Little more complicated. The terrorist threat to the homeland from overseas that im concerned about is one that is making active efforts to recruit people in response to isils recruitment efforts. So weve been as you know very focused on that. I agree with the spirit of your question that violent extremism in this country can exist in a lot of different forms maam. Mr. Chairman may i ask to include these two documents in the record . May i put one sentence on the record . I thank you for your indulgence. As mr. Secretary, i implore you to consider domestic terrorism and i would like to work with the department to seriously add that to its broad agenda. I think it would be a vital and important step forward. Let me thank you for your service. A long runon sentence but well allow it. Thank you. Those two documents will be made a part of the record. The chair now recognizes the gentleman mr. King. I appreciate your testimony mr. Secretary. Listening to the testimony there we go. Listening
On politically, the fact is thousands of people continue to come to the us and to the bay area every year, seeking asylum. Just in the last year alone, a quarter of a Million People who are not from mexico have been picked up at the us border by Border Patrol. We discovered that rather than get deported, many of those same people are then dropped off by immigration authorities at local bus stations and sent around the country. Those immigrants then remain here, where they live in the shadows. Sophia the night that i left from honduras, i was abused by that guys. They raped me. Stephen raped and threatened with her life. Sophia i felt that they would kill us, everybody. Stephen this 19yearold still fears for her safety, so well call her sophia. She hides her face, but she wants you to hear her story of escape and survival from death squads in her honduran hometown. Sophia they started to beat up my father a lot. And then they placed a gun over my babys head. Stephen they were members of
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer and they are breaking the law. [speaking foreign language] juan the Immigration Court system is under incredible stress. Announcer hear senior investigator stephen stock. Stephen good evening and thank you for joining us for this special edition of we investigate. For the next 30 minutes, we dig deeper into an issue that has sparked national debate, an issue that impacts us here in california daily. Were talking about immigration. But despite what side of the issue you may sit on politically, the fact is thousands of people continue to come to the us and to the bay area every year, seeking asylum. Just in the last year alone, a quarter of a Million People who are not from mexico have been picked up at the us border by Border Patrol. We discovered that rather than get deported, many of those same people are then dropped off by immigration authorities at local bus stations and sent around the country. Those immigrants then remain here, where they live in the shado
Condition right now. But were being told a number of shots were fire. Well have updates as soon as we get them. Across the bay, San Francisco police say there were two collisions. One involving a pedestrian and a Police Officer are related. About 7 15 south of market at 6th and stevenson and the pedestrian has serious injuries. Police describe them as life threatening. Officers say an angry crowd surrounded the car as it was pull over i a motorcycle responding to that call was involved in a collision with a sedan. That happened at golden gate and leavenworth. The officer was conscious and taken to the hospital. That intersection was blocked off while police investigated. Traffic was detoured around the scene. Were hearing new details from b. A. R. T. And caltrans about the upcoming closure of the transbay tube. That shutdown will happen labor day weekend. Workers will be replacing tracks. They will be completing the job starting at the beginning of the month. Cabs says just like during
Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. A Million Dollar home in the east bay that investigators say hid a horrible secret. A couple who lived here is now accused of running a prostitution Human Trafficking ring for nearly 15 years. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. We begin with new details. Police crack open what they call a major high dollar prostitution ring. The leaders investigators claim kidnapped and trafficked women for more than a decade operating out of san ramon and danville. Abc7 News Reporter alan wang is live in front of the home in danville. Alan . Dan and ama, neighbors say the couple moved into this 1. 6 million home in june. The driveway was lined with luxury vehicles and then the fbi descended upon the home and towed most of them away. No one around here knew exactly why until now. We know so many people in the community that it is shocking here. Human trafficking and forced prostitution can happen anywhere, even in the most afflue