The issues were dealing with here are challenging to say the least. I was at the Opening Ceremony opening up st. Elizabeths. And comment i made there is its pretty easy from the dais here to take pot shots, to detail out what problems arent being addressed as perfectly as wed like to see. But im convinced from all the contact ive had, quite honestly working with the men and women of dhs, im convinced the men and women are showing a great deal of integrity, dedication, digit, and courage in trying to deal with this horrific situation. And well talk a little bit more about that. I would ask that my written Opening Statement be entered in the record. This hearing really started a couple years ago holding a hearing through his subcommittee on example of servitude. More recent news stories after the robert kraft massage parlor scandal, New York Times wrote a really good investigative story just laying out the reality of these massage parlors. And often asian women that had been smuggled, tr
Good morning. This hearing will come to order. This is the hearing of the title is resources needed to protect and secure the homeland. We will review the budget of Homeland Security. We have acting secretary of Homeland Security, the honorable Kevin Mcaleenan here to testify. I want to first of all appreciate and thank you for your long service to this country. And in particular at this moment where we are grappling with so many issues. The aftermath of an unprecedented level of disasters with hurricanes and fires in california, hurricanes, you know, obviously in the gulf coast, the dister that aster oct the border right now. If we could quickly put up our chart. I think ee hawe have our chart. Not only do we have it on the chart, but we had an event in oshkosh over the weekend that required a giveaway. I produced a chart. It shows how out of control the problem is. In the first seven months of this year we have over 300, the total is actually 312,000 individuals coming either as over
To brussels and bring back that deal. How World Leaders go down, down under, where xijinping is more trusted than donald trump. Good morning. It is 8 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london, and 8 00pm in washington, where the top border official in the United States has resigned following an outcry over the treatment of detained Migrant Children. John sanders says he will step down next week, but didnt say why. He has recently blamed the crisis on a lack of money. Lawyers who visited one of the detention centres reported squalid conditions, with children being held without access to showers or enough food. Here is our north america editorjon sopel. It is a non descript government building in clint, texas, but beyond the unwelcoming walls, Migrant Children who have been separated from their parents have been sleeping on the floor without enough food to eat, according to lawyers who visited the facility. Around 300 of the children have been moved, though some have been returned. The case ha
Wife obtained visas, he was mad that he couldnt do the same for his relatives because of a tarnished record, he also reportedly mentioned a plan to kill some of them. The gunman did killed four people before taking his own life early yesterday morning, his wife, daughter, one other person managed to escape. This afternoon, in walnut creek, a grass fire threatened homes. Firetrucks pulled up on the golf course to fight the fire, which blackened the hill beneath powerlines. The crews were able to stop the fire before damaging any buildings. I am elizabeth cook, a mess all day on highway 37 in marin county, take a look at this, crews are using an excavator to cut up a trailer that caught fire this morning, it was deemed unsafe to tow away because of the extensive fire damage. Instead, they are ripping it into pieces and hauling it away and dump trucks. One westbound lane of 37 remains closed, causing major backups as you can see. Authorities say it might remain like this for several more
Murdered. And, it is just sad. Reporter police said the gunmans wife, daughter and niece were able to escape and say the suspect used a handgun to shoot several people inside. Officers used a bearcat to help rescue a man and woman from the home with been shot at least once each, both died in the hospital. Cortez says she never saw any problems with mr. Van khuat or his relatives. And says violence is never a way to settle a dispute. He shouldve went to the authorities or whatever lawyer he is working with and set up taking it out on other people. That is not right. It is common sense you dont hurt other people because youre not getting your way. I just feel like, you know, he should bring that drama somewhere else. Reporter chi dinh tas wife was able to escape by jumping a neighbors fence and hiding in another house. Please have not commented about the new revelation and we try to talk to mr. Van khuat about all of this he was not at home. We are live in southcentral san jose this even