when we talk about homeland security, what north palm does for the defense of the homeland, how we secure the homeland. we are great partners, and we appreciate secretary esper and everything he has done for the department over the last several months. >> i might just add a footnote of my own given some of the work with the cyber solarium commission. a lot a very positive momentum. createdleas -- newly director of the nsa. -- i will ask one more question. there are a bunch and i apologize in advance to the folks who we weren't able to get to. this is from alexander, who is asking specifically around where needs, and howce academic institutions can best support and adapt given some of the new crises? whether percentage of excellence or just in general. at the end of the day we are onlyto make sure we not build the cyber side, but we bring the workforce you guys need. i would be curious what your thoughts are there. appreciate that question. our academic partners and private sector partners are critical in what we do at the department every day. cyber security is not just done by the men an

you also mentioned, and thank you for participating on the homeland security advisory committee. i task that committee, subcommittee to look at this economic security mission from a dhs perspective and provide recommendations on how we better organize ourselves, look at the authorities, do we need new authorities to really take a holistic look. i appreciate the work the subcommittee is doing on that and we look forward to what i see there. we have a number of different unique authorities of the department. when you look at economic security, we come from right of different ways. one is only for an investment standpoint. the department looks and that only the risk of foreign investment but actually the foreign investment self. whether that's through team telecom what we do at the department, very, very critical. counterfeits, very, very critical to the american economy every day. well before covid kicked in full force, the department issued its very first counterfeits strategy to really talk about how we're going to address this issue holistically across the department i would say

the department of homeland security's highest priority to ensure the safety and security andthe american people i the department's workforce. we have witness and a lot of assault on our law enforcement community. last night in california, and assessing cowardly shot two contractors as they stood watch over protest. one officer was killed and the other is in critical condition. the fbi, oklahoma police, supported by the department of homeland secured, investigating the attack. let me express my deepest condolences to the family members of these two contractors. any loss in the dhs family impacts all of us, and want the loved ones of these officers to know you have the support of the department behind you. also last night, the brave men and women of the u.s. secret service were assaulted by criminals. urine and rocks, alcohol at our officers, who sustained injuries, including broken bones. acts protesters committed of violence while hiding behind the first amendment right to protest. ice facility was attacked by a criminal who through a molotov cocktail. the facility housed the men and wom

the senate homeland security committee approved a subpoena for documents and deposition from blue star strategy a consulting firm that worked with ukrainian gas company burisma when hunter biden served on the board. democratic members of the committee voiced the opposition and urge the committee to focus on the coronavirus pandemic response. the final subpoena vote was 8 - 6 along party lines. >> on may 12 the committee meets to consider a subpoena. i note the presence of the corm. again i want to think the members for coming here and providing a quorum, i do want to announce we will not vote on brian miller who is nominated to be the special inspector general for the pandemic recovery. i appreciate the cooperation that we got from the ranking member and then one order he this is an important position and oversight of the cares act, massive spending bill and will fully support those oversight efforts. i worked with senator peters on a different version of oversight on this to pass the care act, and a appreciate that as well. we will just be able to discharge the nominee from our commit

the are the homeland security committee and we have jurisdiction over election interference. should be working together to strengthen national security and fight against foreign influence. unfortunately, this misguided subpoena risks amplifying efforts of foreign adversaries to interfere in our election. this should not be about politics. we should be focused on national security and acting that way as a committee. i have been requesting that members of the committee be briefed by both the fbi and intelligence committee. we can't allow this committee to be taken advantage of by adversaries. that a motion be put on the table to table consideration of this subpoena until members of this committee received briefings related to this investigation and foreign intelligence efforts from the fbi and intelligence community. does any member wish to discuss the motion? if not, this movie will proceed to the motion to table this subpoena about. >> may i ask for a roll call vote? [roll call] >> mr. chairman on the vote of on this vote, the motion is not agreed to. 's the motion of the sub

we are the homeland security committee and we have jurisdiction under election interference and we should be working together to strengthen our national security and fight against foreign influence and fortunately this misguided subpoena wrist amplifying our foreign adversaries to interfere in the 2020 election. this should not be about politics. what we need to be focused on his national security and we should be acting that way as a committee. i have been requesting since december the members of this committee be briefed by the fbi and the intelligence committee. we cannot allow this committee to be taken advantage of by adversaries who are seeking to subvert our democracy. i asked mr. chairman if we can arrange briefings before we go further down the road with the fbi and the intelligence community and with that in mind i would like to offer a motion to put on the table, mr. chairman i moved to table consideration of the subpoena until members of this committee that are related to this investigation and foreign intelligence efforts from the fbi and the intelligence community. >> your m

at dhs, economic security is homeland security. we are part of keeping that economic engine moving every day, whether it is our transportation, keeping aviation systems going, whether it is the coast guard, 90% of what comes into the country comes or waterways, making sure we keep those open, save, and secure. keeping the borders safe. there is a lot of department does. too often, we talk about the department's mission from a security perspective. that is our core competency. a lot of what we do in a covid-19 environment is in economic security, making sure we can keep the economy running and get the economy back up and running as we come out of this pandemic. to answer your question, there is a lot what the department does responding to covid. our agency is leading the full response and coordinating that response. they are doing that out of the coordination center. they have departments working with them hand-in-hand. a lot of expertise are there. they have seven or eight different task forces within. they have different areas the

police, the oakland supported by the department of homeland security, are investigating that attack. let me express my deepest condolences to the family members of these two contractors. and a loss in the dhs family impacts all of us and i want the loved ones of these brave officers to know you have the support of the department behind you. also last night the brave men and women of the united states secret service were assaulted by criminals. it's iraq's. rocks.rew -- they threw they threw alcohol. they through urine. threw urine. they did so while hiding behind their first moment right of lawful protest. a protest or through a molotov cocktail in an attempt to burn down the facility, a facility that houses men and women who have taken a solemn both to protect the country. while these incidents are under investigation, dhs will not rest until criminals are brought to justice. as the nation's largest law enforcement organization, the departments top priority is protecting our workforce and the american people. i want to assure the american people, dhs officers will fulfill the solemn

another member of the homeland security committee joined the conversation as well. morning. we are here today to discuss covid-19. before i start, i want to take a moment to send my condolences to the american who have lost loved ones during this crisis. we all know someone who has lost a loved one or someone close to us so our heartfelt condolences go out to millions of people. , we are here to discuss the administration and fema's response to the pandemic. all entire nation has been affected, certain states have been hit particularly hard. employees il to the know are working hard to help us get through. there are think serious concerns about the leadership coming from the white house during this pandemic as well as a need for a greater level of transparency around new initiatives of fema. with me today to discuss the response, my colleague from the homeland security committee. representing florida being a first responder herself, the representative is no stranger to disaster. have a very special guest online with us, a former administrator under the obama administration.

how the department of homeland security is responding this evening. >>> a big swath of the bay area got quite a show in the sky today. i'm tracking the thunderstorms that were just over to east bay in the last hour. and i'll show you what's the latest there. >> all righty, thanks for joining us. i'm brian hackney. >> and i'm juliette goodrich. we do begin with lightning, thunder, rain, even hail. let's check in with darren again on this impressive thunderstorm. it hit us at noontime today across the bay area. >> right about between 2:00 and 4:00, 680 and 580 lrp downpours. all four sweeps are going around. the last three hours. now you see why there was a flood advisory issued this afternoon that was allowed to expire just about an hour ago now for 680, 580, all of the areas there with the brightest colors on your screen and the flashes of lightning. we'll put this into the futurecast. it picks up on that complex of thunderstorms, the leftovers of what was moving through the east bay. we'll still see showers down here through the hills of the south bay. i'm going to be back with the res

but it would incorporate all of the assets of homeland security and fema and the department of defense. and other elements in other agencies. including now as we are seeing more and more usda playing a role in food supply security. you want experts leading the response but don't want them doing it by themselves. you bring the whole team together. again, one of the things i was recognizing in the obama administration, we had crafted executive orders. it may be worthwhile looking at this tendency to think of fema as only dealing with earthquakes and fires, homeland security act has given fema the responsibility to plan and coordinate any major crisis at the direction of the president. and because this is fema's court mission it might be worthwhile this,ook at how to codify so we are not just wedded to a stafford act declaration but bringing the tools fema can so hopefully next time they are brought in earlier, not after things are not working. it isn't to put fema in charge, but to have fema coordinate support for federal agency and then use tools, interagency relationships in all of the

the homeland security and government affairs committee has reported the nominee to be special inspector general for pandemic recovery programs. a special committee on aging is examining all the ways this crisis has hurt america's seniors. the help committee has discussed with top experts like dr. fauci and admiral giroir how schools, universities and businesses will begin to reopen. senator cornyn and i are working on legal protections that our health care workers deserve and institutions will need if they want to return to anything resembling normal. on the floor we've passed major bills, renewing key international security tools and dialing up the consequences for communist china's abuse of human rights. in short, the senate has just followed the lead of the american people. for months now health care workers have been clocking in to help and heal strangers. every mirn on the job an act of selflessness and bravery. families have forged new routines and set up home offices and home schools overnight. community volunteers have found new ways to pitch in and help the vulnerable from 6 fe

secretary they also confirm detroit ed gerd to be chief financial officer for the financial homeland security office. reauthorizing the foreign intelligence surveillance act known as fica expired on march 15 for the new measure with brief form fisa through 2023. file the senate live on cspan2 went lawmakers return. ♪ ♪ c-span "washington journal" life every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning the washington times jeff warnock talks about senate on reform part in the broader debate over government surveillance. also to members of the select committee on the coronavirus crisis join us. missouri republican congressman blaine and marilyn democrat congressman amy raskin talks about the federal response. doctor joshua gorda, director of the national institute of mental health will be on to talk about the impact of the pandemic on mental health and the nation's mental health care system. watch c-span "washington journal" life at seven eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wednesday the supreme court continues hearing oral arguments via tele

how the department of homeland security is responding this evening. >>> a big swath of the bay area got quite a show in the sky today. i'm tracking the thunderstorms that were just over to east bay in the last hour. and i'll show you what's the latest there. >> all righty, thanks for joining us.

. >>> our exclusive in the homeland security bio defense lab. researchers finding answers on how the virus spreads, how long it stays in the air and how to kill it. >>> where are the wipes and sprays nbc news goes exclusively inside clorox and we ask the ceo who so many of you are asking, when will we be able to find those covid killing products on store shelves again? >>> the disturbing video, an unarmed ban chased down and shot to death no arrest made he was just out for a jog. how the pandemic is delaying the case >>> and our richard engel inside the icu. the hopeful moment we saw for a patient in there for nearly two months >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone there has been a sudden surge in cases of a serious mystery illness in children we've been telling you about believed to be related to covid-19. at least 64 children in new york have now been diagnosed with the syndrome so far. tonight, pediatricians around the country being alerted to the mystery ailment and its symptoms amid worries th

is the chairman of homeland security calling in fema to find out if our hospitals have enough ppe? no. he wants to go kremlin backed conspiracy theories to go on a fishing expedition to smear joe biden's son. we all know this is what the president focused -- focuses on instead of the covid crisis, but must our republican colleagues gamely follow such absurd diversionary and untruthful agenda? i guess so. it's a shame and even more shameful, the companies that the senator from wisconsin wants to issue a subpoena for is voluntarily cooperating and providing relevant documents to the committee. did you hear that? they want to make a big show of subpoenaing, but the company says it will cooperate. it's a show here it's a sham. it has nothing to do with covid, and everything to do with kremlin backed rumors that they want to use to divert attention from the president's poor showing on covid. the subpoena is just for show. it is not necessary because the company will cooperate. a way to take up dirt for exclusively partisan purposes. it would be bad enough to say we're doing this when co

homeland security governmental affairs rob portman thanks for joining us senator. >> no audio -- >> senator rob portman can you hear me now? >> we want to show you a sound bite from one of your colleagues that was senator tom cotton joined me a couple weeks ago to basically, lay out what has taken place, watch this. >> senator cotton was with me a couple weeks ago said that we are seeing university theft because chinese communist party is sendings researchers have into universities stealing our research they want to come up with a vaccine for covid-19 before the united states. >> -- senator can you hear me now rob portan. >> i can hear you now yes. >> hi senator trying to get you i have been [laughter] i think talking to myself here senator i want you to talk to us about how significant this issue is i had tom cotton on

homeland security analysis shows that china procedures the 80% of face masks. chinese officials denying, china is a victim of the outbreak, they claim, and not of the virus. >> face coverses will become mandatory for uberdrivers and riders. they approved the policy, to ensure it is followed. uber is developing software to check that they are wearing masks before accepting trips. >>> face covering will be mandatory at the airport starting tomorrow, both employees and travellers. children under 6 and anyone who has trouble breathing is exempt. the airport will have reminder signs at the terminals. the airport reportly disinfects all high touch services, rest rooms every two hours, and deep cleans public areas each night. >> face masks at the center of the controversy. you see the masks here. officers wore the flag theme on friday, responding to a demonstration over housing, they feature the thin baseline flag, representing law enforcement. it became a symbol for counter protests during the black lives matter movement. they are looking to replace those masks. >> m

homeland security officials say just before 10:00, someone pulled up in a vehicle and opened fire on those two federal protective service officers. one of them died. the other is in critical condition. it comes as the department of homeland security says there have been threats leveled across the country. >> an assassin cowardly shot two federal service officers as they stood watch. >> that won't be tolerated and it won't succeed anywhere. >> reporter: workers spent the afternoon boarding up. security will be beefed up not just here but the fbi, the police and homeland security are investigating this shooting. oakland's police chief told us earlier, still trying to figure out whether or not it's connected to the protests. in the meantime now, the feds say they are investigating reports that organized groups may indeed be using the cover of the protests to level violence against law enforcement officers. we're live in oakland, i'm roz plater, nbc bay area news. >> george floyd. >> george floyd. >> george floyd! >> george floyd! >> they did say his name today. the scene in san francisc

the homeland security and government affairs committee will meet this week to consider the nomination of brian miller to serve as special inspector general for the pandemic recovery programs. the special committee on aging will be examining the challenges facing american seniors during this pandemic as both the virus itself and the social distancing measures take a heavy toll on older americans. and of course we will continue to uphold our responsibility beyond the scope of covid-19. we will consider more nominations to the federal election commission and the federal bench. tomorrow our colleagues on the intelligence committee will vote on reporting the nomination of john ratcliffe to serve as director of national intelligence. this role is essential for monitoring and countering evolving threats from russia to china to terrorist groups and for ensuring the intelligence community's important work is not tainted by partisan bias or political weaponization. we have a busy week ahead of us. this pandemic is not going to defeat itself. a careful reopening will not plan itself, and our nat

and so i briefed the incoming homeland security adviser, the incoming national security adviser, and then h.r. mcmaster when he took over that role several weeks later. and i sent memos to them and those -- that information i believe was also likely relayed to the president although i did not preef him myself in person. my experience with the transition was that it was an extraordinary transition. i don't say that politically. the obama administration wanted to beat the mark that the bush administration left. the bush administration left a super high bar. they had a fantastic transition where they provided excellent information to the obama administration. that was widely reported in the obama white house. and we wanted to meet that mark or beat it and have a successful transition and this wasn't political and we're all pat rts. on our end we performed a very successful transition from my perspective. on the receiving end i had a lot of support for the issues that i worked on. in particular the homeland security advisor who has been quite vocal, no longer in the trump administration,

i then stayed into the new administration and work for the homeland security advisor over the home from lisa. i was calm. >> cameron is next and in san diego california, goodmorning . >> could you question and comment. question, first question would be could you please ask her to explain to the audience who are listening the difference between mortality and the morbidity rate which i think the general public does not understand and second of all, i'm actually an independent. i'm not arepublican or a democrat . however it's very unfortunate that the protesters that are showing up that are being displayed in the cnn msnbc that are showing up to these rallies with weapons, totally, totally disgustedat . whether you're a phone supporter or not. that really sends out a message of a violence instead of having to figure this thing out of really the virulence of this pandemic. that's going on n. what i've been hearing a lot from the bureaucrats is that we are looking into this and looking into that. the what i'm afraid of and what i've been tracking is that the country itself is being taken ove

underwood was shot and killed and one of his colleagues was wounded, the department of homeland security calls the shooting an act of domestic terrorism by an assassin. the family of mr. underwood now greeting the loss of his life and what has happened in our country the past few days, patrick underwood 53 years old, clearly a victim of domestic terrorism as he was protecting federal property in oakland california. meanwhile the family of george floyd says they feel relief after former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin was charger with an slaughter and death, and they want the three other police officers involved in his arrest held accountable and increasing calls for their arrest two. live in washington with more on that. reporter: the floyd family attorney says they think they have a case for more severe murder charges because they believe x officer derek chauvin showed intent killing george floyd, attorney benjamin says the protest will not stop until the charges are upgraded to first degree murder and the three other officers who stood by and watched are arrested as well. >> t

another member of the homeland security committee joined the conversation as well. morning.e are here today to discuss covid-19. before i start, i want to take a moment to send my condolences to the american who have lost loved ones during this crisis.

trying to crack the coronavirus code is now the top priority in maryland in the homeland security bio defense center behind these doors, one of the most secure labs in the country. researchers in full bio hazard suits working to understand how the coronavirus spreads and infects so easily. i asked senior research scientist paul dabish about the pressure knowing so many people have already died. >> it's very great we are working around the clock because of that to try to answer questions we're being asked about this virus and hopefully those results can help inform our response to this and we know the clock is ticking on this. >> reporter: among the most urgent questions, how long does the virus hang in the air and remain infectious? in this aerosol chamber, researchers recreate the sunlight, heat and humidity levels for any climate in the country. from new york in springtime to arizona's deserts to florida's beaches. if the virus can remain airborne, it could potentially spread more easily through hospitals, prisons, meat packing operations, schools and nursing homes. >> we're most co

she's a commission of the cyberspace solarium commission and the senior advisor for homeland security center for strategic and international studies. she was the under secretary for the department of homeland security national protection and programs director from 2011- 2011-2017. she previously served six years at the central intelligence agency as assistant general counsel and legislative advisor to the directors nonproliferation center. ms. spaulding. >> chairman johnson, ranking member peters and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify here today. i i want to touch briefly on the areas that i think can and should be acted upon quickly. particularly given the vulnerabilities have been exposed by the pandemic. the first is strengthening dhs' cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, or cisa, as organization that i lead as the undersecretary that dhs is now call. thanks in no small measure to the work of this committee for which i am grateful. congress recognize cisa central role to reduce cyber risks and the commission strongly endorse this view.

. >> reporter: homeland security officials say just before 10:00 a vehicle pulled up to oakland's federal building and opened fire killing underwood and critically injuring another officer. >> an assassin cowardly shot two contractors as they stood watch over a protest. >> reporter: the shooting happened as thousands of protesters were spread out across oakland friday night. it's unclear if the shooting is linked to the protests, but the feds said there have been threats leveled at officers across the country. they boarded up part of the federal building and will beef up security here and around the country. >> let me be clear. when someone targets a police officer or a police station with an intention to do harm and intimidate, that is an act of domestic terrorism. >> reporter: oakland police are investigating the shooting along with the fbi and homeland security. part of what they're looking at is other bad actors may be using the cover of the protests to attack law enforcement. >> it's likely that there was a targeting of uniformed officers to the extent with which they were involved i

the same time they haven't done that in the 41 year history before now. >> over the past month homeland security has built a crisis coronation response center 150 officials will oversee the operations while woing to keep americans safe from getting the coronavirus. truck coming up next then sports the upcoming nfl schedule it is adding relief to a player on the 49ers. truck good evening, everyone this is what is happening at sports the nfl with the 49ers kept us in business this week talk about things that may actually happened the nfl schedule was released on thursday. it was a morale biz for some of the players one of them the offense of lineman thomason he has been an important part, the position group that prior to diocese continuity. he started every game but one his first year here. their is a coming season and uncertain as it may be. >> it is kind of weird, like, when we first got the schedule i was like 10 relief, you know the times we are in a call right now things have slowed down due to the coronavirus. and we are seeing the schedule being released we are like, man, i cannot wait to g

homeland security officials are calling it a domestic act of terrorism. they are not saying if the fatal shooting was connected to the friday protests. any vehicle approached the federal building and then someone started firing shots from the car at two federal protection officers. >> we have witnessed an out right assault on our come noun ty. last night in oakland, california, an assassin cowardly shot two as they watched over a protest. the department of homeland security will not rest until these criminals are brought to justice. >> the wounded and surviving officer is in critical condition at the hospital. as for the suspects or those who are wanted, no word yet from authorities. >>> a woman is under arrest accused of driving her suv into a crowd of protesters in san jose. two were run over before she sped off. the 26-year-old bianca drove her car into the crowd. a police officer was able to record the license plate number. the 26-year-old was later arrested and booked on attempted murder charges and on saturday, the mayor had this to say. >>> we are t

. >> we'll take you inside the homeland security bio defense lab where researchers are finding answers on how long the virus stays in the air and how to kill it >> and growing outrage as new video surfaces of a black georgia man shot while jogging after two men chased him believing he was a burglar "early today" starts right now >>> good morning, everybody. it is so good to have you with us >> the rush to find a coronavirus vaccine is growing more urgent as states push ahead with plans to reopen here's when a you need to know about at this hour cov covid-19 has claimed lives california, texas and kansas are among five states where cases have increased by at least 10% over the last few days the number of recurrovered patit is closed to 90,000. >> then on saturday, golf courses and car dealerships can open in new orleans with safeguards but starting monday masks will be required at the airport. california is getting a huge refund from china. the state reached a nearlyo rec 200 million masks per month from china. $247 million is being refunded after the company failed to meet a certificat

. >> reporter: homeland security officials say just before 10:00 friday night, a vehicle pulled up to oakland's federal building and opened fire, killing underwood and critically injuring another officer. >> an assassin cowardly shot two federal protective service contractors as they stood watch over a protest. >> reporter: the shooting happened as thousands of protesters were spread out across oakland friday night. it's unclear if the shooting is linked to the protest, but the feds say there have been threats leveled against law enforcement officers around the country. workers spent the afternoon boarding up part of oakland's federal building. the feds say they'll beef up security here and around the country. >> let me be clear. when someone targets a police officer or a police station with an intention to do harm and intimidate, that is an act of domestic terrorism. >> reporter: oakland police are investigating the shooting along with the fbi and homeland security. part of what they're looking at is if other bad actors may be using the cover of the protest to attack law enforcement.

we are also hearing from the department of homeland security and others that the federal government -- anti-government extremists, anarchists who see these protests as an opportunity to accelerate their objectives which is to incite racial violence, create a race war amongst our country. we are hearing calls for people to target police and police are reacting to any perceived threat aggressively as one might expect them to do we're even hearing reports that foreign governments like russia may have taken to social media and are seeking to inflame the passion surrounding this debate and

we cannot put homeland security we cannot put homeland security home i secured on autopilot because another crisis has our attention. the senate can, will, and must continue to pay attention to both. >> mr. president, americans want their privacy protected. for far too long the patriot act and the foreign intelligence surveillance act, referred to as fisa, have been used to trample the civil liberties of american citizens. for montanans, the right to privacy is so fundamental it is enshrined in our own constitution. in fact, very few states have such protections, but the drafters of the montana constitution recognized that privacy was essential to exercise all of the of the freedoms that we hold so dear. the bill the u.s. house does have some good reforms. it has some provisions in it, including a provision from my bipartisan bill with my colleague from oregon, senator wyden, called the safeguarding americans private records act, which would revoke the now terminated call detail program which secretly collected data on our cell phones, our land lines, as well as private conversations. but t

. >> joining me now is jeh johnson, former homeland security security secretary in the obama administration. i want to ask you your reaction to what stephen jackson just said about his having seen the video and then realized it was his very close friend. >> must have been remarkably painful, andrea. my reaction is this, my own reaction. as a former prosecutor, former law enforcement officer, i want all of the facts. i don't want to rush to judgment. i want to see the medical examiner's report about how mr. floyd died. but having said that, that much of the encounter, which we can see on video, is horrible. i can think of no legitimate law enforcement reason why a police officer would put his knee and much of his body weight on a person's neck to the point where the person is screaming i can't breathe. it reminds me, with a lot of these incidents that are documented on film, that happened to be documented on film, how many instances of excessive force are there that don't happen to be on camera? and then on a broader point, this is another remind every of why it's so important that our law e

this as the department of homeland security and fbi announced last week, china is trying to hack u.s. vaccine research. just a few hours after president trump touched down at camp david last night, we found out that he fired state department inspector general, who has been in the job since 2013. democrats are calling for an investigation over on capitol hill. they want documents from the white house writing a letter to white house chief of staff mark meadows. i want to read part of it from house foreign affairs chairman and ranking member bob me mendez. -- menendez. they wrote in part president trump's unprecedented removal of the inspector general is only his latest sacking of an inspector general, our government's key independent watchdogs from a federal agency. a democrat aide on the hill tells fox news he was investigating secretary pompeo for allegedly using a political appointee at the department of state to perform personal tasks for mr. pompeo and his wife. he is the fourth inspector general to be removed by president trump in six weeks. others you see right there on your scre

>> well, you know without even knowing the details of the fbi and the homeland security report it ist with past behaviors of both regimes. there is two really important points here. one is, we have seen this with iran before, working with north korea and russia and china. iran often mimics the behavior of other adversarial powers. they see something, they copy, they supplement. that is very consistent behavior for them. from the chinese perspective it makes the point china doesn't see military competition and economic competition. they fuse all this together, so for them, everything is fair game and there are no legitimate boundaries in what you lie, chat or steal about. elizabeth: google is reportedly identifying more than a dozen nation-state hacking groups. it is not just china and iran. it is vietnam and south korea. there is also this, you know, these countries are taking advantage of softer security as millions of researchers and scientists and workers being suddenly forced to work from their homes. there is another story coming out. it is something we've been reporting on for

king, our committee passed a ill come a pretty simple belt, and there are so committees under homeland security making it difficult for the department to really respond properly to congress when you are going to that many different committees. similar concern you have regarding cyber security. we could not get that simple commission established in the law to take a look at that. kybashed.d washed -- it is a little insane in terms of how dispersed the congressional authority is across cyber and homeland security. is the lankford: what difference between the national cyber director and what the commission is doing now? congress has a bad habit of saying -- this is not working how we wanted it to. are we talking about elevating the commission? in the first instance, we are recommending elevating and empowering the commission in a variety of ways that might surprise you do not already exist. we shift the director to a five-year term and increase their pay and push for new resources. we will always have that mission of defending critical infrastructure, defending -- onein a similar way of the least

but at the moment i want to bring in former homeland security secretary jay johnson who is here with us. first mr. secretary what is your reaction to what we're seeing today? not just there in los angeles but what's been a very tense and destructive 24 hours. in many cities across the country. >> ana, there have been two rallying cries from the black community. "black lives matter," and "i can't breathe." this past week in minneapolis we saw exhibit a for why that grievance is real, why that grievance is valid. and what black america, and many white americans are saying to the rest of the country, is "we need to be heard." this grievance is real. we saw yet again example of a black man at the police saying i can't breathe and a member of law enforcement with his knee on mr. floyd's neck as if he were an animal and the police officer was a hunter and that his life did not matter. and i see a number of americans saying to all the rest of us, what more do you need to know that this grievance is real? that this grievance is valid? now, when it comes to protest, protest is a form of speec

a new report by the department of homeland security suggests one of those reasons.s china downplayed the epidemic internationally, the chinese government was busy stockpiling medical supplies for itself. taking them from the rest of the world for itself. in january china increased imports of surgical masks by 278%. they increased imports ofal surgical gowns by 72%, surgical gloves by 32%. in february, chinese medical supply exports drop dramatically. at first the numbers didn't reflect that, people were confused, why?st china delayed the research of trade data to hide what they were doing. then the chinese government begann admitting spoke screens into the media. they used western race guilt as a weapon against the west. china imposed travel restrictions for example, it attacked western governments for any restrictions they thought about placing on china as a racist! the results? manyop thousands of people left wuhan and came to western countries where they started outbreaks in dozens of cities, new york, seattle, milan. at the same time chinese diplomats began tell

and fortunately we have professionals in the health field and in homeland security who do understandhis works. >> brennan: now, one thing in terms of planning we're looking at is the fall and the possible resurgence. that could overlap with the election. i know you look at election securityment i want to read to you something the president tweeted. he said: "the u.s. cannot have all mail-in ballots. people will grab them from mailbox, print thousands of forgeries, and force people to sign forged names. some absentee ballots may be okay when necessary, but this is trying to use covid for this scam." what should national security officials be planning for the election? and should it include mail-in ballots? >> i believe it should definitely include mail-in ballots. there has never been a demonstration of widespread fraud. many years ago i prosecuted somebody who committed election fraud, but it was a handful of ballots for people who were incapacitated. it allows people to vote without putting themselves at risk for long lines in an actual physical election voting site. the other thing

homeland security analysis shows china produces about 80% of the world's surgical face masks, but 48% fewer were shipped out. gloves were down 48% and exported ventilators dropping 45%. chinese officials continue to deny any accusations that they covered up covid-19, saying china, like the rest of the world, a victim of the outbreak and not an accomplicomplicaccom. andrew dembert, abc news, washington. >>> face covers will likely become mandatory for uber drivers and riders. cnn business reports that uber executives approved the new policy this past week. now to ensure the policy is followed, uber is developing technology to detect if drivers are wearing masks or face covers before they go online and start accepting trips. uber is also looking into ways to hold riders accountable. the requirement is expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks. >>> meantime, a face cover willing also be mandatory at mineta san jose airport starting tomorrow. that includes both employees and travelers. children under six and anyone who has trouble breathing is exempt. the airport will have reminder si

homeland security analysis shows china sent 48% fewer gloves, face masks down 71%, and exported 45% fewer ventilators. while the report says this started in early january, on the 14th, the w.h.o. released a tweet saying china saw no evidence of human-to-human transmission. u.s. intelligence officials say the chinese government attempted to hide its actions by denying export restrictions and delaying its trade data. just last week, president trump attacked china for not doing more when the outbreak began. >> we are not happy with china. we are not happy with that whole situation. because we believe it could have been stopped at the source, and it could have been stopped quickly and wouldn't have been spread all over the world. >> reporter: chinese officials are pushing back that they were slow to respond or hid details of the outbreak. a spokesperson said america should stop shifting the blame and instead focus on ways to contain the virus in the u.s. tom? >> rachel, thank you. >>> next to the race for a vaccine with dozens of groups competing to be the first. the president pushing to have

brought to justice. >> reporter: the oakland police department, the fbi and the department of homeland security have launched a joint investigation. they have not yet released the identities of the security officers. but we do know that the wounded officer that survived last night is in critical condition at a hospital. and as for the suspect or suspects, no additional information from authorities tonight. we're live in oakland, kenny choi, kpix 5. >> governor gavin newsom today released a statement expressing his condolences to the families of both officers. he added, quote, i want to thank all those who helped protect human life last night and today from community members who exercised their right to protest peacefully and encouraged others to do the same. to the law enforcement officer who is faced what were at times challenging conditions. to those who see to exploit californians pain to sew chaos and destruction, you are not welcome. >> well, the search is on for the driver of a white suv who barrelled through a crowd of demonstrators in the middle of protests in san jose last night. and t

investigation is underway in oakland after to contract security officers with the department of homeland security. >>were shot last night we have now identified the officer who died, 53 year-old patrick underwood from can all the other security officer was shot is in critical condition tonight as kron 4 sleep to call tells us the shooting happened. while those cards stood watch over a protest. well contractors clear broken glass and board up windows at the federal building in oakland law enforcement searches for the person who gunned down to contract security officers shot protecting the facility friday night as of late we have witnessed an outright assault. >>on our law enforcement community officers were working for the federal protective service of the department of homeland security at around 9 45 at night. that's when the fbi says the gunman pulled up in a vehicle and opened fire when officer died at a news conference saturday homeland security saying the other guard is in critical conditions are with kids who are watching over a demonstration at the time right now it's unclear if the shooti

chinese affiliated groups are sortable. —— department of homeland security. re groups security. in targeting health care groups and medical research laboratories and so on here in an attempt to gain any information they can about vaccines or treatments. this advisory city says this is a significant threat as he puts it to america's temp to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and it warns that companies who are undertaking research in this area to be on the lookout for any attempted operation by outside parties. of course, intellectual property in china a lwa ys intellectual property in china always been quite a sore point for the united states. that is right. the united states has accused for china of cyber espionage for a long time now. the authorities in china have a lwa ys the authorities in china have always denied it, but this latest advisory really ramps up the tensions i think between the tensions i think between the united states and china at a time when president trump has called into question the chinese level of transparency over the spread of the