the commissioning germany for the uss gerald r ford. -- the commissioning ceremony for the uss gerald ford. live coverage on c-span. [no audio] [no audio] >> we are live in norfolk, virginia, waiting for the commissioning's our money to begin for the navy's newest aircraft carrier, the uss gerald r ford. president trump has arrived. the crowd waiting for the ceremony to begin. we also expect to hear from defense secretary james mattis today, as well as virginia governor terry mcauliffe. the president has arrived and the ceremony should get underway shortly. live coverage on c-span. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ waiting for donald> trump and the commissioning ceremony for the uss gerald r ford. the presidential helicopter has landed on the deck. defense secretary james mattis and virginia governor terry mcauliffe also among the speakers scheduled at the commissioning ceremony today. m writing about the $12.9 billion ship -- it has not yet launched or recovered any live aircraft. the most visible difference ford and her predecessors as the island superstructure, nearly half the size of past ships. there's al

and as we send the uss george h.w. bush to service, i know you will do credit to the sailors before you, and the good man for this ship is named. i ask that god protect this ship and let her know only victory and peace, and i ask god's continued blessings on our wonderful nation. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. president. mr. vice president, all of the distinguished guests here. i want to single out captain of , how thankful we are to read it you will forgive an old navy man little reminiscing, being here at this ceremony takes me back 65 years to another commissioning. this one it in the shipyards of philadelphia for the uss san jacinto, the carrier where my crewmates and i were preparing to serve in world war ii. speaking of not many of them being with us, i feel like phyllis stiller when she said all of my friends are dying in alphabetical order. but i am glad to be here. a few memories of that distant day stand out. first and foremost, it was during that trip to philadelphia where they

and so, god bless the uss gerald r. ford of the united states navy.god bless the ford and the navy, a comfort to our nation and our allies and a nightmare to our enemies. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, admiral richardson. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable sean stackley, secretary of the navy, acting. [applause] sec. stackley: susan, you have built well. your team of shipbuilders, they ir tremendous workmanship is only exceeded by their tremendous pager design. -- patriotism. your father would be very proud. mr. president, one of your predecessors famously remarked, "speak softly and carry a big stick." we offer you, sir, a big stick. [laughter] [applause] so many distinguished guests, officers and crew, who proudly , call yourselves the gerald r. ford. history will remember him as the man who, in the great constitutional crisis of the last century, would be chosen by congress to lead our nation. today, we remember him as the man who, when the seas were at the most tempest-tossed, gave orders to the home, steady she goes. and in doing

plankowner of the uss gerald r. ford.se] for the rest of your lives, you will be able to tell your friends and family that you served on the greatest ship in the united states navy and, in my opinion, the greatest ship anywhere in the world. everyone should take a moment to celebrate this incredible achievement. i want to thank the many public servants who have joined us here today. treasury secretary mnuchin. governor snyder. governor mcauliffe. senator wicker. and members of congress. secretary stackley. admiral richardson. senior military leaders. and, of course, the great captain mccormack. [applause] captain, i know you will exemplify integrity at the helm. and have a good time doing it, captain. proud of you. thanks to the entire ford family, for all that you have done to support this ship on its voyage. thank you, susan. [applause] i also want to recognize to -- two other people who are very special to president ford. thank you, vice president cheney and former secretary of defense rumsfeld. [applause] they look gr

commissioning ceremony in norfolk, virginia area the uss gerald ford -- norfolk, virginia. -- the uss gerald ford has a generator that can -- in thected to be diploma nets for years and house as many as 2600 crew members. the commissioning ceremony. explained -- he is expected to be deployed in the next few years and house as many as 2600 crew members. >> ship company, tension. arrive --uests please -- ship company, attention. -- will the guests please rise? please rise. and -- gentlemen, our platform guests. ,ommander stephen barstow united states navy, i ships chaplin. miss mary ellen baldwin, the president and ceo of hampton roads, navy league. mr. greg willard, white house staff assistant to president ford and commission in committee cochairman. mr. byron cavity, commissioning committee and cochairman. mr. douglas devos, committee cochairman. from huntington ingalls shipbuilding, mr. matthew mulherin, who most recently served as president of newport news shipbuilding. rear admiral bruce lindsey, united states navy, commander, and naval air forces atlantic. rear admiral brian anton

. >> at the white house friday, president trump welcomed service members of the uss arizona who survived the 1941 attack on par pearl harbor. the president was reportedly given a piece of the battleship and a commemorative hat and coin. from the oval office, this is 10 minutes. president trump: how was your press conference, good? thank you very much. today is my distinct privilege to welcome to the white house three of the five living survivors of the uss arizona. this is their first time to our nation's capital. i hope this trip does honor to you and your truly heroic service and we want to thank you all, thank you very much. they gave me the nicest hardware plus a beautiful hat. thank you. december 7, 1941, the brutal attack on pearl harbor was seared into their memories and also seared into america's memories because in that grim day, this mighty nation was to defend freedom. each of them has a harrowing a story of courage to share. they tell us of the american spirit under fire and the will of our people to defeat threats to our nation and the civilized world. one of the heroes with

you think about this, as the uss gerald ford, the uss bush -- george bush becoming before this, and there's a lot of history now that they are bringing in, the navy is to the carrier itself, talking about the commissioning and talking about gerald ford, and you see the slogan of the ship is integrity from the helm, speaking to what gerald ford was known for. he himself served in the navy for almost four years during world war ii. and of all things, he was a physical fitness coach. he was teaching young pilots how to get fit and keeping them fit during their time at navy preflight school. got out of the navy in 1946, david, and then went on to his career in politics. david: all right. i want to bring back general keen because there's something else to be mentioned about what's happening here, and the reshaping of the military in the united states. and that is a sort of commitment towards the military that we didn't necessarily see in the previous administration, the way in which president trump understands the military seems to be much stronger, does it not, than the previous administration?

we gather to celebrate the commissioning of this mighty ship, the uss gerald r. ford. celebrate the accomplishments of the united states navy. through living out our code of honor courage and commitment. we gather here to celebrate the greatest nation in the world the united states of america and in one voice we lift our prayers together as one body invoking all that is within us and invoking that which is beyond us and in the realm of the spiritual and the supernatural we invoke your presence among us. and your blessing on all that we do here today. and we pray for your continued protection upon the ford and all the ford class carriers to follow. bless us, lord. bless this crew. bless this ship. and may we all be worthy and faithful to the mission for which we have been called. we pray this in your mighty name, amen. will the guests please be seated? ladies and gentlemen, the honorable terry mcauliffe, governor commonwealth of virginia. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. first of all, mr. president, the cabinet, to our fellow guests, governor from michigan, susan

navy, on hand for the commissionerring of the uss -- commissioning of the uss gerald ford.s, i'm mike emanuel. melissa: happy saturday to you, it's fun to be here, right? mike: the m and m show. melissa: i'm melissa a francis. the trump administration facing a dramatic overhaul after a shake-up at the white house.

announcer: this morning, president trump arrived in to speak at the commissioning ceremony for the uss gerald r ford aircraft carrier. here is some of his arrival, followed by his speech. it is 20 minutes. [applause] [cheers and applause] pres. trump: thank you very much, secretary mattis for that wonderful introduction and your devoted service to our nation. nobody has done it like you. i am thrilled to be back on this magnificent ship for this the amazingent with men and women of the united states navy. [cheers and applause] i was with you four knew that iand i had to be here today and i told you i would be back to congratulate you and the crew and everybody involved on commissioning the newest, largest, and most advanced aircraft carrier in the history of this world. is a big achievement. after today, where ever this ship sales, you will all carry a proud title, plank owner of the uss gerald r ford. [applause] for the rest of your lives, you will be able to tell friends and family that you served on the greatest ship in the united states navy, and in my opinion, on the greatest ship

plank owner of the "uss gerald r. ford". for the rest of your lives you'll be able to tell your friends and family that you served on the greatest ship in the united states' navy and in my opinion the greatest ship never in the world. everyone should take a moment to celebrate this incredible achievement. i want to thank the many public servants, who have joined us here today. treasury secretary mnuchin. governor snyder. governor mcauliffe. senator wicker. and members of congress. secretary stackly, admiral richardson. senior military leaders and of course the great captain, mccormick. captain, i know you will exemplify integrity at the helm. and have a good time doing it, captain. proud of you. thanks to the entire ford family, susan, jack, steven, mike, for all that you've done to support this ship on its voyage. thank you, susan. i also want to recognize two other people who were very special to president ford. thank you vice president cheney and former secretary of defense rumsfeld. they look great. they look great. as w

this is the commissioning of the "uss gerald r. ford."cauliffe is about to speak there are a number of speakers who will precede president trump and we promise we will be there when the commander-in-chief is ready to address that crowd. in the meantime, plenty of twitter activity. plenty of facebook activity during the course of the program. thank you for that. if you ever miss any of the program you can catch us at any time at cnn go, online and through your connected devices and apps and thanks for the twitter and facebook reaction. what do we have? smerkonish, fast-forward six more months, any predictions? >> stephen, i have surrendered my card for progostication. they don't let me make predictions any more, because i was so often wrong during the build-up to election day in 2016. if i say bet on black, you want to bet on red. you follow? give me another one. stop pretending you're not a crazy lib. wow, we're not dumb. oh, i get it, angelo. so today is one of those days when i'm a crazy lib. let's see, during the course of my broadcast

in norfolk, virginia, where he officially commissioned the newest and largest aircraft carrier, the "uss gerald ford" but before leaving the president went on a tweet storm, ten tweets within just two hours on all kinds of topics ranging from his power to pardon to leaks against attorney general jeff sessions and friday's staffing shake-up. white house press secretary sean spicer resigned as president trump named long-time wall street fund manager anthony scaramucci as the new communications director. >> the president obviously wanted to add to the team more than anything. i just think it was in the best interest of our communications department, of our press organization, to not have too many cooks in the kitchen. >>> and a very big week ahead as the russia investigation continues to drip, drip, drip. nbc reports that jared kushner, paul manafort, and donald trump jr. will be interviewed by congress next week, all behind closed doors as questions swirl around their roles in the russia investigation. >>> meanwhile, "the washington post" is reporting that u.s. spy agencies intercepted con

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he will arrive in virginia to christen the uss gerald ford.e as well. >> typical government fashion. >> that's right, but still the most powerful naval vessel the world has ever seen. it will be part of a carrier strike group as you were talking about includes submarines and destroyers and other ships that surround this ability to project power. our pilots will be taking off from it in new ways with the ability to project more power >> it is incredible. the president is on his way there. as we said, he will be speaking in about 45 minutes, shortly after 10:00 a.m. we will air that for you on fox news. you don't want to miss it. >> the president up early this morning tweeting about some things. one of those was the new york times and how this isis leader was able to basically sneak away in the cover of darkness after a new york times story went to press in 2015. we now learned during a discussion with our own catherine her ridge, here's the tweet that president sent out. >> what you are going to hear now is sound from general thomas. he's the l

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the uss gerald r. president of the united states who served on a war ship will be home to 4500 united states sailors. fox's garrett tenney has the details. >> reporter: president trump was joined by virginia governor terry mcauliffe defensive secretary james mattis and gerald ford's daughter susan to commission the state of the art uss gerald r. ford aircraft carrier. the navy welcome this $12.9 billion war ship as the first member of the next generation of nuclear powered aircraft carriers. >> american steel and american hands have constructed a 100,00 world. america might is second to 91. and we're getting bigger and better and stronger every day of my administration. >> reporter: construction on the uss ford started in 2000 nip was supposed to be completed by late 2015. but the navy says budget overruns and complications with the state of the art systems delayed the project. >> wherever this vessel cuts through the horizon, our allies will rest easy and our enemies will shake with fear because every

this was the new catapult on the uss gerald ford.estions whether or not it would work. >> perfect weather. >> yeah, and i will say, i don't think it was an accident that it was perfect weather. they wanted to give themselves every opportunity but now comes what they call the shakedown. >> there was obviously a huge investment. $13billion. >> $13 billion. we wish them fair wins. chris wallace coming up next i thought i was doing okay... then it hit me... ...managing was all i was doing. when i told my doctor,... ...i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease... ...even after trying other medications. in clinical studies,... the majority of people on humira... saw significant symptom relief... ...and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability... ...to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened;... ...as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsen

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>>> this afternoon, president trump said america's enemies will shake with fear when they see the "uss gerald ford headed their way. the president made those remarks today as the commissioning ceremony for the $12.9 billion aircraft carrier named for the 38th president of the united states. the "uss gerald ford is billed as the world's most technologically advanced into your klee powered aircraft carrier. >>> police are searching for the person who shot a man in the head tonight. police found the man dead on thomas street. they set up a tent to cover his body. police say numerous rounds were found near the body. >>> and new details on a murder at the jersey shore. police say they arrested a 49-year-old man after a woman's body was found inside her apartment. this happened at the wesley inn on wesley avenue in ocean city. paul klein was arrested on first degree murder charges. investigators say he killed 54-year-old denise webber who was dating klein and living with him at the time. >>> next on "nbc10 news at 11," still raging, the most destructive fire in the country seen this year kee

the uss gerald r. ford is longer than three football fields and this week the crews will start test launching jets from the ship for the first time since it was commissioned on saturday. >> it definitely will be different and we will get to actually put everything we worked on for two years into practical use. >> the aircraft carrier calls about $13 billion. -- calls about $13 billion and once it is deployed in 2020 it will house thousands of sailors. >>> six general motorcars could be on the chopping block and the company is considering plans to eliminate the chevy volt, impala and sonic. the cadillac ct six in the cadillac sts could also be cut as the sales of cars continue to fall as people turn to the suvs and pickups. >>> dunkirk, getting the battle of the box office. >> [ video playing ] "dunkirk" taking in $50 million for the debut weekend and inspired by the world war ii evacuation of dunkirk, where over 300,000 allied soldiers were tracked by the german troops. it follows the civilian boats ca

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. >>> the newly commissioned "uss gerald ford" carrier already making history here. the navy took its brand-new carrier out for a test ride west of virginia on friday, and for the first time a jet fighter landed on a carrier using the new electromagnetic system and it's supposed to be more reliable than the old catapult system. the "uss ford" isno deployment until at least 2020. >>> here's proof tree climbing is not just for kids. there's a competition for scrambling up free limbs going on right now. today the world's west men and women tree climbers are wrapping up the tree climbing championship. if you want to watch it's happening now, it started at 8:30 this morning and will wrap up at 2:30 at the u.s. national arbor raidam. >>> we have lauryn tracking a big warmup, and it's going to feel like summer again. >>> it was a major decision on transgender troops and how the issue is now dividing lawmakers, including one candidate looking to make history in local politics. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connec