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>>> the navy believes they are the best of the best. meet the men who hope to prove they have what it takes. to join the navy seals. then ride along with the seals unit training along the afghanistan border. when a tanker ship is seized by somali pirates, the navy seals move in. >>> good evening, this is a second look. the navy seal team six completed their mission in 40 minutes then melted back into the shadows. every member of the team began their training near san diego where less than half of those hoping to become navy seals actually make it through the six month basic training. that's where bob mckinzie watched recruits who hope to join the navy's best of the best in 1993. >> to hang with your elbows up in the air until you feel you may black out, until you are sure you can't stand it another second then to keep on doing it, well that's just how these young men start the day. >> if you can't keep up to a simple speed, that's still way down to do then we're going to pull you to the back and we're going to start our secondary little
>>> the navy believes they are the best of the best. meet the men who hope to prove they have what it takes. to join the navy seals. then ride along with the seals unit training along the afghanistan border. when a tanker ship is seized by somali pirates, the navy seals move in. >>> good evening, this is a second look. the navy seal team six completed their mission in 40 minutes then melted back into the shadows. every member of the team began their training near san diego...
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of the navy seals. have you had that feeling? >> yes, i have. the communication from the debriefing room at the operational level, something happened there that was miscommunicated, mishandled, and should have been done a whole lot better than it was. >> you read the stories, and every newspaper had a different story. somebody was feeding that story line. did any of it sound like it came from the pentagon? >> no, it did not. i think there is a prescribed format these guys go through. on any operation, but especially an operation like this, i cannot imagine these things spilling out like this in the format they came out. i don't know where the misinformation came from. after any special operation, they will go back and say what did we learn, and how can we do it better next time? that has to be going on within the white house and their layers of communication. >> supposedly that came out of afghanistan somewhere. what can you tell us about what would be the normal set up for something like this in the wa
of the navy seals. have you had that feeling? >> yes, i have. the communication from the debriefing room at the operational level, something happened there that was miscommunicated, mishandled, and should have been done a whole lot better than it was. >> you read the stories, and every newspaper had a different story. somebody was feeding that story line. did any of it sound like it came from the pentagon? >> no, it did not. i think there is a prescribed format these guys go...
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the 24-year navy veteran decided to come on this day to show his wife the navy memorial devoted to those like himself. >> the hairs on my neck for standing up. >> he says he has special respect for the seals. >> i have worked with them for 24 years. i know what they're made of. >> at the naval academy tonight they're back to work and final exams. many will soon graduate. some of them will be off to combat as marines and seals. for them, the admiral had a special message. >> there is only one thing i have to say. man the torpedoes! >> that was brad bell reporting. >>> celebrations show just how much it means to americans. this vote shows firefighters showing their support in times square as word of his death crossed the news ticker. one of them is giving two a thumbs up. >> i can imagine what they're feeling. >> it has been quite an emotional day. >>> gordon peterson is live with a look ahead. >> what is coming up at 6:00 is more on the killing of osama bin laden. we will have a report from arlington national cemetery on the way families of those killed are reacting to the development. i
the 24-year navy veteran decided to come on this day to show his wife the navy memorial devoted to those like himself. >> the hairs on my neck for standing up. >> he says he has special respect for the seals. >> i have worked with them for 24 years. i know what they're made of. >> at the naval academy tonight they're back to work and final exams. many will soon graduate. some of them will be off to combat as marines and seals. for them, the admiral had a special message....
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the marines and the navy. so that it would be kept within their purview for very high priority, actively used aircraft, high up tempo aircraft that needs this help because this is an underfunded account. the navy and ma reenz have been begging for more money in this account and i think we should help them with this. and $63 million would be spent on improving the equipment for our national guard and reserve. every member on this committee knows how heartfelt the pleas are from our guard and reserve back home to have more and better equipment. so, mr. chairman, this is an important amendment. it's a small amendment in this vast defense bill. it would only change the spending of $380 million, but it would help send a message to the contractor of the f-35b that we need to get this program back on track. it ups production, not only keep willing the production line warm, it keeps it hot, but it also helps fund other pressing needs of our navy, marines, national guard and reserve. i would ask my colleagues on the co
the marines and the navy. so that it would be kept within their purview for very high priority, actively used aircraft, high up tempo aircraft that needs this help because this is an underfunded account. the navy and ma reenz have been begging for more money in this account and i think we should help them with this. and $63 million would be spent on improving the equipment for our national guard and reserve. every member on this committee knows how heartfelt the pleas are from our guard and...
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campbell, kentucky, where he's going to meet with the navy s.e.a.l.s, the navy s.e.a.l. team that took out osama bin laden. wouldn't you love to get a glimpse of those guys. >> i would love to be a fly on the wall in that meeting. that is going to be an extraordinary meeting today. >>> we have a story about another star in that raid that we haven't heard much about until now. the four-legged heroes trained to take down terrorists. we'll show you the work that the dogs do and human machines can't do without them. we're going to meet the superdogs of the navy s.e.a.l.s in a moment. >> superdogs with titanium teeth. >> and ear pieces. their own ear pieces. >> incredible. just incredible. >>> you've probably seen the brooke shields ads for longer eyelashes. it now turns out that this could be the solution for men losing their hair. >> not that you need it. >> you never know. you can never be too safe. and john berman has that. >>> we begin with the promise of good news for everyone who drives, finally. in the last two days, the price of oil has plummeted.
campbell, kentucky, where he's going to meet with the navy s.e.a.l.s, the navy s.e.a.l. team that took out osama bin laden. wouldn't you love to get a glimpse of those guys. >> i would love to be a fly on the wall in that meeting. that is going to be an extraordinary meeting today. >>> we have a story about another star in that raid that we haven't heard much about until now. the four-legged heroes trained to take down terrorists. we'll show you the work that the dogs do and...
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the navy s.e.a.l.s themselves. in fact, 20 or 25 minutes when they didn't know what was going on because the s.e.a.l.s were inside the compound and that was said to be very nerve wracking. diane? >> that expression on secretary clinton's face said it all, jake. and jake has told us it was the phrase geronimo-e kia told president obama that the mission had been completed. martha rad dad has been gathering details on the 40 minutes that changed history. and says some of the key moments are different than we first thought. >> reporter: the operation was called "neptune spear." the mission, to capture or kill bin laden. but we learned today for the time that the mission didn't quite go down as initially described. as the 25-man assault team landed in stealth configured helicopters and spread throughout the darkened compound, gun fire quickly erupted and was sustained through the 40-minute operation. even as the s.e.a.l.s climbed the stairs to the third floor. but when they came to face with bin laden? we learned for th
the navy s.e.a.l.s themselves. in fact, 20 or 25 minutes when they didn't know what was going on because the s.e.a.l.s were inside the compound and that was said to be very nerve wracking. diane? >> that expression on secretary clinton's face said it all, jake. and jake has told us it was the phrase geronimo-e kia told president obama that the mission had been completed. martha rad dad has been gathering details on the 40 minutes that changed history. and says some of the key moments are...
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it's easy to forget, meanwhile that the navy s.e.a.l.s who carried out the mission did not know whether their intended target, osama bin laden, was really inside that compound, when they climbed the stairs and came face to face with him. here's jake tapper with new details. >> reporter: so many new details about the attack on the compound. the mission, called operation neptune spear, definitively, a kill mission. in abbottabad, one s.e.a.l. team climbed to the third floor of the bin laden house and came face to face with public enemy number one. but today, we learned that osama bin laden was not armed. >> if he threw up his hands and didn't appear to represent any kind of threat, then they were to capture him. but they had full authority to kill him. >> reporter: cia director leon panetta said that bin laden was not shooting back, as the 25-man team attacked the compound. >> there were some threatening moves that were made that clearly represented a clear threat to our guys. and that's the reason they fired. >> reporter: this, of course, was not some poor defenseless man. he was a mass
it's easy to forget, meanwhile that the navy s.e.a.l.s who carried out the mission did not know whether their intended target, osama bin laden, was really inside that compound, when they climbed the stairs and came face to face with him. here's jake tapper with new details. >> reporter: so many new details about the attack on the compound. the mission, called operation neptune spear, definitively, a kill mission. in abbottabad, one s.e.a.l. team climbed to the third floor of the bin laden...
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as well as the navy agreement will transfer the land from the navy. we talked about such an agreement between other city agencies to review and accept infrastructure. it is a long-standing partnership that we have that started when the federal government announced that the base is going to be closed. the navy conveyens agreement is a long negotiated agreement we will pay the navy $55 million as a base payment and an additional $15 million depending on certain participation levels and again in the d.d.a. obligates the developer to make these payments. this will be before the budget committee next week. because treasure island is encumbered by the public trust because we want to build housing on treasure island, that is not an allowable use under the guidelines so we are doing swaps to transfer it to parks and open space. i will turn it over to josh to cover the planning code and zoning items. >> good afternoon supervisors. among the several items that have been forwarded to you, including in the general plan, i will touch on them briefly. the adoption
as well as the navy agreement will transfer the land from the navy. we talked about such an agreement between other city agencies to review and accept infrastructure. it is a long-standing partnership that we have that started when the federal government announced that the base is going to be closed. the navy conveyens agreement is a long negotiated agreement we will pay the navy $55 million as a base payment and an additional $15 million depending on certain participation levels and again in...
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be in the navy and operated by the navy. we continue to build the lh a, and the lpd 17 to address the needs of the marine corps because i think that entities capability, the ability to be offshore is going to increase import in the years ahead where sovereignty concerns are going to weigh so heavily on countries as they deal with different situations. but i think any aviation area is where we are essentially renewing ourselves. joint strike fighter, in the case of the navy, proceeding on with that and airplanes are not too far from your undergoing tests at patuxent river. we have continued to procure the super hornet, which is going to be able to bridge us into the jsf quite nicely. we have and test the g8, maritime patrol aircraft that is the replacement for the piii. that testing is going very well. we have in our squadron in norfolk, the advanced hawkeye, which really enhances the battle space awareness and, when coupled with other systems that we have in the navy, really gives us a reach and an awareness the likes of whi
be in the navy and operated by the navy. we continue to build the lh a, and the lpd 17 to address the needs of the marine corps because i think that entities capability, the ability to be offshore is going to increase import in the years ahead where sovereignty concerns are going to weigh so heavily on countries as they deal with different situations. but i think any aviation area is where we are essentially renewing ourselves. joint strike fighter, in the case of the navy, proceeding on with...
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the navy s.e.a.l.s known as team 6. a force so elite, you cannot apply to join their ranks, you are just silently recruited. these men who say they are trained to move in when others flee. and tonight, chris cuomo is here, he knows a lot about their world. chris? >> reporter: diane, as impressive of the details of the bin laden operation are, you really start to appreciate how special these s.e.a.l.s are, when you learn that taking out bin laden was just another day at the office. >> the dogs of war were finally turned loose to do what they were designed to do. >> reporter: designed to be the best anywhere, doing anything -- whether sea, air or land -- that's what s.e.a.l. stands for. >> it's a self-contained unit that can go any place in the world and literally do nothing but kick ass. >> reporter: a superhero has nothing on these guys. recruits are trained to swim 350 feet underwater with their hands and feet bound. they're taught to survive in arctic conditions, even submerging in freezing water. they also have to en
the navy s.e.a.l.s known as team 6. a force so elite, you cannot apply to join their ranks, you are just silently recruited. these men who say they are trained to move in when others flee. and tonight, chris cuomo is here, he knows a lot about their world. chris? >> reporter: diane, as impressive of the details of the bin laden operation are, you really start to appreciate how special these s.e.a.l.s are, when you learn that taking out bin laden was just another day at the office....
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they entered in a cooperative agreement with the navy. in 2001, the citizens of advisory board was formed. there have been over 275 public meetings to date. this is one of the most publicly vetted projects in the history of san francisco. since 2003, we have been working with them and their team of consultants as well as other city agencies that will have jurisdiction over the project. the term sheet included a draft infrastructure plan that formed the basis of the plan before you today. that plan was updated in 2010, and we went from 6000 units to the 8000 unit program that was analyzed and forms the basis for the infrastructure plan and the development agreement. in april, 2011, the board certified eir and adopted a resolution approving documents, all subject to final approval by the board of supervisors. o300 acres is the largest parks projects and the golden gate park. 125 in million dollars. gwith respect to transportation, a capital investment of $145 million. there is a $35 million subsidy they would pay to the authority that would
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the navy and operated by the navy. we continue to build the big deck am ampphibs to address the needs of the marine corp. because the amphibious capability and the abilities to offshore will be increasingly important in the years ahead where sovereignty concerns will weigh so heavily on countries as they deal with different situations. i think in the aviation area is where we are essentially renewing ourselves. the joint strike fighter in the navy and proceeding on with that and the airplanes are not too far from undergoing testing. we have continued to procure the superhornet which will bridge us into the jsf quite nicely. we have, in test, the p8 maritime patrol aircraft which is the replacement for the p2. that testing is going well. we have in our scwawn drone the advanced hawkeye e2d which when coupled with other systems in the navy rave -- really gives us a reach we never had before. i point out that the e2d does not reside in the aviation portfolio, but rather resides in our information dominance portfolio. two
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the city will receive land from the navy in fairly large chunks. there will be an additional chunk that makes up half the island. we, in turn, passed that on to the developer in two block increment. they have given us plans that have been approved to say that they are building things that are consistent with approval. that is to say yes, the infrastructure they are proposing is consistent with our infrastructure program with financial guarantees that the developer will build up. dda also includes housing plans, infrastructure plans, and jobs programs that we talked about. the agreement is our agreement with the treasure island home was developed initiative. we have formulated this plan over the past decade and we owe them a lot of credit. lies with our 1996 agreement with them, the main components being that we provide them with subsidies to build units for new housing. we would also support them in their training efforts, including funding from the project. the navy agreement memorializes the purchase of treasure island made it over 10 years. we p
the city will receive land from the navy in fairly large chunks. there will be an additional chunk that makes up half the island. we, in turn, passed that on to the developer in two block increment. they have given us plans that have been approved to say that they are building things that are consistent with approval. that is to say yes, the infrastructure they are proposing is consistent with our infrastructure program with financial guarantees that the developer will build up. dda also...
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now all will be in the navy and operated by the navy. we continue to build the lha and the lpd-17 to address the needs of the marine corps. i think amphibious capability and the ability to the offshore is going to be increasingly important in the years ahead when sovereignty concerns are going to weigh so heavily on countries as they deal with different situations. but i think in the aviation area is where we are a essentially renewing ourselves. joint strike fighter, in this case of the navy proceeding on with that. airplanes are not too far from here undergoing tests. we have continued to procure the super hornet, which is going to be able to bridge us into the jsf quite nicely. we have tested maritime control aircraft that is the replacement for the p-3. that testing is going very well. in norfolk, we have the advance toch hawkeye, advances the battle space awareness. when coupled with other systems we have in the navy, it really gives us an awareness of the likes of which we have never had before. i might also point out that the e2d
now all will be in the navy and operated by the navy. we continue to build the lha and the lpd-17 to address the needs of the marine corps. i think amphibious capability and the ability to the offshore is going to be increasingly important in the years ahead when sovereignty concerns are going to weigh so heavily on countries as they deal with different situations. but i think in the aviation area is where we are a essentially renewing ourselves. joint strike fighter, in this case of the navy...
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next, "q&a" with former navy seal the couch. then british prime minister david cameron at the house of commons. after that, a commencement speech by former governor jon huntsman. >> this week, a look at the history and training of the navy seals. our guest is the couch, a former navy seal and author of many books. >> they are based in coronado, theyrnia ca anand in va. have evolved as commandoes. > > when were you a eal. an artist from 1968 until 1972. i was in vietnam. i was privileged to lead 12 fine young navy seals verio -- navy seals greater than and -- may be sealed the area -- navy seals. >> i just completed of both. -- a book. my first book came out in 1990. >> why did you do it? >> you get to be middle aged and you realize things you did you are not able to do, so i thought about writing a spy book, and then i picked up a book about forces, and i called the editor. they said, we are hungry about books on navy seals. >> how long were you in the navy? >> being in the navy reserves cannot be current with what is going on i
next, "q&a" with former navy seal the couch. then british prime minister david cameron at the house of commons. after that, a commencement speech by former governor jon huntsman. >> this week, a look at the history and training of the navy seals. our guest is the couch, a former navy seal and author of many books. >> they are based in coronado, theyrnia ca anand in va. have evolved as commandoes. > > when were you a eal. an artist from 1968 until 1972. i was in...
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giving credit for the raid the navy seals. we are at the navy seals museum in fort pierce, florida. (rapid gun fire) >> fort pierce is the birth place of the seals from 1943 to 1946 thousands of brave volunteers trained here to become members of the under water demolition team or udt's the most elite commando force in the world now known as navy seals. >> this is a plaque commemorating those lost in world war ii. >> right our men the ndcu navy combat demolition teams went into normandy they trained on fort pierce went to england and from there the normandy beaches. they were hit pretty hard. you can see the list of names that were killed. it was 52 percent casualty rate which is quite a significant number. >> the seal's history unfolds through artifacts. apollo training crafts recovered boy them. desert patrol vehicles hue we helicopters and under water delivery vehicles for insertion in the middle east all surrounding the museum including a memorial for seals who heyed the ultimate sacrifice. >> the importance of the navy seals is the rescue of the mirt alabama captain who was held
giving credit for the raid the navy seals. we are at the navy seals museum in fort pierce, florida. (rapid gun fire) >> fort pierce is the birth place of the seals from 1943 to 1946 thousands of brave volunteers trained here to become members of the under water demolition team or udt's the most elite commando force in the world now known as navy seals. >> this is a plaque commemorating those lost in world war ii. >> right our men the ndcu navy combat demolition teams went into...
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new york on the democratic line. caller: good morning, c-span. the navy has the navy seals. the army has delta. is there any time that you two units work together on missions? if so, who is in command? thank you. guest: i probably cannot actually speak to the specific units that you mentioned, but what i can say is that there is a real emphasis around joint special operations and we have a lot of wonderful special operations forces in the u.s. military. army rangers, army special forces, jumpers, navy seals, recall on, we do a lot to bring those forces together in a lot of creative ways. there is no set protocol, i would never say, that a navy officer would always be in charge of a unit, for example, it would be the senior officer of whenever service would be in charge of that particular mission. host: officer greitens, as far as we have talked about the navy seal program, what is the one thing that you wanted to mention about the program or its operations that maybe we have not talked about our has not been mentioned this week? guest: i would emphasize that the most importa
new york on the democratic line. caller: good morning, c-span. the navy has the navy seals. the army has delta. is there any time that you two units work together on missions? if so, who is in command? thank you. guest: i probably cannot actually speak to the specific units that you mentioned, but what i can say is that there is a real emphasis around joint special operations and we have a lot of wonderful special operations forces in the u.s. military. army rangers, army special forces,...
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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 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...
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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 revised and recirculated to what are inadequate responses to comments, the main reasons for this request are the fundamental changes in the project description and objective since the draft e.i.r. and the comments and responses document were published on march 10. changes that are likely to impact the fiscal environment and the public has not had an opportunity to comment on. the changes started with the decision to abandon financing for i.d.f. financing and it has resulted in an increase in the amount of affordable house. that this has led to other changes. first the mayor's office has discussed new project alternatives that would reduce the loss of affordable housing by eliminating parks and other public benefits that were a pat of the description and objectedives. such alternatives must be analyzed and revised in recirculated e.i.r.
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randall pinkston shows us the mishap that could have foiled the navy seals' secret mission. >> reporter: the cia found osama bin laden's hiding place when one of his trusted aides made a mistake. captured al qaeda operativings gave up the nickname of bin laden's courier during interrogation. agents figured out his real name and cell phone number. >> he left the phone on and all it took was one phone call to give away the location of the compound. >> reporter: last summer, the u.s. began surveillance gathering evidence bin laden lived in the heavily fortified home. navy seals started training in a full scale replica of the compound without knowing the target. after eight months of planning, president obama gave the green light to send in the seals not b2 bombers to get proof bin laden had been killed. just before 1:30 a.m. pakistani time, two blackhawk helicopters approached the compound. as navy seals dropped down ropes, one of the choppers stalled out but the seals continued the mission. in the white house situation room, president obama and his national security team watched real-time
randall pinkston shows us the mishap that could have foiled the navy seals' secret mission. >> reporter: the cia found osama bin laden's hiding place when one of his trusted aides made a mistake. captured al qaeda operativings gave up the nickname of bin laden's courier during interrogation. agents figured out his real name and cell phone number. >> he left the phone on and all it took was one phone call to give away the location of the compound. >> reporter: last summer, the...
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, but those collections on the history, the building of the island, the clippers, the navy, would be the basis of the museum, together with a new way approachable by younger people in this century that deals with the innovation, the fact that this island is built to be green, to be sustainable, and these assets, bringing together this team of innovation past, present, and future, will be very exciting as the program for our museum. also, we might even be able to hire some people. we had wonderful success with a young veteran from the navy who showed up, and he just loved what we were doing, and he was reimbursed and interpreted the little exhibition, which happen to be about c services in the pacific. we are very excited, and we are partnering on this with just about everybody because we all admire what each other are doing, but most of all, we are pleased that the developer has seen the importance of making space available for this museum, which will be in a sense, the soul of the new development called treasure island. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker please. >> g
, but those collections on the history, the building of the island, the clippers, the navy, would be the basis of the museum, together with a new way approachable by younger people in this century that deals with the innovation, the fact that this island is built to be green, to be sustainable, and these assets, bringing together this team of innovation past, present, and future, will be very exciting as the program for our museum. also, we might even be able to hire some people. we had...
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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
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...
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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
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...
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some said they had the work of the navy s.e.a.l.s in mind as they watched the game. >> well, i knew it would just be a matter of time. clearly, you know, you can run but you can't hide. >> it's a good feeling to know good things, positive things are going on with this war effort. >> large crowds made their way to the pentagon memorial as well. many paused to reflect on lives lost in 9/11. >>> it is going to be an answer evening for anyone rocking the red. oh, boy. >> the caps will take on the lightning in game 3 tonight and it could define the series and the rest of the lives for a lot of fans. caps lost the first two games of the series at home. and find themselves in a bit of a hold to say the least. primary culprit for the caps's lack of success has been the power play. they were 0 for 6 in sunday's game with an extra man. and for local hockey fans it brings back memories of last year's first round loss to the canadiens. coach bruce boudreaux says they're trying to improve. >> we're going over these things with a fine-toothed comb. we made it -- we're trying to make adjustments as w
some said they had the work of the navy s.e.a.l.s in mind as they watched the game. >> well, i knew it would just be a matter of time. clearly, you know, you can run but you can't hide. >> it's a good feeling to know good things, positive things are going on with this war effort. >> large crowds made their way to the pentagon memorial as well. many paused to reflect on lives lost in 9/11. >>> it is going to be an answer evening for anyone rocking the red. oh, boy....
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new york on the democratic line. caller: good morning, c-span. the navy has the navy seals. the army has delta. is there any time that you two units work together on missions? if so, who is in command? thank you. guest: i probably cannot actually speak to the specific units that you mentioned, but what i can say is that there is a real emphasis around joint special operations and we have a lot of wonderful special operations forces in the u.s. military. army rangers, army special forces, jumpers, navy seals, recall on, we do a lot to bring those forces together in a lot of creative ways. there is no set protocol, i would never say, that a navy officer would always be in charge of a unit, for example, it would be the senior officer of whenever service would be in charge of that particular mission. host: officer greitens, as far as we have talked about the navy seal program, what is the one thing that you wanted to mention about the program or its operations that maybe we have not talked about our has not been mentioned this week? guest: i would emphasize that the most importa
new york on the democratic line. caller: good morning, c-span. the navy has the navy seals. the army has delta. is there any time that you two units work together on missions? if so, who is in command? thank you. guest: i probably cannot actually speak to the specific units that you mentioned, but what i can say is that there is a real emphasis around joint special operations and we have a lot of wonderful special operations forces in the u.s. military. army rangers, army special forces,...
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members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team who pulled off the high-stakes raid that killed osama bin laden. the president went to ft. campbell, kentucky, where halfway around the world, we're still learning more about the raid, what was grabbed, the official confirmation of bin laden's death, and a potential threat to all of us once again. we start off with two reports tonight, beginning at the scene, ann curry on the ground in pakistan tonight. ann, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. and confirming osama bin laden's death today, al qaeda is clearly trying to reinvigorate its jihad and send a message that its war on americans will go on without him. at the same time, u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news bin laden was fully engaged in al qaeda operations at the time of his death. coordinated protests announcing the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden struck multiple cities in pakistan today. as al qaeda reacted for the first time, threatening americans on it official media website. quote, soon, w
members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team who pulled off the high-stakes raid that killed osama bin laden. the president went to ft. campbell, kentucky, where halfway around the world, we're still learning more about the raid, what was grabbed, the official confirmation of bin laden's death, and a potential threat to all of us once again. we start off with two reports tonight, beginning at the scene, ann curry on the ground in pakistan tonight. ann, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good...
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when walston joined the navy. a few years later, he signed up to endure what he called up to endure some of the toughest training on the planet, training to be a navy s.e.a.l. >> the class i was in started with 205 men and at the end of six months, 14 original men graduated. >> reporter: that training is geared to break the weak and mold the strong into our country's most elite teams of special forces. >> h evolution gets harder and harder up to the last minute. >> reporter: when the group of navy s.e.a.l.s called team 6 roped into osama bin laden's compound and killed him, walston had a unique appreciation for how they prepared. >> they spent countless hours training together and know each other like the back of the hand. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l.s were trained on a full scale replica of the compound in afghanistan. >> it's just like any type of professional sport. you practice and you practice, and you practice, and practice, until everything is right, and that the job goes down as if nobody had ever said a word
when walston joined the navy. a few years later, he signed up to endure what he called up to endure some of the toughest training on the planet, training to be a navy s.e.a.l. >> the class i was in started with 205 men and at the end of six months, 14 original men graduated. >> reporter: that training is geared to break the weak and mold the strong into our country's most elite teams of special forces. >> h evolution gets harder and harder up to the last minute. >>...
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the nasdaq was off 22 points and the s&p 500 fell 5 points. >>> we may never know the names of the navy s.e.a.l. whos killed the most wanted terrorist in the world. but we are learning more about s.e.a.l. team 6, the force behind osama bin laden's death. >> that team is among the most elite and highly secretive forces in the world. nbc's george lewis takes us inside the naval special warfare center in california. >> reporter: their missions are shrouded in secrecy. their names and faces unknown to the public. but the reputation of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s as the very best of america's elite warriors has never been higher. the operation that resulted in the death of osama bin laden is only the latest, most noteworthy chapter in the story of a legendary fighting force. and it all starts here with a high intensity training course designed to push s.e.a.l. candidates to their limit. in scenarios that test mental toughness, physical fitness and extreme courage. whether on land in the air or under water, s.e.a.l.s have to demonstrate their ability to stay calm and focused under fire. wlngets i
the nasdaq was off 22 points and the s&p 500 fell 5 points. >>> we may never know the names of the navy s.e.a.l. whos killed the most wanted terrorist in the world. but we are learning more about s.e.a.l. team 6, the force behind osama bin laden's death. >> that team is among the most elite and highly secretive forces in the world. nbc's george lewis takes us inside the naval special warfare center in california. >> reporter: their missions are shrouded in secrecy....
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85 when walston joined the navy. he signed up to endure what he called up to endure some of the toughest training on the planet, training to be a navy s.e.a.l. >> the class started with 205 men and at the end of six months, 14 original men graduated. >> reporter: that training is geared to break the weak and mold the strong into our country's most elite teams in special forces. >> h evolution gets harder and harder up to the last minute. >> reporter: the groupie navy s.e.a.l.s called team 6 roped into osama bin laden's compound and killed him, he had a unique appreciation for how they prepared. >> they spent countless hours training each other. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l.s were trained on a full scale replica of the compound in afghanistan. >> it's just like any type of professional sport. you practice and you practice, and you practice, and practice, until everything is right, and that the job goes down as if nobody had ever said a word. >> reporter: we may never know the names of the men who took out america's most w
85 when walston joined the navy. he signed up to endure what he called up to endure some of the toughest training on the planet, training to be a navy s.e.a.l. >> the class started with 205 men and at the end of six months, 14 original men graduated. >> reporter: that training is geared to break the weak and mold the strong into our country's most elite teams in special forces. >> h evolution gets harder and harder up to the last minute. >> reporter: the groupie navy...
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the president heads to kentucky to honor the navy seals that tracked down osama bin laden. >> clouds along the coast. that means a cooling is going to move inland. we'll show you how much temperatures will drop. >> sue hall >>> well, understandably, the killing of osama bin laden has been the number one news story this week. >> and it was also the number one topic for the late-night comedians, as well. take a look. >> the white house has decided not to release a photo of osama bin laden's corpse. i think i came up with a good compromise. this is a photo of a watermelon with a beard. [ laughter ] hopefully, this will give you an idea of what the real photo might look like, without getting anyone upset. >> here we go. top ten things overheard the moment he was taken. number nine, are we shooting this in the studio where we faked the moon landing? >> so what if he is a figurehead. so is the british monarchy and we love them. we love killing him for the pageantry. i cannot wait to see the photos of what he was wearing. >> why are we calling osama by his first name anyway? it's not like h
the president heads to kentucky to honor the navy seals that tracked down osama bin laden. >> clouds along the coast. that means a cooling is going to move inland. we'll show you how much temperatures will drop. >> sue hall >>> well, understandably, the killing of osama bin laden has been the number one news story this week. >> and it was also the number one topic for the late-night comedians, as well. take a look. >> the white house has decided not to release a...
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the navy said a s.e.a.l. can fire more ammo in one training session than some troops do their entire careers. historically, 75% of those who start training never actually finish. but the success rate is rising. that's in large part because the s.e.a.l.s are targeting men more likely to succeed. unconventional athletes like water polo players, there are no women in the s.e.a.l.s and most are white. according to the "washington post," they've stepped up the increase in the numbers of the minorities in the ranks. there are fewer than 2,600 s.e.a.l.s in the world. according to a former s.e.a.l., the guys who don't make it to the training are the rambo type. you have to function awe ton mossly, or you won't last for very long. getting on the special team means you establish yourself as a mature and steady operator with a real-world track record of high stakes sensitive missions. that is pretty darn impressive. >>> well, when we come back, how many americans do you think use food stamps to get by? 10 million? maybe
the navy said a s.e.a.l. can fire more ammo in one training session than some troops do their entire careers. historically, 75% of those who start training never actually finish. but the success rate is rising. that's in large part because the s.e.a.l.s are targeting men more likely to succeed. unconventional athletes like water polo players, there are no women in the s.e.a.l.s and most are white. according to the "washington post," they've stepped up the increase in the numbers of...
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you also have to have interim service agreements as the island transfers from the navy fromtida and then potentially do you -- from the navy to tida and then potentially to you. there are lots of things that could kind of come your way. you have complete discretion on what agreements you want entered into. you have exclusive charges in the charter. as we move forward, we will be bringing back some of these agreements for your approval, but i want to make sure you understand the you will have made lots of questions and we might have not have very specific answers, but there are a couple of key areas i want to highlight. a lot of discussion on sea level rise. we have gone through a lot of that, and they do have an adaptive management plan we have looked at. they provided a lot of clarification over the past couple of weeks on that, and it is starting to feel like they will do better as far as satisfying as on how they move forward. this has been a question about wetlands in general on the island. there are three types i discovered this morning on the island. storm water treatment wetlands
you also have to have interim service agreements as the island transfers from the navy fromtida and then potentially do you -- from the navy to tida and then potentially to you. there are lots of things that could kind of come your way. you have complete discretion on what agreements you want entered into. you have exclusive charges in the charter. as we move forward, we will be bringing back some of these agreements for your approval, but i want to make sure you understand the you will have...
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the president gave the order for the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s to go in. even though bin laden was never once actually seen in the compound. >> after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden, and took custody of his body. >> reporter: the fbi confirmed it was bin laden through a dna match to one of his sisters, who died in boston of cancer, whose brain was taken into custody for just that purpose. u.s. officials say the pakistani military was not informed of the operation beforehand. there will be a lot of questions about that, how they could not know what was going on in the compound. >> you saw afghan president hamid karzai say, this proves what we have been saying all along, that he was not in afghanistan. >> they were inside there for 40 minutes. the rest of the time was spent scrubbing the place for more information. >> done by navy s.e.a.l.s. >> our own martha raddatz has be on this region so often. he's been on the phone nonstop. tell us what you have learned. >> reporter: when they entered that compound, they didn't know what room osama bin laden
the president gave the order for the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s to go in. even though bin laden was never once actually seen in the compound. >> after a fire fight, they killed osama bin laden, and took custody of his body. >> reporter: the fbi confirmed it was bin laden through a dna match to one of his sisters, who died in boston of cancer, whose brain was taken into custody for just that purpose. u.s. officials say the pakistani military was not informed of the operation beforehand....