States. This is two hours and ten minutes. Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee Homeland Security Affairs Committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome my witnesses. Id like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and houston, texas. In florida. Throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we set up the hearing on the other enormous threats. Theres real threat to human life occurring now throughout the nation. And well acknowledge that. All the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everybody joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security e lain duke. Director of federal bureau of investigation christopher wray. The director of the National Counter Terrorism Center nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank you for your service. The threats are growing. Evolving. I do not envy any of you your task of the serio
Carry this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the president ial election is marred by violent protests and Opposition Strongholds at least one person has been killed. Protests against madrids plans to remove autonomy from catalonia but the next move of the regions leader as im clear postpones a key speech. Iraqs Prime Minister rejects the kurds offer to freeze the referendum on secession as he travels to iran to meet with leaders there. With the latest. Record is the. Level of baseballs world series body and i dont just. Violence has erupted in Opposition Strongholds. And kenya where people are heading back to the polls for the second time and in just over two months voting for a new president got underway earlier on thursday except for in consumer who were most polling stations are closed because of security concerns police there fired live rounds and tear gas to break up protests against the vote and at least one person has been killed twelve others i
Michel carry this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up protests against moderates plans to remove autonomy from catalonia but the next move of the regions later that is unclear as he postponed a key speech iraqs Prime Minister rejects the kurds offer to freeze the referendum on secession as he travels to iran to meet with leaders there. And his death has long been surrounded by conspiracy theories now the secret files in the assassination of u. S. President john f. Kennedy are being released. Kenyas disputed president ial election has been marred by violence and protests the security challenges were so great in some areas that polling couldnt happen at all people in four counties will now cast their ballots on saturday placing the opposition stronghold of kisumu fired live rounds and tear gas to break their protests against the vote at least two people were killed several others injured Opposition Leader raila odinga asked his supporters to boycott what he calls a sham election
And live from studio fourteen here at aljazeera headquarters in doha im dead you know welcome to the news grid scenes of gunfire and tear gas and flaming barricades as opponents of kenyas president try to derail an election that overt kenyatta has no chance of losing his bitter rival right refused to run urging everyone friends and foes to join his boy part were live to the oppositions heartland and the capital also on the grid rumors of a run wild in spain as barcelona and madrid try to stare its other down in their secession standoff there it is there had been talk that catalan president parness would call a snap election to break the deadlock but hes yet to confirm anything so until he does the National Government is Standing Firm with its moves toward seizing catalonia powers and a day most thais have been dreading dressed in mourning bly and fighting back tears theyve said a final farewell to their longtime king a National Father figure well look at the devotion and mystique surro
At least three dead in kenya as protest against a disputed election prevent voting in parts of the country. Follow that im for the steeple and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up no end to the standoff in catalonia as the regional president rejects the idea of early elections. Iraqi forces launch an offensive against the last strongholds in the country. After a year of mourning tom i say goodbye to came to my home at a ceremony in bangkok. At least three people have been killed on election day in kenya and if i. It has been marred by violence and an Opposition Boycott about a dozen others were injured in kissimmee one of several areas where election materials have not been delivered his interview is among four Opposition Strongholds where voting will now be held on saturday the government says its because of security challenges i made a miller has more from the capital nairobi. Protesters lighting fires and throwing rocks leaving some polling stations empty and Police Re