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Senator johnson good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Government Affairs committee, is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome our witnesses. Id like to start, though, by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes in houston, texas, in florida, throughout the caribbean but in particular puerto rico. Im sure well be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe wasnt contemplated when we first set up this and scheduled this hearing on the other enormous threats, but theres real threats to human life occurring now throughout...

Prisoners in northern iraq, secretary carter promised there would be more raids like that, and todays move is an effort to make good on that promise. In more than three hours of testimony before the Armed Services committee, ashe carter and Joseph Dunford faced predictably sceptical questions. Are we winning, mr. Secretary . We will win. Are we winning now . Were going to win. Reporter have we currently contained isil . We have not contained isil. Both democrats and republicans seemed dissatisfied with the pentagon talking points, but theyre making progress, and gaining momentum. I can climb d...

To see how people are reacting to this change. Top story this hour, the Syrian Opposition made a list of demands ahead of u. N. Brokered peace talks due to happen later this month in geneva. They want confidence Building Steps from the Syrian Government, including an immediate end to the bombardment of opposition held areas. Heres victoria gattenby. The civil war in syria is almost five years old and its estimated a quarter of a million syrians have been killed. U. N. Backed talks to end the fighting and restore the peace are due to start later this month. Syrian opposition leaders want confid...

Citizens. Well, there are now plans set for a summit, a day of action designed to keep up the pressure on washington to lend a helping hand. Here to tell us more about the upcoming day of action, marcos crespo, our good friend, new york state assemblyman, brenda torres, prima not really director of the new York Regional Office of the puerto rican federal affairs administration. Thank you both. You were just back on the island. In fact, it was you, it was the council speaker, the governor, the mayor, as well. And i was there with you back in mission. Around . What was the goal, and what was acc...

Neighborhoods along Chollas Creek such as Encanto, Mountain View and Southcrest were hit hard Monday by record rain that overwhelmed San Diego's aging drainage system