York stock exchange. Very monday morning and its going to be a very busy week were going to start with some talk about technology and antitrust. Our next guests latest column says, are we finally getting serious about big tech monopolies is it too late cnbc contributor kara swisher joins us this morning. Good morning, kara good to see you. Hi. Good to see you. You ask, are we finally getting serious about mo monopolies and then you go on to say, youre not holding your breath and no one in Silicon Valley is holding their breath no, were not theres been so much suggestion about the ftc and the justice department, i just wanted to point out some information for them about how much of a cheap date consumers have been to these Tech Companies and whether we need morecompetition. Its something ive been talking about the idea that we should have a new social network, that we should be able to have a new Search Engine and have some choice and theres very little choice in many, many too many sec
And the report is my testimony. I would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before congress. Former special Counsel Robert Mueller set to appear before two committees of congress. The House Judiciary Committee and Intelligence Committee wednesday july 17th, 9 00 a. M. Eastern. He will testify in open session about his report into russian interference in the 2016 election. Watch live coverage on cspan 3, online at cspan. Org on listen with the cspan free radio app. Two household and security subcommittees held a joint hearing how fema contracts are awarded and managed. They want to know about a 30 Million Contract after Hurricane Maria was awarded to a new company and tarps were never delivered. They heard from fema, Government Accountability office and Homeland Security Department Inspector general office. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on fema contracting, reviewing Le
Mojave. Its pretty much ready to go. Were just going through checking the equipment to confirm that we have everything, nothing is broken, and were actually operational and ready. And then families of murder victims rallying in support recalling Alameda Countys District Attorney. Why they believe pamela price is defending criminals instead of prosecuting them. First, a state of emergency for much of Southern California ahead of hurricane hilary. The good news is shes been downgraded to a category 1, but the bad news is winds were never really the concern. Its the copious amount of rain thats expected when the storm slows down and begins to unwind over the deserts east of los angeles and san diego. For Manhattan Beach to the Mojave Desert, people are piling up sandbags, getting an assist from both the state and the feds. Being connected and directly embedded within the state of California Office of Emergency Services allows us to quickly get personnel or services or commodities to commu
Welcome back thanks very much for joining us this morning. I am maria bartiromo. It is friday, august 11, at 8 00 a. M. On the button on the east coast more questions surrounding thenvice president joe bidens controversial 2015 trip to ukraine. A newly surfaced is toh shows joe biden on air force two briefed by advisory who was apparently in connection with both hunter biden, and his burisma associates, this happening right before biden threatened to withhold one billion dollars in u. S. Money, if they did not fire the o prosecutor general Viktor Shokin investigating burisma. Even massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren is asking questions expressing deterrence about hunter biden business transactions. I always worry about the influence peddlers in washington regardless of Party Affiliation we got to shut down the door he thickens rules that apply to everyone. She would not specifically address joe bidenp House Oversight Committee Chairmen james comer joined this program yesterday i ask
The real story has been Energy Prices lets look at what is happening with wti right now it is at 92. 50. Yesterday, it closed at the highest level in ten months. Check it out right now highest level since november 7th of last year there is bitcoin which is back above 27,000 we noticed this yesterday toward the end of the show. It was trading at these levels higher this morning at 27,319. Lets get you updated on the uaw strike shawn fain looking to expand the strikes if the deal is not reached. Here is the video he posted on x. If we dont make serious progress by noon on friday, september 22nd, more locals will be called on to stand up and join the strike. That will mark more than a week since our first members walked out and that will mark more than a week of the big three failing to make progress in negotiations toward reaching a deal that does right by our members auto workers have waited long enough to make things right at the big three. We are not waiting around and we are not mess