Host commissioner rosenworcel, welcome to the communicators. If you would, start by talking about some of the issues that you fore be see the fcc dealing with this coming fall. Guest okay. Well, first of all, thank you for having me here on this show, and thank you also to cspan for the great Public Service work that you do and have done for decades. Issues before the fcc, we have a lot of them. Issues are diverse because in many ways the fcc oversees the digital economy, the information economy which by some measures accounts for as much as onesixth of the economy itself. I think there are a few things we have going on of particular interest though. One of those is wireless communications. And you can look around at the proliferation of phones, and thats probably no surprise be that its an area of real interest. But with you also have to consider some of the numbers. We now have more Wireless Phones in this country than we have people. One in three American Adults now has a tablet com
A life full of work, they have opportunity to engage in that. The 50 plus population in this country is growing rapidly and projected to increase by 21 by 2020 and those over 65 growing by 33 by 2020 which is just a minute away. All the communities of this nation need to go to work can find ways to keep this large and vibrant growing 50 plus population not only engaged but also connected. We would like to talk about the technology infrastructure, broadband, implications and impact to this population. Lifelong learning opportunities are very high on the list of the 50 plus population and they get an opportunity to study local institutions of Higher Education and intergenerational access to Public Schools and community facilities. Access to Public Services offered by federal, state and local governments, information on critical lifesaving and like enhancing benefits are online now. And those populations, those adults who have no access or who have limited access really value broadband an
Host this is the communicators on cspan and we are in las vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show International now known as ces international. And this is one of the exhibits here at samsung. There are literally thousands of exhibitors and thousands of people here at the Convention Center in las vegas. One of the things we decided to do this here in our coverage is talk with a reporter and actually follow a reporter around as he toured and see the ces through his eyes. Troy wolverton is that the San Jose Mercury news. Mr. Wolverton, how often have you been coming to ces . Guest i have probably been coming to ces for tenant seven of the last eight years and its important that its basically kind of a showcase foe Technology Industry. Its where many Major Companies come to show off their latest and greatest products and you get a sense of whats going to be on store shelves later in the year. You know its a place where consumers can get a glimpse of where things are going but there
Hours after a victory over isis a major setback. The black flag flying over ramadi as the terror group tightens its group, thousands fleeing the city fearing a bloodbath. Iraqi troops led first in the face of a stunning isis military offensive. Now as the u. S. Led Coalition Targets isis from the air, the Iraqi Government is calling on iranianbacked shiite militias for a push to try to retake ramadi capital of the sunni heartland. Meantime learning new detailance a the special ops raid deep into an isis corner of syria. U. S. Troops fought hand to hand with isis terrorists killed a senior commander. Made off with what Officials Say is valuable intelligence linking him to american hostages. Ill talk live this hour with republican senator landsy graham of the Armed Services committee and our correspondents and guests are standing by for full kov respect coverage. We begin with barbara starr. Whats the latest . What are you hearing about ramadi . Reporter wolf the pentagon and Obama Admin
Corner but a posh zip code did not save this family from being brutally beaten before their mansion went up in flames. What happened inside . Police now hoping this hooded figure would help solve the mysterious and tragic murders. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Breaking news in the world lead ramadi has a fallen. It scrambling fighter jets and drones flying eight missions in ramadi in the last 24 hours which just 70 miles from baghdad arguably has been the epicenter of fighting between isis and iraqi forces since last summer. A battle isis has apparently won now. This is the city under siege that chairman of the joint chiefs Martin Dempsey said even if its fallen its not symbolic. Now that ramadi is lost to isis what can the americanled coalition do to retake the city . Right to Barbara Starr at the pentagon. The Iraqi Government now dispatching two brigades to reinforce troops on the outskirts of the city. Is there any real hope now of retaking ramadi a