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u.s. navy officials say that the u.s. its boat exhausted all warning measures sounding radio, loud speakers, flashing lights and fired warning shots before using lethal force against the pleasure craft vessel as it approached the navy oil tanker for a second time. one defense official said that the 50-foot boat initially turned away and then came back in a menacing manner. the navy's fifth fleet based in bahrain put out this statement, quote. the u.s. crew repeatedly attempted to warn the vessel's operators to turn away from their deliberate approach. when those efforts failed to deter the approaching vessel, the security team on the boat fired rounds from a 50 caliber machine gun. the injured are being treated at a local hospital while police in dubai inspect the boat, below deck they were uninjured. >> shepard: that's somewhat close to the straight of hormuz, right. >> not far at all. about 10 miles i'm told off the coast of the united arab emirates southwest of the strait of hormuz near a port near dubai used by the u.

we know what it means to serve. >>> finally tonight, u.s. navy.e.a.l.s like to do the bulk of their work well outside the public eye. get in, get out, nobody gets hurt. that kind of describes their role here at these olympics. some of the u.s. olympic team members you're going to see on tv may exhibit an edge over some of the other athletes. and in many cases they have the s.e.a.l.s toing thank for their conditioning. >> reporter: anna has been called the fittest sailor in the world. just after winning a gold medal in beijing she trained for a half ironman and completed it. on the bone chilling morning in the colorado foothills. >> this is going to be pure hell. >> reporter: an ark is about to meet her match. >> you guys look hot. why don't you cool off in the lake. >> reporter: navy s.e.a.l.s, the new coaches for the day are training them as if the nation's security, not a medal, is depending on it. >> ultimate goal is going to be better teamwork, kind of reset the baseline of what they think their capable of doing. >> reporter: that means hundr

. >>> quite a successful anti-drug operation led by the u.s. navy and it netted 7500 pounds of cocaine and several hundred pounds of marian pa. all of it headed to the u.s. and the streets of our cities and towns. confiscated drugs arrived in florida today aboard the "uss nicolas." john is joining me now from jacksonville beach, via phone. this wasn't just one seizure though, right? >> no, it wasn't, kyra. this was over a almost five-month period, five different interdictions and on these navy frigates this particular one, "uss nicolas" always a u.s. coast guard detachment attached to these and this particular one they were able to board four different vessels over this period to gather this material and it's estimated to be about $93 million in wholesale value and on the street it's estimated to be valued at about a quarter of a billion dollars. this is all part of "operation martio" which began in january and it's a multiagency within the u.s. government and it's also working with 14 other countries to help stop the flow of drugs coming into the -

. >> now, if you would all rise for the morgan university choir and the u.s. navy band and our national anthem. ♪ o say, can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >>> now, ladies and gentlemen the president of the united states. >> it's my great pleasure to join you in commemorating the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812. this is an important anniversary for the united states, the united kingdom and canada. i want to thank all of you, especially my friends governor o'malley and mayor rawlins blake for organizing this commemoration. in many ways it helped to define our young nation and gave americans a sense of unity and independence. it made an ic

. >>> the u.s. navyonfirms tonight it opened fire on a small boat about ten miles off dubai in the persian gulf killing at least one person, wounding three others. the boat possibly a pleasure craft, maybe a fishing boat, was closing in on a navy supply ship in what the navy called an aggressive and threatening manner, ignoring a repeated series of warnings from the crew. it's still unclear whether the dead and injured are from the uae, united arab emirates, or india. but pentagon officials say this was not a case of an iranian vessel harassing a u.s. navy vessel as has happened in the past. >>> court-martial proceedings started today at lackland airforce base in san antonio in the u.s. military's largest sexual assault scandal in more than 20 years. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski reports on this latest example of a problem the military knows it needs to fix. >> reporter: air force staff sergeant louis walker went on trial today in texas charged with 28 counts of rape and sexual assault agai

. >> u.s. navy officials say the u.s.ship flashed warning shots before using lethal force against the small pleasure craft, as it approached the oil tanker for a second time. the small boat turned and crossed back toward the rapahanick. one person was killed. three others was injured. the navy put out a statement -- the u.s. crew repeatedly attempted to warn the operator osto turn away from the deliberate approach. when the efforts failed to deter a approaching vessel, the security team fired rounds from the 50-caliber machine gun. the ship fired on ted was 50-foot uae vessel with four passengers on board, two from the united arab emirates who were uninjured. retired vice admiral has been swarmed by the iranian fast boats in the persian gulf. >> we train the sailors if a vessel is approaching you close aboard you give it warning. you give it signals like search lights. light off flares. >> navy rule changed after the cole was attacked by boat packed by explosives and killing 17 u.s. sailors. monday'

>> well, u.s. navy officials say the u.s. and the boat exhausted all warning signals flashing and firing warning shots before using lethal force against the pleasure craft and that is what they call it. that craft approached the navy oil tanker for a second time, and one defense official said the small boat initially turned away and then came back in a menacing manner and the fleet put thought statement "the crew repeatedly attempted to warn the vessels' operators to turn away from the deliberate approach, and when the efforts failed, the security team on the boat fired rounds from a 50 caliber machine gun." >>shepard: jennifer, this happened amid really growing tensions in the middle east, the timing is poor. >>reporter: it is. one person was killed. three were injured. and it happened about ten miles off the coast of the united arab emirates, just a few miles southwest of the strait of hormuz that we talk so much about where all the oil passes each day near a port near dubai used by the u.s. navy. separately the pentagon ann

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we might be able to have a conversation what about the u.s. navy can and cannot do. we're talking billions of dollars of investments. one quick anecdote that you might appreciate, shell oil is moving hopefully to the arctic even as we speak, a few days ago they released two of the vessels from the seattle region and headed up to the arctic. they're in the fifth year of a permit. they have invested $4 billion, that's a "b," $4 billion and hopefully this summer they'll get the first permit for their first drill hole. so when we talk about investments we're talking about multibillion-dollar efforts here. so unless we have certainty and know who's got the right claim and who controls that area, our money will not go there, and i think marv odom made it quite clear in his statement. >> let me state for one minute, mr. chairman, on the issue of capital, what it takes, whether it's to dig up rare earth minerals or whether to go for oil and gas and whether it is to make other advances and the capital doesn't come if it isn't safe. money goes where it's safe and where it can

. >>> how u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s are playing a role that might just affect the chances of the u.s. team. "nightly news" from london team. "nightly news" from london begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams, reporting tonight from >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams, reporting tonight from london. >>> and good evening. from tower bridge here in london, our arrival here today as the games are set to begin also coincides with mitt romney's arrival here in london. the first stop of his first overseas trip of this campaign season and a chance for us to sit down with the presumptive gop nominee. more on that in just a moment. >>> first again tonight our attention is focused on the aftermath and investigation in colorado. a huge development in the case today. something from the accused gunman himself that was sent before the shooting that if discovered earlier might have changed this story. it's where we begin, again, tonight with miguel almaguer in aurora, colorado. miguel, good evening

the u.s. navy is now sending new assets to the straits of hormuz, a critical part of the persian gulf. this is a stretch of ocean where some 20% of the oil travels each day. iran has threatened to block the waterway, and now the u.s. navy is sending dozens of unmanned seafox mini subs into the persian gulf. their mission? to take out the kind of floating mines iran has used in this area in the past. later on we'll be joined by fox news military analyst general jack keane on what we're doing here and the message america is sending to tehran as the standoff over iran's nuclear ambitions and a possible military conflict continue to loom over the middle east. >>> another alert coming in, big developments today as we're taking a very close look at a major new document dump in the george zimmerman/trayvon martin murder investigation. the prosecution revealing today some critical, unseen evidence, key witness interviews and a first look at what fbi agents determined when it comes to a possible hate crimes

. >> reporter: erin, a u.s. navygulf fired on a small boat apparently killing one person and wounding three others when this small boat came too close to the u.s. navy ship. navy officials, pentagon officials tell us that it may have been fishermen on board but in those busy and tense waters of the persian gulf, when a small boat approaches a u.s. navy ship and does not obey the signals to stay away and keeps coming, that they really have no choice but eventually, if they have to, to use lethal force to stop it. erin. >> all right, thanks to barbara. now we go to syria where fighting intensified today. the red kros announced the spread of violence means the entire country they say formally is now in civil war. ivan watson has been following the story and told me what this new fighting in damascus means. >> reporter: erin, ferocious gun battles have been raging in the heart of the syrian capital for nearly two days now according to eyewitness testimony, as well as numerous videos filmed by opposition activists and reb

a security team onboard a u.s. navy vessel firing on a boat in the persian gulf off the coast of dubai. reportedly worried that he could be under attack from iran. fox news confirming now that one person has been killed, three more injured near iranian waters. this after the boat sped toward the navy oil tanker ignoring repeated warnings. it is important to note that iran is known to deploy small boats which have a history of harassing u.s. navy ships in the region. all this comes after the navy just days ago sent dozens of special unmanned subs into the persian gulf, a story we told you about last week. a spokesman says the navy is investigating. fox news is following this very closely, we're going to bring you a live report from the pentagon just ahead. >>> fox news alert from florida now where a mountain of new evidence was released a short time ago in the shooting of trayvon martin. you can decide for yourself whether some of this is evidence or not. more than 140 recorded phone calls were made public that these pho

. >>> also a new u.s. navy ship is christened today. the dark chapter in american history that the vessel honors. >>> and the clouds are currently pushing back into the bay. coming up a timeline for your sunday and whether mid-90s return to parts of the bay area. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile check deposit. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand back. seriously? [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. . >>> a bit of history turns to rubble in upstate new york. this demolition of the 19-story atanne's heritage tower in irondequoit near rochester. officials plan to turn the land into a parking lot for a nearby hospital complex. >>> the worst drought in decades has left crops dying. agricultural officials say crop yields in the largest producing states

also, john, who was a member of the u.s. navy.esse childress, an air force reserve and and alex delavan who was celebrating his 27th birthday by coming to this movie premiere. he was shot and killed. about six of the denver broncos went to the medical center where victims are still being treated for their injuries. the president was here for a few hours in colorado and he met with some of the victims' families and state leaders. both the president and mitt romney did suspend their campaign ads out of respect. >> it will be a tough week ahead as the funeral start. >> let's get a last look at the weather. >> it is pretty sunny out there, still some areas of low clouds and fog. we will see partly cloudy skies in the inland spot. mainly in the fifties and low 60s now. this afternoon temperatures will be cooler than what we saw over the weekend. we will see quite a few low 90s in the interior spot. slightly warmer next weekend. >> we will take a live look right now at conditions that the bay bridge toll plaza. a slow up on the incline

. >>> a shipyard worker charged with setting fire that caused $400 million in damages to the u.s. navy submarine made its first court appearance. casey james did not enter a plea. he is charged with arson inside the u.s.s. miami. he is charged with a smaller fire outside the sub in june. no one was killed but there were minor injuries. he didn't enter a plea. he could face life in prison if convicted. >>> today is one of those days where the outdoor activities you are going to want to do them in the morning. mowing the yard, yes, 76 baltimore, 75 dc. 78 degrees in york. 75 frederick. 72 culpepper and win chester. the temperatures will heat up throughout the day. we will throw in humidity as well. looking at the upper 60s baltimore to dc. 70s in frederick and also win chester. soupy outside. we are feeling it. this is the air that you wear, we will be wearing it all day long. satellite and radar, not a lot. not a lot of cloud cover this morning, things could change in to the afternoon as we have a cold front that will get closer to us, that could help with showers and thunderstorms and

elizabeth cohen, thanks very much. >> reporter: thanks. >>> a u.s. navy the persian gulf after it moved too close. this is a fuel resupply ship. it took aim at what officials describe as a pleasure boat ten miles outside of the dubai port. officials say it issued a verbal warning and then a warning shot before firing. one person on the smaller boat was apparently killed. >>> he helped millions of people get their lives and their careers right on track. author and motivational speaker stephen covey died at the age of 79. he wrote "the seven habits of highly effective people." >>> it's raining so hard in southern japan people are swept away by rivers or buried by their homesn landslides. so far now 28 people are confirmed dead. four people are still missing, and thousands have been evacuated. more downpours are predicted today with no relief in sight. >>> then there's this. a freak tornado in poland caught on camera. it was captured as it ripped through northwest

. >>> also a new u.s. navy ship is christened today. . >>> a bit of history turns to rubble in upstate new york. this demolition of the 19-story atanne's heritage tower in irondequoit near rochester. officials plan to turn the land into a parking lot for a nearby hospital complex. >>> the worst drought in decades has left crops dying. agricultural officials say crop yields in the largest producing states will be much lower than experts forecasted, more than 60% of the country is experiencing drought conditions. the young trees and saplings are also struggling. >> soil temperatures are elevated because of the high temperatures and they are losing a lot of water and their roots are stressed out ? >> to help farmers lawmakers next week are set to consider legislation on the house floor that bo extend the five-year farm and food act which is set to expire in september. >>> the drought is also affecting much more than crops. coming up in 7 minutes the impact all this dry weather is having on the nation's blood suppl

. >> u.s. navyaunched navy week at california state fair with a display of clean energy partnerships. the navy and several california-based companies working together on projects involving solar energy and other sources of renewable energy. some on the navy bases. one project uses an entire southern california navy b >>> in the newsroom, this is a live picture of ilyana lopez testifying before the ethics commission investigating her husband. it's a hearing that had dramatic testimony. >> he grabbed my arm and i said "stop". >> care yes lynn tileler will rejoin us for live coverage and a symbol of racial hatred hung in a bay area work place. why prosecutors don't consider it a hate crime. and there is batman back and join us for those tries and more at 6:00. >> thank you. >>> tonight on "world news," how millions of viewers helped police crack this case after the broadcast of the video showing a 10-year-old girl escaping a kidnapper. but could a new idea in crime fighting keep a predator from strikin

nelson joined csis in september 2009 after retiring from the u.s. navy where he served in a variety of senior policy positions. in 2005 he was selected to serve as a inaugural member of counterterrorism centers. prior to his assignment he served as associate director on the staff of the white house where he led the development of the maritime security. >> good afternoon. thank you. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. i would like to discuss how congress and the american people can work together to enhance nation at security in the coming years. it has lead to a flawed system. the tsa was not carefully designed and stood up in a middle of a crisis in a few short months after 9/11. in doing so, we have created a unworkable construct in which no risk was acceptable. the model has fueled bad policy and bad practice. if tsa is to become the agency that we want it to be. we must give it the freedom that it needs to evolve. while al qaeda has been reduced, the affiliates continue to pose a threat to the aviation system. risk based strategies, scienc

. >>> the u.s. navy has a long and proud tradition of combat aviation but it was almost not to be. e army wanted sole control of america's military aircraft. it took a group of navy pilots on a seemingly impossible mission to change that and they did it not so much by being good pilots as they did it by being good sailors. >> reporter: the early 1920s, the fleet of amphibious airplanes or flying boats was down to 170 aircrafts. why does the navy need any aircraft at all asked general billy mitchell the renowned hero of world war i and head of the navy air corp. mitchell wanted to be the head of the navy. when the army made history and headlines by flying around the world in 1924, mitchell's plan looked like a shoe in with congress. like messemer who has told the story. he said the navy's men thought they had to do something similar. >> they decided that a nonstop flight to hawaii where the fleet was based would be suitably spectacular. >> reporter: two navy planes would fly from san francisco to hawaii. the navy chose commander mitchell. >> he was a pilot, not a very good one. but h

the u.s. navy is investigating. >>> and two american tourists are free after being kidnapped in egypt. the americans came from the boston area and their church members have been praying for their safe return. they turned it over to security officials after promising to get his uncle released from prison. >> to the race for the white house. president obama is campaigning in ohio today and while mitt romney raises money in mississippi. in between, they firing shot at one another. craig bosswell reports. >> reporter: president obama made the rounds in a downtown cincinnati restaurant before attending a fundraiser followed by a town hall. >> and hello, since 98y. >> reporter: the president's eighth trip this year and comes during an escalation of attacks during the obama and romney campaign. >> governor romney said he would extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest americans indefinitely. >> reporter: days after the campaign accused mitt romney of misleading the public, the president added two outsourcing

s.e.a.l. >>> u.s. navy s.e.a.l.am 5 was found guilty of federal conspiracy and gun trafficking charges, one man was. >> in my 15 years as a federal agent, i've never seen this many machine buns in one investigation. >> his friend was caught on camera during undercover gun buys. >>> this is sentencing day. 22-year-old keandre davis was found guilty of killing one man and wounding three others. the richmond man face 50 years in life to prison. ♪ >> bobby rydell underwent successful liver and kidny transplants -- kidny transplants -- kidney transplants. his doctor may not have dash dash expect the him not to live much longer without this. >>> hey, sal, anything interesting happening in our commute? >> woman, just a lot of slow, boring such -- well, just a lot of slow, boring stuff. >> okay. >> we don't want anything too exciting out there. moving along taking a look at the toll plaza. that's improved. there is improvement here. it is more like a ten to 15- minute delay. we showed you 208 in san jose. 101 is by far the

but the boy's father is a lieutenant commander with the u.s. navy. this person answered the knock on the door from. >> before 1:00 a.m. on tuesday in this bristow virginia, neighborhood, ron cramer heard the doorbell. i looked outside and opened the door and there was a little boy. he welcomed in a charming albeit confused 8-year-old boy. >> he was adamant in showing me under his shirt the bruises on his body. >> police suspect he fled his home after being abused earlier in the day by both of his adopted parents, matthew and amy sweeney. both have been charged with felony child abuse. authorities believe the aid- year-old boy has been abused for an extensive amount of time. >> that is heartbreaking. he is supposed to be loved. >> how i felt about it, i was very disappointed that a human being could do that to a child. >> three people entering the home declined comment. this was eve alleged victim had a number of siblings and was home schooled. >> the kids were seldom out and not all of them. my neighbors and i never saw an 8-year-old boy. >> he has b

. >> reporter: in this instant, an unidentified motor boat sped towards the u.s. navy ship. and u.s. sailors aboard did not know who was coming towards them. u.s. military officials say the incident happened at 2:50 in the afternoon. ten miles off the coast of the united arab emirates. the navy ship first attempted to make radio contact with the boat, warning it to back off. but the boat kept coming at a high rate of speed. the ship issued warnings over loud speaker. the boat did not slow down. they fired in the water, using a .50 caliber machine gun, similar to this one. when that didn't work, sailors samed the ship's weapons straight at the oncoming boat and fired, killing one person onboard and wounding at least three others. the boat was not iranian at all. all the victims were from india. two others aboard but unhurt, from the uae. what was the unidentified boat? they describe it as a pleasure craft. there's no indication this was an attempted act of terrorism. but at the very least, it was a massive communications breakdown in one of the most dangerous places in the wor

u.s. navy. nick: for me this is almost once tiger announced earlier in the week he felt really well prepared. you know, i think once you kind of -- in a sublimnal way say i am super fit. i can handle 100 degree weather. just worked his way through the field. jim: watch him start to walk after it. nick: rip your right shoulder through it. keep it down. watch it just release over. absolutely perfect. >> he absolutely rifled that like no other. >> yeah. nick: he is enjoying belting the short iron this is week. >> yeah. and a great job from his caddie. if he does not catch that perfectly he is in 3-putt territory. jim: it is interesting watch that relationship really come along this season, david. have you noticed that? >> yes. jim: they seem to work together now. obviously there will be a little bit of a process where you need some tournaments. but now they are really in rhythm together on this. >> that is an important part of caddying. knowing when to step in and step out. speak or not speak. jim:

. >> in the it is calling to investigate the fatal shooting of a citizen by the u.s. navy. the boat was approaching one of its ships at a rapid pace. a warning was given before the crew used forest. three others on the motor boat were wounded. the incident is being investigated by the u.s.. the have launched a campaign to protect humpback whales. the campaign group is worried that a natural gas product will to serve -- will disturb the sensible grounds. they insist risk to what life will be kept at a minimum. they have been rescued after the fire broke out. the work is for 150 meters underground when a truck engine erupted. they spent seven hours taking refuge in safety changes. the company in charge of the gold mine says there was never any risk of the gold mine exploding. >> activists in serious say there is more of fire around the capitol today. in the north and northeast of the city, having started in the south on sunday. meanwhile, as russia continues to resist western calls for tougher action against the violence there. what we can expect from today's talks. >> we kno

they're making the bicentennial of war of 1812 which established the u.s. navy as a force to be reckoned with. >>> finally, thousands of fans gathered in los angeles for the 21st annual aninae expo. they went to concerts and dressed up as their favorite characters. celebrating that craze that first started in japan. >>> now, for a look at the national regional weather, here's phil carons with the forecast. who's your favorite character? >> the horse head. i never got into it. i don't know about it. >> how about hello kitty, does she count? >> i don't know. well, the story is the nasty heat wave. not like we had a break yesterday. severe storms covered much of the eastern half of the country. all the blue dots are the damaging wind reports from the storm. and the southeast down to the carolinas was hit pretty hard. even the ohio valley too. it's so hot, we can't win right now. you want to get cooled off with the rain, but it's at the expense of the thunderstorms. yesterday was another day in the offen in the -- oven in the southeast. columbia, south carolina, the

prior to yesterday the last time that u.s. navy ship in the persian gulf was 198 will. sinking or disabling six iranian navy ships after a u.s. ship hit a mine thought to have been placed by iranians. shep? >> shepard: and now we know a bit more about that shooting incident yesterday, right? >> that's right. the indian ambassador to the uae has met with the three indian survivors of that attack. the boat that they were on shown here, this is a picture of it that we now have provided by the navy, the navy says that the 50-foot vessel zigzagged toward the u.s. n.s. rap hand neck 3:00 p.m. local time. the survivors told the u.n. ambassador the u.s. navy oil tanker did not warn it before firing. the pentagon says the uae flag ship was fired upon after turning back toward the sumplet -- uss. >> there were warning measures taken based on what we know now. this is under investigation. and we'll know the full facts of this incident once that investigation is complete. >> the pentagon would not say whether any explosives or weapons were fou

john chose to serve in the u.s. navy. john's superior officer called him -- quote -- "an outstanding shipmate, a valued member of the navy and an extremely dedicated sailor. colleagues were drawn to his calming demeanor and exceptional work ethic. he was also known as an extremely competent professional. here's matthew, matthew mcquinn, age 27. matt died while protecting his girlfriend, samantha sw yowler, by jumping in front of her during the shooting. matt and samantha moved to colorado from ohio last fall and worked at targ he. and he samantha were very much in love and planning their life together. because of matt's bravery, samantha was only wounded in the knee and is expected to make a full recovery. this is cayla, micayla medek, age 23. cayla was a gradual of william c. hinckley high school in aurora and a resident of westminster. she worked at subway and was a huge green bay packers fan. cayla would plan weekend activities around watching the games with her brother and father. she is remembered as a loving and gent