Next the House Homeland Security committee holds its first open meeting to examine these up security procedures and what can be done to strengthen prevention of a terrorist entering the us. We hear testimony from several federal agencies including customs and Border Protection and the state department. This is an hour and a half. The Committee Tax course on denying terrorist entering the eye states will come to order. The test for submitting to examine a visa process and the Visa Waiver Program. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. I welcome back our expert witnesses to the capital and thank you for being here and doing double duty. I look forward to following up on some of the broader themes for the briefing. In order to inform the American People of the security of the visa process and Visa Waiver Program. I want to thank chairman mccall for prioritizing this task force in its commission. Last congress on combating terrorist and foreign fighter travel was not only successful
The workers are asking for a raise. To 15 dollars an hour plus union rights. Ohare is one of the busiest airports in the country. So its still not clear how this strike could affect travelers. Happening right now in overton. Flooding has caused Major Concerns with People Living in the area. Take a look at these pictures one of our viewers sent in. He says it started raining at 330 this morning. And he took these pictures at 6 30. We have a reporter heading to area to get a closer look at the damage. Well bring you an update in toss to greg toss to greg lets get over to greg bennett with a check of the forecast for this holiday week. Today, showers, heavy clouds and snow are expected to the valley and surrounding areas thanks to support from our upper level low that hovers over calnevari, the cold front coming from the Pacific Northwest is yielding a 50 chance for showers within the valley this morning and snow rain and snow chances are at their highest from 4am to 10am with these chanc
Routine. Every traffic stop, you have to be careful and on target. You never know. Reporter Steve Gutierrez is a nineyear veteran. Wednesday around noon he pulled over a vehicle on north 12th and east 142nd avenue. Rayford was in the passenger seat as officer gutierrez got off his motorcycle. I told him to stop. Reporter the surveilla it turned into a parking lot brawl. What is going through your mind when he lunges towards you. You go back to your training. I know he is a big size. Reporter gutierrez used his taser and chased after the suspect but rayford got away. He is a violent repeat offender with previous charges of armed robbery, carjacking, assault. This is an encounter that you see the officers doing the best that they can to deescalate the ation and reporter and that hcso pointing out to me today that how gutierrez handles himself this week shows why he was named the hispanic deputy of the year for his county. Live in tampa, ryan smith, abc action news. Thank you, ryan. Also
And thats a big priority. They enter minister, you mentioned, is always been very pushy on this. We are having the french that is being set up and should be working before the end of the year, and the european, very much necessary, has been passed by European Parliament in april. So all the tools you have in the u. S. And your enforcing and you are willing to share our tools that we are enforcing and trying to enforce in many cases, indeed in europe. Its not the only reason, its not the only add to but its part of the answer. And to answer for directly the question, i dont think of these tools are outdated and not working. They provide very ethically response and add additional layer of security. Staff one followup question. One question that ive had, the department of Homeland Security now has a Peace Agreement in place with dozens of countries, the numbers increased rapidly in the last few years. The question is how those agreements are being operationalized. How quickly this informa
An officer, he was frighteningly similar to what led to the killing of a Prince William officer sunday. Officer Ashley Guindon gave life in the line of duty for the same type of event. Tom this time, nobody was hit, but it began a scary standoff. The swat life in the line of dr the same type of event. Tom this time, nobody was hit, but it began a scary standoff. Team descended upon the neighborhood. He dropped the weapons, but then allegedly came at the police. They shot beanbags at him and a k9 took them down. Our goal is to mitigate, negotiate, and have a win at the roussey, abc 7 news. Leon thank you, tom. Iddle motorcycle accident a fatal motorcycle accident on washington harbor. Control,cycle lost struck a poll, and the rider was killed. That is still under investigation. We are on storm watch with a chance of rain and snow. Steve, what are we talking about . Steve the windchill factor mainly in the 20s, lower 30s depending on the location. The satellite and radar, nothing to worr