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Economic crisis connected to the pandemic. >> congressman jeffries, i appreciate your time. i always do. i thank you. >> thank you. and next, the facebook whistle-blower testifies saying the company knows its harming people. and the buck needs to stop with, she says, mark zuckerberg. so, whats gonna happen? plus, breaking news. gabby petitos family speaking out and pointing fingers at the family of brian laundrie. saying somebody needs to start talking. and calls for an investigation tonight...

Reactive and viral was the platform. facebook changed those safety defaults in the runup to the election because they knew they were dangerous. because they wanted that growth back after the election, they returned to their original defaults. the fact that they had to break the glass on january 6th and turn them back on, i think thats deeply problematic. >> agree. thank you very much for your bravery in coming forward. >> thank you. ive been arguing for some time that it is time for congress to ...

Mononop im not averse to looking at the monoolistic nature of facebook. i think there are a couple of things i think we can do. i have a piece of legislation called the filter bubble transparency act. what it would do is give users the options to engage with social media platforms without being manipulated by these secret formulas that dictate the content you see when you open up an app or log onto a website. we also i think need to hold big tech accountable by reforming section 230. one of the ...

Businesses make money. i mean, the essence of facebooks place in the world was essentially laid bear for everybody when it went offline. and to have that coupled with what is now going to be, as leann described there, extraordinarily explosive testimony about the role that facebook also has in our minds and in our democracy, it all leads up to a very dramatic day today, jose. >> and jacob, im just wondering, its -- as far as we know, it was like a technical issue. not some kind of cyber attack. ...

Exposed to more anorexia content. it is pulling families apart, and in places like ethiopia, its literally fanning ethnic violence. >> facebook released a statement after her testimony, saying, quote, today, a senate subcommittee held a hearing with a former product manager of facebook who worked for the company for less that be two years, had no direct reports, never attended a decision-point meeting with c-level executives, and testified more than six times to not working on the subject matter...

Caldwell and jacob ward in menlo park, california. leann, i want to start with you. weve received an early look at haugens opening statement. what can we expect about what she is expected to say today? >> reporter: good morning, jose. it is expected to be a bombshell testimony when frances haugen, who was a whistle-blower, who has come out publicly and shown herself. and shes going to deliver this scathing testimony about facebook, in which she says, i came forward because i recognized a frighte...

Even that content? >> facebook has a long history of having a very successful and effective growth division where they constantly are trying to optimize it to grow. those kinds of stickiness could be construed as things that facilitate addiction >> you brought up other countries and whats been happening there. on 60 minutes you said that facebook implemented safeguards to reduce misinformation ahead of the 2020 election but turned off those safeguards right after the election. you know the insur...

Those types of companies. take a look at other companies like nvidia and qualcomm and there is a reason why companies like facebook are a key trader, the biggest traded company in america and had the biggest decline over the last month. thats $158 billion in mark value loss. >> dom chu, thank you so much. just 25 minutes from now, the whistleblower will testify. there is a lot more questions whether the company needs to be regulated or possibly broken up. joining me now to discuss, facebooks g...

>> we all know the big lie started and originated with donald trump. if you had not had that big lie, you wouldnt have had january 6th. could you make a compelling argument that if you hadnt had the big lie amplified by facebook, you could have also prevented january 6th? >> oh, theres no question. the way this is organized and gained strength and was so for many of them inside the capitol that day, well planned and they were well resourced in touch with each other. not to mention the fact that ...

Facebook to target their voters so this is going to be an enduring problem and why ive testified, i think, four times regarding social media and different facets and not one rule has ever come from any of those things. >> im glad that you said that, clint, because again, i think the election impact is the biggest thing. facebook in and of itself cant do anything. but facebook can facilitate people who want to do harm getting together. im going to play this sound from miss haugen and im going to ...