10 00. The subcommittee on crime, terrorism and Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chairs authorized to declare recesses of the subcommittee at any time. Let me say that we are to vote between 10 45 and 10 50. I will not make an Opening Statement, but put my Opening Statement into the record. I will ask every other member to allow us to hear the witnesses so that they all are able to get their testimony in before we have to leave to go and vote. So, without objection, all Opening Statements will be placed into the record at this time. We have a very distinguished panel this morning. And i will begin by swearing in our witnesses before introducing them. Would you all please rise and raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give to this committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god . Let the record show that all of the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. I will give an abbreviate
Will come to order. Without objection that shares authorized to declare recesses of the subcommittee at any time. Let me say that we are to vote between 10 45 and 10 50. I will not make an Opening Statement but put my Opening Statement into the record. I will ask every other member to allow us to the witnesses so that they all are able to get their testimony in before we have to leave to go and vote. So without objection all Opening Statements will be placed into the record at this time. We have a very distinguished panel this morning, and i would beginning by swearing in our witnesses before introducing them. Would you all please rise and raise your right hand . [witnesses were sworn in] let the record show that all of the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. I will give an abbreviated introduction for all of the witnesses so that we can hear them and get to as many questions as possible. The first witness is Kenneth Blanco who is the acting assistant attorney general for the C
The death toll from a series of tornadoes in the southeast that touched down wednesday has risen to 17. 7. Two more bodies were found in mississippi, bringing the states total victims to 10. Seven more people died in two different states, including 6 in tennessee. Laststight, a tornado touched down in birmingham, alabana, but fortunately there was not a lot of damage there. In california, a large brush fire that broke out last night is threatening dozens of hohos. In some parts of the area, major highways had to be shut down, and residents are being evacuated. Wendy gillette ports nits helicopter a helicoer dropped water on fast moving flames in Ventura County, california saturday. The fire heavily used 101 freeway and a portion of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks started d christmas night. sot chief Mark Lorenzen Ventura County Fire Department it was pushed by strong northwest winds of 50 miles an hour. The fire quickly grew in size. About 600 firefighters are battling the blaze. The
Clippings here are from the rosebowl in 1982. Now the florist will bring home even more memories from pasadena. Pasadena. Well were going to win the rose bowl first. The iowa city hyvee floral manager is no stranger to crafting beautiful arrangements for the hawkeyes like this assortment of yellow roses when the team came home from the big ten championship in indiana. Indiana. Laurel is one of the most respected floral managers in our entire company and as a hawkeye fan, hes probably one of the biggest fans ivet met. And for several years, the avid hawkeye fans also taken his artistic talents to colorado boulevard i guess i cant imagine not going and working on floats. Where thousands see e his creatitis in the rose parade. This year hes looking forward to more than just decorating the floats. Floats. A strong season gave him a gut feeling to prepare even earlier for the road to the roses. He booked his flight deal. I mean you cant even drive there for three hundred dollars. His passio
Horrible storm surge. We expect this to weaken but if you have a flight out toward those areas dont want to have the flight anymore. Comfortable weather back here. Yesterdays high 81. Partly sunny skies little cooler along the lake. Temperatures will top out in the 70s. 64 degrees in lansing. 60 in waukegan. Sublets composite shows we are dry. In the south you will notice we have rain continuing but highpressure system is stronger to the north it will come in dry air keeping all that rain down to the south. For todays kids there, we are dry. It wont rain on the kids. 79 degrees saturday moses and the appearance of the pay partly cloudy up to 80 degrees. More rain on monday. A quick look at some store worker causing delays it has been in place for some time. This stretch on was that diversity remains blocked from halsted over to mildred and again that will be in place through the 16th. Everything else is looking pretty good. We will let you know about the closures and train schedules co