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if you disagree with what chad wolf has done, you get to vote against chad wolf's boss, and chad wolf will be out of a job. that's the way we used to do it when this was a democracy. but not anymore. now they just go and threaten chad wolf's children. in the media applauds. last month, a radio show host in seattle called paul gallant mocked a report he said he was descending into chaos. these were peaceful protests he suggested. he reported on twitter he saw no burning, pillaging or death. those things were happening. they exist. we showed you tape of it at the time. but gallant pretended otherwise. we assume it was because he thought it was help his team and then the rioters showed up in the building where he lives, his apartment building. they destroyed the starbucks down stairs and that scared him. now gallant says he is buying a gun. oh, it turns out it's not so easy to live out violence when it's aimed at you. jason rantz is a seattle vast radio host and we are happy to have them on tonight. thanks so much for coming on. you had a lot of violence in the city of seattle over the w

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joining me now is acting dhs secretary chad wolf. mr. secretary, she says agents are an occupying force and basically good riddance, she won. what do you say? >> i think that language is very irresponsible. she is describing law enforcement officers, civil law enforcement officersin who wake up every day and put that bad john come up with the uniform on, and protect the community and federal properties as an occupying force and responsible for the violence we see in portland and it's exactly the opposite. it's the violent rioters and criminals we've seen for over 60 days that are the occupying force in downtown portland, and have caused this violence we have seen. i take exception to that language. i would say that all of our men and women, law-enforcement officers in the dhs and those inside the court house who risk their lives every day also ticket section to that language. >> laura: how many people will be left, federal officers left in the courthouse given i guess the agreements you two came to? >> absolutely. well, dhs law enforceme

if you disagree with what chad wolf has done, you get to vote against chad wolves boss and chad wolf will be out of a job. that's the way we used to do it when this was a democracy, but not anymore. now they just go and threaten chad wolf's children in the media applied. last month the radio show host in seattle mocked reports that his city was descending into chaos. these are peaceful protests, he suggested. on twitter, he reported that he saw "no burning, pillaging or deaths." of course those things were happening, we exist, we showed a tape of it at the time. people tended otherwise. we don't know why we have to assume because we thought it would help his team. then the rioters showed up in the building where he lives, in his apartment building, and they destroyed the starbucks downstairs, and that scared him. now he says he's buying a gun. it turns out it's not so easy to lie about violence when it's aimed at you. jason rantz is a seattle-based radio host, we are happy to have a montagnais. jason, thanks so much for coming on. so you just had a lot of violence in the city of seat

acting dhs secretary chad wolf worked out an agreement with the brown over the last few days. according to that agreement, there will be a robust presence of oregon state police in downtown portland. state and local police are to begin securing property, especially federal property, and state police will coordinate with the federal protective service to protect federal facilities. however, the officers will not be leaving the city immediately. here is what president trump said about it this morning. listen here. >> we hear all sorts of reports about us leaving. we are not leaving until we have secured their city. they don't secure their city soon, we will have to go in and clean it out. >> chad wolf saying "the department will continue to maintain our current augmented federal law enforcement personnel in portland until we are assured that the hatfield federal courthouse and other federal properties will no longer be attacked and that the seed of justice in portland will remain secure." wolf goes on to say it that "dhs maybe in a a position to change its course posture," but h

chad wolf isn't going anywhere. he led this effort at the department of homeland security with confidence and competence. you expect that to continue. but, this is a tactic you've seen in richmond, in portland, in seattle and it wasn't directed at republicans. this is not new or unique here but it is intimidation. it is just below the level without the directed violence, just below the level of terrorism. jedediah: no question, ken. i want to shift over to barbara boxers. there is op-ed in "the washington post." check out the headline, barbara boxer, former senator. dhs was a mistake. i regret voting for it. we have a quote from the op-ed, i never imagined a president woe use unconfirmed puppets like acting secretary chad wolf and his deputy ken cuccinelli to terrorize our own citizens. your response, ted. >> the people terrorized in portland are citizens and business owners down there. we haven't gone beyond our federal authority and laws that she has voted for, she notes, defending the courthouse and protecting fe

of course you know the secretary of dhs, chad wolf. >> president trump: it's like central casting. we forgot one person. >> the head of this program is john durham jr. from the eastern district of new york. who has spent -- how many years? >> 15, but i've been doing ms-13 for ten years. >> on long island, which is one of the hotbeds of ms-13 activity. or at least it was. [laughter] >> president trump: that's really great. you are so important. it's like central casting. people are like central casting. you are going to do a great job. we appreciate it, and we will be meeting you in a similar vein but a different subject next week, and that concerns our cities and, again, people who have lost control of some of our great cities. we are going to straighten things out. thank you all very much. thank you. >> reporter: is that what next week's announcement is about? >> president trump: you will see next week. we'll have a conference and tell you in great detail. it's something that, at this point, the american people want to see. they have been run very poorly, these cities, whether it'

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acting dhs secretary chad wolf. mr. secretary, she says agents are an occupying force and basically good riddance, she won. what do you say? >> i think that language is very irresponsible. she is describing a law enforcement officers, civil law enforcement officers who wake up every day you come up with a badge on come up with the uniform on and protect the community and federal officers as an occupying force and responsible for the violence we see in portland. it is exact opposite. it is the violent rioters and criminals that we have seen over 60 days that are the occupying force in downtown portland that have caused this violence that we have seen. and so i take exception to that language. and i would say all of our men and women in law enforcement officers and dhs and those in the courthouse risking their lives every day to take exception to that language. >> laura: so how many people will be left, federal officers left in that courthouse given come i guess the agreement that you two came to? >> absolutely, dhs law e

what chad wolf and donald trump has done is basically inflame this situation. i will tell you, i wish donald trump would attack the coronavirus ehalf as hard as he's attacking or city. what is the next step in oregon? it i know there's a hope that a federal judge basically puts a temporary restraining order here of course, we do believe our attorney general is going to be successful, because she's making the point that's so clear. giving you an example of what she's dealing with, one of my best friends, an e.r. doctor and county commissioner, was hit with a teargas canister without any provocation at all. our attorney general is picking up on those kinds of really flagrant attacks that there's no justification at all. that these squads of gassing and grabbing our citizens without probable cause. i want to ask about a small development when it comes to coronavirus relief, this idea that the senate republicans might offer up a stand-alone, frankly because you won't come to a larger agreement before the end of the month. would you be supportive of that? or do you

the acting secretary of dhs, chad wolf. thank you. >> thank you. >> harris: the president has made known his concerns about mail-in ballots. now, what a fo fox news review s found is facing concerns about reliability paid here's a nugget for you, we sent our own package through a processing center. plus, president trump fired back after joe biden called him america's first racist president. whether this kind of attack is effective or a big turnoff for voters. the power panel. >> his spreading of racist -- the way he deals with people based on the color their skin, then a national origin, where they're from, is absolutely sickening. ♪ now is the time for a new bath from bath fitter. every bath fitter bath is installed quickly, safely, and beautifully, with a lifetime warranty. go from old to new. from worn to wow. the beautiful bath you've always wanted, done right, installed by one expert technician, all in one day. we've been creating moments like these for 35 years, and we're here to help you get started. book your free

however, a senior dhs official tells fox news that everyone sent there was trained and that chad wolf never saw that memo. the official also added they questioned the motives of whoever put out that information. now, this morning the president tweeted about the feds staying in portland saying, quote: we are trying to help portland, not hurt it. their leadership has for months lost control of the anarchists and agitators. they are missing in action. we must protect federal property and our people. these were not merely protesters, these are the real deal. the fire was extinguished last night, but it's unclear when all of this violence there will end. leland? leland: chad wolf was out in portland in the past couple of days saying that the federal officers will stay until the violence does end. christina,ing thank you. acting u.s. customs and border protection commissioner, 30 years of law enforcement experience on his resumÉ, mark morgan joining us now. mr. commissioner, we appreciate your time. if you sort of paraphrase what the mayor of portland is saying, he said having federal agen

this is dhs acting secretary chad wolf saying they don't need you or other local officials permission take a listen. >> i don't need invitations by the state, state mayors, state governors to do our job. we'll do that whether they like us there or not. that's our responsibility. >> senator wyden, your response? >> my response is that every step of the way, chad wolf and homeland security, are weaponizing this challenge we know there is hard work to do to deal with racism. for example, i spent much of this week dealing with reducing tensions on the streets with a fresh approach to dealing with mental health challenges but what we also know is that chad wolf and donald trump and he just said it at the beginning of your program, he wants to continue to escalate the violence he is trying to play to right-wing media and his political base this week i and senator merkley, my colleague in oregon, we'll offer an amendment on the defense bill to try to rein him in >> when you look at the attention here on portland being the representative of the state, what do you want people to know and do yo

there is acting director chad wolf. >> chad: mainly the federal courthouse. the department commission is very clear. we are charged with protecting federal facilities across the country. we have been protecting the courthouse in downtown portland and's 1997 when first open. we began to see a rise in violent activity in late may in portland. it coincided with the death of george floyd. let me reiterate that the department fully supports those who wish to peacefully protest. let me say this again. we support and we will protect those who want to peacefully protest. unfortunately, what we are seeing in portland every night, roughly from midnight to 4:30 or 5:00 a.m., is the complete opposite. again, what is occurring in portland in the early hours of every morning is not peaceful protesting. these individuals are organized and they have one mission in mind. to burn down or to cause extreme damage to the federal courthouse and to law enforcement officers. at times, we also see them targeting city property. these individuals congregate in the same area night after

we want to bring in the acting homeland security director, chad wolf. what is the agreement? what exactly did they say? >> absolutely, bill, so what we know is that the federal courthouse there in portland has been under attack. we have law-enforcement officers that are injured there, so what we have been asking for, and we've been very specific. we need state or local law enforcement to step up and help us police around there and to hold individuals accountable. so governor brown has decided to step up. we see a sizable force of oregon state police that will be deployed to the area, and we will see if the plan that they have put in place will help quell the violence that we have seen around that federal courthouse in portland, and we are going to take a cautious view of that. we will keep them in place to make sure, until we are assured that the violence against the courthouse and stopped. so we will take the day by day until we are comfortable that the plan in place is going to work. they have partnered with us successfully, and when we do, we will continue to look at our p

[applause] chad wolf, i think we are keeping him very busy. admiral carl schultz. thank you very much. and a great warrior. he is a strong guy, a great guy. congressman diaz, thank you very much. on the first of this year, i announced the armed forces would begin a surge of military assets in the western hemisphere unlike anything seen in recent history, and that is a fact. one of the reasons is we have better equipment than we ever had. we have new equipment that comes along with $2.5 trillion in spending, all made in the usa. american service members, joined by partner nations, have patrolled regional waters from the caribbean sea to the east pacific. the united states deployed an arsenal of cutters, naval combat ships, coast guard helicopters, and they are powerful weapons. high-tech maritime patrol aircraft as well as roughly 1300 additional personnel. these forces represent a 65% increase in ships and a 65% increase in surveillance aircraft from last year alone. we are taking the fight directly to the sinister criminal cartels and showing them no mercy. we are

todd: it comes hours after chad wolf slammed portland leaders for enabling weeks of demonstrations. griff jenkins live forest in washington with more on this. >> reporter: this is been the scene of clashes for 7 weeks. look at this video, around a police precinct. chad wolf calling a local leaders to clampdown. >> i am asking allstate and local leaders in portland and oregon, it has come out these anarchists. fostering an environment that continues to breathe this type of lawlessness. >> portland's mayor ted wheeler slamming the law enforcement presence to protect federal property like courthouses and statues. >> the problem is leaving the facilities, going on the streets to the community and escalating and intense situation. >> it is clearly a coordinated strategy from the white house. it is irresponsible and escalating intense situation. remove your presence. kevin mccarthy says he introduce legislation withholding federal funding if they refuse to defend monuments. >> we have local officials who have a responsibility for will of law. why don't they have greater regard for rule of

acting dhs secretary chad wolf, thank you. wray,rector christopher thank you very much. joinedalso pleased to be by americans who have tragically lost their loved ones to recent violence. to each of you, please know that america grieves with you, that we pledged to honor the memory of your cherished loved ones by fighting to bring safety into every single community. we will bring that safety. you will see. for decades, politicians running many of our nations major cities have put the interests of criminals above the rights of law abiding citizens. the same politicians have now embraced the far-left movement to break up our police departments, causing violent crime and their cities to spiral, -- in their cities to spiral seriously out of control. in new york city, over 300 people were shot in the last month alone. a 277 at least percent increase over the same period of a year ago. murders this year have spiked 27% in philadelphia, 94% in minneapolis, compared to the same period in 2019. perhaps no citizens have suffered more from the menace of violent crime than the wonde

[applause] acting secretary of homeland security chad wolf. i think we are keeping him pretty busy, right? [applause] coast guard commandant admiral carl schultz. thank you very much. and a great warrior, he's a warrior, he's a strong guy, a great guy, congressman mario diaz-balart. thank you very much. [applause] i announced the united states armed forces would begin a surge of military assets in the western hemisphere unlike anything seen in recent history and that is a fact. one of the reasons is we now have better equipment than we've ever had. we have new equipment that comes along with $2.5 trillion in spending, all made in the usa. american service members joined by partner nations have patrolled regional waters from the caribbean to the east pacific. the united states deployed a vast arsenal of coast guard ships,, naval combat specially armed coast guard helicopters, and they are real weapons, powerful weapons. high-tech maritime patrol aircraft as well as roughly 1300 additional personnel. these forces represent a 65% increase in ship

ainsley: thank you so much, chad wolf, for being with us. we appreciate it. pete: appreciate it, sir. >> thank you. ainsley: you are welcome. to say extreme weather now overnight. tropical storm isaias strengthening to a category 1 hurricane as it approaches the bahamas. [wind blowing] brian: heavy rains, strong winds you are hearing it battering parts of puerto rico and the dougdominican republic. pete: janice dean tracking it all. janice: yes, a new advisory at 8:00 a.m. and complete one at 11:00 a.m. all of those tracks we need to watch very carefully especially in the next 24 to 48 hours as the storm moved through the bahamas. when does it take that northward curve is going to mean potential impact for florida watch the east coast next week. was upgraded hurricane last night. moving through the bahamas. we could actually see further strengthening of a cat 2 storm that would be 96 mile-per-hour sustained winds plus. then there is the center of the storm. we think it's going to remain core of the strongest winds will remain offshore as it moves northward al

chad wolf is an acting secretary of homeland security. he has not been approved by the senate and has exceeded the statutory time limit for serving. and so i don't know that any of these agents are happy about the work that they're doing, but they've been ordered to these cities to do their work. one thing law enforcement tries to do is to bring calm to chaos, to help de-escalate tensions. sometimes just being present can do that. but i see this having the opposite effect which is why long term, i believe this will make us less safe. >> also what our reporter said on the ground she's hearing from the protesters. the situation is escalating with their presence. barbara mcquade, thank you. >>> two of the isis kidnappers behind the deaths of americans james foley, steven stalov, kayla mueller and more are in custody in iraq. richard engel has been exclusive report about what the men just revealed. and a legal tug of war that could prevent them from being tried in a u.s. court. >>> first, the latest on a lawsuit launched by parents and teache

. >> reporter: acting dhs director chad wolf is not backing down. >> if you don't want to work with me local law enforcement, do the job and let's address the violence, activity so the peaceful protesting can continue. jillian: wolf says they need to find another line of work until law and order is restored. rob: thank you. jillian: haley mcinerney says the failures of democratic mayors might be hurting them politically but costing their constituents their lives. >> mayor lori lightfoot of chicago lost control of her city. bill diblasio of new york city lost control of his city. these democrat governors have lost control of their streets and they have derelict mayors and democrat streets, children dying, and except when this president will stand up to those. rob: she talks about children dying in this is an example. young people who lost their lives in american cities over the last several weeks. jillian: breaking overnight trash cans full of classified documents are burned at the chinese consulate in houston, texas, the state department says it ordered china to close the building to p

mo acti secretary of homeland security chad wolf accused mayor wheeler of supporting violent protesters. >> he could have chosen to go to peaceful protesting and had an audience there and could have made his point. he chose to go to an area that saw 54 nights of criminal activity targeting a federal courthouse and federal law enforcement officers. >> dhs says the operation in portland is se om the president's announcement wednesday sending hundreds of federal agents to cities that are showing vie rent crime. >> under operation legend, the department of justice is sending roughly 200 agents to icagabout 35qu withviolalta for working with loest o mayor abt the decision. >> these will be additional feraes opere in f agents chicago like in portland. natalie brand, cbs news, the white house. >>> michael cohen found his recent return to prison boabt t.ion with plans to tell >>> jobless claims nationwide rising again. unemployment numbers here in california reaching highest levels in nearly three months. the total number of statewide now approaching 7 million nationwide for unemployment benefi

on sunday, acting secretary of the department of homeland security, chad wolf said what feral agents faced was beyond normal criminal activity. >> they are coming armed with rocks, bottles, baseball bats, power tools, commercial grade violence and targeng their violence on federal courthouse and federal law enforcement officers. >> president trump defended the administration's response, tweeting that they're protecting federal property. peaceful protests continue across the country but portland itis one of a handful of cies this weekend.isodes of vice in seattle, social media video shows police every sprg protesters. one officer swings at ans deator with a club. protesters in oakland lit a courthouse on fire. in richmond, virginia, vehicles were set ablaze. outside of denver, two people were shot and wounded after a car drove through a protest. in austin, texas, one protester was shot and killed after a stmotori plowed into the crowd.e poli say the driver was also the gunman. federal authorities blamed protesters and said the violence justifies their increased presence. >> as we ment

>> that's a great question for acting secretary chad wolfe. when i spoke to him on tuesday, i said, please leave. your presence here is escalating an already challenging situation. it's literally like pouring gasoline on a fire. please go home. we have portland police bureau, the state has provided assistance. this is a really difficult time. we have a number of peaceful protesters in the portland area, across the state, asking for an end to racism in the state and the country. i join in that clarion call for justice. we obviously have some outliers acting violently and deinstructing public property. violence answers nothing and solves nothing and it is a total destruction. from the conversation, the really important conversation we need to have to move this country toward justice and equality for all. >> many state and local leaders are demanding an investigation into exactly what happened. but what do you make of cbp's explanation that this was someone suspected of assaulting agents and destroying property and a loud, violent mob forced them

and i want to thank chad wolf for working along with the fbi and with the attorney general. they've worked very closely together at the border. and the border, as you know, is setting new records for allowing people in that are allowed to come in, allowing people in legally. we believe the monsters who murder children should be put to death. we seem to have quite a good agreement on that. these people murder children and they do it as slowly and viciously as possible. we will not allow these animals to terrorize our communities. and my administration will not rest until every member of ms-13 is brought to justice. we have done a great job with ms-13, but now wea™re stepping -- now, we are stepping it up to an even higher level. this has never happened before. there's never been any move like this before. much of it has already taken place, otherwise we wouldn't be talking about it. so when biden and the radical left want to open borders for ms-13 and others, we want strong borders. i have said, we want borders. without borders, you don't have a strong country. and we have

both bill barr and chad wolf insisted that these federal agents which will be coming from agencies like the fbi and the department of homeland security will be focused on partnering with local pololice to help deal with violent crime. for now, the trump admiministration is focucusing n albuquerque and chicago. the mayor of chicago initially blasted the idea said that she was now ready to accept the they areelp as long as not trying to police the streets. she would remainin extremely cacautious a and vigigilant.t. report anyresidents to suspicious behavior from those agents, adding that she would not let what happened in portland happened to her city. anchor: the country with the second-worst coronavirus outbreak after the u.s. is brazil. cases registered over the last 24 hours. that is a record. leaders they are responding very differently to the crisis. passing a bleak milestone, brazil repoported nearly 68,8,000 covivid-19 infections in one e day. a new global record. the south american country is the world's second worst hit by the pandemic is million reported cases and 82,000 deaeat

chad wolf says that the president has had enough and they are going to be taking action. we see this chaos in great american cities, every city is a great american city. what exactly can the dhs do are the president do to stop this kind of violence? >> well, if there is insurrection in a city and people's lives are at risk, the government under a congressional act is allowed to go in. there are also allowed to protet federal property. a lot of this is happening due to the protests. you know, let me say this. black lives do matter, this is an important movement because it brings needed overdue attention to the fact that there is racial injustice and that african-americans are in many cases unfairly targeted by police. so people need to speak about it. they need to protest and demonstrate for better government, better policing, training and reforms. but the constitution and these cherished rights of assembly and to protest your government doesn't give demonstrators a license to turn themselves into criminals and engage in rampant acts of looting and vandalism and arson and

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though acting homeland security secretary, chad wolf, says they won't go until they are not needed. in the meantime, portland police uncovering a sledgehammer, pipe, and other weapons, as well as body armor, shields, and leaf blowers during clean up a new protest sites. let's bring in william la jeunesse, who is live in portland with the latest. william? >> melissa, things are radically different. the violence might be over, but the protests, likely not. we saw four things last night we've not seen in the past. number one, the protesters kind of police themselves. number two, some black men and women positioned themselves between the courthouse fence and those who would otherwise climate or set fires. he saw no tear gas or pepper spray at all last night. federal agents, local police, and state troopers were nowhere to be seen. speakers made a deliberate effort to keep the crowd away from the building and urge people to remain nonviolent. >> what we saw overnight is almost little to no criminal activity, and that really is how it should be. it reinforces the principle, if you work wi

>> that's a great question for acting secretary chad wolf. when i spoke to him on tuesday, i said, please, leave. your presence here is escalating an already-challenging situation. it's, literally, like pouring gasoline on a fire. please, go home. we have portland police bureau, the state has provided assistance. this is a really difficult time. we have a number of peaceful protestors, in the portland area, across the state, asking for an end to racism in this state and in this country. i join in that clarion call for justice. we, obviously, have some outliers acting violently and destructing public property. absolutely, unacceptable. violence answers nothing and solves nothing. and it is a total distraction from the conversation, the really important conversation, we need to have to move this country toward justice and equality for all. >> many state and local leaders are demanding an investigation into exactly what happened. but what do you make of cbp's explanation that this was someone suspected of assaulting agents or destroying property

i have talked to chad wolf numerous times, he is a fair and straightforward man. he understands the job and what he needs to do. portland, 50 straight nights of anarchy grade what about the residents of that city? it's not just about federal buildings in federal property. buildings and property can be replaced, but businesses, livelihoods, and lives cannot be done as easily. there are people there that are moving out. i talked to residents of portland, people on my show, on and off air. they are leaving the city. they can't exist there. what happens when they leave? will be see another detroit, which lost, what, over 25% of its population in one shot? will he see a blighted american city under ted wheeler? >> melissa: harris, you have a massive town hall coming up on sunday night, which is talking about, i believe, in large part, this very issue. how do you regain control in these places where things have spiraled out of control and where there is no agreement on a solution? and there isn't a lot of federal and local officials that necessarily even want to work to

this is chad wolf, he is the acting secretary of did department of home land security, this is how he said he respects the authority of those like mayor lightfoot >> i don't need invitations by the state, state mayors or state governors to do our job, we are going to do it whether they like us there had or not. >> is that true? do the states have any control over whether the secret police come in to the town and start arresting people >> so, to the point of the last interview that you showed, chad wolf, i'm leading a letter tomorrow, again, in my capacity as a member of the senate, a committee on homeland security, to get answers to these folks have been deployed and what was their mission and at who's direction. it is clear that they are going around the local authorities and state authorities and engaging in actions that are not only in violation of folks constitutional rights and the state's local, ability to make decisions for the safety of their communities and well beings of their communities. it's important to note that they sent these law enforcement officers in to cities wear

wolf. he was joined by washington, d.c., mayor muriel bowser, chicago mayor lori lightfoot, atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms, kansas city mayor quinton lucas, and seattle mayor jenny durkan. president trump is expected to send federal agents to chicago as early as this week to confront protesters. this is trump spspeaking monday. pres. trump: new york and chicago and philadelphia from detroit and baltimore and all of these -- pope and is a mess. we are not going to let this happen in our country, all run by liberal democrats. amy: this is chicago mayor lori lightfoot responding to trump in an intererview monday y on msnb. >>>> wee still h have a constit. we still have laws on the book. i'm going to u use those. we' not g going too have tierney inin the city of chicagago. it is just not going to happen. amy: "it is just not goingng to happen" shshe says. for more, we are joined by two guests in citieses where federal troooops could be sent after they've already been deployed in portland. i

and now acting dhs chief chad wolf is promising to have agents stay in that city despite calls from local and state officials for them to leave. watch. >> if you are a violent rioter looking to inflict damage, the federal property or law enforcement officers, you need to find another line of work. we will not retreat. we will continue to take the appropriate action to protect our facilities and our law enforcement officers. >> harris: so, ben, you know, my question is why do these leaders feel like and you see chad wolf there. he's in there to do a job. why do you see that there is not that same kind of urgency among some of these city leaders? i mean, it is odd, after all of these dozens of days we are talking about this, yet, the moment is urgent. isn't it? or is it not as democrats say they may not take up police reform until 2021 when they have more majority? ben ben it really is difficult to escape the conclusion that a lot of people in the democratic party and the media are invested in chaos. they are rooting for chaos. one of the reasons they are rooting for chaos to create a narra

on thursday, department of homeland security secretary chad wolf visited the city, after condemning the protesters, quote, rampant long-lasting violence. joining us now is a reporter who's been on the ground in portland, garrison davis. he captured this video where you can see at least one instance of unmarked vehicles pulling into a building being protected by federal law enforcement this week. again, nbc news has not yet confirmed the extent of opb's reporting on this matter. let's go to garrison. garrison, what can you tell us about what you've seen down there in portland? >> well, we've been seeing a growing federal presence ever since around july 4th, and specifically on july 11th and then on july 14th, the 14th was when we were getting reports of unmarked vehicles driving around, people getting grabbed by officers and put into the vehicles. at one point i saw a vehicle pull up to one of the parks where the protesting was happening and about five officers charged out. it looked like they were trying to charge after a specific person. they were unable to get this person so they got

with us today is attorney general bill barr thank you, bill, very much; acting dhs secretary chad wolf chad, thank you; and fbi director christopher wray thank you, chris, very much. we're also pleased to be joined by americans who have tragically lost their loved ones to recent violence. to each of you, pleae know that america grieves with you, that we pledge to honor the memory of your cherished loved ones by fighting to bring safety in every, single community. we will bring that safety. you will see. for decades, politicians running many of our nation's major cities have put the interests of criminals above the rights of law-abiding citizens. these same politicians have now embraced the far-left movement to break up our police departments, causing violent crime in their cities to spiral and i mean spiral seriously out of control. in new york city, over 300 people were shot in the last month alone. a 277 at least percent increase over the same period of a year ago. murders this year have spiked 27 percent in philadelphia and 94 percent in minneapolis compared to the same period in 20

police precinct this on the heels of acting dhs secretary chad wolf's visit seeing it first hand and calling on leaders to clamp down. >> asking all state and local leaders here in portland, in oregon, come out specifically and publicly condemn these violent anarchists. otherwise, you are creating an environment, you are fostering an environment that continues to breed this type of lawlessness. >> portland's mayor ted wheeler slamming the law enforcement protect federal property like courthouses and statues. >> what i have a problem with is them leaving the facilities, going out ton to the streets of this community and then escalating an already tense situation. >> answered took to twitter asking them to leave saying this is clearly a accord nativitied strategy from the white house. it is irresponsible and it is escalating an already tense situation. remove your heightened troop presence now. this as portland police report local businesses have suffered 23 million in damages so far and senator ron widen of oregon saying a peaceful protester in portland was shot in the head by one of

wolf was in wortland earlier this week tweeting friday that two dhs officers were injured after being assaulted with lasers and frozen water bottles, violent criminals attempting to tear down federal property. >> what we've seen around the country is where responsible policing issed a vanced violence reseeds, and portland hasn't gotten that memo nor have a lot of other cities. >> reporter: the mayor of portland is outraged. >> this is an explicit abuse of power in places federal officers and oregonians in danger mr. president federal agencies should never be used as your own personal army. >> erin joins us from portland more protests expected tonight? >> jose, they are expecting more protests tonight we spoke to several protesters who've arrived from out of town just behind me, over that way, is the federal courthouse you see that security barrier. they just put that up hours ago. it appears that authorities are bracing for the possibility of more violence jose >> erin mclaughlin in portland, thank you, we're back in a moment with the new cost of covid and the just added surcharges yo

and you spoke to chad wolf and he has made all sorts of assurances, i believe. just to clarify, are there dhs agents deployed in seattle tonight. >> the answer to that is yes. i talked to the acting secretary yesterday. he assured me that they would not be surging agents to seattle, that he did not see a threat in seattle like was in portland and that if that changed, he would call me and our chief of police. shortly after we spoke, they admitted they had put agents supposedly on standby and had deployed them to seattle if they needed them. we have made very clear to him and to the local federal authorities that we do not need that kind of help. we have seen how federal agents have escalated what is happening in portland night after night after night. and as i said, every american should be worried about this. this kinds of actions, setting federal agents like an occupying force into cities across america targeted by the president because they are run by democratic mayors. >> yes. >> is using a political stunt. it's really frightening. >> so if the feds start do

chad wolf, the acting homeland security secretary, was in portland. he issued this very, really pretty harshly-worded statement. he called the mobs in portland, what some would call protesters, violent anarchists and violent mobs who destroyed part of the federal courthouse among other buildings. what seems to be dhs' red lines here in terms of what they are there to enforce versus what they'll allow the feds to take care of? >> reporter: well, chad wolf was very detailed in the statement that he released. he went on and said that lawless anarchists desecrated property including the federal courthouse, went on to list a number of crimes that were allegedly committed. he goes on to talk about people starting fires and attacking officers, even mentioned that a sledgehammer was used. and he blames local leadership for not putting a stop to the violence, something he says needs to be done. leland? leland: the siege can end, in the words of morgan if state and local officials decide to take appropriate action instead of refusing to enforce the haw. that's

and acting secretary of omeland security chad wolf vowed today that "we will not retreat." but new york mayor bill de blasio said the city will fight back, if it comes to that. >> this president blusters and bluffs and says he's going to do things and they never materialize on a regular basis. so first, we should not overrate his statements. they are so often not true. second, if he tried to do it, it would only create more problems, it would backfire, it wouldn't make us safer, and we would immediately take action in crt to stop it. >> woodruff: federalgents are already in portland, oregon, and last night they fired tear gasot at pters, who pulled down fencing at the federal courthouse. from milisiry bases. prent trump has threatenedto to veto over that provision.es the pent is also trying to count he 2020 census from counting people who are in the u.s. illegally. he signed a memandum today that says they should be excluded. the u.s. supreme court already blocked efforts to add a citizenship question to the census. opponents of today's move say they will go to court again.

wolf and governor kate brown negotiated a plan that includes a robust presence of oregon state police in downtown portland. president donald trump insisted that federal troops would not leave portland until local authorities secured their city. the nightly portland protests began after george floyd's death at the hands of minneapolis police 2 months ago. they have spiraled into violence, including agents using tear gas and taking people away. messing up the technology. how facial tech neck, shun technology is not working. >>we'll tell you how next and after the break where in the bay area you can get tested >>starting today, a saliva based covid-19 tests will be available for 2 days in berkeley. according to city officials the goal is to increase the speed and availability of testing. people will be able to swab their own mouse while under supervision at a kiosk at san pablo park city officials say results can be expected in 24 to 48 hours. the test is being conducted in a pilot basis but has been used widely in los angeles county for drive-up testing. it is free to people without ins

here is chad wolf, acting >> we will not shrink from our duty because of this violence. i have heard the mayor of rtland state at the feral government is to blame for this violence. rational people know that is not true wheldave you believe that enforcing federal law incites violence. he would have you believe that holding criminals accountable incites violence. anchor:ou to go t thiss peter vincent,to a forme official at the department of homeland security. thank you for coming on the program. let's get things clear to start with. the legal side of this, is there a legaht r for the trump administration to send in these federal officers? >> there are a number of legal authorities, the department of homeland security and its component law enforcemen agencies hav extraordinary brought legal authoritieso enforce violations of federal law. in specific to portland, there is a provision, a federal law, that provides for and obligates the federal government to protect federal facilities and visitors to those facilities. that coupled with the rect executive order is what we have

well, you'll be shocked to find out it's complete bull[ bleep ]. >> chad wolf, he is the acting secretary of homeland security to justify what donald trump is doing, he tweeted out images of himself viewing graffiti that had been put on buildings in portland the dhs put out a statement pointing to the buildings it said had been graffitied by, quote, "violent anarchists." so the mission of the department of homeland security is to deploy secret police to the streets of an american city to stop -- graffiti and some light property damage >> seth: graffiti? you're going full dictator over some graffiti. what's next? are you going to send in s.e.a.l. team six to arrest lovestruck teens carving their initials into trees? "okay, he just finished carving the heart shape into the tree. now he's going for the t.l.a take the shot! take the shot, todd! that's right our government used graffiti to justify sending secret police to an american city to abduct protesters into unmarked vans without telling them who they are, where they're going, or why they've been arrested. but it would be bad enough if w

. >> on cbs this morning, acting secretary of homeland security chad wolf accused mayor wheeler of supporting violent protesters. >> he could have chosen to go to peaceful protesting and had an audience there and made his point. you chose to go to an area that has seen 54 nights of criminal activity targeting a federal courthouse and targeting federal law enforcement officers. >> homeland security said the operation in portland is separate from operation legend in which president trump that he is surging hundreds of federal agents to cities plagued by violent crime. >>> a break for president trump.'s former personal attorney and fixer michael cohen. a federal judge is giving him home confinement instead of prison. that decision after he was sent back to prison two weeks ago. he had been released in may due to the coronavirus concerns and adding to the saga, he is writing a tell-all book about the president, and the judge said it looked like the move to keep them locked up was in retaliation for that. >>> in fremont a man accused of breaking into people's homes while they are sleeping is behin