once the u.s. navy squadron arrived, they had boxing tournaments, a football .ournament in the fall of 1918 they played a considerable amount of baseball. there was a lot of the inner fleet, u.s. versus u.k. boxing matches. flow, not really great in terms of liberty call. when the ships would go into the navy yards for repairs, you had a little bit of the traditional nightlife. let me turn to the mediterranean. i want to concentrate on the gallipoli campaign. empire, is stan ball and we are going to focus on this area right here. this was an's -- winston churchill's baby. this was to break the stalemate , open thetern front and into the dardanelles and into the mediterranean. to open up that waterway to asow the black sea fleet well as foodstuffs coming out of this a very robust agricultural area. this would allow them to come out into the ocean. italy designed to prod into joining the war. church l and the admiralty --posed -- church hill churchill and the admiralty advised for an act on julie pooley -

britt, you went on to serve many more years in the u.s. navy before finally retiring in 2014. y, he continues his life of serving by volunteering with the navy seal foundation and on behalf of gold star families. special, special, incredible families. and as one of his fellow service members testifies, he is an amazing father to bryce, who, like his dad, is now an eagle scout. britt wants the country to know that for him, the recognition he is about to receive is an honor that falls on the whole team - he wants you folks to know that -- on the whole team, on every american warrior who fought the forces of terror on that snowy afghan ridge. each of them has entered the eternal chronicle of american valor and american bravery. britt, we salute you, we thank you. we thank god for making you a united states seal. we love our navy seals. they've very special, very incredible people. it's now my tremendous privilege to present to you the congressional medal of honor. and i'd like the military aide to come forward and please read the citation. thank you. >> the president of the united

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announcer: please join the u.s. navyd and chorus in singing our national anthem. ♪ [national anthem begins] 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 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 o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave brave? ♪ [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, general dunford. general dunford: ladies and gentlemen, once again, welcome to this morning's ceremony. mr. president, secretary mattis, and distinguished guests, and most importantly the gold star families with us this morning, it is an honor to join you in solemn remembrance. today, we pause to remember the more than one million americans who gave their last full measure, so we could live in freedom and raise our children in peace. on this memorial day, we a

the u.s. navy paid tetra tech a quarter billion dollars to clean up toxic waste at the former hunters point naval shipyard. they turned that land over to the city of san francisco to make way for condos and additional housing. in 2012, two contractors accused the companies of falsifying tests about the soil samples of the site in order to meet safety standards. they sued over concerns that the cleanup was botched. they use department of justice revealed that two former supervisors with tetra tech admitted to falsifying the soil tests. other reviews by the u.s. navy and viable protecting -- environmental protection agency revealed widespread problems. those problems were limited to those two supervisors and says the contractor is also to blame. >> all of this is attributable to 3 x court -- as -- x workers . one of them should be sentenced to prison. we believe an -- >> reporter: an attorney from the customer -- company will give a testimony. later this afternoon. people at the hearing will then hav

the u.s. navyn intercepts, saying they will only comment publicly on ones considered unsafe, but this is in an area heavily contested between russia and the united states, where they monitor each other closely, both have forces in the region, there are many nato allies and the russians have a significant military presence as well. >> how common, ryan, are incidents like this? >> well, these intercepts are fairly common. unsafe intercepts are much less common. you're seeing video from an unsafe intercept from january where a russian fighter jet came within five feet of a navy surveillance plane in the black sea. u.s. officials believe that russia does this both to send a message to u.s. military forces in the region, kind of indicate they see this as their backyard, but also to closely observe u.s. activities as they fear that the u.s. may be gaining critical intelligence about russian military assets in the region. >> what's the usual u.s. response? does it deter the u.s. from engaging in these act

he served as general counsel of the u.s. navyn the bushra adminion and was one of the first to warn officials about abuse. he is with me live now from washington. alberto mora, welcome to the program. thank you, christiane. >> so you really have been leading the charge. and you do it from a very particular advantage point, as a legal scholar, as a m uber of th. government, the u.s. military, given that you were general counsel at that time. and you were very early if i might say whistle-blower against iese techniques. what do you thi going to be the root for gina haspel? do you think she can survive this kind ofuestioning right now? >> she shouldn't. as we know senator mccain last night came out against thisti nomi. i think when the senators reflect on that position and tha moralhority that senator mccain brings to this question, i think any of them who might be tempted to vote for her might t reconsidt position. >> so let us just read what he actually did y. i believe that gina haspel is a patriot who loves our countr and has de

actual physical threat to the united states taking the form of our own political leaders an aptitude u.s. navy and our good friends at lockheed martin bring us laser. battleships no less. very dr evil of them yes it was recently discovered by journalists attending the twenty eighteen c. air space expo at the national harbor in maryland that lockheed martin's high energy laser and integrated optical dazzler with surveillance or helio's for short will very soon be making its way on to u.s. navy warships complementing or even downright replacing the current battleship the systems the our i am one sixteen and balance systems according to a long time supporter of all things laser defense systems mark gunn zinger of the center for strategic and budgetary assessments believes that this is clear evidence of progress telling the media quote we are talking about lasers that now have the power and beam quality needed to defend against you a unmanned aerial vehicles small boat threats and possibly some weapons like incoming missiles all over short ranges. you see this this is why peace in our time is so d

and american military aircraft since january when a russian fighter jet came within 5 feet of the u.s. navypy plane. the trump administration facing big foreign-policy developments on two major fronts, iran firing back at israel while john kerry defend the obama deal as plans for the historic face-to-face meeting with kim jong un, in washington dc with all the details, very busy place. >> reporter: a lot on the pres.'s plate and according to him we may learn details of the north korean summit. >> we are setting up meetings and it will be announced the next couple days, location and date. the main thing is to get it done. >> reporter: the deadline to make a decision on the iran nuclear deal. ran's foreign ministers firing back at benjamin netanyahu, the spokesman calling him a liar who has had nothing to offer except lies and deceit, taking to twitter for a shot at mike pompeo saying he testified no need to worry, iran not racing to a weapon before the deal norwood raise a weapon after, now says time to revisit the question whether iran can be trusted to enrich any nuclear material. which is

lou: militarizing them. >> the u.s. navy is worried about that. the philippines and vietnam. this is what china is doing in the south china sea. lou: when you make the distinction with law enforcement, i find that curious. as a man who has written about trade with china and understands the national security implications, i would think you would be more vociferous on this. >> i don't mind you pressing on this, and if i weren't part of the administration and under orders, this is a law enforcement issue, i would be free to express my views. but this is a law enforcement issue being dealt with by the department of justice and the district court. wilbur ross and steve mnuchin would be the commenters on this. they have gone up to capitol hill to comment on this. lou: they have also gone to beijing and come back with an interesting but checkered result. we are sitting here talking about 301s and the administration's decision to impose punishment ebb as it's being adjudicated before the world trade organization which some would consider to be a further ambiguity given this administr

and american military aircraft since january when russian fighter jet came within 5 feet of the u.s. navypy plane. jillian: us soldier gunned down in afghanistan was part of the pentagon counterterrorism michigan. army specialist gabriel killed outside kabul, his family in colorado says he defined the word bravery. >> feel very proud of who he is. the kind of son that any mother would be proud to have. >> joined the army in 2015 marking the second us combat death in afghanistan this year. >> the trump administration handling major foreign-policy moment on two fronts. jillian: john carey defense the obama deal as plans for the historic face-to-face meeting with kim jong un could be revealed at any time. rob: all the details for us from washington. >> reporter: a lot on the pres.'s weight, we may see more details. >> setting up meetings and it will be announced the next couple days, location, the main thing is to get it done. >> a deadline on the rainy nuclear deal, iran's foreign minister firing back at benjamin netanyahu's stolen plans, calling him an infamous liar who has done nothing to

the u.s. navy is on the doorstep of china regardless of disputed islands and is there with low draw off ships planes battle groups it's right on the doorstep one of chinese ships what if the equivalent was off california where we ask ourselves that question regularly and it's important to put yourself in the other guy's shoes so we don't operate in the pacific in an effort to scare china to contain china to back foot china our operations and our presence in first of all is warmly welcomed by the vast majority of the coastal states but secondly is fully accepted by the chinese time after time it's excuse me is it fully accepted my impression there will by their words the chinese version is this good. then this is what they scared off unloose of bases right around china. mommas drive warships a provocation of law so they. i state clearly and with conviction america's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. was under obama nuclear warhead spending has risen higher

back in 2002, the u.s. navyrivate company of quarter billion dollars to clean up toxic waste at the former naval shipyard. the navy then turned that land over to the city for housing. but the company was accused of falsifying tests about soil samples in order to meet safety standards residents and environmental groups sued them over a botched cleanup. earlier this month, the u.s. department of justice revealed that two former supervisors from the company admitted to falsifying soil test. each received eight months in prison. other surveys revealed widespread problems with the test. but we are told those problems were limited to two supervisors. and the whistleblower is also to blame. >> the three rogue ex-workers, to have been sent to prison, one should be sentenced to prison because he admitted he participated in illegal and unethical activity. we believe an independent retesting which we are willing to pay for will demonstrate the property was properly cleaned. tetra tech senior vice president and an attorney

u.s. coast guard authority. amendment number 326r1 concerning operational gaps and deemployables program. amendment number 272 concerning navy and may ride vessel purchasing, amendment number 272 by mr. garmdy regarding u.s. coast guard technical corrections bill. amendment number 2296 by mr. conoway concerning expansion of the aircraft carrier force structure. amendment number 312 by m mr. conoway establishing a training vessel sharing program and amendment number 313r1 is by mr. conoway regarding prohibiting multi-mission vessel program to procure by any used vessel. any discussion on on block package number two? if not, those in favor of the amendments offered by the gentleman from virginia. the chair says the ayes have it and the amendments are adopted. for further amendments, the gentleman from california, mr. garmdy. >> we have an amendment at the desk dealing with ice breakers. >> if the clerk would distribute number 274. without objection, the amendment is considered as read, and the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, i believe there's a secondary amendment that is going to be

the u.s. navy paid tetra tech a quarter billion dollars to clean up the toxic materials the toxic waste at the former hunters point naval shipyard. the plan was to make way for condos and additional housing. the navy then turned over hunters point to the city of san francisco. in 2012, two contractors accused the company of falsifying tests about the soil samples in order to meet safety sensors. they sued tetra tech. earlier this month, the use department of justice revealed that two former supervisors admitted to falsifying those soil tests. each received eight months in prison. other reviews revealed another more widespread problems with the soil tests. tetra tech representatives say the company stands by its testing and they've offered to pay for an outside company to come in and do some independent soil tests to prove their point. today will be an opportunity for people the opportunity to hear directly from this is tetra tech, the u.s. navy, and the epa. members of the community are invited to

announcements to counter the threat from north korea no point seven billion to repair damage to u.s. navy ships and one point two billion in support of my administration in south asia strategy japan is one ally that stands to benefit from u.s. military expansion especially after the recent reelection of its prime minister who vowed to defend japan from north korean aggression weeks after p.r. yang's missile launches these election is about whether we can defend japan from north korea and ensure it will live happily and the unpredictability on the korean peninsula has fringe benefits for some american rivals the south china sea has been a serious bone of contention as of late with the u.s. attempting to assert its naval presence there much to beijing's annoyance so the larger threat of north korea's nuclear program has shifted u.s. military attention that would otherwise be focused towards china and although russia doesn't directly benefit from its unpredictable neighbor it's certainly doesn't mind a challenge to u.s. dominance in the region well these countries are just. getting into an a

the u.s. navy spent $1 billion to clean up the soil so it could be approved for housing and retail space. dozens of people now worry their children are on dangerous ground. two tetra tech employees have already come forward, admitting to falsifying soil samples there. still, the navy insists the shipyard is safe. >> it's safe. i would live there. i would have my family lived there. >> reporter: it's not enough to say, it is safe, and you would live there. quite frankly, you don't live there. >> reporter: tetra tech sent an attorney on the decade-long case for three months. the supervisor said sending an attorney with a prepared statement was disrespectful, and kicked him off the podium. >> i feel if you are not going to answer questions, i'm not going to waste your time with this. >> i was prepared to have an honest conversation. to answer any and every question that they posed today. unfortunately, they did not give us that opportunity. they chose to grandstand and make a spectacle. >> reporter: t

britt, you went on to serve many more years in the u.s. navy before finally retiring in 2014. g by volunteering with the navy seal foundation and on behalf of gold star families. special, special, incredible families. as one of his fellow service members testifies, he is an amazing father to bryce, who like his dad is now an eagle scout. britt wants the country to know that for him, the recognition he is about to receive is an honor that falls on the whole team. he wants you folks to know that. on the whole team. on every american warrior who fought the forces of terror on that snowy afghan ridge. each of them has entered the eternal chronicle of american valor and american bravery. britt, we salute you. we thank you. we thank god for making you a united states seal. we love our navy seals. they are very special, very incredible people. it's now my tremendous privilege to present to you the congressional medal of honor. and i'd like the military aide to come forward and please read the citation. thank you. >> the president of the united states in name of the congress takes plea

the department of toxic substance control, the environmental protection agency and u.s. navy, along with their cleanup contractor about the cleanup time line and methodology of cleanup at the hunters point's shipyard. in particular, we're here to discuss the accusations of echo fraud, falsified tests, cleanup methodology and the percentage of parcel g that will be retested following renewed public discussion of the level of which fraudulent testing took place at the shipyard. while this most recent iteration of intrigue and speculation on the cleanup process arose as an outcome of a letter from john chestnut, who is a manager of the epa local super fund division, it was obtained by an advocacy group called public employees for environmental responsibility, also known as peer. conversations about the cleanup have been happening for over 30 years. given the renewed skepticism about the cleanup, the renewed skepticism about the methodology, individuals and families living on parcel a, all have reached out to me with their concerns. i have expectant families contacting my office

britt, you went on to serve many more years in the u.s. navy before finally retiring in 2014. y he continues his life of serving pe ining by volunteerine navy s.e.a.l. foundation and on behalf of gold star families, special, special, incredible families. and as one of his fellow service members testifies, he is an amazing father to brice, who like his dad is now an eagle scout. britt wants the country to know that for him the recognition he's about to receive is an honor that falls on the whole team. he wants you folks to know that. on the whole team. whenever american warrior who fought the forces of terror on that snowy afghan ridge. each of them has entered the eternal chronicle of american valor and american bravery. britt, we salute you. we thank you. we thank god for making you a united states s.e.a.l. we love our navy s.e.a.l.s. they are very special, very incredible people. it's now my tremendous privilege to present to you the congressional medal of honor. and i'd like the military aide to come forward and please read the citation. thank you. >> the president of the un

hinchey served three years in the u.s. navy, 18 years in the new york state assembly, and 20 years in the u.s. house of representatives. during which time he represented a broad swath of new york state from the hudson valley and the cat dills skill mountains over to the -- catskill mountains. and i was pleased to serve in the state assembly with mr. hinchey and represent many of the areas of upstate new york as maurice hinchey did. i'm joined by 27 bipartisan co-sponsors, including the entire new york congressional delegation to offer this bill. i'm especially want to thank liam fitssimmons who served on the staff of congressman hinchey as well as the late congresswoman louise slaughter. congresswoman slaughter assisted and co-lead of this legislation. i know she would be pleased by the house passage of this bill as well. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. krishnamoorthi: mr. speaker, i have no

the u.s. navy as reactivated its second fleet to patrol the north atlantic ocean in the face of increased russian aggression the fleet was disbanded in two thousand and eleven attack as a cost saving measure after playing a key role in the mediterranean and north atlantic during the cold war dynasty broke as more. the u.s. navy says its second fleet will be back in commission this summer operating out of norfolk virginia the fleet which was eliminated in a cost cutting move seven years ago is being reestablished to counter what the pentagon calls a rising throughout from russia at a ceremony in norfolk on friday admiral john richardson chief of naval operations said our national defense makes it clear that we are back in an era of great power competition as the security environment continues to grow more challenging and complex. russia's navy has stepped up patrols in the atlantic and both russia and nato have been building up forces in eastern europe at levels not seen in decades while russia has

the u.s. navy paid the company a quarter billion dollars to clean up the site for a housing project. workers later claimed cleanup data had been falsified. the board will discuss the cleanup during the land use and transportation committee meeting this afternoon. tetra tech has denied the allegations and has offered to pay for independent testing. >>> tesla says it doesn't know if the autopilot feature was on on one of its cars it crashed -- that crashed into a fire truck in utah. police say the tesla model s hit the firetruck that was stopped at a red light on friday. police are saying witnesses indicate the tesla did not break before the impact. tesla said it has not received information from the car that would indicate if the autopilot was engaged. the car was going about 60 miles an hour when it hit the back of the firetruck. police say the driver suffered a broken ankle. the driver of the firetruck was not hurt. >>> san francisco mayor mark farrell has been -- has ordered flags to be flown at

dozens of homeowners in hunters point are asking the u.s. navy to retest the soil under their homes for toxic residue. earlier this month two men pleaded guilty to cheating on soil samples during the clean up. they found at the tra tech, the company responsible for that clean up falsified nearly all of its soil tests for land slated for housing. they are expected at the hearing. >> israel is holding festivities to celebrate the opening of the u.s. embassy in jerusalem. the u.s. has sent a delegation for tomorrow's opening. president trump's daughter ivanka and top advisor jared kushner will be on hand. the move is highly controversial sparking protests by palestinians and straining relationships in the middle east. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu thanked president trump for what he calls a bold move. >> we are deeply grateful and our people will be eternally grateful for his bold decision. >> -- >> the embassy used to be locate ed in tel aviv. >> well, today, tim cook made a touching tribute to former apple ceo steve jobs. >> he was my

over one hundred people have been killed with thousands injured the situation heated up after the u.s. navy's embassy to jerusalem step the palestinians strongly oppose this might provoke further tensions it builds the rhetoric against the u.s. policies it would pressure governments to go in face of been against the interests of the united states and at the same time there would be protests which are already being organized for quite some time right now in the passing territories over the two months we lost one hundred thirteen people thirteen thousand injuries. already well it does come of the sensitive time and in fact is the united states embassy issued a. correction to the mistake saying that they support what's called the status quo in jerusalem which is exactly what the is what every israeli government since one thousand nine hundred sixty seven has also supported the status quo which means sensitivity and respect and honor for the muslim holy sites and this was a unfortunate. reflection of that insensitivity that was corrected by the u.s. administration. the promotion weekly or not int

i am a u.s. navy vet and i live in the bay area predominantly most of my life. i stay at supportive housing for the past few months and i am just happy, you know, to have a place to stay. i am benefiting from trying to get being put in a situation where i can get my life back together. it's looking good. i wish it was more programs like this to help people, you know, change their lives. thank you. >> thank you mr williams and fortunately, with this budget we will have more housing like the auburn, it is very close to the auburn and what it we are excited it will be opening up very shortly. also we talked about the homeward bound program and the mayor made reference to mr bravo who is over there on the tv screen. he is one of the many, many individuals whose families participate in the homeward bound program over 850 people a year and all of those experiences are unique and i will tell you that that although this program sometimes may appear controversial to some, we get so many lanter is on a regular basis of people thanking us for reuniting them with their fami

recognizing her as a pioneering female fighter pilot for the u.s. navy. he honored the memory of jennifer reardon. last month's explosion prompted the faa to order all engines to be examined on 737s. >>> are you ready for playoff basketball? the players getting ready to go. the warriors hosting the pelicans in game two. no fans are in the arena yet. the doors have not yet opened. a different look we're going to see from the warriors tonight. steph curry has been cleared to play. the warriors' star missed more than five weeks with a knee injury. he is recovering well and they say he is ready to go. the coach said there will be no restrictions in terms of his availability. curry is a two-time mvp. tip-off at 7:30. >>> still to come, a crack down on electric scooters left on san francisco sidewalks. the new rules if they want to keep them on the streets. >>> a tight knit neighborhood torn apart by those north bay fires. the creative ways those who live there are trying to maintain their sense of community. it's part of our bay area proud series. >>> a few cl

announcements to counter the threat from north korea no point seven billion to repair damage to u.s. navy ships and one point two billion in support of my administration south asia strategy japan is one ally that stands to benefit from u.s. military expansion especially after the recent reelection of its prime minister who vowed to defend japan from north korean aggression weeks after p.r. yang's missile launches these election is about whether we can defend japan from north korea and ensure it will leave happily and the unpredictability on the korean peninsula has fringe benefits for some american rivals the south china sea has been a serious bone of contention as of late with the u.s. attempting to assert its naval presence there much to beijing's annoyance so the larger threat of north korea's nuclear program has shifted u.s. military attention that would otherwise be focused towards china and although russia doesn't directly benefit from its unpredictable neighbor it certainly doesn't mind a challenge to u.s. dollars. and so in the region what these countries are just beginning to rec