. >> now, acting homeland security secretary chad wolf talks about protecting the supply chain amidst the coronavirus pandemic. this event, hosted by the u.s. chamber of commerce early this week, is just over 20 minutes. >> today, we are very pleased to be joined by acting secretary of the department of homeland security, chad wolf. secretary wolf, thank you so much for taking time out of your incredibly busy schedule to be with us today. mr. wolf: thank you, suzanne, for having me. i appreciated the opportunity to discuss these important issues with you today. >> you are right about the important issues. the scope of your responsibility is quite daunting. i was thinking about what i knew as a layperson and also preparing to talk to you today, reading about that scope is remarkable. so many facets of our nation's security, from aviation, infrastructure security, to cyber security, immigration and border protection. as a chamber, we think about these issues because they are so linked. economic security and national security are so linked. we know we can't have one without the other. we

chad wolf and other dhs officials concerning their officers involvement in policing protests after the killing of george floyd. they said they are investigating whether radical groups are involved in writing. >> good afternoon. thanks everyone for being here today. let me recognize folks behind me. the acting deputy secretary ken cuccinelli, the acting i structure matt albans, united states secret service director murray, deputy director newsom, director patterson and deputy director klein, thank you for being here. the department of homeland security's high land -- highest priority is to ensure the safety and security of the american people and the department workforce. we have witnessed an assault on our law enforcement community. californiain oakland an assassin shot to federal protective service contractors as they stood watch over a protest. one officer was killed. the other is in critical condition. police, the oakland supported by the department of homeland security, are investigating that attack. let me express my deepest condolences to the family members of these two contracto

[no audio] also briefing was acting department of homeland security secretary chad wolf and other dhs officials concerning their officers's involvement in policing protests after the killing of george floyd. they said they are investigating whether radical groups are involved in the rioting. >> guys, come on down. good afternoon, thank everyone for being here today. ami recognize a few folks i have behind me. secretary ken cuccinelli, acting eyes director -- ice director, deputy director newsom , and deputy director klein. thank you for being here. the department of homeland security's highest priority to ensure the safety and security andthe american people i the department's workforce. we have witness and a lot of assault on our law enforcement community. last night in california, and assessing cowardly shot two contractors as they stood watch over protest. one officer was killed and the other is in critical condition. the fbi, oklahoma police, supported by the department of homeland secured, investigating the attack. let me express my deepest condolences to the family members of th

announcer: acting homeland security secretary chad wolf talked about his department's response to the pandemic but also pointed out hurricane season is approaching and the agency needs to deal with that and other disasters. he participated in an auburn virtual discussion. good morning. on behalf of the auburn president and board of trustees i would like to welcome you to a conversation with the acting secretary of the department of homeland security, chad wolf. the event is brought to you by the mccrary institute for the cyber and critical infrastructure security here at auburn university. weekse over the past few used the term unprecedented more than any other time in history. the copan 19 pandemic has brought about many changes in our country and affected virtually every aspect of daily lives. as an institution, we had auburn university have tried to respond quickly with our researchers and scientists directing expertise andrd fighting the pandemic its impact on our health, our economy, and our way of life. the department of homeland security you are going to hear from today plays a

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here with an update acting dhs secretary chad wolf. chad is there any pushback about the extension of the country's also on board with that mexico and canada? >> there was no pushback both mexico and canada agree with the extensions of the border restrictions, so what we have now is a north american solution which we've had in place for two months. we all agreed we immediate to continue those restrictions and at the end of the day the restrictions are working. what we've seen is we've seen both vehicle traffic down, pedestrian traffic down, non- essential traffic keeping down while keeping that legitimate commercial trade ongoing. we need that for the supply chain, we need that for the economy, so we're very happy about the success that we've had at the border. brian: all right here is some numbers tell me if you agree with them i believe we got them from you more than 16,000 apprehensions, and 50% decrease from march, 85% decrease from april of 2019 so the borders getting better, and then with this pandemic, there's just been an absol

. ♪ >> now, acting homeland security secretary chad wolf talks about protecting the supply chain amidst the coronavirus pandemic. this event, hosted by the u.s. chamber of commerce early this week" is just over 20 minutes. >> today we are very pleased to be joined by acting secretary of the department of homeland security, chad wolf. secretary wolf, thank you so much for taking time out of your incredibly busy schedule to be with us today. mr. wolf thank you, suzanne, for having me. i appreciated the opportunity to discuss these important issues with you today. miss clark: you are right about the import

wolf addressed the shooting at a news conference saturday. and it says the officers were monitoring a protest when they were shot on the express my deepest condolences to the family members of these 2 fps contractors as of now investigators have yet to release any more information on the vehicle involved the fps as friday marks the 3rd time in 5 years one of their contract officers has been shot and killed in the line of duty on in certain maryland in 2015. >>same year at varick in new york city and this is our 3rd one that definitely the front line defense of our federal facilities senator dianne feinstein released a statement on the shooting saying quote we have to know right from wrong and not use the terrible tragedy in minneapolis to perpetrate more violence there's never an excuse to shoot and kill a security guard destroyed businesses or injure innocent people. governor gavin newsome also weighed in saying quote this is a moment of pain for our state and nation. jennifer and i send our sincere condolences to their families. friends and

gillian: now on friday i had the chance to interview your boss, homeland security chief chad wolf. i asked him about whether president trump's temporary halt on immigration so far over the last couple of weeks on green card seekers is working to make america healthier and safer. take a listen to what he said. in the last couple of weeks, the numbers and the data that you've seen has the policy helped keep americans healthier and safer and helped get americans back into jobs? >> well, i think it's still a little soon to say that, but i think over the long term it absolutely will help. it absolutely will help spur americans to regain their jobs in the long run. and that's really what we're designed to do. gillian: so he says too soon to tell. dhs is not sure if the policy is working yet. >> well, i wouldn't interpret it that way. i mean also on friday was the april unemployment numbers, and as we continue on a downward economic trend in terms of jobs, the president's executive order is opening up tens of thousands of jobs that might otherwise go to aliens who are emigrating -- legal

wolf, joint chief chair wiley, shout outs from celebrities and a flyover in a graduation video. here in new york, the coast guard was supposed to be helping kick off fleet week. as you can see behind me. however, no one coming in just yet. but there will be virtual tours that people can see every single day by going online. dana. >> dana: all right, alex, thank you. sarah evans is such an important part of the modern music scene. for america, for women, she has a new cover album out called copy that. i listen to it, and loved it. and i already knew all the words. i canceled her about putting it all together. >> i started singing when i was four years old with my brother in a family ban. i grew up on a farm in missouri, and so, my whole life i have been singing cover tapes, you know? and then i have been waiting to make a cover album for my whole career. and i have always dreamed about it. what songs what i put on it? and how can i make it the best cover album ever? so this was the year to do it. and, you know, timing is always incredible how things work out. but i feel like this

. >> now, acting homeland security secretary chad wolf talks about protecting the supply chain amidst the coronavirus pandemic. this event, hosted by the u.s. chamber of commerce early this week, is just over 20 minutes.

i'd like to ask chad wolf from homeland security just to say discuss the record low numbers we have of people crossing the border, our southern border in particular. >> absolutely, mr. president. at your direction, the task force, we have taken a number of measures that protect public health proactive and prudent measures at the border. those include nonessential travel restrictions that we have with both canada and mexico, it also includes continued construction of border law system and most importantly, new measures that we've instituted along that southwest border regarding illegal border entries and those of the numbers that you were referring to. last month in april, we had a little under 17,000 folks across the border illegally. compare that to a year ago, april of '19 was over 120,000 individuals. >> and they were all brought out, right? 17,000 cross, but 17,000 were brought out. >> 80% of those 17,000 were removed within 120 minutes, two hours. the rest of just a little bit longer but are continuing to be removed as well. >> president trump: that's a first in the last 4 40 year

i would like to ask chad wolf from homeland security just to say, maybe discuss the record low numbers we have of people crossing the border, our southern border in particular. >> absolutely, mr. president. i think we are taking at your direction, the vice president's direction, the task force, we have taken a number of measures at protecting public health proactive and prudent measures at the border. those include nonessential travel restrictions that we have with both canada and mexico. those also include continued construction of the border wall system. perhaps most importantly, new measures that we have instituted along that southwest border regarding illegal border entries. those are the numbers you are referring to. last month in april, we had over 17,000 folks that crossed the border illegally. compare that to a year ago, april of '19 was over 120,000 individuals. >> they were all brought out, right? >> that's right. so -- >> 17,000 crossed but 17,000 were brought out? sent back? >> 80% of those 17,000 were removed within 120 minutes, two hours. the rest took just a little bit l

neil: now the chinese are denying this , this accusation, with the acting homeland security secretary chad wolf and others by the way expressed that they are trying to hack into various medical systems, proprietary, biotech and pharmaceutical companies research and development when it comes to potential treatment vaccine, cure, you name it, for the coronavirus. dr. gregory glenn is with us right now, the research and development, doctor, how realistic is this threat that the chinese can crash into sites , hack into sites maybe for all i know, your own and just steal stuff. >> well, look, we have our feet as biotech companies in two arenas. one is to make a product and the other one is to pursue science, so the scientific endeavor is, you know, the companies scientific publications usually are sprout from work they've donald then the basis of as you know, moving forward the product is often to have a patent and proprietary information, so i don't know. i think that we have a global view. we think that the u.s. biotech industry is so robust that we're going to come up with vaccines that can

we were able to see through documents dating back to 2017 that now acting secretary of dhs chad wolf actually had that plan in place as a way to discourage immigration. and then again in 2019 then secretary neilson wanted congress to give dhs the authority to allow them to remove children more quickly. again, these are children who are going back to dangerous countries that they fled from without anyone there to care for them or anyone who even knows they are arriving there by plane. now through the documents we've been able to see that although now they say it's in the interest of public health, it's actually been something they've been trying to do for a long time, just not as successfully as they are now. >> and, julia, is there a -- there was some talk that i guess that they were saying if you wanted to -- the implication was parents were being told pick your child or stay in the country. >> that's right. that's some other reporting that we've had brand new this week. the parents who were in immigration detention were fiven a fo given a form to release your child. you separate or

arthel: and that was acting secretary of homeland security chad wolf this morning on fox news with inning sight as to what airports across america could look like post-pandemic. the tsa announcing major changes coming to security checkpoints all in an effort to keep airport staff and travelers safe and healthy. my next guest is harvard professor joseph allen. he recently wrote an article in "the washington post" titled airplanes don't make you sick. really. he joins us now. joseph allen is the assistant professor at the harvard t.h. chan school of public health, also the deputy director at the harvard education and research center for occupational safety and health, and he is the author of the book "healthy buildings." great to have you, professor. so listen, i'm of the mind that i, absolutely, i'm of the mind that i won't feel completely safe on a plane until i know coronavirus is off it. you say that's not the biggest problem. >> i've done research on airplanes for over a decade now, and i'm lead author on a national academies report in 2013 looking at infectious disease transmission at

i had the chance to talk to the acting secretary chad wolf last week. him and the entire agency are flagging for americans. this new emerging reality that they will have to battle the coronavirus pandemic and all its ill effects on americans combined with hurricane season and these natural weather crises that tend to happen around this time of year. it's an unprecedented challenge and they are really starting to say now it's going to be a whole of government approach to tackle these two problems at once. something important to keep in mind, brian, ainsley, steve. steve: all right, gillian turner not far from the white house there had been some suggestion the president of the united states might actually visit or take a look at some of the flood areas. don't know if that is actually going to happen. he could you, perhaps, just fly over it. meanwhile, let's talk a little bit about ron desantis. yesterday, if you were watching the fox news channel, you saw how angry he got when he was touring yesterday with mike pence down in florida. he's angry because of

we will show you chad wolf taking part in a virtual discussion on the topic of the coronavirus, particularly how his department is fighting the virus. here is a portion. >> doing a variety of different initiatives. i started off most discussions around covid-19 focused on three priorities that i have had from the onset and that's to respond, to recover and to restore. so we are responding currently. the department along with h.h.s. and fema, responding to the pandemic. we need to make sure the department is able to recover and utilize the function and fulfill the functions every day not only during the crisis but when the crisis ends as well. then, of course, restore, make sure we restore trade, travel, commerce to the american economy as we move out of the pandemic and as the country begins to open up. that's my priority. it's been the priority of senior leadership in the department and the framework which we are operating under. i also want to talk about mitigation. we talk about it in the task force that meets daily. we talk about social distancing. we talk about cloth-based coverings. i

. >> also briefing was acting department of homeland security chad wolf and other dhs officials concerning their officers involvement in policing protests after the killing of george floyd. they said they are investigating whether radical groups are involved in writing. >> good afternoon. thanks everyone for being here today.