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

russian apparently not too happy with the u.s. navy operating just 70 miles from their territory. at the u.s. plans to do about it? coming up on the "cbs evening news with scott pelley." >>> say good-bye to robo calls. that's what congresswoman jackie speier hopes to do thanks to new legislation. consumerwatch reporter julie watts is here with those details. jules. >> reporter: are you ready for this? it's called the repeated objectionable bothering of consumers on phones or robo cops act introduced today. it would require phone companies to offer all consumers free tools to identify and block robo calls. >>> this is stacey at accountholder services. >> reporter: unwanted calls are one of the most common complaints and the ftc received 3.5 million of them last year alone in spite of the "do not call" list. that's because a majority of calls are from scammers overseas who don't care about the list and often call from spoof or fake phone numbers so they can't be blocked. her legislation would address that too. >> the telephone companies would have to verify the numbers on caller id t

a dangerously close encounter as russian fighter jets launch a simulated attack on a u.s. navy warship. high drama on the high seas. the u.s. alarmed. >>> trump at war with the republican party. what the front-runner is calling a disgrace as the head of the party says, give us all a break. >>> heated stdoff as tens of thousands of verizon workers walk off the job. the impact for millions of customers. >>> robert di niro, the father of an autistic child said there is a link. >>> a big move for a paralyzed man unable to use his arms and legs. now able to play video games. the medical break-through with the power to change lives. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin with a chilling echo of the cold war. deep concern over a dangerously close encounter caught on tape between an american navy destroyer and russian fighter jets. the navy says its vessel was operating in international waters at the baltic sea when the russian warplanes made simulated attac

. >>> a u.s. navy crew says it experienced a dangerously close encounter with a russian jet at sea and russia says their pilot didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: it was a scene reminiscent of the cold war -- russian fighter jets flying dapgously close to the navy destroyer uss david cook in the baltic sea. the russian plane passing just 30 feet away from the ship again and again. >> right turn over the bow. flying at low altitudes and even causing a giant wake. >> it's unsafe and lots of room for disaster. >> according to a statement, the u.s. navy captain judged the action unsafe and unprofessional but took no action beyond trying to communicate with the aircraft by radio. the white house says there are repeated issues like this in resenyears. this incident is inconsistent with the professional norms of military operating in proximity to each other in international waters in international air space. >> the russian ministry responds saying they were only 44 miles from the base, and once they detect

. >> brett, first, the russian war planes came within 30 feet of a u.s. navy destroyer. the u.s. navy did not respond. according to the navy's top commander in europe, russia has deployed attack submarines off the coast of scotland and scan d danavia. questions about p russian aggression emerged during a senate hearing for the next supreme allied commander in europe. >> should we make an announcement to the russians that if they place the lives of our men and women on board navy ships in danger, that we will take appropriate action? >> sir, i believe that should be known, yes. >> war planes buzzed the u.s. navy destroyer 31 times over the course of two days. its fighter jets barrel rolled over a u.s. spy plane in the baltics two days later. president obama did not raise the incident when he called russian president, vladmir putin, this week, to encourage him to honor the syrian cease-fire. >> do you believe that russia is trying to basically fracture europe? >> i do. >> do you believe that putin would love nothing more than the united states to withdraw from nato? >> yes, sir. >>

video appears to show the planes making numerous low altitude flys donald cook. >> the u.s. navyl continue to operate forward. continue to operate with allies and partners. >> the old soviet union used the baltic coast from poland to points east except for the russian enclave. the countries on the coast are now allied with nato. >>> after 45 years behind bars, leslie van houton has been approved for parole. >> reporter: family members were shocked and outraged by the decision about how a convicted murder can be set free. >> i can't tell you who an injustice this is. family members are scared to death of these people still. i know the carnage that has extended family as generations have gone down. and, i come forward on their behalf. so i can't speak as debra. i speak as a labianca. they are absolutely outraged that this can happen. the hearing lasted eight hours. >> reporter: the commissioners going into graphic detail about everything from her childhood, relationship with charles manson, and the murders. crimes the victims' family insist are too gruesome, the killers too dangero

just last october, two u.s. navy jets intercepted a pair of russian planes flying near a u.s. ship in the pacific ocean. four months earlier, a russian jet buzzing a uss destroyer in the black sea. it's happened before, but never like this. peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> now to politics, new york city where bernie sanders held a massive rally for tens of thousands last night. >> jane and i left new york city when we were kids, it is great to be back! thank you! [ cheers and applause ] >> and when i look at an unbelievable crowd like this, i believe we're going to win here in new york next tuesday. [ cheers and applause ] >> the campaign estimates 27,000 people turned out, including those who packed the streets surrounding washington square park. the busy vermont senator also appeared on the nightly show with larry willmore where the new york native stood by his new york values. >> it's me, bernie brooklyn-born sanders. and guess what, ted cruz, i have new york values. and when you say having new york values is a bad thing, you insult my city, my state, my culture a

. >> brett, first, the russian war planes came within 30 feet of a u.s. navy destroyer. the u.s. navy did not respond. according to the navy's top commander in europe, russia has deployed attack submarines off the coast of scotland and scan d danavia. questions about p russian aggression emerged during a senate hearing for the next supreme allied commander in europe. >> should we make an announcement to the russians that if they place the lives of our men and women on board navy ships in danger, that we will take appropriate action? >> sir, i believe that should be known, yes. >> war planes buzzed the u.s. navy destroyer 31 times over the course of two days. its fighter jets barrel rolled over a u.s. spy plane in the baltics two days later. president obama did not raise the incident when he called russian president, vladmir putin, this week, to encourage him to honor the syrian cease-fire. >> do you believe that russia is trying to basically fracture europe? >> i do. >> do you believe that putin would love nothing more than the united states to withdraw from nato? >> yes, sir. >>

we don't know how long he has been in the u.s. navyactly which foreign nation he was accused of communicating with. he was taken into custody at the beginning of the fall, eight months ago, and he's been held in custody ever since. the details were released this weekend when he made his first preliminary court appearance. a failure to safely store classified material. he communicated also secretly and gave advantageous information and tried to conceal and hide foreign travel so there's an intent to deceive charge there. failure to report foreign contacts and then as well as bringing discredit upon armed forces by soliciting at least one prostitute and he's being charged with adultery for having sex with somebody who is not his wife. what happens to him now? it's in the convening hands whether to refer it to court-martial depending on how sensitive this information is that he was giving to the foreign nation, it could be punishable by death penalty. >>> president barack obama making a rare appearance on fox news this morning. is he doin

also tonight, secretary kerry says that u.s. navy destroyer would have been within its rights to shoot down the russian warplanes that buzzed them. cod, and are they hungry. and... using the drama of shakespeare to work through the drama of sandy hook. >> sometimes i still have dreams about him. i can still and talk to him. >> this captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we'll begin tonight with breaking news. a cbs news poll just out shows democrat hillary clinton would beat republican donald trump by ten points in a head-to-head matchup. she would defeat ted cruz by three points. the only republican that beats clinton is john kasich. now have a look at this. bernie sanders does clinton one better. he beats all of the republicans, trump by 17 points. sanders and clinton are debating in black -- brooklyn tonight primary. here's nancy cordes. >> our campaign today has the momentum. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: sanders drew one of the largest crowds of his campaign last night, mo

how membersf the u.s. navy saved the day. they saw these three men stranded on an island. >>> well, it's like real-life "castaway." the u.s. navy came to the rescue of three men stranded on a deserted island in the pacific. see them on the pictures when they first discovered the men. the castaways used palms to spell out the word, help, on the beach. this is near microneech ssimicr southwest of hawaii. they told rescuers they'd been in a boat that got flipped over by a large wave, took them hours to swim to the island. help did not arrive until a day later. just about 24 hours, no tom hanks wilson sort of experience there. just a day. pretty lucky. >>> good weather there, too, it looked like. not here. >> tropical weather certainly to say that. rain right now coming into san francisco and the east bay. more of those showers eventually heading into the south bay as we head into tomorrow morning. >> all right. a lot of rain there. enjoy it while it lasts. good to get it. "nbc nightly news" is coming up next and more local news

. >>> russian jets fly dangerously close to the u.s./navy warship, over and over and over again.rs and protesters clashed tonight in western pennsylvania. cecily? >>> despite the sunshine, it was a chilly day. our high only 58 degrees. get ready for a frosty night but warmer air moving in tomorrow. we will let you know how high temperatures will climb in the accu weather seven day forecast. >>> we will tell you how south jersey woman scared off two burglars even though she was not home, ducis rodgers with the end of the the storied career, in kobe bryant's farewell, "action news" continues in just a moment. >>> this is really extraordinary, the u.s. navy is concern about a series of recent provocations by the russians. this video shows russian war planes, buzzing an american destroyer, in international waters of the baltic sea. pentagon officials say russian jets made dozens of passes, monday and tuesday. not only were they dangerously close to the ship's deck, analysts say these fly buys were simulated bombing runs. the americans took no evasive military action and addressing th

. >>> russian jets fly dangerously close to the u.s./navy warship, over and over and over again. trump supporters and protesters clashed tonight in western pennsylvania. cecily? >>> despite the sunshine, it was a chilly day. our high only 58 degrees. get ready for a frosty night but warmer air moving in tomorrow. we will let you know how high temperatures will climb in the accu weather seven day forecast. >>> we will tell you how south jersey woman scared off two burglars even though she was not home, ducis rodgers with the end of the the storied career, in kobe bryant's farewell, "action news" continues in just a moment. are you sick of harrisburg politicians like steve santarsiero, who will say or do anything to advance his career? he claims he wrote pennsylvania's gun safety law. but the truth is he didn't. there is no law requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases. his campaign even bragged that he passed 54 bills. in fact, 7 years in harrisburg, steve santarsiero has never passed a single bill into law. i'm shaughnessy naughton. i approve this message becaus

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look at this photo taken from a u.s. navy destroyer.ts buzzed the ship before as a polish helicopter tried to take off from the ship's flight deck. what's that all about? >>> monsters discovered in lochness? 30 feet long and hasn't been seen in years. it's a model built for a sherlock holmes movie when the director ordered changes to make it look different, the models sank to the bottom. the re filmed with a replacement in a water tank. >>> quick look at the change to the starbucks rewards program has customers steaming. it's based on how much customers spend instead of how often. >>> chances are, you've heard him described as being magically delicious. the voice of the leprechaun for nearly 30 years died at the age of 93. i'm gretchen. have a great day. >>> is 237. we all know that number by now. 1,237. that's the number a candidate must have to clinch the nomination three months from now. the rules 1237 is the magic number. a simple majority. in this case, 1237. so when a member of the very committee that writes the rules tosses out a

here's what a u.s. navy plane saw thursday. these three mariners had gotten lost on the uninhabited island after their small boat was hit with a massive wave. the u.s. coast guard helped the navy crew get them to safety. >> wow. quite a story. >> which one? >> all of them, actually. >> did she say yes after his proposal? >> you think she'd almost have to. when you were starting to story, i was thinking wait a minute, you can't climb morro rock. if i know that, why wouldn't he know that? >> you never know. >>> as we have a look at the high def doppler, we have a look of showers that are unwinding from the west coast of the sierra -- weird direction. not that it never happens, but it's all coming from the east to the west and we get pretty good showers from time to time. fairly heavy cell getting ready to move from san ramon. north up to almost lafayette. and a good number of showers on the east bay shoreline. the low over southern california begins to push inland. all the activity will subside to the south. in the south bay, not

in fact, earlier this week, it was reported that the u.s. navy, the u.s. navy for the third time in just two months intercepted an iranian shipment of weapons in the arabian sea. believed to be headed from iran to rebel groups in yemen. one has to wonder how did iran pay for those weapons? well, one logical explanation would be perhaps with the sanctions relief authorized by the president's misbegotten deal with iran. that's where -- that was a huge cash infusion. it's only logical to believe that iran used that money to pay for the represents that they were then trying to ship to the rebels in yemen. and of course as we've seen recently, the deal certainly didn't keep iran's revolutionary guard from test firing ballistic missiles. the fact of the matter is the iranian nuclear deal is not worth the paper that it's written on. and i hope the next president will rip it to shreds day one in office. and to give it the sort of respect that it's really earned. but unfortunately iran serves as just one of the many examples of how the administration -- that the adm

. >>> turning now to the u.s. navy's close encounter with russian jets. dramatic video shows them repeatedly flying near u.s. warships in the baltic sea. >> reporter: it was a scene reminiscent of the cold war. >> look at the left one he is on the deck. on the deck. >> reporter: russian fighter jets flying to the navy destroyer the uss donald cook as it navigated international waters in the baltic sea. the russian planes passing just 30 feet away from the ship again and again. >> over the bow, right turn over the bow. >> reporter: flying at low altitude, even causing a giant wake. >> it is wholly unsafe. no reason to be that low. no room for error and lots of room for disaster. european command the u.s. navy captain judged the russian action unsafe and unprofessional, but he took no action beyond trying unsuccessfully to communicate with the aircraft by radio. the white house says there have been repeated incidents like this in recent years, raising serious safety concerns. >> this incident is entirely inconsistent with the profession al norms of military

. >>> and russian war planes test the u.s. navy in the baltic sea. the latest response from the pentagon. >>> time is 5:23. a sheriff's deputy in houston was shot six times by a man who came up behind him. authorities say the deputy was at a convenience store, leaning into a patrol car, talking to another deputy. a man came up from behind and shot him six times hitting him in the side and back. the deputy is expected to recover. authorities are questioning a man who showed up at a nearby fire station after the shooting and matched the description of the gunman. no motive was given for the shooting and the spokesperson called it completely unprovoked. >> asiana airlines is offering a settlement after the deadly crash at san francisco three years ago. it clipped the sea wall at the end of the runway, causing the plane to cart wheel and burst into flames in july 2013. the money in the settlement would go to airport damages. u.s. safety investigators blame the crash on pilot error. the proposed financial settlement will have to be approved by the board o

this comes as we learn a u.s. navy ship stopped a massive iranian shipment of heavy weapons. chief washington correspondent james rosen reports on heightened suspicions that the president and his aids may have tried to deceive congress. >> house intelligence committee member, republican of kansas confirmed to fox news, he's leading a probe, first disclosed by the washington free beacon into whether the obama administration misled congress on the terms of the nuclear deal. >> there were specific amendments that were made to members of congress. and we need to look into whether or not it's the case we were deceived by those commitments. >> after the implementation if they launch these types of missiles, is it or is it not in violation of the agreement. >> it is a violation of security council resolutions. >> the state department hasn't called the regime's recent ballistic missile test violations of 2231 which bans such tests. instead, the tests are consistent with 2231. >> did this administration mislead the congress? >> to your very pointed question, no. >> treasury secretary

any leading joint supplement. >>> there are new developments in an espionage case now rocking the u.s. navyhas learned the navy officer charged has been identified as lieutenant commander edward lin. he's been acued of passing state secrets possibly to china or taiwan. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is following this story. what do we know about this officer and what kind of secrets he's alleged to have passed on? >> reporter: well, he was assigned to a reconnaissance and control squadron. he may have had information on where aircraft were flying. he was arrested several months ago at an airport in hawaii u.s. officials say. that's an indication they had an an eye on him and watching him. not clear if he was about to board a plane at the airport. now he is in a navy brig awaiting trial. none of this had come to light since the arrest until last week when the charge on him were released because there was a preliminary hearing by the u.s. military. eventually a decision whether this will go all the way to a trial or court-martial proceeding. the allegations include espionage, illega

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

getting in these really disturbing, incredible images, the video of russian warplanes buzzing a u.s. navyestroyer, the uss cook, in international waters in the baltic sea. you served as a pilot in the u.s. air force. how dangerous is this kind of situation where these fighter jets actually come within 75 feet of the cook? >> yeah, it's very dangerous. two points on that. number one, 75 feet is actually really close. and this isn't typical operating procedures. if you want a show of force, it's usually not at 75 feet. and the other issue is they were basically simulating a strafing run on our navy ship. now, i give a lot of congratulations, i guess, a lot of shoutouts to the commander for exercising discipline in this situation. had this been a real strafing run, we would not have known that until after this first pass so this is very serious escalation. it's also worthy to note there was a polish helicopter on board. in 2006 i was in kyrgystan and they would do this but not at 75 feet and we knew they were just showing off, versus this, which is an extremely dangerous escalation. >> this

officials describing the u.s. navyncounter with the russians, as unsafe, provocative and potentially very dangerous. could have caused an incident. thankfully it did not. but what did happen is on these two overflights, one was so close to the deck of the donald cook that the navy had to halt flight operations on the deck because of this russian flyover. and it was pretty interesting. because at the time there was a polish helicopter on the deck of the u.s. navy ship conducting routine training operations. those training operations involving the polish helicopter had to be halted. a lot of questions. was moscow trying to send a message? use the u.s. navy to send a message to poland? these encounters have happened before. most of them are safe but this time the u.s. navy very unhappy. potentially pressing we are told for a formal complaint to moscow. >> barbara starr live for us this morning. thank you. >>> an extraordinary battle is brewing between the gop front runner and the republican national committee. donald trum

the u.s. navy destroyer was conducting drills when the two jets made numerous close range passes that the navy destroyer deemed unsafe. liz claman, you take it from here. liz: wow! that is close. one of the quick buzzes. more on that in just a minute. wall street hitting new 2016 highs, as financials, the banks drive the markets. look at the dow jones industrial average, we are up about 160 points after jpmorgan started off the big party here beating the street estimates. hillary clinton and nor bernie sanders also out beating the streets and pounding the pavement of new york city today, just six days before the crucial new york primary. clinton meeting with al sharpton and addressing his national action network convention. tackling race, gun violence, black lives matter and white privilege in her remarks. senator sanders making waves of his own marching with verizon workers in brooklyn and picking up two big endorsements along the way. first fellow senator is endorsing him and the new york transit

this comes only days after a pair of russian fighter jets flew dangerously close to a u.s. navy destroyer in the very same area. kristin fisher with the news now in washington. kristin? >> harris, u.s. defense officials say there's no question that these two russian jets came dangerously close to a u.s. spy plane. their wings were just 50 feet apart. imagine that. a pentagon spokesman says, "this unsafe and unprofessional area intercept has the potential to cause serious harm and injure to all crew involved." he goes on to say the actions of the single pilot had the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries. it's especially true when you take into account just two days earlier. and this incident was caught on camera. watch as two russian jets come within 30 feet of a u.s. navy destroyer. fox news military analyst general jack kane believes this kind of aggression will only continue unless there's consequences. >> you've got to create a deterrence that will stop this kind of behavior. and we're not doing it. and by that, i mean the deterrence has to be with t

what happens if no candidate earns enough delegates leading >>> cbs news has learned a u.s. navy commander is facing espionage and other charges for allegedly sharing secrets with the foreign government. a source confirmed to cbs news the man is lieutenant commander edward lynn. the u.s. naval institute reports he served on some of the navy's most sensitive spy aircraft and allegedly passed information on u.s. national defense to china. >>> overseas. investigators say the terrorists who attacked brussels last month originally planned to target france again. authorities say the extremists struck the belgian capital instead of going back to france as police quickly closed in. the bronks in brussels killed 32 people. officials didn't provide details on the original target in france. >>> the gan claim a rocket targeted u.s. secretary of state john kerry over the weekend. in afghanistan several rounds exploded about 650 feet from the u.s. embassy in kabul. attack happened about an hour after kerry left the area. a u.s. official says there's no evidence that kerry was a target. >>> thi

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

. >>> the u.s. navy officer in custody this morning awaiting trial for espionage. he was arrested eight months ago, but details kept under wraps for national security. all we're being told at this point is the officer is a lieutenant commander accused of illegally sharing wrongly transporting classified material. >>> john brennan says his agency will not engage in waterboarding or other interrogation techniques. president obama banned waterboarding in 2009. donald trump and ted cruz suggested they would end the ban if elected. trump saying he would bring back waterboardsiin waterboarding. >>> severe thunderstorms in the south. meteorologist pedram javaheri has the latest. >> good morning, john and michelle. watches parts of oklahoma and on into arkansas with the severe weather threat around a three. shreveport in particular, watching it for this afternoon. significant rainfall. 1 to 2 inches. some areas could see 2 to 4 inches in jackson and birmingham over the next 24 to 36 hours. as the storm system migrates to the east, gusty winds and southerly flow ahead of th

i mean, it was personal to me because the u.s. navyd enough to extend an invitation as the xo. the executive officer of the ussanzio. they had two days of extraordinary and rare access to the harry s. truman. men and women. deployments supposed to be seven months. they think it's about month five. deployed after paris and i just wanted the opportunity. we talk about the war on terror and the primary hearing these candidates and let me tell you, these men and women. average age 27. thousands of miles away in the middle of the persianulf there. paying very close attention and especially when it comes to qualifications for the next commander in chief, they want leadership. and if somebody doesn't have experience in the u.s. military, they want to make sure that individual is surrounded by advisors who do, wolf. >> in your piece, you mentioned the growing role of women in this operation. you're going to go into much more on that in your special report next hour. give us a preview. >> so you're looking at, this is kate batten who flies an e

trish: coming up, russian fighter jets buzzing a u.s. navy destroyer dozens of times, coming within 30 feet of the carrier and john kerry says that destroyer could have shot the jets down under the rules of engagement. these close encounters are becoming increasingly common. at german lawmaker proposing a ban on sexy ads. victoria's secret models would be banned too? why are they doing this? to keep women safe from the muslim migrants flooding their shores. why is europe trying to become like saudi arabia? the answer is here and we will explain. show me movies with explosions. show me more like this. show me "previously watched." what's recommended for me. x1 makes it easy to find what blows you away. call or go online and switch to x1. only with xfinity. >> on the deck below the bridge wing. >> those are russian jets buzzing a u.s. navy destroyer, one coming 30 feet from the actual destroyer. russia is defending its actions. secretary of state john kerry is condemning the latest russian aggression saying the destroyer could have easily shot

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this comes as we learn a u.s. navy ship stopped a massive iranian shipment of heavy weapons. chief washington correspondent james rosen reports on heightened suspicions that the president and his aids may have tried to deceive congress. >> house intelligence committee member, republican of kansas confirmed to fox news, he's leading a probe, first disclosed by the washington free beacon into whether the obama administration misled congress on the terms of the nuclear deal. >> there were specific amendments that were made to members of congress. and we need to look into whether or not it's the case we were deceived by those commitments. >> after the implementation if they launch these types of missiles, is it or is it not in violation of the agreement. >> it is a violation of security council resolutions. >> the state department hasn't called the regime's recent ballistic missile test violations of 2231 which bans such tests. instead, the tests are consistent with 2231. >> did this administration mislead the congress? >> to your very pointed question, no. >> treasury secretary

the u.s. navyfront lines in the gulf and four flights later, aircraft carrier and hop on helicopter, i went aboard a navy missile cruiser and the sailors eat and fight and live. i want to tell you about one of my nearest and dearest friends. >> reporter: after thousands of miles, a screeching hoalt on an aircraft carrier, i landed on the u.s. navy's guided missile, lead defender of the "uss truman" and home of bobby rashad. >> you've been to my office. >> yes. >> reporter: after a report recently aired, our special friendship, this was the first terrorist attack on the united states from isis. >> my reporting on a world at war and his fighting in one. the u.s. navy granted me rare and exclusive access to the lives of these young sailors to deploy in the arabian gulf and i was honored to climb aboard. >> all right. so this -- >> reporter: is this your room? >> i live, work, counsel -- >> reporter: what do you have over there? >> i have pictures of important people. >> rashad! >> yeah, you're there.

. >> they saw u.s. navy plane and the three men were stranded on a remote island near micronesia. they swam about 2 miles with good health. they are excited to see their families again. >> let's bring in chris. 770 what you think about that? >> it's one of the worst films i ever saw in my life . remember that tom hanks claxton way? volleyball and he was talking to them nonstop. the theater. curtis, we agree . >> 45 minutes goes by and there is not a word of dialogue.>> it was the worst. robin caruso. >> it was only three days. >> imagine what they were thinking. isn't that what you get when you go sailing? >> i am.>> not far from the islands in the philippines where the japanese bonsai warriors are stuck years after it's over. remember, they would not come out and they thought of the w-2 is moving forward. >> let's talk about another world war heating up . the presidential race let's get to dimaggio. i was away on vacation and i walk into the walgreens the new york post. we should have known about this earlier. >> he does like he had window shades on his eyes. it's like sergeant s

now while the u.s. navy was the first to spot these castaways this part of the pacific is so vast that the navy apparently told the castaways' families it would be faster for them to take their own boats to rescue them off the island. lara. >> matt, wait a second, what happened to your shirt? >> what shirt. >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> i think it was the pants in that shot -- thank you, matt gutman. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- big headline about zika this morning. the new disorder it's being linked to. >>> and how melissa mccarthy and mtv movie awards. i'm not reading that -- who got jiggy with that? seriously? we'll give it a 6 for composition. scary. wow, what about just putting a fair, no haggle price on the window? not zany enough? sometimes the best deals book direct at hilton.com for the lowest price online and... start playing start relaxing start loving book direct at hilton.com... and start saving. belvita breakfast biscuits provide steady morning energy whether you... play it cool...

a dangerously close encounter as russian fighter jets launch a simulated attack at a u.s. navy warship. high drama on high seas. the u.s. alarmed. >>> trump at war with the republican party. what the front-runner is calling a disgrace as the head of the party says give us all a break. >>> heated standoff as tens of thousands of verizon workers walk off the job. the impact for millions of customers. >>> robert de niro vaccines and autism. the hollywood superstar and father of an autistic child says there is a link

the u.s. navy was conducting drills when the two jets made numerous close range passes that the navy destroyer deemed unsafe. liz claman, you take it from here. liz: wow! that is close. one of the quick buzzes. more on that in just a minute. wall street hitting new 2016 highs, as financials, the banks drive the markets. look at the dow jones industrial average, we are up about 160 points after jpmorgan started off the big party here beating the street estimates. hillary clinton and nor bernie sanders also out beating the streets and pounding the pavement of new york city today, just six days before the crucial new york primary. clinton meeting with al sharpton and addressing his national action network convention.

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

at the u.s. navy today, taking part in war games in the south china sea. it's an effort to counter chinese aggression. 5500 american and philippine soldiers took part in the drills which included firing six long-range missiles. defense secretary ash carter announced more u.s. forces and aircraft will be rotated through the philippines to boost american presence in that region. the development comes two days after we learned that china deployed fighter jets to a disputed island in the south china sea. i'll take that up with general jack keane later in the broadcast. >>> up next, trump campaign adviser says he's confident that trump can get the 1237 delegates needed to clinch the republican nomination. >> i don't see how we don't do very well in new york. i don't see how we don't do well the next week. i think we're have on a dmried glide path. we have to talk to the voters. >> can trump secure the nomination by june 7th? strategist lee carter takes that up with us next. if you're going to make a statement... make sure it's an intelligent one. ♪ the all-new