he worked with the united states navy, did he not? >> he did. he already had given up pacifism for a period of time, realizing hitler was unstoppable and had to be met with by force of arms. >> alice, what about his dogy, he wore no socks a lot, correct? >> this may be due to the fact he had sweaty feet, which is one of the reasons he was excluded from the swiss army. >> but then he would need socks. >> you can argue the exact opposite of that. he may have found they were heat producers. we'll have to live with that mystery. >> i suppose. >> is this true, it is said that husband of his time, he had time to buy a new suit. he had no time to have his haircut. he was not willing to expand that kind of time? >> i think he didn't think it was important enough. >> he was completely uninterested in material things. that follows also from what you read as part of the things he believed in. materialism, the questions of dress were -- he made fun of it in berlin when he was in high society. he made fun of the need to strut around like a peacock. so that w

what better way to showcase what our united states navy and our marine corps, our sea-going services, bring to the table in an emergency response, but recognize that they also have another mission to do, macon island just came off a 7-month deployment, this is an era when we're pivoting to the pacific. the ring of fire is also in the pacific. over 35,000 on average fatalities a year over 35 billion dollars worth of damage and we see that year in and year out with tsunamis of catastrophic proportions. today the coast guard is dealing with the debris from that tsunami as it comes ashore here in the state waters as well. just it close on admire beeman's remarks, i think it's critical not just the work here at seminar but over a cup of coffee exchanging business cards because at the end of the day it's the partnerships that mufrt endure at time of crisis. thank you to the macon island for this show of force during this third fleet week. >> i'd like to bring up the mayor of the great city and county of san francisco. what a difference he's made as the mayor of san francisco. he certainly h

as it has been, the reason that asia has has beenmuch as it has at least greatly due to the united states navy keeping the sea lanes open, making sure that anybody engaged in peaceful commerce can get to where they are going. without an incident we are the only global navy in the world. we have a global responsibilities. aspect of our economy, the seagoing aspect of our world, is greater than the -- greater today than it was 150 years ago, when he thought of people going to asea in sailing ships. host: the amount of personnel required for some of these vessels -- an average aircraft 5000, a destroyer, 250, and a submarine, 140. these are approximate numbers. how do they train for this? how does it differ if you are on an aircraft carrier versus a summary -- a submarine? guest: in the first place, we have the best force we have ever had in terms of the people entering, the people staying. if you are going summary, for example, -- if you are going submarines, for example, you have got to go through two things. you have got to go through submarine school to learn the unique things that go on ther

>> very first thing is they would increase the presence of the united states navy, primarily like weircraft carriers to get more aircraft into the fight. so the air force and naval air would go after those artillery and missile pieces. then they would go after the air defense capability in the north, the command in control, much like communication capabilities in the north. so they would command the air space. >> and ultimately after things like bridges, roads. >> absolutely. eliminate the freedom of movement. >> this is a worst case scenario. >> i don't think that's going to happen. what's probably going to happen is limited objective attacks much like we saw a few years ago. >> against the islands, against that boat. >> exactly. >> a few targets. >> just to show they were strong. north went after south korean targets, not u.s. presence. >> and that's what we might see if this were to play out in the worst ways as we move forward. >> fascinating. and tonight 6:00 eastern wolf blitzer's going to host a special edition of "the situation room" because a lot of people looking at that. v

. >> the united states navy is investigating why one of its vessels ran aground in the reef. >> big newsilippines. did you hear how the u.s. turned a $300-million-dollar warship into scrap metal in the middle of a budget crisis? probably not. >> we are paid to make sure that both the crew and that ship comes through harm's way all right. a mistake was made here. >> according to the filipino coast guard the uss guardian entered national park january 17th. when officials told the ship the reef was off limits, it allegedly radioed back, quote: take your complaint to the u.s. embassy. minutes later it ran aground. >> the incident made headlines in the philippines. sparking protests in spite of the u.s. apology because the reef is a national treasure. >> it is uncharacteristic. we train our commanding officer and he trains his crew to be extremely professional. >> initially the state sustained minor damage but delays allowed waves to push the hull further on to the coral. lift it off piece by piece costing the u.s. $25 million. the guardian is only one of 8 mine sweeper notice u.s. fleet. las

fournier, united states navy, will deliver the benediction. >>> may we pray together.u work in the affairs of humankind and nations. our prayer is that we as a people will listen carefully, response appropriately, and live each day acutely aware of the need for your guidance. you grace us with men and women who lead, prompted by the power of personal conviction to help shape our national conscience, and provide examples of extraordinary leadership. today, we gather to celebrate a marvelous occasion, establishing in this physical place, a living reflection on our national history. president bush and this presidential library establish his legacy. not only of stone and mortar, but of heart and soul. and serve as reminders that there are words that resonate in our national consciousness, words like "justice" "freedom" "liberty" "opportunity" "sacrifice." ideals not merely of our own making but of your creation as you implant in each of your clirld, these intrinsic values. grant this day, that the george w. bush presidential center will forever help inform our national dia

clearly if the worship of the united states navy shot at the country that's a use of force. shoots at you? we couldn't simply adopt an approach that says you have to break things or hurt people. it has to be the same effect. as operations. the formal name is para military activity. they are looked at the very issue the army trains was a use of force by one country against another country which told us that we simply could not adopt a principle of law that said it has to stwaild be he nettic in nature. at the same time we looked at the negotiating history of the charter and it meat very clear that they weren't talking about economic and political warfare. when they set forth this article two. what it meant is it was less than what you would think of as a use of force. it was high order coerce. very unsatisfactorily we said we can't answer the question. it's too hard. the best we can do for legal advisers is not give them a bright line rule. but rather inform them, help them think through whether or not their operations are likely to be viewed by the international community. t

i served honorably for the united states navy is operational specialists into deployments, first as a database manager in operation iraqi freedom and second as their controller and watch supervisor africa partnership for countries such as kenya and congo. my times have you valuable skills, how to manage a team, work with data and operate high-tech equipment not to mention discipline and hard work that cost her uniform. when the kids to start a job search utility companies didn't see that in me. after returning from the navy at site countless jobs purging to interviews a week, nothing ever materialized. with the help of the g.i. bill and wrote at mercy college in new york, where it earned a bachelor's degree in finance. just after he graduated, my fiancÉe discovers she's pregnant with her beautiful daughter, and the liana. i knew for a growing family needed to double down on the job search, even with a bachelors degree. so sign up for veteran's workshops, update my resume and attended dozens of job fairs, but still a struggle to find work. i was unemployed two and half years before and

has been, the reason that asia has grown as much as it has been at least greatly due to the united states navy keeping the sea lanes open, making sure that anybody engaged in peaceful commerce can get to where they are going. without an incident we are the only global navy in the world. we have a global responsibilities. the seagoing aspect of our economy, the seagoing aspect of our world, is greater today than it was 150 years ago, when he thought of people going to sea in sailing ships. host: the amount of personnel required for some of these vessels -- an average aircraft carrier, 5000, a destroyer, 250, and a submarine, 140. these are approximate numbers. how do they train for this? how does it differ if you are on an aircraft carrier versus a submarine? guest: in the first place, we have the best force we have ever had in terms of the people entering, the people staying. if you are going submarines, for example, you have got to go through two things. you have got to go through submarine school to learn the unique things that go on there, and then go to nuclear power school. the navy pione

. >> the united states navy is investigating. reporter: big news in the philippines.united states handled these warships and turn them into scrap metal in the middle of a budget crisis? >> we are paid to make sure that both the crew and the ship comes through all right. the mistake was made here. reporter: they entered this national park on january 17, when the officials said the reef was off-limits, the ship radio back and said, take your complaint to the u.s. embassy. minutes later, it ran aground. the incident made headlines in the philippines, sparking protests because the reef was a national treasure. >> it is uncharacteristic. we trained our commanding officer and he trained his crew to be extremely professional. >> it required salvage claims from singapore to lift it off piece by piece. the guardian is only one of eight minesweepers in the u.s. fleet. they blame not only arrogance of faulty navigational maps for losing an aging but valuable asset. the navy said that clearly there was wrongdoing. while they could have simply yanked this ship off the reef, but cu

the united states sent a navy destroyer toward north korea as kim jong-un threatens to strike americaepped in. china warned kim jong-un. they've told him flat out, "hey, those missiles, they better not hit any wal-marts or you are in trouble, buddy." [ laughter ] oh man, everybody's after them. [ cheers and applause ] and a top iranian official has announced that 2013 will be the fall of the american empire. let me tell you something, okay? if you're going to criticize america, if you're going to attack our government if you're going to think the end is near, you just get a job on fox news like everybody else, okay? [ laughter ] that's right. that's right. that's how you do it. [ applause ] exactly. and as part of a bold, new initiative, today, president obama asked congress for $100 million to map the human brain. and believe me, believe me, if anybody needs a map to find their brain, it's congress, okay? [ laughter ] how about -- yeah. [ applause ] and president obama spent some time on the white house basketball court yesterday. did you see him? and he said he would not leave the c

o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> captain stanley w.fornier, united states navy gracious god, today we acknowledge you work in the affairs of humankind and nations. our prayer is that we as a people will listen carefully, respond appropriately and live each day acutely aware of the need for your guidance. you grace us with men and women who lead, prompted by the power of personal conviction to help shape our national conscience and provide examples of extraordinary leadership. today we gather to celebrate a marvelous occasion, establishing in this physical place a living reflection on our national history. president bush and this presidential library -- in this presidential library established his legacy not only of stone and mortar, but of heart and soul and serve as reminders that they are words that resonate in our national con consciousness. words like justice, freedom, liberty, opportunity, sacrifice. ideals not merely of our own making, but of your creation as you implant in each of your children these intrinsic values. grant this day that the george w. bus

reporter: they are investigating why the united states navy ran aground. >> we are paying to make suremes from harms way all right. >> according to the filipino coast guard, they entered the national park on january 17 and officials told the sheriff that the reef was off limit and an allegedly radioed back take the complaint of u.s. embassy and then minutes later it ran aground. the incident made headlines in the philippines, sparking protests in spite of u.s. apologies because the reef is a national treasure. >> it is uncharacteristic. we have trained our commanding officers. they train crews to be extremely professional. >> it allowed them to be pushed further along the coral. lifting it off piece by piece. the guardian is only eight of one minesweepers in the u.s. way. they not only blatant arrogance but faulty maps. >> so the captain is being believed. the navy is investigating. millions in fines are being asked for. not to mention the seven salvaged ships mentioned to clean up this mess to so embarrassing in a significant way. >> well, the fbi and texas rangers are now investigati

the united states navy is sending an explosive ordinance team to boston to assist in some of the wreckage there to figure out wa this can about the forensics on this attack. throughout the country, we'll see increased security at major eventes and major data points. here in d.c., they have the emancipation day parade. officials here in washington said that parade will go forward, but it will be met with increased security, security that you can see and security they say that you cannot see. and within a couple of hours of the attacks yesterday, president barack obama addressed the nation from the white house. he told people that he would track down who was responsible for this. but he said to be careful not to jump to conclusions about who was behind this attack. >> we will find out who did this, we will find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> and the president promised the full resources of the federal government would be put behind this investigation. so far, though, guys, leads seem to be few and far betwe

if the warships of the united states navy shelf acreage and that's a use of force. but what about cyber? with some issued electronic that you? well, the problem was we couldn't simply adopt an approach that said well, you have to break things or her people. it has to be the same effect as kinetic operations. and the reason is because the national court of justice in a very famous case called nicaragua, forum and its paramilitary activities, in nicaragua they had looked at this very issue and international court of justice had decided that the army and training of guerrillas was, in fact, the use of force but the army and training, not send training, not think about your position of merely arming and training guerrillas was a use of force by one country against another country. which told us that we simply could not adopt a principle of law but said it has to actually be genetic in nature. at the same time we look at the negotiating history of the charter and the negotiating history made it very clear that they were not talk about economic and political warfare when

$75,000 max as a pilot in united states navy. that's over 1 million through training and all these things, i suspect there in that range. >> it varies by craft. depending upon what your skill set is and what your unique that you were for, it would very. in some parts of the country are pipelines, workers, make about 20 bucks an hour plus benefits package. in other parts of the country that's much, much higher. if you with the operating engineers, they will be back in the back of the room summer, their benefits package is structured, and how different are their salary and benefits will be much higher. it depends on what you're doing on the project but they are good jobs. >> i am out of time. just a summit, 800,000 of the day, 20,000 good paying jobs. yield back spent at this time the recognize the gentlelady from the virgin isles, ms. christensen for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. is a lot of really bothers me about the bill we're considering today but one is that i'm through the committee is proposing to do one project

star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> united states navyedge you worked in the affairs of humankind and nations. our prayer is that we as a people will listen carefully, respond appropriately, and live each day acutely aware of the need for your guidance. you grace us with men and women who lead, prompted by the power of personal conviction, to help shape our national conscience, and provide examples of extraordinary leadership. today we gather to celebrate a marvelous occasion, establishing in this physical place a living reflection on our national history. president bush and his presidential library establish his legacy, not only of stone and mortar, but apart and soul. and servers are minors that there are words that resonate in our national consciousness. words like justice, freedom, liberty, opportunity, sacrifice. ideals not merely of our own making, but of your creation, you implied in each of your children these intrinsic values. grant this day that the george w. bush residential center will forever help inform our national dialogue

it's my great pleasure to introduce david who served in the united states navy for five years as a second class petty officer operations specialist. and he has a new daughter, a four month old. david, thank you for your service. [applause] >> good morning. as the secondably class petty officer. i served as to deployments. my time in the navy taught me in viable skills on how to manage a team, work with data and operate high-tech equipmen it felt like companies not see any of this in me. after returning from the navy i applied to countless jobs and was interviewing -- having two interviews a week. i enrolled in new york where i earned a bachelor's degree in finance. my fiancee discovered she was pregnant with my beautiful daughter. needed to double down on my job search even with a bachelor's degree. i signed for workshops, and attended dozens of jobs there is a very i struggled to find work eps hire me as a ditch that supervisor. -- ups hard as it is that service. after only four months on the job they recognize my leadership skills and promoted the me. ups has given me the opportunity to

united states. what ever challenges come before us, i will always believe our nation is best -- our nations best days lie ahead. [applause] god bless. [applause] [national anthem] ♪ [applause] >> captain family, united states navywill deliver the benediction. >> may be prayed together. gracious god, we acknowledge your work in the affairs of humankind and nations. our prayers that we as a people will listen carefully, respond appropriately, and lives each day aware of the needs for your guidance. you grace us with men and women who leave, prompted by the power of arsenal conviction, to help shape our national conscience, and provide examples of extraordinary leadership. words like justice, freedom, liberty, opportunity, sacrifice. ideals not nearly of our own making but of your creation as you implant in each of your children the intrinsic values. granted this day that the george w. bush residential center will forever help inform our national dialogue for good and always remind us that our nation and world's best hope for an optimistic future requires nothing less than our very best human effort yet ultimately rest in your providential care. the knowledge the spirit of freedom and opportunity we celebrate toda

united states. word that the u.s. navy will move a guided missile destroyer into the waters off north korea, as well as a kind of radar that can track military moves inside the secretive nation. and tomorrow night abc's martha raddatz will be taking all of us to the front lines. she's in south korea tonight. and from north korea to another flash point, syria. the civil war now heading into its third year and one human rights group says march was the deadliest month since the war began. more than 6,000 people killed, including 291 women, 298 children. and tonight, abc news has obtained video of a little boy just trying to help people stay alive. and we want you to know, as you begin to watch this, it is hard to see some of these images but they're the daily reality for a courageous child. here's abc's alex marquardt. >> reporter: there are no white doctors' coats that fit mohammed asaf. just 12 years old, he's been working in this busy and bloody makeshift aleppo clinic, housed in a former shopping center, for four months.

and remind everyone that we have 46,000 members of navy league around the united states and some councils overseas. and these individuals are going to be made more aware than ever of the importance of the industrial phase as a component of defending the united states of america. my deepest thanks to the secretaries, to the service chiefs rather this morning for being with us. and joy see airspace. [applause] >> [inaudible conversations] recent debate on a bill and expanding background checks for gun sales. posing tougher penalties for gun trafficking and school safety grants. senators are expected to vote thursday on a motion to advance the bill. 60 votes will be needed. live senate coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events. and every weekend at the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our website, ma and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> pre

star-spangled banner yet wave 'er the land of the free nd the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> united states navyrs of humankind and nations. our prayer is that we as a people will listen carefully, respond appropriately, and live each day acutely aware of the need for your guidance. you grace us with men and women who lead, prompted by the power of personal conviction, to help shape our national conscience, and provide examples of extraordinary leadership. today we gather to celebrate a marvelous occasion, establishing in this physical place a living reflection on our national history. president bush and his presidential library establish his legacy, not only of stone and mortar, but apart and soul. and servers are minors that there are words that resonate in our national consciousness. words like justice, freedom, .iberty, opportunity, sacrifice ideals not merely of our own making, but of your creation, as you implied in each of your children these intrinsic values. grant this day that the george w. bush residential center will forever help inform our national dialogue for good, and will always

i mentioned again, thank you for doing this piece on the united states navy academy. i'm very proud of the young people we have. i go back there fairly often. >> host: i think we have a picture of the academy. how has it changed physically in the last 50 years? >> guest: yeah, it's been -- >> host: you can see the growth. you go back how often, senator? >> guest: i go, you know, every few months or so. sometimes a year or two, but otherwise it's a -- i'm on the board of the naval academy also. it's improved in every possible way, but it's produced and read about the battle of midway and how many of the graduates literally were on suicide mission against the japanese, the bombers that were sitting ducks, were, you know, lieutenant commander said did in, go hard, go fast, god speed. literally, 90% were shot down and sacrificed their lives. no matter how the school was in those days, it produced some of the people who continue to inspire me today. >> host: one final issue on the table because this morning the iraqi prime minister in the washington post, a partner in iraq

doctor just described what we have coming out of the united nations human rights chief navi pillay she is of course recently slammed the united states for having failed to shut down guantanamo prison camp four years after barack obama signed an executive order saying that it would not take longer than a year and what the former u.n. work crimes judge says is that the indefinite detention under which the prisoners are being held is of course a violation of international law she says that the hunger strike that has been ongoing for the last two months is no surprise because these people have lost complete hope of ever seeing a fair trial or an appropriate kind of treatment while being held there for course we know that while the military and guantanamo says that forty people have been on a hunger strike lawyers are actually saying that the majority of those one hundred sixty six prisoners being held and certainly pillai has also underscored that it's very important that the prisoners be tried in civilian courts instead of military commissions and this is a major concern i want to take you back to those human rights issues what are the

. >> the united states sent a navy destroyer towards north korea as kim jong-un threatens to strike americaong-un. they told him flat out, hey, those missiles had better not hit any walmarts, or you are in trouble, buddy. >> today new jersey governor chris christie signed a new law that bans children under 17 from using tanning beds. then the kids told chris christie, fine, then stop blocking the sun. and i thought that was mean. rude little brat. come over here. >> that was mean. >> "early start" continues right now. >>> a college coach crossing the line. just shocking abuse of his own players caught on camera. the school knew about this a while ago. why wasn't he fired? ♪ he's the little boy that santa claus forgot ♪ >>> the sad song of michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray singing the blues in a cnn exclusive, saying he's a scapegoat in the king of pop's death. >>> pedal to the metal, a suspect in a stolen cab with cops in hot pursuit at speeds topping 100 miles an hour. >>> almost perfect. poised to pull off one of baseball's rarest feats, watching the bid for history slip right throu

in response, the united states has stealth fighter jets and bombers overhead and a navy destroyer headed that way. experts say we better be ready. >> i don't think we can take anything for granted. the united states, south korea and our other partners in that region have to be very prepared in the event that something could happen here. the official word from the white house, says so far it is all talk and no action. jay carney says they have not seen any major changes to the north's military in terms of mobilizing or repositioning. another concern this morning is the possibility north korea could sell its nuclear weapons to iran. our white house correspondent, tracie potts, is watching this story from washing. we will hear from her coming up at 5:40. >> thank you very much. now, to a follow-up to a police shooting in the south bay. san jose mr. is say they are ready to seek charges against two suspects, wounded by a police officer. after they allegedly tried to run him over. this was the scene last wednesday on the road. police opening fire on the 31-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man

earlier the top navy commander of the pacific said the united states could shoot down a missile if north korea does launch one in the next couple days but only if it poses a threat to the u.s. interest. >> if in defense of the homeland i would recommend the action or in defense of the allies. >> would you recommend we intercept a missile with it is launched by a north korea a matter where the intended target is? >> i would not recommend that. lou: joining us now former vice chief staff of the army and military analyst. actually to say more for the audience benefit, let's hear the rest i guess we don't have the rest of it. he said he would not launch or intercept the missile if it clear if not launched against one of our allies or clear against our interest. do you agree? >> we should only defend ourselves if targeted on something but to if there is any doubt i would shoot to it. face it. we have to be careful at the same time demonstrate resolve for the allies in the region. everybody is concerned about a miscalculation to escalate these activities to force kim jong to take a provocative

united states. history of mankind, quite frankly. it is an advanced warplane, a fighter jet that is to be used by the air force, the navy and the marine kerp. it's the replacement for the f-16 for the air force, for a number of other planes for the marines and navy. supposed to be our new, advanced, all-purpose fighter jet. it was a plane that was supposed to be in the skies fighting now. still in development. it's an incredibly troubled program. it's a program that has gone tens of billions of dollars over budget and i burrowed into this program as a way to write about the overall challenges of trimming the defense budget because this program is in some ways singular in terms of its cost overruns and delays and the way it's been structured to, as i write in the piece, its most effective defensive attribute may not be its ray dars and sensors and missiles and stealth technology and ability to fly at supersonic speeds, it may well be the way it's designed to evade budget cutters in washington. >> more sunday at 8:00 on c-span's "q & a." the national action network recently held its annual convention in new york city. in one session, th

earlier, the top navy commanderer in the pacific said the united states could shoot down a missile if north korea does launch on in the next few days. but only if it poses a thrat to u.s. interests. >> if t missile was in the defense of the homeland i would certainly recommend that action. if it was defense of our allies, i would recommend that action. >> my question is would you recommend that we intercept a missile if it is launched by north korea no matter where the intended target is? >> i would not recommend that. >> lou: joining us now, jep jack k evenane, retired, four-star, army general, former vice chief of staff of the army. also fox news military analyst. jep, god to have you with us. >> good to be here, lou. >> lou: admiral locklear there went on to say more. if i may for the audience's benefit, let's hear if you will the rest of what -- well, i'm told we don't have the rest of the sound. we'll be satisfied with what we have. he goes on to say he would not launch that missile or intercept that missile if it weren't clear that it was being launched against one of our allies

navy. it turned around the attitudes of niche a toward the united states. it was a the kind of building block we look for in an economic and security commons. just as when we in san francisco see not only what the military can bring to the party and help us with, not only how we can interact with the military, but also we say to ourselves, it's also up to us to do everything we can for ourselves. we're not kind of an outfit, it's easier for them to collaborate with us. so, all of these things are important to us as we have these exercises. so, i say this is a very worthwhile enterprise that will keep going. i tip my hat to my friend mike who really has been leading us in these efforts. and now i say as also the slogan, i guess you call it this morning, maybe it's what the navy says. i think it's a very good phrase. a global force for good. that's what we've been practicing, a global force for good. thank you. (applause) >> thank you, sir. thank you. thank you very much, sir. (applause) >> and for all of you, tomorrow we're going to have the former secretary

earlier, the top navy commanderer in the pacific said the united states could shoot down a missile if korea does launch one in the next few days. but only if it poses a threat to u.s. interests. >> if the missile was inthe defensof the homeland i would certainly recommend that action. if it was defense of our allies, i would recommend that action. >> my question is would you recommend that we intercept a missile if it is launched by north korea no matter where the intended target is? >> i would not recommend that. >> lou: joining us now, jep jack k evenane, retired, four-star, armygeneral, former vice chief of staff of the army. also fox news military analyst. jep, good to have you with us. >> good to be here, lou. >>ou: admiral locklear there went on to say more. if i may for the audience's benefit, lt's hear if you will the rest of what -- well, i'm told we don't have the rest of the sound. we'll be satisfied with what we have. he goes on to say he would not launch that missile or intercept that missile if it weren't clear that it was being launched against one of our allies or clea

earlier, the top navy commanderer in the pacific said the united states could shoot down a missile ifea does launch one in the next few days. but only if it poses a threat to u.s. interests. >> if the missile was in the defense of the homeland i would certainly recommend that action. if it was defense of our allies, i would recommend that action. >> my question is would you recommend that we intercept a missile if it is launched by north korea no matter where the intended target is? >> i would not recommend that. >> lou: joining us now, jep jack k evenane, retired, four-star, army general, former vice chief of staff of the army. also fox news military analyst. jep, good to have you with us. >> good to be here, lou. >> lou: admiral locklear there went on to say more. if i may for the audience's benefit, let's hear if you will the rest of what -- well, i'm told we don't have the rest of the sound. we'll be satisfied with what we have. he goes on to say he would not launch that missile or intercept that missile if it weren't clear that it was being launched against one of our allies or c

to the pacific, it is easy to believe that the united states is, in fact, a pacific power and that to keep it that way we will maintain the best damn navy in the world. thank you very much. (applause)speaker .... >> now i'm going to introduce our next speaker, major general melvin spee splt e i've known melvin for a number of years, obviously we served together in the marine corps. i can tell you he's been with fleet week for 3 years now and the one thing about mel, he's got a lot of ideas and he accepts no as an interim answer because a lot of things that he wanted to do to make fleet week better originally the answer from authorities was no. and he made some amazing things happen just through his will. a commander can will things to happen. and i really want to thank you, mel, for that whole peer to peer medical exchange was your idea and it was just a huge hit and i thank you so much for that. he's offered to be the pifrplg hitter for admiral roughhead who was captured back in massachusetts and couldn't make it back out here and with his experience, one thing about melvin speese, he is the premiere taipber in the marine corps. please