Government. Texas is a border state. Port, therere major is human and god and drug trafficking. We have to cooperate and coordinate very closely. Lot of the opportunities we share thet, id criminal justice committee. There are federal grant opportunities for cities for various elements of security. Also, as far as your city. We are working closely with federal prosecutors. It has shown to help reduce the violence for cities. I look to do more. The president called the mayor wee a conversation know there will not be a lot of new money coming out of congress. To federalaccess resources or federal tools to help us fight crime . Trafficking and access to the prosecution, not just prosecutors and, but also with drugsthat deals and guns, those of a tyson things we work on and talk about and collaborate on. The president brought the mayors and police chief out of 20 mayors, talk specifically about violence in cities and what the federal government could do to assist. Providence, rhode island,
Leon panetta is out with much more criticism of president obama, the former cia director and defense secretary, writes a new book. Panetta is also blaming the rise of isis terrorists on the president s failure to secure an agreement to lead u. S. Troops in iraq. And fear is growing tonight about ebola in america. There is a report of a second and possibly a third patient, both here in the washington what area, tests are ongoing. While armed guards are keeping some folks in dallas its lited. Casey siegel is in dallas tonight where that patient is being treated. Officials at the centers for Disease Control and prevention say they have been able to successfully trace all 100 people said to have had some kind of direct or indirect contacts with Thomas Duncan since he arrived in texas from like beera. Theres now approximately 50 individuals that we feel we need to follow on a daily basis. The ones that are higher concern are approximately 10 individuals. The cdc says of the 100 possible cas
It seems unlikely. But democrats are going to focus on the big picture today. Theres been no higher priority for democrats in this transition than to slow down the repeal of obamacare, to put sand in these wheels. And they have been successful in doing so, in essentially dividing the president from some of the republicans in congress who were trying to control this debate and simply repeal. The president has felt the heat, that americans do not want repeal without some replacement. And that is going to be the focus of a smart conversation, i think youll hear, between tom price, who i think understands much of this, with democrats on the committee. And going forward, that conversation, the things that the president elect is promising the American People, he will n let happen, is not cheap. And thats why obamacare is the way it is and theyre not going to be able to have it both ways. Thats the biggest challenge that democrats have today, and youll see them focus on it. Democrats have a m
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