we begin today's show with a new investigation that reveals how the department of homeland security isncreasingly going global, with thousands of agents from the department of homeland security and the transportation security administration stationed in more than 70 countries around the world. hundreds more dhs workers are deployed at sea on coast guard ships or in the skies on surveillance planes. stationing ice overseas is reportedly about four times as expensive as a domestic post. now, some countries are accusing dhs of attempting to export the united states' restrictive immigration laws, with one german politician saying dhs's interrogations and detentions at foreign airports constitute an extrajudicial travel ban. andrej hunko, a member of the germany's left party, accused the united states of moving its "immigration controls to european countries." well for more we're joined in washington, d.c. by the , journalist who broke this story. ron nixon is the new york times' homeland security correspondent. his piece is headlined, "homeland security goes abroad. not everyone is gratefu

at the department of homeland security. she was a policy director for the transportation security administration during the george w. bush administration -- that's t.s.a. she took over that role shortly after the attacks on september 11, 2001, and later served on president bush's white house homeland security council as the senior director for prevention, preparedness, and response. i got to see her good work in that capacity. most recently, she served as the department of chief of staff for former secretary john kelly. she proved herself during the early stages of the administration transition and experienced firsthand the challenges of managing this diverse and sprawling agency. with her homeland security experience from those tran formative years with the department, her industry and homeland security consulting experience and her most recent efforts in this administration, i believe she will be a capable leader needed badly in this environment we find ourselves in. throughout her career in government and the in the priva

of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3359, a bill to amend the homeland security act of 2002 to authorize the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency of the department of homeland security and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. barragan, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. mccaul: i thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccaul: i rise in support of the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency act. mr. speaker, with each passing day, nation states, hackers and other cybercriminals are finding new ways to attack our cyber infrastructure and expose vulnerabilities. as technology has advanced, more and more americans have become dependent on information technology, making everyone a potential victim. in september, we learned that equifax had been hacked and 145.5

here, the department of homeland security approved operation border resolve in direct response to a spikerder crossings by certain central american countries. the targets of this operation were those family units and unauthorized alien children who under the age of 18 and confirmed on suspected gang member 16 years and older. every single one of these targets that i capture prior as well as a final order of departure by a federal immigration judge i not had any pending motions before an immigration port. actually, southern poverty law center hints at this when they mentioned the ankle bracelets as one of their plaintiffs, as the majority of them had additional criminal convictions for violent crimes. so here the authorization and the execution of this operation qualifies as the special and sufficiently strong justification and exigent circumstances needed for a warrantless search greatly when i feel like i just went back to law school. kent, that's a lot that we have learned. let me read a little bit. they did not respond to us directly because there is pending litigation. but this is wha

duke, the seventh deputy of security at the department of homeland security. she just completed a term as acting secretary at dhs. she has nearly three decades of experience at the dhs in senior positions where she was under secretary of management for the tsa and various roles in the department of defense. she's going deliver remarks on department's new countering weapons of mass destruction office that was created earlier this week. this will elevate and streamline dhs efforts to prevent terrorists or rogue nations from using weapon of mass destruction against the u.s. or its partners and allow for greater plans and visibility for this important mission. after her remarks we'll have questions from john walters who is hudson's chief operating officer. he's gopg moderate a discussion with james mcdonnell. he's my partner as our coo. none of the growth would have been possible without his wisdom and insight. he is also more importantly on this occasion, former director of the national drug control policy where under his tenor from 201 to 2009 we saw record reduc

minutes ago the confirmation of the president's nominee for the next secretary of the department of homeland security. the presiding officer, it turns out, is the chairman of the committee on homeland security, which has jurisdiction over the department of homeland security. i had the privilege of being the immediate past chairman of the committee. you and i worked together on a wide range of issues that actually pertain to the jurisdiction of the department of homeland security. i don't want to speak out of turn, but i believe both the presiding officer, also the chairman of the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs, and i believe one of the most important ingredients in the success of any organization, i don't care if it's a football team, a body like this, the united states senate, a hospital, a school, a state, a country, the key is always leadership. it's always leadership. and leaders who always are interested in figuring out what is the right thing to do and doing it, not what's easier and believe in the golden rule, treating other people the way they want to be treated; lead

includes the acting secretary of the united states department of homeland security. the director of the fbi. and the director of the national counterterrorism center. writtenesses have full statements that will appear in the record. the chair recognizes secretary duke for an opening statement. distinguishedg members of this committee. it is my honor to testify here before you this morning on behalf of the men and women of the department of homeland security who shield our nation from threats every single day, often in extremely dangerous environments. we are reminded of that this past week when he lost a border patrol agent in the line of duty. no our appreciate and country appreciates his service and sacrifice. while we do not know for certain the circumstances of his death, we do know he courageously chose a dangerous job with dhs because it was so important to our nation's security. when his father was asked why his son chose border patrol, he said he wanted to prevent terrorists and drugs from coming into our country, and he loved his job. noting rightin by now th

the department of homeland security issued an intelligence assessment warning that sovereign citizen with extremist ideology would prompt violence across the u.s. a bulletin produced by the fbi and the department of homeland security stated that white supremacists were responsible for 49 homicides and 26 attacks from 2000 to 2016. more than any other domestic extreme movement. we must not take our eyes off the ball in regards to threats posed to our country. we are unprepared for 9/11 and no excuse if we're not prepared for another large scale attack like that of oklahoma city. i want to thank the fbi and other agencies. i've got a "new york times" article that says bombing plot in oklahoma city is stopped with the arrest fbi says. individuals looking to take out many, many people. and it says here, an anti-government i'd lolg and expressed an interest in carrying out an attack that would echo the bombing of the federal building in oklahoma city of april 1995 that killed almost 170 people. so thank you very much for that very good work to you and the other agencies. director wray and

authorities on these issues as well. >> so we saw at the end of the --6 election, the department president obama's department of homeland security got involved in a different way. do you feel like the current president trump department of homeland security is interested in this issue, as interested in this issue, taking a leadership role, continuing -- how do you see them playing? >> well, they are playing a huge role. the department of homeland security is working with the secretaries of state and other chief election officials on a number of items. first of all, every chief state election official is going through getting their security clearance, so that we can get up to secret, not top-secret, that secret information. i just received my interim clearance. in the next year will be the staff that needs that information. amber two, we created government coordinated council so we could determine what level of -- what the definition of the critical infrastructure means for state. we had a government coordinating council, which is a large group of national association of fatal action directors, the secretaries of state, election o

the department of homeland security is especially concerned with security in lives las vegae scene this year of the worst mass shooting in recent american history. the tournament of roses parade in pasadena, california, is also high on its list. and, as always, the midnight celebration in new york's times square. we begin with tony dokoupil. >> reporter: three days before the ball drops in times square, security is already building up. new york police commissioner james o'neill: >> the takeaway from our preparation this is-- people will be safe and they should feel safe, too. >> reporter: to protect about a million revelers in a city still shaken by a botched pipe bombing this month and a deadly vehicle attack on halloween, the n.y.p.d. is promising stepped up patrols, canine teams, and heavy weapons squads. the old barriers are back, too, along with sand trucks to guard against a vehicle attack. but the n.y.p.d. is putting a new focus on aerial security with spots, or buildings, and for the first time, officers in hotels up and down the avenue to react in the event of a sniper-style at

homeland security tonight. they want everyone to hear it. >> reporter: tonight, with tens of millions of ameri move, the department of homeland security with that new call for vigilance, "as you travel, shop, and gather together to celebrate the holiday season, we ask you to stay alert." heightened security here in newr attacks in the past eight weeks. the halloween truck attack that killed eight and the port authority isis-inspired subway bombing last week. the city is deploying special explosive detection k-9 teams, radiation detection devices and hundreds of additional officers. >> around the world, you're seeing increased tensions. so, we think this is a punt action. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., extra precautions after, just days ago, an isis-inspired group sent out posters showing the famed washington national cathedral on fire. backpacks and oversized bags will no longer permitted inside the national cathedral. and in las vegas, the city is installing 800 safety posts along the strip to stop potential vehicle attacks. and sending in a record number of national guard soldiers. >> everyone on heightened alert. linsey davis joins u

additionally, continued resources from the department of homeland security and department of justice in the force -- in the form of police grants and other resources are vital to be a to address these efforts to intervene with fire -- with a violent extremist. we work together to address individuals and organizations involved in violence and hate. this information needs to be provided immediately in real-time to all who could be impacted, especially those responsible for the safety of our communities. there should be no barrier to the sharing of this information. organizations are only as good as the information they provide. the ability to gather intelligence information should not be hindered. we understand the concern of too much government intrusion, but we cannot those who seek to harm us to thrive. it can be appropriate intelligence gathering. we must ensure we are watching and not allow the tolls the law enforcement uses to be taken away. the ability of local community to control their jurisdiction is vital. the power to require notice of an event to assess a level of concern

infrastructure protection cyber security is the biggest piece of it now having the fact that she's got some background and it is important for all of us especially department of homeland security which is two hundred thousand employees in cover so many diverse things within our government the fact that she's got this background is going to be help for all of us are right now that that's the you know they say to me the federal government is so prone because they really haven't been aggressive in doing this and i know you spoke on this program not too long about the f.d.a. and and some of the violations there but do you think government overall is doing enough this is a big deal part of the obama administration too but do you think that this is going to remain high on the list of to do's for the trump administration. what has two every president since george bush jr has had their cyber security plan and their plans to implement security for the nation and every president going forward from president trump on is going to have to deal with this we look at infrastructure protection as a whole for the nation cyber security issues have become to the forefront of what we need

of this relationship. the entire cyber security mission of the department of homeland security, it is a voluntary mission. that entire mission will be jeopardized if we divulge confidential information. i am happy to provide conte contextualized information. i will help you have and facilitate that conversation. but today while we're sitting here, i also encourage you to ask my counterparts here from the states. >> mr. duncan, you're now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you so much, mr. chairman. i want to go back into this defcon conference from this past jewel.s tested over 25 machines. every piece of equipment in the voting village was effectively breached in some manner. participants with only limited tools and resources were quite capable of undermining the confidentiali confidentiality, integrity and availability of these systems. back just a few months ago when they had the world wide cyber attacks, i don't often quote liberal magazines in here. but the editor of the american prospect magazine wrote this. he said in the huffington post, last week's cyber attack to produce the wrong lessons. th

the department of homeland security requires strong leadership to get the job done. miss nielsen is a qualified candidate with the talent and experience for succeed as chief of staff to the previous d.h.s. secretary-general john kelly she understands the daily operations of the department and shares our goals for its future. in addition, her previous tenure with the department makes her an ideal candidate to be ready to lead the agency on day one. miss nielsen is an experienced professional who will help lead the department as it faces constantly evolving threats. i look forward to advancing her nomination later today and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting miss nielsen for this critical national security post. now, on another matter this week congress will consider short-term funding legislation to provide resources to address many important issues facing our country. the house recently released its legislative text to fund the government through december 22. i look forward to our colleagues' consideration of that measure. this bill, one without any contro

of mass destruction at the national security council. today's speaker, the first speaker is elaine duke. the seventh deputy secretary department of homeland security. they computed a term as acting secretary for the past 4 and a half months and is nearly 3 decades of experience in federal government at the senior position. as the adjuster she was under secretary of management at tsa and various roles of department of defense care she will deliver remarks on the departments new countering weapons of mass destruction office which was created earlier this week. the wemd efforts will prevent terrorist organizations from using weapons of mass destruction against the united states and its partners. also will allow for greater policy core mission and strategic planning and greater visibility for this important mission. after her remarks, we will have questions from john walters, hudson chief operating officer. he will moderate a discussion with secretary duke and james mcdonald capel had the new office here john is both my partner and building hudson institute coo. he is also more importantly on this occasion, the former director of the office o

but if a refugee enters this country after being vetted by the department of homeland security, they have not made a mistake one time. there is no instance of a vetted refugee - so the need for extreme vetting, the vetting that we're doing is already extreme in that respect. - we could vet more, that's not, i would never object to that. but we vet already to a level that is quite extraordinary. - and one of the other differences between here and europe, you've just identified one key one, a second one, back to this notion of assimilation, one of the issues as i understand it with the refugee situation in europe is that when the refugees arrive in these countries in europe, they're actually not integrated into communities. there is some difference, and that's actually created an otherness. - i think the situation in europe is most analogous to the situation we have in this country with mexico or countries south of there. so the situation in europe is millions of people entering without legal permission. it's like undocumented immigrants from mexico or el salvador coming here. we don't

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providing for consideration of the senate amendment to the bill h.r. 1370 to amend the homeland security act of 2002 to require the secretary of homeland security to issue department of homeland security guidance and develop training programs as part of the department of homeland security blue campaign and for other purposes. providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 4667 making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria and calendar year 2017 wildfires and for other purposes and providing for proceedings during the period from december 22, 2017, through january 7, 2018. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the chair lays before the house the following communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 21, 2017, at 9:25 a.m., that the senate agreed to senate concurrent resolution 31, that the sen

a spoengsman for the department of homeland security confirming ullah benefited from extended family chain migration where immigrants are admitted based on family connections. white house quick to point out the immigration plan would have kept him out of the country. the five people in yesterday's explosion have all been treated and released. the suspect still at belle view hospital with an injury described by fire officials as serious. more from cnn's reporter. >> reporter: we're learning a little bit more about that bomb detonated by the 27-year-old. the source tells cnn that that bomb was 12 inches long, it was a pipe, inside that pipe was a black powder battery, wiring and some nuts and boat bolts and views, and also we're learning that ullah had at least two devices on him at the time that he was taken down here at port authority. many sources have said that had this bomb gone off the way he had planned, it would have done some major, major damage, especially happening during the morning rush hour. as far as his motivations, much of what we're learning we're getting from ullah hi

of refugees should be allowed in the country. what our role is to provide the best possible input into a decision making process that's led by the state department and department of homeland securitynd that's input that we provide is-- it's input that says here is offing we could know, conceivably do know about an individual who is seeking to enter the united states. what we know about their past associations, what do we know about the potential connection to a terrorist organization. what we know about historical ties to anybody else that may be of concern to us. >> and that is an input. and it's as if i would argue, it's an important, but entirely imperfect input. a lot of times what we do, arriving at information, we don't know what that person-- how any of these ties and is that sufficiently positive view to make a positive decision to allow a person to enter the country or the lack of derogatory information not enough to allow a person to be admitted into the country. i would argue that those are not intelligence questions to be answered. those are policy questions to be answered and answered on the basis of risk tolerance. how much risk are we willing to accept as a society

of people who have gone through -- >> we'll break from the naval institute forum on security as the senate is coming in. today they work on the nomination of kristin nielsen to head up the department of homeland security. a vote to limit debate scheduled for 5:30, a

the department of homeland security is especially concerned with security in las vegas, the scene thise worst mass shooting in recent american history. the tournament of roses parade in pasadena, california, is also high on its list. and as always, the midnight celebration in new york's time square. we begin with tony dokoupil. >> reporter: three days before the ball drops in times square, security is already building up. new york police commissioner james o'neill. >> we take away are our preparations this. people will be safe. and they should feel safe too. >> reporter: to protect about a million revellers in a city still shaken by a botched pipe bombing this month and a deadly vehicle attack on halloween, the nypd is promising stepped up patrols, k-9 teams and heavy weapons squads. the old barriers are back too, along with sand trucks to guard against a vehicle attack. but the nypd is putting a new focus on aerial security with spotters on buildings and spotters in hotels up and down hotels to react in the event of a sniper-style attack. three months after las vegas suffered the dead

. >> the department of homeland security is developing high-tech gadgets to protect bus and train stationsok. >> reporter: homeland security is working on high-tech gadgets to spot terror before it happens. some may come out of this secure research lab near washington which we got exclusive access to. who would have thought pictures from wi-fi. >> yes. >> reporter: but it works. the idea that panels like this could be mounted in stations. you might not even notice them, but the radio waves could highlight metal or liquid objects. >> it is taking advantage of signals that are very low to give us indicators of what you have in your be carrying under your jacket, things like that. >> reporter: this technology may be three to five years away, but changes, too, for transit police use across the country right now like here in philly. >> what we have is a link to over it 20,000 cameras. >> reporter: those cameras and video could take a sci-fi leap forward. dhs is working on a computer program monitoring all those video feeds to determine if a bag has been left unattended in a station. the compute

additionally, continued resources to the department of homeland security, safe streets funding and other resources are vital for the continuation of being able to address these efforts to prevent and intervene violent extremists. it is vital that all levels of government in the private sector work together to identify and address individuals and organizations that are involved in violence and hate. this information needs to be provided immediately in real-time to all who may be impacted, especially those responsible for the safety of our communities. there should be no barriers to the sharing of information. fusion centers have been effective at providing this information. the ability to gather intelligence information must not be hindered. we understand the concerns of too much government intrusion but we cannot allow the distrust of government to thrive. there can be appropriate intelligence gathering. we must assure that we are watching and not allow those tools -- that law enforcement used to get taken away. the ability of a local community to control events in their jurisdiction is

department of homeland security and u.s. election commission as well. it's been a key component of the council. it's designated or designed to facilitate, improve communications that as you know did not go well in 2016. our members were concerned about the possibility of federal overreach and because the designation came without meaningful consultation without any elected officials. my colleagues and i understood we could continue to get the same support and services from dhs without critical designation so it seemed unnecessary. however, the designation is still with us today. we have made good faith efforts to work together with dhs. part of that work includes chief election officials obtaining security clearances. we have often been told by dhs they can't share information because it is classified. hopefully these new clearances will address this problem. ensuring the integrity of the voting process is central to the role of every chief elections officer, including myself, and does some examples, in rhode island, the secretary and leaned over 100 elec

and we've done a number of things working with department of homeland security, the fbi, and to become -- to make sure that we get the information we need. so the number one activity since the 2016 election for the national association of secretaries of state and the secretaries of state has been to improve the communication between the intelligence agencies in the united states. and we as chief election officials so that we can get the information we need in order to prevent and/or react quickly if there should be a cyber attack. >> i'm just going to put you on the spot. are you comfortable at this point knowing that no system is perfect? but are you comfortable that we have done as much as we can do? are you comfortable that if there were an election tomorrow in the state of indiana that it would be safe? >> by the time you say you're comfortable, that's when you should be worried. i'm never going to say i'm comfortable about it. i'm always going to say i'm going to be very vigilant. i do believe we are doing everything we possibly can in indiana to make sure what our elections are s

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kellye: the department of homeland security calling last night's shooting your pennsylvania state capital a terror attack. authorities say that officers were targeted after a former rain was charged for a terror plot in san francisco was foiled. q mccray has the very latest developments. q: officials say the shooter in pennsylvania came to the u.s. on an extended saudi-based visa. terror investigations are going on right now on both coasts, in pennsylvania and california. authorities are investigating two terror plots. in harrisburg, police determine a string of shootings targeting law enforcement was an act of terror. the police say the 51-year-old attacked the police in three places, first opening fire at a police officer in his police car, later shooting and hitting a state trooper before sparking a shootout with the police that ended when he died. to engagenot afraid law enforcement. twohey say the father of was a u.s. citizen. he had just returned from a trip to the middle east in mid-october. investigators are looking at what he has been doing since he returned to pennsylvania. in a

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finally, someone is in attention. >> the department of homeland security now calling a shooting spreeania officers a terror attack is a confirmed chain migration. but the suspect. >> happy holidays to all the soldiers and families in the united states army throughout the world. >> great to be here with you and all the great soldiers. >> $640 million. >> let's be very clear. diehard is a great christmas movie. >> thanks to the teamwork in the west point cadets. these ♪ >> advance south carolina. -- anthony from south carolina. pete: authority heard great favorites. pete: now is the time to play it. e-mail friends outside fox news.com. have you got all your christmas shopping done? >> i'm pretty close. i've got five more minutes. we've got a little time. we want pictures. pete's favorite song, make america great again. >> make christmas great again. we've heard he got pouring in. thanks to their new -- the good that peanut under the tree. molly: joanne pictures of her son cody with the massive christmas tree. shawn sent this one. he said here's our soldier deployed in the middle east. w

at a technical level, the hope there is this a alarm fire in the department of homeland security with chief of staff kelly having come from the department of homeland security in jumping up and down with the state who have jurisdiction on voting agreement and the roles. it would be a terrible shame if their protectiveness of trump campaign people led them not to be hyper aggressive in terms of the things within our control to jump up and down about. abraham: an increase in anti-semitism, prejudice? --antha: that was something another thing we did at the u.n. that was remarkable was in the very same chamber of the general assembly, we passed a resolution wasaying design is a racism. we held the first you when general assembly events on anti-somebody and more than 50 countries spoke in the very same house. the very same place. that was just a meeting, and didn't change the facts. the meeting was planned hard to the attack on the kosher deli in paris. so it ended up being a very emotional meeting because we had seenseeing -- we had just violent form of anti-semitism play out. we saw it a

out there be calm and cool i think we're on the cusp of another move up meanwhile the department of homeland securityncing its end of the year immigration enforcement numbers today and is looking like a huge triumph for the trump administration we've got those details for you, next. >> charles: breaking news just a short time ago senate confirming christian nielsen as the next department of homeland security chief, as promised by president trump to crack down on border patrol which had an amazing year u.s. customs and border protection in fact recorded the lowest level of illegal crosse dashboarder migration and enforcement removal operations increased the risk by 40%. here to discuss with me now brandon judd, national border patrol counsel president along with jessica vaughn policy studies director of the center for immigration studies. let me start with you brandon. a lot of good news coming out of the agency, the crackdown seems to be working and yet we still understand that there's some grumbling because the prior eight years are pretty tough on you guys. >> the prior eight years were horrendous

to put that in context, that's the equal amount to the combined budgets of the department of homeland securitythe department of health and human services, the department of housing and urban development, and the department of interior last year. lisa: although the overseas contingency operations fund is currently only at $74 billion, alexander believes there's still plenty of projects in there that are clearly not for war planning that are enabling the pentagon to bust its budget. ryan: there are so many line items in the oco account that simply aren't what the account's designed for. and that's important because congress sets limits for itself. and by pushing money out of those limits and into the overseas contingent account, they're going around their own rules, they're circumventing the law. lisa: in effect, is this money laundering by the pentagon? ryan: well, i think money laundering might be a little strong, but it is, kind of, it is a good analogy, because it is moving money, changing accounts. lisa: i mean, taxpayers have to play by the rules and they're the ones ultimately paying for

the full senate is voting for christian nielsen to head department of homeland security. nielsen is deputy chef chief of staff under john kelly. with him when he ran the dhs. he is hand-picked her. first time nominee for the position previously served at the department. >>> let's talk to a member of the freedom caucus stirring things up inside of congress. arizona congressman, paul goes start. good to see you sir. reason why you have tux on? >> tomorrow is creole wednesday. we're going to the white house for christmas party. david: have a good time. you have a lot of work to do. what is going on with regard to spending. seems like every year congress tries to get a little more spending by threatening people to cancel a christmas vacation. is that what is happening again. >> absolutely. fool me once, shame on you, shame me twice, shame on me. that is exactly what we've seen predicated outcomes. we but up against christmas, instead of bifurcating two things and separating them and look out for the american packs packs -- taxpayer. david: you guys are using our money for your

the department of homeland security is asking for your help this holiday season to keep an eye out. put out a message calling for vigilance reading "as you gather together to celebrate the holiday season," we ask you to stay alert. in new york city, the city is deploying additional officers, bomb sniffing canines and radiation detection units. there are safety posts to prevent potential vehicle attacks. there is recent isis propaganda pointing to the washington cathedral potential target. >> still to come, papa john's found ir ier is out. and in australia, a driver ran through a crowd of shoppers. >> and eagle wide receiver alshon jeffery comes with a truckload of gifts for children. >> meteorologist cecily tynan returns with a white christmas forecast. and ducis rogers with the chance of an eagles win on christmas >> other news tonight, a man is in custody after he drove through a crowd of holiday shoppers in australia. police called the attack deliberate. 18 people were injured, four in critical condition. another man that had knives in his bag was taken into custody. the man had

the 70 two-year-old was the first to lead the department of homeland security created by president george w. bush. the deadline to get health care under the affordable care act is quickly approaching. the last day to sign up under open enrollment is friday. so far, more than 3.5 million people have signed up. expert say the total number of americans to get insurance through the exchange will likely be down from the previous year because the enrollment period has been cut short by six weeks. next, a live look outside. it is a chilly night. brian 3 kimberly: a special holidaykimberly: tribute to the fallen is headed our way. a convoy he loaded with christmas wreaths is making its way from maine to arlington national cemetery. it will travel through six more states and the district before arriving next week. >> take your marks. get set. [horn] this is the start of the 15 k! kimberly: runners braved the chilly temperatures for the jingle all the way 5k and 15k races. it is one of d.c.'s longest running holiday races. the occasion. the 15k was a new addition. in previous years, runners cover 8