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"velshi & ruhle." representatives from the nations most powerful tech giants set to testify before lawmakers on capitol hill. and this thing is going to get heated. >> the house judiciary committee questioning google, amazon, facebook and apple as part of its investigation into growing antitrust concerns in the digital world. today marks the committees second hearing organized with these particular companies. >> joining us now, tech reporter, jake ward. jake, we hear so much criticism of these b...

Be broken up or investigated over antitrust concerns. coming back for amazon, google, parent of alphabet, netflix and microsoft. when the heavy stocks move, they take the markets with them. we have the mexican foreign minister and economic minister in washington d.c. theyre meeting with nancy pelosi. that i have threatened to retaliate if president trump goes through with the tariffs that come through. president trump said this morning the london press conference that tariffs will likely go up. ...

Its two years in the making but this next deal is quite an interesting one and weve got an update for us any trust authorities approving bias takeover of american c. giant monsanto it must another major hurdle in the sixty two and a half billion dollar deal the german family has agreed to sell assets including seed and crop chemical activities to its rival be a safe for about eight and a half billion dollars to come antitrust concerns the life science company already has the green light from the...

What is the suggestion about the time involved in the deliberations? >> so the judge said that on june 12th hes going to hold a hearing and thats when he will announce his ruling on this case. he said theres a possibility that he could rule before hand but i dont think thats likely because he has noted many times that hes going to take a long time to reach this decision. his opinion will be more than 200 pages long. that june 12th date is only nine date before the deadline. some people are specu...

This week. gun control advocates are claiming serious hypocrisy, pointing to the nras long history of arguing that allowing guns in public spaces make people safer. the so-called migrant caravan has reached the border of the united states and mexico after traveling more than 2,000 miles. the central american travelers plan to cross the border into the united states and request asylum. avengers infinity war has set the record for the biggest opening weekend for a movie ever. the marvel comic ...

Any time to say hey, i can get my goods delivered cheaper through the postal service and theyre not looking at how much money that the postal service is losing. the real problem is for the postal service to fix the postal service and it cant do it the way it should do it because the congress has its thumb on what the postal service does. thats the real problem. >> lets leave the postal service alone and talk about the other issues here. because hes bringing up some of the antitrust concerns. thi...

Our business depends on it. the repeal of net neutrality regulations does not take effect until next year and the issue may wind up being decided in court. congress could also step in with a legislative solution. >> president trump praising the 52.4 billion merger between disney and 21st century fox. white house press secretary sarah sanders confirming the president congratulated fox mogul rupert murdock. the president believed the deal could be good for jobs but heres the thing. this is a horiz...

Raises antitrust concerns. in fact, the companies say the merger saves $2 billion. the administrations reaction is actually in stark contrast to the at&t and time warner deal thats in the works. thats the parent company cnn. that is a vertical merger between two companies that dont compete. yet, the justice department recently moved to block the deal. disneys knew deal with 21st century fox also helps them transform into a streaming video giant to rival netflix. its now the majority owner of h...

I think the pricing will go up. >> donald trump made no secret of his disdain for cnn and some outlets say that is what is behind the lawsuit. with the doj, whether prodded by donald trump were not raises key issues. it is trying to block this $85 billion merger. at&t will control content including hbo and at&t which has sports. because already on directv justice argues it would mean higher monthly fees for consumers. at&t says that is nonsense with is a perfectly reasonable antitrust concerns. ...

I think the pricing will go up. >> donald trump made no secret of his disdain for cnn and some outlets say that is what is behind the lawsuit. with the doj, whether prodded by donald trump were not raises key issues. it is trying to block this $85 billion merger. at&t will control content including hbo and at&t which has sports. because already on directv justice argues it would mean higher monthly fees for consumers. at&t says that is nonsense with is a perfectly reasonable antitrust concerns. ...