I have never used this microphone. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. We are here to announce and discuss issues of racism in america. Now that the house has passed the George Floyd Justice in policing act, we need to ask ourselves what is next. I am here to introduce you to members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Worldeeks ago, the witnessed the video execution of george floyd. Within hours, protest began in minneapolis and quickly spread to all 50 states. Within days, protest spread around the world with people in other countries calling out human rights abuses in the United States. Within weeks, all 54 nations and africa called on the United Nations to hold a hearing about racism and human rights in the United States. Last week, we proudly passed with bipartisan support the George Floyd Justice in policing act. We will not stop in the movement for justice and the movement will not stop until a bill is passed in the senate an
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Point on renault. There is no question the labor economy overwhelms everything else. The depression of labor is absolutely front and center into this week. With all the other news and distractions as well, the labor economy, globally, is stunningly week. Francine we will have a lot of folks on unemployment across the world. Ritika in minneapolis, a third night of violent protests over the death of a black man who died in police custody. Protesters torched a Police Station and a number of businesses were also burned. Demonstrations spread to other cities in kentucky over another police shooting. The president called the rioters thugs and threatened to send in the national guard. This came hours after the president issued an executive order seeking liability protection. Earlier this week, twitter began selected factchecks of his tweets. Today, President Trump will announce his response to chinas crackdown on hong kong. The president says he is not happy with new legislation that curves f
Host the communicators is at the state of the net conference in washington, d. C. We are going to show you some of the interviews were conducted with members of congress, government officials and technology leaders. And now joining us on the communicators is susan ness. Commissioner ness, what were some of issues you dealt with back in the 90s when you are an fcc commissioner . Guest peter, was the golden age of the federal communications commission. We moved all of the length of the communications highways from analog to digital. So that was cable, broadcast, satellite. The satellites have been launched but with the service d not yet begun. We came up with the Digital Television standards which is radio standard. My First Commission meeting we did band plan. It was an extraordinary time. And we were just given Auction Authority so we began the first auction at which point they actually used the hand placards to bid. So it was an exciting time to be there, plus on top of all that we im
In the 1990s when you are the fcc commissioner . An it was the golden age of the federal communications commission. Were they moved all of the lanes from analognication to digital. , broadcast,le satellite. Satellite had been launched. Did we came up with the. Igital television standard my First Commission meeting it was an extraordinary time. We began the first option, at which part they used the hand pluckers. To be an exciting time there. Plus, on top of all of that, we implemented the 1996 telecom act , which dramatically changed the landscape by introducing competition in local and video. And also dramatically changed the landscape for broadcast, widening the ability to consolidate broadcast properly. Looking back 20 years later, did you get it right . Was the groundwork laid correctly . That wehe other thing did, which is so important and pan can appreciate lists appreciate this greatly, is the programming requirements for Childrens Television on broadcast. Some of it we got very