of the navy that took place during their early years of the nation's history despite the navy's strong performance during the revolutionary war and some of our founding fathers didn't see the need for the deep water fleet. they didn't see the need for an island nation like the united states to do more to defend the shores but the revolutionary war of 18 will settle the debate for good. author today will tell you how the debate should the future of the navy. they've benefited from that decisive year in the nation's history. our guest today is a little bit unique because george daughn holds a ph.d. in american history from harvard university but his active-duty service was in the air force, so we are really privileged to have george will and to express his thoughts about the navy with an air force background that contributes to his appreciation for what the navy has to offer. he served in the air force during the vietnam war and ultimately also taught at the air force academy, so he was quite an interesting approach from that perspective as well. he also taught at the university of color

question is not can our navy beat the chinese navy or can the chinese navy beat the united states? is chinese's navy good enough to do what they want them to do? >> at the same time, it's building its navy and china is also investing heavily in maritime security forces, tell us about those and how important and what kind of role. >> that's right. for several years there's been a focus on improvements in china's regular navy but they have a number of paramilitary law enforcement aptsies in the maritime realm. things that are one way or another like fishery agencies or might look like the coast guard. not just one or two, they have several agencies and between them, as of last year, they had a reported 300 surface craft. so in addition to things that you might study taking place in china's regular navy per se, there are these other -- ships -- >> quite large. >> in fact, they just launched a brand new one as a 5400-ton ship. that's larger than a u.s. navy frigate. most of them are smaller but there's 300 of them and even though lightly armed they can be effective against an unarmed

it is the untold story of the u.s. navy's bloodiest fight of world war ii. considered, and i quote, david and engaging, extremely readable, comprehensive and thoroughly researched, by ronald spector of "the wall street journal," and brilliant, a compelling narrative of naval combat, simply superb, by the "washington times," it is a "new york times," publishers weekly, and "boston globe" bestseller. so once again it is my very great pleasure to welcome mr. james hornfischer. [applause] >> thank you very much. i appreciate everybody coming out. i think this is my fifth colby symposium. it is truly unique, my experience in terms of a publishing conference that focuses on the craft of military history that celebrates the achievement of servicemen and women, and that hopefully will guide policymakers through the experience of digesting our past. in this case the recent past as we discuss afghanistan. today we're going back deeper. i've written three books about the navy. three books about the navy in world war ii. the navy in world war ii union returned to the pac

assisting the authority and property negotiations with the navy. ncrease of $238,400 from the previously authorized amount. amec geomatrix is expected to work on items related to oversight of the navy's remediation program at a cost of approximately $20,000 per month. the contract will continue to be paid on time and materials basis and turmoil be extended through june 30, 2013. the budget analysts has recommended approval and pointed out in the report that the contract was previously governed by titlist purchasing. in january 2012, the board of supervisors rescinded titus as a development agency and they're bringing it back into compliance with the city purchasing policy. we're asking this committee to approve this amendment now as it's critical for the service and oversight of the navy activity go on uninterrupted as we are fast approaching the first substantial transfer of property from the navy to the city. furthermore, the importance of retaining continuity of the navy's environmental program, the potential problems associated with a learning c

the navy reports that seven additional sites may be contaminated from ships in the 1940's. some of them could have absorbent radiation from nuclear testing in the pacific. the navy did extensive tests on treasure island back in 2006 but earlier this year a state department health official insisted the navy's report was incomplete. that report obtained by cbs five says " these findings point out that the existing treasure island report does not adequately address the nature and extent of radioactive materials on sight >> we have been saying this for years >> the san francisco supervisor says he and other activists have read the issue about possible radiation time and time again and he and others even filed a lawsuit earlier this year but the city insists that treasure island is safe >> residents even today are told that they cannot grow fruits and vegetables in the soil because it is contaminated so we know, we heard, the city is just crying, they're pretending and they cannot pretend the issues away. >> all that said, the city says it is safe here. two state agencies appear

we said five bills for the navy. e biggest of which, we're going meet these bills is by 2020, at least half of all energy navy uses both afloat and ashore come from nonfossil fuel sources. we are too dependent on either potentially or actually volatile places on earth to get the energy. we're sup acceptable to supply shock and even if we have enough we are sup acceptable to price shock. when the libyan thing started. almost it was a billion dollar u.s. additional fuel bill. a billion dollars, the only place we have to get the money is operations or training, so our ships steam less, our planes fly less, we train our is sailors and marines mess. less. we would never the countries the opportunity build them, we give a vote in whether those ships sail or the aircraft fly or the ground vehicles operate when we allow them to set the price and the supply of our energy. and we have got to move away from it. we're moving away for from it from one more. it makes better war fighters a better military. it is a vol nebility we ha

will try to sell them on ebay or craigslist. >>> it may be worse than we thought and report from the navy details sites on treasure island that may be tainted with radioactive waste joe vasquez says this could be trouble for the plans of new homes on the former naval base. >>> the view from treasure island is always seen it but turn the camera in word the signs are everywhere radioactivity left over from the time it was a navy base an issue that will not go away. >>> a lot of kids and families a big concern >>> this resident concerned about new reports of radioactive contamination the navy had made its is more widespread than ever previously disclosed. the report said seven additional sites on treasure island may be contaminated from work done on ships in the 1940's some ships could have absorbed radiation from nuclear tests in the pacific the navy didn't extensive surveys back in 2006 earlier this year a department of health official insisted the navy's report in complete, that state report obtained by cbs 5, says these findings point out the existing treasure island report does not adeq

but as you can tell, i've never left the navy. and in calpernia's talking and to nice talking, the desire to serve doesn't know any gender. it doesn't know any race, doesn't know any orientation. and that's what we need to educate the military about. you know, the last day today said it was a civilian was the day i was inducted into the military. they've either been a regular officer, reserve officer or a veteran. and when we approached the military to try to say you need to change as we need to understand that culture and we need to be able to engage that culture on its terms. we need to be able to talk about the need for this change. just because it's a social justice issue, yes it's a civil rights issue, but also because it makes the military better to recognize that some of the best and brightest are going to be individuals and that they add something to the force. denise was talking about her experience at her reunion and that is a unit cohesion is about. in a daze. having served in combat units, having been also like what cal

c-span: you spent 27 years in the navy. >> guest: 26. our years under the academy, 30 years total. what do you need now to make a living? >> guest: i mostly talk about groups to uss cole. i am also on the board of advisers for a startup company to build terriers for waterside protection for ships called halo defense systems out of massachusetts. so they are very much starting them interested in doing it. look like they've got a superb product. just trying to make sure the american people stay aware. i engaged in the future of my state and nevada obviously, working to make sure they get the representation they need to carry the nation forward. c-span: in your book you referred to her closest friend come in a. you don't explain who she is. i must ask what relationship issue to you? >> guest: she and i have been over after a together for well over 10 years and is my closest friend. c-span: had he been married? dear children? >> guest: not married and do not have children. c-span: what are your thoughts about? on the next page the attack on c

but he was a vice admiral in the navy and the surgeon general of the navy. so he was after all a big man who is going to counter what he had to say. nevertheless because of the badgering of anna roosevelt and eleanor roosevelt, franklin was taken to bethesda naval hospital. it was almost knew at that time. it was our newly opened facility. he was taken there in a limousine with his wheelchair. his wheelchair was an old kitchen chair with wheels attached. he didn't want to be seen in a conventional wheelchair, a hospital type wheelchair because he didn't want to be thought of as a cripple. so we sat in the wheelchair newest pushed along in the kitchen chair. you can see that kitchen chair at the roosevelt memorial here in washington because one of the statute shows him sitting in it and you can see the wheelchair polo. it's an honest portrait of roosevelt and a sculpture that way. the bethesda naval hospital, they were appalled that his condition. a young doctor from columbia-presbyterian in new york who was then a lieutenant commander in the navy was called a

start here. >>> the navy tooks the raps off the beltway ufo. experiment tall aircraft got the name after it was spotted. began tweeting pictures. the mystery is over, we got a sneak peek what the future of the u.s. planes might look like. tom fitzgerald has the story. >> reporter: is this what the future looks like. the navy calls it the x47b, but that's not what folks who saw it rolling down i-270 in june called it when they called 911. >> a ufo, i don't know. >> the navy put the plane on a flat bed. >> is this a ufo? >> no. there was nothing secret about it, but we didn't publicize it. >> now for the first time, the navy is pulling the wraps off it. they hope it will be the first of a new wave of unmanned military aircraft. >> this is one of those that is a demonstration program and it really excites the interest of a lot and the imagination of a lot of folks. >> the plane is flown by its computer, but if it loses contact with its air traffic controllers, it flies back to its base just like a homing pigeon. calling it a drone is a big of an u

. >>> the first look at the explosive new book by a member of the navy s.e.a.l. team that killed bin laden. hugely controversial in the military and parts of the story now contradict what we were first told about the raid, including how bin laden died. first told about the raid, including how bin laden died. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> well, good evening once again from tampa, the second night of this weather shortened gop convention. again tonight the weather is making news and lots of it, causing a lot of damage and suffering along the gulf coast, a surprising amount, in fact. isaac is no longer officially a hurricane but isaac is still a sprawling and slow-moving storm that has made for some dire circumstances and vast flooding in the southern reaches of louisiana. take a look at the satellite picture from overnight as it approached, the storm as seen against the lit-up population centers along the southeast. so again tonight before we get to the action going on behind us here, we move to our north and west to th

he did have to terms as a state senator from new york state and he became assistant secretary of the navy in a little more one. he then was chosen to be the vice presidential candidate on the democratic ticket in 1920 and the democrats were sure to lose and they lost. he lost with them, but he thought that this would only energize his career. he had a national visibility. he was going to go on to do other things. but that was 1920. in 1921, he severed polio, he was paralyzed, and the period that we are dealing with now is 23 years until that period of mobility on his part. i don't think the president realized how paralyzed he was that he had no agility physically though he had a good deal of agility verbally. he was a brilliant speaker. she was a brilliant come banner of words and most of the public never knew that he was crippled. victories were not taken, pictures were not taken of him using braces or crutches. if they were, the press was discreet. they didn't do such things back then. today they would be less discreet. but ideally the public thought they didn't really know very well. h

the plan to be name assistant secretary of the navy. not just any sub cabinet office would do, just the job tr held. how would he manage that, you ask? it was not an officer he could campaign for in the normal sense. only one person in the world could appoint him, and that was the president of the united states. what president, you ask? who knew? nobody, but somehow he would get the job, and it would, with any luck as he put it, lead directly -- excuse me -- to the white house. he was 28 years old. he was never lacking in ambition or certain amount of self-confidence. in due course, franklin quit the job and ran for the new york state senate and won. he ran again and won again. only weeks after that he negotiated with the governor of new jersey, woodrow wilson for what would be the appointment of assistant secretary of the navy. how he managed to land such an important job so quickly is something you're going to have to find out for yourself. i'll enthe book. the ins and out of the politics and while they make interesting reading, they a

the book is a first hanged account from a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. bin laden was looking out his -- the white house had said that bin laden was killed after resisting capture. government officials stay it's not surprising to hear discrepancies of what happened, saying that in any bomb cat situation, participants usually come away with different accounts of what happened. the author says he has no desire to compromise national security, he just wants to show americans how honored he is to serve his country. >>> embattled syrian president made a rare appearance today giving an interview to a pro government news channel. president assaad defended his regime's course of action and said that he had no plans of backing down soon. he -- opposition forces say more than 20,000 people have been killed since the uprising began 18 months ago. >>> leaders from the middle east are meeting right now in iran to talk about the situation in syria. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is also in tehran for the summit. iran and syria are allies and the secretary general sa

now there are new questions giving you information from the u.s. navyut possible new sites of radiological contamination. >> the view from treasure island is always seen it. but turn the camera in word, and the signs are everywhere, radioactivity left over from the time the island was a navy base is an issue that just won't go away. >> there are a lot of kids and families out here and it is definitely a big concern. >> she says that she is concerned about new reports of radioactive contamination. the navy has admitted that it is even more widespread than it has ever previously disclosed to the public. the navy report seven additional sites on treasure island may be contaminated by work on ships in the 1940's. some of those ships the navy did an extensive survey of radioactive contamination here on treasure island back in 2006 but earlier this year a state department of health official insisted that the navy's report was incomplete. that state report obtained by cbs 5 first reported by the bay citizen says " these findings point out that the existing tre

navy. it genesis was the u.s. navy. i mean, a lot of their early officers have been trained by the u.s. navy, and it's only recently -- most have retired, but there's an institutional memory there. the interaction with the regular navy's very professional. it's standard protocol of ships passing, occasionally the iranian ships have even renders honors which is cuts tom when you see -- custom when you see two warships pass. so that's very professional. the revolutionary guard corps navy is a different matter. they're far less disciplined, the commanders are rewarded for showing initiative which is usually aggression. and there's been a number of instances, i mean, back to the 1990s where they've conducted what amounts to mock attacks on u.s. warships transiting either the strait of hormuz or up through the gulf. they'll approach from multiple directions at high speed, turn off at the last minute, occasionally it'll look like they were going to uncover their guns. there was an incident in 2008 where one passed in front of an american destroyer and dropped what looked like mines or somethin

we have details. >> reporter: it is a major embarrassment for the navy. a billion dollar guided missile destroyer left with a gaping hole in the right side after a violent collision with the japanese tanker. we were on a destroyer earlier this year in the strait and saw then how difficult the transit can be. >> the shipping lane itself is only about two miles wide, so there is very little room to maneuver. that's the massive aircraft carrier, "uss ab hamlin con" behind me. >> reporter: but it seems to break all of the rules of navigation. the navy ship was exiting the persian gulf, and the tanker twice the size of the destroyer was entering. ship traffic is much like car traffic. each vessel was supposed to stay to the right. instead, the the ship turned left into the on coming tanker. >> why a u.s. warship would turn in front of a less maneuverable super tanker. >> reporter: fortunately there were no injuries but the ship's captain will almost certainly be relieved in command. >> this also takes the destroyer out of commission at a critical time when the

navy is working on -- u.s. drones, the u.s. navy is making undersea vehicles. they're currently used to detect mines and map the ocean floor. one recently navigated its way from cape cod to newport island. they say the sailboat provided realistic engineers for them to test the gadget. >> they have very serious sensors and have autonomy that can proceed and identify and avoid obstacles and course their own path through obstacles and get to their objectives. >> reporter: with tweaks over the next several years the military says the drones will be applied more to intelligence gathering. eventually the navy hopes the unmanned crafts will pilot themselves across the ocean. >> we want these devices to be able to go in and find their way in tough environments through adversarial conditions without the aid of operators or the help from operation forces. >> reporter: compared with aerial drones the undersea vehicles can be more challenging to control from a distance. that's because the water distorts the transmission of the signals and the drones have to contend with boa

the regime. they have a regular iranian islamic republic of islam regular navy. its genesis was the u.s. navy. a lot of their early officers have been trained by the u.s. navy and recently some of them have retired but there is an institutional -- it's very professional and standard protocol of ships passing. occasionally the iranian ships have even rendered honors which is custom of the warship went to warships pass. they salute each other in a kind of thing so that is very professional. now the revolutionary guard is a different matter. they are disciplined and the commanders are rewarded for showing initiative which is usually aggression, and there has been a number of instances -- i mean back to the 1990s where they conducted what amounts to market tax on u.s. warships transiting in the strait of hormuz are through the gulf but they are well approach for multiple directions at high-speed and turn off at the last minute. occasionally they will look like they are going to uncover their guns. there was an incident in 2008 where one past in front of the american destroyer and dropped what looks

>> he was a radio intercept, and the f-14 tomcat, decommissioned now, was the navy's premier fighter, and then it was morphed into a bomber actually and used extensively in the first part of the wars that were involved in now, and so i have the gift of being able to fly those for 16 of my 20 years in service. primarily, out of naval air station in virginia beach and deployed aboard aircraft carriers, did five extended deployments, participated in the bos kneian conflict in 1995, a two week war in and around seriatim vow and did no fly zones in southern iraq rendered moot by the up vision -- invasion of iraq. i finished at the naval academy teaching and that informed what i'm doing now having the first novel published while i was there, and that came to the attention of the founder of military.com, became friends, and then i came aboard as the editor. c-span: who owns it? >> guest: monster worldwide, the online resumÉ and job seeking company, and that was in 2004 under the auspices of veteran hiring so we're involved in that now, working closely with the obama administration now, the o

its genesis was the u.s. navy. a lot of early officers have been trained and only resort me, most of retired, but an institutional member there. the inner action is professional. it's a standard protocol of ships passing, occasionally the arabian ships have even rendered us honor, sir have a custom of the warships passed. they salute each other, that kind of thing. so that's very professional. the revolutionary guard corps navy is a different matter. they're far less discipline. commanders are rewarded for showing initiative, which is usually oppression and there has been a number of instances, back to the 1990s, where they've conducted what amounts to mock attacks on u.s. warships transiting in the strait of corbis for a through the gulf, where they go at high speed, turn off at the last-minute come occasionally look like the one cover the guns. as in incidents in 2008, where one past in front of an american destroyer and dropped what looked like minds are some image of the water in front of it and nearly led to a

the navy ship was exiting the strait into the persian gulf. the japanese tanker, twice the size of the destroyer was entering the strait. ship traffic is much like car traffic. each vessel was supposed to stay to the right. instead, say official, the "uss porter" turned left into the on coming tanker. >> why a u.s. warship would turn in front of a less maneuverable super tanker. >> reporter: fortunately there were no injuries but the ship's captain will almost certainly be relieved of command. >> this also takes the destroyer out of commission at a critical time when the u.s. is trying to build up missile defenses in the gulf in case israel attacks iran and iran tries to retaliate against u.s. ships. >>> egypt's first newly elected president has made bold moves to regain power that the military seized after the fall of mubarak. forcing the resignation of the defense minister and chief of staff and overturned. after a thousand of his supporters came out to celebrate. and in iran, residents spent another night sleeping in tents as aftershocks co

radiation the navy left behind. e freedman is on the ildand for us tonight. >> if we're to leave city hall, the skyline here on treasure island would look almost as wonderful of a skyline of a major city there. but the navy needs to get rid of the radio active waste and that is not going to be easy. take a look. are you impressed? where are the high rises? for that matter where wr is anything that looks like progress? >> older i get and longer i sit back, the more i laugh at to. >> at 2004, the former supervisor ran this project for the city until they called it an empty promise of jobs and pros spert pert that could never be built. now, the navy reported more radio active waste in more places than thought there looks like a profit its radiation latest thing they're using to keep anything from happening here. >> the radiation does exist, labeled and piled and it's measured and in cases disposed of in places long forgoten. the new report does not surprise environmentalist saul bloom. >> better job should have been don

in august the navy announced for the first time that some ships at the treasure island naval station could have been contaminated with radiation. a school that prepared sailors for nuclear warfare may have left behind radio active residue. >>> san francisco's fears about allowing passengers to board all doors on muni is not coming to tuition. the boost is at least currently because of a $2 increase in a monthly pass and wider use of the clipper car. it also indicates there are no big increase in the number of people sneak into the buses at the back door. >>> time now 5:17. sal, are you going to start the people off on 880 okay this morning? >> yeah we are. the traffic does look pretty good there if you are driving on 880. tas very nice drive. passing the coliseum with no major problems as you drive north let's say to downtown oakland. a lot of that road work that is there overnight near high street is not there right now. also the traffic is moving well on the san mateo bridge heading up to the high-rise. you can see the high-rise this morning which is good. good news for airplane fl

that the tiny american navy won five. and ending the illusion that the majesty's navy was unnuivel. we didn't do a good job of protecting or capitol and witnessed the burning of the nation's public burnings of a few hundred men on the british side. which in short form is to say that some wars are won, others lost, but still others like the war of 1812 really ended when the combat ens both bloody pack up and go home. that's what happened at the end of the war of 1812 given how the our most recent war has evolved. it's become less on winning and more on going home. maybe we should make a particular attempt to look again at the war of 1812 and the forgetfulness it seems to have gendered. as an aside, it's not incident tal that i dedicated it president then and now. all that said, there were outcomes one might say gains that served american interests. with the return of peace in europe. with the signing of the treaty of gept trade was restored. ships parted daily around the war. a west ward bomb was on the way in united states. there was new unity idolized by james and dolly madison. the

he became assistant secretary of the navy. see you then was chosen to be the vice presidential candidate on the democratic ticket in 1920 when the democrats were sure to lose. and they lost. he lost with them. but, he felt that this would only energize his career. he had national visibility. he was going to go on into other things, but that was 1920. in 1921, he suffered an attack of polio, lost the use of his legs. he was paralyzed from that time on, and the period we are dealing with now is 23 years into that period of -- on his part. i don't think the public realized how paralyzed he was, that he had no agility physically, though he had a good deal of agility verbally. he was a brilliant speaker. he was a brilliant combiner of words, and most of the public never knew that he was, to use the word then used, cripple. pictures were not taken of him in a wheelchair. pictures were not taken of him using braces or crutches. if they were, the press was buried discrete. they didn't do such things back then and today the press would

it carries a 4,500 pound payload but so far are, the navy won't say what kind of payload. >> this is what you will see at any naval or marine corps base in the next decade. >> reporter: while it does have the one thing ew technology and it does not have is the ability to outrun financial difficulties. >> each and every one. us are taxpayers. it is not somebody else's money. it is our resource together. >> reporter: on sunday, the estimated $800 millionaire craft made its first 35-minute flight. navy officials say they want to prove the x-47b is invest, -- is investment, not just an expensive experiment. >> still surprised they had it on a flatbed truck on the beltway. >> wasn't very well planned out. >> all right. coming up, a fox 5 follow-up a stolen piece of property more valuable than its price tag rushed to its rightful owner. juvenile diabetes bicycle found 92 miles from home and it is bringing great joy to a 7-year- old. i'm beth parker. the whole story coming up. f0 i got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those

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we will fuse with the united states navy and the u.s.oast guard and with the law enforcement intelligence information there, u.s. law-enforcement will operate from canadian naval vessels and conduct label operations. that is a classic example of the seamless operations which delivers law-enforcement for arc -- together. >> admiral jacobsen. >> i was promoted. [laughter] >> a question, couple of questions. one, focus on resources. we are looking to canada as a resource of water, energy. talk about coastal issues. who are we? what kind of people are we? what kind of changes do you see have happened in the past and what is going to happen? >> let's talk about resources. canada is a country that is amazingly rich in natural natural resources, amazingly rich. it's a fast country. it has pretty much every form of natural resources one could want. the natural resource that gets the most attention and one of the ones that is the most plentiful this energy. most americans do not realize that canada is by far and away our largest supplier of every

i think it ought to be the same with the navy seals. top top secret -- top secret mission you could possibly get and they were sworn to secrecy and then this guy breaks the vow of secrecy. breaks the oath of secrecy. quits the seals and writes this book. i think it jeopardizes future missions. i think it runs the risk that for any future thing that the c.i.a. is doing or the navy seals are doing or -- you know, any of our intelligence agencies are doing, you always have to run the risk now that somebody -- that secrecy doesn't mean anything anymore. that somebody in that operation is going to go out and write a tell-all book. i think it is disgusting and i think the guy ought to be charged with violating his oath of secrecy. i don't care what's says. the fact that he wrote this book i think is an outrage. 1-866-55-press. what's your take on it? >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air an

the problem? radiation. navy left behind. wayne has the story tonight. >> take a good look at treasure island's redevelopment. are you impress snd where are the high-rises with those 20,000 residents? for that matter where is anything that lacks like progress? >> the older i get and sit back and laugh at this. >>reporter: back in 2004 former supervisor hall ran this project for the city of san francisco until essentially called it an empty political promise of jobs and prosperity that could never be built. now that the navy has reported more radioactive waste on the island in more places than originally thought, hall looks like approve it. >> not about radiation. radiation is the latest thing they are using to keep from anything happening out here because they know it will never happen. >>reporter: radiation does exist. it's labeled. it is piled. it is measured and in some cases disposed november places long forgotten. the new report does not surprise environmentalist l. >> better job should have been done in researching this

. >>> inside the raid that killed bin laden, new revelations, new questions tonight about the navy seal who has broken ranks, allegedly shredded the code of secrecy, and has written a book. >>> super bug. how do the deadly germs spread like wildfire through one of the world's premier hospitals, and has it been stopped? >>> and casino royale. prince harry and the girl and the photos the british press isn't showing because they show a prince in a bad spot. isn't showing because they show a prince in a bad spot. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. over 50,000 people are on their way to tampa, florida for the gop convention. the problem is so is a storm in the caribbean predicted to become a hurricane right about when the gathering is supposed to get under way next week. the other location problem is tampa, florida, and the convention center on the water just off tampa bay. it's not good in a storm surge and for that matter in a rain storm. we have it covered tonight beginning with the very latest on the storm, itself. for that we want

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first the navy seal officers, and now senator mccain. >> i don't think it's harsh criticism. it's entirely accurate. in fact, jimmy carter looks better and better every day compared to the way president obama is conducting our affairs. i think what senator mccain is pointing to is not just the conduct of president obama during war, but his entire approach to protecting american interests around the world. i wish it was were a much bigger issue in the campaign, because i think it demonstrates a failure of leadership that could hurt us very badly. >> greta: the aclu takes great offense with him because of some of the things he does, for instance, ordering the drone attacks. on the other hand, he's also getting squeezed by the aclu. they think he's not weak, if anything that he's overly interested in going to war. >> well, i think the issue of the drone attacks is really quite interesting, and compares to the democratic president in between, president clinton, who was famous for launching tomahawk missiles in afghanistan or the sudan. the drones is a bloodless way to go after som

one of the leaders of the mission. a navyd to tell his story without running it by the d.o.d. as i see it, seems blatantly contrary to the d.o.d. rules. >> absolutely. it's very surprising, megyn. you would think because it upon the cull tiewfort navy seals and all they do to protect, defend and serve that they would be that culture that information would be protected and privileged at all costs. the fact that a bikes coming out in this regard, it's trouble. there are statutes, federal laws that govern this. you can look at other acts like the intelligence act which speaks to identifying covert officers. to be clear and fair we know it's going to be released on 9/11. we don't know precisely what it says. however, if there is information in there that is overly sensitive and involves national security and if other people who are navy seals and otherwise identified, then it represents a problem. megyn: he used a pseudonym for his own name. the d.o.d. regulation seems to be that even former employees and non-active duty members.

the navy unveiled what was dubbed the beltway ufo. it was just a drone. fox5's wisdom martin has the story. >> reporter: inspired by the military's aircraft drones, the u.s. navy is aggressively pursuing self-driven undersea vehicles. >> we do see these vehicles as game changers. they increase the access and increase the range of our manned operational forces and they can keep man out of harm's way. >> reporter: they are currently being used to detect mines and map the ocean floor. one recently navigated from cape cod to new port, rhode island. officials said the sailboat guided waters provided a realistic environment to test the gadgets. >> these systems have a lot of computing power. have advanced sensors in them. and they have atonmy that can perceive and identify and avoid obstacles and course their own path through obstacles and get to their objectives. >> reporter: with tweaks over the next several years, the military says the drones will be applied more to intelligence gathering, eventually the navy hopes the unmanned crafts will pilot themselves a

meet the former navy seal in just a moment. and one of the country's most famous democrats -- laughing. that democrats will blame bush forever. hear and see the video for yourself. but first, president obama may say he's not take military veterans' criticism too seriously, but the vets are taking on the president's latest words. scott tailor is from the video that made the video about president obama and national intelligence leaks. >> hi, gret a. it's great to be with you. >> it seems that -- you brought up the video and president obama says he doesn't take you too seriously. now it's your turn, i guess, right? >> well, i think it's a two-part answer. first, i would say that with all due respect to the president, i think his statements were condescending and belittling to a group that has hundreds of years of service to this nation. and the second part of the answer, i think his dismissive statements mean the opposite. i think that he understands that the american people know that this group has the authority and the knowledge

but the navy ship was just exiting the strait in the gulf. the japanese tanker, twice the size of the destroyer, was entering the strait. ship traffic is much like car traffic. each vessel is stay in the right. instead, the "uss porter" turned left into the bigger tanker. >> it's inexplicable why a warship world turn into a super tanker. >> reporter: fortunately, there are no injuries but the ship's captain will almost certainly be relieved of command. this also takes the destroyer out of commission at a critical time when the u.s. is trying to build up missile defenses in the gulf in case israel attacks iran and iran tries to retaliate against u.s. ships. david? >> martha, thank you. >>> in egypt, a bold move from the first freely elected president. mohamed morsi forced the resignation of the defense minister and the chief of staff. he canceled the amendments the military had imposed. he wants to get back that power. >>> and iran, the search for survivors came to an end after to back-to-back earthquakes there. they found 250 people dead in t

but the navy ship was just exiting the strait in the gulf. the japanese tanker was verying the strait. ship tract is like car terrific. each vessel is stay in the right. instead, the tanker turned. >> it's inexplicable why a warship world turn into a super tanker. >> reporter: fortunately, there are no injuries but the ship's commander will be relieved of duties. a crucial time when the u.s. is trying to build up missile defenses in the gulf when iran trying to retail yate. david? >> martha, thank you. >>> in egypt, a bold move from the elected pretd. mohamed morsi canceled it a mendmented that were imposed. he want -- >>> and in iran, the search for survivors continuing. the quakes struck 11 minute ace part. >>> back in the u.s. tonight, trying to keep a huge wildfire from reaching neighborhoods in fresno, california. fans flamed by hot, dry winds with temperatures near 100. >>> the same hot and dry weather, a giant force behind a dust storm that engolfed phoenix this weekend. tonight, ginger zee takes us inside the storm. >> it's totally da