Happen right now on capitol hill 4 of the most powerful men in the u. S. Tech industry are being questioned on whether their platforms have violated antitrust laws in recent years as theyve risen to dominate the internet Rachel Blevins is joining us now to discuss the latest developments there as a ritual who is testifying today and what led us to this point where this hearing comes after more than a year of Research Conducted by the house judiciary subcommittee and which available to 4 of the Top Tech Companies here in the u. S. To ask questions about whether they are unfairly stifling their much smaller competitors now of course were still dealing with the corona virus pandemic so this hearing was carried out virtually and the testimonies included this. Apple and google. Facebook and amazon now all of these companies have been accused of manipulating their search results to promote their own products and interest so this hearing is still going on right now as we speak what have been some of the highlights so far well in the last hour one of the biggest questions that was asked was of google because as we know any time we look up a product on google the 1st results are always those advertisements that they are promoting so there were questions asked about whether google is reaping a little bit too much when it comes of those benefits take a listen to that exchange. Now we dont have that at the moment but another question that was asked look specifically at facebook because as we know facebook recently acquired instagram and they do believe after Mark Zuckerberg was quoted as saying that instagram was a rival so there were questions asked of him looking out whether that acquisition violated the antitrust laws specifically try to stop that now another thing that we heard there when it came to facebook and zuckerberg was him talking about the rise of tik tok and noting its ties to china and all of the privacy concerns that weve heard there is a key essentially said that he wanted to make sure that the u. S. Government didnt do too much to stifle these big Tech Companies here in the u. S. Warning that china could come up with just as Many Companies that could take them over absolutely and what about the timing of this hearing is there any significance as to why its happening at this moment there is you know were still dealing with a lockdown from the coronavirus pandemic and as the chairman from the subcommittee you noted he pointed out that this lockdown as you really hit Small Businesses the hardest here and as a result of that these big Tech Companies that theyre talking about today have almost gotten even more powerful take a listen. Actually the couvade 900 demick these corporations already stood out as titans in our economy and we concluded 9 where theyre likely to emerge stronger and more powerful than ever before as American Family shifted more of their work. Shopping and communication on line these giant stand to profit. Businesses mean mom and pop stores on main street face an economic crisis unlike any in recent history. Now another one of the privacy concerns that is expected to be discussed during todays hearing is all about all of that user information that these big Tech Companies gather specifically from their users what they do with it and what the oversight should be there these Tech Companies there those 4 probably know more about you and i any of our significant others are families. Blevins thank you for that update thank you. Another hearing on capitol hill this one has to do with the Sexual Assault in the military and the death of fort hood soldier vanessa the 20 Year Old Army specialist was murdered just back in april by her alleged abuser who is also a fort hood soldier now a movement in a bill aimed to help Service Members report sexual allegations with out the fear of retribution. Is joining us with more on this and parent President Trump is actually set to meet with mr ganns family i hear yeah thats right manila so now there are some conflicting reports as to when exactly vanessa gans family would meet with President Trump but the familys Attorney Says that this morning they were to have a private meeting at the white house before trump is expected to voice his support for the i am god s. Again bill being introduced to Congress Thursday now also this morning a caravan of the no Mosque Movement started their 22 hour drive from dns hometown of houston to washington d. C. Where they plan to be on the steps of the capitol when her bill is introduced now 2 months after again what missing 20 year old soldiers remains were found in a shallow grave just outside of fort hood family says she was sexually harassed which led to calls for a congressional investigation against sr says that nasa had spoken with her mother about experiencing Sexual Harassment by another soldier telling her that he walked into the womans locker room and watched or take. Shower sister says from text conversations she believes her sister was afraid to report the incident to her sapir ears at fort hood and that she feared for her life or that too was. My sister one is it wasnt she was. Not the one. Who was supposed to believe me. Because it was but one. Of the suspects involved in gangs death a soldier Aaron Robinson who agents said took his own life after ganz remains were found along with his a strange wife civilian sesame aguilar she is in custody charged with helping ganz body now against death has sparked a me too movement within the military with many women coming forward which prompted the House Armed Services committee to investigate this issue wednesday a colonel in the army who investigated kens death was grilled by lawmakers listen here. You start it july no june 23rd. July 27th. We arrive and begin work june 29th that for june 29th now thats not really in a hurry is it because she went missing april 22nd i sent a letter of being corey may 23rd i visited fort hood june 23rd but yet 4 months later is when you started your inquiry. Now the army has a Sexual HarassmentAssault Response Prevention Program specifically designed to help soldiers report sex crimes however the report usually goes to a soldiers direct superior which in many cases these superiors are the known abusers but the new i am the nice again bill will allow soldiers to go to an outside party to report their case now President Trump is headed for home state of texas where he will tour the Double Energy oil rig and talk with those in the oil and gas industry that took a tough hit during the cold 19 pandemic reporting in the newsroom there and fronsac are. Now over to the latest kobe 900 numbers worldwide cases now over 16700000 with about 661000 reported deaths the top 3 countries with the most cases the u. S. Continuing to lead the way followed by india back here stateside cases topping 4300000 with about 149000 reported deaths then down over in florida coast in 1000 related deaths in prisons are rising the month of july has been the deadliest now at 22. 00 deaths there in total 46. 00 inmates have died because of the virus. And Vice President mike pence is traveling to North Carolina in his bid to encourage more schools to reopen pence will join a roundtable discussion focusing on how one private school has worked to safely resume in Person Instruction with about 300 students this comes as President Trump has threatened to withhold funding to Public Schools that dont allow all of their students to return to classrooms this fall. And elsewhere around the world a plane carrying more than 100 vietnamese coded 1000 workers from africa landed back home in one way the plane was specially equipped with ventilators and doctors prepared for that 27 hour flight if patients in protective gear chanted thank you vietnam for bringing us home they are all in stable condition and were immediately transferred to a hospital for treatment. And hodge 2020 has begun but its a hard like never before as participation is restricted this here to curb the spread of coronavirus muslim pilgrims have to wear face masks and move in small groups after days and i thought ration before arriving in mecca and rather than standing and praying shoulder to shoulder this year programs have to adhere to social distancing rules keeping a distance of at least by peter and prayers. And as coping 1000 continues to dominate headlines day after day theres at least one medical story thats starting to get some well deserved attention new Research Shows that a simple blood test could soon be used to diagnose alzheimers disease in fact lab tests have proven to be 98 percent accurate so far so heres our tease trinity chobits with this incredible new discovery. Scientists as we did as university of london have developed a way to detect all simers with a simple blood test a promising breakthrough that could make the diagnosis process simple affordable and widely available all simers the most common form of dementia affects more than 50000000 people worldwide and according to the World Health Organization that number will likely triple by 2050 approach of course kohlmann both a lot of people weve all service used to not get diagnosed and thereby original to get the symptomatic treatment they should but now scientists have developed an experiment a blood test that was able to detect also murs 98 percent of the time the lead author of the study has already carried out the test in more than 1400 people enrolled in dementia studies in sweden arizona and columbia the findings published in the journal of the American Medical Association indicates that a blood test can detect the tell protein one of the hallmarks of all simers. Sports a good sport so show higher concentration on the lower. Lower coconspirators the blood test which was. Just as accurate as more invasive methods including m. R. I. Brain scans c. T. Scans and spinal taps provides a much simpler and more affordable way to diagnose whether people with cognitive problems were experiencing all simers as opposed to another type of dementia sparking new hope for patients they get the ball is then a thought thats very good instead of taking spinal fluid you can just have a simple blood test it means you can learn about the condition before it gets worse and have support and help from people so you can live a socalled normal life even so normal day but now the researchers say that the blood test was also able to identify symptoms of alzheimers 20 years before the patient was expected to start experiencing thinking and memory problems however they do without that more testing is needed and it could be years before this kind of test is available to the public however they do say these results are promising reporting in new york trinity each of us r. T. And the u. S. President ial election is less than 100 days away can you believe it will the Party Conventions ever actually take place what about those debates our very own scott email hughes is going to get us up to speed on all of that and then over in sports were going to ham is going to bring us the winner of an award that most surfers dont actually want to win and remember to keep up with all the latest news and anything you might have missed make sure you download the brand new free app portable t. V. You can watch us there 247 well be right back to take. Something for you your sports h. Q. Oh you go. Late. They come by. An ocean of stories even the news worth knowing can overwhelm you. You can even your way i know you want it all so let me bring you the best. Its easy just. Play. Me your questions birth new question. Number as stars and endless as the sun and bring you all inside just to death and. Lift your arm to the remains in question. Im a journalist its all i know being a truth teller people say i make among come from good news is like a jackhammer good drill down and they find the truth Nugent Rick Sanchez because its time to do news again and question more. Like it was only hosts ask a question for the guests and then actually listens to the guests answer and then react to that answer a folks Dennis Miller here ive got a new show. Anyone who has tried to plan a party in the last few months since the state home restrictions have been lifted we all know nothing can really be set in stone and the same is true for those trying to plan the biggest political events of this Election Year as well so to get us up to speed on all the changes regarding the Party Conventions as well as the president ial debates lets get our friend scott to know he was host of news news he was in here scottie whats the deal with the r n c is are the republicans having their big party is that on is it off or are we at. What we know right now republican delegates who were elected or appointed by President Trump over the last year are trying to decide if they need to polish their shoes or maybe just fluff their bunny slippers and stay at home now as of now as youve heard the commission has moved from charlotte to jacksonville now to online and on the air theres always been a could be jamila that was going to be and shows me the very beginning of it and the president as of 2 days ago said that he doesnt plan to be a part of the pared down proceedings that start in charlotte on august 24th but just like Everything Else with the president to it whether it be 24 hours or 24 minutes things change and in exchange that just happened with reporters as the president was boarding a marine one on his way to texas the reporter asked him you know are you going to do your acceptance speech in charlotte are you going to do it in the oval office the president said we dont know yet maybe we might will tell you soon so now the speculation is that the president might make the historical acceptance speech of his president ial nomination from at the Oval Office Time will tell manila that you really never know anything when it comes to president travel but you know its got to be fair it is not just the republicans the Democratic National convention they are also. Syrian thing some difficulties even though theyve been planning for weeks if not months that they were going to have their convention online. Thats right mil and the democrats decided months ago that they were going to go on and pull their convention in milwaukee online and this week they actually announce that theyre going to actually just do 2 hours of prime time broadcast in some of these might even be from remote areas from 9. 00 to 11. 00 every single night during their convention which starts august 17th biden however has announced that he will be in milwaukee to make his speech but has not said if its actually going to be on the floor of the main center that was originally planned for but heres where things are getting a little bit challenging for democrats 100 Law Enforcement agencies from around the area have pulled out now granted theres not going to be the conventions however theyre still expected to be people who are going to attend both in charlotte and milwaukee 100. 00 Law Enforcement agents who had originally volunteered to help be a part and courage security for not only those attending but also the media and for the v. I. P. s or b. To have said you know what thanks to the milwaukee sheriff chief announcer no longer being able to use tear gas or pepper spray we dont think its safe for our officers to help guarantee the security of the d. N. C. Were out that present a Religious School problem for those planning on attending ok so theres kind of smaller parties it sounds like that will happen in milwaukee and in charlotte still. Smaller parties yes the question is who gets to attend who doesnt and then obviously you see the v. I. P. s of democrats are saying they dont want any elected officials to be attending in milwaukee well see if they can stay away i mean cmon who doesnt love a good party even if you have to stay 6 feet away and keep your mask on the whole time some would say thats the way you should party because then i kind of stay away from the big crowds at parties thats got it as what about the debates those are drawing near i mean people were saying maybe itll happen maybe it wont people are looking forward obviously to hearing joe biden versus donald trump itll be like the match up of the center. Re should people start getting their popcorn is it really going to go down. I mean its like the reality show that weve all been waiting for expect is if we dont have sports right now to watch an amazing tale the debate is supposed to be still happening its been moved time and time again people have canceled back out this want to see on september 29th hosted by the Cleveland Clinic and the Case Western Reserve University theres a Cleveland Clinic is monument is because theyve been the main clinic advising President Trump on his coven 1000 or sponsor now theres other theres other university in other debates that are planned october 15th and miami october 22nd especially the last one here in nashville but