and there was one navy doctor who was there with one navy nurse. c-span: and at the worst of the moments when they were being bombed and all and they're -- how many tr -- patients were outside at bataan and -- under the hospitals? >> guest: they were all outside. i mean, they did have -- we have that one shot of th -- of a sort of a garage that was a tin roof, but that was it. there were no buildings to put patients in. and one of the hospitals, bataan number two -- this was another thing that happened. when they planned -- in the event of a retreat, they planned to take the troops to bataan, but they underestimated the fact that there'd be civilian refugees with them and that there would be incredible casualties. this hospital wasn't planned until after the war started. there was no place to put it. they literally bulldozed land out of the jungle. and you can see the nurse standing where they put a chapel. they had open latrine pits until an engineer came and put some seats over them to deal with the flies and the dysentery. so there were no patie

it tells the stories of army and navy nurses who were caught during the bombing of manila in the philippines by the japanese and their establishment of the jungle hospital for the numerous casualties. this lasts about an hour. c-span: elizabeth m. norman, author of "we band of angels," who are you talking about? >> guest: i'm talking about the army and navy nurses who were in the philippines when world war ii began, who surrendered to the japanese and are the largest group of american women pows in the history of our country. c-span: where's this picture from? >> guest: that's the picture taken of the army nurses when they were liberated from santo tomas interment camp in manila. they're on their way out of camp. c-span: and where did you get the idea for this book? >> guest: it grew out of two sources. my mother served in the spars in world war ii. and i was always very interested in her time in uniform. everybody's dads served in world war ii, but not too many mothers. so i had that interest. and i'm a nurse. i had done a book about nurses who'd served in the vietnam war

the united states navy can successfully implement a repeal of the law. combat effect i haveness is what we provide the nation and repeal will not change who we are or what we do. your navy will continue to be the professional global effective and relevant force for the nation it has been. although a speak day for repeal hasn't been set we have gun the process for prompt and thoughtful transition. we're preparing policies and regulations and training our leaders at all levels. our training exercises leadership, professionalism discipline and respect. we have not conducted sensitive training. we are focus on sailors understanding what the repeal means to them, their families and navy, and that our standards of conduct and behavior will not be compromised. we're using a tiered approach to ensure all sairs receive the appropriate training. we have 17 master training teams providing training to leaders in 17 geographic regions. once certified by master trainers, command leaders will then train pernell within their respective commands. specialized training bei

fall under the navy? >> i think that across the navy, when -- oftentimes people talk about the combat arms. and that really conjures up the ground force. but i would submit that those who serve in our submarines, who serve in our airplanes, are as much of a combat arm as anything that we have. >> do you think it would increase the effectiveness of -- >> i believe that we will see great young sailors who perhaps otherwise would not serve will be able to serve, and to quote an anecdote from some of the surveys that were done with regard to one of our navy s.e.a.l.s were made, he's big, he's bad, he kills a lot of bad guy, and by the way, he's gay. i think we will see goold people serving, yes, sir. >> congressman, too soon for me to tell. i think the one thing that will happen, i think some of this will be a little bit evolutiona evolutionary, will become revealing over time. but i'm not in a position right now where i can comment on will it increase combat effectiveness. i think it will increase peace of m

we would get the land from the navy. we would enter the development. this is a development with them. they would make the improvements, have the rights to sell to home builders to come in and do construction. commissioner torres: thank you. >> [unintelligible] >> it is a 50/50 partnership between lennar, kenwood, and stockbridge capital. >> i just have one comment, in vacant probably be addressed in the next presentation about climate change and how low-lying treasure island is. i am hoping we can really address that and talk really concretely about adaptations. there is the tsunami issue. it is a little bit more of an on gnome. it is much more of unknown. -- a known. >> it is dealt with in the plan and the eir. we can talk to that. >> great. thank you. >> hello again. i will run through quickly some of the highlights in the construction plan, take any climate change questions you have. commissioner torres: excuse me. who are you? >> bks engineers. just starting off quickly -- as michael mentioned, some of the cost. $140 million for technical stabiliza

the navy system has to be maintained by the puc from oakland. then, it is picked up by the navy through the port of oakland property of the island. that will be transferred, just like the island, once the navy transfer occurs, and then to the puc and other power providers. >> ok. president vietor: are we going to have a decision at some point as to whether to take this on? when would that come before us? >> the timing of that -- >> prior to approval, we would pause for the feasibility study to be done, code 99. prior to the formal approval. next month. >> it is our working assumption that you would want us to propose to do that. president vietor: i think also, you know, with cca, it is an interesting opportunity being on model clinton climate project. so, would that be addressed in the disability -- feasibility study? >> yes. president vietor: it would? that would be great if it could be. >> yes. president vietor: some kind of distributed generation of around grenoble's, the local build up, that would be great. if we could make an informed decis

the navy today opened their section of the riverwalk to the public, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. monday through friday, people can enjoy the 2300-foot walkway along the anacostia river. >> i think that's a pretty nice thing, especially during lunchtime. something to do. >> something new. something the children and grandchildren you can show them. have an outing for the kids. >> reporter: the walk runs along the backside of the navy yard and was slated to open right around 9/11. the attack put everything on hold. new security systems were put in place and this morning the promenade opened for the first time. >> d.c. has for a long time wanted us to open up the riverwalk here. we finally have the systems in place that allow us to have a safe environment and secure the navy yard while giving public acce access. >> reporter: the new section links up with another stretch by the yards development. the navy display ship "the barry" is moored along the walk so you can stroll up and take a tour. and there are some exceptions to the hours that the riverwalk is open. it's just monday throug

hunters point and the hunters point mantra that it is the navy's responsibility. the e.i.r. states page 4 p 15 that there are only two sites with radioactive implications. sites 12 and building 233. but there are other sites including 31-33 and site 12, which makes up nearly 25% of the island, a claim that only a small sporgs contaminated is not accurate. the popular plutonium 229 has made an appearance. everywhere they have looked for it they have found it. remember, if the ground water is very high, you can put activated material in a foot of water and not see it. potentially much of the island is toxic. last week i went to treasure island to review it and it is public. i was told the minutes were not yet available for 2010 much less 2011. that is a cover up. first the island should be completely surveyed for contamination. at the end of the day, the navy will be presenting -- should you consider certifying the e.i.r. thank you. >> thank you. >> good evening commissioners and board members. my name is nancy shanahan here to urge you to please require the e.i.r. to be revis

the navy's newest nuclear power submarine gained some notoriety when she ran aground last october. for commander was later relieved of his post. she is in southampton on a five day official visit, which included invitations to local school children. the police are now piecing together the events that led up to the shooting and how this could have happened in such a tightly regulated environment. of linehink anybody out in that regard would be spotted by their shipmates. the officers are very close, and quickly anything would be spotted and dealt with. >> tonight, one man is being questioned by detectives. the navy says the names of the crewmen injured and killed will be released as soon as their families have been informed. >>> this is "bbc world news." the headlines --united nations says forces loyal to the incumbent leader of the ivory coast have gained ground in -- in their fight for the main city of abidjan. time is running out for u.s. politicians try to reach a last- minute deal on the budget and avoid a government shutdown. >>> let's get more on the budget deadlock from andr

navy seal j. robert walker who served as a sniper in afghanistan and now blogs a powerful case that net on his site he references a quote that he appeared in my system self from douglas macarthur the soldier above all other people prays for peace for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war was to thank you for viruses and pleasure so. you served as a sniper for the navy seals in afghanistan tell us a little bit about your service and what lessons you gain from it i have to carry out that i did not actually serve as a sniper and wasn't required in the navy seals ok intel on primary reconnaissance got a special thank you lots of time in iraq and afghanistan but none sniping ok well we were we don't want to get into the mechanics of the sniping anyways but really what were the what are the lessons going because you served you served for twenty five years of years twenty years you've lived in thirty countries thirty four now i think and you must have learned some lessons specifical

. >>> the navy stepped up the efforts today to inform people about the cleanup at the former hunter's point shippingiard in san fran. it held an informational meeting at family connections. the environment ali protection agency, that overseas the cleanup, says the meeting was aimed at members of the chinese american community and was a result of the survey the navy conducted about its communication. >> we know the navy was not reaching a brood enough portion ever the community before. one thing they are doing differently is reach out to segments of the community. >> the navy operated a shipyard at hunter's point from 1941 to 1974 and turn today over to the city in the '90s. the lanar corporation has been contracted to develop it for homes, parks and commercial space. >>> hundreds of students, parents, community members spend the day giving the school a make over. paint rollers and vol uner toos making -- volunteers making changes at the east palo alto charter school. this is the 10th east palo alto school fixed up. >> the schools are beaten up. they are behind the 8 ball trying to kee

>> the property is owned by the navy. we have negotiated a conveyance agreement where they will transfer the property to us. that is a negotiated agreement that is part of the package of approvals. that is transferred and owned by the city. it is now the city. but they will have the ownership of the property. the property will be redrawn, lines will be redrawn so that there are seats -- streets and parks that are owned in development parcels. after the improvements and the infrastructure development, they will transfer the land to the developer. >> when redevelopment ceases to exist, as a redevelopment agency, how do you redefine the legal basis of the transition or whatever you want to collect? >> we have the same questions. it was created prior to [unintelligible] it was a non-profit public benefit corporation. it was created prior to the state law that was adopted that gave the city the authority to designate it as a redevelopment agency. if it is stripped of its redevelopment power, it goes back to what it was or curr

navy. it was not the navy's to sell for $110 million and it's not private developers to develop. this is privatization of the public commons and i object to it. the value of one piece of property at 110 embark darrow is $6 million without any development. that's lands value alone. if you extrapolate that to treasure island, the property is worth $20 billion, that's b as in billion, 100,000 million. $6,000 million dollars. we sold this or allegedly tried to sell it to lenar for $110 million. this is a rip-off. the ownership issue has not been settled. title has not cleared. the privatization of our commons is something that is extremely serious, especially when it's for private gain. this is something that absolutely has to stop. the land belongs to the people of california and i object to the consideration of the e.i.r. at this time on behalf of the people of california. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> good evening, commissioners and title board members. my name is gail gilman, the executive director of the community housing president buell: and a provider of homeless

the navy today opened their section of the river walk to the public. from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., monday through friday, people can enjoy the 2,300 foot walkway along the anacostia river. >> i think that's a pretty nice thing, especially at lunch time. something to do. >> yeah, something new. something -- the children and grandchildren, you can show them, have an outing for the kids. >> reporter: the walk runs along the back side of the navy yard, and was slated to open right around 9/11. the attack put everything on hold. new security systems were put in place, and this morning, the promenade opened for the first time. >> d.c. is for a long time wanted us to open up the river walk, and finally we have systems in place that allow us to have a safe environment, and secure the navy yard while giving the public access to the river walk. >> the new section rinks up with another stretch by the yards development. the navy display ship, the berry, is moored along the walk, so pedestrians can stroll up to the destroyer and take a tour. there are a few exceptions to the hours

fall under the navy? >> i think th across the navy, when -- oftentimes people talk about the combat arms. and that really conjures up the ground force. but i would submit that those who serve in our submarines, who serve in our airplanes, are as much of a combat arm as anything at we have. >> do you think it would increase the effectiveness of -- >> i believe that we will see great young sailors who perhaps otherwise would not serve will be able to serve, and to quote an anecdote from some of the surveys that were done with regard to one of our navy s.e.a.l.s were made, he's big, he's bad, he kills a lot of bad guy, and by the way, he's gay. i think we will see goold people serving, yes, sir. >> congressman, too soon for me to tell. i think the one thing that will happen, i think some of this will be a little bit evolutiona evolutionary, will become revealing over time. but i'm not in a position right now where i can comment on will it increase combat effectiveness. i think it will increase peace of md fo

navy 1977 when i matriculated at the military medical school in bethesda. my parents could not afford me to medical school the only way was to a list in the navy which you all paid for and i got us scholarships spending 12d years of your life i said 924 years because it was that exciting. really the military allowedup me to become the person that i am. of the things that i learned about focusing on what the mission was about. and it supersedes whatever is going on. the other thing it taught mein was the respect for authority. looking at my leaders with a wonderful mentors who guided me along and then promoted me along the way. and also taught me to be understanding to look out for mynd troops those who served with me and under you're only as good as theed people that you work with. i learn about camaraderie but also not about burning youror bridges because sooner or later you need help from those people that you serve with.bu but in the end it wasd it serving a higher purpose and ta that is what gave me the courage because i believe in something higher for

. >>> oakland's they'vy hospital s nothing -- navy hospital is nothing but a pile of rubble tonight. crews used 800 pounds of dynamite to bring down the medical center in the east oakland hills just after noontime today. in less than 20 seconds, the concrete building came down. the hospital closed in 1996 when the facility was decommissioned. >> we're going to recycle all tl out of the hospital and reuse it for the new development. >> the plans for a major resided retail development on that site has been on hold since the developer's financial partner filed for bankruptcy but expect it will get underway in the near future. dozens of people watched the implosion. >> it was the first big navy fay that i ever saw and so i'm tiery now. and just to -- teary now. and just to watch it disappear is so final, it's so final. >> many of those that watched tg go down remembered the hospital nearly three decades of service to navy personit tinded to veterans that -- tended to veterans that lost limbs in the war. >>> there are reports that negotiators in washington d.c. are close to a short-term

navy. i joined the u.s. navy in 1977 when i matriculated at the medical school in bethesda. my parents continue afford to send me, the only way to do it was a full scholarship, you just pay them back 12 years of your life, and i stayed on for 24 because it was that exciting. i learned a lot from the military. it really allowed me o become the person i am. and the things i really learned about was focusing on what the mission was about. what was our job, what was our mission, and that supersedes somebody's ego, supersedes whatever's going on. the other thing it taught me was respect for authority. and looking at my leaders and the people i served under, i was really fortunate to have wonderful role models and mentors who believed in me and guided me along and promoted me along the way. also taught me to be understanding and look out for my troops, the people who served with me and under me because you really, you're only as good as the people you work with and work as a team. i learned about camaraderie, but i also learned about not burning your bridges because sooner or late

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the navy should do the cleanup. i would suggest we build the necessary fortifications to save the lives of the people who are there right now. i participated in other cda's and they never kept their promise. hunters point eliminated rental units. they neutralized the community fund. the cannot be trusted. that is my subjective opinion. what we need here is some deliberation about the financing aspect. the infrastructure financing district has not been tried or tested on such a large scale. we just cannot take it for granted. what we have here is a moving target with a lot of amendments , the documentation that is not transparent. you notice the same three planning commissioners who were against hunters point were against treasure island. we need to get a bigger group of planners on our side. i know the developer wants to make money. but for some consistency, we have to provide good affordable housing. we did this at the presidio with swords to plowshares. i know what i am talking about. i am in talks with the united

are very happy to talk about it today on mosaic and father ed murray a chaplain for many years in the navy. thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure to be here. >> sherry a patient navigator in the cancer center, a nurse and local girl you live in st. stevens your children went to school there. we are happy to have you with us. >> thank you. >> we have talked about the cancer center before. it is somewhat difficult for us to look at cancer from a hopeful perspective the way things have been over the years my father suffered there cancer. back in those days, in the 70s. things were primitive. today things are up to age especially with a place like the cancer center. do you want to tell us about it father murray? >> well, it is a very wonderful place to visit, i go down there frequently to visit patients in the infusion center. what i have always been impressed by is the quality of care on the part to have staff. you know medicine is certainly a lot of high end technology and drugs and so forth, but it has to always have a human face and human hand. what i find in watching the staff deali

magic was the navy army codebreaking capability. all he would get, could get from magic were summaries of their reports. marshall did not trust donovan's organization to keep secrets. it that he was loose on security. in the case of the brits they get direct access and there was very close cooperation. >> where did you see yourself different from the two previous biographers? >> actually there are three biographies. the first one was ridden by corey ford. he was screened by the dawn of the family and the donovan leisure law firm and largely a he geographic portrait of donovan. the law firm headed it at the end. anthony k. brown wrote a last zero. he had access to the original, then the microphone that he had the tucked of all his files in his office and carted off to new york. he did not have access to a lot of the newer material that has come out. there is a lot of speculation on things that donovan did. when you look at the actual record it turns out it didn't happen. the other book was richard dunlop who wrote a biography around

our agreement with the navy and state lands agency remains the same. the only difference would be this reduction in affordable housing with the chance to get back up to 35 percent said. we do intend to seek legislative changes to change the law to make them easier to use for large scale projects. allowing the general use of affordable housing and perhaps requiring a certain percentage for affordable housing, much like redevelopment does, and we are working with affordable housing advocates, affordable housing providers to craft these changes to state law as well as our redevelopment agency and our public finance folks here in the city. we look at a couple of other options to get to the same result and actually try to minimize the impact to affordable housing. i will just show you three here. we are not recommending them, but they are options that we can discuss and consider. one is reducing the inclusion very percentage to 0. remember, it is currently 5%. this would allow you to get 400 units of affordable housing back. you would lose the $300 of affor

navy. and we've been there ever since. all our hiring and entry-level workers is through the tie-dye and we have created over 70 long-term jobs for disadvantaged san francisco residents. we focus on individuals with a history of homeless and similar barriers. we help them by providing steady employment, a supportive environment, medical and other benefits, job training to make them professional landscapers, and this builds confidence and determination. we strongly support this development because it gives us more opportunities to help more people. thank you. >> hi, my name is dave alexander. i'm an employee of rubecon. nine years ago i was at rock bottom, homeless, jobless, etc. within those nine years they offered me a job landscaping. i now ha help of

personnel this is the third such attack in the last few days with two navy buses targeted on tuesday it wasn't immediately clear who was behind the latest attack but the taliban claim the other two runs were its work. security experts say the navy was seen as a soft target with a less effective protection and it could be poor. a new militant structure. over spending power of the huge indian population is literally shifting the center of global influence the emerging middle class formed by an economic boom has developed an appetite for the finer things in life and that's opened the door for a wave of entrepreneurs press freedom as the story. tell you all is living the dream age of twenty eight the former investment banker is now running a restaurant and bar in the heart of south delhi then years ago if i were to look at it from a father would have to. of an ounce of the fine some opportunity you can. put in the past ten years india has experienced enormous change and with it came a new set of hopes for the world's youngest population the market is huge and the opportunity to. bring mo

security experts say the navy was seen as a soft target with less effective protection and this could be part of a new military strategy. the spending power of the huge indian population is literally shifting the center of global influence but the emerging middle class formed by economic boom has developed an appetite for the finer things in life that circle the door for a wave of entrepreneurs. as the story. you need tell you all is living the dream age of twenty eight the former investment banker is now running a restaurant and bar in the heart of south delhi then years ago if i were to take off from the father would have to. the point of being. put in the past ten years india has experienced enormous change and with it came a new set of hopes for the world's youngest population. market is huge and the opportunity to huge. audiences they can spend money tails far is located inside this small one of around six hundred mega-mall that have sprung up in india within the past decade but it's driven by a good desire to. get a good. and there's a lot of money. so i'm buying the design and.

. >>> the navy is investigating a crash of a fighter jet that killed two navy airman. the names of the victims will not be released until the families are notified. >>> fire officials are investigating a deadly blaze that killed a 24-year-old man. the fire was reported on south 59th street. the richmond to fire chief says when his crews arrived they were told there may have been someone on the upper floor. at the man's name has not been released -- the man's name has not been released. >>> using technology to track people suffering from alzheimer's or dementia. maureen naylor has more. >> reporter: they got on the phone once they heard about the giveaway, the devices the size of a watch and can save lives. six in 10 people will wander at least once. >> some people really need this. some of them become wanderers and the caregivers do not know what to do. >> reporter: one man went missing for 10 days in 2009. >> he was in an area that the signal could not get through. we cannot find him. >> reporter: the sheriff search and rescue team announced it is giving away this new