>> so epb and the city of chattanooga filed a petition last summer asking the fcc fcc to challenge the law, major incumbents like comcast and at&t. wilson filed a similar request. >> the laws that we challenged were the product of lobbying by industry and persuasion of members of the legislature. >> jim bailor is lead council remitting epb and chattanooga. >> the laws are sometimes said to be for purpose of creating a level playing field, for the purpose of creating fair competition. but the way that the laws actually operate are to create barriers that the established carriers don't and can't comply with in most cases. >> and in february the fcc agreed with chattanooga and overturned tennessee state law. >> we have a situation where the federal government is preempting a state from preempting cities. >> tennessee's attorney general's office filed an appeal in september saying that the decision violates state sovereignty. we requested an interview and the ag's office declined pointing us to their appeal sais opinion saying quote, it goes against the united states. the fcc fcc calls the

fcc getgoing to see the into this push and shove and a little bite fcc about the utilization and protection of privacy rights with consumers. john: there is also a court challenge of the net neutrality rules. how do you think that is going to play out, and if the rules are upheld by the court, do think that will increase the chances that congress will step in? rep. blackburn: i think if they are upheld, yes. if you look at what the fcc has toe and going -- and going unilateral actions that they do not have the authority to go into, the ruling should come in our favor, and of course, this is something that is with the courts, and we have to wait and see what they are going to say in order to take our next action. congress, tonk some degree, is waiting for the court to weigh in? rep. blackburn: there is always going to be a little bit of that, even though we have bills that are filed and we have actions that are in process, and we continue to take actions and conductor oversight. produce letters and file letters with the agency, so that we have that record of activity, then, of course, when y

big decision earlier this year at the fcc. i appreciate the fact that your decision on it net neutrality title 2 is in the courts. i also believe that the construct that we have today, under your new regulation is the correct one. it's a good balance between the broadband companies on the one hand, and on the other hand, you have all these startups. software internet specific companies all across the country. all of these smart, smart young people who are listening to dust or right now, who make the difference and the change in our society. they are drawing 65% of all venture capital in america, it's going to software. it's a good balance. that's the change in our society. i wanted to conflict you on that. there is a hypermobility of that decision being upheld. -- i wanted to complement you on that. i would like to turn, if i could, to a decision a year ago, which was to increase the contribution that is inside of the e-rate, the education rate, to make sure that we are wiring schools, the libraries, that we give young people

now that the fcc has acted, would you foresee action in this fall? >> guest: i think the more aggressive the fcc becomes on the issue, the more people are saying, hey, we need to do something to rein them in on this. recently, also, we had a letter that 14 of us signed and sent over to the fcc expressing our concerns about what they were doing via privacy and reclassification. we're also working on an amicus brief that we will file. >> host: congressman, joining our conversation today is john mckinnon of "the wall street journal." >> hey, congressman. you mentioned decisions at the end of the year that congress has to make. one of those is, obviously, on spending. is there something you can do to address your concerns about net neutrality, is there some way to -- >> guest: there are. and as we do appropriations and work through that process, there are riders that are placed on how money can be used to limit the actions that an agency can take. in times past it has been the will of the house to restrain the use of funds via the fcc for the implementat

privacy is not the jurisdiction of the fcc. there is a federal government agency that does oversee privacy and it is called the federal trade commission. you are going to see the ftc kind of get into this push and shove and fight with the fcc a little bit about the utilization and the protection of the privacy rights of the consumers. >> there is a court challenge. how do you think that is going to play out? if the rules are upheld by the courts do you think that will increase the chances that congress steps in? >> i think that if they are upheld you do see that. >> i think the ruling should be in our favor. there was the courts and what they will say in order to take the next action. >> do you think congress is waiting for the courts to weigh in to some degree? >> there is always going to be a little bit of that even though we have bills filled and actions in processed. we continue to take actions, conduct oversight, produce letters and file letters with the agency so we have that record of activity. then of course when you ha

i want to talk about fcc reform. there has been a lack of transparency, some openness in certain regards with the commission. several years ago you came before the committee for your first nomination hearing. i laid out at that time some of those concerns. and i think many of them still remain today. you are probably aware of the process reform act. and it is my push for greater transparency in the commission. it does five things. you've actually spoken on some of them. the appropriate comment time period. two, providing a shot clock for items pending review. three is specific languages of rules before a voting amendment. four is commissioners' ability to collaborate. and one you did talk about with the senator, and that was cost analysis. it has passed the house. it has not yet passed in the senate. i urge my chairman to continue to work on that. this particular piece of legislation. is there anything else, any other common sense measures that can be addressed by this commission and yourself personally that you beli

i think this is where you say look, fcc, you can't go in and preempt these states. and then you can't put this burden of debt on here. and then begin to say well, but we need to let chattanooga and their board of mayor and alderman and dictate what their rate and speed is going to be. >> i know there are a lot of rural areas these cable companies don't get to in enough time. i guess i'm trying understand philosophically, i really get your idea that if fcc a federal agency shouldn't be imposing rules on a state. but in a country that's based on home rule i'm not sure why the municipality, the locality acan't decide while the government doesn't protect their interests. >> the municipality ca can decie what is best for them working within the state and within the laws. i think it's inappropriate for the federal government to come in and say we're gl going to trump state law and we'll pick winners and losers. >> i have enjoyed talking to you over the years and i get that you have well formed opinions in these matters but you have taken $200,000 from that lobby in which

so the fcc is trying to make it more uniform for everybody. >> what is the fcc doing? >> today actually they finally announced their proposal for what they want to do for this and that includes capping the rates for all long distance and national calls. depending whether it's a jail or prison, it could go as low as 11 cents per minute and on top of that they want to ban excessive fees. they are discouraging commissions, doesn't say anything about banning those, planning to vote on this, end of october, october 22nd. >> lori jane, i know you looked into a lot of different jurisdictions as you were reporting this story. is it possible, do you have the sense that different jurisdictions understand the complexity of this, the problems for the families and want to make any changes? >> absolutely. there are a variety of places that have already reduced their fines and fees and tried to make their adjustments and things like that. there are a lot of jails and prisons that are actually advocating why they have these commissions. the sheriff in the piece gets a 34% commission,

the communications act tasks the fcc with providing fcc with providing services to rural consumers that are reasonably comparable to services in urban areas. now some areas are about to get 5g service. in many areas of montana don't know what g is. we'd love to see g anything. can we really say that this is comparable service? >> thank you, senator, for the question. and thank you for acknowledging my family. i think we have work to do. you can travel in rural america and rural montana and know that connectivity is not yet everywhere. and we are continuingly adjusting, tweaking, and evolving our universal service policies to make sure that we reach those areas with more precision. that is not something we can do one time, we have to constantly identify those areas that do not have service and making sure we direct our funds towards those areas. >> what, what is the fcc doing to incentivize buildout and bring rural states up to comparable levels? i think it often comes down to the senate? >> senator, i agree with you. i think it is important we use our licensed terms as incentive. they s

lastly, the fcc asked to take action. i introduced that. i know the fcc took action and committing wireless carriers to unlock consumer phones. and they have met this commitment. do you think there is a further role for the fcc or it has pretty much been done. >> yesterday the librarian of congress announced its most recent set of exemptions under the copyright act and made clear that the tablets and cell phones are eligible for unlocking. >> thank you. and last, i want to thank you for your extreme amount of preparation for this history. we were amused you could reel off these statistics without looking at one. er all impressed by that. and also having a woman in your role has been great. i know you have been working on getting more women in technology. and we head up the diversifying tech pocket. we will have you speak at one of our meetings. >> thank you. >> certain advantages to knowing what certain members of this committee is going to ask having been up here all those years. good preparation. now the gentleman wearing his kansas city

the fcc plays a role in that. the communications act tasks the fcc with providing services to rural consumers that are reasonably comparable to services in urban areas. now some areas are about to get 5g service in many areas of montana don't know what g is. we'd love to see g anything. can we really say that this is comparable service? >> thank you, senator, for the question. and thank you for acknowledging my family. i think we have work to do. you can travel in rural america and rural montana and know that connectivity is not yet everywhere. and we are continuingly adjusting, tweaking, and evolve adjusting, tweaking, and evolving our universal service policies to make sure that we reach those areas with more precision. that is not something we can do one time, we have to constantly identify those areas that do not have service and making sure we direct our funds towards those areas. >> what, what is the fcc doing to incentivize buildout and bring rural states up to comparable levels? i think it comes down to in

burning telecommunications issues of our day, net neutrality, where was comptel country we support the fcc and the order on the open-ended. we were looking at multiple ways to get there and we believe the worm multiple paths to protect an open in it which has been a great success story for our economy and maintaining with all of our country and the consumers around the country have become accustomed to, that it equal access to go anywhere on the internet come see any content, having a commercial transaction without having a preference for a priority or being blocked or throttle. we are very much in support of that. we think the new start a new entrances and new business models that the open internet is critical to the economic growth and continued success. >> host: were you off the reservation as far as being a former republican representative on the position? >> guest: i was in today's world but back in 1996, 2000 when the open internet first started it was republican-led and there was a bipartisan consensus around the open internet. chairman powell was the first to enunciate and to t com

the video reform new infrastructure deployment, a possible restructuring of the fcc that would reflect the modern structure of the market versus the old industrindustry. more wi-fi and spectrum to be available. this was just done on reform that modernizes so broadband services can be made to low income people. >> how would you restructure the fcc? >> they have the common carrier and the broadcast and cable. we are going to an all broadband world. having those category may not make sense. i think the 1996 act has been a great success. the fundamental competitive access is extremely important. maintaining that while reforming the structure. making sure the process is as transparent as possible, as accountable as possibly and as timely as possible. those are things i think a congress, probably not this congress, but in '16 and into the next presidency and administration we may look at. >> host: david kaut? >> you mention the charter proposal and you propose the comcast merger that was locked and concerned about the at&t case that was passed. the cable network is pending. how do you view t

could you give us an update on fcc's efforts on that front? hon. rosenworcel: if we want to modernize lifeline, we have to make sure that it is a program that is run without any abuse. then we have to make sure that it reflects modern services. that is the goal of our effort. it is my hope that if we did that crackly, we will have another tool to help support households that do not have internet access and particular those households that have consistently need to do their homework. senator: think you so much. >> thank you. thank you ranking member senator nelson. senator: i wanted to recall, when i went to your city, detroit, and because of the allocation of spectrum, i am in corner,ing to a blind that there is another car. all of a sudden, this car cannot see this car coming through the intersection. it stops. stops on its own. that was impressive. now, i am not sure that i am ready to get into a car that drives itself, but that application of spectrum was very instructive, and i think very optimistic how we might use spectrum in the future. may,

i wrote a letter along with 66 additional senators to call on the fcc to make this fix. it is now october 28th and i hope commissioner rosenworcel can provide an update on the progress of the fcc and satisfy the commitment that she and her colleagues made back in march. having said all this, i want to thank commissioner rosenworcel for her regular engagement with the committee and her willingness to serve another term at the fcc. and i look forward to her testimony today. with that, i'm going to turn now to our distinguished ranking member today for any remarks that he would make. senator? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the chairman for calling today's confirmation hearing. we are here today to consider the renomination of an outstanding public servant. welcome back, commissioner, it's good to see you again. i want to congratulate you on your reappointment to the fcc and thank you for your continued commitment to public service. since joining the commission in 2012, you have taken a thoughtful approach to issues helping the commission to take a light, regula

, and the fcc preparing for it. this is the first time in the history of the world that they spectrum auction is set up the way it is. voluntary. just put out the rules of the road for podcasters, -- for broadcasters, were there will be a reversed operation first, and then moving forward. so what the broadcasters are willing to give up and what the topline price will be, and once that is complete we will know how much can be offered for the rest of the market, so to speak. but we also have to keep scrubbing and finding new ways to produce more spectrum, both within the federal government, because there is considerable dlg --m held both in the doj and the executive branch. i know that based on the work we did some time ago, will replicate -- we will replicate networking group. you have to have conversations with people. we don't produce the spectrum that is needed, it will really start choking the market. order. a tall but i am pleased with the progress that has been made so far. i am dying to see what comes out of t

i wrote a letter along with 66 additional senators to call on the fcc to make this fix. it's october 28th and hope the commissioner can provide an update on the progress and satisfying the commitment she and her colleagues made back in march. having said all this, i want to thank the commissioner for her regular engagement with the committee and her willingness to serve another term at the fcc and i look forward to her testimony today. with, that i'm going to turn now to our distinguished ranking member today for any remarks that he would make. senator? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the chairman for calling today's confirmation hearing. we are here renomination of an outstanding public servant. welcome back, commissioner, it's good to see you again. i want to congratulate you on your reappointment to the fcc and thank you for your continued commitment to public service. since joining the commission in 2012, you have taken a thoughtful approach to issues helping the commission to take a light, regulatory approach that encourages innovation, protects consumer

the fcc pacs the final decision. i represent 33 countries out of is 102 in illinois. a lot of small, poor areas and we want to make sure providers in that area don't get blocked out. but in realities the mageper providers are going to be there bidding and hopefully through that allegation system more people have clearer and better access. but the government is also looking for big bidders to fill the coffers of the government that is always asking for revenue. >> guest: there is a lot of people who use their strengths of the legal system to try to get entry where it wasn't the intent of the regulators to allow that. >> anything else you will look at to gauge success beyond the financial hall? >> guest: we want to make sure there is competitive carriers out there so when you access you have choices. and that the services rendered -- i think in rural america we know we are not the top area to get the first modern technology. but we better have 3-g. >> representative, what does it mean that sprint announced they are going to sit out this auction? what does that say about

work and that they'll continue to monitor and follow the credible findings and recommendations of the fcc and world health organization, the who classifies 287 items of possibly carcinogenic, to coffee to pickled vegetables. >> the fcc guidelines that they refer to are outdated, they are from 1996, it was the last time they were reviewed. >> more than 20 countries in some u.s. cities already started limiting wi-fi exposure in classrooms. >> when in doubt, throw it out. >>> when it comes to their kids, these parents say they take no chances. >> we don't really know what years of exposure and our children will have a lifetime of exposure, seems like we should reduce it wherever we can. >> radiation tests conducted by the montgomery county public schools in two schools earlier this year did meet fcc guidelines but again some parents do say that these guidelines are 20 years old a little out of date. live in montgomery county, wusa9. >>> seems to be an issue picking up momentum. montgomery county school leaders saying in order to keep classroom innovative. >>> and scaring the faithful, tonigh

the fcc voted thursday to cap rates for local and in-state inmate calls. al jazeera's correspondent has more. >> we did rush a lot, because the rates were too high. sometimes the phone would cut off. >> reporter: this 19 year old says being able to talk to her parents while they were in prison kept her on the right track. her dad was jailed for drug-related charges when she was just 6 years old. and her mom, who had become addicted to crack cocaine followed him two years later. >> the phones just kept that feeling of security there, like this is still my mom. i can still talk to her. that's still my dad. i can still talk to them. >> reporter: but the cost has long put a strain on families outside of jail. the average is about $3 a minute. >> families are being further torn apart. >> reporter: on thursday the federal come communications commission voted to cap prison phone companies at $0.11 per minute. >> it's a vast step forward compared to the ruthless gouging families have been subjected to. >> reporter: the city has become uncore scrutiny in recent yea

shimkus: the fcc have to do a bidding process. we had issues and the last auction which questioned there are subsidies for smaller entities. i represent 33 counties in illinois, a lot a small, rural, poor areas their providers know they do not get blocked out by the large, major entities. in reality, you have the major providers and major companies bidding. and hopefully then through the allocation system more people will have clear and better access. but the government also looking fillig bidders to coffers. david: how comfortable are you providesprogram that discounts to small businesses, minority owned? how comfortable are you with reforms going to next year's auction? rep. shimkus: they are based upon it the last auction. , i amg at it carefully cautiously optimistic that we are making the changes that are needed to make sure those who receive are those who are entitled to that. again, a lot of smart people in lot of smartt a people in the language of law will use their strength of knowledge to try and get entry into areas whe

. >> well, we filed with the house and senate and fcc against both republicans and democrats. we're an equal opportunity employer in a target rich environment in washington, d.c. >> hillary clinton is under oath. and and says if you know about the fbi we don't talk about our investigations while doing them this, is one i'm following closely and getting briefed on regularly and i'm confident we have the people and resources to do it. what does that tell you? for him to come out and say that? >> well, jim comby was deputy attorney general when and he ais a good man. it tells me he knows laws were violated and classified thfgs was being stored outside of the government system. he knows archive act was violated and knows that the potentially classified information is being shared with people in the clinton foundation, with possibly sydney blumenthal and others. so there is a lot there and the fbi is the proper investigator. as it relates to benghazi committee, you saw a professional witness handle some fairly easy questioning that i think the prosecutor or fbi agent could do a bet

that dpw is deliberate diligent to keep the integrity of those poles when i hear comments of a 1996 fcc guideline i bought this phone looeshg last week it is obsolete today that's technology the fact we're operating under a 1996 fcc guideline sprikz me as somehow behind the robin williams show it is a joke we're unfortunately again, we're subject to the law and legislation here and so also the side your local legislator >> needless i'm preempting commissioner wilson i'm hearing we need to upheld the permit under art 25 but we have a defective shall we ask the city attorney to have this the continuance what's the course of action. >> the conditions raised more of a noticing requirement than anything else whether the public received notice of conditions of the permit they'll like to approve as opposed to whether or not you on the public this information will have been material to the public and assessment of the permit. >> i think so. >> the italian flags on the poles. >> except nobody raised it. >> but i don't think in a material sense in a substantive sense in terms of the permit articl

i'm saying that backwards a registered engineer that awe tests to the fact this will comply that the fcc standards and crown castle provided that in the packet furthermore after the provision at the time to make sure there is compliance and finally after installed if anyone want to have the test crown castle needs to do that there's the - there is a matter raised a written appeal has to do with with notice the appellants suggest that crown castle if provide proper notice to the application the notice it a mailed notice to property owners between hundred and 50 feet any neighborhood association and three hundred feet as well as posted notice and crown provided that all those notices required by the ordinance the appellants don't say the proper notices were not given only it needs to be amend and a stricter notice needs to be noted that's not a ground for appeal they august in writing and again, the poles raise questions of the pole safety it is a matter actually much oh, much regulation it is regulated by the california utility commission and addressed by pg&e and by the joint pole author

was enacted in 1996 not as from the law stopped there it is revised and amended continually and the fcc does its work and study and issues rules and regulations on an ongoing basis the fact they're the dead lay in 1996 doesn't change the fact that the law is keeping up with the times and just as one example the question that was asked of me when was this article 25 was enacted it was enacted a few years ago and then amend a significant part this year we're not dealing with hours and carriages or whatever analogy was maids we're dealing with the laws currently on the books the laws and is states legislation and the state board of supervisors and the federal government or the federal agencies review and keep updateed all the time most important the law 25 that's the current operative law and amended as recently as this year the last point it was made by the appellant is this contention that there is some kind of a perch for private property again, this is just a matter of mixing together two things that are two separate issues two different regulationy regimes one has to do with with the

the fcc would sell it to a wireless carrier. the school has been struggling financially for several years. now howard has a chance to raise some cash but not everybody sees it that way. >> i feel like there are other ways we can come up with a way to compensate for the debt that we have here at howard university. >> whut is the only black-owned television station in the country. university officials say nothing has been decided yet. they have until december to make a decision on the auction. >>> an ethics panel wants to make till legal for politicians in virginia to use campaign cash for personal use. members say it is still happening more than a year after the corruption conviction of former governor -- virginia governor bob mcdonnell and will his wife maureen. the washington post reports the committee recommended reclassifying certain money sources as income to be more transparent about how lawmakers are using the funds they receive. >>> a review of fair police practices will be one of the topics up for discussion. earlier thi

the fcc is buying tv airwaves from small stations and selling them to wireless carriers who use them for stronger networks. >> i feel like there are other ways we can come up a way to compensate for the debt that we have at howard university. >> reporter: the university reported a $44 million loss for the fiscal year of 2014. according to the letter, howard u could get anywhere for more than 100 to $500 million. >> the tv station now. what next, the radio station? those are two things i've been listening to for 30 years. >> reporter: now it's important to point out that nothing has been decided. howard has until late december to make a decision. live here, i'm shomari stone, news4. >> shomari, thank you. >>> the image of bill cosby's face still scotland yard tonight on the mural outside ben's chili this afternoon a man pealed away a sticker of kim jong un's face that had been slapped on the face. a street artist named smear leader said it would be better to look at the dictator than bill cosby who he called, quote, a sexual predator. ben's isn't commenting on the stunt today. >>> the

i'm saying that backwards a registered engineer that awe tests to the fact this will comply that the fcc standards and crown castle provided that in the packet furthermore after the provision at the time to make sure there is compliance and finally after installed if anyone want to have the test crown castle needs to do that there's the - there is a matter raised a written appeal has to do with with notice the appellants suggest that crown castle if provide proper notice to the application the notice it a mailed notice to property owners between hundred and 50 feet any neighborhood association and three hundred feet as well as posted notice and crown provided that all those notices required by the ordinance the appellants don't say the proper notices were not given only it needs to be amend and a stricter notice needs to be noted that's not a ground for appeal they august in writing and again, the poles raise questions of the pole safety it is a matter actually much oh, much regulation it is regulated by the california utility commission and addressed by pg&e and by the joint pole author

>> guest: well, the fcc has to do a bidding process and, you know, we did have some issues in the last auction which, you know, questioned -- there is some subsidies for, a lot of small, rural, poor areas that we want to make sure providers in those areas don't get blocked out by the large, major corporate entities. but in reality you're going to have the major telecommunication providers and major companies bidding and hopefully hen through that allocation system more people are going to have clearer and better access. but, you know, government's also looking for big bidders so they can fill the coffers of a government that's always asking for revenue. >> so how comfortable are you with the reforms that the fcc has put in place around the designated entity program, providing loans to small businesses, how comfortable are you with those? >> guest: well, in hooking at it carefully -- in looking at it carefully, i'm cautiously optimistic that we're making the changes that are needed to make sure that those who receive are those who are entitled to that. you know, again, there's a lot of

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was enacted in 1996 not as from the law stopped there it is revised and amended continually and the fcc does its work and study and issues rules and regulations on an ongoing basis the fact they're the dead lay in 1996 doesn't change the fact that the law is keeping up with the times and just as one example the question that was asked of me when was this article 25 was enacted it was enacted a few years ago and then amend a significant part this year we're not dealing with hours and carriages or whatever analogy was maids we're dealing with the laws currently on the books the laws and is states legislation and the state board of supervisors and the federal government or the federal agencies review and keep updateed all the time most important the law 25 that's the current operative law and amended as recently as this year the last point it was made by the appellant is this contention that there is some kind of a perch for private property again, this is just a matter of mixing together two things that are two separate issues two different regulationy regimes one has to do with with the

. >> in february the fcc agreed with chattanooga and overturned tennessee state law. >> we have a situation why the federal government is preempting a state from preempting cities. >> they filed an appeal in september saying that the order runs afoul of core constitutional principles and disrupts the balance of power between the federal government and the united states. >> there is no competition. there is no choice. there is no service. >> she said that changing the law is a challenge because of telecom lobbyists in tennessee. >> they have cobbled together to eliminate this problem in a few areas of tennessee at a time. each time tremendous dollars have gone into lobbyists to defeat it. >> senator bowl willing pro poet legislation in 2016 to strike the cause that prohibits municipal broadband from expanding into rural areas. >> it has been a problem exacerbated by a political problem. if you have a governmen government-protected entity that has a monopoly. the last time i looked that up, it was called crony capitalism. >> a california collector may have struck gold. randy gallardo purchase

the sec, because -- fcc, because that will really keep the cfpb strong. jake: you don't buy it. senator warren: do i look dumb? jake: no. [laughter] just in case you were wondering what my answer was. on the record, you don't look dumb. [laughter] you have also been accused this week of leading ideological purges. that's from the conservative wall street journal editorial page. specifically, obviously you were not the biggest fan of the idea of larry summers becoming fed chair. you blocked antonio weiss from becoming undersecretary for domestic finance, and recently you objected to a nonresident scholar from brookings presenting a paper in which he did not fully disclose, according to brookings rules, where the money came from. are you leading an ideological purge? senator warren: let's talk about the situation at brookings. this is not personal. he published a study that was way out of line with the findings from other independently funded research. jake: about a specific rule. senator warren: the rule is whether or not there ought to be what's called a conflict of interest rul

. >>> a member of the fcc calling for metro to speed up its plan to expand wireless service throughout subways. fcc commissioner michael o'reilly sent a letter to the active head of the federal transit administration saying passengers frequently cannot get a signal strong enough to call 911 during an emergency. metro has a new deal with four services to get a strong sill sig nal by 2020. >>> time now to get a look at what the weather will be like as you head out to work and school. >> what does it say, tom? >> we're right around 50 degrees here, but it feels a lot chillier. for much of the region we're in the mid-40s under a partly cloudy sky. there's hardly a puff of wind early this morning but wear your puffy coat like i am. you you'll need your jacket. then by recess time by early afternoon we'll be in the low 50s and by dismissal by mid afternoon, high clouds in the low 60s. a look at our rain chances improving and increasing as we head toward the rest of your week. that's coming up. melissa, how is the commute? >> you can see we have a little be it of a block alk because of this a

the fcc would turn around and sell it to a wireless carrier. the school has been struggling financially for several years. now howard has a chance to raise cash but not everybody sees it that way. >> i feel like there are other ways we can come up with a way to compensate for the debt we have here at howard university. >> university officials say that nothing has been decided yet. they have until december to make a decision on the auction. whut is the only black-owned television station in the country. >>> a mother and her boyfriend should be in court today to face charges in the death of a little girl you may remember as baby doe. the 2-year-old is actually bella bond. her remains washed up on a boston beach inside a trash bag in june. investigators said rachel bond told a friend that michael mccarthy killed bella. mccarthy's lawyer says his client knew nothing about bella's death. >>> this morning the family of a murdered transgender woman wants prosecutors to bring hate crime charges against her suspected killer. relatives say zella ziona me

are considering auction anything wh uchlt t's public television air space and wireless signal to the fcc to raise tens, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars, the fcc would turn around andsm sell ito a wireless carrier. the school has been struggling financially for several years, now howard has a chance to raise cash, but not everyone is on board with that. >> i feel like there are other ways we can come up with a way to compensate for the debt we have here at howard university. >>> university officials say nothing has been decided yet. they have until december to make a decision on the auction, whut is the only black-owned television station in the count country. >>> an unusual case of art theft theft in san francisco. police say a man who was squatting in a million dollar mansion tried to steal and sell some paintings from inside the home. they were worth $300,000. he has already sold 11 of them on social media. according to police the 39-year-old man was caught removing one of the paintings by a real estate agent. the owner of the home lived there in 2007 but no one has lived there f

the carrier has been waiting on the fcc to provide a waiver so it could launch the feature. at&t's previous wi-fi version did not support services for people who are deaf, hearing- impaired. this fcc waiver clears the way for the company to get around that that road block until the end of 2017. >>> a strange new blueprint for one airplane manufacturer. how they're trying to squeeze in more passengers. >> great. >>> plus a new study takes a closer look at vaccines and expectant mothers. >>> plus the high profile death of a disabled man spark changes for prince georges county police. ♪ pumpkin excitement is back at dunkin'. pick up your favorite pumpkin-flavored baked treats and beverages, like the new pumpkin macchiato before pumpkin season is over. like the new pumpkin macchiato parents help their children animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swallowed, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought

. >> reporter: in february the fcc agreed and overturned tennessee state law. >> the federal government is preempting a state from preempting cities. the attorney general filed an appeal saying quote: >> right now in tennessee because of that, there's no competition. there's no choice. there's no service. >> reporter: janice is a proponent of municipal broadband but says changing the law is a challenge because of lobbyists. >> they hold tremendous power, and there have been efforted to eliminate this problem in a few areas of tennessee. each time tremendous dollars have gone in to lobbyists to defeat it. very few things have been able to get past it. >> reporter: she will propose legislation in 2016 to strike the clause from tennessee law that prohibits municipal broadband from expanding into rural areas. >> it is an infrastructure problem that has been exacerbated by a political problem. if you have a government protected entity that has a virtual monopoly, the last time i looked that up, with that's called crony capitalism, and that is not what good government is about. >> and finally