49. 1 billion in discretion fundi funding and the disaster of the relief fund. Today we welcome chad wolf, the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security. Thank you for being with us. Mr. Secretary, the fy 21 budget proposes 49. 7 billion in discretionary funding for the department of Homeland Security. This is a cut of 750 million below the current year level. I want to be clear, absent of any in acted law to affect such a transfer, this subcommittee will continue to include funding f for the secret service. When including funding for the secret service for the total, the budget request for fy 21 is 1. 78 billion above the current year level. There is something of the proposed budget that i believe will find strong bipartisan support. However there are also proposals we should not expect to see funded in the house bill. Among those are funding for border barriers and the expansion of capacity. Particularly in light of high priority needs that just continues to hire custom
The acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security. Thank you for being with us this morning. Mr. Secretary, the f. Y. 21 proposes 49. 7 billion in net discretionary funding for the department of Homeland Security. Chair roybalallard while this is a cut of 750 million below the current year level, the budget also proposes transferring the United States secret service to the treasury department. I want to be clear that absent any enacted law to effect such a transfer, this subcommittee will continue to include funding for he secret service in its bill. The budget requests for f. Y. 21 is actually 1. 78 billion above the current year level. There are some things in the proposed budget that i believe well find strong bipartisan support. Such as funding for the coast guard second polar security cutter. However, there are also proposals you should not expect to see funded in the house bill. Among those are more funding for border barriers and the expansion of detention bed capacity
Who may have targeted her, the defaulting county medical etc. Hundred she was 31 year olds, keisha brule, Social Media Influence are from bionic, and she was taken an uber ride on 4 30 a. M. Was a block away from her home when another car drove up and started to shoot into the suv and witnesses describe what quote sounded like a war going on outside, and really was hit several times and her uber driver quickly dialed 911. Somebody any help and am scared somebodys shooting. [inaudible]. And 70 shots shot us. And you have been shot. No, i dont think i am shot with somebody in my customer is shot. Br. Ashley another 91 call notie the car had been stopped for a long period of time and that reaching the destination Atlanta Police together multiple Shell Casings said that there couldve been multiple shooters involved. And they are still looking for tips in the case try to figure out who was behind the ambush roars back to you. Lawrence unbelievable think you actually of the crime dominating
Visibility is an issue as well. 3 of a mile visibility in mount pocono, 1. 3 in allentown. Not really a big deal at Philadelphia International airport at 9mile visibility but in some spots were seeing this patchy fog from this milder air thats moving in. So we are above freezing now and were going up to 53 today. So, by 9 00 a. M. , 43 with clouds and a spotty shower around. By noon, about 49 degrees. By 3 00 p. M. , 52, clouds and a shower here or there. We should be dry by 6 00 p. M. And the clouds will start to break and that temperature 48. Fortunately were not worried about slippery roads, matt, but it is wet out there. It definitely is so the weather conditions not really on our side for the morning commute, karen. Good morning, everybody. Weve seen a number of accidents already including another one here in glen mills. We started the morning with one in the northbound lanes of 202. That cleared out and about a half hour later one happened in the southbound lanes right at Baltimo
But first, to portland, oregon, where a gunman opened fire in a mall crowded with Holiday Shoppers. Abcs Neal Karlinsky is outside the macys where it all began. Good morning, neal. Reporter george, good morning. This is where much of the shooting happened, inside the food court, here, next to the macys. This is a very popular mall. It was filled with Holiday Shoppers at the time of the shooting. A random and senseless rampage that could have been even worse. Cell phone video shows the chaos soon after the shooting. Customers, even a little girl, being led out with their hands up. You said an active shooter . Yeah. Theres one person saying that theres a man with a rifle. Near the food court. Reporter it was 3 20 p. M. , when Christmas Songs over the Clackamas Town Center sound system, were suddenly drowned out by the rapid fire of gunshots. He was moving around, pointing the gun at people. People were falling to the ground and crying. Theres people bailing out like crazy from everywhere