they featured all u.s. navy ships in that, because the u.s. navy is by far the most valuable customer you could have. but they by no means are confined to the u.s. navy. virtually every navy that is out there and goes there operates out there and deals with glenn defense marine asia. that's the the navy, the japanese, the british, everybody. they deal with cruise ships -- a huge business with cruise ships. brian: which they could easily pay off without criminal activity. mr. cavas: built cruise ship terminals. it's an incredible sophisticated operation. every ship out there, it was a very enormous, very sophisticated operation. the u.s. navy happened to be a great customer. brian: let me simplify it for people who don't know how the navy operates. if i were in the navy connected with the seventh fleet, i would pick up the phone and tell fat leonard's company we are going to go a certain place, and we are going to do business with you. or better than that, the glenn marine defense says you go here instead of here because we are ready to serve y

they featured all u.s. navy ships in that, because the u.s. navy is by far the most valuable customer you could have. but they by no means are confined to the u.s. navy. virtually every navy that is out there and goes there operates out there and deals with glenn defense marine asia. that's the japanese, the british, everybody. they deal with cruise ships -- a huge business with cruise ships. brian: which they could easily pay off without criminal activity. chris: they have cruise ship terminals. it's an incredible sophisticated operation. every ship out there, it is very enormous, very sophisticated. the u.s. navy happened to be a great customer. brian: let me simplify it for people who don't know how the navy operates. if i were in the navy connected with the seventh fleet, i would pick up the phone and tell fat leonard's company we are going to go a certain place, and we are going to do business with you. or better than that, the glenn marine defense says you go here instead of here, because we are ready to serve you. and the payoff comes f

a tragedy today during a demonstration by the u.s. navy parachute team. it happened during fleet week festivities in new york harbor. and tonight, one of the sky divers has died. nbc's richard lui has more. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of new york's fleet week, a demonstration by the elite u.s. navy seal parachute team called the leap frog. instead, something went very wrong. >> liberty park, diver down in the water. >> one of the s.e.a.l.s was killed when his chute apparently mag if you thinked. >> the navy s.e.a.l.'s parachute failed to open properly and he landed in the water adjacent to liberty state park. he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and the jersey city fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l. was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. a piece of the broken chute apparently cut lose during the fall recovered after dropping into a parking lot nearby. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when the nation honors its military. richard lui, nbc news. >>> six days after a suici

it says u.s. navy on it. a. does not say gdm a they were told, don't worry about it, we will sign for it. you are on a ship. you are supply officer. you have nothing to do with making these arrangements. you are set up with people at the local level. you are just a ship coming in here and using the services, but you didn't arrange for this. you are not an agent. you don't necessarily deal with the agents. you have the supply officer, executive officer, you have to sign for it. it's half an hour before i shove off, i have to be out of here. we are leaving at 10:00. i'm signing these papers, i ask what it's for, somebody says "don't worry about it, it's taken care of at fleet level." now you are under investigation, is this your signature? did you sign for that? why did you pursue this further? brian: there's a lot more we could talk about. we're out of time. chris cavas of "defense news," a reporter for that organization talking about the navy and the fat leonard case. thank you so much. ♪ [captions copyright n

they featured all u.s. navy ships in that, because the u.s. navy is by far the most valuable customer you could have. but they by no means are confined to the u.s. navy. virtually every navy on the coast operates out there and glenn defense marine asia. that's the japanese, the british, everybody. they deal with cruise ships -- brian: which they could easily pay off without criminal activity. chris: it's an incredible sophisticated operation. every ship out there, it is very enormous, very sophisticated. the u.s. navy happens to be a great customer. brian: let me simplify it for people who don't know how the navy operates. if i were in the navy connected with the seventh fleet, i would pick up the phone and tell fat leonard's company we are going to go a certain place, and we are going to do business with you. or better than that, the blend of -- glenn marine defense says you go here instead of here, running this, and the payoff comes for me, in terms of vacations and hotel rooms. chris: so the cambodian fellow you showed was an excellent exam

last but not least, the potomac maintainsl command administrative control of the u.s. navy band. the band is famous for its music and official functions. in the eyes of the navy, the finest band in the united states. ♪ [anchors aweigh] >> it resulted in a naval victory for the u.s. over japan, just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. on june 2, american history tv will be live all day from the macarthur memorial visitors center in norfolk, virginia for the anniversary of the battle of midway. feature speakers include walter the five star admirals who won the war at sea, elliott anthonywith his book, ore., and timothy watch the battle of midway anniversary special live from the macarthur memorial visitors center in virginia on june 2 beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. sunday, june 4, author and journalist will be with us. >> if you grow up looking at thousands of faces until one day you see one face that you feel is put on earth just for you, that is the moment you fall in love. for me, trump was like that, except it was the opposite. [lau

the crews of these guns are u.s. navy personnel. these gunsve of throughout france, and had a massive train attached to it that had bunk houses for the crews, cooking facilities, and munitions storage, construction material, also aircraft that would fly up and above and spot to tell the guns where 2 a.m. in where the shells were landing, too. they were devastatingly effective. the crews themselves, there was no uniform regulations for the navy personnel on these guns. there are photos of them wearing dresswhites, there were blues -- not their dress blues, their navy blues. there are wearing army navy uniforms. rank was on your sleeve, you could wear whatever you wanted. i always joked with people at thatuseum that it was -- they did whatever they wanted. as long as they got the mission done, they were good to go. it was -- this is the last one in existence, and it is on display here at the navy yard. see,so have, as you can the screw that is right there is not the u.s.s. south dakota. that is some of her thinnest and thickest armor

navy craft, according to one u.s. navy official i spoke with. which is deemed by the u.s. navy as not just unprofessional but an unsafe movement in the air. >> any official reactions from either side? >> not yet. we got a statement from the pentagon but it was very brief as most of these. are as you know, intercepts of one aircraft between one nation and another is not unusual. we hear about one or two just about every week. we heard about the u.s. military intercepted several russian aircraft last month near alaska. there were several cases with russian aircraft last month as well. so it is not terribly uncommon. >> this one was just a little close. >> exactly. what stands out is when the military deems it as unsafe and unprofessional as they did here. it is somewhat of a subjective call based on how the commander sees it. but in this case, that one j-10, it got dangerously close to the u.s. navy aircraft. >> i fly tiny little slow plane and getting within 100 feet is dangerous. good to see you. >>> coming up next, new details on another arrest in manchester. our correspo

on saturday u.s. navy divers showed off their skills in the middle of time square. take a look. >> this is just to show kind of what the divers are doing down in the water. we go to 190 feet, sometimes even deeper than that. so a lot of people can't see what we do down there or see the types of diving rigs that we use in the navy. and this shows all of it. >> the people you are seeing out here are actual sailors, divers, people that do these jobs every single day, you're seeing them come here, take a break and come interact with the public. so it's really neat. i love seeing the excitement. >> it was really good and it was cool. >> oh, really awesome. it feels like i'm at boot camp. >> well, i was hobbable hobl down the stairs he got out and splashed water all over me. >> we bring this so they can see what it feels like and what it looks like to be under the water. it's been great, the hospitality is the new york city citizens and everybody else from out of state has been absolutely wonderful. this is my first fleet week. my first time in new york city. so it's been

the sail loft is the headquarters for the u.s. navy band. band fromhe 16 piece the battleship uss kansas was ordered here to the washington navy yard to augment a 17th piece band from the presidential yacht mayflower that was permanently docked here whenever the president wanted to go on sale excursions to wine and dine different politicians are dignitaries, they would take the mayflower out. they took the band off the battleship kansas and made it larger and they were permanently stationed here at the navy yard. they needed a place to practice. the place where the common told perfectpractice was a open space, the coal pile. the band members said that doesn't really suit us, so they started asking around the navy yard in trying to find a good, open late event to hold their practices. they ran into the workers from the sail loft. unlike what his name really says, they never made sales up there. they worked with canvas up there ls. they never made sai they make canvas covers to provide shade. that is what they made up there. there is a massive

and with a thumbs up from those advisers, daniels ordered the u.s. navy to enlist women. and women flooded to recruiting stations, and they signed up, and they were sworn in to the navy. after world war ii ended, the united states congress decided to change what they saw as an error in the navy regulations. and they changed it back to, from u.s. citizen, they put the word male in front of that. now, this is an example of what a difference the presence or the absence of a single word means in the united states official document. just as the words in the united states constitution are extremely important when granting full rights to citizenship to men and women in our country. the words u.s. citizen automatically include women when rights and privileges are conveyed. however, both the use of the single word men beplacing the word male before those words excludes women. however, daniels had crossed a ruin -- rubicon in enlisting women to serve in the united states navy and the u.s. marine corps. now there was a record of the military service of women in the united states' ar

navy. he transitioned from the u.s. army to the u.s. navy and became a landsman aboard a rivering warfare craft on the tennessee river. predominantly navy, but we accept the army a little. brian: where did they live in those days? malcolm: they came from a slave family in northern alabama. it is interesting because the original nance's started in south carolina. but my father's side came from western georgia. there is a small place called nanceville. at the time of the civil war, that is where virtually all african-american nance's originated. brian: when did you decide to become a navy man? malcolm: my father was a master chief in the navy and i was born in a naval hospital, philadelphia naval hospital. you know, it was destined that i was going to go into the family business and his father had served in the army, world war i and world war ii. his father had served in the indian wars, and his father had served in the civil war. and him and so it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that i would join not only my father, but my five oth

this 20 minute navy film details the wide variety of activities undertaken by the u.s. navy and the national capital area during the cold war. from shipbuilding and designed andircraft pilot training motion picture production. ♪ >> the landmarks of washington dc are familiar the world over. washington monument, lincoln memorial and jefferson memorial there are other landmarks in the area about our nation's capital which are also familiar but to more specialized audience. it's 12 miles from the white and here are a few miles to the northeast lies the naval ordnance laboratory. towering over washington suburbs in bethesda, maryland, and the national naval medical center. dc,he south of washington lies the huge naval air test center. the naval air station is located on the east shore of the anacostia river. the naval receiving station is located on the east bank of the river. river stretching out over 125 acres in the heart of navalgton plastic u.s. gun factory. a huge industrial plant of 200 buildings. here is the headquarters of the potomac river naval command where th

navy. he transitioned from the u.s. army to the u.s. navy and became a landsman aboard a recovering warfare -- rivering warfare craft. we accept the army a little. host: where did they live in those days? guest: they came from a slave family in northern alabama. it is interesting because the original nance's started in south carolina. but my father's side came from western georgia. there is a small place called nanceville. at the time of the civil war, that is where virtually all african-american nance's originated. host: when did you decide to become a navy man? guest: my father was a master chief in the navy and i was born in a naval hospital, philadelphia naval hospital. you know, it was destined that i was going to go into the family business and his father had served in the army, world war i and world war ii. his father had served in the indian wars, and his father had served in the civil war. so it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that i would join not only my father, but my five other brothers who also served in the u.s. nav

navy is investigating the cause of the deadly parachute failure of the u.s. navy seal during the new york fleet week airshow near the statue of liberty. the four members of the elite frog parachute team went up and helicopters but when they came out only three parachutes open properly and the fourth skydiver cut away his parachute and landed in the hudson river. he was taken to the hospital but later pronounced dead and his name is not being publicly announced until his family is notified. >>> we are learning more about the shooting in mississippi that killed eight people over the weekend at three separate homes in brookhaven, 70 miles south of jackson. the police received a call about a domestic dispute and willie godbolt got into an argument with his estranged wife and children and went house to house shooting feet to. after being arrested he said he wanted deputies to kill him. >> what is next for you? >> my intention was to have them kill me. >> the deputy killed is a william kerr who leaves behind a wife and 11-year-old son. >>> the state fire officials

tim murphy, commander in the u.s. navy reserved. and i major in the army national guard, tulsi gabbard, and pete russell, who retired as an army lieutenant colonel, taking part, in honor of those who died for the nation. live coverage on c-span2, still working out a few details of the ceremony but it should start in a moment. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> need a volunteer. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> who among members are getting up to read? the air force coast guard. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> remember. take the position left and right. your attention -- at that point you pull out. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> everybody return to your spot. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> air force come forward. next

her commission will be presented by her father, u.s. navy retired. sarah, civil engineering, cutter mohawk. david campbell, naval architecture, cutter like air -- legare. stephen cannon, management, cutter alley. and -- cuttery valiant. guard,cott carles environmental science, new york. brian carpenter, management, cutter healy. his commission will be presented by his brother. adrian, operations research. austin clark, operations research, cutter campbell. katherine clark, management, cutter walnut. shane rebecca michelle cotton, government cutter valiant. abigail ann coult, marine of environmental science flight school. her commission will be presented by her father, u.s. air force, retired. cummings, mechanical engineering, cutter baer. >> carlson curtis, his commission will be presented by his father, u.s. coast guard. clara elizabeth, civil engineering, cutter sherman. drew robert daniels, naval architecture, cutter diligent. operations research, cutter camel. brian patrick, management, cutter vigorous. hannah tate, naval architecture, cutter pol

navy. he transitioned from the u.s. army to the u.s. navy and became a landsman aboard a recovering warfare -- rivering warfare craft. we accept the army a little. host: where did they live in those days? guest: they came from a slave family in northern alabama. it is interesting because the nance's started in south carolina. but my father's side came from western georgia. there is a small place called nanceville. time of the civil war, that is where virtually all african-american nance's originated. host: when did you decide to become a navy man? guest: my father was a master chief in the navy and i was born in a naval hospital, philadelphia naval hospital. that iw, it was destined was going to go into the family business and his father had served in the army, world war i and world war ii. his father had served in the indian wars, and his father had served in the civil war. so it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that i would join not only my father, but my five other brothers who also served in the u.s. navy. host: why did you go

the u.s. navy sent warships near the islands three times in 2016. last year, an international tribunal rejected many of china's claims to the islands. the u.s. navy has not sailed near these contested islands since october. a recent "new york times" story question whether the trump administration had given up on these operations while trying to work with china on the north korea problem. secretary of state rex tillerson says china has been helpful threatening north korea with sanctions if it didn't change its behavior. >> they confirmed to us they had requested the regime conduct no further nuclear test. >> chief of naval operations was questions about the operations. >> curious about the timing. why now? >> i would suppose there is an implicit dimension to your question that these are somehow confrontational or something like that, and i would say they are exactly the opposite. >> u.s. official tells me the u.s. warship performed three man overboard drills within six nautical miles of shore. showing the chinese they were not just passing through. >

. >>> the u.s. navy is investigating the cause of the deadly failure of the u.s. navy seal parachute during the new york fleet week aerial displaying of the statue of liberty. for members -- four members of the elite frog parachute team went up but only three parachutes worked properly. the fourth skydiver cut away his parachute and landed in the hudson river, taken to the hospital but later pronounced dead. he has not been officially identified until the family is notified. >>> a shooting in mississippi killed eight people and happened at three separate homes in brookhaven, 70 miles south of jackson, mississippi. the police received a call about a domestic disputes and the 35-year-old willie godbolt got into an argument with his kids and later he said he wanted the deputies to kill him.>> what is next for you? >> the deputy killed has been identified as 36-year-old william durr and he leaves behind a wife and an 11-year- old son.>> warning everybody to be aware of the fire danger. >>> cal fire has issued a statement saying that despite the wet weather, california

navy. there will be a ceremony at the kennedy grave site in arlington, virginia. >>> on this date 64 years ago the first humans climbed the top of mount everest, they topped the highest point on earth in the year 1953. since the historic climbed almost 4500 explores have reached the top of the mountain. there are big risk, 292 people have died trying to conquer mount everest including 10 this year. >>> expect to see extra security on the bart train's after an assault on the train operator that was allegedly punched in the face.>>> there is a warning for everyone that could be spending time outside, tips from cal fire's to keep the fires under control even after this wet winter. >>> a good fall bank -- fog bank again, a slight warm up inland and cooler today. i did everything i could to make her party perfect. almost everything. you know, 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by an expensive septic disaster. but for only $7 a month, rid-x helps break down waste. avoid a septic disaster with rid-x. â

. >>> a member of a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. skydiving group was killed today in a parachuting accident. it happened during a fleet week performance in jersey city, new jersey, just across new york harbor from manhattan. investigators are looking into the cause. about 3700 u.s. service members are in new york for fleet week. on saturday, u.s. navy divers showed off their skills in the middle of times square. take a look. >> this is just to show kind of what the divers are doing down in the water. we go to 190 feet. sometimes deeper than that. so a lot of people can't see what we do down there or see the types of diving rigs that we use in the navy. and this shows all of it. the people you're seeing out here are actual sailors, divers, people that do these jobs every single day. you're seeing them coming here, taking a break and coming to interact with the public. so it's really neat. i love seeing the excitement on the kids' faces. that never gets old. >> i want to get in the tank! >> it was really good, and it was cool. >> really awesome. >> it feels like i'm at boot camp. >> while i wa

that he would become a u.s. citizen by signing up. >> he was promising him a lot of stuff. >> reporter: his sister remembers. >> money for school, traveling, training in the navy and his citizenship. >> reporter: after 9/11, he went to serve in the persian gulf. >> mines in the water. doubtful when you were going to come back home or not. >> reporter: at the time he thought he became a citizen when then president george w. bush issued an executive order saying all non-u.s. citizens in the military to apply for citizenship. >> you filled out your paperwork and had he told you you were already a citizen? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: they typed some things in the computer and says look you are already a citizen? >> that's what appeared on my record. >> reporter: you believed you were a citizen? >> i still believe i am a citizen. >> reporter: but i wasn't. under u.s. law he later faced deportation back to mexico after he was convicted and served time for drug possession and domestic abuse. our investigation found more

more than 100 u.s. operations forces were working with units around mosul with hundreds more playing support roles further from the front lines. >>> at home a navy s.e.a.l. died in a tragic parachute incident during navy's fleet week. richard lui has details. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of fleet week, demonstration by u.s. navy parachute team called the leapfrogs descending in formation at the statue of liberty. instead, something went very wrong. >> liberty park, north and south. down in the water. >> reporter: one of the s.e.a.l.s was killed. >> navy parachute failed to operate improperly and landed in the water adjacent to the park. he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and jersey fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l. was pronounced dead, a piece of the broken chute cut loose during the fall apparently dropped into a parking lot nearby. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when we honor military. >>> why a man gunned down ei

navy pilot after a half century search. crosby left for vietnam war in 1965 where he was killed in action. his daughter deborah was only 6 years old but she never gave up the search for his remains. just two years ago military investigators found his wedding band near the crash site. how is that possible? this weekend lieutenant commander crosby was finally returned home for a full military burial funeral in san diego. incredible story. >> instead of being filled with ♪ five-second rule protection. new lysol kitchen pro eliminates 99.9% of bacteria without any harsh chemical residue. ♪ lysol. what it takes to protect. armed services. >>> a day to remember the ultimate sacrifice made by the men and women of the armed services, as we take a live look at arlington national cemetery in d.c. you see the flags in front of the gravestones there. later today, we'll be covering the wreath laying ceremony and remarks from the president. good morning on this memorial day monday. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris

. >>> at home a navy s.e.a.l. died in a tragic parachute incident during new york city's fleet week. richard lui has details. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of fleet week, demonstration by u.s. navy parachute team called the leapfrogs descending in formation near the statue of liberty. instead, something went very wrong. >> liberty park, north and south. down in the water. >> reporter: one of the s.e.a.l.s was killed when his parachute failed to open. >> navy parachute failed to operate properly and landed in the water adjacent to the park. he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and jersey fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l. was pronounced dead, a piece of the broken chute cut loose during the fall apparently dropped into a parking lot nearby. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when we honor military. richard lui, nbc news. >>> in mississippi, police are investigating why a man gunned down eight people including a deputy in a small town.

in fairbury, russian fighter jets buzzed a u.s. navy destroyer in the black sea has dozens of u.s. army tanks and hundreds of american shoulders deployed to romania, not far away for a training exercise. there is no word -- >> jenna: 2, and our is a long time. muscles on that jet knowing that it was armed and significant progress the reaction from the pentagon? >> just in this breaking news, officials are more alarmed now. anytime you have missiles under a wing of an adversary which they called dirty, there's a lot of pause for concern and it follows a number of recent provocations in the region. these officials acknowledge that any time you have two russian-american jets flying hundreds of miles an hour just 20 feet apart, they have the potential to become dangerous in a hurry. this latest provocation comes after fighter jets flew off the coast of alaska and a slight to becoming more and more routine as of late. you mention this incident came a day before the russian foreign minister arrived in washington. one more thing, the incident occurred just a day before defense secretary j

in february russian fighter jets buzzed a u.s. navy destroyer in the black sea as dozens of u.s. army tanks and hundreds of american soldiers deployed to romania, not far away, for a training exercise. melissa, it's note worthy that same u.s. destroyer the russians buzzed in february, uss porter, was one of the fighters who launched missiles in syria. fox also learned about another incident, this time in asia. a ugs attack jet was intercepted by south korean war planes just 70 miles from the uss carl vinson strike group currently steaming in the sea of japan. additionally, we have also learned a new russian shipment of u.s. service to air missiles have arrived in syria doubling the number of missiles russia has in syria after leading a new cease fire agreement days ago. and, melissa, that russian shipment arrived in syria one day after the russian foreign minister arrived here in washington. what's more, it occurred on the same day defense secretary jim mattis traveled to lithuania on russia's door step to reassure nervous baltic allies. melissa? >> melissa: wow. lucas, thank you

. >> sandra: the u.s. navy conducting exercises in the south china sea, but it's where they're doing it that has beijing upset about it. jane griffin has it all at the pentagon. plus, president trump today lecturing nato leaders about honoring their obligation and paying their fair share. four star general jack keen here to weigh in next. >> nato made their full and complete contributions, then nato would be even stronger than it is today. ♪ depression is a tangle of multiple symptoms. ♪ that's why there's trintellix, a prescription medication for depression. trintellix may help you take a step forward in improving your depression. tell your healthcare professional right away if your depression worsens, or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens and young adults. do not take with maois. tell your healthcare professional about your medications, including migraine, psychiatric and depression medications, to avoid a potential

rob: the u.s. navy bolstered its fleet present in front of kim jung un. a missile defense test we conquered. >> reporter: the technology is so precise it is like trying to hit a bullet with another bullet in the us military pulled it off. the crucial test conducted over the pacific ocean. the mark enemy missile fired over 4000 miles away from marshall islands targeted by an interceptor deployed just north of santa barbara. the stakes couldn't be any higher as north korean dictator kim jung un fires a dozen missiles just this year. >> the weapon tested last week can reach hawaii. an electromagnetic pulse over hawaii will shut the state of hawaii down. is more important people in pyongyang realize they cannot get away with striking the us with any kind of weapon. >> that is the trump administration act before it gets to the interceptor point. >> china is doing back channel networking with north korea in a way that getting them to try to stop a nuclear test, we will try to keep the pressure on china but we will continue to work with them in any way we think

. >>> the u.s. military spends about $4 billion a year building new submarines. the latest generation are technological marvels. critics, on the other hand, insist they're overpriced and unnecessary. the navy invited don dahlor in for a tour of their new gear. >> reporter: don't let the dolphins in this promotional video distract you. the navy's newest, fastest, and quietest submarine is anything but playful. the virginia class submarines can launch tomahawk cruise missiles, deploy a team of navy s.e.a.l.s from beneath the surface, and is among america's most lethal defense systems at sea. >> submarines have come a long way since world war ii. >> they have. >> reporter: captain brian sitlow leads a squadron of submarlins from the u.s. navy base in groton, connecticut. >> the ocean more and more is becoming a very critical element of our national security and our ability to influence adversaries and ensure our vital interests are protected throughout the world. >> reporter: and international waters are getting crowded. here's a russian sub getting a royal navy esc

that ocean. >> reporter: the u.s. navy now has 69 commissioned submarines. 13 of them are virginia class subs. but that number will eventually double. two are being built each year at a cost of $2 billion apiece. >> do you think that that's money well spent for the american public? >> absolutely i do. not only is it a price we need to pay, it's a price we are paying and the capability those ships bring is really remarkable. >> reporter: the virginia class submarines according to those who command them are also incredibly efficient. >> we are able to make our own water. we make our own oxygen. we have a sustained fuel source in the nuclear reactor. >> we're entering into the control room. >> reporter: commander dan reese of the "uss new mexico" showed us ame'srica most modern submarine. >> gone, you'll notice, are the periscopes. >> right. >> up scope. >> so the days of john wayne and "up scope" and he's got his arm hanging over, they're gone now, entire periscope has been replaced by this joystick. >> reporter: the vi

navy and the u.s. marine corps. vice president mike pence talked about their commitment to protecting america. >> today you'll become leaders in the world's greatest force for good, the armed forces of the united states of america. [ applause ] all of you who do so are patriots, heroes all. you're the pride of your family and you're the pride of the american people. >>> news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >>> and we have breaking news in a high profile case. a federal judge tossed out two life sentences for d.c. sniper lee boyd malvo. the judge ruled he's entitled to new sentencing hearings after the supreme court court ruled mandatory life sentences for he of the 17 when he was arrested for the shootings that killed ten people and wounded three in virginia, maryland, and the district. the crime spree caused widespread fear throughout the region. his accomplice, was executed. >>> joining us right now to discuss this case is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, what's happened here and why has it

the parachutist was a member of an elite u.s. navy sky diving team called the leapfrogs. officials say when the parachute malfunctioned the navy s.e.a.l. was a able to cut himself out and land in the w >> a murder in silver spring. sunday morning officers found a man critically injured in his room at the day's inn hotel on 13th street. we're told a group of people attacked the man in the parking loom he managed to return to his room and today you will for help. the man was taken to the hospital where he later died. >> police in d.c. looking for the two gunmen who shot eight people early saturday morning on q street northwest. one of the victims 32-year-old argenon jones of southeast died. the other victims are expected to recover. police have not said what prompted the shooting. they're offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the persons responsible. >> university of maryland can claim to have the best lacrosse program in the country. on sunday the women's team won its 13th national title t the team finished with a perfect 23 and zero record with their win

the incident occurred before a u.s. navy destroyer sailed near a contested island thursday. according to the senior u.s. official, the u.s.s. dewey sailed within six nautical mauls of the reef, a manmade island, and intercepted by a chinese warship. recently chinese war planes did a barrel roll over a sniffer plane to test the air for a nuclear test. all of this sounding very top gun, eric. >> eric: not just the chinese but the russians both playing cat and mouse games with us. thank you. have a fox news weather alert. forecasters say flooding and tornadoes could be brought to some parts of our country and make a mess of the travel plans during the memorial day weekend. we have headed to the extreme weather center. hi, rick. what are we expect something. >> big storms brewing for the central part of the country. the northeast still plagued be i the cooler weather as well. tonight, we have a tornado watch in effect across illinois and indiana. severe thunderstorm watch across the high plains. both of them at 8:00 p.m. local. that's where we'll see severe weather tonight. tomo

. >>> a member of a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. skydiving group was killed today in a parachuting accident. it happened during a fleet week celebration across the harbor from manhattan. >>> abo about 3700 are in the city for fleet week. take a look. >> this is just to show kind of what the divers are doing down in the water. we go to 190 feet. sometimes deeper than that. so a lot of people can't see what we do counsel there or see the deeps of diving rigs that we use in the navy. and this shows all of it. the people you're seeing out here are actual sailors, divers, people that do these jobs every single day. you're seeing them coming here, taking a break and coming to interact with the public. i love seeing the excitement on the faces. that never gets old. >> i want to get in the tank! >> it was really good, and it was cool. >> really awesome. >> it feels like i'm at boot camp. >> while i was going down the stairs he got out and splashed water all over me. >> we bring this here so they can see what it feels like and looks like to be under the water. it's been great. the hospitality of new

navy blue angels. they're actually training to be a u.s. label pilot when they're taken the photo on the beach. they said cool, they did it for him. it was unrelated and purely an accident according to the photographer and it happened on pensacola beach. >> katie decided to design -- his leg needs to be amputated. in the interim she wanted to make his new adoptive family smile so she went out of her way and went the extra mile to design these. now we have an update. he has had the surgery and he's very healthy and happy. >> history has shown that he is just a horrible person. he does not deserve to be honored in this way. >> susan loves her job and henry street settlement but hates aside next to it that says samuel 16 plaza. she wants the name on the plaza to be removed because she believed he was a traitor to them america. >> 's annual n samuel dickstein was not only a creek and spy but he sold secrets, are u.s. secrets to the soviets while he was acetic congressman. >> i wanted to find out more about samuel dickstein right went to library

the u.s. navy commissioned its first u.s. submarine in the 1950s and don is standing on it in oreggroton, connecticut. good morning. >> reporter: good in this is the first nuclear powered anything. this ship was so ahead of its time that there are parts of this ship that are still classified. now, it's a museum. you can come visit and tour it but you can't tour the classified areas. she's mer next to a navy base as you mentioned. you might remember back in february there was a russian spy ship lurking off the coast. what were they looking for? perhaps they wanted to get a glimpse at the most efficient and advanced submarine squadron in the world, and we got to take a tour. don't let the dolphins in this promotional video distract you. the nation's newest, fastest, and quietest sub ma ran is anything but playful. they can launch tomahawk cruise missiles, deploy a team of navy s.e.a.l.s beneath the surface and is among the most lethal defense systems at sea. >> they've come a long way since world war ii. >> they >> reporter: he

navy potassiu as it but said the airspace. it's very rare for a russian jet to intercept a jet while armed, making this highly provocative. and another incident yesterday, russian jet 24 passed into the south korean air defense zone prompting south korean military to scramble two of its fighter jets to the sea of japan. the russian jet came within 70 miles of the uss carl vincent strike group, which arrived in the area last month. so the white house today also confirming its short list for fbi director, among them being considered, former police commissioner ray kelly. former house intel chairman mike rodgers, congressman tray gowdy, john, and acting fbi director andrew mccabe. senator cornyn is among those being reviewed in this process tomorrow. joining me now to discuss russia's provocations, trump's decision to fire comey, the white house's efforts to replace the director. former cia thoracohost of the station chief podcast, scott and where do you want to start with this, scott? let's start with russia. >> sure. >> that's

. >> the u.s. navy has positioned the carrier u.s. carl vincent in the area just in case. >>> let's talk d. c. sports. the washington capitals are set to take on the penguins at 7:30 tonight in pittsburgh. it's a must win. the caps are hoping to climb out of a 2-0 hole in their second round series. >>> and the wizards got off to a great start last night, but it was short lived. the celtics pushed back and hit a ridiculous amount of 3- pointers and celtics take game 123-111. >>> and what a game this was, history was made at nats park yesterday by anthony rendon. he had three homers and get this, ten rbis to help the nats win over the mets. 23 to 5, yes, it's the nats highest score in franchise history. >>> delta is taking another public relations hit after video of this exchange between a pilot and a a few eyebrows. >>> a wedding dress, a woman wears it once and then stores it in her closet hoping one day her daughter will want to walk down the aisle in the dress, but some women are giving away their wedding gowns gifting them to famil

each was commission i do not the u.s. navy or the u.s. marine corp. can you imagine that being the person to speak? >> that's one of the great things about the colleges and university in this area. they tend to get some very good high profile speakers. there was a little bit of controversy about the speech on line because cnn and nbc rather than showing significant portions, they showed the hillary clinton speech >> the entire thing, i saw it on one of the networks, she was at her al madder. >> some are questioning why that choice >> may >>> president trump's former rival hillary clinton speaking of that went back to her alma madder went back to deliver a commencement speech. she addressed students and she spoke about lose of losing the presidential election and didn't shy away from criticizing president trump >> we were furious about the past presidential election. of a man whose presidency would eventually end in disgrace with his afraid. for obstruction of justice. >> and that part of the speech, she is talking about ridge nixon, what happened with

he joined the u.s. navy back in 1944. missed graduation. so this weekend school officials made graduation possible giving him a cap and gown and the diploma he learned some 70 years ago. >> i don't know how you would put it in words. but it does mean a lot to me. >> my grandfather fought in world war ii and they've been gone for awhile. it was emotional >>> i graduated along with the seniors of the 2017 class. great day to graduate >> age is only a number. we dealt were you rain this evening and tonight it's become very soggy out there have not here's a look down the shore and there have been plenty out there despite the rain you can see the sheen on the cram and on the boardwalk. a pretty damp down there at this hour, some spots picked up over three times of an inch of rain includes a place in dover also burnville, impressive numbers. rehoboth beach three tinges reported in wildwood. i believe the majority he wanted's seeing a quarter. the warm front is making way through. we're starting to see a couple of pockets of more moderate and heav

navy potassiu as it but said the airspace. it's very rare for a russian jet to intercept a jet while armed, making this highly provocative. and another incident yesterday, russian jet 24 passed into the south korean air defense zone prompting south korean military to scramble two of its fighter jets to the sea of japan. the russian jet came within 70 miles of the uss carl vincent strike group, which arrived in the area last month. so the white house today also confirming its short list for fbi director, among them being considered, former police commissioner ray kelly. former house intel chairman mike rodgers, congressman tray gowdy, john, and acting fbi director andrew mccabe. senator cornyn is among those being reviewed in this process tomorrow. joining me now to discuss russia's provocations, trump's decision to fire comey, the white house's efforts to replace the director. former cia thoracohost of the station chief podcast, scott and where do you want to start with this, scott? let's start with russia. >> sure. >> that's