he leads our military in the pacific. about the area he leads in the pacific, he leads army, air force, navy, and marines and his area of responsibility spans the width, the breadth, the area over, on, and under the sea for the pacific ocean, an area of responsibility encompassing half the world's surface. i'd like to say from the arctic to the incarcerate, through california, to india, a lot of responsibility. a lot of real estate. a lot of good leadership. ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce the commander of u.s. pacific command admiral harry b. harris jr. [applause] admiral harris: note to self never follow a tall man or little child to the podium. ladies and gentlemen let's give it up to the pacific band for the inspirational rendition of the national anthem. [cheering and applause] you can bet that the men and women we honor today and those who died that fateful morning 75 years ago never took a knee and never failed to stand whenever they heard our national anthem being played. [cheering] [applause] tha

you resurrected pearl harbor and the pacific fleet. endured the ock, grief and then you shouldered worldrden of bringing the back into balance. attack, facts the and information crawled along, but rumors raced along at light speed. would take weeks to get detailed news to your families cases, it took months. people stood in endless lines at union in honolulu. on the mainland, families waited and wondered. some mothers and fathers received the worst possible the news they dreaded. famil families are the most precious institutions. precious re the most possessions, yet innocent families are always victims. in the chronicle of the second world war in europe and the war the called the history. catcallyism in it grew out of emotions, angry ignorance and bigot ri and the lust for power. ended because other human qualities, courage, perseverance and selflessness, leadership and the hunger for freedom combined change the course of human events. those of you who served in world ii, you earn the freedom and the prosperity we enjoy today. forged a

hawaii targeting the u.s. pacific fleet at pearl harbor. almost 2400 americans were killed and 1200 wounded. he surprise attack led to the u.s. entry into world war ii. next comes the u.s. navy and national park service mark the 75th anniversary of the attack with a ceremony at pearl harbor. admiral harry harris head of the u.s. pacific command delivers the keynote address. this is just under 90 minutes. >> our national anthem. ♪ [star spangled banner playing ♪ ] ♪ [applause] >> please remain standing for the singing of hawaii's state song. ♪ >> please be seated. [applause] >> approaching use it the uss halsey. earlier this morning uss halsey rendered honors to the uss utah memorial. since december 7th, 1941, uss utah and "uss arizona" are the only two ships that remain in the harbor with service members still. returning honors was pearl harbor survivor gil meyer represented fellow u.s.s. utah survivors who are here with us today, bill hughes and louis underwood as well as all utah service members. it is customary for ships passing "uss ariz

. >>> navy region hawaii and naval service group the pacific ♪ ♪ united states pacific command arriving♪ please be seated. ladies and gentlemen it is customary december 7 we observe a moment of silence as 0755 to commemorate the beginning of the attack on pearl harbor. 0755 you will hear the ship whistle. please join me at the time bowing our heads for a moment of silence to remember those that courageously fought and those who died here december 71941. the f-22 raptors from the 199 and the 19th squadron for the flyover formation from just beyond the arizona memorial and continuing over the island in honor of those who gave their lives here 75 years ago today. you may see one pull away from the formation and fly to the club's honor on december 7 the gap in the formation represents the fallen comrades and we shall always remember their sacrifice. please rise for the morning colors and the singing of the national anthem by the third class united states pacific band and state song. sound attention. colorguard purveyed the colors. the national anthem. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ t

bell," war at sea in the pacific, 1941 to 1942 which looks at the war in the pacific from pearl harbor to midway. welcome to american history tv. and i'll start by asking you how pearl harbor changed the course of history. >> well, in many ways. i could probably go on the whole hour just answering that one question. it is is fair to say that pearl harbor is the central event in the history of the 20th century. really not just for our country but for the world. because it launched this country onto the global stage after a long period in which we had really been an isolationist country and by and large the american people were not interested in participating in the second world war or in the affairs beyond our shores. pearl harbor changed that virtually overnight. and led to this long period of american nationalist leadership, which continues today. >> in researching this book and your other writing on on world war ii, did your view on pearl harbor change at all? >> well, certainly. you know, i've written about both the political impacts of the attack on pearl harbor and the military im

: war at sea in the pacific, 1941-1942," which looks at the war in the pacific in pearl harbor. welcome to "american history tv." how did pearl harbor change the course of history? in many ways, i could go on for the whole hour just entering that one question, but it is fair to say pearl harbor was the central event in the history of the 20th century, not just for our country, but for the world. it launched this country onto the global stage after a long period in which we had really country.solationist american people were not interested in participating in the second world war or in the affairs beyond our shores. pearl harbor changed that virtually overnight. and it led to this long period of american leadership that continues today. host: in researching this book writings, did your views on pearl harbor change at all? ian: certainly. written both the political impact on pearl harbor and the military impacts, and their closely related. but the attack on pearl harbor, i think, was really an extraordinarily well executed attack from the japanese point of view. former speaker of t

the filmmaking track record of the pacific war in general is mixed. we could use a new movie about the battle of midway. the movie in the 1970's was quite good, but inaccurate in many respects. with filmmaking technology today, there is a great movie to be made about the battle of midway. i want to point out the attacks on hiroshima and nagasaki for -- are the last mile of big-budget hollywood filmmaking. we've not had a big budget treatment of those events. somebody is going to make a great movie about the bombing of hiroshima. i predict that film will win the best talk -- oscar for best picture. host: we're speaking with ian toll, author of "pacific crucible." over the course of many years, we have seen many american newsreels about the attack at pearl harbor. let's take a look at one of the japanese newsreels reporting on the attack that day. ♪ >> nippon declared war against america and britain december 8, 1941. the navy attacked pearl harbor when the u.s. boasted its strength as the strongest in the world. ♪ >> there are many miles. our carriers sw

thing in the pacific that could interfere with their plans elsewhere. t basically, the idea that they could win this war was on a very shaky foundation. >> craig nelson? >> i think the great example comes in the most written about in american history who you will see across all of 1941 claiming that we could not -- the japanese could not possibly attack america and win. there was no way. he is still vocal that the rest of the navy is fearful that assassins are going to assassinate him and he was assigned on a battleship to keep that from happening and at the same time he did that, he planned the attack on pearl harbor. he had threatened to quit the service twice to make that happen. he famously is called the reluctant admiral. attack wasay the reluctant. oahu, 8:00 a.m., what happened? >> one of the most thrilling parts was to hear the first americans who were attacked which was the japanese aircrews coming across three california servicemen, saying it was their last day after a year of the station -- inc. stationed in hawaii. this one final day they dec

nippon now commands the vast waters of the pacific. eatest victory in hawaii allows us to carry operations of the philippines. new chapter in the history of asia begins. ♪ host: an understandably bold newsreel after the attack on pearl harbor. back with ian toll, author of "pacific crucible" on the 75th anniversary of roe harbor. -- pearl harbor. one twitter user asking, what more of the attack did not go as planned? ian: the attack went largely as planned for the japanese. there was one element of the attack which was essential in a coordinated with the aerial attack. a number of what were called midget submarines. these were small 2 man submersibles armed with 2 small torpedoes. they attempted to penetrate pearl harbor. i believe one of them did get in. that may have contributed to the capsizing of the battleship oklahoma, although the crews did not survive. there is some debate about what those submarines achieved. it was hoped they might be able the crews of those submarines. none of them were recovered. as for the main carrier air

you rebuilt and you resurrected pearl harbor and the pacific fleet. f, and then you shouldered the burden of bringing the world back into balance. in the days after the attack, facts and information crawled along but rumors raced along at light speed. it would take weeks to get detailed news to your families. in some cases it took months. people stood in endless lines at the western union in honolulu. on the mainly, families waited at home and wondered. some mothers and fathers received the worst possible news, the news they dreaded. family -- family is our most precious institution. family is our most precious possession. yet in war, innocent families are always victims. historian ken burns chronicled the second world war both in europe and the pacific and he called that war the greatest cataclysm in history. he said it came out of human emotions, anger, arrogance, bigotry, victimhood and lust for power. i ended because of other human qualities, courage, perseverance, selflessness, faith, hunger for freedom combined to change the course of human event

they were ferrying airplanes to american outposts in the pacific. they were not told to get out of the harbor because anyone believed an attack was coming. it was pure coincidence and actually extremely -- was in fact extremely fortunate. the third aircraft carrier was on the west coast and had been there for some time. so, the idea that they were ordinary out of -- because someone knew it was coming, i don't think it a credible argument. >> host: eri hotta? >> guest: the division of the civilian domain was part of the question. i think of course it's unfortunately that civilians got bombed over and over, in japan, but you have to understand in the context of the history of civilian bombings and how japan figured in that picture as well. the western world was shocked by the nazi booming of danicka, and then japanese follow suit? china. it bombed major cities in china during the china war. so, i'm not excusing the civilian targets but it's part of the total war ethos that japan itself was prepared for thought it was preparing for even before the decla

we didn't need to sacrifice the pacific fleet. the second reason i would offer is no independent means of intelligence. they had the chain of command to ease dropper is listening to messages and decoding them, up the chain of command. hundreds of people would've had to know in order for franklin roosevelt to know and it simply defies belief that all of those people would then go to their graves with their lips sealed with the greatest act of treason in american has really. >> when i did a book about a third of what i was researching and i talked to somebody under the age of 40, you're going to show -- >> some people are reminded -- >> host: on page 49 of "countdown to pearl harbor," you write that war was coming to the pacific and they all know it and they all knew no one to that more seriously. the keywords in there, war was come into the pacific. was that general knowledge? >> guest: yes come as there is money by the first week of december it was so well known. >> host: what about earlier? s. go all through 1941 were negotiating

the missouri was actually commissioned in 1944 and saw action in the pacific. she is often a member for one event -- that at the surrender of japan at tokyo bay. this museum ship was brought here in 1998, and is one of the key visits for people that come to pearl harbor. she now rests in the place where the uss oklahoma was sunk at pearl harbor. history is remembered and history is revisited. we have just come from ford island. behind me is battleship row. in the distance, you can see the uss missouri and an element of the uss arizona memorial. we are here at hospital point, one of the most historic site at pearl harbor. it is here where one of the most historic events during the pearl harbor attack -- often neglected by most documentaries -- the gallant sortie of the uss nevada. behind me is the memorial. i would like to share with you that this place is where very famous chinese-american photographer took pictures in the 1930's and 40's. they did the portraits of the ships as we they into port. we knew the uss arizona had the picture taken late 1940, just a ye

he didn't need to sacrifice the pacific fleet. the second reason is franklin roosevelt had no independent means of intelligence help depended all oway down the chain of command to eavesdroppers listening to japanese radio messages, and translating them, decoding them, passing them up the chain of command. so hundreds of people would have had to know in order for franklin roosevelt to know, and it is simply defies belief that all of those people would then good to their graves with their lips sealed with the greatest active treason in american history. >> i did a book about going to the moon about a third of when i was researching it and i talked to somebody like under the age of 40 that would say, you're going to show it was all made up. so, it's -- >> i think some people conspiratory minded. >> host: on page 49 of consistentdown to pearl harbor you write that war was coming to the pacific and they all knew it and they all mean no one took that more seriously than husband kimmel. the key words, war was coming to the pacific. was th

. >>> navy region hawaii and naval service group the pacific ♪ ♪ united states pacific command arriving♪ please be seated. ladies and gentlemen it is customary december 7 we observe a moment of silence as 0755 to commemorate the beginning of the attack on pearl harbor. 0755 you will hear the ship whistle. please join me at the time bowing our heads for a moment of silence to remember those that courageously fought and those who died here december 71941. the f-22 raptors from the 199 and the 19th squadron for the flyover formation from just beyond the arizona memorial and continuing over the island in honor of those who gave their lives here 75 years ago today. you may see one pull away from the formation and fly to the club's honor on december 7 the gap in the formation represents the fallen comrades and we shall always remember their sacrifice. please rise for the morning colors and the singing of the national anthem by the third class united states pacific band and state song. sound attention. colorguard purveyed the colors. the national anthem. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ t

the war in the pacific -- particularly the war in the southwest pacific was unusual. it was unlike just about any conflict the united states had ever fought in before. for two main reasons. the first was the geography of the area, the vast space of it. particularly the island of new guinea, not only the second largest island in the world. it's also one of the least developed. so there just isn't the infrastructure like in europe you can count on ports and roads and things like it and accessible terrain to operate it. new guinea, whatever you want to -- or whatever you need to fight, you're probably going have to take with you. because the land just doesn't provide it. and so, that creates an engineering and a supply problem that is unlike just about anything that we've seen before. so that's the first part. the second part is for general mcarthur to get where he needs to go, in other words from eastern new guinea, australia, back to the philippines, he needs help. can't just be the army. it has to be the army, the navy, and the air corps, now the air force working toge

military personnel who died in the pacific and vietnam wars. several japanese prime ministers have visited the site since world war ii. abe has also visited a memorial to a japanese fishery training vessel that sank off hawaii in 2001. it was hit accidentally by a u.s. submarine, killing nine people, including high school students. on tuesday, abe is scheduled to hold his last meeting with barack obama. the president's term ends next month. the leaders will also visit the "uss arizona" memorial where they will offer flowers and deliver remarks. ahead of the visit, the governor of hawaii gave an exclusive interview to nhk. david ige is a third-generation japanese-american. he says hopes for deeper ties with japan and worked hard to make abe's visit happen. >> the real opportunity for president obama and prime minister abe being here is truly demonstrating to the world that there can be peace. even after a violent and horrific war. >> ige added the event can be seen as a symbol of hope for the future. >>> japan's defense ministry is expected to re

we didn't need to sacrifice the pacific fleet. he second reason i would offer is no independent means of intelligence. they had the chain of command to ease dropper is listening to messages and decoding them, up the chain of command. hundreds of people would've had to know in order for franklin roosevelt to know and it simply defies belief that all of those people would then go to their graves with their lips sealed with the greatest act of treason in american has really. >> when i did a book about a third of what i was researching and i talked to somebody under the age of 40, you're going to show -- >> some people are reminded -- >> host: on page 49 of "countdown to pearl harbor," you write that war was coming to the pacific and they all know it and they all knew no one to that more seriously. the keywords in there, war was come into the pacific. was that general knowledge? >> guest: yes come as there is money by the first week of december it was so well known. >> host: what about earlier? s. go all through 1941 were negotiating w

we me is the coordinator of critical pacific islands and oceana studiestudies. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me about the programs you teach, especially ones no focus so much on pacific islanders. >> thank you so much for this opportunity. so the city college of san francisco and the college of sansan mat mateo, what we have done with student input and what's driving the formation of pacific studies in these two colleges are student demand in more courses that study and focus on the pacific, but my coming there and being employed there as a professor and as a scholar was not only about just to develop curriculum or just to have a course in pacific studies. part of the design of these two certificate programs was to create a program that could help students not only take courses in which they can study their culture, feel happy about who they are and help them think about how they process their identities, but also develop a program that allows students to take courses to fulfill ge areas, and that would help students to help them transfer to the cs

you rebuilt and you resurrected pearl harbor and the pacific fleet. shouldered the burden of bringing the world back into balance. in the days after the attack, facts and information crawled along but rumors raced along at light speed. it would take weeks to get detailed news to your families. in some cases it took months. people stood in endless lines at the western union in honolulu. on the mainly, families waited at home and wondered. some mothers and fathers received the worst possible news, the news they dreaded. family -- family is our most precious institution. family is our most precious possession. yet in war, innocent families are always victims. historian ken burns chronicled the second world war both in europe and the pacific and he called that war the greatest cataclysm in history. he said it came out of human emotions, anger, arrogance, bigotry, victimhood and lust for power. i ended because of other human qualities, courage, perseverance, selflessness, faith, hunger for freedom combined to change the course of human events. those of you

my grandfather held commands in the pacific. first of all land-based aircraft and the guadalcanal campaign and in the last year of the war he commanded a vast carrier task force. he stood on the deck of the uss missouri as the japanese formally surrendered. he came home from the war, exhausted from the burdens and died the same day. during the war, and whenever my father was at sea, the job of raising my brother, sister, and me felt my mother alone. she gave us her strength, love of life, and her deep interest in the world. i wouldn't be here today but for her character and example. in about two months we will celebrate her 105th birthday. [applause] many american families were changed that day. many endured the pain of separation from loved ones, and many suffered the pain that time never completely heals. the loss of children, parents, and siblings. america was changed forever. the events of that infamous a day. the day that saw the might encourage of the american people and the beginning of our country's rise to its preeminenc

and left out and went down through the panama canal and up to -- going up the coast, the pacific. i don't know where it was. the destroyer with us was something to do with the two torpedo, and the torpedo slid back out of the tube with a propeller going and it just cut a sailor's stomach out. and they brought him over to the hornet because we had a hospital. and he died. and we buried him at sea. and put the guy in a white canvas bag, a couple of artillery shells. and had a service and dropped him off in the ocean. we got on up to san diego and got new sdb dive-bombers. the old ones we had must have come over with columbus. then from there we went up to san francisco across the bay to alameda naval air station. when we got there, had all the plane, all the cars off the streets. and they were landing these b-25s. and they came down the streets right to the dock. and we hoisted 16 of them up to the flight deck. they had all the spaces top for them. and they had some lines pointed out on the flight deck for where they parked. well, first of all, they put some cork or something for eac

a year after pearl harbor, he reenlisted and fought in the pacific. did you think you had a score to settle? >> thought about a little revenge. we had a job to do. >> reporter: over the years he has returned again and again to arizona memorial. >> very sad. very sacred place. lost so many shipmates that day. them all over again. >> reporter: have you managed to forgive japan? >> 1,169 on the arizona, i wouldn't shake hands with them. i'm not going to do it. >> reporter: wednesday on the 75th anniversary he will attend commemorations with his family including great grandchildren. john blackstone, cbs news. >>> still ahead -- for decades it was the floating white house. now it sits withered and rotted. delsym helps control the impulse to cough for 12 hours. which means, you're controlling your cough on your morning commute. and later when you're joking with beth... even when most cough medicines stop, delsym is still working. delsym. the #1 12-hour cough medicine. ltra's triple action joint support for improved mobility and flexibility, and 20% better co

the "missouri" was commissioned in 1944 and saw action in the pacific. she's often remembered, though, for one event, and that is the surrender of japan at tokyo bay. this museum ship was brought here in 1998 and is one of the key visits for people that come to pearl harbor. she now rests in the place where the "uss oklahoma" was sunk here at pearl harbor. history's remembered and history is revisited. we've just come from ford island. behind me is battleship row. in the distance you can see the "uss missouri" and an element of the "uss arizona" memorial. we're here at hospital point, one of the most historic sites at pearl harbor. it's here where one of the most historic events during the pearl harbor attack often most neglected. the gallant sortie of the "uss nevada." behind me is its memorial. we'll go there in a few moments. this place is where very famous chinese american photographer took pictures in the 1930s and 40s. he did the portraits of the ships as they came into port. we now know the "uss arizona" had hers taken in late 1940 just a year befo

america's interests and objectives in the asia-pacific have endured. we still want peace, stability and progress for all because the region has changed how we meet those had to change along with it. they've been operationalizing one after another we are not only ensuring that we remain the strongest military and primary provider but we are also connecting our allies and partners in a principle of the security network to allow all of us to see more come share more and do more to maintain security in the region. in the first phase which began five years ago they sought to make the regional posture more robust both on our allies, our own parts and partners geographically distributed, politically sustainable. they spend tens of thousands, committed to 60% in the asia-pacific anasiapacific and e the posture. the second phase we committed to sending some of our best people and most advanced capabilities. our newest aircraft and service vessels to the asia-pacific we also developed new and innovative strategies and concepts and put them into use in more comple

the course of the pacific war changed and that was all done by the raiders. only one left. 102-years-old. let's give them all a round of applause. [applause] >> next panelist, please. ship,er the boys left the inof the planes did not get to china. two of them were captured. of eight people captured, they shot three in the head, burned one to death and the ones who neither one oft them weighed over 100 pounds after the war. war took a lot of life. there was a creature with us -- ande was a cruiser with us 700 men went down with that ship. hornet and itss was built in a way that some compartments were not tight and when we got some -- when we got couldn't get it under. sunk.y they got the thing there is a high price paid for the freedom we had. i did not think i would ever think anything of a jap. they came out of it worse than what we did. no natural resources to fight a war, really. they had to import everything. >> thank you very much. [applause] announcer: interested in american history tv, visit our website to see our upcoming schedule or watch a recent pr

a year after pearl harbor, he reenlisted and fought in the pacific. a >> reporter: over the yearhe has returned again and again to arizona memorial. >> very sad. very sacred place. lost so many shipmates that day them all over again. >> on the 60th japanese pilots came in peace and were greeted with friendship by many american veterans. have you manage to forgive japan. >> 1,169 on the arizona, i wouldn't shake hands with them. i'm not going to do it. >> on the 75th anniversary he will attend return with his whole family, including great grandchildren. >> knowing it will probably be the last type. that's hard. >> the stratton family vows never to forget. like granddaughter nicky each wears a locket holding a fragment of the uss arizona. >> to constantly remind us where my grandfather came from.n our . quite literally in our blood. >> reporter: for most who visit now, this sacred plas of distant history, but not distant at all for donald stratton. as he writes in all the galliant men. i had lost a pat of myself in the ruins of that ship. and a big part

we stayed there in norfolk and while and went down through the panama canal and went up the pacific coast. the destroyer -- it had something to do with a torpedo and the torpedo slid back out of propeller cut a sailor's stomach out. they took him over to the hornet because we had a hospital. he died and we buried him at sea. my first funeral at sea. we put him in a white canvas bag and with artillery shells we had a service and dropped them in the ocean. from there, we went up to san diego and got new dive bombers, the old ones we had must have come over from columbus. from there, we went up to san francisco across of the bay, when we got there, you had all the plane -- all the cars off the street. these b-25's came down the street and we hoisted them up to the flight deck. they had spaces parked out for them they had lines out on the fight deck. they put some cork or something in the front of each wheel so it would not take off. it was brand new. we left out of san francisco and got out past alcatraz and the golden gate bridge. we got out to see and it came on the loudspeakers that this

the all win was also used in the pacific ocean. as more of a -- they were stationed with the fleet itself and served as protection from submarines and aircraft attack. >> next we move to the "uss maryland" a battleship located at pearl harbor at the time of the attack. maryland was lucky in that it actually did not suffer a lot of damage during the attack. and part of the reason for that is they were in board the "uss oklahoma" meaning the only way the japanese could hit the "uss maryland" was via aerial bombs. whereas the "oklahoma" had to suffer air bombardment and torpedo attack. so luckily for he "maryland" the oklahoma" soaked up most of the torpedoes and was one of the two battleships we ultimately lost through the course of the battle because the "oklahoma" ended up capsizing, completely flipped over. if you see any images of the hull of the ship during pearl harbor, that's the ship. >> and people are watching this and wondering why aren't we reading the deck logs from the "oklahoma" or" arizona." >> so, unfortunately, we do

is about 55% of the earth's surface and i tell --ryone, we are in the middle of the pacific and all ilitary services are located in congressional district one in some form or another. it is very important and i believe we shared that but for me in particular it was something i looked forward to, president obama said that the 21st century would be defined by asia-pacific, whether we lose in conflict or cooperation. hillary clinton said, let's not forget hawaii is the way to asia-pacific which has been something that has driven me and it is not only for what we call the pivot which people think is a military pivot but it is not, it is one of the greatest peace movements. in addition, it is diplomacy as well as military presence in the area. >> what have you been doing since you left the house? ms. hanabusa: a lot of fun things. i was teaching at the university of hawaii law school at the university of hawaii political science department. in addition, i was asked to sit on various boards and resume my practice of law. it was a matter of 18 months but during that time it was a wonderful

as a way to convince him not to attack us we had our ford elements of the pacific fleet stationed in pearl harbor itself . the main portion of the fleet. 8 battleships and three aircraft carriers were based in pearl harbor at the time. us, ourately for aircraft carriers were out and about doing various missions at the time of the attack and were not present during the time of the attack. ate we have the deck log 8:39. "sighted coming to our. simmering, dropped 2 depth charges which exploded at 30 feet depth. serve one torpedo truck passing about 50 yards on star board be am." unfortunately for them, but backed engines emergency, and they do record a little bit of the damage that occurred to the ship. they were, in spite of the damage, were able to get out of the way. another destroyer stationed at pearl harbor against any simmering attack. -- submarine attack. each officer is in charge of the want of the time block. the one we were just reading w. gilden, an ensign in the u.s. navy. n, they did nota make it to the end of the war. it-in 1944 and unfortunately sunk somewhere in the paci

cruc well -- war at sea in the pacific" discussing the pacific war from the attack on pearl harbor through the u.s. victory over the japanese at the battle of midway. and we're live with paul traves, author of "eyewitness to infamy." giving a behind the scenes account of the japanese attack from his more than 200 interviews with pearl harbor veterans. and then at 1:00, the pearl harbor 75th anniversary ceremony from the world war ii memorial in washington, d.c., with keynote marks by senator john mccain. saturday on c-span3 on american history tv. >>> coming up on c-span3, a hearing on improper bonus payments made to california national guard members. then prime minister's question time in the british house much commons. after that, the bipartisan policy center with a panel on the 2017 homeland security outlook. the foreign relations committee on the iranian terror threat. >>> in 2010, a federal investigation discovered thousands of bonuses and student loan payments w

the pacific islands is a very interesting model because they are not only free flow of goods but also serve as capital of qualified labor. this is an interesting model to watch in the region. it is so interesting that asked on my count there were over at dirty countries of the pacific alliance including many countries in asia and a think in the future, this is an important connecting point between latin america and asia. second that i wanted to highlight is that there has been balderas backlash in some countries, some countries in latin america are in the opposite direction. this is the case in argentina there are other major transitions in economic positives. they have reduced export taxes. they have streamlined and and words and remittances in the country is in a full-fledged effort to integrate global markets and attract foreign direct investment. i think that is a very important change in the region. as a matter of fact, the country reunited again the negotiations for the e.u. that has been sold for a number of years. so the word feature is that there are still others in the regio

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then in the pacific, the mid pacific is where the next system is. we are watching this one seeing how it develops. we think it comes here an brings much colder air and we think it bs 40 and 42 the highs today. after starts of 10 at the airport. 21 downtown. 46 and 19 would be normal. 10 degrees at 1877. then they went to the record high a few years later. silverthorn, 25 the best they could do. alamosa, 32. south denver, 40. 43 in berthoud. 33 and 23. so, the airport dropping like a rock once again. southeast, 9 for the winds. barometer. william danley, copper mountain. pretty good snow up there. steam boat springs as weapon. this is is a very pretty shot from larry pierce. teens in the eastern plains tonight. single digits and below zero in the mountains. out west, single digits and teens and maybe a few low 20s . tomorrow, another chilly day around here. 30s and 40s for the eastern plains. 20s for the higher elevations. out west, temperatures in the 20s and the 30s . now, let's take a look at the denver forecast. for tonight. mostly clear skies dr

my grandfather held commands in the pacific. ll land-based aircraft and a carrier task force. of the uss the deck missouri. he came home from the war, burdens andom the died the same day. sea,ver my father was at the job of raising my brother, sister, and me fell to my mother. she give us her deep interest in the world. in about two months we will celebrate her 105th birthday. many american families were changed that day, many endured the pain of separation from suffereds, and many the pain that time never .ompletely heals the loss of children, parents, and siblings. the compassion of the american beginning of our country's rise to its preeminence among the nations of the world. we maintain to this day to our benefit and the benefit of humanity. began when the officers and sailors at the pacific fleet, alarm.8 a.m., by the a little after eight the first torpedo bomb struck a gun to her it on the uss arizona and glanced off the deck without seriously damaging the ship. minute or two later another bomb struck the ship and detonated

at 8:01, "japanese aircraft commenced surprise attack on the u.s. pacific fleet, pearl harbor." the nevada was beached, it was slightly submerged so it took a little while before they were able to get to it. in february 1942, repair crews actually refloated the ship. they were able to do minor repairs to it, basically enough to have it sail out, and they sent it to the west coast to get finalized repairs and to kind of update the armament, mostly including more antiaircraft batteries, things of that nature. and it was ultimately stationed in the atlantic ocean to serve a fire support role. its most notable role was it served in d-day off the coast of normandy and provided fire support, with some shells sent 17 miles inland. >> how many ship logs do we have from pearl harbor? chris: approximately 90. i believe there are around 90 ships at the time, including combat and auxiliaries. so theoretically, we should have all of their deck logs, unless of course, the ship was destroyed, and we do not have the deck logs of the uss arizona, oklahoma, west virginia, and several destroyers w

japan has therefore undertaken a surprised offensive, expanding throughout the pacific area. the facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. the people of the united states have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation. as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, i have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. but always, remember the character of the onslaught against us. [applause] pres. roosevelt: no matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the american people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. [applause] pres. roosevelt: i believe that i interpret the will of the congress and of the people when i assert that we will not only defend ourselves through the uttermost, but will make it very swift that this form of treasury shall never again endanger us. [applause] hostilities exist. there is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger. with confidence in our armed forces, with the unders

i put on this the trans pacific partnership and the tra trans-atlantic trade and investment partnership, all of which are now in jeopardjeopard especially those latter two. i think the united states midwifed add shepherded the whole european union plan along. it forced the europeans to work with one another to come up with a joint common economic plan. 1945, the united states had the world's nuclear monopoly, it had the world's largest navy, largest air force. more than 50% of the planet's manufacturing capacity, more than 50% of the world's merchant marine fleet, more than half the world's gold stocks, monetary reserves. it was the world's leading oil producer and oil exporter. and in short it had the only intact large scale industrial economy in the world. what it did with that kind of power was to create these kind of institutions and to begin to erect the global security and economic architecture that has been in place for the last 70 or so years. and i submit to you that that international order about which ian broom talked last evening, is something which has served us and the wor

japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the pacific area. facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. with confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us god. [applause] pres. roosevelt: i ask that the congress declare that, since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by japan on sunday, december 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. [applause] ♪ >> the arms embargo is far too great a security to american peace to permit its surrender without a last-ditch fight. >> you people who oppose war and dictatorship, do not be dismayed, because the warmongers and interventionists control most of the avenues of propaganda. >> at this critical moment in the world's history, when the democracies of europe are facing the test of life or death, all americans are of one mind. we want to assist the democracies in every way we can with materials and supplies. >> england is the last and only barrier between we, the united stat