National security prompted President Donald Trump to weeks ago threat an ban on both apps. Today secretary ross said the clock is ticking. For all practicing purposes will be shut down. Reporter the Trump Administration fearing these chineseowned platforms can exploit security gaps and harvest data from u. S. Users in in theory, it argues it threatens u. S. Foreign policy and the overall economy. Were not going to do anything to jeopardize security. Reporter users will no longer be able wnload either app or receive upgrades. If you want to become a tiktok user, you wont be able to download it assuming the Trump Administration action actually takes place. Is that the same for we chat as well . You certainly wont be able to download we chat. Based on what you like, it gives you content that they think that youll enjoy, and like he and my friends can look completely different, like if you do dancing videos, or comedy videos. It really caters to you. We chat is geared for communication, pa
Good morning. The committee on health education, labor and pensions will please come to order. First i would like to go through a few administrative matters that weve adopted because of covid. Weve consulted with the attending physician and the department of health and human services, centers for disease control. Individuals in the hearing room are six feet apart. Theres no room for the public in person. The press is covering as a pool. You can watch this on streaming or there will be an unedited recording that everyone can watch. All of our Witnesses Today and some senators are participating by video conference. I would like to Say Something about masks. The office of attending physician has advised that senators and witnesses may remove their masks to talk into the microphones since our chairs are six feet apart. So, thats why my mask is off. When im not back here, im wearing my mask in the hall. Im grateful to the rules committee, the sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the arkt te
Quality get a little bit better. Yesterday, we started off the day with unhealthy to very unhealthy air and now were looking at some spots even moderate air quality this morning. So that is the difference compared to what we have experienced over the last several days. Moderate air quality in santa rosa, and that is great to see it is or and starts in San Francisco, napa, fairfield, rio vista, unhealthy for everyone for san rafael, oakland, redwood city, livermore, and san jose. We are beginning to see a little bit of improvement and we will continue to improve with the air quality as we go through the workweek. Looking at that spare the air alert that remains in effect for the bay area, it is going a record 29 days in a row with our smoky skies and that spare the air alert. Our smoke model, as we got through the next couple of days does show the improving air quality. So there is hope as we go through the next few days. We will talk more about that, the better days for air quality, co
Langevin and others. The nation now is critical at the warning that we have in the decisions made that the most recent worldwide Us Intelligence community in january 2019 the United States and the world will remain for the next flu pandemi pandemic. Right . And then the international resources. We must ask ourselves what can we do right now to protect the American People. Before the unthinkable happens and then with the best of our day and then surely we are a nation or iran or north korea. In the report states and i quote our adversaries and strategic competitors make you want few critical legal on on economic and then with Economic Security with every aspect of ourct lives. And with the National Defense authorization act with the state of t cybersecurity to develop that nonpartisan division this commission. [inaudible] it is a structure and economic llstem to have widespread damage that im from both sides of the aisle to recognize for the white house to develop and then National Secu
The largest outbreak through death and disability and those International Resources we must ask ourselves what we should do right now to protect the American People before the unthinkable happens to ensure we are a nation prepared. That same road widespread and then to jeopardize and the report states and i quote as a strategic competitor including cyberespionage. This is a growing threat to the nation with Economic Security with every aspect of ours. Lives. [inaudible] and with the cybersecurity to defend america again cyberattack. And then in addition on a daily basis to be critical to have widespread damage. And those recommendations a high level on both sides of the aisle cybersecurity for the white house to develop and to streamline and the role this first formalized and then elevated and expanded and the National Security advisor john bolton with another layer of bureaucracy. And in 2019 and in 2020 it dropped to 17th. Today we have the recommendation to establish National Cybers