101, you want to make sure you got the right person. >> reporter: he oversees cyber crimes at fbi silicon valley division. >> the cyber threat continues to evolve at a rapid rate. at such a rate i think that it's difficult sometimes for law enforcement to respond. >> this is a much bigger thing than people realize. >> reporter: california assemblyman devin mathis believes the state ignored suspicious activity like this in the past thus allowing thieves to steal from victims with little recourse from state law. he points to a 2015 state audit that found thousands of cases where the same state benefits were paid to ten different people all using the same social security number. at what point does a red flag go off, whoa, there's ten people using the same social security number? >> reporter: the u.s. secret service considers suspicious social security numbers as a red flag to trigger fraud investigation. just in the l

some of the images are ftc lies in a hospital bed at umc. broken bones, cracked spine, and several internal injuries. >> i can't move my neck. i can't move some body parts, have fractured bones and broken bones. >> the northwest career and technical academy student stuck in the intensive care unit after he was run off wednesday afternoon, right after school let out. >> anthony was headed to his car than 20 feet. >> anthony's father has lived at the hospital for these past few days. >> he was lucky to be alive. the tire broke his collarbone, and they said if i.t. had been a little bit more, it could have run over his head. >> the driver was texting at the time. she was only given a traffic ticket. anthony's family and friends praying. >> anthony has dreams of becoming a surgeon one day, a kid with ambition that doesn't let up even though he's in hospital. >> i'm in hospital, not in school, missing so much. >> and anthony's family is expecting so much, there is a long road of recovery for more than a few minutes at a time at this point. nathan

the ftc has received similar complaints. the growing problem expands far beyond the inconvenience. to your critical accounts. >> they're using your cell phone as a secondary measure to prove who you say you are. >> reporter: this technology writer is talking about a security measure which confirms passwords. it assumes a person who steals your password doesn't have access to your phone. cell phone hijackers may have working and i have a phone connected to your accounts. >> reporter: at&t says its stores require a photo i.d. and the last fur of your social before allowing an upgrade but lindsey said someone used a fake i.d. with her name. after switching out spill cards lindsey's family did get service back. >> reporting for cbs news san francisco. >> one way to protect yourself is to tet up a password or pin with your carrier. >>> well, after enduring a hot july and august, we should be cooling off. that's not how it's working out. we're at september. only four were below norm am and that was thanks to hermine. extra cloud cover and rain say from a tropical storm. that would be wel

if you get one, reported to the ftc. >> football, football, and more football. maybe we want to do something tonight. there's a lot of cool stuff going on. ke is as we are looking out at the clearwater beach. and, thinking about going out to busch gardens. well, it starts at 7:30 pm. and, i can't guarantee that they will be quite as fantastic and dry as they are going to be tonight. we are looking at 85 we are looking at 85 x 7 p.m. so it's still going to be warm and steamy. slight chance for that right after midnight to see an isolated shower. but most of the area will be nice and dry. and, if you are planning on heading out to raymond j stadiums on saturday, and take a look we have temperatures definitely want to stay cool out there. it doesn't begin until 2 pm or 3 pm. and, it is only about 20% chance. we are looking at a good game. a little bit of a different story. the box versus the rams, we will have plenty of heat. and, we will have about a 30% chance of seeing showers are storms. so for this game, you may want but it will not be a washout for sure. we m

emily: some privacy advocates are lobbying the ftc and saying why does the game need more informationuser's location. what is your answer to that? the data provided through the game is associated with the user playing it. as they are out moving around with the phone, the data that is necessary to know where they are and when they are taking action, we can determine if there is a pokemon nearby, if you have captured it. the data is related to facilitating that gameplay. apple it is coming to the watch. how much traffic do you expect it to drive? we are excited to be working with apple. we have a strong relationship with google. we came out of google. to be working with apple. they are doing amazing stuff with the phone and the watch. i am excited about the next generation watch. i think they got a lot right with that. waterproof, brighter screen, faster processing. i cannot wait to get mine. for us, it is a great development. we want you to go outside and play with your kids and friends and not have to look at your phone all the time. the watch is a great technology platform for that.