This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Today, we will discuss with the technology is doing to remove violent and extremist tenth from their platform. This is a matter of serious important to the safety and wellbeing of our nations communities. I hope we can engage in a collaborative discussion about what more can be done within the jurisdiction of this committee to keep our communities safe from those wishing to do us harm. Today, we representative on the Worlds Largest social Media Companies and Online Platforms, we hear from this Monika Bickert, head of the Global Policy management for facebook, and mr. Nick pickles, policy director of twitter. Mr. Derek slater, Global Policy director, and Senior Vice President of program for the anti defamation league. Over the past two decades, the United States has led the world in the development of social media and other services to allow people to sites like google, facebook, and twitter, and platforms like instagram and twitter have ch
Hearing. The chair is roger wicker of mississippi. This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Today, we will discuss with the technology is doing to remove violent and extremist tenth from their platform. This is a matter of serious important to the safety and wellbeing of our nations communities. I hope we can engage in a collaborative discussion about what more can be done within the jurisdiction of this committee to keep our communities safe from those wishing to do us harm. Today, we representative on the Worlds Largest social Media Companies and Online Platforms, we hear from this Monika Bickert, head of the Global Policy management for facebook, and mr. Nick pickles, policy director of twitter. Mr. Derek slater, Global Policy director, and Senior Vice President of program for the anti defamation league. Over the past two decades, the United States has led the world in the development of social media and other services to allow people to sites like google, facebook, and twitte
Ended on the other side of town. Here. At 215 and hualapai. Metro says the suspect was driving the car that was stolen during this carjacking officers recognized the car and tried to make a stop he took off. This resulted in an extended pursuit which terminated in the area of 215 and hualapai officers there were confronted by a white male with a handgun, officers fired killing the suspect. Metro police say there was a handgun inside the car but investigators are handgun inside the car but investigators are trying to figure out if the suspect shot or pointed his gun at police. Its early in the investigation i apologize an investigation that people in this neighborhood say theyll be watching closely. Be safe out there, keep on guard, just because they got one doesnt mean there isnt others i also spoke with an employee at a henderson dairy queen who was working when the restaurant was targeted during robberies. Hear what she told me coming up at 5 soc two men got in a fight at a gas pump
Has been following these cases this week. And now has details on what led up to the officer involved shooting. He joins us now live at metro headquarters. That car chase ended with a deadly shooting here along the 215. And word of the Fatal Shooting spread quickly to the victims and friends of victims of more than a dozen armed robberies the suspect is tied to. Its very much a sense of relief its a sense of relief shared by many who live in this neighrborhood near warm springs and valle verde. Police say the man who was tied to this armed carjacking and 13 other robberies at henderson businesses was shot and killed by metro police. At this point were confident he was invovled in those 14 robberies knowing that hes been caught, or dealt with is a great relief. A great relief. Suspect and police started downtown and ended on the other side of town. Here. At 215 and hualapai. Metro says the suspect was driving the car that was stolen during this carjacking officers recognized the car and
Thanks for joining us for your only local news at 5 30. A suspected terror suspect is in custody. After bombs go off over the weekend in new york and new jersey. Joel waldman is in new york with how he was tracked down. The man suspected in this weekends cheksea explosion is now in custody. Ahmad khan rahami captured after a shootout with police. Both rahami and officers suffering injuries during the incident. Authorities catching up with the 28yearold following a call about a man sleeping in a bar hallway. Sarnicki says . The officer relized that this might be the person that the fbis been looking for. The officer then said show me your hands, and the person went to the side of his body and pulled out a handgun and fired right at the naturalized us citizen from afghanistan. Officials launching a manhunt for him just hours before his arrest. Releasing these photos of him. He was wanted in connection with dual explosions on saturday. One in seaside park, new jersey. The second here in n