We would like to see consumers use wireless emergency alerts and we recognize that they want access by their wireless device and they recognize how valuable that is, so our goal has been to try to make sure we do everything that we can to minimize alerting fatigue and to make sure that the system has trust and confidence, and well do everything that we can to execute on that. Okay. In the meantime. What are your members doing to educate customers on the value of the warnings and alerts . Sure. So we certainly work closely with the fcc, with fema, in terms of education efforts. Weve done a psa at ctia to let folks know about it. I think the good news is you have subscribers representing 99 of the overall u. S. Subscribership that that get their service from a wireless provider who voluntarily participates in wia. Okay. I thank all of you for your testimony. Its been valuable and as the chairman said, we will be using this information to craft legislation in the future. So with that, i y
This weekend on American History tv on cspan3, sunday at 10 00 a. M. Eastern from the west point center for oral history, graduate Kenneth Carlson talks about growing up in military service and service in vietnam. We go out to this bunker and it had an actual viewpoint where you could see what was going on over the base. And we are watching the rockets coming in and arkansas and mist new jersey on the other side and explosions are going on and everyone is scared today. Miss arkansas says that sort of looks like the fourth of july. I said no it doesnt. She does what does that mean . I said people are dying. And she started crying upcoming winter olympics, featuring two films. United states team is causing plenty of excitement here. Pregame underdogs and now they have upset all predictions by winning this game with the russians. They play earning them the first gold medal ever won by a u. S. Team in hockey. And at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on the presidency, scholars explore the relationships b
Time. Shes more than prepared and spent her career defending our constitution and fighting for folk whose need a fair shake. Her own life story is one i and so many other ks ss can see ours in, who you worship or love there is a place for you here. Its a perspective that led us out of the hardest times before and a perspective we can all rally behind right now. Lets get more from jeff zeleny. Were learning about how this decision came about. Anderson, good evening. Were learning new details and told about 90 minutes before this announcement was made, about 4 15 or so here in the east, so about 2 45 or so senator harris was at her washington condo and received a phone call with a job offer from former Vice President joe biden. They have been talking throughout this process and had at least one meeting we know of, a Virtual Meeting before this but it was an offer of a job to join the president ial ticket, the democratic ticket there. This is the end of what had been a threemonth process
Historic arc of this country. A short time ago, joe biden chose senator Kamala Harris of california to be his running mate for the democratic president ial ticket. She is the first black woman, the first Asian American woman, the first candidate whose marriage is multiracial. Harris is the product of an American Dream that began beyond these shores. Her mother and father, both immigrants, from india and jamaica respectively, not only rose to prominent positions in academia, but marched in the civil rights movement, giving what harris has controlled a strollereye view of activism from a young age. President obama said in part, ive known senator harris for a long time, shes more than prepared for the job, she spent her career defending her constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake, her own story is one that i and many others can see themselves in. No matter where you come from, what you look like, how you worship, who you love, theres a place for you here. I its a fundame
Democratic national convention. Im anderson cooper. Were heading into the second night of this unconventional convention. Tonights theme is leadership matters. We expect a stinging indictment of President Trump as commander in chief from former military and National Security officials who serve and we just learned secretary of state colin powell will help make the case against trump promising that biden would bring values back to the white house and protect u. S. Troops. Powell is the most prominent gop figure to speak at this Democratic Convention so far. Bidens appeal to republicans will be under scored in a very moving film about his very close friendship with the late senator john mccain. Were covering this convention as only cnn can along with jake tapper, dana bash, and abby phillip. Jake, were also learning more about bill clintons remarks. Former president s tended to not publicly criticize their successes but no longer the president Whose Campaign mantra, its the economy stupi