today's prc is not the soviet bloc of the cold war.ur approach to strategic competition cannot succeed if it is merely a warmed over tactic from 40 years ago. but there is no doubt we are in a strategic competition. the prc is the only nation with the well, and increasingly, the wherewithal to remake the international order by combining its economic, diplomatic, technological, and military capabilities to challenge the stable, open, international system that has done so much for so many for so long. that is why ensuring the united states provides our service members with everything they needed to defend the nation, and our interests has been my highest priority since taking office nearly four years ago. i did so in direct support of secretary austin, who shared my concern over this most consequential competition. of course, competition does not mean conflict. no one should desire the global devastation such a war would bring. instead, we want prc leadership to wake up each day, consider the risks of aggression, and think to themselves,

this means the united states is fair game for the prc and others. and again because there's a modeling and a copycat effect here others including russia and other authoritarian assistants are learning here that borders do not mean a sovereign right to in europe, in the united states, and latin america, this is very dangerous for this is a world where security is not confined to the nationstates. threats are transnational. that is a very real practical implication for american security. taxpayers should care about this not just for security but also because americans want to live in a world where they can trade, do business, go to school, travel all over the world. right? it's inherently and again since jefferson's time this is not new. but the evacuation is at the to if you go around america people are proud of the peace corps cot experiences. the mission abroad. we are deeply international in our mindset. and so to have a world where it's not business. where the rules on the road and the rules of governance, of economic interdependence are being di

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the reason is this is his the prc is going to wanto see more pro-china pro-chis out. as justice srinivasan after there are various ways the prc could create some kind of false flag operation and promote anti-china content not to dictate how americauld think about things to create some trump u justification for military economic action that foreign editor wants to take against us. i don't think arn -- >>hat viewpoint or content still,on't know what the content is going to be but we know joe is bad. >> i think the better classification is to recognize what we're tryingo prevent is no the specific subject matter, specific viewpnt but the technical capability of a foreign adversary nation to use nicu medications jim against us. struggling how covert content manipulation isn't content-based restriction. >> so because -- >> it's hard to the word content. it's kind of hard t avoid the word viewpoint here, isn't? >> i don't dpu is related to content i don't think it reflects congress seeking to set up an advanced what speech we should have reflecting certain views on certain

what is the clash of ideas between us and russia and the prc? adding to the blown -- flash to the bones. but most importantly as a diplomat. this is not competition for competition sake. this is not to be a winner. the clash in the marketplace, there are countries shopping around. about whether it is better to govern through authoritarianism that might makes right as its main approach, but also secures the power, the patronage and economic resources out representing the one model that we do not believe in the united states government is the right model. it does not align with democratic values. it has not been repeatedly agreed upon in the u.s. charter and many other international conventions. this is a reflection of universal rights and considerations that go back to 1925. we are competing over this vision that we think supports people in the world and to achieve opportunities and ultimately allows for greater stability, economic prosperity, and international security. we believe fundamentally democratic governance, it might not be ideal. it mi

from day one, we have focused relentlessly on driving changes needed to outpace the prc and ensure an enduring military advantage. the result has been a more modernized, lethal, agile force across our capabilities, operational concepts, posture, and much more. we needed that focus because the modernization has been rapid, ambitious, and laser focused on us. even as their leadership has openly criticized the pla's fake combat capabilities, perhaps a reference to their challenges with rampant graft. we have been committed to delivering real u.s. military capabilities that are combat credible and open -- cutting edge from the oceans to outer space. today the united states maintains a significant over match in several areas compared to the prc and russia. undersea warfare is a key example. we will keep it that way, even as their navies keep modernizing. our partnership with the u.k. and australia will strengthen our combined power beneath the waves and we aren't reinvigorating america's submarine industrial base to produce at the scale and pace we need. over four years, we have sought to

instead, congress is trying to close off the vulnity of prc access abroad.iends have said it would have been impossible to do this within 270 days. at the outset, obviousere is no impediment to divesting a social mompany. we just saw elon musky x or twitter in autix months from author to completion it with respect to this particular compy think my friends are not well-positioned to complain about the timeline because the yavbeen on notice since that 2020 unless they could satisfy the federal governm's national security concerns, divestiture might be required. event i don't think the court should fault congress trying to balance competing interest here in making sure there was a time for compliance and trying to preserve aesto the platform for americans while taking steps to safeguard against the risk to national security. finally with respect to the question of whether bytedance has taken aconn the prc's demands, there'ence in the record congress consulted to demonstrate that outside of cha tedance has taken action to misappropriate data at the prc's request

the prc's objective is unambiguous. they are preparing for war on the networks of america's businesses, infrastructure. and government agencies. their goals are to prevent the united states from defending its partners and allies by disrupting our ability to project power into the pacific and to weaken america's resolve by causing societal chaos inside the homeland. our response must be equally clear-eyed through a whole of society effort that combines government resources, authorities, and expertise. with private sector innovation, insights and reach all underpinned by the support of the american people. which brings me to a series of recommendations. first, the federal government should continue strengthening and centralizing critical cybersecurity capabilities within cisa, streamlining regulatory oversight of industry and regulating smarter rather than simply more. additionally, the government must fully leverage its tools alongside those of our partners and allies to disrupt and deter adversaries wherever possible. s

tiktok's immense data set would give the prc a powerful tool for harassment, recruitment ands imagine. on top of tt it gives it a weapon for covert operations. and they're speaking to suppress specif tes of viewpoints. it arises from the fact of a foreigned a versery's capacit to secretly manipulate the platform to advance its geopolitical fms in whatever form that kind of covert operation might take. it requires only divestiture tiktok to prevent chinese government control and that divestiture remedy follo a long tradition ofarring foreign control of.s. communication channels. so no matter what level of first amendmen scrutiny denies, this act is tailored to address elling national security millions of americans enjoy expressing themselveon this platformuthe important thing to recognize is the act leaves all of that speech unrestricted once tiktok is free oreign adversary role. thfirst amendment does not bar congress from taking that step to protect our nation's security i welcome the's question. >> is there any difference between content manipulation by a non-u.s. company as opposed

you committed at that time to provide comprehensive responses to any prc recommendations. like to follow-up follow up on that if i may sir. will you provide this committee with a copy of your comprehensive response to each of the prc's recommendations? >> i don't see why in less bears some regulatory reason not to we will submit a responses to the rick atari commission and i'm happy to send you a copy. cynics say you will provide that to us. appreciate it. for each prc recommendation you'll provided detailed explanation as to whether usps will implement the recommendations as well we will answer the responses effectively to what degree will you implement or not including the degree to which you will implement or not implement going forward. same if there's a specific way that we go about answering questions and their legal department deals with it but as a whole whether we submit it or announce publicly what we are going to do at the same time there will be full disclosure and transparency are what we are going to do. >> very good. the postal service is required to provide

to create jobs and economic activity, or do we want it to go into the prc? when we think about the economics of -- i don't think of these as data centers by the way,, i think of them as supercomputer laboratories, to use a cliche like your parents' oldsmobile. the biggest challenge is you have to buy your energy at the front end and then you are ultimately going to sell your compute on the back end. for people investing their money, how long will it take the gulf between buying the electricity and then selling the computer? what you get with the biden administration today, at least on federal land, is trying to shorten the time in between when you get your project shovels in the ground and then going forward. so from that perspective, putting emphasis on the fact that we need to get to a place where we go from thinking big to acting big to ultimately building big. >> we are talking about the first 100 days of the next administration. if this is a signaling exercise, what is a tangible step that the next administration can take in the first one hundred days t

we've also seen china and the prc go after our critical infrastructure with the volt typhoon act. that was extremely dangerous. there was no reason for them to do that just to steal people's data and information. the reason for them to go after that was to control our critical infrastructure for the ability to see if they could shut down a water plant, utility company. that was to cripple our country. so these threats are real. cisa needs to be much more effective. smaller, more nimble to fulfill their mission, to hunt and help harden our nation's critical infrastructure. >> thank you. >> senator scott. >> congratulations on your nomination. i think you will do a great job. i think it's great you are a governor and you bring that expertise to the table. so i just went through a campaign to get reelected. after the butler shooting i asked people. i said raise your hand if you think the acting director of the secret service will tell us what happened? not one person. i said what about secretary mayorkas? he is running hhs, what do you think? homeland security? what do you think? i s

in panama, since 2017 panama switched their relationships from taiwan to the prc, to the people's republica. china has made significant investments, particularly in port infrastructure at either end of the panama canal. and so, you know, i don't underestimate the challenge that china poses tohe the united stas in the region. i just think that this issue of animal sovereignty over the panama canal is existential for the e panamanians. this is critical for their own national identity. and i do use the word bullying because that is a tactic that unfortunately the president elect tends to want to use in trying to negotiate with international partners. and i think in this case it is going to be counterproductive.e and i think the better way of dealing with this is to deal with panama on a narrative of friendship and mutual cooperation here after all, panama has a government that is friendly to the united states. there president is a conservative. he is pro-u.s. the panamanians are generally pro-u.s. panama is critical to the migration issue which is so central to the united states and to the pr

and driving economic, or the prc? and the biggest obstacle when you think of the economics, i don't think of these as data centers, i think of them as super computer laboratories. it's just like the parents oldsmobile to age myself, but you're going to sell on the back end. for people investing their money how long is it going to take to the delta buying the electricity and then telling it to compute. the biden administration from a singling perspective at least on federal line trying to short the time line between when you get your project, shovels in the ground and then the project going forward. so, i think from a singling perspective we put emphasis on the fact that we do need to get to a place where we go from thinking big to acting big, to actually ultimately building big. >> you know, we were talking about the first 100 days of the next administration, this is sort of a signaling exercise, what's the tangible step the next administration can take in the first 100 days to advance on that and make an impact? >> t

so given these concerning trends by the prc to hold our federal networks hostage, do you believe that federal agencies should be required to implement cybersecurity upgrades and maintain the highest cybersecurity standards to protect sensitive or classified data and u.s. citizen information as well? >> well, senator, the mission of cisa, which is the cybersecurity and infrastructure agency, the mission of it is to hunt and harden. it's to find those bad actors and help work with local and state infrastructure critical infrastructure entities so that they can help them be prepared for such cyber attacks, and that they can make sure that they're hardening their systems to protect them in the future, recognizing the vulnerabilities that they have. this has gotten far off mission. they're using their resources in ways that was never intended. the misinformation and disinformation that they have stuck their toe into and meddled with should be refocused back onto what their job is, and that is to support critical infrastructure and to help our local and small businesses and critical infrast

jabbar's younger brother telling k prc he noticed no red flags pick this wasn't the man i knew. father, the son that i knew. >> reporter: as the investigation presses on, security measures on one of the most famous streets in the world are coming under greater scrutiny. in 2019, safety assessment report found the current barrier system on bourbon street does not appear to work and recommended fixing the barriers immediately, warning the two modes of terror attack most likely to be used are vehicle ramming and active shooting. >> we should lockdown the entire area. >> reporter: city officials have defended security measures, even after new graduates were rates. jesse kirsch visited the area hours after bourbon street reopen, reporting only some entrances were fortified with vehicles. >> wide-open. >> reporter: as bourbon street comes back to life, visitors near and far are paying their respects to the 14 lives cut short. among them, nicole perez, a single mom recently promoted at work and matthew tenedorio, on the new orleans pelican steam. 18-year-old nikyra dedeaux was set to s

turn over data and carry out prc directives. realities mean that the chinese government could weaponize tiktok at any time to harm the united states. tiktok collects unprecedented amounts of personal data and as justice sotomayor noted, it's not just about the 170 million american users, but also about their nonuser contacts who might not even be engaging with the platform. that data would be incredibly valuable to the prc. for years, the chinese government has sought to build detailed profiles about americans, where we live and work, who are friends and coworkers are, what our interests are, and what our vices are. tiktok's immense data set would give the prc a powerful tool for harassment, recruitment and espionage. on top of that, the chinese government's control over tiktok gives it a potent weapon for covert influence operations and my friends are wrong to suggested that congress was seeking to suppress specific types of content or specific types of viewpoints. the national security harm arises from the very fact of a forei

turn over data and carry out prc directives. realies mean that the chinese government could weaponize tiktok at any time harm the united states. tiktokollects unprecedented amounts of personal data and as justice sotomayor noted, it's not just about the 170 million american users, but also about their nonuser ntacts who might not even be engaging with the platform. that data would be incredibly valuable to the prc. for years, the chinese government has sought to build detailed profiles about americans, where we live and work, who are friends and coworkers are, what our interests are, and what our vices are. tiktok's immense data set would give the prc a powerful tool for harassment, recruitment and espionage. on top of that, the chinese government's control over tiktok gives it a potent weapon for covert influence operations and my friends are wrong to suggested that congress was seeking to suppress specific types of content or specific types of viewpoints. the national security harm arises from the very fact of a foreign advers

the biggest european security since the end of cold war in our countries have worked to deepen on the prcy shared values. should we have worked to forge together a common vision for the global economy governed by rules of the road. and in so many ways, partnership between us producing results that matter in the lives of our people. i am convinced in the years to come our countries will continue to work together and lead together on the world stage. because of the challenges we face demand our engagement and partnership and cooperation. freedom and opportunity and security to the people entrusted to represent so the work we've been able to do together in the work countries will continue to do together we simply say thank you and share my gratitude and conviction that when our countries are working in cost to elect, there's nothing we can't accomplish. thank you. >> i wanted to, we've been on this trip with you, we first went to south korea and hold up the rest where leaders are annoyed about the decision on he was deal and the far right is on the rise and it's a little chaotic you're going

the biggest european security since the end of cold war in our countries have worked to deepen on the prc and security shared values. should we have worked to forge together a common vision for the global economy governed by rules of the road. and in so many ways, partnership between us producing results that matter in the lives of our people. i am convinced in the years to come our countries will continue to work together and lead together on the world stage. because of the challenges we face demand our engagement and partnership and cooperation. freedom and opportunity and security to the people entrusted to represent so the work we've been able to do together in the work countries will continue to do together we simply say thank you and share my gratitude and conviction that when our countries are working in cost to elect, there's nothing we can't accomplish. thank you. >> i wanted to, we've been on this trip with you, we first went to south korea and hold up the rest where leaders are annoyed about the decision on he was deal and the far right is on the rise and it's a little chaotic

articulate in any detail a strategic vision for dealing with the gravest long—term threat emanating from the prc's republic of china. what i think this does is it underlines the power of donald trump over the republican party that he can get so controversial a nominee as pete hegseth through albeit absolutely tiny margin. we have any detail of what kind of defence secretary pete hegseth would to be? we defence secretary pete hegseth would to be?— defence secretary pete hegseth would to be? ~ ~ ., , , , would to be? we know trump sees him as a disruptor_ would to be? we know trump sees him as a disruptor but _ him as a disruptor but disruption comes in many different forms.— disruption comes in many different forms. this is a man who will be — different forms. this is a man who will be an _ different forms. this is a man who will be an instrument - different forms. this is a man who will be an instrument ofl who will be an instrument of change in a department donald trump long railed against. and long been suspicious of, his former defence secretary had his portrait removed atjust a couple days a

they are steps toward increase respect and dignity for the people that stay here at the prc. the lobby of the shelter was also remodeled. the groups, called home first, says a $150,000 donation funded this renovation, which is what the nonprofit calls a better overall experience. up next, a resume left on a printer triggers a lawsuit against apple. the company is being accused of not paying women fairly. we're going to break down the case for you. also, a program in the south bay that makes it a little easier to take care of your pets. we'll show you how it works. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking that chance of rain this weekend. i'll have the updated timeline coming up in a few minutes. ahead, for us corporations weighing whether to roll back their diversity and inclusion programs in the trump era. plus, with a resentencing hearing drawing closer, we speak to a close relative to the menendez brothers about their new concerns. when we i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's t

last point i would make, is that the prc is facing some stiff economic headwinds. it seems to me that a big part of their solution to those headwinds is to try to overproduce in key sectors, to flood the market with cheap goods that undercut american workers and undercut our supply chain resilience by maintaining a chokehold in key supply chains. and we need to continue to work to ensure that we are standing up to that and bring a bunch of other countries on board with us. it is a dirty me that just in the last couple years not only the -- it is interesting to me, not only the e.u. in mexico but turkiye has taken steps to fortify the markets against chinese overcapacity. this has to be an ongoing effort as we look out to the coming years because when we are flanked by strong i allies and partners and contending with china, we are much better off than being able to push back against the excesses. final thing i would say. there are areas where it is in our mutual interest to work together with china. and one of those to stop the flow of precursor chemicals with respe

they are steps toward increase respect and dignity for the people that stay here at the prc, a $150,000 donation funded that renovation. the nonprofit says it will provide a better overall experience. did you see it? space x rocket launched from the vandenberg air force station near santa barbara this morning, and some of our viewers reported seeing this glow throughout the bay area. this is time lapse video taken in sonoma, as the falcon nine rocket made its way up through the earth's atmosphere. the exhaust plume, like the one you see here, can be visible for hundreds of miles if the skies are clear. rocket dropped off 23 starlink satellites into earth's low orbit. and i was going to say it's just so exciting. we had so many years where the space program was quiet. it's just it's nice to see, you know, action. it's nice to see action. and it's great that it was actually clear out that people were actually able to see that glow. yeah, completely. and you can see on storm ranger right now we're continuing to see some dry conditions. but that's going to change as we head through this wee

impact what's the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war notably by the prc and are shared values. with the indo pacific partners and hope it will continue. including strengthening the freedomof navigation in the reg. we have also worked to forge together a common vision for the global economy. one covered by rules of the road. we have invested in our capacity we stood up against chinese overcapacity and unfair trade practices be diversified supply chain to reduce reliance on beijing. in so many other ways this partnership between us is producing results results that matter that make a difference in the lives of our people. i am convinced that in the years to come our countries will continue to work together lead together on the world stage. not out of convenience, not out of charity but because the challenges we face demand our engagement. demand our partnership. demand our cooperation. we will confront the changing world as we always have. greater freedom, greater opportunity, greater security to the people we are entrusted to represent. and so for that for

the prc hacked our treasury department. continue it's been described as the worst tele-come hack in u.s. hurt. deployed ships to the south china sea to harass our allies in their own territory waters simulated naval blockade the japanese islands the first time. conducted the largest naval drills in decades starting taiwan and broader western pacific. revealed new mobile piers suitable for a taiwan invasion and advanced aircraft and launched the largest am fix you don't say war ship and allowed iran to draw down and ship 3 billion barrels of oil from china. it's obvious he's positions in preparation for war. directed military to prepare to take taiwan in 2027 and folks that's two years. it's true he will invade in 2027 and the also true it's not predetermined. but it should be very concerning to all of us he's given this military that direction. because time and time again, dictators tell people what they're going to do and then they go out and try and do it. the only thing dictators respond to is force, strength, peace thro

the people who have played by the rules are being treated as if they are trying to fund chips to the prcthe opposite. they have done everything the government wants and it's time for the government to come out and explain why jensen huang is doing what is wrong. he is doing the most to advance us as a country when it comes to technology. all right, musk? those two -- i am upset about this. >> [ laughter ] >> january 7th came and they are still issuing things? >> he did, jim, knocked down the quantum name a few days ago with his comments. and now you've got this microsoft blog and nvidia today announcing a quantum date in march. >> that's good. great. quantum -- i don't know. i am busy trying to figure out what jensen huang will do with quantum. i love the people at microsoft but the idea this is quantum's hour? it is easy to say it so i will say it. the problem isn't commercial. there isn't anyone who thinks the company is currently trading our commercial companies. >> speaking of -- speaking of china -- yes, the quantum names are up again. speaking of china, guys, we may hear very soon

we have also seen china and the prc go after our critical infrastructure with the ball typhoon hacked, and that was extreme lead dangerous because there was no reason for them to do that, just to steal people's data and information. the reason for them to go after that was to control our critical infrastructure, the ability to see if they could shut down a water plant, a utility company. that was to cripple our country. these threats are real. cisa needs to be more effective, smaller, more nimble, to really fulfill their mission, which is to hunt and help harden our nation's critical infrastructure. chair paul: senator scott? sen. scott: governor noem, congratulations on your nomination. i think you are going to do a great job. i think it is great that you are a governor and you bring the expertise to the table. i just went through the campaign to get reelected. it was after the butler shooting. at all my events, i said raise your hand if you think the acting director of the secret service is going to tell us what happened. not one person. i said, what about secretary mayorkas? he is

to counter prc influence.and i think you and i are on the same page as it relates to what to do next. my own judgment, and then you can tell me if you agree with this, is that to the degree extent that we want to engage in muscular diplomacy, muscular foreign policy, muscular defense policy, it's not actually in our interest to recede away from all of these u.n. bodies and obviously senator lee and i probably disagree about the u.n. itself and some of the policies that it's made. but i think that we would be cutting off our nose to spite our face if we just go away from these international convenings. so, because china is not going to go away. they're trying to run the meetings. to the extent that we withdraw. i know that paris is a done deal, fair enough, elections and consequences and all that, but i'm worried that we're going to get out of the room and relegate to observer status and wonder why we're losing the battle in the room and want to know if you are committed to staying in those rooms, to fighting f

worked to deepen euro-atlantic and atlantic-pacific convergence -- notably, on the threat posed by the prc to our shared security and to our shared values. we welcome france's expanded engagement with indo-pacific partners and hope it will continue, including by strengthening, for example, freedom of navigation in the region. we've also worked to forge together a common vision for the global economy, one that is governed by rules of the road. we've invested in our collective productive capacity. we've stood up against chinese over-capacity and unfair trade practices. we've diversified our supply chains to reduce reliance on beijing. in these and so many other ways, this partnership between us is producing results -- results that matter, that will make a difference in the lives of our people. and i'm convinced that in the years to come, our countries will continue to work together and to lead together on the world stage -- not out of convenience, not out of charity, but because the challenges we face demand our engagement, demand our partnership, demand our cooperation. we'll confront a cha

the prc, there's no time like the present to sell out. sell out. they will get more money now than if they wait mark zuckerberg to eviscerate tiktok. the ban remains, which is what this competitor and game hunter will do. there's a bull market somewhere. i will find it. see you next time. steven palladino runs a family ice cream shop and is trusted by his tight-knit boston neighbors. >> they loved him. he was the pillar of the community. >> narrator: he even lets his close friends in on a great money-making idea. >> he ran a multimillion-dollar financial business out of a small office over an ice cream store. >> narrator: but palladino is hiding a dark secret. >> i want to talk to you about viking financial. >> investors in viking now wonder if this is a mini madoff situation. >> he needs to answer where our money is. >> there's so much greed in this case, so much money.