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The white house is holding a bipartisan briefing for all members of congress tonight on cybersecurity and ransonware attacks. secretary of state antony blinken says that diplomacy is the key to dealing with cybersecurity issues. he says our democratic values and way of life are at stake. >> it is not enough to highlight the horrors of tech know authoritarianism to point to what countries like china and russia are doing and say that it is wrong and dangerous. we also have to make the positive case for our own approach and then we've got to deliver. >> and this morning out of the blue a russian ...

Out a deal over dinner. he agreed not to raise tariffs on chinese products next month in exchange for an agreement by china to purchase more american goods. joining me, sherrod brown of ohio. senator, congratulations on your re-election, by the way. the white house also said the u.s. and china have said a 90-day countdown clock for broader negotiations over intellectual property rules, cybersecurity issues. you sent a letter to president trump urging him to stay aggressive on trade with china and not just to agree to any deal for the sake of an agreement. do you think the deal as it's shaping ...

Vast surveillance systems, a big job involving 750 people working in tandem with 15 state and federal partners who tie in their systems as well. >> monitor threats realtime, look at historical information, and the threats involving the picture. reporter: anticipating threats is half the battle. other keeping a secure watch on the entire operation. >> it is a huge network. >> absolutely. absolutely. and it's significant bandwidth. reporter: that means preventing hacking. >> the threats are varied, but, of course, all sorts of cybersecurity issues. foreign surveillance of dignitaries, obviously ...

Announced $171 billion in stock buybacks. a record high. that's a boon for investors. the lower corporate rate is boosting banks such as jp morgan chase, wells fargo. earnings raise $2.5 million last quarter. that is their tax windfall. facebook is asking users in the eu permission before using their data in targeted ads. the changes will roll out in the u.s. this month. facebook faces scrutiny after facing to protect data. it is joining microsoft and 32 other firms in the cybersecurity accord. the pledge to work together on cybersecurity issues, standing up to governments that launch cyber ...

Virginia with senator jim kaine about done jr.'s meeting with a russian lawyer who had promised dirt on hillary clinton ahead of the election. >> reporter: this report about p donald trump junior back in jurn of last year, first, what was your reaction to reading that? >> well, this weekend identify just got to say, when president trump meets with vladimir putin and then says, hey, we think we can work together on cybersecurity issues to protect our elections? that is so naive. if you walked into a guy, a meeting with a guy who cyber attacked our democracy and you walk out thinking you can wor...