The subcommittee on Border Security facilitation and operations will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on assessing the adequacy of dhs efforts to prevent child deaths in custody. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. The chair asks unanimous consent that representative underwood be permitted to sit and question the witnesses. The chair asks unanimous consent that represent garcia would be permitted to sit and question the witnesses. Without objection, so ordered. Jacqueline call mckean, 7 years old. Phillipe gomez alonso, 8 years old. Darlene krista bell cordova, 10 years old. Wanda leone gutierrez, 16 years old. Wilmer ramirez vasquez, 2 years old. Carlos hernandez vasquez, 16 years old. These six children died in the custody of the United States government just in the past 18 months. These children were migrants from Central America who died of preventible conditions that went untreated. And
Dozens of detained children and childents the youngest separated from his family at the border. He was just four months old. We will also go to colorado to speak with rosa sabido, an undocumented immigrant who has taken satutuary a c chuh. My name is rosa sidido and therere in sanctuary in united mhodist crch. Only had two choices. Either tee sanctuary or be willgo be tak in custy anbe detaid. In an immigratn n deteionn centete which is practically to be jailed. Amy than Tropical Storm barry makes landfall in louisiana, putting millions at risk of epic flooding. President trump declared a state of emergrgency in more than 60,0 were without power. In hurricane season, we dont know when the next time is going to be we get a storm. We assume it could be very quickly, so we will be out and about and that is what why this really is not over. Amy the biggest climate news is in south asia where monsoon season has pummeled with deadly rains. We will speak with environmental reporter dahr jamai
Mukherjee, who interviewed dozens of detained children and childents the youngest separated from his family at the border. He was just four months old. We will also go to colorado to speak with rosa sabido, an undocumented immigrant who has taken satutuary a c chuh. My name is rosa sidido and therere in sanctuary in united mhodist crch. Only had two choices. Either tee sanctuary or be willgo be tak in custy anbe detaid. In an immigratn n deteionn centete which is practically to be jailed. Amy than Tropical Storm barry makes landfall in louisiana, putting millions at risk of epic flooding. President trump declared a state of emergrgency in more than 60,0 were without power. In hurricane season, we dont know when the next time is going to be we get a storm. We assume it could be very quickly, so we will be out and about and that is what why this really is not over. Amy the biggest climate news is in south asia where monsoon season has pummeled with deadly rains. We will speak with enviro
Families who sacrifice daily for our freedoms, our hearts, our prayers with all of our deployed soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines will not be home for christmas. So you decided to do this trip. Tell me more about that. Mrs. Trump i wanted to come and visit military families and also the servicemen and women. Its very important that we support them. Holidays are coming. Not many of them, they will be with their families. So for me its very important to show them that the president and i, and the country, we are behind them. Sean you know whats amazing, we are on the uss george h. W. Bush, who recently passed away. They put as many as 5,000 people on this ship. I was watching you as you are watching the jets come in and out. If we tipped it over it would be the size of the empire state building. What did you think when you see this . Its incredible. Even when i flew over here, you see the ship, its very small and then you are approaching and its really big. It was great to meet some of
You, the soldier who got to personally tell his commander in chief why he reenlisted. Rob the historic trip as fox and friends first continues right now. Is tonight going to be a good night is tonight going to be a good night is tonight going to be a good night is tonight going to be a good good night that is the scene a few days from now. It will be much busier than that. It will be packed for new years. Todd i am todd pyro in for rob schmidt. Jillian we are respected again, strong message sent by donald trump during a surprise visit us troops in iraq and germany. The president lifting spirit in defending his stance on syria. Doug luzader live with more on the president s trip. It was a post christmas surprise, a tight circle of folks around the president knew this was happening. They pulled it off, the president and first lady spent 3 hours or so on the ground in iraq thanking servicemembers, they arrived to cheers, spend 3 hours or so, signing autographs, posing for pictures and tha