i m anderson cooper. you may have heard the u.s. surgeon general issued a warning that social media carries what he called a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescence. it s something all of us who are parents are worried about. because of a law passed in the mid-1990s, social media companies are shielded from almost all responsibility for the content their users post, no matter how untrue or harmful it may be. but now with billions of people online, the question is, have things spiraled out of control? we spoke with three families who are taking on some of the biggest social media companies in an uphill legal battle in an effort to change the way the internet works. some of the topics in the next hour including eating disorders and suicide and can be disturbing to watch. good morning. are you getting on, mom? yeah, let s get on. reporter: a tour bus through washington in spring is typically full of kids. oh, my. reporter
human behind the humor. thanks for joining us for the whole story. i m anderson cooper. you may have heard the u.s. surgeon general issued a warning that social media carries what he called a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescence. it s something all of us who are parents are worried about. because of a law passed in the mid-1990s, social media companies are shielded from almost all responsibility for the content their users post, no matter how untrue or harmful it may be. but now with billions of people online, the question is, have things spiraled out of control? especially when it comes to kids. we spoke with three families who are taking on some of the biggest social media companies in an uphill legal battle in an effort to change the way the internet works. we want to mention some of the topics in the next hour including eating disorders and suicide and can be disturbing to watch. good morning. are you getting on, mo
begin at capitol hill for that that bill is almost a done deal. its past the seven and will go to the presidents test -. chad pergram s life with us on the hill. good evening it was a congressional crunch to get the bill approved before the government collided with the debt ceiling. tonight the scent with the hous and the vote 63 tash 36. all but five democrats voted yes . the democrats are feeling very good tonight we save the country from the scorch of default, even though there were was some on the other side who wanted default, who wanted to lead us to default. thirty when gop members vote no and they were suspect of the plan. people think this is dramati and mccarthy thinks this is the best deal ever. this is going to do nothing. president biden talked the nation tomorrow and signs the bill as soon as possible. the senate spreader through a series of votes before getting to the final passage. senate majority leader chuck schumer played the role of trac coach.
beginning of the recorded music era for $5. it was an i irresistible proposition. the new original series the 2010s premiers tomorrow might here on cnn. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, may 13th. i m amara walker. and i m victor black well. so pasta, the 6:00 hour we have been debating pasta. you love it. can can you believe that? i could take it or leave it really. the reason is because it s just a vehicle for the stuff that i think taste best. could eat the sauce with a spoon. it s the texture for me. and i love certain textures of pastas. it has to be perfect. if it s home made, i can eat it with no sauce. so your theory about being a vehicle for sauce is so wrong. we could split a dish. i ll take the sauce. you take the pasta. here s what we re watch ing for you this morning. i have to admit it s nice to be able to breathe one more time, but wit can t let our guard down. we still know it s coming. cities among the