this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path that the regime continues to take seems pretty clear. they are aiming to clear. a voice yells off camera. this is video said to be from the city of hopes, which has seen many protests in recent weeks. it was posted to youtube. cnn cannot verify its authenticity or when it was shot. but one opposition activist told cnn on friday that the security forces fired straight in crowds of demonstrators and the syrian human rights information link reported a mounting death poll throughout the day. a simila
rethink those budget cuts? you ve been in emergency management a while. do you think he should reconsider that. there s a number of misnomers on that. the core operating function at fema is going to be well funded. the disaster relief fund, which really provides the money for these events that you don t plan for but that you prepare for, those things will be all well funded through that disaster relief fund. but what you will see are responsible proposals in the president s budget for reduction in some homeland security grants. those grants, i was around for their creation, those grants were never meant to be permanent and what we need to do is reduce state and local dependency on some of that money but we need to do that in a responsible way. you ll see not just a request for a cut in money but some additional details that allow the states to responsibly develop a glide path to get off of those grants and their dependence on them. so i would say understanding that s important for th
lakes and northeast as well as the potential for freezing rain. that s going to cause problems on the roads not only today but tomorrow slow moving system several systems moving in. then the big story this week is going to be the coldest air of the season. we ll struggle to get out of the single digits across the northern plains and upper midwest with very dangerous windchills for a lot of folks. this is going to linger thursday and friday for many much of the country certainly. here we go like you said it s winter overall, we should expect it. thankds so much. we turn to a disturbing result of a oversight report on the department of homeland security. it found serious lapses in the border and cyber security efforts, the report reads in part the department of homeland security spent $50 billion over the past 11 years on counter terrorism programs, including homeland security grants and