military personnel in the persian gulf are involved in that fight against isis. we get a rare inside look at that effort. we're "up all nightline" with abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: do you have any ridgeals before you go out? >> go to the bathroom, say a prayer. >> reporter: lieutenant commander john hilt call sign johnny kittens is calm on the surface but he is about to be hurtled off an aircraft carrier to attack isis. lieutenant charles waik wear call sign wing nut has his camera rolling as he embarks on dead of night over enemy territory, crossing i syria through a gathering storm. >> avoid the weather. >> reporter: we joined the mission hours before on the "uss harry s. truman, deployed to the persian gulf, the truman is home to more than 5,000 sailors and a jaw-dropping amount of military might. this is what they call the bomb farm. hundreds of precision guided weapons, millions and millions of dollars worth of ordinance ready to be loaded onto the aircraft. it is the rainbow warriors who make it happen. the maintainers in green, white launch and recov

who spent the week in the persian gulf on "the uss truman." she brings us this exclusive inside look at the crucial effort to wipe out isis. >> three, two, one. tickle. >> reporter: they're flying in the dead of night over enemy territory. armed with thousand-pound bombs, zeroing in on their target. >> we only have the 30-minute window. >> reporter: we followed this heart-pounding, breathtaking mission with the fighter pilots beating back isis. crossing iraq into syria. through a gathering storm. >> whatever you can do to avoid some of the weather. mission hours before. on the "uss harry s. truman." even from high above, the navy's massive aircraft carrier delivering a powerful message. deployed to the persian gulf, "the truman" is the mother ship of the carrier battle group. and the heart of the fight against isis. home to more than 5,000 sailors and a jaw-dropping amount of military might. this is what they call the bomb farm. hundreds of precision-guided weapons. millions and millions of dollars worth of ordnance waiting to be loaded on to

yeart to start one atouncer: sunday afternoon 5:00, persian gulf war veteran and author stephen d we recounts experience in desert storm. frantically.igging we were just a few miles from the border from where these iraqis were going to come across. so we went up and we just started digging as fast as we could. about this far underneath the ground with -- was she'll rock. -- was shale rock. so we were digging our positions in the ground, six inches deep, an iraqinslaught of onslaught. announcer: anaheim is home to disneyland. the park opened in 1955 and welcomed its one millionth visitor in just seven weeks. warner worked with our cities tour staff. learn more about anaheim all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are inside the anaheim heritage center. we were established back in 1967. we are going to talk about anaheim in the 1920's, one specific period of time where anaheim became known as klana heim because of the ku klux klan and its presence in the county but particularly in anaheim. anaheim in the 1920's was a .mall, rural community are our economy is based on agriculture

. >> this weekend, persian gulf war veteran stephen wiehe recounts his experience and storm andert desert shield. >> if you can picture all these helicopters coming up in the air, at one time, and turning to intoorth, and racing operating base cobra, it sends chills up your spine to be a part of that list. to have been a part of the first lips of operating base cobra was exhilarating. i was thinking, this is probably going to be the last time i live, this will be my last day. what an exhilarating moment to go in and set up this operating base cobra in iraq. operating base viper -- the war started accelerating. we were taking advantage. we were not engaging so much the national guard, we were engaging the republican guard. we were keeping them off from coming back into baghdad. they were having a bad day. program one entire sunday at 5:00 eastern. this is american history tv, only on c-span 3. ♪ c-span's student thecompetition was one of biggest yet. to thes used the road white house theme, answering the questions, what questions they most wanted the candidate to discuss. they told us econ

it happened in the persian gulf. nation of qatar. >> look between the cars coming this way, that's a large tiger cub on the loose. witnesses say it fell out of the back of a truck and it's believed to be an escaped pet. >> it's actually illegal to keep wild ani somebody could be in big, big trouble. the tk andalex savidge was reporting on ktvu standing with his back to the street and his cameraman chip vaughn warned him. >> it passed to his left and only hit the live stand. in the next report he thanked the cameraman for saving his life. >> but, wait, he had to go live after that. >> of course, he did. >> again, the show must go on, my friend. the show must go on. >> that's morning producers for you. >> more news after this. suearsday: sunny. record warmth. highs: 77-82 winds: sw 5-15 breaking overnight. another big win for trump. jus t ahe hawaii republican caucuses. coming in second place was senator ted cruz. that win caps off a big night for "the donald". the billionaire business-man won crucial victories in hawa

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one of the most important allies in the persian gulf. he'll also visit israel and the west bank and jordan. >>> this is accused drunk with a 15-foot tree stuck in the grill. police pulled this over in january but just uploaded the pictures and video to the department facebook page this week. they're using it as a don't drink and drive psa. they say the woman was on the wrong side of the road, too. >>> right now, nc state and wake forest are battling it out in washington, d.c. tipoff was at noon. the winner takes on duke tomorrow. nc state head coach, mark gunfreed said that today's game is the start of a new season. >> starts with the tournament. and it's up to us. so it's been a tough year. we get it. but we can rewrite the story. >> nc state guard, cat barber has been named by the coaches. topping 30 points, eight times this season. >>> it was a banner night for charlotte native stef curry. to victory. but curry became the first player in nba history to make 300, 3-pointers in a season. the team set an nba record of 45 regular season h

truman,"e persian gulf, the truman is home to more than 5,000 sailors and a jaw-dropping amount of hundreds of precision guided weapons, millions and millions of dollars' worth of ordnance ready to be loaded onto thercraft. landing on a moving target the length of a football field is a delicate maneuver. but to the pilots it's routine. >> l the basics tonight. this is a pretty standard mission for us. we should be able to execute it flawlessly. >> let me start commander, because you outrank him, you know, so we should do that. >> i'm taller too. >> not by much and not by much. >> reporter: the duo jokes, but navy's best pilots. wickware has been in the navy 11 years. growing up in hawaii, he startedhen he was just 14. john hilts played basketball for notre dame before joining the navy, where he would bee blue angels demonstration team. it takes a crew of 5,000 to get miles of passageways. life below the deck is bustling. the ship's barber shop doles out 20,000er year. and the kitchen dishes up 18,000 day. they worship on board as well.ing from voodoo to roman catholic services,rvices, anyth

deployed to the persian gulf, the trum season the mother ship of the carrier battle group. home to more than 5,000 sailors and a jaw-dropping amount of military might. this is what they call the bomb farm. hundredsdsf precision-guided weapons. worth ofrdnance waiting to be loaded to the aircraft. this reared a mirt commands the battle group. it seems to have intensified in the last couple of momohs. >> after the attacks in paris, an uptick in the ggressiveness. so, we have had a constant stream of tasking since we have got here. and fly sortis up into syria and iraq every day. >> reporter: that hasas meant more than 13,000 flight hours since the ship was deployed in november. when the flight operations are under way, an aircraft is launched or lands every 60 to 90 seconds. the last 18 seconds of the landing on the aircraft carrier is t t most critical. when they call the ball. an aviator term for essentially lining up the jet so that the tail hook with catch the steel wires on deck and bring the jet landing on a moving target, the lengththf a football field, is a dangerous

japan relies totally on oil being imported, and if those are threatened in the persian gulf, then forces could therefore be used because that threatens japan's economic security. there are other questions about rules of engagement when forces can be used, when they can't be used. all of this comes in the background of the conflict of a generation and a half. there will be a lot of soul searching if these laws lead to any casualties. >> thank you for that update. >>> on wednesday democratically elected new government will come to power in myanmar for the first time in 56 years. and despite the sweeping victories in last november's election. >> a big step. for the first time in half a century the civilian will be inaugurated as president of the new country. but this civilian will not be aung san suu kyi. she is barred from running from the highest office because of her children's foreign past post. >> while myanmar is celebrating democracy there are concerns about the democratic way the national league for democracy is being governed and there are serious questions about how much power the

the other aspect i would add is not just those persian gulf regimes, but one of the things hillary clinton done with very little notice has been to make a central part of her campaign embracing, not just the right-wing israeli government, but prime minister netanyahu himself. she has written of beds in jewish journals and in the forward, talking about the need to get even closer to israel, if you can imagine that, and then the speech she just gave to aipac was about the most disgustingly militaristic hawkish pro-israel speech i think that you could ever possibly here without the slightest even pretense, concern for people in palestine or in libya where she supported a war that has caused great instability war in iraq where she supported a war that has imposed huge amounts of suffering. it is easy to talk about donald trump being close to dictators were being dangerous, but there has been a huge amount of hillary clinton's record that has spawned immense amounts of tyranny and violence in the world that democrats of aggressors are steadfastly ignoring. amy: let's go to a clip of hillary cli

trumen in the persian gulf. raddatz. test test test go up? >> been a hawaii howlie boy, i give the chaka after i give the salute. >> reporter: they head for the jets just as the sun goes down for the final check. you have been in afghanistan and iraq before. is it different going after this kind of enemy? >> i think it is. you don't have as many american forces on the ground. i think that makes it more important to be more precise. it's more difficult. you don't have as many eyes on the ground to develop the targets. >> have a safe flight. >> reporter: do you feel the rule of engagement are too restrictive to the mission? >> i don't. it's very important for us to integrate with those forces on the ground, and make sure we're a part of the solution, and not operating in a way that is in any way careless or cavalier. >> reporter: the weapons are loaded. final check complete. the mission is a go. lieutenant wickware gives the sign. and he's off. an hour in seconds. >> that's the one element where you're almost completely out of control. the few

it happened in the persian gulf. the nation of qatar. >> look between the cars coming this way, that's a large tiger cub on the loose. witnesses say it fell out of the believed to be an escaped pet. >> it's actually illegal to keep wild animals as pets in qatar so somebody could be in big, big trouble. the tiger we will admit was eventually recaptured and was seen being put in the truck that it fell out of. >> it's back with its owner. >> get the license plate on that truck. >> a very close call for one of our colleagues in northern california. >> and obviously it was a chaotic and confusing situation -- >> that was really close. alex savidge was reporting live on ktvu standing with his back to the street and his cameraman chip vaughn warned him. >> it passed to his left and only hit the live stand. in the next report he thanked life. >> but, wait, he had to go live after that. >> of course, he did. my friend. the show must go on. you. here's what we were thinking. what if we did for mortgages what the internet did f

the personnel took part in a mine sweeping operation in the persian gulf after the end of the gulf war. the timing coincided with soaring labor demand during the final phase of japan's economic bubble. following the graduation ceremony, some parents shared mixed feelings. >> translator: i understand that the new security law is suitable for today's international situation. i hope my son will fulfill his duty. >> translator: i'm worried about my daughter. maybe she's going to a battlefield. anyway, it's a hard decision. >> the academy acknowledged the rising graduates pursuing different careers, but maintains it isn't because of the new laws. >>> japan is loading plutonium on a ship to be transported to the u.s. under a bilateral agreement. the ship will carry 331 kilograms of pure plutonium believed to make 40 atomic bombs. the transfer is part of counterterrorism measures agreed upon by japan and the u.s. at a nuclear security summit in 2014. japan originally purchased the plutonium from some western countries in the 1970s. it has been used for research purposes. the japanese governme

truman," deployed to the persian gulf, the truman is home to more than 5,000 sailors and a jaw-dropping amount of military might. this is what they call the bb farm. hundreds of precision guided weapons, millions and millions of dollars' worth of ordnance ready to be loaded onto the aircraft. landing on a moving target the length of a football field is a delicate maneuver. but to the pilots it's routine. >> let's be brilliant at the basics tonight. this is a pretty standard mission for us. we should be able to execute it flawlessly. >> let me start with you, lieutenant commander, because you outrank him, you know, so we should do that. >> i'm taller too. >> not by much and not by much. >> reporter: the duo jokes, but they are some of the navy's best pilots. wickware has been in the navy 11 years. growing up in hawaii, he started flying gliders when he was just 14. john hilts played basketball for navy, where he would be chosen for the elite blue angels demonstration team. it takes a crew of 5,000 to get hilts and wickware in the air on a ship 20 stories high with miles of passageways. l

[applause] >> as a naval aviator, captain kelly made to deployments to the persian gulf on the aircraft carrier uss midway, and flew 39 combat missions in operation desert storm. [applause] the winner of many awards including the defense superior service medal, the legionnaire existing bush flying cross, captain kelly was selected as an astronaut in 1996. [applause] first fourhis missions in 2001, aboard space shuttle endeavor. he same special that commanded on his final flight in may, 2011. in january, 2013, in the wake of the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school, captain kelly and congresswoman giffords cofounded americans were responsible solutions. which encourages our country's leaders to stand up for laws that make communities safer from gun violence. [applause] so, i think what we are going to do is we are to bring them all out here together. so, it is my great honor and privilege to introduce the 42nd president of the united states. [applause] ♪ >> william jefferson clinton. [applause] >> born in health, arkansas, president clinton was the first in a credit president in six d

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the crew was on a three and a half month deployment in the persian gulf and africa. we're working to learn when the oiler will finally return home. tonight a change in who processes your trash. the outcome could put more money in your pocket. the southeastern public service authority voted to go with another trash provider from south carolina. rowland taylor / spsa the communities millions of dollars throughout the course of the next 15 years post 2018" 3:09:16 repower's bid came in cheaper than the current trash disposer from portsmouth named wheelabrator. the new agreement also includes building a one of a kind plant in chesapeake. tonight all after school activities at gates county high school were cancelled. a school spokeswoman told us someone found a bomb threat written on a wall inside. the superindenent aired on the side of safety and released students around one in the afternoon. the sheriff's office is not find anything inside. health officials on the peninsula say a skunk tested positive for rabies. crews found the animal in james city county in the area o

tonight the crew spent the last three and a half months helping the u s navy and nato forces in the persian gulf there because role was making sure the navy's fleet had enough fuel and supplies of course thirteen is now a team here welcomes him home and thanks them for their service at four thirty five it's a phenomena known as are dubbed rather the perfect right now new research reveals that the move are a fact could possibly help save your life alright the rain is coming down across the area and we have rick deal with our truck driving around taking a look and i really get a good look at the wet conditions and are out there we are going to continue to see good chances for the rain across much of the erie the rain is coming down now and that will be the case as we go through the morning hours now is going to be clearing later this afternoon so we just need to hang in there want to get into this and spent some time talking to you about the general conditions out there rain is widespread to get up around the middle peninsula to the northern neck we start pick up a little bit of mixed precipitatio

chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz in the persian gulf, where those fighter jets are taking off. she's about to give you an inside look at one of those dramatic bomb raids, targeting the oil. >> reporter: the mission? destroy a critical oil pipeline. an effort to cripple the financial resources of isis. >> we only have about a 30-minute window. >> reporter: their call signs wingnut and johnny kittens, and after a briefing, they gear up. wingnut gives the sign, and he's off, catapulted from 0 to 160 miles an hour in seconds. the night vision equipment casting an eerie glow as the fighter pilots cross iraq, into a gathering storm around them. before they hit their target, the jets must refuel, midair -- >> your left side joining. >> reporter: connecting with a tanker to gas up. lightning striking all around. >> three, two, one -- >> reporter: the two pilots release their weapons simultaneously, hitting the target, causing a quick, intense flare. we met with the pilots seconds after landing, safely on deck again. >> isil was using that oil. and so that was just the stream of re