the tactic that the navy used to fight off the royal navy. george is an eminent historian, he holds a ph.d. in american history and government from harvard university and is a recipient of the 2008 samuel elliot morrison award for his previous book, "if by sea." daughan spent three years in the united states air force during the vietnam war and was an instructor at the air force academy and director of the ma program in international affairs there. subsequently, he taught at the university of colorado, the university of new hampshire, wesleyan university and connecticut college. he resides in portland, maine. we're going to do a question and answer after george's presentation, and if none of you ask him what these tactics that the navy used have to do with today, i'm going to ask, so let's get on it. [laughter] please, join me in welcoming george daughan. [applause] >> thank you very much, dan. it's a great pleasure to be back at the water street bookstore, one of the great bookstores, small bookstores in this country run by one of the great s

host: that was secretary panetta talking about the navy of the future. jody asks if there are other large navies to compete with us and you are our allies -- who are our allies. guest: in terms of taking on another country's navy, and no other country can come close to the capabilities we have. china is starting to build up its sea forces. they have one old soviet carrier. they are not operational with it. we would not just be going to counter another country's naval forces. we use our navy for other joint operations. there was the recent operation of the navy in libya. we had one of our guided missile submarines off the coast of libya. they launched over 100 tomahawk cruise missiles as part of the original operation to take down the air defenses. it is not just going head-to- head with another navy. host: this article says a diminished navy cannot meet its multiple missions. it lays out some of the missions. a ship can only be in one place at one time. the navy is asked to chase pirates, protect the strait of hormuz, and keep a presence in the south chin

before you today 3 simple amendments to our arrangement with the navy today. as you well know, 14 years ago we entered into lease agreements with the u.s. navy for the interim use of land and structures and facilities of the former navy base, which generates revenue in support of operation of treasure island. there is no cost to use these facilities from the navy. in return, tida subleases the land. we receive no federal dollars in support of the island operation. it is self-sufficient in provision of services to some 3000 residents that call it home. the revenue generated from the sublease of the market rate housing, commercial and event space for the utilities, public works, and the community services on island. the first amendment simply adds another building to the master lease with the navy. we estimate we generate $75,000 annually with the use of this property. 13 years ago tida entered into an agreement with non-profit. these non-profits do not pay rent, but to pay common meet its charges. members include catholic charities, rubicon, community housing pa

structure master lease between the structure and united states navy. item number five, resolution authorizing the execution of the second amendment to the sublease between the treasure island development authority and swords to plowshares inc. for premises located at 1441 and 1443 generchinook court. item number six, resolution authorizing the execution of a third amendment to sublease and consent to a summit between the treasure island developer authority and haight ashbury free clinics. >> good morning. before you today 3 simple amendments to our arrangement with the navy today. as you well know, 14 years ago we entered into lease agreements with the u.s. navy for the interim use of land and structures and facilities of the former navy base, which generates revenue in support of operation of treasure island. there is no cost to use these facilities from the navy. in return, tida subleases the land. we receive no federal dollars in support of the island operation. it is self-sufficient in provision of services to some 3000 residents that call it home.

despite everything the navy would not honor his acts because of the color of his skin. >> they wouldn'tve me a letter. they wouldn't give me anything. >> reporter: that is, until today. this afternoon at moffett field more than 60 years after the fact, the secretary of the navy will present carl clark with the navy and marine corps commendation medal. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >>> the rain comes with the warmer weather. we not have to worry about overnight lows being cold or freezing. here's some of those high clouds coming ahead of the next system we'll talk how much warmer it will get before the heavy rain rolls through. >>> you can skip the pizza delivery guy. were burgers and fries could be a phone call away. >>> do you want free tickets and field passes for the 49ers game? all you need is a twitter account and one brilliant tweet. clclcu >>> there may be benefits to gossip, at least from those who are doing the talking. a study has found gossip can be therapeutic focused on pro social gossip warns about untrust worthy or dishon

that is the way the navy likes to operate. unfortunately i think this wastes a lot of time in transit. we do exercise with allies, but for the most part it is a lot of steaming time that is fairly and productive. when you do the math, and this is not my princeton map, the need five orh, they six fleets in the ship to keep one on station. that is not a ratio we should be tolerated. not a ratio that is good enough for the fiscal times in which we live. we are deploring billion dollars spaceships with this fairly efficient way of using them. i think it is time to stop wasting the month in transit each way. i am not proposing this for the aircraft carrier fleet with 5000 people on a ship, but the combatants that typically a 300 people on ships, i think it is time we start flying the crew, which has trained on one shift in u.s. waters, to meet up with the ship over in japan or some or else on the other side of the world, and the crew swap. you may have a small crew that stays on to help with the transition, but if you look of the an

despite everything the navy would not honor his acts because of the color of his skin. >> they wouldn't even give me a letter. they wouldn't give me anything. >> reporter: that is, until today. this afternoon at moffett field more than 60 years after the fact, the secretary of the navy will present carl clark with the navy and marine corps commendation medal. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >>> the rain comes with the warmer weather. we not have to worry about overnight lows being cold or freezing. here's some of those high clouds coming ahead of the next system we'll talk how much warmer it will get before the heavy rain rolls through. >>> you can skip the pizza delivery guy. were burgers and fries could be a phone call away. >>> do you want free tickets and field passes for the 49ers game? all you need is a twitter account and one brilliant tweet. >>> there may be benefits to gossip, at least from those who are doing the talking. a study has found gossip can be therapeutic focused on pro social gossip warns about untrust worthy or disho

the boat the navy helped free was from iran. >> reporter: the u.s. navy rescued a fishing boat from iran that had been taken over by suspected somali pirates. commanders say 15 pirates seized the boat more than 40 days ago. the iranian fishing boat issue add distress call. the team from ussk.i.d.d. responded. the pirates surrendered without a fight. >> we rescued the ship and took the boat under control. >> reporter: the rescue came after the -- in an interview for sunday's face the nation, defense secretary leon leon panneta sent a message. the rescue operation caps a week of growing tensions between tehran and the u.s. after president obama signed tough new sanctions into law. the measures are designed to punish iran for moving forward with this nuclear program. by making it harder for iran to sell its oil. after the white house, tara merger. >>> the iranian government has not acknowledged the mission as of yet but navy officials say the navy captain -- >>> encouraging news for rail packages who use rail trail out of baltimore. alex demetric is live

the navy finally set that right. the secretary of the navy pinned the medal himself.ry's debt, finally repaid. they made a big deal of it. >> all these people. and almost overwhelming. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, moffett field, california. >> we honor him, too. >>> we thank you for watching. we always have the latest news at abcnews.com. of course, "nightline" here later tonight. and we'll see you right back here, once again, tomorrow. good night. captioned by closed captioning services, inc.

the navy just announced that baltimore is one of 15 cities where the navy will come home in 2012. baltimore navy week will take place june the 11th through june the 19th. it'll give a chance to meet sailors, even get a visit from the blue angels and the parachute team. it'll include visits to area schools and community center projects. >>> another -- deflection from baltimore to indianapolis. this one i think -- should applaud, coming up why chuck is egger to get to work. why his job as the head coach of the colts not going to be easy. . >> they want to look good and look good now. >> that sounds like the usual reason women get plastic surgery, but this isn't about women. why face lifts are becoming more common with men. >>> and a very special visitor to the national aquarium. . >> 50 at pwi. normal would be 42. our two degree guarantee was 50. the winner would be theresa but we have to wait and see if we warm up past 52 before midnight to this official. the main rain is yet to arrive. we talk about when it does. how it impacts you. i want a baby. a baby? but we were gonna see the

if you're outside the u.s. -- forave last year's budget the navy, the total request for the navy was $161 billion. $47 billion for personnel. $46 billion for procurement. operations and maintenance, $48 billion. research and development, $18 billion. you said we do not have the specific details as yet, but what are you expecting the trends to come from when we actually see the navy's budget for 2013? >> i think the trims largely come from procurement. we should also see some reductions in the operations and maintenance budget, because they're talking about retiring a number of ships that are already in the fleet. that will save the operating funds. the personnel budget, i do not expect to see a lot of change. they're not talking about some of a galley reducing the number of personnel in the navy. there might be some small reductions we have not seen yet. in terms of pay and military benefits, they're not changes that should substantially but the navy's budget or personnel costs. >> the ships taking the biggest hit will be our fleet of cruisers. we're taking a seven out of commission.

the navy finally set that right. the secretary of the navy pinned the medal himself.they made a big deal about this. >> all these people and applause, it's almost overwhelming. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, california. >>

the navy finally set that right. the secretary of the navy pinned the medal himself.ry's debt, finally repaid. they made a big deal of it. >> all these people. and the applause and all that. and almost overwhelming. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, moffett field, california. >> and we honor him, too. >>> we thank you for watching. we always have the latest news at abcnews.com. of course, "nightline" here later tonight. and we'll see you right back here, once again, tomorrow. good night. >>> revealing details on the domestic violence charges facing the san francisco sheriff. what his wife told a neighbor. >> and a shocker tonight from silicon valley. why one of the pioneers of the technology age is now persuing other interests. >> and another freeze warning tonight. i'll have details in just a moment. >> how cold is it? cold enough to put the squeeze on citrus growers. we're live from an orange grove. >> good evening, every one. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. details about the new year's eve incident that led to arrest of sheriff ross mirkarimi. >> documen

the iranian captain is quoted as thanking the navy. so far, no thank you notes from the iranian government. when last seen, the iranian crew was headed to port wearing u.s. navy ballcaps, but given the state of relations between the u.s. and iran they should probably take them off before they go ashore. >> pelley: tip of the hat to the navy. david, thank you very much. by the way, you can see more of bob schieffer's interview with secretary panetta this sunday on "face the nation." how singing helped gabby giffords find her voice again. a u.s. marine stands trial for killing unarmed iraqi civilians. and ice road trucker goes down. when the "cbs evening news" continues. cc1: come soups that you'll love getting to know. new slow kettle style soups from campbell's. extraordinary taste sensations crafted from premium ingredients. slow kettle. new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. and it showed me the pressure points on my feet and exactly where i needed more support. then, i got my number. my tired, achy feet affected my whole

seals are the navy's principal operations force. they are creek -- credited with killing osama bin laden in pakistan last year. the officer played a video showing some of the navy seal experience and talk about leadership, goal setting, and mental toughness. >> i took away leadership e responsibility. >> the navy seal was at the boys and girls club for a reason. the pass for african-americans in baltimore is 6% higher than the overall rate. >> coming up on 11 news tonight, at john hopkins blazing trails again. the officials show of their new state of the art patient care facility. >> you did all you could do. you can go home now. >> a final farewell to legendary coach joe paterno. one middle school has banned students from wearing the trendy ugg boots. >> you may have seen this going up or down the street, construction is complete at the new patient care facility at john hopkins. the new building sits on 5 acres and houses 560 all private patient rooms. a 33 new operating rooms, and a full array of state of the art imaging equipment

it was the navy's premier flyer when we started flying it. it was more into a bomber. it was used extensively in the first part of the wars we are involved in now. i had the gift of being a being to fly those for 16 of my 20 years. i had five different extended deployments. i participated in the bosnian war around sarajevo. i did a lot of flying ops over southern iraq. it was a great life. i had a fantastic time. i finished up teaching. that informed what i am doing now. i was able to have my first novel published while i was there. that came to the attention of the founder. when the time is right, i came here. >> it is owned by a "monster worldwide." 2004 under the auspices of a veteran hiring. we are involved in that now, working closely with the obama administration to get those jobs in this environment. it is a good fit. >> where do you put yourself on the journalism/ working for an>> we have a pretty solid wall around the journalism part. all of my guys are based here around d.c. they are all veterans. i have a benefit guy on the west coast. we are very much what s

if you come into the navy as a listed man, you are just getting trained. he made $16,000 a year. -- you make $16,000 a year. if you are the top of a line, you make $65,000. what are we missing? what are you getting besides that? >> if i am in afghanistan, you get hazard pay. >> how much? >> in the case the things i nuclear power, it is probably 1/3 more than that number. then there are elements of locality. you have what is called the basic allowance for housing, depending on where you live regionally. >> does everybody get that? >> in some form or another. it may leave out the fact that i am on married in a live on the corridors on base. my housing is taking care of. >> what is the most you can get? >> boston is up there. we have those figures on military.com. it is the basic allowance for housing numbers. those numbers are available publicly. places in texas are cheap. the places and san francisco are high. >> when you are on active duty, how much do you pay for health care? >> nothing. >> you do not pay anything like $100 a month in? >> no. >> does your

. >> and the navy is using sonar off the west coast. that is the sound of navy ships using sonar off of the washington state coast 2003. environmentalists say the dolphins are trying to escape the noise and today they found the soothsaying sonar can cause serious damage and killed opens another marine mammals. >> both the pain of intense noise far beyond what we would experience by her head at the speaker of the loudest rock concert. >> they say the street office should not have approved the use of sonar. the navy and the fisheries say they have not yet seen the lawsuit. >> some good samaritans rushed to help when the boat with three people capsized in chilly waters off of san francisco. the boston whaler clifton high surf off of ocean beach. elizabeth cook met one man who was in the right place at the right time to help. >> go into the survivor all kind of mindset. >> ryan was on his nightly jog along ocean beach when he noticed the woman signaling for help on the shoreline because the man was in the water. >> i basically went over and

fought the german navy the royal navy commanders were very reluctant to commit all of their battleships because they were very. incentives to build and they were afraid to lose them we were reaching that point where we're building something that we were afraid to lose and there's nothing we can do to prevent that from happening if we actually put it in harm's way so the question is do we want to build things that cost less that are more that we can afford to lose if you will in combat or do we want to continue to put our money into these very large expensive capital ships which frankly at sea are becoming more and more vulnerable than they've ever been in our history affect you go back to the one nine hundred fifty s. the sixty's admiral rickover the father of nuclear navy or maybe was asked when he testified before the senate in one nine hundred seventy s. how long would our carriers last against the soviet navy at sea and his answer was two or three days before their sunk maybe a week if they stay in port well that's because the submarine and submersibles unmanned submersibles today t

but what karl clark did wasn't officially recognized until now by the secretary of the navy. [ applauseld. he lived the first half of his live life in a nation where racism was written into the rules at home and in the u.s. navy. >> in 1936 when i joined the navy, a black man could be nothing but a servant for white officers. >> in may, 1945, he was on board a destroyer when it came under attack by japanese kamikaze pilots. he was on firefighting duty with seven others. >> first plane hit. it wiped out all of my -- all of these guys. all of the seven men. >> injured and alone, he put out every fire keeping the ruined ship afloat as it was hit by six kamikazes. >> what gave you the courage to stay on the deck? >> it wasn't -- i don't think it was courage. i don't know what it was. but the captain told me the next day after the battle, clark, i want to thank you for saving my ship. he told me that. they made out the battle report, they didn't put my name in the report. >> why couldn't they put that in the report sm. >> because i was a black man. because was a black man. >> clark figures t

the navy taken stuck in the accident was carriage a forklift with a giant boom. they were able to reach the car with that boom, holding the car up. while they would saw their way into the car and pull the mother and two daughters out. everyone okay. a 10 week old strapped into other baby seat, untouched, unhurt. >> family grateful for the navy team, we're grateful the mother and children are okay. >>> coming up. brand-new food fight. paula deen, old words about butter making headlines before. now it's questions about her health. >>> big change at airport security. of wonder what happens with the nickels and types left behind, because you can't take them through the detector? you can't believe the number. >>> and rare baby birds taking flight with human help. we'll take you up in the air with them later. [ coughing ] [ male announcer ] got a cold? [ sniffling ] [ male announcer ] not sure what to take? now robitussin® makes finding the right relief simpler than ever. click on the robitussin® relief finder. click on your symptoms. get your right relief. ♪ makes the

the navy and the air force are major capital end item intensive. and so when you think about reversibility, one needs to think about what programs you have in training that really serve the role of modernization or recapitalization because there are long leads associated, obviously, with major end items. and in each of the major disciplines i think you will find in this program and certainly outlined in the defense strategic guidance, commitment to those programs that will allow us to expand if necessary or an established program that would compensate for the unexpected. and i think it's certainly true with the tanker. it is true with the bomber f-35, space programs similarly. yes, sir right here. >> what process did the air force determine that it could establish six fighter? have you identified which you are talking about? >> the basic approach was an analytal approach associated with what is known and the jargon is case three scenario. it is one of the baseline scenarios that the department uses to conduct force sizing, analysis and so on. that

not the u.s. navy or air force it's the kind of truck tours for the u.s. navy for the u.s. navy and for the u.s. air force. they have there the main winners in this they knew war for this shrinking year as budget thank you jennifer so these military analysts thank you very much for your input. well coming out later in the program here in our power play in the persian gulf. a very big mistake and simply currently with iran which has as much regional power at the moment we take a look at the western scrambled corner iran a terror on accuses the e.u. of starting an economic war with its latest set of sanctions. plus hussein was hanged. for what fate awaits egypt's hosni mubarak we bring you the latest from the trial on the outside leader. but first what began as a symbol of a united europe is now at the heart of the crisis that's tearing it apart ten years ago and the euro is in real trouble with countries plagued by debt crisis remedies failing to provide fortunes are just as are sillier reports from brussels. the birth of an ambitious project a common currency celebrated with

but hopefully remembering that it wasn't just the navy s.e.a.l.s that saved her, she is a survivor. for "nightline," i'm martha raddatz, in washington. >> with the sheer will to survive. >>> just ahead, president obama talks to diane sawyer about his reaction to the news of the latest daring rescue. and why it hit so close to home. [ hermann ] there's always something that's going to have to be done by a certain date. you always have homework, okay? i don't have homework today. it's what's right here is what is most important to me. it's beautiful. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. a deep, throbbing, persistent ache. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and for some pe

that's the way the navy likes to operate. airly and productive and when you do the math, and this isn't my mouth, this is the navy. the navy needs five or six ships in the fleet to keep one on station. it's not a ratio that we should be paul reading or that's good enough for the fiscal times in which we live. we are deploying billion dollar warships all over the world with this fairly and efficient way of using them and i think that it's time to stop wasting but transit each way and at least for the surface combatants i'm not proposing this for the aircraft carrier with five balls and people on a ship could be daunting but for the service combatants that typically have 300 people on a ship i think it's time that we actually start flying the crew which is trained on one shift in u.s. waters to meet up with the ship over in japan or somewhere else on the other side of the world and their crew swap. you may have a small residual crew that stays on to help with the transition, but if you look at the analyses of the navy's think ta

so we can even maintain the current size of the u.s. navy which incidentally is one half less than one half of what it was at the end of the cold war when ronald reagan left office so the chinese look at this and they are not fooled they do and they do not have the same they don't fall under the spell of mr obama's comforting words that other people may what do you think about that frank i mean you you have a rising power in asia and everyone wants it to be peaceful and we all have it remember the rise of germany at the beginning of the twentieth century it was so easy one of the one of the primary reason why there was the first world war i mean is the united states is it a sufficiently chinese to avoid an arms race. well first of all i don't think there is any comparison between the situation in china situation in germany in the nine hundred thirty s. so following that line is not very fruitful but while i. deplore the fact china is building more arms and. i would prefer they also reduced their. military build up they have a very there are

19 when joining the navy. day at age 95 he was a guest of honor in a ceremony that was long wrofr due. the secretary of the navy cold the crowd this is coming 67 years late. he received the navy and marine core commendation medal with a combat decision for actions during world war ii. he was on the us uss around ward during battle of okanowa. six japanese pilots hit the aaron ward, nearly sinking it. he said he did what was needed. >> he put outraging fires and carried wounded ship mates to safety. ship mates who disrespected him with rarely slur autos simply put carl clark was and is a hero. >> it's almost enough to be overwhelmed. i never kpekted anything like this. >> congress woman anna eschew made sure this was possible and says that racism had robbed him of recognition he so deserved and today, he was so gracious in receiving the medal and the honor and the recognition and he says he was accepting it on behalf of all african american who's served proudly without that position. at moffett field abc 7 news.

the navy will retain 11 aircraft carrier groups. r today that given all the cuts and all the cuts expected from each branch that every -- each one of the 50 states will be affected in some way, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, thank you. officials have now identified the bodies of three german passengers pulled from that capsized cruise ship in illustrationly. divers have now found 16 victims in the wreckage they tell us. they are still looking for 16 others still officially missing. after nearly two weeks. officials say it would take a miracle to find anyone alive. meantime, representatives of the ship's operator met to discuss a payout to surviving passengers who were not hurt. they say the offer would consider the cost of the ticket and any personal items left on board. no word yet on how much that would be. these are some new pictures from that disaster. more than 4,000 people were on board the cruise ship when it hit a rock and tipped over. the captain faces charges of manslaughter and abandoning

at home and in the u.s. navy. >> 1936, a black man could be nothing but a servant for white officers. >> in may of 1945, he was on the destroyer when it came under attack by japanese pilots. he was on fire fighting duty with seven others. >> first plane hit and wiped out all of these guys. all of the seven men. >> injured and alone, he put out every fire keeping the ruin ship afloat as it was hit by six. >> what gave you the courage to stay on the deck? >> i don't think it was courage. i don't know what it is. but the captain told me the next day after the battle, clark, i want to thank you for saving my ship. he told me that. they didn't even put my name in the battle report. >> why couldn't they put that in the report? >> because i was a black man. because i was a black man. >> clark figures the navy just couldn't admit that a ship full of white sailors was saved by a black steward. two years ago, a local congresswoman took up his cause and today, 66 years hater, years hate -- later, he says it belongs to all t