he said th decision is up to the chief of the royal navy who controls his own budget. coming up, the chief of the royal air force from britain's royal air force is the oldest independent air foe. ish more than 800 acraft, one of the largest and most adadvanced in e world flyg the typhoon, long-range voyager aircraft and transport, well as cutting-edge reconnaissance aircraft. it has also had to shrink and face a budget cuts, down to 37,000 active troops, the smallest since world war i. the men working to maintain as much capability as possible is entered. i asked if he thought the problems were serious and what is next as they try to get the aircraft into service. >> we are all looking foard to the joint strike fighterer arriving in the u u.k. this is a hugely ambitious program. the important thing is to get to the bottom of why the engine failure occurred. if that means the aircraft will not come, that is disaointing. the program is moving forward. it is with us. i have royal navy and air force pilots flying. i have eineers in america. we are very much looking forward

s first scene lord has warned that the royal navy is already constrained by budget cuts and the split with scotland would further weaken the effectiveness of britain's maritime defenses since the s.n.p. say that they would abolish nuclear weapons in the event of a yes vote many questions surround the future of trying to end the u.k. submarine based missile system that stationed in western scotland tridents unique deep water location is of key strategic importance as it provides quick access to the atlantic finding somewhere else to park the u.k.'s nuclear deterrent would be a long and complicated process that's likely to make nato extremely nervous and impact on britain's international standing scotland's had a historical role in the royal navy at the battle of trafalgar almost a third of nelson's men was thought. but if they vote yes to independence forces new u.s. super acro off the carrier could be the last to be launched in scottish water is. see. meanwhile both sides in the in or campaign promise to step up kevin i mean discuss the possible scenarios with campaign this. i feel de

s defense secretary it's a demonstration of britain at its very best the royal navy has sixteen ships and submarines and two royal marines commando units based in scotland the s.n.p. has promised to maintain all military establishment in scotland in the event of independence but the problem is that at the moment there's simply no agreement over what would happen to britain's defense says if scotland were to leave the union the u.k.'s first scene lord has warned that the royal navy is already constrained by budget cuts and the split with scotland would further weaken the effectiveness of britain's maritime defenses since the s.n.p. say that they would abolish nuclear weapons in the event of a yes vote many questions surround the future of trying to end the u.k. submarine based nuclear missile system that station in western scotland tridents unique deep water location is of key strategic importance as it provides quick access to the atlantic finding somewhere else to park the u.k.'s nuclear deterrent would be a long and complicated process that's likely to make nato extremely nervous sc

referendum on scottish independence looming opinions are divided about the future of the pivotal royal navy naval base is currently located there and we looked at the possible implications with two military experts. should scotland separate the remains of the u.k. will still have defense forces all i would say is that if you have a single unit three force and you split it into two parts then it inevitably costs money to set up the other part with all the admin and things like that and it ends up less efficient so there will be less money effectively and we already don't spend enough on defense assuming that an independent scotland supplication to join nato was successful then. scotland would expect the rest of the nato organization to come to their aid and vice versa i think when we talk about defense and independence go from the all roads eventually lead to tried and now the government has said it would seek the speediest and safest removal of trident from scottish territory however there are huge implications in that because there appears to be no where the trident fleet plus its warheads

also scotland has played a story role in the british in britain's royal navy but what will happen if the scots opt for independence day with this to find out more on these stories later in the pride. in their side to think twice before using anonymous services on the internet that you may be branded an extremist for simply searching for information about. now another crisis is looming for ukraine it's decreasing natural gas reserves kiev has already resorted to tapping its long term storage tanks after russia cut off supplies over unpaid bills and this is creating unease in the u. of this as the blokes energy chief here gunther says a domino effect is inevitable even for europe's powerhouse germany and the fear is that unless you crane starts filling up at storage facilities it may start siphoning gas destined for europe that warning has already been voiced by gazprom and echoing those concerns russia's prime minister believes ukraine's troubles could balloon into a full scale gas crisis as soon as this autumn to reach medvedev made the claim on his facebook page. so why is there so

building two of these ships, it remains unclear whether wondered will put both into service with the royal navy. theyre considering mothballing or selling one. they need only one. this v vital capability may not available during a c crisis. that is a problem for britain but also for america, its closest ally. a two-carrier force benefits both nations when budget cuts are forcing. america to shrink its military working together, britain and america to get more out of their combined investment. thanks for watching. i am vago mur [music] >> are you sending a message that you've been saved by the grace of god, you have peace and joy in your heart? are you sending the message that the power of god is working in your life? are you sending them the message that this is the best life yet? what kind of message are you sendnding them? that god answers prayer? that you're not fretting and fuming over things? that you're putting your trust in him. you're sending a message. he says, work it out. >> announcer: today on in touch, i am saved, now what? >> and jesus came up and spoke to them saying... [music]

had two terrible instances where our patriot systems fired on a royal navy aircraft and a fighter jete seen it happen. it could be a software problem. i'm not sure that this is reportable, but there is a suggestion that certain among the systems they have been taken offline and replaced because they worry about the potential of electronic warfare. i don't know that it refers to hacking these from a stance or controlling them. but it's a simple target acquisition and firing system that is susceptible to jamming another system. people are abandoning this model, trying to upgrade from this up to the grizzly, which is less susceptibility. >> always a pleasure to talk to you. >> the focus of what brought dawn the plight centered on what has just been talked about. we ask who has these missiles. it's not a new concern. >> reporter: regardless of who brought down the boeing 777, the crash renewed concerns about air travel in global hot spots. the spectre of the surface-to-air missiles loomed large in afghanistan and libya after the fall of muammar gaddafi's government. there shoulder mounted

. >>> now the largest warship ever built for the royal navy here in the uk is to be named officiallye've got pictures live at the scene in scotland as they go through some of the ceremonials before,ms queen elizabeth is launched by the queen herself who will smash not a bottle of champagne but whisky on side the vessel. just to give you an idea of size, 28 london buses end to end they would be the same length. it's a monster. it's had a few moments of controversy too. our defense correspondent has been looking around the ship. >> reporter: on board queen elizabeth, this is the largest ship to be built here in the uk. the figures are stunning. 10,000 people working on her, graded 2500 engineering jobs. so far it's taken five years. the ship will last another 50. here i'm joined by a man that knows about what it's taken to put all this together. tom is head of integration for the aircraft carrier. what's it been like working on this? >> unbelievable. the effort that was put in initially to insure we could build this job across the country had to be started with engineering. doing that

he helped the the british army beat the royal navy in polo. check out the moves on the field.ry. looking good. and how about the proud moment where he got to hold the trophy? just last mth, he beat prince william, one day after his brother's birthday. on the birthday, you giver it to him. you let him win on the birthday. >> doesn't any guy look good riding a horse with a polo stick in hand? and then holding a trophy? >> he's adorable. >> and he's a prince. >> single. >> adorbs. >> there are other guys on the set. >> is this hurting your feelings, dan harris? >> i'm feeling like our middle names may be chopped liver. >> remember that cute pig. he's up next. >> that's your segue? >> i had nowhere to go. >> you're not making it better. >> you'll feel better in a minute. >> yes, i will. >> meet the pig that is anything but a glutton for punishment. he's overcome getting his head scratched. oh, oh, oh leaning tower of pisa. he just kept -- he kept coming back. each time they scratched, he fell over. how adorable is that? >> that is very cute. >> he just wanted a little love. >> pig

and for the navy,er is bertrund ramsey commanded not just the royal navy ships involved in operation on d-day and in the months after, but allied forces, including american forces which means that two american rear admirals commanding the forces off utah and omaha beaches, reported to a british admiral as their commanding officer. the creation of this chain of command was one of the great accomplishments of the anglo american partnership. it ran counter to almost everyone's experience, expectation and even in many cases desires. you can imagine a naval captain saying i'm not taking orders from a general or a colonel in the field saying no admiral is going to tell me what to do. yet eisenhower was able to create over a matter of months largely by way -- largely by the way as a result of what encouragement, support and direction provided by george w. marshall who is a big believer in unified command. the anglo american ability to create this unified command struct surone of the things that made d-day possible. >> here's john from san diego. go ahead. >> yes, good morning, mr. symonds.

wing kill yam ii to command a private man-of-war an armed ship that was not officially part of the royal navynge for bringing "pirates". freedo thers and sea rover to justice. but after several months aboard the ship the adventure galley kidd and his crew turned pirate themselves attacking and looting virtually every ship they encountered. the sea going exploits quickly became the stuff of legend, the 1945 policeman "captain kidd" with charles laughton in the starring role. apparently believing his wealthy pay thrones would protect him, kidd arrived in boston where he was arrested and shipped to london to stand trial. his claim that his near-mutinous crew forced him in to piracy availed him not. and on may 23, 1701, captain kidd was hanged. his body tarred and hung by chains on the bank of the thames as a warning to other sailors. >> look out. >> the debate over extent of captain kidd's guilty goes on to this day. most recently moss low's coney island mermaid parade, where new york city mayor of all people posed as a pirate for a day. >> ahead. >> it makes me happy. always makes me happy. >>

that is the cost of the royal navy's biggest ever ship.undster vessel weighs 65,000 tons, carries 40 aircraft. to christen going it with whiskey, not champagne. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse" live from bloomberg's european headquarters in london. i am olivia sterns. here are the bloomberg top headlines. president and angela merkel have agreed to coordinate steps against russia. going to an e-mail statement from the white house, if russia doesn't reduce tensions in ukraine, the powers may pledge more potential costs for russia. jpmorgan may have unwittingly helped bnp paribas hide transactions. france's biggest bank agreed to a $9 billion settlement for violating u.s. sanctions. the french bank hid billions of dollars in transactions. some of the money was transferred to jpmorgan. jpmorgan has not been accused of any wrongdoing. our church and midland is said accordinging a deal to people familiar with the matter. the takeover would help adm diverse off i and gain a bigger foothold overseas. companyvors is a swiss that manufactures natura

what we navy the alleged victims and why police say the investigation is not over yet. >>> never-before-seen video of the royalily emerging decades later. >>> a look at the san mateo bridge where we have breaking news with westbound traffic backed up because of police action on the westbound side of the bridge hit-and-run accident led to a senator for suspects who are running around possibly in the bridgepointe shopping center area with the search active and the traffic impact with leyla gulen all oh hey there! (laughs) hmm. you're that grumpy cat. well i know! how about some honey nut cheerios? humans love them. moms, dads, kids-well, all of 'em. not even a smile? huh... maybe someone should tell your face. ohhh that is your face. (angry cat purr) ah! part of a good breakfast... for almost everyone! >> coming up on 6:41. look at hot, 109 in palm springs and nearly sun in yosemite. a few more clouds during the weekend and 77 in monterey. if you are up north, the sonoma county fair is starting off at 8 2 at 9:00, and at 7:00, in the evening, mid-50's. garlic festival starts and low 90's at 1:00 o'clock, and 100