this evening, two u.s. navy sailors are accused of betrayal, charged with sending national defense secrets to china for thousands of dollars in exchange. one sailor tonight facing an espionage charge, which could carry a life sentence. he here's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, federal investigators charging two u.s. navy sailors with a shocking betrayal. stealing defense secrets and selling them to china. >> when a soldier or sailor chooses cash over country and hands over national defense information in an ultimate act of betrayal, we have to be ready to act. >> reporter: in both cases, the sailors were allegedly approached by chinese spies and offered thousands of dollars in exchange for delivering classified details about navy operations. it's unclear if the cases are connected. the most serious charge of espionage leveled against 22-year-old sailor on wednesday. >> the unauthorized disclosure could place the national security of the united states and the safety of his fellow u.s. navy sailors in jeopardy.

navy. we have the home port of the u.s. pacific fleet surface navy with more than 50 u.s. navy ships based here. naval base san diego is critically important to u.s. security. that's why this conduct is personal for san diego. and we will not stand for it. while this crime is exceptionally distressing, it is worth noting the exemplary work by the fbi and ncis and our partners in los angeles and these cases. they were able to detect, investigate and gather sufficient evidence to charge wai with espionage, conspiracy to submit espionage and violating u.s. export law. our team did so in a short amount of time despite efforts by the defendant and his conspirator to hide their involvement. highly technical, highly difficult cases which require investigative savvy, technical know how antenna -- and tenacity. the fact they were able to trace it to an intelligence officer from the peoples republic of china is remarkable. we have entrusted our military with tremendous responsibility and great faith. our nation's safety and security are in their hands. when a soldier or sailor choose

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is brent sadler, who after a 26 year navy career with numerous operational tours on nuclear powered submarines was assigned to chief of naval operations staff at u.s. pacific command and the senior defense official in malaysia. as the heritage senior research fellow he focused on maritime security and the technologies shaping our future maritime forces in the navy and is the recent author of the book "naval power in the 21st century," what he describes as a contest in the chinese designs to reorder the world to its interests by playing to u.s. strengths and china's weaknesses. we will start on stage by asking the experts some questions and after a bit of that we will go to you the audience for your russians, both online and the ones in the auditorium here. when we get to that version, please be thinking of a question. if you are online you can use the application to submit a question at any point in time and we will have those ready and if you ask a question now that has been subsequently answered we won't ask the question again. without further ado, let's get to it, here. >> alex, thanks for joining us. did you come up from williamsburg? alex: ac

two u.s. navy sailors accused of spying for china, what kind of secrets could they have spilled. >>> welcome everyone to viewers in the united states and around the world. yes, it is friday, so happy friday. i'm amara walker. former president trump is set to speak at an alabama party dinner in montgomery. he will likely have more to say about his arrest and arraignment on four charges stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. trump carefully enunciated his plea of not guilty before a magistrate judge. after the hearing sources tell cnn that trump was, quote, pissed off. chris wynn has more on thursday's historic events. >> reporter: in an historic move, donald trump was charged with conspiring to overturn the results of a 2020 election which prosecutors say fueled the violence riots on our nation's capital on january 6, 2021. >> this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. >> reporter: trump appeared before a magistrate judge thursday.

now the u.s. navy dispatch for warships and a pa reconnaissance aircraft to shadow of the russian chinese armada of course the u.s. navy routinely sells its warships implies reconnaissance aircraft in the taiwan strait off the coast of china while also keeping in international waters. recall chinese fighter jet that buzz the u.s. air force biplane in the south china sea back in may official say perhaps the russian and chinese are just returning the favor. many lawmakers say the u.s. is now in a c cold war with china s evidenced by the justice department charging the two chinese-american sailors with a spine, espionage for china providing beijing with sensitive military information including plans for a mobile radar system used for air traffic control at missile defense to detect aircraft cruise missiles and drones. many republican lawmakers want to see the biden administration spent much more on defense for that point to the sides of china's navy which is now the largest in the world, arthel. arthel: i

omar villafranca, cbs news eagle pass, texas. >>> two u.s. navy sailors have been arrested and charged with selling sensitive military information to china. as mark strassmann reports, some of the information included details about a large-scale military exercise and navy warships. >> reporter: cash over country. >> we sometimes discover that threats to our national security come from inside our most esteemed institutions. >> reporter: for almost two years, today's indictment charges 26-year-old petty officer wenheng zhao betrayed his country, selling military secrets to the chinese government. >> mr. zhao chose a path of corruption, and in doing so he told out his colleagues at the u.s. navy. >> reporter: among the secrets he allegedly sold, details about his post at the naval base in ventura county, plans for this large-scale military exercise in the indo-pacific region earlier this year, and blueprints for a radar system on a u.s. base in okinawa. his contact -- a chinese intelligence officer. in return, zhao allegedly took nearly $15,000 in br

prosecutors are alleging that the two u.s. navy sailors shared the sensitive u.s. first case unsealed against one of the sailors wencheng zhao at a navy base there in a u.s. navy base they provided an officer with dozens of u.s. military manuals that could be useful to the officer to learn about u.s. navy ships including "u.s.s. essex" on which wei worked. he also provided them with details and photos of the layout of the ships and the weapons systems is on them according to the prosecutors and in exchange he received thousands of dollars from february of '22 to present day. in a second case, a u.s. navy sailor is accused of providing an officer with information of the u.s. military movements and exercises in the indo pacific is and receiving $15,000 for that information from the officer. he also allegedly provided photos an information of the u.s. radar system on the u.s. military base in okinawa, japan, and all of this is underscoring how far china is willing to go to steal the u.s. military secrets from the u.s., and the u.s. military is trying to clamp down on t

. >>> two u.s. navy sailors have been arrested on espionage charges. federal authorities say they shared national defense information with chinese intelligence officers who paid thousands of dollars in return. but chinese embassy in washington say they are unaware of the details in this case. no surprise there, anna coren. >> no, no surprise at all. this is very serious. u.s. officials are condemning china's espionage campaign. let me tell you a bit about these sailors. one of them, 22-year-old, arrested wednesday. and as he arrived for work at naval base san diego one of the largest navy installations in the pacific. he is charged conspiring to send information to china in can exchange for just a few thousand dollars. the other sailor is a 26-year-old. and he was charged with conspiracy and bribe taking having been paid $15,000 in exchange for photographs and videos of sensitive u.s. military information. not a lot of money to really throw your career away. let's have a listen now to matt olson from the justice department. >> charges demonstrate the p

it involves quite simply u.s. navy sailors selling the mission secrets. >> when a soldier or sailor chooses cash of the country, and hands over national defense information, it is an ultimate act of betrayal, we have to be ready to act. and that is exactly what we have done here. >> one of the sailor stationed at the san diego house did the u.s. pacific fleet, which leads many u.s. operations and exercises that would be of critical interest to china. and which would be central to any potential conflict over taiwan. spying and other nations and among nations is not unusual of course, but the extent of china's operations officials say, makes it very different. >> china amongst all other nation stands apart in terms of the threat that its government poses to the united states. china is unrivaled in the audacity and in the range of its outline efforts to subvert our losses. >> one of them was in charge, 22 year old, who served aboard the uss, he was a naturalized u.s. citizen hadn't been born in china, and for $15,000 he s

two u.s. navyhave been arrested facing charges of providing sensitive military information to china. the 22-year-old is accused of conspiring to send national defense information to a chinese agent, and the 26-year-old petty officer was arrested on charges of accepting money for sensitive photos and videos. prosecutors say they were allegedly approached separately by chinese agents who paid them each thousands of dollars for classified information. if convicted, they could face decades in prison. china has denied any knowledge of the alleged activity. the u.s. attorney for the southern district of california spoke in detail about the charges. >> our indictment alleges over the course of more than a year and on multiple occasions, he sent national defense information to china including documents, photos, videos and technical manuals. in exchange, his intelligence officers paid him thousands of dollars, the officer even congratulated him when he became a u.s. citizen in 2022. throughout this relation

and in doing so, he sold out his colleagues at the u.s. navy zhao allegedly sold, details about his post at the naval base in ventura county. plans for this large-scale military exercise, in the indo-pacific region, earlier this year. and a blueprint for a radar system on a u.s. base in oki okinawa. kharkiv's contact, a chinese intelligence officer. in return, zhao allegedly took nearly $15,000 in bribes. >> the scheme to lead here is just one more example of the people know my peoples are up with a china ongoing and recent campaign to target u.s. officials with access. do sensititive milititary secre. >>>> reporter:r: arresested separarately on e espionage cha, jinchao wei, a 22-year-old machinist aboard the uss essex. wei allegedly sold the chinese naval defense information and dozens of technical and mechanical military manuals, all while he was applying to become a u.s. citizen. >> the officer even congratulated him when he became a u.s. citizen. >> reporter: both sailors have first appearances today. >> reporter: id3 at the federal courtho

. >>> also tonight, u.s. navy destroyers dispatched off the coast of alaska after tracking russian and chinese war ships on patrol. the joint exercise raising alarm bells at the pentagon at a time of heightened tension with the two countries. >>> new details in that alleged murder for hire scheme in the bahamas. an american mother of three accused of plotting to hire an alleged assassin to kill her estranged husband. what a court document has revealed. >>> a dramatic rescue at sea. a man stranded on a sinking boat for a day and a half before the coast guard finally spotted him. his family speaks out tonight. >>> a heartbreaking loss for team usa. knocked out of the world cup in their earliest exit yet. >>> simone biles makes a triumphant return to competition. eyeballing the next olympics and she captured the attention of the world, born in the rubble of an earthquake. now that miracle baby starting her life anew. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >> linsey:

u.s. navy alert after an unprecedented display of military force by china and russia. nearly a dozen warships from two country seen sailing together last week off of alaskaian coast. u.s. navy destroy destroyers sent to keep watch, the ships reportedly stayed in international waters. >> i'm jon scott, now back to "life, liberty and levin." ♪ ♪ mark: welcome back america. in addition to denying president trump attorney-client privilege in one case and executive privilege in the other case. you see anything else weird here, jim trusty. >> there is a real parallel between the investigation that speak volumes about this attorney general and his i integrity. the whistleblowers, they didn't just say no we're not doing that search warrant, she picked up the phone and called hunter's lawyers, and said that irs is trying to search location x . in my book, that is obstruction of justice. the p parallel on mar-a-lago case, you had high level doj official accords to statement submitted as officer to court

fourth, the u.s. navy warms up the u.s. nazi german government declares war on the u.s. government.before that the french colonies were taken by the u.k. to get the japanese translation. according to the japanese , that american giant aircraft up to 145,000 to 85,000 to all american industries and population. america and it was 520 million, 75 million tomans, war industries were building ships, assembling and disassembling, the big one is here, unfortunately, i want to take time , so when i read the price list of world war ii book , japanese soldiers, movie, big honey, show me what kind of soldier it is. hi, the soldiers are ready for war. please show me this photo. if you know , you can prepare everything, that is, with the least amount of food and the leaders are very honest. when i am a soldier, i don't eat breakfast for you, girls infant, i did this, but it makes the japanese people proud. admiral peugeot, who has been doing this, has done this. first, the president, the ministers, and this can declare war. in japan , there were only a series of creatures in army uniforms, and t

u.s. navy sent four destroyers to guide the chinese and russian ships from american waters.lidifies this idea we've entered new era of aggression led by beijing and moscow. >> carley: jake bequette joins us now. alaska senator dan sullivan says it is unprecedented to have china and russia working together, why is this happening now and how does the united states respond? >> jake: the senator is right, this is a dangerous situation and i've said since the beginning of the wor with ukraine and russia, real danger of what the russian administration is blundering toward is the eurasian land mass of russia and china. we cannot allow this to happen, but that is what biden and his handlers have allowed to happen politically, geopolitically and financially as we've removed russia from trading relationship and currency protection and drawn them closer to uch whiches of china. join naval exercise is provocation and they are testing u.s. military responsiveness. it is one more probing action in response to joe biden wokeness in terms of our military. they see dwindling recruiting numbe

>> jonathan: two separate spying cases, according to prosecutors, strikingly similar and involve u.s. navyng the nation's secrets. >> when a soldier or sailor chooses cash over country and hands over defense information in act of betrayal, we have to be ready to act and that is exactly what we have done here. >> one of the sailors stationed at san diego and one at venturea county, both house the u.s. fleet, leaving exercises of critical interest to china and central to any potential cob conflict over taiwan. spying among nations is not unusual, but the extent makes it different. >> china stands apart in terms of threat to the united states. china is unrivalled in oddacity and range of maligned effort to subvert our laws. >> one of the men charged, served in san diego, naturalized u.s. citizen, having been born in china and for $15,000 he sold detailed information on the essex and the other sold information about naval plans and operational orders and photos of u.s. navy facilities. the effort to prevent chinese spying are ongoing and officials will continue to hunt down and bring to justic

how did the u.s. navy respond?ll, stuart, this joint malassez drill is a -- that value drill is a sign of the joint threat of russia and china and sent four of its own destroyers to shadow the operation and happened in the bearing sea from the islands and international waters and 11 warships from russia and china conducting joint drills since late july starting in the sea of japan and they worked on communications and destroying a mock enemy submarine with missiles and rushing supra aural headphones gave this video -- russia gave this video to the associated press and couldn't verify the date or location and largest navy operations in the world and not the first time but it is by far the closest to the u.s.. and the u.s. did respond sending the uss benfold and other operation to make sure they didn't enter the u.s. waters and dan sullivan was happy with the u.s. response and said in a statement "we've entered a new era of authoritarian aggression led by dictator in beijing and moscow". >> china has more ships than

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naval exercise plans and oper operational orders as well as u.s. navy facilities. efforts to prevent chinese spying are ongoing and officials say they'll continue to hunt down and bring to justice anyone in the military who betrays, as prosecutors put it, their sacred oath to defend our country, neil. neil: thank you for that, jonathan. now to another super power that's threatening us, of course, russia. it's gotten a little antsy here, we're following a story that a russian war ship was last seen listing in the black sea after a ukrainian sea drones, several sea drones attacked, and the latest from kyiv. >> hey, neil, an interesting one-two punch from the ukraine on the high seas. this is the counter offensive on the ground grinds along. overnight a cargo ship mostly responsible for shipment of oil to and from russia was hit by a ukrainian unmanned naval vessel, basically a drone of the seas they've used before damaging the ship and the night before, neil, they did the same thing, this time hitting a russian destroyer near the born important bridge that links russ

. >> we've also had a series of reports that the u.s. navyencountered more than ten russian and chinese vessels off the coast of alaska. what more do you know about that? >> so, the u.s. navy destroyers sent planes to meet these vessels. not a small number, as you say, 11 of them according to the u.s. senators. they were staying near the u.s. military, maybe the aleutian islands which is very close to alaska. a spokesman for nbc did say did say this was regular maritime patrols and the taking this type of cooperation, had nothing to do with the international situation, but clearly, this is being seen by the u.s. as a provov indication by russia and china, given the u.s. support pour ukraine and strait of taiwan. that's this incident happened with this level of tension. it happened before where there were a couple of ships seen in that area. only met by u.s. coast guard, now jake sullivan, the national security adviser said he welcomes that there was a response this time. >> just the height of tensions reaching out in ukraine as well. clare se

u.s. navyoyers called in to keep watch on a fleet of warships from china and russia sailing together up the alaskan coast fo. good evening i am jon scott and this is the fox report. ♪. jon: official said the joint naval force number nearly a dozen vessels remained in international waters the military exercises by two key american adversaries is now provoking strong reaction in washington. lucas tomlinson is live with the latest on our top story. >> jon, the 11 russian chinese warships near alaska represent the largest combined armada from both countries to ever sail so close to the united states and history. the pentagon says there is no interaction within the u.s. military assets. general keane spoke earlier offer the following warning progress china has considerably warships vent our navy does they have more airplanes, they have more missiles we have got to catch up we have to move with a sense of urgency. quickly u.s. navy dispatch for warships in a pa reconnaissance plane to shatter the rus

the u.s. navyand russian warships approached the coast of alaska last week in an unprecedented joint military patrol. the ships never entered u.s. waters and were not considered a threat to the aleutian islands, but the u.s. did send four navy destroyers and a surveillance plane to keep watch until they left the area. turning to the war in ukraine, ukraine security service as a woman is under a less for an alleged assassination plot against president zelenskyy. cbs's ramy inocencio has the latest for odesa. >> "we will continue with the internal cleansing of our state" said volodymyr zelenskyy. mere hours later, ukrainian spy agency alllleged at thisis ukran woman was an informant for russia, now arrested who gathered intel on thee presidident's july itinerary to mykolaiv, a city near the southwest front line for a possible essay's donation attempts and "massive air strike." also today two russian hypersonic missiles slammed into pokrovsk near the eastern front line killing at least five and woundi

>>> two u.s. navy sailors, are under arrest in california.tments with spying for china by disclosing sensitive military information to chinese intelligence in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes. >> these individuals stand accused of violating rules that protect the united states and ensure that those who are entrusted with our national security do not abuse their positions for any reason, including for personal profit. china, among all such nations, stands apart in terms of the threat that its government poses to the united states.uled in th audacity. >> they both pled not guilty. their trials are scheduled to begin next month. joining me now is dan deloose. what can you tell us? the administration is trying to reset. >> this is an extraordinary case and very worrisome for the u.s. government. mr. wei was passing on sensitive information about the amphibious ship that he served on, including its weapon systems, to a chinese intelligence officer over two years. he got thousands of dollars in return. he also was passing on other sensit

. >>> the u.s. navy remains on alert after chinese and russian warships approached the coast of alaska last week in an unprecedented joint military patrol. the ships never entered u.s. waters and were not considered a threat to the aleutian islands. but the u.s. did send four navy destroyers and surveillance planes to keep watch until they left the area. >>> turning to the war in ukraine, ukraine's security service says a woman is under arrest for an alleged assassination plot against president zelenskyy. cbs's ramy inocencio has the latest from odesa. >> reporter: "we will continue the internal cleansing of our state" said volodymyr zelenskyy. mere hours later, ukraine's spy agency alleged this ukraininian woman w was an inforormant for russia, now arrested, who gathered intel on the presesident's jululy itinerary mykolaiv, a city near the southeast front line, for a possible assassination attempt and, quote, massive air strike. also today, two russian hypersonic missiles slammed into the eastern front

proving all around, simone biles is still the best dana griffin, nbc news >>> to alaska now where four u.s. navy ships responded to a nearly a dozen chinese and russian military vessels that appeared to be operating together it is just the latest close call between the u.s., chinese, and russian military aaron gilchrist has the latest. >> reporter: it is called an incursion and happened here near the aleutian islands of alaska. 11 military ships from russia and china patrolling the waters according to a statement from both alaska senators adding four american navy destroyers were sent to shadow them until they left the area what is the u.s. signaling to russia and china by putting destroyers in the water near their exercises? >> well, i think it was, again, an attempt to countersignal tha we are aware of their presence and have military power in the region >> reporter: the patrol never entered u.s. waters according to u.s. northern command, confirming to nbc news that air and sea assets conducted operations to ensure the defense of the united states and canada it is the latest aggressive maneuve

but according to prosecutors, they are strikingly similar and involve u.s. navy >> when a soldier or sailor chooses cash over country and hands over national defense information in an ultimate act of betrayal, we have to be ready to act. and that's exactly what we have done here. >> reporter: one of the sailors was station at naval base san diego, one at naval base with ventura county. both house the u.s. pacific fleet which leads many u.s. operations and exercises that would be of critical interest to china. and. >> would be central -- and which would be central to any potential conflict over taiwan. now, spying on and among other nations is not unusual, of course, but the extent of china's operations, officials say, makes it different. >> can china, among all such nations, stands apart in terms of the threat that its government poses to the united states. china is unrivaled in the awe a dasty and in the range of its malign efforts to subvert our laws. >> reporter: one of the men charged served a aboard the uss essex in san diego. he was the one who was a natura

. >>> two u.s. navy sailors have been arrested and indicted on charges of leaking sensitive military information to china. >> the charges demonstrate the prc's determination to obtain information critical to our national or any other public servants. akimoto did not respond to defense by any means so it could be used to their advantage. >> the u.s. justice department said one of the sailors is stationed at the naval base in the state of california. he allegedly received nearly $15,000 between august 2021 and may 2023 from a chinese intelligence officer posing as a maritime economic researcher. >> we charge mr. jao took photographs for blueprints located at a u.s. military base in okinawa, japan. >> the other sailor was assigned to an amphibious assault ship stationed at another naval base in california. wey allegedly supplied photos and videos of detail of the weapons systems from march 2022 to the present receiving thousands of dollars in payment. he also allegedly provided information about the ship's

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. >> developing on to u.s. navy sailors who were arrested on conspiracy charges.re indicted on separate charges related to spying for china. 22-year-old patrick way was arrested wednesday and charged with espionage. he is in charge -- he is accused of sending information to china regarding the u.s. navy ship defense and weapon capability. also, from monterey park, was indicted on suspicion of conspiracy and received a bribe from a public official. prosecutors say he received roughly $15,000 in payments. >> when a soldier or a sailor charge -- chooses cash over country, and hands over national defense information in an act of betrayal, we have to be ready for that. >> both sailors are set appear in their cases next week. >> department heads and evacuate -- ordering evacuation of non-essential personnel from niger. they've also operations with the military. u.s. troops remain in place despite this by hunting the evacuation. >> thousands have taken to the street in the capital city. these demonstrators were in favor of the coup. in t are traveling with a church group

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[bugle call] men serving in the u.s. navy's yangtze patrol, dubbed china sailors, could live the good life despite their meager pay. many never went home. [traditional music] - [narrator] the whangpoo river filled with junks from amoy, sampans from soochow, [traditional music continues] and plenty of sampans for sailors, bound for liberty in shanghai. china has its full quota of pretty girls, who combine oriental charm with modern snap. the result is not hard to look at. [music continues] - [bill] it would be a mistake to judge all foreigners living in china harshly. many were committed to saving souls and saving lives, like those who served at a presbyterian mission in a northern chinese town, then called weihsien. [instrumental music continues] in a place of desperate poverty, proper medical care was the difference between life and death. there were even holidays, which might be called christmas with chinese characteristics. [instrumental music continues] thomas dunn was a physician, as well as a leader, in shanghai's america

he spent 10 years in the u.s. navy before taking this assignment.trols the estuary, making sure boats have the proper permits, but lately he has been keeping an eye out for thieves. this summer has seen an uptick in stolen motors and even full boats being taken. he is training 10 officers to expand the unit but he has this advice for boat owners in oakland. >> please secure anything of value. that includes small outboard motors, because that is what these thieves are tending to take, is anything they can pick up by hand and load into a small eight-foot dinghy , and they are out within a matter of seconds to minutes. >> it is a problem the people who live along the waterfront no all too well. >> it is every week that somebody is missing something from their boats to their dinghies or outboard motors. >> the people who operate boats along the estuary say they are doing all they can to keep an eye on each other's boats and run off pirates who may show up, but it is usually in the dead of night. that is what police are increasing patrols between mid nig

the u.s. navyive team is now looking for any more victims in the water as the final stage of the search. despite this, it is unclear how many people are still unaccounted for. the fbi are trying to verify the names of hundreds of people reported missing. ama: the cdc is reporting a rise in covid cases over the last week. cases nationwide jumped almost 19%, though covid numbers are still low compared to previous peaks. as bricks have been reported across the nation's preschools, -- across the nation's preschools and summer camps. dan: to the east coast, tonight a faculty member is dead after another shooting on a college campus, this one at the university of north carolina-chapel hill. the campus was locked down for hours today. students. texts warning them about a dangerous man on campus. heavily armed officers from several agencies were called to the campus to assist the unc police department. chancellor pleaded with his student body following this traumatic tragedy. >> we are here for you. i am p

affairs attended after previously boycotting the ukraine peace meetings >>> back in the u.s., four u.s. navy ships responded to a dozen chinese and russian military vessels that were patrolling off of alaska. they appear to be operating together this is just the latest close call between the u.s., chinese and russian militaries nbc's aaron gilchrist has the details. >> reporter: it is called an incursion and happened here near the aleutian islands of alaska 11 military ships from russia and china patrolling the waters according to a statement from both alaska senators adding four american navy destroyers were sentnt to shadow them until they leftft the area. what is the u.s. signaling to russia and china by putting destroyers in the water near their exercises >> well, i think it was, again, an attempt to countersignal that we are aware of their presence and have military power in the region >> reporter: the patrol never entered u.s. waters according to u.s. northern command, confirming to nbc news that air and sea assets conducted operations to ensure the defense of the united states and can

. >>> nasa, the u.s. navy and air force are working together to lpahoot for stars.e thiekhey all took part in a recovery test for the artemis 2 mission. that's the mission where astronauts will circle the moon for three days and then splash down here in the pacific ocean. the capsule cam down in a prior test. the capsule during the test did want actually go into space. it was just placed in the water so they can check it out. the purpose of the mission is to practice the recovery, but nasa was thrilled it worked the way it was supposed to and they still have a way to go before they can call it a success. >> it is a very small part of the entire training and that's why we are looking forward to train them. >> the artemis 2 mission is not set to launch until next november. >>> happening now, the city's proposing banning homeless encampments and rv dwellings between 150 feet of preschool, day cares and k through 12 schools. advocates say this comes amid a surge in school break-ins, thefts and drug use. the press conference unveiling the ordinance begins in about ten mi

. >>> also, two u.s. navy sailors under arrest tonight.t they're accused of doing for china. >>> in the northeast, a massive explosion at a home in

. >>> also tonight, two u.s. navy sailors under arrest, accused of spying for china. the secret they're accused of selling. >>> the grim discovery. two bodies in the rio grande. one at that floating barrier texas installed in the river. what texas and mexican officials are saying. >>> terrifying moments aboard a delta flight. police say a passenger with a sharp object cut himself and then attacked a flight attendant. how he was stopped. >>> the new development in the gilgo beach serial killer investigation. what prosecutors are seeking to get from the suspect. >>> and the countdown to kick off. the nfl is back tonight, right here on nbc. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. it was a moment surely seen through different lenses in this divided nation, and yet a moment of undeniable consequence. a former american president standing before a federal judge to answer whether he sought to thwart the will of voters and block a bedrock of american democracy, the peaceful transfer of power. in a 27-minute long arraignment, former presiden

. >> reporter: unidentified aerial phenomena like this object captured on video by u.s. navyg through restricted air space in 2015. >> these are retrieving non-human origin technical vehicles. >> reporter: so do aliens exist, and are those close encounters evidence they visited earth? to separate fact from fiction, we went to the man leading a search for answers from inside the pentagon. >> i'm a long-term intelligence officer, scientist, and military officer. >> reporter: dr. sean kirkpatrick in his first television interview after a year after the job tells us everything is on the table. what keeps you up at night? >> technical surprise. and that could be adversary technical surprise or extraterrestrial technical surprise. >> reporter: he leads the all-domain anomaly resolution office created by congress last year to detect, identify, and attribute mysterious objects of interest in the air, in outerspace and even underwater. what's the most common misperception people have of uaps or of the work that you're doing? >> that they're all the same thing and that they're all extr

. >> look at you >> reporter: ryder served in the u.s. navyseas with his owner, josh. finally getting glasses after being diagnosed as legally blind. his mom shayla puts them on, and then he sees clearly for the first time giving us all a smile as bright as sunshine. >> there's always going to be somebody that cares about you. >> reporter: in minnesota, this is 13-year-old jackson >> i'm just trying to say something nice >> reporter: out with friends, the kids were ding-dong ditching >> you matter, man, or girl. >> reporter: but jackson had other plans, sharing a message on a stranger's doorbell camera. tell me a little bit about request you decided to record that message >> i just thought that maybe the person that would see the video needed to hear it. >> reporter: ashley mann lives at that house and was so moved by jackson's words, she posted the video to social media. >> it left me speechless, because it was something i've never expected young kids to say. >> reporter: jackson's mom, carissa, proud of her son. >> i just stood there in awe

. >>> also tonight, two u.s. navy sailors under arrest, accused of spying for china.accused of selling. >>> the grim discovery. two bodies in the rio grande. one at that floating barrier texas installed in the river. what texas and mexican officials are saying. >>> terrifying moments aboard a delta flight. police say a passenger with a sharp object cut himself and then attacked a flight attendant. how he was stopped. >>> the new development in

. >> the camp commander is a u.s. navy commander. sometimes an officer select did with the camp. senior marine is the captain the marine security company. further white house community agency detail there may be a lieutenant colonel in the u.s. army. >> your last question this evening, several viewers, why did you decide to write the book on camp david and what was one or two things that were fascinating that you learned while you are researching to write the book. >> wonderful final question. on the day of change of command spirit she hands me this journal the first page of the journal, saying dear daddy please write stories so the kids will care about it. it is humorous. after every visit i would sit down. see what happens. i put that away in my desk and never opened it. never thought i could write a book. reunion weekend during one of the previous at camp david. a lotta former training officers spouses were there. we are all meeting each other. ifi had heard them talking about trying to catch the history. many had written their own story i first realized i could write the book