u.s. border patrol crossing into el paso. er being released she simply turned around and tried again in the evening. but in 1999, concha's luck ran out. after apprehending her yet again with illegal cigarettes, the border patrol finally told her that the next time would mean jail time. afraid of what pson woulmean r her children cohaook a job in a maquiladora. it's a cut in pay, but a safe, reliable job. gradually, concha martinez hopes to save some money obtainhe pmitsnd oay stara legal business on both sides of the boundary, here in the u.s.-mexican borderland. narrator: regions, relative location and scale help us gain a spatial perspective on places like el paso, texas, and ciudad juarez, mexico. the border between the two countries marks the limits of what geographers call "formal regions"-- places with very clear lines. but as you cross the bridge into texas you see that the cultural lines are not nearly as sharp. tanny berg owns some retail real estate on el paso street and plays an active role in the life of the commun

u.s. border security efforts. officials from the homeland security department joined u.s. border patrol the beauty chief at a hearing that was held by the senate homeland security committee. it runs about two hours. >>> this hearing will come to order. our ranking member is still a few minutes out, so we'll get under way here. when he gets here, i will express again the fact that we're very glad that senator carper's stop was in wilmington. he was on the train that derailed and, of course, our thoughts and prayers are with the family and victims of that tragedy. our thoughts and prayers are also with all of our law enforcement officials that, you know, step out of their door stop every day and risk their lives for our public safety. and rather than me say it, i can't say it better than what secretary jeh johnson said in the letter. i would like to read this. dear colleagues, this is national police week. this week we honor the sacrifice and commitment of the men and women in law enforcement. we pay special tribute to those who have given their lives in the line of duty and offer support

u.s. border patrol agent made the trip from yuma, arizona. are the people we came to visit, their names on the wall, people out there, doing the best they can or our country, trying to protect our country and our borders. kevin: today's memorial comes at a carry us time, two opposite is shot to death, and last night's double cop killing him earl mississippi. -- a double cop killing in rural mississippi. >> from day one, he knew he was going to marry me. kevin: killed in 2011 during a domestic dispute call. his children attended today's memorial. >> they know their daddy was a cop and that their daddy is in heaven. a lot of people here have loved ones in heaven, as well. it is comfort. got has given them understanding, and i am thankful for that. kevin: on average, a police officer is killed somewhere in the u.s. every 58 hours. there are more than 20,000 names inscribed on the memory you'll -- on the memorial. the first is back to 1791. life in northwest, kevin lewis -- live in northwest. kellye: it is not a voice you would what do here on th

u.s. border security efforts. witnesses testifying will include the u.s. border patrol deputy chief and officials from the homeland security department and u.s. customs and border protection. senator ron johnson of wisconsin chairs the hearing. senator tom carper of delaware is the ranking member. the hearing is scheduled to get under way at 2:00 p.m. eastern time about ten minutes from now, but we were hearing that it may start a bit late because of a vote on the senate floor. we will have it live though whenever it gets started. in the meantime, a conversation with tennessee congressman john duncan from this morning's washington journal. >> in the studio this morning, congressman john duncan republican of tennessee, sits on the transportation and infrastructure committee. sir, i want to begin with transportation issues and that's the developing story out of philadelphia with the derailment there of that amtrak train. what's your reaction? >> i have a lot of concern about that. i serve on the railroad subcommittee and i've been on the infrastructure committee my entire

u.s. border patrol agents joined the chase that spanned more than 2 miles weaving through red lights and trafficcame to an end after she hit an elderly couple in their vehicle. therapy taken to port huron american hospital. she was arraigned friday is now facing three felonies charges including fleeing police and attemptedattempted murder from for nearly running over that officer. >> good news the elderly couple is out of the that suspect could face a live sentence if convicted. >> drivers filling up in new jersey may have to get used to seeing a new sign at the gas station. self service serve. that's right, a new bill being introduced could have drivers pumping their own gas in the garden state. new jersey and oregon are the only states with laws that require attendants to pump gas. the new bill would make it legal for drivers to fill up themselves. critics say having attendants pump gas for drivers is safer. >>> and still ahead a house is dangerously close to collapse. families living on the edge next next. >> special needs students are left out of their high school yearbook. what the school h

u.s. border. >> did it work? >> that -- that waiver authority was exercised in five instances in, i believe, five in between 2005 and 2008 in that certainly assisted border patrol in expeditiously constructing hundreds of miles of fence along the southwest border. there were legal challenges brought to a halt. certain border projects. but courts would dismiss those challenges. i will note it is not absolute. besides the constitutional limitations, you cannot waive the tuesday. another thing is that it refers specifically to the construction of barriers and roads. there is certainly some question as to whether it would apply to tactical infrastructure that is not a barrier or a road. like sensors or cameras. dhs when it has exercised waiver authority to border projects, it has often mentioned things like radio towers and cameras in addition to the fence. but whether waiver authority could be used exclusively for a project to install towers or sensors along a particular stretch of the border, dhs has never done that, and that would raise a question, is that a barrier? >> okay. chief, why don't you finish out and i'll turn it back over to the ranking member? >> so

u.s. customs and border patrol. he was the president's drug tzar. he was with the police in seattle. this is the man on the front lines of the drug war, one way or another for all of the career. this is a war that america is losing he says. it's not enough to say. it's time to deal with drug addiction. he says as a mental health issue, as an addiction issue. it's the resources that you need to deal with treatment, treatment beds. that is what is going to stop the heroin epidemic >>> we'll look at what is done to cut off heroin at the border. this doesn't, indepth report the tracking of heroin >>> and on a subject that nose no borders, a mastermind - ross ulbricht created and ran the silk road site on the net giving users access to illicit drugs and products. lori jane gliha found a multimillion black market business. many defended it as a safer way to use drugs. >> reporter: the first time you logged on to the dark web to buy drugs, how nervous was you? >> i was pretty nervous. >> this woman was 15 when they started to buy drugs off the dark net. and asked us not to use her real name

there are about 71 border patrol checkpoints across the southwestern u.s. that are several miles from the border. in some cases, they are even up to 100 miles away. the border patrol says they are set up to ensure community safety reducing the ability of works, quote, criminals and potential terrorists to easily travel away from the border. but some americans who frequently encounter these checkpoints say it infringes on their constitutional rights. they call themselves border patrol refusers and they post hundreds of videos on youtube filming themselves declining to answer any agent's questions. >> how are you doing today, sir? >> good. >> are you citizen? >> that's my business. >> well, it's our business to ask. are you a citizen or not? >> you can ask. that's fine. >> and you have to answer. >> no. >> i will detain you until you can tell me? >> i don't have to answer you because i have a right as an american. >> go ahead and pull over there behind that other vehicle. would you do me a favor? >> no thanks. >> the officer did eventually let him pass through

u.s. border. >> did it work? >> that -- that waiver authority was exercised in five instances in, i believe, five in between 2005 and 2008 in that certainly assisted border patrol in expeditiously constructing hundreds of miles of fence along the southwest border. there were legal challenges brought to a halt. certain border projects. but courts would dismiss those challenges. i will note it is not absolute. besides the constitutional limitations, you cannot waive the tuesday. another thing is that it refers specifically to the construction of barriers and roads. there is certainly some question as to whether it would apply to tactical infrastructure that is not a barrier or a road. like sensors or cameras. dhs when it has exercised waiver authority to border projects, it has often mentioned things like radio towers and cameras in addition to the fence. but whether waiver authority could be used exclusively for a project to install towers or sensors along a particular stretch of the border, dhs has never done that, and that would raise a question, is that a barrier? >> ok. chief, why don't you finish out and i'll turn it back over to the ranking member? >> so i

u.s. border patrol border security enforcement efforts between the ports of entry. i'm pleased to represent the crucial contribution made to the homeland security enterprise and dhs. this is a special week in washington culminating in the national police officers memorial on the south capital lawn. we observed chief fisher and the secretary commemorate the valor of the fallen, specifically in the unveiling of two new name on the memorial. we honor them and the 115 other guardians the nation lost in 2014. while the basic border patrol mission has not changed in the past 09 years, the operational environment in which we work and the threats we faced changed dramatically. today, our mission includes deterring acts of terrorism, and preventing and responding to other criminal activity. the effective deployment of fixed and mobile technology, tactical infrastructure is critical to border patrol operations. with the resources, our front line is more informed, effective and safer. the border patrol works closely with the acquisitions colleagues within cbp and dhs to develo

u.s. border patrol border security enforcement efforts between the ports of entry.ed to represent the crucial contribution made to the homeland security enterprise and dhs. this is a special week in washington culminating in the national police officers memorial on the south capital lawn. we observed chief fisher and the secretary commemorate the valor of the fallen, specifically in the unveiling of two new name on the memorial. we honor them and the 115 other guardians the nation lost in 2014. while the basic border patrol mission has not changed in the past 90 years, the operational environment in which we work and the threats we faced changed dramatically. today, our mission includes deterring acts of terrorism, and preventing and responding to other criminal activity. the effective deployment of fixed and mobile technology, tactical infrastructure is critical to border patrol operations. with the resources, our front line is more informed, effective and safer. the border patrol works closely with the acquisitions colleagues within cbp and dhs to develop and depl

u.s. customs and border patrol using the tethered system or tars. why aren't you using that. >> we think jlens has more promise. and the reason is i'll have to defer to the next session sir. >> who -- once you detect something whose job and role in responsibility is it to take it down? >> secretary of defense. deputy secretary of defense and if they are not there it is my decision or to my deputies. >> whose decision is it if they see something visually at the capitol hill police chief? >> mr. chairman as officers do every day, if they see something that is a threat to them or anyone else -- >> when did they see it? >> they saw it seconds before it landed as it was above the statue at grand circle. >> what was the decision making tree at that point? >> they go through their training as far as threat and use of force training and i believe they in this instance made the appropriate decision based on the manner it landed the compliance of the pilot and the distance from the build. >> so we did have guns trained on it and decide not to fire. >> they ma

troops will patrol the border with yemen. >>> u.s. authorities say he they'ring investigating links. police killed two people on sunday after they opened fire outside a conference exhibiting cartoons of the prophet muhammed. >>> brund's red crossburundi's exalt ever grenade was thrown at them injuring several officers. activists are angry about the president nkurunziza' decision to update. >> capital bujumbura. >> activists say they should mourn the loss of those killed last week. there were more deposition eps in suburbs of the city that haven't seefn fighting before. no sign ever things calming down any time soon. meanwhile in the rural areas the u.n. says over 35,000 people have fled to the neighboring area of rwanda. they have been threatened for are liking the expand he term. burundi will descent into descend in the kind of violence that ended in 2005. >>> increasingly complex refugee crisis. ings providing for arounds 600,000 refugees. more than half are somalia. >> this funding is part of our effort to maintain our long task co

a border patrol agent while testifying on the homeland security can't vote indicated nearly six out of every 10 alien you attempt to infiltrate the united states to the u.s.-mexico border are not apprehended. he went on to sell ask any line agent and he or she will tell you that fast reactor had 35% to 45% of the illegal immigrants attempting to cross the number even lower for drug smugglers who are much more adept at eluding capture. he said agency repeatedly report groups larger than 20 face retribution. management will later take them out of the field and assignment to processing detainees at the station or assign them to a low-volume area as punishment. needless to say agents got the message and now stay below this one a person threshold no matter the size of the group. have you investigated this charge about the agencies not to have two report more than 20 if they see more than funny? >> i have heard of that allegation. i have heard of the charge. as luck into it. i don't have a specific answer to that suggestion. i will say this senator. six out of 10 is too high an estimate and i based that on my own conversations with border patrol experts. i wil

u.s.-mexico border. 13 people are dead after the twister ripped through the area. flipping school buses and destroyed hundreds of homes as well. >>> a big loss for the california highway patrolf its officers from rowan ert park drowned while skruba diving over the weekend. he was a 27-year chp, also a marine corps veteran. he was diving in gerstle cove when one of his friends found him unresponsive floating at the surface. >> it's a disturbing trend, another dead whale has washed up on our coast, seven whales in the past six weeks across the california coast. experts are scrambling just to figure out why this is happening. the latest whale was discovered this weekend at portuguese beach near bodega bay. jodi hernandez is there with more. >> i am sad for it and everyone is. >> caller: that's how people visiting portuguese beach in sonoma county are feeling after a 28-foot juvenile gray whale washed on shore over the weekend. >> i think it's kind of cool to see the whale, but i don't know why they're washing up on shore. >> reporter: this family drove over from santa rosa to see the whale for themselves. they've been intrigued by all the whales washing onto the shores of the w

u.s. attorney's current policy is. >> i would just note that operation streamline was included in the 2012-2016 border patrol strategicplan, so it's part of your departments plan. and i would hope we are working closely with the department of justice to make sure that their actions are in line with that plan. ..

border patrol agents. more than double what we had in 2004. we should not militarize the u.s. border with mexico or with canada. this amendment would not only be -- not only allow resources to go south and affect states like texas and communities in texas and arizona, new mexico and california, but would also allow these military objects to go into states like new york and washington state along our northern border. . there's also no indication that the department of homeland security has asked for these resources or indicated that they are either short staffed or undermanned when it comes to the resources that they need to deal with the border situation. painting our border as a war zone does a disservice to the men and women who live along our u.s.-mexico border and also the border with canada. i think that just as the 1033 program has had some troubling issues with respect to our local law enforcement, it's a bad idea to extends this program to d.h.s. with that i yield back mr. speaker. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas, m

border patrol, they are not as coordinated as they should be. they don't have the tools. when these artifacts and this trafficking come to our own borders in the u.s., one of the things we have to do, i believe this legislation does, is to work and make sure that the leadership there -- a designated person to see in on this. more poorly, to have the training in this activity. even that commitment inquiry in aand coordination is there if the u.s. officials don't identify the regions with the greatest risk of looting, and they know the techniques related -- so they can investigate and prosecute this activity. to quell the demand. it is a destination of the world, the united states of america. we are working on that. i like your opinions, your perspective on how this can be helpful as well. particularly, dr. hansen has experience in that regard. >> thank you. what you mentioned is incredibly important. it is vital that we remove the financial incentive for terrorists groups like isis to raid cultural and religious sites. one of the things we have noticed is that prior to the demolition of shrines and tombs, isis has gone in in advance and looted. thi

u.s. border. >> did it work? >> that -- that waiver authority was exercised in five instances in i believe, five in between 2005 and 2008 in that certainly assisted border patrol in expeditiously constructing hundreds of miles of fence along the southwest border. there were legal challenges brought to a halt. certain border projects. but courts would dismiss those challenges. i will note it is not absolute. besides the constitutional limitations, you cannot waive the tuesday. another thing is that it refers specifically to the construction of barriers and roads. there is certainly some question as to whether it would apply to tactical infrastructure that is not a barrier or a road. like sensors or cameras. dhs when it has exercised waiver authority to border projects it has often mentioned things like radio towers and cameras in addition to the fence. but whether waiver authority could be used exclusively for a project to install towers or sensors along a particular stretch of the border dhs has never done that, and that would raise a question, is that a barrier? >> okay. chief, why don't you finish out and i'll turn it back over to the ranking member? >> so i

privilege to appear today on behalf of the united states border patrol to discuss our strategy to secure the northern border. our approach supports u.s. customs and border protections over our themes of collaboration, integration and innovation. collaboration at all levels, including information sharing and operational coordination. it's critical to the shared security of the border. enhanced information and intelligence will always be the key to minimizing risk along our borders. the operational integration center located at south ridge international guard base in michigan is an information sharing demonstration project to enhance the informational awareness of cpb and our mission co-partners. state and local law enforcement as well as the royal canadian mountain police and the canadian border services agency. it consolidates a wide range of information including radar and camera feeds, data base queries, remote sensor inputs and surveillance system feeds and video from various ports of entry. local traffic cameras will be added in the near future. our joint efforts to improve existing surveillance technologies that can overcome ter

u.s. program human rights watch. last year we saw those huge numbers, thousands of children crossing into this country alone from mexico. we'll start with you mr. slack are those numbers dropping? >> yes, the border patrol has reported about a 45% decrease. it is not entirely clear why that is happening. technically i.t. seems to be due to a number of factors. one being mexico has an increased interdiction of people crossing. we saw mexico move towards the position of allowing central americans more safe passage through their country and now they are cracking down in a milt triedtriesmilitarized manner, we don't know how they are getting in. >> what about the prison system that is housing these children and their families? >> yeah, there's a lot of money to be made in detaining immigrants. and in fact over the last year one of the big policy changes we've seen is the obama administration instituting a massive system for holding thousands of family units ploghts andmothers and chirp. now two prisons in texas and another in pennsylvania are holding toddlers and run by private companies. >> i want to ask a question and i preface this by saying i know in advance it's a cruel question. but it's a question th

border patrol agent while testifying before a -- a homeland security panel of secretary johnson's committee, indicated six out of ten aliens who attempt to infiltrate the united states through the u.s./mexico border are not apprehended. that's his estimate. he went on to say ask any line agent in the field and he or she will tell you at best we apprehend 35 to 40% of the illegal immigrants coming -- attempting to cross. this number is lower for drug smugglers who are much more adept at eluding capture. he said quote, agents who repeatedly report groups larger than 20 face retribution. management will either take them out of the field and assign them to processing detainees at the station or assign them to a fixed position and low volume areas as punishment and told the lawmakers, needless to say agents got the message and now stay below the 20 person threshold no matter the actual size of the group. mr. johnson you're the head person on this entity, have you investigated this charge about agents being told not to have more than 20 to report more than 20 if they see more than 20? >> i've heard of that allegation. i've heard of that charge. i've looked into it. i don't have a specifi

u.s. programme from human rights watch. thank you both for being with us. last year we saw huge numbers, thousands of change crossing into the country. we'll start with you. are the numbers dropping? >> yes, the border patrols reported a 45% decrease. it's not entirely clear why that is happening. technically it seems to be due to a number of factors. one being mexico and this is something that is - can be a little troubling. we are seeing mexico moving to a position where they are allowing central americans to move and now they are cracking down in a militarized manner. >> this is big business. who is getting rich off the problem? is it the coyotes that we here about the people bringing them into the country. what about the prison system housing the children and their families. >> there's a lot of money to be made in detaining immigrants. one of the big policy changes is the president obama administration instituting a massive system for holding thousands of family units, moth exercise children. now to prisons in texas and another to pennsylvania are holding toddlers and run by private companies. >>> i want to ask a question and i preface this by saying i know in advance it's a cruel question but a questio

u.s. attorney's current policy is there. senator flake: well, i would just note that operation streamline was included in the 2012-2016 border patrol strategic plan so it's part of your department's plan and i would hope we're working closely with the department of justice to make sure that their actions are in line with that plan because like i said in certain sectors it's had great effect and we don't want to lose that. let me turn quickly to an issue senator grassley raised. the so-called quick trip murder detention of mr. alamorano. this is a man charged with murder. we've not yet received a response on this. as you know, he was charged -- he was released. i.c.e. failed to remove him. they said he was ineligible for bond at $10,000 which he posed. -- posted. while out on bond he had two injunctions against him. four claims of harassment. one woman feared for her life because he pointed a gun at her boyfriend. three days after the second release of injunction, he was alleged to have committed this murder. was i.c.e. aware of these civil injunctions against this man? secretary johnson: i don't know whether officials at i.c.e. wer

patrol and in i.c. they're not as coordinated they don't have the tools to gear in on this when these artifacts and trafficking -- when the trafficking comes through our own border on the u.sone of the things we have to do, i believe, is to work to make sure there's principal leadership there. a designated person to really key in on this. and also importantly, to have the training in this activity, because even if that commitment and coordination is there, it's important that these u.s. officials receive sufficient training and identifying cultural property from regions at the greatest risk of looting like iraq and syria. they know the techniques specifically related to this so they can investigate and prosecute this activity to really quell the demand. one of the destinations of the world, the united states of america. so, we're working on that. i would like your opinion on how from your perspective this could be helpful as well. and i think particularly dr. hanson has some experience in that regard. hanson: thank you. what you mentioned is incredibly important and it is vital that we remove the financial incentive for terrorist group -- prior to the demolition of religio

patrol and in i.c. they're not as coordinated they don't have the tools to gear in on this when these artifacts and trafficking when the trafficking comes through our own border on the u.s. one of the things we have to do, i believe, wit the legislation does, to work to make sure there's principal leadership there, a designated person to really key in on this. and also importantly, to have the training in this activity, because even if that commitment and coordination is there, it's important that these u.s. officials receive sufficient training and identifying cultural property from regions at the greatest risk of looting like iraq, syria, they know the techniques specifically related to this so they can investigate and prosecute this activity to really quell the demand. one of the destinations of the world, the united states of america. so, we're working on that. i would like your opinion on how from your perspective this could be helpful as well. and i think particularly dr. hanson has some experience in that regard. >> thank you. what you mentioned is incredibly important and it is vital that we remove the financial incentive for terrorist group right now it's cruci

patrol and in i.c. they're not as coordinated they don't have the tools to gear in on this when these artifacts and trafficking when the trafficking comes through our own border on the u.s. one of the things we have to do i believe wit the legislation does, to work to make sure there's principal leadership there, a designated person to really key in on this. and also importantly to have the training in this activity, because even if that commitment and coordination is there, it's important that these u.s. officials receive sufficient training and identifying cultural property from regions at the greatest risk of looting like iraq, syria, they know the techniques specifically related to this so they can investigate and prosecute this activity to really quell the demand. one of the destinations of the world, the united states of america. so, we're working on that. i would like your opinion on how from your perspective this could be helpful as well. and i think particularly dr. hanson has some experience in that regard. >> thank you. what you mentioned is incredibly important and it is vital that we remove the financial incentive for terrorist groups like isis to loot cult