Well, welcome, everyone. And good morning. We expect a few other members to arrive momentarily, but while were waiting, i think well begin with our Opening Statements. And id like to note that our committee is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. And todays hearing will help us fufill the responsibility by providing an opportunity to hear from the vendors of most of our countrys Voting Systems. This is the first time the ceos of the three major vendors have appeared together in a congressional hearing. The companies they represent provide at least 80 of the estimated 350,000 Voting Machines in use today reaching over 100 million registered voters. However, despite their outsized role and the mechanics of our democracy, some have accused these companies of obfuscating and others suggest theres an insufficient regulatory structure for the sector. In the committees may 2019 hearing on Election Security, Lawrence Norden wrote in his testimony, i quote, there are
Well, welcome, everyone. And good morning. We expect a few other members to arrive momentarily, but while were waiting, i think well begin with our Opening Statements. And id like to note that our committee is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. And todays hearing will help us fufill the responsibility by providing an opportunity to hear from the vendors of most of our countrys Voting Systems. This is the first time the ceos of the three major vendors have appeared together in a congressional hearing. The companies they represent provide at least 80 of the estimated 350,000 Voting Machines in use today reaching over 100 million registered voters. However, despite their outsized role and the mechanics of our democracy, some have accused these companies of obfuscating and others suggest theres an insufficient regulatory structure for the sector. In the committees may 2019 hearing on Election Security, Lawrence Norden wrote in his testimony, i quote, there are
Overseeing the administration of federal elections. And todays hearing will help us to fill the responsibility by providing an opportunity to hear from the vendors of most of our countrys Voting Systems. This is the first time the ceos of the three major vendors have appeared together in a congressional hearing. The companies they represent provide at least 80 of the estimated 350,000 Voting Machines in use today reaching over 100 million registered voters. However, despite their outsized role and the mechanics of our democracy, some have accused these companies of or f other suggest theres an insufficient regulatory structure for the sector. In the committees may 2019 hearing on Election Security, Lawrence Norden wrote in his testimony, i quote, there are more federal regulations for ballpoint pens and magic markers than there are for Voting Systems and other parts of our election infrastructure. So there may be more work to do and much for congress to learn about this industry. Many
Around the world, from riyadh to london to new york and washington. Bloomberg voices are on the ground with all of the mornings top stories. We want to start with breaking news out of london, where the labour party says it will support a general election. Boris johnson will try for the fourth time to secure election. Joining us now is emma chandra from london. What just happened . What is the lineup today . Emma we are seeing the pound off aftergher, paring spiking higher today. Saying they will now back in early general election, saying that conditions that a new deal brexit be off the table have been met. S is key because ivan the because even though the Prime Minister is asking for a general election again today, one that requires a smaller majority than yesterday, hed still needs some opposition support for that bill to pass. We understand there will be a vote on that later today. It would set the date of a new general election. The government saying that would be to summer 12th, b
Newsroom, you can see the seawall partially caved in along beach boulevard when the wall gave way taking down part of the fence with it. Earlier this week, a different seawall was washed away. And part of sidewalk collapsed. Temporary repairs are in place. City manager says the el nino storms are starting to take their toll on private property, as well. Two apartment buildings and two other homes have been red tagged. The city will be looking to the state and the feds to help pay for some of its repairs. A body recovered today along the marin county coast is that of a surfer who disappeared earlier this week. The body of dan dafoe was found at rodeo beach this morning not far from where other surfers tried to help him on wednesday. Friends found him unconscious and tried to revive him but he was swept away by a large wave. Dafoe was an experienced surfer who lived in san rafael. There were two other deaths this week blamed on the surf a pair of College Students swept from a rock on a b