one year after u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s killed osama bin laden, some documents seized from his compound in pakistan have been released.

i'm here to urge the support of the resolution to name the u.s. navy vessel after harvey milk. as a navy veteran and a gay rights icon, it is entirely appropriate that the u.s. navy considered naming a ship in honor of harvey milk. i urge your support of the resolution today. >> my name is not tiley notnaftali. i am a long -- naftali. i am longtime citizen of san francisco. i'm speaking in favor of the resolution. when i think of harvey, i speak of gay liberation. for me, this is less about honoring harvey, who has been well honored over the years, and it is forwarding the goals of the lgbt liberation movement, which is to include us and to have equity in all things. this is a phenomenal honor. i urge you to support our folks in san diego and vote for this. thank you. >> thank you. if no one else like that, this will be our final public comment speaker. cracks good morning. i am a rape -- >> good morning. i am a retired navy commander and an annapolis graduate. i worked for 18 years on don't ask, don't tell, and have dedicated my cent -- my life to supporting lgbt service member

. >> reporter: the uss iowa it one of the longest-serving ships in the u.s. navy fleet. so the massive battleship was literally history in motion. it's had an interesting history for the bay area. the last cruise through her was bittersweet for some residents. [applause] >> with a few cheers, the last rope was released, untethering the battleship from the port of richmond. he saw it in 1945. >> ed made the davison look like a canoe. >> he was serving on a destroyer. >> in the harbor they announced that church services will members on the iowa. knock off all card playing and the smoking lamp is out. >> the iowa is one of the last dread naughts build for the u.s. navy fleet. watching it cruise through san francisco barrack it's clear why iowa was a show-stopper of military might in world war ii. >> iowa carried roosevelt and all of his top military to casa blanca to meet with stalin and churchill. >> during service in the 1980s, an disment turret number two caused an explosion that killed 47 sailors but continued in service until 18990, -- 1990 when it became part of the m

. >> current and former u.s. navy sales are speaking out about the death of the former al- qaeda leader. >> a lot going on on this up with year anniversary. new information, current and former u.s. navy seals criticized president barack obama for taking credit for killing osama bin laden. the seals spoke out to british web sate mail on line. today is the first anniversary of the killing often bin laden. security stepped up across the country and overseas. there are concerns terrorists could use a new type of bomb, one that is inside their bodies. authorities are studying the possibility of terrorists using body bombs. the plot is not farfetched. medical experts say a terrorist could have explosives surgically implanted, maybe inside the stomach. bombs makers have had bombs designing body bombs with no metal parts to get past security. >> it's mark of the excellence of our intelligence teams and military teams. a political process that worked. i think for us to use that time for some reflection, to give thanks to those

it was called the u.s. navy veterans association.site said it operated in 40 states, with more than 66,000 members. all run by a man who used the name bobby thompson. >> had a great story. help our troops. help our troops family. talk about iraq. talk about afghanistan. >> reporter: and thanks to tens of thousands of dollars of charity money in political donations, the man called bobby thompson got his picture taken with president bush, senator john mccain. and rudolph you yanni, among others, adding credibility to his charity's spiel. >> i figured he was a real player. >> reporter: and yet he was an imposter. >> absolutely. >> reporter: looking disheveled in court today in cleveland, he faced charges including identity theft and rep fused to tell the judge his real name or anything about his background. >> i believe, your honor, that the state has a burden of proof as to that. >> reporter: thompson told the u.s. marshals that caught him he preferred to be called mr. x. >> he signs his name mr. x. he's not admitting who he is. >> rep

the u.s. navy also mentioned the visit on its home page. the navy said it was proud to be working toward stability in the region. a routine port call like this is rarely announced so publicly. it's being seen as a message intended for china. the foreign secretary of the philippines stressed his country's strong military ties with the united states. >> we have a strategic partnership. we have a treaty alliance, the only one that we have. and the foundation of our relationship is very solid. >> not all filipinos welcomed the presence of the u.s. nuclear submarine. according to local media, some protested that it would antagonize relations between the philippines and china. chinese marine survey ships have been engaged in a standoff with philippine navy vessels for more than one month at the nearby scarborough shoal in the south china sea. that confrontation shows no sign of being resolved anytime soon. that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> personal belongings swept out to sea by last year's tsunami are no

captain lori manning, u.s. navy retired, served in the united states navy for over 25 years she is now the director of the women in the military project at the women's research and education project here in washington, d.c. during the persian gulf war captain manning served on the staff of the commander in naval forces europe. in this assignment she was part of a team that coordinated telecommunications requirements and support for u.s. and allied forces participating in the war. her field tours include communications officer, naval computer and telecommunications station, ncts, executive officer ncts balboa panama and commanding officer ncts diego garcia. she's served on the staff of chief of naval operations, chief of navy personnel, chief of legislative affairs and on the london staff of the commander u.s. navy forces europe. as a former army officer, you had some pretty nice assignments there, captain manning. >> i did. >> captain manning served on the secretary of veterans affairs advisory committee on women ve

former u.s. navy seal tim larkin teaches people how to kill and maim in the name of self defense how much is too much when it comes to protecting yourself this week let's talk about that do you think it would be ok to kill someone if your life is being threatened. absolutely or has your life ever been threatened. by a person what are the chances that your life will be threatened that you would need to know how to kill. one in ten to the twenty eight you're familiar with to mark and do you support his philosophy i completely support his philosophy he does he's not anything about trying to kill people he wants to help people be able to protect themselves but he does teach moves that are lethal yes the police teach moves that are lethal as well great but those people are in a job that's defending the public exactly you know what when you're in the military sometimes those guys come out and they're a little bit you know world still do you want them sharing their knowledge with common citizens walking arou

u.s. navy and served on the uss ticonderoga from 1990-1993. i will turn the microphone over to ben friedman. >> i am looking forward to talking about the fleet. i am investigating -- it is going to represent a third of the combatant fleet. it is a very important issue to talk about, especially today. we found some troubling issues with the navy's first combat ship, the uss freedom. working with whistle-blowers close to the program, i learned about the equipment failures, cracking, design issues. a certain door that is designed big enough to slide your hand through or the rampant corruption throughout the interior of this four-year-old shepherd the navy called these issues, but they never -- for your free did four-year-old share. members of the house armed service committee told us this issue building one . -- shipbuilding 101. we are confident that the senate will support this investigation. my hope is that it will further clarified a number of questions i have been asking about the program. wh

april lincoln calls for the 75,000 volunteers. 19th of april lincoln calls for the federal navy, the u.s. navy to blockade all southern ports. that, by the way, is when he recognizes the union. you can't blockade your own country, right? so by doing that he actually recognizes the existence of those southern states as a foreign country. he was actually furious about that one, that his advisors didn't correct him before he did that, but, all right, 19th of april, 1861, lincoln says the u.s. navy will blockade all of those southern ports. nothing goes in, nothing comes out. any of that money from cotton, any of that money from trade, we're not going to let those southern states benefit. we won't let those southern states get support from foreign countries, weapons, money, anything. the idea is we're going to cut the south off. that's when you're going to see more and more of these divisions, when that upper south will not contribute to the 75,000 and where a lot of people are going to have to decide who they are going to side with, okay? robert e. lee, the guy in the bottom left-hand corner of t

it is a tribute to those who died under the standard of the u.s. navy.ing on now is a wreath laying ceremony. it's being held by the hampton association. it went down. bearing that same name serving an important role. we spoke to a couple of shipmates from the vessel about the significance of this day and observance. >> the ship that we were on was the president's ship, the floating white house during the cold war administration. so we're having a special commemorative ceremony to have our ship's model displayed on at the navy memorial. >> very patriotic. it makes you feel proud to be an american. that we got a heart beat left in us yet. now at 11:00, there will be another wreath laying ceremony. this will be done by guys from rolling thunder. we talked to a veteran here that he's going to meet an old shipmate here. someone he hasn't seen since he left the navy. i asked him if this memorial itself brought back memories. he said yes and stared off. you could tell he was reliving some of those moments at sea. that's what this memorial is about. to evoke th

then the u.s. navy's position is what you try to do is to go after networking and to try to make your fleet more powerful through networking, and allow it to compete. and also go after directed energy weapons and electromagnetic weapons, which allow you to fix the disparity between the enemy's magazine ashore and a relatively limited magazine at sea. we think we can pursue that path until it is time to make a second move. we just don't think it is there yet. as far as ben's point, we haven't gone away from submarines. we have a requirement for 48 a good history in the 20 they started to get the dutch reflection of us not building a lot of submarines in the 1990s. we can build a submarine fast enough to replace the forefront settlements that will retire it should. were committed to 48. we'll get to 48. it's just we will go through that trough. if you take a look at the fleet in each of the fleet has a problem. the submarine has a problem in the '20s and early '30s as we bottom out at the surface fleet has

it served in the u.s. navy until 1990.s and military enthusiasts say it is a unique part of history. >> we needed a ship that could go up against a ship like ours and because back then it was war to war combat, now it is more like missiles and airplanes so they built a really solid ship and this is the only one like it. it is the strongest one, the point of the sword. >> this vessel transported roosevelt to a conference in 1943 and it was the same vessel in the tokyo harbor when japan surrendered to the u.s. in 1945. it is set to become a floating museum. big plans still for the historic uss iowa. >> tonight there could be a showdown over water bills down in silicon valley. the san jose water co. wants the public utilities commission to approve the annual rate hikes beginning with a increase. >> from asia to the u.s., millions of people watched as a ring of fire eclipse the skies. it has been 18 years since the last annular eclipse. a viewing party has been held yesterday at chabot observatory in oakland. that happens when

be on board the aircraft carrier uss hornet the hornet is one of the most decorated steps of the u.s. navy they'll be several performances and guests can also tour the ship sunday in san mateo some events will be honored a welcome home parade. sematech was the first usa that honored the thats to return home for more. >>> to show. it to get people lined the streets as far as you can see you are happy to see you is very heartwarming. and to the sultry to start is one of several who retreated to a three day trip to the day that saw their base in kentucky some local supporters raised about $50,000 to make thatcher possible. cooper back to the presidio be a number of activities today the parade begins at 1030 red bentley pompeii and the ceremony begins at 11:00 i will include a five flyover by the coast guard in a special tribute to the person who is known as the leader of the presidio is a memorial ceremony he passed away last memorial day weekend but he will be honored this morning. live in san francisco lisa washington cbs five. >>> memorial day observance at golden gate national cemetery be

this week marks one year since he was killed in a u.s. navy seal raid. the white house counter- terrorism chief john brennan said that bin laden's own words confirm america is safer with him gone. a chinese dissident at the center of a diplomatic standoff wants to leave china with hillary clinton. u.s. officials are being barred from meeting him in person. he remains hospitalized monday after he left the u.s. embassy where he was hiding out after escaping from house arrest. spent several years behind bars for exposing china's forced abortions. senior officials from the two countries including secretary of state clinton and timothy geithner are in beijing for economic talks. this is aimed at bringing together a cabinet members and government heads. >> mitt romney will continue a two day campaign swing in virginia today. the present the republican nominee made several stops in the battleground state yesterday promising to improve the economy if he is elected. romney is expected to get a key endorsement there from michele bachman, the congresswoman who was

today marks one year since he was killed during a raid by u.s. navy seals in pakistan. president obama's campaign recently released a web advertisements suggesting his likely republican opponent mitt romney would not have authorized the raid. >> you would have given the order? >> of course. even jimmy carter would have >> romney criticize then senator obama for advocating an attack on osama bin laden's in pakistan without the approval of the pakistan government >> muni is cracking down on freeloaders >> hottest car in the country ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> ross mirkarimi whites can stay longer in venezuela. he and his wife asked a judge to allow lopez to stay up to seven more weeks in her native country. the judge said yes. mirkarimi is suspended without pay. lopez will try to earn money in venezuela and their son will be kept out of the public eye during that extended stay >> a ruling is expected today concerning domenic strauss con. a judge will decide whether to throw out a maids' lawsuit claiming she was tried to sexually assault her in a new york hotel last may. p

. >> ama: the u.s. navy is honoring cesar chavez by naming a ship after him.havez served in the navy during world world war ii. >> alan: a dream come true for a little boy battling cancer. he has spent half his life battling luke team ya, -- leukemia, and want he waned more than anything was to see a explosion. so the make-a-wish foundation helped make it happen. >> get to see a big ball of smoke and debris. >> fire in the hole! >> alan: woo-hoo. evans' family says they now know dream comes true. >> ama: that's great. wow. i know. >> leigh: wow in the sky tonight. >> alan: that's right. >> leigh: it looks like it's going to be clear. so the fog is going to stay off the coast so looks like a terrific night. it's been a great day, hasn't it? live shot here for your friends in san jose. clear sky. those northerly winds are still with us, and they'll start to shift tuts -- towards the east. so hills above the 1,000-foot level, get ready for breezy conditions. 81 in santa rosa, napa, 81. 69 in san francisco. half moon bay, 61. 77, san jose. redwood city. and 75 was

at that time i will be commissioned in the u.s. navy.l embark on another adventure. >> that's wonderful. tell me about cupid's cup. tell me about the selection process. how do we present it? >> cupid's cup is a competition started by the ceo of underarmor he is university of maryland alumni. he started by selling flowers at the university of maryland. he had this entrepreneurship and he came back after the underarmor and started a competition called cupid's cup. >> it is a big deal. a lot of people enter. >> absolutely. this year i believe we had 52 entries. i believe it was record-breaking. you submit a business plan. from that business plan they select semifinalist. this year they selected 12. typically it is ten. this year they selected 12. semifinalist then have to present to a board. the board is through a classroom setting. it is a nail-biter. believe it or not the night before i pitched this i was coming back from our second run for your lives event down in atlanta, georgia. there wasn't much time for preparation. this is the life

. >> now, a conversation on the u.s. navy's bat ship a small surface vessel intend today maneuver coastlines. we'll hear from the undersecretary of the navy, robert work. this event, hosted by the cato institute, is an hour, 35 minutes. >> all right. thanks, everybody, for coming, and welcome also to those watching on c-span or online. i'm menfieldman here at -- ben friedman, here at cato, although i notice it says senior fellow, so i accept the promotion, and i assume it comes with a raise. [laughter] thanks, chris. we are hear to talk about the navy and the surface fleet in particular, and one reason for that is that we who do defense and foreign policy at cato are what i call relative navallists. we want to have a smaller u.s. military and have fewer wars, but where we do have wars we like for the force to come from the sea and not stick around that long. so we'd like to give a bigger portion of the smaller defense budget to the navy. and with that i'll introduce the speakers in in the order, i believe, that they're speaking

a very considerable population it was all entirely bundled up and shipped out in order to as the u.s. navy put it sanitize the place the u.s. wanted a base an indian ocean at all cost because of the cornwall diego garcia has a most wonderful you know log on and that would really be the ideal place for a base so we were at odds or a wrong place if you know as. wrong place at that time because that place was the best place for the most sophisticated us than you can base outside of the us and the day in one nine hundred seventy one due to an agreement between the u.k. in the us the british made the island available to the americans as a military base because of its two strategic position and to put it its two thousand inhabitants today according to the pentagon diego garcia is one of the thirteen major u.s. military bases in the world and has played a crucial role in all post nine eleven conflicts. today live scattered between more issues in the united kingdom where for years they have been fighting a legal battle to return to their. in two thousand and eight though the house of lords overrul

the last days of osama bin laden, holed up in his compound in pakistan, before he was killed by u.s. navy commandos last year. we are getting a glimpse of the treasure trove of 6000 documents seized from the compound. president obama authorize that raid, the u.s. is reminding the world it family got its man. the files revealed he tasked to groups with spotting the visits of president obama or general petraeus to afghanistan or pakistan. joe biden was not to be targeted. his plan was for him to become president because he thought he was incompetent. his thoughts on the al qaeda network are also revealed and the documents. the branch in iraq is out of control. >> he was on the run, but he was still very much in touch with his global terror empire. he was frustrated that his global terror empire was under more pressure than before and he was frustrated with this of ordinance, who did not seem to be able to learn any lessons from previous mistakes. >> one of the declassified documents refers to british targets in afghanistan. even though we have the chance to attack the british, he said, we s

one in this country was expecting it, just as no one inside the bin laden compound was expecting u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s to arrive by helicopter. one image from that night has come to symbolize the mission. the photograph taken at the height of the raid, by veteran white house photographer pete sousa. >> here it is. >> uh-huh. >> there you are. >> here i am, sitting right there. >> that's an intense look on your face. and everyone is intently watching on that screen. >> this is -- if i'm not mistaken, pete, this picture was taken right as the helicopter was having some problems. but you may not remember. >> i can't say for sure. >> that's what it feels like, because i remember hillary putting her hand over her mouth at that point. >> when you look at it -- >> yeah. >> what does it conjure up inside you? >> well, that's the way i usually look when my husband drags me to an action movie. it was just an extraordinary experience, and a great privilege to be part of. >> when you see it now, what comes back? >> we were all just really concentrating. our entire focus was on listening to the play-by-p

have a close my comments tuesday when they would discuss how harvey milk would feel have been a u.s. navy vessel named after him. he said it was a joke >>> would poke fun at the what we had on the board of supervisors and what are we would have wanted i thought it would be found at the seau's or a ouija board. >>> he says the closest he has come to the occult is reading the harry potter books. >>> barry bonds appealing his obstruction of justice conviction the court has given prosecutors 45 days to respond to his appeal he has two more weeks to reply. arguments not expected before this fall. it does from the collapse of the world trade center at tax continues to second yorkers. people live in homes damaged after the 2001 attacks likely to report respiratory illness and those who were not damaged. among the 6500 residents in the study have reported upper respiratory problems. l a follows san jose and san francisco banning grocery stores from handing out plastic shopping bags. city council passed the measure yesterday after a four month review of the council will decide to formally adopted

. >> new information this morning, some current and former u.s. navy seals are criticizing president barack obama for taking credit for killing osama bin laden. they accuse him of using special forces operators as ammunition for reelection campaign. they poe out the british website, mail on line. today is the first anniversary of the killing of bin laden. security stepped up across the country and overseas. terrorists could be ready to use a bombs one that is inside they bodies. the plot is not that farfetched. medical experts say that a terrorist could have explosives surgically implanted in his body, maybe inside the stomach. al-qaeda bomb makers had been designing bombs with metal pats to get past airport secure. >> the surgeon opens the abdominal cavity and implant the device in and amongst the internal organs. >> the american people rightly remember what we as a country accomplished in bringing to justice member who killed over be thousand of our -- 3000 of your citizens. >> thoughts made adjustments to security suchs as turning up the radiation t

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