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top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom. thanks for joining us. im erica hill. >> im jim sciutto. happening now, attorney general merrick garland on capitol hill to testify before the jen at judiciary committee for the first time here. you see senators cruz and holly. he is expected to be hit with a wide range of questions including allegations from republicans as they said that the justice department is being weaponized against conservatives as well as updates into investigations int...

little to anything against churches and pro life centers. they will get in a lot. senator ted cruz asking garland during his last appearance before the committee about promise he made to keep politics out of the d.o.j. it went like this. >> i asked you quote, will you commit to this committee that under your leadership the department of justice will not target the political opponents of this administration? your answer, quote, absolutely. it is totally inappropriate for the department ...

of mar-a-lago for classified documents. but also since he launched not one, but two special counsel investigations into both former president trump and president biden. we just saw garland walk into the hearing room moments ago. he didnt answer any questions on the way in. we are live on the hill. also, congress intensifies its scrutiny of china. one lawmakers even warning of a, quote existential struggle with the nation during the very first meeting of a house select committee dedic...

Platforms. section 230 ab solves them from civil liability when they broadcast things which harm children, whether its bullying or harassment or something as basic as this choke challenge which unfortunately claims the lives of children as well. i think there was a general consensus on this committee, which is saying something, that we need to do something about social media platforms and coincidentally had a meeting just a day or two later with ann wig ham from the drug enforcement agency and d...

There were mothers sitting near where youre sitting today who brought color photographs of their children who died as a result of their trafficking of information on social media, and theres little or no responsibility accepted by these platforms. section 230 absolves them from civil liability when they broadcast things which harm children, whether its bullying or harassment or something as basic as this choke challenge, which unfortunately claims the lives of children as well. i think there was...

That talked about the social media platform and what theyre peddling to americans and particularly to our children across america. there were morthers sitting nea where you are sitting today who brought colored photographs of their children who died because of drug trafficking in social media and theres little to no responsibility accepted by these platforms. it absolves them of civil liability when they broadcast things that harm children whether its bullying, harassment or something as basic a...