Trump. Welcome everybody. I think we have some republicans leadership elections coming in. Can you see me, can you hear me and is working. Week social media oversight, i cannot wait have social media come to the committee and explained to themselves about their platforms. Thats on the 17th and there is a lot of support to take a hard look at social media platforms, the act is on and crossfire hurricane, he is going to appear remotely so i appreciatet him coming it will o is make an opening statement. Crossfire hurricane has been looked at in many fashions, the Inspector Generals report found 17 policies of violation regarding the way the crossfire hurricane operation was performed they rebuke the fbi and the department of justice regarding the application made against carter page, every person that we talk to, have been able to get a hold of, i know then what i knew now i would not have signed the carter page warrant application, counterintelligence investigation of the political peopl
Swift. What were learning about chief eddie garcias plans to retire. But first, cautiously optimistic. The new numbers that show california and the bay area are making some progress in the fight against covid19. Amidst all the setbacks there are small yet notable victories during this pandemic. Governor newsom now says cases, hospitalizations, and icu numbers are down. Take a look. Yesterday the state added 5,700 new cases. Thats well below the daily average of 8,800 cases in the last couple of weeks. However, we still have a ways to go. Nbc bay areas Terry Mcsweeney has more. Here is extending on the narrative of some early good signs. Reporter Governor Newsom not only a 21 drop in cases the past week, but in the past two weeks, hospitalizations down 10 , icu cases down 5 . Those statewide numbers are good, but the bay area numbers are even better says dr. George rutherford, a professor of epidemiology at ucsf. Similarly in the bay area, the cases are dropping perhaps even more marked
Written materials. You are the ema offices that required for all meetings. I expect all members to wear a mask expect when speaking. I recognize myself for an opening statement. More than a year ago, this subcommittee launched an investigation into Digital Markets. The twoives b have been to document problems and since then, weve received millions as well as conducting hundreds of hours of interviews. There were experts here, the subcommittees Ranking Member. We work closely with all members who have taken this work seriously and study the issues. This is the most bipartisan effort ive been involved with. The purpose of todays hearing is to examine the dominance of amaz amazon, apple, facebook and google. Amazon runs the Largest Online marketplace in america, c capturing 70 of all online marketplace sales. It operates across a vast array of businesses from cloud compute i ing. Apple is a provider of smart phones with more than 100 million in the United States alone. Services include fi
Industry. They took questions about the use of thirdparty seller data and allegations of anticonservative bias. The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing on marketing power. Amazon, apple, facebook, and google. I would like to remind members we have established a distribution list dedicated to circulating specific motions or other written materials members might want as part of our hearing today. If you would like to submit materials, submit them to the email address distributed to your offices. We will circulate materials as quickly as we can. Thatld also remind members face coverings are required for all meetings in an enclosed space such as Committee Hearings. I expect all members on both sides of the aisle to wear a mask except when you are speaking. I recognize myself for an opening bateman Opening Statement. This committee launched an investigation into Digital Markets to document compe
President pushed for a partial vaping ban amid those growing health concerns. Christien kafton joining us live from San Francisco, and this is one of the few cases where the president and several cisco city leaders are aligned. The Trump Administration signing and citing an increase in the number of youths vaping. It also comes on the heels of news of the sixth now reported vaping death. President trump made the announcement, acknowledging that vaping is big business. But saying that the more than 450 recent reports of lung ailments and at least six deaths associated with vaping are alarming. We can allow people to get sick, we can have our youth be so affected. Health and Services Secretary laid out a timeline. It will take several weeks for us to put out the final guidance which will allow all that prominence around the enforcement policy. Then there will likely be a 30 day delayed Effective Date which is customary with the good guidance practice. Tobacco flavored vaping product make