Good morning, i would like to welcome you. Like to thank our witnesses for appearing before us today to discuss these issues. Nt five years ago, this committee passed a stellar reauthorization act. Extended the authorization for satellite provide n companies to broadcast content to unserved households. According to the satellite tv industry this enables roughly 700,000 customers in mostly Rural Communities to receive over the air broadcast television signals. These customers fall into a few categories. The first is household that is receive broadcast content using an antenna. A second is markets where satellite provider does not offer localtolocal service, markets, hird is short where there are no local affiliated stations with one of finally, rks, and satellite tv subscribers have received service through a or an rv. Truck in effect this provision enables dish and omers of directv to receive content from fox, and other where it stations isnt otherwise available. Cable, also required t
[inaudible conversations] we will now come to order. The chair now recognizes himself for five minutes. Good morning. Id like to welcome everyone to the subcommittees first hearing of the new congress on the evolving media marketplace. It also like to thank her witnesses for appearing before us today to discuss these important issues. Five years ago this committee passed reauthorization act this spill extended the operation for Satellite Television companies to provide broadcast content to unserved households. According to the satellite tv industry this provision enables roughly 870,000 customers in mostly rural amenities to receive over the air broadcast Television Signals. These customers fall into a few categories per the first is household they cannot receive broadcast content using an antenna for the second as markets where satellite providers do not offer local to local service and the third is short markets where there are no local affiliate stations with any of the records and
Buildings and their security measures. Federal document say cornell indicated the members of the congress to go enemies. The the defendant specifically planned that he and informant would built a plant and detonate pipe bombs at u. S. Capitol and use firearms and shoot and kill employees in the u. S. Capitol. We spoke with Patrick Meehan by phone a few moments ago. Meehan is a member of the the house home land security committee. There is an awareness that there is and will continue to be intentions on the part of the terrorist organizations to carry out acts of terrorism. So weve got to be prudent take steps to be pro active to deter any kind of potential activity. Right now it does appear that Christopher Cornell was act ago loan with the informant separate the from any organize terrorist group but we will continue to follow this breaking story and bring you very latest tonight at ten and 11 00. Live from the sat center im diana rocco for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thank you so much. As d
To see a to 3 ft. Of snow before it is all over when does near Hurricane Force will cause widespread Power Outages and coastal flooding. The message to the 58 Million People in the storms pass to stay home and stay safe. doing so side wall of fire hydrants vince we did seem very high winds we concede to see high winds blew sea islands over the course of the day in many parts of massachusetts will concede to sees no follow through of the day in a to the evening. Reporter new yorks city travel ban has been lifted but across the region leaving the streets deserted except for snowplows. We deal is necessary to keep people safe by get everyone off the road back to get out there clear the way and cannot will give back to normal much more quickly theres trouble in the loss is sestos of 43 on the flights were canceled hundreds more are expected to be cancelled on wednesday. Reporter is also wants a real problem there respecting these conditions that led bill with a red not for the next eight t
Cause cahowand the wild fires burning in San Diego County have turned deadly. Well have the latest on containment efforts and news of arrests made. And San Jose Police are investigating two separate homicides in the city overnight. Well have a live report from the scene of a deadly shooting. Firefighters in Southern California are desperately caught wildfires under control. Here you can see a map of the many wildfires currently burning in the area. Flames have already devoured 10thousand acres of land in the area since the first fire popped up tuesday. Firefighters are hoping lower temperatures and decreasing wind speeds will help them catch a break today take a look at this a cameraman from a san diego tv station was shooting footage of the wildfire in san marcos. When a plane dropped its load of fire retardant right between where he was standing. Despite thousands of evacuations, the wildfires in california have killed at least one person. As Andrew Spencer reports the wildfires cont