The committee on Homeland Security comes to order. The purpose of this hearing today is to evaluate the uptick in retail crime in the United States. And your testimony. I recognize myself for Opening Statement. Good afternoon. We welcome you to todays important hearing on organized retail crime and threats to public safety. The topic of the hearing is the issue of organized retail crime , which has been rising throughout the committee, demonstrating a threat to and subjecting employees and customers to real harm. As Many Americans flock to stores to complete holiday shopping, Large Organizations are exploiting dashed to carry on an unprecedented spike in retail crime. Generally it involves two or more people obtaining items through theft or fraud through criminal enterprise. This is not the same thing as petty theft. Or shoplifting. This involves multiple events across stores and jurisdictions , further complicating efforts for Law Enforcement combat these crimes. We have reports that
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The committee on Homeland Security comes to order. The purpose of this hearing today is to evaluate the uptick in retail crime in the United States. And your testimony. I recognize myself for Opening Statement. Good afternoon. We welcome you to todays important hearing on organized retail crime and threats to public safety. The topic of the hearing is the issue of organized retail crime , which has been rising throughout the committee, demonstrating a threat to and subjecting employees and customers to real harm. As Many Americans flock to stores to complete holiday shopping, Large Organizations are exploiting dashed to carry on an unprecedented spike in retail crime. Generally it involves two or more people obtaining items through theft or fraud through criminal enterprise. This is not the same thing as petty theft. Or shoplifting. This involves multiple events across stores and jurisdictions , further complicating efforts for Law Enforcement combat these crimes. We have reports that
you are in the cnn newsroom. i m paula reed in washington. jim acosta is off. history unfolded before the world today. for the first time in 70 years, there is a new british monarch sitting on the thrown. god save the king! god save the king! king charles iii was officiaofficial ly crowned today at westminster abbey, a moment he s been waiting for more than seven decades. his wife, camilla, also received her crown, officially making her britain s new queen. tens of thousands of royal enthusiasts filled the streets through london to greet the royal family. the twitter account for kensington palace released this video a short time ago. cnn s max foster has more of today s highlights from london. god save the king god save the king. reporter: a day of destiny. the patient prince crowned at last. charles iii, king of the united kingdom and commonwealth realms. london stood still has well wishers lined the streets, huddled in the rain, to join the celebration
Now at 11 terrifying scenes across the midwest is powerful tornadoes tear across communities leaving trails of destruction. Good evening. Thanks for joining me here on kron. 4 news at 11. Im noelle bellow, iowa and nebraska are getting the brunt of these severe storms. This massive tornado was caught on camera earlier today. Ripping through lincoln, nebraska, the winds so powerful trucks were flipped over. Trains knocked off the tracks. Homes and businesses flattened. Samantha cortez, he has more on the devastation and the midwest. And ominous and frightening force of nature. Meteorologist reporting a prolific amount of tornadoes touched down in nebraska and iowa friday. Oh, my god. Well get back people. These people, the National Weather service issued more than 40 tornado warnings in the populated nebraska cities of lincoln and omaha as well as the state line in sirens warned people to take cover the destruction created miles of a disaster zone, including through brent richardsons ne