joining me is homeland secretary alejandro mayorkas. mr. secretary, thank you very much.about the drones because people are very concerned about it. i know you've been on the record about this. you've said you know of no foreign involvement, there's no threat. the white house has said that, no national security threat. officials haven't told us what they don't know. you're going through all the sightings and a lot of these tips are false alarms. manned aircraft, regular landings, helicopters, commercial drones, delivery drones. and there is the change in 2023 that permitted night flying by drones and that means with the lights they're much more visible. is there something else going on that you're not familiar with, that is not explainable? >> let me restate what we've said previously. we know of no threat to people's security. and if we learn of any cause for concern, we will take action and we will communicate immediately with the american public. there are and there have been thousands and thousands of drones flown across the united states for years. commercial drones,

alejandro mayorkas is just a liar. there's no other way to put it. those children are missing the tragedy and they find a 13-year-old in new jersey being beaten and trafficked just a week ago by illegal aliens and years ago, we warned, i warned people that queens had become the number one destination in the country at one point for women being trafficked and young women being trafficked across the southern border. they knew where these were. they were reporting on it. alejandro mayorkas chose to become a human trafficker along with the biden administration. >> that's what it is. it is human trafficking. they open up those borders and created their rewards and incentive and i said voit them here and literally flew them here and somehow act surprised and try to blame somebody else. we didn't have the records. >> it's been so me line from the standpoint pes toxic. they santa claus rally -- >> don't even believe joe mansion that learned from his uncle how things work in west virginia. he was a political power boss. look at his voting record. joe mansion

maria: watching all those people who voted in alejandro mayorkas, how are they going to vote for trump nominees. >> as it possibly against right? -- the republicans need to all be rowing right direction so important extra party fighting we've seen over the course of last several years is people don't want to see any more. lee: a narrow margin they have to do it mandate given, given republicans given mandate to work together to get things done, let's work together, to get things done that is what they were asked to do to do it. maria: a short break a lot coming up staying on doge caucuses in congress heading to capitol hill where new reformer agency hopes to cut spending an exclusive on senate doge caucus plans with west virginia scenario, you are watching "mornings with maria" live on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ready. the markets, like life, will turn and challenge us. but when emotions run high, we stay grounded. with the hcm buyline, we work to empower investors, in navigating market volatility and complex conditions. we provide a diverse portfolio with proprietary mutual funds and etfs aimed at

it's all hands on deck at this point. >> department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkasempted to defend the biden administration handling of the border crisis with human trafficking. >> we investigate cases of trafficking. but there are children who are reunited with the parent here in the united states or a legal guardian and they move and sometimes the government loses track. it is inaccurate to say all of them are trafficked or victimized. the president took executive action in june of this year and that is a key driver of the low number of encounters that are border. we are now delivering to the incoming administration a southern border at which the number of individuals encountered is well below the level experienced in 2019, the last year before the pandemic. negotiations with mexico and other countries of latin america and around the world. we are not removing or returning more individuals in three years in the prior administration did in four. and we are doing so. not only in greater in volume but greater in speed because of the negotiation with other countries i

. >> outgoing homeland security chief alejandro mayorkas weighs in on extremism and the immigration crisispendent joe manchin reflects on his 14 years in the senate as he leaves office with advice for both parties going forward. >>> finally, an update on the new efforts to locate journalist austin tice, who's been missing in syria for 12 years. >>> it's all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >>> good morning. and welcome to "face the nation." we are just three days away from christmas and the start of hanukkah. congress has gone home, but is last week's chaos on capitol hill an omen of what is ahead in 2025? texas republican congressman tony gun tony gonzales is here in studio to answer that. good morning to you. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> we just saw turmoil within the party over the past few days after president-elect trump and elon musk scuttled this bipartisan deal, and then demanded another deal that couldn't get enough republican support to get over the finish line, and then we have this emergency stopgap measure that only takes us through mid-march. you were one of 34

brooke sigman with more on that. >> security secretary alejandro mayorkas appearing on abc to discussysterious drones, listen. >> we have not seen, we know of no foreign involvement, we are vigilant in investigating the matter if we identify any foreign involvement or criminal activity we will communicate with the american public accordingly. in september of 2023 to federal aviation administration, the faa change the rules so drones could fly at night. that may be one of the reasons now people are seeing more drones than they did before but i want to assure the american public that we are on it and were getting close coordination with state and local authorities. it's critical as we've all said for a number of years that we need from congress additional authorities to address the drone situation. our authorities currently are limited and set to expire. >> a lack of response from the federal government is bringing involvement in from various others former new jersey governor chris christie stepping in as drones have flown over his home christie is blasting mayorkas for same drugs are n

the honorable hundred mayorkas -- alejandro mayorkas, the secretary of national security. i want to thank you for the efforts in the community we know that you have exerted for the nonprofit security grants and many other efforts to make sure that we are safe and have help staying alive. please, mr. secretary. [applause] >> good evening. today we begin the celebration of hanukkah. i draw on the beautiful and profound words published just this morning. the glue of the jewish the glue of the jewish people for 3000 years, indeed the key to our survival, despite all those who tried to destroy us, has been the beauty, joy, and rituals of judaism. we can all benefit from the study of torah, the mandates to visit the sick, feed the poor, pursue justice, welcome the stranger. there is a yearning for this beauty, this rooted history. we see it in a post-october 7 surge in synagogue attendance, jewish learning, and communal connection. we can lean into our shared tradition and values as a beacon for what we aspire to this hanukkah, let us rededicate ourselves to the light that defin

and alejandro mayorkas repeated once again what we have heard from the f vi and the dhs, they are deploying personnel to the new jersey state police. another interesting point about this, you get to those numbers again, 5000 calls, according to the fbi, to the national tip line, fewer than 100 of them were actually leading to something actionable as far as investigating drones. take that portion paired with another tidbit we learned this weekend. there is a lot of overlap going on between flight patterns at newark and jfk and laguardia with the density of calls for reported drones, and it would seem to support the federal narrative that a lot of this is manned aircraft being mistaken for drones, but again, they're not dismissing the idea that there are a lot of drones out there, clearly there are. the question now becomes what kind of reform will receive from congress specifically to empower other agencies to really investigate and respond if something like this were to ever happen again? alex, back to you. >> thank you so much for that. in terms of a lot of drones being out there, everyone

plus the fact that you have some 8000 drones being flown every single day, according to alejandro mayorkasthings together, and yes, the stars are more saturated with drones. he seemed to suggest maybe people are just noticing it more. he also said dhs has a limited capacity, ability, to incapacitate drones if they pose a risk to the public. he said it is very limited in scope. he was almost calling on congress to expand it for dhs, but also to expand it for other government agencies as well, but the bottom line that he wanted to convey to viewers and really anyone out there in the public is we are on this and yes, there are drones as a part of the equation. take a listen to what he had to say. >> we have deployed personnel, technology, and if there is any reason for concern, if we identified any foreign involvement or criminal activity, we will communicate with the american public accordingly. right now, we are not aware of any. if we become aware of any, we will communicate accordingly and take appropriate action. >> and so, one of the major questions on many peoples' minds is what are yo

today, senate majority leader chuck schumer called on homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkasslation to help local officials detect the drones. >> we have seen lots of recent sightings in new york, new jersey, long island, staten island, so, it is remarkable with all these sightings over the last while, why do we have more questions than answers? >> it is comes as new york governor kathy hochul says this has gone too far after a drone shut down runways at an airport in new york friday night. federal officials including alejandro mayorkas have insisted the drones do not pose a national security threat, nor a threat to public safety. i'm joined now unset by -- oh, sorry. >> there are thousands of drones flown every day in the united states, recreational drones, commercial drones. that is the reality. and in september 2023, the federal aviation administration, the faa, changed the rules, so that drones could fly at night. and that may be one of the reasons why now people are seeing more drones than they did before, especially from dawn to dusk. >> i'm joined now on site by an faa

the ceremony included homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. this is 20 minutes. >> we will be lighting the menorah in just a few moments. we have to hit two so that we are in time for the networks who are waiting. i would like for you to give a warm welcome to our next speaker , the founder, chairman and ceo in this years honorary chair of the national menorah council. an immigrant to the u.s. at a young age, he founded -- nearly 20 years ago and has more than a thousand employees in 27 countries. he's a global investor, ceo, innovator and philanthropist who extensively supports jewish causes around the world, including ours. we will hear from our special guest secretary and light the menorah. >> thank you. good evening my friends. tonight under the glow of the national menorah, we celebrate hanukkah. the festival that reminds us that even the smallest light can dispel darkness. the story of the maccabees teaches us that faith and courage even in the most impossible odds can ignite a flame that burns forever. but this flame is not ours alone.

joining us now, the homeland security secretary, alejandro mayorkas. mr. secretary, thanks so much for joining us. it's causing a lot of concern, as you well know. and i'm sure you're getting a lot of questions. what can you say to those americans who are deeply concerned right now about all these sightings over new jersey and new york, here and outside of washington, d.c., in maryland? >> wolf, thanks for having me. let me calm those nerves. we have not seen anything unusual. we have not seen any unusual activity we know of no threat. we know of no nefarious activity. i want to repeat that. we have not seen anything unusual we know of no threat or of any nefarious activity. and let me explain. people are reporting sightings of drones. it is very common for individuals who think they see drones to actually see small aircraft. and and we have a case of mistaken identity. also, we have six different people reporting what they think is a drone. and all of a sudden we have reports of six drone sightings. so there's some duplication. i have been in touch with g

he said alejandro mayorkas, homel homeland security. the crisis he created along with joe biden, he can't protect us from drones or let us know what is going on. >> brian: trump 300,000 deported back. -- >> steve: lawrence said it would have been nice to have heard the story before the election. donald trump told us these things all the time. >> lawrence: true. >> brian: marine veteran daniel penny sitting for his first sit-down with judge jeanine pirro. she will join us next. >> he was threatening to kill people. >> knowing what you know now, danny, if you faced the same situation again, would you do it again? i try to put my arm around any vet that i can. absolutely. at newday usa, that's what we're doing. we put our arm around the veterans. when i think of the veteran out there that needs to refi his home, he may want to purchase and we can help them and provide that financial solution for them and their families. it's a great, rewarding feeling. everybody in the company, they have that deference and that respect and that love for th

during it all, a shocking move by congress who voted to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkasrder crisis. the greatest domestic threat. >> to the national security and the safety of the american people as secretary alejandro mayorkas, the senate later dismissing the impeachment, deeming it unconstitutional. meanwhile, the justice department sued texas claiming the state's new immigration law violated the constitution. under the law, texas police would have been allowed to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the u.s.. >> a federal judge blocked that law, but the state would ultimately be the victor and start arresting on the state level for criminal trespass. this as the biden administration was told it could take down razor wire installed by texas. that was meant to keep illegal immigrants out. and news nation was there toscapture exclusive video of smugglers destroying barbed wire fencing to get illegal immigrants across the border. drones, wire walls, buoys pepper bowls, the fight to control illegal entry into the united states took on renewed urgency as migrants

stunning that we are all sitting here speculating what drones are and giving us no answer, alejandro mayorkasou know, tight-lipped about everything, isn't it their job to report on this kind of stuff so that we will take the fear out of americans. >> it is absolutely their job to do that. again, you are right mr. play may once again failed us the secretary of homeland security. the president once again failed to deliver, to american people, and usual absolutely right this is exactly why november 5th occurred because american public no longer trusts the american government to do anything right, or to come clean. >> really stunning, thank you so much for being here we will watch your work. thank you, sir. we'll be right back. . to go further, you need to be ready for what's down the road. as energy demand continues to rise, we're harnessing breakthrough innovations to increase production in the u.s. gulf of mexico. our latest deepwater development, anchor, produces previously inaccessible oil and natural gas, allowing us to deliver the energy we all need today so everyone can follow their own r

the ceremony included homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. this is 20 minutes. >>

here's new jeerly republican nen congressman calling for alejandro mayorkas to give us answers.secretary alejandro mayorkas shockingly said this week we haven't seen anything unusual. we know of no threat, closed quote. isisn't unusual? is he kidding? how does secretary new year's so infamously told us for years that our southern border is secure and closed that we know is not, can now insult our intelligence that we haven't seen anything unusual. the drones, i would suggest, such as a major military power, i've written defense secretary lloyd austin asking the pentagon to authorize the use of force to down one or more of these unmanned threats to uncover the mystery. bring them down over the ocean or an area where there's no population, bring them down and find out who is doing it. rachel: we know who is doing it, guys. will: i think so. i think so. rachel: santa claus. will: the fbi is saying we're doing our best to find the origin of those drone activities but i think there's been a slight overreaction, that's the fbi official. by the way, people are not buying it. they're ju

reportera: alejandro mayorkas dice que evalÚan el tema. >> algunos son drones y otros son aviones queones espÍas, seguramente ellos no van a estar volando tan bajo. tampoco van a tener luces prendidas. reportera: el gobernador de nueva jersey dijo que estÁ en contacto con el fbi pidiÓ informaciÓn. el concejal de patterson dijo que se investiga. >> estamos pendientes de lo que el gobierno estatal vaya a hacer. y lo que quiera hacer el gobierno federal. reportera: la policÍa de new york dice que este fin de semana recibieron mÁs llamadas de avistamientos en comparaciÓn con noviembre, y dicen que se debe a una atenciÓn mediÁtica. ilia: robert kennedy junior comenzÓ reuniones con senadores para obtener su apoyo para su confirmaciÓn como secretario de salud. sus posturas sobre las vacunas podrÍan ser claves en el proceso. [habla en inglÉs] reportera: fue el turno de robert kennedy jr., se le hicieron preguntas y no respondiÓ. el abogado de la dinastÍa kennedy comenzÓ su reuniÓn en el senado. su primera reuniÓn fue con rick scott. [habla en inglÉs] >> vamos a tener un secretario de salud qu

mike: let's start with homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, and i'll get you to react. >>ere's no question that people are seeing drones, and i want to assure the american public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. >> reporter: mr. mayor, are you getting the information you need from the department of homeland security? >> we are not. i mean, it's been four days since ab -- an unprecedented meeting with every single mayor of new jersey to be gathered together to be told exactly what the state of new jersey knows, and that's very lit. if you listen to to what they were saying, the little bit of information we did get, it's leading people like me the draw their own conclusions. and some have said our conclusions are basically conspiracy theories, but the best way to squash it is with truth and transparency, and that's what we're seeking. mike: what are leaders there in the garden state telling you if you encounter drones in your city? >> yeah. we n

shows what appeared to be a drone in new jersey turned out to be an airplane dhs secretary alejandro mayorkass to empower state authorities. >> we want state and local authorities to also have the ability to counter drone activity under federal supervision, that is one important element that we have requested and we've heard echoed by the state and local officials themselves. >> mayorkas said will some of the sightings are in fact planes others are drones and we know the fbi received more than 5000 tips and fewer than 100 of them have resulted in information that they followed up on and they are still investigating on the information. stuart: nate foy, let's bring in drone expert brett velicovich. somebody has to know who is putting the drones up there, why are we not being told who is putting them up. stuart: i'm wondering if he can hear what i'm saying, do we have contact with brett? are you there, can you hear me? , he cannot. back to the market we have the doubt up 82 points at this point plenty of green on your screen, look at that the nasdaq very nice gain up nearly three quarters of 1%

. >> reporter: homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas says his agency is sending more resources and personnel to new jersey to help local authorities there address the sightings. new york's governor says her state will also receive federal support. but mayorkas and other experts point out that more tools are needed to be able to deal with the growing threats that unmanned aircraft can pose. >> only parts of the department of justice, department of homeland security and department of defense are allowed to detect and mitigate drones. that means drones are going to have the upper hand because our authorities are woefully inadequate. >> reporter: now some members of congress are pushing for legislation to also give state and local governments the technology and authority to track drones. in a social media post over the weekend president-elect donald trump said he believes the government knows more about these drone sightings than it's letting on saying let the public know and now, otherwise, shoot them down. as of now, the pentagon remains adamant it is leaving all investigations u

now, we have also heard from the department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, speakinghis weekend about the drone sightings and acknowledging that what people are reporting are definitely drones. take a listen. >> there is no question that people are seeing drones, and i want to assure the american public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. >> so the secretary says that he is sending resources to new jersey, where many of the sightings have been reported. but here in new york, governor kathy hochul also telling us that the state is receiving some additional resources from the federal government after some drone sightings resulted in an airfield having to be shut down over this past weekend because of drone sightings over airspace at a local airport. now, governor kathy hochul issued a statement on sunday saying in part, in response to my calls for additional resources, our federal partners are deploying a state of the art drone detection syste

listen. >> homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas shockingly said this week we haven't seen anythingo threat, close quote. isn't unusual? is he kidding? how does secretary mayorkas who infamously told us for years that our southern border was secure and closed when we know it's not and now insults our intelligence that we haven't seen anything unusual? the illicit maneuvering of these drones, i would suggest, suggests a major military power. i've written defense secretary lloyd austin asking the pent gone to authorize the use -- the pentagon to authorize the use of force to down one or more of these unmanned threats to uncover the mystery. bring 'em down over the ocean, over an area where there's no population. find out who's doing it. rachel: i think it's us. i'm just going to put it right out there. [laughter] i'm sorry, chris smith. it's us, that's why we're not shooting them down. will: 100%. kevin brought up a great point yesterday. look, if it was a foreign power, it would be shot down. there's no doubt about it. is it us, is it military. it's not military. okay, that doesn't t

alejandro mayorkas said there is no national security threat. >> we know of no foreign involvement withpect to the sightings in the northeast. >> reporter: but mayorkas did say the federal government has deployed additional resources to assist new jersey state police. >> that's concerning. >> reporter: shaun golden is the monmouth county sheriff. >> the majority of the sightings, probably some type of commercial or recreational aircraft, manned aircraft. >> reporter: there have been more than a thousand drone sightings in new jersey in less than a month according to the sheriff. he showed us this heat map that tracks them. >> so just walk me through what we're seeing. >> yeah. it's just various mapping. i mean, this is the heat map that we have. pretty much you can see the area of the county covered. this breaks it down by town, if you will. so the more calls, the hotter it gets. >> reporter: trump called for people to shoot them down on his truth social network, something sheriff golden called a bad idea. >> some are described as, you know, very advanced, large, 6 to 8 foot in dye a.m.

and alejandro mayorkas says there is no sign of foreign involvement. >> i want to assure the american public that we are on it. >> reporter: people we spoke to want more answers. are you skeptical when you hear that? >> it's a security threat to the whole world. >> reporter: meanwhile, reports of mysterious objects in the sky are being reported across the country. and some local law enforcement are taking action. boston police arresting two people who they say were flying a drone dangerously close to logan airport. in new jersey, the sheriff's office showed us how they're using their own drones to keep a close eye on above. >> maybe see where they're taking off from or where they're going to. >> reporter: adding to the concerns in the air, the faa saying they've received multiple results of people shining lasers at aircraft. >> i've started seeing a green flash around the cockpit of the plane. >> reporter: ken deets says in his 30-plus years of flying he's never experienced a laser pointed at him. >> they were definitely tracking me. >> same spot as last night. >> reporter: for some r

today, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas offered this reassurance. >> there's no question that people are seeing drones, and i want to assure the american public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel and technology to assist the new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. >> cnn's gloria pazmino is tracking the latest from new york. gloria, what do you have? >> well, fred, the biggest development so far other than these continued sightings, is certainly this arrest out of boston. the boston police department telling us they arrested two men after one of their officers recorded some activity not far from boston. boston logan international airport of a drone flying dangerously close, according to the police department, so that officer deployed some technology which helped him find the drone's flight information. their owners and where they were operating from that led him to boston harbor island. this is an uninhabited small island near boston, and once the officer arrived there, he found the two suspects who initially

tune in at noon today, my colleague andrea mitchell will interview dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. >>> good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern. 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with breaking news out of capitol hill where just in the last couple of minutes nbc news has learned the house ethics committee plans to release its report into now former congressman matt gaetz. joining us now nbc's ryan nobles and ali vitali on capitol hill and the former press secretary to former house speaker behar and ryan. let's start, ryan, with what we know about this committee plan to release this report. >> yeah, jose, this is quite a bit of an about-face by the house ethics committee that has wrestled with this question whether or not it was appropriate for them to release this report into former congressman matt gaetz, even though he was no longer a member of the body in which they have jurisdiction. and, of course, it comes after the committee, which had been working on this report for

. >> reporter: homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas says the federal government has deployed additional resources and personnel to address the drone sightings. >> federal agencies say out of the 5,000 tips they've received fewer than 100 have generated credible leads. >>> coming up in sports, a trip down memory lane to introduce you to the newest warrior. >>> plus the 49ers locker room sounded off on de'vondre campbell on monday and oh, boy, they did not hold back. you'll want to hear this. >>> this is the barnes firm injury report. >> the 49ers avoided any serious injuries thursday night. dre greenlaw had soreness after his first game but should be available to play in after careful review of medical guidance and research on pain relief, my recommendation is simple: every home should have salonpas. powerful yet non-addictive. targeted and long-lasting. i recommend salonpas. it's good medicine. ♪ hisamitsu ♪ >>> so we had tornado warnings. we've had an atmospheric river. we had heavy winds. >> had an actual tornado. >> actual tornado. we had more rain today. we all need a bre

. >> reporter: dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas insists officials are on it, but he says there is nown foreign involvement in the drone sightings. >> let me set the record straight here, george. there are thousands of drones flown every day in the united states. recreational drones. commercial drones. that is the reality. >> reporter: in a statement new york governor kathy hochul said, "our federal partners are deploying a state-of-the-art drone detection system to new york state." and is also asking congress to pass a bill that she says would strengthen the faa's oversight of drones and give more authority to state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate the activity. some have called the multiple sightings hysteria. officials say of the 5,000 drone tips received fewer than 100 required follow-up. shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >>> the week ahead will be the last working week on capitol hill before the holiday break, and it's also an important few days for some of president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks seeking support for their nominations. cbs's nikole killion i

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let's bring in alejandro mayorkas. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us this morning. can you clear up the confusion here? >> absolutely, george, and thank you very much for having me. there's no question that people are seeing drones, and i want to assure the american public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. some of those drone sightings are, in fact, drones. some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones, and we do see dup duplicative reporting, but there's no question drones are being sighted. let me set the record straight here, george. there are thousands of drones flown every day in the united states, recreational drones, commercial drones. that is the reality, and in september of 2023, the federal aviation administration, the faa, changed the rules so that drones could fly at night, and that may be one of the reasons why now people are seeing more drones than they did before, especially from dawn to dusk, and so that

during an interview with cnn's wolf blitzer last night, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas was adamant that there was no threat or nefarious activity that his agency had found no threat or nefarious activity. he went on to say that they deployed state of the art technology, as well as experts to new jersey to investigate, and that technology had not found any evidence of these reported drone sightings. but they had found some evidence that some of those drone sightings that were reported were actually small aircraft we believe that there are cases of mistaken identity where drones are actually small aircraft, and people are misidentifying them there very well may be drones in the sky, of course, but those are commercially available. >> one can go into a convenience store and and buy a small drone. there are also commercial drones as well. >> mayorkas pledged to be transparent and said that he would provide an update if his team found that there was any cause for concern. he also said, quote, it's not as though anyone can just take down a drone in the sky. that in and of its

i do want to ask you about some of the comments made by secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkasr the weekend. he told abc that in september of 2023, the faa actually changed the rules so that drones could fly at night. so it may be that people are seeing more drones now than ever before. could that be an explanation for some of this? >> no, i don't think that that would be logical. i mean, so all right, let's, let's let's assume for a second that maybe that could be part of the cause. well, how does that explain the fact that there's a six foot drone flying at night and not a six foot drone flying during the day, ever? i mean, have you ever seen one? i never have, but now we're seeing those things at night over new jersey. i think what he is constantly doing is trying to justify why it might be the way that it is, instead of what he should be doing, which is taking immediate action to figure out what the heck is going on in the state of new jersey. and this is what we hate when the government does. we hate when the government kicks the can, points the finger, tries to over excus

over the weekend, i want you to listen in to the head of the department of homeland security, alejandro mayorkas, as he, again, reminder that we have heard from federal officials, including the fbi, that have concluded that many of these sightings likely have to do with just a regular airplane. but when you hear from the secretary from over the weekend, he recognizes that some of them are actually drones. >> some of those drone sightings are, in fact, drones, some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones. it is our job to be vigilant in the federal government with our state and local partners, on behalf of the american public, and we can assure their safety by reason of that vigilance. >> and what you heard from the head of dhs just a few moments ago is important here, because when you hear from lawmakers, when you hear from residents in the affected area, we have heard some of those concerns, kate, that their concerns are going largely overlooked, potentially even being dismissed as simply just being an airplane. so when you hear from the head of dhs recognizing some of those c

en una entrevista este viernes con la cadena cnn, el secretario de seguridad nacional, alejandro mayorkasuna nave pequeÑa, lo que llamÓ un caso de confusiÓn de identidad, respuesta que fue criticada por uno de los legisladores de nueva jersey. >> is he kidding. >> pero este sÁbado, mÚltiples agencias federales abordaron el tema en una llamada telefÓnica. un funcionario del fbi. reitero lo dicho por mayorkas, asegurando que la mayorÍa de los reportes corresponden a aeronaves tripuladas. segÚn este experto en inteligencia militar, que la seguridad nacional tiene que ser tomada muy en serio. >> no se puede pensar que que no va a ocurrir nada o que simplemente es una especulaciÓn. >> para este experto en drones, las caracterÍsticas que se observan en las imÁgenes no son tÍpicas de un dron que consigue comercialmente por el tamaÑo que tienen. >> eh, se ven que son unos drones tipo militares que son de millÓn de dÓlares para arriba. los drones que nosotros manejamos de gran tamaÑo son aproximadamente de la mitad de ese tamaÑo y empiezan en los 100.000 $. >> el deparmento de seguridad nacional i

secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas says that statistic is alarming. >> it speaks of whatubbling here in this country and unfortunately, we see that manifested. i still am alarmed, though, by the heroism that is being attributed to an alleged murderer of a father of two children on the streets of new york city. >> mangione will be arraigned tomorrow on state charges in new york and also faces federal charges. he was extradited thursday to new york where he faces a whole bunch of federal charges, including a firearms offense and two stalking charges. >>> coming up after the break, the 49ers add to their misery in miami with another loss on sunday. matt li it is inevitable. chloe! hey dad. they will grow up. [cheering] silly face, ready? discover who they are. [playing music] what they want from this world. and how they will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. ♪♪ >>> the 49ers came up short in miami. that's be

. >> sin embargo, el secretario de seguridad nacional, alejandro mayorkas, asegurÓ que estÁn abocadossenado se busca impulsar tambiÉn una ley que permita a los departamentos de policÍa local y estatal ayudar a las autoridades federales en sus investigaciones, una autoridad legal que no tienen al dÍa de hoy. eso multiplicarÍa la vigilancia en el cielo por todo el paÍs con la intenciÓn de despejar cuanto antes todas las incÓgnitas. en washington, javier vega noticias telemundo. >> pasamos al mal tiempo que afecta a gran parte de estados unidos. el servicio meteorolÓgico nacional prevÉ para el lunes tormentas severas desde oklahoma y parte de texas hasta illinois, indiana y kentucky. pero este domingo las labores de recuperaciÓn estÁn centradas en el norte de california, donde un tornado provocÓ grandes daÑos. erika flores nos tiene las imÁgenes. >> un tornado con vientos de 90 millas por hora sorprendiÓ al azotar el Área de scotts valley, al norte de california, en medio de una severa tormenta. >> fue mucho viento y lluvia como hielo y ya estaba mirando afuera y ya vi como un tornado. p

washington, the national menorah was lit for the start of chanukah by us homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkasliday has fallen on christmas day. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it was an exceedingly mild christmas day. not a record breaker, but the met office reports that it was the mildest since 2016 overall, looking across the uk, and the highest temperature was recorded in aberdeen “14.2 celsius — with similar values elsewhere across the country. how about boxing day? well, not quite as mild, but the temperatures will remain above the average for the rest of the year, and also a little bit of rain in the forecast. the satellite picture hasn't really changed much since yesterday. we still have this conveyor belt of cloud to the west of us, and ahead of this conveyor belt of cloud, a tongue, a stream of mild air all the way from the azores, spreading across the uk, western europe and into the baltic and also much of scandinavia. so we start the day with temperatures hovering between 5—10 celsius, so a little fresher compared to the last couple of nights. so here's the forecast, then, fo

alejandro mayorkas addressed the crowd. >> this hanukkah let us rededicate ourselves to the light that defines us and the better world we seek to build. >> reporter: in kyiv, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy marked the jewish festival of lights nearly three years into the war with russia. the kelmanson family of dallas celebrated christmas and hanukkah, enjoying the fact that they coincided on wednesday. >> it just kind of represents our family. it's a special time, and i love to do that. >> it's about togetherness. it's really about family and celebrating with each other, and just enjoying spending time with the people who are important. >> reporter: in detroit, the christmas spirit of giving is in the air today and every day at this local soup kitchen. >> our lord and savior jesus christ came to give, came to serve. >> we do this year round. we have volunteers here every single week. >> reporter: while in brighton, england, some brave merry makers dressed for the occasion and celebrated with a chilly christmas dip. >> and here in the bay area, hundreds gathered at san francisc

process is not going to be easy because of the failure ofjoe biden and the secretary of homeland, alejandro mayorkasnd we're. .. they're going to start — tom homan is going to be in charge of this programme — and deport, or if you want to say repatriate, these illegal aliens to their home country. they're going to start going in the jails and federal lockup facilities and deport the criminals first. just a point of detail on that. you talk about tom homan heading up the customs enforcement agency — he, of course, was the guy who was central to the policy in the last trump administration of separating children at the border from their parents and putting them into detention centres, which un officials said may well have been a violation of international humanitarian law. do you, as an elected american politician, want to see that policy revived ? i want to see children protected. there are some 300,000 children, illegalalien children, who are now unaccounted for by our federal government because they had gotten... they've lost track of where these children are. and so, as tom homan points out, if you

. >> secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas says more than 800,000 drones are registered in8000 are flown every day somewhere. porras is worried about privacy and safety. >> sometimes we'll see small drones flying around for no reason. we're like, okay, why are these people flying these drones? >> it is the faa that regulates the use of drones. its website has a section which shows you have to register it, and there are restrictions about flying them in certain areas, such as airports, but not over your house. >> and generally speaking, you don't have a right of privacy and you don't have control over the airspace that is directly above your house. >> but there is a law in california that does protect you. >> california does have laws that say that drone operators cannot film people without their permission. and so that that's helpful in some respects. >> if you see a drone over your house, however, don't try to knock it down. >> you do not have a right to interfere with the flight of aircraft and throwing a rock, or shooting down a drone, or doing something that interferes

>> reporter: the sightings feeling fear and frustration come on sunday alejandro mayorkas said thereational security threat. >> we know of no foreign involvement in respect of the sightings in the northeast. >> reporter: but mayorkas did say the government has deployed additional resources to assist new jersey state police. shaun golden is a monmouth county sheriff. >> these sightings probably something manned aircraft. >> therapy and more than 1,000 drone sightings were reported in new jersey and less than a month according to the sheriff. he showed us this heat map that tracks them. >> so walk me through what we are seeing? >> this is various mapping. this is the heat map that we have, and pretty much you can see the area of the county and covered. this breaks it down by town if you will, so the more calls, the hotter it gets. >> reporter: trump called for people to shoot them down on his truth of social media network. something he called a bad idea. >> some of these are very advanced large, 6-8-foot in diameter. you can't go shooting at one of those and take it down, you don't kno

en una entrevista este viernes con la cadena cnn, el secretario de seguridad nacional, alejandro mayorkas momento no habia evidencia de una a amenaza y que la gente puede ver lo que cree es un dron y realmente podria ser una nave pequena en lo que llamo un caso de confusion de identidad, respuesta que fue criticada por uno de los legisladores de nueva jersey. >> is he kidding. >> pero este sabado, multiples agencias federales abordaron el tema en una llamada telefonica. un funcionario del fbi. reitero lo dicho por mayorkas, asegurando que la mayoria de los reportes corresponden a aer aeronaves tripuladas. segun este experto en inteligencia militar, que la seguridad nacional tiene que ser tomada muy en serio. >> no se puede pensar que que no va a ocurrir nada o que simplemente es una especulacion. >> para este experto en drones, las caracteristicas que se observan en las imagenes no son tipicas de un dron que consigue c comercialmente por el tamano que tienen. eh, se ven que son unos drones, eh, tipo militares que son de millon de dolares para arriba. >> los drones que no nosotros manejamo