i'm especially concerned about the threat to the united states homeland from al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, aqap we call it, as well as safe havens in somalia and elsewhere. this means, at least to me, that this is a crucial time for our counterterrorism establishment to be at full strength and not to be leaderless. nctc is a lynch pin of this establishment so i'm very pleased that the president moved quickly to nominate mr. olsen, an individual serving in the senior intelligence community position today to take the helms of this organization. ... let me take just a moment to read the first paragraph from a letter of support from mr. olsen's nomination written by general keith alexander, that richter of the national security agency. this is a quote. "i am writing to wholeheartedly endorse the nomination of matthew olsen to be the next director of the nctc. matt has served as a national security agency general counsel for the past year and has shown true leadership outstanding judgment and decision making ability. he's been a key part of the agency's effort to provide intelligence

united states. does anybody on this panel disagree with the notion that the radicalization of muslim used in the united states poses a threat to our homeland security? >> i taken by your silence that you agree with the idea that the radicalization of the muslim youth in the united states poses a direct threat to the security and safety of our homeland security. we know that three dozen americans have left the united states mostly from minnesota to join forces in somalia to receive training under al-shabaab and by al qaeda and i guess the question is what kind of a threat does that pose to us here in the united states? i want to read to you what was just recently said by mr. olson who is the nominee to lead the national counterterrorism center in the confirmation hearing just on tuesday he said elsa of's bombing last year targeting westerners shows the group is willing and capable of striking out side of somalia and therefore poses a significant threat. so my question to i think mr. folk and mr. joscelyn is how big of a threat is this to the united states? there are those who would say that these individuals are leaving the united states to

but he always had the aspiration of attacking the united states in his homeland. he faced a problem. basic plans for the attack had been formed at a meeting of his key operatives that took place in malaysia in january of 2000, and the two men who came in through los angeles had that meeting -- had been at that meeting. he realized that if he was going to carry out an attack of the complexity that 9/11 became, that his operatives were going to be very vulnerable for a long period of time. of the 19, only one or two spoke any english. of the 19, only one or two had any previous experience and the united states. the 19 people were largely strangers to each other. with those constraints, those 19 people were expected to complete the final planning, to practice and then to execute an extremely sophisticated and complex operation. bin laden was aware that this was going to be very difficult to achieve. and so, he sought out an infrastructure, a support unit that would assist his 19 in carrying out their commitments and also being able to maintain anonymity while they we

homeland security. i think, overall, we continue to be intensely focussed on taking the fight to al qaeda and the terrorists who threaten the united states and protecting the homeland, and the record that this administration has in those tasks is one worth reviewing, and it doesn't mean we don't constantly look for ways to improve. >> reporter: some of these are not that technical, they are saying it's not the intelligence community integration we envision, this is not technical stuff. >> when you talk about -- i think that's a broad statement about the set-up of d.n.i. and other things, and some require congressional actions to change, as i understand it, so what's your broader question, can we constantly take measures to improve, there's no doubt that's true. >> reporter: no question. >> we've been listening into jay carney there in the briefing room answering questions about the anniversary of 9/11, but mostly about jobs, the economy, also the housing market. i want to get you right now to jose diaz, he joins us from telemundo where he anchors the evening news. we were talking about how the job crisis affected the african-american com

heritage was one of the first major think tanks in the united states to take homeland security seriously. the first major report on dealing with terrorism and homeland security after 9/11 came out of the heritage foundation. a lot of institutions, everybody did homeland security after 9/11. many organizations -- i am proud of the resources and staff dedicated to be serious on this issue. we published more on homeland security issues and research than any other think tank in the world and we have done it in a sustained manner over a decade and i am proud of the men and women who work on this and the support we get for folks like mike and this reflects that tradition. this is the third report we have done. the first week to work in conjunction with the strategic international studies center. we did that for a specific reason. we thought homeland security is a bipartisan effort and the first issues we had to deal with were inside the beltway. the first report was done in 2004. it was a year after the department was established. like any organization created by congress in with a mess. it wa

homeland security. we could be intensely focused on taking the fight to al qaeda and the terrorists who threaten the united statescting the homeland and the record that this administration has in those tasks is one worth reviewing. which doesn't mean that we don't constantly look for ways to improve. >> september 11th, the 10-year anniversary, a report that came out on intelligence regarding that, and it has been ten years now since the war in afghanistan began after the september 11th attacks, and we take a look at what is going on there. i will be heading to afghanistan next week to find out the training of the afghan troops and are they prepared to take over once the u.s. troops have gone home? i will be reporting live from afghanistan starting on friday, september 9th, through the weekend of september 11th. >>> libyan rebels say time is running out for moammar gadhafi. they expect his regime to crumb you will within a week. they have set their sights on his hometown of sirte. and the humanitarian crisis is growing in syria. each day more chilling stories are uncovered that demonstrate the horror of gadhafi's

the indian removal lot to take five tribes on various trails of tears from their homelands in the southeastern united states to what is now oklahoma indian territory crockett stood up against it. the only member of the tennessee delegation to vote against it. it cost him his job. jackson and the others found a candidate to run against him and took his seat. as crockett explained he was beat by one legged man. but he also came up with his famous quote which he said many times, you all can go to hell and i am going to texas. he did go to texas out of a fit of patriotic honor or something for those rascals down there. they had been coming into texas settle with permission of the government for some years starting with moses austin but they kept coming and they weren't always abiding by the law. needing to speak the language spanish to join the mother church and eventually not bring slaves. slavery was abolished in mexico long before we got around to that. these gentlemen and ladies, land speculators and slave traders, two of the largest in the country kept bringing their slaves in. this is what crockett faced.

united states great grades to prevent another terror strike. they say the u.s. security scored very lots few a's and lots of c's. despite billions of dollars spent by the homeland security department. >>> they must improve the way this are screening technology requirements. work with the private sector to develop this equipment. >> the report blames congress for failing to fix the communication breakdown that occurred september 11th when police and fire units were on different radio frequencies and could not talk to each other. >> the sun came out earlier today. >> but as we take a look at september we should have a nice warming trend on the way. >>> hanging up on a merger, the federal government is putting a merger between cellphone providers on hold. >>> speed limits around schools in san jose could be dropped from 25 to 15 miles an hour. terry mcsweeney joins us from san jose. this has become rather controversial. >> its surprise. it sound like a good idea, lowering the speed limit because of a safety issue for children. the city of san jose can't even afford it and even if they approved it they can't deliver. >> they are on their way to trace

indian removal law to take the five tribes on various trails of tears from their homeland in the southeast united states to what is now oklahoma, indian territory, crockett stood up against it. the only member of the tennessee delegation to vote against it, and it cost him his job. jackson and the others found a candidate to run against him, and they took his seat. as crockett explained, he was beat by a one-legged man, but he also came up with his famous quote which he said many, many times. you all can go to hell, and i'm going to texas. [laughter] now, he didn't go down to texas out of a fit of some sort of patriotic honor or something for those rascals down there. anglos had been coming into the republic of texas settling with permission from the government for years starting with moses austin, but then they kept coming and not always io biding by the laws, laws means speaking the language spanish, join the mother church, and eventually not bring slaves. slavery was abolished in mexico long before we got around to that, but these gentlemen and ladies, largely southerners a lot of land speculators an

yes, there have been arrests of muslim extremists within the united states and yes, we do need to be vigilant about homeland, but should all muslims be suspect. according to the "new york times" more than two dozen states have considered measures to restrict judges from consulting shirr rhea law. our talk back question today. when will our fears about muslim-americans fade? tell us on our facebook page, facebook.com/americanmorning. write out american morning. >> i think governor christi thinks it's crazy. >> out there with it. great to hear. >> that's characteristic of him. when he thinks something is not right he says it. whether you like his politics or not, a lot of people don't, that is an interesting characteristic of his. >> he just says it. it's kind of a -- it's a jersey thing. >>> tiger woods admits he was little nervous, but he says he decided to just let it rip and see what happens. so far so good. tiger returning to the tour yesterday at the bridgestone invitational in akron, ohio. firing a solid 2 under par 68 in the opening round. he hasn't played in three months. tiger's six strokes behind t

heritage was one of the first major thing takes in the united states to take homeland security seriously a. the first major report after 911, came out of the heritage foundation. other instituons where there are sunshine patriots, everyone did homeland security after 9/11. i'm very proud of the program that heritage is dedicated to resources and staff to be serious on this issue. i would argue that they publish more than any other think tank in the world. and we have done it and sustain manner over a decade. 'm very proud of the men and women that work on this and the support that we get from folks like mike. this report reflects that tradition. th is the third report we have done for the first twoe did in connection with the center for strategic international studies. they are a great partner. we thought that it is a bipartisan effort in the first issue that we had a deal worth work inside the beltway for the first report we did in 2004, when you're up to the department was established. like any organization created by congress, it has to be a mess. compromise is the enemy of efficiency

united states. secretary of homeland security is the principal federal official. and in this particular case, we had a national incident commander. many of you may recall admiral thad allen was the national incident commander. he was in an interesting situation because he had been a, not of the coast guard, retired but he retained the title. the nrt stands our national response team. and they were stood up in washington, and in a region that was affected, it was in both the region six and region four. regional response areas. and then of the federal on-scene coordinator, is the federal official on scene there. to actually organize the response on the ground in conjunction with the responsible party which in this case was bp, as well as the states. in this case texas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, florida. and as you can see we set up for incident command posts with incident commanders there who work directly with me in those different areas. and mobile serve as an incident command post for both mississippi and alabama and the florida peninsula. and our concept

united states. so, at that time, they're had been that decision. the fbi and the department of homeland security as i recall were given the responsibility not my task force, not guantanamo task force to determine which detainee's were the right to move given the consideration when to do that and what circumstances owned where they would go and those efforts were underway. i at no time did i say that there was no decision to congressman wolf. i just believe it's the recollection or misperception. there were operations under way and i wasn't authorized to talk about the detainees. i did understand the frustration. i don't -- i did not mislead, i wasn't in the position to decide myself out that time and the process was. we have met before the briefing and talked about what we were going to say and talked about in terms of the review process, and i do very much regret she has taken that view and i do understand his frustration with learning the through the press leader that that decision making process was well under way. but senator, that is exactly where that stood on that day when i brie

heritage was one of the first major think tanks in the united states to really take homeland security seriously and the first major report on dealing with terrorism and homeland security after 9/11 came out of the heritage foundation and, i would say unlike a lot of institutions where there are a lot of sunshine patriots, everybody did homeland security after 9/11. many organizations haven't stated in a serious way. i'm very proud of heritage that they dedicated the resources and the staff to be serious on this issue and i would argue we published more on homeland security issues and research than any other think tank in the world and we've done it in a sustained manner over a decade and i'm very proud of the men and women that work on this and the support that we get from folks like mike and i think this report reflects this that tradition. so this is a third report that we've done. the first two we did in conjunction with the center for strategic international studies. and they're great partners. and we did that for a specific reason. because we thought that homeland security, truly

launch a large-scale attack against our homeland from outside the country which is why they altered their strategy and using people living legally in the united states. these include new york city subway bomber and u.s. army maj hassan , and whose father is a witness today and dozens of individuals associated with the somali terrorist organization out of bob --al shaabab. . let me thank the witnesses for giving up their valuable time to be with us today and special thanks to mr. bledsoe. these brave men have endured suffering no one should go through. their courage and spirit will put a human face on the court islamic replicas -- radicalization inflect on good families especially those in the muslim community unless we put aside political correctness and the fine who are enemy is. as we approach the ten year anniversary of the september 11th attacks we cannot allow the memory of that tragic day to fade away. the days following the attack we were all united in our dedication to fight back against al qaeda and ideology. today we must be fully aware that home run radicalization is part of al qaeda's strategy to continue attacking the united states. al

united states great grades to prevent another terror strike. they say the u.s. security scored very lots few a's and lots of c's. despite billions of dollars spent by the homeland security department. >>> they must improve the way this are screening technology requirements. work with the private sector to develop this equipment. >> the report blames congress for failing to fix the communication breakdown that occurred september 11th when police and fire units were on different radio frequencies and could not talk to each other. >> the sun came out earlier today. >> but as we take a look at september we should have a nice warming trend on the way. >>> hanging up on a merger, the federal government is putting a merger between cellphone providers on hold. clclititititit you can see >>> nice not to have to drive to work in the fog this morning. >> temperatures are still below average, fog and sea breeze bringing free air-conditioning but that will reverse tomorrow and pull some heat into our neighborhoods and it could make it all the way out to the coast where unfortunately it will meet a strong flow coming in from the south, rip current is a big problem flew frida

intensely focused on taking the fight to al qaeda and the terrorists who threaten the united states and protecting the homeland and the record record this administration has in those tasks is one worth reviewing, which doesn't mean we don't cop standly look for ways to improve. >> some of these are not technical. intelligence share and coordination not the intelligence integration we review. this is not technical stuff. >> i think that is a broad statement about the dni and other things and some has to do the structure and would require congressional actions to change as i understand it. what's your broader question? can we constantly take measures to improve? there is no doubt that's true. >> no question but as you approach this anniversary, just the critical issues were ones that were critical 10 years ago. we had a sample of communication between first-responders in the earthquake with cell phone lines being inundated. the question how did we end up in this point 10 years later? what is the president doing to address those, correct those in a quicker time frame than they clearly been addressed as the report

removal lot to take those five tribes on the various trails of tears from their homelands in the southeastern united states to but is now oklahoma, indian territory, crockets stood up against it. the only member of the tennessee delegation to vote against it, and it cost him his job. jackson and the others found a candid to run against him and it took his seat. as carter explained, he was beat by a one legman. but he also came up with his famous ," which he said many, many times. you all can go to hell, and i'm going to texas. now, he didn't go down to texas out of a fit of some sort of patriotic honor or something for those rascals down there. anglos have been coming down into the republic of texas in settling with permission of the government for some years, starting with moses. but then they kept coming. there were not always abiding by the laws. the laws meeting to speak the language, spanish, join the mother church, and eventually not bring slaves. slavery was abolished in mexico long before we get around to that. but these, the gentlemen and ladies, largely seveners, a lot of land speculators and sla

the report card also takes on the department of homeland security and congress for failing to develop a way to track people once they leave the united states. i'll have more on why some of these 9/11 commission recommendations have not been implemented during my next update in about an hour. for now live, in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu. channel 2 news. >>> the san francisco unified school district is making changes after getting a call from the defense department. the pentagon was apparently not pleased with the districts decision to encourage all students to opt out of the military recruiting database. district officials tell the examiner they will vote next month on a revised policy. it will apparently no longer include the goal of having all students opt out and will require students to be at least 15 before making a decision. >>> time now 5:15. a federal judge has blocked key provisions of the abortion law in texas. now the judges upholding a requirement that a sonogram but performed before any abortion, but struck down a provision that requires the doctor to describe the sonogram images to the patient. the judge says that pro

united states? details of a new warning from the fbi and the homeland security department. here in washington.sidential candidate rick perry responds to my interview with president obama and ups the ante in a war of words. an american drone collides with a cargo plane over afghanistan and is raising questions about the safety of one of the u.s. millary tear's fastest growing programs. we want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news. headlines and jeannie moos straight ahead. you are in "the situation room" >> in september 11, 2001. growing concern that milestone could inspire a new attack. ing a warning from federal officials to local law enforcement across the united states. rather than a massive strike like 9/11. the concern is over a smaller, but still deadly attack by a lone individual. president obama himself talked about that and my one-on-one interview with him yesterday in iowa. >> i covered the mideast for a long time and terrorism for a long time. i have to tell you, i'm worried that on the tenth anniversary, approaching the tenth anniversary of 9/

removal lot to take those five tribes on the various trails of tears from their homelands in the southeastern united statesto but is now oklahoma, indian territory, crockets stood up against it. the only member of the tennessee delegation to vote against it, and it cost him his job. jackson and the others found a candid to run against him and it took his seat. as carter explained, he was beat by a one legman. but he also came up with his famous ," which he said many, many times. you all can go to hell, and i'm going to texas. now, he didn't go down to texas out of a fit of some sort of patriotic honor or something for those rascals down there. anglos have been coming down into the republic of texas in settling with permission of the government for some years, starting with moses. but then they kept coming. there were not always abiding by the laws. the laws meeting to speak the language, spanish, join the mother church, and eventually not bring slaves. slavery was abolished in mexico long before we get around to that. but these, the gentlemen and ladies, largely seveners, a lot of land speculators and slav

removal lot to take those five tribes on the various trails of tears from their homelands in the southeastern united states to but is now oklahoma, indian territory, crockets stood up against it. the only member of the tennessee delegation to vote against it, and it cost him his job. jackson and the others found a candid to run against him and it took his seat. as carter explained, he was beat by a one legman. but he also came up with his famous ," which he said many, many times. you all can go to hell, and i'm going to texas. now, he didn't go down to texas out of a fit of some sort of patriotic honor or something for those rascals down there. anglos have been coming down into the republic of texas in settling with permission of the government for some years, starting with moses. but then they kept coming. there were not always abiding by the laws. the laws meeting to speak the language, spanish, join the mother church, and eventually not bring slaves. slavery was abolished in mexico long before we get around to that. but these, the gentlemen and ladies, largely seveners, a lot of land speculators and sla

in the united states the department of homeland security science and technology director first responderesource group support virtual usa initiative. and he served on that since its inception. he served on the alliance public safety gis foundation southern california regional leadership team. his professional experience includes commander of the fire department's urban search and rescue company where he handled all aspects of technical rescue including swiftwater and science and space operations, and firefighter rapid intervention. he previously held a position of commander of the fire command and control systems, impure aided dispatch and 800 megahertz network. throughout his career, captain gikas' responsibilities including performing analysis, design and development on numerous projects involving mission critical systems. previous assignments also included the advanced technology unit of the los angeles fire department's technical planning association and the u.s. department of homeland security project arch angel in developing automated critical asset management system. he attended t

the united states, the leaders of britain and other leaders are calling on you to step down, to leave libya, to leave your position of power. will you do that? >> translator: who would leave his homeland? why do i leave my homeland? why do i leave libya? >>>>eporter: they say that they've done it because you have ordered force against your people, shooting of protesters -- >> translator: this is lying. 100%. >> colonel gadhafi with christiane amanpour last february. >>> tonight, president obama is monitoring events as they come in. he's on martha's vineyard vacations with his family. he did make a short statement a short time ago. i want to bring in abc's david kerl kerl. what have we learned from the white house totoght? >> reporter: the president was briefed in the morning and thought the day. and david, he e was at a restaurant just across the harbor a few minutes ago, and he said, we are going to wait until we get full confirmation about what is happening and i will make a statement when we do. the white house is a little concerned that all the reports may not be exactly what is happening so, they are waiting until they get full confirmation, but this is exactly what the white hou

which are losing love to a press conference from the homeland's security officer about how serious hurricane irene is making landfall on the united states. i have the preparation phase, response phase and a recovery phase. >> the preparation phase is how quickly closing. i >> a lot of flights are already being cancelled to the east coast. hundreds of more will be affected for shorter route the weekend. that will create a ripple effect across the country. will tran is live at this evokes talking about how people are trying to get out now. >> if you are heading to the east coast today, consider this a travel day. 30 minutes ago we saw this place so busy. the boards continue to update your of the morning, fortunately we do not see any signs of delays or cancellations. so far, it looks like it will happen on saturday and it definitely on sunday according to the san francisco international duty manager. a lot of people are traveling to the east coast. some are heading back to their families. others are heading to a cruise in florida. >> my son was pretty concerned this morning but i told him we were on the cruise when katrina was coming thro

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management agency, the fbi, the united states attorneys general office, the transportation security administration, and are most supportive federal partner, the department of homelandsecurity. in america, we are obligated to protect all citizens as a respected religious and to effectively detect and find extremist. police leaders must have trust and understanding of all communities. the muslim community is no less or no more important than others as no one can predict with complete accuracy who and what will post the next threat against our nation. simply put, police need public participation and to accomplish that, strategies such as public trust policing need to be a priority in our nation. simply, our enemies cannot thrive or even survive when a majority of people share common goals and pledged to be an asset for each other in the fight to counter fight extremism. thank you for listening to my pre-testimony on the subject of his fire to all americans. >> thank you very much, sheriff baca. we appreciate your testimony. the chair will recognize himself. dr. jasser, thank you for your testimony. you listen to the testimony of mr. bledsoe and mr. bihi. i would ask y

house and the department of homeland security announced a major change in the enforcement of deportations. undocumented workers will now be allowed to stay in the united statesits so long as they have no criminal record. i'm joined now by michael, an msnbc contributor and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. also joe madison, who is a radio talk show hosting with sirius xm. >> good morning. >> why wha do you make of this dhs announcement? >> well, this has become one of those push button issues, veronica, like abortion oosh like gun control. people are very passionate, as you know, on both sides of the aisle. some are going to say it's the white house capitulating to illegal immigration. i'm hopeful that it's a practical response because the raemt is we're never going to deport 10 million to 15 million people who are here illegally. we ought to fix on getting rid of those that comprise a criminal element and control the borders at the same time, and i'm hopeful that that is the step in which the white house is moving. >> all right, joe. let's turn it over to you. there are about 300 thoughs deportation cases pending in the u.s. on one side the people

coming up next, the issue of homeland security and the threats here in the united states.etting more local efforts to find out who may be involved in potential acts of terrorism. later in the program, the 50th anniversary of the construction of the berlin wall. still ahead, as "washington journal" continues on the sunday morning, august 14. ♪iho >> watch more videos of the candidates. see what political reporters are saying very track the latest political contributions with our website for campaign 2012. easy to use, it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feed and facebook updates from the campaigns. canada and biographies in the latest polling data, plus links to c-span medium partners in the early primary and caucus states, all at c-span.org2012. >> i am already preparing myself for the very small salary that i will be starting out with. >> you have to be disciplined enough to put aside your bias and report the truth. >> the reason why people like fox news and the movies because is it -- it is an experience. pp >> from the washington media conference

partnership, the national security/cyber-command with the department of homeland security for that which is cyber inside the united states, i think we have a roadmap -- far from having arrived at our destination -- but a roadmap of how to share the information of what our adversaries are doing to us and then protecting inside the homeland through the d.h.s. avenue. but intelligence is at the core of understanding what our adversary is doing in cyberspace because our ability to detect in that arena is predicated on our ability to see and do peer review, shall we say, with what the adversary is doing. i just came back from the aspen security fore-- forum, and everyone is talking about it these days. it is a complicated field. we haven't had a cyber-pearl harbor yet. we all imagine what it might look like. all our a.t.m.'s being taken down or an attack on our electrical grid. we haven't had that yet. just as 9/11 cystalized terrorism -- crystalized terrorism for people, there have not been incidents like that. there are been incidents in georgia and parts of the baltic states, but we haven't had that incident which throws i

united states on an issue like this. we ought to control the border. he can control the border. i would be prepared to take as many from homeland security's bureaucracy and move them to texas, arizona and new mexico to control the border. we should english as the official language of government. and a method of distinguishing between people who have lived here a long time and people who have come recently. >> congressman paul you support -- why would you want to eliminate one more tool to -- >> i done like putting the burden on our businessmen to be policemen. i resent the fact that illegals come into this country and they have problems if a church helps and feeds them we don't blame the church or at least we shouldn't in a free society. i don't think that we should give amnesty and they become voters. i do think we should deal with our border. one way i would suggest that we do it is pay a lot less attention to the borders between afghanistan and iraq and bring -- and pakistan, and bring our troops home and deal with the border. why do we pay more attention to the borders overseas and less to the borders here at home? we have

united states. ray suarez has that story. >> suarez: the obama administration has unveiled a significant change regarding immigration policy in this country. under the new rules, the u.s. department of homelandll reassess some 300,000 deportation cases, in an effort to focus on deporting criminals, while dismissing the cases of those illegal immigrants who pose little threat to public safety. in addition, immigration officials will determine case by case priority by considering: how long someone has been in the country, their level of schooling, any military service, and ties to the community, we get two different views on the new rules from: dan stein, president of the federation for american immigration reform; and angela maria kelley, vice president for immigration policy and advocacy for the center for american progress. dan stein, for the millions who are already here undocumented without a right to be here, what's different as of today? >> listen, i care about immigration. i care about my country. i care about our constitutional framework with its checks and balances, where congress, with its plenary authority establishes who can come in, who can stay, and under what terms. the preside

united states on an issue like this. we ought to control the border. i agree with governor huntsman we can. i would be prepared to take as many from homelandsecurity's bureaucracy in washington and move them to texas, arizona and new mexico, as needed to control the border. we should have english as the official language of government. and a method of distinguishing between people who have lived here a long time and people who have come here recently. >> congressman paul you are opposed to a system that requires employers to verify immigration status of their workers. why would you want to eliminate one more tool to curb illegal immigration? >> i don't like putting the burden on our businessmen to be a policeman. i also reisn't the fact that illegals come in -- i also reisn't the fact that illegals come in the country and have problems, if a church helps or feeds them, we don't blame the church. i have a strong position on immigration. i don't think we should give amnesty and they become voters. i do think we should deal with our borders. one way i would suggest we could do it is pay less attention to the borders between afghanistan and ir

united states on an issue like this. we ought to control the border. i agree with governor huntsman we can. i would be prepared to take as many from homelandcurity's bureaucracy in washington and move them to texas, arizona and new mexico, as needed to control the border. we should have english as the official language of government. and a method of distinguishing between people who have lived here a long time and people who have come here recently. >> congressman paul you are opposed to a system that requires employers to verify immigration status of their workers. why would you want to eliminate one more tool to curb illegal immigration? >> i don't like putting the burden on our businessmen to be a policeman. i also reisn't the fact that illegals come in -- i also reisn't the fact that illegals come in the country and have problems, if a church helps or feeds them, we don't blame the church. i have a strong position on immigration. i don't think we should give amnesty and they become voters. i do think we should deal with our borders. one way i would suggest we could do it is pay less attention to the borders between afghanistan and iraq

united states. now from the headquarters from the federal emergency management agency in washington. homelandy secretary janet napolitano, craig if you get, and bill read. this is about 20 minutes. >> hello, everyone. thank you for joining us today. i would like to introduce the secretarysecurity janet napolitano. >> thank you for joining us on a damp morning in washington, d.c. i am joined by bill read, the director of the management center. let me begin by expressing condolences to those families who have lost loved ones in the course of the storm. the storm has now been downgraded. but it poses no less of a threat to communities. we encourage individuals to listen to their state and local authorities as we move into the response to irene. we just concluded briefing president obama on our ongoing efforts to support the states affected by the storm. he has instructed us to continue leading folk -- leading ford on our response. forward oning for worfo our response. our number one message for individuals and families up and down the eastern seaboard this morning is that we're not out of the wo

homeland security. we know that it combined 22 disdisparate agencies into a single cabinet level department. as americans we find purpose in trying times. the united states has made significant progress in securing the nation from terrorism since 9/11. still, work remains. threats facing the country have evolved and we know they will continue to evolve. and that's what we're here to discuss with you this morning. we're excited about today's agenda. today we want to assess the state of homeland security over the past decade. these questions we will consider including looking back how had we done and looking forward what still needs to be remain. we're pleased that governor ridge will provide his valuable perspective on the upcoming tenth anniversary of 9/11 and no event would be complete without secretary janet napolitano. she will provide the keynote address with a special focus of public engagement in the homeland security enterprise. the chamber is pleased to help her launch the public service announcements related to the if you see something say something campaign. and then rounding out the morning we'll have a distinguished panel providing perspectiv

folks, you can send michael williams to the united states congress with your prayers, your money and your voting. [applause] .. >>> next to the evolution of homeland security since 9/11. former and current representative is from the department of homeland security and the private sector spoke of the early days of the department to read cybersecurity threats and information sharing. this panel is part of a discussion hosted by the chamber of commerce. it's about 55 minutes. >> from a national standpoint of the organization are they changing or evil thing, what are they going to look like ten years from now? pfc your efforts as a first private sector office and a dam in the senior sector and linda from the o.d. in my private sector office and north, as the private sector office. is that a good thing or -- >> we can protect those trusted traveler programs, those trusted shipping programs. all of those things that help expedite the commerce and the movement of people. when i was asked what do you do i would use the example saying you travel, everyone here gets on an airplane, what would you rather have? you want to have security or facilitation expedi

of the national security agency/cyber command with the department of homeland security for that, which is cyber inside the united states, i think we had a road map -- far from having arrived at our destination, but a road map -- for how to share the information of what our adversaries are doing to us and protecting inside the homeland through the dhs avenue. >> you can watch all of this event in our video library at c- span.org. we will break away from the last couple of minutes and take you live to george washington university for a look at u.s. attitudes toward the public education system. the polling data was released today. several panels covering topics like digital learning and perceptions of higher learning. this is live coverage just getting under way on c-span. >> examining what americans think about education from kindergarten through higher education. you will hear a lot of the statistics today, a lot about these 2000 americans that told the story of the rest of the americans and what they think about education, so i want to start by grounding you a little bit. you will hear a great deal about great teachers

united states. next up we'll have james caverly, in the office of infrastructure protection at the department of homeland security and helps develop and sustain strategic relationships and information sharing systems with the owners and operators of critical infrastructure in our country. jim joined dhs at its inception. prior to that, 25 years at the department of energy. and then we'll have al martinez-fonts. he is new here at the chamber as a senior vice president, and the executive vice president of the u.s. forum for policy innovation and in this role he serves as executive vice president and oversees the chamber's three non-profit foundations. before that, as you know, he served at the first assistant secretary for the private sector at the department of homeland security and was charged with a direct line of communication into the department and served with secretaries ridge and napolitano. he worked at jp morgan chaise and others. welcome, al. next is greg garcia, the partnership identity management for bank of america. from 2006 to 2008 serving as the first presidentially appointed assistant sec

united states, 9/11 impacted education in many ways. for us and what we found is that we had new and expanded agencies and partnerships. the department of homeland

homeland security secretary janet th napolita napolitano. thanks for come into "the situation room." when you look at this monster storm going up the east coast of the united states, what's your biggest concern at this time? >> it's a big storm it's going to cover a large geographic area. one concern i have is that once the storm immediately passes, don't forget about the after-effects. there can be flooding, there can be surge. we think a lot of power outages associated with that. so it's going to be a whole series of events and what we've been preparing for is that cascading series. >> power out rajs is a concern for national security. >> we've been working with the installations up and down the atlantic seaboard. we've been repositioning things so they can come in immediately after the storm passes to provide aid and the assistance to the people who live along the storm's path. so there's been an awful lot of work done in preparation over the last few days. and one of the things with we're reminding people of today is that they are part of our time. not only for those who live right on the coast, but also those who live inland. because as i said earlier, flood

bombing attempt in 2001, this means that america's homeland security effort cannot begin at the point where the threat has arrived in the united statesn looking at our 40 plots, there is a clear -- where they are most asked -- where they are most at risk. new york city, washington, d.c., airplanes and airports, and finally new jersey. despite these trends, policy makers often try to child-proof targets and airports. neither of these approaches make sense. resources are limited. it is not practical to think that we can put security measures in every jurisdiction of the country. since 9/11, not a single one of the plots stopped because of physical security measures at the airport. nevertheless, congress has poured billions of dollars into transportation security measures, introducing confusing measures like the 3:1:1 screening rule. once a terrorist is in the screen , the public is already in danger. information sharing and intelligence of the absolute cornerstones of affect of counter-terrorism. simply throwing money at the problem or deploying new technologies is not the answer, just as much as relying on luck or the quick reaction o

homeland security. most recently, he served in border protection, which is also the nation's largest law enforcement agency and the largest operational components with overalls responsibility for border security in the united states. next, we have the director of the partnership and out of reach division within the office of infrastructure protection. his office helps develop strategic relationships and information sharing for the owners and operators of critical organizations in our country. he spent 35 years at the department of energy. then we will have elmer he is here as a senior vice president and the executive vice president for u.s. and foreign policy innovation. he serves as executive vice president and overseas three nonprofit organizations. before that, he served as the first assistant secretary for the private sector at the department of homeland security. he was charged with providing america's private sector with a direct line of communication into the department, and he has the distinction of serving west chairman of paul lozano a. he worked with jpmorgan chase -- of serving with chairman napolitano. he worked with jpmorgan chase. greg works for bank of america. from 2006 until 2008 he served as th