This panel will look to what we can and are doing at home and internationally to counter those threats. Specifically, the panel will explore questions the rise of these threats and the parallel rise of the new world of ubiquitous connectedness and the internet of everything raise for policymakers. How do we protect connected societies . Whos responsible for what . What are the rules of the road . What are the ways where we think it a place where normative behavior is agreed upon internationally . Moderating the session we have john, probably the longest and oldest reporter covering this, going back to the 1970s. Writing the same stories until most recently. A reporter in the science section of the new york times. Part of a group of reporters who won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2013. He has a book coming. Request for Common Ground between humans and machines. [applause] thank you, everyone. My panelists to my left, the director of the National Security agency. Suzann
Down and say, can we do both . What about our allies and other countries . That is the debate. It is not an easy answer. You can see both sides of the issue. Aside. E to set that one we have to solve that problem. Without it, we are going to have something bad happened. Security, that is a different issue. How networks are secure. We should talk about that. It is not the same as communications. If i look at that particular use case. What it tells me, Security Issues are only going to become more and more personalized in our society. The situation where you have terrorist organizations recruiting people on twitter. Ofis a pointer to me technology becoming a more personalized aspect of our lives. In particular, the upcoming generations. I think is going to be important for us, not just a focus on what is happening Technology Becomes more personalized and a part of what we are doing, we have to think around what are the indications of that from a policy perspective. A security perspective
Up next, you will hear conflicting testimony on how women are treated in the federal prison system. Charles samuels of the federal theau of prisons testifies system does not practice solitary confinement, while p kerman totally a different story. This is three hours. Not so in this case whatsoever. I think the testimony was fascinating, partly because i am somewhat new to this issue. I will keep my Opening Statement somewhat brief, because i know senator booker would like to make an Opening Statement. I am happy to have him do so because he has been involved in this issue longer than i have. I just want to make a couple of brief remarks. Being a business guy i am pretty data driven. The data, the statistics, on this particular problem the severe prison sentence with a high level incarceration rates are pretty stark. In 1980, there were 25,000 people in the federal prison systems. Today there are 29000, a 736 increase as our population has only increased 40 . In total, there were 500,00
Of september. Also coming up this morning. Manchester arena reopens tonight with a benefit concert three months after the terrorist attack. The scores on the doors, calls for restau ra nts a nd cafes the scores on the doors, calls for restaurants and cafes in england to display their food hygiene restaurants and cafes in england to display theirfood hygiene ratings. In sport, Jimmy Anderson makes history. He becomes the first englishman to take 500 test wickets, in the deciding match against the west indies. Louise has the weather. Good morning. It is an autumnal start to the weekend. A day of sunny spells and scattered showers. But some of the showers will be heavy, with some hail and thunder, and rather breezy out to the west. More details coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. Millions of people have been warned to evacuate from florida as Hurricane Irma approaches the United States. The huge storm, which has left a path of destruction across the caribbean, made its way alo
Welcome to bbc news. Hurricane irma is continuing to sweep its way across the caribbean on route to the us coast, leaving a path of devastation. Cuba is the latest island to be hit. The category five storm made landfall off the North Eastern coast overnight bringing strong winds and heavy rain. Communities have lost power and communication is becoming increasingly difficult in more remote areas. The bahamas have largely been spared after the storm changed track. This is irmas trajectory. Its expected to make landfall with us coast tomorrow, before heading inland. In florida, more than five Million People have been told to evacuate. Thats over a quarter of the population. And theres another hurricane coming up behind irma in the atlantic. Jose has strengthened to a category four, driving winds of 125 miles an hour and forecasters warn it could strengthen still further. Jane 0brien reports from florida, where preparations are well under way. Clouds gather over miamis south beach, all but