. >> pete peterson was a machinist. he grew up near the danish border. >> he understood that the supply to great britain of either equipment, food was essential. if we could disrupt that supply and keep it from going to its destination, that would be a great war effort. he was absolutely right. >> from june to october 1940, german u boats sank 130 ships and one-half million tons of britain shipping. michael higgins is the author of action and a former merchant mariner. >> it's also referred to as fat yard, the fat years when many, many merchant ships were being sunk. >> on land the enemy was just as formidable. they staged an all out assault. the battle of britain raged for four months. in a desperate move british prime minister winston churchill to a man he met only once, franklin roosevelt. f.d.r. was reluctant to get involved in another european war. >> f.d.r. did arrange for aide to be given to great britain. it was very much under the table and within the constraints of the neutrality act of 1937. >> they were carr

pete peterson is that dean and senior fellow at pepperdine university school of public policy. usaa 2014 republican candidate for california secretary of state.n had he run in another state he might have succeeded. trevor potter, the former chairman of the united states federal election commission, the former attorney for senator john mccain and president george hw bush. i i still notor at the same tim. the founder and president and general counsel of the campaign legal center, which is working in areas of campaign finance and elections, political communication and government ethics. i have a superb co-moderate, adam grushan, vice president of unruh institute, our student group, a standalone student group that we're very proud to be associated withna him. he's a senior at the university of southern california and is going to kick it off with the first question, which all of g u can take a whack at. >> first off, thank you for being here. i think we all really appreciate it. a student hearing from you guys and hearing your expert opinions and thoughts on such an important issue.

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- and air shows - in higher regard than the petersons, where mom, dad, son, and daughter either are or were navy pilots.i mean, look at dad's shirt, for pete'ssake! "all week long we've been watching 'em practice and - sorry i'm getting distracted here as we speak. just to watch that, the precision is amazing, so it's wonderful."he wasn't the only person who couldn't keep his eyes away from the sky."well, it's perfect weather. it's not too hot, not too cold."the advice at an air show like thiswould be good advice in life, too. just keep looking up.in san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news. (justine) fleet week also gives people the opportunity to meet the men and women who are serving our country.(jr stone) many of them were at marina green today meeting people and participating in first responder exercises. kron 4's camila bernal spoke to people there who say this gave them an opportunity to thank those who serve. for many, serving our country is a calling 38:37 what many people in the public don't know is the military comes in a whole week in advance of this they prepare for all kinds of scenarios, in the air, on the water and on the