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the washington navy yard.ross and cockburn had been left with an open path into washington. downey are moving bladensburg road, entering the halt noty come to a very far from the capital. it is getting dark by now. , about twohome blocks or so from the capital. the evidence to me is pretty hadr that ross and cockburn already agreed that washington's federal buildings should be burned. in the reports that they send back to london afterwards, they describe this as the object of the expedition. 's hope in all of this was that by capturing the capital, they would so humiliate the government of james madison, or jimmy as he calls them, that they could force the government to collapse. force the united states to make peace on british terms. possibly even causing the dissolution of the american union. ross had come to see it that way as well. he was quite eager to end this war. he wanted to get back to his wife, who was sending him -- indicatingbing she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. she had not expected he
the washington navy yard.ross and cockburn had been left with an open path into washington. downey are moving bladensburg road, entering the halt noty come to a very far from the capital. it is getting dark by now. , about twohome blocks or so from the capital. the evidence to me is pretty hadr that ross and cockburn already agreed that washington's federal buildings should be burned. in the reports that they send back to london afterwards, they describe this as the object of the expedition. 's...
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burned the navy yard.but it is pretty clear that the british would have done it if the americans hadn't. and they probably would have captured supplies that would have been useful to them. the navy yard sits about one mile or so from the capital. it is still of course an active navy base. the british see the navy yard in flames, and if they had had any compunctions about burning the capital before that, they certainly didn't at this point. some of the british troops lined up in front of the capital, which at that point, wasn't the capital that we see today. the dome did not yet exist. you basically had two separate buildings, the house chamber in the senate chamber. also, housing the supreme court and the library of congress. quite a bit of importance for the end nation in those two buildings that were connected i again way -- a gangway. the british fired a volley of shots in the building. basically to make sure there were no troops lying in ambush. they broke through into the building, and coburn came in
burned the navy yard.but it is pretty clear that the british would have done it if the americans hadn't. and they probably would have captured supplies that would have been useful to them. the navy yard sits about one mile or so from the capital. it is still of course an active navy base. the british see the navy yard in flames, and if they had had any compunctions about burning the capital before that, they certainly didn't at this point. some of the british troops lined up in front of the...
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one of the navy clerks at the navy yard volunteers to go scouting with the british are up to. he is a company by captain creighton, one of the senior officers at the navy yard. they ride through town and encounter the british on capitol hill, and they actually come in --, under fire for british centuries knew the capital. and they ride back and give this update and give this update to tingey. tingey then gives orders for the navy yard to blow. the navy yard is so stocked with timber, char, all sorts of supplies. tingey has powder laid out. he and william taylor, sailing master at the yard, start putting torches to these lines of powder. very quickly, much of the navy yard is up in flames. including some of the ships that are here. it makes a tremendous conflagration, that is of course very visible to the british on capitol hill. but also visible for many miles around. there would later be complaints that the americans shouldn't have burned the navy yard. but it is pretty clear that the british would have done it if the americans hadn't. and they probably would have captured su
one of the navy clerks at the navy yard volunteers to go scouting with the british are up to. he is a company by captain creighton, one of the senior officers at the navy yard. they ride through town and encounter the british on capitol hill, and they actually come in --, under fire for british centuries knew the capital. and they ride back and give this update and give this update to tingey. tingey then gives orders for the navy yard to blow. the navy yard is so stocked with timber, char, all...
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navy public affairs officials said they will not detail how many they recommend patrol the navy yard, but it has been trying to hire more recently. two jobs posted and 13 others have been hired since december. when they showed the numbers to them, they are losing officers faster than they can hire. the navy is offering extra pay to help phil. >> they are filling the gaps with overtime? >> overtime officers, yes, sir. >> some are working 70 hour weeks and suspects all of that overtime is the reason they are burning out and leaving. he said extra police wouldn't have stopped him. >> i don't think that was the time or the issue this this shooting. >> it was a break down at the government's background system that allowed the history of mental illness on to the base with the weapon. the review said the same. it was a failure of background investigations. it does not mention the claims about police shortages. navy public affairs and statements to the i team said they are able to manage and meet all requirements to protect the workforce. the union representing the cops on the beat said the l
navy public affairs officials said they will not detail how many they recommend patrol the navy yard, but it has been trying to hire more recently. two jobs posted and 13 others have been hired since december. when they showed the numbers to them, they are losing officers faster than they can hire. the navy is offering extra pay to help phil. >> they are filling the gaps with overtime? >> overtime officers, yes, sir. >> some are working 70 hour weeks and suspects all of that...
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property of the navy. it was a preserve set aside for the navy for their purposes.he naval secretary, also a poker-plane buddy of warren somehow coaxed or theinced to transfer authority over the naval petroleum reserves to the interior department, where it very handily -- albert fall had a plan. he was later convicted of accepting bribes from a couple of oilmen for allowing them exclusive access to these naval petroleum reserve. it was done under the table. the evidence that albert fall's seizedhowed that he had -- received substantial amount of cash from harry sinclair to allow them an exclusive right to drill an area that was set aside for drilling. it was not to be drilled on. he was, in essence, doing what the interior department was specifically banned from doing. that is leasing out those oil fields to anybody. even worse, if they were to be leased out, they should have been leased out on a competitive basis. there is a man named leslie miller who is an independent oilmen down in cheyenne. leslie miller started hearing these rumors from his friends up around c
property of the navy. it was a preserve set aside for the navy for their purposes.he naval secretary, also a poker-plane buddy of warren somehow coaxed or theinced to transfer authority over the naval petroleum reserves to the interior department, where it very handily -- albert fall had a plan. he was later convicted of accepting bribes from a couple of oilmen for allowing them exclusive access to these naval petroleum reserve. it was done under the table. the evidence that albert fall's...
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when does the navy want to see this go into s service?our or five years, but it is going to be longer than that. >> thanks for joing us, and we would love to get more updates as the program goes on. make sure to go to defensenews.com for more information. when we return, how to fight isis. >> the gruesome beheading of american journalist james foley was the latest reminder of the brutality of rrorist groups like isis. it short order, the group emerged as ruthless, making games with remarkable speed. it's ranks include westerners. aley's executioner spoke with british accent. montnths ago, a young american from florida blew himself up in syria. this group also has s no problem killing large numbers of innocents to achieve its goal, which includes attacking americans at home. theageous acts have shocked worlwoand demand a collective response. all means of power -- military, diplomatic, and economic, must be used to destroy isis protect the united states and its allies. second, it has built pipelines to recruit westerners to fight on battlef
when does the navy want to see this go into s service?our or five years, but it is going to be longer than that. >> thanks for joing us, and we would love to get more updates as the program goes on. make sure to go to defensenews.com for more information. when we return, how to fight isis. >> the gruesome beheading of american journalist james foley was the latest reminder of the brutality of rrorist groups like isis. it short order, the group emerged as ruthless, making games with...
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navy. that reserve was, like two in california, set aside by the purposes. the naval secretary, also a poker playing buddy of warren harding, a fellow by the name of edwin denby, was somehow coax theconvinced to transfer authority over the naval petroleum reserves, the three reserves, to the interior department. very handily, albert fall had a plan. he was later convicted of accepting bribes from a couple of oilmen for allowing them exclusive access to these naval petroleum reserves. andas done under the table the evidence at albert fall trial indicated that he had received substantial amounts of cash from harry sinclair and from edward o haney in exchange for allowing them this exclusive right to drill in an area that was essentially set aside for drilling. it was not to be drilled on. what the essence doing interior department was specifically banned from doing. that is leasing out those oil fields to anybody and even worse , if they were to be leased out, they should have been leased out on a competitive basis. there's a man named wesley miller who is an
navy. that reserve was, like two in california, set aside by the purposes. the naval secretary, also a poker playing buddy of warren harding, a fellow by the name of edwin denby, was somehow coax theconvinced to transfer authority over the naval petroleum reserves, the three reserves, to the interior department. very handily, albert fall had a plan. he was later convicted of accepting bribes from a couple of oilmen for allowing them exclusive access to these naval petroleum reserves. andas done...
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the united states had one of the two leading navies in the world equal to the british navy. the real mission of the american war period was to potentially fight japan it was big enough to do that. the assumption was the british navy would handle the planet. now there was a possibility that the united states would have to fight japan and germany and italy and germany and italy would in the meantime have availed themselves of british and french fleets. there was a truly catastrophic situation and it demanded an immediate response. there were two specific fears about what the germans might do but dominated thinking for the next 18 months. both directed threats to the western hemisphere. one was that they might leapfrog across the atlantic by repeating the norway situation first in iceland and greenland and the clinton -- newfoundland and labrador and then they would be within bombing distance of the united states. the second they would send their army through this iberian peninsula and even in west africa. at that point they would be able to seize some of the atlantic islands t
the united states had one of the two leading navies in the world equal to the british navy. the real mission of the american war period was to potentially fight japan it was big enough to do that. the assumption was the british navy would handle the planet. now there was a possibility that the united states would have to fight japan and germany and italy and germany and italy would in the meantime have availed themselves of british and french fleets. there was a truly catastrophic situation and...
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navy. the real mission of the american navy in the interwar period was to potentially fight japan, and it was big enough to do that. but the assumption was that the british navy would handle the atlantic. now there was a possibility that the united states would have to fight japan and germany and italy and that germany and italy would, in the meantime, avail themselves of much of the british and french fleets. that was a truly catastrophic situation, and it demanded an immediate response. there were two specific fears about what the germans might do that dominated thinking for the next 18 months. and both involved direct threats to the western hemisphere. one was that they might leapfrog across the atlantic by repeating the norway operation first in iceland, then in gleanland, then newfoundland, labrador, and then they would be in bombing range of the united states. the second which was even more within their reach was they would send their army through the french liberia and even in west a
navy. the real mission of the american navy in the interwar period was to potentially fight japan, and it was big enough to do that. but the assumption was that the british navy would handle the atlantic. now there was a possibility that the united states would have to fight japan and germany and italy and that germany and italy would, in the meantime, avail themselves of much of the british and french fleets. that was a truly catastrophic situation, and it demanded an immediate response. there...
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navy chaplains, of course, then as now, serve both the marines and the navy. and during world war ii the navy chaplains were always rotated every year. almost invariably. if they served on a ship one year, the next year they might be sent to a naval air station in the states and they'd be a third year they'd be sent out with the marines somewhere. and this is the way that those things went. the army, on the other hand, if a chaplain was assigned, say, to the 75th infantry division at general prickette, i read those words, that army chaplain would remain the infantry until the war was over. at least for the duration of his time he would be with them. so they did not rotate. if you were an 82nd air born chaplain, 101st airborne chaplain, you were going to stay with them throughout the war. so you really got to know the combatants, the troops you went with very well. the problem was it began to get in the way of knowing the troops all that well was the very fact that there just weren't enough to go around. often there just weren't enough to go around. but i want
navy chaplains, of course, then as now, serve both the marines and the navy. and during world war ii the navy chaplains were always rotated every year. almost invariably. if they served on a ship one year, the next year they might be sent to a naval air station in the states and they'd be a third year they'd be sent out with the marines somewhere. and this is the way that those things went. the army, on the other hand, if a chaplain was assigned, say, to the 75th infantry division at general...
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base say it is the local navy police force is understaffed.ct, he says, just one officer at a time is patrolling the navy yard. he also says there are 40 fewer officers than there should be at d.c. naval facilities. and he told scott mac far land that a similar shortage slowed the response to the shooting last september. >> the washington navy yard as vulnerable as it was september 16. >> yes, sir. we haven't really made any corrections. what's sad is -- >> they are trying to recruit and hire more officers. they would not specify how many are on staff or how many patrol the base. they say they won't do it for security reasons. they say they are meeting all security requirements. >> developing tonight, new precautions being taken against the ebola virus as a second american patient returns home from west africa for treatment. nancy whitebol arrived at emory university hospital in atlanta this afternoon. she was on a stretcher covered from head to toe in a protective suit. her was who is still in liberia where he was caring for his wife issued t
base say it is the local navy police force is understaffed.ct, he says, just one officer at a time is patrolling the navy yard. he also says there are 40 fewer officers than there should be at d.c. naval facilities. and he told scott mac far land that a similar shortage slowed the response to the shooting last september. >> the washington navy yard as vulnerable as it was september 16. >> yes, sir. we haven't really made any corrections. what's sad is -- >> they are trying to...
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navy forced to pull bibles from every room in its navy lodges on its bases around the world but chaplainsry members are fighting back against the order which came after an eight theist group sent a formal complaint to remove those books. the freedom religion foundation saying in its complaint quote, providing bibles to guests in navy-run hotels amounts to a government endorsement of that religious text, including bibles sends message to non-christian and non-religious guests that they should read the bible. such a practice alienates non-christian guests whose religious beliefs are inconsistent with the message promoted by bibles, including 20% of the u.s. population that is non-religious. jesse, is that reason enough to, to not have a bible around for those christians, for those believers when they want one. >> absolutely not. if i would do i want the navy, atheists you're on your own. check yourself. we'll tick these guys over here, you guys don't deserve it. would atheists sue the navy if they gave out the koran? i just think it is bible specific. they hate christianity and they don't w
navy forced to pull bibles from every room in its navy lodges on its bases around the world but chaplainsry members are fighting back against the order which came after an eight theist group sent a formal complaint to remove those books. the freedom religion foundation saying in its complaint quote, providing bibles to guests in navy-run hotels amounts to a government endorsement of that religious text, including bibles sends message to non-christian and non-religious guests that they should...
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and if i have a problem with >> but, he is a navy s.e.a.l.is goal is as everybody else's in the community. and he got a team guy. i think this is over. i mean, i think it should be dropped i mean, you won. and i know that is, how many different ways can you look at it? they don't have anything left. it's her and those kids anything they do is for their live. >> they're a modest family. marcus, a very modest means. and jesse ventura said it's not about the money. it's about defamation. if that is the case don't take the money. right? >> right. correct. i mean like i said, that is what you went after. to clear your name. you did that. i don't -- if it's not about the money, it's not about it. you can't say one thing and have it meaning another. >> marcus, we have to leave it there. thank you for coming in tonight and sharing your thoughts and your great service jesse ventura has shown the country who he is and we'll leave it there. >> coming up a report from someone on the ground in west africa at the epicenter of the ebola outbreak that now ki
and if i have a problem with >> but, he is a navy s.e.a.l.is goal is as everybody else's in the community. and he got a team guy. i think this is over. i mean, i think it should be dropped i mean, you won. and i know that is, how many different ways can you look at it? they don't have anything left. it's her and those kids anything they do is for their live. >> they're a modest family. marcus, a very modest means. and jesse ventura said it's not about the money. it's about...
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the navy needed pilots and pulled some out and went to training. he went over as a fighter pilot mid shipment. he didn't have his wings but had bars. he was in combat 2-3 months before he got them. september 3rd, 1951 he was born august 5th, 1930. he was that much over his 21st birthday. they went on a run in korea and when they went down for the second pass on the bridge he released his last bomb. he was flying the wing of major john carpenter who was on loan from the air force for the nav navy. he was on division lead and as neal came up here was this anti-air craft cable. it took off half of the right wing. he had to fight to keep it going and went 350 knots and 25 feet off the ground. he told me you don't want to do the knots off the ground but me managed to nurse it back up. but he could not land on the carrier because he could not slow it down enough without rolling. he could not get it under 170 knots so john carpenter stayed and nursed it back to d-3. he was picked up by a flight and they got him back. when the navy put out the story, they
the navy needed pilots and pulled some out and went to training. he went over as a fighter pilot mid shipment. he didn't have his wings but had bars. he was in combat 2-3 months before he got them. september 3rd, 1951 he was born august 5th, 1930. he was that much over his 21st birthday. they went on a run in korea and when they went down for the second pass on the bridge he released his last bomb. he was flying the wing of major john carpenter who was on loan from the air force for the nav...
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in invention, the -- in addition, the french navy kept the british navy away. and the american army was able to prevail at yorktown. from the beginnings of our republic, making a breaking of codes has played a a critical role. of, the making and breaking codes is equivocal part of our nation at the very beginning. but it has played a role in all of the major wars that our country has fought in, not the least of which was the war between the states, the civil war. any time armies go to the field they have to have the ability to get critical information from the enemy and protect their own. the civil war was no exception. the civil war came at a time where there were any number of new inventions. probably the most important one from a cryptologic perspective was the telegraph. send messages over long distances and for the very first time, the commanders could communicate with their er senior and oth military leaders in the field. but the problem is, a telegraph wire is affixed, physical entity. guess what? you can intercept messages. so in order to secure the mes
in invention, the -- in addition, the french navy kept the british navy away. and the american army was able to prevail at yorktown. from the beginnings of our republic, making a breaking of codes has played a a critical role. of, the making and breaking codes is equivocal part of our nation at the very beginning. but it has played a role in all of the major wars that our country has fought in, not the least of which was the war between the states, the civil war. any time armies go to the field...
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the navy has needed the air force for budgetary lunch. the department of the navy, they get the huntnt every year and ty hash out -- outcomes a budget and they agree on it. ask 10 force, you generals the same question. heill get 11 answers. that has to change. this goes back to 2005, different answers from everyone in uniform. untilwon't see them march, either. >> i want to go to afghanistan. the army chief is going over there to replace the head of the mission. we are in the most important phase, some would argue. what do the next months and year look like in this operation? what do we have to be prepared for? depends a lot on thisis contest over the presidential election. possible --rankly frankly impossible for me to predict. >> as much as we don't want to everything is going to be shaped by what we didn't do in iraq. the debate will rage back here. >> the next five months are critical here. we have an agrgreement we thinke have agreed to but we don't know who we are going to sign it with. both of thenews is candidates have said that n
the navy has needed the air force for budgetary lunch. the department of the navy, they get the huntnt every year and ty hash out -- outcomes a budget and they agree on it. ask 10 force, you generals the same question. heill get 11 answers. that has to change. this goes back to 2005, different answers from everyone in uniform. untilwon't see them march, either. >> i want to go to afghanistan. the army chief is going over there to replace the head of the mission. we are in the most...
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navy. in the u.s. navy reserve much of it in military intelligence. he is the only prosecutor i know who is a black belt. over the next 20 or 30 minutes we hope to have a good conversation about a few things. we want to talk about why and how today's most coveted weapons, minister technology capable of guiding missiles, jamming radar, and explosions are ending up in any hands. we are also talking about the serious threat giving away our technological advantage poses to america and its troops not to mention the financial cost. u.s. businesses and taxpayers spend billions every developing military technology which china, russia, north korea, pakistan simply steal for a fraction of the costs. we also talk about why the threat is in some ways just as important and as dangerous as the current cyberan espionage threat. we also talk about operation shakespeare itself. let me start with a brief overview of operation shakespeare and talk about the case in the larger public policy implications. at the end we have time for some questions. operation shakespeare u
navy. in the u.s. navy reserve much of it in military intelligence. he is the only prosecutor i know who is a black belt. over the next 20 or 30 minutes we hope to have a good conversation about a few things. we want to talk about why and how today's most coveted weapons, minister technology capable of guiding missiles, jamming radar, and explosions are ending up in any hands. we are also talking about the serious threat giving away our technological advantage poses to america and its troops...
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lieutenant looney was one of the nine navy seals whose helicopter crashed in afghanistan. he graduated in 1999, and other students have followed in his footsteps and become navy seals. ? we want to alert you to traffic alerts sunday. we'll tell you why you could see a lot of police and fire crews and when to avoid it. >>> plus, you needed an umbrella today, but what about the rest of the weekend? amelia is going to help ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> new tonight, someone found a man lying in the middle of the street. tonight, police think he fell out of the back of a van and died. todd thomas had a serious head injury when someone found him this morning near mead village. he died at the hospital. officers asked around, but no one in the neighborhood saw it happen. investigators say it's possible the driver didn't even realize thomas had fallen out. >>> a tropic alert for anyone driving through d.c. crews are going to shut down the street between 12th and 13th. they have to conduct a drill for the streetcar system. it will test operators on how they respond to an accident. that area will be clo
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she battle of the ironclad ship is the birth of the modern navy.when you go out and look at any , use either wisconsin or the misery, they have a gun tank on them. the one on this is the first one ever on a ship. that's why it's so important. history, its world history. its culture history. it is the story of the crew and the struggles. slaves. a whole bunch of different angles of not only civil war history but world history as well. >> next friday night, c-span examines the history of the civil rights movement with a tour of the met gregor's house -- of metzger evers
she battle of the ironclad ship is the birth of the modern navy.when you go out and look at any , use either wisconsin or the misery, they have a gun tank on them. the one on this is the first one ever on a ship. that's why it's so important. history, its world history. its culture history. it is the story of the crew and the struggles. slaves. a whole bunch of different angles of not only civil war history but world history as well. >> next friday night, c-span examines the history of...
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marines and the navy flotilla, and this shows you why you need a standing army. i would say that this is what now makes the united states probably the primary military nation in the world, because of the strength of the military. >> that is a good point to end on for the americans. can we give the panel a round of applause? [applause] thank you for being in bladensburg and prince george's county, but don't forget to buy the book and continue the conversation. thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> you are watching american history tv, 40 eight hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information about our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. 200 years ago on august 20 4, 1814, british soldiers routed american troops at the battle of bladensburg festival said washington. openictory left the y it to british forces who marched into the city and burned the white house and c
marines and the navy flotilla, and this shows you why you need a standing army. i would say that this is what now makes the united states probably the primary military nation in the world, because of the strength of the military. >> that is a good point to end on for the americans. can we give the panel a round of applause? [applause] thank you for being in bladensburg and prince george's county, but don't forget to buy the book and continue the conversation. thank you very much....
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navy museum and the navy yard.you can learn all about what happened on this weekend 200 years ago, as well as the british attack on baltimore the following month. the american victory inspired francis scott key to write the star-spangled banner. >> it is great for the navy to have that reminder of our history and our heritage. >> you can impress everybody at the party this weekend. >> exactly. >> the pride of baltimore is going to be open tomorrow and sunday from 10-5, and monday from 1:00 to 5:00. special cannon salutes take place. that should be fun to hear. >> very interesting. like that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. >> but the news at 6:00 begins right now. >> live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> an update to a watchdog investigation we have been following for weeks that involves hundreds of military emily's who have been wondering what a transport company did with their vehicles. >> our team has been looking for answers. more of your money being spent to solve
navy museum and the navy yard.you can learn all about what happened on this weekend 200 years ago, as well as the british attack on baltimore the following month. the american victory inspired francis scott key to write the star-spangled banner. >> it is great for the navy to have that reminder of our history and our heritage. >> you can impress everybody at the party this weekend. >> exactly. >> the pride of baltimore is going to be open tomorrow and sunday from 10-5,...
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navy had already begun to burn the navy yard. the two other bridges that were south of bladensburg were also on fire. around 8:20 on the evening of august the 24th, first the bridges were burned, then the navy yard. as the british are coming into washington, d.c., they are already seeing fire. it is not fire from them. it is fire from the united states military that is trying to keep potential military targets out of the hand of the invading army. i would just urge everyone to please keep in mind that the british truly did not burn the city of washington. i did an analysis and at best, it might be 4.8% of the city burned by the british. [laughter] >> for heaven sake, i mean, massive headline of the story is that the british burned the white house. they burned down congress. they burnt down the parliament, the shrine of democracy in the usa. why did they do it? that was the key question you asked. straightforward and dead simple. the british army, the british people, were fighting a war of survival against napoleon, who occupied t
navy had already begun to burn the navy yard. the two other bridges that were south of bladensburg were also on fire. around 8:20 on the evening of august the 24th, first the bridges were burned, then the navy yard. as the british are coming into washington, d.c., they are already seeing fire. it is not fire from them. it is fire from the united states military that is trying to keep potential military targets out of the hand of the invading army. i would just urge everyone to please keep in...
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navy officers and it was flying under navy rules. it was a naval ship, the uss jeannette. kind of an interesting unorthodox arrangement. it would be kind of like ted turner joining forces with nasa to send a probe to mars or something like that. something they really wouldn't work today but that's the gilded age for you. so they are heading north through the bering strait trying to find this warm water current, go past alaska which we had fairly recently purchased from the russians. everyone was curious what was in the northwest. we are heading for this place called rangel island which was a place that also figured prominently in the theories of august peterman. people didn't know what it was. they thought it was actually put a polar continent that one all the way over the polling connected somehow with greenland. so this shows the general route. they move north working along the coast of siberia and then they promptly in september gets stuck in the ice. they don't find this thermal mezrich gateway that they are looking for. they don't find this warm water current. what th
navy officers and it was flying under navy rules. it was a naval ship, the uss jeannette. kind of an interesting unorthodox arrangement. it would be kind of like ted turner joining forces with nasa to send a probe to mars or something like that. something they really wouldn't work today but that's the gilded age for you. so they are heading north through the bering strait trying to find this warm water current, go past alaska which we had fairly recently purchased from the russians. everyone...
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historically, it each ran their navy,dical service, army, air force. this i going to produce efficiency and save dollars. >> there is going to have to be reformed. you're somebody that has to play in it. what are some of the tenants you think folks should keep in mind as they go through this process? again, is on making us stronger, better, more relevant. so that it iscare fair, robust, , a sustainable health benefit. looking at defining our requirements for global health engagement and defining our ststrategic partners. >> thankso much. we appreciate it. coming up, michelle obama named her a champion of change in 2013. she joins us next. >> between 2006-2010 the number vets, men and women, more than doubled. joining us now is the ceo of women veterans interactive, an organization aimedt helping women veterans and their families. ginger, thank you for joining us. >> it is a pleasure to be here. >> you are once in this position. what inspired you to create this initiative? >> from being in that position. my husband and i did not transition well out of t
historically, it each ran their navy,dical service, army, air force. this i going to produce efficiency and save dollars. >> there is going to have to be reformed. you're somebody that has to play in it. what are some of the tenants you think folks should keep in mind as they go through this process? again, is on making us stronger, better, more relevant. so that it iscare fair, robust, , a sustainable health benefit. looking at defining our requirements for global health engagement and...
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navy still so how did it become one of the biggest security contractors in the world. well you know i i guess i was an accidental tourist i got out of the navy out of the seal teams because my father died my wife was sick with cancer so i built a facility to stay connected to the seal teams you know the seal team special operations units in america had been using private this ill at ease really since the one nine hundred seventy s. and no one had ever done it on an industrial scale and so i did i was you know we had sold my father's business i took some of the money from that bill to the syllabi and then you know one thing led to another there is a terrible tragic shooting in colorado called the columbine shootings and then the u.s.s. cole was blown up in yemen in two thousand. and then of course after nine eleven. you know we kept we kept saying yes when the u.s. government called the need our help for training or logistics support aviation support security one thing led to another and and we grew very quickly so yes we got in numerable a number of government contract
navy still so how did it become one of the biggest security contractors in the world. well you know i i guess i was an accidental tourist i got out of the navy out of the seal teams because my father died my wife was sick with cancer so i built a facility to stay connected to the seal teams you know the seal team special operations units in america had been using private this ill at ease really since the one nine hundred seventy s. and no one had ever done it on an industrial scale and so i did...
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manned by navy personnel the craft would transport the equipment by river and by canal to the construction site. the battalion paralleled the river on foot to clear the area of viet cong. walking with them were johnston and the battalion commander. they cleared villages and searched huts along the populated route to the site of the post. johnston and his counter part found all adult males had left confirming their belief that most of the population were viet cong. at another hut, a last moment escape by vc was indicated by food still being cooked. despite all precautions, an ambush resulted in the wounding of two men. on the river, the navy was having its own taste of the viet cong, receiving harassing fire from the thick jungle. in return, they opened up with their 20 millimeter cannon. as soon as the battalion arrived at the site of the sdc post they started digging in to set up on the perimeter on johnston's recommendation. he explained some of his other recommendations to the regiment regimental commanding. following a conference they burned the brush to uncover many traps laid by the
manned by navy personnel the craft would transport the equipment by river and by canal to the construction site. the battalion paralleled the river on foot to clear the area of viet cong. walking with them were johnston and the battalion commander. they cleared villages and searched huts along the populated route to the site of the post. johnston and his counter part found all adult males had left confirming their belief that most of the population were viet cong. at another hut, a last moment...
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she was talking about the navy yard. it must have been a terrible moment. >> thank you so much for your talk. fascinating. you eluded to in your talk, the taking of alex and dree ya, which was, as i have come to understand now, a second detachment of the british flaet that had some rather amazing, treacherous sailing up the potomac river and somehow managed to get away. could you comment on that a little bit if you would? >> the briltish had hoped that the moment, if they would have succeeded, that benedict coming up fa the east and a squadron coming up the potomac river and arrive at washington and probably that would be it. the labor force coming up the potomac river had not been there before. they didn't realize that they were the kettle bolt toms. a lot of the ships got caught on the kettle bottoms. but they came up the potomac river. and they were at the white house, which was then in place on the shores. and they were about three miles from this fort. what was it called again? fort washington. he held a conference
she was talking about the navy yard. it must have been a terrible moment. >> thank you so much for your talk. fascinating. you eluded to in your talk, the taking of alex and dree ya, which was, as i have come to understand now, a second detachment of the british flaet that had some rather amazing, treacherous sailing up the potomac river and somehow managed to get away. could you comment on that a little bit if you would? >> the briltish had hoped that the moment, if they would have...
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>> the navy wrapped up its testing yesterday. we know that elevated levels of radiation were detected in two residential units and one storage shed. we first told you last month that crews found activities in buildings 1303, unit f. that was an unoccupied unit. but today we have learned that elevated levels of radiation were found in a home where someone lived. take a look at this photo. this was part of a presentation by the navy and was provided to us by a resident on treasure island. the photos show that crews found radioactivity in someone's living room. the navy and treasure island association insist the levels do not pose a concern. this comes after our report last year finding the navy found elevated levels. a meeting is scheduled tonight at 6:30 on treasure island for residents to ask questions. for the past week we've been asking the navy and tita for the locations of these additional sites. the navy said it will try to let us know by the end of the week. we will of course be following these developments on treasure isla
>> the navy wrapped up its testing yesterday. we know that elevated levels of radiation were detected in two residential units and one storage shed. we first told you last month that crews found activities in buildings 1303, unit f. that was an unoccupied unit. but today we have learned that elevated levels of radiation were found in a home where someone lived. take a look at this photo. this was part of a presentation by the navy and was provided to us by a resident on treasure island....
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brendan was one of the nine navy s.e.a.l.s.ho died in 2010 when their helicopter crashed in afghanistan. lieutenant loony graduated in 1999. nine other students have become navy s.e.a.l.s. >> 10:10. coming up, some schools in d.c. have a new look ahead of the first day of school tomorrow. meet the young volunteers who helped spruce it up. >> and now to chuck. >> that's right. putting the finishing touches on the bus stop forecast for tomorrow morning. i'll let you know whether you need an umbrella and mama molette will >>> new developments this week from the terrorist group isis. tuesday it released a horrific video of the execution of american journalist james foley. now isis threatens to kill another journalist if the u.s. does not end air strikes. now the threat is putting lots of pressure on the obama administration. >> yeah. chris jansing is the nbc senior white house correspondent and she's hosting "meet the press" this morning and joins us now with more perspective on what needs to happen, what the u.s. is planning. air
brendan was one of the nine navy s.e.a.l.s.ho died in 2010 when their helicopter crashed in afghanistan. lieutenant loony graduated in 1999. nine other students have become navy s.e.a.l.s. >> 10:10. coming up, some schools in d.c. have a new look ahead of the first day of school tomorrow. meet the young volunteers who helped spruce it up. >> and now to chuck. >> that's right. putting the finishing touches on the bus stop forecast for tomorrow morning. i'll let you know whether...
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the american navy is like a boxer on the ropes. one more punch, and he'll be down for the count. he wants to throw that punch now rather than later. he left the home islands of japan in the spring of 1942 with the largest fleet in the history of naval warfare up to that point in time. he's going to attack an american held island, the 50 ships will come out to defend it. he will destroy them with his overwhelming numbers. and when they're gone, he is hoping and praying that franklin roosevelt will throw in the towel and sign a peace treaty with japan that will leave them in control of vast regions of the pacific. now, las vegas hadn't been created yet, it was a bus stop in the desert, but if there had been odds makers in vegas at the time, they would have given all the advantages to the japanese. they were like a football team that was 16-0 and barely scored upon. but amazingly the japanese do not win the battle of midway and partially that's because we had great leadership ourselves. this is a photo of admiral chester nimitz, a man who was able to restore morale quickly not win t
the american navy is like a boxer on the ropes. one more punch, and he'll be down for the count. he wants to throw that punch now rather than later. he left the home islands of japan in the spring of 1942 with the largest fleet in the history of naval warfare up to that point in time. he's going to attack an american held island, the 50 ships will come out to defend it. he will destroy them with his overwhelming numbers. and when they're gone, he is hoping and praying that franklin roosevelt...
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it wanave -- navy. so the secretary of navy was playing buddy of coaxed or convinces transfer the authority over naval petroleum reserves where albert fall had a plan. was later convicted of accepting bribes from a couple of oil men for allowing them to these navals petroleum reserves. revealedial, it was substantialived amounts of cash for allowing them the exclusive right to drill in the area that was set aside for drilling. on.as not to be drilled he was, in essence doing what the interior department was wased from doing and that leasing out the oil fields to anybody. ben worse, if they were to leased out, they should have a competitivet on basis. there was a man named leslie who was down in cheyenne. rumorsting hearing the from his friends from up around sinclair oil trucks were seen going into the teapot dome naval me trel yum reserve and it appears they were going to do drilling and oil exploration. he was curious about this because he thought, well, there is a lot of us in the business ant would
it wanave -- navy. so the secretary of navy was playing buddy of coaxed or convinces transfer the authority over naval petroleum reserves where albert fall had a plan. was later convicted of accepting bribes from a couple of oil men for allowing them to these navals petroleum reserves. revealedial, it was substantialived amounts of cash for allowing them the exclusive right to drill in the area that was set aside for drilling. on.as not to be drilled he was, in essence doing what the interior...
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navy and in the u.s. navy reserve. most of it in military intelligence and he is the only prosecutor i know who is a black belt and an expert rifle shot. over the next 20 or 30 minutes a day that i hope to have a good conversation about a few things. we want to talk about why and how today's most coveted weapo weapons, miniature technology capable of providing missiles radar and countless different kinds of explosions are ending up in enemy hands. we'll also talk about the serious threat giving away our technological advantage advantage poses two of eric and his troops not to mention the financial cost. u.s. businesses and taxpayers spend billions every year developing bollettieri technology which china russia and north korea and pakistan simply steal for a fraction of the cost. we will also talk about why this threat is in some ways just as important and just as dangerous as the current cyberespionage threat and of course we are going to also talk about "operation shakespeare" itself. let me start with a very brief ov
navy and in the u.s. navy reserve. most of it in military intelligence and he is the only prosecutor i know who is a black belt and an expert rifle shot. over the next 20 or 30 minutes a day that i hope to have a good conversation about a few things. we want to talk about why and how today's most coveted weapo weapons, miniature technology capable of providing missiles radar and countless different kinds of explosions are ending up in enemy hands. we'll also talk about the serious threat giving...
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could you give us some information about the burning of the navy yard? terrible story none of us would want to go , what the commandant went through that night. succeeded at the battle, and they were seen to be within the boundaries of washington, they would take action and burn the shipping, supplies, and everything else at the navy yard. this is a terrible decision to be within the boundaries of washington, they would take not want thist they did to fall into the hands of the enemy, and so they waited until the last minute, and they came back with the news that, yes, the british had succeeded, and they were pouring into washington, and now they took the decision that horrified them, and they had laid gun power into the buildings where the ordinance was, the any theyn and everything, and set it alight, like not want ths to pyrotechnics, and the people could not believe what they were doing, but they had to carry out orders, and this came from the secretary of the navy. and that is what they did. labor, and one or two of your ships were saved, but everyt
could you give us some information about the burning of the navy yard? terrible story none of us would want to go , what the commandant went through that night. succeeded at the battle, and they were seen to be within the boundaries of washington, they would take action and burn the shipping, supplies, and everything else at the navy yard. this is a terrible decision to be within the boundaries of washington, they would take not want thist they did to fall into the hands of the enemy, and so...
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>po: cathay was in navy yard building 197, shot and kill b t gunman as she stood her desk. >> she was turning when he shot her >> : w the animal lover. w he's caring for the dogs. kat died just minutes after thei shots were fired after 8:0m. that day. doug said it was after 8:00 p.m. when he finally learned his wife was gone. the 12 hours in between, a long drawn out nightmare he's desib in an interview with the ne-t >> h breaking news now. d.cpo confirmed there is an acti shooter on the grounds of nayard. >> rep m after news of the shootings broke guardy e-mail wife with no rese. assumie evacuated with more tn 2000 others working in the il he started calling relati the caed his daughter to wat the dogs so he could drive- traffic from wood brie to nats park where familie gathering. empye dropped off on bus there. >> every bus that came that she wasn't on, the anxiety just sta exploding. >> poafternoon, then eveng >> p j walking up and down, up a down. just paced i don't know howa time ror e-mailed writing my wif works on the fourth flo of building 197. i havd nothing from her since le
>po: cathay was in navy yard building 197, shot and kill b t gunman as she stood her desk. >> she was turning when he shot her >> : w the animal lover. w he's caring for the dogs. kat died just minutes after thei shots were fired after 8:0m. that day. doug said it was after 8:00 p.m. when he finally learned his wife was gone. the 12 hours in between, a long drawn out nightmare he's desib in an interview with the ne-t >> h breaking news now. d.cpo confirmed there is an acti...
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they are believed to be in a 2001 four door navy blue dodge neon with virginia tags wnz-9169. if you've seen them or that call, call 911. >>> julie carey in richmond this morning. most recently bob mcdonnell says he's very eager to testify. that though won't happy for weeks. in the latest testimony, senior policy advisers says he prevented the launch of a nutritional sun premepplement. they're accused of accepting gifts in exchange for promoting that product. >>> today a major push to legalize marijuana. the board of elections expected to approve a ballot initiative that will allow recent department it is to decide whether to legalize pot this november. last month supporters submitted more than 57,000 signatures to get the measure on the ballot. if approved by voters, d.c. residents over the age of 21 could possess up to two how longs of marijuana and grow up to six plants in their homes. >>> a deadly house explosion. what a woman inside noticed right before. >>> and plus a prescription problem. the kids most at risk in a new dangerous trend. >>> and we're staying on top of th
they are believed to be in a 2001 four door navy blue dodge neon with virginia tags wnz-9169. if you've seen them or that call, call 911. >>> julie carey in richmond this morning. most recently bob mcdonnell says he's very eager to testify. that though won't happy for weeks. in the latest testimony, senior policy advisers says he prevented the launch of a nutritional sun premepplement. they're accused of accepting gifts in exchange for promoting that product. >>> today a major...