spero? mr. spero: yes, senator. distinguished members, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss isis efforts to improve security along the northern border. dhs principal investigative agency, investigations disposition to leverage is broad statutory authority to support order enforcement. it works in close ordination with dhs components and u.s. inter-agency partners, as well as our counterparts in canadian law on arsenic, to target transnational -- canadian -- it applies a full range of tech weeks, including leading and for dissipating in joint u.s. and canadian task forces, undercover operations, controlled deliveries identification and title iii electronic intercepts to identify and disrupt criminal operation. nearly 1300 special agents and 100 intelligence research specialists operating along the border. in fiscal year 2014, the seven special agents in charge officers covering the northern border often in joint cooperative investigations with auto, state local, tribal, and canadian law enfor

. >> when anthony was a minor spero was there to recruit him to concordia. he would shadow him, give him pitching lessons. >> collaro said that he first met spero lempesis when he was a young player. he would take him to games and offer free pitching lessons. >> he would ask me to manger hang out ask me about my girlfriends, can alaska me about stuff i was doing sexually. >> collaro started to remember inappropriate encounters with lempesis in high school. he showered with him and touched him inappropriately. >> he said he was going to get me a pair of sliding shorts so he had me fully undereats in front of him. he god down in his knees was fondling me and checking everything out and whatnot and he had his hands all over my if he genitals. >> he said i was inappropriate with him in high school yet he'll come to concordia? who would do that. if you're abused by somebody in high school, would you play for them? >> we talked to him he's sitting there with steers streaming down his cheeks. >> it's a nice show. >> his argument was he felt like i was under spero's

spero: thank you.the intelligence we are developing through our ongoing criminal investigations and our closed investigations is we are seeing in precursor chemicals or heroin coming from china. it is being imported into mexico under the control of the cartels. the cartels are using the existing smuggling networks to get them into the united states through the southwest border, and whether those smuggling networks -- the smothering networks -- smuggling networks are used whether it is people or drugs, cartels have control over the networks and the pathways, and they are using that to get heroin into the country for either ultimate consumption here in the united states or in some cases on into canada, as well, and one of the things we were talking about is our ability to make sure that we do everything we can across all levels of law enforcement, whether it is federal, state, or local law enforcement, or in my particular neck of the wits, even travel law enforcement, and international law enforcement, a

spero? spero, okay. >> chairman johnson, ranking member carper, distinguished members, thank you for the opportunity to assess the efforts to improve security along the border. as dhs principal investigative homeland security investigation is positioned to leverage its broad statutory authority to support order enforcement. hsi works in close coordination with dhs components and u.s. interagency partners as well as counterparts in canadian law enforcement to target transnational criminal organizations travel, trade and finance. hsi applies a full range of innovative investigative techniques, including leading and participating in u.s. canadian task force says, undercover operations controlled deliveries, asset identification and an removal confidential informant and title iii electronic intercepts to identify and disrupt criminal operations. with nearly 1300 special agents and 100 research specialists operating along the border. in fiscal year 2014, hsi seven special offices covering the nor

spero. >> thank you, senator. just to expand on chief fisher and commissioner wagner's answer, one thing i would like to call attention to is we had talked about, i believe mr. hartunian talked about a lot of the leadership committees and collaboration that is going on whether the beyond the border executive group, or the cross border crime forum or bolt. those are, as i said before very, you know, those are good -- great ways for us to strategize, identify the threats, both, you know, interacting with our canadian partners. but one of the things i want to expand on what chief fisher said in addition to the ibets, our hsi border enforcement security task forces are making a big difference. one of the -- they're the operators on the ground who are actually out doing the -- conducting the investigations, making the search warrants on both sides of the border and making the arrests and identifying and disrupting and dismantling the transnational criminal organizations. it is a great model. it is a model where we're a

area and a champion for the cause of price and also a handout going around by rabbi spero, a rabbi out of new york city. he is president of the american caucus and you will see his remarks as well. as i mentioned earlier, my name is rick scarborough. our first presenter will be dr. james dobson. he made a five minute video presentation and we will show that to frame the debate today and i'll be the first visible visitor. >> i am james dobson and i appreciate you attending the press conference. i am unable to be there myself today, but my colleagues have asked me to address you briefly by way of this video. collect really, we want to express some profound concerns and beliefs about the decision the supreme court will soon render regarding the definition or redefinition of marriage. being detention of the family is one of the creators most marvelous and in during guest human kind. it has been honored in law and custom for more than 5000 years and every civilization in history has been built upon it. it has been the bedrock of culture in asia, africa, europe, north america, south america

spero. >> thank you senator. just to expand on chief fisher and commissioner wagner's answer one of the things that i would like to call attention to, is we had talked about, i believe it was mr. hartunian who talked about a lot of the leadership committees and collaboration that's going on, whether beyond the border executive group. or the cross-border crime forum or, or both. those are, i said before very, you know, those are great ways for us to strategize identify the threat, both, interacting with our community partners. one of the things i wanted to expand on what chief fisher said, was in addition to the ibets, our hsi border enforcement security task forces are doing they're making a big difference. and one of the they're the operators on the ground who are actually out doing the conducting the investigations making the search wants on both sides of the border and making the arrests and identifying it and disrupting and dismantling the transnational criminal organizations. it's a great model. it is a mode

spero. >> yes senator, spero. >> mr.spero. >> chairman johnson, ranking member carper and distinguished members, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you discuss ice's efforts to improve security along the northern border. as dhs principal investigative agency, this position to lev ranl broad statutory authority to enforce border enforcement. we work with u.s. interagency partners as well as counterparts in canadian law enforcement targ targeted in travel, trade and finance. hsi provides a full range of techniques including leading and participating in joint u.s. canadian task forces, undercover operations, controlled deliveries asset identification and removal, informants and title 3 electronic intercepts. we have nearly 1,300 special agents and 100 intelligence research specialists operating along the northern border. in fiscal year 2014, hsi's seven special agent enforced officers covering the northern border koorpt in investigation with state, local tribal and canadian law enforcement seized more than $237

bartholomew spero the strategist and the national security at 8:00 o'clock eastern here on c-span2 book tv. >> you are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span2 book tv saturday at ten pm eastern on after words president of americans for tax return -- tax reform says that americans are tired of the irs and susan butler on president franklin roosevelt and the unexpected partnership beyond the war. sunday night at 8:00 o'clock eastern on lectures and history, university of virginia professor jennifer murray on how veterans reunions have changed and sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock live. >> pres. obama president obama welcomed more than 100 students from 30 states recently. some of the projects on display include an automatic page turner and the carbon dioxide powered battery all kemal part of the white house effort to boost interest in stem education. this is about 50 minutes. >> hello. good to see you. good to see you. yes. good to know where you are from. >> i'm from denver colorado. >> what grade. >> a junior in high school. >> a junior, going th

this morning i come in and not as thorough practice saying -- and yana spero practice says -- varoufakiss narrowing. that is his perspective. hans: there is no confirmation to buttress varoufakis's optimism. if anything it has gone the opposite direction. we had the european commission president -- in the past when you look at the three institutions, the eu has been the most sympathetic to greece. and we heard yesterday is there still needs to be a lot of work done. he was quite pessimistic. they are nowhere close to having any sort of technical agreement or an agreement with a can get to the place of a final agreement. while yunker says some of the work has accelerated they are still far away. you contrast that with varoufakis you have to have some kind of discount premium on what is coming out of athens. jon: that is almost it for "on the move," in a couple of minutes the post -- the pulse is coming up. we set here 24 hours ago and said this could be perceived as progress whether they like it or not. does it still come down to a political decision, as opposed to a rules-based decision

area and a champion for the cause of price and also a handout going around by rabbi spero, a rabbi out of new york city. he is president of the american caucus and you will see his remarks as well. as i mentioned earlier, my name is rick scarborough. our first presenter will be dr. james dobson. he made a five minute video presentation and we will show that to frame the debate today and i'll be the first visible visitor. >> i am james dobson and i appreciate you attending the press conference. i am unable to be there myself today, but my colleagues have asked me to address you briefly by way of this video. collect really, we want to express some profound concerns and beliefs about the decision the supreme court will soon render regarding the definition or redefinition of marriage. being detention of the family is one of the creators most marvelous and in during guest human kind. it has been honored in law and custom for more than 5000 years and every civilization in history has been built upon it. it has been the bedrock of culture in asia, africa, europe, north america, south america

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today's speaker is bartholomew spero professor of government at the university of texas. the author of multiple books including from the outside and the news media as a political institution. a and a the recipient. >> the key for having me. this is one of his jokes s someone who has many friends you'll be back at the wilson center with the national history center the tide here in 2009 was a resident fellow to make this project possible that benefited greatly in learning from the other administrators alike to thank christian and roger incidentally refers considerate title the biography there were a few months called the strategist in the meantime three books are published with the same title. oneness a police procedural one is financial one is how to be the leader your business needs. so much for planning. but a few times are a, but they don't think of brent scowcroft is a strategist but just nixon and ford advisers a national security adviser to george each of you bush and a longtime washington insider. so for some of it may sound counterintuitive. he is not a strategist

my thanks to our audience and thanks to professor spero for a very engaging talk. [applause] >> thank you. >> with congress on their spring recess this week we are featuring booktv in primetime. here's a look at what's ahead. next we'll look at the use of mercenaries in wars around the world today followed by former navy s.e.a.l. sniper and iraq war veteran scott taylor on his book trust the trade and later the biography of former national security adviser brent scowcroft. >> thank you peter atlantic council for hosting this and thank you for making it out today on a less than auspicious weather day. this book is about the return of private military force and international relations today and i wrote this not simply as an international scholar but also as a protection or -- protection are. i work for a company called dyncorp international for several years in the africa and why -- i saw was working there many press reports many think tank reports, a lot of left-wing and right-wing knee-jerk reactions is simply did not get what i thought the industry right. the gene

spero? mr. spero: yes, senator. distinguished members, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss isis efforts to improve security along the northern border.

. ♪ matt: i want to turn out to an exclusive interview with yana spero farkas with our own manus crannyy much. we are alive in the gardens of the oecd. you have been here all day. welcome to bloomberg. let us get right to it. how confident are you that you will do a deal by april 24? yanis: very confident. negotiations are proceeding quite well and our mutual interest is to strike a deal by the 24th and i am sure we will. manus: striking a deal involves trust. do you trust brussels and germany on equal measure? do you trust the people you are doing business with? yanis: trust takes a number of steps to build. we have already taken them. we have been in negotiations now for a few weeks. during the negotiations, we have acquainted ourselves to one another. not to just two parties, it is a complex piece. i'm confident the trusts -- the bonds of trust have strengthened specifically to give rise to an agreement that will help stabilize the greek economy. we will move to the period of reconstruction and of element. manus: that is critical is that people want greece to grow and to get back to