And Customs Enforcement and rob herr, principle attorney general to talk about the department of Homeland Security and department of justice are doing to eradicate criminal organizations like ms13. Mr. Herl will speak to the Justice Department first and mr. Will answer your questions. As always, i put out a friendly reminder to stay on topic. After that ill come back up to take your questions. Thanks, guys. Thanks, sarah. Good afternoon. My name is robert herr. About five weeks ago i was sworn in as the principle associate Deputy Attorney general at the department of justice. In that role i serve as the principle advisor to the Deputy Attorney general. I appreciate the chance to talk to you about the Justice Departments aggressive efforts to achieve this administrations goal of dismantling the transNational Gang known as ms13. As you all know the president is traveling to long island tomorrow to talk about our fight to eradicate the violent threat of ms13. And as we speak the attorney
Required to come back in. You can watch the house lye when they return tomorrow morning at 9 00 a. M. Eastern. Well take you back to the briefing we were watching before the house gaveled back in. Robert they have filed charges against hundreds of members of ms13 in el salvador. Many of the members are of those are members of the clique who are centered in the la Paz Department of el salvador. Earlier, members of this clique committed several high profile murders in el salvador. The shooter in those fled to the United States and is in i. C. E. Custody this prosecution showcases how closely we are working with our partners in el salvador to combat ms13. Specifically, u. S. Law enforcement agents with i. C. E. , on the ground in el sal var do el salvador are coordinating with their counterparts to ensure the shooter is remove fled United States to face charges in el salvador. This investigation is being handled by salvadoran gang prosecute crorses, trained and mentored by prosecutors in
Required to come back in. You can watch the house lye when they return tomorrow morning at 9 00 a. M. Eastern. Well take you back to the briefing we were watching before the house gaveled back in. Robert they have filed charges against hundreds of members of ms13 in el salvador. Many of the members are of those are members of the clique who are centered in the la Paz Department of el salvador. Earlier, members of this clique committed several high profile murders in el salvador. The shooter in those fled to the United States and is in i. C. E. Custody this prosecution showcases how closely we are working with our partners in el salvador to combat ms13. Specifically, u. S. Law enforcement agents with i. C. E. , on the ground in el sal var do el salvador are coordinating with their counterparts to ensure the shooter is remove fled United States to face charges in el salvador. This investigation is being handled by salvadoran gang prosecute crorses, trained and mentored by prosecutors in
Dangerously cold air from the arctic howling across the upper midwest heading east. Omar villafranca in bismarck, north dakota where it fields like minus 20. Reporter the arctic blast blew through colorado overnight, dropping 6 inches of snow in the denver area. Snowplow drivers worked overtime to try to keep streets passable. But the fastmoving storm coated Rocky Mountain roads in ice, slowing 18 wheelers to a crawl. In boulder, emergency workers stayed busy responding to ccidents caused by the slick streets. Farther east in north dakota, more than 450 miles of interstate were frozen. In the region, frigid winds gusted more than 45 miles an roadways because of limited visibility. Even tow trucks needed towing. In bismarck, the storm caught eric biore offguard. His honda civic had to get pulled out of the snow by a good samaritan. We have blizzards every year. Not twice right away in december. Singledigit temperatures have now started freezing parts of the missouri river, behind me you
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today the investigators of that tennessee fire said the fire that swept through the Great Smoky Mountains last week was arson. Two juveniles are charged. 14 people were killed in and around gatlinburg. More than 145 were hurt. 17,000 acres burned. Demarco morgan has the breaking news. Oh, god. Reporter the two juveniles arrested this morning for allegedly starting the fire are tennessee residents, and thats about all officials were able to say about them because they are minors. James dunn is the Sevier County district attorney. All options available to the state when dealing with juveniles are on the table, including the possibility of seeking a transfer of these juveniles to adult criminal court. Reporter hurricaneforce winds and Drought Conditions quickly spread the wildfire into the resort town of gatlinburg, which gets 11 million visitors a year. 14,000 people had to evacuate and more than 1,700 buildings were damaged or destr