Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee and Homeland Security Governmental Affairs committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome our witnesses. I like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and in houston texas, florida, throughout the caribbean but particular puerto rico. Im sure we will be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we first set up this hearing on the other threats. There are threats occurring throughout the nation and we will acknowledge that. All of the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everyone on this committee joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of department of fullness security, elaine duke, the director of the fbi, christopher wray. The director of the National Counterterrorism center, nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank all of you for your service. This is perilous times, that face our homeland are growing pure
This hearing of the Senate Committee and Homeland Security Governmental Affairs committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome our witnesses. I like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and in houston texas, florida, throughout the caribbean but particular puerto rico. Im sure we will be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we first set up this hearing on the other threats. There are threats occurring throughout the nation and we will acknowledge that. All of the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everyone on this committee joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of department of fullness security, elaine duke, the director of the fbi, christopher wray. The director of the National Counterterrorism center, nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank all of you for your service. This is perilous times, that face our homeland are growing pure there growing
[inaudible conversation] morning. This hearing of the senate communit committee is called to order. I this is our annual threats to the homeland committee. I want to welcome eyewitnesses and acknowledge the victims of the hurricane and houston texas, florida, throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Im sure we will be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we first set up and schedule this hearing on the other enormous threats, but there are real threats to human life occurring now throughout our nation and we will certainly knowledge that all those individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everyone on this committee joins me on that. We are pleased to welcome the acting sector of Homeland Security, diane duke, Christopher Ray the director of fbi, the National Counterterrorism Center Director niclas rasmussen. We want to thank you all for your service. These are perilous times. The threats that face us are growing and metastasizing. I do not envy any
And we will feature contributors of the books from democracy and freedom and no wall they can build. Watch our coverage of the 2017 baltimore book festival today on cspan2s booktv. Ray, actingtor for Homeland Security director elaine duke, and Nick Rasmussen give updates to the u. S. Federal response to puerto rico after Hurricane Maria from the Senate Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee. This is about two hours and 15 minutes. Senator johnson good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Government Affairs committee, is called to order. This hearing of the Senate Committee and Homeland Security Governmental Affairs committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome our witnesses. I like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and in houston texas, florida, throughout the caribbean but particular puerto rico. Im sure we will be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe it
Now from abc 7 live breaking news. In that breaking news is on the peninsula right now one of the busiest portions of the bay area freeway remains closed hours after a traffic stop turned deadly. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Right now all northbound lanes of 101 in san mateo are still closed hours after this deadly confrontation between Highway Patrol officers and an armed man. It happened just after 5 30 this afternoon just north of highway 2. We are live there with the breaking details. Cornell. Reporter police say it could be another several hours before northbound 101 reopens to traffic. The investigation into this officerinvolved shooting happening right now as you can see. Police still dont know what prompted the man to point his gun at officers. This is a confrontation with an armed suspect with a firearm. Reporter sky 7 overhead moments after the shooting. A gun lying on the side of 101. The same gun he say he confront three chp officers with. The suspect was fata