the british expeditionary force. about 300,000 men, around the port of dunkirk. the british navy by the end of may, the british navy was told to mount an operation to get them out and were told the prospects looked grim. the best they could hope for was to get out 50,000 men before german pressure would make it impossible to get out any more. what happened to the next nine days was an epic that has gone down in british history and will remain in british history. the navy threw every warship they had into it and they had anything they could find -- trawlers, fishing boats, pleasure crafts, yachts, boats that had never been out of the river before and took them across the channel into what was becoming an inferno because the germans threw everything they had at the evacuation fleet, attacking from the air and by sea and then civilians joined in and took their own boats across and extraordinary things happened. the london brigade's fire boat which had never been out of the thames sailed across the river. sorry, sailed across the channel. people took their yachts and boats across and

the british navy and army sailed away to another prize port, new orleans. w, what we do hear about is the crucial battle was on lake champlain picked because it was at that time that the british launched thei the presentation m the north with the veterans in the napoleonic wars marching down the new york sure and vermonters built a fleet in about six weeks. men cutting down 100 white pine trees a day in shifts so that in a matter of a few weeks they had enough timber to build a fleet to stop the british fleet coming down lake champlain. so this terrific battle on lake champlain that lasts two hours and 20 minutes, but it really decides the outcome of the war of 1812, because the british lost that naval battle to a 28-year-old commodore named mcdonough. because they have no ships to support their army, the british army turned around from plattsburgh and marched back to canada. when that word reached belgian, john quincy adams and her nucleic our negotiators, sat down for the umpteenth time in the year a negotiation and decided on a stalemate. both sides were

so the british navy and army sailed away to another prize port, new orleans. ow, what we don't hear about is that the crucial battle was on lake champlain because it was that time that the british launched their other invasion from the north, with veterans of the napoleonic wars, marching down the york shire, and 'vetters built a fleet in six weeks. men cutting down 100 white pine trees a day in shifts so that in a matter of a few weeks they had enough tim for build a fleet to stop the british fleet coming down lake champlain so this terrific battle that lasted two hours and 20 minutes but decided the outcome of the war 189 1812 because the british lost the battle to a 28-year-old come door named mcdonough and because they had no ship thursday supportshire army, the british army marked back to california. when the word reached bell jump, john quincy adam and henry clay, our negotiatears, sound down for the umpteen anytime a year of negotiations and decide on a stale matte. both side were broke. the british par him did not want to appropriate anymore money to fi

show the ship is a neutral ship at the time the french and the british are taking american ships and sailors and impressing them into their navies to fight for them or sale for them or claiming that they are defectors on the british navy, said this document was designed to show the ship was neutral and not let that happen. later at the beginning of the war in 1812, the ship was captured by the british. moving on to james monroe, what we have on loan from the james monroe museum is a snuffbox. he liked to snuff finally powdered tobacco leaves and it was a common social practice at this time. people would take a little pinch snort it up their nose. james monroe was known to enjoy a variety of different types of tobacco products. the interesting side note is don madison was known to like to -- dolly madison was known to like to snuff, as well. what we have on loan is a set of cufflinks, and what makes them unique is that they were tied to john quincy adams and john adams in that inside of each, there is mother, abigail adams, and john adams, and the from cufflinks have hair john adams and his wife. it seems kind of weird and some p

at the time, the french and british are taking american ships and sailors and pressing them into their navies to fight for them or sale for them, claiming they are defectors from the british navy. this document was designed to claim the ship was neutral. later on at the beginning of the war of 1812, it was captured by the british. moving on to james monroe, what we have on loan from the james monroe museum is a snuffbox. james monroe was known to partake of snuff, finely powdered tobacco leaves snorted or snuffed up. it was a common social practice at this time. you would pass the snuffbox around, people would take a pinch, and snort it. known toroe was enjoyed a variety of different types of tobacco products. the interesting side note is dolley madison was known to like snuff tobacco as well. john quincy adams, son of john adams, and what we have on loan from the adams national historic cufflinks.et of to johnes them unique quincy adams, but they are also tied to john adams, is that is inside each of the cufflinks, there is hair from both his mother, abigail adams, and john adams. the other

has continued support for the libyan coast guard service to the speed trained by the british royal navy and the coast guard's also been receiving support from several other e.u. countries as well but it's being repeatedly accused of killing and abusing migrants as well as attacking aid workers or military campaign manager again says the e.u. support is part of an attempt to close european borders. the u.k. and the european union have for the last couple of years made a concerted effort to shut down borders and we see that happening at an extreme cost to the individuals who are fleeing war and persecution and poverty is part of that for them it's simply a matter of shutting it down on paper they say that they're trying to explore other options and open up safe safe routes to people but we've really just not seen that happen or we've seen as the shutting down of rates which is left people with really few other options then to take risk a very another element to this the influx of migrants to europe is being blamed for the increased threat of terrorism on the continent so no you politician

the most complex warship ever built in uk. a symbol of power and pride for the navy. but they believe, for the whole nation too. it puts us, the royal navy and the britishlobal, outward facing country like the united kingdom, as an island nation, completely dependent on sea trade, why wouldn't you want a strong royal navy? this is a big moment for the royal navy. its largest warship entering portsmouth for the very first time. it is also its most expensive warship. and it still needs jets, and other warships to protect her. at a time when the ministry of defence is having to save billions of pounds. this former naval officer says the navy is already struggling to crewjust 19 frigates and destroyers. certainly right now there are not enough ships to protect it, there are not enough submarines to run in advance of it. and this is the worry, if we are not even in a situation right now, having delivered the platform itself, to protect the ship, how are we going to actually use it? on her first visit on board, the prime minister said the ship sent a signal that britain remains a global power. it will be another year before the first jets fly off this £3 bill

the uk. a symbol of power and pride for the navy. but they believe, for the whole nation too. it puts us, the royal navy and the british the premier league. i think for a global, outward facing country like the united kingdom, as an island nation, completely dependent on sea trade, why wouldn't you want a strong royal navy7 this is a big moment for the royal navy. its largest warship entering portsmouth for the very first time. it is also its most expensive warship. and it still needs jets, and other warships to protect her. at a time when the ministry of defence is having to save billions of pounds. this former naval officer says the navy is already struggling to crewjust 19 frigates and destroyers. certainly right now there are not enough ships to protect it, there are not enough submarines to run in advance of it. and this is the worry, if we are not even in a situation right now, having delivered the platform itself, to protect the ship, how are we going to actually use it? on her first visit on board, the prime minister said the ship sent a signal that britain remains a global power. it will be another year before

forces had ripped through poland and then in april 1940 had invaded denmark and routed the british army and the navy in norway. throughout the spring, which was one of the most beautiful in the history of england, virtually every book you read about in the period that talks about how gorgeous the weather was, hitler was getting ready to launch western europe. it would aim straight at the english channel. the story rebels i mentioned in the book had have spoken out repeatedly against chamberlain's failure to wage the war just as they had approached germany and italy before the war was declared. the struggle really began in february, 1938 after anthony resigned as the foreign secretary and protested the conciliation of mussolini. the fight ended in early may of 1940 when they engineered the crucial debate to discuss the disaster of norway. when it began the odds of succeeding were regarded. nobody thought it was more than an outside chance of dislodging chamberlain. yet three days later neville chamberlain was gone and winston churchill was premised her. and on that very day, hitler did launch in euro

the british government never really approved of this plan. the navy never really wanted to execute it, but if anything strikes me as total war, it would seem to me to be a plan to destroy the entire global economy at the outset of a war. yet, neither author uses the phrase. given the editor of five volumes on the concept of total war for the german historical institute at cambridge university press remained unsure. in an essay in one of those books revealingly titled "are we there yet" they could not agree on a definition of total war that can command general assent. maybe this is a function of the natural contrariness of scholars. we prefer disagreement -- hopefully, collegial disagreement -- to general assent. or maybe jenny is right -- the concept really is too vague and of use.ible to be therefore, maybe the concept lacks any scholarly utility and i'm wasting my time anyway. it's possible. adding to the confusion, very few wars begin as total wars. as i hope i'm right in saying, abraham lincoln was willing to fight a reasonably limited 90-day war

the british government never approved of this plan. the navy never wanted to execute it, but if anything strikes me as total war, it's a plan to destroy the entire global economy at the outset of a war. yet they never use that phrase. even a man who edited five volumes on total war remains unsure. in an essay, titled "are we there yet" one wrote despite the park of scholars around the world they could not agree on a definition of total war that can command our general assent, end quote. maybe this is a function of the natural contrariness of scholars. we prefer disagreement, hopefully college yal disagreement. we tend not to like general assent. this is one thing where chris and i work, soldiers prefer it, academics do not. or maybe jenny is right. the concept is too vague to be of any use. therefore, maybe the concept lacks any real scholarly utility and i'm wasting any time. it's possible. adding to the confusion, as i noted earlier very few wars begin as total wars. as i hope i'm right in saying, lincoln was willing to fight a limited 90-day

the most complex warship ever built in uk. a symbol of power and pride for the navy. but they believe, for the whole nation too. it puts us, the royal navy and the britishry like the united kingdom, as an island nation, completely dependent on sea trade, why wouldn't you want a strong royal navy? this is a big moment for the royal navy. its largest warship entering portsmouth for the very first time. it is also its most expensive warship. and it still needs jets, and other warships to protect her. at a time when the ministry of defence is having to save billions of pounds. this former naval officer says the navy is already struggling to crewjust 19 frigates and destroyers. certainly right now there are not enough ships to protect it, there are not enough submarines to run in advance of it. and this is the worry, if we are not even in a situation right now, having delivered the platform itself, to protect the ship, how are we going to actually use it? on her first visit on board, the prime minister said the ship sent a signal that britain remains a global power. it will be another year before the first jets fly off this £3 billion ship. the new f 35 will

now, the british government never really approved of this plan. the navy never really wanted to execute it. but if anything strikes me as total war, it would seem to be nazi war financing, or a plan to destroy the entire global economy at the outset of a war. yet, neither toos nor lambert uses that phrase. even roger chickering and sid firster who edited five volumes on the concept of total war for the german historical institute in cambridge university press remain unsure. in an essay in one of those books, revealingly titled, are we there yet, roger chickering wrote, despite the work of scholars from around the world and the publication of five edited volumes on the topic, across disciplines, they could not agree on, quote, a definition of total war that can command our general assent. now, maybe this is a function of the natural contrariness of scholars. we prefer disagreement, hopefully collegial to general assent, we tend not to like general assent, i noticed this is one thing where chris and i worked at the army war college that they prefer general a

secret in a liverpool shipyard under the edo, a ruse that it was intended for service in the italian navy. using a british dispatch gunboat, the vessel is designed for speed and maneuverability. it could under -- upright under sales and steam. on march 22, 1862, sent to the bahamas, where a confederate state navy captain assumed command. he christened the vessel css florida. meanwhile, his crew loaded ammunition and a battery of guns on the ship. as a reader, florida was incredibly successful. during the first cruise, it captured 25 merchant ships, including the jacob bell, and he and i. the cargo values on the ships were at $1.5 million. this is civil war money. that was a huge capture for css florida. the extra ships accounted for an additional 22 she dashed seizures. after an extended layover in france, they captured 13 more merchant ships in 1864. that year, the new york times printed an editorial, accusing the navy of a lack of diligence in catching this troublesome raider. without calling them out my name, he blamed the united states secretary gideon welles. he believed that wells had not sent enoug

struggle with great britain over trade policies and impressment, for the seizing of british deserters and american sailors by the royal navy. hostilities began when congress declared war on june 18th, 1812. over the next two years american victories at sea were offset by repeated defeat on land. as the british naval and military force entered the chesapeake region in the summer of 1814, monroe and others called for better defenses for the u.s. capitol but little was done. british troops came athor at benedict, maryland on august 19th, 1814 and began marching to bladensburg. when monroe's suggestion of a system of couriers to report the enemy's movement was disregarded by secretary of war john armstrong, monroe went into the field himself. he used this telescope to count the numbers of ships and men in the british force and reported back to president madison. at the battle of bladensburg on august 24th, the british quickly routed an american force of regulars and poorly organized militia. monroe moved american units on the field in a manner that did little to improve a chaotic command structure. while the cartoon at the abo

also the british naviesies and e german navy and others. happened in the decade after teddy roosevelt arrived in washington and you can read in the chapter bit, but just briefly, first there was a mysterious explosion on a ship in havana harbor. we took it as an is owe edition dechristopher war against spain and we took cuba puerto rico and guam. that's how guam became an american territory. teddy roosevelt wanted a canal to connect the atlantic and pacific so the fleet could go back and forth. colombia wouldn't give us what we wanted. we sponsored a coup, we created a new country called pan newscast. next day gave us a contract for the canal. there was a territory dispute in venezuela. in which the british and the germans were attempting to settle the matter. teddy roosevelt said, don't have any right of the -- any dispute -- any discussion here, out of hero hemisphere. or else we'll have a war with you. and threatened war with each one of them. in turn each of them decided better to leave. and finally, we stole the largest part of alaska,

completely unacceptable, in my view, that the british government hasjust in my view, that the british government has just ordered a fleet of frigates for the royal navy of swedish steel for the construction. we have lots of warm words and rhetoric from the british government, and it is really time that we start to see those words being converted into action. stephen kinnock, thanks for joining being converted into action. stephen kinnock, thanks forjoining us. the labourmp. we kinnock, thanks forjoining us. the labour mp. we will talk more about that story after 5:30pm. this is bbc news at 5:00. the headlines — 11 people from the same family are found guilty of offences under the modern slavery act, following one of the biggest investigations of its kind. the family targeted vulnerable men. the victims were kept in what were described as "truly shocking" conditions, some for decades. germany and russia condemned the escalating war of words between the us and north korea, urging the policy is the only but president trump warns the us military is "locked and loaded" should pyongynag act unwisely. a new deal for tata steel — it'll safeguard jobs, but cu

the royal navy, what a sight it is. an extremely important day for the royal navy. a redefinition of what the royal navy does. massive firepower, changing the role and giving a different configurations to britishtheir capital assets for the next half a century. they have been awaiting the coming of these. they will not be fully operational for another year or two. but actually, when we saw the helicopters flying past, she could operate helicopters very quickly after she is condition. but her primary role is to take on vertical landing jets. we have had about ten trials in america, the first ten on trial to do that. by 2020 she should be commissioned with what is called a combined air group of british and american aircraft. giving people an idea of how long this has been in commission... this will be part of the navy for the next 50 years? very much so. it took about ten years for the design to be settled. since then, the ship has been built. 0ne settled. since then, the ship has been built. one important thing is that the ship was built all over the country. one of the first rules in her construction was that she had to be built in britain, and she has been, all over. in many places, including

the british empire. it will be a pacific contribution. the great exception to that rule is canada. canada has the third largest navy. to 50-250,000 soldiers. they fight very well, they participate, they do not complain, they do not command an independent military's command. there are very compliant. they are bitter to this day recognition that they deserve. canada is essential to the british war effort. especially in terms of trade, natural resources. that was a good question. any other questions? ok. stalin and hitler. they are very alike and they are both totalitarians. hitler is about 50. stalin is 61. they had a similar career. i think you read in the warlords stalin admires hitler's because of liquidation to his enemy. they both tend to admire people like mussolini. they both have a very cynical view of one another. they both think that there will ultimately be a war between them and one or the other will start it. for now, the cedar is advantages -- they see there is advantages by having peace. what do we mean by that? fought an inconclusive war with japan in 1939, it does not want troops on its western -- it

criticisms we heard in a package, this really is a major change for the royal navy and also something very, very different for the entire britishe. as far as the government is concerned, they say it will never have influence like this before. looks like it was a pretty fine day for all those who arrived to check the queen elizabeth into birth. biggs fortunes across the uk. the best of the sunshine is in england, where the sunshine will last pretty much for the rest of the day. the exception is in the west of england. notjust exception is in the west of england. not just portsmouth. sunshine exception is in the west of england. notjust portsmouth. sunshine has been widespread. that continues in the afternoon. further north and west it is a different story. figure clad working in bringing pulses of rain to northern ireland and scotland. some dampness arriving as well. the rain is arriving in fife. as we go through this evening, the rain starts to get more of a wiggle on. the rain band pushes eastwards. the rain will turn heavierfor a time. a mild night. temperatures between 13 and 16 for most of us. on thursday morning starting o

the british empire. pacificbe a contribution. the great exception to that rule is canada. canada has that there are -- has the third largest navy. they bite very well, they participate, they do not complain, they do not command an command. there are very compliant. they are bitter to this day because they are not given recognition that they deserve. canada is essential to the british war effort. does a good question. any other questions? ok. just a couple of remarks on stalin and hitler's. alike and they are both totalitarians. hit-or-miss about 50 when the is about 50.er stalin is about 41. stalin admires hitler's because of liquidation to his enemy. they both tend to admire people like mussolini. they both have a very cynical view of one another. they both think that there will ultimately be a war between them and one or the other will started. for now, the cedar is advantages and having peace. what do we mean by that? russia has fought and an inconclusive war with japan in 1939, it does not want troops on its western -- it does not want all of which troops here facing germany, then having to fight japan. after the japanese w

the korean peninsula. us. navy ship has collided with a vessel near singapore. a search and rescue operation is taking place. a britishg to help victims of a suspected terrorist attack in finland has denied he is a hero, and spoken of his sadness that he could not save the life of one of the victims. hassan zubier is in hospital in the city of turku in finland, after being wounded in a knife attack that killed two women. our correspondent anna holligan has been speaking with him. this wasn't a typical tourist destination, or a capital city. finland's first suspected islamist militant attacker brought terror to a market square in turku, and chose women as his targets. two days ago, hassan was strolling on those cobbles. i heard a scream, a really heartbreaking scream. so i turned around, and there was a man standing over her, stabbing her. the father—of—two was stabbed multiple times as he tried to defend his girlfriend and save a stranger's life. i ran immediately straight to her. tried to stop the blood. he tried to stab me, and i kicked him off. he was standing right opposite me, i tried to kick. i kicked him off, a

the german navy to begin to build submarines. commissioned in 1909, and 10 for change captain lieutenant takes the three british cruisers. he died six months later and warfare is changed forever. so with that, if any of you have any questions, i would be pleased to answer. [inaudible] .. >> for all the money he made, and e made a fortune, ended up -- he was always short of money because it cost so much to do all the research. so everyone was looking agz in many -- as in many innovations, everyone was look at the military applications first x the civilian applications would follow. and because in this case a submarine performing the way we thought a a submarine should, the way the nautilus did in jules vern's was very much what holland was working on. it kind of dovetailed with the military applications. do you have -- >> [inaudible] so you clearly have an eye for good stories, and they all revolve around mechanical inventions. and by just just -- and i was just wondering what your personal experience was. because you also talk about several people that didn't have any formal training. i'm just curious how far into that y

yardhip docked at the navy in southwest d.c., and they had a long procession with his british flag draped coffin and they brought him here to the building and in the middle of the hall, they had a great ceremony and they changed the flags to half american, half british. and then took him up the stairs to the region's room and draped the coffin in an american flag. >> these are the ideas of what they thought they were going to do and never did. >> they wanted to build a proper memorial. ideas came -- this is like of the tomb, this is more vague. they are both huge and would have dwarfed the lincoln memorial. as it became apparent, there was less money for the project, the designs went into a garden bench and finally, when the regions were informed by congress that there was no money for this, he ended up in this room right here. which in the 1880's was the janitor's closet. it was totally redesigned. >> the cool thing was for a long time, this was closed. you could not come in here. it was blocked off. they opened it in the 1970's when they opened it up when people could walk in. in here,

that the british government denies but does have quite a history of protecting the special relationship they have with saudi arabia the u.s.s. john f. mccain came back to port but ten if not the navy destroyer rammed into oil tanker just east of singapore the collision with a tanker ripped through the destroyers hole causing flooding in some areas of the ship including the crew sleeping quarters the navy dispatched the u.s.s. america to singapore to aid in searching for the ten missing sailors at least five sailors were injured it's the second such incident this summer seven u.s. sailors died in a crash off the coast of japan and. the national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a special memory warning for chesapeake bay from drum point it would just move point virginia chesapeake bay from north beach to drum point maryland and river to cambridge maryland in the middle child and river banks and river to booms i remember him ten years out in the inland waters surrounding bloodsworth island until six fifteen pm for nineteen pm a strong thunderstorm was located near port tobacco river moving used it in months . hazard wind gusts thirty four knots or greater and small. so

months the company has a contract from the german navy to begin to build submarines and commissioned in 1909 and 1914 captain lieutenant, sinks the three britishcruisers. he died since months later, and warfare is changed forever. so with that if any of you have any questions i would be pleased to answer -- oh. come somebody. [laughter] there you are. >> so with three different innovative -- [inaudible conversations] how much of it was a military interest -- and -- [inaudible conversations] that's a good question simon lake was definitely commercial. i explored yeah, but mostly the fact that you could -- lake discovered that all of these ships that had had sunk that if you have coal and all of the precious cargo and devised ways to actually get it out and talking like a brilliant guy. but the money lake eventually believed that he had to go into a attack submarine into because that's where the money was. lake for all of the money he made and he made a fortune ended up he was always short of money because it cost so much to do all of the research. so everyone was looking as in many many innovations everyone was looking at the military applicati

the british monarchy alongside the queen for more than 65 dreers. he's a world war ii veteran and rose to the rank of royal commander in the royal navy.explores the future of jobs and the issues facing the american work force. this morning we look at how employers are handling the booming job market. hiring is up more than 17% nationwide compared to july 2016. according to linked in, work force for august, but in some parts of the congress they face challenges ranging from from an employees skills gap to a growing problem with drug abuse. good morning. >> good morning. >> tell us what these reports tell us about the capacity to go higher. you're seeing lots of industries in double-digit growth hiring. manufacturing, oil and gas has seen double digit gas, aerospace, manufacturing, places where you actually need people to build things that other people are going to buy. these ar grown in the past. this year we see it grow. >> how do they use linked in to recruit people? >> we're looking at what workers are telling us about where they live, where they're working, what kind of jobs and skills that they currently have. it's not about recru

the german navy to begin to build a submarines. commission in 1909, 1914 captain lieutenant thinks that three british cruisers. he died six months later in warfare and it's changed forever with that, if any of you have any questions i would be pleased to answer them. someone must have some. >> with these three different innovative developments, i don't know-- how much of the book was driven by military interest and do you go into there was a scientific interest as well and that that's a good question. simon lake was definitely commercial. exported, ya maybe, but mostly the fact that lake discovered all these ships that had sunk, all the precious cargo and he devised ways to actually get it out. brilliant to guy, but the money lake eventually believed he had to go into an attack submarine because that's where the money was. lake, for all the money he made and he made a fortune ended up-- he was always short of money because it cost so much to do the research, so everyone was looking as in many innovations, everyone was looking at the military application first and civilian applications followed. because in this

the british government denies but does have quite a history of protecting the special relationship they have with saudi arabia the u.s.s. john f. mccain came back to port but ten of its sailors have not a navy destroyer rammed into an oil tanker just east of singapore the collision with the tanker ripped through the destroyer's hole causing flooding and some of the areas ship including the crew sleeping quarters the navy dispatched the u.s.s. america to singapore to aid in searching for the ten missing sailors at least five senators were injured it's the second such incident this summer seven u.s. sailors died in a crash off the coast of japan a few weeks ago. and coming up on our t.v. as in many states are putting more restrictions on how much doctors can prescribe their patients are these restrictions actually healthy. there's a real irony going. to liberate a responsible way from the point there is always well that's what the dollars always expensive. you know liberal already you know hold still so well and he's you know you have already while there's going to be shows in the us and in trying to use the social media you know little or no it's all over the story goes it's garbage in real.

the wall. featuring a rash of accidents. the navy relieved the vice admiral. that happened just days after involvedohn mccain was with u.s. sailors dying. british minister theresa may once down to take control of the country's exit from europe, now the government is willing to accept a relationship with the review court of justice. the ok is open to abiding by the ruling and sticking to it. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts. i am emma chandra. jonathan: thank you. let's talk about this. is it a red line or one that has been diluted a little bit? guest: it is a redline come and this is one that has been hugely, symbolically important. the reaction has been quite muted. a very outspoken pre-brexit member of parliament says this is fine, but he does not see this as backtracking at all. theresa may had said in october, two great applause from the conservative party, that brexit meant leaving the jurisdiction of the ecb. what it means now is direct jurisdiction. mighte of the things they do, they want close cooperation, as you mentioned earlier, but they might refer decisions to the ec and they are abidin

what we lose from the ecj point of view is mutual recognition, which is legally enforceable. is anhe british navyn, judges from both sides, calling for a different sort of court. no free-trade agreement has mutual recognition legally enforceable. they will have to have something like a canada plus arrangement to get the closest possible deal with europe. that will be the subject of enormous debate. business will have uncertainty, and business decisions already need to be made. that is why the u.k. government is rightly trying to speed this up. businesses are already leaving because they think uncertainty is damaging. >> how confident are you that these position papers are the positions of all the principles? unanimityen a lack of already. how ironclad are these? >> the point of strategy is people can get behind it. if you don't have strategy, there is nothing to get behind. what we now have is policy being decided by people in parliament who, in the absence of policy, are speaking in a vacuum. now you have a position paper people can rally around. that is a huge advance, i think. i think what the

using a british boat, the vessel was designed for speed and maneuverability and operate under sail and steam. on march 22, 1862, went to sea and sailed to the bahamas where a navy captain john maffitt assumed command. meanwhile, his crew loaded ammunition and a battery of guns on the ship. as a raider, florida was incredibly successful. during its very first cruise, it captured 25 merchant ships, including the "jacob bell" and a ship called the "unida." the cargo values were at $1.5 million and $1 million. this is civil war money. think of how much more that would be today. a huge capture for florida. three captured vessel with prize crews and they became satellites of the florida and accounted for 22 ship seizures. after an extended layover in france, they captured 13 more merchants ships in 1864. that year "the new york times" printed an editorial accusing the navy a lack of diligence. the article's author demanded action. without calling him out by name he blamed u.s. secretary gideon welles. he believed that welles hadn't sent enough ships out to try to catch raiders like the florida. florida's career ended in october 1864. but it was rammed and hijacked. t

home here to the home of the royal navy and it is from where she will be based for the next five decades as she patrols the sea. why will she be patrolling the sea? to project britishing and putting us all together. where are thejets? they are not on board yet. no they are not. we're receiving a new aircraft about every eight weeks was the best bit between two locations on the east coast of america we have a squadron working with the marine corps to train pilots. we have pilots about to start on a journey on to eft 35. over on the west coast, edwards air force base, currently has 17 squadron, who are conducting operational tests and evaluation. that is putting the jets are its paces to check it works correctly and prove that should improve it on areas we need to improve it on areas we need to improve it on areas we need to improve it and sort the tactics apple. when will it first appeared on the carrier behind this question that we'll see the tests initially start at the end of next year. the ship needs to prepare itself to check it is safe on the seas. that is what we are seeing it going through right now. the same time the aircraft are preparing themselves ready

british troops from the beaches of france and brought them back safely. and just went. you're seeing exactly the same thing in texas with the cajun navyt: i saw canoes, kayaks. i didn't yet see a rowboat, but i bet they're out there. all right. everyone, that's it for me today. but i will tell you i'll be back at 7:00 eastern tonight. i'm sitting in for lou dobbs whilst he's on his vacation. we'll bring you all the news on the president's speech this afternoon on tax cutting and of course the latest developments on harvey. all good stuff. see you at 7:00. neil, it's yours. neil: all right. stuart, thank you very, very much. we are updating you right now on that recovery in harvey. also keeping an eye on what could be a reported storm that harvey could fetch a price tag close to $160 billion, which would dwarf the $100 million that was the cost of katrina 12 years ago. 32,000 people, by the way, are still in emergency shelters across texas. that's coming from the red cross. a lot of them are going to have to be shuffled around. austin is willing and eager, it says, to take as many as it can. up to 7,000, we are told. meanwhile, the gov

british power around the world. speaking on board in portsmouth, theresa may said the country would look to the carrier with pride. this is the biggest and most complex war ship ever built for the royal navycome afterwards. decades from now, when the ship is on duty protecting our security, you will be able to look back on pride and whole country is proud of you. we can cross to duncan kennedy, who‘s live in portsmouth for us now. hello. you join us live for the first time on the deck of the queen elisabeth. this has never been done on television before and i will cite the step to one side and you will get a sense of the scale of this whole aircraft carrier. you are looking at one of two towers, this unique design, the first tower on the right is where all the aircraft will be operated from, like a control tower, and the one in the distance is where the ship will be navigated from and where the captain, commodore kid, will dry the ship. it has ever been done before that kind of design, but they felt that kind of design, but they felt that the designs were getting so, located they would split it up. one amazing fact, the windscreen wipers on those windows up there are two and a half metres