A core attribute of sorn vernty is maintaining control over u. S. Bond driz. This failure has allowed millions of foreign nationals to enter the suts United States illegally and allowed huge amounts of narcotics to be smuggled into the country. The sorry state of affairs has had significant consequences for american taxpayers, for victims of violent crime, and for the rule of law. It is time to secure the border. A central issue of the president s 2006 campaign was the promise to build, quote, an impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall, end quote. The administration is taking steps to fulfill that promise and the subcommittee on National Security is closely monitoring this process. The president issued an executive order on january 25th for the department of Homeland Security to, quote, take all appropriate steps to immediately plan, design, and construct the physical wall along the southern border end quote. On mar 17th they for prototype designs as the
Recess at any time. Or attribute of maintaining sovereignty is to maintain and control our borders. This failure has allowed millions of foreign nationals to enter the u. S. Illegally an narcotics to enter our country illegally. It is time to secure the border. Essential issues of the president s 2006 campaign was the promise to build and impenetrable physical tall beautiful southern border wall. The administration is taking steps to fulfill the promise and the subcommittee on National Security is closely monitoring this process. The president issued an executive order on january 25 with the department of Homeland Security to take all appropriate steps to immediately plan, design and construct a physical wall along the border. On march 17 dhs requested to request for proposals as the first step in fulfilling the requirements. Dhs is expected to use the prototypes to inform actual construction. Border walls have seen success in recent years. They have. [inaudible] the construction of th
Here on on air. Nightly news will be covering it and well have the latest tonight on nbc bay area news at 6 00. Other headline. A bizarre kidnapping attempt in San Francisco aed toler nearly snatched from his mother tp to your thanks to the Good Samaritans a safe ending. Workers wrestled a to the ground as she tried to take theed toled toler. Janelle police are telling me the woman appears to be homeless and mentally unbalanced may have believed the 2yearold she tried to take was her own child. Police have in the yet goven this womans name but she is 33 years old and being booked into jail for suspected kidnapping. Witnesses say she tried to grab a 2yearold boy from his mother. And then the woman, the suspect swooped and tried to take the little boy. And within seconds i mean there was just other people were after the suspect. It was just a huge people on the. Reporter the woman and her son hurried way. Were trying not to traumaticize him if thats okay. Police are reviewing Surveillanc
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Im meg oliver in for annemarie green. President trumps decision to pull the United States from the paris climate agreement triggered a rising tide of condemnation from u. S. Allies. Business leaders and environmentalists. Some states and Corporate Leaders who normally support republican initiatives say theyll buck the president and honor the paris accord while most republican lawmakers applaud the move. Hena daniels is here in new york with the latest. Hena, good morning. Good morning, meg. The paris climate agreement was a commitment made by 195 countries to reduce green house gases. Leaders in india, china and other countries say they will carry on. Were getting out. Keeping a campaign promise, donald trump pulled the u. S. From the Paris Climate Accord thursday saying the deal placed an unfair burden on american workers. Lost jobs, lower wages, shuttered factories. Speaking on fox news last night, Vice Pr
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mason good evening. Scotts on assignment for 60 minutes. Im anthony mason. President trump made good today on a Campaign Promise to withdraw from the paris climate accord, a commitment by nearly 200 nations to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gases. This time, he did not call Climate Change a hoax but said he is reasserting american sovereignty, and suggested hes willing to negotiate what he sees as a better deal. Paris protested mr. Trumps decision by lighting city hall in green, and american cities, states, and corporations, from g. M. To g. E. , vowed to keep up that battle against Climate Change. Chip reid begins our coverage. The United States will withdrew from the paris climate accord. Reporter the president s announcement was exactly what crrvative activists in and out of his administration were hoping to hear, but the president left the door open a bit, making clear that during the four years it takes to formally withdraw from the a