>> reporter: well, natalie, 15 hours since the collision, the uss fitzgerald finally made its way back to its home port, which is the home for the uss second fleet. we don't know the whereabouts of seven crew men who have gone missing as a result of this collision, i think there will be a lot going on into what exactly happened in this collision. it happened at 2:30 in the middle of the night local time. especially because we understand most of the damage, serious damage to this ship has occurred beneath the water surface. although you see major damage on the right-hand side of the uss fitzgerald, the understanding is that major damage occurred under the water, that's the reason there was flooding into the vessel. it is 6:00 p.m. here which means there's probably only an hour left of daylight here, the sun will be setting soon which could complicate the search efforts. they're being conducted both by u.s. military, self defense forces in japan as well as the search continues for the seven missing crew members. there are also a lot of questions asked as to how this kind of accident coul

the grieving family members, the crew, and the friends of the "uss fitzgerald." >> reporter: vice admiraloseph aucoin heads the u.s. 7th fleet based in japan. he called the damage to the "fitzgerald" significant and the impact traumatic. in the middle of the night it collided with a container ship more than three times its size. aucoin says it was the heroic efforts of the crew that saved the fitzgerald from potentially sinking with 300 sailors on board. >> you can't see most of the damage. the damage is mostly underneath the water line. and it's a large gash. >> reporter: in addition, the navy sailors who lost their lives, three others had to be airlifted off the ship by the japanese coast guard. they are said to be responsive, including the ship's commander, bryce benson. his compartment was destroyed in the collision, and the navy says he is lucky to be alive. the navy will now launch an investigation into what caused this collision. while it did happen in the dark of night, they routinely have watch teams on board to make sure this kind of thing does not happen. they say that the ship

the captain of that massive cargo ship claiming the "uss fitzgerald" did not respond to warning signals moments before the deadly crash. >>> and panic in the sky. the passenger plane violently shaking in midair. the possible engine damage caught on camera. the pilot telling passengers to pray. tonight, what we have learned about why this happened. >>> and good evening. i'm tom llamas in for david tonight, and we begin with that breaking news from capitol hill tonight. the senate's plan to repeal and replace obamacare, facing an uphill climb. senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell aiming for a vote by the end of the week. the president sounding optimistic, but there is resistance from a growing number of senators from their own party. resistance too at town halls in protest around the country. just today, this in bloomington, indiana, and tonight, the congressional budget office predicting that the plan would leave millions more americans uninsured while raising the premiums for the most vulnerable. abc's mary bruce starts us off on capitol hill. >> have you made a decision? >> no comme

the uss fitzgerald is the guided missile destroyer raced at yokosuka. repair was completed. its role is to support security and stability in the asia—pacific region. with the help of the coastguard, the warship is now slowly heading back to port under its own power. this kind of incidents are rare butjust how did a warship with one of the worst advance naval radar system —— best naval radar systems hit another ship in open water. a jury in minnesota has acquitted the police officer who fatally shot an african—american. philando castile's dying moments during a traffic stop were captured on a facebook video in a case which shocked america. jeronimo yanez was found not guilty on three charges, including second—degree manslaughter. ajudge in massachusetts has ruled that a 20—year—old american woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself is guilty of causing his death. michelle carter faces up to 20 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. 18—year—old conrad roy was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning injuly 2014. an israeli border policewo

uss fitzgerald sustains the uss fitzgerald sustains significant damage to its starboard side in the middle to hospital, including the commanding officer, who is in a stable condition. the total number of injured is unknown. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday, 56 miles south—west of this busy commercial waterway. this is the merchant vessel involved. it is the merchant vessel involved. it is philippine registered. relatively light damage can be seen on the port bow. the fitzgerald, with a crew of more than 300 sailors, started taking on water, with at least three compartments flooded. there is major compartments flooded® to the ship. any time you damage to the ship. any time you hear a vessel is taking on water, it hear e vessel is teking on wete1'.—it the hear e vessel is teking on weten—it the hull. been breached. means the hull has been breached. this was not just means the hull has been breached. this was notjust bumping each this was a serious collision. other, this was a serious collision. we will have to see why it happened, why the vessels did not see each other,

hit the uss fitzgerald on saturday. the impact damaged sleeping quarters on the fitzgerald. more than 100 sailors were asleep at the time of the volition. >> how much warning that had, i don't know. that's going to be found out during the investigation. it was a significant impact that the crew had to fight very hard to keep the ship afloat. >> took 16 hours to toe the ship to port. >> we have a warning. a sewage spill. caused the spill yesterday. officials tell us a power outage caused generators to stop working which sent sewage pouring into the big timber creek. health department officials warning people not to swim, drink, fish in the creek until tomorrow. that includes gloucester township, camden city, audubon park. >>> in ocean county an 11-year-old girl is dead after being electrocuted by playing in allah go allah go lagoon. police said adults were watching the kids at the time. >> now to county by county coverage beginning in cape may county. part of a house under construction came crashing down. >> home crumble

it took 16 hours to tow the "uss fitzgerald" back to port here.t was only then that divers were able to access the damaged section to make their discovery. the search now for answers. how could an advanced u.s. warship collide with a cargo ship more than three times its size? the weather was clear. the "acx crystal" on a normal run to tokyo. also in question, the time the collision happened. u.s. officials have said the fitzgerald was struck at 2:20 a.m., but late today an official with japan's coast guard told nbc news it was closer to 1:30 a.m. marine traffic record show the crystal made a u-turn at 2:05, something investigators will look at. japanese investigators say they will talk to both crews to determine if there was negligence. the container ship, leased by a japanese firm, suffered dents and scrapes but none of the 20 filipino crew members were injured. several investigat e under way, but the navy says the focus right now is on the families of the sailors who were missing and are now gone. >> we owe it to our families and the navy to und

they were found in the flooded compartments of the "uss fitzgerald." investigation into how this happened. >>> also happening right now, protests in london. people taking to the streets there for answers as the death toll reaches more than 50. much of the anger directed at prime minister teresa may under attack for not reaching out to the community sooner after the inferno. this morning, lawmakers urging investigators to secure every piece of evidence after that high-rise fire. >>> and the final round of the u.s. open kicking off this afternoon. justin thomas tying a record yesterday with the lowest score in major championship history. he's just one shot behind the leader. >> it was all in the pink pants. shot a 9 under, 63. >> one of my hard and fast golf rules. >> pink pants? >> also why i never play golf. >> if that's all it took. >> i love golf clothing. >> rob, you're going to be watching the u.s. open. >> absolutely. it's a father's day tradition. >> i'm going to lose my husband the rest of the day because of the u.s. open. >> it's father's day.

we had a look at "uss fitzgerald" from a distance and the damage is larable. it is crushed on the starboard side. apparently the damage below the water line is even worse. divers had to access the damaged areas in order to recover the bodies of the seven sailors who have now been identified. the navy is saying that this is a time for grieving. this is a tight navy community but it is also a time to try to find answers to the questions these families also have. >> thank you. >>> portugal is reeling after its worst disaster in decades. horrific forest fires have claimed at least 61 lives. the prime minister declared three days of national mourning saying the country's pain quote knows no end. >> reporter: a deadly inferno like no other. the wild fires spared nothing in their path. panic and fear as residents fled the fast moving flames. anguish the moment this woman realized she has lost everything but her life. more than 60 people killed. more than half died as they tried to escape. trapped in their cars. this woman says she was inside her home when it started

navy described the situation in the early hours of saturday morning when the "uss fitzgerald" collidedith a container ship. the seven bodies of the missing seamen were identified earlier on this morning, and they were found by the divers who went in good to the berth -- went into the berthing area where this occurred. there was flooding in the berthing area, machine room, right in the ship's captain's quarters, as well. they called it a severe emergency that required a heroic effort just to keep the ship afloat. the commander was airlifted and taken to hospital. he has been released from the hospital earlier on today. we still don't know how this collision took place. a collision between one of the most technologically advanced ships off the coast of japan. there will be investigations by the u.s., the navy, the coast guard, and japanese authorities, as well. this could be a very complicated process, especially if some crucial data is deemed ads classified by the u.s. -- deemed as classified by the u.s. navy. if it were just two commercial ships, jurisdiction would fall to the japanese

the "uss fitzgerald" is one of the most advanced technologically in the u.s. it collide with a container vessel in the middle of the night. we do know three of the injured including the commander were airlifted out and they're in stable condition. we also do know that the "uss fitzgerald" has returned to it's home port where it began the trip on friday. but night has fallen here in japan. it's very dark outside already. the divers will be trying to get in under the waterline to see where and how the damage occurred. because we only see pictures of the damage to the right-hand side above the waterline. but the serious damage is likely to be below the surface. we're talking about areas like the machine room, the radio room, and the u.s. navy said they don't know yet when and how they can get into that area. but divers will be trying to gain access to that area to have more detail into how this accident occurred. 18 hours in, we still have many unanswered questions as to how this collision could have occurred to begin with. >> let me ask you this quickly. i know

. >> those sailors were on the "uss fitzgerald" when it was hit by a massive cargo ship. most of those killed were only in their 20s. >> this morning we're hearing about the terrifying moments that followed that cr abc's janai norman with the latest. >> reporter: terrifying moments for sailors aboard the "uss fitzgerald," left with a mangled midsection. the destroyer t-boned in the middle of the night immediately flooding the cramped compartment for more than 100 slept. >> the damage is mostly underneath the water line and it's a large gash and near the keel of the ship and so the water flow was tremendous. so there wasn't a lot of time in those spaces that were open to the sea. >> reporter: multiple maritime trackers so the acx crystal making a giant u-turn 25 minutes before colliding with the "uss fitzgerald." the 30,000-ton container ship's bulbous head smashed right into the crew's living quarters leaving just minutes for the crew to escape, save the 9,000-ton ship and themselves. >> they had to fight the ship to keep it above the surface. so it was traumatic. >> repo

a number of sailors' bodies inside the flooded, damaged sections and sleeping quarters on the uss fitzgerald. the publication "navy times" later confirmed all seven bodies were recovered aboard the guided missile destroyer. a navy spokesman said the sailors either drowned or were killed by the impact of the pre- dawn collision yesterday with a filipino-flagged container ship

. >> the warship is the "uss fitzgerald." three were evacuated but they're all in stable condition at this point. the philippine merchant vessel has been identified. for more on this story, let's bring in a journalist with us live in tokyo. good to have you with us this hour. let's, first of all, talk more about this operation. continues hour by hour. now, what is the latest you're hearing from officials. >> well, it's been 14 hours, george, since this collision took place off the coast of japan and the seven missing crew members, the search is still under way by both the u.s. side and also the japan coast guard who has also been involved in this rescue operation from the beginning. wae haven't had any updates since this afternoon regarding the whereabouts or the conditions of the missing seven people. we know, as you reported, that three people were medically evacuated from the ship the "uss fitzgerald" including the commander of that ship. we know the "uss fitzgerald" had a major collision on the right side of the ship. but

they found the extent of the damage to the "uss fitzgerald." they also found the body of seven sailor. we were able to speak earlier today to the commander of the 7th fleet here in japan. he talked about the condition that those sailors and their ship mates were facing when the crash happened in the middle of the night. is there anything you can share about these circumstances that those sailors were facing in those moments down in those birthing areas? do we know if these sailors were awake at the time of the collision, if they were awake afterward and if they tried to escape? also if you could just very briefly give us the mechanics of this crash. are we talking about a t-bone a sideswiping? were there any call for help in advance or any efforts to maneuver to avoid a collision from either vehicle? >> thanks for your comments there. so it was a at 2:20 in the morning. we do have watch teams that are awake throughout the night. but a significant part of the krou w crew was sleeping. as i said before, two compartments that house 116 of the crew

the uss fitzgerald sustained significant damage to its starboard side.the middle of the night it somehow collided with a container ship in the approach to tokyo bay. us navy has confirmed that seven crew members are missing. up to three compartments are flooded but the ship is not in danger of sinking. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday. 56 nautical miles south—west of yokosuka, a busy commercial waterway. the warship has a crew of over 300 sailors. the number of injured are still unknown but two people including the ship's commanding officer were hurt and airlifted to hospital. there is major damage to the ship and any time you hear a ship is taking on water that means, of course, that the hull has been breached. this was notjust bumping, this was a serious collision we will need to wait to see why it happened, why the ships did not see each other or nor communicate clearly, or if there was something else around. this is the merchant vessel involved, the philippine registered acx crystal with light damage to the port bow. the fitzger

but as you see from the damage, the "uss fitzgerald" took quite a hit.the container ship, a filipino flagged merchant ship is about four times the size of the "uss fitzgerald." marine traffic records show that that ship had made a sudden u-turn about 25 minutes before the collision occurred. it's unclear why. the "fitzgerald" for its part, is an advanced warship with sophisticated communications equipment so how these two large ships could collide in calm weather really is the focus of the investigation. but of course, right now, the main effort is on locating the seven sailors trying to account for their whereabouts and well-being. >> thank you, janice, very much. >>> another insider attack injures seven american soldiers in northern afghanistan. this is the second such incident this month as three u.s. soldiers were killed in a similar attack just one week ago. the american soldiers were shot and wounded by an afghan commando today in a northern city. reports indicate that one afghan soldier was killed and another was also injured. this attack comes as

the "uss fitzgerald" has been towed back into its home port of yokosuka about two hours ago. the u.s. navy is saying a lot of damage occurred on the starboard side, that would be the right-hand side. though the pictures only show you damage to what happened above the waterline, it seems the gravest damage occurred beneath the water line. so we're talking about areas in the berthing area, the machinery area and the radio room suffered significant damage. and they had been taking the water out of that area. they still don't know how long it will be before they can access the areas. the u.s. navy says divers will be going there as soons a possible to determine exactly what happened in the middle of the night when this destroyer collided with a container vessel. the search operations for the seven crew members missing from the "uss fitzgerald" continues. these involve vessels and helicopters. it's now past 7:00 p.m. local time here in japan. night will be falling momentarily. possibly complicating some search efforts that are underway. we know that this area where the collision t

the bodies of seven sailors now recovered in that tragic ship collision involving "the uss fitzgerald" off the coast of japan. >> our deepest sympathies go out to the families. >> the question this morning, why did that container ship make a mysterious u-turn, setting it on a collision course? >>> new trial? prosecutors say get ready for round two. after the jury deadlocks in bill cosby's sexual assault case. the judge declares a mistrial. >> we're going to retry the case. >> the reaction from the woman at the heart of this case and the scathing statement from cosby's wife. >>> big bucks campaign. the most expensive congressional race in american history. the face-off for the seat now turning ugly. endorsing and applauding shooting republicans. when will it stop? >> why the race is seen as a belwhether in the battle to control congress. >>> and the breaking news on beyonce, reports that to the twins are here. social media in a frenzy. blue ivy now a big sister. congratulations to the family. pouring in this morning. >>> good sunday morning, everyone. happy father's day. dan? >> thank

>> i think now we have a level of the frenzy and panic aboard the uss fitzgerald. it was so severe that they were trying to pump the water out of key areas of the ship to prevent it from trying to sipg. but take a listen to what the vice admiral had to say in explaining that situation. >> it was traumatic. as to how much warning they had, i don't know. that's going to be found out during the investigation. but it was a significant impact that the crew had to fight very hard to keep the ship afloat. >> he went on explaining that there was a big gash in the area where the collision took place between the fitzgerald and this merchant ship that was traveling across the coast of japan. and so big was it that there was flooding in certain areas, the machine room, in the sleeping quarters, two of the sleeping quarters where more than a hundred of seamen who were aboard the fitzgerald were probably sleeping at 2:30 a.m. so it was definitely a sense of panic as this collision took place. >> i guess there are more people hurt. thankfully, there weren't. but what do we know a

their body were found in blood onned compartments of the "uss fitzgerald." the navy of the 7th fleet says the ship suffered significant damage. >> alexandra field is joining us in japan. >> reporter: they are grieving this morning for the loss of the ship mates who were on board the "uss fitzgerald" when that collision happened. it is still an inexplicable crash for different reasons and hard for people to understand how a warship on a routine operation could have collided with a container ship some three times its size. the naval community here and the family members of service men and women were holding out hope more than a day as search efforts continue to try to locate seven missing sailors. those search efforts coming to an end with the navy announcing that divers had made a discovery going down into the flooded compartments of a ship that has returned to port now. they say they discovered remains of sailors. the commander of the 7th fleet here spoke to the media today talking about what the final moments on board that ship may have been like. is there

and "uss fitzgerald" limping into port. joseph aucoin commander of the seventh fleet said the crew had to struggle to keep the ship afloat. >> damage underneath the water line and a large gash. near the keel of the ship. >> the japanese coast guard said the "acx crystal" plowed into the fitzgerald at 1:30 a.m. low cult time. as philippine flag vessel headed from nagoya to offload cargo in tokyo bay. a website that tracks commercial vessels shows the crystal making a sharp change of course at exactly that time. as if it had run into something, and was coming about to see what it was. the container ship had a crew of only 20. and may well have been operating on autopilot. the fitzgerald and its crew was outbound. its bridge watch would have included an officer of the deck, radar operators and lookouts. they should have been able to see the crystal coming from at least 10 miles away. that would leave plenty of time to alter course and to alert the captain. but commander bryce benson was still in his cabin when the crystal stru

. >>> the navy has identified the seven sailors killed when the uss fitzgerald collided with a cargo ship off the coast of japan. two are from southern california. roxanna saberi has more on the damage to the destroyer. >> reporter: as navy divers search the flooded sleeping cabins of the uss fitzgerald on sunday they discovered the remains of several missing sailors. >> we have found a number of -- the remains of a number of our missing shipmates and our deepest sympathies go out to the families of those shipmates. >> reporter: he declined to say how many bodies were recovered, but the search for the ship's seven missing sailors has ended. >> it was traumatic. as to how much warning they had, i don't know. >> reporter: many crew members were sleeping early saturday when the destroyer collided with a much larger filipino container ship. two sleeping areas where over 100 crew members were severely damaged letting water flood inside. the crew fought to keep the warship floating as tugboats towed it back to shore. >> the heroic efforts of the ship's crew, they prevented the ship from si

uss fitzgerald limped back to the port. 16 hours after a cargo ship hit the us warships right side causing flooding into compartments with dozens of sailors were sleeping at 2:30 am local time.there is also flooding in an auxiliary space in the ships radio room. the commanding officer statement was damaged. the warships crew barked quickly in the dark over many hours to prevent the ship from sinking. >> it is been a tough day for our navy family. it is hard to imagine what this crew has had to endure and the challenges they had to overcome. i'm extremely proud of their courage and dedication. lisa have an active search and rescue going optimistic shipmates. please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. >> the events leading up to the collision are unclear. they say it is a very heavily trafficked port. it is not clear how many other ships are in the area. this mind the president responded in a tweet quote - thoughts and prayers to the sailors of the uss fitzgerald and their families.thank you to our japanese allies for their assistance. now another guided missile destroyer helps in the se

their navy destroyers, uss fitzgerald collided of the merchant ship off japan.was safely back to port where divers are inspecting the damage. we are also hearing from president trump, he tweeted, thoughts and prayers with the sailors of the uss fitzgerald and their family. thank you to your japanese allies for their assistance. . lets me bring in our john curry, good to see you admiral. the tension right now is on rescuing and recovering the seven missing u.s. sailors. why is this so problematic trying to locate them? >> well, a couple of reasons,

most of all is how this cargo ship was undetected by the crew of the "uss fitzgerald" before the collision. that's one of the things investigators are going to be looking at most closely, they're reviewing radar data from aboard the fitzgerald, the aegis defense system very sophisticated radar, they're going to be looking at that as well as radar and other data from the cargo ship that collided into the fitzgerald. >> all right, ryan brown, thank you. search and rescue crews meantime have pulled 15 bodies from the rubble of a devastating landslide in china. 118 people are still missing i. these images really paint the picture of the effort to get to the people who may be trapped understood beneath. but right now these efforts are being hampered by another, a smaller landslide that blocked a portion of the road that the crews need just to bring in the heavy equipment to do this work. still ahead here in the newsroom as new details of the latest health care bill come to light, we sit down with those on the front lines of health care who say their voices are being ignored. you're live in "cnn

a dramatic rescue one person air lifted from the "uss fitzgerald" after the ship limps off to port. the bridge crushed on the starboard side. the culprit this container ship, 200 feet longer than the destroyer with just some damage to the front. u.s. navy officials haven't said why they collided but seven american sailors are unaccounted for and several more could be injured. >> the ship's commanding officer is in stable condition. it's not clear how the others are doing. the coast guard is serge search for for the remaining missing sailors. >>> now to your first alert weather and the rain moving our way. >> you can see it there on the first alert radar. you might want to grab an umbrella for tomorrow morning. tammie souza is timing out the rain where you live. >> we got away with pretty much no rain out there today. just a few sprinkles here and there. and the temperature is not bad. we hit 82 today and 83 is where we should be. almost average out there. the highest wind gust was 14 miles an hour. now here's what is happening. winds out of the northeast that seem to be buffeting th

>> well, the uss fitzgerald took quite a hit. damage to an area where sailors were sleeping alt the time of te collision. it was a scramble to save the ship from sinking. the crew had to work hard. many of them were trying to rescue sailors who were stuck in these various compartments that had been damaged. divers recovered their bodies after the ship had been towed back to port that took 16 hours. we were allowed to visit the port to have a closer look at the ship and the damage and it is considerable. it's crushed on the starboard side. there's a huge gash near the keel of the ship and the damage below water is considered to be far worse. how is it that a u.s. destroyer, an advanced warship with communications equipment on board was able to collide with a container ship at least three times its size? there were no fewer than three investigations that are happening right now and they hope to get closer to some answers. >> all right. thank you. >>> portugal is reeling. firefighters are still looking for more victims. the prime mi

seven sailors killed when a container ship hit the uss fitzgerald.illed, xavier martin. .nd dakota rigsby not far from charlottesville. the sailors were found in flooded sleeping compartments. in investigation is underway to how the ships collided. autria: a ceremony set in alexandria as simpsons park gets ready to reopen. last wednesday five people were shot there, including congressman steve scalise. tonight's reopening ceremony will begin around six: 10:00 with little league players taking a photo in front of the scoreboard. the house majority whip underwenan saturday. police'say this condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. larry: covering metro for you for the final safetrack surge. hey, sam. good morning. talking that safetrack surge 16, this is the last one. equipment is on the tracks in this station is closed down. here's how they are getting around the problem. take a look up there, you can see eight to 10 buses lined up. those are shuttle buses that will run around. normal metro hours. some of the people waiting here. then they

sailors missing were found in their flooded compartment on the "uss fitzgerald."rash would a containership around 2:30 in the morning. it hand off the coast of japan. walk us through some of the questions that we still don't have answers to now, janice. namely, how this happened. >> well, so many questions, hallie. primarily, how is it that an advanced u.s. warship like the "uss fitzgerald" that has equipment fully functioning at the time collide with a massive container ship over three times its size in an area busy with sea traffic and in clear weather. this is the focus of at least three investigations that are ongoing right now. japanese investigators have already boarded the cargo ship called the "acx crystal." they talked to the crew and hope to do the same with some of the u.s. navy members. officials here say they're fully willing to cooperate with any investigation. they're conducting a few of their own. because they're looking to answer these important questions. the ship has sustained some serious damage. most of it below the water line. that damaged ar

ship mates. >> reporter: president trump tweeted, thoughts and prayers with the sailors of the "uss fitzgerald" and their families. three of the crew were airlifted from the destroyer for medical treatment, including the commanding officer bryce benson, reportedly in stable condition. the damage to the fitzgerald? just below the bridge, two birthing spaces were flooded as well as the radio room, limiting communication. >> there is every chance after damage like that that a ship could have sunk. it was taking on water below the waterline. great courage occurred that night. >> reporter: the cargo ship from heading from a port in central japan to tokyo, when the left bow slammed into a hull. the collision happening about 56 nautical miles southwest of yokosuka. >> these ships are operating at sea at night, they're moving at relatively high speed, there's very dense shipping and traffic. this is an extremely rare occurrence. there has been a failure. we need a thorough investigation. >> reporter: almost immediately after the fitzgerald was pulled into port, divers debegan inspecting the hull below

the uss fitzgerald was hit by a philippine cargo ship.is is the us fitzgerald today, safely tied up at a time porting japan but lying low in the water. the damage to the shipside is obvious to see. what is hidden from view is the damage below the water line. the commander of us forces in japan today said damage below there was worse. the damage was significant, it is not a small collision. it was right tv pilot's out, there was a big puncher underneath the ball water line. the water rushing into the ship overwhelmed seven sailors, probably as they slept in their bunks. this morning you are staying —— us navy divers went on the compartment and found their bodies. for some hours after the collision on friday night it was touch and go, the water rushed in so fast, senior officers admit that the ship was in danger of sinking for a time. the heroic effo rts sinking for a time. the heroic efforts of the ships crew prevented this ship from foundering or even thinking last night. there isn't much sadness here at the loss of life. most are now foc

. >>> this morning we know about the sailors that died in a freak accident in the uss fitzgerald. >> and is president trump the target of an investigation or not and americans at risk of extreme weather. "early today" starts right now. >> and we begin with breaking news out of an overnight attack has left at least one person dead, ten others injured after a van plowed into pedestrians after a van plowed into a mosque. many left at the scene terrified. here's a firsthand account that stopped the driver of the man intending to do more harm. >> were you afraid? >> yeah, i was afraid. yeah. i reacted automatically to save the other people. >> do you think this was a deliberate attack? >> the person was taken into kus bibby authorities. but with britain on high alert the questions many are asking this morning, was this an act of terror? for more we're joined by lucy on the ground there in london. give us a sense there this morning. >> reporter: well, this morning police are still holding that police line behind me just a few feet down that way to my right is where that white van driven by

navy confirming casualties aboard the uss fitzgerald. a helicopter filming the destroyer's battered midsection, as the navy says it limps to port at a crawl of three knots an hour. those red hoses appearing to dump water overboard. >> the video that we're seeing shows that this ship is clearly in danger. it's taking on water, it's low in the water line. >> reporter: the seventh fleet, saying the collision happened in open water 56 nautical miles southwest of its base in yokosuka, japan. the navy says its destroyer, built to counter ballistic missiles, was hit by the acx crystal, a container ship well over two football fields long, and the larger of the two ships. >> both ships are supposed to get out of each other's way but in general the larger ship would have the right of way. the larger the ship, the harder it is to steer, though. >> matt, what do we know about the condition of the sailors and the concern about the ship taking on water? >> reporter: right now, the u.s. navy is saying there are no fatalities. but they're still working

it has caused extensive damage to the uss fitzgerald.e's a huge gash down the side of the destroyer. the bow of the cargo vessel seems to have penetrated the side of the navy destroyer, both above and below the waterline, and it has taken on water. it is listing to one side, although i understand from the us navy that it isn't at risk of sinking. thanks for the moment. a jury in the us state of minnesota has acquitted the police officer who fatally shot an african american man after pulling him over for an alleged traffic offence. philando castile's girlfriend live streamed his dying moments on facebook. we got pulled over for a busted taillight in the back and the police just... he killed my boyfriend. philando castile was pulled over by police because he had a faulty brake light. then he was shot. his girlfriend string the aftermath on facebook, as the officer kept his gun trained on the car. 0h facebook, as the officer kept his gun trained on the car. oh my god, please don't tell me he is dead. please don't tell me my boyfriend just w

a lot of questions have been raised by this, it has caused extensive damage to the uss fitzgerald.rom the scene, this huge gash down the side of the destroyer, the bow of the cargo vessel appears to have penetrated the side of the navy destroyer both above and below the water line and has taken on water, it is listing to one side although i understand from the us navy that it is not at risk of thinking. that is rupert wingfield hayes in tokyo. a jury in the us state of minnesota has acquitted a police officer who fatally shot an african—american man after pulling him over for an alleged traffic offence. philando castile's girlfriend, who was beside him in the car, live—streamed his dying moments on facebook lastjuly. laura bicker reports. we got pulled over for a busted tail light and the police, he's just killed my boyfriend. philando castile was pulled over by the police because he had a faulty brake light. minutes later he was shot five times. his girlfriend, diamond reynolds, streamed the aftermath on facebook as the officer kept his gun trained on the car. 0h facebook as the o

the search of seven sailors unacted for after the uss fitzgerald collided with a merchant ship. there's now a second navy destroyer in the area to assist. hans nichols joins me now. hans, what is the late oeft this search? >> wbl deliberation happened in the dark, the cause is still unknown and the damage appears extensive. the "uss fitzgerald" back in port after it took on waerpt following a dangerous collision at sea. naval officials say a philippine registered merchant vessel somehow smashed into the much smaller navy destroyer while it was conducting routine operations off the coast of japan. the ship's bridge was damaged in the collision limiting communications with crew members on board. at least three crew members were air lifted off the ship to nearby hospitals, including the commanding officer, brice benson, who is reportedly in stable condition. other sailors missing, amid fears they could be thrown overboard or trapped inside damaged sections of the destroyer. the collision happening when many would have been asleep. the japanese coast guard is assisting with the sear

. >> reporter: tonight, the horrifying final moments for those sailors aboard the uss fitzgerald. the destroyer, "t"-boned in the middle of the night, immediately flooding the cramped compartments where more than 100 of the crew sleep. >> the water flow was tremendous. so, there wasn't a lot of time in those spaces that were open to the sea. >> reporter: the navy telling abc news divers found several sailors in the flooded wreck. and officially calling off the search for survivors. >> they had to fight the ship to keep it above the surface and, so, it was traumatic. >> reporter: one of the missing dakota rigsby. his local fire department asking for thoughts and prayers. brayden harden made a quick escape, his mother tells abc news, as the ship was nearly torn in half. he was one of hundreds heroically scrambling to keep the surging seawater from sinking the ship. the navy saying it will launch at least two investigations into what happened just outside tokyo harbor. >> we are going to cooperate with all the stakeholders in this, especially with the japanese. but we will get those