Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Mark zuckerberg tonight pledging big changes aft russi bought thousands of ads on facebook during the 2016 u. S. Election. Good evening. Im larry beil. Dan and ama are off tonight. Facebook is handing over the 3,000 ads to congressional ators, saying after monthsigveinst of internal inven it only just recently uncovered fake accounts linked to russia. Abc 7 News Reporter Katie Marzullo live at facebook headquarters in menlo park. Katie . Reporter larry, Mark Zuckerberg said facebooks mission is about giving people a voice and bringing people together. He said those are Democratic Values and he cares deeply about democracy. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Reporter using facebook ng over o Mark Zuckerberg turni more than 3,000 political ads to congressional investigators. The ads are linked to russia. Most of them praise donald trump or attack hillary
Announcer live where you i dont want anyone to use our tools to democracy. Mark zuckerberg tonight pledging big changes after admissing that russian agents bought thousands of ads on facebook during the 2016 u. S. Election. Good evening. Im larry beil. Dan and ama are off tonight. Facebook is handing over the 3,000 ads to congressional investigators, saying after months of internal investigation it only just recently uncovered fake accounts linked to russia. Abc 7 News Reporter Katie Marzullo live at facebook headquarters in menlo park. Katie . Reporter larry, Mark Zuckerberg said facebooks mission is about giving people a voice and bringing people together. He said those are Democratic Values and he cares deeply about democracy. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Reporter using facebook live, ceo Mark Zuckerberg announced hed be turning over more than 3,000 political ads to congressional investigators. The ads are linked to russia. Most of them praise donald t
Democracy. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Reporter using facebook live, Ceo Mark Zuckerberg announced hed be turning over more than 3,000 political ads to congressional investigators. The ads are linked to russia. Most of them praise donald trump or attack hillary clinton. Weve seen now that it can be tools of technology can also be abused. Reporter Silicon Valley congressman ro khanna said hes glad facebook took this step. We need more cooperation between intelligence agencies and tech leaders to help address these problems. These were new problems for democracy. Reporter east bay representative Eric Swallwell expressed a similar sentiment on cnn. Going forward we have to exect that they and twitter and google and others are more mindful about it and, you know, being respectful of free speech but not allowing foreign adversaries to take over our election. Reporter zuckerberg said facebook will continue its own investigation into russian interference and co
Well stay in the 60s at the coast. About 70 to 73 around the bay and inland. Below average once again at 4 00. Look at those temperatures at 7 00. Nice evening, 59 to about 64. Well take a look at that warming trend up next. Heres alexis. Good morning, mike. And our only slow spot so far this morning and it is starting to improve. 880 a full closure overnight between 23rd and 29th for more work on the 23rd avenue overpass scheduled to wrap up and reopen by 5 00 a. M. And it looks like they got that done a few minutes ahead of schedule. And were looking good everywhere else, too, just a little bit after stack up in the cash lanes for the bay bridge toll plaza on the lefthand side. The metering lights flip on around 5 25. Well look at drive times up next. It is right around the corner, free speech week kicking off on sunday. And berkeley is asking residents to, quote, separate yourself from violence. Abc 7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield live for us on campus. Amy . Reporter hi, good mornin
Southbound 82 or southbound 280 for an alternate. Hearing about minor issue in the east bay, well check on that up next. Alexis, thank you, uc berkeleys free speech week is kicking off sunday and the city of berkeley is asking residents to, quote, separate yourself from violence. Abc 7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield live for us on cals campus. Amy . Reporter hi, reggie. These fliers posted calling for them to shut down milo yiannopoulos. The city of berkeley is advising people to stay away. Yiannopoulos is expected to speak on wednesday along with ann coulter and steve bannon. Free speech week starts sunday. The University Officials say the speaker list keeps changing creating planning, challenges, all speeches are set for outside in sproul plaza. Our Laura Anthony questioned organizers on whether this is all really going to happen. If most of your events have to be outside, will milo, bannon, and coulter really show up . From our end we can tell you what they confirmed for us. They have