Archive - Jul 13, 2005

Headlines (5:27)
A key house committee takes up the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act. Mitch Jesserich reports from Capitol Hill.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced an overhaul of the Department of Homeland Security today. He said the steps are to improve protoction, prevention, and all haszards of response recovery. His plan, which was not given in much detail, will focus on border security by eliminating illegal immigration, tightening all forms of transportation security, and enhancing information sharing between the federal, state, and local governments and between other federal agencies.