thing that is often overlooked, he has actually managed some large organizations, and coming into the fcc, there's part of -- part of the job is to manning -- manage 2,000 people to work together, to develop policy, implement policy, analyze things, and i think he will be very good at that. >> justin? >> i know time at bit as well. i don't know him as well as blair. he was at that time the head ouakari tia. he is a very, very sharp guy. one saying that comes to mind, tom knows where the bids are buried in terms of getting an agenda done, getting things through the commission, which conclude complicated. a lot of different interests intersect, and particularly as congress finds is increasingly hard to legislate in this area, a lot of the power has gravitated to the commission. so there are a lot of land mines, and tom this kind of guy, going to know what he wants to do and know how to get it done. >> as a republican, are you supportive of this nomination? >> well, look, it's not whether i support it or not doesn't matter. i think tom is clearly qualified for this job. he has earned the tru

. >> the fcc, their goal is to adopt goals this year for the auction. there are a lot of issues still to be decided. some of the key leaders working in that proceeding could be with the change in chairmanship. >> that's correct. having helped manage that agency, i think it is good to hold people's feet to the fire and have a calendar. , so be it. if you plan on it being in 2015, it will be in 2016. they have a terrific staff, great expertise being applied to this auction. i certainly agree with justin. this is an issue where if the auction fails, it's going to be difficult for the wheeler chairmanship to be seen as success. if it is a success, it doesn't mean the chairmanship will be a success because there are other things that can intervene. it is the compulsory event that he has to do well in. >> is 2014 realistic to hold the auction, justin? >> i think what the current chairman did that is smart is that he put that marker out there to force people to focus on it. my guess is that is what they were thinking and doing that. it is a challenge to get th

republicans are concerned they feel the fcc will violate the spectrum act by using that for unlicensed spectrum that would not be auctioned. blair, fist, i wanted to get your, i guess, your quick views on those two. >> guest: well, i think you've identified the two most potent political issues. there are a lot of technical issue, but those are the two ones that you'll read the most about. as to the first, there has always been a tradition that there are limitations on what any single buyer can buy in an auction, and i expect the commission to do that again. whether at&t and verizon think those are the right rules, i think it would be a mistake, and i think most of the experts think it would be a mistake to have an auction which an a, at&r a verizon can buy everything. but how you do that, i think there'll be a lot of debate about. as to be unlicensed, again, the law allows and, indeed, seems to me in some ways to require the fcc to do some level of unlicense. i'm quite certain they will not violate the law, but i think what we've seen with the growth of wi-fi is that unlicense provides

leverage moreto power to the fcc. if they do not have the underlying authority, i think it is wrong to have three people that can just say we are going to hold you to this because we can't accomplish it over there. we know you will get. we know you will give in the end. who knows what they are giving up to give something bigger. it is not good public policy. >> in a recent speech the national association of broadcasters, you said that you see the fcc has been working .ith expanding its authority >> i think that is -- i knew what i said. . would quote blair levin he said recently that the fcc is becoming more political institution unless an expert agency. that is what i think people get concerned about, when they feel like agencies, whether it is this one or others we are hearing about the press, seem to have their own for gender -- own agenda. i thought that went the fcc break i have said that. i felt that way with the merger conditions read -- conditions. he and i had a good relationship. we do know is agree. .ut he d

what do you think the fcc should do? should it continue to do some of this big legwork on the spectrum auction or wait? >> guest: no, i think they should continue. certainly, there's so much done at the staff level. first, let me also congratulate her for crashing through the glass ceiling. it's really impressive. she's an impressive member of the commission. i've worked with her on some issues, and she's very tall lented and very bright, and i congratulate her on becoming the chairman, at least until mr. whiler's confirmed by the senate. yes, i think they should go forward, there's just too much work not to. >> are you afraid some of the work might be delayed? >> guest: it comes up to the commission level, so i don't think that the staff will be necessarily negatively affected by this. thai got outside -- they've got outside consultants they're working with to design the auction, so i would hope they wouldn't hit the pause button. we need to meet our deadlines, they theirs. we need to continue the active oversight back a

lori: and insider look at challenges facing the fcc chairman. esident obama was nomination is expected next hour. the latest out of boston. three more suspects have been arrested in connection with the marathon bombing. let's get to the new york stock exchange and nicole petallides. nicole: yesterday was a new record all-time closing high. over the last hour or so, we have seen a little of a loss. the tech heavy nasdaq is the worst of the three. we have gotten our adp report numbers. not as many jobs were added as many had hoped. merck has been weighing on the dow jones industrials. right now about eight negative dow points come from mark. that is a disappointment. it is down about 2.5%. much like what we saw from pfizer yesterday. lori: thank you as always. you and 15. melissa: the move showing oil hit a record high. phil flynn is in the pits of the cme. do we have storage for all of the oil? >> we are running out of it. i can tell you that. it is all about the oil boom you will be talking about a little bit later. we are hearing concerns out of

what do you think the fcc should do under the active chair. should they do it now or should they wait remapped. >> guest: i think they should continue. it doesn't mean that they make every major decision. first, let me congratulate her for crashing through the glass ceiling. yes, i think they should go forward. it's too much work not to. >> guest: are you saying that the spectrum options might be delayed as the sec go through this natural evolution of leadership? >> guest: it is possible. they have outside consultants or that they are working with and designing these options. >> guest: as we wait for the next chairman, as he pointed out, should the sec take a step back and not do anything major while she is in charge? should clyburn have all of the capabilities afforded to her? >> she is going to manage it properly. she is not going to see the kingdom and pull up the drawbridge. i think she is very thoughtful and her colleagues are all good and very informed. i would think that they will continue to move forward. i think they will have two new

according toll the fcc, that's all you can do. if spoofing is now being used to help with tornado victims. remember, give us a call if you have a problem. >> i know changing the number is the ultimate. but it is such a pain. >> i have had the same phone number since high school. can't imagine having to change it now. >> such a pain. >>> paul, what a difference 24 hours makes. yesterday was gloomy and crane. >> reporter: yeah. >> today, beautiful. >> reporter: once low pressure high tails it out of here. the good thing about california, we recover beautifully. as soon as low pressure moves out, boom, shine. kind of drizzly. many port of oakland in the distance. temperatures kept down by that on shore flow. this will be our eighth straight day with temperatures below normal. livermore 70. santa rosa, 72. san francisco still chilly. breezy, too with the current temperature of 60. oakland, you are currently at 67. speak of oakland, this is your step friend the past five day -- temperature trend the past five days. you will likely be in

we have been acknowledged by the fcc as advanced technology who supported us in the development of new technology. without your help, this new technology may not make it. the invisible hand of the economy doesn't work without regulatory force. san francisco and california has lead the industry and the world in an environmental and ergonomic issues. this issue is an environmental ergonomic issue next to the head of billions of people. i won't get into the technology, but i've spoken in helsinki, in china, in europe, and i can tell you i can also represent some of the telcom executives who say this is right on. just keep the pressure going and don't put it behind doors. thank you. >> thank you, mr. [speaker not understood]. >>> [speaker not understood] for san francisco word of life. i've given my time to ellie marks. i'm here to tell you i was made an electrically sensitive person. [speaker not understood]. i have memory problems so bad i couldn't speak after only three months. now there is so much emf and rf in the atmosphere that what you are considering today really, really is import

i know they're working diligently at the fcc to get it right. our job is to make sure they are adhering to the law, that we're in constant communication so our intent is clear. we want much of the spectrum to be available for sale and the auction as possible so we can bill that more wireless infrastructure. >> oregon congressman on the fcc spectrum auction and other communications issues in front of congress tonight on "the communicators" at 8:00 on c- span2. >> the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. we continue our conversation on veteran issues, looking at employment, especially how families are affected at times of diplomat. joining us is kathleen moakler of the national family association, serves as a government relations director. for those of you may not know your position, what is it? guest: the national military family association for over 40 years has served as an advocate for military families. we fight to afford the benefits and programs that strength and military families and make sure that they understand what these

i know they are working to will gently at the fcc to get it right. ur job on the subcommittee is to make sure that they are adhering to the law, that we are in constant communication so that our intent is clear, but we want as much of the spectrum made available for sale in the auction is possible so we can build up more wireless infrastructure. >> oregon congressman greg walden on the fcc spectrum auction and other communications issues in front of congress tonight on "the communicators" at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. president grover cleveland loses his bid for reelection in 1888, his wife staff --that -- the they did return to the white house, winning the election of 1892. the life of frances cleveland as we continue our series on first ladies, live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span 3, c- span radio, and sees and outdoor. -- c-span.org shot of the tomb the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. live ceremony, wreathlaying ceremony taking place at 11:00 today with president obama and participation. you can see that on c-span. thefocus this mo

cheryl: and coming up in the "media minute," president obama's new fcc nominee, tom wheeler, friend orut as we head to break, take a look at the 10-year treasury. ♪ >> oil posting its steepest drop today since november on surge on inventory. latest report from the energy department shows a expwrump in crude supply more than four times higher than expected, and kodak expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection between july and september, and under the preorganization plans, the new kodak focuses on commercial imaging and printing as well as provide professional services to the markets. taking the idea of a film short down to new levels. molecular levels,ibm made the tie yiist stop motion movie ever, repeatedly rearranged to show a boy dancing, and the title? a boy and his atom, that's the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. cheryl: a stock alert in the travel sector, hyatt hotels dropping 20% on impairment charge of a revenue that adds up for the company, they have aggressive expansion plans, but the stock down more than 5 #%, and i want to give you th

the fcc has rules about that and goes to the affiliate or local broadcaster.ism, but i think there's better ways to foster localism and essentially subsidizing through this regulatory apparatus that holds that change in the mysteries. so i support a lot of the same goals that are broadcaster fred supporter. however, i think there's other ways to accomplish those goals, particularly with the change in technology we've all seen. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. johnson. you mention in your testimony one of the answers to one of the questions, you mentioned that online video distributors are having problems getting access to some content. do you have to explain that a little further? >> sure, online providers are successful and i don't think they want to change their business model and become virtual cable systems. that said, we do see content available for traditional channels is not available online and i would imagine it's not for want of trying, but it not available because the current incumbent of control over the business models and incentives

it to strike down with the sec did again, there is another proceeding at the fcc to classify internetservice the way the montell service was which would be disastrous. dennis: basically it is not because the internet is a law like a monopoly but because tha would be the figleaf that the fcc uses to try to get new regulatory encouragement rights? >> regulate the economics of th internet and contents and reall the whole ecosystem, not just the networks, but applications and constant. dennis: is the sec well intende here? will it protect consumers? i thought while the price is going down, al consumers be harmed? >> they have not been, and that is part of the controversy. also, they did know bonafide market's steady to evaluate whether or not there is a need for this to begin with or any laws with six alleged or theoretical problems. dennis: so there would be other laws that could apply but they could lose customers. >> and wireless broadband is th fastest-growing segment of the market. the average american has a choice of five different wireless providers which is being disrupted in a po

spectrum is being used for satellite communications, and the satellite industry association alleges the fcc'shich the great service and will result in major revenue losses for companies. >> microsoft is interested in buying barnes and nobles on newt any book businesses. according to the tech crunch, microsoft is began offering a $1 million buyout. shares of barnes and noble stocks of 16% yesterday at the new is. >> cable television subscribers could someday get rid of the chattels the they do not want to watch. senator john mccann has introduce new legislation that he says would give consumers more control over their cable service. this will work by offering viewers channels all card a sort of on bundling programming. the bill would also establish consequences of broadcasters choose to downgrade their free, over the air service. it will eliminate the sports blackout rule for any been hailed as stadiums funded in part by taxpayer dollars. >> there stating that they're not going to be able to do this. >> few americans owned stock these days. ownership is at all-time low. just 52% of u.s. adults

at the fcc efforts by obama appointees to shut down or make difficult people who are seeking to buy advertising to criticize the administration. over at the sec the obama appointees have been engaged in an effort to make it difficult for corporations to exercise their first amendment political rights. the irs coming back to the irs, the head of the union at the irs gives 99% of her campaign money to democrats. she openly criticizes the republican house for trying to reduce government spending and has specifically targeted tea party groups in her public comments. it's no wonder that the agents in the irs sort of get the message the president demonizes his opponent, the head of their union -- >> senator, that's a leap can you make as argument but you don't have fact to back it up. you can create -- i asked dan pfeiffer about it. can you talk about a culture. do you have any evidence that the president of the united states directed what you call a culture of intimidation at the irs to target political opponents? >> i don't think we know what the facts are. >> that hasn't stopped you from accusing.

chair, "begin the growing threat, the fcc should elevate this guidance and issue it at the commissiononse saying it does have sufficient guidelines here and the commission staff is actively engaged in discussing public security matters and guidance to remind the staff's view of the importance of cyber security disclosure and others said like analysts that perhaps analyst should disclose more, and even the existence of the security plan. >> wall street needs to understand that the cyber threat is real and that when they look to invest the dollars, they shouldn't just look at companies with the solutions, which is where a lot of the money is going right now. they should be looking at the companies that may have the problem as well. >> those who are looking for more from companies are basically saying you look at what lawmakers are talking about, some $300 billion stolen last year alone in intellectual property, much because of cyber security breaches, and that's not reported. there are others who say, look, they're not all that much you can report about your cyber security plans and pre

neat to prove without a shadow of a doubt, cell phones being harmful to people's health, as well as the fcc ruling that that happened to be the case as well. i can't support the settlement based on a ruling that i believe was way too extreme and so therefore, i will be voting no. >> supervisor campos. >> thank you, mr. president. i certainly share the comments by supervisor avalos. i am completely opposed to what the 9th circuit has ruled here. with that said, the unfortunate thing is that the ruling by the 9th circuit from a legal standpoint i don't know that we have any ability to really alter the outcome. i am for pushing the envelope on something as important as this, but i think that the legal reality is such that if we do not approve this settlement, that we're talking about having to pay half a million dollars in legal fees, and it's a very tough situation, but the last thing that i want is to have the general fund give half a million dollars to lawyers in this case. so i will reluctantly be supporting the settlement. thank you. >> thank you, it colleagues any additional discussion?

that's what frightens the people that control the fcc. >> i think that rock and roll people were partea: we can market to them. >> ladd: then they broug in what are called radio consultants, selling these people their formats. >> the radio consultant who was best known for innovating with this kind of research was lee abrams. >> abrams: you know, i think the problem with the whole research thing, it just got completely out of control. >> the research, unfortunately, can be interpreted in any number of ways by somebody with an agenda. and i said, "and what happened when you tested bob marley?" "oh, it came back really positive." so i said, "oh, good. then we're gonna start to play some." he said, "no, people just say they like bob marley because they think it's cool. we'll just play eric clapton's version of "i shot the sheriff." and i was like, "that's it." >> scott shannon: it was a victim of the commercialization of the fm band. that's what happened. more competitive types of radio moved to the fm band, and it was, "shut up and play the hits, shut up and play the hits, shut up and p

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the fcc a second thing to open up a portion of the spectrum as we discussed. the agency should adopt a duhon strategy until testing is complete and we're concerned the ntia report after the fcc is likely to reach judgment. second, invest in infrastructure robust and life-saving connectivity requires infrastructure build them that is costly to commit to the ghost of this will be a gradual process because of the cost but we need the vision and the motivation to be planning and implementing today. third, address consumer acceptance. we have to get ahead of public potential concerned before we deploy. we need to tackle a range of questions that are critical outside and inside the car including privacy, security and new technology. building consumer trust is impaired. fourth, maintain vehicle affordability. policy should keep vehicles as affordable as possible by leveraging market forces and data drive technology. cars are lasting longer and new cars cost more than $30,000 a unit the we only replacement 6% of u.s. car parts annually. any policy that slows replaceme

. >> the fcc did not close the investigation. >> is there -- >> i hope you are not thinking i'm here giving you misleading information. it's on the record. >> it's common practice to present information, to ask questions here. and i want to ask questions that it's about providing evidence of something it's something i do all the time. sometimes those questions aren't very welcome by people who present, but i do believe that it's in my right in my work to ask the questions. if you do not have evidence of that. i take you on your word for that. just by asking the question, i don't think it goes too far in my role as member of this panel. >> absolutely. i'm not questioning the fact that you are questioning, i'm just telling you that i would hope that you understand if i'm telling you that we were given an oral statement that there would be no investigation, that they felt there was nothing inappropriate that you would take my word for it. certainly if you want to verify it that's fine. your right to question i get it. >> i take your word for it. i draw a different opinion of or get a re

it's not about me or even the work at the fcc. it about their lives, their situation and how we are all moving forward to addressing the problems and creating a better tomorrow. thank you very much i see you guys a lot here and i will see you again. if you do have a day off because i know you are all busy, we do play a lot in the city and you can come and have a beverage and watch us perform, that would be as well. thank you. [ applause ] thank you, supervisor avalos. >> thank you very much mr. president. i'm really proud to see the amazing honorees that all of my colleagues of identified today and see the amazing contributions throughout the community. now it's my honor to call allen lee from the bakery which is an incredible place and been an institution for a long time. let me tell you a little bit about mr. lee before we hear from him. allen lee first discovered the art of baking as a teenager in china. he was truly captivated by the cake design and he fell in love with the art of baking as an art form. he immigrated to the uni

martha: i'm joined by the former commissioner of the fcc. going to spend more time with your family. charles is suggesting, did the white house know, did the campaign know, did they put in motion this list the irs created which pea pears to be manipulative in it goals. charles was saying it does matter if the culture is established from the top. what do you think? >> absolutely. i think you can go back to the citizens united case which gave the administration the willies. they reaffirmed first amendment rights, including petitioning your government or speak out. it's all coming back to that outrage from there. bureaucracies like the media tend to travel in herds. all they need are signals from opinion leaders to stampede in a certain direction. that's what we are seeing today. martha: critic have to be specific in terms of what their criticism is. if they are saying there is a culture of intimidation and charles is suggesting that his opinion is it's coming from the top. what's the responsibility to sort of draw that connection? we know ther

in the fcc is looking to speed up live by on your next flight. calls for free up 500 mhz of airwaves for air to ground broadband. right now, and flat y 5 service utilizes just 3 mhz to connect to a 3 g data service causing a slow connection over why buy to dozens of passengers. the fcc wants to award the 500 mhz of spectrum to one or two companies and the other license auction. currently, that spectrum is being used for satellite communications and the satellite industry association alleges the fcc's plan could degrade service than result in major revenue losses for its companies. microsoft is interested in buying at barnes and noble nook the book business. according to the tech current, microsoft is thinking about offering a $1 billion buyout. shares of barnes and noble stock jumped 16% yesterday at the news. microsoft eire's than $300 million for nearly 18% stake and in that division last year. >> cable television subscribers could someday get rid of the channels they don't want to watch without losing the ones they do in the process. senator jo

. >> oregon congressman rick walton on the fcc spectrum auction and other communications .ssues tonight on the communicators at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. now, president obama in moore, oklahoma to survey the damage from last week's tornado. he met with affected families to offer condolences and thank first responders for their work. he also spoke to reporters near what is left of the elementary school where seven children were killed. president obama spoke for about 10 minute. >> good afternoon, everybody. obviously, a picture is worth a thousand words. what we are seeing here gives you some sense of what the people of moore and oklahoma have been dealing with over these last days. there are a couple of acknowledgment that i want to make. let me begin by just saying that whenever i come to an area that has been devastated by some natural disaster like this i want to make sure everyone understands i'm speaking on behalf of the entire country. everywhere. fellow americans are praying with you. they are thinking about you. they want to help. i am just a messenger here, letting everybody

according to the fcc, the price of basic cable has gone not at an average general growth rate of 6.1% during the period of 1995 to 2011. this means the average annual cable price has gone up about $25 a month in 1995 to over $54 today. that is a 100% price increase. people are on fixed incomes. why in the world should they have 100% cost increase and the only way it can be done is through monopolies. those who provide video to consumers that cable and satellite companies are not solely to blame for the high prices consumers face today. many articles have been written about packages called bundles sold to satellite companies they programmers like comcast-nbc, time warner, viacom and walt disney co. and 8080% of espn had the worldwide leader in sports thrives because of the advertising revenue at table to have large subscriber fees. according to a january 2012 "newsweek" article, espn charges $4.69 per household per month citing the research can't need. by comparison, the next network tnt costs $1.16. again, $4.69 for espn. the next expensive is $1.16 for tnt. whether the watch espn or

the people who do it. >> at&t said because of privacy, they can't look into it. it's an fcc issue. the fcc said they can't look at these unless they get the person who made the call to refer it to them. >> run around who is changing his outgoing message. >> this phone numbhas been taken over by a third party who is using it for their caller id. >> hoping others will get the message, this isn't his phone. julie watts, kpix5. >> but there is a fix. the sec says really all you can do in these cases is to change your phone number. >> and take a look at this. tornadoes taking aim on the central plains for the second straight day. this one hit at least half a dozen farms near corning, kansas. so far, no reports of any injuries. >>> and if you have never seen the inside of a tornado before, stop what you're doing and take a look at this. >> some place i never want to be. a couple of storm chasers who shot this in smith county, kansas, are still alive. good thing they were inside a specialized tank-like machine. the winds were strong enough to blow open a door and rip instruments off the t

it's not about me or even the work at the fcc. it about their lives, their situation and how we are all moving forward to addressing the problems and creating a better tomorrow. thank you very much i see you guys a lot here and i will see you again. if you do have a day off because i know you are all busy, we do play a lot in the city and you can come and have a beverage and watch us perform, that would be as well. thank you. [ applause ]

the fcc has rules about that. i support localism. there are better ways to foster localism than subsidizing it through this baroque, regulatory apparatus. i support a lot of the same goals that the broadcaster friends support. there are better ways to accomplish those goals and especially with the change in technology we have seen. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> let me follow up if i may. i will start with you. you mentioned in your testimony that online video distributors are having problems getting access to some content. can you explain that further? >> sure. a lot of online video providers are successful still stop i do not think they want to -- are successful. they do not want to change their business model. with that said, there is some content that is a double to more traditional channels and is simply not available online. -- that is available to more traditional channels and is simply not available online. we have seen a number of providers. i will point out sky angel. . they were an online cable system. however, they lost a

the people who do it. >> at&t said because of privacy they can't look into it. it's an fcc issue. fcc says they can't look at these unless they get the person who got the call to refer it to them. >> reporter: he is changing his outgoing message. >> in phone number has been taken over by a third party who is using it for their caller id. >> reporter: hoping others will get the message this isn't his phone. julie watts, kpix 5. >> the fcc says all you can do in these cases is change your phone number. >> that would drive you nuts. >> yeah. >> my gosh. >>> 5:20. coming up, a rookie pitcher making his giants debut last night against the as. >> plus, the sharks couldn't complete a third period comeback in game 7. we have all the highlights from the staples center. >> as of now, the countdown to labor day still on. we are watching the progress on the bay bridge. we'll be right back. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could

and i just want to also comment that right now julius genachowski, the chair of the fcc, the federal c commissioner is also stepping down. that leafs two -- leaves two of the five seats open. this is a very critical time for fcc policy. we know what happened about ten years ago. you know, i had talked about koh lib powell being -- colin powell being secretary of state and making that push for war at the u.n. february 5, 2003. his son, michael powell, was the chair of the fcc, the federal communications commission. you know, it used to be people didn't even know what the fcc was, this arcane agency in the u.s. government. but their sure figured it out fast when, um, michael powell started to try to deregulate the media. which meant, you know, a lot of people across the political spectrum are deeply concerned about one media mow dull owning the newspaper, radio, television in a town. and when you relax the regulations, that's what happens. and it is very dangerous when you only have, um, you know, one media mogul towns and cities. it is a very serious issuement we need to open up the di

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. >> or in congress member on the fcc spectrum auction and other communications issues in front of congress. tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> president obama heads to an arlington national cemetery for laying a wreath of the tomb of the unknown. a discussion about the employment picture for veterans for joining us, randy plunkett. thank you for joining us. guest: military.com and kyrgyz military and veterans to stay connected and stay informed. we have about 10 million members and our website it's about 6 million visits a month. host: is it an offshoot of monster.com? guest: it is. it sponsors concern to better your life. military.com is along the same lines. host: when some leaves service and going into the job market, what are some of the key issues they face as they make that transition? guest: we've had that discussion since the war of 1776 ended. people say, what are your plans? some of the issues that face military folks is they don't take a step back and figure out what they're interested in, what they wanted to win a innocence grow up or get out. a lot capitulate to wha

says watt understands what led to the housing crisis, and tom wheeler is the president's choice for the fcc. wheeler is a former telecommunications lobbyist who used to invest in start-ups. the nominations came with presidential humor... "i'm going to go ahead and thank the senate now for what i'm sure will be a speedy confirmation process so these two gentlemen can get right to work." turning now to earnings, disappointing numbers from merck and mastercard dragged on yesterday's market. first- quarter results were down at drugmaker merck after generic competition cut into sales of its diabetes drug. the company lowered its 2013 outlook. mastercard cited a "choppy economy" for its results. the company missed on revenue estimates. over at time warner, slow sales of magazines and movies kept revenue flat. however, its ceo said it's off to a strong start in the first quarter. phillips 66 was the silver lining of the day. rising oil prices helped the company's profits double. sales are springing forward for u.s. automakers. april was the strongest month since 2007, with gm, ford and chrysler al

. >>> and former nevada candidate and tea party favorite, sharron angle has paid $25,000 to the fcc. her campaign did not file disclosures for $243,000 in donations. that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> well, more snow is in store for parts of the midwest. a may day storm dumped more than ten inches of snow north of denver, making for treacherous road travel and causing dozens of flight cancellations at denver international. bill karins is here. what's happening with the storm? >> it's only small. actually missed minneapolis for the most part. it's just to the east side of town. some good news out of the unbelievable cold in the midwest. but as you go throughout your day today, just this map is kind of -- you wonder what month we're in. the windchill's 15 in denver. there's windchills down into the 20s, all the way into north texas. in the beginning of may. it's not just icing. it's raining and chilly in kansas city. the midwest has all the issues out there. the white on this map is snow. there's snow falling from oklahoma, colorado, kansas, portions of nebraska, iowa

. >> reporter: now, the fcc recently sponsored a contest challenging consumers to come up with creativeology to block robo calls but the winning technology has yet to hit the market. remember, if you have a consumer problem, give us a call 888-5-helps-u. >> hitting the number that is supposedly puts you on their "do not call" list guarantees a call back? >> reporter: you're simply validating that you have a valid phone number. >> can't win. >> click. all right. julie, thanks. >>> meet the newest addition to the san francisco zoo. >> we have here a one-week-old giraffe calf female at birth 5'10", 130 pounds. >> mom is doing fine. no name yet for the little girl but she is part of a plan to increase the giraffe herd at the zoo. she will move to another exhibit in a couple of days but for now is just stretching those long beautiful legs. >>> and this is her first day public debut outside. and as you have some footage earlier you saw that she was running around and enjoying it. very curious about new things. so i have a male right behind me. okay. i know he is right behind me. i can hear hi