what should be the role of the continental navy? when i talk about moving away from the heartland, that hurts a lot because you are talking about chesapeake bay, charleston. they wanted protection of some sort of navy and they wanted to keep the british privateers or the loyalist privateers off their trade. they wanted to enact a continental navy, but they could not do it because the british would hunt them down and if he them. that is why they kind of scattered. >> on this side of the atlantic, from 1778, does he go back? >> he stays until the end of 1779. he goes to north america and then down into the west and backup to north america. 1779 is the famous assault on savannah. and then he went back to france. but they kept a fleet in american waters, especially after the british evacuated newport. that became the center of the french fleet in america. it was a battle of the capes. it was a small fleet at newport that came down and, at the same time, you had a bigger fleet come from the west indies and they connected to surprise the

not just to the navy and the civil war, but of the preu.s. navy also. a tennesseean who remained loyal and went south for reasons we will discuss here in a moment. he had been a seaman at sea since he took that at age 12. at age 14 he commanded a prize crew in 1814 serving with as adopted uncle. at age 14. he is truly one of the great sailors this country has produced. he by the way is hispanic. he has spanish ancestry on his mother's side. a little known fact. most people have no idea. buck buchanan, the first superintendent of the naval academy in annapolis. he was one of the captains of the ships that perry took to tokyo bay in 1853 and 1854. he commanded them to be precise. the beginning of the war, he will be back up and personal-wise. calm, professional, good planner, good sense, calm leader, good sense of what needs to be done and a good sense of how to do it and when to act and not to act. plan and execute an operation. buchanan is more of a fiery, passionate and aggressive officer. a driver. buck buchanan starting in 1861 allows that passion an

of secretary of navy. >> break the flag of the secretary of the navy. >> ii, sir (drums rolling) captain the flag of the secretary of the navy is fleeing over the ice america. >> very well ladies and gentlemen, captain robert commanding officer of the united states ship america. >> (clapping) >> our workforce sponsor and former secretary skrulz and mayor ed lee and to admirals and distinguished or distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen, and friends welcome abroad you may think commanding a warship is tough but talking in front of that crowd is more challenging thank you, very much id more like harris for making my job is easy so all i have to do is thank everyone thank god for the many blessing whatever i do i hope to keep doing it thank you to mayor ed lee of san francisco for welcoming us which is richli stampede in navy tradition thank you, sir and especially mayor tom brown and the commissions worker over one year that the entire week the crew will remedy and tutor the dedication and tireless effort you've put into making this a wonderful week thank you, captain brown (clappin

faster as the british navy. the british navy was known for fire.ty of cannon they would aim low and try to blast behold of the other ship. of the other ship. the french did it differently. they would try to de-mast. they would aim for the rigging. think about what you are trying to hit. they had a different approach. so the british were able to get -- volleysfollies in a shorter space of time then the french were. also, the french did not have as experienced and dedicated of seamen. they were somewhat new to the game, if you will. britain,rica versus the americans could hold their own. a good american privateer could slug it out till to tell -- toe -to-toe with a british naval vessel. >> i ask that because the army forces were notoriously short of artillery in the early part of the war. there were no forges. very difficult for them to go toe to toe. when compared to the navy and state, whatever the term is for their navies, did they manufacture their cannons? how did that happen? >> john brown, who i talked in r

for the confederate navy. the confederate navy has three main missions during the war. the first is to support land operations. they also want to break the blockade or at minimum, prevent it from tightening. and they want to destroy union commerce. they want to wage economic warfare on the north. the opposite has missions, support land operations, tighten the blockade, maintain and tighten , and protect united states commerce. there are five theaters in early where the united states and confederate navies stand eyeball to eyeball. james river, north carolina sounds, charleston, south ,irliner, the gulf of mexico and the atlantic. seee of these theaters will decisive action during the year. charleston and the james were made effectively stalemated all through the year. there will be some skirmishing for local superiority, but charleston and the james remains stalemated. it is part of that stalemate that prevents the confederate navy from interfering with grant's crossing of the james from: arbor to petersburg i

knicks the grand ship the eyes america the newest hip with the greatest navy in the world. >> (clapping.) fleet week is also an opportunity to help us be prepared for emergencies and natural disasters i'm proud the city has built a strong partnering were our state and federal agencies with an emphasis on national response and to humanitarian assistance as we approach the 25th anniversary of the lomalipid earthquake that effected our city it's an important reminder to work with our partnerships to plan and prepare here in san francisco we say disasters look more my case communities coming together rather than cities falling apart what matters most is this relationships and getting to know each other in advance of the next disaster and fleet week has given us a perfect avenue 84 thank you to the san francisco fleet week association your honorabley dianne feinstein and secretary of state george shurts and charlotte shurts as well and the many, many sponsors and government agencies that helped to make fleet week possible is a special thanks to form admiral tom brown chair of the commission

author discusses the fall of the confederate navy. at the start of the year, the confederates were at the peak of their seapower. but the loss of two important ships in the union victory at mobile bay crippled the fleet. it was part of the symposium hosted by the emerging civil war blog. >> our next speaker is a good fellow polish boy. a lot of man love between the two of us, let me tell you. it's a good thing. a lot of people have been coming up and, i love your. -- your book. once upon a time chris worked here at the spotsylvania national military park but has since gone on to do amazing things. some of his career highlights, he served as supervisor out of parryville battlefield, the state park in connecticut -- kentucky, excuse me. currently he is now with the general macarthur memorial in norfolk. he spends most of his days thinking about the pacific theater of world war ii but his heart will always remain back in 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864. marrying his two loves, talking about the navy. [applause] >> thank you. that is certainly one

about the fact that he was joining the navy and it was notable that he was 42 at the time. but there hasn't been a lot of follow up about whatever happened to hunter biden being in the navy reserve. >> obviously, he's spoken with pride about both of his military service. his older son, bo, had much more military service than hunter biden did. has there been any reaction from the vice president's office about why this wasn't made public before? >> the vice president's office has not been willing to comment so far. wu you're right. both of biden's -- vice president joe biden and his wife jill have talked often about how much pride they have in being a military family. they refer regularly to bo biden's deployment in iraq. so it's clear that military service is something that is near and dear to their hearts. and when hunter biden signed up for the navy, jill biden said publicly that she was very excited to stand with her son when he was kmised. and a couple months later, sponsored by the american legion, joked about it and he said you know, we have have a lot of bad judgments

the colonial forcedion and royal navy bc at the fortress. importantly, unlike the blockade five years earlier, this time the royal navy prevented supplies from reaching louisburg. in a little under seven weeks, the french capitulated. here you have a temporary drawing and this is the fortress. , you have guns here, guns over here. you get the land, take it from the land, stop the ships from coming in. it is a difficult to ask her that said, a lot of historians would argue that it probably was not as difficult as it was made out to be. we know from the history of louisbourg that there was some history with the construction, and because of the weather, masonry was more likely to crumble. they do not take that into account when they built it. and if you other things. the bottom line is that although it was not her hats -- perhaps as impressive as the colonials made it out to be, it was still impressive. they were able to essentially take what is the most impressive fortress in the new world. they had the help of the royal navy, but the colonial

he follows in the footsteps of two of his grandfathers, who have also served in the navy. >> reporter: a source familiar with biden's case confirms, biden received two waivers to join a special navy reserve program. because of his age, the cutoff is 42, but biden was 43 when he applied. the source says his strong academic record pushed him through. the vice president joked about his son's timing, unknowingly, just a month before hunter was discharged. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family. my son, who's over 40, just joined the united states navy and is about to be sworn in as an officer, hunter biden. >> reporter: the source says hunter was granted a second waiver for a drug-related incident that took place in the late '80s, when hunter was a teen. the source saying, it's not uncommon, because the incident it happened so long ago. hunter biden, the lesser known of the vice president's two sons, is a married father of three, a managing partner of an investment firm, and an adjunct professor at georgetown university. earlier in his career, he worked as a lawyer, lobbyist, and p

becky wilson enlisted in the navy at 24. she wanted to see the world. >> i thought it would be exciting. my brother was navy, my cousin was navy. i loved the stories they told. >> but surrounded by men she found herself fighting them off. >> i had a chief that talked stalked me, he said if i didn't have sex with him, he would give me low evals. i was pretty naive so i accepted it. >> and she said it got much worse. >> i was raped a couple of times. and i never told anyone. it's like women are fighting two wars. and they're fighting one war with the men that are supposed to be there side by side and they're fighting the war over there, too. >> so when we talk about women serving on submarines, you have very strong feelings about it? >> yes, i do. i feel that if they're going to be aboard submarines then it needs to be all female because a submarine is close. you're walking through a passageway, you're brushing against each other, i feel they're asking for a problem . >> does the fact that you're a woman ever cross your mind?

andf australian forces faced the japanese navy in the philippine sea. before-they battle is considered one of the largest naval thelicts of world war ii -- naval battle is considered one of the largest naval conflicts of world war ii. during johnston was sunk the battle and he was posthumously awarded the medal of august -- honor by congress. james hornfischer is the author of books on naval history, most recently, neptune's inferno. recorded at the u.s. naval academy, this is about one hour. >> good morning and welcome. imp daily, ceo of the u.s. naval imp daily, ceo of the u.s. naval institute. we are proud to partner with the naval academy on an important history topic. this years theme is leaders in action. ordinary people doing the extraordinary i would ask you all to stand please for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank you. again, this year, we are deeply honored to have the willi

i respect the navy's decision and with the love and support of my family i'm moving forward. >> the vice president's office has not yet commented on his discharge from the navy. >> philadelphia police are asking for your help this noon in finding a robbery suspect that pretended to have a gun. surveillance cameras saw the man on market street last week and the suspect approached her from behind and put two fingers behind her back and claimed it was a gun. if you recognize him you are urged to call the number on your screen, 215-686-tips. >>> jack wheel yen announces that the county will begin allegedly assessment training program. to calculate a risk of being killed or abused when responding to domestic violence calls and then they will provide follow-up assistance and support. even women that are afraid to press charges will get help. >> even if she doesn't want to prosecute, we'll do the analysis and hopefully get that woman the help she needs, we have a duty to protect women and children in the domestic context. >> the program was first introduced in maryland and authorities there saw

of the navy. susan melvo reports. >> reporter: 44-year-old hunter bi biden was discharged from the navy reserve after testing positive. he was assigned a covet position as a publics affairs officer in norfolk, virginia. officials confirm after reporting to his unit, biden was given a routine drug test which he failed. his military career 18 nded wit this statement. it was my honor to serve in the navy. i am deeply embarrassed that my actions led to discharge. his older brother beau is a member of the army national guard and served a year in iraq. >> i'm looking forward to standing with our son hunter when he's commissioned in the united states navy. he follows in the footsteps of two of his grandfathers who have also served in the navy. >> a source familiar with biden's case confirms, biden received two waivers to join a special navy concern program. because of the age, the cut off was 42, biden was 43 when he applied. the source says his strong academic record pushed him through. >> biden joked a

a much bigger player than the navy in the espionage. it was first created under a different name in 1885. it actually was then reorganized accidentally out of existence as a result of the reforms of the war department which were instituted in the early 1900's by the secretary of war. the war department did not have the central intelligence organization as the war loomed. one army officer, ralph van deman, shown here who had experiences in intelligence officers in the philippines war started to agitate for military intelligence to be re-created was in 1917 with him as the head. he served there until 1918 and was replaced by marlborough churchill. a more anglo-saxon name i dare you to find. [laughter] the mid's biggest function was counterintelligence in the united states during the war. there was a broad range of other intelligence. one of the things it also did was administered military communications, officers serving abroad as the bull diplomats. they learned from the british and french colleagues. the key posts for spying against the

navy ship under construction that was the american the first america the past 2 hundred and 35 years marines have sailed abroad the navy ships that sail from america and for america today is uss america this great warship behind us this is the platform of the future with her we can respond faster to a crisis around the world with the right force at the right time she can stay on station for longer periods of time she can keep dozens of our advanced aircraft up and flying so why is that all important? because the unmistakable presence of navel veterans on the coast of a crisis added assurance to our allies and partners they believe we're there to make sure that crisis will not worsen all of us can leave here this morning at the end of the ceremony get in our cars and drive home know one thing for sure this ship, her crew and the marines abroad will keep our nation secure for decades to come and as the uss america carries out her mission our ronltd ours and mine to continue to honor the sons and daughters who wear air such and serve proudly in our military and thank them for serving an

we dive into the issue of women taking on a mu role in the -- a new role in the navy. >> the first reaction is women could be in trouble. he could be at high risk of sexual assault. >> "america tonight" on the risks and rewards of being with the silent service. and the war on ebola. encouraging reports out of west africa as a nurse fights a guarantees een, and the white house in the middle. good evening, everyone. i'm adam may in for joie chen. we begin with the case of ebola. maine is getting a court order to force a nurse into quarantine but kaci hickox is fighting, she just came out of her boyfriend's home a while ago and she said, i wasn't expecting anything like this. i flew into new jersey on the wrong day and fighting for something other than myself, there are other aid workers coming back every day. west africa, positive news from the front lines, after months of spiraling cases of infection in liberia the tide may be starting to turn. the spread of the virus seems to be turning but it's far but contained. "america tonight's" christof putzel has the details. >> the actual number of

of america (clapping) ladies and gentlemen, the honorable secretary of the navy escorted by robert the united states navy respectable commander (clapping) ladies and gentlemen, hours to the secretary of navy platform and salute ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (drum rolling.) ♪ ♪ ♪ platform ready 2 advance the colors ♪ ♪ platform and salute ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (clapping.) >> retire the colors (drum roll.). >> platform ready 2 ladies and gentlemen, chaplain will offer the invocation. >> let us pray eternal god we gather to

navy and marine corps will work together on the ship. >> i love working hand in hand with the navy. and it's just great to be in this wonder if will city and be part of this commissioning. >> reporter: the america will be commissioned on saturday. it's already traveled around cape horn in the most southern part of south america before arriving in san francisco on monday. the navy is already building another like it called "the tripoli." in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> the nfl is fining 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick $10,000 for wearing headphones not sanctioned by the league. kaepernick thumbed his nose at authorities, following sunday's victory, by wearing dre headphones around his neck. kaepernick has also done a commercial which he's shown rocking out to sounds of what seems to be screaming seahawks fans. the problem, the nfl signed an exclusive agreement with bose. when asked today whether beats would pick up the cost of the fine, kaepernick said, we'll let that be unanswered. >>> senator barbara boxer has responded to a letter written last month, calling

wh are some of the fundamental things you are doing to make sure the navy stays in the long >> the principal onee looked at, we were able to execute it over the last year, we were able to talk about his fighterss tilti war first.t. we need to make sure those units e able to train and operate together as a unit, as best as we can, for as long as we can. we havave done some things on netary incentives to enurage peoppe to go back and see maybe before they were ready and to if we do not have the right people at sea. a lot of those measures have been implemented and have a significant amount of impact. in the aggregate the numbers are looking better. there wewere additional kickers thatlso got increased. then just recently you saw in h have gogotten approval to compensate sailors that a on extended employment. >> 220 days and above. that is not iignificant. it also recognizes the fact that sea a duty is important. we need to be able to demonstratate to sailors that we appreciate that service and we are going toto compensate you fr it. also trying to empower ceos that are at sea, the folks carryi

joining the navy reserves at 43. his father joking about the late decision. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family. my son, who is over 40, just joined the united states navy. he's about to be sworn in as an officer. >> reporter: but pride soon turned to disgrace. hunter failing a drug test one month after receiving his commission. testing positive for cocaine and discharged less than honorably. this is the colorful joe biden we've come to know. but behind the aviators, family has always been a critical, sometimes tragic theme for the vice president. his toddler boys beau and hunter, surviving the car crash that killed their mother and sister a month after dad won his senate seat. older son beau became an iraq war vet, and is now delaware attorney general. hunter, last year receiving a special waiver to join the navy. after a prior incident with drugs as a young man. now saying only, it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy. and i deeply regret and am embarrassed that my actions led to my administ

the false soil being submitted to the navy. tetra tech declined our multiple requests for comment. but in the report the company says it disciplined two supervisors, retrained workers, conducted ethical training, and has not had a recurrence indicating the corrective actions have addressed the problem. but for those familiar with the decades of cleanup at hunter's point the conclusions of tetra tech's own report are anything but reassuring. >> based on the history, based on this report, does this call into questioning all of the sampling that tetra tech has done? >> yes, it does. >> and the navy agrees, telling us it will continue to evaluate data collected by tetra tech. in the meantime, we've put an interactive map of the different parcels of land at urnt had's point on our website. that's at nbcbayarea.com. really serious questions about this report. and as we said, $300 million so far has gone to this contractor in contracts. so a lot of money. it's big. >> it's been years, and it's been so controversial, this project. than

he writes to the secretary of the navy at fort smith. -- of the navy. reports in. says, here is what is happening. i got to have some warships. and the secretary of the navy agrees. you can't lose control of the lake. we must keep control of the lake. it is decisive to the outcome of the war. i'm going to send you some shipwrights. he sends him the best guys he can send. he commissioned adam and noah brown, the same guys who built perry's fleet one year earlier, to come up to lake champlain and build what he tells you to build. they outlined that it would be a ship and a bunch of gunboats to counteract their brig. noah brown comes up with gangs of carpenters. he brings his own guys. working with addison county farmers and militia to harvest -- and an ironworks. he picks vermont to establish his shipyard. this is a wonderful contemporary image of that. the only place i've ever seen a shipyard annotated. we still don't know exactly where that was. or exactly what it looked like. we commissioned marine artist ernie haase. he's using every original source we can find t

restaurant his seventh restaurant their the entrance to the navy yard. and some ships are still this dock but it is largely ignored and hungry workers who populate the the business campus which has given the navy yard new life. and vetri, inspiration. >> everyone, and there is no where to eat. >> reporter: in 1998 vetri center city flagship bearing his name built an eager following. but it was oz tar hen ea on north broad street that raised hopes in 2007. wasn't that location too much of a risk. >> i'm like it is a a huge risk to go down to the navy yard, huge risk to go to north broad. i analyze them and they are not risky to me, they are just energy, it is crazy, exciting. >> reporter: here at this restaurant 130 seats inside, 100 more to come outside, mark desorea was first lunch customer this opening day. >> it is a bit roasted meats which are some of my favorite stuff. i love hanging out at this restaurant. >> reporter: it is launch. pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> looks delicious. >> is it dinner yet. >> exciting signs at navy yard, ex

us official says the navy never contacted the vice president's office about the incident. carter biden released a statement saying quote it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret and a.m. embarrass that my eggs cents cents led to my administrative did i charge. i respect the nay eight's die session with the love and support of my family i am moving forward. >>> happening today, former congress woman, gabrielle i have give orders, making a stop in bucks county. part of a rounds table discussion to talk about protecting women and families from gun violence. earlier this week, she launched a new initiative calling for better laws. a number of regional leaders and law enforcement officials will join her in today's discussion. >>> right now, 03:00. want to head outside to the skydeck in with kate in for katie. how is it feeling out there. >> i'm sitting here wishing i would have brought my jacket out with me. not cold this morning but chilly enough as we head toward sunrise, you may want a light jacket or sweatshirt or fleas this morning. you can

i respect the navy's decision. with the love and support of my family, i'm moving forward ". >> that news broke today after the vice-president visited philadelphia to tour the latest phase of the delaware river dredging project. vice-president biden did not comment on his son's discharge. >>> philadelphia teachers block broad street angry at the src and cancellation of their labor contract. some parents and students joined those teachers for the protests late this afternoon. the school reform commission canceled the teacher's contract a couple of weeks ago. forcing them to contribute for the first time to their health care premiums. the district says that will allow millions of dollars to go back in to schools but the teacher's union calls it a pay cut. >> it's a shame it's come to this. like nobody wants to be here. were want to be in the classrooms and with our students, you know, but this is our livelihood. this is what we do, and we have to be there for our kids and we have to be there for own families. >> that

the navy confirmed the reason for biden's discharge tonight. he actually failed that drug test last year and was discharged earlier this year. a u.s. official says the navy never contacted the vice president's office about this incident. in a statement tonight hunter biden addressed all this. he wrote "it was the honor my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret and. embarrassed that my actions throwed my administrative discharge. i respect the navy's decision with the love and support of my family, i'm moving forward. >>> vice president biden has not commented on his son's discharge. this news broke tonight well after the vice president visited philadelphia. where he toured a philadelphia dredging project. >>> the army corps of engineers is deepening the delaware from 40 to 45 feet for a 100-mile stretch all the way from the ben franklin bridge to the mouth of the delaware bay. the vice president says dredgeing is critical to the region. >> new information in a road rage incident involving a school bus full of children. a student was

to see that at the end is really the best part. >> reporter: by the end of the decade if navy will commission 32 more ships just like today. the secretary of the navy, our country is restoring america's naval power once again. >> i will provide the -- it will provide the presence that america has to have for our defense and our protection. >> reporter: so the uss america was built down south in mississippi where about 3,000 people work around the clock for nearly five years in order to make this ship a reality. its home base is going to be in san diego. brian, ann back to you. >> sounds like the ship had quite a job to get to san francisco, mark. >> reporter: it sure did brian. in order to get from mississippi to here, it was actually too big to go through the panama canal so they had to go around south america stopping at four countries along the way. but we're thrilled to finally have it here. >> beautiful sight. mark kelly thank you so much. >>> and hundreds of thousands poured into san francisco for one of the biggest weekends of the city. traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza backed up ea

. >> i mentioned you were a fighter pilot for the navy. i'm guessing your colleagues are not all that concerned. >> no. i think they're probably chomping at the bit. and i spoke with one that is senior today, and he said, let me go flight. i'd love to get a chance to shoot one of these down. it's every fighter pilot's dream to shoot down a guy in a mig. but in the mig 21 has a small radar cross-section so can be tricky to pick up on radar. but the quality of the jet comes down to quality of the pilot. the reportedly they're being trained by former iraqi air force officers, who flew under saddam hussein, and if you remember back in persian gulf one, within days we completely established air supremacy so that kind of speaks to the level of training, their capabilities. that being said, it's something i'm sure we'll keep our eye on. >> even if it's not a big threat, it is a big development, that terrorists have their own jets. >> if it's true it's a big development and our u.s. military are keeping an eye on it. but listen here, air bases are

we won our litigation, but the navy continued. so the people on the island led by the mayor asked me to engage in a civil disobedience which i did. at the time, i said, how long do you think they will put me in prison? they said probably two or or three days which was okay. i ended up having to go to jail for 34 days, a maximum security prison in puerto rico. you asked what it was like. for me, it was a wonderful experience. >> really? >> it was very quiet. i had no cell phone. decisions. i got to read books that i had not, that had been sitting on my shelf for 20 years. and it was like almost going on like a catholic religious retreat, you know, which i used to go on when i was a kid. the people in the prison were -- we all had meals together every day when they let us out of our cells. there was 140 people in the cell block and about half of them, about 60 of them when i got there were political prisoners and the rest of them were gang members and, you know, people who had committed n some cases, heinous crimes. but this kind of

oglethorpe and history of the going to seize that fort, at the same time the royal navy from the west indies squadron are going to come in for some fresh supplies. the local spanish population was going to withdraw into the four, and it will be easy to take over. and that is exactly what took place. the fort was run by manuel de montiano, and he said we are going to hang out here in the fort and defend it for the king. we actually have really good records of this. we have an interesting slide here. this is the digital library in georgia. and you can see this document and you can wonder why montiano wrote in english? somebody transcribed all of his documents. it is a great resource if you don't speak spanish. i brought this up because i wanted to talk about this letter that he wrote on the 24th of june, the day the oglethorpe began his siege. he says about halfway down here, "i cannot express to you the confusion of this place. it is pitiable to behold." i'm not sure if you talking about the fort or the landscape nearby, but he says, " if you cannot aid us, we will surely perish." in f

and the secretary of the navy agrees. you can't lose control of the lake. you must keep control of the lake. it is decisive to the outcome of the war. i'm going to send you some shipwrights. he sends him the best guys he can send. he commissioned adam and noah brown, the same guys who built perry's fleet to come up to lake champlain and build what he tells you to build. they outlined that it would be a ship, 100 gunboats to counteract their brig. noah brown comes up with carpenters. militiawith farmers and works.vest -- and an iron vermont establishes a shipyard. this is a wonderful contemporary image of that. the only place i've ever seen a shipyard annotated. we still don't know exactly where that was. or exactly what it looks like. till commissioned a marine artist. he's using every original source we can find. to try to give us a picture of what it might have looked like. this is his extraordinary, extraordinary painting. i think the bulk of the shipyard was where the -- the job corps is now. behind those historic buildings. there was also a steamboat a

navy. the giants are back for the third world series in five years. and the story of the mama bear and her cub that got national attention. good morning, happy friday to you. thank you for joining us today. we'll have the latest on the ebola situation in a moment. first, we want to begin with two tropical paradises bracing for impact. category 3 hurricane gonzalo is on a collision course with the island of bermuda. it has 130-mile-per-hour winds. half a foot of rain is expected to start this afternoon. nbc's dylan dreyer is on the island. >> here in bermuda, all eyes are on hurricane gonzalo. it is forecast to pass just to the west of this island as a category 3 storm. that's the strongest storm this island has seen in more than ten years. it compares to hurricane fabian in 2003. talking with people around here, they're prepared, they're boarded up, they're stocked up and they're cautiously optimistic. they said that this whole island is really prepared for hurricanes. >> but that is not all. in the pacific, another storm has hawaii's governor declari

we won our litigation, but the navy continued. so the people on the island led by the mayor asked me to engage in a civil disobedience which i did. at the time, i said, how long do you think they will put me in prison? they said probably two or or three days which was okay. i ended up having to go to jail for 34 days, a maximum security prison in puerto rico. you asked what it was like. for me, it was a wonderful experience. >> really? >> it was very quiet. i had no cell phone. decisions. i got to read books that i had not, that had been sitting on my shelf for 20 years. and it was like almost going on like a catholic religious retreat, you know, which i used to go on when i was a kid. the people in the prison were -- we all had meals together every day when they let us out of our cells. there was 140 people in the cell block and about half of them, about 60 of them when i got there were political prisoners and the rest of them were gang members and, you know, people who had committed n some cases, heinous crimes. but this kind of

what are se of the priorities u wanto come out of this for the navy?? >> thehe navy, as an entity, ha to be both credible and balanced. if you lose either of those qualities, youe not in the first division and a very large part o of the investment dsn't make sense. and credibility is not judged by some pundit in aewspaper or a magazine or warships. it judged by those who are opererating those ships and it' judged by our potential enemies. so the quality of build, the quality of war fighting equipment, the quality of output, effect, from ose platforms, subsurface, surface anair has to be credible and the balance force is a key part of that. you hav't got the enabling elements of the construct as a whole, you don't have a machine that works and is respected. so my job is very simple -- stay credible and stay balanced, and that's an expensive billor a nation to pay. but for a nation that has the ambition, and if you have the ambition you have to pay for it. >> let's talk about manpower. even the chief of your defense staff has s said that the royal navy ma

you are invited to see a performance by the u.s. navy band and a birthday cake reception. the u.s. navy will mark its actual birthday this come canning monday. it was established october 13th, 1775. >> columbus day this year the 13th. i just went to the navy memorial for the first time a couple of weeks ago and walked around and read everything. really enlightening to learn how our navy developed of the years. >> aren't there so many memorials here in d.c. that you forget about. . >>> it's cooler cooler this morning for some folks around here, right? >> yeah. it's really quite chilly. 40s in a few spots. it is acting like autumn again. it got to 80 yesterday afternoon. briefly for about five minutes it was around 80. now it's down to the 40s. it will stay chilly through 8:00 this morning. at the bus stop, you will need a jacket. lots of sunshine. ten 8:00 and 9:00, it will jump to 60 degrees. quite a quick warming for the bus stop early for this thursday morning. right now down to 48 in manassas. mid to upper 40s in the shenandoah valley. stanton, 43. oakland, just 43 as well. so q

the navy commission was the third vessel, she is an amphibian assault vessel and an aircraft carrier and has carried no. more aircraft than any carrier below and has multiple decks and also built for humanitarian aid and assistants and an icu and 22 dental rooms and 900 enlisted and 1600 marines. she carries navy personnel and marine personnel. it was really terrific and fun to see all of the family members whose sons, daughters, wives, husbands were going on to be stationed at the ship. she is homemade in san diego. we would like to thank the volunteers. four of them are admirals, four colonels, we have a colonel in the marine corps and 11 was michael and rene dup marpt martin from the port and they worked for almost a year to make this happen. anything from the fundraising of the events to making sure there was ample security and access for the public. while the vessel was here their personnel visited four san francisco schools, carmichael middle school and martin luther king jr. and carver elementary on oak dale and they were able to get out and integrate with the community and we

i love working hand in hand with the navy. and it's just great to be in this wonderful city and be part of this commissioning. >> reporter: the america will be commissioned on saturday. it's already traveled around cape horn in the most southern part of south america, before arriving in san francisco on monday. nicole brooke of livermore calls the ship her home. >> it's wonderful. i've never been out of the country before, so it was an amazing experience. i got to see new things, meet new people. >> reporter: the navy is already building another one like it called "the tripoli." abc 7 news. >>> we'll take a live picture right now and roll the dice. the blue angels are out practicing. we've seen them going by in single file. and you know the way live television works. we take the live shot and see nothing but beautiful skies and no planes. >> is it possible we may see one go by? they were going to fly earlier to do this practice, but it was too foggy. so they are flying right now. it is called a survey flight. a full rehearsal