or exported and from the united states including essential, and while we can always rely on the u.s. navy to ensure lawful passage of u.s. flagged and owned shirngs the chamber strongly supports the navy's desire to codify rights to freed ocom of navigat and the treaty rather than rely on the customary international law or strong navy. let me say a word about a seat at the table. the treaty is critical to america's global leadership. as the world's preeminent maritime power with one of the largest continental shelves, the u.s. has more than any other country to gain or to lose based on how the treaty's terms are enter pr interpreted applied or changed. it will form the basis of the maritime law with or without our approval, our nation's interests are being enacted by being an active participant. there's a lot of comment and suggestion that this organization is set up in jamaica is going to run our lives. it clearly is not, but what a mistake we make if we don't join the treaty and put our representative there who would have the absolute power to veto any action suggested by the organizati

it led to the extent to which the u.s. navy was not prepared to fight. the naval air corps was the world leader at this point. we won the battle at midway. the surface navy, the black shoe fleet hadn't yet seen its day. and so the battle of savo island, the terrible loss, for cruisers, 1000 sailors, scarcely a scratch on the japanese showed how far we have to. so the theme of the campaign becomes how does this institution is being torn apart by the evolving way of war, you've got the aviators over, the battleship sailors over here, nobody has a handle on how we're going to conduct fleet operations as such, how we going to kind of get our feet under ourselves and fight the masters in the world as of 1942 in the craft of naval warfare? well, the answer is through trial and air into the emergence of a particular type of combat leaders, commander u.s. that can forward leaning leaning approach, knows combat is nothing really fancy. it's about putting ordnance on target first. especially at sea, especially at night but because when things get it, they can burn.

and if there are any problems, we'll just use the u.s. navy and u.s. military power to protect those operations. now, you know, i'm not going to go into any of the questions raised about war powers resolution, the politics of war, any of that. just give us the practicalities. what does that approach do for your ability to go out and do it? could each of you respond to it? maybe you want to start, mr. gerard? >> surely. i think in simple terms, senator, the thing to remember is certainty. and as you quoted earlier, marvin otum, chairman of shell in the united states made a simple comment. he said without certainty, the risk is too high. and fundamentally from an oil and gas perspective, that's what we looked at. we go through political calculation, risk calculation on every project. and if there is question who owns that right or who owns that land or who has that access, we might be able to have a theoretical conversation about what the u.s. navy can or cannot do, but we're talking billions of dollars of investment. one quick anecdote, senator, that yo

the u.s. navy scores again with >>> and mission accomplished. the u.s. navy scores again with a high-stakes ballistic test. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our you viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry, and today we begin with a firestorm. a giant wildfire continues to burn out of control in colorado's second largest city. it's causing massive evacuations and threatening major landmarks. the waldo canyon fire is now being called the worst fire in that state's history. president obama plans to tour colorado's fire-damaged areas tomorrow. nbc's jinah kim has the latest. >> reporter: as towers of smoke choked the air of colorado springs, firefighters waged war against flames that threaten to swallow entire communities in the northern part of the city. in mere hours it managed to double in size. >> it jumped two ridges and it moved three miles in less than an hour. >> reporter: the smoke is so thick and the heat so intense, fire crews can't even estimate how many homes ha

and 1812, it was u.s. navyower that surprised the brits and those -- our ships withstood attacks and shocked them to saying why that ship must be made of honor and old iron side got her name, the constitution. world war ii, and in midway, the industrial base, technological advances resilient ships were key. look at how hard and how tough yorktown was before she suddenly succumbed. the other carriers and the other ships we built quality ships and aircraft. we built quantity by the end of the war we built about 7,000 ships and aircraft. today the performance of our ships and aircraft are second to none. we have the finest ships and aircraft. durable still and they are resilient. they operate forward anywhere. anywhere, any time above and below the sea. and our country expects it of us for our sailors and for our pilo pilots. technology matters. number two, and midway, we had bold and we had accountable leaders. and they knew how to take a chance using calculated risk. they knew you are not going to get perfect in

in 1812, it was u.s. navyire power that really surprised the brits and our ships with stood attacks and shocked them into saying, boy, that ship must be made of iron and old ironside got her name, the constitution. in world war ii and midway, the indus does industrial bases and technological advances and resilient ships were key. look at how hard and tough yorktown was before she suddenly succumbed. we built quality ships and submarines an aircraft then. we bimt quantity. by the end of the war, about 7,000 ships and aircrafts. today are the performance of our ships and aircraft are second to none. we have the finest ships and aircraft. they are durable and resilient. they operate forward anywhere, anywhere, any time, above and below the sea. our country expects it of us for our sailors and for our pilots. te technology matters. we had bold and accountable leaders. they knew how to take a chance using calculated risk. they knew you are not going to get perfect information. in 1812, a situation was presented whe

for more than 230 years the u.s. navy has successfully protected our maritime interests regardless of the fact that the u.s. has not joined the convention. the navy has never been deanini any access to at the hearing on may 23rd, the chairman of the joint chefs of staff admitted that failure to join would not compromise our ability to project force around the world. in regard to developing the resources, we know the following facts. the u.s. exercises full jurisdiction and control over its extended continental shelf. the u.s. has development for u.s. companies such as chevron as well as companies from brazil, denmark, france, italy, norway and united kingdom. regarding the transfer of royalties to the international seabed authority under article 82, we know the following facts. this committee cannot know the amount of royalty revenue that the u.s. treasury will forgo because no

end of the century now that appears to be pretty consistent with other predictions out there the u.s. navy comes through a number of studies they concluded the global sea levels should rise a little over thirty one inches and those are just conservative estimates some experts out there are suggesting that coastal communities be prepared for way worse for example in two thousand and nine or in gilkey a duke university environmental science professor he advised the state to build infrastructure prepared for a seventy eight inch rise in sea levels by the end of the century now you would think hit think the north carolina with its fragile coastline its vulnerability to hurricanes and they would be preparing for the worst i wonder is paper in wilmington one of the state's southern port cities they produce an animation to show what exactly might happen if it doesn't. this information shows what sea level rises of approximately two feet three feet and six feet could mean to wilmington if coastal protection measures are not put in place as one can see in each scenario more and more of wilmington i

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a u.s. navyceremony in washington marks the 70th anniversary of one of the pivotal battles of world war two. the battle of midway began on june 4th, 1942. by the time the three-day battle was over.. outnumbered u-s forces on the tiny pacific island had defeated the japanese attackers and destroyed four japanese aircraft carriers. chicago's midway airport is named in honor of the battle of midway. a u.s. navy ceremony in temperatures right now on the lakefront and downtown on in the mid '50s and we are looking at readings in the low '70's in the suburbs some of the mac 80 degrees it is cloudy in peoria it is 73 degrees at o'hare at the moment st. louis is already up to 84 degrees plenty of heat to the west and southwest of the chicago-area we will get an on some of them but not until the weekend most likely temperatures are to come close to 90 degrees on sunday we will watch closely ... we're looking at the temperatures across the region and will warm up faster in the far western suburbs it is no

while we can always rely on the u.s. navy to ensure lawful passage of u.s. flag ships, it strongly supports the navy's desire in the treaty rather than rely on the customary law or a strong navy. let me say a word about a seat at the table. it is critical to the world's global leadership. as a maritime power with one of the largest continental shelf, the u.s. has more to gain or to lose based on how the treaty's terms are interpreted applied or changed. it will continue to form the basis of law with orrous o ouwir approval. another side comment, there is a lot of comment and succesuggest this organization set up in jamaica is going to run our lives. it clearly is not, but what a mistake we make if we don't join the treaty and put a representative there if we don't veto an action suggests by an organization. let me say a word about our critics of the treaty. but i would like to rebut two of the chief criticisms that we hear. the first is that this couldn't be further from the truth. this treaty promotes our sovereignty by rights and on our extended shelf. it w

-- julius >> and with one giant leap commodities e lead u.s. navy parachutists are part of the commemoration of the war of 1812. it's significant, this spot, because it is the only remaining home of an officer in that war. they're leaving from an altitude of 12,500 feet, reaching speeds of up to 800 miles per hour. you can see them straight in their legs out when they land. >> that today is part of a bigger re-enactment of actors and historians. they are part of the baltimore horse artillery, often considered the and son heroes of the battle of baltimore. -- the hon sung heroes -- unsung heroes of the battle of baltimore. donna hamilton it is joined by guests this evening in downtown baltimore. >> i am indeed. this is a adrian roth. do you prefer mix of religious -- being called a mixologist or bartender? balance.keep it in imb the bartender. >> and this is michael from four seasons. >> this is the perfect date for this. we have our powder -- patio open. it is beautiful. >> what are you making? >> recap the war of 1812 in mind what we did our -- we

but the secretary of the u.s. navy, governor martin o'malley, and senator barbara mikulski were here. >> we hope we continue to be a great arsenal of democracy. perhaps one of our great it is greatest exports is identified battles, when morse, become allies, but democracy is our greatest tribute. >> the anniversary ceremony was called "from enemies to allies, 200 years of peace." >> britain, america, and canada have stood side-by-side with each other. >> as far as the weather is concerned, a little bit of rain this morning, but not a bad day. tomorrow, the tall ships are sailing out. tom tasselmyer is here. how does it look for those sailor selling out tomorrow? >> we have time to this thing perfectly with the weathered through the weekend. a few showers around, temperature still very comfortable, in the low 7's round the baltimore area, down 4 glen burnie temperatures running in the low 70's. westminster into carroll county, changes are on the way. there are some showers and storms out in the mountains to our with. th

varied between ourselves, pg&e, other city departments, the u.s. navy out at treasure island. presidio trust, muni. quite an assortment of ownership. to show how that breaks out for you within the city's map, let me show you a slide that has the district's listed. i will try to oriented so it shows better. there is more of the orientation their. so, you can see the ownership here. the darker blue colors show where puc ownership is strongest. we have a strong presence in the north sector. pg&e has a strong ownership in the southeast sector, in the richmond and the sunset. our ownership is limited to streetlights and pedestrian lights that are located along the street along hoya. this sometimes means blights that provide less for pedestrian bridges. the department of rec and park maintains their lights. we do not have accurate numbers of the quantity of lights owned by other city departments. if so, that describes an ownership issues. now what happens if a resident notices a streetlight is out? what we are encouraging residents to do is contact 311. supervisor wiener pointed out

. >> a u.s. navy drone has clashrashed on the eastern shore. the guard provided no other details but said there are no reported injuries. the drone crashed west of celebrant -- salisbury. >> the maryland man who drove into a d.c. office building was most likely targetting large numbers of people. they said that charles ball drove his suv into the building and allegedly tried to let himself and the vehicle on fire. he likely chose the spot because of the nearby metro, they said. he stole his girlfriend posey jeep and left a message saying that he would make people pay and there would be bloodshed. he is charged with assault with intent to kill and arson. >> the latest in the murder of a man in preston. he opened a doughnut shop in weston and was found dead in his apartment complex. police are trying to find out what happened. >> police 8 homicide detectives are working some tips and leads. we're live in hope -- we're learning how he died at the time line. customers at the reston dunkin' donuts were sad. i was looking forward to it. a shame. >> i

next, a brief film produced by the u.s. navy about the battle of mid-way. >>> a navy patrol plane. routine patrol. only behind every cloud may be an enemy. mid-way island. not much land, but it's our outpost, your front yard. these are the natives of midway. there's something in the air. something behind that sunset. excite me excitement this morning. the dawn patrol has sighted an enemy fleet. during the night, forces have landed in midway. an historic council of war is held. >> yes, ma'am, it is. >> he's not going to fly that great big bomber. >> yes, ma'am, that's his job. he's a skipper. >> 38 years on the old railroad as an engineer. and his mother. she's just like the rest of us mothers in springfield or any other american town. she's about as pretty as they come. >> i'll say so. good luck. god bless you, son. >> from behind the clouds, the j japs attack. >> is this really happening? gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ [ sundsounds of gunfire ] [ sounds of attacking airplanes ] [ sounds of explosions ] [ sounds of airplanes attack attack and explosion

next, a brief film produced by the u.s. navy about the battle of midway. ♪ ♪ >>> a navy patrol plane. routine patrol. only behind every cloud may be an enemy. midway island. not much land, right enough, but it's our outpost. your front yard. ♪ ♪ ♪ fight for rights and freedom ♪ and to keep our brothers free ♪ ♪ we are proud to claim the title of united states marines ♪ these are the natives of midway. tojo had sworn to liberate them. ♪ the birds seem nervous. there's something in the air. something behind that sunset. ♪ ♪ excitement this morning. the dawn patrol has sighted an enemy fleet. during the night, flying fortresses have landed at midway. an historic council of war is held. >> this looks familiar. my neighbor's boy had one just like this. is that one of them flying fortresses? >> yes, ma'am, it is. >> i think that is young timmy. he's from my home town in ohio. he's not going to fly that great big bomber! >> yes, ma'am, that's his job. he's a skipper. >> his dad is an engineer. 38 years on the old ironton railroad. and

u.s. navyre often shrouded in secrecy, but the take down of bin laden brings them to center stage. one man was addicted to jail, cracked and disabled and went on to defy the odds to become a navy s.e.a.l. leah sutton from our station instand zand takes us inside the life of adam brown. >> reporter: husband, son, patriot, words to describe adam brown. his parents remember him as a child in hot spipgs springs, arkansas. >> he was a compassionate, caring, fun-loving, and i still think of him as a little 10-year-old boy. >> reporter: now adam is the subject of a book called "fearless." >> now the average general journey from small american boy to u.s. navy s.e.a.l. >> reporter: when adam went to college, he mixed with the wrong crowd and started using drugs. >> it got so bad that he was stealing from us. and this comes from a child that was just as honest as could be. >> reporter: addicted to crack, he lived on the streets. janice and larry prayed for a turning point. they finally got one when adam

. >> reporter: with a thunder like war, the u.s. navy blue angels rocketed into the sky for a star-spangled celebration air show. >> it's phenomenal. we loved it. >> tens of thousands of spectators had their eyes on the diet as pilot dipped and dived. >> they were coming in and then they flipped over and some of them are flying upside down and the others were right right up. >> and for kids like this, the show definitely gave them something to remember. >> while the airshow had eyes on the skies, these star-spangled sticks still seem to be that center of the action. >> as visitors lined up to board the boat, crowds of people swallow the walkways at the inner harbor. >> i can't describe it. it's like a sea of people. >> there's got to be over a million people. >> this is a celebration of maryland's rich history and the bicentennial of the war of 1812. fort mchenry tonight there was definitely a patriotic here at filling the air. >> it's quite cool to have this national monument here to kind of celebrate the history of the state and the co

in the event of major hostilities, the u.s. navy deals with that. it is important to note that the u.s. coast guard and a part of a homeland security work at presides -- are the strongest supporters of this treaty. this is something that is important. make no mistake, this is important for the national security of the u.s. and for our homeland security. every single one of the common minds starting with mr. yost in the law of the sea negotiations has strongly supported moving forward with the consent and the the military.h they are saying their job is easier to pass the certainty -- and cash in the lottery ticket which we won. we want everything we wanted in the negotiation. some of my friends from other countries say a, what is going on? how is it that your country, there won everything, i are 161 countries in the european union. what is going on? why are you not moving forward? i am very hopeful that we will. strong leadership on both sides and the senate foreign relations committee, both chairmen and ranking member are moving this very actively. i

. >> reporter: the u.s. navy's elite team parachuted to honor those defending baltimore during the war of 1812. >> it's a huge honor. it's a honor to go anywhere, but for the 1812 ceremony, it's huge for us as a july theme to come out. >> reporter: at clifton park reporting for abc2 news. >>> all right. we love the navy. we love the coast guard, too. there she is, mighty coast guard cutter eagle. manned by coast guard cadets there from the coast guard academy up in connecticut. had a chance to spend team there. great weather to bring in the eagle. we actually captured it here with our view downtown. take a look. watch as we bring her in. there's the eagle, a great looking day to be out, taking in the views and the dramatic ships, parachuters. at the naval academy today, our other military area, great weather. continues to scan clear. that could be the case the next couple of days. low 70s now. winds are from the north. that's a refreshing and dry, dry breeze. humidity is low. 32% downtown. that is comfortable. 50%

navy in the world. to find out more about the u.s. naval academy, check out the link on our "teen kids news" website.  >> stress is an all-too-familiar feeling, but you can do something about it. here's scott. >> as teens, we know about mood swings, but what you may not realize is how much the mood you're in can affect the decisions you make. dr. sian beilock is a professor of psychology and the author of "choke," a new book that looks at the hidden ways our brain controls our behavior. dr. beilock, what can you tell us about moods? >> well, interestingly enough, moods not only affect how we feel. they can also affect how we think. a recent study found that people who were in a good mood were better able to perform in problem-solving situations. researchers actually came to this conclusion after asking two groups of people to watch two different videos. one group watched a comedy show. we'll call them the "good mood" group. the other group watched news stories about natural disasters. this was the "sad mood" gr

the navy is telling us that u.s. membership in the law of the sea convention is a tool they need to maximize their ability to protect the united states' national security, with the least risk to the men and women charged with that task. this request is not the results of a recent reassessment. by naval authorities or the enthusiasm of a few naval leaders. the support of the military and the navy for this treaty has been consistent, sustained, and unequal. all the members of the joint chiefs support, advise, and consent. their predecessors, likewise, supported the convention. as it was wrote in the joint letter back in 1988, quote, there are no downsides to this treaty. it contains exes expensive term preserve u.s. maritime superiority. it also has vitally important provisions which guard against the dd dilution of fanavigation freedoms. end of quote. now, the military is not always right. but the overwhelming presumption in the united states senate has been that if military leaders ask us for something to help them d

people trying to get a peek at tall ships from around the world and gray hulls ships from our own u.s. navy. if ships were not your thing, over the weekend, all you had to do was look up to get a spectacular view of the blue angels putting on quite a clinic. >> i like the blue angels because they did cool tricks in the air. >> there are crowds everywhere, very well this first. everywhere you went there were crowds of people that are happy. i went to power plant life and the whole place was jumping because of all the activity. >> kirby fowler, president of the downtown partnership says sailabration went beyond expectations. some sources indicate car more than 500,000 people visited baltimore of the past four days, making it one of the largest events in the city's recent history. local businesses were pleased, too. one business said saturday night they tripled their business. >> we have used it as a sell- abration. >> it was exceptionally well managed by all the entities involved. >> baltimore city police work hand-in-hand with state and federal law enforcement and report no major crime is us

: from defending or country to prepping meals for the homeless, there's no job too small for the u.s. navy. they prepped lunch for the homeless but this isn't unusual. >> i like helping out, you know. whether it's in the form of someone who's less fortunate or whatever, i don't mind getting out, giving back to the community, especially if it's for a great cause like this here. >> reporter: he's been serving the navy since january 2001. >> not doing it for a trough if he or accolade or something like that. >> reporter: growing new a small town outside of oklahoma city, he has learned to become the man that he is. >> just do the right thing and try to be that model citizen. >> reporter: he will only be in town for the next few days for baltimore's sailabration, you can bet that no mat thr where he is -- >> i love doing this type of stuff. it makes me feel good on the inside. >> reporter: he will be serving both his country and fellow man. >> and abc2 news and abc2news.com is your guide to the sailabration. just log on to our website and check out our featured story. you can find all about th

right now, i have commander will o conner with the u.s. navy. it's nice to meet you. i was talking about my father and brother in the air force. we love all military. good morning. can you tell us a little bit about how did the commemoration week go? >> the city welcomed up with open arms. people of baltimore came out to see us, every sailor said they had the time of their life. >> reporter: what sells there going on today? we have this event going on at 11:00 until noon. >> plenty of opportunities all afternoon to come down and see the ships at north locust and inner harbor to see the patrol boats. >> reporter: can you tell me what was your favorite part? it's very impressive. >> pier 6, meeting with the people, talking to them, listening to how interested they are in what is navy is doing today. >> thank you for talking to us this morning. we appreciate it. like you said, a lot of things going on, the ships take off tomorrow. things wrap up tomorrow morning. she cher, abc2 news. -- sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> latest on the deadly fire in southeast baltimore, the

we're currently over martin state airport looking at the hornets of the u.s. navy's blue angels demonstration team. the rest of the airplanes just took off. you may see them around the city practicing today and tomorrow. this weekend they'll be conducting the world famous flight celebration over the river. you'll be able to catch the performances between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. saturday and again on sunday. baltimore has never hosted an air show like this before. reporting live, i'm captain jeff long, now back to you. >> reporter: our own alex will be covering the blue angels as they prepare for this weekend's big show. it's unclear as to when they'll be practicing, they can't reveal that information. if you're down here, it will get pretty exciting. joining me now, my colleague tim williams, meteorologist tim williams. we owe you a big hug because the weather is absolutely fantastic. >> reporter: all the rain got moved out since tuesday and it's been gorgeous and going to be for the foreseeable future and we have a celebration forecast for this. it doesn't get better tha

the u.s. navy scores againith the high-stakes ballistic task. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with a firestorm. a giant wildfire continues to burn out of control in colorado's second largest city. it's causing massive evacuations. the waldo canyon fire is being called the worst in history. president obama plans to tour colorado's fire-damaged areas tonight. nbc's jinah kim has the latest. >> reporter: as clouds of smoke choked colorado springs firefighters waged war against flames that threatened to swallow entire counties in the northern part of the city. in mere hours it managed to jump two sizes. >> it journeyed two ridges. >> reporter: the smoke is so thick and the heat so intense, fire crews can't even estimate how many homes have been destroyed. >> it's been house to house, door to door, street to street, hill to hill kind of activity all night long. it's continued all day today. >> reporter: more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate, including part of

. >>> the u.s. navy plans to blow up near the road. the demolition project will last about an hour.you may hear faint sounds and see a puff of smoke in the area but the navy said there will be plenty of safety experts on hand to make sure there is no danger to the public. >>> today, more strike authorization meetings will be held for a lucky and safe mart student employee. the contract ran out and negotiations with management failed. union leaders say there's several sticking points, the biggest is the company's refusal to keep their benefits in place. voting began yesterday and will end on friday. >>> the california carpenter's union is protesting outside of a builders' conference in san francisco. the blue homes, which is production facilities in the bay area, has refused to recognize their union. blue homes is an exhibitor at the pacific coast builders conference going on at the center. >>> the board of supervisors unanimously has a new labor deal for county workers. it gives nurses a combined pay raise, a 1.5 increase on july 1 and another 1.5% next year. hospital clinics are th

on the sky this afternoon as thousands of people focused in on the air above fort mchenry as the u.s. navy's blue angels squadron put on a precision show. the angels have been roaring around the city for the past few days, but that was just practice. today was the real deal. spectators showed up hours in advance to get the perfect spot to watch all the dips, nose dives and death defying stunts. >> i'll be seeing them again tomorrow. i hope you all enjoy it. >> reporter: if the planes zoomed by too quick, the airport is offering a closer look with the festival of modern and historic aircraft. including the blue angels. >> you can't go anywhere and see this many aircraft on display and talk to the guys who are piloting the aircraft. >> it's like nothing i've ever seen. >> reporter: while today's focus shifted to the air, the harbor was still packed. thousands more showed up to check out the parade of international ships. many telling us the bicentennial sailabration so far has been a spectacle for the eyes. and the blue angels do have another show tomorrow at fort mchenry. that will be from 1:

i have to say today we will have the british royal marine band and also going to have the u.s. navy band and play the different national anthems. maybe a battle of the bands today. it's going to be a wonderful ceremony, after the ceremony, this afternoon, we will have living history at fort mc henry and public debate and don't forget about cast your vote on fort mc henry's website. you can do that before 11:00. >> reporter: thank you so much ranger vince. as you can see, lots going on. the festivities wrap up tomorrow. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> annapolis taking on the whole new look at part of the celebration. the hms bouncy, the replica ship is known for mutiny taking place in tahiti on board the transport vessel. this boat appeared in the movie, mutiny on the bounty. >>> a summer camp for homeless children will open today in patterson park, it's called camp st. vincent, a free summer day catch dedicated to serving homeless children from baltimore city and county. it provides children with a free breakfast and lunch. it takes place today through august 10th, monday through fr

treasury and u.s. navy outweigh what may well be a fair concern to raise. >> appreciate your judgment in that regard. thank you. >> senator, as you're taking off or going home, article 297, ill direct you to take a moment to read that in your travels. >> i've read 297. >> paragraph c, which is pretty clear that the only way in which anything regarding the environment would apply to us is where it is applicable to us because we seened up to it or we're part of it. in fact, within the four corners of this agreement is a dispensation against any state, united states or anybody else that hasn't signed up. there's no standing. there's no exposure. >> i don't read it that way, but thank you. >> that's the language. >> the language is more than black white. >> if you only take one section, you can read it your way. if you apply the law, it's the same. >> i know you need to leave. i don't want that to be an argument between us. i think it's fair point reading that language and a fair question to ask. there's an arg

a u.s. navy ship captain once wrote that he could think of no greater prize for anyone than an appointment to the naval academy for as he put it, there may be more money elsewhere, but there is no more honor anywhere. indeed there is no more honor anywhere than right here. and as you leave here, carry that honor with you. defend it. fight for it. and yes, if necessary, die for it. the honor is yours. now earn it. congratulations to all of you. god bless you. god bless the navy, the marine corps and fair winds to the class of 2012.

war and today the national parks service and cobb servation association brought them together ats u.s. navy auditorium in northwest and they talked about their intelligence work and gathering information about nazi technology. >> and in every theater across the globe and they made a difference for the outcome. >> the national park service is asking congress to help serisk historic sites like camp richie. >>> microsoft readies for a big tech battle. the rumor mill is turning. the software giant dropped the bomb shell. >>> and a poor duckling mistakes a young man for his mom. the fluffy duck frantically chases the man in the park and the man starts running, the duck trying to -- tries to keep up. up.  [ male announcer ] knowing your customers is important to any successful business. which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses, and maximize cash flow. as the number one small business

. >>> a u.s. navy spokesperson says no one on the ground was injured when drone aircraft crashed on maryland's eastern shore yesterday. the unmanned plane went down and burst into flames near bloodsworth island. authorities say the drone was on a routine maintenance flight when it crashed. >>> the maryland man charged with driving a stolen jeep into a downtown washington, d.c. office and attempting to set it on fire will stay behind bars for now. yesterday a judge ordered 32- year-old charles bell of new york market held until his june 28 hearing. police say he doused himself and the car with gasoline before plowing into the connecticut avenue building last friday. court documents say that he crashed the jeep with the hopes that the f.b.i. would talk to him. >>> still to come when the news continues, more help is on the way to help crews who are battling the wildfires out west. >> while many teens are flocking to facebook and twitter, we'll enintroduce you to -- we'll introduce you to a teen who is ear

the u.s. navy scores again with a high-stakes ballistic test. >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is first look on msnbc. >>> we're going to begin this morning with a firestorm. a giant wild fire continues to burn out of control in colorado's second largest city. it is causing mass evacuations and threatening major landmarks. the waldo canyon fire is being called the worst fire in that state's history. president obama plans to tour colorado's fire-damaged areas tomorrow. jinah kim has the latest. >> reporter: as towers of smoke choke the air, fire crews wage war against flames that threaten to swallow entire communities in the north part of the city. in mere hours, it managed to double in size. >> it jumped two ridges and moved three miles in less than an hour. >> reporter: the smoke is so thick and the heat so intense, fire crews can't even estimate how many homs have been destroyed. >> it has been house to house, door to door, street to street, hill to hill kind of activity all night long. it has continued all day today. >> there i