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We have breaking news about r. kelly who we just learned is being hold without bond on federal sex crime charges. prosecutors argued he presented a danger to the community to underage girls. kelly was arrested in chicago last week on charges that he recruited girls and women to cover up the crimes. he faces federal chancrges in brooklyn. he will be held there without bond pending trail. nagexecutives from the most powerful tech giants are testifying on capitol hill. today marks the committee's second hearing organized with these particular companies. joining me is nbc tech correspondent jake...

Regulated. kyc, know your customer, is a major portion of the industry. based on just so we can explain it, based on you have to take a licensing exam so you are not selling super risky products to senior citizens on a fixed income. who is going to regulate this? >> that is what kick-starter does. it's not regulated and people start their businesses. >> when you do a kick-starter you do not own a share in the company. it's like the npr pledge drive. you get a t-shirt. in this case you're talking about ownership of a company. there is a little s.e.c. regulation that goes into it right now, call...

I'm not sure that's an american bargain. >> another thing we talk about here. social media or otherwise, opt out of it. you can't opt out of facial recognition technology, unless you're walking around with a mask on all the time. >> reporter: that's right. >> shareholding in amazon, where did it come from and what effect, the proposal voted and tomorrow have on the company? >> reporter: a group of small activist shareholders including a religious community in upper state. requiring outside independent recognition of software called recognition. the other prohibits amazon from selling it to gov...

In the history of facebook. >> reporter: and controversial. but to understand facebook of today, you have to go back to the beginning. >> there you go. there's your teaser. cnn business senior tech correspondent joining us now. this is your baby. i know you've been working on this a long time. you've had incredible, incredible access and insight into facebook's world. when you pulled back that curtain -- i mean, you were there during the height of the most recent scandal. what was that like? >> yeah, look, i remember walking in during the cambridge analytica scandal in march 2018. this was suc...

Maryland. he'll lie in state at the capitol rotunda friday. mourners will gather saturday for a service at the national cathedral in washington. mccain will be laid to rest at the naval academy in annapolis on sunday. breaking overnight, parts of southern california rattled by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake. it was centered near the city of laverne but felt over a wide area. happened at about 7:30 pacific time last night, was followed by some smaller aftershocks. there have been no reports of injuries or any significant damage. good news. >> good news, absolutely. if you do a google search for...