Good morning, everybody. I think w had senator blumenthal remotely, ishat correct . Mr. Chairman. Is it okay if we move forwar absolutely. Thanks very much . Ill make a brief Opening Statement ts is about censorship, suppression and the 2020 election. A deep dive when it comes t twitter and facebook about the platforms and decisions they make, can we do better . Do we need to do better . The first thing i want to talk about here is health risk associated with social media. The 2018 Research Center survey of nearly 7150, 13 to 17 yearoldsnt 45 online almost constantly. 97 use socia media platforms such as youtube,st facebook or snapchat or instagram. Why are we having thisearing . Shes o companies offer, people like the politics ander u them. They probably more successful in their wildest dream they are having to make decisions that offend people on the left a the right. What we are trying t do is look at section 230 see if it nee to be modified or changed because section 230 basically
Today. Stocks higher as the president returns to the white house plus two big steps in the race for a vaccine sending shares of biontech and vir higher. And battles over how to regulate big tech over a yearlong antitrust investigation republican ken buck from colorado will join us to discuss the gops concerns about too much regulation. Power lunch starts right now welcome to power lunch. Im dominic chu. Check out shares of boeing, one of the biggest losers, down more than 2 as it says the pandemic will hurt Aircraft Sales for the next decade. American airlines delaying boeing 737 max Pilot Training as it awaits the faa to recertify the plane. And the reopening trade is reactivated on some of the positive vaccine headlines that kelly just mentioned on air and then of course the energy trade on fire right now, one of the best performing sectors as crude oil jumps, now up 9 in just the past two days. Watch those trades, the energy sector, very, very much on the up side there. Kelly, ill s
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ros ki im ros. Welcome to outside source outside source. We begin with a major uturn on the u. K. Government about huawei. By the time of the next election we will haveimplemented irreversible path for the complete removal of huawei networks. Rom our five g ros u. S. Dges have scheduled the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell for july of next year, charged with sex trafficking. Or than 125 Million People are going back into lockdown in india. New figures show the uks economys growth was even lower than expect it. There is a warning it may take welcome to the program. Ver. The u. K. Government has reversed its position on huawei. The chinese firm is now part from any part of the u. K. s 5g network. Earlier in the year, they said huawei would be barred from elements of the network data security. Skthe hat much
Inadvertent background noise. Remotelyarticipating will need to unmute your microphone speak. Participating in person, please wear your mask when not speaking. Dr. Monahan extract expressed in the updated guidelines that the use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case the wearer is unknowingly infected. When we are not speaking, each of us is playing a vital role in tech and all members and staff in attendance, as well as leaders of the covid19 response will be testifying before the committee. Due to the anticipated length of the hearing, we will take a 15 minute recess at 1 30 to provide witnesses a restroom break. And so the documents can be sent to benjamin taylor, all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. I now recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Today, the energy and Commerce Committee continues its important work overseeing the administrations response to the covid19 pandemic. Focal to overstate the
[indistinct conversations] today, the committee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of the Trump Administrations response to the covid19 endemic pandemic. Due to the Public Health emergency, members can participate in todays hearing either in person or remotely via video, and. Theart of this hearing, microphones will be set on mute, for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Remotelyarticipating will need to unmute your microphone speak. Participating in person, please wear your mask when not speaking. Dr. Monahan extract expressed in the updated guidelines that the use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case the wearer is unknowingly infected. When we are not speaking, each of us is playing a vital role in tech and all members and staff in attendance, as well as leaders of the covid19 response will be testifying before the committee. Due to the anticipated length of the hearing, we will take a 15 minute recess at 1 30 to provide witnesses a res