noem: yes. the communication between states and the federal government has been absolutely broken. what i love about this committee -- you have governors sitting on this committee that have been in that role as commander-in-chief and have the responsibility for being ceo's of their state. it is a different perspective. i served in congress, and both are extremely important. they are just different in that responsibility that weighs on your shoulder. i told folks that that is the thing that most times, if something was going to keep me up at night, it was the responsibility being commander-in-chief, recognizing the decisions i made. i'm sure you had this feeling as well as governor, that impacted those soldiers, and impacted their communities when we pulled them out, and the importance of that. and when they were bringing refugees into the country, i communicated that to the federal government. they were bringing refugees and i asked how we were working with the home countries to find out who the

and kristi noem, trump's pick for homeland security on capitol hill. and a lot of questions tonight over who's really actually going to be in charge of it. noem or trump's border czar. this is people in her own state are asking if she's qualified. let's go out front. and good evening. i'm erin burnett, outfront tonight, bone chilling chaos. freezing temperatures have now thrown trump's inauguration into a logistical nightmare. the entire swearing in ceremony is now going to take place inside the capitol rotunda. and many now are without tickets. but there is someone who will not be left out in the cold. the vice president of china. he will now become the first senior chinese communist leader to witness the democratic transfer of power in the united states, and news of his appearance came just after an extraordinary call. trump spoke today with the chinese president, xi jinping. now, he did not do that for biden, and that >> so i have many problems together and starting immediately well, this talk of goodwill and this appearance at the inauguration is o

governor noem. securing the homeland is the number one priority. our number one priority, constitutional priority as a congress. and it is for sure the number one priority of the voters in the last election. and it is the number one priority for president donald trump. so naturally he would say hum, who is the toughest, smartest, most capable protector that i know? i think i would like to find a ranch woman, mom, grandmother, who knows how to protect her own. and when you grow up on a ranch in the prairies or the west, nobody else is going to look out for your critters, no one else is protecting your family. you do it. and she brings this skill set as senator thune said as a leader, legislator, as a member of congress, as a governor, a very important by the way when i would get into the room with other governors, senator, i was now part of a club where i don't belong. it was very, very rich because there is an alliance that is really important. so for me it is a really special opportunity to be able

they held an event together behind governor noem where she spoke. people held up trump, noem signs. and she was considered to be somebody in the running to be chosen for for trump's, trump's running mate. as we all know, about nine months ago, a certain book came out that, uh, did some serious damage to those hopes for about a certain dog shooting a dog yeah. but yeah, i think people will remember that. and incredible that that was only nine months ago. and here we are today. but but, you know, this is a person who clearly has high ambition and is a hard charging person. and she had her eyes on the on the vp prize. i think she's decided that, you know, the next best, best thing for her future ambitions would be if she can be the person who can become known as solving the border, whatever that means. i think she's decided that that's something that is going to be her next step. and anybody that thinks she's going to be a wallflower and cede power to tom homan or whoever i think is probably going to be mistaken. >> well, it's going to be fascinating to see how that plays out. but lulu

kristi noem saying quote, dirt bags like this will be removed from the streets. they have rescued a dominican national with interpol red notice, he is wanted for a double homicide in his country. this comes after ice outside of new york made 1200 arrests and 850 ice dean -- detainers. they have encountered 582 illegal crossings on sunday. that is unbelievable, not a single sector recorded over 200, that is something neither bill melugin nor i have seen that in covering the border. stark contract from the encounters in biden's last week in office and biden's record numbers topped 11,000. i remember being in eagle pass, 3000 per day and now closer to 60. dea out in denver, seizing 130,000 fentanyl pills while arresting two illegal migrants with ties to sinaloa cartel. >> people want to be safe and secure in their communities, they are moving swiftly and quickly and straight-forward on removing rapists, murderers, gang members that have come across the southern border. i wish they would do it in my home state of minute. get bad actors out of our country. >> griff: a

the clerk: nomination, department of homeland security, chrissy noem of -- kristi noem of south dakota to be secretary. . : mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, today the senate will vote on the nomination of kristi noem. i am voting no today. there are obvious and bipartisan solutions to fix the mess at our border and to grateful improve our immigration system. those solutions include the bipartisan border security bill we introduced last year with senators lankford, murphy and sinema, and even better a comprehensive reform package along the lines of the bipartisan compromise from the gang of eight from 2013. these are real solutions that would solve our immigration problem and kristi noem seems headed in the wrong direction. i will vote no. now on the hegseth debate last night. last night senate republicans entrusted the mostly powerful military in the world to someone with no experience, terrible judgment and serious flaws of character. this is a deeply troubling moment. our troops deserve so much better than pete hegs

i've known kristi noem for a long time. she has a very compelling personal and family story which inspired her entrance into the public arena. and i'm sure you'll hear a little bit more about that from her. but i've observed, as she has gone through the state legislature as a leader, their state house of representatives, the u.s. house of representatives, where she was our only member from south dakota representing our state's interests there for eight years and now currently as south dakota's governor. and i think she brings to this job a number of things that are going to be really essential. and one is obviously a skill set when it comes to managing hard problems. she led our state through the pandemic, managed what were extraordinary circumstances all across this country in a way that made south dakota, frankly, a magnet for people from other states who were trying to flee or get away from some of the heavy handed requirements that were imposed in other states around the country. our state stayed open, stayed free, and

noem: today my brothers do. when i went to congress, us four siblings all worked together in partnership with my mom for many , many years. but when i went to congress, i was going to be gone a lot, and obviously was spending my time in other entities, so my brothers at that time bought my sister and i out of the business operation. we still have equity in the land and other things, but they run the business and do the farming today. >> the book is "not my first rodeo, lessons from the heartland." a lot of children were grow up in a family business and either reject the family business or just not want to go into the same line of work as their parents did. this is something that you embrace, and i was trying to get a sense of how much this was a matter of circumstance for you, given your father's accident, or whether this is something you ultimately decided that you loved enough to want to do before you found your current location. gov. noem: i would say my dad and i were a lot alike. my brother says if you want

there were 6 democrats when voted to confirm kristi noem.were john fetterman, tim kaine, andy kim, scott peters, jeanne shaheen and elissa slotkin. the senate meets in a a rare saturday session today to advance as many nominees across the finish line as possible. kristi noem, as i said, enjoyed bipartisan support. >> i wish her well in the enforcement of law, and reemphasize that border security is very important not only for the sovereignty of this the great nation of ours because you can't be a sovereign nation if you don't control the borders -- >> reporter: the border will be a major focus of nome at dhs. also addressing issues at the secret service following the double a assassination attempts on the life of president trump last year. fema also falls under the dhs umbrella. democrats are worried about mass deportations and border security. >> if the trump administration decides to use the department of homeland security, which governor noem is seeking to head, to enforce mass if deportation, what's going to happen on that orr to chard?

vote no. >> shiewm worries about how noem will handle the border if confirmed noem has a broad portfolio of controversial topics ranging from mass deportations to problems at the secret service plus issues with fema and trump may terminate fema. >> also be signing executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling fema or getting rid of fema i think it is frankly not good. >> senate has confirmed three of president trump nominees so far. mash koa marco rubio and ratcliff and pete hegseth as defense secretary and noem would be number four. >> i think it is important to remember why this is so important to get these nominations across the finish line. i think kristy flies through this. she came out a committee i think like 13-2 vote. in favor of her she had eight democrats vote for her in the vote. kristy is tough as nails. senate is meeting to maximize time to confirm as many of mr. trump's no, ma'am -- nominees as possible and scott bessent and sean duffy as secretary. >> of course, we're watching to see more drama in store this weekend and ask alex with grea

[applause] governor noem: hi. good afternoon. you all look wonderful.t is such an honor to be with all of you here today. aww, thank you! listen, listen my guess is a my guess is a year ago most of you had no idea who i was. but unlike the d.c. media, i am sure you all at least know there are two dakotas? [laughter] and i am the governor of the warmer one. [laughter] i am here today to share some of the lessons of my state. the main questions that need to be answered this weekend is, why does america need conservatives. the question of why america need conservatives can be answered by mentioning a single year, and the ear is 2020. everyone knows that almost overnight we went from a roaring economy to a tragic nationwide shutdown. by the beginning of 2020, former president trump had created 7 million new american jobs. [applause] we had the lowest unemployment rate in over half a century, unemployment rate for black, hispanic and asian americans reached the lowest levels in history. more than 10 million people had been lifted out of poverty and out of we

kristi noem will take questions.hat department is as big, you say not as big as pentagon, it is different from secret service and fema, what should she be prepared for today? you can't spend your time as congressman and get know what you are getting into? >> if you are a governor, you have that experience. it feels big, fema, secret service, coast guard, immigration, cyber security, it feels big but it is fraction of the size of department of defense. it feels big because of mission. key to running a place like that, make sure there are good leaders doing their jobs, make sure they are adequately funded and there is adequate oversight. creation of dhs in 2001 was political compromise. >> brian: lieberman's idea. >> some respects did not go far enough, other respects went too far. political compromise based on notion terrorism was extra territorial threat. one cabinet regulates how someone comes into this country, land, sea and air, you will have dealt with terrorism. that is now outdated model. >> ainsley: you worked

don't miss cheryl with mornings with maria. >> carley: and kristi noem as dhs secretary.f the international association of firefighters and joins me now. good morning, it is great to see you. this will play out in a few hours. you can guess democrats will say she is governor of a small state and does not have experience to lead a government agency of this size. you thought a lot about this in public safety given job you do. why do you think she is right person to lead dhs? >> never been more important given fires out in l.a. that federal government look at how we respond to emergencies in this country. i've spoken with president trump on need to take a good look at that, i've spoken with governor kristi noem about it. she has a long, storied track record. in the house, she was a supporter of firefighter issues, something we take seriously. we know she might be from a strong state, she is ad administrator, she knows how to run a big bureaucracy and she is familiar with issues we deal with. any they are very important, she supported innic taking on some of the challenges we

they're the national security, obviously, border security with governor noem, now secretary noem. on in the world. glad to get those done. we're working on a couple more and just going to keep grinding through and get the president's team in place and ready to implement his agenda. mike: i'm told you were very involved in getting the votes for hegseth in getting that across the finish line. >> it was a team effort. it was hard and it was close, but we got it done. we knew there was a path, and i've been saying for some time that there's a path. and it ended up pretty much exactly kind of the way i expected it to come out. in the end, it was a good outcome. and for the country, honestfully. and i -- honestly. lord knows that the department of defense has some challenges in front of its, and he's -- of it, and he's a guy that's a ready to roll up his sleeves and go to work. we're anxious to get him on the job. mike: does it matter if it's 5- 51-50 in hegseth's case or rubio, 99-0, in the end? >> in the end, they get confirmed. some, obviously, have more votes than ever. marco was an

how did you think kristi noem's performance? >> first off governor noem did a great job.knows the importance of transparency. she knows the importance of accountability. she knows the importance of securing our border. no rapists, terrorists, traffickers none of these people coming into our country. so look i don't know how somebody could vote against her. i don't know how you could do it because do these democrats want an open border? they want more criminals? more rapes? more murders? that's what they are voting for if they vote against her. liz: we're hearing senate democrats put up a fight against trump's agenda. what do you think of that? >> well of course. i don't get it. president trump won the electoral vote big. he won the popular vote. he is the president for the next four years. why wouldn't the democrats want him to be successful if they care about this country? but starting with chuck schumer, and all these democrats, they are going to obstruct, obstruct, obstruct. they are going to do everything they can to prevent trump's agenda from getting implemented. th

you are going from a garden home to kristi noem. that shooting a dog isn't a deal breaker. when you look at this crop of nominees and the party, there is something there, man. they are all in great shape. you've got to look at people who preserve and maintain what's important in their lives. they are going to do that with their physical self. they are going to do that in other areas. this is why a lot of liberals are bad come out of shape losers: because they don't believe in structure, discipline -- no offense, harold jr., you look great. [laughter] noem is lucky to succeed someone as utterly incompetent as them. all she has to do was not take a leak on the desk and she wins. they are the epitome of the nonconscious thinking -- robotic humanity like meter maids and tsa workers and cashiers. there is no way to reach them. you cannot find a humanity in they are, or somebody to understand your needs or problems. when you say to him "you falsely blamed a border agent." it's a soulless bureaucrat. he is just a member of the elite manage

i known governor noem for quite a while now.ll of americans' concern about, you know, making sure dangerous people aren't coming across the border. this week we have had a lot of attention towards. this we are working on the laken riley act in memory of the young woman who was killed by an immigrant -- illegal immigrant who frankly shouldn't have been here. yesterday, we held a hearing called remain in mexico. talking about the executive power that has been granted to the president to fix the border. we actually think most of these things can be done and actually were done in the first administration without legislation. legislation would be great but it's hard to pass bills in congress with democrat opposition. but i think the president is going to do a lot on day one. i think governor noem will be there to help him. >> lawrence: does she have the vote to get confirmed right now or is it going to be some work? >> i think there's a good chance that she is going to get democrat vote in the committee and on the floor. she eventual

david: look at governor kristi noem today.on't know a democrat like her. >> marco rubio on the other side you have a dick durbin, and dems look old and supposed to be the cool hip party. david: a dusty dick durbin. so how does trump, he's got political capital, he had political capital going into these nominations and now more of it. how does he use it on day one? >> you've got to improve on the current situation, and so far it's not set very high. it's going to be the border closing, inflation, bring that down, energy, drilling, all that stuff. david: does this make it easier for him to get his one big bill in the reconciliation package? >> i'm not an expert in this. some argue it's too complicated at once, too much spending but nobody can bob better than trump. david: what do you think does he have the capital to push threw what he wants? >> he has the capital. does he have the margins in the house. when you have three votes, three stray and we've seen that happen before, then that's a problem but there's no house speaker ou

noem posted this void owe -- rather, photo of the ceremony on x.emocratic senators joined republicans to -- here's trump praising the confirmations. >> by the way, pete hegseth got approved. [cheers and applause] if kristi noem just got approved, governor. she's going to keep it -- [cheers and applause] if she's tough. she's a tough one. she's a tough one. and she's going to do a great job. >> reporter: there are more confirmation if hearings scheduled for this week. the first hearing for health and human services nominee robert f. kennedy jr. will be held on wednesday, fbi director nominee and director of national intelligence nominee tulsi gabbard scheduled to appear before their respective committees on thursday. all three face an uphill battle, but a patel has called for changes at the fbi. charlie, rachel and jason. rachel: thank you, madeleine. not up there, sean duffy if on tuesday. i believe they're going the vote for him. at least i've been told by some good sources. charlie: out of committee, on the floor. rachel: on the floor. charlie: n

so it's going to be a big responsibility for kristi noem. and you could tell from the questions that were being asked by these republican senators, they want to see how trump's promises are going to be implemented. >> yeah. i mean, julia, this comes as you have new reporting about what governor noem's leadership could look like if she's confirmed lead dhs. what have you learned? >> yeah, that's right. >> jose, i'm actually in harlingen, texas right now outside of one of the airports that carries out deportation flights, a place that could see a lot of activity in the next few weeks. >> if trump is able to carry through on that campaign promise of mass deportations, as you mentioned. >> but yes, we have reporting that says that the policies of the border and the policies regarding mass deportations and how that will be carried out will largely be in the hands of stephen miller and tom homan, the border czar that trump appointed, who will report to him at the white house. >> in fact, no one was asked about that today by democratic senator andy

south dakota governor kristi noem, trump's choice for homeland. secretary, fielded questions this morning. her expected role in top trump aide stephen miller, in charge of implementing the president's immigration policies such as mass deportation. >> i would say there's no authorities being planned to be taken away from the department or or myself if i'm in the role, and we'll continue to mixed signals, you can understand how, you know, people in my home state, maybe around the country, when they hear mr. homan saying, i'm making the decisions, when they hear president elect trump say he's in charge of our border. >> and joining me now is nbc news congressional correspondent julie sirkin. back with us, former homeland security secretary jeh johnson, former republican national chairman michael steele, co-host of msnbc's the weekend. so, julie, governor noem said she would not politicize disaster funding under fema, which is also under her management, and insisted that cisa is off mission, misdirecting its resources. that's a controversial shift. it

south dakota governor kristi noem, facing questions from senators at her confirmation hearing, noem vowed to aggressively implement trump's border policies. and despite migrant crossings at the u.s. southern border plummeting last year, she described the situation there as a war zone. here's her exchange with republican senator josh hawley is the southern border secure as we find it today? >> senator, no, the southern border is not secure today. but in just three days, we will have a new president in this country, president donald j. trump. and he will secure our border. my hope is that if given the opportunity to serve as secretary, that the federal government would no longer. and i believe, as president trump has promised, the american people facilitate an illegal alien invasion in the meantime, senate republican leaders are hopeful that they will vote to confirm secretary of state pick marco rubio and possibly other top national security cabinet picks on monday after trump is sworn in as president. >> with us now is cnn's priscilla alvarez. and priscilla, you have some really good new

vance, and dhs nominee kristi noem awaiting her vote just 90 minutes from now. does she face a tough road ahead too? republican homeland security member roger marshall weighs in on that that. plus, president trump's border crackdown in full swing week as troops head to the border and i.c.e. makes hundreds of arrests. but a key part of trump's plans facing roadblocks after a judge blocked his order to end birthright citizenship. what happens next? and more israeli hostages reunited with their families today, but will that ceasefire deal continue to hold? we are on top of it all. welcome, everybody, i'm jackie deangelis, and this is "fox news live." we go ahead and start with chad pergram live on capitol hill where the senate has convened and is preparing for kristi noem's confirmation vote. chad, what's the latest? >> reporter: jackie, good morning. the senate meets in a rare saturday session to confirm many of president trump's cabinet nominees. today want to confirm as many as possible. confirmations are lagging behind the pace of previous administrations, and

dhs secretary kristi noem was here in new york city.s on the ground as the teams hit the streets in the middle of the night. she's doing exactly what president trump wanted to. >> and that is my commitment to all of you, that we will walk through every single situation together and i'll prepare you as much as i can for it and we'll have the flexibility to make sure that we can always keep the american people first and foremost. reporter: so who did they arrest in new york city is the question for people at home. that would include venezuelan migrant identified by dhs as anderson zombrano. he was arrested on kidnapping, assault and burglary charges. sources telling fox news he's part of the south american gang tren de aragua. we've heard about them so many times in the past few months. people had no idea who they were but they remember this. this guy was also out on a warrant for an arrest in colorado for that violent takeover that went viral in aurora when a group of migrants was caught on camera taking over with weapons and breaking in

en la polÍtica estadounidense, alguien como christine noem nunca hubiera sido confirmada.cretaria de seguridad nacional tendrÁ las riendas del servicio secreto ice y la patrulla fronteriza trabajando junto al llamado zar de la frontera, quien ha prometido vuelos de deportaciÓn. >> diarios numbers totally increase the number of west nationwide as we open up the aperture right now. it's constructing public safety threats national security threats that's a smaller population. >> con el camino a las deportaciones masivas pavimentado desde los primeros dÍas del gobierno,n una serie de memorÁndums dirigidos a varias agencias del departamento de seguridad nacional. >> ese es el problema con estos memorÁndums que vemos de estas agencias es que tratan de modificar lo que el congreso no ha querido cambiar y ellos no tienen la autoridad de hacerlo. >> con el voto de este sÁbado en el senado, no es ya la cuarta confirmaciÓn en el nuevo gabinete del presidente trump harÁ un gran trabajo. fue lo que dijo el presidente trump esta tarde en un evento en nevada de christine noem, a quien so

wow what a difference win you have someone that's engaging like the new secretary kristi noem is.t was -- is going to perk up the agents this is the morel the last four years how low it was amongst these agencies that were patrolling eye is. this is the difference maker we all know it starts at the top. win you see the leadership of these individuals and being on the scene some of these arrests really makes a difference to the field agents they know they are going to have the backup of their bosses. >> martha: jonathan fahey let me bring you in. win you watch these arrests like we saw this morning kristi noem carrying out with these base agents it occurs to me i know the pushback we are hearing from democrats and people who worked with the bite and a administration is we did those to taking people into custody but i don't ever remember seeing alejandro mayorkas anywhere near this kind of action. what's your response with. >> alejandro mayorkas was never near any of it and didn't want to do any of this. this is really the greatest thing they are doing, basically publicizing this be

and kristi noem will be on point for operationalizing these promises. they are big promises, but they're achievable. >> so there's many parts of this many layers, right? it costs money to deport someone, right? i mean, in 2016, the estimate was around 11,000, not including transport. you have the economic part of this. you know, the potential inflation. you have the potential loss of revenue because, you know, those who are here illegally also pay taxes in the billions, right. how do you account for all of that well, they cost a whole lot more than they pay in. >> and i think that's pretty well established by a lot of different entities. so the idea that we're somehow losing money by deporting people who are breaking our laws strikes me as a bit silly, frankly, and it doesn't bear up under the numbers. i would also point out that when you limit and close in as close as you can on zero to mass illegal immigration, which is typically unskilled labor, you create job opportunities and wage growth for poor american people. we saw this in 2019. again, the dat

so what is happening right now with the vote for kristi noem? >> well, we just learned that kristi noem was confirmed to be donald trump's secretary for homeland security. the vote was 5934, which means that democratic senators joined republicans in confirming noem, who was the governor of south dakota before this. so noem now has a huge job in front of her, just getting confirmed was honestly just the first step leading the department of homeland security means that she is going to have to take on trump's very aggressive immigration proposals when it comes to the southern border, when it comes to mass deportations. and dhs also oversees fema, which deals with disaster relief. and trump is making news on that in just just yesterday, he is saying that he doesn't even know if fema should continue to exist. and as the country is reeling from the devastating fires in california and hurricanes across the south, noem is going to have to contend with all of that. so she has a huge agenda in front of her. but the senate gave donald trump another win for

kristi noem, governor of south dakota, up for homeland security.ind it today? >> senator, no, the southern border is not secure today but in just three days we will have a new president in this country, president donald j. trump, and he will secure our border. >> do you believe in legal vetted immigration and that we need more of it in the united states? >> i do believe we need to follow our legal immigration laws and that it needs to be vetted. we need more resources. >> bret: you know, josh, it seems the more these hearings go on, it becomes clear that republicans are united and probably they could get all of them through. >> yeah. i mean, that was a pretty successful hearing for kristi noem, didn't get a whole lot of democratic, you know, fireworks in that hearing. and, look, she is going to be one of the more important cabinet officials if she is confirmed dealing with border security. dealing with president trump's promise to start deportations of those here illegally. so that is an important role she is going to be playing a key part and demo

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this morning, secretary noem posted photos and videos on x from an operation in the bronx. you see her there wearing a police and an ice vest. we also saw doctor phil in an apparent ride along with agents in chicago. what do you make of these operations seemingly being made for tv? made to be publicized? yes. >> so one of the challenges in the weeks and months and years ahead is going to be what, in fact, is happening as compared to what the what the administration wants to tell us is happening. there's there's there's shifts in immigration policy in particular, something like cbp one, the app that they brought down, um, that will now just make asylum seekers more confused, not less. right. and um, but what the department, what the trump administration inherited was shock of all shocks. the numbers are there, which is is a much quieter border than what they sold. and so they're going to have to do much, what we would call performative enforcement actions, that is bringing doctor phil, televising it, bringing noem, who looks like she's going into combat, um, uh, in new york

i've known kristi noem for a long time.tory, which inspired her entrance into the public arena. and i'm sure you'll hear a little bit more about that from her. but i've observed, as she has gone through the state legislature as a leader there state house of representatives, the u.s. house of representatives, where she was our only member from south dakota, representing our state's interests there for eight years and now currently as south dakota's governor. and i think she brings to this job a number of things that are going to be really essential. and one is obviously a skill set when it comes to managing hard problems. she led our state through the pandemic, managed what were extraordinary circumstances all across this country in a way that made south dakota, frankly, a magnet for people from other states who were trying to flee or get away from some of the heavy handed requirements that were imposed in other states around the country. our state stayed open, stayed free, and that was largely due to her leadership. and i w

then you have the soon to be, presumably secretary noem.t seem to face much opposition today. she, of course, is dhs secretary, is going to be in charge of 250,000 people. big on their plate is the southern border. so how all that gets mapped out still has to be seen. but as we understand it, they really want to have immigration policy held within the white house. i'm right down here at a place where they will be doing deportation flights. in fact, the biden administration already runs about three planes a week out of this airport for deportations. we understand that could get a lot busier. but when it comes to the mechanics of those plans, how it's staffed, the security they have to get on these planes, the detention space they need for the migrants before they're deported, and everything else. the question will come is that ultimately left up to the dhs secretary? or how much of a hand will miller and homan ultimately have in that process? because right now, homan is saying he's in charge. >> all right, julia ainsley, thank you so much. s

en la polÍtica estadounidense, alguien como christine noem nunca hubiera sido confirmada. aperture right now, it's constrained public safety threats national security threats that's a smaller population. >> con el camino a las deportaciones masivas pavimentado desde los primeros dÍas del gobierno, con una serie de memorÁndums dirigidos a varias agencias del departamento de seguridad nacional. >> ese es el problema con estos memorÁndums que vemos de estas agencias es que tratan de modificar lo que el congreso no ha querido cambiar y ellos no tienen la autoridad de hacerlo. >> con el voto de este sÁbado en el senado no es ya la cuarta confirmaciÓn en el nuevo gabinete del presidente trump? harÁ un gran trabajo, dijo el presidente trump esta tarde desde un evento en nevada sobre kristi noem, quien ha prometido moralizar y sacudir a un departamento que, en su opiniÓn, se volviÓ disfuncional en washington. javier vega noticias, telemundo. >> y el viernes le informamos a noticias telemundo que mÉxico habrÍa rechazado un vuelo de deportados desde estados unidos. segÚn nbc news, e

further, that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the noem nomination be waived.he presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report the motion to in -- invoke cloture. the clerk: the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on debate on the nomination of kristi noem, of south dakota, to be secretary of homeland security. the vice president: by unanimous consent, the mandatory worker has been waived -- the mandatory quorum call has been waived. is it the sense of the senate that the debate on kristi noem of south dakota, to be secretary of homeland security, shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. >> governor known you are now recognized for your opening statement. >> good morning german policymaking member peters and the distinguished members of this committee i'm honored to appear before all of you today as a nominee for the secretary of h

noem's confirmation? >> well, her confirmation process went off pretty smoothly, and she was just confirmed by the senate of a vote of 59 to 34. and that meant that seven democratic senators joined with republicans to confirm her. and we expect her to be sworn in shortly. but now that she has been confirmed, the real work for her begins. as trump's leader of the department of homeland security, noem will have the extremely huge job of running trump's immigration proposals from what he wants to do on the southern border to his mass deportation plans. and trump has already issued a number of executive orders in this area that it will be noem's job to figure out how to carry out and continue. noem will also oversee fema, which deals with disaster relief. and we've seen president trump just yesterday talking about potentially wanting to eliminate that entire agency. subagency under homeland security. and as the country is recovering from the devastating wildfires in california and hurricanes up and down the s

senate democrats joined republican lawmakers to approve noem, the agency noem is taking charge of worksborder security and immigration enforcement, cybersecurity, anti-terrorism and emergency response to our disasters. democrats are worried she will nix fema, which has responded to the recent fires in southern california and the hurricanes in the southeast. noem says her priorities are securing our southern border and fixing what she referred to as our broken immigration system. noem is now the fourth of president trump's picks to be confirmed. will immense budget cuts and rising costs. santa rosa city school district has hit a new, very positive milestone. more on their graduation rate next. >> plus, mexico and the united states reaching an agreement on deportations. why? mexico says it rejected a u.s. flight yesterday, and reaction to us and i experience the sweeping drama of manon, where opulence brings consequence in a lavish world of love and betrayal. ♪ tickets at sfballet.org dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. ♪ five y

and kristi noem, kristi noem is going to follow the policies of the trump administration. she's going to follow the policies of project 2025, as will all of his nominees. america voted and they made a choice. part of it was buying into a narrative, i would argue, a false narrative that donald trump put out. the other part is fear tactics and a media echo chamber that was anxious to hear and not actually push back against what donald trump was saying, has actually bolstered a lot of his claims. >> okay, charlie, let's move to the confirmation hearings, because pete hegseth was certainly questioned about his commitment to the geneva convention. let's take a listen to that. >> are you saying that the geneva convention provisions which which clearly outlaw torture of prisoners, do not, should not apply in the future? senator, how we treat our wounded, how we treat our prisoners. the applications of the geneva conventions are incredibly important, but we would all have to acknowledge that the way we fought our wars back when the geneva conventions were written are a lot differe

[applause] secretary noem: so this is going to be a little different.set for a second, do you have any questions or comments from a? i don't know if they warned you that i would open it up to this or not, but to me, this is my favorite part of doing events. i get to hear from you. i am sure there are some of you who have maybe been a bit familiar with me, saw something on tv or social media thought, " i wonder if she really" -- and you thought, if i could just ask that secretary one question, what would it be? is there any before i leave today and come visit with you? all right. i gave you a chance. [laughter] i will come down to visit with you and spend some time. does that sound alright? have a wonderful day. thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] hold a news conference following himeeting with the fomc. if you can watch it live at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile app, or online at c-span.org. ♪ [applause] listening to programs on c-span through c-span radio is easy. tell your smart speaker, play c-span radio app. and

do we have that video to show what kristi noem is just posting there? joining me now to talk more about is new york congresswoman claudia tenney. congresswoman, good to see you this morning. i know you're in florida at your retreat with your colleagues there. let me kick things off on the border and what we're hearing from kristi noem. new york city is now the target for i.c.e. >> you know, this is tremendous, maria. i am so happy to see this and i've been home in k my district last weekend. i'll be there tomorrow. all i've heard is from citizens is how happy they are that we're seeing the illegal immigrants being harbored by the sanctuary cities being taken out of the communities and making the communities safer. this is a huge win for the trump administration. it shows we have decisive leaders. we don't have the paralysis of analysis and really coming to and promoting and helping illegal immigrants in our communities. it's a real issue that trump is taking with true leadership. maria: because he's putting national security first as the priority and i