they are carlos victor ganzon, gary rehm jr. and hernandez from texas. doug los from san diego. nbc is in japan this morning. what's the latest on this deadly collision? >> well, the uss fitzgerald took quite a hit. damage to an area where sailors were sleeping alt the time of te collision. it was a scramble to save the ship from sinking. the crew had to work hard. many of them were trying to rescue sailors who were stuck in these various compartments that had been damaged. divers recovered their bodies after the ship had been towed back to port that took 16 hours. we were allowed to visit the port to have a closer look at the ship and the damage and it is considerable. it's crushed on the starboard side. there's a huge gash near the keel of the ship and the damage below water is considered to be far worse. how is it that a u.s. destroyer, an advanced warship with communications equipment on board was able to collide with a container ship at least three times its size? there were no fewer than three investigations that are happening right now and they hope to get closer to some

the oldest sailor, 37-year-old gary rehm jr. was three months from retiring. the youngest, 19-year-old dakota rigsby, volunteered at this virginia firehouse. >> he had a great life ahead of him, but he served our country and he did what he loved so i'm proud of him. >> reporter: the navy says the collision happened in clear weather at 2:20 a.m. saturday, but japan's coast guard says the accident took place an hour earlier. this marine tracker shows the cargo ship making a hard turn at 1:30 a.m. and a u-turn, backtracking at 2:20 a.m. >> for a u.s. navy destroyer to be involved in a collision with loss of life at sea is extremely rare, once every decade or two. >> reporter: the navy says the crew of the "fitzgerald" fought heroically to keep it afloat. commander bryce benson among the injured, but seven of his sailors including carlos sibayan, who followed his father into the navy, won't be coming home. >> my son is a survivor. he knows how to survive. this time he wasn't given a chance to. >> reporter: tonight, the navy says the investigation will take weeks,

gary rehm jr., 37 of ohio. dakota grigs bye, 19 of virginia. carlos, 23 years old of california. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we'll never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. our sympathy to the family of former state representative skipper perry of akin, south carolina. akin chamber of commerce man of the year. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. green: mr. speaker, in the last month a group of republican senators have worked in see cricy -- secrecy on a bill that will repeal the affordable care act. now they are preparing to vote on that bill next week without public hearings, debates, or open forums. instead the senate republican majority have failed to be transparent with their constituents and the american people. no one knows what's in the bill. based on the last c.b.o. score, we know that trumpcare will lea

their names are dakota kyle rigsby, singho alexander, ngac troung, xavier alec martin and gary leo rehm, jrweeted, quote, my heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the 7 sailors of the uss fitzgerald and their families. anything comes with risk, but one wonders if their deaths could have been prevented. >> the investigation just started so we don't know if this crash could have been avoided. it happened in an extremely busy stretch of water during a routine run for the uss fitzgerald, yet a quiet night turned chaotic found hundreds of sailors fighting to keep their ship from sinking. the massive merchant ship made a sharp turn around the time of the fatal collision with the american war ship, according to a maritime tracking system. it's not clear what, if anything, that had to do with the accident. we do know the crash was catastrophic. >> the damage was significant. this was not a small collision. >> reporter: the freighter, the acx crystal registered in the philippines, is almost 50% longer than the war ship and three times as heavy. it was not badly damaged. but the crystal has a large