i commended the subcommittee in reauthorizing the fcc. of particular importance is the provision that would allow the deposits placed in spectrum options to be sent to the treasury. woult this measure the fcc woebt be able to launch a large spectrum option for the foreseeable future. but this morning i'd like to address an area of concern for l members and me. the first amendment. i have said again and again and again that the first amendment must be at the heart of our work. that is why i oppose the prior fcc's critical information needs study which would have involved sendsing government funded agents into news rooms to second guess editorial judgment. just last month i spoke about the importance of the first amendment. my record on these issues is clear. and these are not new. president kennedy targeted the washington post and nbc directly telling one of my pred seshers that a particular story was outrageous and to quote do something about it. more recently some have said the fcc should reject a transaction involving the transfer of bro

more recently some have said that the fcc should reject a transaction involving the transfer of fcc broadcast licenses because of editorial judgments. and six members of this very committee, including the current ranking members of the committee and subcommittee once demanded that the fcc investigate a broadcaster based solely on the content of a documentary that they didn't like and that hadn't even aired. let me be clear. i stand on the side of the first amendment. i firmly believe that journalists should heed to their viewers, their listeners, and their readers, not the dictates of officials in washington, d.c. don't just trust my words. if you believe the federal government has no business intervening in the news, then we must stop the federal government from intervening in the news business. that is why this afternoon i shared with my fellow commissioners an order that will inform our media ownership rules and help pull the government out of the newsroom. we will vote on this order at our november 16th meeting. the marketplace today is nothing like it was in 1975. newspapers are shutting

what the fcc did was the right thing. >> if the fcc is looking at that and saying, hey-broadband is being deployed, how does that work in the net neutrality. >> wouldn't be communicators without that. >> guest: i think there's a lot of controversial over what the terms mean, the right amount should be, what the speed should be. i'm not sure it's all that relevant. it should tell us where we can do better, where are we doing well now, and what is the home market like. i'm not sure how it feedded into neutrality. >> host: why did verizon going back to um limited plans. >> guest: our customer want it. it's great success. there's been a good response from our customers. >> host: if t-mobile and sprint -- there's been chatter about a potential merger there or other potential mergers in the telecommunications world. does verizon have a point of view on that. >> guest: it's hard to speculate on that deal because it was not announced. these are just rumors. in general we don't comment on other company's mergers itch can say whatever happens in the market, competition is a good thing. it makes us

what role do you see as the fcc in having helping in the area? >> guest: we do have an issue in that respect. a lot of the policies exist today were put in place for these large towers so the cities and the considerations that go into it are really from a different time. the fcc could issue some sort national framework that would set the rules for the cost, the permitting processes, the timeframe set we need to meet. that would really help deployment quite a bit. >> a national framework. i'm sure cities would be huge fans of it because they would say hey, the city is different, what we need, what things need to look like. so do you see that as a real possibility of the fcc putting it out there? >> guest: there's concerned the locales and the city and the states have and we want respect of those. i think what can set up a national firm of that takes those consented to count but also make sure there's a consistent process across-the-board and that we can get that kind of investment and facilities in the ground quickly. >> host: kathy grillo, does t

what are the things you could have gotten involved in as the chair of the fcc? >> well, the fundamental point of the law creating the fcc is that broadcasters should serve the public interest. the public interest. not the private interest. and the public interest means that journalists should cover the news, critique things as they wish. but try to be as fair as possible. that's the fundamental point. but if the public interest is taken by the bait and criticism and nurture and change.

pie the federal vacations. as fcc commissioner and now as chairman has not been a vigorous watchdog for free speech. he has not put to the people's right to information first and in fact he has put corporate interest first.outright and he has opposed policies are right that insured under serveda communities have access to essential technology and i strongly oppose his renomination to the commission. let's begin with his responsibility to guard first amendment rights. president trump has relentlessly attacked nbc, cbs, abc, cnn, the new york times and the washington post. he calls these established and esteemed news outlets they can use and he even called them the enemy of the people. earlier this year in february during the senate commerce hearing this was an oversight hearing and i asked chairman pai point blank whether he agreed with the president that these main stream news organizations were the enemy of the people and he refused to answer, refused to disagree patently outrageous and anti- america statement. his w

they have to report to the fcc. report to the -- print is a little bit less, and online is the least amount, and -- but the other thing to emember is that it's not just the regulators that police these ads. mean, the fact that a tv ad almost always is picked up by groups that monitor tv ads and and ame thing with print radio, and then those get circulated, and the opponents counterad or news organizations often do fact checks of new ads all the time. they get subject to a lot of public scrutiny in addition to the regulation. i think one of the things that's so challenging about online ads is because of this whole ability microamount to just a small audience, they don't get picked up, fact checked and seen by the public. and that, i think, is actually, holding people accountable in some ways than he regulations themselves, because public scrutiny is really what, you know, holds these politicians accountable in the end. now, again, we're focused on facebook, but this is also an and twitter itter has visited capitol hil

the first amendment. i'll have an interview with an fcc member about trump threatening fcc stationed licenses. bob schafer is here to weigh in on how to make sense on how a overload -- expelling him from the economy, it's the lead story in this morning's los angeles times. more women coming forward with assault allegations. actress just spoke with london police and said weinstein raped her in the 1980s. nypd looking here in new york city. while weinsteen is laying low in rehab his brother is trying to keep it afloat. it may not be possible. the board of directors is bracing for lawsuits from accusers who believe his behavior was covered up. this statement really underscores the gravity of this scandal. the message of shapeful complicity and sexually predator behavior is over. that's what they say. but before looking ahead we have to look back. entertainers all have soul searching to do. will it be a catalyst for meaningful change? why did it take so many years for these stories to be published? joining me now is the former editor and chief who is now a consulta consultant. what does it feel lik

yet the fcc' israel's say the entirely byfined hope and rabbit ears.but opponents say the change will accelerate the consolidation of the media industry, allowing massive corporate media companies, such as the right-wing sinclair broadcast group, to buy up and control even more local stations. earlier this year trump's fcc appointees revived a regulatory loophole that could allow sinclair to buy 42 tv stations from tribune media company, on top of the more than 170 stations it already owns. the deal means sinclair stations would reach about 72% of u.s. households. this comes as former fox news bill o'reilly has reportedly been negotiating for a position with sinclair broadcast group. o'reilly secretly settled a sexual harassment claim for $32 million in january, the sixth and by far the largest such settlement during his tenure at fox. for more, we are joined in washington, d.c., by andy kroll, senior reporter at mother jones magazine where he has written extensively about the fcc. his story in the current issue is headlined, "ready for trump tv? insid

this will be the case at the fcc. ee a lot of education in the next year, a few enforcement actions. both regulators have shown they are willing to come in and stop something. it will take a lot of time. , they example, the cftc allowed one group to be a a derivative-- clearing organization, it took them two years to educate. to blocken it comes chain technology, what is the regulator he outlook? what does it mean for banks? >> the federal reserve and the the regulators in the united states will take a look at block chain and it will fall under their payment systems methodologies. they will use existing regulations. the thing with the federal reserve and the occ in terms of block chain is you will not see it separated out. you see the examination authorities of both regulators, saying, we want to make sure this is ok. of how big does it get. a lot of people are saying, we want to build block chain. if you start building a ledger that is handling $5 billion in payments, that is when the federal reserve will step in. if

the fcc a few years ago introduced mr. his -- introduced this derivatives rule, which was really designed to address the embedded leverage within u.s. mutual funds. and the rule received a chilly reception from the industry and it has been on hold since then. with the change in leadership it remains to be seen if that rule will ever be progressed. if it is, it will probably be tweaked quite considerably from its original format to meet some of the concerns that it was overly prescriptive and would restrict hedging, for example. nejra: and are there any other reforms in europe, in particular, in the asset management industry that the buy side needs to get their head around, and how far along are they from doing that? sean: the one big item out there in europe for asset managers, closely tied to brexit, is this review of the rules around delegation of asset management for european mutual funds under "the use of framework." there is this issue where many of the functions are delegated back to london, new york, or hong kong, a

yet the f fcc' israel's say thte entirely byfined hope and rabbit ears. enen more locacal statations. earlieier this year r trump's fc appointees revived a regegulatoy loopholele that cocould allolow sisinclair to buy 42 tv stations from tribune media company, on top of the more than 170 stations it already owns. the deal means sinclair stations would reach about 72% of u.s. households. this c comes as foformer fox nes bill o'reililly has reportedly been n negotiatingng for a poson with sinclair broadcast group. o'reilly secretly settled d a sexual harasassment claim for $2 million in january, the sixth and d by far the largest such settlement during his tenure at fox. for more, we are joined in washington, d.c., by andy kroll, senior reporter at mother jones magazine where he has written extensively about the fcc. his story in the current issue is headlined, "ready for trump tv? inside sinclair broadcasting's plot to take over your local news." welcome back to democracy now! a lot of the game going around his trump can get anything done, but it sure does

certainly this will be the case at the fcc. you will see a lot of education in the next year, a couple of enforcement actions. both regulators have shown they are willing to come in and stop something. it is just going to take a lot of time. for an example, the cftc, they allowedd that they have one group to be a derivative clearing organization for bitcoin. it took them two years to educate them. nejra: when it comes to block chain technology, what is the regulator he outlook? does block chain become a financial market utility? what does it mean for banks? >> the federal reserve and the occ which are the regulators in the united states will take a look at block chain and it will fall under their payment systems methodologies. again, they will use existing regulations. the thing with the federal reserve from the occ specifically when it comes to block chain, i don't think you will not see it separated out. you see the examination authorities of both regulators, saying, we want to make sure this is ok. it is a function of how bi

you said the fcc does not have the right to regulate what is on tv. i know 30 or 40 years ago they had more power to do that. i would like to ask your question -- do you know how many andle on cnn and msnbc other networks have journalism degrees? not very many. these people are pundits. they spout out anything they want, they do not have a journalism degree, a do not study journalism. it is a joke. you are talking about the constitution. why don't people look at who is spouting out this garbage that is on tv. they do not have the credentials, they are pundits. they do not know what they are talking about. people like you and other people want to defend these people and they are idiots. host: do you think all journalists should be licensed by the government? caller: they don't have to be licensed through the government that they should have a journalism degree and know what they are talking about and know the talking points they are talking about instead of being pundits that want to put out whatever the american public at the time feels like is best f

eastern to debate the nomination of the fcc chair for another term. senators will vote on the confirmation at 530 eastern. you can watch the debate here on cspan too. >> tonight on the committee caters. >> 5g will open up a new wave of innovation in the market. it will give extremely fast speed so you can use 100 times what use now on your smart phone or tablet. >> verizon senior vice president kathy grillo talks about competition in the wireless industry, net neutrality and 5g deployment. she's interviewed by margaret harding mcgill. >> you think the u.s. has the right framework for 5g, making sure we are first in getting it out there. >> with don a good job on spectrum so the fcc issued an order last year that opened up high-frequency spectrum for the industry. we've done a pretty good job on fiber. we could do some work on the infrastructure part. in order to get 5g to the homes the way i described it, we had to put a lot of different small cells all over the country. many more than we have today. once we do that i think we will be in a good positio

it missed a request from the fcc -- from the sec for financial documents. it seems routine for them to request documents from companies , but it is not routine to miss it for whatever reason. axon says that its initial comment -- and follow-up requests were caught in a spam filter. to be fair, it is unusual that the request would just be sent to the cfo, specifically. also that it would be caught in a spam filter. there is an analyst that says the incident is embarrassing, but nothing to be concerned about. the stock is dropping today as a result of this. what is axon enterprise? julie: tasers. they renamed themselves. they just sell tasers, but it is not called peyser anymore because they changed the name of the company.

so i wanted to raise with you the issue that's pending right now before the fcc. they have a 706 inquiry. are you familiar with that? >> yes, sir. >> i have been hearing a lot about this from rural parts of my state. and the gist of that inquiry is whether or not for the purposes of determining whether we have adequate broadband deployment in rural areas or any area, we can say that wireless deployment is good enough and that we don't also have to look at the deployment of fixed broadband. are you familiar with that? the national rural electric cooperation is one of many that has filed comments in that case. and on page two of their filing, they just state flat out the commission meaning the fcc should continue broadband separately in determining whether advanced communications capabilities are being deployed to all americans in a reasonable and timely fashion. do you agree with that statement? >> so my question now is whether or not the department of agriculture has weighed in or commented as well before the fcc with respect to the proposal that's pending. the 706

our wusa9 president and general manager, richard dyer says the fcc does have rules and protocols for the networks to follow, but the fcc is an independent agency, and does not have to follow white house demands. the president's claim is false. he does not have the power to cancel a network's tv license. >>> our verify team is ready to go to work for you if you spotted something that makes you wonder is this real. find us on twitter or facebook, or email us, verify@wusa9.com. >>> tomorrow is the big day for that big new development along d.c.'s southwest waterfront. the ward begins its opening tomorrow. the total price tag is $2 billion. now it's are changes like that progress, or pushing out the poor? our special assignment unit is getting real about gentrification. >>> stephen strasburg. the dude was sick 24 hours ago. woke up, felt better, came in, nothing but k's. we'll show you the record he broke. also, what he had to say, and why he had the whole change of heart this morning. >> we've got a lot to discuss tonight. you're watching the news at 11:00 on wusa9. cnarrator: ed gillesp

what are the things you could have gotten involved in as the chair of the fcc? e fundamental point of the law creating the fcc is that broadcasters should serve the public interest. the public interest. not the private interest. and the public interest means that journalists should cover the news, critique things as they wish. but try to be as fair as possible. that's the fundamental point. but if the public interest is taken by the bait and criticism and nurture and change. that's the american system. >> newt, you have an ask. you're not letting it go. you've asked all living presidents to take action about the stuff that president trump is doing with respect to the media. what is it you're asking them to do? >> i'm very alarmed when the head of our national intelligence and the chairman -- republican chairman of the foreign relations committee tell us that the president is unstable and our system where one man has his hands on the nuclear weapons, i'm asking the five president who is have 32 years in the oval office with their hands on the nuclear weapon, very

both the ftc and the fcc have rules governing aspects of both disclosure and disclaimer. both agencies have sought to avoid a conflict in regulations and very importantly, both believe that the broadcasters and their employees shouldn't be required to serve as unpaid agents or unofficial private in estimators. the fcc disclaimer rules for all political advertising is it must include a statement saying either paid for or sponsored by whoever is actually writing the check and paying for it. the rules limit the type of ad stations can so. short messages cannot be used because the the disclaimer willt fit, thus inflexible disclaimer rules can prevent the use of some formats for political speech. turning to disclosure, broadcasters and cable systems must maintain public inspection titles including the political file. television station files are now online and all stations will have their files online by next march. for the candidates in the station required to disclose the candidate, the requested schedule and cost of the ad. disclosure requirements for the long candidate ads

>> harris: that's what the fcc does. those are the people who come up with. >> lisa: in all honesty, this is bluster. how many times we heard president trump say things like that, we are going to stop doing the daily briefing, someone is not going to be allowed to come to the white house. he for short period of time. i think this is bluster. i don't agree with it. i'm with you on that. i don't like this from the president. but there is fake news. that is undeniable. someone who has worked in republican politics especially in the communication side, i have dealt with this on the campaign trail working for members of congress. it is so evident but he should just give them enough room to hang themselves. that's what they've been doing. >> kennedy: that's what they did this week with the harvey weinstein story, nbc had very much damage there brand by not running with ronan pharaohs piece. he was having a bad week and pretraining nbc like this, it makes them like that. >> juan: i just worried when i think back to richard nixon

i don't think the chairman of the fcc is going to do that. >> this is chest pounding? mp doing more than nixon ever did publicly. it's disturbing because he doesn't understand our role any more than he understands the role of congress, the republican party, the intelligence community. >> nuclear weapons. >> or anything else. he doesn't understand what we do. >> you remember the old days pat buchanan writing his fiery speeches. at least there was a little bit of humor and fun. dana milbank out there on the stump almost. this guy, it's like throwing red meat into the cage. >> truly. you know, howard is right. but the thing that gets me is the fact that nixon didn't talk about it publicly is what made it so insidious. the fact that trump is talking about it tells me he's not going to do it. but the fact that he talks like somebody who who has never talked in tv himself. to talk about nbc news license being challenged. the government doesn't license nbc news. it licenses the stationings, not the networks. >> i've watched this in action at nbc. the levels of stuff, dand star

that is, you know, the fcc takes a lot of hits these days. in certain regards it is not functioning in the way it should. but there are some things that the sec is able to do pretty well it it collects information submitted by campaigns every quarter, digests that and produces it in a very accessible way on its online platform, so people can go there and get information about what's happening, in terms of spending on the campaigns themselves. do you have any reason to think that the sec would not be able to handle the responsibility of administering what's being envisioned under the honest ads act in terms of information being collected, public files being produced, that being put into place, where the public can see it easily, isn't that a function that the sec could undertake at this point? >> yes, that's one of the things they're actually good at, and they recently revamped the public face of those disclosures, making them more searchable online and certainly policies could be developed in cooperation with social medias of the world, who ar

this will be the case at the fcc. f education in the next year, a few enforcement actions. both regulators have shown they are willing to come in and stop something. it will take a lot of time. for an example, the cftc, they announced that they allowed one group to be a derivative clearing organization, it took them two years to educate. nejra: when it comes to block chain technology, what is the regulatory outlook? does it become a financial market utility what does it mean , for banks? >> the federal reserve and the occ which are the regulators in , the united states will take a look at block chain and it will fall under their payment systems methodologies. they will use existing regulations. the thing with the federal reserve and the occ in terms of block chain is you will not see it separated out. you see the examination authorities of both regulators, saying, we want to make sure this is ok. it is a function of how big does it get. a lot of people are saying, we want to build block chain. if you start building a l

the fcc under my leadership will stand for the first amendment. fcc authority does not have the right to revoke. >>> a dow touches an all-time high, we'll look at what may push the index to close at 23,000 today and the other stories driving your business. bg with belly pain and constipation, and you're overwhelmed by everything you've tried-- all those laxatives, daily probiotics, endless fiber-- it could be wearing on you. tell your doctor what you've tried, and how long you've been at it. linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children less than six and it should not be given to children six to less than eighteen. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, so

gregg: the american public has a say in this and their voice is the fcc. ve at their even judgment if there is sufficient evidence. charles: nbc has been slammed over corruption. the network denies it. but something that egregious when it's obvious they are always after president trump. how do you reconcile the two? >> i think it's a terrible story and you can be upset about the made yams handling of that and other stories without believing government censorship is the best option. if i'm reporting and threats to free speech on college campuses i can't turn around and say it's okay to suggest they should go after people because of their viewpoint. gregg: it's a myth to suggest the first amendment gives you unfettered right to say and do anything. >> if you libel, slander or incite violence. gregg: congress passed a law that said the fcc can make a judgment on the fitness of a broadcast news organization. lou: good evening. breaking news tonight. the president today announcing major foreign policy decisions on iran. first, president trump has designated the

in addition, the fcc enforces additional cldisclosure requirements. some have proposed increased disclaimer and/or disclosures for ads placed on internet platforms and have proposed a role for the ftc. the interplay between these three agencies and how they each apply the law is something the oversight committee is uniquely situated to examine. i hope we dig into that today. in many ways the hearing is another example of our efforts to examine emerging technology. there's a level of urgency that cannot be understated. since the sun rose on our experiment our enemies have wanted to undermine our democracy. as we've seen in recent weeks, russia has attempted to influence our democratic process. with every technological advancement our nation's posture has evolved to make the changing needs of the day. today, i hope to explore questions related to the need for reform of our nation's political advertisement laws and regulations as always. i'm honored to be exploring these issues in a bipartisan fashion with my friend, and ranking member, the honorable robi

in addition the fcc enforces additional closure. some have proposed increased disclaimer and disclosure lost for the ads placed on internet platforms.s. the interplay between these two regulatory agencies and how they each apply the law is how they are uniquely situated to examine and i hope we dig into that today. ximino -- in many ways there is the subcommittee's efforts.or there is a level of urgency that cannot be understated. since the sun rose on our democratic experiment to at the series had sought to destroy what they fought for. they've always gone to use that unique qualities to undermine the resilient democracy. but now the tools have changed. russia has attempted to influence our democratic process. every technological advancement the regulatory posture has evolved to meet the changing needs of the day. i hope to explore questions with the need to reform. as always i'm honored to be exploring these issues in a bipartisan fashion with my friend and ranking member the honorable robin kelly. it's always good to be with you i

but tell him he's lucky he's got a friend at the fcc who knows enough not to pay attention to

the fcc's disclaimer rule for all political advertising is that the ad must include a statement saying either paid for or sponsored by whoever is actually writing the check, paying for it. these disclaimer rules limit the type of ads stations can sell. short messages cannot be used because a disclaimer will not fit. thus, inflexible disclaimer rules can prevent the use of some formats for political speech. turning to disclosure, broadcasters and cable systems must maintain public inspection files. including the political file. television station public files are now online and all stations will have their files online by next march. for candidate buys the station is required to disclose the candidate, the requested schedule, and the cost of the ads. disclosure requirements for non-candidate ads which include both independent expenditures relating to elections and ads about issues or referenda are more complex. the rules require detailed disclosure for any ad that communicates a political matter of national importance. the act explains these include references to a legally qualified can

certainly, it is one that is starting to consume the entire industry. >> will we see the fcc and the fec at this hearing or perhaps some hearings at those commissions as well? >> the fec is doing some work around looking at whether or not there should be different disclosure requirements for digital ads. one of the things that make the so complicated is there's not really a clear single regulator for companies like google and facebook and twitter. the fec doesn't have jurisdiction over them so i wouldn't expect them to be particularly involved in this right now. >> david mccabe has been our guest on the communicators. >> my pleasure as always. >> a live picture of the white house rose garden where president trump and the singapore prime minister will make a joint statement shortly.

he was the fcc chief during the kennedy administration. and one day jfk called him complaining about an nbc report and said do something about it. and newt said to the president the next day to the president's staff, the president should be lucky he has a friend in the fcc who will not respond when the president is angry. because it would have been the wrong thing to do. >> as long as we're talking about responding to the president, over the weekend the president had tweeted complaining that the news is too one sided. he thinks there should be more republicans on tv. they should have a voice. well, i want to make it clear to the white house. both ali velshi and i every single day have a standing invite to any member of the administration, president trump, your family, your sons, welcome to sit down with us every day we ask for steve mnuchin, mick mulvaney, wilbur ross, president trump himself. so if the president wants to say on twitter things are one sided, we certainly don't want them to be. our door is open. >> we are going to talk abou

in addition, the fcc enforces additional to closure and requirements on broadcast cable satellite and radio ads. some have proposed increase disclaimer malls are those on internet platforms and have proposed a role for the ftc. at the interface between these three regulatory agencies and how they each apply to the wall is something to the oversight committee is situated to examine, and i hope that we dig into that today. in many ways this is an example of the continued efforts to examine the technology is the level of urgency and importance to the hearing that cannot be understated. since the democratic experiment, the adversaries have sought to destroy what our forefathers fought for to use the nation's unique undermining of the robust resilience but now the tools have changed. for the political advertisements on the major american social media platforms that every technological advancement the nation's bigotry posture has devolved to meet the changing needs of the day. today i hope to explore questions for the reform of the nation's political advertisement advertisements law and reg

the fcc does not deal with content. unless the content violates a statute like it is obscene. >> harris: or there are seven words we can't say. >> it does not deal with political content. the fcc is the government and the first amendment keeps the government and free speech as far apart from each other as possible. >> harris: really quickly before i let you go. you talk to the president every now and then. is this an area where he should step into? >> i wish you wouldn't. i know that sometimes he gets angry. i think when he gets angry at people he should hug them. >> harris: your so sweet. >> that is my humble, nonconstitutional, nonlegal advice. >> harris: we expect to hear more about the brewing showdown at today's press briefing set to begin in a matter of minutes. president trump signs at executive order on health care today. i tell you, it wipes away a little bit of barack obama's legacy. senator rand paul was there. he introduced the vice president and the president came up. he's going to join us next. with how clo

and were working with the fcc on that. i will put on the record some very important questions i have in the antitrust area concerned about the provision with this september court filing and it was before the new trust had was in. i ask that you review that. overall i support that decision, but there is a surprising entry in that order i would like you to look at. the second is committing to follow the merger guidelines that have been in place in the criminal justice already covered by my colic, something i care a lot about. i'll put a few more questions on the record. thank you. >> senator franken. >> thank you mr. chairman. i would like to touch on our next conversation and then move on. >> don't spend all your time just touching on it. >> and then go to the record on lgbt people and their rights. i just want to get this clear. at the end of your answer you said i felt the need to respond and i responded on the spot. this is an interim transcript this is how i recollect it. it was six hours in the hearing, at the end of th

so certainly one that is starting to consume the entire industry. >> host: will we see the fcc and ec at the hearing or perhaps some hearings another those commissions as well? >> guest: the fec, the federal election commission, is doing some work around looking at whether or not there should be different disclosure requirements for digital ads. one things that makes this so complicate they're not really a clear single regulator governor companies like facebook and twitter and google. i wouldn't expect them to be particularly involved in this right now. >> host: david mccabe with axios and has been our guest on the "the communicators." >> guest: the pleasure as always, peter. >> tonight on c-span2, british prime minister teresa may gives an update on brexit negotiations and then an update on the schedule in congress and then a senate advisory committee meeting on sexual assault in the military. >> washington journal is live every day with news and policy issues that impact you and coming up tuesday morning, look at the future of the affordable care act with california democratic congr

the fcc chose to block it. they have a broad mandate. n the public interest. >> exactly. the fcc was much too politicized. theydeal gets announced, feel a better regulatory environment. >> are there certain sectors you think, it seems like these are a little higher than other ones -- hotter than other ones. beene last few years have product-based. it is going to 10 year. a couple of tech deals have been announced. border check could be difficult. tech could be difficult. where you guys have been active is activism. pg in the. &e.pg do you see that as a win? >> you have to look at this from a different perspective. the percentage that voted for the dissident was 37%. two thirds of that were not. that was rob kindler of morgan stanley. julia: looking at how to trade wayfar. -- mayfar. -- mayfair. scarlet: you bought some things recently. julia: we will dive deep into this company and their selling online. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ julia: this is "bloomberg markets." scarlet: it is time for options insight. obviously.ay, jim, we we

in addition, the fcc forces onitional disclosure broadcast, satellite, and radio ads. increasedproposed disclaimers for as placed on platforms. the interplay between these regulatory agencies and how they each apply the law is something the oversight committee is uniquely situated to examine, and i hope we can do that today. in many ways, this hearing is another example of the i.t.'s subcommittee -- the i.t. subcommittee's efforts. there is an important that cannot be understated. our adversaries have sought to destroy what our forefathers fought for. our adversaries have always sought to use our natures unique qualities to undermine democracy, but now the tools have changed. russia has attended to influence our democratic process, utilizing, among other tools, political advertisements on major american social media platforms. for every technological advancement, our nation's regulatory foster has evolved to meet the changing needs of the day. i hope to explore questions related to the reforms of our nation's political advertisement laws and regulations. as always, i'm

>> the fcc issued an order last year. we have done a pretty good job one fiber. tting fiber out where it needs to be. we could do some work on the infrastructure part. in order to get 5g into homes in the way i described it, we will have to put a lot of different small cells all over the country. many, many more than we have now. once we do that i think we will be in a good position. >> watch monday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span two. >> paul tsongas is james mccallum with an accent. -- s cagney nol tsongas -- the man has --, ok? i have a book. i wrote a book. ok? the end that's it. past years, c-span video library has been your source. whether it happened 30 minutes or 30 years ago, find it in c-span's video library at c-span.org. unfoldswhere history daily. >> on thursday, education secretary betsy devos spoke diversity aton harvard. during her remarks, several raising protested i their fists, snapping their fingers, in holding up banners. this is one hour. [applause] >> good

admiral mentioned, this is the jurisdiction of the fcc. they have the responsibility to find a solution on this. our focus is on the broadband network and that's our primary focus. we look forward to seeing resolution. >> as the fcc, have they been cooperative? have addressed your concerns? >> i would direct you to the fcc on that one. given that it's their sole focus and ours is somewhat separate. >> are you aware of how much spectrum might be necessary when we talk about insufficiency. is it 10% or 15% insufficient. how much spectrum are we lacking now? >> from the study the tbn was for 70 to 1200 megahertz and there is not spectrum in those five urban areas to move that two and the majority of the traffic, especially in new york in your district is all on the tbn. >> thank you. >> we have seen many technological developments in the area of emergency communications will make it easier and more efficient for first responders to communicate, however with these advancements came come cyber security risks, something that the subcommittee ha

i have asked every member of the fcc to reject and repudiate these threats, which have a chilling effect coverage. i would like to ask you now to do the same. isn't it -- wouldn't it be illegal to deny a broadcast license or revoke a broadcast license simply because the president's dislike of its content? a. g. sessions: if you let me respond to senator franken just one moment, i felt to mention there is a violence against women law and the ron white act. that both explicitly mentions sexual identity and orientation. we enforce those as you would want them enforced. the other laws don't. senator blumenthal, i would suggest -- >> he went above his time. >> you get another 30 seconds. i hope no republicans come back. we've got 15 more minutes for democrats. i still have my second round. we have votes at 3:00. i want to get out of here by 3:00. blumenthal.ator a.g. sessions: this is a good counsel i am talking to today. the president is open, direct and expresses himself when he wants to express himself. it is a free country. there are limits. senator blumenthal: it is a free country. i apo

do you think that the fcc has the necessary authority to address cybersecurity? >> thank you for the question. i do. i believe the very first sentence of the communications act references our obligation to make sure that we make available the communications for the purpose of national defense, and for the protection of safety of life and property. i believe that encompasses what is modern, which is cybersecurity. at the same time i recognize that our cyber aggressors will always move faster than any regulation. so the task is, can we bring people together so that we can come up with good best practices, and implement them widely to make sure our networks are more secure. >> did the congressional review act rescinding the fcc's broadband privacy rules have any effect on the fcc's cybersecurity authority? >> that's a good question. i think the primary problem right now with cybersecurity is that my colleagues don't agree with me, in addition i think there's a fact that our communication security reliability and interope interoperaability, in its current iteration,

you do not, you need a licence to run a local tv station, in network affiliate, the fcc which isa ine fcc which is a government agency will give licenses because there is a limited spectrum but that is handled directly at local stations, does not go through networks, there is no nbc license the government could provoke. except that the network ‘s own a few local stations but it would be hard to do that, the sec is an independent agency, it's obviously an empty threat but it's still a sabre rattling. and it serves a definite purpose doesn't it? it does time and again he goes back to less where he lashes out at the media critics. it's one way of venting his anger at the coverage of his administration, apportioning blame but also i think he likes distracting the media this way because he takes a swipe at the media, we spend time talking about it, media people like to talk about media being treated unfairly so it's a distraction from other things. in this case saying that he could take a network of the air it's such a bad example for the rest of the world in places where the free press i

that excludes from the jurisdiction the fcc, to parse offerings through the fcc.ish thisave to conversation another time. we could talk about this for a while. it is not going anywhere. still ahead, deals and technology. diversifies its plan beyond apple. do semiconductors still have room to run? this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is bloomberg markets. buy aiconductor agreed to 276uit technology for million dollars. the acquisition will help diversify away from apple which makes up 74% of the semiconductor company sales. for more, alix. this will be the largest in the failed attempt. tell us a little bit about what is going on? only 276 $90 deal. a couple of years ago, you may people, it raised its bid several times and was eventually out that on the deale and shareholders did not like the deal. felt it was too expensive and they were paying too much money for it. they are coming around and doing a smaller deal here. the deal will not move the needle all that much in the sense it is a 270 x million dollar deal. ist it stands for interesting. we have a graph shows the bo