of the u. s. department for homeland security. mister secretary, we can't thank you enough for being here for our people. thank you very much. governor fema administrator, dan criswell and i and our teams visited the candle factory side of the decimated site. earlier today we spoke with the leader of the search and rescue team. and had the opportunity to think some of his members i saw on site a backpack that was left behind and a pair of shoes. and it represents the tragedy that this tornado has wreaked on this area of kentucky. we learned the telephone that was recovered. a cell phone that got recorded 27, miss messages. we've lost father's mother's brothers, sisters, sons, daughters and others. but as the governor, so poignantly and powerfully stated, we will get through this. we will brief together, but we will also recover to together. and that is why we in the federal government are here today. i want to make it perfectly clear that we are here physically today . but we will be here tomorrow in the days, weeks and months ahea

u. s. department of homeland security is under fire. after it was revealed, the agency had secretly obtained information on journalists, congress members, and possibly even its own staff using databases set up to attract international terrorists. the associated press, whose reporter was one of those targeted is demanding answers. very deeply concerned about this apparent abuse of power. this appears to be an example of journalists being targeted for simply doing their jobs, which is a violation of the 1st amendment. what we have in question is a secret border patrol unit called counter network division. and apparently it had very few rules, very few guidelines. it operated and well abided by and according to the report that has, well, that has made the headlines views to proudly some of the america's most sensitive databases to look into and to vet people. when i say people, i do not mean known criminals on poor people, charged with something or even people suspected of committing a federal crime. when i say that people, they were rathe

of the medical case. just a click away for you had to r t dot com in the u. s. jolissa pushing back against government surveillance after it was revealed, the homeland security department secretly obtained information on reporters congress members. possibly even it's on staff by running database checks, normally wizard or suspected terrorists. the associated press, his reporter was one of those targeted is now demanding answers where deeply concerned about this apparent abusive power. this appears to be an example of journalists being targeted for simply doing their jobs, which is a violation of the 1st amendment. at the center of the uproar, a special unit inside customs and border protection called counter network division . it reportedly gather data on 20 journalists using sensitive databases. the revelation has prompted condemnation, not just from media workers, but also lawmakers if true, this abuse of government surveillance powers to target journalists, elected officials, and their staff is deeply disturbing if multiple government agencies were aware of this conduct and took no action to stop it. there needs to be serious consequences for every official involved