holder has referred to the operation to assassinate the top commander of the imperial japanese navy fleet during world war ii in his justification for the killing of osama bin laden. holder made the remark on wednesday at a senate justice committee meeting. >> it's lawful to target an enemy commander in the field. we did so, for instance, with regard to yamamoto in world war ii when he was shot down. >> he said the operation against bin laden was similar to the killing of commander yamamoto of the imperial japanese navy fleet. yamamoto was the chief architect of japan's attack on the u.s. navy base in pearl harbor, hawaii, during world war ii. holder also countered suggestions that it was illegal to kill bin laden when he was unarmed. >> the operation in which osama bin laden was killed was lawful. he was the head of al qaeda, an organization that had conducted the attacks of september 11th. he admitted his involvement as you indicate. he said he would not be taken alive. the operation against bin laden was justified as an act of national self-defense. >>> china's vice president ping has

union eisenhower stated, would be forcefully opposed by the united states and he ordered the navy's sixth fleet to be placed on alert. this was an election eve. the stresses are taking a toll on the president after a tense meeting ike's doctor founded the heartbeat regular and blood pressure elevated. he lay down but developed a headache. he had only ike of a dish of carrots and a glass of yogurt. the president's agitation was due to what he termed as the ultimatum that was served upon him. ike growled to schneider that if he were a dictator he would tell russia if they move one finger he would drop the entire stock of atomic weapons on them. tuesday, november 6, election day. he of rose to greater turmoil in the middle east. in a meeting our people should be alert. the presence of russian planes in syria would inevitably triggered british and french attacks on airfields. if that happened, the fact is in the fire. he inquired of the chairman of the director of the joint chiefs whether the new volumes were equipped with atomic anti-submarine weapons. not long after the president laughed lourdes

the navy's fleet is almost half of what it was 20 years ago. the air force is flying airplanes with an average life of 30 years. with equipment that is falling apart and the war entering its 10th year, the strain on the troops can only be described as severe. today's military is composed of young men and women who willingly entered their nation'' call. they were not coerced into combat, they heard the trumpets blast and they answered. your average soldier is more likely to possess a high school diploma or some level of college education than their civilian counterparts. they are more likely to come from america's middle class. they volunteered to know when that america was at war. though these fighting men and women have much to lose, they're willing to risk all for their family, their faith, their friends, and aflac. -- and their flag. during the cold war, an american soldier was expected to hold a line against the soviet union. today, their emissions of multiplied. some of our officers and men and women have deployed to iraq or afghanistan fi

navy 5th fleet is based here. and u.s. oil interests in the gulf come into play. even though bahrain's oil production is not terribly high any more, the saudi royal family is concerned that any real unrest here will inflame tensions in its own shiite minority, many of whom live in one of its big oil producing regions. >> suarez: that's our margaret warner joining us in bahrain. thanks a lot, margaret. >> warner: thank you, ray. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour: homeland security secretary napolitano; rising inflation numbers; shields and gerson; and an essay from robert macneil. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: thousands of people in louisiana's cajun country spent an anxious day. they were waiting for military engineers to unleash the mississippi river on their land. as disaster loomed, even the school children in stephensville, louisiana, helped move their classrooms to higher ground. >> we're told it's one for the books, and if that's the case, we have got to take every precaution to protect desks, chairs,

navy to support its fleet. the space shuttle endeavor successfully docked with the international space station an hour should you. come on board mark kelly live in the most expensive freighter ever to the station two billion. scientists look beyond this is the last. like friend ever and anon tonight in the history of the american space shuttle. out of our special series of reports on antarctica our team traveled to the earth's southernmost continent it's black and white locals and explore them not star on claim suggests penguins flip over to the sound of passing planes. thomas went to separate truth from the myths. the penguins of antarctica truly found sleeping creatures to watch but are they in trouble from a man made threat. back in one thousand eighty two british pilots in the falklands discovered a phenomenon as they flew over penguin colony he said the birds would topple over as they lifted their heads to watch the planes fly by then paying wins by the thousands were left on their backs and able to write

the navy's fleet is almost half of what it was almost 20 years ago. the air force is flying airplanes with an average life of 30 years. with equipment that's falling apart and the war entering its 10th year, the strain on our troops, can only be described as severe. today's military is composed of young men and women who willingly answered their nation's call. they were not coerced into combat. they heard the trumpets blast and they answered. your average soldier is more likely to possess a high school diploma or some level of college education than their civilian counterparts and more likely to come from america's middle class. they have volunteered knowing that america was at war. though these fighting men and women have much to lose, they are willing to risk all for their family, their faith, their friends and yes, their flag. but a decades' worth of conflict has taken its toll. during the cold war, an american soldier was expected to hold the line against the soviet union. that was it. today, their missions have multiplied. some of our officers an

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navy to sit with its fleet. will be a space shuttle endeavor successfully dot the international space station an hour ahead of should do the shuttle commander astronaut mark kelly live with the most expensive great at it in the station and to do it but a magnet still lost forever for that and ultimate in the history of american space shuttle program. but out of our special series of reports on antarctica our team of travel to the earth's southernmost continent meets its white locals and explore their last stop on claim suggests penguins look over at the sound of passing planes short of us went to separate truth from americans. the penguins of antarctica truly found sleeping creatures to watch but are they in trouble from a manmade threat. back in one nine hundred eighty two british pilots in the falklands discovered a phenomenon as they flew over penguin colony they said the birds would topple over as they lifted their heads to watch the planes fly by then penguins by the thousands were left on their backs on ab

the navy fleet is almost half of what it was just 20 years ago. air force is flying airplanes with an average life of 30 years. with equipment that is falling apart and the war entering its 10th year, the strain on the troops, our most pressing -- precious resource, can only be described as severe. the military is composed of men and women who willingly answered the call. there were not coerced into combat. they heard the call and answered. the average soldier is more likely to possess a high school diploma or some level of college education than their civilian counterparts. they are more likely to come from america's middle class. de- volunteered knowing that america was at war. -- they volunteered knowing that america was a war. they have much to lose, but they're willing to risk all for family, faith, france, and their flag. -- friends, and their five plag. today, their missions have multiplied. some of our officers and men and women have deployed to iraq or afghanistan five times in the past decade. an ideal deployment cycle dictates that for

harbor is a bit more crowded and patriotic these days as the city hosts the 24th annual fleet week for the u.s. navyast guard, allowing civilians an up-close look at our nation's military might and a chance to meet the heroes who serve so admirably. i'd like to introduce you to one of those heroes right now, 1st lieutenant matthew crimpal, a purple heart recipient for his time in afghanistan. tell me why fleet week is so special. >> main reason fleet week is so special, we're out here for two reasons really -- to educate the public on exactly what we do for navy marine corps team. a lot of americans don't really understand it. they think it is a rivalry between the navy and marine corps. and it is an enjoyable rivalry but at the same point we're always out there 24/7, 365 somewhere parked off the side of the coast in order to provide service to america and most people don't know that, like with the recent conflict in libya and that air force pilot who went down, we were part as part after naval marine corps team to retrieve him as well as any humanitarian missions that may pop up around the world. w

fleet used the u.s. has a way to enhance the navy but then to see the naval activities because of the icing. but as the confederacy got too ambitious with the blockade running the russian fleet would take care of it. >> was sister mary john never found? >> you have to read the book [laughter] >> what if any effect did the lincoln assassination have bought reconstructions policy? >> the fact of the assassination and going at it with the speculator is of course, we can say whatever we want to but lincoln was the type of guy those in opinions wasn't particularly anti-slavery but became anti-slavery in believed wants the slaves were freed they should go to africa then changed his mind and believed you couldn't do emancipate slaves offer compensation he would change his mind. he was very flexible and when confronted with the facts to the contrary, he would change his mind. he would never survive in the political climate as we would call back to flip-floping but it advanced a very lenient reconstruction policy. the blacks cannot work you have to have the a before the chicken and respond with the me

also examining in the navy how we would be introducing these into our fleet.and we have not elected to develop separate organizations that will deal with our unmanned systems, particularly on the aviation side. the original plan as these were first envisioned was to be able to put separate squadrons together of a vtuav or a u-class or a, or the bams for example. i can't afford the overhead and i think the overhead is excessive when we do that and so you will see in the navy dtuavs becoming part of helicopter squardrons. bams becoming part of the ph squardrons where we will be operating them in an integrated way. and to think of the battle space not as unmanned mission or manned mission but how do you bring the two together. i think the other thing that will be important as we go forward and this is sometimes more challenging than it may appear on the surface, is how can we fail well? how can we realize that we're riding something that is not paying off for us, divest of it, and get out of it cleanly? and move onto something else without penalty. and the system

navy. >> rose: and the united states i adding to its submarine fleet. the united states is has mo of a military presence than it had. >> yes. but it's a standoff. supposing you have a fight with the chinese over taiwan. and you win. is that the end of the problem? there will be a second round, a third round, a fourth round. because they have aya biding interest which you do not have because of geography and demmography and compelling interests. so i think it's really to trim the sharp edges of the chinese. keep them relatively less aggressive. but a conflict will not help. >> rose: china will be creating a huge market because of the number of people that become middle class, 1.3 billion growing. >> are there risks for them? >> well, they have enormous problems. a disparity in income betweethe coastal cities and inland provinces disparity in income between the people who are either p in the cities and the people at the bottom of the coastal cities. rapid growth leads to this very big-- and ty have to watch that cefully or they might get severe discontent

on board at energy, i asked can we use your experience with nuclear reactors in the navy, particularly submarine fleet because it is a small reactor in the civilian fleet. he looked at me and said you cannot afford my reactors. they are very high performance reactors. but there are things that leak over and some of the companies that build the navy reactors want to go forward with the licensing. the most critical thing again as we are looking at what can we add value to to help industry move along on a path we think is important. but i think we both agree that small, modular reactors are a totally different model for how to drive up safety, drive up effectiveness, drive down costs, and recapture the nuclear lead. that is why i have been out front, pushing small, modular reactors. i think is an opportunity which is very different because the economy of scale, building a very large, a 1,500 megawatt reactor because of the fixed costs of siding, now you build an assembly line planned you can ship anywhere in the world. you can write size the generation to their transmission infrastructure at that site. i

. >>> we have friends from the coast guard, navy and marines. fleet is in. yeah, baby! >>> let's check your weather. we have severe weather to talk about. the risk of strong storms from wichita, tulsa to joplin, unfortunately. isolated tornadoes. not a lot of rain. that's is what we're keeping our fingers crossed for. in the east from d.c. to new england, possibility of strong storms as well. rainfall amounts could be anywhere from 1 to 3 inches. upstate new york into central pennsylvania through early tomorrow morning. then things start to clear out. >>> good morning to you. well, it's overcast out there. that's the marine layer. don't worry, it is not going to rain. what we are expecting at noon, the cloud cover will break apart. we're left with a thin veil of clouds over the city. by 4:00 p.m., completely clear skies. 65 degrees. a nice day as you make your way home from work. 70 in san jose. 71 in gilroy. stay tuned for the holiday weekend forecast minutes away. matt? >> al, thank you very much. coming up, tense moments at the murder trial of casey anthony as her fa

fleet used the u.s. as a way to enhance its navy because it was very difficult to train and keep your round naval activities in russian ports because of the icing. but, that is what we know after the fact. people interpreted them that if they confederacy got a little too ambitious and rambunctious in terms of its blockade running the russian fleet would take care of it. >> so, was sister mary john ever found? >> well, you will have to read the book to find out. [laughter] okay. >> what, if any effect, do you think the assassination had on the programs? >> it is an interesting question. the effect of lincoln's assassination, and i'd go into it at some length in the book. it is interesting to speculate. we can say anything we want to. lincoln was the type of guy who grew in his opinions. he was not particularly antislavery, but he became antislavery. he began -- believe that once the slaved believed they should move. you could not amass slaves. you have to offer compensation. so he was very flexible. when he was confronted with faxed to the contrary he would change his mind. he would never survive in today's

also examining, in the navy, how we would be introducing these into our fleet.not elected to develop separate organizations that will deal with our unmanned systems, particularly on the aviation side. the original plan, as these were first envisioned, was to be able to put separate squadron's together of vtuav or u-class or the bams, for example. i cannot afford the overhead, and i think the overhead is excessive when we do that. so you'll see, in the navy, dtuav's becoming part of helicopterb squadrons ofams becoming a part of the p-8 squadrons. we are operating the mine that integrated way and to think of the battle space not as then unmanned mission or manned position, but how you bring the two together. the other thing that will be important as we go for, and this is sometimes more challenging than in may appear on the surface, is how can we fail well, how can we realize that we are writing something that is not paying off for us, divest of it, and get out of it cleanly, and move on to something else without penalty? and this system in which we work, i think

it's also fleet week in new york city. the centennial of navy aviation.t. the host of "sand masters." i suddenly feel overdressed. 60 tons of sand bemind me to create. a monsoon rolled through this morning. this thing is still standing. >> number one question all over the world, what happens when it rains? this is what happens. not much. >> it's remarkable. we have remarkable video of this being built. what exactly goes into creating this out of 60 tons of sand? >> we had to bring in the marines to help us get the compaction done. we throw it in a box, mix sand and water, you hack it. >> how do you find out if you're good at something like this? >> when you're on "good morning america," you know you're pretty good. >> you guys all bring different talents here to this. >> i like neurotic details. i like figures. >> i'm a utility figure. >> it's a new show on the travel channel. you're excited for it? >> superexcited. we've been all over the planet for the last few months. creating incredible sculptures everything from a circus to a working coffee machine.

fleet by 8:00 a.m.. these ships were built for the navy around the end of world war ii.to texas and then torn apart for recycling. >>> 5:48 is the time. back to sal to check in on the traffic. how is the commute? >> it's a little windy but other than than that we are doing well around the bay area. all lanes are opened after we had an overnight accident that cleared some lays. the freeway looks good in both directions from the area of the -- near the coliseum all the way to downtown. it's windy across that span and we have a camera set up on the san mateo bridge here. you see traffic will be okay. high winds on the bridge. no major problems this morning as you drive out to the high- rise. again you will notice gusty winds on that span. at 5:49 let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. wind the big story this morning. and cool temperatures actually which has been this way for the longest time. we get a little warmup and bring it down. it looks like a similar pattern this week. not much in the way of warmer weather. the wind continues to be front and center. gust avenue gusts

navy build-up. we plan to purchase submarines in the near future. >> reporter: countries across the asia pacific region plan to extend their fleets. by 2030, 900 naval vessels including 100 submarines are expected to be deployed in the region at a cost of $175 billion. china's naval defense budget has been rising by 10% a year. it has procured more vessels and conducted drills in the south china sea, heightening tensions. china sent a large number of delegates to the event. it's top navy official took a close look at the weapons on display. but he also had another agenda to offer reassurance. >> translator: let's deepen exchanges, mutual understanding and enhance cooperation so we can all develop further. >> reporter: he issued a joint statement on thursday expressing its united result to maintain regional security in light of china's moves in the south china sea. while the exhibition drew attention to the latest armaments, it also underscored potential security risks. a driving force of the world economy. yuko funazaki, nhk world, singapore. >>> healthy living is a trend for people around the world and thais are no exception. org

that but first, it is fleet week in new york city. some members of the navylong with rear admiral. good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you. >> pleasure to you have here. >> my pleasure. >> what's it been for you all to be in new york city and take in fleet week? >> it's a great honor. we have over 3,000 sailors, marines and coast guardmen to celebrate fleet week. we brought navy ships. we have the uss new york made out of the steel of the twin towers. we have coast guard cutters. we have good sailors back here. >> what it is like? a lot of the sailors and marines spent months at sea. they get to come to new york and meet people. how does that help morality? >> they love it. it makes them feel that what they do day in and day out out at sea with the sacrifices they make, seven months to a year away from home in defense of their country, it makes them feel that what they're doing is appreciated. >> it really does make a difference. >> and makes a difference to them day in and day out. >> it looks like they're having fun. are you technically on duty? >> we a

also examining in the navy how we would be introducing these into our fleet, and we have not elected to develop separate organizations that will deal with our unmanned systems, particularly on the aviation said. the original plan as these were first envisioned was to be able to put separate squadrons together of vtuav or u-class or the bams, for example. i can't afford the overhead, and i think the overhead is excessive when we do that, and so you will see in the navy dtuavs become part of helicopter scwawn drones and we operate them in an integrated way and to think of the battle space not as an unmanned mission or manned mission, but how do you bring the two together? i think the other thing that will be important as we go forward and this is sometimes more challenges than it may appear on the surface is how can we fail well? how can we realize that we're riding something that's not paying off for us divest of it and get out of it cleanly and move on to something else without penalty? in the system in which we work, i think those who worked in the system know that can be one of the

fleet. the reclaimer, a diver ship built by the u.s. navyoward the end of the navy and the other ship will be cleaned and put in a repair facility in san francisco before heading to texas where they will be recycled. last year, a schedule was set for ship removal urged forward by the obama administration in 2009. the reason, a report a few years before found 20 tons of paint containing led, zinc, copper and other metals had fallen from the ships into the water. of the 57 ships to be removed from the mothball fleet here only 36 remain today. by 2017, all should be gone. we spoke to the administrator of the u.s. maritime association about an hour ago. >> what you are seeing are two very old vessels that have served our country. they've been in our fleet site as we take care of them and prepare them for the -- for the long process of eventually recycling them. >> the tide determined if today's process stayed on schedule. all is on schedule and two more ships are expected too be removed next week. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> happeni

officials say the plane was being operated by a navy contractor omega air refueling which provides fleet operations on the point mugu sea test range. >>> al qaeda out today with a new audio message said to be recorded by bin laden before his death. the 12-minute tape was posted by raddic am islamic websites. it calls him the martyr of islam. the message refers to the revolutions in tunisia and urges muslims to rise up against corrupt rulers and western influence. >>> also today growing concern at the pentagon that releasing too much information about the raid that killed bin laden could compromise future missions. >> we have, from my perspective, gotten to a point where we are close to jeopardizing this precious capability that we have, and we can't afford to do that. this fight isn't over. >> just yesterday cia director leon panetta sent out a memo reminding agency employees of the importance of protecting classified information. >>> coming up at 6:30, national security analyst peter bergen will stop by to talk to us more about this message believed to be from bin laden and about al qae

navy ships sailing up the river marks the start of fleet week in new york. it is a truibute to u.s.ervice members. fleet weekends on memorial day with a military flyover honoring those who have lost their lives in service. >>> and in virginia, members of the army's third infantry honor america's fallen heroes. flags are placed throughout arlington national cemetery. it has been held the past 40 years before memorial day weekend. >>> well, this weekend americans remember our fallen heroes. but for thousands of widows across the country, every day is a memorial day. taren davis lost her husband at 21 and built a sisterhood for those just like her, determined to turn their grief and their loss into triumph and survival. that's why she is this week's cnn hero. >> my husband, corporal michael davis, was killed in baghdad, iraq. you know, even four years later, people still don't really know how to react when you say, hi, i'm taren and i am a widow. after the funeral, i felt ostracized. everybody liked to write off my grief due to my young age. they say at least you're young, you can get

fleet week. we have to celebrate and welcome members of the navy and other armed forces as those beautiful, ma jess stick ships make their way up the hudson river. we love it every year. great sight for the kids as well. new york city, fair, 68 degrees. a little bit later, partly cloudy, 82. plenty of good weather to enjoy for the week end. welcome to new york for all of you who are coming up the hudson river right now. that's very cool. >> that's going to wrap it up for us today. >>> i'm carol costello sitting in for kyra phillips. >>> police have finally arrested r rat ratko mladic. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is under house arrest. the source says he has been moved to this luxury townhouse that recently rented for $60,000 per month. >>> new unemployment numbers, 424,000 americans filed for jobless benefits for the first time. an increase in 10,000. >>> in joplin, missouri, the heartbreak builds and the uncertainty grows unbearable. officials will release a list of people still missing from the tornado zone. many families are now entering a fourth day of agonizing questions and exhaustive searches

energy i asked, can we use your experience with nuclear reactors in the navy because this is a small budget reactor in the civilian fleet. he looked at me and said come you can't afford my react to. they are very high-performance react to. but there are things that do link over in some companies that built the navy reactors want to go forward with the licensing. the most critical thing again as we are looking, what we had value to this the industry along with public important? i think we both agree small modular reactors that give a different model for how to try it upstate and drive at the effectiveness, drive down the cost and to recapture the nuclear lead. and that is why it then out in front in pushing small modular reactors. i think it is an opportunity very different because the economy is building very large the 1000 to 1500-megawatt reactor because the the licensing and everything else. now you build an assembly line plant if she can ship in the united states or anywhere in the world. you can right size the generation to the transmission infrastructure as such. so it's a very different model, but it means that y

fleet. right out there you can see later today the number of ships out there. what you're looking is the reserve plate. a dive class ship built by the u.s. navy towards the end of world war ii and it will be pulled today and will become disassembled destroyed. back in october 2009, the obama administration vowed to get ready more than 50 obsolete vessels parked in the bay. we've been in contact with the u.s. department of transportation mary time administration this morning. we've been told the long process of moving these two ships will take two hours of preparation in order to begin towing them away. the tide will determine if the process will begin on time. the ship recycling facility in charge of this procedure is based in san francisco, bae systems. we're going to have more on this live where we are this morning. coming up, for now, this ghost or moth ball fleet will have two left ships by the end of the day. >>> pg and e will start high pressure pipeline testing today near the antioch bridge. a similar test took place last week. during these tests pg and e filled a pipeline with water. crews look at pressure gauges to figure out if that

, kevin served in the united states navy as a flight crew member operating patrol reconnaissance and antisubmarine warfare capacities as part of the u.s. pacific fleet. kevin has broad support in tennessee. both the white house and my office and senator corker's office received numerous letters from republicans and democrats and those who didn't indicate any sort of partisan leaning, which is the way it ought to be. although the president nominated kevin on november 17 of last year for the first time, the seat that he has been nominated to fill is designated as a judicial emergency. it's been vacant for four years, since march 1, 2007. it's the third longest vacancy on the list of judicial emergencies, and the people of tennessee deserve to have this vacancy filled. i thank the judiciary committee and the president for its prompt consideration of kevin sharp's -- well, i thank the president for the nomination and the judiciary committee's prompt consideration of that nomination. i'm grateful for the opportunity to join in support of the nomination of kevin sharp, and i encourage my colleagues to join me in supporting the nomination today. i thank th

, the navy has been working to establish a second east coast home port for nuclear powered carriers at the mayport naval station outside of jacksonville to strategically disperse the carrier fleetto protect it from natural disasters and terrorist attacks by having all of our assets in one location. in fact, on the west coast of the u.s., we have three home port locations and on the east coast only one single one. so there are significant national security concerns here. that's why the navy has stuck with this following this 2001 qdr, and they reaffirmed it in the 2010 qdr, that the nuclear pow powered aircraft carrier is appropriate at the naval station mayport. they've already spent over $100 million to prepare for the move including some very significant dredging at the port. and my -- the final piece of information as we move on from this is that the last defense bill called for a review of the cost good friends and colleagues from virginia were making claims it was going to cost so much more than the navy had p anticipated. in fact, this gao report that just came out in march says that the navy's estimates with were too high and in fact the cost of the move will be $200 mil