republican senator jon kyl is a supporter of the arizona immigration law. he is in phoenix this morning. we thank you for joining us. >> thank you, harry. >> reporter: your governor in arizona has vowed to fight this court decision all the way to the supreme court. is it realistic to think that the arizona immigration law will prevail in the end? >> i think it should. i think the court's decision was wrong. the governor and legislative leaders have talked about possibly "tweaking," to use their phrase, the law to see if they can obviate the concerns the judge expressed. i don't think they can because her decision was very sweeping. i think it more likely that congress could act to actually fix the problem, both by reaffirming that it is congress's intent that the law be enforced rather than having the administration decide that they don't want to thoroughly enforce the law. and therefore, that the state's intention to do so would run counter to their policies. also to provide some more resources. the bulk of her decision rests on the proposition that the ch

however, many have supported the thoughts of center jon kyl, who believe that we need to modernize our own nuclear situation at oak ridge and other points, but we need to make certain that we are prepared and that our allies can count on the fact that our nuclear warheads will work if called upon. some say this has nothing to do with the start treaty, and they are correct. but senator kyl and senate republicans have said this is the time to get a commitment to follow through on these things. the administration should be willing to make that commitment. the president and vice president have spoken to it. they have cut some money from the accounts they are asking the president to boost. so we have that going on in another room while we are discussing the start treaty in the front room. on the 15th, 16th, and 70 the september we will have a markup. my prediction is it will lead to the committee sending to the floor the new start treaty. the question then will be, in a lame-duck session, and given the mood of whoever returns and however long that want to stay, will senator reid be able to

thank you. >> thank you, senator kyl. our first panel consists of three witnesses on our first panel was glenn fine. mr. fine is the inspector general of the department of justice. he worked for the department of justice office of the inspector general since january 1995. and which recently released a report entitled "review of the department's preparation to respond to a wmd incident," which i'm sure will be of great interest to this committee. we also have on this panel james bakker, mr. baker is an associate deputy attorney general at the department of justice with responsibility for national security matters. gain his career in the department of justice in the criminal division as a federal prosecutor during the clinton administration. and last we have steward beckham, mr. beckham is director of the office of thenational capital regional coordination of fema, and has 26 years of experience as a leader in the public and private sector, the national capital region is one of the prime areas of concern and interest. and w

. >>> arizona senator john kyl supports his state's immigration law and says the court's ruling blocking the most controversial parts from becoming law was wrong. senator kyl also says he would like hearings on whether the children of illegal immigrants should automatically become citizens. >> if you are born in the united states, you are a citizen, no matter what. there are limitations on that, for example, children of diplomats and so on. so the question is, if both parents are here illegally, should there be a reward for their illegal behavior? >> the senator says, until the government enforces the laws against illegal immigration, congress will not pass comprehensive reform >>> the debate heats up over a possible mosque near the world trade center in new york city. families of september 11th victims and other opponents are trying to block approval for the controversial islamic center. jay dow has the details. >> reporter: the controversy over a planned islamic center in the shadow of the new towers at ground zero began as a local issue. it would be a travesty to permit this building

. >> and a typical residential install is in this area about five or eight kyl watts which is 5 or 8,000 watts. >> that would use 15 to 20 of these. >> how are the modules themselves connected to each other? >> on the other side of this, this wiring here that ties the cells together all goes to a single point. >> can we take a look at that? >> sure. if we turn the module around, up in here, this is called a junction box. and this junction box is completely sealed and water tight and feeds a couple of leads, these are already wired and they have quick connectors so you can just plug the modules into one another. >> how many of these does british motor cars as part of their install? >> cut. we actually have about 1,500 panels here between the two buildings of british motors. cut. [laughter] >> wow. so, carl, i get that all of the modules get connected through these -- >> connectors. >> connectors. but once they're all connected what happens? i mean, where does it go? >> ok. it's great that we're out here at british motors because we can actually show you that. the fact that we have a carpo

. >> brown: you did have bipartisan support but quickly arizona senators mccain and kyl today came out with a statement. they refer to this as just a start. they cited several places where you could have more funding and more projects and more things they would like to be done. you think this is enough for now? >> i think so. and i think that again, what we want to make sure that we do is not just throw money at the border but do things that work. do things that make sense. do things that are efficient and again establish control along that whole 2,000 mile long border. and as we do that, let's make sure that witch's got the right mix. the right mix of manpower, technology and infrastructure. >> brown: now you refer to the violence on the other side of the board never mexico and in our setup we talked about these meetings in mexico city today. how much of a damager is there in terms of spreading to the u.s. and are you getting the kind of cooperation that you want from mexican officials? >> you know, we are working very closely with mexican officials in the calderon administration. in

my name is kyl sean@represent the captain. how are you today? captain nguyen estes and questions concerning the dede two and a dede three, do you recall that? >> and again i'm not as conversant in obvious oil and gas issues and i wasn't paying as close attention, that i thought i heard you say that you had some involvement in that process, is that correct? >> what my role in the response is to what it committee were doing because it's quite technical and put it in a language that we can communicate with the general public, press, different interested parties. i do understand what's going on on our relief of them can talk about. >> with respect to that, the captain had asked you about the use of the contractor for both of those wells. and i understand your testimony to how bad it is transocean, correct? >> now, with respect to does that duties, can you tell me, sir, whether anyone within bp has said again with respect to the subsequent relief effort that you need to be careful about transocean? >> i have not heard that, no. >> has anyone with bp

. >>> jon kyl is calling for hearings into whether children of illegal aliens should automatically become u.s. citizens. kyle spoke out yesterday on arizona's new immigration law, a portion blocked by a judge last week. >>> on face the nation yesterday, he said hearings should be held into the interpretation of the 14th amendment. >> if you were born in the united states, you are a citizen no matter what. there are limitations on that. for example, the children of diplomats and so on, so the question is, if both parents are here illegally, should there be a reward for their illegal behavior. >> kyle says the comprehensive immigration reform won't pass congress until the federal government enforces the current laws. >>> a small earthquake in california's solinas valley. the 3.6 earthquake was centered near king city, 145 miles southwest of san francisco. no reports of injury or damage. >>> in pakistan at least 2 million people have been forced from their homes by a week of deadly flooding. a cbs news correspondent richard roth reports a swath valley in pakistan is hardest hit. >> reporter:

senator graham, senator kyl of arizona. two moderates. men who worked very hard in good faith with the factions, seeking unconditional amnesty, open borders. they're so frustrated by being met with any resistance to compromise. i believe that all of those groups have overstepped. those on the left, they go as chamber of commerce, the business roundtable, you name the group. these are interest groups demanding from the left the whole loaf. i'm among those who have been trying to come up with an intelligent compromise. they're going to defeat the very interest of the people they purport to represent. that's the illegal immigrant. our economics are working against them. they have moved to the wrong side of history on this issue. this is a time for reason. this is a time for moderation and proportion. and they're exhibiting not any inclination whatsoever to move in that direction. the national interest. >> we only have about ten seconds left. any possibility of common ground in the next year? >> not unless those groups understand they're not

my name is kyl sean@represent the captain. how are you today? captain nguyen estes and questions concerning the dede two and a dede three, do you recall tat? >> and again i'm not as conversant in obvious oil and gas issues and i wasn't paying as close attention, that i thought i heard you say that you had some involvement in that process, is tht correct? >> what my role in the response is to what it committee were doing because it's quite technical and put it in a language that we can communicate with the general public, press, different interested parties. i do understand what's going on on our relief of them can talk about. >> with respect to that, the captain had asked you about the use of the contractor for both of those wells. and i understand your testimony to how bad it is transocean, correct? >> now, with respect to does that duties, an you tell me, sir, whether anyone within bp has said again with respect to the subsequent relief effort at you need to be careful about transocean? >> i have not heard that, >> has anyone with bp told you