. >>> tonight on c-span 3, homeland security secretary john kelly talks about immigration enforcement. that's followed by a senate armed services hearing with the head of u.s. special operations command. then ahead of this weekend's french presidential election we will show you a recent debate between the candidates in that race. at an event today homeland security secretary john kelly suggested that lawmakers should change immigration laws if they do not like how they currently exist. he made the comment while talking about u.s. policy towards central america at the atlanta council in washington, d.c. this is 25 minutes. gnchts morning, everyone, and thank you -- thank you for joining us today as people are filling into the room, i will start given the secretary's schedule. my jason marczak i'm the director of the economic growth administration latin america center and i would first like to extend a special welcome to secretary kelly, to our three task force cochairs present today, former vice president ed daurd costein, ber zwel la and also to the many ambassadors joining us today.

join me in welcoming secretary john kelly. [applause] >> in the interest of time and i have a really hard to stop in about 25 minutes. it's an honor to be here. in the 39 months that i was the head of the united states southern command, i learned a huge amount about latin american generals and the difficulties and challenges of central american in particular. because of the nature of the job there, that is to say, very little likelihood of any kind of state on state war, it was all about, as i looked at it, partnering with people to help them help us stem the flow of drugs, stem the flow of illegals migration movements and everything in between. i would just tell you that in this job as hard as we worked in my last job to make a difference , and we did make a difference, i won't go into it right now but the fact is the alliance for prosperity, we had to frankly, in order to get that accepted by the united states government we had to outmaneuver the interagency because they weren't interested. even though the alliance for prosp

heather: john kelly also reporting jared kushner. homeland security saying president trump's son-in-law and white house adviser was only looking out for the u.s. >> any channel of communication back or otherwise with a country like russia is a good thing. that communication goes into the white house as a data point in terms of discussion. i don't see a big deal. heather: kushner's lawyer said his client is willing to talk to federal investigators. rob: fox news alert. north korea intensifying show of force overnight. taste for war appears to be heating up firing yet another missile into the sea of japan. marian in los angeles with how the u.s. is responding to this, marian. >> the rogue nation's disturbing bold move, a clear violation of un resolutions and the latest -f in the series of launches feeling tensions over quest to develop weapons capable of hitting the united states. and the white house confirming north korea's short range ballistic missile flew for six minutes before landing in the waters of japan's mainland in the count

>>> earlier in the month, homeland security secretary john kelly called out congress saying that if lawmakers don't like existing immigration laws, then they should do their duty and change them. his comments came as he discussed u.s. policy toward central america at the atlantic council. we'll show you those remarks in their entirety. >> good morning, everyone. and thank you for joining us today. as people are filling into the room, i will start given the secretary's schedule. my name is jason marczak. i'm director of the economic growth administration latin america center and i would first like to extend a special welcome to secretary kelly, to our three task force cochairs present today. former vice president eduardo stein, maria berzwella, and to the many ambassadors joining us today. fell free if you want to take out your phones to tweet using -- about this event using the #centralamericanow. it gives me great pleasure to announce after a year of intense today marks the finding of our security and economic opportunity task force which is now available on our website. in is a blueprint fo

and john kelly is defending. >> any time you can open lines of communication with anyone, whether they are good friends or not so good friends is a smart thing to do. >> our own team says west wing staffers are speechless at the kushner's news while kushner's attorney defended her client with this statement. mr. kushner participated in thousands of calls in this time period. he has no recould alexandria of the calls ascribed. however james clapper is also making headlines after he admitted to seeing what he says were warning signs of possible trump-russia ties. >> i will tell you that my dashboard warning light was clearly on and i think that was the case with all of us in the intelligence community, very concerned about the nature of these approaches to the russians. >> this morning we get reports a war room is being set up at the white house while a massive staff shake up is contemplated as the president cancels a planned rally this week in iowa and looks to be pivoting towards his legislative agenda tweeting about health care and massive tax cuts reform package he says is moving alo

boozman: i want to begin by thanking secretary of homeland security, the honorable john kelly, for being with us today. we know that you're very, very busy and we appreciate you being here today. secretary kelly we do understand the demands on your schedule. your testimony is your first appearance before our subcommittee in your new role. i would also like to welcome our subcommittee's ranking member, the distinguished senator and friend from montana, senator tester. i'm also pleased that senator leahy, vice chairman of the full committee has gin joined us. the department of homeland security plays a pittal role in keeping americans safe by working to combat terrorism, manage our air, land, and sea borders, administrate migration laws, administer cyberassets. the event in manchester,

and this president and john kelly doesn't want to guess when it comes to national security and at protection of the u.s. population. chris: secretary kelly thank you

here is homeland security secretary john kelly. >> it's john ray just. don't know why people do it. it jeopardizes investigation and puts people's lives in jeopardy. i don't know why people do it, but they do. that's the world we live in. reporter: these kinds of attacks from the administration against the media and against leakers will only intensify. as the investigation into russian interference into the election continues. arthel: what's on tap for the president this week. reporter: senate republicans struggling to come up with their own version for healthcare reform. and the president's budget. this is the first time the president is back in town since his official budget is rolled out. but the senate republicans said it's dead on arrival. >> the senate and the house write their own budget. but it does reflect the president's goal. i agree with those goals but i would take a different approach. >> i don't think you make america great again by cutting medical research to its lowest level in 12 years. i don't think you make america great again by sayi

the secretary of homeland security, general john kelly live only on "fox news sunday." president's son-in-law jared kushner discussed setting up a secret communications channel between the trump transition and the kremlin.

john kelly says it may expand to the unitedstates, impacting millions of u.s. travelers. may be necessary, because intelligence suggests terrorists want to use electronics to conceal and detonate explosives. sophisticated threat toward aviation is propelling changes on what passengers can take into the aircraft. terror groups are obsessed with blowing up commercial passenger planes, preferably a u.s. carrier bound for the united states. >> are you going to ban laptops from the cabin on all int international flights both into and out of the u.s.? >> i might. >> kelly first told cnn why he thinks expanding the laptop ban is necessary. >> you've hinted this ban could even happen right here on u.s. soil. is that true or did they misread you? >> they didn't misread me. the threats against passenger aviation world wide are constant. >> a u.s. based ban would restrict electronics larger than a cell phone in the cabin, those includes ipads, e readers and laptops. it would be the most extreme step taken to protect aviation from a terror attack since september 11th. chilling intell

john kelly also defending jared kushner saying establishing communications with the country like russiaa thing. now a source tells fox news it was the russians who first raised the idea of a secret communications channel and was only discussed for a single call about syria, not as another channel but senator john mccain doesn't like it. >> i don't like it. i know some administration officials it is standard procedure. i don't think it is standard procedure prior to the inauguration by someone who is not in an appointed position. >> reporter: katrina pearson saying all this will be cleared up by kushner. >> jared kushner was the first person to say i will go in and talk to any of the committees investigating this ridiculous allegation. he has never kept anything secret, he said he will meet with anyone anytime but however long it takes to clear up this mess. >> democrats are piling on in the house, adam schiff calling for security clearance, and he needs to go back to doing real estate in new york. finally, before we hear from jared kushner sean spicer returns, that should be interesting

how well gets done. >>> we're back now with secretary of homeland security john kelly in his first "thisince joining the trump administration. good morning, secretary kelly. >> martha, how are you? >> good to see you. i want to get to this breaking story. i know you don't want to talk about the investigation, but do you think back channeling is normal and acceptable? >> it's both normal in my opinion and acceptable. any way that you can communicate with people, particularly organizations that are maybe not particularly friendly to us is a good thing and, again, it comes back to whatever the communication is, comes back into the government and shared across the government, so it's not a bad thing to have multiple communication lines to any government. >> using their equipment in their diplomatic facilities? >> well, again, don't know all -- i don't know if all of that is true. i would just say that any line of communication to a country, particularly a country like russia is a good thing and, again, it comes back into -- >> even using their equipment? i know you don't know whether that's

i especially want to extend our gratitude to secretary john kelly for joining us today.neral. he understands more than most ever could or ever will. the wounds and burdens of war, not only did the secretary proudly serve in the military for more than 40 years enduring many hardships, but he and his incredible wife karen have born the single most difficult hardship of them all, the loss of their son, robert, in service to our country. robert died fighting the enemies of all civilizations in afghanistan. to john, karen, heather, kate, andrea and the entire kelly family, today 300 million american hearts are joined together with yours. we grieve with you, we honor you, and we pledge to you that we will always remember robert and what he did for all of us. thank you, john. [ applause ] the kelly family represents military families across the country who carry the burden of freedom on their shoulders. secretary kelly is joined today by his son-in-law jake, wounwarrior, and the secretars son, johnny, who will soon leave on his fifth deployment. it is because of families like y

the homeland secretary john kelly, general john kelly was on television this morning talking about thisery subject. >> it came from the united states, it's totally unacceptable, and i don't know why people do these kind of things but it's borderline, if not over the line of treason. i believe when you leak the kind of information that seems to be routinely leaked, at a high, high level of classification, you are telling the -- >> what was leaked on this manchester bombing, you believe may be even a treason -- >> i think it's darned close to treason. >> reporter: and thomas, again, president trump on one of his favorite subjects, what he terms the fake news media using anonymous sources, that was the subject of the bulk of his tweets today. it's my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the white house are fabricated lies made up by the #fakenews media. whenever you see the words "sources say" in the fake news media, and they don't mention names, it's very possible that those sources don't exist, but are made up by fake news writers. fake news is the enemy," says president trump. m

here's homeland security secretary-general john kelly. >> it's outrageous, i don't know why people do it, it jeopardizes not only investigations but puts people's lives in jeopardy. i don't know why people do, it but they do. and that's the world we live in. >> reporter: now, these kinds of attacks from the administration against the media, against the leakers, expect them only to continue as this russia investigation heats up. now, two big things to watch next week on capitol hill. you've got senate republicans struggling to come up with their version of the health care bill, and the president's budget. both republicans and democrats have essentially already said that it's dead on arrival. >> typically, in fact always, the senate and the house write their own budget, it does reflect the president's goals. i actually agree with the goals but take a different approach. >> i do not believe you make america great again by cutting medical research to the lowest level in 12 years. i don't think you make america great again by saying to working families, it's more expensive for kids to borr

the secretary john kelly did talk about it on fox news sunday.n't know if the allegations are true, but if they are he's fine with it. >> multiple ways to communicate back and forth is a good thing with any country, particularly a country like russia. it doesn't bother me. >> before he took office trump made a proposal that would bypass diplomatic channels. according to the washington post, the president's son-in-law and top advisers suggested setting up a secret channel between the transition team and moscow and using diplomatic facilities in russia to do it. there are other reports suggesting kushner failed to disclose at least two phone calls with the russian ambassador that took place between april and november of last year. kershner's attorney told fox news he participated in thousands of phone calls and has no recollection of the calls as described. the dnc said he his security clearance needs to be suspended. the top democrat on the house intelligence committee says it needs to be reviewed. >> we need to get to the bottom of the allegation

john kelly sat down to begin his testimony.he dsh agencies told fox news that they're testing adjusted screening procedures for carry-on bags and other accessible property at about a dozen select u.s. airports with the potential to expand to other airports nationwide. officials say travelers are going to be asked to place electronics that are bigger than a cell phone into a separate bin for x-ray screening. it could mean more bag checks. tsa officials say they're testing quicker and more targeted procedures. secretary kelly talked about the consistent threats facing the u.s. >> we know threats are out there. we know passenger aviation is a top example. they're the top prize in terrorist organizations. we know trans national criminal organizations are bringing drugs across our borders both in land and sea and in massive numbers. >> he said the president's budget proposal helps them deal with all of that. the president's budget proposal gives dhs $44.1 billion in 2018. nearly 7% more than last year's budget. secretary kelly may b

department of homeland security secretary john kelly said he is considering banning laptops. he discussed the restrictions on fox news sunday. >> there is a real threat. numerous threats against aviations. that is really the thing that they are obsessed with. the terrorists. the idea of knocking down an airplane in flight. particular if it is full of u.s. folks. people. it is real. >> the current laptop ban prevents passengers from 10 muslim countries. >>> how today's san francisco ceremony brought together two sides. >> and carnival takes over the seats of the mission district with an important message. >> itch to for a cool change in the -- time for a cool change in the bay area. and wait till you hear about the warming trends. we will explain it all when we come back. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. a ceremony in san francisco honored the memories of the men who saw combat during ww on the same ship. kpix 5's john ramos was there today as veterans and a japanese diplomat marked an important anniversary. >> reporter: each year at lands end in san francisco there is a ceremony to remem

. >> on capitol hill today, homeland security secretary john kelly spoke about homegrown terrorism andis expectation of additional attempts similar to the recent bombing in manchester, england. other topics, funding for a wall on the southwest u.s. border, sanctuary cities, c

we believe that the secretary of homeland security, retired general john kelly is at his side. we are led to believe they will make their way. you see the crush of people. they are going to make their way towards the grave side of general kelly's son who was killed a few years ago in action in afghanistan. we believe that that is where they are headed. but the president being surrounded now by many of those who have been here, many of those who have been here throughout the morning. we have seen people come and go. many people planning to spen the day here at grave side at their loved ones. you see a lot of photographers, a lot of families with cell phones obviously chl the president moving on a little bit being escorted. i see that the vice president, vice president pence is also with him. and they are moving down this line. the president waving to so many of the military families who are here. this is -- the president carrying flowers we see. a very unscripted moment for president trump in a way. because he's stopping and talking to families and other military personnel who ar

lauren: homeland security john kelly says back channeling is normal and acceptable. >> anyway you can communicate with people, particularly organizations not particularly friendly to us is a good thing. lauren: lawyers for kushner said he is willing to talk with federal and congressional investigators about his wearing contacts. cheryl: overseas, foreign leader kim jong un -- a ballistic missile in sunday night. japanese mr. shinto faith threaten to take action after the missile landed in japan maritime economic zone. lauren: james madison in the conflict would be the worst kind of fighting in most people's lifetime. >> we are working with the international community to deal with this issue. this regime is a threat to the region, japan, south korea. the bottom line is that with a catastrophic war if this turns into combat, if we are not able to resolve the situation through diplomatic means. lauren: president trump tweeting about north korea has shown great disrespect for the neighbor china by shooting off another ballistic missile. china is trying hard today the pentagon plans to tes

tough questions ahead for homeland security secretary john kelly. and what makes trump tick? >> are you surprised that he's not different in office? >> announcer: insight and analysis from our panel of experts. from abc news, it's "this week." here now co-anchor martha raddatz. >>> good morning on this memorial day weekend. americans welcoming the summer and paying respect to those who have fallen defending our freedom. we'll have the story of a missing marine and his son's long quest to bury him with honor later in the program. >>> but we begin with the deepening political crisis over the russia connection. through all the investigations, all the dramatic headlines, all the shifting stories about russia's election interference and the trump campaign's possible role in it, the president has been clear one thing, consistently saying that he never colluded with russia to alter the course of the presidential election and let's be clear, he's right. we have seen no evidence of collusion between trump and russia during the campaign. but what we do have this weekend is a new shadow

leakers could go to jail while john kelly called the intelligence leak in the manchester bombing, close to treason. >> it's outrageous. i don't why people do it. it jeopardizes not only investigations but puts people's lives in jeopardy. i don't why people do it. , but they do. that is the world we live in. >> it is not just republicans. today, some democrats spoke out as well. >> i think leaks are an issue. they are an issue for every administration and surly for this one. there have been a couple of categories of leaks, one that has potentially disclosed sources and methods. those of the most troubling because it could dry up important information for the u.s. government. >> to other things watch for this week. an announcement from president trump on whether or not he plans to pull out of the pair's climate accord. a possible announcement on president trumps pick to replace former fbi director, james comey. there are a lot of names in the mix. an announcement to come this week but could come later as well. have not heard anything definite. >> arhtell: another big week for president tr

but homeland security secretary john kelly said today...it's "not a big deal." <> john kelly:"i think any channel - back or otherwise - with a country like russia is a good thing. i mean multiple ways to communicate back and forth is a good thing, and particularly with a country that's russia. so it doesn't doesn't bother me"(justine) some government officials believe kushner considered the back channel in december. it would've allowed the trump transition team to talk directly to russian military officials about syria and other issues. kushner reportedly discussed the idea with the russian ambassador in the u-s... but the back channel was never set up (justine) government officials may be expanding the laptop ban on airplanes. homeland security secretary john kelly said today he is considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins on all international flight. the decision would dramatically expand a ban announced in march. right now-- electronic devices larger than a cell phone are banned from cabins on some u-s bound flights on seven foreign airlines. (justine) if you use fastra

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. >> earlier this morning i spoke with homeland security john kelly and i began with asking him about the jared kushner news. >> i know jared. he's a great guy, decent guy. he's number one interest really is the nation, so you know, there's a lot of different ways to communicate back channel, you know, publicly with other countries, i -- i don't see any big issue here relative to -- relative to jared. >> even with an adversary -- somebody that was at the time our own intelligence community had collectively said this was a country that infiltrated our election. did this show good judgment? >> well, you know, it was before the government was in place during the transition period i think from what i understand and i think any time you can opalines of communication with anyone whether they're good friends or not so good friends is a smart thing to do. >> had you ever in your lifetime of government service both in the military and outside of it, had you ever used another government's communications facility though, the idea of sort of going around american communications? >> well, no, but

ultimate sacrifice in afganistan, christopher horton, andrew byers and robert kelly -- the son of homeland security secretary johnlly.president donald trump: "the kelly family represents military families who carry the budren of freedom on their shoulders." secretary kelly himself made headlines this weekend -- downplaying the significance of trump's son in law jared kushner looking to open a backchannel line of communication with russia during the transition . democrats want kushner's security clearance pulled -- kelly says, it's no big deal. john kelly/homeland security secretary: "it's both normal in my opinion and acceptable. any way that you can communicate with people, particularly organizations that are maybe not particularly friendly to us is a good thing" but russia is far from the president's only problem. north korea launched a short range missile that landed within 250 miles of the japanese coast. president trump responding on twitter writing: "north korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, china, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile...but china is trying hard!"the president is re

john kelly expected at reagan international to observe screening. tenney with the latest. >> it's expected to be a busy summer travel season. secretary kelly is coming to make sure things gets started on the right foot. the next few days alone, there there be nearly three million people hopping on plane. that's more than a year ago. a lot of folks don't remember a year ago. the scene at airports when lines snaked through the airport and took hours to get through. tsa is trying to avoid a repeat of that. to do that, they have hired more than 2,000 security officers to help get people through the lines and also new k-9 teams to help with the searching of bags here as well. now, over the next few days, that's when we'll see the kicking off of the summer travel season and the tsa says their goal is to have you in and out of the security lines in less than five minutes. they say so far they have been able to do that. this weekend will be the first real test to see if they can keep that up. here at reagan, there's not been much lines. when the lines back u

and this president and john kelly doesn't want to guess when it comes to national security and at protection of the u.s. population. chris: secretary kelly thank you the for sharing part of your holiday weekend with us. up next reports that jared kushner attempted to set up a back panel between russia and the trump transition. what would you like to ask the panel about the continuous leaks in washington. we may use your question. beyond is a natural pet food that goes beyond assuming ingredients are safe... to knowing they are. going beyond expectations... because our pets deserve it. beyond. natural pet food. come close, come close. fun in art class. i like that. [ music stops suddenly ] ah. when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. awww. try this. for minor arthritis pain, only aleve can stop pain for up to 12 straight hours with just one pill. thank you. ♪ come on everybody. you can't quit, neither should your pain reliever. stay all day strong with 12 hour aleve. our 18 year old wase army in an accident.'98. when i call usaa it was that voice asking me, "is your daught

they are communications chief john kelly is defending. >> any time you can open communications whether they are good friends or not good friends is a smart thing to do. >> our own team says west wing are speechless at the kushner news. while the attorney defended with this state, mr. kashiwazaki participated in thousands of calls. he has no recollection of the calls as described. also admitted to warning signs of possible russian ties, james clapper. >> from a theoretical standpoint i would tell you my dashboard light was on, and i think that was the case with all of us in the intelligence community. very concerned about the nature of these approaches to the russians. >> this morning we get reports a war room is now being set up at the white house while a massive staff shake-up is contemplated. that as the president cancels a planned rally in iowa and looks to be pivoting towards his legislative agenda tweeting about health care and massive tax cuts reform package he says is moving along very well, promising big benefits to all. he's expected to hold rallies in the coming weeks to push

secretary john kelly says that the pharaoh terror threat is worse than most americans realize.on will weigh in next. and we will show how free speech is under assault on liberal campus. charlie kirk and dinesh d'souza join us with reaction. that and more straight ahead on "hannity" ." ♪ to err is human. to anticipate is lexus. experience the lexus rx with advanced safety standard. experience amazing. if you've got a life, you gotta swiffer >> kimberly: welcome back to "hannity." dhs john kelly was on "fox & friends" earlier where he gave a sobering assessment of the terror threat that americans face. take a look. >> we had four major terrorist attacks in the week in four different places. obviously, manchester, egypt, philippines, indonesia, by the generally the same groups. it's nonstop, the good news for us in america, we have amazing people protecting us every day. but it can happen almost here anytime. i was telling steve on the way in here, if he knew what i knew about terrorism, he never leave the house. >> kimberly: my goodness. president trump has made fighting terroris

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thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> you just heard john kelly what he had to say. also defending kushner. do you accept kelly's reasoning this is an acceptable way to build this with the russians? >> the questions about the relationship with russia are greater than ever. it's not just a question of building relationships with another country. what's so concerning about this is the revelation that the president -- one of the president's closest advisers, his son-in-law, before the president was even inaugurated wanted to establish communications with russia using russian facilities and this is the country that we know attempted to influence the outcome of the election. so i'm not at all comforted by any of the words that you just played and that we just heard. this is very concerning. and it requires a very thorough investigation. >> does it make any difference to you that kushner was not alone? that michael flynn, the fired national security adviser during the transition, he was there in ma meeting with the russian ambassador kislyak? >> no. that actually makes me e

without further do, john kelly -- without further ado, john kelly. kelly: i have talked to many in the media about things our department does on a daily basis. the past 100 days have been successful in enforcing the law and defending the nation. i believe this was it will help us to begin to improve the way we do business and how we accomplish our goals to make this come the test this country more secure. is $42.4 billion and we can never, in my opinion, invest too much in the security of our citizens or in our communities and we'll be able to sustain the critical security operations, and make improvements that will make us all safer. that includes hiring i.c.e. agent, improving cybersecurity and funding grants that support state and local communities and funding the coast guard operations at $344 million above the fy-17 budget request and as promised, the budget would secure our borders and enforce our immigration laws. voter security has three factors. you need people. you need technology and you need an infrastructure. this budget begins to provide

this president and john kelly doesn't want to guess when it comes to national security and protection of the u.s. population. >> chris: secretary kelly, thank you, thank you for sharing part of your holiday weekend with us. >> secretary kelly: absolutely, thanks. >> chris: up next, a new report that jared kushner attempted to set up a back channel between trump and the russian. we will bring in our panel. plus, what would you like to ask the panel about the continuous leaks in washington? go to twitter or facebook, @foxnewssunday, and we may use your question on the air. ♪ ♪ data, applications, customer experience. ♪ ♪ which is why comcast business delivers consistent network performance and speed across all your locations. fast connections everywhere. that's how you outmaneuver. say carl, we have a question about your brokerage fees. fees? what did you have in mind? i don't know. $4.95 per trade? uhhh. and i was wondering if your brokerage offers some sort of guarantee? guarantee? where we can get our fees and commissions back if we're not happy. so can you offer me what schwab is of

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i especially want to extend our gratitude to secretary john kelly, for joining us today. could or ever will. the wounds and burdens of war, not only did secretary proudly serve in the military for more than 40 years and during many hardships, but he and his incredible wife karen have borne the single most difficult hardship of them all, the loss of their son robert in service to our country. robert died fighting the enemies of all civilization in afghanistan. to john, karen, heather, tate, andrea, and the entire kelly family today 300 million american hearts are joined together with yours. we grieve with you, we honor you, and we pledge to you that we will always remember robert, and what he did for all of us. thank you, john. the quellkelly family represent military families across the country who carry the burden of freedom on their shoulders. secretary kelly is joined today by his son-in-law jake, a wounded warrior. and the secretary's son johnny will soon leave on his fifth deployment. it is because of families like yours that all of our families can live in safety an

brian: let's bring in john kelly on this memorial day. ainsley: hi, general. brian: on this weekend as we get set to barbecue. general, great to see you. before we talk about the secretary stuff we do want to talk about what happened over in manchester because it really relates to what you are doing. steve: there is a fox news alert. another arrest tied to the terror attacks overnight. we understand they are up to 10 that they have taken into custody. they had more raids in manchester and mersi side. they raided a barbershop. they think that perhaps the terrorists could have put the components of the bomb together at his house and then actually assembled it at another apartment about three miles away. this is exactly what the 7/7 terrorists did back in england. ainsley: general kelly, what's your reaction to this and what do we need to do to prevent something like this from happening here in the u.s.? >> well, first, it's everywhere. it's constant. we have had four major terror attacks in a week four different places obviously manchester, egypt, philippines an

then john kelly testifies before congress on the president's 2018 budget request. at 8:00, our conversation with counterterrorism and intelligence officer malcolm nance on q&a. >> c-span's guest on "newsmakers" is senator patrick leahy.

homeland security secretary john kelly says a secret back channel with russia is simply not a big deal. >> any way that you can communicate with people, particularly organizations that may be not particularly friendly to us is a good thing. again, it comes back to whatever the communication is comes back into the government and shared across the government. so it is not a bad thing to have multiple communication lines to any government. >> democrats, meantime, have a different story. they say kushner's security clearance should be revoked. here is what the ranking member of the house intelligence committee had to say. >> there is another question about his security clearance and whether he was forthcoming about his contacts on that. if these allegations are true and he had discussions with the russians about establishing a back channel and didn't reveal that, that's a real problem. i do think there ought to be a review of his security clearance to find out whether he was truthful, whether he was candid. if not, then there is no way he can maintain that kind of clearance. >> cnn's washi

he visited the grave of homeland security secretary john kelly's son killed seven years ago in afghanistan'selmand province. the afghanistan decision and a growing lives items on the president's agenda have been overshadowed and in some cases complicatesed by the internal chaos at the white house. jared kushner, the president's senior adviser and son-in-law, is under fire for trying to establish a secret channel of communications with russian officials during the transition. he's willing to discuss the matter with the fbi and congress, officials tell cnn, but the scrutiny is threatening to upend his first among equal status in the west wing. trying to move beyond the crisis the president is still weighing a reshuffling of his staff, although aides tell cnn nothing is imminent. the president making clear his annoyance in a storm of weekend tweets. it is my opinion that many. leaks coming out of the white house are fabricated lies made up by the fake news media. he added this. the fake news media works hard at disparaging and demeaning my use of social media because they don't want america to