mainland united states there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass those are the words of fleet admiral and commander in chief of the imperial japanese navy who don't most on the prospect of invading the united states during world war two our second amendment is a treasured one and more than any tax funded bomb tanker plane is the deterrent that kept millions free those rights are constantly under assault from those who seek more state control but luckily the opposition to the gun grabbers remain strong vocal across united states fact just across from across the street from us here at the national press called the students for concealed carry on campus are holding their first national conference this week and they're dropping in to share a little more about what they've been up to we're joined by even o'reilly the southwest regional director of students for concealed carry on campus serving on the national board of directors she start with the organization of the campus leader of oklahoma state university's chapter and then as the director in oklahoma for the past year aging thanks so m

he has commanded both the pacific and atlantic fleets. admiral roughead's awards include the distinguished service medal, navy distinguished service medal, defense superior service medal, legion of merit, meritorious service medal, navy achievement medal and various other unit and service awards. admiral roughhead became the 29th chief of naval operations on september 29, 2007. please join me in welcoming the chief of naval operations, admiral gary roughead. [applause] >> well, thanks, john, for the introduction, and i'm also here to reclaim our national honor. as many of you know who may follow world cup soccer, our women fought valiantly but lost to the women's team of japan, our great friend and allies. but the navy-sponsored robo soccer team defeated japan yesterday, so i think we're even in that regard. [applause] but it really is good to be here. i was so pleased to see the response that the symposium generated and the number of people who have signed up for the week. i think it's indicative of the interest, the passion and the promise that

a short while ago we spoke to a rear admiral for the u.s. navy 2nd fleet. how they sent their vessels out to sea, a few hundred miles out, to avoid the swells as irene works its way up the coastline. there are so many spots that are in the cross hairs for a significant storm. how do you name each one? north carolina is first, right after that, perhaps the eye could come as close as right over virginia beach and this is san area so prone of flooding. the city of norfolk is only a few feet above sea level. some parts of the city are actually below sea level. a lot of heavy rain, we're expecting maybe over a foot and the storm surge coming in, we could be talking very significant flooding here in the hampton roads area of virginia, continuing up towards delaware, maryland, they have evacuations going into effect this evening, the ocean city area, vacations cut short, into delaware and eventually have up towards new york city. so a lot of people in the cross hairs. people absolutely need to prepare. irene could be a very dangerous storm. >> eric fisher. stay sa

>> admiral roughhead, i'm david plait, support third fleet, an operator in uas since the early days of ac6 and pioneers. >> uh-huh. >> first of all, a complement, sir. over the last 20 years, you have by far been the most impressive and motivational when the comes to unmanned system, and i admire your admission. >> thanks. >> first of all, how would you like to see the acquisition process improve to expedite the development in fielding of unmanned systems, and on the fielding side, could you share with us your thoughts on how -- you mentioned the fire scouts. we do scan eagle attachments aboard ships, but what are your thoughts on how to expedite more forward deployment forces? >> yeah, thank you. first off, i would say that we really need to take a look at -- this is now in the acquisition system. i think we need to take a look at how we can getter engage with, collaborate with industry early on. i think we sense ourselves away. my experience has also been that even though our friends in industry say we'd like to collaborate more, when i say i'm bringing company x and y along with com

rick: joining us now on the form is rear admiral mark benzal commander of the mid-atlantic region. we saw pictures of the fleet being moved out to sea yesterday. is all of that done? >> yes it is, rick. we've got the ships out to sea or in safe-havens up river in norfolk. rick: why are they safer out in the open water, sir? >> they ride out the storm much better. we can get them far enough away from the high seas that they would not take the pounding that they would in the harbors here next to the pier, so it's much safer for them to be at sea. rick: relocating these ships out to sea doesn't affect our military readiness does it? >> not at all. the ships are ready to do anything we need them to do including after the storm perform humanitarian relief or disaster relief. rick: what are you prepared to do after the storm in tpherpls oin terms of helping out. >> the ships we've sent to sea have full capability including heavy and medium helicopters if we were asked to by fema to come and help out. rick: are there any exercises or drills that can be carried out while they are out to sea, any way to put the situati