the u.s. navyo describe what the navy's leadership thought was the best way by the sea to block soviet adventurism, prevent them from starting a war against the u.s. and their allies, and if the deterrence failed, the best counter to defeat the soviets. it describes recommended u.s. and allied operations during peacetime in response to crises and conventional combat, and in the event of nuclear weapons being used. in discussing combat against the soviet union, it is assumed that the soviets had been the aggressors, and removing offense of lee in some manner against the united states and its treaty allies. to counter that soviet offensive, they wanted a global, forward offense of, joint, maritime strategy with major campaigns in and from the norwegian and bearing sees -- the baltic, turkish straits, eastern mediterranean, and northwest pacific, and across the north atlantic, and north pacific. it for thought possible campaigns as well as the caribbean, south atlantic, indian ocean, and south china s

open to the armed forces and their families for over 80 years. navyral credit union. >> last month, a group of army ruckers walked to deliver a very special paddle that survived a helicopter crash that killed seven marine raiders. military times has the story. >> honoring seven marine raiders who died last year in a helicopter crash. >> the hardest part is probably the mental part. where you just want to stop. >> they marched from the crash the raidersida to headquarters in north carolina. this paddle survived the crash and with the help of support volunteers, the 19 marched to take the paddle home to hotel company. along the way, they told stories of the raiders they lost. >> taking this time to really focus and tell everybody about their story. >> we miss them all a lot. what better way to show them actually doing something about it? >> it makes you feel good when you see a school bus of children , or you see preschool kids on the side of the road. it is just fulfilling. >> i never expected to get this big. behind seven children and six women who we

the authoritarian structure in the british navy picked up by the united state navy. i was struck in the officers who were of course all americans with the widespread representation of. sydney smith junior was one of you can and he was the nephew of robert e. lee, and mason was a great time of our founder, george mason. and there were other connections there. one fellow was really an anomaly. he was a middle-class historian. he'd actually been a drugstore clerk and got enamored with the ocean from the midwest. since i'm from iowa i can relate to that. he managed to get an appointment to the naval academy. there was the worst target but then he reported confederate yankee and worked his way of. being from the midwest, and he didn't quite relate to the aristocratic familial others sat there southern can feature it. >> interesting. do they have some questions? charlie, what happened to the colonialarines he mentioned? >> the colonial marines were only able to recruit 300 to 400 of them than they did serve with distinction in 1814 campaign, but cochran allowed them to be t

all the navy officials were pleased how it was going. do trials.o out and out, if they like what they see they will recommend acceptance. the crew will be on board. the ship will be commissioned in baltimore and moved to san diego. it will be 2018 before the ship is fully operational, but it was excited to see the ship at this stage. host: admiral somehow it felt like everything was moving in slow motion. if i didn't react, things could have gotten messy in a hurry. i mean just got that sweet ride with a great rate from navy federal. i was not about to let anything happen to her. just looking out for my wingman. he's still in training. open to the armed forces, the dod and their families. navy federal credit union. host: the harry s truman carrier strike group is deployed in maritime operations. rear admiral brett --, carrier strike group commander spoke to former defense news editor fog vagoanian -- news editor meradian. what is not different than it has been over the last few years. are regionals security, maritime security, and the fre

the u.s. navyt about their weapons plan, making sure the seals and other officers, making sure they have organic -- the ieds are green, it is so absurd what they are doing. >> this is the first time. absolutely an abomination. >> we had this conversation about midshipmen, they had the same thing. our resident naval academy graduate said you know how proud i was turned that title? knowing it is history, i think the same thing stand here. >> it is confusing to me, the job doesn't change. as long as they don't change the job it shoul pushback from memb of the military who don't feel women should become sealed and up the ladder and so on and so forth but in terms of where we are historically, we don't change the names of other things when women or others become -- still whatever you are, i am being facetious here. just an anchor. >> start making an issue. and the interview they did, they talked about getting the job done, a team member, getting the job done, and the issue of gender, forcing it down the

>>reporter: the russian planes raced by the u.s. navy destroyer low and fast over and over, these pictures taken from on board the ship showed just how dangerously close they came during some of those passes. >> over the bow, right turn, over the bough. with the commander of the u.s.s. donald cook described as a simulated attack profile, although they carried no weapons under their wings. a total of 31 runs over two days. on monday the cook was preparing to conduct helicopter flight operations in the baltic sea, in international waters 70 miles off the coast of the russian enclave of kalinninggrad. this is a foreign policy expert for the pentagon. >> this is really dangerous behavior. they're prying with fire here. i'm sure that u.s. ships and other non-russian ships have been just as close in the past, and even if they hadn't, again, they're in international waters. there's nothing provacative about what we're doing, unlike the russians, we actually telegraph very transparently what we're doing. >>reporter: a pair of russian attack jets

in total, our mark represents a down payment on the 350-ship navy america needs. it also provides critical investment in the air force's b-21 bomber, kc-46a tanker and c-130 air-lift programs, which are critical in the ability of our nation to project power. i also want to emphasize what the subcommittee mark and full committee mark accomplish in tandem. the subcommittee mark prohibits the administration from doing away with cruisers and signals strong congressional support for our carriers and carrier air wings. i am pleased that the readiness, military personnel, tac air land and full committee marks provide the funding needed to operate and man the elements of force structure that we are protecting and to invest in 20 additional strike fighters to flesh out our air wings. i am grateful to chairman thornberry and to other subcommittee chairmen for their efforts to achieve our shared vision of a stronger military and a stronger national defense. there are many items in the subcommittee mark that i would like to highlight, but in the interest of time, i will conclu

tonight the navy is considering espionage charges against one of its officers suspected of spying for taiwan and possibly china. the officer has been in the brig since his arrest in september. david martin at the pentagon is following this. >> reporter: investigators suspect lieutenant commander will lin started spying in 2012 when he was assigned as a liaison officer on capitol hill. heed a access to details of the navy's present and future spending plans inch 2014 ehe was transferred to hawaii where he joined a special projects patrol squadron, a secretive unit which flies high priority electronic eavesdropping missions off the chest of china and other countries in the pacific inch that job he had firsthand knowledge of sensitive intelligence operations. according to heavily recontacted thed court document, lin passed information classified secret to representatives of a foreign government. the documents do not name any country, but investigators believe he was passing classified information to both mainland china and the island of taiwan. that would amount to playing both sides of

the navy fully concurs with the response of the department of defense. these responses i'll demonstrate the supervision is not actually about military readiness but instead an attempt to interfere with management of our nation's public lands and undermined the endangered species act. i urge my colleagues to support my amendment and reject riders that do not believe -- belong in the ndaa and with that i yield back. >> the gentlelady yields back read the gentleman from utah. >> i would like to speak to this. as my hero yogi bear once said this is dÉjÀ vu all over again so you can remember last year with a roll call editorial. the stars and tried straight and tried strides in atrias said this this is a problem or the report from the navy has said yeah this is a problem and a significant one or the air force which said the same thing or the army which has the report and this ear said not only its still a problem they are spending $20 million other per claimant secretary ash put out before the conference where he said all the things he didn't like in the mark

so, now we've got the navy yard, all this redevelopment taking place along the river -- the navy yards nationals park, washington channel. how do you expect all of that, this new development, to impact the river? >> i think it's going to be -- >> help or hurt? >> we think it's going to be very positive. look, this is an n this is going to be -- this is an urban river, and we need to see people come back to appreciate it. we need the redevelopment to help fund the critical infrastructure that needs to be done here. we're not going to turn it back into, you know, glacier national park or something. this is going to be an urban area, so everything needs to be working a lot more closely with the environment. so, for instance, the wharf, the new project on the southwest channel, on the washington channel there, they're going to manage almost 100% of their storm water on site using a giant cistern, green roofs and other things, where they were managing almost none of their storm water previously. and the -- i think that one of the main takeaways is that people are finding value in the river

the best is the greenspan then the navy. -- the marines then the navy. o i was amazed in 2013 when the women of the senate started to look at libya's no and others as they were trying to raise this issue for years but nobody paid attention. so they said this is ridiculous. the first time there was seven women. it is like calling in the general's. >> guy, from north carolina to a strong military family. and nephew on active duty right now with the airport's fighter pilot one is an abc bill my husband was in the navy. so i look at this as we continue to strongest of the military in the world so i went to the four operating base is in afghanistan a lot of the up places going to afford operating base out where that i.e. teas in many places and i talked to a number of women if you are one of two women on an operating basis it is something that we need to focus on in a better way to ration at 20% is magic. the people that i talk to quite a bit said she would leave her name tags on her dog tags and in the middle of the night it was her fellow brother in coming i

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i won't go through the army and navy museums. those are the five related museums and none of them are exclusive on world war ii. >> you feel that this is distinct enough that we are not picking and choosing among different museums of the same type? >> i honestly would. >> thank you. i yield back. >> gentlemen from ohio, mr. turner. >> i have a second at the desk. if the staff would distribute the second amendment. >> without objection, the amendment is read and the gentlemen from ohio is recognized on the second-degree amendment. >> this amendment is offered by myself and chairman miller. as a secondary amendment,my good friend, i am certain they are correct for the passion that has been accomplished at the museum. i am not a posed to a national world war ii aviation museum, however all of us like the gentlemen who just spoke have to have the same question of why are we doing this? this is america and you don't need action to have a museum. some might rise to the level of getting a designation and some due diligence is done. in th

>> oh, there has never been another woman secretary of the navy. >> she makes sure the navy can meet the war fighting requirements now and in the future. >> is part of your responsibility the role of getting women more integrated into command? >> it's part who have i am. >> and she's come to a conclusion, women need to be a quarter of the unit to turn them from tokens into part of the team. >> 25%? >> yeah. once you get to a sort of critical mass, organization sort of reflects the larger society of whole. >> women make up 19% of the navy. howard says she'll keep pushing. >> i want to continue to be in leadership roles where i can serve my sailors and make a difference in their ability to be effective war fighters and in their ability to succeed as individuals. >> admiral howard has a few years left if her military career. and there are reports the president is considering her to lead navy forces in europe. when she retires, she said she looks forward to trout fishing in colorado. >>> tnun tuesday for the coverae of the primaries. that's it for today. have a great week and we'll see yo

. >>> also, the navy backing away from its latest efforts to get women to join up. why? see the letter the military sent out. >>> and charges announced this afternoon in a water crisis that devastated a city. so who's in trouble? and what exactly the prosecutors accused them of doing. that's all coming up before you see one more commercial. >>> first, though, it all begins with the president's trip to saudi arabia and our slide show. and today the president has landed in riyadh, did so just a couple of hours ago, and here are the first pictures of that. his fourth trip to that country. more than any other american president. but the saudi king was not at the airport to greet our president when he arrived. a lower-ranking royal was there instead. analysts say it is unusual and that it might be intended to send some sort of message. the two leaders did end up meeting just a little bit later. president obama's visit comes at a delicate time in relations with saudi arabia. that's in part because of the kingdom's strong opposition to the nuclear deal with iran. the fox busine

the navy showcased him as a coming-to-america success story.told an audience "i grew up believing that all the roads in america lead to disneyland." instead, they led to a navy brig in virginia where he is being held until the navy decides whether it has enough evidence to court martial him. if convicted scott, the maximum penalty is death. >>> david martin reporting from the pentagon. david, thank you. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

>> oh, there has never been a woman secretary of the navy. >> she makes sure the navy can meet the warrequirements now and in the future. >> is part of your responsibility the role of getting women more integrated into command? >> it's part who have i am. >> and she's come to a conclusion, women need to be a quarter of the unit to turn them from tokens into part of the team. 25%? >> yeah. once you get to a sort of critical mass, then your organization sort of reflects the larger society of whole. >> women make up 19% of the navy. howard says she'll keep pushing. >> i want leadership roles where i can serve my sailors and make a difference in their ability to be effective war fighters and in their ability to succeed as individuals. >> admiral howard has a few years left in her military career. and there are reports the president is considering her to lead navy forces in europe. when she retires, she said she looks forward to trout fishing back home in colorado. now this program note. be sure to tune to fox news channel tuesday for full coverage of those big new york primaries. that's it

weak, frightened, sentiment of appeasement, the united states? no army, navy, or air force. xperts gave me a most satisfactory report. mistake tois a underestimate america. all i know is that the united states is the industrial phenomenon of the world. i will stick to my figures. to win wars you need manpower. >> we know how many they can fit in, the number is limited. necessary af men production of materials necessary to fight, the ratio of soldiers to workers. >> have you ever considered the possibility of women labor? >> american women? [laughter] on, the most decadent women. let me quote you some statistics about the women of america. 1938, they spent more for cosmetics then the united states navy did for ships. stockings then the u.s. air force spent on airplanes. cocktail drinkers, pleasure lovers, arrays of playgirl's -- playgirl. >> not unlike germany, who are now producing the goods for our own soldiers on the fighting from. and all of this without lipstick. american women are bad. >> i want to make many mistakes before my downfall, but none was more spectacular and

the navy has withheld his identity, but the "washington post" reports a u.s. official disclosing it under condition of anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the case. according to his heavily redacted charge sheet released by the navy, lin is accused of stealing secret information, quote, with the intent or reason to believe it would be used by a foreign nation. he reportedly had access to sensitive u.s. intelligence and served on some of the navy's most sensitive intelligence gathering aircraft. lin, who was originally a taiwanese national and later became a u.s. citizen, was apparently arrested eight months ago, but information about the case was highly secretive and did not become available until a preliminary military justice hearing on friday. >>> now, to the campaign trail and trump 2.0. now, this comes as the front-runner is fighting for delegates, trying to secure the nomination before the convention, but for now the focus is centered on next week's new york primary. nbc's jacob rascon reports. >> reporter: there is little doubt rochester, new york, is

european command the u.s. navy captain judged the russian action unsafe and unprofessional, but he took no action beyond trying unsuccessfully to communicate with the aircraft by radio. the white house says there have been repeated incidents like this in recent years, raising serious safety concerns. >> this incident is entirely inconsistent with the profession al norms of military operating in prosecution simplety -- proximity to each other. >> reporter: the u.s. ship was 44 miles from a russian naval base and once they detected the destroyer they diverted from it with all precautions. >>> new jersey lawmakers are proposing a new measure that would give atlantic city 130 days to fix its finances. the proposal made by steve take over atlantic city if it cannot increase revenue. a different bill is proposed giving atlantic city up to two years to make improvements. >>> want to turn now to meteorologist bill evans. he has the after school accu- weather forecast. >> reporter: gorgeous lori, david, all the way across c

they ever helped al qaeda attack america. >>> nancy cordes, on capitol hill, thank you. >>> tonight the navyidering espionage charges against one of its officers. suspected of spying for taiwan and possibly china. the officer has been in the brig since his arrest in september. david martin at the pentagon is following this. >> reporter: investigators suspect lieutenant commander lin started spying in 2012. when he was assigned to the pentagon as a navy liaison officer to capitol hill. in that job, he had access to details of the navy's present and future spending plans. in 2014, he was transferred to hawaii. where he joined the special projects patrol squadron. a secret unit that flies high priority electronic eavesdropping missions off the coast of china and countries in the pacific. in that job he had firsthand knowledge of sensitive intelligence operations. according to heavily redacted court documents. lin passed information classified secret to government. the documents do not name any country. but investigators believe he was passing classified information to both mainland china and is

in a case ripped from the pages of a novel, an active duty u.s. navy commander has been charged with spying for a foreign nation. according to multiple news sources, including "the washington post," lieutenant commander edward c. lin faces several counts of espionage and other charges including prostitution and adultery. there are reports that he passed secret information to china. although nbc news has not independently confirmed those reports. the navy has withheld his identity but "the washington post" reports a u.s. official disclosing it under condition of anonymity citing the sensitivity of the case. according to his heavily redacted charge sheet released by the navy, lin is accused of stealing secret information, quote, with intent or reason to believe it would be used to the advantage of a foreign nation. he reportedly had access to sensitive u.s. intelligence, and served on some of the navy's most sensitive intelligence gathering aircraft. lin, who was originally a taiwanese national and later became a u.s. citizen, was apparently arrested eig

at the navy yard, the debate set for 9:00 p.m. live outside the brooklyn navy yard, andrea grimes, cbs 2 >> thank you. >>> the hunt continue force a serial robber in nassau county. he struck again last night in park. this surveillance video of the suspect was released last month. he's now wanted in 10 robberies since march 1st, including a donuts shops. police say he follows a pattern waiting to enter a store until no customers are inside, then pulling a large knife. >> the kitchen knife is six to cash, he flees. however, we are de indicating a large amount of resources to this. >> there is now a $5,000 rewawr for information leading to a conviction and arrest. >>> an update nowin' the murder and robbery of a rutgers university student. police in newark charged 25- year-old marcus falease with murder in this case. shanti patell was found shot to death near hallsy street. he is being held on $750,000 bail. >>> the white house says the actions of russian war planes in the baltic sea are intended to be provacative. video shows russia

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, the u.s. navy have all seized arms shipments. when you see the vessels on sea, smuggling is going on, the idea we're catching all the arms shipment is a flight of fantasy. we're not catching them all and there's nobody in the navies that would say so. the republican guard commander is openly boasted of tehran's control over four capitals, beirut, damascus, baghdad, and sanaa, and i think it was an oops on sanaa because then saudi arabia and the united arab emirates led the gcc forces in there and clearly that has not gone according to plan. hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiations in kuwait will put an end to that but also will ensure iran is kept out of there and the chokepoint coming into the red sea. bahrain and jordan have been specifically targeted, publicly targeted by the qods force commander, sole manny, who is calling for the annexation of bahrain and bahrain to many in iran is not just the island, it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes erasin

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the navy released this video. that russian plane buzzing past the ship multiple times monday and tuesday. the ship's commander called the maneuvers unsafe and unprofessional. russia's defense minister says they complied with all safety regulations. officials say they don't understand what they call america's distrust reaction to the flights. >>> today we expect to hear from a survivor of february's deadly tina caruthers plans to speak at the hospital where she was treated. she was shot when an uber driver sprayed bullets around kalamazoo. six people were killed. caruthers is considered a hero because she shielded four children from the gunfire. >>> music lovers will be able to return to that concert hall struck during the paris terror rampage. yesterday the bataclan announced a lineup of bands who will resume performance that will start in november, in the fall. it will be a year after dozens of people were killed inside that venue. we're told the theater itself, the bataclan still undergoing renovations. >>> 5:20

the navy comes to our area. ofld war i created a sense the u.s.eing global nation and being interested in global affairs. 1921,il was discovered in it came together. this is signal hill. oil wasl show you how almost overnight becoming a major ingredient in the development and growth of city. this will get us on our way. the interesting thing about this signal hill strike is that before this happened, signal hill was an agricultural community. a very small community, a few hundred people, many of humor japanese-american farmers who leased land from rich companies have grew cucumbers, blackberries, flowers and when the oil came, does people were overwhelmed. he lost everything. as you can imagine, laxronmental protection was . . oil companies would come, open a well come and get as much oil as they possibly could. and have very little concern about environmental issues. waste oil would run down the street into long beach. this is why would the people who lived there decided she would try to get people's losses taken care of by the oil companies and

the unarmed attack within 30 feet of the navy destroyer in the baltic sea. so low, one official tells nbc news, the plane caused a wake in the water. these photos revealing just how close they came. the fly-byes 30 in all between monday and tuesday. u.s. officials say the cook was in international waters 70 miles off the russian coast. the ship's commanding officer calling it unsafe and unprofessional. watch the jets aggressively swooping in over the deck simulating a maneuver that would be used in an attack. earlier a russian helicopter made several passes above the cook. >> i hear the russians are up to their old tricks now. >> the russian military, including russian military aircraft, come close enough to each other, or close enough to other air and sea traffic, to raise serious safety concerns. >> reporter: the u.s. european command today warned the russian jets' actions could unnecessarily escalate tension and cause serious injury or death. just last october, two u.s. navy jets intercepted a pair of planes in the pacific ocean. four months earlier a rus

the navy secretary told silicon valley executives the navy will require vendors to report how much greenhouse gas their companies produce and make them work to lower the emissions. the navy is the first branch of the military to take that stand. >>> a tourist trying to capture a one of a kind picture of a plane landing got too close for comfort. he came within a hair of getting hit by a landing plane. oh, man! you see him duck just in time. the plane's wheels actually grazed his hands. the man who took the video said he heard the tourist yell, "it hit my hand." apparently he just kept taking pictures. >> he is so lucky. he's okay, so that's good. >>> let's talk about the weather forecast. >> we have spencer christian here checking our weather today. spencer? >> our weather is a little different here. it's a little breezy and cool, lots of sunshine right now. you can see that we have a few clouds hanging around, and here we are. see the clouds? on we go. there it is. clouds hanging around under mostly sunny skies, and as we look ahead to tomorrow, statewide, look for fairly mild conditions. se

two hours are scheduled at the brooklyn navy yard. they are coming back. >> is the ninth primary debate . bernie's camp says more than 27,000 people came out to the rally in washington sq., park. >> it's a big one they were feeling the burn . >> robert joins us from the brooklyn navy yard and he has more on the debate . what's going on. >> in a lot of ways brooklyn has really been the epicenter of the race. bernie sanders grew up here and graduated from high school. both sanders and clinton have campaign offices here again at this debate . they will exchange pleasantries or something like that. call it the battle of brooklyn hillary clinton bernie sanders tangle at the brooklyn navy yard. the democratic campaign has become increasingly contentious and that likely will be on full display. >> they show clinton leading and sanders has gained ground. >> there are a lot of people here tonight! the sanders camp says 27,000 people came out to washington sq., park for a rally. that's more than the 20,000 who rally for barack obama in the same

in the last three months, february, march, april, the french navy, the australian navy and the u.s. navy has all seized armed shipments each month. if anyone has ever flown over that area in the world and you see the hundreds of vessels on any given day at sea carrying commerce, smugglers, smuggling is legitimate out in that part of the world as you know and others going on. the idea that we're catching all the armed shipment, that's a flight of fantasy, we're not catching them all and there's nobody in the intelligent services or the navy that i think would say so. the republican guard commanders is openly boasted of the control over four capitals, beirut, demas kus, baghdad and sanan -- oops on sanaa saudi arabia and em rites led -- hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiation in kuwait started today. we'll put an end to that. but also ensure that iran is kept out of there and the point coming into the red sea. jordan have been specifically targeted publicly targeted by the force commander, our old friend who is openly calling for the annexation and by the way, to many in many is not ju

shall the navy is no longer able to provide constant carrier presence in the middle east or the western pacific. the air force is the oldest and the smallest in its history, and the combination of decades of relentless operational tempo and misguided reductions in defense spending in recent years has depromoted readiness. -- depleted readiness. today, less than 50% of the air force's combat squadrons are ready for full-spectrum operations well below the air force's stated requirement of 80%. the air force does not anticipate a return to full-spectrum readiness for another decade. in other words, after flying in uncontested skies over the middle east for more than a quarter of a century, our air force is not ready for a hay-end fight -- a high-end fight against a near peer adversary. the truth is this: the on-going war in afghanistan, the rise of of isil, russia's aggression in europe, and china's assertiveness in the pacific have all increased the demands imposed upon our service members and their families. but, at the same time, the requirements of our military have continued to grow.

the debate here at the brooklyn navy yard between hillary clinton and bense begins at 9:00 tonight. workers have been busy preparing the stage and lights and seats for tonight's gathering and likely be a contentious debate which reflcts the newfound contentiousness of the democratic campaign. the candidates were busy all across the city yesterdays. they both showed their solidarity with striking verizon workers. massive rally in washington scwear park. his campaign says more than 27,000 people attended. hillary clinton held a much smaller gathering in the bronx. polls show clinton remains ahead of sanders in the primary but sanders closed a gap remains confident and especially confident as he gazed upon the thousands gtered gattrd in washington square park. >> when i look at an unbelievable crowd like this -- i believe we're going to win in new york next tuesday. >> mr. trump wants to setmens against each other. you know, he wants to build walls. i want us to build bridges. >> the debate tonight begins at 9:00 as i mentioned it wills last two hours. and it provides an opportunity for

the navy building, mullet was in charge of the south facade which is here. to the eastd around thisacing the white house, was between casey and nathaniel michler. he put two layers of stone on it. babcock was associated with the corruption of the grant administration. wash and onions loved him because he made all the public parks very habitable. he brought birds in, put iron seats in. landscape them. he was tinged with the owner of corruption. the great boast of the corps of engineers was that it was disinterested. when other cities are going ,hrough political corruption the corps of engineers are doing that work without keeping meticulous records and coming in under budget. mark of different distinction that the core had during this time nationwide. photograph that shows the complexity of building they are of building, using the equipment. the library of congress working with bernard green who was a civil engineer, casey oversaw the construction. he thought of the interior decoration, the mirror lists and the sculptures, that is part of what he was doing as

and i think the worst is the marines and the best is the navy? i think it's the navy.ir force, the best is the air force. and that's in large part because of the huge problem of sexual assault in the military. and so i was really amazed in 2013 when we, the women of the senate started looking into this issue. i mean, the women that i'd spoken to before that, you know, olympia snowe and others had been trying to raise this issue for years and people never paid attention to them when they did this. and yet the women in the armed services committee were like, this is ridiculous. we're going to do something about it. and it was the first time there were seven women on the committee. right? seven women? i'd love to ask you about that, what was it like hauling the generals in in front of you and getting them to answer? >> well, you know, i come from north carolina, a strong military state. i come from a strong military family. i've got nephews on active duty right now, one's a air force fighter pilot, one's a navy seal. my husband was in the navy, my father-in-law was a majo

the sea. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> a u.s. navy officer has been charged with espionage for allegedly sharing america's state secrets with china relating to our national security. the news comes at a time when tensions have already increased dramatically between the two militaries. the u.s. surveillance plane was dangerously harassed by chinese fighter jets last september. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski has new details on this breach. >> reporter: as a u.s. naval officer, he flew missions in the navy's most advanced spy planes. to gather intelligence on china's military. but in a stunning turnabo turnabout, lieutenant commander edward lin is now charged with providing u.s. secrets to the chinese. on his facebook page, lin is seen in tiananmen square. in a heavily redacted indictment, lin is charged with 17 counts of espionage, passing secrets to china and taiwan, and two counts involving prostitution and adultery. lin, a taiwan national, came to the u.s. at age 14 and became a naturalized citizen eight years ago. as an

should be a lot of fun. >> reporter: 2015 was an incredible year for the navy football program. cornerback keenan reynolds was named for best athlete. then they beat both army and air force. today, they paid a visit to the white house, something that is becoming quite a frequent occurrence. occurring they have now won the commander in chief trophy, 10 times in the last 13 years. president obama presented a nice oversized ring. obama said, they should just add this date to the schedule every year. >> he probably knows some of the seniors by name. >> beat army, beat air force. >> we're out of time. >> cbs evening news is next. and we're back with your only >> pelley: the trump foreign policy: speak softly and stick to the script. >> it's time to shake the rust off american's foreign policy. >> pelley: ted cruz tries to shake up the race with a running mate. >> carly, carly! >> pelley: sentencing day for dennis hastert. a judge calls the man once second in line to the presidency a serial child molester. [bell tolls] parents who lost their son to heroin go public to save lives. >> wh

according to his heavily redacted charge sheet released by the navy. lin is accused of stealing information with the intent that it would be used by a foreign nation. he reportedly had access to u.s. of the most sensitive intelligence aircraft. he was apparently arrested eight months ago but information about the case was highly secretive and did not become availab until a preliminary justice hearing on friday. >>> now, to the campaign trail and trump 2.0. now, this comes as the front-runner is fighting for delegates trying to secure the nomination before the convention, but for now the focus is foe focus is on next week's primary. >> reporter: phere is little doubt rochester, new york, is trump territory. >> there is no rally like a trump rally, and nobody gets to people. that i can tell you. >> reporter: sporting a new hair cut and a sharper merge. >> rochester lost 90,000 jobs since 197 0rks 4,000 jobs in the last six months. >> but even some true believers 2.0. >> >> he says it like it is, and i think he means what he says but it doesn't come out th

. >> not that long ago the navy had many of the class. now they are all decommissioned. >> it is not just the navy saying good-bye to old friends. in march 2014 the army bid farewell to the warrior helicopter a work force of the air calorie in iraq and afghanistan. >> all of the pilots will be done all of the aircraft will be gone. it will only be in the history books that people even know the role they play. >> in the air force the president has capped the no. of f 22 stealth fighters, far short of the no. originally envisioned. >> the budget is a zero sum game. if more money goes to f 22's it is our troops and citizens who lose. >> these actions reflect a trend, numerous military programs have been scrapped including the combat search and rescue helicopter the army's future combat vehicle program, the navy's next generation cruise and several missile defense systems such as the third site missile defense plan for poland and the czech republic. along with the down sizing is a major reduction in the troops themselves. for instance, the ar

the event space is the dugou greenhouse in brooklyn navy yard. this is the center of attention where hillary clinton and bernie sanders will stand and deliver. to my might is the moderator's table. that is where wolf blitzer, my colleague, will be speaking and asking questions as he has so many times in previous national political events. and over there is, if you will, the co-moderator's table. that's eroll lewis and dana bash. a lot to talk about here. this is the ninth debate this cycle among the democrats, and a lot has happened over the last 24 hours as well as the last two weeks. these candidates going back and forth on everything from fracking to wall street, who is more qualified to be president of the united states? so they will have a lot to talk about. they've also been talking about immigration over the last 24 hours, and even reaching out to the minority vote in new york city. as you know just yesterday hillary clinton appearing before al sharpton's national network, and as a matter of fact, bernie sanders is going to be appearing the

the navy building -- mullet was in charge of the south facade which is here. then when he moved around to the east one facing the white house, cock who isrville bab tooken michler and casey over this. he put two layers of stone on it. orville babcock was one of the few bad eggs. he was associated with the corruption of the grant administration. washingtonians loved him because he made all the public parks very habitable. he brought birds in, put iron seats in. landscaped them. washingtonians loved him but he was tinged with the odor of corruption. the great boast of the corps of engineers during the 19th century in washington was that it was disinterested. when other cities are going -- undergoing tremendous political corruption, the corps of engineers are doing that work without keeping meticulous records, coming in under budget. it was a different mark of distinction that the corp had during this time nationwide. the construction photograph that show the complexity of building these kind of buildings, the scale of this nature, using the equipment -- the prim