The Senate Armed Services Committee Heard about the investigations into the accidents involving the uss mccain off of singapore in august and the uss fitzgerald in the sea of japan in june. This hearing is two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning, this Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on recent Navy Collisions at sea, including uss lake champlain, uss fitzgerald and the uss john s. Mccain, as well as the rounding of the uss antietam. We welcome our witnesses, the honorable richard spencer, secretary of the navy, admiral john richardson, chief of naval e richard spencer, secretary of the navy, admiral john richardson, chief of Naval Operations and start on an, director of defense for structure and readiness issues at the Government Accountability office. I would like to take a moment to recognize family members who lost loved ones in the fitzgerald and mccain collisions, who are here with us today as honored guests. Ofm the fitzgerald, the wife a chief petty officer, parents
Minutes. Well, good morning. This Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on recent u. S. Navy collisions at sea, including u. S. S. Lake sham plain, uss fitzgerald, and uss john s. Mccain as well as the grounding of uss an teet tomb. We welcome or witness, the on able Richard Spencer secretary of the navy, admiral john richardson, chief of naval operations, and mr. John pendleton, director of defense for structure and readiness issues at the Government Accountability office. Id like to take a moment to recognize family members who lost loved ones in the fitzgerald and mccain collisions who are here with us today as our honored guests. From the fitzgerald, eric rooem, the wife of chief petty officer gary reem. Steven ritzco and show know douglas parents and brother of petty officer third class shingo douglas. Senior chief petty officer victor and carmen shah boy yn sa buyian, and theyre son luke. Parents and growth of petty officer first class carlosvictor sa buy on. Wayne an
Richard spencer and chief of Naval Operations John Richardson testified about the recent ship incidents that killed 17 sailors this sumner asia. The Senate Armed Services Committee Heard about accidents involving the uss john s. Mccain off the coast of singapore in august and the uss fitzgerald in the sea of japan in june. This hearing is two hours and 15 minutes. Well, good morning. This Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on recent u. S. Navy collisions at sea, including u. S. S. Lake sham plain, uss fitzgerald, and uss john s. Mccain as well as the grounding of uss an teet tomb. We welcome or witness, the on able Richard Spencer secretary of the navy, admiral John Richardson, chief of Naval Operations, and mr. John pendleton, director of defense for structure and readiness issues at the Government Accountability office. Id like to take a moment to recognize family members who lost loved ones in the fitzgerald and mccain collisions who are here with us today as our hono
Partly cloudy. Upper 50s, mid50s. A breeze out of the west northwest. If we can get the ridge of High Pressure to build over there, it would take it north and out of the picture. Thats not the case right now. Everything is heading northward. You see the line moving northward. Thats the ridge. Once it topples over, it will dig over there and clear us out. Not until thursday probably. 50s on the temps. We had a lot of 40s most of the morning. More sun to the south. A few soft 70 degree temps. You see the cloud cover, a lot upstream on its way. 7 01, sal. What is on your screen that you want to get to right away. Were looking at the east shore and the approach to the bay bridge. We had a minor crash on the bridge that cleared quickly. Not as much damage the other day when we had a couple incidents. 36 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze is something to deal with driving out to the macarthur maze. No major problems at the bay brimming but waiting at the toll plaza. Were
Least nine people were being treated in the immediate aftermath. Another person unaccounted for. No word when the freeway might reopen. Traffic is backed up for miles in both directions. Back here in the bay area a Program Director with the boys and girls club who was supposed to guide and help young people is now under arrest. Police arrested twevent 2yearold ben gorkey at his rono park home yesterday. R ono park investigators confirmed this is a photo of the 22yearold Program Director of the boys and girls club of petaluma. Their officers were contacted by the department of Homeland Security who say they tracked gorkey through his internet ip address. Investigators say the photos were not pornographic but did include the girls name, phone number, and home address. We arrested mr. Gorkey for child endangerment because he not only posted the photo of the victim but also was able to access the boys and girls club server, if you will, remotely and posted personal information regarding th