 If we can provide safety and security for our witnesses on the front end, we can get that initial conviction. That person won't be out on the street representing a danger to everybody else. Descano's expecting the money to be helpful in dozens of cases. Before the grant, witness protection funding came from his office or police budgets. Scott Gelman, WTOP News. National Piña Colada Day is coming up. CBS News correspondent Wendy Gillette, though, is starting the celebration early.