the state and local elections and official summer security efforts are going to primary and special elections throughout 2018. our department has engaged local and state and private sectors stakeholders across the increase ande to expand awareness of potential vulnerabilities and to enhance security of the u.s. election infrastructure. wilson continue to offer state and local governments our cyber security systems which include on suchjinks scams, risks, technical assistance, information sharing, coordination resources. also participate with our own hackers and the voting machine hacking -- we remain interested in working with the vendor community and security researchers to understand vulnerabilities, share information, and mitigation tactics. 30 seven security personnel brought the state and are ready to provide actual information and connect election officials with tools and resources for summer security preparedness of election systems as well as physical site voting machines and polling places. dhs is sponsoring security clearances for secretary of state's as well as state senior elected

chair of the state security department both have denied any link to the killings prime minister robert fits so saying he was told a scholar has cautioned against judging the pair without evidence he's offered a reward of one million euros for information about the murders slovakia's culture minister also resigned ashamed that something like this could happen in his country or that the us culture minister i can't deal with the fact that the journalist was killed during my term in office. in brussels european parliamentarians held a minute of silence to honor the journalists going to their me that's. the truth with determination and didn't answer to anyone. the police declared that he was almost surely killed to stop his investigation. in case they could see x. grieving supporters want his work to be continued they marched in bratislava demanding safety for journalists and an end to corruption could see acts reporting may now have more impact on slovakia than he could have ever imagined. or wherever you're watching us from tonight i hope it's mormon toastie we want to leave you with imag

dhs has over 130 cyber security and protective personnel throughout the state that are at the ready to provide information and connect election officials with tools and resources for cyber security preparedness for the election system, as well as physical site security, voting machine storage and polling places. dhs is sponsoring secret level security clearances for secretary of state as well as state and senior election facilitateo the passing of classified information. i referred to the national plan. the nip outlines or calls for a councils.have two one of them is government focused. the other is a sector coordinated council which is private sector focused. councils. we have established the government coordinated council that is made up of the department of homeland security, the u.s. election assistance commission, the national institute of standards and technology, the federal bureau of investigation, as well as the department of defense and key state and local election officials. they met late last year and established goals and objectives. they developed a plan for the election

rebel groups in eastern and central congo are often responsible for these attacks but state security forces have also been blamed observers accuse the government of inciting violence to stop elections from taking place president joseph kabila turned ended in twenty sixteen but he's been refusing to hold elections ever since the catholic church has long tried to act as a mediator between government and the opposition and now priests are becoming political play is that was clear at a memorial service for one man killed in a protest in february. the people of congo will no longer take lives violence and mediocrity. protests against could be in his government continue people say they want peace. in russia supporters of murdered opposition leader boris nemtsov marched on sunday and honor of his life and work three years ago today themself were shot dead on a bridge near the kremlin his supporters marched through central moscow and that heavy security some brought flowers to the makeshift memorial at the site where he was killed in july last year are russian courts tend to samantha twenty

israel, living alongside a viable and sovereign palestinian state with secure and recognized borders that jerusalem misses share capital of both states. us leadership on this issue is indispensable to achieving a solution that meets the aspirations of both parties. we look forward to the announcement of peace proposals when the us administration judges them to be ready. us efforts offer a significant opportunity to deliver peace and they should be supported and encouraged by all. we stand ready to provide practical support to achieve that viable agreement. we encourage the parties to make a public commitment to renewed peace negotiations on the basis of a two state solution. in order to move forward, it is important they reaffirm their commitment to all previous diplomatic agreements which have taken us closer to peace. these agreements remain an important basis or renewed talks. we welcome the palestinian authorities continued recognition of the state of israel and the parties continuing to carry cooperation. mister president, if the peace process is to succee

release a is proud to copperheads of report that details the current state of election security in all 50 states along with the district of columbia. our report covers seven categories of best practices including paper ballots, minimum cyber security standards for voter registration systems and postelection audits. it concludes that while many states have taken significant strides, every state remains vulnerable. no state received an a grade b -- 11 states earned a .7 states received a d or f we have a lot of work to do to protect democracy. our report acknowledges the hard work of state and local restraints inpite funding personnel and technology. we hope this report will fuel the conversation around a vital best vital importance of election security and stir lawmakers to provide local leaders with the resources they need. fact,er this simple congress could supply the funding needed to modernize america's outdated voting machines, conduct detailed threat assessments and enact security audits for roughly half the cost of a single b-2 bomber. i hope leaders from both parties will embrac

a threat to the specific state of jerusalem as it is embodied in security council resolution 4 78. at the same time, our destination is as clear as ever. two states, israel and palestine, living side-by-side in peace and security. to ther to contribute solution we must acknowledge the fundamental root course of this conflict. that is the occupation. to be able to reach sustainable peace, humanitarian actions are needed. the full engagement will not -- if the illegal occupation of palestine does not end. as we walk on the steps ahead this perspective must be kept in mind. sweden remains fully committed to the two state solution based on international law. -- lawect for international and resolutions remains at the core of the peace process. it is more important than ever that we base our decisions and actions on international law. his counsel is centered to upholding the rules, indeed, the debate tomorrow will focus on the significance of this system and the respect for the u.n. charter. two states living side-by-side , this isand security also the policy of the european union. there

them mario toskala a chief advisor to the prime minister another really uncertain chair of the state security department both have denied any link to the killings prime minister robert fits so saying he was told a scholar has cautioned against judging the pair without evidence he's offered a reward of one million euros for information about the murders slovakia's culture minister also resigned ashamed that something like this could happen in his country or that the. culture minister i can't deal with the fact that the journalist was killed during my term in office he said. in brussels european parliamentarians held a minute of silence to honor the journalists. that's what she asks sort out the truth with determination and didn't answer to anyone. the police declared that he was almost surely killed to stop his investigation. in case. many of could see ex grieving supporters want his work to be continued. clinton is another thing i'm a student of jugglers and yon has been an inspiration to me and i think i admired his investigative work i think that journalists who are involved should not get

state and local officials. since 2003 the department of homeland security has been working across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors that are outlined in the national infrastructure protection plan as well is working with owners and operators of state and local officials to secure or enhance the security of our nation's critical infrastructure. we develop joint exercises across communications, the information technology, the energy, the financial services sectors to enhance our coordination procedures. we've also streamlined access to classified and unclassified information for critical infrastructure owners and operators by partnering with information sharing and analysis organizations. now more than ever our efforts to support state and local government officials in the security of election infrastructure critically important. we see that as a vital national interest. cyber attacks on this country are becoming more complex and they range from not only nationstates but also cyber criminals and hactivists and their becoming certainly more persistent, more sophisticated and more dangerous. the digital and co

states. it's all about security. support that the united states is giving to the conditionally show the white b.g. is out of line it's a national security issue to kid streets why p.g. linked closely to the. group that ins national security for turkey. you know from turkey. but for the united states i mean this issue is about long prisons in syria which is what the united states tried to achieve by you know what's beyond isis if you devices is trying to have military force on the ground. which is part of an important part for the united states of a larger strategy to confront iran russia and the regime so all it is also vital for the united states larger security strategy is to have this military. for since the united states cannot afford to have troops on the ground american troops so they need the white b.g. to fight on their behalf i mean how is the united states going to balance its relationship trying to keep a good relationship with a nato ally turkey and its strategic security interests in the middle east inclu

that's why today's cap is proud to report the current state of security in all 50 states along with the district of columbia. our report covers several categories of best practices including paper ballots, minimum cyber security standards for the voter registration systems and post election audits and it concludes while many have taken strides that we acknowledge him every state remains vulnerable. 23 states got a c. and received either a d. or an f.. so, we have a lot of work to do to protect our democracy. the report also recognizes the hard work of state and local officials despite significant constraints in funding personality and technology. we hope this report will fuel the conversation around the vital importance of security and to provide local leaders the resources they need. just consider this one simple fact. congress can supply the funding needed to modernize and conduct detailed threat assessments. i hope leaders from both parties will embrace the urgenc increasf making greater investments in the infrastructure. states need help right now. you can download a full version of

to other news now the governor of nigeria as you know of a state security forces delayed their response to the abduction of dozens of schoolgirls because they're worried that the air force would mistake them for boko haram fighters or the armed group of a suspected of taking the girls from their school on monday in the nigerian government is already under fire for falsely claiming the girls have been rescued our correspondent our current address was the first international journalist on the ground and sent this report from. disappointment inductions i was after parents were told that daughters have been rescued the state government apologized saying the information was not true. for the relatives of more than one thousand students the wait has just begun some say it's all over again. these sisters have not only escaped the kidnappers but they're all the sister wasn't just lucky. the incident leaves them devastated. and then i'm wondering as they came just after we broke our monday fast we heard gunshots there was chaos everywhere she tried to comfort us but it only got worse four of us

there in who was indicated having links to the mafia he's actually working worked at the top state security body and he received these high stakes clearing for for you know being able to access confidential data so that that's a really opens up a question about about state security i don't comment of the government these that that you know we cannot be sure that the murder is linked to the story but what we are saying what i am saying is that the regardless of the murder he worked on the story and this is a relevant story and the government needs to give answers to the questions that journalists keep asking and also on that behalf of mr zak was killed ok mama governor thank you very much for talking with us that was be out obama go over she's the editor in chief of the countries of. stalking us biggest newspaper smurf thank you so much. thank you. well the e.u. has unveiled a long awaited draft bragg's a treaty that has triggered a new dispute with britain over the issue of the irish border the chief brags a negotiator presented the one hundred twenty page document that puts down in legal t

state of u.s. national security. i believe that american strength as a pillar of global peace upon which our allies and partners depend, and our enemies recoil from. as i reflect on my time as chairman, i saw the rise of isis and i saw the collapse of the caliphate. i am disturbed by the evil that emerged over the last decade under richard a american leadership. i'm encouraged by the progress we are making in eradicating this evil that has entrenched itself around the globe. as an internal optimist, i am confident our nation is finally heading in the right direction. moving forward, it is critical that we continue to reclaim our sovereignty. this includes enhancing security along our southern border, addressing vulnerabilities in our current immigration system, encouraging responsible use of cyberspace, improving aviation security and defending against malicious ideology and actions of our enemies. on the southern border, really, for too long, and i come from the state of texas -- where i was a federal prosecutor wit

despite dhs efforts to enhance security measures for flights to the united states, they continue to be vulnerable. in recognition of this glaring vulnerability, when active legislation to enhance tsa security procedures -- we enacted legislation to enhance tsa security procedures, particularly screening employees at secure access points. gaps,t continue to close most critically istanbul and cairo. i can tell you that these are not secure airports. high volumes of american travelers come out of these airports and i have seen these border abilities, firsthand -- these on her abilities, for -- firsthand.rabilities these threats are only one flight a way into the homeland, but as we all know, the threats are not restricted by physical boundaries. we have cyber as suzanne spaulding know so well. i want to applaud you for your service to the department. you did such a great job. [applause] as suzanne knows, us adversaries threaten around the clock in cyberspace and whether it is north korea launching a global cyber attack, crippling infrastructure to china stealing our nation's valuable inte

how does it make you feel to hear the secretary of state, how does it make you feel to hear your department of homeland security and their findings now about the doors that have been opened in our individual states, and the big question to you is what has russia already done to us? >> well, i find myself confused because the secretary of state himself is saying now that russia intends to meddle in the election, which we've known since the 2016 election, that they have the capability. and given that no one is doing anything, they will try again. so, what does that make me feel with regards to department of homeland security in the states? when you have it starting at the top, at the presidential level that there is nothing happening, that it is all a hoax, and there's nothing to look out for, at least the majority of the states that voted for the president who have secretarys of state will probably take that on board and think whatever they did in 2016 was adequate. with regards to the russians, that would just be perfect because then they could go forward and carry out any number of machineations they want to d

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national security and defense strategy where clearly in the 21st century the united states cannot meet really any security challenge comprehensively without working by, with and through allies and partners and with the overlay of the recent national security strategy and defense strategy i think that it's clear despite some of the potential tensions within america first policy agenda, that the united states still is relying quite heavily on allies and partners to meet common security goals. but at the same time there are political realities, budgetary realities, many of which representative smith spoke to in the first part of this event. that put some constraints around the ability of the united states to leverage its ssa relationships, and given the budgetary realities under which we're operating. and so in the course of our study we wanted to evaluate some of the key mechanisms that the united states uses to provide oversight and accountability for its ssa programming to include the lehi laws, monitoring and evaluation and some of the conditionality arrangements, but also to look at

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bring in our guests joining us from a buddha is mike edge of four former director of nigeria's state security service and from birmingham in the u.k. is a researcher on war and conflict at coventry university and a specialist on boko haram and by skype also from a buddha is booky. co-founder of the bring back our girls movement thank you all for joining us mike given the fact that nigeria's government has said in the past that boko haram has all but been defeated how is it that this could happen again well it is no surprise that. this strike against terrorism or insurgency many countries. are. prior to this war with. this new we. measured of course that's where i disagree with government to say that because our has been defeated it's going to be difficult to conclude. that would step up congress which has continued and if you look at it this group who have come out used to shows because they believed i was going to do. is say. screw start my become the target so there's no point there's no need given a timeline to try to cause a mass metrical. are you how is the response from the government d

now, this is significant, because in addition to being head of state security and kim jong-un's younger sister, she will also become the first member of the kim family ever to step foot in south korea. david? >> all right, you'll be following it all. matt, great to have you back at the olympics for us. >>> a spectacle set to play out on reality tv tonight. a former white house staffer returning to reality television. omarosa, forced out of the white house in december, after meeting the president on his reality show, "the apprentice." now, returning to her roots, this time, "celebrity big brother." and offering an unflattering view of the white house. how the white house is responding tonight, and here's tom llamas. >> reporter: president trump made omarosa a star on his show "the apprentice." then, he signed her up on his next big project -- the campaign. >> every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to president trump. >> reporter: -- and ended up with a job in the white house. at one point, omarosa showed up to the white house wearing her wedding dress, a party van full of g

and security has stepped up in minneapolis at one of the biggest sporting events in the united states. come to the program our top story this hour tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in the greek capital offense against use of the night macedonia by its neighboring country greece has blocked the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and the european union saying its name implies a claim over the province also called macedonia the protest as angry at suggestions that the greek government is now ready to reach a compromise. has more from athens. the central message of today's protest in athens has been that there should be no use on any terms of the word macedonia in the name eventually negotiated with the neighboring country the former yugoslav macedonia those talks that have now begun in the last two weeks between athens and the former yugoslav macedonian capital sculpey have started on the basis of the notion that there will be a compromise on the greek side the compromise is that the word macedonia would be included and on the former yugoslav macedonian sides th

goodbye to their families two weeks ago appeals court upheld a decision to deport them for damaging state security but according to human rights watch since twenty twelve bahrain has stripped five hundred seventy eight nationals of their citizenship leaving many of them stateless just last week on january thirty first bahrain stripped forty seven people of their citizenship on terrorism related charges and three days ago on february first another twenty five people lost their citizenship. passenger trains collided with a freight train in the us state of south carolina killing at least two people the past just service was carrying around one hundred forty people when it hit the freight train near the town of k.c. at least seventy people injured in the crash of being treated in hospital. yet so there was a train collision and a near charleston highway and pine ridge drive between a freight train and a passenger train when we arrived on scene. we began assisting passengers off of that train at this time there are no passengers on the train it's very important point that out. there were about seventy

each state has a different security arrangement. are developing separate individual information sharing protocols per state. i'm a follow-up on this a little bit with mr. scott and mr. kelly about your own assessment about whether dhs is doing enough. just because of time i want to move on to another couple of issues. two secretaries duke and grady, i would look to talk -- as i understand it, the dhs stated framework initiative is the department's effort to unify underisparate data sets one technological architecture in order to enhance dhs possibility to identify terrorist threats in our travel system. it, our existing framework is in its initial phase of development, but it promises to bring important capabilities to dhs analysts in their effort to try and keep out foreign fighters and those who wish to do us harm. could you describe the value of the dhs data framework project and the priorities the department places on this initiative? i can't you how strong, and it is a top priority. the data framework is essential for moving fo

of the united states and the security of regional partners. a strong and united libya is the best defense against terrorism in the region. the violence among libyans that began in benghazi in may, 2014, and spread to tripoli has destabilized the country. until libyans resolve their underlying political divisions, there will remain a significant threat of civil conflict in libya. many of the ongoing political diversions are over power and access to libya's resources and further destabilization as possible where sanction -- where sanctions -- were sanctions to be lifted. we continue to encourage libyans to engage in political dialogue and refrain from violence. those who reject dialogue and obstruct or undermine libya's democratic transition must be held accountable. while we work with the international community to identify those individuals who pose a threat to libya's democratic transition, we must also continue to ensure that appropriate sanctions remain in place. the situation in libya continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat

and that would be a breach of his human rights because what he published was not out to damage state security and it was about to give the public the right to know what the u.s. government a military was doing in its name he has prospered formed a great public service whatever you think about other aspects or during the standard personality and behavior he had performed a great public service in. shining a light on human rights abuses by the u.s. government and military and we want to thank him for that he should not be persecuted certainly one take on that i guess well we'll see what happens february thirteenth that's the big day to decide if that court case is dropped peter tatchell human rights campaigner director of the peter that's all foundation thanks for your take today or not what's a bit of very much ongoing saga hopefully an end will come to it soon. a british hacker laurie love who on monday won his fight against extradition to the u.s. visited julian a science at the embassy the man is accused of carrying out cyber attacks on the f.b.i. and among other organizations as well wiki

appeals court decision to uphold a ruling that all did that deportation for allegedly damaging state security. palestine liberation organization has moved to cut ties with israel p.l.o. leaders met in ramallah west bank on saturday they've ordered the palestinian government to draft a plan to casals political economic and security contacts has been growing tensions since december when u.s. president donald trump recognized jerusalem as israel's capital or in other developments israel is saying that it plans to make the have an outpost in the occupied west bank an official settlement prime minister benjamin netanyahu told his cabinet it's in response to an attack that last month where a rabbi was shot and killed by a palestinian since then israeli forces of conducting raids in the west bank in search of the killer or israeli west bank settlements are illegal under international law. meanwhile a funeral has been held for a teenager who was killed in one of those rights carried out by israeli forces and i'd seen your old man was shot in june on saturday another palestinian man was shot dead and

> are you working to ensure that state election officials are coordinating with both the state's homeland security adviser and the state's chief information officer. >> yes, ma'am, as a part of every state in the learning experience over the last couple years, last year, rather, we've come to understand that there is essentially a try ummver rat per state, the homeland security adviser. each state has a different arrangement, particularly on the senior official side. we're developing separate and a individual information sharing protocols per state. >> okay. i may follow up on this a little bit with mr. scott and mr. kelly about your own assessment about whether dhs is doing enough. i want to, because of time, move to a couple other issues. we may be able to talk more about that. to secretaries duke and grady, i'd like to touch upon an initiative being spearheaded by the dhs office of intelligence and analysis and dhs's chief information officer. as i understand it, the dhs data framework initiative is the department toes effort to unify our data sets under one technological architecture to enhanc