. >>> the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms and explosives, atf, law enforcement agency part of department of justice. goal to protect communities from violent criminals and prevent illegal use of firearms. first time in seven years, atf has permanent director, stephen dettelbach, and we sat down with him for first tv interview. guns have become leading cause of death for american children. why isn't this a national emergency? >> it's certainly a national problem that is urgent. i think everybody agrees about that. one of the things that makes this problem so hard, it looks way different depending on where you are. if you think of what gun violence problem looks like in large city like new york city, or chicago, then think, what does it look like in the south? what does it look like in alaska, in small towns? it looks different. and reason that we're having a hard time coming up with one solution is there is no one solution. >> atf is smaller than most big city police departments. is your agency outnumbered? >> all law enforcement are outnumbered, but not outsmarted. that's impo

judy: a newly sworn in director of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives.much. ♪ this week, president biden signed an executive order to improve the administration's efforts to free the more than 60 u.s. nationals held hostage or who are wrongfully detained abroad. the new order aims to increase information to their relatives, and impose sanctions on the governments and terrorist organizations that hold them captive. but, some families say the administration needs to do more to bring their loved ones home. to discuss this, i am joined again here by diane foley, whose son james was an american journalist kidpped in syria in 2012, and killed by isis in 2014. since then, she's been advocating for the freedom of americans held abroad, through a name. -- held abroad, through a foundation that bears her son's name. we always want to y to you, our heart goes out to you on the loss of your son, even though it has been eight years. diane: thank you, judy. that is partly what was heartbreaking for me today, to see so many families going through this again. it's heart

the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, known as the a.t.f., is a law enforcement agency that's part of the department of justice. its goal is to protect our communities from violent criminals, and prevent the illegl use of firearms. now, for the first time in seven years, the a.t.f. has a permanent director: stephen dettelbach. we sat down with him for his first tv interview. guns have now become the leading cause of death for american children. why isn't this a national emergency? >> well, it's certainly, you know, a national problem that is urgent. i think everybody agrees about that. one of the things that makes this problem so hard is that it looks way different depending on where you are. so, if you think of what the gun violence problem looks like in a large city, in new york city, or chicago, and then you think, okay, what does it look like in the south, what does it look like in alaska? what does it look like in the-- in small towns? it looks different. and the reason that we're having a hard time coming up with one solution is because there is no one solution. >

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actually kind of pressure at least question ah, the acting deputy director of i think the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms which is, is responsible essentially for potentially collecting and gathering that data right . or could be a, and i think it's important because it really does show that this is a sort of failure and accountability. take a look at this ah, how many people are prohibited from having guns because of felony convictions and qualifying domestic violence, misdemeanors. oh, i don't know that number. i'm not sure anyone knows that number with precision and how many domestic violence homicides are being committed by people who are not allowed to have guns. i don't have that number. so you don't know how many people have died at the hands of partners who were prohibited possessors, and we don't know how many private possessors are out there. i don't we certainly track the number of firearms that we c 's. but our mission is focused on investigating violations of federal laws and not following up on local misdemeanor domestic relics. convictions. i kept thinking why i just really, i

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. >>> the justice department says special strike forces from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco firearms 00 guns and silencers linked to crimes over the past year in big cities like chicago, l.a., new york, washington and san francisco. >> principal driver of violent crime in the country is gun violence. principal driver of gun violence are illegal guns and an important way in which people are getting these illegal guns are through these trafficking networks. >> brand new cnn poll taken in the weeks after the shootings in buffalo and uvalde finds 69% believes government and society can take action to prevent mass shootings. the share of americans who believe that has risen over the past decade. comparing surveys conducted after other mass shootings. >>> the federal investigation into hunter biden's business activities has reached a critical stage. sources telling cnn that investigators are considering possible charges against the president's son but no final decision has been made quite yet. the charges could include alleged tax violations and making a false statement in connection with t

figure out who purchased the weapon and where it came from, and that is according to the bureau of alcohol, tobacco explosives. their spokesperson. investigators on scene now are trying to determine the life of the weapon and how it got into the hands of the shooter. the shooter has been described as a white male between the ages of 18 to 20 with dark hair, there were no tattoos or no other descriptive information given at this person other than he was wearing what investigators believed to be a blue or a white shirt. investigators have said they don't know if he's still in the city or somewhere else. that's a big piece of their investigation. and if they do know, victor, and to those of you watching and listening, they're certainly not telling us, at least not right now. but let's show you what we see here along the parade route. if you look up, it's easy to notice the sniper's on top of this downtown building in highland park. investigators have said that that suspect fired from the top of a building. we don't know which building. but investigators have told us that person was discreet. we've bee

director of the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms told law enforcement officials at gunmerican lives every day. steve deedle box says he's concerned that violent crime is increasing in us cities, he says. there's been a 40% jump in new york city since last year. violent crime is up. 35% of chicago and 25% in miami, and he says americans should not just shrug their shoulders at those numbers. that drumbeat of tragedy that we have in our country is something that we can never accept. we can never we can never allow it to become part of our consciousness and say it's okay in america for that to happen. director also says there is no one solution to gun violence. but he says the bipartisan gun law approved last month will give law enforcement officers more ways to prevent shootings. 36 here new this morning, president biden is now tested negative for covid and will end strict isolation measures. the president's doctor released a statement a short time ago this morning, saying the president tested negative last night. then again this morning, the doctor says. as of this morni

senate confirmed steve dettelbach today as director of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. the vote was 48-46 to give the agency its first permanent director since 2015. dettelbach is a former feral prosecutor. he's pledged to tackle gun violence, as the nation reels from a series of high-profile attacks. bail reform advocates in detroit agreed today to a legal settlement aimed at reducing racial inequality. the american civil liberties union and others had sued. they cited longstanding compints over jailing mostly black defendants who can't pay court-imposed cash bail. >> the cash bail system was originally intended to ensure that a person returns to court to face the charges against him. but instead, throughout michigan and the nation, it has morphed into mass incarceration of the poor. vanessa: under the settlement, judges have to specify why cash bail is needed and whether a defendant can afford to pay. u.s. attorney general merrick garlan named colette peters today to lead the federal bureau of prisons. the agency has been criticized over inadequate pandemi

weaver was of interest to the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms because he had links to the aryanions. and they tried to pressure him to inform on his friends in the movement, and he refused. >> weaver is summoned to court for a weapons charge that involves the selling of some sawed-off shotguns to law enforcement. >> now a force of 200 police, federal agents and the national guard have surrounded the house. >> this is nothing more than a show of force to scare everybody who lives up here in north idaho. we all have guns in our houses. we all have guns buried some place. >> northern idaho has become home for a lot of people like randy weaver who want to be away from the problems of civilization and from civilization itself. >> he is not a terrorist. he is not endangering anybody. everybody that knows him has talked about him as a good, loving christian family man. >> never before has northern idaho witnessed this kind of fire power from the federal government. >> there is a shoot-out in which weaver's 14-year-old son sammy, a dog and a u.s. marshal all ended up dead. an fbi sharps

vote on the nomination of stephen, president biden's nominee to serve as director of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosive. work in the house resumes tuesday. members will spend the week on 2023 defense department program. the house does plan to take on abortion-related legislation including a bill to protect the right to travel for abortion services. members are expected to consider for a second time a bill to create an amber alert like system for active shooter offense. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span two. you can watch on our free video app, c-span now or online at c-span.org. on monday on awards ceremony recognizing people dedicated to protecting democracy, including witnesses from the january 6 committee hearings. watch live at 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can watch on our free mobile video at, c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> the january 6 committee returns for its seventh hearing. watch as they examined the role extremist groups played in the attack on the capital and their relationship with the donald trump white house. watch tues

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i also want to thank president biden for nominating me to be the director of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives and i will say as a former staff detail leon this committee, i am especially honored to be here today. i spent the majority of my career as a prosecutor. that service of over 20 years is not possible without a really supportive family. i want to thank my wife carol who is here along with my children for their love and support. i lost my mom and my dad not too long ago but i know that they are with me and my mom's kid sister and my dad's big brother are both here to support me and to remind me of the example my folks set for me. my mom who was a teacher, especially poignant today. and my weather -- my wonderful father-in-law who brought his family including my wife to this great country to raise her in texas, almost 50 years ago is here with us as well. finally, especially given the horrible events with saul over the last day, i want to thank again the brave and dedicated women of law enforcement and especially the atf. i have worked with atf agents and seen th

senators will vote on the nomination of president bidens nominee to serve the bureau of alcohol firearms tobacco and explosives. -- federal reserve vice chair. i just laid work in the house resumed on to stay. members planned to spend most of next week on the defense department programs. watch the senate on c-span two and the house on c-span. you can also watch on c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> we are joined by dr. jamila perez who is president and ceo of the organization's visions for reproductive health. i would like to talk about maternal health and reproductive health in wake of the supreme court decision. welcome to washington journal. >> thinking i am glad to be here. >> tell us about your organization's vision for reproductive health. what is your mission and how are you funded? >> our position for reproductive health we have a network of more than 500 physicians and supporters around the country who are really working to expand access and comprehensive reproductive health care. we do that in a number of ways just focusing on the medicine and science bringing the power and privile

dettelbach, of chief, to the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. he is a son of ohio, a career public servant and has spent his time combating crime. steve worked with law enforcement, including a.t.f. to prosecute tough cases. i've known steven m. dettelbach for years, i watched him tackle some of the most important department of justice's cases, he prosecuted a white supremacist who tried to burn down an apostolic faith church in my wife's home county ofas beulah --asa beulah. he created a clergy group united against haivment when he prosecuted the fire bombing of the largest mosque in northwest, ohio, steve attended worship services there. he lived the value of religious freedom. he's consistently stood up against extremism and hate. steven m. dettelbach understands that politics must play no role in running the a.t.f. his experience and record bear that out. that's why he has broad support from prosecutors, law enforcement officials who understand what it takes to do this job. this includes law enforcement groups like noble, the national organiz

their trust data from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. the atf. nufacturers know which distributors are routinely selling crime guns. since the matory of crime dealers do not sell them in a given year, they have multiple traces that should at least trigger the manufacturer to investigate. and, at most, compel the manufacturer to cut business ties. they do not do that and you did not have to take my word for it. several industry and deciders have said as much, i have seen it in my written testimony. despite manufacturers roll and supplying a black market, they face little accountability for a couple of key reasons. first, they have lobbied to undercut the atf. second, they have bought themselves a shield and protection of lawful commerce. a law that makes it much harder for those with misconduct to get justice. we have paltry enforcement and the gun industry shows carnage by flooding communities with guns, then rick's profit by saying the illegitimate will stop the bad guys with guns are good guys with guns. this more guns less crime frame is not ju

department of education, justice, homeland security, the united states secret service, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and fire, the federal law enforcement training center, u.s. department of homeland security, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency and others that the department has worked tirelessly to develop what i feel are superior resources and programs available at no cost to the nation's schools. however, during the school safety security climate culture assessments are more than 8500 k-12 schools and our official post incident assistance for 23 active assailant and targeted shooters in k-12 schools we found many school districts and not public schools still lack extremely effective and important provincial measures. one in particular is my experience with assessment and management. working with schools social workers in the early 19 '90s i wass a deputy chief of school police and our department developed what is likely the first multiple disciplinary threat assessment team which helped evert tragedies including a middle school bombing. the student intervention team with school soci

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department of education, justice, moments a carrot, a united states equal service, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms, the federal law enforcement training center. the u.s. department of homeland security, cyber security, and infrastructure security agency. and, other federal agencies and departments that have worked tirelessly to develop what i feel is superb resources and programs available at no cost to our nation's schools. they're in our school safety security climate, culture, and emergency assessments, more than 8500 k to 12 schools, and our official post incidents assistance for 23 active assailant and targeted shootings in k-12 schools, we have found that many school districts and non-public schools still lack some extremely effective, and important measures. one, particular is in my experience with student threat assessment and management. working with school social workers in the early 1990s, i was the deputy chief of school police. our department developed what was likely the first multiple disciplinary threat assessment team, which helped to avert tragedies including a plan

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senators will vote on the nomination of president biden's nominee to serve as director of the bureau of alcohol, tobaccoarms and explosives. legislative work resumes tuesday. members will spend most of next week on 2023 defense department programs. whoever the house plans to take abortion-related legislation including a bill to protect the right to travel for abortion services. members are expected to consider for a second time a bill to create an amber-like system for active shooter events nationwide. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span2. you can watch on our free video and, c-span now app or online at c-span.org. c-span has unfiltered coverage of the house january 6 committee hearings investigating the attack on the capital. go to c-span.org/januarysix, the web resource page to watch the latest videos of the hearings, briefings, and all coverage on the attack and subsequent investigations since january 6, 2021. we will have reaction from congress and the white house as well as journalists and authors talking about the investigation. go to c-span.org/januarysix for a fast a

senators will vote on the nomination of president biden's nominee to serve as director of the bureau of alcohol, tobaccoarms and explosives. legislative work resumes tuesday. members will spend most of next week on 2023 defense department programs. whoever the house plans to take abortion-related legislation including a bill to protect the right to travel for abortion services. members are expected to consider for a second time a bill to create an amber-like system for active shooter events nationwide. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span2. you can watch on our free video and, c-span now app or online at c-span.org. c-span has unfiltered coverage of the house january 6 committee hearings investigating the attack on the capital. go to c-span.org/januarysix, the web resource page to watch the latest videos of the hearings, briefings, and all coverage on the attack and subsequent investigations since january 6, 2021. we will have reaction from congress and the white house as well as journalists and authors talking about the investigation. go to c-span.org/januarysix for a fast a

which is more than they spent on fbi, drug enforcement agency, secret service, bureau of alcohol and to firearms. -- tobacco firearms. our system is flawed. you are not talking about the structural changes that need to be made as a country that works for us. we are not going after the employers who encourage these illegal immigrants to come and work. i don't think we should have illegal immigration. we should have a sound immigration policy that makes sense. you made a statement about black communities suffering adverse consequences of certain decisions and so on. and i heard a program early on where people are calling in and saying that black people choose to live in these communities where they demonstrate such depravity and we ignore the history. while it is not happening today, the history where black people were forced to live in certain communities. they weren't allowed to acquire properties. properties they acquired today are surrounded by areas they weren't allowed to have development. they continue to underperform as it relates to their white counterparts. and by the way, i don't hate white people.

which is more than they spent on fbi, drug enforcement agency, secret service, bureau of alcohol and to firearms. -- tobacco firearms. our system is flawed. you are not talking about the structural changes that need to be made as a country that works for us. we are not going after the employers who encourage these illegal immigrants to come and work. i don't think we should have illegal immigration. we should have a sound immigration policy that makes sense. you made a statement about black communities suffering adverse consequences of certain decisions and so on. and i heard a program early on where people are calling in and saying that black people choose to live in these communities where they demonstrate such depravity and we ignore the history. while it is not happening today, the history where black people were forced to live in certain communities. they weren't allowed to acquire properties. properties they acquired today are surrounded by areas they weren't allowed to have development. they continue to underperform as it relates to their white counterparts. and by the way, i don't hate white people.

head of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. house plans to take up abortion-related legislation, including a bill to protect the right to travel for abortion services. members are expected to create an amber alert system for active shooter events nationwide. watch coverage of the house on c-span and senate on c-span two. ♪ announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by -- >> squatting in a diner for internet is hard. we are providing access to the internet for low income students so homework can just be homework. announcer: cox, along with these television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. secretary of state antony blinken expressed condolences on behalf of the united states after the assassination of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. he said the assassination is shocking and called abe a great leader for his country. secretary blinken spoke while in indonesia for the g20 foreign ministers meeting. reporter: [indiscernible] sec. blinken: this is shocking. it is profoundly d

in the week of the nomination of president biden's nominee to serve as director of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives and also michael barr, chair of supervision. the house resumes tuesday, members planning to spend most of next week on defense department programs. what live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span two and you can watch on our free video app c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including cox. >> homework can be hard, but squatting in a diner for internetwork is even harder. that is why we are providing lower income students access to affordable internet. so homework and

dealt back of ohio to be director, bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of steven m. dettelbach of ohio to be director of bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: a the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 48, the nays are 46 and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of justice, steven m. dettelbach to be director of bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. the presiding officer: the senate stands in res >> we are funded by these television companies and more including charter communications . >> broadband is a force for empowerment. that's why charter has invested billions building infrastructure,upgrading technology, empowering opportunity in communities big and small.