The subcommittee is meeting today to examine defense in depth strategy and its effect on local communities. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Id like to thank chief mark morgan testifying now before congress for the first time as the new chief of Border Patrol. Im sure you will be spending frequent visits the our subcommittee as we discuss very important questions related to Border Security. Things like what does a secure border hook like. What are the right tools and strategies to achieve a secure border and how do we measure success or failure. I want to focus on the second question. Specifically the unintenses consequences that live along the border including my constituents. In the early 1990s they were out matched in all aspect of illegal activity. Both between and at the port of entry. Yet despite having a smaller Border Patrol at the time agents apprehended millions of people. Border patrols response to this activity lead to operations hold the line and gate keeper th
The Second World War cost 15 million lives. 2,000 of them u. S. Coast guardsmen who died fighting for our freedom. Two decades later their services would be called upon again in a place called vietnam. Their unwavering esprit de corps would carry them through ten years of war. Many would serve in the struggle for democracy in vietnam. One was paul scotty from new york. You came in the coast guard in 1965. And the buildup started in march when i joined the coast guard, i wanted to go to vietnam and i thought the coast guard would be a way to get there. But just before he shipped out he fell in love. I was go going to get ready for the war. I was getting in shape, chasing girls with one exception. An english teacher i had met wanted me to go out with this girl. So i figured id date her, take her out and that would be the end of that. Well, 32 days later i married her. We went off to reno and then i left for vietnam. We were together for 14 days. He arrived in country on 1 may 1967. As a
The Second World War cost 15 million lives. 2,000 of them u. S. Coast guardsmen who died fighting for our freedom. Two decades later their services would be called upon again in a place called vietnam. Their unwavering esprit de corps would carry them through ten years of war. Many would serve in the struggle for democracy in vietnam. One was paul scotty from new york. You came in the coast guard in 1965. And the buildup started in march when i joined the coast guard, i wanted to go to vietnam and i thought the coast guard would be a way to get there. But just before he shipped out he fell in love. I was go going to get ready for the war. I was getting in shape, chasing girls with one exception. An english teacher i had met wanted me to go out with this girl. So i figured id date her, take her out and that would be the end of that. Well, 32 days later i married her. We went off to reno and then i left for vietnam. We were together for 14 days. He arrived in country on 1 may 1967. As a
Now we need to pick ourselves up and start running again the way that americans can. The Clinton Kaine ticket talked about the importance of reaching pennsylvania voters in an exclusive interview with nbc10s lauren mayks. Nbc10s Deanna Durante is live in the Digital Operations Center with more on the exclusive. Deanna . Rosemary, Hillary Clinton and tim kaine fresh off the big sendoff in philadelphia know they have to make a big win in pennsylvania and ohio come november in the elections. Lauren met clinton and kaine during a stop at a toy factory in montgomery county. She asked them about the dnc starting with the moment that her daughter introduced Hillary Clinton on stage. What was going through your mind . What are you saying to each other . It was so overwhelming. The feelings that i had watching my daughter introduce me backstage on tv, stepping out there and seeing the sea of people, you know, cheering. I just told chelsea how proud i was of her and how much i appreciated her be
Good morning, everyone. That live look we just saw, yes, we have the clouds hanging over us. A humid, warm start to your day. Theres a lock another your seven day forecast scrolling along the bottom of your screen. You can see we have removed from the 90s from the forecast but we have pulled in the possibility of storms. Thats what were watching for for the rest of today and into tonight, a chance for thunderstorms. Were not saying all night long, but scattered activity is possible right on into the night time hours. Heres a look at your temperatures right now. Sitting at 75 degrees in philadelphia. 71 Atlantic City and millville as well in the low 70s. Mid 60s for mt. Pocono and 69 for lancaster. The temperatures are looking at moving into the 80s later on. More though as we move forward of storm potential. Thats the big focus for this big forecast. Well talk more about the chances of showers all over the region coming up in a bit. See you shortly. Thanks. Now to breaking news in nort