robocalls are a scourge. it's the number one complaint that we hear from consumers on a daily basis. over 200,000 calls a year into the fcc, or into our web-based consumer assistance platform, to talk about this problem and complained about how consumers are being abused. americans have a right to be fed up with this scourge. it's an invasion of privacy, and it is rife with fraud and identity theft. and the problem is that the bad guys are beating the good guys with technology right now. voice over internet protocol, calls from scammers in foreign countries rely on networks, that are not ready to deal with them. the ability to spoof a legitimate phone number is the downside to a digital environment. but i also want to go back and reiterate that this isn't just a network problem. this is a community problem. this has to do with those who run, build and operate networks, those who build and operate equipment, those who build and operate services and that's why it's significant that you will all collectively her

for the robocalls? should the fcc take more enforcement action against unscrupulous telemarketters and known robocallers, given the tens of thousands of complaints we receive from consumers each month? how can we make it easier for consumers to tell us about the robocalls that they receive and to make it easier for our enforcement bureau to track down and shut down some of those fraudulent robocallers? would it be help tolve carve out -- helpful to carve out a safe harbor for telephone companies seeking to provide call blocking for their customers? with this encourage innovation in the space? would creating a reassigned numbers database allow callers to avoid dialing wrong numbers by mistake? and would granting the petition of 51 consumer advocacy organizations to overturn the fcc-created exemption for federal contractors, close a potential loophole in our robocalling regulation? for my part, i hope that

on robocalling. and the app that was one of the winners of that challenge, which was called nomorobo has now stopped over 126 million robocalls. it's one of the leading anti-robocalling apps that we have in the united states. second, the alliance for telecommunications industry solutions, the session initiation protocol forum and the internet engineer task forces secure telephone identity revisited working group have been developing standards to reduce illegitimate caller i.d. spoofing. which all will help consumers be able to identify and to avoid fraudulent robocalls. in fact, spoofing is, a, if not the critical input that enables robocalling. so i think the work of these dedicated experts in particular is critical. last but certainly not least, i want to express my appreciation to all of you, to the industry participates -- participants, who are here today to form the task force. and especially to at&t and our chairman, randall stephenson, for leading the charge. your efforts will help end, hopefu

on robocalling. and the app that was one of the winners of that challenge, which was called nomorobo has now stopped over 126 million robocalls. it's one of the leading anti-robocalling apps that we have in the united states. second, the alliance for telecommunications industry solutions, the session initiation protocol forum, and the internet engineer task forces secure telephone identity revisited working group have been developing standards to reduce illegitimate caller i.d. spoofing. which all will help consumers be able to identify and to avoid fraudulent robocalls. in fact, spoofing is, a, if not the critical input that enables robocalling. so i think the work of these dedicated experts in particular is critical. last but certainly not least, i want to express my appreciation to all of you, to the industry participants, who are here today to form the task force. and especially to at&t and our chairman, randall stephenson, for leading the charge. your efforts will help end, hopefully, this scour

irs robocall are a ischium.t is the number-one complaint from the consumers complained by a the sec and former senator from south carolina and i had the pleasure of meeting with last year said he would call them discourage of civilization that is an understatement if anything. now the enduring dislike of these robocall inspires some work we are gathered here for inaugural meeting of the strike force it has an appropriately intimidating name and according to the charge trying to develop ways to prevent detect and filter the unwanted calls i want to commend those who have rolled up their sleeves to commit to solve this problem. number of people and organizations have already put sweat equity into this effort and deserve to be recognized. the ftc, 2013 robocall challenge focused on the attention of robo calls and one of the winners has now stopped over 126 million robocall second the alliance for telecommunication industries, of the protocol from or the internet engineering task force working group had been develop

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narrowly of the robocall strike force organize by the u.s.ent to develop tools to stop the calls. they hope to develop a standard to block calls from a list of spoofer phone numbers them fcc has not banned ail robocalls because it sees some value in them. the strike force will record to fcc in october. >> nasa hopes to test out commerce. the space agency is taking ideas from private companies to possibly set up a marketplace in space. so far there have been 11 ideas mitted. nasa would not say what but there are ideas coming forward that scientists never imagined. now the budget does not allow nasa to implement any ideas. hmm. starbucks in space? >>> up next at 6:00, a cool finish to the weekend. meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the forecast. >> the giants cannot get out of their own way after back-to-back wins against the mets, jake peavy was let up by a man named ♪ >> lots to hear and see and eat at arts' soul oakland. we were at franco gala plaza for the owning lean tradition. crafts people sold some creations. in case you missed the

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it's unbelievable. >> so what does protection from robocalls cost?l the major carriers and fcc are currently hashing that out. aaron foss' nomo robo costs nothing to install. and the nomo robo a.m. goes for $5 a month. >> sound like a bargain. thanks, jim. >> when we come back, pitch perfect. ♪ >>> hurricane earl is pouring heavy rain on the coast of honduras. expected to hit belize tonight as a category i before heading to mexico. earl is no threat to the united states. >> baseball fans in baltimore witnessed a remarkable athletic display. 9 year oelz zbrchlt-year-old 9-year-old, zion harvey. he lost his hand and feet to an infection at age 2. last year he became the youngest recipient of double hand transplant. after the surgery he told us he had a message for other kids who face challenges. >> i just want to say this -- never give up on your dream. it will come true. >> zion harvey, a role model at 9 years old. >> coming up next -- the leaning tower of san francisco. ♪ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,$8drw >>> we end to night with a million dollar listing. luxury

narrowly of the robocall strike force organize by the u.s.ent to develop tools to stop the calls. they hope to develop a standard to block calls from a list of spoofer phone numbers them fcc has not banned ail robocalls because it sees some value in them. the strike force will record to fcc in october. >> nasa hopes to test out commerce. the space agency is taking ideas from private companies to possibly set up a marketplace in space. so far there have been 11 ideas mitted. nasa would not say what but there are ideas coming forward that scientists never imagined. now the budget does not allow nasa to implement any ideas. hmm. starbucks in space? >>> up next at 6:00, a cool finish to the weekend. meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the forecast. >> the giants cannot get out of their own way after back-to-back wins against the mets, jake peavy was let up by a i'm hall of famer jerry west and my life is basketball. but that doesn't stop my afib from leaving me at a higher risk of stroke. that'd be devastating. i took warfarin for over 15 yea

. >> a solution to permanently get rid of dangerous robocalls, technology is the reason they exist. now newer technology is trying to end them. leslie brinkley reports. >> robocalls were confined to land lines. >> we got a lot of calls we would have to hang up often say sorry we not interested and we used our cell phones and did an with our home found. >> now the calls are popping up on cell phones, too, and it is against to call with a consumer message in they are on the do not call list established in 2003. >> the law is largely irrelevant in there are ways to bracket and not be able to be caught. the only we to solve this problem is to use technology that can block the calls or make sure who it is so the law can be enforced. so the fcc has a new robocall strategic force a high level task force partnering with the power of big companies lick apple and google and microsoft and at&t. >> this strange force will meet in october to come up with ways to use technology to thwart the scam artists and toll markets spoofing their way into getting up to answer calls offer ten from foreign co

ben: a major crackdown on robocalls. some of the biggest tech, cable , google, apple and comcast joining forces to give customers more control over incoming calls. last month, the head of the fcc sent letters to industry executives urging them to come up with solutions to the robocall epidemic which is the number one complaint from consumers. they hope the new robocall strike force will come up with new ways to combat the problem. twitter unveiled two new settings today. one modifies its notification settings to let users see only notifications of those they follow. the other is a quality filter that twitter says can improve by filtering out duplicate tweets or content that is automated. heather: a group of neighbors in indiana is credited with helping capture a drunk driver. the 31-year-old is accused of hitting a porch then driving through the side of another home. two children in that home were hurt and taken to the e.r. with head injuries. the driver tried to run from the scene but neighbors chased and tackled him. >

now that is protected. >> no more robocalls come to the phone? >> correct. ring once on this phone and stops. >> which is going to make aaron foss one popular guy. >> first started answering 1,000 calls an hour. now answering 39,000 calls an hour. >> nomo robo answers 39,000 calls an hour. >> yeah, it's crazy. it's unbelievable. >> so what does protection from robocalls cost? are currently hashing that out. aaron foss' nomo robo costs nothing to install. and the nomo robo app goes for $5 a month. >> sound like a bargain. thanks, jim. >> when we come back, pitch perfect. >>> hurricane earl is pouring heavy rain on the coast of honduras. expected to hit belize tonight earl is no threat to the united states. >> baseball fans in baltimore witnessed a remarkable athletic display. 9-year-old, zion harvey. threw the ceremonial first pitch last night at the game. zion lost his hands and feet to an infection at age 2. last year he became the youngest recipient of double hand transplant. after the surgery he told us he had a message for other kids who face challenges.

some robocalls break the law by ignoring the do not call registry.the f-c-c says the calls are the number one complaint they hear from customers. coming up:healing in sherman park:how the community is continuing to recover-- a week after the milwaukee neighborhood-- erupted in violent protest.plus...when a packers-- favorite ?could be ready for game-day action after being sidelined for a year with an injury!more live next at 5-30: plus...trekking-- to tokyo in 20-20. your ?first look? at the location for the ?next summer olympic games- and the two ?major cities-- japan beat out-- to become a ?host city. and later...fresh out of high school-- and looking for work? why you ?might want to skip that gap year-- and focus on you're watching live at daybreak on today's tmj4. i'm susan kim.and i'm vince vitrano. let's start with a check of weather and traffic together... after a rainy and humid saturday, yesterday was finally cooler and comfortable 70s, and scattered brief downpours. compared to the past 3 weeks, this morning is actually cool with lows in the low to mid 50s under a clear sky. tod

the government to form a robocall strike force. they're trying to come up with a control over the calls. rides and self-driving cars in pittsburgh. >> and t-mobile wants to offer only one option that will cost you 70 bucks a month. it including unlimited calls, text and data. and you must enroll in auto pay. >>> forget the neck pillow. there's a new way to get sleep and it's called the nod pod. it costs about 30 bucks on kick starter. >>> good news for anybody who has ever been teased. apparently, taller people may have more health problems. >> uh-oh, i have a problem then. on radar, some showers and thunderstorms right around the >>> tonight a new study finds cracking your knuckles is actually great. researchers looked at the ultrasounds of 400 knuckles to find out what is going on inside a joint that's being cracked. those who cracked their knuckles had increased flexibility. when you crack a knuckle, you pull apart two surfaces. >>> all the people have more reasons to worry about their health. melanoma, fibroid, colon, seen in t

the goal is to create a free service to block robocalls for all customers. >> robocalls are a scourge from consumers on a daily basis. >> the strike force will present its plan to the fcc in mid-october. comcast, which is the parent company of nbc 10, is part of that coalition. >>> they have captured the hearts of little girls at the expense of their parents' wallets. full disclosure here, i was one of those little girls who wore down my parents to get an american girl doll. this latest historical doll is bringing history to life in detroit. 9-year-old melody elison is an aspiring singer from motown who finds her voice in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. and guess what, parents, the american girl store will open next month at the king of prussia mall ahead of the holiday shopping season. but the store is just a temporary pop-up. the dolls are scheduled to leave town by january 31st. >>> i'm jacqueline london live in rio. there was a stunning loss for the athletes today. who won gold and who's leaving the olympic games heart broken. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car do

under the new law, the government can place three robocalls a month but can only call between 8:00 ins for all bill collectors and the calls must also give you the option of opting out from future robocalls, the little bit of good news. >>> there are sobering results out from a new career builder survey that looked at american wa wagers. it found 3 out of 4 american workers say they occasionally live paycheck to paycheck. they found 66% of americans who made minimum wage could not make ends meet. half of those surveys said they had to work more than one job just to cover monthly bills. two-thirds of employers responded they support raising the minimum wage to at least 10 puc bucks an hour. >>> the nation's largest drugstore chain is rolling out an app that will make shopping a one step process. the new cvs mobile app will allow customers to pay for products and pick up prescriptions and earn loyalty rewards done easily. all they need to do is put their payment information and personal information into the app and check out by simply scanning a code at the register. cvs does not curren

./// ( >>> .the biggest tech, cable and telecom companies are moving to block robocallers. apple, google, microsoft, comcast and verizon are among dozens of companies participating in a "robocall strike force" meeting in washington. the group and the head of the f-c-c are working to provide customers more control over incoming calls. robocalls are currently the number one complaint the fcc receives from consumers./// ((paul joncich)) >>> coming up on the valley's news leader... leader... from tragedy to a new chance at life.... ((christianne klein)) >> we'll introduce you to the vietnam veteran who nearly lost it all.. and the metro officers who saved him.. and saved another life in the process. and ahead at 11... meet the artist behind the naked trump statues we just told you about. he's from las vegas... he tells us where his inspiration for the piece came from... and the crazy impact it's having on his life already./// <<< news music voice over: "now, attempting suicide, a vietnam war veteran is starting to heal... but what's really remarkable is how ron cole's personal

. >> rose: a solution to those annoying robocalls. no more robocalls come to this phone, ever? >> this will ring once on your phone if this is in your house and then stops. >> rose: and there is a lien on this luxury apartment building. >> it's leaning 15 inches out towards the west. >> rose: and it's sinking, too. >> there's no one that can assure us that it's going to

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. >>> a new effort to block robocalls. it's part of the robocall strike force. it's the biggest complaint that the fcc receives. more control over the incoming calls. the companies have 60 days to come up with a solution. >>> still ahead, what sets this florida high school varsity coach apart from the rest in her sport? tk has that answer next in >> hello, folks. it appears the side bar olympics shenanigans of ryan lochte is over. the 32-year-old man childish you'd app apology for the lies even though he never went that far. lochte said he should have been more careful and candid about what happened. the situation could have and should have been avoided. he accepts responsibility and under the sun connected with the olympics, including his sponsors. lochte also insinuated he interpreted the payment for damages as a shake-down, saying it was traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country with a language barrier and have a stranger point a gun at and you demand money for you to leave. he never gave the police chief what he wanted and that was a pu

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kathy: tech, phone, and cable companies are joining forces against a common pest, robocalls. apple, google, microsoft, comcast, and verizon are among dozens of companies participating in a robocall strike force meeting in washington. the companies and the fcc are working to provide a more effective way to block unwanted not call list restrictions. meanwhile, twitter has a new tool to help block harassment. twitter users can now limit notifications only to people they follow. it can also help block duplicate tweets and automated content. the new filter is now available. you just have to turn it on. joyce: looking ahead to events going on in our area tomorrow. check out the best of indian food and culture from 11:00 until 9:00. this is the fourth year for the event. tomorrow and sunday, check out the first milwaukee women's film festival. all of the movies are either directed by women or feature at least one woman as a central character. the films will be screened at the underground collaborative at grand avenue mall. you'll find more information on our website, wisn.com. and t

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the law states if you ask a robocaller to stop calling your cell, they must so or you could be titled from 100 cal. i'm jackie callaway, taking action for you. >>> and we know that you want answers about the issues facing all of us here in the tampa bay area as part of our continuing commitment to take action for you, we have set up a way for you to let us know what you're wondering about. go on to abcactionnews.com, look for the story on kohl's robocalls under the taking action tab and let us know what you want us to answer for you. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc >> and i have a good question for denis phillips right now. i have been reading about swedish fish oreos on your facebook page. >> facebook has been ablaze today with the perseid meteor showers and swedish fish oreos. i have not tried them. i will show you a picture in a second. we have been talking a lot about the perseid meteor showers. that goes on later on tonight. it has couple days. the best time to see them, between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. you can see why there may be issues, the clouds. this i

. >> rose: a solution to those annoying robocalls. no more robocalls come to this phone, ever? >> this will ring once on your phone if this is in your house and then stops. >> rose: and there is a lien on this luxury apartment building. >> it's leaning 15 inches out towards the west. >> rose: and it's sinking, too. >> there's no one that can assure us that it's going to

. >> rose: a solution to those annoying robocalls. no more robocalls come to this phone, ever?is will ring once on your phone if this is in your house and then stops. >> rose: and there is a lean on this luxury apartment building. >> it's leaning 15 inches out towards the west. >> rose: and it's sinking, too. >> there's no one that can as

. >> rose: a solution to those annoying robocalls. no more robocalls come to this phone, ever?is will ring once on your phone if this is in your house and then stops. >> rose: and there is a lien on this luxury apartment building. >> it's leaning 15 inches out towards the west. >> rose: and it's sinking, too. >> there's no one that can assure us that it's going to stop.

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. >>> good news about the annoying robocalls. the biggest tech and telecom companies are working to block your number. apple, comcast, verizon are taking part in a robocall strike force working with the fcc to incoming calls. they are the number one complaint that the fcc receives from consumers. >>> twitter is rolling out new features. everyone has the ability to limit notifications to people they follow on mobile and twitter.com. that will be helpful for blocking harassment. they are adding a quality filter that can filter out content that appears to be spam. >>> still ahead this morning, a marriage proposal that had many looking at tampa bay's skyline. that story is next. >> you're watching news channel 8 today at 7:53. >>> all right. love was in the air in tampa last night. did you catch it? two important light shows in downtown. one put on by moesh nature -- mother nature and the other by spencer that said will you marry me rosie. rosie and her family and friend were all across the street at a loft. you can pet the -- bet th

apple, google, microsoft, comcast, verizon among dozens of companies taking part in a robocall strike force meeting in washington. they are working with the fcc to give customers more control over incoming calls. they are currently the number one complaint the fcc receives from consumers. >>> still ahead on 8 today, the mariners proposal that had many looking at tampa's skyline. >> plus, three new movies vie for in weekend's top spot in the box office. a preview of what is showing in theaters next. >> this is news channel 8 this >>> looking at the box office analysts movies from last weekend, suicide squad and sausage party to depend off challengers. david daniel has a closer look. >> then her is looking for define intervention. the $100 million remake is getting debut with just 10 to $15 million. the producers a rallies christian and faith-based audiences to give it up to $20 million. they want to dethrown suicide kings. >> miler teller and jonah hills star in wars dog. the comedy is getting good reviews and box weekend of 12 to $15 million. >> i use magic to tell stories. >> if you

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there's a new plan forever hang up on most robocallers the very first thing it says do you want to be put on our do-not-call list. >> we live in a digital age if it seems like your cell phone is now receiving more robo calls than ever before regulatory agencies will probably tell you that makes sense. >> this is the number one complaint they have gotten 10 years ago that just manages the end robocall campaign. he sticks people lose almost $350 million every year to telephone scams. many of them executed through only a series of recorded messages. telemarketers can buy lists of numbers if they like but they can also buy software to cycle through millions of random combinations of numbers to reach even more of us. >> that's one of the big reasons why we have seen such an increase that the >> reporter: a bill known as the robocop act would force consumers -- until congress passes that or something like that into law our cell phones seem destine to receive 18 creasing number of calls from robots reaching out for unknown numbers. few of which call with a legitimate offer or piece of inform

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. >> don't you hate the annoy robocalls? new, some of our biggest local tech giants are coming together to destroy them. the fcc is forming a robocall tab force to get companies like apple and google and microsoft, meeting in october to come up with ways to use damage to stop identity thieves and telemarketers. scammers have fond ways to get around the do not call registry. >> the only way to' the pro-be is to use technology that can block the calls or know for sure who is calling so the law can be enforced. >> they are irritate asking rip-off millions of dollars from consumers. >> a relative report on affordable housing units in san francisco finds they actually slowed down construction. according to the city comptroller, the report found private developers who rent 20% of units as "affordable," delays construction of the housing with the current requirement at 25% of uses this have to be listed as below market much the city comp controller is going to release the final report next month. >> new details in the shocking pric