west virginia senator jay rockefeller cheers the congress committee. >> forget the fact that we're starting our votes at a much earlier time than i thought. but i have an opening statement which i just want to give so much, even though the chairman isn't here, but our two newest members are and we're very proud of that. and then--julius, i'm breaking all rules, i'm going to give my statement for the first time they had nine members. 15 members. they had all their members there. which has nothing to do with this. anyway, the -- these two congressmen are wonderful additions to the board and this hearing follows on the heels of a hearing we had a few weeks ago that exploited the future of video and how it's migrated from one platform to another. such migration is not limited however just to video. it's occurring across the communications landscape. we all need to be giving serious thought to how our communications laws are protecting consumers' basic rights in light of these changes. but i would be remiss if i did not start with acknowledging that you have accomplished on the commission, compr

the chairman of the senate commerce committee, senator jay rockefeller had this to say. >> these are huge nominations come and they have a fast effect on the future of the country for better or for worse. i think it's hard to overstate the importance of this federal communications commission and its reach. >> here to discuss the nominations and the confirmations of the two fcc commissioners are two very well-known technology reporters, cecilia come amy shots with the "wall street journal." amy schatz, senator rockefeller seemed to hit this part of this was important and these nominations were important. what was his goal with that? >> welcome jessica worked with him the past five years so he had a vested interest in this in a way that was the senate commerce committee chairman really don't but what you're looking at is that the really do want to have people in the commission it's harder for that place to find a consensus on things and you only have three bodies there so when you were looking at doing mergers or anything like it, you would like to have people in there so this has been

founded in 1991 by democratic senator jay rockefeller of west virginia. >> i'm with the alliance for health reform. first of all, the word from senator rockefeller, bob graham and rest of our board of directors, but a word of thanks for everybody who began their post-holiday work periods, per say here in washington, developing into one of the toughest and naughtiest problems that health care faces, which, of course, is health care costs. and we're going to talk today about two of the most prominent aspects of that. that is, chronic care for chronic conditions, and the role of technology in health care costs. i want to thank, first of all, our friends at the kaiser family foundation, diane roland and her colleagues for not only helping to support and sponsor this series, but offering us this wonderful facility in which to have the discussion. you'll notice that we've configured the seats, those of you who were here for the first of this three briefing series, in a way that we hope will encourage everyone around the table, and i see a lot of eluft tr illustrious faces around the table

the chairman of the senate commerce committee, senator jay rockefeller, had this to say. >> these are huge nominations, and they have vast effect on the future of our country. for better or for worse. i think it's hard to overstate the importance of the federal communications commission and its reach. >> host: well, here to discuss the nominations and the confirmations of the two new fcc commissioners are two very well known be technology reporters, cecilia kang with "the washington post," amy schatz with "the wall street journal." amy schatz, senator rockefeller seemed to hit this really hard, that this was very important and that these nominations were important. what was his goal with that? >> guest: well, jessica has worked for him for the past five years, so i think he had a vested interest in this in a way that most senate commerce committee chairmen don't. they really want to have five people at this commission because it's a hot harder to find consensus when you've only got three bodies there. when you're looking at doing mergers, you'd like to have five people in there. this

the alliance was founded in 1991 by democratic senator jay rockefeller of west virginia. during this break we'll take a look at some earlier comments on how medical costs break down. >> there's the contrast to marcus well:. that is a proton beam their. chamber. it's:. that is a proton beam their. chamber. it. that is a proton beam their. chamber. itb. that is a proton beam their. chamber. ity. that is a proton beam their. chamber. it's somewhat controversial but one thing you can be sure about is, it's expensive. so you know, it's always interesting to know how these things work. here's a nice schematic. you can see that there are these various gantries to treat patients. the real power source, of course, is money. if we didn't have big demand for this kind of technology, we wouldn't spend the money. it's the money that drives the system.

since you mentioned the impact on this side of the atlantic, senator jay rockefeller has sent a letterce whether any americans were involved in any of the hacking that went on in any of these news corps properties. do you think this will reverberate in the united states or pretty asch british scandal and a british story at this stage of the game? >> it has reverberated some point in the states and surprised in a way it hasn't so far. the rockefeller letter i think is a significant move but doubt whether the evidence exists to london, very specific around one or two of the murdoch papers is actually gonna be able to deliver anything concrete there. so, in a way it will -- i think it will take a separate kind of spike of momentum here to really push the story on. but the disruption to the heart of the murdoch family is really the key thing now. >> all right. this is story, doesn't seem to go away for murdoch and news corps. emily bell, you are certainly fit to appear on this program. thank you for helping us walk through this morning. >>> a presidential biographer finds an old virginia g

west virginia senator jay rockefeller is asking lord levenson who is leading the investigation into newsorp. whether he has uncovered any evidence american citizens were victimized. and at sotheby's tonight, an auction of major paintings from the late ted forceman's collection. but the lead work is the scream. bertha that coombs is waiting for the hammer to fall. what is the latest buzz? >> probably going to happen within the next 15 minutes or so, the scream. this is one of four versions secreted by edvard munch. it dates back to 1895, the last one in private hands. a number of art aficionados expected. this one could well set a record. the sculpture holds the record for an art piece at over $104 million. a hammer price above $90 million once you add in that commission would get us there back. we'll be back once the hammer comes down. >> thanks, bertha. i wish i had an extra 90 million or so to spare. >>> all the bank ceos met in new york with fed president to talk the banks' concerns about dodd/frank may impact international competitiveness. the bank statement says fed officials did no

senator jay rockefeller of west virginia has written to the uk lead of an inquiry into the con dublg duct of the british press. he wants evidence that troubling and criminal conduct had occurred in the uts or involved u.s. citizens. this is getting political. now -- >> over the years, i've watched a lot of things jay has said and done. and i've never really been able -- i like the name and that he's a rockefeller and he's a democrat. >> uk and the way they do media in general -- >> when did rockefeller decide to go to west virginia and why? >> lower taxes? >> right. anyway, coming up, a live report from beijing. geithner and clinton are on a mission there. and then tomorrow, becky will join us there omaha. warren buffett facing shareholders there. and then monday he will join us live for three hours starting at 6:00 eastern. [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator... [ ma

are seeing now is it is finally some effort on american politicians to get involved, as senator jay rockefeller, the chairman of the senate commerce committee sent a letter to the inquirery asking they share information as to whether or not there has been wrong doing at home. host: our guests here, jon swain, and melanie sloan. of course we are focusing on the phone hacking situation in great britain. our phone lines are open. you can join us on twitter or facebook or send us an email. david is on the phone, he's been waiting from north carolina. the republican line, good morning to you dave. caller: yes, sir, i do believe there's a problem with the way they work together up there in the media in washington. but when you try to stifle somebody for their, you know, if their ugly or whatever you're saying, well i believe, i'm not a felon, but i believe they should have the right to vote too. you can't stifle somebody whose right to broadcast an opinion. host: more of a comment rather than a question. we'll go to jeff who's on the phone from massachusetts. good morning, jeff. caller: good morning,

senator jay rockefeller shares this 90 minute hearing. >> good morning and afternoon, and i apologize for being five minutes late. every day, tens of millions of americans go online to search for information. they want to shop and pay their bills, or they are accessing social networks. to state the yuppie scum of the internet has transformed every aspect of our lives. what is less obvious is the level of information that is collected about us each time we visit a website or watch a video or send an e-mail or make a purchase. consumers have had no choice. people trust that it is safe, secure and will be used appropriately. but the incentive to misuse consumer information is very great. a consumer's personal information is the currency, in fact, of the web. the value of this dollar has created untold riches for those who have successfully harnessed it. this is not necessarily bad, as it enables enormous amount of content to be accessed, and allows companies to access services for free. but unfettered collection of consumers online data poses a very significant risk. right now, consumers

jay: james morrison. and jimmy fallon happening [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, wow! that's beautiful. beautiful new york city crowd. thank you, guys. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon", everybody. we're going to have a fun show tonight. i know that for a fact. we have some huge, huge business news. i heard this. it was just announced that more than 330 million shares of facebook stock will be sold later this month. it's great. now you can own a piece of the website that completely owns you. [ laughter ] big weekend. tomorrow is cinco de mayo and the kentucky derby, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] yep, or as stupid hats call it, go time. [ laughter ] yeah, it's both cinco de mayo and the kentucky derby, so if you want to combine your love of mexico and your love of horses,

jay leno, right [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] well, that must have been just you know, all this -- jimmy fallon's happening [ cheers an >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. some huge, huge political news today. barack obama became the first u.s. president to endorse same-sex marriage. [ cheers and applause ] not to be confused with bill clinton, who is the first president to endure a no-sex marriage. [ laughter ] there two different -- that's right. obama says he thinks same-sex marriage should be legal. then he said "okay, now where's my show on bravo." [ laughter ] speaking of president obama, in last night's west virginia primary, there was a prison inmate on the ballot who actually beat obama in several counties. [ laughter ] he made a popular campaign promise, cracking down on bitches who be snitchin'. [ laughter ] that's what he said. he's going to crack down o

senator chuck schumer of new york, and, of course, my senior senator from west virginia, senator jay rockefeller. i also want to thank governor tomlin and congressman nick rahall for their tireless work on this issue, aas long as with congressman vern buchanan of florida, who's doing excellent work to end the pill mills. as we all know, last night's vote gives this amendment a solid step forward, but there is much work remaining to give our communities the right tools to fight this epidemic. that's because all too often, we all hear stories like this one, in which the ohio county substance abuse prevention coalition in my state shared with me. a young boy was injured and was prescribed prescription painkillers containing hydrocodon't. after the injury, he began using the opiates with the other teens in his school. they began by taking pills and event way by -- eventually by graduation, snorting the pills on a daily basis. one day he was convinced by a friend to try i.v. use. he was married, he was able to hold down a job until he began using it through i.v. his wife was addicted to painkillers a