Were going to convene a committee on Homeland Security. Were going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so members can have access to the witnesses. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on global terrorism threats to the homeland part two. Good morning, the committee, as i indicated, is meeting to hear from four expert witnesses on where we are as of this date with threats to the homeland. This committee was created in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. Since the establishment of the department of Homeland Security, the committee has focused on insuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this responsibility seriously, as has every chairman of this committee. This is why its been the committees practice to hold a hearing to assess Global Threats to the homeland and evaluate the federal governments efforts to confront them. Congress and the American People deserve to hear about the t
I would like to juxtapose two children. Weve seen the photographs of the babies coming from south of the border. But ive also seen as of late a photograph of a child three years of age born in ukraine, came to this country with his father after his mother died. Grew up in brooklyn. Masters degree from harvard. Serves in the military. Purple heart recipient. There was no way to prognosticate at the time this child sought to enter the United States that he would become the person he is today. No way. One can but only imagine the number of children weve turned away who may have been of great benefit to our country. Immigrants have made america great. Not by themselves, but theyve been a part of the greatness of this country. And when i see the photograph of this baby being separated from a parent, crying, theres just no way to know what weve done when a person is seeking lawful asylum. In my research, i dont find any place where the colonel, whom i have Great Respect for by the way, dont
Were going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so members can have access to the witnesses. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on global terrorism threats to the homeland part two. Good morning, the committee, as i indicated, is meeting to hear from four expert witnesses on where we are as of this date with threats to the homeland. This committee was created in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. Since the establishment of the department of Homeland Security, the committee has focused on insuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this responsibility seriously, as has every chairman of this committee. This is why its been the committees practice to hold a hearing to assess Global Threats to the homeland and evaluate the federal governments efforts to confront them. Congress and the American People deserve to hear about the threats we face directly from the official charge with ou
The good morning just going to clock here in moscow you watching r. T. International now over 6 hours of talks between the turkish and russian leaders have resulted in the breakthrough on the situation in Northern Syria the ceasefire was extended by 150 hours with Kurdish Forces expected to leave the area during this period or maria financially joins us now in the studio for more on this so maria a lot of a long talks there between the leaders yesterday just run through the main points that they agreed upon all year after more than 6 out of between russia and turkey a very important document or sign known as memorandum and has 10. 7 to go through the most crucial of them number one both sides agreed to hold political unity and territorial integrity of syria that is very important as you remember there are areas in syrias north not exactly totally controlled by the Syrian Government or not at all controlled by the Syrian Government like in the case of the in the province and that is. No
Every. Single civilian. Casualty is one casualty to watch these will be the 1st step towards a political solution to these threads. We must ensure that we dont turn taking into an enemy by the their need for preventive diplomacy and peaceful resolution of conflict. To be issues have been resolved rather effectively on the growth. Thanks to russia. Falls are coming up soon russias sovereign enter net law comes into force the kremlin says its designed to better protect the countrys internet against foreign Cyber Attacks activists say it could give rise to a great fire wall of russia. By giving up all of these laws will give the government more control over the internet in russia they were adopted under the pretext of defending the country against cyber threats. To our viewers on the p. B. S. In the United States round the world welcome the drones in the air troops and Armored Vehicles on the ground turkey and russia have launched joint patrols in northeastern syria military vehicles patr