this is included hud, fema bacillus department of homeland security, transportation come energy interior and health and human services plus a small business administration and the army corps of engineers, state and local officials and private businesses and charitable organizations. hud personnel have been on the ground staffing fema disaster recovery centers and doing a variety circulated works such as

public buses in san francisco baltimore and several other cities at the behest of the department of homeland security they've been put there to eavesdrop on passengers private conversations transit officials say the recording devices are to keep passengers safe and resolve disputes privacy experts disagree and point out numerous civil liberties violations the first being surveillance without a warrant there's also concern that the audio recording devices could be paired with facial recognition software to immediately identify who's talking for more on what you need to know about this latest intrusion by the security state state security industrial complex here's a means to associate litigation counsel with epic the electronic information privacy center. and the welcome back having me thanks for thanks for joining us. did i summarize this right they're actually going to put microphones now in busses in the well actually the funny thing is the microphones are already there they've been taping people on buses for a very long time in the cameras that they use are enabled to pick up sound now they're actu

. >> item number 4, resolution authorizing the department of emergency management to retroactively accept and expend a fy 2012 homeland security grant program grant in the amount of $667,670 from the united states department of homeland security, through the california emergency management agency, for building and sustaining preparedness capabilities for the period of october 12, 2012, through may 31, 2014. >> thank you. for this item we have [speaker not understood]. >> good morning, supervisors, [speaker not understood] with department of emergency management. this item is a grant for $667,000 from the department of homeland security. unlike other grants i brought before you this is a small grant just for san francisco. it will fund planning operations, equipment training and exercises for several city departments including the police department, sheriff's department, fire department. it fund equipment at rec and park as well as training in hazardous materials for staff at the department of public health. there are no new positions that are created under this grant. there are no matching funds that are required. the legislat

of our culture. >> max, homeland security and state department officials testify at a hearing looking into the abuseof refugee programs by terrorists. posted by a house homeland security subcommittee and chaired by congressman patrick meehan. this is just under an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] >> subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence are to order. the subcommittee is meeting today to hear testimony regarding the exploitation of refugee programs by terrorists. i'd like to welcome everybody to today's hearings. i look forward to hearing from today's witnesses from the department of homeland security and the state department. i'd also like to take this opportunity to thank them for taking time to be with us here today. you're all dedicated public servants and we thank you for the hard work you do on a day-to-day basis. i know you've provided extensive briefings to my stats over the last year on the various security concerns related to the various feeds the refugee programs and i greatly appreciate your assistance on this important issue. from 2,422,007, the bloody sectarian ins

that is the threat we believe the fbi and department of homeland security are focused on. >> i want tourn to another document from the fbi's new york field office that shows fbi personnel met with representatives of the new york stock exchange on august 19, 2011, to discuss the occupy wall street protests that were set for the following month. the memo describes the meeting saying -- the memo goes on to say -- talk about these meetings between law enforcement and the parties targeted by occupy wall street, mara verheyden-hilliard. >> again, the documents throughout show they know the movement is nonviolent. the fbi routinely uses reference to anarchists and demonizing anarchists or political ideology as if it is an identical with criminal wita ye. the often -- even where they know there are not acts of violence. we know how frequent the police themselves and will trade demonstrations opposing themselves as the anarchist's they always say they're worried about. those documents show the fbi working with private industry, with the banks -- they are not bringing evidence of real threats of

at the department of homeland security were basically in partnership with. corporate america which is really really frightening and what are the terms that the f.b.i. invoked was this distant messick terrorists terms so i have a few questions based on that first of all what is considered to fall into the realm of a domestic terrorist or domestic terrorism and second does this apply to the occupy movement does it merit that title. i think that they're using a very broad definition of violence to discuss domestic terrorism because obviously an act of terrorism is doing something that's going to kill a lot of people blowing something up something that's far more. terrible and life threatening than just a couple of people assembled in civil protest so i think that they really just ran with the possibility that could get violent and use that to create to manufacture this threat of domestic terrorism because that's really what the f.b.i. has done in a lot of these terrorism cases as you saw with muslim and arab communities with the f.b.i. spying on them a lot of i

sleepy town of keene, new hampshire, citing the need to secure its annual pumpkin festival was awarded a grant to buy a bearcat armored vehicle. price tag? $240,000. the department of homelandy said the grants make our communities safer places to live. coburn said there is just too much waste. examples are tip of the iceberg? >> sure, all over the government everywhere you look. >> reporter: what? >> waste, incompetence and stupidity. >> reporter: can you ever be too prepared for the zombie apocalypse? jonathan karl, abc news, capitol hill. >> what's that? it's hard to make the case for raising taxes when you see some of the crap our taxes go for. you know what i mean? so those stories do not help the cause for some on capitol hill. you know what i mean? >> it's called waste management. >> the government. >>> coming up next, who was planning to make money now off "the david letterman show" petraeus sex scandal? >>> and we have breaking celebrity news involved a quarterback and a supermodel next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. celebrity news involved a quarterback and a supermodel ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ skinny so skin

the department of homeland security, hud, e.p.a., department of labor, social security administration, h.h.s. all of these agencies, management will have a tremendous amount of discretion to decide how to implement these cuts. furloughs are almost inevitable. some people will be exempt and some people will be affected which is why we're asking our members to demand to bargain over this so we get a plan. host: let's hear from harley from florida, an independent caller. where are you calling from? caller: it's right in the jacksonville, florida, area. host: thanks for coming along. caller: miss simon, you know your subject very well, and i appreciate that, however, the federal government is borrowing 40% of the federal budget and a lot of that's being eaten up in wages. i have a suggestion. the homeland security probably should have never been formed and the department of education is really a state and local issue. so if you were really -- if you are really willing to compromise and go back to a 0-base budget, if you eliminated those two, we would be back to a balanced budget in four y

was developed by the department of homeland security dart into hard to reach places under water and it's the only nature-inspired robot. there is a cheetah. they put a skin on it. and, of course, the robo mule. both developed by the defense advanced research project's agency, darpa. "outfront" tonight, barbara starr. i know the real new front, drones themselves, have changed the entire way this country will fight war forevermore. let's start with the bioswimmer. what can it do? >> well, this is a very interesting project that was actually funded by the department of homeland security to basically -- it takes the shape of a tuna because tuna can maneuver in the water. they can get into small places. and the idea is if you could put sensors on this, cameras, acoustics, you could put this kind of device into u.s. harbors. maybe to go through shipwrecks, underground debris. the whole idea with all of these programs is that nature really is, you know, the best way. there's a good lesson to be learned here. these are devices that can move in nature as they do like a tuna. >> simple things. 90%

the justis system will be different, connected to any federal database like the fbi or department of homeland security. >> i am the justis project manager. justis is designed to replace the aging cable mainframe system. each department is in the process or has completed the implementation of the wrong department specific case management system. though specific case management systems connect to justis is a way to exchange data between departments. since justis is at that how point, it gives us the ability to all information and roll it up to public data as well as criminal justice data. what was your other question? >> i am wondering if justis is any different. >> i know their systems in the city and county of seven san francisco to collect to colect, for background checks, as far as justis replacing the cable system, justis will assist individual departments in creating the roll up reports. we have not received whether to the technical steering committee or the justis council, and requirements to connect federally. >> i asked because of my background. i was curious because one thing that was helpful

this will improve financial accountability and management at the department of homeland security. since the department opened its doors on march 1, 2003, financial management of all 22 emerged agencies has been one of the most significant challenges. fiscal year 2012, over nine years since d.h.s. was created, was the first time the department was able to complete a financial audit and received a qualified opinion on all five financial statements covering the entire department. unfortunately d.h.s. has been unable to get an unqualified or clean opinion stating that there are no material weaknesses in its financial systems. until such time there is confidence in the d.h.s. financial structure, questions will remain on how d.h.s. accounting -- on how d.h.s. accounts for taxpayer money. this important legislation is needed but will require the department to create a plan to meet the requirements to reach an unqualified opinion. specifically, the bill requires the secretary of state to take all necessary steps to ensure all financial statements of the department are consolidated and rea

some to find and disrupt and in some cases conjure terrorist plots, the newly created department of homeland securitya department consolidating 22 previous agencies representing the largest increase in the size of the federal government since world war ii, is a product of the 9/11 commission's findings. and as the federal government grows in response to 9/11, so does a government-funded security gravy train. getting yourself listed in the national asset database of terror targets becomes a way to attract government funding. auditors of the national asset database find more than 1,300 casinos, more than 160 water parks, nearly 160 cruise ships, nearly 250 jails, more than 700 mortuaries, nearly 600 nursing homes. also listed as targets of terror, old mcdonald's petting zoo near huntsville, alabama. the mule day parade held in columbia, tennessee, to celebrate mules. and the amish country popcorn factory in berne, indiana. in fact, the state of indiana listed nearly 9,000 potential terrorism targets. that's 50 percent more than the state of new york, more than twice as many as california. five years af

they then notified their superiors at the department of homeland security, and an ap source -- described as an official -- says that the department of homeland security instructed i.c.e. not to arrest this guy until after election day. when contacted by fox news, homeland security denied that allegation that the arrest was delayed until after election day, but clearly this is all just coming to the surface now, and there are questions about why and questions about how it happened in the first place. joining us now, chris stirewalt, our fox news digital politics editor and host of "power play" on foxnews.com live. so we had an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender working for a united states senator. apparently, the person was in his new jersey, not his washington office, we're told. but let's start with that, chris. how exactly does that happen? >> well, megyn, one supposes that the screening for interns willing to toil for some elected official is not that strict. but -- maybe they're not going to do a background check for sex offender. but, you know, immigration status, y

states attorney, director of the drug enforcement agency, and under secretary of the department of homeland security will give him the knowledge and expertise to hire the most knowledgeable and credentialed experts that are available in the united states of america to get this program up and running from the first day forward. if we truly cherish our kids more than our money, more than our celebrities, more than our sports stadiums, we must give them the greatest level of protection possible, and that security is only available with properly trained armed good guys. under asa's leadership, our team of security experts will make this program available for the world for protecting our children at school and will make that program available to every single school in america free of charge. that's a plan of action that can and will make a real positive, indisputable difference in the safety of our children, and it will start right now. there's going to be a lot of time for talk and debate later. this is a time, this is a day for decisive action. we can't wait for the next unspeakable crime to happen bef

the department of homeland security says the nonprofit group of scientists will be charged with reviewing previous studies done on the scanners. the call comes amid continuing concerns from some members of congress, as well as some scientists, about the amount of radiation that the scanners subject travelers to. brave investors who bought junk-rated greek bonds in january of 2012 are sitting on profits. the highly-risky bond buy during an extremely volatile time for the country has earned investors 20 times more than people who purchased top-rated german debt this year. bloomberg news reports the return on the greek junk bonds is up 80%, compared to a gain of just 3.7% for german bonds. it helped that greece's credit rating was upgraded to b- in june from "selective default" when the greek soveriegn debt was restructed. making those new year's resolutions to live healthier affects your waistline and your wallet. bankrate.com has listed some of those popular resolutions and crunched the numbers. exercise regularly and you could save up to 30% on medical care costs. quit smoking and the ave

the video was made by the city of houston with a grant from the department of homeland security. experts say if you hear gunshots, run, hide or if you have no other choice fight back. we have plenty of questions about what led up to this nightmare in connecticut yesterday. so do our kids. how do you talk to them? jim stier joining us live this morning. it depends on the age of the child. >> that's right. this is so tough for us as parents. it depends on the age of your children. if you have young kids under the age of 7 one of the most important things is turn off the tv set. it's very important that they don't sit there and get mem moreized by the imagines. this is scary. kids almost their age died in this. they're going to have fears and need to be comforted by you. >> it sounds like the problem is when you see these images repeatedly it makes them feel more real and closer to home. >> that's exactly right. remember the young er the kid is, the more likely they're going to feel that. it's going to be important to reassure them that they're safe. they're going to want to know thi

he's a member of the homeland security department also.he homeland security department was created after september 11 this to find ways to make us more secure as a nation. when these communities say they need this money for training purposes to be ready in the event of an attack it seems on the face of it like a good idea, right? >> well, these are called urban area security initiative grants. the whole idea was to take the top cities in america that were most likely at risk for terrorism and harden them, and help the states, and those cities, get them to a point where we had a markedly decreased risk for terrorism attacks. the problem with the administration, a lot of this money has been well spent. that wasn't the purpose of the report. the purpose of the report is to show that, number one, is we don't have any metrics or measurements to say how our money is being spent, so we are not following it well as outlined by the examples that you gave. number two is this at one time expanded over 60 cities, which is ridiculous. number three is a

. >> suarez: many of the members of the house and senate say, oh, sure, we'd like to do it. but border security first. what's the department of homeland security's answer? >> my answer is look at the numbers and look at what we've done on border security. we have more manpower, technology. we actually have air cover now across the entire southwest border. things that we never had before. and like i said, i started off in immigration and border enforcement. you know, 20 years with the u.s. attorney for arizona. i've seen the changes. i know what impact they have h had. so that illegal immigration numbers are down to where they were 40 years ago. you know, you're never going to feel that border. that's not a possibility. but you can discuss border security and immigration reform simultaneously now. we don't have to this kind of first this and then that. at this point they actually go together. >> suarez: it's the policy of the obama administration and of course your department to use prosecutorial discretion when you're working with people who are undocumented, who are in the country illegally. there have been reports saying that even t

previewing the electoral college, explaining the department of homeland security program, how to respond to and recover from a terrorist -- on c-span. >> after the release of last week's statement on the british economy, prime minister david cameron announced that unemployment was down to 7.8%. that is the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment since 2001. the opposition leader welcomed the new figures but pressed the prime minister on his tax increases on middle income workers. the prime minister also answered questions on the immigration policy of the uk. this just over a half an hour. >> questions to the prime minister. >> this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues. i will have further such meetings later today. >> mr. speaker, can my friend and confirm that the fall in unemployment figures is the largest since records began? will he meet with me to discuss how employment opportunities, including youth employment, can be promoted? >> i would be delighted to meet with my honorable friend to discuss the situation. he is absent -- he is absolutely right. the largest quarter

department is getting a much- needed infusion of cash from the feds. the pinole fire department will get a grant of about $1.2 million from the department of homeland security. the money will be used to beef up staffing including the rehiring of firefighters who were laid off and firefighters will be on duty around the clock. >>> all right. thanks for coming by cbs 5 this morning, by the way. a rock and roll lifestyle and health risks. the study that shows solo artists should really be worried. >> plus the happiest place on earth is not disneyland. are you surprised? >> no. >> a little bit, right? the city where people are just practically beaming. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> storm clouds rolling back into the bay area. heavy rain spreading across the north bay. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and windy out there this morning. chp has issued a high wind advisory for the bay bridge. traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >>> in healthwatch, a little bit of marijuana can reduce pain but not for everybody. researchers at the university of oxford gave a group of men pills with the compound thc. the scan showed that in those men, there was less pain activit

drones, unmanned aircraft, are used by the department of homeland security to watch over u.s. ports and international borders. the fbi and about a dozen police and sheriff's departments also have them but critics say that the drones are an invasion of privacy. >>> coming up, they jumped into action to save the life of a baby born on the streets of san francisco. >> those two police officers are being hailed as heroes. they share their emotional stories coming up. >> and a breakthrough in the "fiscal cliff" face-off. which side seems to be giving in as they work toward a compromise. >> not a big storm but a soggy start to the day. things are going to start to clear out. we could be in for a cold night. we'll talk about that coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, may avoid the dreaded "fisc cliff." president obama and house speaker >>> well, the nation's capital, there's a soon of hope that we may not step off the "fiscal cliff." president obama and house speaker john boehner have been discussing a new deal this morning. they met for about 45 minutes. boehner offered a new plan in which ta

spearheaded by the department of homeland security, the operation marks a major change in how the country has handled immigration enforcement in the past, says secretary janet napolitano. >> we've identified at least this one category of young people that we really feel are almost in a different situation, >> suarez: you could call california america's capital of deferred action. it's estimated that more than a quarter of all the potentially eligible young adults in the country live right here in this one state. now, when applications didn't come flooding in after august 15, some advocates figured it was because people were waiting for election day, to see whether former governor romney or president obama would be managing the policy going forward. but then election day came and went, and there was no spike in applications. there are many possible reasons for that. for starters, unlike the dream act, the deferred action program does not include a path to legalization, just a two-year pause in the threat of deportation. applicants need to prove: they were under 31 when the program was anno