the nato alliance is standing firmly with the united states, a 29 member nations agree with the trump administration s assessment of the situation and their decision. they will send a different warship and this is an to the seizure of iranian ships. shannon: we will track it. search and rescue operations underway off the coast of japan after a us marine hornet warplane and k c-130 tanker collided. one marine has been rescued by japanese forces, there were 5 personnel on board, the taker, two aviators, midwife republican political anger, the ceo of general motors making a return visit to the nation s capital putting a brave face on plans to relocate american workers but there is at least one heckler. edward lawrence following footsteps on capitol hill.
the 41st president. important unity for the country. jon karl, thanks so much for your reporting all day. and our coverage of the celebration of george h.w. bush continues tomorrow. the final service at st. martin s episcopal church in houston. that s at 11:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow morning, right here. in the meantime, we do move onto the other news this wednesday night. and there is a breaking headline tonight. a military accident involving a marine fa-18 and a kc-130, plunging into the sea off the coast of japan. several american service members onboard, and there is a search and rescue mission under way at this hour. here s abc s chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz tonight. reporter: the midair mishap was in the middle of the night, in cloudy skies, 200 miles off the ast of japan. both aircraft ended up in the water, indicating a midair collision. details are still unclear, but the f-18, like this one, may have been attempting to refuel off of the kc-130.
lack of readiness and does it have to do with anything with the automatic budget cuts put in place and were in place for so long? you hear different responses from officials. they do say that they have a readiness crisis and need to rebuild, get their pilots more training hours. folks are very reluctant, i have to tell you, kasie, drawing the link between the lack of funding because you have to wait for the investigation to finally come out. how long the investigations take. last july a kc-130, the marine version of this same plane crashed in mississippi. 16 dead. we still do not have the official investigation on what caused that accident. kasie? certainly there be many people on capitol hill willing to make that connection and argue these accidents are the direct result of what they ve done in congress over the years. nbc s hans nixchols, thanks for your time. a southwest airlines plight from chicago going to newark made an emergency landing
sickness at a hospital in san diego. it s the second incident this summer involving a military plane. last month, 15 marines and a navy corpsman were killed when their kc-130 aircraft crashed in a field in mississippi. the secret service is investigating comments made on line by a missouri state lawmaker who said she hoped president trump would be assassinated. the comment from democratic senator maria schaaple nadal has been deleted. she has apologized claiming her comment was born of frustration with the current political climate. others are calling for her resignation. yes. seems inescapable. yeah. a rainy friday on tap in the northeast. then a weekend warmup ahead of monday s total eclipse of the sun. sing it. you sing it. no way. let s get to the derek van dam who will not sing. great friday morning. this swirling mass of clouds you
non-commissioned officer will not return to the ship after the navy brass lost trust in their ability to lead. additional nonjudicial punishments could be imposed at a captain s mast inquiry being held today. marine corps investigators trying to determine what caused a c-130 plane to depressurize in flight with 46 service members on board. officials say it happened at 21,000 feet. five crew members had to be treated for decompression sickness. it s the second incident this summer involving a military plane. last month, 15 marines and a navy corpsman were killed when their kc-130 aircraft crashed in a field in mississippi. the secret service investigating comments made on line by a missouri lawmaker who said she hoped president trump would be assassinated. the comment from democratic state senator maria shapel nadal has since been deleted. she has apologized claiming her comment was born of frustration