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And john x? >> havent said theyd sue. lobbying organizations by names most consumers havent heard of but definitely there will be a case here. and the concern is that -- twofold. first start-ups would be mostly hurt by this. youtube can afford to pay for faster access to ones pipes but the smaller video start-up neither of us have heard of cant pay the tolls to a company like comcast or at&t. the other side of this is that consumer groups say anything that impacts their ability to speak, your ab...

Neutrali neutrality. >> is it weird to think of these companies as utilities? when you have to provide id, you have to provide your account number. i guess its becoming strange now because these companies that are distribution companies are also content companies. >> theyre lifelines for people. and what the fcc did under obama, is put broad band internet companies on par with old school telephone companies. the issue is that in pursuing those regulations, it harmed investment, it created all ki...

Salholt. he was arraigned this morning in the death of brian shaw. the trump administration is such a rollback one of former president obamas regulatory moves. the chairman of the sec is just rivetings plan to get rid of regulations designed to make internet service providers treat all online content and apps equally. president trump has long opposed so-called net neutrality rules. a vote by the fcc is expected next month. consumer groups and some internet companies will likely go to court to ch...

Individual market with their out of pocket medical expenses. >> that would be a catastrophic decision that will lead to millions of people losing their insurance. and there will be thousands of people that die or get major medical expenses, declare bankruptcy, and others if they actually make that decision. if they do, they will pay a price for having done it. but i still dont want them to do that. i dont want them to pay that price, because i would rather have those millions of people not lose ...

Of pocket medical expenses. >> that would be a catastrophic decision that will lead to millions of people losing their insurance. and there will be thousands of people that die or get major medical expenses, declare bankruptcy, and others if they actually make that decision. if they do, they will pay a price for having done it. but i still dont want them to do that. i dont want them to pay that price, because i would rather have those millions of people not lose their insurance. this is crazy to...

Dollar new home for golden state warriors. ten days after hurricane maria devastated puerto rico, more ways for you to help. consumer groups check in on equifax what they say we should be doing now. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> here we are. >> we are here. >> were in the lobby. >> i love whether you done with the place. >> doesnt look like much now but in two years this construction site will be the new home of the golden state warriors. good evening im christian...

Except this one piece. under california law, 95% of a product must be made here. but maglite say that standard allows trial lawyers to gain the system, filing lawsuits that manufacturers cant risk losing. so most avoid the made in america label entirely. >> if its a question of cutting corners, saving money and increasing profits which is often the case, then it shouldnt bear a label thats not honest and truthful. >> reporter: consumer groups support it because it acts as a tphalt standard. >> i...

>> reporter: he insources all of the materials in the u.s. and fabricates everything except this one piece. under california law, 95% of a product must be made here but mag lite and other companies say that standard allows trial lawyers to gain the system, filing lawsuits that manufacturers cant risk losing, so most avoid the made in america label entirely. >> if its a question of cutting corners, saving money and increasing profits which is often the case, then it shouldnt bear a label thats no...

Find new sources of revenue amid the cord cutting trend. consumer groups are threatening to sue, claiming its a new tax that did not get voter approval. >> bret: claudia, thank you. the air forces secret spacecraft made quite an entrance in florida yesterday. the unmanned x-37 b landed at the kennedy space center after 718 days in orbit. there were reports of a sonic boom that rattled the central part of the state. the air force does not exactly say what the spacecraft does. this was the ships f...

As our cities looking at ways to find new sources of revenue amid the cord cutting trend. consumer groups are threatening to sue, claiming its a new tax that did not get voter approval. >> bret: claudia, thank you. the air forces secret spacecraft made quite an entrance in florida yesterday. the unmanned x-37 b landed at the kennedy space center after 718 days in orbit. there were reports of a sonic boom that rattled the central part of the state. the air force does not exactly say what the spac...