[inaudible conversations] onto order i will apologize for being late we have to coowners also was in the Armed Services committee for the troops side appreciate your patience. We meet today to look at drug cartels. Recognize myself for an Opening Statement. First and newest member of the subcommittee from florida. Wheel afford to working with u. S. The began the 115th congress over the course of this congress we can engage in thoughtful conversation. One of the goals is to drill down on the threat of be a secure border poses but the next hearing listening to the task force authorized last congress to examine the Counter Network approach protecting borders is a multifaceted effort primarily to the Border Patrol redo have Field Operations to secure more than 300 ports of entry and that to detect and intra decked unlawful cargo. Also supporting National Security threats and responsibilities. These are not simple or easy tasks. The border is a dynamic place with desert clefs kenyans and a
[inaudible conversations] onto order i will apologize for being late we have to coowners also was in the Armed Services committee for the troops side appreciate your patience. We meet today to look at drug cartels. Recognize myself for an Opening Statement. First and newest member of the subcommittee from florida. Wheel afford to working with u. S. The began the 115th congress over the course of this congress we can engage in thoughtful conversation. One of the goals is to drill down on the threat of be a secure border poses but the next hearing listening to the task force authorized last congress to examine the Counter Network approach protecting borders is a multifaceted effort primarily to the Border Patrol redo have Field Operations to secure more than 300 ports of entry and that to detect and intra decked unlawful cargo. Also supporting National Security threats and responsibilities. These are not simple or easy tasks. The border is a dynamic place with desert clefs kenyans and a
Subcommittee on maritime border. We need clone snoumptourselves. I was in the Armed Services meeting. Very important. And to examine the threat posed by drug cartels and tra transorganizations. Id like to welcome the newest member from our subcommittee, the gentleman from florida, mr. Rutherford. Let me be clear from the outset i hope over the course this congress we can engage in thoughtful and productive conversations that lead to legislative relationships that help secure our homeland. We want to drill down on the threat that an unsecure border poses to our fellow americans the focus of our conversation today and the next leader from the joint task forces authorized oo by the last congress to combat this threat. Protect our borders is a multifacfaceted effort. The job falls to primarily u. S. Border patrol while the job of the u. S. Coast guard is secure maritime border. And securing more than 300 ports of entry. And air and Marine Operations carries out air and Marine Maritime envi
Subcommittee on maritime border. We need clone snoumptourselves. I was in the Armed Services meeting. Very important. And to examine the threat posed by drug cartels and tra transorganizations. Id like to welcome the newest member from our subcommittee, the gentleman from florida, mr. Rutherford. Let me be clear from the outset i hope over the course this congress we can engage in thoughtful and productive conversations that lead to legislative relationships that help secure our homeland. We want to drill down on the threat that an unsecure border poses to our fellow americans the focus of our conversation today and the next leader from the joint task forces authorized oo by the last congress to combat this threat. Protect our borders is a multifacfaceted effort. The job falls to primarily u. S. Border patrol while the job of the u. S. Coast guard is secure maritime border. And securing more than 300 ports of entry. And air and Marine Operations carries out air and Marine Maritime envi
Nonsurvivable. The officer was responding to an active shooter situation following a Domestic Violence report. The shooter is dead. The fargo police chief says a swat team entered the home bebere dawn and found the suspects body. Police dont know if hed bebe hit in an earlier exchange of gunfire with a swat officer or if he shox himself. The governor of maryland has ordered flags be flown at halfstaff today to honor two deputies shot and killed by a gunman inside a restaurant wednesday afternoon. 68yearold gunman david evans, who had outstanding warrants in maryland and florida, was also killed in an exchange of fire. Evans shot one of the deputies when he sat down to speakith him. The second deputy was fatally wounded during a shootout before evans was killed. Nobody else in the restaurant was harmed. Officials in mexico say 52 inmates have been killed in a fight between two rival factions today at a prison in monterrey. Five of them are in critical condition. A mexican governor says