martha is just back from a new navy destroyer that steamed through the strait this week which is very dramatic. how tense was it there? >> i was on a destroyer, a carrier, back and forth. you have briefings from all sorts of admirals and commanders and the one message they wanted to get out is this is just business as usual. it's not tense here. it's fine. of course the iranian navy will come out and check us out. we're going through this waterway. which makes me believe they're pretty tense. because everybody is saying they're not tense. gwen: protesting. >> protesting a bit too much. exactly. when you go through the straight of hormuz and we've all read about it. it is very dramatic when you go through there. you can see them on one side and way, way off in the distance you can see iran. only about two miles wide. at one upon the where the shipping lanes are. and iranian craft that come to -- toward our boat. now, i think there would have been a whole lot more. but the seas were very, very high that day. i think the biggest fear of commanders right now is miscalculation. i don't thi

right now she's at the pentagon as the navy prepares to announce a new navy ship to be named after her she was in the oval office as president obama signed the last piece of legislation she sponsored last month. the ultra light aircraft smuggling prevention act gives law enforcement the greater authority to combat illegal drug trafficking. she looks amazing. >>> singer beon syonce at the cr of controversy of a new ad that highlights her heartage. look at the screen. true match bills itself as the perfect shade for all skin tones but her multiracial çdepiction drawing some criticism. we started teasing this story at the to of the hour. people have tweets about this ad. what's going on? >> she is definitely african-american and her mother is of creole ancestry. a lot of people take what it means differently. the term means of a mixture of different races. her grandmother is a french creole from louisiana. a lot of people argue that most african-americans are mixed of thing things and it's so far back for that to be proclaimed as something she can point to as a more recent make up of her

. >> jon: rocket carrying a brand new navy satellite this evening after third launch attempt.g off after a 5:00 eastern from cape canaveral in florida. mission leaders scrubbed the last two launches because of bad weather. the rocket is carrying a next generation satellite expected to improve communications for u.s. forces around the globe. a caravan of disabled protesters clashing with riot police our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. boliviaia, those demonstrators demanding nearly three times the state aid they currently receive. the protests began as a march. then it got ugly. the demonstrators hit officers with sticks, crutches. one report indicates living with a disability in bolivia is not easy. most buildings are not wheelchair accessible and there is discrimination at some schools and offices. west bank. [explosion] hundreds of palestinians clashing with israeli and border security officers. the protesters marking 18 years since a jewish settler opened fire and killed 29 palestinians at a mosque. india. border security forces in the north say they have

news. >>> the navy s.e.a.l.s film "act of valor" with the help of young movie goers made $27 million beatew films from tyler perry and jennifer aniston. >>> a little more oz car buzz for you. in case you missed it, "the artist" won best actress, best picture and best director. best actress went to lovely and amazing meryl streep. she had a wonderful pore trailer of margaret thatcher in "the iron lady" and as we just saw, comedian sacha baron cohen made good on his threat showing up in character and he did quite a splash when he did that. not in a good way. he spilled what he said were the ashes of north korean dictator kim jong-il on ryan seacrest. talk about the last guy that would be really cool about it. he was cool about it but he's a little pretty boy. he likes his hair perfect, his clothes perfect. >> poor ryan. what was he supposed to do? >> i literally said he was in shock. >> a lot of people were debating maybe the wardrobe malfunction that jennifer lopez got. >> that's getting a little play. >> if she did it. >> i don't know if we can show that. >> probably shouldn't. >>> i'm ly

. >> defense sources tell fox news the navy is preparing to counter any iranian moves to close the strait of hormuz, including adding powder to american destroyer ships in the region. the pentagon asks congress to divert $100 million in defense funding to shore up forces in the persian gulf. yesterday, the international atomic agency expressed serious concerns about iran's nuclear program, but the u.s. director of national intelligence said last month he didn't think iran was close yet. friday's iaea report said that iran tripled the uranium enrichment since november. >>> just ahead on the news at 6, helping our nation's veterans get back on their feet and on the unemployment line. why they would not consider today's events the average job fair. we're back after this.  -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats th

as i said, someone's got to see it -- bob carrey, governor of nebraska, now president of the new school, navy s.e.a.l. says to get the medal of honor, you have people who have to have seen it, they have to be able to write and they can't be your enemies, they got for like you. okay? that's a little simplification but bob carrey had a great sense of humor. >> i would echo barney's comments saying it is a very comprehensive process. on the day after my action i received a silver star from general gigi o'connor who was the acting division commander of the 25th infantry division. then i went on to continue being part of the war in vietnam. i mean it was just another day, kept going. i left vietnam, i came back home, i never knew anything about the award process until -- and i received the award on 1 may 1968. so now we're a year-and-a-half later and somebody came to me and said president of the united states is going to present this award to you. i was astonished. i was flabbergasted because this had all happened so long ago. but it takes a long time to go through that process. i would add to the

that year which arrested the union momentum that had crested with farragut's capture of new orleans and the river navy's capture of memphis. for the time being, the con fed rates owned the mississippi river between vicksburg and port hudson which they also fortified. but farragut's achievements in 1862 had set the stage for the campaigns that captured these two bastions the following year and cleaved the confederacy in twain. farragut was well on his way toward becoming one of the pre-eminent union heroes of the war, and the first full admiral in american history. thank you and i'll try to answer your questions. [ applause ] >> oh, come on. >> let me ask the audience a question while general mount castle is going to one of the mikes. how many of you suspected that jim mcpherson was going to nominate david farragut? we got one vote. >> how much do you think the efforts of the carondolet at new madron assisted farragut's activities in new orleans? by pulling some of the confederate forces up? >> that was an important faq torment because originally the confederates had created what they called a river defe

news" continues. remember that door marked "head"? it's navy-speak for... [message beep] the average text takes your eyes off the road for nearly five seconds. [screaming] announcer: bring out... ...the action hero... ...in you. fuel up right. and get energized. be part of the greatest action movie ever. the first movie that puts you in the action. show us how you train and eat like an action hero. join in at actionheroalliance.com >> it's hard to believe, but after the american revolution, congress shut down the navy to save money. because of the need to fight pirates, president george washington won funding in 1794 for a permanent navy. then in the 1840s, the u.s. naval academy was established in maryland. each year, more than 1,200 students, called plebes, arrive to start life at the academy. what they experience during "plebe summer" is something they'll never forget. >> [ chuckles ] plebe summer occurs the summer before you enter the naval academy. it's about two months of training that everyone has to go through. it's intensive. it's to break you in t

new container line that is coming to baltimore. and that will create 400 jobs. >> reporter: a reality that will likely dash bentley's plea today. >> i hope the government can do something. >> reporter: but it's the navy's call and the comfort is going. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the navy plans plans to move the comfort next year in march of 2013. >>> and you know, our port looked beautiful today in that sunshine. >> incredible work here. >>> let's take a look at the weather. beautiful weather today. not so pretty tomorrow. 52 still. west/northwest winds at 9. barometer hold being steady. come back and take a look at what looks like a damp thursday after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> another beautiful afternoon across much of the region. just mild temperatures. with this mild winter continuing. looks like tomorrow will be a little damp. but still mild. take a look at temperatures right now, with generally clear skies. a few high clouds way out to the west. 41, oakland. 48 in cumberland. we're still at 52 degrees. dew point is pretty low. still pretty dry air. 52 in washington. locally, temperatures right around the 50-degree mark. once again, another mild february day. and more than halfway thro

of that year which arrested the union momentum that had crested with the capture of new orleans and the river navy's capture of memphis. for the time being, the confederates owned the mississippi river between vicksburg and port hudson which they also fortified. furgit furigate was on the way to becoming a hero of the war and first full admiral in american history. thank you. i'll try to answer your questions. [ applause [ applause ] >> let me ask the audience a question. how many of you suspected that jim mcpherson was going to nominate david faragate. one vote. >> how much do you think the efforts assisted faragate's activity in new orleans? >> that was an important factor. originally the confederates had created what they called a river defense fleet down in new orleans, the 14 vessels, which could have given him a lot of trouble. they were called up river, six of them were sent up river. i think ultimately this was a decision by confederate secretary of the navy and then endorsed by jefferson davis s h up to contest the union fleet's effort to capture island number t ten. this was in late march.

news. >> the navy plans to move the comfort next year in march of 2013. >>> well, still to come on wjz's itness news. security scavenger. see what one man got away with at an airline checkpoint. >>> nuclear ambitions. growing tensions in iran. what is making matters worse. >>> i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. bit of rain headed our way. but still mild. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and wjz 13 is always on. and here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, >>> a violent confrontation rocks a neighborhood. police were called for a man with a gun, holding a baby. officers say the man made threatening movements and a single shot was fired, killing him. the baby was not hurt and is back with family. police say the dead man may be the child's grandfather. no word on why the man was agitated. >>> a brazen theft caught on tape at a busy airport. take a look at the scene at fort lauderdale international airport in florida. a woman accidentally leaves a $6500 ro

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new york city building inspectors are now investigating. >>> our loss, the navy's gain. t, new information on why the navy is moving the hospital ship comfort from baltimore to norfolk, virginia. alex demetrick reports, like real estate, it's all about location at the best price. >> reporter: the navy may own the comfort, but it takes a lot of civilians to keep it in top shape. local contractors who have been doing it for a while. >> since 1989, when a ship first came up to baltimore, it's good for the economy. there's a lot of local companies that provide services and goods. >> that business could take a hit when the navy takes the comfort to virginia. but it will save the navy $2 million a year. >> after 25 years here in baltimore, it will be a sad day that the ship moves. but i can see there are some advantages to being in the norfolk area. >> reporter: the captain operates this. the navy provides the hundreds of doctors, nurses and medical staff, during missions, whether it's wash or disaster relief like the earthquake in haiti. being in norfolk saves time. >> as fast

navy, decided to name the new ship next one online after former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. giffords and mark kelly were on hand for the announcement and the secretary of the navy commending her for unwavering courage. she's still recovering after being shot by a gunman at an event with former constituents in tucson, arizona more than a year ago and the secretary of the navy saying he hopes her story will inspire everyone that's assigned to the new ship and i'm sure it will. >> michael oher made famous after millions viewed a portrayal of his life in the movie "the blind side" the film and his career and nfl serve as a platform for michael to discuss his amazing journey from poverty to living his life beyond the dream. >> michael oher, and meeting and talking to children. at prince street school in salisbury, maryland, michael takes advantage of every moment to encourage students to stay in school, focus on getting a good education and pursue their dream. >> if you guys want to make it in life, you can't do the bad things, you have to do what's right. i always stayed away fro

new movies. remember to look for the updated forecast for wjz's first warning weather team. >>> our loss, the navy's gain. tonight, new information on why the navy is moving the hospital ship comfort to baltimore. like real estate, it's all about location at the best price. >> reporter: the navy may own the comfort, but it takes a lot of civilians to keep it in top shape. local contractors have been doing it for a while. >> since 1989, when a ship first came to baltimore, it's good for the economy. there's a lot of local companies that provide services and goods to this ship. >> reporter: that business could take a hit when the navy moves the comfort from baltimore to norfolk, virginia, in 2013. but it will save the navy $2 million a year. >> well, after 25 years up here in baltimore, it will be a sad day that the ship moves. but i can see there are some advantages to being in the norfolk area. >> reporter: captain randall. the navy provides the hundreds of doctors, nurses and medical staff during missions, whether it's war or disaster relief like the earthquake in haiti. being in norfolk saves time

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the narrow strait is heavily patrolled by the iranian navy. a news agency says tehran will announce a new plant near the -- >>> whitney houston's family has decided to hold a private funeral to honor the music icon this weekend. services will be held on saturday at the same church in newark where she sang as a child. it will be invitation-only. per family is asking that any donations in her memory be sent to the public school in new jersey that now bears her name. new jersey flags will fly at half-staff in her honor. the investigation into her death is shifting to the prescription drugs found in her room and how she got them. tmz reports houston told friends in the days leading up to her death that she really wanted to see jesus and had premonitions of her own death. 20/20 will air a two hour whitney houston special friday night at 9:00. >>> 4:45. it only took one call to prompt police to issue a warning about a scam. >>> one of the democrats' rising stars gets a big honor. the major role the mayor of los angeles will be playing at the party's nation

and andrew jackson himself said that the american navy played a huge role in winning -- and be i maintain a decisive role in winning the battle of new orleans. decisive if you accept the fact that without jackson, it never would have happened. jackson was absolutely essential. but so, too, was the american navy. and that's an important part of the story. okay, now, people in washington didn't know anything about what was going on. they did not know that there was a peace treaty. in january and february of 1815 they did not know there was a peace treaty yet, they didn't know that new orleans had been won. they thought there would be no peace treaty. they thought that new orleans was going to be a loser because the english had a much bigger force than we did. and they were afraid the war was just going to continue on. well, first comes news in february in washington that jackson has won in new orleans. then a week later comes news last peace treaty. they couldn't believe it. finish -- and february of 1814 is a major, major month in american history because the two political parties -- remember them, the federalists and the republicans

john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> the navy begun test firing a super gun being developedhips. the goal is to get the electromagnetic rail guns to fire rounds at up to 5600 miles an hour and hit targets over 100 miles away. current guns on warships have a range of about 15 miles. the rail gun could be used to destroy enemy ships and defend against cruise and ballistic missiles. >> republican presidential candidate ron paul did not win any contests on tuesday but he still found something to celebrate. >> happy birthday to you ♪ >> paul's wife carol has a leap year birthday. she turns 76 years old today. she's only been able to celebrate her actual birthday 20 times. happy birthday to you. >>> in new orleans shall an unusual domino effect. 850 people fell backyards on mattresses to break a guinness world record for the largest human mattress domino. the previous record was 550 people. the mattresses were later donated to charity. pretty cool. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," full coverage of last night's republican primary results in michigan and ar

navy punching, choking and beating down one of their own. >> sounds bad and it was. just ahead here on the news at 6:00, the navy enforced zero tolerance about hazing.  -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> eight sailors have been discharged from the navy. >> it stems from a hazing incident that was reported to senior officials. peter dues see has the official. >> reporter: after being battered following initiation, adjoining sailor went to the on board doctor. the doctor told the captain someone was beat up. eight were discharged from the navy. there was wrestling, choking, punching and horsing around. lieutenant commander david mckinney said the man blacked out after being cho

iran's news agency reporting the navy is adding two more submarines to beef up the fleet. enator lieberman is pushing new legislation leaving all onlies on the table to make sure they never get nuclear weapons. senator, it seems just in the tone of late, things have been ratcheting up. am i imagining that? >>guest: no, things have been ratcheting up. and the reason is that notwithstanding the impact the economic sanctions are having on the eastern -- iranian company, the regime that runs the country hasn't stopped its nuclear development program one bit. so, this is a year of decision. and, i am very pleased at how the west is holding together not just the west but the whole non-iranian world because iran with nuclear weapons is bad for en. >>neil: but we are inconsistent with that when it come down to cracking down on syria which would send a message to iran but they are might and day different. and china and russia say, go slow. >>guest: i agree, china and russia are outliers on this one, and to me, on the wrong side of history. most people you talk to who follow syria sa

navy. jefferson's support, obviously, was not in new england. and jefferson tried to have a small a navy as possible given the fact he had to fight the war with tripoli. ask he succeeded in keep -- and he succeeded in keeping it very small. madison was his successor, madison went along with him, and that's why we had such a small navy going into 1812. the federalists all, during jefferson's administration, all during madison's administration were screaming for a larger navy. they, they supported a navy. and so if you want to know, to answer your question specifically to what degree were the federalists responsible for what an excellent small navy we had, a lot. is the answer. i should say, also, that the officers in the navy were nonpolitical. they kept out of politics. they agreed with washington and adams that the officers in uniform had no business in politics, so it was not a political navy, but the federalists certainly supported them, and the federalists were in new england. big time. yeah. all right. well, thank you very much. you're a gre

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navy seal? >> well, i'm reporting the news here. i'm not here to make a judgment. u don't think he could do it? >> a lot of guys can't. >> pam, you have no idea, right? navy seals? how tough it is? do you? >> anybody knows how tough it is. >> well, i don't really know how tough it is. take us inside. >> well, you know what they did to osama bin laden. >> i was not there. i have two sources before our report. >> just the training to actually get through it and become one -- people know how hard it is. >> jacky's better half is a guy that would beat you up at the drop of a hat. when you come from a foundation of love, i'm curious about the violent side of life. nothing wrong with that. pam is looking at me like some -- >>> the sharks won tonight! 1-nothing! >> and goodnight, everybody.

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"this president's date on c- span former navy seal talked about his new book on the mission that resulted in the killing of osama bin laden. >> by august, these factoids had metastasized into a story. the helicopters arrived like the keystone kops. finally, shooting our way through the buildings of the first port -- first floor where they shot a man's wife in cold blood. that was the seal team mission to me. talking to the guys on the scene, this thing was over in 120 seconds. it is quite a different story. >> see his remarks as part of our prime-time lineup read it also includes a debate on whether to prosecute wall street banks or mortgage fraud with eliot spitzer and lanny brewer. plus, hear from wahil gone. it all begins monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. "president obama last week honored the 16 winners of the 2011 national medal of arts and national eumenides metal. among the recipients, al pacino and mel tillis. the awards were presented in the east room of the white house. >> ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of the 2011 national medal of arts. [applause] the recipient of t

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a new action movie using real u.s. navy seals.he secret going through the defense department and what they are giving away. >>> six hours ago, most locations were reporting clear skies around the bay area now. mostly cloudy. so let's go with what we've got. under the bay area and then later on in the week. big changes. details after the break. ,,,,,,,, stealing copper out in the . as lisa washington shows use crooks are not only costinge cash-strapped city thousandf dollars -- they are creatina danger in many neighborhood. >>> they are not only costing the cash-strapped city thousands of dollars, but creating danger in many neighborhoods. >> reporter: they are outraged that p cooer thieves are stealing -- that copper thieves are stealing from the city. >> we could lose half of that in the snap of the finger by the copper wire thieves. >> reporter: last month they discussed amending their contract with the company thahandles their street lite repairs -- light repairs, to fix copper thief damages -- copper theft damages. >> in the f

. >>> in other news, a new show of military strength by the navy under scores the point washington has been making for months. that united states interests overseas will not bow to threats from iran. a reporter was there as a strike group passed therough a water wy miles off the iranian coast. >> reporter: it was daybreak as u.s. s. abraham lincoln got underway. led up by a detroitcembe destro. as expected, the iranian military came out for a look. an f-27 plane makes a leisurely pass. shortly after, the bridge on the lincoln crackled to life. >> looks like approximately two miles right now. >> iranian patrol boat was headed for the carrier and closing fast. >> this is the captain, you have an iranian passing down the port side of the ship. >> two miles of the carrier, the boat backed off. lincoln's commander john alexander says his biggest worry is that incidents like this could lead to a fatal miscalculation. >> they have the ability to take a shot at me at some point and that is what i worry about. >> a legitimate concern. we've now entered the most dangerous stretch of waters here

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