The committees meeting today to receive testimony on worldwide threats to homeland. Without objection the, chair has authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning, today the committee is holding its annual hearing to examine worldwide threats to the homelands. We are pleased to have secretary Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, fbi director Christopher Wray and and cpc director christine abizaid. Two years ago that committee convened its worldwide threats hearing during some of the e darkest days of the pandemic. Last, year the panel testified for the committee and the immediate aftermath of the attack on the u. S. Capitol. No matter the circumstances, the committee in the American People have benefited from the witnesses frank assessment of the threats facing the homeland both foreign and direct domestic. More than 20 years after the terrorist attacks of september 11th of 2001, 20 years this month since the department of Homeland Security was established i
Hillary clinton and Melinda Gates will lead one of the final sessions on equality for girls and women. And police in virginia, on the hunt for the man they have charged in the. The big worry was that we had to go into this fight alone. But you know what . Thats what friend are for. We told four arab nations are also flying in the missions over syria, saudi arabia, jordan, bahrain and the united arab emirates. A fifth is helping, but not by
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Before the iraqis. Al abadi has lots of questions to answer. New video that we received on oil repineries. There will be more. The blood line for isis. A smallscale refineries provide up to 2 million a day from black market oil. We didnt completely obliterate them off the map. These strikes are big deal. Theyre not going to be pumping out refined oil any time soon. We are following a very busy news day. In this hour well bring you president obamas official announcement of attorney general eric holders retirement, part of a very full day for this president who returned to washington from the unjust a short time ago where he sought agreement from World Leaders about the threat posed by isis and other extremists. So far, building a Broad Alliance particularly in the middle east has proved complicated. Earlier today president obama met with egypts president al sissi while Vice President biden met in the last hour. Both countries have pledged some measure of support in the fight against isi
The National Institutes of health will admit an american doctor exposed to the virus as a patient to learn more about it. Ill talk to the head of the nihs Infectious Disease division. And no photos, please. Thats what parents are saying about posting photos of their kids on facebook. A dad is hoping the push for privacy catches on in todays big idea. Good afternoon. Good to be with you. Im frances rivera. We begin developing news. Ferguson police are looking for two men they say shot a Ferguson Police officer last night. Heres what happened according to police. Two men were standing outside a Community Center last night which was closed. When the officer approached them they ran away. As the officer started to chase them, one of the men turned and shot the officer in the arm. The officer is expected to survive. Meanwhile st. Louis county police is investigating a separate incident not far from ferguson. An off duty Police Officer is injured when three people fired shots into the car th
Resolution. The president says those words must be matched by action. Is there an unintended consequence to air strikes. Is it possible by fighting isis the coalition is actually strengthening al qaeda . Our terrorism experts will explain how that works. As we saw in the special townhall, former president bill clinton agrees with the decision to launch air strikes in syria. Were going to have what else he said. There is also breaking news in the case of the missing university of virginia student hannah graham. Police in Galveston Texas have taken Jesse Matthew into custody. The suspect wanted on suspicion of abduct tgioabduction, a full. Breaking news new round of air strikes against isis late today targeting Oil Refineries in sear yeah. Go to jim acosta, senior white house correspondent. At the United Nations for us tonight. So, jim give us the latest on todays air strikes. Well, don, the Obama Administration is making no, illusions here in terms of what this mission was about today.