then as we proved into the afternoon, students took shelter at kansas state university in kansas amid reports that severe weather was moving through. 18 million people from nebraska to kansas, texas and oklahoma are under a tornado watch right now. in fact, scott, in oklahoma, universities have canceled evening classes there and the state of oklahoma, scott, 80% of the state is under a tornado watch right now. again, here in wichita, the hail is starting to fall. i'd say it's penny-sized right now, but the rain is really starting to pick up in this area, and we're told it will continue late into the night. >> pelley: david begnaud, thanks. eric fisher is tracking these storms at our boston station, eric? >> reporter: scott, we've really seen these storms take offer over the last couple hours, very volatile spring atmosphere. here across the plains, kansas and oklahoma, is where we see most of the activity right now. that's where we're going to focus as we head into the evening. up and down the plains right in tornado alley, this is where we have tornado watches out, meaning that torna

a spokesperson for kansas state university said they can't comment on litigation matters.d tessa want monetary damages and want the school to investigate their allegations. tessa's case is still being investigated by authorities. >> title xi is based on discrimination on gender. >> based on their accusations and allegationsing zi think they have great chances. the department of education, long before their cases told schools like kansas state you need to that even if they're off-campus specifically at fraternities. they knew a lot of these functions might happen off-campus and put people in danger. >> that's the key, even off-campus. >>> coming up here -- beyonce's new album sparking new questions about infidelity and speculation about that mystery woman. i invest with e*trade, where investors can investigate and invest in vests... or not in vests. this is my retirement. retiring retired tires. and i never get tired of it. are you entirely prepared to retire? plan your never tiring retiring retired tires retirement with e*trade. plan your never tiring retiring retired tire

at kansas state university this afternoon in the state of kansas, students took shelter amid reports that severe weather would be moving through. from nebraska to kansas, oklahoma and texas, nearly 12 million people are under a tornado watch right now. in fact, in the state of oklahoma, nearly 80% of the state is under a tornado watch. there, some universities have canceled evening classes. scott, here in wichita, it's off-and-on, heavy at time, then the rain slacks, but residents here and the millions of people who live in this midwest region have been warned this is something you're going to experience late into the night. >> pelley: david begnaud, thanks. the u.s. is using new cyber weapons against isis computers. today a u.s. army general said the attacks are highly effective and highly classified. yesterday the president said 250 special forces troops will be joining 50 already in syria to coordinate 30,000 local fighters. we asked holly williams to bring us up to date on the fight against isis in syria and iraq. >> reporter: iraq says it's now fully recaptured the city of hit w

in a statement to abc news a spokesperson for kansas state university said they can't comment on litigation the university has a strong policy prohibiting discrimination including sexual violence and provides a multitude of resources and assistance to students and employees. sara and tessa want monetary damages and want the school to investigate their allegations. the fraternities aren't named in the lawsuit. the county attorney not pressing charges in sara's case while tessa's case is still being investigated by authorities. >> title xi is based on discrimination on gender. what are their chances? >> based on their allegations i think they have great chances. the department of education, long before their cases told schools like kansas state you need to investigate claims like that even if they're off-campus specifically at fraternities. they knew a lot of these functions might happen off-campus and put people in danger. so if what they say is true, they have very strong cases. >> that's the key, even off-campus. >>> coming up here -- beyonce's new album sparking new questions about infide

then as we moved into the afternoon, students took shelter at kansas state university in kansas, amid r weather was moving through. 1 million people from nebraska to kansas, texas, and oklahoma, are under a tornado watch right now. in fact, scott, in oklahoma universities have canceled evening classes there. the state of oklahoma, scott. 80% of state is under a tornado watch right now. again here in wichita, the hail is starting to fall. say penny-sized right now. but the rain is really starting to pick up in the area. we are hold it will continue late into the night. >> david begnaud, thank you. >>> the u.s. is using new cyberweapons against isis computers. a u.s. general said the attacks are highly effective and classified. >>> yesterday the president said 250 special forces troops will be joining 50 already in syria to coordinate 30,000 local fighters. we asked holly williams to bring us up to date on the fight against isis in syria and iraq. >> reporter: iraq says it is now fully recaptured the hat, which sits in a key strategic position on an isis supply line between iraq and syr

. >>> now to two female kansas state university students, suing the school, accusing administrators of not reported being sexually assaulted at parties. >> reporter: sexual assaults on campus is a growing crisis. the office of civil rights investigating 178 schools of their handling of sexual violence cases. they're among the cases. they were both assaulted at fraternities off-campus. >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: this morning, two younger students suing kansas state university claiming they failed to investigate their sexual assault cases. sara and tessa both 21 years old filing separate federal lawsuits against the school after they say school officials refused to investigate their cases because they occurred off campus. with a school, regardless of where the conduct occurred the school must process the complaint in accordance with its established procedure and i went to the offices and they gave me a lot of back and forth. i answered a lot of questions. ultimately they told me they couldn't investigate because it was off-campus. >> what kansas state seems to be ignoring victims

they filed separate lawsuits against kansas state university after they say university officials refusedate their reports of rape and sexual assault at fraternity houses. >> i went to the office and they gave me a lot of back and forth. i answered a lot of questions and then ultimately they told me that they couldn't investigate because it was off campus. >> the school is at the center of other charges it miss handled sexual assault case. in a statement to abc news the university says it can can't comment on litigation but it has a strong policy prohibiting discrimination including sexual violence. >>> back here a 15-year-old south jersey teenager hit by a car while crossing the road saturday night has died. gaffe von conley passed away at cooper university hospital surrounded by family and friends. her family says she was an organ donor. she was struck about 8 o'clock saturday night while crossing route 42 in washington township. the driver of the car left the scene but returned later. no charges have been filed pending a police investigatio investigation. >> candidates are stumping for

state. time at the university of kansas.outraged over these trump 2016 sidewalk chalk drawings like the ones that sent students into a fury at emery university last week. some comparing the writing to having a confederate flag on campus. now they are demanding the university do something about it responding on quitter saying people were quick to jump to conclusionze and someone outside of campus could have easily done it the university did wash the markings off though because the policy requires people to get permission before drawing on the sidewalk. those are your headlines. sidewalk chalk. >> disturbing report of isis getting jobs at the airport. literally, how did that happen? what does it mean for security? >> >> catch a bull that escaped the slaughter house. his friend did it he said i'm going to do the same thing. stack and seal. these are the hands that keep private information private. these are the hands of pitney bowes, the craftsmen of commerce. these are the hands that dig for opportunity, identify patterns, and

we've also been in touch with the folks at university of kansas, the vendor that alaska selected, to try to get at the issue. we have, unfortunately, in past states in past years had issues around the technical glitches. states and vendors have worked together to try to resolve those as best they can and to assure we have assessment system that provides good information to parents and teachers eesh year about student performance. we're going to continue to work with the university of kansas and try to see the best path forward. >> i would not disagree that you need to try to work through technical glitches. and if i got thethought these wt technical glitches, i might not be as insistent we have some degree of discretion from you at the department that says this didn't work this year. it has materially impacted the validly of this year's assessments. i know that you have had prior situations most specifically with the state of nevada just last year with their state wide assessment. the department allowed the state to cancel that test without penalty. i'm told that they just -- nevada just received confirmation that there would be no penalty on the

we've also been in touch with the folks at university of kansas, and the vendor that alaska selected to try and get at the issues we have unfortunately in other states in past years had issues around technical glitches. the key thing has been that the states and the vendors have worked together to try to resolve those as best they can. and to ensure that we have an assessment system that provides good information to parents and teachers each year about student performance. we're going to continue to work with dr. mccollie and the university of kansas. and try to see the best path forward. >> i would not disagree that you need to try to work through technical glitches and if i thought these were just technical glitches, i might not be so insistent that we have some degree of discretion from you at the department that says this didn't work, this year. it has materially impacted the validity of this year's assessments. i know that you have had prior situations most specifically with the state of nevada. just last year with their statewide assessment, the department allowed the state to cancel that test without penalty. i'm told that they just -- nevada

university of kansas, the that alaska selected to get at the issues. we have had issues in past issues around technical glitches. the key thing has been states and vendors have worked together to resolve those as best they can and to ensure that we have an assessment system that provides the information to parents and teachers each year about student performance. we will continue to work with dr. macauley and the university of kansas. murkowski: i would not disagree that you need to work through technical glitches, and if i thought these were just technical glitches, i might not be so insistent that we have some degree of discretion from you at the department that says this did not work this year. it has materially impacted the validity of this year's assessments. i know that you have had prior situations specifically with the state of nevada. statepartment allow the to cancel that test without penalty. i am told they just received conversation that there would be no penalty on them for canceling the test due to the technical difficulties with it. so i would ask that you look at the situation with alaska and give me the assurance that the de

state of kansas. mr. thompson is a kansan in every sense of the word. he is a leavenworth native and his family dates back 150 years in leavenworth. he graduated from the university of kansas and went on to graduate from washburn university's school of law. both phenomenal universities in the second district. his knowledge of the impact that a detainee transfer may have on leavenworth and the entire region stems from his time as the top law enforcement official in leavenworth county. and it will provide much needed context and insight into this process. i thank him for taking his time to come to washington and sit before the subcommittee to answer questions. i have full faith in his ability and he will help congress and the president better understand the implications and repercussions of such a transfer. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. mr. perry: the chair thanks the gentlelady from kansas, ms. jenkins. thank you-all for being here today. the chair recognizes sheriff bouchard for an opening statement. mr. bouchard: thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member thompson, and distinguished members of the subcommittee. i am as mentioned michael bouchard, sheriff o